Alert archive / North Dakota / Winter Storm Warnings in 2012
Winter Storm Warning 4, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this winter storm warning at Nov 9, 2012, 4:16 AM CST for 8 counties in North Dakota; Kittson County, Minnesota. It took effect at Nov 10, 2012, 12:00 AM CST. It was in force for 30 hr. 6 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
- Nov 9, 2012, 4:16 AM CST (10:16 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 10, 2012, 12:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Nov 11, 2012, 6:00 AM CST
- In force
- 30 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
Counties Kittson County, MN, Benson County, ND, Cavalier County, ND, Eddy County, ND, Nelson County, ND, Pembina County, ND, Ramsey County, ND, Towner County, ND, Walsh County, ND
The radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 120 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 10, 9:33 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.27 | 5 Ne Sarles, ND | ROADS ARE ICE-COVERED. ICE PELLETS CURRENTLY FALLING. |
| Nov 10, 12:50 PM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.25 | Devils Lake, ND | ESTIMATED ONE QUARTER INCH OF ICE ON TREES. |
| Nov 10, 2:30 PM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.25 | 8 Wnw Cavalier, ND | ESTIMATED ONE QUARTER INCH OF ICING. |
| Nov 10, 3:25 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | Knox, ND | STORM TOTAL SO FAR. STILL SNOWING. |
| Nov 11, 6:00 AM CST | SNOW 3 | Pembina, ND | |
| Nov 11, 6:00 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 12 Nw Cavalier, ND | SENT VIA FACEBOOK. |
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 00:00Z, 10.3 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
- 705 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 60 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 10 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 206 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
852 WWUS43 KFGF 091016 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 416 AM CST FRI NOV 9 2012 ...WINTER STORM MAY IMPACT MUCH OF NORTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND PARTS OF NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE CENTRAL ROCKIES ON FRIDAY...AND MOVE INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN TO NORTHEAST MINNESOTA SUNDAY MORNING. LIGHT SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN FRIDAY EVENING. THE PRECIPITATION WILL BECOME HEAVIER AND SPREAD INTO NORTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND FAR NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA OVERNIGHT FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM DEVILS LAKE TO GRAFTON TO HALLOCK. IN ADDITION... CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A MIX OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN... SLEET AND SNOW ROUGHLY FROM BAUDETTE TO GRAND FORKS TO VALLEY CITY LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. UNCERTAINTY REMAINS REGARDING THE EXACT TRACK OF THIS SYSTEM...STAY TUNED FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. MNZ004-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026-054-111200- /O.UPG.KFGF.WS.A.0004.121110T0000Z-121111T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.WS.W.0004.121110T0600Z-121111T1200Z/ KITTSON-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY- NELSON-WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER... MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA... ADAMS 416 AM CST FRI NOV 9 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LIGHT SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO THE DEVILS LAKE REGION FRIDAY EVENING WITH THE SNOW BECOMING HEAVIER AND SPREADING EAST ALONG THE CANADIAN BORDER THROUGH THE NIGHT. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES... WILL FALL ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM DEVILS LAKE TO GRAFTON TO HALLOCK SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. * SNOW TOTALS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. * WINDS WILL BE EAST TO NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 25 MPH FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING BECOMING NORTH AT 15 TO 30 MPH BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH HIGHER GUSTS. 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. && $$ MNZ001-005>009-013-014-NDZ027>030-038-111200- /O.EXT.KFGF.WS.A.0004.121110T0600Z-121111T1200Z/ WEST POLK-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL- NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE- TRAILL-BARNES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...ROSEAU... BAUDETTE...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN...RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS... RED LAKE FALLS...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE... VALLEY CITY 416 AM CST FRI NOV 9 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... * A MIX OF SLEET...FREEZING RAIN...SNOW AND OCCASIONALLY EVEN PLAIN RAIN IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. THE PRECIPITATION WILL BECOME ALL SNOW SATURDAY EVENING. THE PRECIPITATION WILL BE LIGHT IN INTENSITY LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING BUT COULD BECOME HEAVIER SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * MUCH UNCERTAINTY EXISTS ON HOW MUCH ICE ACCUMULATION AND SNOW ACCUMULATION THERE WILL BE. THERE EXISTS THE POTENTIAL FOR UP TO ONE QUARTER INCH OF FREEZING PRECIPITATION SATURDAY AND UP TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW SATURDAY NIGHT. * WINDS WILL BE EAST TO NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 25 MPH FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING BECOMING NORTH AT 15 TO 30 MPH BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH HIGHER GUSTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ DTR
9 follow-up statements
485 WWUS43 KFGF 091708 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 1108 AM CST FRI NOV 9 2012 ...WINTER STORM MAY IMPACT MUCH OF NORTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND PARTS OF NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE CENTRAL ROCKIES ON FRIDAY...MOVE INTO SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON...AND THEN TO NORTHEAST MINNESOTA SUNDAY MORNING. LIGHT SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN FRIDAY EVENING. THE PRECIPITATION WILL BECOME HEAVIER AND SPREAD INTO NORTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND FAR NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA OVERNIGHT FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM DEVILS LAKE TO GRAFTON TO HALLOCK. THESE AREAS MAY ALSO SEE A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET ON SATURDAY BEFORE PRECIPITATION TRANSITIONS TO ALL SNOW. IN ADDITION...CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A MIX OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW ROUGHLY FROM BAUDETTE TO GRAND FORKS TO VALLEY CITY LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. UNCERTAINTY REMAINS REGARDING THE EXACT TRACK OF THIS SYSTEM...SO STAY TUNED FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. MNZ004-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026-054-111200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0004.121110T0600Z-121111T1200Z/ KITTSON-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY- NELSON-WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER... MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA... ADAMS 1108 AM CST FRI NOV 9 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY... * LIGHT SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO THE DEVILS LAKE REGION FRIDAY EVENING WITH THE SNOW SPREADING EAST ALONG THE CANADIAN BORDER THROUGH THE NIGHT. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...MAY MIX WITH FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET AT TIMES ON SATURDAY FROM DEVILS LAKE TO GRAFTON TO HALLOCK. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO TRANSITION BACK TO ALL SNOW BY SATURDAY EVENING. * SNOW TOTALS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. * WINDS WILL BE EAST TO NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 25 MPH FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING BECOMING NORTH AT 15 TO 30 MPH BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH HIGHER GUSTS. 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. && $$ MNZ001-005>009-013-014-NDZ027>030-038-111200- /O.NEW.KFGF.WW.Y.0016.121110T0600Z-121111T1200Z/ WEST POLK-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL- NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE- TRAILL-BARNES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...ROSEAU... BAUDETTE...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN...RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS... RED LAKE FALLS...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE... VALLEY CITY 1108 AM CST FRI NOV 9 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR A MIX OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * A MIX OF SLEET...FREEZING RAIN...SNOW AND EVEN PLAIN RAIN IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. THE PRECIPITATION WILL BECOME ALL SNOW SATURDAY EVENING. THE PRECIPITATION WILL BE LIGHT IN INTENSITY LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING BUT COULD BECOME HEAVIER SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * MUCH UNCERTAINTY EXISTS ON HOW MUCH ICE ACCUMULATION AND SNOW ACCUMULATION THERE WILL BE. THERE EXISTS THE POTENTIAL FOR UP TO ONE QUARTER INCH OF FREEZING PRECIPITATION SATURDAY AND UP TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW SATURDAY NIGHT. * WINDS WILL BE EAST TO NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 25 MPH FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING BECOMING NORTH AT 15 TO 30 MPH BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * TIMING...PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE TONIGHT...AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ JAM
501 WWUS43 KFGF 091959 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 159 PM CST FRI NOV 9 2012 ...WINTER STORM MAY IMPACT MUCH OF NORTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND PARTS OF NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE CENTRAL ROCKIES ON FRIDAY...MOVE INTO SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON... AND THEN TO NORTHEAST MINNESOTA SUNDAY MORNING. LIGHT SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN FRIDAY EVENING. THE PRECIPITATION WILL BECOME HEAVIER AND SPREAD INTO NORTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND FAR NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA OVERNIGHT FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM DEVILS LAKE TO GRAFTON TO HALLOCK. THESE AREAS MAY ALSO SEE A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET ON SATURDAY BEFORE PRECIPITATION TRANSITIONS TO ALL SNOW. IN ADDITION...CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A MIX OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW ROUGHLY FROM BAUDETTE TO GRAND FORKS TO VALLEY CITY LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. UNCERTAINTY REMAINS REGARDING THE EXACT TRACK OF THIS SYSTEM...SO STAY TUNED FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. MNZ001-005>009-013-014-NDZ027>030-038-111200- /O.CAN.KFGF.WS.A.0004.121110T0600Z-121111T1200Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0016.121110T0600Z-121111T1200Z/ WEST POLK-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL- NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE- TRAILL-BARNES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...ROSEAU... BAUDETTE...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN...RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS... RED LAKE FALLS...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE... VALLEY CITY 159 PM CST FRI NOV 9 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WATCH. * A MIX OF SLEET...FREEZING RAIN...SNOW AND OCCASIONALLY EVEN PLAIN RAIN IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. THE PRECIPITATION WILL BECOME ALL SNOW SATURDAY EVENING. THE PRECIPITATION WILL BE LIGHT IN INTENSITY LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING BUT COULD BECOME HEAVIER SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * MUCH UNCERTAINTY EXISTS ON HOW MUCH ICE ACCUMULATION AND SNOW ACCUMULATION THERE WILL BE. THERE EXISTS THE POTENTIAL FOR UP TO ONE QUARTER INCH OF FREEZING PRECIPITATION SATURDAY AND UP TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW SATURDAY NIGHT. * WINDS WILL BE EAST TO NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 25 MPH FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING BECOMING NORTH AT 15 TO 30 MPH BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH HIGHER GUSTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MNZ004-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026-054-111200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0004.121110T0600Z-121111T1200Z/ KITTSON-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY- NELSON-WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER... MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA... ADAMS 159 PM CST FRI NOV 9 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY... * LIGHT SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO THE DEVILS LAKE REGION FRIDAY EVENING WITH THE SNOW SPREADING EAST ALONG THE CANADIAN BORDER THROUGH THE NIGHT. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...MAY MIX WITH FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET AT TIMES ON SATURDAY FROM DEVILS LAKE TO GRAFTON TO HALLOCK. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO TRANSITION BACK TO ALL SNOW BY SATURDAY EVENING. * SNOW TOTALS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. * WINDS WILL BE EAST TO NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 25 MPH FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING BECOMING NORTH AT 15 TO 30 MPH BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH HIGHER GUSTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$
294 WWUS43 KFGF 092058 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 258 PM CST FRI NOV 9 2012 ...WINTER STORM MAY IMPACT MUCH OF NORTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND PARTS OF NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO LIFT FROM NORTHEAST COLORADO ON SATURDAY MORNING TO SOUTHWEST ONTARIO ON SUNDAY MORNING. LIGHT SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN THIS EVENING. LIGHT SNOW...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH FREEZING RAIN...WILL SPREAD INTO NORTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND FAR NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY ON SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM DEVILS LAKE TO PEMBINA. A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET IS ALSO POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY BEFORE PRECIPITATION TRANSITIONS TO ALL SNOW. IN ADDITION...CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A MIX OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW ROUGHLY FROM BAUDETTE TO GRAND FORKS TO VALLEY CITY LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY REGARDING THE EXACT LOCATION OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL AND ICING...SO STAY TUNED FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. MNZ004-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026-054-100500- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0004.121110T0600Z-121111T1200Z/ KITTSON-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY- NELSON-WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER... MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA... ADAMS 258 PM CST FRI NOV 9 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY... * LIGHT SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO THE DEVILS LAKE REGION THIS EVENING WITH LIGHT SNOW OR FREEZING RAIN SPREADING EAST ALONG THE CANADIAN BORDER THROUGH THE NIGHT. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...IS EXPECTED ON SATURDAY FROM DEVILS LAKE TO GRAFTON TO HALLOCK. A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET IS POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY IN SOME AREAS BEFORE THE PRECIPITATION TRANSITIONS BACK TO ALL SNOW BY SATURDAY EVENING. * SNOW TOTALS OF UP TO 6 TO 12 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED NORTH AND WEST TOWARDS TOWNER COUNTY. IN ADDITION...FREEZING RAIN MAY LEAD TO ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF BETWEEN ONE TENTH AND ONE QUARTER INCH. THIS MAY RESULT IN DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES. * WINDS WILL BE EAST TO NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 25 MPH TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING BEFORE BECOMING NORTH AND THEN NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY NIGHT...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. 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. && $$ MNZ001-005>009-013-014-NDZ027>030-038-100500- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0016.121110T0600Z-121111T1200Z/ WEST POLK-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL- NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE- TRAILL-BARNES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...ROSEAU... BAUDETTE...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN...RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS... RED LAKE FALLS...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE... VALLEY CITY 258 PM CST FRI NOV 9 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY... * A MIX OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND POSSIBLY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. THE PRECIPITATION WILL BECOME ALL SNOW SATURDAY NIGHT. THE PRECIPITATION WILL BE LIGHT IN INTENSITY LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING BUT IS EXPECTED TO BECOME HEAVIER ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * MUCH UNCERTAINTY EXISTS ON HOW MUCH ICE AND SNOW ACCUMULATION THERE WILL BE. AT THIS POINT...FREEZING RAIN APPEARS TO BE THE PRIMARY THREAT. THERE EXISTS THE POTENTIAL FOR UP TO ONE TENTH INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION ON SATURDAY. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MINOR. * WINDS WILL BE EAST TO NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 25 MPH TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING BEFORE BECOMING NORTH AND THEN NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY NIGHT...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ JAM
608 WWUS43 KFGF 100359 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 959 PM CST FRI NOV 9 2012 ...WINTER STORM MAY IMPACT MUCH OF NORTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND PARTS OF NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO LIFT FROM NORTHEAST COLORADO ON SATURDAY MORNING TO SOUTHWEST ONTARIO ON SUNDAY MORNING. FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL MOVE FROM THE THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN INTO THE NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE EVENING. MORE SIGNIFICANT...ACCUMULATING LIGHT SNOW OR LIGHT FREEZING RAIN...WILL SPREAD INTO NORTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND FAR NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA AFTER MIDNIGHT. PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY ON SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM DEVILS LAKE TO PEMBINA. A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET IS ALSO POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY BEFORE PRECIPITATION TRANSITIONS TO ALL SNOW. IN ADDITION...CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A MIX OF RAIN... FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW ROUGHLY FROM BAUDETTE TO GRAND FORKS TO VALLEY CITY LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY REGARDING THE EXACT LOCATION OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL AND ICING...SO STAY TUNED FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. MNZ004-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026-054-111200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0004.121110T0600Z-121111T1200Z/ KITTSON-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY- NELSON-WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER... MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA... ADAMS 959 PM CST FRI NOV 9 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY... * LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE THIS EVENING WILL MIX WITH SNOW OR EVEN SOME LIGHT FREEZING RAIN. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY ON SATURDAY FROM DEVILS LAKE TO GRAFTON TO HALLOCK. A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET MIXING IN IS POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY IN SOME AREAS BEFORE THE PRECIPITATION TRANSITIONS TO ALL SNOW BY SATURDAY EVENING. * SNOW TOTALS OF UP TO 6 TO 10 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED NORTH AND WEST TOWARDS TOWNER COUNTY. IN ADDITION...FREEZING RAIN MAY LEAD TO ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF BETWEEN ONE TENTH AND ONE QUARTER INCH. THIS MAY RESULT IN DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES. * WINDS WILL BE EAST TO NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 25 MPH TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING BEFORE BECOMING NORTH AND THEN NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY NIGHT...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. 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. && $$ MNZ001-005>009-013-014-NDZ027>030-038-111200- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0016.121110T0600Z-121111T1200Z/ WEST POLK-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL- NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE- TRAILL-BARNES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...ROSEAU... BAUDETTE...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN...RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS... RED LAKE FALLS...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE... VALLEY CITY 959 PM CST FRI NOV 9 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY... * FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL BEGIN TO MOVE INTO SOME AREAS TONIGHT...WITH A MORE SIGNIFICANT MIX OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND POSSIBLY SNOW DEVELOPING LATER TONIGHT AND INTO SATURDAY. THE PRECIPITATION WILL BECOME ALL SNOW SATURDAY NIGHT. THE PRECIPITATION WILL BE LIGHT IN INTENSITY LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING BUT IS EXPECTED TO BECOME HEAVIER ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * AT THIS POINT...FREEZING RAIN APPEARS TO BE THE PRIMARY THREAT. THERE EXISTS THE POTENTIAL FOR UP TO ONE TENTH INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION ON SATURDAY. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MINOR. * WINDS WILL BE EAST TO NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 25 MPH TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING BEFORE BECOMING NORTH AND THEN NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY NIGHT...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ JR
079 WWUS43 KFGF 101016 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 416 AM CST SAT NOV 10 2012 ...WINTER STORM TO IMPACT MUCH OF NORTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND PARTS OF NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO LIFT FROM NORTHEAST COLORADO TO SOUTHWEST ONTARIO ON SUNDAY MORNING. AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN...WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND FAR NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA INTO THE MORNING HOURS. PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY LATER TODAY INTO TONIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM DEVILS LAKE TO PEMBINA. A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET IS ALSO POSSIBLE BEFORE PRECIPITATION TRANSITIONS TO ALL SNOW. IN ADDITION...CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A MIX OF RAIN... FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW ROUGHLY FROM BAUDETTE TO GRAND FORKS TO VALLEY CITY LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT. THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY REGARDING THE EXACT LOCATION OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL AND ICING...SO STAY TUNED FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. MNZ004-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026-054-111200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121111T1200Z/ KITTSON-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY- NELSON-WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER... MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA... ADAMS 416 AM CST SAT NOV 10 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY... * LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WILL MIX WITH SNOW THIS MORNING. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY TODAY FROM DEVILS LAKE TO GRAFTON TO HALLOCK. A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET IS POSSIBLE BEFORE THE PRECIPITATION TRANSITIONS TO ALL SNOW BY SATURDAY EVENING. * SNOW TOTALS OF UP TO 6 TO 10 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED NORTH AND WEST TOWARDS TOWNER COUNTY. IN ADDITION...FREEZING RAIN MAY LEAD TO ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF BETWEEN ONE TENTH AND ONE QUARTER INCH. THIS MAY RESULT IN DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES. * WINDS WILL BE EAST TO NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 25 MPH TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING BEFORE BECOMING NORTH AND THEN NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY NIGHT...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. 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. && $$ MNZ001-005>009-013-014-NDZ027>030-038-111200- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-121111T1200Z/ WEST POLK-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL- NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE- TRAILL-BARNES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...ROSEAU... BAUDETTE...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN...RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS... RED LAKE FALLS...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE... VALLEY CITY 416 AM CST SAT NOV 10 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY... * AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MORNING HOURS. THE PRECIPITATION WILL BECOME ALL SNOW LATE TONIGHT. THE PRECIPITATION WILL BE LIGHT IN INTENSITY THIS MORNING BUT IS EXPECTED TO BECOME HEAVIER ON LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * AT THIS POINT...FREEZING RAIN APPEARS TO BE THE PRIMARY THREAT. THERE EXISTS THE POTENTIAL FOR UP TO ONE TENTH INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION ON SATURDAY. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MINOR. * WINDS WILL BE EAST TO NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 25 MPH TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING BEFORE BECOMING NORTH AND THEN NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY NIGHT...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
200 WWUS43 KFGF 101701 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 1101 AM CST SAT NOV 10 2012 ...WINTER STORM TO IMPACT MUCH OF NORTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND PARTS OF NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CURRENTLY OVER NORTHEAST COLORADO IS EXPECTED TO LIFT NORTHEAST INTO SOUTHWEST ONTARIO BY SUNDAY MORNING. AREAS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND FAR NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY LATER TODAY INTO TONIGHT...WITH A GRADUAL TRANSITION TO SNOW FROM WEST TO EAST THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED WEST AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM DEVILS LAKE TO LANGDON. FARTHER SOUTH...CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A MIX OF RAIN... FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET ROUGHLY FROM BAUDETTE TO GRAND FORKS TO VALLEY CITY THROUGH LATE TODAY...WITH PRECIPITATION BECOMING ALL SNOW OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. MNZ004-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026-054-111200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121111T1200Z/ KITTSON-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY- NELSON-WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER... MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA... ADAMS 1101 AM CST SAT NOV 10 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY... * LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WILL GRADUALLY MIX WITH SLEET AND SNOW BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL SNOW FROM WEST TO EAST THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN INTENSITY THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. * SNOW TOTALS OF UP TO 7 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED NORTHWEST TOWARDS TOWNER COUNTY. IN ADDITION...FREEZING RAIN MAY LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS AROUND ONE QUARTER INCH. THIS MAY RESULT IN DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES...IN ADDITION TO CREATING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. * WINDS WILL BE EAST TO NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE BECOMING NORTH AND THEN NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. 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. && $$ MNZ001-005>009-013-014-NDZ027>030-038-111200- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-121111T1200Z/ WEST POLK-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL- NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE- TRAILL-BARNES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...ROSEAU... BAUDETTE...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN...RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS... RED LAKE FALLS...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE... VALLEY CITY 1101 AM CST SAT NOV 10 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY... * AREAS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS AFTERNOON. THE PRECIPITATION WILL BECOME ALL SNOW LATE TONIGHT. THE PRECIPITATION WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY...BUT IT IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN INTENSITY LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * FREEZING RAIN WILL LIKELY BE THE PRIMARY THREAT THIS AFTERNOON. UP TO ONE TENCH INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE. THIS WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS IN MANY AREAS. AFTER THE PRECIPITATION BECOMES ALL SNOW TONIGHT...UP TO TWO INCHES OF ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE. * WINDS WILL BE EAST TO NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE BECOMING NORTH AND THEN NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ JAM
484 WWUS43 KFGF 102104 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 304 PM CST SAT NOV 10 2012 ...WINTER STORM TO IMPACT MUCH OF NORTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND PARTS OF NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CURRENTLY OVER NORTHWEST KANSAS IS EXPECTED TO LIFT NORTHEAST INTO SOUTHWEST ONTARIO BY SUNDAY MORNING. AREAS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND FAR NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA LATE THIS AFTERNOON. A MORE ORGANIZED AND MORE INTENSE BAND OF PRECIPITATION WILL GRADUALLY SPREAD NORTH AND EAST ACROSS EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SOME OF THE PRECIPITATION MAY INITIALLY FALL AS FREEZING RAIN DURING THE EVENING HOURS ALONG A LINE FROM BAUDETTE TO GRAND FORKS TO VALLEY CITY...BEFORE PRECIPITATION TRANSITIONS TO ALL SNOW. STRENGTHENING NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS MAY LEAD TO BLOWING SNOW DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. MNZ004-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026-054-111200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121111T1200Z/ KITTSON-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY- NELSON-WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER... MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA... ADAMS 304 PM CST SAT NOV 10 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY... * LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WILL GRADUALLY MIX WITH SLEET AND SNOW BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL SNOW FROM WEST TO EAST THROUGH THIS EVENING. PRECIPITATION WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. * SNOW TOTALS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 4 TO 9 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED NORTHWEST TOWARDS TOWNER COUNTY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE UNDER ONE TENTH INCH. * WINDS WILL BE EAST TO NORTHEAST AT 10 TO 20 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE BECOMING NORTH AND THEN NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE AS WINDS INCREASE. 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. && $$ MNZ001-005>009-013-014-NDZ027>030-038-111200- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-121111T1200Z/ WEST POLK-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL- NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE- TRAILL-BARNES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...ROSEAU... BAUDETTE...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN...RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS... RED LAKE FALLS...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE... VALLEY CITY 304 PM CST SAT NOV 10 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY... * AREAS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE PRECIPITATION WILL BECOME ALL SNOW BY LATE TONIGHT. PRECIPITATION WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON...BUT WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. * ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS FROM FREEZING RAIN ARE EXPECTED TO BE UNDER ONE TENTH INCH. AFTER THE PRECIPITATION BECOMES ALL SNOW TONIGHT...1 TO 2 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION ARE POSSIBLE. * WINDS WILL BE EAST TO NORTHEAST AT 10 TO 20 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE BECOMING NORTH AND THEN NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE AS WINDS INCREASE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ JAM
311 WWUS43 KFGF 110452 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 1052 PM CST SAT NOV 10 2012 ...WINTER STORM CONTINUES ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .LOW PRESSURE CENTERED OVER NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEASTWARD INTO ONTARIO BY TOMORROW MORNING. AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE AND RAIN WILL CONTINUE FROM COOPERSTOWN TO GRAND FORKS TO WASKISH REGION BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO SNOW DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. FURTHER WEST...ACCUMULATIONS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN INTO THE NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY BEFORE THE STRONG BAND OF SNOW DECREASES IN INTENSITY SUNDAY MORNING. STRENGTHENING NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS MAY LEAD TO BLOWING SNOW DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. MNZ004-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026-054-111200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121111T1200Z/ KITTSON-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY- NELSON-WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER... MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA... ADAMS 1052 PM CST SAT NOV 10 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY... * LINGERING LIGHT FREEZING RAIN FROM CAVALIER TO TOLNA WILL GRADUALLY CHANGE OVER TO SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE FROM DEVILS LAKE TO LANGDON AND POINTS WEST...GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF BY SUNDAY MORNING. * AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA INTO FAR NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 4 TO 10 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED NORTHWEST TOWARDS EXTREME WESTERN TOWNER AND BENSON COUNTY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN UNDER ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH. * WINDS WILL BE EAST TO NORTHEAST AT 10 TO 20 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE BECOMING NORTH AND THEN NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE AS WINDS INCREASE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MNZ001-005>009-013-014-NDZ027>030-038-111200- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-121111T1200Z/ WEST POLK-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL- NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE- TRAILL-BARNES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...ROSEAU... BAUDETTE...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN...RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS... RED LAKE FALLS...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE... VALLEY CITY 1052 PM CST SAT NOV 10 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY... * AREAS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. * ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS FROM FREEZING RAIN ARE EXPECTED TO BE UNDER ONE TENTH INCH. AFTER THE PRECIPITATION BECOMES ALL SNOW TONIGHT...1 TO 2 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION ARE POSSIBLE. * WINDS WILL BE EAST TO NORTHEAST AT 10 TO 20 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE BECOMING NORTH AND THEN NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE AS WINDS INCREASE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. && $$ JR
328 WWUS43 KFGF 111207 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 607 AM CST SUN NOV 11 2012 ...SNOW WINDING DOWN... .PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY HOWEVER ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE AN INCH OR LESS. MNZ004-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026-054-111315- /O.EXP.KFGF.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121111T1200Z/ KITTSON-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY- NELSON-WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER... MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA... ADAMS 607 AM CST SUN NOV 11 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED... PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY HOWEVER ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE AN INCH OR LESS. NORTHWEST WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH MAY CAUSE SOME DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS TODAY AND ROADWAYS WILL REMAIN SLIPPERY ACROSS THE REGION. $$ MNZ001-005>009-013-014-NDZ027>030-038-111315- /O.EXP.KFGF.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-121111T1200Z/ WEST POLK-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL- NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE- TRAILL-BARNES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...ROSEAU... BAUDETTE...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN...RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS... RED LAKE FALLS...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE... VALLEY CITY 607 AM CST SUN NOV 11 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... PRECIPITATION HAS CHANGED OVER TO ALL SNOW AND ANY ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE AN INCH OR LESS. ROADWAYS WILL REMAIN SLIPPERY ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 9, 11:08 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Barnes, Grand Forks, Griggs, Steele, Traill | 43 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in North Dakota, 2012Winter Storm Warnings in Minnesota, 2012Every winter storm warning in 2012
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.