Alert archive / Minnesota / Winter Storm Warnings in 2009
Winter Storm Warning 5, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this winter storm warning at Mar 9, 2009, 3:56 PM CDT for 6 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Mar 10, 2009, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 22 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
- Mar 9, 2009, 3:56 PM CDT (20:56 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 10, 2009, 7:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 11, 2009, 5:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 22 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
Counties Becker County, MN, Beltrami County, MN, Clearwater County, MN, Hubbard County, MN, Lake of the Woods County, MN, Wadena County, MN
The radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 165 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:57 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 10, 8:15 AM CDT | SNOW 1.5 | 10 W Ponsford, MN | SNOW ESTIMATED AT TAMARAC WILDLIFE REFUGE. |
| Mar 10, 9:15 AM CDT | SNOW 4 | Long Lost Lake, MN | |
| Mar 10, 9:40 AM CDT | SNOW 5.5 | Bemidji, MN | |
| Mar 10, 9:55 AM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 7 | Waskish, MN | THIS IS A 24 HOUR TOTAL IN WHICH MOST OF THE SNOW FELL THE DAY BEFORE. |
| Mar 10, 2:20 PM CDT | SNOW 6 | Baudette, MN | THIS IS A 24 HOUR PLUS TOTAL...INCLUDING 2 INCHES YESTERDAY...AND AN ADDITIONAL 4 INCHES TODAY. |
| Mar 10, 3:30 PM CDT | SNOW 5 | Detroit Lakes, MN | |
| Mar 10, 5:08 PM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 12 | Thorhult, MN | |
| Mar 10, 8:00 PM CDT | SNOW 10 | 5 Ne Bemidji, MN | TWO DAY TOTAL FROM TURTLE RIVER TOWNSHIP |
| Mar 10, 8:00 PM CDT | SNOW 12 | Bemidji, MN | TWO DAY STORM TOTAL. TV MET REPORT FROM A RADIO STATION IN BEMIDJI |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
International Fa, MN (KINL), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 181 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
- 625 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 71 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 79 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 111 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 092056 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 356 PM CDT MON MAR 9 2009 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM TO BRING HEAVY SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO THE REGION TUESDAY... .A STORM SYSTEM ORGANIZING IN THE CENTRAL ROCKIES WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS ON TUESDAY. SNOW WILL REDEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE DAY TUESDAY. AT THIS POINT...IT LOOKS LIKE THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM LISBON TO FOSSTON AND BAUDETTE WHERE A FOOT OR MORE OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. IN ADDITION STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. FOR THE FORESTED AREAS OF NORTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...SLIGHTLY LOWER WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED HOWEVER HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED IN THE DEVILS LAKE REGION LATER TONIGHT AND WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. MNZ001>003-008-013>015-022-027-NDZ027>030-038-039-049-110600- /O.UPG.KFGF.BZ.A.0003.090310T1200Z-090311T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.BZ.W.0002.090310T1200Z-090311T0600Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-090310T0000Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-EAST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK- MAHNOMEN-WEST BECKER-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS- RANSOM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...NEWFOLDEN...THIEF RIVER FALLS... RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...MAHNOMEN...DETROIT LAKES... GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY... FARGO...LISBON 356 PM CDT MON MAR 9 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 1 AM CDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 1 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL GRADUALLY END THIS EVENING WITH INITIAL ACCUMULATIONS FROM 3 TO LOCALLY 6 INCHES. A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL BRING A SECOND ROUND OF SNOW TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS SECOND SYSTEM. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND SNOW SHOULD RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WHICH WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. WIND CHILLS TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO HAZARDOUS LEVELS OF 30 TO 40 BELOW ZERO. 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.. $$ MNZ029>031-040-NDZ052-053-110600- /O.UPG.KFGF.BZ.A.0003.090310T1200Z-090311T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.BZ.W.0002.090310T1200Z-090311T0600Z/ WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS... NEW YORK MILLS...ELBOW LAKE...GWINNER...WAHPETON 356 PM CDT MON MAR 9 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 1 AM CDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 1 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL BRING STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW TO THE REGION TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. 8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE BEFORE ENDING LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND SNOW SHOULD RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WHICH WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. WIND CHILLS TUESDAY NIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO HAZARDOUS LEVELS OF 30 TO 40 BELOW ZERO. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ MNZ016-023-111200- /O.UPG.KFGF.BZ.A.0003.090310T1200Z-090311T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.WS.W.0005.090310T1200Z-090311T1200Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-090310T0000Z/ NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH CLEARWATER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAGLEY...LAKE ITASCA 356 PM CDT MON MAR 9 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL GRADUALLY END THIS EVENING WITH INITIAL ACCUMULATIONS FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES. A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL BRING A SECOND ROUND OF HEAVIER SNOW TO THE REGION TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. 8 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS SECOND SYSTEM. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH DURING THE DAY TUESDAY MORNING INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND SNOW SHOULD WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. WIND CHILLS TUESDAY NIGHT ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO FALL TO HAZARDOUS LEVELS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO. 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. $$ MNZ006-009-017-111200- /O.UPG.KFGF.WS.A.0005.090310T1200Z-090311T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.WS.W.0005.090310T1200Z-090311T1200Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-090310T0000Z/ LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-SOUTH BELTRAMI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE...BEMIDJI 356 PM CDT MON MAR 9 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL GRADUALLY END THIS EVENING WITH INITIAL ACCUMULATIONS FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES. A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL BRING A SECOND ROUND OF HEAVIER SNOW TO THE REGION TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. 8 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS SECOND SYSTEM. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH DURING THE DAY TUESDAY MORNING INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND SNOW SHOULD WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. WIND CHILLS TUESDAY NIGHT ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO FALL TO HAZARDOUS LEVELS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ MNZ028-111200- /O.UPG.KFGF.BZ.A.0003.090310T1200Z-090311T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.WS.W.0005.090310T1200Z-090311T1200Z/ EAST BECKER- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WOLF LAKE 356 PM CDT MON MAR 9 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW TO THE REGION TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. 8 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS SYSTEM. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH DURING THE DAY TUESDAY MORNING INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. WIND CHILLS TUESDAY NIGHT ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO FALL TO HAZARDOUS LEVELS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO. 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. $$ MNZ024-032-111200- /O.UPG.KFGF.WS.A.0005.090310T1200Z-090311T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.WS.W.0005.090310T1200Z-090311T1200Z/ HUBBARD-WADENA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PARK RAPIDS...WADENA 356 PM CDT MON MAR 9 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW TO THE REGION TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. 8 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS SYSTEM. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH DURING THE DAY TUESDAY MORNING INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. WIND CHILLS TUESDAY NIGHT ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO FALL TO HAZARDOUS LEVELS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ MNZ004-005-007-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026-054-111200- /O.UPG.KFGF.BZ.A.0003.090310T1200Z-090311T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.WW.Y.0038.090310T0600Z-090311T1200Z/ KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON- RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...WARREN...CANDO... LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON... NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...ADAMS 356 PM CDT MON MAR 9 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TUESDAY TO 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TUESDAY TO 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION LATER TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY. IN ADDITION...A WINTER STORM CROSSING THE CENTRAL PLAINS WILL BRING STRONG NORTH WINDS ALONG WITH AREAS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW DURING THE DAY TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY TUESDAY NIGHT SHOULD ONLY RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES. HOWEVER...GUSTY NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITY IN OPEN COUNTRY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ AV
8 follow-up statements
000 WWUS43 KFGF 100011 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 711 PM CDT MON MAR 9 2009 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM TO BRING HEAVY SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO THE REGION TUESDAY... .A NARROW BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID EVENING FROM HILLSBORO AND MAYVILLE NORTHEAST THROUGH CROOKSTON... RED LAKE FALLS...AND BAUDETTE. EXPECT 2 TO 4 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IN THESE AREAS. ISOLATED LOCATIONS WILL HAVE TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 INCHES OR MORE FROM THIS FIRST EVENT. A STORM SYSTEM ORGANIZING IN THE CENTRAL ROCKIES WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS ON TUESDAY. SNOW WILL REDEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE DAY TUESDAY. AT THIS POINT...IT LOOKS LIKE THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM LISBON TO FOSSTON AND BAUDETTE WHERE A FOOT OR MORE OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. IN ADDITION STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. FOR THE FORESTED AREAS OF NORTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...SLIGHTLY LOWER WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED HOWEVER HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED IN THE DEVILS LAKE REGION LATER TONIGHT AND WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. MNZ027-NDZ027>029-038-049-110600- /O.CAN.KFGF.WW.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-090310T0000Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0002.090310T1200Z-090311T0600Z/ WEST BECKER-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-BARNES-RANSOM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DETROIT LAKES...GRAND FORKS... COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...VALLEY CITY...LISBON 711 PM CDT MON MAR 9 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 1 AM CDT WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 1 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. SOME BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN OPEN COUNTRY TONIGHT...BUT CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE UNTIL DETERIORATING AGAIN IN THE MORNING. A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL BRING A SECOND ROUND OF SNOW TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS SECOND SYSTEM. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND SNOW SHOULD RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WHICH WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. WIND CHILLS TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO HAZARDOUS LEVELS OF 30 TO 40 BELOW ZERO. 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. $$ MNZ001>003-008-013>015-022-NDZ030-039-110600- /O.EXT.KFGF.WW.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-090310T0300Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0002.090310T1200Z-090311T0600Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-EAST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK- MAHNOMEN-TRAILL-CASS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...NEWFOLDEN...THIEF RIVER FALLS... RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...MAHNOMEN...MAYVILLE...FARGO 711 PM CDT MON MAR 9 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 1 AM CDT WEDNESDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 1 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. A NARROW BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL BRING ANOTHER 2 TO LOCALLY 4 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION TO THE HALSTAD...CROOKSTON...AND RED LAKE FALLS AREAS THIS EVENING. THIS SNOW WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN BUT ISOLATED LOCATIONS WILL HAVE TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OVER 6 INCHES FROM THIS FIRST EVENT. A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL BRING A SECOND ROUND OF SNOW TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS SECOND SYSTEM. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND SNOW SHOULD RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WHICH WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. WIND CHILLS TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO HAZARDOUS LEVELS OF 30 TO 40 BELOW ZERO. 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.. $$ MNZ029>031-040-NDZ052-053-110600- /O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0002.090310T1200Z-090311T0600Z/ WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS... NEW YORK MILLS...ELBOW LAKE...GWINNER...WAHPETON 711 PM CDT MON MAR 9 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 1 AM CDT WEDNESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 1 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL BRING STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW TO THE REGION TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. 8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE BEFORE ENDING LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND SNOW SHOULD RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WHICH WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. WIND CHILLS TUESDAY NIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO HAZARDOUS LEVELS OF 30 TO 40 BELOW ZERO. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ MNZ006-009-016-017-023-111200- /O.EXT.KFGF.WW.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-090310T0300Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0005.090310T1200Z-090311T1200Z/ LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI- SOUTH CLEARWATER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE...BAGLEY... BEMIDJI...LAKE ITASCA 711 PM CDT MON MAR 9 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. A NARROW BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW OVER NORTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN THIS EVENING. UNTIL IT DOES... EXPECT ANOTHER 2 TO 4 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS FROM THIS FIRST EVENT WILL EXCEED 6 INCHES IN ISOLATED SPOTS. A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL BRING A SECOND ROUND OF HEAVIER SNOW TO THE REGION TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. 8 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS SECOND SYSTEM. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH DURING THE DAY TUESDAY MORNING INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND SNOW SHOULD WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. WIND CHILLS TUESDAY NIGHT ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO FALL TO HAZARDOUS LEVELS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO. 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. $$ MNZ024-028-032-111200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0005.090310T1200Z-090311T1200Z/ HUBBARD-EAST BECKER-WADENA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PARK RAPIDS...WOLF LAKE...WADENA 711 PM CDT MON MAR 9 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW TO THE REGION TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. 8 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS SYSTEM. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH DURING THE DAY TUESDAY MORNING INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. WIND CHILLS TUESDAY NIGHT ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO FALL TO HAZARDOUS LEVELS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ MNZ004-005-007-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026-054-111200- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0038.090310T0600Z-090311T1200Z/ KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON- RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...WARREN...CANDO... LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON... NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...ADAMS 711 PM CDT MON MAR 9 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TUESDAY TO 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TUESDAY TO 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION LATER TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY. IN ADDITION...A WINTER STORM CROSSING THE CENTRAL PLAINS WILL BRING STRONG NORTH WINDS ALONG WITH AREAS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW DURING THE DAY TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY TUESDAY NIGHT SHOULD ONLY RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES. HOWEVER...GUSTY NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITY IN OPEN COUNTRY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ CJS/VG
000 WWUS43 KFGF 100319 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 1019 PM CDT MON MAR 9 2009 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM TO BRING HEAVY SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO THE REGION TUESDAY... .SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING OVER SOUTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...THEN SPREAD NORTHEAST ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA BY MIDDAY AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE REGION. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM LISBON TO FOSSTON AND BAUDETTE WHERE A FOOT OR MORE OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. IN ADDITION STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. FOR THE FORESTED AREAS OF NORTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...SLIGHTLY LOWER WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED HOWEVER HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED IN THE DEVILS LAKE REGION LATER TONIGHT AND WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. MNZ001>003-008-013>015-022-NDZ030-039-110600- /O.EXP.KFGF.WW.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-090310T0300Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0002.090310T1200Z-090311T0600Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-EAST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK- MAHNOMEN-TRAILL-CASS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...NEWFOLDEN...THIEF RIVER FALLS... RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...MAHNOMEN...MAYVILLE...FARGO 1019 PM CDT MON MAR 9 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 1 AM CDT WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 1 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP DURING THE MORNING HOURS TUESDAY AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES BY NOON. 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND SNOW WILL RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. WIND CHILLS TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO HAZARDOUS LEVELS OF 30 TO 40 BELOW ZERO. 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. $$ MNZ006-009-016-017-023-111200- /O.EXP.KFGF.WW.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-090310T0300Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0005.090310T1200Z-090311T1200Z/ LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI- SOUTH CLEARWATER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE...BAGLEY... BEMIDJI...LAKE ITASCA 1019 PM CDT MON MAR 9 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL BRING A ROUND OF HEAVY SNOW TO THE REGION TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. 8 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH DURING THE DAY TUESDAY MORNING INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. WIND CHILLS TUESDAY NIGHT ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO FALL TO HAZARDOUS LEVELS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO. 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. $$ MNZ027-029>031-040-NDZ027>029-038-049-052-053-110600- /O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0002.090310T1200Z-090311T0600Z/ WEST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-GRANT- GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-BARNES-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DETROIT LAKES...BRECKENRIDGE... FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...ELBOW LAKE...GRAND FORKS... COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...VALLEY CITY...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON 1019 PM CDT MON MAR 9 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 1 AM CDT WEDNESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 1 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL BRING A ROUND OF HEAVY SNOW TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND SNOW WILL RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WHICH WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. WIND CHILLS TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO HAZARDOUS LEVELS OF 30 TO 40 BELOW ZERO. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ MNZ024-028-032-111200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0005.090310T1200Z-090311T1200Z/ HUBBARD-EAST BECKER-WADENA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PARK RAPIDS...WOLF LAKE...WADENA 1019 PM CDT MON MAR 9 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW TO THE REGION TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. 8 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS SYSTEM. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH TUESDAY. THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. WIND CHILLS TUESDAY NIGHT ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO FALL TO HAZARDOUS LEVELS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO. 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. $$ MNZ004-005-007-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026-054-111200- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0038.090310T0600Z-090311T1200Z/ KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON- RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...WARREN...CANDO... LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON... NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...ADAMS 1019 PM CDT MON MAR 9 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. LIGHT SNOW WILL ALSO DEVELOP ON TUESDAY...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND SOUTHEAST OF A DEVILS LAKE TO ROSEAU LINE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL ONLY RANGE FROM 1 TO 4 INCHES. HOWEVER...NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITY IN OPEN COUNTRY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ CJS/VG
000 WWUS43 KFGF 100850 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 350 AM CDT TUE MAR 10 2009 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM TO BRING HEAVY SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO THE REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT... .SNOW WILL DEVELOP EARLY THIS MORNING OVER SOUTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...THEN SPREAD NORTHEAST ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA BY MIDDAY AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE REGION. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM LISBON TO FOSSTON TO BAUDETTE WHERE UP TO A FOOT OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. IN ADDITION... STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. FOR THE FORESTED AREAS OF NORTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...SLIGHTLY LOWER WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED. HOWEVER...HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS ACROSS THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN THIS MORNING WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT. MNZ001>003-008-013>015-022-027-029>031-040-NDZ027>030-038-039-049- 052-053-110600- /O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0002.090310T1200Z-090311T0600Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-EAST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK- MAHNOMEN-WEST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-GRANT- GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT- RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...NEWFOLDEN...THIEF RIVER FALLS... RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...MAHNOMEN...DETROIT LAKES... BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...ELBOW LAKE... GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY... FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON 350 AM CDT TUE MAR 10 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM CDT WEDNESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. THIS INCLUDES AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM CARRINGTON TO GRAND FORKS TO THIEF RIVER FALLS. A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL BRING A ROUND OF HEAVY SNOW TODAY AND TONIGHT. 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 MPH THIS MORNING AND 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND SNOW WILL RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WHICH WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. WIND CHILLS TONIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO HAZARDOUS LEVELS OF 30 TO 40 BELOW ZERO. 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. $$ MNZ006-009-016-017-023-024-028-032-111200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0005.090310T1200Z-090311T1200Z/ LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI- SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-EAST BECKER-WADENA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE...BAGLEY... BEMIDJI...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...WOLF LAKE...WADENA 350 AM CDT TUE MAR 10 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. THIS INCLUDES AREAS SURROUNDING BAUDETTE...BEMIDJI...PARK RAPIDS AND WADENA. A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL BRING A ROUND OF HEAVY SNOW TO THE REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT. 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH THIS MORNING...CONTINUING THROUGH TONIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. WIND CHILLS TONIGHT ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO FALL TO HAZARDOUS LEVELS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ MNZ004-005-007-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026-054-111200- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-090311T1200Z/ KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON- RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...WARREN...CANDO... LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON... NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...ADAMS 350 AM CDT TUE MAR 10 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. THIS INCLUDES AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM DEVILS LAKE TO GRAFTON TO ROSEAU. HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 40 BELOW ARE EXPECTED TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. LIGHT SNOW WILL ALSO DEVELOP TODAY...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND SOUTHEAST OF A DEVILS LAKE TO ROSEAU LINE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL ONLY RANGE FROM 1 TO 4 INCHES. HOWEVER...NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITY IN OPEN COUNTRY TODAY AND TONIGHT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ ROGERS/TG
000 WWUS43 KFGF 101601 AAA WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 1101 AM CDT TUE MAR 10 2009 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM TO BRING HEAVY SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO THE REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT... .SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA...AND SPREAD INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA THIS AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM LISBON TO CROOKSTON TO BAUDETTE WHERE STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO A FOOT ARE ANTICIPATED. IN ADDITION...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS ARE PRODUCING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FOR MUCH OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. TRAVEL IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. FOR THE FORESTED AREAS OF NORTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...SLIGHTLY LOWER WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED. HOWEVER...HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. THUS...A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT. LIGHTER SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE GUSTY WINDS ARE PRODUCING VISIBILITIES TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN INTO EXTREME NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. IN ADDITION...THE COMBINATION OF THE WIND AND COLD TEMPERATURES HAS PRODUCED HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS...WHICH WILL REMAIN THROUGH TONIGHT. MNZ001>003-008-013>015-022-027-029>031-040-NDZ027>030-038-039-049- 052-053-110600- /O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090311T0600Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-EAST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK- MAHNOMEN-WEST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-GRANT- GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT- RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...NEWFOLDEN...THIEF RIVER FALLS... RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...MAHNOMEN...DETROIT LAKES... BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...ELBOW LAKE... GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY... FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON 1101 AM CDT TUE MAR 10 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT WEDNESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW TODAY AND TONIGHT. 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE. NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH IS CREATING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. TRAVEL HAS BECOME EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO WILL OCCUR TODAY AND DROP TO 30 TO 40 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. 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 WHITE OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. LET SOMEONE KNOW YOUR ROUTE OF TRAVEL AND EXPECTED ARRIVAL TIME. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ MNZ006-009-016-017-023-024-028-032-111200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090311T1200Z/ LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI- SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-EAST BECKER-WADENA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE...BAGLEY... BEMIDJI...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...WOLF LAKE...WADENA 1101 AM CDT TUE MAR 10 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL BRING A ROUND OF HEAVY SNOW TO THE REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT. 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE. NORTH WINDS ARE INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH AND WILL REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH TONIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND SNOW HAS MADE TRAVEL EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO HAVE DEVELOPED AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. 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. $$ MNZ004-005-007-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026-054-111200- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-090311T1200Z/ KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON- RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...WARREN...CANDO... LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON... NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...ADAMS 1101 AM CDT TUE MAR 10 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS OF 30 TO 40 BELOW HAVE DEVELOPED AND WILL REMAIN THROUGH TONIGHT. IN ADDITION...LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY...WITH SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE. NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW HAS REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. MAKE SURE TO CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE. $$ NG
000 WWUS43 KFGF 102049 AAA WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 349 PM CDT TUE MAR 10 2009 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM KEEPING HEAVY SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER THE REGION INTO TONIGHT... .SNOW WILL SLOWLY TAPER OFF OVER EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA THIS EVENING AND NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW BANDS CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON FROM SOUTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO A FOOT ARE ANTICIPATED ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LISBON TO CROOKSTON TO BAUDETTE LINE. IN ADDITION... STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS ARE PRODUCING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FOR MUCH OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. TRAVEL IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. MANY ROADWAYS...INCLUDING INTERSTATES ARE CLOSED...WITH PLOWS PULLED. FOR THE FORESTED AREAS OF NORTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...SLIGHTLY LOWER WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED. HOWEVER...HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. THUS...A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT. LIGHTER SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE GUSTY WINDS ARE PRODUCING VISIBILITIES TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES FROM THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN INTO EXTREME NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. IN ADDITION...THE COMBINATION OF THE WIND AND COLD TEMPERATURES HAS PRODUCED HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS...WHICH WILL REMAIN THROUGH TONIGHT. MNZ001>003-008-013>015-022-027-029>031-040-NDZ027>030-038-039-049- 052-053-110600- /O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090311T0600Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-EAST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK- MAHNOMEN-WEST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-GRANT- GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT- RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...NEWFOLDEN...THIEF RIVER FALLS... RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...MAHNOMEN...DETROIT LAKES... BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...ELBOW LAKE... GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY... FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON 349 PM CDT TUE MAR 10 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT WEDNESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE CREATING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. TRAVEL HAS BECOME EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE...IN MOST LOCATIONS. AREAS ROADWAYS...INCLUDING THE INTERSTATES...HAVE BEEN CLOSED...WITH THE PLOWS PULLED. THE HEAVY SNOW BANDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING...WITH LIGHT SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT. THE WIND IN CONJUNCTION WITH VERY COLD TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS IN THE 30 TO 45 BELOW ZERO RANGE TONIGHT. 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 WHITE OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. TRAVEL DURING A STORM SUCH AS THIS CAN BE LIFE THREATENING IF YOU ARE STRANDED. $$ MNZ006-009-016-017-023-024-028-032-111200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090311T1200Z/ LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI- SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-EAST BECKER-WADENA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE...BAGLEY... BEMIDJI...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...WOLF LAKE...WADENA 349 PM CDT TUE MAR 10 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. A MAJOR WINTER STORM CONTINUES TO BRING HEAVY SNOW TO THE REGION TONIGHT. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE FOOT ARE POSSIBLE. NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO HAVE DEVELOPED AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ MNZ004-005-007-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026-054-111200- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-090311T1200Z/ KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON- RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...WARREN...CANDO... LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON... NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...ADAMS 349 PM CDT TUE MAR 10 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 40 BELOW HAVE DEVELOPED AND WILL REMAIN THROUGH TONIGHT. THE LIGHT SNOW WILL SLOWLY TAPER OFF THIS EVENING...WITH ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF LESS THAN ONE INCH ANTICIPATED. NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO PRODUCE VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. MAKE SURE TO CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE. $$ NG
000 WWUS43 KFGF 110144 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 844 PM CDT TUE MAR 10 2009 ...WINTER STORM TO SLOWLY MOVE OUT TONIGHT... .CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN VERY POOR FOR MOST OF TONIGHT AS STRONG NORTH WINDS AND LIGHT SNOW WILL KEEP VISIBILITIES VERY BAD UNTIL LATE TONIGHT IN THE RED RIVER VALLEY AND NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT AND THROUGH DAWN ON WEDNESDAY INTO THE 15 TO 20 MPH EASING THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THREAT. PLOWS WILL REMAIN PULLED UNTIL THE WIND DIMINISHES AND REPORTS FROM THE FARGO AREA REPORT VERY BAD CONDITIONS WITH SOME ROADS IMPASSABLE DUE TO SNOW DRIFTS. THE DEVILS LAKE REGION WILL SEE BLOWING SNOW EASE THIS EVENING BUT WITH LOW TEMPERATURES DROPPING INTO THE TEENS BELOW ZERO. THESE TEMPERATURES IN COMBINATION WITH THE WIND WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS TO 45 BELOW ZERO AT TIMES LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. NDZ006-007-014-015-024-111700- /O.NEW.KFGF.WC.W.0004.090311T0600Z-090311T1700Z/ /O.EXT.KFGF.WW.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-090311T0600Z/ TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...LANGDON...MADDOCK...LEEDS... DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD 844 PM CDT TUE MAR 10 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT WEDNESDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 12 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 12 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS OF 30 TO 45 WILL OCCUR TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. BLOWING SNOW WILL EASE OVERNIGHT AS WINDS DIMINISH. BUT ANYONE GOING OUTDOORS OVERNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING SHOULD DRESS APPROPRIATELY FOR BITTERLY COLD WEATHER. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$ MNZ001>003-008-013>015-022-027-029>031-040-NDZ027>030-038-039-049- 052-053-111000- /O.EXT.KFGF.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090311T1000Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-EAST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK- MAHNOMEN-WEST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-GRANT- GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT- RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...NEWFOLDEN...THIEF RIVER FALLS... RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...MAHNOMEN...DETROIT LAKES... BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...ELBOW LAKE... GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY... FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON 844 PM CDT TUE MAR 10 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CDT WEDNESDAY... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT BUT WILL REMAIN STRONG ENOUGH TO CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. REPORTS INDICATE THIS EVENING THAT MANY STREETS IN THE FARGO AREA ARE BLOCKED WITH SNOW AND TRAVEL IS VERY DIFFICULT IT NOT IMPOSSIBLE. 8 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW HAS FALLEN OVER THE PAST TWO DAYS SOUTH OF A BAUDETTE TO MAYVILLE TO VALLEY CITY LINE. AREAS ROADWAYS...INCLUDING THE INTERSTATES...HAVE BEEN CLOSED...WITH THE PLOWS PULLED. THE WIND IN CONJUNCTION WITH VERY COLD TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS IN THE 30 TO 45 BELOW ZERO RANGE TONIGHT. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE GREATLY TOWARD DAWN AS WINDS DIMINISH. 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 WHITE OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. TRAVEL DURING A STORM SUCH AS THIS CAN BE LIFE THREATENING IF YOU ARE STRANDED. $$ MNZ006-009-016-017-023-024-028-032-111200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090311T1200Z/ LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI- SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-EAST BECKER-WADENA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE...BAGLEY... BEMIDJI...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...WOLF LAKE...WADENA 844 PM CDT TUE MAR 10 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. THE HEAVIEST OF THE SNOW IS OVER...BUT LIGHT SNOW IN COMBINATION WITH GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 8 TO 14 INCHES WILL OCCUR. TRAVEL IS VERY HAZARDOUS. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ MNZ004-005-007-NDZ008-016-026-054-111200- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-090311T1200Z/ KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-NELSON- WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...WARREN...CAVALIER... GRAFTON...LAKOTA...ADAMS 844 PM CDT TUE MAR 10 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW AND WIND CHILLS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 40 BELOW WILL OCCUR TONIGHT. THE LIGHT SNOW WILL SLOWLY END TONIGHT...BUT WITH NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE WILL STILL OCCUR UNTIL LATE TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. MAKE SURE TO CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE. $$ DTR
000 WWUS43 KFGF 110948 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 448 AM CDT WED MAR 11 2009 ...WINTER STORM WINDING DOWN WITH DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS EXPECTED THIS MORNING... .CONDITIONS ARE IMPROVING ACROSS THE RED RIVER VALLEY AND WESTERN MINNESOTA. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS FROM 25 TO 45 BELOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH NOON. SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL PERSIST IN OPEN AREAS THIS MORNING...WITH VISIBILITIES IMPROVING QUICKLY BY 9 AM. MNZ001>003-008-013>015-022-027-029>031-040-NDZ027>030-038-039-049- 052-053-111700- /O.EXP.KFGF.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090311T1000Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.WC.Y.0010.090311T1000Z-090311T1700Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-EAST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK- MAHNOMEN-WEST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-GRANT- GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT- RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...NEWFOLDEN...THIEF RIVER FALLS... RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...MAHNOMEN...DETROIT LAKES... BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...ELBOW LAKE... GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY... FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON 448 AM CDT WED MAR 11 2009 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING. CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO IMPROVE AS WINDS SUBSIDE AND SNOW ENDS. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS FROM 25 TO 40 BELOW WILL PERSIST THROUGHOUT EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND WESTERN MINNESOTA THROUGH NOON. THEREAFTER...EXPECT WINDS TO SUBSIDE AND THE THREAT FOR DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS TO END. 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. $$ MNZ006-009-016-017-023-024-028-032-111700- /O.NEW.KFGF.WC.Y.0010.090311T1000Z-090311T1700Z/ /O.EXT.KFGF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090311T1000Z/ LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI- SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-EAST BECKER-WADENA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE...BAGLEY... BEMIDJI...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...WOLF LAKE...WADENA 448 AM CDT WED MAR 11 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING. THE HEAVIEST OF THE SNOW IS OVER...BUT LIGHT SNOW IN COMBINATION WITH GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 5 AM. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 8 TO 14 INCHES WILL OCCUR. TRAVEL IS VERY HAZARDOUS. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO WILL DEVELOP AND PERSIST THROUGH NOON. 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. $$ NDZ006-007-014-015-024-111700- /O.CON.KFGF.WC.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090311T1700Z/ TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...LANGDON...MADDOCK...LEEDS... DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD 448 AM CDT WED MAR 11 2009 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY. HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS OF 30 TO 45 WILL OCCUR TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. BUT ANYONE GOING OUTDOORS OVERNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING SHOULD DRESS APPROPRIATELY FOR BITTERLY COLD WEATHER. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$ MNZ004-005-007-NDZ008-016-026-054-111700- /O.NEW.KFGF.WC.Y.0010.090311T1000Z-090311T1700Z/ /O.EXT.KFGF.WW.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-090311T1000Z/ KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-NELSON- WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...WARREN...CAVALIER... GRAFTON...LAKOTA...ADAMS 448 AM CDT WED MAR 11 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING. HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 40 BELOW WILL OCCUR TONIGHT THROUGH THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE BY AFTERNOON AND THE THREAT FOR DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL END. 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. $$ DK
000 WWUS43 KFGF 111015 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 515 AM CDT WED MAR 11 2009 ...WINTER STORM WINDING DOWN WITH DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS EXPECTED THIS MORNING... .CONDITIONS ARE IMPROVING ACROSS THE RED RIVER VALLEY AND WESTERN MINNESOTA. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS FROM 25 TO 45 BELOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH NOON. SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL PERSIST IN OPEN AREAS THIS MORNING...WITH VISIBILITIES IMPROVING QUICKLY BY 9 AM. MNZ006-009-016-017-023-024-028-032-111700- /O.EXP.KFGF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090311T1000Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-090311T1700Z/ LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI- SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-EAST BECKER-WADENA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE...BAGLEY... BEMIDJI...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...WOLF LAKE...WADENA 515 AM CDT WED MAR 11 2009 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO WILL PERSIST THROUGH NOON. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE BY AFTERNOON AND THE THREAT FOR DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL END. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING...INCLUDING HAT AND GLOVES. $$ MNZ004-005-007-NDZ008-016-026-054-111700- /O.EXP.KFGF.WW.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-090311T1000Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-090311T1700Z/ KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-NELSON- WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...WARREN...CAVALIER... GRAFTON...LAKOTA...ADAMS 515 AM CDT WED MAR 11 2009 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY. HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 40 BELOW WILL OCCUR THROUGH THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE BY AFTERNOON AND THE THREAT FOR DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL END. 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. $$ NDZ006-007-014-015-024-111700- /O.CON.KFGF.WC.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090311T1700Z/ TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...LANGDON...MADDOCK...LEEDS... DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD 515 AM CDT WED MAR 11 2009 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY. HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS OF 30 TO 45 WILL OCCUR TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. BUT ANYONE GOING OUTDOORS OVERNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING SHOULD DRESS APPROPRIATELY FOR BITTERLY COLD WEATHER. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$ MNZ001>003-008-013>015-022-027-029>031-040-NDZ027>030-038-039-049- 052-053-111700- /O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-090311T1700Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-EAST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK- MAHNOMEN-WEST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-GRANT- GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT- RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...NEWFOLDEN...THIEF RIVER FALLS... RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...MAHNOMEN...DETROIT LAKES... BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...ELBOW LAKE... GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY... FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON 515 AM CDT WED MAR 11 2009 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY. CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO IMPROVE AS WINDS SUBSIDE AND SNOW ENDS. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS FROM 25 TO 40 BELOW WILL PERSIST THROUGHOUT EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND WESTERN MINNESOTA THROUGH NOON. THEREAFTER...EXPECT WINDS TO SUBSIDE AND THE THREAT FOR DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS TO END. 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
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 Mar 9, 2:30 PM CDT, 1 hour 26 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 9, 2:30 PM CDT, 1 hour 26 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
230 PM CDT MON MAR 9 2009
.DISCUSSION...
FORECAST CHALLENGE CONCERNS VARIOUS HEADLINES REQUIRED NEXT 24-36
HOURS.
MODELS OVERALL CONTINUE TO COME INTO AGREEMENT WITH NEXT SYSTEM. GFS
HAS BEEN MOST CONSISTENT AND WILL USE FOR DETAILS.
SNOW BAND CONTINUES TO BISECT FA FROM SW-NE. THIS IS ORIENTED ALONG
AREA OF ENHANCED FRONTOGENETIC FORCING OVER BAROCLINIC RIBBON. BOTH GFS
AND NAM LIFT MAIN FORCING NE AND WEAKEN IT LATE AFTERNOON INTO THIS
EVENING. AT THIS POINT FEEL VALID TIME STILL LOOKS REASONABLE SO
WILL KEEP ADVISORY GOING. LOOKS TO BE A BREAK FROM MID EVENING ON
BEFORE NEXT WAVE BEGINS TO IMPACT FA TUESDAY. COLD ADVECTION
CONTINUES OVERNIGHT AND AM SEEING SOME PRETTY COLD READINGS UP
STREAM. TIGHT THERMAL GRADIENT WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT BUT MIXING
AND CLOUD COVER WILL MINIMIZE DROP. WILL GO COLDEST OVER FAR NW
WHERE SOME CLEARING POSSIBLE. AS FAR AS HEADLINES WILL BEGIN WINTER
WX ADVISORY OVER DVL BASIN INTO NORTHERN VALLEY AT 06Z AS
COMBINATION OF WIND AND TEMPERATURES SHOULD ALLOW WIND CHILL
CRITERIA TO BE MET.
SURFACE LOW OVER CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS WILL LIFT NE TO GREAT LAKES BY
TUESDAY NIGHT. ISENTROPIC LIFT INCREASES AGAIN BY 12Z WITH 3-4GM/KG
MIXING RATIOS LIFTING INTO SE THIRD OF FA DURING DAY. TRACK OF
850-700MB LOW ALSO FOCUSES MAXIMUM SNOW POTENTIAL THIS AREA. LESSER
AMOUNT EXPECTED AS YOU GO NORTH AND WEST WITH DVL BASIN AND NORTHERN
VALLEY LIKELY TO ONLY PICK UP A FEW INCHES. EQUALLY IMPORTANT WILL
BE WIND POTENTIAL. WINDS TO INCREASE TO 30-35KT THROUGH MIXED LAYER
WITH STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED FROM 18Z ON. ACTUAL WIND SPEED MAY BE
JUST BLO BLIZZARD CRITERIA HOWEVER WITH SNOWFALL TODAY AND EXPECTED
SNOW TOMORROW WILL DEFINITELY HAVE WHITE OUT POTENTIAL IN OPEN AREA.
FOR THIS WILL UPGRADE TO BLIZZARD WARNING FROM CENTRAL VALLEY
SOUTHWARD AND ADJACENT AREAS. FAR EASTERN FA TO SEE LESS WIND SO
WILL GO WINTER STORM WARNING THIS AREA. WILL KEEP ADVISORY GOING
OVER DVL BASIN INTO NORTHERN VALLEY WITH COMBINATION OF HAZARDOUS
WIND CHILLS AND SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING.
SNOW TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH FROM W-E TUESDAY NIGHT AND WILL ALLOW
BLIZZARD WARNING TO EXPIRE BUT WILL LIKELY NEED TO TRANSITION TO
WIND CHILL HEADLINES. IMPROVING CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY HOWEVER
TEMPERATURES WILL BE VERY COLD CONSIDERING TIME OF YEAR AND WIND
CHILLS WILL CONTINUE TO BE AN ISSUE.
TEMPERATURES WED NIGHT WILL HINGE ON DEGREE OF MIXING/WARM ADVECTION
AND SURFACE HIGH DROPS SOUTH OF FA. NEVER THE LESS TEMPERATURES WILL
BE WELL BLO AVERAGE.
THURSDAY WILL SEE SOME RECOVERY IN TEMPERATURES WITH SURFACE SW
FLOW/WARM ADVECTION AND SOLAR BUT STILL BLO AVERAGE.
.LONG TERM (FRI-TUE)...
LONG RANGE MODELS START OUT PRETTY SIMILAR IN TIMING AND TRACK OF
WEATHER SYSTEMS THROUGH THE N PLAINS...AND THEN START TO DIVERGE
TOWARD THE END OF THE EXTENDED FORECAST...ESPECIALLY IN TIMING.
THEREFORE...ENDED UP KEEPING FORECAST CONTINUITY BY USING A BLEND OF
THE GFS AND ECMWF.
A 500MB RIDGE STARTS BUILDING INTO THE N PLAINS FOR THE WEEKEND...
KEEPING THE AREA DRY...WITH TEMPERATURES RISING TO NEAR NORMAL. THEN
ON SUN NIGHT AND MON...AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES OUT OF THE
ROCKIES AND THROUGH S CANADA...DRAGGING A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE N
PLAINS ALONG WITH A 500MB TROF. THUS...INCLUDED A CHANCE FOR SNOW IN
THE FORECAST FOR MON.
&&
.FGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ND...BLIZZARD WARNING FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 1 AM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR
NDZ027>030-038-039-049-052-053.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR
NDZ027>030-038-039-049.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 1 AM TUESDAY TO 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY
FOR NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026-054.
MN...BLIZZARD WARNING FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 1 AM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR
MNZ001>003-008-013>015-022-027-029>031-040.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR
MNZ001>003-006-008-009-013>017-022-023-027.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR
MNZ006-009-016-017-023-024-028-032.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 1 AM TUESDAY TO 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY
FOR MNZ004-005-007.
&&
VOELKERHazardous weather outlook, Mar 9, 5:38 AM CDT, 10 hours 18 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 538 AM CDT MON MAR 9 2009 MNZ028>031-040-NDZ052-053-101045- EAST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-SARGENT- RICHLAND- 538 AM CDT MON MAR 9 2009 ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT LIGHT SNOW WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY TODAY AND TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE WITH FRONTAL PASSAGE FROM 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY A MUCH STRONGER STORM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTHEAST FROM COLORADO AND IMPACT THE REGION ON TUESDAY. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TUESDAY WITH VERY STRONG NORTH WINDS ALONG AND WEST OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY. SOME WIND GUSTS MAY APPROACH 50 MPH. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. AN ADDITIONAL 8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. EXPECT BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES ON THE BACKSIDE OF THIS STORM WITH WIND CHILL VALUES NEAR 30 BELOW BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. MNZ024-032-101045- HUBBARD-WADENA- 538 AM CDT MON MAR 9 2009 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT LIGHT SNOW WILL MOVE ACROSS PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA TODAY AND TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE WITH FRONTAL PASSAGE FROM 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY A MUCH STRONGER STORM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTHEAST FROM COLORADO AND IMPACT THE REGION ON TUESDAY. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TUESDAY WITH STRONG NORTH WINDS. SOME WIND GUSTS MAY APPROACH 35 MPH. TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS WITH AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. AN ADDITIONAL 8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. EXPECT BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES ON THE BACKSIDE OF THIS STORM WITH WIND CHILL VALUES NEAR 30 BELOW BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. MNZ001>003-008-013>016-022-023-027-NDZ027>030-038-039-049-101045- WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-EAST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK- NORTH CLEARWATER-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-WEST BECKER- GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM- 538 AM CDT MON MAR 9 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL MOVE ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA TODAY AND TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE ALONG AND WITHIN 30 MILES OF A LINE FROM VALLEY CITY TO MAYVILLE TO BAUDETTE. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE WITH FRONTAL PASSAGE FROM 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. WIND CHILL VALUES MAY APPROACH 30 BELOW TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY A MUCH STRONGER STORM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTHEAST FROM COLORADO AND IMPACT THE REGION ON TUESDAY. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TUESDAY WITH VERY STRONG NORTH WINDS ALONG AND WEST OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY. SOME WIND GUSTS MAY APPROACH 50 MPH. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. AN ADDITIONAL 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. EXPECT BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES ON THE BACKSIDE OF THIS STORM WITH WIND CHILL VALUES NEAR 40 BELOW BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. MNZ004-005-007-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026-054-101045- KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON- RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- 538 AM CDT MON MAR 9 2009 ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT LIGHT SNOW WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY AND DEVILS LAKE BASIN TODAY AND TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE WITH FRONTAL PASSAGE FROM 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. WIND CHILL VALUES MAY APPROACH 30 BELOW TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY A MUCH STRONGER STORM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTHEAST FROM COLORADO AND IMPACT THE REGION ON TUESDAY. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TUESDAY WITH VERY STRONG NORTH WINDS ALONG AND WEST OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY. SOME WIND GUSTS MAY APPROACH 50 MPH. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. EXPECT BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES ON THE BACKSIDE OF THIS STORM WITH WIND CHILL VALUES NEAR 40 BELOW BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. MNZ006-009-017-101045- LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-SOUTH BELTRAMI- 538 AM CDT MON MAR 9 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL MOVE ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST MINNESOTA TODAY AND TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE ALONG AND WITHIN 30 MILES OF A LINE FROM VALLEY CITY TO MAYVILLE TO BAUDETTE. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE WITH FRONTAL PASSAGE FROM 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY A MUCH STRONGER STORM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTHEAST FROM COLORADO AND IMPACT THE REGION ON TUESDAY. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TUESDAY WITH STRONG NORTH WINDS. SOME WIND GUSTS MAY APPROACH 35 MPH. TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS WITH AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. AN ADDITIONAL 8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. EXPECT BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES ON THE BACKSIDE OF THIS STORM WITH WIND CHILL VALUES NEAR 30 BELOW BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. ROGERS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 9, 4:24 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen and 5 more | 18 hr |
| Mar 9, 3:56 PM CDT | Blizzard Warning | FGF | Becker, Clay, Grant, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman and 5 more | 37 hr |
| Mar 9, 3:56 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Kittson, Marshall, Roseau | 37 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.