Alert archive / Minnesota / Winter Storm Warnings in 2012
Winter Storm Warning 5, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this winter storm warning at Dec 8, 2012, 4:35 AM CST for 4 counties in Minnesota; Ransom County, Richland County, Sargent County, North Dakota. It took effect at Dec 8, 2012, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for 21 hr. 17 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
- Dec 8, 2012, 4:35 AM CST (10:35 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 8, 2012, 6:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Dec 9, 2012, 3:22 PM CST
- In force
- 21 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
Counties Grant County, MN, Otter Tail County, MN, Wadena County, MN, Wilkin County, MN, Ransom County, ND, Richland County, ND, Sargent County, ND
The radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 151 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 9, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 2.5 | Lidgerwood, ND | |
| Dec 9, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 3 | Ottertail, MN | |
| Dec 9, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 3 | Sebeka, MN | STILL SOME FLURRIES. |
| Dec 9, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 4 | Havana, ND | |
| Dec 9, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 4 | Rothsay, MN | |
| Dec 9, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 4.5 | 3 Se Breckenridge, MN | |
| Dec 9, 7:15 AM CST | SNOW 2.1 | Wadena, MN | |
| Dec 9, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 3 | Pelican Rapids, MN | VIA MEDIA FACEBOOK PAGE |
| Dec 9, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 5 | Wendell, MN | VIA NWS FACEBOOK |
| Dec 9, 8:30 AM CST | SNOW 2.5 | Dwight, ND | ESTIMATED 2-3 INCHES |
| Dec 9, 8:30 AM CST | SNOW 4 | Battle Lake, MN | VIA MEDIA FACEBOOK PAGE |
| Dec 9, 9:30 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 6 W Fairmount, ND | VIA MEDIA FACEBOOK PAGE |
| Dec 9, 9:36 AM CST | SNOW 2.1 | 3 E Mcleod, ND | |
| Dec 9, 10:34 AM CST | SNOW 2.1 | 6 E Pelican Rapids, MN | |
| Dec 9, 10:34 AM CST | SNOW 2.5 | Abercrombie, ND | |
| Dec 9, 10:34 AM CST | SNOW 4 | 1 E Fergus Falls, MN | |
| Dec 9, 11:22 AM CST | SNOW 5 | Wadena, MN | UPDATE TO PREVIOUS WADENA SNOWFALL MEASUREMENT |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Aberdeen, SD (KABR), launched 00:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 216 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
- 562 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -5 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 13 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
266 WWUS43 KFGF 081035 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 435 AM CST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...WINTER STORM TO IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY... .LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE THROUGH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA INTO SOUTHERN MINNESOTA SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. SNOW WILL FALL JUST NORTH OF THE LOW WITH HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE OVER SOUTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THE MAIN THREAT AREA FOR HEAVY SNOW IS SOUTH OF I-94 WHERE 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE...HIGHEST TOTALS ARE EXPECTED TO BE NEAR THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER. LIGHTER SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE FURTHER NORTH UP TO THE HIGHWAY 2 CORRIDOR. ALSO NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE SUNDAY ALONG AND WEST OF THE VALLEY FROM 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. THIS WILL CAUSE EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. SNOW AMOUNTS AND TRACK OF THE STORM CAN CHANGE SO STAY TUNED FOR UPDATES. MNZ029>032-040-NDZ049-052-053-100000- /O.UPG.KFGF.WS.A.0006.121209T0000Z-121210T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.WS.W.0005.121209T0000Z-121210T0000Z/ WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-RANSOM- SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS... NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE...LISBON...GWINNER... WAHPETON 435 AM CST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW WILL DEVELOP SATURDAY EVENING...WITH HEAVIEST AFTER MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT INTO MIDDAY SUNDAY. * EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH SATURDAY NIGHT WILL BECOME STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ON SUNDAY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH SUNDAY NIGHT. * WINDS COMBINED WITH FALLING SNOW WILL CAUSE GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN OPEN COUNTRY...DOWN TO UNDER A QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES EXPECTED SOUTH OF A LINE FROM LISBON TO PELICAN RAPIDS TO SEBEKA. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR 7 TO 8 INCHES NEAR THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER. * WIND CHILLS WILL DROP DOWN TO ZERO TO 15 BELOW ZERO. 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. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATER UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ MNZ002-003-015>017-022>024-027-028-NDZ038-039-100000- /O.UPG.KFGF.WS.A.0006.121209T0000Z-121210T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.WW.Y.0018.121209T0000Z-121210T0000Z/ NORMAN-CLAY-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN- SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-BARNES-CASS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...FOSSTON...BAGLEY... BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES... WOLF LAKE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO 435 AM CST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW WILL DEVELOP SATURDAY EVENING...WITH HEAVIEST AMOUNTS AFTER MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT INTO MIDDAY SUNDAY. * EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH SATURDAY NIGHT WILL BECOME STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ON SUNDAY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH SUNDAY NIGHT. * WINDS COMBINED WITH FALLING SNOW WILL CAUSE GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN OPEN COUNTRY...WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 5 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM VALLEY CITY TO FARGO TO BEMIDJI. * WIND CHILL WILL DROP TO THE ZERO TO 15 BELOW ZERO RANGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATER UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ MNZ001-013-014-NDZ014-024-026>030-100000- /O.NEW.KFGF.WW.Y.0018.121209T0000Z-121210T0000Z/ WEST POLK-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-BENSON-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS- GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...MADDOCK...LEEDS... NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY... MAYVILLE 435 AM CST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY. * SNOW WILL DEVELOP SATURDAY EVENING...WITH HEAVIEST AMOUNTS AFTER MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT INTO MIDDAY SUNDAY. * EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH SATURDAY NIGHT WILL BECOME STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ON SUNDAY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH SUNDAY NIGHT. * WINDS COMBINED WITH FALLING SNOW WILL CAUSE GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN OPEN COUNTRY...WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * SNOW AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES MAINLY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM NEW ROCKFORD TO GRAND FORKS TO THIEF RIVER FALLS. * WIND CHILL WILL DROP TO THE ZERO TO 15 BELOW ZERO RANGE. 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. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATER UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$
8 follow-up statements
171 WWUS43 KFGF 081831 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 1231 PM CST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...WINTER STORM TO IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY... .LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP IN WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND MOVE EAST TO NEAR BROOKINGS SOUTH DAKOTA LATE TONIGHT THEN TOWARD MINNEAPOLIS MIDDAY SUNDAY. GENERAL LIGHT SNOW WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL AFFECT MOST OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA INTO NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA TONIGHT...ENDING IN NORTH DAKOTA SUNDAY MORNING AND OVER MINNESOTA SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE TRACK OF THE STORM IS JUST A TAD FARTHER SOUTH THAN ORIGINALLY FORECASTED SO IT DOES APPEAR THE HEAVIEST SNOW MAY FALL OVER NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA INTO CENTRAL MINNESOTA FROM THE SISSESTON AND WATERTOWN AREA THROUGH ALEXANDRIA TO ST CLOUD WHERE 8 OR MORE INCHES MAY FALL. 6 INCHES OF SNOW STILL SEEMS LIKELY FROM WAHPETON TO FERGUS FALLS TO WADENA WITH A GENERAL 2 TO 4 INCH SNOW OVER MOST OF THE REST OF THE REGION. WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT IN EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND SUNDAY MORNING IN WESTERN MINNESOTA. LOOK FOR NORTH WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH CAUSING REDUCED VISIBLITIES IN BLOWING SNOW LATE TONIGHT INTO MUCH OF SUNDAY. SNOW AMOUNTS AND TRACK OF THE STORM CAN CHANGE SO STAY TUNED FOR UPDATES. MNZ029>032-040-NDZ049-052-053-100000- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0005.121209T0000Z-121210T0000Z/ WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-RANSOM- SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS... NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE...LISBON...GWINNER... WAHPETON 1231 PM CST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY. * SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING...WITH HEAVIEST AFTER MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. * EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH THIS EVENING WILL BECOME STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ON LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH SUNDAY NIGHT. * WINDS COMBINED WITH FALLING SNOW WILL CAUSE GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN OPEN COUNTRY...DOWN TO UNDER A QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES EXPECTED IN THE WARNING AREA. * WIND CHILLS WILL DROP DOWN TO ZERO TO 15 BELOW ZERO. 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. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATER UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ MNZ002-003-015>017-022>024-027-028-NDZ038-039-100000- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0018.121209T0000Z-121210T0000Z/ NORMAN-CLAY-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN- SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-BARNES-CASS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...FOSSTON...BAGLEY... BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES... WOLF LAKE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO 1231 PM CST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY. * WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY MORNING. THERE HAS BEEN A SOUTH SHIFT IN THE STORM TRACK AND THUS THE HEAVIEST TOTALS HAVE BEEN SHIFTED A BIT SOUTH AS WELL. * EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH THIS EVENING NIGHT WILL BECOME STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ON SUNDAY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH SUNDAY NIGHT. * WINDS COMBINED WITH FALLING SNOW WILL CAUSE GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN OPEN COUNTRY...WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WILL BE LIKELY FROM VALLEY CITY TO FARGO TO BEMIDJI. * WIND CHILL WILL DROP TO THE ZERO TO 15 BELOW ZERO RANGE. 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. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATER UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ MNZ001-013-014-NDZ014-024-026>030-100000- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0018.121209T0000Z-121210T0000Z/ WEST POLK-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-BENSON-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS- GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...MADDOCK...LEEDS... NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY... MAYVILLE 1231 PM CST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY. * LIGHT SNOW WILL RE-DEVELOP OVER THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TONIGHT ENDING SUNDAY MORNING. * EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH THIS EVENING WILL BECOME STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ON SUNDAY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH SUNDAY NIGHT. * WINDS COMBINED WITH FALLING SNOW WILL CAUSE GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN OPEN COUNTRY...WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * SNOW AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES MAINLY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM NEW ROCKFORD TO GRAND FORKS TO THIEF RIVER FALLS. * WIND CHILL WILL DROP TO THE ZERO TO 15 BELOW ZERO RANGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATER UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ DTR
415 WWUS43 KFGF 082124 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 324 PM CST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...WINTER STORM TO IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY... .LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK THROUGH SOUTHERN SOUTH DAKOTA TOWARD THE TWIN CITIES TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL SPREAD WIDESPREAD SNOW TO THE REGION...WITH THE HEAVIEST ALONG THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER INTO CENTRAL MINNESOTA WHERE 5 TO 7 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. LIGHTER SNOWFALL CAN BE EXPECTED FARTHER NORTH WITH A GENERAL ADDITIONAL 1 TO 4 INCHES OVER THE REST OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA INTO NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA. WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT IN EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND SUNDAY MORNING IN WESTERN MINNESOTA. LOOK FOR NORTH WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH CAUSING REDUCED VISIBLITIES IN BLOWING SNOW TONIGHT INTO MUCH OF SUNDAY...WITH THE WORST CONDITIONS IN THE SOUTHERN VALLEY. STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES. MNZ029>032-040-NDZ049-052-053-100000- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0005.121209T0000Z-121210T0000Z/ WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-RANSOM- SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS... NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE...LISBON...GWINNER... WAHPETON 324 PM CST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY. * SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING...WITH HEAVIEST AFTER MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. * SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH THIS EVENING WILL BECOME STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ON LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH SUNDAY NIGHT. * WINDS COMBINED WITH FALLING SNOW WILL CAUSE GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN OPEN COUNTRY...DOWN TO UNDER A QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES EXPECTED IN THE WARNING AREA. * WIND CHILLS WILL DROP DOWN TO ZERO TO 15 BELOW ZERO SUNDAY. 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. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATER UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ MNZ004-007-NDZ006>008-015-016-054-091200- /O.EXB.KFGF.WW.Y.0018.121209T0000Z-121209T1200Z/ KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-RAMSEY- EASTERN WALSH-WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...WARREN...CANDO...LANGDON... CAVALIER...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...ADAMS 324 PM CST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LIGHT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY. * UP TO AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF SNOW WILL FALL THIS EVENING. BUT THE MAIN STORY WILL BE NORTH WINDS WHICH WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH AND BLOW AROUND THE FLUFFY SNOW WHICH FELL SATURDAY MORNING. * IN ADDITION...WIND CHILLS WILL DROP TO THE 15 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO RANGE OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATER UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ NDZ014-091200- /O.EXT.KFGF.WW.Y.0018.121209T0000Z-121209T1200Z/ BENSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MADDOCK...LEEDS 324 PM CST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY. * LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING DIMINISHING LATE TONIGHT WITH AN ADDITIONAL INCH ACCUMULATION. * NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH CAUSING BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. WINDS WILL DIMINISH SUNDAY MORNING.* WINDS COMBINED WITH FALLING SNOW WILL CAUSE GREATLY REDUCED * WIND CHILL WILL DROP TO THE 10 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO RANGE LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. 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. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATER UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ MNZ001-013-014-NDZ024-026>030-100000- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0018.121209T0000Z-121210T0000Z/ WEST POLK-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS- STEELE-TRAILL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA... GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE 324 PM CST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY. * LIGHT SNOW WILL FALL TONIGHT ENDING SUNDAY MORNING. * NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH A FEW HIGHER GUSTS OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING CAUSING BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. * ADDITIONAL SNOW AMOUNTS WILL RANGE RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES. * WIND CHILL WILL DROP TO THE 5 BELOW ZERO TO 20 BELOW ZERO RANGE LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATER UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ MNZ002-003-015>017-022>024-027-028-NDZ038-039-100000- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0018.121209T0000Z-121210T0000Z/ NORMAN-CLAY-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN- SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-BARNES-CASS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...FOSSTON...BAGLEY... BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES... WOLF LAKE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO 324 PM CST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY. * WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY MORNING. * SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL BECOME NORTH AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH LATER TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY. * WINDS COMBINED WITH FALLING SNOW WILL CAUSE GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN OPEN COUNTRY...WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WILL BE LIKELY FROM VALLEY CITY TO FARGO TO BEMIDJI. * WIND CHILL WILL DROP TO THE ZERO TO 15 BELOW ZERO RANGE LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. 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. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATER UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ DTR
045 WWUS43 KFGF 090341 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 941 PM CST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE REGION INTO SUNDAY... .LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK THROUGH SOUTHERN SOUTH DAKOTA AND INTO SOUTHERN MINNESOTA ON SUNDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL SPREAD WIDESPREAD SNOW TO THE REGION...WITH THE HEAVIEST ALONG THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...WHERE 5 TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. LIGHTER SNOWFALL CAN BE EXPECTED FARTHER NORTH WITH 1 TO 4 INCHES OVER THE REST OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA INTO NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA. NO ADDITIONAL SNOW IS EXPECTED NEAR THE CANADIAN BORDER...BUT WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO. WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT IN EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND SUNDAY MORNING IN WESTERN MINNESOTA. LOOK FOR NORTH WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH CAUSING REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW TONIGHT INTO MUCH OF SUNDAY. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND INTO THE SOUTHERN VALLEY WHERE WIND SPEEDS MAY GUST UP TO 45 MPH...CREATING NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. MNZ004-007-NDZ006>008-014>016-054-091800- /O.CAN.KFGF.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-121209T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.WC.Y.0001.121209T0341Z-121209T1800Z/ KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY- EASTERN WALSH-WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...WARREN...CANDO...LANGDON... CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...ADAMS 941 PM CST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SUNDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SUNDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WIND CHILL VALUES...25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING...INCLUDING HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MNZ029>032-040-NDZ049-052-053-100000- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-121210T0000Z/ WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-RANSOM- SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS... NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE...LISBON...GWINNER... WAHPETON 941 PM CST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY. * SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE WARNING AREA...WITH 2 TO 5 INCHES ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE WARNING AREA. * WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHERLY BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING ACROSS SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA INTO THE SOUTHERN VALLEY...AND INCREASE TO NEAR 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. WIND SPEEDS WILL BE SLIGHTLY WEAKER EAST OF THE VALLEY. * THE STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ALONG AND WEST OF THE VALLEY SUNDAY MORNING. * WIND CHILLS WILL DROP DOWN TO ZERO TO 15 BELOW ZERO SUNDAY ACROSS SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MNZ001-013-014-NDZ024-026>030-100000- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-121210T0000Z/ WEST POLK-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS- STEELE-TRAILL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA... GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE 941 PM CST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY. * LIGHT SNOW WILL FALL TONIGHT ENDING SUNDAY MORNING. * SNOW AMOUNTS WILL RANGE RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES. * NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH A FEW HIGHER GUSTS INTO SUNDAY MORNING. THIS WILL CAUSE BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. * WIND CHILL WILL DROP INTO THE 20 BELOW ZERO TO 30 BELOW ZERO RANGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ MNZ002-003-015>017-022>024-027-028-NDZ038-039-100000- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-121210T0000Z/ NORMAN-CLAY-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN- SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-BARNES-CASS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...FOSSTON...BAGLEY... BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES... WOLF LAKE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO 941 PM CST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY. * LIGHT SNOW WILL FALL TONIGHT ENDING SUNDAY MORNING. * SNOW AMOUNTS WILL RANGE RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES. * NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH ALONG AND WEST OF THE VALLEY...WITH A FEW HIGHER GUSTS. WINDS WILL BE SLIGHTLY WEAKER EAST OF THE VALLEY. * THE STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN OPEN COUNTRY...WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL WILL DROP INTO THE 10 BELOW ZERO TO 20 BELOW ZERO RANGE...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND WEST OF THE VALLEY. 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. && $$ TG
998 WWUS43 KFGF 091025 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 425 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...WINTER STORM CONTINUES INTO SUNDAY... .LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK THROUGH SOUTHERN SOUTH DAKOTA AND INTO SOUTHERN MINNESOTA TODAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING WIDESPREAD SNOW TO THE REGION...WITH THE HEAVIEST ALONG THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...WHERE 5 TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. LIGHTER SNOWFALL CAN BE EXPECTED FARTHER NORTH WITH 1 TO 4 INCHES OVER THE REST OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA INTO NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA. NO ADDITIONAL SNOW IS EXPECTED NEAR THE CANADIAN BORDER...BUT WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO. WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS IN EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND WESTERN MINNESOTA. LOOK FOR NORTH WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH CAUSING REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW TONIGHT INTO MUCH OF SUNDAY. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND INTO THE SOUTHERN VALLEY WHERE WIND SPEEDS MAY GUST UP TO 40 MPH... CREATING NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. MNZ029>032-040-NDZ049-052-053-100000- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-121210T0000Z/ WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-RANSOM- SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS... NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE...LISBON...GWINNER... WAHPETON 425 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF THIS EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE WARNING AREA NEAR THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER...WITH 2 TO 5 INCHES ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE WARNING AREA. * WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHERLY BY EARLY THIS MORNING ACROSS SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA INTO THE SOUTHERN VALLEY...AND INCREASE TO NEAR 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. WIND SPEEDS WILL BE SLIGHTLY WEAKER EAST OF THE VALLEY. * THE STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ALONG AND WEST OF THE VALLEY SUNDAY MORNING. * WIND CHILLS WILL DROP DOWN TO ZERO TO 15 BELOW ZERO SUNDAY ACROSS SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MNZ001-013-014-NDZ024-026>030-100000- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-121210T0000Z/ WEST POLK-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS- STEELE-TRAILL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA... GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE 425 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING BEFORE SLOWLY TAPERING OFF DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES. * NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH A FEW HIGHER GUSTS INTO SUNDAY MORNING. THIS WILL CAUSE BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. * WIND CHILL WILL DROP INTO THE 20 BELOW ZERO TO 30 BELOW ZERO RANGE. 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. && $$ MNZ002-003-015>017-022>024-027-028-NDZ038-039-100000- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-121210T0000Z/ NORMAN-CLAY-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN- SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-BARNES-CASS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...FOSSTON...BAGLEY... BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES... WOLF LAKE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO 425 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF THE DAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF THIS EVENING. * SNOW AMOUNTS WILL RANGE RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES. * NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH ALONG AND WEST OF THE VALLEY...WITH A FEW HIGHER GUSTS. WINDS WILL BE SLIGHTLY WEAKER EAST OF THE VALLEY. * THE STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN OPEN COUNTRY...WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL WILL DROP INTO THE 10 BELOW ZERO TO 20 BELOW ZERO RANGE...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND WEST OF THE VALLEY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ MNZ004-007-NDZ006>008-014>016-054-091800- /O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-121209T1800Z/ KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY- EASTERN WALSH-WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...WARREN...CANDO...LANGDON... CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...ADAMS 425 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING...INCLUDING HAT AND GLOVES. && $$
495 WWUS43 KFGF 091249 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 649 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...WINTER STORM CONTINUES INTO SUNDAY... .LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK THROUGH SOUTHERN SOUTH DAKOTA AND INTO SOUTHERN MINNESOTA TODAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING WIDESPREAD SNOW TO THE REGION...WITH THE HEAVIEST ALONG THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...WHERE 5 TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. LIGHTER SNOWFALL CAN BE EXPECTED FARTHER NORTH WITH 1 TO 4 INCHES OVER THE REST OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA INTO NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA. NO ADDITIONAL SNOW IS EXPECTED NEAR THE CANADIAN BORDER...BUT WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO. WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS IN EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND WESTERN MINNESOTA. LOOK FOR NORTH WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH CAUSING REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW TONIGHT INTO MUCH OF SUNDAY. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND INTO THE SOUTHERN VALLEY WHERE WIND SPEEDS MAY GUST UP TO 40 MPH... CREATING NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. NDZ024-026-027-091800- /O.CAN.KFGF.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-121210T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KFGF.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-121209T1800Z/ EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS 649 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * SNOW HAS TAPERED OFF...BUT NORTH WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO BRING WIND CHILLS IN THE 20 BELOW ZERO TO 30 BELOW ZERO RANGE. SOME DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING...INCLUDING HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MNZ001-013-014-NDZ028>030-091400- /O.CAN.KFGF.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-121210T0000Z/ WEST POLK-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY... MAYVILLE 649 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW HAS TAPERED OFF ACROSS THE AREA. SOME DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY. $$ MNZ029>032-040-NDZ049-052-053-100000- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-121210T0000Z/ WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-RANSOM- SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS... NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE...LISBON...GWINNER... WAHPETON 649 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY ON SUNDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF THIS EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE WARNING AREA NEAR THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER...WITH 2 TO 5 INCHES ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE WARNING AREA. * WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHERLY BY EARLY THIS MORNING ACROSS SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA INTO THE SOUTHERN VALLEY...AND INCREASE TO NEAR 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. WIND SPEEDS WILL BE SLIGHTLY WEAKER EAST OF THE VALLEY. * THE STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ALONG AND WEST OF THE VALLEY SUNDAY MORNING. * WIND CHILLS WILL DROP DOWN TO ZERO TO 15 BELOW ZERO SUNDAY ACROSS SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MNZ002-003-015>017-022>024-027-028-NDZ038-039-100000- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-121210T0000Z/ NORMAN-CLAY-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN- SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-BARNES-CASS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...FOSSTON...BAGLEY... BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES... WOLF LAKE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO 649 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF THE DAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF THIS EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS WILL RANGE RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES. * NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH ALONG AND WEST OF THE VALLEY...WITH A FEW HIGHER GUSTS. WINDS WILL BE SLIGHTLY WEAKER EAST OF THE VALLEY. * THE STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN OPEN COUNTRY...WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL WILL DROP INTO THE 10 BELOW ZERO TO 20 BELOW ZERO RANGE...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND WEST OF THE VALLEY. 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. && $$ MNZ004-007-NDZ006>008-014>016-054-091800- /O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-121209T1800Z/ KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY- EASTERN WALSH-WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...WARREN...CANDO...LANGDON... CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...ADAMS 649 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING...INCLUDING HAT AND GLOVES. && $$
107 WWUS43 KFGF 091630 AAA WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 1030 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...WINTER STORM CONTINUES TODAY... .LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK ALONG THE MINNESOTA AND IOWA BORDER TODAY...CONTINUING TO BRING LIGHT SNOW AND STRONG NORTHERLY WIND ACROSS SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA INTO ADJACENT PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. SNOWFALL TOTALS IN THESE AREAS SO FAR HAVE RANGED FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES. 1 TO 2 INCHES HAVE FALLEN FARTHER NORTH ACROSS EAST CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA INTO NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. AS THE STORM MOVES EASTWARD...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM LISBON TO PELICAN RAPIDS TO PARK RAPIDS. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE STILL POSSIBLE IN OPEN COUNTRY NEAREST TO THE SOUTH DAKOTA STATE LINE. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE FARTHER NORTH...BUT WITH LITTLE ADDITIONAL FALLING SNOW...VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW ONE MILE. FOR THIS REASON...THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL BE CANCELLED FOR ALL AREAS EXPECT HUBBARD COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN AND NORTHERN VALLEY THROUGH NOON. GUSTY NORTH WINDS...COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES BELOW ZERO WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL VALUES AROUND 25 BELOW. MNZ002-003-015>017-022-023-027-028-NDZ038-039-091730- /O.CAN.KFGF.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-121210T0000Z/ NORMAN-CLAY-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN- SOUTH CLEARWATER-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-BARNES-CASS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...FOSSTON...BAGLEY... BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE... VALLEY CITY...FARGO 1030 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW HAVE FALLEN ACROSS EAST CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA INTO NORTHWEST MINNESOTA OVERNIGHT. LITTLE ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TODAY. GUSTY NORTH WINDS MAY STILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...BUT VISIBILITY SHOULD REMAIN ABOVE ONE MILE. $$ MNZ029>032-040-NDZ049-052-053-100000- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-121210T0000Z/ WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-RANSOM- SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS... NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE...LISBON...GWINNER... WAHPETON 1030 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF THIS EVENING. * 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW HAVE FALLEN OVERNIGHT ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * STRONG NORTH WIND WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA INTO THE SOUTHERN VALLEY THIS MORNING... RESULTING IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...BUT DECREASE SOMEWHAT FROM THEIR MORNING PEAKS. * THE STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FOR AREAS NEAREST TO THE SOUTH DAKOTA STATE LINE. * WIND CHILLS WILL DROP DOWN TO ZERO TO 15 BELOW ZERO TODAY ACROSS SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MNZ024-100000- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-121210T0000Z/ HUBBARD- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PARK RAPIDS 1030 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW HAVE FALLEN ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF THIS EVENING WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE. * TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS WILL RANGE RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES. * NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH...RESULTING IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. * WIND CHILL WILL DROP INTO THE 5 BELOW ZERO TO 10 BELOW ZERO RANGE. 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. && $$ MNZ004-007-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026-027-054-091800- /O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-121209T1800Z/ KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY- EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...WARREN...CANDO...LANGDON... CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON... NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...ADAMS 1030 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AROUND 25 BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING...INCLUDING HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ ROGERS
529 WWUS43 KFGF 091750 AAA WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 1150 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...WINTER STORM CONTINUES TODAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY... .LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK ALONG THE MINNESOTA AND IOWA BORDER TODAY...CONTINUING TO BRING LIGHT SNOW AND STRONG NORTHERLY WIND ACROSS SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA INTO ADJACENT PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. SNOWFALL TOTALS IN THESE AREAS SO FAR HAVE RANGED FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES. 1 TO 2 INCHES HAVE FALLEN FARTHER NORTH ACROSS EAST CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA INTO NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. AS THE STORM MOVES EASTWARD...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM LISBON TO PELICAN RAPIDS TO PARK RAPIDS. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE STILL POSSIBLE IN OPEN COUNTRY NEAREST TO THE SOUTH DAKOTA STATE LINE. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE FARTHER NORTH...BUT WITH LITTLE ADDITIONAL FALLING SNOW...VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW ONE MILE. FOR THIS REASON...THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL BE CANCELLED FOR ALL AREAS EXPECT HUBBARD COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT NOON. NORTH WINDS FROM 10 TO 25 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 25 MPH...COMBINED WITH AIR TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE AND BELOW ZERO WILL KEEP WIND CHILL VALUES IN THE 10 TO 20 BELOW RANGE THROUGH THE DAY. MNZ004-007-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026-027-054-091900- /O.EXP.KFGF.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-121209T1800Z/ KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY- EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...WARREN...CANDO...LANGDON... CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON... NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...ADAMS 1150 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY... WIND CHILL VALUES HAVE RISEN ABOVE ADVISORY CRITERIA. HOWEVER... NORTH WINDS FROM 10 TO 25 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 25 MPH... COMBINED WITH AIR TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE AND BELOW ZERO WILL KEEP WIND CHILL VALUES IN THE 10 TO 20 BELOW RANGE THROUGH THE DAY. $$ MNZ029>032-040-NDZ049-052-053-100000- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-121210T0000Z/ WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-RANSOM- SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS... NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE...LISBON...GWINNER... WAHPETON 1150 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF THIS EVENING. * 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW HAVE FALLEN OVERNIGHT ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * STRONG NORTH WIND WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA INTO THE SOUTHERN VALLEY THIS MORNING... RESULTING IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...BUT DECREASE SOMEWHAT FROM THEIR MORNING PEAKS. * THE STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FOR AREAS NEAREST TO THE SOUTH DAKOTA STATE LINE. * WIND CHILLS WILL DROP DOWN TO ZERO TO 15 BELOW ZERO TODAY ACROSS SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MNZ024-100000- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-121210T0000Z/ HUBBARD- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PARK RAPIDS 1150 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW HAVE FALLEN ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF THIS EVENING WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE. * TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS WILL RANGE RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES. * NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH...RESULTING IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. * WIND CHILL WILL DROP INTO THE 5 BELOW ZERO TO 10 BELOW ZERO RANGE. 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. && $$ ROGERS
041 WWUS43 KFGF 092122 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 322 PM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...WINTER STORM WINDING DOWN WITH HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS OVERNIGHT... .LIGHT SNOW HAS EXITED EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES INTO SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA. STRONG NORTHERLY WIND PERSISTS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN VALLEY...BUT VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE ONE MILE. WINDS SHOULD DECREASE RAPIDLY AFTER SUNSET... MINIMIZING ANY FUTURE THREAT. AS A RESULT...THE WINTER STORM WARNING AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ARE CANCELLED. HIGH PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS THE REGION OVERNIGHT. WITH CLEAR SKIES AND FRESH SNOW COVER...AIR TEMPERATURES WILL QUICKLY DROP INTO THE NEGATIVE SINGLE DIGITS TO TEENS BELOW ZERO. THIS...COMBINED WITH 5 TO 10 MPH WIND WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL VALUES FROM 25 TO 30 BELOW ALONG AND WEST OF THE VALLEY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. MNZ029-NDZ049-052-053-101600- /O.CAN.KFGF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-121210T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.WC.Y.0002.121210T0000Z-121210T1600Z/ WILKIN-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRECKENRIDGE...LISBON...GWINNER... WAHPETON 322 PM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST MONDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. LIGHT SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL PERSIST UNTIL SUNSET...POSSIBLY CAUSING FURTHER REDUCTIONS TO VISIBILITY IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW DOWN TO ONE MILE. * TIMING...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS AFTER SUNSET TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES...25 TO 30 BELOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING...INCLUDING HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MNZ030>032-040-092230- /O.CAN.KFGF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-121210T0000Z/ WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS... WADENA...ELBOW LAKE 322 PM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. LIGHT SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL PERSIST UNTIL SUNSET...POSSIBLY CAUSING FURTHER REDUCTIONS TO VISIBILITY IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW DOWN TO ONE MILE. $$ MNZ024-092230- /O.CAN.KFGF.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-121210T0000Z/ HUBBARD- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PARK RAPIDS 322 PM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. LIGHT SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL PERSIST UNTIL SUNSET...POSSIBLY CAUSING FURTHER REDUCTIONS TO VISIBILITY IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW DOWN TO ONE MILE. $$ MNZ001>005-007-008-013>015-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-039- 054-101600- /O.NEW.KFGF.WC.Y.0002.121210T0000Z-121210T1600Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL- PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON- RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL- BARNES-CASS-WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN... THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...CANDO...LANGDON... CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON... NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY... MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...ADAMS 322 PM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST MONDAY. * TIMING...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS AFTER SUNSET TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES...25 TO 30 BELOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING...INCLUDING HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ ROGERS
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Grand Forks, ND wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Dec 8, 4:12 AM CST, 23 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 8, 4:12 AM CST, 23 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
412 AM CST SAT DEC 8 2012
.SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.
MODELS ARE IN REASONABLE AGREEMENT THROUGH 84 HOURS. SURFACE LOW
FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS SOUTHEAST SD TONIGHT. PREFER THE MORE
SOUTHERN SOLUTION OF THE ECMWF AND MAY BE EVEN FARTHER SOUTH. SURFACE
PRESSURE SYSTEMS ARE NOT FORECAST TO INTENSIFY TONIGHT AND SUN.
ACTUALLY THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM FILLS AND THE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM
WEAKENS. HOWEVER THE GRADIENT INCREASES BETWEEN THE SYSTEMS. WINDS
FORECAST TO BE FAVORABLY DOWN THE VALLEY TONIGHT HOWEVER LITTLE
ISALLOBARIC CONTRIBUTION IS EXPECTED. PRECIPITABLE WATER AROUND 0.4
INCH.
WATER VAPOR LOOP INDICATED WEAK SHORT WAVE OVER CENTRAL ND AND WAS
MOVING EAST 15-20 KNOTS. ALSO AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WAS OVER CENTRAL
MT WITH A STRONG JET DIGGING ON IT WEST SIDE. WEAK SHORT WAVE WILL
PRODUCE AROUND AN INCH OF SNOW IN THE NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY
TODAY. THE MT TROUGH WILL PRODUCE SNOW ACROSS THE MOST OF THE
FORECAST AREA FOR TONIGHT THEN EXIT EAST ON SUN.
WILL ISSUE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE SOUTHERN TWO TIER COUNTIES
WITH 4 TO 6 INCHES SNOW PLUS WINDS. UP AGAINST THE WINTER STORM
WARNING...WILL ISSUE A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LESS SNOW BUT
WITH GUSTY WINDS FOR THE CENTRAL RED RIVER VALLEY ROUGHLY SOUTH OF
HWY 2.
ANOTHER SHORT WAVE OVER NORTHERN ALTA WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE AREA
SUN AFTERNOON...WILL KEEP THREAT OF LIGHT SNOW EAST.
.LONG TERM [TUESDAY-FRIDAY]...
UPPER TROUGH WILL BE OVER THE CENTRAL CONUS DURING START OF THE
PERIOD...WITH COLD HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CWA. FLOW BECOMES MORE
WEST TO SOUTHWESTERLY ON WEDNESDAY AHEAD OF THE NEXT UPPER TROUGH
DIGGING INTO THE WEST...WITH A NORTHERN BRANCH SHORTWAVE MOVING INTO
SOUTHERN MANITOBA. THIS WILL HELP PUSH A SFC LOW ALONG THE CANADIAN
BORDER...WITH THE GEM FURTHER SOUTH INTO OUR CWA THAN THE OTHER
DETERMINISTIC MODELS. KEPT SOME CHANCE POPS GOING ALONG THE
NORTHERN COUNTIES FOR TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY WITH THIS SYSTEM.
THERE SHOULD BE SOME GOOD WARM AIR ADVECTION ON THE FRONT SIDE OF
THE LOW BUT THE QUESTION IS HOW MUCH WILL ACTUALLY REACH THE GROUND
PARTICULARLY IN THE NORTHERN COUNTIES. SOME OF THE MODEL SOLUTIONS
BRING HIGHS IN THE 30S ALL THE WAY UP TO THE CANADIAN BORDER...BUT
THINK THIS IS OVERDONE AND KEPT THE ALLBLEND SOLUTION OF LOW 20S IN
THE NORTH WITH HIGHS APPROACHING 30 ONLY IN THE SOUTH. ALL MODELS
ARE IN PRETTY GOOD AGREEMENT WITH A COLD AIR SURGE ON THURSDAY WITH
SFC HIGH PRESSURE SETTLING OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS. THE UPPER
TROUGH IN THE WEST SHOULD START TO COME OUT INTO THE PLAINS DURING
THE FRIDAY/SATURDAY TIME FRAME. HOWEVER...WITH SPLIT FLOW THE
VARIOUS SHORTWAVES ARE ALL OVER THE PLACE. WILL KEEP THE END OF THE
PERIOD PRETTY CLOSE TO THE ALLBLEND FORECAST WITH FAIRLY DRY
CONDITIONS AND TEMPS JUST SLIGHTLY BELOW SEASONAL AVERAGES.
&&
.AVIATION...
IFR CONDITIONS WERE OVER THE SOUTHWEST ZONES INTO EASTERN SD. CIGS
RISE TO AROUND 50 HUNDRED FT TO THE NORTHEAST AND A CLEAR SKY
REMAINS OVER THE FAR NORTHEAST ZONE. CLEAR ZONES WILL FILL IN
SHORTLY. EXPECT IFR CONDITIONS TO SHIFT NORTH TODAY. WITH NEXT
SYSTEM MOVING IN TONIGHT WOULD EXPECT IFR CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE
OVERNIGHT.
&&
.FGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ND...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST
SUNDAY FOR NDZ014-024-026>030-038-039.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY
FOR NDZ049-052-053.
MN...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST
SUNDAY FOR MNZ001>003-013>017-022>024-027-028.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY
FOR MNZ029>032-040.
&&
HOPPESHazardous weather outlook, Dec 7, 3:27 PM CST, 13 hours 8 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 327 PM CST FRI DEC 7 2012 MNZ001-004>009-013-014-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-054-082130- WEST POLK-KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-WEST MARSHALL- EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-TOWNER-CAVALIER- PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS- GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-WESTERN WALSH- 327 PM CST FRI DEC 7 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT LIGHT SNOW IS POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN AND NORTHERN VALLEY TONIGHT. ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD GENERALLY BE AN INCH OR LESS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN SOUTH DAKOTA INTO SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. ONE TO FOUR INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM COOPERSTOWN TO CROOKSTON TO BAUDETTE. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY ALONG AND WEST OF THE VALLEY SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING FROM 25 TO 30 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH CREATING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL APPROACH 25 BELOW ZERO SUNDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SNOWFALL REPORTS ARE APPRECIATED. MNZ002-003-015>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ038-039-049-052-053- 082130- NORMAN-CLAY-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN- SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN- WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM- SARGENT-RICHLAND- 327 PM CST FRI DEC 7 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT VERY LIGHT SNOW WILL MOVE OUT OF THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN SOUTH DAKOTA INTO SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. FOUR TO SIX INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM VALLEY CITY TO FARGO TO BEMIDJI WITH UP TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM FERGUS FALLS TO PARK RAPIDS. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY ALONG AND WEST OF THE VALLEY SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING FROM 25 TO 30 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH CREATING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SNOWFALL REPORTS ARE APPRECIATED. ROGERS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 8, 4:35 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Hubbard, Kittson and 6 more | 35 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.