Alert archive / Minnesota / Winter Storm Warnings in 2012
Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this winter storm warning at Oct 3, 2012, 3:30 PM CDT for 11 counties in Minnesota; 7 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Oct 4, 2012, 1:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 20 hr. 10 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
- Oct 3, 2012, 3:30 PM CDT (20:30 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 4, 2012, 1:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Oct 4, 2012, 8:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 20 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
Counties Beltrami County, MN, Clearwater County, MN, Kittson County, MN, Lake of the Woods County, MN, Mahnomen County, MN, Marshall County, MN, Norman County, MN, Pennington County, MN, Polk County, MN, Red Lake County, MN, Roseau County, MN, Cavalier County, ND, Grand Forks County, ND, Nelson County, ND, Pembina County, ND, Steele County, ND, Traill County, ND, Walsh County, ND
The radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 6:18 AM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 3 | Lankin, ND | ESTIMATES ABOUT 2.5 TO 3.0 INCHES OF SNOW SO FAR THIS MORNING |
| Oct 4, 6:47 AM CDT | SNOW 1.7 | 6 E Lankin, ND | SNOWFALL THROUGH EARLY MORNING. |
| Oct 4, 6:51 AM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 2.2 | Argyle, MN | SNOWFALL TOTAL SO FAR THIS MORNING |
| Oct 4, 7:00 AM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 3 | Grand Forks, ND | |
| Oct 4, 7:21 AM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 4 | Greenbush, MN | SNOWFALL THROUGH EARLY MORNING. |
| Oct 4, 7:45 AM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 3.5 | Grand Forks, ND | ONE TREE SNAPPED AND SEVERAL LARGE BRANCHES DOWN. |
| Oct 4, 8:00 AM CDT | SNOW 3.3 | Michigan, ND | SNOWFALL THROUGH EARLY MORNING. |
| Oct 4, 8:26 AM CDT | SNOW 3 | 2 Se Mayville, ND | SNOWFALL THROUGH EARLY MORNING. |
| Oct 4, 10:27 AM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 5 | Karlstad, MN | RELAYED VIA BROADCAST MEDIA. |
| Oct 4, 2:17 PM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 3.5 | Grand Forks, ND | STORM TOTAL THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
International Fa, MN (KINL), launched 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 252 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
- 1593 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 62 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 83 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
433 WWUS43 KFGF 032030 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 330 PM CDT WED OCT 3 2012 ...EARLY WINTER STORM ACROSS THE NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY INTO NORTHWEST MINNESOTA THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP AND MOVE INTO CENTRAL MINNESOTA. AS THIS SYSTEM DEVELOPS...RAIN WILL SPREAD OVER THE REGION TODAY AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY MORNING. THE RAIN IS EXPECTED TO MIX WITH AND THEN CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW BY THURSDAY. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY INTO NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR 6 TO 10 INCHES IN THE NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY AND 10 TO 12 INCHES ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. NORTH WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN ON THURSDAY...POSSIBLY LEADING TO AREAS OF NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. MNZ005-006-008-009-013>017-022-023-051500- /O.UPG.KFGF.WS.A.0003.121004T1200Z-121005T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.WS.W.0003.121004T0600Z-121005T1500Z/ ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON- RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN- SOUTH CLEARWATER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN... RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON... BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA 330 PM CDT WED OCT 3 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM THURSDAY TO 10 AM CDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM THURSDAY TO 10 AM CDT FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO SNOW ON THURSDAY MORNING...AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY MORNING. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE ON THURSDAY AND BECOME 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS...CONTINUING INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * VISIBILITIES...MAY BE NEAR ZERO WITHIN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. * WIND CHILL VALUES...IN THE MID TO UPPER TEENS. * OTHER IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW ON TREE BRANCHES AND POWER LINES MAY CAUSE THEM TO BREAK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ001-002-004-007-NDZ008-016-027-030-050600- /O.UPG.KFGF.WS.A.0003.121004T0600Z-121005T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.WS.W.0003.121004T0600Z-121005T0600Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH- GRAND FORKS-TRAILL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...HALLOCK...WARREN...CAVALIER...GRAFTON...GRAND FORKS... MAYVILLE 330 PM CDT WED OCT 3 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM THURSDAY TO 1 AM CDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM THURSDAY TO 1 AM CDT FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO SNOW LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE ON THURSDAY AND BECOME 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * VISIBILITIES...MAY BE NEAR ZERO ON THURSDAY WITHIN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. * WIND CHILL VALUES...IN THE MID TO UPPER TEENS. * OTHER IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW ON TREE BRANCHES AND POWER LINES MAY CAUSE THEM TO BREAK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NDZ007-026-029-054-050600- /O.NEW.KFGF.WS.W.0003.121004T0600Z-121005T0600Z/ CAVALIER-NELSON-STEELE-WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANGDON...LAKOTA...FINLEY...ADAMS 330 PM CDT WED OCT 3 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM THURSDAY TO 1 AM CDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM THURSDAY TO 1 AM CDT FRIDAY. * TIMING...RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO SNOW LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE ON THURSDAY AND BECOME 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * VISIBILITIES...MAY BE NEAR ZERO ON THURSDAY WITHIN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. * WIND CHILL VALUES...IN THE MID TO UPPER TEENS. * OTHER IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW ON TREE BRANCHES AND POWER LINES MAY CAUSE THEM TO BREAK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ003-024-027-028-NDZ006-014-015-024-028-038-039-050200- /O.NEW.KFGF.WW.Y.0012.121004T0600Z-121005T0200Z/ CLAY-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-TOWNER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY- GRIGGS-BARNES-CASS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOORHEAD...PARK RAPIDS... DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...CANDO...MADDOCK...LEEDS... DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD...COOPERSTOWN...VALLEY CITY...FARGO 330 PM CDT WED OCT 3 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 PM CDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 PM CDT THURSDAY. * TIMING...RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO SNOW LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE ON THURSDAY AND BECOME 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * VISIBILITIES...MAY BE DOWN TO AROUND ONE HALF MILE ON THURSDAY WITHIN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE. * WIND CHILL VALUES...FROM THE MID TO UPPER TEENS. * OTHER IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO AROUND ONE HALF MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ HOPKINS
5 follow-up statements
985 WWUS43 KFGF 040057 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 757 PM CDT WED OCT 3 2012 ...EARLY WINTER STORM ACROSS THE NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY INTO NORTHWEST MINNESOTA THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP AND MOVE INTO CENTRAL MINNESOTA THURSDAY. AS THIS SYSTEM DEVELOPS...RAIN WILL SPREAD OVER THE REGION TONIGHT. THE RAIN IS EXPECTED TO MIX WITH AND THEN CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW BY THURSDAY MORNING FROM WEST TO EAST. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES ON THURSDAY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY INTO NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY...AND 10 TO 12 INCHES ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. NORTH WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN BY THURSDAY...LEADING TO AREAS OF NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW IN THE NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY. MNZ005-006-008-009-013>017-022-023-051500- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0003.121004T0600Z-121005T1500Z/ ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON- RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN- SOUTH CLEARWATER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN... RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON... BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA 757 PM CDT WED OCT 3 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM THURSDAY TO 10 AM CDT FRIDAY... * TIMING...RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO SNOW THURSDAY MORNING...AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY MORNING. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE ON THURSDAY AND BECOME 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS...CONTINUING INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * VISIBILITIES...MAY BE NEAR ZERO WITHIN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...BUT LARGE VARIATIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN SHORT DISTANCES FROM MELTING SNOW. * WIND CHILL VALUES...IN THE MID TO UPPER TEENS. * OTHER IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW ON TREE BRANCHES MAY CAUSE THEM TO BREAK SINCE LEAVES ARE STILL ON MANY TREES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ001-002-004-007-NDZ007-008-016-026-027-029-030-054-050600- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0003.121004T0600Z-121005T0600Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-CAVALIER-PEMBINA- EASTERN WALSH-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-STEELE-TRAILL-WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...HALLOCK...WARREN...LANGDON...CAVALIER...GRAFTON... LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...ADAMS 757 PM CDT WED OCT 3 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM THURSDAY TO 1 AM CDT FRIDAY... * TIMING...RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO SNOW LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE ON THURSDAY FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...MAY BE NEAR ZERO ON THURSDAY WITHIN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WHEN HEAVY SNOW COMBINES WITH THE STRONG WINDS IN OPEN COUNTRY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...BUT LARGE VARIATIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN SHORT DISTANCES FROM MELTING SNOW. * WIND CHILL VALUES...IN THE MID TO UPPER TEENS. * OTHER IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW ON TREE BRANCHES MAY CAUSE THEM TO BREAK SINCE LEAVES ARE STILL ON MANY TREES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ003-024-027-028-NDZ006-014-015-024-028-038-039-050200- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0012.121004T0600Z-121005T0200Z/ CLAY-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-TOWNER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY- GRIGGS-BARNES-CASS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOORHEAD...PARK RAPIDS... DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...CANDO...MADDOCK...LEEDS... DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD...COOPERSTOWN...VALLEY CITY...FARGO 757 PM CDT WED OCT 3 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 PM CDT THURSDAY... * TIMING...RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO SNOW BY MIDNIGHT NEAR TOWNER COUNTY...AND LATE TONIGHT FURTHER SOUTH AND EAST AROUND FARGO... AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE ON THURSDAY AND BECOME 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...MAY BE DOWN TO AROUND ONE HALF MILE ON THURSDAY WITHIN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE WHERE HEAVIER SNOW BANDS DEVELOP. * WIND CHILL VALUES...FROM THE MID TO UPPER TEENS. * OTHER IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO AROUND ONE HALF MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ DK
489 WWUS43 KFGF 040950 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 450 AM CDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...EARLY WINTER STORM ACROSS THE NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY INTO NORTHWEST MINNESOTA... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL SLOWLY MOVE FROM CENTRAL MINNESOTA INTO NORTHERN MINNESOTA TODAY. RAIN WILL MIX WITH AND CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW FROM WEST TO EAST...WITH MOST AREAS ALL SNOW TODAY. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY INTO NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THIS AREA. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED NEAR THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER WHERE SOME AREAS COULD RECEIVE OVER A FOOT. NORTH WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG...LEADING TO AREAS OF NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITHIN THE NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY. MNZ005-006-008-009-013>017-022-023-051500- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-121005T1500Z/ ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON- RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN- SOUTH CLEARWATER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN... RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON... BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA 450 AM CDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT FRIDAY... * TIMING...RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO SNOW THIS MORNING...AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY MORNING. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS...CONTINUING INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * VISIBILITIES...MAY BE NEAR ZERO WITHIN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL LIKELY FALL NEAR THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER WHERE SOME AREAS COULD RECEIVE OVER A FOOT. LARGE VARIATIONS IN SNOWFALL ARE POSSIBLE IN SHORT DISTANCES DUE TO MELTING SNOW. * OTHER IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW ON TREE BRANCHES MAY CAUSE THEM TO BREAK SINCE LEAVES ARE STILL ON MANY TREES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ001-002-004-007-NDZ007-008-016-026-027-029-030-054-050600- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-121005T0600Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-CAVALIER-PEMBINA- EASTERN WALSH-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-STEELE-TRAILL-WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...HALLOCK...WARREN...LANGDON...CAVALIER...GRAFTON... LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...ADAMS 450 AM CDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT FRIDAY... * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY...AND MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...MAY BE NEAR ZERO WITHIN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WHEN HEAVY SNOW COMBINES WITH THE STRONG WINDS IN OPEN COUNTRY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH LARGE VARIATIONS POSSIBLE IN SHORT DISTANCES DUE TO MELTING SNOW. * OTHER IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW ON TREE BRANCHES MAY CAUSE THEM TO BREAK SINCE LEAVES ARE STILL ON MANY TREES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ003-024-027-028-NDZ006-014-015-024-028-038-039-050200- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-121005T0200Z/ CLAY-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-TOWNER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY- GRIGGS-BARNES-CASS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOORHEAD...PARK RAPIDS... DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...CANDO...MADDOCK...LEEDS... DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD...COOPERSTOWN...VALLEY CITY...FARGO 450 AM CDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...ON AND OFF SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...MAY BE DOWN TO AROUND ONE HALF MILE WITHIN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE WHERE HEAVIER SNOW BANDS DEVELOP. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
230 WWUS43 KFGF 041607 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 1107 AM CDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...EARLY WINTER STORM ACROSS THE NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY INTO NORTHWEST MINNESOTA... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY MOVE FROM CENTRAL MINNESOTA INTO NORTHERN MINNESOTA TODAY. THE HIGHEST IMPACT WILL BE IN THE THIEF RIVER FALLS TO ROSEAU AREAS AS TREE LIMBS CONTINUE TO FALL UNDER THE WEIGHT OF THE WET SNOW ON THE LEAFY BRANCHES AND CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM 6 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THIS AREA. MNZ023-050000- /O.CAN.KFGF.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-121005T1500Z/ /O.EXB.KFGF.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-121005T0000Z/ SOUTH CLEARWATER- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LAKE ITASCA 1107 AM CDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...ON AND OFF SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...MAY BE DOWN TO AROUND ONE HALF MILE WITHIN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ NDZ008-016-027-030-050000- /O.CAN.KFGF.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-121005T0600Z/ /O.EXB.KFGF.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-121005T0000Z/ PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH-GRAND FORKS-TRAILL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAVALIER...GRAFTON...GRAND FORKS... MAYVILLE 1107 AM CDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...ON AND OFF SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...MAY BE DOWN TO AROUND ONE HALF MILE WITHIN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ MNZ006-009-016-017-050600- /O.CAN.KFGF.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-121005T1500Z/ /O.EXB.KFGF.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-121005T0600Z/ LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI 1107 AM CDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...ON AND OFF SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...MAY BE DOWN TO AROUND ONE HALF MILE WITHIN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE WHERE HEAVIER SNOW BANDS DEVELOP. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ NDZ007-026-029-054-041715- /O.CAN.KFGF.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-121005T0600Z/ CAVALIER-NELSON-STEELE-WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANGDON...LAKOTA...FINLEY...ADAMS 1107 AM CDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SNOW FALL HAS ENDED AS THE SYSTEM HAS MOVED TO THE EAST. $$ NDZ006-014-015-024-028-038-041715- /O.CAN.KFGF.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-121005T0200Z/ TOWNER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-GRIGGS-BARNES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE... NEW ROCKFORD...COOPERSTOWN...VALLEY CITY 1107 AM CDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE SNOW HAS ENDED AS THE SYSTEM HAS MOVED EAST WITH WINDY AND COLD CONDITIONS IN ITS WAKE. $$ MNZ005-008-013>015-022-050600- /O.EXT.KFGF.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-121005T0600Z/ ROSEAU-EAST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-MAHNOMEN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...NEWFOLDEN... THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...MAHNOMEN 1107 AM CDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT FRIDAY... * TIMING...RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO SNOW THIS MORNING...AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY MORNING. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS...CONTINUING INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * VISIBILITIES...MAY BE DOWN TO ONE QUARTER MILE WITHIN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 8 INCHES. LARGE VARIATIONS IN SNOWFALL ARE POSSIBLE IN SHORT DISTANCES DUE TO MELTING SNOW. * OTHER IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW ON TREE BRANCHES MAY CAUSE THEM TO BREAK SINCE LEAVES ARE STILL ON MANY TREES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ001-002-004-007-050600- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-121005T0600Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...HALLOCK...WARREN 1107 AM CDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT FRIDAY... * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY...AND MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...MAY BE DOWN TO ONE QUARTER MILE WITHIN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH LARGE VARIATIONS POSSIBLE IN SHORT DISTANCES DUE TO MELTING SNOW. * OTHER IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW ON TREE BRANCHES MAY CAUSE THEM TO BREAK SINCE LEAVES ARE STILL ON MANY TREES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ003-024-027-028-NDZ039-050000- /O.EXT.KFGF.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-121005T0000Z/ CLAY-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-CASS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOORHEAD...PARK RAPIDS... DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...FARGO 1107 AM CDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...ON AND OFF SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...MAY BE DOWN TO AROUND ONE HALF MILE WITHIN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ JK
127 WWUS43 KFGF 042020 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 320 PM CDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...EARLY WINTER STORM CONTINUES ACROSS NORTHWEST MINNESOTA... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY MOVE FROM CENTRAL MINNESOTA INTO NORTHERN MINNESOTA TODAY. THE HIGHEST IMPACT WILL BE IN THE THIEF RIVER FALLS TO ROSEAU AREAS AS TREE LIMBS CONTINUE TO FALL UNDER THE WEIGHT OF THE WET SNOW ON THE LEAFY BRANCHES AND CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THIS AREA. MNZ001-015-050600- /O.CAN.KFGF.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-121005T0600Z/ /O.EXA.KFGF.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-121005T0600Z/ WEST POLK-EAST POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...FOSSTON 320 PM CDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...ON AND OFF SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...MAY BE DOWN TO AROUND ONE HALF MILE WITHIN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED...HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE WHERE HEAVIER SNOW BANDS DEVELOP. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ MNZ002-022-042130- /O.CAN.KFGF.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-121005T0600Z/ NORMAN-MAHNOMEN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MAHNOMEN 320 PM CDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. CONDITIONS HAVE IMPROVED AS THE STORM SYSTEM AS EXITED THE AREA. $$ MNZ003-023-024-027-028-NDZ008-016-027-030-039-042130- /O.CAN.KFGF.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-121005T0000Z/ CLAY-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-PEMBINA- EASTERN WALSH-GRAND FORKS-TRAILL-CASS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOORHEAD...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS... DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...CAVALIER...GRAFTON...GRAND FORKS... MAYVILLE...FARGO 320 PM CDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. CONDITIONS HAVE IMPROVED AS THE STORM SYSTEM AS EXITED THE AREA. $$ MNZ004-005-007-008-013-014-050600- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-121005T0600Z/ KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN... THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS 320 PM CDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT FRIDAY... * WINDS...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS...CONTINUING INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * VISIBILITIES...MAY BE DOWN TO ONE QUARTER MILE WITHIN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES. LARGE VARIATIONS IN SNOWFALL ARE POSSIBLE IN SHORT DISTANCES DUE TO MELTING SNOW. * OTHER IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW ON TREE BRANCHES MAY CAUSE THEM TO BREAK SINCE LEAVES ARE STILL ON MANY TREES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ006-009-016-017-050600- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-121005T0600Z/ LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI 320 PM CDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT FRIDAY... * TIMING...ON AND OFF SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...MAY BE DOWN TO AROUND ONE HALF MILE WITHIN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE WHERE HEAVIER SNOW BANDS DEVELOP. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ JK
925 WWUS43 KFGF 050145 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 845 PM CDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...EARLY SEASON WINTER STORM WEAKENING THIS EVENING... .THE STORM THAT PRODUCED HEAVY SNOW AMOUNTS OVER NORTHWEST MINNESOTA CONTINUES TO WEAKEN THIS EVENING. THERE WILL BE SOME LIGHT SNOW IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA OVERNIGHT...BUT EXPECT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR LESS AND IMPROVING CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT. MNZ004-005-007-008-013-014-050245- /O.CAN.KFGF.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-121005T0600Z/ KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN... THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS 845 PM CDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE STORM THAT PRODUCED HEAVY SNOW AMOUNTS OVER NORTHWEST MINNESOTA CONTINUES TO WEAKEN THIS EVENING. THERE WILL BE SOME LIGHT SNOW IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA OVERNIGHT...BUT EXPECT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR LESS AND IMPROVING CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT. THERE WILL STILL BE SOME SLICK SPOTS ON AREA ROADS THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT AS TEMPERATURES HOVER NEAR FREEZING. $$ MNZ001-006-009-015>017-050245- /O.CAN.KFGF.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-121005T0600Z/ WEST POLK-LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-EAST POLK- NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... BAUDETTE...RED LAKE...FOSSTON...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI 845 PM CDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE STORM THAT PRODUCED HEAVY SNOW AMOUNTS OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST MINNESOTA CONTINUES TO WEAKEN THIS EVENING. THERE WILL BE SOME LIGHT SNOW IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA OVERNIGHT...BUT EXPECT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR LESS AND IMPROVING CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT. THERE WILL STILL BE SOME SLICK SPOTS ON AREA ROADS THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT AS TEMPERATURES HOVER NEAR FREEZING. $$ DK
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 4:18 AM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | FGF | Beltrami, Clearwater, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Marshall and 5 more | 11 hr |
| Oct 3, 3:30 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Hubbard, Lake of the Woods and 1 more | 29 hr |
| Oct 3, 3:43 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | FGF | Becker, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard, Mahnomen, Otter Tail and 2 more | 27 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.