Alert archive / Minnesota / Blizzard Warnings in 2005
Blizzard Warning 3, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this blizzard warning at Nov 28, 2005, 11:39 AM CST for 5 counties in North Dakota; 10 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Nov 28, 2005, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 22 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 28, 2005, 11:39 AM CST (17:39 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 28, 2005, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Nov 29, 2005, 9:52 AM CST
- In force
- 22 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
Counties Becker County, MN, Clay County, MN, Clearwater County, MN, Grant County, MN, Hubbard County, MN, Mahnomen County, MN, Norman County, MN, Otter Tail County, MN, Wadena County, MN, Wilkin County, MN, Barnes County, ND, Cass County, ND, Ransom County, ND, Richland County, ND, Sargent County, ND
The radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 114 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:40 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
Aberdeen, SD (KABR), launched 12:00Z, 5.7 hours before the alert went out and 259 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
- 5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 466 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 251 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 384 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS43 KFGF 281755 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...RE-SENT FOR MEDIA AND WEATHER RADIO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 1139 AM CST MON NOV 28 2005 NO CHANGES...RESENT FOR WEATHER RADIO AND MEDIA PURPOSES ......WINTER STORM TO IMPACT EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.. .FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON OVER MUCH OF NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA EAST OF A BAUDETTE TO FOSSTON TO FERGUS FALLS LINE. THIS FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW BETWEEN 5 PM AND 8 PM WITH HEAVY SNOW TONIGHT. HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND THE SOUTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH MIDNIGHT. COMBINED WITH WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON...PEAKING IN INTENSITY THIS EVENING. MNZ002-003-029-NDZ038-039-049-052-053-291200- /O.CAN.KFGF.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-051129T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.051128T1800Z-051129T1200Z/ NORMAN-CLAY-WILKIN-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...BRECKENRIDGE... VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON 1139 AM CST MON NOV 28 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING FOR BARNES...CASS...RANSOM...SARGENT...CASS...RICHLAND...WILKIN AND CLAY COUNTIES UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. CONDITIONS WILL WORSEN THIS AFTERNOON AS WINDS INCREASE AND SNOW INCREASES. THE MIXED SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO TRANSITION OVER TO HEAVY SNOW THIS AFTERNOON WITH SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TONIGHT. SNOW AMOUNTS WILL AVERAGE 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE LIKELY IN MOST AREAS. WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 45 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TONIGHT. THIS WILL CAUSE NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT. WINDS COMBINED WITH THE WEIGHT OF ICE ON POWER LINES AND TREES WILL CAUSE DOWNED POWER LINES AND TREES SO THE PUBLIC IS ASKED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION. AUTHORITIES ADVISE NO TRAVEL. $$ MNZ001-007-NDZ027-029-030-291200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-051129T1200Z/ WEST POLK-WEST MARSHALL-GRAND FORKS-STEELE-TRAILL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...WARREN... GRAND FORKS...FINLEY...MAYVILLE 1139 AM CST MON NOV 28 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE MAYVILLE...GRAND FORKS AND CROOKSTON AREAS LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH PERIODS OF SNOW TONIGHT. NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES ARE LIKELY...HEAVIEST SOUTH AND EAST OF GRAND FORKS. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 35 MPH CAUSING VISIBILITY BELOW ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES TONIGHT. AUTHORITIES ADVISE NO TRAVEL IN MANY AREAS DUE TO ICE COVERED ROADS. SNOW FALLING ON TOP OF THE ACCUMULATED ICE WILL MAKE TRAVEL EVEN MORE HAZARDOUS. $$ MNZ005-006-008-009-013>017-022>024-027-028-030>032-040-291200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-051129T1200Z/ ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON- RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN- SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WEST OTTER TAIL- EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN... RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON... BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS... DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS... WADENA...ELBOW LAKE 1139 AM CST MON NOV 28 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY FOR THE MINNESOTA LAKES REGION. FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND CHANGE TO SNOW TONIGHT. SNOW AMOUNTS TONIGHT OF 5 TO 12 INCHES ARE LIKELY OVER THE ENTIRE AREA...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS FROM FERGUS FALLS AND DETROIT LAKES TO BEMIDJI. NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL CAUSE DRIFTING AND BLOWING SNOW. $$ MNZ004-NDZ008-016-024-026-028-054-291200- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-051129T1200Z/ KITTSON-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON-GRIGGS- WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...CAVALIER...GRAFTON... NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...COOPERSTOWN...ADAMS 1139 AM CST MON NOV 28 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND TONIGHT WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR TWO POSSIBLE. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ RIDDLE
9 follow-up statements
000 WWUS43 KFGF 282022 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 221 PM CST MON NOV 28 2005 ...WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE EASTERN DAKOTAS...WESTERN AND NORTHERN MINNESOTA UNTIL EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. .FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON OVER MUCH OF NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA EAST OF A BAUDETTE TO FOSSTON TO FERGUS FALLS LINE. THIS FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW BETWEEN 5 PM AND 8 PM WITH HEAVY SNOW TONIGHT. HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND THE SOUTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH MIDNIGHT. COMBINED WITH WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON...PEAKING IN INTENSITY THIS EVENING. MNZ002-003-029-NDZ038-039-049-052-053-291200- /O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-051129T1200Z/ NORMAN-CLAY-WILKIN-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...BRECKENRIDGE... VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON 221 PM CST MON NOV 28 2005 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR BARNES...CASS...RANSOM... SARGENT...CASS...RICHLAND...WILKIN AND CLAY COUNTIES UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WINTER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT AS WINDS INCREASE AND SNOW INCREASES. SLEET WILL CONTINUE TO TRANSITION OVER TO HEAVY SNOW THIS AFTERNOON WITH SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TONIGHT. SNOW AMOUNTS FROM 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE LIKELY IN MOST AREAS. WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 45 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TONIGHT. THIS WILL CAUSE NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT. WINDS COMBINED WITH THE WEIGHT OF ICE ON POWER LINES AND TREE BRANCHES WILL CAUSE DOWNED POWER LINES AND HAMPER TRAFFIC. AUTHORITIES ADVISE NO TRAVEL. $$ MNZ001-007-NDZ027-029-030-291200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-051129T1200Z/ WEST POLK-WEST MARSHALL-GRAND FORKS-STEELE-TRAILL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...WARREN... GRAND FORKS...FINLEY...MAYVILLE 221 PM CST MON NOV 28 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE MAYVILLE...GRAND FORKS AND CROOKSTON AREAS LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH PERIODS OF SNOW TONIGHT. NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES ARE LIKELY...HEAVIEST SOUTH AND EAST OF GRAND FORKS. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 35 MPH CAUSING VISIBILITY BELOW ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES TONIGHT. AUTHORITIES ADVISE NO TRAVEL IN MANY AREAS DUE TO ICE COVERED ROADS. SNOW FALLING ON TOP OF THE ACCUMULATED ICE WILL MAKE TRAVEL EVEN MORE HAZARDOUS. $$ MNZ005-006-008-009-013>017-022>024-027-028-030>032-040-291200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-051129T1200Z/ ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON- RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN- SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WEST OTTER TAIL- EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN... RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON... BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS... DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS... WADENA...ELBOW LAKE 221 PM CST MON NOV 28 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY FOR THE MINNESOTA LAKES REGION. FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND CHANGE TO SNOW TONIGHT. SNOW AMOUNTS TONIGHT OF 5 TO 12 INCHES ARE LIKELY OVER THE ENTIRE AREA...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS FROM FERGUS FALLS AND DETROIT LAKES TO BEMIDJI. NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL CAUSE DRIFTING AND BLOWING SNOW. $$ MNZ004-NDZ008-016-024-026-028-054-282035- /O.CAN.KFGF.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-051129T1200Z/ KITTSON-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON-GRIGGS- WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...CAVALIER...GRAFTON... NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...COOPERSTOWN...ADAMS 221 PM CST MON NOV 28 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA. A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED TO REPLACE IT...AND IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM TUESDAY MORNING. $$ GUST/RIDDLE
000 WWUS43 KFGF 282208 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 408 PM CST MON NOV 28 2005 ...WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE EASTERN DAKOTAS...WESTERN AND NORTHERN MINNESOTA UNTIL EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. .FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL CHANGE TO SNOW FOR THE WADENA... PARK RAPIDS AND BEMIDJI AREAS EARLY THIS EVENING. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE OVER SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA THROUGH THE NIGHT. COMBINED WITH WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA INTO TUESDAY MORNING. MNZ027-030-040-291200- /O.CAN.KFGF.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-051129T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-051129T1200Z/ WEST BECKER-WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DETROIT LAKES...FERGUS FALLS... ELBOW LAKE 408 PM CST MON NOV 28 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THIS BLIZZARD WARNING COVERS THE DETROIT LAKES TO FERGUS FALLS CORRIDOR. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AS WINDS AND SNOW AMOUNTS INCREASE. SLEET WILL CONTINUE TO TRANSITION TO HEAVY SNOW THIS EVENING WITH VERY STRONG WINDS EXPECTED AS WELL. SNOW AMOUNTS FROM 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE LIKELY IN MOST AREAS. WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 45 MPH BY EARLY EVENING. THIS WILL CAUSE NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY TONIGHT. WINDS COMBINED WITH THE WEIGHT OF ICE ON POWER LINES AND TREE BRANCHES WILL CAUSE DOWNED POWER LINES AND HAMPER TRAFFIC. AUTHORITIES ADVISE NO TRAVEL. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ MNZ002-003-029-NDZ038-039-049-052-053-291200- /O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-051129T1200Z/ NORMAN-CLAY-WILKIN-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...BRECKENRIDGE... VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON 408 PM CST MON NOV 28 2005 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT TONIGHT FOR THE SOUTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AS WINDS AND SNOW AMOUNTS CONTINUE TO INCREASE. SNOW AMOUNTS FROM 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE LIKELY IN MOST AREAS. WINDS OF 25 TO 45 MPH WILL ALSO CONTINUE TONIGHT...CAUSING NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY. WINDS COMBINED WITH THE WEIGHT OF ICE ON POWER LINES AND TREE BRANCHES WILL CAUSE DOWNED POWER LINES AND HAMPER TRAFFIC. AUTHORITIES ADVISE NO TRAVEL. $$ MNZ001-007-NDZ027-029-030-291200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-051129T1200Z/ WEST POLK-WEST MARSHALL-GRAND FORKS-STEELE-TRAILL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...WARREN... GRAND FORKS...FINLEY...MAYVILLE 408 PM CST MON NOV 28 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT TONIGHT FOR PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE FINLEY...THOMPSON AND CROOKSTON AREAS TONIGHT. NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES ARE LIKELY...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS SOUTH AND EAST OF GRAND FORKS. NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WILL ALSO CONTINUE... CAUSING VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES TONIGHT. AUTHORITIES ADVISE NO TRAVEL IN MANY AREAS DUE TO ICE COVERED ROADS. SNOW FALLING ON TOP OF THE ACCUMULATED ICE WILL MAKE TRAVEL EVEN MORE HAZARDOUS. $$ MNZ005-006-008-009-013>017-022>024-028-031-032-291200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-051129T1200Z/ ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON- RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN- SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-EAST BECKER-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN... RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON... BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS... WOLF LAKE...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA 408 PM CST MON NOV 28 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT TONIGHT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...MOSTLY EAST OF A LINE FROM NEW YORK MILLS TO ROSEAU. FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL CHANGE TO AREAS OF HEAVY SNOW TONIGHT. SNOW AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 12 INCHES ARE LIKELY OVER THE ENTIRE AREA...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS FROM NEW YORK MILLS TO BEMIDJI. NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL CAUSE DRIFTING AND BLOWING SNOW. $$ GODON
000 WWUS43 KFGF 290034 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 634 PM CST MON NOV 28 2005 ...WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE EASTERN DAKOTAS...WESTERN AND NORTHERN MINNESOTA UNTIL EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. .SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE OVER SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA THROUGH THE NIGHT. COMBINED WITH WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA INTO TUESDAY MORNING. FURTHER TO THE NORTH AND WEST...LITTLE IF ANY ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ALONG AND NORTH OF A VALLEY CITY TO GRAND FORKS TO ROSEAU LINE. MNZ022>024-028-031-032-291200- /O.CAN.KFGF.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-051129T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-051129T1200Z/ MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-EAST BECKER-EAST OTTER TAIL- WADENA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS... WOLF LAKE...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA 634 PM CST MON NOV 28 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR IN THE MAHNOMEN...PARK RAPIDS...WADENA...AND NEW YORK MILLS AREAS OVERNIGHT. SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN HAS CHANGED TO SNOW ACROSS THE AREA...AND SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. SNOW FALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 9 INCHES TONIGHT. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL ALSO BLOW BETWEEN 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH...PRODUCING ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL SLOWLY DECREASE BY TUESDAY MORNING...AND VISIBILITIES WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE. ICE ON POWERLINES COUPLED WITH THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN SOME POWER OUTAGES AS WELL. VENTURING OUTDOORS TONIGHT MAY BE LIFE THREATENING. LOW PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY MOVE EAST INTO THE GREAT LAKES BY TUESDAY...AND BRING AND END TO THE DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ MNZ002-003-027-029-030-040-NDZ038-039-049-052-053-291200- /O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-051129T1200Z/ NORMAN-CLAY-WEST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-BARNES-CASS- RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...DETROIT LAKES... BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...ELBOW LAKE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO... LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON 634 PM CST MON NOV 28 2005 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT FOR THE SOUTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM 5 TO 10 INCHES TONIGHT ARE EXPECTED...WHEN COMBINED WITH THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE LIFE THREATENING CONDITIONS. WINDS OF 25 TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT...CAUSING ZERO VISIBILITY. IN ADDITION...WIND CHILLS WILL FALL TO AROUND 20 BELOW ZERO LATER TONIGHT. INTERSTATE 94 FROM FERGUS FALLS TO MOORHEAD WILL BE CLOSING BY 7 PM. THEREFORE TRAVEL IS NOT ADVISED ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS STORM...AND VENTURING OUTDOORS TONIGHT WILL BE LIFE THREATENING. NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES HAVE BEEN REPORTED ACROSS THE REGION AS WELL...SO TAKE PROPER PRECAUTIONS IF POWER DOES FAIL IN YOUR AREA. LOW PRESSURE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER WILL SLOWLY MOVE EAST OF THE REGION BY TUESDAY...AND CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE. $$ MNZ001-007-NDZ027-029-030-291200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-051129T1200Z/ WEST POLK-WEST MARSHALL-GRAND FORKS-STEELE-TRAILL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...WARREN... GRAND FORKS...FINLEY...MAYVILLE 634 PM CST MON NOV 28 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT TONIGHT FOR PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE FINLEY...THOMPSON AND CROOKSTON AREAS TONIGHT. NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES ARE LIKELY...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS SOUTH AND EAST OF GRAND FORKS. NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WILL ALSO CONTINUE...CAUSING VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES TONIGHT. AUTHORITIES ADVISE NO TRAVEL IN MANY AREAS DUE TO ICE COVERED ROADS. SNOW FALLING ON TOP OF THE ACCUMULATED ICE WILL MAKE TRAVEL EVEN MORE HAZARDOUS. LOW PRESSURE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER WILL SLOWLY MOVE EAST OF THE REGION BY TUESDAY...AND CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE. $$ MNZ005-006-008-009-013>017-291200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-051129T1200Z/ ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON- RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN... RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON... BAGLEY...BEMIDJI 634 PM CST MON NOV 28 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT TONIGHT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...EAST OF A LINE FROM FOSSTON TO ROSEAU. PRECIPITATION HAS CHANGED TO ALL SNOW ACROSS THE REGION...AND HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR TONIGHT FROM BAUDETTE TO BEMIDJI. SNOW AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE LIKELY FROM BAUDETTE TO BEMIDJI...WITH LIGHTER AMOUNTS WEST OF THIS LINE. NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL CAUSE DRIFTING AND BLOWING SNOW...WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES. LOW PRESSURE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER WILL SLOWLY MOVE EAST OF THE REGION BY TUESDAY...AND CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE. $$ DK
000 WWUS43 KFGF 290226 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 826 PM CST MON NOV 28 2005 ...WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE EASTERN DAKOTAS...WESTERN AND NORTHERN MINNESOTA UNTIL EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. .SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE OVER SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA THROUGH THE NIGHT. COMBINED WITH WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA INTO TUESDAY MORNING. FURTHER TO THE NORTH AND WEST... LITTLE IF ANY ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ALONG AND NORTH OF A VALLEY CITY TO GRAND FORKS TO ROSEAU LINE. MNZ002-003-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ038-039-049-052-053-291200- /O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-051129T1200Z/ NORMAN-CLAY-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER- EAST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT- BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...MAHNOMEN... LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE... BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA... ELBOW LAKE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON 826 PM CST MON NOV 28 2005 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT FOR THE FARGO...WAHPETON...LISBON...MAHNOMEN...PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES AND FERGUS FALLS AREAS. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES TONIGHT ARE EXPECTED...WHEN COMBINED WITH THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE LIFE THREATENING CONDITIONS. TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS FROM 4 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY TUESDAY MORNING. WINDS OF 25 TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT...CAUSING ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES. IN ADDITION...WIND CHILLS WILL FALL TO AROUND 20 BELOW ZERO LATER TONIGHT. AT 820 PM...RADAR INDICATED THE HEAVIEST SNOW ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LISBON TO CASSELTON TO ADA AREA. THIS SNOW BAND WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY SHIFT SOUTH AND EAST OVERNIGHT INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. REPORTS FROM SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA THIS EVENING INDICATE FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW HAS FALLEN. ONCE THE SNOW ENDS FROM WEST TO EAST OVERNIGHT...VISIBILITIES WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE LATER TONIGHT. INTERSTATE 29 FROM FARGO SOUTH TO THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER HAS BEEN CLOSED. IN ADDITION...INTERSTATE 94 FROM FARGO TO JAMESTOWN HAS ALSO BEEN CLOSED DUE TO ZERO VISIBILITY IN OPEN AREAS. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS STORM...AND VENTURING OUTDOORS TONIGHT WILL BE LIFE THREATENING. NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES HAVE BEEN REPORTED ACROSS THE REGION AS WELL...SO TAKE PROPER PRECAUTIONS IF POWER DOES FAIL IN YOUR AREA AND BE PREPARED TO BUNDLE UP EVEN INDOORS. LOW PRESSURE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER WILL SLOWLY MOVE EAST OF THE REGION BY TUESDAY...AND CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE. $$ MNZ001-007-NDZ027-029-030-291200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-051129T1200Z/ WEST POLK-WEST MARSHALL-GRAND FORKS-STEELE-TRAILL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...WARREN... GRAND FORKS...FINLEY...MAYVILLE 826 PM CST MON NOV 28 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT TONIGHT FOR PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY. LIGHT SNOW AND FLURRIES WILL CONTINUE IN THE MAYVILLE...CROOKSTON...GRAND FORKS AND WARREN AREAS. NO ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED...WITH BLOWING SNOW AND WIND CHILLS TO 20 BELOW THE MAIN THREAT FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE OVERNIGHT. THE STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 50 MPH WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. AUTHORITIES ADVISE NO TRAVEL IN MANY AREAS DUE TO ICE AND SNOW COVERED ROADS...AND INTERSTATE 29 HAS BEEN CLOSED FROM THE FARGO AREA SOUTH TO SOUTH DAKOTA DUE TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS HERE. THEREFORE TRAVEL SOUTH FROM THE GRAND FORKS AREA IS NOT ADVISED. LOW PRESSURE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER WILL SLOWLY MOVE EAST OF THE REGION BY TUESDAY...AND CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE. $$ MNZ005-006-008-009-013>017-291200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-051129T1200Z/ ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON- RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN... RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON... BAGLEY...BEMIDJI 826 PM CST MON NOV 28 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT TONIGHT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...EAST OF A LINE FROM FOSSTON TO ROSEAU. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL OCCUR TONIGHT FROM BAUDETTE TO BEMIDJI. SNOW AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE LIKELY FROM BAUDETTE TO BEMIDJI...WITH LIGHTER AMOUNTS WEST OF THIS LINE. NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL CAUSE DRIFTING AND BLOWING SNOW...WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES. AT 820 PM...RADAR INDICATED THE HEAVIEST SNOW ALONG AND EAST OF A RED LAKE FALLS TO BAUDETTE LINE. THIS SNOW BAND WILL SLOWLY SHIFT SOUTH AND EAST OVERNIGHT. LOW PRESSURE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER WILL SLOWLY MOVE EAST OF THE REGION BY TUESDAY...AND CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE. $$ DK
000 WWUS43 KFGF 290412 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 1012 PM CST MON NOV 28 2005 ...WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE EASTERN DAKOTAS...WESTERN AND NORTHERN MINNESOTA UNTIL EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. .SNOW IS TAPERING OFF ACROSS SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOW THAT HAS ALREADY FALLEN...AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA INTO TUESDAY MORNING. FURTHER TO THE NORTH AND WEST...NO ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ALONG AND NORTH OF A VALLEY CITY TO GRAND FORKS TO ROSEAU LINE...BUT SOME BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE. MNZ002-003-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ038-039-049-052-053-291200- /O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-051129T1200Z/ NORMAN-CLAY-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER- EAST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT- BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...MAHNOMEN... LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE... BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA... ELBOW LAKE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON 1012 PM CST MON NOV 28 2005 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT FOR THE FARGO... WAHPETON...LISBON...MAHNOMEN...PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES AND FERGUS FALLS AREAS. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES TONIGHT ARE EXPECTED...WHEN COMBINED WITH THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE LIFE THREATENING CONDITIONS. TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS FROM 4 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY TUESDAY MORNING. WINDS OF 25 TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT...CAUSING ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES. IN ADDITION...WIND CHILLS WILL FALL TO AROUND 20 BELOW ZERO LATER TONIGHT. AT 1010 PM...RADAR INDICATED THAT THE SNOW BAND FROM NEAR LISBON TO FARGO WAS WEAKENING. THIS SNOW BAND WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY SHIFT SOUTH AND EAST OVERNIGHT INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 REPORTS FROM SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA THIS EVENING INDICATE FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW HAS FALLEN. ONCE THE SNOW ENDS FROM WEST TO EAST OVERNIGHT... VISIBILITIES WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE LATER TONIGHT. INTERSTATE 29 FROM FARGO SOUTH TO THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER HAS BEEN CLOSED. IN ADDITION...INTERSTATE 94 FROM FARGO TO JAMESTOWN HAS ALSO BEEN CLOSED DUE TO ZERO VISIBILITY IN OPEN AREAS. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS STORM...AND VENTURING OUTDOORS TONIGHT WILL BE LIFE THREATENING. NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES HAVE BEEN REPORTED ACROSS THE REGION AS WELL...SO TAKE PROPER PRECAUTIONS IF POWER DOES FAIL IN YOUR AREA AND BE PREPARED TO BUNDLE UP EVEN INDOORS. LOW PRESSURE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER WILL SLOWLY MOVE EAST OF THE REGION BY TUESDAY...AND CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE. $$ MNZ001-007-NDZ027-029-030-291200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-051129T1200Z/ WEST POLK-WEST MARSHALL-GRAND FORKS-STEELE-TRAILL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...WARREN... GRAND FORKS...FINLEY...MAYVILLE 1012 PM CST MON NOV 28 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT TONIGHT FOR PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY. LIGHT SNOW AND FLURRIES WILL CONTINUE IN THE MAYVILLE...CROOKSTON...GRAND FORKS AND WARREN AREAS. NO ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED... WITH BLOWING SNOW AND WIND CHILLS TO 20 BELOW THE MAIN THREAT FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE OVERNIGHT. THE STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 50 MPH WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. AUTHORITIES ADVISE NO TRAVEL IN MANY AREAS DUE TO ICE AND SNOW COVERED ROADS...AND INTERSTATE 29 HAS BEEN CLOSED FROM THE FARGO AREA SOUTH TO SOUTH DAKOTA DUE TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS HERE. THEREFORE TRAVEL SOUTH FROM THE GRAND FORKS AREA IS NOT ADVISED. LOW PRESSURE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER WILL SLOWLY MOVE EAST OF THE REGION BY TUESDAY...AND CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE. $$ MNZ005-006-008-009-013>017-291200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-051129T1200Z/ ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON- RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN... RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON... BAGLEY...BEMIDJI 1012 PM CST MON NOV 28 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. AT 1010 PM...RADAR INDICATED THE HEAVIEST SNOW ALONG AND EAST OF A RED LAKE FALLS TO BAUDETTE LINE. THIS SNOW BAND WILL SLOWLY SHIFT SOUTH AND EAST OVERNIGHT AND WEAKEN BY TUESDAY MORNING. TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY TUESDAY MORNING. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS GUSTING OVER 45 MPH AT TIMES WILL ALSO CAUSED REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. LOW PRESSURE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER WILL SLOWLY MOVE EAST OF THE REGION BY TUESDAY...AND CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE. $$ DK
000 WWUS43 KFGF 290551 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 1151 PM CST MON NOV 28 2005 ...WINTER STORM CONTINUES TO IMPACT THE EASTERN DAKOTAS...NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA... .SNOW CONTINUES TO TAPER OFF ACROSS SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOW THAT HAS ALREADY FALLEN...AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA INTO TUESDAY MORNING. FURTHER TO THE NORTH AND WEST...NO ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ALONG AND NORTH OF A VALLEY CITY TO GRAND FORKS TO ROSEAU LINE...BUT SOME BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO HAMPER TRAVEL TONIGHT. MNZ002-003-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ038-039-049-052-053-291200- /O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-051129T1200Z/ NORMAN-CLAY-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER- EAST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT- BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...MAHNOMEN... LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE... BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA... ELBOW LAKE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON 1151 PM CST MON NOV 28 2005 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT FOR THE FARGO... WAHPETON...LISBON...MAHNOMEN...PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES AND FERGUS FALLS AREAS. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES TONIGHT ARE EXPECTED...WHEN COMBINED WITH THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE LIFE THREATENING CONDITIONS. TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY TUESDAY MORNING. WINDS OF 25 TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT...CAUSING ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES...MAINLY IN OPEN AREAS. IN ADDITION...WIND CHILLS WILL FALL TO AROUND 20 BELOW ZERO LATER TONIGHT. AT 1140 PM...RADAR INDICATED THAT THE LIGHT SNOW BAND ALONG AND EAST OF A WAHPETON TO MAHNOMEN LINE WAS WEAKENING. THIS LIGHT SNOW BAND WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY SHIFT SOUTH AND EAST OVERNIGHT INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...THEN OUT OF THE AREA BY LATE TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES. REPORTS FROM SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA THIS EVENING INDICATE FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW HAS FALLEN. ONCE THE SNOW ENDS FROM WEST TO EAST OVERNIGHT...VISIBILITIES WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE LATER TONIGHT AS WIND SPEEDS DIMINISH. INTERSTATE 29 FROM FARGO SOUTH TO THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER REMAINS CLOSED. IN ADDITION...INTERSTATE 94 FROM FARGO TO JAMESTOWN ALSO REMAINS CLOSED DUE TO ZERO VISIBILITY IN OPEN AREAS. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS STORM...AND VENTURING OUTDOORS TONIGHT WILL BE LIFE THREATENING. NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES HAVE BEEN REPORTED ACROSS THE REGION AS WELL...SO TAKE PROPER PRECAUTIONS IF POWER DOES FAIL IN YOUR AREA AND BE PREPARED TO BUNDLE UP EVEN INDOORS. LOW PRESSURE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER WILL SLOWLY MOVE EAST OF THE REGION BY TUESDAY...AND CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE. $$ MNZ001-007-NDZ027-029-030-291200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-051129T1200Z/ WEST POLK-WEST MARSHALL-GRAND FORKS-STEELE-TRAILL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...WARREN... GRAND FORKS...FINLEY...MAYVILLE 1151 PM CST MON NOV 28 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT TONIGHT FOR PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY. SOME FLURRIES WILL CONTINUE IN THE MAYVILLE...CROOKSTON...GRAND FORKS AND WARREN AREAS. NO ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED... WITH BLOWING SNOW AND WIND CHILLS TO 20 BELOW THE MAIN THREAT FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE OVERNIGHT. THE STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 50 MPH WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES MAINLY IN OPEN AREAS. AUTHORITIES ADVISE NO TRAVEL IN MANY AREAS DUE TO ICE AND SNOW COVERED ROADS...AND INTERSTATE 29 HAS BEEN CLOSED FROM THE FARGO AREA SOUTH TO SOUTH DAKOTA DUE TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS HERE. THEREFORE TRAVEL SOUTH FROM THE GRAND FORKS AREA IS NOT ADVISED. LOW PRESSURE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER WILL SLOWLY MOVE EAST OF THE REGION BY TUESDAY...AND CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE. $$ MNZ005-006-008-009-013>017-291200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-051129T1200Z/ ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON- RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN... RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON... BAGLEY...BEMIDJI 1151 PM CST MON NOV 28 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. AT 1140 PM...RADAR INDICATED THE HEAVIEST SNOW ALONG AND EAST OF AN OKLEE TO BAUDETTE LINE. THIS SNOW BAND WILL SLOWLY SHIFT SOUTH AND EAST OVERNIGHT AND WEAKEN BY TUESDAY MORNING. TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY TUESDAY MORNING. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS GUSTING OVER 45 MPH AT TIMES WILL ALSO CAUSED REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. LOW PRESSURE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER WILL SLOWLY MOVE EAST OF THE REGION BY TUESDAY...AND CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE. $$ DK
000 WWUS43 KFGF 290958 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 358 AM CST TUE NOV 29 2005 ...WINTER STORM CONTINUES TO IMPACT THE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA... NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA... .LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH TO FLURRIES THIS MORNING. HOWEVER...THE WIND REMAINS STRONG ENOUGH TO KEEP BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA THIS MORNING. FURTHER TO THE NORTH AND WEST...ALONG AND NORTH OF A VALLEY CITY TO GRAND FORKS TO ROSEAU LINE...BLOWING SNOW CONTINUES TO HAMPER TRAVEL... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY. MNZ002-003-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ038-039-049-052-053-291200- /O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-051129T1200Z/ NORMAN-CLAY-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER- EAST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT- BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...MAHNOMEN... LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE... BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA... ELBOW LAKE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON 358 AM CST TUE NOV 29 2005 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING. EARLY THIS MORNING IN THE FARGO...WAHPETON...LISBON...PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES AND FERGUS FALLS AREAS...THE WIND IN COMBINATION WITH BLOWING SNOW...WILL CREATE LIFE THREATENING CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY. AT 330 AM...RADAR INDICATED THAT THE MAIN BAND OF SNOW... WHICH WAS ALONG AND EAST OF A WAHPETON TO MAHNOMEN LINE...CONTINUES TO WEAKEN. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS FROM THIS BAND SHOULD BE LESS THAN ONE INCH. ESTIMATED SNOWFALL REPORTS FROM SOUTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA FROM LATE LAST NIGHT INDICATED THAT 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW HAD FALLEN. INTERSTATE 29 FROM FARGO SOUTH TO THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER REMAINS CLOSED. IN ADDITION...INTERSTATE 94 FROM JAMESTOWN NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH FARGO NORTH DAKOTA TO FERGUS FALLS MINNESOTA REMAINS CLOSED...AND HIGHWAY 10 FROM FARGO NORTH DAKOTA TO DETROIT LAKES MINNESOTA IS ALSO CLOSED DUE TO ZERO VISIBILITY IN OPEN AREAS. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. VENTURING OUTDOORS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING. NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES HAVE BEEN REPORTED ACROSS THE REGION. TAKE PROPER PRECAUTIONS IF POWER DOES FAIL IN YOUR AREA...AND BE PREPARED TO BUNDLE UP EVEN INDOORS. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE THIS MORNING AS THE SNOWFALL DISSIPATES AND THE WIND SUBSIDES. $$ MNZ001-007-NDZ027-029-030-291200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-051129T1200Z/ WEST POLK-WEST MARSHALL-GRAND FORKS-STEELE-TRAILL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...WARREN... GRAND FORKS...FINLEY...MAYVILLE 358 AM CST TUE NOV 29 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA. FLURRIES ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY IN THE MAYVILLE...CROOKSTON...GRAND FORKS AND WARREN AREAS. NO ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION IS ANTICIPATED. HOWEVER...GUSTY WINDS CONTINUE TO CREATE BLOWING SNOW...WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY. AUTHORITIES ADVISE NO TRAVEL IN MANY AREAS DUE TO ICE AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. INTERSTATE 29 REMAINS CLOSED FROM GARDNER TO THE SOUTH DAKOTA STATE LINE DUE TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THERE. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE TODAY AS THE WIND SUBSIDES. $$ MNZ005-006-008-009-013>017-291200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-051129T1200Z/ ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON- RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN... RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON... BAGLEY...BEMIDJI 358 AM CST TUE NOV 29 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA THIS MORNING. THE MAIN BAND OF SNOW HAS MOVED SOUTH INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THEREFORE...ONLY FLURRIES ARE EXPECTED TODAY. HOWEVER...GUSTY WINDS CONTINUE TO CREATE BLOWING SNOW...WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY. AUTHORITIES ADVISE THAT TRAVEL WILL BE QUITE DIFFICULT IN MANY AREAS DUE TO ICE AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE TODAY AS THE WIND SUBSIDES. $$ NG
000 WWUS43 KFGF 291159 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 559 AM CST TUE NOV 29 2005 ...WINTER STORM CONTINUES TO IMPACT THE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA... NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA... .LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH TO FLURRIES THIS MORNING. HOWEVER...THE WIND REMAINS STRONG ENOUGH TO KEEP BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA THIS MORNING. FURTHER TO THE NORTH AND WEST...ALONG AND NORTH OF A VALLEY CITY TO GRAND FORKS TO WASKISH LINE...BLOWING SNOW CONTINUES TO HAMPER TRAVEL... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY. NDZ038-049-052-291600- /O.CAN.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-051129T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.WW.Y.0007.051129T1159Z-051129T1600Z/ BARNES-RANSOM-SARGENT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALLEY CITY...LISBON...GWINNER 559 AM CST TUE NOV 29 2005 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY EXTENDS ALONG A FORMAN TO VALLEY CITY LINE. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. LIGHT SNOW WILL DIMINISH TO FLURRIES TODAY. HOWEVER...GUSTY WINDS CONTINUE TO CREATE BLOWING SNOW...WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY. AUTHORITIES CONTINUE TO REPORT THAT AREA ROADWAYS ARE VERY ICY AND THAT TRAVEL REMAINS DIFFICULT. TO THE SOUTH AND EAST OF THE ADVISORY AREA...A BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CONTINUE. THUS...INTERSTATE 29 FROM GARDNER TO THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER REMAINS CLOSED. AS WELL AS...INTERSTATE 94 FROM JAMESTOWN NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH FARGO NORTH DAKOTA TO FERGUS FALLS MINNESOTA REMAINS CLOSED...AND HIGHWAY 10 FROM FARGO NORTH DAKOTA TO DETROIT LAKES MINNESOTA IS ALSO CLOSED DUE TO ZERO VISIBILITY IN OPEN AREAS. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE TODAY AS THE WIND SUBSIDES. $$ MNZ001-009-013>017-NDZ027-029-030-291600- /O.CAN.KFGF.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-051129T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.WW.Y.0007.051129T1159Z-051129T1600Z/ WEST POLK-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK- NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-GRAND FORKS-STEELE-TRAILL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON... BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...GRAND FORKS...FINLEY...MAYVILLE 559 AM CST TUE NOV 29 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY EXTENDS ALONG A VALLEY CITY TO GRAND FORKS TO THIEF RIVER FALLS TO BEMIDJI LINE. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. LIGHT SNOW WILL DIMINISH TO FLURRIES TODAY. HOWEVER...GUSTY WINDS CONTINUE TO CREATE BLOWING SNOW...WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY. AUTHORITIES CONTINUE TO REPORT THAT AREA ROADWAYS ARE VERY ICY AND THAT TRAVEL REMAINS DIFFICULT. TO THE SOUTH AND EAST OF THE ADVISORY AREA...A BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CONTINUE. THUS...INTERSTATE 29 FROM GARDNER TO THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER REMAINS CLOSED. AS WELL AS...INTERSTATE 94 FROM JAMESTOWN NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH FARGO NORTH DAKOTA TO FERGUS FALLS MINNESOTA REMAINS CLOSED...AND HIGHWAY 10 FROM FARGO NORTH DAKOTA TO DETROIT LAKES MINNESOTA IS ALSO CLOSED DUE TO ZERO VISIBILITY IN OPEN AREAS. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE TODAY AS THE WIND SUBSIDES. $$ MNZ005>008-291300- /O.CAN.KFGF.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-051129T1200Z/ ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN 559 AM CST TUE NOV 29 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. $$ MNZ002-003-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ039-053-291600- /O.EXT.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-051129T1600Z/ NORMAN-CLAY-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER- EAST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT- CASS-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...MAHNOMEN... LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE... BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA... ELBOW LAKE...FARGO...WAHPETON 559 AM CST TUE NOV 29 2005 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING. IN THE FARGO...WAHPETON...LISBON...PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES AND FERGUS FALLS AREAS...THE WIND IN COMBINATION WITH BLOWING SNOW...WILL CREATE LIFE THREATENING CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY THIS MORNING. INTERSTATE 29 FROM FARGO SOUTH TO THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER REMAINS CLOSED. IN ADDITION...INTERSTATE 94 FROM JAMESTOWN NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH FARGO NORTH DAKOTA TO FERGUS FALLS MINNESOTA REMAINS CLOSED...AND HIGHWAY 10 FROM FARGO NORTH DAKOTA TO DETROIT LAKES MINNESOTA IS ALSO CLOSED DUE TO ZERO VISIBILITY IN OPEN AREAS. THE LATEST SNOWFALL REPORTS INDICATE THAT 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW HAS FALLEN...WITH SNOW DRIFTS UP TO FIVE FEET HIGH IN SOME LOCATIONS. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. VENTURING OUTDOORS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING. NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES HAVE BEEN REPORTED ACROSS THE REGION. TAKE PROPER PRECAUTIONS IF POWER DOES FAIL IN YOUR AREA. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE THIS MORNING AS THE SNOWFALL DISSIPATES AND THE WIND SUBSIDES. $$ NG
000 WWUS43 KFGF 291552 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 952 AM CST TUE NOV 29 2005 ...CONDITIONS IMPROVING OVER EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA... .LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH TO FLURRIES THIS MORNING. WINDS ARE ALSO DECREASING AS THE STORM MOVES OVER THE GREAT LAKES. HOWEVER...SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON CAUSING DIFFICULT TRAVELING IN OPEN COUNTRY. MNZ002-003-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ039-053-291700- /O.CAN.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-051129T1600Z/ NORMAN-CLAY-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER- EAST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT- CASS-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...MAHNOMEN... LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE... BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA... ELBOW LAKE...FARGO...WAHPETON 952 AM CST TUE NOV 29 2005 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH TO FLURRIES THIS MORNING. WINDS ARE ALSO DECREASING AS THE STORM MOVES OVER THE GREAT LAKES. HOWEVER...SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON CAUSING DIFFICULT TRAVELING IN OPEN COUNTRY. PERSONS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION AS AREA ROADS REMAIN SLICK. $$ MNZ001-009-013>017-NDZ027-029-030-038-049-052-291700- /O.CAN.KFGF.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-051129T1600Z/ WEST POLK-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK- NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-GRAND FORKS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES- RANSOM-SARGENT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON... BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...GRAND FORKS...FINLEY...MAYVILLE... VALLEY CITY...LISBON...GWINNER 952 AM CST TUE NOV 29 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH TO FLURRIES THIS MORNING. WINDS ARE ALSO DECREASING AS THE STORM MOVES OVER THE GREAT LAKES. HOWEVER...SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON CAUSING DIFFICULT TRAVELING IN OPEN COUNTRY. PERSONS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION AS AREA ROADS REMAIN SLICK. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 27, 9:15 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Eddy, Griggs, Nelson, Pembina, Walsh | 17 hr |
| Nov 28, 1:18 PM CST | Wind Advisory | FGF | Benson, Cavalier, Eddy, Griggs, Nelson, Pembina and 3 more | 17 hr |
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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.