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Blizzard Warning 3, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this blizzard warning at Feb 9, 2013, 2:31 PM CST for 6 counties in Minnesota; 5 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Feb 10, 2013, 6:00 AM CST. It was in force for 30 hr. 60 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
- Feb 9, 2013, 2:31 PM CST (20:31 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 10, 2013, 6:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 11, 2013, 12:00 PM CST
- In force
- 30 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
Counties Becker County, MN, Clay County, MN, Grant County, MN, Norman County, MN, Otter Tail County, MN, Wilkin County, MN, Barnes County, ND, Cass County, ND, Ransom County, ND, Richland County, ND, Sargent County, ND
The radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:37 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 10, 6:15 AM CST | SNOW 1.5 | Moorhead, MN | 24-HOUR TOTAL. LIQUID EQUIVALENT 0.13 INCHES. |
| Feb 10, 6:52 AM CST | SNOW 2 | Pelican Rapids, MN | 24-HOUR TOTAL. LIQUID EQUIVALENT 0.12 INCHES. |
| Feb 10, 6:52 AM CST | SNOW 3.5 | Lidgerwood, ND | 24-HOUR TOTAL. LIQUID EQUIVALENT 0.27 INCHES. |
| Feb 10, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 1.5 | Moorhead, MN | |
| Feb 10, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 2 | 2 S Battle Lake, MN | LIQUID EQUIVALENT 0.13 INCHES. |
| Feb 10, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 2 | 8 Ene Elbow Lake, MN | LIQUID EQUIVALENT 0.13 INCHES. |
| Feb 10, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 2 | Twin Valley, MN | LIQUID EQUIVALENT 0.12 INCHES. |
| Feb 10, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 3.6 | 3 Se Breckenridge, MN | 24-HOUR TOTAL. LIQUID EQUIVALENT 0.42 INCHES. |
| Feb 10, 7:08 AM CST | SNOW 3 | 2 N Battle Lake, MN | AT ROUND LAKE |
| Feb 10, 7:45 AM CST | SNOW 2.1 | Sabin, MN | 24-HOUR TOTAL. LIQUID EQUIVALENT 0.26 INCHES. |
| Feb 10, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 2 | Rothsay, MN | LIQUID EQUIVALENT 0.19 INCHES. |
| Feb 10, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 2.5 | Ottertail, MN | |
| Feb 10, 8:08 AM CST | SNOW 2 | New York Mills, MN | 24-HOUR TOTAL. LIQUID EQUIVALENT 0.17 INCHES. |
| Feb 10, 8:30 AM CST | SNOW 4 | 3 E Mcleod, ND | LIQUID EQUIVALENT 0.36 INCHES. |
| Feb 10, 8:30 AM CST | SNOW 4.1 | 5 Wnw Durbin, ND | LIQUID EQUIVALENT 0.20 INCHES. |
| Feb 10, 9:39 AM CST | SNOW 4 | 3 N Wyndmere, ND | VISIBILITY ABOUT 1/2MILE |
| Feb 10, 9:48 AM CST | SNOW 3 | Nome, ND | FACEBOOK REPORT |
| Feb 10, 9:48 AM CST | SNOW 4 | Lisbon, ND | FACEBOOK REPORT |
| Feb 10, 9:56 AM CST | SNOW 4 | Colfax, ND | |
| Feb 10, 9:56 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Hankinson, ND | |
| Feb 10, 10:09 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Englevale, ND | FACEBOOK REPORT |
| Feb 10, 11:00 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Fergus Falls, MN | REPORT VIA FACEBOOK. |
| Feb 10, 11:27 AM CST | SNOW 5.5 | 4 Se Erhard, MN | |
| Feb 10, 11:27 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Wahpeton, ND | FACEBOOK REPORT |
| Feb 10, 12:47 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Fergus Falls, MN | AT LEAST 6 INCHES AND DRIFTS OVER 3 FEET |
| Feb 10, 12:47 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 8.5 | Cayuga, ND | SNOWFALL THROUGH 1230 PM. |
| Feb 10, 1:15 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Fargo, ND | NDSU CAMPUS...TOUGH TO MEASURE WITH A LOT OF BLOWING SNOW...SNOW TOTALS SO FAR RANGE FROM 6.5 IN SHELTERED AREAS TO 5 INCHES IN OPEN AREAS |
| Feb 10, 1:30 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 9.8 | 3 Se Breckenridge, MN | LIQUID EQUIVALENT 1.11 INCHES. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AS OF 130 PM CST. |
| Feb 10, 2:00 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | Detroit Lakes, MN | REPORT VIA FACEBOOK. |
| Feb 10, 2:12 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 8.3 | Erhard, MN | |
| Feb 10, 2:30 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | 11 S Detroit Lakes, MN | |
| Feb 10, 2:30 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | Kent, MN | |
| Feb 10, 2:30 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 14.5 | Colfax, ND | |
| Feb 10, 3:03 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 12.5 | Lidgerwood, ND | SIGNIFICANT SNOW DRIFTS |
| Feb 10, 3:10 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | 3 S Frazee, MN | REPORT VIA FACEBOOK. |
| Feb 10, 3:10 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 11 | Fergus Falls, MN | REPORT VIA FACEBOOK. |
| Feb 10, 4:30 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 9.5 | 2 Wsw Deer Creek, MN | |
| Feb 10, 4:30 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 13 | 6 Nnw Pelican Rapids, MN | |
| Feb 10, 4:54 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 9.5 | West Fargo, ND | |
| Feb 10, 5:00 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 9.5 | 4 E Fergus Falls, MN | |
| Feb 10, 5:00 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 13.5 | Cayuga, ND | UPDATED TOTAL SNOWFALL FROM EVENT. |
| Feb 10, 5:07 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 11.5 | 5 Ne Barnesville, MN | |
| Feb 10, 6:06 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 10.5 | West Fargo, ND | UPDATE FROM EARLIER REPORT. STILL SNOWING. |
| Feb 10, 7:00 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 9.1 | S Fargo, ND | |
| Feb 10, 7:00 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 14 | Detroit Lakes, MN | REPORTED ON WDAY FACEBOOK PAGE |
| Feb 10, 8:00 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 15 | 2 E Pelican Rapids, MN | REPORTED ON WDAY FACEBOOK PAGE |
| Feb 10, 9:00 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 9 | 3 E Fargo, MN | |
| Feb 10, 9:00 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 9 | Lisbon, ND | REPORTED ON NWS FACEBOOK PAGE |
| Feb 10, 9:00 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 14 | Dalton, MN | REPORTED ON KVLY FACEBOOK PAGE |
| Feb 10, 9:00 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 14 | Henning, MN | REPORTED ON KVLY FACEBOOK PAGE |
| Feb 10, 9:00 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 15 | 10 E Detroit Lakes, MN | REPORTED ON KVLY FACEBOOK PAGE |
| Feb 10, 9:00 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 16 | Dilworth, MN | REPORTED ON KVLY FACEBOOK PAGE |
| Feb 10, 9:00 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 16 | Lidgerwood, ND | REPORTED ON KVLY FACEBOOK PAGE |
| Feb 10, 9:00 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 17 | Frazee, MN | REPORTED ON KVLY FACEBOOK PAGE |
| Feb 10, 9:00 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 18 | Audubon, MN | REPORTED ON KVLY FACEBOOK PAGE |
| Feb 10, 10:00 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 13.3 | 7 S Perham, MN | REPORTED ON NWS FACEBOOK PAGE |
| Feb 10, 10:30 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 17 | Breckenridge, MN | REPORTED ON NWS FACEBOOK PAGE |
| Feb 10, 11:00 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 11.3 | Ne Fargo, ND | REPORTED ON NWS FACEBOOK PAGE |
| Feb 10, 11:00 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 14.4 | Battle Lake, MN | REPORTED ON NWS FACEBOOK PAGE |
| Feb 11, 12:00 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 9.3 | Moorhead, MN | TOTAL THROUGH MIDNIGHT. LIQUID EQUIVALENT 0.89 INCHES. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Aberdeen, SD (KABR), launched 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 227 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
- 515 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 122 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 176 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
729 WWUS43 KFGF 092031 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 231 PM CST SAT FEB 9 2013 ...WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE REGION SUNDAY INTO EARLY MONDAY... .LOW PRESSURE WILL ORGANIZE IN NORTHEASTERN COLORADO TODAY AND THEN MOVE THROUGH THE CENTRAL PLAINS INTO THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY SUNDAY AND MONDAY. SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AND THEN SPREAD NORTHWARD DURING THE DAY ON SUNDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT BEFORE ENDING MONDAY. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTH AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH IN THE RED RIVER VALLEY SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY NIGHT AND BLOWING SNOW WILL GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. THE TRACK OF THIS SYSTEM AND ESPECIALLY HOW FAR WEST THE MAIN SNOW BAND GETS REMAINS UNCERTAIN. AT THIS TIME...THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES POSSIBLE WILL BE ACROSS NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA INTO SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA INTO NORTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA FROM NEAR ABERDEEN AND SISSETON THROUGH WAHPETON... FARGO...TO DETROIT LAKES AND BEMIDJI. SNOW TOTALS WILL DIMINISH NORTH AND WEST OF THIS BAND WITH 4 TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE FROM ROSEAU TO GRAND FORKS TO VALLEY CITY...WITH ONLY LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS IN THE DEVILS LAKE REGION. WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE NORTH AT 25 TO 35 MPH OVER WESTERN MINNESOTA AND EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. THESE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH SNOW ALREADY ON THE GROUND AND ANY FALLING SNOW TO PRODUCE GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND IN SOME LOCATIONS POSSIBLE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. PERSONS SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS FOR UPDATES AS THE TRACK OF THE LOW AND SNOW BAND MAY CHANGE. NDZ006-007-014-015-092145- /O.CAN.KFGF.WS.A.0004.130210T1200Z-130211T1800Z/ TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...LANGDON...MADDOCK...LEEDS... DEVILS LAKE 231 PM CST SAT FEB 9 2013 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WATCH. SNOW AMOUNTS IN THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN ARE EXPECTED TO BE AROUND AN INCH OR SO...AND IS NOT ANTICIPATED TO REACH WARNING CRITERIA AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER...PERSONS SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR LOCAL FORECASTS FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CHANGES. $$ MNZ003-027-029-030-040-NDZ038-039-049-052-053-111800- /O.UPG.KFGF.BZ.A.0002.130210T0600Z-130211T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.130210T1200Z-130211T1800Z/ CLAY-WEST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM- SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOORHEAD...DETROIT LAKES... BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...ELBOW LAKE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO... LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON 231 PM CST SAT FEB 9 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO NOON CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO NOON CST MONDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE AFTER LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE ALL DAY SUNDAY INTO MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WITH LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS. HIGHEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED FROM WAHPETON TO DETROIT LAKES TO BEMIDJI. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH BY LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES TO NEAR ZERO...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * OTHER IMPACTS...LARGE DRIFTS OF SNOW COULD MAKE SOME RURAL ROADS IMPASSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ028-031-111800- /O.UPG.KFGF.BZ.A.0002.130210T0600Z-130211T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.WS.W.0003.130210T1200Z-130211T1800Z/ EAST BECKER-EAST OTTER TAIL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WOLF LAKE...NEW YORK MILLS 231 PM CST SAT FEB 9 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO NOON CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO NOON CST MONDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE AFTER MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE ALL DAY SUNDAY INTO MONDAY MORNING. * WINDS...15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...MAY BE REDUCED TO AS LITTLE AS ONE QUARTER MILE. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WITH LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS. HIGHEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED FROM WAHPETON TO DETROIT LAKES TO BEMIDJI. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH BY LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES TO NEAR ZERO...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES...FROM ZERO TO 5 ABOVE. * OTHER IMPACTS...LARGE DRIFTS OF SNOW COULD MAKE SOME RURAL ROADS IMPASSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY 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. && $$ MNZ005-006-008-009-013>017-022-023-111800- /O.UPG.KFGF.WS.A.0004.130210T1200Z-130211T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.WS.W.0003.130210T1200Z-130211T1800Z/ ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON- RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN- SOUTH CLEARWATER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN... RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON... BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA 231 PM CST SAT FEB 9 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO NOON CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO NOON CST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * VISIBILITIES...REDUCED TO AS LITTLE AS ONE QUARTER MILE. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO 25 MPH SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY MORNING. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO UNDER A MILE IN OPEN AREAS WITH BLOWING SNOW. * WIND CHILL VALUES...FROM ZERO TO 5 ABOVE. * OTHER IMPACTS...SNOW DRIFTS COULD MAKE SOME RURAL ROADS IMPASSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ024-032-111800- /O.UPG.KFGF.WS.A.0004.130210T0600Z-130211T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.WS.W.0003.130210T1200Z-130211T1800Z/ HUBBARD-WADENA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PARK RAPIDS...WADENA 231 PM CST SAT FEB 9 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO NOON CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO NOON CST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE AFTER MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE ALL DAY SUNDAY INTO MONDAY MORNING. * VISIBILITIES...REDUCED TO AS LITTLE AS ONE QUARTER MILE. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...WITH LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE 10 TO 25 MPH RANGE SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY MORNING. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO UNDER A MILE IN OPEN AREAS WITH BLOWING SNOW. * WIND CHILL VALUES...FROM ZERO TO 5 ABOVE. * OTHER IMPACTS...SNOW DRIFTS COULD MAKE SOME RURAL ROADS IMPASSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY 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. && $$ MNZ001-002-NDZ027-029-030-111800- /O.CON.KFGF.BZ.A.0002.130210T1200Z-130211T1800Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-GRAND FORKS-STEELE-TRAILL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...GRAND FORKS...FINLEY...MAYVILLE 231 PM CST SAT FEB 9 2013 ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE...WITH THE HIGHER TOTALS SOUTH AND EAST OF GRAND FORKS AND LOWER TOTALS NORTH AND WEST OF GRAND FORKS. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE 25 TO 35 WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH BY LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES TO NEAR ZERO...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY. * OTHER IMPACTS...LARGE DRIFTS OF SNOW COULD MAKE SOME RURAL ROADS IMPASSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$ MNZ004-007-NDZ008-016-024-026-028-054-111800- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.A.0004.130210T1200Z-130211T1800Z/ KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-GRIGGS- WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...WARREN...CAVALIER...GRAFTON... NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...COOPERSTOWN...ADAMS 231 PM CST SAT FEB 9 2013 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. DESPITE THE LOWER SNOWFALL FORECAST...THE BIG ISSUE WILL BE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP SUNDAY AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH. THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH FALLING SNOW WILL BRING GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ HOPKINS
7 follow-up statements
125 WWUS43 KFGF 100358 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 958 PM CST SAT FEB 9 2013 ...WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE REGION SUNDAY INTO EARLY MONDAY... .LOW PRESSURE WILL ORGANIZE IN NORTHEASTERN COLORADO TODAY AND THEN MOVE THROUGH THE CENTRAL PLAINS INTO THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY SUNDAY AND MONDAY. SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA LATE TONIGHT AND THEN SPREAD NORTHWARD DURING THE DAY ON SUNDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT BEFORE ENDING MONDAY. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTH AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH IN THE RED RIVER VALLEY SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY NIGHT AND BLOWING SNOW WILL GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. THE TRACK OF THIS SYSTEM AND ESPECIALLY HOW FAR WEST THE MAIN SNOW BAND GETS REMAINS UNCERTAIN. AT THIS TIME...THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES POSSIBLE WILL BE ACROSS NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA INTO SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA INTO NORTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA FROM NEAR ABERDEEN AND SISSETON THROUGH WAHPETON... FARGO...TO DETROIT LAKES AND BEMIDJI. SNOW TOTALS WILL DIMINISH NORTH AND WEST OF THIS BAND WITH 4 TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE FROM ROSEAU TO GRAND FORKS TO VALLEY CITY...WITH ONLY LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS IN THE DEVILS LAKE REGION. WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE NORTH AT 25 TO 35 MPH OVER WESTERN MINNESOTA AND EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. THESE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH SNOW ALREADY ON THE GROUND AND ANY FALLING SNOW TO PRODUCE GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND IN SOME LOCATIONS POSSIBLE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. PERSONS SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS FOR UPDATES AS THE TRACK OF THE LOW AND SNOW BAND MAY CHANGE. MNZ003-027-029-030-040-NDZ038-039-049-052-053-111800- /O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.130210T1200Z-130211T1800Z/ CLAY-WEST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM- SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOORHEAD...DETROIT LAKES... BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...ELBOW LAKE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO... LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON 958 PM CST SAT FEB 9 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO NOON CST MONDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO NOON CST MONDAY. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE AFTER LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE ALL DAY SUNDAY INTO MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WITH LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS. HIGHEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED FROM WAHPETON TO DETROIT LAKES TO BEMIDJI. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH BY LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES TO NEAR ZERO...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * OTHER IMPACTS...LARGE DRIFTS OF SNOW COULD MAKE SOME RURAL ROADS IMPASSIBLE. 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>017-022>024-028-031-032-111800- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0003.130210T1200Z-130211T1800Z/ ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON- RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN- SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-EAST BECKER-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN... RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON... BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS... WOLF LAKE...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA 958 PM CST SAT FEB 9 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO NOON CST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO NOON CST MONDAY. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * VISIBILITIES...REDUCED TO AS LITTLE AS ONE QUARTER MILE. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO 25 MPH SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY MORNING. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO UNDER A MILE IN OPEN AREAS WITH BLOWING SNOW. * WIND CHILL VALUES...FROM ZERO TO 5 ABOVE. * OTHER IMPACTS...SNOW DRIFTS COULD MAKE SOME RURAL ROADS IMPASSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY 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. && $$ MNZ001-002-NDZ027-029-030-111800- /O.CON.KFGF.BZ.A.0002.130210T1200Z-130211T1800Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-GRAND FORKS-STEELE-TRAILL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...GRAND FORKS...FINLEY...MAYVILLE 958 PM CST SAT FEB 9 2013 ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE...WITH THE HIGHER TOTALS SOUTH AND EAST OF GRAND FORKS AND LOWER TOTALS NORTH AND WEST OF GRAND FORKS. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE 25 TO 35 WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH BY LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES TO NEAR ZERO...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY. * OTHER IMPACTS...LARGE DRIFTS OF SNOW COULD MAKE SOME RURAL ROADS IMPASSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$ MNZ004-007-NDZ008-016-024-026-028-054-111800- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.A.0004.130210T1200Z-130211T1800Z/ KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-GRIGGS- WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...WARREN...CAVALIER...GRAFTON... NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...COOPERSTOWN...ADAMS 958 PM CST SAT FEB 9 2013 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. DESPITE THE LOWER SNOWFALL FORECAST...THE BIG ISSUE WILL BE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP SUNDAY AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH. THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH FALLING SNOW WILL BRING GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
192 WWUS43 KFGF 100958 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 358 AM CST SUN FEB 10 2013 ...WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE REGION TODAY INTO EARLY MONDAY... .LOW PRESSURE OVER CENTRAL NEBRASKA WILL MOVE TO SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA BY LATE TONIGHT. SNOW WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL SPREAD NORTH THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE IN MOST AREAS THIS AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY MORNING. THE MAIN IMPACT OF THE STORM WILL BE FOR AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF A ROSEAU TO GRAND FORKS TO COOPERSTOWN LINE. WEST OF THIS LINE...INCLUDING LANGDON AND DEVILS LAKE...ANY SNOWFALL FROM THIS SYSTEM WILL BE VERY LIGHT AND UNDER AN INCH ACCUMULATION. THE HEAVIEST OF THE SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR FROM THE SISSETON HILLS IN NORTHEASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA...THEN ACROSS THE WAHPETON-FARGO AREA...THROUGH MINNESOTA LAKES COUNTRY...TO BEMIDJI. IN THIS REGION WIDESPREAD 8 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL WILL TAPER OFF TO THE WEST OF THIS REGION WITH A REGION OF 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOWFALL FROM ROSEAU TO GRAND FORKS TO COOPERSTOWN. IN THIS ZONE SNOWFALL WILL VARY GREATLY IN SHORT DISTANCES SO SNOWFALL FORECASTS FOR THIS ZONE MAY NEED TO BE ADJUSTED AS THE DAY PROGRESSES. WINDS TO START TODAY WILL BE NORTHEAST TO EAST AT 10 TO 20 MPH. LOOK FOR WINDS TO TURN MORE NORTHERLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AND INCREASE IN SPEED TO 15 TO 30 MPH OVER THE NORTHERN RED VALLEY AND TO 20 TO 35 MPH IN THE SOUTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY WITH HIGHER GUSTS. WINDS WITH HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY FROM MID AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT IN THE SOUTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY. A BIT LESS SNOWFALL AND LIGHTER WINDS IN THE NORTHERN VALLEY WILL GIVE A BIT BETTER CONDITIONS....BUT STILL EXPECT REDUCED VISIBLITIES IN BLOWING SNOW LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. CONTINUE TO MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AS CONDITIONS MAY CHANGE. MNZ002-111800- /O.UPG.KFGF.BZ.A.0002.130210T1200Z-130211T1800Z/ /O.EXA.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.130210T1200Z-130211T1800Z/ NORMAN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HALSTAD 358 AM CST SUN FEB 10 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW WILL FALL TODAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS NORMAN COUNTY....HIGHEST IN THE SOUTHEASTERN PART. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE 25 TO 35 WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES TO NEAR ZERO...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY. * OTHER IMPACTS...LARGE DRIFTS OF SNOW COULD MAKE SOME RURAL ROADS IMPASSIBLE. 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-NDZ027-029-030-111800- /O.UPG.KFGF.BZ.A.0002.130210T1200Z-130211T1800Z/ /O.EXA.KFGF.WS.W.0003.130210T1200Z-130211T1800Z/ WEST POLK-GRAND FORKS-STEELE-TRAILL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... GRAND FORKS...FINLEY...MAYVILLE 358 AM CST SUN FEB 10 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOWFALL IN THIS REGION WILL VARY GREATLY FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST. EXPECT 1 TO 4 INCHES NORTH AND WEST OF GRAND FORKS TO 4 TO 7 INCHES EAST AND SOUTH OF GRAND FORKS. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE 20 TO 30 WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. && $$ NDZ028-111800- /O.UPG.KFGF.WS.A.0004.130210T1200Z-130211T1800Z/ /O.EXA.KFGF.WS.W.0003.130210T1200Z-130211T1800Z/ GRIGGS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...COOPERSTOWN 358 AM CST SUN FEB 10 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS MAY VARY GREATLY IN A SHORT DISTANCE. OVERALL EXPECT 2 TO 5 INCHES ACROSS THE COUNTY. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 35 MPH. THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH FALLING SNOW WILL BRING GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. && $$ MNZ003-027-029-030-040-NDZ038-039-049-052-053-111800- /O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.130210T1200Z-130211T1800Z/ CLAY-WEST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM- SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOORHEAD...DETROIT LAKES... BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...ELBOW LAKE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO... LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON 358 AM CST SUN FEB 10 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY INTO MONDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY MID AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WITH LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES TO NEAR ZERO...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * OTHER IMPACTS...LARGE DRIFTS OF SNOW COULD MAKE SOME RURAL ROADS IMPASSIBLE. 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. && $$ MNZ005-006-008-009-013>017-022>024-028-031-032-111800- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0003.130210T1200Z-130211T1800Z/ ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON- RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN- SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-EAST BECKER-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN... RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON... BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS... WOLF LAKE...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA 358 AM CST SUN FEB 10 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * VISIBILITIES...REDUCED TO AS LITTLE AS ONE QUARTER MILE IN HEAVY SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS UP TO 14 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE BEMIDJI-PARK RAPIDS-LAKE ITASCA AREA. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO 25 MPH SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY MORNING. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO UNDER A MILE IN OPEN AREAS WITH BLOWING SNOW. * OTHER IMPACTS...SNOW DRIFTS COULD MAKE SOME RURAL ROADS IMPASSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ004-007-NDZ008-016-024-026-054-111800- /O.UPG.KFGF.WS.A.0004.130210T1200Z-130211T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.WW.Y.0007.130210T1800Z-130211T1800Z/ KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON- WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...WARREN...CAVALIER...GRAFTON... NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...ADAMS 358 AM CST SUN FEB 10 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LIGHT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON CST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. DESPITE THE LIMITED SNOWFALL AMOUNTS...THE BIG ISSUE WILL BE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP SUNDAY AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 35 MPH. THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH FALLING SNOW WILL BRING GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. 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. && $$ DTR
174 WWUS43 KFGF 101634 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 1034 AM CST SUN FEB 10 2013 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY AFTERNOON IN THE SOUTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA... .THE MAIN IMPACT OF THE STORM WILL BE FOR AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF A ROSEAU TO GRAND FORKS TO COOPERSTOWN LINE. WEST OF THIS LINE... INCLUDING LANGDON AND DEVILS LAKE...ANY SNOWFALL FROM THIS SYSTEM WILL BE VERY LIGHT AND UNDER AN INCH ACCUMULATION. THE HEAVIEST OF THE SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR FROM THE SISSETON HILLS IN NORTHEASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA...THEN ACROSS THE WAHPETON-FARGO AREA...THROUGH MINNESOTA LAKES COUNTRY...TO BEMIDJI. IN THIS REGION WIDESPREAD 10 TO 16 INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL WILL TAPER OFF TO THE WEST OF THIS REGION WITH A REGION OF 2 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOWFALL FROM ROSEAU TO GRAND FORKS TO COOPERSTOWN. IN THIS ZONE SNOWFALL WILL VARY GREATLY IN SHORT DISTANCES WITH MORE SNOW TO THE SOUTH AND EAST AND LESS TO THE NORTHWEST. WINDS WILL INCREASE BY AFTERNOON AND TURN MORE NORTHERLY AND INCREASE IN SPEED TO 15 TO 30 MPH OVER THE NORTHERN RED VALLEY AND TO 20 TO 35 MPH IN THE SOUTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY WITH HIGHER GUSTS BY EVENING. WINDS WITH HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY FROM MID AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT IN THE SOUTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY. A BIT LESS SNOWFALL AND LIGHTER WINDS IN THE NORTHERN VALLEY WILL GIVE A BIT BETTER CONDITIONS....BUT STILL EXPECT REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. LOW PRESSURE OVER CENTRAL NEBRASKA WILL MOVE TO SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA BY LATE TONIGHT. MNZ002-003-027-029-030-040-NDZ038-039-049-052-053-111800- /O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130211T1800Z/ NORMAN-CLAY-WEST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-BARNES-CASS- RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...DETROIT LAKES... BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...ELBOW LAKE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO... LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON 1034 AM CST SUN FEB 10 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY. * TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE TODAY INTO MONDAY MORNING. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY NOON IN THE SOUTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 16 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WITH LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ZERO...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * OTHER IMPACTS...LARGE DRIFTS OF SNOW COULD MAKE SOME RURAL ROADS IMPASSIBLE. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY. 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. && $$ MNZ001-005-006-008-009-013>017-022>024-028-031-032-NDZ027>030- 111800- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130211T1800Z/ WEST POLK-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI- PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI- MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-EAST BECKER-EAST OTTER TAIL- WADENA-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...ROSEAU... BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN...RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS... RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN... LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...WOLF LAKE...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA... GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE 1034 AM CST SUN FEB 10 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * VISIBILITIES...REDUCED TO AS LITTLE AS ONE QUARTER MILE IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WILL VARY GREATLY FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST...WITH 2 TO 6 INCHES EXPECTED IN GRAND FORKS COUNTY FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST. THERE SHOULD BE MUCH HEAVIER SNOW FURTHER SOUTH AND EAST...WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES IN NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF UP TO 16 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE BEMIDJI...PARK RAPIDS...LAKE ITASCA AREA. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY MORNING WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH IN THE RED RIVER VALLEY. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO UNDER A MILE IN OPEN AREAS WITH BLOWING SNOW. * OTHER IMPACTS...SNOW DRIFTS COULD MAKE SOME RURAL ROADS IMPASSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY 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. && $$ MNZ004-007-NDZ008-016-024-026-054-111800- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0007.130210T1800Z-130211T1800Z/ KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON- WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...WARREN...CAVALIER...GRAFTON... NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...ADAMS 1034 AM CST SUN FEB 10 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. DESPITE THE LIMITED SNOWFALL AMOUNTS...THE BIG ISSUE WILL BE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP SUNDAY AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 35 MPH. THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH FALLING SNOW WILL BRING GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ DK
718 WWUS43 KFGF 102104 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 304 PM CST SUN FEB 10 2013 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE IN THE SOUTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .THE MAIN IMPACT OF THE STORM WILL BE FOR AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF A ROSEAU TO GRAND FORKS TO COOPERSTOWN LINE. WEST OF THIS LINE... INCLUDING LANGDON AND DEVILS LAKE...ANY SNOWFALL FROM THIS SYSTEM WILL BE VERY LIGHT AND UNDER AN INCH ACCUMULATION. THE HEAVIEST OF THE SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR FROM THE SISSETON HILLS IN NORTHEASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA...THEN ACROSS THE WAHPETON-FARGO AREA...THROUGH MINNESOTA LAKES COUNTRY...TO BEMIDJI. IN THIS REGION WIDESPREAD 12 TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL WILL TAPER OFF TO THE WEST OF THIS REGION WITH A REGION OF 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOWFALL FROM ROSEAU TO GRAND FORKS TO COOPERSTOWN. IN THIS ZONE SNOWFALL WILL VARY GREATLY IN SHORT DISTANCES WITH MORE SNOW TO THE SOUTH AND EAST AND LESS TO THE NORTHWEST. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND TURN MORE NORTHERLY AND INCREASE IN SPEED TO 15 TO 30 MPH OVER THE NORTHERN RED VALLEY AND TO 20 TO 35 MPH IN THE SOUTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY WITH HIGHER GUSTS BY EVENING. WINDS WITH HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY FROM LATE AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT IN THE SOUTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY. A BIT LESS SNOWFALL AND LIGHTER WINDS IN THE NORTHERN VALLEY WILL GIVE A BIT BETTER CONDITIONS....BUT STILL EXPECT REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. LOW PRESSURE OVER NORTHWEST IOWA WILL MOVE TO SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA BY LATE TONIGHT. MNZ002-003-027-029-030-040-NDZ038-039-049-052-053-111800- /O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130211T1800Z/ NORMAN-CLAY-WEST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-BARNES-CASS- RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...DETROIT LAKES... BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...ELBOW LAKE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO... LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON 304 PM CST SUN FEB 10 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY. * TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE IN THE SOUTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY INTO MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 16 INCHES WITH LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR PERSISTENT HEAVY SNOW BANDS. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ZERO...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * OTHER IMPACTS...LARGE DRIFTS OF SNOW COULD MAKE SOME RURAL ROADS IMPASSIBLE. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY 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. && $$ MNZ001-005-006-008-009-013>017-022>024-028-031-032-NDZ027>030- 111800- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130211T1800Z/ WEST POLK-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI- PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI- MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-EAST BECKER-EAST OTTER TAIL- WADENA-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...ROSEAU... BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN...RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS... RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN... LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...WOLF LAKE...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA... GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE 304 PM CST SUN FEB 10 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * VISIBILITIES...REDUCED TO AS LITTLE AS ONE QUARTER MILE IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WILL VARY GREATLY FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST...WITH 2 TO 6 INCHES EXPECTED IN GRAND FORKS COUNTY FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST. THERE SHOULD BE MUCH HEAVIER SNOW FURTHER SOUTH AND EAST...WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES IN NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF UP TO 16 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE BEMIDJI...PARK RAPIDS...LAKE ITASCA AREA. * NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT IN THE NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY FROM GRAND FORKS...WESTERN POLK COUNTIES INTO TRAILL COUNTIES. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT HERE IN OPEN COUNTRY WITH VISIBILITIES AROUND ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY MORNING WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH IN THE RED RIVER VALLEY. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO UNDER A MILE IN OPEN AREAS WITH BLOWING SNOW. * OTHER IMPACTS...SNOW DRIFTS COULD MAKE SOME RURAL ROADS IMPASSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY 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. && $$ MNZ004-007-NDZ008-016-024-026-054-111800- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-130211T1800Z/ KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON- WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...WARREN...CAVALIER...GRAFTON... NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...ADAMS 304 PM CST SUN FEB 10 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. DESPITE THE LIMITED SNOWFALL AMOUNTS...THE BIG ISSUE WILL BE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 35 MPH BY EVENING. THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH FALLING SNOW WILL BRING GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW TO AROUND ONE HALF MILE 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. && $$ DK
534 WWUS43 KFGF 110545 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 1145 PM CST SUN FEB 10 2013 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE IN THE SOUTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .THE MAIN IMPACT OF THE STORM WILL BE FOR AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF A WARROAD TO GRAND FORKS TO WIMBLEDON LINE. WEST OF THIS LINE...INCLUDING LANGDON AND DEVILS LAKE...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE GENERALLY UNDER AN INCH ACCUMULATION. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL HAS BEEN ALONG A LIDGERWOOD TO WAHPETON TO BARNESVILLE TO DETROIT LAKES TO BEMIDJI CORRIDOR. IN THIS REGION...WIDESPREAD AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO FEET OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED AND UP TO 18 INCHES HAS ALREADY FALLEN. SNOWFALL WILL TAPER OFF TO THE WEST OF THIS REGION WITH A REGION OF 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOWFALL FROM ROSEAU TO GRAND FORKS TO COOPERSTOWN. IN THIS ZONE...SNOWFALL WILL VARY GREATLY IN SHORT DISTANCES WITH MORE SNOW TO THE SOUTH AND EAST AND LESS TO THE NORTHWEST. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE OVERNIGHT AND TURN MORE NORTHWESTERLY...INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH IN THE NORTHERN VALLEY AND 30 TO 40 MPH IN THE SOUTHERN VALLEY. WINDS WITH BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT IN THE SOUTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY. A BIT LESS SNOWFALL AND LIGHTER WINDS IN THE NORTHERN VALLEY WILL ALLOW BETTER CONDITIONS....BUT STILL EXPECT REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW OVERNIGHT. MNZ002-003-027-029-030-040-NDZ038-039-049-052-053-111800- /O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130211T1800Z/ NORMAN-CLAY-WEST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-BARNES-CASS- RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...DETROIT LAKES... BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...ELBOW LAKE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO... LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON 1145 PM CST SUN FEB 10 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY. * TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE IN THE SOUTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY INTO MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...12 TO 18 INCHES WITH LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR PERSISTENT HEAVY SNOW BANDS. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS FROM 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ZERO...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * OTHER IMPACTS...LARGE DRIFTS OF SNOW COULD MAKE SOME RURAL ROADS IMPASSIBLE. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY 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. && $$ MNZ001-005-006-008-009-013>017-022>024-028-031-032-NDZ027>030- 111800- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130211T1800Z/ WEST POLK-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI- PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI- MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-EAST BECKER-EAST OTTER TAIL- WADENA-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...ROSEAU... BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN...RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS... RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN... LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...WOLF LAKE...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA... GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE 1145 PM CST SUN FEB 10 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * VISIBILITIES...REDUCED TO AS LITTLE AS ONE QUARTER MILE IN BLOWING SNOW THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WILL VARY GREATLY FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST...WITH 2 TO 6 INCHES EXPECTED IN GRAND FORKS COUNTY FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST. THERE SHOULD BE MUCH HEAVIER SNOW FURTHER SOUTH AND EAST...WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES IN NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF UP TO 16 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE BEMIDJI...PARK RAPIDS...LAKE ITASCA AREA. * NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT IN THE NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY FROM GRAND FORKS... WESTERN POLK COUNTIES INTO TRAILL COUNTIES. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT HERE IN OPEN COUNTRY WITH VISIBILITIES AROUND ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY MORNING WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH IN THE RED RIVER VALLEY. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO UNDER A MILE IN OPEN AREAS WITH BLOWING SNOW. * OTHER IMPACTS...SNOW DRIFTS COULD MAKE SOME RURAL ROADS IMPASSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY 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. && $$ MNZ004-007-NDZ008-016-024-026-054-111800- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-130211T1800Z/ KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON- WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...WARREN...CAVALIER...GRAFTON... NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...ADAMS 1145 PM CST SUN FEB 10 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. DESPITE THE LIMITED SNOWFALL AMOUNTS...THE BIG ISSUE WILL BE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 35 MPH BY EVENING. THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH FALLING SNOW WILL BRING GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW TO AROUND ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN OPEN COUNTRY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ SPEICHER
645 WWUS43 KFGF 110950 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 350 AM CST MON FEB 11 2013 ...STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS THROUGH THE MORNING... .LOW PRESSURE OVER NORTHERN WISCONSIN EARLY THIS MORNING WILL PUSH EASTWARD TODAY. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO TAPER OFF...WITH ADDITIONAL LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED FROM THE SOUTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY NORTHEASTWARD INTO NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. IN ADDITION...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS THROUGH THE MORNING WILL LEAD TO AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITY...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS THAT RECEIVED HEAVY SNOW AMOUNTS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN DURING THE DAY AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO MOVE EASTWARD...RESULTING IN GRADUALLY IMPROVING CONDITIONS BY THIS AFTERNOON. NDZ038-049-052-111800- /O.CAN.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130211T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.WW.Y.0008.130211T0950Z-130211T1800Z/ BARNES-RANSOM-SARGENT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALLEY CITY...LISBON...GWINNER 350 AM CST MON FEB 11 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS COMBINED WITH FRESHLY FALLEN SNOW WILL LEAD TO AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. * WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 30 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * VISIBILITIES...FRESHLY FALLEN SNOW COMBINED WITH STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND LOCAL VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS TO UNDER ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. * OTHER IMPACTS...LARGE DRIFTS OF SNOW COULD MAKE SOME RURAL ROADS IMPASSIBLE. TRAVEL IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN DIFFICULT THROUGH THE MORNING 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. && $$ MNZ001-NDZ029-030-111800- /O.CAN.KFGF.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130211T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.WW.Y.0008.130211T0950Z-130211T1800Z/ WEST POLK-STEELE-TRAILL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...FINLEY... MAYVILLE 350 AM CST MON FEB 11 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS COMBINED WITH LIGHT SNOW AND FRESHLY FALLEN SNOW WILL LEAD TO AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. * WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 30 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * VISIBILITIES...FRESHLY FALLEN SNOW COMBINED WITH STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND LOCAL VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS TO UNDER ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ NDZ027-028-111100- /O.CAN.KFGF.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130211T1800Z/ GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN 350 AM CST MON FEB 11 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. IMPROVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE DAY. SOME AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL PERSIST INTO THE MORNING HOURS...BUT WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE. $$ MNZ004-007-NDZ008-016-024-026-054-111100- /O.CAN.KFGF.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-130211T1800Z/ KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON- WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...WARREN...CAVALIER...GRAFTON... NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...ADAMS 350 AM CST MON FEB 11 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. IMPROVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE DAY. SOME AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL PERSIST INTO THE MORNING HOURS...BUT WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE. $$ MNZ002-003-027-029-030-040-NDZ039-053-111800- /O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130211T1800Z/ NORMAN-CLAY-WEST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-CASS- RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...DETROIT LAKES... BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...ELBOW LAKE...FARGO...WAHPETON 350 AM CST MON FEB 11 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS...ESPECIALLY OVER OPEN AREAS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO AN INCH ARE EXPECTED. * WINDS/VISIBILITY... NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING. BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. * OTHER IMPACTS...LARGE DRIFTS OF SNOW COULD MAKE SOME RURAL ROADS IMPASSIBLE. TRAVEL WILL REMAIN DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE THROUGH THIS MORNING BEFORE CONDITIONS BEGIN TO IMPROVE THIS AFTERNOON. 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. && $$ MNZ005-006-008-009-013>017-022>024-028-031-032-111800- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130211T1800Z/ ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON- RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN- SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-EAST BECKER-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN... RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON... BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS... WOLF LAKE...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA 350 AM CST MON FEB 11 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING. * VISIBILITIES...REDUCED TO AS LITTLE AS ONE QUARTER MILE IN BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY OVER OPEN AREAS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS RANGING FROM 4-6 INCHES ALONG THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER TO OVER 12 INCHES SOUTHWARD TOWARDS PARK RAPIDS. * WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH. * OTHER IMPACTS...SNOW DRIFTS COULD MAKE SOME RURAL ROADS IMPASSIBLE. GRADUALLY IMPROVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ JAM
098 WWUS43 KFGF 111745 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 1145 AM CST MON FEB 11 2013 ...WINTER STORM WINDING DOWN... .LOW PRESSURE OVER THE UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEASTWARD AND INTO SOUTHEAST ONTARIO THIS AFTERNOON. THE MAJORITY OF ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL HAS MOVED INTO WISCONSIN AND MICHIGAN. VISIBILITY HAS IMPROVED ACROSS THE REGION AND NORTHERLY WIND WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...MINIMIZING THE THREAT FOR FURTHER REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES ARE POSSIBLE THE REST OF THE DAY...BUT ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION WILL BE MINIMAL. MNZ002-003-027-029-030-040-NDZ039-053-111845- /O.EXP.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130211T1800Z/ NORMAN-CLAY-WEST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-CASS- RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...DETROIT LAKES... BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...ELBOW LAKE...FARGO...WAHPETON 1145 AM CST MON FEB 11 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY... THE MAJORITY OF ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL HAS ENDED AND VISIBILITY WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE AS WINDS DECREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON... BUT FURTHER SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY ARE NOT EXPECTED. $$ MNZ005-006-008-009-013>017-022>024-028-031-032-111845- /O.EXP.KFGF.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130211T1800Z/ ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON- RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN- SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-EAST BECKER-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN... RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON... BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS... WOLF LAKE...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA 1145 AM CST MON FEB 11 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY... THE MAJORITY OF ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL HAS ENDED AND VISIBILITY WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE AS WINDS DECREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON... BUT FURTHER SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY ARE NOT EXPECTED. $$ MNZ001-NDZ029-030-038-049-052-111845- /O.EXP.KFGF.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-130211T1800Z/ WEST POLK-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-RANSOM-SARGENT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...FINLEY... MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...LISBON...GWINNER 1145 AM CST MON FEB 11 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY... THE MAJORITY OF ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL HAS ENDED AND VISIBILITY WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE AS WINDS DECREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON... BUT FURTHER SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY ARE NOT EXPECTED. $$ ROGERS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 9, 2:31 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen and 7 more | 45 hr |
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