Wind Chill Warning 5, NWS Grand Forks, ND

Becker County, MN, Beltrami County, MN, Clay County, MN, Clearwater County, MN, Grant County, MN, Hubbard County, MN, Kittson County, MN, Lake of the Woods 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, Wadena 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 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

000 
WWUS43 KFGF 151728
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
1128 AM CST MON DEC 15 2008

...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE TODAY..

.WINDS TODAY WILL BE NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 20 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS
AND THESE SPEEDS COMBINED WITH BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL
RESULT IN WIND CHILLS IN THE 25 TO 40 BELOW ZERO RANGE THROUGH
EARLY EVENING. WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE AFTER SUNSET...AND THE
THREAT FOR DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL END...ALTHOUGH AIR
TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO RANGE BY
TUESDAY MORNING. 

MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-
026>030-038-039-049-052>054-160000-
/O.NEW.KFGF.WC.Y.0014.081215T1800Z-081216T0000Z/
/O.CON.KFGF.WC.W.0005.000000T0000Z-081215T1800Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-
WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-
EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN-
SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN-
WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-TOWNER-CAVALIER-
PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON-
GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-
RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...WARREN...
NEWFOLDEN...RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...
FOSSTON...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...
PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...BRECKENRIDGE...
FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE...CANDO...
LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...
NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...
MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON...
ADAMS
1128 AM CST MON DEC 15 2008

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
TODAY. 

NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES WELL
BELOW ZERO WILL CREATE WIND CHILL READINGS IN THE 25 TO 40 BELOW
ZERO RANGE THROUGH THIS EVENING.

WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE AFTER SUNSET...AND THE THREAT FOR
DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL END...ALTHOUGH IT WILL REMAIN BITTERLY
COLD WITH SOME AREAS APPROACHING 30 BELOW ZERO FOR AIR
TEMPERATURES BY TUESDAY MORNING.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. 
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$
DK

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
850 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2008

.DISCUSSION...SNOWFALL AND WINDS GRADUALLY DIMINISHING FROM WEST
TO EAST. ANTICIPATE AROUND ANOTHER INCH...MAYBE TWO OF NEW
SNOWFALL. DIMINISHING WINDS WILL MEAN THAT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
WILL BECOME LESS WIDESPREAD THROUGH THE NIGHT. AREAS IN OPEN
COUNTRY WILL CONTINUE TO GET SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VSBY DUE TO
BLOWING SNOW...AS IS BEING REPORTED. WITH DARKNESS...REDUCED VSBY
WILL SEEM EVEN WORSE. THUS...WILL NOT CHANGE THE
HEADLINES...KEEPING 6AM EXPIRATION TIME APPEARS LIKE THE RIGHT
THING TO DO AT THIS POINT IN TIME. NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES NEEDED
TO THE FORECAST.

&&

.AVIATION...GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT FROM WEST TO EAST TONIGHT. THE EXACT
TIMING THAT BLSN REALLY STOPS BEING A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT IS A LOW-
CONFIDENCE SCENARIO...BUT IN GENERAL WE DO NOT EXPECT IT UNTIL AFT
06Z IN THE RED RIVER VALLEY PROPER. EXPECT MUCH BETTER CONDITIONS
/ALBEIT LIKELY MVFR/ BEYOND 12Z MON.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 314 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2008/

SHORT TERM...CHALLENGE WILL BE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHEN THE
BLIZZARD WILL END...AND THEN WIND CHILL HEADLINES INTO MONDAY. 12Z
MODELS INITIALIZED WITH MINIMAL ERRORS AND IN DECENT
AGREEMENT...WILL USE A BLEND FOR TEMPS AND QPF.

BLIZZARD EVENT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA.
FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW ARE COMBINING WITH THE WIND TO CREATE
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. MODELS SHOW SFC-925MB LAYER TO REMAIN
ADIABATIC THROUGH THE NIGHT...WITH MAXIMUM WINDS IN THIS LAYER TO
GRADUALLY DECREASING FROM 40KNTS NOW...TO 35KNTS BY 06Z...TO 30KNTS
BY 12Z MON. SNOW CONTINUES TO FALL ACROSS A MAJORITY OF THE
REGION DUE TO DEFORMATION ZONE AND MID-LEVEL FRONTOGENETICAL
FORCING. THIS FORCING WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN AND MOVE EAST THROUGH THE
NIGHT. GIVEN SNOW THAT HAS ALREADY FALLEN...AND EXPECTED SNOW
THROUGH TONIGHT...THINK 7-14 INCHES SOUTH OF A VALLEY CITY TO
BAUDETTE LINE...5-10 INCHES FROM COOPERSTOWN TO GRAND FORKS TO
ROSEAU...AND 2 TO 5 INCHES TO THE NW. CURRENT WSW EXPLAINS THIS
WELL. WILL LEAVE HEADLINES AND MAKE NO CHANGES. EVEN IF WINDS
DECREASE AND SNOWFALL DIMINISHES THIS EVENING...BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE (EVEN IF THEY ARE NOT AS WIDESPREAD AS
THEY ARE NOW...PLUS DARKNESS MAKES REDUCED VSBY EVEN WORSE). THIS
IS EVIDENT ACROSS EXTREME NW FA WHERE MINIMAL SNOW IS FALLING AND
WINDS ARE SLIGHTLY LESS...BUT THERE ARE STILL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS
IN OPEN COUNTRY. FUTURE SHIFTS WILL RE-EVALUATE HEADLINES.

WINDS WILL REMAIN ABOVE 10 MPH THROUGH MUCH OF MONDAY...AND VERY
COLD TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE. WHEN CURRENT WINTER STORM DOES
END...LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY.
WILL NEED TO ISSUE WIND CHILL HEADLINES ONCE CURRENT HEADLINES
EXPIRE OR ARE CANCELLED.

OTHERWISE...ZONAL UPPER FLOW WILL KEEP VERY COLD AIRMASS ACROSS
THE REGION. WILL MAINTAIN SLIGHT CHANCE FOR -SN ACROSS THE SE FA
ON TUE AS MODELS CONTINUE TO BRUSH THIS AREA WITH QPF FROM
SOUTHERN SYSTEM. ALSO INCREASED SKY COVER TUE-TUE NIGHT WITH
MODELS TRENDING IN THIS DIRECTION. MAIN STORY WILL BE COLD
TEMPERATURES.

LONG TERM (THU-SUN)...A LONG WAVE TROF WILL LARGELY REMAIN ALONG
ITS PRESENT AXIS FROM HUDSON BAY SW INTO CALIFORNIA IN THE DAY 4-7
PERIOD GIVEN ONLY SLIGHT PROGRESSION IN HEMISPHERIC FLOW.
HOWEVER...ENERGY CRASHING INTO THE ALEUTIANS SHIFTS THE LOW
HEIGHTS EAST AND HELPS INFUSE EVEN MORE ARCTIC AIR INTO THE REGION
AFTER FRI. THE DEEP SNOW PACK AND YEARLY MINIMUM IN DAYLIGHT HOURS
MAKE NEXT WEEKEND A PRIME CANDIDATE FOR BITTER TEMPS GIVEN 00Z/12Z
DETERMINISTIC GFS/ECMWF 925-850 MB TEMPS OF -20 TO -28 C. NAEFS
850-HPA TEMPS ARE CONSISTENTLY NEAR -2 STANDARD DEVIATIONS. IT/S
ALWAYS TOUGH TO SAY JUST HOW COLD IT GETS...BUT WE HAVE BASED THE
FCST ON THE COLDEST OF GUIDANCE...WHICH IN MOST CASES WAS THE 12Z
DETERMINISTIC GFS/ECMWF. THESE SOLUTIONS WERE COLDER THAN ANY
MEMBER IN THE 00Z GFS ENSEMBLE. THIS IS A TELL-TALE SIGN OF A
MODEL TREND...WHICH COULD MEAN THAT EVEN NOW OUR TEMP FCST IS NOT
LOW ENOUGH...ESPECIALLY GIVEN A CLEAR NIGHT.

USUALLY THE BAROCLINIC ZONE AND BREEDING GROUND FOR CYCLOGENESIS
SHIFTS SE WITH EACH PASSING S/W IN THIS TYPE OF SCENARIO...BUT THE
00Z ECMWF AND 06Z GFS LIFTED A WAVE ON THU CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE FA
FOR CONCERN. THE 12Z GFS AND ECMWF MAY WELL HAVE THE BETTER /DRIER/
SCENARIO GIVEN THE ABOVE...BUT BOTH CAMPS FALL WITHIN THE REALM OF
POSSIBILITY AND HENCE CHANCE POPS ARE REASONABLE IN THIS TIME FRAME.

&&

.FGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ND...BLIZZARD WARNING UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY FOR NDZ006>008-014>016-
     024-026>030-038-039-049-052>054.

MN...BLIZZARD WARNING UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY FOR MNZ001>005-007-008-
     013>015-022-027-029-030-040.

     WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY FOR MNZ006-009-016-
     017-023-024-028-031-032.

&&

TG

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
711 AM CST SUN DEC 14 2008

MNZ001>005-007-008-013>015-022-027-029-030-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-
024-026>030-038-039-049-052>054-151315-
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-
711 AM CST SUN DEC 14 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT...

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. SNOW WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY AND THEN DIMINISH AND END TONIGHT.
HOWEVER NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH WILL
CONTINUE TO CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
COUNTRY. BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL CAUSE WIND CHILLS TO
LOWER TO THE 30 TO 50 BELOW ZERO RANGE THROUGH TONIGHT. SNOWFALL
WILL VARY AND LIKELY BE VERY DIFFICULT TO MEASURE..BUT AMOUNTS OF
8 TO 15 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN FAR SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND WEST
CENTRAL MINNESOTA WITH LESSER TOTALS NORTHWARD WITH ONLY A COUPLE
OF INCHES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

WIND CHILLS WILL LOWER TO 30 TO 50 BELOW ZERO MONDAY WITH BITTERLY
COLD WEATHER EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

MNZ006-009-016-017-023-024-028-031-032-151315-
LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-
SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-EAST BECKER-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-
711 AM CST SUN DEC 14 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT...

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL OVER WEST CENTRAL INTO NOTHEAST MINNESOTA
WITH 8 TO 15 INCHES OF SNOW EXPECTED FROM FERGUS FALLS THROUGH
WADENA AND PARK RAPIDS TOWARD DULUTH...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS
NORTHWARD TOWARD LAKE OF THE WOODS. NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH
WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN OPEN COUNTRY ALONG WITH WIND
CHILLS OF 15 TO 30 BELOW ZERO. THE SNOW WILL COME TO AN END
OVERNIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

WIND CHILLS WILL LOWER TO 30 TO 50 BELOW ZERO MONDAY WITH BITTERLY
COLD WEATHER EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

DTR

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
646 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0115 AM     BLIZZARD         LITCHVILLE              46.66N 98.19W
12/14/2008                   BARNES             ND   CO-OP OBSERVER

            VISIBILITY LESS THAN 1/4 MILE. ESTIMATED 6 INCHES OF SNOW
            ACCUMULATION THROUGH 1145 AM CST.

0200 AM     BLIZZARD         SARLES                  48.95N 99.00W
12/14/2008                   CAVALIER           ND   CO-OP OBSERVER

            VISIBILITY ESTIMATED TO BE 1/8 OF A MILE OR LESS. LASTED
            AT LEAST THROUGH REPORT TIME OF 1030 AM CST.

0230 AM     BLIZZARD         STARKWEATHER            48.45N 98.88W
12/14/2008                   RAMSEY             ND   TRAINED SPOTTER

            VISIBILITY ESTIMATED TO BE 100 FEET IN BLOWING SNOW.

0230 AM     BLIZZARD         DONALDSON               48.57N 96.90W
12/14/2008                   KITTSON            MN   MESONET

            VISIBILITY AT OR BELOW 1/4 STATUTE MILE BEGINNING
            APPROXIMATELY 230 AM CST. PEAK WIND GUST 48 MPH AT 859
            A.M. CST.

0300 AM     BLIZZARD         CAVALIER                48.80N 97.62W
12/14/2008                   PEMBINA            ND   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITY BELOW 1/4 MILE FROM 3
            A.M. THROUGH 2 P.M. CST.

0425 AM     BLIZZARD         FARGO                   46.88N 96.82W
12/14/2008                   CASS               ND   ASOS

            THE VISIBILITY AT FARGO HECTOR AIRPORT DROPPED BELOW 1/4
            STATUTE MILE BEGINNING AT 425 AM CST. THE PEAK WIND GUST
            WAS 52 MPH AT 108 P.M. CST.

0713 AM     BLIZZARD         GRAND FORKS             47.92N 97.07W
12/14/2008                   GRAND FORKS        ND   ASOS

            THE GRAND FORKS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT REPORTED VISIBILITY
            AT OR BELOW 1/4 STATUTE MILE BEGINNING AT 713 AM CST. THE
            PEAK WIND GUST WAS 48 MPH AT 1216 P.M. CST.

0754 AM     BLIZZARD         MOORHEAD                46.86N 96.76W
12/14/2008                   CLAY               MN   AWOS

            VISIBILITY AT OR BELOW 1/4 STATUTE MILE BEGINNING AT 0754
            AM CST. PEAK WIND GUST 51 MPH AT 1114 A.M. CST.

0755 AM     BLIZZARD         WAHPETON                46.27N 96.61W
12/14/2008                   RICHLAND           ND   AWOS

            THE VISIBILITY AT THE WAHPETON AIRPORT DROPPED BELOW 1/4
            STATUTE MILE BEGINNING AT 755 AM CST. THE PEAK WIND GUST
            WAS 47 MPH AT 1235 P.M. CST.

0800 AM     BLIZZARD         ROTHSAY                 46.47N 96.29W
12/14/2008                   WILKIN             MN   MESONET

            PEAK WIND GUST FOR THE EVENT WAS 43 MPH AT 857 A.M. CST.

0800 AM     BLIZZARD         2 ESE LAKE PARK         46.87N 96.06W
12/14/2008                   BECKER             MN   MESONET

            VISIBILITY AT OR BELOW 1/4 MILE BEGINNING AT 8 A.M. CST.
            PEAK WIND GUST 43 MPH AT 129 P.M. CST.

0800 AM     BLIZZARD         2 S BROOKS              47.79N 96.00W
12/14/2008                   RED LAKE           MN   MESONET

            VISIBILITY AT OR BELOW 1/4 MILE. PEAK WIND GUST FOR THE
            BLIZZARD EVENT WAS 42 MPH AT 930 A.M. CST.

0830 AM     BLIZZARD         TENNEY                  46.04N 96.45W
12/14/2008                   WILKIN             MN   MESONET

            VISIBILITY LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE BEGINNING AT 830
            A.M. CST. PEAK WIND GUST FOR THE EVENT 49 MPH AT 242 P.M.
            CST.

0835 AM     BLIZZARD         CROOKSTON               47.77N 96.61W
12/14/2008                   POLK               MN   AWOS

            VISIBILITY WAS AT OR BELOW 1/4 STATUTE MILE BEGINNING AT
            835 AM CST. THE PEAK WIND GUST WAS 46 MPH AT 336 P.M.
            CST.

1030 AM     BLIZZARD         2 SSE MAHNOMEN          47.29N 95.95W
12/14/2008                   MAHNOMEN           MN   MESONET

            VISIBILITY BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE BEGINNING AT 1030 A.M.
            CST. PEAK WIND GUST 47 MPH AT 347 P.M. CST.

&&

CJS

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
654 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0300 PM     HEAVY SNOW       FRAZEE                  46.73N 95.70W
12/14/2008  E9.0 INCH        BECKER             MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL THROUGH 3 P.M. CST.

0430 PM     HEAVY SNOW       MOORHEAD                46.86N 96.76W
12/14/2008  M9.5 INCH        CLAY               MN   CO-OP OBSERVER

            STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL THROUGH 430 PM CST.

0630 PM     HEAVY SNOW       PARK RAPIDS             46.92N 95.06W
12/14/2008  E12.0 INCH       HUBBARD            MN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0630 PM     HEAVY SNOW       BEMIDJI                 47.48N 94.88W
12/14/2008  E8.0 INCH        BELTRAMI           MN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0630 PM     HEAVY SNOW       WADENA                  46.44N 95.13W
12/14/2008  E10.0 INCH       WADENA             MN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

CJS