Alert archive / Minnesota / Blizzard Warnings in 2008
Blizzard Warning 2, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this blizzard warning at Apr 25, 2008, 3:19 PM CDT for Richland County, North Dakota; Grant County, Otter Tail County, Wilkin County, Minnesota. It was in force for 6 hr. 5 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 25, 2008, 3:19 PM CDT (20:19 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 25, 2008, 9:33 PM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
Counties Grant County, MN, Otter Tail County, MN, Wilkin County, MN, Richland County, ND
The radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 163 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:23 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 25, 5:00 PM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 4 | Fairmount, ND | 3 TO 4 INCHES NEW SNOW. |
| Apr 25, 8:10 PM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 4 | Wahpeton, ND | 4 INCHES NEW SNOW. VSBY 1/4 MILE. |
| Apr 25, 8:15 PM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Fairmount, ND | 2 INCHES NEW SNOW...6 INCHES TOTAL. |
| Apr 25, 8:18 PM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Fergus Falls, MN | 6 INCHES NEW SNOW. |
| Apr 25, 8:40 PM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 4 | 3 E Mcleod, ND | 4 INCHES NEW SNOW. |
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, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 222 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
- 568 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -30 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 57 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 252019 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 319 PM CDT FRI APR 25 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT SNOW WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF EXTREME SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA INTO NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA TROUGH TONIGHT... .A SLOW MOVING STORM SYSTEM WILL INTENSIFY AND MOVE ACROSS MINNESOTA LATER TODAY INTO EARLY SATURDAY. ON THE CURRENT PROJECTED PATH OF THIS SYSTEM...AREAS EAST OF A ROSEAU TO FOSSTON TO ELBOW LAKE LINE WILL SEE THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL. THE SWATH OF HEAVY SNOW WILL LEAVE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 6 AND 12 INCHES IN THOSE LOCATIONS...WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS IN SNOW BANDS. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE ATTAINED FOR A PERIOD OF TIME ACROSS PARTS OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY. MNZ029-030-040-NDZ053-261200- /O.CAN.KFGF.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080426T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.BZ.W.0002.080425T2019Z-080426T1200Z/ WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS... ELBOW LAKE...WAHPETON 319 PM CDT FRI APR 25 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SATURDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. EXPECT SNOW HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT LEAVING AN ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ACROSS THE AREA. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FOR SEVERAL HOURS...ESPECIALLY OVER OPEN COUNTRY. VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY LOWER TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. THERE WILL BE PLENTY OF DRIFTING SNOW IN ADDITION TO THE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS CAUSED BY THE FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE SURE TO CARRY A SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ MNZ003-015-022-027-028-031-032-261200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080426T1200Z/ CLAY-EAST POLK-MAHNOMEN-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-EAST OTTER TAIL- WADENA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOORHEAD...FOSSTON...MAHNOMEN... DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA 319 PM CDT FRI APR 25 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SATURDAY. EXPECT SNOW HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT LEAVING A SWATH OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ACROSS THE AREA. SOME AREAS MAY RECEIVE LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS OF SNOW. NORTH WINDS GUSTING UP TO 40 MPH WILL RESULT IN NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE SURE TO CARRY A SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW WILL COMBINE WITH STRONG WINDS TO MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ MNZ006-009-016-017-023-024-261800- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080426T1800Z/ LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI- SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE...BAGLEY... BEMIDJI...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS 319 PM CDT FRI APR 25 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT SATURDAY. EXPECT SNOW HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT LEAVING A SWATH OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ACROSS THE AREA. SOME AREAS MAY RECEIVE LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS OF SNOW. NORTH WINDS GUSTING UP TO 40 MPH WILL RESULT IN PLENTY OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITY TO UNDER ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE SURE TO CARRY A SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ MNZ001-002-005-008-013-014-NDZ030-039-049-052-261200- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-080426T1200Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-ROSEAU-EAST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-TRAILL- CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...ROSEAU...NEWFOLDEN...THIEF RIVER FALLS... RED LAKE FALLS...MAYVILLE...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER 319 PM CDT FRI APR 25 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SATURDAY. SNOW WILL FALL MODERATELY AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT DEPOSITING SNOWFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 2 AND 5 INCHES. AREAS WEST OF AN ADA TO LISBON LINE WILL SEE LESSER AMOUNTS OF SNOW. WINDS WILL INCREASE WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO AS LITTLE AS ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ WJB
1 follow-up statement
000 WWUS43 KFGF 260233 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 933 PM CDT FRI APR 25 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT SNOW WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF EXTREME SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA INTO NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA THROUGH TONIGHT... .A SLOW MOVING STORM SYSTEM WILL INTENSIFY AND MOVE ACROSS MINNESOTA TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY. ON THE CURRENT PROJECTED PATH OF THIS SYSTEM...AREAS EAST OF A ROSEAU TO ADA TO WAHPETON LINE WILL SEE THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL. THE SWATH OF HEAVY SNOW WILL LEAVE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 8 AND 12 INCHES IN THOSE LOCATIONS...WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS IN SNOW BANDS. MNZ029-030-040-NDZ053-261200- /O.CAN.KFGF.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080426T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KFGF.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080426T1200Z/ WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS... ELBOW LAKE...WAHPETON 933 PM CDT FRI APR 25 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SATURDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SATURDAY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. EXPECT SNOW HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT LEAVING AN ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ACROSS THE BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS AND ELBOW LAKE AREA. SOME AREAS MAY RECEIVE LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS OF SNOW. THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT HOWEVER ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS CAN STILL BE EXPECTED. 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. $$ MNZ003-015-022-027-028-031-032-261200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080426T1200Z/ CLAY-EAST POLK-MAHNOMEN-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-EAST OTTER TAIL- WADENA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOORHEAD...FOSSTON...MAHNOMEN... DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA 933 PM CDT FRI APR 25 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SATURDAY. EXPECT SNOW HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT LEAVING A SWATH OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ACROSS THE HAWLEY...DETROIT LAKES AND FOSSTON AREA. SOME AREAS MAY RECEIVE LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS OF SNOW. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE SURE TO CARRY A SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW WILL COMBINE WITH STRONG WINDS TO MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ MNZ006-009-016-017-023-024-261800- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080426T1800Z/ LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI- SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE...BAGLEY... BEMIDJI...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS 933 PM CDT FRI APR 25 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT SATURDAY. EXPECT SNOW HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT LEAVING A SWATH OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ACROSS THE BAUDETTE...BEMIDJI AND PARK RAPIDS AREA. SOME AREAS MAY RECEIVE LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS OF SNOW. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE SURE TO CARRY A SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ MNZ001-002-005-008-013-014-NDZ030-039-049-052-261200- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-080426T1200Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-ROSEAU-EAST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-TRAILL- CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...ROSEAU...NEWFOLDEN...THIEF RIVER FALLS... RED LAKE FALLS...MAYVILLE...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER 933 PM CDT FRI APR 25 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SATURDAY. SNOW WILL FALL MODERATELY AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT DEPOSITING SNOWFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 3 AND 5 INCHES. AREAS WEST OF A CROOKSTON TO HILLSBORO AND LISBON LINE WILL SEE LESSER AMOUNTS OF SNOW. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ VOELKER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25, 4:54 AM CDT | Snow Advisory | FGF | Richland | 7 hr |
| Apr 25, 4:54 AM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | FGF | Richland | 38 hr |
| Apr 25, 11:53 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Cass, Ransom, Sargent, Traill | 24 hr |
| Apr 25, 1:44 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | FGF | Barnes, Grand Forks, Griggs, Nelson, Pembina, Steele and 1 more | 8 hr |
Nearby
Blizzard Warnings in Minnesota, 2008Blizzard Warnings in North Dakota, 2008Every blizzard warning in 2008
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.