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Wind Advisory 12, NWS Grand Forks, ND

May 17, 201517 counties in North Dakota; 6 counties in Minnesota

NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this wind advisory at May 17, 2015, 3:58 AM CDT for 17 counties in North Dakota; 6 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at May 17, 2015, 10:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 25 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 17, 2015, 3:58 AM CDT (08:58 UTC)
In effect from
May 17, 2015, 10:00 AM CDT
Expired
May 18, 2015, 11:07 AM CDT
In force
25 hr
Issued by
NWS Grand Forks, ND
All 23 counties

Clay County, MN, Kittson County, MN, Marshall County, MN, Norman County, MN, Polk 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 nearest sounding before it

Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 00:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 251 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 2015-05-17Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 135 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 00:00Z on 2015-05-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 72 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
135 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-58 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
954 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
43 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
72 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
74 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

219 
WWUS73 KFGF 170858
NPWFGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
358 AM CDT SUN MAY 17 2015

NDZ006-007-014-015-024-180000-
/O.NEW.KFGF.WI.Y.0012.150517T1500Z-150518T0000Z/
TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...LANGDON...FORT TOTTEN...
MADDOCK...LEEDS...MINNEWAUKAN...DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD
358 AM CDT SUN MAY 17 2015

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT
THIS EVENING.

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

* TIMING...LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...WAVES OF 4 TO 6 FEET MAY BE GENERATED IN THE DEVILS 
  LAKE BASIN AND RESULT IN ROADBED EROSION IN SUSCEPTIBLE AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

MNZ001>004-007-029-NDZ008-016-026>030-038-039-049-052>054-181800-
/O.NEW.KFGF.WI.Y.0012.150517T2100Z-150518T1800Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-WILKIN-PEMBINA-
EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-
BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
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...LAKOTA...MCVILLE...ANETA...TOLNA...GRAND FORKS...
COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...HOPE...MAYVILLE...HILLSBORO...HATTON...
PORTLAND...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...ENDERLIN...GWINNER...
MILNOR...FORMAN...RUTLAND...WAHPETON...EDINBURG...ADAMS...LANKIN
358 AM CDT SUN MAY 17 2015

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM CDT
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM
CDT MONDAY.

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

* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

DK
7 follow-up statements
436 
WWUS73 KFGF 171850
NPWFGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
150 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2015

NDZ006-007-014-015-024-180000-
/O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-150518T0000Z/
TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...LANGDON...FORT TOTTEN...
MADDOCK...LEEDS...MINNEWAUKAN...DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD
150 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2015

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

* WINDS...NORTH 35 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...WAVES OF 4 TO 6 FEET MAY BE GENERATED IN THE DEVILS 
  LAKE BASIN AND RESULT IN ROADBED EROSION IN SUSCEPTIBLE AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

MNZ001>004-007-029-NDZ008-016-026>030-038-039-049-052>054-181800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0012.150517T2100Z-150518T1800Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-WILKIN-PEMBINA-
EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-
BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
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...LAKOTA...MCVILLE...ANETA...TOLNA...GRAND FORKS...
COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...HOPE...MAYVILLE...HILLSBORO...HATTON...
PORTLAND...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...ENDERLIN...GWINNER...
MILNOR...FORMAN...RUTLAND...WAHPETON...EDINBURG...ADAMS...LANKIN
150 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT MONDAY...

* WINDS...WINDS WILL BE OR WILL BECOME NORTH-NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 40
  MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
  MONDAY MORNING. HIGHEST WINDS IN THE NORTHERN VALLEY. 

* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
DTR
922 
WWUS73 KFGF 172033
NPWFGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
333 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2015

MNZ002-003-029-NDZ039-053-181800-
/O.EXT.KFGF.WI.Y.0012.150518T0000Z-150518T1800Z/
NORMAN-CLAY-WILKIN-CASS-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ADA...TWIN VALLEY...HALSTAD...
MOORHEAD...BRECKENRIDGE...FARGO...WAHPETON
333 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2015

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM CDT
MONDAY...

* WINDS...WINDS WILL TURN NORTH-NORTHWEST AND INCREASE IN SPEED TO
  25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY.

* TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

NDZ006-007-014-015-024-180000-
/O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-150518T0000Z/
TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...LANGDON...FORT TOTTEN...
MADDOCK...LEEDS...MINNEWAUKAN...DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD
333 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2015

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

* WINDS...NORTH 35 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING. WIND ADVISORY TO BE REPLACED WITH
  WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR 7 PM TONIGHT TO 7 AM MONDAY.  

* IMPACTS...WAVES OF 4 TO 6 FEET MAY BE GENERATED IN THE DEVILS 
  LAKE BASIN AND RESULT IN ROADBED EROSION IN SUSCEPTIBLE AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

MNZ001-004-007-NDZ008-016-026>030-038-049-052-054-181800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0012.150517T2100Z-150518T1800Z/
WEST POLK-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-
NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-RANSOM-SARGENT-
WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALLOCK...KARLSTAD...LANCASTER...WARREN...STEPHEN...ARGYLE...
CAVALIER...WALHALLA...DRAYTON...PEMBINA...ST. THOMAS...NECHE...
GRAFTON...PARK RIVER...LAKOTA...MCVILLE...ANETA...TOLNA...
GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...HOPE...MAYVILLE...
HILLSBORO...HATTON...PORTLAND...VALLEY CITY...LISBON...ENDERLIN...
GWINNER...MILNOR...FORMAN...RUTLAND...EDINBURG...ADAMS...LANKIN
333 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT MONDAY...

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

* TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
DTR
556 
WWUS73 KFGF 172300
NPWFGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
600 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2015

NDZ006-007-014-015-180400-
/O.UPG.KFGF.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-150518T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KFGF.HW.W.0001.150517T2300Z-150518T0400Z/
TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...LANGDON...FORT TOTTEN...
MADDOCK...LEEDS...MINNEWAUKAN...DEVILS LAKE
600 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2015

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* WINDS...NORTH 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH.

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING. 

* IMPACTS...WAVES OF 5 TO 8 FEET MAY BE GENERATED IN THE DEVILS
  LAKE BASIN AND RESULT IN ROADBED EROSION IN SUSCEPTIBLE AREAS.

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.

&&

$$

NDZ024-180000-
/O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-150518T0000Z/
EDDY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NEW ROCKFORD
600 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2015

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

* WINDS...NORTH AROUND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING. WIND ADVISORY TO BE REPLACED 
  WITH WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR 7 PM TONIGHT TO 7 AM MONDAY.

* IMPACTS...WAVES OF 4 TO 6 FEET MAY BE GENERATED IN THE DEVILS 
  LAKE BASIN AND RESULT IN ROADBED EROSION IN SUSCEPTIBLE AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

MNZ002-003-029-NDZ039-053-181800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0012.150518T0000Z-150518T1800Z/
NORMAN-CLAY-WILKIN-CASS-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ADA...TWIN VALLEY...HALSTAD...
MOORHEAD...BRECKENRIDGE...FARGO...WAHPETON
600 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT MONDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

MNZ001-004-007-NDZ008-016-026>030-038-049-052-054-181800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-150518T1800Z/
WEST POLK-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-
NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-RANSOM-SARGENT-
WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALLOCK...KARLSTAD...LANCASTER...WARREN...STEPHEN...ARGYLE...
CAVALIER...WALHALLA...DRAYTON...PEMBINA...ST. THOMAS...NECHE...
GRAFTON...PARK RIVER...LAKOTA...MCVILLE...ANETA...TOLNA...
GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...HOPE...MAYVILLE...
HILLSBORO...HATTON...PORTLAND...VALLEY CITY...LISBON...ENDERLIN...
GWINNER...MILNOR...FORMAN...RUTLAND...EDINBURG...ADAMS...LANKIN
600 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT MONDAY...

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

* TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...WAVES OF 4 TO 6 FEET MAY BE GENERATED IN THE DEVILS 
  LAKE BASIN AND RESULT IN ROADBED EROSION IN SUSCEPTIBLE AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
029 
WWUS73 KFGF 180013
NPWFGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
713 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2015

NDZ024-180115-
/O.EXP.KFGF.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-150518T0000Z/
EDDY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NEW ROCKFORD
713 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2015

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

HOWEVER...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA. 

$$

NDZ006-007-014-015-180400-
/O.CON.KFGF.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150518T0400Z/
TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...LANGDON...FORT TOTTEN...
MADDOCK...LEEDS...MINNEWAUKAN...DEVILS LAKE
713 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2015

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

* WINDS...NORTH 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH.

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...WAVES OF 6 TO 8 FEET MAY BE GENERATED IN THE DEVILS 
  LAKE BASIN AND RESULT IN SEVERE ROADBED EROSION IN SUSCEPTIBLE 
  AREAS.

* OTHER...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ALSO IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS
  AREA WITH SLEET AND SNOW AFFECTING THE AREA. 

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.

&&

$$

MNZ001>004-007-029-NDZ008-016-026>030-038-039-049-052>054-181800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-150518T1800Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-WILKIN-PEMBINA-
EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-
BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
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...LAKOTA...MCVILLE...ANETA...TOLNA...GRAND FORKS...
COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...HOPE...MAYVILLE...HILLSBORO...HATTON...
PORTLAND...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...ENDERLIN...GWINNER...
MILNOR...FORMAN...RUTLAND...WAHPETON...EDINBURG...ADAMS...LANKIN
713 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT MONDAY...

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

* TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
962 
WWUS73 KFGF 180358
NPWFGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
1058 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2015

NDZ006-007-014-015-180500-
/O.EXP.KFGF.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150518T0400Z/
TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...LANGDON...FORT TOTTEN...
MADDOCK...LEEDS...MINNEWAUKAN...DEVILS LAKE
1058 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2015

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

NORTH WINDS ARE CURRENTLY NEAR 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. WINDS
WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SLICK ROADS AND REDUCED
VISIBILITIES. 

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.

&&

$$

MNZ001>004-007-029-NDZ008-016-026>030-038-039-049-052>054-181800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-150518T1800Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-WILKIN-PEMBINA-
EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-
BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
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...LAKOTA...MCVILLE...ANETA...TOLNA...GRAND FORKS...
COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...HOPE...MAYVILLE...HILLSBORO...HATTON...
PORTLAND...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...ENDERLIN...GWINNER...
MILNOR...FORMAN...RUTLAND...WAHPETON...EDINBURG...ADAMS...LANKIN
1058 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT MONDAY...

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

* TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
764 
WWUS73 KFGF 180821
NPWFGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
321 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2015

...WINDY THIS MORNING IN THE RED RIVER VALLEY...
...WIDESPREAD FREEZING TEMPERATURES TONIGHT...

.A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE RED RIVER VALLEY FOR
WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH. THE STRONG WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE
THIS MORNING.

A WIDESPREAD FREEZE WILL OCCUR TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING WITH
LOWS IN THE MIDDLE 20S TO THE LOWER 30S. SOME AREAS WILL ALSO SEE
TEMPERATURES NEAR FREEZING EARLY THIS MORNING.

MNZ001>004-007-029-NDZ008-016-026>030-038-039-049-052>054-191400-
/O.NEW.KFGF.FZ.W.0002.150519T0200Z-150519T1400Z/
/O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-150518T1800Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-WILKIN-PEMBINA-
EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-
BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
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...LAKOTA...MCVILLE...ANETA...TOLNA...GRAND FORKS...
COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...HOPE...MAYVILLE...HILLSBORO...HATTON...
PORTLAND...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...ENDERLIN...GWINNER...
MILNOR...FORMAN...RUTLAND...WAHPETON...EDINBURG...ADAMS...LANKIN
321 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CDT
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CDT
TUESDAY.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOW TO MID 30S THIS MORNING...MID 20S TO
  LOW 30S TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING.

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

* TIMING...HIGH WINDS THROUGH THIS MORNING...FREEZING
  TEMPERATURES PRIMARILY TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

* IMPACTS...THE SUB-FREEZING CONDITIONS WILL KILL SENSITIVE
  VEGETATION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

MNZ005-006-008-009-013>017-022>024-027-028-030>032-040-NDZ006-007-
014-015-024-191400-
/O.NEW.KFGF.FZ.W.0002.150519T0200Z-150519T1400Z/
ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-
RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN-
SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WEST OTTER TAIL-
EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...WARROAD...GREENBUSH...
BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN...MIDDLE RIVER...GRYGLA...RED LAKE...REDBY...
PONEMAH...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...
FERTILE...MCINTOSH...ERSKINE...BAGLEY...CLEARBROOK...BEMIDJI...
MAHNOMEN...NAYTAHWAUSH...WAUBUN...ALIDA...EBRO...LAKE ITASCA...
LONG LOST LAKE...LOWER RICE LAKE...ROY LAKE...UPPER RICE LAKE...
PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...FERGUS FALLS...PERHAM...
NEW YORK MILLS...PARKERS PRAIRIE...HENNING...BATTLE LAKE...
WADENA...MENAHGA...ELBOW LAKE...HOFFMAN...ASHBY...HERMAN...
BARRETT...CANDO...LANGDON...FORT TOTTEN...MADDOCK...LEEDS...
MINNEWAUKAN...DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD
321 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2015

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CDT
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CDT
TUESDAY.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOW TO MID 30S THIS MORNING...IN THE MID
  20S TO LOWER 30S TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING.

* TIMING...PRIMARILY TONIGHT AFTER 9 PM. 

* IMPACTS...THE SUB-FREEZING CONDITIONS WILL KILL SENSITIVE
  VEGETATION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

KNUTSVIG
364 
WWUS73 KFGF 181607
NPWFGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
1107 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2015

...WIND ADVISORY CANCELLED...
...WIDESPREAD FREEZING TEMPERATURES TONIGHT...

MNZ001>004-007-029-NDZ008-016-026>030-038-039-049-052>054-191400-
/O.CAN.KFGF.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-150518T1800Z/
/O.CON.KFGF.FZ.W.0002.150519T0200Z-150519T1400Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-WILKIN-PEMBINA-
EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-
BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
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...LAKOTA...MCVILLE...ANETA...TOLNA...GRAND FORKS...
COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...HOPE...MAYVILLE...HILLSBORO...HATTON...
PORTLAND...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...ENDERLIN...GWINNER...
MILNOR...FORMAN...RUTLAND...WAHPETON...EDINBURG...ADAMS...LANKIN
1107 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2015

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
9 AM CDT TUESDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS CANCELLED THE
WIND ADVISORY.

* TEMPERATURES...25 TO 30.

* TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...THE SUB-FREEZING CONDITIONS WILL KILL SENSITIVE 
  VEGETATION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

MNZ005-006-008-009-013>017-022>024-027-028-030>032-040-NDZ006-007-
014-015-024-191400-
/O.CON.KFGF.FZ.W.0002.150519T0200Z-150519T1400Z/
ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-
RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN-
SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WEST OTTER TAIL-
EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...WARROAD...GREENBUSH...
BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN...MIDDLE RIVER...GRYGLA...RED LAKE...REDBY...
PONEMAH...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...
FERTILE...MCINTOSH...ERSKINE...BAGLEY...CLEARBROOK...BEMIDJI...
MAHNOMEN...NAYTAHWAUSH...WAUBUN...ALIDA...EBRO...LAKE ITASCA...
LONG LOST LAKE...LOWER RICE LAKE...ROY LAKE...UPPER RICE LAKE...
PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...FERGUS FALLS...PERHAM...
NEW YORK MILLS...PARKERS PRAIRIE...HENNING...BATTLE LAKE...
WADENA...MENAHGA...ELBOW LAKE...HOFFMAN...ASHBY...HERMAN...
BARRETT...CANDO...LANGDON...FORT TOTTEN...MADDOCK...LEEDS...
MINNEWAUKAN...DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD
1107 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2015

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
9 AM CDT TUESDAY...

* TEMPERATURES...25 TO 30.

* TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...THE SUB-FREEZING CONDITIONS WILL KILL SENSITIVE 
  VEGETATION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

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 Grand Forks, ND wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind advisory went out at May 17, 3:57 AM CDT, 1 minute earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 17, 3:57 AM CDT, 1 minute before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
357 AM CDT SUN MAY 17 2015

.SHORT TERM...(TODAY THROUGH MONDAY)
ISSUED AT 350 AM CDT SUN MAY 17 2015

PLENTY TO TALK ABOUT THIS MORNING WITH MAJOR STORM TO IMPACT THE
REGION INTO MONDAY. MODELS ARE IN GOOD OVERALL AGREEMENT...SO A
HIGH CONFIDENCE FORECAST IN REGARD TO A MAJOR QPF EVENT FOR THE
REGION...WITH MOST AREAS GETTING 1-2 INCHES OF RAIN THROUGH
TONIGHT...WITH LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS. THERE WILL BE A SEVERE
RISK TODAY AS WELL...AND SNOW ON THE BACKSIDE OF SYSTEM IN
ADDITION TO VERY STRONG WINDS.

FOR TODAY...A WIDESPREAD AREA OF SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED STORMS WILL
MOVE/DEVELOP FROM SOUTH TO NORTH THIS MORNING. GIVEN THE HIGH
PWATS FROM 1.25 TO AROUND 1.5 INCHES BY 18Z...WILL MENTION
LOCALIZED HEAVY RAINFALL IN ALL AREAS. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR
SEVERE STORMS ACROSS A GOOD PORTION OF THE SE FA...WITH A
POTENTIAL ENHANCED TORNADO RISK NEAR ANY TRIPLE POINT OR SFC LOW
AREA THIS AFTERNOON. THERE WILL BE AN AREA OF HIGHER SFC BASED
CAPE AROUND 1500 J/KG IF THERE IS SFC HEATING...AND SOMETHING TO
MONITOR FOR SURE. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE AND A WIND
ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED FOR THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN STARTING
15Z...AND STARTING AT 21Z IN THE VALLEY. THERE WILL BE AROUND
45-50KT TO MIX LATER THIS AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY...SO VERY WINDY
BEHIND THE FRONT. THERE COULD ALSO BE AREAS OF PONDING AND
POTENTIAL URBAN/SMALL STREAM TYPE FLOODING AND WILL HIGHLIGHT THIS
IN AN SPS.

FOR TONIGHT...THE DEFORMATION RAIN BAND WILL CHANGE TO SNOW IN THE
DEVILS LAKE BASIN THEN SLOWLY MOVE TO THE EAST OVERNIGHT. THERE
COULD BE A PERIOD OF SLEET ALSO...PER THE SREF PROBS AND MODEL
SOUNDINGS. GIVEN THE TIME OF YEAR...WILL ONLY MENTION RAIN/SNOW
BUT MIXED PRECIP IS POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE
STRONG...AND WITH SNOW ACCUMULATING IN THE 1-4 INCH RANGE IN THE
DEVILS LAKE BASIN WILL ISSUE A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HERE. WE
WILL NEED TO MONITOR THIS THREAT FURTHER TO THE EAST AND SOUTH
GIVEN THAT 925MB TEMPS FALL BELOW ZERO IN MOST AREAS BY 12Z
MON...A VERY COLD SYSTEM FOR MAY 18 FOR SURE.

ON MONDAY...THE STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST IN MOST AREAS AND IT
WITH SNOW DURING THE MORNING CHANGING TO A COLD RAIN BY AFTERNOON.
THE HEAVIER PRECIP SHOULD MOVE OUT OF MOST AREAS BY MONDAY
AFTERNOON...WITH TEMPS NOT REACHING 40 IN MOST AREAS.

.LONG TERM...(MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY)
ISSUED AT 350 AM CDT SUN MAY 17 2015

FOR MONDAY NIGHT...MOST AREAS WILL SEE A WIDESPREAD FROST AND
PERHAPS A FREEZE IF SKIES CLEAR. TEMPS SHOULD DROP INTO THE UPPER
20S NORTH AND NEAR 30 SOUTH. IF THERE IS ANY SNOW LEFT ON THE
GROUND...COULD GET EVEN COLDER...PROBABLY NEAR RECORD LOWS.

FOR TUE...IT WILL WARM UP FROM MONDAY AND SHOULD BE DRY WITH HIGH
PRESSURE.

WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE IN PLACE OVER
THE REGION ON WEDNESDAY. AN UPPER LEVEL WAVE WILL SKIRT TO THE SOUTH
ACROSS NE/SD ON WEDNESDAY...BUT ANY PRECIP SHOULD REMAIN SOUTH OF
THE CWA. THE AREA STAYS IN DRY NW FLOW WITH A WARMING TREND THROUGH
THE END OF THE WORK WEEK. AN UPPER LEVEL WAVE MAY MOVE THROUGH THE
REGION ON SATURDAY...POSSIBLY BRINGING SOME RAIN SHOWERS WITH IT.
THE GFS AND ECMWF BOTH POINT TOWARD THE BEST CHANCE ACROSS THE SOUTH
ON SATURDAY. TEMPS WILL BE AROUND AVERAGE FOR FRIDAY...AND A LITTLE
COOLER ON SATURDAY.

&&

.AVIATION...(FOR THE 06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z SUNDAY NIGHT)
ISSUED AT 1122 PM CDT SAT MAY 16 2015

SHOWERS AND TSTMS WILL MOVE OUT OF DVL AND BJI AREAS BY 07Z TO
08Z TIMEFRAME AND THE ENTIRE AREA SHOULD SEE A BREAK OVERNIGHT.
THE NEXT WAVE OF MAINLY SHOWERS WITH SOME EMBEDDED TSTMS WILL
ENTER SOUTHERN VALLEY NEAR SUNRISE AND SPREAD NORTH THROUGH THE
DAY...WITH WIDESPREAD COVERAGE TOMORROW AFTN. EXPECT PREDOMINANT
CIG TO BE LOWER MVFR RANGE WITH SOME DIPS INTO IFR THROUGH THE
DAY. THE DVL SHOULD RECEIVE THE WORSE CONDS AS THE RAIN WILL BE
ACCOMPANIED BY WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH BY LATE TOMORROW AFTN INTO
THE EVENING.

&&

.FGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ND...NONE.
MN...NONE.
&&

SHORT TERM...DK
LONG TERM...DK/KNUTSVIG
AVIATION...SPEICHER
Hazardous weather outlook, May 16, 6:54 AM CDT, 21 hours 4 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
654 AM CDT SAT MAY 16 2015

MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-
026>030-038-039-049-052>054-171200-
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-
WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-
EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN-
SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN-
WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-TOWNER-CAVALIER-
PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON-
GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-
RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
654 AM CDT SAT MAY 16 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH
DAKOTA...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A SLIGHT RICK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED FOR THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SOME LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ALONG
WITH A FEW TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE. THE SLIGHT RISK IS ROUGHLY
SOUTH OF A LINE FROM BISBEE TO CAVALIER NORTH DAKOTA TO GATZKE
MINNESOTA TO BLACKDUCK TO PENNINGTON MINNESOTA. STORMS WILL BE
MOST LIKELY AFTER 4 PM UNTIL 9 PM CDT. TORNADOES WOULD BE MOST
LIKELY OVER THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY.

MOIST UNSTABLE AIR WILL MOVE NORTH TODAY AND PRODUCE AN UNSTABLE
ATMOSPHERE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED ROUGHLY SOUTH OF
LINE FROM LAPORTE MINNESOTA TO THE MAPLEWOOD STATE PARK TO
NORCROSS MINNESOTA. THE STORMS WOULD BE MOST LIKELY FROM 11 AM TO
8 PM CDT. THE STORM WILL MOST LIKELY PRODUCE SOME LARGE HAIL AND
DAMAGING WINDS.

MOIST UNSTABLE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE OVER THE MINNESOTA SIDE OF THE
RED RIVER. AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE
AREA AND PRODUCE THE SEVERE WEATHER.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 16, 8:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFGFGriggs36 min
May 17, 3:57 AM CDTWinter Weather AdvisoryFGFBenson, Cavalier, Eddy, Ramsey, Towner27 hr
May 17, 6:00 PM CDTHigh Wind WarningFGFBenson, Cavalier, Ramsey, Towner5 hr
May 17, 11:26 AM CDTRiver Flood WatchFGFKittson10 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.