Alert archive / North Dakota / Winter Storm Warnings in 2007
Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this winter storm warning at Mar 29, 2007, 3:00 PM MDT for 7 counties in North Dakota. It was in force for 21 hr. 2 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 29, 2007, 3:00 PM MDT (21:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 30, 2007, 11:32 AM MDT
- In force
- 21 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
Counties Adams County, ND, Billings County, ND, Bowman County, ND, Golden Valley County, ND, Hettinger County, ND, Slope County, ND, Stark County, ND
The radar
The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 182 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:04 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 30, 6:00 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Bowman, ND | |
| Mar 30, 11:00 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 7 Nnw Taylor, ND | NEW SNOWFALL SINCE MIDNIGHT. |
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 12:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 186 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
- 479 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -18 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -54 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 292116 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 415 PM CDT THU MAR 29 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER RETURNS TO SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... .A VIGOROUS EARLY SPRING STORM WILL SPREAD A WINTERY MIX OF HEAVY SNOW TO SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...AND FREEZING RAIN...SNOW AND SLEET TO PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. THE SLOW MOVING STORM WILL SPREAD UP TO A FOOT OF SNOW ACROSS SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THIS INCLUDES THE DICKINSON...BOWMAN AND HETTINGER AREAS. ALSO...A MIX OF SNOW...FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE CENTRAL SECTIONS...INCLUDING THE WATFORD CITY...BEULAH...WASHBURN AND BISMARCK...JAMESTOWN AREAS. FINALLY...SLEET AND SNOW WILL SPREADY INTO THE NORTH CENTRAL LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE FRIDAY. IN ADDITION...STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE...PRODUCING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY SOUTHWEST. IF YOU HAVE TRAVEL PLANS...KEEP A CLOSE WATCH ON THE WEATHER. BE PREPARED FOR THE HEAVY SNOW AND ICY CONDITIONS. NDZ031>033-040-041-043-044-300330- /O.UPG.KBIS.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-070330T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.WS.W.0003.070329T2100Z-070330T2100Z/ GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH... MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER 315 PM MDT THU MAR 29 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MDT FRIDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. LIGHT SNOW WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND BECOME HEAVY. A BRIEF PERIOD OF SLEET AMD FREEZING RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW AND MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. 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. $$ NDZ017>020-034-042-045-300330- /O.NEW.KBIS.WW.Y.0009.070329T2100Z-070330T2100Z/ MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MORTON-GRANT-SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH... HAZEN...CENTER...MANDAN...ELGIN...FORT YATES 415 PM CDT THU MAR 29 2007 /315 PM MDT THU MAR 29 2007/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT /3 PM MDT/ FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT /3 PM MDT/ FRIDAY. A WINTERY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL SPREAD ACROSS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. SNOW AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...AND THE MIX OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL MAKE TRAVEL SLIPPERY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ NDZ021>023-025-035>037-046>048-050-051-300330- /O.NEW.KBIS.WW.Y.0009.070329T2100Z-070330T2100Z/ 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 415 PM CDT THU MAR 29 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT FRIDAY. A WINTERY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL SPREAD ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. THE PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS RAIN RAIN OR SNOW FIRST...THEN WILL LIKELY CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET WITH SNOW MIXED AT TIMES. 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. $$ NDZ002>005-010>013-300330- /O.NEW.KBIS.WW.Y.0009.070330T0900Z-070330T2100Z/ BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA... NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER...RUGBY 415 PM CDT THU MAR 29 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM CDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM CDT FRIDAY. A WINTERY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL SPREAD ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. SNOW AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ ABELING
5 follow-up statements
000 WWUS43 KBIS 300143 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 843 PM CDT THU MAR 29 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER RETURNS TO SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... .A POWERFUL EARLY SPRING STORM WILL SPREAD A WINTERY MIX OF HEAVY SNOW TO SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...AND FREEZING RAIN...SNOW AND SLEET TO PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. THE SLOW MOVING STORM WILL SPREAD UP TO A FOOT OF SNOW ACROSS SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THIS INCLUDES THE DICKINSON...BOWMAN AND HETTINGER AREAS. ALSO...A MIX OF SNOW... FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE CENTRAL SECTIONS... INCLUDING THE WATFORD CITY...BEULAH...WASHBURN AND BISMARCK... JAMESTOWN AREAS. FINALLY...SLEET AND SNOW WILL SPREADY INTO THE NORTH CENTRAL LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE FRIDAY. IN ADDITION... STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE...PRODUCING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY SOUTHWEST. IF YOU HAVE TRAVEL PLANS...KEEP A CLOSE WATCH ON THE WEATHER. BE PREPARED FOR THE HEAVY SNOW AND ICY CONDITIONS. NDZ031>033-040-041-043-044-300945- /O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070330T2100Z/ GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH... MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER 743 PM MDT THU MAR 29 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MDT FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MDT FRIDAY. LIGHT SNOW WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND BECOME HEAVY. A BRIEF PERIOD OF SLEET AMD FREEZING RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 8 TO 10 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW AND MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. 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. $$ NDZ017>020-034-042-045-300945- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-070330T2100Z/ MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MORTON-GRANT-SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH... HAZEN...CENTER...MANDAN...ELGIN...FORT YATES 843 PM CDT THU MAR 29 2007 /743 PM MDT THU MAR 29 2007/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT /3 PM MDT/ FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT /3 PM MDT/ FRIDAY. A WINTERY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL SPREAD ACROSS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. SNOW AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...AND THE MIX OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL MAKE TRAVEL SLIPPERY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ NDZ002>005-010>013-300945- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0009.070330T0900Z-070330T2100Z/ BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA... NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER...RUGBY 843 PM CDT THU MAR 29 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM CDT FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM CDT FRIDAY. A WINTERY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL SPREAD ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. SNOW AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE 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. $$ NDZ021>023-025-035>037-046>048-050-051-300945- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-070330T2100Z/ MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-EMMONS- LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY... CARRINGTON...BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...LINTON...NAPOLEON... EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 843 PM CDT THU MAR 29 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT FRIDAY. A WINTERY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL SPREAD ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. THE PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS RAIN RAIN OR SNOW FIRST...THEN WILL LIKELY CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET WITH SNOW MIXED AT TIMES. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ HW
000 WWUS43 KBIS 300913 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 413 AM CDT FRI MAR 30 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER RETURNS TO WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... .A POWERFUL EARLY SPRING STORM WILL SPREAD A WINTRY MIX OF HEAVY SNOW TO SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...AND FREEZING RAIN...SNOW AND SLEET TO PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TODAY. UP TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA BY THIS AFTERNOON. THIS INCLUDES THE DICKINSON...BOWMAN AND HETTINGER AREAS. A MIX OF SNOW...FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE CENTRAL SECTIONS...INCLUDING THE WATFORD CITY...BEULAH...WASHBURN...BISMARCK...AND JAMESTOWN AREAS. IN ADDITION...STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE...PRODUCING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST THIS MORNING. IF YOU HAVE TRAVEL PLANS...KEEP A CLOSE WATCH ON THE WEATHER. BE PREPARED FOR THE HEAVY SNOW AND ICY CONDITIONS. NDZ031>033-040-041-043-044-301715- /O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070330T2100Z/ GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH... MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER 313 AM MDT FRI MAR 30 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. LIGHT SNOW WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. A BRIEF PERIOD OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE EARLY THIS MORNING. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 9 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW AND MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. 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. $$ NDZ002>005-010>013-301715- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-070330T2100Z/ BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA... NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER...RUGBY 413 AM CDT FRI MAR 30 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL SPREAD ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TODAY. SNOW AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ NDZ017>020-034-042-045-301715- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-070330T2100Z/ MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MORTON-GRANT-SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH... HAZEN...CENTER...MANDAN...ELGIN...FORT YATES 413 AM CDT FRI MAR 30 2007 /313 AM MDT FRI MAR 30 2007/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT /3 PM MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT /3 PM MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON. A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL SPREAD ACROSS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS MORNING. SNOW AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...AND THE MIX OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL MAKE TRAVEL SLIPPERY. 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. $$ NDZ021>023-025-035>037-046>048-050-051-301715- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-070330T2100Z/ MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-EMMONS- LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY... CARRINGTON...BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...LINTON...NAPOLEON... EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 413 AM CDT FRI MAR 30 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET...RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN WILL SPREAD ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS MORNING. THE MIX OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL MAKE TRAVEL SLIPPERY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ NH
000 WWUS43 KBIS 301236 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 736 AM CDT FRI MAR 30 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER RETURNS TO WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... .DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER WILL CREATE VERY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TODAY. IN THE SOUTHWEST HEAVY SNOW AND SOME LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WILL BE THE TROUBLE MAKER. IN SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA MODERATE FREEZING RAIN...MIXED WITH SNOW AT TIMES...WILL MAKE ROADS VERY DANGEROUS...AND MAY DOWN TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA WILL RECEIVE LIGHT SNOW AND LIGHT FREEZING RAIN. NDZ020-034-035-042-045-046-302045- /O.UPG.KBIS.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-070330T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.IS.W.0001.070330T1236Z-070330T2100Z/ OLIVER-MORTON-BURLEIGH-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTER...MANDAN...BISMARCK...ELGIN... FORT YATES...LINTON 736 AM CDT FRI MAR 30 2007 /636 AM MDT FRI MAR 30 2007/ ...ICE STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT /3 PM MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED AN ICE STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT /3 PM MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING RAIN WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS TODAY. TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES MAY BE DOWNED. THE FREEZING RAIN WILL MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO ALL SNOW BEFORE ENDING THIS AFTERNOON. AN ICE STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE WILL LIKELY BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS AND WINDS WILL LIKELY LEAD TO SNAPPED POWER LINES AND FALLING TREE BRANCHES THAT ADD TO THE DANGER. $$ NDZ031>033-040-041-043-044-302045- /O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070330T2100Z/ GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH... MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER 636 AM MDT FRI MAR 30 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. LIGHT SNOW WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. A BRIEF PERIOD OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE EARLY THIS MORNING. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 9 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW AND MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ NDZ002>005-010>013-302045- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-070330T2100Z/ BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA... NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER...RUGBY 736 AM CDT FRI MAR 30 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL SPREAD ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TODAY. SNOW AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE 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. $$ NDZ017>019-302045- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-070330T2100Z/ MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH... HAZEN 736 AM CDT FRI MAR 30 2007 /636 AM MDT FRI MAR 30 2007/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT /3 PM MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT /3 PM MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON. A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL SPREAD ACROSS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS MORNING. SNOW AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...AND THE MIX OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL MAKE TRAVEL SLIPPERY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ NDZ021>023-025-036-037-047-048-050-051-302045- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-070330T2100Z/ MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE- MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY... CARRINGTON...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY... OAKES 736 AM CDT FRI MAR 30 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET...RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN WILL SPREAD ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS MORNING. THE MIX OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL MAKE TRAVEL SLIPPERY. 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. $$ RSL
000 WWUS43 KBIS 301558 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1058 AM CDT FRI MAR 30 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER CONTINUES IN WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... .DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER WILL CREATE VERY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TODAY. IN THE SOUTHWEST...HEAVY SNOW AND SOME LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WILL BE THE TROUBLE MAKER. ELSEWHERE...A MIX OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. NO TRAVEL IS ADVISED IN MANY AREAS. NDZ020-034-035-042-045-046-302100- /O.CAN.KBIS.IS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070330T2100Z/ /O.EXA.KBIS.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-070330T2100Z/ OLIVER-MORTON-BURLEIGH-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTER...MANDAN...BISMARCK...ELGIN... FORT YATES...LINTON 1058 AM CDT FRI MAR 30 2007 /958 AM MDT FRI MAR 30 2007/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT /3 PM MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON... ...ICE STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT /3 PM MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON. THE ICE STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ NDZ031>033-040-041-043-044-302100- /O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070330T2100Z/ GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH... MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER 958 AM MDT FRI MAR 30 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 9 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS. 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. $$ NDZ001-009-302100- /O.EXA.KBIS.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-070330T2100Z/ DIVIDE-WILLIAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...WILLISTON 1058 AM CDT FRI MAR 30 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ NDZ002>005-010>013-302100- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-070330T2100Z/ BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA... NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER...RUGBY 1058 AM CDT FRI MAR 30 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS. SNOW AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE 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. $$ NDZ017>019-302100- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-070330T2100Z/ MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH... HAZEN 1058 AM CDT FRI MAR 30 2007 /958 AM MDT FRI MAR 30 2007/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT /3 PM MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT /3 PM MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON. A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE. SNOW AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...AND THE MIX OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ NDZ021>023-025-036-037-047-048-050-051-302100- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-070330T2100Z/ MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE- MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY... CARRINGTON...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY... OAKES 1058 AM CDT FRI MAR 30 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET...RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE. THE MIX OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. 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. $$ JF
000 WWUS43 KBIS 301732 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1232 PM CDT FRI MAR 30 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER CONTINUES IN NORTHERN AND EAST CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... .DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER WILL CONTINUE TO BRING VERY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ACROSS NORTHERN AND EAST CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON. A MIX OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. NO TRAVEL IS ADVISED IN MANY AREAS. NDZ031>033-040-041-043-044-301845- /O.CAN.KBIS.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070330T2100Z/ GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH... MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER 1132 AM MDT FRI MAR 30 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. A LITTLE LIGHT SNOW IS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON...BUT LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. $$ NDZ020-034-035-042-045-046-301845- /O.CAN.KBIS.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-070330T2100Z/ OLIVER-MORTON-BURLEIGH-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTER...MANDAN...BISMARCK...ELGIN... FORT YATES...LINTON 1232 PM CDT FRI MAR 30 2007 /1132 AM MDT FRI MAR 30 2007/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED ABOVE FREEZING AND THE MAIN BAND OF PRECIPITATION HAS MOVED NORTH OF THE AREA. $$ NDZ002>005-010>013-302100- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-070330T2100Z/ BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA... NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER...RUGBY 1232 PM CDT FRI MAR 30 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS. SNOW AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ NDZ001-009-017>019-302100- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-070330T2100Z/ DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...WILLISTON...WATFORD CITY... KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN 1232 PM CDT FRI MAR 30 2007 /1132 AM MDT FRI MAR 30 2007/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT /3 PM MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT /3 PM MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON. A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE. SNOW AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...AND THE MIX OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. 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. $$ NDZ021>023-025-036-037-047-048-050-051-302100- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-070330T2100Z/ MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE- MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY... CARRINGTON...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY... OAKES 1232 PM CDT FRI MAR 30 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET...RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE. THE MIX OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS IN SOME AREAS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ JF
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 29, 2:55 PM MDT, 5 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 29, 2:55 PM MDT, 5 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 355 PM CDT THU MAR 29 2007 .SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... CURRENT ANALYSIS/TRENDS SUGGEST HEAVY SNOW/BLOWING SNOW EVENT LIKELY ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST. FREEZING RAIN/SLEET LIKELY CENTRAL SECTIONS ALONG WITH SNOW. THIS FORECAST COMPLICATED BY COOL HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS SOUTHERN CANADA. AS SURFACE LOW DEEPENS AND MOVES NORTH THE FLOW OUT OF THE HIGH INTO THE LOW WILL GREATLY COOL THE LOWEST LAYERS. BOTH GFS AND NAM SEE THIS HAPPENING. THIS RESULTS IN A GOOD FREEZING RAIN/SLEET SOUNDING FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. MIX IN SOME SNOW ACROSS THE WEST CENTRAL AS WELL. MAIN CONCERN WILL BE LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. FREEZING PREIP WILL SPREAD INTO THE NORTH CENTRAL FRIDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES ARE CRITICAL HERE. ACROSS THE FAR SOUTHEAST SECTIONS...MAY BE A SMALLER TIME PERIOD OF SUB FREEZING TEMPS IN LOWER LAYERS...SO FREEZING RAIN/SLEET MAY BY MORE SHORT LIVED. REMAINDER OF FORECAST I MADE MINOR CHANGES TO FROM PREV ONE. INCREASE THE CHANCE FOR RAIN/SNOW ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY CENTRAL AND EASTERN SECTIONS. ALSO LOWERED MIN TEMPS FOR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY OVER THE HEAVY SNOW REGION OF THE SOUTHWEST. .LONG TERM...MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... THE ECWMF AND GFS CONTINUE TO BE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THURSDAY. A SHORT WAVE WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA MONDAY...PROVIDING ENOUGH LIFT AS INDICATED BY DIVERGENT Q AT 500 MB ON THE GFS TO KEEP A CHANCE OF PRECIP IN THE FORECAST. ECWMF IS A LITTLE SLOWER THAN THE GFS SO WILL EXTEND THE CHANCE OF PRECIP INTO TUESDAY. RIDGING IN THE WEST TUESDAY WITH TROUGHING IN TO THE EAST WILL SET UP A COLD ADVECTION PATTERN OVER THE STATE WHICH WILL PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY. ALTHOUGH WEAK SHORT WAVES WILL MOVE THROUGH THE FLOW...IT DOESNT APPEAR THAT ANY ARE STRONG ENOUGH TO PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION...AND FOR NOW WILL NOT MENTION ANY PRECIP AND WILL KEEP POPS BELOW 15 PERCENT. TEMPS THROUGH THE PERIOD WILL BE BELOW NORMAL. && .BIS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM CDT /3 PM MDT/ FRIDAY FOR NDZ017>023-025-034>037-042-045>048-050-051. WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 3 PM MDT FRIDAY FOR NDZ031>033-040- 041-043-044. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM CDT FRIDAY FOR NDZ002>005-010>013. FLOOD WATCH THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR NDZ023-025-036-037-047- 048-050-051. && WAA/TSW
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 29, 4:23 AM MDT, 10 hours 37 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 523 AM CDT THU MAR 29 2007 NDZ001>005-009>013-017>022-034-035-042-045-046-301030- DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-MORTON- BURLEIGH-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS- 523 AM CDT THU MAR 29 2007 /423 AM MDT THU MAR 29 2007/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A STORM SYSTEM OVER THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PLAINS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER THE CENTRAL PART OF THE COUNTRY TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY BEFORE MOVING NORTH OF THE GREAT LAKES SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS ARE LIKELY TODAY. THE CHANCE OF SNOW CONTINUES TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY ON FRIDAY WITH POSSIBLE SNOW AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. NDZ023-025-036-037-047-048-050-051-301030- WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- 523 AM CDT THU MAR 29 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A STORM SYSTEM OVER THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PLAINS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER THE CENTRAL PART OF THE COUNTRY TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY BEFORE MOVING NORTH OF THE GREAT LAKES SATURDAY NIGHT. THIS STORM WILL BRING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE. A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY RAIN IS LIKELY AGAIN ON FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. A FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES THROUGH FRIDAY. THE POTENTIAL FOR RIVER AND OVERLAND FLOODING IS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN THE JAMES RIVER BASIN. WATER LEVELS ARE ALREADY RUNNING HIGH IN THIS AREA DUE TO SNOW MELT RUNOFF. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. NDZ031>033-040-041-043-044-301030- GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS- 423 AM MDT THU MAR 29 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY MORNING. A STORM SYSTEM OVER THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PLAINS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER THE CENTRAL PART OF THE COUNTRY TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY BEFORE MOVING NORTH OF THE GREAT LAKES SATURDAY NIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY SNOW IS LIKELY AGAIN ON FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES POSSIBLE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. JV
The office that day
Everything else NWS Bismarck, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 10:39 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Pierce, Rolette | 36 min |
| Mar 29, 3:00 PM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | BIS | Bottineau, Burke, Burleigh, Dickey, Divide, Dunn and 19 more | 28 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.