Alert archive / North Dakota / Blizzard Warnings in 2009
Blizzard Warning 3, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this blizzard warning at Mar 9, 2009, 4:25 PM CDT for 4 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Mar 10, 2009, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 18 hr. 2 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
- Mar 9, 2009, 4:25 PM CDT (21:25 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 10, 2009, 7:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 11, 2009, 12:55 AM CDT
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
Counties Dickey County, ND, Foster County, ND, LaMoure County, ND, Stutsman County, ND
The radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 136 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 10, 8:00 AM CDT | SNOW 2 | Montpelier, ND | COOPERATIVE OBSERVER REPORTS 2.0 INCHES OF NEW SNOW. |
| Mar 10, 3:56 PM CDT | BLIZZARD | Jamestown, ND | ONE QUARETR MILE VISIBILITY WITH FREQUENT WIND GUSTS AT OR ABOVE 35 MPH. CONDITIONS BEGAN AT APPROXIMATELY 814 AM CDT AND PERSISTING 356 PM CDT. |
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, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 151 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
- 945 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 79 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 12 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 323 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 KBIS 092125 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 425 PM CDT MON MAR 9 2009 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... SNOW IS EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA DURING THE EVENING HOURS...BEFORE OVERSPREADING MOST OF SOUTHWESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE HEAVY AT TIMES ON TUESDAY...BEFORE ABATING FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL VARY GREATLY FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 10 INCHES APPEARS AS THOUGH IT WILL FALL SOUTH OF A LINE FROM NEAR HETTINGER TO BISMARCK...EAST NORTHEAST THROUGH CARRINGTON. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN JAMES RIVER VALLEY. FARTHER NORTH AND WEST...SNOW AMOUNTS WILL DECREASE...WITH AN INCH OR LESS EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA. ADDITIONALLY...WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND INTO TUESDAY ACROSS THE REGION...POTENTIALLY CREATING SIGNIFICANT AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. THE STRONGEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY...WHERE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP ON TUESDAY. VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO COMBINE WITH THE WINDS TO CREATE DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES OF 25 TO 40 BELOW TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. NDZ037-048-051-100530- /O.CAN.KBIS.WW.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-090310T0000Z/ /O.CAN.KBIS.WS.A.0004.090310T0000Z-090310T1200Z/ /O.UPG.KBIS.BZ.A.0003.090310T1200Z-090311T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.BZ.W.0003.090310T1200Z-090311T0600Z/ STUTSMAN-LA MOURE-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...EDGELEY...OAKES 425 PM CDT MON MAR 9 2009 ...WINTER STORM WATCH UPGRADED TO BLIZZARD WARNING...IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 1 AM CDT WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 1 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL REDEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND PERSIST INTO TUESDAY. STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOW AND COLD TO PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ON TUESDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 10 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ NDZ036-047-050-100530- /O.CAN.KBIS.WW.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-090310T0000Z/ /O.UPG.KBIS.WS.A.0004.090310T0000Z-090310T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.WS.W.0005.090310T0600Z-090311T0000Z/ /O.UPG.KBIS.BZ.A.0003.090310T1200Z-090311T0600Z/ KIDDER-LOGAN-MCINTOSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STEELE...NAPOLEON...ASHLEY 425 PM CDT MON MAR 9 2009 ...WINTER STORM WATCH UPGRADED TO A WINTER STORM WARNING...IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SNOW WILL REDEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND PERSIST INTO TUESDAY. STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOW AND COLD TO PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ON TUESDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 10 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ NDZ045-046-100530- /O.CAN.KBIS.WW.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-090310T0000Z/ /O.UPG.KBIS.WS.A.0004.090310T0000Z-090311T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.WS.W.0005.090310T0600Z-090311T0000Z/ SIOUX-EMMONS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT YATES...LINTON 425 PM CDT MON MAR 9 2009 ...WINTER STORM WATCH UPGRADED TO A WINTER STORM WARNING...IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SNOW WILL REDEVELOP TONIGHT AND PERSIST INTO TUESDAY. STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOW AND COLD TO PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AS WELL AS DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ON TUESDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 10 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. A WINTER STORM WARNING 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. $$ NDZ025-100530- /O.CAN.KBIS.WS.A.0004.090310T0000Z-090310T1200Z/ /O.UPG.KBIS.BZ.A.0003.090310T1200Z-090311T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.BZ.W.0003.090310T1200Z-090311T0600Z/ FOSTER- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CARRINGTON 425 PM CDT MON MAR 9 2009 ...BLIZZARD WATCH UPGRADED TO A BLIZZARD WARNING...IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 1 AM CDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 1 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL REDEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND PERSIST INTO TUESDAY. STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOW AND COLD TO PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ON TUESDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 10 INCHES. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ NDZ005-012-013-100530- /O.CAN.KBIS.WC.A.0001.090310T0000Z-090310T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.WW.Y.0038.090310T0600Z-090311T0000Z/ ROLETTE-MCHENRY-PIERCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROLLA...TOWNER...RUGBY 425 PM CDT MON MAR 9 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY... ...WIND CHILL WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY. THE WIND CHILL WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SNOW WILL REDEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND PERSIST INTO TUESDAY. STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOW AND COLD TO PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AS WELL AS DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ON TUESDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES. 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. $$ NDZ041-043-044-100530- /O.UPG.KBIS.WS.A.0004.090310T0000Z-090311T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.WS.W.0005.090310T0000Z-090311T0000Z/ HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER 325 PM MDT MON MAR 9 2009 ...WINTER STORM WATCH UPGRADED TO WINTER STORM WARNING...IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MDT TUESDAY. SNOW WILL REDEVELOP THIS EVENING AND PERSIST INTO TUESDAY. STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOW AND COLD TO PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AS WELL AS DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ON TUESDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 10 INCHES. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ NDZ034-035-042-100530- /O.UPG.KBIS.WS.A.0004.090310T0000Z-090311T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.WS.W.0005.090310T0600Z-090311T0000Z/ MORTON-BURLEIGH-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANDAN...BISMARCK...ELGIN 425 PM CDT MON MAR 9 2009 /325 PM MDT MON MAR 9 2009/ ...WINTER STORM WATCH UPGRADED TO A WINTER STORM WARNING...IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ TUESDAY. SNOW WILL REDEVELOP TONIGHT AND PERSIST INTO TUESDAY. STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOW AND COLD TO PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AS WELL AS DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ON TUESDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 8 INCHES. A WINTER STORM WARNING 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. $$ NDZ023-100530- /O.UPG.KBIS.WS.A.0004.090310T0000Z-090310T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.WW.Y.0038.090310T0600Z-090311T0000Z/ /O.UPG.KBIS.BZ.A.0003.090310T1200Z-090311T0600Z/ WELLS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HARVEY 425 PM CDT MON MAR 9 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL REDEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND PERSIST INTO TUESDAY. STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOW AND COLD TO PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AS WELL AS DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ON TUESDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 7 INCHES. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ NDZ018-031>033-040-100530- /O.UPG.KBIS.WS.A.0004.090310T0000Z-090311T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.WW.Y.0038.090310T0000Z-090311T0000Z/ DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KILLDEER...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON... MARMARTH 425 PM CDT MON MAR 9 2009 /325 PM MDT MON MAR 9 2009/ ...WINTER STORM WATCH UPGRADED TO A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ TUESDAY. SNOW WILL REDEVELOP THIS EVENING AND PERSIST INTO TUESDAY. STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOW AND COLD TO PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AS WELL AS DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ON TUESDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 7 INCHES. 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. $$ NDZ019>022-100530- /O.UPG.KBIS.WS.A.0004.090310T0000Z-090311T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.WW.Y.0038.090310T0600Z-090311T0000Z/ MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...GARRISON... MCCLUSKY 425 PM CDT MON MAR 9 2009 /325 PM MDT MON MAR 9 2009/ ...WINTER STORM WATCH UPGRADED TO A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ TUESDAY. SNOW WILL REDEVELOP TONIGHT AND PERSIST INTO TUESDAY. STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOW AND COLD TO PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AS WELL AS DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ON TUESDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ NDZ001>004-009>011-017-100530- /O.UPG.KBIS.WC.A.0001.090310T0000Z-090310T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.WC.Y.0010.090310T0000Z-090311T0000Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCKENZIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL... BOTTINEAU...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...WATFORD CITY 425 PM CDT MON MAR 9 2009 ...WIND CHILL WATCH UPGRADED TO A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY. WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH UNSEASONABLY COLD TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 40 BELOW TONIGHT AND ON TUESDAY. LIGHT SNOW IS ALSO EXPECTED WITH LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE. 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. $$ KJB
8 follow-up statements
000 WWUS43 KBIS 092138 CCA WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND...CORRECTION 438 PM CDT MON MAR 9 2009 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... SNOW IS EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA DURING THE EVENING HOURS...BEFORE OVERSPREADING MOST OF SOUTHWESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE HEAVY AT TIMES ON TUESDAY...BEFORE ABATING FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL VARY GREATLY FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 10 INCHES APPEARS AS THOUGH IT WILL FALL SOUTH OF A LINE FROM NEAR HETTINGER TO BISMARCK...EAST NORTHEAST THROUGH CARRINGTON. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN JAMES RIVER VALLEY. FARTHER NORTH AND WEST...SNOW AMOUNTS WILL DECREASE...WITH AN INCH OR LESS EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA. ADDITIONALLY...WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND INTO TUESDAY ACROSS THE REGION...POTENTIALLY CREATING SIGNIFICANT AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. THE STRONGEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY...WHERE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP ON TUESDAY. VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO COMBINE WITH THE WINDS TO CREATE DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES OF 25 TO 40 BELOW TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. NDZ037-048-051-100530- /O.CAN.KBIS.WW.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-090310T0000Z/ /O.CAN.KBIS.WS.A.0004.090310T0000Z-090310T1200Z/ /O.UPG.KBIS.BZ.A.0003.090310T1200Z-090311T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.BZ.W.0003.090310T1200Z-090311T0600Z/ STUTSMAN-LA MOURE-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...EDGELEY...OAKES 425 PM CDT MON MAR 9 2009 ...WINTER STORM WATCH UPGRADED TO BLIZZARD WARNING...IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 1 AM CDT WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 1 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL REDEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND PERSIST INTO TUESDAY. STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOW AND COLD TO PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ON TUESDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 10 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ NDZ036-047-050-100530- /O.CAN.KBIS.WW.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-090310T0000Z/ /O.UPG.KBIS.WS.A.0004.090310T0000Z-090310T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.WS.W.0005.090310T0600Z-090311T0000Z/ /O.UPG.KBIS.BZ.A.0003.090310T1200Z-090311T0600Z/ KIDDER-LOGAN-MCINTOSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STEELE...NAPOLEON...ASHLEY 425 PM CDT MON MAR 9 2009 ...WINTER STORM WATCH UPGRADED TO A WINTER STORM WARNING...IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SNOW WILL REDEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND PERSIST INTO TUESDAY. STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOW AND COLD TO PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ON TUESDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 10 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. A WINTER STORM WARNING 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. $$ NDZ045-046-100530- /O.CAN.KBIS.WW.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-090310T0000Z/ /O.UPG.KBIS.WS.A.0004.090310T0000Z-090311T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.WS.W.0005.090310T0600Z-090311T0000Z/ SIOUX-EMMONS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT YATES...LINTON 425 PM CDT MON MAR 9 2009 ...WINTER STORM WATCH UPGRADED TO A WINTER STORM WARNING...IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SNOW WILL REDEVELOP TONIGHT AND PERSIST INTO TUESDAY. STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOW AND COLD TO PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AS WELL AS DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ON TUESDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 10 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ NDZ025-100530- /O.CAN.KBIS.WS.A.0004.090310T0000Z-090310T1200Z/ /O.UPG.KBIS.BZ.A.0003.090310T1200Z-090311T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.BZ.W.0003.090310T1200Z-090311T0600Z/ FOSTER- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CARRINGTON 425 PM CDT MON MAR 9 2009 ...BLIZZARD WATCH UPGRADED TO A BLIZZARD WARNING...IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 1 AM CDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 1 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL REDEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND PERSIST INTO TUESDAY. STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOW AND COLD TO PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ON TUESDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 10 INCHES. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ NDZ005-012-013-100530- /O.CAN.KBIS.WC.A.0001.090310T0000Z-090310T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.WW.Y.0038.090310T0600Z-090311T0000Z/ ROLETTE-MCHENRY-PIERCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROLLA...TOWNER...RUGBY 425 PM CDT MON MAR 9 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY... ...WIND CHILL WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY. THE WIND CHILL WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SNOW WILL REDEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND PERSIST INTO TUESDAY. STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOW AND COLD TO PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AS WELL AS DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ON TUESDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ NDZ041-043-044-100530- /O.UPG.KBIS.WS.A.0004.090310T0000Z-090311T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.WS.W.0005.090310T0000Z-090311T0000Z/ HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER 325 PM MDT MON MAR 9 2009 ...WINTER STORM WATCH UPGRADED TO WINTER STORM WARNING...IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MDT TUESDAY. SNOW WILL REDEVELOP THIS EVENING AND PERSIST INTO TUESDAY. STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOW AND COLD TO PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AS WELL AS DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ON TUESDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 10 INCHES. A WINTER STORM WARNING 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. $$ NDZ034-035-042-100530- /O.UPG.KBIS.WS.A.0004.090310T0000Z-090311T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.WS.W.0005.090310T0600Z-090311T0000Z/ MORTON-BURLEIGH-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANDAN...BISMARCK...ELGIN 425 PM CDT MON MAR 9 2009 /325 PM MDT MON MAR 9 2009/ ...WINTER STORM WATCH UPGRADED TO A WINTER STORM WARNING...IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ TUESDAY. SNOW WILL REDEVELOP TONIGHT AND PERSIST INTO TUESDAY. STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOW AND COLD TO PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AS WELL AS DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ON TUESDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 8 INCHES. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ NDZ023-100530- /O.UPG.KBIS.WS.A.0004.090310T0000Z-090310T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.WW.Y.0038.090310T0600Z-090311T0000Z/ /O.UPG.KBIS.BZ.A.0003.090310T1200Z-090311T0600Z/ WELLS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HARVEY 425 PM CDT MON MAR 9 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL REDEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND PERSIST INTO TUESDAY. STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOW AND COLD TO PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AS WELL AS DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ON TUESDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 7 INCHES. 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. $$ NDZ018-031>033-040-100530- /O.UPG.KBIS.WS.A.0004.090310T0000Z-090311T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.WW.Y.0038.090310T0000Z-090311T0000Z/ DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KILLDEER...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON... MARMARTH 425 PM CDT MON MAR 9 2009 /325 PM MDT MON MAR 9 2009/ ...WINTER STORM WATCH UPGRADED TO A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ TUESDAY. SNOW WILL REDEVELOP THIS EVENING AND PERSIST INTO TUESDAY. STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOW AND COLD TO PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AS WELL AS DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ON TUESDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 7 INCHES. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ NDZ019>022-100530- /O.UPG.KBIS.WS.A.0004.090310T0000Z-090311T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.WW.Y.0038.090310T0600Z-090311T0000Z/ MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...GARRISON... MCCLUSKY 425 PM CDT MON MAR 9 2009 /325 PM MDT MON MAR 9 2009/ ...WINTER STORM WATCH UPGRADED TO A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ TUESDAY. SNOW WILL REDEVELOP TONIGHT AND PERSIST INTO TUESDAY. STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOW AND COLD TO PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AS WELL AS DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ON TUESDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES. 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. $$ NDZ001>004-009>011-017-100530- /O.UPG.KBIS.WC.A.0001.090310T0000Z-090310T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.WC.Y.0010.090310T0000Z-090311T0000Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCKENZIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL... BOTTINEAU...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...WATFORD CITY 425 PM CDT MON MAR 9 2009 ...WIND CHILL WATCH UPGRADED TO A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY. WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH UNSEASONABLY COLD TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 40 BELOW TONIGHT AND ON TUESDAY. LIGHT SNOW IS ALSO EXPECTED WITH LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ KJB
000 WWUS43 KBIS 100229 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 929 PM CDT MON MAR 9 2009 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... SNOW IS EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA DURING THE EVENING HOURS...BEFORE OVERSPREADING MOST OF SOUTHWESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE HEAVY AT TIMES ON TUESDAY...BEFORE ABATING FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL VARY GREATLY FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 10 INCHES APPEARS AS THOUGH IT WILL FALL SOUTH OF A LINE FROM NEAR HETTINGER TO BISMARCK... EAST NORTHEAST THROUGH CARRINGTON. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN JAMES RIVER VALLEY. FARTHER NORTH AND WEST...SNOW AMOUNTS WILL DECREASE...WITH AN INCH OR LESS EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA. ADDITIONALLY...WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND INTO TUESDAY ACROSS THE REGION...POTENTIALLY CREATING SIGNIFICANT AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. THE STRONGEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY...WHERE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP ON TUESDAY. VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO COMBINE WITH THE WINDS TO CREATE DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES OF 25 TO 40 BELOW TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. NDZ025-037-048-051-101030- /O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0003.090310T1200Z-090311T0600Z/ FOSTER-STUTSMAN-LA MOURE-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CARRINGTON...JAMESTOWN...EDGELEY... OAKES 929 PM CDT MON MAR 9 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 1 AM CDT WEDNESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 1 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 1 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL REDEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND PERSIST INTO TUESDAY. STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOW AND COLD TO PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ON TUESDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 10 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ NDZ041-043-044-101030- /O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090311T0000Z/ HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER 829 PM MDT MON MAR 9 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT TUESDAY. SNOW WILL REDEVELOP THIS EVENING AND PERSIST INTO TUESDAY. STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOW AND COLD TO PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AS WELL AS DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ON TUESDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 10 INCHES. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ NDZ034>036-042-045>047-050-101030- /O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0005.090310T0600Z-090311T0000Z/ MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-MCINTOSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...ELGIN... FORT YATES...LINTON...NAPOLEON...ASHLEY 929 PM CDT MON MAR 9 2009 /829 PM MDT MON MAR 9 2009/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ TUESDAY. SNOW WILL REDEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND PERSIST INTO TUESDAY. STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOW AND COLD TO PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ON TUESDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 10 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. A WINTER STORM WARNING 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. $$ NDZ018-031>033-040-101030- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-090311T0000Z/ DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KILLDEER...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON... MARMARTH 929 PM CDT MON MAR 9 2009 /829 PM MDT MON MAR 9 2009/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ TUESDAY. SNOW WILL REDEVELOP THIS EVENING AND PERSIST INTO TUESDAY. STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOW AND COLD TO PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AS WELL AS DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ON TUESDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 7 INCHES. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ NDZ005-012-013-019>023-101030- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0038.090310T0600Z-090311T0000Z/ ROLETTE-MCHENRY-PIERCE-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROLLA...TOWNER...RUGBY...BEULAH... HAZEN...CENTER...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY 929 PM CDT MON MAR 9 2009 /829 PM MDT MON MAR 9 2009/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ TUESDAY. SNOW WILL REDEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND PERSIST INTO TUESDAY. STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOW AND COLD TO PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AS WELL AS DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ON TUESDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES. 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. $$ NDZ001>004-009>011-017-101030- /O.CON.KBIS.WC.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-090311T0000Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCKENZIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL... BOTTINEAU...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...WATFORD CITY 929 PM CDT MON MAR 9 2009 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT TUESDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT TUESDAY. WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH UNSEASONABLY COLD TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 40 BELOW TONIGHT AND ON TUESDAY. LIGHT SNOW IS ALSO EXPECTED WITH LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$
000 WWUS43 KBIS 100234 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 934 PM CDT MON MAR 9 2009 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .SNOW IS EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA DURING THE EVENING HOURS...BEFORE OVERSPREADING MOST OF SOUTHWESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE HEAVY AT TIMES ON TUESDAY...BEFORE ABATING FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL VARY GREATLY FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 10 INCHES APPEARS AS THOUGH IT WILL FALL SOUTH OF A LINE FROM NEAR HETTINGER TO BISMARCK... EAST NORTHEAST THROUGH CARRINGTON. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN JAMES RIVER VALLEY. FARTHER NORTH AND WEST...SNOW AMOUNTS WILL DECREASE...WITH AN INCH OR LESS EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA. ADDITIONALLY...WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND INTO TUESDAY ACROSS THE REGION...POTENTIALLY CREATING SIGNIFICANT AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. THE STRONGEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY...WHERE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP ON TUESDAY. VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO COMBINE WITH THE WINDS TO CREATE DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES OF 25 TO 40 BELOW TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. NDZ025-037-048-051-101045- /O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0003.090310T1200Z-090311T0600Z/ FOSTER-STUTSMAN-LA MOURE-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CARRINGTON...JAMESTOWN...EDGELEY... OAKES 934 PM CDT MON MAR 9 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 1 AM CDT WEDNESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 1 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 1 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL REDEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND PERSIST INTO TUESDAY. STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOW AND COLD TO PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ON TUESDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 10 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ NDZ041-043-044-101045- /O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090311T0000Z/ HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER 834 PM MDT MON MAR 9 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT TUESDAY. SNOW WILL REDEVELOP THIS EVENING AND PERSIST INTO TUESDAY. STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOW AND COLD TO PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AS WELL AS DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ON TUESDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 10 INCHES. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ NDZ034>036-042-045>047-050-101045- /O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0005.090310T0600Z-090311T0000Z/ MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-MCINTOSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...ELGIN... FORT YATES...LINTON...NAPOLEON...ASHLEY 934 PM CDT MON MAR 9 2009 /834 PM MDT MON MAR 9 2009/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ TUESDAY. SNOW WILL REDEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND PERSIST INTO TUESDAY. STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOW AND COLD TO PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ON TUESDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 10 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. A WINTER STORM WARNING 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. $$ NDZ018-031>033-040-101045- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-090311T0000Z/ DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KILLDEER...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON... MARMARTH 934 PM CDT MON MAR 9 2009 /834 PM MDT MON MAR 9 2009/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ TUESDAY. SNOW WILL REDEVELOP THIS EVENING AND PERSIST INTO TUESDAY. STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOW AND COLD TO PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AS WELL AS DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ON TUESDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 7 INCHES. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ NDZ005-012-013-019>023-101045- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0038.090310T0600Z-090311T0000Z/ ROLETTE-MCHENRY-PIERCE-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROLLA...TOWNER...RUGBY...BEULAH... HAZEN...CENTER...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY 934 PM CDT MON MAR 9 2009 /834 PM MDT MON MAR 9 2009/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ TUESDAY. SNOW WILL REDEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND PERSIST INTO TUESDAY. STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOW AND COLD TO PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AS WELL AS DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ON TUESDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES. 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. $$ NDZ001>004-009>011-017-101045- /O.CON.KBIS.WC.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-090311T0000Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCKENZIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL... BOTTINEAU...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...WATFORD CITY 934 PM CDT MON MAR 9 2009 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT TUESDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT TUESDAY. WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH UNSEASONABLY COLD TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 40 BELOW TONIGHT AND ON TUESDAY. LIGHT SNOW IS ALSO EXPECTED WITH LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$
000 WWUS43 KBIS 100910 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 410 AM CDT TUE MAR 10 2009 ...A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH EARLY EVENING... .SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS MORNING...THEN END FROM THE NORTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES IN FAR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. UP TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW COULD FALL ALONG A LINE FROM FORT YATES TO JAMESTOWN BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL DIMINISH RAPIDLY TO THE NORTH. WILLISTON AND MINOT SHOULD RECEIVE AN INCH OR LESS FROM THIS STORM. STRONG GUSTY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TODAY CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL EXTEND FROM CARRINGTON THROUGH JAMESTOWN TO THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER WHERE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING. IN ADDITION...THE STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH VERY COLD TEMPERATURES TO DROP THE WIND CHILL INDEX TO 25 TO 40 BELOW TODAY. ALTHOUGH THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL WELL BELOW NORMAL TONIGHT. REMEMBER TO DRESS WARMLY AND KEEP EXPOSED SKIN TO A MINIMUM TO PREVENT HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. NDZ025-037-048-051-101715- /O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0003.090310T1200Z-090311T0600Z/ FOSTER-STUTSMAN-LA MOURE-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CARRINGTON...JAMESTOWN...EDGELEY... OAKES 410 AM CDT TUE MAR 10 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM CDT WEDNESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 1 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ON TODAY AND EARLY TONIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 8 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ NDZ034>036-041>047-050-101715- /O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090311T0000Z/ MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS- LOGAN-MCINTOSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...MOTT... ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES...LINTON...NAPOLEON... ASHLEY 410 AM CDT TUE MAR 10 2009 /310 AM MDT TUE MAR 10 2009/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED IN SOME AREAS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ NDZ005-012-013-018>023-031>033-040-101715- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-090311T0000Z/ ROLETTE-MCHENRY-PIERCE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS- GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROLLA...TOWNER...RUGBY...KILLDEER... BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...BEACH... MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH 410 AM CDT TUE MAR 10 2009 /310 AM MDT TUE MAR 10 2009/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. SNOW STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AS WELL AS DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS TODAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES. 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. $$ NDZ001>004-009>011-017-101715- /O.CON.KBIS.WC.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-090311T0000Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCKENZIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL... BOTTINEAU...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...WATFORD CITY 410 AM CDT TUE MAR 10 2009 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH UNSEASONABLY COLD TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 40 BELOW TODAY. LIGHT SNOW IS ALSO EXPECTED WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR LESS POSSIBLE. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$
000 WWUS43 KBIS 101720 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1220 PM CDT TUE MAR 10 2009 ...SNOW CONTINUES EAST AND TAPERS OFF WEST... .SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT LIGHT SNOW TO END IN THE WEST DURING THE AFTERNOON. SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES OVER THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED IN THE WEST. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 INCHES COULD FALL ALONG A LINE FROM FORT YATES TO JAMESTOWN BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL DIMINISH RAPIDLY TO THE NORTH. WILLISTON AND MINOT SHOULD RECEIVE AN INCH OR LESS FROM THIS STORM. STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FROM CARRINGTON THROUGH JAMESTOWN...TO THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER...WHERE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS OVER CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA WILL BE 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH IN THE FAR WEST. EXPECT AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION...THE STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH VERY COLD TEMPERATURES TO DROP THE WIND CHILL INDEX TO 25 TO 40 BELOW ZERO. ALTHOUGH THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING... TEMPERATURES WILL FALL WELL BELOW NORMAL TONIGHT. REMEMBER TO DRESS WARMLY AND KEEP EXPOSED SKIN TO A MINIMUM TO PREVENT HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. NDZ025-037-048-051-110130- /O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090311T0600Z/ FOSTER-STUTSMAN-LA MOURE-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CARRINGTON...JAMESTOWN...EDGELEY... OAKES 1220 PM CDT TUE MAR 10 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 1 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY TONIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 8 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ NDZ034>036-041>047-050-110000- /O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090311T0000Z/ MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS- LOGAN-MCINTOSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...MOTT... ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES...LINTON...NAPOLEON... ASHLEY 1220 PM CDT TUE MAR 10 2009 /1120 AM MDT TUE MAR 10 2009/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... LIGHT SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 8 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ NDZ005-012-013-018>023-031>033-040-110000- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-090311T0000Z/ ROLETTE-MCHENRY-PIERCE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS- GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROLLA...TOWNER...RUGBY...KILLDEER... BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...BEACH... MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH 1220 PM CDT TUE MAR 10 2009 /1120 AM MDT TUE MAR 10 2009/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... LIGHT SNOW AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AS WELL AS DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS TODAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES. 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. $$ NDZ001>004-009>011-017-110000- /O.CON.KBIS.WC.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-090311T0000Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCKENZIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL... BOTTINEAU...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...WATFORD CITY 1220 PM CDT TUE MAR 10 2009 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH UNSEASONABLY COLD TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 40 BELOW TODAY. LIGHT SNOW IS ALSO EXPECTED WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR LESS POSSIBLE. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$ TWH
000 WWUS43 KBIS 102118 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 418 PM CDT TUE MAR 10 2009 ...WINTER STORM SLOWLY WINDING DOWN OVER WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... .SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST THIS EVENING. ALTHOUGH ONLY LIGHT SNOW REMAINS OVER WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA... STRONG WINDS WERE STILL PRODUCING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY. THEREFORE THE BLIZZARD WARNING CONTINUES FOR FOSTER...STUTSMAN...LAMOURE AND DICKEY COUNTIES THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. MANY ROADS HAVE BEEN CLOSED IN THIS AREA AND TRAVEL IS DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE ACROSS MOST OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ROLETTE...PIERCE AND WELLS COUNTIES THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING...WHERE A COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LIGHT SNOW WILL ALSO MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT TIMES. ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED AND SNOW HAS TAPERED TO FLURRIES. THE UNSEASONABLY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE...AND COMBINED WITH WINDS OF 5 TO 15 MPH..WIND CHILLS WILL RANGE FROM 30 TO 50 BELOW ZERO. A WIND CHILL WARNING WILL BE IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA UNTIL NOON WEDNESDAY...A WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL BE IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON WEDNESDAY FOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE GREAT LAKES REGION...COMBINED WITH AN UNSEASONABLY COLD ARCTIC AIRMASS DROPPING SOUTH FROM CANADA IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS IN THE WEST. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION ACROSS ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY. REMEMBER TO DRESS WARMLY AND KEEP EXPOSED SKIN TO A MINIMUM TO PREVENT HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. NDZ034>036-041>047-050-110530- /O.CAN.KBIS.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090311T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.WC.Y.0011.090310T2118Z-090311T1700Z/ MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS- LOGAN-MCINTOSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...MOTT... ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES...LINTON...NAPOLEON... ASHLEY 418 PM CDT TUE MAR 10 2009 /318 PM MDT TUE MAR 10 2009/ ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO 10 TO 15 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. COMBINED WITH WINDS OF 5 TO 15 MPH...WIND CHILLS WILL FALL TO NEAR 40 BELOW LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY. 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. $$ NDZ012-018-019-021-022-110530- /O.CAN.KBIS.WW.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-090311T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.WC.W.0003.090310T2118Z-090311T1700Z/ MCHENRY-DUNN-MERCER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOWNER...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN... GARRISON...MCCLUSKY 418 PM CDT TUE MAR 10 2009 /318 PM MDT TUE MAR 10 2009/ ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. COMBINED WITH WINDS OF 5 TO 15 MPH...THIS WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS TO 45 BELOW ZERO. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$ NDZ020-031>033-040-110530- /O.CAN.KBIS.WW.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-090311T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.WC.Y.0011.090310T2118Z-090311T1700Z/ OLIVER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTER...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON... MARMARTH 418 PM CDT TUE MAR 10 2009 /318 PM MDT TUE MAR 10 2009/ ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO AROUND 10 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. COMBINED WITH WINDS OF 5 TO 15 MPH...THIS WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF 30 TO 40 BELOW ZERO. THE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY 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. $$ NDZ005-013-023-110530- /O.NEW.KBIS.WC.W.0003.090311T0000Z-090311T1700Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-090311T0000Z/ ROLETTE-PIERCE-WELLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROLLA...RUGBY...HARVEY 418 PM CDT TUE MAR 10 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CDT WEDNESDAY... STRONG WINDS AND LIGHT SNOW WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE LOW VISIBILITIES AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH EARLY EVENING. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF DURING THE EVENING...BUT WITH THE COLD TEMPERATURES...WIND CHILLS WILL FALL TO 35 TO 45 BELOW ZERO. ALTHOUGH THERE WILL BE SOME IMPROVEMENT IN VISIBILITIES THIS EVENING AS THE SNOW ENDS...TRAVEL WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION. CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT AND INFORM OTHERS OF YOUR TRAVEL PLANS. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$ NDZ001>004-009>011-017-110530- /O.UPG.KBIS.WC.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-090311T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.WC.W.0003.090310T2118Z-090311T1700Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCKENZIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL... BOTTINEAU...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...WATFORD CITY 418 PM CDT TUE MAR 10 2009 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT WEDNESDAY. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. EXPECT TEMPERATURES TO FALL TO 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. COMBINE THIS WITH WINDS OF 5 TO 15 MPH...WIND CHILLS OF 40 TO 50 BELOW ZERO ARE ANTICIPATED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. 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. $$ NDZ025-037-048-051-110530- /O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090311T0600Z/ FOSTER-STUTSMAN-LA MOURE-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CARRINGTON...JAMESTOWN...EDGELEY... OAKES 418 PM CDT TUE MAR 10 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT WEDNESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS THIS EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 8 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$
000 WWUS43 KBIS 110154 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 854 PM CDT TUE MAR 10 2009 ...WINTER STORM SLOWLY WINDING DOWN OVER WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... .LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO TAPER OFF FROM THE CENTRAL TO THE EASTERN PARTS OF THE STATE TONIGHT. GUSTY WINDS WERE STILL PRODUCING NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY. THEREFORE THE BLIZZARD WARNING CONTINUES FOR FOSTER...STUTSMAN...LAMOURE AND DICKEY COUNTIES UNTIL 1 AM WEDNESDAY. MANY ROADS HAVE BEEN CLOSED IN THIS AREA AND TRAVEL IS DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE ACROSS MOST OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA. ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THE UNSEASONABLY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE...AND COMBINED WITH WINDS OF 5 TO 15 MPH..WIND CHILLS WILL RANGE FROM 30 TO 50 BELOW ZERO. A WIND CHILL WARNING WILL BE IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA UNTIL NOON WEDNESDAY...A WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL BE IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON WEDNESDAY FOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION ACROSS ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY. REMEMBER TO DRESS WARMLY AND KEEP EXPOSED SKIN TO A MINIMUM TO PREVENT HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. NDZ025-037-048-051-110600- /O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090311T0600Z/ FOSTER-STUTSMAN-LA MOURE-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CARRINGTON...JAMESTOWN...EDGELEY... OAKES 854 PM CDT TUE MAR 10 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT WEDNESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS THIS EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 8 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ NDZ001>005-009>013-017>019-021>023-111000- /O.CON.KBIS.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090311T1700Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL... BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER... RUGBY...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...GARRISON... MCCLUSKY...HARVEY 854 PM CDT TUE MAR 10 2009 /754 PM MDT TUE MAR 10 2009/ ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ WEDNESDAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ WEDNESDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. COMBINED WITH WINDS OF 5 TO 15 MPH...THIS WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS TO 45 BELOW ZERO. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$ NDZ020-031>036-040>047-050-111000- /O.CON.KBIS.WC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-090311T1700Z/ OLIVER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-SLOPE- HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-MCINTOSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTER...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON... MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...MARMARTH...MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN... HETTINGER...FORT YATES...LINTON...NAPOLEON...ASHLEY 854 PM CDT TUE MAR 10 2009 /754 PM MDT TUE MAR 10 2009/ ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ WEDNESDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ WEDNESDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO AROUND 10 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. COMBINED WITH WINDS OF 5 TO 15 MPH...THIS WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF 30 TO 40 BELOW ZERO. THE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY 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. $$ RSL
000 WWUS43 KBIS 110555 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1255 AM CDT WED MAR 11 2009 ...WINTER STORM SLOWLY WINDING DOWN OVER WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... .LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO TAPER OFF IN THE EASTERN PARTS OF THE STATE THIS MORNING. GUSTY WINDS WERE STILL CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW IN THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY...BUT CONDITIONS ARE IMPROVING. MANY ROADS HAVE BEEN CLOSED IN THIS AREA. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE ACROSS MOST OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA UNTIL ROADS CAN BE CLEARED. UNSEASONABLE COLD TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. WIND CHILLS WILL DROP TO 35 TO 45 BELOW IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS MORNING...WITH WIND CHILLS 25 TO NEAR 40 BELOW ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL. A WIND CHILL WARNING WILL BE IN EFFECT FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AND A WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL BE IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA UNTIL NOON. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION ACROSS ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. REMEMBER TO DRESS WARMLY AND KEEP EXPOSED SKIN TO A MINIMUM TO PREVENT HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. NDZ025-037-048-051-111400- /O.CAN.KBIS.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090311T0600Z/ /O.EXA.KBIS.WC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-090311T1700Z/ FOSTER-STUTSMAN-LA MOURE-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CARRINGTON...JAMESTOWN...EDGELEY... OAKES 1255 AM CDT WED MAR 11 2009 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 40 BELOW CAN BE EXPECTED THIS MORNING DUE TO A COMBINATION OF SUBZERO TEMPERATURES AND STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH EARLY THIS MORNING WILL DIMINISH SLOWLY TO 15 TO 25 MPH BY NOON. THERE WILL BE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN SOME AREAS...BUT CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION. REMEMBER TO DRESS WARMLY AND KEEP EXPOSED SKIN TO A MINIMUM TO PREVENT HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. $$ NDZ001-009-017-110700- /O.CAN.KBIS.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090311T1700Z/ DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-MCKENZIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...WILLISTON...WATFORD CITY 1255 AM CDT WED MAR 11 2009 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE WIND CHILL WARNING. WINDS HAVE DROPPED BELOW 5 MPH AND WIND CHILLS HAVE DROPPED ACCORDINGLY. TEMPERATURES ARE WELL BELOW ZERO...SO CAUTION IS ADVISED. REMEMBER TO DRESS WARMLY AND KEEP EXPOSED SKIN TO A MINIMUM TO PREVENT HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. $$ NDZ002>005-010>013-018-019-021>023-111400- /O.CON.KBIS.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090311T1700Z/ BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE- DUNN-MERCER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA... NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER...RUGBY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN... GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY 1255 AM CDT WED MAR 11 2009 /1155 PM MDT TUE MAR 10 2009/ ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TODAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TODAY. SUB ZERO TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH WINDS OF 5 TO 15 MPH WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF 35 TO 45 BELOW. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THAT FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH COULD OCCUR IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU DRESS WARMLY AND KEEP EXPOSED SKIN TO A MINIMUM. $$ NDZ020-031>036-040>047-050-111400- /O.CON.KBIS.WC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-090311T1700Z/ OLIVER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-SLOPE- HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-MCINTOSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTER...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON... MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...MARMARTH...MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN... HETTINGER...FORT YATES...LINTON...NAPOLEON...ASHLEY 1255 AM CDT WED MAR 11 2009 /1155 PM MDT TUE MAR 10 2009/ ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TODAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TODAY. SUBZERO TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH WINDS OF 5 TO 15 MPH WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 40 BELOW ZERO. THE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL LATE MORNING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA COULD OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU DRESS WARMLY AND KEEP EXPOSED SKIN TO A MINIMUM. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this blizzard warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Bismarck, ND wrote its last area forecast discussion before this blizzard warning went out at Mar 9, 3:48 PM CDT, 37 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 9, 3:48 PM CDT, 37 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 348 PM CDT MON MAR 9 2009 .SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. MAIN FORECAST PROBLEM IN THE SHORT TERM WILL BE DEALING WITH THE STRONG BUT QUICK MOVING WINTER STORM TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. MODELS HAVE BEEN PRETTY CONSISTENT THE LAST FEW RUNS ON PLACEMENT OF HEAVIEST SNOW. LATEST ECMWF DID SHIFT THINGS A BIT FARTHER NORTH...BUT OVERALL...THE SOUTHERN COUNTIES WILL DEFINITELY BE HIT THE HARDEST. CURRENTLY...PERSISTENT BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW OVER THE SOUTH CENTRAL IS FINALLY STARTING TO LIFT NORTH AND EAST. SHOULD BE OK TO CANCEL THE ADVISORY WITH ZONE ISSUANCE. CALLS TO PUBLIC INDICATE AROUND 3 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE HEAVIES BAND OF SNOW TODAY. THIS WILL ONLY ADD TO THE PROBLEMS LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. TONIGHT...THE SPLIT UPPER TROUGH OVER THE WESTERN U.S. BEGINS TO PUSH ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ROCKIES. ALTHOUGH WE DO NOT EXPECT THE MAJORITY OF PRECIPITATION IN THE WEST TO START UNTIL LATE THIS EVENING...BUT FOR CONTINUITY FROM PREVIOUS WATCH AND WITH NEIGHBORS...WILL BEGIN THE HAZARDS IN THE WEST AT 00Z. AND THEN STARTING AT 06Z OVER CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...AND FINALLY IN THE FAR EASTERN CWA AT 12Z. A COMBINATION OF FRONTOGENETICAL FORCING WITH STRONG SYNOPTIC SCALE FORCING LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. THE STRONGEST SYNOPTIC SCALE FORCING ON THE GFS IS A BIT FARTHER NORTH THAN YESTERDAY. THEY LINE UP BEST BY AROUND 00Z WEDNESDAY IN THE FAR EASTERN CWA. A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT TECHNIQUES WERE USED FOR SNOW TOTALS...BUT THEY YIELDED SIMILAR RESULTS. A STRAIGHT RATIO TECHNIQUE YIELDED SLIGHTLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE SOUTHEAST CWA BUT LESSER AMOUNTS IN THE FAR SOUTHWEST THAN A 1000-700MB THICKNESS TECHNIQUE. WITH THE LATEST ECMWF COMING IN A BIT FARTHER NORTH...HAVE OPTED LIFT THE WARNING A BIT FARTHER NORTH THAN ORIGINALLY THINKING. OUR WARNING CRITERIA SNOW BASICALLY RUNS SOUTH OF A LINE FROM BOWMAN AND HETTINGER...NORTHEAST THROUGH BISMARCK...TO CARRINGTON. WITH POSSIBLY AS MUCH AS 3-4 INCHES DIFFERENCE BETWEEN NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN BURLEIGH COUNTY. WE WILL INCLUDE BURLEIGH AND MORTON COUNTIES IN THE WINTER STORM WARNING...ALTHOUGH NORTHERN PARTS OF THE COUNTIES MAY NOT SEE WARNING AMOUNTS. EVEN THOUGH...WE WILL BE EXTREMELY COLD...WITH SNOW AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE WORST CONDITIONS IN THE SOUTH CENTRAL...SHOULD BE OCCURRING FROM EARLY MORNING THROUGH MIDDAY WHICH WOULD INCLUDE THE MORNING COMMUTE FOR THE BISMARCK MANDAN METRO AREA. IN THE EAST...WE DELAYED THE START TIME UNTIL 12Z TUESDAY...BUT WENT WITH A BLIZZARD WARNING...TO INCLUDE FOSTER..STUTSMAN... DICKEY AND LAMOURE COUNTIES. GEOSTROPHIC WINDS DURING THE AFTERNOON ARE AROUND 50 KNOTS OVER THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY. ALTHOUGH WINDS DO NOT LINK UP REAL NICE...WE SHOULD STILL SEE SOME 25 TO 35 MPH WINDS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH. MODELS HAVE ALL BEEN CONSISTENTLY HITTING THIS AREA THE HARDEST WITH QPF...SO WE DO EXPECT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WE BUFFERED THE WARNING WITH A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW AMOUNTS WILL TAPER OFF FROM NEAR WARNING CRITERIA SOUTH...TO MAYBE AN INCH NORTH. WITH GUSTY WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WIND CHILLS WITH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS JUSTIFIED. IN THE FAR NORTHWEST...INCLUDING WILLISTON AND MINOT. WENT WITH A WIND CHILL ADVISORY. WIND CHILLS ARE ALREADY AROUND ADVISORY CRITERIA AND SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH 00Z WEDNESDAY. WE WILL NEED TO EITHER EXTEND THE ADVISORY OR ISSUE A WIND CHILL WARNING...DEPENDING ON HOW LOW OUR TEMPERATURES DROP. CURRENTLY WE ARE FORECASTING WARNING CRITERIA ACROSS THE FAR NORTH TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...BUT WITH EVERYTHING ELSE GOING ON WE OPTED TO GO WITH THE ADVISORY NOW THROUGH TUESDAY AND THEN RE-EVALUATE THINGS TOMORROW. AFTER WEDNESDAY MORNING...THE REMAINDER OF THE SHORT TERM FORECAST WILL BE DRY WITH MODERATING TEMPERATURES. .LONG TERM...FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY... AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BUILDING EAST INTO THE PLAINS SHOULD KEEP THINGS DRY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY ALONG WITH MILD TEMPERATURES CLOSE TO SEASONAL AVERAGES. LATEST RUNS OF THE GFS AND ECMWF THEN CONTINUE TO DEPICT THE RIDGE BREAKING DOWN LATER THIS COMING WEEKEND AS A LONG WAVE TROUGH MOVES ACROSS THE WESTERN CONUS AND INTO THE GREAT PLAINS. THIS FEATURE WILL BRING CHANCES FOR LIGHT SNOW ALONG WITH COLDER TEMPERATURES. BEYOND THIS WE CAN EXPECT ANOTHER NICE WARMING PERIOD INTO THE MIDDLE PORTIONS OF NEXT WEEK. && .AVIATION... A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT MUCH OF THE NORTHERN PLAINS REGION TONIGHT THROUGH MUCH OF TUESDAY. AREAS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW THIS AFTERNOON WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH OFF TO THE NORTHEAST INTO MINNESOTA AS THE FIRST ROUND OF SNOWFALL COMES TO AN END. EXPECT IMPROVING AVIATION CONDITIONS SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST (SPECIFICALLY JMS) BETWEEN NOW AND 01Z TONIGHT. HOWEVER...AS AN OPEN WAVE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH SWINGS INTO THE REGION TONIGHT...ANOTHER ROUND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW (THIS WILL BE HEAVIER THAN THE FIRST) WILL DEVELOP FROM FAR SOUTHWEST AND FAR SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA LATE THIS EVENING AND SPREAD EAST-NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT AND INTO TUESDAY MORNING. AREAS OF SNOW WILL DIMINISH SOUTHWEST BY LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON...ACROSS CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE STATE BY EARLY TUESDAY EVENING...AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF NORTH DAKOTA LATER TUESDAY NIGHT. MAINLY VFR FLIGHT CONDITIONS TODAY WILL FALL TO IFR AND BELOW IN SN AND BLSN DURING THIS EVENT AROUND/AFTER MIDNIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING/AFTERNOON. SEE SPECIFIC TAF FORECASTS FOR DETAILS. && .BIS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ TUESDAY FOR NDZ005-012-013-019>023. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ TUESDAY FOR NDZ018-031>033-040. WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ TUESDAY FOR NDZ034>036-042-045>047-050. WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY FOR NDZ001>004-009>011-017. BLIZZARD WARNING FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 1 AM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR NDZ025-037-048-051. WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR NDZ041-043-044. && TWH/NH
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 9, 4:25 AM CDT, 12 hours before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 425 AM CDT MON MAR 9 2009 NDZ018>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-100930- DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-GOLDEN VALLEY- BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-SLOPE-HETTINGER- GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- 425 AM CDT MON MAR 9 2009 /325 AM MDT MON MAR 9 2009/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THE FIRST WAVE OF SNOWFALL ASSOCIATED WITH AN ONGOING WINTER STORM IS FORECAST TO INCREASE IN INTENSITY GRADUALLY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING OVER SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. EXPECT THAT ANOTHER BAND WILL FORM AND SPREAD NORTHEASTWARD OUT OF NORTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA BY LATE MORNING...RESULTING IN ONE TO FOUR INCHES AND JUSTIFYING ISSUANCE OF THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MANY SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA COUNTIES. THE SECOND WAVE OF SAID STORM IS FORECAST TO PUSH INTO SOUTHWESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS OF MONDAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOULD EXPAND ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE STATE AFTER MIDNIGHT TUESDAY MORNING. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TO THE RIGHT OF A LINE FROM MEDORA TO WASHBURN AND INTO HARVEY BY LATE TUESDAY. GUSTY NORTH AND NORTHEAST WINDS ALONG WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA MAY CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THERE. MAJOR TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ARE POSSIBLE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT OBSERVED SNOW AMOUNTS TO LOCAL MEDIA OR THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. NDZ001>005-009>013-017-100930- DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE- 425 AM CDT MON MAR 9 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL AS LOW AS 25 BELOW ZERO IN EARLY MORNING HOURS...BUT SHOULD REBOUND AND REMAIN ABOVE WIND CHILL ADVISORY CRITERIA UNTIL SUNSET MONDAY EVENING. SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE...THOUGH AMOUNTS SHOULD BE MINIMAL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW IS POSSIBLE...AND COLD TEMPERATURES AND 20 TO 30 MPH WINDS WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE FORECAST TO DROP WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES TO BETWEEN 30 BELOW AND 45 BELOW ZERO UNTIL TUESDAY AFTERNOON. FORECAST WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES THEN REMAIN LESS THAN 20 BELOW ZERO UNTIL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. SCHECK
In the hours before
Local storm report, Mar 9, 12:37 PM CDT, 3 hours 48 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1237 PM CDT MON MAR 09 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0800 AM SNOW 7 NW STREETER 46.73N 99.46W
03/09/2009 M3.0 INCH KIDDER ND CO-OP OBSERVER
COOPERATIVE OBSERVER REPORTED 3 INCHES OF SNOWFALL AND
STILL SNOWING.
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LLPLocal storm report, Mar 9, 1:53 PM CDT, 2 hours 32 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
153 PM CDT MON MAR 09 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0152 PM SNOW HAZELTON 46.48N 100.28W
03/09/2009 M2.8 INCH EMMONS ND CO-OP OBSERVER
STILL SNOWING
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KBIRKLocal storm report, Mar 9, 2:04 PM CDT, 2 hours 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
204 PM CDT MON MAR 09 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0202 PM SNOW LINTON 46.27N 100.23W
03/09/2009 E3.0 INCH EMMONS ND LAW ENFORCEMENT
COUNTY SHERIFF DEPARTMENT IN LINTON REPORTS AROUND THREE
INCHES OF SNOW. STILL SNOWING.
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NHEINERTThe office that day
Everything else NWS Bismarck, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 9, 4:26 AM CDT | Blizzard Watch | BIS | Dickey, Foster, Kidder, LaMoure, Logan, McIntosh and 2 more | 12 hr |
| Mar 9, 4:26 AM CDT | Wind Chill Watch | BIS | Bottineau, Burke, Divide, McHenry, McKenzie, Mountrail and 4 more | 12 hr |
| Mar 9, 4:26 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | BIS | Dickey, Emmons, Kidder, LaMoure, Logan, McIntosh and 1 more | 12 hr |
| Mar 9, 4:25 PM CDT | Wind Chill Advisory | BIS | Bottineau, Burke, Divide, McKenzie, Mountrail, Renville and 1 more | 24 hr |
| Mar 9, 4:25 PM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | BIS | Adams, Bowman, Burleigh, Emmons, Grant, Hettinger and 3 more | 24 hr |
| Mar 9, 4:25 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | BIS | Billings, Dunn, Golden Valley, McHenry, Mercer, Oliver and 6 more | 27 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.