Alert archive / North Dakota / Wind Advisories in 2007
Wind Advisory 6, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this wind advisory at Feb 23, 2007, 4:31 AM CST for 9 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Feb 23, 2007, 6:00 AM CST. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 23, 2007, 4:31 AM CST (10:31 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 23, 2007, 6:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 23, 2007, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
Counties Dickey County, ND, Emmons County, ND, Foster County, ND, Kidder County, ND, LaMoure County, ND, Logan County, ND, McIntosh County, ND, Stutsman County, ND, Wells County, ND
The radar
The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 00:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 109 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
- 1415 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 57 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 223 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 427 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS73 KBIS 231031 NPWBIS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 431 AM CST FRI FEB 23 2007 ...STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL SWEEP ACROSS NORTH DAKOTA TODAY... .AS A STRONG WINTER STORM SYSTEM DEVELOPS EAST OF THE ROCKYS...WITH AN EYE ON THE CENTRAL PLAINS...STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN ACROSS PARTS OF NORTH DAKOTA...ESPECIALLY ACROSS CENTRAL AND EAST PARTS OF THE STATE. WINDS WILL START TO DECREASE IN SPEED AFTER 6 PM. NDZ023-025-036-037-046>048-050-051-231845- /O.NEW.KBIS.WI.Y.0006.070223T1200Z-070224T0000Z/ WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH- DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...STEELE... JAMESTOWN...LINTON...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 431 AM CST FRI FEB 23 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL OCCUR ACROSS CENTRAL PARTS OF NORTH DAKOTA TODAY. AN OCCASIONAL GUST TO AROUND 45 MPH IS POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY OUT IN OPEN COUNTRY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 MPH AFTER 6 PM. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ MEYER
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS73 KBIS 231633 NPWBIS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1033 AM CST FRI FEB 23 2007 ...STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS ACROSS EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON... .A STRONG WINTER STORM SYSTEM DEVELOPING EAST OF THE ROCKIES... WILL HEAD TOWARD THE NORTHERN PLAINS THIS WEEKEND. AHEAD OF THE STORM...STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL REMAIN ACROSS MUCH OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA. WINDS WILL DECREASE IN SPEED AFTER 6 PM. NDZ023-025-036-037-046>048-050-051-240000- /O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-070224T0000Z/ WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH- DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...STEELE... JAMESTOWN...LINTON...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 1033 AM CST FRI FEB 23 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON. AN OCCASIONAL GUST TO AROUND 45 MPH IS POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY OUT IN OPEN COUNTRY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 MPH AFTER 6 PM. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ ABELING
000 WWUS73 KBIS 232120 NPWBIS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 320 PM CST FRI FEB 23 2007 ...STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS ACROSS EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON... .A STRONG WINTER STORM SYSTEM DEVELOPING EAST OF THE ROCKIES... WILL HEAD TOWARD THE NORTHERN PLAINS THIS WEEKEND. AHEAD OF THE STORM...STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL REMAIN ACROSS MUCH OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DECREASE IN SPEED AFTER 6 PM. NDZ023-025-036-037-046>048-050-051-240000- /O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-070224T0000Z/ WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH- DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...STEELE... JAMESTOWN...LINTON...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 320 PM CST FRI FEB 23 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON. AN OCCASIONAL GUST TO AROUND 45 MPH IS POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY OUT IN OPEN COUNTRY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 MPH AFTER 6 PM. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ ABELING
000 WWUS73 KBIS 240012 NPWBIS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 612 PM CST FRI FEB 23 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY FOR EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA HAS EXPIRED... .WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO LESS THAN WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA AND THE WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED. NDZ023-025-036-037-046>048-050-051-240115- /O.EXP.KBIS.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-070224T0000Z/ WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH- DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...STEELE... JAMESTOWN...LINTON...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 612 PM CST FRI FEB 23 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 30 MPH. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind advisory 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 advisory went out at Feb 23, 3:10 AM CST, 1 hour 21 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 23, 3:10 AM CST, 1 hour 21 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 310 AM CST FRI FEB 23 2007 .SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... LATEST SURFACE ANALYSIS SHOWING SOME OF THE 25 TO 30 DEW POINT AIR OUT OF SOUTH DAKOTA AND NEBRASKA WAS FINALLY WORKING INTO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF NORTH DAKOTA. KDIK REPORTED LOW CEILING ON 08Z OBSERVATION. ALL OTHER STATIONS ACROSS NORTH DAKOTA WERE STILL REPORTING PRIMARILY MID LEVEL DECKS. WILL KEEP THE THREAT OF DETERIORATING WEATHER CONDITIONS IN THE FORECAST TODAY...PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE AND FOG...BUT HAVE BACKED OFF ON THE START TIME UNTIL NOW AROUND 12Z. MSAS HAS BEEN CONSISTENT WITH SHOWING BEST 3 HOUR PRESSURE FALLS IN SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA. AS SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DROPS OUT OF MONTANA INTO SOUTH DAKOTA AND NEBR TODAY...GRADIENT WILL CONTINUE TO TIGHTEN ACROSS NORTH DAKOTA. A WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED FOR TODAY IN OUR SOUTHEAST COUNTIES. MAIN SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS STILL FORECAST TO KICK OUT ACROSS NEBR...KANSAS AND THE MIDWEST DURING THE WEEKEND...KEEPING BEST CHANCES FOR HEAVY SNOW WELL SOUTH AND EAST OF OUR FORECAST AREA. THOUGH SNOW WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH DAKOTA DURING THE WEEKEND...MOST AREAS WILL BE LOOKING AT AROUND AN INCH TOTAL EXCEPT FOR JAMESTOWN AND AREAS SOUTHEAST...WHERE 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. ONLY MADE MINOR CHANGES TO POPS...QPF AND SNOW AMOUNTS FOR THE WEEKEND FROM THE PREVIOUS FORECAST PACKAGE. .LONG TERM...MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ON MONDAY A LINGERING TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF THE STATE MAY CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SOME LIGHT PRECIPITATION. THE UPPER FLOW OVER THE MIDWEST MONDAY HAS BROKEN DOWN INTO WEAK EDDIES. THE MAJOR ENERGY WILL RESIDE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE U.S. IN A BAND OF STRONG WESTERLIES. I LEFT SOME 20 PCT POPS IN MY FAR EASTERN ZONES TO COVER THE POTENTIAL LIGHT PRECIPITATION. I ALSO LOWERED TEMPERATURES MONDAY AND TUESDAY A TAD BASED ON THE FAR SOUTHERLY POSITION OF THE POLAR JET. THE NEXT THREAT OF SNOW ARRIVES TUESDAY NIGHT AS ANOTHER MAJOR UPPER TROUGH ARRIVES ON THE SCENE. UPPER RIDGING ON FRIDAY WILL KEEP IT DRY. && .BIS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WIND ADVISORY TODAY FOR NDZ023-025-036-037-046>048-050-051. && JM/RSL
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 22, 4:33 AM CST, 23 hours 58 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 433 AM CST THU FEB 22 2007 NDZ001-002-009>011-017>022-031>035-040>046-231045- DIVIDE-BURKE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER- MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH- SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS- 433 AM CST THU FEB 22 2007 /333 AM MST THU FEB 22 2007/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT AREAS OF FOG AND FREEZING DRIZZLE ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF FOG AND FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL ALLOW FOR SLICK ROADWAYS. MOTORIST ARE ADVISED TO USE CAUTION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY AREAS OF FOG AND FREEZING DRIZZLE ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. NDZ003>005-012-013-023-025-036-037-047-048-050-051-231045- RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-MCHENRY-PIERCE-WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER- STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- 433 AM CST THU FEB 22 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT AREAS OF FOG AND FREEZING DRIZZLE ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF FOG AND FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL ALLOW FOR SLICK ROADWAYS. MOTORIST ARE ADVISED TO USE CAUTION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. EXACT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE STILL UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN THE INTENSITY OF THE STORM SYSTEM. CHECK THE LATEST NWS FORECAST FOR UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SYSTEM. ALSO...AREAS OF FOG AND FREEZING DRIZZLE ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. JC
The office that day
Everything else NWS Bismarck, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 3:39 PM CST | Snow Advisory | BIS | Dickey, LaMoure, Logan, McIntosh | 12 hr |
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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.