Alert archive / North Dakota / Winter Storm Warnings in 2013
Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this winter storm warning at Mar 2, 2013, 3:40 PM CST for 24 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Mar 3, 2013, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 37 hr. 25 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 2, 2013, 3:40 PM CST (21:40 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 3, 2013, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Mar 5, 2013, 12:45 AM CST
- In force
- 37 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
All 24 counties
Bottineau County, ND, Burke County, ND, Burleigh County, ND, Dickey County, ND, Divide County, ND, Dunn County, ND, Emmons County, ND, Foster County, ND, Kidder County, ND, LaMoure County, ND, Logan County, ND, McHenry County, ND, McIntosh County, ND, McKenzie County, ND, Mercer County, ND, Mountrail County, ND, Oliver County, ND, Pierce County, ND, Renville County, ND, Rolette County, ND, Sheridan County, ND, Stutsman County, ND, Wells County, ND, Williams County, ND
The radar
The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 5:00 AM CST | SNOW 3.5 | Lansford, ND | STORM TOTAL SNOW THUS FAR. |
| Mar 4, 5:28 AM CST | SNOW 3 | Jamestown, ND | STORM TOTAL SNOW THUS FAR. |
| Mar 4, 5:33 AM CST | SNOW 3 | Harvey, ND | STORM TOTAL SNOW THUS FAR. |
| Mar 4, 6:28 AM CST | SNOW 5 | Fessenden, ND | 5 INCHES OF SNOW MEASURED IN FESSENDEN. |
| Mar 4, 6:53 AM CST | SNOW 5 | Westhope, ND | HEAVY SNOW AND 1 4 VISIBILITY |
| Mar 4, 6:55 AM CST | SNOW 3 | 19 S Ray, ND | STORM TOTAL SNOW THUS FAR |
| Mar 4, 6:57 AM CST | SNOW 2 | Price, ND | STORM TOTAL THUS FAR. |
| Mar 4, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 6 | Crosby, ND | 3 FT DRIFTS AND BLOWING SNOW |
| Mar 4, 8:30 AM CST | SNOW 6.5 | Lansford, ND | 6.5 INCHES OF SNOW SO FAR AT LANSFORD |
| Mar 4, 12:20 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | 16 Ne Stanley, ND | SNOW THROUGH 1020 AM |
| Mar 4, 2:14 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Harvey, ND | STORM TOTAL SO FAR. |
| Mar 4, 2:59 PM CST | SNOW 2 | Killdeer, ND | |
| Mar 4, 3:36 PM CST | BLIZZARD | 2 Nnw Williston, ND | VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE SINCE 10AM THIS MORNING TO NOW. PEAK WIND GUST OF 46 MPH. |
| Mar 4, 3:42 PM CST | BLIZZARD | 1 N Crosby, ND | VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE SINCE 7AM THIS MORNING TO NOW IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PEAK WIND GUST WAS 55 MPH. |
| Mar 4, 3:46 PM CST | BLIZZARD | 1 Ssw Stanley, ND | VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW SINCE NOON LOCAL TIME TILL CURRENT. PEAK WIND 39 MPH. |
| Mar 4, 3:50 PM CST | BLIZZARD | 1 E Watford City, ND | VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE SINCE 1PM THIS AFTERNOON IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PEAK WIND WAS 44 MPH. |
| Mar 4, 3:59 PM CST | BLIZZARD | 1 Sw Bowbells, ND | VISIBILITIES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE SINCE 9AM THIS MORNING TO NOW. WINDS OVER 35 MPH THE PAST SEVERAL HOURS. |
| Mar 4, 4:51 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 9 | Lansford, ND | STORM TOTAL THUS FAR... |
| Mar 4, 5:01 PM CST | SNOW 5 | Mohall, ND | |
| Mar 4, 5:32 PM CST | SNOW 6 | Williston, ND | |
| Mar 4, 6:22 PM CST | SNOW 8 | Sherwood, ND | |
| Mar 4, 6:24 PM CST | SNOW 12 | 5 W Lansford, ND | |
| Mar 4, 7:05 PM CST | SNOW 4 | Grassy Butte, ND | |
| Mar 4, 8:59 PM CST | SNOW 6.5 | Velva, ND | |
| Mar 4, 9:22 PM CST | SNOW 1.5 | Bismarck, ND |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 12:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 88 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
- 844 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 101 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 282 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 398 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
118 WWUS43 KBIS 022140 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 340 PM CST SAT MAR 2 2013 ...A WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR MUCH OF NORTH THROUGH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR A WINTRY MIX OF FREEZING RAIN... SLEET AND SNOW HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR MUCH OF THE SOUTHWEST FROM LATE SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .A WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT MOST OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. THE PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS A WINTRY MIX SOUTHWEST...AND BEGIN AS SNOW NORTHWEST SUNDAY MORNING. THE PRECIPITATION IS FORECAST TO INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY NIGHT. A CHANGE TO ALL SNOW IS EXPECTED FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA SUNDAY EVENING. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL ACROSS THE NORTH AND CENTRAL SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...SLOWLY DECREASING IN INTENSITY MONDAY NIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW AMOUNTS WILL FALL ALONG THE HIGHWAY 2 AND HIGHWAY 52 CORRIDORS. NINE TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED AT PLACES LIKE STANLEY...MINOT AND RUGBY...SOUTH TO HARVEY... JAMESTOWN AND ELLENDALE. TO THE SOUTHWEST OF THIS AREA...AT PLACES LIKE WILLISTON...WATFORD CITY...BEULAH...CENTER...BISMARARK... MANDAN AND LINTON...6 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. ACROSS THE FAR SOUTHWEST...WARMER AIR WILL LINGER MOST OF THE DAY SUNDAY...CAUSING MAINLY RAIN. THE RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW SUNDAY NIGHT...HOWEVER SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN 3 INCHES FOR THE STORM. THE WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE FAR SOUTHWEST...AT PLACES LIKE BOWMAN...MARMARTH AND HETTINGER. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS ACROSS MOST OF WEST AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY. THOSE WITH TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT AND EVEN CONSIDER ALTERING TRAVEL PLANS. NDZ040-043-044-022245- /O.CAN.KBIS.WS.A.0003.130303T1200Z-130305T1200Z/ SLOPE-BOWMAN-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARMARTH...BOWMAN...HETTINGER 240 PM MST SAT MAR 2 2013 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WATCH. THE PRECIPITATION IS FORECAST TO BEGIN AS RAIN SUNDAY AROUND SUNRISE...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH A LITTLE FREEZING RAIN AT FIRST. WARMER AIR WILL LINGER ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST MOST OF THE DAY...THEN CHANGE TO SNOW SUNDAY NIGHT. HOWEVER...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN 3 INCHES FOR THE SUNDAY AND MONDAY PERIOD. THE WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE FAR SOUTHWEST. $$ NDZ001-009-010-017>021-034-035-046-030545- /O.UPG.KBIS.WS.A.0003.130303T1200Z-130305T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.WS.W.0003.130303T1800Z-130305T1200Z/ DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN- MORTON-BURLEIGH-EMMONS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN... WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...GARRISON... MANDAN...BISMARCK...LINTON 340 PM CST SAT MAR 2 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES. TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * OTHER IMPACTS...THE PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY BEGIN AS WINTRY MIX OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET SUNDAY MORNING THEN CHANGE TO SNOW LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON OR EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SIGNIFICANT SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED...AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. IF YOU MUST MAKE AN EMERGENCY TRIP...KEEP EXTRA CLOTHING AND BLANKETS...FOOD...WATER AND A FLASHLIGHT IN THE VEHICLE. THE NORTH DAKOTA HIGHWAY PATROL ADVISES...REMAIN ALERT AND DO NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THESE DANGEROUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. && $$ NDZ002>005-011>013-022-023-025-036-037-047-048-050-051-030545- /O.UPG.KBIS.WS.A.0003.130303T1200Z-130305T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.WS.W.0003.130303T1800Z-130305T1200Z/ BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-SHERIDAN- WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA... MINOT...TOWNER...RUGBY...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON... STEELE...JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 340 PM CST SAT MAR 2 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 9 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS NORTH CENTRAL INTO THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SIGNIFICANT SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED...AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. IF YOU MUST MAKE AN EMERGENCY TRIP...KEEP EXTRA CLOTHING AND BLANKETS...FOOD...WATER AND A FLASHLIGHT IN THE VEHICLE. THE NORTH DAKOTA HIGHWAY PATROL ADVISES...REMAIN ALERT AND DO NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THESE DANGEROUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. && $$ NDZ031>033-041-042-045-030545- /O.UPG.KBIS.WS.A.0003.130303T1200Z-130305T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.WW.Y.0009.130303T1800Z-130305T1200Z/ GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-HETTINGER-GRANT-SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MOTT... ELGIN...FORT YATES 340 PM CST SAT MAR 2 2013 /240 PM MST SAT MAR 2 2013/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ SUNDAY TO 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ SUNDAY TO 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL BEGIN LATE SUNDAY MORNING MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. THE FREEZING RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW SUNDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE MONDAY. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL DEVELOP MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT CREATING REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. THE NORTH DAKOTA HIGHWAY PATROL ADVISES...REMAIN ALERT AND DO NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THESE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. && $$ WAA
18 follow-up statements
454 WWUS43 KBIS 030047 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 647 PM CST SAT MAR 2 2013 ...A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR MUCH OF NORTH THROUGH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR A WINTRY MIX OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW FOR MUCH OF THE SOUTHWEST FROM LATE SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .A WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT MOST OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. THE PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS A WINTRY MIX SOUTHWEST...AND BEGIN AS SNOW NORTHWEST SUNDAY MORNING. THE PRECIPITATION IS FORECAST TO INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY NIGHT. A CHANGE TO ALL SNOW IS EXPECTED FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA SUNDAY EVENING. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL ACROSS THE NORTH AND CENTRAL SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...SLOWLY DECREASING IN INTENSITY MONDAY NIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW AMOUNTS WILL FALL ALONG THE HIGHWAY 2 AND HIGHWAY 52 CORRIDORS. NINE TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED AT PLACES LIKE STANLEY...MINOT AND RUGBY...SOUTH TO HARVEY... JAMESTOWN AND ELLENDALE. TO THE SOUTHWEST OF THIS AREA...AT PLACES LIKE WILLISTON...WATFORD CITY...BEULAH...CENTER... BISMARCK...MANDAN AND LINTON...6 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. ACROSS THE FAR SOUTHWEST...WARMER AIR WILL LINGER MOST OF THE DAY SUNDAY...CAUSING MAINLY RAIN. THE RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW SUNDAY NIGHT...HOWEVER SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN 3 INCHES FOR THE STORM. THE WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE FAR SOUTHWEST...AT PLACES LIKE BOWMAN...MARMARTH AND HETTINGER. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS ACROSS MOST OF WEST AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY. THOSE WITH TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT AND EVEN CONSIDER ALTERING TRAVEL PLANS. NDZ001-009-010-017>021-034-035-046-030915- /O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0003.130303T1800Z-130305T1200Z/ DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN- MORTON-BURLEIGH-EMMONS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN... WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...GARRISON... MANDAN...BISMARCK...LINTON 647 PM CST SAT MAR 2 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY... * TIMING...SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES. TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * OTHER IMPACTS...THE PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY BEGIN AS WINTRY MIX OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET SUNDAY MORNING THEN CHANGE TO SNOW LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON OR EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SIGNIFICANT SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED...AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. IF YOU MUST MAKE AN EMERGENCY TRIP...KEEP EXTRA CLOTHING AND BLANKETS...FOOD...WATER AND A FLASHLIGHT IN THE VEHICLE. THE NORTH DAKOTA HIGHWAY PATROL ADVISES...REMAIN ALERT AND DO NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THESE DANGEROUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. && $$ NDZ002>005-011>013-022-023-025-036-037-047-048-050-051-030915- /O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0003.130303T1800Z-130305T1200Z/ BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-SHERIDAN- WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA... MINOT...TOWNER...RUGBY...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON... STEELE...JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 647 PM CST SAT MAR 2 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY... * TIMING...SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 9 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS NORTH CENTRAL INTO THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SIGNIFICANT SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED...AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. IF YOU MUST MAKE AN EMERGENCY TRIP...KEEP EXTRA CLOTHING AND BLANKETS...FOOD...WATER AND A FLASHLIGHT IN THE VEHICLE. THE NORTH DAKOTA HIGHWAY PATROL ADVISES...REMAIN ALERT AND DO NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THESE DANGEROUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. && $$ NDZ031>033-041-042-045-030915- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0009.130303T1800Z-130305T1200Z/ GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-HETTINGER-GRANT-SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MOTT... ELGIN...FORT YATES 647 PM CST SAT MAR 2 2013 /547 PM MST SAT MAR 2 2013/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ SUNDAY TO 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ TUESDAY... * TIMING...SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL BEGIN LATE SUNDAY MORNING MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. THE FREEZING RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW SUNDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE MONDAY. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL DEVELOP MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT CREATING REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. THE NORTH DAKOTA HIGHWAY PATROL ADVISES...REMAIN ALERT AND DO NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THESE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. && $$ KS/WAA
865 WWUS43 KBIS 030321 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 921 PM CST SAT MAR 2 2013 ...A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR MUCH OF NORTH THROUGH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR A WINTRY MIX OF FREEZING RAIN... SLEET AND SNOW FOR MUCH OF THE SOUTHWEST FROM LATE SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .A WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT MOST OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. THE PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS A WINTRY MIX SOUTHWEST...AND BEGIN AS SNOW NORTHWEST SUNDAY MORNING. THE PRECIPITATION IS FORECAST TO INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY NIGHT. A CHANGE TO ALL SNOW IS EXPECTED FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA SUNDAY EVENING. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL ACROSS THE NORTH AND CENTRAL SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...SLOWLY DECREASING IN INTENSITY MONDAY NIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW AMOUNTS WILL FALL ALONG THE HIGHWAY 2 AND HIGHWAY 52 CORRIDORS. NINE TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED AT PLACES LIKE STANLEY...MINOT AND RUGBY...SOUTH TO HARVEY... JAMESTOWN AND ELLENDALE. TO THE SOUTHWEST OF THIS AREA...AT PLACES LIKE WILLISTON...WATFORD CITY...BEULAH...CENTER... BISMARCK...MANDAN AND LINTON...6 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. ACROSS THE FAR SOUTHWEST...WARMER AIR WILL LINGER MOST OF THE DAY SUNDAY...CAUSING MAINLY RAIN. THE RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW SUNDAY NIGHT...HOWEVER SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN 3 INCHES FOR THE STORM. THE WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE FAR SOUTHWEST...AT PLACES LIKE BOWMAN...MARMARTH AND HETTINGER. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS ACROSS MOST OF WEST AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY. THOSE WITH TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT AND EVEN CONSIDER ALTERING TRAVEL PLANS. NDZ001-009-010-017>021-034-035-046-031130- /O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0003.130303T1800Z-130305T1200Z/ DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN- MORTON-BURLEIGH-EMMONS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN... WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...GARRISON... MANDAN...BISMARCK...LINTON 921 PM CST SAT MAR 2 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY... * TIMING...SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES. TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * OTHER IMPACTS...THE PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY BEGIN AS WINTRY MIX OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET SUNDAY MORNING THEN CHANGE TO SNOW LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON OR EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SIGNIFICANT SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED...AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. IF YOU MUST MAKE AN EMERGENCY TRIP...KEEP EXTRA CLOTHING AND BLANKETS...FOOD...WATER AND A FLASHLIGHT IN THE VEHICLE. THE NORTH DAKOTA HIGHWAY PATROL ADVISES...REMAIN ALERT AND DO NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THESE DANGEROUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. && $$ NDZ002>005-011>013-022-023-025-036-037-047-048-050-051-031130- /O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0003.130303T1800Z-130305T1200Z/ BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-SHERIDAN- WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA... MINOT...TOWNER...RUGBY...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON... STEELE...JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 921 PM CST SAT MAR 2 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY... * TIMING...SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 9 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS NORTH CENTRAL INTO THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SIGNIFICANT SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED...AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. IF YOU MUST MAKE AN EMERGENCY TRIP...KEEP EXTRA CLOTHING AND BLANKETS...FOOD...WATER AND A FLASHLIGHT IN THE VEHICLE. THE NORTH DAKOTA HIGHWAY PATROL ADVISES...REMAIN ALERT AND DO NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THESE DANGEROUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. && $$ NDZ031>033-041-042-045-031130- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0009.130303T1800Z-130305T1200Z/ GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-HETTINGER-GRANT-SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MOTT... ELGIN...FORT YATES 921 PM CST SAT MAR 2 2013 /821 PM MST SAT MAR 2 2013/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ SUNDAY TO 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ TUESDAY... * TIMING...SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL BEGIN LATE SUNDAY MORNING MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. THE FREEZING RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW SUNDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE MONDAY. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL DEVELOP MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT CREATING REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. THE NORTH DAKOTA HIGHWAY PATROL ADVISES...REMAIN ALERT AND DO NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THESE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. && $$ KS/WAA
005 WWUS43 KBIS 030654 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1254 AM CST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR MUCH OF NORTH THROUGH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR A WINTRY MIX OF FREEZING RAIN... SLEET AND SNOW FOR MUCH OF THE SOUTHWEST FROM LATE SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .A WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT MOST OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. THE PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS A WINTRY MIX SOUTHWEST...AND BEGIN AS SNOW NORTHWEST SUNDAY MORNING. THE PRECIPITATION IS FORECAST TO INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY NIGHT. A CHANGE TO ALL SNOW IS EXPECTED FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA SUNDAY EVENING. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL ACROSS THE NORTH AND CENTRAL SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...SLOWLY DECREASING IN INTENSITY MONDAY NIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW AMOUNTS WILL FALL ALONG THE HIGHWAY 2 AND HIGHWAY 52 CORRIDORS. NINE TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED AT PLACES LIKE STANLEY...MINOT AND RUGBY...SOUTH TO HARVEY... JAMESTOWN AND ELLENDALE. TO THE SOUTHWEST OF THIS AREA...AT PLACES LIKE WILLISTON...WATFORD CITY...BEULAH...CENTER... BISMARCK...MANDAN AND LINTON...6 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. ACROSS THE FAR SOUTHWEST...WARMER AIR WILL LINGER MOST OF THE DAY SUNDAY...CAUSING MAINLY RAIN. THE RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW SUNDAY NIGHT...HOWEVER SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN 3 INCHES FOR THE STORM. THE WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE FAR SOUTHWEST...AT PLACES LIKE BOWMAN...MARMARTH AND HETTINGER. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS ACROSS MOST OF WEST AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY. THOSE WITH TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT AND EVEN CONSIDER ALTERING TRAVEL PLANS. NDZ001-009-010-017>021-034-035-046-031500- /O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0003.130303T1800Z-130305T1200Z/ DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN- MORTON-BURLEIGH-EMMONS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN... WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...GARRISON... MANDAN...BISMARCK...LINTON 1254 AM CST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY... * TIMING...SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES. TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * OTHER IMPACTS...THE PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY BEGIN AS WINTRY MIX OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET SUNDAY MORNING THEN CHANGE TO SNOW LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON OR EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SIGNIFICANT SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED...AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. IF YOU MUST MAKE AN EMERGENCY TRIP...KEEP EXTRA CLOTHING AND BLANKETS...FOOD...WATER AND A FLASHLIGHT IN THE VEHICLE. THE NORTH DAKOTA HIGHWAY PATROL ADVISES...REMAIN ALERT AND DO NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THESE DANGEROUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. && $$ NDZ002>005-011>013-022-023-025-036-037-047-048-050-051-031500- /O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0003.130303T1800Z-130305T1200Z/ BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-SHERIDAN- WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA... MINOT...TOWNER...RUGBY...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON... STEELE...JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 1254 AM CST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY... * TIMING...SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 9 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS NORTH CENTRAL INTO THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SIGNIFICANT SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED...AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. IF YOU MUST MAKE AN EMERGENCY TRIP...KEEP EXTRA CLOTHING AND BLANKETS...FOOD...WATER AND A FLASHLIGHT IN THE VEHICLE. THE NORTH DAKOTA HIGHWAY PATROL ADVISES...REMAIN ALERT AND DO NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THESE DANGEROUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. && $$ NDZ031>033-041-042-045-031500- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0009.130303T1800Z-130305T1200Z/ GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-HETTINGER-GRANT-SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MOTT... ELGIN...FORT YATES 1254 AM CST SUN MAR 3 2013 /1154 PM MST SAT MAR 2 2013/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY TO 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ TUESDAY... * TIMING...SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL BEGIN LATE SUNDAY MORNING MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. THE FREEZING RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW SUNDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE MONDAY. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL DEVELOP MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT CREATING REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. THE NORTH DAKOTA HIGHWAY PATROL ADVISES...REMAIN ALERT AND DO NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THESE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. && $$ AYD
448 WWUS43 KBIS 030916 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 316 AM CST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR MUCH OF NORTH THROUGH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR A WINTRY MIX OF FREEZING RAIN... SLEET AND SNOW FOR MUCH OF THE SOUTHWEST FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .A WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT MOST OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. PRECIPITATION WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE LATE MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON TODAY. PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS ALL RAIN ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST...TRANSITIONING TO A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. FOR THE NORTHWEST THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL...A WINTRY MIX OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET OR SNOW WILL BEGIN THE STORM...WITH ALL SNOW ACROSS THE NORTH CENTRAL. A CHANGEOVER TO ALL SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...AREA WIDE IS EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING AND NIGHT. A BRIEF LULL IN THE STORM IS POSSIBLE LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AND INTO MONDAY MORNING SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL. SNOW CONTINUES MONDAY...WITH INTENSITIES DECREASING MONDAY EVENING AND NIGHT. NORTHERLY WINDS TO 30 MPH MONDAY WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. THE HEAVIEST STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 12 TO 15 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FOR THE FAR NORTHWEST AND THE NORTH CENTRAL. THIS INCLUDES MINOT...STANELY...BOWBELLS...CROSBY...BOTTINEAU...TOWNER... BELCOURT AND RUGBY. 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE FOR LOCATIONS FROM WILLISTON...THROUGH GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...CARRINGTON AND JAMESTOWN. FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL...6 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FOR HAZEN THROUGH BISMARCK...STEELE AND ELLENDALE. THE SOUTHWEST WILL SEE THE LEAST AMOUNT OF SNOW...WITH 3 TO 5 INCHES FOR BEACH THROUGH DICKINSON AND ELGIN. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS ACROSS MOST OF WEST AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY. THOSE WITH TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT AND EVEN CONSIDER ALTERING TRAVEL PLANS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...AVOID THE USE OF CRUISE CONTROL ON SLICK OR SNOW COVERED ROADS. NDZ001-009-010-017>021-034-035-046-031730- /O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0003.130303T1800Z-130305T1200Z/ DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN- MORTON-BURLEIGH-EMMONS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN... WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...GARRISON... MANDAN...BISMARCK...LINTON 316 AM CST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY... * TIMING...SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...HEAVY SNOW WITH 12 TO 15 INCHES OF STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR FAR NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...DECREASING TO 6 TO 8 INCHES SOUTH CENTRAL. * OTHER IMPACTS...THE PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY BEGIN AS WINTRY MIX OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET OR SNOW...CHANGING TO ALL SNOW LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING. BLOWING SNOW IS ALSO EXPECTED ON MONDAY...FURTHER REDUCING VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SIGNIFICANT SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED...AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. IF YOU MUST MAKE AN EMERGENCY TRIP...KEEP EXTRA CLOTHING AND BLANKETS...FOOD...WATER AND A FLASHLIGHT IN THE VEHICLE. THE NORTH DAKOTA HIGHWAY PATROL ADVISES...REMAIN ALERT AND DO NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THESE DANGEROUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. && $$ NDZ002>005-011>013-022-023-025-036-037-047-048-050-051-031730- /O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0003.130303T1800Z-130305T1200Z/ BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-SHERIDAN- WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA... MINOT...TOWNER...RUGBY...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON... STEELE...JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 316 AM CST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY... * TIMING...SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...HEAVY SNOW WITH 12 TO 15 INCHES OF STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR FAR NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...DECREASING TO 6 TO 8 INCHES SOUTH CENTRAL. * OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL DEVELOP MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT CREATING REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SIGNIFICANT SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED...AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. IF YOU MUST MAKE AN EMERGENCY TRIP...KEEP EXTRA CLOTHING AND BLANKETS...FOOD...WATER AND A FLASHLIGHT IN THE VEHICLE. THE NORTH DAKOTA HIGHWAY PATROL ADVISES...REMAIN ALERT AND DO NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THESE DANGEROUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. && $$ NDZ031>033-041-042-045-031730- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0009.130303T1800Z-130305T1200Z/ GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-HETTINGER-GRANT-SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MOTT... ELGIN...FORT YATES 316 AM CST SUN MAR 3 2013 /216 AM MST SUN MAR 3 2013/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY TO 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ TUESDAY... * TIMING...SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...RAIN SUNDAY MORNING WILL CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND TO ALL SNOW LATE SUNDAY EVENING. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL DEVELOP MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT CREATING REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. THE NORTH DAKOTA HIGHWAY PATROL ADVISES...REMAIN ALERT AND DO NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THESE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. && $$ AYD
451 WWUS43 KBIS 031528 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 928 AM CST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR MUCH OF NORTH THROUGH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR A WINTRY MIX OF FREEZING RAIN... SLEET AND SNOW FOR MUCH OF THE SOUTHWEST FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .A WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT MOST OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. PRECIPITATION WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE LATE MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON TODAY. PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS ALL RAIN ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST...TRANSITIONING TO A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. FOR THE NORTHWEST THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL...A WINTRY MIX OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET OR SNOW WILL BEGIN THE STORM...WITH ALL SNOW ACROSS THE NORTH CENTRAL. A CHANGEOVER TO ALL SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...AREA WIDE IS EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING AND NIGHT. A BRIEF LULL IN THE STORM IS POSSIBLE LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AND INTO MONDAY MORNING SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL. SNOW CONTINUES MONDAY...WITH INTENSITIES DECREASING MONDAY EVENING AND NIGHT. NORTHERLY WINDS TO 30 MPH MONDAY WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. THE HEAVIEST STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 12 TO 15 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FOR THE FAR NORTHWEST AND THE NORTH CENTRAL. THIS INCLUDES MINOT...STANELY...BOWBELLS...CROSBY...BOTTINEAU... TOWNER... BELCOURT AND RUGBY. 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE FOR LOCATIONS FROM WILLISTON...THROUGH GARRISON...MCCLUSKY... CARRINGTON AND JAMESTOWN. FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL...6 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FOR HAZEN THROUGH BISMARCK...STEELE AND ELLENDALE. THE SOUTHWEST WILL SEE THE LEAST AMOUNT OF SNOW...WITH 3 TO 5 INCHES FOR BEACH THROUGH DICKINSON AND ELGIN. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS ACROSS MOST OF WEST AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY. THOSE WITH TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT AND EVEN CONSIDER ALTERING TRAVEL PLANS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...AVOID THE USE OF CRUISE CONTROL ON SLICK OR SNOW COVERED ROADS. NDZ001-009-010-017>021-034-035-046-032330- /O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0003.130303T1800Z-130305T1200Z/ DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN- MORTON-BURLEIGH-EMMONS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN... WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...GARRISON... MANDAN...BISMARCK...LINTON 928 AM CST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... * TIMING...SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...HEAVY SNOW WITH 12 TO 15 INCHES OF STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR FAR NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... DECREASING TO 6 TO 8 INCHES SOUTH CENTRAL. * OTHER IMPACTS...THE PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY BEGIN AS WINTRY MIX OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET OR SNOW...CHANGING TO ALL SNOW LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING. BLOWING SNOW IS ALSO EXPECTED ON MONDAY...FURTHER REDUCING VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SIGNIFICANT SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED...AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. IF YOU MUST MAKE AN EMERGENCY TRIP...KEEP EXTRA CLOTHING AND BLANKETS...FOOD...WATER AND A FLASHLIGHT IN THE VEHICLE. THE NORTH DAKOTA HIGHWAY PATROL ADVISES...REMAIN ALERT AND DO NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THESE DANGEROUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. && $$ NDZ002>005-011>013-022-023-025-036-037-047-048-050-051-032330- /O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0003.130303T1800Z-130305T1200Z/ BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-SHERIDAN- WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA... MINOT...TOWNER...RUGBY...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON... STEELE...JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 928 AM CST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... * TIMING...SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...HEAVY SNOW WITH 12 TO 15 INCHES OF STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR FAR NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... DECREASING TO 6 TO 8 INCHES SOUTH CENTRAL. * OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL DEVELOP MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT CREATING REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SIGNIFICANT SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED...AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. IF YOU MUST MAKE AN EMERGENCY TRIP...KEEP EXTRA CLOTHING AND BLANKETS...FOOD...WATER AND A FLASHLIGHT IN THE VEHICLE. THE NORTH DAKOTA HIGHWAY PATROL ADVISES...REMAIN ALERT AND DO NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THESE DANGEROUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. && $$ NDZ031>033-041-042-045-032330- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0009.130303T1800Z-130305T1200Z/ GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-HETTINGER-GRANT-SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MOTT... ELGIN...FORT YATES 928 AM CST SUN MAR 3 2013 /828 AM MST SUN MAR 3 2013/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ TUESDAY... * TIMING...SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...RAIN SUNDAY MORNING WILL CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND TO ALL SNOW LATE SUNDAY EVENING. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL DEVELOP MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT CREATING REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. THE NORTH DAKOTA HIGHWAY PATROL ADVISES...REMAIN ALERT AND DO NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THESE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. && $$ WW
114 WWUS43 KBIS 031903 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 103 PM CST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR MUCH OF NORTH THROUGH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR A WINTRY MIX OF FREEZING RAIN... SLEET AND SNOW FOR MUCH OF THE SOUTHWEST FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .A WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT MOST OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. PRECIPITATION WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA SUNDAY AFTERNOON...BEGINNING AS ALL RAIN ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST...TRANSITIONING TO A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. FOR THE NORTHWEST THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL...A WINTRY MIX OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET OR SNOW WILL BEGIN THE STORM...WITH ALL SNOW ACROSS THE NORTH CENTRAL. A CHANGEOVER TO ALL SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...AREA WIDE IS EXPECTED SUNDAY EVENING AND NIGHT. A BRIEF LULL IN THE STORM IS POSSIBLE LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AND INTO MONDAY MORNING SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL. SNOW CONTINUES MONDAY...WITH INTENSITIES DECREASING MONDAY EVENING AND NIGHT. NORTHERLY WINDS TO 30 MPH MONDAY WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. THE HEAVIEST STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 12 TO 15 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FOR THE FAR NORTHWEST AND THE NORTH CENTRAL. THIS INCLUDES MINOT...STANELY...BOWBELLS...CROSBY...BOTTINEAU... TOWNER... BELCOURT AND RUGBY. 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE FOR LOCATIONS FROM WILLISTON...THROUGH GARRISON...MCCLUSKY... CARRINGTON AND JAMESTOWN. FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL...6 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FOR HAZEN THROUGH BISMARCK...STEELE AND ELLENDALE. THE SOUTHWEST WILL SEE THE LEAST AMOUNT OF SNOW...WITH 3 TO 5 INCHES FOR BEACH THROUGH DICKINSON AND ELGIN. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS ACROSS MOST OF WEST AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY. THOSE WITH TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT AND EVEN CONSIDER ALTERING TRAVEL PLANS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...AVOID THE USE OF CRUISE CONTROL ON SLICK OR SNOW COVERED ROADS. NDZ001-009-010-017>021-034-035-046-040315- /O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/ DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN- MORTON-BURLEIGH-EMMONS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN... WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...GARRISON... MANDAN...BISMARCK...LINTON 103 PM CST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... * TIMING...SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...HEAVY SNOW WITH 12 TO 15 INCHES OF STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR FAR NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... DECREASING TO 6 TO 8 INCHES SOUTH CENTRAL. * OTHER IMPACTS...THE PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY BEGIN AS WINTRY MIX OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET OR SNOW...CHANGING TO ALL SNOW LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING. BLOWING SNOW IS ALSO EXPECTED ON MONDAY...FURTHER REDUCING VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SIGNIFICANT SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED...AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. IF YOU MUST MAKE AN EMERGENCY TRIP...KEEP EXTRA CLOTHING AND BLANKETS...FOOD...WATER AND A FLASHLIGHT IN THE VEHICLE. THE NORTH DAKOTA HIGHWAY PATROL ADVISES...REMAIN ALERT AND DO NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THESE DANGEROUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. && $$ NDZ002>005-011>013-022-023-025-036-037-047-048-050-051-040315- /O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/ BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-SHERIDAN- WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA... MINOT...TOWNER...RUGBY...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON... STEELE...JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 103 PM CST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... * TIMING...SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...HEAVY SNOW WITH 12 TO 15 INCHES OF STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR FAR NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... DECREASING TO 6 TO 8 INCHES SOUTH CENTRAL. * OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL DEVELOP MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT CREATING REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SIGNIFICANT SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED...AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. IF YOU MUST MAKE AN EMERGENCY TRIP...KEEP EXTRA CLOTHING AND BLANKETS...FOOD...WATER AND A FLASHLIGHT IN THE VEHICLE. THE NORTH DAKOTA HIGHWAY PATROL ADVISES...REMAIN ALERT AND DO NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THESE DANGEROUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. && $$ NDZ031>033-041-042-045-040315- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/ GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-HETTINGER-GRANT-SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MOTT... ELGIN...FORT YATES 103 PM CST SUN MAR 3 2013 /1203 PM MST SUN MAR 3 2013/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ TUESDAY... * TIMING...SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...RAIN SUNDAY MORNING WILL CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND TO ALL SNOW LATE SUNDAY EVENING. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL DEVELOP MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT CREATING REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. THE NORTH DAKOTA HIGHWAY PATROL ADVISES...REMAIN ALERT AND DO NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THESE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. && $$ WAA
294 WWUS43 KBIS 032131 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 331 PM CST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR MUCH OF NORTH THROUGH EAST CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR A WINTRY MIX OF FREEZING RAIN... SLEET AND SNOW FOR MUCH OF THE WEST CENTRAL...SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL FROM LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .THE WINTER STORM IS NOW TAKING A MORE NORTHERN TRACK...WHICH HAS ALLOWED MORE WARM AIR TO FLOW INTO THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL. AS A CONSEQUENCE THERE WILL BE MORE RAIN INITIALLY ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL AREAS WHICH WILL REDUCE THE SNOW POTENTIAL. THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF THE WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL...INCLUDING WATFORD CITY...BEULAH... HAZEN...CENTER...BISMARCK AND MANDAN AND LINTON AREAS...HAS BEEN CANCELLED. IN ITS PLACE A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. RAIN WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL... TRANSITIONING TO A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET SUNDAY EVENING. THE PRECIPITATION WILL TURN OVER TO ALL SNOW LATER SUNDAY NIGHT. THERE WILL BE A LULL IN THE SNOW MONDAY AS A DRY AREA MOVES ACROSS THE REGION...HOWEVER SNOW WILL RETURN LATE MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...ALONG WITH INCREASING WINDS CAUSING SOME BLOWING SNOW. THE MOST SEVERE IMPACTS OF THE WINTER STORM WILL STILL BE FELT NORTHWEST THROUGH THE NORTH CENTRAL INTO THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY... AT PLACES LIKE WILLISTON...MINOT...RUGBY...HARVEY...JAMESTOWN AND OAKES. TEH PRECIPITAION WILL BEGIN AS A WINTRY MIX OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH ALL SNOW SUNDAY NIGHT. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...IS EXPECTED SUNDAY NIGHT. SNOW CONTINUES MONDAY...WITH INTENSITIES DECREASING MONDAY EVENING AND NIGHT. NORTHERLY WINDS TO 30 MPH MONDAY WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. THE HEAVIEST STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 12 TO 15 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FOR THE FAR NORTHWEST AND THE NORTH CENTRAL. THIS INCLUDES MINOT...STANLEY...BOWBELLS...CROSBY...BOTTINEAU... TOWNER...BELCOURT AND RUGBY. EIGHT TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE FOR LOCATIONS FROM WILLISTON...THROUGH GARRISON...MCCLUSKY... CARRINGTON AND JAMESTOWN. FOR THE WEST CENTRAL THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL...2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FOR WATFORD CITY TO HAZEN THROUGH BISMARCK...STEELE AND ELLENDALE. THE SOUTHWEST WILL SEE THE LEAST AMOUNT OF SNOW...WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES FOR BEACH THROUGH DICKINSON AND ELGIN. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS ACROSS MOST OF WEST AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY. THOSE WITH TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT AND EVEN CONSIDER ALTERING TRAVEL PLANS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...AVOID THE USE OF CRUISE CONTROL ON SLICK OR SNOW COVERED ROADS. NDZ017>020-034-035-046-047-050-040545- /O.CAN.KBIS.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KBIS.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/ MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MORTON-BURLEIGH-EMMONS-LOGAN-MCINTOSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH... HAZEN...CENTER...MANDAN...BISMARCK...LINTON...NAPOLEON...ASHLEY 331 PM CST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR A WINTRY MIX OF RAIN...SLEET AND SOME FREEZING RAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND SNOW AND SOME BLOWING SNOW MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...RAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET LATE SUNDAY EVENING AND TO ALL SNOW SUNDAY NIGHT. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL DEVELOP MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT CREATING REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. THE NORTH DAKOTA HIGHWAY PATROL ADVISES...REMAIN ALERT AND DO NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THESE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ NDZ001-009-010-021-040545- /O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/ DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-MCLEAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN... GARRISON 331 PM CST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... * TIMING...SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...HEAVY SNOW WITH 12 TO 15 INCHES OF STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR FAR NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... DECREASING TO 6 TO 8 INCHES CENTRAL. * OTHER IMPACTS...THE PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY BEGIN AS WINTRY MIX OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET OR SNOW...CHANGING TO ALL SNOW LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING. BLOWING SNOW IS ALSO EXPECTED ON MONDAY...FURTHER REDUCING VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SIGNIFICANT SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED...AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. IF YOU MUST MAKE AN EMERGENCY TRIP...KEEP EXTRA CLOTHING AND BLANKETS...FOOD...WATER AND A FLASHLIGHT IN THE VEHICLE. THE NORTH DAKOTA HIGHWAY PATROL ADVISES...REMAIN ALERT AND DO NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THESE DANGEROUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. && $$ NDZ002>005-011>013-022-023-025-036-037-048-051-040545- /O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/ BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-SHERIDAN- WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-LA MOURE-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA... MINOT...TOWNER...RUGBY...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON... STEELE...JAMESTOWN...EDGELEY...OAKES 331 PM CST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... * TIMING...SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...HEAVY SNOW WITH 12 TO 15 INCHES OF STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR FAR NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... DECREASING TO 6 TO 8 INCHES SOUTHERN JAMES RIVER VALLEY. * OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL DEVELOP MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT CREATING REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SIGNIFICANT SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED...AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. IF YOU MUST MAKE AN EMERGENCY TRIP...KEEP EXTRA CLOTHING AND BLANKETS...FOOD...WATER AND A FLASHLIGHT IN THE VEHICLE. THE NORTH DAKOTA HIGHWAY PATROL ADVISES...REMAIN ALERT AND DO NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THESE DANGEROUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. && $$ NDZ031>033-041-042-045-040545- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/ GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-HETTINGER-GRANT-SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MOTT... ELGIN...FORT YATES 331 PM CST SUN MAR 3 2013 /231 PM MST SUN MAR 3 2013/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ TUESDAY... * TIMING...SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...RAIN SUNDAY MORNING WILL CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND TO ALL SNOW LATE SUNDAY EVENING. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL DEVELOP MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT CREATING REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. THE NORTH DAKOTA HIGHWAY PATROL ADVISES...REMAIN ALERT AND DO NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THESE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. && $$ WAA
804 WWUS43 KBIS 040019 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 619 PM CST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN AND EAST CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MOST OF WESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR ACROSS NORTHERN NORTH DAKOTA AND INTO EAST CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. PLACES LIKE WILLISTON...CROSBY...SHERWOOD...MINOT...RUGBY...AND BELCOURT...WILL RECEIVE TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF BETWEEN 9 AND 14 INCHES THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. 6 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOWFALL CAN BE EXPECTED FROM HARVEY...TO JAMESTOWN...AND INTO OAKES. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 MPH MONDAY AFTERNOON CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. IN WESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...RAIN SUNDAY EVENING WILL GRADUALLY CHANGE OVER TO SNOW BEFORE MIDNIGHT. THERE WILL BE A LULL IN THE SNOW MONDAY MORNING...HOWEVER ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS TO 40 MPH WILL OCCUR MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES CAN BE ANTICIPATED. EXPECT TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT OF 3 TO 6 INCHES IN PLACES LIKE...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BISMARCK...AND ASHLEY. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL IS EXPECTED ACROSS MOST OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. THOSE WITH TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT AND EVEN CONSIDER ALTERING TRAVEL PLANS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...AVOID THE USE OF CRUISE CONTROL ON SLICK OR SNOW COVERED ROADS. NDZ001-009-010-021-040830- /O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/ DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-MCLEAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN... GARRISON 619 PM CST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... * TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...HEAVY SNOW WITH 9 TO 14 INCHES OF STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR NORTHERN NORTH DAKOTA. * OTHER IMPACTS...EXPECT A WINTRY MIX OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET OR SNOW...CHANGING TO ALL SNOW SUNDAY EVENING. BLOWING SNOW IS ALSO EXPECTED ON MONDAY...FURTHER REDUCING VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SIGNIFICANT SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED...AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. IF YOU MUST MAKE AN EMERGENCY TRIP...KEEP EXTRA CLOTHING AND BLANKETS...FOOD...WATER AND A FLASHLIGHT IN THE VEHICLE. && $$ NDZ002>005-011>013-022-023-025-036-037-048-051-040830- /O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/ BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-SHERIDAN- WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-LA MOURE-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA... MINOT...TOWNER...RUGBY...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON... STEELE...JAMESTOWN...EDGELEY...OAKES 619 PM CST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... * TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...HEAVY SNOW WITH 9 TO 14 INCHES OF STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR NORTHERN NORTH DAKOTA...DECREASING 6 TO 9 INCHES IN THE FAR SOUTHERN JAMES RIVER VALLEY. * OTHER IMPACTS...EXPECT A WINTRY MIX OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET OR SNOW...CHANGING TO ALL SNOW SUNDAY EVENING. BLOWING SNOW IS ALSO EXPECTED ON MONDAY...FURTHER REDUCING VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SIGNIFICANT SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED...AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. IF YOU MUST MAKE AN EMERGENCY TRIP...KEEP EXTRA CLOTHING AND BLANKETS...FOOD...WATER AND A FLASHLIGHT IN THE VEHICLE. THE NORTH DAKOTA HIGHWAY PATROL ADVISES...REMAIN ALERT AND DO NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THESE DANGEROUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. && $$ NDZ017>020-031>035-041-042-045>047-050-040830- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/ MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON- BURLEIGH-HETTINGER-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-MCINTOSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH... HAZEN...CENTER...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MANDAN...BISMARCK... MOTT...ELGIN...FORT YATES...LINTON...NAPOLEON...ASHLEY 619 PM CST SUN MAR 3 2013 /519 PM MST SUN MAR 3 2013/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ TUESDAY... * TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...AND SLEET WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW LATE SUNDAY EVENING. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL DEVELOP MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT CREATING REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. THE NORTH DAKOTA HIGHWAY PATROL ADVISES...REMAIN ALERT AND DO NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THESE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. && $$ KS/WAA
014 WWUS43 KBIS 040224 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 824 PM CST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN AND EAST CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR ACROSS NORTHERN NORTH DAKOTA AND INTO EAST CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. PLACES LIKE WILLISTON...CROSBY...SHERWOOD...MINOT...RUGBY...AND BELCOURT...WILL RECEIVE TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF BETWEEN 9 AND 14 INCHES THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. 6 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOWFALL CAN BE EXPECTED FROM HARVEY...TO JAMESTOWN...AND INTO OAKES. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 MPH MONDAY AFTERNOON CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. IN WESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...RAIN SUNDAY EVENING WILL GRADUALLY CHANGE OVER TO SNOW BEFORE MIDNIGHT. THERE WILL BE A LULL IN THE SNOW MONDAY MORNING...HOWEVER ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF AROUND 35 MPH WILL OCCUR MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES CAN BE ANTICIPATED. EXPECT TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT OF 3 TO 6 INCHES IN PLACES LIKE...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER... BISMARCK...AND ASHLEY. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL IS EXPECTED ACROSS MOST OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. THOSE WITH TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT AND EVEN CONSIDER ALTERING TRAVEL PLANS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...AVOID THE USE OF CRUISE CONTROL ON SLICK OR SNOW COVERED ROADS. NDZ001-009-010-021-041100- /O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/ DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-MCLEAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN... GARRISON 824 PM CST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... * TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...HEAVY SNOW WITH 9 TO 14 INCHES OF STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR NORTHERN NORTH DAKOTA. * OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING SNOW IS ALSO EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...FURTHER REDUCING VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SIGNIFICANT SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED...AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. IF YOU MUST MAKE AN EMERGENCY TRIP...KEEP EXTRA CLOTHING AND BLANKETS...FOOD...WATER AND A FLASHLIGHT IN THE VEHICLE. && $$ NDZ002>005-011>013-022-023-025-036-037-048-051-041100- /O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/ BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-SHERIDAN- WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-LA MOURE-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA... MINOT...TOWNER...RUGBY...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON... STEELE...JAMESTOWN...EDGELEY...OAKES 824 PM CST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... * TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...HEAVY SNOW WITH 9 TO 14 INCHES OF STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR NORTHERN NORTH DAKOTA...DECREASING 6 TO 9 INCHES IN THE FAR SOUTHERN JAMES RIVER VALLEY. * OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING SNOW IS ALSO EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...FURTHER REDUCING VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SIGNIFICANT SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED...AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. IF YOU MUST MAKE AN EMERGENCY TRIP...KEEP EXTRA CLOTHING AND BLANKETS...FOOD...WATER AND A FLASHLIGHT IN THE VEHICLE. THE NORTH DAKOTA HIGHWAY PATROL ADVISES...REMAIN ALERT AND DO NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THESE DANGEROUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. && $$ NDZ040-043-044-041100- /O.EXB.KBIS.WW.Y.0009.130304T1800Z-130305T1200Z/ SLOPE-BOWMAN-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARMARTH...BOWMAN...HETTINGER 724 PM MST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MONDAY TO 5 AM MST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MONDAY TO 5 AM MST TUESDAY. * TIMING...LATE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT * MAIN IMPACT...LIGHT SNOW IN COMBINATION WITH SUSTAINED WINDS TO 35 MPH WILL CREATE VISIBILITIES OF ONE HALF MILE OR LESS. * OTHER IMPACTS...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT THE WIND WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING AND AVOID THE USE OF CRUISE CONTROL. && $$ NDZ017>020-031>035-041-042-045>047-050-041100- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/ MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON- BURLEIGH-HETTINGER-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-MCINTOSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH... HAZEN...CENTER...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MANDAN...BISMARCK... MOTT...ELGIN...FORT YATES...LINTON...NAPOLEON...ASHLEY 824 PM CST SUN MAR 3 2013 /724 PM MST SUN MAR 3 2013/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ TUESDAY... * TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...AND SLEET WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW LATE SUNDAY EVENING. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL DEVELOP MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT CREATING REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. THE NORTH DAKOTA HIGHWAY PATROL ADVISES...REMAIN ALERT AND DO NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THESE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. && $$ KS
998 WWUS43 KBIS 040635 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1235 AM CST MON MAR 4 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN NORTH DAKOTA AND INTO THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR ACROSS NORTHERN NORTH DAKOTA AND INTO PORTIONS OF THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. LOCATIONS ALONG AND NORTH OF US HIGHWAY 2 WILL RECEIVE BETWEEN 9 AND 14 INCHES OF SNOW. THIS INCLUDES CROSBY...WILLISTON...BOWBELLS...STANELY ...MINOT...BOTTINEAU...BELCOURT AND RUGBY. FOR LOCATIONS FROM WATFORD CITY....THROUGH MAX...HARVEY...CARRINGTON AND JAMESTOWN...6 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE. IN WESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...ANY MIX OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW OVERNIGHT. THERE WILL BE A LULL IN THE SNOW MONDAY MORNING...HOWEVER ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW WITH STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH WILL OCCUR MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN BLOWING SNOW ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WEST. EXPECT TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT OF 3 TO 6 INCHES IN PLACES LIKE KILLDEER...HAZEN... BISMARCK...AND STEELE. LESSER AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ELSEWHERE ACROSS SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL IS EXPECTED ACROSS MOST OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. THOSE WITH TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT AND EVEN CONSIDER ALTERING TRAVEL PLANS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...AVOID THE USE OF CRUISE CONTROL ON SLICK OR SNOW COVERED ROADS. NDZ017-041445- /O.UPG.KBIS.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KBIS.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/ MCKENZIE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WATFORD CITY 1235 AM CST MON MAR 4 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...HEAVY SNOW WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 9 INCHES. * OTHER IMPACTS...NORTHERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH LATE MONDAY MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON WILL CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN BLOWING SNOW. 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. && $$ NDZ001-009-010-021-041445- /O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/ DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-MCLEAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN... GARRISON 1235 AM CST MON MAR 4 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... * TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...HEAVY SNOW WITH 9 TO 14 INCHES OF STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR NORTHERN NORTH DAKOTA. * OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING SNOW IS ALSO EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...FURTHER REDUCING VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SIGNIFICANT SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED...AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. IF YOU MUST MAKE AN EMERGENCY TRIP...KEEP EXTRA CLOTHING AND BLANKETS...FOOD...WATER AND A FLASHLIGHT IN THE VEHICLE. && $$ NDZ002>005-011>013-022-023-025-036-037-048-051-041445- /O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/ BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-SHERIDAN- WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-LA MOURE-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA... MINOT...TOWNER...RUGBY...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON... STEELE...JAMESTOWN...EDGELEY...OAKES 1235 AM CST MON MAR 4 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... * TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...HEAVY SNOW WITH 9 TO 14 INCHES OF STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR NORTHERN NORTH DAKOTA...DECREASING 6 TO 9 INCHES INTO THE UPPER JAMES RIVER VALLEY. * OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING SNOW IS ALSO EXPECTED MONDAY EVENING AND NIGHT...FURTHER REDUCING VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SIGNIFICANT SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED...AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. IF YOU MUST MAKE AN EMERGENCY TRIP...KEEP EXTRA CLOTHING AND BLANKETS...FOOD...WATER AND A FLASHLIGHT IN THE VEHICLE. THE NORTH DAKOTA HIGHWAY PATROL ADVISES...REMAIN ALERT AND DO NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THESE DANGEROUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. && $$ NDZ018>020-031>035-041-042-045>047-050-041445- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/ DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH- HETTINGER-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-MCINTOSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER... BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...MOTT...ELGIN... FORT YATES...LINTON...NAPOLEON...ASHLEY 1235 AM CST MON MAR 4 2013 /1135 PM MST SUN MAR 3 2013/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ TUESDAY... * TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...AND SLEET WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW SUNDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL DEVELOP MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT CREATING REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. THE NORTH DAKOTA HIGHWAY PATROL ADVISES...REMAIN ALERT AND DO NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THESE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. && $$ NDZ040-043-044-041445- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0009.130304T1800Z-130305T1200Z/ SLOPE-BOWMAN-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARMARTH...BOWMAN...HETTINGER 1135 PM MST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MONDAY TO 5 AM MST TUESDAY... * TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...LIGHT SNOW IN COMBINATION WITH SUSTAINED WINDS TO 35 MPH WILL CREATE VISIBILITIES OF ONE HALF MILE OR LESS. * OTHER IMPACTS...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT THE WIND WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING AND AVOID THE USE OF CRUISE CONTROL. && $$ AYD
125 WWUS43 KBIS 041008 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 408 AM CST MON MAR 4 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING FOR NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AND INTO THE UPPER JAMES RIVER VALLEY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .A WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH TONIGHT. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL DEVELOP THROUGH THE MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON ACROSS WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA. GIVEN THE HEAVY SNOW THAT HAS ALREADY FALLEN AND ADDITIONAL LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW THROUGH THE DAY...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE NOW EXPECTED FOR NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA TODAY. THIS INCLUDES CROSBY...WILLISTON...WATFORD CITY...BOWBELLS AND STANLEY. VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE ARE EXPECTED. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. A LULL IN THE STORM IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL...WITH SNOW CONTINUING NORTH. SNOW WILL ONCE AGAIN SPREAD ACROSS THESE AREAS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW...WITH VISIBILITIES OCCASIONALLY FALLING BELOW ONE HALF MILE. THE HEAVIEST STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 12 TO 15 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE FROM THE TURTLE MOUNTAINS AND WEST NEAR THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER THROUGH CROSBY AND FORTUNA. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS DECREASE TO 6 TO 9 INCHES FOR WATFORD CITY AND WILLISTON...THROUGH STANELY...MINOT...HARVEY AND CARRINGTON. 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM BEACH THROUGH KILLDEER...DICKINSON...HAZEN...BISMARCK ...STEELE AND LAMOURE...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS SOUTHWEST. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL IS EXPECTED ACROSS MOST OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. THOSE WITH TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT AND EVEN CONSIDER ALTERING TRAVEL PLANS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...AVOID THE USE OF CRUISE CONTROL ON SLICK OR SNOW COVERED ROADS. NDZ001-002-009-010-017-041815- /O.CAN.KBIS.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.BZ.W.0006.130304T1008Z-130305T0300Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-MCKENZIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...WILLISTON... NEW TOWN...WATFORD CITY 408 AM CST MON MAR 4 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. THIS REPLACES THE WINTER STORM WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT. * TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHERLY WINDS TO 40 MPH COMBINED WITH HEAVY SNOW THAT HAS ALREADY FALLEN AND CONTINUED SNOW THROUGH THE DAY WILL CREATE VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...12 TO 15 INCHES FOR CROSBY THROUGH BOWBELLS...DECREASING TO 6 TO 9 INCHES FOR WILLISTON...WATFORD CITY AND STANLEY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW...AND OR BLOWING SNOW...COUPLED WITH STRONG WINDS...WILL RESULT IN EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. IF YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ NDZ036-048-051-041815- /O.CAN.KBIS.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KBIS.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/ KIDDER-LA MOURE-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STEELE...EDGELEY...OAKES 408 AM CST MON MAR 4 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. THIS REPLACES THE WINTER STORM WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT. * TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...TWO TO FIVE INCHES OF SNOWFALL. * OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL DEVELOP MONDAY EVENING AND MONDAY NIGHT CREATING REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. THE NORTH DAKOTA STATE PATROL ADVISES...DO NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THESE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. && $$ NDZ021-041815- /O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/ MCLEAN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GARRISON 408 AM CST MON MAR 4 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... * TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES FOR THE ROSEGLEN...MAX AND GARRISON AREAS. * OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING SNOW IS ALSO EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...FURTHER REDUCING VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SIGNIFICANT SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED...AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. IF YOU MUST MAKE AN EMERGENCY TRIP...KEEP EXTRA CLOTHING AND BLANKETS...FOOD...WATER AND A FLASHLIGHT IN THE VEHICLE. && $$ NDZ003>005-011>013-022-023-025-037-041815- /O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/ RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-SHERIDAN-WELLS- FOSTER-STUTSMAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...MINOT... TOWNER...RUGBY...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...JAMESTOWN 408 AM CST MON MAR 4 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... * TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...THE HEAVIEST STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 12 TO 15 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE FROM THE TURTLE MOUNTAINS AND WEST NEAR THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER THROUGH CROSBY AND FORTUNA. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS DECREASE TO 6 TO 9 INCHES FOR WATFORD CITY AND WILLISTON...THROUGH STANELY...MINOT...HARVEY AND CARRINGTON. * OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING SNOW IS ALSO EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...FURTHER REDUCING VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SIGNIFICANT SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED...AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. IF YOU MUST MAKE AN EMERGENCY TRIP...KEEP EXTRA CLOTHING AND BLANKETS...FOOD...WATER AND A FLASHLIGHT IN THE VEHICLE. THE NORTH DAKOTA HIGHWAY PATROL ADVISES...REMAIN ALERT AND DO NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THESE DANGEROUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. && $$ NDZ018>020-031>035-041-042-045>047-050-041815- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/ DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH- HETTINGER-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-MCINTOSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER... BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...MOTT...ELGIN... FORT YATES...LINTON...NAPOLEON...ASHLEY 408 AM CST MON MAR 4 2013 /308 AM MST MON MAR 4 2013/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ TUESDAY... * TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES. * OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL DEVELOP MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY NIGHT CREATING REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. THE NORTH DAKOTA HIGHWAY PATROL ADVISES...REMAIN ALERT AND DO NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THESE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. && $$ NDZ040-043-044-041815- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0009.130304T1800Z-130305T1200Z/ SLOPE-BOWMAN-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARMARTH...BOWMAN...HETTINGER 308 AM MST MON MAR 4 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 AM MST TUESDAY... * TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...LIGHT SNOW IN COMBINATION WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CREATE VISIBILITIES OF ONE HALF MILE OR LESS TODAY. * OTHER IMPACTS...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT THE WIND WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING AND AVOID THE USE OF CRUISE CONTROL. && $$ AYD
610 WWUS43 KBIS 041627 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1027 AM CST MON MAR 4 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING FOR NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AND INTO THE UPPER JAMES RIVER VALLEY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .A WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH TONIGHT. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED INTO THE AFTERNOON ACROSS NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA. THIS WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FOR NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA. THIS INCLUDES CROSBY...WILLISTON...WATFORD CITY...BOWBELLS AND STANLEY. VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE ARE EXPECTED. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY HAZARDOUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. TO THE EAST OF THIS AREA...FROM MINOT TO RUGBY...HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE WITH GUSTY WINDS TO 40 MPH. VISIBILITIES AT TIMES WILL BE AROUND ONE QUARTER MILE...WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS. A LULL IN THE STORM IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL. SNOW WILL ONCE AGAIN SPREAD ACROSS THESE AREAS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW...WITH VISIBILITIES OCCASIONALLY FALLING BELOW ONE HALF MILE. THE HEAVIEST STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 12 TO 15 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE FROM THE TURTLE MOUNTAINS AND WEST NEAR THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER THROUGH CROSBY AND FORTUNA. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS DECREASE TO 6 TO 9 INCHES FOR WATFORD CITY AND WILLISTON... THROUGH STANELY...MINOT...HARVEY AND CARRINGTON. 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM BEACH THROUGH KILLDEER...DICKINSON...HAZEN... BISMARCK ...STEELE AND LAMOURE...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS SOUTHWEST. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL IS EXPECTED ACROSS MOST OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. THOSE WITH TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT AND EVEN CONSIDER ALTERING TRAVEL PLANS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...AVOID THE USE OF CRUISE CONTROL ON SLICK OR SNOW COVERED ROADS. NDZ001-002-009-010-017-050030- /O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0006.000000T0000Z-130305T0300Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-MCKENZIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...WILLISTON... NEW TOWN...WATFORD CITY 1027 AM CST MON MAR 4 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHERLY WINDS TO 40 MPH COMBINED WITH HEAVY SNOW THAT HAS ALREADY FALLEN AND CONTINUED SNOW THROUGH THE DAY WILL CREATE VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...12 TO 15 INCHES FOR CROSBY THROUGH BOWBELLS...DECREASING TO 6 TO 9 INCHES FOR WILLISTON...WATFORD CITY AND STANLEY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW...AND OR BLOWING SNOW...COUPLED WITH STRONG WINDS...WILL RESULT IN EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. IF YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ NDZ021-050030- /O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/ MCLEAN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GARRISON 1027 AM CST MON MAR 4 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... * TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES FOR THE ROSEGLEN...MAX AND GARRISON AREAS. * OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING SNOW IS ALSO EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...FURTHER REDUCING VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SIGNIFICANT SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED...AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. IF YOU MUST MAKE AN EMERGENCY TRIP...KEEP EXTRA CLOTHING AND BLANKETS...FOOD...WATER AND A FLASHLIGHT IN THE VEHICLE. && $$ NDZ003>005-011>013-022-023-025-037-050030- /O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/ RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-SHERIDAN-WELLS- FOSTER-STUTSMAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...MINOT... TOWNER...RUGBY...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...JAMESTOWN 1027 AM CST MON MAR 4 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... * TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...THE HEAVIEST STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 12 TO 15 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE FROM THE TURTLE MOUNTAINS AND WEST NEAR THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER THROUGH CROSBY AND FORTUNA. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS DECREASE TO 6 TO 9 INCHES FOR WATFORD CITY AND WILLISTON...THROUGH STANELY...MINOT...HARVEY AND CARRINGTON. * OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING SNOW IS ALSO EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...FURTHER REDUCING VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SIGNIFICANT SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED...AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. IF YOU MUST MAKE AN EMERGENCY TRIP...KEEP EXTRA CLOTHING AND BLANKETS...FOOD...WATER AND A FLASHLIGHT IN THE VEHICLE. THE NORTH DAKOTA HIGHWAY PATROL ADVISES...REMAIN ALERT AND DO NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THESE DANGEROUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. && $$ NDZ018>020-031>036-041-042-045>048-050-051-050030- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/ DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH- KIDDER-HETTINGER-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH- DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER... BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...MOTT... ELGIN...FORT YATES...LINTON...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 1027 AM CST MON MAR 4 2013 /927 AM MST MON MAR 4 2013/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ TUESDAY... * TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES. * OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL DEVELOP MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY NIGHT CREATING REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. THE NORTH DAKOTA HIGHWAY PATROL ADVISES...REMAIN ALERT AND DO NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THESE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. && $$ NDZ040-043-044-050030- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0009.130304T1800Z-130305T1200Z/ SLOPE-BOWMAN-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARMARTH...BOWMAN...HETTINGER 927 AM MST MON MAR 4 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY... * TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...LIGHT SNOW IN COMBINATION WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CREATE VISIBILITIES OF ONE HALF MILE OR LESS TODAY. * OTHER IMPACTS...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT THE WIND WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING AND AVOID THE USE OF CRUISE CONTROL. && $$ WAA
597 WWUS43 KBIS 041747 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1147 AM CST MON MAR 4 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING FOR NORTHWEST THROUGH FAR WEST CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FAR SOUTHWESTERN...SOUTH CENTRAL INTO THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .A WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH TONIGHT. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING ACROSS NORTHWEST THROUGH WEST CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. THIS WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT PLACES LIKE CROSBY...WILLISTON...WATFORD CITY...BOWBELLS...STANLEY....AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS NOW EXPANDED INTO BEACH...MEDORA AND KILLDEER AREAS. VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE ARE EXPECTED. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY HAZARDOUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. TO THE EAST OF THIS AREA...FROM MINOT TO RUGBY...HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE WITH GUSTY WINDS TO 40 MPH. VISIBILITIES AT TIMES WILL BE AROUND ONE QUARTER MILE...WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS. A LULL IN THE STORM IS EXPECTED EARLY THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE SOUTH CENTRAL INTO THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE GARRISON...JAMESTOWN AND HARVEY AREAS. IN ITS PLACE A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED. SNOW WILL ONCE AGAIN SPREAD ACROSS THESE AREAS THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW...WITH VISIBILITIES OCCASIONALLY FALLING BELOW ONE HALF MILE. THE HEAVIEST STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 12 TO 15 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE FROM THE TURTLE MOUNTAINS AND WEST NEAR THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER THROUGH CROSBY AND FORTUNA. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS DECREASE TO 6 TO 9 INCHES FOR WATFORD CITY AND WILLISTON... THROUGH STANELY... MINOT...HARVEY AND CARRINGTON. TWO TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM BEACH THROUGH KILLDEER...DICKINSON...HAZEN... BISMARCK...STEELE AND LAMOURE...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS SOUTHWEST. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL IS EXPECTED ACROSS MOST OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. THOSE WITH TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT AND EVEN CONSIDER ALTERING TRAVEL PLANS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...AVOID THE USE OF CRUISE CONTROL ON SLICK OR SNOW COVERED ROADS. NDZ021>023-025-037-050200- /O.CAN.KBIS.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KBIS.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/ MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-STUTSMAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY... CARRINGTON...JAMESTOWN 1147 AM CST MON MAR 4 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES. * OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL DEVELOP MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY NIGHT CREATING REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. THE NORTH DAKOTA STATE PATROL ADVISES...DO NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THESE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. && $$ NDZ018-031-032-050200- /O.UPG.KBIS.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KBIS.BZ.W.0006.000000T0000Z-130305T0300Z/ DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KILLDEER...BEACH...MEDORA 1147 AM CST MON MAR 4 2013 /1047 AM MST MON MAR 4 2013/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * OTHER IMPACTS...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW...AND OR BLOWING SNOW...COUPLED WITH STRONG WINDS...WILL RESULT IN EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. IF YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ NDZ001-002-009-010-017-050200- /O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0006.000000T0000Z-130305T0300Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-MCKENZIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...WILLISTON... NEW TOWN...WATFORD CITY 1147 AM CST MON MAR 4 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHERLY WINDS TO 40 MPH COMBINED WITH HEAVY SNOW THAT HAS ALREADY FALLEN AND CONTINUED SNOW THROUGH THE DAY WILL CREATE VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...12 TO 15 INCHES FOR CROSBY THROUGH BOWBELLS...DECREASING TO 6 TO 9 INCHES FOR WILLISTON...WATFORD CITY AND STANLEY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW...AND OR BLOWING SNOW...COUPLED WITH STRONG WINDS...WILL RESULT IN EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. IF YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ NDZ003>005-011>013-050200- /O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/ RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...MINOT... TOWNER...RUGBY 1147 AM CST MON MAR 4 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... * TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...THE HEAVIEST STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 12 TO 15 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE FROM THE TURTLE MOUNTAINS AND WEST NEAR THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER THROUGH CROSBY AND FORTUNA. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS DECREASE TO 6 TO 9 INCHES FOR WATFORD CITY AND WILLISTON...THROUGH STANELY...MINOT...HARVEY AND CARRINGTON. * OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING SNOW IS ALSO EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...FURTHER REDUCING VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SIGNIFICANT SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED...AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. IF YOU MUST MAKE AN EMERGENCY TRIP...KEEP EXTRA CLOTHING AND BLANKETS...FOOD...WATER AND A FLASHLIGHT IN THE VEHICLE. THE NORTH DAKOTA HIGHWAY PATROL ADVISES...REMAIN ALERT AND DO NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THESE DANGEROUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. && $$ NDZ019-020-033>036-041-042-045>048-050-051-050200- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/ MERCER-OLIVER-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-HETTINGER-GRANT-SIOUX- EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...DICKINSON... MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...MOTT...ELGIN...FORT YATES...LINTON... NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 1147 AM CST MON MAR 4 2013 /1047 AM MST MON MAR 4 2013/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ TUESDAY... * TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES. * OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL DEVELOP MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY NIGHT CREATING REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. THE NORTH DAKOTA HIGHWAY PATROL ADVISES...REMAIN ALERT AND DO NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THESE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. && $$ NDZ040-043-044-050200- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0009.130304T1800Z-130305T1200Z/ SLOPE-BOWMAN-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARMARTH...BOWMAN...HETTINGER 1047 AM MST MON MAR 4 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY... * TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...LIGHT SNOW IN COMBINATION WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CREATE VISIBILITIES OF ONE HALF MILE OR LESS TODAY. * OTHER IMPACTS...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT THE WIND WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING AND AVOID THE USE OF CRUISE CONTROL. && $$ WAA
389 WWUS43 KBIS 042124 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 324 PM CST MON MAR 4 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING FOR NORTHWEST THROUGH FAR WEST CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FAR SOUTHWESTERN...SOUTH CENTRAL INTO THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .A WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH TONIGHT. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING ACROSS NORTHWEST THROUGH WEST CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. THIS WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT PLACES LIKE CROSBY...WILLISTON...WATFORD CITY...BOWBELLS...STANLEY...BEACH...MEDORA AND KILLDEER. VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE WILL OCCUR. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY HAZARDOUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. TO THE EAST OF THIS AREA...FROM MINOT TO RUGBY...AND TO THE CANADIAN BORDER HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE WITH GUSTY WINDS TO 35 MPH. VISIBILITIES AT TIMES WILL BE AROUND A QUARTER MILE...WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS. THE LULL IN THE STORM IS ENDING ACROSS THE SOUTH CENTRAL. SNOW WILL ONCE AGAIN SPREAD ACROSS THESE AREAS TONIGHT. INCREASING NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CREATE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY CONTINUES THROUGH TONIGHT. THE HEAVIEST STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS...12 TO 15 INCHES...WILL OCCUR FROM THE TURTLE MOUNTAINS THROUGH MINOT...STANLEY...AND CROSBY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS DECREASE TO 6 TO 9 INCHES FOR WATFORD CITY AND WILLISTON. TWO TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM BEACH THROUGH KILLDEER...DICKINSON...HAZEN...BISMARCK...STEELE AND LAMOURE... WITH LESSER AMOUNTS SOUTHWEST. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL IS EXPECTED ACROSS MOST OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. THOSE WITH TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT AND EVEN CONSIDER ALTERING TRAVEL PLANS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...AVOID THE USE OF CRUISE CONTROL ON SLICK OR SNOW COVERED ROADS. NDZ001-002-009-010-017-018-031-032-050300- /O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0006.000000T0000Z-130305T0300Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY- BILLINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...WILLISTON... NEW TOWN...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEACH...MEDORA 324 PM CST MON MAR 4 2013 /224 PM MST MON MAR 4 2013/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * OTHER IMPACTS...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW...AND OR BLOWING SNOW...COUPLED WITH STRONG WINDS...WILL RESULT IN EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. IF YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ NDZ003>005-011>013-050530- /O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/ RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...MINOT... TOWNER...RUGBY 324 PM CST MON MAR 4 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... * TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...HEAVY SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 12 TO 15 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE FROM THE TURTLE MOUNTAINS WEST THROUGH MINOT. * OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING SNOW IS ALSO EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...FURTHER REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT AND HAZARDOUS. DELAY TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SIGNIFICANT SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED...AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. IF YOU MUST MAKE AN EMERGENCY TRIP...KEEP EXTRA CLOTHING AND BLANKETS...FOOD...WATER AND A FLASHLIGHT IN THE VEHICLE. THE NORTH DAKOTA HIGHWAY PATROL ADVISES...REMAIN ALERT AND DO NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THESE DANGEROUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. && $$ NDZ019>023-025-033>037-040>048-050-051-050530- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/ MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH- KIDDER-STUTSMAN-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS- LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...GARRISON... MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...DICKINSON...MANDAN...BISMARCK... STEELE...JAMESTOWN...MARMARTH...MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN... HETTINGER...FORT YATES...LINTON...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY... OAKES 324 PM CST MON MAR 4 2013 /224 PM MST MON MAR 4 2013/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ TUESDAY... * TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES. * OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY NIGHT CREATING REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW... AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. THE NORTH DAKOTA HIGHWAY PATROL ADVISES...REMAIN ALERT AND DO NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THESE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. && $$ WAA
735 WWUS43 KBIS 042247 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 447 PM CST MON MAR 4 2013 ...VARIOUS WINTER WEATHER WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH TONIGHT WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER LARGE PARTS OF THE AREA. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS...WITH GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH...IN COMBINATION WITH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AND IMPACT TRANSPORTATION. BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA FOR PART OF THE NIGHT...WITH WINTER STORM WARNINGS FROM MINOT THROUGH ROLLA AND RUGBY...AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES FROM HARVEY THROUGH JAMESTOWN AND ELLENDALE. UP TO 15 INCHES OF TOTAL SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR FROM CROSBY THROUGH MINOT AND TO THE TURTLE MOUNTAINS. EXPECT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS UP TO 9 INCHES FOR WATFORD CITY AND WILLISTON. TWO TO 5 INCHES ARE FORECAST FROM BEACH THROUGH KILLDEER AND DICKINSON...TO BISMARCK...STEELE AND LAMOURE. UPWARDS OF TWO INCHES OF SNOW IS FOREACST FOR BOWMAN AND HETTINGER. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE SURE TO HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT...AND EVEN CONSIDER DELAYING TRAVEL. NDZ021-022-035-046-050600- /O.EXB.KBIS.BZ.W.0006.130305T0000Z-130305T0600Z/ /O.EXT.KBIS.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-130305T0000Z/ MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-BURLEIGH-EMMONS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...BISMARCK...LINTON 447 PM CST MON MAR 4 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST UNTIL MIDNIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST UNTIL MIDNIGHT. * TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...BLIZZARD...WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH AND VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO. * OTHER IMPACTS...TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 5 INCHES. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. IF YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ NDZ019-020-033-034-040>045-050300- /O.UPG.KBIS.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KBIS.BZ.W.0006.000000T0000Z-130305T0300Z/ MERCER-OLIVER-STARK-MORTON-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS- SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...DICKINSON... MANDAN...MARMARTH...MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER... FORT YATES 447 PM CST MON MAR 4 2013 /347 PM MST MON MAR 4 2013/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...BLIZZARD...WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH AND VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO. * OTHER IMPACTS...TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 5 INCHES. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. IF YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ NDZ001-002-009-010-017-018-031-032-050300- /O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0006.000000T0000Z-130305T0300Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY- BILLINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...WILLISTON... NEW TOWN...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEACH...MEDORA 447 PM CST MON MAR 4 2013 /347 PM MST MON MAR 4 2013/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...BLIZZARD...WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH AND VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. IF YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ NDZ003>005-011>013-050700- /O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/ RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...MINOT... TOWNER...RUGBY 447 PM CST MON MAR 4 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... * TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...HEAVY SNOWFALL AMOUNTS UP TO 15 INCHES ARE FORECAST FROM MINOT INTO THE TURTLE MOUNTAINS. * OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT AND HAZARDOUS. DELAY TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SIGNIFICANT SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED...AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. THE NORTH DAKOTA HIGHWAY PATROL ADVISES...REMAIN ALERT AND DO NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THESE DANGEROUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. && $$ NDZ023-025-036-037-047-048-050-051-050700- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/ WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...STEELE... JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 447 PM CST MON MAR 4 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... * TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES. * OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW...AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. THE NORTH DAKOTA HIGHWAY PATROL ADVISES...REMAIN ALERT AND DO NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THESE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. && $$ JPM/KS/WAA
240 WWUS43 KBIS 050247 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 847 PM CST MON MAR 4 2013 ...VARIOUS WINTER WEATHER WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH MONDAY EVENING WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS...WITH GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH...IN COMBINATION WITH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AND IMPACT TRANSPORTATION. BLIZZARD WARNINGS CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...WITH WINTER STORM WARNINGS CONTINUING FROM MINOT THROUGH ROLLA AND RUGBY. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES CONTINUE FROM HARVEY THROUGH JAMESTOWN AND ELLENDALE...AND ACROSS SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA. UP TO 15 INCHES OF TOTAL SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR FROM CROSBY THROUGH MINOT AND TO THE TURTLE MOUNTAINS. EXPECT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS UP TO 9 INCHES FOR WATFORD CITY AND WILLISTON. TWO TO 5 INCHES ARE FORECAST FROM BEACH THROUGH KILLDEER AND DICKINSON...TO BISMARCK...STEELE AND LAMOURE. UPWARDS OF TWO INCHES OF SNOW IS FOREACST FOR BOWMAN AND HETTINGER. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE SURE TO HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT...AND EVEN CONSIDER DELAYING TRAVEL. NDZ002-010-018-019-031>033-040>044-050600- /O.CAN.KBIS.BZ.W.0006.000000T0000Z-130305T0300Z/ /O.EXB.KBIS.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-130305T0600Z/ BURKE-MOUNTRAIL-DUNN-MERCER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE- HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWBELLS...NEW TOWN...KILLDEER... BEULAH...HAZEN...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...MOTT... ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER 847 PM CST MON MAR 4 2013 /747 PM MST MON MAR 4 2013/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/ TONIGHT... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/ TONIGHT. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * MAIN IMPACT...LIGHT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO AROUND ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW...AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. THE NORTH DAKOTA HIGHWAY PATROL ADVISES...REMAIN ALERT AND DO NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THESE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. && $$ NDZ001-009-017-050400- /O.CAN.KBIS.BZ.W.0006.000000T0000Z-130305T0300Z/ DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-MCKENZIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...WILLISTON...WATFORD CITY 847 PM CST MON MAR 4 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. LIGHT SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA ALONG WITH DIMINISHING WINDS AND IMPROVED VISIBILITIES. THUS THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ NDZ020-034-045-050600- /O.EXT.KBIS.BZ.W.0006.000000T0000Z-130305T0600Z/ OLIVER-MORTON-SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTER...MANDAN...FORT YATES 847 PM CST MON MAR 4 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * MAIN IMPACT...BLIZZARD...WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH AND VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO. * OTHER IMPACTS...TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 5 INCHES. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. IF YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ NDZ021-022-035-046-050600- /O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0006.000000T0000Z-130305T0600Z/ MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-BURLEIGH-EMMONS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...BISMARCK...LINTON 847 PM CST MON MAR 4 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...BLIZZARD...WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH AND VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO. * OTHER IMPACTS...TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 5 INCHES. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. IF YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ NDZ003>005-011>013-051100- /O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/ RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...MINOT... TOWNER...RUGBY 847 PM CST MON MAR 4 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... * TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...HEAVY SNOWFALL AMOUNTS UP TO 15 INCHES ARE FORECAST FROM MINOT INTO THE TURTLE MOUNTAINS. * OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT AND HAZARDOUS. DELAY TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SIGNIFICANT SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED...AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. THE NORTH DAKOTA HIGHWAY PATROL ADVISES...REMAIN ALERT AND DO NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THESE DANGEROUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. && $$ NDZ023-025-036-037-047-048-050-051-051100- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/ WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...STEELE... JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 847 PM CST MON MAR 4 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... * TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES. * OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW...AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. THE NORTH DAKOTA HIGHWAY PATROL ADVISES...REMAIN ALERT AND DO NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THESE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. && $$ KS
800 WWUS43 KBIS 050555 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1155 PM CST MON MAR 4 2013 ...WINTER STORM TO CONTINUE TO IMPACT NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY TONIGHT... .CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO SLOWLY IMPROVE ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TONIGHT. HOWEVER...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE WITH NEW SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE INCH OR LESS. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES. UP TO 15 INCHES OF STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR FROM CROSBY THROUGH MINOT AND TO THE TURTLE MOUNTAINS. EXPECT TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS UP TO 9 INCHES FOR WATFORD CITY AND WILLISTON. THREE TO SIX INCHES ARE FORECAST FROM BEACH THROUGH KILLDEER AND DICKINSON...TO BISMARCK...STEELE AND LAMOURE. TWO INCHES OF TOTAL SNOW IS FORECAST FOR BOWMAN AND HETTINGER. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE SURE TO HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT...AND AVOID THE USE OF CRUISE CONTROL ON SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. NDZ020>022-034-035-045-046-050700- /O.EXP.KBIS.BZ.W.0006.000000T0000Z-130305T0600Z/ OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-MORTON-BURLEIGH-SIOUX-EMMONS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTER...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...MANDAN... BISMARCK...FORT YATES...LINTON 1155 PM CST MON MAR 4 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... VISIBILITIES CONTINUE TO IMPROVE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA LATE THIS EVENING. WINDS AND LIGHT SNOW WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT WITH NEW SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE INCH OR LESS. PATCHY BLOWING SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE THROUGH THE NIGHT. $$ NDZ002-010-018-019-031>033-040>044-050700- /O.EXP.KBIS.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-130305T0600Z/ BURKE-MOUNTRAIL-DUNN-MERCER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE- HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWBELLS...NEW TOWN...KILLDEER... BEULAH...HAZEN...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...MOTT... ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER 1155 PM CST MON MAR 4 2013 /1055 PM MST MON MAR 4 2013/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/ TONIGHT... FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT...FLURRIES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA WITH WINDS SLOWLY DECREASING. PATCHY BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED...HOWEVER...NO SIGNIFICANT VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS ARE EXPECTED. $$ NDZ003>005-011>013-051200- /O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/ RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...MINOT... TOWNER...RUGBY 1155 PM CST MON MAR 4 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... * TIMING...THROUGH TONIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...NEW SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE INCH OR LESS THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 10 TO 15 INCHES FOR THE MINOT...TURTLE MOUNTAINS AND RUGBY AREAS. * OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SIGNIFICANT SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED...AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. THE NORTH DAKOTA HIGHWAY PATROL ADVISES...REMAIN ALERT AND DO NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THESE DANGEROUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. && $$ NDZ023-025-036-037-047-048-050-051-051200- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/ WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...STEELE... JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 1155 PM CST MON MAR 4 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... * TIMING...THROUGH TONIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...NEW SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE INCH OR LESS TONIGHT. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 3 TO 6 INCHES FOR THE HARVEY...STEELE...OAKES...JAMESTOWN AND CARRINGTON AREAS. * OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW...AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. THE NORTH DAKOTA HIGHWAY PATROL ADVISES...REMAIN ALERT AND DO NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THESE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. && $$ AYD
774 WWUS43 KBIS 050645 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1245 AM CST TUE MAR 5 2013 ...WINTER STORM TO CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY TONIGHT... .CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO SLOWLY IMPROVE ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TONIGHT. HOWEVER...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE WITH NEW SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE INCH OR LESS. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FOR THE CARRINGTON...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...ASHELY AND LAMOURE AREAS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE SURE TO HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT...AND AVOID THE USE OF CRUISE CONTROL ON SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. NDZ003>005-011>013-050745- /O.CAN.KBIS.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/ RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...MINOT... TOWNER...RUGBY 1245 AM CST TUE MAR 5 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. WINDS AND LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. VISIBILITIES MAY OCCASIONALLY FALL TO ONE MILE IN SNOW AND PATCHY BLOWING SNOW. $$ NDZ023-025-036-037-047-048-050-051-051200- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/ WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...STEELE... JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 1245 AM CST TUE MAR 5 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... * TIMING...THROUGH TONIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...NEW SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE INCH OR LESS TONIGHT. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FOR THE CARRINGTON...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...ASHELY AND LAMOURE AREAS. * OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW...AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. THE NORTH DAKOTA HIGHWAY PATROL ADVISES...REMAIN ALERT AND DO NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THESE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. && $$ AYD
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this 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 Mar 2, 12:42 PM CST, 2 hours 58 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 2, 12:42 PM CST, 2 hours 58 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1242 PM CST SAT MAR 2 2013 .DISCUSSION...CURRENT TEMPERATURES SOUTHWEST A BIT WARMER AND MORE ABUNDANT SUNSHINE THERE. RAISED TEMPERATURES A FEW DEGREES WEST AND SOUTHWEST AND DECREASED CLOUDS. ASSESSING THE NEW MODEL DATA FOR WINTER STORM POTENTIAL. DATA CONTINUES TO SHOW NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST STORM TRACK. && .AVIATION... VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THIS EVENING AT KDIK/KJMS...AND THROUGH 06 UTC AT KISN/KBIS/KMOT. AS THE NEXT SYSTEM APPROACHES...CEILINGS WILL START TO LOWER...BECOMING MAINLY IFR TO LOW MVFR AFTER 06 UTC. A LIGHT WINTRY MIX WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT KISN/KBIS AFTER 06 UTC...WITH LIGHT RAIN FOR KDIK. PRECIPITATION WILL SPREAD EAST INTO KMOT AFTER 12Z AND KJMS AFTER 15 UTC. A GRADUAL TRANSITION FROM A LIGHT WINTRY MIX/RAIN TO MAINLY SNOW AND LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO IFR/LIFR WILL BE SEEN AFTER 15 UTC FOR KBIS/KISN/KMOT/KDIK. && .BIS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER STORM WATCH FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT FOR NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051. && SHORT TERM...WAA AVIATION...LTH
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 2, 9:15 AM CST, 6 hours 25 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 915 AM CST SAT MAR 2 2013 NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-031200- 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- LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- 915 AM CST SAT MAR 2 2013 /815 AM MST SAT MAR 2 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...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. PRECIPITATION IS FORECAST TO INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA SUNDAY MORNING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION MAY BEGIN AS ALL RAIN ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST...WITH A WINTRY MIX OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW FROM THE NORTHWEST THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL. PRECIPITATION SHOULD BECOME ALL SNOW FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA SUNDAY EVENING. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...WITH SNOWFALL SLOWLY DECREASING IN INTENSITY MONDAY EVENING AND NIGHT. MODERATE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE SOUTHWEST...WITH HEAVY ACCUMULATIONS CENTRAL. A SECOND...BUT WEAKER STORM SYSTEM MAY IMPACT MUCH OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. AT THIS TIME...SNOW IS FAVORED ACROSS THE NORTH...WITH A WINTRY MIX CENTRAL AND SOUTH. FORECAST DETAILS WILL BE REFINED DURING THE COMING WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. AYD/RK/WAA
The office that day
Everything else NWS Bismarck, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 3:03 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | BIS | Adams, Billings, Bottineau, Bowman, Burke, Burleigh and 26 more | 13 hr |
| Mar 2, 3:40 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | BIS | Adams, Billings, Bowman, Burke, Burleigh, Dickey and 19 more | 62 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.