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Wind Advisory 20, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this wind advisory at Apr 12, 2012, 1:51 AM MDT for 30 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Apr 12, 2012, 6:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 13 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 12, 2012, 1:51 AM MDT (07:51 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 12, 2012, 6:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Apr 12, 2012, 6:53 PM MDT
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
All 30 counties
Adams County, ND, Billings County, ND, Bottineau County, ND, Bowman County, ND, Burke County, ND, Burleigh 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, 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), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:54 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, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 90 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
- 2625 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -22 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 87 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
862 WWUS73 KBIS 120751 NPWBIS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 251 AM CDT THU APR 12 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY EVENING... .HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES AND LOW PRESSURE IN EASTERN MONTANA WILL PRODUCE STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY EVENING. EXPECT SUSTAINED SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THOSE WORKING OUTSIDE AND IN ELEVATED AREAS SUCH AS ROOFTOPS AND TOWERS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. NDZ018-031>033-040-041-043-044-121700- /O.NEW.KBIS.WI.Y.0020.120412T1200Z-120413T0100Z/ DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KILLDEER...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON... MARMARTH...MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER 251 AM CDT THU APR 12 2012 /151 AM MDT THU APR 12 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING 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 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THOSE WORKING OUTSIDE AND IN ELEVATED AREAS SUCH AS ROOFTOPS AND TOWERS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. 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. && $$ NDZ001>005-009>013-017-019>023-034>036-042-045>047-050-121700- /O.NEW.KBIS.WI.Y.0020.120412T1500Z-120413T0100Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS- MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-MCINTOSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL... BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER... RUGBY...WATFORD CITY...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...GARRISON... MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...ELGIN... FORT YATES...LINTON...NAPOLEON...ASHLEY 251 AM CDT THU APR 12 2012 /151 AM MDT THU APR 12 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. * TIMING...MID MORNING THURSDAY THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THOSE WORKING OUTSIDE AND IN ELEVATED AREAS SUCH AS ROOFTOPS AND TOWERS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...AND OR GUSTS UNDER 58 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ KS
4 follow-up statements
661 WWUS73 KBIS 121451 NPWBIS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 951 AM CDT THU APR 12 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH EARLY EVENING... .A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH EARLY EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES AND LOW PRESSURE IN EASTERN MONTANA WILL PRODUCE STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY EVENING. EXPECT SUSTAINED SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THOSE WORKING OUTSIDE AND IN ELEVATED AREAS SUCH AS ROOFTOPS AND TOWERS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. NDZ018-031>033-040-041-043-044-122300- /O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-120413T0100Z/ DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KILLDEER...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON... MARMARTH...MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER 951 AM CDT THU APR 12 2012 /851 AM MDT THU APR 12 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THOSE WORKING OUTSIDE AND IN ELEVATED AREAS SUCH AS ROOFTOPS AND TOWERS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. 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. && $$ NDZ001>005-009>013-017-019>023-034>036-042-045>047-050-122300- /O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0020.120412T1500Z-120413T0100Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS- MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-MCINTOSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL... BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER... RUGBY...WATFORD CITY...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...GARRISON... MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...ELGIN... FORT YATES...LINTON...NAPOLEON...ASHLEY 951 AM CDT THU APR 12 2012 /851 AM MDT THU APR 12 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THOSE WORKING OUTSIDE AND IN ELEVATED AREAS SUCH AS ROOFTOPS AND TOWERS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...AND OR GUSTS UNDER 58 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ LTH
920 WWUS73 KBIS 121759 NPWBIS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1259 PM CDT THU APR 12 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH EARLY EVENING... .A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH EARLY EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES AND LOW PRESSURE IN EASTERN MONTANA WILL PRODUCE STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY EVENING. EXPECT SUSTAINED SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THOSE WORKING OUTSIDE AND IN ELEVATED AREAS SUCH AS ROOFTOPS AND TOWERS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. NDZ025-037-130100- /O.EXA.KBIS.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-120413T0100Z/ FOSTER-STUTSMAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CARRINGTON...JAMESTOWN 1259 PM CDT THU APR 12 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS SUSTAINED UP TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THOSE WORKING OUTSIDE AND IN ELEVATED AREAS SUCH AS ROOFTOPS AND TOWERS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. 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. && $$ NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-031>036-040>047-050-130100- /O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-120413T0100Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS- GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-SLOPE- HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-MCINTOSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL... BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER... RUGBY...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER... GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON... MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...MARMARTH...MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN... HETTINGER...FORT YATES...LINTON...NAPOLEON...ASHLEY 1259 PM CDT THU APR 12 2012 /1159 AM MDT THU APR 12 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS SUSTAINED AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THOSE WORKING OUTSIDE AND IN ELEVATED AREAS SUCH AS ROOFTOPS AND TOWERS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...AND OR GUSTS UNDER 58 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ LTH
984 WWUS73 KBIS 122030 NPWBIS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 330 PM CDT THU APR 12 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH EARLY EVENING... .A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH EARLY EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES AND LOW PRESSURE IN EASTERN MONTANA WILL PRODUCE STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY EVENING. EXPECT SUSTAINED SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THOSE WORKING OUTSIDE AND IN ELEVATED AREAS SUCH AS ROOFTOPS AND TOWERS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>047-050-130100- /O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-120413T0100Z/ 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- MCINTOSH- 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...ASHLEY 330 PM CDT THU APR 12 2012 /230 PM MDT THU APR 12 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS SUSTAINED AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THOSE WORKING OUTSIDE AND IN ELEVATED AREAS SUCH AS ROOFTOPS AND TOWERS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. 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. && $$ LTH
222 WWUS73 KBIS 130053 NPWBIS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 753 PM CDT THU APR 12 2012 ...WINDS ADVISORY CANCELLED FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... .STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA EARLY THIS EVENING. IT WILL REMAIN BREEZY ACROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT BUT WINDS SHOULD REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>047-050-130200- /O.CAN.KBIS.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-120413T0100Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS- FOSTER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER- STUTSMAN-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN- MCINTOSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL... BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER... RUGBY...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER... GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...BEACH...MEDORA... DICKINSON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...MARMARTH... MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES...LINTON... NAPOLEON...ASHLEY 753 PM CDT THU APR 12 2012 /653 PM MDT THU APR 12 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. $$ TWH
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.