Alert archive / North Dakota / Blizzard Warnings in 2007
Blizzard Warning 2, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this blizzard warning at Mar 2, 2007, 4:18 AM CST for 16 counties in North Dakota. It was in force for 17 hr. 5 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 2, 2007, 4:18 AM CST (10:18 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 2, 2007, 9:00 PM CST
- In force
- 17 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
Counties Bottineau County, ND, Burleigh County, ND, Dickey County, ND, Emmons County, ND, Foster County, ND, Kidder County, ND, LaMoure County, ND, Logan County, ND, McHenry County, ND, McIntosh County, ND, Pierce County, ND, Renville County, ND, Rolette County, ND, Sheridan County, ND, Stutsman County, ND, Wells County, ND
The radar
The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:22 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 12:30 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Ashley, ND | VISIBILITY LESS THAN 1/4 MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. |
| Mar 2, 12:30 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Denhoff, ND | VISIBILITY LESS THAN 1/4 MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. WIND GUSTING TO 39 MPH. |
| Mar 2, 12:30 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Steele, ND | VISIBILITY LESS THAN 1/4 MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. |
| Mar 2, 12:30 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Wishek, ND | VISIBILITY LESS THAN 1/4 MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. WIND GUSTING TO 45 MPH. |
| Mar 2, 2:40 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Montpelier, ND | VISIBILITY ZERO |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 00:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 93 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
- 635 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 32 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 31 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 KBIS 021018 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 418 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2007 ...A BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA FROM BISMARCK TO MINOT AND EAST...AND A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE REMAINDER OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA UNTIL 9 PM TONIGHT... .STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO DEVELOP AS THESE WINDS IN COMBINATION WITH RECENT SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 12 INCHES...WILL CREATE AREAS OF SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN THE OPEN COUNTRY. VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO AND NUMEROUS SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS CAN BE EXPECTED. TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL ACROSS NORTH DAKOTA TODAY AND TONIGHT...PREPARE FOR TREACHEROUS ROAD CONDITIONS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. LET OTHERS KNOW DETAILS OF YOUR TRAVEL PLANS AND ALLOW EXTRA TRAVEL TIME WHEN PLANNING YOUR TRIP. ALWAYS REMEMBER TO KEEP A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR CAR. AND IF POSSIBLE...DELAY YOUR TRAVEL PLANS AS CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE GREATLY BY SATURDAY MORNING. NDZ003>005-011>013-022-023-025-036-037-047-048-050-051-021830- /O.CAN.KBIS.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070303T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.BZ.W.0002.070302T1018Z-070303T0300Z/ RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-SHERIDAN-WELLS- FOSTER-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...MINOT... TOWNER...RUGBY...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...STEELE... JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 418 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO DEVELOP AS THESE WINDS IN COMBINATION WITH RECENT SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 12 INCHES...WILL CREATE AREAS OF SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN THE OPEN COUNTRY. VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO AND NUMEROUS SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS CAN BE EXPECTED. 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. $$ NDZ001-002-009-010-017>020-031>034-040>045-021830- /O.CAN.KBIS.SB.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070303T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.BS.Y.0001.070302T1018Z-070303T0300Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER- GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN- ADAMS-SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...WILLISTON... NEW TOWN...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER... BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MANDAN...MARMARTH...MOTT...ELGIN... BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES 418 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2007 /318 AM MST FRI MAR 2 2007/ ...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO DEVELOP AS THESE WINDS IN COMBINATION WITH RECENT SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 7 INCHES...WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN THE OPEN COUNTRY. LOW VISIBILITIES AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER ROADWAYS CAN BE EXPECTED. A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ NDZ021-035-046-021830- /O.UPG.KBIS.SB.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070303T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.BZ.W.0002.070302T1018Z-070303T0300Z/ MCLEAN-BURLEIGH-EMMONS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARRISON...BISMARCK...LINTON 418 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO DEVELOP AS THESE WINDS IN COMBINATION WITH RECENT SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 10 INCHES...WILL CREATE AREAS OF SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN THE OPEN COUNTRY. VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO AND NUMEROUS SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS CAN BE EXPECTED. 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. $$ ND
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS43 KBIS 021556 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 956 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2007 ...A BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA FROM BISMARCK TO MINOT AND EAST...AND A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE REMAINDER OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA UNTIL 9 PM TONIGHT... .STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA THE REST OF THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO DEVELOP AS THESE WINDS IN COMBINATION WITH RECENT SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 12 INCHES...WILL CREATE AREAS OF SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN THE OPEN COUNTRY. VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO AND NUMEROUS SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS CAN BE EXPECTED. TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL ACROSS NORTH DAKOTA TODAY AND TONIGHT... PREPARE FOR TREACHEROUS ROAD CONDITIONS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. LET OTHERS KNOW DETAILS OF YOUR TRAVEL PLANS AND ALLOW EXTRA TRAVEL TIME WHEN PLANNING YOUR TRIP. ALWAYS REMEMBER TO KEEP A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR CAR. AND IF POSSIBLE...DELAY YOUR TRAVEL PLANS AS CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE GREATLY BY SATURDAY MORNING. NDZ003>005-011>013-021>023-025-035>037-046>048-050-051-030000- /O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070303T0300Z/ RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN- WELLS-FOSTER-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE- MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...MINOT... TOWNER...RUGBY...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON... BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...LINTON...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY... ASHLEY...OAKES 956 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO DEVELOP AS THESE WINDS IN COMBINATION WITH RECENT SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 12 INCHES...WILL CREATE AREAS OF SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN THE OPEN COUNTRY. VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO AND NUMEROUS SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS CAN BE EXPECTED. 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. $$ NDZ001-002-009-010-017>020-031>034-040>045-030000- /O.CON.KBIS.BS.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-070303T0300Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER- GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN- ADAMS-SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...WILLISTON... NEW TOWN...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER... BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MANDAN...MARMARTH...MOTT...ELGIN... BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES 956 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2007 /856 AM MST FRI MAR 2 2007/ ...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO DEVELOP AS THESE WINDS IN COMBINATION WITH RECENT SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 7 INCHES...WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... ESPECIALLY IN THE OPEN COUNTRY. LOW VISIBILITIES AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER ROADWAYS CAN BE EXPECTED. A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$
000 WWUS43 KBIS 022130 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 330 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2007 ...A BLIZZARD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA FROM GARRISON TO CARRINGTON AND SOUTH TO THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER AND A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE REMAINDER OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA UNTIL 9 PM TONIGHT... .STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE AS THESE WINDS...IN COMBINATION WITH RECENT SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 12 INCHES...WILL CREATE AREAS OF SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN THE OPEN COUNTRY. VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO AND NUMEROUS SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS CAN BE EXPECTED. TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL ACROSS NORTH DAKOTA THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT... PREPARE FOR TREACHEROUS ROAD CONDITIONS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. LET OTHERS KNOW DETAILS OF YOUR TRAVEL PLANS AND ALLOW EXTRA TRAVEL TIME WHEN PLANNING YOUR TRIP. ALWAYS REMEMBER TO KEEP A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR CAR. AND IF POSSIBLE...DELAY YOUR TRAVEL PLANS AS CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE GREATLY BY SATURDAY MORNING. NDZ003>005-011>013-030300- /O.CAN.KBIS.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070303T0300Z/ /O.EXA.KBIS.BS.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-070303T0300Z/ RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...MINOT... TOWNER...RUGBY 330 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2007 ...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL THIS AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. WIDESPREAD AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY AS THESE WINDS IN COMBINATION WITH RECENT SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 7 INCHES...WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... ESPECIALLY IN THE OPEN COUNTRY. LOW VISIBILITIES AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER ROADWAYS CAN BE EXPECTED. A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ NDZ021>023-025-035>037-046>048-050-051-030300- /O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070303T0300Z/ MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-EMMONS- LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY... CARRINGTON...BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...LINTON...NAPOLEON... EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 330 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA THIS AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO CONTINUE AS THESE WINDS...IN COMBINATION WITH RECENT SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 12 INCHES...WILL CREATE AREAS OF SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN THE OPEN COUNTRY. VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO AND NUMEROUS SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS CAN BE EXPECTED. 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. $$ NDZ001-002-009-010-017>020-031>034-040>045-030300- /O.CON.KBIS.BS.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-070303T0300Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER- GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN- ADAMS-SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...WILLISTON... NEW TOWN...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER... BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MANDAN...MARMARTH...MOTT...ELGIN... BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES 330 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2007 /230 PM MST FRI MAR 2 2007/ ...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. WIDESPREAD AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILIITES IN BLOWING SNOW ARE LIKELY AS THESE WINDS...IN COMBINATION WITH RECENT SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 5 INCHES...WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... ESPECIALLY IN THE OPEN COUNTRY. LOW VISIBILITIES AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER ROADWAYS CAN BE EXPECTED. A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$
000 WWUS43 KBIS 030325 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 925 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2007 ...STRONG WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT... .THE STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT PRODUCED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TODAY WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST OUT OF THE REGION. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH TONIGHT...WITH WINDS DROPPING OFF IN THE WEST LATE THIS EVENING. WINDS OVER CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA WILL REMAIN GUSTY OVERNIGHT BUT SHOULD CONTINUE TO DROP OFF SLOWLY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA HAS BEEN DOWNGRADED TO A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY. STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL STILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING...ESPECIALLY OVER OPEN AREAS. THE BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY FOR WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL MIDNIGHT. THERE WILL STILL BE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH MIDNIGHT. WINDS SHOULD DROP OFF ENOUGH BY MIDNIGHT THAT THE ADVISORY SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE THEN. THE BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 4 AM CST. WINDS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCE VISIBILITIES. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION IF YOU MUST TRAVEL ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TONIGHT. SOME ROADS ARE STILL IMPASSABLE DUE TO THE EXTENDED PERIOD OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. NDZ021>023-025-035>037-046>048-050-051-031000- /O.EXP.KBIS.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070303T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.BS.Y.0002.070303T0325Z-070303T1000Z/ MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-EMMONS- LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY... CARRINGTON...BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...LINTON...NAPOLEON... EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 925 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2007 ...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST SATURDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST SATURDAY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL SLOWLY DECREASE OVERNIGHT. HOWEVER...NEAR GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED IN OPEN AREAS THROUGH EARLY MORNING. VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO AND NUMEROUS SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS CAN BE EXPECTED. A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ NDZ001-002-009-010-017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-030600- /O.EXP.KBIS.BS.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-070303T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.BS.Y.0002.070303T0325Z-070303T0600Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY- BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...WILLISTON... NEW TOWN...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON... MARMARTH...MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER 925 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2007 /825 PM MST FRI MAR 2 2007/ ...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/ TONIGHT... ...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS EXTENDED THE BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/ TONIGHT. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE THIS EVENING. HOWEVER...REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CAN STILL BE EXPECTED THROUGH MIDNIGHT. CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE AFTER MIDNIGHT. A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ NDZ003>005-011>013-019-020-034-042-045-031000- /O.EXP.KBIS.BS.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-070303T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.BS.Y.0002.070303T0325Z-070303T1000Z/ RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-MERCER-OLIVER- MORTON-GRANT-SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...MINOT... TOWNER...RUGBY...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...MANDAN...ELGIN... FORT YATES 925 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2007 /825 PM MST FRI MAR 2 2007/ ...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST /3 AM MST/ SATURDAY... ...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS EXTENDED THE BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST /3 AM MST/ SATURDAY. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL SLOWLY DECREASE OVERNIGHT. HOWEVER...NEAR GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED IN OPEN AREAS THROUGH EARLY MORNING. VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO AND NUMEROUS SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS CAN BE EXPECTED. A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ TWH
The office that day
Everything else NWS Bismarck, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 4:18 AM CST | Blowing Snow Advisory | BIS | Adams, Billings, Bottineau, Bowman, Burke, Divide and 15 more | 17 hr |
Nearby
Blizzard Warnings in North Dakota, 2007Every blizzard warning in 2007
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.