Alert archive / North Dakota / Wind Advisories in 2011
Wind Advisory 5, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this wind advisory at Apr 30, 2011, 11:20 AM CDT for 17 counties in North Dakota; 9 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Apr 30, 2011, 4:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 27 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 30, 2011, 11:20 AM CDT (16:20 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 30, 2011, 4:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- May 1, 2011, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 27 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
All 26 counties
Becker County, MN, Clay County, MN, Grant County, MN, Kittson County, MN, Marshall County, MN, Norman County, MN, Otter Tail County, MN, Polk 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), 9 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:24 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, 4.3 hours before the alert went out and 261 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
- 1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 473 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 7 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -28 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 68 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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
5 follow-up statements
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
487 WWUS73 KFGF 010314 NPWFGF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 1014 PM CDT SAT APR 30 2011 ...STRONG WINDS WILL IMPACT THE REGION OVERNIGHT AND SUNDAY... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE REGION WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SLOWLY EASTWARD OVERNIGHT. AS THE CENTER OF THE LOW MOVES FURTHER INTO MINNESOTA...NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE BEHIND THE SYSTEM. WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE RED RIVER VALLEY AND LAKES REGION LATER TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY. THESE NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE BY SUNDAY EVENING. AS HAS BEEN THE CASE THE PAST FEW WEEKS...THE GUSTY WINDS MAY GENERATE WAVES FROM 1 TO 3 FEET ON FLOODED FIELDS AND LARGE LAKES. THE WAVES MAY CAUSE A PROLONGED PERIOD OF EROSION ON FLOODED ROADWAYS...CLAY LEVEES AND SANDBAG DIKES. IN ADDITION...RAPIDLY FALLING TEMPERATURES COULD BRING SLICK SPOTS AS THE WINDS PUSH WATER ONTO ROADWAYS AND THE WATER FREEZES. MNZ001>004-007-027-029>031-040-NDZ008-016-027-029-030-038-039-049- 052-053-011800- /O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110501T1800Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-WEST BECKER-WILKIN- WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH- GRAND FORKS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...WARREN...DETROIT LAKES... BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...ELBOW LAKE... CAVALIER...GRAFTON...GRAND FORKS...FINLEY...MAYVILLE... VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON 1014 PM CDT SAT APR 30 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT SUNDAY. * STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE VALLEY REGION OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH NOON SUNDAY. * NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH ARE FORECAST. * WAVES OF 1 TO 3 FEET MAY BE GENERATED NEAR LARGE BODIES OF WATER AND ON SWOLLEN RIVERS. THIS MAY CAUSE EROSION OF ROADWAYS...LEVEES AND DIKES. * WINDS WILL DECREASE BY LATE SUNDAY EVENING TO 10 TO 20 MPH. 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. && $$ JR
199 WWUS73 KFGF 010903 NPWFGF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 403 AM CDT SUN MAY 1 2011 ...STRONG WINDS WILL IMPACT THE REGION TODAY... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM EXITING THE REGION WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE REGION. NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING TO 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH. THESE NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE BY SUNDAY EVENING. AS HAS BEEN THE CASE THE PAST FEW WEEKS...THE GUSTY WINDS MAY GENERATE WAVES FROM 1 TO 3 FEET ON FLOODED FIELDS AND LARGE LAKES. THE WAVES MAY CAUSE A PROLONGED PERIOD OF EROSION ON FLOODED ROADWAYS...CLAY LEVEES AND SANDBAG DIKES. IN ADDITION... RAPIDLY FALLING TEMPERATURES COULD BRING SLICK SPOTS AS THE WINDS PUSH WATER ONTO ROADWAYS AND THE WATER FREEZES. NDZ006-007-014-015-024-026-028-054-011800- /O.EXB.KFGF.WI.Y.0005.110501T1500Z-110501T1800Z/ TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-NELSON-GRIGGS-WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...LANGDON...MADDOCK...LEEDS... DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...COOPERSTOWN...ADAMS 403 AM CDT SUN MAY 1 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. * STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH NOON SUNDAY. * NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH ARE FORECAST. * WAVES OF 1 TO 3 FEET MAY BE GENERATED NEAR LARGE BODIES OF WATER AND ON SWOLLEN RIVERS. THIS MAY CAUSE EROSION OF ROADWAYS...LEVEES AND DIKES. * WINDS WILL DECREASE BY LATE SUNDAY EVENING TO 10 TO 20 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR FREQUENT GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ MNZ001>004-007-027-029>031-040-NDZ008-016-027-029-030-038-039-049- 052-053-011800- /O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110501T1800Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-WEST BECKER-WILKIN- WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH- GRAND FORKS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...WARREN...DETROIT LAKES... BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...ELBOW LAKE... CAVALIER...GRAFTON...GRAND FORKS...FINLEY...MAYVILLE... VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON 403 AM CDT SUN MAY 1 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. * STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE VALLEY REGION AND CONTINUE THROUGH NOON TODAY. * NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH ARE FORECAST. * WAVES OF 1 TO 3 FEET MAY BE GENERATED NEAR LARGE BODIES OF WATER AND ON SWOLLEN RIVERS. THIS MAY CAUSE EROSION OF ROADWAYS...LEVEES AND DIKES. * WINDS WILL DECREASE BY LATE SUNDAY EVENING TO 10 TO 20 MPH. 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. && $$
950 WWUS73 KFGF 011438 NPWFGF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 938 AM CDT SUN MAY 1 2011 ...STRONG WINDS WILL IMPACT THE REGION TODAY... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM EXITING THE REGION WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE REGION. NORTHWESTERLY WINDS FROM 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THESE NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE BY SUNDAY EVENING. AS HAS BEEN THE CASE THE PAST FEW WEEKS...THE GUSTY WINDS MAY GENERATE WAVES FROM 1 TO 3 FEET ON FLOODED FIELDS AND LARGE LAKES. THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS OF DEBRIS ON ROADS NEAR DEVILS LAKE. THE WAVES MAY CAUSE A PROLONGED PERIOD OF EROSION ON FLOODED ROADWAYS...CLAY LEVEES AND SANDBAG DIKES. IN ADDITION... TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING WILL CAUSE SLICK SPOTS AS THE WINDS PUSH WATER ONTO ROADWAYS AND THE WATER FREEZES. NDZ006-007-014-015-024-026-028-054-020000- /O.CAN.KFGF.WI.Y.0005.110501T1500Z-110501T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.WI.Y.0006.110501T1800Z-110502T0000Z/ TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-NELSON-GRIGGS-WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...LANGDON...MADDOCK...LEEDS... DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...COOPERSTOWN...ADAMS 938 AM CDT SUN MAY 1 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 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 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY. * NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY. * WAVES OF 1 TO 3 FEET MAY BE GENERATED NEAR LARGE BODIES OF WATER AND ON SWOLLEN RIVERS. THIS MAY CAUSE EROSION OF ROADWAYS...LEVEES AND DIKES. * DEBRIS HAS BEEN REPORTED ON ROADS NEAR DEVILS LAKE...FORCING THE CLOSURE OF HIGHWAY 57 FROM THE CASINO TO THE JUNCTION OF ND HIGHWAY 20. * WINDS WILL DECREASE SUNDAY NIGHT TO 10 TO 20 MPH. 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. && $$ MNZ001>004-007-027-029>031-040-NDZ008-016-027-029-030-038-039-049- 052-053-020000- /O.EXT.KFGF.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110502T0000Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-WEST BECKER-WILKIN- WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH- GRAND FORKS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...WARREN...DETROIT LAKES... BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...ELBOW LAKE... CAVALIER...GRAFTON...GRAND FORKS...FINLEY...MAYVILLE... VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON 938 AM CDT SUN MAY 1 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY ACROSS THE VALLEY REGION. * NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH ARE FORECAST. * WAVES OF 1 TO 3 FEET MAY BE GENERATED NEAR LARGE BODIES OF WATER AND ON SWOLLEN RIVERS. THIS MAY CAUSE EROSION OF ROADWAYS...LEVEES AND DIKES. * WINDS WILL DECREASE SUNDAY NIGHT TO 10 TO 20 MPH. 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. && $$ DK
317 WWUS73 KFGF 020003 NPWFGF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 703 PM CDT SUN MAY 1 2011 ...WINDS DIMINISHING THIS EVENING... .LOW PRESSURE OVER ONTARIO WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EASTWARD THIS EVENING...WHICH WILL ALLOW THE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS TO WEAKEN. WINDS WILL DECREASE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. MNZ001>004-007-027-029>031-040-NDZ008-016-027-029-030-038-039-049- 052-053-020115- /O.EXP.KFGF.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110502T0000Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-WEST BECKER-WILKIN- WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH- GRAND FORKS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...WARREN...DETROIT LAKES... BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...ELBOW LAKE... CAVALIER...GRAFTON...GRAND FORKS...FINLEY...MAYVILLE... VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON 703 PM CDT SUN MAY 1 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH INTO THE 10 TO 20 MPH RANGE OVERNIGHT. $$ NDZ006-007-014-015-024-026-028-054-020115- /O.EXP.KFGF.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-110502T0000Z/ TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-NELSON-GRIGGS-WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...LANGDON...MADDOCK...LEEDS... DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...COOPERSTOWN...ADAMS 703 PM CDT SUN MAY 1 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. NORTHWEST WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING BEFORE DROPPING INTO THE 10 TO 20 MPH RANGE AFTER MIDNIGHT. $$ JR
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 4:39 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Benson, Cavalier, Eddy, Griggs, Nelson, Ramsey and 2 more | 32 hr |
Nearby
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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.