Alert archive / North Dakota / Winter Storm Warnings in 2008
Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this winter storm warning at Feb 13, 2008, 3:58 AM CST for 7 counties in Minnesota; 13 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Feb 13, 2008, 9:00 AM CST. It was in force for 19 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 13, 2008, 3:58 AM CST (09:58 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 13, 2008, 9:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 14, 2008, 3:44 AM CST
- In force
- 19 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
Counties Becker County, MN, Clay County, MN, Grant County, MN, Norman County, MN, Otter Tail County, MN, Wadena County, MN, Wilkin County, MN, Barnes County, ND, Benson County, ND, Cass County, ND, Eddy County, ND, Griggs County, ND, Nelson County, ND, Ramsey County, ND, Ransom County, ND, Richland County, ND, Sargent County, ND, Steele County, ND, Towner County, ND, Traill County, ND
The radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 00:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 258 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 783 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 76 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 39 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 111 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS43 KFGF 130958 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 358 AM CST WED FEB 13 2008 ..SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT FOR PARTS OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND PARTS OF NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA... .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE FROM SOUTHERN ALBERTA INTO EASTERN MONTANA TO SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA BY THIS EVENING AND THEN TO SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA BY MIDNIGHT. WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL FALL NORTH AND EAST OF THE LOW...AND WILL SPREAD INTO NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS MORNING...AND REACH THE RED RIVER VALLEY AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. THE SNOW WILL END BY LATE TONIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL FROM NEAR MINOT TO COOPERSTOWN TO NEAR FARGO THEN TO NEAR FERGUS FALLS WHERE 6 TO 7 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. FARTHER NORTH...SNOWFALL WILL BE LESS WITH 3-4 INCHES FROM LANGDON TO GRAND FORKS TO BEMIDJI...WITH LESS THAN AN INCH AT ROSEAU AND BAUDETTE. NDZ006-014-015-140900- /O.UPG.KFGF.WS.A.0002.080213T1500Z-080214T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.WS.W.0001.080213T1500Z-080214T0900Z/ TOWNER-BENSON-RAMSEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE 358 AM CST WED FEB 13 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 AM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 AM CST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE DEVILS LAKE REGION DURING THE MID MORNING AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL END BY MIDNIGHT WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 6 INCHES. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH TONIGHT CAUSING AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 25 BELOW TO 40 BELOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ NDZ024-026-028-038-141200- /O.UPG.KFGF.WS.A.0002.080213T1500Z-080214T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.WS.W.0001.080213T1800Z-080214T1200Z/ EDDY-NELSON-GRIGGS-BARNES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...COOPERSTOWN... VALLEY CITY 358 AM CST WED FEB 13 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL MOVE INTO VALLEY CITY AND NEW ROCKFORD AREAS BY NOON AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL END OVERNIGHT WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES LIKELY. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH TONIGHT CAUSING AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 25 BELOW TO 40 BELOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ MNZ027-028-030>032-040-141200- /O.UPG.KFGF.WS.A.0002.080213T2100Z-080214T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.WS.W.0001.080213T2100Z-080214T1200Z/ WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA- GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE... FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE 358 AM CST WED FEB 13 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL END LATE TONIGHT WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES LIKELY. THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS APPEAR LIKELY NEAR A FARGO TO FERGUS FALLS LINE. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH TONIGHT CAUSING AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBLITIES IN BLOWING SNOW AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ MNZ002-003-029-NDZ030-039-053-141200- /O.UPG.KFGF.WS.A.0002.080213T1800Z-080214T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.WS.W.0001.080213T2100Z-080214T1200Z/ NORMAN-CLAY-WILKIN-TRAILL-CASS-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...BRECKENRIDGE... MAYVILLE...FARGO...WAHPETON 358 AM CST WED FEB 13 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL END LATE TONIGHT WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES LIKELY. THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS APPEAR LIKELY NEAR A COOPERSTOWN TO FARGO TO FERGUS FALLS LINE. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH TONIGHT CAUSING AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ NDZ029-049-052-141200- /O.UPG.KFGF.WS.A.0002.080213T1500Z-080214T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.WS.W.0001.080213T2100Z-080214T1200Z/ STEELE-RANSOM-SARGENT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FINLEY...LISBON...GWINNER 358 AM CST WED FEB 13 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA DURING THE MID AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL END LATE TONIGHT WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 6 INCHES LIKELY. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH TONIGHT CAUSING AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ MNZ001-007-013>017-022>024-NDZ007-016-027-054-141200- /O.NEW.KFGF.WW.Y.0006.080213T2100Z-080214T1200Z/ WEST POLK-WEST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK- NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD- CAVALIER-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-GRAND FORKS-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...WARREN... THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI... MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...LANGDON...GRAFTON... GRAND FORKS...ADAMS 358 AM CST WED FEB 13 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY. SNOW WILL MOVE INTO NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA BY LATE AFTERNOON AND THEN OVERNIGHT. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH TONIGHT CAUSING AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 25 BELOW TO 40 BELOW. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ DTR
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS43 KFGF 131656 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 1056 AM CST WED FEB 13 2008 ..SNOWFALL RATES WILL PICK UP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT... .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE FROM NORTHEAST MONTANA TO SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA BY MIDNIGHT. WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL FALL ALONG AND NORTH OF THIS TRACK...SPREADING INTO THE DEVILS LAKE AND VALLEY CITY AREAS THIS MORNING...AND INTO THE RED RIVER VALLEY AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. THE SNOW WILL END BY LATE TONIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW...6 TO 7 INCHES...WILL FALL ALONG A LINE FROM COOPERSTOWN TO FARGO TO FERGUS FALLS. FARTHER NORTH...SNOWFALL WILL BE LESS...WITH 3 TO 4 INCHES EXPECTED FROM LANGDON TO GRAND FORKS TO BEMIDJI. LESS THAN AN INCH IS EXPECTED AT ROSEAU AND BAUDETTE. NDZ006-014-015-140900- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080214T0900Z/ TOWNER-BENSON-RAMSEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE 1056 AM CST WED FEB 13 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY. HEAVIER SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE DEVILS LAKE REGION DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL END BY MIDNIGHT WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 6 INCHES. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH TONIGHT CAUSING AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 25 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO ARE ALSO EXPECTED LATER TONIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ NDZ024-026-028-038-141200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0001.080213T1800Z-080214T1200Z/ EDDY-NELSON-GRIGGS-BARNES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...COOPERSTOWN... VALLEY CITY 1056 AM CST WED FEB 13 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY. HEAVIER SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE VALLEY CITY AND NEW ROCKFORD AREAS DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL END OVERNIGHT WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES LIKELY. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH TONIGHT CAUSING AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 25 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ MNZ002-003-027>032-040-NDZ029-030-039-049-052-053-141200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0001.080213T2100Z-080214T1200Z/ NORMAN-CLAY-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL- EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-STEELE-TRAILL-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT- RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...DETROIT LAKES... WOLF LAKE...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS... WADENA...ELBOW LAKE...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...FARGO...LISBON... GWINNER...WAHPETON 1056 AM CST WED FEB 13 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY. SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO THE SOUTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL END LATE TONIGHT WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES LIKELY. THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS APPEAR LIKELY NEAR A FARGO TO FERGUS FALLS LINE. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH TONIGHT CAUSING AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ MNZ001-007-013>017-022>024-NDZ007-016-027-054-141200- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0006.080213T2100Z-080214T1200Z/ WEST POLK-WEST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK- NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD- CAVALIER-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-GRAND FORKS-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...WARREN... THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI... MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...LANGDON...GRAFTON... GRAND FORKS...ADAMS 1056 AM CST WED FEB 13 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY. SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE LANGDON...GRAFTON AND GRAND FORKS AREAS BY EARLY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL TAKE LONGER TO REACH THE CROOKSTON... FOSSTON AND BEMIDJI AREAS...GENERALLY ARRIVING BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING OVERNIGHT. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH TONIGHT CAUSING AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 25 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ GODON
000 WWUS43 KFGF 132124 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 324 PM CST WED FEB 13 2008 ..SNOWFALL WILL DIMINISH LATER TONIGHT...WHILE NORTH WINDS INCREASE TO CAUSE BLOWING SNOW AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS... .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE FROM WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA INTO WESTERN MINNESOTA AFTER MIDNIGHT...SPREADING A SWATH OF SNOW ALONG AND NORTH OF ITS PATH. IT HAS BEEN SNOWING FOR SEVERAL HOURS OVER THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN...AND THE SNOWS LEADING EDGE IS NOW MOVING INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO END BY LATE TONIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW...4 TO 7 INCHES...WILL FALL ALONG A LINE FROM COOPERSTOWN TO FARGO TO FERGUS FALLS. FARTHER NORTH...SNOWFALL WILL BE LESS... WITH 3 TO 5 INCHES EXPECTED FROM LANGDON TO GRAND FORKS TO BEMIDJI. THE LOWEST AMOUNTS WILL BE FOUND WELL NORTH AND EAST...WHERE LESS THAN AN INCH IS EXPECTED AT ROSEAU AND BAUDETTE. NDZ006-014-015-141200- /O.EXT.KFGF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080214T1200Z/ TOWNER-BENSON-RAMSEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE 324 PM CST WED FEB 13 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY. HEAVIER SNOW HAS MOVED INTO THE DEVILS LAKE REGION DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE A WHILE LONGER. THE SNOW WILL END BY MIDNIGHT WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH TONIGHT CAUSING AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES OVERNIGHT IN BLOWING SNOW. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 25 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO ARE ALSO EXPECTED LATER TONIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE OCCURRING OR WILL OCCUR WITHIN THE NEXT 12 HOURS. THESE ELEMENTS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ NDZ024-026-028-038-141200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080214T1200Z/ EDDY-NELSON-GRIGGS-BARNES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...COOPERSTOWN... VALLEY CITY 324 PM CST WED FEB 13 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY. HEAVIER SNOW IS MOVING INTO THE VALLEY CITY AND NEW ROCKFORD AREAS THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL END OVERNIGHT WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES LIKELY. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH TONIGHT CAUSING AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 25 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE OCCURRING OR WILL OCCUR WITHIN THE NEXT 12 HOURS. THESE ELEMENTS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ MNZ002-003-027>032-040-NDZ029-030-039-049-052-053-141200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080214T1200Z/ NORMAN-CLAY-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL- EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-STEELE-TRAILL-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT- RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...DETROIT LAKES... WOLF LAKE...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS... WADENA...ELBOW LAKE...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...FARGO...LISBON... GWINNER...WAHPETON 324 PM CST WED FEB 13 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY. SNOW HAS SPREAD INTO THE SOUTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY AND IS MOVING INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL END LATE TONIGHT WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES LIKELY. THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS APPEAR LIKELY NEAR A FARGO TO FERGUS FALLS LINE. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH TONIGHT CAUSING AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE OCCURRING OR WILL OCCUR WITHIN THE NEXT 12 HOURS. THESE ELEMENTS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ MNZ004>006-008-009-NDZ008-141800- /O.NEW.KFGF.WC.Y.0010.080214T0000Z-080214T1800Z/ KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI- PEMBINA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE... NEWFOLDEN...RED LAKE...CAVALIER 324 PM CST WED FEB 13 2008 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST THURSDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE 15 TO 25 DEGREE BELOW ZERO RANGE TONIGHT AS WINDS INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTH BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH. THESE ELEMENTS WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS IN THE DANGEROUS 25 TO 40 DEGREE BELOW ZERO RANGE AS EARLY AS THIS EVENING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ MNZ001-007-013>017-022>024-NDZ007-016-027-054-141200- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-080214T1200Z/ WEST POLK-WEST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK- NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD- CAVALIER-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-GRAND FORKS-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...WARREN... THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI... MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...LANGDON...GRAFTON... GRAND FORKS...ADAMS 324 PM CST WED FEB 13 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY. SNOW IS MOVING INTO THE CROOKSTON...FOSSTON AND BEMIDJI AREAS LATE THIS AFTERNOON...AND THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH TONIGHT CAUSING AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 25 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT A COMBINATION OF SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ WJB
000 WWUS43 KFGF 140322 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 922 PM CST WED FEB 13 2008 ..SNOWFALL WILL DIMINISH LATER TONIGHT...WHILE NORTH WINDS TO CAUSE BLOWING SNOW AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS... .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE FROM CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA INTO SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AFTER MIDNIGHT...SPREADING A SWATH OF SNOW ALONG AND NORTH OF ITS PATH. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO TAPER OFF FROM NORTH TO SOUTH OVERNIGHT AS THE LOW SHIFTS SOUTHEAST. THE HEAVIEST SNOW...4 TO 6 INCHES...WILL FALL ALONG A LINE FROM LAKOTA TO MAYVILLE TO FERGUS FALLS. FARTHER NORTH...SNOWFALL WILL BE LESS... WITH 3 TO 5 INCHES EXPECTED FROM LANGDON TO GRAND FORKS TO BEMIDJI. THE LOWEST AMOUNTS WILL BE FOUND WELL NORTH AND EAST...WHERE LESS THAN AN INCH IS EXPECTED AT ROSEAU AND BAUDETTE. NDZ006-014-015-141200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080214T1200Z/ TOWNER-BENSON-RAMSEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE 922 PM CST WED FEB 13 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY. SNOW WILL END BY MIDNIGHT WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH TONIGHT CAUSING AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES OVERNIGHT IN BLOWING SNOW. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 25 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO ARE ALSO EXPECTED LATER TONIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE OCCURRING OR WILL OCCUR WITHIN THE NEXT 12 HOURS. THESE ELEMENTS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ NDZ024-026-028-038-141200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080214T1200Z/ EDDY-NELSON-GRIGGS-BARNES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...COOPERSTOWN... VALLEY CITY 922 PM CST WED FEB 13 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY. THE SNOW DIMINISH OVERNIGHT WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES LIKELY. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH TONIGHT CAUSING AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 25 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE OCCURRING OR WILL OCCUR WITHIN THE NEXT 12 HOURS. THESE ELEMENTS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ MNZ002-003-027>032-040-NDZ029-030-039-049-052-053-141200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080214T1200Z/ NORMAN-CLAY-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL- EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-STEELE-TRAILL-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT- RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...DETROIT LAKES... WOLF LAKE...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS... WADENA...ELBOW LAKE...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...FARGO...LISBON... GWINNER...WAHPETON 922 PM CST WED FEB 13 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY. SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES LIKELY. THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS APPEAR LIKELY NEAR A LAKOTA TO MAYVILLE TO FERGUS FALLS LINE. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH TONIGHT CAUSING AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE OCCURRING OR WILL OCCUR WITHIN THE NEXT 12 HOURS. THESE ELEMENTS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ MNZ001-007-013>017-022>024-NDZ007-016-027-054-141200- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-080214T1200Z/ WEST POLK-WEST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK- NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD- CAVALIER-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-GRAND FORKS-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...WARREN... THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI... MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...LANGDON...GRAFTON... GRAND FORKS...ADAMS 922 PM CST WED FEB 13 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT DIMINISHING LATE. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH TONIGHT CAUSING AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 25 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT A COMBINATION OF SNOW... BLOWING SNOW AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ MNZ004>006-008-009-NDZ008-141800- /O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-080214T1800Z/ KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI- PEMBINA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE... NEWFOLDEN...RED LAKE...CAVALIER 922 PM CST WED FEB 13 2008 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST THURSDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST THURSDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE 15 TO 20 DEGREE BELOW ZERO RANGE TONIGHT AS WINDS INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTH BETWEEN 15 AND 20 MPH. THESE ELEMENTS WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS IN THE DANGEROUS 25 TO 40 DEGREE BELOW ZERO RANGE BY MORNING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$
000 WWUS43 KFGF 140944 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 344 AM CST THU FEB 14 2008 ...COLD WIND CHILLS THIS MORNING... .LOW PRESSURE LOCATED IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST TODAY. THE SNOW WHICH FELL OVER THE AREA HAS EXITED THE REGION WITH JUST A FEW FLURRIES EXPECTED THIS MORNING. NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH BELOW ZERO TEMPERATURES TO CREATE WIND CHILLS OF 25 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO THROUGH NOON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON AS THE STORM MOVES AWAY AND HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS SOUTH FROM CANADA. MNZ002-003-027>029-NDZ006-014-015-024-026-028>030-038-039-049-052- 053-141800- /O.CAN.KFGF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080214T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KFGF.WC.Y.0010.080214T1000Z-080214T1800Z/ NORMAN-CLAY-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN-TOWNER-BENSON-RAMSEY- EDDY-NELSON-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT- RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...DETROIT LAKES... WOLF LAKE...BRECKENRIDGE...CANDO...MADDOCK...LEEDS... DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY... MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON 344 AM CST THU FEB 14 2008 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES BELOW ZERO WILL CREATE WIND CHILL READINGS OF 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO THROUGH NOON. 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. $$ MNZ030>032-040-141045- /O.CAN.KFGF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080214T1200Z/ WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS... WADENA...ELBOW LAKE 344 AM CST THU FEB 14 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. LOW PRESSURE OVER NORTHERN IOWA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST INTO WISCONSIN TODAY. SNOW FROM THIS SYSTEM HAS MOVED EAST OF THE AREA WITH ONLY A FEW FLURRIES EXPECTED THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL BE NORTH AT 10 TO 20 MPH AND CAUSE SOME DRIFTING SNOW. $$ MNZ001-007-013>017-022-023-NDZ007-016-027-054-141800- /O.CAN.KFGF.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-080214T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KFGF.WC.Y.0010.080214T1000Z-080214T1800Z/ WEST POLK-WEST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK- NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER- CAVALIER-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-GRAND FORKS-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...WARREN... THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI... MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...LANGDON...GRAFTON...GRAND FORKS...ADAMS 344 AM CST THU FEB 14 2008 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. NORTH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH BELOW ZERO TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF 25 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO THROUGH NOON. 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. $$ MNZ024-141045- /O.CAN.KFGF.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-080214T1200Z/ HUBBARD- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PARK RAPIDS 344 AM CST THU FEB 14 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE STORM SYSTEM WHICH BROUGHT THE SNOW TO THE AREA LAST EVENING WILL MOVE INTO WISCONSIN TODAY WITH THE MAIN AREA OF SNOW NOW WELL EAST OF THE AREA. ONLY A FEW ADDITIONAL FLURRIES ARE ANTICIPATED THIS MORNING. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WILL CAUSE SOME DRIFTING SNOW. $$ MNZ004>006-008-009-NDZ008-141800- /O.EXT.KFGF.WC.Y.0010.080214T1000Z-080214T1800Z/ KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI- PEMBINA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE... NEWFOLDEN...RED LAKE...CAVALIER 344 AM CST THU FEB 14 2008 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. NORTH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW ZERO TO CREATE WIND CHILL VALUES OF 30 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO THROUGH NOON. 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. $$ DTR
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning 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 winter storm warning went out at Feb 13, 3:27 AM CST, 31 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 13, 3:27 AM CST, 31 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
327 AM CST WED FEB 13 2008
.SHORT TERM...
MAIN ISSUE IS UPCOMING STORM SYSTEM. 00Z MODELS REMAIN IN GOOD
AGREEMENT WITH PAST RUNS AND 06Z NAM ALSO IN GOOD AGREEMENT.
LOOKING AT VARIOUS OTHER WRF MODELS ALSO SHOW GOOD AGREEMENT. SO
OVERALL CONFIDENCE IN FCST IS PRETTY HIGH. WHAT IS IN QUESTION IS
HOW FAR NORTH WILL THE MAIN SNOW BE...HOW WILL THE DRY AIR FEEDING
SOUTHWARD FROM INHIBIT SNOWFALL OVER FAR NE ND INTO FAR NW MN.
SFC LOW AT 08Z WAS NORTH OF MEDICINE HAT ALBERTA AND THIS WILL
TRACK SOUTHEAST TO FAR SW ND/NW SD BY 00Z THEN MOVE INTO NRN
IOWA/SRN MINNESOTA BY 12Z THU. 285K ISENTROPIC SFCS SHOW GOOD
LIFT NORTHEAST OF THE SYSTEM OVER THE VERY COLD AIR DOME WITH 3
G/KG MIXING RATIOS ADVECTING INTO THE AREA. MAIN LIFT PER CROSS
SECTIONS LOOK TO BE IN A BAND FROM MINOT TO JUST SOUTH OF DVL TO
NEAR OR JUST NORTH OF FARGO THEN TO JUST EAST OF FERGUS FALLS. IN
THIS BAND LIFT IS IN THE FAVORED -12C RANGE FOR DENDRITE
GROWTH...THUS FEEL SNOW ONCE IT BEGINS WILL INTENSIFY AND BE HEAVY
AT TIMES IN THIS BAND LATE THIS AFTN/EVE. MAX SNOWFALL AMTS IN
THE 6-7 INCH RANGE. EITHER SIDE OF BAND SNOWFALL DROPS TO 3-4
LANGDON-GFK-BJI AREA WITH LIGHTER AMTS FARTHER NORTH WITH LIKELY
UNDER AN INCH IN ROX/BDE AREAS. AS SFC LOW MOVES INTO SE SD AT 06Z
TONIGHT WINDS WILL TURN MORE NORTHERLY AND INCREASE AS HIGH BUILDS
SOUTHWARD FROM CANADA. FROM 06Z TO 12Z THU A PERIOD OF 20-25 KT
WINDS WILL OCCUR WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT ESP IN THE SOUTHERN VALLEY.
THUS LOW VSBYS COULD BE A PROBLEM ONCE MAIN SNOW ENDS. WORST OF
THE PROBLEMS OVER AROUND 12Z THU. HIGH SETTLES SOUTHWARD CLEARING
SKIES FROM THE NORTH THURSDAY WITH TEMPERATURES ONCE AGAIN
REMAINING WELL BELOW ZERO. HIGH PRESSURE OVER AREA WITH LIGHT
WINDS AND CLEAR SKY THU NIGHT PROMISING A NIGHT IN THE -20S.
RETURN FLOW SETS UP FRIDAY AHD OF NEXT TROUGH/SFC LOW WHICH IS
PROGGED TO PASS THRU SAT AFTN-NIGHT GIVING A LOW CHC FOR -SN. THIS
WAS COVERED WELL AND NO CHANGES MADE TO THIS YET.
TIMING OF PCPN USING THE 4KM WRF SPC MODEL...SHOWS PCPN MOVING
INTO DVL-VALLEY CITY AREA 17Z...FARGO 20-21Z...GRAND FORKS
21-22Z...THEN WCNTRL MN 22-23Z. CONVEYED THIS IN HOURLY POP
GRIDDS.
SNOWFALL IDEA ABOVE FOLLOWS HPC SNOWFALL GRAPHICS CLOSELY. THUS
WITH ABOVE SNOWFALL AMTS...UPGRADED WATCH AREA TO WARNING AND THEN
HAD A STRIP OR TWO OF COUNTIES JUST NORTH OF WARNING AREA IN A
WINTER ADVISORY FOR 3-4 INCHES OF SNOW AND SOME BLOWING SNOW-WIND
CHILL ISSUES. DID NOT INCLUDE ANY WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR FAR NE
ND/NW MN NOT IN ANY SNOWFALL HEADLINES YET...AS DID NOT WANT TO
COMPLICATE MATTERS. WIND CHILLS CAN BE LOOKED AT BY THE DAYSHIFT
AS DO EXPECT NR 40 BLO THURSDAY MORNING OVER THE NORTH.
.LONG TERM...
ALL FOCUS ON SHORT TERM TODAY...SO LITTLE CHANGE WAS MADE. DID
ADJUST UPWARD SOME LOWS SAT NIGHT PER WFO ABR UPDATE. OTHERWISE
THOUGHT 00Z MEX WAS A BIT TOO WARM WITH HIGH TEMPS SAT-SUN AND
STUCK WTIH COOLER PREV FCST.
&&
.FGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ND...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM CST
THURSDAY FOR NDZ029-030-039-049-052-053.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM CST
THURSDAY FOR NDZ007-016-027-054.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO 3 AM CST THURSDAY FOR
NDZ006-014-015.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY FOR
NDZ024-026-028-038.
MN...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM CST
THURSDAY FOR MNZ002-003-027>032-040.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM CST
THURSDAY FOR MNZ001-007-013>017-022>024.
&&
RIDDLEHazardous weather outlook, Feb 12, 6:38 AM CST, 21 hours 20 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 638 AM CST TUE FEB 12 2008 MNZ001-004>009-013>017-022>024-NDZ006>008-015-016-026-027-054- 131245- WEST POLK-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- TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-NELSON- GRAND FORKS-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- 638 AM CST TUE FEB 12 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT LIGHT SNOW IS LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS NORTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO ONE INCH ARE POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY SNOW WILL MOVE INTO ALL OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND WESTERN MINNESOTA WEDNESDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW SHOULD FALL IN NORTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA...WHERE 2 TO 5 INCHES IS EXPECTED. LIGHTER AMOUNTS WILL FALL FURTHER NORTH AND EAST NEAR BAUDETTE...WHERE AN INCH OR 2 IS POSSIBLE. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS AND SOME BLOWING SNOW WILL ALSO DEVELOP WEDNESDAY NIGHT. ANY SHIFT IN THE STORM TRACK COULD ALTER PROJECTED SNOW TOTALS...SO STAY TUNED TO LATER FORECASTS. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS FROM THE PACIFIC COAST. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER REPORTS FOR SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE APPRECIATED WEDNESDAY. MNZ002-003-027>032-040-NDZ014-024-028>030-038-039-049-052-053- 131245- NORMAN-CLAY-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL- EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-BENSON-EDDY-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL- BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND- 638 AM CST TUE FEB 12 2008 ...A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT LIGHT SNOW IS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH A DUSTING OF SNOW POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY A SIGNIFICANT SNOW FALL IS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 6 INCHES OR MORE IS POSSIBLE ALONG AND SOUTH OF A MADDOCK TO FARGO TO WADENA LINE. THE EXACT TRACK OF THE STORM WILL DETERMINE WHO GETS THE HEAVIEST SNOW...BUT ALL AREAS WILL RECEIVE ACCUMULATING SNOW. IN ADDITION...WINDS WILL INCREASE BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS POSSIBLE. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS FROM 25 TO 35 BELOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE BY LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS FROM THE PACIFIC COAST. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER REPORTS FOR SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE APPRECIATED WEDNESDAY. DK
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 13, 3:58 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, Mahnomen, Marshall, Pennington and 2 more | 24 hr |
| Feb 13, 3:24 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Kittson, Lake of the Woods and 8 more | 21 hr |
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.