Alert archive / North Dakota / High Wind Warnings in 2010
High Wind Warning 4, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this high wind warning at Jun 16, 2010, 3:01 PM MDT for 23 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Jun 17, 2010, 9:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 33 hr. 24 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 16, 2010, 3:01 PM MDT (21:01 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 17, 2010, 9:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Jun 18, 2010, 6:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 33 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
All 23 counties
Adams County, ND, Billings County, ND, Bowman 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, McIntosh County, ND, McKenzie County, ND, Mercer County, ND, Oliver County, ND, Sheridan County, ND, Slope County, ND, Stark County, ND, Stutsman County, ND, Wells County, ND
The radar
The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:00 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 17, 10:30 AM MDT | TSTM WND DMG | Hettinger, ND | DAMAGE TO TREES...A BUILDING...AND AUTOMOBILES IN THE CITY OF HETTINGER. NWS IS SPEAKING WITH EYE WITNESSES. PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION IS THAT THIS MAY HAVE BEEN A VERY SMALL...WEAK TORNADO. |
| Jun 17, 10:55 AM MDT | HAIL 1 | Crystal Springs, ND | HAIL LASTED FOR 5 TO 6 MINUTES. |
| Jun 17, 11:35 AM MDT | HAIL 1 | 4 Sw Woodworth, ND | |
| Jun 17, 11:50 AM MDT | HAIL 1 | 6 N Woodworth, ND | |
| Jun 17, 12:16 PM MDT | HAIL 0.88 | Barlow, ND | |
| Jun 17, 12:47 PM MDT | HEAVY RAIN 1.1 | Elgin, ND | DURATION OF 45 MINUTES. |
| Jun 17, 1:06 PM MDT | TSTM WND GST 68 | Bismarck, ND | |
| Jun 17, 1:10 PM MDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | 2 Nw Beulah, ND | |
| Jun 17, 1:16 PM MDT | HAIL 0.88 | Beulah, ND | |
| Jun 17, 1:40 PM MDT | HAIL 1.5 | 11 Sw Medina, ND | WINDS GUSTING TO 50 MPH. |
| Jun 17, 1:47 PM MDT | TSTM WND GST 61 | 5 E Moffit, ND | LONG LAKE OBSERVATION SITE. |
| Jun 17, 2:02 PM MDT | TORNADO | 10 Nw Gackle, ND | RELAYED THROUGH STATE RADIO. CORRECTED PREVIOUS LSR FOR DIRECTION FROM GACKLE. |
| Jun 17, 2:02 PM MDT | TORNADO | 10 Sw Gackle, ND | RELAYED THROUGH STATE RADIO. |
| Jun 17, 2:30 PM MDT | TORNADO | 3 S Fessenden, ND | GRAIN BIN BLOWN INTO FIELD. REPORT RELAYED BY MEDIA. |
| Jun 17, 2:35 PM MDT | TORNADO | Fessenden, ND | RAILROAD CROSSING ARM BROKEN. |
| Jun 17, 2:43 PM MDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Ese Carrington, ND | GRAIN BINS DAMAGED. 3 EAST AND 3 SOUTH OF CARRINGTON. |
| Jun 17, 2:44 PM MDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Ese Carrington, ND | ROOF OFF A FEED BUILDING. 3 EAST AND 1 AND A HALF SOUTH OF CARRINGTON. |
| Jun 17, 2:45 PM MDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 E Carrington, ND | STORAGE BUILDING BLOWN DOWN. POWER LINES DOWN FOR ONE HALF MILE TO THE WEST. |
| Jun 17, 2:45 PM MDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Ene Carrington, ND | 3 E AND ONE AND A HALF MILES NORTHEAST OF CARRINGTON...FARM HOUSE ROOF TAKEN OFF...ONE GARAGE DAMAGED. |
| Jun 17, 3:02 PM MDT | TORNADO | 20 Nnw Jamestown, ND | BRIEF TOUCHDOWN. |
| Jun 17, 3:06 PM MDT | HAIL 1 | 3 W Mchenry, ND | WIND GUST TO 60 MPH. BRIEF RAIN 0.43 INCHES. |
| Jun 18, 11:29 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 11 Wnw Amidon, ND | SAND CREEK RAWS. |
| Jun 18, 11:29 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | Hettinger, ND | |
| Jun 18, 11:56 AM MDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 40 | 7 S Dickinson, ND | SUSTAINED WINDS AT 40 MPH ON THE 1156 AM AND 1256 PM MDT OBSERVATIONS. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 12:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 36 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
- 1421 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 49 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 67 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
884 WWUS73 KBIS 162101 NPWBIS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 401 PM CDT WED JUN 16 2010 ..HIGH WIND WARNING THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP ACROSS EASTERN MONTANA AND WYOMING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...AND INTENSIFY RAPIDLY ON THURSDAY. STRONG WEST OR SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS FAR SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA DURING THE LATE MORNING HOURS...AND THEN SPREADING NORTHEAST INTO PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...WHERE SPEEDS AROUND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. WINDS AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF UP TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...WHERE A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT. THE WINDS SHOULD DECREASE SOMEWHAT LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...BUT STRONG WESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH DAKOTA ON FRIDAY. NDZ017>020-031>036-040>047-050-170515- /O.UPG.KBIS.HW.A.0003.100617T1800Z-100618T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.HW.W.0004.100617T1500Z-100618T0600Z/ MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON- BURLEIGH-KIDDER-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS- LOGAN-MCINTOSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH... HAZEN...CENTER...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MANDAN...BISMARCK... STEELE...MARMARTH...MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER... FORT YATES...LINTON...NAPOLEON...ASHLEY 401 PM CDT WED JUN 16 2010 /301 PM MDT WED JUN 16 2010/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ THURSDAY TO 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ THURSDAY TO 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ FRIDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: VERY STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS ON THURSDAY...AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. * WINDS: WEST SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH AT TIMES ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: VERY STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PROPERTY DAMAGE IS ALSO POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ NDZ021-022-170515- /O.NEW.KBIS.HW.W.0004.100617T1500Z-100618T0600Z/ MCLEAN-SHERIDAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY 401 PM CDT WED JUN 16 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 1 AM CDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 1 AM CDT FRIDAY. * TIMING: VERY STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS ON THURSDAY...AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. * WINDS: WEST SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH AT TIMES ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: VERY STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PROPERTY DAMAGE IS ALSO POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ NDZ023-025-170515- /O.EXA.KBIS.HW.A.0003.100617T1800Z-100618T0600Z/ WELLS-FOSTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARVEY...CARRINGTON 401 PM CDT WED JUN 16 2010 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. * STRONG WINDS SHOULD DEVELOP THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. * SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH AT TIMES ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ NDZ037-048-051-170515- /O.CON.KBIS.HW.A.0003.100617T1800Z-100618T0600Z/ STUTSMAN-LA MOURE-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...EDGELEY...OAKES 401 PM CDT WED JUN 16 2010 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. * STRONG WINDS SHOULD DEVELOP THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. * SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH AT TIMES ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ CH/RK
8 follow-up statements
805 WWUS73 KBIS 170036 NPWBIS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 736 PM CDT WED JUN 16 2010 ..HIGH WIND WARNING THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP ACROSS EASTERN MONTANA AND WYOMING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...AND INTENSIFY RAPIDLY ON THURSDAY. STRONG WEST OR SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS FAR SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA DURING THE LATE MORNING HOURS...AND THEN SPREADING NORTHEAST INTO PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER SOUTHWEST AND PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...WHERE SPEEDS AROUND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. WINDS AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF UP TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... WHERE A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT. THE WINDS SHOULD DECREASE SOMEWHAT LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...BUT STRONG WESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH DAKOTA ON FRIDAY. NDZ017>022-031>036-040>047-050-170945- /O.CON.KBIS.HW.W.0004.100617T1500Z-100618T0600Z/ MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-GOLDEN VALLEY- BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT- BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-MCINTOSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH... HAZEN...CENTER...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...BEACH...MEDORA... DICKINSON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...MARMARTH...MOTT... ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES...LINTON...NAPOLEON... ASHLEY 736 PM CDT WED JUN 16 2010 /636 PM MDT WED JUN 16 2010/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ THURSDAY TO 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ FRIDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ THURSDAY TO 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ FRIDAY. * TIMING: VERY STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS ON THURSDAY...AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. * WINDS: WEST SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH AT TIMES ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: VERY STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PROPERTY DAMAGE IS ALSO POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ NDZ003>005-011>013-170945- /O.EXA.KBIS.HW.A.0003.100617T1800Z-100618T0600Z/ RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...MINOT... TOWNER...RUGBY 736 PM CDT WED JUN 16 2010 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. * STRONG WINDS SHOULD DEVELOP THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. * SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH AT TIMES ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ NDZ023-025-037-048-051-170945- /O.CON.KBIS.HW.A.0003.100617T1800Z-100618T0600Z/ WELLS-FOSTER-STUTSMAN-LA MOURE-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...JAMESTOWN... EDGELEY...OAKES 736 PM CDT WED JUN 16 2010 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. * STRONG WINDS SHOULD DEVELOP THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. * SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH AT TIMES ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ KJB
004 WWUS73 KBIS 170955 NPWBIS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 455 AM CDT THU JUN 17 2010 ...VERY STRONG WINDS TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR MOST OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT WAS OVER THE WESTERN DAKOTAS THIS THURSDAY MORNING IS FORECAST TO INTENSIFY RAPIDLY AND MOVE NORTHEAST TO SOUTHERN MANITOBA AND SASKATCHEWAN BY THIS EVENING. STRONG SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME WESTERLY OVER FAR SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA DURING THE LATE MORNING HOURS...AND THEN SPREAD INTO PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER SOUTHWEST AND PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...WHERE SPEEDS AROUND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. THUS A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING. WINDS AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF UP TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED OVER PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...WHERE A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE WINDS SHOULD DECREASE SOMEWHAT LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...BUT STRONG WESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH DAKOTA ON FRIDAY. WIND WARNINGS OR ADVISORIES WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED AGAIN ON FRIDAY. NDZ023-025-037-048-051-172100- /O.UPG.KBIS.HW.A.0003.100617T1800Z-100618T0600Z/ /O.EXB.KBIS.HW.W.0004.100617T1800Z-100618T0600Z/ WELLS-FOSTER-STUTSMAN-LA MOURE-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...JAMESTOWN... EDGELEY...OAKES 455 AM CDT THU JUN 17 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM CDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM CDT FRIDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * STRONG WINDS SHOULD DEVELOP THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. * SOUTHERLY TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH AT TIMES ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ NDZ017>022-031>036-040>047-050-172100- /O.CON.KBIS.HW.W.0004.100617T1500Z-100618T0600Z/ MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-GOLDEN VALLEY- BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT- BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-MCINTOSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH... HAZEN...CENTER...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...BEACH...MEDORA... DICKINSON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...MARMARTH...MOTT... ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES...LINTON...NAPOLEON... ASHLEY 455 AM CDT THU JUN 17 2010 /355 AM MDT THU JUN 17 2010/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING TO 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ FRIDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING TO 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ FRIDAY. * VERY STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP DURING THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS TODAY...AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. * SOUTHWESTERLY TO WESTERLY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH AT TIMES ARE EXPECTED. * VERY STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PROPERTY DAMAGE IS ALSO POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ NDZ003>005-011>013-172100- /O.UPG.KBIS.HW.A.0003.100617T1800Z-100618T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.WI.Y.0014.100617T1800Z-100618T0600Z/ RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...MINOT... TOWNER...RUGBY 455 AM CDT THU JUN 17 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM CDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM CDT FRIDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * STRONG WINDS SHOULD DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. * SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH AT TIMES ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ JV
936 WWUS73 KBIS 171631 NPWBIS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1131 AM CDT THU JUN 17 2010 ...VERY STRONG WINDS TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR MOST OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL INTENSIFY RAPIDLY THIS AFTERNOON AND MOVE NORTHEAST TO SOUTHERN MANITOBA AND SASKATCHEWAN BY THIS EVENING. STRONG SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME WESTERLY OVER FAR SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA...AND THEN SPREAD INTO PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER SOUTHWEST AND PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...WHERE SPEEDS AROUND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. THUS A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING. WINDS AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF UP TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED OVER PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...WHERE A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE WINDS SHOULD DECREASE SOMEWHAT LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...BUT STRONG WESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH DAKOTA ON FRIDAY. WIND WARNINGS OR ADVISORIES WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED AGAIN ON FRIDAY. NDZ017>022-031>036-040>047-050-180045- /O.CON.KBIS.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-100618T0600Z/ MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-GOLDEN VALLEY- BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT- BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-MCINTOSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH... HAZEN...CENTER...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...BEACH...MEDORA... DICKINSON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...MARMARTH...MOTT... ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES...LINTON...NAPOLEON... ASHLEY 1131 AM CDT THU JUN 17 2010 /1031 AM MDT THU JUN 17 2010/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ FRIDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ FRIDAY. * VERY STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP DURING THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS TODAY...AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. * SOUTHWESTERLY TO WESTERLY WINDS AROUND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH AT TIMES ARE EXPECTED. * VERY STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PROPERTY DAMAGE IS ALSO POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ NDZ023-025-037-048-051-180045- /O.CON.KBIS.HW.W.0004.100617T1800Z-100618T0600Z/ WELLS-FOSTER-STUTSMAN-LA MOURE-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...JAMESTOWN... EDGELEY...OAKES 1131 AM CDT THU JUN 17 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT FRIDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT FRIDAY. * STRONG WINDS SHOULD DEVELOP THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. * SOUTHERLY TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS AROUND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH AT TIMES ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ NDZ003>005-011>013-180045- /O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0014.100617T1800Z-100618T0600Z/ RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...MINOT... TOWNER...RUGBY 1131 AM CDT THU JUN 17 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT FRIDAY. * STRONG WINDS SHOULD DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. * SOUTHERLY WINDS AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH AT TIMES ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ KINNEY
662 WWUS73 KBIS 172059 NPWBIS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 359 PM CDT THU JUN 17 2010 ...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL SPREAD ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TONIGHT...AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WAS IN CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL MOVE NORTHEAST INTO CANADA TONIGHT...THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH THE DAY ON FRIDAY. STRONG WEST WINDS WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE STATE AS THE LOW MOVES NORTH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. FRIDAY WILL BE A WINDY DAY WITH WEST WINDS AROUND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH IN THE NORTH AND AROUND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH IN THE SOUTH. THE WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. NDZ017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-180500- /O.EXT.KBIS.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-100619T0000Z/ 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...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 359 PM CDT THU JUN 17 2010 /259 PM MDT THU JUN 17 2010/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ FRIDAY... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ FRIDAY. * VERY STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP TONIGHT...AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * SOUTHWESTERLY TO WESTERLY WINDS AROUND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH AT TIMES ARE EXPECTED. * VERY STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PROPERTY DAMAGE IS ALSO POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ NDZ001-002-009-010-180500- /O.EXB.KBIS.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-100619T0000Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...WILLISTON... NEW TOWN 359 PM CDT THU JUN 17 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT FRIDAY. * STRONG WINDS SHOULD DEVELOP TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * SOUTHERLY WINDS AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH AT TIMES ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ NDZ003>005-011>013-180500- /O.EXT.KBIS.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-100619T0000Z/ RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...MINOT... TOWNER...RUGBY 359 PM CDT THU JUN 17 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT FRIDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT FRIDAY. * STRONG WINDS SHOULD DEVELOP TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * SOUTHERLY WINDS AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH AT TIMES ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
113 WWUS73 KBIS 180934 NPWBIS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 434 AM CDT FRI JUN 18 2010 ...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS WEST AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS MORNING...AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .STRONG LOW PRESSURE PUSHING EAST ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL CANADA WILL RESULT IN GUSTY WINDS SPREADING ACROSS THE STATE TODAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE FORECAST SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL WHERE GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED. FURTHER NORTH WINDS WILL BE LIGHTER BUT STILL STRONG...WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 50 MPH AT TIMES THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. THE STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BY EARLY THIS EVENING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND MAKE DRIVING DANGEROUS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WORKING ON ROOFTOPS AND EXPOSED ELEVATED AREAS CAN BE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS. USE EXTRA CAUTION OR DELAY TRAVEL. NDZ017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-181745- /O.CON.KBIS.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-100619T0000Z/ 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...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 434 AM CDT FRI JUN 18 2010 /334 AM MDT FRI JUN 18 2010/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. * SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING VERY HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ NDZ001>005-009>013-181745- /O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-100619T0000Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- MCHENRY-PIERCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL... BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER...RUGBY 434 AM CDT FRI JUN 18 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ HEINERT
737 WWUS73 KBIS 181657 NPWBIS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1157 AM CDT FRI JUN 18 2010 ...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO EVENING... .STRONG LOW PRESSURE LIFTING INTO CENTRAL CANADA HAVE RESULTED IN ANOTHER DAY OF WINDY CONDITIONS. NORTH OF THE HIGHWAY 2 CORRIDOR...LOOK FOR WEST WINDS GUSTING UP TO 50 MPH. WEST WINDS GUSTING UP TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED SOUTH OF THERE. WINDS SHOULD DECREASE CONSIDERABLY BY MID EVENING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND MAKE DRIVING DANGEROUS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WORKING ON ROOFTOPS AND EXPOSED ELEVATED AREAS WILL BE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS. USE EXTRA CAUTION OR DELAY TRAVEL. NDZ017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-190000- /O.CON.KBIS.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-100619T0000Z/ 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...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 1157 AM CDT FRI JUN 18 2010 /1057 AM MDT FRI JUN 18 2010/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. * SUSTAINED WINDS OF 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING VERY HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ NDZ001>005-009>013-190000- /O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-100619T0000Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- MCHENRY-PIERCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL... BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER...RUGBY 1157 AM CDT FRI JUN 18 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH OR MORE ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ SCHECK
331 WWUS73 KBIS 182042 NPWBIS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 342 PM CDT FRI JUN 18 2010 ...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO EVENING... .STRONG LOW PRESSURE LIFTING INTO CENTRAL CANADA HAVE RESULTED IN ANOTHER DAY OF WINDY CONDITIONS. NORTH OF THE U.S. HIGHWAY 2 CORRIDOR...LOOK FOR WEST WINDS GUSTING UP TO 40 MPH...WHILE WEST WINDS GUSTING UP TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO THE SOUTH. WINDS SHOULD DECREASE CONSIDERABLY BY MID EVENING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND MAKE DRIVING DANGEROUS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WORKING ON ROOFTOPS AND EXPOSED ELEVATED AREAS WILL BE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS. USE EXTRA CAUTION OR DELAY TRAVEL. NDZ017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-190000- /O.CON.KBIS.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-100619T0000Z/ 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...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 342 PM CDT FRI JUN 18 2010 /242 PM MDT FRI JUN 18 2010/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. * SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING VERY HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ NDZ001>005-009>013-190000- /O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-100619T0000Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- MCHENRY-PIERCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL... BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER...RUGBY 342 PM CDT FRI JUN 18 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH OR MORE ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ SCHECK
905 WWUS73 KBIS 190009 NPWBIS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 709 PM CDT FRI JUN 18 2010 ...WINDS DIMINISHING OVER WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... .WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING AS LOW PRESSURE EXITS THE REGION AND HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST. THEREFORE THE WIND ADVISORY ACROSS THE NORTH...AND THE HIGH WIND WARNING IN THE CENTRAL AND SOUTH HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. WINDS ACROSS THE FAR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL COULD GUST TO AROUND 40 MPH FOR THE NEXT HOUR OR SO...BEFORE DIMINISHING. NDZ017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-190115- /O.EXP.KBIS.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-100619T0000Z/ 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...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 709 PM CDT FRI JUN 18 2010 /609 PM MDT FRI JUN 18 2010/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING...THEREFORE THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ NDZ001>005-009>013-190115- /O.EXP.KBIS.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-100619T0000Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- MCHENRY-PIERCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL... BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER...RUGBY 709 PM CDT FRI JUN 18 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA...THEREFORE THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ TWH
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this high wind warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Bismarck, ND wrote its last area forecast discussion before this high wind warning went out at Jun 16, 2:40 PM MDT, 21 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 16, 2:40 PM MDT, 21 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 340 PM CDT WED JUN 16 2010 .SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... A VERY ACTIVE SHORT TERM PERIOD IS ON TAP FOR MUCH OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL ND. MAIN FORECAST CONCERNS/HIGHLIGHTS REVOLVE AROUND THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERAL ROUNDS OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS MUCH OF THE CWA OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. HEAVY RAIN IS ALSO EXPECTED...WHICH MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. STRONG WINDS WILL BECOME A MAJOR CONCERN ON THURSDAY...SO HAVE ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR MUCH OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ND FOR THU AND THU NIGHT. MODEL GUIDANCE IS IN REASONABLE AGREEMENT THROUGH THE PERIOD...SO HAVE UTILIZED A GENERAL MODEL BLEND FOR FORECAST DETAILS. OUR INITIAL CONCERN WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN ND. SURFACE TEMPERATURES HAVE CLIMBED INTO THE LOWER 80S ACROSS MUCH OF WRN AND CNTRL ND IN THE PRESENCE OF UPPER 50S/LOWER 60S DEWPOINTS...WITH CONTINUED MOISTURE ADVECTION EXPECTED THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON/EVENING VIA STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY NEAR-SURFACE FLOW AHEAD OF AN ORGANIZING SURFACE LOW OVER EASTERN MT/WY. LATEST SPC MESOSCALE ANALYSIS INDICATES A MODERATELY TO STRONGLY UNSTABLE AIR MASS HAS ALREADY BECOME ESTABLISHED ACROSS PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND SOUTHERN ND WITH MLCAPES ON THE ORDER OF 1500 TO 3000 J/KG BENEATH VERY STEEP MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES APPROACHING 8 DEG C/KM. AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE TO DESTABILIZE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON WITH CAPPING EXPECTED TO INHIBIT CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT THROUGH AT LEAST 21Z. FORECAST SOUNDINGS SUGGEST INHIBITION WILL WEAKEN SUFFICIENTLY TO ALLOW FOR CONVECTIVE INITIATION BETWEEN 21Z AND 00Z ACROSS PORTIONS OF SERN MT AND SWRN ND. ONCE THIS OCCURS...MODERATELY STRONG 0 TO 6 KM VERTICAL SHEAR AROUND RANGING FROM 30 TO 40 KNOTS WILL PROVE SUPPORTIVE OF SUPERCELLS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY LARGE/DESTRUCTIVE HAIL AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS. INCREASING LOW LEVEL MOISTURE VIA A STRENGTHENING SOUTHERLY LOW LEVEL JET WILL ALLOW LCLS TO LOWER BY EARLY EVENING ACROSS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ND. THIS...COMBINED WITH ENHANCED LOW LEVEL SHEAR/EFFECTIVE SRH IN EXCESS OF 200 M2/S2...WILL SUPPORT A THREAT FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES WITH ANY CONVECTION WHICH CAN BECOME ROOTED NEAR THE SURFACE DURING THE MID EVENING HOURS. INCREASING DYNAMIC SUPPORT AHEAD OF A VIGOROUS UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE TROUGH SUGGESTS CONVECTION WILL LIKELY TRANSITION INTO ONE OR MORE/POTENTIALLY SEVERE MCS/S ACROSS WRN AND CNTRL ND DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. FORECAST SOUNDINGS QUICKLY BEGIN TO SATURATE AND EXHIBIT TALL/SKINNY CAPE PROFILES. GIVEN WIDESPREAD PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES RANGING FROM 1.5 TO 2.0 INCHES...AS WELL AS ENHANCED MODEL QPF OVERSPREADING SATURATED GROUND ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL ND...FLASH FLOODING IS A SERIOUS CONCERN. WITH THIS IN MIND...HAVE ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR MUCH OF NORTHWESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL ND FOR TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. A FLASH FLOODING THREAT MAY ALSO EVOLVE IN AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS WHICH CANNOT HANDLE EXCESSIVE RUNOFF. EXPECT THE THREAT FOR WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO PERSIST ON THURSDAY...WITH A SECOND ROUND OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON WHERE SURFACE HEATING CAN YIELD SUFFICIENT DESTABILIZATION IN THE PRESENCE OF FAVORABLE SHEAR. A THREAT FOR VERY STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL ND ON THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT AS A RAPIDLY DEEPENING SURFACE LOW CONTINUES TO LIFT NORTHEASTWARD. STRONG WESTERLY H85 ON THE ORDER OF 50 TO 60 KTS ARE EXPECTED TO INTERACT WITH THE TOP OF THE MIXED LAYER AT MANY LOCATIONS. GIVEN RAPID SURFACE PRESSURE RISES AND GOOD LINKAGE BETWEEN THE SURFACE AND ALOFT...AS WELL AS 1000-850 MB GEOSTROPHIC WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 KTS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH APPEAR LIKELY ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA ON THURSDAY. THE THREAT WILL INITIALLY EXIST IN FAR SOUTHWESTERN ND...BUT WILL SPREAD NORTHEASTWARD TOWARD CENTRAL ND DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HAVE ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR MUCH OF SOUTHERN ND TO HIGHLIGHT THIS HAZARD...AND MAINTAINED A HIGH WIND WATCH ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN COUNTIES WITH LOWER CONFIDENCE IN MEETING HWW CRITERIA WITH THE INITIAL PUSH OF HIGH WINDS. ADDITIONAL ADVISORIES/WARNINGS MAY BECOME NECESSARY FARTHER NORTH THURSDAY NIGHT AND/OR FRIDAY AS THE SURFACE LOW CONTINUES TO LIFT NORTHEASTWARD. .LONG TERM...SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... AN ACTIVE AND PROGRESSIVE UPPER LEVEL WEATHER PATTERN LOOKS TO REMAIN IN PLACE DURING THE LONG TERM PERIOD. SOUTHWEST FLOW DOWN STREAM OF A MEAN WEST COAST TROUGH WILL ALLOW SEVERAL SHORT WAVE DISTURBANCES TO EJECT OUT ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS ATOP A BUILDING SUBTROPICAL RIDGE ACROSS THE EASTERN 2/3RDS OF THE CONUS. THE MAIN CHALLENGE WILL BE FORECASTING THE TIMING AND STRENGTH OF THESE "RIDGE RIDERS". SO THE EXACT TIMING OF THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS IN QUESTION. HOWEVER...IT APPEARS THAT THERE WILL BE SEVERAL WAVES OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE PERIOD. TEMPERATURES DURING THE PERIOD WILL BE NEAR AVERAGE WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S TO THE LOW 80S. && .AVIATION... LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING ACROSS THE FRONT RANGE OF THE NORTHERN ROCKIES WILL PRODUCE GUSTY SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON. BUFFER SOUNDINGS SUGGEST THAT THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT SHOULD INITIAL BE HAMPERED DUE TO WARM MID LEVEL TEMPERATURES. HOWEVER...BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...STRONG DYNAMICS ASSOCIATED WITH THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE...SHOULD ALLOW STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP ACROSS FAR WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA. HEAVY RAIN...HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND EVEN A TORNADO OR TWO ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. DURING THE EVENING A LINE OF STORMS IS EXPECTED TO PUSH ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. LOW MVFR CIGS ARE POSSIBLE BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. THE CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ON THURSDAY. && .HYDROLOGY... INCOMING STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO TRACK ACROSS PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. THESE STORMS HAVE A HIGH POTENTIAL FOR CREATING FLASH FLOODING IN THE AREAS OF HEAVIEST RAINFALL. THE CURRENT EXPECTATION IS THAT THE HIGHEST RISK AREAS ARE IN A SWATH EXTENDING THROUGH MCKENZIE...MOUNTRAIL...WARD...AND BOTTINEAU COUNTIES WITH SIGNIFICANT CONCERNS ALSO IN THE ADJOINING COUNTIES. RAINFALL EXCEEDING 2 OR 4 INCHES IS POSSIBLE OVER LARGE AREAS AND LOCALLY THE TOTALS MAY BE EVEN MUCH GREATER. DEPENDING UPON EXACT PLACEMENT OF THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL...COUNTY AND TOWNSHIP ROADS ARE THE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE. && .BIS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ THURSDAY TO 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ FRIDAY FOR NDZ017>022-031>036-040>047-050. FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT FOR NDZ001>005-009>013-017>019-021-031-032. HIGH WIND WATCH FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT FOR NDZ023-025-037-048-051. && SHORT TERM...CH/RK LONG TERM/AVIATION...KJB HYDROLOGY...AS
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 16, 10:29 AM MDT, 4 hours 32 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1129 AM CDT WED JUN 16 2010 NDZ001>005-009>013-021>023-025-171100- DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER- 1129 AM CDT WED JUN 16 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS OVER NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA AND SPREAD EAST THROUGH LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY WEST OF A LINE FROM MINOT TO GARRISON...WITH THE MAIN THREATS BEING VERY LARGE HAIL OVER ONE INCH IN DIAMETER...AND WIND GUSTS OVER 60 MPH. AN ISOLATED TORNADO CANNOT BE RULED OUT...ESPECIALLY BEFORE 10 PM MDT/11 PM CDT. THERE IS ALSO POTENTIAL FOR STORMS TO REDEVELOP AND MOVE OVER THE SAME AREAS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY THURSDAY MORNING...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS...WHICH COULD PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING AND SHARP RISES ON CREEKS AND STREAMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THE CHANCE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. STRONG WEST WINDS OVER 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ON FRIDAY AS AN INTENSE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES FROM SOUTHERN SASKATCHEWAN TO LAKE WINNIPEG. AN UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN CONTINUES TO BRING A THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AS WELL AS THURSDAY AND THURSDAY EVENING. NDZ017>020-031>037-040>048-050-051-171100- MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON- BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX- EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- 1129 AM CDT WED JUN 16 2010 /1029 AM MDT WED JUN 16 2010/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL THROUGH SOUTHERN NORTH DAKOTA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS OVER SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA AND SPREAD NORTH AND EAST THROUGH LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY WEST AND SOUTH OF THE MISSOURI RIVER...WITH THE MAIN THREATS BEING VERY LARGE HAIL OVER ONE INCH IN DIAMETER...AND WIND GUSTS OVER 60 MPH. AN ISOLATED TORNADO CANNOT BE RULED OUT...ESPECIALLY BEFORE 10 PM MDT/11 PM CDT. THERE IS ALSO POTENTIAL FOR STORMS TO REDEVELOP AND MOVE OVER THE SAME AREAS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY THURSDAY MORNING OVER AREAS NORTH OF A LINE FROM BEACH TO CENTER...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS...WHICH COULD PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING AND SHARP RISES ON CREEKS AND STREAMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTH WINDS AROUND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH. THE CHANCE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. STRONG WEST WINDS OVER 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ON FRIDAY AS AN INTENSE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES FROM SOUTHERN SASKATCHEWAN TO LAKE WINNIPEG. AN UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN CONTINUES TO BRING A THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AS WELL AS THURSDAY. JV/KINNEY
The office that day
Everything else NWS Bismarck, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 3:55 AM MDT | High Wind Watch | BIS | Adams, Billings, Bottineau, Bowman, Burleigh, Dickey and 21 more | 24 hr |
| Jun 16, 2:00 PM MDT | Flash Flood Watch | BIS | Billings, Bottineau, Burke, Divide, Dunn, Golden Valley and 8 more | 30 hr |
| Jun 16, 5:25 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Slope | 65 min |
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High Wind Warnings in North Dakota, 2010Every high wind warning in 2010
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.