PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 210 PM SUN JAN 20 2013 ...PEAK WIND GUSTS DURING THE JANUARY 19 NORTHERN PLAINS GROUND BLIZZARD... THE FOLLOWING ARE PEAK WIND GUSTS RECORDED AT OBSERVING SITES THROUGHOUT THE REGION. WHEN GUSTS OCCURRED AT SEVERAL TIMES THROUGHOUT THE DAY THE TIME OF FIRST OCCURRENCE IS LISTED. NOTE THAT NDAWN WIND MEASURING EQUIPMENT IS APPROXIMATELY 6 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL...AWOS/ASOS WIND SENSORS ARE SITUATED 33 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. AWOS/ASOS SITES SITE COUNTY SPEED TIME GWINNER...........SARGENT 58 MPH 1230 PM COOPERSTOWN.......GRIGGS 49 MPH 100 PM VALLEY CITY.......BARNES 48 MPH 230 PM CANDO.............TOWNER 47 MPH 1200 NOON FERGUS FALLS......OTTER TAIL 47 MPH 200 PM BEMIDJI...........BELTRAMI 46 MPH 100 PM CROOKSTON.........POLK 46 MPH 130 PM DETROIT LAKES.....BECKER 46 MPH 400 PM GRAND FORKS.......GRAND FORKS 45 MPH 100 PM LANGDON...........CAVALIER 45 MPH 100 PM WAHPETON..........RICHLAND 45 MPH 230 PM CAVALIER..........PEMBINA 44 MPH 200 PM DEVILS LAKE.......RAMSEY 44 MPH 1230 PM FARGO.............CASS 44 MPH 200 PM GRAFTON...........WALSH 44 MPH 130 PM FOSSTON...........POLK 43 MPH 200 PM PARK RAPIDS.......HUBBARD 43 MPH 1000 AM WADENA............WADENA 43 MPH 300 PM WALHALLA..........PEMBINA 39 MPH 200 PM THIEF RVR FALLS...PENNINGTON 36 MPH 1130 AM ROSEAU............ROSEAU 35 MPH 300 PM NDAWN SITES SITE COUNTY SPEED TIME BAKER.............BENSON 45 MPH 12 NOON CANDO.............TOWNER 44 MPH 11 AM WARREN............MARSHALL 43 MPH 1 PM ELDRED............POLK 40 MPH 3 PM STEPHEN...........MARSHALL 39 MPH 12 NOON MICHIGAN..........NELSON 38 MPH 11 AM GRAND FORKS 3S....GRAND FORKS 34 MPH 2 PM $$ WJB/PR ===== PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 322 PM CST SAT JAN 19 2013 ...HIGHEST WINDS IN THE PAST 12 HOURS... ...LOCATION... ...TIME... ...WIND... 2 N ROLLA (ROLETTE ND) (1824 FT)(AWOS) 815 AM JAN 19 59 MPH 2 NNE OAKES (DICKEY ND) (1335 FT)(AWOS) 155 PM JAN 19 56 MPH GARRISON (MCLEAN ND) (1910 FT)(ASOS) 1058 AM JAN 19 55 MPH CROSBY AUTOMATED WEATHER STATION. 456 AM JAN 19 53 MPH 3 E MOFFIT (BURLEIGH ND) (RAWS) 1247 PM JAN 19 53 MPH 1 ENE SHELL VALLEY (ROLETTE ND) (RAWS) 722 AM JAN 19 53 MPH 4 S MANDAN (MORTON ND) (1942 FT)(AWOS) 1235 PM JAN 19 52 MPH 6 N BISMARCK (BURLEIGH ND) (APRSWXNET) 1148 AM JAN 19 52 MPH JAMESTOWN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT 1244 PM JAN 19 52 MPH 1 NNW CROSBY (DIVIDE ND) (AWOS) 835 AM JAN 19 52 MPH 9 W WISHEK (MCINTOSH ND) (NDDOT) 1123 AM JAN 19 50 MPH 2 ESE TIOGA (WILLIAMS ND) (AWOS) 1035 AM JAN 19 49 MPH 1 NNE HARVEY (WELLS ND) (1607 FT)(AWOS) 1055 AM JAN 19 48 MPH 3 SSW LINTON (EMMONS ND) (AWOS) 115 PM JAN 19 48 MPH MINOT INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (WARD ND) 454 AM JAN 19 48 MPH ECHO (MCLEAN ND) (2101 FT)(UCOOP) 651 AM JAN 19 48 MPH 1 ENE DENHOFF (SHERIDAN ND) (NDDOT) 1005 AM JAN 19 48 MPH 2 NW RUGBY (PIERCE ND) (1548 FT)(AWOS) 1015 AM JAN 19 47 MPH MINOT AIR FORCE BASE (WARD ND) (AWOS) 826 AM JAN 19 46 MPH 7 WSW STRAWBERRY LAKE (MCLEAN ND) 1159 AM JAN 19 46 MPH 1 SE MEDINA (STUTSMAN ND) (NDDOT) 905 AM JAN 19 46 MPH BISMARCK, ND (BURLEIGH ND) (ASOS) 109 PM JAN 19 46 MPH 1 SW STANLEY (MOUNTRAIL ND) (AWOS) 1035 AM JAN 19 45 MPH 3 NE STERLING (BURLEIGH ND) (NDDOT) 1003 AM JAN 19 45 MPH ARROWWOOD 2 (STUTSMAN ND) (GOES) 1234 PM JAN 19 45 MPH ===== PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD 538 PM CST SAT JAN 19 2013 ...HIGHEST WINDS IN THE PAST 12 HOURS... ...LOCATION... ...TIME... ...WIND... MARSHALL COUNTY RAWS (MARSHALL SD) 259 PM JAN 19 53 MPH SISSETON MUNICIPAL AP (ROBERTS SD) 159 PM JAN 19 53 MPH 3 W GRACEVILLE (BIG STONE MN) (MNDOT) 125 PM JAN 19 52 MPH ABERDEEN, SD (BROWN SD) (1296 FT)(ASOS) 132 PM JAN 19 52 MPH 10 W LONG LAKE (MCPHERSON SD) (RAWS) 115 PM JAN 19 51 MPH HAYTI (HAMLIN SD) (1687 FT)(APRSWXNET) 345 PM JAN 19 50 MPH ORTONVILLE (BIG STONE MN) (AWOS) 254 PM JAN 19 46 MPH 11 S BULLHEAD (CORSON SD) (RAWS) 106 PM JAN 19 46 MPH WATERTOWN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT 334 PM JAN 19 45 MPH 1 W ODESSA (BIG STONE MN) (RAWS) 251 PM JAN 19 44 MPH 1 ESE FAULKTON (FAULK SD) (NONFEDAWOS) 1155 AM JAN 19 44 MPH WHEATON (TRAVERSE MN) (AWOS) 1155 AM JAN 19 44 MPH HURON RAWS (HAND SD) (UCOOP) 241 PM JAN 19 44 MPH 1 ENE CLARK (CLARK SD) (NONFEDAWOS) 1255 PM JAN 19 41 MPH 3 S WEBSTER (DAY SD) (NONFEDAWOS) 255 PM JAN 19 41 MPH 1 S GETTYSBURG (POTTER SD) (NONFEDAWOS) 155 PM JAN 19 40 MPH 2 NNE BRITTON (MARSHALL SD) 255 PM JAN 19 40 MPH 1 WNW SAINT LAWRENCE (HAND SD) 155 PM JAN 19 39 MPH FORT PIERRE RAWS (LYMAN SD) (UCOOP) 159 PM JAN 19 39 MPH PIERRE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (HUGHES SD) 1230 PM JAN 19 38 MPH MOBRIDGE MUNI AP (WALWORTH SD) (ASOS) 1116 AM JAN 19 38 MPH HOVEN (POTTER SD) (1908 FT)(APRSWXNET) 244 PM JAN 19 37 MPH 5 SW WALLACE (CLARK SD) (APRSWXNET) 316 PM JAN 19 36 MPH 2 W ONIDA (SULLY SD) (NONFEDAWOS) 255 PM JAN 19 36 MPH BEAR CREEK RAWS (DEWEY SD) (GOES) 1152 AM JAN 19 35 MPH MOBRIDGE (WALWORTH SD) (APRSWXNET) 125 PM JAN 19 34 MPH SELBY (WALWORTH SD) (1910 FT)(AWS) 1120 AM JAN 19 34 MPH 9 E LEES CORNER (BUFFALO SD) 1243 PM JAN 19 32 MPH ABERDEEN SCHOOLNET (BROWN SD) (UCOOP) 1147 AM JAN 19 31 MPH BRITTON/HECLA HIGH SCHOOL (MARSHALL SD) 1131 AM JAN 19 31 MPH 4 E PEEVER (ROBERTS SD) (APRSWXNET) 134 PM JAN 19 30 MPH MILLER SCHOOL (HAND SD) (UCOOP) 141 PM JAN 19 29 MPH REDFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL (SPINK SD) 251 PM JAN 19 28 MPH EUREKA SCHOOL DISTRICT (MCPHERSON SD) 1111 AM JAN 19 28 MPH 1 SSW CLEAR LAKE (DEUEL SD) (APRSWXNET) 229 PM JAN 19 28 MPH MOBRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL (WALWORTH SD) 121 PM JAN 19 26 MPH CLEAR LAKE SCHOOLNET (DEUEL SD) (UCOOP) 353 PM JAN 19 25 MPH 5 ENE WALLACE (CODINGTON SD) 435 PM JAN 19 25 MPH ====== PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 618 PM CST SAT JAN 19 2013 ...HIGHEST WIND GUSTS AS OF 6 PM TODAY... ...LOCATION... ...TIME... ...WIND... 6 E JORDAN (SCOTT MN) (APRSWXNET) 436 PM JAN 19 61 MPH 3 SSE ALEXANDRIA (DOUGLAS MN) (MNDOT) 207 PM JAN 19 56 MPH MINNEAPOLIS/ST PAUL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT 257 PM JAN 19 55 MPH MONTEVIDEO (CHIPPEWA MN) (AWOS) 334 PM JAN 19 54 MPH GLENWOOD (POPE MN) (AWOS) 314 PM JAN 19 54 MPH 2 WSW CLARA CITY (CHIPPEWA MN) (MNDOT) 1238 PM JAN 19 53 MPH 7 ESE COLFAX (CHIPPEWA WI) (APRSWXNET) 453 PM JAN 19 53 MPH 4 ENE HENDERSON (SCOTT MN) (MNDOT) 601 PM JAN 19 53 MPH 2 W WINTHROP (SIBLEY MN) (MNDOT) 250 PM JAN 19 53 MPH MORRIS MUNI - CHARLIE SCHMIDT FLD AIRPO 1210 PM JAN 19 53 MPH FLYING CLOUD AIRPORT (HENNEPIN MN) 324 PM JAN 19 52 MPH MINNEAPOLIS (DAKOTA MN) (AWOS) 409 PM JAN 19 52 MPH 5 NNE ELLENDALE (STEELE MN) (MNDOT) 453 PM JAN 19 52 MPH OLIVIA (RENVILLE MN) (AWOS) 131 PM JAN 19 52 MPH MUNICIPAL APT (KANDIYOHI MN) (AWOS) 314 PM JAN 19 51 MPH MUNICIPAL APT (KANDIYOHI MN) (AWOS) 532 PM JAN 19 51 MPH GLENCOE (MCLEOD MN) (998 FT)(AWOS) 316 PM JAN 19 51 MPH FAIRBAULT MUNI AP (RICE MN) (AWOS) 514 PM JAN 19 51 MPH 3 ESE PENNOCK (KANDIYOHI MN) (AWOS) 115 PM JAN 19 51 MPH NEW RICHMOND (ST. CROIX WI) (AWOS) 355 PM JAN 19 51 MPH STANTON AIRFIELD (GOODHUE MN) (AWOS) 513 PM JAN 19 51 MPH 5 SE SEARLES (BROWN MN) (APRSWXNET) 552 PM JAN 19 51 MPH CHIPPEWA VALLEY REGIONAL AIRPORT 510 PM JAN 19 51 MPH 3 SW EAU CLAIRE (EAU CLAIRE WI) 515 PM JAN 19 50 MPH 1 WSW ROBBINSDALE (HENNEPIN MN) 244 PM JAN 19 50 MPH 1 NNE FREDERIC (POLK WI) (APRSWXNET) 400 PM JAN 19 50 MPH ST PAUL DOWNTOWN AIRPORT (RAMSEY MN) 353 PM JAN 19 49 MPH OSCEOLA (POLK WI) (AWOS) 415 PM JAN 19 49 MPH 3 S LITCHFIELD (MEEKER MN) (RAWS) 311 PM JAN 19 49 MPH WASECA (WASECA MN) (AWOS) 455 PM JAN 19 49 MPH APPLETON (SWIFT MN) (AWOS) 1234 PM JAN 19 49 MPH ALEXANDRIA CHANDLER FIELD AIRPORT 313 PM JAN 19 49 MPH 1 NNW PRIOR LAKE (SCOTT MN) (APRSWXNET) 415 PM JAN 19 49 MPH 3 S CARVER (CARVER MN) (845 FT)(RAWS) 449 PM JAN 19 48 MPH 3 ENE MADELIA (BLUE EARTH MN) (MNDOT) 507 PM JAN 19 48 MPH ST JAMES (WATONWAN MN) (AWOS) 454 PM JAN 19 48 MPH HUTCHINSON (MCLEOD MN) (AWOS) 255 PM JAN 19 48 MPH ANOKA COUNTY-BLAINE AIRPORT (JANES FLD) 245 PM JAN 19 48 MPH MENOMONIE (DUNN WI) (AWOS) 555 PM JAN 19 47 MPH 1 S WINNEBAGO (FARIBAULT MN) 603 PM JAN 19 47 MPH BENSON (SWIFT MN) (1040 FT)(AWOS) 1212 PM JAN 19 47 MPH 7 N GRANITE LEDGE (MORRISON MN) 318 PM JAN 19 47 MPH 1 NNW RICE (BENTON MN) (1063 FT)(MNDOT) 504 PM JAN 19 47 MPH MADISON (LAC QUI PARLE MN) (AWOS) 234 PM JAN 19 47 MPH 2 SE SAUK CENTRE (STEARNS MN) (MNDOT) 237 PM JAN 19 47 MPH BUFFALO (WRIGHT MN) (AWOS) 155 PM JAN 19 46 MPH 3 N HASTINGS (WASHINGTON MN) 338 PM JAN 19 46 MPH 3 E LAKE ELMO (WASHINGTON MN) (AWOS) 535 PM JAN 19 46 MPH LITCHFIELD (MEEKER MN) (1132 FT)(AWOS) 333 PM JAN 19 46 MPH 3 SE CUMBERLAND (BARRON WI) (AWOS) 455 PM JAN 19 46 MPH 1 NW SHAKOPEE (SCOTT MN) (APRSWXNET) 329 PM JAN 19 46 MPH REDWOOD FALLS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT 149 PM JAN 19 45 MPH MAPLE LAKE (WRIGHT MN) (AWOS) 216 PM JAN 19 45 MPH GRANITE FALLS (YELLOW MEDICINE MN) 311 PM JAN 19 45 MPH MANKATO REGIONAL AIRPORT 435 PM JAN 19 45 MPH RUSK COUNTY AIRPORT (RUSK WI) (AWOS) 615 PM JAN 19 45 MPH PRINCETON (MILLE LACS MN) (AWOS) 251 PM JAN 19 45 MPH ===== PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 449 PM CST SAT JAN 19 2013 ...HIGH WIND REPORTS AT OF 400 PM... LOCATION PEAK WIND ======================================= BLATNIK BRIDGE (DULUTH/SUPERIOR)..52 MPH BEMIDJI MN........................46 MPH STAPLES MN........................44 MPH KNIFE RIVER MN....................44 MPH SKY HARBOR (DOWNTOWN DULUTH)......43 MPH DULUTH AIRPORT....................43 MPH DEVILS ISLAND WI..................43 MPH BAYFIELD WI.......................43 MPH BRAINERD MN.......................43 MPH HIBBING MN........................43 MPH GRAND RAPIDS MN...................41 MPH CLOQUET MN........................40 MPH INTERNATIONAL FALLS MN............31 MPH $$ GRANING =====