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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this wind advisory at Feb 21, 2007, 4:31 AM CST for 18 counties in Minnesota; 17 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Feb 21, 2007, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 21, 2007, 4:31 AM CST (10:31 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 21, 2007, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Feb 21, 2007, 8:00 PM CST
- In force
- 8 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 10:34 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, 10.5 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
- 952 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 57 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 144 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 197 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 211031 NPWFGF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 431 AM CST WED FEB 21 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY FOR NORTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .AN ALBERTA CLIPPER SYSTEM WILL SPEED ALONG THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER TODAY PRODUCING STRONG GUSTY WINDS BEHIND ITS TRAILING COLD FRONT. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH MAY GUST TO AROUND 40 MPH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. AS THE CLIPPER MOVES EASTWARD THE WINDS WILL SUBSIDE QUICKLY EARLY THIS EVENING. 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.0002.070221T1800Z-070222T0000Z/ 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 431 AM CST WED FEB 21 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH MAY GUST UP TO 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AS AN ALBERTA CLIPPER TRACKS EASTWARD ACROSS NORTHERN NORTH DAKOTA AND MINNESOTA. WIND WILL SUBSIDE QUICKLY THIS EVENING AS THE CLIPPERS INFLUENCE EXITS THE REGION. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ KAISER
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS73 KFGF 211634 NPWFGF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 1034 AM CST WED FEB 21 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY FOR NORTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .AN ALBERTA CLIPPER SYSTEM WILL SPEED ALONG THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER TODAY PRODUCING STRONG GUSTY WINDS BEHIND ITS TRAILING COLD FRONT. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL GUST TO AROUND 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES TO THE EAST THE WINDS WILL SUBSIDE OVER EASTER NORTH DAKOTA BY EARLY THIS EVENING. MNZ005-006-009-016-017-024-211745- /O.CAN.KFGF.WI.Y.0002.070221T1800Z-070222T0000Z/ ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-NORTH CLEARWATER- SOUTH BELTRAMI-HUBBARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE...BAGLEY... BEMIDJI...PARK RAPIDS 1034 AM CST WED FEB 21 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND AN EARLY MORNING COLD FRONT WILL BE GUSTY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON ACROSS NORTH WEST MINNESOTA BUT NOT AS STRONG AS EARLIER EXPECTED. $$ MNZ013>015-022-023-027-028-030>032-040-220200- /O.EXT.KFGF.WI.Y.0002.070221T2100Z-070222T0200Z/ PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER- WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA- GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS... FOSSTON...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE... FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE 1034 AM CST WED FEB 21 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CST THIS EVENING. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. THE WIND WILL SUBSIDE BY MID EVENING AS THE RESPONSIBLE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES EAST OF THE AREA. AN ALBERTA CLIPPER TRACKING EASTWARD ALONG THE CANADIAN BORDER WILL PRODUCE THE STRONG WINDS. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ MNZ004-007-008-NDZ006>008-220000- /O.EXT.KFGF.WI.Y.0002.070221T2000Z-070222T0000Z/ KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN...CANDO... LANGDON...CAVALIER 1034 AM CST WED FEB 21 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING. THE WIND WILL SUBSIDE EARLY THIS EVENING AS THE RESPONSIBLE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES EAST OF THE AREA. AN ALBERTA CLIPPER TRACKING EASTWARD ALONG THE CANADIAN BORDER WILL PRODUCE THE STRONG WINDS. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ MNZ001>003-029-NDZ014>016-024-026>030-038-039-049-052>054-220000- /O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0002.070221T1800Z-070222T0000Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-WILKIN-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...BRECKENRIDGE...MADDOCK...LEEDS... DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS... COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON... GWINNER...WAHPETON...ADAMS 1034 AM CST WED FEB 21 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY ACROSS EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THE WIND WILL SUBSIDE BY EARLY EVENING AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM RESPONSIBLE MOVES EAST OF THE REGION. AN ALBERTA CLIPPER TRACKING EASTWARD ALONG THE CANADIAN BORDER WILL PRODUCE THE STRONG WINDS. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ KENNEDY
000 WWUS73 KFGF 212127 NPWFGF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 327 PM CST WED FEB 21 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY FOR EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF MINNESOTA THROUGH EARLY EVENING... .AN ALBERTA CLIPPER SYSTEM WILL SPEED INTO THE GREAT LAKES BY MIDNIGHT...PRODUCING STRONG WINDS IN ITS WAKE. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO MID EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA BY MIDNIGHT...ALLOWING WIND SPEEDS TO SUBSIDE. MNZ001>004-007-008-029-NDZ008-016-027-029-030-038-039-049-052-053- 220200- /O.EXT.KFGF.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070222T0200Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-WILKIN- PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-GRAND FORKS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES- CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN... BRECKENRIDGE...CAVALIER...GRAFTON...GRAND FORKS...FINLEY... MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON 327 PM CST WED FEB 21 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED UNTIL MID EVENING ACROSS THE RED RIVER VALLEY REGION. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ NDZ014-015-024-026-028-054-220000- /O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070222T0000Z/ BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-NELSON-GRIGGS-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE... NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...COOPERSTOWN...ADAMS 327 PM CST WED FEB 21 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED UNTIL EARLY EVENING FROM NEW ROCKFORD TO DEVILS LAKE TO LAKOTA. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ MNZ013>015-022-023-027-028-030>032-040-220200- /O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070222T0200Z/ PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER- WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA- GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS... FOSSTON...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE... FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE 327 PM CST WED FEB 21 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED UNTIL MID EVENING FROM THIEF RIVER FALLS TO DETROIT LAKES TO FERGUS FALLS. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ NDZ006-007-220000- /O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070222T0000Z/ TOWNER-CAVALIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...LANGDON 327 PM CST WED FEB 21 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED UNTIL EARLY EVENING FROM THE CANDO TO LANGDON AREA. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ GODON
000 WWUS73 KFGF 220207 NPWFGF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 807 PM CST WED FEB 21 2007 MNZ001>004-007-008-013>015-022-023-027>032-040-NDZ008-016-027-029- 030-038-039-049-052-053-220315- /O.EXP.KFGF.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070222T0200Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL- PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER- WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL- WADENA-GRANT-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-GRAND FORKS-STEELE- TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN... THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...MAHNOMEN... LAKE ITASCA...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...BRECKENRIDGE... FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE...CAVALIER... GRAFTON...GRAND FORKS...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO... LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON 807 PM CST WED FEB 21 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. NORTHWEST WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO 15 TO 30 MPH AND WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. $$ DTR
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 21, 7:21 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 12 more | 82 min |
| Feb 21, 8:43 AM CST | Freezing Rain Advisory | FGF | Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Marshall and 4 more | 77 min |
| Feb 21, 10:18 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Beltrami, Lake of the Woods | 42 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.