Alert archive / Minnesota / Winter Storm Warnings in 2009
Winter Storm Warning 7, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this winter storm warning at Mar 24, 2009, 3:51 PM CDT for 14 counties in Minnesota; 8 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Mar 24, 2009, 6:09 PM CDT. It was in force for 18 hr. 29 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 24, 2009, 3:51 PM CDT (20:51 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 24, 2009, 6:09 PM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 25, 2009, 12:38 PM CDT
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
All 22 counties
Becker County, MN, Beltrami County, MN, Clay County, MN, Clearwater County, MN, Hubbard County, MN, Kittson County, MN, Lake of the Woods County, MN, Mahnomen County, MN, Marshall County, MN, Norman County, MN, Pennington County, MN, Polk County, MN, Red Lake County, MN, Roseau County, MN, Cass County, ND, Grand Forks County, ND, Griggs County, ND, Nelson County, ND, Pembina County, ND, Steele County, ND, Traill County, ND, Walsh County, ND
The radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:50 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 25, 10:53 AM CDT | SNOW 0.4 | 5 E Richwood, MN | |
| Mar 25, 10:53 AM CDT | SNOW 2 | Solway, MN | |
| Mar 25, 10:53 AM CDT | SNOW 2 | Thorhult, MN | |
| Mar 25, 10:53 AM CDT | SNOW 3 | 21 S Baudette, MN | |
| Mar 25, 10:53 AM CDT | SNOW 3 | Chaffee, ND | |
| Mar 25, 10:53 AM CDT | SNOW 3 | Cooperstown, ND | |
| Mar 25, 10:53 AM CDT | SNOW 3 | Halstad, MN | |
| Mar 25, 10:53 AM CDT | SNOW 3 | Red Lake Falls, MN | |
| Mar 25, 10:53 AM CDT | SNOW 3 | Thief River Falls, MN | |
| Mar 25, 10:53 AM CDT | SNOW 3.2 | Sabin, MN | |
| Mar 25, 10:53 AM CDT | SNOW 3.3 | Moorhead, MN | |
| Mar 25, 10:53 AM CDT | SNOW 3.5 | Pembina, ND | |
| Mar 25, 10:53 AM CDT | SNOW 4 | Crookston, MN | |
| Mar 25, 10:53 AM CDT | SNOW 4 | Grafton, ND | |
| Mar 25, 10:53 AM CDT | SNOW 4 | St. Thomas, ND | |
| Mar 25, 10:53 AM CDT | SNOW 4.5 | Mayville, ND | |
| Mar 25, 10:53 AM CDT | SNOW 4.5 | Warroad, MN | |
| Mar 25, 10:53 AM CDT | SNOW 5 | Gatzke, MN | THIEF LAKE REFUGE TOTAL. |
| Mar 25, 10:53 AM CDT | SNOW 5 | Greenbush, MN | |
| Mar 25, 10:53 AM CDT | SNOW 5 | Roosevelt, MN | |
| Mar 25, 10:53 AM CDT | SNOW 5.2 | Grand Forks, ND | |
| Mar 25, 10:53 AM CDT | SNOW 6.6 | 4 W Warroad, MN | |
| Mar 25, 10:53 AM CDT | SNOW 7.5 | Se Grand Forks, ND | |
| Mar 25, 10:53 AM CDT | SNOW 8 | Argyle, MN | |
| Mar 25, 10:53 AM CDT | SNOW 8 | East Grand Forks, MN | |
| Mar 25, 10:53 AM CDT | SNOW 8 | Finley, ND | |
| Mar 25, 10:53 AM CDT | SNOW 8 | Hallock, MN | |
| Mar 25, 10:53 AM CDT | SNOW 8 | Northwood, ND | |
| Mar 25, 10:53 AM CDT | SNOW 8 | Petersburg, ND |
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 253 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
- 503 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 258 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 213 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 242051 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 351 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER WILL AFFECT THE REGION THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW THROUGHOUT THE REGION...AND 2 TO 5 INCHES WILL FALL IN THE CENTRAL RED RIVER VALLEY WITH 6 TO 8 INCHES IN THE NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY INTO ROSEAU AND BAUDETTE. A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET IS ALSO POSSIBLE...AND THE WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE WILL BE TRICKY. LOW PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY MOVE OUT OF SOUTH DAKOTA INTO THE ARROWHEAD OF MINNESOTA WEDNESDAY. MNZ004>009-NDZ008-016-260000- /O.UPG.KFGF.WS.A.0007.090325T0600Z-090325T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.WS.W.0007.090325T0600Z-090326T0000Z/ KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL- NORTH BELTRAMI-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...WARREN... NEWFOLDEN...RED LAKE...CAVALIER...GRAFTON 351 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. RAIN WILL MIX WITH AND CHANGE TO SNOW IN THE BAUDETTE...ROSEAU...GRAFTON AND ENFOLDING AREAS TONIGHT. THERE MAY BE A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET BEFORE PRECIPITATION CHANGES OVER TO SNOW. SNOW MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATER TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS FROM 6 TO 8 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ001>003-NDZ027-030-039-251800- /O.NEW.KFGF.WW.Y.0039.090325T0300Z-090325T1800Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-GRAND FORKS-TRAILL-CASS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...GRAND FORKS...MAYVILLE...FARGO 351 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. RAIN WILL MIX WITH AND CHANGE TO SNOW IN THE GRAND FORKS...FARGO...MAYVILLE AND HALSTAD AREAS BY 10 PM TONIGHT. THERE MAY BE A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET BEFORE PRECIPITATION CHANGES OVER TO SNOW. SNOW MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATER TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES. NORTHERLY WINDS FROM 25 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL ALSO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES LATE TONIGHT AND ESPECIALLY FOR THE WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE. THE SNOW WILL WIND DOWN BY LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ MNZ013>017-022>024-027-028-251800- /O.NEW.KFGF.WW.Y.0039.090325T0600Z-090325T1800Z/ PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI- MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS... FOSSTON...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA... PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE 351 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. RAIN WILL MIX WITH AND CHANGE TO SNOW IN THE LAKE ITASCA...THEIF RIVER FALLS...BAGLEY AND BEMIDJI AFTER MIDNIGHT. THERE MAY BE A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET BEFORE PRECIPITATION CHANGES OVER TO SNOW. SNOW MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATER TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES. THE WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE WILL BE TRICKY WITH ICY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. THE SNOW WILL WIND DOWN BY LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ DK
7 follow-up statements
000 WWUS43 KFGF 242231 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 531 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER WILL AFFECT THE REGION THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW THROUGHOUT THE REGION...AND 2 TO 5 INCHES WILL FALL IN THE CENTRAL RED RIVER VALLEY WITH 6 TO 8 INCHES IN THE NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY INTO ROSEAU AND BAUDETTE. A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET IS ALSO POSSIBLE... AND THE WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE WILL BE TRICKY. LOW PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY MOVE OUT OF SOUTH DAKOTA INTO THE ARROWHEAD OF MINNESOTA WEDNESDAY. MNZ004>009-NDZ008-016-260000- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0007.090325T0600Z-090326T0000Z/ KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL- NORTH BELTRAMI-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...WARREN... NEWFOLDEN...RED LAKE...CAVALIER...GRAFTON 531 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. RAIN WILL MIX WITH AND CHANGE TO SNOW IN THE BAUDETTE...ROSEAU... GRAFTON AND ENFOLDING AREAS TONIGHT. THERE MAY BE A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET BEFORE PRECIPITATION CHANGES OVER TO SNOW. SNOW MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATER TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS FROM 6 TO 8 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NDZ006-007-014-015-024-026-028-029-054-251800- /O.EXB.KFGF.WW.Y.0039.090324T2231Z-090325T1800Z/ TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-NELSON-GRIGGS-STEELE- WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...LANGDON...MADDOCK...LEEDS... DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY... ADAMS 531 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN HAS OCCURRED ACROSS THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND ROADS ARE REPORTED TO BE VERY ICY. ADDITIONAL FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EVENING BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO SNOW. 1 TO 4 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS LIKELY BY WEDNESDAY. THE COMBINATION OF SNOWFALL ON TOP OF ICY ROADWAYS WILL CREATE VERY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. THE SNOW WILL WIND DOWN BY LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MNZ001>003-NDZ027-030-039-251800- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0039.090325T0300Z-090325T1800Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-GRAND FORKS-TRAILL-CASS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...GRAND FORKS...MAYVILLE...FARGO 531 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. RAIN WILL MIX WITH AND CHANGE TO SNOW IN THE GRAND FORKS... FARGO...MAYVILLE AND HALSTAD AREAS BY 10 PM TONIGHT. THERE MAY BE A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET BEFORE PRECIPITATION CHANGES OVER TO SNOW. SNOW MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATER TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES. NORTHERLY WINDS FROM 25 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL ALSO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES LATE TONIGHT AND ESPECIALLY FOR THE WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE. THE SNOW WILL WIND DOWN BY LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ MNZ013>017-022>024-027-028-251800- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0039.090325T0600Z-090325T1800Z/ PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI- MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS... FOSSTON...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA... PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE 531 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. RAIN WILL MIX WITH AND CHANGE TO SNOW IN THE LAKE ITASCA...THIEF RIVER FALLS...BAGLEY AND BEMIDJI AFTER MIDNIGHT. THERE MAY BE A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET BEFORE PRECIPITATION CHANGES OVER TO SNOW. SNOW MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATER TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES. THE WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE WILL BE TRICKY WITH ICY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. THE SNOW WILL WIND DOWN BY LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ TG/DK
000 WWUS43 KFGF 242309 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 609 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER WILL AFFECT THE REGION THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW THROUGHOUT THE REGION...AND 2 TO 5 INCHES WILL FALL IN THE CENTRAL RED RIVER VALLEY WITH 6 TO 8 INCHES IN THE NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY INTO ROSEAU AND BAUDETTE. A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET IS ALSO POSSIBLE... AND THE WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE WILL BE TRICKY. LOW PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY MOVE OUT OF SOUTH DAKOTA INTO THE ARROWHEAD OF MINNESOTA WEDNESDAY. MNZ004-007-NDZ008-016-260000- /O.EXT.KFGF.WS.W.0007.090324T2309Z-090326T0000Z/ KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...WARREN...CAVALIER...GRAFTON 609 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR FREEZING RAIN AND HEAVY SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. FREEZING RAIN WILL MIX WITH AND CHANGE TO SNOW IN THE CAVALIER...HALLOCK...AND GRAFTON AREAS TONIGHT. THE FREEZING RAIN WILL MAKE ROAD WAYS VERY ICY BEFORE THE CHANGE OVER TO SNOW. SNOW MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATER TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS FROM 6 TO 8 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MNZ005-006-008-009-260000- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0007.090325T0600Z-090326T0000Z/ ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN... RED LAKE 609 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. RAIN WILL MIX WITH AND CHANGE TO SNOW IN THE BAUDETTE...ROSEAU... NEWFOLDEN...AND RED LAKE AREAS TONIGHT. THERE WILL BE A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET BEFORE PRECIPITATION CHANGES OVER TO SNOW. SNOW MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATER TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS FROM 6 TO 8 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NDZ006-007-014-015-024-026-028-029-054-251800- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-090325T1800Z/ TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-NELSON-GRIGGS-STEELE- WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...LANGDON...MADDOCK...LEEDS... DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY... ADAMS 609 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN HAS OCCURRED ACROSS THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND ROADS ARE REPORTED TO BE VERY ICY. ADDITIONAL FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EVENING BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO SNOW. 1 TO 4 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS LIKELY BY WEDNESDAY. THE COMBINATION OF SNOWFALL ON TOP OF ICY ROADWAYS WILL CREATE VERY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. THE SNOW WILL WIND DOWN BY LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MNZ001>003-NDZ027-030-039-251800- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0039.090325T0300Z-090325T1800Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-GRAND FORKS-TRAILL-CASS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...GRAND FORKS...MAYVILLE...FARGO 609 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREEZING RAIN...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. RAIN WILL MIX WITH AND CHANGE TO SNOW IN THE GRAND FORKS... FARGO...MAYVILLE AND HALSTAD AREAS BY 10 PM TONIGHT. THERE WILL BE A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET BEFORE PRECIPITATION CHANGES OVER TO SNOW. SNOW MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATER TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES. NORTHERLY WINDS FROM 25 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL ALSO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES LATE TONIGHT AND ESPECIALLY FOR THE WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE. THE SNOW WILL WIND DOWN BY LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ MNZ013>017-022>024-027-028-251800- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0039.090325T0600Z-090325T1800Z/ PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI- MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS... FOSSTON...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA... PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE 609 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. RAIN WILL MIX WITH AND CHANGE TO SNOW IN THE LAKE ITASCA...THIEF RIVER FALLS...BAGLEY AND BEMIDJI AFTER MIDNIGHT. THERE MAY BE A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET BEFORE PRECIPITATION CHANGES OVER TO SNOW. SNOW MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATER TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES. THE WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE WILL BE TRICKY WITH ICY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. THE SNOW WILL WIND DOWN BY LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ TG
000 WWUS43 KFGF 242336 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 636 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER WILL AFFECT THE REGION THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW THROUGHOUT THE REGION...AND 2 TO 5 INCHES WILL FALL IN THE CENTRAL RED RIVER VALLEY WITH 6 TO 8 INCHES IN THE NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY INTO ROSEAU AND BAUDETTE. A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET IS ALSO POSSIBLE... AND THE WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE WILL BE TRICKY. LOW PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY MOVE OUT OF SOUTH DAKOTA INTO THE ARROWHEAD OF MINNESOTA WEDNESDAY. MNZ004-007-NDZ008-016-260000- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-090326T0000Z/ KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...WARREN...CAVALIER...GRAFTON 636 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR FREEZING RAIN AND HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. FREEZING RAIN WILL MIX WITH AND CHANGE TO SNOW IN THE CAVALIER... HALLOCK...AND GRAFTON AREAS TONIGHT. THE FREEZING RAIN WILL MAKE ROAD WAYS VERY ICY BEFORE THE CHANGE OVER TO SNOW. SNOW MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATER TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS FROM 6 TO 8 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MNZ005-006-008-009-260000- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0007.090325T0600Z-090326T0000Z/ ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN... RED LAKE 636 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. RAIN WILL MIX WITH AND CHANGE TO SNOW IN THE BAUDETTE...ROSEAU... NEWFOLDEN...AND RED LAKE AREAS TONIGHT. THERE WILL BE A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET BEFORE PRECIPITATION CHANGES OVER TO SNOW. SNOW MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATER TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS FROM 6 TO 8 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ001>003-NDZ027-030-039-251800- /O.EXT.KFGF.WW.Y.0039.090324T2330Z-090325T1800Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-GRAND FORKS-TRAILL-CASS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...GRAND FORKS...MAYVILLE...FARGO 636 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREEZING RAIN...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. THERE WILL BE A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN ACROSS THE GRAND FORKS...MAYVILLE...FARGO...AND HALSTAD AREAS BEFORE PRECIPITATION CHANGES OVER TO SNOW. ROADS WILL BECOME VERY ICY...FIRST ACROSS THE GRAND FORKS AREA...AND BY MIDNIGHT ACROSS THE FARGO AREA. SNOW MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATER TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES. NORTHERLY WINDS FROM 25 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL ALSO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES LATE TONIGHT AND ESPECIALLY FOR THE WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE. THE SNOW WILL WIND DOWN BY LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NDZ006-007-014-015-024-026-028-029-054-251800- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-090325T1800Z/ TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-NELSON-GRIGGS-STEELE- WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...LANGDON...MADDOCK...LEEDS... DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY... ADAMS 636 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN HAS OCCURRED ACROSS THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND ROADS ARE REPORTED TO BE VERY ICY. ADDITIONAL FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EVENING BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO SNOW. 1 TO 4 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS LIKELY BY WEDNESDAY. THE COMBINATION OF SNOWFALL ON TOP OF ICY ROADWAYS WILL CREATE VERY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. THE SNOW WILL WIND DOWN BY LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MNZ013>017-022>024-027-028-251800- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0039.090325T0600Z-090325T1800Z/ PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI- MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS... FOSSTON...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA... PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE 636 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. RAIN WILL MIX WITH AND CHANGE TO SNOW IN THE LAKE ITASCA...THIEF RIVER FALLS...BAGLEY AND BEMIDJI AFTER MIDNIGHT. THERE MAY BE A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET BEFORE PRECIPITATION CHANGES OVER TO SNOW. SNOW MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATER TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES. THE WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE WILL BE TRICKY WITH ICY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. THE SNOW WILL WIND DOWN BY LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ TG
000 WWUS43 KFGF 250016 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 716 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER WILL AFFECT THE REGION THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW THROUGHOUT THE REGION...AND 2 TO 5 INCHES WILL FALL IN THE CENTRAL RED RIVER VALLEY WITH 6 TO 8 INCHES IN THE NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY INTO ROSEAU AND BAUDETTE. A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET WILL ALSO OCCUR...AND THE WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE WILL BE TRICKY. LOW PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY MOVE OUT OF SOUTH DAKOTA INTO THE ARROWHEAD OF MINNESOTA WEDNESDAY. MNZ001-002-NDZ026>030-251800- /O.UPG.KFGF.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-090325T1800Z/ /O.EXB.KFGF.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-090325T1800Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE 716 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR FREEZING RAIN...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THERE WILL BE A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN ACROSS A PORTION OF NORTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND ADJACENT PORTIONS OF MINNESOTA BEFORE PRECIPITATION CHANGES OVER TO SNOW. ROADS WILL BECOME VERY ICY. ICE ACCUMULATION OF ONE TENTH TO THREE TENTHS OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE. SNOW MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATER TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY... WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES. NORTHERLY WINDS FROM 25 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL ALSO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES LATE TONIGHT AND ESPECIALLY FOR THE WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE. THE SNOW WILL WIND DOWN BY LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MNZ013>015-022-251800- /O.UPG.KFGF.WW.Y.0039.090325T0600Z-090325T1800Z/ /O.EXB.KFGF.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-090325T1800Z/ PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-MAHNOMEN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS... FOSSTON...MAHNOMEN 716 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR FREEZING RAIN...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THERE WILL BE A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN ACROSS A PORTION OF NORTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND ADJACENT PORTIONS OF MINNESOTA BEFORE PRECIPITATION CHANGES OVER TO SNOW. ROADS WILL BECOME VERY ICY. ICE ACCUMULATION OF ONE TENTH TO THREE TENTHS OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE. SNOW MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATER TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY... WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES. NORTHERLY WINDS FROM 25 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL ALSO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES LATE TONIGHT AND ESPECIALLY FOR THE WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE. THE SNOW WILL WIND DOWN BY LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MNZ004-007-NDZ008-016-260000- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-090326T0000Z/ KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...WARREN...CAVALIER...GRAFTON 716 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR FREEZING RAIN...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. FREEZING RAIN WILL MIX WITH AND CHANGE TO SNOW IN THE CAVALIER... HALLOCK...AND GRAFTON AREAS TONIGHT. THE FREEZING RAIN WILL MAKE ROAD WAYS VERY ICY BEFORE THE CHANGE OVER TO SNOW. SNOW MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATER TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS FROM 6 TO 8 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MNZ005-006-008-009-260000- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0007.090325T0600Z-090326T0000Z/ ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN... RED LAKE 716 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. RAIN WILL MIX WITH AND CHANGE TO SNOW IN THE BAUDETTE...ROSEAU... NEWFOLDEN...AND RED LAKE AREAS TONIGHT. THERE WILL BE A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET BEFORE PRECIPITATION CHANGES OVER TO SNOW. SNOW MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATER TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS FROM 6 TO 8 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ NDZ038-251800- /O.EXA.KFGF.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-090325T1800Z/ BARNES- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VALLEY CITY 716 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. FREEZING RAIN WILL OCCUR ACROSS A PORTION OF BARNES COUNTY THIS EVENING...BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO SNOW. 1 TO 4 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS LIKELY BY WEDNESDAY. THE COMBINATION OF SNOWFALL ON TOP OF ICY ROADWAYS WILL CREATE VERY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. THE SNOW WILL WIND DOWN BY LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MNZ003-NDZ006-007-014-015-024-039-054-251800- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-090325T1800Z/ CLAY-TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-CASS-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOORHEAD...CANDO...LANGDON...MADDOCK... LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD...FARGO...ADAMS 716 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN HAS OCCURRED ACROSS THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND ROADS ARE REPORTED TO BE VERY ICY. ADDITIONAL FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EVENING BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO SNOW. 1 TO 4 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS LIKELY BY WEDNESDAY. THE COMBINATION OF SNOWFALL ON TOP OF ICY ROADWAYS WILL CREATE VERY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. THE SNOW WILL WIND DOWN BY LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MNZ016-017-023-024-027-028-251800- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0039.090325T0600Z-090325T1800Z/ NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD- WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...LAKE ITASCA... PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE 716 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. RAIN WILL MIX WITH AND CHANGE TO SNOW IN THE LAKE ITASCA...BEMIDJI...DETROIT LAKES...AND PARK RAPIDS AREA AFTER MIDNIGHT. THERE MAY BE A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET BEFORE PRECIPITATION CHANGES OVER TO SNOW. SNOW MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATER TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES. THE WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE WILL BE TRICKY WITH ICY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. THE SNOW WILL WIND DOWN BY LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ TG
000 WWUS43 KFGF 250305 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 1005 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009 ...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY OVER PARTS OF THE AREA... .A BAND OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW WILL CHANGE TO A HEAVY WET SNOW OVER THE REGION TONIGHT. THE HEAVIEST BAND OF SNOW IS EXPECTED FROM FARGO NORTH THROUGH GRAND FORKS... FOSSTON...ROSEAU...AND LAKE OF THE WOODS. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 8 INCHES...BUT ISOLATED LOCATIONS COULD RECEIVE EVEN MORE. GUSTY NORTH WINDS TO 30 MPH WILL ALSO PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY ACCUMULATING SNOW...AS WELL AS FREEZE OF WATER THAT REMAINS OVER SOME ROADS DUE TO RECENT RAINFALL...WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS IN MANY AREAS. THIS WINTER STORM IS BEING CAUSED BY A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE THAT IS MOVING INTO THE MINNESOTA ARROWHEAD. MNZ003-NDZ039-252000- /O.UPG.KFGF.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-090325T1800Z/ /O.EXB.KFGF.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-090325T2000Z/ CLAY-CASS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOORHEAD...FARGO 1005 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. RAIN WILL MIX WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN THROUGH MIDNIGHT BEFORE CHANGING TO A HEAVY WET SNOW. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY NOON ON WEDNESDAY WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 8 INCHES. ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. NORTH WINDS WILL GUST TO 30 MPH AND CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE COMBINATION WILL CREATE DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN IMPROVING AFTER THE NOON HOUR ON WEDNESDAY AS THE SNOW BAND DIMINISHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ027-252000- /O.UPG.KFGF.WW.Y.0039.090325T0600Z-090325T1800Z/ /O.EXB.KFGF.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-090325T2000Z/ WEST BECKER- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...DETROIT LAKES 1005 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. RAIN WILL MIX WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN THROUGH MIDNIGHT BEFORE CHANGING TO A HEAVY WET SNOW. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY NOON ON WEDNESDAY WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 8 INCHES. ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. NORTH WINDS WILL GUST TO 30 MPH AND CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE COMBINATION WILL CREATE DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ016-017-023-024-028-260000- /O.UPG.KFGF.WW.Y.0039.090325T0600Z-090325T1800Z/ /O.EXA.KFGF.WS.W.0007.090325T0600Z-090326T0000Z/ NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD- EAST BECKER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...LAKE ITASCA... PARK RAPIDS...WOLF LAKE 1005 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. RAIN WILL MIX WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN...AND THEN FINALLY CHANGE TO ALL SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 8 INCHES. GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL PRODUCE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THAT WILL ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITY. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS THE SNOW DIMINISHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ001-002-004-007-013>015-022-NDZ008-016-026>030-252000- /O.EXT.KFGF.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-090325T2000Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE- EAST POLK-MAHNOMEN-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-NELSON- GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...HALLOCK...WARREN...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS... FOSSTON...MAHNOMEN...CAVALIER...GRAFTON...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS... COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE 1005 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW BY OR SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW WILL SET UP OVER PARTS OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA... ESPECIALLY FROM MAYVILLE AND FOSSTON NORTH THROUGH GRAND FORKS... CROOKSTON...AND RED LAKE FALLS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. NORTH WINDS WILL GUST TO 30 MPH AND PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE COMBINATION WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. NO TRAVEL IS ADVISED TONIGHT IN GRAND FORKS...TRAILL...AND STEELE COUNTIES. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS THE SNOW DIMINISHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ005-006-008-009-260000- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0007.090325T0600Z-090326T0000Z/ ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN... RED LAKE 1005 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. RAIN WILL MIX WITH AND CHANGE TO SNOW IN THE BAUDETTE...ROSEAU... NEWFOLDEN...AND RED LAKE AREAS TONIGHT. THERE MAY BE A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET BEFORE PRECIPITATION CHANGES OVER TO SNOW. SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATER TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS FROM 5 TO 8 INCHES. ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ029>032-040-NDZ049-052-053-251800- /O.EXA.KFGF.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-090325T1800Z/ WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-RANSOM- SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS... NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE...LISBON...GWINNER... WAHPETON 1005 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. RAIN WILL MIX WITH FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET TONIGHT...AND THEN CHANGE TO ALL SNOW BY MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM 1 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE NORTH OF FERGUS FALLS. THE COMBINATION OF SNOWFALL ON TOP OF ICY ROADWAYS WILL CREATE VERY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS SNOW DIMINISHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NDZ006-007-014-015-024-038-054-251800- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-090325T1800Z/ TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-BARNES-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...LANGDON...MADDOCK...LEEDS... DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD...VALLEY CITY...ADAMS 1005 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. A MIX OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO ALL SNOW BY OR SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. ONE TO FOUR INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ACCUMULATE OVER PARTS OF THE REGION BY EARLY AFTERNOON WEDNESDAY. THE COMBINATION WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. NO TRAVEL IS ADVISED IN BARNES COUNTY TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL WIND DOWN BY LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ CJS/TG
000 WWUS43 KFGF 250956 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 456 AM CDT WED MAR 25 2009 ...HEAVY SNOW TO CONTINUE TODAY ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION... .STRONG LOW PRESSURE ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA WILL MOVE SLOWLY TO THE NORTHEAST TODAY AND INTO SOUTHWEST ONTARIO. COLDER AIR ON THE BACK SIDE OF THIS SYSTEM HAS MOVED SOUTH FROM CANADA OVERNIGHT RESULTING IN PRECIPITATION CHANGING OVER TO ALL SNOW ACROSS EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. THE HEAVIEST BAND OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FROM FARGO NORTH THROUGH GRAND FORKS...FOSSTON...ROSEAU...AND BAUDETTE. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 8 INCHES...BUT ISOLATED LOCATIONS COULD RECEIVE EVEN MORE. GUSTY NORTH WINDS TO 30 MPH WILL ALSO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY ACCUMULATING SNOW ON TOP OF ICY SURFACES FROM RECENT FROZEN RAINFALL WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS IN MANY AREAS. MNZ005-006-008-009-016-017-023-024-028-260000- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-090326T0000Z/ ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI- NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD- EAST BECKER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN... RED LAKE...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS... WOLF LAKE 456 AM CDT WED MAR 25 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY IN THE BAUDETTE... ROSEAU...NEWFOLDEN AND RED LAKE AREAS. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS FROM 3 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. NORTHWEST WINDS FROM 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY. THE COMBINATION WILL CREATE DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. THE SNOW AND STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ001>004-007-013>015-022-027-NDZ008-016-026>030-039-252000- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-090325T2000Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE- EAST POLK-MAHNOMEN-WEST BECKER-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY- NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-CASS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...WARREN...THIEF RIVER FALLS... RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...MAHNOMEN...DETROIT LAKES...CAVALIER... GRAFTON...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY... MAYVILLE...FARGO 456 AM CDT WED MAR 25 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY ALONG THE RED RIVER VALLEY FROM FARGO TO THE CANADIAN BORDER. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS FROM 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST TO 30 MPH AND CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY. THE COMBINATION WILL CREATE DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. THE SNOW AND STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ029>032-040-NDZ006-007-014-015-024-038-049-052>054-251800- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-090325T1800Z/ WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-TOWNER- CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-BARNES-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND- WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS... NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE...CANDO...LANGDON... MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD...VALLEY CITY... LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON...ADAMS 456 AM CDT WED MAR 25 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND STRONG WIND REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY AND DEVILS LAKE BASIN. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS FROM 1 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE NORTH OF FERGUS FALLS. NORTHWEST WINDS FROM 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE COMBINATION OF SNOWFALL ON TOP OF ICY ROADWAYS WILL CREATE VERY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS THE SNOW AND THE STRONGEST WINDS DIMINISH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ ROGERS/NG
000 WWUS43 KFGF 251738 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 1238 PM CDT WED MAR 25 2009 ...WINTER STORM IS WINDING DOWN... .SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WAS LOCATED JUST NORTHWEST OF INTERNATIONAL FALLS AT MIDDAY AND MOVING NORTH-NORTHEAST INTO ONTARIO. SNOW WITH THE SYSTEM IS WINDING DOWN...BUT STILL SOME LIGHT SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY OVER THE RED RIVER VALLEY AND INTO NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. BUT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE MINOR...WELL UNDER AN INCH. SPOTTERS REPORTED THE HEAVIEST SNOWS FELL IN AN AREA FROM HALLOCK THROUGH WESTERN MARSHALL COUNTY MN INTO THE GRAND FORKS AND MAYVILLE AREAS WITH ANYWHERE FROM 6 TO 8 INCHES REPORTED AS OF MID MORNING. AN INCH OR TWO FELL FROM WAHPETON TO FERGUS FALLS AND DETROIT LAKES TO BEMIDJI...WITH 3-5 INCHES FROM ROSEAU AND WARROAD THROUGH THIEF RIVER FALLS TO FARGO. AN INCH OR TWO FELL OVER THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN. MNZ005-006-008-009-016-017-023-024-028-251845- /O.CAN.KFGF.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-090326T0000Z/ ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI- NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD- EAST BECKER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN... RED LAKE...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS... WOLF LAKE 1238 PM CDT WED MAR 25 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. LIGHT SNOW WILL LINGER THROUGH THE DAY BUT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION WILL BE MINOR. SPOTTERS REPORT 2-4 INCHES OF NEW SNOW ROSEAU AND BAUDETTE TO FOSSTON WITH AN INCH OR TWO FROM BEMIDJI TO LAKE ITASCA WITH LESS THAN AN INCH INTO EASTERN BECKER AND HUBBARD COUNTIES. $$ MNZ001>004-007-013>015-022-027-NDZ008-016-026>030-039-251845- /O.CAN.KFGF.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-090325T2000Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE- EAST POLK-MAHNOMEN-WEST BECKER-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY- NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-CASS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...WARREN...THIEF RIVER FALLS... RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...MAHNOMEN...DETROIT LAKES...CAVALIER... GRAFTON...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY... MAYVILLE...FARGO 1238 PM CDT WED MAR 25 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. LIGHT SNOW WILL LINGER THROUGH THE REST OF THE DAY...BUT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE MINOR. NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL SLOWLY DECREASE IN SPEED TO 10 TO 20 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON. SPOTTERS REPORT 6 TO 8 INCHES OF NEW SNOW FROM HALLOCK THROUGH WESTERN MARSHALL COUNTY THEN TO GRAND FORKS WITH 3-5 INCHES FROM THIEF RIVER FALLS TO FARGO TO AN INCH OR TWO IN THE DETROIT LAKES AREA. $$ MNZ029>032-040-NDZ006-007-014-015-024-038-049-052>054-251845- /O.CAN.KFGF.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-090325T1800Z/ WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-TOWNER- CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-BARNES-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND- WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS... NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE...CANDO...LANGDON... MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD...VALLEY CITY... LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON...ADAMS 1238 PM CDT WED MAR 25 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. LIGHT SNOW WILL LINGER THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND THEN END..BUT LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR. WITH TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW FREEZING AREA ROADS WILL REMAIN SLICK DUE TO LAST EVENINGS FREEZING RAIN. SPOTTER REPORTS INDICATE AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOW IN THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN AS WELL AS FROM WAHPETON TO DETROIT LAKES WITH LESS THAN AN INCH IN FERGUS FALLS AND WADENA. $$ DTR
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 24, 3:50 PM CDT, 1 minute earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 24, 3:50 PM CDT, 1 minute before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
350 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009
.SHORT TERM...
VERY BUSY TODAY AGAIN WITH SPECTOR OF ANOTHER ROUND OF SIGNIFICANT
PCPN FOR THE NRN VALLEY INTO NW MN. GFS ON MONDAY INDICATED AREA
OF SIG PCPN OVER NW MN AND OTHER MODELS COMING AROUND TOO WITH
00Z/12Z ECMWF AND 12Z CANADIAN ALSO SHOWING A MAX OF 0.80 TO 1.25
INCH QPF GRAND FORKS TO RED LAKE MN NORTHWARD...WITH ECMWF
INDICATING A MIX TO SNOW IN THE VALLEY EARLY EVENING THEN EASTERN
AREAS (BJI) AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THIS NOT WELCOME NEWS...WITH PROGGED QPF INDICATING 0.75 TO 1.00
INCH GRAND FORKS TO NR BEMIDJI NORTHWARD AND 0.25 TO 0.35 INCH
FARGO AREA. DID NEED TO GO 2-5 INCH ACCUMS GRAND FORKS TO BEMIDJI
TO FARGO WITH 6-8 NORTH OF THIS AREA...SO BASED ON CHAT WITH MEDIA
WILL GO ADVISORY HIGHWAY TWO TO HIGHWAY 10 AREA AND WARNING NORTH.
HPC HAS TOTALS OF NR 10-12 INCHES AT PEMBINA. I KEPT GRIDDS AT 8
FOR NOW.
POTENT SHORT WAVE ROTATING NORTHWARD THRU WRN MN ATTM WITH AREA OF
PCPN RAPIDLY MOVING INTO CNTRL/NW MN EARLY EVE. 850 MB TEMPS COOL
ENOUGH FOR SNOW MOST AREAS BUT SFC TEMPS SLOWER TO FALL THAN
INDICATED AS SFC LOW AS MADE SLOW PROGRESS AND STILL LOCATED IN
FAR NE SD AT 21Z. LOW WILL MOVE TO NR BJI BY 12Z.
SNOW WILL TAPER OFF WED AFTN IN THE NORTH WITH CHANCE FOR LIGHT
SNOW THRU THURSDAY MAINLY IN THE NORTH. TEMPS BLO FREEZING MOST
AREAS TODAY-TONIGHT.
.LONG TERM...
CONDITIONS SHOULD REMAIN DRY HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND. AFTER A SHOT
OF COLD AIR AT THE END OF THE WORK WEEK...TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO
REBOUND TO NEAR NORMAL VALUES THIS WEEKEND. ABOVE FREEZING
TEMPERATURES THROUGHOUT THE DAY WILL GIVE WAY TO BELOW FREEZING
TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT.
MODEL SOLUTIONS BEGIN TO DIVERGE GREATLY
WITH A POTENTIAL STORM SYSTEM EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE GFS CONTINUES TO
BE MUCH FASTER WITH THE MOVEMENT OF THIS SYSTEM WHILE THE ECMWF
APPEARS TO BE MUCH SLOWER AND STRONGER. PRECIPITATION TYPE AND
AMOUNTS WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL CONTINUED TO BE MONITORED FOR IMPACTS
ON THE FLOODING SITUATION.
.AVIATION...
RAIN WILL MIX WITH AND CHANGE TO SNOW IN THE GRAND
FORKS...FARGO...MAYVILLE AND HALSTAD AREAS BY 10 PM TONIGHT. THERE
MAY BE A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET BEFORE PRECIPITATION
CHANGES OVER TO SNOW. SNOW MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATER TONIGHT
INTO WEDNESDAY...WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES.
NORTHERLY WINDS FROM 25 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL ALSO
CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES
LATE TONIGHT AND ESPECIALLY FOR THE WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE.
THE SNOW WILL WIND DOWN BY LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONDITIONS
WILL IMPROVE.
&&
.FGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ND...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM CDT
WEDNESDAY FOR NDZ027-030-039.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR NDZ008-
016.
MN...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR
MNZ013>017-022>024-027-028.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM CDT
WEDNESDAY FOR MNZ001>003.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR
MNZ004>009.
&&
RIDDLEHazardous weather outlook, Mar 24, 7:11 AM CDT, 8 hours 40 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 711 AM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009 NDZ006>008-014-015-024-026-054-251215- TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-NELSON- WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- 711 AM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL STILL POSSIBLE TODAY... ...AREAL FLOOD WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW THIS MORNING AND COULD BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES BEFORE DIMINISHING SOME THIS AFTERNOON. THE BEST POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL WILL BE WEST OF A LINE FROM DEVILS LAKE TO LANGDON. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT HOWEVER SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. THE THREAT FOR OVERLAND FLOODING WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND TONIGHT AS A RESULT OF RECENT RAIN AND RAPID SNOW MELT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED FOR SNOW REPORTS. MNZ001>003-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ016-027>030-038-039-049- 052-053-251215- WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-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-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE- TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND- 711 AM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009 ...AREAL FLOOD WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT PATCHY AREAS OF LIGHT RAIN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION HOWEVER SIGNIFICANT RAIN AMOUNTS ARE NOT EXPECTED. THE RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO LIGHT SNOW THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WITH 1 TO 2 INCH ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE BY MORNING. THE THREAT FOR OVERLAND FLOODING WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND TONIGHT AS A RESULT OF RECENT RAIN AND RAPID SNOW MELT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED. MNZ004>009-251215- KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL- NORTH BELTRAMI- 711 AM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT... ...AREAL FLOOD WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT AREAS OF LIGHT RAIN WILL CONTINUE TODAY WHICH WILL BECOME MIXED WITH AND CHANGING TO SNOW TONIGHT. THERE MAY BE A BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN DURING CHANGE OVER. SNOW WILL BECOME MORE STEADY AFTER MIDNIGHT AND AREAS ALONG THE CANADIAN BORDER COULD SEE SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL...6 INCHES OR MORE. THE THREAT FOR OVERLAND FLOODING WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND TONIGHT AS A RESULT OF RECENT RAIN AND RAPID SNOW MELT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY LIGHT SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH TUESDAY WITH MINOR ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED FOR SNOW REPORTS.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 4:33 AM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | FGF | Beltrami, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Roseau | 11 hr |
| Mar 24, 9:51 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FGF | Polk | 5 hr |
| Mar 24, 11:50 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FGF | Kittson | 57 days |
| Mar 24, 3:00 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FGF | Polk | 19 hr |
| Mar 24, 3:51 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 8 more | 21 hr |
| Mar 24, 10:13 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FGF | Cavalier, Pembina | 65 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in Minnesota, 2009Winter Storm Warnings in North Dakota, 2009Every winter storm warning in 2009
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.