Alert archive / Minnesota / Winter Storm Warnings in 2010
Winter Storm Warning 9, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this winter storm warning at Nov 29, 2010, 4:39 AM CST for 17 counties in Minnesota; 5 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Nov 29, 2010, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 24 hr. 19 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 29, 2010, 4:39 AM CST (10:39 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 29, 2010, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Nov 30, 2010, 12:00 PM CST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
All 22 counties
Becker County, MN, Beltrami County, MN, Clay County, MN, Clearwater County, MN, Grant County, MN, Hubbard County, MN, Lake of the Woods County, MN, Mahnomen County, MN, Marshall County, MN, Norman County, MN, Otter Tail County, MN, Pennington County, MN, Polk County, MN, Red Lake County, MN, Roseau County, MN, Wadena County, MN, Wilkin County, MN, Cass County, ND, Ransom County, ND, Richland County, ND, Sargent County, ND, Traill County, ND
The radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:37 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 29, 8:32 PM CST | SNOW 1.5 | 5 Ne Bemidji, MN | REPORTED NORTH SIDE OF LAKE BEMIDJI. STILL SNOWING |
| Nov 29, 8:32 PM CST | SNOW 1.5 | Baudette, MN | STILL SNOWING |
| Nov 29, 8:32 PM CST | SNOW 2 | 12 Ne Detroit Lakes, MN | STILL SNOWING |
| Nov 29, 8:32 PM CST | SNOW 4 | Detroit Lakes, MN | STILL SNOWING |
| Nov 29, 8:32 PM CST | SNOW 5 | Fosston, MN | ESTIMATE OF 4 TO 6 INCHES OF NEW SNOW TODAY. STILL SNOWING. |
| Nov 30, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 1 | Argyle, MN | |
| Nov 30, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 1 | Havana, ND | |
| Nov 30, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 1.2 | Mayville, ND | |
| Nov 30, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 2 | Greenbush, MN | |
| Nov 30, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 2 | Lidgerwood, ND | |
| Nov 30, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 2.4 | Moorhead, MN | |
| Nov 30, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 2.5 | Ottertail, MN | |
| Nov 30, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 2.6 | 15 N Rochert, MN | |
| Nov 30, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 3 | Long Lost Lake, MN | |
| Nov 30, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 3 | Park Rapids, MN | |
| Nov 30, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 3.5 | Pelican Rapids, MN | |
| Nov 30, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 3.5 | Warroad, MN | |
| Nov 30, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 4 | Red Lake Falls, MN | |
| Nov 30, 8:00 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Roseau, MN | KJ-108 RADIO, ROSEAU MN |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
International Fa, MN (KINL), launched 00:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 258 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
- 1709 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 60 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 345 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 308 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
383 WWUS43 KFGF 291039 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 439 AM CST MON NOV 29 2010 ...ANOTHER ROUND OF WINTER WEATHER TARGETING THE REGION... .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE NORTHERN PLAINS TODAY INTO TUESDAY. HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA INTO PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. A BAND OF 6 TO 10 INCHES IS EXPECTED ALONG AND EAST OF A WAHPETON TO FOSSTON TO BAUDETTE LINE. SLIGHTLY LOWER AMOUNTS OF UP TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED JUST WEST OF THIS AREA...WITH 1 TO 5 INCHES ACROSS THE NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY INTO THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN AND VALLEY CITY AREA. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. NORTHERLY WINDS WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL DEVELOP AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY MORNING. THESE WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITY...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS. MNZ006-009-016-017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ053-301800- /O.UPG.KFGF.WS.A.0005.101129T2100Z-101130T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.WS.W.0009.101129T1800Z-101130T1800Z/ LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI- MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN- WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE...BAGLEY... BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES... WOLF LAKE...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS... WADENA...ELBOW LAKE...WAHPETON 439 AM CST MON NOV 29 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND WIND...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON CST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN BY EARLY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE SOUTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...THEN MOVE INTO NORTHWEST MINNESOTA BY LATE AFTERNOON. * 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ALONG AND EAST OF A WAHPETON TO FOSSTON TO BAUDETTE LINE. SLIGHTLY LOWER AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED JUST WEST OF THIS LINE. * NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL DEVELOP BY LATE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO PORTIONS OF TUESDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE RED RIVER VALLEY AND PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. * THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES. VISIBILITIES WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY LIMITED WITHIN THE HEAVIER SNOW BANDS. * VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL BE ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. THIS IS MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR FOR LOCATIONS WITHIN THE RED RIVER VALLEY AND PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MNZ001>003-005-008-013>015-NDZ030-039-049-052-301800- /O.NEW.KFGF.WS.W.0009.101129T1800Z-101130T1800Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-ROSEAU-EAST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE- EAST POLK-TRAILL-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...ROSEAU...NEWFOLDEN...THIEF RIVER FALLS... RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...MAYVILLE...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER 439 AM CST MON NOV 29 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND WIND...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON CST TUESDAY. * SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN BY EARLY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE SOUTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...THEN MOVE INTO NORTHWEST MINNESOTA BY LATE AFTERNOON. * 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ALONG AND EAST OF A WAHPETON TO FOSSTON TO BAUDETTE LINE. SLIGHTLY LOWER AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED JUST WEST OF THIS LINE. * NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL DEVELOP BY LATE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO PORTIONS OF TUESDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE RED RIVER VALLEY AND PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. * THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES. VISIBILITIES WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY LIMITED WITHIN THE HEAVIER SNOW BANDS. * VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL BE ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. THIS IS MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR FOR LOCATIONS WITHIN THE RED RIVER VALLEY AND PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MNZ004-007-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>029-038-054-301200- /O.NEW.KFGF.WW.Y.0016.101129T1200Z-101130T1200Z/ KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY- EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-BARNES- WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...WARREN...CANDO...LANGDON... CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON... NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY... VALLEY CITY...ADAMS 439 AM CST MON NOV 29 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. * PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE IS POSSIBLE EARLY THIS MORNING BEFORE ALL PRECIPITATION CHANGES OVER TO SNOW. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY AND INTO TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY INTO THE VALLEY CITY AREA. SLIGHTLY LOWER AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN. * NORTHERLY WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS DUE TO BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ TG/ROGERS
4 follow-up statements
703 WWUS43 KFGF 292107 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 307 PM CST MON NOV 29 2010 ...MORE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW FOR THE REGION... .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE NORTHERN PLAINS TODAY AND INTO TUESDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...AND A RAIN/SNOW MIX OVER PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW BY THIS EVENING. A BAND OF 6 TO 8 INCHES IS EXPECTED ALONG AND EAST OF A WAHPETON TO FOSSTON TO BAUDETTE LINE. SLIGHTLY LOWER AMOUNTS OF UP TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED JUST WEST OF THIS AREA...WITH 1 TO 5 INCHES ACROSS THE NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY INTO THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN AND VALLEY CITY AREA. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. NORTHERLY WINDS WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL SPREAD EASTWARD FROM THE DEVILS LAKE BASING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. THESE WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITY...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS. NDZ049-052-301200- /O.CAN.KFGF.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-101130T1800Z/ /O.EXA.KFGF.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-101130T1200Z/ RANSOM-SARGENT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LISBON...GWINNER 307 PM CST MON NOV 29 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... ...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 AM CST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * BANDS OF SNOW TO THE WEST OF LISBON AND GWINNER WILL MOVE EASTWARD THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF TUESDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * NORTHERLY WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL OCCUR LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS DUE TO BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ MNZ001>003-005-006-008-009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ030-039- 053-301800- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-101130T1800Z/ 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- TRAILL-CASS-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN...RED LAKE... THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI... MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES... WOLF LAKE...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS... WADENA...ELBOW LAKE...MAYVILLE...FARGO...WAHPETON 307 PM CST MON NOV 29 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY. * A RAIN SNOW MIX OVER THE LAKES REGION OF MINNESOTA WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW BY THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT AND INTO TOMORROW MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF DURING THE AFTERNOON. * 6 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ALONG AND EAST OF A WAHPETON TO FOSSTON TO BAUDETTE LINE. SLIGHTLY LOWER AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED JUST WEST OF THIS LINE. * NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL DEVELOP BY LATE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO PORTIONS OF TUESDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE RED RIVER VALLEY AND PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. * THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES. VISIBILITIES WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY LIMITED WITHIN THE HEAVIER SNOW BANDS. * VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL BE ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. THIS IS MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR FOR LOCATIONS WITHIN THE RED RIVER VALLEY AND PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MNZ004-007-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>029-038-054-301200- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-101130T1200Z/ KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY- EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-BARNES- WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...WARREN...CANDO...LANGDON... CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON... NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY... VALLEY CITY...ADAMS 307 PM CST MON NOV 29 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. * LIGHT SNOW BANDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE REGION THIS EVENING AND INTO TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY TUESDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY INTO THE VALLEY CITY AREA. SLIGHTLY LOWER AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN. * NORTHERLY WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS DUE TO BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
506 WWUS43 KFGF 300304 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 904 PM CST MON NOV 29 2010 ...SNOW AMOUNTS HIGHLY VARIABLE BUT WINDS REMAIN GUSTY... .TEMPERATURES REMAIN VERY MILD YET THIS EVENING FROM BEMIDJI TO WADENA. THIS HAS LIKELY IMPACTED THE EXPECTED SNOWFALL ACROSS THIS REGION...WHERE ONLY ROUGHLY AN INCH OR TWO OF SLUSHY SNOW HAS FALLEN. WHERE TEMPERATURES HAVE TRANSITIONED TO MUCH COLDER READINGS JUST TO THE EAST OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY...ABOUT 3 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW HAS FALLEN. SNOW AMOUNTS ALONG AND WEST OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY HAVE BEEN MUCH LIGHTER. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TONIGHT WHICH SHOULD ALLOW MORE SNOW TO ACCUMULATE IN THE WARMER AREAS. TOTAL AMOUNTS ACROSS THE WARNING AREA TO THE EAST OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY SHOULD STILL REACH ABOUT 6 INCHES BUT THERE WILL BE SOME LARGE VARIATIONS. TOTAL AMOUNTS IN THE RED RIVER VALLEY AND POINTS WEST SHOULD ONLY REACH A COUPLE OF INCHES AT MOST. THE BIG PROBLEM FOR AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE VALLEY WILL BE THE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND INTO EARLY TUESDAY AND WILL MAKE REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING SNOW A HAZARD. MNZ001>003-029-NDZ030-039-053-301200- /O.CAN.KFGF.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-101130T1800Z/ /O.EXA.KFGF.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-101130T1200Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-WILKIN-TRAILL-CASS-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...BRECKENRIDGE...MAYVILLE...FARGO...WAHPETON 904 PM CST MON NOV 29 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... ...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 AM CST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LIGHT SNOW BANDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE REGION TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TUESDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY. * NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL OCCUR TONIGHT. * VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED TO ONE MILE OR LESS DUE TO BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ MNZ005-006-008-009-013>017-022>024-027-028-030>032-040-301800- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-101130T1800Z/ ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON- RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN- SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WEST OTTER TAIL- EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN... RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON... BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS... DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS... WADENA...ELBOW LAKE 904 PM CST MON NOV 29 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY. * ADDITIONAL LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED FROM GRYGLA TO FOSSTON TO DETROIT LAKES TONIGHT. A SLUSHY SNOW MIX WILL CHANGE OVER TO AN ACCUMULATING SNOW TONIGHT FROM BAUDETTE TO BEMIDJI TO PARK RAPIDS. THE SNOW SHOULD TAPER OFF LATER TUESDAY. * 6 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ALONG A LINE FROM GRYGLA TO FOSSTON TO DETROIT LAKES. SLIGHTLY LOWER AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM BAUDETTE TO BEMIDJI TO PARK RAPIDS. * NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY MORNING. SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MNZ004-007-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>029-038-049-052-054-301200- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-101130T1200Z/ KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY- EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-BARNES- RANSOM-SARGENT-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...WARREN...CANDO...LANGDON... CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON... NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY... VALLEY CITY...LISBON...GWINNER...ADAMS 904 PM CST MON NOV 29 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. * LIGHT SNOW BANDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE REGION TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TUESDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY...DEVILS LAKE AND VALLEY CITY AREAS. * NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL OCCUR TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED TO ONE MILE OR LESS DUE TO BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
183 WWUS43 KFGF 301002 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 402 AM CST TUE NOV 30 2010 ...SNOW TO BEGIN TAPERING OFF BUT WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY... .TEMPERATURES HAVE DROPPED WELL BELOW FREEZING THIS MORNING WITH LIGHT ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL PRIMARILY ALONG AND EAST OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY. ACROSS NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...4 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW HAS FALLEN ALONG A LINE FROM DETROIT LAKES TO FOSSTON TO BAUDETTE. LESSER VARIABLE AMOUNTS HAVE BEEN OBSERVED ELSEWHERE. ACROSS EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...SNOW AMOUNTS HAVE RANGED FROM VERY LITTLE ACROSS THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN TO NEAR 2 INCHES ALONG THE RED RIVER. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...RESULTING IN STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA OF 4 TO 7 INCHES. EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA WILL SEE LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION. STRONG NORTHWEST WIND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND LARGE DRIFTS ON AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS...ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT ARE EAST AND WEST IN ORIENTATION. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED AT TIMES AND UNTREATED ROADS ARE LIKELY TO BE SLICK CREATING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. MNZ005-006-008-009-013>017-022>024-027-028-030>032-040-301800- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-101130T1800Z/ ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON- RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN- SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WEST OTTER TAIL- EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN... RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON... BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS... DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS... WADENA...ELBOW LAKE 402 AM CST TUE NOV 30 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IS POSSIBLE. * STORM TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ALONG A LINE FROM DETROIT LAKES TO FOSSTON TO BAUDETTE. SLIGHTLY LOWER AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM FERGUS FALLS TO PARK RAPIDS TO BEMIDJI. * NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MNZ001>004-007-029-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-039-049- 052>054-302200- /O.EXT.KFGF.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-101130T2200Z/ 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 402 AM CST TUE NOV 30 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. * LITTLE TO NO ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY. * STORM TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE RED RIVER VALLEY AND AROUND AN INCH OR LESS ACROSS THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN. * NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ ROGERS/TG
588 WWUS43 KFGF 301738 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 1138 AM CST TUE NOV 30 2010 ...NEW SNOWFALL DIMINISHING BUT BLOWING SNOW TO CONTINUE... .NEW SNOW CONTINUES TO FALL IN PARTS OF NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...HOWEVER VERY LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. THE MAIN IMPACT NOW IS REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. WINDS CONTINUE TO GUST FROM 25 TO 35 MPH ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA...REDUCING VISIBILITIES DOWN TO ONE HALF MILE IN OPEN AREAS. WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PULLS OUT OF THE AREA. WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH IN THE DEVILS LAKE AREA FIRST...FOLLOWED BY THE FORESTED AREAS OF NORTHWEST MINNESOTA...AND FINALLY WITHIN THE RED RIVER VALLEY. LOW VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...AND MOTORISTS SHOULD TRAVEL WELL PREPARED FOR ADVERSE WEATHER. MNZ005-006-008-009-013>017-022>024-027-028-030>032-040-302200- /O.EXB.KFGF.WW.Y.0016.101130T1800Z-101130T2200Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-101130T1800Z/ ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON- RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN- SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WEST OTTER TAIL- EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN... RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON... BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS... DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS... WADENA...ELBOW LAKE 1138 AM CST TUE NOV 30 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * LITTLE TO NO ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY. UP TO AN INCH MAY OCCUR IN BELTRAMI AND LAKE OF THE WOODS COUNTIES THIS AFTERNOON...WITH SNOW ENDING BY MID EVENING. * THE MAIN IMPACT NOW IS NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH GUSTING TO 35 MPH THROUGH THE DAY. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN ONE MILE ARE EXPECTED IN OPEN AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ MNZ001>004-007-029-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-039-049- 052>054-302200- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-101130T2200Z/ 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 1138 AM CST TUE NOV 30 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. * LITTLE TO NO ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY. * THE MAIN IMPACT NOW IS NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH GUSTING TO 35 MPH THROUGH THE DAY. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN ONE MILE ARE EXPECTED IN OPEN AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ SPEICHER
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Grand Forks, ND wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Nov 29, 4:12 AM CST, 27 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 29, 4:12 AM CST, 27 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
412 AM CST MON NOV 29 2010
.DISCUSSION...
FORECAST CHALLENGES ABOUND WITH STRONG WINTER STORM TODAY THROUGH
TUESDAY. PRIMARY CONCERNS ARE SNOW AMOUNTS AND STRENGTH OF WIND.
FROM THE 00 UTC MODEL RUNS...WILL UTILIZE A GFS/ECMWF BLEND WITH
SUPPORT FROM THE GEM AS THESE SOLUTIONS WERE MOST SIMILAR AND HAVE
SHOWN THE BEST RUN TO RUN CONTINUITY THE PAST 24 TO 48 HOURS. THE
00 UTC NAM IS AN OUTLIER...ALTHOUGH THE NEW 06 UTC RUN SEEMS TO BE
COMING MORE INTO LINE WITH THE GFS/ECMWF.
09 UTC WATER VAPOR LOOP SHOWS IMPRESSIVE CLOSED LOW ACROSS THE
HIGH PLAINS WITH A WELL-DEFINED MOISTURE PLUME FROM WI TO
SOUTHERN MANITOBA TO WY. AT THE SURFACE...THE LOW PRESSURE CENTER
IS TAKING SHAPE ALONG THE CENTRAL NE/KS BORDER WITH AN INVERTED
TROUGH STRETCHING TO THE NORTH FROM SIOUX FALLS SD TO ROSEAU.
REGIONAL WSR-88D RADARS ARE SHOWING A DEVELOPING BAND OF SNOW FROM
BRANDON MANITOBA TO NEAR DICKINSON. HOWEVER...PATCHY FREEZING
DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE TO BE A POSSIBILITY PRIMARILY ALONG AND WEST
OF THE VALLEY THIS MORNING GIVEN NEAR SURFACE SATURATION...BUT DRY
MID-LEVELS WITHIN ICE FORMATION LAYER. ATMOSPHERIC COLUMN WILL
RAPIDLY MOISTEN LATE THIS MORNING...SO EXPECT ALL PRECIPITATION TO
BE SNOW BY AFTERNOON.
SURFACE LOW IS PROGGED TO MOVE FROM NORTHEAST KS THIS MORNING TO
NORTHWEST WI BY 12 UTC TUESDAY. WITH THIS TRACK...LIGHT SNOW WILL
INCREASE FROM WEST TO EAST THIS MORNING...BUT ORGANIZE INTO
MULTIPLE HEAVIER SNOW BANDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS 700 HPA
WAVE AND MID-LEVEL THERMAL GRADIENT/FRONTOGENESIS MOVE ACROSS THE
REGION AND INTERACT WITH UPPER LEVEL DIVERGENCE...IMPRESSIVE
ISENTROPIC LIFT ON THE 285 K SURFACE...AND PRECIPITABLE WATER
VALUES FROM 0.4 TO 0.5 INCHES.
LATEST MODEL RUNS HAVE TRENDED THE HEAVIEST QPF AND SUBSEQUENT
SNOW BAND FARTHER WEST. USING HPC QPF AS A GUIDE...A SWATH OF 0.5
TO TO 0.7 INCHES LIQUID EQUIVALENT IS POSSIBLE ALONG AND
SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM NEAR WAHPETON TO BAUDETTE. USING A 12:1
TO 14:1 SNOW RATIO RESULTS IN TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH
TUESDAY OF 6 TO 10 INCHES. FARTHER WEST ALONG A LINE FROM LISBON
TO FARGO TO ROSEAU...4 TO 6 INCHES SEEM REASONABLE. FOR THE
REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST AREA...SNOW TOTALS WILL GENERALLY BE IN
THE 2 TO 5 INCH RANGE.
WIND WILL ALSO BE A BIG CONCERN. AS SURFACE LOW WRAPS UP ACROSS
SOUTHERN MN THIS AFTERNOON...THE PRESSURE GRADIENT INCREASES ALONG
AND WEST THE VALLEY WITH 925 HPA GFS WINDS FROM 40 TO 50 KNOTS.
THERE IS NEUTRAL TEMPERATURE ADVECTION AT THIS TIME AND 925 TO
850 HPA WINDS ARE NOT QUITE UNIDIRECTIONAL. THESE THINGS...COMBINED
WITH A VERY SHALLOW BOUNDARY LAYER...MAKE IT VERY DIFFICULT TO SAY
HOW MUCH OF THIS STRONG WIND ALOFT WILL BE REALIZED AT THE SURFACE.
GIVEN LATEST MAV/MET GUIDANCE...WILL GO WITH NORTH WINDS FROM 20
TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH GRADUALLY INCREASING FROM WEST TO
EAST THROUGH THE DAY WITH PASSAGE OF THE SURFACE INVERTED TROUGH.
THIS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND TRAVEL WILL
BECOME HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY. SINCE THE STRONGEST
WIND SHOULD BE LESS THAN 35 MPH AND DOES NOT FULLY COINCIDE WITH
THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL...DO NOT THINK BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE
REALIZED...BUT THIS IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING TO WATCH AS THE EVENT
UNFOLDS TODAY.
ALL THIS SAID...WILL BE ISSUING A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AREAS
ALONG AND NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM VALLEY CITY TO GRAND FORKS TO
HALLOCK FROM 12 UTC THIS MORNING UNTIL 12 UTC TUESDAY. SNOW TOTALS
ACROSS THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES AND
FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES FARTHER SOUTH AND EAST. NORTH WINDS WILL
INCREASE FROM 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH...CREATING
SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE IS
ALSO POSSIBLE THIS MORNING ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. FOR THE REST OF
THE FORECAST AREA...WILL BE ISSUING A WINTER STORM WARNING
FOR HEAVY SNOW AND WIND FROM 18 UTC THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL 18 UTC
TUESDAY. 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE LIKELY ALONG AND SOUTHEAST OF A LINE
FROM WAHPETON TO MAHNOMEN TO BAUDETTE WITH THE REMAINING WARNED
AREA TO SEE 4 TO 6 INCHES. STRONG WINDS ACROSS EASTERN ND THIS
MORNING WILL SHIFT INTO MN THIS AFTERNOON...CAUSING AREAS OF
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS. PLEASE SEE
THE LATEST ADVISORY/WARNING PRODUCTS FOR MORE DETAILS.
SNOW AND WIND WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE DAY
ON TUESDAY WITH A RETURN TO MORE TRANQUIL...YET CHILLY CONDITIONS
BY WEDNESDAY.
&&
.AVIATION...
IFR CEILINGS AND IFR/MVFR VISIBILITIES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL
INCREASE FROM WEST TO EAST THROUGH THE DAY AS A STRONG WINTER
STORM MOVES ACROSS THE REGION. NORTH WINDS FROM 20 TO 30 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL AFFECT TAF AIRFIELDS ALONG AND WEST OF THE
VALLEY THROUGH THE DAY...SHIFTING TO THE EAST THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING.
&&
.FGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ND...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON CST TUESDAY FOR
NDZ030-039-049-052-053.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY FOR NDZ006>008-
014>016-024-026>029-038-054.
MN...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON CST TUESDAY FOR
MNZ001>003-005-006-008-009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY FOR MNZ004-007.
&&
ROGERSHazardous weather outlook, Nov 28, 3:39 PM CST, 13 hours before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 339 PM CST SUN NOV 28 2010 MNZ001>005-007-008-013>015-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-039- 049-052-054-292145- WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL- PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON- RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE- TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- 339 PM CST SUN NOV 28 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE IS POSSIBLE ALONG AND WEST OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS AND BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR MULTIPLE WINTER WEATHER HAZARDS. THE EXACT TRACK AND STRENGTH OF THIS SYSTEM ARE STILL UNCERTAIN...AND CONFIDENCE WITH DETAILS REMAINS LOW. HOWEVER...THE POTENTIAL DOES EXIST FOR SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW. NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY WHICH MAY PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. MNZ006-009-016-017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ053-292145- LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI- MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN- WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-RICHLAND- 339 PM CST SUN NOV 28 2010 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE IS POSSIBLE ALONG AND WEST OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS AND BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR MULTIPLE WINTER WEATHER HAZARDS. THE EXACT TRACK AND STRENGTH OF THIS SYSTEM ARE STILL UNCERTAIN...AND CONFIDENCE WITH DETAILS REMAINS LOW. HOWEVER...THE POTENTIAL DOES EXIST FOR A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM. SNOW LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY MORNING IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVIEST ACROSS NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS BY TUESDAY MORNING. NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY...WHICH MAY PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 29, 4:39 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 12 more | 40 hr |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.