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Wind Advisory 7, NWS Twin Cities, MN

March 22, 202513 counties in Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this wind advisory at Mar 22, 2025, 2:23 PM CDT for 13 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Mar 23, 2025, 9:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 5 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 22, 2025, 2:23 PM CDT (19:23 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 23, 2025, 9:00 AM CDT
Expired
Mar 23, 2025, 2:28 PM CDT
In force
5 hr
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN

Counties Brown County, MN, Chippewa County, MN, Douglas County, MN, Kandiyohi County, MN, Lac qui Parle County, MN, Martin County, MN, Pope County, MN, Redwood County, MN, Renville County, MN, Stevens County, MN, Swift County, MN, Watonwan County, MN, Yellow Medicine County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 139 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 136 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Minneapolis, MN at 12:00Z on 2025-03-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Minneapolis, MN at 12:00Z on 2025-03-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 32 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1514 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
32 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
65 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

191 
WWUS73 KMPX 221923
NPWMPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
223 PM CDT Sat Mar 22 2025

MNZ041-047-048-054>057-064-065-073-074-082-091-231100-
/O.NEW.KMPX.WI.Y.0007.250323T1400Z-250324T0000Z/
Douglas-Stevens-Pope-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa-Kandiyohi-
Yellow Medicine-Renville-Redwood-Brown-Watonwan-Martin-
Including the cities of Olivia, St James, Redwood Falls,
Montevideo, Alexandria, Benson, New Ulm, Granite Falls, Morris,
Fairmont, Madison, Willmar, and Glenwood
223 PM CDT Sat Mar 22 2025

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Kandiyohi, Renville, Brown, Martin, Watonwan, Redwood, 
  Chippewa, Douglas, Lac Qui Parle, Pope, Stevens, Swift, and Yellow 
  Medicine Counties.

* WHEN...From 9 AM to 7 PM CDT Sunday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree 
  limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high 
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

JPC
3 follow-up statements
148 
WWUS73 KMPX 230838
NPWMPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
338 AM CDT Sun Mar 23 2025

MNZ041-047-048-054>057-064-065-073-074-082-091-231800-
/O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0007.250323T1400Z-250324T0000Z/
Douglas-Stevens-Pope-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa-Kandiyohi-
Yellow Medicine-Renville-Redwood-Brown-Watonwan-Martin-
Including the cities of Redwood Falls, Glenwood, Montevideo,
Olivia, New Ulm, Morris, Granite Falls, Alexandria, St James,
Fairmont, Willmar, Madison, and Benson
338 AM CDT Sun Mar 23 2025

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM 
CDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Kandiyohi, Renville, Brown, Martin, Watonwan, Redwood, 
  Chippewa, Douglas, Lac Qui Parle, Pope, Stevens, Swift, and Yellow 
  Medicine Counties.

* WHEN...From 9 AM this morning to 7 PM CDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree 
  limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high 
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

&&

$$

Borghoff
337 
WWUS73 KMPX 231706
NPWMPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
1206 PM CDT Sun Mar 23 2025

MNZ041-047-048-054>057-064-065-073-074-082-091-240000-
/O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-250324T0000Z/
Douglas-Stevens-Pope-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa-Kandiyohi-
Yellow Medicine-Renville-Redwood-Brown-Watonwan-Martin-
Including the cities of Montevideo, Willmar, St James, Fairmont,
Glenwood, Benson, Morris, Olivia, Redwood Falls, Madison, Granite
Falls, Alexandria, and New Ulm
1206 PM CDT Sun Mar 23 2025

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

* WHERE...Kandiyohi, Renville, Brown, Martin, Watonwan, Redwood, 
  Chippewa, Douglas, Lac Qui Parle, Pope, Stevens, Swift, and Yellow 
  Medicine Counties.

* WHEN...Until 7 PM CDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree 
  limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high 
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

&&

$$

Dye
096 
WWUS73 KMPX 231928
NPWMPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
228 PM CDT Sun Mar 23 2025

MNZ041-047-048-054>057-064-065-073-074-082-091-232030-
/O.CAN.KMPX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-250324T0000Z/
Douglas-Stevens-Pope-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa-Kandiyohi-
Yellow Medicine-Renville-Redwood-Brown-Watonwan-Martin-
Including the cities of Montevideo, Willmar, St James, Fairmont,
Glenwood, Benson, Morris, Olivia, Redwood Falls, Madison, Granite
Falls, Alexandria, and New Ulm
228 PM CDT Sun Mar 23 2025

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

Wind speeds have diminished below advisory criteria. However, a few 
gusts of 35-40 MPH are still possible through this afternoon.

$$

Dye

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.