Flood Watch 1, NWS Grand Forks, ND

877 
WGUS63 KFGF 220045
FFAFGF

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
745 PM CDT MON MAR 21 2011

...RAINS FROM STORM SYSTEM MAY CAUSE OVERLAND FLOODING...

.A STORM SYSTEM CROSSING THE WEST COAST WILL MOVE EASTWARD INTO
THE PLAINS TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. PRECIPITATION WILL SPREAD INTO
EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA BY EARLY TUESDAY
MORNING. THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BE A MIXTURE OF RAIN...
FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW...WITH THE FREEZING RAIN...RAIN...
AND SLEET CONTINUING GENERALLY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 94 THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE RAIN WILL FALL OVER FROZEN GROUND AND
REMAINING SNOW PACK. RUNOFF MAY ADD TO ALREADY FULL DITCHES AND
RIVERINES...CAUSING WATER TO FLOW OVER ROADWAYS MAKING FOR
HAZARDOUS TRAVEL IN RURAL AREAS.

MNZ029>031-040-NDZ049-052-053-230000-
/O.EXT.KFGF.FA.A.0001.110322T0600Z-110323T0000Z/
/00000.0.RS.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-RANSOM-SARGENT-
RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...
NEW YORK MILLS...ELBOW LAKE...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON
745 PM CDT MON MAR 21 2011

...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT TUESDAY THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...

THE FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR

* PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND SOUTHEAST NORTH 
 DAKOTA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN WEST CENTRAL 
 MINNESOTA...EAST OTTER TAIL...GRANT...WEST OTTER TAIL AND 
 WILKIN. IN SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA...RANSOM...RICHLAND AND 
 SARGENT.

* FROM 1 AM CDT TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING

* A STORM SYSTEM CROSSING THE WEST COAST WILL MOVE EASTWARD INTO
  THE PLAINS TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. PRECIPITATION WILL SPREAD
  INTO EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA BY EARLY
  TUESDAY MORNING. THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BE A MIXTURE
  OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW...WITH THE FREEZING
  RAIN...RAIN...AND SLEET CONTINUING IN THE SOUTHERN VALLEY
  THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THERE MAY EVEN BE AN ISOLATED
  THUNDERSTORM LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING.

* THE RAIN WILL FALL OVER FROZEN GROUND AND REMAINING SNOW PACK. 
  RUNOFF MAY ADD TO ALREADY FULL DITCHES AND RIVERINES...CAUSING 
  WATER TO FLOW OVER ROADWAYS MAKING FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL IN 
  RURAL AREAS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE
FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.

&&

$$

BH/DK

375 
WGUS63 KFGF 221016
FFAFGF

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
516 AM CDT TUE MAR 22 2011

...RAINS FROM STORM SYSTEM MAY CAUSE OVERLAND FLOODING...

.A STORM SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE PLAINS TODAY WILL SPREAD PRECIPITATION
INTO EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THE
PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO START AS RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN
BEFORE CHANGING TO SNOW TONIGHT. THE PRECIPITATION WILL FALL OVER
FROZEN GROUND AND THE REMAINING SNOW PACK. RUNOFF MAY ADD TO
ALREADY FULL DITCHES AND WATERWAYS...AND COULD CAUSE WATER TO FLOW
OVER ROADWAYS AND MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.

MNZ029>031-040-NDZ049-052-053-230000-
/O.CON.KFGF.FA.A.0001.000000T0000Z-110323T0000Z/
/00000.0.RS.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-RANSOM-SARGENT-
RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...
NEW YORK MILLS...ELBOW LAKE...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON
516 AM CDT TUE MAR 22 2011

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND SOUTHEAST NORTH 
  DAKOTA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN WEST CENTRAL 
  MINNESOTA...EAST OTTER TAIL...GRANT...WEST OTTER TAIL AND 
  WILKIN. IN SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA...RANSOM...RICHLAND AND 
  SARGENT.

* THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* A STORM SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE PLAINS TODAY WILL SPREAD
  PRECIPITATION INTO EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL
  MINNESOTA. THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO START AS RAIN AND
  FREEZING RAIN BEFORE CHANGING TO SNOW TONIGHT.

* THE PRECIPITATION WILL FALL OVER FROZEN GROUND AND THE
  REMAINING SNOW PACK. RUNOFF MAY ADD TO ALREADY FULL DITCHES AND
  WATERWAYS...AND COULD CAUSE WATER TO FLOW OVER ROADWAYS AND MAKE
  TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE
FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.

&&

$$

263 
WGUS63 KFGF 221948
FFAFGF

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
248 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2011

...RAINS FROM STORM SYSTEM MAY CAUSE OVERLAND FLOODING...

.RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL SPREAD NORTH FROM
NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON. THE PRECIPITATION IS
EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO SNOW LATER THIS EVENING. UNTIL THEN ANY RAIN
THAT DOES FALL OVER THE FROZEN GROUND AND REMAINING SNOW PACK MAY
CAUSE OVERLAND FLOODING BY ADDING TO ALREADY FULL DITCHES AND
WATERWAYS. ISOLATED SPOTS IN THE WATCH AREA COULD SEE SOME WATER
TO FLOW OVER ROADWAYS PRONE TO FLOODING... MAKING TRAVEL
HAZARDOUS.

MNZ029>031-040-NDZ049-052-053-230000-
/O.CON.KFGF.FA.A.0001.000000T0000Z-110323T0000Z/
/00000.0.RS.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-RANSOM-SARGENT-
RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...
NEW YORK MILLS...ELBOW LAKE...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON
248 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2011

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND SOUTHEAST NORTH 
 DAKOTA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN WEST CENTRAL 
 MINNESOTA...EAST OTTER TAIL...GRANT...WEST OTTER TAIL AND 
 WILKIN. IN SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA...RANSOM...RICHLAND AND 
 SARGENT.

* UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING

* A STORM SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE PLAINS TODAY WILL SPREAD 
 PRECIPITATION INTO EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL 
 MINNESOTA. THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO START AS RAIN AND 
 FREEZING RAIN BEFORE CHANGING TO SNOW TONIGHT. 

* THE PRECIPITATION WILL FALL OVER FROZEN GROUND AND THE 
 REMAINING SNOW PACK. RUNOFF MAY ADD TO ALREADY FULL DITCHES 
 AND WATERWAYS...AND COULD CAUSE WATER TO FLOW OVER ROADWAYS 
 AND MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE
FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.

&&

$$

JK

631 
WGUS63 KFGF 222343
FFAFGF

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
643 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2011

...RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW...

.A BAND OF SNOW...SLEET...RAIN AND THUNDER SPREAD NORTH ACROSS THE
WATCH AREA AND PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS WERE LESS THAN ANTICIPATED.
PRECIPITATION IS BEGINNING TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW AND SLOWLY
FALLING TEMPERATURES WILL SLOW DOWN ANY MELT AND REDUCE THE FLOW
OF WATER.

MNZ029>031-040-NDZ049-052-053-230045-
/O.EXP.KFGF.FA.A.0001.000000T0000Z-110323T0000Z/
/00000.0.RS.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-RANSOM-SARGENT-
RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...
NEW YORK MILLS...ELBOW LAKE...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON
643 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2011

...FLOOD WATCH WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THE FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND SOUTHEAST
NORTH DAKOTA WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. MIXED PRECIPITATION
OF SLEET...SNOW AND RAIN FELL IN LESSER AMOUNTS THAN WERE FORECAST
AND IS NOT CAUSING SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO STREAMS AND RIVERS.

$$

HOPKINS

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
239 PM CDT MON MAR 21 2011

.DISCUSSION....DISCUSSION...FORECAST CHALLENGES ALL REVOLVE AROUND UPCOMING
WINTER STORM. GFS REMAINS WARMEST MODEL INITIALLY VS COLDER NAM
AND ECMWF. MANY QUESTIONS REMAIN ON PCPN PHASE ACROSS GENERALLY
ALONG AND SOUTH OF I94/HIGHWAY 10 CORRIDOR BUT OTHERWISE
SIGNIFICANT QPF EVENT. MODELS HAVE COME INTO PRETTY CLOSE
AGREEMENT ON TRACK OF 700MB LOW WHICH WILL BE GUIDE TO HEAVIER
SNOW BAND ACROSS FA.

BIG SYSTEM MOVING ONSHORE ACROSS SW US WITH LARGE BAROCLINIC LEAF
EVIDENT ON WATER VAPOR ACROSS CENTRAL PLAINS. UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL
TAKE SHAPE LATER TONIGHT ACROSS MT THEN TRACK EAST ACROSS NORTHERN
PLAINS TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. ALL MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT IN
INITIATING MORE SIGNIFICANT PCPN ACROSS SOUTHERN FA AROUND 12Z AS
LIFT INCREASES WITH APPROACHING EXIT REGION OF JET
MAXIMA...INCREASING WARM ADVECTION AND LOWERING CONDENSATION PRESSURE
DEFICITS/ISENTROPIC LIFT. PCPN BAND WILL THEN LIFT NORTH DURING
THE COURSE OF THE DAY. PHASE INITIALLY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN FA A
QUESTION MARK. COULD START OUT AS RAIN/ZR DEPENDENT ON SURFACE
TEMPERATURES AND GRADUALLY TRANSITION TO PERIODS OF SLEET HOWEVER
MODELS DIFFER ON TIMING OF PHASE CHANGE. WITH UNCERTAINTY ON DEGREE OF
FREEZING POTENTIAL AND WITH LACK OF SNOW EXPECTED WILL TRANSITION
WATCH OVER TO WINTER WX ADVISORY TO HANDLE EXPECTED WINTER MIX
DURING THE AM. FROM I94/HIGHWAY 10 NORTH AS PCPN BAND LIFTS NORTH
COLDER COLUMN WILL RESULT IN SNOW DEVELOPMENT WITH POSSIBLE MIX
FROM VALLEY CITY TO FAR AND PKD INITIALLY. WARMER GFS HAS CHANGE-
OVER IN FARGO AFT 18Z. WITH PRECIPITABLE H20 VALUES BETTER THAN
.75 INCHES AND AREAS OF FRONTOGENETIC FORCING WILL LIKELY SEE
HEAVIER SNOW BANDS DEVELOP. FOR THIS WILL ISSUE WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR REMAINDER OF FA. ALONG FAR SOUTH CHANGE-OVER MAY BE
DELAYED SOMEWHAT HOWEVER ONCE SNOW GETS GOING WILL LIKELY SEE
SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS INTO WEDNESDAY. WINDS TO NOT LOOK TO BE
A SIGNIFICANT ISSUE SO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS NOT EXPECTED.

H7 LOW TRACKS ALONG A BIS-BWP-AXN LINE OVERNIGHT WITH HEAVIEST
PCPN EXPECTED ALONG AND NORTH OF LOW TRACK. DEEP MOISTURE IN PLACE
AND COUPLED JET PATTERN POINT TO HEAVY SNOW CONTINUING OVERNIGHT.
WITH COOLING COLUMN SPREADING SOUTH ACROSS ENTIRE FA WILL SEE
TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW. WITH UP TO 6 GM/KG MIXING RATIOS AND
DURATION OF SIGNIFICANT SNOW WITH TRACK OF UPPER LOW FOOT OR
BETTER OF SNOW LIKELY THROUGH HEAVY SNOW BAND.

DEFORMATION ZONE AND COLDER COLUMN WILL KEEP SNOW GOING WEDNESDAY
AS MID LEVEL SHEAR AXIS REMAINS ACROSS FA. SNOW SHOULD BEGIN TO
TAPER OFF LATER WEDNESDAY AS UPPER LOW PULLS EAST AND SURFACE
RIDGING PUSHES IN.

SHOULD QUIET DOWN THURSDAY HOWEVER TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE WELL
BLO AVERAGE WITH COLD COLUMN AND FRESH SNOW PACK.

LONG TERM (FRI-MON)...
LONG RANGE MODELS IN AGREEMENT WITH AN EXTENDED COLD REGIME. UPPER
AIR PATTERN OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS BECOMES NEARLY STAGNANT FRI TO
MON AS MAIN CORRIDOR OF AN ENERGETIC JET STREAM REMAINS SOUTH OF THE
FA. CYCLONIC FLOW OVER THE HUDSON BY AT 500MB ON FRI WILL SLOWLY
RETROGRADE TO THE WEST ALLOWING A 1040MB SFC HIGH TO INFLUENCE THE
NORTHEASTERN HALF OF THE FA THROUGH THE WEEKEND KEEPING THE WX DRY
AND COLD. ALONG THE WESTERN AND SOUTHERN FRINGES OF THE FA MODELS
SHOWING LIGHT QPF PRODUCING SLT CHC SN ON FRI AND SAT. PROLONGED
BELOW NORMAL TEMPS WITH HIGHS IN THE 20S EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY.

&&

.AVIATION...
MVFR CIGS THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE FA. MVFR CONDITIONS WILL WORSEN
AS CIGS LOWER AND WINDS INCREASE OVERNIGHT AHEAD OF APPROACHING
STORM SYSTEM. IFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN THE EARLY
MORNING HOURS A DVL AS SNOW MOVES IN. MID MORNING GFK AND TVF MAY
SEE A SHORT PERIOD OF FZRA OR IP BEFORE SN BY 18Z. FAR MAY SEE RA TO
FZRA TO IP TO SN IN THE 12Z TO 18Z TIME FRAME. BJI TO SEE PRECIP MID
MORNING 15Z TO 18Z. EAST WINDS STRENGTHENING TUESDAY AM BY LATE
MORNING TO AROUND 25G30KTS AT ALL TAF SITES.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...

A FEW CHANGES FOR THE FIVE RIVER FORECASTS ISSUED YESTERDAY. SABIN
HAS NOT RESPONDED AS MUCH AS ANTICIPATED SO THE FLOOD WARNING FOR IT
WAS DOWNGRADED TO A HYDROLOGIC STATEMENT. THE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR
HAWLEY AND DILWORTH WERE ADJUSTED SLIGHTLY BUT THEY SHOULD CONTINUE
A SLOW RISE TO MINOR FLOOD STAGE. THE RIVER STAGE AT WAHPETON
REMAINS ON TRACK SO IT REMAINS IN A HYDROLOGIC STATEMENT. THE TWO
RIVERS RIVER AT HALLOCK HAS DROPPED BELOW ACTION STAGE AS THE
RELEASES AT LAKE BRONSON HAVE DROPPED SO NO MORE STATEMENTS WILL BE
ISSUED FOR IT UNTIL THE RIVER RESPONDS AGAIN.

WILL CONTINUE THE TWO AREAS THAT ARE EXPERIENCING URBAN AND SMALL
STREAM FLOODING...NAMELY THE AREA NORTHWEST OF ROTHSAY AND SOUTH OF
CAYUGA. NOT REALLY EXPECTING MUCH CHANGE TO THESE TWO AREAS IN THE
NEXT 24 HOURS. THESE PRODUCTS WERE EXTENDED UNTIL WEDNESDAY
YESTERDAY AND BY THAT POINT THERE SHOULD BE A BETTER HANDLE ON WHAT
THE TUE/WED SYSTEM DOES. WILL NEED TO MONITOR CLOSELY THE
POTENTIAL FOR AREAL FLOODING ACROSS THE FAR SOUTH DEPENDING ON HOW
MUCH RAINFALL OCCURS TUESDAY BEFORE SWITCH OVER TO SNOW LATER IN
THE DAY. THE COOL DOWN BEHIND THIS SYSTEM MAY ALSO COME INTO PLAY
BUT WILL HOLD OFF UNTIL WEDNESDAY TO SEE WHAT THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS BRING.

&&

.FGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ND...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 7 AM TO 1 PM CDT TUESDAY FOR NDZ049-
     052-053.

     WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 1 PM TUESDAY TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR
     NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-039-049-052>054.

MN...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 7 AM TO 1 PM CDT TUESDAY FOR
     MNZ029>032-040.

     WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 1 PM TUESDAY TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR
     MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040.

&&

VOELKER/GODON/KAISER

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
638 AM CDT MON MAR 21 2011

MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-
026>030-038-039-049-052>054-221145-
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-
WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-
EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN-
SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN-
WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-TOWNER-CAVALIER-
PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON-
GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-
RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
638 AM CDT MON MAR 21 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH
DAKOTA...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SMALL STREAM AND ROAD FLOODING CONTINUES FOR WILKIN AND OTTERTAIL
COUNTIES NEAR ROTHSAY AND IN SOUTHEASTERN SARGENT COUNTY DUE TO
RUNOFF FROM LOCAL SNOWMELT. RIVER RISES ARE ALSO OCCURRING ON THE
BUFFALO RIVER WITH SABIN...DILWORTH...HAWLEY RISING INTO MINOR
FLOOD STAGE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

LOCAL SNOWMELT RUNOFF WILL SLOW FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK AS COLD
AIR MOVES IN BEHIND A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM SYSTEM.

A VIGOROUS STORM SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN
PLAINS BY THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON TUESDAY. THE PRECIPITATION
WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY FIRST...AND THEN
SPREAD NORTH AND EASTWARD DURING THE DAY.  DEPENDING ON EXACTLY
HOW COLD TEMPERATURES WILL BE AT THE SURFACE...A MIX OF
RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE
FORECAST AREA. THIS WINTRY MIX WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW BY
TUESDAY EVENING. THE SNOW...SOME OF IT HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL
CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF. SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS WILL DEPEND ON THE EXACT TRACK OF THE STORM AND WHEN
THE CHANGEOVER TO SNOW OCCURS...BUT AMOUNTS OVER 8 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...EAST WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE
PROBLEMS WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. EXPECTED CONDITIONS
COULD CHANGE DEPENDING ON THE EXACT TRACK...SO STAY TUNED FOR
FURTHER UPDATES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED...BUT RAIN AND SNOW REPORTS
WOULD BE APPRECIATED.

JR