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Wind Advisory 3, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this wind advisory at Apr 8, 2026, 1:33 AM CDT for 5 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Apr 8, 2026, 10:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 8, 2026, 1:33 AM CDT (06:33 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 8, 2026, 10:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 8, 2026, 4:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
Counties Faribault County, MN, Freeborn County, MN, Martin County, MN, Steele County, MN, Waseca County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:39 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 6.6 hours before the alert went out and 116 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
- 1983 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 36 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 209 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
701 WWUS73 KMPX 080633 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 133 AM CDT Wed Apr 8 2026 MNZ084-085-091>093-082100- /O.NEW.KMPX.WI.Y.0003.260408T1500Z-260408T2100Z/ Waseca-Steele-Martin-Faribault-Freeborn- Including the cities of Fairmont, Blue Earth, Owatonna, Waseca, and Albert Lea 133 AM CDT Wed Apr 8 2026 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Faribault, Freeborn, Martin, Steele, and Waseca Counties. * WHEN...From 10 AM this morning to 4 PM CDT this afternoon. * 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. && $$ TDH
1 follow-up statement
504 WWUS73 KMPX 081610 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 1110 AM CDT Wed Apr 8 2026 MNZ084-085-091>093-082100- /O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-260408T2100Z/ Waseca-Steele-Martin-Faribault-Freeborn- Including the cities of Blue Earth, Owatonna, Albert Lea, Waseca, and Fairmont 1110 AM CDT Wed Apr 8 2026 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...West winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * WHERE...Faribault, Freeborn, Martin, Steele, and Waseca Counties. * WHEN...Until 4 PM CDT this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ Borghoff
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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.