Alert archive / Minnesota / High Wind Warnings in 2017
High Wind Warning 5, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this high wind warning at Dec 13, 2017, 5:08 AM CST for 4 counties in Minnesota; Cass County, Richland County, North Dakota. It was in force for 112 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 13, 2017, 5:08 AM CST (11:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 13, 2017, 7:00 AM CST
- In force
- 112 min
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
Counties Clay County, MN, Grant County, MN, Otter Tail County, MN, Wilkin County, MN, Cass County, ND, Richland County, ND
The radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 134 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:14 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
Aberdeen, SD (KABR), launched 00:00Z, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 229 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
- 2408 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 285 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 335 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
131 WWUS73 KFGF 131108 NPWFGF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Grand Forks ND 508 AM CST Wed Dec 13 2017 MNZ003-029-030-040-NDZ039-053-131300- /O.NEW.KFGF.HW.W.0005.171213T1108Z-171213T1300Z/ Clay-Wilkin-West Otter Tail-Grant-Cass-Richland- Including the cities of Moorhead, Breckenridge, Fergus Falls, Elbow Lake, Hoffman, Ashby, Herman, Barrett, Fargo, and Wahpeton 508 AM CST Wed Dec 13 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CST THIS MORNING... The National Weather Service in Grand Forks has issued a High Wind Warning...which is in effect until 7 AM CST this morning. * WINDS...Gusts up to 65 mph. * TIMING...Early this morning, a brief period of very windy conditions. * IMPACTS...Strong winds may blow down limbs...trees...and power lines. Scattered power outages are expected. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Wind Warning means a hazardous high wind event is expected or occurring. Sustained wind speeds of at least 40 mph or gusts of 58 mph or more can lead to property damage. && $$ NDZ006-007-014-015-024-026-028-038-049-052-054-132100- /O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-171213T2100Z/ Towner-Cavalier-Benson-Ramsey-Eddy-Nelson-Griggs-Barnes-Ransom- Sargent-Western Walsh County- Including the cities of Cando, Langdon, Fort Totten, Maddock, Leeds, Minnewaukan, Devils Lake, New Rockford, Lakota, Mcville, Aneta, Tolna, Cooperstown, Valley City, Lisbon, Enderlin, Gwinner, Milnor, Forman, Rutland, Edinburg, Adams, and Lankin 508 AM CST Wed Dec 13 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS...Northwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * IMPACTS...Strong winds may blow down limbs...trees...and power lines. * ADDITIONAL IMPACTS...An area of rain has moved through the area. Temperatures will fall to near freezing this morning and any remaining wet roads may freeze. Isolated snow showers combined with the strong winds may limit visibility at times this afternoon. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that sustained winds of 30 mph or gusts over 45 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$
1 follow-up statement
898 WWUS73 KFGF 131253 NPWFGF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Grand Forks ND 653 AM CST Wed Dec 13 2017 MNZ003-029-030-040-NDZ039-053-131400- /O.EXP.KFGF.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-171213T1300Z/ Clay-Wilkin-West Otter Tail-Grant-Cass-Richland- Including the cities of Moorhead, Breckenridge, Fergus Falls, Elbow Lake, Hoffman, Ashby, Herman, Barrett, Fargo, and Wahpeton 653 AM CST Wed Dec 13 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 AM CST THIS MORNING... The strongest wind gusts have moved south of the region. $$ NDZ006-007-014-015-024-026-028-038-049-052-054-132100- /O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-171213T2100Z/ Towner-Cavalier-Benson-Ramsey-Eddy-Nelson-Griggs-Barnes-Ransom- Sargent-Western Walsh County- Including the cities of Cando, Langdon, Fort Totten, Maddock, Leeds, Minnewaukan, Devils Lake, New Rockford, Lakota, Mcville, Aneta, Tolna, Cooperstown, Valley City, Lisbon, Enderlin, Gwinner, Milnor, Forman, Rutland, Edinburg, Adams, and Lankin 653 AM CST Wed Dec 13 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS...Northwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * IMPACTS...Strong winds may blow down limbs...trees...and power lines. * ADDITIONAL IMPACTS...Temperatures falling to near freezing will cause scattered ice conditions on roads and sidewalks. Isolated snow showers combined with the strong winds may limit visibility at times this afternoon. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that sustained winds of 30 mph or gusts over 45 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 13, 2:03 AM CST | Wind Advisory | FGF | Barnes, Benson, Cavalier, Eddy, Griggs, Nelson and 5 more | 10 hr |
Nearby
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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.