Alert archive / North Dakota / Winter Storm Warnings in 2007
Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this winter storm warning at Mar 1, 2007, 3:26 PM CST for 14 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Mar 2, 2007, 12:00 AM CST. It was in force for 4 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
- Mar 1, 2007, 3:26 PM CST (21:26 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 2, 2007, 12:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Mar 2, 2007, 4:18 AM CST
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
Counties Bottineau County, ND, Dickey 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), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:32 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
Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 12:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 105 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
- 599 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 21 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 13 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 012126 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 326 PM CST THU MAR 1 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA FROM OAKES TO JAMESTOWN TO MINOT AND SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY FOR THE REMAINDER OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT UNTIL 6 PM FRIDAY... .A WINTER STORM SYSTEM CENTERED OVER MISSOURI THIS MORNING WILL MOVE NORTHEASTWARD TO WISCONSIN BY FRIDAY MORNING. LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY WITH 2 TO 3 INCHES NEW SNOW ACCUMULATION OVER WEST AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AND 4 TO 8 INCHES FROM BOTTINEAU TO JAMESTOWN AND OAKES. THE STORM SYSTEM WILL INTENSIFY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY AS IT MOVES TOWARDS WISCONSIN. IN ADDITION TO NEW ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH TONIGHT...AND WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED ON FRIDAY. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS... FALLING SNOW...AND LOOSE SNOW ALREADY ON THE GROUND FROM RECENT SNOW EVENTS...WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. VISIBILITIES MAY BE NEAR ZERO AT TIMES WITH OCCASIONAL NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL ACROSS THE STATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY SHOULD PREPARE FOR HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...LET OTHERS KNOW DETAILS OF YOUR TRAVEL PLANS AND ALLOW EXTRA TRAVEL TIME WHEN PLANNING YOUR TRIP. KEEP A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR CAR. NDZ011-022-047-048-050-051-020530- /O.UPG.KBIS.SB.Y.0002.070302T0600Z-070303T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.WS.W.0002.070302T0600Z-070303T0000Z/ WARD-SHERIDAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MINOT...MCCLUSKY...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY... ASHLEY...OAKES 326 PM CST THU MAR 1 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY WILL LIKELY RANGE FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES. IN ADDITION...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH TONIGHT...AND WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED ON FRIDAY. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS... FALLING SNOW...AND LOOSE SNOW ALREADY ON THE GROUND FROM RECENT SNOW EVENTS...WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. VISIBILITIES MAY BE NEAR ZERO AT TIMES WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ NDZ003>005-012-013-023-025-036-037-020530- /O.NEW.KBIS.WS.W.0002.070302T0600Z-070303T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KBIS.SB.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070302T0600Z/ RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-MCHENRY-PIERCE-WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER- STUTSMAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...TOWNER... RUGBY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...STEELE...JAMESTOWN 326 PM CST THU MAR 1 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY WILL LIKELY RANGE FROM 4 TO 6 INCHES. IN ADDITION...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH TONIGHT...AND WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED ON FRIDAY. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS... FALLING SNOW...AND LOOSE SNOW ALREADY ON THE GROUND FROM RECENT SNOW EVENTS...WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. VISIBILITIES MAY BE NEAR ZERO AT TIMES WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ NDZ001-009-017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-020530- /O.EXA.KBIS.SB.Y.0002.070302T0600Z-070303T0000Z/ DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE- HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...WILLISTON...WATFORD CITY... KILLDEER...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...MOTT... BOWMAN...HETTINGER 326 PM CST THU MAR 1 2007 /226 PM MST THU MAR 1 2007/ ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/ TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/ TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ FRIDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY WILL LIKELY RANGE FROM 2 TO 3 INCHES. IN ADDITION...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH TONIGHT...AND WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED ON FRIDAY. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...FALLING SNOW...AND LOOSE SNOW ALREADY ON THE GROUND FROM RECENT SNOW EVENTS...WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. VISIBILITIES MAY BE NEAR ZERO AT TIMES WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ NDZ002-010-019>021-034-035-042-045-046-020530- /O.CON.KBIS.SB.Y.0002.070302T0600Z-070303T0000Z/ BURKE-MOUNTRAIL-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-MORTON-BURLEIGH-GRANT-SIOUX- EMMONS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWBELLS...NEW TOWN...BEULAH...HAZEN... CENTER...GARRISON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...ELGIN...FORT YATES... LINTON 326 PM CST THU MAR 1 2007 /226 PM MST THU MAR 1 2007/ ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/ TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ FRIDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/ TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ FRIDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY WILL LIKELY RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES. IN ADDITION...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH TONIGHT...AND WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED ON FRIDAY. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...FALLING SNOW...AND LOOSE SNOW ALREADY ON THE GROUND FROM RECENT SNOW EVENTS...WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. VISIBILITIES MAY BE NEAR ZERO AT TIMES WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS43 KBIS 012128 CCA WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 327 PM CST THU MAR 1 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA FROM OAKES TO JAMESTOWN TO MINOT AND SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY FOR THE REMAINDER OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT UNTIL 6 PM FRIDAY... .A WINTER STORM SYSTEM CENTERED OVER MISSOURI THIS AFTERNOON WILL MOVE NORTHEASTWARD TO WISCONSIN BY FRIDAY MORNING. LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY WITH 2 TO 3 INCHES NEW SNOW ACCUMULATION OVER WEST AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AND 4 TO 8 INCHES FROM MINOT AND BOTTINEAU TO JAMESTOWN AND OAKES. THE STORM SYSTEM WILL INTENSIFY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY AS IT MOVES TOWARDS WISCONSIN. IN ADDITION TO NEW ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH TONIGHT...AND WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED ON FRIDAY. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS... FALLING SNOW...AND LOOSE SNOW ALREADY ON THE GROUND FROM RECENT SNOW EVENTS...WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. VISIBILITIES MAY BE NEAR ZERO AT TIMES WITH OCCASIONAL NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL ACROSS THE STATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY SHOULD PREPARE FOR HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...LET OTHERS KNOW DETAILS OF YOUR TRAVEL PLANS AND ALLOW EXTRA TRAVEL TIME WHEN PLANNING YOUR TRIP. KEEP A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR CAR. NDZ011-022-047-048-050-051-020545- /O.UPG.KBIS.SB.Y.0002.070302T0600Z-070303T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.WS.W.0002.070302T0600Z-070303T0000Z/ WARD-SHERIDAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MINOT...MCCLUSKY...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY... ASHLEY...OAKES 327 PM CST THU MAR 1 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY WILL LIKELY RANGE FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES. IN ADDITION...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH TONIGHT...AND WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED ON FRIDAY. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS... FALLING SNOW...AND LOOSE SNOW ALREADY ON THE GROUND FROM RECENT SNOW EVENTS...WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. VISIBILITIES MAY BE NEAR ZERO AT TIMES WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ NDZ003>005-012-013-023-025-036-037-020545- /O.NEW.KBIS.WS.W.0002.070302T0600Z-070303T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KBIS.SB.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070302T0600Z/ RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-MCHENRY-PIERCE-WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER- STUTSMAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...TOWNER... RUGBY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...STEELE...JAMESTOWN 327 PM CST THU MAR 1 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY WILL LIKELY RANGE FROM 4 TO 6 INCHES. IN ADDITION...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH TONIGHT...AND WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED ON FRIDAY. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS... FALLING SNOW...AND LOOSE SNOW ALREADY ON THE GROUND FROM RECENT SNOW EVENTS...WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. VISIBILITIES MAY BE NEAR ZERO AT TIMES WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ NDZ001-009-017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-020545- /O.EXA.KBIS.SB.Y.0002.070302T0600Z-070303T0000Z/ DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE- HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...WILLISTON...WATFORD CITY... KILLDEER...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...MOTT... BOWMAN...HETTINGER 327 PM CST THU MAR 1 2007 /227 PM MST THU MAR 1 2007/ ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/ TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/ TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ FRIDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY WILL LIKELY RANGE FROM 2 TO 3 INCHES. IN ADDITION...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH TONIGHT...AND WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED ON FRIDAY. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...FALLING SNOW...AND LOOSE SNOW ALREADY ON THE GROUND FROM RECENT SNOW EVENTS...WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. VISIBILITIES MAY BE NEAR ZERO AT TIMES WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ NDZ002-010-019>021-034-035-042-045-046-020545- /O.CON.KBIS.SB.Y.0002.070302T0600Z-070303T0000Z/ BURKE-MOUNTRAIL-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-MORTON-BURLEIGH-GRANT-SIOUX- EMMONS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWBELLS...NEW TOWN...BEULAH...HAZEN... CENTER...GARRISON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...ELGIN...FORT YATES... LINTON 327 PM CST THU MAR 1 2007 /227 PM MST THU MAR 1 2007/ ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/ TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ FRIDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/ TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ FRIDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY WILL LIKELY RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES. IN ADDITION...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH TONIGHT...AND WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED ON FRIDAY. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...FALLING SNOW...AND LOOSE SNOW ALREADY ON THE GROUND FROM RECENT SNOW EVENTS...WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. VISIBILITIES MAY BE NEAR ZERO AT TIMES WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$
000 WWUS43 KBIS 012244 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 444 PM CST THU MAR 1 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA FROM OAKES TO JAMESTOWN TO MINOT AND SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY FOR THE REMAINDER OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT UNTIL 6 PM FRIDAY... ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT FROM OAKES TO JAMESTOWN TO MINOT... .A STORM SYSTEM CENTERED OVER MISSOURI THIS AFTERNOON WILL MOVE NORTHEASTWARD TO WISCONSIN BY FRIDAY MORNING. LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY WITH 2 TO 3 INCHES NEW SNOW ACCUMULATION OVER WEST AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AND 4 TO 8 INCHES FROM MINOT AND BOTTINEAU TO JAMESTOWN AND OAKES. THE STORM SYSTEM WILL INTENSIFY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY AS IT MOVES TOWARDS WISCONSIN. IN ADDITION TO NEW ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL... NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH TONIGHT...AND WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED ON FRIDAY. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...FALLING SNOW...AND LOOSE SNOW ALREADY ON THE GROUND FROM RECENT SNOW EVENTS...WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. VISIBILITIES MAY BE NEAR ZERO AT TIMES WITH OCCASIONAL NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL ACROSS THE STATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY SHOULD PREPARE FOR HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...LET OTHERS KNOW DETAILS OF YOUR TRAVEL PLANS AND ALLOW EXTRA TRAVEL TIME WHEN PLANNING YOUR TRIP. KEEP A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR CAR. NDZ011-047-048-050-051-020645- /O.EXA.KBIS.SB.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070302T0600Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0002.070302T0600Z-070303T0000Z/ WARD-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MINOT...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY... OAKES 444 PM CST THU MAR 1 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXPANDED TO INCLUDE WARD COUNTY AND THE CITY OF MINOT IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN EXPANDED TO INCLUDE THE TOWNS OF OAKES...ELLENDALE AND ASHLEY IN SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY WILL LIKELY RANGE FROM 4 TO 6 INCHES. IN ADDITION...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH TONIGHT...AND WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED ON FRIDAY. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS... FALLING SNOW...AND LOOSE SNOW ALREADY ON THE GROUND FROM RECENT SNOW EVENTS...WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. VISIBILITIES MAY BE NEAR ZERO AT TIMES WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ NDZ003>005-012-013-023-025-036-037-020645- /O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0002.070302T0600Z-070303T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.SB.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070302T0600Z/ RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-MCHENRY-PIERCE-WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER- STUTSMAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...TOWNER... RUGBY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...STEELE...JAMESTOWN 444 PM CST THU MAR 1 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY WILL LIKELY RANGE FROM 4 TO 6 INCHES. IN ADDITION...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH TONIGHT...AND WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED ON FRIDAY. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS... FALLING SNOW...AND LOOSE SNOW ALREADY ON THE GROUND FROM RECENT SNOW EVENTS...WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. VISIBILITIES MAY BE NEAR ZERO AT TIMES WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ NDZ022-020645- /O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0002.070302T0600Z-070303T0000Z/ SHERIDAN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MCCLUSKY 444 PM CST THU MAR 1 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY WILL LIKELY RANGE FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES. IN ADDITION...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH TONIGHT...AND WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED ON FRIDAY. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS... FALLING SNOW...AND LOOSE SNOW ALREADY ON THE GROUND FROM RECENT SNOW EVENTS...WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. VISIBILITIES MAY BE NEAR ZERO AT TIMES WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ NDZ001-002-009-010-017>021-031>035-040>046-020645- /O.CON.KBIS.SB.Y.0002.070302T0600Z-070303T0000Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER- MCLEAN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-SLOPE- HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...WILLISTON... NEW TOWN...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER... GARRISON...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MANDAN...BISMARCK... MARMARTH...MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES... LINTON 444 PM CST THU MAR 1 2007 /344 PM MST THU MAR 1 2007/ ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/ TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ FRIDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/ TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ FRIDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY WILL LIKELY RANGE FROM 2 TO 3 INCHES. IN ADDITION...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH TONIGHT...AND WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED ON FRIDAY. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS... FALLING SNOW...AND LOOSE SNOW ALREADY ON THE GROUND FROM RECENT SNOW EVENTS...WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. VISIBILITIES MAY BE NEAR ZERO AT TIMES WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$
000 WWUS43 KBIS 020600 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1200 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA FROM OAKES TO JAMESTOWN TO MINOT...AND SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY FOR THE REMAINDER OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA UNTIL 6 PM FRIDAY... .A STORM SYSTEM CENTERED OVER SOUTHERN WISCONSIN LATE THIS EVENING WILL MOVE SLOWLY NORTHEAST TO NORTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THIS INTENSE SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM...COMBINED WITH BUILDING HIGH PRESSURE FROM THE WEST...WILL PRODUCE VERY STRONG WINDS OVER WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. IN ADDITION TO THE STRONG WINDS...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD FROM EAST TO WEST...ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PRODUCING 1 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW OVER THE REGION. AS THE STORM DEEPENS OVERNIGHT...NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE. EXPECT WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH OVER WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA ON FRIDAY...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THE COMBINATION OF VERY STRONG WINDS...OCCASIONAL SNOW...AND ABUNDANT LOOSE SNOW ALREADY ON THE GROUND...WILL PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA ON FRIDAY. VISIBILITIES WILL BE NEAR ZERO AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY OVER OPEN COUNTRY. DEPENDING ON THE EVENTUAL STRENGTH OF THE WINDS...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA MAY NEED TO BE UPGRADED TO A BLIZZARD WARNING. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TRAVEL ACROSS THE STATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY PREPARE FOR TREACHEROUS ROAD CONDITIONS. IF POSSIBLE...DELAY YOUR TRAVEL PLANS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...LET OTHERS KNOW DETAILS OF YOUR TRAVEL PLANS AND ALLOW EXTRA TRAVEL TIME WHEN PLANNING YOUR TRIP. KEEP A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR CAR. NDZ003>005-011>013-023-025-036-037-047-048-050-051-021400- /O.CAN.KBIS.SB.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070302T0600Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070303T0000Z/ RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-WELLS-FOSTER- KIDDER-STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...MINOT... TOWNER...RUGBY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...STEELE...JAMESTOWN... NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 1200 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY... ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELED THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY WILL LIKELY RANGE FROM 4 TO 6 INCHES. IN ADDITION...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH TONIGHT...AND WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED ON FRIDAY. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...FALLING SNOW...AND LOOSE SNOW ALREADY ON THE GROUND FROM RECENT SNOW EVENTS...WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. VISIBILITIES WILL BE NEAR ZERO AT TIMES WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ NDZ022-021400- /O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070303T0000Z/ SHERIDAN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MCCLUSKY 1200 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY... SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY WILL LIKELY RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES. IN ADDITION...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH TONIGHT...AND WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED ON FRIDAY. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...FALLING SNOW...AND LOOSE SNOW ALREADY ON THE GROUND FROM RECENT SNOW EVENTS...WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. VISIBILITIES WILL BE NEAR ZERO AT TIMES WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ NDZ001-002-009-010-017>021-031>035-040>046-021400- /O.CON.KBIS.SB.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070303T0000Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER- MCLEAN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-SLOPE- HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...WILLISTON... NEW TOWN...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER... GARRISON...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MANDAN...BISMARCK... MARMARTH...MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES... LINTON 1200 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2007 /1100 PM MST THU MAR 1 2007/ ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ FRIDAY... SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY WILL LIKELY RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES. IN ADDITION...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH TONIGHT...AND WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED ON FRIDAY. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...FALLING SNOW...AND LOOSE SNOW ALREADY ON THE GROUND FROM RECENT SNOW EVENTS...WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. VISIBILITIES WILL BE NEAR ZERO AT TIMES WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ TWH
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
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Bismarck, ND wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Mar 1, 3:50 AM CST, 11 hours 36 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 1, 3:50 AM CST, 11 hours 36 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 350 AM CST THU MAR 1 2007 .SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT CURRENTLY AN INVERTED TROUGH EXTENDS FROM THE MAIN WINTER STORM LOW PRESSURE CENTER OVER MISSOURI NORTHWESTWARD THROUGH EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA TO NEAR JAMESTOWN AND MINOT. LIGHT SNOW CONTINUES TO FALL ALONG AND EAST OF THIS TROUGH. THE LIFTING ASSOCIATED WITH THE SNOW IS ALSO ASSOCIATED WITH UPPER LEVEL IMPULSES ROTATING COUNTERCLOCKWISE AROUND THE UPPER LEVEL LOW...WHICH IS LOCATED OVER IOWA. THE MODELS SHOW THIS TREND WILL CONTINUE WITH A WESTWARD PUSH OF THE SNOW BAND. EXPECTING 1 TO 2 INCHES ACCUMULATION FROM BOTTINEAU TO JAMESTOWN TODAY...WITH UP TO AN INCH FROM MINOT TO BISMARCK. WILL END THE WINTER STORM WARNING THAT HAD BEEN IN EFFECT OVER NORTH CENTRAL AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL. THE MAIN STORM CENTER LIFTS NORTHWARD TO WISCONSIN TONIGHT AND INTENSIFIES AS IT MOVES TOWARDS LAKE MICHIGAN. NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT TO 15 TO 25 MPH...AND AROUND 20 TO 30 MPH ON FRIDAY. MEANWHILE THE UPPER LEVEL ENERGY CONTINUES ROTATING AROUND THE UPPER LOW AND I AM EXPECTING 2 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW OVER CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. WILL ISSUE A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY FOR ALL OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. THE STORM FINALLY MOVES EAST AND SNOW DIMINISHES FRIDAY NIGHT WITH WARMER AIR MOVING INTO THE STATE ON SATURDAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BUILDS FROM THE ROCKIES INTO THE PLAINS. .LONG TERM...SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT EXTENDED FORECAST CHALLENGE WILL BE TEMPS MAINLY. ADVERTISED CHANGE IN WEATHER PATTERN WILL OCCUR LATER THIS WEEKEND AS GULF OF ALASKA LOW SETTLES IN PUSHING THE H5 RIDGE INTO THE NORTHWEST US. THIS WILL BRING MODIFIED PACIFIC AIR INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS EARLY NEXT WEEK. HOWEVER...THIS MODEL RUN HINTS AT A STRONGER NORTHERN STREAM SHORTWAVE THAT WILL FORCE A COLD FRONT INTO THE REGION ON MONDAY AND RETURN TUESDAY AS A WARM FRONTAL BOUNDARY. TIMING ISSUES WILL BE A PROBLEM AS USUAL...HOWEVER HAVE OPTED TO ADD A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW TO THE EXTENDED FORECAST MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL MATCH UP WELL WITH SURROUNDING REGIONS AS WELL. OTHERWISE LEFT REST OF EXTENDED DRY. && .BIS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/ TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ FRIDAY FOR NDZ003>005-011>013- 019>023-025-034>037-042-045>048-050-051. && JV/WAA
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 1, 4:46 AM CST, 10 hours 40 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 446 AM CST THU MAR 1 2007 NDZ001-002-009-010-017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-021100- DIVIDE-BURKE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY- BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS- 446 AM CST THU MAR 1 2007 /346 AM MST THU MAR 1 2007/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH CAUSING DRIFTING SNOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY VERY WINDY ON FRIDAY WITH NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED...BUT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WOULD APPRECIATE RECEIVING ANY REPORTS OF SNOW...OR OTHER PERTINENT WEATHER INFORMATION. NDZ003>005-011>013-019>023-025-034>037-042-045>048-050-051-021100- RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-MERCER-OLIVER- MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN- GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- 446 AM CST THU MAR 1 2007 /346 AM MST THU MAR 1 2007/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SNOW WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES NEW SNOW ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY FOR LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. SNOWFALL TONIGHT AND FRIDAY OF 2 TO 6 INCHES. WINDS INCREASING TONIGHT TO 15 TO 25 MPH...AND 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ON FRIDAY. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED...BUT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WOULD APPRECIATE RECEIVING ANY REPORTS OF SNOW...OR OTHER PERTINENT WEATHER INFORMATION. JV
In the hours before
Local storm report, Mar 1, 10:56 AM CST, 4 hours 30 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1056 AM CST THU MAR 01 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0800 AM HEAVY SNOW BOTTINEAU 48.83N 100.44W
03/01/2007 M7.5 INCH BOTTINEAU ND TRAINED SPOTTER
STORM TOTAL
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LLPLocal storm report, Mar 1, 2:25 PM CST, 1 hour 1 minute before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
225 PM CST THU MAR 01 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1100 AM HEAVY SNOW 21 ENE RUGBY 48.48N 99.57W
03/01/2007 M8.8 INCH PIERCE ND TRAINED SPOTTER
STORM TOTAL
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LLPThe office that day
Everything else NWS Bismarck, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 4:20 AM CST | Snow and Blowing Snow Advisory | BIS | Adams, Billings, Bottineau, Bowman, Burke, Burleigh and 26 more | 24 hr |
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Winter Storm Warnings in North Dakota, 2007Every winter storm 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.