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Wind Advisory 21, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this wind advisory at Nov 2, 2025, 1:49 AM CST for 12 counties in North Dakota; 9 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Nov 2, 2025, 9:00 AM CST. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 2, 2025, 1:49 AM CST (07:49 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 2, 2025, 9:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Nov 2, 2025, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
All 21 counties
Beltrami County, MN, Clearwater County, MN, Kittson County, MN, Lake of the Woods County, MN, Marshall County, MN, Pennington County, MN, Polk County, MN, Red Lake County, MN, Roseau County, MN, Benson County, ND, Cavalier County, ND, Eddy County, ND, Grand Forks County, ND, Griggs County, ND, Nelson County, ND, Pembina County, ND, Ramsey County, ND, Steele County, ND, Towner County, ND, Traill County, ND, Walsh County, ND
The radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:53 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
International Fa, MN (KINL), launched 00:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 293 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1038 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 34 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 47 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
300 WWUS73 KFGF 020749 NPWFGF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Grand Forks ND 149 AM CST Sun Nov 2 2025 MNZ001-004>009-013>017-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-054-021600- /O.NEW.KFGF.WI.Y.0021.251102T1500Z-251103T0000Z/ West Polk-Kittson-Roseau-Lake Of The Woods-West Marshall-East Marshall-North Beltrami-Pennington-Red Lake-East Polk-North Clearwater-South Beltrami-Towner-Cavalier-Pembina-Benson-Ramsey- Eastern Walsh-Eddy-Nelson-Grand Forks-Griggs-Steele-Traill- Western Walsh- Including the cities of Fosston, Cando, Thief River Falls, Finley, Mayville, Hillsboro, Baudette, Grand Forks, Roseau, Michigan, Cooperstown, Drayton, Hallock, Langdon, Grafton, Red Lake Falls, Lankin, Leeds, East Grand Forks, Middle River, Bemidji, Warren, Bagley, Red Lake, Cavalier, Devils Lake, Crookston, Newfolden, and New Rockford 149 AM CST Sun Nov 2 2025 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of north central and northwest Minnesota and northeast and southeast North Dakota. * WHEN...From 9 AM this morning to 6 PM CST 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. && $$ Rafferty
3 follow-up statements
750 WWUS73 KFGF 021309 NPWFGF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Grand Forks ND 709 AM CST Sun Nov 2 2025 MNZ001-004>009-013>017-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-054-022115- /O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0021.251102T1500Z-251103T0000Z/ West Polk-Kittson-Roseau-Lake Of The Woods-West Marshall-East Marshall-North Beltrami-Pennington-Red Lake-East Polk-North Clearwater-South Beltrami-Towner-Cavalier-Pembina-Benson-Ramsey- Eastern Walsh-Eddy-Nelson-Grand Forks-Griggs-Steele-Traill- Western Walsh- Including the cities of Fosston, Cando, Thief River Falls, Finley, Mayville, Hillsboro, Baudette, Grand Forks, Roseau, Michigan, Cooperstown, Drayton, Hallock, Langdon, Grafton, Red Lake Falls, Lankin, Leeds, East Grand Forks, Middle River, Bemidji, Warren, Bagley, Red Lake, Cavalier, Devils Lake, Crookston, Newfolden, and New Rockford 709 AM CST Sun Nov 2 2025 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of north central and northwest Minnesota and northeast and southeast North Dakota. * WHEN...Until 6 PM CST this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ Rafferty
223 WWUS73 KFGF 021942 NPWFGF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Grand Forks ND 142 PM CST Sun Nov 2 2025 MNZ001-004>009-013>017-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-054-030000- /O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-251103T0000Z/ West Polk-Kittson-Roseau-Lake Of The Woods-West Marshall-East Marshall-North Beltrami-Pennington-Red Lake-East Polk-North Clearwater-South Beltrami-Towner-Cavalier-Pembina-Benson-Ramsey- Eastern Walsh-Eddy-Nelson-Grand Forks-Griggs-Steele-Traill- Western Walsh- Including the cities of Roseau, Devils Lake, Michigan, Mayville, Cooperstown, East Grand Forks, Baudette, Hallock, Warren, Bemidji, Hillsboro, Newfolden, Cando, Middle River, Red Lake Falls, Lankin, Bagley, Drayton, Crookston, Fosston, Red Lake, Grafton, Grand Forks, Finley, Langdon, Thief River Falls, New Rockford, Leeds, and Cavalier 142 PM CST Sun Nov 2 2025 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. * WHERE...Portions of north central and northwest 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. && $$ Thomas
069 WWUS73 KFGF 030002 NPWFGF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Grand Forks ND 602 PM CST Sun Nov 2 2025 MNZ001-004>009-013>017-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-054-030115- /O.EXP.KFGF.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-251103T0000Z/ West Polk-Kittson-Roseau-Lake Of The Woods-West Marshall-East Marshall-North Beltrami-Pennington-Red Lake-East Polk-North Clearwater-South Beltrami-Towner-Cavalier-Pembina-Benson-Ramsey- Eastern Walsh-Eddy-Nelson-Grand Forks-Griggs-Steele-Traill- Western Walsh- Including the cities of Finley, Hallock, Fosston, Cavalier, Drayton, Michigan, Bagley, Middle River, Red Lake Falls, Hillsboro, Cooperstown, Baudette, Crookston, Roseau, Newfolden, Bemidji, Thief River Falls, Grand Forks, Red Lake, Mayville, Langdon, Grafton, New Rockford, Lankin, Warren, East Grand Forks, Cando, Devils Lake, and Leeds 602 PM CST Sun Nov 2 2025 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... Winds continue to decrease, ending the potential for impacts from gusty winds. $$ CJ
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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.