Alert archive / North Dakota / Wind Advisories in 2017
Wind Advisory 12, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this wind advisory at Nov 10, 2017, 10:55 AM CST for 11 counties in North Dakota. It was in force for 4 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 10, 2017, 10:55 AM CST (16:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 10, 2017, 3:00 PM CST
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
Counties Barnes County, ND, Benson County, ND, Cavalier County, ND, Eddy County, ND, Griggs County, ND, Nelson County, ND, Ramsey County, ND, Ransom County, ND, Sargent County, ND, Towner County, ND, Walsh County, ND
The radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:58 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, 4.9 hours before the alert went out and 204 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
- 1197 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 437 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 441 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
757 WWUS73 KFGF 101655 NPWFGF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Grand Forks ND 1055 AM CST Fri Nov 10 2017 NDZ006-007-014-015-024-026-028-038-049-052-054-102100- /O.NEW.KFGF.WI.Y.0012.171110T1655Z-171110T2100Z/ 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 1055 AM CST Fri Nov 10 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... The National Weather Service in Grand Forks has issued a Wind Advisory...which is in effect until 3 PM CST this afternoon. * WINDS...South 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. * ADDITIONAL IMPACTS...Waves of 4 to 6 feet may be generated in the Devils Lake basin and result in roadbed erosion in susceptible areas. 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. && $$
1 follow-up statement
192 WWUS73 KFGF 102100 NPWFGF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Grand Forks ND 300 PM CST Fri Nov 10 2017 NDZ006-007-014-015-024-026-028-038-049-052-054-102200- /O.EXP.KFGF.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-171110T2100Z/ Towner-Cavalier-Benson-Ramsey-Eddy-Nelson-Griggs-Barnes-Ransom- Sargent-Western Walsh County- Including the cities of Cando, Langdon, Fort Totten, Maddock, Leeds, Minnewaukan, Devils Lake, New Rockford, Lakota, Mcville, Aneta, Tolna, Cooperstown, Valley City, Lisbon, Enderlin, Gwinner, Milnor, Forman, Rutland, Edinburg, Adams, and Lankin 300 PM CST Fri Nov 10 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... Wind speeds will continue to slowly decrease through the late afternoon and early evening. && $$
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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.