Alert archive / North Dakota / Blizzard Warnings in 2013
Blizzard Warning 1, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this blizzard warning at Jan 11, 2013, 4:01 AM CST for 13 counties in North Dakota; Kittson County, Marshall County, Polk County, Minnesota. It took effect at Jan 11, 2013, 2:50 PM CST. It was in force for 20 hr. 12 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
- Jan 11, 2013, 4:01 AM CST (10:01 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 11, 2013, 2:50 PM CST
- Expired
- Jan 12, 2013, 10:33 AM CST
- In force
- 20 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
Counties Kittson County, MN, Marshall County, MN, Polk County, MN, Barnes County, ND, Benson County, ND, Cavalier County, ND, Eddy County, ND, Grand Forks County, ND, Griggs County, ND, Nelson County, ND, Pembina County, ND, Ramsey County, ND, Steele County, ND, Towner County, ND, Traill County, ND, Walsh County, ND
The radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 12, 6:00 AM CST | SNOW 2.4 | Grand Forks, ND | |
| Jan 12, 7:00 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Cavalier, ND | 24-HOUR TOTAL. |
| Jan 12, 7:01 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 4.5 | Park River, ND | |
| Jan 12, 7:01 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 5 | Lankin, ND | |
| Jan 12, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 2.8 | 7 Nw Warren, MN | |
| Jan 12, 8:00 AM CST | BLIZZARD | Starkweather, ND | OBSERVER REPORTED 5 INCHES OF SNOW WITH VISIBILITY UNDER 1/8 MILE AT TIME OF OBSERVATION...WITH SIMILARLY LOW VISIBILITY AT TIMES LAST EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. |
| Jan 12, 8:19 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 5 | Starkweather, ND | 24-HOUR TOTAL. ESTIMATED CURRENT VISIBILITY BETWEEN 1/8 AND 1/16 MILE DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. |
| Jan 12, 8:32 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Michigan, ND | 24-HOUR TOTAL. LIGHT SNOW CURRENTLY FALLING. |
| Jan 12, 8:32 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | Pembina, ND | 24-HOUR TOTAL. |
| Jan 12, 10:03 AM CST | SNOW 3 | 5 Ne Sarles, ND | 24-HOUR TOTAL. |
| Jan 12, 10:03 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 6 Se Penn, ND | 24-HOUR TOTAL. |
| Jan 12, 10:16 AM CST | SNOW 3.2 | Lancaster, MN | 24-HOUR TOTAL. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 00:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 254 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
- 1033 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 201 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 246 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
756 WWUS43 KFGF 111001 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 401 AM CST FRI JAN 11 2013 ...FREEZING RAIN THIS MORNING FOLLOWED BY MAJOR WINTER STORM TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE SOUTHERN VALLEY... BUT TEMPERATURES HAVE DROPPED FARTHER EAST ACROSS WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA WHERE RAIN IS STILL FALLING. PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA THIS MORNING...ESPECIALLY EAST OF A LINE FROM FERGUS FALLS TO DETROIT LAKE TO BEMIDJI. ICE ACCUMULATIONS GREATER THAN ONE QUARTER INCH ARE POSSIBLE RESULTING IN TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE MAY CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE PRECIPITATION CHANGES TO ALL SNOW TONIGHT. FOR AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE VALLEY...THERE WILL BE LULL IN ACTIVITY THIS MORNING BEFORE MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW DEVELOPS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUES THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. A BAND OF SIX INCHES OR MORE IS EXPECTED ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM COOPERSTOWN TO CROOKSTON TO BAUDETTE. FARTHER SOUTH...THREE TO SIX INCHES ARE POSSIBLE FROM LISBON TO FARGO TO BEMIDJI AND LESS THAN THREE INCHES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN VALLEY INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...RESULTING IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN AND NORTHERN VALLEY. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL RESULT IN REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO AT TIMES...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. SATURDAY WILL ALSO BE MARKEDLY COLDER WITH WIND CHILL VALUES FROM 15 TO 30 BELOW REGION- WIDE. MNZ001-NDZ030-121800- /O.CAN.KFGF.ZR.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-130111T1800Z/ /O.UPG.KFGF.WS.A.0001.130111T1800Z-130112T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.BZ.W.0001.130112T0000Z-130112T1800Z/ WEST POLK-TRAILL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...MAYVILLE 401 AM CST FRI JAN 11 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST SATURDAY... ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST SATURDAY. THE FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * PERSISTENT FREEZING RAIN HAS ENDED ACROSS THE CENTRAL VALLEY... BUT PATCHY LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE IS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE MORNING BEFORE TEMPERATURES DROP BELOW FREEZING AND PRECIPITATION CHANGES TO SNOW THIS AFTERNOON. * MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM 5 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM COOPERSTOWN TO CROOKSTON TO BAUDETTE. FARTHER SOUTH...THREE TO SIX INCHES ARE POSSIBLE FROM LISBON TO FARGO TO BEMIDJI. * NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...RESULTING IN WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...MAKING TRAVEL NEAR IMPOSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ002-003-005-008-013>015-NDZ039-121800- /O.CAN.KFGF.ZR.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-130111T1800Z/ /O.UPG.KFGF.WS.A.0001.130111T1800Z-130112T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.WS.W.0001.130112T0000Z-130112T1800Z/ NORMAN-CLAY-ROSEAU-EAST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK- CASS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...ROSEAU... NEWFOLDEN...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...FARGO 401 AM CST FRI JAN 11 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST SATURDAY... ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND WIND...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST SATURDAY. THE FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * PERSISTENT RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN HAS ENDED ACROSS THE CENTRAL VALLEY INTO PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST MINNESOTA...BUT PATCHY LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE IS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE MORNING BEFORE TEMPERATURES DROP BELOW FREEZING AND PRECIPITATION CHANGES TO SNOW THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS GREATER THAN SIX INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM COOPERSTOWN TO CROOKSTON TO BAUDETTE. FARTHER SOUTH...THREE TO SIX INCHES ARE POSSIBLE FROM LISBON TO FARGO TO BEMIDJI AND LESS THAN THREE INCHES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN VALLEY INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. * NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...RESULTING IN NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ029-NDZ053-121800- /O.CAN.KFGF.ZR.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-130111T1800Z/ /O.UPG.KFGF.WS.A.0001.130111T1800Z-130112T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.WW.Y.0001.130112T0000Z-130112T1800Z/ WILKIN-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRECKENRIDGE...WAHPETON 401 AM CST FRI JAN 11 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST SATURDAY... ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND WIND...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST SATURDAY. THE FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * PERSISTENT RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN HAS ENDED ACROSS THE SOUTHERN VALLEY...BUT PATCHY LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE IS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE MORNING BEFORE TEMPERATURES DROP BELOW FREEZING AND PRECIPITATION CHANGES TO SNOW THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN VALLEY INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. * NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE MILE IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MNZ017-023-024-028-031-032-121800- /O.UPG.KFGF.ZR.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-130111T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.IS.W.0001.130111T1001Z-130111T1800Z/ /O.UPG.KFGF.WS.A.0001.130111T1800Z-130112T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.WW.Y.0001.130112T0000Z-130112T1800Z/ SOUTH BELTRAMI-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-EAST BECKER- EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEMIDJI...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS... WOLF LAKE...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA 401 AM CST FRI JAN 11 2013 ...ICE STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED AN ICE STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND WIND IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST SATURDAY. THE FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * PERSISTENT RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA THIS MORNING. ICE ACCUMULATIONS GREATER THAN ONE QUARTER INCH ARE EXPECTED...MAKING TRAVEL NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. PRECIPITATION WILL EVENTUALLY CHANGE OVER TO SNOW THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT AFTER TEMPERATURES DROP BELOW FREEZING. * LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. * NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE MILE IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN ICE STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE WILL LIKELY BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS AND WINDS WILL LIKELY LEAD TO SNAPPED POWER LINES AND FALLING TREE BRANCHES THAT ADD TO THE DANGER. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NDZ006-007-014-015-024-026-028-054-121800- /O.UPG.KFGF.WS.A.0001.130111T1800Z-130112T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.BZ.W.0001.130111T2100Z-130112T1800Z/ TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-NELSON-GRIGGS-WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...LANGDON...MADDOCK...LEEDS... DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...COOPERSTOWN...ADAMS 401 AM CST FRI JAN 11 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON CST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM 6 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN INTO NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY NEAR HALLOCK. * NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...RESULTING IN WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...MAKING TRAVEL NEAR IMPOSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ004-007-NDZ008-016-027-029-038-121800- /O.UPG.KFGF.WS.A.0001.130111T1800Z-130112T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.BZ.W.0001.130112T0000Z-130112T1800Z/ KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH-GRAND FORKS-STEELE- BARNES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...WARREN...CAVALIER...GRAFTON... GRAND FORKS...FINLEY...VALLEY CITY 401 AM CST FRI JAN 11 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS GREATER THAN SIX INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM COOPERSTOWN TO CROOKSTON TO BAUDETTE. * NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...RESULTING IN WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...MAKING TRAVEL NEAR IMPOSSIBLE. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ006-009-016-022-121800- /O.UPG.KFGF.WS.A.0001.130111T1800Z-130112T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.WS.W.0001.130112T0000Z-130112T1800Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.ZR.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-130111T1800Z/ LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-NORTH CLEARWATER-MAHNOMEN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE...BAGLEY...MAHNOMEN 401 AM CST FRI JAN 11 2013 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND WIND...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * PERIODS OF LIGHT RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA THIS MORNING. ICE ACCUMULATIONS LESS THAN ONE QUARTER INCH ARE EXPECTED...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. PRECIPITATION WILL EVENTUALLY CHANGE OVER TO SNOW THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT AFTER TEMPERATURES DROP BELOW FREEZING. * MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS GREATER THAN SIX INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM COOPERSTOWN TO CROOKSTON TO BAUDETTE. FARTHER SOUTH...THREE TO SIX INCHES ARE POSSIBLE FROM LISBON TO FARGO TO BEMIDJI AND LESS THAN THREE INCHES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN VALLEY INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. * NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...RESULTING IN NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NDZ049-052-121800- /O.UPG.KFGF.WS.A.0001.130111T1800Z-130112T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.WS.W.0001.130112T0000Z-130112T1800Z/ RANSOM-SARGENT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LISBON...GWINNER 401 AM CST FRI JAN 11 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND WIND...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS GREATER THAN SIX INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM COOPERSTOWN TO CROOKSTON TO BAUDETTE. FARTHER SOUTH...THREE TO SIX INCHES ARE POSSIBLE FROM LISBON TO FARGO TO BEMIDJI AND LESS THAN THREE INCHES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN VALLEY INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. * NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...RESULTING IN NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ027-030-040-121800- /O.UPG.KFGF.WS.A.0001.130111T1800Z-130112T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.WW.Y.0001.130112T0000Z-130112T1800Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.ZR.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-130111T1800Z/ WEST BECKER-WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DETROIT LAKES...FERGUS FALLS... ELBOW LAKE 401 AM CST FRI JAN 11 2013 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND WIND...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * PERIODS OF LIGHT RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA THIS MORNING. ICE ACCUMULATIONS LESS THAN ONE QUARTER INCH ARE EXPECTED...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. PRECIPITATION WILL EVENTUALLY CHANGE OVER TO SNOW THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT AFTER TEMPERATURES DROP BELOW FREEZING. * LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. * NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE MILE IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ ROGERS/DK
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981 WWUS43 KFGF 111751 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 1151 AM CST FRI JAN 11 2013 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .PATCHY FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE AND FOG WILL CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE PRECIPITATION CHANGES TO ALL SNOW TONIGHT. FOR AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE VALLEY...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. A BAND OF SIX INCHES OR MORE IS EXPECTED ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM COOPERSTOWN TO CROOKSTON TO BAUDETTE. FARTHER SOUTH...THREE TO SIX INCHES ARE POSSIBLE FROM LISBON TO FARGO TO BEMIDJI AND LESS THAN THREE INCHES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN VALLEY INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...RESULTING IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN AND NORTHERN VALLEY. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL RESULT IN REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO AT TIMES...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. SATURDAY WILL ALSO BE MARKEDLY COLDER WITH WIND CHILL VALUES FROM 15 TO 30 BELOW REGION-WIDE. MNZ017-023-024-028-031-032-121800- /O.EXP.KFGF.IS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130111T1800Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0001.130112T0000Z-130112T1800Z/ SOUTH BELTRAMI-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-EAST BECKER- EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEMIDJI...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS... WOLF LAKE...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA 1151 AM CST FRI JAN 11 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST SATURDAY... ...ICE STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY... THE ICE STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST SATURDAY. * THE PERSISTENT FREEZING RAIN HAS MOVED OFF TO THE EAST. AREAS OF DENSE FOG AND DRIZZLE OR FREEZING DRIZZLE REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL BECOME LIGHT SNOW THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. * NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE MILE IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MNZ006-009-016-022-121800- /O.EXP.KFGF.ZR.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-130111T1800Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0001.130112T0000Z-130112T1800Z/ LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-NORTH CLEARWATER-MAHNOMEN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE...BAGLEY...MAHNOMEN 1151 AM CST FRI JAN 11 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST SATURDAY... ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY... THE FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST SATURDAY. * THE PERSISTENT FREEZING RAIN HAS MOVED OFF TO THE EAST. AREAS OF DENSE FOG AND DRIZZLE OR FREEZING DRIZZLE REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS GREATER THAN SIX INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM COOPERSTOWN TO CROOKSTON TO BAUDETTE. FARTHER SOUTH...THREE TO SIX INCHES ARE POSSIBLE FROM LISBON TO FARGO TO BEMIDJI AND LESS THAN THREE INCHES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN VALLEY INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. * NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...RESULTING IN NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ027-030-040-121800- /O.EXP.KFGF.ZR.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-130111T1800Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0001.130112T0000Z-130112T1800Z/ WEST BECKER-WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DETROIT LAKES...FERGUS FALLS... ELBOW LAKE 1151 AM CST FRI JAN 11 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST SATURDAY... ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY... THE FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST SATURDAY. * THE PERSISTENT FREEZING RAIN HAS MOVED OFF TO THE EAST. AREAS OF DENSE FOG AND DRIZZLE OR FREEZING DRIZZLE REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL BECOME LIGHT SNOW THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. * NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE MILE IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NDZ006-007-014-015-024-026-028-054-121800- /O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0001.130111T2100Z-130112T1800Z/ TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-NELSON-GRIGGS-WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...LANGDON...MADDOCK...LEEDS... DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...COOPERSTOWN...ADAMS 1151 AM CST FRI JAN 11 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON CST SATURDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON CST SATURDAY. * MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM 6 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN INTO NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY NEAR HALLOCK. * NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...RESULTING IN WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...MAKING TRAVEL NEAR IMPOSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ001-004-007-NDZ008-016-027-029-030-038-121800- /O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0001.130112T0000Z-130112T1800Z/ WEST POLK-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH-GRAND FORKS- STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALLOCK...WARREN...CAVALIER...GRAFTON...GRAND FORKS...FINLEY... MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY 1151 AM CST FRI JAN 11 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST SATURDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST SATURDAY. * MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS GREATER THAN SIX INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM COOPERSTOWN TO CROOKSTON TO BAUDETTE. * NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...RESULTING IN WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...MAKING TRAVEL NEAR IMPOSSIBLE. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ002-003-005-008-013>015-NDZ039-049-052-121800- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0001.130112T0000Z-130112T1800Z/ NORMAN-CLAY-ROSEAU-EAST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK- CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...ROSEAU... NEWFOLDEN...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON... FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER 1151 AM CST FRI JAN 11 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST SATURDAY. * MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS GREATER THAN SIX INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM COOPERSTOWN TO CROOKSTON TO BAUDETTE. FARTHER SOUTH...THREE TO SIX INCHES ARE POSSIBLE FROM LISBON TO FARGO TO BEMIDJI AND LESS THAN THREE INCHES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN VALLEY INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. * NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...RESULTING IN NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ029-NDZ053-121800- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0001.130112T0000Z-130112T1800Z/ WILKIN-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRECKENRIDGE...WAHPETON 1151 AM CST FRI JAN 11 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST SATURDAY. * LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN VALLEY INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. * NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE MILE IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ TG
076 WWUS43 KFGF 112050 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 250 PM CST FRI JAN 11 2013 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR ALONG AND NORTH OF A VALLEY CITY TO GRAND FORKS TO BAUDETTE LINE. 4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS...ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THIS AREA. STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN AND NORTHERN VALLEY. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL RESULT IN REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO AT TIMES...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. SATURDAY WILL ALSO BE MARKEDLY COLDER WITH WIND CHILL VALUES FROM 15 TO 35 BELOW ZERO. SNOW AMOUNTS WILL DECREASE TO THE SOUTH AND EAST...BUT STRONG WINDS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO REDUCED VISIBILITY. DENSE FOG AND FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL LINGER INTO THE EVENING HOURS FOR LOCATIONS EAST OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY BEFORE SWITCHING OVER TO SNOW. MNZ001-004-007-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-054-121800- /O.EXT.KFGF.BZ.W.0001.130111T2050Z-130112T1800Z/ WEST POLK-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON- RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL- BARNES-WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALLOCK...WARREN...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS... DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS... COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...ADAMS 250 PM CST FRI JAN 11 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY. * MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM 4 TO 7 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS...ARE EXPECTED. * NORTH WINDS FROM 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...MAKING TRAVEL NEAR IMPOSSIBLE. * WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ002-003-005-006-008-009-013>016-022-NDZ039-049-052-121800- /O.EXT.KFGF.WS.W.0001.130111T2050Z-130112T1800Z/ NORMAN-CLAY-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI- PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-MAHNOMEN-CASS- RANSOM-SARGENT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...ROSEAU... BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN...RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS... RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...BAGLEY...MAHNOMEN...FARGO...LISBON... GWINNER 250 PM CST FRI JAN 11 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY. * MODERATE SNOW WILL OCCUR. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS...ARE EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. FARTHER TO THE SOUTHWEST...2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM LISBON TO FARGO TO FOSSTON. * NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ALONG AND WEST OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY. THIS WILL RESULT IN NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. WINDS WILL BE SLIGHTLY WEAKER EAST OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY...BUT COULD STILL RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITY. * WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ017-023-024-027>032-040-NDZ053-121800- /O.EXT.KFGF.WW.Y.0001.130111T2050Z-130112T1800Z/ SOUTH BELTRAMI-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER- WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEMIDJI...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS... DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS... NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE...WAHPETON 250 PM CST FRI JAN 11 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY. * AREAS OF DENSE FOG AND DRIZZLE OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS ACROSS THE EXTREME SOUTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY INTO THE PARK RAPIDS AND BEMIDJI AREA. * THE MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL SWITCH TO LIGHT SNOW TONIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF THIS AREA. * NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE MILE IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ TG
530 WWUS43 KFGF 120301 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 901 PM CST FRI JAN 11 2013 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .LOW PRESSURE NEAR ALEXANDRIA WILL MOVE NORTHEAST INTO THE MINNESOTA ARROWHEAD OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL PRIMARILY ALONG AND WEST OF A VALLEY CITY TO GRAND FORKS TO BAUDETTE LINE WHERE 4 TO 8 INCHES IS LIKELY. NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO OVER 40 MPH WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AS WELL IN MUCH OF NORTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA INTO THE NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY. ELSEWHERE...LIGHTER SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR FROM LISBON AND FORMAN TO FARGO TO BEMIDJI AND POINTS SOUTH WHERE 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL FALL. WINDS WILL BE GUSTY AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY IN OPEN COUNTRY. FOR AREAS INCLUDING THIEF RIVER FALLS...ROSEAU TO BAUDETTE AND WARROAD 4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW WILL OCCUR ALONG WITH WINDS AT TIMES GUSTING TO 30 MPH. MNZ002-003-022-NDZ039-049-052-121800- /O.CAN.KFGF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130112T1800Z/ /O.EXA.KFGF.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-130112T1800Z/ NORMAN-CLAY-MAHNOMEN-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...MAHNOMEN...FARGO... LISBON...GWINNER 901 PM CST FRI JAN 11 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW WILL OCCUR TONIGHT ENDING SATURDAY MORNING. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE IN THE 2 TO 3 INCH RANGE. * NORTH WINDS WILL BLOW AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. TRAVEL WILL BE SLICK AND HAZARDOUS WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN OPEN COUNTRY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ MNZ001-004-007-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-054-121800- /O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130112T1800Z/ WEST POLK-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON- RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL- BARNES-WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALLOCK...WARREN...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS... DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS... COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...ADAMS 901 PM CST FRI JAN 11 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY. * SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES WILL OCCUR ACROSS NORTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND THE NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS IN A BAND FROM COOPERSTOWN TO LAKOTA AND MICHIGAN TO PARK RIVER TO CAVALIER. * NORTH WINDS FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL IN LOCATIONS TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF GRAND FORKS IS PARTICULARLY BAD AND IS DISCOURAGED. * WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ005-006-008-009-013>016-121800- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130112T1800Z/ ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON- RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN... RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...BAGLEY 901 PM CST FRI JAN 11 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY. * EXPECT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING... WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS ALONG THE CANADIAN BORDER. * NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS CREATING REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN OPEN COUNTRY. * WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ017-023-024-027>032-040-NDZ053-121800- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-130112T1800Z/ SOUTH BELTRAMI-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER- WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEMIDJI...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS... DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS... NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE...WAHPETON 901 PM CST FRI JAN 11 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY. * LIGHT SNOW WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES LIKELY FROM DETROIT LAKES TO BEMIDJI AND AN INCH OR LESS FROM FERGUS FALLS TO PARK RAPIDS AND WADENA. * COLDER AIR INVADING THE REGION TONIGHT WILL CAUSE THE WATER ON THE ROADS TO FREEZE CREATING VERY ICY CONDITIONS. * NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH OVERNIGHT. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE MILE IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ DTR
184 WWUS43 KFGF 120931 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 331 AM CST SAT JAN 12 2013 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING... .LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO THE MINNESOTA ARROWHEAD THIS MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW HAS FALLEN FROM EASTERN EDDY COUNTY TO LAKOTA TO PARK RIVER TO PEMBINA WHERE 5 TO 8 INCHES HAS BEEN ESTIMATED BY RADAR...AND THIS AREA HAS RECEIVED THE MOST WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO OVER 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AS WELL IN MUCH OF NORTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA INTO THE NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY THROUGH THIS MORNING. ELSEWHERE...LIGHTER SNOWFALL HAS OCCURRED FROM LISBON AND FORMAN TO FARGO TO BEMIDJI AND POINTS SOUTH WHERE 1 TO 3 INCHES IS EXPECTED TO FALL. WINDS WILL BE GUSTY AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY IN OPEN COUNTRY. FOR AREAS INCLUDING THIEF RIVER FALLS...ROSEAU TO BAUDETTE AND WARROAD 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW WILL OCCUR ALONG WITH WINDS AT TIMES GUSTING TO 30 MPH. MNZ001-004-007-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-054-121800- /O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130112T1800Z/ WEST POLK-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON- RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL- BARNES-WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALLOCK...WARREN...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS... DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS... COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...ADAMS 331 AM CST SAT JAN 12 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH NOON ACROSS NORTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND THE NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 8 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS IN A BAND FROM NEAR COOPERSTOWN TO LAKOTA AND MICHIGAN TO PARK RIVER TO CAVALIER AND PEMBINA. EXPECT THE MOST WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD CONDITIONS NEAR THIS HEAVIER SNOW BAND. * NORTH WINDS FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL IN LOCATIONS TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF GRAND FORKS IS PARTICULARLY BAD AND IS DISCOURAGED. * WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE 25 TO 30 BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING ...WITH WIND CHILLS FALLING INTO THE 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO RANGE TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ005-006-008-009-013>016-121800- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130112T1800Z/ ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON- RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN... RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...BAGLEY 331 AM CST SAT JAN 12 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * EXPECT TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES INTO SATURDAY MORNING...WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS ALONG THE CANADIAN BORDER. * NORTH WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS CREATING REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN OPEN COUNTRY. * WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO TODAY THEN AGAIN TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ017-023-024-027>032-040-NDZ053-121800- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-130112T1800Z/ SOUTH BELTRAMI-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER- WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEMIDJI...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS... DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS... NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE...WAHPETON 331 AM CST SAT JAN 12 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * LIGHT SNOW WILL OCCUR INTO SATURDAY MORNING WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES FROM DETROIT LAKES TO BEMIDJI AND AN INCH OR LESS FROM FERGUS FALLS TO PARK RAPIDS AND WADENA. * COLDER AIR INVADING THE REGION WILL CAUSE THE WATER ON THE ROADS TO FREEZE CREATING VERY ICY CONDITIONS. * NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH OVERNIGHT. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE MILE IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MNZ002-003-022-NDZ039-049-052-121800- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-130112T1800Z/ NORMAN-CLAY-MAHNOMEN-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...MAHNOMEN...FARGO... LISBON...GWINNER 331 AM CST SAT JAN 12 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * LIGHT SNOW WILL OCCUR THROUGH THIS MORNING. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE IN THE 1 TO 3 INCH RANGE. * NORTH WINDS WILL BLOW AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. TRAVEL WILL BE SLICK AND HAZARDOUS WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN OPEN COUNTRY THIS MORNING. * WIND CHILLS WILL FALL TO AROUND 25 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ DK
109 WWUS43 KFGF 121633 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 1033 AM CST SAT JAN 12 2013 ...BLOWING SNOW AND HAZARDOUS WINDS CHILLS CONTINUE ACROSS THE NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY... .THE WINTER STORM IS WINDING DOWN AND THE ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED. AREAS ACROSS NORTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA INTO ADJACENT PORTIONS OF MINNESOTA RECEIVED THE MOST SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT. ALTHOUGH WINDS ARE DIMINISHING...BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO RESTRICT VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. IN ADDITION...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO. SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA DID NOT RECEIVE MUCH SNOWFALL...AND BLOWING SNOW IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE MUCH OF A HAZARD ACROSS THIS AREA. LOCATIONS ACROSS NORTHWEST MINNESOTA...EAST OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY...ALSO RECEIVED SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL. HOWEVER...WIND SPEEDS WILL NOT BE QUITE AS STRONG. MNZ001-004-007-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-054-122200- /O.CAN.KFGF.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130112T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.WW.Y.0002.130112T1633Z-130112T2200Z/ WEST POLK-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON- RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL- WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALLOCK...WARREN...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS... DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS... COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...ADAMS 1033 AM CST SAT JAN 12 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW AND WIND CHILLS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH * VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF MILE OR LESS IN OPEN AREAS FROM BLOWING SNOW. * WIND CHILL VALUES...25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO. * OTHER IMPACTS...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN STRONG ENOUGH TO CREATE BLOWING SNOW INTO THE MID-AFTERNOON HOURS. HAZARDOUS WIND CHILL VALUES WILL LIKELY CONTINUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ NDZ038-121745- /O.CAN.KFGF.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130112T1800Z/ BARNES- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VALLEY CITY 1033 AM CST SAT JAN 12 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. THE ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS NOW ENDED AND ADDITIONAL WINTER WEATHER HAZARDS WILL BE MINIMAL. ROADWAYS MAY REMAIN HAZARDOUS UNTIL THEY ARE TREATED. HAZARDOUS WIND CHILL VALUES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. $$ MNZ005-006-008-009-013>016-121745- /O.CAN.KFGF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130112T1800Z/ ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON- RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN... RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...BAGLEY 1033 AM CST SAT JAN 12 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS NOW ENDED AND ADDITIONAL WINTER WEATHER HAZARDS WILL BE MINIMAL. ROADWAYS MAY REMAIN HAZARDOUS UNTIL THEY ARE TREATED. HAZARDOUS WIND CHILL VALUES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. $$ MNZ002-003-017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ039-049-052-053-121745- /O.CAN.KFGF.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-130112T1800Z/ NORMAN-CLAY-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD- WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL- WADENA-GRANT-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...BEMIDJI... MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES... WOLF LAKE...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS... WADENA...ELBOW LAKE...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON 1033 AM CST SAT JAN 12 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS NOW ENDED AND ADDITIONAL WINTER WEATHER HAZARDS WILL BE MINIMAL. ROADWAYS MAY REMAIN HAZARDOUS UNTIL THEY ARE TREATED. HAZARDOUS WIND CHILL VALUES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. $$ TG
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this blizzard warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Grand Forks, ND wrote its last area forecast discussion before this blizzard warning went out at Jan 10, 9:59 PM CST, 6 hours 2 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 10, 9:59 PM CST, 6 hours 2 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
959 PM CST THU JAN 10 2013
.DISCUSSION...
WATER VAPOR LOOP INDICATED AN UPPER LEVEL OW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER
SOUTHERN MO. THE UPPER LOW WAS SPREADING MOSITURE INTO THE CENTRAL
AND NORTHERN PLAINS. RADAR SHOWED SCATTERED LIGHT RAIN OVER MOSTLY
THE MN SIDE AND ADJACENT PARTS OF ND. TEMPERATURES WERE NEAR
FREEZING AND SOIL TEMPERATURES WERE BELOW FREEZING. SO EXPECT
RAIN/FREEZING RAIN MIX OVERNIGHT.
MESOSCALE ANALYSIS INDICATED BEST LOW COLD ADVECTION IN THE FAR
WESTERN DAKOTAS. SO WILL GO A LITTLE WARMER FOR TONIGHT.
WILL KEEP ADVISORY AND WATCHES GOING.
&&
.PREVIOUS DISCUSSION.../221 PM CST THU JAN 10 2013/
WELL INTERESTING SYSTEM NO DOUBT WITH LOTS OF CHALLENGES STILL TO
DEAL WITH. WILL STICK PRETTY CLOSE TO HPC GUIDANCE FOR QPF/SNOW
AMOUNTS WHICH DO NOT VARY TOO MUCH FROM CONTINUITY.
TONIGHT...WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA HAVE ONLY BEEN MET AT A FEW SITES
CONSISTENTLY TODAY. OTHER SITES HAVE MET IT BRIEFLY OR FOR A FEW
CONSECUTIVE OBSERVATIONS. SPEEDS HAVE SLOWLY BEEN DROPPING AND
THINK THAT WILL BE ABLE TO LET IT EXPIRE AT 3 PM. WHERE THE WINDS
HAVE BEEN STRONGEST TEMPS HAVE ALSO CLIMBED AS WELL. HAVE SEEN 52F
AT WASKISH AND 49F AT KGFK WHILE SITES IN THE SOUTHERN VALLEY HAVE
BEEN SLOWER TO RISE. WIND SPEEDS WILL CONTINUE TO DROP TONIGHT BUT
CLOUDS WILL ALSO EXPAND TO THE NORTH. THE MILD AIR SHOWS NO SIGNS
OF LEAVING AND MODELS HAVE NOT HANDLED THE SFC TEMPS WELL AT ALL.
THEREFORE AM GOING A LITTLE OUT ON A LIMB AND WILL KEEP THINGS
WELL ABOVE FREEZING FROM THE VALLEY EAST THIS EVENING AND ANY PCPN
AS JUST RAIN. ONLY EXCEPTION WOULD BE THE FAR NORTHWEST WHERE
TEMPS ARE A LITTLE COOLER. MAIN QUESTION BECOMES WHAT HAPPENS
AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. SINCE MODELS ARE NOT HANDLING SFC TEMPS
WELL CONFIDENCE IS ALSO LOW. TEMPS COULD LINGER AROUND OR JUST
ABOVE THE FREEZING POINT KEEPING MOST OF THE PCPN AS RAIN. LIKE
PREVIOUS SHIFT MENTIONED THE THINGS THAT KEEP YOU FROM GOING JUST
LIQUID ARE THE FACT THAT THERE IS SNOW ON THE GROUND AND IT IS
NIGHT. HARD TO BELIEVE THAT SOME OF THE PCPN COULD NOT FREEZE BUT
IT IS POSSIBLE. HOWEVER IT TAKES JUST A BIT OF FREEZING PCPN TO
MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. MODELS STILL SEEM CONSISTENT IN
BRINGING UP A SWATH OF PCPN INTO THE SOUTHERN VALLEY THIS EVENING
AND LIFTING IT INTO NORTHWEST MN AFTER MIDNIGHT. EXACTLY HOW MUCH
FALLS IS A TOUGH QUESTION BUT MOST WILL PROBABLY FALL AS RAIN SO
WILL CUT BACK ON ICE AMOUNTS TO JUST SMALL AMOUNTS. HOWEVER THE
FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY WILL CONTINUE AS ALL IT TAKES IS A LITTLE
OF IT TO MAKE THINGS MESSY. WILL NOT EXPAND OR CUT BACK THE
ADVISORY AND LET THE NEXT SHIFT DETERMINE IF ANY CHANGES ARE
NEEDED AFTER WATCHING THE PCPN GET CLOSER.
FRI-SUN...LOOKS LIKE THERE WILL BE A BREAK BETWEEN THE BATCH OF
FREEZING RAIN OR RAIN TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRI AND THE SNOW AND WIND
WITH THE SFC LOW. THEREFORE MOST OF FRI MORNING SHOULD NOT BE BAD
AT ALL. CONDITIONS SHOULD BEGIN TO DETERIORATE IN THE NORTHWEST FA
IN THE AFTERNOON AND SLOWLY SPREAD INTO THE VALLEY BY LATE IN THE
DAY. THE MAIN BAND OF SNOW LOOKS TO DEVELOP BETWEEN 00Z SAT AND
06Z SAT ALONG WITH INCREASING WINDS. THE 12Z ECMWF AND GFS REMAIN
CONSISTENT IN DEPICTING THE MOST SNOW FROM SOUTH CENTRAL ND UP
INTO NORTHEAST ND AND FAR NORTHWEST MN. LATEST GUIDANCE GIVES A
SWATH OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ACROSS THIS AREA. 12Z NAM THROWS A LITTLE
UNCERTAINTY INTO THE MIX BY SHOWING THE SNOW BAND FURTHER NORTH
AND WEST ROUGHLY ACROSS WESTERN ND UP INTO NORTH CENTRAL ND. WILL
STAY THE COURSE WITH THE ECMWF/GFS FOR NOW BUT THIS IS STILL OVER
A DAY AWAY. WITH THIS UNCERTAINTY WILL PUSH BACK THE START TIME OF
THE WINTER STORM WATCH UNTIL 18Z FRI. DO NOT SEE ANY REASON TO
JUMP ON WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES WITH SUBTLE CHANGES IN THE MAIN
BAND OF PCPN STILL POSSIBLE. STORM SYSTEM SHOULD PULL OFF TO THE
EAST BY LATE SAT LEAVING SUNDAY DRY.
.LONG TERM (SUN NIGHT-THU)...
MODELS IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT ON A FAIRLY COLD PATTERN AS
TROUGHING EXTENDS FROM CENTRAL CANADA INTO THE DESERT SOUTHWEST.
FLOW BECOMES MORE SPLIT BY TUESDAY...BUT NORTHWEST FLOW WILL
CONTINUE. ANOTHER REINFORCING SHORTWAVE SHOULD BRING DOWN ANOTHER
COLD SURGE FOR WEDNESDAY...SO CONTINUED TO KEEP SOME LOW POPS AROUND
THAT TIME PERIOD AND TEMPS WELL BELOW SEASONAL AVERAGES. THE
DETERMINISTIC MODELS START TO DIVERGE BY THE END OF THE
PERIOD...WITH THE GFS BRINGING IN A SFC LOW THROUGH SASKATCHEWAN BY
THURSDAY WHILE THE ECMWF HAS THAT AREA UNDER HIGH PRESSURE. WILL
CONTINUE TO LEAN TOWARDS DRY BUT COLD CONDITIONS THAT THE ALLBLEND
PROVIDES.
&&
.AVIATION...
GENERALLY MVFR CIGS OVER THE MN SIDE AND MOSTLY IFR CONDITIONS OVER
THE THE ND SIDE. PRECIPITATION AREAS WERE GENERALLY UNDER IFR
CONDITIONS. ALSO ANOTHER AREA OF MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS OVER SOUTHERN
CANADA. LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL MOVE NORTH TONIGHT ALONG THE IFR
CONDITIONS. ALSO A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE IN FROM THE NORTHWEST WITH
IFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED. LOOK FOR MOSTLY IFR CONDITIONS FOR THE REST
OF THE NIGHT AND FRI.
&&
.FGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ND...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING FOR NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-039-049-
052>054.
FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY UNTIL NOON CST FRIDAY FOR NDZ030-039-053.
MN...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING FOR MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040.
FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY UNTIL NOON CST FRIDAY FOR MNZ001>003-005-
006-008-009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040.
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HOPPESHazardous weather outlook, Jan 10, 3:15 PM CST, 12 hours 46 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 315 PM CST THU JAN 10 2013 MNZ004-007-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>029-038-049-052-054-111200- KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY- EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-BARNES-RANSOM- SARGENT-WESTERN WALSH- 310 PM CST THU JAN 10 2013 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT PERIODS OF LIGHT RAIN OR LIGHT FREEZING RAIN ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL SNOW ON FRIDAY. MINIMAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED...BUT AREA ROADWAYS MAY STILL BECOME SLICK. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE REGION BEGINNING FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL RESULT IN ACCUMULATIONS FROM 6 TO 10 INCHES ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM VALLEY CITY TO REYNOLDS TO WARREN. FARTHER SOUTH IN RANSOM AND SARGENT COUNTIES 4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE DRAMATICALLY FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING...RESULTING IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE NORTHERN VALLEY AND PORTIONS OF THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY. TEMPERATURES WILL TURN MARKEDLY COOLER ON SATURDAY...WITH WIND CHILL VALUES AS LOW AS 30 BELOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATION REPORTS ARE APPRECIATED. MNZ001>003-005-006-008-009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ030-039- 053-111200- WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL- NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER- SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER- EAST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT- TRAILL-CASS-RICHLAND- 553 AM CST THU JAN 10 2013 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT PERIODS OF LIGHT RAIN OR LIGHT FREEZING RAIN ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA INTO WEST AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE...RESULTING IN EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY SOME ADDITIONAL RAIN OR FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE FRIDAY MORNING. AFTER A BRIEF LULL SNOW WILL MOVE IN FROM THE NORTHWEST BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE STRONG WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL RESULT IN ACCUMULATIONS FROM 6 TO 10 INCHES ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM CASSELTON TO HALSTAD TO BLACKDUCK. AREAS FARTHER SOUTH WILL SEE 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE DRAMATICALLY FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING... RESULTING IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY. TEMPERATURES WILL TURN MARKEDLY COOLER ON SATURDAY...WITH WIND CHILL VALUES AS LOW AS 25 BELOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATION REPORTS ARE APPRECIATED. ROGERS/JR
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 11, 4:01 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | FGF | Cass, Ransom, Sargent | 31 hr |
| Jan 11, 4:01 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Cass, Ransom, Richland, Sargent | 31 hr |
| Jan 11, 4:01 AM CST | Ice Storm Warning | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, Otter Tail, Wadena | 8 hr |
Nearby
Blizzard Warnings in North Dakota, 2013Blizzard Warnings in Minnesota, 2013Every blizzard warning in 2013
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.