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Wind Advisory 9, NWS Bismarck, ND

May 1, 200822 counties in North Dakota

NWS Bismarck, ND issued this wind advisory at May 1, 2008, 3:28 AM MDT for 22 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at May 1, 2008, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 32 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 1, 2008, 3:28 AM MDT (09:28 UTC)
In effect from
May 1, 2008, 12:00 PM MDT
Expired
May 2, 2008, 8:00 PM MDT
In force
32 hr
Issued by
NWS Bismarck, ND
All 22 counties

Billings County, ND, Burleigh County, ND, Dickey 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, Mercer County, ND, Mountrail County, ND, Oliver County, ND, Pierce County, ND, Sheridan County, ND, Stark County, ND, Stutsman County, ND, Wells County, ND

The radar

The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 31 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:29 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, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 31 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, Bismarck Municip, ND at 00:00Z on 2008-05-01Temperature 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, Bismarck Municip, ND at 00:00Z on 2008-05-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 60 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
2226 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
60 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
105 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS73 KBIS 010928
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
428 AM CDT THU MAY 1 2008

...A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL AND MOST OF
SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING...

.STRONG EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH
AS 45 MPH WILL DEVELOP BY NOON ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND MOST OF
SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA. A DEEP BROAD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN
NEBRASKA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY TODAY AND EARLY TONIGHT
CAUSING WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS. THE WINDS
WILL DIMINISH BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA TONIGHT.

MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...
SHOULD USE CAUTION.

NDZ018>022-033>037-041-042-045>048-050-051-011730-
/O.NEW.KBIS.WI.Y.0009.080501T1800Z-080502T0500Z/
DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-
STUTSMAN-HETTINGER-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-
DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...
GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...DICKINSON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...
JAMESTOWN...MOTT...ELGIN...FORT YATES...LINTON...NAPOLEON...
EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
428 AM CDT THU MAY 1 2008 /328 AM MDT THU MAY 1 2008/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS
AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT CDT /11 PM MDT/ TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS
AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT CDT /11 PM MDT/ TONIGHT. 

EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH CAN
BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.  

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$
9 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS73 KBIS 011631
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1131 AM CDT THU MAY 1 2008

...A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL AND MOST OF
SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING...

.STRONG EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS
HIGH AS 45 MPH WILL DEVELOP BY NOON ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND MOST
OF SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA. A DEEP BROAD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN
NEBRASKA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY TODAY AND EARLY TONIGHT
CAUSING WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS. THE WINDS
WILL DIMINISH BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA TONIGHT.

MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...
SHOULD USE CAUTION.

NDZ018>022-033>037-041-042-045>048-050-051-020045-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0009.080501T1800Z-080502T0500Z/
DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-
STUTSMAN-HETTINGER-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-
DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...
GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...DICKINSON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...
JAMESTOWN...MOTT...ELGIN...FORT YATES...LINTON...NAPOLEON...
EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
1131 AM CDT THU MAY 1 2008 /1031 AM MDT THU MAY 1 2008/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT /11 PM MDT/
TONIGHT...

EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH CAN
BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$
TWH
000 
WWUS73 KBIS 011807
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
107 PM CDT THU MAY 1 2008

...A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL AND MOST OF
SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING...

.STRONG EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS
HIGH AS 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MOST OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND 
SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA. A DEEP BROAD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN
NEBRASKA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY
TONIGHT CAUSING WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS. THE
WINDS WILL DIMINISH BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA LATE TONIGHT.

MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...
SHOULD USE CAUTION.

NDZ011>013-023-025-020500-
/O.EXA.KBIS.WI.Y.0009.080501T1800Z-080502T0500Z/
WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-WELLS-FOSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MINOT...TOWNER...RUGBY...HARVEY...
CARRINGTON
107 PM CDT THU MAY 1 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT. 

STRONG EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS
HIGH AS 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MOST OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND 
SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA. A DEEP BROAD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN
NEBRASKA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY
TONIGHT CAUSING WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS. THE
WINDS WILL DIMINISH BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA LATE TONIGHT.

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

NDZ018>022-033>037-041-042-045>048-050-051-020500-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-080502T0500Z/
DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-
STUTSMAN-HETTINGER-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-
DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...
GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...DICKINSON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...
JAMESTOWN...MOTT...ELGIN...FORT YATES...LINTON...NAPOLEON...
EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
107 PM CDT THU MAY 1 2008 /1207 PM MDT THU MAY 1 2008/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT /11 PM MDT/
TONIGHT...

STRONG EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS
HIGH AS 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MOST OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND 
SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA. A DEEP BROAD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN
NEBRASKA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY
TONIGHT CAUSING WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS. THE
WINDS WILL DIMINISH BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA LATE TONIGHT.

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

TWH/KS
000 
WWUS73 KBIS 012357
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
657 PM CDT THU MAY 1 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL UNTIL
MIDNIGHT CDT...

...A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND MOST
OF SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT...

.STRONG EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS
HIGH AS 65 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA
THIS EVENING. THIS INCLUDES THE BISMARCK AND MANDAN AREAS...AS
WELL AS THE LINTON...ELGIN...AND CENTER AREAS. SURROUNDING THIS
AREA...A WIND ADVISORY CONTINUES THIS EVENING FOR NORTHEAST WINDS
OF 25 TO 40 MPH. THIS INCLUDES THE JAMESTOWN...DICKINSON AND
WASHBURN AND MINOT AREAS. A DEEP BROAD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN
NEBRASKA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY
TONIGHT CAUSING WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS. THE
WINDS WILL DIMINISH BELOW ADVISORY AND WARNING CRITERIA AFTER
MIDNIGHT.

MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...
SHOULD USE CAUTION.

NDZ020-034>036-042-045>047-050-020500-
/O.UPG.KBIS.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-080502T0500Z/
/O.NEW.KBIS.HW.W.0002.080501T2357Z-080502T0500Z/
OLIVER-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-MCINTOSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTER...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...
ELGIN...FORT YATES...LINTON...NAPOLEON...ASHLEY
657 PM CDT THU MAY 1 2008 /557 PM MDT THU MAY 1 2008/

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT /11 PM MDT/
TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT /11 PM MDT/
TONIGHT. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

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.

$$

NDZ011>013-018-019-021>023-025-033-037-041-048-051-020500-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-080502T0500Z/
WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-DUNN-MERCER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-
STARK-STUTSMAN-HETTINGER-LA MOURE-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MINOT...TOWNER...RUGBY...KILLDEER...
BEULAH...HAZEN...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...
DICKINSON...JAMESTOWN...MOTT...EDGELEY...OAKES
657 PM CDT THU MAY 1 2008 /557 PM MDT THU MAY 1 2008/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT /11 PM MDT/
TONIGHT...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT /11 PM MDT/
TONIGHT. 

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$


ABELING
000 
WWUS73 KBIS 020246
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
946 PM CDT THU MAY 1 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL UNTIL
MIDNIGHT CDT...

...A WIND ADVISORY IS NOW EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND MOST
OF SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA UNTIL 5 AM CDT...

.STRONG EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS
HIGH AS 65 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA
THIS EVENING. THIS INCLUDES THE BISMARCK AND MANDAN AREAS...AS
WELL AS THE LINTON...ELGIN...AND CENTER AREAS. AFTER THE HIGH WIND
WARNNG EXPIRES AT MIDNIGHT CDT...A WIND ADVISORY CONTINUES UNTIL
5 AM CDT FOR NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH. THIS INCLUDES THE
JAMESTOWN...WASHBURN...BISMARCK AND MANDAN AREAS. A DEEP BROAD
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN NEBRASKA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THIS
AFTERNOON AND EARLY TONIGHT CAUSING WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE
NORTHERN PLAINS. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH BELOW ADVISORY AND
WARNING CRITERIA AFTER MIDNIGHT.

MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...
SHOULD USE CAUTION.

NDZ020-034>036-046-047-050-021000-
/O.EXB.KBIS.WI.Y.0009.080502T0500Z-080502T1000Z/
/O.CON.KBIS.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080502T0500Z/
OLIVER-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-EMMONS-LOGAN-MCINTOSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTER...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...
LINTON...NAPOLEON...ASHLEY
946 PM CDT THU MAY 1 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT
TONIGHT...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CDT FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CDT FRIDAY. A HIGH WIND
WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT. 

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.

$$

NDZ042-045-020500-
/O.CON.KBIS.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080502T0500Z/
GRANT-SIOUX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELGIN...FORT YATES
946 PM CDT THU MAY 1 2008 /846 PM MDT THU MAY 1 2008/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT /11 PM
MDT/ TONIGHT...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT /11 PM
MDT/ TONIGHT. 

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.

$$

NDZ010-020500-
/O.EXA.KBIS.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-080502T0500Z/
MOUNTRAIL-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NEW TOWN
946 PM CDT THU MAY 1 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT. 

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

NDZ018-019-021>023-025-037-048-051-021000-
/O.EXT.KBIS.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-080502T1000Z/
DUNN-MERCER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-STUTSMAN-LA MOURE-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...GARRISON...
MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...JAMESTOWN...EDGELEY...OAKES
946 PM CDT THU MAY 1 2008 /846 PM MDT THU MAY 1 2008/

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CDT /4 AM MDT/ FRIDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CDT /4 AM MDT/
FRIDAY. 

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

NDZ011>013-033-041-020500-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-080502T0500Z/
WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-STARK-HETTINGER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MINOT...TOWNER...RUGBY...DICKINSON...
MOTT
946 PM CDT THU MAY 1 2008 /846 PM MDT THU MAY 1 2008/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT /11 PM MDT/
TONIGHT...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT /11 PM MDT/
TONIGHT. 

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$
000 
WWUS73 KBIS 020446
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1146 PM CDT THU MAY 1 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL...

...A WIND ADVISORY IS NOW EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH
DAKOTA UNTIL 5 AM CDT...

.STRONG EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH A FEW HIGHER 
GUSTS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA OVERNIGHT. THIS
INCLUDES THE JAMESTOWN...WASHBURN...BISMARCK AND MANDAN
AREAS...AND LINTON...ELLENDALE...AND OAKES. A DEEP BROAD LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM IN NEBRASKA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY TONIGHT
CAUSING WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS. THE WINDS
WILL DIMINISH BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA BY MORNING.

MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...
SHOULD USE CAUTION.

NDZ020-034>036-046-047-050-021000-
/O.CAN.KBIS.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080502T0500Z/
/O.EXT.KBIS.WI.Y.0009.080502T0446Z-080502T1000Z/
OLIVER-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-EMMONS-LOGAN-MCINTOSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTER...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...
LINTON...NAPOLEON...ASHLEY
1146 PM CDT THU MAY 1 2008

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CDT FRIDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CDT
FRIDAY. 

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.

$$

NDZ042-045-020600-
/O.CAN.KBIS.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080502T0500Z/
GRANT-SIOUX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELGIN...FORT YATES
1146 PM CDT THU MAY 1 2008 /1046 PM MDT THU MAY 1 2008/

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CDT
FRIDAY. 

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.

$$

NDZ010>013-033-041-020600-
/O.CAN.KBIS.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-080502T0500Z/
MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-STARK-HETTINGER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER...RUGBY...
DICKINSON...MOTT
1146 PM CDT THU MAY 1 2008 /1046 PM MDT THU MAY 1 2008/

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

THE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. 

$$

NDZ018-019-021>023-025-037-048-051-021000-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-080502T1000Z/
DUNN-MERCER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-STUTSMAN-LA MOURE-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...GARRISON...
MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...JAMESTOWN...EDGELEY...OAKES
1146 PM CDT THU MAY 1 2008 /1046 PM MDT THU MAY 1 2008/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CDT /4 AM MDT/
FRIDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CDT /4 AM MDT/
FRIDAY. 

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

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.

$$
000 
WWUS73 KBIS 020940
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
440 AM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008

...A WIND ADVISORY IS NOW EFFECT FOR CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AND
SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA TODAY AND EARLY THIS EVENING...

.STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
45 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA
TODAY AND EARLY THIS EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS ARE BEING CAUSED BY A
DEEP BROAD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA. THE LOW WILL
REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THIS MORNING...THEN MOVE SLOWLY EAST THIS
AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT AS THE LOW EXITS THE
REGION. 

MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...
SHOULD USE CAUTION.

NDZ040-043-044-021745-
/O.NEW.KBIS.WI.Y.0010.080502T1800Z-080503T0200Z/
SLOPE-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARMARTH...BOWMAN...HETTINGER
340 AM MDT FRI MAY 2 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS
EVENING. 

NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH CAN BE
EXPECTED. THE WINDS WILL DROP BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA THIS
EVENING. 

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

$$

NDZ031>033-041-042-045-021745-
/O.EXB.KBIS.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-080503T0200Z/
GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-HETTINGER-GRANT-SIOUX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MOTT...
ELGIN...FORT YATES
440 AM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008 /340 AM MDT FRI MAY 2 2008/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING. 

NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH
CAN BE EXPECTED. THE WINDS WILL DROP BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA THIS
EVENING.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

$$

NDZ018>023-025-034>037-046>048-050-051-021745-
/O.EXT.KBIS.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-080503T0200Z/
DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-MORTON-BURLEIGH-
KIDDER-STUTSMAN-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...
GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...
STEELE...JAMESTOWN...LINTON...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
440 AM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008 /340 AM MDT FRI MAY 2 2008/

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING. 

NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH CAN BE
EXPECTED. THE WINDS WILL DROP BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA THIS
EVENING. 

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

$$
000 
WWUS73 KBIS 021728
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1228 PM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AND
SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING...

.STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
45 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA
TODAY AND EARLY THIS EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS ARE BEING CAUSED
BY A DEEP BROAD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER IOWA. THE LOW WILL
MOVE SLOWLY EAST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT
AS THE LOW EXITS THE REGION.

MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...
SHOULD USE CAUTION.

NDZ040-043-044-030130-
/O.EXT.KBIS.WI.Y.0010.080502T1728Z-080503T0200Z/
SLOPE-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARMARTH...BOWMAN...HETTINGER
1128 AM MDT FRI MAY 2 2008

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH CAN BE
EXPECTED. THE WINDS WILL DROP BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA THIS
EVENING.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

$$

NDZ018>023-025-031>037-041-042-045>048-050-051-030130-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-080503T0200Z/
DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-GOLDEN VALLEY-
BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-HETTINGER-GRANT-
SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...
GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...BEACH...MEDORA...
DICKINSON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...MOTT...
ELGIN...FORT YATES...LINTON...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
1228 PM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008 /1128 AM MDT FRI MAY 2 2008/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING...

NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH
CAN BE EXPECTED. THE WINDS WILL DROP BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA THIS
EVENING.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

$$
TWH
000 
WWUS73 KBIS 022044
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
344 PM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AND
SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

.STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
45 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA
TODAY AND EARLY THIS EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS ARE BEING CAUSED
BY A DEEP BROAD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER NORTHERN IOWA. WINDS
WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING AS THE LOW MOVE TOWARDS THE GREAT
LAKES.

MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...
SHOULD USE CAUTION.

NDZ018>023-025-031>037-041-042-045>048-050-051-030200-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-080503T0200Z/
DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-GOLDEN VALLEY-
BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-HETTINGER-GRANT-
SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...
GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...BEACH...MEDORA...
DICKINSON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...MOTT...
ELGIN...FORT YATES...LINTON...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
344 PM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008 /244 PM MDT FRI MAY 2 2008/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING...

WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO
THE EARLY EVENING. EXPECT WINDS TO DIMINISH BELOW ADVISORY
CRITERIA AROUND SUNSET.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

$$

NDZ040-043-044-030200-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-080503T0200Z/
SLOPE-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARMARTH...BOWMAN...HETTINGER
244 PM MDT FRI MAY 2 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

LOOK FOR NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 40 MPH TO SLOWLY DIMINISH EARLY THIS EVENING. THE WINDS
SHOULD DROP BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA AROUND SUNSET.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

$$
000 
WWUS73 KBIS 030204
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
904 PM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008

...WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE...

.WINDS OVER WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA HAVE CALMED TO BELOW
ADVISORY CRITERIA. EXPECT NORTHERLY WINDS TO PERSIST AT AROUND 10
MPH THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.


NDZ018>023-025-031>037-041-042-045>048-050-051-030315-
/O.EXP.KBIS.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-080503T0200Z/
DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-GOLDEN VALLEY-
BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-HETTINGER-GRANT-
SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...
GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...BEACH...MEDORA...
DICKINSON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...MOTT...
ELGIN...FORT YATES...LINTON...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
904 PM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008 /804 PM MDT FRI MAY 2 2008/

...WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

WINDS OVER WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA HAVE CALMED TO BELOW
ADVISORY CRITERIA. EXPECT NORTHERLY WINDS TO PERSIST AT AROUND 10
MPH THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

$$

NDZ040-043-044-030315-
/O.EXP.KBIS.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-080503T0200Z/
SLOPE-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARMARTH...BOWMAN...HETTINGER
804 PM MDT FRI MAY 2 2008

...WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

WINDS OVER WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA HAVE CALMED TO BELOW
ADVISORY CRITERIA. EXPECT NORTHERLY WINDS TO PERSIST AT AROUND 10
MPH THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.


$$


JWS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 1, 3:10 PM MDTSnow and Blowing Snow AdvisoryBISAdams, Billings, Bowman, Golden Valley, Grant, Hettinger and 2 more19 hr
May 1, 5:57 PM MDTHigh Wind WarningBISBurleigh, Emmons, Grant, Kidder, Logan, McIntosh and 1 more5 hr

Nearby

Wind Advisories in North Dakota, 2008Every wind advisory in 2008

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.