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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this wind advisory at Mar 2, 2015, 2:32 PM CST for 16 counties in North Dakota; 5 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Mar 3, 2015, 3:00 AM CST. It was in force for 15 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 2, 2015, 2:32 PM CST (20:32 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 3, 2015, 3:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Mar 3, 2015, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
All 21 counties
Clay County, MN, Kittson County, MN, Marshall County, MN, Norman County, MN, Polk 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, Sargent County, ND, Steele County, ND, Towner County, ND, Traill County, ND, Walsh County, ND
The radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 37 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:29 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, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 250 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 833 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 94 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 157 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
551 WWUS73 KFGF 022032 NPWFGF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 232 PM CST MON MAR 2 2015 NDZ006-014-015-024-026-028-038-040000- /O.NEW.KFGF.WI.Y.0002.150303T0900Z-150304T0000Z/ TOWNER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-NELSON-GRIGGS-BARNES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE... NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...COOPERSTOWN...VALLEY CITY 232 PM CST MON MAR 2 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...THERE COULD BE SOME LOCALIZED BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN COUNTRY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR FREQUENT GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ DK
6 follow-up statements
888 WWUS73 KFGF 030402 NPWFGF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 1002 PM CST MON MAR 2 2015 NDZ006-014-015-024-026-028-038-040000- /O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0002.150303T0900Z-150304T0000Z/ TOWNER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-NELSON-GRIGGS-BARNES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE... NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...COOPERSTOWN...VALLEY CITY 1002 PM CST MON MAR 2 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY... * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...THERE COULD BE SOME LOCALIZED BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN COUNTRY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR FREQUENT GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
283 WWUS73 KFGF 031001 NPWFGF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 401 AM CST TUE MAR 3 2015 NDZ006-014-015-024-026-028-038-040000- /O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150304T0000Z/ TOWNER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-NELSON-GRIGGS-BARNES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE... NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...COOPERSTOWN...VALLEY CITY 401 AM CST TUE MAR 3 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH TODAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...THERE COULD BE SOME LOCALIZED BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN COUNTRY. HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR FREQUENT GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
118 WWUS73 KFGF 031521 NPWFGF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 921 AM CST TUE MAR 3 2015 NDZ049-052-040000- /O.EXA.KFGF.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150304T0000Z/ RANSOM-SARGENT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LISBON...GWINNER 921 AM CST TUE MAR 3 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...THROUGH TODAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...THERE COULD BE SOME LOCALIZED BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN COUNTRY. HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR FREQUENT GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NDZ006-014-015-024-026-028-038-040000- /O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150304T0000Z/ TOWNER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-NELSON-GRIGGS-BARNES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE... NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...COOPERSTOWN...VALLEY CITY 921 AM CST TUE MAR 3 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH TODAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...THERE COULD BE SOME LOCALIZED BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN COUNTRY. HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR FREQUENT GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ DK
524 WWUS73 KFGF 031820 NPWFGF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 1220 PM CST TUE MAR 3 2015 MNZ001>004-007-NDZ007-008-016-027-029-030-039-054-040000- /O.EXA.KFGF.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150304T0000Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-CAVALIER-PEMBINA- EASTERN WALSH-GRAND FORKS-STEELE-TRAILL-CASS-WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...WARREN...LANGDON...CAVALIER... GRAFTON...GRAND FORKS...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...FARGO...ADAMS 1220 PM CST TUE MAR 3 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...THROUGH TODAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...THERE COULD BE SOME LOCALIZED BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN COUNTRY. HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR FREQUENT GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NDZ006-014-015-024-026-028-038-049-052-040000- /O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150304T0000Z/ TOWNER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-NELSON-GRIGGS-BARNES-RANSOM-SARGENT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE... NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...COOPERSTOWN...VALLEY CITY...LISBON... GWINNER 1220 PM CST TUE MAR 3 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH TODAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...THERE COULD BE SOME LOCALIZED BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN COUNTRY. HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR FREQUENT GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ DK
728 WWUS73 KFGF 032130 NPWFGF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 329 PM CST TUE MAR 3 2015 MNZ001>004-007-NDZ008-016-027-029-030-039-032230- /O.CAN.KFGF.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150304T0000Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH- GRAND FORKS-STEELE-TRAILL-CASS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...WARREN...CAVALIER...GRAFTON... GRAND FORKS...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...FARGO 329 PM CST TUE MAR 3 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE DECREASED BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS. $$ NDZ006-007-014-015-024-026-028-038-049-052-054-040000- /O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150304T0000Z/ TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-NELSON-GRIGGS-BARNES-RANSOM- SARGENT-WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...LANGDON...MADDOCK...LEEDS... DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...COOPERSTOWN...VALLEY CITY... LISBON...GWINNER...ADAMS 329 PM CST TUE MAR 3 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...REST OF THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THERE COULD BE SOME LOCALIZED BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN COUNTRY. HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR FREQUENT GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ DK
018 WWUS73 KFGF 032359 NPWFGF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 559 PM CST TUE MAR 3 2015 NDZ006-007-014-015-024-026-028-038-049-052-054-040100- /O.EXP.KFGF.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150304T0000Z/ TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-NELSON-GRIGGS-BARNES-RANSOM- SARGENT-WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...LANGDON...MADDOCK...LEEDS... DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...COOPERSTOWN...VALLEY CITY... LISBON...GWINNER...ADAMS 559 PM CST TUE MAR 3 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DIMINISH THROUGH THIS EVENING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 2:34 PM CST | Blizzard Watch | FGF | Richland, Sargent | 13 hr |
| Mar 2, 2:34 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Cass, Ransom, Richland, Sargent | 25 hr |
Nearby
Wind Advisories in North Dakota, 2015Wind Advisories in Minnesota, 2015Every wind advisory 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.