Alert archive / North Dakota / Wind Advisories in 2007
Wind Advisory 16, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this wind advisory at Oct 18, 2007, 4:03 AM CDT for 12 counties in Minnesota; 17 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Oct 18, 2007, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 21 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 18, 2007, 4:03 AM CDT (09:03 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 18, 2007, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Oct 19, 2007, 10:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 21 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
All 29 counties
Becker County, MN, Clay County, MN, Grant County, MN, Kittson 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, 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), 5 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:07 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, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 272 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
- 561 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 12 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 134 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 105 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 KFGF 180903 NPWFGF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 403 AM CDT THU OCT 18 2007 ...NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON IN EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND ADJACENT PORTIONS OF WESTERN MINNESOTA... .STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON...AND PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING IN THE RED RIVER VALLEY AND POINTS WEST. A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP IN IOWA...THEN MOVE NORTH INTO THE ARROWHEAD OF MINNESOTA BY FRIDAY MORNING. A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL RESULT...CAUSING THE STRONG WINDS. WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS THE LOW MOVES INTO ONTARIO. MNZ001>004-007-029-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-039-049- 052>054-191800- /O.NEW.KFGF.WI.Y.0016.071018T1800Z-071019T1800Z/ 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 403 AM CDT THU OCT 18 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM CDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM CDT FRIDAY. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE IN THE RED RIVER VALLEY AND DEVILS LAKE BASIN THIS AFTERNOON...AND PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL GUST UP TO 45 MPH BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 30 MPH. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE LATE FRIDAY MORNING...AS A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES AWAY FROM 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. $$ DK
5 follow-up statements
000 WWUS73 KFGF 181807 NPWFGF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 107 PM CDT THU OCT 18 2007 ...NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON IN EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND ADJACENT PORTIONS OF WESTERN MINNESOTA... .NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE IN SPEED THIS AFTERNOON...AND PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING IN THE RED RIVER VALLEY AND POINTS WEST. A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE NEAR MINNEAPOLIS WILL MOVE NORTH INTO THE ARROWHEAD OF MINNESOTA BY FRIDAY MORNING. A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL RESULT...CAUSING THE STRONG WINDS. WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS THE LOW MOVES INTO ONTARIO. MNZ001>004-007-029-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-039-049- 052>054-191800- /O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-071019T1800Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-WILKIN-TOWNER- CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON- GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT- RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...WARREN...BRECKENRIDGE...CANDO... LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON... NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY... MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON... ADAMS 107 PM CDT THU OCT 18 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT FRIDAY... NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE IN THE RED RIVER VALLEY AND DEVILS LAKE BASIN THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL GUST UP TO 45 MPH BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 30 MPH. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE LATE FRIDAY MORNING...AS A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES AWAY FROM THE REGION. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR FREQUENT GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ EWENS
000 WWUS73 KFGF 182047 NPWFGF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 347 PM CDT THU OCT 18 2007 ...STRONG AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF WESTERN MINNESOTA... .NORTHERLY WINDS HAVE BEEN SLOWLY INCREASING THIS THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH BECOMING COMMON. THE STRONGEST GUSTS OF 37 MPH HAVE BEEN REPORTED NEAR MALLORY MINNESOTA IN POLK COUNTY AND 32 MPH IN THE GRAND FORKS AREA. WIND SPEEDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY AND OVERNIGHT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. WIND SPEEDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH DURING THE MORNING FRIDAY. MNZ001>004-007-029-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-039-049- 052>054-191800- /O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-071019T1800Z/ 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 347 PM CDT THU OCT 18 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT FRIDAY... NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH THE EVENING WITH SUSTAINED WIND OF 30 MPH...AND GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ALONG AND WEST OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY INTO THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN. THESE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY FRIDAY...WITH A GRADUAL DECREASE IN SPEED DURING THE MORNING FRIDAY. 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. $$ EWENS
000 WWUS73 KFGF 190159 NPWFGF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 859 PM CDT THU OCT 18 2007 ...STRONG AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF WESTERN MINNESOTA... .STRONG NORTHERNLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE DURING THE OVERNIGHT AS A DEEP AREA OF LOW PRESSURE NEAR DULUTH MOVES ONLY SLOWLY EAST. WIND SPEEDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH DURING THE MORNING FRIDAY. MNZ001>004-007-029-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-039-049- 052>054-191800- /O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-071019T1800Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-WILKIN-TOWNER- CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON- GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT- RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...WARREN...BRECKENRIDGE...CANDO... LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON... NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY... MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON... ADAMS 859 PM CDT THU OCT 18 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR FREQUENT GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS73 KFGF 190910 NPWFGF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 410 AM CDT FRI OCT 19 2007 ...STRONG AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE IN THE RED RIVER VALLEY... .STRONG NORTHERNLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE DURING THE MORNING AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CENTERED IN NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA MOVES SLOWLY EASTWARD. WIND SPEEDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE LATER THIS MORNING AND THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON AS THE SYSTEM EXITS THE REGION. NDZ006-007-014-015-024-026-028-038-049-052-054-191015- /O.CAN.KFGF.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-071019T1800Z/ TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-NELSON-GRIGGS-BARNES-RANSOM- SARGENT-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...LANGDON...MADDOCK...LEEDS... DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...COOPERSTOWN...VALLEY CITY... LISBON...GWINNER...ADAMS 410 AM CDT FRI OCT 19 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WIND SPEEDS HAVE DECREASED AND WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM EXITS THE REGION. WINDS THIS MORNING MAY STILL BE STRONG WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH...HOWEVER THEY WILL REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS. $$ MNZ013>015-022-027-030-031-040-191500- /O.EXB.KFGF.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-071019T1500Z/ PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-MAHNOMEN-WEST BECKER- WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS... FOSSTON...MAHNOMEN...DETROIT LAKES...FERGUS FALLS... NEW YORK MILLS...ELBOW LAKE 410 AM CDT FRI OCT 19 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR FREQUENT GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PLEASE USE EXTRA CAUTION THIS MORNING. $$ MNZ001>004-007-029-NDZ008-016-027-029-030-039-053-191500- /O.EXT.KFGF.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-071019T1500Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-WILKIN-PEMBINA- EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-GRAND FORKS-STEELE-TRAILL-CASS-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...WARREN...BRECKENRIDGE...CAVALIER... GRAFTON...GRAND FORKS...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...FARGO...WAHPETON 410 AM CDT FRI OCT 19 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING. 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. PLEASE USE EXTRA CAUTION THIS MORNING. $$ JK/DK
000 WWUS73 KFGF 191454 NPWFGF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 954 AM CDT FRI OCT 19 2007 MNZ001>004-007-013>015-022-027-029>031-040-NDZ008-016-027-029-030- 039-053-191600- /O.EXP.KFGF.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-071019T1500Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE- EAST POLK-MAHNOMEN-WEST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL- EAST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-GRAND FORKS- STEELE-TRAILL-CASS-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...WARREN...THIEF RIVER FALLS... RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...MAHNOMEN...DETROIT LAKES... BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...ELBOW LAKE... CAVALIER...GRAFTON...GRAND FORKS...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...FARGO... WAHPETON 954 AM CDT FRI OCT 19 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING. WINDS SPEEDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY. $$ TG
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.