Alert archive / North Dakota / Winter Storm Warnings in 2010
Winter Storm Warning 13, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this winter storm warning at Dec 19, 2010, 2:46 PM CST for 12 counties in Minnesota; 14 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Dec 20, 2010, 6:00 AM CST. It was in force for 24 hr. 21 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 19, 2010, 2:46 PM CST (20:46 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 20, 2010, 6:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Dec 21, 2010, 6:00 AM CST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
All 26 counties
Becker County, MN, Clay County, MN, Clearwater County, MN, Grant County, MN, Hubbard County, MN, Mahnomen County, MN, Norman County, MN, Otter Tail County, MN, Polk County, MN, Red Lake County, MN, Wadena County, MN, Wilkin County, MN, Barnes County, ND, Benson County, ND, Cass County, ND, Eddy County, ND, Grand Forks County, ND, Griggs County, ND, Nelson County, ND, Ramsey County, ND, Ransom County, ND, Richland County, ND, Sargent County, ND, Steele County, ND, Towner County, ND, Traill County, ND
The radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:46 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 20, 2:16 PM CST | SNOW 5 | 2 Nw New Rockford, ND | |
| Dec 20, 2:25 PM CST | SNOW 4 | 2 Nw Litchville, ND | |
| Dec 20, 2:30 PM CST | SNOW 3.5 | 7 Nw Valley City, ND | BALDHILL DAM |
| Dec 20, 2:49 PM CST | SNOW 2 | Moorhead, MN | |
| Dec 20, 2:55 PM CST | SNOW 1 | 4 Se Starkweather, ND | AMOUNT OVER LAST HOUR SINCE SNOW STARTED. |
| Dec 20, 3:48 PM CST | SNOW 2 | Havana, ND | |
| Dec 20, 4:26 PM CST | SNOW 1.2 | Grand Forks, ND | |
| Dec 20, 4:30 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Fargo, ND | REPORT FROM WDAZ |
| Dec 20, 5:00 PM CST | SNOW 1.2 | Grand Forks, ND | |
| Dec 20, 5:53 PM CST | SNOW 4.5 | Fargo, ND | ESTIMATE FROM WDAZ |
| Dec 20, 6:12 PM CST | SNOW 1.8 | Grand Forks, ND | |
| Dec 20, 6:29 PM CST | SNOW 4.4 | Moorhead, MN | LIQUID EQUIVALENT AT MOORHEAD IS 0.40 |
| Dec 20, 7:53 PM CST | SNOW 5.3 | Fargo, ND | LATEST UPDATE FOR EVENT TOTAL AT WDAY |
| Dec 20, 8:20 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Grand Forks, ND | STORM TOTAL IS NOW 3.0 INCHES AT NWS OFFICE |
| Dec 20, 8:33 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 7.8 | Valley City, ND | STORM TOTAL FOR OBSERVER IN VALLEY CITY |
| Dec 20, 9:24 PM CST | SNOW 3.8 | Grand Forks, ND | TOTAL SNOWFALL AS OF 935 PM CST |
| Dec 20, 9:24 PM CST | SNOW 5 | Devils Lake, ND | STORM TOTAL AS OF 925 PM CST |
| Dec 20, 9:24 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Cooperstown, ND | STORM TOTAL AS OF 1030 PM CST |
| Dec 20, 10:30 PM CST | SNOW 2.8 | Frazee, MN | |
| Dec 20, 10:30 PM CST | SNOW 4.3 | Grand Forks, ND | STORM TOTAL AS OF 1030 PM CST AT THE GRAND FORKS NWS OFFICE |
| Dec 21, 5:45 AM CST | SNOW 4.5 | Sabin, MN |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Aberdeen, SD (KABR), launched 12:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 279 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
- 1115 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 63 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 102 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
191 WWUS43 KFGF 192046 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 246 PM CST SUN DEC 19 2010 ...WINTER STORM STILL ON TARGET FOR MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OUT OF THE NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS AND INTO THE DAKOTAS ON MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. THE SYSTEM LOOKS TO SPREAD SNOW INTO THE AREA ON MONDAY...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM NEW ROCKFORD TO HILLSBORO TO PARK RAPIDS. DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW IN THESE AREAS A WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. MORE UNCERTAINTY EXISTS FOR AREAS NORTH OF THIS LINE THEREFORE THE WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. STRONG WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED WITH THIS SYSTEM. HOWEVER...TRAVEL COULD STILL BE HAZARDOUS WITH THE FALLING SNOW AND ALSO THE POTENTIAL FOR DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS. MNZ002-003-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ024-028>030-038-039-049-052-053- 211200- /O.UPG.KFGF.WS.A.0007.101220T1200Z-101221T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.WS.W.0013.101220T1200Z-101221T1200Z/ NORMAN-CLAY-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER- EAST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT- EDDY-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...MAHNOMEN... LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE... BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA... ELBOW LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE... VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON 246 PM CST SUN DEC 19 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA MONDAY MORNING...SPREADING NORTHWARD TO THE HIGHWAY 200 CORRIDOR BY THE NOON HOUR. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * 6 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE IF SNOW BANDS SET UP. * EASTERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH ARE LIKELY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE STORM...AND WOULD GRADUALLY BECOME NORTHERLY BY TUESDAY MORNING. * THE COMBINATION OF FALLING SNOW AND THE 10 TO 20 MPH WINDS MAY RESULT IN DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS...WHICH MAY CAUSE SOME REDUCTION IN VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ001-004-007-008-013>016-NDZ006>008-014>016-026-027-054-211200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.A.0007.101220T1200Z-101221T1200Z/ WEST POLK-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE- EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY- EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALLOCK...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN...THIEF RIVER FALLS... RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...BAGLEY...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER... MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS... ADAMS 246 PM CST SUN DEC 19 2010 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE HIGHWAY 2 CORRIDOR AROUND THE NOON HOUR MONDAY. THE SNOW SHOULD GRADUALLY SPREAD INTO THE NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY AND PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST MINNESOTA LATER MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY. * THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES...PLUS ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS. * EASTERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH ARE LIKELY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE STORM...AND WOULD GRADUALLY BECOME NORTHERLY BY TUESDAY MORNING. * THE COMBINATION OF FALLING SNOW AND THE 10 TO 20 MPH WINDS COULD RESULT IN DRIFTING SNOW...WHICH COULD CAUSE SOME REDUCTION IN VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
8 follow-up statements
560 WWUS43 KFGF 200402 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 1002 PM CST SUN DEC 19 2010 ...WINTER STORM STILL ON TARGET FOR MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OUT OF THE NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS AND INTO THE DAKOTAS ON MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. THE SYSTEM LOOKS TO SPREAD SNOW INTO THE AREA ON MONDAY...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM NEW ROCKFORD TO HILLSBORO TO PARK RAPIDS. DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW IN THESE AREAS A WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. MORE UNCERTAINTY EXISTS FOR AREAS NORTH OF THIS LINE THEREFORE THE WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. STRONG WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED WITH THIS SYSTEM. HOWEVER...TRAVEL COULD STILL BE HAZARDOUS WITH THE FALLING SNOW AND ALSO THE POTENTIAL FOR DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS. MNZ002-003-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ024-028>030-038-039-049-052-053- 211200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0013.101220T1200Z-101221T1200Z/ NORMAN-CLAY-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER- EAST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT- EDDY-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...MAHNOMEN... LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE... BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA... ELBOW LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE... VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON 1002 PM CST SUN DEC 19 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY. * SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA MONDAY MORNING...SPREADING NORTH TO THE HIGHWAY 200 CORRIDOR BY THE NOON HOUR. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * 6 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE IF SNOW BANDS SET UP. * EAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH ARE LIKELY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE STORM...AND WOULD GRADUALLY BECOME NORTH BY TUESDAY MORNING. * THE COMBINATION OF FALLING SNOW AND THE 10 TO 20 MPH WINDS MAY RESULT IN DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS...WHICH MAY CAUSE SOME REDUCTION IN VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ001-004-007-008-013>016-NDZ006>008-014>016-026-027-054-211200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.A.0007.101220T1200Z-101221T1200Z/ WEST POLK-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE- EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY- EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALLOCK...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN...THIEF RIVER FALLS... RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...BAGLEY...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER... MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS... ADAMS 1002 PM CST SUN DEC 19 2010 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST MONDAY THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST MONDAY THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE HIGHWAY 2 CORRIDOR AROUND THE NOON HOUR MONDAY. THE SNOW SHOULD GRADUALLY SPREAD INTO THE NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY AND PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST MINNESOTA LATER MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY. * THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES...PLUS ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS. * EAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH ARE LIKELY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE STORM...AND WOULD GRADUALLY BECOME NORTH BY TUESDAY MORNING. * THE COMBINATION OF FALLING SNOW AND THE 10 TO 20 MPH WINDS COULD RESULT IN DRIFTING SNOW...WHICH COULD CAUSE SOME REDUCTION IN VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
557 WWUS43 KFGF 201011 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 411 AM CST MON DEC 20 2010 ...WINTER STORM TO AFFECT THE REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE OUT OF THE NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS AND INTO THE DAKOTAS TODAY...SPREADING SNOW INTO THE REGION. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AT TIMES AND ACCUMULATE RAPIDLY...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE EXITING BY TUESDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 8 INCHES IS EXPECTED SOUTH OF A CANDO TO GRAND FORKS TO PARK RAPIDS LINE. NORTH OF THIS AREA...3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOWFALL WILL ACCUMULATE BY TUESDAY MORNING. STRONG WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED WITH THIS SYSTEM. HOWEVER...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS WITH THE HEAVY FALLING SNOW AND THE POTENTIAL FOR DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS. MNZ001-014-015-NDZ006-014-015-026-027-211200- /O.UPG.KFGF.WS.A.0007.101220T1200Z-101221T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KFGF.WS.W.0013.101220T1800Z-101221T1200Z/ WEST POLK-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-TOWNER-BENSON-RAMSEY-NELSON- GRAND FORKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...CANDO...MADDOCK...LEEDS... DEVILS LAKE...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS 411 AM CST MON DEC 20 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE HIGHWAY 2 CORRIDOR AROUND THE NOON HOUR...AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. * WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS...SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCING VISIBILITY. SNOWFALL WILL ACCUMULATE RAPIDLY. * EAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH ARE LIKELY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE STORM...GRADUALLY BECOMING NORTH BY TUESDAY MORNING. THIS WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY DRIFTING 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. && $$ MNZ002-003-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ024-028>030-038-039-049-052-053- 211200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0013.101220T1200Z-101221T1200Z/ NORMAN-CLAY-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER- EAST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT- EDDY-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...MAHNOMEN... LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE... BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA... ELBOW LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE... VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON 411 AM CST MON DEC 20 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. * SNOW WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA THIS MORNING...SPREADING NORTH TO THE HIGHWAY 200 CORRIDOR BY THE NOON HOUR. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. * WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES TODAY...SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCING VISIBILITY. SNOWFALL WILL ACCUMULATE RAPIDLY. * EAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH ARE LIKELY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE STORM...GRADUALLY BECOMING NORTH BY TUESDAY MORNING. THIS WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ004-007-008-013-016-NDZ007-008-016-054-211200- /O.UPG.KFGF.WS.A.0007.101220T1200Z-101221T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.WW.Y.0021.101220T1800Z-101221T1200Z/ KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON-NORTH CLEARWATER- CAVALIER-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN... THIEF RIVER FALLS...BAGLEY...LANGDON...CAVALIER...GRAFTON...ADAMS 411 AM CST MON DEC 20 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE HIGHWAY 2 CORRIDOR AROUND THE NOON HOUR TODAY...AND CONTINUE TO SPREAD NORTHWARD. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. * WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY AND ADJACENT AREAS. * EAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH ARE LIKELY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE STORM...GRADUALLY BECOMING NORTH BY TUESDAY MORNING. THIS WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MNZ005-006-009-017-211200- /O.NEW.KFGF.WW.Y.0021.101220T1800Z-101221T1200Z/ ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-SOUTH BELTRAMI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE...BEMIDJI 411 AM CST MON DEC 20 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY. * SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO NORTHWEST MINNESOTA THIS AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. * WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THIS AREA. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL BE IN THE BEMIDJI AREA...WITH LIGHTER AMOUNTS TO THE NORTH. * EAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH ARE LIKELY WHICH WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ TG
782 WWUS43 KFGF 201640 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 1040 AM CST MON DEC 20 2010 ...WINTER STORM TO AFFECT THE REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE OUT OF THE NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS AND INTO THE DAKOTAS TODAY...SPREADING SNOW INTO THE REGION. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AT TIMES AND ACCUMULATE RAPIDLY... ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE EXITING BY TUESDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 8 INCHES IS EXPECTED SOUTH OF A CANDO TO GRAND FORKS TO PARK RAPIDS LINE. NORTH OF THIS AREA...3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOWFALL WILL ACCUMULATE BY TUESDAY MORNING. STRONG WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED WITH THIS SYSTEM. HOWEVER...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS WITH THE HEAVY FALLING SNOW AND THE POTENTIAL FOR DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS. MNZ002-003-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ024-028>030-038-039-049-052-053- 211200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-101221T1200Z/ NORMAN-CLAY-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER- EAST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT- EDDY-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...MAHNOMEN... LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE... BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA... ELBOW LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE... VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON 1040 AM CST MON DEC 20 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. * SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA THIS MORNING...SPREADING NORTH TO THE HIGHWAY 200 CORRIDOR EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. * WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED... WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES TODAY...SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCING VISIBILITY. SNOWFALL WILL ACCUMULATE RAPIDLY. * EAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH ARE LIKELY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE STORM...GRADUALLY BECOMING NORTH BY TUESDAY MORNING. THIS WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY DRIFTING 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. && $$ MNZ001-014-015-NDZ006-014-015-026-027-211200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0013.101220T1800Z-101221T1200Z/ WEST POLK-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-TOWNER-BENSON-RAMSEY-NELSON- GRAND FORKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...CANDO...MADDOCK...LEEDS... DEVILS LAKE...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS 1040 AM CST MON DEC 20 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. * SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE HIGHWAY 2 CORRIDOR EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. * WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED... WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS... SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCING VISIBILITY. SNOWFALL WILL ACCUMULATE RAPIDLY. * EAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH ARE LIKELY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE STORM...GRADUALLY BECOMING NORTH BY TUESDAY MORNING. THIS WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ004>009-013-016-017-NDZ007-008-016-054-211200- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0021.101220T1800Z-101221T1200Z/ KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL- NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI- CAVALIER-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...WARREN... NEWFOLDEN...RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI... LANGDON...CAVALIER...GRAFTON...ADAMS 1040 AM CST MON DEC 20 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. * SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO NORTHWEST MINNESOTA THIS AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. * WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THIS AREA. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL BE IN THE BEMIDJI AREA...WITH LIGHTER AMOUNTS TO THE NORTH. * EAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH ARE LIKELY WHICH WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ VOELKER
946 WWUS43 KFGF 202113 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 313 PM CST MON DEC 20 2010 ...WINTER STORM TO AFFECT THE REGION REMAINDER OF TODAY INTO TONIGHT... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK ACROSS THE DAKOTAS TONIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES AND ACCUMULATE RAPIDLY. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATER THIS EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 8 INCHES IS EXPECTED SOUTH OF A CANDO TO GRAND FORKS TO PARK RAPIDS LINE. NORTH OF THIS AREA...3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOWFALL WILL ACCUMULATE BY TUESDAY MORNING. STRONG WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED WITH THIS SYSTEM. HOWEVER...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS WITH THE HEAVY FALLING SNOW AND THE POTENTIAL FOR DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS. MNZ029-NDZ049-052-053-210600- /O.EXT.KFGF.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-101221T0600Z/ WILKIN-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRECKENRIDGE...LISBON...GWINNER... WAHPETON 313 PM CST MON DEC 20 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON DIMINISHING DURING THE EVENING. * WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED... WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES TODAY...SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCING VISIBILITY. SNOWFALL WILL ACCUMULATE RAPIDLY. * EAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH ARE EXPECTED...GRADUALLY BECOMING NORTH BY TUESDAY MORNING. THIS WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY DRIFTING 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. && $$ MNZ002-003-022>024-027-028-030>032-040-NDZ024-028>030-038-039- 211200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-101221T1200Z/ NORMAN-CLAY-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER- EAST BECKER-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-EDDY- GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...MAHNOMEN... LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE... FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE... NEW ROCKFORD...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY... FARGO 313 PM CST MON DEC 20 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. * SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. * WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED... WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES TODAY...SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCING VISIBILITY. SNOWFALL WILL ACCUMULATE RAPIDLY. * EAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH ARE EXPECTED...GRADUALLY BECOMING NORTH BY TUESDAY MORNING. THIS WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY DRIFTING 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. && $$ MNZ001-014-015-NDZ006-014-015-026-027-211200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-101221T1200Z/ WEST POLK-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-TOWNER-BENSON-RAMSEY-NELSON- GRAND FORKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...CANDO...MADDOCK...LEEDS... DEVILS LAKE...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS 313 PM CST MON DEC 20 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. * WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED... WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES INTO THIS EVENING HOURS... SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCING VISIBILITY. SNOWFALL WILL ACCUMULATE RAPIDLY. * EAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL BECOME NORTH BY TUESDAY MORNING. THIS WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ004>009-013-016-017-NDZ007-008-016-054-211200- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-101221T1200Z/ KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL- NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI- CAVALIER-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...WARREN... NEWFOLDEN...RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI... LANGDON...CAVALIER...GRAFTON...ADAMS 313 PM CST MON DEC 20 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. * SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO NORTHWEST MINNESOTA THIS AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. * WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THIS AREA. * EAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH ARE LIKELY WHICH WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
330 WWUS43 KFGF 210326 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 926 PM CST MON DEC 20 2010 ...WINTER STORM CONTINUES INTO TONIGHT... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK ACROSS THE DAKOTAS TONIGHT. A BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT NORTH FROM A DETROIT LAKES TO DEVILS LAKE LINE...WITH ANOTHER 2 TO 4 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. SNOW HAS TAPERED OFF TO FLURRIES SOUTH OF THIS LINE...BUT AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE SLICK AND HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. THE SNOW AND FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL TAPER OFF LATE TONIGHT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY...AND BY EARLY MORNING ACROSS THE REST OF THE AREA. MNZ040-NDZ038-210600- /O.EXT.KFGF.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-101221T0600Z/ GRANT-BARNES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELBOW LAKE...VALLEY CITY 926 PM CST MON DEC 20 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND FREEZING DRIZZLE IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * SNOW HAS TAPERED OFF INTO FLURRIES...BUT FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REST OF THE EVENING BEFORE ENDING AROUND MIDNIGHT. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE MINIMAL...BUT ACCUMULATING ICE ON SURFACES FROM FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL BE POSSIBLE. * EAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH ARE EXPECTED...GRADUALLY BECOMING NORTH BY TUESDAY MORNING. THIS WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MNZ002-003-022>024-027-028-030>032-NDZ024-028>030-039-211200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-101221T1200Z/ NORMAN-CLAY-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER- EAST BECKER-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-EDDY-GRIGGS- STEELE-TRAILL-CASS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...MAHNOMEN... LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE... FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...NEW ROCKFORD... COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...FARGO 926 PM CST MON DEC 20 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND FREEZING DRIZZLE REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. * A BAND OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE FROM A DETROIT LAKES TO DEVILS LAKE LINE. FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL BE POSSIBLE SOUTH OF THIS LINE AS THE SNOW TAPERS OFF. * AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE...BRINGING TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS TO 5 TO 8 INCHES. SOME LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM FREEZING DRIZZLE. * EAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH ARE EXPECTED...GRADUALLY BECOMING NORTH BY TUESDAY MORNING. THIS WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MNZ029-NDZ049-052-053-210600- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-101221T0600Z/ WILKIN-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRECKENRIDGE...LISBON...GWINNER... WAHPETON 926 PM CST MON DEC 20 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND FREEZING DRIZZLE REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * SNOW HAS TAPERED OFF INTO FLURRIES...BUT FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REST OF THE EVENING BEFORE ENDING AROUND MIDNIGHT. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE MINIMAL...BUT ACCUMULATING ICE ON SURFACES FROM FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL BE POSSIBLE. * EAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH ARE EXPECTED...GRADUALLY BECOMING NORTH BY TUESDAY MORNING. THIS WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ001-014-015-NDZ006-014-015-026-027-211200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-101221T1200Z/ WEST POLK-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-TOWNER-BENSON-RAMSEY-NELSON- GRAND FORKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...CANDO...MADDOCK...LEEDS... DEVILS LAKE...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS 926 PM CST MON DEC 20 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. * AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 4 INCHES WILL FALL AS A BAND OF SNOW CONTINUES OVER THE REGION. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES INTO THIS EVENING HOURS... SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCING VISIBILITY. SNOWFALL WILL ACCUMULATE RAPIDLY. * EAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL BECOME NORTH BY TUESDAY MORNING. THIS WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY DRIFTING 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. && $$ MNZ004>009-013-016-017-NDZ007-008-016-054-211200- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-101221T1200Z/ KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL- NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI- CAVALIER-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...WARREN... NEWFOLDEN...RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI... LANGDON...CAVALIER...GRAFTON...ADAMS 926 PM CST MON DEC 20 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. * SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO NORTHWEST MINNESOTA THIS AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. * WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THIS AREA. * EAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH ARE LIKELY WHICH WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
915 WWUS43 KFGF 210603 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 1203 AM CST TUE DEC 21 2010 ...WINTER STORM CONTINUES INTO TONIGHT... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK ACROSS THE DAKOTAS LATE TONIGHT. A BAND OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE FROM A DEVILS LAKE TO FOSSTON LINE...WITH ANOTHER 1 TO 3 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. SNOW HAS TAPERED OFF TO FLURRIES SOUTH OF THIS LINE...BUT AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE SLICK AND HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. THE SNOW AND FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL TAPER OFF BY EARLY MORNING. MNZ029-040-NDZ038-049-052-053-210715- /O.EXP.KFGF.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-101221T0600Z/ WILKIN-GRANT-BARNES-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRECKENRIDGE...ELBOW LAKE... VALLEY CITY...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON 1203 AM CST TUE DEC 21 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. LINGERING LIGHT SNOW AND AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL COME TO AN END AFTER MIDNIGHT. NO FURTHER ACCUMULATIONS OF ICE FROM FREEZING DRIZZLE IS EXPECTED. $$ MNZ002-003-022>024-027-028-030>032-NDZ024-028>030-039-211200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-101221T1200Z/ NORMAN-CLAY-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER- EAST BECKER-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-EDDY-GRIGGS- STEELE-TRAILL-CASS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...MAHNOMEN... LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE... FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...NEW ROCKFORD... COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...FARGO 1203 AM CST TUE DEC 21 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND FREEZING DRIZZLE REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. * A BAND OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE FROM A DEVILS LAKE TO FOSSTON LINE. FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL BE POSSIBLE SOUTH OF THIS LINE AS THE SNOW TAPERS OFF. * AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE...BRINGING TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS TO 5 TO 8 INCHES. SOME LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM FREEZING DRIZZLE. * EAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH ARE EXPECTED...GRADUALLY BECOMING NORTH BY TUESDAY MORNING. THIS WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MNZ001-014-015-NDZ006-014-015-026-027-211200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-101221T1200Z/ WEST POLK-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-TOWNER-BENSON-RAMSEY-NELSON- GRAND FORKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...CANDO...MADDOCK...LEEDS... DEVILS LAKE...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS 1203 AM CST TUE DEC 21 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. * AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL FALL AS A BAND OF SNOW CONTINUES OVER THE REGION. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * EAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL BECOME NORTH BY TUESDAY MORNING. THIS WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY DRIFTING 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. && $$ MNZ004>009-013-016-017-NDZ007-008-016-054-211200- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-101221T1200Z/ KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL- NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI- CAVALIER-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...WARREN... NEWFOLDEN...RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI... LANGDON...CAVALIER...GRAFTON...ADAMS 1203 AM CST TUE DEC 21 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. * SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO NORTHWEST MINNESOTA THIS AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. * WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THIS AREA. * EAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH ARE LIKELY WHICH WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
097 WWUS43 KFGF 211014 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 414 AM CST TUE DEC 21 2010 ...WINTER STORM CONTINUES... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK ACROSS THE DAKOTAS. A BAND OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE FROM A DEVILS LAKE TO FOSSTON LINE...WITH UP TO 2 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. SNOW HAS TAPERED OFF TO FLURRIES SOUTH OF THIS LINE...BUT AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE MAY CONTINUE TO CREATE SLICK AND HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. THE SNOW AND FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL TAPER OFF BY EARLY MORNING. MNZ002-003-022>024-027-028-030>032-NDZ024-028>030-039-211200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-101221T1200Z/ NORMAN-CLAY-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER- EAST BECKER-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-EDDY-GRIGGS- STEELE-TRAILL-CASS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...MAHNOMEN... LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE... FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...NEW ROCKFORD... COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...FARGO 414 AM CST TUE DEC 21 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING. * LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY MORNING...WITH UP TO AN INCH OF ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL POSSIBLE. FREEZING DRIZZLE IS POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE 5 TO 8 INCHES. * EAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH ARE EXPECTED...GRADUALLY BECOMING NORTH BY TUESDAY MORNING. THIS WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MNZ001-014-015-NDZ006-014-015-026-027-211200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-101221T1200Z/ WEST POLK-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-TOWNER-BENSON-RAMSEY-NELSON- GRAND FORKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...CANDO...MADDOCK...LEEDS... DEVILS LAKE...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS 414 AM CST TUE DEC 21 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING. * LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * EAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL BECOME NORTH BY TUESDAY MORNING. THIS WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ004>009-013-016-017-NDZ007-008-016-054-211200- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-101221T1200Z/ KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL- NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI- CAVALIER-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...WARREN... NEWFOLDEN...RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI... LANGDON...CAVALIER...GRAFTON...ADAMS 414 AM CST TUE DEC 21 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING. * LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THIS AREA. * EAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH ARE LIKELY WHICH WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
526 WWUS43 KFGF 211149 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 549 AM CST TUE DEC 21 2010 MNZ002-003-022>024-027-028-030>032-NDZ024-028>030-039-211300- /O.EXP.KFGF.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-101221T1200Z/ NORMAN-CLAY-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER- EAST BECKER-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-EDDY-GRIGGS- STEELE-TRAILL-CASS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...MAHNOMEN... LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE... FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...NEW ROCKFORD... COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...FARGO 549 AM CST TUE DEC 21 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE DURING THE MORNING HOURS...BUT THE THREAT FOR HEAVY SNOW HAS ENDED. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 8 INCHES MAY CAUSE SOME LINGERING TRAVEL PROBLEMS INTO THE MORNING HOURS. $$ MNZ001-014-015-NDZ006-014-015-026-027-211300- /O.EXP.KFGF.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-101221T1200Z/ WEST POLK-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-TOWNER-BENSON-RAMSEY-NELSON- GRAND FORKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...CANDO...MADDOCK...LEEDS... DEVILS LAKE...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS 549 AM CST TUE DEC 21 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE DURING THE MORNING HOURS...BUT THE THREAT FOR HEAVY SNOW HAS ENDED. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 8 INCHES MAY CAUSE SOME LINGERING TRAVEL PROBLEMS INTO THE MORNING HOURS. $$ MNZ004>009-013-016-017-NDZ007-008-016-054-211300- /O.EXP.KFGF.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-101221T1200Z/ KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL- NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI- CAVALIER-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...WARREN... NEWFOLDEN...RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI... LANGDON...CAVALIER...GRAFTON...ADAMS 549 AM CST TUE DEC 21 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE DURING THE MORNING HOURS...BUT THE THREAT FOR HEAVY SNOW HAS ENDED. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 3 TO 6 INCHES MAY CAUSE SOME LINGERING TRAVEL PROBLEMS INTO THE MORNING HOURS. $$ TG
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Grand Forks, ND wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Dec 19, 2:25 PM CST, 21 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 19, 2:25 PM CST, 21 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
225 PM CST SUN DEC 19 2010
.SHORT TERM...
MAIN QUESTION IN THE SHORT TERM IS WHAT TO DO WITH THE WINTER
STORM WATCH. MODELS HAVE ALL COME AROUND TO THE NAM/ECMWF SOLUTION
WHICH BRINGS A GOOD BATCH OF SNOW OVER THE FA FROM 12Z MON TO 12Z
TUE.
TONIGHT...AFTER THE CLOUDS FROM THIS MORNING PASSED OFF TO THE
EAST MOST AREAS SAW QUITE A BIT OF SUN. BIG QUESTION TONIGHT IS
HOW MUCH WILL CLOUDS FILL BACK IN. AREAS THAT STAY CLEAR WILL BE
COLDEST AND THAT APPEARS TO BE THE NORTH/NE FA...BUT THERE ARE
STILL A LOT OF CLOUD PATCHES OUT THERE. WIND SPEEDS SHOULD ALSO BE
FAIRLY LIGHT THIS EVENING BEFORE THEY SWITCH AROUND TO THE EAST
EARLY MONDAY. AT THIS POINT EXPECT THICKENING CLOUDS ACROSS THE
SOUTH AND SW FA WHICH SHOULD HELP THEM STAY WARMER. COULD BE A
NON DIURNAL TREND TO TEMPS DEPENDING ON HOW FAST THIS CLOUD COVER
MOVES IN.
MON-WED...ALL MODELS ARE COMING AROUND TO ANOTHER SNOW EVENT FOR
THE FA. WIND DOES NOT LOOK TO BE MUCH OF A FACTOR WITH THIS STORM
EITHER. MOST OF THE SNOW APPEARS TO FALL OUT AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM
WITH THE BETTER WINDS COMING IN AFTER THE SNOW STARTS TO TAPER
OFF. AS FAR AS TIMING GOES...THE SNOW SHOULD START MOVING INTO THE
FAR SOUTHWEST FA MON MORNING. REALLY DO NOT EXPECT MUCH SNOW AT
ALL ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM KDVL TO HILLSBORO TO PARK
RAPIDS BEFORE THE MONDAY NOON HOUR. HOWEVER IN THE AFTERNOON THE
SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD NE. WITH QUESTIONS STILL ON HOW FAR
NORTH THE HEAVIER SNOW WILL GET WILL LEAVE THE WINTER STORM WATCH
GOING FOR AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 2. SINCE THE SNOW DOES
NOT LOOK TO START UNTIL THE AFTERNOON THE NEXT FEW SHIFTS WILL
HAVE AT LEAST ONE MORE MODEL RUN TO LOOK AT BEFORE DECIDING ON
WHETHER TO EXPAND THE WARNING FURTHER NORTH.
SPEAKING OF THE WARNING...WILL ISSUE A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR
HEAVY SNOW FOR AREAS TO THE SOUTH OF THE LINE MENTIONED ABOVE.
LOOKS LIKE SOME 6-8 INCH SNOW AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE OVER A 12-24
PERIOD. SINCE THE SNOW WILL START IN THIS AREA EARLIER ON MONDAY
DECIDED TO GO WITH A WARNING RATHER THAN KEEP THE WATCH GOING.
QPF AMOUNTS AND GOOD LIFT IMPLY THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME HIGHER SNOW
RATES. WIND DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE A BIG ISSUE BUT THERE COULD BE
SOME DRIFTING SNOW OVER ROADS. GFS HAS THE STRONGEST WIND SPEEDS
BY 12Z TUE WHILE THE NAM/ECMWF ARE SLOWER IN MOVING OUT THE SFC
LOW. SINCE THE NAM AND ECMWF LATCHED ONTO THIS STORM FIRST WILL
FOLLOW THAT ROUTE FOR NOW AND GO WITH THE LOWER WINDS SPEEDS. THE
SYSTEM MAY LINGER SOME LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES ON TUE WITH WED
STILL LOOKING QUIET.
.LONG TERM (THU-SAT)...
MAIN CONCERN WILL BE NEXT EVENT TO START OUT HOLIDAY PERIOD
(THURSDAY-THURSDAY NIGHT). NEXT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER EVENT THURSDAY
LOOKS TO BE COMING IN TWO PIECES WITH A NORTHERN WAVE ACROSS N
CENTRAL US AND ANOTHER WAVE AFFECTING CENTRAL/SOUTHERN PLAINS BEFORE
PHASING TAKES PLACE CHRISTMAS EVE. WITH NORTHERN WAVE ANOTHER
ACCUMULATING SNOW EVENT LOOKS LIKELY ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTHERN
THIRD OF FA. ECMWF FARTHEST NORTH WITH SNOW SHIELD WITH GFS FARTHEST
SOUTH AND WEAKEST WITH EVENT. AT THIS POINT WILL COMPROMISE RAISING
POPS ACROSS THE SOUTH AND EXPANDING CHANCE POPS FARTHER NORTH. SNOW
SHOULD WIND DOWN FROM N-S THURSDAY NIGHT WITH SOME LINGERING -SN
EARLY CHRISTMAS EVE DAY. FORTUNATELY WIND DOES NOT LOOK LIKE A BIG
ISSUE SO HOLIDAY TRAVEL SHOULD NOT BE DISRUPTED TOO BAD. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FOR QUIET WEATHER THE REMAINDER OF THE
HOLIDAY WEEKEND. MODELS HINTING AT MODERATING TEMPERATURES LATE IN
THE PERIOD OTHERWISE WILL BE LOOKING AT SEASONAL EARLY WINTER WITH
SNOW COVER VALUES.
&&
.AVIATION...
PATCH OF MVFR CIGS EXITING FA TO THE EAST WITH SPOTTY MVFR/IFR CIGS
NW OF DVL. REMAINDER OF FA PRIMARILY VFR CONDITIONS TONIGHT. COULD
SEE SOME MVFR CIGS CLIPPING ND/SD BORDER AREA LATER TONIGHT.
&&
.FGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ND...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY FOR
NDZ024-028>030-038-039-049-052-053.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT
FOR NDZ006>008-014>016-026-027-054.
MN...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY FOR
MNZ002-003-022>024-027>032-040.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT
FOR MNZ001-004-007-008-013>016.
&&
GODON/VOELKERHazardous weather outlook, Dec 19, 5:40 AM CST, 9 hours 6 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 540 AM CST SUN DEC 19 2010 MNZ005-006-009-017-201145- ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-SOUTH BELTRAMI- 540 AM CST SUN DEC 19 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY SNOW WILL BEGIN TO MOVE INTO THE AREA LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF TUESDAY MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE PLAINS STATES AS EARLY AS WEDNESDAY NIGHT. AT THIS TIME...THE EXACT TRACK OF THE STORM SYSTEM AND THE SNOW AMOUNTS IT WILL PRODUCE IS VERY UNCERTAIN. STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED...ALTHOUGH REPORTS OF SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME. MNZ001>004-007-008-013>016-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ006>008-014>016- 024-026>030-038-039-049-052>054-201145- WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL- PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-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- 540 AM CST SUN DEC 19 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY SNOW WILL BEGIN TO MOVE INTO FAR SOUTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA MONDAY MORNING...SPREADING NORTH AND EASTWARD THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF EARLY ON TUESDAY. SNOW AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL PICK UP INTO THE 10 TO 20 MPH RANGE...WITH SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE PLAINS STATES AS EARLY AS WEDNESDAY NIGHT. AT THIS TIME...THE EXACT TRACK OF THE STORM SYSTEM AND THE SNOW AMOUNTS IT WILL PRODUCE IS VERY UNCERTAIN. STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED...ALTHOUGH REPORTS OF SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE ALWAYS APPRECIATED. JR
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 19, 4:13 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | FGF | Becker, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard, Kittson and 9 more | 24 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.