Alert archive / Minnesota / Winter Storm Warnings in 2009
Winter Storm Warning 4, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this winter storm warning at Feb 25, 2009, 2:49 PM CST for 7 counties in Minnesota; 5 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Feb 26, 2009, 12:00 AM CST. It was in force for 18 hr. 9 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 25, 2009, 2:49 PM CST (20:49 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 26, 2009, 12:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 26, 2009, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
Counties Becker County, MN, Clay County, MN, Grant County, MN, Hubbard County, MN, Otter Tail County, MN, Wadena County, MN, Wilkin County, MN, Barnes County, ND, Cass County, ND, Ransom County, ND, Richland County, ND, Sargent County, ND
The radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 124 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 8:59 AM CST | SNOW 1 | Rothsay, MN | TOTAL AS OF 8 AM |
| Feb 26, 8:59 AM CST | SNOW 3 | Breckenridge, MN | TOTAL AS OF 8 AM |
| Feb 26, 8:59 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | Havana, ND | SNOW TOTAL AS OF 7 AM |
| Feb 26, 9:43 AM CST | SNOW 3 | 3 S Wadena, MN | |
| Feb 26, 10:59 AM CST | SNOW 12 | Cayuga, ND | |
| Feb 26, 12:45 PM CST | SNOW 3.3 | Fargo, ND | |
| Feb 26, 1:12 PM CST | SNOW 5.5 | Lisbon, ND | |
| Feb 26, 3:50 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 16 | Havana, ND | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 16 INCHES. |
| Feb 26, 4:46 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 6.5 | Lisbon, ND |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Aberdeen, SD (KABR), launched 12:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 239 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
- 16 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 406 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 67 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -150 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -98 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 252049 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 249 PM CST WED FEB 25 2009 ...A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER WILL AFFECT THE NORTHERN PLAINS TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .SNOW WILL MOVE INTO EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND WESTERN MINNESOTA TONIGHT AND CONTINUE ON THURSDAY. SOME AREAS IN SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 94 WILL RECEIVE UP TO 8 INCHES OF NEW SNOW. THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR NEAR THE NORTH AND SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE AND CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO WILL ALSO DEVELOP IN NORTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY MORNING. MNZ029>032-040-NDZ049-052-053-270000- /O.NEW.KFGF.WS.W.0004.090226T0600Z-090227T0000Z/ 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 249 PM CST WED FEB 25 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY. SNOW WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA TONIGHT AND CONTINUE ON THURSDAY. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON FROM 6 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. THE HIGHER SNOW TOTALS SHOULD OCCUR ALONG THE NORTH AND SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER...WITH A MARKED DECREASE IN SNOW AMOUNTS FROM SOUTH TO NORTH. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY AND GUST OVER 30 MPH AT TIMES...CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES. 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. $$ MNZ003-024-027-028-NDZ038-039-270000- /O.NEW.KFGF.WW.Y.0035.090226T0600Z-090227T0000Z/ CLAY-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-BARNES-CASS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOORHEAD...PARK RAPIDS... DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO 249 PM CST WED FEB 25 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY. SNOW WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA TONIGHT AND CONTINUE ON THURSDAY. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. THERE WILL BE A MARKED DECREASE IN SNOW AMOUNTS FROM SOUTH TO NORTH. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ MNZ001-002-004>009-013>017-022-023-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030- 054-261800- /O.NEW.KFGF.WC.Y.0007.090226T0000Z-090226T1800Z/ 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-TOWNER- CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON- GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN... RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON... BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...CANDO...LANGDON... CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON... NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY... MAYVILLE...ADAMS 249 PM CST WED FEB 25 2009 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST THURSDAY. WIND CHILLS FROM 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED IN EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND WESTERN MINNESOTA TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING...INCLUDING HAT AND GLOVES. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING...INCLUDING HAT AND GLOVES. $$ DK
5 follow-up statements
000 WWUS43 KFGF 260223 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 823 PM CST WED FEB 25 2009 ...A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER WILL AFFECT THE NORTHERN PLAINS TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .SNOW WILL MOVE INTO EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND WESTERN MINNESOTA TONIGHT AND CONTINUE ON THURSDAY. SOME AREAS IN SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 94 WILL RECEIVE UP TO 8 INCHES OF NEW SNOW. THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR NEAR THE NORTH AND SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE AND CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO WILL ALSO DEVELOP IN NORTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY MORNING. MNZ029>032-040-NDZ049-052-053-270000- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0004.090226T0600Z-090227T0000Z/ 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 823 PM CST WED FEB 25 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY. SNOW WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA TONIGHT AND CONTINUE ON THURSDAY. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON FROM 6 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. THE HIGHER SNOW TOTALS SHOULD OCCUR ALONG THE NORTH AND SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER...WITH A MARKED DECREASE IN SNOW AMOUNTS FROM SOUTH TO NORTH. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY AND GUST OVER 30 MPH AT TIMES...CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES. 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. $$ MNZ003-024-027-028-NDZ038-039-270000- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0035.090226T0600Z-090227T0000Z/ CLAY-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-BARNES-CASS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOORHEAD...PARK RAPIDS... DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO 823 PM CST WED FEB 25 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY. SNOW WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA TONIGHT AND CONTINUE ON THURSDAY. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. THERE WILL BE A MARKED DECREASE IN SNOW AMOUNTS FROM SOUTH TO NORTH. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ MNZ001-002-004>009-013>017-022-023-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030- 054-261800- /O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-090226T1800Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-WEST MARSHALL- EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK- NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-TOWNER- CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON- GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN... RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON... BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...CANDO...LANGDON... CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON... NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY... MAYVILLE...ADAMS 823 PM CST WED FEB 25 2009 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST THURSDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST THURSDAY. WIND CHILLS FROM 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED IN EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND WESTERN MINNESOTA TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING...INCLUDING HAT AND GLOVES. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING...INCLUDING HAT AND GLOVES. $$ HOPKINS
000 WWUS43 KFGF 261009 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 409 AM CST THU FEB 26 2009 ...HEAVY SNOWFALL AND HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS TO AFFECT PARTS OF THE REGION TODAY... .SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND WESTERN MINNESOTA TODAY. SOME AREAS IN SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 94 WILL RECEIVE UP TO 8 INCHES OF NEW SNOW. THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR ALONG THE NORTH AND SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE AND CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO WILL ALSO DEVELOP IN NORTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. MNZ029>032-040-NDZ049-052-053-271200- /O.NEW.KFGF.WC.Y.0008.090227T0000Z-090227T1200Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090227T0000Z/ 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 409 AM CST THU FEB 26 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY AND CONTINUE INTO THIS AFTERNOON. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS FROM 6 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BEFORE ENDING LATER THIS AFTERNOON. THE HIGHER SNOW TOTALS SHOULD OCCUR ALONG A BRECKENRIDGE TO WADENA LINE...WITH A MARKED DECREASE IN SNOW AMOUNTS FROM SOUTH TO NORTH. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE AND GUST TO 30 MPH AT TIMES...CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES. NORTHERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH TONIGHT WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS FROM 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO. THE WIND WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT. 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. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING...INCLUDING HAT AND GLOVES. $$ MNZ003-024-027-028-NDZ038-039-271200- /O.NEW.KFGF.WC.Y.0008.090227T0000Z-090227T1200Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-090227T0000Z/ CLAY-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-BARNES-CASS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOORHEAD...PARK RAPIDS... DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO 409 AM CST THU FEB 26 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS AFTERNOON WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES EXPECTED. THERE WILL BE A MARKED DECREASE IN SNOW AMOUNTS FROM SOUTH TO NORTH. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES. NORTH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH TONIGHT COMBINED WITH SUB ZERO TEMPERATURES WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS FROM 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING...INCLUDING HAT AND GLOVES. $$ MNZ001-002-004>009-013>017-022-023-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030- 054-271200- /O.EXT.KFGF.WC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-090227T1200Z/ 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-TOWNER- CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON- GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN... RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON... BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...CANDO...LANGDON... CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON... NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY... MAYVILLE...ADAMS 409 AM CST THU FEB 26 2009 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY. WIND CHILLS FROM 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND WESTERN MINNESOTA THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING...INCLUDING HAT AND GLOVES. $$
000 WWUS43 KFGF 261442 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 842 AM CST THU FEB 26 2009 ...HEAVY SNOWFALL AND HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS TO AFFECT PARTS OF THE REGION TODAY... .SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND WESTERN MINNESOTA TODAY. SOME AREAS IN SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 94 WILL RECEIVE UP TO 1 FOOT OF SNOW. THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR ALONG THE NORTH AND SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE AND CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO WILL ALSO DEVELOP IN NORTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. MNZ003-024-027-028-NDZ038-039-271200- /O.UPG.KFGF.WW.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-090227T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KFGF.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090227T0000Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0008.090227T0000Z-090227T1200Z/ CLAY-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-BARNES-CASS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOORHEAD...PARK RAPIDS... DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO 842 AM CST THU FEB 26 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS AFTERNOON WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS FROM 6 TO 8 INCHES EXPECTED...INCLUDING THE FARGO AREA. THERE WILL BE A MARKED DECREASE IN SNOW AMOUNTS FROM SOUTH TO NORTH. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE BY THIS EVENING. NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH TONIGHT COMBINED WITH SUB ZERO TEMPERATURES WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS FROM 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO THROUGH TONIGHT. 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. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING...INCLUDING HAT AND GLOVES. $$ MNZ029>032-040-NDZ049-052-053-271200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090227T0000Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0008.090227T0000Z-090227T1200Z/ 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 842 AM CST THU FEB 26 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY. SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY AND CONTINUE INTO THIS AFTERNOON. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS FROM 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BEFORE ENDING LATER THIS AFTERNOON. THE HIGHER SNOW TOTALS SHOULD OCCUR ALONG A BRECKENRIDGE TO WADENA LINE WITH UP TO 14 INCHES POSSIBLE HERE. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE AND GUST TO 30 MPH AT TIMES...CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. NORTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH TONIGHT WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS FROM 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO. THE WIND WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT. 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. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING...INCLUDING HAT AND GLOVES. $$ MNZ002-017-022-023-NDZ028>030-271200- /O.NEW.KFGF.WW.Y.0036.090226T1442Z-090227T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KFGF.WC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-090227T1200Z/ NORMAN-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-GRIGGS-STEELE- TRAILL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN... LAKE ITASCA...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE 842 AM CST THU FEB 26 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE HALSTAD...MAHNOMEN AND COOPERSTOWN AREAS...WITH UP TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW EXPECTED. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE IN OPEN AREAS AT TIMES TODAY. WIND CHILLS FROM 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND WESTERN MINNESOTA THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING...INCLUDING HAT AND GLOVES. $$ MNZ001-004>009-013>016-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026-027-054-271200- /O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-090227T1200Z/ WEST POLK-KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-WEST MARSHALL- EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK- NORTH CLEARWATER-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY- EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALLOCK...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN...RED LAKE... THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...BAGLEY...CANDO... LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON... NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...ADAMS 842 AM CST THU FEB 26 2009 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY. WIND CHILLS FROM 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND WESTERN MINNESOTA THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING...INCLUDING HAT AND GLOVES. $$ DK
000 WWUS43 KFGF 262054 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 254 PM CST THU FEB 26 2009 ...SNOWFALL WINDING DOWN AND HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS TO AFFECT OF THE REGION TONIGHT AND TOMORROW MORNING... .SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH ACROSS EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND WESTERN MINNESOTA THIS AFTERNOON. SOME AREAS IN SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 94 WILL RECEIVE UP TO 1 FOOT OF SNOW. THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR ALONG THE NORTH AND SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO WILL ALSO DEVELOP IN NORTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY UNTIL NOON. MNZ003-024-027>032-040-NDZ038-039-049-052-053-271800- /O.EXT.KFGF.WC.Y.0008.090227T0000Z-090227T1800Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090227T0000Z/ CLAY-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL- EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOORHEAD...PARK RAPIDS... DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS... NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO... LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON 254 PM CST THU FEB 26 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST FRIDAY... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST FRIDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS FROM 4 TO 12 INCHES EXPECTED. THERE WILL BE A MARKED DECREASE IN SNOW AMOUNTS FROM SOUTH TO NORTH. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE THIS EVENING AS WIND GUSTS DIMINISH. NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH TONIGHT COMBINED WITH SUB ZERO TEMPERATURES WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS FROM 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. 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. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING...INCLUDING HAT AND GLOVES. $$ MNZ002-017-022-023-NDZ028>030-271800- /O.EXT.KFGF.WC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-090227T1800Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-090227T0000Z/ NORMAN-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-GRIGGS-STEELE- TRAILL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN... LAKE ITASCA...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE 254 PM CST THU FEB 26 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST FRIDAY... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST FRIDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE HALSTAD...MAHNOMEN AND COOPERSTOWN AREAS...WITH UP TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW EXPECTED. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE IN OPEN AREAS AT TIMES TODAY. WIND CHILLS FROM 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND WESTERN MINNESOTA THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING...INCLUDING HAT AND GLOVES. $$ MNZ001-004>009-013>016-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026-027-054-271800- /O.EXT.KFGF.WC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-090227T1800Z/ WEST POLK-KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-WEST MARSHALL- EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK- NORTH CLEARWATER-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY- EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALLOCK...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN...RED LAKE... THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...BAGLEY...CANDO... LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON... NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...ADAMS 254 PM CST THU FEB 26 2009 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY. WIND CHILLS FROM 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND WESTERN MINNESOTA THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING...INCLUDING HAT AND GLOVES. $$ KAISER
000 WWUS43 KFGF 270010 AAA WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 610 PM CST THU FEB 26 2009 ...SNOWFALL WINDING DOWN AND HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS TO AFFECT OF THE REGION TONIGHT AND TOMORROW MORNING... .THE SNOW HAS PRETTY WELL ENDED ACROSS EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA... NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND THE WINDS ARE SLOWLY DYING DOWN. HOWEVER...THE WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG ENOUGH THIS EVENING TO CONTINUE TO PRODUCE AREAS OF DRIFTING SNOW AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO. THE WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN DANGEROUSLY COLD UNTIL NOON ON FRIDAY. MNZ003-024-027>032-040-NDZ038-039-049-052-053-271800- /O.EXP.KFGF.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090227T0000Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-090227T1800Z/ CLAY-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL- EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOORHEAD...PARK RAPIDS... DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS... NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO... LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON 610 PM CST THU FEB 26 2009 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY. THE SNOW HAS PRETTY WELL ENDED ACROSS EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA... NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND THE WINDS ARE SLOWLY DYING DOWN. HOWEVER...THE WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG ENOUGH THIS EVENING TO CONTINUE TO PRODUCE AREAS OF DRIFTING SNOW AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO. THE WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN DANGEROUSLY COLD UNTIL NOON ON FRIDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING...INCLUDING HAT AND GLOVES. $$ MNZ002-017-022-023-NDZ028>030-271800- /O.EXP.KFGF.WW.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-090227T0000Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-090227T1800Z/ NORMAN-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-GRIGGS-STEELE- TRAILL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN... LAKE ITASCA...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE 610 PM CST THU FEB 26 2009 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY. THE SNOW HAS PRETTY WELL ENDED ACROSS EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA... NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND THE WINDS ARE SLOWLY DYING DOWN. HOWEVER...THE WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG ENOUGH THIS EVENING TO CONTINUE TO PRODUCE AREAS OF DRIFTING SNOW AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO. THE WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN DANGEROUSLY COLD UNTIL NOON ON FRIDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING...INCLUDING HAT AND GLOVES. $$ MNZ001-004>009-013>016-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026-027-054-271800- /O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-090227T1800Z/ WEST POLK-KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-WEST MARSHALL- EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK- NORTH CLEARWATER-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY- EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALLOCK...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN...RED LAKE... THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...BAGLEY...CANDO... LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON... NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...ADAMS 610 PM CST THU FEB 26 2009 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY. WIND CHILLS FROM 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING...INCLUDING HAT AND GLOVES. $$ NG
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 Feb 25, 2:49 PM CST, 0 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 25, 2:49 PM CST, 0 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
249 PM CST WED FEB 25 2009
.SHORT TERM...
A CHALLENGING FORECAST WILL CENTER AROUND SNOW AMOUNTS IN THE
SOUTH AND COLD WIND CHILLS TONIGHT-THU. MODELS ARE IN DECENT
AGREEMENT...WITH DIFFERENCES ON THE ALL IMPORTANT QPF PLACEMENT.
MODELS CONTINUE TO PUSH HEAVY SNOW BAND INTO THE SOUTH...AND WE
WILL BE ISSUING A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE FAR SOUTH LATER
TONIGHT-THU.
TONIGHT-THU...A STRONG UPPER WAVE AND COUPLED JET WILL MEAN SNOW
DEVELOPING FOR THE SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW MAY BECOME HEAVY AT
TIMES AND BECOME BANDED WITH STRONG MID LEVEL FGEN AND ISENTROPIC
LIFT NEAR 285K. I THINK THERE WILL BE WARNING CRITERIA SNOW IN
THE SOUTH...ALONG WITH NORTHERLY WINDS GUSTING OVER 30MPH AT TIMES
PRODUCING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THEREFORE...TRAVEL
WILL BECOME DIFFICULT IN THE SOUTH LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. WIND
CHILLS WILL ALSO BE AN ISSUE IN THE NORTH AND CONTINUE IN THE 20
TO 30 BELOW RANGE THROUGH THURSDAY. THE STORM SHOULD WIND DOWN
FAIRLY QUICKLY BY LATE THU AFTERNOON.
FOR FRI-SAT...EXPECT TEMPS TO REMAIN WELL BELOW NORMAL THROUGH THE
PERIOD. THE NEXT CHANCE AT SOME LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED FRI
AFTERNOON IN THE SOUTH SPREADING NORTH FRI NIGHT AHEAD OF ANOTHER
COLD FRONT.
.LONG TERM (SUN-WED)...
TRANQUIL BUT FAIRLY COLD WEATHER REGIME TO START EXTENDED PERIOD
WITH 1040-45 HIGH BUILDING DOWN INTO ND/MN SUNDAY. RETURN FLOW TO
KICK IN MONDAY...BUT DUE SOUTHERLY DIRECTION WILL INHIBIT MUCH
SURFACE WARMING...ESPECIALLY ALONG RED RIVER VALLEY. WARM AIR
ADVECTION SNOW LIKELY DURING MONDAY AS PER GFS...ECMWF IS SLOWER
WITH FEATURE AND DISCOUNTED FOR NOW. TEMPERATURES SHOULD MODERATE
INTO TUESDAY...STILL NOT REACHING SEASONAL NORMS HOWEVER. HIGH
PRESSURE DROPPING SOUTH BY WEDNESDAY WILL LOWER TEMPS AGAIN...BUT
WITH H85 TEMPS IN THE VICINITY OF -5 C. SHOULDNT BE ANYTHING TOO
DRASTIC.
&&
.AVIATION...
WAITING ON MVFR CIGS TO OVERSPREAD SITES LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...AHEAD OF SNOW DOSE. CURRENT CIGS ARCING FROM SOUTH OF
LAKE MANITOBA THROUGH WESTERN ND WILL TAKE A FEW HOURS TO REACH
EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND ADJACENT MINNESOTA. STEADIER SNOW SHOULD
ONLY MAKE IT AS FAR NORTH AS KFAR...SO INTRODUCED ONLY -SHSN AT
OTHER LOCATIONS.
&&
.FGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ND...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY
FOR NDZ049-052-053.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST
THURSDAY FOR NDZ038-039.
WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST THURSDAY
FOR NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-054.
MN...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY
FOR MNZ029>032-040.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST
THURSDAY FOR MNZ003-024-027-028.
WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST THURSDAY
FOR MNZ001-002-004>009-013>017-022-023.
&&
DK/WJBHazardous weather outlook, Feb 25, 5:26 AM CST, 9 hours 23 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 526 AM CST WED FEB 25 2009 MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024- 026>030-038-039-049-052>054-261130- WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-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-WILKIN- WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-TOWNER-CAVALIER- PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON- GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT- RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- 526 AM CST WED FEB 25 2009 ...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS LIKELY ACROSS SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE REGION THURSDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE IS A CHANCE FOR LIGHT SNOW LATE TONIGHT WEST OF A LINE FROM DEVILS LAKE TO VALLEY CITY AND LISBON. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY A STORM SYSTEM TRACKING ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS THURSDAY WILL LIKELY BRING ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL TO SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE REGION. 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER INTO ADJACENT PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. AREAS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 94 WILL LIKELY SEE SNOW FALL AMOUNTS OF AN INCH OR LESS. GUSTY NORTH WINDS MAY BRING HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS TO THE REGION. WELL BELOW AVERAGE TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH PERIODS OF HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED. VOELKER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 2:49 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | FGF | Beltrami, Clearwater, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Marshall and 5 more | 45 hr |
| Feb 25, 2:49 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Becker, Clay, Hubbard | 18 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.