Alert archive / Minnesota / Blizzard Warnings in 2010
Blizzard Warning 3, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this blizzard warning at Dec 30, 2010, 12:16 PM CST for 16 counties in Minnesota; 10 counties in North Dakota. It was in force for 16 hr. 16 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 30, 2010, 12:16 PM CST (18:16 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 31, 2010, 3:49 AM CST
- In force
- 16 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
All 26 counties
Becker County, MN, Beltrami County, MN, Clay County, MN, Clearwater County, MN, Grant County, MN, Hubbard 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, Wadena County, MN, Wilkin County, MN, Barnes County, ND, Cass County, ND, Grand Forks County, ND, Pembina County, ND, Ransom County, ND, Richland County, ND, Sargent County, ND, Steele County, ND, Traill County, ND, Walsh County, ND
The radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:18 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, 12:53 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Fargo, ND | VISIBILITY LESS THAN 1/4 MILE WIND GUSTS 41 MPH. |
| Dec 30, 2:30 PM CST | BLIZZARD | 2 E Pembina, MN | VISIBIITY 750 FEET WIND GUSTS TO 37 MPH. |
| Dec 30, 2:30 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Donaldson, MN | VISIBIITY LESS THAN 200 FEET WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH. |
| Dec 30, 2:30 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Grafton, ND | NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY. SEVERAL SEMI TRACTOR-TRAILER VEHICLES INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT. |
| Dec 30, 2:30 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Mallory, MN | VISIBILITY LESS THAN 500 FT WIND GUSTS 47 MPH. |
| Dec 30, 2:30 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Pembina, ND | VISIBILITY LESS THAN 100 YARDS BLOWING SNOW. |
| Dec 30, 10:00 PM CST | SNOW 4 | Mcintosh, MN | |
| Dec 30, 10:00 PM CST | SNOW 4 | S Fargo, ND | |
| Dec 30, 10:00 PM CST | SNOW 5 | Hawley, MN | |
| Dec 30, 10:00 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Leonard, MN | |
| Dec 30, 10:00 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | Detroit Lakes, MN | |
| Dec 30, 10:00 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | Hankinson, ND | |
| Dec 30, 10:00 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | Ottertail, MN | |
| Dec 30, 10:00 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | Vergas, MN | |
| Dec 30, 10:00 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 11 | Fergus Falls, MN | THERE WERE DRIFTS 6 FEET HIGH. |
| Dec 30, 11:40 PM CST | SNOW 4.6 | Moorhead, MN |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
International Fa, MN (KINL), launched 12:00Z, 6.3 hours before the alert went out and 278 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
- 515 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 124 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 279 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
788 WWUS43 KFGF 301816 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 1216 PM CST THU DEC 30 2010 ...STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW TO SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA TODAY AND THIS EVENING... ...A SECOND STRONGER SYSTEM WILL BRING POSSIBLE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .THE WEATHER PATTERN FOR TODAY REMAINS VERY COMPLEX. 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW HAD FALLEN LAST NIGHT INTO EARLY THIS MORNING ALONG AND NORTH OF A MINOT TO DEVILS LAKE TO GRAFTON TO ROSEAU LINE. THIS SNOW WILL END BEFORE NOON. A SECOND AREA OF SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING FROM FARGO AND WAHPETON THROUGH MINNESOTA LAKES COUNTRY WITH 5 TO 8 INCHES OF NEW SNOW EXPECTED. THE ROSEAU TO GRAND FORKS TO COOPERSTOWN AREA WILL BE IN BETWEEN THESE TWO SYSTEMS TODAY AND TONIGHT AND WILL RECEIVE ONLY LIGHT SNOWFALL. WINDS WILL BE NORTHERLY AT 20 TO 35 MPH CAUSING REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW. A MORE POWERFUL SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE AREA FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK FROM NEAR OMAHA TO WEST OF THE TWIN CITIES FRIDAY AFTERNOON THEN TO WEST OF DULUTH BY SATURDAY MORNING. THIS SYSTEM IS A PERFECT TRACK TO BRING SNOW TO EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND MOST OF NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. STRONG WINDS MAY BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN THE RED RIVER VALLEY. PERSONS ARE URGED TO STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST FORECASTS ON THIS COMPLEX WINTER WEATHER EVENT LATE THIS WEEK INTO EARLY NEW YEARS DAY. MNZ002-003-029-NDZ030-038-039-049-052-053-011800- /O.CAN.KFGF.WS.W.0014.000000T0000Z-101231T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.101230T1816Z-101231T0900Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.BZ.A.0002.101231T1800Z-110101T1800Z/ NORMAN-CLAY-WILKIN-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...BRECKENRIDGE... MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON 1216 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 GRAND FORKS 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. * STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH COMBINED WITH FALLING SNOW WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON INTO THE OVERNIGHT. * HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA THIS AFTERNOON AND END AFTER MIDNIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES FROM SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA TOWARD THE DULUTH AREA. * LOOK FOR NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING SNOW AND VISIBILITY FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO ZERO. * A SECOND STORM WILL IMPACT THE REGION FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY BRINGING VERY COLD AIR...STRONG WINDS...SNOW AND POSSIBLE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ MNZ015>017-022>024-027-028-030>032-040-011800- /O.CAN.KFGF.WS.W.0014.000000T0000Z-101231T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.101230T1816Z-101231T0900Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.WS.A.0009.101231T1800Z-110101T1800Z/ EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN- SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WEST OTTER TAIL- EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOSSTON...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN... LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE... FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE 1216 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... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 45 MPH COMBINED WITH FALLING SNOW WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON INTO THE OVERNIGHT. * SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATER THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT AS A STORM SYSTEM MOVES FROM SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA TOWARD DULUTH. * NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM DETROIT LAKES TO BEMIDJI AND PARK RAPIDS. * A SECOND STORM WILL IMPACT THE REGION FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY BRINGING MORE HEAVY SNOW. 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. && $$ MNZ006-009-011800- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0014.000000T0000Z-101231T1200Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.WS.A.0009.101231T1800Z-110101T1800Z/ LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE 1216 PM CST THU DEC 30 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATER THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT AS A STORM SYSTEM MOVES FROM SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA TOWARD DULUTH. * NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM DETROIT LAKES TO BEMIDJI AND PARK RAPIDS. * A SECOND STORM WILL IMPACT THE REGION FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY BRINGING MORE HEAVY SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ MNZ004-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026-054-011800- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-101231T1200Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.BZ.A.0002.101231T1800Z-110101T1800Z/ KITTSON-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY- EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER... MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA... ADAMS 1216 PM CST THU DEC 30 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY... ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * STRONG NORTH WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH WILL REDUCE THE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES...MAINLY IN OPEN COUNTRY. * WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 BELOW ZERO BY LATE AFTERNOON. * FOR THE REST OF THE DAY...SECONDARY ROADS MAY BE BLOCKED DUE TO DRIFTING SNOW. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP THROUGH THE DAY WITH WIND CHILLS OF 25 BELOW ZERO LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT. * A SECOND STORM WILL IMPACT THE REGION FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY BRINGING VERY COLD AIR...STRONG WINDS...SNOW AND POSSIBLE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$ MNZ001-007-NDZ027>029-011800- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-101231T1200Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.BZ.A.0002.101231T1800Z-110101T1800Z/ WEST POLK-WEST MARSHALL-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...WARREN... GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY 1216 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 FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * THE AREA WILL BE ON THE EDGE OF A STORM SYSTEM WHICH WILL IMPACT SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA INTO NORTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA TODAY AND TONIGHT. * LOOK FOR LIGHT SNOW THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. * NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING SNOW ALONG WITH WIND CHILLS DROPPING TO 25 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. * A SECOND STORM WILL IMPACT THE REGION FROM LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY BRINGING VERY COLD AIR...STRONG WINDS... SNOW AND POSSIBLE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ MNZ005-008-013-014-011800- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-101231T1200Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.WS.A.0009.101231T1800Z-110101T1800Z/ ROSEAU-EAST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...NEWFOLDEN... THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS 1216 PM CST THU DEC 30 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * FOR THIS FIRST EVENT...THE HEAVIEST OF THE SNOW WILL MISS THIS AREA. NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH A QUICK DECREASE IN AMOUNTS NORTHWARD. * WINDS WILL BE NORTHERLY AT 15 TO 25 MPH CAUSING LOCAL BLOWING SNOW. * A SECOND STORM WILL IMPACT THE REGION FROM LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY BRINGING VERY COLD AIR...STRONG WINDS... SNOW AND POSSIBLE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ EWENS
3 follow-up statements
295 WWUS43 KFGF 302030 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 230 PM CST THU DEC 30 2010 ...STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW TO SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA TODAY AND THIS EVENING... ...A SECOND STRONGER SYSTEM WILL BRING POSSIBLE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .THE WEATHER PATTERN FOR TODAY REMAINS VERY COMPLEX. 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW HAD FALLEN LAST NIGHT INTO EARLY THIS MORNING ALONG AND NORTH OF A MINOT TO DEVILS LAKE TO GRAFTON TO ROSEAU LINE. THIS SNOW WILL END BEFORE NOON. A SECOND AREA OF SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING FROM FARGO AND WAHPETON THROUGH MINNESOTA LAKES COUNTRY WITH 5 TO 8 INCHES OF NEW SNOW EXPECTED. THE ROSEAU TO GRAND FORKS TO COOPERSTOWN AREA WILL BE IN BETWEEN THESE TWO SYSTEMS TODAY AND TONIGHT AND WILL RECEIVE ONLY LIGHT SNOWFALL. WINDS WILL BE NORTHERLY AT 20 TO 35 MPH CAUSING REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW. WINDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN VALLEY IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH HAVE CAUSED BLOWING SNOW TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES DOWN TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN OPEN COUNTY. A BLIZZARD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THESE AREAS UNTIL 6 AM FRIDAY MORNING. THESE WHITE OUT CONDITIONS WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY WIND CHILLS IN THE 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO RANGE OVERNIGHT. A MORE POWERFUL SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE AREA FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK FROM NEAR OMAHA TO WEST OF THE TWIN CITIES FRIDAY AFTERNOON THEN TO WEST OF DULUTH BY SATURDAY MORNING. THIS SYSTEM IS A PERFECT TRACK TO BRING SNOW TO EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND MOST OF NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. STRONG WINDS MAY BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN THE RED RIVER VALLEY. PERSONS ARE URGED TO STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST FORECASTS ON THIS COMPLEX WINTER WEATHER EVENT LATE THIS WEEK INTO EARLY NEW YEARS DAY. MNZ001-004-007-NDZ008-016-027-029-011800- /O.UPG.KFGF.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-101231T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-101231T1200Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.BZ.A.0002.101231T1800Z-110101T1800Z/ WEST POLK-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY- GRAND FORKS-STEELE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALLOCK...WARREN...CAVALIER...GRAFTON...GRAND FORKS...FINLEY 230 PM CST THU DEC 30 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY... ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * STRONG NORTH WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH WILL REDUCE THE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES...MAINLY IN OPEN COUNTRY. * WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 BELOW ZERO BY LATE AFTERNOON. * FOR THE REST OF THE DAY...SECONDARY ROADS MAY BE BLOCKED DUE TO DRIFTING SNOW. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP THROUGH THE DAY WITH WIND CHILLS OF 25 BELOW ZERO LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT. * A SECOND STORM WILL IMPACT THE REGION FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY BRINGING VERY COLD AIR...STRONG WINDS...SNOW AND POSSIBLE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ MNZ013-014-011800- /O.UPG.KFGF.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-101231T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-101231T1200Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.WS.A.0009.101231T1800Z-110101T1800Z/ PENNINGTON-RED LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS 230 PM CST THU DEC 30 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * FOR THIS FIRST EVENT...THE HEAVIEST OF THE SNOW WILL MISS THIS AREA. NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH A QUICK DECREASE IN AMOUNTS NORTHWARD. * WINDS WILL BE NORTHERLY AT 25 TO 35 MPH CAUSING LOCAL BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCING VISIBILITIES DOWN TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN OPEN COUNTRY. * A SECOND STORM WILL IMPACT THE REGION FROM LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY BRINGING VERY COLD AIR...STRONG WINDS... SNOW AND POSSIBLE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ MNZ002-003-029-NDZ030-038-039-049-052-053-011800- /O.EXT.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-101231T1200Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.BZ.A.0002.101231T1800Z-110101T1800Z/ NORMAN-CLAY-WILKIN-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...BRECKENRIDGE... MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON 230 PM CST THU DEC 30 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY... ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH COMBINED WITH FALLING SNOW WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON INTO THE OVERNIGHT. * HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA THIS AFTERNOON AND END AFTER MIDNIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES FROM SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA TOWARD THE DULUTH AREA. * LOOK FOR NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING SNOW AND VISIBILITY FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO ZERO. * A SECOND STORM WILL IMPACT THE REGION FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY BRINGING VERY COLD AIR...STRONG WINDS...SNOW AND POSSIBLE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ MNZ015>017-022>024-027-028-030>032-040-011800- /O.EXT.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-101231T1200Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.WS.A.0009.101231T1800Z-110101T1800Z/ EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN- SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WEST OTTER TAIL- EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOSSTON...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN... LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE... FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE 230 PM CST THU DEC 30 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 45 MPH COMBINED WITH FALLING SNOW WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON INTO THE OVERNIGHT. * SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATER THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT AS A STORM SYSTEM MOVES FROM SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA TOWARD DULUTH. * NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM DETROIT LAKES TO BEMIDJI AND PARK RAPIDS. * A SECOND STORM WILL IMPACT THE REGION FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY BRINGING MORE HEAVY SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ MNZ006-009-011800- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0014.000000T0000Z-101231T1200Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.WS.A.0009.101231T1800Z-110101T1800Z/ LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE 230 PM CST THU DEC 30 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATER THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT AS A STORM SYSTEM MOVES FROM SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA TOWARD DULUTH. * NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM DETROIT LAKES TO BEMIDJI AND PARK RAPIDS. * A SECOND STORM WILL IMPACT THE REGION FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY BRINGING MORE HEAVY SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ NDZ006-007-014-015-024-026-028-054-011800- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-101231T1200Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.BZ.A.0002.101231T1800Z-110101T1800Z/ TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-NELSON-GRIGGS- WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...LANGDON...MADDOCK...LEEDS... DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...COOPERSTOWN...ADAMS 230 PM CST THU DEC 30 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY... ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * STRONG NORTH WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH WILL REDUCE THE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES...MAINLY IN OPEN COUNTRY. * WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 BELOW ZERO BY LATE AFTERNOON. * FOR THE REST OF THE DAY...SECONDARY ROADS MAY BE BLOCKED DUE TO DRIFTING SNOW. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP THROUGH THE DAY WITH WIND CHILLS OF 25 BELOW ZERO LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT. * A SECOND STORM WILL IMPACT THE REGION FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY BRINGING VERY COLD AIR...STRONG WINDS...SNOW AND POSSIBLE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$ MNZ005-008-011800- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-101231T1200Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.WS.A.0009.101231T1800Z-110101T1800Z/ ROSEAU-EAST MARSHALL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...NEWFOLDEN 230 PM CST THU DEC 30 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILL REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * FOR THIS FIRST EVENT...THE HEAVIEST OF THE SNOW WILL MISS THIS AREA. NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH A QUICK DECREASE IN AMOUNTS NORTHWARD. * WINDS WILL BE NORTHERLY AT 25 TO 35 MPH CAUSING LOCAL BLOWING SNOW. * A SECOND STORM WILL IMPACT THE REGION FROM LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY BRINGING VERY COLD AIR...STRONG WINDS... SNOW AND POSSIBLE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ JK
325 WWUS43 KFGF 310343 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 943 PM CST THU DEC 30 2010 ...STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA TONIGHT... ...A SECOND STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING POSSIBLE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CONTINUE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY AND ADJACENT PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE SLOWLY DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT. THESE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH SNOWFALL IS CAUSING WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AND NO TRAVEL IS ADVISED. SNOW ROUGHLY EAST OF A LINE FROM VALLEY CITY TO MAYVILLE...GRAND FORKS AND ROSEAU WILL ALSO GRADUALLY DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW FALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS FAR SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA WHERE 6 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW ARE LIKELY. ACROSS THE FAR NORTHERN VALLEY INTO THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN LITTLE ADDITIONAL SNOW IS EXPECTED HOWEVER STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ACCOMPANIED BY WIND CHILLS IN THE 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO RANGE OVERNIGHT. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE AREA FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK FROM NEAR OMAHA TO WEST OF THE TWIN CITIES FRIDAY AFTERNOON THEN TO WEST OF DULUTH BY SATURDAY MORNING. THIS SYSTEM IS A PERFECT TRACK TO BRING SNOW TO EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND MOST OF NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. STRONG WINDS MAY PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN THE RED RIVER VALLEY. PERSONS ARE URGED TO STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST FORECASTS ON THIS COMPLEX WINTER WEATHER EVENT LATE THIS WEEK INTO EARLY NEW YEARS DAY. MNZ016-017-011800- /O.CAN.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-101231T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KFGF.WS.W.0014.000000T0000Z-101231T1200Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.WS.A.0009.101231T1800Z-110101T1800Z/ NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI 943 PM CST THU DEC 30 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM DETROIT LAKES TO BEMIDJI AND PARK RAPIDS. * A SECOND STORM WILL IMPACT THE REGION FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY BRINGING MORE HEAVY SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. 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. && $$ MNZ004-007-NDZ008-016-011800- /O.CAN.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-101231T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KFGF.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-101231T1200Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.BZ.A.0002.101231T1800Z-110101T1800Z/ KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...WARREN...CAVALIER...GRAFTON 943 PM CST THU DEC 30 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY... ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW AND HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * STRONG NORTH WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH WILL REDUCE THE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES...MAINLY IN OPEN COUNTRY. * WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 BELOW ZERO BY LATE AFTERNOON. * A SECOND STORM WILL IMPACT THE REGION FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY BRINGING VERY COLD AIR...STRONG WINDS...SNOW AND POSSIBLE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ MNZ001-NDZ027-029-011800- /O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-101231T1200Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.BZ.A.0002.101231T1800Z-110101T1800Z/ WEST POLK-GRAND FORKS-STEELE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... GRAND FORKS...FINLEY 943 PM CST THU DEC 30 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY... ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * STRONG NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH WILL REDUCE THE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES...MAINLY IN OPEN COUNTRY. * WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 BELOW ZERO BY LATE AFTERNOON. * A SECOND STORM WILL IMPACT THE REGION FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY BRINGING VERY COLD AIR...STRONG WINDS...SNOW AND POSSIBLE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$ MNZ002-003-029-NDZ030-038-039-049-052-053-011800- /O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-101231T1200Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.BZ.A.0002.101231T1800Z-110101T1800Z/ NORMAN-CLAY-WILKIN-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...BRECKENRIDGE... MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON 943 PM CST THU DEC 30 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY... ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH COMBINED WITH FALLING SNOW WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS INTO THE OVERNIGHT. * SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND SLOWLY DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES FROM SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA TOWARD THE DULUTH AREA. * LOOK FOR NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES BY MORNING. NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING SNOW AND VISIBILITY FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO ZERO. * A SECOND STORM WILL IMPACT THE REGION FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY BRINGING VERY COLD AIR...STRONG WINDS...SNOW AND POSSIBLE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ MNZ015-022>024-027-028-030>032-040-011800- /O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-101231T1200Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.WS.A.0009.101231T1800Z-110101T1800Z/ EAST POLK-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER- EAST BECKER-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOSSTON...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA... PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...FERGUS FALLS... NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE 943 PM CST THU DEC 30 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 45 MPH COMBINED WITH FALLING SNOW WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS INTO THE OVERNIGHT. * NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM DETROIT LAKES TO BEMIDJI AND PARK RAPIDS. * A SECOND STORM WILL IMPACT THE REGION FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY BRINGING MORE HEAVY SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ MNZ013-014-011800- /O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-101231T1200Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.WS.A.0009.101231T1800Z-110101T1800Z/ PENNINGTON-RED LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS 943 PM CST THU DEC 30 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * WINDS WILL BE NORTHERLY AT 25 TO 35 MPH CAUSING LOCAL BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCING VISIBILITIES DOWN TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN OPEN COUNTRY. * A SECOND STORM WILL IMPACT THE REGION FROM LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY BRINGING VERY COLD AIR...STRONG WINDS... SNOW AND POSSIBLE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ MNZ006-009-011800- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0014.000000T0000Z-101231T1200Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.WS.A.0009.101231T1800Z-110101T1800Z/ LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE 943 PM CST THU DEC 30 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AS A STORM SYSTEM MOVES FROM SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA TOWARD DULUTH. * NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM DETROIT LAKES TO BEMIDJI AND PARK RAPIDS. * A SECOND STORM WILL IMPACT THE REGION FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY BRINGING MORE HEAVY SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ NDZ006-007-014-015-024-026-028-054-011800- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-101231T1200Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.BZ.A.0002.101231T1800Z-110101T1800Z/ TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-NELSON-GRIGGS- WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...LANGDON...MADDOCK...LEEDS... DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...COOPERSTOWN...ADAMS 943 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 FOR BLOWING SNOW AND HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * STRONG NORTH WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH WILL REDUCE THE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES...MAINLY IN OPEN COUNTRY. * WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 BELOW ZERO BY LATE AFTERNOON. * A SECOND STORM WILL IMPACT THE REGION FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY BRINGING VERY COLD AIR...STRONG WINDS...SNOW AND POSSIBLE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ MNZ005-008-011800- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-101231T1200Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.WS.A.0009.101231T1800Z-110101T1800Z/ ROSEAU-EAST MARSHALL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...NEWFOLDEN 943 PM CST THU DEC 30 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * FOR THIS FIRST EVENT...THE HEAVIEST OF THE SNOW WILL MISS THIS AREA. NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH A QUICK DECREASE IN AMOUNTS NORTHWARD. * WINDS WILL BE NORTHERLY AT 25 TO 35 MPH CAUSING LOCAL BLOWING SNOW. * A SECOND STORM WILL IMPACT THE REGION FROM LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY BRINGING VERY COLD AIR...STRONG WINDS... SNOW AND POSSIBLE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
080 WWUS43 KFGF 310949 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 349 AM CST FRI DEC 31 2010 ...A BRIEF BREAK TODAY...THEN SECOND SYSTEM WILL ARRIVE LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY MORNING WITH SNOW AND HIGH WINDS... .THE STORM SYSTEM WHICH DUMPED FROM 5 TO 12 INCHES OF NEW SNOW FROM SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA INTO MINNESOTA LAKES COUNTRY WILL MOVE AWAY EARLY THIS MORNING. THE INTENSE WINDS WILL DIMINISH A BIT THIS MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON ALLOWING VISIBILITIES TO IMPROVE SLIGHTLY. HOWEVER...VISIBILITIES IN OPEN COUNTRY WILL STILL RUN ONE HALF MILE OR LESS WHILE PROTECTED BELTS AND CITIES WILL SEE VISIBILITIES IMPROVE GREATLY. ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW WILL ARRIVE THIS AFTERNOON IN THE SOUTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY AND SPREAD NORTH AND EAST TONIGHT. WINDS WILL INCREASE AS THIS SECOND STORM SYSTEM ARRIVES AND LOOK FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP ONCE AGAIN LATE TONIGHT AND ESPECIALLY TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. WINDS COMBINED WITH THE COLD TEMPERATURES WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES OF 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO OVER THE RED RIVER VALLEY AND EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA. MNZ001-002-NDZ027-029-030-011800- /O.CAN.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-101231T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KFGF.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-110101T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KFGF.BZ.A.0002.110101T0000Z-110101T1800Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-GRAND FORKS-STEELE-TRAILL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...GRAND FORKS...FINLEY...MAYVILLE 349 AM CST FRI DEC 31 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...BLIZZARD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW AND LOW WIND CHILLS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCE VISIBLITIES TO UNDER ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN OPEN COUNTRY. * WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY. * A SECOND STORM SYSTEM WILL SPREAD SNOW INTO THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PARTS OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY TONIGHT ALONG WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ MNZ003-029-NDZ038-039-049-052-053-011800- /O.CAN.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-101231T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KFGF.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-101231T2100Z/ /O.EXT.KFGF.BZ.A.0002.101231T2100Z-110101T1800Z/ CLAY-WILKIN-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOORHEAD...BRECKENRIDGE...VALLEY CITY... FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON 349 AM CST FRI DEC 31 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...BLIZZARD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW AND LOW WIND CHILLS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * THE STORM SYSTEM WHICH PRODUCED 4 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE AREA WILL MOVE AWAY EARLY THIS MORNING AND LOOK FOR THE SNOWFALL TO STOP. THIS WILL ALLOW VISIBILITIES TO IMPROVE SLIGHTLY. * WINDS WILL CONTINUE NORTHERLY AT 25 TO 35 MPH THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO UNDER ONE HALF MILE IN OPEN COUNTRY. WIND CHILLS WILL BE 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO. * SNOW AND HIGH WINDS WILL RETURN BY LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$ MNZ013>015-022>024-011800- /O.CAN.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-101231T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KFGF.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-110101T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KFGF.WS.A.0009.110101T0000Z-110101T1800Z/ PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS... FOSSTON...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS 349 AM CST FRI DEC 31 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW AND LOW WIND CHILLS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * THE STORM SYSTEM WHICH 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE AREA WILL MOVE OUT EARLY THIS MORNING WITH LIGHT SNOW TAPERING OFF. * NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE SOME BLOWING] SNOW IN OPEN COUNTRY ALONG WITH WIND CHILLS TO 25 TO 30 BELOW ZERO AT TIMES. * ADDITIONAL SNOW WILL ARRIVE THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ MNZ027-028-030>032-040-011800- /O.CAN.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-101231T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KFGF.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-101231T2100Z/ /O.EXT.KFGF.WS.A.0009.101231T2100Z-110101T1800Z/ WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA- GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE... FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE 349 AM CST FRI DEC 31 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW AND LOW WIND CHILLS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * THE STORM SYSTEM WHICH DUMPED AROUND A FOOT OF NEW SNOW LAST NIGHT WILL CONTINUE TO EXIT THE AREA AND THERE WILL BE A BREAK IN THE SNOWFALL THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. * IT WILL CONTINUE WINDY WITH NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH CAUSING BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN OPEN COUNTRY. WIND CHILLS WILL DROP TO 25 TO 30 BELOW ZERO AT TIMES. * OUR NEXT ROUND OF SNOW IS TO ARRIVE LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ MNZ006-009-016-017-011800- /O.CAN.KFGF.WS.W.0014.000000T0000Z-101231T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KFGF.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-110101T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KFGF.WS.A.0009.110101T0000Z-110101T1800Z/ LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI 349 AM CST FRI DEC 31 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND LOW WIND CHILLS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * SNOW WILL COME TO AN END BY LATE MORNING. BUT NOT AFTER DUMPING FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES OF NEW SNOW. * FOR LATE MORNING AND THE AFTERNOON LOOK FOR A BREAK...BUT NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND WIND CHILLS TO 25 BELOW ZERO. * ADDITIONAL SNOW WILL ARRIVE TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ NDZ006-007-014-015-024-026-054-011800- /O.EXT.KFGF.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-110101T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KFGF.BZ.A.0002.110101T0000Z-110101T1800Z/ TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-NELSON-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...LANGDON...MADDOCK...LEEDS... DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...ADAMS 349 AM CST FRI DEC 31 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...BLIZZARD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW AND LOW WIND CHILLS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ALONG WITH WIND CHILLS TO 40 BELOW ZERO TODAY. * ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL SPREAD LIGHT SNOW AND MORE WIND TO THE AREA TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$ MNZ004-007-NDZ008-016-028-011800- /O.EXT.KFGF.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-110101T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KFGF.BZ.A.0002.110101T0000Z-110101T1800Z/ KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-GRIGGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...WARREN...CAVALIER...GRAFTON... COOPERSTOWN 349 AM CST FRI DEC 31 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...BLIZZARD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW AND LOW WIND CHILLS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * STRONG NORTH WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH WILL REDUCE THE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES...MAINLY IN OPEN COUNTRY. * WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 BELOW ZERO BY LATE AFTERNOON. * A SECOND STORM WILL IMPACT THE REGION FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY BRINGING VERY COLD AIR...STRONG WINDS...SNOW AND POSSIBLE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ MNZ005-008-011800- /O.EXT.KFGF.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-110101T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KFGF.WS.A.0009.110101T0000Z-110101T1800Z/ ROSEAU-EAST MARSHALL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...NEWFOLDEN 349 AM CST FRI DEC 31 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW AND LOW WIND CHILLS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * FOR TODAY...EXPECT AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND WIND CHILLS TO 35 BELOW ZERO. * A SECOND STORM WILL IMPACT THE AREA GREATER THAN THE ONE LAST NIGHT WITH HEAVIER SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ DTR
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 Dec 30, 12:14 PM CST, 2 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 30, 12:14 PM CST, 2 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
1214 PM CST THU DEC 30 2010
.DISCUSSION...WATCHING CURRENT CONDITIONS DETERIORATE QUICKLY
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN FORECAST AREA. LIGHT SNOW HAS MOVED INTO THIS
LOCATION...WHICH COMBINED WITH WINDS IS CAUSING NEAR ZERO VSBY.
WILL ISSUE A BLIZZARD WARNING FOR MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN FORECAST
AREA SINCE HEAVY SNOW IS YET TO MOVE INTO THIS REGION (CONDITIONS
WILL CONTINUE TO GET MUCH WORSE).
WILL NOW NEED TO MONITOR THE NORTHERN FORECAST AREA WITH WINDS
CONTINUING TO INCREASE (ALTHOUGH NO SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED).
&&
.AVIATION...LOOK FOR IFR TO LOW MVFR CONDITIONS IN CIGS THE NEXT
48 HRS...THOUGH SOME DRIER AIR WILL ADVECT INTO THE DEVILS LAKE
AREA AND MAY RAISE CIGS THERE LATER THIS AFTN-TONIGHT. VSBYS WILL
VARY GREATLY. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST DVL-GFK-FAR-TVF WITH NORTH
WINDS HOLDING 20 TO 35 KTS. FREEZING RAIN/DRIZZLE IN FARGO AND SE
ND/WCNTRL MN WILL END THIS MORNING.
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 1006 AM CST THU DEC 30 2010/
DISCUSSION...FIRST UPPER SYSTEM HAS ROUNDED THE BASE OF THE
TROUGH AND IS HEADED NORTHWARD TOWARD THE REGION. RADAR IMAGERY
SHOWS HEAVY PRECIP HAS DEVELOPED AND IS COMING THIS WAY. 12Z
MODELS AGREE THAT A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE
SOUTH/SOUTHEAST FA AS 700MB LOW AND DEFORMATION BAND INFLUENCE
THIS AREA (WITH PWATS ABOVE 0.50 INCHES). ONLY MINOR ADJUSTMENTS
WHERE NEEDED TO SNOW AMTS FOR TODAY/TONIGHT...MAINLY RAISING THE
TOP END RANGE TO 10 INCHES. SOME TEMPS ACROSS THE SE FA ARE ABOVE
FREEZING...BUT SHOULD QUICKLY LOWER ONCE HEAVY PRECIP
ARRIVES...AND HEAVY SNOW WILL OVERTAKE WARMER TEMPS. WILL UPGRADE
GRANT COUNTY TO A WARNING GIVEN THIS LATEST MODEL GUIDANCE. A
COUPLE CONCERNS TO WATCH FOR TODAY. 1) THE NORTHERN EXTENT OF THE
HEAVY SNOWBAND. ECMWF IS SLIGHTLY WEST WITH TRACK OF SFC-700MB LOW
COMPARED WITH NAM/GFS/GEM. 12Z HRRR AGREES WITH THIS WESTWARD
LOCATION. THIS WOULD BRING HEAVY SNOW INTO A PORTION OF THE
CURRENT WINTER WX ADVISORY. WILL MONITOR AND DECIDE WHAT TO DO
THIS AFTERNOON. 2) GIVEN HEAVY SNOW AND EXPECTED WINDS NEAR 30-35
MPH A BLIZZARD WARNING MAY BE NEEDED FOR PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN
VALLEY. AGAIN...WILL MONITOR AND DECIDE WHAT TO DO THIS AFTERNOON.
MAY BE JUST SHY OF A BLIZZARD GIVEN CURRENT GUIDANCE.
THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE WARNING WILL BE CHANGED TO A WINTER WX
ADVISORY. NO MORE SNOW IS EXPECTED HERE...BUT BLOWING SNOW AND
WIND CHILL VALUES BELOW -25F WILL CONTINUE. CALLS TO THIS REGION
INDICATE VSBY 1/2SM-1SM IN BLOWING SNOW.
PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 328 AM CST THU DEC 30 2010/
SHORT TERM...
BASIC IDEA OF STORM SYSTEM TODAY REMAINS IN TACT...BUT HOW TO GET
IDEA ACROSS WITH HEADLINES AND GRIDDS IS DIFFICULT. AS EXPECTED
FIRST WAVE OF SNOW AFFECTING AREAS FROM MINOT TO DEVILS LAKE TO
GRAFTON TO ROSEAU NORTHWARD. LIGHT SNOW WILL TAPER OFF THIS
MORNING WITH ABOUT 4 INCHES OF NEW SNOW THIS AREA. WINDS GUSTING
OVER 30 MPH AT DEVILS LAKE CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND
POOR TRAVEL DUE TO BLOCKED ROADS. COORD WITH WFO BIS WILL MAINTAIN
WARNING THIS AREA TIL MID MORNING AND LET DAYSHIFT LIKELY DROP IT
BACK TO ADVISORY AS SNOW ENDS. IN FACT QUITE DRY AIR JUST UPSTREAM
LIKELY TO SPREAD INTO PARTS OF NORTH CENTRAL ND TODAY WITH SOME
SUN EVEN PSBL. ADVISORY CONDITIONS STILL PROBABLE HOWEVER DUE TO
COMBINATION OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW AND WIND
CHILLS DROPPING INTO THE -20S BY LATE TODAY.
SECOND CONCERN TODAY INTO TONIGHT IS AREA OF SNOW WHICH IS PROGGED
TO FORM AS SFC LOW DEVELOPS IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AND MOVES
TOWARD DULUTH. ALL MODELS SHOW THIS SCENERIO WITH ECMWF MODEL
STILL A BIT FARTHER NORTHWEST WITH ITS SNOW. BUT ALL AGREE IN
HAVING A BAND OF 5 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW MID AFTN THROUGH MIDNIGHT
TODAY FARGO-WAHPETON TO BEMIDJI. THUS IDEA OF WARNING IN SOUTHEAST
ND INTO MOST OF NRN MN STILL LOOKS GOOD. WILL EXPAND WARNING
SOUTHWARD TO INCLUDE WAHPETON-FERGUS FALLS-WADENA AREAS. THERE
WILL BE A SHARP NORTHWEST EDGE AS DRIER AIR DRIVES SOUTHEASTWARD.
WHERE THIS WILL BE? LOOKS TO RESIDE NR A COOPERSTOWN TO GRAND
FORKS TO ROSEAU LINE. THIS IS WHERE THE ISSUE IS FOR TODAY. WHAT
TO DO WITH CURRENT WARNING WE HAVE IN PLACE THIS NARROW BAND.
WOULD APPEAR LIGHT SNOWS (MAYBE ADVISORY LEVEL) WILL FALL TONIGHT
IN THIS AREA WITH LITTLE GOING ON DAYTIME TODAY. THUS FOR ROSEAU-
GRAND FORKS-COOPERSTOWN DOWNGRADED TO ADVISORY.
BRIEF BREAK IN ACTION LOOKS GOOD LATER TONIGHT THROUGH NOON
FRIDAY. ALL MODELS REMAIN IN GOOD AGREEMENT IN TAKING STRONG 500
MB UPR LOW NOW IN NEW MEXICO NORTH-NORTHEAST TOWARD OMAHA THEN UP
THROUGH FAR WESTERN MINNESOTA FRIDAY LATE AFTN-NIGHT. ALL MODELS
IN AGREEMENT IN HAVING A 6 TO 8 INCH SNOW WITH THIS SYSTEM OVER
MOST OF THE FCST AREA (EXCEPT DVL BASIN) COMBINED WITH STRONG
WINDS AS SFC GRADIENT DEVELOPS BTWN STRENGHTENING LOW IN CNTRL MN
AND HIGH OVER ERN MT. ALL LOOKS GOOD FOR A BLIZZARD FOR THE RED
RIVER VALLEY AND ERN ND FROM THIS SYSTEM SO WILL CHANGE WINTER
STORM WATCH TO BLIZZARD WATCH FOR THE RRV AND ERN ND FOR LATE FRI
INTO EARLY SAT. STRONGEST WINDS FOR LINKAGE LOOK TO BE 12Z-18Z
FRI. MAIN SNOW NOT REALLY TIL AFTER 21Z FRI IN THE SOUTH TO 06Z IN
THE NORTH. GOOD LINKAGE FOR 40 KTS TO MIX DOWN SAT AM IN THE VALLEY.
LONG TERM [SUNDAY - MONDAY NIGHT]...
THE MODELS ARE IN DECENT AGREEMENT IN THE LONG TERM. DESPITE SOME
DIFFERENCES IN TIMING...THE ECMWF/GEM/GFS/DGEX ALL INDICATE THE
POSSIBILITY OF PASSING SHORTWAVES AND THEIR POTENTIAL TO CREATE SOME
LIGHT SNOW ACROSS PARTS OF THE FORECAST AREA. OVERALL...THE PERIOD
LOOKS SOMEWHAT QUIET...WITH COLD TEMPERATURES SUNDAY AND PERHAPS A
LITTLE MODERATION MONDAY.
&&
.FGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ND...BLIZZARD WATCH FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING
FOR NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-039-049-052>054.
BLIZZARD WARNING UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY FOR NDZ030-038-039-049-
052-053.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY FOR NDZ006>008-
014>016-024-026>029-054.
MN...BLIZZARD WATCH FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING
FOR MNZ001>004-007-029.
BLIZZARD WARNING UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY FOR MNZ002-003-015>017-
022>024-027>032-040.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING FOR MNZ005-006-008-009-013>017-022>024-027-028-
030>032-040.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY FOR MNZ001-004-005-
007-008-013-014.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY FOR MNZ006-009.
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TGHazardous weather outlook, Dec 30, 6:33 AM CST, 5 hours 43 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 633 AM CST THU DEC 30 2010 MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024- 026>030-038-039-049-052>054-311245- 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- 633 AM CST THU DEC 30 2010 ...VARIOUS WINTER WEATHER WATCHES....WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL OCCUR OVER THE REGION THIS MORNING. LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA THIS AFTERNOON AND TRACK TO NEAR DULUTH TONIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL SPREAD SNOW FROM SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA INTO NORTHEAST MINNESOTA THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT WHERE 5 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL. THE NORTHWEST EDGE WILL BE NEAR A COOPERSTOWN TO GRAND FORKS TO ROSEAU LINE WHERE SNOW WILL BE MUCH LESS. WINDS WILL BE NORTH AT 20 TO 35 MPH ALONG AND WEST OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY CAUSING REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. WIND CHILLS WILL DROP TO 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT OVER EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND THE RED RIVER VALLEY FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY MORNING. LOOK FOR AN ADDITIONAL 6 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW OVER MUCH OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE DEVILS LAKE AREA...AND INTO NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... PLEASE PHONE IN REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS. DTR
In the hours before
Local storm report, Dec 30, 6:42 AM CST, 5 hours 34 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
642 AM CST THU DEC 30 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0625 AM SNOW 9 SW LANKIN 48.22N 98.06W
12/30/2010 E4.0 INCH WALSH ND CO-OP OBSERVER
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GROCHOCINSKILocal storm report, Dec 30, 7:15 AM CST, 5 hours 1 minute before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
715 AM CST THU DEC 30 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0710 AM SNOW PEMBINA 48.97N 97.25W
12/30/2010 E2.5 INCH PEMBINA ND CO-OP OBSERVER
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GROCHOCINSKIThe office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 30, 4:05 AM CST | Blizzard Watch | FGF | Clay, Wilkin | 24 hr |
Nearby
Blizzard Warnings in Minnesota, 2010Blizzard Warnings in North Dakota, 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.