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Wind Advisory 6, NWS Grand Forks, ND

November 8, 200517 counties in North Dakota; 6 counties in Minnesota

NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this wind advisory at Nov 8, 2005, 4:39 AM CST for 17 counties in North Dakota; 6 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Nov 8, 2005, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 8, 2005, 4:39 AM CST (10:39 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 8, 2005, 6:00 PM CST
Expired
Nov 9, 2005, 6:00 AM CST
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Grand Forks, ND
All 23 counties

Clay County, MN, Kittson County, MN, Marshall County, MN, Norman County, MN, Polk 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), 24 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:42 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

Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 00:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 251 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 2005-11-08Temperature 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, Bismarck Municip, ND at 00:00Z on 2005-11-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 49 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
1724 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
50 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
49 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
152 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

000 
WWUS73 KFGF 081039
NPWFGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
439 AM CST TUE NOV 8 2005

...GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION TONIGHT...

.A COLD FRONT OVER EASTERN MONTANA WILL MOVE THROUGH THE NORTHERN
PLAINS TONIGHT. GUSTY WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE COLD FRONT AS THE
FRONT SWEEPS ACROSS THE AREA.

MNZ001>004-007-029-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-039-049-
052>054-091200-
/O.NEW.KFGF.WI.Y.0006.051109T0000Z-051109T1200Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-WILKIN-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...WARREN...BRECKENRIDGE...CANDO...
LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...
NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...
MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON...
ADAMS
439 AM CST TUE NOV 8 2005

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST
WEDNESDAY. 

FREQUENT WIND GUSTS UP TO 35 TO 45 MPH FROM THE WEST OR NORTHWEST
CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT ACROSS EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND ADJACENT
PARTS OF MINNESOTA. ALSO LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED MAINLY ALONG THE
NORTHERN TWO TIER COUNTIES ALONG THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER. THE
COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND ALONG THE BORDER COULD REDUCE
VISIBILITIES ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AFTER MIDNIGHT. 

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.

$$

HOPPES
3 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS73 KFGF 082116
NPWFGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
312 PM CST TUE NOV 8 2005

...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION TONIGHT...

.A DEEPENING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE DAKOTAS AND TRAILING COLD
FRONT WILL LIFT NORTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION OVERNIGHT. IN ITS WAKE
STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT.

MNZ005-006-008-009-013>017-022>024-027-028-030>032-040-091500-
/O.EXB.KFGF.WI.Y.0006.051109T0300Z-051109T1500Z/
ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-
RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN-
SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WEST OTTER TAIL-
EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN...
RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...
BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...
DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...
WADENA...ELBOW LAKE
312 PM CST TUE NOV 8 2005

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST
WEDNESDAY...

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

NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL DEVELOP LATER 
THIS EVENING CONTINUING OVERNIGHT. ALSO LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED MAINLY
ALONG THE NORTHERN TWO TIER COUNTIES ALONG THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER 
LATE TONIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND ALONG THE BORDER 
COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AFTER MIDNIGHT.

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.

$$

MNZ001>004-007-029-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-039-049-
052>054-091200-
/O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0006.051109T0000Z-051109T1200Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-WILKIN-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...WARREN...BRECKENRIDGE...CANDO...
LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...
NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...
MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON...
ADAMS
312 PM CST TUE NOV 8 2005

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM
CST WEDNESDAY...

NORTHWEST WINDS FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL
DEVELOP LATER THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. WINDS SHOULD
START DIMINISHING SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE. 

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.

$$
VOELKER
000 
WWUS73 KFGF 090049
NPWFGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
649 PM CST TUE NOV 8 2005

...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION TONIGHT...

.A DEEPENING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE DAKOTAS AND TRAILING
COLD FRONT WILL LIFT NORTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION OVERNIGHT. IN
ITS WAKE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP AND CONTINUE
OVERNIGHT.


MNZ001>004-007-029-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-039-049-
052>054-091500-
/O.UPG.KFGF.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-051109T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KFGF.HW.W.0003.051109T0049Z-051109T1500Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-WILKIN-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...WARREN...BRECKENRIDGE...CANDO...
LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...
NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...
MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON...
ADAMS
649 PM CST TUE NOV 8 2005

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY. THE
WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 35 TO 45 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING.
THE STRONG WINDS WILL MOVE INTO THE RED RIVER VALLEY BETWEEN 8 AND
10 PM AND REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THE NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING.
WINDS WILL DECREASE BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

ALSO LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED MAINLY ALONG THE NORTHERN TWO TIER
COUNTIES ALONG THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER LATE TONIGHT. THE
COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND ALONG THE BORDER COULD REDUCE
VISIBILITIES ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AFTER MIDNIGHT.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

$$

MNZ027-028-030>032-040-091500-
/O.UPG.KFGF.WI.Y.0006.051109T0300Z-051109T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KFGF.HW.W.0003.051109T0049Z-051109T1500Z/
WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-
GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...
FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE
649 PM CST TUE NOV 8 2005

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY. THE
WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 35 TO 45 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING.
THE STRONG WINDS WILL INCREASE AFTER 10 PM AND PERSIST INTO
WEDNESDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL DECREASE BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

ALSO LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED MAINLY ALONG THE NORTHERN TWO TIER
COUNTIES ALONG THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER LATE TONIGHT. THE
COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND ALONG THE BORDER COULD REDUCE
VISIBILITIES ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AFTER MIDNIGHT.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

$$

MNZ005-006-008-009-013>017-022>024-091500-
/O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0006.051109T0300Z-051109T1500Z/
ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-
RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN-
SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN...
RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...
BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS
649 PM CST TUE NOV 8 2005

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY...

NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL DEVELOP
LATER THIS EVENING CONTINUING OVERNIGHT. ALSO LIGHT SNOW IS
EXPECTED MAINLY ALONG THE NORTHERN TWO TIER COUNTIES ALONG THE
INTERNATIONAL BORDER LATE TONIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND
WIND ALONG THE BORDER COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES ESPECIALLY IN
OPEN AREAS AFTER MIDNIGHT.

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.

$$
KELLENBENZ
000 
WWUS73 KFGF 090521
NPWFGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
1121 PM CST TUE NOV 8 2005

...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION TONIGHT...

.A RAPIDLY DEEPENING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE EAST OF THE
REGION BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. A STRONG COLD FRONT AND TIGHTENING
PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL CAUSE VERY STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 
TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE BY
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE REGION.

MNZ005-006-008-009-013>017-022>024-091500-
/O.UPG.KFGF.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-051109T1500Z/
/O.EXA.KFGF.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-051109T1500Z/
ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-
RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN-
SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN...
RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...
BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS
1121 PM CST TUE NOV 8 2005

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY. THE
WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS FROM 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60
MPH ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. THESE STRONG
WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

LIGHT SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE MAINLY ALONG THE NORTHERN TWO TIER
COUNTIES ALONG THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER LATE TONIGHT. THE
COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND ALONG THE BORDER COULD REDUCE
VISIBILITIES ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AFTER MIDNIGHT.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

$$

MNZ001>004-007-027>032-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-039-
049-052>054-091500-
/O.CON.KFGF.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-051109T1500Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-WEST BECKER-
EAST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-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...WARREN...DETROIT LAKES...
WOLF LAKE...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...
WADENA...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
1121 PM CST TUE NOV 8 2005

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY...

WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS FROM 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH
WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVERNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE DEVILS
LAKE REGION HAS ALREADY EXPERIENCED WINDS SUSTAINED AROUND 40 MPH
WITH GUSTS OVER 55 MPH FOR THE PAST HOUR. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL
SLOWLY INCREASE SOME OVERNIGHT AND SPREAD INTO THE RED RIVER
VALLEY AROUND MIDNIGHT.

LIGHT SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE MAINLY ALONG THE NORTHERN TWO TIER
COUNTIES ALONG THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER LATE TONIGHT. THE
COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND ALONG THE BORDER COULD REDUCE
VISIBILITIES ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AFTER MIDNIGHT.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

$$
DK

Nearby

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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.