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High Wind Warning 8, NWS Bismarck, ND

September 19, 201130 counties in North Dakota

NWS Bismarck, ND issued this high wind warning at Sep 19, 2011, 2:18 PM MDT for 30 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Sep 19, 2011, 6:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 24 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
Sep 19, 2011, 2:18 PM MDT (20:18 UTC)
In effect from
Sep 19, 2011, 6:00 PM MDT
Expired
Sep 20, 2011, 6:00 PM MDT
In force
24 hr
Issued by
NWS Bismarck, ND
All 30 counties

Adams County, ND, Billings County, ND, Bottineau County, ND, Bowman County, ND, Burke 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, 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

The radar

The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:15 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
Sep 19, 6:35 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 56Beach, NDSUSTAINED 41 MPH WINDS...GUSTING TO 56 MPH. WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PASSING OF A COLD FRONT.
Sep 19, 7:12 PM MDTHIGH SUST WINDS 40Fryburg, ND
Sep 20, 4:38 AM MDTHIGH SUST WINDS 40Grassy Butte, ND
Sep 20, 4:38 AM MDTHIGH SUST WINDS 42Denhoff, ND
Sep 20, 5:12 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 58Halliday, ND
Sep 20, 5:55 AM MDTHIGH SUST WINDS 40Dickinson, ND
Sep 20, 7:31 AM MDTHIGH SUST WINDS 45Hettinger, ND
Sep 20, 7:31 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 62Hettinger, ND
Sep 20, 12:05 PM MDTHIGH SUST WINDS 42Wishek, ND

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, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 61 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 2011-09-19Temperature 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 2011-09-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 107 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
2000 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
107 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
211 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

558 
WWUS73 KBIS 192018
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
318 PM CDT MON SEP 19 2011

...VERY STRONG WINDS TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY...

.VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BEHIND A
COLD FRONT ON THE BACKSIDE OF A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TONIGHT
THROUGH TUESDAY ACROSS CENTRAL AND MUCH OF WESTERN NORTH
DAKOTA. SUSTAINED SURFACE WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 40 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE LOCATED
ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST TONIGHT...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS THEN SHIFTING
INTO CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TUESDAY MORNING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL
THEN SHIFT EAST INTO THE JAMES RIVER BASIN THROUGH THE AFTERNOON
HOURS. WINDS SHOULD TAPER OFF BY TUESDAY EVENING. THESE WINDS WILL
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON EAST-WEST
ORIENTED ROADS...AND COULD CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE.

NDZ017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-201100-
/O.UPG.KBIS.HW.A.0004.110920T0600Z-110921T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KBIS.HW.W.0008.110920T0000Z-110920T1800Z/
MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-
ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEACH...
MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER
318 PM CDT MON SEP 19 2011 /218 PM MDT MON SEP 19 2011/

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING TO 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING TO 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TUESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* NORTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL
  DEVELOP TONIGHT AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING ACROSS
  SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA.

* THESE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES ON EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADS...AND MAY CAUSE PROPERTY
  DAMAGE.

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.

&&

$$

NDZ002>005-010>013-019>023-025-034>037-042-045>048-050-051-201100-
/O.UPG.KBIS.HW.A.0004.110920T0900Z-110921T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KBIS.HW.W.0008.110920T0600Z-110921T0000Z/
BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-MOUNTRAIL-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...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...
NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER...RUGBY...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...
GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...
STEELE...JAMESTOWN...ELGIN...FORT YATES...LINTON...NAPOLEON...
EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
318 PM CDT MON SEP 19 2011 /218 PM MDT MON SEP 19 2011/

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT 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 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ TO 7 PM
CDT /6 PM MDT/ TUESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT. 

* NORTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL
  DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY
  AFTERNOON ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA.

* THESE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES ON EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADS...AND MAY CAUSE PROPERTY
  DAMAGE.

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
983 
WWUS73 KBIS 200205
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
905 PM CDT MON SEP 19 2011

...VERY STRONG WINDS TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY...

.VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND A COLD FRONT ON
THE BACKSIDE OF A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TONIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY ACROSS CENTRAL AND MUCH OF WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA. SUSTAINED
SURFACE WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH
POSSIBLE. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE LOCATED ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST
TONIGHT...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS THEN SHIFTING INTO CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA TUESDAY MORNING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL THEN SHIFT
EAST INTO THE JAMES RIVER BASIN THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. WINDS
SHOULD TAPER OFF BY TUESDAY EVENING. THESE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON EAST-WEST ORIENTED
ROADS...AND COULD CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE.

NDZ017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-201015-
/O.CON.KBIS.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-110920T1800Z/
MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-
ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEACH...
MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER
905 PM CDT MON SEP 19 2011 /805 PM MDT MON SEP 19 2011/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/
TUESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/
TUESDAY. 

* NORTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL 
  DEVELOP TONIGHT AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING 
  ACROSS SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA. 

* THESE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES ON EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADS...AND MAY CAUSE PROPERTY 
  DAMAGE. 

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.

&&

$$

NDZ002>005-010>013-019>023-025-034>037-042-045>048-050-051-201015-
/O.CON.KBIS.HW.W.0008.110920T0600Z-110921T0000Z/
BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-MOUNTRAIL-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...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...
NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER...RUGBY...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...
GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...
STEELE...JAMESTOWN...ELGIN...FORT YATES...LINTON...NAPOLEON...
EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
905 PM CDT MON SEP 19 2011 /805 PM MDT MON SEP 19 2011/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT
MDT/ TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ TUESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT
MDT/ TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ TUESDAY. 

* NORTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL 
  DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 
  TUESDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. 

* THESE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES ON EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADS...AND MAY CAUSE PROPERTY 
  DAMAGE. 

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
379 
WWUS73 KBIS 200849
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
349 AM CDT TUE SEP 20 2011

...VERY STRONG WINDS TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY...

.VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE FORECAST ACROSS WESTERN AND
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS MORNING AND THROUGH THE AFTERNOON ON THE
BACKSIDE OF A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. SUSTAINED WINDS TO 40
MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE
LIKELY TO BE ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST THIS MORNING...WITH THE AREA OF
PEAK WINDS SHIFTING INTO CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA BY EARLY AFTERNOON
AND CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING. THESE WINDS WILL MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AND MAY CAUSE
PROPERTY DAMAGE.

NDZ017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-201800-
/O.CON.KBIS.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-110920T1800Z/
MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-
ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEACH...
MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER
349 AM CDT TUE SEP 20 2011 /249 AM MDT TUE SEP 20 2011/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/
THIS AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/
THIS AFTERNOON. 

* NORTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL
  CONTINUE THROUGH MIDDAY TUESDAY ACROSS SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA.

* THESE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES...AND MAY CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE.

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.

&&

$$

NDZ002>005-010>013-019>023-025-034>037-042-045>048-050-051-201815-
/O.CON.KBIS.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-110921T0000Z/
BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-MOUNTRAIL-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...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...
NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER...RUGBY...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...
GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...
STEELE...JAMESTOWN...ELGIN...FORT YATES...LINTON...NAPOLEON...
EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
349 AM CDT TUE SEP 20 2011 /249 AM MDT TUE SEP 20 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. 

* NORTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL
  DEVELOP BY EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AND
  CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING.

* THESE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES...AND MAY CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE.

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.

&&

$$

AYD
597 
WWUS73 KBIS 201759
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1259 PM CDT TUE SEP 20 2011

...VERY STRONG WINDS THIS AFTERNOON...

.VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH
DAKOTA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON ON THE BACKSIDE OF A STRONG LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM. SUSTAINED WINDS TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH
WILL BE POSSIBLE. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL LIKELY OCCUR OVER CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA BY EARLY AFTERNOON AND GRADUALLY SHIFT EAST THROUGH THE
EARLY EVENING. THESE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES...AND MAY CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE.

NDZ017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-201900-
/O.EXP.KBIS.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-110920T1800Z/
MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-
ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEACH...
MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER
1259 PM CDT TUE SEP 20 2011 /1159 AM MDT TUE SEP 20 2011/

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* NORTHWEST WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO AROUND 25 MPH GUSTING TO 35
  MPH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE
  THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. AS A RESULT...THE HIGH WIND WARNING
  WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 1 PM CDT/NOON MDT ACROSS
  SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA.

$$

NDZ002>005-010>013-019>023-025-034>037-042-045>048-050-051-210000-
/O.CON.KBIS.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-110921T0000Z/
BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-MOUNTRAIL-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...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...
NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER...RUGBY...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...
GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...
STEELE...JAMESTOWN...ELGIN...FORT YATES...LINTON...NAPOLEON...
EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
1259 PM CDT TUE SEP 20 2011 /1159 AM MDT TUE SEP 20 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. 

* NORTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AROUND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH
  WILL CONTINUE ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH THE LATE
  AFTERNOON HOURS.

* THESE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES...AND MAY CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE. 

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
467 
WWUS73 KBIS 210008
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
708 PM CDT TUE SEP 20 2011

...WINDS DIMINISHING BELOW WARNING CRITERIA...

.THE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED ENOUGH TO END THE
HIGH WIND WARNING OVER ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA
THIS TUESDAY EVENING. HOWEVER...A WIND ADVISORY WILL NOW REPLACE
THE WARNING ACROSS WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN SOUTH
THROUGH THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE
OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES HAZARDOUS...AS WELL AS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATE THIS EVENING.

NDZ004-005-012-013-022-023-025-036-037-047-048-050-051-210300-
/O.EXP.KBIS.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-110921T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KBIS.WI.Y.0021.110921T0008Z-110921T0300Z/
BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-MCHENRY-PIERCE-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-
STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...TOWNER...RUGBY...
MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...
EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
708 PM CDT TUE SEP 20 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING EXPIRED AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE
HIGH WIND WARNING EXPIRED AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING.

* NORTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH
  WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY INTO WESTERN
  PORTIONS OF THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN THROUGH THE LATE EVENING
  HOURS. 

* THESE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT 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.

&&

$$

NDZ002-003-010-011-019>021-034-035-042-045-046-210115-
/O.EXP.KBIS.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-110921T0000Z/
BURKE-RENVILLE-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-MORTON-
BURLEIGH-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...NEW TOWN...MINOT...
BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...GARRISON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...ELGIN...
FORT YATES...LINTON
708 PM CDT TUE SEP 20 2011 /608 PM MDT TUE SEP 20 2011/

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

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

THE STRONG WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED AND ARE NO LONGER A HAZARD. THE
HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED.

$$
WAA

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 19, 2:53 AM MDTHigh Wind WatchBISAdams, Billings, Bottineau, Bowman, Burke, Burleigh and 24 more11 hr
Sep 19, 3:03 AM MDTFire Weather WatchBISBowman, Slope24 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.