Alert archive / North Dakota / Wind Advisories in 2008
Wind Advisory 4, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this wind advisory at Mar 29, 2008, 11:12 PM CDT for 13 counties in Minnesota; 17 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Mar 30, 2008, 12:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 29, 2008, 11:12 PM CDT (04:12 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 30, 2008, 12:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 30, 2008, 10:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
All 30 counties
Becker County, MN, Clay County, MN, Grant County, MN, Kittson 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, 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), 9 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:15 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, 4.2 hours before the alert went out and 277 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
- 1328 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -102 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 53 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 300412 NPWFGF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 1112 PM CDT SAT MAR 29 2008 ...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS TO CONTINUE INTO EARLY MORNING HOURS... .STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ASSOCIATED WITH AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. MNZ001>005-007-008-013>015-029-NDZ008-016-027-029-030-039-053- 300800- /O.NEW.KFGF.WI.Y.0004.080330T0500Z-080330T0800Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL- PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-WILKIN-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY- GRAND FORKS-STEELE-TRAILL-CASS-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN... THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...BRECKENRIDGE... CAVALIER...GRAFTON...GRAND FORKS...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...FARGO... WAHPETON 1112 PM CDT SAT MAR 29 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CDT SUNDAY. SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. THESE WINDS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE NORTH DAKOTA MANITOBA BORDER. 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. $$ VOELKER
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS73 KFGF 300759 NPWFGF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 259 AM CDT SUN MAR 30 2008 ...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP EARLY THIS MORNING... .STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL DEVELOP EARLY THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE LATE MORNING HOURS. THE STRONG WINDS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IN SOUTHERN MANITOBA THAT WILL PUSH EAST INTO ONTARIO. MNZ022-027-028-030-031-040-NDZ006-007-014-015-024-026-028-038-049- 052-054-301500- /O.EXB.KFGF.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-080330T1500Z/ MAHNOMEN-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL- GRANT-TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-NELSON-GRIGGS-BARNES- RANSOM-SARGENT-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MAHNOMEN...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE... FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...ELBOW LAKE...CANDO...LANGDON... MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA... COOPERSTOWN...VALLEY CITY...LISBON...GWINNER...ADAMS 259 AM CDT SUN MAR 30 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WINDS WITH GUSTS OF UP TO 40 MPH WILL DEVELOP EARLY THIS MORNING ACROSS EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA AND CONTINUE UNTIL THE LATE MORNING HOURS. THESE WINDS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE NORTH DAKOTA...MANITOBA BORDER THAT WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH EAST INTO ONTARIO. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ MNZ001>005-007-008-013>015-029-NDZ008-016-027-029-030-039-053- 301500- /O.EXT.KFGF.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-080330T1500Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL- PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-WILKIN-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY- GRAND FORKS-STEELE-TRAILL-CASS-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN... THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...BRECKENRIDGE... CAVALIER...GRAFTON...GRAND FORKS...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...FARGO... WAHPETON 259 AM CDT SUN MAR 30 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WINDS WITH GUSTS OF UP TO 40 MPH WILL DEVELOP EARLY THIS MORNING ACROSS EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA AND CONTINUE UNTIL THE LATE MORNING HOURS. THESE WINDS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE NORTH DAKOTA...MANITOBA BORDER THAT WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH EAST INTO ONTARIO. 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. $$ G2/JH
000 WWUS73 KFGF 301449 NPWFGF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 949 AM CDT SUN MAR 30 2008 MNZ001>005-007-008-013>015-022-027>031-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024- 026>030-038-039-049-052>054-301600- /O.EXP.KFGF.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-080330T1500Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL- PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-MAHNOMEN-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER- WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-TOWNER-CAVALIER- PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON- GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT- RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN... THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...MAHNOMEN... DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS... NEW YORK MILLS...ELBOW LAKE...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER... MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA... GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY... FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON...ADAMS 949 AM CDT SUN MAR 30 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY. $$ TG
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.