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High Wind Warning 4, NWS Grand Forks, ND

July 10, 2007Clay County, Minnesota; Cass County, North Dakota

NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this high wind warning at Jul 10, 2007, 6:22 AM CDT for Clay County, Minnesota; Cass County, North Dakota. It was in force for 98 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 10, 2007, 6:22 AM CDT (11:22 UTC)
Expired
Jul 10, 2007, 8:00 AM CDT
In force
98 min
Issued by
NWS Grand Forks, ND

Counties Clay County, MN, Cass County, ND

The radar

The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:23 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

Aberdeen, SD (KABR), launched 00:00Z, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 253 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, Aberdeen, SD at 00:00Z on 2007-07-10Temperature 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, Aberdeen, SD at 00:00Z on 2007-07-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 50 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2034 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
50 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
216 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 101122
NPWFGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
622 AM CDT TUE JUL 10 2007

...STRONG WINDS TODAY ACROSS EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWEST
MINNESOTA...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL INTENSIFY THIS MORNING AND CREATE STRONG GUSTY
WINDS ACROSS THE AREA.

MNZ003-NDZ039-102100-
/O.NEW.KFGF.HW.W.0004.070710T1122Z-070710T1300Z/
/O.EXT.KFGF.WI.Y.0012.070710T1300Z-070710T2100Z/
CLAY-CASS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOORHEAD...FARGO
622 AM CDT TUE JUL 10 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CDT THIS MORNING...
...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CDT THIS MORNING.
THE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON.

FARGO NORTH DAKOTA REPORTS SOME TREES DOWN FROM HIGH WINDS AT 605
AM CDT. SO A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CDT. KFGO
RADIO REPORTED 66 MPH GUST AT 619 AM CDT. 

A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY AS IT
MOVES ACROSS THE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND INTO NORTHWEST
MINNESOTA TODAY. STRONG GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS
MORNING IN EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND MOVE INTO WESTERN MINNESOTA.
WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. SOME
HIGHER GUSTS MAY BE POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON
AS THE LOW PRESSURE EXISTS THE REGION.

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.

$$

MNZ001-002-004-005-007-008-013>015-022-027-029>031-040-NDZ006>008-
014>016-024-026>030-038-049-052>054-102100-
/O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-070710T2100Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-
PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-MAHNOMEN-WEST 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-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALSTAD...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN...
THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...MAHNOMEN...
DETROIT LAKES...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...LISBON...
GWINNER...WAHPETON...ADAMS
622 AM CDT TUE JUL 10 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. 

A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY AS IT
MOVES ACROSS THE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND INTO NORTHWEST
MINNESOTA TODAY. STRONG GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS
MORNING IN EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND MOVE INTO WESTERN MINNESOTA.
WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. SEVERAL
REPORTS OF 40 TOP 50 MPH WINDS HAVE BEEN REPORTED THIS MORNING
OVER EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND ADJACENT PARTS OF NORTHWEST
MINNESOTA. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON AS THE LOW PRESSURE
EXISTS THE REGION.

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
1 follow-up statement
000 
WWUS73 KFGF 101312
NPWFGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
812 AM CDT TUE JUL 10 2007

...STRONG WINDS TODAY ACROSS EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWEST
MINNESOTA...

.LOW PRESSURE HAS INTENSIFIED THIS MORNING AND WILL CREATE STRONG
GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE AREA.

MNZ003-NDZ039-102100-
/O.EXP.KFGF.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070710T1300Z/
/O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-070710T2100Z/
CLAY-CASS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOORHEAD...FARGO
812 AM CDT TUE JUL 10 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIND ADVISORY
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. 

A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM HAS INTENSIFIED AND MOVED INTO
NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. STRONG GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE
THIS MORNING. WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH CAN BE
EXPECTED. SOME HIGHER GUSTS MAY BE POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL DIMINISH
THIS AFTERNOON AS THE LOW PRESSURE EXISTS THE REGION.

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.

$$

MNZ001-002-004-005-007-008-013>015-022-027-029>031-040-NDZ006>008-
014>016-024-026>030-038-049-052>054-102100-
/O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-070710T2100Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-
PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-MAHNOMEN-WEST 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-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALSTAD...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN...
THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...MAHNOMEN...
DETROIT LAKES...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...LISBON...
GWINNER...WAHPETON...ADAMS
812 AM CDT TUE JUL 10 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. 

A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM HAS INTENSIFIED AND MOVED INTO NORTHWEST
MINNESOTA. STRONG GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS
MORNING. WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH CAN BE
EXPECTED. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON AS THE LOW PRESSURE
EXISTS THE REGION.

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.

$$
TG

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 10, 4:36 AM CDTWind AdvisoryFGFBecker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 11 more11 hr
Jul 9, 8:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGFBenson60 min
Jul 9, 8:49 PM CDTTornado WarningFGFBenson38 min
Jul 9, 9:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGFBenson, Ramsey21 min
Jul 10, 3:20 AM CDTHigh Wind WarningFGFNelson, Ramsey, Walsh100 min

Nearby

High Wind Warnings in Minnesota, 2007High Wind Warnings in North Dakota, 2007Every high wind warning in 2007

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.