Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS Grand Forks, ND

000 
WWUS43 KFGF 100030
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
630 PM CST MON FEB 9 2009

...WINTER STORM CONTINUES...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTHEASTWARD FROM CENTRAL
SOUTH DAKOTA...ACROSS THE EASTERN DAKOTAS TONIGHT AND THEN THROUGH
NORTHERN MINNESOTA TUESDAY. EXPECT PERIODS OF RAIN AND FREEZING
RAIN TO CONTINUE TONIGHT. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO
SNOW LATE TONIGHT ACROSS THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN WITH THE POTENTIAL
FOR SIX OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. THE CHANGE OVER WILL
CONTINUE TO WORK TO THE EAST ON TUESDAY AS COOLER AIR IS DRAWN
INTO THE SYSTEM WHEN WINDS TURN TO THE NORTH.

FOR THIS EVENING..EXPECT INTERMITTENT PRECIPITATION WITH PERIODS
OF FREEZING RAIN OR RAIN THIS AFTERNOON. ALTHOUGH AIR TEMPERATURES
ARE LIKELY ABOVE FREEZING IN MOST LOCATIONS...UNTREATED SURFACES
INCLUDING ROADWAYS... SIDEWALKS...DRIVEWAYS WILL REMAIN VERY
COLD... SO ANY ICE ACCUMULATION IS UNLIKELY TO MELT. AS
SUCH...TRAVEL WILL CONTINUE TO BE VERY DIFFICULT ON UNTREATED
SURFACES.

MNZ001>003-005>009-013>017-022>024-027-028-NDZ027>030-038-039-
120000-
/O.CAN.KFGF.IS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090210T0600Z/
/O.EXT.KFGF.WW.Y.0032.090210T0010Z-090212T0000Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-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-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-
CASS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN...
RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...
BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...
DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...
MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO
630 PM CST MON FEB 9 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
WEDNESDAY...
...ICE STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS CANCELLED THE ICE
STORM WARNING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MIXED PRECIPITATION
AND SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY.

EXPECT PERIODS OF RAIN OR FREEZING RAIN TO CONTINUE TONIGHT ALONG
THE RED RIVER VALLEY AND ACROSS NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL 
MINNESOTA. AS COLD AIR MOVES INTO THE REGION...PRECIPITATION IS
EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW TUESDAY WITH A FEW INCHES OF NEW
SNOW POSSIBLE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SIDEWALKS AND UNTREATED ROADS
WILL REMAIN SLIPPERY INTO WEDNESDAY...SO USE CATION.

$$

NDZ006-007-014-015-024-120000-
/O.CON.KFGF.IS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090210T0600Z/
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0003.090210T0600Z-090212T0000Z/
TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...LANGDON...MADDOCK...LEEDS...
DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD
630 PM CST MON FEB 9 2009

...ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY...

AN ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN
REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY.

A BAND OF MODERATE FREEZING RAIN WILL AFFECT THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN
THROUGH MIDNIGHT...AND SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO THREE
TENTHS OF AN INCH ARE EXPECTED. THIS MAY CAUSE SOME POWER LINES TO
FAIL UNDER THE WEIGHT OF THE ICE...AND ROADS WILL BE TREACHEROUS.

COLDER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION AFTER MIDNIGHT...AND FREEZING
RAIN WILL SLOWLY CHANGE TO SNOW BY LATE TONIGHT. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATION FROM 5 TO 8 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL ON TOP OF THE ICE
IS EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE HIGHEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
WILL OCCUR IN WESTERN TOWNER...BENSON AND EDDY COUNTIES.

AN ICE STORM WARNING AND A WINTER STORM WARNING MEAN SEVERE
WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. TRAVEL IS
STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE WILL LIKELY BE SEVERELY IMPACTED.
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER
IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS AND
WINDS COULD LEAD TO SNAPPED POWER LINES AND FALLING TREE BRANCHES
THAT ADD TO THE DANGER.

$$

MNZ004-NDZ008-016-026-054-120000-
/O.CON.KFGF.IS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090210T0600Z/
/O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0032.090210T0600Z-090212T0000Z/
KITTSON-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-NELSON-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...CAVALIER...GRAFTON...LAKOTA...
ADAMS
630 PM CST MON FEB 9 2009

...ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY...

AN ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MIXED PRECIPITATION AND SNOW
REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY.

EXPECT PERIODS OF RAIN OR FREEZING RAIN TO CONTINUE TONIGHT IN THE
NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY. COLDER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE
REGION LATER TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...AND PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE
TO ALL SNOW. A FEW INCHES OF NEW SNOW POSSIBLE TUESDAY INTO
WEDNESDAY.

AN ICE STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE ACCUMULATIONS
WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY
DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE WILL LIKELY BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU
MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS AND WINDS WILL
LIKELY LEAD TO SNAPPED POWER LINES AND FALLING TREE BRANCHES THAT
ADD TO THE DANGER.

$$

MNZ029>032-040-NDZ049-052-053-120000-
/O.EXT.KFGF.WW.Y.0032.090210T0010Z-090212T0000Z/
WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-RANSOM-
SARGENT-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...
NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE...LISBON...GWINNER...
WAHPETON
630 PM CST MON FEB 9 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
WEDNESDAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MIXED PRECIPITATION AND SNOW IS
NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY.

EXPECT INTERMITTENT RAIN SHOWERS TO CONTINUE TONIGHT ALONG THE
SOUTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY. THERE WILL BE AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN
MIXING WITH THE RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT...ALONG WITH AREAS OF FOG. 
PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BE POSSIBLY MIXED BEFORE CHANGING
OVER TO SNOW TUESDAY WITH A FEW INCHES OF NEW SNOW POSSIBLE
THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

$$
DK

000 
WWUS43 KFGF 100330
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
930 PM CST MON FEB 9 2009

...TEMPERATURES WARMING AND CONDITIONS IMPROVING ACROSS THE REGION...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTHEASTWARD FROM
CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA...ACROSS THE EASTERN DAKOTAS TONIGHT AND
THEN THROUGH NORTHERN MINNESOTA TUESDAY. EXPECT PERIODS OF RAIN
AND FREEZING RAIN IN THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN TO CONTINUE TONIGHT.
PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO SNOW LATE TONIGHT ACROSS
THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR SIX OR MORE INCHES OF
SNOW TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. THE CHANGE OVER WILL CONTINUE TO WORK
TO THE EAST ON TUESDAY AS COOLER AIR IS DRAWN INTO THE SYSTEM WHEN
WINDS TURN TO THE NORTH.

MNZ001>003-005>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ027>030-038-039-
049-052-053-100430-
/O.CAN.KFGF.WW.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-090212T0000Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-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-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-
WADENA-GRANT-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-
SARGENT-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN...
RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...
BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...
DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...
NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE...GRAND FORKS...
COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...
GWINNER...WAHPETON
930 PM CST MON FEB 9 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. 

TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED INTO THE MID 30S THIS EVENING...AND JUST
RAIN HAS FALLEN. WITH TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE
FREEZING TONIGHT...AND THE THREAT OF HEAVIER SNOW FALLING IN
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN
CANCELLED. UNTREATED ROADS MAY STILL BE SLICK THROUGH THE MORNING
HOURS...BUT WIDESPREAD ICY CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED.



$$

NDZ006-007-014-015-024-120000-
/O.CON.KFGF.IS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090210T0600Z/
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0003.090210T0600Z-090212T0000Z/
TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...LANGDON...MADDOCK...LEEDS...
DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD
930 PM CST MON FEB 9 2009

...ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
WEDNESDAY...

AN ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR MIXED PRECIPITATION AND SNOW
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY.

A BAND OF MODERATE FREEZING RAIN WILL AFFECT THE DEVILS LAKE
BASIN THROUGH MIDNIGHT...AND SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF UP
TO THREE TENTHS OF AN INCH ARE EXPECTED. THIS MAY CAUSE SOME
POWER LINES TO FAIL UNDER THE WEIGHT OF THE ICE...AND ROADS WILL
BE TREACHEROUS.

COLDER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION AFTER MIDNIGHT...AND
FREEZING RAIN WILL SLOWLY CHANGE TO SNOW BY LATE TONIGHT. TOTAL
SNOW ACCUMULATION FROM 5 TO 8 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL ON TOP OF
THE ICE IS EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE HIGHEST SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR IN WESTERN TOWNER...BENSON AND EDDY
COUNTIES.

AN ICE STORM WARNING AND A WINTER STORM WARNING MEAN SEVERE
WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. TRAVEL IS
STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE WILL LIKELY BE SEVERELY IMPACTED.
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER
IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS AND
WINDS COULD LEAD TO SNAPPED POWER LINES AND FALLING TREE BRANCHES
THAT ADD TO THE DANGER.

$$

MNZ004-NDZ008-016-026-054-110000-
/O.EXT.KFGF.WW.Y.0032.090210T0600Z-090211T0000Z/
/O.CON.KFGF.IS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090210T0600Z/
KITTSON-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-NELSON-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...CAVALIER...GRAFTON...LAKOTA...
ADAMS
930 PM CST MON FEB 9 2009

...ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST TUESDAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MIXED PRECIPITATION AND SNOW IS
NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST TUESDAY. AN ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS
IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT.

EXPECT PERIODS OF RAIN OR FREEZING RAIN TO CONTINUE TONIGHT IN
THE NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY. COLDER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE
REGION LATER TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...AND PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE
TO ALL SNOW. A FEW INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS  POSSIBLE TUESDAY INTO
WEDNESDAY ALONG WITH SLICK ROADS.

AN ICE STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE ACCUMULATIONS
WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY
DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE WILL LIKELY BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU
MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS AND WINDS WILL
LIKELY LEAD TO SNAPPED POWER LINES AND FALLING TREE BRANCHES THAT
ADD TO THE DANGER.

$$
DK

000 
WWUS43 KFGF 100544
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
1144 PM CST MON FEB 9 2009

...TEMPERATURES WARMING AND CONDITIONS IMPROVING ACROSS THE
REGION...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTHEASTWARD FROM
CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA...ACROSS THE EASTERN DAKOTAS TONIGHT AND
THEN THROUGH NORTHERN MINNESOTA TUESDAY. EXPECT PERIODS OF RAIN
AND FREEZING RAIN IN THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN TO CONTINUE TONIGHT.
PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO SNOW LATE TONIGHT ACROSS
THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR SIX OR MORE INCHES
OF SNOW TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. THE CHANGE OVER WILL CONTINUE TO
WORK TO THE EAST ON TUESDAY AS COOLER AIR IS DRAWN INTO THE
SYSTEM WHEN WINDS TURN TO THE NORTH.

NDZ006-007-014-015-024-120000-
/O.EXP.KFGF.IS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090210T0600Z/
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0003.090210T0600Z-090212T0000Z/
TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...LANGDON...MADDOCK...LEEDS...
DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD
1144 PM CST MON FEB 9 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
WEDNESDAY...
...ICE STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...

THE ICE STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. A
WINTER STORM WARNING FOR FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY.

A BAND OF FREEZING RAIN WILL AFFECT THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN THROUGH
MIDNIGHT...AND ROADS WILL BE TREACHEROUS.

COLDER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION AFTER MIDNIGHT...AND
FREEZING RAIN WILL SLOWLY CHANGE TO SNOW BY TUESDAY MORNING. SNOW
WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY...WITH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION FROM
2 TO 6 INCHES ON TOP OF THE ICE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE
HIGHEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR IN WESTERN TOWNER...BENSON
AND EDDY COUNTIES AND FURTHER WEST INTO CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE
TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS.

$$

MNZ004-NDZ008-016-026-054-110000-
/O.EXP.KFGF.IS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090210T0600Z/
/O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0032.090210T0600Z-090211T0000Z/
KITTSON-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-NELSON-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...CAVALIER...GRAFTON...LAKOTA...
ADAMS
1144 PM CST MON FEB 9 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
TUESDAY...
...ICE STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...

THE ICE STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST TUESDAY.

EXPECT PERIODS OF RAIN OR FREEZING RAIN TO CONTINUE TONIGHT IN
THE NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY. COLDER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE
REGION LATER TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...AND PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE
TO ALL SNOW. A FEW INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS POSSIBLE TUESDAY INTO
WEDNESDAY ALONG WITH SLICK ROADS WITH TEMPERATURES HOVERING NEAR 
FREEZING.

$$
DK

000 
WWUS43 KFGF 100952
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
352 AM CST TUE FEB 10 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING CANCELLED...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY CANCELLED...

NDZ006-007-014-015-024-101100-
/O.CAN.KFGF.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090212T0000Z/
TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...LANGDON...MADDOCK...LEEDS...
DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD
352 AM CST TUE FEB 10 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER STORM WARNING. 

THE LATEST INDICATIONS ARE THAT THE HEAVIER SNOWFALL WITH THIS
SYSTEM WILL REMAIN WEST OF THE DEVILS LAKE AREA. THEREFORE...THE
WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW IS
STILL EXPECTED TODAY...WITH SNOW LINGERING INTO THURSDAY. STORM TOTAL
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND 2 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED BY
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

$$

MNZ004-NDZ008-016-026-054-101100-
/O.CAN.KFGF.WW.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-090211T0000Z/
KITTSON-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-NELSON-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...CAVALIER...GRAFTON...LAKOTA...
ADAMS
352 AM CST TUE FEB 10 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. 

THE LATEST INDICATIONS ARE THAT THE HEAVIER SNOWFALL WITH THIS
SYSTEM WILL REMAIN MORE INTO CENTRAL AND WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA. 
THEREFORE...THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. RAIN
CHANGING TO SNOW IS STILL EXPECTED TODAY...WITH SNOW LINGERING
INTO THURSDAY. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2
INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

$$

NG

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
305 PM CST MON FEB 9 2009

.SHORT TERM...
CHALLENGING FORECAST AS WINTER STORM UNFOLDS ACROSS THE AREA. MODELS
CONTINUE BE IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH GENERAL FEATURES OF THE WINTER
STORM SYSTEM AFFECTING THE REGION. USED A BLEND OF MODELS FOR THE
FORECAST PACKAGE. CURRENT RADAR AND SFC FEATURES SHOW A COUPLE
AREAS OF RAIN SHOWERS ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS. ONE LIFTING
NORTH THROUGH THE CWA NOW AND ANOTHER ON THE EDGE OF THE DRY SLOT
EXPECTED TO INFLUENCE THE FA THIS EVENING. AS THE LOW PRESSURE
APPROACHES THE DRY SLOT WILL WRAP INTO THE AREA THUS NEEDED TO
LOWER POPS.

MODELS CONTINUE TO SLOW THE SYSTEMS TRACK TO THE NORTH...THIS WILL
ALLOW THE DEFORMATION ZONE TO SET UP FARTHER WEST AS THE DRY SLOT
WILL WRAP AROUND THE LOW. THIS SETS UP GOOD Q VECTOR CONVERGENCE
OVER THE DVL BSN WITH LOW CONDENSATION PRESSURE DEFICITS. SNOW
WILL ACCUMULATE WITH 6 INCHES OR MORE INCHES EXPECTED SO WILL BE
ISSUING A WINTER STORM WARNING. THE DRY SLOT WILL ALSO DELAY THE
CHANGEOVER TO SNOW ACROSS THE RED RIVER VALLEY AND EASTWARD. THIS
WILL CAUSE ANY PRECIP OVERNIGHT TO BE A MIX OF RAIN AND FREEZING
RAIN. AS WINDS TURN TO THE NORTH COLDER AIR WILL BE DRAWN DOWN
INTO THE SYSTEM AND PRECIP WILL TURN TO SNOW FROM WEST TO EAST.

WRAPAROUND SNOW AND CLOUDS WILL LINGER FOR MUCH OF THE DAY
WEDNESDAY AND INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL END WEDNESDAY
NIGHT IN THE WEST AND TAPPER OFF DURING THE DAY THURSDAY ACROSS NW MN.

.LONG TERM...THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY
UPPER FLOW BECOMES MORE ZONAL ACROSS THE NATION.  WEAK HIGH WILL
SLIP INT THE AREA THUR-FRI-SAT RETURNING TEMPS TO NEAR NORMAL...AS
WEATHER SYSTEMS FROM THE PACIFIC OCEAN WILL MOVE INTO CALIFORNIA AND
THEN MOVE EAST INTO CNTRL PLAINS.  ANY PCPN FROM THESE WILL STAY
SOUTH OF AREA...UNTIL POSSIBLY LATE IN THE WEEKEND OR EARLY NEXT
WEEK. USED 00-12Z ECMWF AND ITS TIMING IN SHOWING NRN EDGE OF PCPN
OVER AREA ON SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY.

&&

.AVIATION...
LOOK FOR IFR CONDITIONS TO REMAIN THRU WEDNESDAY...WITH IFR
CONDITIONS MAINLY DUE TO LOW CLOUDS.  DONT FORSEE CIGS GETTING ABV
1000 FT AGL FOR ANY EXTENDED PERIOD THRU 18Z TUE.  ISSUE WILL BE
VSBY AND AREAS OF FOG AND RAIN MOVE THROUGH THE AREA...AND HOW DENSE
FOG MAY GET TONIGHT AS SFC LOW MOVES CLOSER TO AREA AND WINDS
DIMINISH.  VERY MOIST ATMOSPHERE AND EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS
DIMINISHING TOWARD 12Z OVER SNOWPACK ALL POINT TO PSBL WIDESPREAD
FOG AND LOW VSBYS.  ATTM WENT PREDOMINATE 3/4SM LATE TONIGHT INTO
TUES MORNING.  TIMING CHANGE OVER FROM RAIN TO PSBL FZRA THEN SNOW
IN DVL REGION IS TRICKY BUT WOULD APPEAR ANY SNOW WILL BE AFTER 06Z
OR EVEN LATER AS WE NEED TO WAIT TO WINDS TO TURN NORTHERLY. REST OF
FCST AREA GFK-FAR EASTWARD WILL BE PREDOMINATELY WARM ENOUGH FOR
RAIN TONIGHT THEN CHANGING TO SNOW TUES.

&&

.FGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ND...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST
     WEDNESDAY FOR NDZ008-016-026>030-038-039-049-052>054.

     ICE STORM WARNING UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR NDZ006>008-
     014>016-024-026>030-038-039-054.

     WINTER STORM WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY
     FOR NDZ006-007-014-015-024.

MN...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST
     WEDNESDAY FOR MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040.

     ICE STORM WARNING UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR MNZ001>009-
     013>017-022>024-027-028.

&&

JK/RIDDLE

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
709 AM CST MON FEB 9 2009

MNZ001>004-007-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-039-054-101315-
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-TOWNER-CAVALIER-
PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON-
GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
709 AM CST MON FEB 9 2009

...ICE STORM WARNING TIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE TODAY INTO THIS EVENING.
ALTHOUGH TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO WARM TO AROUND FREEZING
TODAY...SURFACES ARE COLD AND COULD CONTINUE TO COLLECT ICE. ICE
ACCUMULATIONS AROUND 0.25 INCH ARE LIKELY.

LOOK FOR A CHANGEOVER TO SNOW LATE AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...WITH
SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION LIKELY. AT THIS TIME...THE HEAVIEST
SNOWFALL IS ANTICIPATED IN THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN. STAY TUNED TO
UPDATED FORECASTS FOR ANY CHANGES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION
FOR TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS PLEASE PROVIDE ICE ACCUMULATION AND SNOWFALL REPORTS.

MNZ005-006-008-009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ049-052-053-
101315-
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-WILKIN-
WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-RANSOM-SARGENT-
RICHLAND-
709 AM CST MON FEB 9 2009

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE TODAY INTO THIS EVENING.
ALTHOUGH TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO WARM TO AROUND FREEZING
TODAY...SURFACES ARE COLD AND COULD CONTINUE TO COLLECT ICE. ICE
ACCUMULATIONS LESS THAN 0.25 INCH ARE EXPECTED.

LOOK FOR A CHANGEOVER TO SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...WITH
SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION LIKELY. STAY TUNED TO UPDATED
FORECASTS FOR ANY CHANGES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION
FOR TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS PLEASE PROVIDE ICE ACCUMULATION AND SNOWFALL REPORTS.

NG

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
958 AM CST MON FEB 09 2009

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

0800 AM     ICE STORM        3 N SARLES              48.99N 99.00W
02/09/2009                   CAVALIER           ND   CO-OP OBSERVER

            0.31 INCHES OF RAIN REPORTED BY COOPERATIVE OBSERVER.

&&

WBARRETT

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
1003 AM CST MON FEB 09 2009

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

0800 AM     ICE STORM        HALLOCK                 48.77N 96.94W
02/09/2009                   KITTSON            MN   CO-OP OBSERVER

            0.36 INCHES RAIN MEASURED BY COOPERATIVE OBSERVER.

&&

WBARRETT

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
1004 AM CST MON FEB 09 2009

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

0800 AM     ICE STORM        PEMBINA                 48.97N 97.25W
02/09/2009                   PEMBINA            ND   CO-OP OBSERVER

            0.40 INCHES RAIN MEASURED BY COOPERATIVE OBSERVER.

&&

WBARRETT

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
1005 AM CST MON FEB 09 2009

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

0900 AM     ICE STORM        LANGDON                 48.76N 98.37W
02/09/2009                   CAVALIER           ND   CO-OP OBSERVER

            0.27 INCHES RAIN MEASURED BY COOPERATIVE OBSERVER.

&&

WBARRETT

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
1008 AM CST MON FEB 09 2009

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

0900 AM     ICE STORM        LANCASTER               48.86N 96.80W
02/09/2009                   KITTSON            MN   CO-OP OBSERVER

            0.45 INCHES RAIN MEASURED BY COOPERATIVE OBSERVER.

&&

WBARRETT