Alert archive / North Dakota / High Wind Warnings in 2010

High Wind Warning 6, NWS Bismarck, ND

October 25, 201028 counties in North Dakota

NWS Bismarck, ND issued this high wind warning at Oct 25, 2010, 3:22 PM MDT for 28 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Oct 26, 2010, 9:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 33 hr. 34 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
Oct 25, 2010, 3:22 PM MDT (21:22 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 26, 2010, 9:00 AM MDT
Expired
Oct 27, 2010, 6:04 PM MDT
In force
33 hr
Issued by
NWS Bismarck, ND
All 28 counties

Adams County, ND, Billings County, ND, Bottineau 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, McHenry County, ND, McIntosh County, ND, McKenzie County, ND, Mercer County, ND, Oliver County, ND, Pierce County, ND, Renville County, ND, Rolette County, ND, Sheridan County, ND, Slope County, ND, Stark County, ND, Stutsman County, ND, Wells County, ND

The radar

The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:23 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
Oct 26, 11:38 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 61Bismarck, NDSUSTAINED WINDS WERE 40 MPH.
Oct 26, 11:53 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 59Hettinger, NDSUSTAINED WINDS MEASURED AT 40 MPH.
Oct 26, 11:55 AM MDTHIGH SUST WINDS 40Carrington, ND
Oct 26, 12:42 PM MDTHIGH SUST WINDS 46Linton, NDHIGH SUSTAINED WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH SINCE 11AM CDT.
Oct 26, 8:26 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 58Dickinson, NDSUSTAINED WINDS AT 35 MPH.
Oct 27, 2:58 AM MDTSNOW 1.1Bismarck, NDCURRENT AMOUNT AS OF 4 AM CST.
Oct 27, 3:25 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 58Hettinger, ND
Oct 27, 4:19 AM MDTHEAVY SNOW 2.5Lansford, ND
Oct 27, 4:19 AM MDTHEAVY SNOW 8Harvey, ND
Oct 27, 4:25 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 58Hettinger, ND
Oct 27, 6:04 AM MDTSNOW 2.1Bismarck, ND
Oct 27, 6:04 AM MDTSNOW 2.55 Nw Linton, ND
Oct 27, 6:07 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 60Bismarck, ND
Oct 27, 6:36 AM MDTSNOW 2.4Killdeer, ND
Oct 27, 6:50 AM MDTSNOW 2.55 Nw Bismarck, ND
Oct 27, 7:00 AM MDTSNOW 1Montpelier, ND24 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Oct 27, 7:00 AM MDTSNOW 1.4Ashley, ND24 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Oct 27, 7:00 AM MDTSNOW 2Heart Butte Dam, ND24 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Oct 27, 7:00 AM MDTSNOW 4.15 Nw Streeter, ND24 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Oct 27, 7:00 AM MDTSNOW 5.1Watford City, ND24 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Oct 27, 7:00 AM MDTHEAVY SNOW 84 N Carrington, ND24 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Oct 27, 7:00 AM MDTHEAVY SNOW 8.4Lake Metigoshe State Pa, ND24 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Oct 27, 7:30 AM MDTSNOW 1.4Dickinson, NDRESEACRH CENTER 24 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Oct 27, 7:47 AM MDTSNOW 31 E Dunn Center, ND24 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Oct 27, 8:00 AM MDTSNOW 27 Nnw Taylor, ND24 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Oct 27, 8:20 AM MDTSNOW 5.5Bottineau, ND24 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Oct 27, 8:29 AM MDTSNOW 5.52 Nw Beulah, ND24 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Oct 27, 10:00 AM MDTSNOW 32 Ene Grassy Butte, ND24 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Oct 27, 10:00 AM MDTSNOW 3.3Bismarck, ND24 HOUR SNOWFALL AT THE AIRPORT.
Oct 27, 11:00 AM MDTHEAVY SNOW 8.510 Ne Dunn Center, ND24 HOUR SNOWFALL WITH 0.95 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION.
Oct 27, 11:52 AM MDTSNOW 3.4Bismarck, ND24 HOUR SNOWFALL AT THE AIRPORT.
Oct 27, 12:00 PM MDTSNOW 59 Ne Drake, ND24 HOUR SNOWFALL, PRECIP 0.63 INCHES.
Oct 27, 1:00 PM MDTHEAVY SNOW 66 N Woodworth, ND24 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Oct 27, 6:00 PM MDTSNOW 4.22 Ene Grassy Butte, ND24 HOUR SNOWFALL.

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, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 48 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 12:00Z on 2010-10-25Temperature 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°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Bismarck Municip, ND at 12:00Z on 2010-10-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 82 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
602 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
82 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
124 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.

125 
WWUS73 KBIS 252122
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
422 PM CDT MON OCT 25 2010

...WIND ADVISORY FOR CONTINUES FOR SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA UNTIL 6 PM 
MDT TODAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING SOUTH AND WEST OF THE MISSOURI RIVER TUESDAY 
AND WEDNESDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING NORTH AND EAST OF THE MISSOURI RIVER TUESDAY 
TRANSITIONING TO A WINTER STORM WATCH...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT THAT MOVED THROUGH WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH 
DAKOTA TODAY WILL CONTINUE MOVING EAST INTO MINNESOTA TONIGHT.  
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE 
UNTIL EVENING ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA ALONG AND SOUTH OF 
INTERSTATE 94 TO BOWMAN AND HETTINGER. WINDS WILL FALL BELOW 
ADVISORY CRITERIA THIS EVENING...HOWEVER WINDS WILL REMAIN BREEZY AT 
15 TO 30 MPH THROUGH TONIGHT.

THE STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL INTENSIFY TUESDAY OVER
MINNESOTA. NORTHWEST WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE MUCH STRONGER OVER
ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TUESDAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY...WITH WIND SPEEDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH AND GUSTS TO 55 MPH
AT TIMES. IN ADDITION...RAIN SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO
SNOW SHOWERS OVER WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA TUESDAY MORNING...AND OVER
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA DURING THE AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION WILL BE
IN THE FORM OF SNOW OVER ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA
FROM TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ANTICIPATED SNOW AMOUNTS
WILL BE HIGHER FOR THOSE AREAS NORTH AND EAST OF THE MISSOURI
RIVER.

HIGH WIND WARNING CRITERIA WILL BE MET FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND 
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A HIGH WIND
WARNING WILL BE IN EFFECT FOR THOSE COUNTIES SOUTH AND WEST OF THE
MISSOURI RIVER TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. SINCE HIGHER
SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED NORTH AND EAST OF THE RIVER...A WINTER
STORM WATCH WILL BE IN EFFECT FOR THE FAR NORTHWEST TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA WILL
TRANSITION TO A WINTER STORM WATCH TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY.

NDZ001-002-009-010-252230-
/O.CAN.KBIS.WI.Y.0019.101026T1200Z-101026T1800Z/
/O.CAN.KBIS.HW.A.0004.101026T1800Z-101027T0600Z/
DIVIDE-BURKE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...WILLISTON...
NEW TOWN
422 PM CDT MON OCT 25 2010

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

A WINTER STORM WATCH WILL BE IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA TUESDAY
MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. HIGH WINDS ARE STILL
EXPECTED.

$$

NDZ031>033-040-041-043-044-260530-
/O.UPG.KBIS.WI.Y.0019.101026T1200Z-101026T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KBIS.HW.W.0006.101026T1500Z-101028T0000Z/
/O.UPG.KBIS.HW.A.0004.101026T1800Z-101027T0600Z/
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-101026T0000Z/
GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...
MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER
322 PM MDT MON OCT 25 2010

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TUESDAY TO 6 PM MDT
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TUESDAY TO 6 PM MDT
WEDNESDAY.

* SUSTAINED WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH    
  WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH UNTIL EARLY THIS MONDAY EVENING. 

* STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING 
  CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

* WINDS WILL SUBSIDE TO BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA THIS EVENING BUT
  WILL REMAIN BREEZY...15 TO 30 MPH THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS WILL
  STRENGTHEN ON TUESDAY MORNING TO 30 TO 40 MPH...AND EVEN
  STRONGER TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH
  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.

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.

&&

$$

NDZ017>020-034-042-045-046-260530-
/O.UPG.KBIS.WI.Y.0019.101026T1200Z-101026T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KBIS.HW.W.0006.101026T1500Z-101028T0000Z/
/O.UPG.KBIS.HW.A.0004.101026T1800Z-101027T0600Z/
MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MORTON-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...
HAZEN...CENTER...MANDAN...ELGIN...FORT YATES...LINTON
422 PM CDT MON OCT 25 2010 /322 PM MDT MON OCT 25 2010/

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ TUESDAY
TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ TUESDAY TO
7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ WEDNESDAY. 

* NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
  GUSTS TO 40 MPH TUESDAY MORNING...THEN STRENGTHEN TUESDAY
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH AT
  TIMES.

* RAIN SHOWERS CHANGING TO SNOW SHOWERS TUESDAY NIGHT WITH
  CONTINUED VERY STRONG WINDS WEDNESDAY WITH SNOW SHOWERS WILL
  HAMPER TRAVEL ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA.

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>013-021>023-025-035>037-047-048-050-051-260530-
/O.UPG.KBIS.WI.Y.0019.101026T1200Z-101026T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KBIS.HW.W.0006.101026T1500Z-101027T0000Z/
/O.UPG.KBIS.HW.A.0004.101026T1800Z-101027T0600Z/
RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-
WELLS-FOSTER-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-
DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...MINOT...
TOWNER...RUGBY...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...
BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...
OAKES
422 PM CDT MON OCT 25 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY.

* NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
  GUSTS TO 40 MPH TUESDAY MORNING...THEN STRENGTHEN TUESDAY
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH AT
  TIMES.

* RAIN SHOWERS CHANGING TO SNOW SHOWERS TUESDAY NIGHT WITH
  CONTINUED VERY STRONG WINDS WEDNESDAY WITH SNOW SHOWERS WILL
  HAMPER TRAVEL ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA.

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.

&&

$$
10 follow-up statements
847 
WWUS73 KBIS 260010
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
710 PM CDT MON OCT 25 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING SOUTH AND WEST OF THE MISSOURI RIVER TUESDAY
AND WEDNESDAY... 
...HIGH WIND WARNING NORTH AND EAST OF THE MISSOURI RIVER TUESDAY
TRANSITIONING TO A WINTER STORM WATCH...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL INTENSIFY TUESDAY OVER
MINNESOTA. NORTHWEST WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE MUCH STRONGER OVER
ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TUESDAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY...WITH WIND SPEEDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH AND GUSTS TO 55 MPH
AT TIMES. IN ADDITION...RAIN SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO
SNOW SHOWERS OVER WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA TUESDAY MORNING...AND OVER
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA DURING THE AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION WILL BE
IN THE FORM OF SNOW OVER ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA
FROM TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ANTICIPATED SNOW AMOUNTS
WILL BE HIGHER FOR THOSE AREAS NORTH AND EAST OF THE MISSOURI
RIVER.

HIGH WIND WARNING CRITERIA WILL BE MET FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A HIGH WIND
WARNING WILL BE IN EFFECT FOR THOSE COUNTIES SOUTH AND WEST OF
THE MISSOURI RIVER TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. SINCE
HIGHER SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED NORTH AND EAST OF THE RIVER...A
WINTER STORM WATCH WILL BE IN EFFECT FOR THE FAR NORTHWEST
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR CENTRAL NORTH
DAKOTA WILL TRANSITION TO A WINTER STORM WATCH TUESDAY EVENING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

NDZ031>033-040-041-043-044-260815-
/O.EXP.KBIS.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-101026T0000Z/
/O.CON.KBIS.HW.W.0006.101026T1500Z-101028T0000Z/
GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...
MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER
610 PM MDT MON OCT 25 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TUESDAY TO 6 PM
MDT WEDNESDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A HIGH
WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TUESDAY TO 6 PM MDT
WEDNESDAY. 

* NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS TO 40 MPH TUESDAY MORNING...THEN STRENGTHEN TUESDAY 
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH AT 
  TIMES. 

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>020-034-042-045-046-260815-
/O.CON.KBIS.HW.W.0006.101026T1500Z-101028T0000Z/
MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MORTON-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...
HAZEN...CENTER...MANDAN...ELGIN...FORT YATES...LINTON
710 PM CDT MON OCT 25 2010 /610 PM MDT MON OCT 25 2010/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/
TUESDAY TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ WEDNESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/
TUESDAY TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ WEDNESDAY. 

* NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS TO 40 MPH TUESDAY MORNING...THEN STRENGTHEN TUESDAY 
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH AT 
  TIMES. 

* RAIN SHOWERS CHANGING TO SNOW SHOWERS TUESDAY NIGHT WITH
  CONTINUED VERY STRONG WINDS WEDNESDAY WITH SNOW SHOWERS...WILL
  HAMPER TRAVEL ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA.

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>013-021>023-025-035>037-047-048-050-051-260815-
/O.CON.KBIS.HW.W.0006.101026T1500Z-101027T0000Z/
RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-
WELLS-FOSTER-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-
DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...MINOT...
TOWNER...RUGBY...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...
BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...
OAKES
710 PM CDT MON OCT 25 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT
TUESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT
TUESDAY. 

* NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS TO 40 MPH TUESDAY MORNING...THEN STRENGTHEN TUESDAY 
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH AT 
  TIMES. 

* RAIN SHOWERS CHANGING TO SNOW SHOWERS TUESDAY NIGHT WITH
  CONTINUED VERY STRONG WINDS WEDNESDAY WITH SNOW SHOWERS...WILL
  HAMPER TRAVEL ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA.

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.

&&

$$

KINNEY
493 
WWUS73 KBIS 260156
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
856 PM CDT MON OCT 25 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING SOUTH AND WEST OF THE MISSOURI RIVER TUESDAY
AND WEDNESDAY... 
...HIGH WIND WARNING NORTH AND EAST OF THE MISSOURI RIVER TUESDAY
TRANSITIONING TO A WINTER STORM WATCH...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL INTENSIFY TUESDAY OVER
MINNESOTA. NORTHWEST WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE MUCH STRONGER OVER
ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TUESDAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY...WITH WIND SPEEDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH AND GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH
AT TIMES. IN ADDITION...RAIN SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO
SNOW SHOWERS OVER WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA TUESDAY MORNING...AND OVER
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA DURING THE AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION WILL BE
IN THE FORM OF SNOW OVER ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA
FROM TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ANTICIPATED SNOW AMOUNTS
WILL BE HIGHER FOR THOSE AREAS NORTH AND EAST OF THE MISSOURI
RIVER.

HIGH WIND WARNING CRITERIA WILL BE MET FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A HIGH WIND
WARNING WILL BE IN EFFECT FOR THOSE COUNTIES SOUTH AND WEST OF
THE MISSOURI RIVER TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. SINCE
HIGHER SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED NORTH AND EAST OF THE RIVER...A
WINTER STORM WATCH WILL BE IN EFFECT FOR THE FAR NORTHWEST
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR CENTRAL NORTH
DAKOTA WILL TRANSITION TO A WINTER STORM WATCH TUESDAY EVENING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

NDZ017>020-031>034-040>046-261000-
/O.CON.KBIS.HW.W.0006.101026T1500Z-101028T0000Z/
MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-
SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...
HAZEN...CENTER...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MANDAN...MARMARTH...
MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES...LINTON
856 PM CDT MON OCT 25 2010 /756 PM MDT MON OCT 25 2010/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/
TUESDAY TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ WEDNESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/
TUESDAY TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ WEDNESDAY. 

* NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
  GUSTS TO 40 MPH TUESDAY MORNING...THEN STRENGTHEN TUESDAY
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH AT
  TIMES.

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>013-021>023-025-035>037-047-048-050-051-261000-
/O.CON.KBIS.HW.W.0006.101026T1500Z-101027T0000Z/
RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-
WELLS-FOSTER-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-
DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...MINOT...
TOWNER...RUGBY...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...
BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...
OAKES
856 PM CDT MON OCT 25 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT
TUESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT
TUESDAY. 

* NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
  GUSTS TO 40 MPH TUESDAY MORNING...THEN STRENGTHEN TUESDAY
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH AT
  TIMES.

* RAIN SHOWERS WILL CHANGE TO SNOW SHOWERS TUESDAY NIGHT WITH
  CONTINUED VERY STRONG WINDS THROUGH WEDNESDAY. BLOWING SNOW WILL
  HAMPER TRAVEL ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA.

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.

&&

$$

KINNEY
944 
WWUS73 KBIS 260940
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
440 AM CDT TUE OCT 26 2010


...HIGH WIND WARNING CONTINUES FOR SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA FROM
TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A BLIZZARD WARNING...

...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA CONTINUES
THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING THEN WILL BE REPLACED BY A BLIZZARD
WARNING...

.A LOW PRESSURE OVER SOUTHERN MINNESOTA WILL INTENSIFY SIGNIFICANTLY
AS IT MOVES INTO NORTHERN MINNESOTA TUESDAY EVENING. THIS WILL
PRODUCE A PROLONGED PERIOD OF VERY STRONG WINDS ACROSS WESTERN AND
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...WITH SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF BETWEEN
30 AND 45 MPH AND GUSTS TO BETWEEN 55 AND 60 MPH TODAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY.

HIGH WIND WARNING CRITERIA WILL BE MET FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER WITH
THE VERY STRONG WINDS COINCIDING WITH FALLING SNOW...VISIBILITIES
WILL BE REDUCED TO BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE. THUS FOR ALL AREAS
WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...THE HIGH WIND WARNING
HAS OR WILL BE REPLACED BY A BLIZZARD WARNING. PLEASE SEE BELOW.

NDZ017-261045-
/O.CAN.KBIS.HW.W.0006.101026T1500Z-101028T0000Z/
MCKENZIE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WATFORD CITY
440 AM CDT TUE OCT 26 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING. 

THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A BLIZZARD WARNING.

$$

NDZ003>005-011>013-261045-
/O.CAN.KBIS.HW.W.0006.101026T1500Z-101027T0000Z/
RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...MINOT...
TOWNER...RUGBY
440 AM CDT TUE OCT 26 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING. 

THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A BLIZZARD WARNING.

$$

NDZ018>020-034-042-045-046-261730-
/O.EXT.KBIS.HW.W.0006.101026T1500Z-101027T0000Z/
DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MORTON-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...
MANDAN...ELGIN...FORT YATES...LINTON
440 AM CDT TUE OCT 26 2010 /340 AM MDT TUE OCT 26 2010/

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ THIS
MORNING TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/
THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. 

* NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH TUESDAY
  MORNING...WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH
  TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.

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.

&&

$$

NDZ031>033-040-041-043-044-261730-
/O.CON.KBIS.HW.W.0006.101026T1500Z-101028T0000Z/
GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...
MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER
340 AM MDT TUE OCT 26 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO
6 PM MDT WEDNESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO
6 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. 

* NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH TUESDAY
  MORNING...WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH
  TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.

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>023-025-035>037-047-048-050-051-261730-
/O.CON.KBIS.HW.W.0006.101026T1500Z-101027T0000Z/
MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-LOGAN-
LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...
CARRINGTON...BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...
ASHLEY...OAKES
440 AM CDT TUE OCT 26 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

* NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH TUESDAY
  MORNING...WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH
  TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. 

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.

&&

$$

KS/WAA
300 
WWUS73 KBIS 261532
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1032 AM CDT TUE OCT 26 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING CONTINUES FOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA...

...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA WILL BE
REPLACED BY A BLIZZARD WARNING THIS EVENING...

.A LOW PRESSURE OVER CENTRAL MINNESOTA WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY
TODAY AS IT MOVES NORTH. THIS WILL PRODUCE A PROLONGED PERIOD OF
VERY STRONG WINDS ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...WITH
SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF BETWEEN 30 AND 45 MPH AND GUSTS TO
BETWEEN 55 AND 60 MPH TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

HIGH WIND WARNING CRITERIA WILL BE MET FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER WITH THE
VERY STRONG WINDS COINCIDING WITH FALLING SNOW...VISIBILITIES
WILL BE REDUCED TO BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE. THUS FOR ALL AREAS WITH
THE EXCEPTION OF SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...THE HIGH WIND WARNING
HAS OR WILL BE REPLACED BY A BLIZZARD WARNING. PLEASE SEE BELOW.

NDZ031>033-040-041-043-044-262345-
/O.CON.KBIS.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-101028T0000Z/
GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...
MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER
932 AM MDT TUE OCT 26 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT WEDNESDAY...

* NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH LATE.
  STRONGEST WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED FROM MID AFTERNOON THROUGH
  EARLY EVENING.

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.

&&

$$

NDZ018>023-025-034>037-042-045>048-050-051-262345-
/O.CON.KBIS.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-101027T0000Z/
DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-MORTON-BURLEIGH-
KIDDER-STUTSMAN-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...
GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...
STEELE...JAMESTOWN...ELGIN...FORT YATES...LINTON...NAPOLEON...
EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
1032 AM CDT TUE OCT 26 2010 /932 AM MDT TUE OCT 26 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. 

* NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH LATE THIS
  MORNING...WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH
  THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

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.

&&

$$
TWH
996 
WWUS73 KBIS 262118
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
418 PM CDT TUE OCT 26 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING CONTINUES FOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA...

...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA WILL BE
REPLACED BY A BLIZZARD WARNING THIS EVENING...

.AN INTENSE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER NORTHERN MINNESOTA WILL
CONTINUE TO PRODUCE A PROLONGED PERIOD OF VERY STRONG WINDS
ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...WITH SUSTAINED NORTHWEST
WINDS OF BETWEEN 30 AND 45 MPH AND GUSTS TO BETWEEN 55 AND 65 MPH
THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

HIGH WIND WARNING CRITERIA WILL BE MET FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER IN AREAS
WHERE THE VERY STRONG WINDS COINCIDE WITH FALLING SNOW...
VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO BELOW A QUARTER MILE.
THEREFORE...IN ALL AREAS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SOUTHWEST NORTH
DAKOTA...THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN OR WILL BE REPLACED BY A
BLIZZARD WARNING.

NDZ031>033-040-041-043-044-270530-
/O.CON.KBIS.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-101028T0000Z/
GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...
MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER
318 PM MDT TUE OCT 26 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT WEDNESDAY...

* NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. STRONGEST
  WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING...THEN AGAIN
  WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON.

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.

&&

$$

NDZ018>023-025-034>037-042-045>048-050-051-270000-
/O.CON.KBIS.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-101027T0000Z/
DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-MORTON-BURLEIGH-
KIDDER-STUTSMAN-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...
GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...
STEELE...JAMESTOWN...ELGIN...FORT YATES...LINTON...NAPOLEON...
EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
418 PM CDT TUE OCT 26 2010 /318 PM MDT TUE OCT 26 2010/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/
THIS EVENING... 

* NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH
  THROUGH 7 PM THIS EVENING.

* THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL BE REPLACED BY A BLIZZARD WARNING AT
  7 PM THIS EVENING. STRONG TO VERY STRONG WINDS WILL
  CONTINUE...BUT WITH THE EXPECTED SNOW...VISIBILITIES WILL BE
  GREATLY REDUCED.

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.

&&

$$
344 
WWUS73 KBIS 270039
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
739 PM CDT TUE OCT 26 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING CONTINUES FOR SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...

...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA IS
REPLACED BY A BLIZZARD WARNING THIS EVENING AND WEDNESDAY...

.AN INTENSE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER NORTHERN MINNESOTA WILL
CONTINUE TO PRODUCE A PROLONGED PERIOD OF VERY STRONG WINDS
ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...WITH SUSTAINED
NORTHWEST WINDS OF BETWEEN 30 AND 45 MPH AND GUSTS TO BETWEEN
55 AND 65 MPH THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

HIGH WIND WARNING CRITERIA WILL BE MET FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER IN
AREAS WHERE THE VERY STRONG WINDS COINCIDE WITH FALLING SNOW...
VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO BELOW A QUARTER MILE. THEREFORE...
IN ALL AREAS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...THE
HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A BLIZZARD WARNING.

NDZ031>033-040-041-043-044-270845-
/O.CON.KBIS.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-101028T0000Z/
GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...
MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER
639 PM MDT TUE OCT 26 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT WEDNESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. 

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.

&&

$$
747 
WWUS73 KBIS 270801
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
301 AM CDT WED OCT 27 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING CONTINUES FOR SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...

.AN INTENSE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER SOUTHERN ONTARIO WILL
CONTINUE TO PRODUCE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS OVER SOUTHWEST NORTH
DAKOTA THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF
30 TO 40 MPH AND GUSTS BETWEEN 55 AND 60 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON.

IN ADDITION...AREAS OF SNOW CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS PORTIONS OF
SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA. THUS WHERE THE VERY STRONG WINDS COINCIDE
WITH FALLING SNOW...VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO BELOW ONE MILE
AT TIMES...SLOWING TRAVEL. MOTORISTS SHOULD ALLOW FOR EXTRA TIME
TRAVELING THIS MORNING AND BE PREPARED FOR QUICK CHANGES IN THE
VISIBILITY DUE TO THE SNOW AND WIND.

NDZ031>033-040-041-043-044-271730-
/O.CON.KBIS.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-101028T0000Z/
GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...
MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER
201 AM MDT WED OCT 27 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT WEDNESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. 

* NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 AND 60 MPH WILL
  CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* VERY STRONG WINDS AND AREAS OF FALLING SNOW WILL GREATLY REDUCE
  VISIBILITY TO ONE MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

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.

&&

$$

KS
748 
WWUS73 KBIS 271706
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1206 PM CDT WED OCT 27 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING CONTINUES FOR SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...

.AN INTENSE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER SOUTHERN ONTARIO WILL
CONTINUE TO PRODUCE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS OVER SOUTHWEST NORTH
DAKOTA THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO
40 MPH AND GUSTS BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON.



NDZ031>033-040-041-043-044-280000-
/O.CON.KBIS.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-101028T0000Z/
GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...
MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER
1106 AM MDT WED OCT 27 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

* NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL
  CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

* SNOW HAS ENDED OVER THE AREA AND SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS TO
  VISIBILITY ARE NO LONGER ANTICIPATED.

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.

&&

$$
TWH
748 
WWUS73 KBIS 272107
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
407 PM CDT WED OCT 27 2010

...STRONG WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY EARLY EVENING...

.AN INTENSE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER SOUTHERN ONTARIO WILL
CONTINUE TO PRODUCE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS OVER SOUTHWEST NORTH
DAKOTA THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF
35 TO 45 MPH AND GUSTS BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON...THEN RAPIDLY DECREASE EARLY THIS EVENING.

NDZ031>033-040-041-043-044-280000-
/O.CON.KBIS.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-101028T0000Z/
GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...
MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER
307 PM MDT WED OCT 27 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

* STRONG WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WILL DIMINISH EARLY THIS EVENING.


.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.

&&

$$
815 
WWUS73 KBIS 280004
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
704 PM CDT WED OCT 27 2010

..HIGH WIND WARNING FOR SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA ALLOWED TO
EXPIRE...

.A POWERFULL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN CENTRAL ONTARIO WAS WEAKENING
AND MOVING SLOWLY EAST AND WINDS HAVE FALLEN WELL BELOW HIGH WIND
WARNING CRITERIA. THE HIGH WIND WARNING WHICH WAS IN EFFECT HAS
BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. 

NDZ031>033-040-041-043-044-280115-
/O.CAN.KBIS.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-101028T0000Z/
GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...
MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER
604 PM MDT WED OCT 27 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ALLOWED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING TO EXPIRE.

WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO WELL BELOW HIGH WIND WARNING CRITERIA AND
WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DECREASE OVERNIGHT.


$$

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 Oct 25, 2:55 PM MDT, 27 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 25, 2:55 PM MDT, 27 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
355 PM CDT MON OCT 25 2010

.SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...
FORECAST CONCERNS CONTINUE TO ESCALATE IN THE TUESDAY/WEDNESDAY
TIME FRAME AS VERY STRONG AND PERSISTENT NORTHWEST SURFACE WINDS
COMBINE WITH AREAS OF SNOW SHOWERS...CREATING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL
CONDITIONS.

AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE NEAR ABERDEEN SOUTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON
WILL MOVE EAST AND COMBINE WITH ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. THIS
RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING SYSTEM WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PRODUCING VERY
STRONG WINDS ACROSS ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. THE
WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER THE WEST LATE TONIGHT...AS STRONG GRADIENT
WINDS MOVE INTO THE WEST BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. HOWEVER...THE VERY
STRONG WINDS SHOULD DEVELOP ACROSS ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH
DAKOTA DURING THE AFTERNOON ON TUESDAY. FORECAST MODEL SOUNDINGS
INDICATE 50-60 KNOTS OF WINDS AROUND 850 MB OVER MOST OF THE WEST
AND CENTRAL BY LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. FOR THIS REASON WE WILL
ISSUE A HIGH WINDS WARNING FOR MOST OF AREA...BEGINNING AROUND MID
MORNING. THE ONLY AREA THAT WILL NOT HAVE SEE A HIGH WIND WARNING
WILL BE THE NORTHWEST...ALTHOUGH UPPER WINDS ARE NOT QUITE AS STRONG
THERE...THEY ARE STILL EXPECTING VERY STRONG WINDS. THE MAIN REASON
FOR NOT ISSUING THE HIGH WIND WARNING WAS TO ACCOUNT FOR WINTER
WEATHER HIGHLIGHTS.

IT DOES LOOK LIKE THERE WILL BE ENOUGH MOISTURE IN THIS SYSTEM TO
WARRANT SOME WINTER WEATHER HAZARDS. ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE NORTHERN
TIER COUNTIES. WE THINK THAT THE NORTHWEST WILL BE THE FIRST TO SEE
THE CHANGEOVER FROM RAIN TO SNOW...AND INSTEAD OF GOING WITH THE
HIGH WIND WARNING HERE...WILL ISSUE A WINTER STORM WATCH. HIGH WINDS
WILL CERTAINLY BE A PROBLEM...BUT WITH THE ADDED SNOW...WILL NEED TO
FOCUS MORE ON THE WINTER ASPECT HERE TOMORROW MORNING.

AS THE TROWAL ENCOMPASSES THE AREA TOMORROW...THEN SLIDES SLOWLY
EAST TOMORROW NIGHT...AND EXITS THE LOCAL AREA ON WEDNESDAY...THERE
WILL ENOUGH MOISTURE AVAILABLE TO PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT SNOW AMOUNTS.
FORECAST SOUNDINGS INDICATE MOISTURE EXTENDING INTO THE -10C TO -20C
SO THINK THE POTENTIAL IS THERE FOR SOME HEAVY SNOW. WITH SOME
POSSIBLE HEAVY BANDED SNOW. MODELS HAVE BEEN PRETTY CONSISTENT ON
HOW THIS SYSTEM ENDS UP...THEY JUST DIFFER ON HOW WE EVENTUALLY GET
THERE. WHICH MEANS WE STILL DO HAVE SOME UNCERTAINTY ON WHERE THE
HEAVIEST SNOW MAY FALL. BUT DO FEEL CONFIDENT ENOUGH THAT A WATCH IS
WARRANTED...MAINLY ALONG AND NORTH AND EAST OF LAKE SAKAKAWEA AND THE
MISSOURI RIVER. THIS WILL INCLUDE THE WILLISTON...MINOT...
BOTTINEAU...BISMARCK AND JAMESTOWN AREAS. AND WILL NOT INCLUDE
DICKINSON...BOWMAN AND MANDAN.

MODELS INDICATE A GOOD 12 HOURS WHERE THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR SNOW
AND VERY STRONG WINDS IN THE WINTER STORM WATCH AREA. OF COURSE
SINCE WE START OUT WITH A WARM GROUND...NOT EVERYONE IN THE WARNING
AREA IS GOING TO SEE SNOW AMOUNTS GREATER THAN 6 INCHES...BUT DUE TO
THE VERY STRONG WINDS. FEEL A WATCH IS JUSTIFIED AT THIS
TIME.

FORECAST SOUNDINGS DRY OUT QUICK FROM WEST TO EAST ON WEDNESDAY. THE
FAR WEST WILL SEE IMPROVING CONDITIONS FIRST...WHILE THE EASTERN
PARTS OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA COULD SEE STRONG WINDS AND SNOW
CONTINUING WELL INTO THE AFTERNOON.

ALL PRECIPITATION SHOULD END IN THE EAST WEDNESDAY EVENING. THEN WE
REMAIN DRY WITH A SLIGHT WARMUP ON THURSDAY.

.LONG TERM...FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY
A BROAD RIDGE LOW AMPLITUDE RIDGE WILL PERSIST OVER THE PLAINS
THROUGH THE LONG TERM.  A SERIES OF SHORT WAVES WILL MOVE THROUGH
THE RIDGE...BUT THE MODELS SHOW ONLY WEAK DYNAMICS WITH THE WAVES
AND LITTLE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION.  FOR NOW WILL CONTINUE THE TREND
OF THE PREVIOUS FORECAST AND NOT MENTION PRECIP. TEMPERATURES
THROUGH THE PERIOD WILL BE SEASONAL.

&&

.AVIATION......PRECIPITATION CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHEAST THROUGH
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM NOW NEAR ABERDEEN
SOUTH DAKOTA MOVES SLOWLY EAST.  EXPECT CONSIDERABLE WRAP AROUND
PRECIPITATION EVEN THOUGH THE SURFACE LOW MOVES.  IN ADDITION THE
STRONG SURFACE GRADIENT AND STRONG WINDS AT THE MID LEVELS SHOULD
CAUSE STRONG WINDS TO DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING.
OVERALL EXPECT WIDESPREAD MVFR CONDITIONS WITH CEILING 1 TO 2
THOUSAND AGL ALONG WITH PERIODIC IFR AND LIFR CONDITIONS DUE TO
CLOUDS AND PRECIPITATION THROUGH TUESDAY.  THE PRECIPITATION TYPE
WILL BE RAIN THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS...BUT WILL GRADUALLY CHANGE
TO SNOW FROM THE NORTHWEST LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY.

&&

.BIS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ TUESDAY TO 7 PM CDT
/6 PM MDT/ WEDNESDAY FOR NDZ017>020-031>034-040>046.

WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR NDZ031>033-040-041-
043-044.

HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY FOR NDZ003>005-
011>013-021>023-025-035>037-047-048-050-051.

WINTER STORM WATCH FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING FOR NDZ003>005-011>013-021>023-025-035>037-047-048-050-
051.

WINTER STORM WATCH FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING FOR NDZ001-002-009-010.

&&

TWH/TSW
Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 25, 3:53 AM MDT, 11 hours 29 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
453 AM CDT MON OCT 25 2010

NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-034>037-042-045>048-050-051-261000-
DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-
MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-
FOSTER-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-
LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
453 AM CDT MON OCT 25 2010 /353 AM MDT MON OCT 25 2010/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA...NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH
DAKOTA...SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A LOW PRESSURE AND STRONG COLD FRONT OVER EASTERN MONTANA WILL
MOVE THROUGH WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA THIS MORNING AND THEN ACROSS
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA MONDAY AFTERNOON. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS RAIN
SHOWERS CAN BE EXPECTED. AREAS OF FOG DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE
MAY SLOW TRAVEL DOWN SO PLEASE ALLOW FOR A LITTLE EXTRA TIME IN
REACHING YOUR DESTINATION.

WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH TODAY AFTER
THE COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MENTIONED ABOVE WILL SIGNIFICANTLY INTENSIFY
OVER MINNESOTA TUESDAY BEFORE MOVING INTO ONTARIO WEDNESDAY. VERY
STRONG AND PERSISTENT NORTHWEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO DEVELOP ACROSS
WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TUESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. COLDER AIR WILL ALSO BE DRAWN DOWN FROM
NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST TUESDAY. RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW SHOWERS
OVER ALL BUT THE FAR SOUTH CENTRAL. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG
NORTHWEST WINDS AND SNOW SHOWERS MAY CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITY AT
TIMES. THIS WILL LIKELY HAMPER TRAVEL CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY OVER
NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TUESDAY AND ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. WE WILL ALSO SEE THE
COLDEST WIND CHILLS OF THE SEASON...WITH WIND CHILLS IN THE TEENS
TO SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE FROM TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING OVER NORTHERN NORTH DAKOTA...WITH SOME
HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF
THE TURTLE MOUNTAINS. AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS
POSSIBLE FOR SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE STATE.

CHECK BACK FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND/OR ADVISORIES OR WARNINGS
THAT MAY BE NEEDED REGARDING THIS STORM SYSTEM.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

NDZ031>033-040-041-043-044-261000-
GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
353 AM MDT MON OCT 25 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST NORTH
DAKOTA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A LOW PRESSURE AND STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH WESTERN
AND SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO
THE WEST AND NORTHWEST FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT.
EXPECT WINDS TO INCREASE BEHIND THE FRONT TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH THROUGH EARLY MONDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL FALL
BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA MONDAY EVENING...HOWEVER WINDS WILL REMAIN
BREEZY AT 15 TO 30 MPH THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MENTIONED ABOVE WILL SIGNIFICANTLY INTENSIFY
OVER MINNESOTA TUESDAY BEFORE MOVING INTO ONTARIO WEDNESDAY. VERY
STRONG AND PERSISTENT NORTHWEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO RE-DEVELOP ACROSS
SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA TUESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING. COLDER AIR WILL ALSO BE DRAWN DOWN FROM NORTHERN
NORTH DAKOTA RESULTING IN RAIN SHOWERS TO GRADUALLY CHANGE OVER TO
SNOW SHOWERS TUESDAY. A CHANCE OF SNOW IS FORECAST FOR TUESDAY
NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS LOOK TO REMAIN UNDER ONE
INCH ACROSS SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA. HOWEVER THE COMBINATION OF THE
STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AND SNOW SHOWERS MAY CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITY
AT TIMES. WE WILL ALSO SEE THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS OF THE SEASON...WITH
WIND CHILLS IN THE TEENS TO SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO TUESDAY NIGHT
AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

CHECK BACK FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND/OR ADVISORIES OR WARNINGS
THAT MAY BE NEEDED REGARDING THIS STORM SYSTEM.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

KS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 25, 2:18 AM MDTWind AdvisoryBISAdams, Billings, Bowman, Golden Valley, Hettinger, Slope and 1 more16 hr
Oct 25, 10:37 AM MDTHigh Wind WatchBISAdams, Billings, Bottineau, Bowman, Burke, Burleigh and 26 more5 hr
Oct 25, 10:37 AM MDTWind AdvisoryBISAdams, Billings, Bottineau, Bowman, Burke, Burleigh and 26 more5 hr
Oct 25, 3:48 PM MDTWinter Storm WatchBISBottineau, Burke, Burleigh, Dickey, Divide, Foster and 13 more12 hr

Nearby

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.