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Wind Advisory 37, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this wind advisory at Oct 18, 2012, 5:53 PM MDT for 15 counties in North Dakota. It was in force for 3 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 18, 2012, 5:53 PM MDT (23:53 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 18, 2012, 8:27 PM MDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
Counties Adams County, ND, Bottineau County, ND, Bowman County, ND, Burleigh County, ND, Dunn County, ND, Emmons County, ND, Grant County, ND, Hettinger County, ND, McHenry County, ND, Mercer County, ND, Oliver County, ND, Renville County, ND, Sheridan County, ND, Slope County, ND, Stark County, ND
The radar
The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 12:00Z, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 88 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
- 570 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 277 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 402 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
700 WWUS73 KBIS 182353 NPWBIS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 653 PM CDT THU OCT 18 2012 ...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA THOUGH THURSDAY EVENING. .A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH LATE THURSDAY EVENING. SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH WILL PERSIST IN PLACES LIKE BELCOURT...RUGBY...HARVEY... JAMESTOWN...STEELE...ASHLEY...AND OAKES. ELSEWHERE...A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY EVENING FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA. SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN PLACES LIKE BOWMAN...HETTINGER...KILLDEER...GLEN ULLIN...SELFRIDGE...LINTON... BISMARCK...AND SHERWOOD. WITH WINDS THIS STRONG...MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...WILL ENCOUNTER DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. THOSE WORKING IN ELEVATED LOCATIONS SUCH AS ROOFTOPS AND TOWERS WILL BE AT RISK. INFRASTRUCTURE SUCH AS ROOFS AND POWER LINES MAY BECOME DAMAGED. ANY FIRES THAT IGNITE WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY. CONTINUE TO LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR CONSULT WEATHER.GOV/BIS FOR THE LATEST UPDATES ON THESE HIGH WINDS. NDZ003-011-018>021-033-034-040>045-190300- /O.CAN.KBIS.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-121019T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.WI.Y.0037.121018T2353Z-121019T0300Z/ RENVILLE-WARD-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-STARK-MORTON-SLOPE- HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOHALL...MINOT...KILLDEER...BEULAH... HAZEN...CENTER...GARRISON...DICKINSON...MANDAN...MARMARTH... MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES 653 PM CDT THU OCT 18 2012 /553 PM MDT THU OCT 18 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...NOW THROUGH LATE THURSDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTHWEST OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...WILL ENCOUNTER DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. THOSE WORKING IN ELEVATED LOCATIONS SUCH AS ROOFTOPS AND TOWERS WILL BE AT RISK. 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. && $$ NDZ004-012-022-035-046-190300- /O.CAN.KBIS.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-121019T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.WI.Y.0037.121018T2353Z-121019T0300Z/ BOTTINEAU-MCHENRY-SHERIDAN-BURLEIGH-EMMONS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOTTINEAU...TOWNER...MCCLUSKY... BISMARCK...LINTON 653 PM CDT THU OCT 18 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...NOW THROUGH LATE THURSDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTHWEST BETWEEN 30 MPH AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...WILL ENCOUNTER DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. THOSE WORKING IN ELEVATED LOCATIONS SUCH AS ROOFTOPS AND TOWERS WILL BE AT RISK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...AND OR GUSTS UNDER 58 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NDZ001-002-009-010-017-031-032-190100- /O.CAN.KBIS.WI.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-121019T0000Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-MCKENZIE-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...WILLISTON... NEW TOWN...WATFORD CITY...BEACH...MEDORA 653 PM CDT THU OCT 18 2012 /553 PM MDT THU OCT 18 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS ARE RANGING BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH AND ARE NOW BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA. THUS THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ NDZ005-013-023-025-036-037-047-048-050-051-190300- /O.CON.KBIS.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-121019T0300Z/ ROLETTE-PIERCE-WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE- MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROLLA...RUGBY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON... STEELE...JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 653 PM CDT THU OCT 18 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...NOW THROUGH LATE THURSDAY EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 40 MPH GUSTING TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...WILL ENCOUNTER DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. THOSE WORKING IN ELEVATED LOCATIONS SUCH AS ROOFTOPS AND TOWERS WILL BE AT RISK. INFRASTRUCTURE SUCH AS ROOFS AND POWER LINES MAY BECOME DAMAGED. ANY FIRES THAT IGNITE WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR IS OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...AND OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR HIGHER CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ KS
2 follow-up statements
390 WWUS73 KBIS 190108 NPWBIS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 808 PM CDT THU OCT 18 2012 ...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THOUGH THURSDAY EVENING. .A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA INCLUDING THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY THROUGH LATE THURSDAY EVENING. SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH WILL PERSIST IN PLACES LIKE BELCOURT...RUGBY...HARVEY... JAMESTOWN...STEELE...ASHLEY...AND OAKES. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY EVENING FOR THE REST OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN PLACES LIKE SELFRIDGE...GLEN ULLIN...LINTON...BISMARCK...GARRISON...MINOT...AND BOTTINEAU. WITH WINDS THIS STRONG...MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...WILL ENCOUNTER DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. THOSE WORKING IN ELEVATED LOCATIONS SUCH AS ROOFTOPS AND TOWERS WILL BE AT RISK. CONTINUE TO LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR CONSULT WEATHER.GOV/BIS FOR THE LATEST UPDATES ON THESE HIGH WINDS. NDZ018-033-040-041-043-044-190215- /O.CAN.KBIS.WI.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-121019T0300Z/ DUNN-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KILLDEER...DICKINSON...MARMARTH... MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER 808 PM CDT THU OCT 18 2012 /708 PM MDT THU OCT 18 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS ARE RANGING BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH AND ARE NOW BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA. THUS THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ NDZ005-013-023-025-036-037-047-048-050-051-190300- /O.CON.KBIS.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-121019T0300Z/ ROLETTE-PIERCE-WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE- MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROLLA...RUGBY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON... STEELE...JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 808 PM CDT THU OCT 18 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...NOW THROUGH LATE THURSDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTHWEST TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...WILL ENCOUNTER DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. THOSE WORKING IN ELEVATED LOCATIONS SUCH AS ROOFTOPS AND TOWERS WILL BE AT RISK. INFRASTRUCTURE SUCH AS ROOFS AND POWER LINES MAY BECOME DAMAGED. ANY FIRES THAT IGNITE WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR IS OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...AND OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR HIGHER CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ NDZ003-004-011-012-019>022-034-035-042-045-046-190300- /O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-121019T0300Z/ RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-WARD-MCHENRY-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN- MORTON-BURLEIGH-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...MINOT...TOWNER... BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...MANDAN... BISMARCK...ELGIN...FORT YATES...LINTON 808 PM CDT THU OCT 18 2012 /708 PM MDT THU OCT 18 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...NOW THROUGH LATE THURSDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTHWEST OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...WILL ENCOUNTER DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. THOSE WORKING IN ELEVATED LOCATIONS SUCH AS ROOFTOPS AND TOWERS WILL BE AT RISK. 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. && $$ KS
290 WWUS73 KBIS 190227 NPWBIS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 927 PM CDT THU OCT 18 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY EAST CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS EAST CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THURSDAY NIGHT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY AREA INCLUDE BELCOURT...RUGBY...HARVEY ...JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...ASHLEY...AND OAKES. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS SHORTLY BEFORE SUNRISE FRIDAY. NDZ005-013-023-025-036-037-047-048-050-051-191030- /O.CAN.KBIS.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-121019T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.WI.Y.0038.121019T0227Z-121019T1200Z/ ROLETTE-PIERCE-WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE- MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROLLA...RUGBY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON... STEELE...JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 927 PM CDT THU OCT 18 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT FRIDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT FRIDAY. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...NOW THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT * WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTHWEST OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...WILL ENCOUNTER DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...AND OR GUSTS UNDER 58 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NDZ003-004-011-012-019>022-034-035-042-045-046-190330- /O.CAN.KBIS.WI.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-121019T0300Z/ RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-WARD-MCHENRY-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN- MORTON-BURLEIGH-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...MINOT...TOWNER... BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...MANDAN... BISMARCK...ELGIN...FORT YATES...LINTON 927 PM CDT THU OCT 18 2012 /827 PM MDT THU OCT 18 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WIND SPEEDS ARE RANGING BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH. THESE WIND SPEEDS ARE BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA...THUS THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ KS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Bismarck, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 10:09 AM MDT | Wind Advisory | BIS | Billings, Burke, Divide, Golden Valley, McKenzie, Mountrail and 1 more | 8 hr |
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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.