Alert archive / North Dakota / High Wind Warnings in 2013
High Wind Warning 1, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this high wind warning at Jan 19, 2013, 5:05 AM CST for 4 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Jan 19, 2013, 9:00 AM CST. It was in force for 6 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 19, 2013, 5:05 AM CST (11:05 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 19, 2013, 9:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Jan 19, 2013, 3:28 PM CST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
Counties Barnes County, ND, Griggs County, ND, Ransom County, ND, Steele County, ND
The radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:03 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, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 214 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
- 1789 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 63 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 126 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 121 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
488 WWUS73 KFGF 191105 NPWFGF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 505 AM CST SAT JAN 19 2013 ...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED TODAY... .AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL SURGE SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN ITS WAKE...WITH SOME GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. THE STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO RESULT IN LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WHERE THERE IS FRESH SNOW COVER. FALLING TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH THE STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. NDZ028-029-038-049-200300- /O.NEW.KFGF.HW.W.0001.130119T1500Z-130120T0300Z/ GRIGGS-STEELE-BARNES-RANSOM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...VALLEY CITY... LISBON 505 AM CST SAT JAN 19 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED BY MID TO LATE MORNING TODAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * OTHER IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS MAY LEAD TO AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW IN SNOW-COVERED AREAS. SOME VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN OPEN AREAS. IN ADDITION...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL DURING THE DAY...WITH HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS OF 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ MNZ029>032-040-NDZ052-053-200300- /O.NEW.KFGF.WI.Y.0003.130119T1500Z-130120T0300Z/ WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-SARGENT- RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS... NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE...GWINNER...WAHPETON 505 AM CST SAT JAN 19 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED BY MID TO LATE MORNING TODAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * OTHER IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS MAY LEAD TO AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW IN SNOW-COVERED AREAS. SOME VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN OPEN AREAS. IN ADDITION...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL DURING THE DAY...WITH HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS OF 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR FREQUENT GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ JAM
2 follow-up statements
555 WWUS73 KFGF 191658 NPWFGF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 1058 AM CST SAT JAN 19 2013 ...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED TODAY... .AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EAST OF THE AREA BY EARLY AFTERNOON. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH ARE WITH SOME GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THE STRONG WINDS MAY RESULT IN LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WHERE THERE IS LOOSE OR FRESH SNOW COVER. A FEW SNOW SHOWERS WILL ALSO OCCUR ADDING TO VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS. FALLING TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH THE STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. NDZ028-029-038-049-200300- /O.CON.KFGF.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130120T0300Z/ GRIGGS-STEELE-BARNES-RANSOM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...VALLEY CITY... LISBON 1058 AM CST SAT JAN 19 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * OTHER IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS MAY LEAD TO AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW IN SNOW-COVERED AREAS. SOME VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN OPEN AREAS AND WITH A FEW OF THE STRONGER SNOW SHOWERS. IN ADDITION...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL DURING THE DAY...WITH HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS OF 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO BY LATE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ MNZ029>032-040-NDZ052-053-200300- /O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130120T0300Z/ WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-SARGENT- RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS... NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE...GWINNER...WAHPETON 1058 AM CST SAT JAN 19 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * OTHER IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS MAY LEAD TO AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW IN SNOW-COVERED AREAS. SOME VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN OPEN AREAS AND WITH A FEW OF THE STRONGER SNOW SHOWERS. IN ADDITION...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL DURING THE DAY...WITH HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS OF 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR FREQUENT GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ ME / JM
120 WWUS73 KFGF 192128 NPWFGF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 328 PM CST SAT JAN 19 2013 ...WIND SPEEDS GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING... .ALTHOUGH IT WILL REMAIN WINDY INTO THE EVENING HOURS ACROSS THE REGION...SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO REMAIN BELOW 40 MPH. WIND SPEEDS WILL BE IN THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE INTO THE EVENING. NDZ028-029-038-049-192230- /O.CAN.KFGF.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130120T0300Z/ GRIGGS-STEELE-BARNES-RANSOM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...VALLEY CITY... LISBON 328 PM CST SAT JAN 19 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE AND REMAIN BELOW 40 MPH THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON. $$ MNZ029>032-040-NDZ052-053-192230- /O.CAN.KFGF.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130120T0300Z/ WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-SARGENT- RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS... NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE...GWINNER...WAHPETON 328 PM CST SAT JAN 19 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN VALLEY THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. $$ EWENS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 19, 4:50 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Barnes, Cass, Griggs, Ransom, Richland, Sargent and 2 more | 16 hr |
| Jan 19, 5:05 AM CST | Wind Advisory | FGF | Richland, Sargent | 10 hr |
| Jan 19, 3:16 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | FGF | Barnes, Benson, Cass, Cavalier, Eddy, Grand Forks and 11 more | 27 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in North Dakota, 2013Every high wind warning in 2013
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.