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Wind Advisory 9, NWS Twin Cities, MN
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.
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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.
- 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
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.