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Wind Chill Advisory 4, NWS Bismarck, ND

January 15, 201620 counties in North Dakota

NWS Bismarck, ND issued this wind chill advisory at Jan 15, 2016, 3:51 AM CST for 20 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Jan 15, 2016, 10:00 PM CST. It was in force for 20 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 15, 2016, 3:51 AM CST (09:51 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 15, 2016, 10:00 PM CST
Expired
Jan 16, 2016, 6:00 PM CST
In force
20 hr
Issued by
NWS Bismarck, ND

Counties Bottineau County, ND, Burke County, ND, Burleigh County, ND, Dickey County, ND, Divide County, ND, Emmons County, ND, Foster County, ND, Kidder County, ND, LaMoure County, ND, Logan County, ND, McHenry County, ND, McIntosh County, ND, Mountrail County, ND, Pierce County, ND, Renville County, ND, Rolette County, ND, Sheridan County, ND, Stutsman County, ND, Wells County, ND, Williams County, ND

The radar

The Minot AFB radar (KMBX), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:47 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 00:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 94 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 2016-01-15Temperature 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°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 2016-01-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -24 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
601 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
23 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-24 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-3 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

328 
WWUS43 KBIS 150951
WSWBIS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
351 AM CST FRI JAN 15 2016

...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 40 BELOW ZERO FRIDAY NIGHT AND
SATURDAY MAINLY NORTH AND EAST OF THE MISSOURI RIVER...

.A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT LATE FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT LOCATIONS ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM
WILLISTON...TO GARRISON...TO BISMARCK...NAPOLEON AND ASHLEY.

FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT
TAKEN. MAKE SURE EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED.

DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT ALL OF WESTERN AND
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA SATURDAY NIGHT. STAY TUNED FOR UPDATES
REGARDING CONDITIONS LATER IN THE WEEKEND.


NDZ001>005-009>013-021>023-025-035>037-047-048-050-051-151800-
/O.NEW.KBIS.WC.Y.0004.160116T0400Z-160116T2200Z/
DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-
MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-
STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...
BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER...
RUGBY...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...BISMARCK...
STEELE...JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
351 AM CST FRI JAN 15 2016

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM
CST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM CST
SATURDAY. 

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 25 BELOW ZERO TO 40 BELOW ZERO
  BETWEEN 10 PM THIS EVENING AND 4 PM SATURDAY...WITH THE COLDEST
  WIND CHILLS OCCURRING AROUND 6 AM SATURDAY.

* THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 
  MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL
COMBINE TO CREATE LOW WIND CHILLS. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN
OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$

JV/TWH
11 follow-up statements
026 
WWUS43 KBIS 151239
WSWBIS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
639 AM CST FRI JAN 15 2016

...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 40 BELOW ZERO FRIDAY NIGHT AND
SATURDAY MAINLY NORTH AND EAST OF THE MISSOURI RIVER...

.A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT LATE FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT LOCATIONS ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM
WILLISTON...TO GARRISON...TO BISMARCK...NAPOLEON AND ASHLEY.

FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT
TAKEN. MAKE SURE EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED.

DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT ALL OF WESTERN AND
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA SATURDAY NIGHT. STAY TUNED FOR UPDATES
REGARDING CONDITIONS LATER IN THE WEEKEND.

NDZ001>005-009>013-021>023-025-035>037-047-048-050-051-152045-
/O.CON.KBIS.WC.Y.0004.160116T0400Z-160116T2200Z/
DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-
MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-
STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...
BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER...
RUGBY...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...BISMARCK...
STEELE...JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
639 AM CST FRI JAN 15 2016

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING
TO 4 PM CST SATURDAY...

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 25 BELOW ZERO TO 40 BELOW ZERO
  BETWEEN 10 PM THIS EVENING AND 4 PM SATURDAY...WITH THE COLDEST
  WIND CHILLS OCCURRING AROUND 6 AM SATURDAY.

* THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 
  MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL
COMBINE TO CREATE LOW WIND CHILLS. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN
OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$
TWH
392 
WWUS43 KBIS 151711
WSWBIS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1111 AM CST FRI JAN 15 2016

...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 40 BELOW ZERO FRIDAY NIGHT AND
SATURDAY MAINLY NORTH AND EAST OF THE MISSOURI RIVER...

.A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT LATE FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT LOCATIONS ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM
WILLISTON...TO GARRISON...TO BISMARCK...NAPOLEON AND ASHLEY.

FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT
TAKEN. MAKE SURE EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED.

DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT ALL OF WESTERN AND
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA SATURDAY NIGHT. STAY TUNED FOR UPDATES
REGARDING CONDITIONS LATER IN THE WEEKEND.

NDZ001>005-009>013-021>023-025-035>037-047-048-050-051-160115-
/O.CON.KBIS.WC.Y.0004.160116T0400Z-160116T2200Z/
DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-
MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-
STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...
BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER...
RUGBY...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...BISMARCK...
STEELE...JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
1111 AM CST FRI JAN 15 2016

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING
TO 4 PM CST SATURDAY...

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 25 BELOW ZERO TO 40 BELOW 
  ZERO BETWEEN 10 PM THIS EVENING AND 4 PM SATURDAY...WITH THE 
  COLDEST WIND CHILLS OCCURRING AROUND 6 AM SATURDAY. 

* THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 
  MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL
COMBINE TO CREATE LOW WIND CHILLS. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN
OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$
WAA
796 
WWUS43 KBIS 152126
WSWBIS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
326 PM CST FRI JAN 15 2016

...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 40 BELOW ZERO FRIDAY NIGHT AND
SATURDAY MAINLY NORTH AND EAST OF THE MISSOURI RIVER...

.A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT LATE FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT LOCATIONS ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM
WILLISTON...TO GARRISON...TO BISMARCK...NAPOLEON AND ASHLEY.

FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT
TAKEN. MAKE SURE EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED.

DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT ALL OF WESTERN AND
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA SATURDAY NIGHT. STAY TUNED FOR UPDATES
REGARDING CONDITIONS LATER IN THE WEEKEND.

NDZ001>005-009>013-021>023-025-035>037-047-048-050-051-160530-
/O.CON.KBIS.WC.Y.0004.160116T0400Z-160116T2200Z/
DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-
MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-
STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...
BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER...
RUGBY...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...BISMARCK...
STEELE...JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
326 PM CST FRI JAN 15 2016

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING
TO 4 PM CST SATURDAY...

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 25 BELOW ZERO TO 39 BELOW ZERO
  BETWEEN 10 PM THIS EVENING AND 3 PM SATURDAY...WITH THE COLDEST
  WIND CHILLS OCCURRING AROUND 9 AM SATURDAY.

* THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 
  MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL
COMBINE TO CREATE LOW WIND CHILLS. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN
OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$
WAA
045 
WWUS43 KBIS 160028
WSWBIS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
628 PM CST FRI JAN 15 2016

...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 40 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND
SATURDAY MAINLY NORTH AND EAST OF THE MISSOURI RIVER...

.A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT LOCATIONS ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM
WILLISTON...TO GARRISON...TO BISMARCK...NAPOLEON AND ASHLEY.

FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT
TAKEN. MAKE SURE EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED.

DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT ALL OF WESTERN AND
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA SATURDAY NIGHT. STAY TUNED FOR UPDATES
REGARDING CONDITIONS LATER IN THE WEEKEND.

NDZ001>005-009>013-021>023-025-035>037-047-048-050-051-161200-
/O.CON.KBIS.WC.Y.0004.160116T0400Z-160116T2200Z/
DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-
MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-
STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...
BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER...
RUGBY...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...BISMARCK...
STEELE...JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
628 PM CST FRI JAN 15 2016

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING
TO 4 PM CST SATURDAY...

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 25 BELOW ZERO TO 40 BELOW ZERO
  BETWEEN 10 PM THIS EVENING AND 3 PM SATURDAY...WITH THE COLDEST
  WIND CHILLS OCCURRING AROUND 9 AM SATURDAY.

* THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 
  MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL
COMBINE TO CREATE LOW WIND CHILLS. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN
OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$
932 
WWUS43 KBIS 160339
WSWBIS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
939 PM CST FRI JAN 15 2016

...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 40 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND
SATURDAY MAINLY NORTH AND EAST OF THE MISSOURI RIVER...

.A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT LOCATIONS ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM
WILLISTON...TO GARRISON...TO BISMARCK...NAPOLEON AND ASHLEY.

FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT
TAKEN. MAKE SURE EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED.

DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT ALL OF WESTERN AND
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA SATURDAY NIGHT. STAY TUNED FOR UPDATES
REGARDING CONDITIONS LATER IN THE WEEKEND.

NDZ001>005-009>013-021>023-025-035>037-047-048-050-051-161200-
/O.CON.KBIS.WC.Y.0004.160116T0400Z-160116T2200Z/
DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-
MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-
STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...
BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER...
RUGBY...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...BISMARCK...
STEELE...JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
939 PM CST FRI JAN 15 2016

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST
SATURDAY...

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 25 BELOW ZERO TO 40 BELOW ZERO
  THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...WITH THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS
  OCCURRING AROUND 9 AM SATURDAY.

* THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 
  MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL
COMBINE TO CREATE LOW WIND CHILLS. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN
OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$

JJS
174 
WWUS43 KBIS 160635
WSWBIS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1235 AM CST SAT JAN 16 2016

...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 40 BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING INTO
THIS AFTERNOON MAINLY NORTH AND EAST OF THE MISSOURI RIVER...

.A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT
LOCATIONS ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM WILLISTON...TO
GARRISON...TO BISMARCK...NAPOLEON AND ASHLEY.

FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT
TAKEN. MAKE SURE EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED.

DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT ALL OF WESTERN AND
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA SATURDAY NIGHT. STAY TUNED FOR UPDATES
REGARDING CONDITIONS LATER IN THE WEEKEND.

NDZ001>005-009>013-021>023-025-035>037-047-048-050-051-161445-
/O.CON.KBIS.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160116T2200Z/
DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-
MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-
STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...
BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER...
RUGBY...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...BISMARCK...
STEELE...JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
1235 AM CST SAT JAN 16 2016

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 25 BELOW ZERO TO 40 BELOW ZERO
  THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...WITH THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS OCCURRING
  AROUND 9 AM THIS MORNING.

* THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 
  MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL
COMBINE TO CREATE LOW WIND CHILLS. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN
OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$

JV
922 
WWUS43 KBIS 160928
WSWBIS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
328 AM CST SAT JAN 16 2016

...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 40 BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING
INTO THIS AFTERNOON MAINLY NORTH AND EAST OF THE MISSOURI RIVER...

.A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON
AT LOCATIONS ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM WILLISTON...TO
GARRISON...TO BISMARCK...NAPOLEON AND ASHLEY.

FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT
TAKEN. MAKE SURE EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED.

DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT ALL OF WESTERN AND
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...AND INTO MONDAY
MORNING. STAY TUNED FOR UPDATES REGARDING THESE CONDITIONS.

NDZ001>005-009>013-021>023-025-035>037-047-048-050-051-161900-
/O.CON.KBIS.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160116T2200Z/
DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-
MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-
STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...
BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER...
RUGBY...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...BISMARCK...
STEELE...JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
328 AM CST SAT JAN 16 2016

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 25 BELOW ZERO TO 40 BELOW ZERO
  THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...WITH THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS OCCURRING
  AROUND DAYBREAK THIS MORNING.

* THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 
  MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL
COMBINE TO CREATE LOW WIND CHILLS. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN
OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$

JV
573 
WWUS43 KBIS 161240
WSWBIS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
640 AM CST SAT JAN 16 2016

...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 40 BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING
INTO THIS AFTERNOON MAINLY NORTH AND EAST OF THE MISSOURI RIVER...

.A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON
AT LOCATIONS ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM WILLISTON...TO
GARRISON...TO BISMARCK...NAPOLEON AND ASHLEY.

FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT
TAKEN. MAKE SURE EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED.

DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT ALL OF WESTERN AND
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...AND INTO MONDAY
MORNING. STAY TUNED FOR UPDATES REGARDING THESE CONDITIONS.

NDZ001>005-009>013-021>023-025-035>037-047-048-050-051-162045-
/O.CON.KBIS.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160116T2200Z/
DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-
MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-
STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...
BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER...
RUGBY...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...BISMARCK...
STEELE...JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
640 AM CST SAT JAN 16 2016

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 25 BELOW ZERO TO 40 BELOW ZERO
  THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...WITH THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS OCCURRING
  THROUGH MID MORNING.

* THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 
  MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL
COMBINE TO CREATE LOW WIND CHILLS. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN
OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$
TWH
039 
WWUS43 KBIS 161613
WSWBIS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1013 AM CST SAT JAN 16 2016

...VERY DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 50 BELOW ZERO FAR
NORTHERN NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH SUNDAY...EXPANDING TO INCLUDE THE
AREA NORTH AND EAST OF THE MISSOURI RIVER TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.A WIND CHILL WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE FAR NORTH THROUGH
THE WESTERN DEVILS LAKE BASIN TODAY. THE WIND CHILL WARNING
EXPANDS TO INCLUDE THE AREA NORTH AND EAST OF THE MISSOURI RIVER
TONIGHT AND SUNDAY.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR MUCH OF WEST
CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY SHIFTS TO ALL OF SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA.

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY INCLUDE CROSBY...MINOT...
RUGBY...BOTTINEAU...HARVEY AND CARRINGTON. TONIGHT THE WIND CHILL
WARNING EXPANDS TO INCLUDE THE AREA NORTH AND EAST OF THE MISSOURI
RIVER...FROM WILLISTON...TO GARRISON...AND BISMARCK TO JAMESTOWN
SOUTH TO THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER.

FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT
TAKEN. MAKE SURE EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED.

THE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS MAY EXTEND THROUGH ALL OF WESTERN AND
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA INTO MONDAY MORNING. STAY TUNED FOR UPDATES
REGARDING THIS EXTENSIVE ARCTIC OUTBREAK.

NDZ001>005-011>013-022-023-025-170015-
/O.UPG.KBIS.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160116T2200Z/
/O.NEW.KBIS.WC.W.0001.160116T1613Z-160117T2000Z/
DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-
SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...
BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...MINOT...TOWNER...RUGBY...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...
CARRINGTON
1013 AM CST SAT JAN 16 2016

...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM CST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM CST SUNDAY. THE WIND
CHILL ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 35 BELOW ZERO TO 50 BELOW ZERO
  UNTIL 2 PM SUNDAY...WITH THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS OCCURRING NOW
  THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.

* THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS 
  LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
THE WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. FROST
BITE CAN OCCUR QUICKLY AND EVEN HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

$$

NDZ009-010-021-035>037-047-048-050-051-170015-
/O.NEW.KBIS.WC.W.0001.160117T0200Z-160117T2000Z/
/O.EXT.KBIS.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160117T0200Z/
WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-MCLEAN-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-
MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...GARRISON...
BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...
OAKES
1013 AM CST SAT JAN 16 2016

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM
CST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM CST
SUNDAY. 

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 35 BELOW ZERO TO 50 BELOW ZERO
  BETWEEN 8 PM THIS EVENING AND 1 PM SUNDAY...WITH THE COLDEST
  WIND CHILLS OCCURRING AROUND 10 PM THIS EVENING.

* THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS 
  LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS
EVENING. 

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 20 BELOW ZERO TO 39 BELOW ZERO
  UNTIL 7 PM THIS EVENING...WITH THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS OCCURRING
  AROUND 10 AM THIS MORNING.

* THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 
  MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
THE WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. FROST
BITE CAN OCCUR QUICKLY AND EVEN HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL
COMBINE TO CREATE LOW WIND CHILLS. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN
OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$

NDZ046-170015-
/O.NEW.KBIS.WC.W.0001.160117T0200Z-160117T2000Z/
EMMONS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LINTON
1013 AM CST SAT JAN 16 2016

...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM
CST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM CST
SUNDAY. 

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 30 BELOW ZERO TO 45 BELOW 
  ZERO BETWEEN 8 PM THIS EVENING AND 1 PM SUNDAY...WITH THE 
  COLDEST WIND CHILLS OCCURRING AROUND 11 PM THIS EVENING. 

* THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS 
  LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
THE WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. FROST
BITE CAN OCCUR QUICKLY AND EVEN HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

$$

NDZ017>020-031>034-040>045-170015-
/O.NEW.KBIS.WC.Y.0005.160117T0200Z-160117T2000Z/
MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-
SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...
HAZEN...CENTER...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MANDAN...MARMARTH...
MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES
1013 AM CST SAT JAN 16 2016 /913 AM MST SAT JAN 16 2016/

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM CST /7 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING TO 2 PM CST /1 PM MST/ SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM CST /7 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING TO 2 PM CST /1 PM MST/ SUNDAY. 

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 25 BELOW ZERO TO 39 BELOW 
  ZERO BETWEEN 8 PM THIS EVENING AND 1 PM SUNDAY...WITH THE 
  COLDEST WIND CHILLS OCCURRING AROUND MIDNIGHT SUNDAY. 

* THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 
  MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL
COMBINE TO CREATE LOW WIND CHILLS. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN
OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$
657 
WWUS43 KBIS 162040
WSWBIS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
240 PM CST SAT JAN 16 2016

...VERY DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 50 BELOW ZERO FOR THE
AREA NORTH AND EAST OF THE MISSOURI RIVER FROM LATE SATURDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

.A WIND CHILL WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE AREA NORTH AND EAST
OF THE MISSOURI RIVER THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. LOCATIONS IN THE
WARNING INCLUDE WILLISTON...CROSBY...MINOT...RUGBY...BOTTINEAU
HARVEY...CARRINGTON...GARRISON...BISMARCK TO JAMESTOWN AND SOUTH
TO THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER. WIND CHILLS IN THIS AREA WILL FALL AS
LOW AS 50 BELOW ZERO.

THE AREA WEST AND SOUTH OF THE MISSOURI RIVER WILL BE IN A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS
40 BELOW.

FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT
TAKEN. MAKE SURE EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED.

THE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS MAY EVEN EXTEND THROUGH ALL OF WESTERN
AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA INTO MONDAY MORNING. STAY TUNED FOR
UPDATES REGARDING THIS EXTENSIVE ARCTIC OUTBREAK.

NDZ009-010-021-035>037-047-048-050-051-170445-
/O.EXT.KBIS.WC.W.0001.160117T0000Z-160117T2000Z/
/O.EXT.KBIS.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160117T0000Z/
WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-MCLEAN-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-
MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...GARRISON...
BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...
OAKES
240 PM CST SAT JAN 16 2016

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...WIND CHILL WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
2 PM CST SUNDAY...

THE WIND CHILL WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
2 PM CST SUNDAY. 

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 35 BELOW ZERO TO 50 BELOW ZERO
  BETWEEN 6 PM THIS EVENING AND 2 PM SUNDAY...WITH THE COLDEST
  WIND CHILLS OCCURRING AROUND 7 PM THIS EVENING.

* THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS 
  LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING. 

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 25 BELOW ZERO TO 40 BELOW ZERO
  UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING...WITH THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS OCCURRING
  AROUND NOW.

* THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 
  MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
THE WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. FROST
BITE CAN OCCUR QUICKLY AND EVEN HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL
COMBINE TO CREATE LOW WIND CHILLS. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN
OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$

NDZ046-170445-
/O.EXB.KBIS.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160117T0000Z/
/O.EXT.KBIS.WC.W.0001.160117T0000Z-160117T2000Z/
EMMONS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LINTON
240 PM CST SAT JAN 16 2016

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...
...WIND CHILL WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
2 PM CST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 25 BELOW ZERO TO 35 BELOW ZERO
  UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING...WITH THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS OCCURRING
  AROUND NOW.

* THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 
  MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

THE WIND CHILL WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
2 PM CST SUNDAY. 

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 35 BELOW ZERO TO 45 BELOW ZERO
  BETWEEN 6 PM THIS EVENING AND 2 PM SUNDAY...WITH THE COLDEST
  WIND CHILLS OCCURRING AROUND 10 PM THIS EVENING.

* THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS 
  LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL
COMBINE TO CREATE LOW WIND CHILLS. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN
OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
THE WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. FROST
BITE CAN OCCUR QUICKLY AND EVEN HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

$$

NDZ001>005-011>013-022-023-025-170445-
/O.CON.KBIS.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160117T2000Z/
DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-
SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...
BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...MINOT...TOWNER...RUGBY...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...
CARRINGTON
240 PM CST SAT JAN 16 2016

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM CST SUNDAY...

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 35 BELOW ZERO TO 50 BELOW ZERO
  UNTIL 2 PM SUNDAY...WITH THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS OCCURRING
  AROUND 8 PM THIS EVENING.

* THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS 
  LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
THE WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. FROST
BITE CAN OCCUR QUICKLY AND EVEN HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

$$

NDZ017>020-034-170445-
/O.EXT.KBIS.WC.Y.0005.160116T2040Z-160117T2000Z/
MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MORTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...
HAZEN...CENTER...MANDAN
240 PM CST SAT JAN 16 2016

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM CST SUNDAY...

THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM CST SUNDAY. 

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 25 BELOW ZERO TO 40 BELOW ZERO
  UNTIL 2 PM SUNDAY...WITH THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS OCCURRING
  AROUND 7 PM THIS EVENING.

* THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 
  MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL
COMBINE TO CREATE LOW WIND CHILLS. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN
OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$

NDZ031>033-040>045-170445-
/O.EXT.KBIS.WC.Y.0005.160117T0000Z-160117T2000Z/
GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
SIOUX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...
MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES
240 PM CST SAT JAN 16 2016 /140 PM MST SAT JAN 16 2016/

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/
THIS EVENING TO 2 PM CST /1 PM MST/ SUNDAY...

THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/
THIS EVENING TO 2 PM CST /1 PM MST/ SUNDAY. 

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 25 BELOW ZERO TO 40 BELOW ZERO
  BETWEEN 6 PM THIS EVENING AND 1 PM SUNDAY...WITH THE COLDEST
  WIND CHILLS OCCURRING AROUND MIDNIGHT SUNDAY.

* THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 
  MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL
COMBINE TO CREATE LOW WIND CHILLS. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN
OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$
WAA
727 
WWUS43 KBIS 170015
WSWBIS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
615 PM CST SAT JAN 16 2016

...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 50 BELOW ZERO FOR MUCH OF
WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA INTO EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

.DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 50 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED
TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR LOCATIONS ALONG AND NORTH
AND EAST OF THE MISSOURI RIVER. THIS INCLUDES WILLISTON...MINOT...
BOTTINEAU...BISMARCK...LINTON AND JAMESTOWN. FROSTBITE IN AS
LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN IS POSSIBLE.

ELSEWHERE ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS
BETWEEN 30 AND 40 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED. FROSTBITE TO EXPOSED
SKIN IS POSSIBLE WITHIN 30 MINUTES.

IF YOU BECOME STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. BE SURE TO DRESS
FOR TEMPERATURES OUTSIDE...NOT THE WARMTH INSIDE YOUR VEHICLE.

NDZ009-010-021-035>037-046>048-050-051-170815-
/O.EXP.KBIS.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160117T0000Z/
/O.CON.KBIS.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160117T2000Z/
WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-MCLEAN-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-EMMONS-LOGAN-
LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...GARRISON...
BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...LINTON...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...
ASHLEY...OAKES
615 PM CST SAT JAN 16 2016

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM CST SUNDAY...

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 40 BELOW ZERO TO 50 BELOW ZERO
  UNTIL 2 PM CST SUNDAY.

* THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS 
  LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
THE WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. FROST
BITE CAN OCCUR QUICKLY AND EVEN HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

$$

NDZ001>005-011>013-022-023-025-170815-
/O.CON.KBIS.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160117T2000Z/
DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-
SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...
BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...MINOT...TOWNER...RUGBY...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...
CARRINGTON
615 PM CST SAT JAN 16 2016

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM CST SUNDAY...

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 40 BELOW ZERO TO 50 BELOW ZERO
  UNTIL 2 PM CST SUNDAY.

* THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS 
  LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
THE WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. FROST
BITE CAN OCCUR QUICKLY AND EVEN HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

$$

NDZ017>020-031>034-040>045-170815-
/O.CON.KBIS.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160117T2000Z/
MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-
SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...
HAZEN...CENTER...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MANDAN...MARMARTH...
MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES
615 PM CST SAT JAN 16 2016 /515 PM MST SAT JAN 16 2016/

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM CST /1 PM
MST/ SUNDAY...

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 30 BELOW ZERO TO 40 BELOW ZERO
  UNTIL 2 PM CST SUNDAY.

* THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 
  MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL
COMBINE TO CREATE LOW WIND CHILLS. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN
OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$

AYD

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this wind chill advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Bismarck, ND wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind chill advisory went out at Jan 15, 3:32 AM CST, 19 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 15, 3:32 AM CST, 19 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
332 AM CST FRI JAN 15 2016

.SHORT TERM...(TODAY AND TONIGHT)
ISSUED AT 326 AM CST FRI JAN 15 2016

A LINGERING CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW TODAY...FOLLOWED BY DANGEROUS WIND
CHILLS BEGINNING TONIGHT...ARE THE HIGHLIGHTS IN THE SHORT TERM.

CURRENTLY...AN UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER NORTHERN MANITOBA WAS KEEPING A
NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT OVER NORTH DAKOTA. MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT
WITH WEAK UPPER LEVEL IMPULSES MOVING SOUTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE
FLOW. REGIONAL RADARS INDICATING LIGHT ECHOES OVER PARTS OF WESTERN
AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...WITH SURFACE OBSERVATIONS AT
STANLEY...TIOGA...WATFORD CITY REPORTING LIGHT SNOW. WEAK IMPULSES
FORECAST TO CONTINUE MOVING SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE STATE INTO THE
AFTERNOON HOURS...AND HAVE A MENTION OF CHANCE/SLIGHT CHANCE OF
LIGHT SNOW OVER PARTS OF THE CENTRAL AND WEST TODAY.

A LARGER AREA OF LIGHT SNOW IS NOTED IN PARTS OF EASTERN
MONTANA EARLY THIS MORNING...CLOSER TO A BAROCLINIC ZONE ORIENTED
NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ON THE WESTERN EDGE OF THE ARCTIC AIR. A
SECOND SURGE OF ARCTIC AIR IS FORECAST TO MOVE SOUTH FROM CENTRAL
CANADA TODAY AND TONIGHT...ENHANCING THE BAROCLINIC ZONE AND
EXPANDING IT INTO SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA. LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
INTO TONIGHT HAVE KEPT A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW MENTIONED IN THE FAR
SOUTHWEST.

ATTENTION THEN TURNS TO TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WHEN THE NEXT SHOT OF
ARCTIC AIR BEGINS MOVING INTO THE STATE WITH NORTHERLY WINDS OF
AROUND 10 MPH. EXPECT OVERNIGHT LOWS TONIGHT TO RANGE FROM AROUND 20
BELOW IN THE TURTLE MOUNTAIN REGION TO JUST ABOVE ZERO IN THE FAR
SOUTHWEST. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BEGIN TO LOWER INTO THE WIND CHILL
ADVISORY CRITERIA LATE THIS EVENING IN THE FAR NORTHERN COUNTIES AND
THE NORTHERN JAMES VALLEY...AND CONTINUE LOWERING OVERNIGHT. WIND
CHILLS OF 25 BELOW ZERO OR WORSE ARE EXPECTED MAINLY NORTH AND EAST
OF THE MISSOURI RIVER BEFORE DAYBREAK SATURDAY...AND WILL LIKELY NOT
RISE MUCH DURING THE DAY ON SATURDAY. CONDITIONS WORSEN BEGINNING
SATURDAY NIGHT...WITH MUCH OF THE AREA SOUTH AND WEST OF THE
MISSOURI RIVER DIVING INTO THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY RANGE AND MANY
AREAS NORTH AND EAST OF THE RIVER FALLING INTO THE WIND CHILL
WARNING RANGE OF 40 BELOW OR WORSE.

DECIDED TO ISSUE A WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR LATE FRIDAY EVENING
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR AREAS MAINLY NORTH AND EAST OF THE
MISSOURI RIVER. LATER SHIFTS WILL DEAL WITH SATURDAY NIGHT AND WILL
DECIDE THE CUTOFF BETWEEN WIND CHILL ADVISORY AND WIND CHILL
WARNING.

.LONG TERM...(SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY)
ISSUED AT 326 AM CST FRI JAN 15 2016

THE MAIN FORECAST HIGHLIGHT IN THE LONG TERM PERIOD WILL BE WIND
CHILL HIGHLIGHTS SATURDAY NIGHT RIGHT THROUGH MONDAY.

ARCTIC AIRMASS WILL ARRIVE IN FULL FORCE ON SATURDAY. MODELS ARE IN
GOOD AGREEMENT IN BRINGING A SWATH OF LIGHT SNOW FROM WEST CENTRAL
THROUGH SOUTHWEST AND FAR SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AS A SHORTWAVE
DIVES SOUTHEAST OVER THE AREA COINCIDENT WITH THE LEADING EDGE OF
THE COLDEST AIR. PER COORDINATION WITH UNR/BYZ HAVE RAISED POPS OVER
SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA ON SATURDAY. NOT A LOT OF MOISTURE AVAILABLE
BUT WITH HIGH SLR VALUES COULD SEE A HALF INCH TO AN INCH OF SNOW
HERE ON SATURDAY.

AGAIN...THE MAIN FORECAST HIGHLIGHT WILL BE THE WIND CHILL
HEADLINES. THINGS WILL BE COMPLICATED WITH SOME AREAS NEEDING A WIND
CHILL WARNING WHILE OTHERS AN ADVISORY...AND POSSIBLY WITH DIFFERENT
BEGINNING AND ENDING TIMES. WE WILL HAVE A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN
EFFECT...BEGINNING IN THE SHORT TERM PERIOD...AND GOING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON. EXPECT ADDITIONAL WIND CHILL HIGHLIGHTS TO BE
ISSUED EITHER DURING THE DAY FRIDAY OR THE OVERNIGHT SHIFT FRIDAY
NIGHT...TO CARRY US THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEKEND. EXPECT A
GOOD PORTION OF THE CWA WILL NEED A WIND CHILL WARNING WITH LIFE
THREATENING WIND CHILLS OF 40 TO 45 BELOW ZERO SATURDAY EVENING
THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.

TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO MODERATE BEGINNING ON MONDAY AS THE
COLD UPPER LOW EXITS THE REGION AND A WESTERLY UPPER LEVEL FLOW
DEVELOPS. A SHORTWAVE TROUGH MOVING THROUGH THE WESTERLY FLOW WILL
BRING A CHANCE OF LIGHT PRECIPITATION MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY. AFTER THIS...A WESTERN RIDGE BUILDS BRINGING MAINLY DRY
CONDITIONS THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WORK WEEK.

AFTER HIGHS A FEW DEGREES EITHER SIDE OF ZERO ON SATURDAY AND
SUNDAY...IT LOOKS LIKE A GRADUAL WARM-UP TO SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES
ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA BY THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

&&

.AVIATION...(FOR THE 06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z FRIDAY NIGHT)
ISSUED AT 1231 AM CST FRI JAN 15 2016

WIDESPREAD MVFR CIGS WITH LCL IFR CIGS AND POSSIBLY SOME SNOW
SHOWERS WILL PREVAIL OVER WESTERN AND CENTRAL ND THROUGH FRIDAY.

&&

.BIS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM CST SATURDAY
FOR NDZ001>005-009>013-021>023-025-035>037-047-048-050-051.

&&

SHORT TERM...JV
LONG TERM...TWH
AVIATION...JV
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 14, 5:55 PM CST, 9 hours 56 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
555 PM CST THU JAN 14 2016

NDZ001-009-017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-160000-
DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-
HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
555 PM CST THU JAN 14 2016 /455 PM MST THU JAN 14 2016/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST NORTH
DAKOTA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

PATCHY LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE IS POSSIBLE ACROSS WESTERN NORTH
DAKOTA THROUGH THIS EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

NDZ002>005-010>013-019>023-025-034>037-042-045>048-050-051-160000-
BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-
MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-
STUTSMAN-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
555 PM CST THU JAN 14 2016 /455 PM MST THU JAN 14 2016/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA...NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH
DAKOTA AND SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

JJS

Nearby

Wind Chill Advisories in North Dakota, 2016Every wind chill advisory in 2016

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.