Blizzard Warning 3, NWS Grand Forks, ND

Becker County, MN, Clay County, MN, Grant County, MN, Kittson County, MN, Mahnomen County, MN, Marshall County, MN, Norman County, MN, Otter Tail County, MN, Pennington County, MN, Polk County, MN, Red Lake County, MN, Roseau County, MN, Wilkin County, MN, Barnes County, ND, Benson County, ND, Cass County, ND, Cavalier County, ND, Eddy County, ND, Grand Forks County, ND, Griggs County, ND, Nelson County, ND, Pembina County, ND, Ramsey County, ND, Ransom County, ND, Richland County, ND, Sargent County, ND, Steele County, ND, Towner County, ND, Traill County, ND, Walsh County, ND

000 
WWUS43 KFGF 131038 CCA
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
440 AM CST SAT DEC 13 2008

CORRECTION FOR SPELLING 


...A MAJOR WINTER STORM TO BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO EASTERN
NORTH DAKOTA AND MUCH OF NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA
TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL SPREAD SNOW...STRONG WINDS...BITTERLY
COLD TEMPERATURES AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS INTO ALL OF EASTERN
NORTH DAKOTA... NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA SATURDAY
NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP
SATURDAY NIGHT IN EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...THEN SPREAD INTO THE RED
RIVER VALLEY REGION OF WESTERN MINNESOTA BY SUNDAY MORNING.
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY NIGHT.  FURTHER EAST
IN THE TREED AREAS OF MINNESOTA...HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED WITH
SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS LIKELY.

LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK INTO SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA TONIGHT AND
THEN TO NORTHWEST WISCONSIN BY LATE SUNDAY. 

STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST FORECAST ON THIS DANGEROUS WINTER STORM.

MNZ001>005-007-008-013>015-022-027-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-
038-039-054-151200-
/O.UPG.KFGF.BZ.A.0002.081214T0000Z-081215T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.081214T0000Z-081215T1200Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-
PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-MAHNOMEN-WEST BECKER-TOWNER-
CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON-
GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN...
THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...MAHNOMEN...
DETROIT LAKES...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...
DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...
COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...ADAMS
403 AM CST SAT DEC 13 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST
MONDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP TODAY MAINLY OVER NORTHERN NORTH DAKOTA
INTO FAR NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. SNOW WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD AND
HEAVIER TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY WITH THE SNOW ENDING SUNDAY NIGHT OR
EARLY MONDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE DANGEROUSLY COLD DURING THIS
EVENT WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING TO BELOW ZERO IN MOST AREAS
TONIGHT AND REMAINING BELOW ZERO ON SUNDAY. WINDS WILL BE
NORTHEAST AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH TONIGHT AND BECOME
NORTHERLY AT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ON SUNDAY. THESE WIND
COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS IN THE 25 TO
40 BELOW ZERO RANGE SUNDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL FROM THIS EVENT WILL BE
IN THE 6 TO 8 INCH RANGE WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
POSSIBLE.   

VISIBILITIES OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY NIGHT WILL BE VERY POOR WITH
NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES LIKELY IN OPEN COUNTRY AND EVEN GREATLY
REDUCED VISIBILITIES INSIDE THE CITIES.  

THE SNOW IN COMBINATION WITH THE COLD WILL MAKE IT VERY DANGEROUS
FOR TRAVEL. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE LIFE THREATENING
IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTDOORS IN IT. TAKE THE PROPER PRECAUTIONS NOW
TO PREPARE FOR THIS MAJOR WINTER STORM...AND DELAY TRAVEL PLANS IF
POSSIBLE.

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 TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

MNZ029-030-040-NDZ049-052-053-151200-
/O.UPG.KFGF.BZ.A.0002.081214T0000Z-081215T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.081214T0600Z-081215T1200Z/
WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...
ELBOW LAKE...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON
403 AM CST SAT DEC 13 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST
MONDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATE
TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY EVENING WITH TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 8 INCHES
LIKELY BY LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP TO BELOW ZERO
LATE TONIGHT AND REMAIN BELOW ZERO ON SUNDAY AND WINDS WILL BECOME
NORTH AT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ON SUNDAY. THESE WINDS
WILL LIKELY CAUSE NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES IN OPEN COUNTRY AND
GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES INSIDE TOWNS. IN ADDITION THESE WINDS WILL
CREATE WIND CHILLS NEAR 30 BELOW ZERO ON SUNDAY.

THE COMBINATION OF SNOWFALL...STRONG WINDS AND LOW WIND CHILLS
WILL MAKE THIS STORM A DANGEROUS ONE. THIS STORM HAS THE
POTENTIAL TO BE LIFE THREATENING IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTDOORS IN IT.
TAKE THE PROPER PRECAUTIONS NOW TO PREPARE FOR THIS MAJOR WINTER
STORM...AND DELAY TRAVEL PLANS IF POSSIBLE.

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 TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

MNZ006-009-016-017-023-024-028-151200-
/O.UPG.KFGF.WS.A.0009.081214T0000Z-081215T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KFGF.WS.W.0006.081214T0000Z-081215T1200Z/
LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-
SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-EAST BECKER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE...BAGLEY...
BEMIDJI...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...WOLF LAKE
403 AM CST SAT DEC 13 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM
CST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH
IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING AND BECOME HEAVY
AT TIMES. THE HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT
BEFORE ENDING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 9 TO 13 INCHES ARE
LIKELY BY LATE SUNDAY NIGHT.  

NORTHEAST TO NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH ON SUNDAY
AND TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO BELOW ZERO CREATING WIND CHILLS TO
30 BELOW ZERO. THESE WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN
OPEN AREAS. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND VERY COLD
TEMPERATURES WILL BRING VERY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS. 

WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTR SAT DEC 13 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM
CST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH
IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATE
TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO
12 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY LATE SUNDAY NIGHT.

NORTHEAST TO NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH ON SUNDAY
AND TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO BELOW ZERO CREATING WIND CHILLS TO
30 BELOW ZERO. THESE WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN
OPEN AREAS. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND VERY COLD
TEMPERATURES WILL BRING VERY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS. 

WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE.  

$$


DTR

000 
WWUS43 KFGF 132119
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
319 PM CST SAT DEC 13 2008

...LIFE THREATENING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER EASTERN
NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWESTERN AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...

.SNOW WILL COMBINE WITH STRONG WINDS TO PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW AND
LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILLS ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY
MONDAY MORNING. NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL
OCCUR ACROSS ALL OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWESTERN AND WEST
CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THE GREATEST SNOW ACCUMULATION WITH THIS STORM
WILL OCCUR ALONG AND SOUTH OF A VALLEY CITY TO FARGO AND MOORHEAD
TO BEMIDJI LINE...WHERE 7 TO 14 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED. SIX TO TEN INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED FROM
NEW ROCKFORD NORTHEAST THROUGH GRAND FORKS...THIEF RIVER FALLS...
AND ROSEAU...WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES NORTH OF THOSE AREAS.

THIS STORM WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND EVEN IMPOSSIBLE
IN MANY AREAS. CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE THIS EVENING AND BE AT
THEIR WORST LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.

NDZ049-052-151200-
/O.EXT.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.081214T0000Z-081215T1200Z/
RANSOM-SARGENT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LISBON...GWINNER
319 PM CST SAT DEC 13 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM
CST MONDAY...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 AM CST MONDAY. 

HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY.
TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM THIS STORM WILL RANGE FROM 8 TO 16
INCHES. THE SNOW...COMBINED WITH NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH...
WILL PRODUCE NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ALL THE
WAY THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THE WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE
LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 45 BELOW ZERO SUNDAY AND
SUNDAY NIGHT.

THE COMBINATION OF SNOWFALL...STRONG WINDS...AND LOW WIND CHILLS
WILL MAKE THIS BLIZZARD A VERY SERIOUS...LIFE THREATENING ONE.
CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE THIS EVENING AND BE AT THEIR WORST
LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY.

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 OR IMPOSSIBLE. DO
NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH
YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

MNZ027-029-030-040-NDZ053-151200-
/O.EXT.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.081214T0300Z-081215T1200Z/
WEST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DETROIT LAKES...BRECKENRIDGE...
FERGUS FALLS...ELBOW LAKE...WAHPETON
319 PM CST SAT DEC 13 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM
CST MONDAY...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 AM CST MONDAY. 

HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM THIS STORM WILL RANGE FROM
8 TO 16 INCHES. THE SNOW...COMBINED WITH NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO 40
MPH...WILL PRODUCE NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ALL
THE WAY THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THE WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE 
LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 40 BELOW ZERO SUNDAY AND
SUNDAY NIGHT.

THE COMBINATION OF SNOWFALL...STRONG WINDS...AND LOW WIND CHILLS
WILL MAKE THIS BLIZZARD A VERY SERIOUS...LIFE THREATENING ONE.
CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE THIS EVENING AND BE AT THEIR WORST
SUNDAY AND SUNDAY EVENING.

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 OR IMPOSSIBLE. DO 
NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH
YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

MNZ002-003-015-022-NDZ030-038-039-151200-
/O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.081214T0000Z-081215T1200Z/
NORMAN-CLAY-EAST POLK-MAHNOMEN-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...FOSSTON...
MAHNOMEN...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO
319 PM CST SAT DEC 13 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 AM CST MONDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 AM CST MONDAY. 

HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM THIS STORM WILL RANGE FROM
7 TO 14 INCHES. THE SNOW...COMBINED WITH NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO 40
MPH...WILL PRODUCE NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ALL
THE WAY THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THE WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE 
LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 45 BELOW ZERO SUNDAY AND
SUNDAY NIGHT.

THE COMBINATION OF SNOWFALL...STRONG WINDS...AND LOW WIND CHILLS
WILL MAKE THIS BLIZZARD A VERY SERIOUS...LIFE THREATENING ONE.
CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE THIS EVENING AND BE AT THEIR WORST
LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY.

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 OR IMPOSSIBLE. DO
NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH
YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

MNZ001-005-007-008-013-014-NDZ024-026>029-151200-
/O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.081214T0000Z-081215T1200Z/
WEST POLK-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-
EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...ROSEAU...
WARREN...NEWFOLDEN...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...
NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY
319 PM CST SAT DEC 13 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 AM CST MONDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 AM CST MONDAY. 

HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM THIS STORM WILL RANGE FROM
6 TO 10 INCHES. THE SNOW...COMBINED WITH NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO 40
MPH...WILL PRODUCE NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ALL
THE WAY THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THE WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE 
LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 45 BELOW ZERO SUNDAY AND
SUNDAY NIGHT.

THE COMBINATION OF SNOWFALL...STRONG WINDS...AND LOW WIND CHILLS
WILL MAKE THIS BLIZZARD A VERY SERIOUS...LIFE THREATENING ONE.
CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE THIS EVENING AND BE AT THEIR WORST
SUNDAY AND SUNDAY EVENING.

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 OR IMPOSSIBLE. DO 
NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH
YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

MNZ004-NDZ006>008-014>016-054-151200-
/O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.081214T0000Z-081215T1200Z/
KITTSON-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-
EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...
MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...ADAMS
319 PM CST SAT DEC 13 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 AM CST MONDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 AM CST MONDAY. 

EXPECT 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. THE
SNOW WILL COMBINE WITH NORTH WINDS TO 40 MPH TO PRODUCE NEAR ZERO
VISIBILITY IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ALL THE WAY THROUGH EARLY MONDAY
MORNING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY. THE WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE
LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILLS OF 35 TO 50 BELOW ZERO.

THE COMBINATION OF SNOWFALL...STRONG WINDS AND LOW WIND CHILLS
WILL MAKE THIS BLIZZARD PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS. CONDITIONS WILL 
DETERIORATE THIS EVENING AND BE AT THEIR WORST LATE TONIGHT AND
SUNDAY.

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 OR IMPOSSIBLE. DO 
NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH
YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

MNZ016-017-023-024-028-151200-
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0006.081214T0000Z-081215T1200Z/
NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-
EAST BECKER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...LAKE ITASCA...
PARK RAPIDS...WOLF LAKE
319 PM CST SAT DEC 13 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 6 AM CST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST MONDAY.

SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATE
TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES
ARE EXPECTED BY LATE SUNDAY NIGHT.

NORTH WINDS UP TO 30 MPH WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW
AND WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO. THE VISIBILITY WILL BE
GREATLY REDUCED AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY
SNOW AND VERY LOW WIND CHILLS WILL MAKE THIS STORM A VERY
DANGEROUS ONE.

WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS IF NOT
IMPOSSIBLE. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP
AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

MNZ006-009-151200-
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0006.081214T0000Z-081215T1200Z/
LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE
319 PM CST SAT DEC 13 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 6 AM CST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST MONDAY. 

SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATE
TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES
ARE EXPECTED BY LATE SUNDAY NIGHT.

NORTH WINDS UP TO 30 MPH WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW
AND WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO. THE VISIBILITY WILL BE
GREATLY REDUCED AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY
SNOW AND VERY LOW WIND CHILLS WILL MAKE THIS STORM A VERY
DANGEROUS ONE.

WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS IF NOT
IMPOSSIBLE. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP
AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

MNZ031-032-151200-
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0006.081214T0600Z-081215T1200Z/
EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA
319 PM CST SAT DEC 13 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 6 AM CST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST MONDAY. 

SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATE
TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES
ARE EXPECTED BY LATE SUNDAY NIGHT.

NORTH WINDS UP TO 30 MPH WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW
AND WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO. THE VISIBILITY WILL BE
GREATLY REDUCED AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY
SNOW AND VERY LOW WIND CHILLS WILL MAKE THIS STORM A VERY
DANGEROUS ONE.

WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS IF NOT
IMPOSSIBLE. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP
AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

CJS/TG

000 
WWUS43 KFGF 132200
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
400 PM CST SAT DEC 13 2008

...LIFE THREATENING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER EASTERN
NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWESTERN AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...

.SNOW WILL COMBINE WITH STRONG WINDS TO PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW AND
LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILLS ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH
EARLY MONDAY MORNING. NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS
WILL OCCUR ACROSS ALL OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWESTERN
AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THE GREATEST SNOW ACCUMULATION WITH
THIS STORM WILL OCCUR ALONG AND SOUTH OF A VALLEY CITY TO FARGO
AND MOORHEAD TO BEMIDJI LINE...WHERE 7 TO 14 INCHES WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED. SIX TO TEN INCHES OF SNOW IS
EXPECTED FROM NEW ROCKFORD NORTHEAST THROUGH GRAND FORKS...THIEF
RIVER FALLS...AND ROSEAU...WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES NORTH OF THOSE
AREAS.

THIS STORM WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND EVEN
IMPOSSIBLE IN MANY AREAS. CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE THIS
EVENING AND BE AT THEIR WORST LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING.

MNZ004-NDZ006>008-014>016-054-151200-
/O.EXT.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.081213T2200Z-081215T1200Z/
KITTSON-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-
EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...
MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...ADAMS
400 PM CST SAT DEC 13 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY. 

STRONG AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS TO 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE NEAR ZERO
VISIBILITY IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS FROM THIS AFTERNOON ALL THE WAY 
THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. CONDITIONS WILL BE WORST IN OPEN
COUNTRY. FALLING SNOW WILL ALSO INTENSIFY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. 
EXPECT TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES BY THE TIME THE
STORM ENDS. THE WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE LIFE THREATENING WIND
CHILLS OF 35 TO 50 BELOW ZERO.

THE COMBINATION OF SNOWFALL...STRONG WINDS AND LOW WIND CHILLS
WILL MAKE THIS BLIZZARD PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS. 

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 OR IMPOSSIBLE. DO
NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH
YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

MNZ002-003-015-022-NDZ030-038-039-049-052-151200-
/O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.081214T0000Z-081215T1200Z/
NORMAN-CLAY-EAST POLK-MAHNOMEN-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...FOSSTON...
MAHNOMEN...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER
400 PM CST SAT DEC 13 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY. 

HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM THIS STORM WILL RANGE FROM
7 TO 14 INCHES. THE SNOW...COMBINED WITH NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO
40 MPH...WILL PRODUCE NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS
ALL THE WAY THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THE WINDS WILL ALSO
PRODUCE LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 45 BELOW ZERO
SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT.

THE COMBINATION OF SNOWFALL...STRONG WINDS...AND LOW WIND CHILLS
WILL MAKE THIS BLIZZARD A VERY SERIOUS...LIFE THREATENING ONE.
CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE THIS EVENING AND BE AT THEIR WORST
LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY.

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 OR IMPOSSIBLE. DO
NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH
YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

MNZ001-005-007-008-013-014-NDZ024-026>029-151200-
/O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.081214T0000Z-081215T1200Z/
WEST POLK-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-
EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...ROSEAU...
WARREN...NEWFOLDEN...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...
NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY
400 PM CST SAT DEC 13 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY. 

HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM THIS STORM WILL RANGE FROM
6 TO 10 INCHES. THE SNOW...COMBINED WITH NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO
40 MPH...WILL PRODUCE NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS
ALL THE WAY THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THE WINDS WILL ALSO
PRODUCE LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 45 BELOW ZERO
SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT.

THE COMBINATION OF SNOWFALL...STRONG WINDS...AND LOW WIND CHILLS
WILL MAKE THIS BLIZZARD A VERY SERIOUS...LIFE THREATENING ONE.
CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE THIS EVENING AND BE AT THEIR WORST
SUNDAY AND SUNDAY EVENING.

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 OR IMPOSSIBLE. DO
NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH
YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

MNZ027-029-030-040-NDZ053-151200-
/O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.081214T0300Z-081215T1200Z/
WEST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DETROIT LAKES...BRECKENRIDGE...
FERGUS FALLS...ELBOW LAKE...WAHPETON
400 PM CST SAT DEC 13 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 AM CST MONDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 AM CST MONDAY. 

HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM THIS STORM WILL RANGE FROM
8 TO 16 INCHES. THE SNOW...COMBINED WITH NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO
40 MPH...WILL PRODUCE NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS
ALL THE WAY THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THE WINDS WILL ALSO
PRODUCE LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 40 BELOW ZERO
SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT.

THE COMBINATION OF SNOWFALL...STRONG WINDS...AND LOW WIND CHILLS
WILL MAKE THIS BLIZZARD A VERY SERIOUS...LIFE THREATENING ONE.
CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE THIS EVENING AND BE AT THEIR WORST
SUNDAY AND SUNDAY EVENING.

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 OR IMPOSSIBLE. DO
NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH
YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

MNZ016-017-023-024-028-151200-
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0006.081214T0000Z-081215T1200Z/
NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-
EAST BECKER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...LAKE ITASCA...
PARK RAPIDS...WOLF LAKE
400 PM CST SAT DEC 13 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY. 

SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATE
TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES
ARE EXPECTED BY LATE SUNDAY NIGHT.

NORTH WINDS UP TO 30 MPH WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW
AND WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO. THE VISIBILITY WILL BE
GREATLY REDUCED AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY
SNOW AND VERY LOW WIND CHILLS WILL MAKE THIS STORM A VERY
DANGEROUS ONE.

WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS IF NOT
IMPOSSIBLE. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...
KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

MNZ006-009-151200-
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0006.081214T0000Z-081215T1200Z/
LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE
400 PM CST SAT DEC 13 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY.

SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATE
TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES
ARE EXPECTED BY LATE SUNDAY NIGHT.

NORTH WINDS UP TO 30 MPH WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW
AND WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO. THE VISIBILITY WILL BE
GREATLY REDUCED AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY
SNOW AND VERY LOW WIND CHILLS WILL MAKE THIS STORM A VERY
DANGEROUS ONE.

WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS IF NOT
IMPOSSIBLE. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...
KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

MNZ031-032-151200-
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0006.081214T0600Z-081215T1200Z/
EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA
400 PM CST SAT DEC 13 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 6 AM CST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST MONDAY. 

SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATE
TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES
ARE EXPECTED BY LATE SUNDAY NIGHT.

NORTH WINDS UP TO 30 MPH WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW
AND WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO. THE VISIBILITY WILL BE
GREATLY REDUCED AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY
SNOW AND VERY LOW WIND CHILLS WILL MAKE THIS STORM A VERY
DANGEROUS ONE.

WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS IF NOT
IMPOSSIBLE. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...
KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

CJS/TG

000 
WWUS43 KFGF 140309
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
909 PM CST SAT DEC 13 2008

...LIFE THREATENING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE OVER EASTERN NORTH
DAKOTA...NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...

.SNOW WILL COMBINE WITH STRONG WINDS TO PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW AND
LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILLS ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH
EARLY MONDAY MORNING. NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS
WILL OCCUR ACROSS ALL OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWESTERN
AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THE GREATEST SNOW ACCUMULATION WITH
THIS STORM WILL OCCUR ALONG AND SOUTH OF A VALLEY CITY TO FARGO
AND MOORHEAD TO BEMIDJI LINE...WHERE 7 TO 14 INCHES WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED. SIX TO TEN INCHES OF SNOW IS
EXPECTED FROM NEW ROCKFORD NORTHEAST THROUGH GRAND FORKS...THIEF
RIVER FALLS...AND ROSEAU...WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES NORTH OF THOSE
AREAS.

THIS STORM WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND EVEN
IMPOSSIBLE IN MANY AREAS. HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL BE AT THEIR
WORST LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.

MNZ002-003-015-022-NDZ030-038-039-049-052-151200-
/O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-081215T1200Z/
NORMAN-CLAY-EAST POLK-MAHNOMEN-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...FOSSTON...
MAHNOMEN...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER
909 PM CST SAT DEC 13 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY. 

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM THIS STORM WILL RANGE FROM
7 TO 14 INCHES. THE SNOW...COMBINED WITH NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO 40
MPH...WILL PRODUCE NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ALL
THE WAY THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THE WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE
LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 45 BELOW ZERO SUNDAY AND
SUNDAY NIGHT.

THE COMBINATION OF SNOWFALL...STRONG WINDS...AND LOW WIND CHILLS
WILL MAKE THIS BLIZZARD A VERY SERIOUS...LIFE THREATENING ONE.
CONDITIONS WILL BE AT THEIR WORST LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY.

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 OR IMPOSSIBLE. DO
NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH
YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

MNZ001-005-007-008-013-014-NDZ024-026>029-151200-
/O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-081215T1200Z/
WEST POLK-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-
EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...ROSEAU...
WARREN...NEWFOLDEN...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...
NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY
909 PM CST SAT DEC 13 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS FROM THIS STORM WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 10 INCHES. THE
SNOW...COMBINED WITH NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH...WILL PRODUCE
NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ALL THE WAY THROUGH
EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THE WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE LIFE THREATENING
WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 45 BELOW ZERO SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT.

THE COMBINATION OF SNOWFALL...STRONG WINDS...AND LOW WIND CHILLS
WILL MAKE THIS BLIZZARD A VERY SERIOUS...LIFE THREATENING ONE.
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL BE AT THEIR WORST LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING.

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 OR IMPOSSIBLE. DO
NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH
YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

MNZ004-NDZ006>008-014>016-054-151200-
/O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-081215T1200Z/
KITTSON-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-
EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...
MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...ADAMS
909 PM CST SAT DEC 13 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY. 

STRONG AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS TO 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE NEAR ZERO
VISIBILITY IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ALL THE WAY THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT.
CONDITIONS WILL BE WORST IN OPEN COUNTRY. EXPECT TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES BY THE TIME THE STORM ENDS. THE
WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILLS OF 35 TO 50
BELOW ZERO.

THE COMBINATION OF SNOWFALL...STRONG WINDS AND LOW WIND CHILLS
WILL MAKE THIS BLIZZARD PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS.

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 OR IMPOSSIBLE. DO
NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH
YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

MNZ027-029-030-040-NDZ053-151200-
/O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-081215T1200Z/
WEST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DETROIT LAKES...BRECKENRIDGE...
FERGUS FALLS...ELBOW LAKE...WAHPETON
909 PM CST SAT DEC 13 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY. 

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.
TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM THIS STORM WILL RANGE FROM 8 TO 16
INCHES. THE SNOW...COMBINED WITH NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO 40
MPH...WILL PRODUCE NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ALL
THE WAY THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THE WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE
LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 40 BELOW ZERO SUNDAY AND
SUNDAY NIGHT.

THE COMBINATION OF SNOWFALL...STRONG WINDS...AND LOW WIND CHILLS
WILL MAKE THIS BLIZZARD A VERY SERIOUS...LIFE THREATENING ONE.
CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE TONIGHT AND BE AT THEIR WORST SUNDAY AND
SUNDAY EVENING.

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 OR IMPOSSIBLE. DO
NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH
YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

MNZ016-017-023-024-028-151200-
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-081215T1200Z/
NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-
EAST BECKER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...LAKE ITASCA...
PARK RAPIDS...WOLF LAKE
909 PM CST SAT DEC 13 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOWFALL AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY.

SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATE
TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES
ARE EXPECTED BY LATE SUNDAY NIGHT.

NORTH WINDS UP TO 30 MPH WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW
AND WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO. THE VISIBILITY WILL BE
GREATLY REDUCED AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY
SNOW AND VERY LOW WIND CHILLS WILL MAKE THIS STORM A VERY
DANGEROUS ONE.

WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS IF NOT
IMPOSSIBLE. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...
KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

MNZ031-032-151200-
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0006.081214T0600Z-081215T1200Z/
EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA
909 PM CST SAT DEC 13 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 6 AM CST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOWFALL REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST MONDAY.

SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATE
TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES
ARE EXPECTED BY LATE SUNDAY NIGHT.

NORTH WINDS UP TO 30 MPH WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW
AND WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO. THE VISIBILITY WILL BE
GREATLY REDUCED AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY
SNOW AND VERY LOW WIND CHILLS WILL MAKE THIS STORM A VERY
DANGEROUS ONE.

WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS IF NOT
IMPOSSIBLE. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...
KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

MNZ006-009-151200-
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-081215T1200Z/
LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE
909 PM CST SAT DEC 13 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOWFALL AND DANGEROUS WIND
CHILLS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY.

SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATE
TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES
ARE EXPECTED BY LATE SUNDAY NIGHT.

NORTH WINDS UP TO 30 MPH WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW
AND WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO. THE VISIBILITY WILL BE
GREATLY REDUCED AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY
SNOW AND VERY LOW WIND CHILLS WILL MAKE THIS STORM A VERY
DANGEROUS ONE.

WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS IF NOT
IMPOSSIBLE. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...
KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

000 
WWUS43 KFGF 141031
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
431 AM CST SUN DEC 14 2008

...LIFE THREATENING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE OVER EASTERN
NORTH DAKOTA...NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...

.SNOW WILL COMBINE WITH STRONG WINDS TO PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW AND
LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILLS ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT.
NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR IN OPEN
COUNTRY ACROSS ALL OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWESTERN AND
WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...WITH SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBLITIES IN
THE CITIES AND TOWNS. THE GREATEST SNOW ACCUMULATION WITH THIS
STORM WILL OCCUR ALONG AND SOUTH OF A VALLEY CITY TO FARGO AND
MOORHEAD TO BEMIDJI LINE...WHERE 7 TO 14 INCHES WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED BY THE TIME THE STORM ENDS TONIGHT. 5
TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED FROM COOPERSTOWN NORTHEAST THROUGH
GRAND FORKS...THIEF RIVER FALLS...AND BAUDETTE...WITH 2 TO 5
INCHES FROM LANGDON TO HALLOCK AND ROSEAU. 

THIS STORM WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND EVEN
IMPOSSIBLE ESPECIALLY OVER SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL
MINNESOTA. 

MNZ002-003-015-022-NDZ030-038-039-049-052-151200-
/O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-081215T1200Z/
NORMAN-CLAY-EAST POLK-MAHNOMEN-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...FOSSTON...
MAHNOMEN...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER
431 AM CST SUN DEC 14 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY. 

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM THIS STORM WILL RANGE FROM
7 TO 14 INCHES. THE SNOW...COMBINED WITH NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO
40 MPH...WILL PRODUCE NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS
ALL THE WAY THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THE WINDS WILL ALSO
PRODUCE LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 45 BELOW ZERO.

THE COMBINATION OF SNOWFALL...STRONG WINDS...AND LOW WIND CHILLS
WILL MAKE THIS BLIZZARD A VERY SERIOUS...LIFE THREATENING ONE.
CONDITIONS WILL BE AT THEIR WORST LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY.

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 OR IMPOSSIBLE. DO
NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH
YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

MNZ001-005-007-008-013-014-NDZ024-026>029-151200-
/O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-081215T1200Z/
WEST POLK-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-
EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...ROSEAU...
WARREN...NEWFOLDEN...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...
NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY
431 AM CST SUN DEC 14 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS FROM THIS STORM WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 10 INCHES. THE
SNOW...COMBINED WITH NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH...WILL PRODUCE
NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ALL THE WAY THROUGH
EARLY MONDAY MORNING. CONDITIONS WILL BE WORST IN OPEN COUNTRY.
THE WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS
45 BELOW ZERO.

THE COMBINATION OF SNOWFALL...STRONG WINDS...AND LOW WIND CHILLS
WILL MAKE THIS BLIZZARD A VERY SERIOUS...LIFE THREATENING ONE.

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 OR IMPOSSIBLE. DO
NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH
YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

MNZ004-NDZ006>008-014>016-054-151200-
/O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-081215T1200Z/
KITTSON-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-
EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...
MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...ADAMS
431 AM CST SUN DEC 14 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY. 

STRONG AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS TO 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE NEAR ZERO
VISIBILITY IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ALL THE WAY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.
CONDITIONS WILL BE WORST IN OPEN COUNTRY. EXPECT TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES BY THE TIME THE STORM ENDS. THE
WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILLS OF 35 TO 50
BELOW ZERO.

THE COMBINATION OF SNOWFALL...STRONG WINDS AND LOW WIND CHILLS
WILL MAKE THIS BLIZZARD PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS.

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 OR IMPOSSIBLE. DO
NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH
YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

MNZ027-029-030-040-NDZ053-151200-
/O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-081215T1200Z/
WEST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DETROIT LAKES...BRECKENRIDGE...
FERGUS FALLS...ELBOW LAKE...WAHPETON
431 AM CST SUN DEC 14 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY. 

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. TOTAL
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM THIS STORM WILL RANGE FROM 8 TO 15 INCHES.
THE SNOW...COMBINED WITH NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH...WILL
PRODUCE NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ALL THE WAY
THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THE WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE LIFE
THREATENING WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 40 BELOW ZERO.

THE COMBINATION OF SNOWFALL...STRONG WINDS...AND LOW WIND CHILLS
WILL MAKE THIS BLIZZARD A VERY SERIOUS...LIFE THREATENING ONE.

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 OR IMPOSSIBLE. DO
NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH
YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

MNZ016-017-023-024-028-151200-
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-081215T1200Z/
NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-
EAST BECKER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...LAKE ITASCA...
PARK RAPIDS...WOLF LAKE
431 AM CST SUN DEC 14 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY.

SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH MIDNIGHT.
TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 7 TO 13 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE
SUNDAY NIGHT.

NORTH WINDS UP TO 30 MPH WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW
AND WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO. THE VISIBILITY WILL BE
GREATLY REDUCED AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY
SNOW AND VERY LOW WIND CHILLS WILL MAKE THIS STORM A VERY
DANGEROUS ONE.

WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS IF NOT
IMPOSSIBLE. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...
KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

MNZ031-032-151200-
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-081215T1200Z/
EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA
431 AM CST SUN DEC 14 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY.

SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH MIDNIGHT. 
TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE TONIGHT.

NORTH WINDS UP TO 30 MPH WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW
AND WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO. THE VISIBILITY WILL BE
GREATLY REDUCED AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY
SNOW AND VERY LOW WIND CHILLS WILL MAKE THIS STORM A VERY
DANGEROUS ONE.

WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS IF NOT
IMPOSSIBLE. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...
KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

MNZ006-009-151200-
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-081215T1200Z/
LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE
431 AM CST SUN DEC 14 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY.

SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH MIDNIGHT.
TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE
TONIGHT.

NORTH WINDS UP TO 30 MPH WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW
AND WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO. THE VISIBILITY WILL BE
GREATLY REDUCED AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY
SNOW AND VERY LOW WIND CHILLS WILL MAKE THIS STORM A VERY
DANGEROUS ONE.

WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS IF NOT
IMPOSSIBLE. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...
KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE.

$$


DTR

000 
WWUS43 KFGF 141435
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
834 AM CST SUN DEC 14 2008

...LIFE THREATENING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE OVER EASTERN
NORTH DAKOTA...NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...

.SNOW WILL COMBINE WITH STRONG WINDS TO PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW AND
LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILLS ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT.
NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR IN OPEN
COUNTRY ACROSS ALL OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWESTERN AND
WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...WITH SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES
IN THE CITIES AND TOWNS. THE GREATEST SNOW ACCUMULATION WITH THIS
STORM WILL OCCUR ALONG AND SOUTH OF A VALLEY CITY TO FARGO AND
MOORHEAD TO BEMIDJI LINE...WHERE 7 TO 14 INCHES WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED BY THE TIME THE STORM ENDS TONIGHT.
5 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED FROM COOPERSTOWN NORTHEAST
THROUGH GRAND FORKS...THIEF RIVER FALLS...AND BAUDETTE...WITH
2 TO 5 INCHES FROM LANGDON TO HALLOCK AND ROSEAU.

THIS STORM WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND EVEN
IMPOSSIBLE ESPECIALLY OVER SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND WEST
CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

MNZ002-003-015-022-NDZ030-038-039-049-052-151200-
/O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-081215T1200Z/
NORMAN-CLAY-EAST POLK-MAHNOMEN-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...FOSSTON...
MAHNOMEN...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER
834 AM CST SUN DEC 14 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY. 

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM THIS STORM WILL RANGE FROM
7 TO 14 INCHES. THE SNOW...COMBINED WITH NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO
40 MPH...WILL PRODUCE NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS
ALL THE WAY THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THE WINDS WILL ALSO
PRODUCE LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 45 BELOW ZERO.

THE COMBINATION OF SNOWFALL...STRONG WINDS...AND LOW WIND CHILLS
WILL MAKE THIS BLIZZARD VERY SERIOUS AND LIFE THREATENING.
CONDITIONS WILL BE AT THEIR WORST TODAY INTO TONIGHT.

INTERSTATE 29 IS CLOSED FROM BORDER TO BORDER IN NORTH
DAKOTA...AND INTERSTATE 94 IS CLOSED FROM JAMESTOWN TO FARGO.
MOST ROADS ARE BEING REPORTED TO BE IMPASSABLE AS WELL.

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 OR IMPOSSIBLE. DO
NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH
YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

MNZ001-005-007-008-013-014-NDZ024-026>029-151200-
/O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-081215T1200Z/
WEST POLK-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-
EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...ROSEAU...
WARREN...NEWFOLDEN...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...
NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY
834 AM CST SUN DEC 14 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS FROM THIS STORM WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 10 INCHES. THE
SNOW...COMBINED WITH NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH...WILL PRODUCE
NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ALL THE WAY THROUGH
EARLY MONDAY MORNING. CONDITIONS WILL BE WORST IN OPEN COUNTRY.
THE WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILLS AS LOW
AS 45 BELOW ZERO.

THE COMBINATION OF SNOWFALL...STRONG WINDS...AND LOW WIND CHILLS
WILL MAKE THIS BLIZZARD VERY SERIOUS AND LIFE THREATENING.

INTERSTATE 29 IS CLOSED FROM BORDER TO BORDER IN NORTH
DAKOTA...AND INTERSTATE 94 IS CLOSED FROM JAMESTOWN TO FARGO.
MOST ROADS ARE BEING REPORTED TO BE IMPASSABLE AS WELL.

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 OR IMPOSSIBLE. DO
NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH
YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

MNZ004-NDZ006>008-014>016-054-151200-
/O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-081215T1200Z/
KITTSON-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-
EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...
MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...ADAMS
834 AM CST SUN DEC 14 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY. 

STRONG AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS TO 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE NEAR ZERO
VISIBILITY IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ALL THE WAY THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT. CONDITIONS WILL BE WORST IN OPEN COUNTRY. EXPECT TOTAL
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES BY THE TIME THE STORM ENDS.
THE WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILLS OF 35 TO
50 BELOW ZERO.

THE COMBINATION OF SNOWFALL...STRONG WINDS AND LOW WIND CHILLS
WILL MAKE THIS BLIZZARD PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS.

INTERSTATE 29 IS CLOSED FROM BORDER TO BORDER IN NORTH
DAKOTA...AND INTERSTATE 94 IS CLOSED FROM JAMESTOWN TO FARGO.
MOST ROADS ARE BEING REPORTED TO BE IMPASSABLE AS WELL.

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 OR IMPOSSIBLE. DO
NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH
YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

MNZ027-029-030-040-NDZ053-151200-
/O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-081215T1200Z/
WEST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DETROIT LAKES...BRECKENRIDGE...
FERGUS FALLS...ELBOW LAKE...WAHPETON
834 AM CST SUN DEC 14 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY. 

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. TOTAL
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM THIS STORM WILL RANGE FROM 8 TO
15 INCHES. THE SNOW...COMBINED WITH NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO
40 MPH...WILL PRODUCE NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS
ALL THE WAY THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THE WINDS WILL ALSO
PRODUCE LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 40 BELOW ZERO.

THE COMBINATION OF SNOWFALL...STRONG WINDS...AND LOW WIND CHILLS
WILL MAKE THIS BLIZZARD VERY SERIOUS AND LIFE THREATENING.

INTERSTATE 29 IS CLOSED FROM BORDER TO BORDER IN NORTH
DAKOTA...AND INTERSTATE 94 IS CLOSED FROM JAMESTOWN TO FARGO.
MOST ROADS ARE BEING REPORTED TO BE IMPASSABLE AS WELL.

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 OR IMPOSSIBLE. DO
NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH
YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

MNZ016-017-023-024-028-151200-
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-081215T1200Z/
NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-
EAST BECKER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...LAKE ITASCA...
PARK RAPIDS...WOLF LAKE
834 AM CST SUN DEC 14 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY.

SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH
MIDNIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 7 TO 13 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
BY LATE SUNDAY NIGHT.

NORTH WINDS UP TO 30 MPH WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW
AND WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO. THE VISIBILITY WILL BE
GREATLY REDUCED AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY
SNOW AND VERY LOW WIND CHILLS WILL MAKE THIS STORM A VERY
DANGEROUS ONE.

WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS IF NOT
IMPOSSIBLE. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...
KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

MNZ031-032-151200-
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-081215T1200Z/
EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA
834 AM CST SUN DEC 14 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY.

SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH
MIDNIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
BY LATE TONIGHT.

NORTH WINDS UP TO 30 MPH WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW
AND WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO. THE VISIBILITY WILL BE
GREATLY REDUCED AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY
SNOW AND VERY LOW WIND CHILLS WILL MAKE THIS STORM A VERY
DANGEROUS ONE.

WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS IF NOT
IMPOSSIBLE. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...
KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

MNZ006-009-151200-
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-081215T1200Z/
LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE
834 AM CST SUN DEC 14 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY.

SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH MIDNIGHT.
TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE
TONIGHT.

NORTH WINDS UP TO 30 MPH WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW
AND WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO. THE VISIBILITY WILL BE
GREATLY REDUCED AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY
SNOW AND VERY LOW WIND CHILLS WILL MAKE THIS STORM A VERY
DANGEROUS ONE.

WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS IF NOT
IMPOSSIBLE. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...
KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE.

$$
TG

000 
WWUS43 KFGF 141646
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
1046 AM CST SUN DEC 14 2008

...LIFE THREATENING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE OVER EASTERN
NORTH DAKOTA...NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...

.SNOW IS COMBINING WITH STRONG WINDS TO PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW AND
LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILLS ACROSS THE AREA. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS
WILL OCCUR ACROSS ALL OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWESTERN
AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...WITH SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED
VISIBILITIES IN THE CITIES AND TOWNS. THE GREATEST SNOW
ACCUMULATION WITH THIS STORM WILL OCCUR ALONG AND SOUTH OF A
VALLEY CITY TO FARGO AND MOORHEAD TO BEMIDJI LINE...WHERE 7 TO 14
INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED BY THE TIME THE
STORM ENDS TONIGHT. 5 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED FROM
COOPERSTOWN NORTHEAST THROUGH GRAND FORKS...THIEF RIVER
FALLS...AND BAUDETTE...WITH 2 TO 5 INCHES FROM LANGDON TO HALLOCK
AND ROSEAU.

THIS STORM WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND EVEN
IMPOSSIBLE.

MNZ002-003-015-022-NDZ030-038-039-049-052-151200-
/O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-081215T1200Z/
NORMAN-CLAY-EAST POLK-MAHNOMEN-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...FOSSTON...
MAHNOMEN...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER
1046 AM CST SUN DEC 14 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY. 

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS FROM THIS STORM WILL RANGE FROM 7 TO 14 INCHES. THE
SNOW...COMBINED WITH NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH...WILL PRODUCE
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THE WINDS WILL
ALSO PRODUCE LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 45 BELOW ZERO.

THE COMBINATION OF SNOWFALL...STRONG WINDS...AND LOW WIND CHILLS
WILL MAKE THIS BLIZZARD VERY SERIOUS AND LIFE THREATENING.

INTERSTATE 29 IS CLOSED FROM BORDER TO BORDER IN NORTH DAKOTA...
AND INTERSTATE 94 IS CLOSED FROM JAMESTOWN TO FERGUS FALLS. 
UNITED STATES ROUTE 10 FROM MOORHEAD TO DETROIT LAKES...AND
MINNESOTA STATE ROUTE 210 FROM FERGUS FALLS TO BRECKENRIDGE HAVE
ALSO BEEN REPORTED CLOSED. MOST OTHER ROADS ARE BEING REPORTED TO
BE IMPASSABLE.

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 OR IMPOSSIBLE. DO
NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH
YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

MNZ001-005-007-008-013-014-NDZ024-026>029-151200-
/O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-081215T1200Z/
WEST POLK-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-
EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...ROSEAU...
WARREN...NEWFOLDEN...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...
NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY
1046 AM CST SUN DEC 14 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS FROM THIS STORM WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 10 INCHES. THE
SNOW...COMBINED WITH NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH...WILL PRODUCE
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ALL THE WAY THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING.
CONDITIONS WILL BE WORST IN OPEN COUNTRY. THE WINDS WILL ALSO
PRODUCE LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 45 BELOW ZERO.

THE COMBINATION OF SNOWFALL...STRONG WINDS...AND LOW WIND CHILLS
WILL MAKE THIS BLIZZARD VERY SERIOUS AND LIFE THREATENING.

INTERSTATE 29 IS CLOSED FROM BORDER TO BORDER IN NORTH DAKOTA...
AND INTERSTATE 94 IS CLOSED FROM JAMESTOWN TO FERGUS FALLS. 
UNITED STATES ROUTE 10 FROM MOORHEAD TO DETROIT LAKES...AND
MINNESOTA STATE ROUTE 210 FROM FERGUS FALLS TO BRECKENRIDGE HAVE
ALSO BEEN REPORTED CLOSED. MOST OTHER ROADS ARE BEING REPORTED TO
BE IMPASSABLE.

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 OR IMPOSSIBLE. DO
NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH
YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

MNZ004-NDZ006>008-014>016-054-151200-
/O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-081215T1200Z/
KITTSON-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-
EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...
MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...ADAMS
1046 AM CST SUN DEC 14 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY. 

STRONG AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS TO 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE NEAR ZERO
VISIBILITY IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ALL THE WAY THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT. CONDITIONS WILL BE WORST IN OPEN COUNTRY. EXPECT TOTAL
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES BY THE TIME THE STORM ENDS.
THE WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILLS OF 40 TO
50 BELOW ZERO.

THE COMBINATION OF SNOWFALL...STRONG WINDS AND LOW WIND CHILLS
WILL MAKE THIS BLIZZARD PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS.

INTERSTATE 29 IS CLOSED FROM BORDER TO BORDER IN NORTH DAKOTA...
AND INTERSTATE 94 IS CLOSED FROM JAMESTOWN TO FERGUS FALLS. 
UNITED STATES ROUTE 10 FROM MOORHEAD TO DETROIT LAKES...AND
MINNESOTA STATE ROUTE 210 FROM FERGUS FALLS TO BRECKENRIDGE HAVE
ALSO BEEN REPORTED CLOSED. MOST OTHER ROADS ARE BEING REPORTED TO
BE IMPASSABLE.

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 OR IMPOSSIBLE. DO
NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH
YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

MNZ027-029-030-040-NDZ053-151200-
/O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-081215T1200Z/
WEST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DETROIT LAKES...BRECKENRIDGE...
FERGUS FALLS...ELBOW LAKE...WAHPETON
1046 AM CST SUN DEC 14 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY. 

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. TOTAL
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM THIS STORM WILL RANGE FROM 8 TO
15 INCHES. THE SNOW...COMBINED WITH NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO 40
MPH...WILL PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ALL THE WAY THROUGH EARLY
MONDAY MORNING. THE WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE LIFE THREATENING WIND
CHILLS AS LOW AS 40 BELOW ZERO.

THE COMBINATION OF SNOWFALL...STRONG WINDS...AND LOW WIND CHILLS
WILL MAKE THIS BLIZZARD VERY SERIOUS AND LIFE THREATENING.

INTERSTATE 29 IS CLOSED FROM BORDER TO BORDER IN NORTH DAKOTA...
AND INTERSTATE 94 IS CLOSED FROM JAMESTOWN TO FERGUS FALLS. 
UNITED STATES ROUTE 10 FROM MOORHEAD TO DETROIT LAKES...AND
MINNESOTA STATE ROUTE 210 FROM FERGUS FALLS TO BRECKENRIDGE HAVE
ALSO BEEN REPORTED CLOSED. MOST OTHER ROADS ARE BEING REPORTED TO
BE IMPASSABLE.

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 OR IMPOSSIBLE. DO
NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH
YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

MNZ016-017-023-024-028-151200-
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-081215T1200Z/
NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-
EAST BECKER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...LAKE ITASCA...
PARK RAPIDS...WOLF LAKE
1046 AM CST SUN DEC 14 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY.

SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH
MIDNIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 7 TO 13 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
BY LATE SUNDAY NIGHT.

NORTH WINDS UP TO 30 MPH WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW
AND WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO. THE VISIBILITY WILL BE
GREATLY REDUCED AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY
SNOW AND VERY LOW WIND CHILLS WILL MAKE THIS STORM A VERY
DANGEROUS ONE.

WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS IF NOT
IMPOSSIBLE. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...
KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

MNZ031-032-151200-
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-081215T1200Z/
EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA
1046 AM CST SUN DEC 14 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY.

SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH
MIDNIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
BY LATE TONIGHT.

NORTH WINDS UP TO 30 MPH WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW
AND WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO. THE VISIBILITY WILL BE
GREATLY REDUCED AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY
SNOW AND VERY LOW WIND CHILLS WILL MAKE THIS STORM A VERY
DANGEROUS ONE.

WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS IF NOT
IMPOSSIBLE. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...
KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

MNZ006-009-151200-
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-081215T1200Z/
LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE
1046 AM CST SUN DEC 14 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY.

SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH MIDNIGHT.
TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE
TONIGHT.

NORTH WINDS UP TO 30 MPH WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW
AND WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO. THE VISIBILITY WILL BE
GREATLY REDUCED AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY
SNOW AND VERY LOW WIND CHILLS WILL MAKE THIS STORM A VERY
DANGEROUS ONE.

WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS IF NOT
IMPOSSIBLE. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...
KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE.

$$
TG

000 
WWUS43 KFGF 141955
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
155 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2008

...LIFE THREATENING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVER EASTERN
NORTH DAKOTA...NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...

.WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND LIFE-THREATENING WIND CHILLS OF 40 TO 50
BELOW ZERO WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT ACROSS ALL OF EASTERN NORTH
DAKOTA AND NORTHWESTERN AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. VISIBILITY
WILL BE GREATLY REDUCED EVEN INSIDE OF CITIES AND TOWNS. THE
HEAVIEST FALLING SNOW THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON WILL OCCUR
FROM FARGO NORTHEAST THROUGH FOSSTON...PARK RAPIDS...BEMIDJI...AND
BAUDETTE. IN THESE AREAS AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW WILL
FALL ON TOP OF WHAT HAS ALREADY ACCUMULATED. STORM TOTAL
ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 7 TO 14 INCHES IN THESE AREAS TO 5
TO 10 INCHES FROM COOPERSTOWN THROUGH GRAND FORKS AND THIEF RIVER
FALLS...AND FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES FROM LANGDON TO HALLOCK AND ROSEAU.

TRAVEL WILL REMAIN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND EVEN IMPOSSIBLE.

MNZ002-003-015-022-NDZ030-038-039-049-052-151200-
/O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-081215T1200Z/
NORMAN-CLAY-EAST POLK-MAHNOMEN-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...FOSSTON...
MAHNOMEN...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER
155 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY. 

HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON WITH AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 7
INCHES OF ACCUMULATION ON TOP OF WHAT HAS ALREADY FALLEN. THIS
WILL BRING STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS INTO THE 7 TO 14 INCH
RANGE. AS OF 145 PM CST...REPORTS INDICATE THAT BETWEEN 7 AND 10
INCHES OF SNOW HAD FALLEN FROM VALLEY CITY EAST THROUGH FARGO. 

WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT DUE TO NORTH WINDS
GUSTING TO 40 MPH. THE WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE LIFE THREATENING
WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 45 BELOW ZERO.

THE COMBINATION OF SNOWFALL...STRONG WINDS...AND LOW WIND CHILLS
IS MAKING THIS BLIZZARD VERY SERIOUS AND LIFE THREATENING.

INTERSTATE 29 IS CLOSED FROM BORDER TO BORDER IN NORTH DAKOTA...
AND INTERSTATE 94 IS CLOSED FROM JAMESTOWN TO FERGUS FALLS.
UNITED STATES ROUTE 10 FROM MOORHEAD TO DETROIT LAKES...AND
MINNESOTA STATE ROUTE 210 FROM FERGUS FALLS TO BRECKENRIDGE ARE 
ALSO CLOSED. MOST OTHER ROADS REPORTED TO BE IMPASSABLE.

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 OR IMPOSSIBLE. DO
NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH
YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

MNZ001-005-007-008-013-014-NDZ024-026>029-151200-
/O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-081215T1200Z/
WEST POLK-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-
EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...ROSEAU...
WARREN...NEWFOLDEN...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...
NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY
155 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS WITH AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO
4 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION. THIS WILL BRING STORM TOTAL
ACCUMULATIONS INTO THE 5 TO 10 INCH RANGE. THE SNOW...COMBINED
WITH NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH...WILL PRODUCE WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS ALL THE WAY THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. CONDITIONS
WILL BE WORST IN OPEN COUNTRY. THE WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE LIFE
THREATENING WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 45 BELOW ZERO.

THE COMBINATION OF SNOWFALL...STRONG WINDS...AND LOW WIND CHILLS
IS MAKING THIS BLIZZARD VERY SERIOUS AND LIFE THREATENING.

INTERSTATE 29 IS CLOSED FROM BORDER TO BORDER IN NORTH DAKOTA...
AND INTERSTATE 94 IS CLOSED FROM JAMESTOWN TO FERGUS FALLS.
UNITED STATES ROUTE 10 FROM MOORHEAD TO DETROIT LAKES...AND
MINNESOTA STATE ROUTE 210 FROM FERGUS FALLS TO BRECKENRIDGE ARE
ALSO CLOSED. MOST OTHER ROADS ARE REPORTED TO BE IMPASSABLE.

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 OR IMPOSSIBLE. DO
NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH
YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

MNZ004-NDZ006>008-014>016-054-151200-
/O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-081215T1200Z/
KITTSON-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-
EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...
MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...ADAMS
155 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY. 

STRONG AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS TO 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE NEAR ZERO
VISIBILITY IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ALL THE WAY THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT. CONDITIONS WILL BE WORST IN OPEN COUNTRY. THE WINDS WILL
ALSO PRODUCE LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILLS OF 40 TO 50 BELOW ZERO.

ONLY AN INCH OR SO OF ADDITIONAL NEW SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH THIS 
EVENING...BRINGING STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS INTO THE 2 TO 6 INCH
RANGE. HOWEVER...THE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND LOW WIND CHILLS WILL
CONTINUE TO MAKE THIS BLIZZARD VERY DANGEROUS.

INTERSTATE 29 IS CLOSED FROM BORDER TO BORDER IN NORTH DAKOTA...
AND INTERSTATE 94 IS CLOSED FROM JAMESTOWN TO FERGUS FALLS.
UNITED STATES ROUTE 10 FROM MOORHEAD TO DETROIT LAKES...AND
MINNESOTA STATE ROUTE 210 FROM FERGUS FALLS TO BRECKENRIDGE ARE
ALSO CLOSED. MOST OTHER ROADS ARE REPORTED TO BE IMPASSABLE.

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 OR IMPOSSIBLE. DO
NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH
YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

MNZ027-029-030-040-NDZ053-151200-
/O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-081215T1200Z/
WEST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DETROIT LAKES...BRECKENRIDGE...
FERGUS FALLS...ELBOW LAKE...WAHPETON
155 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY. 

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING.
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES...BRINGING
STORM TOTALS TO BETWEEN 8 AND 15 INCHES. THE SNOW...COMBINED WITH
NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH...WILL PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS
ALL THE WAY THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THE WINDS WILL ALSO
PRODUCE LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 45 BELOW ZERO.

THE COMBINATION OF SNOWFALL...STRONG WINDS...AND LOW WIND CHILLS
IS MAKING THIS BLIZZARD VERY SERIOUS AND LIFE THREATENING.

INTERSTATE 29 IS CLOSED FROM BORDER TO BORDER IN NORTH DAKOTA...
AND INTERSTATE 94 IS CLOSED FROM JAMESTOWN TO FERGUS FALLS.
UNITED STATES ROUTE 10 FROM MOORHEAD TO DETROIT LAKES...AND
MINNESOTA STATE ROUTE 210 FROM FERGUS FALLS TO BRECKENRIDGE ARE
ALSO CLOSED. MOST OTHER ROADS ARE REPORTED TO BE IMPASSABLE.

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 OR IMPOSSIBLE. DO
NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH
YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

MNZ016-017-023-024-028-151200-
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-081215T1200Z/
NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-
EAST BECKER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...LAKE ITASCA...
PARK RAPIDS...WOLF LAKE
155 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY. 

HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON AND INTO
THE EARLY EVENING. AN ADDITIONAL 5 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW WILL
FALL...BRINGING STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS TO BETWEEN 7 AND 13
INCHES BY THE TIME THE SNOW DECREASES LATE TONIGHT. 

NORTH WINDS UP TO 30 MPH WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW AND
WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO. THE VISIBILITY WILL BE GREATLY
REDUCED AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND
VERY LOW WIND CHILLS ARE MAKING THIS STORM A VERY DANGEROUS ONE.

WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS IF NOT
IMPOSSIBLE. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...
KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

MNZ031-032-151200-
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-081215T1200Z/
EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA
155 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY. 

HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON. AN
ADDITIONAL 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL...BRINGING STORM TOTAL
ACCUMULATIONS TO BETWEEN 7 AND 14 INCHES BY THE TIME THE SNOW
ENDS LATE TONIGHT.

NORTH WINDS UP TO 30 MPH WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW
AND WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO. THE VISIBILITY WILL BE
GREATLY REDUCED AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY
SNOW AND VERY LOW WIND CHILLS IS MAKING THIS STORM A VERY DANGEROUS
ONE.

WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS IF NOT
IMPOSSIBLE. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...
KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

MNZ006-009-151200-
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-081215T1200Z/
LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE
155 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY. 

HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON AND INTO
THE EARLY EVENING. AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW WILL
FALL...BRINGING STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS TO BETWEEN 5 AND 9
INCHES BY THE TIME THE SNOW DECREASES LATE TONIGHT. 

NORTH WINDS UP TO 30 MPH WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW AND
WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO. THE VISIBILITY WILL BE GREATLY
REDUCED AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND
VERY LOW WIND CHILLS IS MAKING THIS STORM A VERY DANGEROUS ONE.

WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS IF NOT
IMPOSSIBLE. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...
KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

CJS/TG

000 
WWUS43 KFGF 142246
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
446 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2008

...LIFE THREATENING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVER
EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...

.WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND LIFE-THREATENING WIND CHILLS OF 40 TO
50 BELOW ZERO WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT ACROSS ALL OF EASTERN
NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWESTERN AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA.
VISIBILITY WILL BE GREATLY REDUCED EVEN INSIDE OF CITIES AND
TOWNS. THE HEAVIEST FALLING SNOW THROUGH THE REST OF THE
NIGHT WILL OCCUR FROM FARGO NORTHEAST THROUGH FOSSTON...PARK
RAPIDS...BEMIDJI...AND BAUDETTE. IN THESE AREAS AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO
6 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL ON TOP OF WHAT HAS ALREADY ACCUMULATED.
STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 7 TO 14 INCHES IN THESE
AREAS TO 5 TO 10 INCHES FROM COOPERSTOWN THROUGH GRAND FORKS AND
THIEF RIVER FALLS...AND FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES FROM LANGDON TO HALLOCK
AND ROSEAU.

TRAVEL WILL REMAIN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND EVEN IMPOSSIBLE.

MNZ002-003-015-022-NDZ030-038-039-049-052-151200-
/O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-081215T1200Z/
NORMAN-CLAY-EAST POLK-MAHNOMEN-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...FOSSTON...
MAHNOMEN...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER
446 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF
ACCUMULATION ON TOP OF WHAT HAS ALREADY FALLEN. THIS WILL BRING
STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS INTO THE 7 TO 14 INCH RANGE. 

WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT DUE TO NORTH WINDS
GUSTING TO 40 MPH. THE WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE LIFE THREATENING
WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 45 BELOW ZERO.

THE COMBINATION OF SNOWFALL...STRONG WINDS...AND LOW WIND CHILLS
IS MAKING THIS BLIZZARD VERY SERIOUS AND LIFE THREATENING.

INTERSTATE 29 IS CLOSED FROM BORDER TO BORDER IN NORTH DAKOTA...
AND INTERSTATE 94 IS CLOSED FROM JAMESTOWN TO FERGUS FALLS.
THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REPORTS THAT MOST OF THESE
INTERSTATE CLOSURES WILL REMAIN THROUGH THE NIGHT. MOST OTHER
ROADS ARE BEING REPORTED TO BE IMPASSABLE.

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 OR IMPOSSIBLE. DO
NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH
YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

MNZ001-005-007-008-013-014-NDZ024-026>029-151200-
/O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-081215T1200Z/
WEST POLK-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-
EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...ROSEAU...
WARREN...NEWFOLDEN...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...
NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY
446 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO
3 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION. THIS WILL BRING STORM TOTAL
ACCUMULATIONS INTO THE 5 TO 10 INCH RANGE. THE SNOW...COMBINED
WITH NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH...WILL PRODUCE WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS ALL THE WAY THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THE WINDS
WILL ALSO PRODUCE LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 45 BELOW
ZERO.

THE COMBINATION OF SNOWFALL...STRONG WINDS...AND LOW WIND CHILLS
IS MAKING THIS BLIZZARD VERY SERIOUS AND LIFE THREATENING.

INTERSTATE 29 IS CLOSED FROM BORDER TO BORDER IN NORTH DAKOTA...
AND INTERSTATE 94 IS CLOSED FROM JAMESTOWN TO FERGUS FALLS.
THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REPORTS THAT MOST OF THESE
INTERSTATE CLOSURES WILL REMAIN THROUGH THE NIGHT. MOST OTHER
ROADS ARE BEING REPORTED TO BE IMPASSABLE.

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 OR IMPOSSIBLE. DO
NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH
YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

MNZ004-NDZ006>008-014>016-054-151200-
/O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-081215T1200Z/
KITTSON-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-
EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...
MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...ADAMS
446 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY. 

STRONG AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS TO 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE NEAR ZERO
VISIBILITY IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ALL THE WAY THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT. CONDITIONS WILL BE WORST IN OPEN COUNTRY. THE WINDS WILL
ALSO PRODUCE LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILLS OF 40 TO 50 BELOW ZERO.

ONLY AN INCH OR SO OF ADDITIONAL NEW SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH THIS
EVENING...BRINGING STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS INTO THE 2 TO 6 INCH
RANGE. HOWEVER...THE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND LOW WIND CHILLS WILL
CONTINUE TO MAKE THIS BLIZZARD VERY DANGEROUS.

INTERSTATE 29 IS CLOSED FROM BORDER TO BORDER IN NORTH DAKOTA...
AND INTERSTATE 94 IS CLOSED FROM JAMESTOWN TO FERGUS FALLS.
THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REPORTS THAT MOST OF THESE
INTERSTATE CLOSURES WILL REMAIN THROUGH THE NIGHT. MOST OTHER
ROADS ARE BEING REPORTED TO BE IMPASSABLE.

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 OR IMPOSSIBLE. DO
NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH
YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

MNZ027-029-030-040-NDZ053-151200-
/O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-081215T1200Z/
WEST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DETROIT LAKES...BRECKENRIDGE...
FERGUS FALLS...ELBOW LAKE...WAHPETON
446 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY. 

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING.
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES...BRINGING
STORM TOTALS TO BETWEEN 7 AND 14 INCHES. THE SNOW...COMBINED WITH
NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH...WILL PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS
ALL THE WAY THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THE WINDS WILL ALSO
PRODUCE LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 45 BELOW ZERO.

THE COMBINATION OF SNOWFALL...STRONG WINDS...AND LOW WIND CHILLS
IS MAKING THIS BLIZZARD VERY SERIOUS AND LIFE THREATENING.

INTERSTATE 29 IS CLOSED FROM BORDER TO BORDER IN NORTH DAKOTA...
AND INTERSTATE 94 IS CLOSED FROM JAMESTOWN TO FERGUS FALLS.
THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REPORTS THAT MOST OF THESE
INTERSTATE CLOSURES WILL REMAIN THROUGH THE NIGHT. MOST OTHER
ROADS ARE BEING REPORTED TO BE IMPASSABLE.

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 OR IMPOSSIBLE. DO
NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH
YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

MNZ016-017-023-024-028-151200-
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-081215T1200Z/
NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-
EAST BECKER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...LAKE ITASCA...
PARK RAPIDS...WOLF LAKE
446 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY.

HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR INTO THE EARLY EVENING. AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO
6 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL...BRINGING STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS
TO BETWEEN 7 AND 14 INCHES BY THE TIME THE SNOW DECREASES LATE
TONIGHT.

NORTH WINDS UP TO 30 MPH WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW
AND WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO. THE VISIBILITY WILL BE
GREATLY REDUCED AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY
SNOW AND VERY LOW WIND CHILLS ARE MAKING THIS STORM A VERY
DANGEROUS ONE.

WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS IF NOT
IMPOSSIBLE. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...
KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

MNZ031-032-151200-
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-081215T1200Z/
EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA
446 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY.

HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR INTO TONIGHT. AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 5 INCHES
OF SNOW WILL FALL...BRINGING STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS TO BETWEEN
7 AND 14 INCHES BY THE TIME THE SNOW ENDS LATE TONIGHT.

NORTH WINDS UP TO 30 MPH WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW
AND WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO. THE VISIBILITY WILL BE
GREATLY REDUCED AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY
SNOW AND VERY LOW WIND CHILLS IS MAKING THIS STORM A VERY
DANGEROUS ONE.

WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS IF NOT
IMPOSSIBLE. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...
KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

MNZ006-009-151200-
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-081215T1200Z/
LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE
446 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY.

HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR INTO THE EARLY EVENING. AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO
6 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL...BRINGING STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS TO
BETWEEN 5 AND 10 INCHES BY THE TIME THE SNOW DECREASES LATE
TONIGHT.

NORTH WINDS UP TO 30 MPH WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW
AND WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO. THE VISIBILITY WILL BE
GREATLY REDUCED AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY
SNOW AND VERY LOW WIND CHILLS IS MAKING THIS STORM A VERY
DANGEROUS ONE.

WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS IF NOT
IMPOSSIBLE. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...
KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE.

$$
TG

000 
WWUS43 KFGF 150219
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
819 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2008

...LIFE THREATENING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT
OVER EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL
MINNESOTA...

.NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES AND LIFE-THREATENING WIND CHILLS OF 40 TO
50 BELOW ZERO WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT ACROSS ALL OF EASTERN NORTH
DAKOTA AND NORTHWESTERN AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. VISIBILITY
WILL BE GREATLY REDUCED EVEN WITHIN CITY AND TOWN LIMITS. THE
GOOD NEWS IS THAT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW WILL BE LIMITED
TO AN INCH OR SO. 
STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 7 TO 14 INCHES ALONG AND
SOUTH OF A LINE FROM THIEF RIVER FALLS TO COOPERSTOWN. FARTHER 
NORTH...FROM LANGDON TO HALLOCK AND ROSEAU...THE TOTAL FALL WILL 
BE IN THE 2 TO 5 INCH RANGE. 

TRAVEL WILL REMAIN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE.

MNZ002-003-015-022-027-029-030-040-NDZ030-038-039-049-052-053-
151200-
/O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-081215T1200Z/
NORMAN-CLAY-EAST POLK-MAHNOMEN-WEST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-
GRANT-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...FOSSTON...
MAHNOMEN...DETROIT LAKES...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...
ELBOW LAKE...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...
WAHPETON
819 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY. 

ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT WILL BE AROUND AN INCH...OR TWO
AT THE MOST...BRINGING STORM TOTALS TO BETWEEN 7 AND 14 INCHES.
THE SNOW...COMBINED WITH NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH...WILL
PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ALL THE WAY THROUGH EARLY MONDAY
MORNING. THE WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILLS
AS LOW AS 45 BELOW ZERO.

THE COMBINATION OF SNOWFALL...STRONG WINDS...AND LOW WIND CHILLS
IS MAKING THIS BLIZZARD VERY SERIOUS AND LIFE THREATENING.

INTERSTATE 29 IS CLOSED FROM BORDER TO BORDER IN NORTH DAKOTA...
AND INTERSTATE 94 IS CLOSED FROM JAMESTOWN TO FERGUS FALLS. THE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REPORTS THAT MOST OF THESE
INTERSTATE CLOSURES WILL REMAIN THROUGH THE NIGHT. MOST OTHER
ROADS ARE IMPASSABLE AND WILL BE FOR SOME TIME.

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 OR IMPOSSIBLE. DO
NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH
YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

MNZ001-005-007-008-013-014-NDZ024-026>029-151200-
/O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-081215T1200Z/
WEST POLK-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-
EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...ROSEAU...
WARREN...NEWFOLDEN...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...
NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY
819 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT WITH AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF
ACCUMULATION. THIS WILL BRING STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS INTO THE
5 TO 10 INCH RANGE. THE SNOW...COMBINED WITH NORTH WINDS GUSTING
TO 40 MPH...WILL PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ALL THE WAY THROUGH
EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THE WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE LIFE THREATENING
WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 45 BELOW ZERO.

THE COMBINATION OF SNOWFALL...STRONG WINDS...AND LOW WIND CHILLS
IS MAKING THIS BLIZZARD VERY SERIOUS AND LIFE THREATENING.

INTERSTATE 29 IS CLOSED FROM BORDER TO BORDER IN NORTH DAKOTA...
AND INTERSTATE 94 IS CLOSED FROM JAMESTOWN TO FERGUS FALLS. THE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REPORTS THAT MOST OF THESE
INTERSTATE CLOSURES WILL REMAIN THROUGH THE NIGHT. MOST OTHER
ROADS ARE IMPASSABLE AND MAY REMAIN SO FOR SOME TIME.

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 OR IMPOSSIBLE. DO
NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH
YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

MNZ004-NDZ006>008-014>016-054-151200-
/O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-081215T1200Z/
KITTSON-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-
EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...
MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...ADAMS
819 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY. 

STRONG AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS TO 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE NEAR ZERO
VISIBILITY IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ALL THE WAY THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT. CONDITIONS WILL BE WORST IN OPEN COUNTRY. THE WINDS WILL
ALSO PRODUCE LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILLS OF 40 TO 50 BELOW ZERO.

LESS THAN AN INCH OF ADDITIONAL SNOW WILL FALL TONIGHT...BRINGING
STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS INTO THE 2 TO 6 INCH RANGE.
HOWEVER...THE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND LOW WIND CHILLS WILL
CONTINUE TO MAKE THIS BLIZZARD VERY DANGEROUS.

INTERSTATE 29 IS CLOSED FROM BORDER TO BORDER IN NORTH DAKOTA...
AND INTERSTATE 94 IS CLOSED FROM JAMESTOWN TO FERGUS FALLS. THE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REPORTS THAT MOST OF THESE
INTERSTATE CLOSURES WILL REMAIN THROUGH THE NIGHT. MOST OTHER
ROADS WILL BE IMPASSABLE FOR AN UNDETERMINED PERIOD OF TIME.

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 OR IMPOSSIBLE. DO
NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH
YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

MNZ016-017-023-024-028-031-032-151200-
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-081215T1200Z/
NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-
EAST BECKER-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...LAKE ITASCA...
PARK RAPIDS...WOLF LAKE...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA
819 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY.

SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TONIGHT...BUT TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF BETWEEN 7
AND 14 INCHES COMBINED WITH NORTH WINDS OF UP TO 30 MPH WILL
CONTINUE THE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW AND WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35
BELOW ZERO. THE VISIBILITY WILL BE GREATLY REDUCED AT TIMES IN
OPEN AREAS. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND VERY LOW WIND CHILLS
ARE MAKING THIS STORM A VERY DANGEROUS ONE.

WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS MEANS SEVERE
WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT
AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND WIND WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS IF NOT
IMPOSSIBLE. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...
KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

MNZ006-009-151200-
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-081215T1200Z/
LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE
819 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY.

SNOW WILL TAPER OFF THROUGH THE NIGHT...BUT THE COMBINATION OF 
TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 AND 10 INCHES WITH NORTH WINDS UP TO 
30 MPH WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW AND WIND CHILLS OF
25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO. THE VISIBILITY WILL BE GREATLY REDUCED AT
TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND VERY LOW
WIND CHILLS IS MAKING THIS STORM A VERY DANGEROUS ONE.

WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS MEANS SEVERE
WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT
AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS
IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL... KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE.

$$
WJB

000 
WWUS43 KFGF 150604
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
1204 AM CST MON DEC 15 2008

...CONDITIONS BEGINNING TO IMPROVE...

.THE WINDS AND THE SNOW HAVE STARTED TO DIMINISH DURING THE MID TO
LATE EVENING ACROSS EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWEST AND WEST
CENTRAL MINNESOTA AS THE STORM SYSTEMS MOVES NORTHEAST ACROSS LAKE
SUPERIOR. HOWEVER...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
35 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN
BLOWING SNOW THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING IN OPEN COUNTRYSIDE. LOOK
FOR CONTINUED SLOW IMPROVEMENT AS THE NIGHT CONTINUES AS WINDS
SLOWLY DIMINISHES AND THE LIGHT SNOW TAPERS OFF. THIS DOES NOT
MEAN TRAVEL IS GOOD HOWEVER AS MANY ROADS WILL HAVE DRIFTS AND
REMAIN VERY HAZARDOUS AND TRAVEL WILL REMAIN DISCOURAGED UNTIL
DAYLIGHT. 


NDZ006-007-014-015-024-151800-
/O.CAN.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-081215T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KFGF.WC.W.0005.081215T0604Z-081215T1800Z/
TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...LANGDON...MADDOCK...LEEDS...
DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD
1204 AM CST MON DEC 15 2008

...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST MONDAY...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST MONDAY. THE
BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

WINDS CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DIMINISH AND THE LIGHT SNOW HAS ENDED. AS
A RESULT VISIBILITIES HAVE IMPROVED GREATLY OVER THE PAST FEW
HOURS. CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY IMPROVE THE REST OF THE
NIGHT. THUS THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

HOWEVER...BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES AND NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO
25 MPH WILL CREATE WIND CHILLS OF 40 TO 45 BELOW ZERO THROUGH THE
MORNING. 

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.

$$

MNZ001>005-007-008-013>015-022-027-029-030-040-NDZ008-016-026>030-
038-039-049-052>054-151200-
/O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-081215T1200Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-
PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-MAHNOMEN-WEST BECKER-WILKIN-
WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-NELSON-
GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-
RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN...
THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...MAHNOMEN...
DETROIT LAKES...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...ELBOW LAKE...
CAVALIER...GRAFTON...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...
FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...
WAHPETON...ADAMS
1204 AM CST MON DEC 15 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY. 

THE WORST OF THE STORM HAS PASSED AND LOOK FOR SLOW IMPROVEMENT
THROUGH THE REST OF THE NIGHT. HOWEVER...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL
STILL GUST TO 30 TO 35 MPH AND THIS WILL CREATE WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS AT TIMES IN OPEN COUNTRY. THUS TRAVEL IS STILL NOT
RECOMMENDED UNTIL WINDS DECREASE FURTHER. SOME LIGHT SNOW WILL
CONTINUE BUT NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL
ACROSS THE AREA RANGED FROM 2 TO 3 INCHES ALONG THE CANADIAN
BORDER TO AS MUCH AS 10 TO 14 INCHES IN THE SOUTHERN VALLEY.

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 OR IMPOSSIBLE. DO
NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH
YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

MNZ006-009-016-017-023-024-028-031-032-151200-
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-081215T1200Z/
LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-
SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-EAST BECKER-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE...BAGLEY...
BEMIDJI...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...WOLF LAKE...
NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA
1204 AM CST MON DEC 15 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY.

SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO TAPER OFF DURING THE NIGHT BUT NORTHWEST
WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES
IN OPEN COUNTRY. TRAVEL WILL REMAIN VERY DIFFICULT DUE TO THE 6 TO
14 INCHES OF SNOW WHICH FELL OVER THE AREA.  

WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS MEANS SEVERE
WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT
AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS
IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL... KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE.

$$


DTR

000 
WWUS43 KFGF 151001
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
401 AM CST MON DEC 15 2008

...BLIZZARD AND WINTER STORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN CANCELLED...

.THE STORM SYSTEM WHICH DUMPED OVER A FOOT OF SNOW IN PARTS OF
SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL INTO NORTHEAST MINNESOTA
WAS NEAR MARQUETTE MICHIGAN EARLY THIS MORNING. LINGERING LIGHT
SNOW IN THE BEMIDJ AND BAUDETTE AREAS WILL END THIS MORNING AND
WINDS IN ALL AREAS HAVE DIMINISHED OVERNIGHT SO THAT VISIBLITIES
HAVE GREATLY IMPROVED. WINDS TODAY WILL BE NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 30
MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS AND THESE SPEEDS COMBINED WITH BITTERLY COLD
TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILLS IN THE 35 TO 50 BELOW ZERO
RANGE THROUGH NOON.  AS A RESULT A WIND CHILL WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED.

MNZ001>005-007-008-013>015-022-027-029-030-040-NDZ008-016-026>030-
038-039-049-052>054-151800-
/O.CAN.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-081215T1200Z/
/O.EXA.KFGF.WC.W.0005.000000T0000Z-081215T1800Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-
PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-MAHNOMEN-WEST BECKER-WILKIN-
WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-NELSON-
GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-
RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN...
THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...MAHNOMEN...
DETROIT LAKES...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...ELBOW LAKE...
CAVALIER...GRAFTON...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...
FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...
WAHPETON...ADAMS
401 AM CST MON DEC 15 2008

...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. THE
BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH COMBINED WITH BITTERLY COLD
TEMPERATURES WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES OF 35 TO 50
BELOW ZERO THROUGH NOON.  

THE WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED AND THE SNOW HAS ENDED SO VISIBILITIES
HAVE IMPROVED GREATLY AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER
EXPECTED. 

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.

$$

MNZ006-009-016-017-023-024-028-031-032-151800-
/O.CAN.KFGF.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-081215T1200Z/
/O.EXA.KFGF.WC.W.0005.000000T0000Z-081215T1800Z/
LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-
SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-EAST BECKER-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE...BAGLEY...
BEMIDJI...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...WOLF LAKE...
NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA
401 AM CST MON DEC 15 2008

...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. THE
WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

LINGERING LIGHT SNOW WILL END EARLY THIS MORNING...BUT NORTHWEST
WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW ZERO
WILL CREATE WIND CHILL READINGS IN THE 35 TO 45 BELOW ZERO RANGE
THROUGH NOON. VISIBILITIES HAVE IMPROVED GREATLY ACROSS THE AREA
BUT DRIFTING AND LOCAL BLOWING SNOW IS STILL POSSIBLE 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.

$$

NDZ006-007-014-015-024-151800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WC.W.0005.000000T0000Z-081215T1800Z/
TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...LANGDON...MADDOCK...LEEDS...
DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD
401 AM CST MON DEC 15 2008

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

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

BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES AND NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH
WILL CREATE WIND CHILLS OF 40 TO 50 BELOW ZERO THROUGH THE
MORNING.

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.

$$

DTR

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
830 PM CST FRI DEC 12 2008

.DISCUSSION...
FORECAST CHALLENGE FOR UPDATE CONCERNS TEMPERATURES AND SNOW
CHANCES.

BAND OF -SN ACROSS NW MN HAS EXITED FA TO THE EAST AND WILL LOWER
HIGHER CHANCE POPS ACROSS THIS AREA. OTHERWISE REGION WILL REMAIN
UNDER BROAD AREA OF ORGANIZING LOW PRESSURE. GFS BRINGS IN BAND OF
LOWER CONDENSATION PRESSURE DEFICITS AND ISENTROPIC LIFT ACROSS
NORTHERN THIRD OF FA AFT 06Z. THIS LINING UP WELL WITH CANADIAN AND
UPSTREAM US RADAR RETURNS SO WILL KEEP LOW POPS GOING REMAINDER OF
NIGHT. ALSO SEEING A SAGGING BAND OF VFR/MVFR CIGS CURRENTLY ALONG
INTERNATIONAL BORDER IN ZONE OF COLD ADVECTION WITH SOME CANADIAN
METARS INDICATING -SN FURTHER SUPPORTING LOW POPS. STEADY LOW LEVEL
COLD ADVECTION WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT OVER ALL BUT FAR SOUTHERN FA.
ADVANCING LOWER CIGS WILL OFFSET COOLING HOWEVER WITH EARLY EVENING
THINNING OF CLOUDS SOME AREAS ACROSS NORTHERN FA DIPPED INTO SINGLE
DIGITS AND WILL MAKE SOME MINOR ADJUSTMENTS TO TEMPERATURES ACROSS
THE NORTH. REMAINDER OF FORECAST LOOKS OK.
&&

.AVIATION...
CIGS WILL GRADUALLY LOWER TONIGHT AHEAD OF APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM.
EXPECT MVFR CIGS BY SAT MORNING.

&&

.FGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ND...BLIZZARD WATCH FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT
     FOR NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-039-049-052>054.

MN...BLIZZARD WATCH FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT
     FOR MNZ001>005-007-008-013>015-022-027-029-030-040.

     WINTER STORM WATCH FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY
     NIGHT FOR MNZ006-009-016-017-023-024-028-031-032.

&&

VOELKER

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
424 AM CST FRI DEC 12 2008

MNZ001>005-007-008-013>015-022-027-029-030-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-
024-026>030-038-039-049-052>054-131030-
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-
PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-MAHNOMEN-WEST BECKER-WILKIN-
WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-
EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-
BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
424 AM CST FRI DEC 12 2008

...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE
SUNDAY NIGHT...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH
DAKOTA...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SOME LIGHT SNOW IS POSSIBLE TODAY AND TONIGHT IN NORTHEAST NORTH
DAKOTA INTO NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE UNDER ONE
INCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL OVERSPREAD EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA BY
SATURDAY EVENING...THEN QUICKLY MOVE INTO THE REST OF WESTERN
MINNESOTA SATURDAY NIGHT. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE SATURDAY
NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING...WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH THROUGH SUNDAY
NIGHT. THIS WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW...WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES SATURDAY NIGHT
THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. TRAVEL MAY BECOME IMPOSSIBLE LATE SATURDAY
NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6
INCHES OR MORE ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...AND THIS SNOW WILL DRIFT AND
ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE BY SUNDAY.

IN ADDITION...DANGEROUS WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO
BETWEEN 30 AND 40 BELOW BY SUNDAY EVENING...AS ACTUAL AIR
TEMPERATURES FALL BELOW ZERO DURING THE DAY SUNDAY. CONDITIONS
WILL ONLY SLOWLY IMPROVE BY MONDAY MORNING...WITH DANGEROUS WIND
CHILLS AROUND 40 BELOW PERSISTING.

THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE LIFE THREATENING IF YOU ARE
CAUGHT OUTDOORS IN IT. TAKE THE PROPER PRECAUTIONS NOW TO PREPARE
FOR THIS MAJOR WINTER STORM...AND DELAY TRAVEL PLANS IF POSSIBLE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER REPORTS OF SNOW AND VISIBILITY WILL BE APPRECIATED THIS WEEKEND.

MNZ006-009-016-017-023-024-028-031-032-131030-
LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-
SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-EAST BECKER-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-
424 AM CST FRI DEC 12 2008

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH
LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH
DAKOTA...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL MOVE INTO THE TREED AREAS OF WEST
CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA SATURDAY NIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH
SUNDAY NIGHT. SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 INCHES OR MORE IS
POSSIBLE...ALONG WITH INCREASING NORTHERLY WINDS ON SUNDAY. SOME
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WHEN COMBINED WITH THE FALLING SNOW
MAY PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. IN
ADDITION...DANGEROUS WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES FROM 25 TO 35 BELOW
WILL DEVELOP BY SUNDAY EVENING. THE SNOW WILL SLOWLY COME TO AN
END MONDAY...ALTHOUGH BITTERLY COLD WEATHER WILL PERSIST THROUGH
TUESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER REPORTS OF SNOW AND VISIBILITY WILL BE APPRECIATED THIS WEEKEND.

DK