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Wind Advisory 15, NWS Bismarck, ND

April 26, 2014Rolette County, North Dakota

NWS Bismarck, ND issued this wind advisory at Apr 26, 2014, 3:24 PM CDT for Rolette County, North Dakota. It took effect at Apr 26, 2014, 10:07 PM CDT. It was in force for 21 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 26, 2014, 3:24 PM CDT (20:24 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 26, 2014, 10:07 PM CDT
Expired
Apr 27, 2014, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
21 hr
Issued by
NWS Bismarck, ND

County Rolette County, ND

The radar

The Minot AFB radar (KMBX), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:28 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, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 232 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 2014-04-26Temperature 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°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Bismarck Municip, ND at 12:00Z on 2014-04-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 333 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
1342 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
50 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
333 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
274 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.

283 
WWUS73 KBIS 262024
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
324 PM CDT SAT APR 26 2014

...WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN AND PARTS
OF SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...
...WIND ADVISORY EASTERN PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA LATE
TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL 
CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AS A 
STORM SYSTEM DEVELOPS OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS. THE STRONGEST WINDS 
WILL SHIFT TO SOUTH CENTRAL AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH 
DAKOTA LATER TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 

THE ADVISORY THROUGH THE EVENING INCLUDES ALL AREAS SOUTH AND WEST 
OF THE MISSOURI RIVER. LATER TONIGHT AND SUNDAY THE WIND ADVISORY 
WILL INCLUDE AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF A LINE FROM ROLLA AND 
RUGBY...TO STEELE AND LINTON.

NDZ005-270430-
/O.NEW.KBIS.WI.Y.0015.140427T1200Z-140428T0000Z/
ROLETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ROLLA
324 PM CDT SAT APR 26 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY. 

* TIMING...DAYBREAK SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE
  DRIVING 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.

&&

$$

NDZ013-023-025-036-037-048-051-270430-
/O.EXB.KBIS.WI.Y.0014.140427T0300Z-140428T0000Z/
PIERCE-WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-LA MOURE-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUGBY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...STEELE...
JAMESTOWN...EDGELEY...OAKES
324 PM CDT SAT APR 26 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM CDT
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM CDT
SUNDAY. 

* TIMING...LATE SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE 
  DRIVING 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.

&&

$$

NDZ046-047-050-270430-
/O.EXT.KBIS.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-140428T0000Z/
EMMONS-LOGAN-MCINTOSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINTON...NAPOLEON...ASHLEY
324 PM CDT SAT APR 26 2014

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SUNDAY...

* TIMING...THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE 
  DRIVING 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.

&&

$$

NDZ017>020-031>035-040>045-270300-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-140427T0300Z/
MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-
BURLEIGH-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...
HAZEN...CENTER...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...
MARMARTH...MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES
324 PM CDT SAT APR 26 2014 /224 PM MDT SAT APR 26 2014/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/
THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...THROUGH MUCH OF THIS SATURDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE 
  DRIVING 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.

&&

$$

JV
6 follow-up statements
914 
WWUS73 KBIS 270307
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1007 PM CDT SAT APR 26 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN NORTH
DAKOTA THROUGH SUNDAY...

.VERY GUSTY EAST WINDS UP TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MOST OF
CENTRAL AND EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH SUNDAY AS A VERY WET AND
VERY WINDY STORM MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS.

THE WIND ADVISORY IS FOR THE AREA ALONG...AND EAST OF A LINE...FROM
BOTTINEAU AND WASHBURN...THROUGH HAZEN AND BISMARCK...TO ELGIN AND
FORT YATES.

NDZ019-020-034-035-042-045-271115-
/O.EXP.KBIS.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-140427T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KBIS.WI.Y.0016.140427T0307Z-140428T0000Z/
MERCER-OLIVER-MORTON-BURLEIGH-GRANT-SIOUX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...MANDAN...
BISMARCK...ELGIN...FORT YATES
1007 PM CDT SAT APR 26 2014 /907 PM MDT SAT APR 26 2014/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ SUNDAY. 

* TIMING...THROUGH SUNDAY.

* WINDS...GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE 
  DRIVING 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.

&&

$$

NDZ017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-270415-
/O.EXP.KBIS.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-140427T0300Z/
MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-
ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEACH...
MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER
1007 PM CDT SAT APR 26 2014 /907 PM MDT SAT APR 26 2014/

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

WIND SPEEDS HAVE DECREASED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA.

$$

NDZ012-021-022-271115-
/O.EXA.KBIS.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-140428T0000Z/
MCHENRY-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOWNER...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY
1007 PM CDT SAT APR 26 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SUNDAY. 

* TIMING...THROUGH SUNDAY.

* WINDS...GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE 
  DRIVING 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.

&&

$$

NDZ004-271115-
/O.EXA.KBIS.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-140428T0000Z/
BOTTINEAU-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BOTTINEAU
1007 PM CDT SAT APR 26 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SUNDAY. 

* TIMING...THROUGH SUNDAY.

* WINDS...GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE 
  DRIVING 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.

&&

$$

NDZ005-271115-
/O.EXT.KBIS.WI.Y.0015.140427T0307Z-140428T0000Z/
ROLETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ROLLA
1007 PM CDT SAT APR 26 2014

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SUNDAY...

* TIMING...THROUGH SUNDAY.

* WINDS...GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE 
  DRIVING 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.

&&

$$

NDZ013-023-025-036-037-046>048-050-051-271115-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-140428T0000Z/
PIERCE-WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-
MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUGBY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...STEELE...
JAMESTOWN...LINTON...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
1007 PM CDT SAT APR 26 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SUNDAY...

* TIMING...THROUGH SUNDAY.

* WINDS...GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE 
  DRIVING 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.

&&

$$

JP MARTIN
500 
WWUS73 KBIS 270559
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1259 AM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN NORTH
DAKOTA THROUGH SUNDAY...

.VERY GUSTY EAST WINDS UP TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MOST OF
CENTRAL AND EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH SUNDAY AS A VERY WET AND
VERY WINDY STORM MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS.

THE WIND ADVISORY IS FOR THE AREA ALONG...AND EAST OF A LINE...
FROM BOTTINEAU AND WASHBURN...THROUGH HAZEN AND BISMARCK...TO
ELGIN AND FORT YATES.

NDZ019-020-034-035-042-045-271400-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-140428T0000Z/
MERCER-OLIVER-MORTON-BURLEIGH-GRANT-SIOUX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...MANDAN...
BISMARCK...ELGIN...FORT YATES
1259 AM CDT SUN APR 27 2014 /1159 PM MDT SAT APR 26 2014/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING...THROUGH SUNDAY.

* WINDS...GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE 
  DRIVING 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.

&&

$$

NDZ012-013-021>023-025-036-037-046>048-050-051-271400-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-140428T0000Z/
MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-
EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOWNER...RUGBY...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...
HARVEY...CARRINGTON...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...LINTON...NAPOLEON...
EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
1259 AM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...THROUGH SUNDAY.

* WINDS...GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE 
  DRIVING 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.

&&

$$

NDZ004-271400-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-140428T0000Z/
BOTTINEAU-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BOTTINEAU
1259 AM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...THROUGH SUNDAY.

* WINDS...GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE 
  DRIVING 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.

&&

$$

NDZ005-271400-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-140428T0000Z/
ROLETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ROLLA
1259 AM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...THROUGH SUNDAY.

* WINDS...GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE 
  DRIVING 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
660 
WWUS73 KBIS 270746
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
246 AM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

...WIND ADVISORY ACROSS THE TURTLE MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE JAMES
RIVER VALLEY TODAY...

.STRONG EASTERLY WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED FROM THE
TURTLE MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY AND FAR SOUTH
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TODAY. THIS INCLUDES...BELCOURT...RUGBY...HARVEY
...CARRINGTON...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...WISHEK AND OAKES. USE CAUTION
IF TRAVELING IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES OR IF WORKING OUTDOORS ON
ELEVATED STRUCTURES. 

NDZ019-020-034-035-042-045-270900-
/O.CAN.KBIS.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-140428T0000Z/
MERCER-OLIVER-MORTON-BURLEIGH-GRANT-SIOUX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...MANDAN...
BISMARCK...ELGIN...FORT YATES
246 AM CDT SUN APR 27 2014 /146 AM MDT SUN APR 27 2014/

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

EASTERLY WIND GUSTS OF 35 MPH OR LESS ARE NOW EXPECTED TODAY...AND
THE WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED. 

$$

NDZ004-012-021-022-046-270900-
/O.CAN.KBIS.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-140428T0000Z/
BOTTINEAU-MCHENRY-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-EMMONS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOTTINEAU...TOWNER...GARRISON...
MCCLUSKY...LINTON
246 AM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

EASTERLY WIND GUSTS OF 35 MPH OR LESS ARE NOW EXPECTED TODAY...AND
THE WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED. 

$$

NDZ013-023-025-036-037-047-048-050-051-271600-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-140428T0000Z/
PIERCE-WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-
DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUGBY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...STEELE...
JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
246 AM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...THROUGH TODAY.

* WINDS...GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE
  DRIVING 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.

&&

$$

NDZ005-271600-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-140428T0000Z/
ROLETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ROLLA
246 AM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...THROUGH TODAY.

* WINDS...GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE
  DRIVING 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
238 
WWUS73 KBIS 271520
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1020 AM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

...WIND ADVISORY ACROSS THE TURTLE MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE JAMES
RIVER VALLEY TODAY...

.STRONG EASTERLY WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED FROM THE
TURTLE MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY AND FAR SOUTH
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TODAY. THIS INCLUDES...BELCOURT...RUGBY...
HARVEY ...CARRINGTON...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...WISHEK AND OAKES. USE
CAUTION IF TRAVELING IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES OR IF WORKING
OUTDOORS ON ELEVATED STRUCTURES.

NDZ013-023-025-036-037-047-048-050-051-272330-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-140428T0000Z/
PIERCE-WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-
DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUGBY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...STEELE...
JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
1020 AM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...THROUGH TODAY.

* WINDS...GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE 
  DRIVING 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.

&&

$$

NDZ005-272330-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-140428T0000Z/
ROLETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ROLLA
1020 AM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...THROUGH TODAY.

* WINDS...GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE 
  DRIVING 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.

&&

$$
WAA
262 
WWUS73 KBIS 272107
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
407 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

...WIND ADVISORY ACROSS THE TURTLE MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE JAMES
RIVER VALLEY THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING...

.STRONG EASTERLY WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FROM THE
TURTLE MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY AND FAR SOUTH
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. THIS INCLUDES...
BELCOURT...RUGBY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...
WISHEK AND OAKES. USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING IN HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES OR IF WORKING OUTDOORS ON ELEVATED STRUCTURES.

NDZ013-023-025-036-037-047-048-050-051-280000-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-140428T0000Z/
PIERCE-WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-
DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUGBY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...STEELE...
JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
407 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

* WINDS...GUSTS TO 40 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE 
  DRIVING 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.

&&

$$

NDZ005-280000-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-140428T0000Z/
ROLETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ROLLA
407 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...GUSTS TO 40 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE 
  DRIVING 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.

&&

$$
WAA
575 
WWUS73 KBIS 280003
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
703 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

...THE WIND ADVISORY THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA
HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE...

.WINDS WERE DECREASING SLOWLY AND WERE JUST BELOW ADVISORY
CRITERIA. SPEEDS WILL DECREASE ANOTHER 5 MPH THIS EVENING.

NDZ013-023-025-036-037-047-048-050-051-280115-
/O.EXP.KBIS.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-140428T0000Z/
PIERCE-WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-
DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUGBY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...STEELE...
JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
703 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

WINDS WERE DECREASING SLOWLY AND WERE JUST BELOW ADVISORY
CRITERIA. SPEEDS WILL DECREASE ANOTHER 5 MPH THIS EVENING.

$$

NDZ005-280115-
/O.EXP.KBIS.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-140428T0000Z/
ROLETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ROLLA
703 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

WINDS WERE DECREASING SLOWLY AND WERE JUST BELOW ADVISORY
CRITERIA. SPEEDS WILL DECREASE ANOTHER 5 MPH THIS EVENING.

$$

JP MARTIN

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this wind advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Bismarck, ND wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind advisory went out at Apr 26, 11:31 AM CDT, 3 hours 53 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 26, 11:31 AM CDT, 3 hours 53 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1131 AM CDT SAT APR 26 2014

.UPDATE...
ISSUED AT 1131 AM CDT SAT APR 26 2014

QUICK UPDATE TO ISSUE A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND PARTS
OF SOUTH CENTRAL THROUGH MUCH OF THIS EVENING. WINDS HAVE
INCREASED IN THE SOUTHWEST...AND WERE HIGHER THAN PREVIOUSLY
FORECAST. ALSO...LATEST GUIDANCE INDICATES STRONGER WINDS AND
PERSISTING INTO THE EVENING.

UPDATE ISSUED AT 940 AM CDT SAT APR 26 2014

NARROW BAND OF SHOWERS NOW HAD ADVANCED NORTHWARD TO
WILLISTON...MCLEAN COUNTY (NORTH OF LAKE SAKAKAWEA) TO BETWEEN
BISMARCK AND JAMESTOWN. THE BISMARCK AIRPORT RECORDED 0.07 INCHES
OF RAIN AS THE PRECIP BAND WENT THROUGH. THE BAND CONTINUES
LIFTING NORTHWARD AND EXPECT A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH TO
PERHAPS A TENTH OF AN INCH OF RAIN MOST AREAS. ADJUSTED TIMING OF
PRECIPITATION ACCORDINGLY. BY EARLY AFTERNOON THE PRECIPITATION
BAND SHOULD BE MAINLY NORTH OF THE CANADIAN BORDER...WITH THE
SOUTHEASTERN PORTION DISSIPATING. OTHERWISE FORECAST ON TRACK -
MINOR HOURLY ADJUSTMENTS FOR WIND AND TEMPERATURES.

UPDATE ISSUED AT 642 AM CDT SAT APR 26 2014

NARROW BAND OF SHOWERS FROM WEST CENTRAL INTO SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH
DAKOTA CONTINUES TO LIFT NORTH THIS MORNING. ONLY SOME SLIGHT
MODIFICATIONS TO THE CURRENT HRRR POP PLACEMENT TODAY. ALSO BUMPED
UP SKY COVER THROUGH THE MORNING SOUTHWEST BASED ON LATEST
SATELLITE IMAGERY. OTHERWISE CURRENT FORECAST LOOKS TO BE IN GOOD
SHAPE.

&&

.SHORT TERM...(TODAY AND TONIGHT)
ISSUED AT 353 AM CDT SAT APR 26 2014

THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE SHORT TERM IS PRECIPITATION POTENTIAL.

FOR TODAY...THE HRRR HAS HAD A GOOD HANDLE ON THE NARROW BAND OF
RAIN SHOWERS MOVING INTO SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA AS OF 0830 UTC
WITH THE LEADING SHORTWAVE. THUS...WILL FOLLOW THE 07 UTC HRRR AND
ITS PARENT RAP FOR POPS THIS MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON. THESE
SOLUTIONS ARE IN AGREEMENT WITH THE 00 UTC 4 KM WRF AND LARGER
SCALE DETERMINISTIC GUIDANCE WHICH QUICKLY MOVE THE RAIN SHOWERS
TO THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER BY EARLY AFTERNOON. THUS...AFTER THE
NARROW BAND OF SHOWERS PASS...THE DAY SHOULD BE PRECIPITATION FREE
FOR NEARLY ALL OF THE CWA. IN REGARDS TO WINDS FOR
TODAY...EXPECT WIDESPREAD EAST-SOUTHEAST GUSTS OF 30-35 KTS FOR
MOST AREAS. HOWEVER...A LOW LEVEL INVERSION IN WARM AIR ADVECTION
WILL LIMIT THE TRANSFER OF HIGHER MOMENTUM AND FORGO THE NEED FOR
A WIND ADVISORY.

FOR TONIGHT...SURFACE LOW PRESSURE CONTINUES TO DEEPEN ACROSS
WESTERN NEBRASKA...AS THE OVERALL SYSTEM BECOMES NEARLY VERTICALLY
STACKED LATE TONIGHT AS THE POTENT UPPER LEVEL WAVE PROPAGATES
ONTO THE PLAINS. RESULTING MOISTURE TRANSPORT INCREASES ACROSS THE
NORTHERN PLAINS...WITH RAIN SHOWER COVERAGE INCREASING AFTER 06
UTC ACROSS WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA IN THE VICINITY OF THE INVERTED
TROUGH EXTENDING INTO EASTERN MONTANA...AND ACROSS SOUTHERN NORTH
DAKOTA IN LOW LEVEL WARM AIR ADVECTION. THE BULK OF ELEVATED
INSTABILITY TONIGHT REMAINS IN SOUTH DAKOTA...HOWEVER AN EMBEDDED
THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE ACROSS FAR SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA .

.LONG TERM...(SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY)
ISSUED AT 329 AM CDT SAT APR 26 2014

THE MAIN FORECAST PROBLEM IN THE EXTENDED PERIOD WILL BE THE STRONG
SPRING STORM SYSTEM AFFECTING ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH
DAKOTA. MODELS CONTINUE TO BE IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE TRACK OF
THE SURFACE AND UPPER LEVEL FEATURES THROUGH TUESDAY...WITH
DIFFERENCES INCREASING THEREAFTER. STILL SOME DIFFERENCES IN QPF
PATTERN THROUGH THE EVOLUTION OF THE SYSTEM WITH THE GFS BEING THE
DRIEST ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA. ALL
MODELS HOWEVER ARE PINPOINTING THE FAR SOUTHWEST WITH SOME OF THE
HIGHEST RAINFALL AMOUNTS.

STRONG SHORTWAVE JUST MOVING ONTO THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST WITH
AN UPPER LEVEL LOW CLOSING OFF JUST TO ITS NORTH. BROAD FETCH OF
MOISTURE IN SOUTHWEST UPPER FLOW INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS...SETTING
THE STAGE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF RAINY WEATHER.

BY SUNDAY MORNING THE UPPER LOW IS PROGGED TO BE OVER EASTERN
COLORADO WITH A RAPIDLY DEEPENING SURFACE SYSTEM OVER THE CENTRAL
PLAINS. THE INITIAL SURGE OF ENERGY MOVES INTO THE AREA LATE TONIGHT
INTO SUNDAY MORNING. ALTHOUGH BEST ELEVATED INSTABILITY REMAINS JUST
TO OUR SOUTH...SYSTEM IS STRONG ENOUGH THAT A MENTION OF THUNDER
SEEMED WARRANTED SUNDAY MORNING. BEST PRECIPITATION CHANCES DURING
THE DAY WILL BE OVER THE SOUTHWEST HALF OF THE CWA...AND THERE MAY
BE PERIODS OF NO RAIN AS WELL AS DRIER AIR WRAPS AROUND THE STACKED
SYSTEM.

ANOTHER STRONG IMPULSE LIFTS THROUGH THE AREA SUNDAY NIGHT
AS THE UPPER LOW REACHES ITS FARTHEST POINT NORTH BEFORE WOBBLING
BACK SOUTH ON MONDAY. BY THIS TIME CHANCES OF CONVECTION WILL BE
MINIMAL AS COOLER AIR GETS PULLED INTO THE SYSTEM. THE FAR NORTH AND
HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN THE FAR WEST COULD SEE PERIODS OF SNOW LATE
SUNDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. LATEST MODEL RUNS ARE A
LITTLE COOLER IN THE WEST SO WILL NEED TO MONITOR FOR SOME LIGHT
ACCUMULATING SNOWS IN THE FAR WEST...BUT AT THIS TIME ITS TOO EARLY
FOR ANY MENTION OF ACCUMULATIONS.

PRECIPITATION BEGINS TO WANE ON MONDAY AS THE LOW DROPS SOUTH.
ALTHOUGH LOW LEVEL FORCING WILL BE ON THE DECREASE...SYNOPTIC SCALE
FORCING WILL REMAIN THROUGH TUESDAY AS WE REMAIN UNDER THE CYCLONIC
FLOW OF THE UPPER LEVEL LOW. THUS LIKELY POPS REMAIN MONDAY INTO
MONDAY NIGHT...WITH HIGH CHANCE POPS TUESDAY. AGAIN WE WILL SEE THE
POSSIBILITY OF SNOW MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING...AND LIGHT
ACCUMULATIONS ARE CERTAINLY NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION.

THE UPPER LOW LIFTS BACK NORTHWARD TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY WITH
ANOTHER WAVE OF MOISTURE SWINGING EAST TO WEST ACROSS THE AREA ON
WEDNESDAY BRINGING A CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS. THE SYSTEM
FINALLY EXITS THE ARE LATE IN THE WORK WEEK...WITH ANOTHER IMPULSE
IN A NORTHWEST FLOW PATTERN POSSIBLE BY NEXT WEEKEND.

ALL IN ALL A WET AND COOL PERIOD IS IN STORE THROUGH MOST OF THE
EXTENDED PERIOD. WILL ISSUE A HYDROLOGIC STATEMENT MENTIONING THE
POSSIBILITY OF FLOODING DUE TO AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF RAIN. WPC
DEPICTS PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHWEST WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF EXCESSIVE
RAINFALL 12Z SUNDAY THROUGH 12Z MONDAY.

&&

.AVIATION...(FOR THE 12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z SUNDAY MORNING)
ISSUED AT 642 AM CDT SAT APR 26 2014

A NARROW BAND OF LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS HAS MOVED INTO WESTERN INTO
SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AS OF 1130 UTC...AND WILL CONTINUE TO
MOVE NORTH-NORTHEAST THROUGH THE MORNING. RAIN SHOWER ACTIVITY IN
THE AFTERNOON IS EXPECTED TO LARGELY REMAIN NORTH OF KISN AND
KMOT. STRONG EAST-SOUTHEAST WINDS WITH GUSTS OF 30-35 KTS ARE
EXPECTED FOR MUCH OF THE AREA TODAY. A LARGE STORM SYSTEM WILL
BEGIN TO IMPACT WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA SATURDAY
NIGHT...WITH CONDITIONS TRENDING TOWARDS MVFR/IFR IN STRATUS AND
RAIN.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...
ISSUED AT 353 AM CDT SAT APR 26 2014

ISSUED A HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK...ESF...FOR WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA
REGARDING THE UPCOMING HEAVY RAIN EVENT AND POTENTIAL IMPACTS. AS
OF NOW...THE 00 UTC DETERMINISTIC SUITE REMAINS IN SOME
DISAGREEMENT ON THE PLACEMENT OF THE HEAVIEST QPF AXIS. THIS HAS
SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS IN BASIN HYDROLOGIC RESPONSE. FURTHERMORE...THE
REMOVAL OF FROST FROM THE GROUND AND RECENT DRY WEATHER PLACES
ADDITIONAL UNCERTAINTY IN HOW MUCH WATER THE SOILS WILL BE ABLE TO
HOLD. THAT SAID...RIVER AND STREAM RISES...POTENTIALLY ABOVE
FLOOD STAGE...ARE POSSIBLE. HOWEVER...WHICH SPECIFIC WATERWAYS
RESPOND THE MOST IS HIGHLY DEPENDENT ON QPF PLACEMENT.

&&

.BIS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR
NDZ017>020-031>035-040>047-050.

&&

UPDATE...JV
SHORT TERM...AYD
LONG TERM...TWH
AVIATION...AYD
HYDROLOGY...AYD
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 26, 11:37 AM CDT, 3 hours 47 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1137 AM CDT SAT APR 26 2014

NDZ011-012-271645-
WARD-MCHENRY-
1137 AM CDT SAT APR 26 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

A FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SOURIS RIVER NEAR TOWNER AND FOXHOLM.
SEE WEATHER.GOV/BIS FOR DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF WET WEATHER IS IN STORE SUNDAY THROUGH
TUESDAY. PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL MAY PRODUCE LOCALIZED RUNOFF
PROBLEMS SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. RAIN COULD MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO
LIGHT SNOW MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT. AT THIS TIME NO
SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION ARE ANTICIPATED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT RAINFALL TOTALS TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK AT 701-223-4582 OR ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

&&

MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND
CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT WEATHER.GOV/BIS

NDZ017>020-031>035-040>044-271645-
MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-
BURLEIGH-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
1137 AM CDT SAT APR 26 2014 /1037 AM MDT SAT APR 26 2014/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST NORTH
DAKOTA...SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS SATURDAY EVENING. EXPECT
WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH AT TIMES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF WET WEATHER IS IN STORE SUNDAY THROUGH
TUESDAY. PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL MAY PRODUCE LOCALIZED RUNOFF
PROBLEMS SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. A HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK HAS BEEN ISSUED
TO HIGHLIGHT THE POTENTIAL FOR EXCESSIVE RAIN OVER THE SOUTHWEST.
SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

RAIN COULD MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO LIGHT SNOW MONDAY NIGHT AND
TUESDAY NIGHT. AT THIS TIME IT APPEARS THAT SOME LIGHT
ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE SOUTHWEST.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT RAINFALL TOTALS TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK AT 701-223-4582 OR ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

&&

MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND
CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT WEATHER.GOV/BIS

NDZ045>048-050-051-271645-
SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
1137 AM CDT SAT APR 26 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF WET WEATHER IS IN STORE SUNDAY THROUGH
TUESDAY. PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL MAY PRODUCE LOCALIZED RUNOFF
PROBLEMS SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. RAIN SHOWERS WITH A FEW EMBEDDED
THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY MORNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT RAINFALL TOTALS TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK AT 701-223-4582 OR ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

&&

MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND
CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT WEATHER.GOV/BIS

NDZ001>005-009-010-013-021>023-025-036-037-271645-
DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-PIERCE-
MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-
1137 AM CDT SAT APR 26 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA...NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH
DAKOTA AND SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT RAINFALL TOTALS TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK AT 701-223-4582 OR ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

&&

MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND
CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT WEATHER.GOV/BIS

JV/TWH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 26, 11:27 AM CDTWind AdvisoryBISAdams, Billings, Bottineau, Bowman, Burleigh, Dickey and 20 more32 hr

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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.