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Blizzard Warning 4, NWS Bismarck, ND

February 9, 20135 counties in North Dakota

NWS Bismarck, ND issued this blizzard warning at Feb 9, 2013, 3:28 AM CST for 5 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Feb 10, 2013, 12:00 AM CST. It was in force for 27 hr. 13 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
Feb 9, 2013, 3:28 AM CST (09:28 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 10, 2013, 12:00 AM CST
Expired
Feb 11, 2013, 3:20 AM CST
In force
27 hr
Issued by
NWS Bismarck, ND

Counties Dickey County, ND, LaMoure County, ND, Logan County, ND, McIntosh County, ND, Stutsman County, ND

The radar

The Aberdeen radar (KABR), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:33 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Feb 10, 6:11 AM CSTSNOW 4Ellendale, NDFINGER DRIFTS AROUND ONE FOOT WERE ALREADY DEVELOPING ON HIGHWAY 11 BETWEEN PHEASANT LAKE AND ELLENDALE.
Feb 10, 8:32 AM CSTSNOW 2.5La Moure, NDSTILL SNOWING AT TIME OF OBSERVATION.
Feb 10, 10:30 AM CSTSNOW 5Ellendale, NDQUARTER MILE VISIBILITY. SUSTAINED WINDS 25 MPH. STILL SNOWING
Feb 10, 1:25 PM CSTSNOW 5La Moure, NDBLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WITH LESS THAN 1 4 MILE VISIBILITY. ESTIMATED 5-6 INCHES OF SNOW SO FAR.
Feb 10, 3:00 PM CSTSNOW 4.5Ashley, NDBLOWING SNOW WITH ESTIMATED SNOWFALL TOTAL 4.5 INCHES
Feb 10, 3:02 PM CSTSNOW 8Oakes, NDBLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY WITH A TOTAL OF 8 INCHES.
Feb 10, 3:05 PM CSTSNOW 63 Wnw Edgeley, NDBLOWING SNOW WITH AT LEAST 1 MILE VISIBILITY. ESTIMATING 6.0 INCHES
Feb 10, 3:07 PM CSTSNOW 3.5Montpelier, NDREDUCED VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN 1 MILE AND A TOTAL OF 3.5 INCHES
Feb 10, 3:17 PM CSTSNOW 6Jamestown, NDESTIMATED ABOUT ANOTHER 1.0 INCH OF SNOW SINCE THE 5 AM REPORT OF 5.0 INCHES FOR A TOTAL OF 6.0 INCHES WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES.
Feb 10, 5:28 PM CSTHEAVY SNOW 8Ellendale, NDESTIMATED SNOWFALL SO FAR...STILL SNOWING.
Feb 10, 5:29 PM CSTBLIZZARD2 N Oakes, NDQUARTER MILE OR LESS VISIBILITY AT OAKES AIRPORT SINCE 1230 PM CST.
Feb 10, 5:37 PM CSTHEAVY SNOW 10Oakes, NDAT LEAST 10 INCHES OF SNOW SO FAR. SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CONTINUE.
Feb 10, 8:20 PM CSTHEAVY SNOW 8La Moure, NDEMERGENCY MANAGER... LAMOURE COUNTY REPORTS 8.0 INCHES TOTAL SNOWFALL AND ONE QUARTER OF A MILE VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW. WINDS GUSTING TO 35 MPH.

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

The nearest sounding before it

Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 00:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 137 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 00:00Z on 2013-02-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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 00:00Z on 2013-02-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 0 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
620 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
0 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
37 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.

241 
WWUS43 KBIS 090928
WSWBIS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
328 AM CST SAT FEB 9 2013

...BLIZZARD WARNING FOR THE SOUTHERN JAMES RIVER VALLEY LATE SATURDAY
NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS
SATURDAY NIGHT...INTO THE GREAT LAKES REGION BY MONDAY MORNING.
SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER FAR SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA LATE SATURDAY
NIGHT...AND WILL SPREAD NORTH AND EAST SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT.
SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY MONDAY MORNING.

BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHERN JAMES RIVER VALLEY
SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL GENERALLY
RANGE FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES EAST OF A LINE FROM ASHLEY TO JAMESTOWN.
HOWEVER...LOCATIONS SUCH AS ELLENDALE...EDGELEY...LAMOURE...AND
OAKES WILL RECEIVE UP TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS
AROUND 40 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW. THIS WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN JAMES
RIVER VALLEY SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

FURTHER WEST...LESSER AMOUNTS OF SNOW WILL OCCUR...WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES
IN CITIES LIKE SELFRIDGE...LINTON...STEELE...BOWDON...AND CARRINGTON.
NORTHERLY WINDS AROUND 30 MPH WILL CREATE LOW VISIBILITIES IN SNOW
AND BLOWING SNOW.

HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TRAVEL
CONDITIONS LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. MAKE SURE
YOU HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT AND LET OTHERS KNOW OF YOUR TRAVEL
PLANS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BIS.

NDZ037-047-048-050-051-091900-
/O.UPG.KBIS.WS.A.0002.130210T0600Z-130211T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KBIS.BZ.W.0004.130210T0600Z-130211T1800Z/
STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...
ASHLEY...OAKES
328 AM CST SAT FEB 9 2013

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST
MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL BEGIN AFTER MIDNIGHT
  TONIGHT...AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 10 INCHES.

* WINDS...NORTHERLY WINDS AROUND 40 MPH SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
  MONDAY MORNING. 

* MAIN IMPACT...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE BLIZZARD
  CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES...MAKING TRAVEL DANGEROUS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW AND 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.

&&

$$

NDZ023-025-036-045-046-091900-
/O.UPG.KBIS.WS.A.0002.130210T0600Z-130211T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KBIS.WW.Y.0005.130210T0600Z-130211T1200Z/
WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-SIOUX-EMMONS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...STEELE...
FORT YATES...LINTON
328 AM CST SAT FEB 9 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
6 AM CST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH
IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES.

* WINDS...NORTHERLY AROUND 30 MPH. 

* MAIN IMPACT...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO
  LESS THAN ONE MILE. THIS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED
FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. USE EXTRA CAUTION
WHEN TRAVELING. THE NORTH DAKOTA STATE PATROL ADVISES...DO NOT USE
THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THESE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

KS/TM
11 follow-up statements
217 
WWUS43 KBIS 091847
WSWBIS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1247 PM CST SAT FEB 9 2013

...BLIZZARD WARNING FOR THE SOUTHERN JAMES RIVER VALLEY LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTH
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS
SATURDAY NIGHT...INTO THE GREAT LAKES REGION BY MONDAY MORNING.
SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER FAR SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT...AND WILL SPREAD NORTH AND EAST SUNDAY AND SUNDAY
NIGHT. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY MONDAY MORNING.

BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHERN JAMES RIVER
VALLEY SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL
GENERALLY RANGE FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES EAST OF A LINE FROM ASHLEY TO
JAMESTOWN....WITH LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. STRONG NORTH 
WINDS GUSTING UP TO 40 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW...PRODUCING
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN JAMES RIVER VALLEY SUNDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

FURTHER WEST...LESSER AMOUNTS OF SNOW WILL OCCUR...WITH 2 TO
4 INCHES IN CITIES LIKE SELFRIDGE...LINTON...STEELE...BOWDON...
AND CARRINGTON. NORTH WINDS TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE LOW VISIBILITIES IN
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS
TRAVEL CONDITIONS LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.
MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT AND LET OTHERS KNOW OF
YOUR TRAVEL PLANS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BIS.

NDZ037-047-048-050-051-100300-
/O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0004.130210T0600Z-130211T1800Z/
STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...
ASHLEY...OAKES
1247 PM CST SAT FEB 9 2013

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
NOON CST MONDAY...

* SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL BEGIN AFTER MIDNIGHT 
  TONIGHT...AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
  POSSIBLE. 

* WINDS...NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
  MONDAY MORNING.

* MAIN IMPACT...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE BLIZZARD 
  CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES...MAKING TRAVEL 
  DANGEROUS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW AND 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.

&&

$$

NDZ023-025-036-045-046-100300-
/O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0005.130210T0600Z-130211T1200Z/
WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-SIOUX-EMMONS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...STEELE...
FORT YATES...LINTON
1247 PM CST SAT FEB 9 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST MONDAY...

* TIMING...SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES.

* WINDS...NORTHERLY AROUND 30 MPH.

* MAIN IMPACT...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES 
  TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. THIS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT TRAVEL 
  CONDITIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED
FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. THE NORTH DAKOTA STATE PATROL ADVISES...
DO NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THESE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
TWH
257 
WWUS43 KBIS 092212
WSWBIS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
412 PM CST SAT FEB 9 2013

...BLIZZARD WARNING FOR THE SOUTHERN JAMES RIVER VALLEY LATE
TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTH
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS
TONIGHT...INTO THE GREAT LAKES REGION BY MONDAY MORNING. SNOW
WILL DEVELOP OVER FAR SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA LATE TONIGHT...
AND SPREAD NORTH AND EAST SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL
TAPER OFF BY MONDAY MORNING.

SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES EAST OF A
LINE FROM ASHLEY TO EDGELEY TO MONTPELIER....WITH LOCALIZED
HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS GUSTING UP TO 40
MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW...PRODUCING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS
THE SOUTHERN JAMES RIVER VALLEY SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING.

FURTHER WEST...LESSER AMOUNTS OF SNOW WILL OCCUR...WITH 2 TO
4 INCHES IN CITIES LIKE SELFRIDGE...LINTON...MEDINA AND JAMESTOWN. 
NORTH WINDS TO 35 MPH WILL CREATE LOW VISIBILITIES IN SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW.

HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT
AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING OVER FAR SOUTH CENTRAL AND
EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT AND
LET OTHERS KNOW OF YOUR TRAVEL PLANS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE
LATEST FORECASTS AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BIS.

NDZ037-047-048-050-051-100615-
/O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0004.130210T0600Z-130211T1800Z/
STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...
ASHLEY...OAKES
412 PM CST SAT FEB 9 2013

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
NOON CST MONDAY...

* SNOW...SNOW WILL MOVE IN FROM THE SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT
  TONIGHT...AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
  POSSIBLE.

* WINDS...NORTHERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH SUNDAY AFTERNOON
  THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

* MAIN IMPACT...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE BLIZZARD 
  CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES...MAKING TRAVEL 
  DANGEROUS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW AND 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.

&&

$$

NDZ023-025-036-045-046-100615-
/O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0005.130210T0600Z-130211T1200Z/
WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-SIOUX-EMMONS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...STEELE...
FORT YATES...LINTON
412 PM CST SAT FEB 9 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST MONDAY...

* TIMING...SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES.

* WINDS...NORTHERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 35 MPH.

* MAIN IMPACT...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO
  LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES. THIS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT TRAVEL
  CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED
FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. THE NORTH DAKOTA STATE PATROL ADVISES...
DO NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THESE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
TWH
885 
WWUS43 KBIS 100050
WSWBIS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
650 PM CST SAT FEB 9 2013

...BLIZZARD WARNING FOR THE SOUTHERN JAMES RIVER VALLEY LATE
TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTH
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS
TONIGHT...INTO THE GREAT LAKES REGION BY MONDAY MORNING. SNOW
WILL DEVELOP OVER FAR SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA LATE TONIGHT...
AND SPREAD NORTH AND EAST SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL
TAPER OFF BY MONDAY MORNING.

SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES EAST OF A
LINE FROM ASHLEY TO EDGELEY TO MONTPELIER....WITH LOCALIZED
HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS GUSTING UP TO
40 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW...PRODUCING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN JAMES RIVER VALLEY SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING.

FURTHER WEST...LESSER AMOUNTS OF SNOW WILL OCCUR...WITH 1 TO
3 INCHES IN CITIES LIKE SELFRIDGE...LINTON...MEDINA AND JAMESTOWN.
NORTH WINDS TO 35 MPH WILL CREATE LOW VISIBILITIES IN SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW.

HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT
AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING OVER FAR SOUTH CENTRAL AND
EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT
AND LET OTHERS KNOW OF YOUR TRAVEL PLANS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE
LATEST FORECASTS AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BIS.

NDZ037-047-048-050-051-100900-
/O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0004.130210T0600Z-130211T1800Z/
STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...
ASHLEY...OAKES
650 PM CST SAT FEB 9 2013

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
NOON CST MONDAY...

* SNOW...SNOW WILL MOVE IN FROM THE SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT 
  TONIGHT...AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS 
  POSSIBLE. 

* WINDS...NORTHERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH SUNDAY AFTERNOON 
  THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. 

* MAIN IMPACT...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE BLIZZARD 
  CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES...MAKING TRAVEL 
  DANGEROUS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW AND 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.

&&

$$

NDZ023-025-036-045-046-100900-
/O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0005.130210T0600Z-130211T1200Z/
WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-SIOUX-EMMONS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...STEELE...
FORT YATES...LINTON
650 PM CST SAT FEB 9 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST MONDAY...

* TIMING...SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES.

* WINDS...NORTHERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 35 MPH.

* MAIN IMPACT...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES 
  TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES. THIS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT 
  TRAVEL CONDITIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED
FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. THE NORTH DAKOTA STATE PATROL ADVISES...
DO NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THESE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

TWH/RK
869 
WWUS43 KBIS 100402
WSWBIS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1002 PM CST SAT FEB 9 2013

...BLIZZARD WARNING FOR THE SOUTHERN JAMES RIVER VALLEY LATE
TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTH
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS
TONIGHT...INTO THE GREAT LAKES REGION BY MONDAY MORNING. SNOW
WILL DEVELOP OVER FAR SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA LATE TONIGHT...
AND SPREAD NORTH AND EAST SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL
TAPER OFF BY MONDAY MORNING.

SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES EAST OF A
LINE FROM ASHLEY TO EDGELEY TO MONTPELIER....WITH LOCALIZED
HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS GUSTING UP TO
40 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW...PRODUCING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN JAMES RIVER VALLEY SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING.

FURTHER WEST...LESSER AMOUNTS OF SNOW WILL OCCUR...WITH 1 TO
3 INCHES IN CITIES LIKE SELFRIDGE...LINTON...MEDINA AND
JAMESTOWN. NORTH WINDS TO 35 MPH WILL CREATE LOW VISIBILITIES IN
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT
AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING OVER FAR SOUTH CENTRAL AND
EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT
AND LET OTHERS KNOW OF YOUR TRAVEL PLANS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE
LATEST FORECASTS AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BIS.

NDZ037-047-048-050-051-101215-
/O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0004.130210T0600Z-130211T1800Z/
STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...
ASHLEY...OAKES
1002 PM CST SAT FEB 9 2013

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY...

* SNOW...SNOW WILL MOVE IN FROM THE SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT 
  TONIGHT...AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS 
  POSSIBLE. 

* WINDS...NORTHERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH SUNDAY AFTERNOON 
  THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. 

* MAIN IMPACT...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE BLIZZARD 
  CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES...MAKING TRAVEL 
  DANGEROUS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW AND 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.

&&

$$

NDZ023-025-036-045-046-101215-
/O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0005.130210T0600Z-130211T1200Z/
WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-SIOUX-EMMONS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...STEELE...
FORT YATES...LINTON
1002 PM CST SAT FEB 9 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
MONDAY...

* TIMING...SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES.

* WINDS...NORTHERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 35 MPH.

* MAIN IMPACT...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES 
  TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES. THIS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT 
  TRAVEL CONDITIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED
FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. THE NORTH DAKOTA STATE PATROL ADVISES...
DO NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THESE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

TWH/RK
673 
WWUS43 KBIS 100916
WSWBIS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
316 AM CST SUN FEB 10 2013

...BLIZZARD WARNING FOR THE SOUTHERN JAMES RIVER VALLEY CONTINUES
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTH
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA CONTINUES THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK FROM THE
CENTRAL PLAINS SUNDAY...INTO THE GREAT LAKES REGION BY MONDAY
MORNING. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE OVER FAR SOUTH
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...BEFORE TAPERING OFF
MONDAY MORNING.

STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW
SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH NEAR
ZERO VISIBILITIES...ALONG WITH SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES
WILL OCCUR ALONG AND EAST OF A LINE FROM ASHLEY TO JAMESTOWN.

FURTHER WEST...LESSER AMOUNTS OF SNOW WILL OCCUR...WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES
IN CITIES LIKE SELFRIDGE...LINTON...STEELE...BOWDON...AND CARRINGTON.
NORTH WINDS TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE LOW VISIBILITIES IN SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW.

HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING
OVER FAR SOUTH CENTRAL AND EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE
A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT AND LET OTHERS KNOW OF YOUR TRAVEL PLANS.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BIS.

NDZ037-047-048-050-051-101915-
/O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130211T1800Z/
STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...
ASHLEY...OAKES
316 AM CST SUN FEB 10 2013

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY...

* SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.
 
* WINDS...NORTHERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
  MONDAY MORNING.

* MAIN IMPACT...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
  WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES...MAKING TRAVEL DANGEROUS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW AND 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.

&&

$$

NDZ023-025-036-045-046-101915-
/O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-130211T1200Z/
WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-SIOUX-EMMONS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...STEELE...
FORT YATES...LINTON
316 AM CST SUN FEB 10 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY...

* SNOW...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES.

* WINDS...NORTHERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH.

* MAIN IMPACT...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES 
  TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES. THIS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT 
  TRAVEL CONDITIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED
FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. THE NORTH DAKOTA STATE PATROL ADVISES...
DO NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THESE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

KS/TM
122 
WWUS43 KBIS 101559
WSWBIS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
959 AM CST SUN FEB 10 2013

...BLIZZARD WARNING FOR THE SOUTHERN JAMES RIVER VALLEY CONTINUES
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTH
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA CONTINUES THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK FROM THE
CENTRAL PLAINS TODAY...INTO THE GREAT LAKES REGION BY MONDAY
MORNING. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE OVER FAR SOUTH
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH TONIGHT...BEFORE TAPERING OFF MONDAY
MORNING.

STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW
THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO
VISIBILITIES...ALONG WITH SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES WILL
OCCUR ALONG AND EAST OF A LINE FROM ASHLEY TO JAMESTOWN.

FURTHER WEST...LESSER AMOUNTS OF SNOW WILL OCCUR...WITH 1 TO
3 INCHES IN CITIES LIKE SELFRIDGE...LINTON...STEELE...BOWDON...
AND CARRINGTON. NORTH WINDS TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE LOW
VISIBILITIES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING
OVER FAR SOUTH CENTRAL AND EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA. MAKE SURE YOU
HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT AND LET OTHERS KNOW OF YOUR TRAVEL
PLANS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BIS.

NDZ037-047-048-050-051-110000-
/O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130211T1800Z/
STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...
ASHLEY...OAKES
959 AM CST SUN FEB 10 2013

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY...

* SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY 
  MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.

* WINDS...NORTHERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
  MONDAY MORNING.

* MAIN IMPACT...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE BLIZZARD 
  CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES...MAKING TRAVEL 
  DANGEROUS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW AND 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.

&&

$$

NDZ023-025-036-045-046-110000-
/O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-130211T1200Z/
WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-SIOUX-EMMONS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...STEELE...
FORT YATES...LINTON
959 AM CST SUN FEB 10 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
MONDAY...

* SNOW...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY 
  NIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES.

* WINDS...NORTHERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH.

* MAIN IMPACT...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES 
  TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES. THIS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT 
  TRAVEL CONDITIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED
FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. THE NORTH DAKOTA STATE PATROL ADVISES...
DO NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THESE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
TWH
520 
WWUS43 KBIS 101841
WSWBIS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1241 PM CST SUN FEB 10 2013

...BLIZZARD WARNING FOR THE SOUTHERN JAMES RIVER VALLEY CONTINUES
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTH
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA CONTINUES THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK FROM THE
CENTRAL PLAINS TODAY...INTO THE GREAT LAKES REGION BY MONDAY
MORNING. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE OVER FAR SOUTH
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH TONIGHT...BEFORE TAPERING OFF MONDAY
MORNING.

STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW
THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO
VISIBILITIES...ALONG WITH SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES WILL
OCCUR ALONG AND EAST OF A LINE FROM ASHLEY TO JAMESTOWN. SOME 
AREAS IN EASTERN DICKEY AND LAMOURE COUNTIES COULD SEE AROUND 10
INCHES.

FURTHER WEST...LESSER AMOUNTS OF SNOW WILL OCCUR...WITH 1 TO
3 INCHES IN CITIES LIKE SELFRIDGE...LINTON...STEELE...BOWDON...
AND CARRINGTON. NORTH WINDS TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE LOW
VISIBILITIES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING
OVER FAR SOUTH CENTRAL AND EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA. MAKE SURE YOU
HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT AND LET OTHERS KNOW OF YOUR TRAVEL
PLANS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BIS.

NDZ037-047-048-050-051-110245-
/O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130211T1800Z/
STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...
ASHLEY...OAKES
1241 PM CST SUN FEB 10 2013

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY...

* SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY 
  MORNING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.

* WINDS...NORTHERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON 
  THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. 

* MAIN IMPACT...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE BLIZZARD 
  CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES...MAKING TRAVEL 
  DANGEROUS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW AND 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.

&&

$$

NDZ023-025-036-045-046-110245-
/O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-130211T1200Z/
WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-SIOUX-EMMONS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...STEELE...
FORT YATES...LINTON
1241 PM CST SUN FEB 10 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
MONDAY...

* SNOW...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY 
  NIGHT. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES.

* WINDS...NORTHERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH.

* MAIN IMPACT...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES 
  TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES. THIS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT 
  TRAVEL CONDITIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED
FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. THE NORTH DAKOTA STATE PATROL ADVISES...
DO NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THESE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
TWH
488 
WWUS43 KBIS 102157
WSWBIS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
357 PM CST SUN FEB 10 2013

...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TONIGHT OVER THE
SOUTHERN JAMES RIVER VALLEY...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK FROM THE
CENTRAL PLAINS..INTO THE GREAT LAKES REGION BY MONDAY MORNING.
LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS EVENING ALONG
AND EAST OF A LINE FROM STRASBURG TO NAPOLEON...MEDINA AND
CARRINGTON...THEN TAPER FROM WEST TO EAST LATE TONIGHT.

STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW
THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
TONIGHT...EVEN AFTER THE SNOW ENDS.

SNOWFALL TOTALS THROUGH LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON INCLUDE 8 INCHES IN 
OAKES...AROUND 6 INCHES IN JAMESTOWN...ELLENDALE AND EDGELEY...AND
NEAR 5 INCHES IN ASHLEY.

THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL
PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES THROUGH
THIS EVENING...WITH SLOWLY IMPROVING CONDITIONS FROM WEST TO EAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT.

FURTHER WEST...LESSER AMOUNTS OF SNOW WILL OCCUR...WITH 1 TO
3 INCHES IN CITIES LIKE LINTON...TAPPEN AND CARRINGTON. NORTH
WINDS TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE LOW VISIBILITIES IN SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW.

THE NORTH DAKOTA HIGHWAY PATROL ADVISES THAT DANGEROUS TRAVEL
CONDITIONS EXIST IN THE WARNED AREA. IF YOU TRAVEL...YOU RISK
BEING STRANDED IN YOUR VEHICLE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME.
KNOWINGLY ENTERING A CLOSED ROADWAY IS DANGEROUS AND CARRIES A
FINE. DIAL 5 1 1 OR VISIT THE NORTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION WEBSITE FOR CURRENT ROAD CONDITIONS.

NDZ023-045-102300-
/O.CAN.KBIS.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-130211T1200Z/
WELLS-SIOUX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARVEY...FORT YATES
357 PM CST SUN FEB 10 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY. 

LIGHT SNOW HAS ENDED AND LITTLE TO NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS
EXPECTED. THEREFORE THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.

$$

NDZ037-047-048-050-051-110600-
/O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130211T1800Z/
STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...
ASHLEY...OAKES
357 PM CST SUN FEB 10 2013

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY...

* SNOW...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY
  MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES ALREADY ON THE GROUND WITH 1
  TO 2 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOW POSSIBLE.

* WINDS...NORTHERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON 
  THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. 

* MAIN IMPACT...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE BLIZZARD 
  CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES...MAKING TRAVEL 
  DANGEROUS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW AND 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.

&&

$$

NDZ025-036-046-110600-
/O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-130211T1200Z/
FOSTER-KIDDER-EMMONS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CARRINGTON...STEELE...LINTON
357 PM CST SUN FEB 10 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
MONDAY...

* SNOW...LIGHT SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TONIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES.

* WINDS...NORTHERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH.

* MAIN IMPACT...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO
  LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES. THIS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT TRAVEL
  CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED
FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. THE NORTH DAKOTA STATE PATROL ADVISES...
DO NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THESE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
TWH
364 
WWUS43 KBIS 110044
WSWBIS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
644 PM CST SUN FEB 10 2013

...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CONTINUE TONIGHT OVER THE SOUTHERN JAMES
RIVER VALLEY...

.LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING ALONG AND EAST OF
A LINE FROM STRASBURG TO NAPOLEON...MEDINA AND CARRINGTON...THEN
TAPER FROM WEST TO EAST LATE TONIGHT.

STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW
THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
TONIGHT...EVEN AFTER THE SNOW ENDS.

THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL
PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES THROUGH
THIS EVENING...WITH SLOWLY IMPROVING CONDITIONS FROM WEST TO EAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT.

FURTHER WEST...LESSER AMOUNTS OF SNOW WILL OCCUR...WITH 1 TO
3 INCHES IN CITIES LIKE LINTON...TAPPEN AND CARRINGTON. NORTH
WINDS TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE LOW VISIBILITIES IN SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW.

THE NORTH DAKOTA HIGHWAY PATROL ADVISES THAT DANGEROUS TRAVEL
CONDITIONS EXIST IN THE WARNED AREA. IF YOU TRAVEL...YOU RISK
BEING STRANDED IN YOUR VEHICLE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME.
KNOWINGLY ENTERING A CLOSED ROADWAY IS DANGEROUS AND CARRIES A
FINE. DIAL 5 1 1 OR VISIT THE NORTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION WEBSITE FOR CURRENT ROAD CONDITIONS.

NDZ037-047-048-050-051-110845-
/O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130211T1800Z/
STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...
ASHLEY...OAKES
644 PM CST SUN FEB 10 2013

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY...

* SNOW...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY 
  MORNING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...HIGHEST AMOUNTS OVER 10 INCHES ALREADY ON THE
  GROUND WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOW POSSIBLE TONIGHT.

* WINDS...NORTHERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

* MAIN IMPACT...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE BLIZZARD 
  CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES...MAKING TRAVEL 
  DANGEROUS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW AND 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.

&&

$$

NDZ025-036-046-110845-
/O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-130211T1200Z/
FOSTER-KIDDER-EMMONS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CARRINGTON...STEELE...LINTON
644 PM CST SUN FEB 10 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
MONDAY...

* SNOW...LIGHT SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TONIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES.

* WINDS...NORTHERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH.

* MAIN IMPACT...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES 
  TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES. THIS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT 
  TRAVEL CONDITIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED
FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. THE NORTH DAKOTA STATE PATROL ADVISES...
DO NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THESE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

TWH/RK
853 
WWUS43 KBIS 110344
WSWBIS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
944 PM CST SUN FEB 10 2013

...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CONTINUE TONIGHT OVER THE SOUTHERN JAMES
RIVER VALLEY...

.LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE ALONG AND
EAST OF A LINE FROM STRASBURG TO NAPOLEON...MEDINA AND
CARRINGTON...THEN TAPER OFF DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS.

STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW
THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT...EVEN
AFTER THE SNOW ENDS.

THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL
PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES...WITH
SLOWLY IMPROVING CONDITIONS FROM WEST TO EAST EARLY MONDAY MORNING.

THE NORTH DAKOTA HIGHWAY PATROL ADVISES THAT DANGEROUS TRAVEL
CONDITIONS EXIST IN THE WARNED AREA. IF YOU TRAVEL...YOU RISK
BEING STRANDED IN YOUR VEHICLE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME.
KNOWINGLY ENTERING A CLOSED ROADWAY IS DANGEROUS AND CARRIES A
FINE. DIAL 5 1 1 OR VISIT THE NORTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION WEBSITE FOR CURRENT ROAD CONDITIONS.

NDZ037-047-048-050-051-111145-
/O.EXT.KBIS.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130211T1200Z/
STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...
ASHLEY...OAKES
944 PM CST SUN FEB 10 2013

...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY...

* SNOW...LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO
  THE EARLY MORNING HOURS BEFORE TAPERING OFF.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...HIGHEST AMOUNTS OVER 10 INCHES ALREADY ON
  THE GROUND WITH UP TO ONE ADDITIONAL INCH POSSIBLE.

* WINDS...NORTHERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH THROUGH EARLY MONDAY 
  MORNING.

* MAIN IMPACT...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE BLIZZARD 
  CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES...MAKING TRAVEL 
  DANGEROUS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW AND 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.

&&

$$

NDZ025-036-046-111145-
/O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-130211T1200Z/
FOSTER-KIDDER-EMMONS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CARRINGTON...STEELE...LINTON
944 PM CST SUN FEB 10 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
MONDAY...

* SNOW...LIGHT SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TONIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION.

* WINDS...NORTHERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH.

* MAIN IMPACT...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES 
  TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES. THIS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT 
  TRAVEL CONDITIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED
FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. THE NORTH DAKOTA STATE PATROL ADVISES...
DO NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THESE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

TWH/RK
813 
WWUS43 KBIS 110920
WSWBIS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
320 AM CST MON FEB 11 2013

...BLIZZARD WARNING CANCELLED FOR THE SOUTHERN JAMES RIVER VALLEY...

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY CANCELLED FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL
AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...

.STRONG LOW PRESSURE IS NOW LOCATED IN WISCONSIN AND CONTINUES TO
MOVE FURTHER AWAY FROM CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. WEATHER CONDITIONS
HAVE IMPROVED WITH ONLY ISOLATED AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW. VISIBILITIES HAVE IMPROVED TO AROUND THREE MILES ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN JAMES RIVER VALLEY AND WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE THROUGH
THE MORNING. THUS THE BLIZZARD WARNING AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
HAVE BEEN CANCELLED.

NDZ037-047-048-050-051-111030-
/O.CAN.KBIS.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130211T1200Z/
STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...
ASHLEY...OAKES
320 AM CST MON FEB 11 2013

...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE
BLIZZARD WARNING. 

WEATHER CONDITIONS HAVE IMPROVED WITH ONLY ISOLATED AREAS OF
LIGHT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. VISIBILITIES HAVE ALSO IMPROVED TO
AROUND THREE MILES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN JAMES RIVER VALLEY AND WILL
CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING. THUS THE BLIZZARD WARNING
HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

NDZ025-036-046-111030-
/O.CAN.KBIS.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-130211T1200Z/
FOSTER-KIDDER-EMMONS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CARRINGTON...STEELE...LINTON
320 AM CST MON FEB 11 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY. 

WEATHER CONDITIONS HAVE IMPROVED WITH ONLY ISOLATED AREAS OF
LIGHT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. VISIBILITIES HAVE ALSO IMPROVED TO
AROUND THREE MILES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN JAMES RIVER VALLEY AND WILL
CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING. THUS THE WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

KS

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this blizzard warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Bismarck, ND wrote its last area forecast discussion before this blizzard warning went out at Feb 9, 12:06 AM CST, 3 hours 22 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 9, 12:06 AM CST, 3 hours 22 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1206 AM CST SAT FEB 9 2013

.DISCUSSION...LATEST SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS STRATUS OVER MOST OF
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA WITH AREAS OF FOG...WITH SOME CLEARING WEST.
WILL CONTINUE WITH A CLEARING TREND OVERNIGHT TOWARDS DAYBREAK
WITH SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE IN EASTERN MONTANA SHIFTING INTO EAST
THROUGH 00Z SUNDAY. EXPECT DRY WEATHER TO CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY.

LOOKING AHEAD...WILL FOCUS ON THE WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THE
SOUTHEAST SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. 00Z MODEL SUITE SIMILAR TO
PREVIOUS RUNS BUT WILL CONTINUE TO LOOK AT ALL DATA FOR THE MORNING
PACKAGE.

&&

.AVIATION...DENSE FOG HAS DEVELOPED AT KISN/KDIK LATE THIS EVENING WITH
IMPROVING CONDITIONS EXPECTED AFTER 10Z. PERIODS OF DENSE FOG/LOW
CIGS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE ELSEWHERE...ESPECIALLY KJMS. SKIES WILL CLEAR
FROM WEST TO EAST...WITH CIGS LIKELY REMAINING MVFR AT KJMS THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

&&

.BIS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING FOR NDZ023-025-036-037-045>048-050-051.

&&

DISCUSSION...KS
AVIATION...RK
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 9, 12:21 AM CST, 3 hours 7 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1221 AM CST SAT FEB 9 2013

NDZ023-025-036-037-045>048-050-051-100630-
WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-
DICKEY-
1221 AM CST SAT FEB 9 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA.

.DAY ONE...REST OF TONIGHT

AREAS OF FOG CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
AND SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA...ALONG AND EAST OF A LINE FROM HARVEY
AND CARRINGTON...TO LINTON AND SELFRIDGE. PLEASE REFER TO
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BIS FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

NDZ001>005-009>013-017>022-031>035-040>044-100630-
DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-
MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-
GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-SLOPE-HETTINGER-
GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
1221 AM CST SAT FEB 9 2013 /1121 PM MST FRI FEB 8 2013/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA...NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH
DAKOTA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA.

.DAY ONE...REST OF TONIGHT

AREAS OF FOG CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

THERE IS A CHANCE FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING. THE CURRENT TRACK OF THE STORM KEEPS THE HEAVIEST SNOWS
EAST. THIS COULD CHANGE OVER THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. WITH THE
CURRENT TRACK...EXPECT MINOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FOR MOST OF
WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

KS/RK

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Feb 8, 9:49 PM CST, 5 hours 39 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
949 PM CST FRI FEB 8 2013

NDZ001>005-009>013-019>023-025-034>037-042-045>048-050-051-090600-
DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-
MCHENRY-PIERCE-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-MORTON-
BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-
MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...
BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER...
RUGBY...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...
CARRINGTON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...ELGIN...
FORT YATES...LINTON...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
949 PM CST FRI FEB 8 2013 /849 PM MST FRI FEB 8 2013/

...SLICK ROADS POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT DUE TO FOG FREEZING ON ROADS...

FOG WILL DEPOSIT A THIN LAYER OF ICE ON ROADS OVER PORTIONS OF
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA OVERNIGHT. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE
PREPARED FOR BLACK ICE AND QUICKLY CHANGING ROAD CONDITIONS.
WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG IS NOT EXPECTED...BUT VISIBILITIES COULD DROP
BELOW A MILE AT TIMES.

RK

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 9, 3:28 AM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryBISEmmons, Foster, Kidder, Wells48 hr

Nearby

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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.