Alert archive / North Dakota / Wind Advisories in 2012
Wind Advisory 15, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this wind advisory at May 14, 2012, 9:28 PM CDT for 17 counties in North Dakota; 13 counties in Minnesota. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 14, 2012, 9:28 PM CDT (02:28 UTC)
- Expired
- May 15, 2012, 3:43 AM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
All 30 counties
Becker County, MN, Clay County, MN, Grant County, MN, Kittson County, MN, Mahnomen County, MN, Marshall County, MN, Norman County, MN, Otter Tail County, MN, Pennington County, MN, Polk County, MN, Red Lake County, MN, Roseau County, MN, Wilkin County, MN, Barnes County, ND, Benson County, ND, Cass County, ND, Cavalier County, ND, Eddy County, ND, Grand Forks County, ND, Griggs County, ND, Nelson County, ND, Pembina County, ND, Ramsey County, ND, Ransom County, ND, Richland County, ND, Sargent County, ND, Steele County, ND, Towner County, ND, Traill County, ND, Walsh County, ND
The radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 9 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:29 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, 2.5 hours before the alert went out and 277 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
- 3809 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 40 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 109 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
802 WWUS73 KFGF 150228 NPWFGF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 928 PM CDT MON MAY 14 2012 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT... .A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE QUICKLY THROUGH THE REGION OVERNIGHT...AND WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH WILL DEVELOP BY MIDNIGHT IN THE NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY INTO NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE ON TUESDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE REGION. MNZ001-002-004-005-007-008-013>015-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030- 054-151000- /O.NEW.KFGF.WI.Y.0015.120515T0228Z-120515T1000Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL- PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON- RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL- WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN... THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...CANDO...LANGDON... CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON... NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY... MAYVILLE...ADAMS 928 PM CDT MON MAY 14 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CDT TUESDAY. * NORTHERLY WINDS FROM 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH WILL DEVELOP IN THE NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY BY 10 PM...THEN SPREAD SOUTH INTO THE GRAND FORKS AREA AROUND OR SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. IN ADDITION...ANY SHOWERS WILL PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH THROUGH 1 AM MAINLY NEAR THE CANADIAN BORDER. * WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE TUESDAY MORNING AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE REGION. * IMPACTS...WAVES OF 3 TO 5 FEET MAY BE GENERATED IN THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN AND RESULT IN ROADBED EROSION IN SUSCEPTIBLE AREAS TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR FREQUENT GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ DK
2 follow-up statements
995 WWUS73 KFGF 150400 NPWFGF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 1100 PM CDT MON MAY 14 2012 ...STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING DUST EXPECTED OVERNIGHT... .A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE QUICKLY THROUGH THE REGION OVERNIGHT... AND WIND GUSTS OVER 50 MPH WILL DEVELOP AND SPREAD FROM THE NORTHERN TO SOUTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY. IN ADDITION...BLOWING DUST IS ALSO POSSIBLE MAINLY NEAR OPEN FIELDS. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE ON TUESDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE REGION. MNZ003-022-027-029-030-040-NDZ038-039-049-052-053-151200- /O.EXB.KFGF.WI.Y.0015.120515T0500Z-120515T1200Z/ CLAY-MAHNOMEN-WEST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-BARNES- CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOORHEAD...MAHNOMEN...DETROIT LAKES... BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...ELBOW LAKE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO... LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON 1100 PM CDT MON MAY 14 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY. * NORTHERLY WINDS FROM 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL DEVELOP IN THE SOUTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY AROUND OR SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. IN ADDITION...BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY BELOW 3 MILES AT TIMES NEAR OPEN FIELDS. * WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE TUESDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE REGION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR FREQUENT GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ MNZ001-002-004-005-007-008-013>015-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030- 054-151000- /O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-120515T1000Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL- PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON- RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL- WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN... THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...CANDO...LANGDON... CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON... NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY... MAYVILLE...ADAMS 1100 PM CDT MON MAY 14 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CDT TUESDAY... * NORTHERLY WINDS FROM 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD SOUTH INTO THE GRAND FORKS AREA BY MIDNIGHT. IN ADDITION...BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY BELOW 3 MILES AT TIMES NEAR OPEN FIELDS. * WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE TUESDAY MORNING AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE REGION. * IMPACTS...WAVES OF 3 TO 5 FEET MAY BE GENERATED IN THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN AND RESULT IN ROADBED EROSION IN SUSCEPTIBLE AREAS TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR FREQUENT GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ DK
683 WWUS73 KFGF 150843 NPWFGF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 343 AM CDT TUE MAY 15 2012 ...NORTHERLY WINDS GOING DOWN THROUGH THE REST OF THE MORNING... .A COLD FRONT HAS PUSHED SOUTH OF THE AREA...AND NORTH WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT HAVE DIMINISHED. WINDS WILL REMAIN BREEZY FOR A TIME TODAY....BUT ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. MNZ003-022-027-029-030-040-NDZ038-039-049-052-053-150945- /O.CAN.KFGF.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-120515T1200Z/ CLAY-MAHNOMEN-WEST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-BARNES- CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOORHEAD...MAHNOMEN...DETROIT LAKES... BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...ELBOW LAKE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO... LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON 343 AM CDT TUE MAY 15 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE INTO THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE. $$ MNZ001-002-004-005-007-008-013>015-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030- 054-150945- /O.CAN.KFGF.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-120515T1000Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL- PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON- RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL- WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN... THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...CANDO...LANGDON... CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON... NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY... MAYVILLE...ADAMS 343 AM CDT TUE MAY 15 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE INTO THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE. $$ JR
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.