Alert archive / North Dakota / Wind Advisories in 2017
Wind Advisory 9, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this wind advisory at Oct 26, 2017, 10:07 PM CDT for 5 counties in North Dakota; 4 counties in Minnesota. It was in force for 11 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 26, 2017, 10:07 PM CDT (03:07 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 27, 2017, 9:34 AM CDT
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
Counties Clay County, MN, Grant County, MN, Otter Tail County, MN, Wilkin County, MN, Barnes County, ND, Cass County, ND, Ransom County, ND, Richland County, ND, Sargent County, ND
The radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 121 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:11 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, 3.1 hours before the alert went out and 210 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
- 1022 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -119 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -109 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
299 WWUS73 KFGF 270307 NPWFGF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Grand Forks ND 1007 PM CDT Thu Oct 26 2017 MNZ003-029-030-040-NDZ039-053-271200- /O.EXP.KFGF.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-171027T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.WI.Y.0009.171027T0307Z-171027T1200Z/ 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 1007 PM CDT Thu Oct 26 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT FRIDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in Grand Forks has issued a Wind Advisory...which is in effect until 7 AM CDT Friday. * WINDS...North 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will slowly subside overnight. Travel will be difficult...especially for high profile vehicles. There will be areas of reduced visibility overnight as snowfall moves south out of the area. * ADDITIONAL IMPACTS...Wet surfaces will freeze as temperatures fall. Watch for bridges and overpasses as they will freeze first. 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. && $$ NDZ038-049-052-271200- /O.EXP.KFGF.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-171027T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.WI.Y.0009.171027T0307Z-171027T1200Z/ Barnes-Ransom-Sargent- Including the cities of Valley City, Lisbon, Enderlin, Gwinner, Milnor, Forman, and Rutland 1007 PM CDT Thu Oct 26 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT FRIDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in Grand Forks has issued a Wind Advisory...which is in effect until 7 AM CDT Friday. * WINDS...North 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will slowly subside overnight. Travel will be difficult...especially for high profile vehicles. * ADDITIONAL IMPACTS...Wet surfaces will freeze as temperatures fall. Watch for bridges and overpasses as they will freeze first. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that sustained winds of 30 mph or gusts over 45 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ NDZ006-014-024-028-270415- /O.EXP.KFGF.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-171027T0300Z/ Towner-Benson-Eddy-Griggs- Including the cities of Cando, Fort Totten, Maddock, Leeds, Minnewaukan, New Rockford, and Cooperstown 1007 PM CDT Thu Oct 26 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * ADDITIONAL IMPACTS...Winds will slowly subside overnight. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Wet surfaces will freeze as temperatures fall. Watch for bridges and overpasses as they will freeze first. && $$ MNZ001-002-004-007-NDZ007-008-015-016-026-027-029-030-054-270415- /O.EXP.KFGF.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-171027T0300Z/ West Polk-Norman-Kittson-West Marshall-Cavalier-Pembina-Ramsey- Eastern Walsh County-Nelson-Grand Forks-Steele-Traill- Western Walsh County- Including the cities of Crookston, East Grand Forks, Ada, Twin Valley, Halstad, Hallock, Karlstad, Lancaster, Warren, Stephen, Argyle, Langdon, Cavalier, Walhalla, Drayton, Pembina, Neche, St. Thomas, Devils Lake, Grafton, Park River, Lakota, Mcville, Aneta, Tolna, Grand Forks, Finley, Hope, Mayville, Hillsboro, Hatton, Portland, Edinburg, Adams, and Lankin 1007 PM CDT Thu Oct 26 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * ADDITIONAL IMPACTS...Wet surfaces will freeze as temperatures fall. Watch for bridges and overpasses as they will freeze first. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Slow down and allow more time to reach your destination. && $$
2 follow-up statements
895 WWUS73 KFGF 270830 NPWFGF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Grand Forks ND 330 AM CDT Fri Oct 27 2017 NDZ038-270930- /O.CAN.KFGF.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-171027T1200Z/ Barnes- Including the city of Valley City 330 AM CDT Fri Oct 27 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Grand Forks has cancelled the Wind Advisory. $$ MNZ003-029-030-040-NDZ039-049-052-053-271700- /O.EXT.KFGF.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-171027T1700Z/ Clay-Wilkin-West Otter Tail-Grant-Cass-Ransom-Sargent-Richland- Including the cities of Moorhead, Breckenridge, Fergus Falls, Elbow Lake, Hoffman, Ashby, Herman, Barrett, Fargo, Lisbon, Enderlin, Gwinner, Milnor, Forman, Rutland, and Wahpeton 330 AM CDT Fri Oct 27 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY... * WINDS...North 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * IMPACTS...Strong winds may blow down limbs...trees...and power lines. Scattered power outages are expected. * ADDITIONAL IMPACTS...Wet surfaces will freeze as temperatures fall. Watch for bridges and overpasses as they will freeze first. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that sustained winds of 30 mph or gusts over 45 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$
535 WWUS73 KFGF 271434 NPWFGF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Grand Forks ND 934 AM CDT Fri Oct 27 2017 MNZ003-029-030-040-NDZ039-049-052-053-271545- /O.CAN.KFGF.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-171027T1700Z/ Clay-Wilkin-West Otter Tail-Grant-Cass-Ransom-Sargent-Richland- Including the cities of Moorhead, Breckenridge, Fergus Falls, Elbow Lake, Hoffman, Ashby, Herman, Barrett, Fargo, Lisbon, Enderlin, Gwinner, Milnor, Forman, Rutland, and Wahpeton 934 AM CDT Fri Oct 27 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Grand Forks has cancelled the Wind Advisory. Wind speeds will continue to decrease this morning. $$
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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.