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Wind Advisory 7, NWS Grand Forks, ND

August 22, 202117 counties in North Dakota; 6 counties in Minnesota

NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this wind advisory at Aug 22, 2021, 10:01 AM CDT for 17 counties in North Dakota; 6 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Aug 22, 2021, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 22, 2021, 10:01 AM CDT (15:01 UTC)
In effect from
Aug 22, 2021, 12:00 PM CDT
Expired
Aug 22, 2021, 8:00 PM CDT
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Grand Forks, ND
All 23 counties

Clay County, MN, Kittson County, MN, Marshall County, MN, Norman County, MN, Polk County, MN, Wilkin County, MN, Barnes County, ND, Benson County, ND, Cass County, ND, Cavalier County, ND, Eddy County, ND, Grand Forks County, ND, Griggs County, ND, Nelson County, ND, Pembina County, ND, Ramsey County, ND, Ransom County, ND, Richland County, ND, Sargent County, ND, Steele County, ND, Towner County, ND, Traill County, ND, Walsh County, ND

The radar

The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 24 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:05 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 251 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 2021-08-22Temperature 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 2021-08-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 311 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1536 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
311 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
445 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

271 
WWUS73 KFGF 221501
NPWFGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
1001 AM CDT Sun Aug 22 2021

NDZ006-007-014-015-024-026-028-029-038-049-052-054-230100-
/O.NEW.KFGF.WI.Y.0007.210822T1700Z-210823T0100Z/
Towner-Cavalier-Benson-Ramsey-Eddy-Nelson-Griggs-Steele-Barnes-
Ransom-Sargent-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, Lisbon, 
Enderlin, Gwinner, Milnor, Forman, Rutland, Edinburg, Adams, 
and Lankin
1001 AM CDT Sun Aug 22 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

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

* WHERE...Portions of northeast and southeast North Dakota.

* WHEN...Until 8 PM CDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
549 
WWUS73 KFGF 221819
NPWFGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
119 PM CDT Sun Aug 22 2021

MNZ001>004-007-029-NDZ008-016-027-030-039-053-230100-
/O.EXA.KFGF.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-210823T0100Z/
West Polk-Norman-Clay-Kittson-West Marshall-Wilkin-Pembina-
Eastern Walsh-Grand Forks-Traill-Cass-Richland-
Including the cities of Crookston, East Grand Forks, Ada, 
Twin Valley, Halstad, Moorhead, Hallock, Karlstad, Lancaster, 
Warren, Stephen, Argyle, Breckenridge, Cavalier, Walhalla, 
Drayton, Pembina, Neche, St. Thomas, Grafton, Park River, 
Grand Forks, Mayville, Hillsboro, Hatton, Portland, Fargo, 
and Wahpeton
119 PM CDT Sun Aug 22 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

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

* WHERE...Portions of northwest and west central Minnesota and 
  northeast and southeast North Dakota.

* WHEN...Until 8 PM CDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NDZ006-007-014-015-024-026-028-029-038-049-052-054-230100-
/O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-210823T0100Z/
Towner-Cavalier-Benson-Ramsey-Eddy-Nelson-Griggs-Steele-Barnes-
Ransom-Sargent-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, Lisbon, 
Enderlin, Gwinner, Milnor, Forman, Rutland, Edinburg, Adams, 
and Lankin
119 PM CDT Sun Aug 22 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

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

* WHERE...Portions of northeast and southeast North Dakota.

* WHEN...Until 8 PM CDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
434 
WWUS73 KFGF 230048
NPWFGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
748 PM CDT Sun Aug 22 2021

MNZ001>004-007-029-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-039-049-
052>054-230200-
/O.EXP.KFGF.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-210823T0100Z/
West Polk-Norman-Clay-Kittson-West Marshall-Wilkin-Towner-
Cavalier-Pembina-Benson-Ramsey-Eastern Walsh-Eddy-Nelson-
Grand Forks-Griggs-Steele-Traill-Barnes-Cass-Ransom-Sargent-
Richland-Western Walsh-
Including the cities of Crookston, East Grand Forks, Ada, 
Twin Valley, Halstad, Moorhead, Hallock, Karlstad, Lancaster, 
Warren, Stephen, Argyle, Breckenridge, Cando, Langdon, Cavalier, 
Walhalla, Drayton, Pembina, Neche, St. Thomas, Fort Totten, 
Maddock, Leeds, Minnewaukan, Devils Lake, Grafton, Park River, 
New Rockford, Lakota, Mcville, Aneta, Tolna, Grand Forks, 
Cooperstown, Finley, Hope, Mayville, Hillsboro, Hatton, Portland,
Valley City, Fargo, Lisbon, Enderlin, Gwinner, Milnor, Forman, 
Rutland, Wahpeton, Edinburg, Adams, and Lankin
748 PM CDT Sun Aug 22 2021

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

Wind speeds have reduced so the advisory will be allowed to expire.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 22, 4:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGFBenson41 min
Aug 22, 4:25 PM CDTTornado WarningFGFBenson35 min
Aug 22, 5:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatFGFEddy47 min
Aug 22, 6:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGFEddy, Nelson40 min
Aug 22, 6:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGFGriggs57 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.