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Winter Storm Warning 4, NWS Bismarck, ND

April 2, 20119 counties in North Dakota

NWS Bismarck, ND issued this winter storm warning at Apr 2, 2011, 5:01 AM CDT for 9 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Apr 2, 2011, 7:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 25 hr. 16 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Apr 2, 2011, 5:01 AM CDT (10:01 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 2, 2011, 7:00 PM CDT
Expired
Apr 3, 2011, 7:52 PM CDT
In force
25 hr
Issued by
NWS Bismarck, ND

Counties Bottineau County, ND, Burke County, ND, Divide County, ND, McHenry County, ND, Mountrail County, ND, Pierce County, ND, Renville County, ND, Rolette County, ND, Williams County, ND

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Apr 2, 8:30 PM CDTSNOW 2Sherwood, NDPUBLIC REPORT RELAYED BY BROADCAST MEDIA.
Apr 3, 5:54 AM CDTSNOW 1.513 N Minot Air Force Ba, ND24 HOUR SNOWFALL IN LANDSFORD
Apr 3, 10:57 AM CDTSNOW 2.1Bottineau, ND
Apr 3, 1:21 PM CDTSNOW 3Bowbells, NDESTIMATED SNOWFALL FROM PUBLIC. WITHIN BOWBELLS ESTIMATED SNOWFALL MEASUREMENTS HAVE BEEN BETWEEN 2 TO 4 INCHES.
Apr 3, 1:21 PM CDTSNOW 4Mohall, NDESTIMATED SNOWFALL FROM PUBLIC. COMMENTED THAT IT IS HEAVY, WET SNOW AND SOME HAS MELTED SINCE CONTACT WITH SURFACES.
Apr 3, 1:21 PM CDTSNOW 5Lignite, ND
Apr 3, 1:54 PM CDTSNOW 3Westhope, ND
Apr 3, 1:54 PM CDTSNOW 4Maxbass, ND
Apr 3, 1:54 PM CDTSNOW 4Sherwood, ND
Apr 3, 2:08 PM CDTSNOW 4Newburg, ND
Apr 3, 2:11 PM CDTSNOW 4.5Lansford, ND
Apr 3, 3:10 PM CDTSNOW 10Lake Metigoshe State Pa, NDSTORM TOTAL THUS FAR...
Apr 3, 3:19 PM CDTSNOW 1012 Ne Bottineau, ND
Apr 3, 6:00 PM CDTSNOW 1Williston, NDWILLISTON EXP STN
Apr 3, 7:00 PM CDTSNOW 6St. John, ND
Apr 3, 7:30 PM CDTSNOW 4Crosby, ND

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 00:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 210 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 2011-04-02Temperature 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°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Bismarck Municip, ND at 00:00Z on 2011-04-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 95 square meters per square second.1939587897117136156Sfc1 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
1094 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
81 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
95 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
151 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.

346 
WWUS43 KBIS 021001
WSWBIS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
501 AM CDT SAT APR 2 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL TONIGHT
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

.A STRONG STORM IS FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS
TONIGHT. RAIN WILL SPREAD INTO WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA TODAY...AHEAD
OF THE SYSTEM. AS THE STORM MOVES ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT...RAIN
WILL CHANGE TO SNOW IN THE NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL. THE SNOW
WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. SNOWFALL TOTALS GREATER
THAN 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...ALONG AND NORTH OF THE HIGHWAY 2
CORRIDOR. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...UP TO 10 INCHES...ARE POSSIBLE
ALONG THE CANADIAN BORDER. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...STRONG WINDS
TO 40 MPH WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND
LOW VISIBILITIES. A WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE 
COUNTIES ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 2. INCLUDING THE CITIES OF
WILLISTON...CROSBY...MINOT...BOTTINEAU AND RUGBY.

FARTHER SOUTH...DRIER AND WARMER AIR WILL MEAN LESS PRECIPITATION
AND A LATER CHANGE OVER TO SNOW. THUS...SNOW AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 5
INCHES ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS AND FALLING SNOW WILL STILL
CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITIES. THEREFORE A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED TO THE SOUTH OF THE WINTER
STORM WARNING...GENERALLY ALONG THE HIGHWAY 200 CORRIDOR. CITIES
IN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE BEACH...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...
GARRISON...HARVEY AND CARRINGTON.

IN SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. SNOW IS NOT EXPECTED
UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON...AND AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT.

CLOSELY MONITOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION FROM YOUR NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR ONLINE AT
WEATHER.GOV/BIS.

NDZ020-033>037-040>048-050-051-021115-
/O.CAN.KBIS.WS.A.0004.110403T0600Z-110404T1700Z/
OLIVER-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-SLOPE-HETTINGER-
GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTER...DICKINSON...MANDAN...
BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...MARMARTH...MOTT...ELGIN...
BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES...LINTON...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...
ASHLEY...OAKES
501 AM CDT SAT APR 2 2011 /401 AM MDT SAT APR 2 2011/

...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
STORM WATCH. 

THE HEAVY PRECIPITATION ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO
REMAIN NORTH OF THE AREA.

$$

NDZ001>005-009>013-021815-
/O.UPG.KBIS.WS.A.0004.110403T0600Z-110404T1700Z/
/O.NEW.KBIS.WS.W.0004.110403T0000Z-110404T0600Z/
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
501 AM CDT SAT APR 2 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM
CDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM CDT MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.



* RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW TONIGHT. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES
  TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. 

* EAST WINDS UP TO 40 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND
  REDUCE VISIBILITY. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS AT TIMES.

* SNOWFALL TOTALS RANGING FROM 6 TO 10 INCHES...WITH HIGHEST
  AMOUNTS FAR NORTH.


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>019-021>023-025-031-032-021815-
/O.UPG.KBIS.WS.A.0004.110403T0600Z-110404T1700Z/
/O.NEW.KBIS.WW.Y.0055.110403T0600Z-110404T0600Z/
MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-GOLDEN VALLEY-
BILLINGS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...
HAZEN...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...BEACH...
MEDORA
501 AM CDT SAT APR 2 2011 /401 AM MDT SAT APR 2 2011/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/
SUNDAY TO 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ SUNDAY TO 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/
MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.


* RAIN WILL DEVELOP TODAY...THEN TRANSITION TO RAIN AND SNOW
  TONIGHT...AND ALL SNOW ON SUNDAY. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES
  SUNDAY AND SUNDAY EVENING.

* EAST WINDS UP TO 35 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND
  REDUCE VISIBILITY. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS AT TIMES.

* TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES.

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
9 follow-up statements
299 
WWUS43 KBIS 021706
WSWBIS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1206 PM CDT SAT APR 2 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL TONIGHT
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

.A STRONG STORM IS FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS
TONIGHT. RAIN WILL SPREAD INTO WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON 
AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM. AS THE STORM MOVES ACROSS THE AREA
TONIGHT...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW IN THE NORTHWEST AND NORTH
CENTRAL. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT AND SUNDAY.
SNOWFALL TOTALS GREATER THAN 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...ALONG AND
NORTH OF THE HIGHWAY 2 CORRIDOR. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...UP TO 10
INCHES... ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE CANADIAN BORDER. IN ADDITION TO
THE SNOW...STRONG WINDS TO 40 MPH WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND LOW VISIBILITIES. A WINTER STORM WARNING
HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE COUNTIES ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 2.
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WILLISTON...CROSBY...MINOT...BOTTINEAU AND
RUGBY.

FARTHER SOUTH...DRIER AND WARMER AIR WILL MEAN LESS PRECIPITATION
AND A LATER CHANGE OVER TO SNOW. THUS...SNOW AMOUNTS OF 2 TO
5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS AND FALLING SNOW WILL STILL
CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITIES. THEREFORE A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY CONTINUES TO THE SOUTH OF THE WINTER
STORM WARNING...GENERALLY ALONG THE HIGHWAY 200 CORRIDOR. CITIES
IN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE BEACH...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...
BEULAH... GARRISON...HARVEY AND CARRINGTON.

IN SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. SNOW IS NOT EXPECTED
UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON...AND AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT.

CLOSELY MONITOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION FROM YOUR NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR ONLINE AT
WEATHER.GOV/BIS.

NDZ001>005-009>013-030115-
/O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0004.110403T0000Z-110404T0600Z/
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
1206 PM CDT SAT APR 2 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING
TO 1 AM CDT MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING
TO 1 AM CDT MONDAY. 

* RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW TONIGHT. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES 
  TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. 

* EAST WINDS UP TO 40 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW 
  AND REDUCE VISIBILITY. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS AT TIMES. 

* SNOWFALL TOTALS RANGING FROM 6 TO 10 INCHES...WITH HIGHEST 
  AMOUNTS FAR NORTH. 

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>019-021>023-025-031-032-030115-
/O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0055.110403T0600Z-110404T0600Z/
MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-GOLDEN VALLEY-
BILLINGS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...
HAZEN...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...BEACH...
MEDORA
1206 PM CDT SAT APR 2 2011 /1106 AM MDT SAT APR 2 2011/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT
/MIDNIGHT MDT/ SUNDAY TO 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ MONDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT
/MIDNIGHT MDT/ SUNDAY TO 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ MONDAY. 

* RAIN WILL DEVELOP TODAY...THEN TRANSITION TO RAIN AND SNOW 
  TONIGHT...AND ALL SNOW ON SUNDAY. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT 
  TIMES SUNDAY AND SUNDAY EVENING. 

* EAST WINDS UP TO 35 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW 
  AND REDUCE VISIBILITY. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS AT TIMES. 

* TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES.

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.

&&

$$
WAA
480 
WWUS43 KBIS 022134
WSWBIS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
433 PM CDT SAT APR 2 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL TONIGHT
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

.A WINTER STORM IS FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS
TONIGHT. RAIN SPREADING INTO WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON
AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM WILL CHANGE TO SNOW OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE SUNDAY.
THE RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW IN THE NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL
LATE THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES AFTER MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. SNOWFALL TOTALS GREATER THAN 6 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED...ALONG AND NORTH OF THE HIGHWAY 2 CORRIDOR. LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS...UP TO 10 INCHES... ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE
CANADIAN BORDER...ESPECIALLY IN THE TURTLE MOUNTAIN AREA. IN
ADDITION TO THE SNOW...STRONG WINDS TO 40 MPH WILL CAUSE
SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND LOW VISIBILITIES. A
WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE COUNTIES ALONG AND
NORTH OF HIGHWAY 2. INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WILLISTON...CROSBY...
MINOT...BOTTINEAU AND RUGBY.

FARTHER SOUTH...WARMER AIR WILL MEAN A BIT MORE LIQUID
PRECIPITATION AND A LATER CHANGE OVER TO SNOW. SNOW AMOUNTS OF 2
TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM WATFORD CITY AND BEACH THROUGH
BEULAH...MCLUSKY...HARVEY AND CARRINGTON. STRONG WINDS AND FALLING
SNOW WILL STILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND LOW
VISIBILITIES. THEREFORE A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY CONTINUES TO THE
SOUTH OF THE WINTER STORM WARNING...GENERALLY ALONG THE HIGHWAY
200 CORRIDOR.

IN SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...SNOW IS NOT
EXPECTED UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON...AND AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE
LIGHT. BUT GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS AND SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL
CAUSE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL..ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. A
WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THERE.

CLOSELY MONITOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION FROM YOUR NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR ONLINE AT
WEATHER.GOV/BIS.

NDZ001>005-009>013-030545-
/O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0004.110403T0000Z-110404T0600Z/
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
433 PM CDT SAT APR 2 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT MONDAY. 

* RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW TONIGHT. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES 
  TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. 

* EAST WINDS UP TO 40 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW 
  AND REDUCE VISIBILITY. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS AT TIMES. 

* SNOWFALL TOTALS RANGING FROM 6 TO 10 INCHES...WITH HIGHEST 
  AMOUNTS FAR NORTH. 

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>019-021>023-025-031-032-030545-
/O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0055.110403T0600Z-110404T0600Z/
MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-GOLDEN VALLEY-
BILLINGS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...
HAZEN...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...BEACH...
MEDORA
433 PM CDT SAT APR 2 2011 /333 PM MDT SAT APR 2 2011/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT
/MIDNIGHT MDT/ SUNDAY TO 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ MONDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT
/MIDNIGHT MDT/ SUNDAY TO 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ MONDAY. 

* RAIN WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING...THEN TRANSITION TO RAIN AND
  SNOW TONIGHT...AND ALL SNOW ON SUNDAY. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT
  TIMES SUNDAY AND SUNDAY EVENING.

* EAST WINDS UP TO 35 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW 
  AND REDUCE VISIBILITY. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS AT TIMES. 

* TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES.

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.

&&

$$
WAA
014 
WWUS43 KBIS 030242
WSWBIS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
942 PM CDT SAT APR 2 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL TONIGHT
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

.A WINTER STORM IS FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS
TONIGHT. RAIN...CHANGING TO SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS NORTHERN
NORTH DAKOTA THIS EVENING AND WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW OVERNIGHT
AND CONTINUE SUNDAY. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES AFTER
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. SNOWFALL TOTALS GREATER THAN 6 INCHES
ARE EXPECTED...ALONG AND NORTH OF THE HIGHWAY 2 CORRIDOR. LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS...UP TO 10 INCHES... ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE
CANADIAN BORDER...ESPECIALLY IN THE TURTLE MOUNTAIN AREA. TWO
INCHES HAS FALLEN OVER NORTHERN RENVILLE COUNTY THIS EVENING. IN
ADDITION TO THE SNOW...STRONG WINDS TO 40 MPH WILL CAUSE
SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND LOW VISIBILITIES. A
WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE COUNTIES ALONG AND
NORTH OF HIGHWAY 2. INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WILLISTON...CROSBY...
MINOT...BOTTINEAU AND RUGBY.

FARTHER SOUTH...WARMER AIR WILL MEAN A BIT MORE LIQUID
PRECIPITATION AND A LATER CHANGE OVER TO SNOW. SNOW AMOUNTS OF
2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM WATFORD CITY AND BEACH THROUGH
BEULAH...MCLUSKY...HARVEY AND CARRINGTON. STRONG WINDS AND
FALLING SNOW WILL STILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND LOW
VISIBILITIES. THEREFORE A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY CONTINUES TO
THE SOUTH OF THE WINTER STORM WARNING...GENERALLY ALONG THE
HIGHWAY 200 CORRIDOR.

IN SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...SNOW IS NOT
EXPECTED UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON...AND AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE
LIGHT. BUT GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS AND SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL
CAUSE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL..ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. A
WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THERE.

CLOSELY MONITOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION FROM YOUR NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR ON LINE AT
WEATHER.GOV/BIS.

NDZ001>005-009>013-031045-
/O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110404T0600Z/
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
942 PM CDT SAT APR 2 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT MONDAY. 

* RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW TONIGHT. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES 
  TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. 

* EAST WINDS UP TO 40 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW 
  AND REDUCE VISIBILITY. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS AT TIMES. 

* SNOWFALL TOTALS RANGING FROM 6 TO 10 INCHES...WITH HIGHEST 
  AMOUNTS FAR NORTH. 

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>019-021>023-025-031-032-031045-
/O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0055.110403T0600Z-110404T0600Z/
MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-GOLDEN VALLEY-
BILLINGS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...
HAZEN...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...BEACH...
MEDORA
942 PM CDT SAT APR 2 2011 /842 PM MDT SAT APR 2 2011/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT
/MIDNIGHT MDT/ SUNDAY TO 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ MONDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT
/MIDNIGHT MDT/ SUNDAY TO 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ MONDAY. 

* RAIN WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING...THEN TRANSITION TO RAIN AND 
  SNOW TONIGHT...AND ALL SNOW ON SUNDAY. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY 
  AT TIMES SUNDAY AND SUNDAY EVENING. 

* EAST WINDS UP TO 35 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW 
  AND REDUCE VISIBILITY. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS AT TIMES. 

* TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES.

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.

&&

$$
638 
WWUS43 KBIS 030622
WSWBIS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
122 AM CDT SUN APR 3 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL TONIGHT
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

.A WINTER STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS TONIGHT AND
SUNDAY. THERE WILL BE INTERMITTENT SNOW...MIXED WITH RAIN AT
TIMES...TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES.
THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL BE ALONG CANADIAN BORDER WHERE TOTALS
OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL WILL BE LESS TO THE SOUTH
WITH 4 TO 7 INCHES LIKELY FROM WILLISTON TO MINOT. IN ADDITION TO
THE SNOW...STRONG WINDS TO 40 MPH WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND LOW VISIBILITIES. A WINTER STORM WARNING
HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE COUNTIES ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 2.
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WILLISTON...CROSBY... MINOT...BOTTINEAU
AND RUGBY.

FARTHER SOUTH...WARMER AIR WILL MEAN A BIT MORE LIQUID
PRECIPITATION AND A LATER CHANGE OVER TO SNOW. SNOW AMOUNTS OF
2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM WATFORD CITY AND BEACH THROUGH
BEULAH...MCLUSKY...HARVEY AND CARRINGTON. STRONG WINDS AND
FALLING SNOW WILL STILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND LOW
VISIBILITIES. THEREFORE A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED
FOR COUNTIES TO THE SOUTH OF THE WINTER STORM WARNING...GENERALLY
ALONG THE HIGHWAY 200 CORRIDOR.

IN SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...SNOW IS NOT
EXPECTED UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON...AND AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE
LIGHT. BUT GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS AND SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL
CAUSE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL..ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. A
WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THERE.

CLOSELY MONITOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION FROM YOUR NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR ON LINE AT
WEATHER.GOV/BIS.

NDZ001>005-009>013-031430-
/O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110404T0600Z/
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
122 AM CDT SUN APR 3 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT MONDAY. 

* SNOW...MIXED WITH RAIN AT TIMES...TONIGHT. SUNDAY. SNOW WILL BE
  HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT AND SUNDAY.

* EAST WINDS UP TO 40 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW 
  AND REDUCE VISIBILITY. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS AT TIMES. 

* SNOWFALL TOTALS RANGING FROM 4 TO 10 INCHES...WITH HIGHEST
  AMOUNTS FAR NORTH.

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>019-021>023-025-031-032-031430-
/O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0055.000000T0000Z-110404T0600Z/
MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-GOLDEN VALLEY-
BILLINGS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...
HAZEN...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...BEACH...
MEDORA
122 AM CDT SUN APR 3 2011 /1222 AM MDT SUN APR 3 2011/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT
/MIDNIGHT MDT/ MONDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT
/MIDNIGHT MDT/ MONDAY. 

* INTERMITTENT RAIN AND SNOW THE REST OF TONIGHT...SNOW SUNDAY. THE
  SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES SUNDAY AND SUNDAY EVENING.

* EAST WINDS UP TO 35 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW 
  AND REDUCE VISIBILITY. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS AT TIMES. 

* TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES.

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.

&&

$$
617 
WWUS43 KBIS 030910
WSWBIS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
410 AM CDT SUN APR 3 2011

...A WINTER STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE PLAINS TODAY...

.MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL ALONG THE CANADIAN BORDER WITH
4 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE TOTAL ACCUMULATION. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL
IS EXPECTED TO BE IN THE TURTLE MOUNTAINS. SNOWFALL WILL DIMINISH
RAPIDLY TO THE SOUTH. AROUND 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE FROM WILLISTON
TO MINOT AND AROUND 2 INCHES FROM BEACH THROUGH HARVEY TO
CARRINGTON. FARTHER SOUTH...THERE WILL BE SCATTERED RAIN
SHOWERS...WHICH WILL BECOME MIXED WITH OR CHANGE TO SNOW BY
AFTERNOON. LITTLE OR NO SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. IN ADDITION
TO THE SNOW...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS WESTERN NORTH
DAKOTA THIS MORNING...AND SPREAD TO CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA BY EARLY
AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH CAN
BE EXPECTED. THE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH SNOW COULD CAUSE AREAS
OF BLOWING SNOW AND MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS IN THE WEST AND NORTH
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING.
CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE THIS EVENING AS THE STORM MOVES EAST OUT
OF THE AREA.

CLOSELY MONITOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION FROM YOUR NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR ON LINE AT
WEATHER.GOV/BIS.

NDZ009>013-031715-
/O.CAN.KBIS.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110404T0600Z/
/O.EXA.KBIS.WW.Y.0055.000000T0000Z-110404T0600Z/
WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER...
RUGBY
410 AM CDT SUN APR 3 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REPLACED BY WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 1 AM CDT MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.

* WINDY WITH INTERMITTENT SNOW AND PATCHY BLOWING SNOW TODAY AND
  EARLY TONIGHT. 

* STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS DEVELOPING THIS MORNING WITH GUSTS TO
  AROUND 35 MPH. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS AT TIMES.

* TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES.

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 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>005-031715-
/O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110404T0600Z/
DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...
BOTTINEAU...ROLLA
410 AM CDT SUN APR 3 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 1 AM CDT MONDAY.

* SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES...TODAY...ENDING TONIGHT.

* STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS DEVELOPING THIS MORNING CAUSE BLOWING AND
  DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCE VISIBILITY. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS AT
  TIMES.

* SNOWFALL TOTALS RANGING FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH HIGHEST IN THE
  TURTLE MOUNTAINS. 

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>019-021>023-025-031-032-031715-
/O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0055.000000T0000Z-110404T0600Z/
MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-GOLDEN VALLEY-
BILLINGS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...
HAZEN...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...BEACH...
MEDORA
410 AM CDT SUN APR 3 2011 /310 AM MDT SUN APR 3 2011/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT
/MIDNIGHT MDT/ MONDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT
/MIDNIGHT MDT/ MONDAY. 

* INTERMITTENT RAIN AND SNOW TODAY ENDING TONIGHT.

* STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS DEVELOPING WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH
  WILL CAUSE PATCHY BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCE
  VISIBILITY. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS AT TIMES.

* TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES.

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.

&&

$$
919 
WWUS43 KBIS 031235
WSWBIS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
735 AM CDT SUN APR 3 2011

...A WINTER STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE PLAINS TODAY...

.SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE NORTH TODAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL
IS EXPECTED TO BE RIGHT ALONG THE CANADIAN BORDER FROM SHERWOOD TO
THE TURTLE MOUNTAINS...WHERE 4 TO 8 INCHES IS POSSIBLE. SNOW
AMOUNTS WILL DIMINISH RAPIDLY TO THE SOUTH...WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES
POSSIBLE FROM WILLISTON AND WATFORD CITY...EAST TO RUGBY AND
HARVEY. FARTHER SOUTH...FROM BEACH TO BEULAH AND CARRINGTON... 
SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED. LITTLE OR NO SNOW
ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.

IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS WESTERN
NORTH DAKOTA THIS MORNING...AND SPREAD TO CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA
THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH CAN BE
EXPECTED. THE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH SNOW COULD MAKE TRAVEL
HAZARDOUS LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING. CONDITIONS
WILL IMPROVE THIS EVENING AS THE STORM MOVES OUT OF THE AREA.

CLOSELY MONITOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION FROM YOUR NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR ON LINE AT
WEATHER.GOV/BIS.

NDZ001>005-032045-
/O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110404T0600Z/
DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...
BOTTINEAU...ROLLA
735 AM CDT SUN APR 3 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT MONDAY. 

* SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...TODAY...ENDING TONIGHT.

* STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS DEVELOPING THIS MORNING CAUSE BLOWING 
  AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCE VISIBILITY. TRAVEL WILL BE 
  HAZARDOUS AT TIMES. 

* SNOWFALL TOTALS RANGING FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH HIGHEST IN 
  THE TURTLE MOUNTAINS. 

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.

&&

$$

NDZ009>013-017>019-021>023-025-031-032-032045-
/O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0055.000000T0000Z-110404T0600Z/
WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-
MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER...
RUGBY...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...GARRISON...
MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...BEACH...MEDORA
735 AM CDT SUN APR 3 2011 /635 AM MDT SUN APR 3 2011/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT
/MIDNIGHT MDT/ MONDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT
/MIDNIGHT MDT/ MONDAY. 

* INTERMITTENT RAIN AND SNOW TODAY ENDING TONIGHT.

* STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS DEVELOPING WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH
  WILL CAUSE PATCHY BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCE
  VISIBILITY. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS AT TIMES.

* TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES.

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
900 
WWUS43 KBIS 031656
WSWBIS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1156 AM CDT SUN APR 3 2011

...A WINTER STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE PLAINS TODAY...

.SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE NORTH TODAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL
IS STILL EXPECTED TO BE RIGHT ALONG THE CANADIAN BORDER FROM
SHERWOOD TO THE TURTLE MOUNTAINS...WHERE 4 TO 8 INCHES IS
POSSIBLE. SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE LESS TO THE SOUTH...WITH 1 TO 3
INCHES POSSIBLE FROM WILLISTON AND WATFORD CITY...EAST TO RUGBY
AND HARVEY. FARTHER SOUTH...FROM BEACH TO BEULAH AND CARRINGTON...
SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED. LITTLE OR NO SNOW
ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.

STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA
THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS AROUND 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS
TO 45 MPH ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST. THE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH
SNOW COULD MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS THIS EVENING ACROSS THE SOUTH.
CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE LATE THIS EVENING AS THE STORM MOVES OUT
OF THE AREA.

CLOSELY MONITOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION FROM YOUR NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR ON LINE AT
WEATHER.GOV/BIS.

NDZ001>005-040100-
/O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110404T0600Z/
DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...
BOTTINEAU...ROLLA
1156 AM CDT SUN APR 3 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT MONDAY. 

* SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...TODAY...ENDING TONIGHT.

* STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS CAUSEING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND
  REDUCE VISIBILITY. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS AT TIMES.

* SNOWFALL TOTALS RANGING FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH HIGHEST IN 
  THE TURTLE MOUNTAINS. 

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.

&&

$$

NDZ009>013-017>019-021>023-025-031-032-040100-
/O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0055.000000T0000Z-110404T0600Z/
WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-
MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER...
RUGBY...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...GARRISON...
MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...BEACH...MEDORA
1156 AM CDT SUN APR 3 2011 /1056 AM MDT SUN APR 3 2011/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT
/MIDNIGHT MDT/ MONDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT
/MIDNIGHT MDT/ MONDAY. 

* INTERMITTENT RAIN AND SNOW TODAY ENDING TONIGHT.

* STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH WILL CAUSE
  PATCHY BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCE VISIBILITY. TRAVEL
  WILL BE HAZARDOUS AT TIMES.

* TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES.

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.

&&

$$
WAA
010 
WWUS43 KBIS 032040
WSWBIS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
340 PM CDT SUN APR 3 2011

...WINTER STORM ENDING TONIGHT...

.THE SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS THE NORTHWEST AND THE WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED FOR THE FAR NORTHWEST. THIS INCLUDES THE TOWNS OF CROSBY
AND BOWBELLS. THE WINTER STORM WARNING CONTINUES ACROSS THE FAR
NORTH CENTRAL THIS EVENING...UNTIL 8 PM CDT. IN THIS AREA...FROM
MOHALL THROUGH BOTTINEAU 3 TO 6 INCHES OF HEAVY WET SNOW WILL BE
THE RULE. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE IN THE TURTLE
MOUNTAINS...WHERE UP TO 10 OR 11 INCHES WILL FALL BY THE TIME THE
SNOW ENDS SUNDAY EVENING. SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE MUCH LESS TO THE
SOUTH...WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE FROM WATFORD CITY...EAST TO
RUGBY AND HARVEY. FARTHER SOUTH...RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS ARE
EXPECTED THIS EVENING...BUT LITTLE ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. 
VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED AT TIMES IN HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS
THIS EVENING. ALL THE SNOW WILL END LATE THIS EVENING...AND ALL
ADVISORIES AND WARNINGS ARE SCHEDULED TO EXPIRE AT 8 PM CDT.

STRONG WINDS WILL STILL BE AN ISSUE ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA THIS EVENING. WINDS AROUND 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED...
WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ACROSS THE WEST. THE STRONG WINDS COULD MAKE
TRAVEL HAZARDOUS THIS EVENING ACROSS THE SOUTH. CONDITIONS WILL
IMPROVE LATE THIS EVENING AS THE STORM MOVES OUT OF THE AREA.

CLOSELY MONITOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION FROM YOUR NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR ON LINE AT
WEATHER.GOV/BIS.

NDZ001-002-032145-
/O.CAN.KBIS.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110404T0600Z/
DIVIDE-BURKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS
340 PM CDT SUN APR 3 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
STORM WARNING. 

THE SNOW HAS ENDED AND THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.

$$

NDZ009-032145-
/O.CAN.KBIS.WW.Y.0055.000000T0000Z-110404T0600Z/
WILLIAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WILLISTON
340 PM CDT SUN APR 3 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

THE SNOW HAS ENDED AND THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN
CANCELLED. 

$$

NDZ003>005-040100-
/O.EXT.KBIS.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110404T0100Z/
RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA
340 PM CDT SUN APR 3 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS
EVENING. 

* SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...TODAY...ENDING TONIGHT.

* STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND 
  REDUCE VISIBILITY. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS AT TIMES. 

* SNOWFALL TOTALS RANGING FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHEST
  AMOUNTS AROUND 10 TO 11 INCHES IN THE TURTLE MOUNTAINS.

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.

&&

$$

NDZ010>013-017>019-021>023-025-031-032-040100-
/O.EXT.KBIS.WW.Y.0055.000000T0000Z-110404T0100Z/
MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-MCLEAN-
SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER...RUGBY...
WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...
HARVEY...CARRINGTON...BEACH...MEDORA
340 PM CDT SUN APR 3 2011 /240 PM MDT SUN APR 3 2011/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /7 PM
MDT/ THIS EVENING...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /7 PM
MDT/ THIS EVENING. 

* INTERMITTENT RAIN AND SNOW TODAY ENDING TONIGHT.

* STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH WILL CAUSE 
  PATCHY BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCE VISIBILITY. TRAVEL 
  WILL BE HAZARDOUS AT TIMES. 

* TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES.

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.

&&

$$
WAA
166 
WWUS43 KBIS 040052
WSWBIS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
752 PM CDT SUN APR 3 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING FAR NORTH CENTRAL AND WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY CENTRAL ALLOWED TO EXPIRE...

.CONDITIONS HAVE IMPROVED OVER NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA
DURING THE PAST SEVERAL HOURS. PATCHY SNOW SHOWERS AND LIGHT SNOW
WILL CONTINUE AND WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL PERSIST. HOWEVER
WINTER STORM WARNING AND WINTER ADVISORY CRITERIA WILL NOT BE MET.
THE WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES WHICH WERE IN EFFECT HAVE BEEN ALLOWED
TO EXPIRE. 

NDZ003>005-040200-
/O.CAN.KBIS.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110404T0100Z/
RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA
752 PM CDT SUN APR 3 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING ALLOWED TO EXPIRE...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK ALLOWED THE WINTER STORM
WARNING TO EXPIRE. 

HEAVY SNOW AS ENDED OVER FAR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA WITH ONLY
SCATTERED AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW REMAINING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING
WHICH WAS IN EFFECT HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. 

$$

NDZ010>013-017>019-021>023-025-031-032-040200-
/O.CAN.KBIS.WW.Y.0055.000000T0000Z-110404T0100Z/
MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-MCLEAN-
SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER...RUGBY...
WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...
HARVEY...CARRINGTON...BEACH...MEDORA
752 PM CDT SUN APR 3 2011 /652 PM MDT SUN APR 3 2011/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ALLOWED THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY TO EXPIRE.

LINGERING FLURRIES OR PATCHY LIGHT SNOW REMAIN OVER PORTIONS OF
WEST CENTRAL AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA BUT WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
CONDITIONS HAVE ENDED. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WHICH WAS IN
EFFECT HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. .

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HW

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 2, 5:01 AM CDTWinter Weather AdvisoryBISBillings, Dunn, Foster, Golden Valley, McHenry, McKenzie and 6 more39 hr
Apr 2, 4:21 PM CDTWind AdvisoryBISAdams, Bowman, Burleigh, Emmons, Grant, Hettinger and 3 more28 hr

Nearby

Winter Storm Warnings in North Dakota, 2011Every winter storm 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.