Alert archive / North Dakota / Wind Advisories in 2011
Wind Advisory 4, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this wind advisory at Apr 29, 2011, 9:24 AM CDT for 17 counties in North Dakota; 12 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Apr 29, 2011, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 29, 2011, 9:24 AM CDT (14:24 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 29, 2011, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 29, 2011, 10:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
All 29 counties
Becker County, MN, Clay County, MN, Grant County, MN, Kittson County, MN, Mahnomen County, MN, Marshall County, MN, Norman County, MN, Otter Tail County, MN, Pennington County, MN, Polk County, MN, Red Lake County, MN, Wilkin County, MN, Barnes County, ND, Benson County, ND, Cass County, ND, Cavalier County, ND, Eddy County, ND, Grand Forks County, ND, Griggs County, ND, Nelson County, ND, Pembina County, ND, Ramsey County, ND, Ransom County, ND, Richland County, ND, Sargent County, ND, Steele County, ND, Towner County, ND, Traill County, ND, Walsh County, ND
The radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 5 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:20 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, 2.4 hours before the alert went out and 272 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
- 2627 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 275 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 304 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
822 WWUS73 KFGF 291424 NPWFGF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 924 AM CDT FRI APR 29 2011 ...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .A DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CAUSE STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS TO DEVELOP TODAY ALONG AND WEST OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY. EXPECT WINDS TO GUST OVER 40 MPH AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON...BEFORE SLOWLY SUBSIDING LATER TONIGHT. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST ON SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT AND GUST OVER 40 MPH ONCE AGAIN IN EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA. IN ADDITION...EXPECT 1 TO 3 FOOT WAVES NEAR LARGER BODIES OF WATER AND SWOLLEN RIVERS...AND THIS MAY IMPACT LEVEES AND DIKES. MNZ001>004-007-008-013>015-022-027-029-030-040-NDZ006>008-014>016- 024-026>030-038-039-049-052>054-300300- /O.NEW.KFGF.WI.Y.0004.110429T1800Z-110430T0300Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL- PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-MAHNOMEN-WEST BECKER-WILKIN- WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY- EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES- CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN... THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...MAHNOMEN... DETROIT LAKES...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...ELBOW LAKE... CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE... GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN... FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER... WAHPETON...ADAMS 924 AM CDT FRI APR 29 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE BY AFTERNOON IN THE RED RIVER VALLEY AND DEVILS LAKE BASIN, * EXPECT WIND SPEEDS FROM 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING. * WAVES OF 1 TO 3 FEET MAY BE GENERATED NEAR LARGE BODIES OF WATER AND ON SWOLLEN RIVERS. THIS MAY CAUSE EROSION OF LEVEES AND DIKES. * WINDS WILL SLOWLY DECREASE OVERNIGHT BEFORE SWITCHING TO THE NORTHWEST AND INCREASING ONCE AGAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR FREQUENT GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ DK
2 follow-up statements
280 WWUS73 KFGF 292015 NPWFGF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 315 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2011 ...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING... .A DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CAUSE STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS TO CONTINUE ALONG AND WEST OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY THROUGH THIS EVENING. EXPECT WINDS TO GUST OVER 45 MPH AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON...BEFORE SLOWLY SUBSIDING LATER TONIGHT. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST ON SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT AND GUST OVER 40 MPH ONCE AGAIN IN EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA. IN ADDITION...EXPECT 1 TO 2 FOOT WAVES NEAR LARGER BODIES OF WATER AND SWOLLEN RIVERS...AND THIS MAY IMPACT LEVEES AND DIKES. MNZ001>004-007-008-013>015-022-027-029-030-040-NDZ006>008-014>016- 024-026>030-038-039-049-052>054-300300- /O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110430T0300Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL- PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-MAHNOMEN-WEST BECKER-WILKIN- WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY- EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES- CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN... THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...MAHNOMEN... DETROIT LAKES...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...ELBOW LAKE... CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE... GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN... FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER... WAHPETON...ADAMS 315 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE IN THE RED RIVER VALLEY AND DEVILS LAKE BASIN THROUGH THIS EVENING. * EXPECT WIND SPEEDS FROM 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING. * WAVES OF 1 TO 3 FEET MAY BE GENERATED NEAR LARGE BODIES OF WATER AND ON SWOLLEN RIVERS. THIS MAY CAUSE EROSION OF LEVEES AND DIKES. * WINDS WILL SLOWLY DECREASE LATER TONIGHT BEFORE SWITCHING TO THE NORTHWEST AND INCREASING ONCE AGAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR FREQUENT GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ DK
998 WWUS73 KFGF 300251 NPWFGF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 951 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2011 ...WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH TONIGHT... .SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE TO BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. HENCE...THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. MNZ001>004-007-008-013>015-022-027-029-030-040-NDZ006>008-014>016- 024-026>030-038-039-049-052>054-300400- /O.EXP.KFGF.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110430T0300Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL- PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-MAHNOMEN-WEST BECKER-WILKIN- WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY- EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES- CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN... THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...MAHNOMEN... DETROIT LAKES...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...ELBOW LAKE... CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE... GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN... FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER... WAHPETON...ADAMS 951 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH TO BETWEEN 10 AND 20 MPH THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT. NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON. $$ CH/JR
Nearby
Wind Advisories in North Dakota, 2011Wind Advisories in Minnesota, 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.