Alert archive / Minnesota / Winter Storm Warnings in 2007
Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this winter storm warning at Apr 2, 2007, 3:32 PM CDT for 7 counties in Minnesota; Ransom County, Richland County, Sargent County, North Dakota. It took effect at Apr 2, 2007, 6:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 27 hr. 9 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
- Apr 2, 2007, 3:32 PM CDT (20:32 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 2, 2007, 6:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 3, 2007, 9:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 27 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
Counties Becker County, MN, Clay County, MN, Grant County, MN, Hubbard County, MN, Otter Tail County, MN, Wadena County, MN, Wilkin County, MN, Ransom County, ND, Richland County, ND, Sargent County, ND
The radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 140 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 8:00 AM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 9 | Havana, ND | |
| Apr 3, 1:00 PM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 5 E Glyndon, MN | |
| Apr 3, 1:00 PM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Henning, MN | |
| Apr 3, 1:00 PM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 6 | New York Mills, MN | |
| Apr 3, 1:00 PM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 7 | 1 E Ponsford, MN | |
| Apr 3, 1:00 PM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 7 | Wadena, MN | |
| Apr 3, 1:00 PM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 7 | Wendell, MN | |
| Apr 3, 1:00 PM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 9 | 7 Sw Battle Lake, MN | |
| Apr 3, 1:00 PM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 10 | Norcross, MN |
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, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 245 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
- 916 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -75 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -29 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 022032 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 332 PM CDT MON APR 2 2007 ...LATE SEASON WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE AREA... .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTH DAKOTA AND INTO CENTRAL MINNESOTA TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA EARLY THIS EVEING AND OVER WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL END TUESDAY AFERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL ALONG THE SOUTH DAKOTA AND NORTH DAKOTA BORDER EASTWARD INTO CENTRAL MINNESOTA WHERE 6 OR MORE INCHES WILL FALL. THERE WILL LIKELY BE A SHARP CUTOFF TO THE NORTH WITH ONLY LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS FROM DEVILS LAKE..GRAND FORKS TO THIEF RIVER FALLS NORTHWARD. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...BUT THE SNOW WILL BE WET SO BLOWING SNOW IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE A PROBLEM. NDZ024-022145- /O.CAN.KFGF.WS.A.0003.070402T2300Z-070403T2300Z/ EDDY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NEW ROCKFORD 332 PM CDT MON APR 2 2007 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS CANCELED THE WINTER STORM WATCH. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE TO THE SOUTH ALONG THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER. LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND END TUESDAY MORNING WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR TWO POSSIBLE. $$ MNZ029-NDZ049-052-053-031700- /O.UPG.KFGF.WS.A.0003.070402T2300Z-070403T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.WS.W.0003.070402T2300Z-070403T1700Z/ WILKIN-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRECKENRIDGE...LISBON...GWINNER... WAHPETON 332 PM CDT MON APR 2 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CDT TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL DEVELOP EARLY THIS EVENING ALONG THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER AND THEN CONTINUE TO DEVELOP EAST AND NORTHEAST INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA BY MIDNIGHT.THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ANTICIPATED. IN ADDITION...WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHERLY AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ MNZ040-032300- /O.UPG.KFGF.WS.A.0003.070402T2300Z-070403T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.WS.W.0003.070403T0500Z-070403T2300Z/ GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ELBOW LAKE 332 PM CDT MON APR 2 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CDT TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL DEVELOP BY MIDNIGHT AND THEN CONTINUE ON TUESDAY BEFORE ENDING IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWS LIKELY AROUND DAWN TUESDAY. ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED. 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. $$ MNZ030>032-032300- /O.UPG.KFGF.WS.A.0003.070403T0500Z-070403T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.WS.W.0003.070403T0500Z-070403T2300Z/ WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA 332 PM CDT MON APR 2 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CDT TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA BY MIDNIGHT AND THEN CONTINUE TUESDAY BEFORE ENDING LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES. A SHARP GRADIENT IN SNOWFALL IS VERY POSSIBLE WITH THIS SYSTEM FROM NORTH TO SOUTH ACROSS THE WARNING AREA WITH THE HEAVIEST TOTALS EXPECTED IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE WARNED COUNTIES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ NDZ028-029-038-039-031700- /O.UPG.KFGF.WS.A.0003.070402T2300Z-070403T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.SN.Y.0003.070402T2300Z-070403T1700Z/ GRIGGS-STEELE-BARNES-CASS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...VALLEY CITY... FARGO 332 PM CDT MON APR 2 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CDT TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE AREA THIS EVENING AND THEN END TUESDAY MORNING. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 94. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 MPH. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ MNZ009-016-017-022>024-027-028-032300- /O.UPG.KFGF.WS.A.0003.070403T0500Z-070403T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.SN.Y.0003.070403T0500Z-070403T2300Z/ NORTH BELTRAMI-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN- SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RED LAKE...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI... MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE 332 PM CDT MON APR 2 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CDT TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT FROM DETROIT LAKES TO PARK RAPIDS AND BEMIDJI. SNOW WILL THEN END TUESDAY AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOWFALL WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ MNZ002-003-NDZ030-031700- /O.UPG.KFGF.WS.A.0003.070403T0500Z-070403T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.SN.Y.0003.070402T2300Z-070403T1700Z/ NORMAN-CLAY-TRAILL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...MAYVILLE 332 PM CDT MON APR 2 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CDT TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND THEN END TUESDAY MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ RIDDLE
8 follow-up statements
000 WWUS43 KFGF 030327 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 1027 PM CDT MON APR 2 2007 ...LATE SEASON WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE AREA... .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTH DAKOTA AND INTO CENTRAL MINNESOTA TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA EARLY THIS EVENING AND OVER WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL END TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL ALONG THE SOUTH DAKOTA AND NORTH DAKOTA BORDER EASTWARD INTO CENTRAL MINNESOTA WHERE 6 OR MORE INCHES WILL FALL. THERE WILL LIKELY BE A SHARP CUTOFF TO THE NORTH WITH ONLY LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS FROM DEVILS LAKE..GRAND FORKS TO THIEF RIVER FALLS NORTHWARD. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...BUT THE SNOW WILL BE WET SO BLOWING SNOW IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE A PROBLEM. MNZ029-NDZ049-052-053-031700- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070403T1700Z/ WILKIN-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRECKENRIDGE...LISBON...GWINNER... WAHPETON 1027 PM CDT MON APR 2 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CDT TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CDT TUESDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING ALONG THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER AND SHIFT EAST INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA BY MIDNIGHT.THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ANTICIPATED. IN ADDITION...WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHERLY AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ MNZ030>032-040-032300- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0003.070403T0500Z-070403T2300Z/ WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS... WADENA...ELBOW LAKE 1027 PM CDT MON APR 2 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT TUESDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP BY MIDNIGHT AND THEN CONTINUE ON TUESDAY BEFORE ENDING IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWS LIKELY AROUND DAWN TUESDAY. ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED. 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. $$ MNZ002-003-NDZ028>030-038-039-031700- /O.CON.KFGF.SN.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070403T1700Z/ NORMAN-CLAY-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...COOPERSTOWN... FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO 1027 PM CDT MON APR 2 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CDT TUESDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CDT TUESDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND THEN END TUESDAY MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ MNZ009-016-017-022>024-027-028-032300- /O.CON.KFGF.SN.Y.0003.070403T0500Z-070403T2300Z/ NORTH BELTRAMI-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN- SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RED LAKE...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI... MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE 1027 PM CDT MON APR 2 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT TUESDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT TUESDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT FROM DETROIT LAKES TO PARK RAPIDS AND BEMIDJI. SNOW WILL THEN END TUESDAY AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOWFALL WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ HOPPES
000 WWUS43 KFGF 030909 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 409 AM CDT TUE APR 3 2007 ...LATE SEASON WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE AREA... .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE AND ASSOCIATED HEAVY BAND OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK FROM NORTHEASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA INTO MINNESOTA TODAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TOTALING 6 OR MORE INCHES. THERE WILL BE A SHARP CUTOFF TO THE NORTH WITH ONLY LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS FROM COPPERSTOWN...MAYVILLE...FOSSTON TO BAUDETTE NORTHWARD. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH. MNZ002-003-NDZ028>030-038-039-031700- /O.CAN.KFGF.SN.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070403T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.WW.Y.0009.070403T0909Z-070403T1700Z/ NORMAN-CLAY-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...COOPERSTOWN... FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO 409 AM CDT TUE APR 3 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY... ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY. THE SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SNOW HAS DEVELOPED OVERNIGHT ACROSS EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH TUESDAY AFTERNOON CAUSING REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND WIND WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ MNZ030>032-040-032300- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070403T2300Z/ WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS... WADENA...ELBOW LAKE 409 AM CDT TUE APR 3 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. AREAS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EASTWARD THIS MORNING...WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES ANTICIPATED BY THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE BY THIS AFTERNOON TO 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 MPH CAUSING REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND WIND ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ MNZ029-NDZ049-052-053-031700- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070403T1700Z/ WILKIN-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRECKENRIDGE...LISBON...GWINNER... WAHPETON 409 AM CDT TUE APR 3 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY. AREAS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO SOUTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA THIS MORNING...WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ANTICIPATED. IN ADDITION...WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHERLY AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS NEAR 35 MPH BY THIS AFTERNOON REDUCING VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND WIND ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ MNZ009-016-017-022>024-027-028-032300- /O.CON.KFGF.SN.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070403T2300Z/ NORTH BELTRAMI-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN- SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RED LAKE...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI... MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE 409 AM CDT TUE APR 3 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP EASTWARD ACROSS WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA FROM DETROIT LAKES TO PARK RAPIDS AND BEMIDJI. SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ KAISER/NG
000 WWUS43 KFGF 031252 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 752 AM CDT TUE APR 3 2007 ...LATE SEASON WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE AREA... .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE AND ASSOCIATED HEAVY BAND OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK FROM NORTHEASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA INTO MINNESOTA TODAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TOTALING 6 TO 9 INCHES. THERE WILL BE A SHARP CUTOFF TO THE NORTH WITH ONLY LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS FROM COPPERSTOWN...MAYVILLE...FOSSTON TO BAUDETTE NORTHWARD. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH. MNZ024-032300- /O.UPG.KFGF.SN.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070403T2300Z/ /O.EXA.KFGF.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070403T2300Z/ HUBBARD- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PARK RAPIDS 752 AM CDT TUE APR 3 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP EASTWARD ACROSS WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA FROM DETROIT LAKES TO PARK RAPIDS AND BEMIDJI. SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 9 INCHES. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ MNZ030>032-040-032300- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070403T2300Z/ WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS... WADENA...ELBOW LAKE 752 AM CDT TUE APR 3 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. AREAS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EASTWARD THIS MORNING... WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 9 WITH INCHES ANTICIPATED BY THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE BY THIS AFTERNOON TO 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 MPH CAUSING REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND WIND ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ MNZ029-NDZ049-052-053-031700- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070403T1700Z/ WILKIN-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRECKENRIDGE...LISBON...GWINNER... WAHPETON 752 AM CDT TUE APR 3 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY. AREAS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO SOUTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA THIS MORNING...WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES ANTICIPATED. IN ADDITION...WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHERLY AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS NEAR 35 MPH BY THIS AFTERNOON REDUCING VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND WIND ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ MNZ009-016-017-022-023-027-028-032300- /O.CON.KFGF.SN.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070403T2300Z/ NORTH BELTRAMI-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN- SOUTH CLEARWATER-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RED LAKE...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI... MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE 752 AM CDT TUE APR 3 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP EASTWARD ACROSS WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA FROM DETROIT LAKES TO PARK RAPIDS AND BEMIDJI. SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ MNZ002-003-NDZ028>030-038-039-031700- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-070403T1700Z/ NORMAN-CLAY-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...COOPERSTOWN... FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO 752 AM CDT TUE APR 3 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY. SNOW HAS DEVELOPED OVERNIGHT ACROSS EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH TUESDAY AFTERNOON CAUSING REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND WIND WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ KAISER
000 WWUS43 KFGF 031441 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 941 AM CDT TUE APR 3 2007 ...SNOW AND WIND TO CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON... .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK THROUGH CENTRAL MINNESOTA INTO NORTHWEST WISCONSIN THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON. SNOW ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE OVER MOST OF NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE. OVER SOUTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON BUT NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. MNZ029-NDZ049-052-053-032300- /O.EXT.KFGF.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070403T2300Z/ WILKIN-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRECKENRIDGE...LISBON...GWINNER... WAHPETON 941 AM CDT TUE APR 3 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. ALTHOUGH THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON....LOOK FOR NORTH WINDS TO CONTINUE AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH THE 5 TO 9 INCHES OF FRESH SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW. DO NOT TRAVEL UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND WIND ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ MNZ024-030>032-040-032300- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070403T2300Z/ HUBBARD-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PARK RAPIDS...FERGUS FALLS... NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE 941 AM CDT TUE APR 3 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFERNOON WITH TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 9 INCHES EXPECTED. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH AND CAUSE WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN COUNTRY. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND WIND ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ MNZ001-013>015-032300- /O.EXB.KFGF.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-070403T2300Z/ WEST POLK-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON 941 AM CDT TUE APR 3 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW COMBINED WITH NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON WITH VISBILITIES REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN OPEN COUNTRY. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND WIND WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ MNZ002-003-NDZ028>030-038-039-032300- /O.EXT.KFGF.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-070403T2300Z/ NORMAN-CLAY-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...COOPERSTOWN... FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO 941 AM CDT TUE APR 3 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. WHILE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. THIS COMBINATION WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO ONE HALF MILE IN OPEN COUNTRY. TRAVEL TODAY WILL BE HAZARDOUS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND WIND WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ MNZ009-016-017-022-023-027-028-032300- /O.CON.KFGF.SN.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070403T2300Z/ NORTH BELTRAMI-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN- SOUTH CLEARWATER-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RED LAKE...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI... MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE 941 AM CDT TUE APR 3 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH TOTAL SNOWFALL AROUND 5 INCHES. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH CAUSING DRIFTING AND BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN COUNTRY. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ RIDDLE
000 WWUS43 KFGF 031706 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 1206 PM CDT TUE APR 3 2007 ...SNOW AND WIND TO CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON... .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK THROUGH CENTRAL MINNESOTA INTO NORTHWEST WISCONSIN THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON. SNOW ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE OVER MOST OF NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE. OVER SOUTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON BUT NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. MNZ024-029>032-040-NDZ049-052-053-032300- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070403T2300Z/ HUBBARD-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT- RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PARK RAPIDS...BRECKENRIDGE... FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE...LISBON... GWINNER...WAHPETON 1206 PM CDT TUE APR 3 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFERNOON WITH TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 9 INCHES EXPECTED WITH TOTALS OF NEAR A FOOT LIKELY. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH AND CAUSE WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN COUNTRY. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND WIND ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ NDZ027-032300- /O.EXA.KFGF.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-070403T2300Z/ GRAND FORKS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GRAND FORKS 1206 PM CDT TUE APR 3 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. BANDS OF SNOW CONTINUE TO ROTATE WEST INTO THE SOUTHEAST HALF OF GRAND FORKS COUNTY. AROUND AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOW WILL FALL BY THE TIME THE SNOW ENDS LATE THIS AFTERNOON BUT NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL CAUSE VISIBILITIES TO LOWER TO ONE HALF MILE. CONDITIONS ACROSS THE COUNTY VARY...WITH AREAS WEST OF THE AIR BASE HAVING LESS SNOW AND AREAS CLOSER TO THE RED RIVER SEEING THE MOST. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND WIND WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ MNZ009-016-017-022-023-027-028-032300- /O.CON.KFGF.SN.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070403T2300Z/ NORTH BELTRAMI-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN- SOUTH CLEARWATER-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RED LAKE...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI... MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE 1206 PM CDT TUE APR 3 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH TOTAL SNOWFALL AROUND 5 INCHES. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH CAUSING DRIFTING AND BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN COUNTRY. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ MNZ001>003-013>015-NDZ028>030-038-039-032300- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-070403T2300Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-GRIGGS-STEELE- TRAILL-BARNES-CASS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS... FOSSTON...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO 1206 PM CDT TUE APR 3 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. WHILE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. THIS COMBINATION WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO ONE HALF MILE IN OPEN COUNTRY. TRAVEL TODAY WILL BE HAZARDOUS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND WIND WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ DTR
000 WWUS43 KFGF 031858 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 158 PM CDT TUE APR 3 2007 ...SNOW AND WIND TO CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON... .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK THROUGH CENTRAL MINNESOTA INTO NORTHWEST WISCONSIN THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON. SNOW ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE OVER MOST OF NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE. OVER SOUTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON BUT NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. MNZ027-028-040200- /O.UPG.KFGF.SN.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070403T2300Z/ /O.EXB.KFGF.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070404T0200Z/ WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE 158 PM CDT TUE APR 3 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. CALLS TO SPOTTERS REPORT WIDESPREAD 6 TO 7 INCHES ACROSS EASTERN CLAY COUNTY AND ACROSS MOST OF BECKER COUNTY. ANOTHER 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL...ESPECIALLY EASTERN BECKER COUNTY....BRINGING STORM TOTALS IN AREAS FROM BARNESVILLE TO GLYNDON TO DETROIT LAKES AND PONSFORD TO 7 TO 10 INCHES. NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ MNZ003-040200- /O.UPG.KFGF.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-070403T2300Z/ /O.EXB.KFGF.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070404T0200Z/ CLAY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MOORHEAD 158 PM CDT TUE APR 3 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SPOTTERS REPORT 5 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW HAS FALLEN SO FAR IN CLAY COUNTY...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS IN THE GLYNDON AREA. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED BRINGING STORM TOTALS TO THE 6 TO 8 INCH RANGE. NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. 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. $$ MNZ024-029>032-040-NDZ053-040200- /O.EXT.KFGF.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070404T0200Z/ HUBBARD-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT- RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PARK RAPIDS...BRECKENRIDGE... FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE...WAHPETON 158 PM CDT TUE APR 3 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING BEFORE ENDING BY MIDNIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 8 TO 12 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY HAZARDOUS WITH NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH CAUSING REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND WIND ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ NDZ049-052-032300- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070403T2300Z/ RANSOM-SARGENT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LISBON...GWINNER 158 PM CDT TUE APR 3 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL END LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 10 INCHES. NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBLITY IN BLOWING SNOW. THE WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND WIND ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ MNZ009-016-017-022-023-040200- /O.EXT.KFGF.SN.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070404T0200Z/ NORTH BELTRAMI-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN- SOUTH CLEARWATER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RED LAKE...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI... MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA 158 PM CDT TUE APR 3 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH TOTAL SNOWFALL AROUND 5 INCHES. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH CAUSING DRIFTING AND BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN COUNTRY. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ MNZ001-002-013>015-NDZ030-039-040200- /O.EXT.KFGF.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-070404T0200Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-TRAILL-CASS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON... MAYVILLE...FARGO 158 PM CDT TUE APR 3 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY EVENING MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. TOTAL NEW SNOWFALL WILL VARY FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES. NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILTY IN BLOWING SNOW. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND WIND WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ NDZ027>029-038-032300- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-070403T2300Z/ GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-BARNES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY... VALLEY CITY 158 PM CDT TUE APR 3 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. WHILE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. THIS COMBINATION WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO ONE HALF MILE IN OPEN COUNTRY. TRAVEL TODAY WILL BE HAZARDOUS. WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH IN THE EVENING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND WIND WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ DTR
000 WWUS43 KFGF 032328 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 628 PM CDT TUE APR 3 2007 ...THE STORM SYSTEM AFFECTING THE NORTHERN PLAINS WILL SLOWLY SHIFT NORTHEAST TONIGHT... .A STORM SYSTEM AFFECTING THE NORTHERN PLAINS WILL MOVE INTO NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA TONIGHT. SNOW WAS ENDING OVER EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA BUT CONTINUES ACROSS NORTHWEST MINNESOTA AND WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING. LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK ALONG THE ILLINOIS AND WISCONSIN BORDER THIS EVENING THEN MOVE OVER LAKE HURON BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. NDZ049-052-040030- /O.EXP.KFGF.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070403T2300Z/ RANSOM-SARGENT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LISBON...GWINNER 628 PM CDT TUE APR 3 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. MOST OF THE SNOW HAS MOVED OUT OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA. NORTH WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WILL SLOWLY TAPER OFF THIS EVENING. VISIBILITIES HAVE IMPROVED SO THE WARNING WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 6 PM CDT. $$ NDZ027>029-038-040030- /O.EXP.KFGF.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-070403T2300Z/ GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-BARNES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY... VALLEY CITY 628 PM CDT TUE APR 3 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. NORTH WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL SLOWLY TAPER OFF THIS EVENING. MOST OF THE SNOW HAS MOVED OUT OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND VISIBILITIES HAVE IMPROVED. SO THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 6 PM CDT. $$ MNZ003-024-027>032-040-NDZ053-040200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070404T0200Z/ CLAY-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL- EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOORHEAD...PARK RAPIDS... DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS... NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE...WAHPETON 628 PM CDT TUE APR 3 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. SPOTTERS REPORT WIDESPREAD 6 TO 7 INCHES ACROSS EASTERN CLAY COUNTY AND ACROSS MOST OF BECKER COUNTY. AN INCH OR LESS OF ADDITIONAL SNOW WILL FALL THIS EVENING. STORM TOTALS FROM BARNESVILLE TO GLYNDON TO DETROIT LAKES AND PONSFORD WILL RANGE FROM 7 TO 10 INCHES. NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE BLOWING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITIES..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. $$ MNZ009-016-017-022-023-040200- /O.CON.KFGF.SN.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070404T0200Z/ NORTH BELTRAMI-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN- SOUTH CLEARWATER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RED LAKE...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI... MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA 628 PM CDT TUE APR 3 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING WITH TOTAL SNOWFALL AROUND 5 INCHES. NORTH WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH AND WILL CREATE DRIFTING AND BLOWING SNOW MAINLY IN OPEN COUNTRY. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ MNZ001-002-013>015-NDZ030-039-040200- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-070404T0200Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-TRAILL-CASS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON... MAYVILLE...FARGO 628 PM CDT TUE APR 3 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY EVENING MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. TOTAL SNOWFALL WILL VARY FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES. NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL CAUSE POOR VISIBILITY ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND WIND WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ HOPPES
000 WWUS43 KFGF 040223 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 923 PM CDT TUE APR 3 2007 ...WINTER STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST... .A STORM SYSTEM AFFECTING THE NORTHERN PLAINS WILL MOVE INTO NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA TONIGHT. SNOW HAD ENDED OVER EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND WAS SPREADING EAST ACROSS NORTHWEST MINNESOTA THIS EVENING. LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK ALONG THE ILLINOIS AND WISCONSIN BORDER THIS EVENING THEN MOVE OVER LAKE HURON BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. MNZ003-024-027>032-040-NDZ053-040330- /O.EXP.KFGF.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070404T0200Z/ CLAY-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL- EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOORHEAD...PARK RAPIDS... DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS... NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE...WAHPETON 923 PM CDT TUE APR 3 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. LIGHT SNOW CONTINUES SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM JUST WEST OF BEMIDJI TO ELBOW LAKE MINNESOTA. LESS THAN AN INCH OF ADDITIONAL SNOW WILL FALL THIS EVENING. NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. SO THE WINTER STORM WARNING WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 9 PM CDT. $$ MNZ009-016-017-022-023-040330- /O.EXP.KFGF.SN.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070404T0200Z/ NORTH BELTRAMI-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN- SOUTH CLEARWATER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RED LAKE...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI... MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA 923 PM CDT TUE APR 3 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. MOST OF THE SNOW HAS MOVED EAST AND SO THE ADVISORY WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. NORTH WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. $$ MNZ001-002-013>015-NDZ030-039-040330- /O.EXP.KFGF.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-070404T0200Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-TRAILL-CASS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON... MAYVILLE...FARGO 923 PM CDT TUE APR 3 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. SNOW HAS MOVED EAST OF THE AREA AND SO THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 9PM CDT. $$ HOPPES
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 Apr 2, 3:10 PM CDT, 22 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 2, 3:10 PM CDT, 22 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
310 PM CDT MON APR 2 2007
.SHORT TERM...
12Z MODEL CONSENSUS AND HPC GUIDANCE IS TO FOCUS BAND OF 6 INCHES
OF SNOW ALONG ND/SD BORDER EASTWARD INTO CNTRL MN (NR A LAKE
TRAVERSE-ALEXANDRIA-LITTLE FALLS LINE). NRN EDGE OF PCPN TOUGH BUT
MORE I LOOK AT THINGS FEEL THERE WIL BE A PRETTY SHARP NRN CUTOFF
AS DRIER AIR FEEDING SOUTHWARD FROM MANITOBA HIGH. SFC DEW PTS
HAVE FALLEN SLOWLY OVER MANITOBA/NE ND AND TEMPS HAVE FALLEN AS
WELL. THUS FEEL COMFORTABLE IN CUTTING BACK PCPN QUITE A BIT DVL-
GFK-CKN-BDE NORTHWARD. GFS AND CANADIAN REMAIN MODELS OF CHOICE
DUE TO EXCELLENT CONSISTENCY FROM RUN TO RUN PAST FEW DAYS. THEY
SHOW VERY STRONG POTETNTIAL FOR BANDING PCPN 06-12Z TIME PERIOD IN
FAR NE SD AND FAR SE ND/WCNTRL MN WITH STRONG AND DEEP OMEGA UP TO
300 MB OVER AN AREA OF STRONG 850 MB FRONTOGENESIS. AXIS OF THIS
RUNS FROM NR ABERDEEN TO WADENA CENTERED AROUND 09Z- 12Z. ALSO
STRONG UPPER LEVEL Q VECTOR DIVERGENCE AND Q VECTOR CONVERGENCE IN
THE 850-500 MB LAYER CENTERED FROM WAHPETON TO ALEXANDRIA TO
LITTLE FALLS AT 12Z. SO ALL IN ALL FEEL LIKE 6 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW
A GOOD BET IN FAR SRN FCST AREA...POSSIBLY HEAVIER IN A FEW
SPOTS. WILL PROBABLY BE TIGHT GRADIENTS IN SNOW AMTS IN SHORT
DISTANCES DUE TO BANDING. IN BETWEEN INCLUDING VALLEY CITY-FARGO-
DTL-BJI....COULD SEE TWO SCENERIOS. ONE...DRY AIR FROM THE NORTH
SLOWS SATURATION AND SNOW IS A LOT LIGHTER THAN EXPECTED....OR TWO
LIFT OVERCOMES THE AREA AND BRIEF PERIOD OF HVY SNOW SPREADS
NORTH FOR A PERIOD LATE TONIGHT. LIKELY TO SEE POTENTIAL FOR WIDE
VARIATIONS IN ADVISORY AREA....BUT ATTM WILL GO 3-5 OR 3-6 IN THAT
FARGO-DTL-PKD-BJI AREAS.
ANOTHER FAVORING ISSUES IS THAT THE SYSTEM WILL STRENGTHEN AS IT
MOVES THRU AND THERE IS ALSO A 100KT 300 MB JET WITH ITS NOSE OVER
WCNTRL MN.
SYSTEM WILL MOVE EAST AND SNOW WILL END IN SE ND BY NOON AND IN
WCNTRL MN BY 6 PM TUESDAY. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHERLY AND
INCREASE TO NEAR 25 MPH WITH 30 MPH GUSTS. HOWEVER...EVEN IN AREAS
WITH 4 INCHES OF SNOW THINK SNOW WILL BE WET IN NATURE AND AND
MAIN WINDS WILL COME AFTER SNOW ENDS. THUS BLOWING SNOW AND
REDUCED VSBY SHOULD NOT BE AN ISSUE. VSBY WILL BE REDUCED AS
EXPECT HVY SNOW FOR A FEW HOURS.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD SOUTH THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY PROVIDING SOME
CLEARING. TEMPS WILL BE WELL BLO NORMAL.
.LONG TERM (FRI-MON)...MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT. POLAR VORTEX ACROSS
E CONUS WILL DOMINATE THE PATTERN. THIS PLACES THE FA UNDER N UPPER
FLOW WITH SFC RIDGE AT THE SFC. DRY WEATHER WITH TEMPS BELOW NORMAL
EXPECTED. TEMPERATURES SHOULD GRADUALLY WARM THROUGH THE PERIOD AS
POLAR VORTEX SLOWLY SHIFTS EAST.
&&
.AVIATION...SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING/TONIGHT. LIFR CONDITIONS
WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR THE HEAVIEST SNOW (ND/SD BORDER INTO WEST
CENTRAL MN)...WITH KFAR NEAR THIS AREA. GFK/BJI WILL BE ON THE
NORTHERN PORTION OF THE SNOW...WITH A PERIOD OF IFR CONDITIONS
POSSIBLE. MVFR CEILINGS EXPECTED BEFORE AND AFTER THE SNOWFALL.
&&
.FGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ND...SNOW ADVISORY FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CDT TUESDAY FOR
NDZ028>030-038-039.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CDT TUESDAY
FOR NDZ049-052-053.
MN...SNOW ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CDT TUESDAY FOR
MNZ009-016-017-022>024-027-028.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CDT TUESDAY
FOR MNZ030>032-040.
SNOW ADVISORY FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CDT TUESDAY FOR
MNZ002-003.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CDT TUESDAY
FOR MNZ029.
&&
RIDDLE/TGHazardous weather outlook, Apr 2, 7:02 AM CDT, 8 hours 30 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 702 AM CDT MON APR 2 2007 MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024- 026>030-038-039-049-052>054-031215- WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS- WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE- EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN- SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN- WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-TOWNER-CAVALIER- PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON- GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT- RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- 702 AM CDT MON APR 2 2007 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...FLOOD WARNINGS CONTINUE FOR RIVER POINTS IN THE RED RIVER BASIN. MONITOR THE LATEST RIVER FORECASTS FOR SPECIFIC INFORMATION... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL EXISTS FOR MUCH OF THE REGION STARTING TONIGHT AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES OUT INTO THE PLAINS. THEREFORE...A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF SIX INCHES OR MORE REMAINS IN EFFECT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY THE STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SNOWFALL TO THE REGION...WITH THE WINTER STORM WATCH CONTINUING INTO TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS PLEASE PROVIDE SNOWFALL REPORTS. NG
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 3:32 PM CDT | Snow Advisory | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Hubbard, Mahnomen and 1 more | 29 hr |
Nearby
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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.