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High Wind Warning 3, NWS Grand Forks, ND

November 18, 20159 counties in North Dakota

NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this high wind warning at Nov 18, 2015, 3:50 AM CST for 9 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Nov 18, 2015, 4:00 PM CST. It was in force for 8 hr. 8 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Nov 18, 2015, 3:50 AM CST (09:50 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 18, 2015, 4:00 PM CST
Expired
Nov 19, 2015, 12:00 AM CST
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Grand Forks, ND

Counties Barnes County, ND, Benson County, ND, Cavalier County, ND, Eddy County, ND, Griggs County, ND, Nelson County, ND, Ramsey County, ND, Towner County, ND, Walsh County, ND

The radar

The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:50 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Nov 18, 7:15 PM CSTNON-TSTM WND GST 58Cando, ND
Nov 18, 8:35 PM CSTNON-TSTM WND GST 611 Nw Valley City, ND
Nov 18, 8:35 PM CSTNON-TSTM WND GST 632 E Cooperstown, ND
Nov 18, 8:55 PM CSTNON-TSTM WND GST 622 Sw Langdon, ND
Nov 18, 9:02 PM CSTNON-TSTM WND GST 6222 E New Rockford, NDMCHENRY 8N NDAWN
Nov 18, 9:21 PM CSTNON-TSTM WND GST 582 E Dazey, NDDAZEY 2E NDAWN
Nov 18, 9:55 PM CSTNON-TSTM WND GST 592 Ese Grafton, NDMEASURED AT THE GRAFTON AIRPORT /KGAF/.
Nov 18, 10:06 PM CSTNON-TSTM WND GST 612 Wsw Devils Lake, ND

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 00:00Z, 9.8 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Bismarck Municip, ND at 00:00Z on 2015-11-18Temperature 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 00:00Z on 2015-11-18The 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
1966 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
51 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-31 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.

602 
WWUS73 KFGF 180950
NPWFGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
350 AM CST WED NOV 18 2015

NDZ006-007-014-015-024-026-028-038-054-200000-
/O.UPG.KFGF.HW.A.0004.151118T2300Z-151119T1700Z/
/O.NEW.KFGF.WI.Y.0020.151119T0600Z-151120T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KFGF.HW.W.0003.151118T2200Z-151119T0600Z/
TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-NELSON-GRIGGS-BARNES-
WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...LANGDON...FORT TOTTEN...
MADDOCK...LEEDS...MINNEWAUKAN...DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD...
LAKOTA...MCVILLE...ANETA...TOLNA...COOPERSTOWN...VALLEY CITY...
EDINBURG...ADAMS...LANKIN
350 AM CST WED NOV 18 2015

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS
WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST
THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING...LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. SOME WEAK
  STRUCTURES MAY SUSTAIN DAMAGE. DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT AT
  TIMES DUE TO STRONG WIND GUSTS.

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.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GUSTS
OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$

MNZ001>004-007-029-NDZ008-016-027-029-030-039-049-052-053-200200-
/O.NEW.KFGF.WI.Y.0020.151119T0000Z-151120T0200Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-WILKIN-PEMBINA-
EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-GRAND FORKS-STEELE-TRAILL-CASS-RANSOM-
SARGENT-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...ADA...
TWIN VALLEY...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...KARLSTAD...
LANCASTER...WARREN...STEPHEN...ARGYLE...BRECKENRIDGE...CAVALIER...
WALHALLA...DRAYTON...PEMBINA...ST. THOMAS...NECHE...GRAFTON...
PARK RIVER...GRAND FORKS...FINLEY...HOPE...MAYVILLE...HILLSBORO...
HATTON...PORTLAND...FARGO...LISBON...ENDERLIN...GWINNER...
MILNOR...FORMAN...RUTLAND...WAHPETON
350 AM CST WED NOV 18 2015

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM CST
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM CST
THURSDAY.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS AS THEY WILL BE BLOWN AROUND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GUSTS
OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$

DTR
4 follow-up statements
901 
WWUS73 KFGF 181849
NPWFGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
1249 PM CST WED NOV 18 2015

NDZ006-007-014-015-024-026-028-038-054-200000-
/O.CON.KFGF.HW.W.0003.151118T2200Z-151119T0600Z/
/O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0020.151119T0600Z-151120T0000Z/
TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-NELSON-GRIGGS-BARNES-
WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...LANGDON...FORT TOTTEN...
MADDOCK...LEEDS...MINNEWAUKAN...DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD...
LAKOTA...MCVILLE...ANETA...TOLNA...COOPERSTOWN...VALLEY CITY...
EDINBURG...ADAMS...LANKIN
1249 PM CST WED NOV 18 2015

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM
CST THURSDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING...LATE AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. SOME WEAK 
  STRUCTURES MAY SUSTAIN DAMAGE. DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT AT 
  TIMES DUE TO STRONG WIND GUSTS.

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.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GUSTS
OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$

MNZ001>004-007-029-NDZ008-016-027-029-030-039-049-052-053-200200-
/O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0020.151119T0000Z-151120T0200Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-WILKIN-PEMBINA-
EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-GRAND FORKS-STEELE-TRAILL-CASS-RANSOM-
SARGENT-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...ADA...
TWIN VALLEY...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...KARLSTAD...
LANCASTER...WARREN...STEPHEN...ARGYLE...BRECKENRIDGE...CAVALIER...
WALHALLA...DRAYTON...PEMBINA...ST. THOMAS...NECHE...GRAFTON...
PARK RIVER...GRAND FORKS...FINLEY...HOPE...MAYVILLE...HILLSBORO...
HATTON...PORTLAND...FARGO...LISBON...ENDERLIN...GWINNER...
MILNOR...FORMAN...RUTLAND...WAHPETON
1249 PM CST WED NOV 18 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM
CST THURSDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS AS THEY WILL BE BLOWN AROUND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GUSTS
OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$
475 
WWUS73 KFGF 182052
NPWFGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
252 PM CST WED NOV 18 2015

NDZ006-007-014-015-024-026-028-038-054-200000-
/O.CON.KFGF.HW.W.0003.151118T2200Z-151119T0600Z/
/O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0020.151119T0600Z-151120T0000Z/
TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-NELSON-GRIGGS-BARNES-
WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...LANGDON...FORT TOTTEN...
MADDOCK...LEEDS...MINNEWAUKAN...DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD...
LAKOTA...MCVILLE...ANETA...TOLNA...COOPERSTOWN...VALLEY CITY...
EDINBURG...ADAMS...LANKIN
252 PM CST WED NOV 18 2015

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM
CST THURSDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING...LATE AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. SOME WEAK 
  STRUCTURES MAY SUSTAIN DAMAGE. DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT AT 
  TIMES DUE TO STRONG WIND GUSTS.

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.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GUSTS
OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$

MNZ040-200000-
/O.EXA.KFGF.WI.Y.0020.151119T0600Z-151120T0000Z/
GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELBOW LAKE...HOFFMAN...ASHBY...HERMAN...
BARRETT
252 PM CST WED NOV 18 2015

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST
THURSDAY.

* WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...LATE AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. SOME WEAK 
  STRUCTURES MAY SUSTAIN DAMAGE. DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT AT 
  TIMES DUE TO STRONG WIND GUSTS.

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.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GUSTS
OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$

MNZ001>004-007-029-NDZ008-016-027-029-030-039-049-052-053-200200-
/O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0020.151119T0000Z-151120T0200Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-WILKIN-PEMBINA-
EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-GRAND FORKS-STEELE-TRAILL-CASS-RANSOM-
SARGENT-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...ADA...
TWIN VALLEY...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...KARLSTAD...
LANCASTER...WARREN...STEPHEN...ARGYLE...BRECKENRIDGE...CAVALIER...
WALHALLA...DRAYTON...PEMBINA...ST. THOMAS...NECHE...GRAFTON...
PARK RIVER...GRAND FORKS...FINLEY...HOPE...MAYVILLE...HILLSBORO...
HATTON...PORTLAND...FARGO...LISBON...ENDERLIN...GWINNER...
MILNOR...FORMAN...RUTLAND...WAHPETON
252 PM CST WED NOV 18 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM
CST THURSDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS AS THEY WILL BE BLOWN AROUND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GUSTS
OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$

JK
838 
WWUS73 KFGF 190210
NPWFGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
810 PM CST WED NOV 18 2015

NDZ006-007-014-015-024-026-028-038-054-200000-
/O.CON.KFGF.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-151119T0600Z/
/O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0020.151119T0600Z-151120T0000Z/
TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-NELSON-GRIGGS-BARNES-
WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...LANGDON...FORT TOTTEN...
MADDOCK...LEEDS...MINNEWAUKAN...DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD...
LAKOTA...MCVILLE...ANETA...TOLNA...COOPERSTOWN...VALLEY CITY...
EDINBURG...ADAMS...LANKIN
810 PM CST WED NOV 18 2015

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM
CST THURSDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY.

* IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. SOME WEAK 
  STRUCTURES MAY SUSTAIN DAMAGE. DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT AT 
  TIMES DUE TO STRONG WIND GUSTS.

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.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GUSTS
OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$

MNZ013>015-022-027-030-031-200000-
/O.EXB.KFGF.WI.Y.0020.151119T0210Z-151120T0000Z/
PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-MAHNOMEN-WEST BECKER-
WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...
FOSSTON...FERTILE...MCINTOSH...ERSKINE...MAHNOMEN...NAYTAHWAUSH...
WAUBUN...DETROIT LAKES...FERGUS FALLS...PERHAM...NEW YORK MILLS...
PARKERS PRAIRIE...HENNING...BATTLE LAKE
810 PM CST WED NOV 18 2015

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THURSDAY.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY.

* IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. SOME WEAK 
  STRUCTURES MAY SUSTAIN DAMAGE. DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT AT 
  TIMES DUE TO STRONG WIND GUSTS.

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.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GUSTS
OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$

MNZ040-200000-
/O.EXT.KFGF.WI.Y.0020.151119T0210Z-151120T0000Z/
GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELBOW LAKE...HOFFMAN...ASHBY...HERMAN...
BARRETT
810 PM CST WED NOV 18 2015

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THURSDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY.

* IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. SOME WEAK 
  STRUCTURES MAY SUSTAIN DAMAGE. DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT AT 
  TIMES DUE TO STRONG WIND GUSTS.

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.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GUSTS
OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$

MNZ001>004-007-029-NDZ008-016-027-029-030-039-049-052-053-200200-
/O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-151120T0200Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-WILKIN-PEMBINA-
EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-GRAND FORKS-STEELE-TRAILL-CASS-RANSOM-
SARGENT-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...ADA...
TWIN VALLEY...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...KARLSTAD...
LANCASTER...WARREN...STEPHEN...ARGYLE...BRECKENRIDGE...CAVALIER...
WALHALLA...DRAYTON...PEMBINA...ST. THOMAS...NECHE...GRAFTON...
PARK RIVER...GRAND FORKS...FINLEY...HOPE...MAYVILLE...HILLSBORO...
HATTON...PORTLAND...FARGO...LISBON...ENDERLIN...GWINNER...
MILNOR...FORMAN...RUTLAND...WAHPETON
810 PM CST WED NOV 18 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THURSDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS AS THEY WILL BE BLOWN AROUND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GUSTS
OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$

DK
826 
WWUS73 KFGF 190542
NPWFGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
1142 PM CST WED NOV 18 2015

NDZ006-007-014-015-024-026-028-038-054-200000-
/O.EXP.KFGF.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-151119T0600Z/
/O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0020.151119T0600Z-151120T0000Z/
TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-NELSON-GRIGGS-BARNES-
WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...LANGDON...FORT TOTTEN...
MADDOCK...LEEDS...MINNEWAUKAN...DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD...
LAKOTA...MCVILLE...ANETA...TOLNA...COOPERSTOWN...VALLEY CITY...
EDINBURG...ADAMS...LANKIN
1142 PM CST WED NOV 18 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THURSDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY.

* IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. SOME WEAK
  STRUCTURES MAY SUSTAIN DAMAGE. DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT AT
  TIMES DUE TO STRONG WIND GUSTS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GUSTS
OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$

MNZ013>015-022-027-030-031-040-200000-
/O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-151120T0000Z/
PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-MAHNOMEN-WEST BECKER-
WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...
FOSSTON...FERTILE...MCINTOSH...ERSKINE...MAHNOMEN...NAYTAHWAUSH...
WAUBUN...DETROIT LAKES...FERGUS FALLS...PERHAM...NEW YORK MILLS...
PARKERS PRAIRIE...HENNING...BATTLE LAKE...ELBOW LAKE...HOFFMAN...
ASHBY...HERMAN...BARRETT
1142 PM CST WED NOV 18 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THURSDAY...

* WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY.

* IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. SOME WEAK 
  STRUCTURES MAY SUSTAIN DAMAGE. DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT AT 
  TIMES DUE TO STRONG WIND GUSTS.

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.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GUSTS
OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$

MNZ001>004-007-029-NDZ008-016-027-029-030-039-049-052-053-200200-
/O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-151120T0200Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-WILKIN-PEMBINA-
EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-GRAND FORKS-STEELE-TRAILL-CASS-RANSOM-
SARGENT-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...ADA...
TWIN VALLEY...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...KARLSTAD...
LANCASTER...WARREN...STEPHEN...ARGYLE...BRECKENRIDGE...CAVALIER...
WALHALLA...DRAYTON...PEMBINA...ST. THOMAS...NECHE...GRAFTON...
PARK RIVER...GRAND FORKS...FINLEY...HOPE...MAYVILLE...HILLSBORO...
HATTON...PORTLAND...FARGO...LISBON...ENDERLIN...GWINNER...
MILNOR...FORMAN...RUTLAND...WAHPETON
1142 PM CST WED NOV 18 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THURSDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS AS THEY WILL BE BLOWN AROUND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GUSTS
OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$
DK

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 18, 3:50 AM CSTWind AdvisoryFGFBarnes, Benson, Cass, Cavalier, Eddy, Grand Forks and 11 more40 hr

Nearby

High Wind Warnings in North Dakota, 2015Every high wind warning in 2015

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.