3 products issued by NWS for:
Wind Advisory
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 258 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... .STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS WESTERN AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. THIS INCLUDES BOWMAN...DICKINSON... WILLISTON ...MINOT AND BOTTINEAU. THOSE WORKING OUTDOORS ON ELEVATED STRUCTURES...OR THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... SHOULD USE CAUTION AS STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE THESE ACTIVITIES DIFFICULT. NDZ001>005-009>013-017>019-021-031>033-040-041-043-044-210400- /O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-130521T0600Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-MCLEAN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS- STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL... BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER... RUGBY...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...GARRISON... BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER 258 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013 /158 PM MDT MON MAY 20 2013/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ TUESDAY... * TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 30 MPH WITH PEAK GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE WORKING OUTDOORS ON ELEVATED STRUCTURES OR DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...AND OR GUSTS UNDER 58 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ AYD
Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 300 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013 NDZ001>003-005-009>011-013-017>019-021-031>033-040-041-043-044- 212000- DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-PIERCE- MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-MCLEAN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE- HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS- 300 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013 /200 PM MDT MON MAY 20 2013/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT FLOOD WATCH FOR HEAVY RAINFALL REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BIS FOR DETAILS. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BIS FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT HEAVY RAIN AND FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK. $$
Flood Watch
FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 257 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013 ...FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH TONIGHT... .AN ADDITIONAL ONE HALF TO THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH OF RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. SOILS CONTINUE TO SATURATE ACROSS THE AREA AND THE THREAT OF OVERLAND FLOODING...INCLUDING COUNTY AND TOWNSHIP ROADS IN LOW LYING AREAS AND LOCATIONS OF POOR DRAINAGE CONTINUES. SOME WATER HAS BEEN REPORTED ENTERING BASEMENTS ACROSS THE AREA...AND RESIDENTS SHOULD MONITOR AND TAKE THE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT THEIR HOMES FROM INCREASING GROUND WATER. RIVER AND STREAM RISES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE OVER THE COMING DAYS. NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-210400- /O.CON.KBIS.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-130521T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS- FOSTER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER- STUTSMAN-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN- LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL... BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER... RUGBY...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER... GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...BEACH...MEDORA... DICKINSON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...MARMARTH... MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES...LINTON... NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 257 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013 /157 PM MDT MON MAY 20 2013/ ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...BOTTINEAU... MCHENRY...PIERCE...RENVILLE...ROLETTE AND WARD. IN NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...BURKE...DIVIDE...MCKENZIE...MOUNTRAIL AND WILLIAMS. IN SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...BURLEIGH...EMMONS... GRANT...KIDDER...MCLEAN...MERCER...MORTON...OLIVER... SHERIDAN...SIOUX AND WELLS. IN SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA... DICKEY...FOSTER...LA MOURE...LOGAN...MCINTOSH AND STUTSMAN. IN SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...ADAMS...BILLINGS...BOWMAN...DUNN... GOLDEN VALLEY...HETTINGER...SLOPE AND STARK. * THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * ADDITIONAL ONE HALF TO THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH OF RAINFALL. * MANY AREAS IN THE WATCH HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF RAINFALL DURING THE PAST THREE DAYS. * OVERLAND FLOODING OF COUNTY AND TOWNSHIP ROADS ARE POSSIBLE...IN ADDITION TO WATER ENTERING BASEMENTS FROM SATURATED SOILS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING. MONITOR FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ AYD