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Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS Grand Forks, ND

April 2, 20116 counties in Minnesota; 6 counties in North Dakota

NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this winter storm warning at Apr 2, 2011, 3:52 PM CDT for 6 counties in Minnesota; 6 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Apr 2, 2011, 7:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 9 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 2, 2011, 3:52 PM CDT (20:52 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 2, 2011, 7:00 PM CDT
Expired
Apr 3, 2011, 3:58 AM CDT
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Grand Forks, ND

Counties Beltrami County, MN, Kittson County, MN, Lake of the Woods County, MN, Marshall County, MN, Pennington County, MN, Roseau County, MN, Benson County, ND, Cavalier County, ND, Pembina County, ND, Ramsey County, ND, Towner County, ND, Walsh County, ND

The radar

The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

International Fa, MN (KINL), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 284 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, International Fa, MN at 12:00Z on 2011-04-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, International Fa, MN at 12:00Z on 2011-04-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 20 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
1 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
495 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
20 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
20 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
86 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

519 
WWUS43 KFGF 022052
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
352 PM CDT SAT APR 2 2011

...WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE AREA INTO MONDAY MORNING...

.A STORM SYSTEM OVER EASTERN MONTANA AND WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA WILL
MOVE INTO THE REGION. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ALONG AND
NORTH OF A DEVILS LAKE TO THIEF RIVER FALLS LINE...WHERE 6 TO 10
INCHES IS EXPECTED BY MONDAY MORNING. A RAIN AND SNOW MIX WILL
ENTER THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN THIS EVENING...THEN SPREAD EASTWARD
OVERNIGHT. A CHANGEOVER TO SNOW WILL OCCUR BY SUNDAY MORNING. THE
SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES...LIKELY CAUSING REDUCED VISIBILITY. AS
THE SNOW CONTINUES INTO LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON...WINDS WILL TURN
NORTH AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH...CAUSING REDUCED VISIBILITY IN
BLOWING SNOW. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE BY MONDAY MORNING. THERE
WILL BE A TRANSITION ZONE JUST SOUTH OF THIS AREA WHERE 3 TO 6
INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. THERE COULD BE A SHARP CUT OFF TO
NEARLY NO SNOWFALL ALONG THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF THIS BAND. 


NDZ006-007-014-015-054-041200-
/O.UPG.KFGF.WS.A.0004.110403T0600Z-110404T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KFGF.WS.W.0003.110403T0000Z-110404T1200Z/
TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...LANGDON...MADDOCK...LEEDS...
DEVILS LAKE...ADAMS
352 PM CDT SAT APR 2 2011

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

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

* LOOK FOR A RAIN AND SNOW MIX THIS EVENING CHANGING TO ALL SNOW
  OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY. 

* THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES...CAUSING REDUCED VISIBILITY.  

* TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 10 INCHES WILL OCCUR BY
  MONDAY MORNING. 

* WINDS WILL BECOME NORTH BY LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND INCREASE TO
  25 TO 35 MPH. THIS WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITY
  INTO SUNDAY NIGHT...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.
THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

MNZ004>009-013-NDZ008-016-041200-
/O.UPG.KFGF.WS.A.0004.110403T0600Z-110404T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KFGF.WS.W.0003.110403T0600Z-110404T1200Z/
KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-
NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...WARREN...
NEWFOLDEN...RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...CAVALIER...GRAFTON
352 PM CDT SAT APR 2 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM SUNDAY TO 7 AM CDT
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM
SUNDAY TO 7 AM CDT MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.

* LOOK FOR A RAIN AND SNOW MIX TONIGHT CHANGING TO ALL SNOW BY
  SUNDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY EVENING.

* THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES...CAUSING REDUCED VISIBILITY.  

* TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 10 INCHES WILL OCCUR BY
  MONDAY MORNING. 

* WINDS WILL BECOME NORTH BY SUNDAY EVENING AND INCREASE TO 25 TO
  35 MPH. THIS WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITY INTO
  SUNDAY NIGHT...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.
THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

MNZ001-014>017-NDZ024-026-027-041200-
/O.UPG.KFGF.WS.A.0004.110403T0600Z-110404T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KFGF.WW.Y.0019.110403T0600Z-110404T1200Z/
WEST POLK-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-EDDY-
NELSON-GRAND FORKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...NEW ROCKFORD...
LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS
352 PM CDT SAT APR 2 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM SUNDAY TO 7 AM CDT
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM SUNDAY
TO 7 AM CDT MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOOK FOR A RAIN AND SNOW MIX TONIGHT CHANGING TO ALL SNOW ON
  SUNDAY. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY EVENING.

* THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES...CAUSING REDUCED VISIBILITY.  

* TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 6 INCHES WILL OCCUR BY
  MONDAY MORNING. THERE COULD BE A SHARP CUT OFF TO
  NEARLY NO SNOWFALL ALONG THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF THIS SNOW BAND. 

* WINDS WILL BECOME NORTH BY SUNDAY EVENING AND INCREASE TO 25 TO
  35 MPH. THIS WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITY INTO
  SUNDAY NIGHT...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

MNZ022>024-041200-
/O.NEW.KFGF.WW.Y.0019.110403T0600Z-110404T1200Z/
MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS
352 PM CDT SAT APR 2 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM SUNDAY TO 7 AM CDT
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM SUNDAY
TO 7 AM CDT MONDAY.

* LOOK FOR A RAIN AND SNOW MIX TONIGHT CHANGING TO ALL SNOW ON
  SUNDAY. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY EVENING.

* THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES...CAUSING REDUCED VISIBILITY.  

* TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 6 INCHES WILL OCCUR BY
  MONDAY MORNING. THERE COULD BE A SHARP CUT OFF TO
  NEARLY NO SNOWFALL ALONG THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF THIS SNOW BAND. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$
TG
2 follow-up statements
736 
WWUS43 KFGF 030229
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
929 PM CDT SAT APR 2 2011

...WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE AREA INTO MONDAY MORNING...

.A STORM SYSTEM OVER EASTERN MONTANA AND WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA
WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ALONG
AND NORTH OF A DEVILS LAKE TO THIEF RIVER FALLS LINE...WHERE 6 TO
10 INCHES IS EXPECTED BY MONDAY MORNING. A RAIN AND SNOW MIX IN THE
DEVILS LAKE BASIN WILL SPREAD EASTWARD OVERNIGHT. A CHANGEOVER TO
SNOW WILL OCCUR BY SUNDAY MORNING. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT
TIMES...LIKELY CAUSING REDUCED VISIBILITY. AS THE SNOW CONTINUES
INTO LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON...WINDS WILL TURN NORTH AND INCREASE TO
25 TO 35 MPH...CAUSING REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW.
CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE BY MONDAY MORNING. THERE WILL BE A
TRANSITION ZONE JUST SOUTH OF THIS AREA WHERE 3 TO 6 INCHES OF
SNOW IS EXPECTED. THERE COULD BE A SHARP CUT OFF TO NEARLY NO
SNOWFALL ALONG THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF THIS BAND.

NDZ006-007-014-015-054-041200-
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110404T1200Z/
TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...LANGDON...MADDOCK...LEEDS...
DEVILS LAKE...ADAMS
929 PM CDT SAT APR 2 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT
MONDAY.

* LOOK FOR A RAIN AND SNOW MIX THIS EVENING CHANGING TO ALL SNOW 
  OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY. 

* THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES...CAUSING REDUCED VISIBILITY.

* TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 10 INCHES WILL OCCUR BY 
  MONDAY MORNING. 

* WINDS WILL BECOME NORTH BY LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND INCREASE 
  TO 25 TO 35 MPH. THIS WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED 
  VISIBILITY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

MNZ004>009-013-NDZ008-016-041200-
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0003.110403T0600Z-110404T1200Z/
KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-
NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...WARREN...
NEWFOLDEN...RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...CAVALIER...GRAFTON
929 PM CDT SAT APR 2 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM SUNDAY TO
7 AM CDT MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM
SUNDAY TO 7 AM CDT MONDAY.

* LOOK FOR A RAIN AND SNOW MIX TONIGHT CHANGING TO ALL SNOW BY 
  SUNDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY EVENING. 

* THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES...CAUSING REDUCED VISIBILITY.

* TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 10 INCHES WILL OCCUR BY 
  MONDAY MORNING. 

* WINDS WILL BECOME NORTH BY SUNDAY EVENING AND INCREASE TO 25 
  TO 35 MPH. THIS WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITY 
  INTO SUNDAY NIGHT...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

MNZ001-014>017-022>024-NDZ024-026-027-041200-
/O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0019.110403T0600Z-110404T1200Z/
WEST POLK-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-
MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...
LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS
929 PM CDT SAT APR 2 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM SUNDAY TO
7 AM CDT MONDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM SUNDAY
TO 7 AM CDT MONDAY.

* LOOK FOR A RAIN AND SNOW MIX TONIGHT CHANGING TO ALL SNOW ON 
  SUNDAY. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY EVENING. 

* THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES...CAUSING REDUCED VISIBILITY.

* TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 6 INCHES WILL OCCUR BY 
  MONDAY MORNING. THERE COULD BE A SHARP CUT OFF TO NEARLY NO 
  SNOWFALL ALONG THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF THIS SNOW BAND. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$
VOELKER
174 
WWUS43 KFGF 030858
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
358 AM CDT SUN APR 3 2011

...HEAVIEST SNOWS SHIFTING NORTH INTO CANADA...

.TEMPERATURES IN THE VERY LOWEST LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE REMAIN
WARM ENOUGH FOR MOSTLY LIQUID OVERNIGHT. THE EXCEPTIONS WERE OVER
HIGHER TERRAIN WEST OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY OVER CAVALIER AND
TOWNER COUNTIES AND IN SPOTTY AREAS OF NORTHWEST MINNESOTA FROM
FOSSTON TO BEMIDJI. BUT EVEN IN THESE AREAS PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS
OVERNIGHT WERE LESS THAN ANTICIPATED. LATEST FORECAST DATA SUGGEST
PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER MOST OF
TODAY AND WILL TRANSITION OVER TO MOSTLY ALL SNOW. THERE WILL BE A
MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW SOUTH OF THIS ZONE ALONG HIGHWAY 2.  

THE COMBINATION OF WARMER TEMPERATURES AND LESS PRECIPITATION
AMOUNTS WILL RESULT IN LESS SNOWFALL THAN EARLIER EXPECTED OVER
NORTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. UP TO 4 INCHES OF
NEW SNOW IS FORECAST ALONG THE CANADIAN BORDER TODAY WITH THE
HIGHEST TOTALS IN THE LANGDON AREA WESTWARD. WITH LESS SNOWFALL
EXPECTED THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN DROPPED TO AN ADVISORY
FOR AREAS NORTH OF A DEVILS LAKE TO GRAFTON TO WASKISH LINE. 

FARTHER SOUTH CLOSER TO HIGHWAY 2 A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL
OCCUR TODAY TURNING TO LIGHT SNOW THIS EVENING. UP TO AN INCH OF
NEW SNOW MAY OCCUR THIS EVENING. THUS THE ADVISORY FOR AREAS FROM
SOUTH OF DEVILS LAKE THROUGH GRAND FORKS TO BEMIDJI HAS BEEN
DROPPED. 




MNZ004>009-NDZ006>008-014>016-054-040600-
/O.CAN.KFGF.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110404T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KFGF.WW.Y.0020.110403T0858Z-110404T0600Z/
KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-
NORTH BELTRAMI-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-
EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...WARREN...
NEWFOLDEN...RED LAKE...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...
LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...ADAMS
358 AM CDT SUN APR 3 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT MONDAY...
...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 1 AM CDT
MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* LOOK FOR RAIN AND SNOW TO BECOME ALL SNOW EARLY THIS MORNING
  WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES OF NEW SNOW EXPECTED TODAY. THE MAIN SNOW
  BAND HAS SHIFTED NORTH OF THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER. 

* IT WILL BE BREEZY WITH EAST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH TURNING NORTH
  LATER THIS AFTERNOON.  

*  PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

MNZ013-031000-
/O.CAN.KFGF.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110404T1200Z/
PENNINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...THIEF RIVER FALLS
358 AM CDT SUN APR 3 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER STORM WARNING. 

* EXPECT SCATTERED LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW TODAY BECOMING ALL SNOW
  THIS EVENING WITH AN INCH OR TWO ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE. THE MAIN
  SNOW BAND HAS SHIFTED NORTH OF THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER. 

$$

MNZ001-014>017-022>024-NDZ024-026-027-031000-
/O.CAN.KFGF.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-110404T1200Z/
WEST POLK-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-
MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...
LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS
358 AM CDT SUN APR 3 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. 

* WARMER TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWEST LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE WILL
  KEEP ANY PRECIPITATION A MIX OF RAIN OR SNOW THROUGH THE DAY.
  EXPECT A CHANGE TO LIGHT SNOW THIS EVENING WITH UP TO AN INCH
  POSSIBLE. 

$$

DTR

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 1, 10:00 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningFGFWilkin37 days
Apr 1, 10:00 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningFGFKittson, Marshall56 days
Apr 2, 10:37 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningFGFNorman41 days
Apr 2, 10:37 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningFGFKittson53 days
Apr 2, 3:52 PM CDTWinter Weather AdvisoryFGFBeltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, Mahnomen, Polk, Red Lake12 hr
Apr 2, 10:37 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningFGFCass30 days

Nearby

Winter Storm Warnings in Minnesota, 2011Winter Storm Warnings in North Dakota, 2011Every winter storm warning in 2011

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.