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Blizzard Warning 2, NWS Bismarck, ND

January 18, 2013Bottineau County, Pierce County, Rolette County, North Dakota

NWS Bismarck, ND issued this blizzard warning at Jan 18, 2013, 3:47 PM CST for Bottineau County, Pierce County, Rolette County, North Dakota. It took effect at Jan 19, 2013, 6:00 AM CST. It was in force for 10 hr. 2 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
Jan 18, 2013, 3:47 PM CST (21:47 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 19, 2013, 6:00 AM CST
Expired
Jan 19, 2013, 3:37 PM CST
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS Bismarck, ND

Counties Bottineau County, ND, Pierce County, ND, Rolette County, ND

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jan 19, 10:34 AM CSTBLIZZARD2 N Rolla, NDVISIBILITIES HAVE BEEN ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS SINCE 715 AM CST. HIGHEST WIND GUST WAS 59 MPH. GROUND BLIZZARD IS STILL ONGOING.
Jan 19, 11:43 AM CSTBLIZZARDBottineau, NDVISIBILITIES WERE LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE IN BLOWING SNOW BETWEEN 7AM-11AM CST...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS WERE AT LEAST 40 MPH. CONDITIONS ARE IMPROVING.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 12:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 207 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Bismarck Municip, ND at 12:00Z on 2013-01-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Bismarck Municip, ND at 12:00Z on 2013-01-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 157 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1436 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
66 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
157 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
334 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

990 
WWUS43 KBIS 182147
WSWBIS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
347 PM CST FRI JAN 18 2013

...GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR SATURDAY...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH NORTH DAKOTA SATURDAY
MORNING. NORTHWESTERLY WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL RAPIDLY
INCREASE TO AROUND 40 MPH...WITH 60 MPH GUSTS AFTER SUNRISE.
FLUFFY SNOW AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES HAVE RECENTLY BEEN REPORTED
FROM BOTTINEAU TO ROLETTE TO PIERCE COUNTIES. THE COMBINATION OF
HIGH WINDS AND FLUFFY SNOW WILL PRODUCE GROUND BLIZZARD 
CONDITIONS...PRIMARILY NEAR THE TURTLE MOUNTAIN REGION SATURDAY
MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE EXTREMELY
HAZARDOUS WITH VISIBILITIES DETERIORATING TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER
OF A MILE.

MUCH COLDER CANADIAN AIR WILL PUSH INTO THE REGION BEHIND THE
FRONT. WIND CHILLS TO 30 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT.
WIND CHILLS TO 50 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY NIGHT.

NDZ004-005-013-191000-
/O.NEW.KBIS.BZ.W.0002.130119T1200Z-130119T2200Z/
BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-PIERCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...RUGBY
347 PM CST FRI JAN 18 2013

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM CST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM CST SATURDAY. 

* TIMING...SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 40 MPH GUSTING TO 60 MPH.

* BLOWING SNOW/VISIBILITY...BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES
  TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS.

* OTHER IMPACTS...WIND CHILLS AROUND 40 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED
  SATURDAY NIGHT AND AGAIN SUNDAY NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. BLOWING SNOW COUPLED WITH STRONG
WINDS WILL RESULT IN EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS WILL LEAD
TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. IF YOU
ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF
YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

&&

$$

TM
6 follow-up statements
293 
WWUS43 KBIS 190022
WSWBIS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
622 PM CST FRI JAN 18 2013

...GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR SATURDAY...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH NORTH DAKOTA SATURDAY
MORNING. NORTHWESTERLY WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL RAPIDLY
INCREASE TO AROUND 40 MPH...WITH 60 MPH GUSTS AFTER SUNRISE.
FLUFFY SNOW AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES HAVE RECENTLY BEEN REPORTED
FROM BOTTINEAU TO ROLETTE TO PIERCE COUNTIES. THE COMBINATION OF
HIGH WINDS AND FLUFFY SNOW WILL PRODUCE GROUND BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS...PRIMARILY NEAR THE TURTLE MOUNTAIN REGION SATURDAY
MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE EXTREMELY
HAZARDOUS WITH VISIBILITIES DETERIORATING TO LESS THAN ONE
QUARTER OF A MILE.

MUCH COLDER CANADIAN AIR WILL PUSH INTO THE REGION BEHIND THE
FRONT. WIND CHILLS TO 30 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT.
WIND CHILLS TO 50 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY NIGHT.

NDZ004-005-013-190830-
/O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0002.130119T1200Z-130119T2200Z/
BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-PIERCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...RUGBY
622 PM CST FRI JAN 18 2013

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM CST
SATURDAY...

* TIMING...SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 40 MPH GUSTING TO 60 MPH.

* BLOWING SNOW/VISIBILITY...BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE 
  VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...WIND CHILLS AROUND 40 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED 
  SATURDAY NIGHT AND AGAIN SUNDAY NIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. BLOWING SNOW COUPLED WITH STRONG WINDS
WILL RESULT IN EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS WILL LEAD TO
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. IF YOU
ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF
YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

&&

$$
WAA
867 
WWUS43 KBIS 190349
WSWBIS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
949 PM CST FRI JAN 18 2013

...GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR SATURDAY...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH NORTH DAKOTA SATURDAY
MORNING. NORTHWESTERLY WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL RAPIDLY
INCREASE TO AROUND 40 MPH...WITH 60 MPH GUSTS AFTER SUNRISE.
FLUFFY SNOW AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES HAVE RECENTLY BEEN REPORTED
FROM BOTTINEAU TO ROLETTE TO PIERCE COUNTIES. THE COMBINATION OF
HIGH WINDS AND FLUFFY SNOW WILL PRODUCE GROUND BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS...PRIMARILY NEAR THE TURTLE MOUNTAIN REGION SATURDAY
MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE EXTREMELY
HAZARDOUS WITH VISIBILITIES DETERIORATING TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER
OF A MILE.

MUCH COLDER CANADIAN AIR WILL PUSH INTO THE REGION BEHIND THE
FRONT. WIND CHILLS TO 30 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT.
WIND CHILLS TO 50 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY NIGHT.

NDZ004-005-013-191200-
/O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0002.130119T1200Z-130119T2200Z/
BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-PIERCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...RUGBY
949 PM CST FRI JAN 18 2013

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM CST
SATURDAY...

* TIMING...SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 40 MPH GUSTING TO 60 MPH.

* BLOWING SNOW/VISIBILITY...BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE 
  VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...WIND CHILLS AROUND 40 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED 
  SATURDAY NIGHT AND AGAIN SUNDAY NIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. BLOWING SNOW COUPLED WITH STRONG WINDS
WILL RESULT IN EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS WILL LEAD TO
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. IF YOU
ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF
YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

&&

$$
WAA
726 
WWUS43 KBIS 190645
WSWBIS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1245 AM CST SAT JAN 19 2013

...GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR SATURDAY...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH NORTH DAKOTA THIS
MORNING. NORTHWESTERLY WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL RAPIDLY
INCREASE TO AROUND 40 MPH...WITH 60 MPH GUSTS AFTER SUNRISE.
ESTIMATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES OF FLUFFY SNOW FROM EARLIER SNOW
EVENTS HAVE RECENTLY BEEN REPORTED FROM BOTTINEAU TO ROLETTE TO
PIERCE COUNTIES. THE COMBINATION OF HIGH WINDS AND FLUFFY SNOW
WILL PRODUCE GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...PRIMARILY NEAR THE
TURTLE MOUNTAIN REGION SATURDAY MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON.
TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS WITH VISIBILITIES
DETERIORATING TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE.

MUCH COLDER CANADIAN AIR WILL PUSH INTO THE REGION BEHIND THE
FRONT. WIND CHILLS TO 30 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT.
WIND CHILLS TO 50 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY NIGHT.

NDZ004-005-013-191445-
/O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0002.130119T1200Z-130119T2200Z/
BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-PIERCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...RUGBY
1245 AM CST SAT JAN 19 2013

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO
4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

* TIMING...SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 40 MPH GUSTING TO 60 MPH.

* BLOWING SNOW/VISIBILITY...BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE 
  VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...WIND CHILLS AROUND 40 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED 
  SATURDAY NIGHT AND AGAIN SUNDAY NIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. BLOWING SNOW COUPLED WITH STRONG WINDS
WILL RESULT IN EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS WILL LEAD TO
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. IF YOU
ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF
YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

&&

$$

JV
182 
WWUS43 KBIS 190956
WSWBIS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
356 AM CST SAT JAN 19 2013

...GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR SATURDAY...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH NORTH DAKOTA THIS
MORNING. NORTHWESTERLY WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL RAPIDLY
INCREASE TO AROUND 40 MPH...WITH 60 MPH GUSTS AFTER SUNRISE.
ESTIMATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES OF FLUFFY SNOW FROM EARLIER SNOW
EVENTS HAVE RECENTLY BEEN REPORTED FROM BOTTINEAU TO ROLETTE TO
PIERCE COUNTIES. THE COMBINATION OF HIGH WINDS AND FLUFFY SNOW
WILL PRODUCE GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...PRIMARILY NEAR THE
TURTLE MOUNTAIN REGION SATURDAY MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON.
TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS WITH VISIBILITIES
DETERIORATING TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE.

MUCH COLDER CANADIAN AIR WILL PUSH INTO THE REGION BEHIND THE
FRONT. WIND CHILLS TO 30 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT.
WIND CHILLS TO 50 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY NIGHT.

NDZ004-005-013-191800-
/O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0002.130119T1200Z-130119T2200Z/
BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-PIERCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...RUGBY
356 AM CST SAT JAN 19 2013

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* TIMING...SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 40 MPH GUSTING TO 60 MPH.

* BLOWING SNOW/VISIBILITY...BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE 
  VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...WIND CHILLS AROUND 40 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED 
  SATURDAY NIGHT AND AGAIN SUNDAY NIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. BLOWING SNOW COUPLED WITH STRONG WINDS
WILL RESULT IN EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS WILL LEAD TO
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. IF YOU
ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF
YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

&&

$$

JV
170 
WWUS43 KBIS 191756
WSWBIS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1156 AM CST SAT JAN 19 2013

...GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY
AFTERNOON...

.NORTHWESTERLY WINDS AROUND 40 MPH...WITH 60 MPH GUSTS WILL
DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON. GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN
REPORTED IN BOTTINEAU AND ROLETTE COUNTIES THIS MORNING.
CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE THIS AFTERNOON. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL
CONTINUE TO BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS WITH VISIBILITIES DETERIORATING
TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES IN OPEN COUNTRY.

MUCH COLDER CANADIAN AIR WILL PUSH INTO THE REGION BEHIND THE
FRONT. WIND CHILLS TO 30 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT.
WIND CHILLS TO 50 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY NIGHT.

NDZ004-005-013-192200-
/O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130119T2200Z/
BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-PIERCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...RUGBY
1156 AM CST SAT JAN 19 2013

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* TIMING...EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 40 MPH GUSTING TO 60 MPH.

* BLOWING SNOW/VISIBILITY...BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE 
  VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...WIND CHILLS AROUND 40 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED 
  SATURDAY NIGHT AND AGAIN SUNDAY NIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. BLOWING SNOW COUPLED WITH STRONG WINDS
WILL RESULT IN EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS WILL LEAD TO
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. IF YOU
ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF
YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

&&

$$

TM
759 
WWUS43 KBIS 192137
WSWBIS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
337 PM CST SAT JAN 19 2013

...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS THROUGH THE WEEKEND...

.AN ARCTIC AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH INTO WESTERN AND CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA THIS WEEKEND. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL FALL TO AROUND 30
BELOW ZERO ALONG AND NORTHEAST OF THE MISSOURI RIVER TONIGHT.

WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH THE DAY SUNDAY. WIND 
CHILL VALUES AROUND 45 BELOW ZERO WILL DEVELOP ACROSS NORTH
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE AREAS AFFECTED WILL
GENERALLY BE ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 200 FROM CARRINGTON TO
UNDERWOOD...THEN ALONG AND NORTH OF THE MISSOURI RIVER FROM
GARRISON TO WILLISTON.

WIND CHILLS WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS AREAS SOUTH OF THE
MISSOURI RIVER FROM WILLISTON TO BISMARCK...AND ALONG AND SOUTH OF
I-94 FROM BISMARCK TO JAMESTOWN THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. WIND
CHILL VALUES AROUND 30 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE TO PLUMMET SUNDAY NIGHT. WIND CHILL
VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO AROUND 40 BELOW ZERO ALONG THE
MISSOURI RIVER TO AROUND 55 BELOW IN THE TURTLE MOUNTAIN REGION
BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING.

NDZ004-005-013-200545-
/O.CAN.KBIS.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130119T2200Z/
/O.NEW.KBIS.WC.W.0001.130120T1300Z-130121T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KBIS.WC.Y.0003.130119T2137Z-130120T1300Z/
BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-PIERCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...RUGBY
337 PM CST SAT JAN 19 2013

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CST SUNDAY...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM CST SUNDAY...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CST SUNDAY. A WIND CHILL
WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED AND IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CST TO 7
PM CST SUNDAY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...AROUND 35 BELOW ZERO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.
  AROUND 45 BELOW ZERO SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* OTHER IMPACTS...WIND CHILLS AROUND 55 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED 
  EARLY MONDAY MORNING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND VERY COLD
AIR WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL
RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND VERY COLD
AIR WILL CREATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE
AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. 

&&

$$

NDZ001>003-009>012-021>023-025-200545-
/O.NEW.KBIS.WC.W.0001.130120T1300Z-130121T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KBIS.WC.Y.0003.130119T2137Z-130120T1300Z/
DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCHENRY-MCLEAN-
SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...
WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...
HARVEY...CARRINGTON
337 PM CST SAT JAN 19 2013

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CST SUNDAY...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM CST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CST SUNDAY. A WIND CHILL
WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED AND IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CST TO 7
PM CST SUNDAY.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...AROUND 35 BELOW ZERO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.
  AROUND 45 BELOW ZERO SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* OTHER IMPACTS...WIND CHILLS AROUND 50 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED
  EARLY MONDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND VERY COLD
AIR WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL
RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND VERY COLD
AIR WILL CREATE 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 A HAT AND GLOVES.

&&

$$

NDZ017>020-035>037-047-048-050-051-200545-
/O.NEW.KBIS.WC.Y.0003.130119T2137Z-130121T0100Z/
MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-LOGAN-
LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...
HAZEN...CENTER...BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...
EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
337 PM CST SAT JAN 19 2013

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST SUNDAY. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...AROUND 25 BELOW ZERO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.
  AROUND 35 BELOW ZERO SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* OTHER IMPACTS...WIND CHILLS AROUND 40 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED
  EARLY MONDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND VERY COLD
AIR WILL CREATE 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 A HAT AND GLOVES.

&&

$$

NDZ031>034-040>046-200545-
/O.NEW.KBIS.WC.Y.0003.130120T1300Z-130121T0100Z/
GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-
ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MANDAN...
MARMARTH...MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES...
LINTON
337 PM CST SAT JAN 19 2013 /237 PM MST SAT JAN 19 2013/

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CST /6 AM MST/ TO 7 PM
CST /6 PM MST/ SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CST /6 AM MST/ TO 7 PM
CST /6 PM MST/ SUNDAY. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...AROUND 25 BELOW ZERO SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* OTHER IMPACTS...WIND CHILLS AROUND 35 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED
  EARLY MONDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND VERY COLD
AIR WILL CREATE 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 A HAT AND GLOVES.

&&

$$

TM

The office that day

Everything else NWS Bismarck, ND issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 18, 4:09 AM CSTHigh Wind WatchBISBottineau, Burke, Burleigh, Dickey, Emmons, Foster and 15 more12 hr
Jan 18, 3:47 PM CSTHigh Wind WarningBISFoster, Kidder, LaMoure, McHenry, Renville, Sheridan and 2 more24 hr
Jan 18, 3:47 PM CSTWind AdvisoryBISBurke, Burleigh, Dickey, Emmons, Grant, Kidder and 7 more26 hr

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Blizzard Warnings in North Dakota, 2013Every blizzard warning in 2013

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.