Alert archive / North Dakota / Blizzard Warnings in 2013
Blizzard Warning 5, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this blizzard warning at Mar 17, 2013, 8:45 PM CDT for 17 counties in North Dakota; 8 counties in Minnesota. It was in force for 22 hr. 29 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 17, 2013, 8:45 PM CDT (01:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 18, 2013, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 22 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
All 25 counties
Clay County, MN, Grant County, MN, Kittson County, MN, Marshall County, MN, Norman County, MN, Otter Tail County, MN, Polk County, MN, Wilkin County, MN, Barnes County, ND, Benson County, ND, Cass County, ND, Cavalier County, ND, Eddy County, ND, Grand Forks County, ND, Griggs County, ND, Nelson County, ND, Pembina County, ND, Ramsey County, ND, Ransom County, ND, Richland County, ND, Sargent County, ND, Steele County, ND, Towner County, ND, Traill County, ND, Walsh County, ND
The radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 12 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 10:51 PM CDT | SNOW 2.7 | Fargo, ND | SEVERAL 3 FOOT DRIFTS IN PARKING LOT |
| Mar 18, 6:35 AM CDT | SNOW 5.5 | Pelican Rapids, MN | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Mar 18, 7:00 AM CDT | SNOW 2.7 | Mayville, ND | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Mar 18, 7:00 AM CDT | SNOW 3 | Lidgerwood, ND | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Mar 18, 7:00 AM CDT | SNOW 3 | Michigan, ND | |
| Mar 18, 7:00 AM CDT | SNOW 3.3 | Moorhead, MN | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL...OFFICIAL FARGO OBSERVATION. |
| Mar 18, 7:00 AM CDT | SNOW 3.5 | Penn, ND | |
| Mar 18, 7:00 AM CDT | SNOW 4 | Pembina, ND | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Mar 18, 7:00 AM CDT | SNOW 4.5 | Cavalier, ND | VISBY UNDER A QUARTER MILE. |
| Mar 18, 7:10 AM CDT | SNOW 4.5 | Park River, ND | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Mar 18, 7:30 AM CDT | SNOW 2.7 | 9 Sse Hawley, MN | |
| Mar 18, 7:30 AM CDT | SNOW 3.5 | Twin Valley, MN | |
| Mar 18, 7:50 AM CDT | SNOW 4 | Starkweather, ND | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Mar 18, 8:00 AM CDT | SNOW 2.1 | Mcleod, ND | |
| Mar 18, 8:00 AM CDT | SNOW 3 | 4 Sse West Fargo, ND | |
| Mar 18, 8:30 AM CDT | SNOW 3 | Abercrombie, ND | |
| Mar 18, 9:00 AM CDT | SNOW 2 | 5 Ne Sarles, ND | POINT OF ENTRY...STORM TOTAL |
| Mar 18, 9:09 AM CDT | SNOW 4.3 | Lancaster, MN | STILL SNOWING |
| Mar 18, 9:45 AM CDT | SNOW 4 | Valley City, ND | |
| Mar 18, 10:10 AM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 7 | 4 N Park River, ND | |
| Mar 18, 10:16 AM CDT | SNOW 4 | Devils Lake, ND | |
| Mar 18, 10:17 AM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 4.8 | Larimore, ND | VIA FACEBOOK...STILL SNOWING |
| Mar 18, 10:17 AM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 5 | Newfolden, MN | VIA FACEBOOK...STILL SNOWING |
| Mar 18, 12:00 PM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 4.5 | Grand Forks, ND | TOTAL SO FAR...LIGHT SNOW ONGOING |
| Mar 18, 1:07 PM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 4.5 | Grand Forks, ND | TOTAL SO FAR...LIGHT SNOW ONGOING |
| Mar 18, 5:00 PM CDT | SNOW 4.6 | Grand Forks, ND | STORM TOTAL AT NWS OFFICE |
| Mar 18, 5:44 PM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 8.5 | Middle River, MN | VIA NWS FACEBOOK. ESTIMATED 8-9. |
| Mar 18, 5:53 PM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 8.5 | Karlstad, MN | VIA FACEBOOK |
| Mar 18, 6:54 PM CDT | SNOW 3.6 | Moorhead, MN | 0.37 LIQUID. 3.6 INCHES STORM TOTAL -- OFFICIAL FARGO-MOORHEAD CLIMATE OBSERVATION |
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, 1.8 hours before the alert went out and 257 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
- 649 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 392 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 481 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
081 WWUS43 KFGF 180145 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 845 PM CDT SUN MAR 17 2013 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE REGION... .LOW PRESSURE ACROSS THE WESTERN DAKOTAS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION TONIGHT AND MONDAY. FOR THIS EVENING...GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG AND WEST OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN OPEN COUNTRY. SNOW WILL SPREAD FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE REGION THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR RAPID ACCUMULATION IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION BY MONDAY EVENING. HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES APPEAR LIKELY ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. AS THE SYSTEM MOVES EAST...STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS TONIGHT WILL RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. AFTER A LULL IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS MONDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP AND WILL LIKELY RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AGAIN IN THE SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. STAY TUNED FOR LATER STATEMENTS. MNZ003-029-030-040-NDZ028-038-039-049-052-053-190000- /O.CAN.KFGF.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-130319T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.BZ.W.0005.130318T0145Z-130319T0000Z/ CLAY-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-GRIGGS-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM- SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOORHEAD...BRECKENRIDGE... FERGUS FALLS...ELBOW LAKE...COOPERSTOWN...VALLEY CITY...FARGO... LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON 845 PM CDT SUN MAR 17 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT MONDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES TONIGHT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE REGION THIS EVENING...AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP MONDAY MORNING CAUSING BLOWING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITY THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR A RAPID ACCUMULATION IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES EXPECTED BY MONDAY EVENING. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...GUSTS OF 40 MPH WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO. * OTHER IMPACTS...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ALONG AND WEST OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY 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. && $$ MNZ005-006-008-009-013>017-022>024-028-032-190000- /O.EXT.KFGF.WS.W.0007.130318T0145Z-130319T0000Z/ ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON- RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN- SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-EAST BECKER-WADENA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN... RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON... BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS... WOLF LAKE...WADENA 845 PM CDT SUN MAR 17 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT MONDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT MONDAY. * TIMING...HEAVIER SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT...AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR A RAPID ACCUMULATION IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 6 TO 10 INCHES EXPECTED BY MONDAY EVENING. * OTHER IMPACTS...WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE NORTHWEST ON MONDAY...AND MAY CAUSE SOME REDUCTION IN VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ001-002-004-007-027-031-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026-027-029-030- 054-190000- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-130319T0000Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-WEST BECKER- EAST OTTER TAIL-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY- EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-STEELE-TRAILL-WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...HALLOCK...WARREN...DETROIT LAKES...NEW YORK MILLS... CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE... GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...FINLEY... MAYVILLE...ADAMS 845 PM CDT SUN MAR 17 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT MONDAY. * TIMING...STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES TONIGHT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE REGION THIS EVENING...AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP MONDAY MORNING CAUSING BLOWING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITY THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR A RAPID ACCUMULATION IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES EXPECTED BY MONDAY EVENING. * VISIBILITIES...REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS IN BLOWING SNOW TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY. ON MONDAY... SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * OTHER IMPACTS...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ALONG AND WEST OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ HOPKINS
5 follow-up statements
066 WWUS43 KFGF 180927 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 427 AM CDT MON MAR 18 2013 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM IMPACTING THE REGION... .LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN MINNESOTA TODAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS AND GRADUALLY END FROM WEST TO EAST THIS AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION BY MONDAY EVENING. HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES APPEAR LIKELY ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS...WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH...WILL BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THERE WILL BE A BRIEF LULL IN ACTIVITY ACROSS NORTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND ADJACENT PORTIONS OF MINNESOTA BEFORE WINDS BECOME NORTHWEST AND INCREASE BY LATE MORNING. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH ACROSS THIS AREA WILL LEAD TO NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. THE POTENTIAL DOES EXIST FOR WINDS TO DEVELOP STRONGER THAN EXPECTED...SO STAY TUNED FOR ANY UPDATES THAT MAY BE NEEDED. MNZ003-029-030-040-NDZ028-038-039-049-052-053-190000- /O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130319T0000Z/ CLAY-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-GRIGGS-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM- SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOORHEAD...BRECKENRIDGE... FERGUS FALLS...ELBOW LAKE...COOPERSTOWN...VALLEY CITY...FARGO... LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON 427 AM CDT MON MAR 18 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL INCH IS POSSIBLE TODAY. TOTAL ACCUMULATION 4 TO 8 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN OPEN COUNTRY. * OTHER IMPACTS...MANY ROADS HAVE BECOME IMPASSABLE. 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. && $$ MNZ001-002-004-007-027-031-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026-027-029-030- 054-190000- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-130319T0000Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-WEST BECKER- EAST OTTER TAIL-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY- EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-STEELE-TRAILL-WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...HALLOCK...WARREN...DETROIT LAKES...NEW YORK MILLS... CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE... GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...FINLEY... MAYVILLE...ADAMS 427 AM CDT MON MAR 18 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING AND END FROM WEST TO EAST THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES IS POSSIBLE TODAY. TOTAL ACCUMULATION 4 TO 8 INCHES. * WINDS...THERE WILL BE LULL EARLY THIS MORNING WHERE WINDS WILL BE LIGHTER. STRONGER NORTHWEST WINDS...WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH...WILL DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. * VISIBILITIES...SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED WHEN THE STRONGER NORTHWEST WINDS ARRIVE. OPEN COUNTRY WILL BE ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * OTHER IMPACTS...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR WINDS TO DEVELOP STRONGER THAN EXPECTED...SO STAY TUNED FOR ANY UPDATES THAT MAY BE NEEDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MNZ005-006-008-009-013>017-022>024-028-032-190000- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-130319T0000Z/ ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON- RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN- SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-EAST BECKER-WADENA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN... RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON... BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS... WOLF LAKE...WADENA 427 AM CDT MON MAR 18 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY...ENDING BY THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES IS POSSIBLE TODAY. TOTAL ACCUMULATION 6 TO 10 INCHES. * OTHER IMPACTS...WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE NORTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON...AND MAY CAUSE SOME REDUCTION IN VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ TG
861 WWUS43 KFGF 181113 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 613 AM CDT MON MAR 18 2013 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM IMPACTING THE REGION... .LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN MINNESOTA TODAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS AND GRADUALLY END FROM WEST TO EAST THIS AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION BY MONDAY EVENING. HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES APPEAR LIKELY ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS...WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH...WILL BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND ADJACENT PORTIONS OF MINNESOTA. MNZ001-002-004-007-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026-027-029-030-054- 190000- /O.CAN.KFGF.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-130319T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KFGF.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130319T0000Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA- BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-STEELE-TRAILL- WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...HALLOCK...WARREN...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER... MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA... GRAND FORKS...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...ADAMS 613 AM CDT MON MAR 18 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL SPREAD FROM THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN INTO THE NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES TODAY. TOTAL ACCUMULATION 4 TO 8 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. WINDS ARE VERY LIGHT THIS MORNING ACROSS THE NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY...BUT WILL QUICKLY INCREASE BY MID TO LATE MORNING. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN OPEN COUNTRY. * OTHER IMPACTS...MANY ROADS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME IMPASSABLE. 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. && $$ MNZ003-029-030-040-NDZ028-038-039-049-052-053-190000- /O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130319T0000Z/ CLAY-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-GRIGGS-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM- SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOORHEAD...BRECKENRIDGE... FERGUS FALLS...ELBOW LAKE...COOPERSTOWN...VALLEY CITY...FARGO... LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON 613 AM CDT MON MAR 18 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION TODAY WILL BE MINIMAL. TOTAL ACCUMULATION 4 TO 8 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN OPEN COUNTRY. * OTHER IMPACTS...MANY ROADS HAVE BECOME IMPASSABLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ005-006-008-009-013>017-022>024-027-028-031-032-190000- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-130319T0000Z/ 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-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... DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA 613 AM CDT MON MAR 18 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY...ENDING BY THIS EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL TODAY WILL OCCUR ACROSS NORTHWEST MINNESOTA...WITH LIGHTER AMOUNTS TO THE SOUTH. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL ACCUMULATION 6 TO 10 INCHES. * OTHER IMPACTS...WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE NORTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON...AND MAY CAUSE SOME REDUCTION IN VISIBILITY DUE TO 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. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ TG
920 WWUS43 KFGF 181508 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 1008 AM CDT MON MAR 18 2013 ...WINTER STORM CONTINUES TO IMPACT THE REGION... .LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN MINNESOTA TODAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS AND GRADUALLY END FROM WEST TO EAST THIS AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION BY THIS EVENING. HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES APPEAR LIKELY ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS...WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH...WILL BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND ADJACENT PORTIONS OF MINNESOTA. MNZ003-029-030-040-NDZ028-038-039-049-052-053-190000- /O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130319T0000Z/ CLAY-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-GRIGGS-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM- SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOORHEAD...BRECKENRIDGE... FERGUS FALLS...ELBOW LAKE...COOPERSTOWN...VALLEY CITY...FARGO... LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON 1008 AM CDT MON MAR 18 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION TODAY WILL BE MINIMAL. TOTAL ACCUMULATION 4 TO 8 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN OPEN COUNTRY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ001-002-004-007-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026-027-029-030-054- 190000- /O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130319T0000Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA- BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-STEELE-TRAILL- WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...HALLOCK...WARREN...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER... MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA... GRAND FORKS...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...ADAMS 1008 AM CDT MON MAR 18 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...LESS THAN 1 INCH TODAY. TOTAL ACCUMULATION 4 TO 8 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN OPEN COUNTRY. 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. && $$ MNZ005-006-008-009-013>017-022>024-027-028-031-032-190000- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-130319T0000Z/ ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON- RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN- SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-EAST OTTER TAIL- WADENA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN... RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON... BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS... DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA 1008 AM CDT MON MAR 18 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY...ENDING BY THIS EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL TODAY WILL OCCUR ACROSS NORTHWEST MINNESOTA...WITH LIGHTER AMOUNTS TO THE SOUTH. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL ACCUMULATION 6 TO 10 INCHES. * OTHER IMPACTS...WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE NORTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON...AND MAY CAUSE SOME REDUCTION IN VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$
351 WWUS43 KFGF 182009 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 309 PM CDT MON MAR 18 2013 ...WINTER STORM CONTINUES TO IMPACT THE REGION... .LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE TOWARD LAKE SUPERIOR TONIGHT WHICH WILL SLOWLY END THE SNOW FROM WEST TO EAST. LESS THAN AN INCH OR TWO OF ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE LAKE OF THE WOODS TO BEMIDJI AREA BEFORE THE SNOW ENDS TONIGHT. LITTLE ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ELSEWHERE. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS...WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH...WILL KEEP BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND ADJACENT PORTIONS OF MINNESOTA. MNZ003-029-030-040-NDZ028-038-039-049-052-053-190000- /O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130319T0000Z/ CLAY-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-GRIGGS-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM- SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOORHEAD...BRECKENRIDGE... FERGUS FALLS...ELBOW LAKE...COOPERSTOWN...VALLEY CITY...FARGO... LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON 309 PM CDT MON MAR 18 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN OPEN COUNTRY. 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. && $$ MNZ001-002-004-007-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026-027-029-030-054- 190000- /O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130319T0000Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA- BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-STEELE-TRAILL- WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...HALLOCK...WARREN...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER... MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA... GRAND FORKS...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...ADAMS 309 PM CDT MON MAR 18 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN OPEN COUNTRY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ005-006-008-009-013>017-022>024-027-028-031-032-190000- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-130319T0000Z/ 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-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... DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA 309 PM CDT MON MAR 18 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...SNOW WILL SLOWLY TAPER OFF TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL INCH OR TWO OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE FROM THE LAKE OF THE WOODS TO BEMIDJI AREA. * OTHER IMPACTS...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CAUSE SOME REDUCTION IN VISIBILITY DUE TO 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. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$
476 WWUS43 KFGF 182356 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 656 PM CDT MON MAR 18 2013 ...SNOW ENDING AND WINDS DIMINISHING ACROSS THE REGION... .THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE BRINGING THE SNOW AND WINDS TO THE REGION HAS EXITED THE AREA...AND CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE THROUGH THE EVENING. THEREFORE...THE WARNINGS WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 700 PM CDT. HOWEVER...EXPECT AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN COUNTRY CONTINUING TO CAUSE ROADS TO BE COVERED AND SLICK. MNZ003-029-030-040-NDZ028-038-039-049-052-053-190100- /O.EXP.KFGF.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130319T0000Z/ CLAY-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-GRIGGS-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM- SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOORHEAD...BRECKENRIDGE... FERGUS FALLS...ELBOW LAKE...COOPERSTOWN...VALLEY CITY...FARGO... LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON 656 PM CDT MON MAR 18 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE BRINGING THE SNOW AND WINDS TO THE REGION HAS EXITED THE AREA...AND CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE THROUGH THE EVENING. THEREFORE...THE BLIZZARD WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 700 PM CDT. HOWEVER...EXPECT AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN COUNTRY CONTINUING TO CAUSE ROADS TO BE COVERED AND SLICK. $$ MNZ001-002-004-007-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026-027-029-030-054- 190100- /O.EXP.KFGF.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130319T0000Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA- BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-STEELE-TRAILL- WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...HALLOCK...WARREN...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER... MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA... GRAND FORKS...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...ADAMS 656 PM CDT MON MAR 18 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE BRINGING THE SNOW AND WINDS TO THE REGION HAS EXITED THE AREA...AND CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE THROUGH THE EVENING. THEREFORE...THE BLIZZARD WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 700 PM CDT. HOWEVER...EXPECT AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN COUNTRY CONTINUING TO CAUSE ROADS TO BE COVERED AND SLICK. $$ MNZ005-006-008-009-013>017-022>024-027-028-031-032-190100- /O.EXP.KFGF.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-130319T0000Z/ ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON- RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN- SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-EAST OTTER TAIL- WADENA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN... RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON... BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS... DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA 656 PM CDT MON MAR 18 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE BRINGING THE SNOW AND WINDS TO THE REGION HAS EXITED THE AREA...AND CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE THROUGH THE EVENING. THEREFORE...THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 700 PM CDT. HOWEVER...EXPECT AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN COUNTRY CONTINUING TO CAUSE ROADS TO BE COVERED AND SLICK. $$ HOPKINS
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 Mar 17, 2:42 PM CDT, 6 hours 3 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 17, 2:42 PM CDT, 6 hours 3 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
242 PM CDT SUN MAR 17 2013
.SHORT TERM...
THINGS ARE PRETTY MUCH ON TRACK SO NO MAJOR DEVIATIONS FROM THE
CURRENT FORECAST AND WINTER STORM WARNINGS WILL BE MADE. IF
ANYTHING THE 12Z MODEL SOLUTIONS HAVE SHIFTED A LITTLE FURTHER
SOUTH.
TONIGHT...CLOUDS ARE NOW COVERING THE ENTIRE FA AND THE EXPECTED
SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE GUSTING PRETTY GOOD. GENERALLY SEEING GUSTS IN
THE MID TO UPPER 20KTS ALONG AND WEST OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY.
LOOKING AT WEB CAMS ACROSS THIS AREA IT APPEARS THAT THE SNOW IS
DRIFTING ACROSS THE ROADS STEADILY. WARM ADVECTION RELATED LIGHT
SNOW IS EXPANDING INTO NORTHWEST MN NOW BUT IT IS NOT RESULTING IN
MUCH MORE THAN FLURRIES OR VERY LIGHT SNOW. WERE REALLY EXPECTING
THIS SNOW TO BE A LITTLE MORE SUBSTANTIAL. WITH NO SUBSTANTIAL
FALLING SNOW THERE ARE GENERALLY NO SIGNIFICANT RESTRICTIONS TO
VSBY SO FAR. SEEING SOME 2 TO 4 MILE VSBYS WEST OF THE VALLEY BUT
NOTHING BELOW A MILE. SHOULD SEE THE STEADIER MODERATE SNOWS START
TO WORK INTO THE AREA DURING THE EVENING. LIKE MENTIONED BEFORE
THE CONSENSUS SFC LOW TRACK WOULD BE SOMEWHERE NEAR KABR BY 06Z
MON AND THEN NEAR KFFM BY 12Z MON. THIS FURTHER SOUTHWARD TRACK
WOULD GIVE MORE SNOW THAN PREVIOUSLY EXPECTED TO AREAS ALONG AND
SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE 94 CORRIDOR IN ND AND HIGHWAY 10 CORRIDOR
IN MN. MOST AREAS IN THE FA SHOULD SEE A GOOD 3 TO 6 INCHES
TONIGHT IN COMBINATION WITH 25 MPH WIND GUSTS OR WINTER STORM
WARNING CRITERIA. THIS WILL COVER THE FIRST EVENT SO NO CHANGES
WILL BE MADE TO ONGOING HEADLINES. AS THE SFC LOW APPROACHES THE
FA LATER TONIGHT WINDS SHOULD DECREASE AND THE BLOWING SNOW SHOULD
END FOR A WHILE. AS THE LOW SHIFTS INTO MN THE GRADIENT AND STRONG
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL KICK BACK IN. EXPECTING THIS TO OCCUR FOR
AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE VALLEY IN THE 09-12Z MON TIME FRAME.
THEREFORE AT SOME POINT LATER TONIGHT A BLIZZARD WARNING WILL
LIKELY HAVE TO BE ADDED FOR AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE RED RIVER
VALLEY.
MON-WED...BRUNT OF THE STRONGER NORTH/NW WINDS WILL OCCUR DURING
THE DAY MONDAY FOR AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY.
THEREFORE ANTICIPATE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS FOR THESE AREAS THRU THE
DAY. OF COURSE CONDITIONS WOULD BE WORST IN OPEN COUNTRY RATHER
THAN IN SHELTERED AREAS. MOST OF THE SNOW SHOULD TRANSITION INTO
THE MN FA DURING THE DAY MONDAY AS WELL WITH THE HIGHEST STORM
TOTALS (6 TO 9 INCHES) IN THE NORTHEAST FA. WIND SPEEDS REALLY DO
NOT SLACKEN OFF MUCH MONDAY EVENING SO A HEADLINE MAY WELL NEED
TO BE EXTENDED INTO MONDAY EVENING. WITH THE WINDS STAYING UP
THINK THEY WILL ALSO KEEP TEMPS FROM PLUMMETING TOO. GENERALLY
EXPECTING HIGH PRESSURE AND COOL TEMPS FOR TUE INTO WED. TUE NIGHT
COULD BE THE COLDEST NIGHT WITH HIGH PRESSURE AND THE LIGHTEST
WINDS.
.LONG TERM (WED NIGHT-SUN)...
FAIR AGREEMENT WITH MODELS THROUGH THE LONG TERM. SENSIBLE WEATHER
WILL BE QUIET WITH PERSISTENT RIDGE OF SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE THROUGH
THE FA. GFS TRYING TO LIFT SOME WARM ADVECTION -SN THROUGH FA FRIDAY
INTO SATURDAY HOWEVER LOOKS TO BE ODD MODEL OUT SO WILL KEEP DRY FOR
NOW. NOT MUCH WARMING THROUGH THE COLUMN SO WELL BLO AVERAGE
TEMPERATURES TO CONTINUE.
&&
.AVIATION...
EXPECT CIGS/VSBY TO GRADUALLY LOWER INTO MVFR/IFR RANGES FROM WEST
TO EAST THIS EVENING WITH MOST AREAS EXCEPT FAR EAST TO BE IN IFR
RANGES BY MIDNIGHT OR A LITTLE AFTER. GUSTY SE WINDS WILL DIMINISH
LATER THIS EVENING SHIFT TO NW IN DVL BASIN BEFORE SUNRISE EXPANDING
EASTWARD WITH POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FROM VALLEY WEST.
&&
.FGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ND...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 7 PM CDT MONDAY FOR NDZ006>008-
014>016-024-026>030-038-039-049-052>054.
MN...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 7 PM CDT MONDAY FOR MNZ001>004-007-
027-029>031-040.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM CDT MONDAY
FOR MNZ005-006-008-009-013>017-022>024-028-032.
&&
GODON/VOELKER/HOPPESHazardous weather outlook, Mar 17, 6:27 AM CDT, 14 hours 18 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 627 AM CDT SUN MAR 17 2013 MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024- 026>030-038-039-049-052>054-181200- WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS- WEST MARSHALL-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-TOWNER-CAVALIER- PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS- GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND- WESTERN WALSH- 627 AM CDT SUN MAR 17 2013 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM TO AFFECT THE REGION... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP AND CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ALONG AND WEST OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY. VISIBILITIES WILL LIKELY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE IN OPEN COUNTRY LATE THIS MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. SNOW WILL SPREAD FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE REGION THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR RAPID ACCUMULATION IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION BY MONDAY EVENING. HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES APPEAR LIKELY ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. AS THE SYSTEM MOVES EAST MONDAY...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP AND MAY CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS PARTS OF THE REGION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED...ALTHOUGH SNOWFALL AND VISIBILITY REPORTS ARE APPRECIATED. TG
In the hours before
Local storm report, Mar 17, 8:13 PM CDT, 32 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
813 PM CDT SUN MAR 17 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0813 PM SNOW 2 E BRECKENRIDGE 46.26N 96.55W
03/17/2013 E2.0 INCH WILKIN MN PUBLIC
VISIBILITIY LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE
&&
DKELLENBNearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.