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Blizzard Watch 1, NWS Grand Forks, ND

February 7, 200814 counties in Minnesota; 17 counties in North Dakota

NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this blizzard watch at Feb 7, 2008, 3:47 AM CST for 14 counties in Minnesota; 17 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Feb 8, 2008, 9:00 PM CST. It was in force for 29 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Feb 7, 2008, 3:47 AM CST (09:47 UTC)
In effect from: Feb 8, 2008, 9:00 PM CST
Expired: Feb 8, 2008, 9:29 PM CST
In force: 29 min
Issued by: NWS Grand Forks, ND

All 31 counties

Becker County, MN, Clay County, MN, Clearwater 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

The radar

The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 13 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this blizzard watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Grand Forks, ND wrote its last area forecast discussion before this blizzard watch went out at Feb 7, 3:09 AM CST, 38 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 7, 3:09 AM CST, 38 minutes before

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.