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High Wind Watch 3, NWS Bismarck, ND

November 12, 20218 counties in North Dakota

NWS Bismarck, ND issued this high wind watch at Nov 12, 2021, 1:23 PM MST for 8 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Nov 13, 2021, 10:00 AM MST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 12, 2021, 1:23 PM MST (20:23 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 13, 2021, 10:00 AM MST
Expired
Nov 13, 2021, 2:17 AM MST
In force
Issued by
NWS Bismarck, ND

Counties Adams County, ND, Billings County, ND, Bowman County, ND, Golden Valley County, ND, Grant County, ND, Hettinger County, ND, Slope County, ND, Stark County, ND

The radar

The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 168 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:26 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

Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 12:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 173 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, Bismarck Municip, ND at 12:00Z on 2021-11-12Temperature 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, Bismarck Municip, ND at 12:00Z on 2021-11-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 209 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
713 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
209 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
289 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

685 
WWUS73 KBIS 122023
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Bismarck ND
123 PM MST Fri Nov 12 2021

NDZ031>033-040>045-131000-
/O.NEW.KBIS.HW.A.0003.211113T1700Z-211114T0300Z/
Golden Valley-Billings-Stark-Slope-Hettinger-Grant-Bowman-Adams-
Sioux-
Including the cities of Elgin, Fort Yates, Solen, Bowman,
Hettinger, Marmarth, New England, Selfridge, Carson, Mott,
Dickinson, Beach, Medora, and New Leipzig
123 PM MST Fri Nov 12 2021 /223 PM CST Fri Nov 12 2021/

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY 
EVENING...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph 
  possible.

* WHERE...Portions of south central and southwest North Dakota.

* WHEN...From Saturday morning through Saturday evening.

* IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines. 
  Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Monitor the latest forecasts for updates.

&&

$$

CJS
3 follow-up statements
330 
WWUS73 KBIS 130029
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Bismarck ND
529 PM MST Fri Nov 12 2021

NDZ031>033-040>045-130830-
/O.CON.KBIS.HW.A.0003.211113T1700Z-211114T0300Z/
Golden Valley-Billings-Stark-Slope-Hettinger-Grant-Bowman-Adams-
Sioux-
Including the cities of Elgin, Fort Yates, Solen, Bowman,
Hettinger, Marmarth, New England, Selfridge, Carson, Mott,
Dickinson, Beach, Medora, and New Leipzig
529 PM MST Fri Nov 12 2021 /629 PM CST Fri Nov 12 2021/

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH 
SATURDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph 
  possible.

* WHERE...Portions of south central and southwest North Dakota.

* WHEN...From Saturday morning through Saturday evening.

* IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines. 
  Widespread power outages are possible. Travel could be difficult, 
  especially for high profile vehicles.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Monitor the latest forecasts and warnings for updates.

&&

$$

Hargrove
680 
WWUS73 KBIS 130349
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Bismarck ND
849 PM MST Fri Nov 12 2021

NDZ031>033-040>045-131200-
/O.CON.KBIS.HW.A.0003.211113T1700Z-211114T0300Z/
Golden Valley-Billings-Stark-Slope-Hettinger-Grant-Bowman-Adams-
Sioux-
Including the cities of Elgin, Fort Yates, Solen, Bowman,
Hettinger, Marmarth, New England, Selfridge, Carson, Mott,
Dickinson, Beach, Medora, and New Leipzig
849 PM MST Fri Nov 12 2021 /949 PM CST Fri Nov 12 2021/

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH 
SATURDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph 
  possible.

* WHERE...Portions of south central and southwest North Dakota.

* WHEN...From Saturday morning through Saturday evening.

* IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines. 
  Widespread power outages are possible. Travel could be difficult, 
  especially for high profile vehicles.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Monitor the latest forecasts and warnings for updates.

&&

$$

Hargrove
942 
WWUS73 KBIS 130917
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Bismarck ND
217 AM MST Sat Nov 13 2021

NDZ031>033-040>045-132100-
/O.UPG.KBIS.HW.A.0003.211113T1700Z-211114T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KBIS.HW.W.0006.211113T1700Z-211114T0300Z/
Golden Valley-Billings-Stark-Slope-Hettinger-Grant-Bowman-Adams-
Sioux-
Including the cities of Elgin, Fort Yates, Solen, Bowman,
Hettinger, Marmarth, New England, Selfridge, Carson, Mott,
Dickinson, Beach, Medora, and New Leipzig
217 AM MST Sat Nov 13 2021 /317 AM CST Sat Nov 13 2021/

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MST /11 AM CST/ THIS 
MORNING TO 8 PM MST /9 PM CST/ THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 60 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Portions of south central and southwest North Dakota.

* WHEN...From 10 AM MST /11 AM CST/ this morning to 8 PM MST /9 PM 
  CST/ this evening.

* IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines. 
  Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Watch for falling debris and tree limbs. Use caution if you must 
drive.

&&

$$

NDZ017>020-034-132100-
/O.NEW.KBIS.WI.Y.0019.211113T1700Z-211114T0300Z/
McKenzie-Dunn-Mercer-Oliver-Morton-
Including the cities of Watford City, Halliday, Center, Hazen,
Killdeer, Beulah, and Mandan
317 AM CST Sat Nov 13 2021 /217 AM MST Sat Nov 13 2021/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CST /10 AM MST/ THIS MORNING 
TO 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...McKenzie, Mercer, Morton, Oliver and Dunn Counties.

* WHEN...From 11 AM CST /10 AM MST/ this morning to 9 PM CST /8 PM 
  MST/ this evening.

* 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.

&&

$$

Anglin

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 11, 7:52 PM MSTWind AdvisoryBISAdams, Billings, Bowman, Burke, Burleigh, Divide and 12 more12 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.