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High Wind Warning 2, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this high wind warning at Jun 11, 2008, 1:44 PM CDT for 5 counties in North Dakota; 10 counties in Minnesota. It was in force for 5 hr. 9 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, 1:44 PM CDT (18:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 11, 2008, 7:00 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, Ransom County, ND, Richland County, ND, Sargent County, ND
The radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 114 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:45 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 2:04 PM CDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 40 | 2 Nw Rothsay, MN | WINDS SUSTAINED AT 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 53 MPH. |
| Jun 11, 2:09 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Ne Barrie, ND | SEVERAL LARGE 4-6 INCH BRANCHES DOWN. |
| Jun 11, 2:09 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 70 | Audubon, MN | HIGH WIND GUSTS NEARLY FLATTENING TREES NEAR AUDUBON LAKE. |
| Jun 11, 2:36 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | Davenport, ND | WINDS AT 50-60 MPH WITH LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. |
| Jun 11, 3:10 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Fargo, ND | STREET FLOODING REPORTED IN FARGO. |
| Jun 11, 3:10 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Fargo, ND | STREET FLOODING REPORTED IN FARGO...FARGO AIRPORT NOW RECORDING 0.50 INCHES OF RAIN IN THE LAST 30 MINUTES |
| Jun 11, 3:11 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 2 Ese Lake Park, MN | SUSTAINED WINDS AT 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 58 MPH MEASURED AT THE MNDOR RWIS SITE NEAR HWY 10. |
| Jun 11, 3:15 PM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 0.4 | Fargo, ND | FARGO AIRPORT RECORDED 0.40 INCHES OF RAIN IN 15 MINUTES |
| Jun 11, 4:00 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 W Rogers, ND | LARGE 3-4 INCH DIAMETER BRANCHES BROKEN DOWN. |
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, 6.7 hours before the alert went out and 259 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS73 KFGF 111844 NPWFGF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 144 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2008 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TODAY IN EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND WESTERN MINNESOTA... .STRONG WINDS WILL GUST TO 60 MPH THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON IN EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND WESTERN MINNESOTA. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE THIS EVENING. MNZ002-003-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ038-039-049-052-053-120000- /O.UPG.KFGF.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-080612T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.HW.W.0002.080611T1844Z-080612T0000Z/ NORMAN-CLAY-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER- EAST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT- BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...MAHNOMEN... LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE... BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA... ELBOW LAKE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON 144 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WINDS FROM 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON IN SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE THIS EVENING. THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS WILL ALSO HELP TO MIX DAMAGING WINDS TO THE SURFACE. 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. $$ MNZ001-004>009-013>017-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-054-120000- /O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-080612T0000Z/ WEST POLK-KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-WEST MARSHALL- EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK- NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON- RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE- TRAILL-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALLOCK...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN...RED LAKE... THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI... CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE... GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN... FINLEY...MAYVILLE...ADAMS 144 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. WINDS FROM 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON IN EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA INTO NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR FREQUENT GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ DK
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS73 KFGF 120010 NPWFGF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 710 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2008 ...HIGH WINDS NO LONGER EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE REGION... .A DEEP AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT NORTH THROUGH THE REGION TONIGHT. AS IT DOES WINDS WILL DIMINISH FROM SOUTH TO NORTH. GUSTY WINDS CAN STILL BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTH HALF OF THE VALLEY FOR A FEW MORE HOURS. MNZ002-003-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ038-039-049-052-053-120115- /O.EXP.KFGF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080612T0000Z/ NORMAN-CLAY-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER- EAST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT- BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...MAHNOMEN... LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE... BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA... ELBOW LAKE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON 710 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE LIFTS NORTH THROUGH THE REGION. $$ MNZ001-004>009-013>017-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-054-120200- /O.EXP.KFGF.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-080612T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.WI.Y.0016.080612T0010Z-080612T0200Z/ WEST POLK-KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-WEST MARSHALL- EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK- NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON- RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE- TRAILL-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALLOCK...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN...RED LAKE... THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI... CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE... GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN... FINLEY...MAYVILLE...ADAMS 710 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS EXTENDED THE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST TO OVER 40 MPH ACROSS THE NORTHERN VALLEY FOR A FEW MORE HOURS BEFORE BEGINNING TO DIMINISH. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR FREQUENT GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS73 KFGF 120012 CCA NPWFGF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 710 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2008 ...HIGH WINDS NO LONGER EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE REGION... .A DEEP AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT NORTH THROUGH THE REGION TONIGHT. AS IT DOES WINDS WILL DIMINISH FROM SOUTH TO NORTH. GUSTY WINDS CAN STILL BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTH HALF OF THE VALLEY FOR A FEW MORE HOURS. MNZ002-003-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ038-039-049-052-053-120115- /O.EXP.KFGF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080612T0000Z/ NORMAN-CLAY-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER- EAST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT- BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...MAHNOMEN... LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE... BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA... ELBOW LAKE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON 710 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE LIFTS NORTH THROUGH THE REGION. $$ MNZ001-004>009-013>017-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-054-120200- /O.EXP.KFGF.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-080612T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.WI.Y.0016.080612T0010Z-080612T0200Z/ WEST POLK-KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-WEST MARSHALL- EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK- NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON- RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE- TRAILL-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALLOCK...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN...RED LAKE... THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI... CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE... GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN... FINLEY...MAYVILLE...ADAMS 710 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS EXTENDED THE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST TO OVER 40 MPH ACROSS THE NORTHERN VALLEY FOR A FEW MORE HOURS BEFORE BEGINNING TO DIMINISH. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR FREQUENT GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 3:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Ransom, Sargent | 31 min |
| Jun 11, 8:25 AM CDT | High Wind Warning | FGF | Barnes, Cass, Grand Forks, Griggs, Nelson, Ransom and 4 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 11, 10:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Richland | 46 min |
| Jun 11, 11:24 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | FGF | Barnes, Benson, Cass, Cavalier, Eddy, Grand Forks and 11 more | 8 hr |
| Jun 11, 11:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Sargent | 50 min |
| Jun 11, 12:51 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | FGF | Barnes, Cass, Ransom, Richland, Sargent | 6 hr |
| Jun 11, 1:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Cass, Ransom, Richland, Sargent | 66 min |
| Jun 11, 2:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Cass, Ransom, Richland | 53 min |
| Jun 11, 3:08 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FGF | Cass | 5 hr |
| Jun 11, 3:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Barnes | 61 min |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in Minnesota, 2008High Wind Warnings in North Dakota, 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.