Alert archive / North Dakota / Winter Storm Warnings in 2009
Winter Storm Warning 9, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this winter storm warning at Dec 23, 2009, 3:15 AM CST for 19 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Dec 23, 2009, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 42 hr. 24 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 23, 2009, 3:15 AM CST (09:15 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 23, 2009, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Dec 25, 2009, 6:00 AM CST
- In force
- 42 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
Counties Bottineau County, ND, Burleigh County, ND, Dickey County, ND, Emmons County, ND, Foster County, ND, Grant County, ND, Kidder County, ND, LaMoure County, ND, Logan County, ND, McHenry County, ND, McIntosh County, ND, Mercer County, ND, Oliver County, ND, Pierce County, ND, Renville County, ND, Rolette County, ND, Sheridan County, ND, Stutsman County, ND, Wells County, ND
The radar
The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 4:42 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Sherwood, ND | |
| Dec 23, 6:01 PM CST | SNOW 1 | Harvey, ND | MODERATE SNOW FALLLING |
| Dec 23, 9:05 PM CST | SNOW 2 | Kief, ND | LIGHT SNOW STILL FALLING |
| Dec 23, 9:10 PM CST | SNOW 2 | Lincoln, ND | LIGHT SNOW STILL FALLING |
| Dec 24, 12:00 AM CST | SNOW 1.6 | Bismarck, ND | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL REPORT, TOTAL ON THE GROUND 6 INCHES. |
| Dec 24, 12:00 AM CST | SNOW 2 | Jamestown, ND | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Dec 24, 5:00 AM CST | SNOW 2.6 | Lansford, ND | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL REPORT, TOTAL ON GROUND IS 6 INCHES. |
| Dec 24, 5:20 AM CST | SNOW 4.5 | Harvey, ND | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL, ROADS BEGINNING TO DRIFT SHUT. |
| Dec 24, 6:00 AM CST | SNOW 4 | Jamestown, ND | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL REPORT, TOTAL ON THE GROUND IS 5 INCHES. |
| Dec 24, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 2.1 | 4 Nw Hazelton, ND | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL REPORT, TOTAL ON GROUND IS 7 INCHES. |
| Dec 24, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 3 | 5 Nw Linton, ND | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL REPORT, TOTAL ON GROUND IS 7 INCHES. |
| Dec 24, 7:42 AM CST | SNOW 2.5 | Bottineau, ND | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL, TOTAL ON THE GROUND IS 7 INCHES. |
| Dec 24, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 2 | 2 Nw Beulah, ND | |
| Dec 24, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 2 | Heart Butte Dam, ND | |
| Dec 24, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 2.4 | Ashley, ND | |
| Dec 24, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 3.5 | Medina, ND | |
| Dec 24, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 4 | 4 N Carrington, ND | |
| Dec 24, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 4 | 7 N Foxholm, ND | |
| Dec 24, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 4 | Montpelier, ND | |
| Dec 24, 8:05 AM CST | SNOW 2 | Bismarck, ND | 24 HOUR TOTAL. SNOW DEPTH 5 INCHES. |
| Dec 24, 1:30 PM CST | SNOW 4 | Martin, ND | RELAY BY MEDIA |
| Dec 25, 5:00 AM CST | SNOW 1.9 | Lansford, ND | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL REPORT, TOTAL ON THE GROUND IS 8 INCHES. |
| Dec 25, 6:00 AM CST | SNOW 1.7 | Bismarck, ND | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL REPORT AT THE AIRPORT, TOTAL DEPTH ON THE GROUND IS 7 INCHES. |
| Dec 25, 6:00 AM CST | SNOW 2 | Jamestown, ND | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL REPORT, TOTAL ON THE GROUND IS 6 INCHES. |
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 00:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 73 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
- 543 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 36 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 50 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 230915 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 315 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY... .A PROLONGED PERIOD OF SNOW WILL OCCUR ACROSS PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND MOST OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. TWO SIGNIFICANT UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS WILL GRADUALLY MERGE AND DEVELOP INTO A MAJOR STORM SYSTEM OVER THE MIDWEST DURING THE UPCOMING CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY. THE FIRST LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM CENTRAL ALBERTA INTO EASTERN MONTANA TODAY AND TONIGHT. THIS WILL BRING OUR FIRST ROUND OF SNOW...SPREADING WEST TO EAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL CONTINUE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO MOVE SOUTH AND EVENTUALLY MERGES WITH ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH AT TIMES THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A SECOND ROUND OF SNOW AND WIND WILL DEVELOP CHRISTMAS DAY INTO SATURDAY...ESPECIALLY OVER CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITH WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH AND GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MPH. EAST CENTRAL AND FAR SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA WILL RECEIVE THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL THROUGH SATURDAY...WITH A FOOT OR MORE ALONG AND EAST OF A LINE FROM HARVEY...TO STEELE...AND LINTON. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL GENERALLY DECREASE TO THE WEST AND NORTHWEST. AREAS FROM MINOT THROUGH BISMARCK AND MANDAN WILL RECEIVE 6 TO 12 INCH AMOUNTS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. AREAS FROM WILLISTON THROUGH DICKINSON WILL RECEIVE 4 TO 8 INCHES OF TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. MOTORISTS AND HOLIDAY TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO STAY INFORMED WITH THE LATEST INFORMATION AND FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/BISMARCK. NDZ003-004-011-012-019>022-034-035-042-045-046-231800- /O.UPG.KBIS.WS.A.0009.091223T1200Z-091226T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.WS.W.0009.091223T1800Z-091225T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.BZ.A.0006.091225T1200Z-091227T0000Z/ RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-WARD-MCHENRY-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN- MORTON-BURLEIGH-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...MINOT...TOWNER... BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...MANDAN... BISMARCK...ELGIN...FORT YATES...LINTON 315 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009 /215 AM MST WED DEC 23 2009/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY TO 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ FRIDAY... ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY TO 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ FRIDAY. A BLIZZARD WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS BLIZZARD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WITH SNOWFALL INTENSITY INCREASING WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW IS LIKELY FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. * SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS LIKELY FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. * NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH AT TIMES WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...REDUCING VISIBILITY TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS. GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH ARE LIKELY TO DEVELOP FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY POSSIBLY BRINGING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FROM BISMARCK EAST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$ NDZ005-013-231800- /O.UPG.KBIS.WS.A.0009.091224T0000Z-091226T0800Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.WS.W.0009.091223T1800Z-091225T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.BZ.A.0006.091225T1200Z-091227T0000Z/ ROLETTE-PIERCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROLLA...RUGBY 315 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY... ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY. A BLIZZARD WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS BLIZZARD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WITH SNOWFALL INTENSITY INCREASING WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW IS LIKELY FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. * SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. * NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH AT TIMES WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...REDUCING VISIBILITY TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS. GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH ARE LIKELY TO DEVELOP FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY POSSIBLY BRINGING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$ NDZ023-025-036-037-047-048-050-051-231800- /O.UPG.KBIS.WS.A.0009.091224T0000Z-091226T0800Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.WS.W.0009.091224T0000Z-091225T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.BZ.A.0006.091225T1200Z-091227T0000Z/ WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...STEELE... JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 315 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY... ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY. A BLIZZARD WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS BLIZZARD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WITH SNOWFALL INTENSITY INCREASING WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW IS LIKELY FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. * SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. * NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH AT TIMES WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...REDUCING VISIBILITY TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS. GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH ARE LIKELY TO DEVELOP FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY POSSIBLY BRINGING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$ NDZ001-002-009-010-017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-231800- /O.UPG.KBIS.WS.A.0009.091223T1200Z-091226T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.WW.Y.0051.091223T1200Z-091225T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.BZ.A.0006.091225T1200Z-091227T0000Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY- BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...WILLISTON... NEW TOWN...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON... MARMARTH...MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER 315 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009 /215 AM MST WED DEC 23 2009/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ THIS MORNING TO 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ FRIDAY... ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ THIS MORNING TO 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ FRIDAY. A BLIZZARD WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS BLIZZARD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH SNOWFALL INTENSITY INCREASING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH FRIDAY. * NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH AT TIMES WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...REDUCING VISIBILITY TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS. GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH ARE LIKELY TO DEVELOP FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY POSSIBLY BRINGING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$ KS/HW
9 follow-up statements
000 WWUS43 KBIS 231633 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1033 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009 ...PROLONGED MAJOR WINTER STORM UNDERWAY...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE CHRISTMAS DAY INTO SATURDAY... .A PROLONGED WINTER STORM IS UNDERWAY ACROSS WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA TODAY...AND SEVERE WINTER WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH CHRISTMAS DAY INTO SATURDAY. TWO SIGNIFICANT UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS WILL GRADUALLY MERGE AND DEVELOP INTO A MAJOR STORM SYSTEM OVER THE MIDWEST DURING THE UPCOMING CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY. THE FIRST LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM CENTRAL ALBERTA INTO EASTERN MONTANA TODAY AND TONIGHT. THIS WILL BRING OUR FIRST ROUND OF SNOW...SPREADING WEST TO EAST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO MOVE SOUTH AND EVENTUALLY MERGES WITH ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH AT TIMES THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A SECOND ROUND OF SNOW AND WIND WILL DEVELOP CHRISTMAS DAY INTO SATURDAY...ESPECIALLY OVER CENTRAL AND EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITH WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH AND GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MPH. EAST CENTRAL AND FAR SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA WILL RECEIVE THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL THROUGH SATURDAY...WITH A FOOT OR MORE EAST OF A LINE FROM HARVEY...TO BISMARCK...AND FORT YATES. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL GENERALLY DECREASE TO THE WEST AND NORTHWEST. AREAS FROM MINOT THROUGH BISMARCK AND MANDAN WILL RECEIVE 6 TO 12 INCH AMOUNTS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. AREAS FROM WILLISTON THROUGH DICKINSON WILL RECEIVE 4 TO 8 INCHES OF TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. MOTORISTS AND HOLIDAY TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO STAY INFORMED WITH THE LATEST INFORMATION AND FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/BISMARCK. NDZ003>005-011>013-019>022-034-035-042-045-046-240045- /O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0009.091223T1800Z-091225T1200Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.BZ.A.0006.091225T1200Z-091227T0000Z/ RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-MERCER-OLIVER- MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-MORTON-BURLEIGH-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...MINOT... TOWNER...RUGBY...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY... MANDAN...BISMARCK...ELGIN...FORT YATES...LINTON 1033 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009 /933 AM MST WED DEC 23 2009/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ FRIDAY... ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ FRIDAY. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THURSDAY...AND ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVIER SNOW IS LIKELY FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. * SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 9 INCHES ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS LIKELY FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. * NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH AT TIMES WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...REDUCING VISIBILITY TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS. GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH ARE LIKELY TO DEVELOP FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY POSSIBLY BRINGING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FROM BISMARCK EAST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$ NDZ023-025-036-037-047-048-050-051-240045- /O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0009.091224T0000Z-091225T1200Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.BZ.A.0006.091225T1200Z-091227T0000Z/ WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...STEELE... JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 1033 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY... ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON WITH SNOWFALL INTENSITY INCREASING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW IS LIKELY FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. * SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 8 TO 12 INCHES ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. * NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH AT TIMES WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...REDUCING VISIBILITY TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS. GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH ARE LIKELY TO DEVELOP FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY POSSIBLY BRINGING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$ NDZ001-002-009-010-017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-240045- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0051.000000T0000Z-091225T1200Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.BZ.A.0006.091225T1200Z-091227T0000Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY- BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...WILLISTON... NEW TOWN...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON... MARMARTH...MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER 1033 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009 /933 AM MST WED DEC 23 2009/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ FRIDAY... ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ FRIDAY. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THROUGH THIS EVENING ACROSS WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA...WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE TO BRIEFLY HEAVY SNOW AND VISIBILITIES AROUND A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. ADDITIONAL MINOR ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. * NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH AT TIMES WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...REDUCING VISIBILITY TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS. GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH ARE LIKELY TO DEVELOP FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY POSSIBLY BRINGING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$ KS/HW/RK
000 WWUS43 KBIS 232242 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 442 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009 ...PROLONGED MAJOR WINTER STORM UNDERWAY...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE CHRISTMAS DAY INTO SATURDAY... .A PROLONGED WINTER STORM IS UNDERWAY ACROSS NORTH DAKOTA TODAY...AND SEVERE WINTER WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH CHRISTMAS DAY INTO SATURDAY. TWO SIGNIFICANT UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS WILL MERGE AND DEVELOP INTO A MAJOR STORM SYSTEM OVER THE MIDWEST DURING THE UPCOMING CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH TONIGHT. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY THURSDAY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN PARTS OF THE STATE. BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH AT TIMES THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A SECOND...MORE SEVERE ROUND OF SNOW AND WIND WILL DEVELOP LATE CHRISTMAS EVE AND CONTINUE THROUGH CHRISTMAS DAY INTO SATURDAY...ESPECIALLY OVER CENTRAL AND EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITH SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH AND FREQUENT GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH. EAST CENTRAL AND FAR SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA WILL RECEIVE THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL THROUGH SATURDAY...WITH A FOOT OR MORE EXPECTED...EAST OF A LINE FROM ROLETTE...TO BUTTE AND WASHBURN...SOUTH THROUGH BISMARCK TO SELFRIDGE. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL GENERALLY DECREASE TO THE WEST AND NORTHWEST. AREAS FROM MINOT THROUGH BEULAH AND ELGIN...WILL RECEIVE 8 TO 12 INCH AMOUNTS THROUGH SATURDAY. AREAS FROM WILLISTON THROUGH DICKINSON WILL RECEIVE 4 TO 8 INCHES TOTAL SNOWFALL. MOTORISTS AND HOLIDAY TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO STAY INFORMED WITH THE LATEST INFORMATION AND FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/BISMARCK. NDZ003>005-011>013-019>022-034-035-042-045-046-240645- /O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-091225T1200Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.BZ.A.0006.091225T1200Z-091227T0000Z/ RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-MERCER-OLIVER- MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-MORTON-BURLEIGH-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...MINOT... TOWNER...RUGBY...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY... MANDAN...BISMARCK...ELGIN...FORT YATES...LINTON 442 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009 /342 PM MST WED DEC 23 2009/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ FRIDAY... ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ FRIDAY. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TONIGHT. PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THURSDAY...AND ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVIER SNOW IS LIKELY FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. * TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 7 TO 14 INCHES ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. * NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH AT TIMES WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...REDUCING VISIBILITY TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS. GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE LIKELY TO DEVELOP FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY POSSIBLY PRODUCING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FROM BISMARCK EAST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$ NDZ023-025-036-037-047-048-050-051-240645- /O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0009.091224T0000Z-091225T1200Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.BZ.A.0006.091225T1200Z-091227T0000Z/ WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...STEELE... JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 442 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY... ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND ACROSS EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA TONIGHT. PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY EVENING. ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVIER SNOW IS LIKELY LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. * TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 12 TO 16 INCHES ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH AT TIMES WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...REDUCING VISIBILITY TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS. GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE LIKELY TO DEVELOP EARLY FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY...POSSIBLY PRODUCING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$ NDZ001-002-009-010-017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-240645- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0051.000000T0000Z-091225T1200Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.BZ.A.0006.091225T1200Z-091227T0000Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY- BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...WILLISTON... NEW TOWN...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON... MARMARTH...MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER 442 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009 /342 PM MST WED DEC 23 2009/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ FRIDAY... ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ FRIDAY. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY ACROSS WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA...WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW AND VISIBILITIES AROUND A QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH THURSDAY. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. * NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH AT TIMES WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...REDUCING VISIBILITY TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS. GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH ARE LIKELY TO DEVELOP FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$ KS/HW/KINNEY
000 WWUS43 KBIS 240407 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1007 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009 ...PROLONGED MAJOR WINTER STORM UNDERWAY...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE CHRISTMAS DAY INTO SATURDAY... .A PROLONGED WINTER STORM IS UNDERWAY ACROSS NORTH DAKOTA. SEVERE WINTER WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH CHRISTMAS DAY AND INTO SATURDAY. TWO SIGNIFICANT UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS WILL MERGE AND DEVELOP INTO A MAJOR STORM SYSTEM OVER THE MIDWEST DURING THE UPCOMING CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF IN THE WEST TONIGHT BUT CONTINUE CENTRAL AND EAST. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY THURSDAY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN PARTS OF THE STATE. BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH AT TIMES THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A SECOND...MORE SEVERE ROUND OF SNOW AND WIND WILL DEVELOP LATE CHRISTMAS EVE AND CONTINUE THROUGH CHRISTMAS DAY INTO SATURDAY...ESPECIALLY OVER CENTRAL AND EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITH SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH AND FREQUENT GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH. EAST CENTRAL AND FAR SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA WILL RECEIVE THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL THROUGH SATURDAY...WITH A FOOT OR MORE EXPECTED...EAST OF A LINE FROM ROLETTE...TO WASHBURN...SOUTH THROUGH BISMARCK TO SELFRIDGE. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL GENERALLY DECREASE TO THE WEST AND NORTHWEST. AREAS FROM MINOT THROUGH BEULAH AND ELGIN... WILL RECEIVE 8 TO 12 INCH AMOUNTS THROUGH SATURDAY. AREAS FROM WILLISTON THROUGH DICKINSON WILL RECEIVE 4 TO 8 INCHES TOTAL SNOWFALL. MOTORISTS AND HOLIDAY TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO STAY INFORMED WITH THE LATEST INFORMATION AND FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/BISMARCK. NDZ003>005-011>013-019>022-034-035-042-045-046-241215- /O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-091225T1200Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.BZ.A.0006.091225T1200Z-091227T0000Z/ RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-MERCER-OLIVER- MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-MORTON-BURLEIGH-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...MINOT... TOWNER...RUGBY...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY... MANDAN...BISMARCK...ELGIN...FORT YATES...LINTON 1007 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009 /907 PM MST WED DEC 23 2009/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ FRIDAY... ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ FRIDAY. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TONIGHT. PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THURSDAY...AND ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVIER SNOW IS LIKELY FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. * TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 7 TO 14 INCHES ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. * NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH AT TIMES WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...REDUCING VISIBILITY TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS. GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE LIKELY TO DEVELOP FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY POSSIBLY PRODUCING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FROM BISMARCK EAST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$ NDZ023-025-036-037-047-048-050-051-241215- /O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-091225T1200Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.BZ.A.0006.091225T1200Z-091227T0000Z/ WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...STEELE... JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 1007 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY... ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND ACROSS EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA TONIGHT. PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY EVENING. ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVIER SNOW IS LIKELY LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. * TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 12 TO 16 INCHES ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH AT TIMES WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...REDUCING VISIBILITY TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS. GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE LIKELY TO DEVELOP EARLY FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY...POSSIBLY PRODUCING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$ NDZ001-002-009-010-017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-241215- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0051.000000T0000Z-091225T1200Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.BZ.A.0006.091225T1200Z-091227T0000Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY- BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...WILLISTON... NEW TOWN...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON... MARMARTH...MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER 1007 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009 /907 PM MST WED DEC 23 2009/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ FRIDAY... ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ FRIDAY. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING...BUT IS EXPECTED TO PICK UP AGAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH THURSDAY. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. * NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH AT TIMES WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...REDUCING VISIBILITY TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS. WIND CHILLS WILL BE 15 TO 25 BELOW THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH ARE LIKELY TO DEVELOP FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$ TWH
000 WWUS43 KBIS 240917 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 317 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009 ...PROLONGED MAJOR WINTER STORM WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CHRISTMAS DAY INTO SATURDAY... .A PROLONGED WINTER STORM WILL WORSEN LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...AS BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND HEAVY SNOW DEVELOP. A TEMPORARY LULL IN THE SNOW WILL OCCUR ACROSS WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA DURING THE DAY THURSDAY...BUT MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT THURSDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. THE MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY WILL RESULT IN ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES FROM MINOT TO BISMARCK AND INTO JAMESTOWN. STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH WILL DEVELOP LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY. THIS WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...AND PORTIONS OF WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA. VISIBILITY WILL FALL TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS OBSERVED AT TIMES. THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO ABATE SATURDAY WITH VISIBILITIES IMPROVING DURING THE DAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 12 TO 18 INCHES OR POSSIBLY MORE FAR EAST CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...INCLUDING HARVEY...TO JAMESTOWN AND OAKES. TEN TO 15 INCHES WILL FALL FROM NEAR MINOT TO BISMARCK AND SOUTH TO SELFRIDGE. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL TAPER FURTHER WEST WITH 6 TO 10 INCH ACCUMULATION FROM DICKINSON TO GARRISON AND 2 TO 6 INCHES FROM WILLISTON TO BOWMAN. MOTORISTS AND HOLIDAY TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO STAY INFORMED WITH THE LATEST INFORMATION AND FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/BISMARCK. NDZ003>005-011>013-019>022-034-035-042-045-046-241800- /O.UPG.KBIS.BZ.A.0006.091225T1200Z-091227T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.BZ.W.0006.091225T1200Z-091227T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-091225T1200Z/ RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-MERCER-OLIVER- MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-MORTON-BURLEIGH-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...MINOT... TOWNER...RUGBY...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY... MANDAN...BISMARCK...ELGIN...FORT YATES...LINTON 317 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009 /217 AM MST THU DEC 24 2009/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ FRIDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ FRIDAY TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ FRIDAY TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ SATURDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ FRIDAY. * SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TODAY...MAINLY FROM MINOT TO BISMARCK AND AREAS EAST. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY MORNING. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 15 INCHES ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. * NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 AND 50 MPH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS DURING THIS TIME. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. 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. && $$ NDZ023-025-036-037-047-048-050-051-241800- /O.UPG.KBIS.BZ.A.0006.091225T1200Z-091227T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.BZ.W.0006.091225T1200Z-091227T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-091225T1200Z/ WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...STEELE... JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 317 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY. * SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA TODAY AND TONIGHT. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 12 TO 18 INCHES ACROSS MUCH OF EAST CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. * NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 AND 50 MPH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS DURING THIS TIME. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. 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. && $$ NDZ001-002-009-010-017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-241800- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0051.000000T0000Z-091225T1200Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.BZ.A.0006.091225T1200Z-091227T0000Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY- BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...WILLISTON... NEW TOWN...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON... MARMARTH...MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER 317 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009 /217 AM MST THU DEC 24 2009/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ FRIDAY... ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW AND WIND CHILL REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ FRIDAY. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH AT TIMES WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. GUSTS TO 35 MPH FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY OVER PORTIONS OF WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA COULD CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL VALUES BETWEEN 25 AND 35 BELOW ZERO WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY. EXPOSED SKIN CAN FREEZE WITHIN 30 MINUTES. * ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES WILL OCCUR FRIDAY INTO EARLY SATURDAY. STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 6 INCHES FROM WILLISTON TO BOWMAN AND 4 TO 8 INCHES FROM WATFORD CITY TO DICKINSON THROUGH SATURDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$ KS/HW
000 WWUS43 KBIS 241754 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1154 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009 ...PROLONGED MAJOR WINTER STORM WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CHRISTMAS DAY INTO SATURDAY... .LATE THIS THURSDAY MORNING...MOST OF NORTH DAKOTA WAS EXPERIENCING A LULL IN THE STORM. HOWEVER...THE SECOND WAVE OF THE STORM WILL MOVE IN TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH CHRISTMAS DAY AND INTO SATURDAY WITH HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS CAUSING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. YESTERDAY AND LAST NIGHT 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW FELL ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. GUSTY WINDS KICKED IN AND CAUSED TRAVEL PROBLEMS WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. SNOW HAD TAPERED OFF IN THE WEST AND WINDS OF 5 TO 15 MPH MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON FROM WILLISTON TO BOWMAN. IN CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...ADDITIONAL LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR LESS ARE EXPECTED FROM MINOT TO JAMESTOWN THIS AFTERNOON...WITH NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH. BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...CONDITIONS WILL WORSEN ONCE AGAIN AS SNOW REDEVELOPS AND WINDS INCREASE. THIS HARSH WINTER WEATHER WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH CHRISTMAS DAY AND SATURDAY...AS BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND HEAVY SNOW DEVELOP. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH SATURDAY ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 12 TO 18 INCHES FROM RUGBY TO HARVEY...JAMESTOWN AND OAKES. TEN TO 15 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM MINOT THROUGH BISMARCK TO FORT YATES. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS IN THE WEST ARE EXPECTED TO BE FROM 6 TO 10 INCHES FROM BOWBELLS THROUGH DICKINSON AND HETTINGER...AND 2 TO 6 INCHES FROM WILLISTON TO BOWMAN. MOTORISTS AND HOLIDAY TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO STAY INFORMED WITH THE LATEST INFORMATION AND FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/BISMARCK. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE BY SATURDAY NIGHT. NDZ003>005-011>013-019>022-034-035-042-045-046-250200- /O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-091225T1200Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0006.091225T1200Z-091227T0000Z/ RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-MERCER-OLIVER- MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-MORTON-BURLEIGH-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...MINOT... TOWNER...RUGBY...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY... MANDAN...BISMARCK...ELGIN...FORT YATES...LINTON 1154 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009 /1054 AM MST THU DEC 24 2009/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ FRIDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ FRIDAY TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ FRIDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ FRIDAY TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ SATURDAY. * LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TODAY...MAINLY FROM MINOT TO JAMESTOWN. HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY MORNING. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 15 INCHES ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. * NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 AND 50 MPH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS DURING THIS TIME. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. 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. && $$ NDZ023-025-036-037-047-048-050-051-250200- /O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-091225T1200Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0006.091225T1200Z-091227T0000Z/ WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...STEELE... JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 1154 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY. * LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR LESS THIS AFTERNOON. HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 12 TO 18 INCHES ACROSS MUCH OF EAST CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. * NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 AND 50 MPH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS DURING THIS TIME. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ NDZ001-002-009-010-017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-250200- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0051.000000T0000Z-091225T1200Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.BZ.A.0006.091225T1200Z-091227T0000Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY- BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...WILLISTON... NEW TOWN...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON... MARMARTH...MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER 1154 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009 /1054 AM MST THU DEC 24 2009/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ FRIDAY... ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ FRIDAY. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * A LULL IN THE STORMY CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...THEN LATE TONIGHT NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH AT TIMES WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. GUSTS TO 35 MPH FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY OVER PORTIONS OF WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA COULD CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL VALUES BETWEEN 25 AND 35 BELOW ZERO WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY. EXPOSED SKIN CAN FREEZE WITHIN 30 MINUTES. * ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES WILL OCCUR FRIDAY INTO EARLY SATURDAY. STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 6 INCHES FROM WILLISTON TO BOWMAN AND 4 TO 8 INCHES FROM WATFORD CITY TO DICKINSON THROUGH SATURDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$ JV
000 WWUS43 KBIS 242214 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 414 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CHRISTMAS DAY INTO SATURDAY... .THE SECOND WAVE OF THE ANTICIPATED STORM WILL MOVE IN TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH CHRISTMAS DAY AND INTO SATURDAY WITH HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS CAUSING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. YESTERDAY AND TODAY 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW FELL ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...CONDITIONS WILL WORSEN AGAIN AS SNOW REDEVELOPS AND WINDS INCREASE. THIS HARSH WINTER WEATHER WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH CHRISTMAS DAY AND SATURDAY...AS BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND HEAVY SNOW DEVELOP. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 13 TO 15 INCHES FROM AREAS FROM JAMESTOWN AND SOUTH...12 INCHES FROM FORT YATES TO BISMARCK TO HARVEY...10 INCHES FROM HETTINGER TO GARRISON TO BOTTINEAU...5 INCHES FROM BEACH TO STANLEY TO KENMARE...AND 2 TO 4 INCHES FROM WILLISTON TO BOWBELLS. MOTORISTS AND HOLIDAY TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO STAY INFORMED WITH THE LATEST INFORMATION AND FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/BISMARCK. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE BY SATURDAY NIGHT. NDZ010-017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-250615- /O.UPG.KBIS.BZ.A.0006.091225T1200Z-091227T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KBIS.BZ.W.0006.091225T1200Z-091227T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0051.000000T0000Z-091225T1200Z/ MOUNTRAIL-MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE- HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW TOWN...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER... BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER 414 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009 /314 PM MST THU DEC 24 2009/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ FRIDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ FRIDAY TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ FRIDAY TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ SATURDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ FRIDAY. * LATE TONIGHT NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH AT TIMES WILL CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. GUSTS TO 35 MPH FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY OVER PORTIONS OF WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA ARE EXPECTED TO CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * WIND CHILL VALUES BETWEEN 25 AND 35 BELOW ZERO WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY. EXPOSED SKIN CAN FREEZE WITHIN 30 MINUTES. * ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS FROM 4 INCHES NEAR BOWBELLS TO 10 INCHES NEAR HETTINGER WILL OCCUR FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ NDZ003>005-011>013-019>022-034-035-042-045-046-250615- /O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-091225T1200Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0006.091225T1200Z-091227T0000Z/ RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-MERCER-OLIVER- MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-MORTON-BURLEIGH-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...MINOT... TOWNER...RUGBY...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY... MANDAN...BISMARCK...ELGIN...FORT YATES...LINTON 414 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009 /314 PM MST THU DEC 24 2009/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ FRIDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ FRIDAY TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ FRIDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ FRIDAY TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ SATURDAY. * LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS EVENING. HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY WILL RANGE FROM 8 TO 12 INCHES. * NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 AND 50 MPH FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS DURING THIS TIME. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. 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. && $$ NDZ023-025-036-037-047-048-050-051-250615- /O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-091225T1200Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0006.091225T1200Z-091227T0000Z/ WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...STEELE... JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 414 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY. * SNOW WILL CONTINUE WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES TONIGHT. HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 12 TO 15 INCHES. * NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 AND 50 MPH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS DURING THIS TIME. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ NDZ001-002-009-250615- /O.UPG.KBIS.BZ.A.0006.091225T1200Z-091227T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KBIS.WW.Y.0051.000000T0000Z-091227T0000Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-WILLIAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...WILLISTON 414 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SATURDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SATURDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LATE TONIGHT NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH AND LIGHT SNOW WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. GUSTS TO 35 MPH FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY OVER PORTIONS OF WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO 1/2 MILE AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL VALUES BETWEEN 25 AND 35 BELOW ZERO WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY. EXPOSED SKIN CAN FREEZE WITHIN 30 MINUTES. * SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES WILL OCCUR FRIDAY INTO EARLY SATURDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ JV
000 WWUS43 KBIS 250314 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 914 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CHRISTMAS DAY INTO SATURDAY... .THE SECOND WAVE OF THE ANTICIPATED STORM WILL MOVE IN LATER TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH CHRISTMAS DAY AND INTO SATURDAY...WITH HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS CAUSING WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. CONDITIONS WILL WORSEN TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY AS SNOW REDEVELOPS AND INTENSIFIES...AND WINDS INCREASE. SEVERE WINTER WEATHER WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH CHRISTMAS NIGHT AND INTO SATURDAY...WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS LIKELY ACROSS MUCH OF THE LOCAL AREA. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH SATURDAY ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 13 TO 16 INCHES FROM AREAS AROUND JAMESTOWN AND SOUTH...10 TO 14 INCHES FROM ELGIN AND FORT YATES TO BISMARCK AND NORTH TO HARVEY AND RUGBY...8 TO 12 INCHES FROM HETTINGER TO GARRISON TO BOTTINEAU...5 INCHES FROM BEACH TO STANLEY TO KENMARE...AND 2 TO 4 INCHES FROM WILLISTON TO BOWBELLS. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BECOME DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. PLEASE TAKE THE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT ALL LIFE AND PROPERTY. MOTORISTS AND HOLIDAY TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO STAY INFORMED WITH THE LATEST INFORMATION AND FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/BISMARCK. NDZ003>005-011>013-019>022-034-035-042-045-046-251115- /O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-091225T1200Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0006.091225T1200Z-091227T0000Z/ RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-MERCER-OLIVER- MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-MORTON-BURLEIGH-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...MINOT... TOWNER...RUGBY...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY... MANDAN...BISMARCK...ELGIN...FORT YATES...LINTON 914 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009 /814 PM MST THU DEC 24 2009/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ FRIDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ FRIDAY TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ FRIDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ FRIDAY TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ SATURDAY. * LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TONIGHT. HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY WILL RANGE FROM 8 TO 12 INCHES. * NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 AND 50 MPH FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS DURING THIS TIME. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. 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. && $$ NDZ023-025-036-037-047-048-050-051-251115- /O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-091225T1200Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0006.091225T1200Z-091227T0000Z/ WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...STEELE... JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 914 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY. * SNOW WILL SLOWLY INTENSIFY WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES TONIGHT. HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 12 TO 15 INCHES. * NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 AND 50 MPH FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS DURING THIS TIME. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. 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. && $$ NDZ010-017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-251115- /O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0006.091225T1200Z-091227T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0051.000000T0000Z-091225T1200Z/ MOUNTRAIL-MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE- HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW TOWN...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER... BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER 914 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009 /814 PM MST THU DEC 24 2009/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ FRIDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ FRIDAY TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ SATURDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ FRIDAY TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ SATURDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ FRIDAY. * LATE TONIGHT NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH AT TIMES WILL CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. GUSTS TO 35 MPH FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY OVER PORTIONS OF WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA ARE EXPECTED TO CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * WIND CHILL VALUES BETWEEN 25 AND 35 BELOW ZERO WILL CONTINUE. EXPOSED SKIN CAN FREEZE WITHIN 30 MINUTES. * ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS FROM 4 INCHES NEAR BOWBELLS TO 10 INCHES NEAR HETTINGER WILL OCCUR FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ NDZ001-002-009-251115- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0051.000000T0000Z-091227T0000Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-WILLIAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...WILLISTON 914 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SATURDAY. * LATE TONIGHT NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH AND LIGHT SNOW WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. GUSTS TO 35 MPH FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY OVER PORTIONS OF WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO 1/2 MILE AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL VALUES BETWEEN 25 AND 35 BELOW ZERO WILL CONTINUE. EXPOSED SKIN CAN FREEZE WITHIN 30 MINUTES. * SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES WILL OCCUR FRIDAY INTO EARLY SATURDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ NH
000 WWUS43 KBIS 251001 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 401 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CHRISTMAS DAY INTO SATURDAY... .THE SECOND WAVE OF THE STORM WAS MOVING INTO THE REGION THIS MORNING...AND WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY... WITH HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS CAUSING WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. CONDITIONS WILL WORSEN TODAY AS SNOW REDEVELOPS AND INTENSIFIES...AND WINDS INCREASE. SEVERE WINTER WEATHER WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT AND INTO SATURDAY...WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS LIKELY ACROSS MUCH OF THE LOCAL AREA. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH SATURDAY ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 13 TO 16 INCHES FROM AREAS AROUND JAMESTOWN AND SOUTH...10 TO 14 INCHES FROM ELGIN AND FORT YATES TO BISMARCK AND NORTH TO HARVEY AND RUGBY...8 TO 12 INCHES FROM HETTINGER TO GARRISON TO BOTTINEAU...5 INCHES FROM BEACH TO STANLEY TO KENMARE...AND 2 TO 4 INCHES FROM WILLISTON TO BOWBELLS. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BECOME DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TODAY AND SATURDAY. PLEASE TAKE THE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT ALL LIFE AND PROPERTY. MOTORISTS AND HOLIDAY TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO DELAY TRAVEL AND STAY INFORMED WITH THE LATEST INFORMATION AND FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/BISMARCK. NDZ003>005-011>013-019>022-034-035-042-045-046-251815- /O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-091225T1200Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0006.091225T1200Z-091227T0000Z/ RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-MERCER-OLIVER- MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-MORTON-BURLEIGH-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...MINOT... TOWNER...RUGBY...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY... MANDAN...BISMARCK...ELGIN...FORT YATES...LINTON 401 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009 /301 AM MST FRI DEC 25 2009/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ EARLY THIS MORNING... ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ EARLY THIS MORNING. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ SATURDAY. * LIGHT SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY SNOW TODAY ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY WILL RANGE FROM 8 TO 12 INCHES. * NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 AND 50 MPH TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS DURING THIS TIME. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. 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. && $$ NDZ023-025-036-037-047-048-050-051-251815- /O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-091225T1200Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0006.091225T1200Z-091227T0000Z/ WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...STEELE... JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 401 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SATURDAY. * SNOW WILL SLOWLY INTENSIFY WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES TONIGHT. HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TODAY INTO SATURDAY ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 12 TO 15 INCHES. * NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 AND 50 MPH FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS DURING THIS TIME. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. 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. && $$ NDZ010-017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-251815- /O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0006.091225T1200Z-091227T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0051.000000T0000Z-091225T1200Z/ MOUNTRAIL-MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE- HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW TOWN...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER... BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER 401 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009 /301 AM MST FRI DEC 25 2009/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ EARLY THIS MORNING... ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ SATURDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ SATURDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ EARLY THIS MORNING. * THIS MORNING NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH AT TIMES WILL CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. GUSTS TO 35 MPH FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY OVER PORTIONS OF WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA ARE EXPECTED TO CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * WIND CHILL VALUES BETWEEN 25 AND 35 BELOW ZERO WILL CONTINUE. EXPOSED SKIN CAN FREEZE WITHIN 30 MINUTES. * ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS FROM 4 INCHES NEAR BOWBELLS TO 10 INCHES NEAR HETTINGER WILL OCCUR TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ NDZ001-002-009-251815- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0051.000000T0000Z-091227T0000Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-WILLIAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...WILLISTON 401 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SATURDAY. * EARLY THIS MORNING NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH AND LIGHT SNOW WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. GUSTS TO 35 MPH FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY OVER PORTIONS OF WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO 1/2 MILE AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL VALUES BETWEEN 25 AND 35 BELOW ZERO WILL CONTINUE. EXPOSED SKIN CAN FREEZE WITHIN 30 MINUTES. * SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES WILL OCCUR FRIDAY INTO EARLY SATURDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ JV
000 WWUS43 KBIS 251156 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 556 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CHRISTMAS DAY INTO SATURDAY... .THE SECOND WAVE OF THE STORM WAS MOVING INTO THE REGION THIS MORNING...AND WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY... WITH HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS CAUSING WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. CONDITIONS WILL WORSEN TODAY AS SNOW REDEVELOPS AND INTENSIFIES... AND WINDS INCREASE. SEVERE WINTER WEATHER WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT AND INTO SATURDAY...WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS LIKELY ACROSS MUCH OF THE LOCAL AREA. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH SATURDAY ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 13 TO 16 INCHES FROM AREAS AROUND JAMESTOWN AND SOUTH...10 TO 14 INCHES FROM ELGIN AND FORT YATES TO BISMARCK AND NORTH TO HARVEY AND RUGBY...8 TO 12 INCHES FROM HETTINGER TO GARRISON TO BOTTINEAU... 5 INCHES FROM BEACH TO STANLEY TO KENMARE...AND 2 TO 4 INCHES FROM WILLISTON TO BOWBELLS. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BECOME DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TODAY AND SATURDAY. PLEASE TAKE THE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT ALL LIFE AND PROPERTY. MOTORISTS AND HOLIDAY TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO DELAY TRAVEL AND STAY INFORMED WITH THE LATEST INFORMATION AND FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/BISMARCK. NDZ003>005-011>013-019>022-034-035-042-045-046-252000- /O.EXP.KBIS.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-091225T1200Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0006.091225T1200Z-091227T0000Z/ RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-MERCER-OLIVER- MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-MORTON-BURLEIGH-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...MINOT... TOWNER...RUGBY...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY... MANDAN...BISMARCK...ELGIN...FORT YATES...LINTON 556 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009 /456 AM MST FRI DEC 25 2009/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ SATURDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ EARLY THIS MORNING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ EARLY THIS MORNING. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ SATURDAY. * LIGHT SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY SNOW TODAY ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY WILL RANGE FROM 8 TO 12 INCHES. * NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 AND 50 MPH TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS DURING THIS TIME. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ NDZ023-025-036-037-047-048-050-051-252000- /O.EXP.KBIS.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-091225T1200Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0006.091225T1200Z-091227T0000Z/ WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...STEELE... JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 556 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SATURDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SATURDAY. * SNOW WILL SLOWLY INTENSIFY WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES TONIGHT. HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TODAY INTO SATURDAY ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 12 TO 15 INCHES. * NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 AND 50 MPH FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS DURING THIS TIME. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ NDZ010-017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-252000- /O.EXP.KBIS.WW.Y.0051.000000T0000Z-091225T1200Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0006.091225T1200Z-091227T0000Z/ MOUNTRAIL-MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE- HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW TOWN...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER... BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER 556 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009 /456 AM MST FRI DEC 25 2009/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ SATURDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ EARLY THIS MORNING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ EARLY THIS MORNING. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ SATURDAY. * THIS MORNING NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH AT TIMES WILL CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. GUSTS TO 35 MPH FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY OVER PORTIONS OF WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA ARE EXPECTED TO CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * WIND CHILL VALUES BETWEEN 25 AND 35 BELOW ZERO WILL CONTINUE. EXPOSED SKIN CAN FREEZE WITHIN 30 MINUTES. * ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS FROM 4 INCHES NEAR BOWBELLS TO 10 INCHES NEAR HETTINGER WILL OCCUR TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ NDZ001-002-009-252000- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0051.000000T0000Z-091227T0000Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-WILLIAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...WILLISTON 556 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SATURDAY. * EARLY THIS MORNING NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH AND LIGHT SNOW WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. GUSTS TO 35 MPH FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY OVER PORTIONS OF WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO 1/2 MILE AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL VALUES BETWEEN 25 AND 35 BELOW ZERO WILL CONTINUE. EXPOSED SKIN CAN FREEZE WITHIN 30 MINUTES. * SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES WILL OCCUR FRIDAY INTO EARLY SATURDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ HW/JV
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 Dec 22, 9:37 PM CST, 5 hours 38 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 22, 9:37 PM CST, 5 hours 38 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 937 PM CST TUE DEC 22 2009 .UPDATE... ONLY MINOR UPDATES THIS EVENING. FIRST OF ALL...WILL NOT CHANGE ANY CURRENT HEADLINES AT THIS TIME. WE WILL ADD A MENTION OF PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE AND FREEZING FOG OVER THE WEST AND CENTRAL. LIGHT ECHOS SHOWING UP OVER THE NORTHWEST. ALSO HAD A PUBLIC REPORT OF SOME VERY LIGHT FREEZING PRECIPITATION BETWEEN KENMARE AND MINOT. IN ADDITION...VISIBILITIES HAVE BEEN FALLING IN THE SOUTHWEST. BOWMAN ND AND BAKER MT HAVE BEEN BOUNCING AROUND BETWEEN 1/2 AND 1 1/2 MILES VISIBILITY. ALSO ADJUSTED LOW TEMPERATURES JUST A BIT. WITH OVERCAST SKIES...DO NOT EXPECT TEMPERATURES TO FALL VERY MUCH...SO WE RAISED OVERNIGHT LOWS A LITTLE. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 500 PM CST TUE DEC 22 2009/ DISCUSSION... WILL KEEP DISCUSSION SHORT THIS AFTERNOON WITH ACTIVE WINTER WEATHER. A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM IS STILL ON TRACK FOR MUCH OF THE STATE THROUGH CHRISTMAS DAY. LATEST MODEL TRENDS SUPPORT A WEST TO EAST SNOWFALL GRADIENT...WITH 3 TO 6 INCH AMOUNTS COMMON OVER WESTERN COUNTIES...6 TO 10 CENTRAL...AND ROUGHLY 10 TO 15 EAST...THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. STAYED CLOSE TO HPC QPF GUIDANCE AND ABOUT 14-16:1 SNOW RATIOS. THESE RATIOS WILL BE ON THE CONSERVATIVE SIDE SOME LOCATIONS...BUT STILL PLENTY OF TIME TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS. FORECAST SOUNDINGS ARE CLASSIC FOR HEAVY BANDED SNOW...WITH STEEP LAPSE RATES ALOFT...AND A THERMAL PROFILE IN OR NEAR THE DENDRITIC CRYSTAL GROWTH ZONE ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE SURFACE. WILL LIKELY HAVE SEVERAL NARROW BANDS OF ENHANCED SNOWFALL...BUT WONT BE ABLE TO PIN DOWN WITH ANY ACCURACY UNTIL EVENT IS UNDERWAY. INCREASING WINDS WILL ALSO BE PROBLEMATIC THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN THIRD OF THE FORECAST AREA. STILL QUESTIONABLE WHETHER OR NOT WE WILL HIT WIND/VSBY REQUIREMENTS FOR A BONAFIDE BLIZZARD...BUT THE POTENTIAL IS THERE. THE MOST SEVERE WEATHER WILL HOLD OFF UNTIL LATE WEDNESDAY...SO HAVE OPTED TO CONTINUE THE WINTER STORM WATCH THIS AFTERNOON. LATER SHIFTS WILL HAVE THE FLEXIBILITY FOR A VARIETY OF HEADLINES AND TIMING. HAVE KEPT POPS OUT OF SATURDAY...BUT WILL HAVE TO MONITOR FOR SIGNS OF THE SYSTEM SLOWING DOWN EVEN MORE. && .BIS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER STORM WATCH FROM 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR NDZ001>004-009>012-017>022-031>035-040>046. WINTER STORM WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT FOR NDZ005-013-023-025-036-037-047-048-050-051. && TWH
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 22, 4:41 PM CST, 10 hours 34 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 441 PM CST TUE DEC 22 2009 NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-231200- DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-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- 441 PM CST TUE DEC 22 2009 /341 PM MST TUE DEC 22 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...TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY A POTENT WINTER STORM WILL BRING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO THE AREA FROM WEDNESDAY THROUGH CHRISTMAS DAY. PERIODS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ARE ALSO EXPECTED...WHICH WILL ADD TO THE TRAVEL HAZARD. AREAS SOUTH AND EAST OF BISMARCK ARE MOST FAVORED FOR HEAVY SNOW...AND POSSIBLY NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS LATE THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. ADDITIONAL DETAILS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/BISMARCK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED AT TIMES THROUGH CHRISTMAS DAY FOR SEVERE WINTER WEATHER REPORTS. KINNEY
The office that day
Everything else NWS Bismarck, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 3:15 AM CST | Blizzard Watch | BIS | Adams, Billings, Bottineau, Bowman, Burke, Burleigh and 26 more | 37 hr |
| Dec 23, 3:15 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | BIS | Adams, Billings, Bottineau, Bowman, Burke, Burleigh and 26 more | 4 days |
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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.