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Wind Chill Warning 1, NWS Bismarck, ND

February 15, 200632 counties in North Dakota

NWS Bismarck, ND issued this wind chill warning at Feb 15, 2006, 2:45 PM MST for 32 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Feb 16, 2006, 3:00 PM MST. It was in force for 36 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 15, 2006, 2:45 PM MST (21:45 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 16, 2006, 3:00 PM MST
Expired
Feb 18, 2006, 3:05 AM MST
In force
36 hr
Issued by
NWS Bismarck, ND
All 32 counties

Adams County, ND, Billings County, ND, Bottineau County, ND, Bowman County, ND, Burke County, ND, Burleigh County, ND, Dickey County, ND, Divide County, ND, Dunn County, ND, Emmons County, ND, Foster County, ND, Golden Valley County, ND, Grant County, ND, Hettinger County, ND, Kidder County, ND, LaMoure County, ND, Logan County, ND, McHenry County, ND, McIntosh County, ND, McKenzie County, ND, Mercer County, ND, Mountrail County, ND, Oliver County, ND, Pierce County, ND, Renville County, ND, Rolette County, ND, Sheridan County, ND, Slope County, ND, Stark County, ND, Stutsman County, ND, Wells County, ND, Williams County, ND

The radar

The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:49 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 12:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 75 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 12:00Z on 2006-02-15Temperature 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°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Bismarck Municip, ND at 12:00Z on 2006-02-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 44 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
1573 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
56 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
44 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
73 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 
WWUS43 KBIS 152145
WSWBIS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
345 PM CST WED FEB 15 2006

...WIND CHILL ADVISORIES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT FOR THURSDAY AND THURSDAY
NIGHT FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...

A VERY COLD ARCTIC AIRMASS WILL PUSH INTO WESTERN AND CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. DURING THE DAY ON
THURSDAY WIND CHILLS NEAR 20 BELOW WILL DEVELOP IN THE NORTHWEST
AND SPREAD SOUTHEAST DURING THE DAY ON NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 10 TO 25 MPH AS AIR
TEMPERATURES FALL TO 10 TO 25 BELOW. THIS WILL CREATE WIND CHILLS
NEAR 40 BELOW.

WIND CHILL ADVISORIES AND WARNINGS MEAN THE COMBINATION OF VERY
COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL
VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR
DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-160545-
/O.NEW.KBIS.WC.W.0001.060217T0000Z-060217T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KBIS.WC.Y.0001.060216T1400Z-060217T0000Z/
DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-
MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-
FOSTER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-
STUTSMAN-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-
LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...
BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER...
RUGBY...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...
GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...BEACH...MEDORA...
DICKINSON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...MARMARTH...
MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES...LINTON...
NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
345 PM CST WED FEB 15 2006 /245 PM MST WED FEB 15 2006/

...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THURSDAY
TO 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ FRIDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM CST /7 AM MST/ TO 6 PM
CST /5 PM MST/ THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THURSDAY TO
6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ FRIDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN
ISSUED. THIS WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM CST /7 AM
MST/ TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THURSDAY. 

A VERY COLD ARCTIC AIRMASS WILL PUSH INTO WESTERN AND CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. DURING THE DAY ON
THURSDAY WIND CHILLS NEAR 20 BELOW WILL DEVELOP IN THE NORTHWEST
AND SPREAD SOUTHEAST DURING THE DAY. THURSDAY NIGHT WINDS WILL
CONTINUE TO AT 10 TO 25 MPH AS AIR TEMPERATURES FALL TO 15 TO 25
BELOW. THIS WILL CREATE WIND CHILLS NEAR 40 BELOW.

WIND CHILL ADVISORIES AND WARNINGS MEAN THE COMBINATION OF VERY
COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL
VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR
DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.


$$

RSL
10 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS43 KBIS 160349
WSWBIS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
949 PM CST WED FEB 15 2006

...WIND CHILL ADVISORIES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT FOR THURSDAY AND
THURSDAY NIGHT FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...

A VERY COLD ARCTIC AIRMASS WILL PUSH INTO WESTERN AND CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. DURING THE DAY ON
THURSDAY WIND CHILLS NEAR 20 BELOW WILL DEVELOP IN THE NORTHWEST
AND SPREAD SOUTHEAST ON NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH. THURSDAY
NIGHT WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 10 TO 25 MPH AS AIR TEMPERATURES FALL
TO 10 TO 25 BELOW. THIS WILL CREATE WIND CHILLS NEAR 40 BELOW.

WIND CHILL ADVISORIES AND WARNINGS MEAN THE COMBINATION OF VERY
COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL
VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR
DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-161100-
/O.CON.KBIS.WC.W.0001.060217T0000Z-060217T1200Z/
/O.CON.KBIS.WC.Y.0001.060216T1400Z-060217T0000Z/
DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-
MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-
FOSTER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-
STUTSMAN-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-
LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...
BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER...
RUGBY...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...
GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...BEACH...MEDORA...
DICKINSON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...MARMARTH...
MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES...LINTON...
NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
949 PM CST WED FEB 15 2006 /849 PM MST WED FEB 15 2006/

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/
THURSDAY TO 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ FRIDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM CST /7 AM MST/
TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THURSDAY TO
6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ FRIDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN
ISSUED. THIS WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM CST /7 AM
MST/ TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THURSDAY.

A VERY COLD ARCTIC AIRMASS WILL PUSH INTO WESTERN AND CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. DURING THE DAY ON
THURSDAY WIND CHILLS NEAR 20 BELOW WILL DEVELOP IN THE NORTHWEST
AND SPREAD SOUTHEAST DURING THE DAY. THURSDAY NIGHT WINDS WILL
CONTINUE TO AT 10 TO 25 MPH AS AIR TEMPERATURES FALL TO 15 TO
25 BELOW. THIS WILL CREATE WIND CHILLS NEAR 40 BELOW.

WIND CHILL ADVISORIES AND WARNINGS MEAN THE COMBINATION OF VERY
COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL
VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR
DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

$$

ABELING
000 
WWUS43 KBIS 161026
WSWBIS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
426 AM CST THU FEB 16 2006

...WIND CHILL ADVISORIES AND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT TODAY AND
TONIGHT FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...

A VERY COLD ARCTIC AIRMASS WILL PUSH INTO WESTERN AND CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA TODAY AND TONIGHT. WIND CHILLS TODAY WILL DROP TO 15
TO 25 BELOW AS NORTH WINDS INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH. ALTHOUGH THE
WINDS WILL DIMINISH SOMEWHAT TONIGHT...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL
DROPPING THE WIND CHILLS TO 40 TO 50 BELOW.

THE VERY COLD WIND CHILLS COULD CAUSE FROST BITE OR LEAD TO
HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.  

NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-161830-
/O.CON.KBIS.WC.W.0001.060217T0000Z-060217T1200Z/
/O.CON.KBIS.WC.Y.0001.060216T1400Z-060217T0000Z/
DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-
MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-
FOSTER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-
STUTSMAN-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-
LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...
BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER...
RUGBY...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...
GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...BEACH...MEDORA...
DICKINSON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...MARMARTH...
MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES...LINTON...
NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
426 AM CST THU FEB 16 2006 /326 AM MST THU FEB 16 2006/

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/
THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ FRIDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM CST /7 AM MST/
THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/
THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ FRIDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY
REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM CST /7 AM MST/ THIS MORNING TO 6 PM
CST /5 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON. 

A VERY COLD ARCTIC AIRMASS WILL PUSH INTO WESTERN AND CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA TODAY AND TONIGHT. WIND CHILLS OF 15 TO 25 BELOW WILL
DEVELOP IN THE NORTHWEST THIS MORNING AND SPREAD SOUTHEAST BY
AFTERNOON. AS TEMPERATURES FALL TONIGHT WIND CHILLS WILL DROP TO
40 TO 50 BELOW.

THE VERY COLD WIND CHILLS COULD CAUSE FROST BITE OR LEAD TO
HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.  


$$
000 
WWUS43 KBIS 161054
WSWBIS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
454 AM CST THU FEB 16 2006

...WIND CHILL ADVISORIES AND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT TODAY...
TONIGHT...AND FRIDAY MORNING FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH 
DAKOTA...

A VERY COLD ARCTIC AIRMASS WILL PUSH INTO WESTERN AND CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA TODAY AND TONIGHT. WIND CHILLS TODAY WILL DROP TO
15 TO 25 BELOW AS NORTH WINDS INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH. ALTHOUGH
THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH SOMEWHAT TONIGHT...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL
DROPPING THE WIND CHILLS TO 40 TO 50 BELOW. CONDITIONS WILL
IMPROVE LATE FRIDAY MORNING AS TEMPERATURES RISE. 

THE VERY COLD WIND CHILLS COULD CAUSE FROST BITE OR LEAD TO
HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-161900-
/O.EXT.KBIS.WC.W.0001.060217T0000Z-060217T1800Z/
/O.CON.KBIS.WC.Y.0001.060216T1400Z-060217T0000Z/
DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-
MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-
FOSTER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-
STUTSMAN-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-
LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...
BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER...
RUGBY...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...
GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...BEACH...MEDORA...
DICKINSON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...MARMARTH...
MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES...LINTON...
NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
454 AM CST THU FEB 16 2006 /354 AM MST THU FEB 16 2006/

...WIND CHILL WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING TO 12 PM CST /11 AM MST/ FRIDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM CST /7 AM MST/
THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON...

THE WIND CHILL WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/
THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST /11 AM MST/ FRIDAY. A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM CST /7 AM MST/ THIS MORNING
TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON. 

A VERY COLD ARCTIC AIRMASS WILL PUSH INTO WESTERN AND CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA TODAY AND TONIGHT. WIND CHILLS OF 15 TO 25 BELOW
WILL DEVELOP IN THE NORTHWEST THIS MORNING AND SPREAD SOUTHEAST
BY AFTERNOON. AS TEMPERATURES FALL TONIGHT WIND CHILLS WILL DROP
TO 40 TO 50 BELOW. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE LATE FRIDAY MORNING AS
TEMPERATURES RISE. 

THE VERY COLD WIND CHILLS COULD CAUSE FROST BITE OR LEAD TO
HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

$$
000 
WWUS43 KBIS 161705
WSWBIS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1105 AM CST THU FEB 16 2006

...WIND CHILL ADVISORIES AND WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH
DAKOTA...

A VERY COLD ARCTIC AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS WESTERN
AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. WIND CHILLS
WILL RANGE FROM 15 TO 30 BELOW AS NORTH WINDS INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 
MPH IN MOST AREAS BY TONIGHT. FOR TONIGHT AS NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO
25 MPH CONTINUE...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO IN
THE NORTH TO 15 TO 20 BELOW IN THE SOUTH RESULTING IN WIND CHILLS
OF 40 TO 50 BELOW. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE FROM WEST TO EAST BY
FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS THE WINDS SUBSIDE. HOWEVER IT WILL CONTINUE
VERY COLD.

THE VERY COLD WIND CHILLS COULD CAUSE FROST BITE OR LEAD TO
HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-170000-
/O.CON.KBIS.WC.W.0001.060217T0000Z-060217T1800Z/
/O.CON.KBIS.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-060217T0000Z/
DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-
MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-
FOSTER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-
STUTSMAN-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-
LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...
BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER...
RUGBY...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...
GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...BEACH...MEDORA...
DICKINSON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...MARMARTH...
MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES...LINTON...
NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
1105 AM CST THU FEB 16 2006 /1005 AM MST THU FEB 16 2006/

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/
THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST /11 AM MST/ FRIDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM
MST/ THIS AFTERNOON...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/
THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST /11 AM MST/ FRIDAY. A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS
AFTERNOON. 

A VERY COLD ARCTIC AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS WESTERN
AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. WIND CHILLS OF 
15 TO 30 BELOW IN THE NORTHWEST WILL SPREAD SOUTHEAST TO MOST
AREAS BY TONIGHT. AS TEMPERATURES FALL BELOW ZERO TONIGHT WIND
CHILLS WILL DROP TO 40 TO 50 BELOW AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY MORNING.
CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS THE WINDS SUBSIDE. 
HOWEVER TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN VERY COLD.

THE VERY COLD WIND CHILLS COULD CAUSE FROST BITE OR LEAD TO
HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

$$
JENSEN
000 
WWUS43 KBIS 162131
WSWBIS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
331 PM CST THU FEB 16 2006

...WIND CHILL WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
NOON FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...

.VERY COLD ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS
WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. 
NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE DURING THIS
PERIOD CREATING DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS FROM 40 TO 50 BELOW ZERO.
TEMPERATURES WILL DROP REACHING LOWS TONIGHT FROM 15 TO 30 BELOW
ZERO. BY NOON FRIDAY THE WINDS WILL SUBSIDE REDUCING THE THREAT
FOR DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS. HOWEVER IT WILL REMAIN VERY COLD.
PERSONS SHOULD DRESS FOR THE VERY COLD WEATHER AS THIS IS THE
COLDEST AIR OF THE SEASON.

THE VERY COLD WIND CHILLS COULD CAUSE FROST BITE OR LEAD TO
HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-170545-
/O.UPG.KBIS.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-060217T0000Z/
/O.EXT.KBIS.WC.W.0001.060216T2200Z-060217T1800Z/
DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-
MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-
FOSTER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-
STUTSMAN-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-
LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...
BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER...
RUGBY...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...
GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...BEACH...MEDORA...
DICKINSON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...MARMARTH...
MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES...LINTON...
NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
331 PM CST THU FEB 16 2006 /231 PM MST THU FEB 16 2006/

...WIND CHILL WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST /11 AM MST/
FRIDAY...

THE WIND CHILL WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST /11 AM
MST/ FRIDAY. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

A VERY COLD ARCTIC AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS WESTERN
AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TONIGHT. WIND CHILLS OF 40 TO 50 BELOW 
WILL RESULT FROM NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS FROM 15 TO 30 MPH
TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO LOWS OF 
15 TO 30 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE BY NOON ON 
FRIDAY AS THE WINDS SUBSIDE REDUCING THE THREAT FOR DANGEROUS WIND
CHILLS. HOWEVER TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN VERY COLD.

THE VERY COLD WIND CHILLS COULD CAUSE FROST BITE OR LEAD TO 
HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

$$
JENSEN
000 
WWUS43 KBIS 170316
WSWBIS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
916 PM CST THU FEB 16 2006

...WIND CHILL WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
NOON FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...

.VERY COLD ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS
WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. NORTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 20 MPH WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS FROM 40 TO 50
BELOW ZERO. ACTUAL TEMPERATURES WILL DROP TO 15 TO 30 BELOW ZERO.
BY NOON FRIDAY...THE WINDS WILL SUBSIDE REDUCING THE THREAT FOR
DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS. HOWEVER...IT WILL REMAIN VERY COLD.
PERSONS SHOULD DRESS FOR THE VERY COLD WEATHER AS THIS IS THE
COLDEST AIR OF THE SEASON.

THE VERY COLD WIND CHILLS COULD CAUSE FROST BITE OR LEAD TO
HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-171115-
/O.CON.KBIS.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060217T1800Z/
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FOSTER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-
STUTSMAN-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-
LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...
BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER...
RUGBY...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...
GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...BEACH...MEDORA...
DICKINSON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...MARMARTH...
MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES...LINTON...
NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
916 PM CST THU FEB 16 2006 /816 PM MST THU FEB 16 2006/

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST /11 AM
MST/ FRIDAY...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST /11 AM
MST/ FRIDAY. 

A VERY COLD ARCTIC AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS WESTERN
AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TONIGHT. WIND CHILLS OF 40 TO 50 BELOW
ZERO WILL RESULT FROM NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 20 MPH. ACTUAL TEMPERATURES
WILL FALL TO 15 TO 30 BELOW ZERO. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE BY NOON
ON FRIDAY AS THE WINDS SUBSIDE REDUCING THE THREAT FOR DANGEROUS
WIND CHILLS. HOWEVER...TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN VERY COLD.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

$$
JF
000 
WWUS43 KBIS 171004
WSWBIS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
404 AM CST FRI FEB 17 2006

...WIND CHILL WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT TODAY FOR WESTERN AND
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...

.VERY COLD ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS
WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TODAY. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 20
MPH WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS FROM 25 TO 40 BELOW ZERO.
ACTUAL TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL RANGE FROM 5 BELOW ZERO WEST TO 10
BELOW ZERO EAST CENTRAL. BY THIS EVENING WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE
TO AROUND 10 MPH HOWEVER WIND CHILLS WILL REMAIN BITTER COLD
THROUGH THE NIGHT. PERSONS SHOULD DRESS FOR THE VERY COLD WEATHER
AS THIS IS THE COLDEST AIR OF THE SEASON.

THE VERY COLD WIND CHILLS COULD CAUSE FROST BITE OR LEAD TO
HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

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/O.EXT.KBIS.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060218T0000Z/
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MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-
FOSTER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-
STUTSMAN-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-
LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...
BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER...
RUGBY...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...
GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...BEACH...MEDORA...
DICKINSON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...MARMARTH...
MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES...LINTON...
NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
404 AM CST FRI FEB 17 2006 /304 AM MST FRI FEB 17 2006/

...WIND CHILL WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/
THIS AFTERNOON...

THE WIND CHILL WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/
THIS AFTERNOON. 

VERY COLD ARCTIC AIR COMBINED WITH A NORTHWEST WIND OF 10 TO 20
MPH WILL PRODUCE WINDS CHILLS OF 25 TO 40 BELOW ZERO ACROSS
WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TODAY.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

$$

TURNER
000 
WWUS43 KBIS 171520
WSWBIS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
920 AM CST FRI FEB 17 2006

...WIND CHILL WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT TODAY FOR WESTERN AND
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...

.ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS TODAY.
WITH THE CENTER OF THE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER EASTERN MONTANA...
WEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED OVER WESTERN AND
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. THIS WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS FROM
35 TO 50 BELOW ZERO. ACTUAL TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL RANGE FROM 5
BELOW ZERO WEST TO 10 TO 15 BELOW EAST.

IF YOU MUST BE OUTSIDE TODAY...WEAR SEVERAL LAYERS OF LOOSE
FITTING CLOTHING. BE SURE TO COVER YOUR HEAD AND HANDS. ANY
EXPOSED SKIN WILL BE SUBJECT TO FROSTBITE IN A MANNER OF MINUTES.

NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-172330-
/O.CON.KBIS.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060218T0000Z/
DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-
MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-
FOSTER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-
STUTSMAN-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-
LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...
BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER...
RUGBY...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...
GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...BEACH...MEDORA...
DICKINSON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...MARMARTH...
MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES...LINTON...
NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
920 AM CST FRI FEB 17 2006 /820 AM MST FRI FEB 17 2006/

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/
THIS AFTERNOON...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/
THIS AFTERNOON.

VERY COLD ARCTIC AIR COMBINED WITH A NORTHWEST WIND OF 10 TO
20 MPH WILL PRODUCE WINDS CHILLS OF 35 TO 50 BELOW ZERO ACROSS
WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TODAY.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

$$
000
WWUS43 KBIS 172145
WSWBIS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
345 PM CST FRI FEB 17 2006

...WIND CHILL WARNINGS EXTENDED THROUGH 12 PM CST SATURDAY...

.ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE SLOWLY SOUTH FROM THE NORTHERN
PLAINS INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS TONIGHT. THE CENTER OF THE HIGH
PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK TO THE SOUTH OF THE AREA...THEREFORE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN AT OR ABOVE 10 MPH OVERNIGHT. WIND
CHILLS THIS EVENING WILL RANGE FROM 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO.
OVERNIGHT...AS TEMPERATURES FALL TO 15 TO 20 BELOW ZERO...WIND
CHILLS WILL FALL TO 35 TO 45 BELOW ZERO.

IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...BE
SURE TO WEAR SEVERAL LAYERS OF LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING. COVER YOUR
HEAD AND HANDS AS ANY EXPOSED SKIN WILL BE SUBJECT TO FROSTBITE
IN A MANNER OF MINUTES.

NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-180545-
/O.EXT.KBIS.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060218T1800Z/
DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-
MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-
FOSTER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-
STUTSMAN-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-
LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...
BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER...
RUGBY...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...
GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...BEACH...MEDORA...
DICKINSON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...MARMARTH...
MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES...LINTON...
NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
345 PM CST FRI FEB 17 2006 /245 PM MST FRI FEB 17 2006/

...WIND CHILL WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST /11 AM MST/
SATURDAY...

VERY COLD ARCTIC AIR COMBINED WITH A NORTHWEST WIND OF 10 TO
20 MPH WILL PRODUCE WINDS CHILLS OF 25 TO 45 BELOW ZERO ACROSS
WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL
RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

$$

TWH
000 
WWUS43 KBIS 181005
WSWBIS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
405 AM CST SAT FEB 18 2006

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY UNTIL NOON CST/11 AM MST/ THIS MORNING...

.TEMPERATURES THIS MORNING WILL RANGE BETWEEN 5 TO 15 BELOW ZERO.
THE COLD TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH A WEST WIND OF 5 TO 15 MPH
WILL CREATE WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 35 BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING. BY EARLY
AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WILL RISE BETWEEN 5 TO 10 ABOVE WITH WIND CHILLS
FALLING BELOW THE ADVISORY CRITERIA.

NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-181800-
/O.CAN.KBIS.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060218T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KBIS.WC.Y.0002.060218T1005Z-060218T1800Z/
DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-
MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-
FOSTER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-
STUTSMAN-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-
LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...
BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER...
RUGBY...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...
GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...BEACH...MEDORA...
DICKINSON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...MARMARTH...
MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES...LINTON...
NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
405 AM CST SAT FEB 18 2006 /305 AM MST SAT FEB 18 2006/

...WIND CHILL WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/
TODAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY.
THE WIND CHILL WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

LOOK FOR WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 35 BELOW ZERO ACROSS WESTERN AND
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS MORNING. RISING TEMPERATURES LATE THIS
MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON WILL RESULT IN THE WIND CHILL VALUES TO FALL
BELOW THE ADVISORY CRITERIA.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. 
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$

TURNER

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this wind chill warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Bismarck, ND wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind chill warning went out at Feb 15, 1:30 PM MST, 1 hour 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 15, 1:30 PM MST, 1 hour 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
230 PM CST WED FEB 15 2006

.SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT

A BIG ARCTIC HIGH (1055 MB) IS POISED TO PUSH INTO THE STATE
THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. BRISK WINDS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE
THROUGH FRIDAY AS COLD AIR STREAMS OUTWARD FROM THE CENTER OF THE
COLD POOL...WHICH WILL BE OVER CENTRAL MONTANA. THE MODELS PREDICT
LITTLE...IF ANY SNOW...AND WITH BARE GROUND OVER MOST OF MY CWA...I
DONT EXPECT A PROBLEM WITH BLOWING SNOW AT THIS POINT. THE BARE
GROUND WILL ALSO SAVE US FROM BEING ANOTHER 5 TO 10 DEGREES COLDER.
THE UPSHOT IS I WILL NEED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY TOMORROW AND A WIND
CHILL WARNING TOMORROW NIGHT (FULL CWA) IF GUIDANCE IS CLOSE TO
BEING CORRECT.

.LONG TERM...SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT
GFS REMAINS CONSISTENT THROUGH THE LONG TERM AND MAKE JUST MINOR
TWEAKS TO TEMPERATURES AND WINDS. MINOR DISTURBANCE MOVING THROUGH
BRISK NORTHWEST FLOW WILL BE ENOUGH ENERGY TO BRING A SMALL CHANCE
OF LIGHT SNOW TO THE WEST MONDAY...OTHERWISE DRY CONDITIONS THROUGH
THE PERIOD. TEMPERATURES CONTINUE ON TRACK WARMING TO NEAR NORMAL
TOWARDS END OF THE PERIOD.

&&

.BIS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WIND CHILL ADVISORY WEST AND CENTRAL THURSDAY
WIND CHILL WARNING WEST AND CENTRAL THURSDAY NIGHT

&&

RSL/RGT
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 15, 3:12 AM MST, 11 hours 33 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
412 AM CST WED FEB 15 2006

NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-161015-
DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-
MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-
FOSTER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-
STUTSMAN-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-
LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
412 AM CST WED FEB 15 2006 /312 AM MST WED FEB 15 2006/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND
WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

VERY COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL COVER THE REGION THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
WIND CHILLS COULD DROP TO 20 TO 45 BELOW AT TIMES THURSDAY NIGHT
THROUGH SUNDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Bismarck, ND issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 15, 2:45 PM MSTWind Chill AdvisoryBISAdams, Billings, Bottineau, Bowman, Burke, Burleigh and 26 more24 hr

Nearby

Wind Chill Warnings in North Dakota, 2006Every wind chill warning in 2006

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.