Alert archive / North Dakota / Winter Storm Warnings in 2009
Winter Storm Warning 4, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this winter storm warning at Feb 26, 2009, 7:07 AM CST for 6 counties in North Dakota. It was in force for 9 hr. 8 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
- Feb 26, 2009, 7:07 AM CST (13:07 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 26, 2009, 4:00 PM CST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
Counties Dickey County, ND, Emmons County, ND, LaMoure County, ND, Logan County, ND, McIntosh County, ND, Stutsman County, ND
The radar
The Aberdeen radar (KABR), 121 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:06 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 7:40 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 8.5 | Ellendale, ND | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. |
| Feb 26, 9:00 AM CST | SNOW 3.5 | Montpelier, ND | MONTPELIER OBSERVER REPORTS 3.5 INCHES NEW SNOW. |
| Feb 26, 9:00 AM CST | SNOW 4 | Streeter, ND | COOPERATIVE OBSERVER REPORTS 4.0 INCHES OF NEW SNOW. |
| Feb 26, 9:30 AM CST | SNOW 4.7 | Ashley, ND | COOPERATIVE OBSERVER REPORTS 4.7 INCHES OF NEW SNOW. |
| Feb 26, 10:30 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | 7 Ene Ashley, ND | |
| Feb 26, 11:15 AM CST | SNOW 2 | Jamestown, ND | COOPERATIVE OBSERVER REPORTS 2.0 INCHES OF SNOW FALL. |
| Feb 26, 11:30 AM CST | SNOW 5 | Jamestown, ND | CITY POLICE OF JAMESTOWN REPORT 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW FALL IN TOWN. |
| Feb 26, 2:00 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | Ellendale, ND | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL FEBRUARY 25 INTO THE 26TH. SNOW DRIFTS WERE AS DEEP AS SIX FEET IN RURAL DICKEY COUNTY. |
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, 1.1 hours before the alert went out and 122 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
- 626 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 32 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 77 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 261307 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 707 AM CST THU FEB 26 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL UNTIL 2 PM CST...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY THIS MORNING SOUTHWEST AND REMAINDER OF SOUTH CENTRAL...WIND CHILL ADVISORY THIS MORNING NORTH... .SNOW CONTINUES TO FALL ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS THURSDAY MORNING...AS A LOW PRESSURE CENTER MOVES EAST ACROSS NEBRASKA. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL BE ALONG THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER WHERE 8 TO 12 INCHES IS POSSIBLE. LESSER TOTALS WILL OCCUR TO THE NORTH...WITH 4 INCHES EXPECTED ALONG THE INTERSTATE 94 CORRIDOR. THE SNOW WILL EXIT ALL BUT THE SOUTHERN JAMES RIVER VALLEY BY NOON. A COLD ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM IS PUSHING SOUTH IN THE WAKE OF THIS SYSTEM SO EXPECT COLDER WEATHER THAN WE HAVE HAD OF LATE. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS LATER THIS MORNING WILL LOWER WIND CHILLS TO 25 BELOW IN THE NORTH. THE WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN THE SOUTH. PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TODAY SHOULD USE CAUTION...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW PLENTY OF TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. LET OTHERS KNOW OF YOUR TRAVEL PLANS AND CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. NDZ046-262000- /O.UPG.KBIS.WW.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-090226T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.WS.W.0004.090226T1307Z-090226T2000Z/ EMMONS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LINTON 707 AM CST THU FEB 26 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. EXPECT 8 TO 12 INCHES OF TOTAL SNOWFALL BEFORE ENDING THIS AFTERNOON. NO TRAVEL IS ADVISED IN EMMONS COUNTY BY THE SHERIFF. $$ NDZ047-048-050-051-262115- /O.NEW.KBIS.WS.W.0004.090226T1307Z-090226T2000Z/ /O.EXT.KBIS.WW.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-090227T0000Z/ LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 707 AM CST THU FEB 26 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES BY THE TIME THE SNOW EXITS THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON. NORTH WINDS TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION AND CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO DELAY TRAVEL UNTIL LATER THIS AFTERNOON. CHECK THE LATEST ROAD REPORTS FOR POSSIBLE CLOSURES. $$ NDZ020-031>037-040>045-261800- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-090226T1800Z/ OLIVER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER- STUTSMAN-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTER...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON... MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...MARMARTH...MOTT... ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES 707 AM CST THU FEB 26 2009 /607 AM MST THU FEB 26 2009/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY. EXPECT SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES BY THE TIME THE SNOW EXITS THE AREA LATE THIS MORNING. NORTH WINDS TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION AND CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. $$ NDZ001>005-009>013-017>019-021>023-025-261800- /O.CON.KBIS.WC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-090226T1800Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL... BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER... RUGBY...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...GARRISON... MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON 707 AM CST THU FEB 26 2009 /607 AM MST THU FEB 26 2009/ ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY. COLD HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS CENTRAL CANADA WILL MOVE SLOWLY SOUTH TODAY AND WIND CHILLS WILL REMAIN AT 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS43 KBIS 261325 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 725 AM CST THU FEB 26 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL UNTIL 2 PM CST... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY THIS MORNING SOUTHWEST AND REMAINDER OF SOUTH CENTRAL...WIND CHILL ADVISORY THIS MORNING NORTH... .SNOW CONTINUES TO FALL ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS THURSDAY MORNING...AS A LOW PRESSURE CENTER MOVES EAST ACROSS NEBRASKA. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL BE ALONG THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER WHERE 8 TO 12 INCHES IS POSSIBLE. LESSER TOTALS WILL OCCUR TO THE NORTH...WITH 4 INCHES EXPECTED ALONG THE INTERSTATE 94 CORRIDOR. THE SNOW WILL EXIT ALL BUT THE SOUTHERN JAMES RIVER VALLEY BY NOON. A COLD ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM IS PUSHING SOUTH IN THE WAKE OF THIS SYSTEM SO EXPECT COLDER WEATHER THAN WE HAVE HAD OF LATE. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS LATER THIS MORNING WILL LOWER WIND CHILLS TO 25 BELOW IN THE NORTH. THE WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN THE SOUTH. PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TODAY SHOULD USE CAUTION...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW PLENTY OF TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. LET OTHERS KNOW OF YOUR TRAVEL PLANS AND CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. NDZ047-048-050-051-262000- /O.UPG.KBIS.WW.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-090227T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090226T2000Z/ LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 725 AM CST THU FEB 26 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES BY THE TIME THE SNOW EXITS THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON. NORTH WINDS TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION AND CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO DELAY TRAVEL UNTIL LATER THIS AFTERNOON. CHECK THE LATEST ROAD REPORTS FOR POSSIBLE CLOSURES. $$ NDZ046-262000- /O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090226T2000Z/ EMMONS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LINTON 725 AM CST THU FEB 26 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT 8 TO 12 INCHES OF TOTAL SNOWFALL BEFORE ENDING THIS AFTERNOON. NO TRAVEL IS ADVISED IN EMMONS COUNTY BY THE SHERIFF. $$ NDZ020-031>037-040>045-261800- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-090226T1800Z/ OLIVER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER- STUTSMAN-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTER...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON... MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...MARMARTH...MOTT... ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES 725 AM CST THU FEB 26 2009 /625 AM MST THU FEB 26 2009/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY. EXPECT SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES BY THE TIME THE SNOW EXITS THE AREA LATE THIS MORNING. NORTH WINDS TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION AND CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. $$ NDZ001>005-009>013-017>019-021>023-025-261800- /O.CON.KBIS.WC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-090226T1800Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL... BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER... RUGBY...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...GARRISON... MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON 725 AM CST THU FEB 26 2009 /625 AM MST THU FEB 26 2009/ ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY. COLD HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS CENTRAL CANADA WILL MOVE SLOWLY SOUTH TODAY AND WIND CHILLS WILL REMAIN AT 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$
000 WWUS43 KBIS 261516 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 916 AM CST THU FEB 26 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL UNTIL 2 PM CST... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY THIS MORNING SOUTHWEST AND REMAINDER OF SOUTH CENTRAL...WIND CHILL ADVISORY THIS MORNING NORTH... .SNOW CONTINUES TO FALL ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS THURSDAY MORNING...AS A LOW PRESSURE CENTER MOVES EAST ACROSS NEBRASKA. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL BE ALONG THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER WHERE 8 TO 12 INCHES IS POSSIBLE. LESSER TOTALS WILL OCCUR TO THE NORTH...WITH 4 INCHES EXPECTED ALONG THE INTERSTATE 94 CORRIDOR. THE SNOW WILL EXIT ALL BUT THE SOUTHERN JAMES RIVER VALLEY BY NOON. A COLD ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM IS PUSHING SOUTH IN THE WAKE OF THIS SYSTEM SO EXPECT COLDER WEATHER THAN WE HAVE HAD OF LATE. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS LATER THIS MORNING WILL LOWER WIND CHILLS TO 25 BELOW IN THE NORTH. THE WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN THE SOUTH. PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TODAY SHOULD USE CAUTION...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW PLENTY OF TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. LET OTHERS KNOW OF YOUR TRAVEL PLANS AND CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. NDZ037-262000- /O.UPG.KBIS.WW.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-090226T1800Z/ /O.EXA.KBIS.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090226T2000Z/ STUTSMAN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JAMESTOWN 916 AM CST THU FEB 26 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. EXPECT SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES BY THE TIME THE SNOW EXITS THE AREA LATE THIS MORNING. NORTH WINDS TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION AND CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ NDZ046>048-050-051-262000- /O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090226T2000Z/ EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINTON...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY... OAKES 916 AM CST THU FEB 26 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES BY THE TIME THE SNOW EXITS THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON. NORTH WINDS TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION AND CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO DELAY TRAVEL UNTIL LATER THIS AFTERNOON. CHECK THE LATEST ROAD REPORTS FOR POSSIBLE CLOSURES. $$ NDZ020-031>036-040>045-261800- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-090226T1800Z/ OLIVER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-SLOPE- HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTER...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON... MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...MARMARTH...MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN... HETTINGER...FORT YATES 916 AM CST THU FEB 26 2009 /816 AM MST THU FEB 26 2009/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY. EXPECT SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES BY THE TIME THE SNOW EXITS THE AREA LATE THIS MORNING. NORTH WINDS TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION AND CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. $$ NDZ001>005-009>013-017>019-021>023-025-261800- /O.CON.KBIS.WC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-090226T1800Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL... BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER... RUGBY...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...GARRISON... MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON 916 AM CST THU FEB 26 2009 /816 AM MST THU FEB 26 2009/ ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY. COLD HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS CENTRAL CANADA WILL MOVE SLOWLY SOUTH TODAY AND WIND CHILLS WILL REMAIN AT 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ WAA
000 WWUS43 KBIS 261807 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1207 PM CST THU FEB 26 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING SOUTH CENTRAL EXTENDED TO 6 PM CST... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES AND WIND CHILL ADVISORIES HAVE EXPIRED FOR NORTHERN AND WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA... .SNOW CONTINUES TO FALL ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA EARL THIS AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE TO BE ALONG THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER EAST OF EMMONS COUNTY AND NORTHEAST TO JAMESTOWN WHERE 8 TO 12 INCHES IS POSSIBLE. THE SNOW WILL EXIT THE REGION LATE THIS AFTERNOON. A COLD ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM IS PUSHING SOUTH IN THE WAKE OF THIS SYSTEM SO EXPECT COLDER WEATHER THAN WE HAVE HAD OF LATE. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL LOWER WIND CHILLS TO 25 BELOW IN THE NORTH. THE WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN THE SOUTH. PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TODAY SHOULD USE CAUTION...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW PLENTY OF TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. LET OTHERS KNOW OF YOUR TRAVEL PLANS AND CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. NDZ046-261915- /O.CAN.KBIS.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090226T2000Z/ EMMONS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LINTON 1207 PM CST THU FEB 26 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS THE FAR SOUTH CENTRAL AND THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ NDZ020-031>036-040>045-261915- /O.EXP.KBIS.WW.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-090226T1800Z/ OLIVER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-SLOPE- HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTER...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON... MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...MARMARTH...MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN... HETTINGER...FORT YATES 1207 PM CST THU FEB 26 2009 /1107 AM MST THU FEB 26 2009/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY. THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW HAS GREATLY DIMINISHED AND THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED. $$ NDZ001>005-009>013-017>019-021>023-025-261915- /O.EXP.KBIS.WC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-090226T1800Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL... BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER... RUGBY...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...GARRISON... MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON 1207 PM CST THU FEB 26 2009 /1107 AM MST THU FEB 26 2009/ ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY. ALTHOUGH WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE TO RANGE FROM 20 TO 25 BELOW ZERO THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON. WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL STILL BE SOMEWHAT HAZARDOUS FOR THE EARLY AFTERNOON. CONTINUE TO PREPARE FOR VERY COLD WIND CHILLS. $$ NDZ037-047-048-050-051-270000- /O.EXT.KBIS.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090227T0000Z/ STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY... ASHLEY...OAKES 1207 PM CST THU FEB 26 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. EXPECT SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES BY THE TIME THE SNOW EXITS THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON. NORTH WINDS TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION AND CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ ABELING
000 WWUS43 KBIS 262200 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 400 PM CST THU FEB 26 2009 ...ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING COLD WIND CHILLS TO THE WEST AND CENTRAL AND ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW TO THE SOUTHWEST... .THE HEAVY SNOW IS ENDING ACROSS THE FAR SOUTH CENTRAL AND THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED THERE. HOWEVER...ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING VERY COLD WIND CHILLS TO WEST AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRUSH THE SOUTHWEST BRINGING 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW ACROSS THE FAR SOUTHWEST BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THREE TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED FROM BOWMAN TO HETTINGER...WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES FROM BEACH TO DICKINSON. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL ALSO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES SOUTHWEST. COLD WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES OF 25 TO 35 BELOW CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. WIND CHILLS THIS COLD CAN CAUSE FROST BITE TO EXPOSED SKIN. NDZ037-047-048-050-051-270600- /O.CAN.KBIS.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090227T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.WC.Y.0008.090227T0000Z-090227T1800Z/ STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY... ASHLEY...OAKES 400 PM CST THU FEB 26 2009 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE SNOW HAS ENDED AND THE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL GREATLY DIMINISH EARLY THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS BEING REPLACED WITH A WIND CHILL ADVISORY. COLD WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW WILL MAKE OUTDOOR ACTIVITY HAZARDOUS UNLESS EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. 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. $$ NDZ031>033-040-041-043-044-270600- /O.NEW.KBIS.WW.Y.0036.090227T0000Z-090228T0000Z/ GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH... MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER 300 PM MST THU FEB 26 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW AND COLD WIND CHILLS WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST FRIDAY. ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRUSH SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA BRINGING 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW TO THE FAR SOUTHWEST BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH LATER TONIGHT WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND WIND CHILLS TO 30 BELOW. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-034>036-042-045-046-270600- /O.NEW.KBIS.WC.Y.0008.090227T0000Z-090227T1800Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS- FOSTER-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL... BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER... RUGBY...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER... GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...MANDAN...BISMARCK... STEELE...ELGIN...FORT YATES...LINTON 400 PM CST THU FEB 26 2009 /300 PM MST THU FEB 26 2009/ ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/ FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/ FRIDAY. COLD ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING VERY COLD WIND CHILLS TO WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. LOWEST WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO 35 BELOW MAKING OUTDOOR ACTIVITY HAZARDOUS UNLESS EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. 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. $$ ABELING
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Bismarck, ND wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Feb 26, 3:30 AM CST, 3 hours 37 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 26, 3:30 AM CST, 3 hours 37 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 330 AM CST THU FEB 26 2009 .SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT A WELL DEVELOPED VORTICITY COMMA SHAPED PRECIPITATION SHIELD HAS DEVELOPED OVER THE LAST 12 HOURS. THE PATH OF THIS SNOW IS FOLLOWING THE PREVIOUS FORECAST PATH AND SO I ANTICIPATE NO CHANGES TO OUR CURRENT ADVISORIES. WIND CHILLS WILL FALL BELOW CRITERIA THIS AFTERNOON BUT MAY RETURN TO ADVISORY VALUES TONIGHT. FOR SIMPLICITY WILL LEAVE THAT ADVISORY FOR THE DAY SHIFT TO MAKE A FINAL CALL ON. THE NEXT SYSTEM IS PROGGED TO MOVE FASTER THAT PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT SO I HAVE LOWERED POPS QUITE A BIT FOR FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. A BLEND OF THE NAM12 AND GFS40 WAS USED TO MAKE THIS DECISION. .LONG TERM...SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY ALTHOUGH NO SIGNIFICANT STORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS PERIOD... SEVERAL WEAK SYSTEMS WILL MAKE FOR AN UNSETTLED PERIOD WITH DIFFICULT TIMING ON LIGHT SNOW ISSUES. AS EXPECTED WITH THIS SCENARIO THE GFS AND ECMWF ARE DIVERGENT IN THEIR TIMING...INTENSITY ...AND RESULTANT PRECIPITATION SHIELDS. THEY DO AGREE ON A SOLUTION THAT INCLUDES A BAROCLINIC ZONE THROUGH NORTH DAKOTA WITH PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW AND FLURRIES. THE POSITIONING OF THIS BOUNDARY WILL ALSO INFLUENCE TEMPERATURES. THE TWO MODELS DO AGREE ON THE POSSIBILITY OF A MORE SIGNIFICANT SYSTEM AFFECTING THE NORTHERN PLAINS WEDNESDAY NIGHT. TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE PERIOD...BELOW NORMAL ALL BUT THE SOUTHWEST. && .AVIATION... AT 0930Z A LARGE AREA OF SNOW WITH IFR CIGS AND VSBYS...FROM SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH NORTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA...WAS MOVING NORTHEAST. IT WAS ASSOCIATED WITH LOW PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE MOVING THROUGH NEBRASKA. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE IN SASKATCHEWAN WAS ACTING TO SUPPRESS THE NORTHWARD PROGRESS OF THE SYSTEM. BETWEEN THE SURFACE FEATURES...OVER NORTH DAKOTA...EXPECT A NORTHEAST FLOW OF 15 TO 25 KNOTS. THE AREA OF SNOW WILL BE MOVING THROUGH KBIS AND KJMS THIS MORNING...THEN END WEST TO EAST BY 18Z. EXPECT IMPROVING CONDITIONS AREA WIDE BY 18Z. BLOWING SNOW MAY REDUCE VSBYS INTO THE MVFR CATEGORY EVEN WITH NO FALLING SNOW. && .BIS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WIND CHILL ADVISORY UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY FOR NDZ001>005-009>013-017>019-021>023-025. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY FOR NDZ020-031>037-040>046. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR NDZ047- 048-050-051. && RSL/JPM
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 26, 3:20 AM CST, 3 hours 47 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 320 AM CST THU FEB 26 2009 NDZ020-031>037-040>046-270930- OLIVER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER- STUTSMAN-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS- 320 AM CST THU FEB 26 2009 /220 AM MST THU FEB 26 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 WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON TODAY FOR 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOWFALL. NORTH WINDS TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SNOWFALL REPORTS WILL BE HELPFUL. NDZ047-048-050-051-270930- LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- 320 AM CST THU FEB 26 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS IN EFFECT TODAY. NORTH WINDS TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SNOWFALL REPORTS WILL BE HELPFUL. NDZ001>005-009>013-017>019-021>023-025-270930- DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER- 320 AM CST THU FEB 26 2009 /220 AM MST THU FEB 26 2009/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR WIND CHILLS TO 30 BELOW IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON TODAY. ANOTHER ADVISORY MAY BE REQUIRED FOR TONIGHT WHEN TEMPERATURES FALL FURTHER. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY A SIGNIFICANT SNOW EVENT MAY OCCUR MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. RSL
In the hours before
Local storm report, Feb 26, 5:20 AM CST, 1 hour 47 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
520 AM CST THU FEB 26 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0500 AM SNOW LANSFORD 48.63N 101.38W
02/26/2009 M1.5 INCH BOTTINEAU ND CO-OP OBSERVER
24 HOUR SNOWFALL.
&&
PJALocal storm report, Feb 26, 6:06 AM CST, 1 hour 1 minute before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
606 AM CST THU FEB 26 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0600 AM SNOW BISMARCK 46.81N 100.78W
02/26/2009 M3.8 INCH BURLEIGH ND OFFICIAL NWS OBS
STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL SINCE MIDNIGHT AS OF 6 AM CST.
&&
PJALocal storm report, Feb 26, 6:07 AM CST, 1 hour before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
607 AM CST THU FEB 26 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0601 AM SNOW JAMESTOWN 46.91N 98.71W
02/26/2009 M1.0 INCH STUTSMAN ND CO-OP OBSERVER
24 HOUR SNOWFALL.
&&
PJALocal storm report, Feb 26, 6:47 AM CST, 20 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
647 AM CST THU FEB 26 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0600 AM HEAVY SNOW FORT YATES 46.09N 100.63W
02/26/2009 M13.0 INCH SIOUX ND CO-OP OBSERVER
24 HOUR SNOWFALL.
&&
PJALocal storm report, Feb 26, 7:04 AM CST, 3 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
704 AM CST THU FEB 26 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0700 AM SNOW BISMARCK 46.81N 100.78W
02/26/2009 M4.7 INCH BURLEIGH ND OFFICIAL NWS OBS
STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AS OF 7 AM CST SINCE MIDNIGHT.
&&
PJALocal storm report, Feb 26, 7:05 AM CST, 2 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
705 AM CST THU FEB 26 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0700 AM SNOW BISMARCK 46.81N 100.78W
02/26/2009 M4.6 INCH BURLEIGH ND OFFICIAL NWS OBS
CORRECTED FROM PREVIOUS LSR. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL SINCE
MIDNIGHT AS OF 7 AM.
&&
PJAThe office that day
Everything else NWS Bismarck, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 4:00 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | BIS | Bottineau, Burke, Burleigh, Dickey, Divide, Dunn and 19 more | 20 hr |
| Feb 26, 4:00 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | BIS | Adams, Billings, Bowman, Golden Valley, Grant, Hettinger and 2 more | 26 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.