Alert archive / North Dakota / Blizzard Warnings in 2011
Blizzard Warning 10, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this blizzard warning at Apr 29, 2011, 3:23 PM MDT for 26 counties in North Dakota. It was in force for 41 hr. 38 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
- Apr 29, 2011, 3:23 PM MDT (21:23 UTC)
- Expired
- May 1, 2011, 8:41 AM MDT
- In force
- 41 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
All 26 counties
Adams County, ND, Billings County, ND, Bottineau County, ND, Bowman County, ND, Burke County, ND, Burleigh County, ND, Divide County, ND, Dunn County, ND, Foster County, ND, Golden Valley County, ND, Grant County, ND, Hettinger County, ND, Kidder County, ND, McHenry County, ND, McKenzie County, ND, Mercer County, ND, Mountrail County, ND, Oliver County, ND, Pierce County, ND, Renville County, ND, Rolette County, ND, Sheridan County, ND, Slope County, ND, Stark County, ND, Wells County, ND, Williams County, ND
The radar
The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 12:40 AM MDT | BLIZZARD | 1 N South Heart, ND | VISIBILITY LESS THAN 1/4 MILE. 1/2 INCH OF SNOW/SLUSH ON I-94. |
| Apr 30, 1:47 AM MDT | BLIZZARD | Crosby, ND | VISIBILITY 25 FEET, SNOW-COVERED ROADS |
| Apr 30, 1:47 AM MDT | BLIZZARD | Williston, ND | VISIBILITY 25 FEET, SNOW-COVERED ROADS |
| Apr 30, 3:26 AM MDT | BLIZZARD | Beach, ND | 1/4 MILE VISIBILITY. 3-4 INCHES OF SLUSH ON I-94 |
| Apr 30, 3:46 AM MDT | BLIZZARD | Ross, ND | HEAVY SNOW. 1/8 MILE VISIBILITY |
| Apr 30, 3:46 AM MDT | BLIZZARD | Tioga, ND | HEAVY SNOW. 1/8 MILE VISIBILITY |
| Apr 30, 3:46 AM MDT | BLIZZARD | White Earth, ND | HEAVY SNOW. 1/8 MILE VISIBILITY |
| Apr 30, 3:46 AM MDT | BLIZZARD | Williston, ND | HEAVY SNOW. 1/8 MILE VISIBILITY |
| Apr 30, 5:36 AM MDT | SNOW 5.5 | Crosby, ND | SNOWFALL AS OF 6 AM CDT AND STILL SNOWING. THUNDERSNOW. STRONG WINDS. |
| Apr 30, 6:52 AM MDT | SNOW 7 | Watford City, ND | TOTAL AS OF 8 AM CDT AND STILL SNOWING. 1/8 MILE VISIBILITY. 45 MPH WINDS. |
| Apr 30, 7:12 AM MDT | SNOW 4 | Trotters, ND | STORM TOTAL THUS FAR... VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO... STRONG WINDS... |
| Apr 30, 7:19 AM MDT | SNOW 2.5 | 10 Nw Halliday, ND | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AS OF 8 AM CDT |
| Apr 30, 7:32 AM MDT | BLIZZARD | Beach, ND | ZERO VISIBILITY WITH 4 TO 5 INCHES ON THE GROUND. STILL SNOWING AND VERY WINDY. |
| Apr 30, 8:00 AM MDT | SNOW 4 | Dunn Center, ND | |
| Apr 30, 8:09 AM MDT | BLIZZARD | Crosby, ND | ZERO VISIBILITY WITH 9 INCHES ON THE GROUND. STILL NO POWER. |
| Apr 30, 8:10 AM MDT | BLIZZARD | 2 N Beach, ND | ZERO VISIBILITY. ESTIMATED 10 TO 12 INCHES ON THE GROUND. |
| Apr 30, 9:59 AM MDT | BLIZZARD | Grassy Butte, ND | ZERO VISIBILITY. 10 INCHES ON THE GROUND. |
| Apr 30, 10:27 AM MDT | SNOW 1 | 7 Nw Taylor, ND | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL |
| Apr 30, 10:52 AM MDT | BLIZZARD | Williston, ND | |
| Apr 30, 11:00 AM MDT | BLIZZARD | Bowman, ND | GUSTS TO 60 MPH. TREES DOWN. VISIBILITY VARYING BUT NEAR ZERO. |
| Apr 30, 12:55 PM MDT | SNOW 5.1 | Williston, ND | STORM TOTAL THUS FAR... |
| Apr 30, 12:58 PM MDT | BLIZZARD | Dickinson, ND | |
| Apr 30, 2:20 PM MDT | SNOW 4 | Bowman, ND | ...STORM TOTAL THUS FAR...SNOW MELTING ON CONTACT WITH GROUND...SUSTAINED WINDS AT 30 MPH GUSTING TO 50 MPH...VISBILITY LESS THAN 1/4 MILE... |
| Apr 30, 3:53 PM MDT | BLIZZARD | Grassy Butte, ND | STILL NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY. 1 FOOT OF SNOW THUS FAR. |
| Apr 30, 4:30 PM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Watford City, ND | BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH 60 TO 70 MPH WINDS. POWER OUTAGES OVER PARTS OF MCKENZIE COUNTY. SEMI TRUCKS JACKKNIFED ON HIGHWAY 22 NORTH OF KILLDEER. |
| Apr 30, 7:00 PM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 7.9 | Williston, ND | |
| Apr 30, 7:16 PM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 14 | Trotters, ND | |
| Apr 30, 8:04 PM MDT | SNOW 2 | Harvey, ND | 2 INCHES SO FAR. STILL SNOWING. |
| Apr 30, 8:11 PM MDT | SNOW 1.5 | Parshall, ND | |
| Apr 30, 8:41 PM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 13 | Grassy Butte, ND | |
| Apr 30, 9:00 PM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 13 | Sather Dam, ND | SATHER DAM RADAR SITE. |
| May 1, 2:37 AM MDT | SNOW 10.7 | Halliday, ND | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL |
| May 1, 6:00 AM MDT | SNOW 1.5 | Carson, ND | |
| May 1, 6:55 AM MDT | SNOW 3 | Lansford, ND | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL |
| May 1, 7:00 AM MDT | SNOW 4.1 | Watford City, ND | |
| May 1, 7:12 AM MDT | SNOW 2 | Heart Butte Dam, ND | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL |
| May 1, 8:00 AM MDT | SNOW 6 | Beulah, ND | |
| May 1, 8:00 AM MDT | SNOW 6.5 | Dunn Center, ND |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 12:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 117 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
- 2627 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 275 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 304 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
910 WWUS43 KBIS 292123 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 423 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2011 ...A BLIZZARD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN AS IT PUSHES THROUGH THE NORTHERN PLAINS TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. RAIN SHOWERS ACROSS WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT. AS THIS TRANSITION TAKES PLACE...WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 45 MPH IN WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA...ESPECIALLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE EAST INTO CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA SATURDAY...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. TRAVEL WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY HAZARDOUS ACROSS THE STATE THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. ALONG AND SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM SHIELDS TO STEELE AND JAMESTOWN...WINDS AROUND 30 MPH WITH SNOW WILL RESULT IN 1/2 MILE VISIBILITIES. SO...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS SHOULD RANGE FROM 6 TO 9 INCHES IN GARRISON...MINOT...AND BOTTINEAU. AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN WILLISTON...DICKINSON...BISMARCK...AND HARVEY. GENERALLY 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED SOUTH OF I-94. PLEASE MONITOR FUTURE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS TO STAY INFORMED ABOUT THIS WINTER STORM. NDZ003>005-011>013-300530- /O.CAN.KBIS.WS.W.0008.110430T0300Z-110501T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.BZ.W.0010.110430T1800Z-110501T0600Z/ RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...MINOT... TOWNER...RUGBY 423 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SATURDAY TO 1 AM CDT SUNDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SATURDAY TO 1 AM CDT SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * RAIN WILL BEGIN MIXING WITH SNOW IN NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS EVENING...WITH PRECIPITATION BECOMING ALL SNOW BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 45 MPH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF HIGH WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND BLOWING SNOW SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES. * 6 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED BY SATURDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ NDZ002-010-300530- /O.UPG.KBIS.WW.Y.0061.110430T0300Z-110501T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.BZ.W.0010.110429T2123Z-110501T0000Z/ BURKE-MOUNTRAIL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWBELLS...NEW TOWN 423 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SATURDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * RAIN WILL BEGIN MIXING WITH SNOW IN NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS EVENING...WITH PRECIPITATION BECOMING ALL SNOW BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 45 MPH TONIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF HIGH WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. * TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND BLOWING SNOW SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES. * 6 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED BY SATURDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ NDZ021>023-025-300530- /O.UPG.KBIS.WW.Y.0061.110430T0300Z-110501T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.BZ.W.0010.110430T1800Z-110501T0600Z/ MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY... CARRINGTON 423 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SATURDAY TO 1 AM CDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SATURDAY TO 1 AM CDT SUNDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * RAIN WILL BEGIN MIXING WITH SNOW IN NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS EVENING...WITH PRECIPITATION BECOMING ALL SNOW BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 45 MPH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF HIGH WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND BLOWING SNOW SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES. * 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED BY SATURDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ NDZ001-009-017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-300530- /O.NEW.KBIS.BZ.W.0010.110429T2123Z-110501T0000Z/ DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE- HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...WILLISTON...WATFORD CITY... KILLDEER...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...MOTT... BOWMAN...HETTINGER 423 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2011 /323 PM MDT FRI APR 29 2011/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ SATURDAY. * RAIN WILL BEGIN MIXING WITH SNOW IN NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS EVENING...WITH PRECIPITATION BECOMING ALL SNOW BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 45 MPH TONIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF HIGH WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. * TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND BLOWING SNOW SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES. * 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED BY SATURDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ NDZ019-020-034>036-042-300530- /O.NEW.KBIS.BZ.W.0010.110430T1800Z-110501T0600Z/ MERCER-OLIVER-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...MANDAN... BISMARCK...STEELE...ELGIN 423 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2011 /323 PM MDT FRI APR 29 2011/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ SATURDAY TO 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ SATURDAY TO 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ SUNDAY. * RAIN WILL BEGIN MIXING WITH SNOW IN NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS EVENING...WITH PRECIPITATION BECOMING ALL SNOW BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 45 MPH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF HIGH WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND BLOWING SNOW SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES. * 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED BY SATURDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ NDZ037-045>048-050-051-300530- /O.NEW.KBIS.WW.Y.0062.110430T1800Z-110501T0600Z/ STUTSMAN-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...FORT YATES...LINTON... NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 423 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SATURDAY TO 1 AM CDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SATURDAY TO 1 AM CDT SUNDAY. * RAIN WILL BEGIN MIXING WITH SNOW IN NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS EVENING...WITH PRECIPITATION BECOMING ALL SNOW BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 30 MPH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF HIGH WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE REDUCED VISIBILITIES. * TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND BLOWING SNOW SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES. * 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED BY SATURDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ TM
12 follow-up statements
465 WWUS43 KBIS 300029 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 729 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2011 ...A BLIZZARD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... .STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. MIXED PRECIPITATION OVER WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA WILL BECOME ALL SNOW AFTER SUNSET...WHILE RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW SHOWERS LATER TONIGHT. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 50 MPH IN WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES. HIGH WINDS AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE EAST INTO CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. TRAVEL WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY HAZARDOUS FROM WEST TO EAST THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. ALONG AND SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM SHIELDS TO STEELE AND JAMESTOWN...WINDS TO 50 MPH WITH SNOW OF LESSER INTENSITY WILL RESULT IN 1/2 MILE VISIBILITIES. SO...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS SHOULD RANGE FROM 6 TO 9 INCHES IN GARRISON...MINOT...AND BOTTINEAU. SNOW AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN WILLISTON...DICKINSON...BISMARCK...AND HARVEY. GENERALLY 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED SOUTH OF I-94. PLEASE MONITOR FUTURE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS TO STAY INFORMED ABOUT THIS WINTER STORM. NDZ001-002-009-010-017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-300830- /O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110501T0000Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY- BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...WILLISTON... NEW TOWN...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON... MARMARTH...MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER 729 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2011 /629 PM MDT FRI APR 29 2011/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ SATURDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ SATURDAY. * PRECIPITATION WILL BECOME ALL SNOW BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 50 MPH TONIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF HIGH WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. * TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND BLOWING SNOW SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES. * STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 9 INCHES IN GARRISON...MINOT...AND BOTTINEAU. SNOW AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN WILLISTON...DICKINSON...BISMARCK...AND HARVEY. GENERALLY 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED SOUTH OF I-94. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ NDZ003>005-011>013-019>023-025-034>036-042-300830- /O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0010.110430T1800Z-110501T0600Z/ RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-MERCER-OLIVER- MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...MINOT... TOWNER...RUGBY...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY... HARVEY...CARRINGTON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...ELGIN 729 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2011 /629 PM MDT FRI APR 29 2011/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ SATURDAY TO 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ SUNDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ SATURDAY TO 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ SUNDAY. * RAIN WILL BECOME ALL SNOW BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 50 MPH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF HIGH WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND BLOWING SNOW SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES. * STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS SHOULD RANGE FROM 6 TO 9 INCHES IN GARRISON...MINOT...AND BOTTINEAU. SNOW AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN WILLISTON...DICKINSON...BISMARCK...AND HARVEY. GENERALLY 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED SOUTH OF I-94. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ NDZ037-045>048-050-051-300830- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0062.110430T1800Z-110501T0600Z/ STUTSMAN-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...FORT YATES...LINTON... NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 729 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SATURDAY TO 1 AM CDT SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SATURDAY TO 1 AM CDT SUNDAY. * RAIN WILL BECOME ALL SNOW TONIGHT. * WINDS TO 50 MPH SATURDAY AFTERNOON WILL COMBINE WITH MODERATE SNOW TO CREATE REDUCED VISIBILITIES. * TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND BLOWING SNOW SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES. * STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS SHOULD RANGE FROM 6 TO 9 INCHES IN GARRISON...MINOT...AND BOTTINEAU. SNOW AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN WILLISTON...DICKINSON...BISMARCK...AND HARVEY. GENERALLY 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED SOUTH OF I-94. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ SCHECK
312 WWUS43 KBIS 300314 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1014 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2011 ...A BLIZZARD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... .STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW BY SUNRISE SATURDAY MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 50 MPH IN WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA BY SATURDAY MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES. HIGH WINDS AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE EAST INTO CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. TRAVEL WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY HAZARDOUS FROM WEST TO EAST THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. ALONG AND SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM SHIELDS TO STEELE AND JAMESTOWN...WINDS TO 50 MPH WITH SNOW OF LESSER INTENSITY WILL RESULT IN 1/2 MILE VISIBILITIES. SO...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS SHOULD RANGE FROM 6 TO 9 INCHES IN GARRISON...MINOT...AND BOTTINEAU. SNOW AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN WILLISTON...DICKINSON...BISMARCK...AND HARVEY. GENERALLY 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED SOUTH OF I-94. PLEASE MONITOR FUTURE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS TO STAY INFORMED ABOUT THIS WINTER STORM. NDZ001-002-009-010-017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-301115- /O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110501T0000Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY- BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...WILLISTON... NEW TOWN...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON... MARMARTH...MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER 1014 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2011 /914 PM MDT FRI APR 29 2011/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ SATURDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ SATURDAY. * PRECIPITATION WILL BECOME ALL SNOW BY SATURDAY MORNING. * WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 50 MPH TONIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF HIGH WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. * TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND BLOWING SNOW SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES. * STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 9 INCHES IN GARRISON...MINOT...AND BOTTINEAU. SNOW AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN WILLISTON...DICKINSON...BISMARCK...AND HARVEY. GENERALLY 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED SOUTH OF I-94. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ NDZ003>005-011>013-019>023-025-034>036-042-301115- /O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0010.110430T1800Z-110501T0600Z/ RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-MERCER-OLIVER- MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...MINOT... TOWNER...RUGBY...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY... HARVEY...CARRINGTON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...ELGIN 1014 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2011 /914 PM MDT FRI APR 29 2011/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ SATURDAY TO 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ SUNDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ SATURDAY TO 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ SUNDAY. * RAIN WILL BECOME ALL SNOW BY SATURDAY MORNING. * WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 50 MPH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF HIGH WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND BLOWING SNOW SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES. * STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS SHOULD RANGE FROM 6 TO 9 INCHES IN GARRISON...MINOT...AND BOTTINEAU. SNOW AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN WILLISTON...DICKINSON...BISMARCK...AND HARVEY. GENERALLY 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED SOUTH OF I-94. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ NDZ037-045>048-050-051-301115- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0062.110430T1800Z-110501T0600Z/ STUTSMAN-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...FORT YATES...LINTON... NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 1014 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SATURDAY TO 1 AM CDT SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SATURDAY TO 1 AM CDT SUNDAY. * RAIN WILL BECOME ALL SNOW BY SATURDAY MORNING. * WINDS TO 50 MPH SATURDAY AFTERNOON WILL COMBINE WITH MODERATE SNOW TO CREATE REDUCED VISIBILITIES. * TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND BLOWING SNOW SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES. * STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS SHOULD RANGE FROM 6 TO 9 INCHES IN GARRISON...MINOT...AND BOTTINEAU. SNOW AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN WILLISTON...DICKINSON...BISMARCK...AND HARVEY. GENERALLY 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED SOUTH OF I-94. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ SCHECK/AYD
654 WWUS43 KBIS 300606 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 106 AM CDT SAT APR 30 2011 ...A BLIZZARD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... .STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW BY SUNRISE SATURDAY MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 50 MPH IN WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA BY SATURDAY MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES. HIGH WINDS AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE EAST INTO CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. TRAVEL WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY HAZARDOUS FROM WEST TO EAST THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. ALONG AND SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM SHIELDS TO STEELE AND JAMESTOWN...WINDS TO 50 MPH WITH SNOW OF LESSER INTENSITY WILL RESULT IN 1/2 MILE VISIBILITIES. SO...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS SHOULD RANGE FROM 6 TO 9 INCHES IN GARRISON...MINOT...AND BOTTINEAU. SNOW AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN WILLISTON...DICKINSON...BISMARCK...AND HARVEY. GENERALLY 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED SOUTH OF I-94. PLEASE MONITOR FUTURE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS TO STAY INFORMED ABOUT THIS WINTER STORM. NDZ001-002-009-010-017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-301415- /O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110501T0000Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY- BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...WILLISTON... NEW TOWN...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON... MARMARTH...MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER 106 AM CDT SAT APR 30 2011 /1206 AM MDT SAT APR 30 2011/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. * PRECIPITATION WILL BECOME ALL SNOW BY SATURDAY MORNING. * WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 50 MPH TONIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF HIGH WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. * TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND BLOWING SNOW SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES. * STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 9 INCHES IN GARRISON...MINOT...AND BOTTINEAU. SNOW AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN WILLISTON...DICKINSON...BISMARCK...AND HARVEY. GENERALLY 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED SOUTH OF I-94. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ NDZ003>005-011>013-019>023-025-034>036-042-301415- /O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0010.110430T1800Z-110501T0600Z/ RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-MERCER-OLIVER- MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...MINOT... TOWNER...RUGBY...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY... HARVEY...CARRINGTON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...ELGIN 106 AM CDT SAT APR 30 2011 /1206 AM MDT SAT APR 30 2011/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ SUNDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ SUNDAY. * RAIN WILL BECOME ALL SNOW BY SATURDAY MORNING. * WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 50 MPH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF HIGH WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND BLOWING SNOW SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES. * STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS SHOULD RANGE FROM 6 TO 9 INCHES IN GARRISON...MINOT...AND BOTTINEAU. SNOW AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN WILLISTON...DICKINSON...BISMARCK...AND HARVEY. GENERALLY 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED SOUTH OF I-94. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ NDZ037-045>048-050-051-301415- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0062.110430T1800Z-110501T0600Z/ STUTSMAN-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...FORT YATES...LINTON... NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 106 AM CDT SAT APR 30 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM CDT SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM CDT SUNDAY. * RAIN WILL BECOME ALL SNOW BY SATURDAY MORNING. * WINDS TO 50 MPH SATURDAY AFTERNOON WILL COMBINE WITH MODERATE SNOW TO CREATE REDUCED VISIBILITIES. * TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND BLOWING SNOW SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES. * STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS SHOULD RANGE FROM 6 TO 9 INCHES IN GARRISON...MINOT...AND BOTTINEAU. SNOW AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN WILLISTON...DICKINSON...BISMARCK...AND HARVEY. GENERALLY 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED SOUTH OF I-94. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$
276 WWUS43 KBIS 300846 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 346 AM CDT SAT APR 30 2011 ...A BLIZZARD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...AND A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF FAR SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TODAY AND EARLY TONIGHT... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST TODAY AND TONIGHT. SNOW IN WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS GUSTING TO 55 MPH WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. SNOW ACCUMULATION ON POWER LINES COMBINED WITH THE STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE DOWNED LINES AND POWER OUTAGES IN SOME AREAS. THE SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL SPREAD INTO CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA BY NOON. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE IN THE WEST IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND IN CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA EARLY TONIGHT. ALONG AND SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM SHIELDS TO STEELE AND JAMESTOWN...WINDS TO 50 MPH WITH SNOW OF LESSER INTENSITY WILL RESULT IN 1/2 MILE VISIBILITIES. SO...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA. SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 9 INCHES ARE LIKELY IN NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...WITH ONLY 1 TO 2 INCHES EXPECTED FROM ASHLEY TO ELLENDALE IN FAR SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. PLEASE MONITOR FUTURE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS TO STAY INFORMED ABOUT THIS WINTER STORM. NDZ003>005-011>013-019>022-034-035-042-301700- /O.EXT.KBIS.BZ.W.0010.110430T1500Z-110501T0600Z/ RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-MERCER-OLIVER- MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-MORTON-BURLEIGH-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...MINOT... TOWNER...RUGBY...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY... MANDAN...BISMARCK...ELGIN 346 AM CDT SAT APR 30 2011 /246 AM MDT SAT APR 30 2011/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING TO 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ SUNDAY... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING TO 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ SUNDAY. * RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW THIS MORNING. * WINDS STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING...GUSTS OF 55 TO 60 MPH ARE LIKELY. THE COMBINATION OF HIGH WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND BLOWING SNOW SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES. * SNOW ACCUMULATION ON POWER LINES COMBINED WITH THE STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE DOWNED LINES AND POWER OUTAGES IN SOME AREAS. * STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS SHOULD RANGE FROM 6 TO 9 INCHES IN GARRISON...MINOT...AND BOTTINEAU. SNOW AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN WILLISTON...BOWMAN...DICKINSON...BISMARCK...AND HARVEY. GENERALLY 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED FROM ASHLEY TO ELLENDALE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ NDZ001-002-009-010-017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-301700- /O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110501T0000Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY- BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...WILLISTON... NEW TOWN...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON... MARMARTH...MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER 346 AM CDT SAT APR 30 2011 /246 AM MDT SAT APR 30 2011/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. * SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. * STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH COMBINED WITH SNOW WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND BLOWING SNOW SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES. * STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 9 INCHES IN GARRISON...MINOT...AND BOTTINEAU. SNOW AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN WILLISTON....BOWMAN...DICKINSON...BISMARCK...AND HARVEY. GENERALLY 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED FROM ASHLEY TO ELLENDALE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ NDZ023-025-036-301700- /O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0010.110430T1800Z-110501T0600Z/ WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...STEELE 346 AM CDT SAT APR 30 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM CDT SUNDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM CDT SUNDAY. * RAIN WILL BECOME ALL SNOW BY EARLY AFTERNOON. * STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING...WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF HIGH WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND BLOWING SNOW SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES. * STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS SHOULD RANGE FROM 6 TO 9 INCHES IN GARRISON...MINOT...AND BOTTINEAU. SNOW AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN WILLISTON...BOWMAN...DICKINSON...BISMARCK...AND HARVEY. GENERALLY 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IS FROM ASHLEY TO ELLENDALE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ NDZ037-045>048-050-051-301700- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0062.110430T1800Z-110501T0600Z/ STUTSMAN-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...FORT YATES...LINTON... NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 346 AM CDT SAT APR 30 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM CDT SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM CDT SUNDAY. * RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW BY LATE MORNING. * STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING...GUSTS TO 55 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH MODERATE SNOW TO CREATE REDUCED VISIBILITIES. * TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND BLOWING SNOW SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES. * STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS SHOULD RANGE FROM 6 TO 9 INCHES IN GARRISON...MINOT...AND BOTTINEAU. SNOW AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN WILLISTON...BOWMAN...DICKINSON...BISMARCK...AND HARVEY. GENERALLY 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED FROM ASHLEY TO ELLENDALE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$
937 WWUS43 KBIS 301608 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1108 AM CDT SAT APR 30 2011 ...A BLIZZARD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... ...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF FAR SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA WILL SLOWLY MOVE EAST TODAY AND TONIGHT. SNOW IN WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS GUSTING TO 55 MPH WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. HEAVY WET SNOW COMBINED WITH THE STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE DOWNED LINES AND POWER OUTAGES IN SOME AREAS. THE SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL SPREAD INTO CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE IN THE WEST THIS EVENING AND IN CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AFTER MIDNIGHT. ALONG AND SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM SHIELDS TO STEELE AND JAMESTOWN...WINDS TO 50 MPH WITH SNOW OF LESSER INTENSITY WILL RESULT IN 1/2 MILE VISIBILITIES. SO...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 9 INCHES WILL OCCUR IN THE VICINITY OF DICKINSON...WILLISTON...MINOT...AND BOTTINEAU. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED NEAR AMIDON...BISMARCK...AND HARVEY. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED NEAR BOWMAN...SHIELDS...AND JAMESTOWN. PLEASE MONITOR FUTURE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS TO STAY INFORMED ABOUT THIS WINTER STORM. NDZ001-002-009-010-017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-010000- /O.EXT.KBIS.BZ.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110501T0300Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY- BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...WILLISTON... NEW TOWN...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON... MARMARTH...MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER 1108 AM CDT SAT APR 30 2011 /1008 AM MDT SAT APR 30 2011/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. * SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. * STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH COMBINED WITH SNOW WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND BLOWING SNOW SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES. * STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 9 INCHES WILL OCCUR IN THE VICINITY OF DICKINSON...WILLISTON...MINOT...AND BOTTINEAU. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED NEAR AMIDON...BISMARCK...AND HARVEY. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED NEAR BOWMAN...SHIELDS...AND JAMESTOWN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ NDZ003>005-011>013-019>022-034-035-042-010000- /O.EXT.KBIS.BZ.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110501T1200Z/ RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-MERCER-OLIVER- MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-MORTON-BURLEIGH-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...MINOT... TOWNER...RUGBY...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY... MANDAN...BISMARCK...ELGIN 1108 AM CDT SAT APR 30 2011 /1008 AM MDT SAT APR 30 2011/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ SUNDAY... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ SUNDAY. * RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW BY EARLY AFTERNOON. * WINDS STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING...GUSTS OF 55 TO 60 MPH ARE LIKELY. THE COMBINATION OF HIGH WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND BLOWING SNOW SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES. * STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 9 INCHES WILL OCCUR IN THE VICINITY OF DICKINSON...WILLISTON...MINOT...AND BOTTINEAU. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED NEAR AMIDON...BISMARCK...AND HARVEY. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED NEAR BOWMAN...SHIELDS...AND JAMESTOWN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ NDZ023-025-036-010000- /O.EXT.KBIS.BZ.W.0010.110430T1800Z-110501T1200Z/ WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...STEELE 1108 AM CDT SAT APR 30 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SUNDAY... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SUNDAY. * RAIN WILL BECOME ALL SNOW BY AFTERNOON. * STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH. THE COMBINATION OF HIGH WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. * TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND BLOWING SNOW SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES. * STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 9 INCHES WILL OCCUR IN THE VICINITY OF DICKINSON...WILLISTON...MINOT...AND BOTTINEAU. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED NEAR AMIDON...BISMARCK...AND HARVEY. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED NEAR BOWMAN...SHIELDS...AND JAMESTOWN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ NDZ037-045>048-050-051-010000- /O.EXT.KBIS.WW.Y.0062.110430T1800Z-110501T1200Z/ STUTSMAN-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...FORT YATES...LINTON... NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 1108 AM CDT SAT APR 30 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SUNDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SUNDAY. * RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW BY AFTERNOON. * STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY AFTERNOON...GUSTS TO 55 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH MODERATE SNOW TO CREATE REDUCED VISIBILITIES THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. * TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND BLOWING SNOW SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES. * STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 9 INCHES WILL OCCUR IN THE VICINITY OF DICKINSON...WILLISTON...MINOT...AND BOTTINEAU. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED NEAR AMIDON...BISMARCK...AND HARVEY. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED NEAR BOWMAN...SHIELDS...AND JAMESTOWN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ TM
224 WWUS43 KBIS 301825 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 125 PM CDT SAT APR 30 2011 ...A BLIZZARD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... ...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF FAR SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA WILL SLOWLY MOVE EAST THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SNOW IN WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS GUSTING TO 55 MPH WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. HEAVY WET SNOW COMBINED WITH THE STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE DOWNED LINES AND POWER OUTAGES IN SOME AREAS. THE SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL SPREAD INTO CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE IN THE WEST THIS EVENING AND IN CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AFTER MIDNIGHT. ALONG AND SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM SHIELDS TO STEELE AND JAMESTOWN...WINDS TO 45 MPH WITH SNOW OF LESSER INTENSITY WILL RESULT IN 1/2 MILE VISIBILITIES. THE GREATEST IMPACT WILL BE FROM THE WINDS. AS A RESULT...THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WAS REPLACED WITH A HIGH WIND WARNING. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 9 INCHES WILL OCCUR IN THE VICINITY OF DICKINSON...WILLISTON...MINOT...AND BOTTINEAU. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED NEAR AMIDON... BISMARCK...AND HARVEY. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED NEAR BOWMAN...SHIELDS...AND JAMESTOWN. PLEASE MONITOR FUTURE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS TO STAY INFORMED ABOUT THIS WINTER STORM. NDZ037-045>048-050-051-301930- /O.CAN.KBIS.WW.Y.0062.000000T0000Z-110501T1200Z/ STUTSMAN-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...FORT YATES...LINTON... NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 125 PM CDT SAT APR 30 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. IT HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A HIGH WIND WARNING. $$ NDZ001-002-009-010-017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-010300- /O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110501T0300Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY- BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...WILLISTON... NEW TOWN...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON... MARMARTH...MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER 125 PM CDT SAT APR 30 2011 /1225 PM MDT SAT APR 30 2011/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. * SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. * STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH COMBINED WITH SNOW WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND BLOWING SNOW SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES. * STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 9 INCHES WILL OCCUR IN THE VICINITY OF DICKINSON...WILLISTON...MINOT...AND BOTTINEAU. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED NEAR AMIDON...BISMARCK...AND HARVEY. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED NEAR BOWMAN...SHIELDS...AND JAMESTOWN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ NDZ003>005-011>013-019>023-025-034>036-042-010300- /O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110501T1200Z/ RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-MERCER-OLIVER- MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...MINOT... TOWNER...RUGBY...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY... HARVEY...CARRINGTON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...ELGIN 125 PM CDT SAT APR 30 2011 /1225 PM MDT SAT APR 30 2011/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ SUNDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ SUNDAY. * RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW BY EARLY AFTERNOON. * STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS OF 55 TO 60 MPH. THE COMBINATION OF HIGH WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND BLOWING SNOW SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES. * STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 9 INCHES WILL OCCUR IN THE VICINITY OF DICKINSON...WILLISTON...MINOT...AND BOTTINEAU. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED NEAR AMIDON...BISMARCK...AND HARVEY. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED NEAR BOWMAN...SHIELDS...AND JAMESTOWN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ TM
386 WWUS43 KBIS 302018 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 318 PM CDT SAT APR 30 2011 ...A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN SOUTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST TONIGHT. SNOW IN WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS GUSTING TO 60 MPH WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. HEAVY WET SNOW COMBINED WITH THE STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE DOWNED LINES AND POWER OUTAGES IN SOME AREAS. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE IN THE WEST THIS EVENING AND IN CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AFTER MIDNIGHT. ALONG AND SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM SHIELDS TO STEELE AND JAMESTOWN...WINDS GUSTING TO 60 MPH COMBINED WITH SNOW OF LESSER INTENSITY WILL RESULT IN 1/2 MILE VISIBILITIES. THE GREATEST IMPACT WILL BE FROM THE WINDS. AS A RESULT...A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE AFOREMENTIONED AREA. TRAVEL WILL STILL BE HAZARDOUS. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 9 INCHES WILL OCCUR IN THE VICINITY OF DICKINSON...WILLISTON...MINOT...AND BOTTINEAU. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED NEAR AMIDON... BISMARCK...AND HARVEY. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED NEAR BOWMAN...SHIELDS...AND JAMESTOWN. PLEASE MONITOR FUTURE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS TO STAY INFORMED ABOUT THIS WINTER STORM. NDZ001-002-009-010-017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-010300- /O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110501T0300Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY- BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...WILLISTON... NEW TOWN...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON... MARMARTH...MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER 318 PM CDT SAT APR 30 2011 /218 PM MDT SAT APR 30 2011/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. * SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. * STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH COMBINED WITH SNOW WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND BLOWING SNOW SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES. * STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 9 INCHES WILL OCCUR IN THE VICINITY OF DICKINSON...WILLISTON...MINOT...AND BOTTINEAU. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED NEAR AMIDON...BISMARCK...AND HARVEY. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED NEAR BOWMAN...SHIELDS...AND JAMESTOWN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ NDZ003>005-011>013-019>023-025-034>036-042-010400- /O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110501T1200Z/ RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-MERCER-OLIVER- MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...MINOT... TOWNER...RUGBY...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY... HARVEY...CARRINGTON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...ELGIN 318 PM CDT SAT APR 30 2011 /218 PM MDT SAT APR 30 2011/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ SUNDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ SUNDAY. * SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. * STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 40 WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH COMBINED WITH SNOW WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND BLOWING SNOW SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES. * STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 9 INCHES WILL OCCUR IN THE VICINITY OF DICKINSON...WILLISTON...MINOT...AND BOTTINEAU. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED NEAR AMIDON...BISMARCK...AND HARVEY. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED NEAR BOWMAN...SHIELDS...AND JAMESTOWN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ TM
187 WWUS43 KBIS 010124 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 824 PM CDT SAT APR 30 2011 ...A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF WESTERN AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE RED RIVER VALLEY AT THE BORDER OF NORTH DAKOTA AND MINNESOTA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST TONIGHT. HOWEVER...SNOW AND WINDS IN FAR WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA...FROM CROSBY AND WILLISTON TO BOWMAN...HAVE DIMINISHED ENOUGH SUCH THAT VISIBILITIES HAVE IMPROVED GREATLY IN THE PAST HOUR OR TWO. THUS THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE FOR THE FAR WESTERN TIER OF COUNTIES. HOWEVER...SNOW AND STRONG WINDS CONTINUE FROM STANLEY TO DICKINSON AND HETTINGER IN WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA...AND ACROSS NEARLY ALL OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. THE SNOW COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS GUSTING TO 60 MPH WERE CAUSING BLIZZARD TO NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER THIS REGION. HEAVY WET SNOW COMBINED WITH THE STRONG WINDS HAVE ALREADY CAUSED DOWNED LINES AND POWER OUTAGES IN SOME AREAS. SEVERAL REPORTS OF BLOCKED ROADS AND VEHICLES STRANDED ON ROADS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FOR THE WESTERN THIRD OF THE STATE. WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE IN THE WEST THIS EVENING AND IN CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AFTER MIDNIGHT. ALONG AND SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM SHIELDS TO STEELE AND JAMESTOWN...WINDS GUSTING TO 60 MPH COMBINED WITH SNOW OF LESSER INTENSITY WILL RESULT IN 1/2 MILE VISIBILITIES. THE GREATEST IMPACT WILL BE FROM THE WINDS. AS A RESULT...A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE AFOREMENTIONED AREA. TRAVEL WILL STILL BE HAZARDOUS. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA...WITH 14 INCHES IN TROTTERS IN GOLDEN VALLEY COUNTY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED NEAR BOWMAN...SHIELDS...AND JAMESTOWN. PLEASE MONITOR FUTURE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS TO STAY INFORMED ABOUT THIS WINTER STORM. NDZ001-009-017-031-032-040-043-010230- /O.CAN.KBIS.BZ.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110501T0300Z/ DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-MCKENZIE-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-SLOPE-BOWMAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...WILLISTON...WATFORD CITY... BEACH...MEDORA...MARMARTH...BOWMAN 824 PM CDT SAT APR 30 2011 /724 PM MDT SAT APR 30 2011/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. CONDITIONS HAVE IMPROVED GREATLY AND THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ NDZ002-010-018-033-041-044-010300- /O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110501T0300Z/ BURKE-MOUNTRAIL-DUNN-STARK-HETTINGER-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWBELLS...NEW TOWN...KILLDEER... DICKINSON...MOTT...HETTINGER 824 PM CDT SAT APR 30 2011 /724 PM MDT SAT APR 30 2011/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. * SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. * STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH COMBINED WITH SNOW WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND BLOWING SNOW SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES. * STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 14 INCHES HAVE OCCURRED IN THE WESTERN THIRD OF THE STATE. LITTLE OR NO NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED...BUT LOW VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH 10 PM CDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ NDZ003>005-011>013-019>023-025-034>036-042-010930- /O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110501T1200Z/ RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-MERCER-OLIVER- MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...MINOT... TOWNER...RUGBY...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY... HARVEY...CARRINGTON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...ELGIN 824 PM CDT SAT APR 30 2011 /724 PM MDT SAT APR 30 2011/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ SUNDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ SUNDAY. * SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. * STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 40 WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH COMBINED WITH SNOW WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND BLOWING SNOW SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES. * STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED NEAR MINOT...BISMARCK...AND HARVEY. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED NEAR BOWMAN...SHIELDS...AND JAMESTOWN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ JV
511 WWUS43 KBIS 010301 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1001 PM CDT SAT APR 30 2011 ...A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE RED RIVER VALLEY AT THE BORDER OF NORTH DAKOTA AND MINNESOTA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST TONIGHT. HOWEVER...SNOW AND WINDS IN WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA...FROM STANLEY TO DICKINSON AND HETTINGER...HAVE DIMINISHED ENOUGH SUCH THAT VISIBILITIES HAVE IMPROVED GREATLY IN THE PAST HOUR OR TWO. THUS THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE FOR MUCH OF WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA. HOWEVER...SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE FROM KENMARE TO MINOT...BEULAH...BISMARCK TO GRANT COUNTIES...ACROSS NEARLY ALL OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. THE SNOW COMBINED WITH WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH WERE CAUSING BLIZZARD TO NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER THIS REGION. HEAVY WET SNOW COMBINED WITH THE STRONG WINDS HAVE ALREADY CAUSED DOWNED LINES AND POWER OUTAGES IN WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA. SEVERAL REPORTS OF BLOCKED ROADS AND VEHICLES STRANDED ON ROADS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FOR THE WESTERN THIRD OF THE STATE. WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE IN THE WEST TONIGHT AND IN CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AFTER MIDNIGHT. ALONG AND SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM SHIELDS TO STEELE AND JAMESTOWN...WINDS GUSTING TO 60 MPH COMBINED WITH SNOW OF LESSER INTENSITY WILL RESULT IN 1/2 MILE VISIBILITIES. THE GREATEST IMPACT WILL BE FROM THE WINDS. AS A RESULT...A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE AFOREMENTIONED AREA. TRAVEL WILL STILL BE HAZARDOUS. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA...WITH 14 INCHES IN TROTTERS IN GOLDEN VALLEY COUNTY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED NEAR BOWMAN...SHIELDS...AND JAMESTOWN. PLEASE MONITOR FUTURE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS TO STAY INFORMED ABOUT THIS WINTER STORM. NDZ002-010-018-033-041-044-010415- /O.EXP.KBIS.BZ.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110501T0300Z/ BURKE-MOUNTRAIL-DUNN-STARK-HETTINGER-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWBELLS...NEW TOWN...KILLDEER... DICKINSON...MOTT...HETTINGER 1001 PM CDT SAT APR 30 2011 /901 PM MDT SAT APR 30 2011/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... THE BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. VISIBILITIES HAVE IMPROVED GREATLY THE PAST HOUR OR TWO AND THUS THE BLIZZARD WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ NDZ003>005-011>013-019>023-025-034>036-042-011115- /O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110501T1200Z/ RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-MERCER-OLIVER- MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...MINOT... TOWNER...RUGBY...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY... HARVEY...CARRINGTON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...ELGIN 1001 PM CDT SAT APR 30 2011 /901 PM MDT SAT APR 30 2011/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ SUNDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ SUNDAY. * SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. * NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH COMBINED WITH SNOW WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD OR NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND BLOWING SNOW SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES. * STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED NEAR MINOT...BISMARCK...AND HARVEY. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED NEAR BOWMAN... SHIELDS...AND JAMESTOWN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ JV
912 WWUS43 KBIS 010607 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 107 AM CDT SUN MAY 1 2011 ...A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR FAR SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN MINNESOTA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST THE REST OF TONIGHT. SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA FOR THE REST OF TONIGHT. BLIZZARD TO NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH WINDS GUSTING OVER 45 MPH AT TIMES. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA...WITH 14 INCHES IN TROTTERS IN GOLDEN VALLEY COUNTY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED NEAR BOWMAN...SHIELDS...AND JAMESTOWN. PLEASE MONITOR FUTURE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS TO STAY INFORMED ABOUT THIS WINTER STORM. NDZ003>005-011>013-019>023-025-034>036-042-011200- /O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110501T1200Z/ RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-MERCER-OLIVER- MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...MINOT... TOWNER...RUGBY...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY... HARVEY...CARRINGTON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...ELGIN 107 AM CDT SUN MAY 1 2011 /1207 AM MDT SUN MAY 1 2011/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING. * SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. * NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH COMBINED WITH SNOW WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD OR NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND BLOWING SNOW SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES. * STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED NEAR MINOT...BISMARCK...AND HARVEY. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED NEAR BOWMAN... SHIELDS...AND JAMESTOWN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$
310 WWUS43 KBIS 010834 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 334 AM CDT SUN MAY 1 2011 ...A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT BOTTINEAU...ROLETTE... PIERCE...AND MCHENRY COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS MORNING...A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON... THE BLIZZARD WARNING AND HIGH WIND WARNINGS FOR THE REST OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITH A WIND ADVISORY. .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN MINNESOTA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SLOWLY EAST BRINGING AN END TO THE SNOW. THE WINDS WILL WEAKEN THIS MORNING...BUT WILL INCREASE AGAIN LATE THIS MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY. THE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH LIGHT SNOW THIS MORNING WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW IN THE TURTLE MOUNTAINS. PLEASE MONITOR FUTURE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS TO STAY INFORMED ABOUT THIS WINTER STORM. NDZ003-011-019>023-025-034>036-042-010945- /O.CAN.KBIS.BZ.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110501T1200Z/ RENVILLE-WARD-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-MORTON- BURLEIGH-KIDDER-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOHALL...MINOT...BEULAH...HAZEN... CENTER...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...MANDAN... BISMARCK...STEELE...ELGIN 334 AM CDT SUN MAY 1 2011 /234 AM MDT SUN MAY 1 2011/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REPLACED BY A WIND ADVISORY...IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS REPLACED THE BLIZZARD WARNING WITH A WIND ADVISORY. THE SNOW HAS ENDED OR LESSENED IN INTENSITY AND CONDITIONS HAVE IMPROVED. STRONG GUSTY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY AND THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A WIND ADVISORY. $$ NDZ004-005-012-013-011500- /O.EXT.KBIS.BZ.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110501T1500Z/ BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-MCHENRY-PIERCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...TOWNER...RUGBY 334 AM CDT SUN MAY 1 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING. * SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THIS MORNING. * NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH COMBINED WITH SNOW WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THIS MORNING. * TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND BLOWING SNOW SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES. * TOTAL SNOWFALL COULD RANGE FROM 2 TO 8 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IN THE TURTLE MOUNTAINS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$
003 WWUS43 KBIS 011441 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 941 AM CDT SUN MAY 1 2011 ...ADDITIONAL SNOW AND STRONG WINDS INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT NORTHEAST THROUGH SOUTHERN ONTARIO TODAY. NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES...WITH SNOWFALL AMOUNTS UP TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE TURTLE MOUNTAINS. IN ADDITION...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THE COMBINATION OF MODERATE SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO 1/2 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. THESE REDUCED VISIBILITIES WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. NDZ004-005-012-013-011800- /O.CAN.KBIS.BZ.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110501T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.WW.Y.0063.110501T1441Z-110501T1800Z/ BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-MCHENRY-PIERCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...TOWNER...RUGBY 941 AM CDT SUN MAY 1 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * NORTHWEST WINDS 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH COMBINED WITH SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO 1/2 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. * TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND BLOWING SNOW SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES. * TOTAL SNOWFALL WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL UP TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE TURTLE MOUNTAINS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO 1/2 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ TM
The office that day
Everything else NWS Bismarck, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 8:45 PM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | BIS | Bottineau, Burke, Divide, Foster, McHenry, Mountrail and 6 more | 7 hr |
| Apr 29, 3:23 AM MDT | Winter Storm Warning | BIS | Bottineau, McHenry, Pierce, Renville, Rolette | 12 hr |
| Apr 29, 3:23 AM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | BIS | Burke, Foster, Mountrail, Sheridan, Wells | 12 hr |
| Apr 29, 3:32 AM MDT | Wind Advisory | BIS | Adams, Billings, Bowman, Burleigh, Dickey, Divide and 16 more | 14 hr |
| Apr 29, 8:30 AM MDT | Wind Advisory | BIS | Dickey, Foster, Kidder, LaMoure, Logan, McIntosh and 4 more | 11 hr |
| Apr 29, 3:23 PM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | BIS | Dickey, Emmons, LaMoure, Logan, McIntosh, Stutsman | 21 hr |
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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.