Alert archive / North Dakota / Wind Advisories in 2017
Wind Advisory 17, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this wind advisory at Dec 4, 2017, 3:53 PM CST for 4 counties in North Dakota. It was in force for 2 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 4, 2017, 3:53 PM CST (21:53 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 4, 2017, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
Counties Benson County, ND, Cavalier County, ND, Ramsey County, ND, Towner County, ND
The radar
The Minot AFB radar (KMBX), 141 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:55 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, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 228 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
- 558 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -22 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 74 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
871 WWUS73 KFGF 042153 NPWFGF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Grand Forks ND 353 PM CST Mon Dec 4 2017 NDZ006-007-014-015-050000- /O.NEW.KFGF.WI.Y.0017.171204T2153Z-171205T0000Z/ Towner-Cavalier-Benson-Ramsey- Including the cities of Cando, Langdon, Fort Totten, Maddock, Leeds, Minnewaukan, and Devils Lake 353 PM CST Mon Dec 4 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in Grand Forks has issued a Wind Advisory...which is in effect until 6 PM CST this evening. * WINDS...Northwest around 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. * ADDITIONAL IMPACTS...Brief visibility reductions are possible within any snow showers. 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. && $$
1 follow-up statement
165 WWUS73 KFGF 050015 NPWFGF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Grand Forks ND 615 PM CST Mon Dec 4 2017 NDZ006-007-014-015-050115- /O.EXP.KFGF.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-171205T0000Z/ Towner-Cavalier-Benson-Ramsey- Including the cities of Cando, Langdon, Fort Totten, Maddock, Leeds, Minnewaukan, and Devils Lake 615 PM CST Mon Dec 4 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... Wind speeds will continue to slowly decrease this evening. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that sustained winds of 30 mph or gusts over 45 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 4, 4:14 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Benson, Cavalier, Eddy, Nelson, Pembina, Ramsey and 2 more | 14 hr |
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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.