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Wind Advisory 9, NWS Twin Cities, MN

May 19, 202525 counties in Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this wind advisory at May 19, 2025, 10:06 AM CDT for 25 counties in Minnesota. It was in force for 10 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 19, 2025, 10:06 AM CDT (15:06 UTC)
Expired
May 19, 2025, 8:00 PM CDT
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN
All 25 counties

Blue Earth County, MN, Brown County, MN, Chippewa County, MN, Douglas County, MN, Faribault County, MN, Freeborn County, MN, Kandiyohi County, MN, Lac qui Parle County, MN, Le Sueur County, MN, Martin County, MN, McLeod County, MN, Meeker County, MN, Nicollet County, MN, Pope County, MN, Redwood County, MN, Renville County, MN, Sibley County, MN, Stearns County, MN, Steele County, MN, Stevens County, MN, Swift County, MN, Todd County, MN, Waseca County, MN, Watonwan County, MN, Yellow Medicine County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:05 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, 3.1 hours before the alert went out and 90 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 2025-05-19Temperature 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 2025-05-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 278 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
836 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
18 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
278 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
258 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

294 
WWUS73 KMPX 191506
NPWMPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
1006 AM CDT Mon May 19 2025

MNZ041-042-047>049-054>058-064>067-073>076-082>085-091>093-200100-
/O.NEW.KMPX.WI.Y.0009.250519T1506Z-250520T0100Z/
Douglas-Todd-Stevens-Pope-Stearns-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa-
Kandiyohi-Meeker-Yellow Medicine-Renville-McLeod-Sibley-Redwood-
Brown-Nicollet-Le Sueur-Watonwan-Blue Earth-Waseca-Steele-Martin-
Faribault-Freeborn-
Including the cities of Waseca, Olivia, Willmar, Le Sueur, St
Peter, Redwood Falls, Albert Lea, Hutchinson, Gaylord, Benson,
Morris, Fairmont, St James, Granite Falls, Litchfield, Glenwood,
Long Prairie, New Ulm, St Cloud, Montevideo, Blue Earth, Mankato,
Alexandria, Madison, and Owatonna
1006 AM CDT Mon May 19 2025

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...East winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts to around 45 mph.

* WHERE...Portions of central, south central, southwest, and west 
  central Minnesota.

* WHEN...Until 8 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.

Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

JPC
1 follow-up statement
024 
WWUS73 KMPX 200047
NPWMPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
747 PM CDT Mon May 19 2025

MNZ041-042-047>049-054>058-064>067-073>076-082>085-091>093-200200-
/O.EXP.KMPX.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-250520T0100Z/
Douglas-Todd-Stevens-Pope-Stearns-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa-
Kandiyohi-Meeker-Yellow Medicine-Renville-McLeod-Sibley-Redwood-
Brown-Nicollet-Le Sueur-Watonwan-Blue Earth-Waseca-Steele-Martin-
Faribault-Freeborn-
Including the cities of Litchfield, Granite Falls, Albert Lea,
Mankato, Redwood Falls, Olivia, St Peter, Willmar, Waseca,
Morris, Glenwood, St Cloud, Fairmont, Madison, St James, Benson,
Alexandria, Owatonna, Montevideo, Gaylord, Long Prairie, Le
Sueur, Blue Earth, Hutchinson, and New Ulm
747 PM CDT Mon May 19 2025

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

The threat has ended, but breezy winds are still expected through 
Tuesday morning.

$$

BPH

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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.