Alert archive / Minnesota / Winter Storm Warnings in 2008
Winter Storm Warning 7, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this winter storm warning at Dec 19, 2008, 4:01 AM CST for 18 counties in Minnesota; 17 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Dec 19, 2008, 2:20 PM CST. It was in force for 28 hr. 22 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
- Dec 19, 2008, 4:01 AM CST (10:01 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 19, 2008, 2:20 PM CST
- Expired
- Dec 20, 2008, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 28 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
All 35 counties
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
The radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:09 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 3:10 AM CST | SNOW 4 | Devils Lake, ND | STORM TOTAL SNOW AS OF ABOUT 3 AM DEC 20. |
| Dec 20, 5:10 AM CST | SNOW 4 | Fargo, ND | STORM TOTAL SNOW AS OF ABOUT 5 AM. |
| Dec 20, 6:00 AM CST | SNOW 3.3 | Grand Forks, ND | STORM TOTAL SNOW AS OF ABOUT 6 AM. |
| Dec 20, 6:46 AM CST | SNOW 4 | Lidgerwood, ND | STORM TOTAL SNOW AS OF ABOUT 645 AM. |
| Dec 20, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 4 | Lisbon, ND | STORM TOTAL SNOW AS OF ABOUT 7 AM. |
| Dec 20, 7:15 AM CST | SNOW 3.5 | Forman, ND | STORM TOTAL SNOW AS OF ABOUT 715 AM. |
| Dec 20, 7:30 AM CST | SNOW 1.5 | Pembina, ND | STORM TOTAL SNOW AS OF ABOUT 730 AM. |
| Dec 20, 7:30 AM CST | SNOW 3.5 | Sabin, MN | STORM TOTAL SNOW AS OF ABOUT 730 AM. |
| Dec 20, 7:30 AM CST | SNOW 3.8 | Moorhead, MN | STORM TOTAL SNOW AS OF ABOUT 715 AM. |
| Dec 20, 7:30 AM CST | SNOW 4 | Lankin, ND | STORM TOTAL SNOW AS OF ABOUT 730 AM. |
| Dec 20, 7:55 AM CST | SNOW 3 | Havana, ND | STORM TOTAL SNOW AS OF ABOUT 8AM. |
| Dec 20, 10:03 AM CST | SNOW 3.5 | Havana, ND | STORM TOTAL |
| Dec 20, 10:03 AM CST | SNOW 3.5 | Litchville, ND | STORM TOTAL |
| Dec 20, 10:03 AM CST | SNOW 5 | Lisbon, ND | STORM TOTAL |
| Dec 20, 10:03 AM CST | SNOW 5 | Valley City, ND | STORM TOTAL |
| Dec 20, 10:22 AM CST | SNOW 4 | Hansboro, ND | STORM TOTAL |
| Dec 20, 10:22 AM CST | SNOW 5 | 5 Ne Sarles, ND | STORM TOTAL |
| Dec 20, 10:44 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 5 | 6 Nnw Veblen, ND | SNOW HAS CONSISTENCY OF POWDER, BLOWING, VIS AROUND 1/2 MILE. |
| Dec 20, 1:20 PM CST | SNOW 4 | Wahpeton, ND | STORM TOTAL |
| Dec 20, 1:20 PM CST | SNOW 5 | 3 Se Elbow Lake, MN | STORM TOTAL |
| Dec 20, 4:00 PM CST | SNOW 4.7 | Moorhead, MN | |
| Dec 20, 4:00 PM CST | SNOW 5.9 | Grand Forks, ND |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
International Fa, MN (KINL), launched 00:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 290 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
- 771 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 76 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -36 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 81 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 191001 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 401 AM CST FRI DEC 19 2008 ...ANOTHER WINTER STORM EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND... .SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...FOLLOWED BY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL AFFECT THE NORTHERN PLAINS THIS WEEKEND. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN THIS EVENING...THEN INTO THE REST OF WESTERN MINNESOTA BY SATURDAY MORNING. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW...IN ADDITION TO STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS BY SATURDAY NIGHT. LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE DAKOTAS FRIDAY NIGHT AND MINNESOTA SATURDAY...THEN MOVE SOUTH OF THE AREA BY SUNDAY. STAY TUNED TO LATER STATEMENTS ON THIS WINTER STORM. NDZ006-007-014-015-024-026-028-038-054-211200- /O.UPG.KFGF.WS.A.0010.081220T0000Z-081221T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.WS.W.0007.081220T0000Z-081221T1200Z/ TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-NELSON-GRIGGS-BARNES- WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...LANGDON...MADDOCK...LEEDS... DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...COOPERSTOWN...VALLEY CITY... ADAMS 401 AM CST FRI DEC 19 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN BY THIS EVENING...AND BECOME HEAVY OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY. TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 9 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL GUST OVER 30 MPH SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY NIGHT...AND PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN OPEN COUNTRY. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME DIFFICULT ON SATURDAY...WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES FROM FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS TO 40 BELOW ZERO ARE ALSO EXPECTED BY SATURDAY NIGHT. CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE BY SUNDAY MORNING...ALTHOUGH DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL PERSIST INTO SUNDAY. 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. $$ MNZ001>004-007-029-NDZ008-016-027-029-030-039-049-052-053-211200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.A.0010.081220T0600Z-081221T1200Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-WILKIN-PEMBINA- EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-GRAND FORKS-STEELE-TRAILL-CASS-RANSOM- SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...WARREN...BRECKENRIDGE...CAVALIER... GRAFTON...GRAND FORKS...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...FARGO...LISBON... GWINNER...WAHPETON 401 AM CST FRI DEC 19 2008 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE RED RIVER VALLEY REGION OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...AND WESTERN MINNESOTA TONIGHT...AND BECOME HEAVY ON SATURDAY. TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 INCHES OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL GUST OVER 30 MPH SATURDAY NIGHT...AND PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN OPEN COUNTRY. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME DIFFICULT ON SATURDAY...WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES FROM FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS TO 40 BELOW ZERO ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY SATURDAY NIGHT. CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE SUNDAY MORNING...ALTHOUGH DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL PERSIST INTO SUNDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ MNZ005-006-008-009-013>017-022>024-027-028-030>032-040-211200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.A.0010.081220T1200Z-081221T1200Z/ ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON- RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN- SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WEST OTTER TAIL- EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN... RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON... BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS... DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS... WADENA...ELBOW LAKE 401 AM CST FRI DEC 19 2008 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL MOVE INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA SATURDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 OR MORE INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BEFORE THE SNOW TAPERS OFF SUNDAY MORNING. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...AND GUST TO NEAR 30 MPH...PRODUCING SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS TO 30 BELOW WILL ALSO DEVELOP BY SUNDAY MORNING. 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. $$ VOELKER
6 follow-up statements
000 WWUS43 KFGF 192020 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 220 PM CST FRI DEC 19 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM THIS WEEKEND... .SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...FOLLOWED BY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL AFFECT THE NORTHERN PLAINS THIS WEEKEND. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN THIS EVENING...INTO THE RED RIVER VALLEY OVERNIGHT AND THEN INTO THE REST OF NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA BY SATURDAY MORNING. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE MORE THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND EAST OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY...IN ADDITION TO STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS BY SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE DAKOTAS TONIGHT AND MINNESOTA SATURDAY...THEN MOVE EAST OF THE AREA BY SUNDAY. STAY TUNED TO LATER STATEMENTS ON THIS WINTER STORM. MNZ001>004-007-029-NDZ008-016-027-029-030-039-049-052-053-211200- /O.UPG.KFGF.WS.A.0010.081220T0600Z-081221T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KFGF.WS.W.0007.081220T0600Z-081221T1200Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-WILKIN-PEMBINA- EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-GRAND FORKS-STEELE-TRAILL-CASS-RANSOM- SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...WARREN...BRECKENRIDGE...CAVALIER... GRAFTON...GRAND FORKS...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...FARGO...LISBON... GWINNER...WAHPETON 220 PM CST FRI DEC 19 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WIND...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE RED RIVER VALLEY REGION OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA TONIGHT...AND BECOME HEAVY ON SATURDAY. TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL GUST OVER 35 MPH SATURDAY NIGHT...AND PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN OPEN COUNTRY. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME DIFFICULT ON SATURDAY... WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES FROM FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS TO 40 BELOW ZERO ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY SATURDAY NIGHT. CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE SUNDAY MORNING...ALTHOUGH DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL PERSIST INTO SUNDAY. 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. $$ MNZ005-006-008-009-013>017-022>024-027-028-030>032-040-211200- /O.UPG.KFGF.WS.A.0010.081220T1200Z-081221T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KFGF.WS.W.0007.081220T1200Z-081221T1200Z/ ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON- RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN- SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WEST OTTER TAIL- EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN... RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON... BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS... DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS... WADENA...ELBOW LAKE 220 PM CST FRI DEC 19 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL MOVE INTO NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA SATURDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS OF 7 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BEFORE THE SNOW TAPERS OFF SUNDAY MORNING. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...AND GUST TO NEAR 30 MPH...PRODUCING SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS TO 30 BELOW WILL ALSO DEVELOP BY SUNDAY MORNING. 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. $$ NDZ006-007-014-015-024-026-028-038-054-211200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0007.081220T0000Z-081221T1200Z/ TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-NELSON-GRIGGS-BARNES- WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...LANGDON...MADDOCK...LEEDS... DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...COOPERSTOWN...VALLEY CITY... ADAMS 220 PM CST FRI DEC 19 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WIND REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY. SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN THIS EVENING...AND BECOME HEAVY OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY. TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION... STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL GUST OVER 35 MPH SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY NIGHT...AND PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN OPEN COUNTRY. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME DIFFICULT ON SATURDAY...WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES FROM FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS TO 40 BELOW ZERO ARE ALSO EXPECTED BY SATURDAY NIGHT. CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE BY SUNDAY MORNING...ALTHOUGH DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL PERSIST INTO SUNDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ ROGERS/RIDDLE
000 WWUS43 KFGF 200254 AAA WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 854 PM CST FRI DEC 19 2008 ...HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND... .SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...FOLLOWED BY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL AFFECT THE NORTHERN PLAINS THIS WEEKEND. SNOW STARTED IN THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN AROUND 6 PM THIS EVENING. IT WILL MOVE INTO THE RED RIVER VALLEY BY MIDNIGHT AND THEN INTO THE REST OF NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA BY SATURDAY MORNING. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE FROM 4 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED ALONG AND EAST OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY. IN ADDITION...GUSTY WINDS AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED FOR SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE DAKOTAS TONIGHT AND INTO MINNESOTA ON SATURDAY. THEN...MOVE EAST OF THE AREA BY SUNDAY. CONTINUE TO STAY TUNED FOR ADDITIONAL UPDATES ON THIS WINTER STORM. NDZ006-007-014-015-024-026-028-038-054-211200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-081221T1200Z/ TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-NELSON-GRIGGS-BARNES- WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...LANGDON...MADDOCK...LEEDS... DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...COOPERSTOWN...VALLEY CITY... ADAMS 854 PM CST FRI DEC 19 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WIND REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY. SNOW STARTED TO FALL IN THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN AROUND 6 PM THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVIER AS THE NIGHT PROGRESSES. TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION...NORTHERLY WINDS GUSTING TO OVER 35 MPH ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY NIGHT COULD PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN OPEN COUNTRY. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT ON SATURDAY...WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES FROM FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS TO 40 BELOW ZERO ARE ALSO EXPECTED BY SATURDAY NIGHT. CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE ON SUNDAY MORNING...ALTHOUGH DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY. 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...CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE. $$ MNZ001>004-007-029-NDZ008-016-027-029-030-039-049-052-053-211200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0007.081220T0600Z-081221T1200Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-WILKIN-PEMBINA- EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-GRAND FORKS-STEELE-TRAILL-CASS-RANSOM- SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...WARREN...BRECKENRIDGE...CAVALIER... GRAFTON...GRAND FORKS...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...FARGO...LISBON... GWINNER...WAHPETON 854 PM CST FRI DEC 19 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WIND REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY. SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE RED RIVER VALLEY REGION OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA TONIGHT AND BECOME HEAVY BY SATURDAY MORNING. TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY SUNDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION...NORTHERLY WINDS GUSTING TO OVER 35 MPH ON SATURDAY NIGHT COULD PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN OPEN COUNTRY. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT ON SATURDAY...WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES FROM FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS TO 40 BELOW ZERO ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY SATURDAY NIGHT. CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE SUNDAY MORNING...ALTHOUGH DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE. $$ MNZ005-006-008-009-013>017-022>024-027-028-030>032-040-211200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0007.081220T1200Z-081221T1200Z/ ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON- RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN- SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WEST OTTER TAIL- EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN... RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON... BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS... DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS... WADENA...ELBOW LAKE 854 PM CST FRI DEC 19 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL MOVE INTO NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA BY SATURDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS OF 7 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BEFORE THE SNOW TAPERS OFF SUNDAY MORNING. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 30 MPH PRODUCING SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS TO 30 BELOW WILL ALSO DEVELOP BY SUNDAY MORNING. 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...CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE. $$ NG
000 WWUS43 KFGF 201006 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 406 AM CST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND... .SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...FOLLOWED BY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL AFFECT THE NORTHERN PLAINS THIS WEEKEND. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE DURING THE DAY. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF IN THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN BY AFTERNOON AND IN THE RED RIVER VALLEY BY EVENING. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE FROM 4 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED ALONG AND EAST OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY. IN ADDITION...GUSTY WINDS AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED FOR TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS MINNESOTA TODAY. THEN...MOVE EAST OF THE AREA BY SUNDAY. CONTINUE TO STAY TUNED FOR ADDITIONAL UPDATES ON THIS WINTER STORM. MNZ001>004-007-029-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-039-049- 052>054-211200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-081221T1200Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-WILKIN-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...WARREN...BRECKENRIDGE...CANDO... LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON... NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY... MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON... ADAMS 406 AM CST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE TODAY...TAPERING OFF IN THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN BY NOON AND IN THE VALLEY REGION BY EVENING. TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY SUNDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION...NORTHERLY WINDS GUSTING TO OVER 35 MPH TONIGHT COULD PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN OPEN COUNTRY. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES FROM FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS TO 40 BELOW ZERO ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY TONIGHT. CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE SUNDAY MORNING...ALTHOUGH DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY. 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...CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE. $$ MNZ005-006-008-009-013>017-022>024-027-028-030>032-040-211200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0007.081220T1200Z-081221T1200Z/ ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON- RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN- SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WEST OTTER TAIL- EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN... RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON... BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS... DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS... WADENA...ELBOW LAKE 406 AM CST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT. TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS OF 7 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BEFORE THE SNOW TAPERS OFF SUNDAY MORNING. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE LATE TONIGHT...WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 30 MPH PRODUCING SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS TO 30 BELOW WILL ALSO DEVELOP BY SUNDAY MORNING. 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...CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE. $$
000 WWUS43 KFGF 201736 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 1136 AM CST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...WINTER STORM TO SLOWLY WIND DOWN... .AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL DROP SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT. AT THE SURFACE A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE EXTENDING FROM NEAR ALEXANDRIA TO HALLOCK WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST AS WELL. SNOW WILL CONTINUE ALONG AND EAST OF THIS TROUGH THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON WITH LIGHT SNOW LIKELY TO LINGER OVER MUCH OF NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA AND PARTS OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY TONIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 6 INCHES IN MOST AREAS WITH A FEW HIGHER AMOUNTS IN MINNESOTA. IN ADDITION...WINDS WILL TURN NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH CAUSING DRIFTING AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBLITIES. HOWEVER...WINDS ARE NOT AS BAD AS THE PAST BLIZZARD THAT HIT THE AREA. AS TEMPERATURES FALL WIND CHILLS OF 30 TO 40 BELOW WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. MNZ001>004-007-029-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-039-049- 052>054-211800- /O.CAN.KFGF.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-081221T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.WW.Y.0020.081220T1736Z-081221T1800Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-WILKIN-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...WARREN...BRECKENRIDGE...CANDO... LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON... NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY... MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON... ADAMS 1136 AM CST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST SUNDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW AND LOW WIND CHILLS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. EXPECT SOME LINGERING LIGHT SNOW INTO THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT OVER THE RED RIVER VALLEY BUT OTHERWISE THE SNOW HAS ENDED. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE WIND CHILLS OF 30 TO 40 BELOW ZERO THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING ALONG WITH DRIFTING SNOW AND AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBLITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 5 INCHES HAVE BEEN COMMON OVER THE ENTIRE AREA WITH AREAS OF 1/2 TO 1 MILE VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN COUNTRY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ MNZ005-006-008-009-013>017-022>024-027-028-030>032-040-211200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-081221T1200Z/ ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON- RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN- SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WEST OTTER TAIL- EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN... RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON... BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS... DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS... WADENA...ELBOW LAKE 1136 AM CST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON WITH LIGHT SNOW LINGERING TONIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 8 INCHES IS LIKELY. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT TO WELL BELOW ZERO AND AS NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH THIS WILL LOWER WIND CHILLS TO 30 BELOW ZERO AT TIMES. 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...CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE. $$ DTR
000 WWUS43 KFGF 202118 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 318 PM CST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...WINTER STORM TO SLOWLY WIND DOWN... .AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO DROP SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. AT THE SURFACE A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE EXTENDING FROM NEAR SAINT CLOUD TO WARROAD WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST AS WELL. SNOW WILL CONTINUE ALONG AND EAST OF THIS TROUGH THROUGH THIS EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 6 INCHES IN MOST AREAS WITH A FEW HIGHER AMOUNTS IN MINNESOTA. IN ADDITION...WINDS WILL TURN NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH CAUSING DRIFTING AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. HOWEVER...WINDS ARE NOT AS STRONG AS LAST WEEKENDS BLIZZARD THAT HIT THE AREA. AS TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO FALL...WIND CHILLS OF 30 TO 40 BELOW WILL PERSIST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING. MNZ001>004-007-029-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-039-049- 052>054-211800- /O.CAN.KFGF.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-081221T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.WC.W.0006.081220T2118Z-081221T1800Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-WILKIN-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...WARREN...BRECKENRIDGE...CANDO... LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON... NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY... MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON... ADAMS 318 PM CST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST SUNDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST SUNDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN REPLACED BY THE WIND CHILL WARNING. TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW ZERO COMBINED WITH NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE WIND CHILLS OF 30 TO 40 BELOW ZERO THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. THESE WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITIES ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY. 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. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED STAY IN YOUR VEHICLE AND WAIT FOR HELP. $$ MNZ005-006-008-009-013>017-022>024-027-028-030>032-040-211800- /O.NEW.KFGF.WW.Y.0021.081221T0000Z-081221T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KFGF.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-081221T0000Z/ ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON- RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN- SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WEST OTTER TAIL- EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN... RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON... BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS... DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS... WADENA...ELBOW LAKE 318 PM CST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND LOW WIND CHILLS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS LATE AFTERNOON WITH LIGHT SNOW LINGERING OVERNIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 8 INCHES IS LIKELY. AS TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO FALL TO WELL BELOW ZERO THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT AND NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH...WIND CHILL ARE EXPECTED TO LOWER TO AROUND 30 BELOW ZERO. 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...CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ JK
000 WWUS43 KFGF 210011 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 611 PM CST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...WINTER STORM TO SLOWLY WIND DOWN... .AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO DROP SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN MOST AREAS WITH A FEW HIGHER AMOUNTS IN MINNESOTA. WIND CHILL READINGS OF 30 TO 45 BELOW ZERO WILL PERSIST THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING. WINDS WILL INCREASE SLIGHTLY TONIGHT...WITH DRIFTING AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW POSSIBLE. REDUCED VISIBILITIES MAY BE POSSIBLE IN OPEN COUNTRY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. MNZ005-006-008-009-013>017-022>024-027-028-030>032-040-211800- /O.EXP.KFGF.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-081221T0000Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-081221T1800Z/ ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON- RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN- SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WEST OTTER TAIL- EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN... RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON... BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS... DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS... WADENA...ELBOW LAKE 611 PM CST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST SUNDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND WIND CHILL REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST SUNDAY. THIS INCLUDES AREAS ACROSS NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. INTERMITTENT LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 8 INCHES IS LIKELY. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO FALL WELL BELOW ZERO AND NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH. THIS WILL CREATE WIND CHILL READINGS INTO THE 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO RANGE. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. THE EXPECTED WIND CHILL VALUES WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$ MNZ001>004-007-029-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-039-049- 052>054-211800- /O.CON.KFGF.WC.W.0006.000000T0000Z-081221T1800Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-WILKIN-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...WARREN...BRECKENRIDGE...CANDO... LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON... NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY... MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON... ADAMS 611 PM CST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST SUNDAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST SUNDAY. THIS INCLUDES AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY. TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW ZERO COMBINED WITH NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE WIND CHILLS OF 35 TO 45 BELOW ZERO THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. THESE WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITIES ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY. 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. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED STAY IN YOUR VEHICLE AND WAIT FOR HELP. $$ TG
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 Dec 19, 2:35 AM CST, 1 hour 26 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 19, 2:35 AM CST, 1 hour 26 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
235 AM CST FRI DEC 19 2008
.DISCUSSION...
FORECAST CHALLENGE REVOLVES AROUND APPROACHING SURFACE INVERTED
TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED HEADLINES.
WEDGE OF SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER FORECAST AREA TO SHIFT EAST INTO
MN DURING THE AFTERNOON AS INVERTED TROUGH MOVES INTO WESTERN
CENTRAL DAKOTAS. COLUMN GRADUALLY SATURATES OVER WESTERN FA THIS
AFTERNOON WITH INCREASING LIFT. WILL ADJUST POPS BASED ON MODEL RH
TRENDS AND LIFT CONFINED MAINLY TO AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF VALLEY.
THERMAL ADVECTION FAIRLY NEUTRAL AND WITH CURRENT TEMPERATURES
CLOSER TO COLDER MAV NUMERICAL GUIDANCE WILL FOLLOW.
INVERTED TROUGH MOVES INTO FA OVERNIGHT WITH ISENTROPIC LIFT OVER
SPREADING FA. OMEGA MAXIMIZED DURING THIS PERIOD. PRECIPITABLE H20
VALUES APPROACH .25 INCH WITH MIXING RATIOS ABOUT A GRAM/KG. WHILE
THESE VALUES NOT REAL IMPRESSIVE WITH LIFT/CONVERGENCE MAXIMIZED
WILL ISSUE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR WESTERN FA BEGINNING AT 00Z.
WITH WIND NOT BECOMING AN ISSUE UNTIL LATER SATURDAY WILL BE
VERIFYING WARNING BASED ON SNOW AMOUNTS. WITH SOME UNCERTAINTY WITH
SNOW AMOUNTS AND LATER START TIME WILL KEEP WATCH GOING FOR
REMAINDER OF FA.
INVERTED TROUGH SHIFTS INTO MN SATURDAY AND ROTATES SOUTHWARD
THROUGH FA WITH MID LEVEL CIRCULATION TRACKING CLOSE TO A HIGHWAY 2
LINE. FAVORED SUSTAINED LIFT FROM GFS FOCUSED OVER MN WITH BEST
POTENTIAL FOR ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL SHIFTING EAST OF VALLEY SATURDAY
AFTERNOON. GRADIENT TIGHTENS UP WITH BEST PUSH OF COLD ADVECTION
DURING DAY SO TEMPERATURES FROM VALLEY WEST WILL HOLD STEADY AT
BEST. WIND AND BLOWING SNOW STILL SOMEWHAT IN QUESTION DEPENDING ON
ORIENTATION OF INVERTED TROUGH. GFS ORIENTATION WOULD NOT BRING
STRONG WINDS INTO MOST OF REGION UNTIL LATE SATURDAY. CERTAINLY WILL
BE VSBY PROBLEMS HOWEVER TRUE SUSTAINED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MAY NOT
BE REALIZED WITH NW VS MORE FAVORABLE NORTHERLY DIRECTION. WIND
CHILLS WILL ALSO BECOME AN ISSUE AS WINDS INCREASE.
CONDITIONS TO GRADUALLY IMPROVE SUNDAY AS TROUGH PULLS EAST.
STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE DURING THE AM WITH GRADIENT SLACKING OFF
DURING THE AFTERNOON. STILL WILL BE ENOUGH WIND TO LIKELY WARRANT
WIND CHILL HEADLINES.
SURFACE HIGH BUILDS IN MONDAY WITH NEXT SNOW POTENTIAL ON TUESDAY
WITH PASSAGE OF ANOTHER INVERTED TROUGH. TEMPERATURE TO REMAIN WELL
BLO AVERAGE THROUGH THE PERIOD.
&&
.AVIATION...
MVFR/IFR CIGS CLIPPING FAR EASTERN FA (BJI TAF) THIS MORNING.
REMAINDER OF FA WILL BE VFR WITH THICKENING CLOUDS FROM WEST TO EAST
THIS AFTERNOON. BY LATE AFTERNOON MVFR CIGS/VSBY FROM -SN EXPECTED
OVER DVL REGION SPREADING EAST DURING OVERNIGHT WITH IFR VSBY
POSSIBLE IN HEAVIER SNOWFALL.
&&
.FGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ND...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT
FOR NDZ008-016-027-029-030-039-049-052-053.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY
FOR NDZ006-007-014-015-024-026-028-038-054.
MN...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT
FOR MNZ001>004-007-029.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY
NIGHT FOR MNZ005-006-008-009-013>017-022>024-027-028-
030>032-040.
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VOELKERHazardous weather outlook, Dec 18, 3:13 PM CST, 12 hours 48 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 313 PM CST THU DEC 18 2008 NDZ006-007-014-015-024-026-028-038-054-192115- TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-NELSON-GRIGGS-BARNES- WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- 313 PM CST THU DEC 18 2008 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT A FEW FLURRIES ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT...ALTHOUGH HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH THURSDAY SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN BY SUNSET FRIDAY...AND BECOME HEAVY FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 INCHES OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL GUST OVER 30 MPH SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...AND PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN OPEN COUNTRY. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME DIFFICULT ON SATURDAY...WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES FROM FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS TO 40 BELOW ZERO ARE ALSO EXPECTED BY SATURDAY NIGHT. CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE BY SUNDAY MORNING...ALTHOUGH DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL PERSIST INTO SUNDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER REPORTS OF SNOW AND VISIBILITY ARE ALWAYS APPRECIATED. MNZ001>004-007-029-NDZ008-016-027-029-030-039-049-052-053-192115- WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-WILKIN-PEMBINA- EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-GRAND FORKS-STEELE-TRAILL-CASS-RANSOM- SARGENT-RICHLAND- 313 PM CST THU DEC 18 2008 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT FLURRIES ARE POSSIBLE AFTER MIDNIGHT...BUT HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH THURSDAY SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE RED RIVER VALLEY REGION OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...AND WESTERN MINNESOTA FRIDAY NIGHT...AND BECOME HEAVY ON SATURDAY. TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 INCHES OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL GUST OVER 30 MPH SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY NIGHT...AND PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN OPEN COUNTRY. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME DIFFICULT ON SATURDAY...WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES FROM FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS TO 40 BELOW ZERO ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY SATURDAY NIGHT. CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE BY SUNDAY MORNING...ALTHOUGH DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL PERSIST INTO SUNDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER REPORTS OF SNOW AND VISIBILITY ARE ALWAYS APPRECIATED. MNZ005-006-008-009-013>017-022>024-027-028-030>032-040-192115- ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON- RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN- SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WEST OTTER TAIL- EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT- 313 PM CST THU DEC 18 2008 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT SOME LIGHT SNOW AND FLURRIES ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH THURSDAY SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL MOVE INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA BY SATURDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE SATURDAY NIGHT. TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 OR MORE INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BEFORE THE SNOW TAPERS OFF SUNDAY MORNING. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...AND GUST TO NEAR 30 MPH...PRODUCING SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS TO 30 BELOW WILL ALSO DEVELOP BY SUNDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER REPORTS OF SNOW AND VISIBILITY ARE ALWAYS APPRECIATED. DK
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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.