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Wind Advisory 8, NWS Grand Forks, ND

October 22, 2017Barnes County, Ransom County, Sargent County, North Dakota

NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this wind advisory at Oct 22, 2017, 3:53 PM CDT for Barnes County, Ransom County, Sargent County, North Dakota. It took effect at Oct 23, 2017, 10:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 22, 2017, 3:53 PM CDT (20:53 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 23, 2017, 10:00 AM CDT
Expired
Oct 23, 2017, 6:56 PM CDT
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Grand Forks, ND

Counties Barnes County, ND, Ransom County, ND, Sargent County, ND

The radar

The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 120 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:50 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 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 184 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, Aberdeen, SD at 12:00Z on 2017-10-22Temperature 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°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Aberdeen, SD at 12:00Z on 2017-10-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 125 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
2106 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
56 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
125 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
130 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

316 
WWUS73 KFGF 222053
NPWFGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
353 PM CDT Sun Oct 22 2017

NDZ038-049-052-240000-
/O.NEW.KFGF.WI.Y.0008.171023T1500Z-171024T0000Z/
Barnes-Ransom-Sargent-
Including the cities of Valley City, Lisbon, Enderlin, Gwinner, 
Milnor, Forman, and Rutland
353 PM CDT Sun Oct 22 2017

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT MONDAY...

The National Weather Service in Grand Forks has issued a Wind
Advisory...which is in effect from 10 AM to 7 PM CDT Monday.

* WINDS...Northwest 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

* TIMING...Winds increasing by mid morning and continue through
  afternoon. 

* IMPACTS...Strong winds will make driving difficult for high
  profile vehicles. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Wind Advisory means that winds of 35 mph are expected. Winds
this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

&&

$$
4 follow-up statements
590 
WWUS73 KFGF 230303
NPWFGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
1003 PM CDT Sun Oct 22 2017

NDZ038-049-052-240000-
/O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0008.171023T1500Z-171024T0000Z/
Barnes-Ransom-Sargent-
Including the cities of Valley City, Lisbon, Enderlin, Gwinner, 
Milnor, Forman, and Rutland
1003 PM CDT Sun Oct 22 2017

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT
MONDAY...

* WINDS...Northwest 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

* TIMING...Winds increasing by mid morning and continue through 
  afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Strong winds will make driving difficult for high 
  profile vehicles.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Wind Advisory means that winds of 35 mph are expected. Winds
this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

&&

$$
993 
WWUS73 KFGF 230846
NPWFGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
346 AM CDT Mon Oct 23 2017

NDZ038-049-052-240000-
/O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0008.171023T1500Z-171024T0000Z/
Barnes-Ransom-Sargent-
Including the cities of Valley City, Lisbon, Enderlin, Gwinner, 
Milnor, Forman, and Rutland
346 AM CDT Mon Oct 23 2017

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...Northwest 25 to 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. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

&&

$$
362 
WWUS73 KFGF 232021
NPWFGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
321 PM CDT Mon Oct 23 2017

NDZ038-049-052-240000-
/O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-171024T0000Z/
Barnes-Ransom-Sargent-
Including the cities of Valley City, Lisbon, Enderlin, Gwinner, 
Milnor, Forman, and Rutland
321 PM CDT Mon Oct 23 2017

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...Northwest 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

* IMPACTS...Strong winds will blow around unsecured objects.
  Travel may be difficult for high profile vehicles. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

&&

$$
544 
WWUS73 KFGF 232356
NPWFGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
656 PM CDT Mon Oct 23 2017

NDZ038-049-052-240100-
/O.CAN.KFGF.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-171024T0000Z/
Barnes-Ransom-Sargent-
Including the cities of Valley City, Lisbon, Enderlin, Gwinner, 
Milnor, Forman, and Rutland
656 PM CDT Mon Oct 23 2017

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

The National Weather Service in Grand Forks has cancelled the
Wind Advisory.

Winds have diminished but will remain breezy in the 15 to 25 mph
range through the night. 

$$

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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.