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Wind Chill Advisory 15, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this wind chill advisory at Feb 20, 2011, 4:18 AM CST for 9 counties in Minnesota; 9 counties in North Dakota. It was in force for 29 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 20, 2011, 4:18 AM CST (10:18 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 21, 2011, 9:00 AM CST
- In force
- 29 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
Counties Beltrami County, MN, Clearwater County, MN, Kittson County, MN, Lake of the Woods County, MN, Marshall County, MN, Pennington County, MN, Polk County, MN, Red Lake County, MN, Roseau County, MN, Benson County, ND, Cavalier County, ND, Eddy County, ND, Grand Forks County, ND, Nelson County, ND, Pembina County, ND, Ramsey County, ND, Towner County, ND, Walsh County, ND
The radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:19 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
International Fa, MN (KINL), launched 00:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 285 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 784 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 93 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 162 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 342 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
214 WWUS43 KFGF 201018 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 418 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011 ....WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA TODAY... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS TODAY. WHILE THE GREATEST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE OVER SOUTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...THE SYSTEM WILL BRING 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW TO FAR SOUTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA INTO THIS EVENING. GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS COMBINED WITH SNOWFALL WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCING VISIBILITY. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN OPEN COUNTRY NEAR THE NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF QUICKLY FROM SOUTH TO NORTH...WITH SOUTHERN PARTS OF COUNTIES GETTING MUCH MORE SNOW THAN NORTHERN PARTS OF COUNTIES. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND YOUR MEDIA METEOROLOGISTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON HOW THIS STORM WILL AFFECT THE REGION. MNZ029>031-040-NDZ049-052-053-210600- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0001.110220T1200Z-110221T0600Z/ 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 418 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * EXPECT 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW FROM THIS STORM. THE HIGHEST TOTALS APPROACHING ONE FOOT OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED NEAR THE NORTH AND SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER...WITH LIGHTER AMOUNTS TO THE NORTH. * EXPECT WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH FROM THE NORTH-NORTHEAST. * THE COMBINATION OF SNOWFALL AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN OPEN COUNTRY CLOSE TO THE NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NDZ006-007-014-015-054-201800- /O.NEW.KFGF.WC.Y.0015.110220T1018Z-110220T1800Z/ TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...LANGDON...MADDOCK...LEEDS... DEVILS LAKE...ADAMS 418 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * FALLING TEMPERATURES WILL COMBINE WITH THE WIND TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS THIS MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES FROM 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO CAN BE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING...INCLUDING HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MNZ003-027-028-032-NDZ038-039-210600- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0014.110220T1200Z-110221T0600Z/ CLAY-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WADENA-BARNES-CASS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOORHEAD...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE... WADENA...VALLEY CITY...FARGO 418 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * EXPECT 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF QUICKLY FROM SOUTH TO NORTH. * EXPECT WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH FROM THE NORTH-NORTHEAST. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * THE COMBINATION OF SNOWFALL AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. EXPECT REDUCED VISIBILITY...PARTICULARLY IN OPEN COUNTRY. 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. && $$
4 follow-up statements
319 WWUS43 KFGF 201633 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 1033 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011 ....A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS TODAY AND TONIGHT. WHILE THE GREATEST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE OVER SOUTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...THE SYSTEM WILL BRING 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW TO FAR SOUTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OF UP TO ONE FOOT POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT. GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS COMBINED WITH SNOWFALL WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCING VISIBILITY. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN OPEN COUNTRY NEAR THE NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF QUICKLY FROM SOUTH TO NORTH...WITH SOUTHERN PARTS OF COUNTIES GETTING MUCH MORE SNOW THAN NORTHERN PARTS OF COUNTIES. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND YOUR MEDIA METEOROLOGISTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON HOW THIS STORM WILL AFFECT THE REGION. MNZ029>031-040-NDZ049-052-053-210600- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110221T0600Z/ 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 1033 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * EXPECT 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW FROM THIS STORM. THE HIGHEST TOTALS APPROACHING ONE FOOT OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED NEAR THE NORTH AND SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER...WITH LIGHTER AMOUNTS TO THE NORTH. * EXPECT WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH FROM THE NORTH-NORTHEAST. * THE COMBINATION OF SNOWFALL AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN OPEN COUNTRY CLOSE TO THE NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NDZ006-007-014-015-054-210600- /O.EXT.KFGF.WC.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110221T0600Z/ TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...LANGDON...MADDOCK...LEEDS... DEVILS LAKE...ADAMS 1033 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * SUB ZERO TEMPERATURES WILL COMBINE WITH THE WIND TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS THROUGH MIDNIGHT. * WIND CHILL VALUES FROM 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO CAN BE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS 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 APPROPRIATE CLOTHING...INCLUDING HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MNZ003-027-028-032-NDZ038-039-210600- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-110221T0600Z/ CLAY-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WADENA-BARNES-CASS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOORHEAD...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE... WADENA...VALLEY CITY...FARGO 1033 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * EXPECT 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF QUICKLY FROM SOUTH TO NORTH. * EXPECT WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH FROM THE NORTH-NORTHEAST. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * THE COMBINATION OF SNOWFALL AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. EXPECT REDUCED VISIBILITY...PARTICULARLY IN OPEN COUNTRY AND TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ DK
298 WWUS43 KFGF 202037 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 237 PM CST SUN FEB 20 2011 ....A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA TONIGHT... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS TODAY AND TONIGHT. WHILE THE GREATEST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE OVER SOUTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...THE SYSTEM WILL BRING 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW TO FAR SOUTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OF UP TO ONE FOOT POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT. GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS COMBINED WITH SNOWFALL WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCING VISIBILITY. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN OPEN COUNTRY NEAR THE NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF QUICKLY FROM SOUTH TO NORTH...WITH SOUTHERN PARTS OF COUNTIES GETTING MUCH MORE SNOW THAN NORTHERN PARTS OF COUNTIES. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND YOUR MEDIA METEOROLOGISTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON HOW THIS STORM WILL AFFECT THE REGION. MNZ029>031-040-NDZ049-052-053-211200- /O.EXT.KFGF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110221T1200Z/ 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 237 PM CST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY. * EXPECT 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW FROM THIS STORM THROUGH TONIGHT. THE HIGHEST TOTALS APPROACHING ONE FOOT OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED NEAR THE NORTH AND SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER...WITH LIGHTER AMOUNTS TO THE NORTH. * EXPECT WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH FROM THE NORTH-NORTHEAST. * THE COMBINATION OF SNOWFALL AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN OPEN COUNTRY CLOSE TO THE NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER THROUGH TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NDZ008-016-024-026-211500- /O.EXB.KFGF.WC.Y.0015.110221T0000Z-110221T1500Z/ PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAVALIER...GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD... LAKOTA 237 PM CST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST MONDAY. * SUB ZERO TEMPERATURES WILL COMBINE WITH THE WIND TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS INTO MONDAY MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES FROM 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO CAN BE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING...INCLUDING HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MNZ001-004>009-013>016-NDZ027-211500- /O.EXB.KFGF.WC.Y.0015.110221T0600Z-110221T1500Z/ WEST POLK-KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-WEST MARSHALL- EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK- NORTH CLEARWATER-GRAND FORKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALLOCK...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN...RED LAKE... THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...BAGLEY... GRAND FORKS 237 PM CST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST MONDAY. * SUB ZERO TEMPERATURES WILL COMBINE WITH THE WIND TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS INTO MONDAY MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES FROM 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO CAN BE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS 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 APPROPRIATE CLOTHING...INCLUDING HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MNZ003-027-028-032-NDZ038-039-211200- /O.EXT.KFGF.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-110221T1200Z/ CLAY-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WADENA-BARNES-CASS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOORHEAD...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE... WADENA...VALLEY CITY...FARGO 237 PM CST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY. * EXPECT 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW THROUGH TONIGHT. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF QUICKLY FROM SOUTH TO NORTH. * EXPECT WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH FROM THE NORTH-NORTHEAST. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE BY SUNDAY EVENING. * THE COMBINATION OF SNOWFALL AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. EXPECT REDUCED VISIBILITY...PARTICULARLY IN OPEN COUNTRY AND TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT TONIGHT INTO MONDAY EARLY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ NDZ006-007-014-015-054-211500- /O.EXT.KFGF.WC.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110221T1500Z/ TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...LANGDON...MADDOCK...LEEDS... DEVILS LAKE...ADAMS 237 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. * SUB ZERO TEMPERATURES WILL COMBINE WITH THE WIND TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES FROM 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO CAN BE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS 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 APPROPRIATE CLOTHING...INCLUDING HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ DK
713 WWUS43 KFGF 210357 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 957 PM CST SUN FEB 20 2011 ....WINTER WEATHER WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA TONIGHT... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO IOWA TONIGHT. WHILE THE GREATEST SNOWFALL WILL REMAIN OVER SOUTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...THE SYSTEM WILL BRING 6 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW TO FAR SOUTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OF UP TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT. GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS COMBINED WITH SNOWFALL WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCING VISIBILITY. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN OPEN COUNTRY NEAR THE NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF QUICKLY FROM SOUTH TO NORTH...WITH SOUTHERN PARTS OF COUNTIES GETTING MUCH MORE SNOW THAN NORTHERN PARTS OF COUNTIES. SNOW WILL COME TO AN END BY MONDAY MORNING. NO SNOW IS EXPECTED IN THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN THROUGH THE NORTHERN VALLEY AND INTO THE LAKE OF THE WOODS REGION...BUT TEMPERATURES DROPPING BELOW ZERO AND NORTH WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS. MNZ029>031-040-NDZ049-052-053-211200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110221T1200Z/ 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 957 PM CST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY. * EXPECT 6 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW FROM THIS STORM THROUGH TONIGHT. THE HIGHEST TOTALS APPROACHING 10 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE NEAR THE NORTH AND SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER...WITH LIGHTER AMOUNTS TO THE NORTH. * EXPECT WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH FROM THE NORTH-NORTHEAST. * THE COMBINATION OF SNOWFALL AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN OPEN COUNTRY CLOSE TO THE NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER THROUGH TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ003-027-028-032-NDZ038-039-211200- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-110221T1200Z/ CLAY-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WADENA-BARNES-CASS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOORHEAD...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE... WADENA...VALLEY CITY...FARGO 957 PM CST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY. * EXPECT 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW THROUGH TONIGHT. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF QUICKLY FROM SOUTH TO NORTH...WITH HEAVIEST AMOUNTS NEAR THE SOUTHERN BORDERS OF THE AFFECTED COUNTIES. * EXPECT WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH FROM THE NORTH-NORTHEAST. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE BY SUNDAY EVENING. * THE COMBINATION OF SNOWFALL AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. EXPECT REDUCED VISIBILITY...PARTICULARLY IN OPEN COUNTRY AND TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT TONIGHT INTO MONDAY EARLY 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. && $$ NDZ006-007-014-015-054-211500- /O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110221T1500Z/ TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...LANGDON...MADDOCK...LEEDS... DEVILS LAKE...ADAMS 957 PM CST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY. * SUB ZERO TEMPERATURES WILL COMBINE WITH THE WIND TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES FROM 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO CAN BE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING...INCLUDING HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ NDZ008-016-024-026-211500- /O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110221T1500Z/ PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAVALIER...GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD... LAKOTA 957 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. * SUB ZERO TEMPERATURES WILL COMBINE WITH THE WIND TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS INTO MONDAY MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES FROM 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO CAN BE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS 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 APPROPRIATE CLOTHING...INCLUDING HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MNZ001-004>009-013>016-NDZ027-211500- /O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0015.110221T0600Z-110221T1500Z/ WEST POLK-KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-WEST MARSHALL- EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK- NORTH CLEARWATER-GRAND FORKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALLOCK...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN...RED LAKE... THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...BAGLEY... GRAND FORKS 957 PM CST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY. * SUB ZERO TEMPERATURES WILL COMBINE WITH THE WIND TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS INTO MONDAY MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES FROM 25 TO 30 BELOW ZERO CAN BE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING...INCLUDING HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ JR
523 WWUS43 KFGF 210950 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 350 AM CST MON FEB 21 2011 ....SNOW TO WIND DOWN ACROSS THE SOUTH THIS MORNING... .AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA DIMINISHING BY NOON. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND AN INCH CAN BE EXPECTED. WITH DIMINISHING WIND BLOWING SNOW IS NO LONGER EXPECTED. MNZ029>031-040-NDZ049-052-053-211100- /O.CAN.KFGF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110221T1200Z/ 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 350 AM CST MON FEB 21 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE DURING THE MORNING HOWEVER ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BE AN INCH OR LESS. BLOWING SNOW IS NO LONGER EXPECTED WITH GRADUALLY DIMINISHING WIND. $$ MNZ003-027-028-032-NDZ038-039-211100- /O.CAN.KFGF.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-110221T1200Z/ CLAY-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WADENA-BARNES-CASS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOORHEAD...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE... WADENA...VALLEY CITY...FARGO 350 AM CST MON FEB 21 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE DURING THE MORNING HOWEVER ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BE AN INCH OR SO. BLOWING SNOW IS NO LONGER EXPECTED WITH GRADUALLY DIMINISHING WIND. $$ NDZ006-007-014-015-054-211500- /O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110221T1500Z/ TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...LANGDON...MADDOCK...LEEDS... DEVILS LAKE...ADAMS 350 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. * SUB ZERO TEMPERATURES WILL COMBINE WITH THE WIND TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES FROM 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO CAN BE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS 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 APPROPRIATE CLOTHING...INCLUDING HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ NDZ008-016-024-026-211500- /O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110221T1500Z/ PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAVALIER...GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD... LAKOTA 350 AM CST MON FEB 21 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING. * SUB ZERO TEMPERATURES WILL COMBINE WITH THE WIND TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS INTO MONDAY MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES FROM 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO CAN BE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING...INCLUDING HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MNZ001-004>009-013>016-NDZ027-211500- /O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110221T1500Z/ WEST POLK-KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-WEST MARSHALL- EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK- NORTH CLEARWATER-GRAND FORKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALLOCK...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN...RED LAKE... THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...BAGLEY... GRAND FORKS 350 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. * SUB ZERO TEMPERATURES WILL COMBINE WITH THE WIND TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS INTO MONDAY MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES FROM 25 TO 30 BELOW ZERO CAN BE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS 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 APPROPRIATE CLOTHING...INCLUDING HAT AND GLOVES. && $$
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 Grand Forks, ND wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind chill advisory went out at Feb 20, 2:36 AM CST, 1 hour 42 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 20, 2:36 AM CST, 1 hour 42 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
236 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011
.DISCUSSION....FORECAST CONCERNS IMPENDING WINTER STORM ACROSS THE
SOUTH...WIND AND TEMPERATURES. MODELS CONTINUE IN GOOD AGREEMENT
WITH MAIN FEATURES. LATEST ECMWF AS WELL AS NAM A LITTLE FARTHER
SOUTH WITH HEAVIER SNOW LINE HOWEVER BORDER AREA STILL LOOKS FAVORED
FOR WINTER STORM SNOW TOTALS.
INTERESTING THAT 00Z NAM AND ECMWF FARTHER SOUTH WITH HEAVIER
SNOW TRACK. FOR THIS AM NOT PLANNING ON CHANGING ONGOING
HEADLINES. ALL MODELS NOT SHOWING ANY HEAVIER SNOW MOVING INTO FAR
SOUTHERN FA TIL CLOSE TO 18Z CONTINUING THROUGH THE EVENING. KABR
88D STILL SHOWING THAT COLUMN UNDERGOING SATURATION ACROSS NE SD.
ECMWF HOLDS HEAVIER PCPN LONGEST SO TIMING OF ENDING HEADLINES
WILL NEED TO BE MONITORED. AT THE TIME HEAVIER SNOW EXPECTED TO
MOVE IN IS ALSO TIME WINDS GET CRANKED UP. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE
ACROSS E SD HOWEVER 30-35KTS AT 925MB ALONG BORDER SO BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON CERTAINLY A POSSIBILITY IF HEAVIER SNOW
MOVES IN. DRIER AIR ROTATING AROUND SURFACE HIGH ACROSS S CANADA
WILL PROVIDE SHARP CUT-OFF WITH SNOW WHICH LOOKS CLOSE TO A
VALLEY CITY-FARGO-PARK RAPIDS LINE. FARTHER NORTH OUT OF THE SNOW
TRACK WILL BE WINDY AND COULD APPROACH ADVISORY CRITERIA. THIS
WILL DEPEND ON SURFACE WIND DIRECTION AS ECMWF SHOWING MORE NE
COMPONENT NOT FAVORABLE FOR STRONGER WINDS THROUGH VALLEY. CLEARING
LINE ACROSS OR JUST NORTH OF INTERNATIONAL BORDER AND MODELS SAG
DRYING SOUTHWARD SO NORTHERN AREAS COULD SEE SOME SOLAR TODAY. THIS
WILL ALSO RESULT IN COLDER START AND WILL LEAN MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES
CLOSER TO COLDER MET GUIDANCE. COLDER VALUES UNDER CLEARING AND WIND
COMBINING TO PRODUCE ADVISORY WIND CHILLS IN DVL BASIN AND WILL NEED
ADVISORY FOR THE MORNING HOURS.
ENDING OF SNOW ACROSS THE SOUTH AND MINIMUM TEMPERATURES ACROSS
THE NORTH WILL BE MAIN CONCERN FOR TONIGHT. AGAIN ECMWF LATEST IN
CLEARING OUT SNOW. ELSEWHERE AS HIGH SAGS IN BEHIND DEPARTING LOW SKC
AND DIMINISHING WIND COULD RESULT IN COLD TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE
NORTH. COULD SEE A BIG THERMAL CONTRAST WITH CLOUDS HOLDING ACROSS
THE SOUTH.
HIGH BUILDS THROUGH FA ON MONDAY. LATE FEB SUN MAY ALLOW
TEMPERATURES TO CLIMB THROUGH SINGLE DIGITS WITH WARMEST VALUES IN
THE EASTERN WOODED AREAS.
BROAD MID LEVEL TROUGH SETS UP BRINGING SOME LOW CHANCES FOR -SN
TOWARDS MIDWEEK. TEMPERATURES MODERATE SOME TOWARDS MID WEEK
FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER COOL DOWN TO FINISH WORK WEEK.
&&
.AVIATION...PRIMARILY MVFR/IFR CIGS/VSBY TO BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD
ACROSS SOUTHERN FA TO INCLUDE FAR AS SNOW MOVES IN. FARTHER NORTH
WILL REMAIN VFR. WINDS TO INCREASE FROM NE 20 TO 30 MPH WITH SOME
HIGHER GUSTS CONTINUING THROUGH THE DAY.
&&
.FGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ND...WIND CHILL ADVISORY UNTIL NOON CST TODAY FOR NDZ006-007-014-015-
054.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT FOR NDZ049-052-053.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT FOR NDZ038-039.
MN...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT FOR MNZ029>031-040.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT FOR MNZ003-027-028-032.
&&
VOELKERHazardous weather outlook, Feb 19, 2:48 PM CST, 13 hours 30 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 248 PM CST SAT FEB 19 2011 MNZ029>031-040-NDZ049-052-053-202100- WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-RANSOM-SARGENT- RICHLAND- 248 PM CST SAT FEB 19 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST SUNDAY NIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT SNOW WILL BECOME LIKELY BY LATE TONIGHT IN SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. ACCUMULATIONS OVERNIGHT OF LESS THAN ONE INCH ARE EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH SATURDAY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED ON SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT IN SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA GENERALLY SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE 94 CORRIDOR. ACCUMULATIONS WILL VARY GREATLY FROM SOUTH TO NORTH...WITH THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS ALONG THE NORTH AND SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER WHERE UP TO ONE FOOT IS POSSIBLE. BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES IN OPEN AREAS ON SUNDAY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES...AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. TRAVEL MAY BECOME IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY EVENING...SO USE CAUTION IF YOU MUST TRAVEL. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. MNZ003-027-028-032-NDZ038-039-202100- CLAY-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WADENA-BARNES-CASS- 248 PM CST SAT FEB 19 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST SUNDAY NIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT SNOW WILL BECOME LIKELY BY LATE TONIGHT IN SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. ACCUMULATIONS OVERNIGHT OF LESS THAN ONE INCH ARE EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH SATURDAY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED ON SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT IN SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA GENERALLY SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE 94 CORRIDOR. ACCUMULATIONS WILL VARY GREATLY FROM SOUTH TO NORTH...WITH THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS ALONG THE NORTH AND SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER. BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES IN OPEN AREAS ON SUNDAY...SO USE CAUTION IF YOU MUST TRAVEL. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. MNZ001-002-004>009-013>017-022>024-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030- 054-202100- WEST POLK-NORMAN-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- TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY- NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- 248 PM CST SAT FEB 19 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT SOME LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES ARE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT...WITH ACCUMULATIONS LESS THAN ONE INCH. THERE MAY BE A FEW SLICK SPOTS ON UNTREATED ROADS SURFACES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. DK
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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.