Alert archive / North Dakota / Wind Advisories in 2015
Wind Advisory 13, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this wind advisory at Apr 20, 2015, 3:32 AM CDT for 18 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Apr 20, 2015, 10:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 11 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 20, 2015, 3:32 AM CDT (08:32 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 20, 2015, 10:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 20, 2015, 9:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 11 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, Mercer County, ND, Oliver 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), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:31 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, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 82 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
- 3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -11 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1375 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 12 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 14 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
098 WWUS73 KBIS 200832 NPWBIS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 332 AM CDT MON APR 20 2015 ...WINDY CENTRAL AND EAST TODAY INTO EARLY THIS EVENING... .NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO NEAR 45 MPH WILL DEVELOP ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA TODAY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH AROUND SUNSET. THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES OR WORKING OUTDOORS ON ELEVATED STRUCTURES HAZARDOUS. NDZ003>005-011>013-019>023-025-034>037-045>048-050-051-201645- /O.NEW.KBIS.WI.Y.0013.150420T1500Z-150421T0200Z/ RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-MERCER-OLIVER- MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN- SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...MINOT... TOWNER...RUGBY...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY... HARVEY...CARRINGTON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN... FORT YATES...LINTON...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 332 AM CDT MON APR 20 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST SUSTAINED AT 30 MPH AND PEAK GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES OR WORKING OUTDOORS ON ELEVATED STRUCTURES WILL BE HAZARDOUS. 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. && $$ HEINERT
4 follow-up statements
229 WWUS73 KBIS 201434 NPWBIS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 934 AM CDT MON APR 20 2015 ...WINDY CENTRAL AND EAST TODAY INTO EARLY THIS EVENING... .NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO NEAR 45 MPH WILL DEVELOP ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA TODAY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH AROUND SUNSET. THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES OR WORKING OUTDOORS ON ELEVATED STRUCTURES HAZARDOUS. NDZ003>005-011>013-019>023-025-034>037-045>048-050-051-202245- /O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0013.150420T1500Z-150421T0200Z/ RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-MERCER-OLIVER- MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN- SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...MINOT... TOWNER...RUGBY...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY... HARVEY...CARRINGTON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN... FORT YATES...LINTON...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 934 AM CDT MON APR 20 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST SUSTAINED AT 30 MPH AND PEAK GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES OR WORKING OUTDOORS ON ELEVATED STRUCTURES WILL BE HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...AND OR GUSTS UNDER 58 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ AYD
731 WWUS73 KBIS 201837 NPWBIS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 137 PM CDT MON APR 20 2015 ...WINDY CENTRAL AND EAST TODAY INTO EARLY THIS EVENING... .NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO NEAR 45 MPH WILL DEVELOP ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA TODAY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH AROUND SUNSET. THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES OR WORKING OUTDOORS ON ELEVATED STRUCTURES HAZARDOUS. NDZ003>005-011>013-019>023-025-034>037-045>048-050-051-210200- /O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-150421T0200Z/ RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-MERCER-OLIVER- MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN- SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...MINOT... TOWNER...RUGBY...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY... HARVEY...CARRINGTON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN... FORT YATES...LINTON...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 137 PM CDT MON APR 20 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST SUSTAINED AT 30 MPH AND PEAK GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES OR WORKING OUTDOORS ON ELEVATED STRUCTURES WILL BE HAZARDOUS. 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. && $$ AYD
230 WWUS73 KBIS 202048 NPWBIS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 348 PM CDT MON APR 20 2015 ...WINDY CENTRAL AND EAST TODAY INTO EARLY THIS EVENING... .NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO NEAR 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA TODAY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH AROUND SUNSET. THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES OR WORKING OUTDOORS ON ELEVATED STRUCTURES HAZARDOUS. NDZ003>005-011>013-019>023-025-034>037-045>048-050-051-210200- /O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-150421T0200Z/ RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-MERCER-OLIVER- MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN- SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...MINOT... TOWNER...RUGBY...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY... HARVEY...CARRINGTON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN... FORT YATES...LINTON...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 348 PM CDT MON APR 20 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST SUSTAINED AT 30 MPH AND PEAK GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES OR WORKING OUTDOORS ON ELEVATED STRUCTURES WILL BE HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...AND OR GUSTS UNDER 58 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ AYD
137 WWUS73 KBIS 210207 NPWBIS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 907 PM CDT MON APR 20 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY ALLOWED TO EXPIRE... .WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...THEREFORE THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. NDZ003>005-011>013-019>023-025-034>037-045>048-050-051-210315- /O.EXP.KBIS.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-150421T0200Z/ RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-MERCER-OLIVER- MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN- SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...MINOT... TOWNER...RUGBY...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY... HARVEY...CARRINGTON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN... FORT YATES...LINTON...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 907 PM CDT MON APR 20 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...THEREFORE THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ ZH
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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.