Alert archive / North Dakota / Wind Chill Advisories in 2012
Wind Chill Advisory 1, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this wind chill advisory at Dec 8, 2012, 9:46 PM CST for 6 counties in North Dakota. It was in force for 14 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 8, 2012, 9:46 PM CST (03:46 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 9, 2012, 12:00 PM CST
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
Counties Bottineau County, ND, Burke County, ND, McHenry County, ND, Pierce County, ND, Renville County, ND, Rolette County, ND
The nearest sounding before it
Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 00:00Z, 3.8 hours before the alert went out and 203 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
- 512 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 75 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 183 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
261 WWUS43 KBIS 090346 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 946 PM CST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS SOUTH CENTRAL AND JAMES RIVER VALLEY TONIGHT... ...MODERATE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL TONIGHT... ...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS NORTH CENTRAL TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AND THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY TONIGHT. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BISMARCK...MANDAN...ELGIN...FORT YATES... LINTON...STEELE...JAMESTOWN AND CARRINGTON. SNOWFALL ACROSS THE AREA WILL COMBINE WITH NORTHERLY WINDS TO 35 MPH AND CREATE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR AREAS SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 2 AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 83 TONIGHT. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF GARRISON...BEULAH...KILLDEER...DICKINSON...BEACH...BOWMAN...AND HETTINGER. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT...ALONG WITH SOME BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 2 HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR AREAS NORTHEAST OF HIGHWAY 52 TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. THIS INCLUDES BOWBELLS...SHERWOOD...MINOT...BOTTINEAU...TOWNER...BELCOURT...AND RUGBY. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS TO AROUND 30 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. STAY INFORMED WITH THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS AND FORECASTS FROM THE BISMARCK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. NDZ018-019-021-031>033-040-041-091200- /O.CAN.KBIS.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-121209T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KBIS.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-121209T1200Z/ DUNN-MERCER-MCLEAN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...GARRISON... BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...MOTT 946 PM CST SAT DEC 8 2012 /846 PM MST SAT DEC 8 2012/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ SUNDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...TONIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...1 TO 3 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOW WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. * OTHER IMPACTS...WIND CHILL VALUES TO 20 BELOW ZERO AFTER MIDNIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. THE NORTH DAKOTA STATE PATROL ADVISES... DO NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THESE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. && $$ NDZ017-090500- /O.CAN.KBIS.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-121209T1200Z/ MCKENZIE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WATFORD CITY 946 PM CST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS MCKENZIE COUNTY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED AS A RESULT. HOWEVER...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS AROUND 20 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED AFTER MIDNIGHT AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. $$ NDZ002>005-011>013-091200- /O.CAN.KBIS.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-121209T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.WC.Y.0001.121209T0346Z-121209T1800Z/ BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA... MINOT...TOWNER...RUGBY 946 PM CST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SUNDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SUNDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AROUND 30 BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND VERY COLD AIR WILL CREATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ NDZ001-009-010-090500- /O.CAN.KBIS.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-121209T1200Z/ DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN 946 PM CST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS NORTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED AS A RESULT. HOWEVER...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS AROUND 20 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED AFTER MIDNIGHT AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. $$ NDZ020-022-034-035-042-045-046-091200- /O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121209T1200Z/ OLIVER-SHERIDAN-MORTON-BURLEIGH-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTER...MCCLUSKY...MANDAN...BISMARCK... ELGIN...FORT YATES...LINTON 946 PM CST SAT DEC 8 2012 /846 PM MST SAT DEC 8 2012/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ SUNDAY... * TIMING...TONIGHT. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHERLY WINDS TO 35 MPH CREATING VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES...LOCALLY HIGHER POSSIBLE. * OTHER IMPACTS...WIND CHILL VALUES AROUND 20 BELOW ZERO AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW...AND OR BLOWING SNOW...COUPLED WITH STRONG WINDS...WILL RESULT IN EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. IF YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ NDZ023-025-036-037-047-048-050-051-091200- /O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121209T1500Z/ WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...STEELE... JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 946 PM CST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST SUNDAY... * TIMING...THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHERLY WINDS TO 35 MPH CREATING VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES...LOCALLY HIGHER POSSIBLE. * OTHER IMPACTS...WIND CHILL VALUES TO AROUND 20 BELOW ZERO AFTER MIDNIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW...AND OR BLOWING SNOW...COUPLED WITH STRONG WINDS...WILL RESULT IN EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. IF YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ NDZ043-044-091200- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-121209T1200Z/ BOWMAN-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWMAN...HETTINGER 846 PM MST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY... * TIMING...TONIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...1 TO 3 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOW WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. * OTHER IMPACTS...WIND CHILL VALUES AROUND 20 BELOW ZERO AFTER MIDNIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. THE NORTH DAKOTA STATE PATROL ADVISES... DO NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THESE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. && $$ TM
6 follow-up statements
129 WWUS43 KBIS 090627 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1227 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FAR SOUTH CENTRAL TONIGHT... ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW SOUTHWEST AND I-94 CORRIDOR... ...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS NORTH CENTRAL TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FAR SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...INCLUDING FORT YATES...LINTON....ASHLEY...LAMOURE AND ELLENDALE. SNOWFALL ACROSS THE AREA WILL COMBINE WITH NORTHERLY WINDS TO 35 MPH TO CREATE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT FOR LOCATIONS SUCH AS BOWMAN...HETTINGER...DICKINSON...NEW SALEM...MANDAN...BISMARCK...CARRINGTON AND JAMESTOWN. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO THREE INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...WITH AREAS OF BLOW SNOW. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS NORTHEAST OF HIGHWAY 52 TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. THIS INCLUDES BOWBELLS...SHERWOOD...MINOT...BOTTINEAU...TOWNER...BELCOURT...AND RUGBY. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS TO AROUND 30 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. STAY INFORMED WITH THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS AND FORECASTS FROM THE BISMARCK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. NDZ025-036-037-091200- /O.CAN.KBIS.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121209T1500Z/ /O.EXA.KBIS.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-121209T1200Z/ FOSTER-KIDDER-STUTSMAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CARRINGTON...STEELE...JAMESTOWN 1227 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING. THIS REPLACES THE BLIZZARD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT. * TIMING...TONIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...1 TO 3 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOW WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. * OTHER IMPACTS...WIND CHILL VALUES TO 20 BELOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. THE NORTH DAKOTA STATE PATROL ADVISES...DO NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THESE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. && $$ NDZ034-035-042-091200- /O.CAN.KBIS.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121209T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KBIS.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-121209T1200Z/ MORTON-BURLEIGH-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANDAN...BISMARCK...ELGIN 1227 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 /1127 PM MST SAT DEC 8 2012/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ EARLY THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ EARLY THIS MORNING. THIS REPLACES THE BLIZZARD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT. * TIMING...TONIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...1 TO 3 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOW WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. * OTHER IMPACTS...WIND CHILL VALUES TO 20 BELOW ZERO AFTER MIDNIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. THE NORTH DAKOTA STATE PATROL ADVISES...DO NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THESE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. && $$ NDZ020-022-090730- /O.CAN.KBIS.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121209T1200Z/ OLIVER-SHERIDAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTER...MCCLUSKY 1227 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW HAVE ENDED ACROSS THE AREA. HOWEVER...WIND CHILLS TO 20 BELOW ARE POSSIBLE THE REMAINDER OF TONIGHT. $$ NDZ023-090730- /O.CAN.KBIS.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121209T1500Z/ WELLS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HARVEY 1227 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW HAVE ENDED ACROSS THE AREA. HOWEVER...WIND CHILLS TO 20 BELOW ARE POSSIBLE THE REMAINDER OF TONIGHT. $$ NDZ018-019-021-031-032-090730- /O.CAN.KBIS.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-121209T1200Z/ DUNN-MERCER-MCLEAN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...GARRISON... BEACH...MEDORA 1227 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 /1127 PM MST SAT DEC 8 2012/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW HAVE ENDED ACROSS THE AREA. HOWEVER...WIND CHILLS TO 20 BELOW ARE POSSIBLE THE REMAINDER OF TONIGHT. $$ NDZ047-048-050-051-091430- /O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121209T1500Z/ LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 1227 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... * TIMING...THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHERLY WINDS TO 35 MPH CREATING VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS..5 TO 8 INCHES...LOCALLY HIGHER POSSIBLE. * OTHER IMPACTS...WIND CHILL VALUES TO AROUND 20 BELOW ZERO THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW...AND OR BLOWING SNOW...COUPLED WITH STRONG WINDS...WILL RESULT IN EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. IF YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ NDZ045-046-091200- /O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121209T1200Z/ SIOUX-EMMONS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT YATES...LINTON 1227 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... * TIMING...TONIGHT. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHERLY WINDS TO 35 MPH CREATING VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES...LOCALLY HIGHER POSSIBLE. * OTHER IMPACTS...WIND CHILL VALUES AROUND 20 BELOW ZERO THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW...AND OR BLOWING SNOW...COUPLED WITH STRONG WINDS...WILL RESULT IN EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. IF YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ NDZ033-040-041-043-044-091200- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-121209T1200Z/ STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...MOTT...BOWMAN... HETTINGER 1127 PM MST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY... * TIMING...TONIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...1 TO 2 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOW WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. * OTHER IMPACTS...WIND CHILL VALUES TO 20 BELOW ZERO AFTER MIDNIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. THE NORTH DAKOTA STATE PATROL ADVISES... DO NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THESE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. && $$ NDZ002>005-011>013-091430- /O.CON.KBIS.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-121209T1800Z/ BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA... MINOT...TOWNER...RUGBY 1227 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... * TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AROUND 30 BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND VERY COLD AIR WILL CREATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ AYD
992 WWUS43 KBIS 090922 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 322 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FOR PORTIONS OF FAR SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS MORNING... ...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS NORTH CENTRAL THROUGH THIS MORNING... .A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF FAR SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...INCLUDING ASHLEY...LAMOURE AND ELLENDALE. SNOWFALL ACROSS THE AREA WILL COMBINE WITH NORTHERLY WINDS TO 35 MPH TO CREATE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY HAZARDOUS. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE JAMESTOWN THROUGH STEELE AREAS THROUGH 6 AM CST THIS MORNING. NORTHERLY WINDS TO 30 MPH WILL YIELD AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WITH AN ADDITIONAL ONE INCH OF SNOW POSSIBLE. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS NORTHEAST OF HIGHWAY 52 TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. THIS INCLUDES BOWBELLS...SHERWOOD...MINOT...BOTTINEAU...TOWNER...BELCOURT...AND RUGBY. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS TO AROUND 30 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS MORNING. STAY INFORMED WITH THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS AND FORECASTS FROM THE BISMARCK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. NDZ045-046-091200- /O.CAN.KBIS.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121209T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KBIS.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-121209T1200Z/ SIOUX-EMMONS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT YATES...LINTON 322 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING. THIS REPLACES THE BLIZZARD WARING THAT WAS IN EFFECT. * TIMING...EARLY THIS MORNING. * MAIN IMPACT...1 TO 2 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOW WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. * OTHER IMPACTS...WIND CHILL VALUES TO 20 BELOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. THE NORTH DAKOTA STATE PATROL ADVISES...DO NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THESE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. && $$ NDZ025-033>035-040>044-091030- /O.CAN.KBIS.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-121209T1200Z/ FOSTER-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CARRINGTON...DICKINSON...MANDAN... BISMARCK...MARMARTH...MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER 322 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 /222 AM MST SUN DEC 9 2012/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. WIND CHILL VALUES TO 20 BELOW ARE STILL POSSIBLE THIS MORNING. $$ NDZ047-048-050-051-091500- /O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121209T1500Z/ LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 322 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... * TIMING...THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHERLY WINDS TO 35 MPH CREATING VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL OF 5 TO 8 INCHES...LOCALLY HIGHER POSSIBLE. * OTHER IMPACTS...WIND CHILL VALUES TO AROUND 20 BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW...AND OR BLOWING SNOW...COUPLED WITH STRONG WINDS...WILL RESULT IN EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. IF YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ NDZ036-037-091200- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-121209T1200Z/ KIDDER-STUTSMAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STEELE...JAMESTOWN 322 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... * TIMING...EARLY THIS MORNING. * MAIN IMPACT...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. * OTHER IMPACTS...WIND CHILL VALUES TO 20 BELOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. THE NORTH DAKOTA STATE PATROL ADVISES... DO NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THESE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. && $$ NDZ002>005-011>013-091730- /O.CON.KBIS.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-121209T1800Z/ BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA... MINOT...TOWNER...RUGBY 322 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... * TIMING...THROUGH THIS MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AROUND 30 BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND VERY COLD AIR WILL CREATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ AYD
129 WWUS43 KBIS 091212 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 612 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FOR PORTIONS OF FAR SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS MORNING... ...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS NORTH CENTRAL THROUGH THIS MORNING... .A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF FAR SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...INCLUDING ASHLEY...LAMOURE AND ELLENDALE UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS SUNDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL ACROSS THE AREA WILL COMBINE WITH NORTHERLY WINDS TO 35 MPH TO CREATE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY HAZARDOUS. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED FOR THE JAMESTOWN THROUGH STEELE AREAS...AS WELL AS IN EMMONS AND SIOUX COUNTIES. NORTHERLY WINDS OF AROUND 25 MPH WILL YIELD AREAS OF DRIFTING SNOW...BUT SNOWFALL SHOULD TAPER OFF WITH LITTLE ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS NORTH OF HIGHWAY 52 THROUGH NOON TODAY. THIS INCLUDES BOWBELLS...SHERWOOD...MINOT...BOTTINEAU...TOWNER...BELCOURT...AND RUGBY. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS TO AROUND 30 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS MORNING. STAY INFORMED WITH THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS AND FORECASTS FROM THE BISMARCK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. NDZ036-037-045-046-091315- /O.EXP.KBIS.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-121209T1200Z/ KIDDER-STUTSMAN-SIOUX-EMMONS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...FORT YATES... LINTON 612 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... NORTH WINDS HAD DECREASED TO 25 MPH AND MOST SNOWFALL HAD DECREASED. THUS THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ NDZ047-048-050-051-091500- /O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121209T1500Z/ LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 612 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... * TIMING...THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHERLY WINDS TO 35 MPH CREATING VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL OF 5 TO 8 INCHES...LOCALLY HIGHER POSSIBLE. * OTHER IMPACTS...WIND CHILL VALUES TO AROUND 20 BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW...AND OR BLOWING SNOW...COUPLED WITH STRONG WINDS...WILL RESULT IN EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. IF YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ NDZ002>005-011>013-091800- /O.CON.KBIS.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-121209T1800Z/ BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA... MINOT...TOWNER...RUGBY 612 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... * TIMING...THROUGH THIS MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AROUND 30 BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND VERY COLD AIR WILL CREATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ JV
009 WWUS43 KBIS 091507 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 907 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS NORTH CENTRAL THROUGH THIS MORNING... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS NORTH OF HIGHWAY 52 THROUGH NOON TODAY. THIS INCLUDES BOWBELLS... SHERWOOD...MINOT...BOTTINEAU...TOWNER...BELCOURT...AND RUGBY. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS TO 30 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE. THE BLIZZARD WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE DAY. EXPECT SOME LINGERING BLOWING SNOW TODAY IN OPEN AREAS...WITH VISIBILITIES OCCASIONALLY BELOW A MILE. NDZ047-048-050-051-091615- /O.EXP.KBIS.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121209T1500Z/ LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 907 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE BLIZZARD WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE DAY. EXPECT SOME LINGERING BLOWING SNOW TODAY IN OPEN AREAS...WITH VISIBILITIES OCCASIONALLY BELOW A MILE. $$ NDZ002>005-011>013-091800- /O.CON.KBIS.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-121209T1800Z/ BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA... MINOT...TOWNER...RUGBY 907 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... * TIMING...THROUGH THIS MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AROUND 30 BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND VERY COLD AIR WILL CREATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ RK
938 WWUS43 KBIS 091516 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 916 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS NORTH CENTRAL THROUGH THIS MORNING... .A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS NORTH OF HIGHWAY 52 THROUGH NOON TODAY. THIS INCLUDES BOWBELLS... SHERWOOD...MINOT...BOTTINEAU...TOWNER...BELCOURT...AND RUGBY. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS TO 30 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE. THE BLIZZARD WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE DAY. EXPECT SOME LINGERING BLOWING SNOW TODAY IN OPEN AREAS... WITH VISIBILITIES OCCASIONALLY BELOW A MILE. NDZ002>005-011>013-091800- /O.CON.KBIS.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-121209T1800Z/ BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA... MINOT...TOWNER...RUGBY 916 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... * TIMING...THROUGH THIS MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AROUND 30 BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND VERY COLD AIR WILL CREATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$
803 WWUS43 KBIS 091804 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1204 PM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...SLIGHTLY WARMER ACROSS THE NORTH THIS AFTERNOON... .THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. SLIGHTLY WARMER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO A LIGHT WIND. HOWEVER...WIND CHILL VALUES IN THE 5 TO 15 BELOW ZERO RANGE WILL BE COMMON THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. NDZ002>005-011>013-091915- /O.EXP.KBIS.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-121209T1800Z/ BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA... MINOT...TOWNER...RUGBY 1204 PM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ RK
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 Bismarck, ND wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind chill advisory went out at Dec 8, 7:28 PM CST, 2 hours 18 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 8, 7:28 PM CST, 2 hours 18 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 728 PM CST SAT DEC 8 2012 .DISCUSSION...ONLY A FEW MINOR CHANGES WERE MADE TO THE ONGOING FORECAST FOR THIS UPDATE. THE MENTION OF SNOW WAS REMOVED FROM THE NORTHWESTERN COUNTIES THIS EVENING. HOWEVER...GUSTY NORTHEASTERLY WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE TO GENERATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ACROSS OPEN COUNTRY ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 2...THUS REDUCING VISIBILITIES. FURTHERMORE...THE NORTHERN COUNTIES WILL LIKELY SEE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS AROUND 30 BELOW ZERO BETWEEN 06Z-18Z SUNDAY. GIVEN THE COMBINATION OF BLOWING SNOW IN THE EVENING AND WIND CHILLS AFTER MIDNIGHT...DECIDED TO MAINTAIN THE CURRENT WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ACROSS THE NORTH TO KEEP WINTER HEADLINES RELATIVELY SIMPLE. AREAS OF ACCUMULATING...BLOWING...AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS AREAS SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 2. THE CURRENTLY BLIZZARD WARNING AND WINTER STORM WARNING LOOKS GOOD FOR THIS UPDATE. WATFORD CITY HAD A SNOWFALL REPORT OF 8 INCHES. EIGHT INCHES OF SNOW WERE ALSO REPORTED 7 MILES SOUTH OF ST. ANTHONY. GIVEN THE RECENT REPORTS AND RADAR TRENDS...THERE IS NO NEED TO ADJUST THE CURRENT HEADLINES. THE UPDATED GRIDDED AND TEXT PRODUCTS HAVE BEEN SENT. && .AVIATION...SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TONIGHT...MAINLY SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 2. GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS UP TO 30 KNOTS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE ACROSS KDIK/KBIS/KJMS TONIGHT. LIFR/IFR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE I-94 TERMINAL AERODROMES THIS EVENING...THEN GRADUALLY IMPROVE TO IFR/MVFR FROM WEST TO EAST AFTER 06Z. ALL TERMINAL AERODROMES SHOULD BE IN VFR AFTER 12Z SUNDAY. && .BIS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ SUNDAY FOR NDZ017>019-021-031>033-040-041. BLIZZARD WARNING UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ SUNDAY FOR NDZ020-022- 034-035-042-045-046. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ SUNDAY FOR NDZ001>005-009>013-043-044. BLIZZARD WARNING UNTIL 9 AM CST SUNDAY FOR NDZ023-025-036-037- 047-048-050-051. && TM...UPDATE/AVIATION
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 8, 7:10 PM CST, 2 hours 36 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 710 PM CST SAT DEC 8 2012 NDZ001>005-009>013-100115- DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- MCHENRY-PIERCE- 710 PM CST SAT DEC 8 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA. HOWEVER...WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH WILL GENERATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW TONIGHT. THIS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY. ARCTIC AIR WILL ALSO SETTLE ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT...WITH DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS TO 30 BELOW EXPECTED AFTER MIDNIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. NDZ020-022-023-025-034>037-042-045>048-050-051-100115- OLIVER-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN- GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- 710 PM CST SAT DEC 8 2012 /610 PM MST SAT DEC 8 2012/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT A BLIZZARD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AND THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY TONIGHT. SNOWFALL WILL COMBINE WITH NORTHERLY WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH TO CREATE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES OF ONE QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES FOR LOCATIONS IN THE SOUTHERN JAMES RIVER VALLEY SUCH AS LAMOURE AND ELLENDALE. ARCTIC AIR WILL ALSO SETTLE ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT...WITH DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS TO 20 BELOW EXPECTED AFTER MIDNIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CALL THE BISMARCK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AT 1-800-247-0212 WITH YOUR SNOW TOTALS. NDZ017>019-021-031>033-040-041-100115- MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-MCLEAN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE- HETTINGER- 710 PM CST SAT DEC 8 2012 /610 PM MST SAT DEC 8 2012/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT. 6 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOWFALL CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT...FROM SOUTHERN MCKENZIE...DUNN...GOLDEN VALLEY...BILLINGS AND STARK COUNTIES...AND SOUTHEAST THROUGH GRANT AND SIOUX COUNTIES. ARCTIC AIR WILL ALSO SETTLE ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT...WITH DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS TO 20 BELOW EXPECTED AFTER MIDNIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CALL THE BISMARCK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AT 1-800-247-0212 WITH YOUR SNOW TOTALS. NDZ043-044-100115- BOWMAN-ADAMS- 610 PM MST SAT DEC 8 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE WITH SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES. AS WIND GUSTS INCREASE TO 30 MPH TONIGHT...REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE AND A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT. ARCTIC AIR WILL ALSO SETTLE ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT...WITH DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS TO 20 BELOW EXPECTED AFTER MIDNIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. TM/KS
In the hours before
Local storm report, Dec 8, 4:55 PM CST, 4 hours 51 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
455 PM CST SAT DEC 08 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0454 PM SNOW WATFORD CITY 47.80N 103.28W
12/08/2012 M8.0 INCH MCKENZIE ND BROADCAST MEDIA
7 TO 8 INCHES REPORTED AND STILL SNOWING
&&
KSIMOSKOLocal storm report, Dec 8, 5:01 PM CST, 4 hours 45 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
501 PM CST SAT DEC 08 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0459 PM SNOW 7 S ST. ANTHONY 46.52N 100.93W
12/08/2012 M8.0 INCH MORTON ND TRAINED SPOTTER
OBSERVER REPORTED 8 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE LAST 2 HOURS.
SNOWFALL RATE OF 4 INCHES PER HOUR.
&&
TMLocal storm report, Dec 8, 5:50 PM CST, 3 hours 56 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
550 PM CST SAT DEC 08 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0549 PM SNOW SHERWOOD 48.96N 101.63W
12/08/2012 M2.0 INCH RENVILLE ND BROADCAST MEDIA
SNOWFALL TOTAL AS OF 5PM.
&&
MMATHEWSLocal storm report, Dec 8, 5:59 PM CST, 3 hours 47 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
559 PM CST SAT DEC 08 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0553 PM SNOW GRASSY BUTTE 47.39N 103.25W
12/08/2012 M4.0 INCH MCKENZIE ND TRAINED SPOTTER
SNOWFALL TOTAL AS OF 6PM.
&&
MMATHEWSLocal storm report, Dec 8, 9:20 PM CST, 26 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
920 PM CST SAT DEC 08 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0830 PM SNOW GLEN ULLIN 46.82N 101.83W
12/08/2012 M2.6 INCH MORTON ND TRAINED SPOTTER
LIGHT SNOW STILL FALLING.
&&
MMATHEWSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Bismarck, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 9, 3:15 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | BIS | Bottineau, Dickey, Foster, Kidder, LaMoure, Logan and 7 more | 19 hr |
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Wind Chill Advisories in North Dakota, 2012Every wind chill advisory in 2012
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.