Alert archive / North Dakota / Wind Advisories in 2008
Wind Advisory 2, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this wind advisory at Feb 17, 2008, 2:33 AM MST for 32 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Feb 17, 2008, 8:00 AM MST. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 17, 2008, 2:33 AM MST (09:33 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 17, 2008, 8:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Feb 17, 2008, 7:32 PM MST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
All 32 counties
Adams County, ND, Billings County, ND, Bottineau County, ND, Bowman County, ND, Burke County, ND, Burleigh County, ND, Dickey County, ND, Divide County, ND, Dunn County, ND, Emmons County, ND, Foster County, ND, Golden Valley County, ND, Grant County, ND, Hettinger County, ND, Kidder County, ND, LaMoure County, ND, Logan County, ND, McHenry County, ND, McIntosh County, ND, McKenzie County, ND, Mercer County, ND, Mountrail County, ND, Oliver County, ND, Pierce County, ND, Renville County, ND, Rolette County, ND, Sheridan County, ND, Slope County, ND, Stark County, ND, Stutsman County, ND, Wells County, ND, Williams County, ND
The radar
The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:39 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, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 75 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
- 992 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 61 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -71 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 2 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 170933 NPWBIS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 333 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... .A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH FROM CANADA AND THROUGH NORTH DAKOTA THIS MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND WINDS WILL INCREASE...REACHING THEIR PEAK INTENSITY THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY MID MORNING AND INCREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT. IN ADDITION...ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP FROM TIME TO TIME TODAY AS THE COLDER AIR PUSHES THROUGH. NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-171800- /O.NEW.KBIS.WI.Y.0002.080217T1500Z-080218T0400Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS- FOSTER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER- STUTSMAN-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN- LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL... BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER... RUGBY...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER... GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...BEACH...MEDORA... DICKINSON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...MARMARTH... MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES...LINTON... NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 333 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2008 /233 AM MST SUN FEB 17 2008/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ THIS MORNING TO 10 PM CST /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ THIS MORNING TO 10 PM CST /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH FROM CANADA AND THROUGH NORTH DAKOTA THIS MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND WINDS WILL INCREASE...REACHING THEIR PEAK INTENSITY THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY MID MORNING AND INCREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT. IN ADDITION...ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP FROM TIME TO TIME TODAY AS THE COLDER AIR PUSHES THROUGH. 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. $$ KS
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS73 KBIS 172018 NPWBIS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 218 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... .NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST OVER 40 MPH ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA INTO THE EARLY NIGHTTIME HOURS. IN ADDITION TO THE WINDS...ISOLATED SNOW SQUALLS MAY BRIEFLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW 1/4 MILE. THE WINDS ALSO ARE BRINGING MUCH COLDER AIR INTO THE REGION. CONSEQUENTLY WIND CHILLS WILL FALL TO 20 BELOW BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION AND TO CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-180400- /O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080218T0400Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS- FOSTER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER- STUTSMAN-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN- LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL... BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER... RUGBY...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER... GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...BEACH...MEDORA... DICKINSON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...MARMARTH... MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES...LINTON... NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 218 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2008 /118 PM MST SUN FEB 17 2008/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST OVER 40 MPH ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA INTO THE EARLY NIGHTTIME HOURS. IN ADDITION TO THE WINDS...ISOLATED SNOW SQUALLS MAY BRIEFLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW 1/4 MILE. THE WINDS ALSO ARE BRINGING MUCH COLDER AIR INTO THE REGION. CONSEQUENTLY WIND CHILLS WILL FALL TO 20 BELOW BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. 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. $$ RSL
000 WWUS73 KBIS 180232 NPWBIS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 832 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2008 ...WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED OVER WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... .THE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO OVER 50 MPH THAT OCCURRED DURING THE DAY AND EARLY EVENING HAVE SUBSIDED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. EXPECT WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING...AND SLOWLY DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT. NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-180345- /O.CAN.KBIS.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080218T0400Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS- FOSTER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER- STUTSMAN-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN- LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL... BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER... RUGBY...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER... GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...BEACH...MEDORA... DICKINSON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...MARMARTH... MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES...LINTON... NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 832 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2008 /732 PM MST SUN FEB 17 2008/ ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. NORTHWEST WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA...THEREFORE THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. IT WILL REMAIN BREEZY THIS EVENING WITH WINDS DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT. $$ TWH
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.