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Wind Chill Advisory 2, NWS Bismarck, ND

December 9, 201213 counties in North Dakota

NWS Bismarck, ND issued this wind chill advisory at Dec 9, 2012, 3:15 PM CST for 13 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Dec 9, 2012, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for 16 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 9, 2012, 3:15 PM CST (21:15 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 9, 2012, 6:00 PM CST
Expired
Dec 10, 2012, 10:00 AM CST
In force
16 hr
Issued by
NWS Bismarck, ND

Counties Bottineau County, ND, Dickey County, ND, Foster County, ND, Kidder County, ND, LaMoure County, ND, Logan County, ND, McHenry County, ND, McIntosh County, ND, Pierce County, ND, Rolette County, ND, Sheridan County, ND, Stutsman County, ND, Wells County, ND

The radar

The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:19 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 12:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 106 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Bismarck Municip, ND at 12:00Z on 2012-12-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Bismarck Municip, ND at 12:00Z on 2012-12-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -51 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
795 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
20 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-51 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-15 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

708 
WWUS43 KBIS 092115
WSWBIS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
315 PM CST SUN DEC 9 2012

...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS TONIGHT EAST OF HIGHWAY 83...

.A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT EAST OF HIGHWAY 83 TONIGHT
INTO MONDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES OF 5 TO 15 BELOW ZERO...COMBINED
WITH A SOUTH WIND AROUND 10 MPH...WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES
TO 35 BELOW ZERO OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. CONDITIONS WILL
IMPROVE SOMEWHAT BY LATE MONDAY MORNING.

NDZ004-005-012-013-022-023-025-036-037-047-048-050-051-100515-
/O.NEW.KBIS.WC.Y.0002.121210T0000Z-121210T1600Z/
BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-MCHENRY-PIERCE-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-
STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...TOWNER...RUGBY...
MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...
EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
315 PM CST SUN DEC 9 2012

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST MONDAY. 

* TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH MID MONDAY MORNING.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 35 BELOW ZERO.

* IMPACTS...HYPOTHERMIA DANGER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND VERY COLD
AIR WILL CREATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE
AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST
VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

&&

$$

RK
4 follow-up statements
925 
WWUS43 KBIS 100340
WSWBIS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
940 PM CST SUN DEC 9 2012

...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS TONIGHT EAST OF HIGHWAY 83...

.A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT EAST OF HIGHWAY 83
TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES OF 5 TO 15 BELOW ZERO...
COMBINED WITH A SOUTH WIND AROUND 10 MPH...WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL
VALUES TO 35 BELOW ZERO OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. CONDITIONS
WILL IMPROVE SOMEWHAT BY LATE MONDAY MORNING.

NDZ004-005-012-013-022-023-025-036-037-047-048-050-051-101200-
/O.CON.KBIS.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-121210T1600Z/
BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-MCHENRY-PIERCE-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-
STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...TOWNER...RUGBY...
MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...
EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
940 PM CST SUN DEC 9 2012

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST MONDAY...

* TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH MID MONDAY MORNING.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 35 BELOW ZERO.

* IMPACTS...HYPOTHERMIA DANGER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND VERY COLD
AIR WILL CREATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE
AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST
VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

&&

$$

TM
483 
WWUS43 KBIS 100853
WSWBIS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
253 AM CST MON DEC 10 2012

...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS THIS MORNING EAST OF HIGHWAY 83...

.A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT EAST OF HIGHWAY
83 THROUGH 10 AM CST. THIS INCLUDES...BOTTINUEA...ROLLA...RUGBY
...CARRINGTON...JAMESTOWN...ASHLEY AND ELLENDALE. WIND CHILLS VALUES
AS LOW AS 30 BELOW ARE EXPECTED...WITH CONDITIONS IMPROVING BY
LATE MORNING. WIND CHILL VALUES THIS COLD CAN QUICKLY CAUSE FROST
BITE...COVERED ALL EXPOSED SKIN AND DRESS IN LAYERS.

NDZ004-005-012-013-022-023-025-036-037-047-048-050-051-101600-
/O.CON.KBIS.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-121210T1600Z/
BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-MCHENRY-PIERCE-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-
STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...TOWNER...RUGBY...
MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...
EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
253 AM CST MON DEC 10 2012

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS
MORNING...

* TIMING... THROUGH MID MONDAY MORNING.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 30 BELOW ZERO.

* IMPACTS...HYPOTHERMIA AND FROST BITE DANGER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND VERY COLD
AIR WILL CREATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE
AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST
VENTURE OUTDOORS...COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN. 

&&

$$

AYD
837 
WWUS43 KBIS 101335
WSWBIS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
735 AM CST MON DEC 10 2012

...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS THIS MORNING EAST OF HIGHWAY 83...

.A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT EAST OF HIGHWAY
83 THROUGH 10 AM CST. THIS INCLUDES...BOTTINUEA...ROLLA...RUGBY
...CARRINGTON...JAMESTOWN...ASHLEY AND ELLENDALE. WIND CHILLS
VALUES AS LOW AS 30 BELOW ARE EXPECTED...WITH CONDITIONS
IMPROVING BY LATE MORNING. WIND CHILL VALUES THIS COLD CAN
QUICKLY CAUSE FROST BITE...COVERED ALL EXPOSED SKIN AND DRESS IN
LAYERS.

NDZ004-005-012-013-022-023-025-036-037-047-048-050-051-101600-
/O.CON.KBIS.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-121210T1600Z/
BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-MCHENRY-PIERCE-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-
STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...TOWNER...RUGBY...
MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...
EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
735 AM CST MON DEC 10 2012

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS
MORNING...

* TIMING...THROUGH MID MONDAY MORNING.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 30 BELOW ZERO.

* IMPACTS...HYPOTHERMIA AND FROST BITE DANGER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND VERY COLD
AIR WILL CREATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE
AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST
VENTURE OUTDOORS...COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN.

&&

$$
WAA
007 
WWUS43 KBIS 101602
WSWBIS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1002 AM CST MON DEC 10 2012

...WARMING TEMPERATURES TODAY...

.THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT THIS MORNING FOR AREAS EAST OF
HIGHWAY 83 HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO
WARM TODAY WITH AFTERNOON HIGHS IN THE TEENS TO MID 20S.

NDZ004-005-012-013-022-023-025-036-037-047-048-050-051-101715-
/O.EXP.KBIS.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-121210T1600Z/
BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-MCHENRY-PIERCE-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-
STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...TOWNER...RUGBY...
MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...
EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
1002 AM CST MON DEC 10 2012

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM CST THIS MORNING...

THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR AREAS EAST OF HIGHWAY 83 HAS BEEN
ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$
RK

The office that day

Everything else NWS Bismarck, ND issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 8, 9:46 PM CSTWind Chill AdvisoryBISBottineau, Burke, McHenry, Pierce, Renville, Rolette14 hr

Nearby

Wind Chill Advisories in North Dakota, 2012Every wind chill 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.