Alert archive / Minnesota / Winter Storm Warnings in 2009
Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this winter storm warning at Jan 2, 2009, 3:43 PM CST for 17 counties in Minnesota; Cass County, Richland County, North Dakota. It took effect at Jan 3, 2009, 6:00 AM CST. It was in force for 21 hr. 48 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
- Jan 2, 2009, 3:43 PM CST (21:43 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 3, 2009, 6:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Jan 4, 2009, 3:27 AM CST
- In force
- 21 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
Counties Becker County, MN, Beltrami County, MN, Clay County, MN, Clearwater County, MN, Grant County, MN, Hubbard County, MN, Lake of the Woods County, MN, Mahnomen County, MN, Marshall County, MN, Norman County, MN, Otter Tail County, MN, Pennington County, MN, Polk County, MN, Red Lake County, MN, Roseau County, MN, Wadena County, MN, Wilkin County, MN, Cass County, ND, Richland County, ND
The radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:49 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 3, 7:15 AM CST | SNOW 5 | Warroad, MN | STORM TOTAL SNOW ESTIMATE AS OF 715 AM. |
| Jan 3, 8:11 AM CST | SNOW 2 | Greenbush, MN | |
| Jan 3, 8:43 AM CST | SNOW 1.4 | Argyle, MN | |
| Jan 3, 9:30 AM CST | SNOW 3 | 11 W Faunce, MN | MEASURED AT THE CAMP NORRIS DNR OFFICE. |
| Jan 3, 10:14 AM CST | SNOW 1 | Lake Itasca, MN | |
| Jan 3, 11:10 AM CST | SNOW 2 | Long Lost Lake, MN | |
| Jan 3, 11:30 AM CST | SNOW 4.5 | Argyle, MN | STORM TOTAL AS OF 1130 AM. NO LONGER SNOWING...FOR NOW. |
| Jan 3, 12:47 PM CST | SNOW 1.9 | Moorhead, MN | |
| Jan 3, 5:00 PM CST | SNOW 5.3 | 15 Nw Bemidji, MN | NEAR MUSKRAT LAKE |
| Jan 3, 5:00 PM CST | SNOW 5.3 | 15 Nw Bemidji, MN | STORM TOTAL SNOW ESTIMATE AS OF 5 PM. |
| Jan 3, 5:00 PM CST | SNOW 6 | Thorhult, MN | STORM TOTAL SNOW ESTIMATE AS OF 5 PM. |
| Jan 3, 5:00 PM CST | SNOW 9 | 15 Ne Detroit Lakes, MN | SNOW MEASURED AT TAMARAC NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE HEADQUARTERS. |
| Jan 3, 5:30 PM CST | SNOW 6 | Thorhult, MN | |
| Jan 3, 11:59 PM CST | SNOW 2.1 | Sabin, MN | STORM TOTAL. |
| Jan 3, 11:59 PM CST | SNOW 3.3 | Fargo, ND | STORM TOTAL. |
| Jan 3, 11:59 PM CST | SNOW 3.3 | Moorhead, MN | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. |
| Jan 3, 11:59 PM CST | SNOW 3.5 | Pelican Rapids, MN | STORM TOTAL. |
| Jan 3, 11:59 PM CST | SNOW 3.5 | Red Lake Falls, MN | STORM TOTAL. |
| Jan 3, 11:59 PM CST | SNOW 4 | Breckenridge, MN | STORM TOTAL. |
| Jan 3, 11:59 PM CST | SNOW 4 | Greenbush, MN | STORM TOTAL. |
| Jan 3, 11:59 PM CST | SNOW 4 | Halstad, MN | STORM TOTAL. |
| Jan 3, 11:59 PM CST | SNOW 4 | New York Mills, MN | STORM TOTAL. |
| Jan 3, 11:59 PM CST | SNOW 4 | Wadena, MN | STORM TOTAL. |
| Jan 3, 11:59 PM CST | SNOW 4.3 | Lake Itasca, MN | STORM TOTAL. |
| Jan 3, 11:59 PM CST | SNOW 4.5 | Dalton, MN | STORM TOTAL. |
| Jan 3, 11:59 PM CST | SNOW 4.7 | Bemidji, MN | STORM TOTAL. |
| Jan 3, 11:59 PM CST | SNOW 5 | Lidgerwood, ND | STORM TOTAL. |
| Jan 3, 11:59 PM CST | SNOW 5 | Rothsay, MN | STORM TOTAL. |
| Jan 3, 11:59 PM CST | SNOW 5 | Viking, MN | STORM TOTAL. |
| Jan 3, 11:59 PM CST | SNOW 5.3 | 21 Nw Bemidji, MN | STORM TOTAL...MEASURED AT MUSKRAT LAKE. |
| Jan 3, 11:59 PM CST | SNOW 5.5 | Argyle, MN | STORM TOTAL. |
| Jan 3, 11:59 PM CST | SNOW 5.5 | Sebeka, MN | STORM TOTAL. |
| Jan 3, 11:59 PM CST | SNOW 5.6 | Waskish, MN | STORM TOTAL. |
| Jan 3, 11:59 PM CST | SNOW 6 | 1 S Doran, MN | |
| Jan 3, 11:59 PM CST | SNOW 6 | 5 Se Barnesville, MN | |
| Jan 3, 11:59 PM CST | SNOW 6 | Thorhult, MN | STORM TOTAL. |
| Jan 3, 11:59 PM CST | SNOW 6.5 | Long Lost Lake, MN | STORM TOTAL. |
| Jan 3, 11:59 PM CST | SNOW 8 | 11 W Faunce, MN | STORM TOTAL...MEASURED AT CAMP NORRIS DNR OFFICE. |
| Jan 3, 11:59 PM CST | SNOW 8 | 7 Se Hawley, MN | |
| Jan 3, 11:59 PM CST | SNOW 8 | Hankinson, ND | |
| Jan 3, 11:59 PM CST | SNOW 8.5 | 21 N Park Rapids, MN | ESTIMATED 8-9 INCHES STORM TOTAL |
| Jan 3, 11:59 PM CST | SNOW 9.5 | Warroad, MN | STORM TOTAL. |
| Jan 3, 11:59 PM CST | SNOW 10 | 16 Sw Bemidji, MN | ESTIMATES 10 INCHES STORM TOTAL |
| Jan 3, 11:59 PM CST | SNOW 10 | 4 W Warroad, MN | STORM TOTAL. |
| Jan 3, 11:59 PM CST | SNOW 10.5 | Flom, MN | ESTIMATED 9-12 INCHES. |
| Jan 3, 11:59 PM CST | SNOW 11 | Fairmount, ND | |
| Jan 3, 11:59 PM CST | SNOW 12 | 4 S Twin Valley, MN | |
| Jan 3, 11:59 PM CST | SNOW 13.2 | 6 N Roosevelt, MN | STORM TOTAL. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
International Fa, MN (KINL), launched 12:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 240 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
- 531 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 57 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 59 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS43 KFGF 022143 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 343 PM CST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...SNOW WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE REGION... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DROP SOUTHEAST FROM THE ROCKIES AND INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS. A PROLONGED PERIOD OF SNOW WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE REGION. AREAS EAST OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY WILL RECEIVE THE MOST SNOW FROM THIS SYSTEM...WHERE 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. LOCATIONS ALONG AND WEST OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY SHOULD RECEIVE 3 TO 5 INCHES OF NEW SNOW. THE SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL MOVE INTO EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA FRIDAY EVENING AND SPREAD INTO MINNESOTA BY SATURDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE DAY ON SATURDAY BEFORE ENDING FROM WEST TO EAST SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. MNZ005-006-008-009-013>017-022>024-027-028-030>032-040-041200- /O.UPG.KFGF.WS.A.0001.090103T1200Z-090104T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.WS.W.0001.090103T1200Z-090104T1200Z/ ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON- RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN- SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WEST OTTER TAIL- EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN... RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON... BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS... DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS... WADENA...ELBOW LAKE 343 PM CST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL MOVE INTO NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA BY SATURDAY MORNING...AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 10 INCHES WILL OCCUR BY SUNDAY MORNING. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES WHICH COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY...ESPECIALLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING HOURS. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ MNZ001>004-007-029-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-039-053-054- 040000- /O.UPG.KFGF.WS.A.0001.090103T0000Z-090104T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.WW.Y.0027.090103T0000Z-090104T0000Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-WILKIN-TOWNER- CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON- GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RICHLAND- WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...WARREN...BRECKENRIDGE...CANDO... LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON... NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY... MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...WAHPETON...ADAMS 343 PM CST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL MOVE INTO EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND ADJACENT PORTIONS OF MINNESOTA THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY. THE SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY END FROM WEST TO EAST SATURDAY AFTERNOON. OVERALL...3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE RED RIVER VALLEY WHERE SNOWFALL WILL END LAST. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND INCREASE WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. THIS MAY CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY IN OPEN COUNTRY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ TG/ROGERS
6 follow-up statements
000 WWUS43 KFGF 030248 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 848 PM CST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...SNOW WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE REGION... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DROP SOUTHEAST FROM THE ROCKIES AND INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS. A PROLONGED PERIOD OF SNOW WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE REGION. AREAS EAST OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY WILL RECEIVE THE MOST SNOW FROM THIS SYSTEM...WHERE 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. LOCATIONS ALONG AND WEST OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY SHOULD RECEIVE 3 TO 5 INCHES OF NEW SNOW. THE SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES... WILL MOVE INTO EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA FRIDAY EVENING AND SPREAD INTO MINNESOTA BY SATURDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE DAY ON SATURDAY BEFORE ENDING FROM WEST TO EAST SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. MNZ005-006-008-009-013>017-022>024-027-028-030>032-040-041200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0001.090103T1200Z-090104T1200Z/ ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON- RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN- SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WEST OTTER TAIL- EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN... RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON... BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS... DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS... WADENA...ELBOW LAKE 848 PM CST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY. SNOW WILL MOVE INTO NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA BY SATURDAY MORNING...AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 10 INCHES WILL OCCUR BY SUNDAY MORNING. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES WHICH COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY...ESPECIALLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING HOURS. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ MNZ001>004-007-029-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-039-053-054- 040000- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-090104T0000Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-WILKIN-TOWNER- CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON- GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RICHLAND- WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...WARREN...BRECKENRIDGE...CANDO... LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON... NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY... MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...WAHPETON...ADAMS 848 PM CST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SATURDAY. SNOW WILL MOVE INTO EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND ADJACENT PORTIONS OF MINNESOTA THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY. THE SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY END FROM WEST TO EAST SATURDAY AFTERNOON. OVERALL...3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE RED RIVER VALLEY WHERE SNOWFALL WILL END LAST. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND INCREASE WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. THIS MAY CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY IN OPEN COUNTRY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ HOPKINS
000 WWUS43 KFGF 030951 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 351 AM CST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...SNOW WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE TODAY AND TONIGHT... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DROP SOUTHEAST FROM THE ROCKIES AND INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS. A PROLONGED PERIOD OF SNOW WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT. AREAS EAST OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY WILL RECEIVE THE MOST SNOW FROM THIS SYSTEM...WHERE 6 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. LOCATIONS ALONG AND WEST OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY SHOULD RECEIVE 3 TO 5 INCHES OF NEW SNOW. THE SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES... WILL MOVE INTO EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA BY SUNRISE SATURDAY MORNING AND SPREAD INTO MINNESOTA SHORTLY THEREAFTER. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE DAY ON SATURDAY BEFORE ENDING FROM WEST TO EAST SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE IN THE RED RIVER VALLEY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL ALSO DEVELOP BY LATE TONIGHT THROUGHOUT THE REGION. MNZ005-006-008-009-013>017-022>024-027-028-030>032-040-041200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0001.090103T1200Z-090104T1200Z/ ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON- RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN- SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WEST OTTER TAIL- EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN... RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON... BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS... DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS... WADENA...ELBOW LAKE 351 AM CST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL MOVE INTO NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA BY SUNRISE...AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 9 INCHES WILL OCCUR BY SUNDAY MORNING. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES WHICH COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY...ESPECIALLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING HOURS. WIND CHILLS TO 25 BELOW ZERO WILL ALSO DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND PERSIST INTO SUNDAY MORNING. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ NDZ049-052-040600- /O.EXB.KFGF.WW.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-090104T0600Z/ RANSOM-SARGENT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LISBON...GWINNER 351 AM CST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. A BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP IN SOUTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA BY SUNRISE. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY IN THE RED RIVER VALLEY...WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES. THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY END FROM WEST TO EAST SATURDAY EVENING. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND GUST TO NEAR 30 MPH BY THIS EVENING...AND PRODUCE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED IN OPEN AREAS THROUGH THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION...WIND CHILLS FROM 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO WILL DEVELOP AFTER SUNSET AND CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY MORNING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ MNZ001>004-007-029-NDZ008-016-026>030-038-039-053-054-040600- /O.EXT.KFGF.WW.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-090104T0600Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-WILKIN-PEMBINA- EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL- BARNES-CASS-RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...WARREN...BRECKENRIDGE...CAVALIER... GRAFTON...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY... MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...WAHPETON...ADAMS 351 AM CST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. A BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP IN EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA BY SUNRISE. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY IN THE RED RIVER VALLEY...WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES. THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY END FROM WEST TO EAST SATURDAY EVENING. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND GUST TO NEAR 30 MPH...AND PRODUCE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED IN OPEN AREAS. IN ADDITION...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS FROM 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO WILL DEVELOP AFTER SUNSET AND CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY MORNING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ NDZ006-007-014-015-024-040300- /O.EXT.KFGF.WW.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-090104T0300Z/ TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...LANGDON...MADDOCK...LEEDS... DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD 351 AM CST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN THIS MORNING...BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY LATE AFTERNOON. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND INCREASE WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. THIS MAY CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY IN OPEN COUNTRY. IN ADDITION...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS FROM 25 TO 35 BELOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND PERSIST INTO SUNDAY MORNING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ DK
000 WWUS43 KFGF 031624 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 1024 AM CST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...SNOW WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DROP INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS. A PROLONGED PERIOD OF SNOW WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT. AREAS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY AND AREAS EAST OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY WILL RECEIVE THE MOST SNOW FROM THIS SYSTEM...WHERE 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. THE REMAINDER OF LOCATIONS ALONG AND WEST OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY SHOULD RECEIVE 3 TO 5 INCHES OF NEW SNOW. THE SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL OCCUR ALONG AND EAST OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...AND GRADUALLY END FROM WEST TO EAST. SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE IN THE RED RIVER VALLEY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL ALSO DEVELOP BY LATE TONIGHT THROUGHOUT THE REGION. MNZ002-003-029-NDZ039-053-040600- /O.UPG.KFGF.WW.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-090104T0600Z/ /O.EXB.KFGF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090104T0600Z/ NORMAN-CLAY-WILKIN-CASS-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...BRECKENRIDGE... FARGO...WAHPETON 1024 AM CST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS...AND END BY MIDNIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 10 INCHES WILL OCCUR. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES WHICH WILL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. WIND CHILLS TO 30 BELOW ZERO WILL ALSO DEVELOP THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON AND INCREASE WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. THIS MAY CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY IN OPEN COUNTRY. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ MNZ005-006-008-009-013>017-022>024-027-028-030>032-040-041200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090104T1200Z/ ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON- RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN- SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WEST OTTER TAIL- EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN... RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON... BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS... DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS... WADENA...ELBOW LAKE 1024 AM CST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 10 INCHES WILL OCCUR BY SUNDAY MORNING. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES WHICH COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. WIND CHILLS TO 30 BELOW ZERO WILL ALSO DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND PERSIST INTO SUNDAY MORNING. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ NDZ006-007-014-015-024-040300- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-090104T0300Z/ TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...LANGDON...MADDOCK...LEEDS... DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD 1024 AM CST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF IN THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES HAVE BEEN REPORTED. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON AND INCREASE WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. THIS WILL CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY IN OPEN COUNTRY. IN ADDITION...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS FROM 25 TO 35 BELOW WILL DEVELOP AND PERSIST INTO SUNDAY MORNING. 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. $$ MNZ001-004-007-NDZ008-016-026>030-038-049-052-054-040600- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-090104T0600Z/ WEST POLK-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY- NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-RANSOM-SARGENT- WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALLOCK...WARREN...CAVALIER...GRAFTON...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS... COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...LISBON... GWINNER...ADAMS 1024 AM CST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY IN THE RED RIVER VALLEY...WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES. THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY END FROM WEST TO EAST THIS EVENING. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND GUST TO NEAR 30 MPH...AND PRODUCE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED IN OPEN AREAS. IN ADDITION...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS FROM 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO WILL DEVELOP AFTER SUNSET AND CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY MORNING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ TG
000 WWUS43 KFGF 032109 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 309 PM CST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER CONTINUES... .SNOWFALL ACROSS THE REGION WILL GRADUALLY END FROM WEST TO EAST INTO THIS EVENING. LOCATIONS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY AND EAST OF THE VALLEY WILL RECEIVE 5 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW BY THE TIME IT STOPS. REMAINDER OF LOCATIONS ALONG AND WEST OF THE VALLEY HAVE RECEIVED 3 TO 5 INCHES...WITH MOST OF THE SNOW ENDED IN THIS AREA. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION AND CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. REDUCED VISIBILITY CAN BE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. THE BLOWING SNOW WILL SETTLE DOWN BY MIDNIGHT...BUT DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL DEVELOP AND CONTINUE INTO THE DAY ON SUNDAY. MNZ002-003-029-NDZ039-053-050000- /O.NEW.KFGF.WC.Y.0001.090104T0600Z-090105T0000Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090104T0600Z/ NORMAN-CLAY-WILKIN-CASS-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...BRECKENRIDGE... FARGO...WAHPETON 309 PM CST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND WIND REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 7 INCHES WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE SOUTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY BY THE TIME SNOW ENDS THIS EVENING. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE 20 TO 25 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH THIS EVENING. THIS WILL LIKELY CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY NEAR ONE HALF MILE IN OPEN COUNTRY. TRAVEL WILL CONTINUE TO BE HAZARDOUS EVEN AFTER THE SNOWFALL ENDS. THE BLOWING SNOW WILL SETTLE DOWN BY MIDNIGHT. WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 40 BELOW ZERO WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY ON SUNDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. 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. $$ MNZ005-006-008-009-013>017-022>024-027-028-030>032-040-041200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090104T1200Z/ ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON- RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN- SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WEST OTTER TAIL- EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN... RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON... BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS... DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS... WADENA...ELBOW LAKE 309 PM CST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING AND GRADUALLY END THROUGH THE NIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 8 INCHES WILL OCCUR BY SUNDAY MORNING. WIND CHILLS TO 30 BELOW ZERO WILL ALSO DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND PERSIST INTO SUNDAY MORNING. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ NDZ006-007-014-015-024-050000- /O.NEW.KFGF.WC.Y.0001.090104T0300Z-090105T0000Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-090104T0300Z/ TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...LANGDON...MADDOCK...LEEDS... DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD 309 PM CST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES HAVE BEEN REPORTED ACROSS THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN. NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. REDUCED VISIBILITY WILL OCCUR...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS FROM 25 TO 40 BELOW ZERO WILL DEVELOP AND PERSIST INTO SUNDAY. 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 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. $$ MNZ001-004-007-NDZ008-016-026>030-038-049-052-054-050000- /O.NEW.KFGF.WC.Y.0001.090104T0600Z-090105T0000Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-090104T0600Z/ WEST POLK-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY- NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-RANSOM-SARGENT- WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALLOCK...WARREN...CAVALIER...GRAFTON...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS... COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...LISBON... GWINNER...ADAMS 309 PM CST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES HAVE BEEN REPORTED ACROSS THE NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY AND MUCH OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA. THE MAJORITY OF THE SNOWFALL HAS ENDED. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS FROM 25 TO 40 BELOW ZERO WILL DEVELOP AND CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ TG
000 WWUS43 KFGF 040317 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 917 PM CST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...SNOW WINDING DOWN BUT WIND AND COLD TEMPERATURES CONTINUE... .SNOW CONTINUES TO END NOW CONFINED TO THE LAKES REGION OF NORTHERN MINNESOTA. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE AN INCH OR LESS HOWEVER SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS OVERNIGHT. INCREASING NORTHWEST WINDS AND FALLING TEMPERATURES WILL COMBINE TO CREATE WIND CHILLS FROM 30 TO 40 BELOW OVERNIGHT. WIND WILL ALSO COMBINE WITH THE FRESHLY FALLEN SNOW TO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY. MNZ005-008-013>016-022-023-027-028-030>032-040-050000- /O.CAN.KFGF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090104T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KFGF.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-090105T0000Z/ ROSEAU-EAST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK- NORTH CLEARWATER-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-WEST BECKER- EAST BECKER-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...NEWFOLDEN... THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...BAGLEY... MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE... FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE 917 PM CST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SNOW HAS ENDED HOWEVER INCREASING NORTHWEST WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH SUB ZERO TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS FROM 35 TO 40 BELOW OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY. WIND WILL ALSO COMBINE WITH THE FRESHLY FALLEN SNOW TO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS. 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. $$ MNZ002-003-029-NDZ039-053-050000- /O.CAN.KFGF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090104T0600Z/ /O.EXT.KFGF.WC.Y.0001.090104T0317Z-090105T0000Z/ NORMAN-CLAY-WILKIN-CASS-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...BRECKENRIDGE... FARGO...WAHPETON 917 PM CST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY. SNOW HAS ENDED HOWEVER INCREASING NORTHWEST WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH SUB ZERO TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS FROM 35 TO 40 BELOW OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY. WIND WILL ALSO COMBINE WITH THE FRESHLY FALLEN SNOW TO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ MNZ001-004-007-NDZ008-016-026>030-038-049-052-054-050000- /O.CAN.KFGF.WW.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-090104T0600Z/ /O.EXT.KFGF.WC.Y.0001.090104T0317Z-090105T0000Z/ WEST POLK-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY- NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-RANSOM-SARGENT- WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALLOCK...WARREN...CAVALIER...GRAFTON...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS... COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...LISBON... GWINNER...ADAMS 917 PM CST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY. SNOW HAS ENDED HOWEVER INCREASING NORTHWEST WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH SUB ZERO TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS FROM 35 TO 40 BELOW OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY. WIND WILL ALSO COMBINE WITH THE FRESHLY FALLEN SNOW TO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS. 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. $$ NDZ006-007-014-015-024-050000- /O.EXP.KFGF.WW.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-090104T0300Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-090105T0000Z/ TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...LANGDON...MADDOCK...LEEDS... DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD 917 PM CST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY. SNOW HAS ENDED HOWEVER INCREASING NORTHWEST WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH SUB ZERO TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS FROM 35 TO 40 BELOW OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY. WIND WILL ALSO COMBINE WITH THE FRESHLY FALLEN SNOW TO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ MNZ006-009-017-024-041200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090104T1200Z/ LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-SOUTH BELTRAMI-HUBBARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE...BEMIDJI... PARK RAPIDS 917 PM CST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE PAST MIDNIGHT WITH AN ADDITIONAL INCH OR SO POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL OVERNIGHT. SNOW WILL END BY MORNING HOWEVER WIND CHILLS TO 30 BELOW ZERO WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND PERSIST INTO SUNDAY MORNING. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ VOELKER
000 WWUS43 KFGF 040927 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 327 AM CST SUN JAN 4 2009 ...THE SNOW IS FINISHED BUT WIND AND VERY COLD TEMPERATURES CONTINUE... .THE SNOWSTORM IS FINISHED...BUT WIND AND VERY COLD TEMPERATURES REMAIN A THREAT IN THE WAKE OF THE RECENT STORM. BRISK WESTERLY WINDS AND FALLING TEMPERATURES WILL COMBINE TO CREATE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS FROM 25 TO NEARLY 50 BELOW THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MNZ006-009-017-024-050000- /O.CAN.KFGF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090104T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KFGF.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-090105T0000Z/ LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-SOUTH BELTRAMI-HUBBARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE...BEMIDJI... PARK RAPIDS 327 AM CST SUN JAN 4 2009 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED. THE SNOW HAS FINISHED...BUT WIND AND VERY COLD TEMPERATURES REMAIN A THREAT IN THE WAKE OF THE RECENT SNOWSTORM. BRISK WESTERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH...IN COMBINATION WITH VERY COLD TEMPERATURES...WILL CREATE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ MNZ001-004-007-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-054-050000- /O.NEW.KFGF.WC.W.0001.090104T0927Z-090104T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KFGF.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-090105T0000Z/ WEST POLK-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON- RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE- TRAILL-BARNES-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALLOCK...WARREN...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS... DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS... COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...ADAMS 327 AM CST SUN JAN 4 2009 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AND WINDS REMAIN A THREAT IN THE WAKE OF THE RECENT SNOWSTORM. BRISK WESTERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH...IN COMBINATION WITH ARCTIC AIR...WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 40 TO 50 DEGREES BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE SOME BY AFTERNOON...ALTHOUGH WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 40 BELOW ARE EXPECTED. 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. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$ MNZ002-003-005-008-013>016-022-023-027>032-040-NDZ039-049-052-053- 050000- /O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-090105T0000Z/ NORMAN-CLAY-ROSEAU-EAST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK- NORTH CLEARWATER-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-WEST BECKER- EAST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT- CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...ROSEAU... NEWFOLDEN...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON... BAGLEY...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE... BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA... ELBOW LAKE...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON 327 AM CST SUN JAN 4 2009 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW HAS FINISHED...BUT WINDS AND VERY COLD TEMPERATURES REMAIN A THREAT IN THE WAKE OF THE RECENT SNOWSTORM. BRISK WESTERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH...IN COMBINATION WITH VERY COLD TEMPERATURES...WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO NEARLY 40 DEGREES BELOW ZERO THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ G2/DK
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Grand Forks, ND wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Jan 2, 3:19 PM CST, 24 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 2, 3:19 PM CST, 24 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
319 PM CST FRI JAN 2 2009
.SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
PRIMARY FORECAST CHALLENGE CONCERNS SNOW TIMING...AMOUNTS...AND
ASSOCIATED HEADLINES FOR WEEKEND WINTER STORM. WHEN COMPARING THE
MODELS...GFS/NAM/ECMWF/GEM ALL SHOW SIMILAR PATTERN TAKING SHAPE
BUT DIFFER ON THE DETAILS. THE GFS IS THE FASTEST...NAM THE
SLOWEST AND THE ECMWF/GEM SOMEWHERE IN-BETWEEN. THE SPEEDS AT
WHICH EACH MODEL MOVE THE SYSTEM ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA AFFECTS
THE AMOUNT OF AVAILABLE MOISTURE AND QPF. AS SUCH...TRENDED
TOWARDS THE ECMWF/GEM COMPROMISE SOLUTIONS...WHICH MATCH WELL
WITH HPC QPF/SNOW PRODUCTS.
JET MAX ASSOCIATED WITH BASE OF UPPER LEVEL SHORT WAVE ABOUT TO
CRASH INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST WITH BROAD SURFACE LOW ACROSS
SOUTH-CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST MONTANA. WELL-DEFINED INVERTED TROUGH
CONTINUES TO PROPAGATE SLOWLY EASTWARD...NOW ACROSS EASTERN
MONTANA AND CENTRAL SASKATCHEWAN. SNOW TO COME IN TWO PRIMARY
WAVES. THE FIRST...CURRENTLY DRAPED ALONG 700 HPA THERMAL GRADIENT/
WARM AIR ADVECTION FROM NORTHEAST MONTANA TO CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA
WILL MOVE NORTH AND EAST LATER THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT WITH 3-4
INCHES EXPECTED ACROSS THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN AND NORTHERN RED
RIVER VALLEY.
THERE MAY BE A BRIEF RESPITE EARLY TOMORROW...BEFORE SECOND WAVE
DEVELOPS MAINLY ALONG AND EAST OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY SATURDAY
MORNING AND AFTERNOON AS INVERTED TROUGH AXIS MOVES EAST. BOTH
GFS/NAM SHOW PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES FROM 0.3 TO 0.5 INCHES
SATURDAY MORNING AND WITH SIGNIFICANT RISING MOTION DUE TO WARM
AIR ADVECTION AHEAD OF THE TROUGH...EXPECT TO SEE PERIODS OF
MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW ACROSS MUCH OF WEST-CENTRAL AND
NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. A SNOW RATIO AROUND 16:1 SEEMS REASONABLE...
WITH 6 OR MORE INCHES EXPECTED ACROSS THE FAR EASTERN VALLEY AND
FORESTED AREAS IN MINNESOTA.
WITH THIS IN MIND...UPGRADED WINTER STORM WATCH FOR AREAS ALONG
AND WEST OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY TO A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR
SNOW (3-5 INCHES) FROM 00 UTC TONIGHT THROUGH 00 UTC SUNDAY. FOR
AREAS TO THE EAST...A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW (6-10
INCHES) REPLACES THE OLD WATCH FROM 12 UTC SATURDAY THROUGH 12 UTC
SUNDAY. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS (6 OR MORE INCHES) ARE POSSIBLE
ALONG THE VALLEY...BUT DID NOT INCLUDE IN WARNING SINCE THIS SNOW
IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME.
WINDS NOT EXPECTED TO BE A MAJOR PLAYER WITH THIS STORM. EAST-
SOUTHEAST WIND AHEAD OF THE TROUGH WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST-
NORTHWEST SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THERE STILL COULD BE AREAS OF
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY...BUT WITH
SUSTAINED WINDS FROM 10 TO 20 MPH AND GUSTS TO 25 MPH...NOT EXPECTING
WIDESPREAD REDUCTIONS TO VISIBILITY.
SNOW DECREASES FROM WEST TO EAST SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT WITH
SUNDAY/MONDAY EXPECTED TO BE DRY. TEMPERATURES WILL BOTTOM-OUT
MONDAY MORNING BEHIND THE DEPARTING LOW AND CLEARING SKIES/LIGHT
WINDS/FRESH SNOW WILL RESULT IN MINIMUM TEMPERATURES NEAR -20 F.
.LONG TERM...MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
ACTIVE WX CONTINUES WITH MODELS INDICATING ZONAL/NW FLOW AND
UPPER WAVES EVERY COUPLE DAYS. SYSTEMS CRASH ONSHORE ACROSS W
CANADA THE FIRST HALF OF THE PERIOD...AND SHOULD CONTAIN LITTLE
MOISTURE. USED ECMWF FOR TIMING AND KEPT SLIGHT CHANCES FOR -SN ON
TUE (STRONGEST WAVE). STRONGER SYSTEM TO CRASH ONSHORE FARTHER
SOUTH TOWARD THE END OF THE PERIOD (MORE AVAILABLE MOISTURE)...
BRINGING A BETTER CHANCE FOR SNOW THU INTO FRI. TEMPERATURES BELOW
NORMAL CONTINUE.
&&
.AVIATION...
LIGHT SNOW TO SPREAD FROM WEST TO EAST OVERNIGHT. CIGS WILL
GRADUALLY LOWER INTO THE MVFR RANGE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE TO LOWER
INTO THE IFR/LIFR RANGE SATURDAY MORNING. VSBY TO BE RESTRICTED
FROM FALLING SNOW TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY.
&&
.FGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ND...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST
SATURDAY FOR NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-039-053-054.
MN...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY FOR
MNZ005-006-008-009-013>017-022>024-027-028-030>032-040.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST
SATURDAY FOR MNZ001>004-007-029.
&&
ROGERS/TGHazardous weather outlook, Jan 2, 6:01 AM CST, 9 hours 42 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 601 AM CST FRI JAN 2 2009 MNZ001>004-007-029-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-039-053-054- 031215- WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-WILKIN-TOWNER- CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON- GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RICHLAND- WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- 601 AM CST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP IN THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE MINIMAL THROUGH SUNSET. SNOW WILL MOVE INTO ALL OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA TONIGHT...AND POSSIBLY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. ACCUMULATIONS FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY SNOW IS EXPECTED ON SATURDAY ACROSS ALL OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND THE RED RIVER VALLEY REGION OF MINNESOTA...WITH STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 INCHES OR MORE POSSIBLE BEFORE THE SNOW ENDS BY SATURDAY NIGHT. SOME DRIFTING AND BLOWING SNOW IS POSSIBLE SATURDAY IN OPEN AREAS...ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER REPORTS OF SNOW AMOUNTS ARE ALWAYS APPRECIATED. MNZ005-006-008-009-013>017-022>024-027-028-030>032-040-031215- ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON- RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN- SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WEST OTTER TAIL- EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT- 601 AM CST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT ACROSS ALL OF WESTERN MINNESOTA. SNOW MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATE TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY SNOW IS EXPECTED ON SATURDAY IN ALL OF WESTERN MINNESOTA...WITH STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 INCHES OR MORE EXPECTED BEFORE THE SNOW ENDS LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER REPORTS OF SNOW AMOUNTS ARE ALWAYS APPRECIATED. NDZ049-052-031215- RANSOM-SARGENT- 601 AM CST FRI JAN 2 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT LIGHT SNOW MAY DEVELOP TONIGHT IN SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA. ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY SNOW IS EXPECTED ON SATURDAY IN SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 4 INCHES IS POSSIBLE BEFORE THE SNOW ENDS LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER REPORTS OF SNOW AMOUNTS ARE ALWAYS APPRECIATED. DK
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2, 3:43 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Clay, Kittson, Marshall, Norman, Polk, Wilkin | 30 hr |
Nearby
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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.