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Wind Advisory 3, NWS Grand Forks, ND

April 13, 2018Ransom County, Richland County, Sargent County, North Dakota; Grant County, Wilkin County, Minnesota

NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this wind advisory at Apr 13, 2018, 3:16 AM CDT for Ransom County, Richland County, Sargent County, North Dakota; Grant County, Wilkin County, Minnesota. It took effect at Apr 13, 2018, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 4 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 13, 2018, 3:16 AM CDT (08:16 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 13, 2018, 12:00 PM CDT
Expired
Apr 13, 2018, 3:45 PM CDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Grand Forks, ND

Counties Grant County, MN, Wilkin County, MN, Ransom County, ND, Richland County, ND, Sargent County, ND

The radar

The Aberdeen radar (KABR), 142 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:16 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, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 186 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 00:00Z on 2018-04-13Temperature 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 00:00Z on 2018-04-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 103 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
620 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
57 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
103 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
334 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

264 
WWUS73 KFGF 130816
NPWFGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
316 AM CDT Fri Apr 13 2018

MNZ029-040-NDZ049-052-053-140000-
/O.NEW.KFGF.WI.Y.0003.180413T1700Z-180414T0000Z/
Wilkin-Grant-Ransom-Sargent-Richland-
Including the cities of Breckenridge, Elbow Lake, Hoffman, Ashby,
Herman, Barrett, Lisbon, Enderlin, Gwinner, Milnor, Forman, 
Rutland, and Wahpeton
316 AM CDT Fri Apr 13 2018

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

The National Weather Service in Grand Forks has issued a Wind
Advisory...which is in effect from noon today to 7 PM CDT this
evening.

* WINDS...Northeast 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

* TIMING...Noon today to 7 pm CDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Strong winds will make driving difficult.
 
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
896 
WWUS73 KFGF 132045
NPWFGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
345 PM CDT Fri Apr 13 2018

MNZ029-040-NDZ049-052-053-132145-
/O.CAN.KFGF.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-180414T0000Z/
Wilkin-Grant-Ransom-Sargent-Richland-
Including the cities of Breckenridge, Elbow Lake, Hoffman, Ashby,
Herman, Barrett, Lisbon, Enderlin, Gwinner, Milnor, Forman, 
Rutland, and Wahpeton
345 PM CDT Fri Apr 13 2018

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

Winds will continue to blow in the 20 to 30 mph range but will not
reach advisory criteria. The wind advisory is cancelled.

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 13, 10:15 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningFGFCass7 days
Apr 13, 10:15 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningFGFClay6 days

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.