Alert archive / North Dakota / Blizzard Warnings in 2010
Blizzard Warning 1, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this blizzard warning at Jan 25, 2010, 4:19 AM CST for 12 counties in Minnesota; 17 counties in North Dakota. It was in force for 17 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 25, 2010, 4:19 AM CST (10:19 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 25, 2010, 9:00 PM CST
- In force
- 17 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
All 29 counties
Becker County, MN, Clay County, MN, Grant County, MN, Kittson County, MN, Mahnomen County, MN, Marshall County, MN, Norman County, MN, Otter Tail County, MN, Pennington County, MN, Polk County, MN, Red Lake County, MN, Wilkin County, MN, Barnes County, ND, Benson County, ND, Cass County, ND, Cavalier County, ND, Eddy County, ND, Grand Forks County, ND, Griggs County, ND, Nelson County, ND, Pembina County, ND, Ramsey County, ND, Ransom County, ND, Richland County, ND, Sargent County, ND, Steele County, ND, Towner County, ND, Traill County, ND, Walsh County, ND
The radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 5 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:23 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 00:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 272 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
- 661 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 15 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -41 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 83 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
406 WWUS43 KFGF 251019 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 419 AM CST MON JAN 25 2010 ...WHITE OUT CONDITIONS EXPECTED... .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE...CENTERED IN SOUTHERN ONTARIO... CONTINUES TO WRAP BANDS OF SNOW INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS. THE SNOW IN COMBINATION WITH VERY STRONG WINDS HAS CREATED WHITE OUT CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY...OVER EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND PARTS OF NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS WILL REMAIN FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOWFALL AND WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO START TO SUBSIDE THIS EVENING. MNZ001>004-007-013>015-022-027>031-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024- 026>030-038-039-049-052>054-260000- /O.UPG.KFGF.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-100126T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.BZ.W.0001.100125T1019Z-100126T0000Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE- EAST POLK-MAHNOMEN-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL- EAST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY- EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL- BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...WARREN...THIEF RIVER FALLS... RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...MAHNOMEN...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE... BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...ELBOW LAKE... CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE... GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN... FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER... WAHPETON...ADAMS 419 AM CST MON JAN 25 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH...WILL CREATE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 4 INCHES IS EXPECTED. 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. && $$ MNZ016-023-260000- /O.UPG.KFGF.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-100126T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KFGF.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100126T0000Z/ NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH CLEARWATER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAGLEY...LAKE ITASCA 419 AM CST MON JAN 25 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND WIND...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND END THIS EVENING. * TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 6 INCHES IS EXPECTED. ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. * NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND SNOWFALL WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE AND LET SOMEONE KNOW YOUR ROUTE. && $$ MNZ005-006-008-009-017-260000- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100126T0000Z/ ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI- SOUTH BELTRAMI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN... RED LAKE...BEMIDJI 419 AM CST MON JAN 25 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND WIND REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND END THIS EVENING. * TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 6 INCHES IS EXPECTED. ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. * NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND SNOWFALL WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE AND LET SOMEONE KNOW YOUR ROUTE. && $$ MNZ024-032-260000- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-100126T0000Z/ HUBBARD-WADENA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PARK RAPIDS...WADENA 419 AM CST MON JAN 25 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND END THIS EVENING. * TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS EXPECTED. * NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ NG
5 follow-up statements
396 WWUS43 KFGF 251608 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 1008 AM CST MON JAN 25 2010 ...WHITE OUT CONDITIONS EXPECTED... .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE...CENTERED IN SOUTHERN ONTARIO... CONTINUES TO WRAP BANDS OF SNOW INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS. THE SNOW IN COMBINATION WITH VERY STRONG WINDS HAS CREATED WHITE OUT CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY...OVER EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND PARTS OF NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS WILL REMAIN FROM 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOWFALL AND WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO START TO SUBSIDE THIS EVENING. MNZ001>004-007-013>015-022-027>031-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024- 026>030-038-039-049-052>054-260000- /O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100126T0000Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE- EAST POLK-MAHNOMEN-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL- EAST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY- EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL- BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...WARREN...THIEF RIVER FALLS... RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...MAHNOMEN...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE... BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...ELBOW LAKE... CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE... GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN... FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER... WAHPETON...ADAMS 1008 AM CST MON JAN 25 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH... WILL CREATE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 4 INCHES IS EXPECTED. 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. && $$ MNZ005-006-008-009-016-017-023-260000- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100126T0000Z/ ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI- NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-SOUTH CLEARWATER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN... RED LAKE...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...LAKE ITASCA 1008 AM CST MON JAN 25 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND END THIS EVENING. * TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 6 INCHES IS EXPECTED. ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. * NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND SNOWFALL WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE AND LET SOMEONE KNOW YOUR ROUTE. && $$ MNZ024-032-260000- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-100126T0000Z/ HUBBARD-WADENA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PARK RAPIDS...WADENA 1008 AM CST MON JAN 25 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND END THIS EVENING. * TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS EXPECTED. * NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE. 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. && $$ SPEICHER
391 WWUS43 KFGF 252105 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 305 PM CST MON JAN 25 2010 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE FROM THE VALLEY AND WEST...IMPROVING CONDITIONS EAST OF THE VALLEY... .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES CONTINUES TO BRING STRONG...NORTHERLY WINDS ACROSS EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND THE RED RIVER VALLEY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH 9 PM CDT WITHIN AND WEST OF THE VALLEY. EAST OF THE VALLEY...SNOWFALL IS TAPERING OFF...AND COUPLED WITH GRADUALLY SUBSIDING WINDS...VISIBILITIES ARE IMPROVING TO ONE TO THREE MILES WITH VISIBILITIES DOWN TO ONE HALF MILE IN OPEN COUNTRY. HOWEVER...BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS THROUGH 9 PM CDT. MNZ013>015-022-027-028-031-260300- /O.CAN.KFGF.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100126T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KFGF.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-100126T0300Z/ PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-MAHNOMEN-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER- EAST OTTER TAIL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS... FOSSTON...MAHNOMEN...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...NEW YORK MILLS 305 PM CST MON JAN 25 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH...WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH VISIBILITIES GENERALLY REDUCED TO ONE TO THREE MILES...HOWEVER DOWN TO ONE HALF MILE IN OPEN COUNTRY. * SNOW WILL BEGIN TAPERING OFF...WITH ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION OF LESS THAN AN INCH EXPECTED. 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. && $$ MNZ005-006-008-009-016-017-023-260300- /O.CAN.KFGF.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100126T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KFGF.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-100126T0300Z/ ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI- NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-SOUTH CLEARWATER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN... RED LAKE...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...LAKE ITASCA 305 PM CST MON JAN 25 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH...WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH VISIBILITIES GENERALLY REDUCED TO ONE TO THREE MILES...HOWEVER DOWN TO ONE HALF MILE IN OPEN COUNTRY. * SNOW WILL BEGIN TAPERING OFF...WITH ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION OF LESS THAN AN INCH EXPECTED. 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. && $$ MNZ001>004-007-029-030-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-039- 049-052>054-260300- /O.EXT.KFGF.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100126T0300Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-WILKIN- WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY- EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL- BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...WARREN...BRECKENRIDGE... FERGUS FALLS...ELBOW LAKE...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER... MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA... GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY... FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON...ADAMS 305 PM CST MON JAN 25 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. * NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH... WILL CREATE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY...THROUGH THIS 9 PM THIS EVENING. * LESS THAN ONE INCH OF ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. && $$ MNZ024-032-260300- /O.EXT.KFGF.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-100126T0300Z/ HUBBARD-WADENA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PARK RAPIDS...WADENA 305 PM CST MON JAN 25 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. * NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH...WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH VISIBILITIES GENERALLY REDUCED TO ONE TO THREE MILES...HOWEVER DOWN TO ONE HALF MILE IN OPEN COUNTRY. * SNOW WILL BEGIN TAPERING OFF...WITH ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION OF LESS THAN AN INCH EXPECTED. 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. && $$ SPEICHER
636 WWUS43 KFGF 252143 AAA WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 343 PM CST MON JAN 25 2010 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE FROM THE VALLEY AND WEST... IMPROVING CONDITIONS EAST OF THE VALLEY... .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES CONTINUES TO BRING STRONG...NORTHERLY WINDS ACROSS EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND THE RED RIVER VALLEY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH 9 PM CST WITHIN AND WEST OF THE VALLEY. EAST OF THE VALLEY... SNOWFALL IS TAPERING OFF...AND COUPLED WITH GRADUALLY SUBSIDING WINDS...VISIBILITIES ARE IMPROVING TO ONE TO THREE MILES WITH VISIBILITIES DOWN TO ONE HALF MILE IN OPEN COUNTRY. HOWEVER... BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS THROUGH 9 PM CST. MNZ001>004-007-029-030-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-039- 049-052>054-260300- /O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100126T0300Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-WILKIN- WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY- EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL- BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...WARREN...BRECKENRIDGE... FERGUS FALLS...ELBOW LAKE...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER... MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA... GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY... FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON...ADAMS 343 PM CST MON JAN 25 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. * NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH... WILL CREATE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY...THROUGH THIS 9 PM THIS EVENING. * LESS THAN ONE INCH OF ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. 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. && $$ MNZ005-006-008-009-013>017-022>024-027-028-031-032-260300- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-100126T0300Z/ ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON- RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN- SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-EAST OTTER TAIL- WADENA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN... RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON... BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS... DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA 343 PM CST MON JAN 25 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. * NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH...WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH VISIBILITIES GENERALLY REDUCED TO ONE TO THREE MILES...HOWEVER DOWN TO ONE HALF MILE IN OPEN COUNTRY. * SNOW WILL BEGIN TAPERING OFF...WITH ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION OF LESS THAN AN INCH EXPECTED. 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. && $$ SPEICHER
018 WWUS43 KFGF 260055 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 655 PM CST MON JAN 25 2010 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL END BY 9 PM... .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES CONTINUES TO BRING STRONG...NORTHERLY WINDS ACROSS EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND THE RED RIVER VALLEY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY END BY 9 PM IN THE RED RIVER VALLEY...ALTHOUGH BLOWING SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. EAST OF THE VALLEY... SNOWFALL IS TAPERING OFF...AND COUPLED WITH GRADUALLY SUBSIDING WINDS...VISIBILITIES ARE IMPROVING. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS FROM 25 TO 30 BELOW ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TONIGHT AND PERSIST INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. MNZ001>004-007-029-030-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-039- 049-052>054-261200- /O.EXB.KFGF.WW.Y.0003.100126T0300Z-100126T1200Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100126T0300Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-WILKIN- WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY- EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL- BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...WARREN...BRECKENRIDGE... FERGUS FALLS...ELBOW LAKE...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER... MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA... GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY... FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON...ADAMS 655 PM CST MON JAN 25 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES ...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. * NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH...WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH 9 PM. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN OPEN COUNTRY THROUGH 9 PM. VISIBILITIES WILL IMPROVE AFTER 9 PM...ALTHOUGH BLOWING SNOW AND WIND CHILLS TO 30 BELOW CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. * SNOW WILL TAPERING OFF...WITH ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION OF LESS THAN AN INCH EXPECTED. ROADS WILL REMAIN VERY ICY WITH SIGNIFICANT DRIFTS IN OPEN COUNTRY...SO USE CAUTION. 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. 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. && $$ MNZ005-006-008-009-013>017-022>024-027-028-031-032-261200- /O.EXT.KFGF.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-100126T1200Z/ ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON- RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN- SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-EAST OTTER TAIL- WADENA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN... RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON... BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS... DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA 655 PM CST MON JAN 25 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. * NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH...WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH VISIBILITIES GENERALLY REDUCED TO ONE TO THREE MILES...HOWEVER DOWN TO ONE HALF MILE IN OPEN COUNTRY. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS FROM 25 TO 30 BELOW WILL ALSO DEVELOP OVERNIGHT AND PERSIST INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * SNOW WILL BEGIN TAPERING OFF...WITH ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION OF LESS THAN AN INCH EXPECTED. 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. && $$ DK
982 WWUS43 KFGF 260307 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 907 PM CST MON JAN 25 2010 ...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS EXPECTED FOR THE REST OF TONIGHT... .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES CONTINUES TO BRING STRONG...NORTHERLY WINDS ACROSS EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND THE RED RIVER VALLEY. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT. EAST OF THE VALLEY...SNOWFALL HAS TAPERED OFF...COUPLED WITH GRADUALLY SUBSIDING WINDS...VISIBILITIES WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS FROM 25 TO 30 BELOW ARE ALSO EXPECTED TONIGHT FOR ALL OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND WESTERN MINNESOTA...AND WILL PERSIST INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. MNZ001>004-007-029-030-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-039- 049-052>054-261200- /O.EXP.KFGF.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100126T0300Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-100126T1200Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-WILKIN- WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY- EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL- BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...WARREN...BRECKENRIDGE... FERGUS FALLS...ELBOW LAKE...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER... MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA... GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY... FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON...ADAMS 907 PM CST MON JAN 25 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS EXPIRED. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. * NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH...WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH VISIBILITIES GENERALLY REDUCED TO ONE TO THREE MILES...HOWEVER DOWN TO ONE HALF MILE IN OPEN COUNTRY. * DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS TO 30 BELOW CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. ROADS WILL REMAIN VERY ICY WITH SIGNIFICANT DRIFTS IN OPEN COUNTRY THROUGH TONIGHT...SO USE CAUTION. 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. && $$ MNZ005-006-008-009-013>017-022>024-027-028-031-032-261200- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-100126T1200Z/ ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON- RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN- SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-EAST OTTER TAIL- WADENA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN... RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON... BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS... DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA 907 PM CST MON JAN 25 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR DANGEROUS WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. * NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH...WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH VISIBILITIES GENERALLY REDUCED TO ONE TO THREE MILES...HOWEVER DOWN TO ONE HALF MILE IN OPEN COUNTRY. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS FROM 25 TO 30 BELOW WILL ALSO DEVELOP OVERNIGHT AND PERSIST INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * SNOW WILL BEGIN TAPERING OFF...WITH ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION OF LESS THAN AN INCH EXPECTED. 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. && $$ DK
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 Grand Forks, ND wrote its last area forecast discussion before this blizzard warning went out at Jan 24, 9:35 PM CST, 6 hours 44 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 24, 9:35 PM CST, 6 hours 44 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
935 PM CST SUN JAN 24 2010
.DISCUSSION...AN ADDITIONAL HAZARD OF FREEZING DRIZZLE HAS STARTED
HERE IN GRAND FORKS (CARS HAVE AN ICE COATING). RUC SOUNDINGS
SHOW A DRY LAYER ABOVE 700MB WHERE CURRENT RADAR RETURNS ALONG AND
WEST OF THE VALLEY WOULD BE FREEZING DRIZZLE (SUPERCOOLED WATER
DROPLETS). WILL MENTION IN FORECAST AND UPDATE WSW AGAIN. RUC
SHOWS THIS DRY LAYER ABOVE 700MB WILL SLIDE TO THE SOUTH...TURNING
ANY RADAR RETURNS TO SNOW FROM NORTH TO SOUTH THROUGH THE NIGHT.
&&
.AVIATION...CIGS REMAIN IN IFR RANGE WITH SOME IMPROVEMENT PSBL
INTO THE LOW MVFR RANGE MAINLY OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY. NORTH-
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25-35 KT AS WE HEAD INTO MONDAY
ALONG WITH LOW VSBYS IN LIGHT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ESPECIALLY IN
THE RED RIVER VALLEY.
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 848 PM CST SUN JAN 24 2010/
DISCUSSION...ALL PARAMETERS OF FORECAST ON TRACK AND ONLY VERY
MINIMAL CHANGES REQUIRED. MAIN CONCERN WILL BE IF BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY MONDAY MORNING ACROSS ANY PORTIONS OF
THE FA. LIKE PREVIOUS FORECAST DISCUSSION STATED...CURRENT
SNOWPACK WILL NOT BLOW AROUND...IT WILL TAKE FALLING SNOW COMBINED
WITH THE WINDS TO CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. NOT SEEING THAT YET
WITH CURRENT FINE FLAKES...IT WILL TAKE HEAVIER SNOWFALL. THIS
HEAVIER SNOWFALL POSSIBLE BY MORNING INTO THE VALLEY (WHERE
STRONG ENOUGH WINDS WILL EXIST). STILL NOT SURE HOW HEAVY SNOWFALL
WILL BE ACROSS THE VALLEY...AND IF IT WILL BE WIDESPREAD ENOUGH TO
CREATE CONDITIONS NECESSARY FOR A BLIZZARD WARNING. MOST PROBABLE
SOLUTION AT THIS POINT IS THAT THERE WILL BE BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS...BUT SCATTERED IN AREA AND NOT CONSISTENT (ON AND
OFF). THESE CONDITIONS SHOULD EXIST EARLY MONDAY MORNING INTO
MONDAY AFTERNOON. THUS...WILL NOT CHANGE ANY HEADLINES. WILL NEED
TO MONITOR THIS CLOSELY AS WORST CONDITIONS WILL COINCIDE WITH
MORNING COMMUTE...IF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS APPEAR THAT THEY WILL BE
MORE CONSISTENT AND WIDESPREAD THAN BLIZZARD WARNING WILL BE NEEDED
(MOST LIKELY NORTHERN/CENTRAL RED RIVER VALLEY).
OTHER CONCERN IS THAT SLUSH AND STANDING WATER HAS TURNED TO ICE
CREATING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. THIS IS MENTIONED IN ALL OF
OUR PRODUCTS...BUT WILL UPDATE WSW AGAIN TO MENTION THIS.
PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 324 PM CST SUN JAN 24 2010/
SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY
PRIMARY CHALLENGES INVOLVE ALL ASPECTS OF ROUND TWO FOR WINTER
STORM. GFS/NAM/ECMWF HAVE FINALLY LOCKED ONTO THIS SYSTEM AND NOW
SEEM TO HAVE A GOOD HANDLE ON ITS EVOLUTION. WILL CONTINUE WITH A
MODEL BLEND FOR THE AFTERNOON FORECAST PACKAGE...ALTHOUGH DID LEAN
TOWARD MORE RELIABLE NAM TEMPERATURE GUIDANCE.
AREAS OF DENSE FOG HAVE BEEN SLOW TO DISSIPATE THIS AFTERNOON AS
INCREASING NORTHWEST WIND HAS HAD LITTLE AFFECT ON SATURATED NEAR
SURFACE ENVIRONMENT. AS WINDS CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS EVENING
AND OVERNIGHT...STILL EXPECT FOG TO SLOWLY DISSOLVE FROM WEST TO
EAST.
ATTENTION THEN TURNS TO SNOW. LIGHT SNOW ACTIVITY ACROSS CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA HAS WEAKENED THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE MAIN FOCUS ON
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND DEFORMATION SNOW BAND ACROSS EASTERN
MONTANA/WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA. CLOSER TO THE RED RIVER VALLEY...
ADDITIONAL LIGHT SNOW HAS BEEN SLOW TO DEVELOP TODAY. HOWEVER...
WRAP AROUND MOISTURE/SNOW FROM SURFACE LOW OVER NORTHERN WISCONSIN
CONTINUES TO MOVE WESTWARD. TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...BEST
SATURATION/LIFT MOVES INTO NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. STILL ON TRACK TO
SEE AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 6 INCHES AND STRONG NORTHWEST WIND ACROSS
ROSEAU/LAKE OF THE WOODS/BELTRAMI/EASTERN MARSHALL COUNTIES...SO
WILL MAINTAIN AND EXTEND WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 00 UTC
TUESDAY. WILL ALSO EXTEND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND
WIND ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST AREA UNTIL 00 UTC
TUESDAY WHERE AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED.
FLY IN THE OINTMENT WILL BE TIMING AND STRENGTH OF WINDS. BOTH
GFS/NAM SHOW 35 TO 40 KT 925 HPA WINDS ALONG AND WEST OF THE
VALLEY BY 12 UTC MONDAY MORNING. WITH A NEAR ADIABATIC LAYER TO
925 HPA...SHOULD SEE MUCH OF THIS REALIZED AT THE SURFACE.
NORTHWEST WIND FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL BE
WIDESPREAD. CURRENT SNOWPACK IS SOLID AND DO NOT EXPECT IT TO BREAK
APART. HOWEVER...SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS LIKELY IN
AREAS THAT RECEIVE ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL. BIG QUESTION IS WHETHER THE
STRONGEST WIND WILL COINCIDE WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL AND HOW
WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD OR NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR. BEST
CHANCE FOR THIS IS ALONG AND WEST OF THE VALLEY...BUT CONFIDENCE TOO
LOW AT THIS TIME TO ISSUE ANY HEADLINES. DEFINITELY SOMETHING TO
WATCH CLOSELY THE NEXT 6 TO 12 HOURS AS SNOW/WIND PLACEMENT BECOMES
MORE CERTAIN. MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE LIKELY TO BE VERY DIFFICULT FOR
AREAS THAT RECEIVE SIGNIFICANT SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY.
TEMPERATURES TO FALL TONIGHT THROUGH MOST OF MONDAY AS COLD
AIR ADVECTION DROPS SOUTH BEHIND SLOWLY DEPARTING SURFACE LOW.
HIGHS FOR TOMORROW LIKELY TO BE OBSERVED AT MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.
COOLING TREND CONTINUES TUESDAY/WEDNESDAY AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS ACROSS THE REGION. BOTH DAYS...EXPECT HIGHS (LOWS) IN THE
SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE (BELOW) ZERO. AS SUCH...SNOW/SLUSH/RAIN THAT
FELL THE PAST COUPLE DAYS WILL BEGIN TO FREEZE TONIGHT AND BECOME
SOLID BY MID-WEEK...CREATING ICY/SLICK ROADS. THE GOOD NEWS...DRY
CONDITIONS WILL RETURN THROUGH THE REST OF THE WORK WEEK.
LONG TERM...TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
IT IS BACK TO THE COLD AS 500 MB BLOCKING EAST OF GREENLAND RETURNS
AND THE POLAR VORTEX SHIFTS SOUTHWEST TOWARD THE WESTERN AND
SOUTHERN PARTS OF HUDSON BAY. A SERIES OF COLD WEATHER HIGHS WILL
DROP SOUTH ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE UPPER LOW INTO THE NRN PLAINS
OVER THE NEXT 10-15 DAYS. ONE SUCH HIGH WHICH WILL BE OVER THE
AREA THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY WILL EXIT AND ALLOW A SHORT WAVE TO MOVE
THRU SRN CANADA SUNDAY. MOST OF THE MOISTURE AND ENERGY STAYS IN
SOUTHERN MANITOBA BUT INTRODUCED LOW POPS PER HPC GUIDANCE INTO NE
ND AND NW MN FOR DAYTIME SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. 12Z GFS AND 12Z
ECMWF BACK THIS UP WITH THE ECMWF A BIT WETTER FOR SUN NIGHT. HPC
TEMP AND WIND GUIDANCE REASONABLE AND USED FOR DAYS 5-7.
&&
.FGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ND...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY FOR NDZ006>008-
014>016-024-026>030-038-039-049-052>054.
MN...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY FOR MNZ001>004-007-
013>016-022>024-027>032-040.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY FOR MNZ005-006-008-
009-017.
&&
TGHazardous weather outlook, Jan 24, 3:54 PM CST, 12 hours 25 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 354 PM CST SUN JAN 24 2010 MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024- 026>030-038-039-049-052>054-252200- WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS- WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE- EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN- SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN- WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-TOWNER-CAVALIER- PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON- GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT- RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- 354 PM CST SUN JAN 24 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND PARTS OF NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...THE WIND WILL TURN TO THE NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND THE RED RIVER VALLEY PORTION OF WESTERN MINNESOTA . THE COMBINATION OF THE WIND AND NEW SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED TO RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THE NIGHT. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE ON MONDAY. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY MONDAY EVENING...WITH THE LESSER AMOUNTS IN THE VALLEY CITY TO WAHPETON AREAS AND THE HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE BAUDETTE TO BEMIDJI AREAS. THE COMBINATION OF THE WIND AND COLD TEMPERATURES COULD PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ON MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING AND AGAIN TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS PLEASE PROVIDE SNOWFALL REPORTS. ROGERS
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Blizzard Warnings in North Dakota, 2010Blizzard Warnings in Minnesota, 2010Every blizzard warning in 2010
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.