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High Wind Warning 1, NWS Grand Forks, ND

June 11, 200810 counties in North Dakota; 10 counties in Minnesota

NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this high wind warning at Jun 11, 2008, 8:25 AM CDT for 10 counties in North Dakota; 10 counties in Minnesota. It was in force for 5 hr. 19 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jun 11, 2008, 8:25 AM CDT (13:25 UTC)
Expired
Jun 11, 2008, 12:55 PM CDT
In force
5 hr
Issued by
NWS Grand Forks, ND

Counties Becker County, MN, Clay County, MN, Clearwater County, MN, Grant County, MN, Hubbard County, MN, Mahnomen County, MN, Norman County, MN, Otter Tail County, MN, Wadena County, MN, Wilkin County, MN, Barnes County, ND, Cass County, ND, Grand Forks County, ND, Griggs County, ND, Nelson County, ND, Ransom County, ND, Richland County, ND, Sargent County, ND, Steele County, ND, Traill County, ND

The radar

The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:27 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 11, 8:30 AM CDTHIGH SUST WINDS 50Valley City, NDHIGH WINDS RESULTED IN POWER OUTAGES AT VALLEY CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND VALLEY CITY COLLEGE. NUMEROUS TREES WERE REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN BLOWN DOWN BETWEEN THE COMMUNITIES OF VALLEY CITY AND LITCHVILLE.
Jun 11, 8:30 AM CDTHIGH SUST WINDSValley City, NDHIGH WINDS HAVE RESULTED IN POWER OUTAGES AT VALLEY CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND VALLEY CITY COLLEGE
Jun 11, 8:30 AM CDTNON-TSTM WND DMGLitchville, NDAT LEAST FIVE 10 TO 20 FOOT EVERGREEN TREES WERE UPROOTED AS A RESULT OF HIGH WINDS IN THE AREA
Jun 11, 8:30 AM CDTNON-TSTM WND DMGLitchville, NDAT LEAST FIVE 20 TO 30 FOOT EVERGREEN TREES WERE UPROOTED AS A RESULT OF HIGH WINDS IN THE AREA
Jun 11, 8:35 AM CDTNON-TSTM WND DMGFort Ransom, NDHIGH WINDS HAVE PRODUCED POWER OUTAGES AT FT. RANSOM STATE PARK.
Jun 11, 8:50 AM CDTNON-TSTM WND DMG10 N Valley City, NDBARN BLOWN DOWN.
Jun 11, 9:01 AM CDTHIGH SUST WINDS 612 W Tenney, MNSUSTAINED WINDS OF 51 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 62 MPH MEASURED BY THE MNDOT RWIS SITE NEAR HWY 75.
Jun 11, 9:15 AM CDTNON-TSTM WND DMG1 E Tower City, NDHIGH WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WERE BREAKING OFF LARGE 4-6 INCH BRANCHES FROM THE TREE TOPS.
Jun 11, 9:23 AM CDTHIGH SUST WINDS 502 Nnw Rothsay, MNSUSTAINED WINDS AT 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 57 MPH MEASURED BY MNDOT SENSOR.
Jun 11, 9:31 AM CDTNON-TSTM WND DMGFoxhome, MNLARGE 8-10 INCH BRANCHES AND LIMBS BROKEN DOWN. 40 FOOT BOX ELDER TREE BROKEN DOWN OR UPROOTED. ESTIMATED 60 MPH WINDS.
Jun 11, 9:51 AM CDTNON-TSTM WND DMGPage, NDONE 18-24 INCH TREE LIMB BROKEN DOWN...ALONG WITH NUMEROUS SMALLER TREE BRANCHES. WINDS HAVE BEEN INCREASING DURING PAST HALF HOUR.
Jun 11, 9:59 AM CDTNON-TSTM WND DMG3 Wnw Fergus Falls, MNTWO SEMI-TRUCKS BLOWN OVER ON I-94 NEAR MILE POST 53.
Jun 11, 10:00 AM CDTNON-TSTM WND DMG2 Ne Buxton, NDTWO POWER POLES BLOWN OVER ALONG HWY 81.
Jun 11, 10:00 AM CDTNON-TSTM WND DMG6 Ne Hatton, ND2 LARGE TREES BLOWN DOWN
Jun 11, 10:30 AM CDTHIGH SUST WINDS 482 Nw Buffalo, NDSUSTAINED WINDS TO 48 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS TO 54 MPH MEASURED AT THE NDDOT RWIS SITE ON HWY 38. SUSTAINED WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH SINCE 930 AM CDT.
Jun 11, 10:57 AM CDTHAIL 0.88Lidgerwood, NDHAIL OCCURRED FOR A FEW MINUTES FROM 1057 TO 11 AM CDT.
Jun 11, 11:23 AM CDTHIGH SUST WINDS 583 Ne Hendrum, MNSUSTAINED WINDS AT 43 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 58 MPH MEASURED AT THE MNDOT RWIS SITE NEAR HWY 200.
Jun 11, 11:25 AM CDTNON-TSTM WND DMGFertile, MNNUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES DOWN AROUND TOWN.
Jun 11, 12:05 PM CDTHAIL 0.885 E Brampton, ND

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Aberdeen, SD (KABR), launched 12:00Z, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 264 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, Aberdeen, SD at 12:00Z on 2008-06-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 5 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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, Aberdeen, SD at 12:00Z on 2008-06-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 633 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
5 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
491 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
84 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
633 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
706 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.0

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The text

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

000 
WWUS73 KFGF 111325
NPWFGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
825 AM CDT WED JUN 11 2008

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED THIS MORNING...

.STRONG WINDS GUSTING TO 60 MPH WILL PERSIST IN BARNES...RANSOM
AND SARGENT COUNTIES THROUGH NOON.

NDZ038-049-052-111700-
/O.NEW.KFGF.HW.W.0001.080611T1325Z-080611T1700Z/
BARNES-RANSOM-SARGENT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALLEY CITY...LISBON...GWINNER
825 AM CDT WED JUN 11 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY. 

STRONG WINDS FROM 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH WILL
PERSIST THIS MORNING IN RANSOM...SARGENT AND BARNES COUNTIES. THIS
STRONG WIND IS OCCURRING BEHIND A LINE OF WEAKENING SHOWERS. WINDS
WILL SUBSIDE SOME AFTER NOON...ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL STILL REMAIN
FAIRLY STRONG TODAY.

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.

$$
DK
4 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS73 KFGF 111347
NPWFGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
847 AM CDT WED JUN 11 2008

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON IN EASTERN NORTH
DAKOTA...

.STRONG WINDS GUSTING TO 60 MPH WILL PERSIST IN EASTERN NORTH
DAKOTA FROM GRAND FORKS COUNTY SOUTH TO RICHLAND COUNTY AND POINTS WEST.
WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE BY EARLY AFTERNOON.

NDZ026>030-039-053-111800-
/O.EXB.KFGF.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080611T1800Z/
NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-CASS-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...
FINLEY...MAYVILLE...FARGO...WAHPETON
847 AM CDT WED JUN 11 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. 

STRONG WINDS FROM 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH WILL
PERSIST IN EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA FROM GRAND FORKS COUNTY SOUTH TO
RICHLAND COUNTY AND POINTS WEST THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. SOME
DAMAGE HAS ALREADY BEEN REPORTED IN BARNES COUNTY.

THIS STRONG WIND IS OCCURRING BEHIND A LINE OF WEAKENING SHOWERS.
WINDS WILL SUBSIDE SOME BY EARLY AFTERNOON...ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL
STILL REMAIN FAIRLY STRONG TODAY.

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.

$$

NDZ038-049-052-111800-
/O.EXT.KFGF.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080611T1800Z/
BARNES-RANSOM-SARGENT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALLEY CITY...LISBON...GWINNER
847 AM CDT WED JUN 11 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON. 

STRONG WINDS FROM 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH WILL
PERSIST THIS MORNING IN RANSOM...SARGENT AND BARNES COUNTIES.
THIS STRONG WIND IS OCCURRING BEHIND A LINE OF WEAKENING SHOWERS.
WINDS WILL SUBSIDE SOME AFTER NOON...ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL STILL
REMAIN FAIRLY STRONG TODAY. TREES HAVE BEEN UPROOTED NEAR
LITCHVILLE AT 830 AM THIS MORNING. POWER OUTAGES HAVE ALSO BEEN
REPORTED IN VALLEY CITY THIS MORNING. 

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.

$$
DK
000 
WWUS73 KFGF 111430
NPWFGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
930 AM CDT WED JUN 11 2008

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON IN EASTERN NORTH
DAKOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...

.STRONG WINDS GUSTING TO 60 MPH WILL PERSIST IN EASTERN NORTH
DAKOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

MNZ002-003-022>024-027>032-040-112000-
/O.EXB.KFGF.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080611T2000Z/
NORMAN-CLAY-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-
EAST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...MAHNOMEN...
LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...
BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...
ELBOW LAKE
930 AM CDT WED JUN 11 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. 

STRONG WINDS FROM 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH WILL
PERSIST THROUGH 3 PM IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THIS STRONG WIND
IS OCCURRING BEHIND A LINE OF WEAKENING SHOWERS. WINDS WILL
SUBSIDE SOME BY LATE AFTERNOON. 

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.

$$

NDZ026>030-038-039-049-052-053-111800-
/O.CON.KFGF.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080611T1800Z/
NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-
SARGENT-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...
FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...
WAHPETON
930 AM CDT WED JUN 11 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON. 

STRONG WINDS FROM 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH WILL
PERSIST IN EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA FROM GRAND FORKS COUNTY SOUTH TO
RICHLAND COUNTY AND POINTS WEST THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. SOME
DAMAGE HAS ALREADY BEEN REPORTED IN BARNES COUNTY.

THIS STRONG WIND IS OCCURRING BEHIND A LINE OF WEAKENING SHOWERS.
WINDS WILL SUBSIDE SOME BY EARLY AFTERNOON...ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL
STILL REMAIN FAIRLY STRONG TODAY.

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.

$$
DK
000 
WWUS73 KFGF 111624
NPWFGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
1124 AM CDT WED JUN 11 2008

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TODAY IN EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND WESTERN
MINNESOTA...

.STRONG WINDS WILL GUST TO 60 MPH THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON IN WEST
CENTRAL MINNESOTA. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE SOME BY LATE AFTERNOON.

NDZ026-027-120000-
/O.CAN.KFGF.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080611T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KFGF.WI.Y.0015.080611T1624Z-080612T0000Z/
NELSON-GRAND FORKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS
1124 AM CDT WED JUN 11 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE
HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

STRONG WINDS FROM 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH WILL PERSIST
IN NORTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA INTO NORTHWEST MINNESOTA TODAY. WINDS
WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT.

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.

$$

MNZ002-003-022>024-027>032-040-112000-
/O.CON.KFGF.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080611T2000Z/
NORMAN-CLAY-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-
EAST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...MAHNOMEN...
LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...
BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...
ELBOW LAKE
1124 AM CDT WED JUN 11 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON. 

STRONG WINDS FROM 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH WILL
PERSIST THROUGH 3 PM IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THIS STRONG WIND
IS OCCURRING BEHIND A LINE OF WEAKENING SHOWERS. WINDS WILL
SUBSIDE SOME BY LATE AFTERNOON.

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.

$$

NDZ028>030-038-039-049-052-053-111800-
/O.CON.KFGF.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080611T1800Z/
GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...
VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON
1124 AM CDT WED JUN 11 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON. 

STRONG WINDS FROM 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH WILL
PERSIST IN SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. DAMAGE
HAS BEEN REPORTED IN BARNES COUNTY INTO WESTERN CASS COUNTY.

THIS STRONG WIND IS OCCURRING BEHIND A LINE OF WEAKENING SHOWERS.
WINDS WILL SUBSIDE SOME BY EARLY AFTERNOON...ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL
STILL REMAIN FAIRLY STRONG TODAY. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS THIS
AFTERNOON MAY PRODUCE LOCALLY DAMAGING WIND AND LARGE HAIL.

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.

$$

MNZ001-004>009-013>017-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-054-120000-
/O.NEW.KFGF.WI.Y.0015.080611T1624Z-080612T0000Z/
WEST POLK-KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-WEST MARSHALL-
EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-
NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-
RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALLOCK...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN...RED LAKE...
THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...
CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...
GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...ADAMS
1124 AM CDT WED JUN 11 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

WIND FROM 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL 

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
000 
WWUS73 KFGF 111755
NPWFGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
1255 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2008

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TODAY IN EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND
WESTERN MINNESOTA...

.STRONG WINDS WILL GUST TO 50 MPH THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON IN
EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND WESTERN MINNESOTA. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE
THIS EVENING.

MNZ002-003-022>024-027>032-040-120000-
/O.CAN.KFGF.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080611T2000Z/
/O.EXA.KFGF.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-080612T0000Z/
NORMAN-CLAY-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-
EAST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...MAHNOMEN...
LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...
BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...
ELBOW LAKE
1255 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE
HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

WINDS FROM 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH
THIS AFTERNOON IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. WINDS WILL SLOWLY
SUBSIDE THIS AFTERNOON...ALTHOUGH LOCALLY STRONG WINDS WILL OCCUR
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THIS EVENING.

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.

$$

NDZ028>030-038-039-049-052-053-120000-
/O.CAN.KFGF.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080611T1800Z/
/O.EXA.KFGF.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-080612T0000Z/
GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...
VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON
1255 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE
HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

WINDS FROM 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH
THIS AFTERNOON IN SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE THIS
EVENING...ALTHOUGH ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE LOCALLY
STRONG WINDS THROUGH THIS EVENING.

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.

$$

MNZ001-004>009-013>017-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026-027-054-120000-
/O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-080612T0000Z/
WEST POLK-KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-WEST MARSHALL-
EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-
NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-
RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-
WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALLOCK...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN...RED LAKE...
THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...
CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...
GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...ADAMS
1255 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

WINDS FROM 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH
THIS AFTERNOON IN EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA INTO NORTHWEST MINNESOTA.
WINDS WILL SUBSIDE THIS EVENING.

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

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 11, 3:50 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGFRansom, Sargent31 min
Jun 11, 10:59 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGFRichland46 min
Jun 11, 11:24 AM CDTWind AdvisoryFGFBarnes, Benson, Cass, Cavalier, Eddy, Grand Forks and 11 more8 hr
Jun 11, 11:55 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGFSargent50 min
Jun 11, 12:51 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchFGFBarnes, Cass, Ransom, Richland, Sargent6 hr
Jun 11, 1:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGFCass, Ransom, Richland, Sargent66 min
Jun 11, 1:44 PM CDTHigh Wind WarningFGFBarnes, Cass, Ransom, Richland, Sargent5 hr
Jun 11, 2:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGFCass, Ransom, Richland53 min
Jun 11, 3:08 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningFGFCass5 hr
Jun 11, 3:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGFBarnes61 min

Nearby

High Wind Warnings in North Dakota, 2008High Wind Warnings in Minnesota, 2008Every high wind warning 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.