Alert archive / North Dakota / Wind Advisories in 2011
Wind Advisory 7, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this wind advisory at Apr 29, 2011, 3:32 AM MDT for 22 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Apr 30, 2011, 6:00 AM MDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 29, 2011, 3:32 AM MDT (09:32 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 30, 2011, 6:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Apr 29, 2011, 5:09 PM MDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
All 22 counties
Adams County, ND, Billings County, ND, Bowman County, ND, Burleigh County, ND, Dickey County, ND, Divide County, ND, Dunn County, ND, Emmons County, ND, Golden Valley County, ND, Grant County, ND, Hettinger County, ND, Kidder County, ND, LaMoure County, ND, Logan County, ND, McIntosh County, ND, McKenzie County, ND, Mercer County, ND, Oliver County, ND, Slope County, ND, Stark County, ND, Stutsman County, ND, Williams County, ND
The radar
The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:35 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 00:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 69 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
- 3300 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 50 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 99 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
261 WWUS73 KBIS 290932 NPWBIS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 432 AM CDT FRI APR 29 2011 ...A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED WESTERN AND PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA FOR SATURDAY... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL PASS THROUGH THE NORTHERN PLAINS TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY. IN ADDITION RAIN WILL DEVELOP TODAY AND THEN CHANGE TO OR BECOME MIXED WITH SNOW TONIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN SOME AREAS COULD RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES BY SATURDAY EVENING. ALTHOUGH THE SNOW WILL INITIALLY MELT AS IT FALLS ON HIGHWAYS...WITH TIME THE SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE MAKING SOME HIGHWAYS ICY AND HAZARDOUS. IN ADDITION...THE STRONG WINDS AND SNOW COULD CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PLEASE MONITOR FUTURE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS TO STAY INFORMED ABOUT THIS WINTER STORM. NDZ001-009-017>020-031>037-040>048-050-051-291745- /O.NEW.KBIS.WI.Y.0007.110430T1200Z-110501T0300Z/ DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-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...WILLISTON...WATFORD CITY... KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON... MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...MARMARTH...MOTT... ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES...LINTON...NAPOLEON... EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 432 AM CDT FRI APR 29 2011 /332 AM MDT FRI APR 29 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ SATURDAY. * STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY. * RAIN WILL BECOME MIXED WITH OR CHANGE TO SNOW. 1 TO 3 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE. * THE SNOW WILL INITIALLY MELT AS IT FALLS ON HIGHWAYS...BUT SOME ACCUMULATION IS LIKELY MAKING SOME HIGHWAYS ICY AND HAZARDOUS. THE STRONG WINDS AND SNOW COULD CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN SOME AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
2 follow-up statements
855 WWUS73 KBIS 291430 NPWBIS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 930 AM CDT FRI APR 29 2011 ...A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED WESTERN AND PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA FOR SATURDAY... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL ENTER WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA TODAY. SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM WILL INCREASE TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH AFFECTING THE AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF A ROLETTE TO STEELE TO ASHLEY LINE THIS AFTERNOON . THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL THEN PASS THROUGH THE NORTHERN PLAINS TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY. IN ADDITION...RAIN WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN CHANGE TO OR BECOME MIXED WITH SNOW TONIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN SOME AREAS COULD RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES BY SATURDAY EVENING. ALTHOUGH THE SNOW WILL INITIALLY MELT AS IT FALLS ON HIGHWAYS...WITH TIME THE SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE MAKING SOME HIGHWAYS ICY AND HAZARDOUS. IN ADDITION...THE STRONG WINDS AND SNOW COULD CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PLEASE MONITOR FUTURE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS TO STAY INFORMED ABOUT THIS WINTER STORM. NDZ036-037-047-048-050-051-300100- /O.NEW.KBIS.WI.Y.0008.110429T1800Z-110430T0100Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0007.110430T1200Z-110501T0300Z/ KIDDER-STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON... EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 930 AM CDT FRI APR 29 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM CDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM CDT SATURDAY. * STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON. * STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH WILL THEN DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY. * RAIN WILL BECOME MIXED WITH OR CHANGE TO SNOW. 1 TO 3 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE. * THE SNOW WILL INITIALLY MELT AS IT FALLS ON HIGHWAYS...BUT SOME ACCUMULATION IS LIKELY MAKING SOME HIGHWAYS ICY AND HAZARDOUS. THE STRONG WINDS AND SNOW COULD CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN SOME AREAS. 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. && $$ NDZ005-013-023-025-300100- /O.NEW.KBIS.WI.Y.0008.110429T1800Z-110430T0100Z/ ROLETTE-PIERCE-WELLS-FOSTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROLLA...RUGBY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON 930 AM CDT FRI APR 29 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON. 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. && $$ NDZ001-009-017>020-031>035-040>046-300100- /O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0007.110430T1200Z-110501T0300Z/ DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-GOLDEN VALLEY- BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS- SIOUX-EMMONS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...WILLISTON...WATFORD CITY... KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON... MANDAN...BISMARCK...MARMARTH...MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN... HETTINGER...FORT YATES...LINTON 930 AM CDT FRI APR 29 2011 /830 AM MDT FRI APR 29 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ SATURDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ SATURDAY. * STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY. * RAIN WILL BECOME MIXED WITH OR CHANGE TO SNOW. 1 TO 3 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE. * THE SNOW WILL INITIALLY MELT AS IT FALLS ON HIGHWAYS...BUT SOME ACCUMULATION IS LIKELY MAKING SOME HIGHWAYS ICY AND HAZARDOUS. THE STRONG WINDS AND SNOW COULD CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN SOME AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ TM
083 WWUS73 KBIS 292309 NPWBIS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 609 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2011 ...A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS EVENING... .DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE OVER SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH ALONG AND EAST OF A LINE FROM ROLETTE TO STEELE AND ASHLEY THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN ON SATURDAY...BUT WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY SNOW. PLEASE MONITOR CURRENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES AND BLIZZARD WARNINGS FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS DEVELOPING WINTER STORM. NDZ036-037-047-048-050-051-300100- /O.CAN.KBIS.WI.Y.0007.110430T1200Z-110501T0300Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110430T0100Z/ KIDDER-STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON... EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 609 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. 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. && $$ NDZ001-009-017>020-031>035-040>046-300015- /O.CAN.KBIS.WI.Y.0007.110430T1200Z-110501T0300Z/ DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-GOLDEN VALLEY- BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS- SIOUX-EMMONS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...WILLISTON...WATFORD CITY... KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON... MANDAN...BISMARCK...MARMARTH...MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN... HETTINGER...FORT YATES...LINTON 609 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2011 /509 PM MDT FRI APR 29 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. * THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A BLIZZARD WARNING. $$ NDZ005-013-023-025-300100- /O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110430T0100Z/ ROLETTE-PIERCE-WELLS-FOSTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROLLA...RUGBY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON 609 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. 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. && $$ SCHECK
The office that day
Everything else NWS Bismarck, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 8:45 PM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | BIS | Bottineau, Burke, Divide, Foster, McHenry, Mountrail and 6 more | 7 hr |
| Apr 29, 3:23 AM MDT | Winter Storm Warning | BIS | Bottineau, McHenry, Pierce, Renville, Rolette | 12 hr |
| Apr 29, 3:23 AM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | BIS | Burke, Foster, Mountrail, Sheridan, Wells | 12 hr |
| Apr 29, 8:30 AM MDT | Wind Advisory | BIS | Dickey, Foster, Kidder, LaMoure, Logan, McIntosh and 4 more | 11 hr |
| Apr 29, 3:23 PM MDT | Blizzard Warning | BIS | Adams, Billings, Bottineau, Bowman, Burke, Burleigh and 20 more | 41 hr |
| Apr 29, 3:23 PM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | BIS | Dickey, Emmons, LaMoure, Logan, McIntosh, Stutsman | 21 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.