Alert archive / North Dakota / Blizzard Warnings in 2011
Blizzard Warning 5, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this blizzard warning at Feb 17, 2011, 11:53 AM CST for 10 counties in North Dakota. It was in force for 6 hr. 2 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
- Feb 17, 2011, 11:53 AM CST (17:53 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 17, 2011, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
Counties Bottineau County, ND, Burke County, ND, Divide County, ND, McHenry County, ND, McKenzie County, ND, Mountrail County, ND, Pierce County, ND, Renville County, ND, Rolette County, ND, Williams County, ND
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 17, 12:55 PM CST | SNOW 2.9 | Williston, ND | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL THUS FAR. |
| Feb 17, 4:36 PM CST | SNOW 2 | 4 W Williston, ND | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL |
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, 5.9 hours before the alert went out and 206 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
- 1841 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 108 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 173 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
863 WWUS43 KBIS 171753 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1153 AM CST THU FEB 17 2011 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN SOUTHEAST MONTANA WILL MOVE THROUGH NORTH DAKOTA TODAY. SNOW ACROSS WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA THURSDAY MORNING WILL SPREAD ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM WILLISTON AND WATFORD CITY...EAST THROUGH MINOT AND BOTTINEAU...WITH ONE TO TWO INCHES ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST. IN ADDITION...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS TO 40 MPH ACROSS NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA LATE THIS MORNING ARE FORECAST TO SPREAD ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THIS WILL CREATE BLIZZARD WITH VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME HAZARDOUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. NDZ001-002-009-010-017-180200- /O.UPG.KBIS.WW.Y.0045.000000T0000Z-110218T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.BZ.W.0005.110217T1753Z-110218T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.WW.Y.0046.110218T0000Z-110218T1500Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-MCKENZIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...WILLISTON... NEW TOWN...WATFORD CITY 1153 AM CST THU FEB 17 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TWO TO FIVE INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL BY FRIDAY MORNING. * STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS TO 40 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. 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. && 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. && $$ NDZ003>005-011>013-180200- /O.NEW.KBIS.BZ.W.0005.110217T1753Z-110218T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KBIS.WW.Y.0045.110218T0000Z-110218T1800Z/ RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...MINOT... TOWNER...RUGBY 1153 AM CST THU FEB 17 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST FRIDAY. * TWO TO FIVE INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS TO 40 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ NDZ021-180200- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0045.110217T1800Z-110218T1800Z/ MCLEAN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GARRISON 1153 AM CST THU FEB 17 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST FRIDAY. * TWO TO FIVE INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS TO 40 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 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. && $$ NDZ018-031>033-040-041-043-044-180200- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0045.000000T0000Z-110218T1500Z/ DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KILLDEER...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON... MARMARTH...MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER 1153 AM CST THU FEB 17 2011 /1053 AM MST THU FEB 17 2011/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ FRIDAY. * ONE TO TWO INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL BY FRIDAY MORNING. * STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS TO 40 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION... FORECASTS...AND WARNINGS. && $$ AYD
3 follow-up statements
283 WWUS43 KBIS 171833 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1233 PM CST THU FEB 17 2011 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN SOUTHEAST MONTANA WILL MOVE THROUGH NORTH DAKOTA TODAY. SNOW ACROSS WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA THURSDAY MORNING WILL SPREAD ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM WILLISTON AND WATFORD CITY...EAST THROUGH MINOT AND BOTTINEAU...WITH ONE TO TWO INCHES ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST. IN ADDITION...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 40 MPH ACROSS NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA LATE THIS MORNING ARE FORECAST TO SPREAD ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THIS WILL CREATE BLIZZARD WITH VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME HAZARDOUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AND THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY...FREEZING DIZZLE IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. THIS WILL MAKE ROADWAYS SLIPPERY AND TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. NORTHWEST WINDS TO 40 MPH ARE ALSO FORECAST THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN SNOW SHOWERS. NDZ001-002-009-010-017-180245- /O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110218T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0046.110218T0000Z-110218T1500Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-MCKENZIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...WILLISTON... NEW TOWN...WATFORD CITY 1233 PM CST THU FEB 17 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY. * TWO TO FIVE INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL BY FRIDAY MORNING. * STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS TO 40 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. 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. 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. && $$ NDZ003>005-011>013-180245- /O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110218T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0045.110218T0000Z-110218T1800Z/ RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...MINOT... TOWNER...RUGBY 1233 PM CST THU FEB 17 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST FRIDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST FRIDAY. * TWO TO FIVE INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS TO 40 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ NDZ019-020-022-023-025-034>037-042-045>048-050-051-180245- /O.EXA.KBIS.WW.Y.0045.000000T0000Z-110218T1500Z/ MERCER-OLIVER-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER- STUTSMAN-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...MCCLUSKY... HARVEY...CARRINGTON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN... ELGIN...FORT YATES...LINTON...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 1233 PM CST THU FEB 17 2011 /1133 AM MST THU FEB 17 2011/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREEZING DRIZZLE AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ FRIDAY. * FREEZING DRIZZLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON WILL CREATE SLIPPERY ROADWAYS. * STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS TO 40 MPH WILL CREATE BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN SNOW SHOWERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION... FORECASTS...AND WARNINGS. && $$ NDZ018-031>033-040-041-043-044-180245- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0045.000000T0000Z-110218T1500Z/ DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KILLDEER...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON... MARMARTH...MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER 1233 PM CST THU FEB 17 2011 /1133 AM MST THU FEB 17 2011/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ FRIDAY. * ONE TO TWO INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL BY FRIDAY MORNING. * STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS TO 40 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION... FORECASTS...AND WARNINGS. && $$ NDZ021-180245- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0045.000000T0000Z-110218T1800Z/ MCLEAN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GARRISON 1233 PM CST THU FEB 17 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST FRIDAY. * ONE TO TWO INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING ACROSS NORTHERN MCLEAN COUNTY. * STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS TO 40 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 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. && $$ AYD
845 WWUS43 KBIS 172111 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 311 PM CST THU FEB 17 2011 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY EVENING... .SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF TWO TO FIVE INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM WILLISTON AND WATFORD CITY...EAST THROUGH MINOT...BOTTINEAU AND BELCOURT BY FRIDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE FORECAST INTO THE EARLY EVENING ACROSS THE NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL. THIS WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY EVENING. WIND CHILLS TO 30 BELOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHERN NORTH DAKOTA LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...WITH CONTINUED BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. ACROSS THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY...FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL BE POSSIBLE INTO THE EARLY EVENING...MAKING ROADS SLIPPERY. NDZ018>020-031>035-040>046-172215- /O.CAN.KBIS.WW.Y.0045.000000T0000Z-110218T1500Z/ DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH- SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER... BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...MARMARTH... MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES...LINTON 311 PM CST THU FEB 17 2011 /211 PM MST THU FEB 17 2011/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A WIND ADVISORY. $$ NDZ001-002-009-010-017-180515- /O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110218T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0046.110218T0000Z-110218T1500Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-MCKENZIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...WILLISTON... NEW TOWN...WATFORD CITY 311 PM CST THU FEB 17 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY. * TWO TO FIVE INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL BY FRIDAY MORNING. * STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS TO 40 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING * WIND CHILLS TO 30 BELOW ARE POSSIBLE LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. 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. && $$ NDZ003>005-011>013-180515- /O.EXT.KBIS.WW.Y.0045.110218T0000Z-110218T1500Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110218T0000Z/ RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...MINOT... TOWNER...RUGBY 311 PM CST THU FEB 17 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TWO TO FIVE INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS TO 40 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY EVENING. * WIND CHILLS TO 30 BELOW ARE POSSIBLE LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ NDZ021-180515- /O.EXT.KBIS.WW.Y.0045.000000T0000Z-110218T1500Z/ MCLEAN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GARRISON 311 PM CST THU FEB 17 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST FRIDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST FRIDAY. * ONE TO TWO INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING ACROSS MCLEAN COUNTY. * STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS TO 40 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 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. && $$ NDZ022-023-025-036-037-047-048-050-051-180515- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0045.000000T0000Z-110218T1500Z/ SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH- DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON... STEELE...JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 311 PM CST THU FEB 17 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST FRIDAY. * FREEZING DRIZZLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON WILL CREATE SLIPPERY ROADWAYS. * STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS TO 40 MPH WILL CREATE BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN SNOW SHOWERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION... FORECASTS...AND WARNINGS. && $$ AYD/NH
238 WWUS43 KBIS 180012 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 612 PM CST THU FEB 17 2011 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH 9 PM CST... .VERY STRONG WINDS UP TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FROM WILLISTON AND WATFORD CITY...THROUGH STANLEY AND MINOT...TO BOTTINEAU AND RUGBY. SNOW WAS ENDING ACROSS THE AREA BUT THE STRONG WINDS CONTINUE TO CAUSE NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. WIND CHILLS WILL BE AS LOW AS 30 BELOW. AVOID TRAVEL. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY THROUGH THE NIGHT. NDZ003>005-011>013-180300- /O.EXP.KBIS.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110218T0000Z/ /O.UPG.KBIS.WW.Y.0045.000000T0000Z-110218T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.BZ.W.0006.110218T0012Z-110218T0300Z/ RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...MINOT... TOWNER...RUGBY 612 PM CST THU FEB 17 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. * 2 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW HAS FALLEN IN THE WARNED AREA. UP TO AN INCH OF NEW SNOW IS POSSIBLE YET THIS EVENING. * STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS TO 40 MPH WILL CREATE NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * WIND CHILLS TO 30 BELOW ARE POSSIBLE LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ NDZ001-002-009-010-017-180300- /O.EXP.KBIS.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110218T0000Z/ /O.UPG.KBIS.WW.Y.0046.000000T0000Z-110218T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.BZ.W.0006.110218T0012Z-110218T0300Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-MCKENZIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...WILLISTON... NEW TOWN...WATFORD CITY 612 PM CST THU FEB 17 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF SNOW HAS FALLEN IN THE WARNED AREA. LITTLE ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED. * STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS TO 40 MPH WILL CREATE NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * WIND CHILLS TO 30 BELOW ARE POSSIBLE LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ NDZ021>023-025-036-037-047-048-050-051-180815- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0045.000000T0000Z-110218T1500Z/ MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE- MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY... CARRINGTON...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY... OAKES 612 PM CST THU FEB 17 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST FRIDAY. * AN INCH OR LESS OF SNOW HAS FALLEN IN THE ADVISORY AREA. * STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS TO 40 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 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. && $$ TWH/JPM
The office that day
Everything else NWS Bismarck, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 17, 11:53 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | BIS | Burke, Divide, McKenzie, Mountrail, Williams | 6 hr |
| Feb 17, 2:40 PM CST | River Flood Advisory | BIS | Ward | 2 hr |
| Feb 17, 3:15 PM CST | Wind Advisory | BIS | Adams, Billings, Bowman, Burleigh, Dickey, Dunn and 13 more | 9 hr |
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