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Wind Chill Warning 3, NWS Bismarck, ND

March 10, 200914 counties in North Dakota

NWS Bismarck, ND issued this wind chill warning at Mar 10, 2009, 4:18 PM CDT for 14 counties in North Dakota. It was in force for 20 hr. 1 report 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 10, 2009, 4:18 PM CDT (21:18 UTC)
Expired
Mar 11, 2009, 11:55 AM CDT
In force
20 hr
Issued by
NWS Bismarck, ND

Counties Bottineau County, ND, Burke County, ND, Divide County, ND, Dunn County, ND, McHenry County, ND, McKenzie County, ND, Mercer County, ND, Mountrail County, ND, Pierce County, ND, Renville County, ND, Rolette County, ND, Sheridan County, ND, Wells County, ND, Williams County, ND

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Mar 11, 9:00 AM CDTSNOW 1.51 E Dunn Center, ND

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

The nearest sounding before it

Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 12:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 171 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Bismarck Municip, ND at 12:00Z on 2009-03-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Bismarck Municip, ND at 12:00Z on 2009-03-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 45 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
785 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
69 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
45 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
149 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

000 
WWUS43 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.

$$
4 follow-up statements
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. 

$$
000 
WWUS43 KBIS 110854
WSWBIS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
354 AM CDT WED MAR 11 2009

...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS THIS MORNING...

.UNSEASONABLE COLD TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE ACROSS WESTERN AND
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TODAY. SUBZERO TEMPERATURES THIS MORNING AND
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WILL CAUSE WIND CHILLS OF 35 BELOW TO
45 BELOW IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AND 20 BELOW TO 35 BELOW IN
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. 

MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION THIS MORNING. IF YOU BECOME
STRANDED STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. IF YOU GO OUTSIDE REMEMBER TO
DRESS WARMLY AND KEEP EXPOSED SKIN TO A MINIMUM TO PREVENT
HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE.

NDZ002>005-010>013-018-019-021>023-111700-
/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
354 AM CDT WED MAR 11 2009 /254 AM MDT WED MAR 11 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 NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20MPH
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 GO OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU DRESS WARMLY AND
KEEP EXPOSED SKIN TO A MINIMUM.

$$

NDZ020-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-111700-
/O.CON.KBIS.WC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-090311T1700Z/
OLIVER-FOSTER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-
STUTSMAN-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-
LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTER...CARRINGTON...BEACH...MEDORA...
DICKINSON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...MARMARTH...
MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES...LINTON...
NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
354 AM CDT WED MAR 11 2009 /254 AM MDT WED MAR 11 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 NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH
WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 40 BELOW ZERO. 

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA COULD
OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST GO OUTDOORS...MAKE
SURE YOU DRESS WARMLY AND KEEP EXPOSED SKIN TO A MINIMUM.

$$
000 
WWUS43 KBIS 111655
WSWBIS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1155 AM CDT WED MAR 11 2009

...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS CONTINUE NORTH CENTRAL AND EAST...
.NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND AN EXITING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM...COMBINED
WITH ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION...IS PRODUCING DANGEROUS
WIND CHILLS OVER NORTH CENTRAL AND EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA. AS
TEMPERATURES RISE THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON...THE DANGEROUS WIND
CHILLS WILL ABATE. BE SURE TO WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES IF YOU VENTURE
OUTDOORS TODAY.

NDZ003>005-011>013-021>023-112100-
/O.CAN.KBIS.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090311T1700Z/
/O.NEW.KBIS.WC.Y.0012.090311T1700Z-090311T2100Z/
RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-
WELLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...MINOT...
TOWNER...RUGBY...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY
1155 AM CDT WED MAR 11 2009

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. THE
WIND CHILL WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

SUB ZERO TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH
WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO THROUGH MID
AFTERNOON. 

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.

$$

NDZ002-010-018-019-111800-
/O.CAN.KBIS.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090311T1700Z/
BURKE-MOUNTRAIL-DUNN-MERCER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWBELLS...NEW TOWN...KILLDEER...
BEULAH...HAZEN
1155 AM CDT WED MAR 11 2009 /1055 AM MDT WED MAR 11 2009/

...WIND CHILL WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
CHILL WARNING. 

WITH RISING TEMPERATURES...AND LIGHT WINDS...THE WIND CHILL
WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

NDZ025-036-037-048-051-112100-
/O.CAN.KBIS.WC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-090311T1700Z/
/O.NEW.KBIS.WC.Y.0012.090311T1700Z-090311T2100Z/
FOSTER-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-LA MOURE-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CARRINGTON...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...
EDGELEY...OAKES
1155 AM CDT WED MAR 11 2009

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...

SUBZERO TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO
20 MPH WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO THROUGH MID
AFTERNOON. 

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA COULD
OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST GO OUTDOORS...
MAKE SURE YOU DRESS WARMLY AND KEEP EXPOSED SKIN TO A MINIMUM.

$$

NDZ020-031>035-040>047-050-111800-
/O.CAN.KBIS.WC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-090311T1700Z/
OLIVER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-SLOPE-
HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-MCINTOSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTER...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...
MANDAN...BISMARCK...MARMARTH...MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...
HETTINGER...FORT YATES...LINTON...NAPOLEON...ASHLEY
1155 AM CDT WED MAR 11 2009 /1055 AM MDT WED MAR 11 2009/

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
CHILL ADVISORY. 

WITH TEMPERATURES RISING TODAY...AND LIGHT WINDS...THE WIND CHILL
ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this wind chill 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 wind chill warning went out at Mar 10, 3:41 PM CDT, 37 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 10, 3:41 PM CDT, 37 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
341 PM CDT TUE MAR 10 2009

.SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...
MAIN FORECAST PROBLEM TODAY WILL BE CLEANING UP GOING HEADLINES
THIS EVENING. SNOW IS TAPERING OFF WEST AND CENTRAL BUT CONTINUES
IN THE EAST. JMS ASOS STILL REPORTING A QUARTER MILE VISIBILITY
WITH WINDS OF 30 T0 40 MPH. DEVILS LAKE IS ALSO STILL A HALF MILE
SO ALTHOUGH SNOW IS LIGHTER UP NORTH...WILL KEEP WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FROM ROLETTE COUNTY THROUGH PIERCE AND WELLS THROUGH 7 PM
AND THEN GO WITH A WIND CHILL WARNING THEREAFTER. THE BLIZZARD
WARNING FROM JMS SOUTH TO THE BORDER CONTINUES UNTIL MIDNIGHT.
WILL KEEP THIS HAZARD GOING...AND LET THE EVENING SHIFT UPDATE AS
NEEDED. AS MENTIONED EARLIER...IT IS STILL PRETTY BAD AND ALTHOUGH
HEAVIER SNOW LOOKS TO HAVE MOVED THROUGH...WITH THE STRONG WINDS
THE VISIBILITIES WILL STAY LOW AT LEAST THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

FARTHER WEST...THINGS ARE A BIT CLEARER...AND COLDER. ACCUMULATING
SNOW HAS ALL BUT ENDED IN THE WEST. ALONG THE HWY 83 CORRIDOR
LIGHT SNOW CONTINUES BUT DO NOT EXPECT MORE THAN A HALF INCH OF
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION...WITH MOST AREAS GETTING ONLY A DUSTING.

ALTHOUGH THE WINDS ARE NOT STRONG...WE ARE VERY COLD TEMPERATURES
WILL CONTINUE TO DROP TONIGHT. MOST AREAS ALREADY IN WIND CHILL
CRITERIA...AND IT LOOKS LIKE THE NORTH WILL APPROACH IF NOT VENTURE
INTO WARNING CRITERIA OVERNIGHT. TO BE SAFE...WILL ISSUE A WARNING
FOR THE NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL AND GO WITH ONLY AN ADVISORY
IN THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL. WILL CONTINUE THE WIND CHILL
HIGHLIGHTS UNTIL NOON CDT ON WEDNESDAYS.

AFTER ANOTHER COLD DAY ON WEDNESDAY...WE DID DROP TEMPERATES BACK
A FEW DEGREES FOR HIGHS...WE FINALLY BEGIN TO WARM UP. THE
REMAINDER OF THE SHORT TERM WILL BE DRY AND WE CONTINUE TO SLOWLY
WARM THROUGH FRIDAY.

.LONG TERM...SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...
AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BUILDING EAST INTO THE PLAINS SHOULD KEEP
THINGS DRY THROUGH 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 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 SLIGHTLY
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 TODAY INTO THIS EVENING. AREAS OF LIGHT TO
MODERATE SNOW THIS AFTERNOON OVER CENTRAL AND EASTERN ND WILL
CONTINUE TO PUSH OFF TO THE EAST INTO MINNESOTA THIS EVENING AND
SHOULD SEE IMPROVING CIGS. ALL SNOW IS EXPECTED TO END BETWEEN 6-9Z
TONIGHT. HOWEVER...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE CREATING
AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF NORTH DAKOTA
THROUGHOUT TONIGHT AND INTO WED MORNING...RESULTING IN MVFR-IFR
VIS.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...

ICE JAMS HAVE PROMPTED THE ISSUANCE OF A FLOOD ADVISORY FROM WHERE
THE LITTLE MISSOURI RIVER ENTERS NORTH DAKOTA TO LAKE SAKAKAWEA.
RAPID AND INTERMITTENT RISES IN THE RIVER STAGE ARE EXPECTED THROUGH
THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK...WHICH MAY OCCASIONALLY CAUSE WATER LEVELS
TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE UPSTREAM OF THE JAM. AS ICE JAMS BECOME
DISLODGED...HIGH WATER LEVELS MAY TEMPORALLY OCCUR DOWN STREAM OF
THE JAM. HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FREEZING
ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA FRIDAY AND INTO EARLY NEXT
WEEK. AS A RESULT...ICE JAMS AND LOCALIZED HIGH WATER LEVELS WILL
BECOME A CONCERN ON RIVERS ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA
LATE THIS WEEK AND INTO THE NEXT.

&&

.BIS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WIND CHILL WARNING UNTIL NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ WEDNESDAY FOR
NDZ001>004-009>012-017>019-021-022.

WIND CHILL ADVISORY UNTIL NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ WEDNESDAY FOR
NDZ020-031>036-040>047-050.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR NDZ005-
013-023.

WIND CHILL WARNING FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CDT WEDNESDAY
FOR NDZ005-013-023.

BLIZZARD WARNING UNTIL 1 AM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR NDZ025-037-048-051.

&&

TWH/NH/PJA
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 10, 4:31 AM CDT, 11 hours 47 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
431 AM CDT TUE MAR 10 2009

NDZ001>004-009>011-017-110945-
DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCKENZIE-
431 AM CDT TUE MAR 10 2009

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

BRISK WINDS AND SUBZERO TEMPERATURES WILL DROP THE WIND CHILL
INDEX TO 25 TO 40 BELOW TODAY. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN SUBZERO
TONIGHT...BUT THE WINDS WILL DROP OFF TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

NDZ005-012-013-018>023-031>033-040-110945-
ROLETTE-MCHENRY-PIERCE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-
GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-
431 AM CDT TUE MAR 10 2009 /331 AM MDT TUE MAR 10 2009/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA...SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH
DAKOTA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT TODAY DUE TO SNOW...AND
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...ALONG WITH WIND CHILLS 25 TO 40 BELOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

NDZ034>036-041>047-050-110945-
MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-
LOGAN-MCINTOSH-
431 AM CDT TUE MAR 10 2009 /331 AM MDT TUE MAR 10 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

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR SHOW...4 TO 8
INCHES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...AND WIND CHILLS 25 TO 40 BELOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

NDZ025-037-048-051-110945-
FOSTER-STUTSMAN-LA MOURE-DICKEY-
431 AM CDT TUE MAR 10 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NORTH
DAKOTA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR TODAY AND EARLY TONIGHT.
SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ZERO AT TIMES.
UP TO 8 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS LIKELY. WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 40
BELOW CAN BE EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 10, 11:03 AM CDT, 5 hours 15 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1103 AM CDT TUE MAR 10 2009

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

1100 AM     SNOW             BISMARCK                46.81N 100.78W
03/10/2009  M2.6 INCH        BURLEIGH           ND   NWS EMPLOYEE

&&

LLP
Local storm report, Mar 10, 11:04 AM CDT, 5 hours 14 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1104 AM CDT TUE MAR 10 2009

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

0600 AM     HEAVY SNOW       JAMESTOWN               46.91N 98.71W
03/10/2009  M6.0 INCH        STUTSMAN           ND   CO-OP OBSERVER

            24 HOUR SNOWFALL AT THE STATE HOSPITAL.

0600 AM     SNOW             CARSON                  46.42N 101.57W
03/10/2009  M2.3 INCH        GRANT              ND   CO-OP OBSERVER

            24 HOUR SNOWFALL.

0600 AM     HEAVY SNOW       FORT YATES              46.09N 100.63W
03/10/2009  M7.0 INCH        SIOUX              ND   CO-OP OBSERVER

            24 HOUR SNOWFALL.

0700 AM     HEAVY SNOW       5 NW LINTON             46.32N 100.31W
03/10/2009  M8.0 INCH        EMMONS             ND   CO-OP OBSERVER

            24 HOUR SNOWFALL.

0700 AM     SNOW             4 NW HAZELTON           46.53N 100.34W
03/10/2009  M3.4 INCH        EMMONS             ND   CO-OP OBSERVER

            24 HOUR SNOWFALL.

0800 AM     SNOW             7 NW STREETER           46.73N 99.46W
03/10/2009  M3.0 INCH        KIDDER             ND   CO-OP OBSERVER

            COOPERATIVE OBSERVER REPORTS 3.0 INCHES NEW SNOW. STORM
            TOTAL SO FAR 6.0 INCHES.

0800 AM     SNOW             5 NW BISMARCK           46.86N 100.86W
03/10/2009  M2.4 INCH        BURLEIGH           ND   CO-OP OBSERVER

            COOPERATIVE OBSERVER REPORTS 2.4 INCHES OF NEW SNOW.

0800 AM     SNOW             WILTON                  47.16N 100.78W
03/10/2009  M1.0 INCH        MCLEAN             ND   CO-OP OBSERVER

            COOPERATIVE OBSERVER REPORTS 1.0 INCH OF NEW SNOW.

0800 AM     SNOW             MONTPELIER              46.70N 98.59W
03/10/2009  M2.0 INCH        STUTSMAN           ND   CO-OP OBSERVER

            COOPERATIVE OBSERVER REPORTS 2.0 INCHES OF NEW SNOW.

0900 AM     SNOW             ASHLEY                  46.03N 99.37W
03/10/2009  M2.2 INCH        MCINTOSH           ND   CO-OP OBSERVER

0900 AM     SNOW             HETTINGER               46.00N 102.64W
03/10/2009  M2.0 INCH        ADAMS              ND   CO-OP OBSERVER

0900 AM     SNOW             GARRISON                47.65N 101.42W
03/10/2009  M1.0 INCH        MCLEAN             ND   CO-OP OBSERVER

0900 AM     SNOW             FLASHER                 46.46N 101.23W
03/10/2009  M2.7 INCH        MORTON             ND   CO-OP OBSERVER

1100 AM     SNOW             BISMARCK                46.81N 100.78W
03/10/2009  M2.6 INCH        BURLEIGH           ND   NWS EMPLOYEE

&&

LLP
Local storm report, Mar 10, 11:08 AM CDT, 5 hours 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1108 AM CDT TUE MAR 10 2009

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

1100 AM     SNOW             5 N NEW SALEM           46.92N 101.41W
03/10/2009  M1.0 INCH        MORTON             ND   CO-OP OBSERVER

&&

LLP
Local storm report, Mar 10, 1:32 PM CDT, 2 hours 46 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
132 PM CDT TUE MAR 10 2009

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

0131 PM     SNOW             MARMARTH                46.29N 103.92W
03/10/2009  M3.5 INCH        SLOPE              ND   CO-OP OBSERVER

            0.2 WATER.

&&

KBIRK
Local storm report, Mar 10, 2:30 PM CDT, 1 hour 48 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
230 PM CDT TUE MAR 10 2009

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

0200 PM     HEAVY SNOW       ASHLEY                  46.03N 99.37W
03/10/2009  E8.0 INCH        MCINTOSH           ND   MESONET

            ARB MESONET OBSERVER

&&

KBIRK
Local storm report, Mar 10, 3:59 PM CDT, 19 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
359 PM CDT TUE MAR 10 2009

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

0356 PM     BLIZZARD         JAMESTOWN               46.91N 98.71W
03/10/2009                   STUTSMAN           ND   ASOS

            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.

&&

PJA

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 10, 12:42 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBISBillings, Bowman, Dunn, McKenzie, Slope22 hr
Mar 10, 4:18 PM CDTWind Chill AdvisoryBISAdams, Billings, Bowman, Burleigh, Dickey, Emmons and 12 more20 hr

Nearby

Wind Chill Warnings in North Dakota, 2009Every wind chill warning in 2009

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.