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Winter Storm Warning 7, NWS Grand Forks, ND

November 22, 20107 counties in Minnesota; 4 counties in North Dakota

NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this winter storm warning at Nov 22, 2010, 7:23 AM CST for 7 counties in Minnesota; 4 counties in North Dakota. It was in force for 16 hr. 35 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
Nov 22, 2010, 7:23 AM CST (13:23 UTC)
Expired
Nov 22, 2010, 11:36 PM CST
In force
16 hr
Issued by
NWS Grand Forks, ND

Counties Becker County, MN, Beltrami County, MN, Clay County, MN, Clearwater County, MN, Mahnomen County, MN, Norman County, MN, Polk County, MN, Barnes County, ND, Cass County, ND, Ransom County, ND, Sargent County, ND

The radar

The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:23 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Nov 22, 9:20 AM CSTHEAVY SNOW 66 Sw Lisbon, NDSTILL SNOWING HARD
Nov 22, 11:00 AM CSTHEAVY SNOW 74 Se Sheldon, NDSTORM TOTAL SNOWFALL UP TO 1100 AM. IT IS STILL SNOWING.
Nov 22, 11:55 AM CSTHEAVY SNOW 6Cogswell, NDSTORM TOTAL SNOWFALL UP TO 1155 AM.
Nov 22, 12:00 PM CSTHEAVY SNOW 10.1N Moorhead, MNSTORM TOTAL SNOWFALL UP TO NOON. IT WAS STILL SNOWING.
Nov 22, 12:05 PM CSTHEAVY SNOW 6Milnor, NDSTORM TOTAL SNOWFALL UP TO 1205 PM.
Nov 22, 12:15 PM CSTHEAVY SNOW 11.5S Fargo, NDSOUTHERN FARGO STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL UP TO 1215 PM.
Nov 22, 12:40 PM CSTHEAVY SNOW 74 E Kathryn, NDSTORM TOTAL SNOWFALL UP TO 1240 PM. IT WAS STILL SNOWING.
Nov 22, 12:48 PM CSTSNOW 31 W Frazee, MNSTORM TOTAL SNOWFALL UP TO 1248 PM.
Nov 22, 12:48 PM CSTHEAVY SNOW 62 W Zerkel, MNSTORM TOTAL SNOWFALL UP TO 1248 PM.
Nov 22, 12:48 PM CSTHEAVY SNOW 63 E Borup, MNSTORM TOTAL SNOWFALL UP TO 1248 PM.
Nov 22, 12:48 PM CSTHEAVY SNOW 89 Ene Waubun, MNSTORM TOTAL SNOWFALL UP TO 1248 PM.
Nov 22, 1:00 PM CSTSNOW 2.5Detroit Lakes, MNSTORM TOTAL SNOWFALL UP TO 1 PM. IT WAS STILL SNOWING.
Nov 22, 1:00 PM CSTSNOW 4Bemidji, MNSTORM TOTAL SNOWFALL UP TO 100 PM.
Nov 22, 1:00 PM CSTSNOW 5Solway, MNSTORM TOTAL SNOWFALL UP TO 100 PM.
Nov 22, 1:00 PM CSTHEAVY SNOW 6Wilton, MNSTORM TOTAL SNOWFALL UP TO 100 PM.
Nov 22, 1:15 PM CSTHEAVY SNOW 7Lake Park, MNSTORM TOTAL SNOWFALL UP TO 115 PM. IT WAS STILL SNOWING.
Nov 22, 1:20 PM CSTSNOW 4Gully, MNSTORM TOTAL SNOWFALL UP TO 120 PM.
Nov 22, 1:20 PM CSTSNOW 56 Sw Clearbrook, MNSTORM TOTAL SNOWFALL UP TO 120 PM.
Nov 22, 3:08 PM CSTSNOW 5Fosston, MN
Nov 22, 3:08 PM CSTHEAVY SNOW 7Bad Medicine Lake, MN
Nov 22, 3:08 PM CSTHEAVY SNOW 93 E Sabin, MN
Nov 22, 3:08 PM CSTHEAVY SNOW 12Hitterdal, MN
Nov 22, 3:41 PM CSTHEAVY SNOW 92 W Blackduck, MNSNOWFALL SINCE 8 AM
Nov 22, 3:49 PM CSTHEAVY SNOW 10.5Fargo, NDREPORTED AT 52ND AVE S
Nov 22, 7:00 PM CSTHEAVY SNOW 7Milnor, NDSTORM TOTAL THROUGH 700 PM.
Nov 22, 7:30 PM CSTHEAVY SNOW 10Lisbon, NDMEASUREMENTS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES RECORDED THROUGH THE CITY. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL THROUGH 730 PM.
Nov 22, 7:30 PM CSTHEAVY SNOW 114 Se Sheldon, NDSTORM TOTAL SNOWFALL THROUGH 730 PM.
Nov 22, 7:55 PM CSTHEAVY SNOW 106 Sw Clearbrook, MNSTORM TOTAL SNOWFALL THROUGH 755 PM.
Nov 22, 8:03 PM CSTHEAVY SNOW 8Wilton, MNSTORM TOTAL SNOWFALL THROUGH 803 PM.
Nov 22, 8:10 PM CSTHEAVY SNOW 12Solway, MNSTORM TOTAL SNOWFALL THROUGH 810 PM.
Nov 22, 8:19 PM CSTHEAVY SNOW 12.59 Ene Waubun, MNSTORM TOTAL SNOWFALL THROUGH 819 PM. IT WAS STILL SNOWING.
Nov 22, 9:00 PM CSTHEAVY SNOW 9.5Sabin, MNSTORM TOTAL SNOWFALL UP TO 9 PM.
Nov 22, 9:00 PM CSTHEAVY SNOW 12.5Long Lost Lake, MNSTORM TOTAL SNOWFALL UP TO 9 PM.
Nov 22, 9:23 PM CSTHEAVY SNOW 6Valley City, NDSTORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ESTIMATE THROUGH 923 PM.
Nov 22, 11:00 PM CSTHEAVY SNOW 9Bemidji, MNSTORM TOTAL SNOWFALL UP TO 11 PM.

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, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 286 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Aberdeen, SD at 12:00Z on 2010-11-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Aberdeen, SD at 12:00Z on 2010-11-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 148 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
904 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
56 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
148 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
627 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

060 
WWUS43 KFGF 221323
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
723 AM CST MON NOV 22 2010

...SNOW TODAY AND ANOTHER ROUND FOR MIDWEEK...

.BANDS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND
WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA TODAY. ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WILL
BE POSSIBLE...BUT AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE
HEAVIEST BANDS. AFTER A BRIEF BREAK ON TUESDAY...ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM
MOVING IN WILL BRING ADDITIONAL SNOW FOR WEDNESDAY AND INTO
THURSDAY. WINDS WILL BE HIGHER WITH THE SYSTEM MIDWEEK...AND
BLOWING AND DRIFTING COULD CREATE TRAVEL PROBLEMS.

MNZ002-003-022-027-NDZ038-039-049-052-251330-
/O.UPG.KFGF.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-101123T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KFGF.WS.W.0007.101122T1323Z-101123T0300Z/
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.A.0004.101124T1200Z-101126T0000Z/
NORMAN-CLAY-MAHNOMEN-WEST BECKER-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...MAHNOMEN...
DETROIT LAKES...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER
723 AM CST MON NOV 22 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST
THIS EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.



* A BAND OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SLOWLY NORTH ACROSS THE
  AREA TODAY. SNOW WILL GRADUALLY BECOME LIGHTER THIS AFTERNOON
  AND THEN TAPER OFF DURING THE EVENING.

* A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW FROM LISBON TO FARGO TO MAHNOMEN WILL BRING
  6 TO 8 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION TO THAT NARROW AREA. SNOW
  ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE OUTSIDE OF THIS BAND.

* WINDS WILL BECOME NORTH AT 10 TO 20 MPH MONDAY AFTERNOON AND 
  EVENING WITH SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 

* ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM MOVING IN FOR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY WILL 
  BRING AND ADDITIONAL 4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW. WINDS WILL BLOW AT 
  25 MPH AT TIMES AND WILL CREATE TRAVEL PROBLEMS WITH REDUCED 
  VISIBILITIES FROM BLOWING AND 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.

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.

&&

$$

MNZ001-013>015-023-024-028>032-040-NDZ027>030-053-251330-
/O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-101123T0300Z/
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.A.0004.101124T1200Z-101126T0000Z/
WEST POLK-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-
EAST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-
GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...LAKE ITASCA...
PARK RAPIDS...WOLF LAKE...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...
NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE...GRAND FORKS...
COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...WAHPETON
723 AM CST MON NOV 22 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM
CST THIS EVENING. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* SNOW WILL SPREAD NORTH MONDAY MORNING...WITH SNOW CONTINUING 
  INTO THE AFTERNOON BEFORE ENDING LATE AFTERNOON OR EVENING. 

* WIDESPREAD SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE.

* WINDS WILL BECOME NORTH AT 10 TO 20 MPH MONDAY AFTERNOON AND 
  EVENING WITH SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 

* ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM MOVING IN FOR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY WILL 
  BRING AND ADDITIONAL 4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW. WINDS WILL BLOW AT 
  25 MPH AT TIMES AND WILL CREATE TRAVEL PROBLEMS WITH REDUCED 
  VISIBILITIES FROM BLOWING AND 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.

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.

&&

$$

MNZ005-006-008-009-016-017-251330-
/O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0013.101122T1800Z-101123T0600Z/
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.A.0004.101124T1200Z-101126T0000Z/
ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-
NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN...
RED LAKE...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI
723 AM CST MON NOV 22 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON
TODAY TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO THE AREA LATE MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON 
  AND THEN END IN THE EVENING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 4 INCHES WITH ISOLATED 5 INCH 
  AMOUNTS. 

* WINDS WILL BE EAST AT 10 MPH DURING THE DAY BECOMING NORTH AT 
  10 MPH MONDAY NIGHT. 

* ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM MOVING IN FOR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY WILL 
  BRING AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW. WINDS WILL BLOW AT 
  25 MPH AT TIMES AND WILL CREATE TRAVEL PROBLEMS WITH REDUCED 
  VISIBILITIES FROM BLOWING AND 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.

&&

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

MNZ004-007-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026-054-251330-
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.A.0004.101124T1200Z-101126T0000Z/
KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-
EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...WARREN...CANDO...LANGDON...
CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...
NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...ADAMS
723 AM CST MON NOV 22 2010

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. 

* SNOW WILL BEGIN TO MOVE INTO THE AREA EARLY WEDNESDAY 
  MORNING...AND WILL CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY. 

* ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE...WITH SOME 
  ISOLATED 8 INCH AMOUNTS NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION. 

* WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 MPH AT TIMES...MAINLY WEDNESDAY 
  NIGHT AND THURSDAY. 

* BLOWING SNOW COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES AND CREATE 
  TRAVEL PROBLEMS THROUGH THE START OF THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY. 

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.

&&

$$
4 follow-up statements
943 
WWUS43 KFGF 221629
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
1029 AM CST MON NOV 22 2010

...SNOW TODAY AND ANOTHER ROUND FOR MIDWEEK...

.A VERY SNOWY WEEK IS FORECAST. FOR TODAY...SNOW WILL SPREAD
THROUGH MOST OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA INTO NORTHERN HALF OF
MINNESOTA AND THEN END TONIGHT. A BAND OF VERY HEAVY SNOW
ACCUMULATING 6 TO 10 INCHES WILL OCCUR FROM LISBON TO FARGO TO
MAHNOMEN TO NEAR BEMIDJI. THIS INTENSE BAND OF SNOW IS PRETTY
NARROW. OUTSIDE OF THIS BAND SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE LOWER WITH
AREAS FROM COOPERSTOWN THROUGH GRAND FORKS TO THIEF RIVER FALLS
AND BAUDETTE GETTING 2 TO 5 INCHES WITH 2 TO 5 INCHES FROM
WAHPETON TO PARK RAPIDS AND FERGUS FALLS. THERE WILL BE A SHARP
CUTOFF LINE TO THE SNOW ON THE NORTH AND SOUTH EDGES OF THE STORM
SYSTEM.  

AFTER A BREAK ON TUESDAY...ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL ENTER THE
AREA WEDNESDAY INTO THANKSGIVING DAY BRINGING ANOTHER ROUND OF
SNOW AND POSSIBLY STRONG WINDS. THE MAIN WIND PART OF THE STORM
WILL HIT WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THANKSGIVING DAY. PLEASE STAY TUNED
FOR UPDATES ON BOTH OF THESE STORMS AS TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED.  


MNZ015-023-251630-
/O.UPG.KFGF.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-101123T0300Z/
/O.EXB.KFGF.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-101123T0600Z/
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.A.0004.101124T1200Z-101126T0000Z/
EAST POLK-SOUTH CLEARWATER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOSSTON...LAKE ITASCA
1029 AM CST MON NOV 22 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT
CST TONIGHT. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A
WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 7 INCHES....WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO
  10 POSSIBLE.

* WINDS WILL BE NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH.  

* ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM MOVING IN FOR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY WILL
  BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW.  


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BOTH STORMS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL AND BRING HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. 


&&

$$

MNZ009-016-017-251630-
/O.UPG.KFGF.WW.Y.0013.101122T1800Z-101123T0600Z/
/O.EXB.KFGF.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-101123T0600Z/
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.A.0004.101124T1200Z-101126T0000Z/
NORTH BELTRAMI-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RED LAKE...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI
1029 AM CST MON NOV 22 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A
WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 7 INCHES....WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO
  10 POSSIBLE.

* WINDS WILL BE NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH.  

* ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM MOVING IN FOR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY WILL
  BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW.  


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BOTH STORMS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL AND BRING HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. 


$$

MNZ002-003-022-027-NDZ038-039-049-052-251630-
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-101123T0300Z/
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.A.0004.101124T1200Z-101126T0000Z/
NORMAN-CLAY-MAHNOMEN-WEST BECKER-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...MAHNOMEN...
DETROIT LAKES...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER
1029 AM CST MON NOV 22 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9
PM CST THIS EVENING. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* BANDS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON AND THEN
  TAPER OFF LATE IN THE DAY AND THIS EVENING.   

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES WILL OCCUR WITH LOCALIZED
  HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THE BAND OF THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE
  FROM LISBON TO FARGO TO MAHNOMEN.  

* WINDS WILL BECOME NORTH AT 10 TO 20 MPH MONDAY AFTERNOON AND 
  EVENING WITH SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 

* ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM MOVING IN FOR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY WILL
  BRINGING MORE SNOW AND LIKELY STRONGER WINDS.

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.

&&

$$

MNZ001-013-014-NDZ027>030-251630-
/O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-101123T0300Z/
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.A.0004.101124T1200Z-101126T0000Z/
WEST POLK-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...
FINLEY...MAYVILLE
1029 AM CST MON NOV 22 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM
CST THIS EVENING. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* SNOW WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND END BY MID EVENING.

* WIDESPREAD SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 5 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE.

* WINDS WILL BECOME NORTH AT 10 TO 20 MPH MONDAY AFTERNOON AND 
  EVENING WITH SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 

* ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM MOVING IN FOR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY WILL
  BRINGING ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW AND POSSIBLY STRONG WINDS.   

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.


&&

$$

MNZ024-028>032-040-NDZ053-251630-
/O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-101123T0300Z/
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.A.0004.101124T1200Z-101126T0000Z/
HUBBARD-EAST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-
GRANT-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PARK RAPIDS...WOLF LAKE...
BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...
ELBOW LAKE...WAHPETON
1029 AM CST MON NOV 22 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM
CST THIS EVENING. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* SNOW WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND END THIS EVENING.

* WIDESPREAD SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 5 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE.

* WINDS WILL BECOME NORTH AT 10 TO 20 MPH MONDAY AFTERNOON AND 
  EVENING WITH SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 

* ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM MOVING IN FOR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY WILL
  BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW AND POSSIBLY STRONG WINDS.  

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.

&&

$$

MNZ005-006-008-251630-
/O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0013.101122T1800Z-101123T0600Z/
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.A.0004.101124T1200Z-101126T0000Z/
ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN
1029 AM CST MON NOV 22 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* SNOW WILL INTENSIFY THIS AFTERNOON AND END TONIGHT. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE.

* WINDS WILL BE EAST AT 10 MPH DURING THE DAY BECOMING NORTH AT 10
  MPH TONIGHT.

* ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM MOVING IN FOR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY WILL
  BRING HEAVY 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.

&&


&&

$$

MNZ004-007-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026-054-251630-
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.A.0004.101124T1200Z-101126T0000Z/
KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-
EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...WARREN...CANDO...LANGDON...
CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...
NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...ADAMS
1029 AM CST MON NOV 22 2010

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. 

* SNOW WILL BEGIN TO MOVE INTO THE AREA EARLY WEDNESDAY 
  MORNING...AND WILL CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY. 

* SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES AND ACCUMULATE MORE THAN 6 INCHES.

* WINDS WILL BECOME A BIG PROBLEM LATE WEDNESDAY INTO EARLY
  THANKSGIVING DAY WITH NORTH WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH.

* BLOWING SNOW COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES AND CREATE 
  TRAVEL PROBLEMS THROUGH THE START OF THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY. 

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.

&&

$$


DTR
743 
WWUS43 KFGF 222147
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
347 PM CST MON NOV 22 2010

...CURRENT SNOW EVENT ENDING THIS EVENING...
...ANOTHER STORM ON THE HORIZON FOR MIDWEEK...

.A VERY SNOWY WEEK IS FORECAST. THE CURRENT SYSTEM WHICH BROUGHT
BANDS OF HEAVY SNOW TO PARTS OF THE AREA TODAY WILL EXIT THIS
EVENING WITH SNOW GRADUALLY COMING TO AN END. 6 TO 12 INCHES OF
SNOW FELL FROM LISBON THROUGH FARGO TO BEMIDJI WITH LESS EITHER
SIDE OF THIS LINE.

THE ATTENTION NOW TURNS TO THE EVENT FOR WEDNESDAY AND
THANKSGIVING DAY. THERE REMAINS MUCH UNCERTAINTY IN HOW THIS
SYSTEM WILL EVOLVE...BUT IT DOES APPEAR LIKELY THAT SNOW WILL
SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. LOW
PRESSURE WILL DEEPEN TO OUR EAST AND WINDS WILL PICK UP LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THANKSGIVING DAY CAUSING WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW.
TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS AND THOSE FOLKS WHO ARE PLANNING ON
TRAVEL FOR WEDNESDAY OR THANKSGIVING DAY SHOULD STAY TUNED FOR
UPDATED FORECAST INFORMATION.

MNZ024-028>032-040-NDZ053-252200-
/O.CAN.KFGF.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-101123T0300Z/
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.A.0004.101124T1200Z-101126T0000Z/
HUBBARD-EAST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-
GRANT-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PARK RAPIDS...WOLF LAKE...
BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...
ELBOW LAKE...WAHPETON
347 PM CST MON NOV 22 2010

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT
FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. 

OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW WILL FALL THIS EVENING BUT ACCUMULATIONS
WILL BE UNDER AN INCH.  

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.

&&

$$

MNZ002-003-022-027-NDZ038-039-049-052-252200-
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-101123T0300Z/
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.A.0004.101124T1200Z-101126T0000Z/
NORMAN-CLAY-MAHNOMEN-WEST BECKER-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...MAHNOMEN...
DETROIT LAKES...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER
347 PM CST MON NOV 22 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM
CST THIS EVENING. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* SNOW WILL COME TO AN END THIS EVENING. STORM SNOWFALL
  ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 10 INCHES WILL OCCUR WITH LOCALIZED 12
  INCH AMOUNTS.

* WINDS WILL BE NORTH AT 15 TO 20 MPH WITH SOME BLOWING AND
  DRIFTING SNOW.

* ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM MOVING IN FOR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY WILL 
  BRINGING MORE SNOW AND LIKELY STRONGER WINDS. 

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.

&&

$$

MNZ009-015>017-023-252200-
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-101123T0600Z/
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.A.0004.101124T1200Z-101126T0000Z/
NORTH BELTRAMI-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-
SOUTH CLEARWATER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RED LAKE...FOSSTON...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...
LAKE ITASCA
347 PM CST MON NOV 22 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 10 INCHES WILL OCCUR. 

* WINDS WILL BE NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH.

* ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM MOVING IN FOR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY WILL 
  BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BOTH STORMS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL AND BRING HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

MNZ001-013-014-NDZ027>030-252200-
/O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-101123T0300Z/
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.A.0004.101124T1200Z-101126T0000Z/
WEST POLK-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...
FINLEY...MAYVILLE
347 PM CST MON NOV 22 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM
CST THIS EVENING. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* SNOW WILL END BY MIDNIGHT.

* WIDESPREAD SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 5 INCHES WILL OCCUR.

* WINDS WILL BE NORTH AT 15 TO 20 MPH WITH SOME BLOWING AND
  DRIFTING SNOW.

* ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM MOVING IN FOR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY WILL 
  BRINGING ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW AND POSSIBLY STRONG WINDS. 

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.

&&

$$

MNZ005-006-008-252200-
/O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-101123T0600Z/
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.A.0004.101124T1200Z-101126T0000Z/
ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN
347 PM CST MON NOV 22 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* SNOW WILL END OVERNIGHT. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 5 INCHES WILL OCCUR.

* WINDS WILL BE NORTH AT 10 TO 15 MPH.

* ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM MOVING IN FOR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY WILL 
  BRING HEAVY 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.

&&

&&

$$

MNZ004-007-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026-054-252200-
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.A.0004.101124T1200Z-101126T0000Z/
KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-
EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...WARREN...CANDO...LANGDON...
CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...
NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...ADAMS
347 PM CST MON NOV 22 2010

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. 

* SNOW WILL BEGIN TO MOVE INTO THE AREA EARLY WEDNESDAY 
  MORNING...AND WILL CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY. 

* SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES AND ACCUMULATE MORE THAN 6 INCHES.

* WINDS WILL BECOME A BIG PROBLEM LATE WEDNESDAY INTO EARLY 
  THANKSGIVING DAY WITH NORTH WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH. 

* BLOWING SNOW COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES AND CREATE 
  TRAVEL PROBLEMS THROUGH THE START OF THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY. 

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.

&&

$$

DTR
800 
WWUS43 KFGF 230313
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
913 PM CST MON NOV 22 2010

...CURRENT SNOW EVENT WINDING DOWN... ...ANOTHER STORM ON THE HORIZON
FOR MIDWEEK...

.A VERY SNOWY WEEK IS FORECAST. THE CURRENT SYSTEM...WHICH BROUGHT
BANDS OF UP TO ONE FOOT OF SNOW TO THE CENTRAL VALLEY TODAY...IS NOW
WINDING DOWN...WITH LIGHT SNOW DIMINISHING AND VISIBILITIES RAPIDLY
IMPROVING ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA. 8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW FELL FROM
LISBON THROUGH FARGO TO BEMIDJI WITH LESS EITHER SIDE OF THIS
LINE.

THE ATTENTION NOW TURNS TO THE EVENT FOR WEDNESDAY AND
THANKSGIVING DAY. THERE REMAINS MUCH UNCERTAINTY IN HOW THIS
SYSTEM WILL EVOLVE...BUT IT DOES APPEAR LIKELY THAT SNOW WILL
SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. LOW
PRESSURE WILL DEEPEN TO OUR EAST...AND WINDS WILL PICK UP LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THANKSGIVING DAY...CAUSING WIDESPREAD BLOWING
SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS AND THOSE FOLKS WHO ARE PLANNING ON
TRAVEL FOR WEDNESDAY OR THANKSGIVING DAY SHOULD STAY TUNED FOR
UPDATED FORECAST INFORMATION.

MNZ015-023-260000-
/O.CAN.KFGF.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-101123T0600Z/
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.A.0004.101124T1200Z-101126T0000Z/
EAST POLK-SOUTH CLEARWATER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOSSTON...LAKE ITASCA
913 PM CST MON NOV 22 2010

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER STORM WARNING. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. 

* LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDNIGHT HOWEVER BLOWING AND
  DRIFTING WILL DECREASE WHILE VISIBILITIES IMPROVE.

* ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM MOVING IN FOR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY WILL
  BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW.

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.

&&

$$

MNZ002-003-022-027-NDZ038-039-049-052-260000-
/O.EXP.KFGF.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-101123T0300Z/
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.A.0004.101124T1200Z-101126T0000Z/
NORMAN-CLAY-MAHNOMEN-WEST BECKER-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...MAHNOMEN...
DETROIT LAKES...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER
913 PM CST MON NOV 22 2010

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WINTER STORM
WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON. 

* LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDNIGHT HOWEVER BLOWING AND
  DRIFTING HAS DIMINISHED AND VISIBILITIES WILL IMPROVE.

* ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM MOVING IN FOR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY WILL 
  BRINGING MORE SNOW AND LIKELY STRONGER WINDS. 

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.

&&

$$

MNZ001-013-014-NDZ027>030-260000-
/O.EXP.KFGF.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-101123T0300Z/
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.A.0004.101124T1200Z-101126T0000Z/
WEST POLK-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...
FINLEY...MAYVILLE
913 PM CST MON NOV 22 2010

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WINTER
STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON. 

* LIGHT SNOW AND FLURRIES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDNIGHT...WITH NO
  SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. 

* ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM MOVING IN FOR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY WILL
  BRINGING ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW AND POSSIBLY STRONG WINDS.

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.

&&

$$

MNZ009-016-017-260000-
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-101123T0600Z/
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.A.0004.101124T1200Z-101126T0000Z/
NORTH BELTRAMI-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RED LAKE...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI
913 PM CST MON NOV 22 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT
FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES OF SNOW MAY OCCUR THROUGH MIDNIGHT.

* WINDS WILL BE NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH...REDUCING VISIBILITY TO LESS
  THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES.

* ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM MOVING IN FOR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY WILL 
  BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BOTH STORMS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL AND BRING HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

MNZ005-006-008-260000-
/O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-101123T0600Z/
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.A.0004.101124T1200Z-101126T0000Z/
ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN
913 PM CST MON NOV 22 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS
IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. 

* SNOW WILL END OVERNIGHT.

* AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF SNOWFALL MAY OCCUR.

* WINDS WILL BE NORTH AT 10 TO 15 MPH...RESULTING IN REDUCED
  VISIBILITIES IN OPEN AREAS.

* ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM MOVING IN FOR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY WILL 
  BRING HEAVY 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.

&&

$$

MNZ004-007-024-028>032-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026-053-054-
260000-
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.A.0004.101124T1200Z-101126T0000Z/
KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-HUBBARD-EAST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-
EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-
RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON-RICHLAND-
WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...WARREN...PARK RAPIDS...
WOLF LAKE...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...
WADENA...ELBOW LAKE...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...
LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...
WAHPETON...ADAMS
913 PM CST MON NOV 22 2010

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. 

OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW WILL FALL THIS EVENING BUT LITTLE TO NO
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.

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.

&&

$$
12
597 
WWUS43 KFGF 230536
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
1136 PM CST MON NOV 22 2010

...CURRENT WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES CANCELLED...
...ANOTHER STORM ON THE HORIZON FOR MIDWEEK...

.LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST MINNESOTA
AND THE NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY THROUGH SUNRISE...HOWEVER LESS
THAN AN INCH OF ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED IN THOSE
AREAS. THE CURRENT SNOW EVENT HAS WINDED DOWN...HOWEVER USE
CAUTION AS MANY SECONDARY ROADS MAY NOT YET BE CLEARED.

THE ATTENTION NOW TURNS TO THE EVENT FOR WEDNESDAY AND
THANKSGIVING DAY. THERE REMAINS MUCH UNCERTAINTY IN HOW THIS
SYSTEM WILL EVOLVE...BUT IT DOES APPEAR LIKELY THAT SNOW WILL
SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. LOW
PRESSURE WILL DEEPEN TO OUR EAST...AND WINDS WILL PICK UP LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THANKSGIVING DAY...CAUSING WIDESPREAD
BLOWING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS AND THOSE FOLKS WHO ARE
PLANNING ON TRAVEL FOR WEDNESDAY OR THANKSGIVING DAY SHOULD STAY
TUNED FOR UPDATED FORECAST INFORMATION.

MNZ009-016-017-260000-
/O.CAN.KFGF.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-101123T0600Z/
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.A.0004.101124T1200Z-101126T0000Z/
NORTH BELTRAMI-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RED LAKE...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI
1136 PM CST MON NOV 22 2010

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER STORM WARNING. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. 

* ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM MOVING IN FOR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY WILL
  BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW WEDNESDAY AND BLOWING SNOW THURSDAY.

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.

&&

$$

MNZ005-006-008-260000-
/O.CAN.KFGF.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-101123T0600Z/
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.A.0004.101124T1200Z-101126T0000Z/
ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN
1136 PM CST MON NOV 22 2010

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT
FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. 

* ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM MOVING IN FOR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY WILL
  BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW WEDNESDAY AND BLOWING SNOW THURSDAY.

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.

&&

$$

MNZ001>004-007-013>015-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-
026>030-038-039-049-052>054-260000-
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.A.0004.101124T1200Z-101126T0000Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-
EAST POLK-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...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
1136 PM CST MON NOV 22 2010

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. 

* ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM MOVING IN FOR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY WILL
  BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW WEDNESDAY AND BLOWING SNOW THURSDAY.

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.

&&

$$
12

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 Nov 22, 3:21 AM CST, 4 hours 2 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 22, 3:21 AM CST, 4 hours 2 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
321 AM CST MON NOV 22 2010

.DISCUSSION...

WITH A PRETTY ACTIVE PATTERN WINTER WEATHER CONCERNS WILL BE THE
MAIN FORECAST HEADACHE FOR THIS MORNING.

WV LOOP AND UPPER AIR OBS HAVE A FAIRLY STRONG SHORTWAVE TROUGH
CURRENTLY IN WY...AND MODELS ARE ALL IN PRETTY GOOD AGREEMENT ON
BRINGING THIS FEATURE INTO THE CWA TODAY. THE SFC LOW WILL BE WELL
TO OUR SOUTHEAST...BUT THERE WILL BE PLENTY OF LIFT AS THE UPPER
SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE REGION. THE NAM AND GFS ARE ALSO IN PRETTY
GOOD AGREEMENT ON PUTTING SOME DECENT 700MB FRONTOGENESIS OVER OUR
SOUTHERN COUNTIES TODAY.

THE GFS AND ECMWF ARE IN PRETTY GOOD AGREEMENT ON DROPPING 3-5
INCHES OF SNOW ACROSS A VALLEY CITY TO FARGO TO BEMIDJI LINE...AND
THE NAM EVEN PUTS IN SOME 6 INCH AMOUNTS. NOT SEEING TOO MUCH
POTENTIAL FOR CSI AND THE SYSTEM WILL BE FAIRLY FAST MOVING.
HOWEVER...WILL HAVE TO WATCH CLOSELY IN CASE SOME BANDING SETS UP
AND IT LOOKS LIKE WE'LL GET OVER 6 INCHES. FOR NOW WILL KEEP
ADVISORY GOING AS IT IS. FORTUNATELY WINDS WILL REMAIN IN THE 10
TO 15 MPH RANGE AND BLOWING SNOW WILL NOT BE TOO MUCH OF A PROBLEM.

SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TONIGHT AS THE UPPER SYSTEM MOVES OFF INTO THE
GREAT LAKES AND SFC HIGH PRESSURE ARRIVES IN THE CWA. THERE WILL
BE SOME BRIEF SHORTWAVE RIDGING BETWEEN SYSTEMS ON TUESDAY...AND
THE NORTHERN PLAINS SHOULD SEE A DRY DAY. HOWEVER...TEMPS WILL
REMAIN COLD WITH HIGHS IN THE TEENS AND LOWS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS
TO BELOW ZERO.

THE NEXT UPPER TROUGH WILL BEGIN TO APPROACH ON TUESDAY NIGHT AND
WEDNESDAY. THERE IS A LOT OF VARIATION BETWEEN THE MODELS AS TO
THE EXACT TIMING OF THE SYSTEM. THE GFS HAS BEEN THE MOST
PROGRESSIVE...MOVING THE UPPER LOW INTO SD ON WEDNESDAY AND
THROUGH THE CWA WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE NAM ON THE OTHER HAND...IS
MUCH SLOWER...KEEPING THE UPPER LOW OVER SD THROUGH THURSDAY. THE
ECMWF IS A BIT SLOWER THAN THE GFS...BUT MUCH MORE PROGRESSIVE
THAN THE NAM...WHILE THE GEM IS IN BETWEEN. GIVEN THE NAM IS OFTEN
UNRELIABLE THIS FAR OUT IN TIME...AND THAT THE GFS IS OFTEN A BIT
TOO PROGRESSIVE...WILL LEAN TOWARDS THE ECMWF.

WHAT THIS MEANS FOR US IS THAT SNOW WILL START MOVING INTO OUR
NORTHWESTERN CWA LATE TUESDAY NIGHT OR WEDNESDAY MORNING. UNLIKE
PREVIOUS SYSTEMS...THE SFC LOW WILL DEEPEN QUITE NICELY NEAR THE
CWA AND THERE WILL BE SOME STRONG WINDS WITH THIS ROUND OF SNOW.
AT LEAST 4 INCHES AND BLOWING SNOW AT 25 MPH OR MORE LOOK PROBABLE
ACROSS THE CWA...WITH SOME HIGHER AMOUNTS DEFINITELY NOT OUT OF
THE QUESTION. THERE ARE STILL SOME DIFFERENCES IN TIMING AND IT IS
STILL 48 HOURS PLUS OUT...BUT IT LOOKS LIKELY FOR SOME UGLY
WEATHER SOMEWHERE IN THE NORTHERN PLAINS ON THE BUSIEST TRAVEL
DAY OF THE YEAR. THUS...WILL GO AHEAD AND PUT OUT A WATCH FOR THE
WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY TIME FRAME.

&&

.AVIATION...

CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE THIS MORNING AS BANDS OF SNOW BEGIN TO
MOVE INTO THE FORECAST AREA. CEILINGS WILL GO DOWN TO MVFR ACROSS
KFAR FIRST AND THEN SPREAD NORTH AND EASTWARD. SOME LOCATIONS
COULD SEE -SN LIMITING VIS DOWN TO A MILE OR TWO AT TIMES. VIS AND
CEILINGS WILL BEGIN TO RECOVER AFTER 06Z TUESDAY.

&&

.FGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ND...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CST THIS
     EVENING FOR NDZ027>030-038-039-049-052-053.

     WINTER STORM WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY
     AFTERNOON FOR NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-039-049-
     052>054.

MN...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CST THIS
     EVENING FOR MNZ001>003-013>015-022>024-027>032-040.

     WINTER STORM WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY
     AFTERNOON FOR MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040.

     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT
     FOR MNZ005-006-008-009-016-017.

&&

JR
Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 22, 6:20 AM CST, 1 hour 3 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
620 AM CST MON NOV 22 2010

MNZ001>003-005-006-008-009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ027>030-
038-039-049-052-053-231230-
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-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-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-
GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-
RICHLAND-
620 AM CST MON NOV 22 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH
DAKOTA...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

BANDS OF SNOW WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION AS AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM
EJECTS INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5
INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

A STRONGER WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS
WEDNESDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH THANKSGIVING DAY. THERE IS STILL
SOME UNCERTAINTY AS TO THE EXACT TRACK OF THE STORM...BUT AN
ADDITIONAL 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION. AS LOW
PRESSURE DEEPENS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...WINDS WILL PICK UP
TO NEAR 25 MPH. THIS WILL BRING WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND
REDUCED VISIBILITIES...CREATING TRAVEL PROBLEMS FOR THE AREA. A
WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED...BUT REPORTS OF SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME.

MNZ004-007-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026-054-231230-
KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-
EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
620 AM CST MON NOV 22 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH
DAKOTA...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

LIGHT SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA DURING THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON HOURS. ONE TO TWO INCHES OF ACCUMULATION WILL BE
POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

A STRONGER WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS
WEDNESDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH THANKSGIVING DAY. THERE IS STILL
SOME UNCERTAINTY AS TO THE EXACT TRACK OF THE STORM...BUT AN
ADDITIONAL 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION. AS LOW
PRESSURE DEEPENS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...WINDS WILL PICK UP
TO NEAR 25 MPH. THIS WILL BRING WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND
REDUCED VISIBILITIES...CREATING TRAVEL PROBLEMS FOR THE AREA. A
WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED...BUT REPORTS OF SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME.

JR

The office that day

Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 22, 4:17 AM CSTWinter Storm WatchFGFBecker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 12 more35 hr

Nearby

Winter Storm Warnings in Minnesota, 2010Winter Storm Warnings in North Dakota, 2010Every winter storm warning in 2010

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.