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Wind Chill Advisory 46, NWS Bismarck, ND

February 20, 201123 counties in North Dakota

NWS Bismarck, ND issued this wind chill advisory at Feb 20, 2011, 3:10 AM MST for 23 counties in North Dakota. It was in force for 29 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 20, 2011, 3:10 AM MST (10:10 UTC)
Expired
Feb 21, 2011, 8:00 AM MST
In force
29 hr
Issued by
NWS Bismarck, ND
All 23 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, Golden Valley 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, Slope County, ND, Stark County, ND, Stutsman County, ND, Williams County, ND

The radar

The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 124 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:16 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 00:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 127 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Bismarck Municip, ND at 00:00Z on 2011-02-20Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Bismarck Municip, ND at 00:00Z on 2011-02-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -21 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
968 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
59 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-21 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
119 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

761 
WWUS43 KBIS 201010
WSWBIS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
410 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011

....WINTER STORM CONTINUES OVER SOUTHERN NORTH DAKOTA SUNDAY...

.MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE PRIMARILY ALONG AND 
SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE 94 CORRIDOR ON SUNDAY. THE HEAVIEST
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED NEAR THE SOUTH DAKOTA
BORDER...WHERE 6 TO 9 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE
EXPECTED BY SUNDAY NIGHT. FURTHER NORTH...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL
DECREASE...WITH 3 TO 5 INCHES LIKELY FROM TROTTERS TO BISMARCK AND
JAMESTOWN. STRONG NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL CAUSE REDUCED
VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.
WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE STRONGEST IN THE
NAPOLEON...LAMOURE....ASHLEY AND ELLENDALE AREAS SUNDAY...WHERE
WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH
VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE. TRAVEL WILL
LIKELY BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

ACROSS NORTHERN NORTH DAKOTA...NORTHEAST WINDS TO 20 MPH...COUPLED 
WITH SUB ZERO AIR TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 
40 BELOW ON SUNDAY. HIGH PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO SLOWLY BUILD SOUTH 
ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA SUNDAY NIGHT...BRINGING AN 
END TO THE SNOW. HOWEVER...WIND CHILLS TO 30 BELOW WILL BE POSSIBLE 
ACROSS ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA SUNDAY NIGHT...AND
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED FOR TONIGHT.

THOSE TRAVELING ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TODAY
SHOULD BE SURE TO CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT...CHECK ROAD 
CONDITIONS BY DIALING 5 1 1...AND ADVISE OTHERS OF YOUR TRAVEL
PLANS.

NDZ047-048-050-051-201815-
/O.CAN.KBIS.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110221T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KBIS.BZ.W.0007.110220T1010Z-110221T0600Z/
LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
410 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...
...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO THE BLIZZARD
WARNING... 

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. 

* SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL
  AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 9 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE
  EXPECTED.

* STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS TO 40 MPH WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
  WITH VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE SUNDAY.


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>033-040>046-201815-
/O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110221T0600Z/
GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
SIOUX-EMMONS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...
MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES...LINTON
410 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011 /310 AM MST SUN FEB 20 2011/

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
/11 PM MST/ TONIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
/11 PM MST/ TONIGHT. 

* SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL
  AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 9 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER ARE EXPECTED.

* STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANTLY
  REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING 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.

&&

$$

NDZ001>005-009>013-201815-
/O.NEW.KBIS.WC.Y.0046.110220T1010Z-110220T2200Z/
DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-
MCHENRY-PIERCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...
BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER...RUGBY
410 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. 


* NORTHEAST WINDS TO 20 MPH AND SUB ZERO AIR TEMPERATURES WILL
  RESULT IN WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 40 BELOW SUNDAY.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND VERY
COLD AIR WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL
RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE
NOT TAKEN.  IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A
HAT AND GLOVES.

&&

$$

NDZ017>020-034>037-201815-
/O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0047.000000T0000Z-110221T0600Z/
MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...
HAZEN...CENTER...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN
410 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT. 

* SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...WITH 3 TO 5 INCHES
  OF SNOW POSSIBLE.

* STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANTLY
  REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. 

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/JV
7 follow-up statements
024 
WWUS43 KBIS 201218
WSWBIS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
618 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011

....WINTER STORM CONTINUES OVER SOUTHERN NORTH DAKOTA SUNDAY...

.MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE PRIMARILY ALONG
AND SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE 94 CORRIDOR ON SUNDAY. THE HEAVIEST
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED NEAR THE SOUTH DAKOTA
BORDER...WHERE 8 TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE
EXPECTED BY SUNDAY NIGHT...WITH 5 TO 7 INCHES POSSIBLE FROM MANDAN
AND DICKINSON. FURTHER NORTH...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL
DECREASE...WITH 3 TO 5 INCHES LIKELY FROM TROTTERS TO BISMARCK AND
JAMESTOWN. STRONG NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL CAUSE REDUCED
VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.
WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE STRONGEST IN THE NAPOLEON...LAMOURE....
ASHLEY AND ELLENDALE AREAS SUNDAY...WHERE WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH
WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN ONE
QUARTER OF A MILE. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS... IF
NOT IMPOSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

ACROSS NORTHERN NORTH DAKOTA...NORTHEAST WINDS TO 20 MPH...
COUPLED WITH SUB ZERO AIR TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILLS
OF 25 TO 40 BELOW ON SUNDAY. HIGH PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO SLOWLY
BUILD SOUTH ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA SUNDAY
NIGHT...BRINGING AN END TO THE SNOW. HOWEVER...WIND CHILLS TO
30 BELOW WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH
DAKOTA SUNDAY NIGHT...AND A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED FOR
TONIGHT.

THOSE TRAVELING ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TODAY
SHOULD BE SURE TO CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT...CHECK ROAD
CONDITIONS BY DIALING 5 1 1...AND ADVISE OTHERS OF YOUR TRAVEL
PLANS.

NDZ034-202030-
/O.UPG.KBIS.WW.Y.0047.000000T0000Z-110221T0600Z/
/O.EXA.KBIS.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110221T0600Z/
MORTON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MANDAN
618 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS UPGRADED THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MORTON COUNTY TO A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH
IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT..


* SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...WITH 5 TO 7 INCHES
  OF SNOW POSSIBLE.

* STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANTLY 
  REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. 

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 WINTER STORM WARNING 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.

&&

$$

NDZ047-048-050-051-202030-
/O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110221T0600Z/
LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
618 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. 

* SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL 
  AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 9 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE 
  EXPECTED. 

* STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS TO 40 MPH WILL CREATE BLIZZARD 
  CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A 
  MILE SUNDAY. 

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>033-040>046-202030-
/O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110221T0600Z/
GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
SIOUX-EMMONS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...
MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES...LINTON
618 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011 /518 AM MST SUN FEB 20 2011/

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
/11 PM MST/ TONIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
/11 PM MST/ TONIGHT. 

* SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL 
  AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 9 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER ARE EXPECTED. 

* STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANTLY 
  REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING 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.

&&

$$

NDZ017>020-035>037-202030-
/O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0047.000000T0000Z-110221T0600Z/
MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...
HAZEN...CENTER...BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN
618 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT. 

* SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...WITH 3 TO 5 INCHES 
  OF SNOW POSSIBLE. 

* STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANTLY 
  REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. 

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.

&&

$$

NDZ001>005-009>013-202030-
/O.CON.KBIS.WC.Y.0046.000000T0000Z-110220T2200Z/
DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-
MCHENRY-PIERCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...
BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER...RUGBY
618 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* NORTHEAST WINDS TO 20 MPH AND SUB ZERO AIR TEMPERATURES WILL 
  RESULT IN WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 40 BELOW SUNDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND VERY
COLD AIR WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL
RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE
NOT TAKEN.  IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A
HAT AND GLOVES.

&&

$$
576 
WWUS43 KBIS 201640
WSWBIS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1040 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011

....WINTER STORM CONTINUES OVER SOUTHERN NORTH DAKOTA TODAY...

.MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE PRIMARILY ALONG
AND SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE 94 CORRIDOR TODAY. THE HEAVIEST
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED NEAR THE SOUTH DAKOTA
BORDER...WHERE 8 TO 10 INCHES WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 12
INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY TONIGHT...WITH 5 TO 7 INCHES POSSIBLE FROM
MANDAN AND DICKINSON. FURTHER NORTH...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL
DECREASE...WITH 3 TO 5 INCHES LIKELY FROM TROTTERS TO BISMARCK AND
JAMESTOWN. STRONG NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL CAUSE REDUCED
VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS
ARE FORECAST TO BE STRONGEST IN THE NAPOLEON...LAMOURE.... ASHLEY
AND ELLENDALE AREAS THIS AFTERNOON...WHERE WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH
ARE EXPECTED TO CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES OF
LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME VERY
HAZARDOUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

ACROSS NORTHERN NORTH DAKOTA...NORTHEAST WINDS TO 20 MPH...
COUPLED WITH SUB ZERO AIR TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILLS
OF 25 TO 35 BELOW TODAY. HIGH PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO SLOWLY
BUILD SOUTH ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TONIGHT...BRINGING
AN END TO THE SNOW. HOWEVER...WIND CHILLS TO 30 BELOW WILL BE
POSSIBLE ACROSS ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TONIGHT...AND
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED FOR TONIGHT.

THOSE TRAVELING ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TODAY
SHOULD BE SURE TO CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT...CHECK ROAD
CONDITIONS BY DIALING 5 1 1...AND ADVISE OTHERS OF YOUR TRAVEL
PLANS.

NDZ047-048-050-051-210045-
/O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110221T0600Z/
LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
1040 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. 

* SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS
  OF 8 TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ACROSS THE SOUTH
  DAKOTA BORDER ARE EXPECTED.

* STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO CREATE
  BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN ONE QUARTER
  OF A MILE TODAY.

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>046-210045-
/O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110221T0600Z/
GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-
ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MANDAN...
MARMARTH...MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES...
LINTON
1040 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011 /940 AM MST SUN FEB 20 2011/

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
/11 PM MST/ TONIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
/11 PM MST/ TONIGHT. 

* SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS
  OF 6 TO 9 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ACROSS THE SOUTH
  DAKOTA BORDER ARE EXPECTED.

* STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE
  SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW THROUGH
  SUNDAY NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING 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.

&&

$$

NDZ017>020-035>037-210045-
/O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0047.000000T0000Z-110221T0600Z/
MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...
HAZEN...CENTER...BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN
1040 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT. 

* SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH 3 TO 5 INCHES 
  OF SNOW POSSIBLE. 

* STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE
  SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW THROUGH THIS 
  EVENING.

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.

&&

$$

NDZ001>005-009>013-202200-
/O.CON.KBIS.WC.Y.0046.000000T0000Z-110220T2200Z/
DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-
MCHENRY-PIERCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...
BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER...RUGBY
1040 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* NORTHEAST WINDS TO 20 MPH AND SUB ZERO AIR TEMPERATURES WILL 
  RESULT IN WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW TODAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND VERY
COLD AIR WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL
RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE
NOT TAKEN.  IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A
HAT AND GLOVES.

&&

$$

TM
623 
WWUS43 KBIS 202100
WSWBIS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
300 PM CST SUN FEB 20 2011

....WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE OVER SOUTHERN NORTH DAKOTA
THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE PRIMARILY ALONG
AND SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE 94 CORRIDOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED NEAR THE SOUTH
DAKOTA BORDER...WHERE 8 TO 10 INCHES WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO
12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY TONIGHT...WITH 5 TO 7 INCHES POSSIBLE
FROM MANDAN TO DICKINSON. FURTHER NORTH...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL
BE LESS...WITH 3 TO 5 INCHES LIKELY FROM TROTTERS TO BISMARCK AND
JAMESTOWN. STRONG NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL CAUSE REDUCED
VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS
ARE FORECAST TO BE STRONGEST IN THE NAPOLEON...LAMOURE.... ASHLEY
AND ELLENDALE AREAS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WHERE WIND GUSTS
TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH
VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE. TRAVEL WILL
LIKELY BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

ACROSS NORTHERN NORTH DAKOTA...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH...
COUPLED WITH SUB ZERO AIR TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILLS
OF AROUND 25 BELOW THIS AFTERNOON...THEN FALLING TO BETWEEN 25
AND 35 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT.

THOSE TRAVELING ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOULD BE SURE TO CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL
KIT...CHECK ROAD CONDITIONS BY DIALING 5 1 1...AND ADVISE OTHERS
OF YOUR TRAVEL PLANS.

NDZ048-051-210500-
/O.EXT.KBIS.BZ.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110221T1200Z/
LA MOURE-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EDGELEY...OAKES
300 PM CST SUN FEB 20 2011

...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY. 

* SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL 
  AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ACROSS 
  THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER ARE EXPECTED. 

* STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO 
  CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN ONE 
  QUARTER OF A MILE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. 

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.

&&

$$

NDZ047-050-210500-
/O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110221T0600Z/
LOGAN-MCINTOSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NAPOLEON...ASHLEY
300 PM CST SUN FEB 20 2011

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. 

* SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL 
  AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ACROSS 
  THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER ARE EXPECTED. 

* STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO 
  CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN ONE 
  QUARTER OF A MILE THIS AFTERNOON AND 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.

&&

$$

NDZ031>034-040>046-210500-
/O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110221T0600Z/
GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-
ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MANDAN...
MARMARTH...MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES...
LINTON
300 PM CST SUN FEB 20 2011 /200 PM MST SUN FEB 20 2011/

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
/11 PM MST/ TONIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
/11 PM MST/ TONIGHT. 

* SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL 
  AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 9 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ACROSS 
  THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER ARE EXPECTED. 

* STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE 
  SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW THROUGH 
  THIS EVENING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING 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.

&&

$$

NDZ021>023-025-210500-
/O.NEW.KBIS.WC.Y.0047.110221T0000Z-110221T1500Z/
MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...
CARRINGTON
300 PM CST SUN FEB 20 2011

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM
CST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST
MONDAY. 

* NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH AND SUB ZERO AIR TEMPERATURES WILL 
  RESULT IN WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW TONIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND VERY
COLD AIR WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL
RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE
NOT TAKEN.  IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A
HAT AND GLOVES.

&&

$$

NDZ001>005-009>013-210500-
/O.EXT.KBIS.WC.Y.0046.000000T0000Z-110221T1500Z/
DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-
MCHENRY-PIERCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...
BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER...RUGBY
300 PM CST SUN FEB 20 2011

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY...

THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY. 

* NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH AND SUB ZERO AIR TEMPERATURES WILL
  RESULT IN WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW THIS AFTERNOON AND
  TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND VERY
COLD AIR WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL
RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE
NOT TAKEN.  IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A
HAT AND GLOVES.

&&

$$

NDZ017>020-035>037-210500-
/O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0047.000000T0000Z-110221T0600Z/
MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...
HAZEN...CENTER...BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN
300 PM CST SUN FEB 20 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT. 

* SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH 3 TO 5 INCHES 
  OF SNOW POSSIBLE. 

* STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE 
  SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW THROUGH 
  THIS EVENING. 

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.

&&

$$

TM
223 
WWUS43 KBIS 210344
WSWBIS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
944 PM CST SUN FEB 20 2011

....WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE OVER SOUTHERN NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH
THIS EVENING...THEN SLOWLY IMPROVE OVERNIGHT...

.MODERATE SNOW IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE PRIMARILY ALONG AND SOUTH
OF THE INTERSTATE 94 CORRIDOR OVERNIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED NEAR THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER...WHERE 8
TO 12 INCHES WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 15 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
TONIGHT...WITH 4 TO 7 INCHES POSSIBLE FROM MANDAN TO DICKINSON.
FURTHER NORTH AND WEST...THE SNOW HAS TAPERED OFF AND WIND CHILLS
ARE NOW THE PRIMARY THREAT. NORTHEASTERLY WINDS MAY STILL CAUSE
REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH TONIGHT.
WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE STRONGEST IN THE NAPOLEON...LAMOURE....
ASHLEY AND ELLENDALE AREAS THIS EVENING...WHERE WIND GUSTS TO 40
MPH ARE EXPECTED TO CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES
OF LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME VERY
HAZARDOUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

ACROSS NORTHERN AND WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO
20 MPH... COUPLED WITH SUB ZERO AIR TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN
WIND CHILLS OF AROUND 25 BELOW THIS AFTERNOON...THEN FALLING TO
BETWEEN 25 AND 35 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT.

THOSE TRAVELING ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOULD BE SURE TO CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL
KIT...CHECK ROAD CONDITIONS BY DIALING 5 1 1...AND ADVISE OTHERS
OF YOUR TRAVEL PLANS.

NDZ047-050-211145-
/O.EXB.KBIS.WW.Y.0047.110221T0600Z-110221T1200Z/
/O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110221T0600Z/
LOGAN-MCINTOSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NAPOLEON...ASHLEY
944 PM CST SUN FEB 20 2011

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT.

* SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH 3 TO 5 INCHES 
  OF SNOW POSSIBLE. 

* STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE
  SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW THROUGH THIS
  EVENING. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES THOUGH MIDNIGHT CST...THEN
  A SLOW IMPROVEMENT OVERNIGHT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL STILL
  CONTINUE THROUGH 6 AM CST. 

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.

&&

$$

NDZ048-051-211145-
/O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110221T1200Z/
LA MOURE-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EDGELEY...OAKES
944 PM CST SUN FEB 20 2011

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY. 

* SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL 
  AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ACROSS 
  THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER ARE EXPECTED. 

* STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO 
  CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN ONE 
  QUARTER OF A MILE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. 

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.

&&

$$

NDZ042-045-046-211145-
/O.EXB.KBIS.WW.Y.0047.110221T0600Z-110221T1200Z/
/O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110221T0600Z/
GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELGIN...FORT YATES...LINTON
944 PM CST SUN FEB 20 2011 /844 PM MST SUN FEB 20 2011/

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
/11 PM MST/ TONIGHT...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ MONDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS
IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/ TONIGHT.

* SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH 3 TO 5 INCHES 
  OF SNOW POSSIBLE. 

* STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE 
  SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW THROUGH 
  THIS EVENING...AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 6 AM MONDAY MORNING.  

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.

&&

$$

NDZ031>034-040-041-043-044-211145-
/O.EXB.KBIS.WC.Y.0046.110221T0600Z-110221T1500Z/
/O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110221T0600Z/
GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MANDAN...
MARMARTH...MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER
944 PM CST SUN FEB 20 2011 /844 PM MST SUN FEB 20 2011/

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
/11 PM MST/ TONIGHT...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ MONDAY. A
WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM
MST/ TONIGHT. 

* NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH AND SUB ZERO AIR TEMPERATURES WILL 
  RESULT IN WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW THIS AFTERNOON AND 
  TONIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND VERY
COLD AIR WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL
RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE
NOT TAKEN.  IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A
HAT AND GLOVES.

&&

$$

NDZ017>020-035>037-211145-
/O.EXB.KBIS.WC.Y.0046.110221T0600Z-110221T1500Z/
/O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0047.000000T0000Z-110221T0600Z/
MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...
HAZEN...CENTER...BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN
944 PM CST SUN FEB 20 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY. A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. 

* NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH AND SUB ZERO AIR TEMPERATURES WILL 
  RESULT IN WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW THIS AFTERNOON AND 
  TONIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND VERY
COLD AIR WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL
RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE
NOT TAKEN.  IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A
HAT AND GLOVES.

&&

$$

NDZ001>005-009>013-211145-
/O.CON.KBIS.WC.Y.0046.000000T0000Z-110221T1500Z/
DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-
MCHENRY-PIERCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...
BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER...RUGBY
944 PM CST SUN FEB 20 2011

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY. 

* NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH AND SUB ZERO AIR TEMPERATURES WILL 
  RESULT IN WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW THIS AFTERNOON AND 
  TONIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND VERY
COLD AIR WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL
RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE
NOT TAKEN.  IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A
HAT AND GLOVES.

&&

$$

NDZ021>023-025-211145-
/O.CON.KBIS.WC.Y.0047.000000T0000Z-110221T1500Z/
MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...
CARRINGTON
944 PM CST SUN FEB 20 2011

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY. 

* NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH AND SUB ZERO AIR TEMPERATURES 
  WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW TONIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND VERY
COLD AIR WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL
RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE
NOT TAKEN.  IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A
HAT AND GLOVES.

&&

$$
WAA
342 
WWUS43 KBIS 210559
WSWBIS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1159 PM CST SUN FEB 20 2011

....WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE OVER SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA
ALONG THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER OVERNIGHT...THEN IMPROVE TOWARDS
DAYBREAK MONDAY MORNING...

.MODERATE SNOW IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE PRIMARILY ALONG AND SOUTH
OF THE INTERSTATE 94 CORRIDOR OVERNIGHT. ONLY 1 TO 2 INCHES OF
SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED AFTER MIDNIGHT SOUTH OF INTERSTATE
94...MAINLY SOUTH OF BISMARCK AND MANDAN TO SOUTH OF
JAMESTOWN...BUT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. NORTHEASTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE
REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS...ESPECIALLY IN THE LAMOURE AND ELLENDALE AREAS
OVERNIGHT...WHERE WIND GUSTS TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO CREATE
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF
A MILE. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS...IF NOT
IMPOSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS. FURTHER NORTH AND WEST...THE SNOW HAS
TAPERED OFF AND WIND CHILLS ARE NOW THE PRIMARY THREAT.

ACROSS NORTHERN AND WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO
20 MPH... COUPLED WITH SUB ZERO AIR TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN
WIND CHILLS OF 25 AND 35 BELOW ZERO.

THOSE TRAVELING ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOULD BE SURE TO CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL
KIT...CHECK ROAD CONDITIONS BY DIALING 5 1 1...AND ADVISE OTHERS
OF YOUR TRAVEL PLANS.

NDZ047-050-211200-
/O.EXP.KBIS.BZ.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110221T0600Z/
/O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0047.110221T0600Z-110221T1200Z/
LOGAN-MCINTOSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NAPOLEON...ASHLEY
1159 PM CST SUN FEB 20 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
MONDAY...
...BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY. 


* SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT...WITH AN INCH OR 2 OF SNOW
  POSSIBLE.

* STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE
  SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW TONIGHT. 

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.

&&



$$

NDZ042-045-046-211200-
/O.EXP.KBIS.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110221T0600Z/
/O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0047.110221T0600Z-110221T1200Z/
GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELGIN...FORT YATES...LINTON
1159 PM CST SUN FEB 20 2011 /1059 PM MST SUN FEB 20 2011/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM
MST/ MONDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/
TONIGHT...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/
TONIGHT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM
CST /5 AM MST/ MONDAY. 



* SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT...WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW
  POSSIBLE AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE
  SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW THROUGH MONDAY
  MORNING.

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.

&&





$$

NDZ031>034-040-041-043-044-211400-
/O.EXP.KBIS.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110221T0600Z/
/O.CON.KBIS.WC.Y.0046.110221T0600Z-110221T1500Z/
GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MANDAN...
MARMARTH...MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER
1159 PM CST SUN FEB 20 2011 /1059 PM MST SUN FEB 20 2011/

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST /8 AM
MST/ MONDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/
TONIGHT...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/
TONIGHT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST
/8 AM MST/ MONDAY. 


* NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH AND SUB ZERO AIR TEMPERATURES WILL
  RESULT IN WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW TONIGHT.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND VERY
COLD AIR WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL
RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE
NOT TAKEN.  IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A
HAT AND GLOVES.

&&

$$

NDZ017>020-035>037-211400-
/O.EXP.KBIS.WW.Y.0047.000000T0000Z-110221T0600Z/
/O.CON.KBIS.WC.Y.0046.110221T0600Z-110221T1500Z/
MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...
HAZEN...CENTER...BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN
1159 PM CST SUN FEB 20 2011

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT.
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY. 



* NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH AND SUB ZERO AIR TEMPERATURES WILL
  RESULT IN WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW TONIGHT.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND VERY
COLD AIR WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL
RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE
NOT TAKEN.  IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A
HAT AND GLOVES.

&&

$$

NDZ048-051-211200-
/O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110221T1200Z/
LA MOURE-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EDGELEY...OAKES
1159 PM CST SUN FEB 20 2011

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY. 

* SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES MORE
  EXPECTED AFTER MIDNIGHT. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 8 TO
  10 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ACROSS THE SOUTH DAKOTA
  BORDER ARE EXPECTED.

* STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO 
  CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN ONE 
  QUARTER OF A MILE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. 

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>013-211400-
/O.CON.KBIS.WC.Y.0046.000000T0000Z-110221T1500Z/
DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-
MCHENRY-PIERCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...
BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER...RUGBY
1159 PM CST SUN FEB 20 2011

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY. 

* NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH AND SUB ZERO AIR TEMPERATURES WILL
  RESULT IN WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND VERY
COLD AIR WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL
RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE
NOT TAKEN.  IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A
HAT AND GLOVES.

&&

$$

NDZ021>023-025-211400-
/O.CON.KBIS.WC.Y.0047.000000T0000Z-110221T1500Z/
MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...
CARRINGTON
1159 PM CST SUN FEB 20 2011

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY. 

* NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH AND SUB ZERO AIR TEMPERATURES 
  WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW TONIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND VERY
COLD AIR WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL
RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE
NOT TAKEN.  IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A
HAT AND GLOVES.

&&

$$

JV
024 
WWUS43 KBIS 210959
WSWBIS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
359 AM CST MON FEB 21 2011

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST FOR MOST OF
WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...

.TEMPERATURES ACROSS NORTHERN NORTH DAKOTA RANGED FROM 15 TO 20
BELOW ZERO...WITH 10 TO 15 BELOW ZERO OVER SOUTHWESTERN AND PARTS
OF SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. WINDS OF 5 TO 15 MPH...COMBINED
WITH THE SUB ZERO TEMPERATURES...WERE CREATING WIND CHILLS OF 25
TO 35 BELOW ZERO. THESE LOW WIND CHILL VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO
PERSIST UNTIL AROUND 9 AM CST OR 8 AM MST THIS MORNING.

IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS THIS MORNING...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A
HAT AND GLOVES. FROST BITE OR HYPOTHERMIA MAY RESULT IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.


NDZ048-051-211100-
/O.CAN.KBIS.BZ.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110221T1200Z/
LA MOURE-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EDGELEY...OAKES
359 AM CST MON FEB 21 2011

...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE
BLIZZARD WARNING. 

CONDITIONS HAVE IMPROVED GREATLY...WITH DECREASED WINDS AND SNOW INTENSITY.

$$

NDZ042-045>047-050-211100-
/O.CAN.KBIS.WW.Y.0047.000000T0000Z-110221T1200Z/
GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-MCINTOSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELGIN...FORT YATES...LINTON...
NAPOLEON...ASHLEY
359 AM CST MON FEB 21 2011 /259 AM MST MON FEB 21 2011/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY. 

CONDITIONS HAVE IMPROVED GREATLY...WITH DECREASED WINDS AND SNOW INTENSITY.

$$

NDZ001>005-009>013-211500-
/O.CON.KBIS.WC.Y.0046.000000T0000Z-110221T1500Z/
DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-
MCHENRY-PIERCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...
BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER...RUGBY
359 AM CST MON FEB 21 2011

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS
MORNING...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS
MORNING. 

* NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH AND SUB ZERO AIR TEMPERATURES WILL
  RESULT IN WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW THIS MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND VERY
COLD AIR WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL
RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE
NOT TAKEN.  IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A
HAT AND GLOVES.

&&

$$

NDZ021>023-025-211500-
/O.CON.KBIS.WC.Y.0047.000000T0000Z-110221T1500Z/
MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...
CARRINGTON
359 AM CST MON FEB 21 2011

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS
MORNING...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS
MORNING. 

* NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH AND SUB ZERO AIR TEMPERATURES WILL
  RESULT IN WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW THIS MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND VERY
COLD AIR WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL
RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE
NOT TAKEN.  IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A
HAT AND GLOVES.

&&

$$

NDZ017>020-031>037-040-041-043-044-211500-
/O.CON.KBIS.WC.Y.0046.000000T0000Z-110221T1500Z/
MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-
BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...
HAZEN...CENTER...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...
STEELE...JAMESTOWN...MARMARTH...MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER
359 AM CST MON FEB 21 2011 /259 AM MST MON FEB 21 2011/

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST /8 AM
MST/ THIS MORNING...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/
THIS MORNING. 

* NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH AND SUB ZERO AIR TEMPERATURES WILL
  RESULT IN WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW THIS MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND VERY
COLD AIR WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL
RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE
NOT TAKEN.  IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A
HAT AND GLOVES.

&&

$$

JV
071 
WWUS43 KBIS 211504
WSWBIS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
904 AM CST MON FEB 21 2011

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE...

.WINDS ARE DECREASING ACROSS THE AREA AS TEMPERATURES ARE 
INCREASING. WIND CHILL VALUES ARE GREATER THAN 25 BELOW ACROSS THE 
REGION. AS A RESULT...THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

NDZ001>005-009>013-017>020-031>037-040-041-043-044-211615-
/O.EXP.KBIS.WC.Y.0046.000000T0000Z-110221T1500Z/
DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-
MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-
STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-
ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...
BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER...
RUGBY...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...
BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...
JAMESTOWN...MARMARTH...MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER
904 AM CST MON FEB 21 2011 /804 AM MST MON FEB 21 2011/

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WIND CHILLS HAVE INCREASED TO GREATER THAN 25 BELOW ZERO.

$$

NDZ021>023-025-211615-
/O.EXP.KBIS.WC.Y.0047.000000T0000Z-110221T1500Z/
MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...
CARRINGTON
904 AM CST MON FEB 21 2011

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WIND CHILLS HAVE INCREASED TO GREATER THAN 25 BELOW ZERO.

$$

TM

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this wind chill advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Bismarck, ND wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind chill advisory went out at Feb 20, 2:52 AM MST, 18 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 20, 2:52 AM MST, 18 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
352 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011

.SHORT TERM...TODAY AND TONIGHT...

CURRENTLY...LARGE HIGH PRESSURE WAS CENTERED OVER SOUTHERN MANITOBA
AND EXTENDED ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL CANADA...WITH THE SURFACE
LOW PRESSURE CENTER OF THE LARGE WINTER STORM SYSTEM OVER
COLORADO/WYOMING. TEMPERATURES NEAR THE CENTER OF THE HIGH WERE IN
THE TEENS AND 20S BELOW ZERO WITH MAINLY CLEAR SKIES. FARTHER
SOUTH...SNOW HAD BEGUN IN SOUTHERN NORTH DAKOTA SATURDAY
EVENING...AND REGIONAL RADARS INDICATED THAT SNOW WAS LIKELY
FALLING/REACHING THE GROUND OVER SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH
DAKOTA. ALREADY HAVE ESTIMATED SNOW REPORTS OF 2.5 TO 3.5 INCHES IN
HETTINGER AND BOWMAN...WITH 1.5 HERE IN BISMARCK.

THE PREVIOUS FORECAST PACKAGE IS LOOKING GOOD REGARDING WHERE THE
HEAVY TO MODERATE TO LIGHT SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED. KEPT THE SNOW
AMOUNTS THE SAME...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ALONG THE SOUTH DAKOTA
BORDER WITH 6 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW EXPECTED...AND PERHAPS SOME
LOCALES REPORTING 10 INCHES (MOST LIKELY DICKEY OR MCINTOSH
COUNTIES). 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE FORECAST ALONG I-94...AND LESSER
AMOUNTS FARTHER NORTH. THE INTENSITY/AMOUNT OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO
DROP SHARPLY FARTHER NORTH AS THE ARCTIC HIGH INTRUDES INTO THE
STATE.

WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TODAY...AND HAVE ALREADY INCREASED TO
20 GUSTING TO 30 MPH FROM BISMARCK AND AREAS SOUTH AND EAST.
FORECAST WINDS ARE HIGHEST IN COUNTIES SOUTH OF JAMESTOWN...AS THE
SURFACE LOW INTENSIFIES AND MOVES NORTHEAST TOWARDS IOWA. THINK THE
COUNTIES SOUTH OF JAMESTOWN WILL SEE VISIBILITIES TO ZERO AT TIMES
WITH INCREASING WINDS TO OVER 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. WILL BE
UPGRADING THE WINTER STORM WARNING TO A BLIZZARD WARNING FOR
LOGAN/LAMOURE/MCINTOSH/DICKEY COUNTIES. OTHERWISE THE CURRENT WINTER
STORM WARNING AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY LOOKS TO BE ON TRACK.

ACROSS NORTHERN NORTH DAKOTA WILL ISSUE A WIND CHILL ADVISORY
THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. THE ARCTIC AIR MOVING IN WILL KEEP
TEMPERATURES BELOW ZERO FOR MOST OF THE DAY...AND WIND CHILLS WILL
RANGE FROM 25 TO NEARLY 40 BELOW ZERO FOR THE NORTHERN TIER OF
COUNTIES...INCLUDING WILLISTON...MINOT...AND RUGBY.

THE ARCTIC HIGH WILL NOSE INTO WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA THIS EVENING AS
THE CENTER OF THE STORM SYSTEM LOW MOVES TO IOWA/WISCONSIN BY MONDAY
MORNING. THE HIGH WILL COVER MOST OF THE STATE BY MONDAY MORNING AND
LOW TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM THE TEENS BELOW ZERO
NORTH TO THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO SOUTH. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY
MAY BE NEEDED FOR TONIGHT.

.LONG TERM...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...

LONG TERM GRIDS BEGIN WITH PRECIPITATION ENDING OVER ALL BUT VERY
SOUTHEAST COUNTIES AND MOST OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA IN A
DRY AND COLD SURFACE ADVECTION REGIME.

SURFACE RIDGE CENTERED ALONG NORTH DAKOTA AND MONTANA BORDER WILL
MOVE EAST BEHIND LOW PRESSURE MOVING INTO GREAT LAKES. COLD DAY
MONDAY WITH TEMPERATURES RISING ONLY INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE
ZERO BUT AS SURFACE HIGH MOVES EAST TEMPERATURES FALLS OVERNIGHT
WILL BE LIMITED AS RETURN FLOW BEGINS AND WARM ADVECTION COMMENCES
AHEAD OF NEXT SYSTEM DIVING SOUTH ALONG WEST COAST. TUESDAY WILL BE
MILDEST DAY OF EXTENDED.

BROAD CYCLONIC FLOW ALOFT WILL DOMINATE THE REMAINDER OF LONG TERM.
ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE MOVING SOUTHEAST ALONG FRONT RANGE OF ROCKIES
WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF BELOW ZERO READINGS BEGINNING WEDNESDAY
MORNING. HIGHS WILL AGAIN STRUGGLE TO REACH SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO
AGAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY WITH WELL BELOW ZERO
OVERNIGHT LOWS.

WITH DEEP ARCTIC AIR OVER WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA
SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION WILL BE LIMITED UNTIL LATE IN PERIOD WHEN
ANOTHER COLORADO LOW APPEARS ON THE SCENE...FARTHER SOUTH ON GFS
WHILE AGAIN CLIPPING THE NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER ON
ECMWF.

&&

.AVIATION...

ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE AND NORTH FLOW WILL KEEP CONDITIONS MAINLY VFR
OVER NORTHERN AERODROME SITES. MOIST SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT OVER
SOUTHERN SITES WILL BRING IFR VISIBILITIES IN -SN AND BLSN TO SITES
ALONG INTERSTATE 94.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...

FOXHOLM ON THE SOURIS RIVER CONTINUES IN MINOR FLOOD DUE TO
RELEASES FROM LAKE DARLING. LOOKS LIKE A SLOW RISE TO 11 FEET OVER
THE NEXT FEW DAYS...STILL IN MINOR FLOOD.

&&

.BIS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR
NDZ017>020-034>037.

WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/ TONIGHT FOR
NDZ031>033-040>046.

WIND CHILL ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR NDZ001>005-
009>013.

BLIZZARD WARNING UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR NDZ047-048-050-
051.

&&

SHORT TERM...JV
LONG TERM/AVIATION...HW
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 19, 3:01 PM MST, 12 hours 9 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
401 PM CST SAT FEB 19 2011

NDZ031>033-040>048-050-051-201200-
GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
401 PM CST SAT FEB 19 2011 /301 PM MST SAT FEB 19 2011/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA...SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES...IS FORECAST TO SPREAD ACROSS
SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA THIS EVENING...AND WILL EXPAND EASTWARD
INTO SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA OVERNIGHT.

IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL...WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH OVER SOME
LOCATIONS. WINDS THIS STRONG...COMBINED WITH FALLING SNOW...WILL
RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...POSSIBLY
SIGNIFICANT...WHICH WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. TRAVELERS ARE
URGED TO CHECK FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND ROAD CONDITIONS.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE WINTER STORM...SEE
WWW/WEATHER.GOV/BIS.

FOR INFORMATION ON ROAD CONDITIONS...DIAL 5 1 1...OR VISIT THE
NORTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WEB SITE AT
WWW.DOT.ND.GOV.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES...AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
WILL BE ONGOING SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH
LATER SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY EVENING WEST TO EAST. TOTAL SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS GREATER THAN 6 INCHES BY SUNDAY EVENING ARE EXPECTED IN
THE WINTER STORM WARNING AREA...WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 10
INCHES POSSIBLE. SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BIS FOR DETAILS.

COLDER TEMPERATURES SURGING SOUTH BEHIND THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL
COMBINE WITH 5-15 MPH WINDS SUNDAY NIGHT TO RESULT IN WIND CHILLS
TO AROUND 25 BELOW SUNDAY EVENING AND OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY
MORNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS AND COOP OBSERVERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BISMARCK.

NDZ017>020-034>037-201200-
MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-
401 PM CST SAT FEB 19 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST NORTH
DAKOTA...SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND
SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

SNOW...MODERATE AT TIMES...IS FORECAST TO SPREAD ACROSS
SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA THIS EVENING...AND WILL EXPAND EASTWARD
INTO SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA OVERNIGHT.

IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL...WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH OVER SOME
LOCATIONS. WINDS THIS STRONG...COMBINED WITH FALLING SNOW...WILL
RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WHICH WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY
HAZARDOUS. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO CHECK FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS
AND ROAD CONDITIONS.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE WINTER STORM...SEE
WWW/WEATHER.GOV/BIS.

FOR INFORMATION ON ROAD CONDITIONS...DIAL 5 1 1...OR VISIT THE
NORTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WEB SITE AT
WWW.DOT.ND.GOV.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

SNOW AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL BE ONGOING SUNDAY
MORNING. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH LATER SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY
EVENING WEST TO EAST. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES BY
SUNDAY EVENING ARE EXPECTED IN THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY AREA.
SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BIS FOR DETAILS.

COLDER TEMPERATURES SURGING SOUTH BEHIND THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL
COMBINE WITH 5-15 MPH WINDS SUNDAY NIGHT TO RESULT IN WIND CHILLS
TO AROUND 25 BELOW SUNDAY EVENING AND OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY
MORNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS AND COOP OBSERVERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BISMARCK.

NDZ001>005-009>013-021>023-025-201200-
DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-
MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-
401 PM CST SAT FEB 19 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA...NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH
DAKOTA AND SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SOURIS RIVER NEAR FOXHOLM DUE
TO CURRENT AND PLANNED RELEASES FROM UPSTREAM RESERVOIRS.

FLOODING CONTINUES ON OX CREEK THROUGH BELCOURT...DOWNSTREAM OF
BELCOURT LAKE. SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE INCREASING ICE IN
THE CHANNEL...REDUCING IS EFFICIENCY TO HANDLE THE FLOWS OUT OF
BELCOURT LAKE. THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR THE FLOOD THREAT TO
CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY...UNTIL OX CREEK CAN ADEQUATELY HANDLE
THE OUTFLOW FROM BELCOURT LAKE.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THE FLOOD WARNINGS...SEE
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BIS.

WIND CHILLS TO AROUND 20 BELOW ARE FORECAST LATER TONIGHT OVER
NORTHERN NORTH DAKOTA.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

A STRONG WINTER STORM SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS
WILL MAINLY IMPACT SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE STATE SUNDAY WITH WIND
AND SNOW. HOWEVER...COLDER TEMPERATURES SURGING SOUTH BEHIND THIS
STORM SYSTEM WILL COMBINE WITH 5-15 MPH WINDS SUNDAY NIGHT TO
RESULT IN WIND CHILLS TO AROUND 30 BELOW SUNDAY EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

HEINERT

In the hours before

Local storm report, Feb 20, 1:05 AM MST, 2 hours 5 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
205 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0200 AM     SNOW             BISMARCK                46.81N 100.78W
02/20/2011  M1.2 INCH        BURLEIGH           ND   OFFICIAL NWS OBS

            STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL THUS FAR.

&&

PAYD
Local storm report, Feb 20, 1:52 AM MST, 1 hour 18 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
252 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0251 AM     SNOW             HETTINGER               46.00N 102.64W
02/20/2011  E2.5 INCH        ADAMS              ND   PUBLIC

            SNOW ESTIMATED BETWEEN 2 AND 3 INCHES. REPORTED RELAYED
            BY STATE RADIO.

&&

PAYD
Local storm report, Feb 20, 1:53 AM MST, 1 hour 17 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
253 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0251 AM     SNOW             BOWMAN                  46.18N 103.39W
02/20/2011  E3.5 INCH        BOWMAN             ND   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL THUS FAR ESTIMATED BETWEEN 3 AND 4
            INCHES.

&&

PAYD

The office that day

Everything else NWS Bismarck, ND issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 20, 3:10 AM MSTBlizzard WarningBISDickey, LaMoure, Logan, McIntosh24 hr
Feb 20, 2:00 PM MSTWind Chill AdvisoryBISFoster, Sheridan, Wells18 hr

Nearby

Wind Chill Advisories in North Dakota, 2011Every wind chill advisory 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.