Alert archive / Minnesota / Winter Storm Warnings in 2011
Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this winter storm warning at Mar 21, 2011, 3:12 PM CDT for 18 counties in Minnesota; 17 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Mar 22, 2011, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 23 hr. 37 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 21, 2011, 3:12 PM CDT (20:12 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 22, 2011, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 23, 2011, 12:18 PM CDT
- In force
- 23 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
All 35 counties
Becker County, MN, Beltrami County, MN, Clay County, MN, Clearwater County, MN, Grant County, MN, Hubbard County, MN, Kittson County, MN, Lake of the Woods County, MN, Mahnomen County, MN, Marshall County, MN, Norman County, MN, Otter Tail County, MN, Pennington County, MN, Polk County, MN, Red Lake County, MN, Roseau County, MN, Wadena County, MN, Wilkin County, MN, Barnes County, ND, Benson County, ND, Cass County, ND, Cavalier County, ND, Eddy County, ND, Grand Forks County, ND, Griggs County, ND, Nelson County, ND, Pembina County, ND, Ramsey County, ND, Ransom County, ND, Richland County, ND, Sargent County, ND, Steele County, ND, Towner County, ND, Traill County, ND, Walsh County, ND
The radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:15 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 22, 7:57 PM CDT | SNOW 4 | Valley City, ND | |
| Mar 22, 8:15 PM CDT | SNOW 4 | 5 Se Mayville, ND | |
| Mar 22, 10:59 PM CDT | SNOW 3 | Fargo, ND | |
| Mar 22, 11:12 PM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 7 | Cooperstown, ND | |
| Mar 22, 11:27 PM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 14 | 5 Se Mayville, ND | STILL SNOWING HEAVILY |
| Mar 23, 1:31 AM CDT | SNOW 4.5 | Devils Lake, ND | |
| Mar 23, 5:00 AM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 8.1 | Sabin, MN | |
| Mar 23, 6:40 AM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 19.5 | Mayville, ND | |
| Mar 23, 6:45 AM CDT | SNOW 1 | Lankin, ND | |
| Mar 23, 6:45 AM CDT | SNOW 5.5 | Pelican Rapids, MN | |
| Mar 23, 6:45 AM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Lidgerwood, ND | |
| Mar 23, 6:45 AM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 13 | Northwood, ND | |
| Mar 23, 7:00 AM CDT | SNOW 2 | 2 Sw Devils Lake, ND | |
| Mar 23, 7:00 AM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Lake Itasca, MN | |
| Mar 23, 7:00 AM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 6.5 | Lisbon, ND | |
| Mar 23, 7:00 AM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 6.5 | Park Rapids, MN | |
| Mar 23, 7:00 AM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 8 | Wadena, MN | 1.04 INCHES OF WATER EQUIVALENT |
| Mar 23, 7:00 AM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 8.1 | Moorhead, MN | 1.43 INCHES OF WATER EQUIVALENT WITH SLEET AND THUNDERSNOW. |
| Mar 23, 7:00 AM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 12 | Buxton, ND | |
| Mar 23, 7:00 AM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 13 | Absaraka, ND | |
| Mar 23, 7:20 AM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 7 | Cayuga, ND | IT WAS STILL SNOWING AT THE TIME OF THE ESTIMATE. |
| Mar 23, 8:00 AM CDT | SNOW 3 | Churchs Ferry, ND | |
| Mar 23, 8:00 AM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Lisbon, ND | SLEET...THUNDERSNOW AND SNOW LED TO A WATER EQUIVALENT OF 1.02 INCHES |
| Mar 23, 8:00 AM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 7 | Vergas, MN | |
| Mar 23, 8:00 AM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 8 | 6 Sw Revere, ND | |
| Mar 23, 8:00 AM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 9 | Thompson, ND | |
| Mar 23, 8:00 AM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 12 | 6 Ne Hatton, ND | |
| Mar 23, 8:00 AM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 16 | Hillsboro, ND | |
| Mar 23, 8:10 AM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 9 | Havana, ND | SLEET...ICE PELLETS...THUNDERSNOW LED TO 1.44 INCHES OF WATER EQUIVALENT...STILL SNOWING. |
| Mar 23, 8:15 AM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Sebeka, MN | |
| Mar 23, 8:15 AM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 9.5 | Litchville, ND | 1.31 INCHES OF WATER EQUIVALENT |
| Mar 23, 8:45 AM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 3 | Michigan, ND | SLEET QUICKLY CHANGED OVER TO SNOW |
| Mar 23, 8:45 AM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 10 | Bald Hill Dam, ND | 1.16 INCHES OF WATER EQUIVALENT |
| Mar 23, 9:40 AM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 6.9 | 3 N Rochert, MN | |
| Mar 23, 10:22 AM CDT | SNOW 4.1 | Pelican Rapids, MN | |
| Mar 23, 11:00 AM CDT | SNOW 4 | Rothsay, MN | |
| Mar 23, 12:00 PM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 18 | Page, ND | 1.20 INCHES OF WATER EQUIVALENT |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
International Fa, MN (KINL), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 290 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
- 475 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 81 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -37 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 57 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
233 WWUS43 KFGF 212012 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 312 PM CDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...STRONG WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE AREA TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY... .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. COLDER AIR MOVING INTO THE REGION WILL HELP COUNTIES IN THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN...NORTHERN AND CENTRAL RED RIVER VALLEY BE PREDOMINANTLY ALL SNOW EARLY TUESDAY... WITH THE FREEZING RAIN...RAIN...AND SLEET CONTINUING FURTHER SOUTH THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO SNOW AREA WIDE TUESDAY EVENING...AND THEN CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY BEFORE ENDING. MNZ029>032-040-NDZ049-052-053-240000- /O.UPG.KFGF.WS.A.0003.110322T1200Z-110324T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.WW.Y.0017.110322T1200Z-110322T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.WS.W.0002.110322T1800Z-110324T0000Z/ WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-RANSOM- SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS... NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE...LISBON...GWINNER... WAHPETON 312 PM CDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 1 PM CDT TUESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TUESDAY TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TUESDAY TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 1 PM CDT TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * A LARGE WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE AREA STARTING TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * LOOK FOR MIXED RAIN...SNOW...SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN TO DEVELOP EARLY TUESDAY MORNING AND THEN TURN TO ALL SNOW TUESDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. * SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL OF SIX TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA...ALONG WITH FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET. SPECIFIC AMOUNTS OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET ARE NOT CERTAIN AS LOW LEVEL TEMPERATURES WILL HOVER AROUND FREEZING. * THE SNOW WILL BE WET AND HEAVY WITH EAST WINDS AT 15 TO 30 MPH. * STAY TUNED TO LATER FORECASTS FOR UPDATES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... *A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. *A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027-028-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030- 038-039-054-240000- /O.UPG.KFGF.WS.A.0003.110322T1200Z-110324T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.WS.W.0002.110322T1800Z-110324T0000Z/ 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-TOWNER-CAVALIER- PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON- GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...WARREN... NEWFOLDEN...RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS... FOSSTON...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA... PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...CANDO...LANGDON... CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON... NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY... MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...ADAMS 312 PM CDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TUESDAY TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TUESDAY TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * A LARGE WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE AREA STARTING TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * A BRIEF PERIOD OF SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE QUICKLY TRANSITIONING TO HEAVY SNOW AND CONTINUING INTO WEDNESDAY. * SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IN EXCESS OF A FOOT IS POSSIBLE. * THE SNOW WILL BE WET AND HEAVY WITH EAST WINDS AT 15 TO 30 MPH. * STAY TUNED TO LATER FORECASTS FOR UPDATES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... *A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ JK/AV
8 follow-up statements
981 WWUS43 KFGF 221049 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 549 AM CDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...STRONG WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE AREA TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .A STORM SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO MOVE OUT FROM THE ROCKIES TODAY...AND WILL CROSS THE PLAINS TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. PRECIPITATION WILL SPREAD INTO EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA TUESDAY MORNING. THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO START OUT AS RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN...THEN MIX WITH SLEET AND SNOW BY AFTERNOON. COLDER AIR MOVING INTO THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA WILL HELP PRECIPITATION TO BECOME ALL SNOW BY AFTERNOON...WHILE THE MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL HANG ON OVER THE SOUTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO SNOW AREA WIDE TUESDAY EVENING...AND THEN CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY BEFORE ENDING. MNZ029>032-040-NDZ049-052-053-240000- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0002.110322T1800Z-110324T0000Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0017.110322T1200Z-110322T1800Z/ WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-RANSOM- SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS... NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE...LISBON...GWINNER... WAHPETON 549 AM CDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. * A LARGE WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE AREA STARTING TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * LOOK FOR A MIXTURE OF RAIN OR FREEZING RAIN TO MOVE INTO THE AREA TUESDAY MORNING. THE PRECIPITATION WILL MIX WITH SLEET AND THEN CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW TUESDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. * SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL OF SIX TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA...ALONG WITH FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET. SPECIFIC AMOUNTS OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET ARE NOT CERTAIN AS LOW LEVEL TEMPERATURES WILL HOVER AROUND FREEZING. * THE SNOW WILL BE WET AND HEAVY WITH EAST WINDS AT 15 TO 30 MPH. SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE BY TUESDAY EVENING. * STAY TUNED TO LATER FORECASTS FOR UPDATES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... *A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. *A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET... OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027-028-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030- 038-039-054-240000- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0002.110322T1800Z-110324T0000Z/ 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-TOWNER-CAVALIER- PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON- GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...WARREN... NEWFOLDEN...RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS... FOSSTON...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA... PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...CANDO...LANGDON... CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON... NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY... MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...ADAMS 549 AM CDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. * A LARGE WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE AREA STARTING TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * PRECIPITATION WILL START OUT AS RAIN OR FREEZING RAIN WITH A BRIEF PERIOD OF SLEET TUESDAY MORNING BEFORE QUICKLY TRANSITIONING TO HEAVY SNOW DURING THE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING INTO WEDNESDAY. * SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IN EXCESS OF A FOOT IS POSSIBLE...WITH SOME LOCATIONS SEEING UP TO 19 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION. * THE SNOW WILL BE WET AND HEAVY WITH EAST WINDS AT 15 TO 30 MPH. SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND INTO TUESDAY EVENING. * STAY TUNED TO LATER FORECASTS FOR UPDATES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... *A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ JR
086 WWUS43 KFGF 221543 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 1043 AM CDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...STRONG WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE AREA TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .A STORM SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO MOVE OUT FROM THE ROCKIES TODAY... AND WILL CROSS THE PLAINS TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. PRECIPITATION WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD ACROSS EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA THIS AFTERNOON. THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO START OUT AS RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN...THEN MIX WITH SLEET AND SNOW BY LATE AFTERNOON. COLDER AIR MOVING INTO THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA WILL HELP PRECIPITATION TO BECOME ALL SNOW THIS AFTERNOON...WHILE THE MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL HANG ON OVER THE SOUTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO SNOW AREA WIDE THIS EVENING...AND THEN CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY BEFORE ENDING. MNZ029>032-040-NDZ049-052-053-240000- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0002.110322T1800Z-110324T0000Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-110322T1800Z/ WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-RANSOM- SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS... NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE...LISBON...GWINNER... WAHPETON 1043 AM CDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MIXED PRECIPITATION IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. * A LARGE WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE AREA STARTING TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * LOOK FOR A MIXTURE OF RAIN OR FREEZING RAIN ACROSS THE AREA THE REMAINDER OF THIS MORNING. THE PRECIPITATION WILL MIX WITH SLEET AND THEN CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW TUESDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. * SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL OF SIX TO A FOOT OF SNOW OR MORE IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA...ALONG WITH FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET. SPECIFIC AMOUNTS OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET ARE NOT CERTAIN AS LOW LEVEL TEMPERATURES WILL HOVER AROUND FREEZING. * THE SNOW WILL BE WET AND HEAVY WITH EAST WINDS AT 15 TO 30 MPH. SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE BY TUESDAY EVENING. * STAY TUNED TO LATER FORECASTS FOR UPDATES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... *A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. *A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET... OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027-028-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030- 038-039-054-240000- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0002.110322T1800Z-110324T0000Z/ 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-TOWNER-CAVALIER- PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON- GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...WARREN... NEWFOLDEN...RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS... FOSSTON...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA... PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...CANDO...LANGDON... CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON... NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY... MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...ADAMS 1043 AM CDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. * A LARGE WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE AREA STARTING TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * PRECIPITATION WILL START OUT AS RAIN OR FREEZING RAIN WITH A BRIEF PERIOD OF SLEET BEFORE QUICKLY TRANSITIONING TO HEAVY SNOW DURING THE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING INTO WEDNESDAY. * SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IN EXCESS OF A FOOT IS EXPECTED. * THE SNOW WILL BE WET AND HEAVY WITH EAST WINDS AT 15 TO 30 MPH. SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND INTO TUESDAY EVENING. * STAY TUNED TO LATER FORECASTS FOR UPDATES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... *A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ VOELKER
644 WWUS43 KFGF 222020 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 320 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...WINTER STORM CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY... .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE FROM EASTERN NEBRASKA INTO NORTHERN ILLINOIS BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. SO FAR A VARIETY OF WEATHER CONDITIONS HAVE OCCURRED TO THE NORTH OF THIS LOW...WITH SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED THUNDER ACROSS FAR SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA TO SNOW OVER THE DEVILS LAKE REGION. FOR THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING SOME SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED THUNDER OR EVEN FREEZING RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER FAR SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA BEFORE IT SWITCHES OVER TO SLEET OR SNOW. AS TEMPERATURES FALL TONIGHT ALL AREAS SHOULD SWITCH OVER TO SNOW. EAST WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY AND MAY RESULT IN SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS. SNOWFALL TOTALS COULD VARY SHARPLY OVER SHORT DISTANCES. IT APPEARS THE DEVILS LAKE REGION WILL GET THE MOST SNOW WITH AMOUNTS RANGING AROUND A FOOT. SIX TO TWELVE INCHES OF SNOW ARE STILL EXPECTED OVER THE REST OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS SHOULD BE QUITE A BIT LESS AROUND THE LAKE OF THE WOODS REGION...WHERE ABOUT ONE TO THREE INCHES ARE EXPECTED. MNZ005-006-009-231200- /O.CAN.KFGF.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110324T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.WW.Y.0018.110322T2020Z-110323T1200Z/ ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE 320 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BREAK OUT TONIGHT AROUND THE LAKE OF THE WOODS REGION. * SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET... OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MNZ001-004-007-008-013>017-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026-027-054- 231800- /O.EXT.KFGF.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110323T1800Z/ WEST POLK-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE- EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA- BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS- WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALLOCK...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN...THIEF RIVER FALLS... RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...CANDO...LANGDON... CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON... NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...ADAMS 320 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. * THE PRECIPITATION MAY START OUT AS RAIN OR FREEZING RAIN WITH A BRIEF PERIOD OF SLEET POSSIBLE BEFORE QUICKLY TRANSITIONING TO SNOW BY LATER AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING. * SNOWFALL AMOUNTS AROUND ONE FOOT ARE EXPECTED AROUND DEVILS LAKE WITH SIX TO TWELVE INCHES ALONG THE HIGHWAY 2 CORRIDOR FROM LAKOTA TO GRAND FORKS TO BEMIDJI. * EAST WINDS AT 15 TO 30 MPH MAY RESULT IN SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ002-003-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ028>030-038-039-049-052-053- 240000- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110324T0000Z/ NORMAN-CLAY-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER- EAST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT- GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...MAHNOMEN... LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE... BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA... ELBOW LAKE...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY... FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON 320 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. * THE PRECIPITATION WILL START OUT AS RAIN OR ICE PELLET SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED THUNDER ACROSS SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING. * THE PRECIPITATION MAY THEN TRANSITION BRIEFLY TO FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET BEFORE QUICKLY TRANSITIONING TO SNOW THIS EVENING. * SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF SIX TO TWELVE INCHES ARE EXPECTED ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE HIGHWAY 200 CORRIDOR FROM COOPERSTOWN TO ARGUSVILLE TO WADENA. * EAST WINDS AT 15 TO 30 MPH MAY RESULT IN SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SON IN OPEN AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$
078 WWUS43 KFGF 230045 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 745 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...WINTER STORM CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY... .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE FROM EASTERN NEBRASKA INTO NORTHERN ILLINOIS BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. SO FAR A VARIETY OF WEATHER CONDITIONS HAVE OCCURRED TO THE NORTH OF THIS LOW...WITH SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED THUNDER ACROSS FAR SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA TO SNOW OVER THE DEVILS LAKE REGION. EXPECT ANY MIXED PRECIPITATION TO CHANGE QUICKLY TO SNOW AFTER SUNSET. EAST WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY AND MAY RESULT IN SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS. SNOWFALL TOTALS COULD VARY SHARPLY OVER SHORT DISTANCES. IT APPEARS THE DEVILS LAKE REGION WILL GET THE MOST SNOW WITH AMOUNTS RANGING AROUND A FOOT OR MORE. SIX TO TWELVE INCHES OF SNOW ARE STILL EXPECTED OVER MOST OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS SHOULD BE QUITE A BIT LESS NEAR THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER IN NORTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA TO THE LAKE OF THE WOODS REGION. MNZ004-007-008-NDZ007-008-231200- /O.CAN.KFGF.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110323T1800Z/ /O.EXA.KFGF.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-110323T1200Z/ KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-CAVALIER-PEMBINA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN... LANGDON...CAVALIER 745 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TONIGHT NEAR HALLOCK...WARREN AND NEW FOLDEN. * SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ALONG WITH SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET... OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MNZ005-006-230145- /O.CAN.KFGF.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-110323T1200Z/ ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE 745 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. ONLY VERY LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES ARE EXPECTED NEAR ROSEAU AND BAUDETTE TONIGHT...SO THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ MNZ002-003-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ028>030-038-039-049-052-053- 240000- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110324T0000Z/ NORMAN-CLAY-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER- EAST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT- GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...MAHNOMEN... LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE... BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA... ELBOW LAKE...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY... FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON 745 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. * SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES IS EXPECTED TONIGHT IN COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY AND VALLEY CITY WHERE AROUND 12 TO 16 INCHES IS EXPECTED BEFORE SNOW TAPERS OFF ON WEDNESDAY. LIGHTER SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED NEAR FARGO AND PARK RAPIDS WHERE 5 TO 10 INCHES SHOULD FALL THROUGH WEDNESDAY. * EAST WINDS AT 15 TO 30 MPH MAY RESULT IN SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SON IN OPEN AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ001-013>017-NDZ006-014>016-024-026-027-054-231800- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110323T1800Z/ WEST POLK-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER- SOUTH BELTRAMI-TOWNER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY- NELSON-GRAND FORKS-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI... CANDO...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD... LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...ADAMS 745 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. * SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES IS EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY FOR DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD AND LAKOTA WHERE UP TO A FOOT OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE. LIGHTER SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO THE NORTH AND EAST NEAR GRAND FORKS. * VERY LARGE VARIATIONS IN SNOW TOTALS ARE EXPECTED FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST. THE SOUTHWEST PART OF GRAND FORKS COUNTY SHOULD GET 6 TO 10 INCHES WHILE THE NORTHEAST PART OF THE COUNTY MAY ONLY SEE 1 TO 3 INCHES. THEREFORE...CONDITIONS COULD DETERIORATE QUICKLY WHEN TRAVEL LING. * EAST WINDS AT 15 TO 30 MPH MAY RESULT IN SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ009-231200- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-110323T1200Z/ NORTH BELTRAMI- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...RED LAKE 745 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. * LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TONIGHT IN NORTHERN BELTRAMI COUNTY. * SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET... OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ DK
858 WWUS43 KFGF 230844 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 344 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2011 ...WINTER STORM CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY... .THE STRONG WINTER STORM WILL SLOWLY MOVE EAST...ENDING SNOW FROM NORTH TO SOUTH THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. SNOWFALL TOTALS COULD VARY SHARPLY OVER SHORT DISTANCES. MOST AREAS WITHIN THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL RECEIVE 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW FROM THIS STORM. THERE IS A HEAVIER BAND FROM FINLEY TO MAYVILLE TO ADA THAT COULD APPROACH 2 FEET. THERE IS ALSO A SHARP CUT OFF FROM SIGNIFICANT SNOW TO VERY LITTLE SNOW ALONG A DEVILS LAKE TO GRAND FORKS TO BEMIDJI LINE. EAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST NEAR 30 MPH INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS AND WEAKEN BY THE AFTERNOON...ENDING BLOWING SNOW. MNZ013-014-016-017-NDZ016-054-230945- /O.CAN.KFGF.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110323T1800Z/ PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI- EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS... BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...GRAFTON...ADAMS 344 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. LITTLE TO NO SNOW OCCURRED ACROSS THE GRAFTON...THIEF RIVER FALLS...AND BEMIDJI AREA. NO ADDITIONAL SNOW IS EXPECTED. HOWEVER...A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SNOW DID OCCUR JUST SOUTH OF THIS AREA. $$ MNZ004-007>009-NDZ007-008-230945- /O.CAN.KFGF.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-110323T1200Z/ KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-CAVALIER- PEMBINA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN... RED LAKE...LANGDON...CAVALIER 344 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. NO ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED. $$ MNZ002-003-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ028>030-038-039-049-052-053- 231800- /O.EXT.KFGF.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110323T1800Z/ NORMAN-CLAY-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER- EAST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT- GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...MAHNOMEN... LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE... BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA... ELBOW LAKE...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY... FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON 344 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THE MORNING HOURS SOUTH OF A COOPERSTOWN TO PARK RAPIDS LINE. THIS AREA OF SNOW WILL END FROM NORTH TO SOUTH BY THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * SNOWFALL TOTALS COULD VARY SHARPLY OVER SHORT DISTANCES. MOST AREAS WILL RECEIVE 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW FROM THIS STORM. THERE IS AN AREA FROM FINLEY TO MAYVILLE TO ADA THAT COULD APPROACH 2 FEET. * EAST WINDS AT 15 TO 30 MPH WILL RESULT IN SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW IN OPEN AREAS. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE DURING THE AFTERNOON AS WINDS DISSIPATE A BIT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ001-015-NDZ006-014-015-024-026-027-231200- /O.EXT.KFGF.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110323T1200Z/ WEST POLK-EAST POLK-TOWNER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... FOSSTON...CANDO...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD... LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS 344 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING. * THERE IS A SHARP CUT OFF FROM NO SNOW TO SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL WITHIN THE DEVILS LAKE AND GRAND FORKS AREA. 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW LIKELY FELL ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THIS AREA. LITTLE TO NO ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED. * EAST WINDS AT 15 TO 30 MPH WILL RESULT IN SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHERE THE HEAVIER AMOUNTS FELL. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE AFTER SUNRISE AS WINDS DISSIPATE A BIT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ TG
742 WWUS43 KFGF 231156 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 656 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2011 ...WINTER STORM CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE... .THE MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL SLOWLY MOVE EAST...ENDING SNOW FROM NORTH TO SOUTH THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. SNOWFALL TOTALS COULD VARY SHARPLY OVER SHORT DISTANCES. MOST AREAS SOUTH OF A LINE FROM DEVILS LAKE TO GRAND FORKS TO BEMIDJI WILL RECEIVE 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW FROM THIS STORM. THERE IS A HEAVIER BAND FROM FINLEY TO MAYVILLE TO ADA THAT HAS RECEIVED NEAR 2 FEET. A SHARP CUT OFF FROM SIGNIFICANT SNOW TO VERY LITTLE SNOW EXISTS ALONG A DEVILS LAKE TO GRAND FORKS TO BEMIDJI LINE. EAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST NEAR 30 MPH INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS AND WEAKEN BY THE AFTERNOON. DRIFTING SNOW WILL BE A SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACT. MNZ001-015-NDZ006-014-015-024-026-027-231300- /O.EXP.KFGF.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110323T1200Z/ WEST POLK-EAST POLK-TOWNER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... FOSSTON...CANDO...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD... LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS 656 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING. SNOWFALL HAS ENDED ACROSS THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN INTO THE GRAND FORKS AREA...AND WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. AREAS SOUTH OF A DEVILS LAKE TO GRAND FORKS LINE HAVE RECEIVED 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW. THERE IS A SHARP CUT OFF FROM SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO LITTLE OR NO SNOWFALL ALONG A DEVILS LAKE TO GRAND FORKS LINE. $$ MNZ002-003-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ028>030-038-039-049-052-053- 231800- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110323T1800Z/ NORMAN-CLAY-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER- EAST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT- GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...MAHNOMEN... LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE... BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA... ELBOW LAKE...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY... FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON 656 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW IS EXPECTED TO END FROM NORTH TO SOUTH BY THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * MOST AREAS WILL RECEIVE 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW FROM THIS STORM. THERE IS AN AREA FROM FINLEY TO MAYVILLE TO ADA THAT HAS RECEIVED UP TO 2 FEET OF SNOW. * EAST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL RESULT IN DRIFTING OF SNOW. THIS WILL BE A MAJOR TRAVEL IMPACT. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE DURING THE AFTERNOON AS WINDS DISSIPATE A BIT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ TG
775 WWUS43 KFGF 231515 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 1015 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2011 ...WINTER STORM WINDING DOWN... .THE WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL SLOWLY WIND DOWN BY EARLY AFTERNOON. JUST A LITTLE MORE LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO THE SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 94 THROUGH THE LATE MORNING. GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL ALSO BEGIN TO DECREASE BY AFTERNOON. MNZ002-003-022>024-027-028-NDZ028>030-038-039-231615- /O.CAN.KFGF.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110323T1800Z/ NORMAN-CLAY-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER- EAST BECKER-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...MAHNOMEN... LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE... COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO 1015 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. MOST OF THE SNOWFALL HAS ENDED ACROSS THE AREA WITH STEADILY IMPROVING CONDITIONS EXPECTED. $$ MNZ029>032-040-NDZ049-052-053-231800- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110323T1800Z/ WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-RANSOM- SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS... NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE...LISBON...GWINNER... WAHPETON 1015 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW IS EXPECTED TO END FROM NORTH TO SOUTH BY EARLY AFTERNOON. * ONLY A DUSTING OF ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED FOR AREAS TO THE SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 94. * NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL RESULT IN SOME DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$
756 WWUS43 KFGF 231718 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 1218 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2011 ...WINTER STORM CONTINUES TO WIND DOWN... MNZ029>032-040-NDZ049-052-053-231830- /O.CAN.KFGF.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110323T1800Z/ WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-RANSOM- SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS... NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE...LISBON...GWINNER... WAHPETON 1218 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. MOST OF THE SNOWFALL HAS ENDED ACROSS THE AREA WITH STEADILY IMPROVING CONDITIONS EXPECTED. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 3:12 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Grant, Otter Tail, Wadena, Wilkin | 22 hr |
| Mar 21, 6:54 PM CDT | Flood Watch | FGF | Grant, Otter Tail, Wilkin | 24 hr |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.