Alert archive / North Dakota / Wind Advisories in 2005

Wind Advisory 3, NWS Grand Forks, ND

September 10, 200517 counties in North Dakota; 13 counties in Minnesota

NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this wind advisory at Sep 10, 2005, 4:22 AM CDT for 17 counties in North Dakota; 13 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Sep 10, 2005, 10:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 11 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 10, 2005, 4:22 AM CDT (09:22 UTC)
In effect from
Sep 10, 2005, 10:00 AM CDT
Expired
Sep 10, 2005, 9:00 PM CDT
In force
11 hr
Issued by
NWS Grand Forks, ND
All 30 counties

Becker County, MN, Clay County, MN, Grant County, MN, Kittson County, MN, Mahnomen County, MN, Marshall County, MN, Norman County, MN, Otter Tail County, MN, Pennington County, MN, Polk County, MN, Red Lake County, MN, Roseau County, MN, Wilkin County, MN, Barnes County, ND, Benson County, ND, Cass County, ND, Cavalier County, ND, Eddy County, ND, Grand Forks County, ND, Griggs County, ND, Nelson County, ND, Pembina County, ND, Ramsey County, ND, Ransom County, ND, Richland County, ND, Sargent County, ND, Steele County, ND, Towner County, ND, Traill County, ND, Walsh County, ND

The radar

The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 9 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:25 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 00:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 277 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, Bismarck Municip, ND at 00:00Z on 2005-09-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 480 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, Bismarck Municip, ND at 00:00Z on 2005-09-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 17 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
480 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-138 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2435 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
17 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
196 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS73 KFGF 100922
NPWFGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
422 AM CDT SAT SEP 10 2005

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON OVER MUCH OF
EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA NORTHWEST MINNESOTA...

.STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE THROUGH WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA TODAY
CAUSING INCREASING SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
HIGHER GUSTS FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

MNZ001>005-007-008-013>015-022-027>031-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-
026>030-038-039-049-052>054-110200-
/X.NEW.KFGF.WI.Y.0003.050910T1500Z-050911T0200Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-
PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-MAHNOMEN-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-
WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-TOWNER-CAVALIER-
PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON-
GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-
RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN...
THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...MAHNOMEN...
DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...
NEW YORK MILLS...ELBOW LAKE...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...
MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...
GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...
FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON...ADAMS
422 AM CDT SAT SEP 10 2005

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT
THIS EVENING. 

SUSTAINED SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED
WITH A FEW GUSTS OVER 40 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER
THE RED RIVER VALLEY.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR FREQUENT
GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

$$

RIDDLE
1 follow-up statement
000 
WWUS73 KFGF 102021
NPWFGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
321 PM CDT SAT SEP 10 2005

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TO PERSIST LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING OVER MUCH OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA NORTHWEST MINNESOTA...

.STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE THROUGH WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA DURING THE
REMAINDER OF THE DAY CAUSING INCREASING SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF
25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS
EVENING.

NDZ006-007-014-015-024-026-028-038-049-052-054-102130-
/X.CAN.KFGF.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-050911T0200Z/
TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-NELSON-GRIGGS-BARNES-RANSOM-
SARGENT-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...LANGDON...MADDOCK...LEEDS...
DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...COOPERSTOWN...VALLEY CITY...
LISBON...GWINNER...ADAMS
321 PM CDT SAT SEP 10 2005

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS CANCELLED THE
WIND ADVISORY. WINDS STILL WILL BE ON THE ACTIVE SIDE FROM THE
SOUTH AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

$$

MNZ001>005-007-008-013>015-022-027>031-040-NDZ008-016-027-029-030-
039-053-110200-
/X.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-050911T0200Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-
PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-MAHNOMEN-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-
WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-PEMBINA-
EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-GRAND FORKS-STEELE-TRAILL-CASS-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN...
THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...MAHNOMEN...
DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...
NEW YORK MILLS...ELBOW LAKE...CAVALIER...GRAFTON...GRAND FORKS...
FINLEY...MAYVILLE...FARGO...WAHPETON
321 PM CDT SAT SEP 10 2005

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

SUSTAINED SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH CAN BE
EXPECTED WITH A FEW GUSTS OVER 40 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL
OCCUR OVER THE RED RIVER VALLEY.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR FREQUENT
GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

$$

BERG

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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.