Alert archive / North Dakota / High Wind Warnings in 2011
High Wind Warning 1, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this high wind warning at Feb 12, 2011, 2:27 PM MST for 32 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Feb 13, 2011, 8:00 AM MST. It was in force for 12 hr. 15 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
- Feb 12, 2011, 2:27 PM MST (21:27 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 13, 2011, 8:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Feb 13, 2011, 8:08 PM MST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
All 32 counties
Adams County, ND, Billings County, ND, Bottineau County, ND, Bowman County, ND, Burke County, ND, Burleigh County, ND, Dickey County, ND, Divide 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, Mountrail 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, Williams County, ND
The radar
The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 13, 8:55 AM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 47 | Crosby, ND | 47 MPH GUSTING TO 67 MPH |
| Feb 13, 8:56 AM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 44 | 20 W Crosby, ND | 44 MPH GUSTING TO 64 MPH AT RAWS SITE |
| Feb 13, 9:03 AM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 47 | Alexander, ND | |
| Feb 13, 9:31 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | Halliday, ND | |
| Feb 13, 10:30 AM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 45 | Denhoff, ND | 45 MPH GUSTING TO 52 MPH |
| Feb 13, 10:30 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Fryburg, ND | 34 MPH GUSTING TO 58 MPH |
| Feb 13, 11:03 AM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 50 | Alexander, ND | |
| Feb 13, 11:09 AM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 52 | Grassy Butte, ND | 52 MPH GUSTING TO 60 MPH |
| Feb 13, 11:56 AM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 40 | 5 S Dickinson, ND | 40 MPH GUSTING TO 51 MPH AT DICKINSON AIRPORT |
| Feb 13, 12:02 PM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 44 | 8 E Bainville, ND | SUSTAIANED 40 TO 44 MPH FOR THE LAST 3 HOURS WITH GUST TO 53 MPH AT THE DOT SITE AT STATELINE ON US 2. |
| Feb 13, 12:45 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 28 N Belfield, ND | HIGH WINDS BLEW A SEMI TRAILER OVER ON HIGHWAY 85 NORTH OF BELFIELD. |
| Feb 13, 12:56 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 5 S Dickinson, ND | 40 MPH GUSTING TO 60 MPH AT DICKINSON AIRPORT |
| Feb 13, 1:41 PM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 40 | 4 S Bowman, ND | PEAK WIND GUST 48 MPH |
| Feb 13, 4:15 PM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 43 | Rolla, ND | PEAK WIND GUST 52 MPH |
| Feb 13, 6:41 PM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 40 | Wishek, ND | PEAK WIND GUST 53 MPH |
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, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 75 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
- 1454 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 75 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 180 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 307 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
692 WWUS73 KBIS 122127 NPWBIS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 327 PM CST SAT FEB 12 2011 ...VERY STRONG WINDS SUNDAY... .STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AS A VIGOROUS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES TO THE GREAT LAKES SUNDAY NIGHT. STRONG WINDS OF 40 MPH OR HIGHER...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH...WILL DEVELOP LATE SUNDAY MORNING...AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. A HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA FOR SUNDAY. RECENT MILD TEMPERATURES HAVE CRUSTED OVER MUCH OF THE SNOW COVER. HOWEVER...THE WINDS MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO BREAK UP THE CRUST AND ALLOW THE LIGHTER SNOW UNDERNEATH TO BECOME AIRBORNE AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES NEAR THE GROUND. ADDITIONAL HEADLINES FOR BLOWING SNOW MAY BE NEEDED TOMORROW. SHALLOW DRIFTING SNOW WILL ALSO MAKE ROADWAYS SLICK. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-130530- /O.UPG.KBIS.HW.A.0001.110213T1500Z-110214T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.HW.W.0001.110213T1500Z-110214T0300Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- MCHENRY-PIERCE-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...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL... BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER... RUGBY...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 327 PM CST SAT FEB 12 2011 /227 PM MST SAT FEB 12 2011/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ TO 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ TO 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WARNING REPLACES THE WATCH THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. * VERY STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE SUNDAY MORNING...AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. * NORTHWEST WINDS OF 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * WINDS THIS STRONG WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WORKING ON ROOFTOPS AND TOWERS CAN BE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS. WARMER TEMPERATURES AHEAD OF THE WINDS HAVE CRUSTED OVER THE SNOWPACK IN MANY LOCATIONS. HOWEVER... SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING COULD STILL MAKE ROADS SLIPPERY AND REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW A HALF MILE IN OPEN AREAS. 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. && $$ WAA/JV/RK
5 follow-up statements
477 WWUS73 KBIS 130412 NPWBIS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1012 PM CST SAT FEB 12 2011 ...VERY STRONG WINDS SUNDAY... .STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AS A VIGOROUS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES TO THE GREAT LAKES SUNDAY NIGHT. STRONG WINDS OF 40 MPH OR HIGHER...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH...WILL DEVELOP LATE SUNDAY MORNING...AND WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. A HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA FOR SUNDAY. RECENT MILD TEMPERATURES HAVE CRUSTED OVER MUCH OF THE SNOW COVER. HOWEVER... THE WINDS MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO BREAK UP THE CRUST AND ALLOW THE LIGHTER SNOW UNDERNEATH TO BECOME AIRBORNE AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES NEAR THE GROUND. ADDITIONAL HEADLINES FOR BLOWING SNOW MAY BE NEEDED TOMORROW. SHALLOW DRIFTING SNOW WILL ALSO MAKE ROADWAYS SLICK. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-131100- /O.CON.KBIS.HW.W.0001.110213T1500Z-110214T0300Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- MCHENRY-PIERCE-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...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL... BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER... RUGBY...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 1012 PM CST SAT FEB 12 2011 /912 PM MST SAT FEB 12 2011/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ TO 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ SUNDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ TO 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ SUNDAY. * VERY STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE SUNDAY MORNING...AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. * NORTHWEST WINDS OF 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * WINDS THIS STRONG WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WORKING ON ROOFTOPS AND TOWERS CAN BE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS. WARMER TEMPERATURES AHEAD OF THE WINDS HAVE CRUSTED OVER THE SNOWPACK IN MANY LOCATIONS. HOWEVER... SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING COULD STILL MAKE ROADS SLIPPERY AND REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW A HALF MILE IN OPEN AREAS. 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. && $$
761 WWUS73 KBIS 130906 NPWBIS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 306 AM CST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING CONTINUES THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... .VERY STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP TODAY AS A VIGOROUS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES FROM SASKATCHEWAN INTO THE GREAT LAKES BY SUNDAY EVENING. VERY STRONG WEST TO NORTHWESTERLY WINDS...SUSTAINED AT 40 MPH OR HIGHER...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH...WILL DEVELOP LATER THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. THE WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. RECENT MILD TEMPERATURES HAVE CRUSTED OVER MUCH OF THE SNOW COVER. HOWEVER...THE STRONG WINDS MAY BREAK UP THE CRUST AND ALLOW THE LIGHTER SNOW UNDERNEATH TO BECOME AIRBORNE AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES NEAR THE GROUND. SHALLOW DRIFTING SNOW WILL ALSO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...BOTH DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS AND AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FROM YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET OR FROM THE BISMARCK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-131730- /O.CON.KBIS.HW.W.0001.110213T1500Z-110214T0300Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- MCHENRY-PIERCE-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...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL... BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER... RUGBY...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 306 AM CST SUN FEB 13 2011 /206 AM MST SUN FEB 13 2011/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... * VERY STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING...AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. * WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * WINDS THIS STRONG WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WORKING ON ROOFTOPS AND TOWERS CAN BE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS. WARMER TEMPERATURES AHEAD OF THE WINDS HAVE CRUSTED OVER THE SNOWPACK IN MANY LOCATIONS. HOWEVER... SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING COULD STILL MAKE ROADS SLIPPERY AND REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW A HALF MILE IN OPEN AREAS. 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
857 WWUS73 KBIS 131653 NPWBIS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1053 AM CST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING CONTINUES THROUGH EARLY EVENING FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... .VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY AS A VIGOROUS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES FROM SASKATCHEWAN INTO THE GREAT LAKES BY THIS EVENING. VERY STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS...SUSTAINED AT 40 MPH OR HIGHER...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH...WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD SOUTH AND EAST ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON...AND PERSIST INTO THE EVENING HOURS. THE WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. RECENT MILD TEMPERATURES HAVE CRUSTED OVER MUCH OF THE SNOW COVER. HOWEVER...THE STRONG WINDS MAY BREAK UP THE CRUST AND ALLOW THE LIGHTER SNOW UNDERNEATH TO BECOME AIRBORNE AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES NEAR THE GROUND. SHALLOW DRIFTING SNOW WILL ALSO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. AREAS FROM MOHALL...TO BOTTINEAU...ROLETTE...AND RUGBY ARE MOST FAVORED FOR SNOW SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON AS COLDER AIR MOVES IN. ANY FALLING SNOW WILL QUICKLY RESULT IN VISIBILITIES BELOW A HALF MILE. THIS AREA HAS ALSO NOT BEEN AS MILD OVER THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS...AND LIKELY HAS LESS CRUSTED OVER SNOW COVER. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...BOTH DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS AND AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FROM YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET AND THE BISMARCK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-140100- /O.CON.KBIS.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110214T0300Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- MCHENRY-PIERCE-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...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL... BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER... RUGBY...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 1053 AM CST SUN FEB 13 2011 /953 AM MST SUN FEB 13 2011/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. * WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * WINDS THIS STRONG WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WORKING ON ROOFTOPS AND TOWERS CAN BE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS. WARMER TEMPERATURES AHEAD OF THE WINDS HAVE CRUSTED OVER THE SNOWPACK IN MANY LOCATIONS. HOWEVER... SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING COULD STILL MAKE ROADS SLIPPERY AND REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW A HALF MILE IN OPEN AREAS. ANY FALLING SNOW...ESPECIALLY ACROSS NORTHERN NORTH DAKOTA...WILL QUICKLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW A HALF MILE. 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
512 WWUS73 KBIS 132122 NPWBIS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 322 PM CST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING CONTINUES THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... .VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING AS A VIGOROUS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES FROM SASKATCHEWAN INTO THE GREAT LAKES. VERY STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS...SUSTAINED AT 40 MPH OR HIGHER...WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH...WILL PERSIST INTO THE EVENING HOURS. THE WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT ACROSS AREAS FROM CARRINGTON...TO JAMESTOWN AND OAKES. SHALLOW DRIFTING SNOW MAY RESULT IN SLICK ROAD CONDITIONS TONIGHT. A FEW SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING...FROM BOTTINEAU...TO HARVEY AND CARRINGTON. ANY FALLING SNOW WILL QUICKLY RESULT IN VISIBILITIES BELOW A HALF MILE. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FROM YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET AND THE BISMARCK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. NDZ025-037-048-051-140530- /O.EXT.KBIS.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110214T0600Z/ FOSTER-STUTSMAN-LA MOURE-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CARRINGTON...JAMESTOWN...EDGELEY... OAKES 322 PM CST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID EVENING....BEFORE DIMINISHING. * WINDS THIS STRONG WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ANY FALLING SNOW THROUGH EARLY EVENING...FROM BOTTINEAU TO HARVEY...WILL QUICKLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW A HALF MILE. 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. && $$ NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-031>036-040>047-050-140300- /O.CON.KBIS.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110214T0300Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS- GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-SLOPE- HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-MCINTOSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL... BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER... RUGBY...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER... GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON... MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...MARMARTH...MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN... HETTINGER...FORT YATES...LINTON...NAPOLEON...ASHLEY 322 PM CST SUN FEB 13 2011 /222 PM MST SUN FEB 13 2011/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. * WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE EVENING...BEFORE DIMINISHING. * WINDS THIS STRONG WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ANY FALLING SNOW THROUGH EARLY EVENING...MAINLY IN THE CARRINGTON AREA...WILL QUICKLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW A HALF MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ KINNEY
021 WWUS73 KBIS 140308 NPWBIS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 908 PM CST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...HIGH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT EAST CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS EVENING... .STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING ACROSS THE JAMES RIVER BASIN AS A VIGOROUS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE GREAT LAKES. STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS...SUSTAINED AT 30 MPH OR HIGHER...WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH...WILL PERSIST INTO THE LATE EVENING HOURS. THE WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT ACROSS AREAS FROM CARRINGTON...TO JAMESTOWN AND OAKES. SHALLOW DRIFTING SNOW MAY RESULT IN SLICK ROAD CONDITIONS TONIGHT. A FEW SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING...FROM BOTTINEAU...TO HARVEY AND CARRINGTON. ANY FALLING SNOW WILL QUICKLY RESULT IN VISIBILITIES BELOW A HALF MILE. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FROM YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET AND THE BISMARCK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. NDZ025-037-048-051-140600- /O.CAN.KBIS.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110214T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.WI.Y.0002.110214T0308Z-110214T0600Z/ FOSTER-STUTSMAN-LA MOURE-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CARRINGTON...JAMESTOWN...EDGELEY... OAKES 908 PM CST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE EVENING HOURS. THESE WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT. * WINDS THIS STRONG WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NDZ023-036-047-050-140600- /O.EXP.KBIS.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110214T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.WI.Y.0002.110214T0308Z-110214T0600Z/ WELLS-KIDDER-LOGAN-MCINTOSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARVEY...STEELE...NAPOLEON...ASHLEY 908 PM CST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE EVENING HOURS. THESE WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT. * WINDS THIS STRONG WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NDZ001>005-009>013-017>022-031>035-040>046-140415- /O.EXP.KBIS.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110214T0300Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN- GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-SLOPE-HETTINGER- GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL... BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER... RUGBY...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER... GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MANDAN... BISMARCK...MARMARTH...MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER... FORT YATES...LINTON 908 PM CST SUN FEB 13 2011 /808 PM MST SUN FEB 13 2011/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WIND SPEEDS HAVE FALLEN TO THE BREEZY CATEGORY AT 15 TO 25 MPH. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN OVERNIGHT. THEREFORE...THE HIGH WIND WARNING WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ TM
The office that day
Everything else NWS Bismarck, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 12, 3:22 AM MST | High Wind Watch | BIS | Adams, Billings, Bottineau, Bowman, Burke, Burleigh and 26 more | 11 hr |
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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.