Alert archive / North Dakota / Blizzard Warnings in 2013
Blizzard Warning 9, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this blizzard warning at Oct 4, 2013, 6:10 PM MDT for Adams County, Grant County, North Dakota. It was in force for 18 hr. 6 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
- Oct 4, 2013, 6:10 PM MDT (00:10 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 5, 2013, 12:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
Counties Adams County, ND, Grant County, ND
The radar
The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 118 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 6:18 PM MDT | SNOW 9 | Reeder, ND | SEVERAL BRANCHES DOWN. SOME 4 INCHES IN DIAMETER. POWER HAS BEEN OUT FOR THE PAST HOUR. |
| Oct 4, 6:53 PM MDT | BLIZZARD | 2 Nw Hettinger, ND | ONE QUARTER MILE VISIBILITY IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH AND 45 MPH GUSTS DURING THE LAST THREE HOURS. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ONGOING. |
| Oct 4, 9:25 PM MDT | SNOW 8 | New Leipzig, ND | WET HEAVY SNOW. VERY WINDY. TREES WERE HEARD SNAPPING AND FALLING. REPORT VIA FACEBOOK. |
| Oct 5, 9:00 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 10 | Heart Butte Dam, ND | |
| Oct 5, 10:20 AM MDT | BLIZZARD | Hettinger, ND | AROUND 18 INCHES OF HEAVY SNOW HAS FALLEN IN HETTINGER. TREES AND POWER LINES ARE DOWN. HEAVY SNOW AND WINDS GUSTING AROUND 40 MPH ARE CREATING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. |
| Oct 5, 10:21 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 12 | Elgin, ND | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. DOWNED TREES. POWER IS OUT. |
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, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 122 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
- 542 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 298 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 714 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
316 WWUS43 KBIS 050010 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 710 PM CDT FRI OCT 4 2013 ...WET SNOW AND STRONG WINDS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING ACROSS SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... .STRONG NORTH WINDS TO 45 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN PLACES LIKE HETTINGER...ELGIN...AND SELFRIDGE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. THEREFORE...A BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ADAMS...GRANT...AND SIOUX COUNTIES. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW CONTINUES IN THE BOWMAN...HETTINGER... MOTT...FLASHER...AND ALMONT AREAS. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THESE AREAS TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THESE AREAS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS NEAR THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER BETWEEN HETTINGER AND SELFRIDGE. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. FOR LOCATIONS SUCH AS AMIDON...DICKINSON...CENTER...BISMARCK AND LINTON....A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS EFFECT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA INTO THE NIGHT. A RAIN AND SNOW MIX ACROSS THE SOUTH CENTRAL WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW BY SUNSET. ONE TO THREE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING ACROSS SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...AS HAZARDOUS WINTER TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. WET...HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. NDZ042-044-045-050815- /O.CAN.KBIS.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-131005T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.BZ.W.0009.131005T0010Z-131005T1800Z/ GRANT-ADAMS-SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELGIN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES 710 PM CDT FRI OCT 4 2013 /610 PM MDT FRI OCT 4 2013/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ SATURDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * HAZARDS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 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. && $$ NDZ034-041-043-050815- /O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-131005T1800Z/ MORTON-HETTINGER-BOWMAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANDAN...MOTT...BOWMAN 710 PM CDT FRI OCT 4 2013 /610 PM MDT FRI OCT 4 2013/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ SATURDAY... * TIMING...THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * HAZARDS...HEAVY...WET SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND NORTH WINDS TO 45 MPH. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES. HIGHEST AMOUNTS NEAR THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES... AND DELAYED TRAVEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SIGNIFICANT SNOW AMOUNTS COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. THE HEAVY... WET NATURE OF THE SNOW COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. IF YOU MUST MAKE AN EMERGENCY TRIP...KEEP EXTRA CLOTHING AND BLANKETS...FOOD...WATER AND A FLASHLIGHT IN THE VEHICLE. THE NORTH DAKOTA HIGHWAY PATROL ADVISES...REMAIN ALERT AND DO NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THESE DANGEROUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. && $$ NDZ020-033-035-040-046-050815- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-131005T1800Z/ OLIVER-STARK-BURLEIGH-SLOPE-EMMONS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTER...DICKINSON...BISMARCK... MARMARTH...LINTON 710 PM CDT FRI OCT 4 2013 /610 PM MDT FRI OCT 4 2013/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ SATURDAY... * TIMING...THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * HAZARDS...WET SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND A NORTH WIND GUSTING AROUND 40 MPH. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED OR SLIPPERY 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
7 follow-up statements
570 WWUS43 KBIS 050649 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 149 AM CDT SAT OCT 5 2013 ...WET SNOW AND STRONG WINDS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING ACROSS SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... .STRONG NORTH WINDS TO 45 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW... WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN PLACES LIKE HETTINGER...ELGIN...AND SELFRIDGE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...AND A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW CONTINUES IN THE FLASHER...ELGIN...CARSON...AND ALMONT AREAS. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THESE AREAS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...AND A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS NEAR THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER BETWEEN HETTINGER AND SELFRIDGE. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. FOR LOCATIONS SUCH AS CENTER...BISMARCK AND LINTON....A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IS EFFECT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE...IN ADDITION TO STRONG WINDS GUSTING TO NEAR 45 MPH. STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO FOUR INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING ACROSS SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...AS HAZARDOUS WINTER TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. WET...HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS ARE CAUSING POWER OUTAGES. NDZ042-044-045-051500- /O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0009.000000T0000Z-131005T1800Z/ GRANT-ADAMS-SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELGIN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES 149 AM CDT SAT OCT 5 2013 /1249 AM MDT SAT OCT 5 2013/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * HAZARDS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 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. && $$ NDZ034-041-043-051500- /O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-131005T1800Z/ MORTON-HETTINGER-BOWMAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANDAN...MOTT...BOWMAN 149 AM CDT SAT OCT 5 2013 /1249 AM MDT SAT OCT 5 2013/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * HAZARDS...HEAVY...WET SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND NORTH WINDS TO 45 MPH. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES. HIGHEST AMOUNTS NEAR THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES... AND DELAYED TRAVEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SIGNIFICANT SNOW AMOUNTS COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. THE HEAVY... WET NATURE OF THE SNOW COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. 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. && $$ NDZ020-033-035-040-046-051500- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-131005T1800Z/ OLIVER-STARK-BURLEIGH-SLOPE-EMMONS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTER...DICKINSON...BISMARCK... MARMARTH...LINTON 149 AM CDT SAT OCT 5 2013 /1249 AM MDT SAT OCT 5 2013/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * HAZARDS...WET SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND A NORTH WIND GUSTING NEAR 45 MPH. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS...ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES DUE TO DOWNED TREE LIMBS OR POWER LINES POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED OR SLIPPERY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. THE NORTH DAKOTA STATE PATROL ADVISES...DO NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THESE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. && $$ NH
423 WWUS43 KBIS 050905 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 405 AM CDT SAT OCT 5 2013 ...WET SNOW AND STRONG WINDS CONTINUE THIS SATURDAY MORNING ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... .STRONG NORTH WINDS TO 45 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN PLACES LIKE HETTINGER...ELGIN...AND SELFRIDGE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THESE AREAS. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW CONTINUES IN THE FLASHER...ELGIN... CARSON...AND ALMONT AREAS...WHILE STRONG WINDS CONTINUE ACROSS THE BOWMAN AND MOTT AREAS. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS SATURDAY MORNING...AND A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS NEAR THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER BETWEEN HETTINGER AND SELFRIDGE. FOR LOCATIONS SUCH AS CENTER...BISMARCK AND LINTON...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IS EFFECT THIS SATURDAY MORNING. A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE...IN ADDITION TO STRONG WINDS GUSTING TO NEAR 45 MPH. STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO FOUR INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING ACROSS SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...AS HAZARDOUS WINTER TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. WET...HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS ARE CAUSING POWER OUTAGES. NDZ033-040-051015- /O.CAN.KBIS.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-131005T1800Z/ STARK-SLOPE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DICKINSON...MARMARTH 305 AM MDT SAT OCT 5 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SLOPE AND STARK COUNTIES. ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED...AND WINDS ARE SUBSIDING. $$ NDZ042-044-045-051715- /O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0009.000000T0000Z-131005T1800Z/ GRANT-ADAMS-SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELGIN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES 405 AM CDT SAT OCT 5 2013 /305 AM MDT SAT OCT 5 2013/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * HAZARDS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW...AND OR BLOWING SNOW...COUPLED WITH STRONG WINDS...WILL RESULT IN EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. IF YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ NDZ034-041-043-051715- /O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-131005T1800Z/ MORTON-HETTINGER-BOWMAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANDAN...MOTT...BOWMAN 405 AM CDT SAT OCT 5 2013 /305 AM MDT SAT OCT 5 2013/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * HAZARDS...HEAVY...WET SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND NORTH WINDS TO 45 MPH. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES. HIGHEST AMOUNTS NEAR THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES... AND DELAYED TRAVEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SIGNIFICANT SNOW AMOUNTS COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. THE HEAVY... WET NATURE OF THE SNOW COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. 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. && $$ NDZ020-035-046-051715- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-131005T1800Z/ OLIVER-BURLEIGH-EMMONS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTER...BISMARCK...LINTON 405 AM CDT SAT OCT 5 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * HAZARDS...WET SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND A NORTH WIND GUSTING NEAR 45 MPH. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS...ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES DUE TO DOWNED TREE LIMBS OR POWER LINES POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED OR SLIPPERY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. THE NORTH DAKOTA STATE PATROL ADVISES...DO NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THESE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. && $$ HEINERT
747 WWUS43 KBIS 051154 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 654 AM CDT SAT OCT 5 2013 ...WET SNOW AND STRONG WINDS CONTINUE THIS MORNING ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... .STRONG NORTH WINDS TO 45 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN PLACES LIKE HETTINGER... ELGIN...AND SELFRIDGE THROUGH THE MORNING. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THESE AREAS. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW CONTINUES IN THE FLASHER...ELGIN... CARSON...AND ALMONT AREAS...WHILE STRONG WINDS CONTINUE ACROSS THE BOWMAN AND MOTT AREAS. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING...AND A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT. STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS NEAR THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER BETWEEN HETTINGER AND SELFRIDGE. FOR LOCATIONS SUCH AS CENTER...BISMARCK AND LINTON...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IS EFFECT THIS MORNING. A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE...IN ADDITION TO STRONG WINDS GUSTING TO NEAR 45 MPH. STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO FOUR INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING ACROSS SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TODAY. WET...HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS ARE CAUSING DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. NDZ042-044-045-051800- /O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0009.000000T0000Z-131005T1800Z/ GRANT-ADAMS-SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELGIN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES 654 AM CDT SAT OCT 5 2013 /554 AM MDT SAT OCT 5 2013/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...THROUGH THIS MORNING. * HAZARDS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 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. && $$ NDZ034-041-043-051800- /O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-131005T1800Z/ MORTON-HETTINGER-BOWMAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANDAN...MOTT...BOWMAN 654 AM CDT SAT OCT 5 2013 /554 AM MDT SAT OCT 5 2013/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * HAZARDS...HEAVY...WET SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND NORTH WINDS TO 45 MPH. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES. HIGHEST AMOUNTS NEAR THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES... AND DELAYED TRAVEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SIGNIFICANT SNOW AMOUNTS COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. THE HEAVY... WET NATURE OF THE SNOW COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. IF YOU MUST MAKE AN EMERGENCY TRIP...KEEP EXTRA CLOTHING AND BLANKETS...FOOD...WATER AND A FLASHLIGHT IN THE VEHICLE. THE NORTH DAKOTA HIGHWAY PATROL ADVISES...REMAIN ALERT AND DO NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THESE DANGEROUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. && $$ NDZ020-035-046-051800- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-131005T1800Z/ OLIVER-BURLEIGH-EMMONS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTER...BISMARCK...LINTON 654 AM CDT SAT OCT 5 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * HAZARDS...WET SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND A NORTH WIND GUSTING NEAR 45 MPH. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS...ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES DUE TO DOWNED TREE LIMBS OR POWER LINES POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED OR SLIPPERY 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. && $$ NH/RP KINNEY
756 WWUS43 KBIS 051408 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 908 AM CDT SAT OCT 5 2013 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CONTINUE ACROSS FAR SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA THIS MORNING.. .BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CONTINUE ACROSS HETTINGER...GRANT AND SIOUX COUNTIES. VISIBILITIES OF ONE QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH NOON MDT IN SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND NORTH WINDS TO 45 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL GREATLY IMPROVE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AS SNOW TRANSITIONS TO RAIN. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL ALSO CONTINUE ACROSS ADAMS AND MORTON COUNTIES WHERE A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 1 PM CDT. AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH MIDDAY. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY HAZARDOUS ACROSS SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA THIS MORNING. CONSIDER DELAYING TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT AND AVOID THE USE OF CRUISE CONTROL ON SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. NDZ043-051515- /O.CAN.KBIS.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-131005T1800Z/ BOWMAN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BOWMAN 808 AM MDT SAT OCT 5 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. LIGHT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS STILL POSSIBLE ACROSS FAR EASTERN BOWMAN COUNTY THIS MORNING. HOWEVER...WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER HAS ENDED ACROSS MUCH OF THE COUNTY. $$ NDZ020-035-046-051515- /O.CAN.KBIS.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-131005T1800Z/ OLIVER-BURLEIGH-EMMONS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTER...BISMARCK...LINTON 908 AM CDT SAT OCT 5 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW HAS TRANSITIONED TO RAIN ACROSS OLIVER...BURLEIGH AND EMMONS COUNTIES. $$ NDZ042-044-045-051800- /O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0009.000000T0000Z-131005T1800Z/ GRANT-ADAMS-SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELGIN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES 908 AM CDT SAT OCT 5 2013 /808 AM MDT SAT OCT 5 2013/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...THROUGH THIS MORNING. * HAZARDS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. NORTH WINDS TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES THIS MORNING. STORM TOTAL OF 6 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW...AND OR BLOWING SNOW...COUPLED WITH STRONG WINDS...WILL RESULT IN EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. IF YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ NDZ034-041-051800- /O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-131005T1800Z/ MORTON-HETTINGER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANDAN...MOTT 908 AM CDT SAT OCT 5 2013 /808 AM MDT SAT OCT 5 2013/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * HAZARDS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF ONE TO TWO INCHES THIS MORNING. STORM TOTAL OF 6 TO 12 INCHES. NORTH WINDS TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES... AND DELAYED TRAVEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SIGNIFICANT SNOW AMOUNTS COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. THE HEAVY... WET NATURE OF THE SNOW COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. 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. && $$ AYD
197 WWUS43 KBIS 051434 CCA WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 934 AM CDT SAT OCT 5 2013 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CONTINUE ACROSS FAR SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA THIS MORNING.. .BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CONTINUE ACROSS ADAMS...GRANT AND SIOUX COUNTIES. VISIBILITIES OF ONE QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH NOON MDT IN SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND NORTH WINDS TO 45 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL GREATLY IMPROVE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AS SNOW TRANSITIONS TO RAIN. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL ALSO CONTINUE ACROSS HETTINGER AND MORTON COUNTIES WHERE A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 1 PM CDT. AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH MIDDAY. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY HAZARDOUS ACROSS SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA THIS MORNING. CONSIDER DELAYING TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT AND AVOID THE USE OF CRUISE CONTROL ON SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. NDZ043-051545- /O.CAN.KBIS.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-131005T1800Z/ BOWMAN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BOWMAN 834 AM MDT SAT OCT 5 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. LIGHT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS STILL POSSIBLE ACROSS FAR EASTERN BOWMAN COUNTY THIS MORNING. HOWEVER...WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER HAS ENDED ACROSS MUCH OF THE COUNTY. $$ NDZ020-035-046-051545- /O.CAN.KBIS.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-131005T1800Z/ OLIVER-BURLEIGH-EMMONS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTER...BISMARCK...LINTON 934 AM CDT SAT OCT 5 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW HAS TRANSITIONED TO RAIN ACROSS OLIVER...BURLEIGH AND EMMONS COUNTIES. $$ NDZ042-044-045-051800- /O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0009.000000T0000Z-131005T1800Z/ GRANT-ADAMS-SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELGIN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES 934 AM CDT SAT OCT 5 2013 /834 AM MDT SAT OCT 5 2013/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...THROUGH THIS MORNING. * HAZARDS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. NORTH WINDS TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES THIS MORNING. STORM TOTAL OF 6 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW...AND OR BLOWING SNOW...COUPLED WITH STRONG WINDS...WILL RESULT IN EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. IF YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ NDZ034-041-051800- /O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-131005T1800Z/ MORTON-HETTINGER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANDAN...MOTT 934 AM CDT SAT OCT 5 2013 /834 AM MDT SAT OCT 5 2013/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * HAZARDS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF ONE TO TWO INCHES THIS MORNING. STORM TOTAL OF 6 TO 12 INCHES. NORTH WINDS TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES... AND DELAYED TRAVEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SIGNIFICANT SNOW AMOUNTS COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. THE HEAVY... WET NATURE OF THE SNOW COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. 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. && $$ AYD
889 WWUS43 KBIS 051637 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1137 AM CDT SAT OCT 5 2013 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CONTINUE ACROSS FAR SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA THIS MORNING.. .BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CONTINUE ACROSS ADAMS COUNTY. VISIBILITIES OF ONE QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH NOON MDT IN SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND NORTH WINDS TO 45 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL GREATLY IMPROVE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AS SNOW TRANSITIONS TO RAIN. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL ALSO QUICKLY END BY MIDDAY ACROSS HETTINGER COUNTY WHERE A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY HAZARDOUS ACROSS SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA THIS MORNING. CONSIDER DELAYING TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT AND AVOID THE USE OF CRUISE CONTROL ON SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. NDZ042-045-051745- /O.CAN.KBIS.BZ.W.0009.000000T0000Z-131005T1800Z/ GRANT-SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELGIN...FORT YATES 1137 AM CDT SAT OCT 5 2013 /1037 AM MDT SAT OCT 5 2013/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. REPORTS INDICATE THAT VISIBILITIES HAVE GREATLY IMPROVED WITH SNOW TRANSITIONING TO RAIN. $$ NDZ034-051745- /O.CAN.KBIS.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-131005T1800Z/ MORTON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MANDAN 1137 AM CDT SAT OCT 5 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. REPORTS INDICATE THAT VISIBILITIES HAVE GREATLY IMPROVED WITH SNOW TRANSITIONING TO RAIN. $$ NDZ044-051800- /O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0009.000000T0000Z-131005T1800Z/ ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HETTINGER 1037 AM MDT SAT OCT 5 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY... * TIMING...THROUGH THIS MORNING. * HAZARDS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. NORTH WINDS TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES THIS MORNING. STORM TOTAL OF 12 TO 15 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW...AND OR BLOWING SNOW...COUPLED WITH STRONG WINDS...WILL RESULT IN EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. IF YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ NDZ041-051800- /O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-131005T1800Z/ HETTINGER- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MOTT 1037 AM MDT SAT OCT 5 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY... * TIMING...THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * HAZARDS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF ONE TO TWO INCHES THIS MORNING. STORM TOTAL OF 6 TO 12 INCHES. NORTH WINDS TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES... AND DELAYED TRAVEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SIGNIFICANT SNOW AMOUNTS COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. THE HEAVY... WET NATURE OF THE SNOW COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. 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. && $$ AYD
808 WWUS43 KBIS 051755 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1255 PM CDT SAT OCT 5 2013 ...WINTER STORM ENDING ACROSS SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA... .THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HETTINGER COUNTY AND THE BLIZZARD WARNING FOR ADAMS COUNTY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT NOON MDT. VISIBILITIES CONTINUE TO GREATLY IMPROVE AS SNOWFALL COMES TO AN END. HOWEVER...MANY ROADS ARE HEAVILY IMPACTED BY FALLING SNOW AND TRAVEL WILL LIKELY CONTINUE TO BE DIFFICULT TODAY. LOCALIZED BLOWING SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE. NDZ044-051900- /O.EXP.KBIS.BZ.W.0009.000000T0000Z-131005T1800Z/ ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HETTINGER 1155 AM MDT SAT OCT 5 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON MDT TODAY... VISIBILITIES CONTINUE TO GREATLY IMPROVE AS SNOWFALL COMES TO AN END. HOWEVER...MANY ROADS ARE HEAVILY IMPACTED BY FALLEN SNOW...AND TRAVEL WILL LIKELY CONTINUE TO BE DIFFICULT TODAY. LOCALIZED BLOWING SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE. $$ NDZ041-051900- /O.EXP.KBIS.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-131005T1800Z/ HETTINGER- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MOTT 1155 AM MDT SAT OCT 5 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON MDT TODAY... VISIBILITIES CONTINUE TO GREATLY IMPROVE AS SNOWFALL COMES TO AN END. HOWEVER...MANY ROADS ARE HEAVILY IMPACTED BY FALLEN SNOW AND TRAVEL WILL LIKELY CONTINUE TO BE DIFFICULT TODAY. LOCALIZED BLOWING SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE. $$ AYD
The office that day
Everything else NWS Bismarck, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5, 12:42 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BIS | Adams, Bowman, Grant, Hettinger, Sioux | 4 days |
| Oct 5, 1:45 PM MDT | Freeze Warning | BIS | Adams, Billings, Bottineau, Bowman, Burke, Burleigh and 23 more | 19 hr |
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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.