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Wind Advisory 28, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this wind advisory at May 10, 2012, 4:34 PM MDT for 23 counties in North Dakota. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 10, 2012, 4:34 PM MDT (22:34 UTC)
- Expired
- May 11, 2012, 12:00 AM MDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
All 23 counties
Adams County, ND, Bottineau County, ND, Burleigh County, ND, Dickey County, ND, Dunn County, ND, Emmons County, ND, Foster County, ND, Grant County, ND, Hettinger County, ND, Kidder County, ND, LaMoure County, ND, Logan County, ND, McHenry County, ND, McIntosh County, ND, Mercer County, ND, Oliver County, ND, Pierce County, ND, Renville County, ND, Rolette County, ND, Sheridan County, ND, Stark County, ND, Stutsman County, ND, Wells County, ND
The radar
The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 12:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 48 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
- 1940 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 143 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 128 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
370 WWUS73 KBIS 102234 NPWBIS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 534 PM CDT THU MAY 10 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY CENTRAL THIS EVENING... .STRONG GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL FOLLOW A COLD FRONT THROUGH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL GUST TO NEAR 40 MPH FOR SEVERAL HOURS FROM HETTINGER TO DICKINSON...FT YATES AND BISMARCK TO LINTON AND TURTLE LAKE. IF YOU ARE DRIVING A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE OVER THE AFFECTED AREAS BE ALERT FOR OCCASIONAL STRONG WIND GUSTS. NDZ018>021-033>035-041-042-044>046-110400- /O.NEW.KBIS.WI.Y.0028.120510T2234Z-120511T0400Z/ DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-HETTINGER-GRANT- ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER... GARRISON...DICKINSON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...MOTT...ELGIN... HETTINGER...FORT YATES...LINTON 534 PM CDT THU MAY 10 2012 /434 PM MDT THU MAY 10 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT /10 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT /10 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. * GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED OVER CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS EVENING. * NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTY TO NEAR 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE UNTIL AFTER SUNSET. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL FOR THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY BE DIFFICULT 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. && $$
4 follow-up statements
039 WWUS73 KBIS 102344 NPWBIS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 644 PM CDT THU MAY 10 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY CENTRAL THIS EVENING... .STRONG GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL FOLLOW A COLD FRONT THROUGH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL GUST TO NEAR 40 MPH FOR SEVERAL HOURS FROM HETTINGER TO DICKINSON...FT YATES AND BISMARCK...TO LINTON AND TURTLE LAKE AND ELLENDALE TO JAMESTOWN. IF YOU ARE DRIVING A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE OVER THE AFFECTED AREAS BE ALERT FOR OCCASIONAL STRONG WIND GUSTS. NDZ023-025-036-037-047-048-050-051-110600- /O.EXB.KBIS.WI.Y.0028.120511T0400Z-120511T0600Z/ WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...STEELE... JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 644 PM CDT THU MAY 10 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM CDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM CDT FRIDAY. * GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED OVER CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS EVENING. * NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTY TO NEAR 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE UNTIL AFTER SUNSET. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL FOR THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY BE DIFFICULT PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...AND OR GUSTS UNDER 58 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NDZ018>021-033>035-041-042-044>046-110400- /O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-120511T0400Z/ DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-HETTINGER-GRANT- ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER... GARRISON...DICKINSON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...MOTT...ELGIN... HETTINGER...FORT YATES...LINTON 644 PM CDT THU MAY 10 2012 /544 PM MDT THU MAY 10 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT /10 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... * GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED OVER CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS EVENING. * NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTY TO NEAR 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE UNTIL AFTER SUNSET. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL FOR THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY BE DIFFICULT 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. && $$
063 WWUS73 KBIS 110048 NPWBIS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 748 PM CDT THU MAY 10 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY CENTRAL THIS EVENING... .STRONG GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL FOLLOW A COLD FRONT THROUGH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL GUST TO NEAR 40 MPH FOR SEVERAL HOURS FROM HETTINGER TO DICKINSON...FT YATES TO BISMARCK AND MINOT...LINTON AND TURTLE LAKE AND ELLENDALE TO JAMESTOWN. IF YOU ARE DRIVING A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE OVER THE AFFECTED AREAS BE ALERT FOR OCCASIONAL STRONG WIND GUSTS. NDZ003>005-011>013-022-110400- /O.EXA.KBIS.WI.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-120511T0400Z/ RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-SHERIDAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...MINOT... TOWNER...RUGBY...MCCLUSKY 748 PM CDT THU MAY 10 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED OVER NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS EVENING. * NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTY TO NEAR 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE UNTIL AFTER SUNSET. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL FOR THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY BE DIFFICULT PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...AND OR GUSTS UNDER 58 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NDZ023-025-036-037-047-048-050-051-110600- /O.EXT.KBIS.WI.Y.0028.120511T0048Z-120511T0600Z/ WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...STEELE... JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 748 PM CDT THU MAY 10 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT FRIDAY... * GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED OVER CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS EVENING. * NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTY TO NEAR 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE UNTIL AFTER SUNSET. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL FOR THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY BE DIFFICULT 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. && $$ NDZ018>021-033>035-041-042-044>046-110400- /O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-120511T0400Z/ DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-HETTINGER-GRANT- ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER... GARRISON...DICKINSON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...MOTT...ELGIN... HETTINGER...FORT YATES...LINTON 748 PM CDT THU MAY 10 2012 /648 PM MDT THU MAY 10 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT /10 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... * GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED OVER CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS EVENING. * NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTY TO NEAR 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE UNTIL AFTER SUNSET. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL FOR THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY BE DIFFICULT PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...AND OR GUSTS UNDER 58 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
705 WWUS73 KBIS 110401 NPWBIS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1101 PM CDT THU MAY 10 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY CENTRAL THIS LATE THIS EVENING... .GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE FROM CARRINGTON TO ELLENDALE AND WISHEK. WINDS WILL DECREASE TO BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. ELSEWHWERE WINDS HAVE DECREASED ACROSS THE AREA TO BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA. THE WIND ADVISORY WHICH WAS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA HAS BEEN CANCELLED. NDZ003>005-011>013-018>022-033>035-041-042-044>046-110515- /O.CAN.KBIS.WI.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-120511T0400Z/ RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER- MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-HETTINGER-GRANT-ADAMS-SIOUX- EMMONS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...MINOT... TOWNER...RUGBY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...GARRISON... MCCLUSKY...DICKINSON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...MOTT...ELGIN... HETTINGER...FORT YATES...LINTON 1101 PM CDT THU MAY 10 2012 /1001 PM MDT THU MAY 10 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE DECREASED ACROSS THE AREA TO BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA. THE WIND ADVISORY WHICH WAS IN EFFECT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ NDZ023-025-036-037-047-048-050-051-110600- /O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-120511T0600Z/ WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...STEELE... JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 1101 PM CDT THU MAY 10 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT FRIDAY... * GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED OVER CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS EVENING. * NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTY TO NEAR 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE UNTIL AFTER SUNSET. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL FOR THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY BE DIFFICULT PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...AND OR GUSTS UNDER 58 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
004 WWUS73 KBIS 110605 NPWBIS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 105 AM CDT FRI MAY 11 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... .WINDS HAVE DECREASED ACROSS THE AREA TO BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA. THE WIND ADVISORY THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE JAMES RIVER BASIN HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. NDZ023-025-036-037-047-048-050-051-110715- /O.EXP.KBIS.WI.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-120511T0600Z/ WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...STEELE... JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 105 AM CDT FRI MAY 11 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE DECREASED ACROSS THE AREA TO BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA. THE WIND ADVISORY WHICH WAS IN EFFECT HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ JV
The office that day
Everything else NWS Bismarck, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 1:35 AM MDT | Wind Advisory | BIS | Adams, Billings, Bowman, Burke, Divide, Dunn and 10 more | 14 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.