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Wind Advisory 6, NWS Grand Forks, ND

June 11, 202110 counties in North Dakota

NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this wind advisory at Jun 11, 2021, 9:57 AM CDT for 10 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Jun 11, 2021, 11:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 10 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 11, 2021, 9:57 AM CDT (14:57 UTC)
In effect from: Jun 11, 2021, 11:00 AM CDT
Expired: Jun 11, 2021, 9:00 PM CDT
In force: 10 hr
Issued by: NWS Grand Forks, ND

Counties Barnes County, ND, Benson County, ND, Cavalier County, ND, Eddy County, ND, Griggs County, ND, Nelson County, ND, Ramsey County, ND, Steele County, ND, Towner County, ND, Walsh County, ND

The radar

The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:00 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, 3.0 hours before the alert went out and 214 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 741 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 54 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -152 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 235 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: -0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

231 
WWUS73 KFGF 111457
NPWFGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
957 AM CDT Fri Jun 11 2021

NDZ006-007-014-015-024-026-028-029-038-054-120200-
/O.NEW.KFGF.WI.Y.0006.210611T1600Z-210612T0200Z/
Towner-Cavalier-Benson-Ramsey-Eddy-Nelson-Griggs-Steele-Barnes-
Western Walsh-
Including the cities of Cando, Langdon, Fort Totten, Maddock, 
Leeds, Minnewaukan, Devils Lake, New Rockford, Lakota, Mcville, 
Aneta, Tolna, Cooperstown, Finley, Hope, Valley City, Edinburg, 
Adams, and Lankin
957 AM CDT Fri Jun 11 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

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

* WHERE...Towner, Cavalier, Benson, Ramsey, Eddy, Nelson, 
  Griggs, Steele, Barnes and Western Walsh Counties.

* WHEN...Until 9 PM CDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. A few
  power outages are possible.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

1 follow-up statement

432 
WWUS73 KFGF 120158
NPWFGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
858 PM CDT Fri Jun 11 2021

NDZ006-007-014-015-024-026-028-029-038-054-120300-
/O.EXP.KFGF.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-210612T0200Z/
Towner-Cavalier-Benson-Ramsey-Eddy-Nelson-Griggs-Steele-Barnes-
Western Walsh-
Including the cities of Cando, Langdon, Fort Totten, Maddock, 
Leeds, Minnewaukan, Devils Lake, New Rockford, Lakota, Mcville, 
Aneta, Tolna, Cooperstown, Finley, Hope, Valley City, Edinburg, 
Adams, and Lankin
858 PM CDT Fri Jun 11 2021

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

Winds have decreased and the advisory will be allowed to expire.

$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 11, 3:23 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Benson, Eddy, Griggs, Nelson, Ramsey, Steele	67 min
Jun 11, 3:36 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Barnes, Griggs, Steele	54 min
Jun 11, 3:48 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Barnes, Cass, Griggs, Steele	57 min
Jun 11, 4:07 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Barnes, Cass, Ransom, Richland, Sargent	38 min
Jun 11, 4:11 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Benson, Cavalier, Pembina, Ramsey, Towner, Walsh	64 min
Jun 11, 4:19 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Cass, Grand Forks, Nelson, Steele, Traill, Walsh	56 min
Jun 11, 4:28 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Benson, Eddy, Griggs, Nelson, Ramsey, Steele	62 min
Jun 11, 4:36 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Cavalier, Nelson, Pembina, Ramsey, Towner, Walsh	54 min
Jun 11, 4:42 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Barnes, Cass, Ransom, Richland, Sargent	63 min
Jun 11, 4:47 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Barnes, Cass, Griggs, Steele	28 min
Jun 11, 5:07 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Cass, Grand Forks, Nelson, Steele, Traill, Walsh	68 min
Jun 11, 5:27 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Cavalier, Pembina, Ramsey, Towner, Walsh	33 min
Jun 11, 5:39 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Cass, Richland	66 min

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.