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Wind Advisory 7, NWS Grand Forks, ND

May 31, 201117 counties in Minnesota; 17 counties in North Dakota

NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this wind advisory at May 31, 2011, 3:44 AM CDT for 17 counties in Minnesota; 17 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at May 31, 2011, 10:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 13 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 31, 2011, 3:44 AM CDT (08:44 UTC)
In effect from
May 31, 2011, 10:00 AM CDT
Expired
May 31, 2011, 11:00 PM CDT
In force
13 hr
Issued by
NWS Grand Forks, ND
All 34 counties

Becker County, MN, Beltrami County, MN, Clay County, MN, Clearwater County, MN, Grant County, MN, Hubbard 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, Roseau County, MN, Wadena 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), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:47 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, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 295 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 00:00Z on 2011-05-31Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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 00:00Z on 2011-05-31The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -20 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
1 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
518 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
74 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-20 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
142 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.7

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

054 
WWUS73 KFGF 310844
NPWFGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
344 AM CDT TUE MAY 31 2011

...STRONG WESTERLY WINDS TODAY...

.A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO MANITOBA AND ONTARIO
TODAY...LEAVING A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE NORTHERN
PLAINS. WESTERLY WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG BY MID MORNING...WITH
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. THE
WINDS SHOULD BEGIN TO DIMINISH LATE THIS EVENING AS THE LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES AWAY FROM THE AREA. 

NDZ014-015-024-026-028-038-049-052-053-010300-
/O.UPG.KFGF.HW.A.0002.110531T1500Z-110601T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KFGF.WI.Y.0007.110531T1500Z-110601T0300Z/
BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-NELSON-GRIGGS-BARNES-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...
NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...COOPERSTOWN...VALLEY CITY...LISBON...
GWINNER...WAHPETON
344 AM CDT TUE MAY 31 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM
CDT THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 


* STRONG WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE BY MID MORNING AND DIMINISH DURING
  THE EVENING.

* WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

* HIGH WAVES OF 3 TO 6 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE ON THE EASTERN
  SHORES OF LARGER LAKES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FLOATING DEBRIS
  WASHING UP ON ROADWAYS AND BEACH EROSION.

* TRAVEL WILL ALSO BE HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.


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>005-007-008-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ006>008-016-027-
029-030-039-054-010300-
/O.NEW.KFGF.WI.Y.0007.110531T1500Z-110601T0300Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-
PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-
MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN-
WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-TOWNER-CAVALIER-
PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH-GRAND FORKS-STEELE-TRAILL-CASS-
WESTERN WALSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN...
THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...
MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...
WOLF LAKE...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...
WADENA...ELBOW LAKE...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...GRAFTON...
GRAND FORKS...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...FARGO...ADAMS
344 AM CDT TUE MAY 31 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM
CDT THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS WILL INCREASE BY MID MORNING...AND SHOULD DIMINISH BY THE
  EVENING HOURS.

* WEST WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE.

* TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

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
5 follow-up statements
880 
WWUS73 KFGF 311623
NPWFGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
1123 AM CDT TUE MAY 31 2011

...STRONG WESTERLY WINDS TODAY...

.A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO MANITOBA AND ONTARIO
TODAY...LEAVING A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE NORTHERN
PLAINS. WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40
MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. THE WINDS SHOULD BEGIN TO DIMINISH
LATE THIS EVENING AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES AWAY FROM THE
AREA.

MNZ001>005-007-008-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-
024-026>030-038-039-049-052>054-010300-
/O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-110601T0300Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-
PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-
MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN-
WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-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...ROSEAU...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN...
THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...
MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...
WOLF LAKE...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...
WADENA...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
1123 AM CDT TUE MAY 31 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* WINDS WILL INCREASE BY MID MORNING...AND SHOULD DIMINISH BY 
  THE EVENING HOURS. 

* WEST WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE.

* TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

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.

&&

$$
066 
WWUS73 KFGF 312023
NPWFGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
323 PM CDT TUE MAY 31 2011

...STRONG WESTERLY WINDS INTO THIS EVENING...

.A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO ONTARIO THIS EVENING
...LEAVING A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS.
WESTERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
THE WINDS SHOULD BEGIN TO DIMINISH LATE THIS EVENING AS THE LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES AWAY FROM THE AREA.

MNZ001>005-007-008-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-
024-026>030-038-039-049-052>054-010300-
/O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-110601T0300Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-
PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-
MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN-
WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-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...ROSEAU...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN...
THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...
MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...
WOLF LAKE...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...
WADENA...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
323 PM CDT TUE MAY 31 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE...AND SHOULD DIMINISH IN THE LATER EVENING
  HOURS.

* WEST WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE.

* TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

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.

&&

$$
714 
WWUS73 KFGF 312312
NPWFGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
612 PM CDT TUE MAY 31 2011

...STRONG WESTERLY WINDS INTO THIS EVENING...

.A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO ONTARIO THIS EVENING
...LEAVING A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS.
WESTERLY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH WILL CONTINUE
THIS EVENING. THE WINDS SHOULD BEGIN TO DIMINISH LATE THIS
EVENING AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES AWAY FROM THE AREA.

NDZ006>008-014-015-024-026-028-038-054-010200-
/O.UPG.KFGF.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-110601T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KFGF.HW.W.0002.110531T2312Z-110601T0200Z/
TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-NELSON-GRIGGS-BARNES-
WESTERN WALSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...
LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...COOPERSTOWN...
VALLEY CITY...ADAMS
612 PM CDT TUE MAY 31 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WESTERLY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH WILL BE
  POSSIBLE IN THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. *

* LARGE WAVES OF 5 TO 7 FEET WILL ALSO BE GENERATED ON DEVILS
  LAKE AND OTHER SURROUNDING LARGER LAKES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

MNZ001>005-007-008-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ016-027-029-030-
039-049-052-053-010300-
/O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-110601T0300Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-
PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-
MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN-
WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-EASTERN WALSH-
GRAND FORKS-STEELE-TRAILL-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN...
THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...
MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...
WOLF LAKE...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...
WADENA...ELBOW LAKE...GRAFTON...GRAND FORKS...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...
FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON
612 PM CDT TUE MAY 31 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE...AND SHOULD DIMINISH IN THE LATER 
  EVENING HOURS. 

* WEST WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE.

* TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

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
669 
WWUS73 KFGF 010145
NPWFGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
845 PM CDT TUE MAY 31 2011

...STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT...

.A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO ONTARIO THIS EVENING
...LEAVING A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS.
WESTERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH WINDS
SUBSIDING AFTER 10 PM. 

NDZ006>008-014-015-024-026-028-038-054-010400-
/O.EXP.KFGF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110601T0200Z/
/O.EXB.KFGF.WI.Y.0007.110601T0200Z-110601T0400Z/
TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-NELSON-GRIGGS-BARNES-
WESTERN WALSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...
LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...COOPERSTOWN...
VALLEY CITY...ADAMS
845 PM CDT TUE MAY 31 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

* WEST WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE
  THROUGH 10 PM...WINDS WILL SUBSIDE THEREAFTER.

* TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

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>005-007-008-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ016-027-029-030-
039-049-052-053-010400-
/O.EXT.KFGF.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-110601T0400Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-
PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-
MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN-
WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-EASTERN WALSH-
GRAND FORKS-STEELE-TRAILL-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN...
THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...
MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...
WOLF LAKE...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...
WADENA...ELBOW LAKE...GRAFTON...GRAND FORKS...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...
FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON
845 PM CDT TUE MAY 31 2011

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE...AND SHOULD DIMINISH IN THE LATER 
  EVENING HOURS. 

* WEST WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL BE
  POSSIBLE....WINDS WILL SUBSIDE BEFORE MIDNIGHT AND DECREASE 
  OVERNIGHT.

* TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

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
393 
WWUS73 KFGF 010407
NPWFGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
1107 PM CDT TUE MAY 31 2011

...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT...

.IT WILL REMAIN WINDY OVERNIGHT...WITH WINDS CONTINUING TO SUBSIDE
THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS.

MNZ001>005-007-008-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-
024-026>030-038-039-049-052>054-010515-
/O.EXP.KFGF.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-110601T0400Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-
PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-
MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN-
WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-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...ROSEAU...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN...
THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...
MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...
WOLF LAKE...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...
WADENA...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
1107 PM CDT TUE MAY 31 2011

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT TO UNDER 20 MPH
AFTER MIDNIGHT. THEREFORE...THE WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED. IT WILL
REMAIN WINDY THROUGH 1 AM WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH POSSIBLE.

$$

DK

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 30, 8:47 PM CDTTornado WarningFGFClay43 min
May 30, 8:58 PM CDTTornado WarningFGFPolk47 min
May 30, 9:06 PM CDTTornado WarningFGFPolk39 min
May 30, 9:12 PM CDTTornado WarningFGFGrant48 min
May 30, 9:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGFBecker, Clay, Norman38 min
May 30, 9:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGFPennington, Polk, Red Lake65 min
May 30, 9:43 PM CDTTornado WarningFGFPolk47 min
May 30, 9:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGFNorman, Polk27 min
May 30, 9:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGFKittson25 min
May 30, 10:12 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningFGFGrant9 hr
May 30, 10:20 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryFGFPolk8 hr
May 30, 10:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGFBecker, Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, Mahnomen, Otter Tail and 2 more54 min
May 30, 10:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGFBeltrami, Clearwater, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Pennington and 3 more57 min
May 30, 11:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGFBeltrami29 min
May 30, 7:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGFRansom, Richland, Sargent63 min
May 30, 8:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGFRansom, Sargent24 min
May 30, 8:34 PM CDTTornado WarningFGFRichland26 min
May 31, 6:12 PM CDTHigh Wind WarningFGFBarnes, Benson, Cavalier, Eddy, Griggs, Nelson and 4 more3 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.