Alert archive / North Dakota / Blizzard Warnings in 2013
Blizzard Warning 6, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this blizzard warning at Mar 4, 2013, 3:08 AM MST for 19 counties in North Dakota. It was in force for 20 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
- Mar 4, 2013, 3:08 AM MST (10:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 4, 2013, 11:00 PM MST
- In force
- 20 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
Counties Adams County, ND, Billings County, ND, Bowman County, ND, Burke County, ND, Burleigh County, ND, Divide County, ND, Dunn County, ND, Emmons County, ND, Golden Valley County, ND, Grant County, ND, Hettinger County, ND, McKenzie County, ND, Mercer County, ND, Mountrail County, ND, Oliver County, ND, Sheridan County, ND, Slope County, ND, Stark County, ND, Williams County, ND
The radar
The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 133 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:06 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 4:20 AM MST | SNOW 1 | 3 N Dickinson, ND | STORM TOTAL SNOW THUS FAR. |
| Mar 4, 5:55 AM MST | SNOW 3 | 19 S Ray, ND | STORM TOTAL SNOW THUS FAR |
| Mar 4, 5:57 AM MST | SNOW 2 | Price, ND | STORM TOTAL THUS FAR. |
| Mar 4, 6:00 AM MST | SNOW 6 | Crosby, ND | 3 FT DRIFTS AND BLOWING SNOW |
| Mar 4, 11:20 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | 16 Ne Stanley, ND | SNOW THROUGH 1020 AM |
| Mar 4, 1:59 PM MST | SNOW 2 | Killdeer, ND | |
| Mar 4, 2:36 PM MST | BLIZZARD | 2 Nnw Williston, ND | VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE SINCE 10AM THIS MORNING TO NOW. PEAK WIND GUST OF 46 MPH. |
| Mar 4, 2:42 PM MST | BLIZZARD | 1 N Crosby, ND | VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE SINCE 7AM THIS MORNING TO NOW IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PEAK WIND GUST WAS 55 MPH. |
| Mar 4, 2:46 PM MST | BLIZZARD | 1 Ssw Stanley, ND | VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW SINCE NOON LOCAL TIME TILL CURRENT. PEAK WIND 39 MPH. |
| Mar 4, 2:50 PM MST | BLIZZARD | 1 E Watford City, ND | VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE SINCE 1PM THIS AFTERNOON IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PEAK WIND WAS 44 MPH. |
| Mar 4, 2:56 PM MST | BLIZZARD | 1 Ene Beach, ND | VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE SINCE 1030AM THIS MORNING IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PEAK WIND WAS 45 MPH. |
| Mar 4, 2:59 PM MST | BLIZZARD | 1 Sw Bowbells, ND | VISIBILITIES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE SINCE 9AM THIS MORNING TO NOW. WINDS OVER 35 MPH THE PAST SEVERAL HOURS. |
| Mar 4, 3:05 PM MST | BLIZZARD | 2 N Fryburg, ND | VISIBILITIES AT OR BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE SINCE NOON LOCAL TIME TO NOW. WINDS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH SINCE 1PM CST. |
| Mar 4, 4:32 PM MST | SNOW 6 | Williston, ND | |
| Mar 4, 5:23 PM MST | SNOW 7 | Golva, ND | |
| Mar 4, 6:05 PM MST | SNOW 4 | Grassy Butte, ND | |
| Mar 4, 8:22 PM MST | SNOW 1.5 | Bismarck, ND |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 00:00Z, 10.1 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 787 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 89 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 150 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
125 WWUS43 KBIS 041008 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 408 AM CST MON MAR 4 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING FOR NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AND INTO THE UPPER JAMES RIVER VALLEY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .A WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH TONIGHT. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL DEVELOP THROUGH THE MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON ACROSS WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA. GIVEN THE HEAVY SNOW THAT HAS ALREADY FALLEN AND ADDITIONAL LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW THROUGH THE DAY...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE NOW EXPECTED FOR NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA TODAY. THIS INCLUDES CROSBY...WILLISTON...WATFORD CITY...BOWBELLS AND STANLEY. VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE ARE EXPECTED. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. A LULL IN THE STORM IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL...WITH SNOW CONTINUING NORTH. SNOW WILL ONCE AGAIN SPREAD ACROSS THESE AREAS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW...WITH VISIBILITIES OCCASIONALLY FALLING BELOW ONE HALF MILE. THE HEAVIEST STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 12 TO 15 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE FROM THE TURTLE MOUNTAINS AND WEST NEAR THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER THROUGH CROSBY AND FORTUNA. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS DECREASE TO 6 TO 9 INCHES FOR WATFORD CITY AND WILLISTON...THROUGH STANELY...MINOT...HARVEY AND CARRINGTON. 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM BEACH THROUGH KILLDEER...DICKINSON...HAZEN...BISMARCK ...STEELE AND LAMOURE...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS SOUTHWEST. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL IS EXPECTED ACROSS MOST OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. THOSE WITH TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT AND EVEN CONSIDER ALTERING TRAVEL PLANS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...AVOID THE USE OF CRUISE CONTROL ON SLICK OR SNOW COVERED ROADS. NDZ001-002-009-010-017-041815- /O.CAN.KBIS.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.BZ.W.0006.130304T1008Z-130305T0300Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-MCKENZIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...WILLISTON... NEW TOWN...WATFORD CITY 408 AM CST MON MAR 4 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. THIS REPLACES THE WINTER STORM WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT. * TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHERLY WINDS TO 40 MPH COMBINED WITH HEAVY SNOW THAT HAS ALREADY FALLEN AND CONTINUED SNOW THROUGH THE DAY WILL CREATE VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...12 TO 15 INCHES FOR CROSBY THROUGH BOWBELLS...DECREASING TO 6 TO 9 INCHES FOR WILLISTON...WATFORD CITY AND STANLEY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW...AND OR 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. && $$ NDZ036-048-051-041815- /O.CAN.KBIS.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KBIS.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/ KIDDER-LA MOURE-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STEELE...EDGELEY...OAKES 408 AM CST MON MAR 4 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. THIS REPLACES THE WINTER STORM WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT. * TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...TWO TO FIVE INCHES OF SNOWFALL. * OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL DEVELOP MONDAY EVENING AND MONDAY NIGHT CREATING REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. THE NORTH DAKOTA STATE PATROL ADVISES...DO NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THESE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. && $$ NDZ021-041815- /O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/ MCLEAN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GARRISON 408 AM CST MON MAR 4 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... * TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES FOR THE ROSEGLEN...MAX AND GARRISON AREAS. * OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING SNOW IS ALSO EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...FURTHER REDUCING VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SIGNIFICANT SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED...AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. IF YOU MUST MAKE AN EMERGENCY TRIP...KEEP EXTRA CLOTHING AND BLANKETS...FOOD...WATER AND A FLASHLIGHT IN THE VEHICLE. && $$ NDZ003>005-011>013-022-023-025-037-041815- /O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/ RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-SHERIDAN-WELLS- FOSTER-STUTSMAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...MINOT... TOWNER...RUGBY...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...JAMESTOWN 408 AM CST MON MAR 4 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... * TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...THE HEAVIEST STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 12 TO 15 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE FROM THE TURTLE MOUNTAINS AND WEST NEAR THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER THROUGH CROSBY AND FORTUNA. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS DECREASE TO 6 TO 9 INCHES FOR WATFORD CITY AND WILLISTON...THROUGH STANELY...MINOT...HARVEY AND CARRINGTON. * OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING SNOW IS ALSO EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...FURTHER REDUCING VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SIGNIFICANT SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED...AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. IF YOU MUST MAKE AN EMERGENCY TRIP...KEEP EXTRA CLOTHING AND BLANKETS...FOOD...WATER AND A FLASHLIGHT IN THE VEHICLE. THE NORTH DAKOTA HIGHWAY PATROL ADVISES...REMAIN ALERT AND DO NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THESE DANGEROUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. && $$ NDZ018>020-031>035-041-042-045>047-050-041815- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/ DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH- HETTINGER-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-MCINTOSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER... BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...MOTT...ELGIN... FORT YATES...LINTON...NAPOLEON...ASHLEY 408 AM CST MON MAR 4 2013 /308 AM MST MON MAR 4 2013/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ TUESDAY... * TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES. * OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL DEVELOP MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY NIGHT CREATING REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. THE NORTH DAKOTA HIGHWAY PATROL ADVISES...REMAIN ALERT AND DO NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THESE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. && $$ NDZ040-043-044-041815- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0009.130304T1800Z-130305T1200Z/ SLOPE-BOWMAN-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARMARTH...BOWMAN...HETTINGER 308 AM MST MON MAR 4 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 AM MST TUESDAY... * TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...LIGHT SNOW IN COMBINATION WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CREATE VISIBILITIES OF ONE HALF MILE OR LESS TODAY. * OTHER IMPACTS...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT THE WIND WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING AND AVOID THE USE OF CRUISE CONTROL. && $$ AYD
6 follow-up statements
610 WWUS43 KBIS 041627 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1027 AM CST MON MAR 4 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING FOR NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AND INTO THE UPPER JAMES RIVER VALLEY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .A WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH TONIGHT. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED INTO THE AFTERNOON ACROSS NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA. THIS WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FOR NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA. THIS INCLUDES CROSBY...WILLISTON...WATFORD CITY...BOWBELLS AND STANLEY. VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE ARE EXPECTED. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY HAZARDOUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. TO THE EAST OF THIS AREA...FROM MINOT TO RUGBY...HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE WITH GUSTY WINDS TO 40 MPH. VISIBILITIES AT TIMES WILL BE AROUND ONE QUARTER MILE...WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS. A LULL IN THE STORM IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL. SNOW WILL ONCE AGAIN SPREAD ACROSS THESE AREAS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW...WITH VISIBILITIES OCCASIONALLY FALLING BELOW ONE HALF MILE. THE HEAVIEST STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 12 TO 15 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE FROM THE TURTLE MOUNTAINS AND WEST NEAR THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER THROUGH CROSBY AND FORTUNA. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS DECREASE TO 6 TO 9 INCHES FOR WATFORD CITY AND WILLISTON... THROUGH STANELY...MINOT...HARVEY AND CARRINGTON. 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM BEACH THROUGH KILLDEER...DICKINSON...HAZEN... BISMARCK ...STEELE AND LAMOURE...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS SOUTHWEST. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL IS EXPECTED ACROSS MOST OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. THOSE WITH TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT AND EVEN CONSIDER ALTERING TRAVEL PLANS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...AVOID THE USE OF CRUISE CONTROL ON SLICK OR SNOW COVERED ROADS. NDZ001-002-009-010-017-050030- /O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0006.000000T0000Z-130305T0300Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-MCKENZIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...WILLISTON... NEW TOWN...WATFORD CITY 1027 AM CST MON MAR 4 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHERLY WINDS TO 40 MPH COMBINED WITH HEAVY SNOW THAT HAS ALREADY FALLEN AND CONTINUED SNOW THROUGH THE DAY WILL CREATE VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...12 TO 15 INCHES FOR CROSBY THROUGH BOWBELLS...DECREASING TO 6 TO 9 INCHES FOR WILLISTON...WATFORD CITY AND STANLEY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW...AND OR 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. && $$ NDZ021-050030- /O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/ MCLEAN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GARRISON 1027 AM CST MON MAR 4 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... * TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES FOR THE ROSEGLEN...MAX AND GARRISON AREAS. * OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING SNOW IS ALSO EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...FURTHER REDUCING VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SIGNIFICANT SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED...AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. IF YOU MUST MAKE AN EMERGENCY TRIP...KEEP EXTRA CLOTHING AND BLANKETS...FOOD...WATER AND A FLASHLIGHT IN THE VEHICLE. && $$ NDZ003>005-011>013-022-023-025-037-050030- /O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/ RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-SHERIDAN-WELLS- FOSTER-STUTSMAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...MINOT... TOWNER...RUGBY...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...JAMESTOWN 1027 AM CST MON MAR 4 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... * TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...THE HEAVIEST STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 12 TO 15 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE FROM THE TURTLE MOUNTAINS AND WEST NEAR THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER THROUGH CROSBY AND FORTUNA. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS DECREASE TO 6 TO 9 INCHES FOR WATFORD CITY AND WILLISTON...THROUGH STANELY...MINOT...HARVEY AND CARRINGTON. * OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING SNOW IS ALSO EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...FURTHER REDUCING VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SIGNIFICANT SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED...AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. IF YOU MUST MAKE AN EMERGENCY TRIP...KEEP EXTRA CLOTHING AND BLANKETS...FOOD...WATER AND A FLASHLIGHT IN THE VEHICLE. THE NORTH DAKOTA HIGHWAY PATROL ADVISES...REMAIN ALERT AND DO NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THESE DANGEROUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. && $$ NDZ018>020-031>036-041-042-045>048-050-051-050030- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/ DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH- KIDDER-HETTINGER-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH- DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER... BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...MOTT... ELGIN...FORT YATES...LINTON...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 1027 AM CST MON MAR 4 2013 /927 AM MST MON MAR 4 2013/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ TUESDAY... * TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES. * OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL DEVELOP MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY NIGHT CREATING REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. THE NORTH DAKOTA HIGHWAY PATROL ADVISES...REMAIN ALERT AND DO NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THESE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. && $$ NDZ040-043-044-050030- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0009.130304T1800Z-130305T1200Z/ SLOPE-BOWMAN-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARMARTH...BOWMAN...HETTINGER 927 AM MST MON MAR 4 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY... * TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...LIGHT SNOW IN COMBINATION WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CREATE VISIBILITIES OF ONE HALF MILE OR LESS TODAY. * OTHER IMPACTS...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT THE WIND WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING AND AVOID THE USE OF CRUISE CONTROL. && $$ WAA
597 WWUS43 KBIS 041747 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1147 AM CST MON MAR 4 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING FOR NORTHWEST THROUGH FAR WEST CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FAR SOUTHWESTERN...SOUTH CENTRAL INTO THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .A WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH TONIGHT. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING ACROSS NORTHWEST THROUGH WEST CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. THIS WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT PLACES LIKE CROSBY...WILLISTON...WATFORD CITY...BOWBELLS...STANLEY....AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS NOW EXPANDED INTO BEACH...MEDORA AND KILLDEER AREAS. VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE ARE EXPECTED. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY HAZARDOUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. TO THE EAST OF THIS AREA...FROM MINOT TO RUGBY...HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE WITH GUSTY WINDS TO 40 MPH. VISIBILITIES AT TIMES WILL BE AROUND ONE QUARTER MILE...WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS. A LULL IN THE STORM IS EXPECTED EARLY THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE SOUTH CENTRAL INTO THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE GARRISON...JAMESTOWN AND HARVEY AREAS. IN ITS PLACE A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED. SNOW WILL ONCE AGAIN SPREAD ACROSS THESE AREAS THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW...WITH VISIBILITIES OCCASIONALLY FALLING BELOW ONE HALF MILE. THE HEAVIEST STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 12 TO 15 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE FROM THE TURTLE MOUNTAINS AND WEST NEAR THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER THROUGH CROSBY AND FORTUNA. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS DECREASE TO 6 TO 9 INCHES FOR WATFORD CITY AND WILLISTON... THROUGH STANELY... MINOT...HARVEY AND CARRINGTON. TWO TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM BEACH THROUGH KILLDEER...DICKINSON...HAZEN... BISMARCK...STEELE AND LAMOURE...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS SOUTHWEST. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL IS EXPECTED ACROSS MOST OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. THOSE WITH TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT AND EVEN CONSIDER ALTERING TRAVEL PLANS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...AVOID THE USE OF CRUISE CONTROL ON SLICK OR SNOW COVERED ROADS. NDZ021>023-025-037-050200- /O.CAN.KBIS.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KBIS.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/ MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-STUTSMAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY... CARRINGTON...JAMESTOWN 1147 AM CST MON MAR 4 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES. * OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL DEVELOP MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY NIGHT CREATING REDUCED VISIBILITIES. 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. && $$ NDZ018-031-032-050200- /O.UPG.KBIS.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KBIS.BZ.W.0006.000000T0000Z-130305T0300Z/ DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KILLDEER...BEACH...MEDORA 1147 AM CST MON MAR 4 2013 /1047 AM MST MON MAR 4 2013/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * OTHER IMPACTS...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW...AND OR 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. && $$ NDZ001-002-009-010-017-050200- /O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0006.000000T0000Z-130305T0300Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-MCKENZIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...WILLISTON... NEW TOWN...WATFORD CITY 1147 AM CST MON MAR 4 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHERLY WINDS TO 40 MPH COMBINED WITH HEAVY SNOW THAT HAS ALREADY FALLEN AND CONTINUED SNOW THROUGH THE DAY WILL CREATE VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...12 TO 15 INCHES FOR CROSBY THROUGH BOWBELLS...DECREASING TO 6 TO 9 INCHES FOR WILLISTON...WATFORD CITY AND STANLEY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW...AND OR BLOWING SNOW...COUPLED WITH STRONG WINDS...WILL RESULT IN EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. IF YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ NDZ003>005-011>013-050200- /O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/ RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...MINOT... TOWNER...RUGBY 1147 AM CST MON MAR 4 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... * TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...THE HEAVIEST STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 12 TO 15 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE FROM THE TURTLE MOUNTAINS AND WEST NEAR THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER THROUGH CROSBY AND FORTUNA. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS DECREASE TO 6 TO 9 INCHES FOR WATFORD CITY AND WILLISTON...THROUGH STANELY...MINOT...HARVEY AND CARRINGTON. * OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING SNOW IS ALSO EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...FURTHER REDUCING VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SIGNIFICANT SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED...AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. IF YOU MUST MAKE AN EMERGENCY TRIP...KEEP EXTRA CLOTHING AND BLANKETS...FOOD...WATER AND A FLASHLIGHT IN THE VEHICLE. THE NORTH DAKOTA HIGHWAY PATROL ADVISES...REMAIN ALERT AND DO NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THESE DANGEROUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. && $$ NDZ019-020-033>036-041-042-045>048-050-051-050200- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/ MERCER-OLIVER-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-HETTINGER-GRANT-SIOUX- EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...DICKINSON... MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...MOTT...ELGIN...FORT YATES...LINTON... NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 1147 AM CST MON MAR 4 2013 /1047 AM MST MON MAR 4 2013/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ TUESDAY... * TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES. * OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL DEVELOP MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY NIGHT CREATING REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. THE NORTH DAKOTA HIGHWAY PATROL ADVISES...REMAIN ALERT AND DO NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THESE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. && $$ NDZ040-043-044-050200- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0009.130304T1800Z-130305T1200Z/ SLOPE-BOWMAN-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARMARTH...BOWMAN...HETTINGER 1047 AM MST MON MAR 4 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY... * TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...LIGHT SNOW IN COMBINATION WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CREATE VISIBILITIES OF ONE HALF MILE OR LESS TODAY. * OTHER IMPACTS...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT THE WIND WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING AND AVOID THE USE OF CRUISE CONTROL. && $$ WAA
389 WWUS43 KBIS 042124 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 324 PM CST MON MAR 4 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING FOR NORTHWEST THROUGH FAR WEST CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FAR SOUTHWESTERN...SOUTH CENTRAL INTO THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .A WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH TONIGHT. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING ACROSS NORTHWEST THROUGH WEST CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. THIS WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT PLACES LIKE CROSBY...WILLISTON...WATFORD CITY...BOWBELLS...STANLEY...BEACH...MEDORA AND KILLDEER. VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE WILL OCCUR. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY HAZARDOUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. TO THE EAST OF THIS AREA...FROM MINOT TO RUGBY...AND TO THE CANADIAN BORDER HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE WITH GUSTY WINDS TO 35 MPH. VISIBILITIES AT TIMES WILL BE AROUND A QUARTER MILE...WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS. THE LULL IN THE STORM IS ENDING ACROSS THE SOUTH CENTRAL. SNOW WILL ONCE AGAIN SPREAD ACROSS THESE AREAS TONIGHT. INCREASING NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CREATE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY CONTINUES THROUGH TONIGHT. THE HEAVIEST STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS...12 TO 15 INCHES...WILL OCCUR FROM THE TURTLE MOUNTAINS THROUGH MINOT...STANLEY...AND CROSBY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS DECREASE TO 6 TO 9 INCHES FOR WATFORD CITY AND WILLISTON. TWO TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM BEACH THROUGH KILLDEER...DICKINSON...HAZEN...BISMARCK...STEELE AND LAMOURE... WITH LESSER AMOUNTS SOUTHWEST. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL IS EXPECTED ACROSS MOST OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. THOSE WITH TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT AND EVEN CONSIDER ALTERING TRAVEL PLANS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...AVOID THE USE OF CRUISE CONTROL ON SLICK OR SNOW COVERED ROADS. NDZ001-002-009-010-017-018-031-032-050300- /O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0006.000000T0000Z-130305T0300Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY- BILLINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...WILLISTON... NEW TOWN...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEACH...MEDORA 324 PM CST MON MAR 4 2013 /224 PM MST MON MAR 4 2013/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * OTHER IMPACTS...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW...AND OR 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. && $$ NDZ003>005-011>013-050530- /O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/ RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...MINOT... TOWNER...RUGBY 324 PM CST MON MAR 4 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... * TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...HEAVY SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 12 TO 15 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE FROM THE TURTLE MOUNTAINS WEST THROUGH MINOT. * OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING SNOW IS ALSO EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...FURTHER REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT AND HAZARDOUS. DELAY TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SIGNIFICANT SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED...AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. IF YOU MUST MAKE AN EMERGENCY TRIP...KEEP EXTRA CLOTHING AND BLANKETS...FOOD...WATER AND A FLASHLIGHT IN THE VEHICLE. THE NORTH DAKOTA HIGHWAY PATROL ADVISES...REMAIN ALERT AND DO NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THESE DANGEROUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. && $$ NDZ019>023-025-033>037-040>048-050-051-050530- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/ MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH- KIDDER-STUTSMAN-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS- LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...GARRISON... MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...DICKINSON...MANDAN...BISMARCK... STEELE...JAMESTOWN...MARMARTH...MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN... HETTINGER...FORT YATES...LINTON...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY... OAKES 324 PM CST MON MAR 4 2013 /224 PM MST MON MAR 4 2013/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ TUESDAY... * TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES. * OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY NIGHT CREATING REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW... AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. THE NORTH DAKOTA HIGHWAY PATROL ADVISES...REMAIN ALERT AND DO NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THESE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. && $$ WAA
735 WWUS43 KBIS 042247 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 447 PM CST MON MAR 4 2013 ...VARIOUS WINTER WEATHER WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH TONIGHT WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER LARGE PARTS OF THE AREA. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS...WITH GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH...IN COMBINATION WITH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AND IMPACT TRANSPORTATION. BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA FOR PART OF THE NIGHT...WITH WINTER STORM WARNINGS FROM MINOT THROUGH ROLLA AND RUGBY...AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES FROM HARVEY THROUGH JAMESTOWN AND ELLENDALE. UP TO 15 INCHES OF TOTAL SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR FROM CROSBY THROUGH MINOT AND TO THE TURTLE MOUNTAINS. EXPECT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS UP TO 9 INCHES FOR WATFORD CITY AND WILLISTON. TWO TO 5 INCHES ARE FORECAST FROM BEACH THROUGH KILLDEER AND DICKINSON...TO BISMARCK...STEELE AND LAMOURE. UPWARDS OF TWO INCHES OF SNOW IS FOREACST FOR BOWMAN AND HETTINGER. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE SURE TO HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT...AND EVEN CONSIDER DELAYING TRAVEL. NDZ021-022-035-046-050600- /O.EXB.KBIS.BZ.W.0006.130305T0000Z-130305T0600Z/ /O.EXT.KBIS.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-130305T0000Z/ MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-BURLEIGH-EMMONS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...BISMARCK...LINTON 447 PM CST MON MAR 4 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST UNTIL MIDNIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST UNTIL MIDNIGHT. * TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...BLIZZARD...WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH AND VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO. * OTHER IMPACTS...TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 5 INCHES. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. IF YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ NDZ019-020-033-034-040>045-050300- /O.UPG.KBIS.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KBIS.BZ.W.0006.000000T0000Z-130305T0300Z/ MERCER-OLIVER-STARK-MORTON-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS- SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...DICKINSON... MANDAN...MARMARTH...MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER... FORT YATES 447 PM CST MON MAR 4 2013 /347 PM MST MON MAR 4 2013/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...BLIZZARD...WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH AND VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO. * OTHER IMPACTS...TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 5 INCHES. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. IF YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ NDZ001-002-009-010-017-018-031-032-050300- /O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0006.000000T0000Z-130305T0300Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY- BILLINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...WILLISTON... NEW TOWN...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEACH...MEDORA 447 PM CST MON MAR 4 2013 /347 PM MST MON MAR 4 2013/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...BLIZZARD...WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH AND VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. IF YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ NDZ003>005-011>013-050700- /O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/ RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...MINOT... TOWNER...RUGBY 447 PM CST MON MAR 4 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... * TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...HEAVY SNOWFALL AMOUNTS UP TO 15 INCHES ARE FORECAST FROM MINOT INTO THE TURTLE MOUNTAINS. * OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT AND HAZARDOUS. DELAY TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SIGNIFICANT SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED...AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. THE NORTH DAKOTA HIGHWAY PATROL ADVISES...REMAIN ALERT AND DO NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THESE DANGEROUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. && $$ NDZ023-025-036-037-047-048-050-051-050700- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/ WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...STEELE... JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 447 PM CST MON MAR 4 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... * TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES. * OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW...AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. THE NORTH DAKOTA HIGHWAY PATROL ADVISES...REMAIN ALERT AND DO NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THESE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. && $$ JPM/KS/WAA
240 WWUS43 KBIS 050247 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 847 PM CST MON MAR 4 2013 ...VARIOUS WINTER WEATHER WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH MONDAY EVENING WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS...WITH GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH...IN COMBINATION WITH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AND IMPACT TRANSPORTATION. BLIZZARD WARNINGS CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...WITH WINTER STORM WARNINGS CONTINUING FROM MINOT THROUGH ROLLA AND RUGBY. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES CONTINUE FROM HARVEY THROUGH JAMESTOWN AND ELLENDALE...AND ACROSS SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA. UP TO 15 INCHES OF TOTAL SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR FROM CROSBY THROUGH MINOT AND TO THE TURTLE MOUNTAINS. EXPECT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS UP TO 9 INCHES FOR WATFORD CITY AND WILLISTON. TWO TO 5 INCHES ARE FORECAST FROM BEACH THROUGH KILLDEER AND DICKINSON...TO BISMARCK...STEELE AND LAMOURE. UPWARDS OF TWO INCHES OF SNOW IS FOREACST FOR BOWMAN AND HETTINGER. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE SURE TO HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT...AND EVEN CONSIDER DELAYING TRAVEL. NDZ002-010-018-019-031>033-040>044-050600- /O.CAN.KBIS.BZ.W.0006.000000T0000Z-130305T0300Z/ /O.EXB.KBIS.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-130305T0600Z/ BURKE-MOUNTRAIL-DUNN-MERCER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE- HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWBELLS...NEW TOWN...KILLDEER... BEULAH...HAZEN...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...MOTT... ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER 847 PM CST MON MAR 4 2013 /747 PM MST MON MAR 4 2013/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/ TONIGHT... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/ TONIGHT. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * MAIN IMPACT...LIGHT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO AROUND ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW...AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. THE NORTH DAKOTA HIGHWAY PATROL ADVISES...REMAIN ALERT AND DO NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THESE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. && $$ NDZ001-009-017-050400- /O.CAN.KBIS.BZ.W.0006.000000T0000Z-130305T0300Z/ DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-MCKENZIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...WILLISTON...WATFORD CITY 847 PM CST MON MAR 4 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. LIGHT SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA ALONG WITH DIMINISHING WINDS AND IMPROVED VISIBILITIES. THUS THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ NDZ020-034-045-050600- /O.EXT.KBIS.BZ.W.0006.000000T0000Z-130305T0600Z/ OLIVER-MORTON-SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTER...MANDAN...FORT YATES 847 PM CST MON MAR 4 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * MAIN IMPACT...BLIZZARD...WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH AND VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO. * OTHER IMPACTS...TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 5 INCHES. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. IF YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ NDZ021-022-035-046-050600- /O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0006.000000T0000Z-130305T0600Z/ MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-BURLEIGH-EMMONS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...BISMARCK...LINTON 847 PM CST MON MAR 4 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...BLIZZARD...WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH AND VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO. * OTHER IMPACTS...TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 5 INCHES. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. IF YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ NDZ003>005-011>013-051100- /O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/ RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...MINOT... TOWNER...RUGBY 847 PM CST MON MAR 4 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... * TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...HEAVY SNOWFALL AMOUNTS UP TO 15 INCHES ARE FORECAST FROM MINOT INTO THE TURTLE MOUNTAINS. * OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT AND HAZARDOUS. DELAY TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SIGNIFICANT SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED...AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. THE NORTH DAKOTA HIGHWAY PATROL ADVISES...REMAIN ALERT AND DO NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THESE DANGEROUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. && $$ NDZ023-025-036-037-047-048-050-051-051100- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/ WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...STEELE... JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 847 PM CST MON MAR 4 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... * TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES. * OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW...AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. THE NORTH DAKOTA HIGHWAY PATROL ADVISES...REMAIN ALERT AND DO NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THESE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. && $$ KS
800 WWUS43 KBIS 050555 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1155 PM CST MON MAR 4 2013 ...WINTER STORM TO CONTINUE TO IMPACT NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY TONIGHT... .CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO SLOWLY IMPROVE ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TONIGHT. HOWEVER...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE WITH NEW SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE INCH OR LESS. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES. UP TO 15 INCHES OF STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR FROM CROSBY THROUGH MINOT AND TO THE TURTLE MOUNTAINS. EXPECT TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS UP TO 9 INCHES FOR WATFORD CITY AND WILLISTON. THREE TO SIX INCHES ARE FORECAST FROM BEACH THROUGH KILLDEER AND DICKINSON...TO BISMARCK...STEELE AND LAMOURE. TWO INCHES OF TOTAL SNOW IS FORECAST FOR BOWMAN AND HETTINGER. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE SURE TO HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT...AND AVOID THE USE OF CRUISE CONTROL ON SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. NDZ020>022-034-035-045-046-050700- /O.EXP.KBIS.BZ.W.0006.000000T0000Z-130305T0600Z/ OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-MORTON-BURLEIGH-SIOUX-EMMONS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTER...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...MANDAN... BISMARCK...FORT YATES...LINTON 1155 PM CST MON MAR 4 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... VISIBILITIES CONTINUE TO IMPROVE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA LATE THIS EVENING. WINDS AND LIGHT SNOW WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT WITH NEW SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE INCH OR LESS. PATCHY BLOWING SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE THROUGH THE NIGHT. $$ NDZ002-010-018-019-031>033-040>044-050700- /O.EXP.KBIS.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-130305T0600Z/ BURKE-MOUNTRAIL-DUNN-MERCER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE- HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWBELLS...NEW TOWN...KILLDEER... BEULAH...HAZEN...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...MOTT... ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER 1155 PM CST MON MAR 4 2013 /1055 PM MST MON MAR 4 2013/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/ TONIGHT... FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT...FLURRIES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA WITH WINDS SLOWLY DECREASING. PATCHY BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED...HOWEVER...NO SIGNIFICANT VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS ARE EXPECTED. $$ NDZ003>005-011>013-051200- /O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/ RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...MINOT... TOWNER...RUGBY 1155 PM CST MON MAR 4 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... * TIMING...THROUGH TONIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...NEW SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE INCH OR LESS THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 10 TO 15 INCHES FOR THE MINOT...TURTLE MOUNTAINS AND RUGBY AREAS. * OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SIGNIFICANT SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED...AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. THE NORTH DAKOTA HIGHWAY PATROL ADVISES...REMAIN ALERT AND DO NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THESE DANGEROUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. && $$ NDZ023-025-036-037-047-048-050-051-051200- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/ WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...STEELE... JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 1155 PM CST MON MAR 4 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... * TIMING...THROUGH TONIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...NEW SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE INCH OR LESS TONIGHT. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 3 TO 6 INCHES FOR THE HARVEY...STEELE...OAKES...JAMESTOWN AND CARRINGTON AREAS. * OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW...AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. THE NORTH DAKOTA HIGHWAY PATROL ADVISES...REMAIN ALERT AND DO NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THESE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. && $$ AYD
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 Mar 3, 11:48 PM MST, 3 hours 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 3, 11:48 PM MST, 3 hours 20 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1248 AM CST MON MAR 4 2013 .DISCUSSION... QUICK UPDATE TO EXPAND THE WINTER STORM WARNING INTO MCKENZIE COUNTY AS THE 00 UTC DETERMINISTIC CONSENSUS SUGGESTS A LARGE PORTION OF THE COUNTY WILL RECEIVE BETWEEN 6 AND 9 INCHES OF SNOWFALL WITH THE INITIAL SURGE OF FRONTOGENESIS AND ISENTROPIC LIFT LATE THIS PAST EVENING AND INTO THE EARLY OVERNIGHT...FOLLOWED BY WRAP AROUND PRECIPITATION IN THE TROWAL THROUGH MONDAY. OTHERWISE...THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST LOOKS GOOD FOR NOW...WITH THE DRY SLOT BEGINNING TO ENTER SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA AS OF 06 UTC. THE MAIN CHALLENGE FOR THE MONDAY WILL BE WHETHER PORTIONS OF WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA WILL NEED TO BE UPGRADED TO A BLIZZARD WARNING WITH VERY STRONG WINDS ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE SYSTEM AIDED BY ISALLOBARIC FORCING FROM A 12 MB/ 6 HR PRESSURE RISE BUBBLE. THE MOSTLY LIKELY AREA FOR AN UPGRADE WOULD BE THE FAR NORTHWEST WITH DRIER SNOW FALLING TONIGHT AND CONTINUED SNOWFALL THROUGH MONDAY. FOR LOCATIONS FROM GRASSY BUTTE THROUGH BEACH AND MEDORA...THE SNOW IS A BIT MORE STICKY AND MAY NOT BE AS SUSCEPTIBLE TO LOFTING. WILL CONTINUE TO EVALUATE IF AN UPGRADE TO A BLIZZARD WARNING WILL BE NEEDED. && .AVIATION... FOR THE MONDAY 06Z TAF ISSUANCE...SIGNIFICANT AVIATION PROBLEMS NEXT 24HR. CIGS/VSBYS WILL RANGE FROM IFR/LIFR RANGE. SNOW WILL BE MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES AT KMOT...WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ELSEWHERE. EXPECT A LULL IN THE SNOW FROM KDIK TO KBIS BETWEEN 12Z MONDAY AND 18Z MONDAY WITH CIGS POSSIBLY GETTING INTO THE MVFR RANGE FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS. OTHERWISE STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS OF BETWEEN 25KT AND 40KT WILL ENSUE MONDAY AFTERNOON FROM KISN TO KDIK WITH BLOWING SNOW. VSBYS AT TIMES WILL DETERIORATE INTO THE LIFR RANGE...LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE. CIGS/VSBYS WILL BEGIN TO IMPROVE TO MVFR IN THE WEST AFTER 03Z TUESDAY. && .BIS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ TUESDAY FOR NDZ018>020-031>035-041-042-045>047-050. WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY FOR NDZ001>005- 009>013-017-021>023-025-036-037-048-051. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 11 AM MONDAY TO 5 AM MST TUESDAY FOR NDZ040-043-044. && UPDATE...AYD AVIATION...KS
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 3, 8:35 PM MST, 6 hours 33 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 935 PM CST SUN MAR 3 2013 NDZ001>005-009>013-021>023-025-036-037-048-051-050345- DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-STUTSMAN- LA MOURE-DICKEY- 935 PM CST SUN MAR 3 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA. .DAY ONE...REST OF TONIGHT A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN AND EAST CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED DURING THIS TIME. PLEASE REFER TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BIS FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 9 TO 14 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED IN NORTHERN NORTH DAKOTA...DECREASING TO 6 TO 9 INCHES IN THE SOUTHERN JAMES RIVER VALLEY. THERE IS A CHANCE FOR LIGHT SNOW WITH A WINTRY MIX THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS AT THIS TIME DO NOT APPEAR TO BE SIGNIFICANT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS SHOULD CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT 701 223-4582 WITH SNOWFALL REPORTS. NDZ017>020-031>035-041-042-045>047-050-050345- MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON- BURLEIGH-HETTINGER-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-MCINTOSH- 935 PM CST SUN MAR 3 2013 /835 PM MST SUN MAR 3 2013/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA. .DAY ONE...REST OF TONIGHT A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF WESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. A WINTRY MIX WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW TONIGHT. PLEASE REFER TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BIS FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ALSO...EXPECT ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY EVENING WITH WIND GUSTS POSSIBLY TO 50 MPH IN SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA. ALSO...WITH ANY THUNDERSTORM...THERE COULD BE A QUICK CHANGEOVER TO A BRIEF PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOWFALL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY THERE IS A CHANCE FOR LIGHT SNOW WITH A WINTRY MIX THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS AT THIS TIME DO NOT APPEAR TO BE SIGNIFICANT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS SHOULD CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT 701 223-4582 WITH SNOWFALL REPORTS. NDZ040-043-044-050345- SLOPE-BOWMAN-ADAMS- 835 PM MST SUN MAR 3 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA. .DAY ONE...REST OF TONIGHT ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ALONG WITH BRIEF GUSTY WINDS TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE. ALSO...WITH ANY THUNDERSTORM...THERE COULD BE A QUICK CHANGEOVER TO A BRIEF PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOWFALL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. NORTHWESTERLY WINDS SUSTAINED TO 35 MPH ALONG WITH LIGHT SNOW WILL PRODUCE LOW VISIBILITIES OF AROUND ONE HALF MILE OR LESS. TOTAL SNOWFALL EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES. THERE IS A CHANCE FOR LIGHT SNOW WITH A WINTRY MIX THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS AT THIS TIME DO NOT APPEAR TO BE SIGNIFICANT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS SHOULD CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT 701 223-4582 WITH SNOWFALL REPORTS. KS
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