Alert archive / North Dakota / Winter Storm Warnings in 2012
Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this winter storm warning at Feb 27, 2012, 3:27 PM MST for 15 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Feb 28, 2012, 2:00 PM MST. It was in force for 23 hr. 22 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
- Feb 27, 2012, 3:27 PM MST (22:27 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 28, 2012, 2:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Feb 29, 2012, 1:02 PM MST
- In force
- 23 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
Counties Adams County, ND, Burleigh County, ND, Dickey County, ND, Emmons County, ND, Foster County, ND, Grant County, ND, Hettinger County, ND, Kidder County, ND, LaMoure County, ND, Logan County, ND, McIntosh County, ND, Oliver County, ND, Sheridan County, ND, Stutsman County, ND, Wells County, ND
The radar
The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:33 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 7:39 PM MST | SNOW 2 | Ellendale, ND | STILL SNOWING |
| Feb 28, 7:54 PM MST | SNOW 1 | Wishek, ND | STILL SNOWING |
| Feb 28, 7:56 PM MST | SNOW 1 | Ashley, ND | STILL SNOWING |
| Feb 29, 3:49 AM MST | SNOW 5 | Ellendale, ND | STILL SNOWING WITH 0.5 MILE VISIBILITY |
| Feb 29, 5:00 AM MST | SNOW 1.5 | Bismarck, ND | STORM TOTAL SNOW SO FAR |
| Feb 29, 6:17 AM MST | SNOW 7 | 5 Nw Linton, ND | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL AND STILL SNOWING |
| Feb 29, 6:30 AM MST | SNOW 7.2 | 4 Nw Hazelton, ND | STORM TOTAL SNOW SO FAR AND STILL SNOWING |
| Feb 29, 6:52 AM MST | SNOW 4 | La Moure, ND | STORM TOTAL SNOW SO FAR...A LOT OF DRIFTING SNOW |
| Feb 29, 6:58 AM MST | SNOW 1.1 | 5 Nnw Bismarck, ND | STORM TOTAL SNOW SO FAR |
| Feb 29, 7:00 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Streeter, ND | 0.29 WATER EQUIVALENT |
| Feb 29, 7:28 AM MST | SNOW 1 | Heart Butte Dam, ND | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL |
| Feb 29, 7:31 AM MST | SNOW 2 | Hettinger, ND | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL |
| Feb 29, 7:32 AM MST | SNOW 6 | Montpelier, ND | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL |
| Feb 29, 8:05 AM MST | SNOW 5 | 6 E Moffit, ND | STORM TOTAL SNOW SO FAR |
| Feb 29, 8:07 AM MST | SNOW 4 | Moffit, ND | STORM TOTAL SNOW SO FAR |
| Feb 29, 8:10 AM MST | SNOW 6 | 6 Ssw Driscoll, ND | STORM TOTAL SNOW SO FAR |
| Feb 29, 8:11 AM MST | SNOW 5 | 10 Se Lake Isabel, ND | STORM TOTAL SNOW SO FAR...HEAVY SNOW STILL FALLING |
| Feb 29, 8:13 AM MST | SNOW 6 | 6 Se Lake Isabel, ND | STORM TOTAL SNOW SO FAR |
| Feb 29, 8:40 AM MST | SNOW 6 | 5 S Burnstad, ND | STORM TOTAL SNOW SO FAR |
| Feb 29, 8:45 AM MST | SNOW 5 | Zeeland, ND | STORM TOTAL SNOW SO FAR...STILL SNOWING |
| Feb 29, 8:47 AM MST | SNOW 5 | 10 Nne Zeeland, ND | STORM TOTAL SNOW SO FAR |
| Feb 29, 9:10 AM MST | SNOW 3.1 | Ashley, ND | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL |
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, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 42 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
- 623 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 56 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -31 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 19 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
034 WWUS43 KBIS 272227 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 427 PM CST MON FEB 27 2012 ...WINTER STORM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SNOWFALL TOTALS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM AROUND 10 INCHES NEAR ASHLEY AND OAKES...TO AROUND 6 INCHES FROM HETTINGER...THROUGH BISMARCK...TO CARRINGTON...AND UP TO 3 INCHES FROM BOWMAN AND BEACH TO RUGBY. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 35 MPH ACROSS THE FAR SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA...INCLUDING JAMESTOWN...LINTON..ASHLEY AND ELLENDALE. THIS WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TRAVEL ACROSS SOUTHERN OR CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA ON TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY...DIAL 511 OR VISIT THE NORTH DAKOTA DOT WEBSITE FOR CURRENT ROAD CONDITIONS. NDZ037-045>048-050-051-280630- /O.UPG.KBIS.BZ.A.0001.120228T1800Z-120301T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.BZ.W.0001.120228T2100Z-120301T0000Z/ STUTSMAN-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...FORT YATES...LINTON... NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 427 PM CST MON FEB 27 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TUESDAY TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TUESDAY TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW WILL BEGIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON...WITH HEAVY SNOW AT TIMES TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW AND WINDS WILL TAPER OFF WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH TUESDAY NIGHT...SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS WILL CREATE NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. 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. && $$ NDZ025-036-280630- /O.UPG.KBIS.BZ.A.0001.120228T1800Z-120301T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.WS.W.0003.120228T2100Z-120301T0000Z/ FOSTER-KIDDER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CARRINGTON...STEELE 427 PM CST MON FEB 27 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TUESDAY TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TUESDAY TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW WILL BEGIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON...WITH HEAVY SNOW AT TIMES TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW AND WINDS WILL TAPER OFF WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH TUESDAY NIGHT...SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST BY WEDNESDAY MORNING... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. DO NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THESE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. && $$ NDZ020-022-023-034-035-041-042-044-280630- /O.UPG.KBIS.WS.A.0003.120228T1800Z-120301T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.WS.W.0003.120228T2100Z-120301T0000Z/ OLIVER-SHERIDAN-WELLS-MORTON-BURLEIGH-HETTINGER-GRANT-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTER...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...MANDAN... BISMARCK...MOTT...ELGIN...HETTINGER 427 PM CST MON FEB 27 2012 /327 PM MST MON FEB 27 2012/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM CST /2 PM MST/ TUESDAY TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM CST /2 PM MST/ TUESDAY TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW WILL BEGIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON...WITH HEAVY SNOW AT TIMES TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW AND WINDS WILL TAPER OFF WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH TUESDAY NIGHT...SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST BY WEDNESDAY MORNING... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. 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 EXTRA CLOTHING AND BLANKETS...FOOD...WATER AND A FLASHLIGHT IN THE VEHICLE. && $$ NDZ018-019-021-032-033-040-043-280630- /O.UPG.KBIS.WS.A.0003.120228T1800Z-120301T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.WW.Y.0007.120228T2100Z-120301T0000Z/ DUNN-MERCER-MCLEAN-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-BOWMAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...GARRISON... MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...BOWMAN 427 PM CST MON FEB 27 2012 /327 PM MST MON FEB 27 2012/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM CST /2 PM MST/ TUESDAY TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM CST /2 PM MST/ TUESDAY TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW WILL BEGIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW AND WINDS WILL TAPER OFF WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH TUESDAY NIGHT...SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST BY WEDNESDAY MORNING... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. && $$ NDZ012-013-031-280630- /O.NEW.KBIS.WW.Y.0007.120228T2100Z-120301T0000Z/ MCHENRY-PIERCE-GOLDEN VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOWNER...RUGBY...BEACH 427 PM CST MON FEB 27 2012 /327 PM MST MON FEB 27 2012/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM CST /2 PM MST/ TUESDAY TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM CST /2 PM MST/ TUESDAY TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY. * SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH TUESDAY NIGHT...SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST BY WEDNESDAY MORNING... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. && $$ TWH
11 follow-up statements
742 WWUS43 KBIS 280355 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 955 PM CST MON FEB 27 2012 ...WINTER STORM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SNOWFALL TOTALS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM AROUND 10 INCHES NEAR ASHLEY AND OAKES... TO AROUND 6 INCHES FROM HETTINGER...THROUGH BISMARCK...TO CARRINGTON...AND UP TO 3 INCHES FROM BOWMAN AND BEACH TO RUGBY. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 35 MPH ACROSS THE FAR SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COUNTIES...INCLUDING JAMESTOWN... LINTON..ASHLEY AND ELLENDALE. THIS WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TRAVEL ACROSS SOUTHERN OR CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA ON TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY...CHECK THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BIS...AND DIAL 511 OR VISIT THE NORTH DAKOTA DOT WEBSITE FOR CURRENT ROAD CONDITIONS. NDZ037-045>048-050-051-281200- /O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0001.120228T2100Z-120301T0000Z/ STUTSMAN-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...FORT YATES...LINTON... NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 955 PM CST MON FEB 27 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TUESDAY TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... * SNOW WILL BEGIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON...WITH HEAVY SNOW AT TIMES TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW AND WINDS WILL TAPER OFF WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH TUESDAY NIGHT...SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS WILL CREATE NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. 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. && $$ NDZ020-022-023-025-034>036-041-042-044-281200- /O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0003.120228T2100Z-120301T0000Z/ OLIVER-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-HETTINGER- GRANT-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTER...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY... CARRINGTON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...MOTT...ELGIN... HETTINGER 955 PM CST MON FEB 27 2012 /855 PM MST MON FEB 27 2012/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM CST /2 PM MST/ TUESDAY TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY... * SNOW WILL BEGIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON...WITH HEAVY SNOW AT TIMES TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW AND WINDS WILL TAPER OFF WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH TUESDAY NIGHT...SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST BY WEDNESDAY MORNING... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. DO NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THESE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. && $$ NDZ012-013-018-019-021-031>033-040-043-281200- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0007.120228T2100Z-120301T0000Z/ MCHENRY-PIERCE-DUNN-MERCER-MCLEAN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK- SLOPE-BOWMAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOWNER...RUGBY...KILLDEER...BEULAH... HAZEN...GARRISON...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...BOWMAN 955 PM CST MON FEB 27 2012 /855 PM MST MON FEB 27 2012/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM CST /2 PM MST/ TUESDAY TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY... * SNOW WILL BEGIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW AND WINDS WILL TAPER OFF WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH TUESDAY NIGHT...SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST BY WEDNESDAY MORNING... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. && $$ TWH/RK
536 WWUS43 KBIS 281106 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 506 AM CST TUE FEB 28 2012 ...WINTER STORM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .A POWERFUL WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN...CENTRAL...AND EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SNOWFALL TOTALS BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 6 TO AROUND 10 INCHES ALONG A LINE FROM HETTINGER...THROUGH BISMARCK...TO CARRINGTON AND ALL LOCATIONS TO THE SOUTHEAST. ISOLATED SNOW AMOUNTS UP TO ONE FOOT ARE POSSIBLE. LESSER AMOUNTS...UP TO 5 INCHES...ARE EXPECTED FROM BOWMAN AND DICKINSON...TO GARRISON AND RUGBY. LITTLE IF ANY SNOW WILL FALL OVER FAR NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...NORTHEAST WINDS GUSTING IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE FAR SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COUNTIES...INCLUDING JAMESTOWN...LINTON...ASHLEY AND ELLENDALE. COMBINED WITH HEAVY SNOW...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY TONIGHT. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE OVER SOUTH CENTRAL AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE STATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. CONSIDER DELAYING TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT AND INFORM OTHERS OF YOUR TRAVEL PLANS. CHECK THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BIS...AND DIAL 5 1 1 OR VISIT THE NORTH DAKOTA DOT WEBSITE FOR CURRENT ROAD CONDITIONS. NDZ037-045>048-050-051-281915- /O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0001.120228T2100Z-120301T0000Z/ STUTSMAN-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...FORT YATES...LINTON... NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 506 AM CST TUE FEB 28 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... * SNOW WILL BEGIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON...WITH HEAVY SNOW AT TIMES TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW AND WINDS WILL TAPER OFF WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH TUESDAY NIGHT...SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. WIND GUSTS GREATER THAN 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL CREATE NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. 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. && $$ NDZ020-022-023-025-034>036-041-042-044-281915- /O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0003.120228T2100Z-120301T0000Z/ OLIVER-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-HETTINGER- GRANT-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTER...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY... CARRINGTON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...MOTT...ELGIN... HETTINGER 506 AM CST TUE FEB 28 2012 /406 AM MST TUE FEB 28 2012/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM CST /2 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY... * SNOW WILL BEGIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON...WITH HEAVY SNOW AT TIMES TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW AND WINDS WILL TAPER OFF WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH TUESDAY NIGHT...SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP EXTRA CLOTHING AND BLANKETS...FOOD...WATER AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR VEHICLE. DO NOT USE YOUR CRUISE CONTROL ON SNOW COVERED OR ICY ROADS. && $$ NDZ012-013-018-019-021-031>033-040-043-281915- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0007.120228T2100Z-120301T0000Z/ MCHENRY-PIERCE-DUNN-MERCER-MCLEAN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK- SLOPE-BOWMAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOWNER...RUGBY...KILLDEER...BEULAH... HAZEN...GARRISON...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...BOWMAN 506 AM CST TUE FEB 28 2012 /406 AM MST TUE FEB 28 2012/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM CST /2 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY... * SNOW WILL BEGIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW AND WINDS WILL TAPER OFF WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH TUESDAY NIGHT...SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. && $$ HEINERT/ABELING
875 WWUS43 KBIS 281628 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1028 AM CST TUE FEB 28 2012 ...WINTER STORM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .A POWERFUL WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN...CENTRAL...AND EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SNOWFALL TOTALS BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 6 TO AROUND 10 INCHES ALONG A LINE FROM HETTINGER...THROUGH BISMARCK...TO CARRINGTON AND ALL LOCATIONS TO THE SOUTHEAST. ISOLATED SNOW AMOUNTS UP TO ONE FOOT ARE POSSIBLE. LESSER AMOUNTS...UP TO 5 INCHES...ARE EXPECTED FROM BOWMAN AND DICKINSON...TO GARRISON AND RUGBY. LITTLE IF ANY SNOW WILL FALL OVER FAR NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...NORTHEAST WINDS GUSTING IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE FAR SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COUNTIES...INCLUDING JAMESTOWN...LINTON...ASHLEY AND ELLENDALE. COMBINED WITH HEAVY SNOW...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY TONIGHT. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE OVER SOUTH CENTRAL AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE STATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. CONSIDER DELAYING TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT AND INFORM OTHERS OF YOUR TRAVEL PLANS. CHECK THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BIS...AND DIAL 5 1 1 OR VISIT THE NORTH DAKOTA DOT WEBSITE FOR CURRENT ROAD CONDITIONS. NDZ037-045>048-050-051-290030- /O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0001.120228T2100Z-120301T0000Z/ STUTSMAN-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...FORT YATES...LINTON... NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 1028 AM CST TUE FEB 28 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... * SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON...WITH HEAVY SNOW AT TIMES TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW AND WINDS WILL TAPER OFF WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH TUESDAY NIGHT...SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. WIND GUSTS GREATER THAN 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL CREATE NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. 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. && $$ NDZ020-022-023-025-034>036-041-042-044-290030- /O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0003.120228T2100Z-120301T0000Z/ OLIVER-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-HETTINGER- GRANT-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTER...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY... CARRINGTON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...MOTT...ELGIN... HETTINGER 1028 AM CST TUE FEB 28 2012 /928 AM MST TUE FEB 28 2012/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM CST /2 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY... * SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON...WITH HEAVY SNOW AT TIMES TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW AND WINDS WILL TAPER OFF WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH TUESDAY NIGHT...SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP EXTRA CLOTHING AND BLANKETS...FOOD...WATER AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR VEHICLE. DO NOT USE YOUR CRUISE CONTROL ON SNOW COVERED OR ICY ROADS. && $$ NDZ012-013-018-019-021-031>033-040-043-290030- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0007.120228T2100Z-120301T0000Z/ MCHENRY-PIERCE-DUNN-MERCER-MCLEAN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK- SLOPE-BOWMAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOWNER...RUGBY...KILLDEER...BEULAH... HAZEN...GARRISON...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...BOWMAN 1028 AM CST TUE FEB 28 2012 /928 AM MST TUE FEB 28 2012/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM CST /2 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY... * SNOW WILL BEGIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW AND WINDS WILL TAPER OFF WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH TUESDAY NIGHT...SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. && $$ TWH
288 WWUS43 KBIS 282222 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 422 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2012 ...WINTER STORM TO IMPACT SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .A POWERFUL WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN...CENTRAL...AND EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SNOWFALL TOTALS BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 10 INCHES ALONG A LINE FROM HETTINGER...THROUGH BISMARCK...TO CARRINGTON AND ALL LOCATIONS TO THE SOUTHEAST. FROM FORT YATES THROUGH JAMESTOWN AND OAKES...WINDS WILL BE STRONGER...UP TO 40 MPH...PRODUCING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY. SOME LOCATIONS IN THIS AREA COULD RECEIVE ONE FOOT OF SNOW. LESSER AMOUNTS OF SNOW WILL FALL FROM BOWMAN THROUGH DICKINSON... GARRISON AND RUGBY...WHERE 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED AND A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT. VERY LITTLE IF ANY SNOW IS FORECAST FOR WATFORD CITY AND WILLISTON...THROUGH MINOT TO BOTTINEAU. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE OVER SOUTH CENTRAL AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE STATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. DELAY TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE. IF YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL...CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT AND INFORM OTHERS OF YOUR TRAVEL PLANS. CHECK THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BIS...AND DIAL 5 1 1 OR VISIT THE NORTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WEBSITE FOR CURRENT ROAD CONDITIONS. NDZ037-045>048-050-051-290630- /O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120301T0000Z/ STUTSMAN-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...FORT YATES...LINTON... NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 422 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... * SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON...WITH HEAVY SNOW AT TIMES TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW AND WINDS WILL TAPER OFF WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH TUESDAY NIGHT...SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. WIND GUSTS GREATER THAN 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL CREATE NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE NORTH DAKOTA HIGHWAY PATROL ADVISES THAT IF YOU TRAVEL...YOU RISK BEING STRANDED IN YOUR VEHICLE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. KNOWINGLY DRIVING ON CLOSED ROADS IS NOT ONLY AGAINST THE LAW...BUT IF YOU BECOME STRANDED RESCUERS MAY NOT BE ABLE TO REACH YOU. DIAL 511 OR VISIT THE NORTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WEB SITE FOR CURRENT ROAD CONDITIONS. && $$ NDZ020-022-023-025-034>036-041-042-044-290630- /O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120301T0000Z/ OLIVER-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-HETTINGER- GRANT-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTER...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY... CARRINGTON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...MOTT...ELGIN... HETTINGER 422 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2012 /322 PM MST TUE FEB 28 2012/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY... * SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON...WITH HEAVY SNOW AT TIMES TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW AND WINDS WILL TAPER OFF WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH TUESDAY NIGHT...SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE NORTH DAKOTA HIGHWAY PATROL ADVISES MOTORISTS TO SLOW DOWN WHEN VISIBILITY OR ROAD CONDITIONS DETERIORATE. NEVER ATTEMPT TO OVERTAKE ANOTHER VEHICLE UNLESS YOU KNOW YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. DIAL 511 OR VISIT THE NORTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WEB SITE FOR CURRENT ROAD CONDITIONS. && $$ NDZ012-013-018-019-021-031>033-040-043-290630- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120301T0000Z/ MCHENRY-PIERCE-DUNN-MERCER-MCLEAN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK- SLOPE-BOWMAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOWNER...RUGBY...KILLDEER...BEULAH... HAZEN...GARRISON...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...BOWMAN 422 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2012 /322 PM MST TUE FEB 28 2012/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY... * SNOW WILL BEGIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW AND WINDS WILL TAPER OFF WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH TUESDAY NIGHT...SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE NORTH DAKOTA HIGHWAY PATROL ADVISES MOTORISTS TO REDUCE SPEEDS AND INCREASE FOLLOWING DISTANCES...AS BRAKING ABILITIES WILL BE REDUCED. ALLOW ADDITIONAL TRAVEL TIME...AND DO NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THESE HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. && $$ TWH/JPM
876 WWUS43 KBIS 290107 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 707 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2012 ...WINTER STORM TO IMPACT SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .A POWERFUL WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN...CENTRAL...AND EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SNOWFALL TOTALS BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 10 INCHES ALONG A LINE FROM HETTINGER...THROUGH BISMARCK...TO CARRINGTON AND ALL LOCATIONS TO THE SOUTHEAST. FROM FORT YATES THROUGH JAMESTOWN AND OAKES...WINDS WILL BE STRONGER...UP TO 40 MPH...PRODUCING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY. SOME LOCATIONS IN THIS AREA COULD RECEIVE ONE FOOT OF SNOW. LESSER AMOUNTS OF SNOW WILL FALL FROM BOWMAN THROUGH DICKINSON... GARRISON AND RUGBY...WHERE 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED AND A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT. VERY LITTLE IF ANY SNOW IS FORECAST FOR WATFORD CITY AND WILLISTON...THROUGH MINOT TO BOTTINEAU. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE OVER SOUTH CENTRAL AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE STATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. DELAY TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE. IF YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL...CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT AND INFORM OTHERS OF YOUR TRAVEL PLANS. CHECK THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BIS...AND DIAL 5 1 1 OR VISIT THE NORTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WEBSITE FOR CURRENT ROAD CONDITIONS. NDZ037-045>048-050-051-290915- /O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120301T0000Z/ STUTSMAN-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...FORT YATES...LINTON... NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 707 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... * SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AND SPREAD INTO CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE STATE BY LATE THIS EVENING...WITH HEAVY SNOW AT TIMES TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW AND WINDS WILL TAPER OFF WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH TUESDAY NIGHT...SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. WIND GUSTS GREATER THAN 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL CREATE NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE NORTH DAKOTA HIGHWAY PATROL ADVISES THAT IF YOU TRAVEL...YOU RISK BEING STRANDED IN YOUR VEHICLE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. KNOWINGLY DRIVING ON CLOSED ROADS IS NOT ONLY AGAINST THE LAW...BUT IF YOU BECOME STRANDED RESCUERS MAY NOT BE ABLE TO REACH YOU. DIAL 511 OR VISIT THE NORTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WEB SITE FOR CURRENT ROAD CONDITIONS. && $$ NDZ020-022-023-025-034>036-041-042-044-290915- /O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120301T0000Z/ OLIVER-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-HETTINGER- GRANT-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTER...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY... CARRINGTON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...MOTT...ELGIN... HETTINGER 707 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2012 /607 PM MST TUE FEB 28 2012/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY... * SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE TUESDAY EVENING...WITH HEAVY SNOW AT TIMES TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW AND WINDS WILL TAPER OFF WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH TUESDAY NIGHT...SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE NORTH DAKOTA HIGHWAY PATROL ADVISES MOTORISTS TO SLOW DOWN WHEN VISIBILITY OR ROAD CONDITIONS DETERIORATE. NEVER ATTEMPT TO OVERTAKE ANOTHER VEHICLE UNLESS YOU KNOW YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. DIAL 511 OR VISIT THE NORTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WEB SITE FOR CURRENT ROAD CONDITIONS. && $$ NDZ012-013-018-019-021-031>033-040-043-290915- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120301T0000Z/ MCHENRY-PIERCE-DUNN-MERCER-MCLEAN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK- SLOPE-BOWMAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOWNER...RUGBY...KILLDEER...BEULAH... HAZEN...GARRISON...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...BOWMAN 707 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2012 /607 PM MST TUE FEB 28 2012/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY... * SNOW WILL BEGIN TUESDAY EVENING...AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW AND WINDS WILL TAPER OFF WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH TUESDAY NIGHT...SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE NORTH DAKOTA HIGHWAY PATROL ADVISES MOTORISTS TO REDUCE SPEEDS AND INCREASE FOLLOWING DISTANCES...AS BRAKING ABILITIES WILL BE REDUCED. ALLOW ADDITIONAL TRAVEL TIME...AND DO NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THESE HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. && $$
340 WWUS43 KBIS 290341 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 941 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2012 ...WINTER STORM TO IMPACT SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .A POWERFUL WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL AND EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SNOWFALL TOTALS BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 10 INCHES ALONG A LINE FROM HETTINGER...THROUGH BISMARCK...TO CARRINGTON AND ALL LOCATIONS TO THE SOUTHEAST. FROM FORT YATES THROUGH JAMESTOWN AND OAKES...WINDS WILL BE STRONGER...UP TO 40 MPH...PRODUCING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY. SOME LOCATIONS IN THIS AREA COULD RECEIVE ONE FOOT OF SNOW. LESSER AMOUNTS OF SNOW WILL FALL FROM HETTINGER THROUGH DICKINSON... GARRISON AND RUGBY...WHERE 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED AND A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT. VERY LITTLE IF ANY SNOW IS FORECAST FOR BEACH...WATFORD CITY AND WILLISTON...THROUGH MINOT TO BOTTINEAU. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE OVER SOUTH CENTRAL AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE STATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. DELAY TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE. IF YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL...CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT AND INFORM OTHERS OF YOUR TRAVEL PLANS. CHECK THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BIS...AND DIAL 5 1 1 OR VISIT THE NORTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WEBSITE FOR CURRENT ROAD CONDITIONS. NDZ018-031-032-040-043-290445- /O.CAN.KBIS.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120301T0000Z/ DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-SLOPE-BOWMAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KILLDEER...BEACH...MEDORA...MARMARTH... BOWMAN 941 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2012 /841 PM MST TUE FEB 28 2012/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL AND STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP EAST OF THE FAR WESTERN COUNTIES OF NORTH DAKOTA. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WHICH WAS IN EFFECT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW AND PERIODS OF BLOWING SNOW REMAIN POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT. $$ NDZ037-045>048-050-051-291145- /O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120301T0000Z/ STUTSMAN-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...FORT YATES...LINTON... NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 941 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... * SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AND SPREAD INTO CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE STATE BY LATE THIS EVENING...WITH HEAVY SNOW AT TIMES TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW AND WINDS WILL TAPER OFF WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH TUESDAY NIGHT...SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. WIND GUSTS GREATER THAN 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL CREATE NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE NORTH DAKOTA HIGHWAY PATROL ADVISES THAT IF YOU TRAVEL...YOU RISK BEING STRANDED IN YOUR VEHICLE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. KNOWINGLY DRIVING ON CLOSED ROADS IS NOT ONLY AGAINST THE LAW...BUT IF YOU BECOME STRANDED RESCUERS MAY NOT BE ABLE TO REACH YOU. DIAL 511 OR VISIT THE NORTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WEB SITE FOR CURRENT ROAD CONDITIONS. && $$ NDZ020-022-023-025-034>036-041-042-044-291145- /O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120301T0000Z/ OLIVER-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-HETTINGER- GRANT-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTER...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY... CARRINGTON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...MOTT...ELGIN... HETTINGER 941 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2012 /841 PM MST TUE FEB 28 2012/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY... * SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE TUESDAY EVENING...WITH HEAVY SNOW AT TIMES TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW AND WINDS WILL TAPER OFF WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH TUESDAY NIGHT...SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE NORTH DAKOTA HIGHWAY PATROL ADVISES MOTORISTS TO SLOW DOWN WHEN VISIBILITY OR ROAD CONDITIONS DETERIORATE. NEVER ATTEMPT TO OVERTAKE ANOTHER VEHICLE UNLESS YOU KNOW YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. DIAL 511 OR VISIT THE NORTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WEB SITE FOR CURRENT ROAD CONDITIONS. && $$ NDZ012-013-019-021-033-291145- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120301T0000Z/ MCHENRY-PIERCE-MERCER-MCLEAN-STARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOWNER...RUGBY...BEULAH...HAZEN... GARRISON...DICKINSON 941 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2012 /841 PM MST TUE FEB 28 2012/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY... * SNOW WILL BEGIN TUESDAY EVENING...AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW AND WINDS WILL TAPER OFF WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH TUESDAY NIGHT...SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE NORTH DAKOTA HIGHWAY PATROL ADVISES MOTORISTS TO REDUCE SPEEDS AND INCREASE FOLLOWING DISTANCES...AS BRAKING ABILITIES WILL BE REDUCED. ALLOW ADDITIONAL TRAVEL TIME...AND DO NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THESE HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. && $$
306 WWUS43 KBIS 290755 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 155 AM CST WED FEB 29 2012 ...WINTER STORM TO IMPACT SOUTHERN AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .A POWERFUL WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT FAR SOUTHWEST...SOUTH CENTRAL...AND SOUTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SNOWFALL TOTALS BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 10 INCHES ALONG A LINE FROM HETTINGER...TO SOUTH OF BISMARCK...AND EAST TO JAMESTOWN...AND SOUTH TO THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER. FROM FORT YATES THROUGH JAMESTOWN AND OAKES...WINDS WILL BE STRONGER...GUSTING UP TO NEAR 40 MPH...PRODUCING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES. SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER COULD RECEIVE ONE FOOT OF SNOW. LESSER AMOUNTS OF SNOW WILL FALL FROM BOWMAN THROUGH DICKINSON... GARRISON AND RUGBY...WHERE LESS THAN 3 INCHES ARE NOW EXPECTED DUE TO THE STORM SHIFTING FARTHER SOUTH. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THESE AREAS HAS BEEN CANCELED. VERY LITTLE IF ANY SNOW IS FORECAST ACROSS NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE OVER FAR SOUTHERN AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. DELAY TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE. IF YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL...CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT AND INFORM OTHERS OF YOUR TRAVEL PLANS. CHECK THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BIS...AND DIAL 5 1 1 OR VISIT THE NORTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WEBSITE FOR CURRENT ROAD CONDITIONS. NDZ012-013-019-021-033-290900- /O.CAN.KBIS.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120301T0000Z/ MCHENRY-PIERCE-MERCER-MCLEAN-STARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOWNER...RUGBY...BEULAH...HAZEN... GARRISON...DICKINSON 155 AM CST WED FEB 29 2012 /1255 AM MST WED FEB 29 2012/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE WINTER STORM HAS SHIFTED FARTHER SOUTH THAN PREVIOUSLY EXPECTED...WITH LESS THAN THREE INCHES OF SNOW NOW FORECAST. $$ NDZ037-045>048-050-051-291600- /O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120301T0000Z/ STUTSMAN-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...FORT YATES...LINTON... NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 155 AM CST WED FEB 29 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE OVER FAR SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA THIS MORNING. SNOW AND WINDS WILL TAPER OFF WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH THIS MORNING...SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST LATER WEDNESDAY MORNING. WIND GUSTS GREATER THAN 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL CREATE NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE NORTH DAKOTA HIGHWAY PATROL ADVISES THAT IF YOU TRAVEL...YOU RISK BEING STRANDED IN YOUR VEHICLE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. KNOWINGLY DRIVING ON CLOSED ROADS IS NOT ONLY AGAINST THE LAW...BUT IF YOU BECOME STRANDED RESCUERS MAY NOT BE ABLE TO REACH YOU. DIAL 511 OR VISIT THE NORTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WEB SITE FOR CURRENT ROAD CONDITIONS. && $$ NDZ020-022-023-025-034>036-041-042-044-291600- /O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120301T0000Z/ OLIVER-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-HETTINGER- GRANT-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTER...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY... CARRINGTON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...MOTT...ELGIN... HETTINGER 155 AM CST WED FEB 29 2012 /1255 AM MST WED FEB 29 2012/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH TUESDAY NIGHT...SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE NORTH DAKOTA HIGHWAY PATROL ADVISES MOTORISTS TO SLOW DOWN WHEN VISIBILITY OR ROAD CONDITIONS DETERIORATE. NEVER ATTEMPT TO OVERTAKE ANOTHER VEHICLE UNLESS YOU KNOW YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. DIAL 511 OR VISIT THE NORTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WEB SITE FOR CURRENT ROAD CONDITIONS. && $$ NH
588 WWUS43 KBIS 291034 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 434 AM CST WED FEB 29 2012 ...WINTER STORM CONTINUES TO IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA THIS MORNING... .SNOWFALL TOTALS BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 10 INCHES ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM HETTINGER TO FLASHER...TO SOUTH OF BISMARCK...AND EAST INTO JAMESTOWN. SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER COULD RECEIVE ONE FOOT OF SNOW. FROM FORT YATES THROUGH LINTON AND WISHEK...AND EAST INTO JAMESTOWN AND OAKES...WINDS GUSTING TO NEAR 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE MUCH LESS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 94...WITH LESS THAN 3 INCHES EXPECTED. ALL OF NORTHWEST AND ALL OF NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA WILL REMAIN DRY. TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE OVER FAR SOUTHERN AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA TODAY. DELAY TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE. IF YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL...CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT AND INFORM OTHERS OF YOUR TRAVEL PLANS. CHECK THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BIS...AND DIAL 5 1 1 OR VISIT THE NORTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WEBSITE FOR CURRENT ROAD CONDITIONS. NDZ023-025-291845- /O.CAN.KBIS.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120301T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.WW.Y.0008.120229T1034Z-120301T0000Z/ WELLS-FOSTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARVEY...CARRINGTON 434 AM CST WED FEB 29 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. THIS REPLACES THE WINTER STORM WARNING PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 3 INCHES ARE NOW EXPECTED. * NORTHERLY WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TODAY...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. * CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE LATER TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. && $$ NDZ020-022-291145- /O.CAN.KBIS.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120301T0000Z/ OLIVER-SHERIDAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTER...MCCLUSKY 434 AM CST WED FEB 29 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE WINTER STORM HAS SHIFTED FARTHER SOUTH THAN PREVIOUSLY EXPECTED...WITH LESS THAN THREE INCHES OF SNOW NOW FORECAST. $$ NDZ037-045>048-050-051-291845- /O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120301T0000Z/ STUTSMAN-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...FORT YATES...LINTON... NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 434 AM CST WED FEB 29 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE OVER FAR SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA THIS MORNING. SNOW AND WINDS WILL TAPER OFF WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH THIS MORNING...SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST LATER TODAY. WIND GUSTS GREATER THAN 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL CREATE NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE NORTH DAKOTA HIGHWAY PATROL ADVISES THAT IF YOU TRAVEL...YOU RISK BEING STRANDED IN YOUR VEHICLE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. KNOWINGLY DRIVING ON CLOSED ROADS IS NOT ONLY AGAINST THE LAW...BUT IF YOU BECOME STRANDED RESCUERS MAY NOT BE ABLE TO REACH YOU. DIAL 511 OR VISIT THE NORTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WEB SITE FOR CURRENT ROAD CONDITIONS. && $$ NDZ034>036-041-042-044-291845- /O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120301T0000Z/ MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-HETTINGER-GRANT-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...MOTT... ELGIN...HETTINGER 434 AM CST WED FEB 29 2012 /334 AM MST WED FEB 29 2012/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS IN OPEN COUNTRY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE NORTH DAKOTA HIGHWAY PATROL ADVISES MOTORISTS TO SLOW DOWN WHEN VISIBILITY OR ROAD CONDITIONS DETERIORATE. NEVER ATTEMPT TO OVERTAKE ANOTHER VEHICLE UNLESS YOU KNOW YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. DIAL 511 OR VISIT THE NORTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WEB SITE FOR CURRENT ROAD CONDITIONS. && $$ HEINERT/TAEGER
711 WWUS43 KBIS 291239 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 639 AM CST WED FEB 29 2012 ...WINTER STORM CONTINUES TO IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA THIS MORNING... .THE STRONG WINDS HAVE NOT DEVELOPED AND THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CHANGED TO A WINTER STORM WARNING OVER SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...WHERE MAINLY HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED WITH LIMITED AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. MEANWHILE...THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR BURLEIGH AND MORTON COUNTIES HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SNOWFALL TOTALS BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 10 INCHES ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM HETTINGER TO FLASHER...TO SOUTH OF BISMARCK...AND EAST INTO JAMESTOWN. SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER COULD RECEIVE ONE FOOT OF SNOW. FROM FORT YATES THROUGH LINTON AND WISHEK...AND EAST TO OAKES AND ELLENDALE. WINDS GUSTING TO NEAR 30 MPH WILL PRODUCE REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE MUCH LESS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 94...WITH LESS THAN 2 INCHES EXPECTED. NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA WILL SEE A LIGHT DUSTING AT MOST. TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE OVER FAR SOUTHERN AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA TODAY. DELAY TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE. IF YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL...CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT AND INFORM OTHERS OF YOUR TRAVEL PLANS. CHECK THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BIS...AND DIAL 5 1 1 OR VISIT THE NORTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WEBSITE FOR CURRENT ROAD CONDITIONS. NDZ037-045>048-050-051-292045- /O.CAN.KBIS.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120301T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KBIS.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120301T0000Z/ STUTSMAN-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...FORT YATES...LINTON... NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 639 AM CST WED FEB 29 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. THIS REPLACES THE BLIZZARD WARNING WHICH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE OVER FAR SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA THIS MORNING. SNOW AND WINDS WILL TAPER OFF WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH THIS MORNING...SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST LATER TODAY. THIS WILL CREATE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE NORTH DAKOTA HIGHWAY PATROL ADVISES THAT IF YOU TRAVEL...YOU RISK BEING STRANDED IN YOUR VEHICLE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. KNOWINGLY DRIVING ON CLOSED ROADS IS NOT ONLY AGAINST THE LAW...BUT IF YOU BECOME STRANDED RESCUERS MAY NOT BE ABLE TO REACH YOU. DIAL 511 OR VISIT THE NORTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WEB SITE FOR CURRENT ROAD CONDITIONS. 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 EXTRA CLOTHING AND BLANKETS...FOOD...WATER AND A FLASHLIGHT IN THE VEHICLE. && $$ NDZ034-035-291345- /O.CAN.KBIS.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120301T0000Z/ MORTON-BURLEIGH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANDAN...BISMARCK 639 AM CST WED FEB 29 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE HEAVY BANDS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN JUST SOUTH OF THE BISMARCK AND MANDAN AREAS TODAY. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW IS STILL POSSIBLE TODAY...HOWEVER THE HEAVIER SNOW IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN SOUTH OF THE AREA. && $$ NDZ036-041-042-044-292045- /O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120301T0000Z/ KIDDER-HETTINGER-GRANT-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STEELE...MOTT...ELGIN...HETTINGER 639 AM CST WED FEB 29 2012 /539 AM MST WED FEB 29 2012/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS IN OPEN COUNTRY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE NORTH DAKOTA HIGHWAY PATROL ADVISES MOTORISTS TO SLOW DOWN WHEN VISIBILITY OR ROAD CONDITIONS DETERIORATE. NEVER ATTEMPT TO OVERTAKE ANOTHER VEHICLE UNLESS YOU KNOW YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. DIAL 511 OR VISIT THE NORTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WEB SITE FOR CURRENT ROAD CONDITIONS. && $$ NDZ023-025-292045- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120301T0000Z/ WELLS-FOSTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARVEY...CARRINGTON 639 AM CST WED FEB 29 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 3 INCHES ARE NOW EXPECTED. * NORTHERLY WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TODAY...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. * CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE LATER TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. && $$ WAA
584 WWUS43 KBIS 291606 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1006 AM CST WED FEB 29 2012 ...WINTER STORM CONTINUES TO IMPACT FAR SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA... .SNOW CONTINUES ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM JAMESTOWN SOUTHWEST THROUGH NAPOLEON AND HAZELTON...TO FORT YATES AND SELFRIDGE. ROADS IN THE AREA ARE SNOW COVERED AND TRAVEL IS HAZARDOUS WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW ACROSS A MOST OF THE WARNING AREA. WINDS GUSTING TO NEAR 30 MPH WILL PRODUCE REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF IN THE WARNED AREA THROUGH THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. CHECK THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BIS...AND DIAL 5 1 1 OR VISIT THE NORTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WEBSITE FOR CURRENT ROAD CONDITIONS. NDZ041-042-044-291715- /O.CAN.KBIS.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120301T0000Z/ HETTINGER-GRANT-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOTT...ELGIN...HETTINGER 906 AM MST WED FEB 29 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SNOW HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. $$ NDZ023-025-291715- /O.CAN.KBIS.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120301T0000Z/ WELLS-FOSTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARVEY...CARRINGTON 1006 AM CST WED FEB 29 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW HAS TAPERED OFF IN THE ADVISORY AREA. LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. $$ NDZ036-037-045>048-050-051-010000- /O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120301T0000Z/ KIDDER-STUTSMAN-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...FORT YATES... LINTON...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 1006 AM CST WED FEB 29 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER FAR SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA THIS MORNING...AND TAPER OFF THIS AFTERNOON. * NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH THIS MORNING...SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST LATER TODAY. THIS WILL CREATE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE NORTH DAKOTA HIGHWAY PATROL ADVISES THAT IF YOU TRAVEL...YOU RISK BEING STRANDED IN YOUR VEHICLE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. KNOWINGLY DRIVING ON CLOSED ROADS IS NOT ONLY AGAINST THE LAW...BUT IF YOU BECOME STRANDED RESCUERS MAY NOT BE ABLE TO REACH YOU. DIAL 511 OR VISIT THE NORTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WEB SITE FOR CURRENT ROAD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW HAVE FALLEN AND TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS IN THE WARNED AREA. CHECK THE NORTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WEBSITE OR DIAL 5 1 1 FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS. && $$ TWH
607 WWUS43 KBIS 292002 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 202 PM CST WED FEB 29 2012 ...WINTER STORM ENDING SOUTH CENTRAL... .THE WINTER STORM THAT BRUSHED FAR SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA...CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST INTO THE GREAT LAKES REGION. SNOWFALL CONTINUES TO RAPIDLY DIMINISH ACROSS THE AREA AND LITTLE IF ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. THEREFORE THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. NDZ036-037-045>048-050-051-292115- /O.CAN.KBIS.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120301T0000Z/ KIDDER-STUTSMAN-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...FORT YATES... LINTON...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 202 PM CST WED FEB 29 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE WINTER STORM THAT BRUSHED FAR SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA...CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST INTO THE GREAT LAKES REGION. THEREFORE THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ TWH
The office that day
Everything else NWS Bismarck, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 27, 3:27 PM MST | Blizzard Warning | BIS | Dickey, Emmons, LaMoure, Logan, McIntosh, Stutsman | 38 hr |
| Feb 27, 3:27 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | BIS | Billings, Bowman, Dunn, Golden Valley, McHenry, Mercer and 3 more | 33 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.