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Wind Advisory 19, NWS Bismarck, ND

August 16, 201124 counties in North Dakota

NWS Bismarck, ND issued this wind advisory at Aug 16, 2011, 8:55 AM MDT for 24 counties in North Dakota. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 16, 2011, 8:55 AM MDT (14:55 UTC)
Expired
Aug 16, 2011, 2:43 PM MDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Bismarck, ND
All 24 counties

Adams County, ND, Billings County, ND, Bottineau County, ND, Bowman County, ND, Burke County, ND, Burleigh County, ND, Divide County, ND, Dunn County, ND, Golden Valley County, ND, Grant County, ND, Hettinger County, ND, McHenry 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, Wells County, ND, Williams County, ND

The radar

The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 126 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:00 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, 2.9 hours before the alert went out and 130 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 2011-08-16Temperature 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 2011-08-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 0 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
881 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
0 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-17 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.

029 
WWUS73 KBIS 161455
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
955 AM CDT TUE AUG 16 2011

...WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON FOR WESTERN AND MOST
OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...

.STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS AROUND 30 MPH WILL DEVELOP TODAY AS
HIGH PRESSURE SURGES INTO NORTH DAKOTA. THE HIGHER TERRAIN IN
WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA WILL LIKELY SEE WIND GUSTS
UP TO 40 MPH LATER THIS AFTERNOON. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES SHOULD DRIVE WITH EXTRA CAUTION TODAY.

NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-031>035-040>044-170000-
/O.NEW.KBIS.WI.Y.0019.110816T1455Z-110817T0000Z/
DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-
MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-
GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-SLOPE-HETTINGER-
GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
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...MARMARTH...MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER
955 AM CDT TUE AUG 16 2011 /855 AM MDT TUE AUG 16 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. 

* SUSTAINED NORTHWESTERLY WINDS AROUND 30 MPH...WITH 40 MPH GUSTS
  WILL DEVELOP TODAY.

* MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD DRIVE WITH EXTRA
  CAUTION TODAY.

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.

&&

$$

TM
1 follow-up statement
942 
WWUS73 KBIS 162043
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
343 PM CDT TUE AUG 16 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

.GUSTY NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON.
HOWEVER...WIND SPEEDS WILL REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA.

NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-031>035-040>044-162145-
/O.CAN.KBIS.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-110817T0000Z/
DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-
MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-
GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-SLOPE-HETTINGER-
GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
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...MARMARTH...MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER
343 PM CDT TUE AUG 16 2011 /243 PM MDT TUE AUG 16 2011/

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

GUSTY NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON.
HOWEVER...WIND SPEEDS WILL REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA.

$$

TM

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 15, 6:07 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISMorton68 min
Aug 15, 6:10 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISMcLean65 min
Aug 15, 6:13 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISAdams, Hettinger62 min
Aug 15, 6:20 PM MDTTornado WarningBISGrant, Morton25 min
Aug 15, 6:39 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISAdams, Bowman, Hettinger, Slope66 min
Aug 15, 7:03 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISBurleigh, Morton57 min
Aug 15, 7:14 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISGrant, Hettinger61 min
Aug 15, 7:47 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISGrant28 min
Aug 15, 7:52 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISBurleigh, Morton53 min
Aug 15, 8:09 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISBurleigh, Emmons, Morton, Sioux66 min
Aug 15, 8:17 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISGrant40 min
Aug 15, 8:18 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningBISBurleigh, Morton6 hr
Aug 15, 8:25 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISBurleigh, Kidder, Sheridan44 min
Aug 15, 8:36 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISBurleigh, Emmons, Kidder, Logan54 min
Aug 15, 9:25 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISAdams, Bowman, Hettinger, Slope35 min
Aug 15, 10:21 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISAdams, Grant, Hettinger, Sioux54 min
Aug 15, 11:11 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISGrant, Morton, Sioux64 min
Aug 16, 2:08 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBISEmmons, Logan, McIntosh4 hr

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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.