Alert archive / North Dakota / Wind Advisories in 2012
Wind Advisory 38, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this wind advisory at Oct 18, 2012, 9:27 PM CDT for 10 counties in North Dakota. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 18, 2012, 9:27 PM CDT (02:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 19, 2012, 5:48 AM CDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
Counties Dickey County, ND, Foster County, ND, Kidder County, ND, LaMoure County, ND, Logan County, ND, McIntosh County, ND, Pierce County, ND, Rolette County, ND, Stutsman County, ND, Wells County, ND
The radar
The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 117 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:25 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 00:00Z, 2.5 hours before the alert went out and 113 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
- 728 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 150 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 199 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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
3 follow-up statements
704 WWUS73 KBIS 190559 NPWBIS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1259 AM CDT FRI OCT 19 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY EAST CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .THE WIND ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA UNTIL 7 AM CDT THURSDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS 30 MPH GUSTING TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. 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. NDZ005-013-023-025-036-037-047-048-050-051-191200- /O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-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 1259 AM CDT FRI OCT 19 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING... * TIMING...THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT * WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 MPH GUSTING 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. && $$ SCHECK
040 WWUS73 KBIS 190818 NPWBIS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 318 AM CDT FRI OCT 19 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY EAST CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .THE WIND ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA UNTIL 7 AM CDT THURSDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS 30 MPH GUSTING TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY AREA INCLUDE JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...ASHLEY...AND OAKES. WINDS IN RUGBY...BELCOURT AND HARVEY HAVE FALLEN BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS...SO THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THOSE AREAS. NDZ005-013-023-036-190930- /O.CAN.KBIS.WI.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-121019T1200Z/ ROLETTE-PIERCE-WELLS-KIDDER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROLLA...RUGBY...HARVEY...STEELE 318 AM CDT FRI OCT 19 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 MPH GUSTING TO 25 MPH WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN TO LESS THAN 10 MPH THIS MORNING. $$ NDZ025-037-047-048-050-051-191200- /O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-121019T1200Z/ FOSTER-STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CARRINGTON...JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON... EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 318 AM CDT FRI OCT 19 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING... * TIMING...THROUGH 7 AM CDT THURSDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 MPH GUSTING 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. && $$ SCHECK
595 WWUS73 KBIS 191048 NPWBIS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 548 AM CDT FRI OCT 19 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... .THE WIND SPEEDS OVER SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA HAVE FALLEN BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA. NDZ025-037-047-048-050-051-191200- /O.CAN.KBIS.WI.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-121019T1200Z/ FOSTER-STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CARRINGTON...JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON... EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 548 AM CDT FRI OCT 19 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. THE WIND SPEEDS OVER SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA HAVE FALLEN BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA. $$ SCHECK
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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.