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Wind Chill Warning 1, NWS Bismarck, ND

January 28, 200832 counties in North Dakota

NWS Bismarck, ND issued this wind chill warning at Jan 28, 2008, 2:39 PM MST for 32 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Jan 28, 2008, 8:00 PM MST. It was in force for 39 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
Jan 28, 2008, 2:39 PM MST (21:39 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 28, 2008, 8:00 PM MST
Expired
Jan 30, 2008, 11:00 AM MST
In force
39 hr
Issued by
NWS Bismarck, ND
All 32 counties

Adams County, ND, Billings County, ND, Bottineau County, ND, Bowman County, ND, Burke County, ND, Burleigh County, ND, Dickey County, ND, Divide County, ND, Dunn County, ND, Emmons County, ND, Foster County, ND, Golden Valley County, ND, Grant County, ND, Hettinger County, ND, Kidder County, ND, LaMoure County, ND, Logan County, ND, McHenry County, ND, McIntosh County, ND, McKenzie County, ND, Mercer County, ND, Mountrail County, ND, Oliver County, ND, Pierce County, ND, Renville County, ND, Rolette County, ND, Sheridan County, ND, Slope County, ND, Stark County, ND, Stutsman County, ND, Wells County, ND, Williams County, ND

The radar

The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:36 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jan 28, 8:52 PM MSTEXTR WIND CHILL -46Williston, ND
Jan 28, 8:56 PM MSTEXTR WIND CHILL -435 S Dickinson, ND

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, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 75 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Bismarck Municip, ND at 12:00Z on 2008-01-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Bismarck Municip, ND at 12:00Z on 2008-01-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -31 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1656 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
82 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-31 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
25 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS43 KBIS 282139
WSWBIS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
339 PM CST MON JAN 28 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES AND WIND CHILL WARNINGS TONIGHT AND
INTO TUESDAY...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT HAS PUSHED ACROSS THE AREA BRINGING FALLING
TEMPERATURES...STRONG WINDS AND AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW. LIGHT SNOW
AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE-HALF MILE
AT TIMES. THIS WILL CAUSE BRIEF PERIODS OF WHITE OUT
CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO
40 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL
PUSH WIND CHILL VALUES TO 40 TO 55 BELOW ZERO LATE THIS EVENING
AND OVERNIGHT. THE BITTER COLD AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL
CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW SHOULD COME TO END BY
TUESDAY MORNING. AROUND AN INCH OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE.

THESE CONDITIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA VERY DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...MAKE SURE YOU
HAVE A WINTER WEATHER SURVIVAL KIT.

NDZ001>005-009>013-017>022-031>033-040-041-043-044-290615-
/O.NEW.KBIS.WC.W.0001.080129T0300Z-080129T1800Z/
/O.EXT.KBIS.WW.Y.0003.080128T2100Z-080129T0300Z/
DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-
MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-
GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...
BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER...
RUGBY...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...
GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...
MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER
339 PM CST MON JAN 28 2008 /239 PM MST MON JAN 28 2008/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST /8 PM
MST/ THIS EVENING...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING TO 12 PM CST /11 AM MST/ TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING TO 12 PM CST /11 AM MST/ TUESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING.

A STRONG COLD FRONT HAS PUSHED ACROSS THE AREA BRINGING FALLING
TEMPERATURES...STRONG WINDS AND AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW. LIGHT SNOW
AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE-HALF MILE
AT TIMES. THIS WILL CAUSE BRIEF PERIODS OF WHITE OUT
CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO
40 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL
PUSH WIND CHILL VALUES TO 40 TO 55 BELOW ZERO LATE THIS EVENING
AND OVERNIGHT. THE BITTER COLD AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL
CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW SHOULD COME TO END BY
TUESDAY MORNING. AROUND AN INCH OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

$$

NDZ023-025-034>037-042-045>048-050-051-290615-
/O.NEW.KBIS.WC.W.0001.080129T0900Z-080129T1800Z/
/O.EXT.KBIS.WW.Y.0003.080128T2139Z-080129T0900Z/
WELLS-FOSTER-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-
LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...MANDAN...
BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...ELGIN...FORT YATES...LINTON...
NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
339 PM CST MON JAN 28 2008 /239 PM MST MON JAN 28 2008/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST /2 AM
MST/ TUESDAY...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM CST /2 AM MST/ TO 12 PM
CST /11 AM MST/ TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM CST /2 AM MST/ TO 12 PM
CST /11 AM MST/ TUESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN
EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST /2 AM MST/ TUESDAY. 

A STRONG COLD FRONT HAS PUSHED ACROSS THE AREA BRINGING FALLING
TEMPERATURES...STRONG WINDS AND AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW. LIGHT SNOW
AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE-HALF MILE
AT TIMES. THIS WILL CAUSE BRIEF PERIODS OF WHITE OUT
CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO
40 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL
PUSH WIND CHILL VALUES TO 40 TO 55 BELOW ZERO LATE THIS EVENING
AND OVERNIGHT. THE BITTER COLD AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL
CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW SHOULD COME TO END BY
TUESDAY MORNING. AROUND AN INCH OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

$$
JF
6 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS43 KBIS 290351
WSWBIS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
951 PM CST MON JAN 28 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES AND WIND CHILL WARNINGS TONIGHT AND
INTO TUESDAY...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT THAT MOVED THROUGH WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH
DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...IS CONTINUING TO PRODUCE
STRONG WINDS OF 20 TO 45 MPH. SNOW SHOWERS THAT ACCOMPANIED THE
COLD FRONT EARLY THIS EVENING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE REGION AND
LITTLE IF ANY ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT.
THERE WILL BE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW THROUGH THE NIGHT...ESPECIALLY
IN OPEN AREAS THAT RECEIVED SNOW EARLIER THIS EVENING.

THE MOST LIFE THREATENING CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT WILL BE DUE TO THE
STRONG WINDS AND BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES. WIND CHILLS HAVE
ALREADY FALLEN TO AROUND 40 BELOW ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST AND
NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. THE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL SPREAD
INTO SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA LATE TONIGHT. EXPECT
WIND CHILLS OF 40 TO 55 BELOW ZERO ACROSS ALL OF WESTERN AND
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA LATE TONIGHT...AND INTO TUESDAY MORNING. WIND
CHILLS THIS LOW WILL PRODUCE FROST BITE IN A MANNER OF MINUTES TO
EXPOSED SKIN. COVER ALL EXPOSED AREAS IF YOU VENTURE OUTDOORS. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL BE SURE TO CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT.

NDZ023-025-034>037-042-045>048-050-051-291200-
/O.CON.KBIS.WC.W.0001.080129T0900Z-080129T1800Z/
/O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080129T0900Z/
WELLS-FOSTER-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-
LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...MANDAN...
BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...ELGIN...FORT YATES...LINTON...
NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
951 PM CST MON JAN 28 2008 /851 PM MST MON JAN 28 2008/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST /2 AM
MST/ TUESDAY...
...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM CST /2 AM MST/
TO 12 PM CST /11 AM MST/ TUESDAY...

EXPECT AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW LATE THIS EVENING...ALONG WITH A FEW
AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW. BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO
MOVE INTO THE REGION PRODUCING WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 40 BELOW ZERO.
LATE TONIGHT THE WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW 4O BELOW
ZERO. THEREFORE A WIND CHILL WARNING WILL REPLACE THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY AT 3 AM TUESDAY MORNING. WIND CHILLS OF 40 TO 50
BELOW CAN BE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT AND INTO TUESDAY MORNING.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

$$

NDZ001>005-009>013-017>022-031>033-040-041-043-044-291200-
/O.CON.KBIS.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080129T1800Z/
DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-
MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-
GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...
BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER...
RUGBY...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...
GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...
MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER
951 PM CST MON JAN 28 2008 /851 PM MST MON JAN 28 2008/

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST /11 AM
MST/ TUESDAY...

EXPECT NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH TO COMBINE WITH
TEMPERATURES OF 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO...TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND
CHILLS OF 40 TO 55 BELOW ZERO. THE STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS
OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY ACROSS OPEN AREAS THAT
RECEIVED SNOW EARLIER TODAY. HOWEVER...THE MOST LIFE THREATENING
CONDITIONS WILL BE DUE TO THE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS. THEREFORE THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE...AND THE WIND
CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST OR 11 AM MST.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

$$
TWH
000 
WWUS43 KBIS 290946
WSWBIS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
346 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2008

...WIND CHILL WARNING TODAY IN THE WEST AND TODAY AND TONIGHT
OVER CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...

.ARCTIC AIR CONTINUED TO PUSH INTO NORTH DAKOTA THIS MORNING WITH
GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH. WINDS IN CENTRAL NORTH
DAKOTA WERE GUSTING OVER 40 MPH. WINDS WILL DECREASE GRADUALLY
TODAY AND TONIGHT ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA.
HOWEVER...THE WINDS COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES OF 10 TO 25 BELOW
ZERO WILL CREATE WIND CHILLS OF 40 TO 55 BELOW ZERO ACROSS THE
REGION TODAY. THUS THE WIND CHILL WARNING WILL EXTEND TO 6 PM
TODAY OVER WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA. WINDS IN CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA WILL
REMAIN ABOVE 10 MPH TONIGHT...THUS THE WIND CHILL WARNING FOR
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA WILL EXTEND THROUGH TODAY AND TONIGHT. 

WIND CHILLS THIS LOW WILL PRODUCE FROST BITE IN A MANNER OF
MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. COVER ALL EXPOSED AREAS IF YOU VENTURE
OUTDOORS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL BE SURE TO CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL
KIT.

NDZ001-009-017-018-031>033-040>045-291800-
/O.EXT.KBIS.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T0000Z/
DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-
HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...WILLISTON...WATFORD CITY...
KILLDEER...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...MOTT...ELGIN...
BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES
346 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 /246 AM MST TUE JAN 29 2008/

...WIND CHILL WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/
THIS AFTERNOON...

THE WIND CHILL WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/
THIS AFTERNOON. 

EXPECT WIND CHILLS OF 40 TO 45 BELOW ZERO TODAY AND TONIGHT.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

$$

NDZ002>005-010>013-019>023-025-034>037-046>048-050-051-291800-
/O.EXT.KBIS.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T1200Z/
BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-
MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-
STUTSMAN-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...
NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER...RUGBY...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...
GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...
STEELE...JAMESTOWN...LINTON...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
346 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 /246 AM MST TUE JAN 29 2008/

...WIND CHILL WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/
WEDNESDAY...

THE WIND CHILL WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/
WEDNESDAY. 

EXPECT WIND CHILLS OF 40 TO 50 BELOW TODAY.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

$$

JV
000 
WWUS43 KBIS 291808
WSWBIS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1208 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008

...WIND CHILL WARNING TODAY IN THE WEST AND TODAY AND TONIGHT
OVER CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...

.ARCTIC AIR CONTINUED TO PUSH INTO NORTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON WITH
GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH. WINDS IN CENTRAL NORTH
DAKOTA WERE GUSTING OVER 35 MPH. WINDS WILL DECREASE GRADUALLY
TONIGHT ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. HOWEVER...THE
WINDS COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES OF 10 TO 25 BELOW ZERO WILL
CREATE WIND CHILLS OF 35 TO 45 BELOW ZERO ACROSS THE REGION THIS
AFTERNOON THUS THE WIND CHILL WARNING WILL EXTEND TO 6 PM TODAY
OVER WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA. WINDS IN CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA WILL
REMAIN ABOVE 10 MPH TONIGHT...THUS THE WIND CHILL WARNING FOR
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA WILL EXTEND THROUGH TODAY AND TONIGHT.

WIND CHILLS THIS LOW WILL PRODUCE FROST BITE IN A MANNER OF
MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. COVER ALL EXPOSED AREAS IF YOU VENTURE
OUTDOORS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL BE SURE TO CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL
KIT.

NDZ001-009-017-018-031>033-040>045-292200-
/O.CON.KBIS.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T0000Z/
DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-
HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...WILLISTON...WATFORD CITY...
KILLDEER...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...MOTT...ELGIN...
BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES
1208 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 /1108 AM MST TUE JAN 29 2008/

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/
THIS AFTERNOON...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/
THIS AFTERNOON. 

EXPECT WIND CHILLS OF 40 TO 45 BELOW ZERO TODAY AND TONIGHT.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

$$

NDZ002>005-010>013-019>023-025-034>037-046>048-050-051-292200-
/O.CON.KBIS.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T1200Z/
BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-
MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-
STUTSMAN-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...
NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER...RUGBY...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...
GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...
STEELE...JAMESTOWN...LINTON...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
1208 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 /1108 AM MST TUE JAN 29 2008/

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/
WEDNESDAY...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/
WEDNESDAY. 

EXPECT WIND CHILLS OF 40 TO 50 BELOW TODAY.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

$$

RSL
000 
WWUS43 KBIS 292129
WSWBIS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
329 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008

...WIND CHILL WARNING CONTINUES TONIGHT THROUGH NOON WEDNESDAY
OVER WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...

.ARCTIC AIR COMBINED WITH NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH THIS 
EVENING OVER WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA WILL SLOWLY DECREASE
TO 5 TO 20 MPH OVERNIGHT. HOWEVER...THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH LOW
TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 25 BELOW AND 35 BELOW ZERO...WILL CREATE
DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 40 TO 55 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING. THUS THE WIND CHILL WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED
TONIGHT THROUGH NOON WEDNESDAY.

WIND CHILLS THIS LOW WILL PRODUCE FROST BITE IN A MANNER OF
MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. COVER ALL EXPOSED AREAS IF YOU VENTURE
OUTDOORS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL BE SURE TO CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL
KIT.

NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-300530-
/O.EXT.KBIS.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T1800Z/
DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-
MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-
FOSTER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-
STUTSMAN-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-
LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...
BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER...
RUGBY...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...
GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...BEACH...MEDORA...
DICKINSON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...MARMARTH...
MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES...LINTON...
NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
329 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 /229 PM MST TUE JAN 29 2008/

...WIND CHILL WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST /11 AM MST/
WEDNESDAY...

ARCTIC AIR COMBINED WITH NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH THIS 
EVENING OVER WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA WILL SLOWLY DECREASE
TO 5 TO 20 MPH OVERNIGHT. HOWEVER...THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH LOW
TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 25 BELOW AND 35 BELOW ZERO...WILL CREATE
DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 40 TO 55 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING. THUS THE WIND CHILL WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED
TONIGHT THROUGH NOON WEDNESDAY.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

$$

KS
000 
WWUS43 KBIS 300319
WSWBIS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
919 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008

...WIND CHILL WARNING CONTINUES TONIGHT THROUGH MIDDAY WEDNESDAY
OVER WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...

.ARCTIC AIR COMBINED WITH NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH THIS
EVENING OVER WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA WILL SLOWLY DECREASE
TO 5 TO 15 MPH OVERNIGHT. HOWEVER...THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH LOW
TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 20 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO...WILL CREATE
DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 30 TO 55 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING. THUS THE WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
THROUGH MIDDAY WEDNESDAY.

WIND CHILLS THIS LOW WILL PRODUCE FROST BITE IN A MANNER OF
MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. COVER ALL EXPOSED AREAS IF YOU VENTURE
OUTDOORS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL BE SURE TO CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL
KIT.

NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-301130-
/O.CON.KBIS.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T1800Z/
DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-
MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-
FOSTER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-
STUTSMAN-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-
LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...
BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER...
RUGBY...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...
GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...BEACH...MEDORA...
DICKINSON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...MARMARTH...
MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES...LINTON...
NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
919 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 /819 PM MST TUE JAN 29 2008/

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST /11 AM
MST/ WEDNESDAY...

EXPECT BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES OF 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO OVER
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TONIGHT. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH
WILL COMBINE WITH THE COLD TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF
35 TO 55 BELOW ZERO THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. IN WESTERN NORTH
DAKOTA WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO 5 TO 10 MPH...BUT WITH
TEMPERATURES OF 25 TO 35 BELOW EXPECTED IN THE NORTHWEST...WIND
CHILLS WILL STILL RANGE FROM 30 TO 50 BELOW. IN THE SOUTHWEST...
INCREASING CLOUDS HAVE KEPT TEMPERATURES WARMER...BUT WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO SHIFT TO THE SOUTHEAST AND INCREASE TO AROUND 10
MPH...PRODUCING WIND CHILLS TO NEAR 40 BELOW ZERO.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

$$
TWH
000 
WWUS43 KBIS 301015
WSWBIS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
415 AM CST WED JAN 30 2008

...WIND CHILL WARNING CONTINUES THROUGH NOON TODAY OVER EASTERN
PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...

.ARCTIC AIR COMBINED WITH NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH THIS
MORNING OVER EASTERN PARTS OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...NAMELY FROM
BOTTINEAU TO JAMESTOWN TO OAKES...WILL CREATE DANGEROUS WIND
CHILLS OF 40 TO 50 BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING. THUS THE WIND CHILL
WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH NOON TODAY.

WIND CHILLS THIS LOW WILL PRODUCE FROST BITE IN A MANNER OF
MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. COVER ALL EXPOSED AREAS IF YOU VENTURE
OUTDOORS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL BE SURE TO CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL
KIT.

WINDS FARTHER WEST ARE GENERALLY UNDER 10 MPH AND THE WIND CHILL
WARNING OVER WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

NDZ001>003-009>011-017>022-031>036-040>047-050-301115-
/O.CAN.KBIS.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T1800Z/
DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCKENZIE-DUNN-
MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-
BURLEIGH-KIDDER-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-
LOGAN-MCINTOSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...
WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...
HAZEN...CENTER...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...BEACH...MEDORA...
DICKINSON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...MARMARTH...MOTT...
ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES...LINTON...NAPOLEON...
ASHLEY
415 AM CST WED JAN 30 2008 /315 AM MST WED JAN 30 2008/

...WIND CHILL WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
CHILL WARNING. 

WINDS ARE GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH...THEREFORE THE EFFECT OF
WIND ON THE APPARENT TEMPERATURE IS NOT SIGNIFICANT.

$$

NDZ004-005-012-013-023-025-037-048-051-301800-
/O.CON.KBIS.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T1800Z/
BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-MCHENRY-PIERCE-WELLS-FOSTER-STUTSMAN-LA MOURE-
DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...TOWNER...RUGBY...
HARVEY...CARRINGTON...JAMESTOWN...EDGELEY...OAKES
415 AM CST WED JAN 30 2008

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. 

EXPECT WIND CHILLS OF 40 TO 50 BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING WITH
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

$$

JV

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this wind chill 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 wind chill warning went out at Jan 28, 2:00 PM MST, 39 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 28, 2:00 PM MST, 39 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
300 PM CST MON JAN 28 2008

.SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...
MAIN CONCERNS ARE THE SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER OVER THE NEXT 24
HOURS OR SO. MODELS GENERALLY SIMILAR OVER THE NEXT FEW
PERIODS...BUT GFS GUIDANCE LOOKS BEST.

STRONG COLD FRONT HAS PUSHED THROUGH THE CWA...TEMPERATURES IN THE
FAR WEST HAVE ALREADY DROPPED TO AROUND ZERO. STILL EXPECT
TEMPERATURES TO DROP TO BETWEEN 10 TO 20 BELOW OVERNIGHT. EXPECT
STRONGEST NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE TONIGHT...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS 30
TO 40 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH. FEEL THAT PRIMARY PUBLIC
HAZARD WILL BE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS. EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO DROP TO
-40 TO -50 IN THE WEST AND NORTH LATE THIS EVENING AND INTO TUESDAY
NOON. WILL HOLD OFF ON THE WARNING IN THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND
SOUTHEAST UNTIL 09Z. STILL EXPECT SOME LIGHT SNOW...GUSTY WINDS AND
SOME BLOWING SNOW...SO WILL CONTINUE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UP
UNTIL THE START OF THE WIND CHILL WARNING. BEST SNOW HAS BEEN ACROSS
THE NORTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON ASSOCIATED WITH A LITTLE AREA THAT HAS
ROTATED THROUGH. THIS HAS BRIEFLY REDUCED VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN
1/2 MILE AT TIMES. RADAR SHOWS ANOTHER AREA DEVELOPING ACROSS
NORTHEAST MONTANA THAT WILL ROTATE THROUGH THIS EVENING.

PRECIP CHANCES SHOULD COME TO AN END AFTER 12Z TUESDAY...BUT TUESDAY
HIGHS WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 15 BELOW. KEPT TEMPERATURES 20 TO 30
BELOW FOR TUESDAY NIGHT. GFS REALLY TRIES TO WARM TEMPERATURES UP
FOR THURSDAY AS A WARM FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. DID MODERATE
TEMPERATURES SOME FOR THURSDAY...BUT NOT YET READY TO TOTALLY ACCEPT
THIS WARMUP. LEFT IN A LITTLE LIGHT SNOW FOR WEDNESDAY WITH SOME WAA
ALOFT.

.LONG TERM...FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY...
TWO SYSTEMS TO CONTEND WITH DURING THE LONG TERM...ONE FRIDAY AND
THEN ANOTHER SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. THE SECOND
SYSTEM PER GFS/ECMWF WILL BE THE STRONGER OF THE TWO. BOTH MODELS
SHOW H85 TEMPS RISING TO -5C TO 0C BY 12Z FRIDAY ASSOCIATED WITH
WEAK WARM AIR ADVECTION AHEAD OF THE NEXT UPPER SHORTWAVE TROUGH AND
ASSOCIATED SFC COLD FRONT. THIS FIRST SYSTEM WILL WORK ITS WAY
THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA FRIDAY INTO EARLY FRIDAY NIGHT WITH A
SLIGHT CHC OF SNOW. WEAK COLD AIR ADVECTION BEHIND WILL NOT LAST
LONG AS H85 TEMPS RECOVER QUICKLY TO FRIDAYS LEVELS BY SATURDAY
EVENING. NEARLY A ZONAL FLOW SETTING UP FOR SATURDAY THEN SOUTHWEST
FLOW BRINGING ADDITIONAL WARM AIR ADVECTION IN FOR SUNDAY. HIGHS
OVER THE WEEKEND WILL RANGE FROM THE LOWER TEENS IN OUR NORTHEAST
CWA TO THE MID 20S OVER THE SOUTHWEST. NEXT THREAT OF SNOW WOULD
COME FROM AN ALBERTA CLIPPER TYPE WEATHER SYSTEM SUNDAY AFTERNOON
INTO MONDAY. EXPECT SOME SLIGHT CHC OF SNOW ASSOCIATED WITH THE WARM
AIR ADVECTION SUNDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
THROUGH ON MONDAY GIVING ANOTHER SLIGHT CHC OF SNOW. THE GFS WAS
MORE AGGRESSIVE IN THE COOLING BEHIND THE FRONT VERSUS THE ECMWF.
RIGHT NOW IT APPEARS THE BEST SNOW AMOUNTS WILL RESIDE IN OUR
NORTHERN ZONES. SYSTEM DEPARTS MONDAY NIGHT FOR A DRY AND COLD NIGHT.

&&

.AVIATION...
AREAS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING WILL REDUCE CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES INTO THE MVFR AND IFR
RANGE THROUGH ABOUT 06Z. THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL END AFTER MIDNIGHT
WITH GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH CONTINUING THROUGH 12Z
TUESDAY. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 40 BELOW ZERO WILL DEVELOP
TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. THE CEILINGS WILL IMPROVE TO VFR BETWEEN 12Z
AND 18Z ON TUESDAY.

&&

.BIS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING
FOR NDZ001>005-009>013-017>022-031>033-040-041-043-044.

WIND CHILL WARNING FROM 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING TO 12
PM CST /11 AM MST/ TUESDAY FOR NDZ001>005-009>013-017>022-
031>033-040-041-043-044.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 3 AM CST /2 AM MST/ TUESDAY FOR
NDZ023-025-034>037-042-045>048-050-051.

WIND CHILL WARNING FROM 3 AM CST /2 AM MST/ TO 12 PM CST /11 AM
MST/ TUESDAY FOR NDZ023-025-034>037-042-045>048-050-051.

&&

JF/KS
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 28, 4:16 AM MST, 10 hours 23 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
516 AM CST MON JAN 28 2008

NDZ001-002-009-010-017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-291130-
DIVIDE-BURKE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-
BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
516 AM CST MON JAN 28 2008 /416 AM MST MON JAN 28 2008/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST NORTH
DAKOTA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. NORTHWEST
WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...AND 25
TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH TONIGHT. A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW AS
WELL WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED. WIND CHILLS OF 30 TO 40
BELOW TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

COLD AND WINDY TUESDAY WITH DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 40 TO 50
BELOW ZERO. CONTINUED COLD THROUGH THURSDAY WITH LOWS OF 15 TO 30
BELOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

NDZ003-011-019>021-034-042-045-291130-
RENVILLE-WARD-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-MORTON-GRANT-SIOUX-
516 AM CST MON JAN 28 2008 /416 AM MST MON JAN 28 2008/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY TONIGHT. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH TONIGHT. A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW AS WELL WITH
AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED. WIND CHILLS OF 30 TO 40 BELOW
TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

COLD AND WINDY TUESDAY WITH DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 35 TO 45
BELOW ZERO. CONTINUED COLD THROUGH THURSDAY WITH LOWS OF 15 TO 25 BELOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

NDZ004-005-012-013-022-023-025-035>037-046>048-050-051-291130-
BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-MCHENRY-PIERCE-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-BURLEIGH-
KIDDER-STUTSMAN-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
516 AM CST MON JAN 28 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA...SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHEAST NORTH
DAKOTA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS
OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH TONIGHT. A CHANCE OF LIGHT
SNOW AS WELL WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED. WIND CHILLS OF
20 TO 30 BELOW TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW TUESDAY MORNING. COLD AND WINDY TUESDAY
WITH DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 40 TO 45 BELOW ZERO. CONTINUED COLD
THROUGH THURSDAY WITH LOWS OF 15 TO 25 BELOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

JV

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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.