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Winter Storm Warning 11, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this winter storm warning at Dec 23, 2009, 4:10 AM CST for 17 counties in North Dakota; 18 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Dec 23, 2009, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for 63 hr. 60 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, 4:10 AM CST (10:10 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 23, 2009, 6:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Dec 26, 2009, 9:01 AM CST
- In force
- 63 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
All 35 counties
Becker County, MN, Beltrami County, MN, Clay County, MN, Clearwater County, MN, Grant County, MN, Hubbard County, MN, Kittson 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, Barnes County, ND, Benson County, ND, Cass County, ND, Cavalier County, ND, Eddy County, ND, Grand Forks County, ND, Griggs County, ND, Nelson County, ND, Pembina County, ND, Ramsey County, ND, Ransom County, ND, Richland County, ND, Sargent County, ND, Steele County, ND, Towner County, ND, Traill County, ND, Walsh County, ND
The radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:16 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 24, 2:25 AM CST | SNOW 4 | West Fargo, ND | 4.0 INCHES OF SNOW AS OF 225 AM IN WEST FARGO. |
| Dec 24, 4:05 AM CST | SNOW 5.5 | West Fargo, ND | 5.5 INCHES OF SNOW AS OF 405 AM IN WEST FARGO. |
| Dec 24, 5:15 AM CST | SNOW 3 | Rothsay, MN | |
| Dec 24, 5:40 AM CST | SNOW 3 | Ottertail, MN | |
| Dec 24, 6:00 AM CST | SNOW 3.4 | Grand Forks, ND | |
| Dec 24, 6:40 AM CST | SNOW 3.5 | Lankin, ND | |
| Dec 24, 6:45 AM CST | SNOW 2 | Pembina, ND | |
| Dec 24, 6:48 AM CST | SNOW 2.5 | Lidgerwood, ND | |
| Dec 24, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 4.2 | Sabin, MN | |
| Dec 24, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 4.4 | Mayville, ND | |
| Dec 24, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 5.3 | Fargo, ND | |
| Dec 24, 7:25 AM CST | SNOW 2 | Forman, ND | |
| Dec 24, 7:30 AM CST | SNOW 3 | Starkweather, ND | |
| Dec 24, 7:48 AM CST | SNOW 3.3 | Havana, ND | |
| Dec 24, 8:32 AM CST | SNOW 2 | Devils Lake, ND | |
| Dec 24, 8:32 AM CST | SNOW 2.6 | Breckenridge, MN | |
| Dec 24, 8:32 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 2 Ne Fargo, ND | |
| Dec 24, 8:42 AM CST | SNOW 4 | Halstad, MN | |
| Dec 24, 8:57 AM CST | SNOW 2 | Lake Itasca, MN | |
| Dec 24, 8:57 AM CST | SNOW 2.7 | Churchs Ferry, ND | |
| Dec 24, 8:57 AM CST | SNOW 2.7 | Red Lake Falls, MN | |
| Dec 24, 8:57 AM CST | SNOW 3 | 14 Ne Detroit Lakes, MN | TAMARAC WILDLIFE REFUGE |
| Dec 24, 8:57 AM CST | SNOW 3 | 7 Nw Cavalier, ND | |
| Dec 24, 8:57 AM CST | SNOW 3.3 | 3 S Dalton, MN | |
| Dec 24, 8:57 AM CST | SNOW 3.5 | 1 E Langdon, ND | |
| Dec 24, 8:57 AM CST | SNOW 3.5 | Long Lost Lake, MN | |
| Dec 24, 8:57 AM CST | SNOW 4.5 | 2 S Wadena, MN | |
| Dec 24, 8:57 AM CST | SNOW 5 | 6 Ne Wadena, MN | |
| Dec 24, 9:49 AM CST | SNOW 4 | Sebeka, MN | |
| Dec 24, 10:12 AM CST | SNOW 5 | Park River, ND | |
| Dec 24, 10:13 AM CST | SNOW 3 | Rothsay, MN | |
| Dec 24, 10:29 AM CST | SNOW 4 | New York Mills, MN | |
| Dec 24, 10:47 AM CST | SNOW 3 | Edmore, ND | |
| Dec 24, 10:52 AM CST | SNOW 1.9 | Devils Lake, ND | |
| Dec 24, 12:43 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 6.5 | Valley City, ND | |
| Dec 24, 2:22 PM CST | SNOW 4 | Hansboro, ND | |
| Dec 24, 5:45 PM CST | SNOW 5.5 | Litchville, ND | |
| Dec 24, 6:25 PM CST | SNOW 6 | Thorhult, MN | |
| Dec 24, 10:21 PM CST | SNOW 4.8 | Cooperstown, ND | |
| Dec 24, 11:15 PM CST | SNOW 3.1 | 4 W Warroad, MN | |
| Dec 25, 6:29 AM CST | SNOW 7.5 | Ottertail, MN | 24-HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Dec 25, 6:45 AM CST | SNOW 5 | Lidgerwood, ND | 24-HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Dec 25, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 4 | Rothsay, MN | 24-HR SNOW TOTAL THRU 700 AM FRIDAY MORNING |
| Dec 25, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 4.5 | Red Lake Falls, MN | 24-HR TOTAL |
| Dec 25, 7:10 AM CST | SNOW 6.5 | Havana, ND | 24-HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Dec 25, 7:30 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Fargo, ND | WDAY-TV IN FARGO. 24-HR SNOWFALL. |
| Dec 25, 7:30 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 6.4 | Sabin, MN | 24-HR TOTAL |
| Dec 25, 7:40 AM CST | SNOW 4.4 | Fargo, ND | 24-HR TOTAL |
| Dec 25, 7:40 AM CST | SNOW 4.4 | Moorhead, MN | 24-HR TOTAL |
| Dec 25, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 2.5 | Edmore, ND | 24-HR TOTAL AS OF 0800 AM LST |
| Dec 25, 8:00 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | Forman, ND | 24-HR TOTAL |
| Dec 25, 8:20 AM CST | SNOW 3 | Pembina, ND | 24-HR TOTAL |
| Dec 25, 8:20 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | Halstad, MN | 24-HR TOTAL |
| Dec 25, 8:22 AM CST | SNOW 4.5 | Long Lost Lake, MN | 24-HR TOTAL |
| Dec 25, 8:28 AM CST | SNOW 4.4 | 3 S Dalton, MN | 24-HR TOTAL |
| Dec 25, 8:30 AM CST | SNOW 5 | Sebeka, MN | 24-HR TOTAL |
| Dec 25, 8:31 AM CST | SNOW 2.5 | Warroad, MN | 24-HR TOTAL |
| Dec 25, 8:54 AM CST | SNOW 5.5 | Pelican Rapids, MN | 24-HR TOTAL |
| Dec 25, 9:30 AM CST | SNOW 4.3 | Argyle, MN | 24-HR TOTAL |
| Dec 25, 9:31 AM CST | SNOW 4.5 | Wadena, MN | 24-HR 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 00:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 290 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
- 655 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 14 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 58 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 231010 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 410 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009 ...POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM TO AFFECT THE REGION INTO THE CHRISTMAS WEEKEND... .A VERY LARGE AND SLOW MOVING STORM SYSTEM DEVELOPING OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL SPREAD SNOW ACROSS EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA THE NEXT FEW DAYS. LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING IN OKLAHOMA WILL SLOWLY MOVE INTO IOWA BY CHRISTMAS MORNING THEN BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY. DUE TO THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF THIS LOW...ABUNDANT MOISTURE WILL MOVE NORTHWARD FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO INTO THE COLD AIR OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS. SNOW IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHERN VALLEY REGION TONIGHT THEN SPREAD NORTH...WITH SNOW CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY. THIS COULD BRING STORM TOTALS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES OVER MANY LOCATIONS. HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE NEAR THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA LAKES COUNTRY. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE ON FRIDAY TO 15 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THIS WOULD RESULT IN POOR VISIBILITY. TRAVEL FOR CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY WILL LIKELY BE HAZARDOUS AND ANYONE WITH TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD STAY TUNED FOR FORECAST UPDATES AS THE TRACK OF THE STORM AND SNOWFALL AMOUNTS CAN CHANGE. MNZ029-NDZ006-014-015-024-026-028-038-049-052-053-261015- /O.UPG.KFGF.WS.A.0011.091224T0000Z-091226T0800Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.WS.W.0011.091224T0000Z-091226T1200Z/ WILKIN-TOWNER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-NELSON-GRIGGS-BARNES-RANSOM- SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRECKENRIDGE...CANDO...MADDOCK... LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...COOPERSTOWN... VALLEY CITY...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON 410 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY. * SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES COULD OCCUR WITH THIS SYSTEM WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE CLOSER TO THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER. * WINDS TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY WILL NOT BE A SIGNIFICANT FACTOR...BUT THEN TURN NORTH AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY CAUSING REDUCED VISIBILITY. * ANYONE WITH TRAVEL PLANS FOR CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS FOR UPDATES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ MNZ001-002-007-027-028-032-NDZ007-008-016-027-030-054-261015- /O.UPG.KFGF.WS.A.0011.091224T1200Z-091226T0800Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.WS.W.0011.091224T0600Z-091226T1200Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-WEST MARSHALL-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WADENA- CAVALIER-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-GRAND FORKS-TRAILL- WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...WARREN...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...WADENA...LANGDON... CAVALIER...GRAFTON...GRAND FORKS...MAYVILLE...ADAMS 410 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW WILL BEGIN TONIGHT AND THEN CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY. * 8 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR WITH THIS SYSTEM. * THE WIND WILL NOT BE A SIGNIFICANT FACTOR TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. WINDS WILL TURN NORTH AND INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH OVER THE RED RIVER VALLEY FOR FRIDAY. EAST OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY WINDS WILL BE 10 TO 20 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW. * PERSONS WITH TRAVEL PLANS FOR CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ003-030-031-040-NDZ029-039-261015- /O.UPG.KFGF.WS.A.0011.091224T0000Z-091226T0800Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.WS.W.0011.091224T0600Z-091226T1200Z/ CLAY-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-STEELE-CASS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOORHEAD...FERGUS FALLS... NEW YORK MILLS...ELBOW LAKE...FINLEY...FARGO 410 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND THEN CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY. * SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 15 INCHES COULD OCCUR WITH THIS SYSTEM WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ALONG THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER. * THE WIND TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY WILL NOT BE A SIGNIFICANT FACTOR...TURNING NORTH AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY CAUSING REDUCED VISIBILITY. EAST OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY WINDS WILL BE 10 TO 25 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW. * ANYONE WITH TRAVEL PLANS FOR CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS FOR UPDATES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ MNZ004>006-008-009-013>017-022>024-261015- /O.UPG.KFGF.WS.A.0011.091224T1200Z-091226T0800Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.WS.W.0011.091224T1200Z-091226T1200Z/ KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI- PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI- MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE... NEWFOLDEN...RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS... FOSSTON...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS 410 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE TONIGHT AND THEN CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY. * 10 TO 15 INCHES OF SNOW MAY OCCUR WITH THIS SYSTEM. * WINDS WILL NOT BE A SIGNIFICANT FACTOR FOR TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. THE WIND WILL TURN NORTH AND INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH OVER THE RED RIVER VALLEY ON FRIDAY CAUSING REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. EAST OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY WINDS WILL BE 10 TO 20 MPH...WHICH WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW. * PERSONS WITH TRAVEL PLANS FOR CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ME/DR
16 follow-up statements
000 WWUS43 KFGF 231742 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 1142 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009 ...POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM TO AFFECT THE REGION INTO THE CHRISTMAS WEEKEND... .A VERY LARGE AND SLOW MOVING STORM SYSTEM DEVELOPING OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL SPREAD SNOW ACROSS EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA THE NEXT FEW DAYS. LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING IN OKLAHOMA WILL SLOWLY MOVE INTO IOWA BY CHRISTMAS MORNING THEN BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY. DUE TO THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF THIS LOW...ABUNDANT MOISTURE WILL MOVE NORTHWARD FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO INTO THE COLD AIR OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS. SNOW IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHERN VALLEY REGION TONIGHT THEN SPREAD NORTH...WITH SNOW CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY. THIS COULD BRING STORM TOTALS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES IN THE NORTH...AND AMOUNTS OF 15 TO 20 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE NEAR THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA LAKES COUNTRY. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE ON FRIDAY TO 15 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THIS WOULD RESULT IN POOR VISIBILITY IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL FOR CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY WILL LIKELY BE HAZARDOUS AND ANYONE WITH TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD STAY TUNED FOR FORECAST UPDATES AS THE TRACK OF THE STORM AND SNOWFALL AMOUNTS CAN CHANGE. MNZ029-NDZ006-014-015-024-026-028-038-049-052-053-261200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0011.091224T0000Z-091226T1200Z/ WILKIN-TOWNER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-NELSON-GRIGGS-BARNES-RANSOM- SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRECKENRIDGE...CANDO...MADDOCK... LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...COOPERSTOWN... VALLEY CITY...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON 1142 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY. * SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY. * SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES COULD OCCUR WITH THIS SYSTEM WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE CLOSER TO THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER. * WINDS TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY WILL NOT BE A SIGNIFICANT FACTOR... BUT THEN TURN NORTH AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY CAUSING REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * ANYONE WITH TRAVEL PLANS FOR CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS FOR UPDATES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ MNZ001>003-007-027-028-030>032-040-NDZ007-008-016-027-029-030-039- 054-261200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0011.091224T0600Z-091226T1200Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-WEST MARSHALL-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER- WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-CAVALIER-PEMBINA- EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-GRAND FORKS-STEELE-TRAILL-CASS- WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...WARREN...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE... FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE...LANGDON... CAVALIER...GRAFTON...GRAND FORKS...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...FARGO... ADAMS 1142 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY. * SNOW WILL BEGIN TONIGHT AND THEN CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY. * 12 TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW MAY OCCUR WITH THIS SYSTEM. * THE WIND WILL NOT BE A SIGNIFICANT FACTOR TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. WINDS WILL TURN NORTH AND INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH OVER THE RED RIVER VALLEY FOR FRIDAY. EAST OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY WINDS WILL BE 10 TO 20 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * PERSONS WITH TRAVEL PLANS FOR CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ004>006-008-009-013>017-022>024-261200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0011.091224T1200Z-091226T1200Z/ KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI- PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI- MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE... NEWFOLDEN...RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS... FOSSTON...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS 1142 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY. * SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE TONIGHT AND THEN CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY. * 10 TO 15 INCHES OF SNOW MAY OCCUR WITH THIS SYSTEM. * WINDS WILL NOT BE A SIGNIFICANT FACTOR FOR TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. THE WIND WILL TURN NORTH AND INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH OVER THE RED RIVER VALLEY ON FRIDAY CAUSING REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. EAST OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY WINDS WILL BE 10 TO 20 MPH...WHICH WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW. * PERSONS WITH TRAVEL PLANS FOR CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ HOPKINS
000 WWUS43 KFGF 232020 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 220 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009 ...POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM TO AFFECT THE REGION INTO THE CHRISTMAS WEEKEND... .A VERY LARGE AND SLOW MOVING STORM SYSTEM DEVELOPING OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL SPREAD SNOW ACROSS EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA THE NEXT FEW DAYS. LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING IN OKLAHOMA WILL SLOWLY MOVE INTO IOWA BY CHRISTMAS MORNING THEN BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY. DUE TO THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF THIS LOW... ABUNDANT MOISTURE WILL MOVE NORTHWARD FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO INTO THE COLD AIR OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS. SNOW IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHERN VALLEY REGION TONIGHT THEN SPREAD NORTH...WITH SNOW CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY. THIS COULD BRING STORM TOTALS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES IN THE NORTH...AND AMOUNTS OF 15 TO 20 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE NEAR THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA LAKES COUNTRY. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE ON FRIDAY TO 15 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THIS WOULD RESULT IN NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ON CHRISTMAS DAY WEST OF A LINE EXTENDING FROM ROSEAU TO FOSSTON TO PARK RAPIDS. STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH HEAVY SNOW ON CHRISTMAS DAY MAY CREATE DRIFTS THAT CAN CAUSE SOME ROADS TO BECOME IMPASSABLE. TRAVEL FOR CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY WILL LIKELY BE HAZARDOUS AND ANYONE WITH TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD STAY TUNED FOR FORECAST UPDATES AS THE TRACK OF THE STORM AND SNOWFALL AMOUNTS CAN CHANGE. MNZ029-NDZ006-014-015-024-026-028-038-049-052-053-261200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0011.091224T0000Z-091226T1200Z/ WILKIN-TOWNER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-NELSON-GRIGGS-BARNES-RANSOM- SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRECKENRIDGE...CANDO...MADDOCK... LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...COOPERSTOWN... VALLEY CITY...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON 220 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY. * SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY. * SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES COULD OCCUR WITH THIS SYSTEM WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE CLOSER TO THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER. * WINDS TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY WILL NOT BE A SIGNIFICANT FACTOR...BUT THEN TURN NORTH AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH THURSDAY NIGHT AND CHRISTMAS DAY CAUSING NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH HEAVY SNOW MAY CREATE SNOW DRIFTS THAT MAY CAUSE SOME ROADS TO BECOME IMPASSABLE. * ANYONE WITH TRAVEL PLANS FOR CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS FOR UPDATES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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>003-007-027-028-030>032-040-NDZ007-008-016-027-029-030-039- 054-261200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0011.091224T0600Z-091226T1200Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-WEST MARSHALL-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER- WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-CAVALIER-PEMBINA- EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-GRAND FORKS-STEELE-TRAILL-CASS- WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...WARREN...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE... FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE...LANGDON... CAVALIER...GRAFTON...GRAND FORKS...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...FARGO... ADAMS 220 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY. * SNOW WILL BEGIN TONIGHT AND THEN CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY. * 12 TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW MAY OCCUR WITH THIS SYSTEM. * THE WIND WILL NOT BE A SIGNIFICANT FACTOR TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. WINDS WILL TURN NORTH AND INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH OVER THE RED RIVER VALLEY FOR CHRISTMAS DAY CAUSING NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH HEAVY SNOW MAY CREATE SNOW DRIFTS THAT MAY CAUSE SOME ROADS TO BECOME IMPASSABLE. EAST OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY...WINDS WILL BE 10 TO 20 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW. * PERSONS WITH TRAVEL PLANS FOR CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ MNZ004>006-008-009-013>017-022>024-261200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0011.091224T1200Z-091226T1200Z/ KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI- PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI- MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE... NEWFOLDEN...RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS... FOSSTON...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS 220 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY. * SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE TONIGHT AND THEN CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY. * 10 TO 15 INCHES OF SNOW MAY OCCUR WITH THIS SYSTEM. * WINDS WILL NOT BE A SIGNIFICANT FACTOR FOR TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. THE WIND WILL TURN NORTH AND INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH OVER THE RED RIVER VALLEY ON CHRISTMAS DAY CAUSING NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH HEAVY SNOW MAY CREATE SNOW DRIFTS THAT MAY CAUSE SOME ROADS TO BECOME IMPASSABLE. EAST OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY...WINDS WILL BE 10 TO 20 MPH...WHICH WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW. * PERSONS WITH TRAVEL PLANS FOR CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ HOPKINS
000 WWUS43 KFGF 240250 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 850 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009 ...POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM TO AFFECT THE REGION INTO THE CHRISTMAS WEEKEND... .A VERY LARGE AND SLOW MOVING STORM SYSTEM DEVELOPING OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL SPREAD SNOW ACROSS EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA THE NEXT FEW DAYS. LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING IN OKLAHOMA WILL SLOWLY MOVE INTO IOWA BY CHRISTMAS MORNING THEN BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY. DUE TO THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF THIS LOW... ABUNDANT MOISTURE WILL MOVE NORTHWARD FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO INTO THE COLD AIR OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS. SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND INTO SATURDAY. THIS COULD BRING STORM TOTALS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES IN THE NORTH...AND AMOUNTS OF 15 TO 20 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE NEAR THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA LAKES COUNTRY. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE ON FRIDAY TO 15 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THIS WOULD RESULT IN NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ON CHRISTMAS DAY WEST OF A LINE EXTENDING FROM ROSEAU TO FOSSTON TO PARK RAPIDS. STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH HEAVY SNOW ON CHRISTMAS DAY MAY CREATE DRIFTS THAT COULD CAUSE SOME ROADS TO BECOME IMPASSABLE. TRAVEL FOR CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY WILL LIKELY BE HAZARDOUS AND ANYONE WITH TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD STAY TUNED FOR FORECAST UPDATES AS THE TRACK OF THE STORM AND SNOWFALL AMOUNTS CAN CHANGE. MNZ029-NDZ006-014-015-024-026-028-038-049-052-053-261200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-091226T1200Z/ WILKIN-TOWNER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-NELSON-GRIGGS-BARNES-RANSOM- SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRECKENRIDGE...CANDO...MADDOCK... LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...COOPERSTOWN... VALLEY CITY...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON 850 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY. * SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY. * SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES COULD OCCUR WITH THIS SYSTEM WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE CLOSER TO THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER. * WINDS TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY WILL NOT BE A SIGNIFICANT FACTOR... BUT THEN TURN NORTH AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH THURSDAY NIGHT AND CHRISTMAS DAY CAUSING NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH HEAVY SNOW MAY CREATE SNOW DRIFTS THAT MAY CAUSE SOME ROADS TO BECOME IMPASSABLE. * ANYONE WITH TRAVEL PLANS FOR CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS FOR UPDATES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ MNZ001>003-007-027-028-030>032-040-NDZ007-008-016-027-029-030-039- 054-261200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0011.091224T0600Z-091226T1200Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-WEST MARSHALL-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER- WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-CAVALIER-PEMBINA- EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-GRAND FORKS-STEELE-TRAILL-CASS- WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...WARREN...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE... FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE...LANGDON... CAVALIER...GRAFTON...GRAND FORKS...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...FARGO... ADAMS 850 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY. * SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY. * 12 TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW MAY OCCUR WITH THIS SYSTEM. * THE WIND WILL NOT BE A SIGNIFICANT FACTOR TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. WINDS WILL TURN NORTH AND INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH OVER THE RED RIVER VALLEY FOR CHRISTMAS DAY CAUSING NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH HEAVY SNOW MAY CREATE SNOW DRIFTS THAT MAY CAUSE SOME ROADS TO BECOME IMPASSABLE. EAST OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY...WINDS WILL BE 10 TO 20 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW. * PERSONS WITH TRAVEL PLANS FOR CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ004>006-008-009-013>017-022>024-261200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0011.091224T1200Z-091226T1200Z/ KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI- PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI- MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE... NEWFOLDEN...RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS... FOSSTON...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS 850 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY. * SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY. * 10 TO 15 INCHES OF SNOW MAY OCCUR WITH THIS SYSTEM. * WINDS WILL NOT BE A SIGNIFICANT FACTOR FOR TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. THE WIND WILL TURN NORTH AND INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH OVER THE RED RIVER VALLEY ON CHRISTMAS DAY CAUSING NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH HEAVY SNOW MAY CREATE SNOW DRIFTS THAT MAY CAUSE SOME ROADS TO BECOME IMPASSABLE. EAST OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY...WINDS WILL BE 10 TO 20 MPH...WHICH WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW. * PERSONS WITH TRAVEL PLANS FOR CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ AV/VP
000 WWUS43 KFGF 241011 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 411 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009 ...POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM TO AFFECT THE REGION INTO THE CHRISTMAS WEEKEND... .A LARGE STORM SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE MID SECTION OF THE NATION THROUGH CHRISTMAS DAY. LOW PRESSURE OVER NORTHEAST TEXAS WILL MOVE NORTHEAST INTO MISSOURI BY THIS EVENING AND THEN INTO IOWA ON FRIDAY...WHERE IT WILL STALL BEFORE HEADING EAST BY LATE SATURDAY. MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO SURGE NORTHWARD FROM THE WESTERN GULF AND INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST TODAY CAUSING PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW. THERE MAY BE TIMES TODAY INTO THIS EVENING WHEN SNOW STOPS...BUT IT IS IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THIS DOES NOT MEAN THE STORM SYSTEM IS OVER. A SECOND AND MUCH STRONGER WAVE OF MOISTURE WILL MOVE INTO EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY AS THE LOW MOVES INTO IOWA. THE SNOW ON CHRISTMAS DAY WILL BE HEAVY AND BLOWING SNOW WILL BECOME A PROBLEM ESPECIALLY WEST OF THE RED RIVER WHERE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE FRIDAY NIGHT BEFORE SLOWLY TAPERING OFF ON SATURDAY. TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS FROM WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY OF 10 TO 20 INCHES STILL LOOK LIKELY...WITH THE LOWER TOTALS ALONG THE CANADIAN BORDER AND THE HIGHEST TOTALS OVER FAR SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA INTO MINNESOTA LAKES COUNTRY. TRAVEL TODAY...CHRISTMAS EVE...WILL BE HAZARDOUS BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE. ON CHRISTMAS DAY TRAVEL MAY BECOME IMPOSSIBLE DUE HEAVY SNOW AND WIND. PLEASE STAY TUNED FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND FORECASTS IN CASE CONDITIONS CHANGE. MNZ029-NDZ006-014-015-024-026-028-038-049-052-053-261800- /O.EXT.KFGF.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-091226T1800Z/ WILKIN-TOWNER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-NELSON-GRIGGS-BARNES-RANSOM- SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRECKENRIDGE...CANDO...MADDOCK... LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...COOPERSTOWN... VALLEY CITY...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON 411 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY. * PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL FALL TODAY AND TONIGHT. SNOW HEAVY AT TIMES ALONG WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW WILL OCCUR CHRISTMAS DAY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FROM WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY OF 12 TO 18 INCHES ARE LIKELY WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE CLOSER TO THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER. * WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH TONIGHT AND CHRISTMAS DAY CAUSING NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH HEAVY SNOW MAY CREATE SNOW DRIFTS THAT MAY CAUSE SOME ROADS TO BECOME IMPASSABLE. * ANYONE WITH TRAVEL PLANS FOR CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS FOR UPDATES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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>003-007-NDZ007-008-016-027-029-030-039-054-261800- /O.EXT.KFGF.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-091226T1800Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-WEST MARSHALL-CAVALIER-PEMBINA- EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-GRAND FORKS-STEELE-TRAILL-CASS- WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...WARREN...LANGDON...CAVALIER...GRAFTON... GRAND FORKS...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...FARGO...ADAMS 411 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY. * PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL OCCUR TODAY INTO THIS EVENING. HEAVIER SNOW WILL MOVE IN LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY WILL RANGE FROM 12 TO 18 INCHES. * WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHERLY AND INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH ON CHRISTMAS DAY CAUSING NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * PERSONS WITH TRAVEL PLANS FOR CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ MNZ027-028-030>032-040-261200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-091226T1200Z/ WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA- GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE... FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE 411 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY. * PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL OCCUR TODAY....WITH HEAVIER SNOW ARRIVING TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF SATURDAY. * STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION FROM WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY OF 12 TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW WILL OCCUR. * THE WIND WILL NOT BE A SIGNIFICANT FACTOR TODAY...BUT BECOME NORTHEAST AND INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH ON CHRISTMAS DAY CAUSING SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * PERSONS WITH TRAVEL PLANS FOR CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ004>006-008-009-013>017-022>024-261200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0011.091224T1200Z-091226T1200Z/ KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI- PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI- MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE... NEWFOLDEN...RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS... FOSSTON...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS 411 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY. * PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL OCCUR TODAY....WITH HEAVIER SNOW ARRIVING TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF SATURDAY. * STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION FROM WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY OF 12 TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW WILL OCCUR. THE HIGHER SNOW TOTALS WILL OCCUR SOUTH OF BEMIDJI WHILE THE LOWER SNOW TOTALS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE CANADIAN BORDER. * THE WIND WILL NOT BE A SIGNIFICANT FACTOR TODAY...BUT BECOME NORTHEAST AND INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH ON CHRISTMAS DAY CAUSING SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * PERSONS WITH TRAVEL PLANS FOR CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ DTR
000 WWUS43 KFGF 241651 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 1051 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009 ...POWERFUL SNOWSTORM TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .A SIGNIFICANT STORM SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE MID SECTION OF THE NATION THROUGH LATE SATURDAY MORNING. LOW PRESSURE OVER NORTHEAST TEXAS WILL MOVE NORTHEAST INTO MISSOURI BY THIS EVENING AND THEN INTO IOWA ON FRIDAY...WHERE IT WILL STALL BEFORE HEADING EAST BY LATE SATURDAY. MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO SURGE NORTHWARD FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO...AND INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST TODAY...CAUSING PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW. THERE MAY BE TIMES TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING WHEN SNOW STOPS...BUT IT IS IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THE LULL IN ACTIVITY DOES NOT MEAN THE STORM SYSTEM IS OVER. A SECOND...AND MUCH STRONGER WAVE OF MOISTURE...WILL MOVE INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...AS THE LOW MOVES INTO IOWA. THE SNOW ON CHRISTMAS DAY WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES...AND INCREASING WINDS WILL RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN THE RED RIVER VALLEY AND WEST...TO INCLUDE WESTERN OTTER TAIL AND GRANT COUNTIES...WHERE THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY OF ONE TO TWO FEET STILL LOOK LIKELY...WITH THE LESSER AMOUNTS ALONG THE CANADIAN BORDER AND THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS OVER FAR SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. ISOLATED AREAS OF AROUND TWO FEET ARE CERTAINLY POSSIBLE...WITH EVEN LARGER DRIFTS POSSIBLE. NUMEROUS ROAD CLOSURES ARE TO BE EXPECTED. TRAVEL TODAY...CHRISTMAS EVE...WILL BE HAZARDOUS BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE. BY EARLY CHRISTMAS MORNING...TRAVEL MAY BECOME IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO HEAVY SNOW...WIND...AND SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING. PLEASE STAY TUNED FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND FORECASTS IN CASE CONDITIONS CHANGE. MNZ001>004-007-029-030-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-039- 049-052>054-261800- /O.NEW.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.091225T1200Z-091226T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KFGF.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-091225T1200Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-WILKIN- WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY- EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL- BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...WARREN...BRECKENRIDGE... FERGUS FALLS...ELBOW LAKE...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER... MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA... GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY... FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON...ADAMS 1051 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO NOON CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO NOON CST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY. * PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL OCCUR TODAY....WITH HEAVIER SNOW ARRIVING TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATE SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY OF ONE TO TWO FEET OF SNOW WILL OCCUR. * THE WIND WILL NOT BE A SIGNIFICANT FACTOR TODAY...BUT TURN NORTHEASTLY AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH BY CHRISTMAS MORNING... CAUSING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING...WITH WIDESPREAD WHITEOUT CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND INTO PARTS OF NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. * PERSONS WITH TRAVEL PLANS FOR CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. 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. && $$ MNZ005-006-008-009-013>017-022>024-027-028-031-032-261800- /O.EXT.KFGF.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-091226T1800Z/ 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-EAST OTTER TAIL- WADENA- 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...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA 1051 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY. * PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL OCCUR TODAY....WITH HEAVIER SNOW ARRIVING TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH MID DAY SATURDAY. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION FROM WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY OF ONE TO TWO FEET OF SNOW WILL OCCUR. THE HIGHER SNOW TOTALS WILL OCCUR SOUTH OF BEMIDJI...WHILE THE LOWER SNOW TOTALS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE CANADIAN BORDER. * THE WIND WILL NOT BE A SIGNIFICANT FACTOR TODAY...BUT BECOME NORTHEAST AND INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH ON CHRISTMAS DAY CAUSING WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * PERSONS WITH TRAVEL PLANS FOR CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ SPEICHER
000 WWUS43 KFGF 242101 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 301 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009 ...SECOND WAVE OF SNOWFALL WILL BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND HEAVY SNOW... .A SECOND WAVE OF SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. LOW PRESSURE OVER NORTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS WILL MOVE NORTHEAST INTO MISSOURI THIS EVENING...AND THEN INTO IOWA ON CHRISTMAS DAY...WHERE IT WILL STALL BEFORE HEADING EAST BY LATE SATURDAY. MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO SURGE NORTHWARD FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO...AND INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST...CAUSING PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW. THERE MAY BE TIMES THROUGH THIS EVENING WHEN SNOW STOPS...BUT IT IS IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THE LULL IN ACTIVITY DOES NOT MEAN THE STORM SYSTEM IS OVER. THE SECOND WAVE OF SNOWFALL WILL MOVE INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...AS THE LOW MOVES INTO IOWA. THE SNOW ON CHRISTMAS DAY WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES...AND INCREASING WINDS WILL RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN THE RED RIVER VALLEY AND WEST...TO INCLUDE WESTERN OTTER TAIL AND GRANT COUNTIES...WHERE THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY OF ONE TO TWO FEET IS EXPECTED...WITH THE LESSER AMOUNTS ALONG THE CANADIAN BORDER AND THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS OVER FAR SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. ISOLATED AREAS OF AROUND TWO FEET ARE CERTAINLY POSSIBLE...WITH EVEN LARGER DRIFTS POSSIBLE. NUMEROUS ROAD CLOSURES ARE TO BE EXPECTED. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS BY LATE EVENING...BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE. BY EARLY CHRISTMAS MORNING...TRAVEL MAY BECOME IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO HEAVY SNOW...WIND...AND SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING. PLEASE STAY TUNED FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND FORECASTS IN CASE CONDITIONS CHANGE. MNZ001>004-007-029-030-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-039- 049-052>054-261800- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-091225T1200Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.091225T1200Z-091226T1800Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-WILKIN- WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY- EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL- BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...WARREN...BRECKENRIDGE... FERGUS FALLS...ELBOW LAKE...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER... MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA... GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY... FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON...ADAMS 301 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 NOON CST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO NOON CST SATURDAY. * PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL OCCUR TONIGHT....WITH HEAVIER SNOW ARRIVING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATE SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY OF ONE TO TWO FEET OF SNOW WILL OCCUR. * THE WIND WILL NOT BE A SIGNIFICANT FACTOR THIS EVENING...BUT TURN NORTHEASTERLY AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH BY CHRISTMAS MORNING...CAUSING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING...WITH WIDESPREAD WHITEOUT CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND INTO PARTS OF NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. * PERSONS WITH TRAVEL PLANS FOR CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. 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. && $$ MNZ005-006-008-009-013>017-022>024-027-028-031-032-261800- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-091226T1800Z/ 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-EAST OTTER TAIL- WADENA- 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...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA 301 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY. * PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING....WITH HEAVIER SNOW ARRIVING AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH MID DAY SATURDAY. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION FROM TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY OF ONE TO TWO FEET OF SNOW WILL OCCUR. THE HIGHER SNOW TOTALS WILL OCCUR SOUTH OF BEMIDJI...WHILE THE LESSER AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE CANADIAN BORDER. * THE WIND WILL NOT BE A SIGNIFICANT FACTOR TONIGHT...BUT BECOME NORTHEAST AND INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH ON CHRISTMAS DAY...CAUSING WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * PERSONS WITH TRAVEL PLANS FOR CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ SPEICHER
000 WWUS43 KFGF 250405 AAA WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 1005 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009 ...STORM RE-INTENSIFICATION EXPECTED BY MIDNIGHT... .A SECOND WAVE OF HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL REFORM BY MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. LOW PRESSURE OVER SOUTHERN MISSOURI WILL MOVE INTO IOWA ON CHRISTMAS DAY...WHERE IT WILL SIT UNTIL SATURDAY NIGHT...THEN IT WILL START HEADING EAST. MOISTURE CONTINUES TO SURGE NORTHWARD FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS. ALTHOUGH THERE HAS BEEN SOME BREAKS IN THE SNOW THIS EVENING...IT IS IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THAT THIS WAS JUST A LULL...THE STORM IS NOT OVER. THE SNOW WILL REFORM BY CHRISTMAS MORNING AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. THE WIND IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE AS WELL BY MORNING...RESULTING IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FOR ALL OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION FROM THIS STORM OF ONE TO TWO FEET IS EXPECTED BY SATURDAY EVENING...WITH THE HIGHEST TOTALS EXPECTED IN SOUTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THE LESSER AMOUNTS ALONG THE CANADIAN BORDER AND THE HIGHEST THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE LARGE DRIFTS...WITH NUMEROUS ROAD CLOSURES EXPECTED. BY CHRISTMAS MORNING...EXPECT TRAVEL TO BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO HEAVY SNOW...WIND AND SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING. PLAN NOW TO STAY PUT WHERE YOU ARE FOR CHRISTMAS DAY AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND FORECASTS. MNZ001>004-007-029-030-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-039- 049-052>054-261800- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-091225T1200Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.091225T1200Z-091226T1800Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-WILKIN- WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY- EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL- BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...WARREN...BRECKENRIDGE... FERGUS FALLS...ELBOW LAKE...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER... MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA... GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY... FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON...ADAMS 1005 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 NOON CST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO NOON CST SATURDAY. * HEAVY SNOW WILL REDEVELOP BY MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION OF ONE TO TWO FEET CAN BE EXPECTED BY SATURDAY NIGHT. * LOOK FOR THE WIND TO TURN NORTHERLY BY CHRISTMAS MORNING AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH...CAUSING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING WITH WIDESPREAD WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. * PLAN NOW TO STAY WHERE YOU ARE FROM CHRISTMAS DAY INTO SATURDAY AND DO NOT TRAVEL. PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. 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. && $$ MNZ005-006-008-009-013>017-022>024-027-028-031-032-261800- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-091226T1800Z/ 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-EAST OTTER TAIL- WADENA- 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...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA 1005 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY. * HEAVY SNOW WILL REDEVELOP BY MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION OF ONE TO TWO FEET CAN BE EXPECTED BY SATURDAY NIGHT. THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL TOTALS ARE ANTICIPATED SOUTH OF BEMIDJI. * THE NORTHEASTERLY WIND WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH ON CHRISTMAS DAY...CREATING WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * EXPECT TRAVEL TO BECOME DANGEROUS FROM CHRISTMAS DAY INTO SATURDAY. PERSONS WITH TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ NG
000 WWUS43 KFGF 251025 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 425 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...THE WORST OF THE STORM WILL HIT TODAY INTO THIS EVENING... .AN ADDITIONAL 8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL IN MOST AREAS TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY. ALONG THE CANADIAN BORDER A BIT LESS SNOW WILL FALL WITH NEW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 OR 7 INCHES EXPECTED. THIS ADDITIONAL SNOW ON TOP OF WHAT HAS FALLEN WILL GIVE STORM TOTALS FROM WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY OF 10 TO 20 INCHES OVER THE REGION. FOR THE RED RIVER VALLEY AND EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA... TODAY WILL SEE BANDS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...MOVE NORTHWEST THROUGH THE AREA. WINDS WILL INCREASE AS A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES FROM SOUTHEAST IOWA INTO NORTHWEST IOWA BY TONIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN THE RED RIVER VALLEY AND EASTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH AND SOUTH DAKOTA WHERE NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL OCCUR WITH A FEW HIGHER GUSTS. THIS WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING AND THEN CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH ON SATURDAY ALONG WITH THE SNOWFALL. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY DIFFICULT IN MANY AREAS AND SOME EAST-WEST ROADS MAY BECOME BLOCKED BY DRIFTS. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED....ESPECIALLY TRAVEL THROUGH RURAL NON- SHELTERED AREAS WHERE VISIBILITY AT TIMES WILL BE NEAR ZERO. FOR AREAS EAST OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY OVER NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA SNOW WILL FALL AS WELL WITH ANOTHER 8 TO 10 INCHES EXPECTED. WINDS WILL BE MORE NORTHEAST AND NOT QUITE AS STRONG AND THUS BLOWING SNOW WILL BE LESS OF AN ISSUE. DRIFTING SNOW WILL BE A PROBLEM IN OPEN COUNTRY. CALL 511 FOR THE LATEST ROAD REPORTS IN THE DAKOTAS AND MINNESOTA. MNZ001>004-007-029-030-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-039- 049-052>054-261800- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-091225T1200Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.091225T1200Z-091226T1800Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-WILKIN- WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY- EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL- BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...WARREN...BRECKENRIDGE... FERGUS FALLS...ELBOW LAKE...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER... MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA... GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY... FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON...ADAMS 425 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 NOON CST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND WIND REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY. * BANDS OF SNOW..HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL FALL TODAY INTO TONIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING ON SATURDAY. * ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION FROM 6 AM FRIDAY THROUGH 6 PM SATURDAY OF 7 TO 12 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. THIS WILL MAKE STORM TOTALS SINCE WEDNESDAY NIGHT OF 12 TO 20 INCHES. * NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH...CAUSING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING WITH WIDESPREAD WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. * PLAN NOW TO STAY WHERE YOU ARE FROM CHRISTMAS DAY INTO SATURDAY. ROAD CONDITIONS AND CLOSURES FOR THE DAKOTAS AND MINNESOTA CAN BE FOUND BY DIALING 511. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. 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. && $$ MNZ005-006-008-009-013>017-022>024-027-028-031-032-261800- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-091226T1800Z/ 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-EAST OTTER TAIL- WADENA- 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...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA 425 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY. * SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT AND DIMINISH SATURDAY. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 7 TO 10 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED FROM 6 AM FRIDAY THROUGH 6 PM SATURDAY. THIS WOULD MAKE SNOW TOTAL FOR THE EVENT SINCE WEDNESDAY NIGHT OF 10 TO 18 INCHES. * THE NORTHEASTERLY WIND WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH ON CHRISTMAS DAY...CREATING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS. * TRAVEL WILL BE VERY HAZARDOUS AND SHOULD BE AVOIDED IF POSSIBLE. CALL 511 FOR THE LATEST MINNESOTA AND NORTH DAKOTA ROAD CONDITIONS AND CLOSURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ DTR
000 WWUS43 KFGF 251203 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 603 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...THE WORST OF THE STORM WILL HIT TODAY INTO THIS EVENING... .AN ADDITIONAL 8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL IN MOST AREAS TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY. ALONG THE CANADIAN BORDER A BIT LESS SNOW WILL FALL WITH NEW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 OR 7 INCHES EXPECTED. THIS ADDITIONAL SNOW ON TOP OF WHAT HAS FALLEN WILL GIVE STORM TOTALS FROM WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY OF 10 TO 20 INCHES OVER THE REGION. FOR THE RED RIVER VALLEY AND EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA... TODAY WILL SEE BANDS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...MOVE NORTHWEST THROUGH THE AREA. WINDS WILL INCREASE AS A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES FROM SOUTHEAST IOWA INTO NORTHWEST IOWA BY TONIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN THE RED RIVER VALLEY AND EASTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH AND SOUTH DAKOTA WHERE NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL OCCUR WITH A FEW HIGHER GUSTS. THIS WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING AND THEN CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH ON SATURDAY ALONG WITH THE SNOWFALL. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY DIFFICULT IN MANY AREAS AND SOME EAST-WEST ROADS MAY BECOME BLOCKED BY DRIFTS. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED....ESPECIALLY TRAVEL THROUGH RURAL NON- SHELTERED AREAS WHERE VISIBILITY AT TIMES WILL BE NEAR ZERO. FOR AREAS EAST OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY OVER NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA SNOW WILL FALL AS WELL WITH ANOTHER 8 TO 10 INCHES EXPECTED. WINDS WILL BE MORE NORTHEAST AND NOT QUITE AS STRONG AND THUS BLOWING SNOW WILL BE LESS OF AN ISSUE. DRIFTING SNOW WILL BE A PROBLEM IN OPEN COUNTRY. CALL 511 FOR THE LATEST ROAD REPORTS IN THE DAKOTAS AND MINNESOTA. MNZ001>004-007-029-030-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-039- 049-052>054-261800- /O.EXP.KFGF.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-091225T1200Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-091226T1800Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-WILKIN- WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY- EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL- BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...WARREN...BRECKENRIDGE... FERGUS FALLS...ELBOW LAKE...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER... MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA... GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY... FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON...ADAMS 603 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY. * BANDS OF SNOW..HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL FALL TODAY INTO TONIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING ON SATURDAY. * ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION FROM 6 AM FRIDAY THROUGH 6 PM SATURDAY OF 7 TO 12 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. THIS WILL MAKE STORM TOTALS SINCE WEDNESDAY NIGHT OF 12 TO 20 INCHES. * NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH...CAUSING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING WITH WIDESPREAD WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. * PLAN NOW TO STAY WHERE YOU ARE FROM CHRISTMAS DAY INTO SATURDAY. ROAD CONDITIONS AND CLOSURES FOR THE DAKOTAS AND MINNESOTA CAN BE FOUND BY DIALING 511. 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. && $$ MNZ005-006-008-009-013>017-022>024-027-028-031-032-261800- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-091226T1800Z/ 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-EAST OTTER TAIL- WADENA- 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...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA 603 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY. * SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT AND DIMINISH SATURDAY. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 7 TO 10 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED FROM 6 AM FRIDAY THROUGH 6 PM SATURDAY. THIS WOULD MAKE SNOW TOTAL FOR THE EVENT SINCE WEDNESDAY NIGHT OF 10 TO 18 INCHES. * THE NORTHEASTERLY WIND WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH ON CHRISTMAS DAY...CREATING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS. * TRAVEL WILL BE VERY HAZARDOUS AND SHOULD BE AVOIDED IF POSSIBLE. CALL 511 FOR THE LATEST MINNESOTA AND NORTH DAKOTA ROAD CONDITIONS AND CLOSURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ DTR
000 WWUS43 KFGF 251546 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 946 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...THE WORST OF THE STORM WILL HIT TODAY INTO THIS EVENING... .AN ADDITIONAL 8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL IN MOST AREAS TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY. ALONG THE CANADIAN BORDER A BIT LESS SNOW WILL FALL WITH NEW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 OR 7 INCHES EXPECTED. THIS ADDITIONAL SNOW ON TOP OF WHAT HAS FALLEN WILL GIVE STORM TOTALS FROM WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY OF 12 TO 20 INCHES OVER THE REGION. FOR THE RED RIVER VALLEY AND EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA... TODAY WILL SEE BANDS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...MOVE NORTHWEST THROUGH THE AREA. WINDS WILL INCREASE AS A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES FROM SOUTHEAST IOWA INTO NORTHWEST IOWA BY TONIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN THE RED RIVER VALLEY AND EASTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH AND SOUTH DAKOTA WHERE NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL OCCUR WITH A FEW HIGHER GUSTS. THIS WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH ON SATURDAY ALONG WITH THE SNOWFALL. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY DIFFICULT IN MANY AREAS AND SOME EAST-WEST ROADS MAY BECOME BLOCKED BY DRIFTS. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED....ESPECIALLY TRAVEL THROUGH RURAL NON-SHELTERED AREAS WHERE VISIBILITY AT TIMES WILL BE NEAR ZERO. FOR AREAS EAST OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY OVER NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA SNOW WILL FALL AS WELL WITH ANOTHER 8 TO 12 INCHES EXPECTED. WINDS WILL BE MORE NORTHEAST AND NOT QUITE AS STRONG AND THUS BLOWING SNOW WILL BE LESS OF AN ISSUE. DRIFTING SNOW WILL BE A PROBLEM IN OPEN COUNTRY. CALL 511 FOR THE LATEST ROAD REPORTS IN THE DAKOTAS AND MINNESOTA. MNZ001>004-007-029-030-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-039- 049-052>054-261800- /O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-091226T1800Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-WILKIN- WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY- EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL- BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...WARREN...BRECKENRIDGE... FERGUS FALLS...ELBOW LAKE...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER... MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA... GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY... FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON...ADAMS 946 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY. * BANDS OF SNOW..HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL FALL TODAY INTO TONIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING ON SATURDAY. * ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION THROUGH 6 PM SATURDAY OF 8 TO 12 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. THIS WILL MAKE STORM TOTALS SINCE WEDNESDAY NIGHT OF 12 TO 20 INCHES. * NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH...CAUSING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING WITH WIDESPREAD WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. * PLAN NOW TO STAY WHERE YOU ARE FROM CHRISTMAS DAY INTO SATURDAY. INTERSTATE 29 IS CLOSED FROM THE CANADIAN BORDER TO THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. ROAD CONDITIONS AND CLOSURES FOR THE DAKOTAS AND MINNESOTA CAN BE FOUND BY DIALING 511. 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. && $$ MNZ005-006-008-009-013>017-022>024-027-028-031-032-261800- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-091226T1800Z/ 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-EAST OTTER TAIL- WADENA- 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...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA 946 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY. * SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT AND DIMINISH SATURDAY. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 7 TO 10 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED THROUUGH 6 PM SATURDAY. THIS WOULD MAKE SNOW TOTAL FOR THE EVENT SINCE WEDNESDAY NIGHT OF 10 TO 20 INCHES. * THE NORTHEASTERLY WIND WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH ON CHRISTMAS DAY...CREATING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS. * TRAVEL WILL BE VERY HAZARDOUS AND SHOULD BE AVOIDED IF POSSIBLE. CALL 511 FOR THE LATEST MINNESOTA AND NORTH DAKOTA ROAD CONDITIONS AND CLOSURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ DK
000 WWUS43 KFGF 251722 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 1122 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...THE WORST OF THE STORM WILL HIT TODAY INTO THIS EVENING... .AN ADDITIONAL 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL IN MOST AREAS TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY. ALONG THE CANADIAN BORDER A BIT LESS SNOW WILL FALL WITH NEW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 OR 7 INCHES EXPECTED. THIS ADDITIONAL SNOW ON TOP OF WHAT HAS FALLEN WILL GIVE STORM TOTALS FROM WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY OF 12 TO 20 INCHES OVER THE REGION. FOR THE RED RIVER VALLEY AND EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA... TODAY WILL SEE BANDS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...MOVE NORTHWEST THROUGH THE AREA. WINDS WILL INCREASE AS A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES FROM SOUTHEAST IOWA INTO NORTHWEST IOWA BY TONIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN THE RED RIVER VALLEY AND EASTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH AND SOUTH DAKOTA WHERE NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL OCCUR WITH A FEW HIGHER GUSTS. THIS WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH ON SATURDAY ALONG WITH THE SNOWFALL. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY DIFFICULT IN MANY AREAS AND SOME EAST-WEST ROADS MAY BECOME BLOCKED BY DRIFTS. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED....ESPECIALLY TRAVEL THROUGH RURAL NON-SHELTERED AREAS WHERE VISIBILITY AT TIMES WILL BE NEAR ZERO. FOR AREAS EAST OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY OVER NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA SNOW WILL FALL AS WELL WITH ANOTHER 8 TO 12 INCHES EXPECTED. WINDS WILL BE MORE NORTHEAST AND NOT QUITE AS STRONG AND THUS BLOWING SNOW WILL BE LESS OF AN ISSUE. DRIFTING SNOW WILL BE A PROBLEM IN OPEN COUNTRY. CALL 511 FOR THE LATEST ROAD REPORTS IN THE DAKOTAS AND MINNESOTA. MNZ030-040-261800- /O.CAN.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-091226T1800Z/ /O.EXA.KFGF.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-091226T1800Z/ WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERGUS FALLS...ELBOW LAKE 1122 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * BANDS OF SNOW..HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL FALL TODAY INTO TONIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING ON SATURDAY. * ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION THROUGH 6 PM SATURDAY OF 3 TO 6INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. THIS WILL MAKE STORM TOTALS SINCE WEDNESDAY NIGHT OF 10 TO 16 INCHES. * NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 MPH...CAUSING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN OPEN AREAS. * PLAN NOW TO STAY WHERE YOU ARE FROM CHRISTMAS DAY INTO SATURDAY. INTERSTATE 29 IS CLOSED FROM THE CANADIAN BORDER TO THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. NO TRAVEL IS ADVISED THROUGHOUT ALL OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA. ROAD CONDITIONS AND CLOSURES FOR THE DAKOTAS AND MINNESOTA CAN BE FOUND BY DIALING 511. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING 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>030-038-039-049- 052>054-261800- /O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-091226T1800Z/ 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-RANSOM-SARGENT- 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...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON... ADAMS 1122 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY. * BANDS OF SNOW..HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL FALL TODAY INTO TONIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING ON SATURDAY. * ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION THROUGH 6 PM SATURDAY OF 8 TO 12 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. THIS WILL MAKE STORM TOTALS SINCE WEDNESDAY NIGHT OF 14 TO 20 INCHES. * NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH...CAUSING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING WITH WIDESPREAD WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. * PLAN NOW TO STAY WHERE YOU ARE FROM CHRISTMAS DAY INTO SATURDAY. INTERSTATE 29 IS CLOSED FROM THE CANADIAN BORDER TO THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. ROAD CONDITIONS AND CLOSURES FOR THE DAKOTAS AND MINNESOTA CAN BE FOUND BY DIALING 511. 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. && $$ MNZ005-006-008-009-013>017-022>024-027-028-031-032-261800- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-091226T1800Z/ ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON- RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN- SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-EAST OTTER TAIL- WADENA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN... RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON... BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS... DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA 1122 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY. * SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT AND DIMINISH SATURDAY. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 7 TO 10 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED THROUUGH 6 PM SATURDAY. THIS WOULD MAKE SNOW TOTAL FOR THE EVENT SINCE WEDNESDAY NIGHT OF 10 TO 20 INCHES. * THE NORTHEASTERLY WIND WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH ON CHRISTMAS DAY...CREATING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS. * TRAVEL WILL BE VERY HAZARDOUS AND SHOULD BE AVOIDED IF POSSIBLE. CALL 511 FOR THE LATEST MINNESOTA AND NORTH DAKOTA ROAD CONDITIONS AND CLOSURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ DK
000 WWUS43 KFGF 252043 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 243 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...THE WORST OF THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT... .AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL IN MOST AREAS FOR THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. ALONG THE CANADIAN BORDER A BIT LESS SNOW WILL FALL WITH NEW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 OR 5 INCHES EXPECTED. THIS ADDITIONAL SNOW ON TOP OF WHAT HAS FALLEN WILL GIVE STORM TOTALS FROM WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY OF 12 TO 20 INCHES OVER THE REGION. FOR THE RED RIVER VALLEY AND EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...FOR THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT EXPECT BANDS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...MOVE NORTHWEST THROUGH THE AREA. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN THE RED RIVER VALLEY AND EASTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH AND SOUTH DAKOTA WHERE NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL OCCUR WITH A FEW HIGHER GUSTS. THIS WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH ON SATURDAY ALONG WITH THE SNOWFALL. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY DIFFICULT IN MANY AREAS AND SOME EAST-WEST ROADS MAY BECOME BLOCKED BY DRIFTS. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED....ESPECIALLY TRAVEL THROUGH RURAL NON-SHELTERED AREAS WHERE VISIBILITY AT TIMES WILL BE NEAR ZERO. FOR AREAS EAST OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY OVER NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA SNOW WILL FALL AS WELL WITH ANOTHER 4 TO 8 INCHES EXPECTED. WINDS WILL BE MORE NORTHEAST AND NOT QUITE AS STRONG AND THUS BLOWING SNOW WILL BE LESS OF AN ISSUE. DRIFTING SNOW WILL BE A PROBLEM IN OPEN COUNTRY. CALL 511 FOR THE LATEST ROAD REPORTS IN THE DAKOTAS AND MINNESOTA. MNZ001>004-007-029-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-039-049- 052>054-261800- /O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-091226T1800Z/ 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-RANSOM-SARGENT- 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...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON... ADAMS 243 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY. * BANDS OF SNOW..HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL FALL FALL INTO TONIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING ON SATURDAY. * ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION THROUGH 6 PM SATURDAY OF 4 TO 7 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. THIS WILL MAKE STORM TOTALS SINCE WEDNESDAY NIGHT OF 14 TO 20 INCHES. * NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...CAUSING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING WITH WIDESPREAD WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN OPEN COUNTRY. * PLAN NOW TO STAY WHERE YOU ARE FROM CHRISTMAS DAY INTO SATURDAY. INTERSTATE 29 IS CLOSED FROM THE CANADIAN BORDER TO THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. TRAVEL IS NOT ADVISED THROUGHOUT ALL OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA. ROAD CONDITIONS AND CLOSURES FOR THE DAKOTAS AND MINNESOTA CAN BE FOUND BY DIALING 511. 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. && $$ MNZ005-006-008-009-013>017-022>024-027-028-030>032-040-261800- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-091226T1800Z/ ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON- RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN- SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WEST OTTER TAIL- EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN... RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON... BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS... DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS... WADENA...ELBOW LAKE 243 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY. * SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT AND DIMINISH SATURDAY. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH 6 PM SATURDAY. THIS WOULD MAKE SNOW TOTAL FOR THE EVENT SINCE WEDNESDAY NIGHT OF 12 TO 20 INCHES. * THE NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ON CHRISTMAS DAY...CREATING SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS. * TRAVEL WILL BE VERY HAZARDOUS AND SHOULD BE AVOIDED IF POSSIBLE. CALL 511 FOR THE LATEST MINNESOTA AND NORTH DAKOTA ROAD CONDITIONS AND CLOSURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ DK
000 WWUS43 KFGF 252255 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 455 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...THE WORST OF THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL IN MOST AREAS FOR THE REST OF FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY NIGHT. ALONG THE CANADIAN BORDER A BIT LESS SNOW WILL FALL WITH NEW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 OR 5 INCHES EXPECTED. THIS ADDITIONAL SNOW ON TOP OF WHAT HAS FALLEN WILL GIVE STORM TOTALS FROM WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY OF 12 TO 20 INCHES OVER THE REGION. FOR THE RED RIVER VALLEY AND EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...FOR THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT EXPECT BANDS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...TO MOVE NORTHWEST THROUGH THE AREA. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR IN EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND NEIGHBORING PARTS OF MINNESOTA. NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL OCCUR WITH A FEW HIGHER GUSTS. WINDS AND SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH SATURDAY. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT IN MANY AREAS AND SOME EAST-WEST ROADS MAY BECOME BLOCKED BY DRIFTS. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED...ESPECIALLY TRAVEL THROUGH RURAL AREAS WHERE VISIBILITY AT TIMES WILL BE NEAR ZERO. FOR NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA ANOTHER 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. WINDS WILL BE MORE NORTHEAST AND NOT QUITE AS STRONG AND SO NOT AS MUCH BLOWING SNOW. CALL 511 FOR THE LATEST ROAD REPORTS IN THE DAKOTAS AND MINNESOTA. MNZ001>004-007-029-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-039-049- 052>054-261800- /O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-091226T1800Z/ 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-RANSOM-SARGENT- 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...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON... ADAMS 455 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY. * BANDS OF SNOW..HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL FALL FALL INTO TONIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING ON SATURDAY. * ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION THROUGH 6 PM SATURDAY OF 4 TO 7 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. THIS WILL MAKE STORM TOTALS SINCE WEDNESDAY NIGHT OF 14 TO 20 INCHES. * NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...CAUSING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING WITH WIDESPREAD WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN OPEN COUNTRY. * YOU SHOULD PLAN TO STAY WHERE YOU ARE FROM CHRISTMAS DAY INTO SATURDAY. INTERSTATE 29 IS CLOSED FROM THE CANADIAN BORDER TO THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. ALSO INTERSTATE 94 IS CLOSED FROM THE MONTANA BORDER TO THE MINNESOTA BORDER. SNOW PLOWS WILL RESUME OPERATION ON INTERSTATE 94 SATURDAY MORNING. TRAVEL IS NOT ADVISED THROUGHOUT MUCH OF NORTH DAKOTA. ROAD CONDITIONS AND CLOSURES FOR THE DAKOTAS AND MINNESOTA CAN BE FOUND BY DIALING 511. 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. && $$ MNZ005-006-008-009-013>017-022>024-027-028-030>032-040-261800- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-091226T1800Z/ ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON- RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN- SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WEST OTTER TAIL- EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN... RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON... BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS... DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS... WADENA...ELBOW LAKE 455 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY. * SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT AND DIMINISH SATURDAY. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH 6 PM SATURDAY. THIS WOULD MAKE SNOW TOTAL FOR THE EVENT SINCE WEDNESDAY NIGHT OF 12 TO 20 INCHES. * THE NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ON CHRISTMAS DAY... CREATING SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS. * TRAVEL WILL BE VERY HAZARDOUS AND SHOULD BE AVOIDED IF POSSIBLE. CALL 511 FOR THE LATEST MINNESOTA AND NORTH DAKOTA ROAD CONDITIONS AND CLOSURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ HOPPES
000 WWUS43 KFGF 260442 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 1042 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...THE WORST OF THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL IN MOST AREAS FOR THE REST OF FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS ADDITIONAL SNOW ON TOP OF WHAT HAS FALLEN WILL GIVE STORM TOTALS FROM WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY OF 12 TO 20 INCHES OVER THE REGION. FOR THE RED RIVER VALLEY AND EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...FOR THE REST OF TONIGHT EXPECT BANDS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...TO MOVE WEST THROUGH THE AREA. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR IN EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND NEIGHBORING PARTS OF MINNESOTA. NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL OCCUR WITH A FEW HIGHER GUSTS. WINDS AND SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH SATURDAY. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT IN MANY AREAS AND SOME EAST-WEST ROADS MAY BECOME BLOCKED BY DRIFTS. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED...ESPECIALLY TRAVEL THROUGH RURAL AREAS WHERE VISIBILITY AT TIMES WILL BE NEAR ZERO. FOR NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA ANOTHER 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. WINDS WILL BE MORE NORTHEAST AND NOT QUITE AS STRONG AND SO NOT AS MUCH BLOWING SNOW. CALL 511 FOR THE LATEST ROAD REPORTS IN THE DAKOTAS AND MINNESOTA. MNZ001>004-007-029-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-039-049- 052>054-261800- /O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-091226T1800Z/ 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-RANSOM-SARGENT- 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...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON... ADAMS 1042 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY. * BANDS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL FALL FALL FRIDAY NIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING SATURDAY. * ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION THROUGH 6 PM SATURDAY OF 3 TO 5 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. THIS WILL MAKE STORM TOTALS SINCE WEDNESDAY NIGHT OF 14 TO 20 INCHES. * NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH...WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING WITH WIDESPREAD WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN OPEN COUNTRY. * YOU SHOULD PLAN TO STAY WHERE YOU ARE FROM CHRISTMAS DAY INTO SATURDAY. INTERSTATE 29 IS CLOSED FROM THE CANADIAN BORDER TO THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. ALSO INTERSTATE 94 IS CLOSED FROM THE MONTANA BORDER TO THE MINNESOTA BORDER. SNOW PLOWS WILL RESUME OPERATION ON INTERSTATE 94 SATURDAY MORNING. TRAVEL IS NOT ADVISED THROUGHOUT MUCH OF NORTH DAKOTA. ROAD CONDITIONS AND CLOSURES FOR THE DAKOTAS AND MINNESOTA CAN BE FOUND BY DIALING 511. 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. && $$ MNZ005-006-008-009-013>017-022>024-027-028-030>032-040-261800- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-091226T1800Z/ ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON- RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN- SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WEST OTTER TAIL- EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN... RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON... BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS... DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS... WADENA...ELBOW LAKE 1042 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY. * SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT AND DIMINISH SATURDAY. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH 6 PM SATURDAY. THIS WOULD MAKE SNOW TOTAL FOR THE EVENT SINCE WEDNESDAY NIGHT OF 12 TO 20 INCHES. * NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ON CHRISTMAS NIGHT...WILL CREATE SOME BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS. * TRAVEL WILL BE VERY HAZARDOUS AND SHOULD BE AVOIDED IF POSSIBLE. CALL 511 FOR THE LATEST MINNESOTA AND NORTH DAKOTA ROAD CONDITIONS AND CLOSURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ HOPPES
000 WWUS43 KFGF 261057 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 457 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL WIND DOWN TODAY... .AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL IN MOST AREAS FOR TODAY...AND CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE. THIS ADDITIONAL SNOW ON TOP OF WHAT HAS FALLEN WILL GIVE STORM TOTALS FROM WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY OF 12 TO 22 INCHES OVER THE REGION. SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL OCCUR THROUGH THIS MORNING IN THE RED RIVER VALLEY...WITH WINDS GUSTING OVER 30 MPH AT TIMES. WHEN SNOW COMBINES WITH THE WINDS...BLZIZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN OPEN AREAS THROUGH NOON. CONDITIONS IN TOWNS WILL BE MUCH BETTER...ALTHOUGH ROADS WILL REMAIN SNOW COVERED AND SIGNIFICANT DRIFTS ARE STILL POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE THIS AFTERNOON AND SNOW WILL ALSO DIMINISH AS THE STORM WEAKENS. CALL 511 FOR THE LATEST ROAD REPORTS IN THE DAKOTAS AND MINNESOTA. MNZ001>004-007-029-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-039-049- 052>054-261800- /O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-091226T1800Z/ 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-RANSOM-SARGENT- 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...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON... ADAMS 457 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * BANDS OF SNOW WILL FALL TODAY BEFORE DIMINISHING SATURDAY EVENING. * ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION TODAY FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES IS EXPECTED. THIS WILL BRING TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 14 TO 22 INCHES. * NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH THIS MORNING...WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN OPEN COUNTRY WHEN SNOW COMBINES WITH THE WIND. * INTERSTATE 29 REMAINS CLOSED FROM THE CANADIAN BORDER TO THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. TRAVEL IS NOT ADVISED THROUGHOUT ALL OF EASTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. ROAD CONDITIONS AND CLOSURES FOR THE DAKOTAS AND MINNESOTA CAN BE FOUND BY DIALING 511. 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. && $$ MNZ005-006-008-009-013>017-022>024-027-028-030>032-040-261800- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-091226T1800Z/ ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON- RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN- SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WEST OTTER TAIL- EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN... RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON... BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS... DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS... WADENA...ELBOW LAKE 457 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY BEFORE SUBSIDING TONIGHT. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH TODAY. THIS WOULD MAKE SNOW TOTAL FOR THE EVENT SINCE WEDNESDAY NIGHT OF 12 TO 20 INCHES. * NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CREATE SOME BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS. * TRAVEL WILL BE VERY HAZARDOUS AND SHOULD BE AVOIDED IF POSSIBLE. CALL 511 FOR THE LATEST MINNESOTA AND NORTH DAKOTA ROAD CONDITIONS AND CLOSURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ DK
000 WWUS43 KFGF 261501 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 901 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009 ...CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE TODAY... .OCCASIONAL SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED TODAY...WITH CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO IMPROVE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE TODAY THROUGHOUT EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND WESTERN MINNESOTA...WITH THE HIGHEST TOTALS IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA LAKES COUNTRY. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE TONIGHT AS THE STORM SLOWLY WEAKENS AND MOVES AWAY FROM THE AREA. MNZ001>004-007-029-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-039-049- 052>054-270000- /O.CAN.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-091226T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.WW.Y.0043.091226T1501Z-091227T0000Z/ 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-RANSOM-SARGENT- 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...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON... ADAMS 901 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * OCCASIONAL SNOW WILL FALL TODAY BEFORE DIMINISHING SATURDAY EVENING. * ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION TODAY FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES IS EXPECTED. * NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH TODAY WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS. VISIBILITIES OF ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES CAN BE EXPECTED WHEN WINDS COMBINE WITH SNOW. * INTERSTATE 29 REMAINS CLOSED FROM THE CANADIAN BORDER TO THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. TRAVEL IS NOT ADVISED THROUGHOUT ALL OF EASTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. ROAD CONDITIONS AND CLOSURES FOR THE DAKOTAS AND MINNESOTA CAN BE FOUND BY DIALING 511. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ MNZ005-006-008-009-013>017-022>024-027-028-030>032-040-270000- /O.CAN.KFGF.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-091226T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.WW.Y.0043.091226T1501Z-091227T0000Z/ ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON- RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN- SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WEST OTTER TAIL- EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN... RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON... BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS... DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS... WADENA...ELBOW LAKE 901 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY BEFORE SUBSIDING TONIGHT. * ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH TODAY THROUGHOUT WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. * NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WILL CREATE SOME DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS. * TRAVEL WILL BE VERY HAZARDOUS AND SHOULD BE AVOIDED IF POSSIBLE. CALL 511 FOR THE LATEST MINNESOTA AND NORTH DAKOTA ROAD CONDITIONS AND CLOSURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ 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 Dec 23, 3:38 AM CST, 32 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 23, 3:38 AM CST, 32 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
338 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
.SHORT TERM...
BOY...VERY STRANGE STORM SYSTEM UPCOMING AND WHAT A WHOPPER IT
COULD BE. BUT DUE ITS RATHER UNUSUAL TRACK VERY HARD TO FIND
COMPOSITES TO FIT THIS STORM MAKING US STILL A BIT SKIDDISH ON IF
THESE HIGHER SNOW TOTALS WILL INDEED WORK OUT. BUT CANNNOT IGNORE
MODEL CONSENSUS AND EVERY MODEL LOOKED AT FROM 00Z
ECMWF/GFS/NAM/SREF/GEM ALL SHOW VERY SIMILAR QPF/SNOW AMOUNTS WITH
WIDESPREAD 12-18 INCHES IN MOST OF THE FCST AREA. BUT THIS WILL BE
A LONG DURATION SNOW EVENT AND PICKING OUT ANY ONE TIME WHEN SNOW
WILL BE HEAVIER IS A BIT DIFFICULT.
FOR TODAY...WILL NEED TO PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO ADVECTION OF LOW
LEVEL MOISTURE INTO SE ND/WCNTRL MN. CIGS ARE LOWERING SLOWLY INTO
MVFR RANGE IN THIS AREA AND NWS OFFICES HAVE BEEN REPORTING
WIDESPREAD FREEZING DRIZZLE IN ECNTRL/SE SD INTO SW MN MAINLY
SOUTH OF A WATERTOWN TO APPELTON MN LINE. THIS MIGHT ADVECT
NORTHWARD INTO WCNTRL MN OR FAR SE ND THIS MORNING. OTHERWISE DONT
LOOK FOR ANY PCPN CHANCES UNTIL THIS AFTN.
FOR TONIGHT...MOISTURE ADVECTION WILL INCREASE MARKEDLY WITH A
LONG FETCH OF ISENTROPIC LIFT AND MOISTURE FEEDING INTO THE FCST
AREA ALONG A DEVELOPING INVERTED TROUGH NEAR THE RED RIVER. SNOW
WILL CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY BUT LIKELY SOME BREAK BEFORE A MORE
SUBSTANTIAL SNOW AREA MOVES IN LATER THU NIGHT INTO FRIDAY WITH
SIGNIFICANT MID LEVEL TROWAL AND DEF ZONE. THIS DEF ZONE WILL ONLY
SLOWLY MOVE NORTHWEST THRU THE FCST AREA AND REMAIN OVER PARTS OF
ERN ND INTO SATURDAY BEFORE SLOWLY DYING.
HPC WWD AND MODEL SNOW TOTALS IN GOOD AGREEMENT...AND THERE HAS
BEEN GOOD AGREEMENT FROM RUN TO RUN IN THE PAST 24-36 HRS. STILL
DID NOT WANT TO QUITE AS ROBUST AS WHAT THIS GIVES US...BUT CANNOT
IGNORE THE FACT THAT A WIDESPREAD 8 TO 14 INCH SNOW LOOKS LIKELY
WITH POSSIBLY HIGHER AMTS IN WCNTRL SD AND ALONG SD BORDER.
AS FOR WINDS...SFC WINDS WILL PICK UP THU NIGHT AND FRIDAY. BUT
WINDS WILL BE DUE TO GRADIENT BTWN SFC LOW AND HIGH AND LACK OF
ANY REAL COLD AIR SURGE AND PRESSURE RISES BEHIND SYSTEM ARGUES
AGAINST GOING GANG BUSTERS WITH WIND SPEEDS FOR FRIDAY-FRI NIGHT.
STILL LOOK FOR 20-30 MPH WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS. HESISTANT TO GO
ANY BLIZZARD HEADLINES YET. STRONGEST 850-925 MB WINDS ACTUALLY IN
CNTRL ND AND ESP INTO CNTRL SD.
ANY ISSUE OF INTEREST WAS WARNING AND WHEN TO GO. METEOROLOGICALLY
MAY NOT REALLY HAVE 6 IN/12 HR OR 8 IN/24 HR IN ANY PERIOD GIVEN
LONG TERM DURATION. BUT SOCIETY IMPACT WILL BE SEVERE SO WILL GO
WITH WARNINGS. START TIME 00Z THU FAR WEST AND SOUTH THEN 06Z GFK-
FAR-DTL THEN 12Z SAT TVF-BDE-BJI. THIS COORD WELL WITH ALL
SURROUNDING WFO NEIGHBORS.
.LONG TERM...
NO CHANGES BEYOND SATURDAY AS STORM SYSTEM GRADUALLY PULLS AWAY.
&&
.AVIATION...
MVFR CIGS NOW FROM DVL TO BJI WILL SLOWLY SPREAD NORTHWARD.
CEILINGS WILL SLOWLY LOWER THRU THE DAY AND THERE MAY BE SOME
PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE OVER FAR SE ND INTO WCNTRL MN AS THE
MORNING PROGRESSES. CIGS WILL GRADUALLY SLIP INTO THE IFR CATEGORY
MOST SITES TONIGHT WITH SNOW DEVELOPING. WINDS WILL REMAIN
EASTERLY NR 10KTS.
&&
.FGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ND...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY
FOR NDZ006-014-015-024-026-028-038-049-052-053.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY
FOR NDZ007-008-016-027-029-030-039-054.
MN...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY
FOR MNZ029.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY
FOR MNZ001>003-007-027-028-030>032-040.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY FOR
MNZ004>006-008-009-013>017-022>024.
&&
RIDDLEHazardous weather outlook, Dec 22, 7:08 AM CST, 21 hours 2 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 708 AM CST TUE DEC 22 2009 MNZ003-029>031-040-NDZ006-014-015-024-026-028-029-038-039-049-052- 053-231315- CLAY-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-TOWNER-BENSON- RAMSEY-EDDY-NELSON-GRIGGS-STEELE-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT- RICHLAND- 708 AM CST TUE DEC 22 2009 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP OVER EASTERN KANSAS WEDNESDAY AND MOVE SLOWLY INTO IOWA BY FRIDAY. MOISTURE WILL SPREAD NORTHWARD WITH SNOW DEVELOPING WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO FRIDAY. HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY ALONG THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER AND IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA WHERE UP TO A FOOT OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL DEVELOP THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY CAUSING REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ARE ENCOURAGED TO CALL IN SNOW REPORTS. MNZ001-002-004>009-013>017-022>024-027-028-032-NDZ007-008-016-027- 030-054-231315- WEST POLK-NORMAN-KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-WEST MARSHALL- EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK- NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD- WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WADENA-CAVALIER-PEMBINA- EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-GRAND FORKS-TRAILL-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- 708 AM CST TUE DEC 22 2009 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP OVER EASTERN KANSAS WEDNESDAY AND MOVE SLOWLY INTO IOWA BY FRIDAY. MOISTURE WILL SPREAD NORTHWARD WITH SNOW DEVELOPING WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO FRIDAY. HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY ALONG THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER AND IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA WHERE UP TO A FOOT OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE. LESSER SNOW AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR NORTH ALONG THE CANADIAN BORDER. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL DEVELOP THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY CAUSING REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY. STAY TUNED TO LATER FORECASTS FOR UPDATES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CALL IN SNOW REPORTS. DTR
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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.