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Wind Advisory 13, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this wind advisory at Sep 21, 2007, 4:37 AM CDT for 18 counties in Minnesota; 17 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Sep 21, 2007, 10:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 5 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 21, 2007, 4:37 AM CDT (09:37 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 21, 2007, 10:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Sep 21, 2007, 3:05 PM CDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
All 35 counties
Becker County, MN, Beltrami County, MN, Clay County, MN, Clearwater County, MN, Grant County, MN, Hubbard County, MN, Kittson County, MN, Lake of the Woods 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, Wadena 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), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:38 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
International Fa, MN (KINL), launched 00:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 290 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
- 757 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 64 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 555 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 616 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS73 KFGF 210937 NPWFGF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 437 AM CDT FRI SEP 21 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY ACROSS EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA... AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER SOUTH DAKOTA WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN TODAY...AND CAUSE A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA. THIS WILL RESULT IN STRONG WINDS WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH THROUGHOUT THE DAY FRIDAY. MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024- 026>030-038-039-049-052>054-220000- /O.NEW.KFGF.WI.Y.0013.070921T1500Z-070922T0000Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS- WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE- EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN- SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-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...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...WARREN... NEWFOLDEN...RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS... FOSSTON...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA... PARK RAPIDS...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 437 AM CDT FRI SEP 21 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 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 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER SOUTH DAKOTA WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN TODAY...RESULTING IN STRONG WESTERLY WINDS ACROSS EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT THE DAY. 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. $$ SPEICHER
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS73 KFGF 211646 NPWFGF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 1146 AM CDT FRI SEP 21 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY ACROSS EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA... AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER NORTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA WILL PROGRESS QUICKLY INTO CENTRAL ONTARIO BY EARLY EVENING. A TIGHT SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL BE FOUND BEHIND THIS AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ...CAUSING GUSTY WEST NORTHWEST WINDS. MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024- 026>030-038-039-049-052>054-212100- /O.EXT.KFGF.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-070921T2100Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS- WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE- EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN- SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-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...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...WARREN... NEWFOLDEN...RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS... FOSSTON...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA... PARK RAPIDS...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 1146 AM CDT FRI SEP 21 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. WEST NORTHWEST WINDS MAY BE SUSTAINED AROUND 30 MPH AT TIMES THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON. THESE GUSTY WINDS SHOULD BEGIN DYING DOWN BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. 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. $$ GODON
000 WWUS73 KFGF 212005 NPWFGF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 305 PM CDT FRI SEP 21 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY CANCELLED... MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024- 026>030-038-039-049-052>054-212115- /O.CAN.KFGF.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-070921T2100Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS- WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE- EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN- SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-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...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...WARREN... NEWFOLDEN...RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS... FOSSTON...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA... PARK RAPIDS...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 305 PM CDT FRI SEP 21 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. ALTHOUGH GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THE NEXT FEW HOURS...THEY HAVE ARE BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. THEREFORE...THE WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED. $$ NG
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 12:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Grant, Otter Tail, Wilkin | 66 min |
| Sep 21, 12:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Otter Tail | 62 min |
| Sep 21, 1:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Wadena | 62 min |
| Sep 21, 1:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Becker, Clay | 64 min |
| Sep 21, 1:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Otter Tail | 61 min |
| Sep 21, 2:35 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Hubbard | 55 min |
| Sep 21, 2:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Clay | 63 min |
| Sep 21, 3:23 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Becker | 47 min |
| Sep 21, 7:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Lake of the Woods | 50 min |
| Sep 21, 8:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Lake of the Woods | 20 min |
| Sep 21, 2:19 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Cass | 56 min |
Nearby
Wind Advisories in Minnesota, 2007Wind Advisories in North Dakota, 2007Every wind advisory 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.