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Wind Advisory 21, NWS Grand Forks, ND

November 12, 20246 counties in Minnesota; 7 counties in North Dakota

NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this wind advisory at Nov 12, 2024, 11:59 AM CST for 6 counties in Minnesota; 7 counties in North Dakota. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Nov 12, 2024, 11:59 AM CST (17:59 UTC)
Expired: Nov 12, 2024, 6:00 PM CST
In force: 6 hr
Issued by: NWS Grand Forks, ND

Counties Clay County, MN, Kittson County, MN, Marshall County, MN, Norman County, MN, Polk County, MN, Wilkin County, MN, Cass County, ND, Grand Forks County, ND, Pembina County, ND, Richland County, ND, Steele County, ND, Traill County, ND, Walsh County, ND

The radar

The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

International Fa, MN (KINL), launched 12:00Z, 6.0 hours before the alert went out and 295 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: 1403 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 136 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 202 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

823 
WWUS73 KFGF 121759
NPWFGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
1159 AM CST Tue Nov 12 2024

MNZ001>004-007-029-NDZ008-016-027-029-030-039-053-054-130000-
/O.NEW.KFGF.WI.Y.0021.241112T1800Z-241113T0000Z/
West Polk-Norman-Clay-Kittson-West Marshall-Wilkin-Pembina-
Eastern Walsh-Grand Forks-Steele-Traill-Cass-Richland-Western
Walsh-
Including the cities of Syre, Lancaster, Portland, Halstad,
Stephen, Hope, Grand Forks, Breckenridge, Park River, Finley,
Moorhead, Leroy, Englund, Karlstad, Drayton, Grafton, Fairdale,
Kelso, Fargo, Faith, Ada, Florian, Crookston, Wahpeton, Backoo,
Walhalla, Hadler, East Grand Forks, Bowesmont, Hatton, Twin
Valley, Hillsboro, Akra, Adams, Lankin, Argyle, Cavalier,
Lawndale, Nash, Radium, Mayville, Warren, Hallock, Oakwood,
Roseville, and Flaming
1159 AM CST Tue Nov 12 2024

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected.

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

* WHEN...Until 6 PM CST this evening.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high 
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

&&

$$

TL

1 follow-up statement

801 
WWUS73 KFGF 122358
NPWFGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
558 PM CST Tue Nov 12 2024

MNZ001>004-007-029-NDZ008-016-027-029-030-039-053-054-130100-
/O.EXP.KFGF.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-241113T0000Z/
West Polk-Norman-Clay-Kittson-West Marshall-Wilkin-Pembina-
Eastern Walsh-Grand Forks-Steele-Traill-Cass-Richland-Western
Walsh-
Including the cities of Hallock, Fargo, Cavalier, Moorhead,
Oakwood, Radium, Lancaster, Lankin, Flaming, Hatton, Fairdale,
Drayton, Backoo, Faith, Grand Forks, East Grand Forks, Leroy,
Hillsboro, Florian, Halstad, Hope, Portland, Karlstad, Finley,
Stephen, Park River, Crookston, Nash, Syre, Akra, Ada, Mayville,
Roseville, Bowesmont, Breckenridge, Twin Valley, Lawndale,
Warren, Argyle, Walhalla, Hadler, Englund, Wahpeton, Grafton,
Kelso, and Adams
558 PM CST Tue Nov 12 2024

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

Isolated wind gusts to 40 mph remain possible through the early 
evening hours, but widespread impacts are no longer expected.

$$

Perroux

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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.