Alert archive / North Dakota / Winter Storm Warnings in 2011
Winter Storm Warning 4, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this winter storm warning at Apr 14, 2011, 3:13 PM CDT for 5 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Apr 15, 2011, 4:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 17 hr. 15 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 14, 2011, 3:13 PM CDT (20:13 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 15, 2011, 4:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 15, 2011, 9:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 17 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
Counties Barnes County, ND, Eddy County, ND, Griggs County, ND, Ransom County, ND, Sargent County, ND
The radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 8:30 AM CDT | SNOW 2 | Lisbon, ND | RANSOM COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE. |
| Apr 15, 8:30 AM CDT | SNOW 3 | New Rockford, ND | EDDY COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORT. |
| Apr 15, 11:15 AM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 7 | Cooperstown, ND | EVENT TOTAL THUS FAR. |
| Apr 15, 3:23 PM CDT | SNOW 1.5 | Forman, ND | |
| Apr 15, 3:23 PM CDT | SNOW 6 | Lisbon, ND | RELAYED FROM SHERIFF OFFICE TO STATE WARNING POINT. ASSUMED TO BE IN OR AROUND LISBON. |
| Apr 15, 3:23 PM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 10 | Cogswell, ND | ESTIMATED 8 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW. |
| Apr 15, 3:33 PM CDT | SNOW 2 | Valley City, ND | |
| Apr 15, 3:33 PM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 8 | Oriska, ND | ESTIMATED 6 TO 8 INCH AMOUNTS. |
| Apr 15, 3:39 PM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 8 | Binford, ND | 6 TO 8 INCHES. |
| Apr 15, 6:10 PM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 7 | Cooperstown, ND | 1.10 INCHES OF WATER EQUIVALENT IN SNOW |
| Apr 15, 6:15 PM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 7 | 6 N Cooperstown, ND | |
| Apr 15, 6:15 PM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 11 | 7 Wsw Hannaford, ND | |
| Apr 15, 6:25 PM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 9 | Hannaford, ND | |
| Apr 15, 6:25 PM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 10.5 | Hannaford, ND | |
| Apr 15, 6:45 PM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Binford, ND |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 199 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
- 1034 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 38 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 111 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
146 WWUS43 KFGF 142013 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 313 PM CDT THU APR 14 2011 ...SPRING STORM TO AFFECT THE REGION LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY... .LOW PRESSURE LIFTING FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS TO THE GREAT LAKES LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO FALL ACROSS THE REGION. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FROM EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA TO CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA OVERNIGHT...THEN MOVE EASTWARD BY FRIDAY MORNING. WHILE GROUND TEMPERATURES WILL BE JUST ABOVE FREEZING...THE SNOW COULD BE HEAVY ENOUGH IN SOME PLACES TO BEGIN ACCUMULATIONS BY FRIDAY MORNING. SIGNIFICANT SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE SHEYENNE RIVER VALLEY INTO THE UPPER WILD RICE BASIN. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY FRIDAY EVENING AS THE SYSTEM MOVES EAST. NDZ038-049-052-160200- /O.UPG.KFGF.WS.A.0005.110415T0900Z-110416T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.WS.W.0004.110415T0900Z-110416T0200Z/ BARNES-RANSOM-SARGENT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALLEY CITY...LISBON...GWINNER 313 PM CDT THU APR 14 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 PM CDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 PM CDT FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * A RAIN AND SNOW MIX WILL MOVE INTO PARTS OF EASTERN AND SOUTHERN NORTH DAKOTA AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...EVENTUALLY BECOMING ALL SNOW. THE SNOW COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH FRIDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF FRIDAY EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ALONG AND WEST OF A VALLEY CITY TO LISBON AND FORMAN LINE. 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 HAZARDOUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NDZ028-029-039-053-160200- /O.UPG.KFGF.WS.A.0005.110415T0900Z-110416T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.WW.Y.0021.110415T1200Z-110416T0200Z/ GRIGGS-STEELE-CASS-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...FARGO...WAHPETON 313 PM CDT THU APR 14 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 9 PM CDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOWFALL...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 9 PM CDT FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW WILL MOVE INTO EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA FRIDAY MORNING. PRECIPITATION COULD BE A RAIN/SNOW MIX AT TIMES. THE SNOW SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF FRIDAY EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO LOCALLY 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NDZ024-030-160200- /O.NEW.KFGF.WW.Y.0021.110415T1200Z-110416T0200Z/ EDDY-TRAILL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW ROCKFORD...MAYVILLE 313 PM CDT THU APR 14 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 9 PM CDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 9 PM CDT FRIDAY. * SNOW WILL MOVE INTO EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA FRIDAY MORNING. PRECIPITATION COULD BE A RAIN/SNOW MIX AT TIMES. THE SNOW SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF FRIDAY EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO LOCALLY 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. 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. && $$ VOELKER
6 follow-up statements
652 WWUS43 KFGF 150918 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 418 AM CDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...SPRING STORM TO AFFECT THE REGION TODAY... .AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE DAKOTAS WILL HELP BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACROSS THE REGION. BANDS OF SNOW OVER CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS MORNING WILL PROGRESS SLIGHTLY EASTWARD TODAY. WHILE GROUND TEMPERATURES WILL BE JUST ABOVE FREEZING...THE SNOW COULD BE HEAVY ENOUGH IN SOME PLACES TO BEGIN ACCUMULATIONS BY THIS MORNING. SIGNIFICANT SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE SHEYENNE RIVER VALLEY INTO THE UPPER WILD RICE BASIN. DRY AIR JUST OT THE EAST WILL CREATE A SHARP GRADIENT BETWEEN HEAVY SNOW AND VERY LITTLE ACCUMULATIONS. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY FRIDAY EVENING AS THE SYSTEM MOVES EAST. NDZ038-049-052-160200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110416T0200Z/ BARNES-RANSOM-SARGENT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALLEY CITY...LISBON...GWINNER 418 AM CDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * A RAIN AND SNOW MIX WILL CONTINUE OVER PARTS OF EASTERN AND SOUTHERN NORTH DAKOTA THIS MORNING...EVENTUALLY BECOMING ALL SNOW. THE SNOW COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH FRIDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF FRIDAY EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ALONG AND WEST OF A VALLEY CITY TO LISBON AND FORMAN LINE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NDZ014-015-026-160200- /O.EXA.KFGF.WW.Y.0021.110415T1200Z-110416T0200Z/ BENSON-RAMSEY-NELSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...LAKOTA 418 AM CDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * SNOW WILL MOVE INTO EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA FRIDAY MORNING. PRECIPITATION COULD BE A RAIN/SNOW MIX AT TIMES. THE SNOW SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF FRIDAY EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO LOCALLY 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. 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. && $$ NDZ024-028>030-039-053-160200- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0021.110415T1200Z-110416T0200Z/ EDDY-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-CASS-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW ROCKFORD...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY... MAYVILLE...FARGO...WAHPETON 418 AM CDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * SNOW WILL MOVE INTO EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA FRIDAY MORNING. PRECIPITATION COULD BE A RAIN/SNOW MIX AT TIMES. THE SNOW SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF FRIDAY EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO LOCALLY 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
974 WWUS43 KFGF 151229 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 729 AM CDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...SPRING STORM TO AFFECT THE REGION TODAY... .AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE DAKOTAS WILL HELP BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACROSS THE REGION. BANDS OF SNOW OVER CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS MORNING WILL PROGRESS SLIGHTLY EASTWARD TODAY. A MIX OF SOME RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...AND EVEN A BIT OF SLEET IS POSSIBLE BEFORE THE PRECIPITATION CHANGES OVER TO ALL SNOW. SIGNIFICANT SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE SHEYENNE RIVER VALLEY INTO THE UPPER WILD RICE BASIN. DRY AIR JUST OT THE EAST WILL CREATE A SHARP GRADIENT BETWEEN HEAVY SNOW AND VERY LITTLE ACCUMULATIONS. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY FRIDAY EVENING AS THE SYSTEM MOVES EAST. NDZ038-049-052-160200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110416T0200Z/ BARNES-RANSOM-SARGENT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALLEY CITY...LISBON...GWINNER 729 AM CDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * A RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...AND SNOW MIX WILL CONTINUE OVER PARTS OF EASTERN AND SOUTHERN NORTH DAKOTA THIS MORNING...EVENTUALLY BECOMING ALL SNOW. THE SNOW COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH FRIDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF FRIDAY EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ALONG AND WEST OF A VALLEY CITY TO LISBON AND FORMAN LINE. ANY ICE ACCUMULATION WILL BE MINIMAL. 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 HAZARDOUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NDZ014-015-024-026-028>030-039-053-160200- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-110416T0200Z/ BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-NELSON-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-CASS-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE... NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...FARGO... WAHPETON 729 AM CDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * A MIX OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...AND SNOW WILL MOVE INTO EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA FRIDAY MORNING. THE PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW BY LATE MORNING. THE SNOW SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF FRIDAY EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO LOCALLY 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. ANY ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE MINIMAL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
508 WWUS43 KFGF 151529 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 1029 AM CDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...SPRING STORM TO AFFECT THE REGION TODAY... .AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE DAKOTAS WILL HELP BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACROSS THE REGION. BANDS OF SNOW OVER CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS MORNING WILL PROGRESS SLIGHTLY EASTWARD TODAY. A MIX OF SOME RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...AND EVEN A BIT OF SLEET IS POSSIBLE BEFORE THE PRECIPITATION CHANGES OVER TO ALL SNOW. SIGNIFICANT SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE SHEYENNE RIVER VALLEY INTO THE UPPER WILD RICE BASIN. DRY AIR JUST OT THE EAST WILL CREATE A SHARP GRADIENT BETWEEN HEAVY SNOW AND VERY LITTLE ACCUMULATIONS. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY THIS EVENING AS THE SYSTEM MOVES EAST. NDZ024-028-160200- /O.UPG.KFGF.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-110416T0200Z/ /O.EXA.KFGF.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110416T0200Z/ EDDY-GRIGGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW ROCKFORD...COOPERSTOWN 1029 AM CDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE BEFORE TAPERING OFF THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. ANY ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE MINIMAL. 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. && $$ NDZ038-049-052-160200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110416T0200Z/ BARNES-RANSOM-SARGENT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALLEY CITY...LISBON...GWINNER 1029 AM CDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER PARTS OF EASTERN AND SOUTHERN NORTH DAKOTA TODAY. THE SNOW COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES BEFORE TAPERING OFF THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ALONG AND WEST OF A VALLEY CITY TO LISBON AND FORMAN LINE. ANY ICE ACCUMULATION WILL BE MINIMAL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NDZ027-160200- /O.EXA.KFGF.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-110416T0200Z/ GRAND FORKS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GRAND FORKS 1029 AM CDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * SNOW WILL CONTINUE BEFORE TAPERING OFF FRIDAY EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO LOCALLY 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. ANY ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE MINIMAL. 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. && $$ NDZ014-015-026-029-030-039-053-160200- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-110416T0200Z/ BENSON-RAMSEY-NELSON-STEELE-TRAILL-CASS-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE... LAKOTA...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...FARGO...WAHPETON 1029 AM CDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * A MIX OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...AND SNOW WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO LOCALLY 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. ANY ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE MINIMAL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ VOELKER
356 WWUS43 KFGF 152023 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 323 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...SPRING STORM TO AFFECT THE REGION INTO THIS EVENING... .AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE DAKOTAS WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SNOWFALL TO THE REGION. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY EVENING. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE SHEYENNE RIVER VALLEY INTO THE UPPER WILD RICE BASIN. DRY AIR JUST OT THE EAST WILL CREATE A SHARP GRADIENT BETWEEN HEAVY SNOW AND VERY LITTLE ACCUMULATIONS. NDZ053-152130- /O.CAN.KFGF.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-110416T0200Z/ RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WAHPETON 323 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. LITTLE ADDITIONAL SNOW FALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY. $$ NDZ024-028-038-049-052-160200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110416T0200Z/ EDDY-GRIGGS-BARNES-RANSOM-SARGENT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW ROCKFORD...COOPERSTOWN... VALLEY CITY...LISBON...GWINNER 323 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY EVENING BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 9 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ALONG AND WEST OF A VALLEY CITY TO LISBON AND FORMAN LINE. ANY ICE ACCUMULATION WILL BE MINIMAL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NDZ014-015-026-027-029-030-039-160200- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-110416T0200Z/ BENSON-RAMSEY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-STEELE-TRAILL-CASS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE... LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...FARGO 323 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE BEFORE TAPERING OFF THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO LOCALLY 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. * LESSER TRAVELED ROADWAYS WILL LIKELY BE SLUSH COVERED AND HAZARDOUS. 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. && $$
153 WWUS43 KFGF 152210 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 510 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...SPRING STORM TO AFFECT THE REGION INTO THIS EVENING... .AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE DAKOTAS AND MINNESOTA WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SNOWFALL TO THE REGION. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE SHEYENNE RIVER VALLEY INTO THE UPPER WILD RICE BASIN AND THE NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY...WHERE UP TO 6 INCHES IS POSSIBLE. NDZ024-028-038-049-052-160600- /O.EXB.KFGF.WW.Y.0021.110416T0200Z-110416T0600Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110416T0200Z/ EDDY-GRIGGS-BARNES-RANSOM-SARGENT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW ROCKFORD...COOPERSTOWN... VALLEY CITY...LISBON...GWINNER 510 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM CDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM CDT SATURDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE BEFORE TAPERING OFF THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO LOCALLY 9 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. * LESSER TRAVELED ROADWAYS WILL LIKELY BE SLUSH COVERED AND HAZARDOUS. ICY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST TONIGHT...COUPLED WITH FLOODED AREAS WILL MAKE FOR VERY DANGEROUS TRAVEL AFTER SUNSET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MNZ006-009-016-017-022-023-161000- /O.EXB.KFGF.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-110416T1000Z/ LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI- MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE...BAGLEY... BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA 510 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CDT SATURDAY. * LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE BEFORE TAPERING OFF THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. * LESSER TRAVELED ROADWAYS WILL LIKELY BE SLUSH COVERED AND HAZARDOUS. 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. && $$ MNZ001-002-004-005-007-008-013>015-NDZ006>008-016-054-160600- /O.EXB.KFGF.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-110416T0600Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL- PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA- EASTERN WALSH-WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN... THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...CANDO...LANGDON... CAVALIER...GRAFTON...ADAMS 510 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SATURDAY. * SNOW WILL CONTINUE BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATER TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO LOCALLY 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * ROADS WILL REMAIN SNOW COVERED AND VERY SLICK THROUGH TONIGHT...CAUTION IS ADVISED WITH NUMEROUS AREAS ALSO FLOODED ADDING TO THE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NDZ014-015-026-027-029-030-039-160600- /O.EXT.KFGF.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-110416T0600Z/ BENSON-RAMSEY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-STEELE-TRAILL-CASS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE... LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...FARGO 510 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SATURDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SATURDAY. * LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATER TONIGHT EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO LOCALLY 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. * ROADS WILL REMAIN SNOW COVERED AND VERY SLICK THROUGH TONIGHT...CAUTION IS ADVISED WITH NUMEROUS AREAS ALSO FLOODED ADDING TO THE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. 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. && $$ DK
503 WWUS43 KFGF 160140 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 840 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...SPRING STORM WILL SLOWLY WIND DOWN OVERNIGHT... .THE STORM THAT HAS AFFECTED THE REGION WILL SLOWLY WIND DOWN OVERNIGHT. ROADS WILL REMAIN SNOW COVERED AND VERY SLIPPERY...WITH SNOW ENDING FROM WEST TO EAST. NDZ024-028-038-049-052-160600- /O.EXP.KFGF.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110416T0200Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0021.110416T0200Z-110416T0600Z/ EDDY-GRIGGS-BARNES-RANSOM-SARGENT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW ROCKFORD...COOPERSTOWN... VALLEY CITY...LISBON...GWINNER 840 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SATURDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SATURDAY. * LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE BEFORE TAPERING OFF THIS EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO LOCALLY 10 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. * ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND VERY SLIPPERY THROUGH TONIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF NUMEROUS FLOODED AREAS ALONG WITH THE ICY CONDITIONS WILL MAKE FOR VERY DANGEROUS TRAVEL TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MNZ006-009-016-017-022-023-161000- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-110416T1000Z/ LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI- MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE...BAGLEY... BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA 840 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CDT SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CDT SATURDAY. * LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATER TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. * LESSER TRAVELED ROADWAYS WILL LIKELY BE SLUSH COVERED AND HAZARDOUS. 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. && $$ MNZ001-002-004-005-007-008-013>015-NDZ006>008-014>016-026-027-029- 030-039-054-160600- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-110416T0600Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL- PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON- RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-STEELE-TRAILL-CASS- WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN... THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...CANDO...LANGDON... CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...LAKOTA... GRAND FORKS...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...FARGO...ADAMS 840 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SATURDAY. * SNOW WILL CONTINUE BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY MIDNIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO LOCALLY 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * ROADS WILL REMAIN SNOW COVERED AND VERY SLICK THROUGH TONIGHT...CAUTION IS ADVISED WITH NUMEROUS AREAS ALSO FLOODED ADDING TO THE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ DK
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 4:04 AM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | FGF | Barnes, Cass, Griggs, Ransom, Richland, Sargent and 1 more | 11 hr |
| Apr 14, 3:13 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Barnes, Benson, Cass, Cavalier, Eddy, Grand Forks and 11 more | 38 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.