Alert archive / North Dakota / Wind Advisories in 2010
Wind Advisory 2, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this wind advisory at Apr 13, 2010, 1:50 AM CDT for 14 counties in Minnesota; 17 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Apr 13, 2010, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 15 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 13, 2010, 1:50 AM CDT (06:50 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 13, 2010, 7:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 13, 2010, 10:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
All 31 counties
Becker County, MN, Clay County, MN, Clearwater County, MN, Grant County, MN, Kittson County, MN, Mahnomen County, MN, Marshall County, MN, Norman County, MN, Otter Tail County, MN, Pennington County, MN, Polk County, MN, Red Lake County, MN, Roseau County, MN, Wilkin County, MN, Barnes County, ND, Benson County, ND, Cass County, ND, Cavalier County, ND, Eddy County, ND, Grand Forks County, ND, Griggs County, ND, Nelson County, ND, Pembina County, ND, Ramsey County, ND, Ransom County, ND, Richland County, ND, Sargent County, ND, Steele County, ND, Towner County, ND, Traill County, ND, Walsh County, ND
The radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 13 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 00:00Z, 6.8 hours before the alert went out and 282 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
- 1400 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 373 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 501 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
160 WWUS73 KFGF 130650 NPWFGF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 150 AM CDT TUE APR 13 2010 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TODAY INTO THIS EVENING... .SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY IN THE RED RIVER VALLEY...WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE THROUGH WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA...AND RESULT IN A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT FOR THE REGION. WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT BUT IT WILL STILL REMAIN BREEZY TO WINDY. MNZ001>005-007-008-013>016-022-023-027>031-040-NDZ006>008-014>016- 024-026>030-038-039-049-052>054-140300- /O.NEW.KFGF.WI.Y.0002.100413T1200Z-100414T0300Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL- PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-MAHNOMEN- SOUTH CLEARWATER-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL- EAST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY- EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL- BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN... THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...BAGLEY... MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE... BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...ELBOW LAKE... CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE... GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN... FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER... WAHPETON...ADAMS 150 AM CDT TUE APR 13 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING THROUGHOUT THE RED RIVER VALLEY. WINDS FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE SLOWLY SUBSIDING. * WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT MIX STRONGER WINDS TO THE SURFACE TODAY AS WELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR FREQUENT GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ DK
2 follow-up statements
054 WWUS73 KFGF 131851 NPWFGF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 151 PM CDT TUE APR 13 2010 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TODAY INTO THIS EVENING... .SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY IN THE RED RIVER VALLEY... WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE THROUGH WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA...AND RESULT IN A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT FOR THE REGION. WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT BUT IT WILL STILL REMAIN BREEZY TO WINDY. MNZ001>005-007-008-013>016-022-023-027>031-040-NDZ006>008-014>016- 024-026>030-038-039-049-052>054-140300- /O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-100414T0300Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL- PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-MAHNOMEN- SOUTH CLEARWATER-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL- EAST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY- EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL- BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN... THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...BAGLEY... MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE... BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...ELBOW LAKE... CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE... GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN... FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER... WAHPETON...ADAMS 151 PM CDT TUE APR 13 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING THROUGHOUT THE RED RIVER VALLEY. WINDS FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE SLOWLY SUBSIDING. * WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT MIX STRONGER WINDS TO THE SURFACE TODAY AS WELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR FREQUENT GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ JK
993 WWUS73 KFGF 140252 NPWFGF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 952 PM CDT TUE APR 13 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM CDT... .WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA...AND THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST TO AROUND 30 MPH TONIGHT AS A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT REMAINS OVER THE VALLEY AREA. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE IN SOUTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA. MNZ001>005-007-008-013>016-022-023-027>031-040-NDZ006>008-014>016- 024-026>030-038-039-049-052>054-140400- /O.EXP.KFGF.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-100414T0300Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL- PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-MAHNOMEN- SOUTH CLEARWATER-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL- EAST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY- EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL- BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN... THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...BAGLEY... MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE... BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...ELBOW LAKE... CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE... GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN... FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER... WAHPETON...ADAMS 952 PM CDT TUE APR 13 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. $$ SPEICHER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 4:04 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FGF | Richland | 7 hr |
| Apr 13, 10:04 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FGF | Richland | 3 days |
| Apr 13, 10:04 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FGF | Cass, Richland | 48 hr |
| Apr 13, 10:04 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FGF | Cass | 48 hr |
| Apr 13, 10:04 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FGF | Cass | 48 hr |
| Apr 13, 10:04 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FGF | Cass, Ransom | 24 hr |
| Apr 13, 10:04 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FGF | Cass | 24 hr |
Nearby
Wind Advisories in North Dakota, 2010Wind Advisories in Minnesota, 2010Every wind advisory 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.