Alert archive / North Dakota / Blizzard Warnings in 2013
Blizzard Warning 7, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this blizzard warning at Mar 18, 2013, 5:31 AM CDT for 4 counties in North Dakota. It was in force for 13 hr. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 18, 2013, 5:31 AM CDT (10:31 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 18, 2013, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
Counties Dickey County, ND, Foster County, ND, LaMoure County, ND, Stutsman County, ND
The radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 136 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:36 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 18, 6:58 AM CDT | BLIZZARD | 2 N Oakes, ND | ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS VISIBILITIES WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO 48 MPH HAVE BEEN REPORTED SINCE 3 AM CDT. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE ONGOING. |
| Mar 18, 9:42 AM CDT | SNOW 3 | Montpelier, 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, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 151 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
- 649 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 392 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 481 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
799 WWUS43 KBIS 181031 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 531 AM CDT MON MAR 18 2013 ...A QUICK MOVING BUT POTENT WINTER STORM CONTINUES TO TRACK EASTWARD INTO MINNESOTA TODAY... .STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH COMBINED WITH FRESH SNOW COVER WAS CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ACROSS ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS MORNING. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE JAMES RIVER BASIN THIS MORNING...WHERE THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CREATE TRAVEL HAZARDS ACROSS ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TODAY. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE FROM WEST TO EAST TODAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THIS MORNING IN THE FAR WEST...WITH WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES IN EFFECT THROUGH THE AFTERNOON IN THE CENTRAL PART OF THE STATE. KEEP UP ON THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BIS. NDZ048-051-181845- /O.CAN.KBIS.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130319T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.BZ.W.0007.130318T1031Z-130319T0000Z/ LA MOURE-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EDGELEY...OAKES 531 AM CDT MON MAR 18 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING WAS REPLACED BY THE BLIZZARD WARNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...TODAY. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS GUSTING TO 50 MPH AND ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION 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. && $$ NDZ005-013-023-025-036-037-181845- /O.EXT.KBIS.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130319T0000Z/ ROLETTE-PIERCE-WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-STUTSMAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROLLA...RUGBY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON... STEELE...JAMESTOWN 531 AM CDT MON MAR 18 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...TODAY. * MAIN IMPACT...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE TODAY. * OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO IMPACT TRAVEL ACROSS THE STATE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. THE NORTH DAKOTA STATE PATROL ADVISES...REMAIN ALERT AND DO NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THESE DANGEROUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. && $$ NDZ003-004-011-012-021-022-181845- /O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130319T0000Z/ RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-WARD-MCHENRY-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...MINOT...TOWNER... GARRISON...MCCLUSKY 531 AM CDT MON MAR 18 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...TODAY. * MAIN IMPACT...LOW VISIBILITIES IN LIGHT SNOW AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * OTHER IMPACTS...THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO IMPACT TRAVEL ACROSS THE STATE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. THE NORTH DAKOTA STATE PATROL ADVISES...REMAIN ALERT AND DO NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THESE DANGEROUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. && $$ NDZ047-050-181845- /O.EXT.KBIS.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-130319T0000Z/ LOGAN-MCINTOSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NAPOLEON...ASHLEY 531 AM CDT MON MAR 18 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...TODAY. * MAIN IMPACT...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH THIS MORNING. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THIS MORNING. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * OTHER IMPACTS...THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO IMPACT TRAVEL ACROSS THE STATE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. THE NORTH DAKOTA STATE PATROL ADVISES... DO NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THESE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. && $$ NDZ001-002-009-010-017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-181800- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-130318T1800Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY- BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...WILLISTON... NEW TOWN...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON... MARMARTH...MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER 531 AM CDT MON MAR 18 2013 /431 AM MDT MON MAR 18 2013/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...THIS MORNING. * MAIN IMPACT...STRONG WINDS WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * OTHER IMPACTS...THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO IMPACT TRAVEL ACROSS THE STATE. 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. && $$ NDZ019-020-034-035-042-045-046-181845- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-130319T0000Z/ MERCER-OLIVER-MORTON-BURLEIGH-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...MANDAN... BISMARCK...ELGIN...FORT YATES...LINTON 531 AM CDT MON MAR 18 2013 /431 AM MDT MON MAR 18 2013/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... * TIMING...TODAY. * MAIN IMPACT...LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH THIS MORNING... BUT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGHOUT THE DAY. * OTHER IMPACTS...THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO IMPACT TRAVEL ACROSS THE STATE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. THE NORTH DAKOTA STATE PATROL ADVISES... DO NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THESE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. && $$ JV
4 follow-up statements
013 WWUS43 KBIS 181121 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 621 AM CDT MON MAR 18 2013 ...A QUICK MOVING BUT POTENT WINTER STORM CONTINUES TO TRACK EASTWARD INTO MINNESOTA TODAY... .STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH COMBINED WITH FRESH SNOW COVER WAS CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ACROSS ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS MORNING. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE JAMES RIVER BASIN THIS MORNING...WHERE THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CREATE TRAVEL HAZARDS ACROSS ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TODAY. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE FROM WEST TO EAST TODAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THIS MORNING IN THE FAR WEST...WITH WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES IN EFFECT THROUGH THE AFTERNOON IN THE CENTRAL PART OF THE STATE. KEEP UP ON THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BIS. NDZ025-037-182100- /O.CAN.KBIS.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130319T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KBIS.BZ.W.0007.000000T0000Z-130319T0000Z/ FOSTER-STUTSMAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CARRINGTON...JAMESTOWN 621 AM CDT MON MAR 18 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...TODAY. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS GUSTING TO 50 MPH AND ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION. 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. && $$ NDZ048-051-182100- /O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0007.000000T0000Z-130319T0000Z/ LA MOURE-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EDGELEY...OAKES 621 AM CDT MON MAR 18 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...TODAY. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS GUSTING TO 50 MPH AND ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW...AND OR BLOWING SNOW...COUPLED WITH STRONG WINDS...WILL RESULT IN EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. IF YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ NDZ003-004-011-012-021-022-182100- /O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130319T0000Z/ RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-WARD-MCHENRY-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...MINOT...TOWNER... GARRISON...MCCLUSKY 621 AM CDT MON MAR 18 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...TODAY. * MAIN IMPACT...LOW VISIBILITIES IN LIGHT SNOW AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * OTHER IMPACTS...THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO IMPACT TRAVEL ACROSS THE STATE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. THE NORTH DAKOTA STATE PATROL ADVISES...REMAIN ALERT AND DO NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THESE DANGEROUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. && $$ NDZ005-013-023-036-182100- /O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130319T0000Z/ ROLETTE-PIERCE-WELLS-KIDDER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROLLA...RUGBY...HARVEY...STEELE 621 AM CDT MON MAR 18 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...TODAY. * MAIN IMPACT...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE TODAY. * OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO IMPACT TRAVEL ACROSS THE STATE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. THE NORTH DAKOTA STATE PATROL ADVISES...REMAIN ALERT AND DO NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THESE DANGEROUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. && $$ NDZ001-002-009-010-017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-181800- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-130318T1800Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY- BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...WILLISTON... NEW TOWN...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON... MARMARTH...MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER 621 AM CDT MON MAR 18 2013 /521 AM MDT MON MAR 18 2013/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...THIS MORNING. * MAIN IMPACT...STRONG WINDS WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * OTHER IMPACTS...THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO IMPACT TRAVEL ACROSS THE STATE. 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. && $$ NDZ019-020-034-035-042-045-046-182100- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-130319T0000Z/ MERCER-OLIVER-MORTON-BURLEIGH-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...MANDAN... BISMARCK...ELGIN...FORT YATES...LINTON 621 AM CDT MON MAR 18 2013 /521 AM MDT MON MAR 18 2013/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... * TIMING...TODAY. * MAIN IMPACT...LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH THIS MORNING... BUT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGHOUT THE DAY. * OTHER IMPACTS...THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO IMPACT TRAVEL ACROSS THE STATE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. THE NORTH DAKOTA STATE PATROL ADVISES... DO NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THESE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. && $$ NDZ047-050-182100- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-130319T0000Z/ LOGAN-MCINTOSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NAPOLEON...ASHLEY 621 AM CDT MON MAR 18 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...TODAY. * MAIN IMPACT...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH THIS MORNING. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THIS MORNING. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * OTHER IMPACTS...THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO IMPACT TRAVEL ACROSS THE STATE. 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. && $$ TM
623 WWUS43 KBIS 181521 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1021 AM CDT MON MAR 18 2013 ...WIND AND SNOW CONTINUE EAST...BUT ARE DIMINISHING WEST... .STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH COMBINED WITH FRESH SNOW COVER WAS CREATING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY AND POINTS EAST. THIS INCLUDES CARRINGTON... JAMESTOWN AND OAKES. FURTHER WEST AND NORTH...WINDS WERE LIGHTER AND SNOW HAD ENDED...BUT HAZARDOUS TRAVEL REMAINS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR AREAS SUCH AS MINOT...BOTTINEAU RUGBY AND HARVEY HAS BEEN CHANGED TO A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED...BUT STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY CONTINUES IN THE CENTRAL...INCLUDING HAZEN...BISMARCK AND LINTON DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED IN THE WEST. CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE FROM WEST TO EAST TODAY ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. KEEP UP ON THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BIS. NDZ003-004-011-012-021-022-182330- /O.CAN.KBIS.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130319T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KBIS.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-130319T0000Z/ RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-WARD-MCHENRY-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...MINOT...TOWNER... GARRISON...MCCLUSKY 1021 AM CDT MON MAR 18 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THIS REPLACES THE WINTER STORM WARNING. * TIMING...TODAY. * MAIN IMPACT...SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. 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. && $$ NDZ005-013-023-036-182330- /O.CAN.KBIS.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130319T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KBIS.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-130319T0000Z/ ROLETTE-PIERCE-WELLS-KIDDER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROLLA...RUGBY...HARVEY...STEELE 1021 AM CDT MON MAR 18 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THIS REPLACES THE WINTER STORM WARNING. * TIMING...TODAY. * MAIN IMPACT...SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE IN OPEN COUNTRY. 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. && $$ NDZ001-002-009-010-017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-181630- /O.CAN.KBIS.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-130318T1800Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY- BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...WILLISTON... NEW TOWN...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON... MARMARTH...MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER 1021 AM CDT MON MAR 18 2013 /921 AM MDT MON MAR 18 2013/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. WINDS AND SNOW HAVE ENDED...THEREFORE THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED... $$ NDZ025-037-048-051-182330- /O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0007.000000T0000Z-130319T0000Z/ FOSTER-STUTSMAN-LA MOURE-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CARRINGTON...JAMESTOWN...EDGELEY... OAKES 1021 AM CDT MON MAR 18 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...TODAY. * MAIN IMPACT...WINDS GUSTING TO 50 MPH AND ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN WIDESPREAD SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * OTHER IMPACTS...LITTLE ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION. 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. && $$ NDZ019-020-034-035-042-045-046-182330- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-130319T0000Z/ MERCER-OLIVER-MORTON-BURLEIGH-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...MANDAN... BISMARCK...ELGIN...FORT YATES...LINTON 1021 AM CDT MON MAR 18 2013 /921 AM MDT MON MAR 18 2013/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... * TIMING...TODAY. * MAIN IMPACT...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. THE NORTH DAKOTA STATE PATROL ADVISES... DO NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THESE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. && $$ NDZ047-050-182330- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-130319T0000Z/ LOGAN-MCINTOSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NAPOLEON...ASHLEY 1021 AM CDT MON MAR 18 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...TODAY AND EARLY THIS EVENING. * MAIN IMPACT...SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY. 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. && $$ TWH
573 WWUS43 KBIS 182002 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 302 PM CDT MON MAR 18 2013 ...WIND AND SNOW CONTINUE EAST...BUT ARE DIMINISHING WEST... .STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH...COMBINED WITH FRESH SNOW COVER...WAS CREATING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY...AND POINTS EAST LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THIS INCLUDES CARRINGTON... JAMESTOWN AND OAKES. FURTHER WEST AND NORTH...WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED VISIBILITIES CONTINUE TO IMPROVE. THEREFORE THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE IN THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY BY EARLY THIS EVENING. KEEP UP ON THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BIS. NDZ003>005-011>013-019>023-034>036-042-045>047-050-182115- /O.CAN.KBIS.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-130319T0000Z/ RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-MERCER-OLIVER- MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS- LOGAN-MCINTOSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...MINOT... TOWNER...RUGBY...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY... HARVEY...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...ELGIN...FORT YATES... LINTON...NAPOLEON...ASHLEY 302 PM CDT MON MAR 18 2013 /202 PM MDT MON MAR 18 2013/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED AND VISIBILITIES CONTINUE TO IMPROVE. THEREFORE THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ NDZ025-037-048-051-190000- /O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0007.000000T0000Z-130319T0000Z/ FOSTER-STUTSMAN-LA MOURE-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CARRINGTON...JAMESTOWN...EDGELEY... OAKES 302 PM CDT MON MAR 18 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. * MAIN IMPACT...WINDS GUSTING TO 45 MPH AND ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY...IN WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW. 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. && $$ TWH
739 WWUS43 KBIS 182349 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 649 PM CDT MON MAR 18 2013 ...POTENT WINTER STORM HAS MOVED EAST... .THE BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY IS BEING ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. A NORTHWEST WIND WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE STATE. THERE MAY BE SOME PATCHY BLOWING SNOW LINGERING INTO THE EVENING...WITH VISIBILITIES AROUND A MILE AT TIMES...BUT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER OCCURRING IN THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY. ROADS REMAIN SNOW AND ICE COVERED AND TRAVEL WILL REMAIN DIFFICULT OVERNIGHT. NDZ025-037-048-051-190100- /O.EXP.KBIS.BZ.W.0007.000000T0000Z-130319T0000Z/ FOSTER-STUTSMAN-LA MOURE-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CARRINGTON...JAMESTOWN...EDGELEY... OAKES 649 PM CDT MON MAR 18 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A NORTHWEST WIND IS CONTINUING TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER OCCURRING. THERE MAY BE SOME PATCHY BLOWING SNOW THROUGH EARLY EVENING. ROADS REMAIN SNOW AND ICE COVERED AND TRAVEL WILL REMAIN DIFFICULT OVERNIGHT. $$ KINNEY
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 18, 3:37 AM CDT, 1 hour 54 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 18, 3:37 AM CDT, 1 hour 54 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 337 AM CDT MON MAR 18 2013 .SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... MAIN FORECAST CONCERN IS THE ONGOING WINTER STORM TODAY. LATEST MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE TRACK OF THE SURFACE LOW AND THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH. WILL USE A CONSENSUS BLEND OF DETERMINISTIC MODELS FOR SPECIFICS. CURRENTLY...THE SURFACE LOW HAD JUST MOVED THROUGH THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY IN NORTH DAKOTA...WITH JAMESTOWN WIND SWITCHING TO THE NORTHWEST AROUND 2 AM CDT. NORTHWEST WINDS CONTINUE STRONG OVER THE SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL PART OF THE STATE...BUT WERE BEGINNING TO DIMINISH SLOWLY ACROSS THE NORTHWEST. MODELS INDICATE THE STRONGEST WINDS JUST OFF THE SURFACE THROUGH H925 AND H850/H700 ARE IN THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL PART OF THE STATE...WHERE STRONGEST COLD ADVECTION IS TAKING PLACE. MODELS SHIFT THE STRONGEST WINDS AND COLD ADVECTION TO THE EASTERN THIRD OF THE STATE LATER THIS MORNING AND EXPECT JAMESTOWN TO HAVE THE STRONGEST WINDS DURING THE DAY - THROUGH THE AFTERNOON - AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH AT TIMES. REGARDING SNOWFALL...CURRENT RADARS INDICATE LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL PERSISTS ACROSS THE NORTH CENTRAL TO THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY...WITH ONLY LIGHT SNOW NORTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL...AND FLURRIES SOUTHWEST. THROUGH DAYBREAK EXPECT ONLY ABOUT 1/2 INCH OF ACCUMULATION NORTH CENTRAL THROUGH THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY...WITH ROUGHLY ANOTHER HALF INCH OR SO IN THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY AFTER SUNRISE. REGARDING HEADLINES...THE ONLY CHANGE WILL BE TO DOWNGRADE THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE NORTHWESTERN 5 COUNTIES OF DIVIDE/BURKE/WILLIAMS/MOUNTRAIL/MCKENZIE TO A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. VISIBILITIES REMAIN AROUND 1 TO 3 MILES IN BLOWING SNOW...AND EXPECT PLENTY OF DRIFTING SNOW CONTINUES TO CAUSE TRAVEL HAZARDS. BUT WITH LITTLE MORE SNOW ACCUMULATION EXPECTED AND VISIBILITIES MAINLY ABOVE 1/2 MILE...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS APPROPRIATE TO KEEP THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. THE LOWEST VISIBILITIES WERE IN THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY WHERE RADAR RETURNS INDICATE SOME MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL. OAKES REPORTING 1/4 MILE VISIBILITY IN THE FALLING SNOW WITH WINDS GUSTING TO 43 MPH. DO NOT EXPECT VISIBILITIES TO REMAIN THIS LOW SINCE RADARS INDICATE THE BAND OF HEAVY SNOW MOVING EASTWARD OUT OF THE AREA. BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGHOUT THE DAY...BUT NOT AT 1/4 MILE OR LESS. WILL KEEP THE WINTER STORM WARNING HEADLINES IN EFFECT THERE TODAY. STILL EXPECT CONDITIONS TO IMPROVE FROM WEST TO EAST TODAY. THUS TIMING OF ENDING THE ADVISORY AROUND 1 PM IN THE WEST SEEMS REASONABLE. AT THAT TIME LATER SHIFT WILL HAVE TO EVALUATE CONDITIONS IN THE CENTRAL PART OF THE STATE. EXPECT THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY TO REMAIN IN THE WARNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE REGION TONIGHT AND TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE ZERO TO 10 BELOW NORTH/EAST OF THE MISSOURI WITH TEENS ABOVE ZERO IN THE FAR SOUTHWEST. THE MODELS INDICATE SOME UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE ENERGY MOVING THROUGH THE NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT AND WILL EXPAND AREA OF SLIGHT CHANCE MENTION OF LIGHT SNOW...WITH LINGERING FLURRIES ON TUESDAY. .LONG TERM...TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY... DRY AND COLD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE CRESTS ACROSS THE REGION. WIND CHILLS WEDNESDAY MORNING COULD GET AS LOW AS 30 BELOW FROM THE TURTLE MOUNTAIN AREA SOUTH INTO THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY. WILL HIGHLIGHT THIS THREAT IN THE HWO. TEMPERATURES ARE THEN FORECAST TO MODERATE THURSDAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL WAVE APPROACHES WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA. SNOW CHANCES WILL ALSO INCREASE WEST THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT PROXIMATE TO ITS ASSOCIATED WARM FRONT. THE PRECIP TYPE APPEARS TO BE ALL SNOW. THE MEDIUM RANGE MODELS PROG THE UPPER WAVE TO STOP IN ITS TRACKS THURSDAY NIGHT/FRIDAY AS IT RUNS INTO HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER HUDSON BAY. THE ANTICYCLONIC FLOW ALOFT SHOULD WEAKEN ANY ENERGY ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WITH CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION DIMINISHING AREAWIDE FRIDAY/FRIDAY NIGHT. AN OMEGA BLOCKING PATTERN IS THEN PROGGED TO DEVELOP OVER THE EXTREME NORTHERN PLAINS/CANADIAN PRAIRIES THIS WEEKEND. THIS SHOULD LEAD TO DRY CONDITIONS FOR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. HOWEVER...TEMPERATURES SHOULD REMAIN BELOW LATE MARCH NORMALS. && .AVIATION... STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL PROGRESS FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH THIS MORNING. PERIODS OF 1/4 TO 1/2 MILE VSBYS CAN BE EXPECTED IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE FROM WEST TO EAST THIS MONDAY AFTERNOON. && .BIS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR NDZ019-020-034-035-042-045-046. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON FOR NDZ001-002-009-010-017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044. WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR NDZ003-004- 011-012-021-022. WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR NDZ005-013- 023-025-036-037-048-051. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR NDZ047- 050. && SHORT TERM...JV LONG TERM....TM AVIATION...TM
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 18, 4:27 AM CDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 427 AM CDT MON MAR 18 2013 NDZ003>005-011>013-021>023-025-036-037-048-051-190930- RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN- WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-LA MOURE-DICKEY- 427 AM CDT MON MAR 18 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT TODAY. PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BIS FOR DETAILED INFORMATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY WIND CHILLS COULD GET AS LOW AS 30 BELOW ZERO FROM THE TURTLE MOUNTAIN AREA SOUTH TO THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. WIND CHILLS AROUND 25 BELOW WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SAME AREA EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ACROSS WEST AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS...ANY TRAVEL HAZARDS...REDUCED VISIBILITIES...OR MIXED PRECIPITATION. PLEASE CONTACT THE BISMARCK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT 701-223-4582. NDZ001-002-009-010-017>020-031>035-040>047-050-190930- DIVIDE-BURKE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER- GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-SLOPE-HETTINGER- GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-MCINTOSH- 427 AM CDT MON MAR 18 2013 /327 AM MDT MON MAR 18 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...TODAY AND TONIGHT A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT TODAY. PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BIS FOR DETAILED INFORMATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ACROSS WEST AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS...ANY TRAVEL HAZARDS...REDUCED VISIBILITIES...OR MIXED PRECIPITATION. PLEASE CONTACT THE BISMARCK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT 701-223-4582. JV
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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.