Alert archive / Minnesota / Winter Storm Warnings in 2007
Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this winter storm warning at Feb 24, 2007, 9:30 AM CST for 10 counties in Minnesota; Cass County, Richland County, North Dakota. It was in force for 26 hr. 11 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
- Feb 24, 2007, 9:30 AM CST (15:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 25, 2007, 11:59 AM CST
- In force
- 26 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
Counties Becker County, MN, Clay County, MN, Clearwater County, MN, Grant County, MN, Hubbard County, MN, Mahnomen County, MN, Norman County, MN, Otter Tail County, MN, Wadena County, MN, Wilkin County, MN, Cass County, ND, Richland County, ND
The radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 128 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 12:00 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Elbow Lake, MN | |
| Feb 24, 12:00 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Fergus Falls, MN | |
| Feb 24, 12:00 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Wadena, MN | |
| Feb 24, 7:00 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Sebeka, MN | SINCE MIDNIGHT |
| Feb 24, 7:00 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 9.6 | 3 S Dalton, MN | SINCE MIDNIGHT. 6 INCHES 3 AM TO 9 AM. |
| Feb 25, 7:00 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | Lake Itasca, MN | TWO DAY TOTAL |
| Feb 25, 7:00 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | Sebeka, MN | TWO DAY TOTAL |
| Feb 25, 7:00 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | New York Mills, MN | TWO DAY TOTAL |
| Feb 25, 7:00 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | Ottertail, MN | TWO DAY TOTAL |
| Feb 25, 7:00 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 11.6 | Dalton, MN | TWO DAY TOTAL |
| Feb 25, 7:00 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 14 | Wadena, MN | TWO DAY TOTAL |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Aberdeen, SD (KABR), launched 12:00Z, 3.5 hours before the alert went out and 281 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
- 539 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 154 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 177 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS43 KFGF 241530 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 930 AM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE REGION THROUGH SUNDAY... .7 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. LESS SNOW IS EXPECTED OVER NORTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST MINNESOTA...WITH AMOUNTS RANGING FROM 3 TO 8 INCHES. THE LEAST AMOUNT OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE DEVILS LAKE TO LANGDON AREAS...WITH AMOUNTS THERE OF 2 TO 4 INCHES. EAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY...AND MAY PRODUCE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. VARYING AMOUNTS OF SNOWFALL AND SOME FREEZING DRIZZLE HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED ACROSS EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF MINNESOTA. SOME PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW. WAHPETON BRECKENRIDGE...WADENA AND BARNESVILLE HAVE ALL REPORTED AMOUNTS IN THE 3 TO 5 INCH RANGE. THIS SNOWFALL IS SOMEWHAT CONVECTIVE IN NATURE...WHICH MEANS THAT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS CAN REALLY PILE UP IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME. SOME FREEZING RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE THIS MORNING...AS SOME OF THE INITIAL BANDS OF PRECIPITATION MOVE THROUGH THE AREA. THIS WINTER WEATHER IS THE RESULT OF AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS...WITH AN INVERTED TROUGH EXTENDING NORTHWARD INTO THE CENTRAL DAKOTAS. THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL PUSH TOWARD THE CHICAGO AREA BY SUNDAY NIGHT. MNZ002-003-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ039-053-260000- /O.UPG.KFGF.WS.A.0001.070224T1800Z-070226T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.WS.W.0001.070224T1530Z-070226T0000Z/ NORMAN-CLAY-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER- EAST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT- CASS-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...MAHNOMEN... LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE... BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA... ELBOW LAKE...FARGO...WAHPETON 930 AM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 7 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THE SNOW BANDS WILL START TO INCREASE AGAIN BY MID TO LATE MORNING...WITH HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE AT TIMES. EVEN A LITTLE FREEZING DRIZZLE IS POSSIBLE WITH SOME OF THE INITIAL BANDS OF SNOW. EAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY...PRODUCING SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...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. $$ MNZ005-006-008-009-013>017-260000- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-070226T0000Z/ ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON- RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN... RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON... BAGLEY...BEMIDJI 930 AM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY. 3 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED FROM TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY ACROSS NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. EVEN A LITTLE FREEZING DRIZZLE IS POSSIBLE WITH SOME OF THE INITIAL SNOW BANDS. EAST WINDS WILL ALSO PICK UP THROUGH THE DAY...PRODUCING SOME DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ NDZ006-007-014-015-024-242100- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-070224T2100Z/ TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...LANGDON...MADDOCK...LEEDS... DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD 930 AM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED FROM TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY ACROSS THE DEVILS LAKE TO LANGDON AREAS. EVEN A LITTLE FREEZING DRIZZLE IS POSSIBLE WITH SOME OF THE INITIAL SNOW BANDS. EAST WINDS WILL ALSO PICK UP THROUGH THE DAY...PRODUCING SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN 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. $$ MNZ001-004-007-NDZ008-016-026>030-038-049-052-054-260000- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-070226T0000Z/ WEST POLK-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY- NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-RANSOM-SARGENT- WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALLOCK...WARREN...CAVALIER...GRAFTON...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS... COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...LISBON... GWINNER...ADAMS 930 AM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY. 3 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED FROM TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY ALONG A LINE FROM GWINNER TO VALLEY CITY TO GRAND FORKS TO HALLOCK. EVEN A LITTLE FREEZING DRIZZLE IS POSSIBLE WITH SOME OF THE INITIAL SNOW BANDS. EAST WINDS WILL ALSO PICK UP THROUGH THE DAY...PRODUCING SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ GODON
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS43 KFGF 242103 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 303 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE REGION THROUGH SUNDAY... .10 TO 15 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH LATE SUNDAY ACROSS PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. LESS SNOW IS EXPECTED OVER EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST MINNESOTA...WITH AMOUNTS RANGING FROM 4 TO 9 INCHES. THE LEAST AMOUNT OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE DEVILS LAKE TO LANGDON AREAS...WITH AMOUNTS THERE OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. EAST WINDS BETWEEN 10 AND 20 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY...PRODUCING SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. VARYING AMOUNTS OF SNOWFALL HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED ACROSS THE REGION. EARLY AFTERNOON TOTALS RANGED FROM AN INCH FROM SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH THE NORTHERN VALLEY...TO 4 TO 8 INCHES ACROSS THE MINNESOTA LAKES COUNTRY. AMOUNTS OVER NORTHWEST MINNESOTA WERE IN THE 1 TO 3 INCH RANGE. THIS WINTER WEATHER IS THE RESULT OF AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS...WHICH WILL PUSH INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY...ARRIVING NEAR THE CHICAGO AREA BY SUNDAY NIGHT. NDZ006-007-014-015-024-242215- /O.EXP.KFGF.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-070224T2100Z/ TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...LANGDON...MADDOCK...LEEDS... DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD 303 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. THE FREEZING DRIZZLE HAS ENDED ACROSS THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN AND THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. PRECIPITATION IN THE FORM OF SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO THREE INCHES EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY. THESE AMOUNTS ARE BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA BUT TRAVELERS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT SLIPPERY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST DURING THIS PERIOD. $$ MNZ002-003-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ039-053-260000- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070226T0000Z/ NORMAN-CLAY-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER- EAST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT- CASS-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...MAHNOMEN... LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE... BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA... ELBOW LAKE...FARGO...WAHPETON 303 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY. 7 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL THROUGH LATE SUNDAY ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. EARLY AFTERNOON SNOW REPORTS IN AND AROUND THIS REGION ARE IN THE 4 TO 8 INCH RANGE. SEVERAL BANDS OF ADDITIONAL SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... RESULTING IN THE FINAL TOTAL OF UP TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW. A FEW SPOTS MAY SEE TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 15 INCHES OF SNOW...ESPECIALLY THOSE LOCATIONS BETWEEN WADENA AND FERGUS FALLS. EAST WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY...PRODUCING SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WHEN COMBINED WITH 10 TO 20 MPH WINDS. $$ MNZ005-006-008-009-013>017-260000- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-070226T0000Z/ ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON- RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN... RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON... BAGLEY...BEMIDJI 303 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY. 4 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH LATE SUNDAY ACROSS NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. THE AREA HAS ALREADY RECEIVED AN AVERAGE OF TWO INCHES OF FRESH SNOW...AND ADDITIONAL SNOW BANDS MOVING THROUGH TONIGHT AND SUNDAY WILL PROVIDE THE REMAINDER. EAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL PRODUCE SOME DRIFTING SNOW... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND WINDS BETWEEN 10 AND 20 MPH WILL COMBINE TO PRESENT TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ MNZ001-004-007-NDZ008-016-026>030-038-049-052-054-260000- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-070226T0000Z/ WEST POLK-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY- NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-RANSOM-SARGENT- WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALLOCK...WARREN...CAVALIER...GRAFTON...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS... COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...LISBON... GWINNER...ADAMS 303 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY. 3 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH LATE SUNDAY ALONG A LINE FROM GWINNER TO VALLEY CITY TO GRAND FORKS TO HALLOCK. EAST WINDS BETWEEN 10 AND 20 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY...PRODUCING SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND WINDS BETWEEN 10 AND 20 MPH WILL COMBINE TO PRESENT TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ WJB
000 WWUS43 KFGF 250240 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 840 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE REGION THROUGH SUNDAY... .WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL CONTINUES TO FALL ACROSS EXTREME EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. THE HEAVIEST SNOW FALL OVERNIGHT WILL BE IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA WITH SOME AREAS RECEIVING A STORM TOTAL OF 10 TO 15 INCHES. LOWER AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 9 INCHES OVER EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST MINNESOTA WITH THE LOWEST AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 IN THE DEVILS LAKE AND LANGDON AREAS. EAST WINDS BETWEEN 10 AND 20 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY...PRODUCING SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. VARYING AMOUNTS OF SNOWFALL HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED ACROSS THE REGION. EARLY EVENING TOTALS RANGED FROM 3 INCHES IN GRAND FORKS AND RED LAKE FALLS...TO 4 TO 9 INCHES ACROSS THE MINNESOTA LAKES COUNTRY. AMOUNTS OVER NORTHWEST MINNESOTA WERE IN THE 1 TO 3 INCH RANGE. THIS WINTER WEATHER IS THE RESULT OF AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS...WHICH WILL PUSH INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY...PUSHING INTO THE GREAT LAKES AREA BY SUNDAY NIGHT. NDZ028-038-260000- /O.UPG.KFGF.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-070226T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.HS.W.0001.070225T0240Z-070226T0000Z/ GRIGGS-BARNES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOPERSTOWN...VALLEY CITY 840 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A HEAVY SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 3 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH LATE SUNDAY ALONG A LINE FROM GWINNER TO VALLEY CITY TO GRAND FORKS TO HALLOCK. EAST WINDS BETWEEN 10 AND 20 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY... PRODUCING SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND WINDS BETWEEN 10 AND 20 MPH WILL COMBINE TO PRESENT TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ MNZ002-003-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ039-053-260000- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070226T0000Z/ NORMAN-CLAY-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER- EAST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT- CASS-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...MAHNOMEN... LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE... BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA... ELBOW LAKE...FARGO...WAHPETON 840 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY. 7 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL THROUGH LATE SUNDAY ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. EARLY EVENING SNOW REPORTS IN AND AROUND THIS REGION ARE IN THE 4 TO 8 INCH RANGE. SEVERAL BANDS OF ADDITIONAL SNOW... MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... RESULTING IN THE FINAL TOTAL OF UP TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW. A FEW SPOTS MAY SEE TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 15 INCHES OF SNOW...ESPECIALLY THOSE LOCATIONS BETWEEN WADENA AND FERGUS FALLS. EAST WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY...PRODUCING SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WHEN COMBINED WITH 10 TO 20 MPH WINDS. $$ MNZ005-006-008-009-013>017-260000- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-070226T0000Z/ ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON- RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN... RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON... BAGLEY...BEMIDJI 840 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY. 4 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH LATE SUNDAY ACROSS NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. THE AREA HAS ALREADY RECEIVED AN AVERAGE OF THREE INCHES OF FRESH SNOW...AND ADDITIONAL SNOW BANDS MOVING THROUGH TONIGHT AND SUNDAY WILL PROVIDE THE REMAINDER. EAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL PRODUCE SOME DRIFTING SNOW... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND WINDS BETWEEN 10 AND 20 MPH WILL COMBINE TO PRESENT TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ MNZ001-004-007-NDZ008-016-026-027-029-030-049-052-054-260000- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-070226T0000Z/ WEST POLK-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY- NELSON-GRAND FORKS-STEELE-TRAILL-RANSOM-SARGENT- WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALLOCK...WARREN...CAVALIER...GRAFTON...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS... FINLEY...MAYVILLE...LISBON...GWINNER...ADAMS 840 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY. 3 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH LATE SUNDAY ALONG A LINE FROM GWINNER TO VALLEY CITY TO GRAND FORKS TO HALLOCK. EAST WINDS BETWEEN 10 AND 20 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY... PRODUCING SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND WINDS BETWEEN 10 AND 20 MPH WILL COMBINE TO PRESENT TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ JK
000 WWUS43 KFGF 251026 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 426 AM CST SUN FEB 25 2007 ...WINTER STORM WILL GRADUALLY LOSE STRENGTH TODAY... .WIDESPREAD LIGHT SNOWFALL CONTINUES TO FALL ACROSS EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. SOME AREAS HAVE RECEIVED A STORM TOTAL OVER 10 INCHES...WITH LOWER AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES OVER NORTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND EXTREME NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. THE STORM IS CENTERED OVER IOWA AND WILL SLOWLY MOVE NORTHEAST TODAY. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA AND MAKE ROAD CLEARING EFFORTS MORE DIFFICULT. BUT RELATIVELY LIGHT WINDS AND ONLY 1 TO 3 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOW WILL HELP IN THIS REGARD. NDZ028-038-260000- /O.CAN.KFGF.HS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070226T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KFGF.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-070226T0000Z/ GRIGGS-BARNES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOPERSTOWN...VALLEY CITY 426 AM CST SUN FEB 25 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HEAVY SNOW THAT OCCURRED LATE ON SATURDAY HAS DECREASED THIS MORNING. LIGHT SNOW TODAY OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL IMPEDE SNOW CLEARING EFFORTS BUT THE NORTH WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WILL MAKE DRIFTING TO BE MINOR. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ MNZ002-003-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ039-053-260000- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070226T0000Z/ NORMAN-CLAY-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER- EAST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT- CASS-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...MAHNOMEN... LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE... BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA... ELBOW LAKE...FARGO...WAHPETON 426 AM CST SUN FEB 25 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. ONLY 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TODAY. BUT THIS WILL IMPEDE EFFORTS TO CLEAR ROADS. RELATIVELY LIGHT WINDS NEAR 10 MPH OR LESS WILL HELP IN THAT REGARD. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WHEN COMBINED WITH 10 TO 20 MPH WINDS. $$ MNZ005-006-008-009-013>017-260000- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-070226T0000Z/ ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON- RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN... RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON... BAGLEY...BEMIDJI 426 AM CST SUN FEB 25 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. OCCASIONAL SNOW IS EXPECTED TODAY AND WILL TOTAL ANOTHER 2 TO 3 INCHES. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WILL CAUSE MINOR DRIFTING ON THE ROADS AND WILL IMPEDE EFFORTS TO CLEAR THEM. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND WINDS BETWEEN 10 AND 20 MPH WILL COMBINE TO PRESENT TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ MNZ001-004-007-NDZ008-016-026-027-029-030-049-052-054-260000- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-070226T0000Z/ WEST POLK-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY- NELSON-GRAND FORKS-STEELE-TRAILL-RANSOM-SARGENT- WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALLOCK...WARREN...CAVALIER...GRAFTON...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS... FINLEY...MAYVILLE...LISBON...GWINNER...ADAMS 426 AM CST SUN FEB 25 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TODAY AND WILL TOTAL ANOTHER INCH OR TWO. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WILL CAUSE MINOR DRIFTING ON THE ROADS AND WILL IMPEDE EFFORTS TO CLEAR THEM. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND WINDS BETWEEN 10 AND 20 MPH WILL COMBINE TO PRESENT TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ GV
000 WWUS43 KFGF 251759 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 1159 AM CST SUN FEB 25 2007 ...WINTER STORM WEAKENING OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS... .LIGHT SNOW IS STILL EXPECTED ACROSS EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF MINNESOTA TONIGHT INTO MONDAY. HOWEVER... ADDITIONAL SNOW AMOUNTS THROUGH THIS PERIOD ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN AROUND AN INCH OR LESS. WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN THE 10 TO 15 MPH RANGE AND WILL NOT CAUSE ANY BLOWING PROBLEMS. THERE MAY BE SOME AREAS OF FOG...WHICH MAY CONTRIBUTE TO SOME LOWER VISIBILITIES WHEN COMBINED WITH THE LIGHT SNOW. THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS WEATHER IS CURRENTLY LOCATED OVER EASTERN IOWA...AND WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN MICHIGAN BY MONDAY MORNING. MNZ002-003-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ039-053-251900- /O.CAN.KFGF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070226T0000Z/ NORMAN-CLAY-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER- EAST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT- CASS-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...MAHNOMEN... LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE... BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA... ELBOW LAKE...FARGO...WAHPETON 1159 AM CST SUN FEB 25 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY ACROSS THE AREA...BUT ADDITIONAL SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE AN INCH OR LESS. THEREFORE THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED. HOWEVER...AS SOME AREAS HAVE RECEIVED NEARLY A FOOT OF NEW SNOW...IT WILL TAKE A WHILE BEFORE ROAD CREWS CLEAR OUT ALL THE STREETS AND ROADS. IF PLANNING TRAVEL...CALL AHEAD OR DIAL 511 FOR THE LATEST ROAD INFORMATION. $$ MNZ001-004>009-013>017-NDZ008-016-026>030-038-049-052-054-251900- /O.CAN.KFGF.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-070226T0000Z/ WEST POLK-KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-WEST MARSHALL- EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK- NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY- NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-RANSOM-SARGENT- WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALLOCK...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN...RED LAKE... THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI... CAVALIER...GRAFTON...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN... FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...LISBON...GWINNER...ADAMS 1159 AM CST SUN FEB 25 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY ACROSS THE AREA...BUT ADDITIONAL SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE AN INCH OR LESS. THEREFORE THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER...WITH WIDELY VARYING SNOW AMOUNTS...IT WILL TAKE A WHILE BEFORE ROAD CONDITIONS IMPROVE. IF PLANNING TRAVEL...CALL AHEAD OR DIAL 511 FOR THE LATEST ROAD INFORMATION. $$ GODON
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 Grand Forks, ND wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Feb 24, 3:34 AM CST, 5 hours 56 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 24, 3:34 AM CST, 5 hours 56 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
334 AM CST SAT FEB 24 2007
.SHORT TERM...CHALLENGE CONTINUES TO BE SNOW AMTS AND HEADLINES WITH
ONGOING STORM SYSTEM. MODELS SIMILAR AND WILL BLEND FOR DETAILS.
GOOD RUN TO RUN CONSISTENCY REMAINS AND DETAILS WILL BE HARDEST
PART OF THE FORECAST.
AS OF 09Z...RADAR IMAGERY DEPICTS PCPN OCCURRING ACROSS THE SE FA
ASSOCIATED WITH 50-60KT 850MB JET (INTENSE WARM AIR ADVECTION).
THIS FORCING EXPECTED TO WEAKEN THROUGH THE MORNING AND EXPECT 1-2
INCHES OF SNOWFALL ACROSS THIS AREA BY NOON. -FZDZ BEING REPORTED
ACROSS REMAINDER OF THE FA AND ROADS ARE BECOMING SLIPPERY. LOW-
LEVEL MOISTURE WITH MID-LEVEL DRY POCKET AND WEAK LIFT RESPONSIBLE
FOR THIS.
TODAY...MID-LEVELS WILL SATURATE FROM E TO W TODAY...CHANGING ANY
-FZDZ TO -SN BY AFTERNOON ACROSS MUCH OF THE FA. AFTER INITIAL
WARM AIR ADVECTION SNOW ACROSS SE FA THERE APPEARS TO BE A PERIOD
BEFORE NEXT GOOD FORCING MECHANISM. THIS AFTERNOON...700MB LOW
CLOSES AND MID-LEVEL DEFORMATION SPREADS ACROSS THE FA. 50-70KT 850MB
JET BECOMES FOCUSED ACROSS THE E FA WITH IMPLIED STRONG WARM AIR
ADVECTION. QUESTION BECOMES QPF. THE DEFORMATION SLOWLY WEAKENS
THROUGH MONDAY. THE LOW-LEVEL STRONG WARM AIR ADVECTION WEAKENS BY
SUNDAY AFTERNOON. BEST SNOWS WILL OCCUR LATE THIS AFTERNOON
INTO SUNDAY MORNING. MODELS HAVE LOWERED THEIR QPF
SLIGHTLY...WHICH MAKES SENSE GIVEN NO UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT. AGREE
WITH HPC/MODEL QPF NOW...AND APPLYING 13:1 RATIO (ROEBBER NEURAL
NETWORK) GIVES 12 AND 24 HOUR SNOWFALL TOTALS JUST BELOW WARNING
CRITERIA ACROSS THE CURRENT WATCH AREA. THERE ARE SLIGHT
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN MODELS...WITH THE MOST CRUCIAL BEING PLACEMENT
OF STRONGEST WARM AIR ADVECTION/STRONG FORCING DUE TO TRACK OF THE
SYSTEM. NAM IS A BIT FURTHER NORTH WITH SFC-700MB LOW THROUGH
SUNDAY...AND THIS WOULD PLACE HEAVIER QPF ACROSS THE SE FA.
THUS...A FEW QUESTIONS DO STILL REMAIN. TOTAL STORM SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS FROM THIS SYSTEM THROUGH MONDAY LOOK TO BE 6-12
INCHES ACROSS THE E FA (WITH HEAVIER AMTS ACROSS THE SE FA)...4-8
INCHES ACROSS THE CENTRAL FA...1-3 INCHES ACROSS THE NW FA.
REMEMBER...THIS IS A 3 DAY TOTAL. SO WHAT ABOUT HEADLINES? WILL
CANCEL NORTHERN PORTION OF WINTER STORM WATCH AS THIS AREA WILL BE
FURTHEST FROM MAIN SYSTEM AND SNOW AMTS SHOULD NOT REACH WARNING
CRITERIA. WILL KEEP REMAINDER OF WATCH GOING AND HOLD OFF ON
MAKING ANY DECISIONS UNTIL THIS MORNING BECAUSE OF REMAINING
QUESTIONS MENTIONED ABOVE. HOPEFULLY 12Z MODEL RUNS WILL OFFER
SOME LIGHT. WILL NEED TO BACK UP BEGINNING OF WATCH UNTIL NOON TODAY.
WILL ISSUE WINTER WX ADVISORY FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FA NOT IN A
WATCH FOR FZDZ THIS MORNING AND THEN SNOWFALL THE REMAINDER OF THE
PERIOD. (FAR NW FA NOT EXPECTED TO RECEIVE MORE THAN 3 INCHES OF
SNOW AND WINTER WX ADVISORY WILL GO UNTIL 3PM TODAY WHEN FZDZ
SHOULD END).
.FGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ND...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY FOR NDZ008-016-
026>030-038-049-052-054.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM NOON CST TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON
FOR NDZ039-053.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR NDZ006-
007-014-015-024.
MN...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY FOR MNZ001-004>009-
013>017.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM NOON CST TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON
FOR MNZ002-003-022>024-027>032-040.
&&
TGHazardous weather outlook, Feb 24, 5:57 AM CST, 3 hours 33 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 557 AM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 MNZ002-003-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ039-053-251300- NORMAN-CLAY-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER- EAST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT- CASS-RICHLAND- 557 AM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE ON AND OFF TODAY BECOMING WIDESPREAD BY TONIGHT. AT THIS TIME 5 TO 8 INCHES IS LIKELY BY SUNDAY MORNING. HOWEVER...THE POSSIBILITY STILL EXISTS FOR MORE THAN 8 INCHES DURING THIS TIME FRAME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE SUNDAY AND MONDAY. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE 3 DAY PERIOD OF 6 TO 11 INCHES IS POSSIBLE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED FOR SNOWFALL REPORTS. MNZ001-004>009-013>017-NDZ008-016-026>030-038-049-052-054-251300- WEST POLK-KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-WEST MARSHALL- EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK- NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY- NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-RANSOM-SARGENT- WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- 557 AM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM SUNDAY FOR MUCH OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A MIX OF FREEZING DRIZZLE AND LIGHT SNOW WILL CREATE SLIPPERY ROADS THIS MORNING. THE MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL BECOME ALL SNOW BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE BY SUNDAY MORNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE SUNDAY AND MONDAY. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE 3 DAY PERIOD OF 3 TO 8 INCHES IS POSSIBLE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED FOR SNOWFALL REPORTS. NDZ006-007-014-015-024-251300- TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY- 557 AM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE DEVILS LAKE AREA... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL OCCUR INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN. LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTS SLIPPERY ROADS. THE PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE ON AND OFF THROUGH THE NIGHT. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION UP TO 3 INCHES IS POSSIBLE BY SUNDAY MORNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY LIGHT SNOW IS POSSIBLE SUNDAY AND MONDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED FOR SNOWFALL REPORTS. TG
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 4:09 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Beltrami, Clearwater, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Pennington and 3 more | 32 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.