Alert archive / North Dakota / Wind Advisories in 2017
Wind Advisory 6, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this wind advisory at May 24, 2017, 10:49 AM MDT for 13 counties in North Dakota. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 24, 2017, 10:49 AM MDT (16:49 UTC)
- Expired
- May 24, 2017, 7:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 8 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 16:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 12:00Z, 4.8 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
- 1414 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -135 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -10 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
613 WWUS73 KBIS 241649 NPWBIS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Bismarck ND 1149 AM CDT Wed May 24 2017 NDZ001-002-009-010-017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-250100- /O.NEW.KBIS.WI.Y.0006.170524T1649Z-170525T0100Z/ Divide-Burke-Williams-Mountrail-McKenzie-Dunn-Golden Valley- Billings-Stark-Slope-Hettinger-Bowman-Adams- Including the cities of Crosby, Bowbells, Powers Lake, Lignite, Columbus, Portal, Williston, New Town, Stanley, Parshall, Watford City, Killdeer, Halliday, Beach, Medora, Dickinson, Marmarth, Mott, New England, Bowman, and Hettinger 1149 AM CDT Wed May 24 2017 /1049 AM MDT Wed May 24 2017/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in Bismarck has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect until 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ this evening. * TIMING...This afternoon through early evening. * WINDS...Sustained winds to 35 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... A Wind Advisory means that winds of 30 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult...especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ waa
2 follow-up statements
614 WWUS73 KBIS 242048 NPWBIS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Bismarck ND 348 PM CDT Wed May 24 2017 NDZ001-002-009-010-017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-250100- /O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-170525T0100Z/ Divide-Burke-Williams-Mountrail-McKenzie-Dunn-Golden Valley- Billings-Stark-Slope-Hettinger-Bowman-Adams- Including the cities of Crosby, Bowbells, Powers Lake, Lignite, Columbus, Portal, Williston, New Town, Stanley, Parshall, Watford City, Killdeer, Halliday, Beach, Medora, Dickinson, Marmarth, Mott, New England, Bowman, and Hettinger 348 PM CDT Wed May 24 2017 /248 PM MDT Wed May 24 2017/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... * TIMING...This afternoon through early evening. * WINDS...Sustained winds to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * IMPACTS...Difficult travel especially for those driving high profile vehicles. Working on elevated structures will be hazardous. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that winds of 30 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult...especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ waa
207 WWUS73 KBIS 250105 NPWBIS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Bismarck ND 805 PM CDT Wed May 24 2017 NDZ001-002-009-010-017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-250215- /O.EXP.KBIS.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-170525T0100Z/ Divide-Burke-Williams-Mountrail-McKenzie-Dunn-Golden Valley- Billings-Stark-Slope-Hettinger-Bowman-Adams- Including the cities of Crosby, Bowbells, Powers Lake, Lignite, Columbus, Portal, Williston, New Town, Stanley, Parshall, Watford City, Killdeer, Halliday, Beach, Medora, Dickinson, Marmarth, Mott, New England, Bowman, and Hettinger 805 PM CDT Wed May 24 2017 /705 PM MDT Wed May 24 2017/ ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... Southerly winds will continue to diminish through the evening hours. $$ AE
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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.