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High Wind Warning 5, NWS Bismarck, ND

May 30, 201132 counties in North Dakota

NWS Bismarck, ND issued this high wind warning at May 30, 2011, 12:57 PM MDT for 32 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at May 31, 2011, 6:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 12 hr. 9 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
May 30, 2011, 12:57 PM MDT (18:57 UTC)
In effect from
May 31, 2011, 6:00 AM MDT
Expired
May 31, 2011, 6:00 PM MDT
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 18:56 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
May 31, 6:00 AM MDTHEAVY RAIN 1.16Dickinson, ND24 HR RAINFALL TOTAL
May 31, 7:00 AM MDTFLOOD22 Ne Tolley, ND24 HOUR RAIN 1.25 INCHES. 2 DAY TOTAL 1.69. COUNTY ROAD 1 IS FLOODED.
May 31, 7:00 AM MDTHEAVY RAIN 1Mott, ND2 DAY TOTAL
May 31, 7:00 AM MDTHEAVY RAIN 1.655 Nw Newburg, ND24 HR RAINFALL TOTAL
May 31, 7:30 AM MDTHEAVY RAIN 1.97Sherwood, ND24 HR RAINFALL TOTAL
May 31, 7:50 AM MDTHEAVY RAIN 1.6Newburg, ND24 HR RAINFALL TOTAL.
May 31, 7:52 AM MDTHEAVY RAIN 1.35Willow City, ND24 HR RAINFALL TOTAL.
May 31, 8:00 AM MDTHEAVY RAIN 1.57Bottineau, ND
May 31, 1:35 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 58Rolla, NDWIND GUST AT ROLLA AWOS SITE.

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, 7.0 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Bismarck Municip, ND at 12:00Z on 2011-05-30Temperature 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°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Bismarck Municip, ND at 12:00Z on 2011-05-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 383 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
625 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
69 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
383 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
991 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.6

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

272 
WWUS73 KBIS 301857
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
157 PM CDT MON MAY 30 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR ALL OF WEST AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA
TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING...

.STRONG LOW PRESSURE LIFTING NORTH INTO SOUTHERN CANADA WILL
BRING STRONG WINDS TO THE REGION ON TUESDAY. THE STRONG WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO BEGIN ACROSS WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA EARLY TUESDAY
MORNING...AND ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA LATER TUESDAY MORNING
INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...AND
GUSTS UP TO AROUND 60 MPH...CAN BE EXPECTED. INITIALLY EXPECT WEST
WINDS...TRANSITIONING TO NORTHWEST AS THE DAY PROGRESSES.

THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE LATER TUESDAY EVENING.  

THOSE SUPPORTING THE FLOOD FIGHTING EFFORTS IN BUILDING THE DIKES
AND LEVEES ACROSS WEST AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA SHOULD PREPARE FOR
THESE STRONG WINDS. SIGNIFICANT WAVE ACTION IS LIKELY ON AREA
LAKES AND RIVERS.

IN ADDITION...WINDS THIS STRONG WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...AND
COULD RESULT IN PROPERTY DAMAGE IF THE NECESSARY PREPARATIONS ARE
NOT TAKEN.


NDZ001>003-009>011-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-310300-
/O.UPG.KBIS.HW.A.0003.110531T1200Z-110601T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KBIS.HW.W.0005.110531T1200Z-110601T0000Z/
DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-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...
WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...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
157 PM CDT MON MAY 30 2011 /1257 PM MDT MON MAY 30 2011/

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

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

* STRONG WESTERLY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 60
  MPH...ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY OVER WEST AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA.

* THE STRONG WINDS WILL BEGIN WEST EARLY TUESDAY
  MORNING...SPREADING EAST TUESDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON. THE
  STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE TUESDAY EVENING. 

* WORKERS SUPPORTING THE DIKES AND LEVEES SHOULD PREPARE FOR THE
  STRONG WINDS...ALONG WITH HIGH WAVE ACTION ON AREA LAKES AND
  RIVERS.

* TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT...AND PROPERTY DAMAGE IS 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.

&&

$$

NDZ004-005-012-013-310300-
/O.NEW.KBIS.HW.W.0005.110531T1200Z-110601T0000Z/
BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-MCHENRY-PIERCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...TOWNER...RUGBY
157 PM CDT MON MAY 30 2011

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

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

* STRONG WESTERLY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60
  MPH...ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY OVER WEST AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA.

* THE STRONG WINDS WILL BEGIN WEST EARLY TUESDAY
  MORNING...SPREADING EAST TUESDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON. THE
  STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE TUESDAY EVENING. 

* WORKERS SUPPORTING THE DIKES AND LEVEES SHOULD PREPARE FOR THE
  STRONG WINDS...ALONG WITH HIGH WAVE ACTION ON AREA LAKES AND
  RIVERS.

* TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT...AND PROPERTY DAMAGE IS 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.

&&

$$

HEINERT/SIMOSKO
5 follow-up statements
096 
WWUS73 KBIS 310251
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
951 PM CDT MON MAY 30 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR ALL OF WEST AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA
TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING...

.STRONG LOW PRESSURE LIFTING NORTH INTO SOUTHERN CANADA WILL
BRING STRONG WINDS TO THE REGION ON TUESDAY. THE STRONG WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO BEGIN ACROSS WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA EARLY TUESDAY
MORNING...AND ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA LATER TUESDAY MORNING
INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 40 MPH...AND GUSTS
UP TO AROUND 60 MPH...CAN BE EXPECTED. WEST WINDS SHOULD GRADUALLY 
TRANSITION TO NORTHWEST AS THE DAY PROGRESSES.

THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE LATER TUESDAY EVENING.

THOSE SUPPORTING THE FLOOD FIGHTING EFFORTS IN BUILDING THE DIKES
AND LEVEES ACROSS WEST AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA SHOULD PREPARE
FOR THESE STRONG WINDS. SIGNIFICANT WAVE ACTION IS LIKELY ON AREA
LAKES AND RIVERS.

IN ADDITION...WINDS THIS STRONG WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...AND
COULD RESULT IN PROPERTY DAMAGE IF THE NECESSARY PREPARATIONS ARE
NOT TAKEN.

NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-311100-
/O.CON.KBIS.HW.W.0005.110531T1200Z-110601T0000Z/
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
951 PM CDT MON MAY 30 2011 /851 PM MDT MON MAY 30 2011/

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

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

* STRONG WESTERLY WINDS AROUND 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH...
  ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY OVER WEST AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA.

* THE STRONG WINDS WILL BEGIN WEST EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... AND
  WILL SPREAD EAST TUESDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON. THE STRONG
  WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE TUESDAY EVENING.

* WORKERS SUPPORTING THE DIKES AND LEVEES SHOULD PREPARE FOR THE 
  STRONG WINDS...ALONG WITH HIGH WAVE ACTION ON AREA LAKES AND 
  RIVERS. 

* TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT...AND PROPERTY DAMAGE IS 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.

&&

$$

TM
920 
WWUS73 KBIS 310846
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
346 AM CDT TUE MAY 31 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR ALL OF WEST AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA
TODAY...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN NORTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA WILL LIFT
SLOWLY NORTH INTO MANITOBA TODAY. STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS
WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON...ENDING IN THE EARLY EVENING. SUSTAINED WEST TO
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 40 MPH...AND GUSTS UP TO AROUND 60
MPH...CAN BE EXPECTED. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE LATER
TUESDAY EVENING.

THOSE SUPPORTING THE FLOOD FIGHTING EFFORTS IN BUILDING THE DIKES
AND LEVEES ACROSS WEST AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA SHOULD PREPARE
FOR THESE STRONG WINDS. SIGNIFICANT WAVE ACTION IS LIKELY ON AREA
LAKES AND RIVERS.

IN ADDITION...WINDS THIS STRONG WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...AND
COULD RESULT IN PROPERTY DAMAGE IF THE NECESSARY PREPARATIONS ARE
NOT TAKEN.

NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-311700-
/O.CON.KBIS.HW.W.0005.110531T1200Z-110601T0000Z/
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
346 AM CDT TUE MAY 31 2011 /246 AM MDT TUE MAY 31 2011/

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

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/
THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. 

* STRONG WESTERLY WINDS AROUND 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH...
  ARE EXPECTED.

* THE STRONG WINDS DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND SUBSIDE EARLY THIS
  EVENING. 

* WORKERS SUPPORTING THE DIKES AND LEVEES SHOULD PREPARE FOR THE 
  STRONG WINDS...ALONG WITH HIGH WAVE ACTION ON AREA LAKES AND 
  RIVERS. 

* TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT...AND PROPERTY DAMAGE IS 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.

&&

$$
152 
WWUS73 KBIS 311506
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1006 AM CDT TUE MAY 31 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR ALL OF WEST AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA
TODAY...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN NORTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA WILL LIFT
SLOWLY NORTH INTO MANITOBA TODAY. STRONG WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED
ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS MORNING AND WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...ENDING IN THE EARLY EVENING.
SUSTAINED WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 40 MPH...AND GUSTS UP TO
AROUND 60 MPH...CAN BE EXPECTED.

THOSE SUPPORTING THE FLOOD FIGHTING EFFORTS IN BUILDING THE DIKES
AND LEVEES ACROSS WEST AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA SHOULD PREPARE
FOR THESE STRONG WINDS. SIGNIFICANT WAVE ACTION IS LIKELY ON AREA
LAKES AND RIVERS.

IN ADDITION...WINDS THIS STRONG WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...AND
COULD RESULT IN PROPERTY DAMAGE IF THE NECESSARY PREPARATIONS ARE
NOT TAKEN.


NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-312315-
/O.CON.KBIS.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110601T0000Z/
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
1006 AM CDT TUE MAY 31 2011 /906 AM MDT TUE MAY 31 2011/

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

* STRONG WESTERLY WINDS AROUND 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH... 
  ARE EXPECTED. 

* THE STRONG WINDS WILL SUBSIDE EARLY THIS EVENING.

* WORKERS SUPPORTING THE DIKES AND LEVEES SHOULD PREPARE FOR THE 
  STRONG WINDS...ALONG WITH HIGH WAVE ACTION ON AREA LAKES AND 
  RIVERS. 

* TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT...AND PROPERTY DAMAGE IS 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.

&&

$$

NH
791 
WWUS73 KBIS 312042
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
342 PM CDT TUE MAY 31 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR ALL OF WEST AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA
THROUGH EARLY EVENING...

.STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON
HOURS...BEFORE DIMINISHING SOMEWHAT IN THE EARLY EVENING.
EXPECT SUSTAINED WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...AND GUSTS
OF 50 TO 60 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE OCCURRING IN THE BELCOURT
AND RUGBY AREAS.

THOSE SUPPORTING THE FLOOD FIGHTING EFFORTS IN BUILDING THE DIKES
AND LEVEES ACROSS WEST AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA SHOULD PREPARE FOR
THESE STRONG WINDS. SIGNIFICANT WAVE ACTION IS OCCURRING ON AREA
LAKES AND RIVERS.

IN ADDITION...WINDS THIS STRONG WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...AND
COULD RESULT IN PROPERTY DAMAGE IF THE NECESSARY PREPARATIONS ARE
NOT TAKEN.

NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-010000-
/O.CON.KBIS.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110601T0000Z/
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
342 PM CDT TUE MAY 31 2011 /242 PM MDT TUE MAY 31 2011/

...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. 

* A STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE
  AFTERNOON...BEFORE DIMINISHING SOMEWHAT DURING THE EARLY
  EVENING. SUSTAINED SPEEDS WILL RANGE FROM 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH
  GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE OCCURRING IN THE
  BELCOURT AND RUGBY AREAS.

* WORKERS SUPPORTING THE DIKES AND LEVEES SHOULD PREPARE FOR THE
  STRONG WINDS...ALONG WITH HIGH WAVE ACTION ON AREA LAKES AND
  RIVERS. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT...AND PROPERTY DAMAGE IS
  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.

&&

$$

KINNEY
585 
WWUS73 KBIS 312352
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
652 PM CDT TUE MAY 31 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH THE
EVENING HOURS...

.STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING
HOURS. SUSTAINED NORTHWESTERLY WINDS AROUND 30 MPH...AND GUSTS UP
TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA UNTIL SUNSET. THE
STRONGEST WINDS ARE OCCURRING IN THE BELCOURT AND RUGBY AREAS.

THOSE SUPPORTING THE FLOOD FIGHTING EFFORTS IN BUILDING THE DIKES
AND LEVEES ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA SHOULD PREPARE FOR THESE
STRONG WINDS. SIGNIFICANT WAVE ACTION IS OCCURRING ON AREA LAKES
AND RIVERS.

IN ADDITION...WINDS THIS STRONG WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...AND
COULD RESULT IN PROPERTY DAMAGE IF THE NECESSARY PREPARATIONS ARE
NOT TAKEN.

NDZ003>005-011>013-019>023-025-034>037-042-045>048-050-051-010300-
/O.EXP.KBIS.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110601T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KBIS.WI.Y.0014.110601T0000Z-110601T0300Z/
RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-MERCER-OLIVER-
MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-
GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...MINOT...
TOWNER...RUGBY...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...
HARVEY...CARRINGTON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...
ELGIN...FORT YATES...LINTON...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
652 PM CDT TUE MAY 31 2011 /552 PM MDT TUE MAY 31 2011/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/
THIS EVENING. 

* STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS.
  SUSTAINED NORTHWESTERLY WINDS AROUND 30 MPH...AND GUSTS UP TO 50
  MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA UNTIL SUNSET. THE
  STRONGEST WINDS ARE OCCURRING IN THE BELCOURT AND RUGBY AREAS.

* WORKERS SUPPORTING THE DIKES AND LEVEES SHOULD PREPARE FOR THE
  STRONG WINDS...ALONG WITH HIGH WAVE ACTION ON AREA LAKES AND
  RIVERS. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT...AND PROPERTY DAMAGE WILL BE 
  POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING 
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$

NDZ001-002-009-010-017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-010100-
/O.EXP.KBIS.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110601T0000Z/
DIVIDE-BURKE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-
BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...WILLISTON...
NEW TOWN...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...
MARMARTH...MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER
652 PM CDT TUE MAY 31 2011 /552 PM MDT TUE MAY 31 2011/

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING. 

* NORTHWESTERLY WINDS HAVE TAPERED OFF TO BELOW 25 MPH ACROSS
  WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA THIS EVENING. THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO
  DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. AS A RESULT...THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL BE
  ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$

TM

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 29, 7:35 PM MDTRiver Flood WarningBISWilliams4 days
May 30, 1:42 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBISWard3 hr
May 30, 3:03 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningBISWard3 hr
May 30, 3:33 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBISBottineau, McHenry, Renville6 hr
May 30, 3:48 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBISMcLean, Mercer84 min

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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.