Alert archive / North Dakota / Wind Advisories in 2012
Wind Advisory 18, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this wind advisory at Apr 8, 2012, 1:39 AM MDT for 32 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Apr 8, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 8, 2012, 1:39 AM MDT (07:39 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 8, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Apr 8, 2012, 7:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
All 32 counties
Adams County, ND, Billings County, ND, Bottineau County, ND, Bowman County, ND, Burke County, ND, Burleigh County, ND, Dickey County, ND, Divide County, ND, Dunn County, ND, Emmons County, ND, Foster County, ND, Golden Valley County, ND, Grant County, ND, Hettinger County, ND, Kidder County, ND, LaMoure County, ND, Logan County, ND, McHenry County, ND, McIntosh County, ND, McKenzie County, ND, Mercer County, ND, Mountrail County, ND, Oliver County, ND, Pierce County, ND, Renville County, ND, Rolette County, ND, Sheridan County, ND, Slope County, ND, Stark County, ND, Stutsman County, ND, Wells County, ND, Williams County, ND
The radar
The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:38 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, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 75 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
- 2725 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 90 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 137 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
167 WWUS73 KBIS 080739 NPWBIS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 239 AM CDT SUN APR 8 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING... .HIGH PRESSURE OVER MONTANA AND LOW PRESSURE IN MANITOBA WILL INDUCE A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA SUNDAY. SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL OCCUR SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE TO BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA BY AROUND SUNSET. USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AS STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-081700- /O.NEW.KBIS.WI.Y.0018.120408T1800Z-120409T0100Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS- FOSTER-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...BOWBELLS...MOHALL... BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER... RUGBY...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER... GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...BEACH...MEDORA... DICKINSON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...MARMARTH... MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES...LINTON... NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 239 AM CDT SUN APR 8 2012 /139 AM MDT SUN APR 8 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. * TIMING...SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 MPH AND GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...AND OR GUSTS UNDER 58 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ KS
3 follow-up statements
669 WWUS73 KBIS 081448 NPWBIS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 948 AM CDT SUN APR 8 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING... .A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. EXPECT SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA AROUND SUNSET. USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AS STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-082300- /O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0018.120408T1800Z-120409T0100Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS- FOSTER-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...BOWBELLS...MOHALL... BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER... RUGBY...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER... GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...BEACH...MEDORA... DICKINSON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...MARMARTH... MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES...LINTON... NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 948 AM CDT SUN APR 8 2012 /848 AM MDT SUN APR 8 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... * TIMING...SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 MPH AND GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...AND OR GUSTS UNDER 58 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ KS/RK
259 WWUS73 KBIS 082020 NPWBIS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 320 PM CDT SUN APR 8 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING... .A WIND ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH EARLY EVENING. EXPECT SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA AROUND SUNSET. USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AS STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-090100- /O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-120409T0100Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS- FOSTER-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...BOWBELLS...MOHALL... BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER... RUGBY...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER... GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...BEACH...MEDORA... DICKINSON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...MARMARTH... MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES...LINTON... NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 320 PM CDT SUN APR 8 2012 /220 PM MDT SUN APR 8 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 MPH AND GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...AND OR GUSTS UNDER 58 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ RK
066 WWUS73 KBIS 090057 NPWBIS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 757 PM CDT SUN APR 8 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... .SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE FALLEN BELOW 30 MPH AND WIND GUSTS HAVE FALLEN BELOW 45 MPH. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS. AS A RESULT...THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-090200- /O.EXP.KBIS.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-120409T0100Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS- FOSTER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER- STUTSMAN-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN- LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL... BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER... RUGBY...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER... GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...BEACH...MEDORA... DICKINSON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...MARMARTH... MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES...LINTON... NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 757 PM CDT SUN APR 8 2012 /657 PM MDT SUN APR 8 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE FALLEN BELOW 30 MPH AND WIND GUSTS HAVE FALLEN BELOW 45 MPH. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS. AS A RESULT...THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ TM
The office that day
Everything else NWS Bismarck, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 1:33 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BIS | Adams, Billings, Bowman, Burleigh, Dickey, Dunn and 20 more | 17 hr |
Nearby
Wind Advisories in North Dakota, 2012Every wind advisory in 2012
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.