Alert archive / North Dakota / Winter Storm Warnings in 2010
Winter Storm Warning 8, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this winter storm warning at Nov 23, 2010, 3:15 PM CST for 6 counties in North Dakota; 5 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Nov 24, 2010, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 24 hr. 8 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 23, 2010, 3:15 PM CST (21:15 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 24, 2010, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Nov 25, 2010, 11:30 AM CST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
Counties Beltrami County, MN, Kittson County, MN, Lake of the Woods County, MN, Marshall County, MN, Roseau County, MN, Benson County, ND, Cavalier County, ND, Pembina County, ND, Ramsey County, ND, Towner County, ND, Walsh County, ND
The radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 24, 9:00 PM CST | SNOW 1 | Bemidji, MN | |
| Nov 24, 9:00 PM CST | SNOW 4 | Devils Lake, ND | ESTIMATED 2 TO 4 INCHES STORM TOTAL THROUGH 9PM |
| Nov 24, 9:00 PM CST | SNOW 5 | Baudette, MN | ESTIMATED 4 TO 5 INCHES STORM TOTAL AS OF 9PM...STILL SNOWING |
| Nov 24, 9:00 PM CST | SNOW 5 | Hallock, MN | ESTIMATED 4 TO 5 INCHES STORM TOTAL THROUGH 9PM...STILL SNOWING |
| Nov 24, 9:00 PM CST | SNOW 5 | Roseau, MN | ESTIMATED 4 TO 5 INCHES STORM TOTAL THROUGH 9PM...STILL SNOWING |
| Nov 24, 9:00 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Bisbee, ND | ESTIMATED AROUND 6 INCHES STORM TOTAL THROUGH 9PM...STILL SNOWING |
| Nov 24, 9:00 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Cavalier, ND | ESTIMATED 5 TO 6 INCHES STORM TOTAL THROUGH 9PM...STILL SNOWING |
| Nov 24, 9:00 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Park River, ND | ESTIMATED AROUND 6 INCHES THROUGH 9PM...STILL SNOWING |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
International Fa, MN (KINL), launched 12:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 292 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
- 655 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 15 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 19 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 39 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
909 WWUS43 KFGF 232115 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 315 PM CST TUE NOV 23 2010 ...COMPLEX STORM TO AFFECT THE REGION WEDNESDAY AND THANKSGIVING DAY... .THERE STILL REMAINS A GOOD DEAL OF UNCERTAINTY IN REGARDS TO THE UPCOMING STORM SYSTEM. THE STORM SYSTEM WAS OVER THE NORTHERN ROCKIES TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THIS SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. MOISTURE WILL SPREAD NORTHWARD AND SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. THERE MIGHT BE A BREAK IN THE PRECIPITATION FOR A TIME WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS OVER THE RED RIVER VALLEY. AS THE LOW MOVES NORTHEAST TOWARD KENORA ONTARIO ON THANKSGIVING DAY LOOK FOR WINDS TO INCREASE LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THANKSGIVING DAY OVER EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND THE RED RIVER VALLEY CAUSING POSSIBLE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. TOTAL STORM SNOWFALL FORECASTS CALL FOR AROUND 2 INCHES IN AREAS ALONG THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER...TO 3 TO 4 INCHES IN FARGO...TO 3 TO 6 INCHES IN GRAND FORKS TO BEMIDJI...WITH 6 TO 8 INCHES ALONG THE CANADIAN BORDER. MNZ005-006-008-009-260000- /O.UPG.KFGF.WS.A.0004.101124T1200Z-101126T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.WS.W.0008.101124T1800Z-101126T0000Z/ ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN... RED LAKE 315 PM CST TUE NOV 23 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY AND THEN CONTINUE INTO THANKSGIVING DAY. SNOWFALL WILL BE HEAVIEST WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * LOOK FOR A TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 8 INCHES. * WINDS WILL BE SOUTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 MPH WEDNESDAY AND THEN TURN LIGHT AND VARIABLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY. WINDS WILL THEN TURN WEST AT 10 TO 20 MPH BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ001>004-007-029-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-039-049- 052>054-260000- /O.UPG.KFGF.WS.A.0004.101124T1200Z-101126T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.WW.Y.0014.101124T1200Z-101125T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.BZ.A.0001.101125T0600Z-101126T0000Z/ 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 315 PM CST TUE NOV 23 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A BLIZZARD WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS BLIZZARD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY AND THEN TAPER OFF WEDNESDAY EVENING AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES TOWARD GRAND FORKS LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. AS THE LOW MOVES AWAY...LOOK FOR WINDS TO TURN NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 35 MPH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THANKSGIVING DAY. ADDITIONAL SNOW WILL LIKELY OCCUR THANKSGIVING DAY. * LOOK FOR 1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW WEDNESDAY...THEN ANOTHER 1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE ON THANKSGIVING DAY. THIS WILL GIVE STORM TOTALS OF 2 INCHES ALONG THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER TO 6 TO 8 INCHES NORTH OF HIGHWAY TWO. FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT IN SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA. * WINDS FOR WEDNESDAY WILL BE SOUTHEAST AT 10 TO 20 MPH. LOOK FOR WINDS TO INCREASE TO THE 20 TO 35 MPH RANGE LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. THESE WINDS MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PREPARE YOUR TRAVEL AHEAD OF TIME. LET PEOPLE KNOW YOUR TRAVEL PLANS AND ROUTE. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$ MNZ013>017-022>024-027-028-030>032-040-260000- /O.UPG.KFGF.WS.A.0004.101124T1200Z-101126T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.WW.Y.0014.101124T1800Z-101126T0000Z/ 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...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 315 PM CST TUE NOV 23 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY...THEN BECOME LIGHT IN NATURE FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. A PERIOD OF FREEZING DRIZZLE IS ALSO POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. * NEW SNOW AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THURSDAY. * WINDS WILL BE SOUTHEAST AT 10 TO 20 MPH WEDNESDAY THEN TURN WEST OR NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. 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. && $$ DTR
6 follow-up statements
086 WWUS43 KFGF 240408 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 1008 PM CST TUE NOV 23 2010 ...COMPLEX STORM TO AFFECT THE REGION WEDNESDAY AND THANKSGIVING DAY... .THERE STILL REMAINS A GOOD DEAL OF UNCERTAINTY IN REGARDS TO THE UPCOMING STORM SYSTEM. THE STORM SYSTEM WAS OVER THE NORTHERN ROCKIES TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THIS SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. MOISTURE WILL SPREAD NORTHWARD AND SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. THERE MIGHT BE A BREAK IN THE PRECIPITATION FOR A TIME WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS OVER THE RED RIVER VALLEY. AS THE LOW MOVES NORTHEAST TOWARD KENORA ONTARIO ON THANKSGIVING DAY LOOK FOR WINDS TO INCREASE LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THANKSGIVING DAY OVER EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND THE RED RIVER VALLEY CAUSING POSSIBLE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. TOTAL STORM SNOWFALL FORECASTS CALL FOR AROUND 2 INCHES IN AREAS ALONG THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER...TO 3 TO 4 INCHES IN FARGO...TO 3 TO 6 INCHES IN GRAND FORKS TO BEMIDJI...WITH 6 TO 8 INCHES ALONG THE CANADIAN BORDER. MNZ005-006-008-009-260000- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0008.101124T1800Z-101126T0000Z/ ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN... RED LAKE 1008 PM CST TUE NOV 23 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY. * SNOW WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY AND THEN CONTINUE INTO THANKSGIVING DAY. SNOWFALL WILL BE HEAVIEST WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * 4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW ARE LIKELY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES ON THANKSGIVING DAY. * WINDS WILL BE SOUTHEAST AT 10 TO 20 MPH WEDNESDAY AND THEN TURN LIGHT AND VARIABLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY. WINDS WILL THEN TURN WEST AT 10 TO 20 MPH BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ001>004-007-029-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-039-049- 052>054-260000- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0014.101124T1200Z-101125T0600Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.BZ.A.0001.101125T0600Z-101126T0000Z/ 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 1008 PM CST TUE NOV 23 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY AND THEN TAPER OFF WEDNESDAY EVENING AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES TOWARD GRAND FORKS LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. AS THE LOW MOVES AWAY...LOOK FOR WINDS TO TURN NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 35 MPH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THANKSGIVING DAY. ADDITIONAL SNOW WILL LIKELY OCCUR THANKSGIVING DAY. * SNOWFALL TOTALS ON WEDNESDAY ACROSS EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND ADJACENT PORTIONS OF MINNESOTA WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES ACROSS THE SOUTH...2 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS THE CENTRAL PORTIONS...AND 3 TO 6 INCHES ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTIONS. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE ON THANKSGIVING DAY. FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT IN SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA. * WINDS FOR WEDNESDAY WILL BE SOUTHEAST AT 10 TO 20 MPH. LOOK FOR WINDS TO INCREASE TO THE 20 TO 35 MPH RANGE LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. THESE WINDS MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PREPARE YOUR TRAVEL AHEAD OF TIME. LET PEOPLE KNOW YOUR TRAVEL PLANS AND ROUTE. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$ MNZ013>017-022>024-027-028-030>032-040-260000- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0014.101124T1800Z-101126T0000Z/ PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI- MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER- WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS... FOSSTON...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA... PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...FERGUS FALLS... NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE 1008 PM CST TUE NOV 23 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY. * SNOW WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY...THEN BECOME LIGHT IN NATURE FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. A PERIOD OF FREEZING DRIZZLE IS ALSO POSSIBLE LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. * SNOW AMOUNTS ON WEDNESDAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE 3 TO 6 INCHES. AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE ON THANKSGIVING DAY. * WINDS WILL BE SOUTHEAST AT 10 TO 20 MPH WEDNESDAY THEN TURN WEST OR NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ TG
911 WWUS43 KFGF 241213 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 613 AM CST WED NOV 24 2010 ...COMPLEX STORM TO AFFECT THE REGION TODAY AND INTO THANKSGIVING... .A STORM SYSTEM EJECTING FROM THE ROCKIES INTO THE WESTERN DAKOTAS TODAY WILL HELP PUSH SNOW INTO EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO MOVE INTO THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN THIS MORNING AND SPREAD EASTWARD THIS AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM AROUND 2 INCHES NEAR THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER TO 6 INCHES IN THE LAKE OF THE WOODS REGION. THERE WILL BE A BRIEF BREAK IN THE SNOW LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY TOMORROW MORNING...BUT THEN MOISTURE WRAPPING AROUND THE BACKSIDE OF THE SYSTEM WILL BRING AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW. WEST WINDS WILL ALSO BE PICKING UP BEHIND THE SYSTEM ON THURSDAY...WITH BLOWING SNOW WEST OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY CREATING NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. MNZ017-260000- /O.UPG.KFGF.WW.Y.0014.101124T1800Z-101126T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KFGF.WS.W.0008.101124T1800Z-101126T0000Z/ SOUTH BELTRAMI- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BEMIDJI 613 AM CST WED NOV 24 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY...THEN BECOME LIGHT IN NATURE FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. * SNOW AMOUNTS ON WEDNESDAY ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 4 TO 7 INCHES. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE ON THANKSGIVING DAY. * WINDS WILL BE SOUTHEAST AT 10 TO 20 MPH WEDNESDAY THEN TURN WEST OR NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. 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. && $$ MNZ005-006-008-009-260000- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0008.101124T1800Z-101126T0000Z/ ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN... RED LAKE 613 AM CST WED NOV 24 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY. * SNOW WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY AND THEN CONTINUE INTO THANKSGIVING DAY. SNOWFALL WILL BE HEAVIEST WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * 4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW ARE LIKELY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH ANOTHER 1 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE ON THANKSGIVING DAY. * WINDS WILL BE SOUTHEAST AT 10 TO 20 MPH WEDNESDAY AND THEN TURN LIGHT AND VARIABLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY. WINDS WILL THEN TURN WEST AT 10 TO 20 MPH BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ001>004-007-029-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-039-049- 052>054-260000- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-101125T0600Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.BZ.A.0001.101125T0600Z-101126T0000Z/ 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 613 AM CST WED NOV 24 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY AND THEN TAPER OFF WEDNESDAY EVENING AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT. AS THE LOW MOVES AWAY...LOOK FOR WINDS TO TURN TO THE WEST AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THANKSGIVING DAY. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW WILL LIKELY OCCUR THANKSGIVING DAY. * SNOWFALL TOTALS ON WEDNESDAY ACROSS EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND ADJACENT PORTIONS OF MINNESOTA WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES ACROSS THE SOUTH...2 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS THE CENTRAL PORTIONS... AND 3 TO 6 INCHES ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTIONS. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE ON THANKSGIVING DAY. PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY IN FAR SOUTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA. * WINDS FOR WEDNESDAY WILL BE SOUTHEAST AT 10 TO 20 MPH. LOOK FOR WINDS TO INCREASE TO THE 20 TO 35 MPH RANGE LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. THESE WINDS MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PREPARE YOUR TRAVEL AHEAD OF TIME. LET PEOPLE KNOW YOUR TRAVEL PLANS AND ROUTE. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$ MNZ013>016-022>024-027-028-030>032-040-260000- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0014.101124T1800Z-101126T0000Z/ PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-MAHNOMEN- SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WEST OTTER TAIL- EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS... FOSSTON...BAGLEY...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS... DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS... WADENA...ELBOW LAKE 613 AM CST WED NOV 24 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY. * SNOW WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY...THEN BECOME LIGHT IN NATURE FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE IS POSSIBLE DURING THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY...MAINLY SOUTH OF THE I-94 CORRIDOR. * SNOW AMOUNTS ON WEDNESDAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE 3 TO 5 INCHES. AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE ON THANKSGIVING DAY. * WINDS WILL BE SOUTHEAST AT 10 TO 20 MPH WEDNESDAY THEN TURN WEST OR NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
831 WWUS43 KFGF 242144 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 344 PM CST WED NOV 24 2010 ...COMPLEX STORM TO AFFECT THE REGION TONIGHT THROUGH THANKSGIVING... .A STORM SYSTEM WILL CROSS THE REGION TONIGHT REACHING THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES BY THANKSGIVING EVENING. BEST CHANCES FOR SNOW TONIGHT WILL BE ALONG THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER AREA WHERE 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE WITH LESSER AMOUNTS FARTHER SOUTH. BRIEF FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE THIS EVENING FROM THE SOUTHERN VALLEY INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THERE WILL BE A BRIEF BREAK IN THE SNOW MOST AREAS LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY TOMORROW MORNING...BUT THEN MOISTURE WRAPPING AROUND THE BACKSIDE OF THE SYSTEM WILL BRING AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN EAST ACROSS THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER AREA TO NEAR BEMIDJI BY LATE THANKSGIVING DAY. WEST WINDS WILL ALSO BE PICKING UP BEHIND THE SYSTEM ON THANKSGIVING...WITH BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITY ALONG AND WEST OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY. MNZ001>003-029-NDZ024-026>030-038-039-049-052-053-260000- /O.CAN.KFGF.BZ.A.0001.101125T0600Z-101126T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KFGF.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-101126T0000Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-WILKIN-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS- STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...BRECKENRIDGE...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA... GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY... FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON 344 PM CST WED NOV 24 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THURSDAY... ...BLIZZARD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WATCH. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THURSDAY. * SNOW WILL CONTINUE PERIODICALLY OVERNIGHT INTO THANKSGIVING WITH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH THANKSGIVING RANGING FROM AROUND AN INCH ALONG THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER TO NEAR 4 INCHES ACROSS THE NORTHERN VALLEY INTO NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. * BRIEF PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN VALLEY INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. * WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE WEST AND INCREASE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THANKSGIVING. WESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITY LATE TONIGHT AND THANKSGIVING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PREPARE YOUR TRAVEL AHEAD OF TIME. LET PEOPLE KNOW YOUR TRAVEL PLANS AND ROUTE. && $$ MNZ004-007-NDZ006>008-014>016-054-260000- /O.UPG.KFGF.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-101125T0600Z/ /O.UPG.KFGF.BZ.A.0001.101125T0600Z-101126T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KFGF.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-101126T0000Z/ KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY- EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...WARREN...CANDO...LANGDON... CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...ADAMS 344 PM CST WED NOV 24 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THURSDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES OVERNIGHT AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CROSSES THE REGION WITH ACCUMULATIONS FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES. * AS THE LOW MOVES EAST LATE TONIGHT AND THANKSGIVING WINDS WILL TURN TO THE WEST AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH PRODUCING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THANKSGIVING. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW WILL LIKELY OCCUR THANKSGIVING DAY WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS FROM 4 TO 6 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST ALONG WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ005-006-008-009-017-260000- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-101126T0000Z/ ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI- SOUTH BELTRAMI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN... RED LAKE...BEMIDJI 344 PM CST WED NOV 24 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THURSDAY. * SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THANKSGIVING DAY. SNOWFALL WILL BE HEAVIEST THIS EVENING AND TOWARDS NOON ON THANKSGIVING. * 4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW ARE LIKELY BY THANKSGIVING EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ013>016-022>024-027-028-030>032-040-260000- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-101126T0000Z/ PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-MAHNOMEN- SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WEST OTTER TAIL- EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS... FOSSTON...BAGLEY...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS... DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS... WADENA...ELBOW LAKE 344 PM CST WED NOV 24 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MIXED PRECIPITATION REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THURSDAY. * SNOW WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES THIS EVENING INTO THANKSGIVING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY THANKSGIVING EVENING COULD RANGE FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES. * FREEZING RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE MAINLY THIS EVENING ALONG AND SOUTH OF LINE FROM DETROIT LAKES TO PARK RAPIDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
632 WWUS43 KFGF 250444 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 1044 PM CST WED NOV 24 2010 ...SNOW...WIND AND COLDER WEATHER WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA TONIGHT AND THANKSGIVING... .A STORM SYSTEM WILL CROSS THE REGION TONIGHT REACHING THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES BY THANKSGIVING EVENING. BEST CHANCES FOR SNOW TONIGHT WILL BE ALONG THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER AREA WHERE 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE WITH LESSER AMOUNTS FARTHER SOUTH. A BREAK IN THE SNOW WILL OCCUR LATER TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING FOR MOST AREAS...BUT THEN MOISTURE WRAPPING AROUND THE WEST SIDE OF THE SYSTEM WILL BRING AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN EAST ACROSS THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER AREA TO NEAR BAUDETTE BY LATE THANKSGIVING DAY. WEST WINDS WILL ALSO BE PICKING UP BEHIND THE SYSTEM ON THANKSGIVING...WITH BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITY ALONG AND WEST OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY. MNZ004>009-017-NDZ006>008-014>016-054-260000- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-101126T0000Z/ KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL- NORTH BELTRAMI-SOUTH BELTRAMI-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON- RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...WARREN... NEWFOLDEN...RED LAKE...BEMIDJI...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER... MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...ADAMS 1044 PM CST WED NOV 24 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THURSDAY. * SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THANKSGIVING DAY. SNOWFALL WILL BE HEAVIEST THIS EVENING AND TOWARDS NOON ON THANKSGIVING. * 4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW ARE LIKELY BY THANKSGIVING EVENING. ALSO WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. * COLDER AIR WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE AREA. WITH GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WIND CHILLS WILL RANGE FROM ABOUT 25 BELOW IN BENSON COUNTY TO ABOUT 10 BELOW IN LAKE OF THE WOODS COUNTY FOR TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ001>003-013>016-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ024-026>030-038-039-049- 052-053-260000- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-101126T0000Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK- NORTH CLEARWATER-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER- EAST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT- EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM- SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS... FOSSTON...BAGLEY...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS... DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS... NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA... GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY... FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON 1044 PM CST WED NOV 24 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LIGHT SNOW AND MIXED PRECIPITATION REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THURSDAY. * SNOW WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES THIS EVENING INTO THANKSGIVING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY THANKSGIVING EVENING COULD RANGE FROM AROUND AN INCH ALONG THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER TO 5 INCHES TO THE NORTHERN VALLEY INTO NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. * SOME FREEZING RAIN FELL FROM BEMIDJI TO FOSSTON TO ELBOW LAKE MINNESOTA WEDNESDAY EVENING AND CREATED SLIPPERY ROADS. THE FREEZING PRECIPITATION HAS CHANGED OVER TO LIGHT SNOW. * COLDER AIR WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE AREA. WITH GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WIND CHILLS WILL RANGE FROM ABOUT 30 BELOW IN BARNES COUNTY TO ABOUT 15 BELOW IN WADENA COUNTY FOR TONIGHT AND AND THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW MORE TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. && $$
575 WWUS43 KFGF 251033 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 433 AM CST THU NOV 25 2010 ...SNOW...WIND AND COLDER WEATHER WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION FOR THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY... .A WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE REGION TODAY...REACHING THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES BY THIS EVENING. A BREAK IN PRECIPITATION AND CLEARING THIS MORNING FOR MOST AREAS WILL GIVE WAY TO REDEVELOPING LIGHT SNOW BANDS THIS AFTERNOON AS ADDITIONAL MOISTURE WRAPS AROUND THE WEST SIDE OF THE DEPARTING SYSTEM. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE DAY. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN EAST ALONG THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER AREA TO NEAR BAUDETTE BY LATE TODAY. LESSER AMOUNTS FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FARTHER SOUTH. BREEZY WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND TODAY WILL ALSO RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITY ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION. TRAVEL MAY BE DANGEROUS AT TIMES THROUGHOUT THE DAY. HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS ARE ALSO EXPECTED THIS MORNING...MAINLY ACROSS EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. MNZ004>009-017-NDZ006>008-014>016-054-260000- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-101126T0000Z/ KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL- NORTH BELTRAMI-SOUTH BELTRAMI-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON- RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...WARREN... NEWFOLDEN...RED LAKE...BEMIDJI...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER... MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...ADAMS 433 AM CST THU NOV 25 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY WITH AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS LIKELY TO SHIFT FROM WEST TO EAST LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL THROUGH THIS EVENING WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 10 INCHES. * WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BE HAZARDOUS AT TIMES. * COLDER AIR WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE AREA. WITH GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS...WIND CHILLS THIS MORNING WILL RANGE FROM ABOUT 25 BELOW IN BENSON COUNTY TO ABOUT 10 BELOW IN LAKE OF THE WOODS COUNTY. THE WIND CHILL THREAT IS EXPECTED TO DECREASE THROUGH THE DAY AS AIR TEMPERATURES INCREASE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ001>003-013>016-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ024-026>030-038-039-049- 052-053-260000- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-101126T0000Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK- NORTH CLEARWATER-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER- EAST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT- EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM- SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS... FOSSTON...BAGLEY...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS... DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS... NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA... GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY... FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON 433 AM CST THU NOV 25 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * LIGHT SNOW WILL REDEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL BY THIS EVENING WILL RANGE FROM AROUND AN INCH ALONG THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER TO 5 INCHES ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN VALLEY INTO NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. * WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BE HAZARDOUS AT TIMES. * COLDER AIR WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE AREA. WITH GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS...WIND CHILLS THIS MORNING WILL RANGE FROM ABOUT 30 BELOW IN BARNES COUNTY TO ABOUT 20 BELOW IN WADENA COUNTY. THE WIND CHILL THREAT IS EXPECTED TO DECREASE THROUGH THE DAY AS AIR TEMPERATURES INCREASE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW MORE TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. && $$ ROGERS
134 WWUS43 KFGF 251730 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 1130 AM CST THU NOV 25 2010 ...TRAVEL CONDITIONS IMPROVING... .LOW PRESSURE OVER EASTERN MANITOBA WILL SHIFT EAST TO THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES TONIGHT. AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION HOWEVER ADDITIONAL SNOW AMOUNTS SHOULD RANGE LESS THAN 3 INCHES WITH HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ALONG THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED AND MAY PRODUCE SOME AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN COUNTRY. MNZ004-005-007-008-NDZ006>008-014>016-054-260000- /O.CAN.KFGF.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-101126T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.WW.Y.0015.101125T1730Z-101126T0000Z/ KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-TOWNER-CAVALIER- PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN... CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE... GRAFTON...ADAMS 1130 AM CST THU NOV 25 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF THE DAY WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS LIKELY TO SHIFT FROM WEST TO EAST LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. * WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BE HAZARDOUS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ006-009-017-251830- /O.CAN.KFGF.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-101126T0000Z/ LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-SOUTH BELTRAMI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE...BEMIDJI 1130 AM CST THU NOV 25 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. ADDITIONAL LIGHT SNOW WILL RETURN TO THE REGION LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING HOWEVER SNOW AMOUNTS AROUND AN INCH ARE EXPECTED. $$ MNZ001>003-013>016-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ024-026>030-038-039-049- 052-053-251830- /O.CAN.KFGF.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-101126T0000Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK- NORTH CLEARWATER-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER- EAST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT- EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM- SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...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...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA... GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY... FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON 1130 AM CST THU NOV 25 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY HOWEVER ADDITIONAL SNOW AMOUNTS SHOULD RANGE AN INCH OR LESS. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH MAY CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITY IN OPEN AREAS TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. $$
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 23, 2:46 PM CST, 29 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 23, 2:46 PM CST, 29 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
246 PM CST TUE NOV 23 2010
.SHORT TERM...
A DIFFICULT STORM TO HEADLINE. MODELS COMING AROUND IN GENERAL
AGREEMENT. 12Z ECMWF IS NOT A BIT FASTER THAN PREV RUN AND PRETTY
CLOSE TO GFS. 12Z NAM ACTUALLY SLOWER.
STRONG 500 MB LOW MOVING INTO NORTHEAST OREGON THIS AFTN WITH
PRESSURE FALLS NOTED IN ERN WYOMING/NE COLORADO. 500 MB LOW PROGGED TO
MOVE EASTERLY AND NOT DIG TOO MUCH HELPED BY A DEVELOPING 140+KT
JET WHICH WILL DEVELOP FROM SRN CALIFORNIA INTO THE PLAINS. THIS
WILL KEEP THE SYSTEM FROM DIGGING AS MUCH AS WOULD OTHERWISE AND
KEEP 500 MB TROUGH MORE POSITVELY TILTED. MAIN SRN SFC LOW WHICH
FORMS INTIALLY IN NE COLORADO WILL EVENTUALLY GET TAKEN OVER BY A
DEVELOPING NRN SFC LOW CLOSER TO THE UPPER LEVEL DYNAMICS. THIS
NRN LOW LOCATION AND SPEED IS KEY TO THE FCST. USING THE GFS/ECMWF
BLEND WOULD DEVELOP SFC LOW NR BIS-JMS WED AFTN AND THEN MOVE TO
NEAR GFK WED EVE THEN TO NR KENORA THANKSGIVING DAY.
FEEL BEST WAY TO HANDLE IT ATTM...IS TWO FOLD. SNOW WILL SPREAD
INTO THE AREA WEDNESDAY FROM THE WEST AND UP FROM THE SOUTH AS
MOISTURE SPREADS QUICKLY INTO MINNESOTA ON STRONG ISENTROPIC LIFT.
FEEL MOST AREAS WILL SEE 2-5 INCH SNOWS WEDNESDAY INTO WED
EVE..MOST IN THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST AND LESS IN THE SOUTH. WINDS
WILL NOT BE AN ISSUE. DRY SLOT WILL WORK INTO MOST AREAS WED NIGHT
WITH EVEN SOME FZDZ PSBL IN FAR SE ND/WCNTRL MN DUE TO SATURATED
LOW LEVELS AND DRIER AIR ALOFT.
AS SFC LOW DEPARTS...WINDS ON THE BACKSIDE WILL BE QUITE STRONG
AND GUSTY FOR ABOUT A 12 HOUR PERIOD WITH ABOUT 40-45 KTS AT 850
MB. SOUNDINGS ARE NOT TRULY ADIABATIC THUS MIXING MAY BE SHALLOWER
THAN OTHERWISE WOULD OCCUR. STILL ENOUGH PRESSURE GRADIENT TO HAVE
WINDS IN THE 25 TO 30 MPH SUSTAINED WEST OF THE SFC LOW WITH
HIGHER GUSTS. TIMING DEPENDS ON MODEL OF CHOICE. GFS/ECMWF WOULD
HAVE LATER WED NIGHT START TIME FOR MOST OF ERN ND AND THE RED
RIVER VALLEY (CLOSER TO 06Z THU FOR DVL REGION AND CLOSER TO 12Z
THU FOR NRN VALLEY). NAM IS A BIT SLOWER. A WRAPAROUND SNOW BAND
WILL MOVE BACK ACROSS THE AREA IMPACTING MAINLY THE NORTHERN AREAS
WITH ANOTHER 2-4 INCHES POSSIBLE. WITH WIND POTENTIAL THERE...BUT
TIMING STILL NOT CERTAIN FEEL A BLIZZARD WATCH IS BEST WAY TO
HANDLE THE ISSUE. EVEN IF WE DONT MEET BLIZZARD CRITERIA PER SE
(35 MPH SUSTAINED OR FREQUENT GUSTS) 25 TO 30 MPH WILL BE BAD AND
CAUSE SEVERE GRORUND DRIFTING DUE TO THE FRESH FLUFF OUT THERE.
SYSTEM WIL PULL EAST THU NIGHT AND FRIDAY WITH QUIET WEATHER FOR A
FEW DAYS AND EVEN A SLOW WARMING TREND INTO SUNDAY.
.LONG TERM (SAT-TUE)...
MODELS INITIALIZED WELL THIS RUN WITH EC AND GFS FALLING CLOSER IN
LINE. THEREFORE...WENT WITH A ECMWF/GFS BLEND FOR THIS FORECAST
PERIOD.
UPPER LEVEL PATTERN IS IN A BIT OF A TRANSITION WITH RIDGING OVER
THE HIGH PLAINS. SFC HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP THE WEATHER TRANQUIL IN
THE EARLY PART OF THE PERIOD BEFORE MOVING E...AND ANOTHER WAVE
DEVELOPS IN THE WRN DAKOTAS. SOUTHERLY WINDS AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM
WILL RESULT IN WARM ADVECTION BRINGING TEMPERATURES BACK UP TOWARD
SEASONAL NORMS. THE MAGNITUDE OF THE WARMING WILL DEPEND IN PART ON
SNOWPACK OVER THE AREA SO MODEL GUIDANCE MAY BE A BIT OPTIMISTIC.
THUS...KEPT TEMPERATURES A BIT LOWER ATTM. OTHERWISE...EXPECT
ANOTHER CHANCE FOR -SN NEAR THE END OF THE EXTENDED PERIOD.
&&
.AVIATION...
VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THRU THIS EVENING AS WEAK HIGH PRESSURE
REMAINS OVER THE AREA. HOWEVER...LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE
HIGH PLAINS AND MOVE E INTO THE FA. WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHERLY
OVERNIGHT WITH STEADILY LOWERING CIGS...AND -SN WILL BEGIN IN THE
DVL BASIN BY 12Z...BEFORE OVERSPREADING THE AREA BY THE END OF THE
TAF PERIOD.
&&
.FGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ND...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST
WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-039-
049-052>054.
BLIZZARD WATCH FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON FOR NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-039-049-
052>054.
MN...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST
WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR MNZ001>004-007-029.
BLIZZARD WATCH FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON FOR MNZ001>004-007-029.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY
FOR MNZ013>017-022>024-027-028-030>032-040.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY
FOR MNZ005-006-008-009.
&&
RIDDLE/HOPKINSHazardous weather outlook, Nov 23, 6:01 AM CST, 9 hours 14 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 601 AM CST TUE NOV 23 2010 MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024- 026>030-038-039-049-052>054-241215- 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- 601 AM CST TUE NOV 23 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY ANOTHER WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO MOVE INTO THE REGION BY WEDNESDAY MORNING...AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE STILL UNCERTAIN...BUT ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION. IN ADDITION...WINDS WILL BE PICKING UP WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. THIS WILL CREATE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...AND COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. PERSONS INTENDING TO TRAVEL FOR THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY SHOULD BE AWARE OF DETERIORATING CONDITIONS AND STAY TUNED FOR UPDATES. A WINTER STORM WATCH IN IN EFFECT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Nov 23, 2:13 PM CST, 1 hour 2 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
213 PM CST TUE NOV 23 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0900 PM HEAVY SNOW SABIN 46.78N 96.65W
11/22/2010 E9.5 INCH CLAY MN CO-OP OBSERVER
STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL UP TO 9 PM.
0900 PM HEAVY SNOW LONG LOST LAKE 47.19N 95.42W
11/22/2010 E12.5 INCH CLEARWATER MN CO-OP OBSERVER
STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL UP TO 9 PM.
&&
GROCHOCINSKILocal storm report, Nov 23, 2:45 PM CST, 30 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
245 PM CST TUE NOV 23 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1100 PM HEAVY SNOW BEMIDJI 47.48N 94.88W
11/22/2010 E9.0 INCH BELTRAMI MN CO-OP OBSERVER
STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL UP TO 11 PM.
&&
GROCHOCINSKIThe office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 23, 3:15 PM CST | Blizzard Watch | FGF | Barnes, Benson, Cass, Cavalier, Eddy, Grand Forks and 11 more | 24 hr |
| Nov 23, 3:15 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Barnes, Benson, Cass, Cavalier, Eddy, Grand Forks and 11 more | 44 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in North Dakota, 2010Winter Storm Warnings in Minnesota, 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.