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High Wind Warning 3, NWS Bismarck, ND

April 5, 20167 counties in North Dakota

NWS Bismarck, ND issued this high wind warning at Apr 5, 2016, 2:32 AM MDT for 7 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Apr 5, 2016, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 10 hr. 1 report 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
Apr 5, 2016, 2:32 AM MDT (08:32 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 5, 2016, 12:00 PM MDT
Expired
Apr 5, 2016, 9:48 PM MDT
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS Bismarck, ND

Counties Adams County, ND, Billings County, ND, Bowman County, ND, Golden Valley County, ND, Hettinger County, ND, Slope County, ND, Stark County, ND

The radar

The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 182 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:30 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
Apr 5, 3:53 PM MDTHIGH SUST WINDS 402 Nw Hettinger, NDGUST OF 51 MPH

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, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 186 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 2016-04-05Temperature 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 2016-04-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 99 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
2052 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
49 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
99 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
252 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

958 
WWUS73 KBIS 050832
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
332 AM CDT TUE APR 5 2016

NDZ031>033-040-041-043-044-051645-
/O.UPG.KBIS.HW.A.0002.160405T1800Z-160406T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KBIS.HW.W.0003.160405T1800Z-160406T0500Z/
GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...
MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER
232 AM MDT TUE APR 5 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 11 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 11 PM MDT THIS
EVENING.

* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH THE
  STRONGEST WINDS OCCURRING BETWEEN 4 PM AND 9 PM MDT.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND WORKING OUTDOORS ON
  ELEVATED STRUCTURES WILL BE HAZARDOUS. REDUCED VISIBILITY IS
  POSSIBLE IN SNOW SHOWERS THIS EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

USE EXTRA CAUTION IF YOU ARE TRAVELING. SECURE ANY PROPERTY THAT
MAY GET BLOWN AROUND IN THE HIGH WINDS.

&&

$$

NDZ001-009-017-051645-
/O.NEW.KBIS.WI.Y.0007.160405T2100Z-160406T0500Z/
DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-MCKENZIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...WILLISTON...WATFORD CITY
332 AM CDT TUE APR 5 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT
CDT TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT. 

* TIMING...LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES. WORKING ON ELEVATED STRUCTURES WILL BE HAZARDOUS.
  REDUCED VISIBILITY IS POSSIBLE IN SNOW SHOWERS THIS EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

USE EXTRA CAUTION AND HANG ON TO THE WHEEL IF YOU ARE TRAVELING
LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING.

&&

$$

NDZ018>020-034>036-042-045>047-050-051645-
/O.NEW.KBIS.WI.Y.0007.160406T0000Z-160406T0900Z/
DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-
LOGAN-MCINTOSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...
MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...ELGIN...FORT YATES...LINTON...
NAPOLEON...ASHLEY
332 AM CDT TUE APR 5 2016 /232 AM MDT TUE APR 5 2016/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING
TO 4 AM CDT /3 AM MDT/ WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING TO 4 AM CDT /3 AM MDT/ WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING...THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. WORKING ON ELEVATED STRUCTURES WILL BE 
  HAZARDOUS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

USE EXTRA CAUTION AND HANG ON TO THE WHEEL IF YOU ARE TRAVELING
THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

&&

$$

CJS/KS
5 follow-up statements
076 
WWUS73 KBIS 051147
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
647 AM CDT TUE APR 5 2016

NDZ031>033-040-041-043-044-052000-
/O.CON.KBIS.HW.W.0003.160405T1800Z-160406T0500Z/
GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...
MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER
547 AM MDT TUE APR 5 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 11 PM
MDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH THE 
  STRONGEST WINDS OCCURRING BETWEEN 4 PM AND 9 PM MDT. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND WORKING OUTDOORS 
  ON ELEVATED STRUCTURES WILL BE HAZARDOUS. REDUCED VISIBILITY 
  IS POSSIBLE IN SNOW SHOWERS THIS EVENING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

USE EXTRA CAUTION IF YOU ARE TRAVELING. SECURE ANY PROPERTY THAT
MAY GET BLOWN AROUND IN THE HIGH WINDS.

&&

$$

NDZ001-009-017-052000-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0007.160405T2100Z-160406T0500Z/
DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-MCKENZIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...WILLISTON...WATFORD CITY
647 AM CDT TUE APR 5 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT...

* TIMING...LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. WORKING ON ELEVATED STRUCTURES WILL BE 
  HAZARDOUS. REDUCED VISIBILITY IS POSSIBLE IN SNOW SHOWERS THIS 
  EVENING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

USE EXTRA CAUTION AND HANG ON TO THE WHEEL IF YOU ARE TRAVELING
LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING.

&&

$$

NDZ018>020-034>036-042-045>047-050-052000-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0007.160406T0000Z-160406T0900Z/
DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-
LOGAN-MCINTOSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...
MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...ELGIN...FORT YATES...LINTON...
NAPOLEON...ASHLEY
647 AM CDT TUE APR 5 2016 /547 AM MDT TUE APR 5 2016/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING TO 4 AM CDT /3 AM MDT/ WEDNESDAY...

* TIMING...THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. WORKING ON ELEVATED STRUCTURES WILL BE 
  HAZARDOUS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

USE EXTRA CAUTION AND HANG ON TO THE WHEEL IF YOU ARE TRAVELING
THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

&&

$$

CJS/KS
540 
WWUS73 KBIS 051520
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1020 AM CDT TUE APR 5 2016

NDZ031>033-040-041-043-044-052330-
/O.CON.KBIS.HW.W.0003.160405T1800Z-160406T0500Z/
GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...
MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER
920 AM MDT TUE APR 5 2016

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

* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH THE 
  STRONGEST WINDS OCCURRING BETWEEN 4 PM AND 9 PM MDT. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND WORKING OUTDOORS 
  ON ELEVATED STRUCTURES WILL BE HAZARDOUS. REDUCED VISIBILITY 
  IS POSSIBLE IN SNOW SHOWERS THIS EVENING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

USE EXTRA CAUTION IF YOU ARE TRAVELING. SECURE ANY PROPERTY THAT
MAY GET BLOWN AROUND IN THE HIGH WINDS.

&&

$$

NDZ001-009-017-052330-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0007.160405T2100Z-160406T0500Z/
DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-MCKENZIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...WILLISTON...WATFORD CITY
1020 AM CDT TUE APR 5 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT...

* TIMING...LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. WORKING ON ELEVATED STRUCTURES WILL BE 
  HAZARDOUS. REDUCED VISIBILITY IS POSSIBLE IN SNOW SHOWERS THIS 
  EVENING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

USE EXTRA CAUTION AND HANG ON TO THE WHEEL IF YOU ARE TRAVELING
LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING.

&&

$$

NDZ018>020-034>036-042-045>047-050-052330-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0007.160406T0000Z-160406T0900Z/
DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-
LOGAN-MCINTOSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...
MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...ELGIN...FORT YATES...LINTON...
NAPOLEON...ASHLEY
1020 AM CDT TUE APR 5 2016 /920 AM MDT TUE APR 5 2016/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING TO 4 AM CDT /3 AM MDT/ WEDNESDAY...

* TIMING...THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. WORKING ON ELEVATED STRUCTURES WILL BE 
  HAZARDOUS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

USE EXTRA CAUTION AND HANG ON TO THE WHEEL IF YOU ARE TRAVELING
THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

&&

$$
AJ
105 
WWUS73 KBIS 052015
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
315 PM CDT TUE APR 5 2016

NDZ031>033-040-041-043-044-060415-
/O.CON.KBIS.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160406T0500Z/
GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...
MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER
215 PM MDT TUE APR 5 2016

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

* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH THE 
  STRONGEST WINDS OCCURRING BETWEEN 4 PM AND 9 PM MDT. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND WORKING OUTDOORS 
  ON ELEVATED STRUCTURES WILL BE HAZARDOUS. REDUCED VISIBILITY 
  IS POSSIBLE IN SNOW SHOWERS THIS EVENING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

USE EXTRA CAUTION IF YOU ARE TRAVELING. SECURE ANY PROPERTY THAT
MAY GET BLOWN AROUND IN THE HIGH WINDS.

&&

$$

NDZ001-009-017-060415-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0007.160405T2100Z-160406T0500Z/
DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-MCKENZIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...WILLISTON...WATFORD CITY
315 PM CDT TUE APR 5 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT...

* TIMING...LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. WORKING ON ELEVATED STRUCTURES WILL BE 
  HAZARDOUS. REDUCED VISIBILITY IS POSSIBLE IN SNOW SHOWERS THIS 
  EVENING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

USE EXTRA CAUTION AND HANG ON TO THE WHEEL IF YOU ARE TRAVELING
LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING.

&&

$$

NDZ018>020-034>036-042-045>047-050-060415-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0007.160406T0000Z-160406T0900Z/
DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-
LOGAN-MCINTOSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...
MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...ELGIN...FORT YATES...LINTON...
NAPOLEON...ASHLEY
315 PM CDT TUE APR 5 2016 /215 PM MDT TUE APR 5 2016/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING TO 4 AM CDT /3 AM MDT/ WEDNESDAY...

* TIMING...THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. WORKING ON ELEVATED STRUCTURES WILL BE 
  HAZARDOUS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

USE EXTRA CAUTION AND HANG ON TO THE WHEEL IF YOU ARE TRAVELING
THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

&&

$$
AJ
726 
WWUS73 KBIS 060028
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
728 PM CDT TUE APR 5 2016

NDZ031>033-040-041-043-044-060500-
/O.CON.KBIS.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160406T0500Z/
GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...
MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER
628 PM MDT TUE APR 5 2016

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

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS
  OCCURRING THROUGH 9 PM MDT.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND WORKING OUTDOORS 
  ON ELEVATED STRUCTURES WILL BE HAZARDOUS. REDUCED VISIBILITY 
  IS POSSIBLE IN SNOW SHOWERS THIS EVENING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

USE EXTRA CAUTION IF YOU ARE TRAVELING. SECURE ANY PROPERTY THAT
MAY GET BLOWN AROUND IN THE HIGH WINDS.

&&

$$

NDZ001-009-017-060500-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160406T0500Z/
DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-MCKENZIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...WILLISTON...WATFORD CITY
728 PM CDT TUE APR 5 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT...

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. WORKING ON ELEVATED STRUCTURES WILL BE 
  HAZARDOUS. REDUCED VISIBILITY IS POSSIBLE IN SNOW SHOWERS THIS 
  EVENING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

USE EXTRA CAUTION AND HANG ON TO THE WHEEL IF YOU ARE TRAVELING
LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING.

&&

$$

NDZ018>020-034>036-042-045>047-050-060830-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160406T0900Z/
DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-
LOGAN-MCINTOSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...
MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...ELGIN...FORT YATES...LINTON...
NAPOLEON...ASHLEY
728 PM CDT TUE APR 5 2016 /628 PM MDT TUE APR 5 2016/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT /3 AM MDT/
WEDNESDAY...

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. WORKING ON ELEVATED STRUCTURES WILL BE 
  HAZARDOUS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

USE EXTRA CAUTION AND HANG ON TO THE WHEEL IF YOU ARE TRAVELING
THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

&&

$$
WAA
311 
WWUS73 KBIS 060348
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1048 PM CDT TUE APR 5 2016

NDZ031>033-040-041-043-044-061200-
/O.CAN.KBIS.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160406T0500Z/
/O.EXB.KBIS.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160406T1200Z/
GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...
MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER
948 PM MDT TUE APR 5 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT WEDNESDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH
WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

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

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. WORKING ON ELEVATED STRUCTURES WILL BE 
  HAZARDOUS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

USE EXTRA CAUTION AND HANG ON TO THE WHEEL IF YOU ARE TRAVELING
THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

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.

&&

$$

NDZ001-009-017-060500-
/O.CAN.KBIS.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160406T0500Z/
DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-MCKENZIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...WILLISTON...WATFORD CITY
1048 PM CDT TUE APR 5 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THE NIGHT. THE WIND ADVISORY HAS
BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

NDZ002-003-010-011-021-061200-
/O.EXB.KBIS.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160406T1200Z/
BURKE-RENVILLE-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCLEAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...NEW TOWN...MINOT...
GARRISON
1048 PM CDT TUE APR 5 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY...

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

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. WORKING ON ELEVATED STRUCTURES WILL BE 
  HAZARDOUS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

USE EXTRA CAUTION AND HANG ON TO THE WHEEL IF YOU ARE TRAVELING
THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

&&

$$

NDZ018>020-034>036-042-045>047-050-061200-
/O.EXT.KBIS.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160406T1200Z/
DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-
LOGAN-MCINTOSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...
MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...ELGIN...FORT YATES...LINTON...
NAPOLEON...ASHLEY
1048 PM CDT TUE APR 5 2016 /948 PM MDT TUE APR 5 2016/

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/
WEDNESDAY...

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. WORKING ON ELEVATED STRUCTURES WILL BE 
  HAZARDOUS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

USE EXTRA CAUTION AND HANG ON TO THE WHEEL IF YOU ARE TRAVELING
THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

&&

$$
WAA

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 5, 2:32 AM MDTWind AdvisoryBISAdams, Billings, Bowman, Burke, Burleigh, Divide and 16 more24 hr
Apr 5, 2:35 AM MDTRed Flag WarningBISAdams, Burleigh, Emmons, Grant, Hettinger, Kidder and 4 more15 hr
Apr 5, 6:31 AM MDTFreezing Rain AdvisoryBISBottineau, Rolette2 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.