Alert archive / North Dakota / Blizzard Warnings in 2011
Blizzard Warning 9, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this blizzard warning at Mar 22, 2011, 12:54 PM CDT for 15 counties in North Dakota. It was in force for 9 hr. 14 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
- Mar 22, 2011, 12:54 PM CDT (17:54 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 22, 2011, 9:27 PM CDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
Counties Bottineau County, ND, Burke County, ND, Divide County, ND, Dunn County, ND, Foster County, ND, McHenry County, ND, McKenzie County, ND, Mercer County, ND, Mountrail County, ND, Pierce County, ND, Renville County, ND, Rolette County, ND, Sheridan County, ND, Wells County, ND, Williams County, ND
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 22, 1:45 PM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 8 | 7 Wsw Killdeer, ND | STILL SNOWING |
| Mar 22, 2:47 PM CDT | BLIZZARD | Grassy Butte, ND | ESTIMATED 3 INCHES SO FAR...WHITEOUT CONDITIONS |
| Mar 22, 4:30 PM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 8 | 9 S Golden Valley, ND | STORM TOTAL SNOW THUS FAR. |
| Mar 22, 4:45 PM CDT | SNOW 5.5 | 3 Ne Velva, ND | STORM TOTAL SNOW THUS FAR. |
| Mar 22, 4:57 PM CDT | SNOW 6.3 | Grassy Butte, ND | TOTAL SNOWFALL SO FAR IS 6.3 INCHES. |
| Mar 22, 4:59 PM CDT | SNOW 3.2 | Williston, ND | |
| Mar 22, 5:38 PM CDT | SNOW 6 | Watford City, ND | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL THUS FAR. REPORT RELAYED BY THE MEDIA. |
| Mar 22, 5:50 PM CDT | SNOW 4 | Harvey, ND | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL THUS FAR. |
| Mar 22, 5:58 PM CDT | SNOW 4.5 | Williston, ND | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL THUS FAR AT THE NWS IN WILLISTON. |
| Mar 22, 6:00 PM CDT | SNOW 8.8 | Grassy Butte, ND | STORM TOTAL THUS FAR. |
| Mar 22, 6:04 PM CDT | SNOW 3.5 | 4 Se Glenburn, ND | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL THUS FAR. |
| Mar 22, 6:22 PM CDT | SNOW 6 | Mandaree, ND | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL THUS FAR ESTIMATED TO BE BETWEEN 5 AND 7 INCHES. |
| Mar 22, 7:20 PM CDT | SNOW 4 | 1 N Rugby, ND | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL THUS FAR. |
| Mar 22, 9:18 PM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 6.5 | Cartwright, ND | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL THUS FAR. REPORT RELAYED BY THE MEDIA. |
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 161 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
- 4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 484 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 242 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 201 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
478 WWUS43 KBIS 221754 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1254 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS NORTH WITH SNOW AND ICE SOUTH... .SEVERE WINTER WEATHER TODAY AND TONIGHT ACROSS NORTH DAKOTA. EXPECT SNOW NORTH...WITH A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW CENTRAL AND SOUTH...BEFORE A CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES NORTH...WITH BLOWING SNOW AND WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH TONIGHT. IN ADDITION... SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET ARE EXPECTED TODAY ACROSS SOUTHERN NORTH DAKOTA. ICE AMOUNTS OF A QUARTER INCH OR MORE ARE EXPECTED IN THESE AREAS...ON ROADS AND ELEVATED SURFACES. THE COMBINATION OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET... HEAVY SNOW...AND A STRONG EAST WIND WILL LIKELY RESULT IN DOWNED POWER LINES AND TREE LIMBS...AND POWER OUTAGES IN SOME LOCATIONS. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE HEAVIEST FROM MINOT...TO BOTTINEAU...RUGBY...CARRINGTON...AND HARVEY...WITH 12 TO 16 INCHES...LOCALLY HIGHER...EXPECTED. FROM CROSBY AND WILLISTON... TO GARRISON AND BISMARCK...EXPECT 6 TO 12 INCHES. FARTHER SOUTH...2 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. TRAVEL WILL BECOME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE...ACROSS NORTHERN NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH THIS EVENING. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND FAVORITE MEDIA SOURCE FOR UPDATES ON THIS MAJOR STORM. NDZ017-018-230200- /O.CAN.KBIS.IS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110323T0000Z/ /O.UPG.KBIS.WW.Y.0054.110323T0000Z-110324T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.BZ.W.0009.110322T1754Z-110324T0000Z/ MCKENZIE-DUNN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER 1254 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. THIS BLIZZARD WARNING REPLACES THE WINTER STORM WARNING AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. * EXPECT SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * AN EAST WIND GUSTING OVER 40 MILES...COMBINED WITH HEAVY SNOW...WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW A QUARTER MILE THROUGH THIS EVENING. * TRAVEL IS EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. 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. && $$ NDZ001>005-009>013-019-021>023-025-230200- /O.CAN.KBIS.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110324T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.BZ.W.0009.110322T1754Z-110324T0000Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- MCHENRY-PIERCE-MERCER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL... BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER... RUGBY...BEULAH...HAZEN...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY... CARRINGTON 1254 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. THIS BLIZZARD WARNING REPLACES THE WINTER STORM WARNING PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. * EXPECT SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 18 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * AN EAST WIND GUSTING OVER 40 MILES...COMBINED WITH HEAVY SNOW...WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW A QUARTER MILE AT LEAST THROUGH THIS EVENING. * TRAVEL IS...OR WILL BECOME...EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ NDZ031>034-040>047-050-051-230200- /O.CON.KBIS.IS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110323T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0054.110323T0000Z-110324T0000Z/ GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN- ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MANDAN... MARMARTH...MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES... LINTON...NAPOLEON...ASHLEY...OAKES 1254 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2011 /1154 AM MDT TUE MAR 22 2011/ ...ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ WEDNESDAY... AN ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ WEDNESDAY. * EXPECT A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION TODAY. ICE AMOUNTS AROUND A QUARTER INCH OR MORE ARE EXPECTED. PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AND CONTINUE ON WEDNESDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * EXPECT EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS THROUGH THE PERIOD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN ICE STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE WILL LIKELY BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS AND WINDS WILL LIKELY LEAD TO SNAPPED POWER LINES AND FALLING TREE BRANCHES THAT ADD TO THE DANGER. && $$ NDZ020-035>037-048-230200- /O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110324T0000Z/ OLIVER-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-LA MOURE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTER...BISMARCK...STEELE... JAMESTOWN...EDGELEY 1254 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. * A WINTRY MIX OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET..AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY. PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET...MAINLY FROM THE WATFORD CITY AREA...THROUGH GARRISON... BISMARCK...AND JAMESTOWN...WILL ALSO STRESS POWER LINES AND TREE LIMBS. * TRAVEL WILL BECOME EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS DUE TO THE FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW. * WINDS WILL GUST AT TIMES TO 40 MPH CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ KINNEY
2 follow-up statements
743 WWUS43 KBIS 222122 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 422 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...MAJOR EARLY SPRING STORM CONTINUES... .SEVERE WINTER WEATHER WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT ACROSS NORTH DAKOTA. EXPECT SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...NORTH AND CENTRAL. BLOWING SNOW IS CREATING WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES. ACROSS THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COUNTIES...EXPECT A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW THROUGH EARLY EVENING...BEFORE A CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW. SOME THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO OCCURRING SOUTH...WHICH WILL ENHANCE THE INTENSITY OF SNOW AND SLEET. THE COMBINATION OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET...HEAVY SNOW...AND A STRONG EAST WIND IS STRESSING POWER LINES AND TREE LIMBS...AND POWER OUTAGES HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN SOME LOCATIONS. EXPECT TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES...FROM WATFORD CITY...THROUGH MINOT AND RUGBY...TO GARRISON AND JAMESTOWN. TOTAL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM WILLISTON...TO DICKINSON AND MOTT...AND EAST THROUGH LINTON AND ELLENDALE. TRAVEL IS...OR WILL BECOME...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH THIS EVENING. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND FAVORITE MEDIA SOURCE FOR UPDATES ON THIS MAJOR STORM. NDZ031>034-040>047-050-051-230530- /O.CAN.KBIS.IS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110323T0000Z/ /O.UPG.KBIS.WW.Y.0054.110323T0000Z-110324T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KBIS.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110324T0000Z/ GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN- ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MANDAN... MARMARTH...MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES... LINTON...NAPOLEON...ASHLEY...OAKES 422 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2011 /322 PM MDT TUE MAR 22 2011/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ WEDNESDAY. THIS WARNING REPLACES THE ICE STORM WARNING AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. * EXPECT PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES EXPECTED. * EXPECT VISIBILITIES BELOW A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES...AND EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS THROUGH THE PERIOD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NDZ001>005-009>013-017>019-021>023-025-230530- /O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0009.000000T0000Z-110324T0000Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL... BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER... RUGBY...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...GARRISON... MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON 422 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. * EXPECT SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * AN EAST WIND GUSTING OVER 40 MILES...COMBINED WITH HEAVY SNOW...IS CREATING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES. THESE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE AT LEAST THROUGH THIS EVENING. * TRAVEL IS EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ NDZ020-035>037-048-230530- /O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110324T0000Z/ OLIVER-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-LA MOURE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTER...BISMARCK...STEELE... JAMESTOWN...EDGELEY 422 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. * EXPECT SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * TRAVEL WILL BECOME EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TONIGHT. * WINDS WILL GUST AT TIMES TO 30 MPH CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ KINNEY
214 WWUS43 KBIS 230227 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 927 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...MAJOR EARLY SPRING STORM CONTINUES... .THE BLIZZARD WARNING ACROSS NORTHERN NORTH DAKOTA HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A WINTER STORM WARNING AS WINDS HAVE FALLEN BELOW BLIZZARD CRITERION. HOWEVER...SEVERE WINTER WEATHER WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTH DAKOTA TONIGHT. EXPECT SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...NORTH...CENTRAL...AND SOUTHEAST. VISIBILITIES CAN BE REDUCED TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN BANDS OF HEAVY SNOW. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND A STRONG EAST WIND IS STRESSING POWER LINES AND TREE LIMBS...AND POWER OUTAGES HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN SOME LOCATIONS. EXPECT TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES...FROM WATFORD CITY...THROUGH MINOT AND RUGBY...TO GARRISON AND JAMESTOWN. TOTAL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM WILLISTON...TO DICKINSON AND MOTT...AND EAST THROUGH LINTON AND ELLENDALE. TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH TONIGHT. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND FAVORITE MEDIA SOURCE FOR UPDATES ON THIS MAJOR STORM. NDZ001>005-009>013-017>019-021>023-025-231100- /O.CAN.KBIS.BZ.W.0009.000000T0000Z-110324T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KBIS.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110324T0000Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL... BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER... RUGBY...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...GARRISON... MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON 927 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * EXPECT SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * EXPECT VISIBILITIES BELOW A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES...AND EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS THROUGH THE PERIOD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NDZ020-031>037-040>048-050-051-231100- /O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110324T0000Z/ OLIVER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER- STUTSMAN-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN- LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTER...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON... MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...MARMARTH...MOTT... ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES...LINTON...NAPOLEON... EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 927 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2011 /827 PM MDT TUE MAR 22 2011/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ WEDNESDAY. * EXPECT PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES EXPECTED. * EXPECT VISIBILITIES BELOW A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES...AND EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS THROUGH THE PERIOD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ TM
The office that day
Everything else NWS Bismarck, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 22, 10:49 AM CDT | Ice Storm Warning | BIS | Adams, Billings, Bowman, Dickey, Dunn, Emmons and 8 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 22, 10:49 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | BIS | Adams, Billings, Bowman, Dickey, Dunn, Emmons and 8 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 22, 12:00 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | BIS | Burleigh, Morton | 23 hr |
| Mar 22, 12:23 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BIS | Golden Valley | 71 hr |
| Mar 22, 12:51 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | BIS | Grant, Sioux | 6 hr |
Nearby
Blizzard Warnings in North Dakota, 2011Every blizzard warning in 2011
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.