Alert archive / North Dakota / Wind Advisories in 2012
Wind Advisory 8, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this wind advisory at Mar 8, 2012, 3:31 AM CST for 16 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Mar 8, 2012, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 8, 2012, 3:31 AM CST (09:31 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 8, 2012, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Mar 8, 2012, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
Counties Bottineau County, ND, Burleigh County, ND, Dickey County, ND, Emmons County, ND, Foster County, ND, Kidder County, ND, LaMoure County, ND, Logan County, ND, McHenry County, ND, McIntosh County, ND, Pierce County, ND, Renville County, ND, Rolette County, ND, Sheridan County, ND, Stutsman County, ND, Wells County, ND
The radar
The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:31 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, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 93 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
- 1115 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 24 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -20 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
604 WWUS73 KBIS 080931 NPWBIS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 331 AM CST THU MAR 8 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY FOR THE TURTLE MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON... .NORTHWEST WINDS WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FROM THE TURTLE MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...WHICH MAY CREATE LOCALIZED REDUCED VISIBILITIES. USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING ACROSS EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON...AS STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. NDZ004-005-012-013-023-025-037-048-051-081815- /O.NEW.KBIS.WI.Y.0008.120308T1800Z-120309T0000Z/ BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-MCHENRY-PIERCE-WELLS-FOSTER-STUTSMAN-LA MOURE- DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...TOWNER...RUGBY... HARVEY...CARRINGTON...JAMESTOWN...EDGELEY...OAKES 331 AM CST THU MAR 8 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * NORTHWEST WINDS WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON FROM THE TURTLE MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY. * AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WITH LOCALIZED REDUCED VISIBILITIES ARE POSSIBLE. * STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY 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. && $$ AYD
4 follow-up statements
127 WWUS73 KBIS 081648 NPWBIS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1048 AM CST THU MAR 8 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY FOR THE TURTLE MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON... .NORTHWEST WINDS WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FROM THE TURTLE MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...WHICH MAY CREATE LOCALIZED REDUCED VISIBILITIES. USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING ACROSS EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON...AS STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. NDZ004-005-012-013-023-025-037-048-051-090000- /O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0008.120308T1800Z-120309T0000Z/ BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-MCHENRY-PIERCE-WELLS-FOSTER-STUTSMAN-LA MOURE- DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...TOWNER...RUGBY... HARVEY...CARRINGTON...JAMESTOWN...EDGELEY...OAKES 1048 AM CST THU MAR 8 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * NORTHWEST WINDS WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON FROM THE TURTLE MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY. * AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WITH LOCALIZED REDUCED VISIBILITIES ARE POSSIBLE. * STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...AND OR GUSTS OF 45 MPH AND HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ RK
806 WWUS73 KBIS 081854 NPWBIS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1254 PM CST THU MAR 8 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NORTH AND EAST OF THE MISSOURI RIVER THIS AFTERNOON... .NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON...NORTH AND EAST OF THE MISSOURI RIVER. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE FROM THE TURTLE MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY...WHICH MAY CREATE LOCALIZED REDUCED VISIBILITIES. USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING THIS AFTERNOON...AS STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. NDZ003-011-021-022-035-036-046-047-050-090000- /O.EXA.KBIS.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120309T0000Z/ RENVILLE-WARD-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-EMMONS-LOGAN- MCINTOSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOHALL...MINOT...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY... BISMARCK...STEELE...LINTON...NAPOLEON...ASHLEY 1254 PM CST THU MAR 8 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * NORTHWEST WINDS WITH SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 30 MPH AND HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON...FROM MINOT AND GARRISON...THROUGH BISMARCK AND LINTON. * STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...AND OR GUSTS OF 45 MPH AND HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NDZ004-005-012-013-023-025-037-048-051-090000- /O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120309T0000Z/ BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-MCHENRY-PIERCE-WELLS-FOSTER-STUTSMAN-LA MOURE- DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...TOWNER...RUGBY... HARVEY...CARRINGTON...JAMESTOWN...EDGELEY...OAKES 1254 PM CST THU MAR 8 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON FROM THE TURTLE MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY. * AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WITH LOCALIZED REDUCED VISIBILITIES ARE POSSIBLE. * STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...AND OR GUSTS OF 45 MPH AND HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ RK
883 WWUS73 KBIS 082200 NPWBIS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 400 PM CST THU MAR 8 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NORTH AND EAST OF THE MISSOURI RIVER THROUGH THE AFTERNOON... .NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 30 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON...OVER MOST AREAS NORTH AND EAST OF THE MISSOURI RIVER. USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING THIS AFTERNOON...AS STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY 6 PM CST. NDZ003>005-011>013-021>023-025-035>037-046>048-050-051-090000- /O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120309T0000Z/ RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN- WELLS-FOSTER-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE- MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...MINOT... TOWNER...RUGBY...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON... BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...LINTON...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY... ASHLEY...OAKES 400 PM CST THU MAR 8 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * NORTHWEST WINDS WITH SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 30 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON...OVER MOST AREAS NORTH AND EAST OF THE MISSOURI RIVER. * STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...AND OR GUSTS OF 45 MPH AND HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ RK
232 WWUS73 KBIS 090007 NPWBIS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 607 PM CST THU MAR 8 2012 ...WINDS DIMINISHING... .WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA OVER THE AREA...AND WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE EVENING. THEREFORE THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. NDZ003>005-011>013-021>023-025-035>037-046>048-050-051-090115- /O.EXP.KBIS.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120309T0000Z/ RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN- WELLS-FOSTER-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE- MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...MINOT... TOWNER...RUGBY...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON... BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...LINTON...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY... ASHLEY...OAKES 607 PM CST THU MAR 8 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ TWH
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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.