Alert archive / North Dakota / Wind Advisories in 2018
Wind Advisory 1, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this wind advisory at Jan 6, 2018, 9:43 AM CST for Cavalier County, Pembina County, Walsh County, North Dakota; Kittson County, Marshall County, Minnesota. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 6, 2018, 9:43 AM CST (15:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 6, 2018, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
Counties Kittson County, MN, Marshall County, MN, Cavalier County, ND, Pembina County, ND, Walsh County, ND
The radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 120 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
International Fa, MN (KINL), launched 12:00Z, 3.7 hours before the alert went out and 300 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
- 1675 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 74 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 91 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 179 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
053 WWUS73 KFGF 061543 NPWFGF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Grand Forks ND 943 AM CST Sat Jan 6 2018 MNZ004-007-NDZ008-016-070000- /O.NEW.KFGF.WI.Y.0001.180106T1543Z-180107T0000Z/ Kittson-West Marshall-Pembina-Eastern Walsh County- Including the cities of Hallock, Karlstad, Lancaster, Warren, Stephen, Argyle, Cavalier, Walhalla, Drayton, Pembina, Neche, St. Thomas, Grafton, and Park River 943 AM CST Sat Jan 6 2018 ...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...Southeast 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * TIMING...This morning and afternoon. * IMPACTS...Strong winds may blow down limbs...trees...and power lines. Scattered power outages are possible. Also, blowing snow will be possible in areas and may limit visibility at times. 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. && $$ Knutsvig
2 follow-up statements
284 WWUS73 KFGF 061624 NPWFGF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Grand Forks ND 1024 AM CST Sat Jan 6 2018 NDZ007-054-070000- /O.EXA.KFGF.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-180107T0000Z/ Cavalier-Western Walsh County- Including the cities of Langdon, Edinburg, Adams, and Lankin 1024 AM CST Sat Jan 6 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in Grand Forks has issued a Wind Advisory...which is in effect until 6 PM CST this evening. * WINDS...Southeast 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * TIMING...This morning and afternoon. * IMPACTS...Strong winds may blow down limbs...trees...and power lines. Scattered power outages are possible. Also, blowing snow will be possible in areas and may limit visibility at times. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that sustained winds of 30 mph or gusts over 45 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ MNZ004-007-NDZ008-016-070000- /O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-180107T0000Z/ Kittson-West Marshall-Pembina-Eastern Walsh County- Including the cities of Hallock, Karlstad, Lancaster, Warren, Stephen, Argyle, Cavalier, Walhalla, Drayton, Pembina, Neche, St. Thomas, Grafton, and Park River 1024 AM CST Sat Jan 6 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...Southeast 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * TIMING...This morning and afternoon. * IMPACTS...Strong winds may blow down limbs...trees...and power lines. Scattered power outages are possible. Also, blowing snow will be possible in areas and may limit visibility at times. 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. && $$ Knutsvig
743 WWUS73 KFGF 062350 NPWFGF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Grand Forks ND 550 PM CST Sat Jan 6 2018 MNZ004-007-NDZ007-008-016-054-070100- /O.EXP.KFGF.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-180107T0000Z/ Kittson-West Marshall-Cavalier-Pembina-Eastern Walsh County- Western Walsh County- Including the cities of Hallock, Karlstad, Lancaster, Warren, Stephen, Argyle, Langdon, Cavalier, Walhalla, Drayton, Pembina, Neche, St. Thomas, Grafton, Park River, Edinburg, Adams, and Lankin 550 PM CST Sat Jan 6 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... Winds are slowly diminishing and will continue this trend into the evening hours. $$
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.