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Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this winter storm warning at Jan 22, 2010, 4:43 AM CST for 17 counties in North Dakota; 18 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Jan 22, 2010, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for 69 hr. 27 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
- Jan 22, 2010, 4:43 AM CST (10:43 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 22, 2010, 6:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Jan 25, 2010, 3:05 PM CST
- In force
- 69 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
All 35 counties
Becker County, MN, Beltrami County, MN, Clay County, MN, Clearwater County, MN, Grant County, MN, Hubbard County, MN, Kittson County, MN, Lake of the Woods 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, Roseau County, MN, Wadena County, MN, Wilkin County, MN, Barnes County, ND, Benson County, ND, Cass County, ND, Cavalier County, ND, Eddy County, ND, Grand Forks County, ND, Griggs County, ND, Nelson County, ND, Pembina County, ND, Ramsey County, ND, Ransom County, ND, Richland County, ND, Sargent County, ND, Steele County, ND, Towner County, ND, Traill County, ND, Walsh County, ND
The radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:45 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 6:39 AM CST | SNOW 1 | Halstad, MN | VERY SLUSHY |
| Jan 23, 6:39 AM CST | SNOW 4.5 | Lankin, ND | |
| Jan 23, 6:39 AM CST | SNOW 6 | 5 Se Starkweather, ND | |
| Jan 23, 7:00 AM CST | ICE STORM 0 | 3 S Dalton, MN | 0.31 INCH FREEZING RAIN. |
| Jan 23, 7:00 AM CST | ICE STORM 0 | 3 S Wadena, MN | 0.28 INCH FREEZING RAIN...ICE COVERED ROADS. |
| Jan 23, 7:00 AM CST | ICE STORM 0 | Long Lost Lake, MN | RAIN SNOW MIXTURE FOR AN EQUIVALENT OF 0.31 INCH...ONE QUARTER INCH OF ICE. |
| Jan 23, 7:00 AM CST | ICE STORM 0 | Sebeka, MN | 0.42 INCH FREEZING RAIN AND SOME SLEET WHICH OCCURRED LAST EVENING. |
| Jan 23, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 1.5 | 1 W Mayville, ND | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Jan 23, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 3 | Litchville, ND | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Jan 23, 7:00 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 3 N Sarles, ND | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Jan 23, 7:00 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 7 Nw Cavalier, ND | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Jan 23, 7:00 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | Wales, ND | ESTIMATED 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Jan 23, 7:53 AM CST | SNOW 1 | Halstad, MN | VERY SLUSHY |
| Jan 23, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 2 | Cayuga, ND | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Jan 23, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 3 | Churchs Ferry, ND | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Jan 23, 8:00 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Petersburg, ND | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Jan 23, 8:00 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 6.4 | 2 S Devils Lake, ND | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Jan 23, 8:00 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | Langdon, ND | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Jan 23, 8:38 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.25 | 12 Ne Park Rapids, MN | 0.25 ICE ACCUMULATION. |
| Jan 23, 8:38 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.25 | Park Rapids, MN | 0.25 INCH ICE ACCUMULATION. TRAVEL NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. |
| Jan 23, 8:38 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.3 | New York Mills, MN | 0.30 ICE ACCUMULATION |
| Jan 23, 8:45 AM CST | ICE STORM 0 | 12 Ne Park Rapids, MN | ONE QUARTER INCH OF ICE ON ROADWAYS, PARTICULARLY COUNTY ROADS 7 AND 24. |
| Jan 23, 9:00 AM CST | SNOW 2 | Valley City, ND | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Jan 23, 10:59 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.2 | 1 Se Bemidji, MN | FREEZING RAIN HAS RESULTED IN NUMEROUS DITCHED VEHICLES AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES. TREES HAVE FALLEN ON POWER LINES. ICE ACCUMULATION ESTIMATED AT BETWEEN 0.1 AND 0.2 INCHE. |
| Jan 23, 12:00 PM CST | SNOW 3.9 | Moorhead, MN | 12 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Jan 23, 12:00 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 9 | Munich, ND | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Jan 23, 3:00 PM CST | SNOW 1.9 | 3 S Dalton, MN | 8 HOUR SNOWFALL TOTAL 0700-1500 CST SATURDAY JANUARY 23 2010. |
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 00:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 290 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
- 1149 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 164 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 136 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
643 WWUS43 KFGF 221043 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 443 AM CST FRI JAN 22 2010 ...FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL AFFECT EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND ADJACENT PORTIONS OF WESTERN MINNESOTA THIS MORNING...THEN A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE REGION THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .PATCHY LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL MAKE FOR SLIPPERY ROADWAYS FOR THE MORNING COMMUTE. MEANWHILE...A LARGE AND COMPLEX STORM SYSTEM WILL IMPACT A LARGE SECTION OF THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND UPPER MIDWEST THIS WEEKEND. INITIALLY... SNOW OR MIXED FREEZING RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND ADJACENT SECTIONS OF NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA THIS EVENING. THE PRECIPITATION WILL SPREAD OVER THE ENTIRE AREA BY SATURDAY MORNING. PERIODS OF SNOW OR MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT ALONG WITH CONTINUING SNOWFALL. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FOR THE ENTIRE EVENT OVER EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA OF OVER 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH SOME AREAS IN THE NORTHERN VALLEY REGION INTO THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN SEEING CLOSER TO A FOOT. UP TO ONE QUARTER INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION MAY OCCUR FRIDAY OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY PARTICULARLY OVER WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA INTO EXTREME SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA. MNZ001>004-007-029-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-039-049- 052>054-251045- /O.UPG.KFGF.WS.A.0001.100123T0000Z-100125T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.WS.W.0002.100123T0000Z-100125T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.WW.Y.0002.100122T1043Z-100122T1800Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-WILKIN-TOWNER- CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON- GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT- RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...WARREN...BRECKENRIDGE...CANDO... LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON... NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY... MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON... ADAMS 443 AM CST FRI JAN 22 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST MONDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREEZING DRIZZLE IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL MAKE FOR SLIPPERY ROADWAYS FOR THE MORNING COMMUTE. * A MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL DEVELOP BY FRIDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. NORTH WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE CAUSING NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN OPEN AREAS SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY MONDAY. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY OVER EXTREME SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF OVER 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH UP TO A FOOT ACROSS THE NORTHERN VALLEY INTO THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN. * NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE ON SUNDAY AND GUST UP TO 35 MPH AT TIMES AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY MONDAY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MAY ALSO DEVELOP WITH DIFFICULT TRAVEL SUNDAY INTO EARLY MONDAY. * TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS FROM SNOW AND ICE THIS WEEKEND. IN ADDITION...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL ALSO PRODUCE VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MNZ005-006-008-009-013>017-022>024-027-028-030>032-040-251045- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.A.0001.100123T0600Z-100125T1200Z/ ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON- RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN- SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WEST OTTER TAIL- EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN... RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON... BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS... DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS... WADENA...ELBOW LAKE 443 AM CST FRI JAN 22 2010 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. * A MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL DEVELOP BY LATE TONIGHT AND THEN CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. STRONGER NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WITH ADDITIONAL SNOW WILL OCCUR SUNDAY INTO LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 OR MORE INCHES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE SATURDAY INTO EARLY MONDAY. * NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE ON SUNDAY AND GUST UP TO 35 MPH AT TIMES AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY MONDAY. * TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS FROM SNOW AND ICE THIS WEEKEND. IN ADDITION...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL ALSO PRODUCE VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ VOELKER
15 follow-up statements
383 WWUS43 KFGF 221754 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 1154 AM CST FRI JAN 22 2010 ...A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE REGION THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .A STORM SYSTEM WILL IMPACT A LARGE SECTION OF THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND UPPER MIDWEST THIS WEEKEND. INITIALLY...MIXED FREEZING RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND ADJACENT SECTIONS OF NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA THIS EVENING. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON ALONG WITH CONTINUING SNOWFALL. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FOR THE ENTIRE EVENT OVER EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA OF OVER 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH SOME AREAS IN THE NORTHERN VALLEY REGION INTO THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN SEEING CLOSER TO A FOOT. UP TO ONE QUARTER INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION MAY OCCUR FRIDAY OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY...PARTICULARLY OVER WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA INTO EXTREME SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA. MNZ001>004-007-029-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-039-049- 052>054-251200- /O.EXP.KFGF.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-100122T1800Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0002.100123T0000Z-100125T1200Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-WILKIN-TOWNER- CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON- GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT- RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...WARREN...BRECKENRIDGE...CANDO... LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON... NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY... MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON... ADAMS 1154 AM CST FRI JAN 22 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST MONDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST MONDAY. * A MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE CAUSING NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN OPEN AREAS SUNDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY. THE HEAVIEST ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER EXTREME SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF OVER 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED REGION WIDE. UP TO A FOOT SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTHERN VALLEY INTO THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN. * NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND GUST UP TO 35 MPH AT TIMES...CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MAY ALSO DEVELOP WITH DIFFICULT TRAVEL SUNDAY INTO EARLY MONDAY. * TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS FROM SNOW AND ICE THIS WEEKEND. IN ADDITION...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL ALSO PRODUCE VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MNZ005-006-008-009-013>017-022>024-027-028-030>032-040-251200- /O.UPG.KFGF.WS.A.0001.100123T0600Z-100125T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KFGF.WS.W.0002.100123T0000Z-100125T1200Z/ ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON- RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN- SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WEST OTTER TAIL- EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN... RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON... BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS... DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS... WADENA...ELBOW LAKE 1154 AM CST FRI JAN 22 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * A MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE CAUSING NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN OPEN AREAS SUNDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY. THE HEAVIEST ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER EXTREME SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF OVER 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED REGION WIDE. UP TO A FOOT SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTHERN VALLEY INTO THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN. * NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND GUST UP TO 35 MPH AT TIMES...CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MAY ALSO DEVELOP WITH DIFFICULT TRAVEL SUNDAY INTO EARLY MONDAY. * TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS FROM SNOW AND ICE THIS WEEKEND. IN ADDITION...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL ALSO PRODUCE VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. 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. && $$ TG
291 WWUS43 KFGF 222139 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 339 PM CST FRI JAN 22 2010 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE REGION THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .A STORM SYSTEM WILL IMPACT A LARGE SECTION OF THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND UPPER MIDWEST THIS WEEKEND. INITIALLY...MIXED FREEZING RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND ADJACENT SECTIONS OF NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA THIS EVENING. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON ALONG WITH CONTINUING SNOWFALL. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FOR THE ENTIRE EVENT OVER EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA OF OVER 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH SOME AREAS IN THE NORTHERN VALLEY REGION INTO THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN SEEING CLOSER TO A FOOT. UP TO ONE QUARTER INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION MAY OCCUR FRIDAY OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY...PARTICULARLY OVER WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA INTO EXTREME SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA. MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024- 026>030-038-039-049-052>054-251200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0002.100123T0000Z-100125T1200Z/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...WARREN... NEWFOLDEN...RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS... FOSSTON...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA... PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...BRECKENRIDGE... FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE...CANDO... LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON... NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY... MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON... ADAMS 339 PM CST FRI JAN 22 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY. * A MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE CAUSING NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN OPEN AREAS SUNDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY. THE HEAVIEST ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER EXTREME SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF OVER 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED REGION WIDE. UP TO A FOOT SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTHERN VALLEY INTO THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN. * NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND GUST UP TO 35 MPH AT TIMES...CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MAY ALSO DEVELOP WITH DIFFICULT TRAVEL SUNDAY INTO EARLY MONDAY. * TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS FROM SNOW AND ICE THIS WEEKEND. IN ADDITION...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL ALSO PRODUCE VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. 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. && $$ TG
013 WWUS43 KFGF 230321 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 921 PM CST FRI JAN 22 2010 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .A STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT A LARGE SECTION OF THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND UPPER MIDWEST THIS WEEKEND. RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN OVER EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA WILL BEGIN CHANGING OVER TO SNOW THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...WHILE RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE IN WEST CENTRAL AND PARTS OF NORTHWEST MINNESOTA THROUGH SUNRISE....BEFORE EVENTUALLY CHANGING OVER TO SNOW BY MID MORNING. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON...ALONG WITH CONTINUING SNOWFALL. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY MONDAY...WITH AREAS IN THE NORTHERN VALLEY REGION AND THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN SEEING THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS...AND THE SOUTHERN VALLEY REGION AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA SEEING THE LOWEST AMOUNTS. ICE ACCUMULATIONS MAY OCCUR IN PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY...WITH LESS THAN ONE TENTH OF AN INCH OF ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024- 026>030-038-039-049-052>054-251200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100125T1200Z/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...WARREN... NEWFOLDEN...RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS... FOSSTON...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA... PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...BRECKENRIDGE... FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE...CANDO... LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON... NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY... MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON... ADAMS 921 PM CST FRI JAN 22 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY. * A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN MIXED WITH SNOW AND ICE PELLETS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE CAUSING NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN OPEN AREAS SUNDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF LESS THAN ONE TENTH OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY. THE HEAVIEST ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF OVER 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION...WITH LOWER AMOUNTS IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND THE SOUTHERN VALLEY REGION. AROUND 10 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTHERN VALLEY INTO THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN. * NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND GUST UP TO 35 MPH AT TIMES...CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MAY ALSO DEVELOP WITH DIFFICULT TRAVEL SUNDAY INTO EARLY MONDAY. * TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS FROM SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE THIS WEEKEND. IN ADDITION...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL ALSO PRODUCE VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. 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. && $$ SPEICHER/TG
708 WWUS43 KFGF 230513 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 1113 PM CST FRI JAN 22 2010 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .A STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO IMPACT A LARGE SECTION OF THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND UPPER MIDWEST THIS WEEKEND. FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT ICING IN HUBBARD...WADENA...OTTER TAIL...AND GRANT COUNTIES OF MINNESOTA AS TEMPERATURES FALL BELOW ZERO AND RAIN CONTINUES OVER THE AREA. ELSEWHERE...RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN OVER EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA WILL BEGIN CHANGING OVER TO SNOW THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...WHILE RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE IN WEST CENTRAL AND PARTS OF NORTHWEST MINNESOTA THROUGH SUNRISE....BEFORE EVENTUALLY CHANGING OVER TO SNOW BY MID MORNING. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON...ALONG WITH CONTINUING SNOWFALL. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY MONDAY...WITH AREAS IN THE NORTHERN VALLEY REGION AND THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN SEEING THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS...AND THE SOUTHERN VALLEY REGION AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA SEEING THE LOWEST AMOUNTS. ICE ACCUMULATIONS MAY OCCUR IN PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY...WITH LESS THAN ONE TENTH OF AN INCH OF ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024- 026>030-038-039-049-052>054-251200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100125T1200Z/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...WARREN... NEWFOLDEN...RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS... FOSSTON...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA... PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...BRECKENRIDGE... FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE...CANDO... LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON... NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY... MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON... ADAMS 1113 PM CST FRI JAN 22 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY. * A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN MIXED WITH SNOW AND ICE PELLETS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE CAUSING NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN OPEN AREAS SUNDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO THREE TENTHS OF AN INCH WILL CAUSE EXTREMELY SLICK DRIVING CONDITIONS IN WADENA...OTTER TAIL...AND GRANT COUNTIES WHERE TEMPERATURES ARE SUB FREEZING. ELSEWHERE...ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF LESS THAN ONE TENTH OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF OVER 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION...WITH LOWER AMOUNTS IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND THE SOUTHERN VALLEY REGION. AROUND 10 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTHERN VALLEY INTO THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN. * NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND GUST UP TO 35 MPH AT TIMES...CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MAY ALSO DEVELOP WITH DIFFICULT TRAVEL SUNDAY INTO EARLY MONDAY. * TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS FROM SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE THIS WEEKEND. IN ADDITION...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL ALSO PRODUCE VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. 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. && $$ SPEICHER
869 WWUS43 KFGF 231111 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 511 AM CST SAT JAN 23 2010 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .A STORM SYSTEM WILL IMPACT A LARGE SECTION OF THE NORTHERN PLAINS THIS WEEKEND. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE FROM KANSAS TO WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA WILL INTENSIFY AND MOVE INTO THE THE UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS THE SYSTEM INTENSIFIES. PERIODS OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...SLEET WILL OCCUR TODAY...MAINLY OVER NORTHERN MINNESOTA. SNOW WILL SPREAD EAST TONIGHT AS COLDER AIR MOVES IN ALOFT FROM THE WEST. INCREASING WINDS SUNDAY WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS. MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024- 026>030-038-039-049-052>054-251200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100125T1200Z/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...WARREN... NEWFOLDEN...RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS... FOSSTON...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA... PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...BRECKENRIDGE... FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE...CANDO... LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON... NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY... MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON... ADAMS 511 AM CST SAT JAN 23 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY. * A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN MIXED WITH SNOW AND SLEET WILL CONTINUE SATURDAY MORNING. FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL OCCUR IN NORTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA SATURDAY AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE PERIODS OF SNOW WILL OCCUR THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY CAUSING NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN OPEN AREAS. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH WILL CAUSE EXTREMELY SLICK DRIVING CONDITIONS IN WADENA...OTTER TAIL...AND GRANT COUNTIES NORTH INTO LAKE OF THE WOODS COUNTY MINNESOTA FOR TODAY. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF OVER 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION...WITH LOWER AMOUNTS IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND THE SOUTHERN VALLEY REGION. AROUND 10 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTHERN VALLEY INTO THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN. * NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND GUST UP TO 35 MPH AT TIMES...CONTINUING INTO MONDAY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MAY ALSO DEVELOP WITH DIFFICULT TRAVEL SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY. * TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS FROM SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE THIS WEEKEND. IN ADDITION...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL ALSO PRODUCE VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. 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. && $$ HOPPES
330 WWUS43 KFGF 231549 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 949 AM CST SAT JAN 23 2010 ...WINTER STORM TO CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE AREA... .A COMPLEX AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE DAKOTAS WILL MOVE SLOWLY MOVE EAST AND BE OVER CENTRAL MINNESOTA BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SOUTHERLY FLOW OF MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE AREAS OF SNOW OVER EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND THE RED RIVER VALLEY TODAY....THOUGH WITH TEMPERATURES NEAR 32 DEGREES ROADS WILL REMAIN VERY SLUSHY. SNOW WILL DIMINISH IN AREAL COVERAGE THIS EVENING INTO SUNDAY MORNING AS DRIER AIR WORKS INTO EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...THEN NORTH WINDS AND LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY MONDAY. FOR MUCH OF NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...FREEZING RAIN WHICH HAS CAUSED SIGNIFICANT ICING OVERNIGHT FROM BAUDETTE TO BEMIDJI TO PARK RAPIDS AND WADENA WILL GRADUALLY CHANGE TO SNOW THIS AFTERNOON...WITH PERIODS OF SNOW TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM FRIDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY OF 6 TO 10 INCHES WILL OCCUR FROM DEVILS LAKE TO LANDGON AND CAVALIER...TO ROSEAU AND BAUDETTE. SNOW TOTALS FROM FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM GRAND FORKS AND THIEF RIVER FALLS AND BEMIDJI SOUTHWARD THROUGH FARGO AND FERGUS FALLS. WITH LESS SNOW EXPECTED THE WARNING FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY HAS BEEN CHANGED TO AN ADVISORY. WINDS ON SUNDAY OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL CREATE SOME BLOWING SNOW...MAINLY OVER THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN WHERE MORE SNOW OCCURRED. MNZ001>003-029-NDZ027-029-030-038-039-049-052-053-251200- /O.CAN.KFGF.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100125T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.WW.Y.0003.100123T1549Z-100125T1200Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-WILKIN-GRAND FORKS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES- CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...BRECKENRIDGE...GRAND FORKS...FINLEY... MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON 949 AM CST SAT JAN 23 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * MOSTLY RAIN FELL FRIDAY NIGHT FROM GRAND FORKS SOUTHWARD TO FARGO...WITH VALLEY CITY AND LISBON AREAS GETTING UP TO 2 INCHES OF NEW SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW FROM THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL BE LESS THAN EARLIER ANTICIPATED. * PERIODS OF SNOW WILL FALL TODAY...WITH FLURRIES OR FREEZING DRIZZLE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL LIGHT SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY MONDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL FROM THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES OVER THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY. * NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE SUNDAY NIGHT AND GUST UP TO 35 MPH AT TIMES...CONTINUING INTO MONDAY. THESE WINDS WILL CREATE SOME DRIFTING AND BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN COUNTRY. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL QUICKLY SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY CAUSING ANY SLUSH TO FREEZE. * TRAVEL WILL BBE HAZARDOUS DUE TO SLUSH AND SNOW ACCUMULATION ON THE ROADS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MNZ004-007-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026-028-054-251200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100125T1200Z/ KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY- EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON-GRIGGS-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...WARREN...CANDO...LANGDON... CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON... NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...COOPERSTOWN...ADAMS 949 AM CST SAT JAN 23 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY. * PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY...DIMINISH IN COVERAGE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING...THEN RE-DEVELOP SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY MONDAY. * 3 TO 6 INCHES FELL FRIDAY NIGHT OVER THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN INTO THE CAVALIER AND PEMBINA AREAS...WITH ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 EXPECTED TODAY THROUGH EARLY MONDAY. * NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND GUST UP TO 35 MPH AT TIMES...CONTINUING INTO MONDAY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MAY ALSO DEVELOP WITH DIFFICULT TRAVEL SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY. * TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS FROM SNOW. IN ADDITION...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL ALSO PRODUCE VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES BY SUNDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MNZ005-006-008-009-013>017-022>024-027-028-030>032-040-251200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100125T1200Z/ ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON- RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN- SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WEST OTTER TAIL- EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN... RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON... BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS... DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS... WADENA...ELBOW LAKE 949 AM CST SAT JAN 23 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY. * SIGNIFICANT ICE FELL OVER MUCH OF NORTHERN AND PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA FRIDAY NIGHT WITH MANY AREAS FROM FERGUS FALLS TO WADENA...PARK RAPIDS...AND BEMIDJI RECEIVING ONE QUARTER TO NEARLY ONE HALF INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. TRAVEL IS VERY HAZARDOUS AND SHOULD BE AVOIDED. * TEMPERATURES WILL WARM SLOWLY TODAY REACHING AROUND 32 OR 33 DEGREES AND HOLD STEADY THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY. * MIXED FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS AFTERNOON AND GRADUALLY BECOME ALL SNOW. PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL FALL TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL OCCUR SOUTH OF HIGHWAY TWO THROUGH EARLY MONDAY WHILE 4 TO 8 INCHES WILL OCCUR NORTH OF HIGHWAY TWO THROUGH EARLY MONDAY. * TRAVEL WILL BE VERY HAZARDOUS DUE TO ICE AND SLUSH ACCUMULATIONS. 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. && $$ DTR
613 WWUS43 KFGF 232134 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 334 PM CST SAT JAN 23 2010 ...WINTER STORM STARTING TO WEAKEN... .LOW PRESSURE WAS WEAKENING OVER NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AS A NEW AREA OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS OVER SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS. THE LOW IN NORTH DAKOTA WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST TO THE NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY BY LATE TONIGHT AND THEN DISSIPATE AS THE KANSAS LOW MOVES NORTHEAST TOWARD NORTHEAST WISCONSIN BY EARLY MONDAY. THE RESULT WILL BE A DECREASE IN THE SNOWFALL TONIGHT INTO THE FIRST PART OF SUNDAY...BEFORE THE SECOND LOW MOVES CLOSER TO OUR REGION. LIGHT SNOW ON THE WEST SIDE OF THIS LOW WILL DEVELOP OVER EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY BEFORE ENDING. SNOWFALL TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MIDDAY WILL BE LESS THAN AN INCH IN MOST AREAS...THEN WITH THE WRAPAROUND 1 TO 2 IN EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND 3 TO 5 INCHES IN THE WARROAD AND BAUDETTE AREAS LATE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTH AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH OVER EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND THE RED RIVER VALLEY SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY AND THIS WILL CAUSE DRIFTING SNOW AND SOME BLOWING SNOW. LOCAL VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS TO ONE HALF MILE WILL BE POSSIBLE. MNZ004-007-013>016-022>024-027-028-030>032-040-NDZ006>008-014>016- 024-026-028-054-251800- /O.CAN.KFGF.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100125T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KFGF.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-100125T1800Z/ KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK- NORTH CLEARWATER-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER- EAST BECKER-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-TOWNER- CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON- GRIGGS-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...WARREN...THIEF RIVER FALLS... RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...BAGLEY...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA... PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...FERGUS FALLS... NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE...CANDO...LANGDON... CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON... NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...COOPERSTOWN...ADAMS 334 PM CST SAT JAN 23 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LIGHT SNOW AND WIND...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW WILL OCCUR TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION OF LESS THAN AN INCH. LIGHT SNOW WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES. * NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE SUNDAY AFTERNOON TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO MONDAY AFTERNOON CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITY. * TEMPERATURES WILL FALL QUICKLY SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY SO LOOK FOR THE SLUSH AND WATER TO FREEZE DURING THAT TIME PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS ONCE AGAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATER UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ MNZ005-006-008-009-017-251800- /O.EXT.KFGF.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100125T1800Z/ ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI- SOUTH BELTRAMI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN... RED LAKE...BEMIDJI 334 PM CST SAT JAN 23 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY. * OCCASIONAL SNOW WILL OCCUR TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. AN INCH OR TWO WILL FALL TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY WITH 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. * NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL OCCUR LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY CAUSING DRIFTING SNOW. * TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN NEAR FREEZING THROUGH SUNDAY AND THEN FALL QUICKLY SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY CAUSING ANY WATER OR SLUSH TO FREEZE AT THAT TIME. 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. && $$ MNZ001>003-029-NDZ027-029-030-038-039-049-052-053-251800- /O.EXT.KFGF.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-100125T1800Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-WILKIN-GRAND FORKS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES- CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...BRECKENRIDGE...GRAND FORKS...FINLEY... MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON 334 PM CST SAT JAN 23 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LIGHT SNOW AND WIND IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY. * OCCASIONAL VERY LIGHT SNOW WILL OCCUR TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING WITH LESS THAN AN INCH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES OF NEW SNOW ACCUMULATION. * NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND VISIBLITIES IN SOME AREAS DOWN TO ONE HALF MILE. * TEMPERATURES WILL HOLD NEAR FREEZING TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY THEN FALL QUICKLY SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. SLUSH AND WATER WILL FREEZE UP AT THAT TIME. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATER UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ DTR
971 WWUS43 KFGF 240028 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 628 PM CST SAT JAN 23 2010 ...WINTER STORM STARTING TO WEAKEN... .LOW PRESSURE IS WEAKENING OVER NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AS A NEW AREA OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS OVER SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS. THE LOW IN NORTH DAKOTA WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST TO THE NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY BY LATE TONIGHT AND THEN DISSIPATE AS THE KANSAS LOW MOVES NORTHEAST TOWARD NORTHEAST WISCONSIN BY EARLY MONDAY. THE RESULT WILL BE A DECREASE IN THE SNOWFALL TONIGHT INTO THE FIRST PART OF SUNDAY...BEFORE THE SECOND LOW MOVES CLOSER TO OUR REGION. LIGHT SNOW ON THE WEST SIDE OF THIS LOW WILL DEVELOP OVER EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY BEFORE ENDING. SNOWFALL TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MIDDAY WILL BE LESS THAN AN INCH IN MOST AREAS...THEN WITH THE WRAPAROUND 1 TO 2 IN EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND 3 TO 5 INCHES IN THE WARROAD AND BAUDETTE AREAS LATE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTH AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH OVER EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND THE RED RIVER VALLEY SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY AND THIS WILL CAUSE DRIFTING SNOW AND SOME BLOWING SNOW. LOCAL VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS TO ONE HALF MILE WILL BE POSSIBLE. MNZ005-006-008-009-017-251800- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100125T1800Z/ ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI- SOUTH BELTRAMI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN... RED LAKE...BEMIDJI 628 PM CST SAT JAN 23 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY. * OCCASIONAL SNOW WILL OCCUR TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. AN INCH OR TWO WILL FALL TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY WITH 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. * A PERIOD OF DENSE FOG IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. * NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL OCCUR LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY CAUSING DRIFTING SNOW. * TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN NEAR FREEZING THROUGH SUNDAY AND THEN FALL QUICKLY SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY CAUSING ANY WATER OR SLUSH TO FREEZE AT THAT TIME. 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>004-007-013>016-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024- 026>030-038-039-049-052>054-251800- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-100125T1800Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...WARREN...THIEF RIVER FALLS... RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...BAGLEY...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA... PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...BRECKENRIDGE... FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE...CANDO... LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON... NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY... MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON... ADAMS 628 PM CST SAT JAN 23 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LIGHT SNOW AND WIND REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY. * OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW WILL OCCUR TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION OF LESS THAN AN INCH. LIGHT SNOW WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES. * A PERIOD OF DENSE FOG IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. * NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE SUNDAY AFTERNOON TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO MONDAY AFTERNOON CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITY. * TEMPERATURES WILL FALL QUICKLY SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY SO LOOK FOR THE SLUSH AND WATER TO FREEZE DURING THAT TIME PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS ONCE AGAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ DR/TG
722 WWUS43 KFGF 241052 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 452 AM CST SUN JAN 24 2010 ...MORE SNOW AND STRONG WINDS ON THE WAY... .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE...CENTERED IN NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA...WILL CONTINUE MOVING TOWARD LAKE SUPERIOR TODAY AND TONIGHT. AS THE LOW MOVES EAST...SNOW WILL WRAP AROUND THE LOW AND RETURN TO EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA BY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY MONDAY EVENING...WITH THE LESSER AMOUNTS IN THE VALLEY CITY TO WAHPETON AREAS AND THE HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE BAUDETTE TO BEMIDJI AREAS. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTH AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 45 MPH OVER EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND THE RED RIVER VALLEY PORTION OF WESTERN MINNESOTA BY SUNDAY EVENING AND REMAIN STRONG THROUGH MUCH OF MONDAY. THE COMBINATION OF THE WIND AND NEW SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED TO RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. MNZ005-006-008-009-017-251800- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100125T1800Z/ ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI- SOUTH BELTRAMI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN... RED LAKE...BEMIDJI 452 AM CST SUN JAN 24 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY. * OCCASIONAL SNOW WILL OCCUR TODAY INTO MONDAY. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 7 INCHES IS EXPECTED BY MONDAY EVENING. * THE DENSE FOG AND PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL END THIS MORNING. * NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL OCCUR LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY CAUSING DRIFTING SNOW. * TEMPERATURES WILL START FALLING TO BELOW FREEZING THIS AFTERNOON...CAUSING ANY SLUSH OR STANDING WATER TO TO RE-FREEZE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY HAZARDOUS OR NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MNZ001>004-007-013>016-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024- 026>030-038-039-049-052>054-251800- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-100125T1800Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE- EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD- WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL- WADENA-GRANT-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY- EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL- BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...WARREN...THIEF RIVER FALLS... RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...BAGLEY...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA... PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...BRECKENRIDGE... FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE...CANDO... LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON... NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY... MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON... ADAMS 452 AM CST SUN JAN 24 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND WIND REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY. * OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW WILL OCCUR TODAY INTO MONDAY. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 4 INCHES IS EXPECTED BY MONDAY EVENING. * THE AREAS OF DENSE FOG WILL DISSIPATE THIS MORNING. * NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO MONDAY AND CREATE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO FALL BELOW FREEZING TODAY...CAUSING ANY SLUSH OR STANDING WATER TO TO RE-FREEZE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NG
870 WWUS43 KFGF 242125 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 325 PM CST SUN JAN 24 2010 ...SNOW AND STRONG WINDS ON THE WAY... .THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WHICH MOVED THROUGH NORTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY MORNING WILL COMBINE WITH ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER NORTHERN WISCONSIN ON MONDAY. AS IT DOES SO...MOISTURE WILL GET WRAPPED BACK WESTWARD THROUGH NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND MUCH OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA TONIGHT INTO MONDAY CAUSING SNOW TO RE-DEVELOP. THE BIG STORY WILL BE THE WINDS. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH OVER EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND THE RED RIVER VALLEY OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY. THIS WILL BLOW AROUND THE FRESH SNOW AND GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY IN THE RED RIVER VALLEY WHERE WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST. MNZ005-006-008-009-017-260000- /O.EXT.KFGF.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100126T0000Z/ ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI- SOUTH BELTRAMI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN... RED LAKE...BEMIDJI 325 PM CST SUN JAN 24 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND WIND IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY. * SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING AND THEN CONTINUE INTO MONDAY BEFORE ENDING MONDAY EVENING. * NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES IS LIKELY. * NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL OCCUR LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY CAUSING DRIFTING SNOW. * TEMPERATURES WILL FALL QUICKLY LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY...CAUSING ANY SLUSH OR STANDING WATER TO TO RE-FREEZE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY HAZARDOUS OR NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MNZ001>004-007-013>016-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024- 026>030-038-039-049-052>054-260000- /O.EXT.KFGF.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-100126T0000Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...WARREN...THIEF RIVER FALLS... RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...BAGLEY...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA... PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...BRECKENRIDGE... FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE...CANDO... LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON... NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY... MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON... ADAMS 325 PM CST SUN JAN 24 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY. * LIGHT SNOW AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY. * NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM AN INCH OR LESS IN DEVILS LAKE AND VALLEY CITY...TO AN INCH OR TWO IN THE RED RIVER VALLEY TO 2 TO 3 INCHES AROUND THIEF RIVER FALLS TO DETROIT LAKES AND PARK RAPIDS. * NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY. THESE WINDS WILL PICK UP THE FRESH SNOW AND CAUSE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY. * IT WILL TURN SHARPLY COLDER TONIGHT TURNING ANY SLUSH OR STANDING WATER TO ICE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ DTR
947 WWUS43 KFGF 250310 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 910 PM CST SUN JAN 24 2010 ...SNOW AND STRONG WINDS ON THE WAY... .THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WHICH MOVED THROUGH NORTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY MORNING WILL COMBINE WITH ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER NORTHERN WISCONSIN ON MONDAY. AS IT DOES SO...MOISTURE WILL GET WRAPPED BACK WESTWARD THROUGH NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND MUCH OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA TONIGHT INTO MONDAY CAUSING SNOW TO RE-DEVELOP. THE BIG STORY WILL BE THE WINDS. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH OVER EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND THE RED RIVER VALLEY OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY. THIS WILL BLOW AROUND THE FRESH SNOW AND GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY IN THE RED RIVER VALLEY WHERE WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST. MNZ005-006-008-009-017-260000- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100126T0000Z/ ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI- SOUTH BELTRAMI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN... RED LAKE...BEMIDJI 910 PM CST SUN JAN 24 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND WIND REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY. * SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY BEFORE ENDING MONDAY EVENING. * NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES IS LIKELY. * NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL OCCUR LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY CAUSING DRIFTING SNOW. * TEMPERATURES WILL FALL QUICKLY TONIGHT CAUSING ANY SLUSH OR STANDING WATER TO FREEZE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY HAZARDOUS OR NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MNZ001>004-007-013>016-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024- 026>030-038-039-049-052>054-260000- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-100126T0000Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...WARREN...THIEF RIVER FALLS... RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...BAGLEY...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA... PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...BRECKENRIDGE... FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE...CANDO... LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON... NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY... MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON... ADAMS 910 PM CST SUN JAN 24 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY. * LIGHT SNOW AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY. * NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM AN INCH OR LESS IN DEVILS LAKE AND VALLEY CITY. AN INCH OR TWO IS EXPECTED IN THE RED RIVER VALLEY. 2 TO 3 INCHES IS EXPECTED AROUND THIEF RIVER FALLS TO DETROIT LAKES AND PARK RAPIDS. * NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH TONIGHT INTO MONDAY. THESE WINDS WILL PICK UP THE FRESH SNOW AND CAUSE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY. * THE SLUSH AND STANDING WATER HAS BECOME ICE...CREATING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL 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. && $$ TG
387 WWUS43 KFGF 250339 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 939 PM CST SUN JAN 24 2010 ...SNOW AND STRONG WINDS ON THE WAY... .THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WHICH MOVED THROUGH NORTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY MORNING WILL COMBINE WITH ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER NORTHERN WISCONSIN ON MONDAY. AS IT DOES SO...MOISTURE WILL GET WRAPPED BACK WESTWARD THROUGH NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND MUCH OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA TONIGHT INTO MONDAY CAUSING SNOW TO RE-DEVELOP. THE BIG STORY WILL BE THE WINDS. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH OVER EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND THE RED RIVER VALLEY OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY. THIS WILL BLOW AROUND THE FRESH SNOW AND GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY IN THE RED RIVER VALLEY WHERE WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST. MNZ005-006-008-009-017-260000- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100126T0000Z/ ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI- SOUTH BELTRAMI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN... RED LAKE...BEMIDJI 939 PM CST SUN JAN 24 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND WIND REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY. * SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY BEFORE ENDING MONDAY EVENING. * NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES IS LIKELY. * NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL OCCUR LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY CAUSING DRIFTING SNOW. * TEMPERATURES WILL FALL QUICKLY TONIGHT CAUSING ANY SLUSH OR STANDING WATER TO FREEZE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY HAZARDOUS OR NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MNZ001>004-007-013>016-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024- 026>030-038-039-049-052>054-260000- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-100126T0000Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...WARREN...THIEF RIVER FALLS... RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...BAGLEY...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA... PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...BRECKENRIDGE... FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE...CANDO... LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON... NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY... MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON... ADAMS 939 PM CST SUN JAN 24 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY. * SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY. FREEZING DRIZZLE IS ALSO LIKELY ALONG AND WEST OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY FOR A SHORT DURATION DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM AN INCH OR LESS IN DEVILS LAKE AND VALLEY CITY. AN INCH OR TWO IS EXPECTED IN THE RED RIVER VALLEY. 2 TO 3 INCHES IS EXPECTED AROUND THIEF RIVER FALLS TO DETROIT LAKES AND PARK RAPIDS. * NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH TONIGHT INTO MONDAY. THESE WINDS WILL PICK UP THE FRESH SNOW AND CAUSE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY. * THE SLUSH AND STANDING WATER HAS BECOME ICE...CREATING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL 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. && $$ TG
406 WWUS43 KFGF 251019 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 419 AM CST MON JAN 25 2010 ...WHITE OUT CONDITIONS EXPECTED... .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE...CENTERED IN SOUTHERN ONTARIO... CONTINUES TO WRAP BANDS OF SNOW INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS. THE SNOW IN COMBINATION WITH VERY STRONG WINDS HAS CREATED WHITE OUT CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY...OVER EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND PARTS OF NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS WILL REMAIN FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOWFALL AND WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO START TO SUBSIDE THIS EVENING. MNZ001>004-007-013>015-022-027>031-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024- 026>030-038-039-049-052>054-260000- /O.UPG.KFGF.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-100126T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.BZ.W.0001.100125T1019Z-100126T0000Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE- EAST POLK-MAHNOMEN-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL- EAST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY- EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL- BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...WARREN...THIEF RIVER FALLS... RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...MAHNOMEN...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE... BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...ELBOW LAKE... CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE... GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN... FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER... WAHPETON...ADAMS 419 AM CST MON JAN 25 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH...WILL CREATE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 4 INCHES IS EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. && $$ MNZ016-023-260000- /O.UPG.KFGF.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-100126T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KFGF.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100126T0000Z/ NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH CLEARWATER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAGLEY...LAKE ITASCA 419 AM CST MON JAN 25 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND WIND...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND END THIS EVENING. * TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 6 INCHES IS EXPECTED. ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. * NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND SNOWFALL WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE AND LET SOMEONE KNOW YOUR ROUTE. && $$ MNZ005-006-008-009-017-260000- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100126T0000Z/ ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI- SOUTH BELTRAMI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN... RED LAKE...BEMIDJI 419 AM CST MON JAN 25 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND WIND REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND END THIS EVENING. * TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 6 INCHES IS EXPECTED. ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. * NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND SNOWFALL WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE AND LET SOMEONE KNOW YOUR ROUTE. && $$ MNZ024-032-260000- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-100126T0000Z/ HUBBARD-WADENA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PARK RAPIDS...WADENA 419 AM CST MON JAN 25 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND END THIS EVENING. * TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS EXPECTED. * NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ NG
396 WWUS43 KFGF 251608 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 1008 AM CST MON JAN 25 2010 ...WHITE OUT CONDITIONS EXPECTED... .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE...CENTERED IN SOUTHERN ONTARIO... CONTINUES TO WRAP BANDS OF SNOW INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS. THE SNOW IN COMBINATION WITH VERY STRONG WINDS HAS CREATED WHITE OUT CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY...OVER EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND PARTS OF NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS WILL REMAIN FROM 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOWFALL AND WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO START TO SUBSIDE THIS EVENING. MNZ001>004-007-013>015-022-027>031-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024- 026>030-038-039-049-052>054-260000- /O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100126T0000Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE- EAST POLK-MAHNOMEN-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL- EAST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY- EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL- BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...WARREN...THIEF RIVER FALLS... RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...MAHNOMEN...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE... BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...ELBOW LAKE... CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE... GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN... FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER... WAHPETON...ADAMS 1008 AM CST MON JAN 25 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH... WILL CREATE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 4 INCHES IS EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. && $$ MNZ005-006-008-009-016-017-023-260000- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100126T0000Z/ ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI- NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-SOUTH CLEARWATER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN... RED LAKE...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...LAKE ITASCA 1008 AM CST MON JAN 25 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND END THIS EVENING. * TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 6 INCHES IS EXPECTED. ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. * NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND SNOWFALL WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE AND LET SOMEONE KNOW YOUR ROUTE. && $$ MNZ024-032-260000- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-100126T0000Z/ HUBBARD-WADENA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PARK RAPIDS...WADENA 1008 AM CST MON JAN 25 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND END THIS EVENING. * TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS EXPECTED. * NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ SPEICHER
391 WWUS43 KFGF 252105 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 305 PM CST MON JAN 25 2010 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE FROM THE VALLEY AND WEST...IMPROVING CONDITIONS EAST OF THE VALLEY... .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES CONTINUES TO BRING STRONG...NORTHERLY WINDS ACROSS EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND THE RED RIVER VALLEY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH 9 PM CDT WITHIN AND WEST OF THE VALLEY. EAST OF THE VALLEY...SNOWFALL IS TAPERING OFF...AND COUPLED WITH GRADUALLY SUBSIDING WINDS...VISIBILITIES ARE IMPROVING TO ONE TO THREE MILES WITH VISIBILITIES DOWN TO ONE HALF MILE IN OPEN COUNTRY. HOWEVER...BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS THROUGH 9 PM CDT. MNZ013>015-022-027-028-031-260300- /O.CAN.KFGF.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100126T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KFGF.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-100126T0300Z/ PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-MAHNOMEN-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER- EAST OTTER TAIL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS... FOSSTON...MAHNOMEN...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...NEW YORK MILLS 305 PM CST MON JAN 25 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH...WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH VISIBILITIES GENERALLY REDUCED TO ONE TO THREE MILES...HOWEVER DOWN TO ONE HALF MILE IN OPEN COUNTRY. * SNOW WILL BEGIN TAPERING OFF...WITH ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION OF LESS THAN AN INCH EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ MNZ005-006-008-009-016-017-023-260300- /O.CAN.KFGF.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100126T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KFGF.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-100126T0300Z/ ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI- NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-SOUTH CLEARWATER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN... RED LAKE...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...LAKE ITASCA 305 PM CST MON JAN 25 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH...WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH VISIBILITIES GENERALLY REDUCED TO ONE TO THREE MILES...HOWEVER DOWN TO ONE HALF MILE IN OPEN COUNTRY. * SNOW WILL BEGIN TAPERING OFF...WITH ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION OF LESS THAN AN INCH EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ MNZ001>004-007-029-030-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-039- 049-052>054-260300- /O.EXT.KFGF.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100126T0300Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-WILKIN- WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY- EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL- BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...WARREN...BRECKENRIDGE... FERGUS FALLS...ELBOW LAKE...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER... MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA... GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY... FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON...ADAMS 305 PM CST MON JAN 25 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. * NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH... WILL CREATE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY...THROUGH THIS 9 PM THIS EVENING. * LESS THAN ONE INCH OF ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. && $$ MNZ024-032-260300- /O.EXT.KFGF.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-100126T0300Z/ HUBBARD-WADENA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PARK RAPIDS...WADENA 305 PM CST MON JAN 25 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. * NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH...WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH VISIBILITIES GENERALLY REDUCED TO ONE TO THREE MILES...HOWEVER DOWN TO ONE HALF MILE IN OPEN COUNTRY. * SNOW WILL BEGIN TAPERING OFF...WITH ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION OF LESS THAN AN INCH EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ SPEICHER
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 Jan 22, 3:35 AM CST, 1 hour 8 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 22, 3:35 AM CST, 1 hour 8 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
335 AM CST THU JAN 21 2010
.DISCUSSION...FORECAST CHALLENGE IN THE NEAR TERM CONCERNS -FZDZ/ZR
POTENTIAL/HEADLINES AND THEN WEEKEND STORM. STILL SOME
DIFFERENCES BUT GEM/ECMWF/GFS COMING INTO BETTER ALIGNMENT WITH
SURFACE/MID LEVEL FEATURES AND THERMAL PROFILES. NAM LOOKS TOO WARM
THROUGH THE COLUMN AND BEING AN OUTLIER SO WILL FOLLOW GFS/ECMWF
BLEND.
IN THE NEAR TERM WILL BE MONITORING TRENDS/REPORTS CONCERNING
FREEZING PCPN POTENTIAL. RETURNS FROM KMVX-88D ACROSS NE FA HAVE
BEEN MAINLY -SN FROM METARS. WITH PATCHY FZDZ MAIN ISSUE ELSEWHERE
IF EXPANSION/EXTENSION NEEDED WILL ISSUE JUST A WINTER WX ADVISORY.
THE UPCOMING STORM FROM THIS EVENING INTO MONDAY AM VERY COMPLEX AND
CHALLENGING. FIRST SURGE OF PCPN IN STRONG ISENTROPIC LIFT AND WARM
ADVECTION ARRIVES TO FA EARLY THIS EVENING AND LIFTS THROUGH FROM
VALLEY WEST DURING THE OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY. ECMWF WETTEST WITH
THE GEM/GFS/NAM IN BETTER AGREEMENT. FOR THE MOST PART THERMAL
PROFILES SUPPORT MAINLY SNOW HOWEVER THERE ARE MARGINAL PERIODS
WHERE A MIX IS POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTHERN VALLEY REGION.
ENOUGH UNCERTAINTY TO MENTION BOTH SNOW/ZR MIX.
DEPENDING ON MODEL COULD SEE A BREAK IN HEAVIER SNOWFALL SATURDAY AS
MAIN PCPN ZONE PUSHES THROUGH. SOUNDINGS BECOME MORE FAVORABLE FOR
MIX PCPN SO WHILE PCPN MAY NOT BE HEAVY TRAVEL COULD STILL REMAIN
HAZARDOUS. NOT A GREAT DEAL OF COOLING OF THE COLUMN AT THIS POINT
SO SURFACE TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN MILD.
AS LOW SHIFTS EAST WRAP AROUND PCPN COMES BACK INTO THE PICTURE
SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. MODELS ARE SHOWING DIFFERING
LOCATIONS OF DEFORMATION SNOW HOWEVER AT THIS POINT NORTHERN VALLEY
INTO DVL BASIN LOOKS TO HAVE THE BEST POTENTIAL. THIS SNOW WILL
EVENTUALLY COINCIDE WITH TIGHTENING GRADIENT/COLD ADVECTION FOR
STRONG WINDS AND SIGNIFICANT BLOWING. THIS COULD LEAD TO BLIZZARD OR
NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER AREAS WITH MOST SNOWFALL AND COULD
CONTINUE INTO MONDAY MORNING.
FOR SIMPLICITY AND THE PUBLIC'S SAKE WILL ISSUE WINTER STORM WARNING
INTO MONDAY AM FROM VALLEY WEST AND TRY TO HIGHLIGHT THE TWO MAIN
EPISODES OF THE STORM IN THE BODY OF THE WARNING. WITH LATER ARRIVAL
OF MAIN PCPN AND PHASE UNCERTAINTY WILL MAINTAIN WATCH ACROSS THE
FAR EAST.
WIND TO CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY WITH STEADY COLD ADVECTION AND -SN
HOWEVER ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS NOT EXPECTED. LITTLE IF ANY
TEMPERATURE RECOVERY ANTICIPATED.
WITH SURFACE HIGH DROPPING INTO WESTERN DAKOTA REGION STAYS IN SOME
DEGREE OF MIXING INTO MIDWEEK. MIXING WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES FROM
FALLING TOO FAR HOWEVER COULD POSSIBLY BE BACK TO W CHILL ISSUES.
&&
.AVIATION...
MVFR/IFR CIGS TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE PERIOD. MAIN VISIBILITY
RESTRICTIONS WILL BE LATE IN THE DAY AS PCPN SHIELD MOVES IN. LIGHT
FREEZING PCPN COULD CONTINUE OFF AND ON DURING DAY IN LOWER CIGS.
&&
.FGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ND...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL NOON CST TODAY FOR NDZ006>008-
014>016-024-026>030-038-039-049-052>054.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST MONDAY
FOR NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-039-049-052>054.
MN...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL NOON CST TODAY FOR MNZ001>004-007-
029.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST MONDAY
FOR MNZ001>004-007-029.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT
FOR MNZ005-006-008-009-013>017-022>024-027-028-030>032-040.
&&
VOELKERHazardous weather outlook, Jan 21, 7:48 PM CST, 8 hours 55 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 748 PM CST THU JAN 21 2010 NDZ038-039-049-052-053-230200- BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND- 748 PM CST THU JAN 21 2010 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH 4 AM FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE AND POSSIBLY FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE SLICK ROADS OVERNIGHT. MOTORISTS CAN EXPECT AREAS OF SLICK ROADS THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS FRIDAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY A LARGE STORM SYSTEM WILL AFFECT ALL OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND WESTERN MINNESOTA FRIDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY. SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL BEGIN FRIDAY NIGHT IN EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA THEN MOVE INTO WESTERN MINNESOTA BY SATURDAY MORNING. PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF ICE AND SNOW ARE POSSIBLE...AND TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS THIS WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. STAY TUNED FOR LATER STATEMENTS ON THIS UPCOMING WINTER STORM. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED. MNZ001>004-007-029-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-054-230200- WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-WILKIN-TOWNER- CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON- GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- 748 PM CST THU JAN 21 2010 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT LIGHT FLURRIES AND PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. SOME SLICK AREAS MAY FORM...BUT NO SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY A LARGE STORM SYSTEM WILL AFFECT ALL OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND WESTERN MINNESOTA FRIDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY. SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL BEGIN FRIDAY NIGHT IN EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA THEN MOVE INTO WESTERN MINNESOTA BY SATURDAY MORNING. PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF ICE AND SNOW ARE POSSIBLE...AND TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS THIS WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. STAY TUNED FOR LATER STATEMENTS ON THIS UPCOMING WINTER STORM. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED. MNZ005-006-008-009-013>017-022>024-027-028-030>032-040-230200- ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON- RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN- SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WEST OTTER TAIL- EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT- 748 PM CST THU JAN 21 2010 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS...SLEET...AND FREEZING DRIZZLE ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. ALTHOUGH SOME SLICK SPOTS MAY FORM...NO SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY A LARGE STORM SYSTEM WILL AFFECT ALL OF WESTERN MINNESOTA SATURDAY INTO EARLY MONDAY. SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL BEGIN SATURDAY AND CHANGE TO ALL SNOW BY SATURDAY NIGHT. SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF ICE AND SNOW ARE POSSIBLE...AND TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS THIS WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. STAY TUNED FOR LATER STATEMENTS ON THIS UPCOMING WINTER STORM. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED. SPEICHER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 7:18 PM CST | Freezing Rain Advisory | FGF | Barnes, Cass, Ransom, Richland, Sargent | 9 hr |
| Jan 22, 4:43 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Barnes, Benson, Cass, Cavalier, Eddy, Grand Forks and 11 more | 7 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.