Alert archive / North Dakota / High Wind Warnings in 2011
High Wind Warning 3, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this high wind warning at Apr 30, 2011, 1:24 PM CDT for 6 counties in North Dakota. It was in force for 14 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 30, 2011, 1:24 PM CDT (18:24 UTC)
- Expired
- May 1, 2011, 3:50 AM CDT
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
Counties Dickey County, ND, Emmons County, ND, LaMoure County, ND, Logan County, ND, McIntosh County, ND, Stutsman County, ND
The radar
The Aberdeen radar (KABR), 121 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:25 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 12:00Z, 6.4 hours before the alert went out and 122 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
- 1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 473 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 7 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -28 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 68 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
053 WWUS73 KBIS 301824 NPWBIS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 124 PM CDT SAT APR 30 2011 ...A HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF FAR SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA WILL SLOWLY MOVE EAST TODAY AND TONIGHT. AS LIGHT SNOW DEVELOPS...NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH. THE COMBINATION OF HIGH WINDS AND LIGHT SNOW WILL RESULT IN 1/2 MILE VISIBILITIES. SINCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM SELFRIDGE TO HAZELTON TO JAMESTOWN...THE GREATEST IMPACT WILL BE FROM THE WINDS. AS A RESULT...A HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED NEAR SHIELDS...HAZELTON...AND JAMESTOWN. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. PLEASE MONITOR FUTURE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS TO STAY INFORMED ABOUT THIS WINTER STORM. NDZ037-045>048-050-051-010300- /O.NEW.KBIS.HW.W.0003.110430T1824Z-110501T1200Z/ STUTSMAN-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...FORT YATES...LINTON... NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 124 PM CDT SAT APR 30 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SUNDAY. * NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING LATER TONIGHT. 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. && $$ TM
4 follow-up statements
692 WWUS73 KBIS 302023 NPWBIS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 323 PM CDT SAT APR 30 2011 ...A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF FAR SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN SOUTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST TONIGHT. AS LIGHT SNOW DEVELOPS... NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH. THE COMBINATION OF HIGH WINDS AND LIGHT SNOW WILL RESULT IN 1/2 MILE VISIBILITIES. SINCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM SELFRIDGE TO HAZELTON TO JAMESTOWN...THE GREATEST IMPACT WILL BE FROM THE WINDS. TRAVEL WILL STILL BE HAZARDOUS ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED NEAR SHIELDS...HAZELTON...AND JAMESTOWN. PLEASE MONITOR FUTURE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS TO STAY INFORMED ABOUT THIS WINTER STORM. NDZ037-045>048-050-051-010400- /O.CON.KBIS.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110501T1200Z/ STUTSMAN-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...FORT YATES...LINTON... NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 323 PM CDT SAT APR 30 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SUNDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SUNDAY. * NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL DIMINISH IN INTENSITY AROUND SUNRISE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ TM
760 WWUS73 KBIS 010132 NPWBIS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 832 PM CDT SAT APR 30 2011 ...A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF FAR SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AT THE BORDER OF NORTH DAKOTA AND MINNESOTA SATURDAY EVENING WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST TONIGHT. AS LIGHT SNOW DEVELOPS... NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH. THE COMBINATION OF HIGH WINDS AND LIGHT SNOW WILL RESULT IN 1/2 MILE VISIBILITIES. SINCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM SELFRIDGE TO HAZELTON TO JAMESTOWN...THE GREATEST IMPACT WILL BE FROM THE WINDS. TRAVEL WILL STILL BE HAZARDOUS ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED NEAR SHIELDS... HAZELTON...AND JAMESTOWN. PLEASE MONITOR FUTURE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS TO STAY INFORMED ABOUT THIS WINTER STORM. NDZ037-045>048-050-051-010945- /O.CON.KBIS.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110501T1200Z/ STUTSMAN-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...FORT YATES...LINTON... NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 832 PM CDT SAT APR 30 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SUNDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SUNDAY. * NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL DIMINISH IN INTENSITY AROUND SUNRISE. 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. && $$ JV
007 WWUS73 KBIS 010612 NPWBIS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 112 AM CDT SUN MAY 1 2011 ...A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF FAR SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN MINNESOTA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST TONIGHT. SNOW AND STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH WILL RESULT IN 1/2 MILE VISIBILITIES. SINCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM SELFRIDGE TO HAZELTON TO JAMESTOWN...THE GREATEST IMPACT WILL BE FROM THE WINDS. TRAVEL WILL STILL BE HAZARDOUS ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED NEAR SHIELDS... HAZELTON...AND JAMESTOWN. PLEASE MONITOR FUTURE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS TO STAY INFORMED ABOUT THIS WINTER STORM. NDZ037-045>048-050-051-011200- /O.CON.KBIS.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110501T1200Z/ STUTSMAN-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...FORT YATES...LINTON... NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 112 AM CDT SUN MAY 1 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING. * WINDS WILL BE NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH. * VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO 1/2 MILE OR LESS IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IN SOME AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$
674 WWUS73 KBIS 010850 NPWBIS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 350 AM CDT SUN MAY 1 2011 ...A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TODAY... .STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY. THE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS COULD CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES THIS MORNING. IN ADDITION...THE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH ICY ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. NDZ037-045>048-050-051-011700- /O.CAN.KBIS.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110501T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.WI.Y.0009.110501T0850Z-110502T0000Z/ STUTSMAN-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...FORT YATES...LINTON... NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 350 AM CDT SUN MAY 1 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REPLACED BY WIND ADVISORY...IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY REPLACES THE HIGH WIND WARNING. * WINDS WILL BE NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH. * STRONG WINDS AND SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS COULD CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES THIS MORNING. * MANY ROADS ARE ICE AND SNOW COVERED. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND ICY ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH OR STRONGER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NDZ003-011-019>023-025-034>036-042-011700- /O.NEW.KBIS.WI.Y.0009.110501T0850Z-110502T0000Z/ RENVILLE-WARD-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-MORTON- BURLEIGH-KIDDER-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOHALL...MINOT...BEULAH...HAZEN... CENTER...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...MANDAN... BISMARCK...STEELE...ELGIN 350 AM CDT SUN MAY 1 2011 /250 AM MDT SUN MAY 1 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. * NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. * THE COMBINATION OF ICY ROADS AND STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. * THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS THIS MORNING COULD CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NDZ004-005-012-013-011700- /O.NEW.KBIS.WI.Y.0009.110501T1500Z-110502T0000Z/ BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-MCHENRY-PIERCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...TOWNER...RUGBY 350 AM CDT SUN MAY 1 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. * THE COMBINATION OF ICY ROADS AND STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. * THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON COULD CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 3O MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Bismarck, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 9:46 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | BIS | McHenry | 11 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in North Dakota, 2011Every high wind warning in 2011
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.