Alert archive / North Dakota / Wind Advisories in 2011
Wind Advisory 6, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this wind advisory at Apr 2, 2011, 3:21 PM MDT for 9 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Apr 3, 2011, 3:15 AM MDT. It was in force for 16 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 2, 2011, 3:21 PM MDT (21:21 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 3, 2011, 3:15 AM MDT
- Expired
- Apr 3, 2011, 6:54 PM MDT
- In force
- 16 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
Counties Adams County, ND, Bowman County, ND, Burleigh County, ND, Emmons County, ND, Grant County, ND, Hettinger County, ND, Oliver County, ND, Slope County, ND, Stark County, ND
The radar
The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:22 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, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 106 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
- 1287 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 78 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 3 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 166 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
227 WWUS73 KBIS 022121 NPWBIS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 421 PM CDT SAT APR 2 2011 ...WINDY SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL SUNDAY... .A WINTER STORM THAT WILL PRIMARILY BRING WINDY WEATHER TO SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA ON SUNDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH SUNDAY AFTER SUNRISE AND CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY EVENING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND THOSE WORKING ON ROOFTOPS. IN ADDITION TO THE WINDS...SNOW SHOWERS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES...ALTHOUGH ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AN INCH OR LESS. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH SUNDAY EVENING. NDZ020-033>035-040>046-030530- /O.NEW.KBIS.WI.Y.0006.110403T1500Z-110404T0600Z/ OLIVER-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS- SIOUX-EMMONS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTER...DICKINSON...MANDAN... BISMARCK...MARMARTH...MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER... FORT YATES...LINTON 421 PM CDT SAT APR 2 2011 /321 PM MDT SAT APR 2 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ SUNDAY TO 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ SUNDAY TO 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ MONDAY. * THE WINDS WILL INCREASE AFTER SUNRISE ON SUNDAY. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY EVENING. * WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 TO 45 MPH. * TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND THOSE WORKING ON ROOFTOPS. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES AS WELL. 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. && $$ WAA
6 follow-up statements
847 WWUS73 KBIS 030243 NPWBIS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 943 PM CDT SAT APR 2 2011 ...WINDY SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL SUNDAY... .A WINTER STORM THAT WILL PRIMARILY BRING WINDY WEATHER TO SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA ON SUNDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH SUNDAY NEAR SUNRISE AND CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY EVENING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND THOSE WORKING ON ROOFTOPS. IN ADDITION TO THE WINDS...SNOW SHOWERS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES...ALTHOUGH ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AN INCH OR LESS. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH SUNDAY EVENING. NDZ020-033>035-040>046-031045- /O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0006.110403T1500Z-110404T0600Z/ OLIVER-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS- SIOUX-EMMONS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTER...DICKINSON...MANDAN... BISMARCK...MARMARTH...MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER... FORT YATES...LINTON 943 PM CDT SAT APR 2 2011 /843 PM MDT SAT APR 2 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ SUNDAY TO 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ MONDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ SUNDAY TO 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ MONDAY. * THE WINDS WILL INCREASE AFTER SUNRISE ON SUNDAY. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY EVENING. * WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 TO 45 MPH. * TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND THOSE WORKING ON ROOFTOPS. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES AS WELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
733 WWUS73 KBIS 030628 NPWBIS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 128 AM CDT SUN APR 3 2011 ...WINDY SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL SUNDAY... .A WINTER STORM WILL CAUSE STRONG WINDS ACROSS SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA SUNDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY EVENING. IN ADDITION TO THE WINDS...SNOW SHOWERS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES...ALTHOUGH ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AN INCH OR LESS. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH SUNDAY EVENING. NDZ020-033>035-040>046-031430- /O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0006.110403T1500Z-110404T0600Z/ OLIVER-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS- SIOUX-EMMONS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTER...DICKINSON...MANDAN... BISMARCK...MARMARTH...MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER... FORT YATES...LINTON 128 AM CDT SUN APR 3 2011 /1228 AM MDT SUN APR 3 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING TO 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ MONDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING TO 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ MONDAY. * THE WINDS WILL INCREASE AFTER SUNRISE ON SUNDAY. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY EVENING. * WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 TO 45 MPH. * TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. 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. && $$
913 WWUS73 KBIS 030915 NPWBIS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 415 AM CDT SUN APR 3 2011 ...WINDY SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL THROUGH THIS EVENING... .A POTENT STORM WILL PRODUCE STRONG WINDS ACROSS SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH THIS MORNING...AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. IN ADDITION...AFTERNOON AND EVENING SNOW SHOWERS COMBINED WITH THE WINDS...WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. LITTLE OR NO SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. THE WINDS WILL SUBSIDE FROM WEST TO EAST...DURING THE EVENING. NDZ033-040-041-043-044-031715- /O.EXT.KBIS.WI.Y.0006.110403T0915Z-110404T0600Z/ STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...MOTT...BOWMAN... HETTINGER 315 AM MDT SUN APR 3 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * EXPECT NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING SNOW SHOWERS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NDZ020-034-035-042-045-046-031715- /O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0006.110403T1500Z-110404T0600Z/ OLIVER-MORTON-BURLEIGH-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTER...MANDAN...BISMARCK...ELGIN... FORT YATES...LINTON 415 AM CDT SUN APR 3 2011 /315 AM MDT SUN APR 3 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING TO 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ MONDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING TO 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ MONDAY. * EXPECT NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING THIS MORNING TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY EVENING. * TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING SNOW SHOWERS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. 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. && $$ TWH/TSW
303 WWUS73 KBIS 031658 NPWBIS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1158 AM CDT SUN APR 3 2011 ...WINDY SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL THROUGH THIS EVENING... .A POTENT STORM WILL PRODUCE STRONG WINDS ACROSS SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. IN ADDITION... AFTERNOON AND EVENING SNOW SHOWERS COMBINED WITH THE WINDS...WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. LITTLE OR NO SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. THE WINDS WILL SUBSIDE FROM WEST TO EAST...DURING THE EVENING. NDZ020-033>035-040>046-040100- /O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-110404T0600Z/ OLIVER-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS- SIOUX-EMMONS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTER...DICKINSON...MANDAN... BISMARCK...MARMARTH...MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER... FORT YATES...LINTON 1158 AM CDT SUN APR 3 2011 /1058 AM MDT SUN APR 3 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ MONDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ MONDAY. * EXPECT NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH SOUTHWEST. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY EVENING. * TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING SNOW SHOWERS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ WAA
879 WWUS73 KBIS 032043 NPWBIS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 343 PM CDT SUN APR 3 2011 ...WINDY SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL THROUGH THIS EVENING... .A POTENT STORM WILL PRODUCE STRONG WINDS ACROSS SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. IN ADDITION... SNOW SHOWERS COMBINED WITH THE WINDS...WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. LITTLE SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. THE WINDS WILL SUBSIDE FROM WEST TO EAST...AFTER 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. NDZ020-033>035-040>046-040100- /O.EXT.KBIS.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-110404T0100Z/ OLIVER-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS- SIOUX-EMMONS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTER...DICKINSON...MANDAN... BISMARCK...MARMARTH...MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER... FORT YATES...LINTON 343 PM CDT SUN APR 3 2011 /243 PM MDT SUN APR 3 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. * EXPECT NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH SOUTHWEST. THE STRONG WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATE SUNDAY EVENING. * TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING SNOW SHOWERS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. 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. && $$ WAA
994 WWUS73 KBIS 040054 NPWBIS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 754 PM CDT SUN APR 3 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA HAS EXPIRED... .WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO 15 TO 25 MPH AND THE WIND ADVISORY WHICH WAS IN EFFECT HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. NDZ020-033>035-040>046-040200- /O.CAN.KBIS.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-110404T0100Z/ OLIVER-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS- SIOUX-EMMONS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTER...DICKINSON...MANDAN... BISMARCK...MARMARTH...MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER... FORT YATES...LINTON 754 PM CDT SUN APR 3 2011 /654 PM MDT SUN APR 3 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ALLOWED THE WIND ADVISORY TO EXPIRE. WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO 15 TO 25 MPH AND THE WIND ADVISORY WHICH WAS IN EFFECT HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Bismarck, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 4:01 AM MDT | Winter Storm Warning | BIS | Bottineau, Burke, Divide, McHenry, Mountrail, Pierce and 3 more | 39 hr |
| Apr 2, 4:01 AM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | BIS | Billings, Dunn, Foster, Golden Valley, McHenry, McKenzie and 6 more | 39 hr |
Nearby
Wind Advisories in North Dakota, 2011Every wind advisory 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.