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Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Bismarck, ND

January 28, 2013Dickey County, LaMoure County, North Dakota

NWS Bismarck, ND issued this winter storm warning at Jan 28, 2013, 4:54 PM CST for Dickey County, LaMoure County, North Dakota. It was in force for 11 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 28, 2013, 4:54 PM CST (22:54 UTC)
Expired
Jan 29, 2013, 4:19 AM CST
In force
11 hr
Issued by
NWS Bismarck, ND

Counties Dickey County, ND, LaMoure County, ND

The radar

The Aberdeen radar (KABR), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Aberdeen, SD (KABR), launched 12:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 154 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Aberdeen, SD at 12:00Z on 2013-01-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Aberdeen, SD at 12:00Z on 2013-01-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 100 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
559 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
67 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
100 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
151 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

983 
WWUS43 KBIS 282254
WSWBIS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
454 PM CST MON JAN 28 2013

...SNOW FAR SOUTH CENTRAL THROUGH TONIGHT... ...BITTERLY COLD
WIND CHILLS POSSIBLE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

.A BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT FAR
SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AND THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE JAMES
RIVER VALLEY INTO TONIGHT. LOCATIONS SUCH AS
ELLENDALE...FULLERTON...OAKES...VERONA AND LAMOURE ARE NOW EXPECTED
TO RECEIVED 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW THROUGH TONIGHT...AND A WINTER
STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT. A LITTLE NORTH AND WEST SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS WILL QUICKLY DECREASE. AT PLACES LIKE ASHLEY...LEHR
AND GACKLE..2 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. USE CAUTION IF
TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY ACROSS LAMOURE AND DICKEY COUNTIES THROUGH
TONIGHT...AS HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FROM HEAVY
SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

TUESDAY NIGHT AN ARCTIC OUTBREAK WILL BRING GUSTY NORTHWEST
WINDS...AND SOME SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS
OF 30 TO 50 BELOW ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING.

TRAVELERS AND THOSE WORKING OUTDOORS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THIS
ARCTIC OUTBREAK.

NDZ048-051-290700-
/O.UPG.KBIS.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130129T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KBIS.WS.W.0002.130128T2254Z-130129T1200Z/
/O.CON.KBIS.WC.A.0001.130130T0300Z-130201T1500Z/
LA MOURE-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EDGELEY...OAKES
454 PM CST MON JAN 28 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY...
...WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
TUESDAY. THIS REPLACES THE PREVIOUS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

* TIMING...THROUGH 6 AM TUESDAY FOR SNOW. LATE TUESDAY EVENING
  THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS.

* MAIN IMPACT...SNOW WITH 6 TO 10 INCH ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH MONDAY
  NIGHT. HAZARDOUS WIND WIND CHILLS TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
  MORNING.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...AS COLD AS 35 BELOW POSSIBLE.

* OTHER IMPACTS...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH SNOW 
  TO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...MAINLY TUESDAY NIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

A WIND CHILL WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A COMBINATION
OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND
CHILL VALUES. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES.

&&

$$

NDZ045>047-050-290700-
/O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130129T1200Z/
/O.CON.KBIS.WC.A.0001.130130T0300Z-130201T1500Z/
SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-MCINTOSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT YATES...LINTON...NAPOLEON...ASHLEY
454 PM CST MON JAN 28 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
TUESDAY...
...WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

* TIMING...THROUGH 6 AM TUESDAY FOR SNOW. LATE TUESDAY EVENING 
  THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...AS COLD AS 35 BELOW POSSIBLE

* MAIN IMPACT...SNOW WITH 2 TO 3 INCH ACCUMULATIONS MONDAY NIGHT.
  HAZARDOUS WIND WIND CHILLS TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

* OTHER IMPACTS...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH SNOW 
  TO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...MAINLY TUESDAY NIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

A WIND CHILL WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A COMBINATION
OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND
CHILL VALUES. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES.

&&

$$

NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>044-290700-
/O.CON.KBIS.WC.A.0001.130130T0300Z-130201T1500Z/
DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-
MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-
FOSTER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-
STUTSMAN-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...
BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER...
RUGBY...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...
GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...BEACH...MEDORA...
DICKINSON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...MARMARTH...
MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER
454 PM CST MON JAN 28 2013 /354 PM MST MON JAN 28 2013/

...WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

* WIND CHILL VALUES...35 TO 50 BELOW POSSIBLE TUESDAY NIGHT 
  THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH SNOW 
  TO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...MAINLY TUESDAY NIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A COMBINATION
OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND
CHILL VALUES. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES.

&&

$$

AYD
4 follow-up statements
475 
WWUS43 KBIS 290017
WSWBIS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
617 PM CST MON JAN 28 2013

...SNOW FAR SOUTH CENTRAL THROUGH TONIGHT... ...BITTERLY COLD
WIND CHILLS POSSIBLE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

.A BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT FAR
SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AND THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE JAMES
RIVER VALLEY INTO TONIGHT. LOCATIONS SUCH AS ELLENDALE...
FULLERTON...OAKES...VERONA AND LAMOURE ARE NOW EXPECTED TO
RECEIVED 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW THROUGH TONIGHT...AND A WINTER
STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT. A LITTLE NORTH AND WEST SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS WILL QUICKLY DECREASE. AT PLACES LIKE ASHLEY...LEHR
AND GACKLE..2 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. USE CAUTION IF
TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY ACROSS LAMOURE AND DICKEY COUNTIES THROUGH
TONIGHT...AS HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FROM HEAVY
SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

TUESDAY NIGHT AN ARCTIC OUTBREAK WILL BRING GUSTY NORTHWEST
WINDS...AND SOME SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS
OF 30 TO 50 BELOW ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING.

TRAVELERS AND THOSE WORKING OUTDOORS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THIS
ARCTIC OUTBREAK.

NDZ045-046-290830-
/O.CAN.KBIS.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130129T1200Z/
/O.CON.KBIS.WC.A.0001.130130T0300Z-130201T1500Z/
SIOUX-EMMONS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT YATES...LINTON
617 PM CST MON JAN 28 2013

...WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY. HOWEVER...THE WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN
EFFECT. 

* TIMING...TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...AS COLD AS 40 BELOW POSSIBLE.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A COMBINATION
OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND
CHILL VALUES. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES.

&&

$$

NDZ048-051-290830-
/O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130129T1200Z/
/O.CON.KBIS.WC.A.0001.130130T0300Z-130201T1500Z/
LA MOURE-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EDGELEY...OAKES
617 PM CST MON JAN 28 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
TUESDAY...
...WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

* TIMING...THROUGH 6 AM TUESDAY FOR SNOW. LATE TUESDAY EVENING 
  THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. 

* MAIN IMPACT...SNOW WITH 6 TO 10 INCH ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH 
  MONDAY NIGHT. HAZARDOUS WIND WIND CHILLS TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH 
  FRIDAY MORNING. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...AS COLD AS 40 BELOW POSSIBLE.

* OTHER IMPACTS...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH SNOW 
  TO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...MAINLY TUESDAY NIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

A WIND CHILL WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A COMBINATION
OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND
CHILL VALUES. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES.

&&

$$

NDZ047-050-290830-
/O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130129T1200Z/
/O.CON.KBIS.WC.A.0001.130130T0300Z-130201T1500Z/
LOGAN-MCINTOSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NAPOLEON...ASHLEY
617 PM CST MON JAN 28 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
TUESDAY...
...WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

* TIMING...THROUGH 6 AM TUESDAY FOR SNOW. LATE TUESDAY EVENING
  THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS.

* MAIN IMPACT...SNOW WITH 2 TO 3 INCH ACCUMULATIONS MONDAY NIGHT.
  HAZARDOUS WIND WIND CHILLS TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...AS COLD AS 40 BELOW POSSIBLE.


* OTHER IMPACTS...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH SNOW 
  TO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...MAINLY TUESDAY NIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

A WIND CHILL WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A COMBINATION
OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND
CHILL VALUES. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES.

&&

$$

NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>044-290830-
/O.CON.KBIS.WC.A.0001.130130T0300Z-130201T1500Z/
DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-
MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-
FOSTER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-
STUTSMAN-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...
BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER...
RUGBY...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...
GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...BEACH...MEDORA...
DICKINSON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...MARMARTH...
MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER
617 PM CST MON JAN 28 2013 /517 PM MST MON JAN 28 2013/

...WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

* WIND CHILL VALUES...35 TO 50 BELOW POSSIBLE TUESDAY NIGHT 
  THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH SNOW 
  TO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...MAINLY TUESDAY NIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A COMBINATION
OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND
CHILL VALUES. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES.

&&

$$

AYD
841 
WWUS43 KBIS 290333
WSWBIS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
933 PM CST MON JAN 28 2013

...SNOW ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY TONIGHT...

...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS POSSIBLE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING...

.THE BAND OF HEAVY SNOW ACROSS SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA THIS EVENING WILL
CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DECREASE AND SHIFT EAST TONIGHT.
HOWEVER...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW IS STILL FORECAST FOR THE
REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT FOR DICKEY AND LAMOURE COUNTIES. LOCATIONS
SUCH AS ELLENDALE... FULLERTON...OAKES...VERONA AND LAMOURE ARE
ARE EXPECTED TO RECEIVED A STORM TOTAL OF 6 TO 10 INCHES BY
TUESDAY MORNING...AND A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT.
USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING ACROSS DICKEY AND LAMOURE COUNTIES
TONIGHT AS SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS

ANOTHER SURGE OF ARCTIC AIR IS FORECAST TO IMPACT ALL OF WESTERN
AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.
DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 40 TO 50 BELOW MAY BE POSSIBLE FOR MOST
LOCATIONS AND A WIND CHILL WATCH IS IN EFFECT. TRAVELERS AND
THOSE WORKING OUTDOORS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THIS ARCTIC
OUTBREAK.

NDZ047-050-291145-
/O.CAN.KBIS.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130129T1200Z/
/O.CON.KBIS.WC.A.0001.130130T0300Z-130201T1500Z/
LOGAN-MCINTOSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NAPOLEON...ASHLEY
933 PM CST MON JAN 28 2013

...WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY. HOWEVER...THE WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN
EFFECT.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...AS COLD AS 40 BELOW POSSIBLE.

* OTHER IMPACTS...TRAVELERS AND THOSE WORKING OUTDOORS SHOULD BE
  PREPARED FOR THIS ARCTIC OUTBREAK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A COMBINATION
OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND
CHILL VALUES. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES.

&&

$$

NDZ048-051-291145-
/O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130129T1200Z/
/O.CON.KBIS.WC.A.0001.130130T0300Z-130201T1500Z/
LA MOURE-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EDGELEY...OAKES
933 PM CST MON JAN 28 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
TUESDAY...
...WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

* TIMING...THROUGH 6 AM TUESDAY FOR SNOW. LATE TUESDAY EVENING 
  THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. 

* MAIN IMPACT...SNOW WITH 6 TO 10 INCH ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH 
  MONDAY NIGHT. HAZARDOUS WIND WIND CHILLS TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH 
  FRIDAY MORNING. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...AS COLD AS 40 BELOW POSSIBLE.

* OTHER IMPACTS...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH SNOW 
  TO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...MAINLY TUESDAY NIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

A WIND CHILL WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A COMBINATION
OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND
CHILL VALUES. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES.

&&

$$

NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>046-291145-
/O.CON.KBIS.WC.A.0001.130130T0300Z-130201T1500Z/
DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-
MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-
FOSTER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-
STUTSMAN-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...
BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER...
RUGBY...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...
GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...BEACH...MEDORA...
DICKINSON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...MARMARTH...
MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES...LINTON
933 PM CST MON JAN 28 2013 /833 PM MST MON JAN 28 2013/

...WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

* WIND CHILL VALUES...40 TO 50 BELOW POSSIBLE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
  FRIDAY MORNING.

* OTHER IMPACTS...TRAVELERS AND THOSE WORKING OUTDOORS SHOULD BE
  PREPARED FOR THIS ARCTIC OUTBREAK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A COMBINATION
OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND
CHILL VALUES. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES.

&&

$$

AYD
264 
WWUS43 KBIS 290713
WSWBIS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
113 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2013

...ADDITIONAL LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS DICKEY AND LAMOURE
COUNTIES THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING...

...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS POSSIBLE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING...

.THE BAND OF HEAVY SNOW ACROSS SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA EARLY THIS
MORNING WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DECREASE AND SHIFT EAST. ANOTHER
ONE HALF INCH OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT TWO TO FOUR
HOURS FOR DICKEY AND LAMOURE COUNTIES. LOCATIONS SUCH AS
ELLENDALE... FULLERTON...OAKES...VERONA AND LAMOURE ARE EXPECTED
TO RECEIVED A STORM TOTAL OF 6 TO 8 INCHES BY TUESDAY
MORNING...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR 10 INCHES POSSIBLE.
USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING ACROSS DICKEY AND LAMOURE COUNTIES
TONIGHT AS SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS

ANOTHER SURGE OF ARCTIC AIR IS FORECAST TO IMPACT ALL OF WESTERN
AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.
DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 40 TO 50 BELOW MAY BE POSSIBLE FOR MOST
LOCATIONS AND A WIND CHILL WATCH IS IN EFFECT. TRAVELERS AND
THOSE WORKING OUTDOORS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THIS ARCTIC
OUTBREAK.


NDZ048-051-291515-
/O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130129T1200Z/
/O.CON.KBIS.WC.A.0001.130130T0300Z-130201T1500Z/
LA MOURE-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EDGELEY...OAKES
113 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY
THIS MORNING...
...WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING...

* TIMING...THROUGH 6 AM TUESDAY FOR SNOW. LATE TUESDAY EVENING 
  THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. 

* MAIN IMPACT...SNOW WITH 6 TO 10 INCH ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH 
  MONDAY NIGHT. HAZARDOUS WIND WIND CHILLS TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH 
  FRIDAY MORNING. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...AS COLD AS 40 BELOW POSSIBLE.

* OTHER IMPACTS...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH SNOW 
  TO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...MAINLY TUESDAY NIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

A WIND CHILL WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A COMBINATION
OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND
CHILL VALUES. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES.

&&

$$

NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>047-050-291515-
/O.CON.KBIS.WC.A.0001.130130T0300Z-130201T1500Z/
DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-
MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-
FOSTER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-
STUTSMAN-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-
MCINTOSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...
BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER...
RUGBY...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...
GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...BEACH...MEDORA...
DICKINSON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...MARMARTH...
MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES...LINTON...
NAPOLEON...ASHLEY
113 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2013 /1213 AM MST TUE JAN 29 2013/

...WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING...

* WIND CHILL VALUES...40 TO 50 BELOW POSSIBLE TUESDAY NIGHT 
  THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...TRAVELERS AND THOSE WORKING OUTDOORS SHOULD BE 
  PREPARED FOR THIS ARCTIC OUTBREAK. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A COMBINATION
OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND
CHILL VALUES. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES.

&&

$$

HEINERT
963 
WWUS43 KBIS 291019
WSWBIS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
419 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2013

...SNOW HAS ENDED OVER THE SOUTHERN JAMES RIVER VALLEY...

...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS EXPECTED TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY...

...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING...

.SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS DICKEY AND LAMOURE COUNTIES...SO THE WINTER
STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. USE CAUTION IF
TRAVELING ACROSS THIS AREA THIS MORNING...AS SNOW COVERED ROADS
WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.

A SURGE OF ARCTIC AIR WILL IMPACT ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. WIND CHILLS OF
25 BELOW TO NEAR 40 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...AND A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT.
DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS TO NEAR 50 BELOW ZERO MAY BE POSSIBLE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...AND A WIND CHILL WATCH
REMAINS IN EFFECT.

TRAVELERS AND THOSE WORKING OUTDOORS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THIS
ARCTIC OUTBREAK. IF TRAVELING...MAKE SURE TO CARRY A WINTER
SURVIVAL KIT...INCLUDING PLENTY OF WARM CLOTHING AND BLANKETS.
THOSE WORKING OUTDOORS SHOULD COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN. PROLONGED
EXPOSURE TO TEMPERATURES THIS COLD WILL LEAD TO FROST
BITE...HYPOTHERMIA...AND EVEN DEATH.


NDZ048-051-291830-
/O.CAN.KBIS.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130129T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KBIS.WC.Y.0008.130130T0900Z-130130T1800Z/
/O.EXT.KBIS.WC.A.0001.130130T1800Z-130201T1500Z/
LA MOURE-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EDGELEY...OAKES
419 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2013

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON CST
WEDNESDAY...
...WIND CHILL WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...
...THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY.
THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...AS COLD AS 30 BELOW ZERO EXPECTED WEDNESDAY
  MORNING. 40 BELOW TO 50 BELOW ZERO WIND CHILLS POSSIBLE
  WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

* OTHER IMPACTS...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE
  RECENT SNOWFALL TO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND POSSIBLE
  HAZARDOUS TRAVEL LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND VERY COLD
AIR WILL CREATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE
AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST
VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE TO COVER EXPOSED SKIN.

A WIND CHILL WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A COMBINATION
OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND
CHILL VALUES. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES.

&&

$$

NDZ001-002-009-010-017-291830-
/O.NEW.KBIS.WC.Y.0008.130130T0300Z-130130T1800Z/
/O.EXT.KBIS.WC.A.0001.130130T1800Z-130201T1500Z/
DIVIDE-BURKE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-MCKENZIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...WILLISTON...
NEW TOWN...WATFORD CITY
419 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2013

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
CST WEDNESDAY...
...WIND CHILL WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST
WEDNESDAY. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...25 BELOW TO NEAR 40 BELOW ZERO TUESDAY NIGHT
  THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING EXPECTED. WIND CHILLS OF 40 BELOW TO
  50 BELOW ZERO POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

* OTHER IMPACTS...TRAVELERS AND THOSE WORKING OUTDOORS SHOULD BE 
  PREPARED FOR THIS ARCTIC OUTBREAK. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A COMBINATION
OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND
CHILL VALUES. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND VERY COLD
AIR WILL CREATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE
AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST
VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE TO COVER EXPOSED SKIN.

&&

$$

NDZ003>005-011>013-018>022-031>033-040-041-043-044-291830-
/O.NEW.KBIS.WC.Y.0008.130130T0600Z-130130T1800Z/
/O.EXT.KBIS.WC.A.0001.130130T1800Z-130201T1500Z/
RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-
MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-
BOWMAN-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...MINOT...
TOWNER...RUGBY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...GARRISON...
MCCLUSKY...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...MOTT...
BOWMAN...HETTINGER
419 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2013 /319 AM MST TUE JAN 29 2013/

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/
TONIGHT TO NOON CST /11 AM MST/ WEDNESDAY...
...WIND CHILL WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/
TONIGHT TO NOON CST /11 AM MST/ WEDNESDAY. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...25 BELOW TO NEAR 40 BELOW ZERO TUESDAY NIGHT
  THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. WIND CHILLS OF 40 BELOW TO 50 BELOW
  ZERO POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

* OTHER IMPACTS...TRAVELERS AND THOSE WORKING OUTDOORS SHOULD BE 
  PREPARED FOR THIS ARCTIC OUTBREAK. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A COMBINATION
OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND
CHILL VALUES. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND VERY COLD
AIR WILL CREATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE
AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST
VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE TO COVER EXPOSED SKIN.

&&

$$

NDZ023-025-034>037-042-045>047-050-291830-
/O.NEW.KBIS.WC.Y.0008.130130T0900Z-130130T1800Z/
/O.EXT.KBIS.WC.A.0001.130130T1800Z-130201T1500Z/
WELLS-FOSTER-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-
LOGAN-MCINTOSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...MANDAN...
BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...ELGIN...FORT YATES...LINTON...
NAPOLEON...ASHLEY
419 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2013 /319 AM MST TUE JAN 29 2013/

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM CST /2 AM MST/ TO NOON
CST /11 AM MST/ WEDNESDAY...
...WIND CHILL WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM CST /2 AM MST/ TO NOON
CST /11 AM MST/ WEDNESDAY. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...25 BELOW TO NEAR 40 BELOW ZERO TUESDAY NIGHT
  THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. WIND CHILLS OF 40 BELOW TO 50 BELOW
  ZERO POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

* OTHER IMPACTS...TRAVELERS AND THOSE WORKING OUTDOORS SHOULD BE 
  PREPARED FOR THIS ARCTIC OUTBREAK. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A COMBINATION
OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND
CHILL VALUES. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND VERY COLD
AIR WILL CREATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE
AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST
VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE TO COVER EXPOSED SKIN. 

&&

$$

HEINERT

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this winter storm 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 winter storm warning went out at Jan 28, 3:39 PM CST, 1 hour 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 28, 3:39 PM CST, 1 hour 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
339 PM CST MON JAN 28 2013

.SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...
LATE THIS MONDAY AFTERNOON AN INVERTED SURFACE LOW PRESSURE TROUGH
EXTENDING NORTH INTO THE RED RIVER VALLEY. AN H300 JET MAX IS
FORECAST TO MOVE FROM CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON INTO
SOUTHERN MANITOBA TONIGHT. A SECOND H300 JET MAX IS MOVING UP INTO
SOUTH DAKOTA. BOTH JETS ARE CLOSE ENOUGH IN PROXIMITY TO SET UP A
DUEL JET STREAM INTERACTION...FOCUSING VERTICAL MOTION ALONG THE
BAROCLINIC ZONE BETWEEN. THIS WILL RESULT IN ENHANCED PRECIPITATION
ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST COUNTIES OF DICKEY AND LAMOURE...WITH
SLIGHTLY LESSER PRECIPITATION FURTHER WEST TO EMMONS AND EASTERN
SIOUX COUNTIES. MODEL SOUNDING SHOW SNOW IS THE LIKLY TYPE. EXPECT
THE PRECIPITATION WILL FALL OFF CONSIDERABLY AFTER MIDNIGHT.

A SECOND CONCERN WILL BE WIND CHILLS WITH AN ARCTIC AIR MASS
FORECAST TO ARRIVE TUESDAY NIGHT. SOME SNOW...AND BLOWING SNOW IS
POSSIBLE BUT WIND CHILLS THE MAIN CONCERN. WILL ISSUE A WIND
CHILL WATCH FOR ALL OF THE AREA BEGINNING LATE TUESDAY EVENING...
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. EXPECT WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 50 BELOW BY
THURSDAY MORNING ACROSS THE NORTH...TO 30 BELOW SOUTH. MULTIPLE
WIND CHILL ADVISORIES AND WARNINGS WILL BE LIKELY WITH THIS
ARCTIC OUTBREAK.

.LONG TERM...WEDNESDAY THROUGH NEXT MONDAY...

THE MAIN FOCUS OF THE LONG TERM IS THE ANTICIPATED ARCTIC AIR MASSES
TO MOVE SOUTH ACROSS THE REGION...BRINGING SUB-ZERO TEMPERATURES AND
WIND CHILL CONCERNS.

THE LEADING EDGE OF THE ARCTIC AIRMASS ARRIVES TUESDAY NIGHT...WITH
COLD ADVECTION OCCURRING ALL DAY ON WEDNESDAY. BY THURSDAY AROUND
NOON THE CENTER OF THE ARCTIC HIGH IS FORECAST TO BE OVER THE
DAKOTAS AND EASTERN MONTANA.

THE COLDEST NIGHT LOOKS TO BE WEDNESDAY NIGHT/THURSDAY NIGHT WITH
THE COLDEST DAYTIME TEMPERATURES ON THURSDAY. WEDNESDAY NIGHT LOWS
10 TO 25 BELOW ZERO...THURSDAY HIGHS 5 ABOVE SOUTHWEST TO 15 BELOW
NORTH CENTRAL...THURSDAY NIGHT LOWS ZERO TO 5 ABOVE SOUTHWEST TO 20
BELOW FROM THE TURTLE MOUNTAINS TO JAMES RIVER BASIN. WIND CHILLS
WILL BE IN THE ADVISORY AND WARNING CATEGORY DURING THIS TIME...25
BELOW AND LOWER. WEDNESDAY NIGHT/THURSDAY WIND CHILLS SHOULD BE 25
BELOW TO NEAR 50 BELOW.

THURSDAY NIGHT/FRIDAY THE ARCTIC HIGH MOVES OUT OF THE REGION AND
WARM ADVECTION BEGINS IN THE WEST...AND A SLOW WARMING TREND ENSUES.
A WARMER WEEKEND WITH HIGHS FROM THE TEENS TO 30S ABOVE FRIDAY
THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

&&

.AVIATION...

AN AREA OF PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO DEVELOP/MOVE
OVER SOUTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON. KJMS WILL HAVE
MVFR/IFR CIGS WITH PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW BUT NO VSBY REDUCTION
EXPECTED. VFR CONDITIONS ALL OTHER TAF SITES THIS AFTERNOON AND
EARLY EVENING. ATTENTION THEN TURNS TO LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY
MORNING WHEN A COLD FRONT WITH MVFR/IFR CIGS MOVES INTO THE STATE
FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST. KISN/KMOT TO SEE LOWER CIGS AFT 06Z AND
REACHING SOUTHERN TAF SITES AFT 12Z TUESDAY.

&&

.BIS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WIND CHILL WATCH FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR
NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY FOR NDZ045>048-
050-051.

&&

SHORT TERM...WAA
LONG TERM....JV
AVIATION...JV
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 28, 3:45 PM CST, 1 hour 9 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
345 PM CST MON JAN 28 2013

NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>044-292145-
DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-
MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-
FOSTER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-
STUTSMAN-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
345 PM CST MON JAN 28 2013 /245 PM MST MON JAN 28 2013/

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

A WIND CHILL WATCH IS IN EFFECT TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING. A SURGE OF ARCTIC AIR WILL IMPACT THE NORTHERN PLAINS
WITH SUBZERO TEMPERATURES AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS...BEGINNING
TUESDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. A WARM UP IS
CURRENTLY FORECAST FOR NEXT WEEKEND.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

NDZ045>048-050-051-292145-
SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
345 PM CST MON JAN 28 2013

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED THROUGH 6 AM TUESDAY FOR
THE FAR SOUTH CENTRAL. DICKEY...LAMOURE...LOGAN...MACINTOSH...EMMONS
AND SIOUX COUNTIES MAY SEE SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH TONIGHT OF
3 TO 4 INCHES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

A WIND CHILL WATCH IS IN EFFECT TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING. A SURGE OF ARCTIC AIR WILL IMPACT THE NORTHERN PLAINS
WITH SUBZERO TEMPERATURES AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS...BEGINNING
TUESDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. A WARM UP IS
CURRENTLY FORECAST FOR NEXT WEEKEND.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

WAA

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jan 28, 4:33 PM CST, 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
433 PM CST MON JAN 28 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0429 PM     SNOW             ELLENDALE               46.00N  98.53W
01/28/2013  E4.0 INCH        DICKEY             ND   EMERGENCY MNGR

&&

AYD

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 28, 10:45 AM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryBISDickey, Emmons, LaMoure, Logan, McIntosh11 hr
Jan 28, 3:38 PM CSTWind Chill WatchBISAdams, Billings, Bottineau, Bowman, Burke, Burleigh and 26 more24 hr

Nearby

Winter Storm Warnings in North Dakota, 2013Every winter storm warning in 2013

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.