Alert archive / North Dakota / Blizzard Warnings in 2010
Blizzard Warning 3, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this blizzard warning at Dec 30, 2010, 12:32 PM CST for 6 counties in North Dakota. It was in force for 14 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 30, 2010, 12:32 PM CST (18:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 31, 2010, 2:13 AM CST
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
Counties Dickey County, ND, Emmons County, ND, LaMoure County, ND, Logan County, ND, McIntosh County, ND, Stutsman County, ND
The radar
The Aberdeen radar (KABR), 121 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 30, 3:30 PM CST | SNOW 2 | Ashley, ND |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 12:00Z, 6.5 hours before the alert went out and 122 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
- 601 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 19 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 186 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
727 WWUS43 KBIS 301832 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1232 PM CST THU DEC 30 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES CONTINUE TODAY AND TONIGHT... ...BLIZZARD WATCH FOR THE JAMES RIVER BASIN AND A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TODAY AND TONIGHT. A SECOND AND POTENTIALLY STRONGER WAVE OF THIS WINTER STORM WILL THEN IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL AND EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH COMBINED WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW HAS CREATED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS FAR SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AND THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE NIGHT WITH VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. LIGHT SNOW IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 200 THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. NORTHERLY WINDS TO 35 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES OF ONE HALF MILE OR LESS POSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS. ANOTHER WAVE OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS THEN FORECAST TO IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL AND EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WITH THIS WAVE IS AGAIN EXPECTED IN THE JAMES RIVER BASIN...WHERE UP TO 10 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOW MAY FALL. STRONG NORTH WINDS UP TO 40 MPH ARE ALSO LIKELY IN THE JAMES RIVER BASIN...RESULTING IN POSSIBLE WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. FOR THIS REASON...A BLIZZARD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE JAMES RIVER BASIN FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND INTO THE NIGHT. FARTHER WEST ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT...WHERE THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. FALLING TEMPERATURES TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY COMBINED WITH THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS TO AROUND 35 BELOW ZERO AT TIMES. TRAVEL ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA WILL BE HAZARDOUS TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY...AND LET OTHERS KNOW YOUR TRAVEL PLANS. NDZ037-047-048-050-051-310245- /O.CAN.KBIS.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-101231T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.BZ.W.0003.101230T1832Z-101231T0900Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.BZ.A.0001.101231T1800Z-110101T1800Z/ STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY... ASHLEY...OAKES 1232 PM CST THU DEC 30 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY... ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * NORTHERLY WINDS TO 45 MPH COMBINED WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE WITH SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. * 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH WIND CHILLS TO -30. * BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL POSSIBLE AGAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY MORNING WITH 6 TO 10 INCHES OF NEW SNOW POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$ NDZ046-310245- /O.UPG.KBIS.WW.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-101231T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.BZ.W.0003.101230T1832Z-101231T0900Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.WS.A.0012.101231T1800Z-110101T1800Z/ EMMONS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LINTON 1232 PM CST THU DEC 30 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * NORTHERLY WINDS TO 45 MPH COMBINED WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE WITH SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. * 4 TO 8 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS POSSIBLE FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY MORNING. * WIND CHILLS TO -30 ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS ARE ALSO EXPECTED. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ NDZ023-025-036-310245- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-101231T1200Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.BZ.A.0001.101231T1800Z-110101T1800Z/ WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...STEELE 1232 PM CST THU DEC 30 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY... ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS ARE ALSO EXPECTED. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATER UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$ NDZ022-034-035-042-045-310245- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-101231T1200Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.WS.A.0012.101231T1800Z-110101T1800Z/ SHERIDAN-MORTON-BURLEIGH-GRANT-SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCCLUSKY...MANDAN...BISMARCK...ELGIN... FORT YATES 1232 PM CST THU DEC 30 2010 /1132 AM MST THU DEC 30 2010/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ FRIDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS ARE ALSO EXPECTED. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATER UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ NDZ001>005-009>013-017-018-021-310245- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-101231T1200Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MCLEAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL... BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER... RUGBY...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...GARRISON 1232 PM CST THU DEC 30 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY. * DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS THROUGH TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS ARE ALSO EXPECTED. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATER UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ NDZ031>033-040-041-043-044-310245- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-101231T1200Z/ GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH... MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER 1132 AM MST THU DEC 30 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS THROUGH TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS ARE ALSO EXPECTED. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATER UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ NDZ019-020-310245- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-101231T1200Z/ MERCER-OLIVER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER 1232 PM CST THU DEC 30 2010 /1132 AM MST THU DEC 30 2010/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ FRIDAY. * DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS THROUGH TONIGHT. 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. DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS ARE ALSO EXPECTED. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATER UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ PJA
5 follow-up statements
029 WWUS43 KBIS 301835 CCA WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1233 PM CST THU DEC 30 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING FAR SOUTH CENTRAL AND JAMES RIVER VALLEY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MUCH OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT... ...BLIZZARD WATCH FOR THE JAMES RIVER BASIN AND A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TODAY AND TONIGHT. A SECOND AND POTENTIALLY STRONGER WAVE OF THIS WINTER STORM WILL THEN IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL AND EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH COMBINED WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW HAS CREATED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS FAR SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AND THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE NIGHT WITH VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. LIGHT SNOW IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 200 THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. NORTHERLY WINDS TO 35 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES OF ONE HALF MILE OR LESS POSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS. ANOTHER WAVE OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS THEN FORECAST TO IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL AND EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WITH THIS WAVE IS AGAIN EXPECTED IN THE JAMES RIVER BASIN...WHERE UP TO 10 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOW MAY FALL. STRONG NORTH WINDS UP TO 40 MPH ARE ALSO LIKELY IN THE JAMES RIVER BASIN...RESULTING IN POSSIBLE WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. FOR THIS REASON...A BLIZZARD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE JAMES RIVER BASIN FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND INTO THE NIGHT. FARTHER WEST ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT...WHERE THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. FALLING TEMPERATURES TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY COMBINED WITH THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS TO AROUND 35 BELOW ZERO AT TIMES. TRAVEL ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA WILL BE HAZARDOUS TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY...AND LET OTHERS KNOW YOUR TRAVEL PLANS. NDZ037-047-048-050-051-310300- /O.CAN.KBIS.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-101231T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.BZ.W.0003.101230T1833Z-101231T0900Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.BZ.A.0001.101231T1800Z-110101T1800Z/ STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY... ASHLEY...OAKES 1233 PM CST THU DEC 30 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY... ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * NORTHERLY WINDS TO 45 MPH COMBINED WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE WITH SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. * 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH WIND CHILLS TO -30. * BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL POSSIBLE AGAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY MORNING WITH 6 TO 10 INCHES OF NEW SNOW POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$ NDZ046-310300- /O.UPG.KBIS.WW.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-101231T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.BZ.W.0003.101230T1833Z-101231T0900Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.WS.A.0012.101231T1800Z-110101T1800Z/ EMMONS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LINTON 1233 PM CST THU DEC 30 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * NORTHERLY WINDS TO 45 MPH COMBINED WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE WITH SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. * 4 TO 8 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS POSSIBLE FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY MORNING. * WIND CHILLS TO -30 ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS ARE ALSO EXPECTED. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ NDZ023-025-036-310300- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-101231T1200Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.BZ.A.0001.101231T1800Z-110101T1800Z/ WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...STEELE 1233 PM CST THU DEC 30 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY... ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS ARE ALSO EXPECTED. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATER UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$ NDZ022-034-035-042-045-310300- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-101231T1200Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.WS.A.0012.101231T1800Z-110101T1800Z/ SHERIDAN-MORTON-BURLEIGH-GRANT-SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCCLUSKY...MANDAN...BISMARCK...ELGIN... FORT YATES 1233 PM CST THU DEC 30 2010 /1133 AM MST THU DEC 30 2010/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ FRIDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS ARE ALSO EXPECTED. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATER UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ NDZ001>005-009>013-017-018-021-310300- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-101231T1200Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MCLEAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL... BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER... RUGBY...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...GARRISON 1233 PM CST THU DEC 30 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY. * DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS THROUGH TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS ARE ALSO EXPECTED. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATER UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ NDZ031>033-040-041-043-044-310300- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-101231T1200Z/ GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH... MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER 1133 AM MST THU DEC 30 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS THROUGH TONIGHT. 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. DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS ARE ALSO EXPECTED. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATER UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ NDZ019-020-310300- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-101231T1200Z/ MERCER-OLIVER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER 1233 PM CST THU DEC 30 2010 /1133 AM MST THU DEC 30 2010/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ FRIDAY. * DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS THROUGH TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS ARE ALSO EXPECTED. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATER UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ PJA
608 WWUS43 KBIS 302124 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 324 PM CST THU DEC 30 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING FAR SOUTH CENTRAL AND JAMES RIVER VALLEY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MUCH OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT... ...BLIZZARD WATCH FOR THE JAMES RIVER BASIN AND A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TONIGHT...THEN A SECOND...AND POTENTIALLY STRONGER...WAVE OF THIS WINTER STORM WILL THEN IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL AND EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. THIS AFTERNOON...WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH COMBINED WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW HAS CREATED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS FAR SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AND THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE NIGHT WITH VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. LIGHT SNOW IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 200 THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. NORTHERLY WINDS TO 35 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES OF ONE HALF MILE OR LESS POSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS. ANOTHER WAVE OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS THEN FORECAST TO IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL AND EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WITH THIS WAVE IS AGAIN EXPECTED IN THE JAMES RIVER BASIN...WHERE UP TO 10 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOW MAY FALL. STRONG NORTH WINDS UP TO 40 MPH ARE ALSO LIKELY IN THE JAMES RIVER BASIN...RESULTING IN POSSIBLE WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. FOR THIS REASON...A BLIZZARD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE JAMES RIVER BASIN FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND INTO THE NIGHT. FARTHER WEST ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT...WHERE THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. FALLING TEMPERATURES TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY COMBINED WITH THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS TO AROUND 35 BELOW ZERO AT TIMES. TRAVEL ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA WILL BE HAZARDOUS TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY...AND LET OTHERS KNOW YOUR TRAVEL PLANS. NDZ037-047-048-050-051-310530- /O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-101231T0900Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.BZ.A.0001.101231T1800Z-110101T1800Z/ STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY... ASHLEY...OAKES 324 PM CST THU DEC 30 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY... ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * NORTHERLY WINDS TO 45 MPH COMBINED WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE WITH SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW TONIGHT THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. * 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH WIND CHILLS TO 30 BELOW ZERO. * BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY MORNING WITH 6 TO 10 INCHES OF NEW SNOW POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$ NDZ046-310530- /O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-101231T0900Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.WS.A.0012.101231T1800Z-110101T1800Z/ EMMONS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LINTON 324 PM CST THU DEC 30 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * NORTHERLY WINDS TO 45 MPH COMBINED WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE WITH SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. * 4 TO 8 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS POSSIBLE FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY MORNING. * WIND CHILLS TO 30 BELOW ZERO ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS ARE ALSO EXPECTED. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ NDZ023-025-036-310530- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-101231T1200Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.BZ.A.0001.101231T1800Z-110101T1800Z/ WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...STEELE 324 PM CST THU DEC 30 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY... ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS ARE ALSO EXPECTED. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATER UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$ NDZ022-034-035-042-045-310530- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-101231T1200Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.WS.A.0012.101231T1800Z-110101T1800Z/ SHERIDAN-MORTON-BURLEIGH-GRANT-SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCCLUSKY...MANDAN...BISMARCK...ELGIN... FORT YATES 324 PM CST THU DEC 30 2010 /224 PM MST THU DEC 30 2010/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ FRIDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS ARE ALSO EXPECTED. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATER UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ NDZ001>005-009>013-017-018-021-310530- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-101231T1200Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MCLEAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL... BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER... RUGBY...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...GARRISON 324 PM CST THU DEC 30 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY. * DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS THROUGH TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS ARE ALSO EXPECTED. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATER UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ NDZ031>033-040-041-043-044-310530- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-101231T1200Z/ GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH... MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER 224 PM MST THU DEC 30 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS THROUGH TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS ARE ALSO EXPECTED. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATER UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ NDZ019-020-310530- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-101231T1200Z/ MERCER-OLIVER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER 324 PM CST THU DEC 30 2010 /224 PM MST THU DEC 30 2010/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ FRIDAY. * DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS THROUGH TONIGHT. 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. DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS ARE ALSO EXPECTED. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATER UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$
156 WWUS43 KBIS 310056 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 656 PM CST THU DEC 30 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING FAR SOUTH CENTRAL AND JAMES RIVER VALLEY THURSDAY NIGHT... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY SOUTHWEST THROUGH EAST CENTRAL THURSDAY NIGHT... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL TONIGHT... ...BLIZZARD WATCH FOR THE JAMES RIVER BASIN AND A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TONIGHT...THEN A SECOND...POTENTIALLY STRONGER WAVE OF WINTER WEATHER WILL IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL AND EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH COMBINED WITH MODERATE SNOW WAS CREATING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS FAR SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AND THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY THURSDAY EVENING. VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AND SEVERE DRIFTING WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. WEST OF THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY...LIGHT SNOW IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 94 THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. NORTHERLY WINDS TO 35 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES OF ONE HALF MILE OR LESS POSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS. NORTH OF INTERSTATE 94 AND WEST OF THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE VERY COLD WIND CHILLS. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A WIND CHILL ADVISORY TONIGHT. ANOTHER WAVE OF POTENTIALLY HEAVY SNOW IS THEN FORECAST TO IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL AND EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS AGAIN EXPECTED IN THE JAMES RIVER BASIN...WHERE UP TO 10 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOW MAY FALL. NORTH WINDS UP TO 40 MPH ARE LIKELY IN THE JAMES RIVER BASIN...RESULTING IN POSSIBLE WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. FOR THIS REASON...A BLIZZARD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND INTO THE NIGHT. FARTHER WEST ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT...WHERE THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. FALLING TEMPERATURES THROUGH SATURDAY COMBINED WITH THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS TO AROUND 35 BELOW ZERO AT TIMES. TRAVEL ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA WILL BE HAZARDOUS TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY...AND LET OTHERS KNOW YOUR TRAVEL PLANS. NDZ001>004-009>012-017>019-021-031-032-310900- /O.CAN.KBIS.WW.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-101231T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.WC.Y.0032.101231T0056Z-101231T1200Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCHENRY- MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-MCLEAN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL... BOTTINEAU...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER... WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...GARRISON...BEACH... MEDORA 656 PM CST THU DEC 30 2010 /556 PM MST THU DEC 30 2010/ ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ FRIDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ FRIDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS TO 35 BELOW THROUGH TONIGHT. * SOME AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL LINGER THROUGH TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND VERY COLD AIR 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 A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ NDZ037-047-048-050-051-310900- /O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-101231T0900Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.BZ.A.0001.101231T1800Z-110101T1800Z/ STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY... ASHLEY...OAKES 656 PM CST THU DEC 30 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY... ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * NORTHERLY WINDS TO 45 MPH COMBINED WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE WITH SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW TONIGHT THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. * UP TO 2 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOW IS POSSIBLE THURSDAY NIGHT WITH WIND CHILLS TO 30 BELOW ZERO. * BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY MORNING WITH 6 TO 10 INCHES OF NEW SNOW POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$ NDZ046-310900- /O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-101231T0900Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.WS.A.0012.101231T1800Z-110101T1800Z/ EMMONS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LINTON 656 PM CST THU DEC 30 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * NORTHERLY WINDS TO 45 MPH COMBINED WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE WITH SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW THURSDAY NIGHT. * 4 TO 8 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS POSSIBLE FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY MORNING. * WIND CHILLS TO 30 BELOW ZERO ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ NDZ023-025-036-310900- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-101231T1200Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.BZ.A.0001.101231T1800Z-110101T1800Z/ WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...STEELE 656 PM CST THU DEC 30 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY... ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS ARE ALSO EXPECTED. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATER UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$ NDZ022-034-035-042-045-310900- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-101231T1200Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.WS.A.0012.101231T1800Z-110101T1800Z/ SHERIDAN-MORTON-BURLEIGH-GRANT-SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCCLUSKY...MANDAN...BISMARCK...ELGIN... FORT YATES 656 PM CST THU DEC 30 2010 /556 PM MST THU DEC 30 2010/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ FRIDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS TO 30 BELOW TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS ARE ALSO EXPECTED. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATER UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ NDZ033-040-041-043-044-310900- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-101231T1200Z/ STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...MOTT...BOWMAN... HETTINGER 556 PM MST THU DEC 30 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS TONIGHT. * DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS TO 30 BELOW THROUGH TONIGHT. 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. DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS ARE ALSO EXPECTED. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATER UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ NDZ005-013-020-310900- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-101231T1200Z/ ROLETTE-PIERCE-OLIVER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROLLA...RUGBY...CENTER 656 PM CST THU DEC 30 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY. * GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TONIGHT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE AS LOW AS ONE HALF MILE ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. * DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS TO 35 BELOW THROUGH TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS ARE ALSO EXPECTED. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATER UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ ABELING
441 WWUS43 KBIS 310359 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 959 PM CST THU DEC 30 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING JAMES RIVER VALLEY THURSDAY NIGHT... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL TONIGHT... ...BLIZZARD WATCH FOR THE JAMES RIVER BASIN AND A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY...AND EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH COMBINED WITH MODERATE SNOW WAS CREATING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY THURSDAY EVENING. VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AND SEVERE DRIFTING WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. WEST OF THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS ARE THE CONCERN. NORTHERLY WINDS TO 35 MPH WILL CREATE WIND CHILLS TO 35 BELOW TONIGHT. ANOTHER WAVE OF POTENTIALLY HEAVY SNOW IS THEN FORECAST TO IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL AND EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS AGAIN EXPECTED IN THE JAMES RIVER BASIN...WHERE UP TO 10 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOW MAY FALL. NORTH WINDS UP TO 40 MPH ARE LIKELY IN THE JAMES RIVER BASIN...RESULTING IN POSSIBLE WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. FOR THIS REASON...A BLIZZARD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND INTO THE NIGHT. FARTHER WEST ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT...WHERE THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. FALLING TEMPERATURES THROUGH SATURDAY COMBINED WITH THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS TO AROUND 35 BELOW ZERO AT TIMES. TRAVEL ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA WILL BE HAZARDOUS TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY...AND LET OTHERS KNOW YOUR TRAVEL PLANS. NDZ047-050-311200- /O.CAN.KBIS.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-101231T0900Z/ /O.EXB.KBIS.WC.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-101231T1800Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.BZ.A.0001.101231T1800Z-110101T1800Z/ LOGAN-MCINTOSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NAPOLEON...ASHLEY 959 PM CST THU DEC 30 2010 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST FRIDAY... ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST FRIDAY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORING. * BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY MORNING WITH 6 TO 10 INCHES OF NEW SNOW POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND VERY COLD AIR 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 A HAT AND GLOVES. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$ NDZ046-311200- /O.CAN.KBIS.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-101231T0900Z/ /O.EXB.KBIS.WC.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-101231T1800Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.WS.A.0012.101231T1800Z-110101T1800Z/ EMMONS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LINTON 959 PM CST THU DEC 30 2010 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST FRIDAY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS TONIGHT. * 4 TO 8 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS POSSIBLE FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY MORNING. * WIND CHILLS TO 30 BELOW ZERO ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH SATURDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND VERY COLD AIR WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ NDZ023-025-036-311200- /O.CAN.KBIS.WW.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-101231T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KBIS.WC.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-101231T1800Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.BZ.A.0001.101231T1800Z-110101T1800Z/ WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...STEELE 959 PM CST THU DEC 30 2010 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST FRIDAY... ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST FRIDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND VERY COLD AIR 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 A HAT AND GLOVES. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$ NDZ022-034-035-042-045-311200- /O.CAN.KBIS.WW.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-101231T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KBIS.WC.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-101231T1800Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.WS.A.0012.101231T1800Z-110101T1800Z/ SHERIDAN-MORTON-BURLEIGH-GRANT-SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCCLUSKY...MANDAN...BISMARCK...ELGIN... FORT YATES 959 PM CST THU DEC 30 2010 /859 PM MST THU DEC 30 2010/ ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/ FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/ FRIDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS TO 30 BELOW TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND VERY COLD AIR WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ NDZ005-013-020-033-040-041-043-044-311200- /O.CAN.KBIS.WW.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-101231T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KBIS.WC.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-101231T1800Z/ ROLETTE-PIERCE-OLIVER-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROLLA...RUGBY...CENTER...DICKINSON... MARMARTH...MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER 959 PM CST THU DEC 30 2010 /859 PM MST THU DEC 30 2010/ ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/ FRIDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/ FRIDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS TO 30 BELOW THROUGH TONIGHT PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND VERY COLD AIR 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 A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ NDZ037-048-051-311200- /O.EXB.KBIS.WC.Y.0032.101231T1200Z-101231T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KBIS.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-101231T1200Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.BZ.A.0001.101231T1800Z-110101T1800Z/ STUTSMAN-LA MOURE-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...EDGELEY...OAKES 959 PM CST THU DEC 30 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO NOON CST FRIDAY... ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO NOON CST FRIDAY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * NORTHERLY WINDS TO 45 MPH COMBINED WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE WITH SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW TONIGHT THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. * UP TO 2 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOW IS POSSIBLE THURSDAY NIGHT WITH WIND CHILLS TO 30 BELOW ZERO. * BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY MORNING WITH 6 TO 10 INCHES OF NEW SNOW POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$ NDZ001>004-009>012-017>019-021-031-032-311200- /O.EXT.KBIS.WC.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-101231T1800Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCHENRY- MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-MCLEAN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL... BOTTINEAU...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER... WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...GARRISON...BEACH... MEDORA 959 PM CST THU DEC 30 2010 /859 PM MST THU DEC 30 2010/ ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/ FRIDAY... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/ FRIDAY. * DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS TO 35 BELOW THROUGH TONIGHT. * SOME AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL LINGER THROUGH TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND VERY COLD AIR 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 A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ WAA
692 WWUS43 KBIS 310813 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 213 AM CST FRI DEC 31 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY JAMES RIVER VALLEY TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL TONIGHT... ...BLIZZARD WATCH FOR THE JAMES RIVER BASIN AND A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY...AND EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH COMBINED WITH NEW SNOW CONTINUES TO CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY. VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES AND SEVERE DRIFTING WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. WEST OF THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS ARE THE CONCERN. NORTHERLY WINDS TO 35 MPH WILL CREATE WIND CHILLS TO 35 BELOW TONIGHT. ANOTHER WAVE OF POTENTIALLY HEAVY SNOW IS THEN FORECAST TO IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL AND EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS AGAIN EXPECTED IN THE JAMES RIVER BASIN...WHERE UP TO 10 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOW MAY FALL. NORTH WINDS UP TO 40 MPH ARE LIKELY IN THE JAMES RIVER BASIN...RESULTING IN POSSIBLE WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. FOR THIS REASON...A BLIZZARD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND INTO THE NIGHT. FARTHER WEST ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT...WHERE THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. FALLING TEMPERATURES THROUGH SATURDAY COMBINED WITH THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS TO AROUND 35 BELOW ZERO AT TIMES. TRAVEL ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA WILL BE HAZARDOUS TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY...AND LET OTHERS KNOW YOUR TRAVEL PLANS. NDZ037-048-051-311615- /O.CAN.KBIS.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-101231T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.WW.Y.0035.101231T0813Z-101231T1800Z/ /O.CAN.KBIS.WC.Y.0032.101231T1200Z-101231T1800Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.BZ.A.0001.101231T1800Z-110101T1800Z/ STUTSMAN-LA MOURE-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...EDGELEY...OAKES 213 AM CST FRI DEC 31 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * NORTHERLY WINDS TO 35 MPH COMBINED WITH NEW SNOW WILL CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. * WIND CHILLS TO 30 BELOW ZERO WILL CONTINUE. * BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY MORNING WITH 6 TO 10 INCHES OF NEW SNOW POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$ NDZ023-025-036-047-050-311615- /O.CON.KBIS.WC.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-101231T1800Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.BZ.A.0001.101231T1800Z-110101T1800Z/ WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-LOGAN-MCINTOSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...STEELE... NAPOLEON...ASHLEY 213 AM CST FRI DEC 31 2010 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... * DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND VERY COLD AIR 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 A HAT AND GLOVES. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$ NDZ022-034-035-042-045-046-311615- /O.CON.KBIS.WC.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-101231T1800Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.WS.A.0012.101231T1800Z-110101T1800Z/ SHERIDAN-MORTON-BURLEIGH-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCCLUSKY...MANDAN...BISMARCK...ELGIN... FORT YATES...LINTON 213 AM CST FRI DEC 31 2010 /113 AM MST FRI DEC 31 2010/ ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... * DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS TO 30 BELOW TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND VERY COLD AIR WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ NDZ001>005-009>013-017>021-031>033-040-041-043-044-311615- /O.CON.KBIS.WC.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-101231T1800Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-GOLDEN VALLEY- BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL... BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER... RUGBY...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER... GARRISON...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...MOTT... BOWMAN...HETTINGER 213 AM CST FRI DEC 31 2010 /113 AM MST FRI DEC 31 2010/ ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY... * DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS TO 30 BELOW THROUGH TONIGHT PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND VERY COLD AIR 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 A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ NH
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this blizzard warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Bismarck, ND wrote its last area forecast discussion before this blizzard warning went out at Dec 30, 4:11 AM CST, 8 hours 21 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 30, 4:11 AM CST, 8 hours 21 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 411 AM CST THU DEC 30 2010 .SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... SNOWFALL DECREASING IN INTENSITY OVER NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS MORNING. VISIBILITIES IN THE NORTHWEST HAVE IMPROVED TO 4 TO 9 MILES IN LIGHT SNOW/FLURRIES WITH BLOWING SNOW THE MAIN VSBY REDUCER. AREAS IN OPEN COUNTRY MAY HAVE VSBYS AS LOW AS 2 TO 4 MILES...HENCE WILL DOWNGRADE WARNING TO ADVISORY THERE. WILL KEEP WARNING GOING NORTH CENTRAL BECAUSE WINDS WERE STRONGER THERE AND VSBYS WERE DOWN TO 1-2 MILES...AND EXPECT VSBYS IN OPEN COUNTRY TO BE 1/2 MILE OR LESS. EXPECT DAY SHIFT WILL LIKELY DOWNGRADE THIS AREA TO AN ADVISORY. KEEPING THE ADVISORY IN THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL DUE MAINLY TO BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VSBYS. HOWEVER...MODELS INDICATING A SURGE/IMPULSE MOVING NORTH FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS AND EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HEAVY SNOWFALL IN THE JAMES RIVER BASIN THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WITH 4 TO 6 INCHES OF NEW SNOW ACCUMULATION. THIS PLUS THE STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL CREATE BLOWING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO 1/2 MILE AT TIMES. THUS WILL UPGRADE THE ADVISORY THERE TO A WARNING BEGINNING AT NOON TODAY AND CONTINUING UNTIL 6 AM FRIDAY. ON FRIDAY THE SECOND ROUND OF THIS STORM SYSTEM TAKES PLACE. MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE SYSTEM INTENSIFYING QUICKLY AS THE UPPER/MID LOW MOVES FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS FRIDAY MORNING TO CENTRAL MINNESOTA BY SATURDAY MORNING. THE TROWAL FEATURE IS STRONG WRAPPING AROUND THE LOW AND PRODUCING HEAVY SNOW FROM EASTERN ND TO NORTH CENTRAL SD. EXPECT THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY TO RECEIVE 8 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW WITH 3 INCHES FROM LEMMON SD TO NEAR HARVEY. IN ADDITION...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP FRIDAY AFTERNOON. LOOKS LIKE 25 TO 35 MPH WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH FOR THE JAMES RIVER BASIN. SHOULD THIS PAN OUT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WOULD DEVELOP. FARTHER WEST MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WITH BLOWING SNOW WOULD WARRANT WARNING CRITERIA...SHOULD THIS ALSO PAN OUT. THUS WILL MATCH SURROUNDING OFFICES WITH WATCHES AND WARNINGS ALL AROUND THE FORECAST AREA FOR FRIDAY. BLIZZARD WATCH FOR THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY AND WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL FROM NOON FRIDAY THROUGH NOON SATURDAY. .LONG TERM...SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... THE STORM SYSTEM DEPARTS THE REGION SATURDAY...AND THE LARGE SCALE TROUGH RESPONSIBLE FOR THE EVENT MAKES ITS WAY TOWARDS THE HUDSON BAY AREA BY SUNDAY. MEANWHILE...MODELS HINT THAT A SPLIT FLOW/WEAK REX-TYPE PATTERN DEVELOPS ALONG THE WESTERN COAST OF NORTH AMERICA...WITH A TROUGH OVER THE SOUTHERN INTERNATIONAL BORDER AND RIDGING EXTENDING UP FROM THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST THROUGH BRITISH COLUMBIA. THE RESULT IS A PROGRESSIVE NORTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT THAT WILL PERSIST OVER THE HIGH PLAINS THROUGH THE PERIOD. SIMILAR SETUPS IN THE PAST HAVE BROUGHT A SERIES OF SHORTWAVES THROUGH THE STATE AS THEY ORBIT THE STRONG VORTEX OVER THE HUDSON BAY...AND THIS SITUATION LOOKS TO BE VERY SIMILAR. WILL INDICATE SLIGHT CHANCE POPS OVERSPREADING THE REGION FROM NORTH TO SOUTH SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY AS THE LATEST GEM/GFS/ECWMF PROG A PIECE OF SHORTWAVE ENERGY TO PUSH ACROSS THE HIGH PLAINS. DRIER AIR SHOULD FILTER INTO THE REGION IN THE WAKE OF THE SHORTWAVE...WITH DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH MID-WEEK. TEMPERATURES SHOULD GRADUALLY INCREASE THROUGH THE WEEKEND TO SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL VALUES SUNDAY...WITH A SLIGHT DECREASE IN TEMPERATURES EXPECTED FOR MONDAY DUE TO THE SHORTWAVE INCREASING CLOUD COVER DURING THE DAY AND DECREASING THICKNESS VALUES ACROSS THE REGION. AFTER THE SHORTWAVE DEPARTS...THICKNESS VALUES SHOULD INCREASE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE PERIOD. THIS WILL GENERATE A WARMING TREND ACROSS THE REGION WITH NEAR TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES EXPECTED BY WEDNESDAY. && .AVIATION... GUSTY WINDS AND WINTER WEATHER EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD...WITH SNOW AND/OR BLOWING SNOW LIKELY TO PRODUCE MVFR TO IFR CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES AT MOST TERMINALS. DESPITE THE POSSIBILITY OF SNOW TO TAPER OFF DURING THE DAY THURSDAY...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 40 KNOTS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING SNOW KEEPING VISIBILITIES DOWN THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE TERM. OF OTHER CONCERN IS THE CHANCE OF SOME FREEZING DRIZZLE ACROSS THE SOUTH...KDIK/KBIS/KJMS...EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. LOOKING FORWARD...AFTER A BRIEF LET-UP IN THE WEATHER THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT...EXPECT A SECOND ROUND OF LOW CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED FOR FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT....ESPECIALLY FOR THE KJMS TERMINAL AERODROME. && .BIS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ FRIDAY FOR NDZ001-009-017>020-022-023-025-031>036-040>046. WINTER STORM WATCH FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING FOR NDZ022-034-035-042-045-046. WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY FOR NDZ002>005- 010>013-021. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL NOON CST TODAY FOR NDZ037-047-048- 050-051. WINTER STORM WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY FOR NDZ037-047-048-050-051. BLIZZARD WATCH FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING FOR NDZ023-025-036-037-047-048-050-051. && SHORT TERM...JV LONG TERM...TM/BPN
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 30, 5:49 AM CST, 6 hours 43 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 549 AM CST THU DEC 30 2010 NDZ023-025-034>037-042-045>048-050-051-311200- WELLS-FOSTER-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS- LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- 549 AM CST THU DEC 30 2010 /449 AM MST THU DEC 30 2010/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT WINTER STORM WARNING AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY BLIZZARD WATCH AND WINTER STORM WATCH NOON FRIDAY THROUGH NOON SATURDAY. FOR DETAILS...CURRENT FORECASTS AND WEATHER STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BIS OR YOUR FAVORITE LOCAL MEDIA OUTLET. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS AND WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WITH SNOWFALL AMOUNTS AND OTHER HAZARDS DURING THE STORM. LOCAL AND STATE OFFICIALS CAN ALSO RELAY YOUR INFORMATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. NDZ001>005-009>013-017>022-031>033-040-041-043-044-311200- DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN- GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS- 549 AM CST THU DEC 30 2010 /449 AM MST THU DEC 30 2010/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT WINTER STORM WARNING AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WITH DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS CONTINUES FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. FOR DETAILS...CURRENT FORECASTS AND WEATHER STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BIS OR YOUR FAVORITE LOCAL MEDIA OUTLET. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS AND WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WITH SNOWFALL AMOUNTS AND OTHER HAZARDS DURING THE STORM. LOCAL AND STATE OFFICIALS CAN ALSO RELAY YOUR INFORMATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. JV
In the hours before
Local storm report, Dec 30, 9:26 AM CST, 3 hours 6 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
926 AM CST THU DEC 30 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0900 AM HEAVY SNOW WILLISTON 48.15N 103.63W
12/30/2010 M7.1 INCH WILLIAMS ND OFFICIAL NWS OBS
STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL THUS FAR.
&&
PJALocal storm report, Dec 30, 9:27 AM CST, 3 hours 5 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
927 AM CST THU DEC 30 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0920 AM SNOW BOTTINEAU 48.83N 100.44W
12/30/2010 M2.8 INCH BOTTINEAU ND CO-OP OBSERVER
24 HOUR SNOWFALL.
&&
PJALocal storm report, Dec 30, 9:29 AM CST, 3 hours 3 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
929 AM CST THU DEC 30 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0958 PM SNOW ELGIN 46.40N 101.85W
12/29/2010 M2.5 INCH GRANT ND PUBLIC
24 HOUR SNOWFALL, PUBLIC REPORT RELAYED BY BROADCAST
MEDIA.
0255 AM HEAVY SNOW HALLIDAY 47.35N 102.34W
12/30/2010 M6.0 INCH DUNN ND CO-OP OBSERVER
24 HOUR SNOWFALL.
0500 AM SNOW LANSFORD 48.63N 101.38W
12/30/2010 M2.5 INCH BOTTINEAU ND CO-OP OBSERVER
24 HOUR SNOWFALL.
0535 AM SNOW HARVEY 47.77N 99.94W
12/30/2010 M3.5 INCH WELLS ND BROADCAST MEDIA
24 HOUR SNOWFALL.
0552 AM SNOW WILLISTON 48.15N 103.63W
12/30/2010 M7.1 INCH WILLIAMS ND OFFICIAL NWS OBS
24 HOUR STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL.
0600 AM SNOW MINOT 48.23N 101.30W
12/30/2010 M5.0 INCH WARD ND CO-OP OBSERVER
24 HOUR SNOWFALL REPORT FROM MINOT NORTH HILL.
0623 AM SNOW MINOT 48.23N 101.30W
12/30/2010 M5.5 INCH WARD ND BROADCAST MEDIA
24 HOUR SNOWFALL.
0700 AM SNOW 5 NW LINTON 46.32N 100.31W
12/30/2010 M1.0 INCH EMMONS ND CO-OP OBSERVER
24 HOUR SNOWFALL.
0700 AM SNOW 5 NW LINTON 46.32N 100.31W
12/30/2010 M1.0 INCH EMMONS ND CO-OP OBSERVER
24 HOUR SNOWFALL.
0700 AM SNOW HEART BUTTE DAM 46.60N 101.81W
12/30/2010 M1.5 INCH GRANT ND CO-OP OBSERVER
24 HOUR SNOWFALL.
0745 AM SNOW WILTON 47.16N 100.78W
12/30/2010 M2.0 INCH MCLEAN ND CO-OP OBSERVER
24 HOUR SNOWFALL.
0800 AM HEAVY SNOW MINOT 48.23N 101.30W
12/30/2010 M6.0 INCH WARD ND CO-OP OBSERVER
24 HOUR SNOWFALL AT THE MINOT EXPERIMENTAL STATION.
0800 AM SNOW WATFORD CITY 47.80N 103.28W
12/30/2010 M5.1 INCH MCKENZIE ND CO-OP OBSERVER
24 HOUR SNOWFALL.
0800 AM SNOW UNDERWOOD 47.46N 101.14W
12/30/2010 M4.0 INCH MCLEAN ND CO-OP OBSERVER
24 HOUR SNOWFALL.
0900 AM HEAVY SNOW WILLISTON 48.15N 103.63W
12/30/2010 M7.1 INCH WILLIAMS ND OFFICIAL NWS OBS
STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL THUS FAR.
0920 AM SNOW BOTTINEAU 48.83N 100.44W
12/30/2010 M2.8 INCH BOTTINEAU ND CO-OP OBSERVER
24 HOUR SNOWFALL.
&&
PJALocal storm report, Dec 30, 10:02 AM CST, 2 hours 30 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1002 AM CST THU DEC 30 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0900 AM SNOW DUNN CENTER 47.35N 102.62W
12/30/2010 M5.5 INCH DUNN ND CO-OP OBSERVER
24 HOUR SNOWFALL.
&&
PJALocal storm report, Dec 30, 11:11 AM CST, 1 hour 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1111 AM CST THU DEC 30 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1000 AM SNOW 2 NW BEULAH 47.28N 101.81W
12/30/2010 M2.0 INCH MERCER ND CO-OP OBSERVER
24 HOUR SNOWFALL.
&&
PJALocal storm report, Dec 30, 12:27 PM CST, 5 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1227 PM CST THU DEC 30 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1225 PM SNOW 2 ENE GRASSY BUTTE 47.40N 103.21W
12/30/2010 M2.7 INCH MCKENZIE ND CO-OP OBSERVER
&&
SWICHEThe office that day
Everything else NWS Bismarck, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 30, 4:54 AM CST | Blizzard Watch | BIS | Dickey, Foster, Kidder, LaMoure, Logan, McIntosh and 2 more | 24 hr |
| Dec 30, 4:54 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | BIS | Burleigh, Emmons, Grant, Sheridan | 24 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.