Alert archive / North Dakota / Wind Advisories in 2016
Wind Advisory 8, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this wind advisory at Apr 6, 2016, 2:53 AM MDT for 13 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Apr 6, 2016, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 6, 2016, 2:53 AM MDT (08:53 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 6, 2016, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Apr 6, 2016, 7:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
Counties Adams County, ND, Billings County, ND, Bowman County, ND, Burke County, ND, Divide County, ND, Dunn County, ND, Golden Valley County, ND, Hettinger County, ND, McKenzie County, ND, Mountrail County, ND, Slope County, ND, Stark County, ND, Williams County, ND
The radar
The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 184 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 00:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 188 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
- 2313 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -9 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 57 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
285 WWUS73 KBIS 060853 NPWBIS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 353 AM CDT WED APR 6 2016 NDZ002-010-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-061700- /O.CAN.KBIS.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160406T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.WI.Y.0008.160406T1800Z-160407T0100Z/ BURKE-MOUNTRAIL-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER- BOWMAN-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWBELLS...NEW TOWN...KILLDEER... BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER 353 AM CDT WED APR 6 2016 /253 AM MDT WED APR 6 2016/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WORKING ON ELEVATED STRUCTURES WILL BE HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING OR WORKING OUTSIDE. && $$ NDZ003-011-019>021-034>036-042-045>047-050-061000- /O.CAN.KBIS.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160406T1200Z/ RENVILLE-WARD-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-GRANT- SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-MCINTOSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOHALL...MINOT...BEULAH...HAZEN... CENTER...GARRISON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...ELGIN... FORT YATES...LINTON...NAPOLEON...ASHLEY 353 AM CDT WED APR 6 2016 /253 AM MDT WED APR 6 2016/ ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE THROUGH DAYBREAK. $$ NDZ001-009-017-061700- /O.NEW.KBIS.WI.Y.0008.160406T1800Z-160407T0100Z/ DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-MCKENZIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...WILLISTON...WATFORD CITY 353 AM CDT WED APR 6 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WORKING ON ELEVATED STRUCTURES WILL BE HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING OR WORKING OUTSIDE. && $$ CJS/KS
4 follow-up statements
108 WWUS73 KBIS 061150 NPWBIS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 650 AM CDT WED APR 6 2016 NDZ001-002-009-010-017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-062000- /O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0008.160406T1800Z-160407T0100Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY- BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...WILLISTON... NEW TOWN...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON... MARMARTH...MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER 650 AM CDT WED APR 6 2016 /550 AM MDT WED APR 6 2016/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WORKING ON ELEVATED STRUCTURES WILL BE HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING OR WORKING OUTSIDE. && $$ CJS/KS
971 WWUS73 KBIS 061838 NPWBIS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 138 PM CDT WED APR 6 2016 NDZ001-002-009-010-017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-070100- /O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-160407T0100Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY- BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...WILLISTON... NEW TOWN...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON... MARMARTH...MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER 138 PM CDT WED APR 6 2016 /1238 PM MDT WED APR 6 2016/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WORKING ON ELEVATED STRUCTURES WILL BE HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING OR WORKING OUTSIDE. && $$ AYD
507 WWUS73 KBIS 062038 NPWBIS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 338 PM CDT WED APR 6 2016 NDZ001-002-009-010-017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-070100- /O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-160407T0100Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY- BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...WILLISTON... NEW TOWN...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON... MARMARTH...MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER 338 PM CDT WED APR 6 2016 /238 PM MDT WED APR 6 2016/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WORKING ON ELEVATED STRUCTURES WILL BE HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING OR WORKING OUTSIDE. && $$ AYD
732 WWUS73 KBIS 070116 NPWBIS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 816 PM CDT WED APR 6 2016 NDZ001-002-009-010-017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-070230- /O.EXP.KBIS.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-160407T0100Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY- BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...WILLISTON... NEW TOWN...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON... MARMARTH...MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER 816 PM CDT WED APR 6 2016 /716 PM MDT WED APR 6 2016/ ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED FOR WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA. ALTHOUGH GUSTY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE FOR ANOTHER HOUR NEAR SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS...IT IS EXPECTED THE THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH RAPIDLY AFTER SUNSET AND SHOWERS END. $$ WAA
The office that day
Everything else NWS Bismarck, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 7:43 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Pierce | 32 min |
| Apr 6, 4:28 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Burleigh, McLean, Mercer, Oliver | 47 min |
| Apr 6, 5:11 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Burleigh, Emmons, McLean, Morton, Oliver | 49 min |
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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.