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Winter Storm Watch 6, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this winter storm watch at Dec 7, 2012, 3:07 PM CST for 5 counties in North Dakota; 12 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Dec 8, 2012, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 7, 2012, 3:07 PM CST (21:07 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 8, 2012, 6:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Dec 8, 2012, 4:35 AM CST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
Counties Becker County, MN, Beltrami County, MN, Clay County, MN, Clearwater County, MN, Grant County, MN, Hubbard County, MN, Mahnomen County, MN, Norman County, MN, Otter Tail County, MN, Polk County, MN, Wadena County, MN, Wilkin County, MN, Barnes County, ND, Cass County, ND, Ransom County, ND, Richland County, ND, Sargent County, ND
The radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:07 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Aberdeen, SD (KABR), launched 12:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 274 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
- 1493 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 35 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 11 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
649 WWUS43 KFGF 072107 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 307 PM CST FRI DEC 7 2012 ...WINTER STORM TO IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA INTO CENTRAL AND PARTS OF NORTHERN MINNESOTA SATURDAY NIGHT 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 MUCH OF CENTRAL AND PARTS OF NORTHERN MINNESOTA. THE MAIN THREAT AREA FOR HEAVY SNOW IS ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM VALLEY CITY TO FARGO TO BEMIDJI WHERE 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE...HIGHEST TOTALS AROUND FERGUS FALLS TO WADENA. 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 VISIBLITIES. SNOW AMOUNTS AND TRACK OF THE STORM CAN CHANGE SO STAY TUNED FOR UPDATES. MNZ002-003-015>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ038-039-049-052-053- 100000- /O.NEW.KFGF.WS.A.0006.121209T0000Z-121210T0000Z/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...FOSSTON...BAGLEY... BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES... WOLF LAKE...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS... WADENA...ELBOW LAKE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER... WAHPETON 307 PM CST FRI DEC 7 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...SNOW TO DEVELOP SATURDAY EVENING...WITH HEAVIEST AFTER MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT INTO MIDDAY SUNDAY. * WINDS...EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH SATURDAY NIGHT BECOMING STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ALONG AND WEST OF THE VALLEY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH SUNDAY NIGHT. * VISIBILITIES...WINDS COMBINED WITH FALLING SNOW WILL CAUSE GREATLY REDUCED VISIBLITIES IN OPEN COUNTRY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...POTENTIAL FOR 4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW VALLEY CITY AND LISBON THROUGH FARGO TO DETROIT LAKES AND BEMIDJI WITH POTENTIAL OF UP TO 8 INCHES FERGUS FALLS TO WADENA. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WILL LOWER TO ZERO TO 15 BELOW ZERO. 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
1 follow-up statement
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. && $$ MNZ001-013-014-NDZ014-024-026>030-100000- /O.NEW.KFGF.WW.Y.0018.121209T0000Z-121210T0000Z/ WEST POLK-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-BENSON-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS- GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...MADDOCK...LEEDS... NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY... MAYVILLE 435 AM CST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY. * SNOW WILL DEVELOP SATURDAY EVENING...WITH HEAVIEST AMOUNTS AFTER MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT INTO MIDDAY SUNDAY. * EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH SATURDAY NIGHT WILL BECOME STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ON SUNDAY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH SUNDAY NIGHT. * WINDS COMBINED WITH FALLING SNOW WILL CAUSE GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN OPEN COUNTRY...WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * SNOW AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES MAINLY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM NEW ROCKFORD TO GRAND FORKS TO THIEF RIVER FALLS. * WIND CHILL WILL DROP TO THE ZERO TO 15 BELOW ZERO RANGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATER UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm watch 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 watch went out at Dec 7, 3:00 PM CST, 7 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 7, 3:00 PM CST, 7 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
300 PM CST FRI DEC 7 2012
.SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
BIG CHALLENGE FOR THE PERIOD WILL BE A WINTER STORM SATURDAY NIGHT
THROUGH SUNDAY. GFS/NAM/ECMWF/GEM ARE VERY SIMILAR WITH SYSTEM
TRACK AND WILL USE A BLENDED SOLUTION FOR THIS FORECAST PACKAGE.
FOR TONIGHT...VERY LIGHT SNOW ACROSS SOUTHEAST ND INTO WEST
CENTRAL MN WILL DRIFT EASTWARD WITH PASSAGE OF SHORT-WAVE ALOFT.
DO NOT ANTICIPATE MUCH IN THE WAY OF ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION.
ANOTHER AREA OF LIGHT SNOW EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE DEVILS
LAKE BASIN MAINLY AFTER 06 UTC IN RESPONSE TO MID-LEVEL WARM AIR
ADVECTION AND SECONDARY SHORT-WAVE ALOFT NOW CROSSING EASTERN MT.
AN INCH IS POSSIBLE BEFORE DAYBREAK SATURDAY MORNING. CLOUD
COVER...A WARMING THERMAL PROFILE AND LIGHT EASTERLY WINDS WILL
KEEP TEMPERATURES FROM FALLING TOO FAR WITH SATURDAY MORNING LOWS
RANGING FROM THE SINGLE DIGITS ALONG THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER TO
NEAR 20 DEGREES ACROSS THE SOUTH.
SNOW CHANCES PERSIST ACROSS THE NORTHWEST FORECAST AREA THROUGH
SATURDAY WHERE ANOTHER 1-2 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL
REMAIN LIGHT...SO DO NOT ANTICIPATE THE NEED FOR AN ADVISORY.
SNOW CHANCES INCREASE ACROSS THE REGION SATURDAY AFTERNOON IN
ADVANCE OF THE NEXT WAVE...BUT MOST AREAS SHOULD REMAIN DRY
THROUGH 00 UTC SUNDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM THE MID TEENS
ACROSS THE NORTH TO NEAR 30 DEGREES ACROSS THE SOUTH. EASTERLY
WINDS WILL INCREASE SLIGHTLY FROM 10 TO 15 MPH.
ATTENTION THEN TURNS TO SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. A STRONG
SURFACE LOW WILL EJECT FROM THE NORTHERN ROCKIES SATURDAY MORNING
AND MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN SD TO NEAR ABERDEEN BY 06 UTC SUNDAY.
STRONG ISENTROPIC LIFT WITHIN THE TROWAL COMBINED WITH PWATS
APPROACHING 0.4 INCHES WILL RESULT IN A BAND OF MODERATE SNOW
ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM VALLEY CITY TO FARGO TO BEMIDJI. AT
THIS TIME...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE
WITH UP TO 8 INCHES SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM FERGUS FALLS TO PARK
RAPIDS. WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY ON BACKSIDE OF THE SURFACE
LOW BY SUNDAY MORNING WITH NORTHERLY WINDS FROM 25 TO 30 MPH AND
GUSTS TO 40 MPH ALONG AND WEST OF THE VALLEY. AREAS OF BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW ARE EXPECTED AND REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY MAY ALSO
BE PROBLEMATIC. WILL ISSUE A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THIS AREA FROM
00 UTC SUNDAY UNTIL 00 UTC MONDAY FOR SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND
WIND. FARTHER NORTH...4 INCHES OR LESS ARE POSSIBLE...BUT MAY
STILL NEED TO CONSIDER AN ADVISORY DUE TO THE WIND AND BLOWING
SNOW.
LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE TREES OF NORTHWEST
MN FOR MUCH OF SUNDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF SUNDAY NIGHT.
TEMPERATURES WILL PLUMMET IN THE WAKE OF THE STORM WITH HIGHS
SUNDAY ONLY IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ACROSS THE NORTHWEST TO LOWER 20S
ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST. WIND CHILL VALUES ACROSS THE NORTHWEST
SUNDAY MORNING MAY APPROACH -25 F.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE REGION ON MONDAY...RESULTING IN
DRY CONDITIONS. WITH FRESH SNOW COVER AND COLD TEMPERATURES
ALOFT...MORNING LOWS WILL EASILY DROP INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW
ZERO WITH WIND CHILL VALUES FROM -15 TO -25 F. AFTERNOON HIGHS
WILL RISE INTO THE TEENS ABOVE ZERO.
.LONG TERM...MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
NORTH CENTRAL UNITED STATES UNDER A LONG WAVE TROUGH WITH SEVERAL
SHORT WAVES MOVING SOUTHEAST INTO THE REGION. EACH OF THESE REINFORCES
THE COLD AIRMASS OVER THE REGION. HOWEVER CLOUDS LIKELY TO BE
PRESENT OVER MUCH OF THE PERIOD PREVENTING ANY REALLY COLD OVERNIGHT
LOWS. WARMEST DAY ON WEDNESDAY AS A SHORT WAVE MOVES ALONG THE
CANADIAN BORDER...THEN COLDER THU-FRI BEHIND IT.
&&
.AVIATION...
AREA OF MVFR STRATOCU HAS SEEN AN EXPANSION EASTWARD INTO MUCH OF
ERN ND AND PARTS OF WCNTRL MN IN AREAS WHERE SFC WINDS HAVE TURNED
MORE EASTERLY AND LOW LEVEL MOISTURE INCREASES. EXPECT CONTINUATION
OF MVFR CIGS FARGO AREA THRU SATURDAY. OVER NE ND/FAR NW MN MIX
OF VFR AND ISOLD MVFR CIGS INTO THIS EVE SHOULD BECOME MORE
PREDOMINATE MVFR CIGS LATER TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. SNOW CHANCES
MOVE INTO DVL BASIN LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. DID NOT HAVE SNOW
AT GFK TAF SITE YET AS UNCERTAIN WHEN IT WILL ARRIVE AS FIRST
BATCH MAY MISS US UNTIL PRECIP ARRIVES SAT EVE.
&&
.FGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ND...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON FOR NDZ038-039-049-052-053.
MN...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON FOR MNZ002-003-015>017-022>024-027>032-040.
&&
ROGERS/RIDDLEHazardous weather outlook, Dec 7, 6:08 AM CST, 8 hours 59 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 608 AM CST FRI DEC 7 2012 MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024- 026>030-038-039-049-052>054-081215- WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS- WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE- EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN- SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN- WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-TOWNER-CAVALIER- PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS- GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND- WESTERN WALSH- 608 AM CST FRI DEC 7 2012 ...ACCUMULATING SNOW POSSIBLE THIS WEEKEND... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE NORTH AND SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER BY LATE MORNING. ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BE LESS THAN AN INCH. LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING IN THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN SPREADING NORTHEAST OVERNIGHT. ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR TWO ARE POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS FAR NORTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA INTO NORTHWEST MINNESOTA SATURDAY. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP SATURDAY NIGHT ACROSS SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE REGION AND CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY MORNING. SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE. GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY RESULTING IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER AREAS WHICH RECEIVE SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL. THE GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL COMBINED WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WINDS CHILLS ACROSS EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA INTO WESTERN MINNESOTA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SNOW REPORTS WILL BE WELCOME.
Nearby
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.