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Winter Storm Warning 5, NWS Grand Forks, ND

November 5, 200814 counties in North Dakota; Kittson County, Marshall County, Minnesota

NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this winter storm warning at Nov 5, 2008, 3:09 PM CST for 14 counties in North Dakota; Kittson County, Marshall County, Minnesota. It took effect at Nov 6, 2008, 6:00 AM CST. It was in force for 30 hr. 11 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Nov 5, 2008, 3:09 PM CST (21:09 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 6, 2008, 6:00 AM CST
Expired
Nov 7, 2008, 12:00 PM CST
In force
30 hr
Issued by
NWS Grand Forks, ND

Counties Kittson County, MN, Marshall County, MN, Barnes County, ND, Benson 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, Sargent County, ND, Steele County, ND, Towner County, ND, Walsh County, ND

The radar

The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Nov 6, 5:20 PM CSTSNOW 3Bisbee, ND
Nov 6, 5:20 PM CSTSNOW 4Esmond, ND
Nov 6, 8:30 PM CSTSNOW 4Maddock, ND
Nov 6, 8:30 PM CSTSNOW 62 Sw New Rockford, NDACCOMPANIED BY LOW VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW.
Nov 6, 8:40 PM CSTSNOW 5York, ND
Nov 6, 9:00 PM CSTSLEET 0.54 Se Starkweather, NDONE HALF INCH OF SLEET ACCUMULATION ESTIMATED DURING THE DAY. PREDOMINANT PRECIPIATION TYPE CHANGED TO SNOW AFTER 9 PM CST.
Nov 6, 10:00 PM CSTSNOW 34 Se Starkweather, ND2 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW FELL IN A LITTLE OVER ONE HOUR. ACCOMPANIED BY THUNDER AND LIGHTNING.
Nov 6, 10:50 PM CSTSNOW 4Devils Lake, ND
Nov 7, 8:14 AM CSTFREEZING RAIN 0.256 S Cooperstown, ND
Nov 7, 8:14 AM CSTFREEZING RAIN 0.25Devils Lake, ND
Nov 7, 8:14 AM CSTFREEZING RAIN 0.3Lankin, ND

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 237 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Bismarck Municip, ND at 12:00Z on 2008-11-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 5 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Bismarck Municip, ND at 12:00Z on 2008-11-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 22 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
5 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-49 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
557 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
22 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
80 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS43 KFGF 052109
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
309 PM CST WED NOV 5 2008

...WINTER STORM TO HIT DEVILS LAKE BASIN TOMORROW INTO FRIDAY...

.AN INTENSE WINTER STORM WILL HIT THE DEVILS LAKE REGION TOMORROW
THROUGH NOON FRIDAY. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER SOUTH
DAKOTA WILL MOVE INTO MINNESOTA OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS. A BAND OF
INTENSE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FORM TO THE NORTHWEST OF THE
LOW...MAINLY OVER THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN. A MIX OF SNOW AND
RAIN...WITH POSSIBLE FREEZING RAIN...WILL BRING WINTRY CONDITIONS
TO THE REGION TOMORROW MORNING BEFORE TURNING OVER TO SNOW
TOMORROW AFTERNOON. EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED IN THE REGION.

NDZ006-007-014-015-024-071800-
/O.UPG.KFGF.WS.A.0006.081106T0600Z-081107T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KFGF.WS.W.0005.081106T1200Z-081107T1800Z/
TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...LANGDON...MADDOCK...LEEDS...
DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD
309 PM CST WED NOV 5 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 12 PM CST
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 12 PM CST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS
NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

WEDNESDAY EVENING RAIN SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO TURN TO A RAIN SNOW
MIX BY THURSDAY MORNING. THERE IS A CHANCE OF FREEZING RAIN BEFORE
NOON THURSDAY. BY NOONTIME THURSDAY...THE PRECIPITATION IS
EXPECTED TO TRANSITION TO HEAVY SNOWFALL. HEAVY SNOW CAN BE
EXPECTED FOR MUCH OF THE DAY THURSDAY...WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO
10 INCHES BY NOON FRIDAY. IN ADDITION TO HEAVY SNOW...WIND GUSTS
OF 25 TO 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT. SOME AREAS MAY
APPROACH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.

A 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 IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY.

$$

MNZ004-007-NDZ008-016-026>029-038-049-052-054-071800-
/O.NEW.KFGF.WS.A.0007.081106T1800Z-081107T1800Z/
KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-NELSON-
GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-BARNES-RANSOM-SARGENT-
WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...WARREN...CAVALIER...GRAFTON...
LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...VALLEY CITY...
LISBON...GWINNER...ADAMS
309 PM CST WED NOV 5 2008

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING. 

RAIN IS EXPECTED TO TRANSITION TO A RAIN SNOW MIX THURSDAY NIGHT.
SLEET AND POSSIBLY FREEZING RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE EARLY THURSDAY
EVENING. HEAVY SNOW CAN THEN BE EXPECTED AFTER MIDNIGHT THURSDAY
...WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 INCHES OR MORE EXPECTED BY NOON FRIDAY. GUSTY
WINDS UP TO 25 MPH CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED. DRIVERS SHOULD USE
EXTREME CAUTION WHEN DRIVING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

$$
SPEICHER
6 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS43 KFGF 061120
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
520 AM CST THU NOV 6 2008

...WEATHER WILL TURN NASTY IN THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN TODAY THROUGH
FRIDAY...

.AN INTENSE WINTER STORM WILL HIT THE DEVILS LAKE REGION TODAY
THROUGH NOON FRIDAY. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER SOUTHEAST SOUTH
DAKOTA WILL MOVE INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FORM NORTHWEST OF THE LOW...
MAINLY OVER THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN. A MIX OF SNOW AND RAIN...ALONG
WITH FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET...WILL BRING WINTRY CONDITIONS TO THE
REGION THIS MORNING BEFORE TURNING OVER TO SNOW THIS
AFTERNOON. HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN THE
REGION.

NDZ006-007-014-015-024-071800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0005.081106T1200Z-081107T1800Z/
TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...LANGDON...MADDOCK...LEEDS...
DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD
520 AM CST THU NOV 6 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST
FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY.

A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE
AREA THIS MORNING. RAIN WILL TURN TO SNOW AND MAY BE COMBINED WITH
FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET. AS TEMPERATURE FALL BELOW
FREEZING...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED. BY
NOONTIME...THE MIXED PRECIPITATION SHOULD TURN TO SNOW. SNOW MAY
BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. 

6 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH NOON FRIDAY. NORTH
TO NORTHEAST WIND OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE FORECAST. 
THE SNOW COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS MAY PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS.

A 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 IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

$$

MNZ004-007-NDZ008-016-026>029-038-049-052-054-071800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.A.0007.081106T1800Z-081107T1800Z/
KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-NELSON-
GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-BARNES-RANSOM-SARGENT-
WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...WARREN...CAVALIER...GRAFTON...
LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...VALLEY CITY...
LISBON...GWINNER...ADAMS
520 AM CST THU NOV 6 2008

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST TODAY
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST TODAY
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. 

RAIN IS EXPECTED TO TRANSITION TO A RAIN SNOW MIX THURSDAY NIGHT.
SLEET AND POSSIBLY FREEZING RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE EARLY THURSDAY
EVENING. HEAVY SNOW CAN THEN BE EXPECTED AFTER MIDNIGHT 
THURSDAY...WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 INCHES OR MORE POSSIBLE BY
NOON FRIDAY. GUSTY WINDS UP TO 25 MPH CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED.
DRIVERS SHOULD USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
YOU SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

$$

HOPPES
000 
WWUS43 KFGF 061754
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
1154 AM CST THU NOV 6 2008

...COLDER AIR WILL SLOWLY SPREAD EASTWARD THROUGH FRIDAY CAUSING
THE RAIN TO TRANSITION TO SNOW OVER MUCH OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...

.A SLOW MOVING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BE OVER CENTRAL MINNESOTA
TONIGHT AND THEN MOVE EAST INTO NORTHERN WISCONSIN AND WEAKEN ON
BY LATE FRIDAY. PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TO WRAPAROUND THE
STORM SYSTEM THROUGH TONIGHT AND THEN DECREASE ON FRIDAY. AT THE
SAME TIME COLDER AIR WILL SLOWLY FILTER EASTWARD THROUGH EASTERN
NORTH DAKOTA CAUSING THE PRECIPITATION TO EVENTUALLY CHANGEOVER TO
SNOW. THE WORST OF THE STORM WILL IMPACT THE DEVILS LAKE REGION
WHERE HEAVY SNOW AND HIGH WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT
TONIGHT. THE TRANSITION TO SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAKE PLACE EASTWARD
THROUGH THE NIGHT REACHING THE RED RIVER OVERNIGHT. PRIOR TO THE
CHANGEOVER TO SNOW...A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET IS
EXPECTED. 


MNZ004-007-NDZ008-016-026>029-038-049-052-054-071800-
/O.UPG.KFGF.WS.A.0007.081106T1800Z-081107T1800Z/
/O.EXB.KFGF.WS.W.0005.081106T1800Z-081107T1800Z/
KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-NELSON-
GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-BARNES-RANSOM-SARGENT-
WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...WARREN...CAVALIER...GRAFTON...
LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...VALLEY CITY...
LISBON...GWINNER...ADAMS
1154 AM CST THU NOV 6 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL
12 PM CST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY FALL THIS AFTERNOON INTO
TONIGHT CAUSING THE RAIN TO GRADUALLY TRANSITION TO A PERIOD OF
FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET AND THEN TO SNOW OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL
DIMINISH BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL
CAUSE SOME VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS. 

THE IMPACT OF THE WINTER STORM WILL VARY OVER THE AREA...WITH
LOCATIONS FROM LANGDON TO PEMBINA THROUGH PARK RIVER TO MICHIGAN
TO VALLEY CITY SEEING 4 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOWFALL BY FRIDAY
AFTERNOON IN ADDITION TO A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET. 

FOR LOCATIONS FROM JUST EAST OF HALLOCK THROUGH THE CITY OF GRAND
FORKS TO LISBON WILL SEE A LATER CHANGEOVER TO SNOW AND THUS LESS
SNOWFALL. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES MAY OCCUR IN THIS
BAND BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

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.

$$

NDZ006-007-014-015-024-071800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-081107T1800Z/
TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...LANGDON...MADDOCK...LEEDS...
DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD
1154 AM CST THU NOV 6 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST
FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND WIND REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY.

A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE
AREA TODAY WITH FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET CHANGING OVER TO SNOW.
SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING...HEAVY AT
TIMES...WITH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 9 INCHES LIKELY.
NORTH TO NORTHEAST WIND OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE
FORECAST. THE SNOW COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS MAY PRODUCE NEAR
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.

A 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 IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

$$


DTR
000 
WWUS43 KFGF 070145
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
745 PM CST THU NOV 6 2008

...WINTER STORM IN PROGRESS ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS...

.PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TO WRAP AROUND A SLOW MOVING LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER CENTRAL MINNESOTA TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY. A
BAND OF HEAVY SLEET IS EXPECTED OVER PARTS OF NORTHEAST AND EAST
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS EVENING. ACROSS THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN
HEAVY SNOW AND HIGH WINDS WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW. COLDER
AIR WILL CONTINUE FILTERING IN BEHIND THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM...SO
PRECIPITATION WILL GRADUALLY CHANGE TO ALL SNOW ACROSS THE WHOLE
AREA. THIS TRANSITION WILL TAKE PLACE LAST IN THE GRAND FORKS AND
HALLOCK AREAS. 

MNZ004-007-NDZ016-027-029-038-049-052-071800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-081107T1800Z/
KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-GRAND FORKS-STEELE-
BARNES-RANSOM-SARGENT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...WARREN...GRAFTON...
GRAND FORKS...FINLEY...VALLEY CITY...LISBON...GWINNER
745 PM CST THU NOV 6 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST
FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST
FRIDAY.

A BAND OF HEAVY SLEET WILL OCCUR THROUGH MIDNIGHT FROM THE
CAVALIER AND PARK RIVER AREAS SOUTHWEST THROUGH FINLEY AND VALLEY
CITY. SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF SLEET ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL
PRODUCE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES.
THE PRECIPITATION MAY MIX WITH FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW BEFORE
CHANGING TO ALL SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4
TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO
35 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING SNOW AT TIMES.

LOCATIONS FROM JUST EAST OF HALLOCK THROUGH THE CITY OF GRAND
FORKS TO LISBON WILL SEE A LATER CHANGEOVER TO SNOW AND THUS LESS
ACCUMULATION. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES MAY OCCUR IN THIS
BAND BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

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.

$$

NDZ006>008-014-015-024-026-028-054-071800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-081107T1800Z/
TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-NELSON-GRIGGS-
WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...
LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...COOPERSTOWN...ADAMS
745 PM CST THU NOV 6 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST
FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND WIND REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12
PM CST FRIDAY.

A BAND OF HEAVY SLEET WILL OCCUR THIS EVENING IN THE LAKOTA AND
COOPERSTOWN AREAS. SIGNIFICANT SLEET ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED...WHICH WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND POWER
OUTAGES. THIS PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW BY MIDNIGHT.

SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN...BECOMING HEAVY
AT TIMES DURING THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SOME SLEET MAY MIX
WITH THE SNOW THROUGH MIDNIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 9
INCHES ARE LIKELY. NORTH TO NORTHEAST WIND OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
HIGHER GUSTS ARE FORECAST. THE SNOW COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS MAY
PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.

A 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 IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

$$

CJS/TG
000 
WWUS43 KFGF 070342
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
942 PM CST THU NOV 6 2008

...THE WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY MOVE INTO CENTRAL MINNESOTA TONIGHT.
MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE WRAPPING AROUND THIS SYSTEM...RESULTING IN
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ACROSS WESTERN PARTS OF THE DEVILS LAKE
BASIN. FURTHER EAST...A MIX OF LIGHT SLEET...SNOW...AND FREEZING
RAIN WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT IN PARTS OF EAST CENTRAL AND
NORTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AS WELL AS FAR NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA.
THE PRECIPITATION WILL GRADUALLY CHANGE TO ALL SNOW IN THESE AREAS
AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL PRODUCE SOME BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY IN OPEN COUNTRY.

CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO IMPROVE FRIDAY MORNING AS THE LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM WEAKENS AND SLOWLY MOVES AWAY FROM THE AREA. 

MNZ004-007-NDZ016-027-029-038-049-052-071800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-081107T1800Z/
KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-GRAND FORKS-STEELE-
BARNES-RANSOM-SARGENT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...WARREN...GRAFTON...
GRAND FORKS...FINLEY...VALLEY CITY...LISBON...GWINNER
942 PM CST THU NOV 6 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST
FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY.

A MIX OF SLEET AND SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TONIGHT IN A BAND
EXTENDING FROM HALLOCK SOUTHWEST THROUGH GRAFTON...FINLEY...AND
VALLEY CITY. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF SLEET WILL BE AROUND
ONE INCH IN SOME LOCATIONS. THE PRECIPITATION WILL GRADUALLY
TRANSITION TO LIGHT SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT...WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES OF
ACCUMULATION EXPECTED BY NOON ON FRIDAY. SINCE THE SNOW WILL BE
FALLING ON TOP OF ALREADY ICY ROADWAYS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL IS
EXPECTED.

IN THE GRAND FORKS...LISBON...AND GWINNER AREAS...AN INCH OR LESS
OF SNOW AND POSSIBLY SOME SLEET OR BRIEF FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

NDZ006-014-024-071800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-081107T1800Z/
TOWNER-BENSON-EDDY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...MADDOCK...LEEDS...NEW ROCKFORD
942 PM CST THU NOV 6 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST
FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY.

A MIX OF SLEET AND SNOW WILL TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW BY MIDNIGHT.
THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY AFTER MIDNIGHT ACROSS
FAR WESTERN TOWNER...BENSON...AND EDDY COUNTIES. AN ADDITIONAL 4
TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL BY MORNING...BRINGING STORM TOTALS
TO BETWEEN 7 AND 13 INCHES. STRONG AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL
CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY IN OPEN 
COUNTRY.

A WINTER STORM WARNING 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 IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

$$

NDZ007-008-015-026-028-054-071800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-081107T1800Z/
CAVALIER-PEMBINA-RAMSEY-NELSON-GRIGGS-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANGDON...CAVALIER...DEVILS LAKE...
LAKOTA...COOPERSTOWN...ADAMS
942 PM CST THU NOV 6 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST
FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY.

SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL GRADUALLY LIGHTEN UP AND CHANGE TO
SNOW OVERNIGHT IN THE CAVALIER...LANGDON...DEVILS LAKE...AND
COOPERSTOWN AREAS. STORM TOTAL SLEET ACCUMULATIONS WILL APPROACH ONE
INCH IN SOME AREAS. BETWEEN 3 AND 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS ALSO
EXPECTED...ALONG WITH GUSTY NORTH WINDS. THE COMBINATION OF MIXED
PRECIPITATION AND WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. POWER OUTAGES
ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.

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.

$$

CJS/TG
000 
WWUS43 KFGF 071106
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
506 AM CST FRI NOV 7 2008

...THE WINTER STORM CONTINUES TODAY...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL MINNESOTA TODAY. MOISTURE
CONTINUES WRAPPING AROUND THIS SYSTEM...RESULTING IN MODERATE TO
HEAVY SNOW ACROSS WESTERN PARTS OF THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN. FURTHER
EAST...THE RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE SNOW IN PARTS OF EASTERN
NORTH DAKOTA AS WELL AS FAR NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA. GUSTY NORTH
WINDS WILL PRODUCE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED
VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY.

CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO IMPROVE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS THE LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM WEAKENS AND SLOWLY MOVES AWAY FROM THE AREA.

MNZ004-007-NDZ016-027-029-038-049-052-071800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-081107T1800Z/
KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-GRAND FORKS-STEELE-
BARNES-RANSOM-SARGENT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...WARREN...GRAFTON...
GRAND FORKS...FINLEY...VALLEY CITY...LISBON...GWINNER
506 AM CST FRI NOV 7 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY.

THE RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW QUICKLY THIS
MORNING...WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION ANTICIPATED
BY MIDDAY. THE SNOW IN COMBINATION WITH GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL
CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

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.

$$

NDZ006>008-014-015-024-026-028-054-071800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-081107T1800Z/
TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-NELSON-GRIGGS-
WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...
LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...COOPERSTOWN...ADAMS
506 AM CST FRI NOV 7 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY.

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING AND IT MAY BE
HEAVY AT TIMES. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FROM 7 TO 13 INCHES
ARE ANTICIPATED. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING SNOW
AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY.

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

$$

NG
000 
WWUS43 KFGF 071752
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
1152 AM CST FRI NOV 7 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNINGS TO EXPIRE...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AND MOVE
SLOWLY EASTWARD TODAY. RESIDUAL LIGHT SNOW BANDS WILL CONTINUE
THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN AND NORTHERN RED RIVER
VALLEY. HOWEVER...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE MINIMAL
AND STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE.

MNZ004-007-NDZ016-027-029-038-049-052-071900-
/O.EXP.KFGF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-081107T1800Z/
KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-GRAND FORKS-STEELE-
BARNES-RANSOM-SARGENT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...WARREN...GRAFTON...
GRAND FORKS...FINLEY...VALLEY CITY...LISBON...GWINNER
1152 AM CST FRI NOV 7 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY. 

LIGHT SNOW BANDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE NORTHERN RED RIVER
VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...ONLY ONE INCH OR LESS OF
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.

$$

NDZ006>008-014-015-024-026-028-054-071845-
/O.EXP.KFGF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-081107T1800Z/
TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-NELSON-GRIGGS-
WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...
LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...COOPERSTOWN...ADAMS
1141 AM CST FRI NOV 7 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY. 

LIGHT SNOW BANDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN THIS
AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...ONLY ONE TO TWO INCHES OF ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION 
IS EXPECTED. AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW WILL
CONTINUE AS NORTH WINDS NEAR 25 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35
MPH GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON.

 
$$

ROGERS

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 Nov 5, 10:39 AM CST, 4 hours 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 5, 10:39 AM CST, 4 hours 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
1039 AM CST WED NOV 5 2008

.UPDATE...
ATTENTION IS FOCUSED ON THE CURRENT STORM. 12Z DATA IN AND NAM IS
CONSIDERABLY COLDER IN ITS 850-925 MB TEMP FIELDS ON THURSDAY AND
THURSDAY NIGHT THAN GFS WHICH SHOWS A STRONG 850 MB WARM THERMAL
RIDGE TO THE NORTH OF THE UPPER LOW ACROSS NRN MN INTO THE RED
RIVER VALLEY THRU THURSDAY EVENING GFS HAS BEEN PRETTY CONSISTENT
IN THIS WARMER SCENERIO AND KEEPING HVY SNOW OVER CNTRL ND INTO
DVL REGION OVERNIGHT TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY AND A SLOW PROGRESSION
EAST TOWARD GFK-FAR BY 00Z FRI. WILL LIKELY NEED TO EXPAND THE
WINTER STORM WATCH A BIT FARTHER EAST FOR THURSDAY BUT REALLY
UNSURE HOW FAR EAST. 12Z CANADIAN WOULD APPEAR TO SUPPORT A BIT
WARMER GFS SCENERIO IN KEEPING MOSTLY LIQUID IN THE IMMEDIATE RED
RIVER VALLEY THRU 00Z FRI. NOW AS FOR RAINFALL....GOING WITH
MOSTLY RAIN IDEA THRU THURSDAY EVENING...COPIOUS MOISTURE WILL BE
THROWN NORTH AND THEN WEST TO THE NORTH OF THE UPPER LOW AND INTO
THE DEF ZONE OVER ERN ND AND THE VALLEY THURSDAY WITH 1-2 INCH
RAINS ON THURSDAY APPEARING LIKELY...WITH 8-10 INCH SNOWS FARTHER
WEST IN MAIN SNOW BAND. 12Z GF SHOWS GOOD DRY SLOT NOW WORKING
INTO SCNTRL SD MOVING INTO ERN SD/SE ND TONIGHT AND INTO WCNTRL MN
THURSDAY AND AGAIN THIS WOULD FIT GENERAL SYNOPTIC IDEA AS UPPER
LOW MOVES TO OUR SOUTH.

FOR THIS MORNING...ONLY MINOR UPDATES NEEDED FOR TEMPS. FRONTAL
ZONE LOCATED FROM BRITTON SD TO JUST SOUTH AND EAST OF FARGO TO
RED LAKE MN. NORTHEAST WINDS NORTH OF THIS BOUNDARY WITH TEMPS
COOLING INTO THE 40S AND UPR 30S ONCE YOU GET TO DVL BASIN. SOUTH
OF THE BOUNDARY TEMPS 55 TO 60 WITH SOUTHEAST WINDS. THIS BOUNDARY
LIKELY TO MAINTAIN ITSELF THRU THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 432 AM CST WED NOV 5 2008/

SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE OVER THE HIGH PLAINS OF MT AND WY WILL
MOVE INTO THE NEB AND SD REGION TODAY AND INTENSIFY. SYSTEM WILL
SLOW MOVE EAST FOR THE REST OF THE PERIOD. WATER VAPOR LOOP SHOWS
SHORT WAVE OVER ND SD BORDER MOVING NORTH. RADAR SHOWING SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE NORTHERN VALLEY ALONG 700 HPA THETA-E RIDGE.
PRECIPITABLE WATER REMAINS ABOVE AN INCH THROUGH WED EVENING.

PLENTY OF RAIN EXPECTED WITH THIS SYSTEM . SO WILL KEEP THE FLOOD
WATCH GOING. SIGNIFICANT SNOW EXPECTED OVER THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN
ALONG WITH WIND AND BLOWING SNOW STARTING LATE TONIGHT. WILL KEEP
WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THAT AREA.

LONG TERM...SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.
UPPER LOW BEGIN TO MOVE OUT BY SAT. HOWEVER ANOTHER WEAK SHORT WAVE
FORECAST TO MOVE THROUGH SAT AND SAT NIGHT.

AVIATION...
MVFR CIGS AND VISIBILITIES WERE OVER SOUTHEAST ND AND PARTS OF
NORTHEAST ND. GENERALLY LOOK FOR CONDITIONS TO FALL INTO THE IFR
CATEGORY TODAY.

&&

.FGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ND...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR NDZ008-016-026>030-
     038-039-049-052>054.

     WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT
     FOR NDZ006-007-014-015-024.

MN...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR MNZ001>005-007-008-
     013>015-022-027-029-030-040.

&&

RIDDLE/HOPPES
Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 5, 7:07 AM CST, 8 hours 2 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
707 AM CST WED NOV 5 2008

MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-
026>030-038-039-049-052>054-061315-
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-
707 AM CST WED NOV 5 2008

...WINTER STORMS WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE DEVIL LAKE BASIN FOR
LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...

...A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE MUCH OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY
FROM NOON TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

RAIN AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT MAINLY OVER EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA. UP TO
AN INCH OF RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA. A
FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON.

LOW PRESSURE OVER CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA WILL SLOWLY MOVE EAST
TONIGHT WITH MODEST RAINFALL EXPECTED NORTH AND NORTHWEST OF THE
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

RAIN WILL CONTINUE OVER EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND MOVE INTO PARTS
OF NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. RAIN WILL ALSO CHANGE TO SNOW STARTING IN
THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN THURSDAY MORNING AND SHIFTING INTO
NORTHWEST MINNESOTA THURSDAY EVENING. TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE 6
TO 8 INCHES OVER THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN AND WILL TAPER OFF TO 1 TO
2 INCHES OVER NORTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA BY THURSDAY NIGHT. STRONG
NORTH WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER PARTS
OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED.

HOPPES

The office that day

Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 5, 3:09 PM CSTWinter Storm WatchFGFBarnes, Grand Forks, Griggs, Nelson, Pembina, Ransom and 3 more21 hr
Nov 5, 5:01 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGFCass, Traill59 min
Nov 5, 9:48 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningFGFClay6 days
Nov 5, 9:48 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningFGFClay10 days

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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.