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Wind Chill Advisory 4, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this wind chill advisory at Jan 19, 2013, 3:16 PM CST for 17 counties in North Dakota; 18 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Jan 19, 2013, 9:00 PM CST. It was in force for 21 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 19, 2013, 3:16 PM CST (21:16 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 19, 2013, 9:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Jan 20, 2013, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 21 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
All 35 counties
Becker County, MN, Beltrami County, MN, Clay County, MN, Clearwater County, MN, Grant County, MN, Hubbard County, MN, Kittson County, MN, Lake of the Woods County, MN, Mahnomen County, MN, Marshall County, MN, Norman County, MN, Otter Tail County, MN, Pennington County, MN, Polk County, MN, Red Lake County, MN, Roseau County, MN, Wadena 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), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:17 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.
The nearest sounding before it
International Fa, MN (KINL), launched 12:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 290 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
- 428 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 69 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 290 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 365 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
354 WWUS43 KFGF 192116 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 316 PM CST SAT JAN 19 2013 ...GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS GRADUALLY DIMINISH AS BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS MOVE IN... .STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST OVER 30 MPH INTO THE EVENING RESULTING IN GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER PARTS OF THE REGION. ALONG WITH THE WINDS AIR TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO WELL BELOW ZERO REGION WIDE. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL BE AN ISSUE THROUGH THE FORENOON HOURS SUNDAY. MNZ001-004-007-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026-027-054-201800- /O.NEW.KFGF.WC.Y.0004.130120T0300Z-130120T1800Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130120T0300Z/ WEST POLK-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON- RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALLOCK...WARREN...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS... DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS... ADAMS 316 PM CST SAT JAN 19 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST SUNDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. * NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL OCCUR INTO THE EARLY EVENING. GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN AND NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY INTO THE EARLY EVENING. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS...TO UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE...ARE EXPECTED IN OPEN COUNTRY. * TIMING...GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO LINGER INTO THE EARLY EVENING...RAPIDLY IMPROVING BY 9PM. WIND CHILLS WILL REMAIN A THREAT THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT INTO FORENOON SUNDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...LESS THAN ONE INCH OF NEW SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO THIS EVENING AND REMAIN IN THIS RANGE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. * OTHER IMPACTS...IT IS IMPORTANT TO REALIZE THAT CONDITIONS IN SHELTERED AREAS AND IN CITIES AND TOWNS MAY BE SUBSTANTIALLY DIFFERENT THAN IN THE OPEN COUNTRY. IF YOU MUST DRIVE THROUGH RURAL AREAS AND OPEN COUNTRY BE AWARE THAT VISIBILITIES AT TIMES MAY BE GREATLY REDUCED TO UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. 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. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING...INCLUDING HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MNZ006-009-016-017-023-024-029>032-040-NDZ028-029-038-049-052-053- 201800- /O.NEW.KFGF.WC.Y.0004.130120T0300Z-130120T1800Z/ /O.EXA.KFGF.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130120T0300Z/ LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI- SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL- WADENA-GRANT-GRIGGS-STEELE-BARNES-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE...BAGLEY... BEMIDJI...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...BRECKENRIDGE... FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE... COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...VALLEY CITY...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON 316 PM CST SAT JAN 19 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR REDUCED VISIBILITY AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST SUNDAY. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING WITH DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS CONTINUING THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY FORENOON. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 40 MPH THROUGH EARLY EVENING. WIND SPEEDS WILL DROP QUICKLY THIS EVENING. * VISIBILITIES...VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING SNOW AND A FEW SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING THE MOST SIGNIFICANT VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS ARE EXPECTED IN OPEN COUNTRY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...A FEW SNOW SHOWERS WILL OCCUR BUT NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE UNDER ONE INCH. FURTHER VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS WILL OCCUR WITH THE SNOW SHOWERS. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WILL BE IN THE 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO BY THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. * OTHER IMPACTS...IT IS IMPORTANT TO REALIZE THAT CONDITIONS IN SHELTERED AREAS AND IN CITIES AND TOWNS MAY BE SUBSTANTIALLY DIFFERENT THAN IN THE OPEN COUNTRY ON SATURDAY. IF YOU MUST DRIVE THROUGH RURAL AREAS AND OPEN COUNTRY BE AWARE THAT VISIBILITIES AT TIMES MAY BE GREATLY REDUCED TO UNDER ONE MILE AT TIMES. 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. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING...INCLUDING HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MNZ002-003-005-008-013>015-022-027-028-NDZ030-039-201800- /O.NEW.KFGF.WC.Y.0004.130120T0300Z-130120T1800Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130120T0300Z/ NORMAN-CLAY-ROSEAU-EAST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK- MAHNOMEN-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-TRAILL-CASS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...ROSEAU... NEWFOLDEN...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON... MAHNOMEN...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...MAYVILLE...FARGO 316 PM CST SAT JAN 19 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST SUNDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING WITH DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS CONTINUING THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY FORENOON. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH ISOLATED GUSTS TO 40 MPH THROUGH EARLY EVENING. WIND SPEEDS WILL DROP QUICKLY LATER THIS EVENING. * VISIBILITIES...VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING SNOW AND A FEW SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING THE MOST SIGNIFICANT VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS ARE EXPECTED IN OPEN COUNTRY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...A FEW SNOW SHOWERS WILL FALL BUT NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE UNDER ONE INCH. FURTHER VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS WILL OCCUR WITH THE SNOW SHOWERS. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WILL BE IN THE 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO BY THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. * OTHER IMPACTS...IT IS IMPORTANT TO REALIZE THAT CONDITIONS IN SHELTERED AREAS AND IN CITIES AND TOWNS MAY BE SUBSTANTIALLY DIFFERENT THAN IN THE OPEN COUNTRY ON SATURDAY. IF YOU MUST DRIVE THROUGH RURAL AREAS AND OPEN COUNTRY BE AWARE THAT VISIBILITIES AT TIMES MAY BE GREATLY REDUCED TO UNDER ONE MILE AT TIMES. 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. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING...INCLUDING HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ ME
4 follow-up statements
873 WWUS43 KFGF 200302 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 902 PM CST SAT JAN 19 2013 ...GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ENDING AS BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS MOVE IN... .STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH TONIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE REGION. VISIBILITIES HAVE ALREADY STARTED TO INCREASE AND WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE THROUGH THE REST OF THE NIGHT. ALONG WITH THE WINDS AIR TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO WELL BELOW ZERO REGION WIDE. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL BE AN ISSUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS ON SUNDAY. MNZ001-004-007-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026-027-054-201800- /O.EXP.KFGF.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130120T0300Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130120T1800Z/ WEST POLK-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON- RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALLOCK...WARREN...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS... DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS... ADAMS 902 PM CST SAT JAN 19 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SUNDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SUNDAY. * TIMING...WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING...BUT STILL BE ENOUGH TO CREATE DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES THROUGH THE REST OF THE NIGHT. WIND CHILLS WILL REMAIN A THREAT THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT INTO FORENOON SUNDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL DROP DOWN INTO THE 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO RANGE THIS EVENING AND REMAIN THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING...INCLUDING HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MNZ002-003-005-006-008-009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ028>030- 038-039-049-052-053-201800- /O.EXP.KFGF.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130120T0300Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130120T1800Z/ NORMAN-CLAY-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI- PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI- MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN- WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL- BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...ROSEAU... BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN...RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS... RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN... LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE... BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA... ELBOW LAKE...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY... FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON 902 PM CST SAT JAN 19 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SUNDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SUNDAY. * TIMING...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING BUT WILL REMAIN HIGH ENOUGH TO CREATE DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT AND INTO SUNDAY MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WILL BE IN THE 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO BY THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING...INCLUDING HAT AND GLOVES. && $$
923 WWUS43 KFGF 201022 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 422 AM CST SUN JAN 20 2013 ...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS EXPECTED TODAY INTO MONDAY... .ARCTIC AIR WILL REMAIN ENTRENCHED ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN DURING THE DAY AS A SECONDARY SURGE OF COLD AIR DROPS SOUTH OUT OF CANADA. THIS WILL CAUSE WIND CHILL READINGS TO REMAIN BETWEEN 25 BELOW AND 35 BELOW ZERO FOR MUCH OF THE DAY. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 35 BELOW TO 50 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MONDAY DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF FALLING TEMPERATURES INTO THE 20 BELOW AND 30 BELOW ZERO RANGE BY EARLY MONDAY...AND BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS. MNZ006-009-016-017-023-024-028-031-032-211800- /O.NEW.KFGF.WC.W.0001.130121T0300Z-130121T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KFGF.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130121T0300Z/ LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI- SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-EAST BECKER-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE...BAGLEY... BEMIDJI...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...WOLF LAKE... NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA 422 AM CST SUN JAN 20 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST MONDAY. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WILL BE IN THE 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO RANGE TODAY INTO THIS EVENING...FALLING TO BETWEEN 35 BELOW AND 50 BELOW ZERO OVERNIGHT TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING...INCLUDING HAT AND GLOVES. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ MNZ001>005-007-008-013>015-022-027-029-030-040-NDZ006>008-014>016- 024-026>030-038-039-049-052>054-211800- /O.NEW.KFGF.WC.W.0001.130121T0000Z-130121T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KFGF.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130121T0000Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL- PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-MAHNOMEN-WEST BECKER-WILKIN- WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY- EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES- CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN... THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...MAHNOMEN... DETROIT LAKES...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...ELBOW LAKE... CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE... GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN... FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER... WAHPETON...ADAMS 422 AM CST SUN JAN 20 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST MONDAY. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WILL BE IN THE 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO RANGE FOR MUCH OF THE DAY TODAY...FALLING TO BETWEEN 35 BELOW AND 50 BELOW ZERO LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING...INCLUDING HAT AND GLOVES. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ JAM
214 WWUS43 KFGF 201627 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 1027 AM CST SUN JAN 20 2013 ...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS EXPECTED TODAY INTO MONDAY... .ARCTIC AIR WILL REMAIN ENTRENCHED ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN DURING THE DAY AS A SECONDARY SURGE OF COLD AIR DROPS SOUTH OUT OF CANADA. THIS WILL CAUSE WIND CHILL READINGS TO REMAIN BETWEEN 25 BELOW AND 35 BELOW ZERO FOR MUCH OF THE DAY. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 35 BELOW TO 50 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF FALLING TEMPERATURES INTO THE 20 BELOW AND 25 BELOW ZERO RANGE BY EARLY MONDAY...AND BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS. MNZ006-009-016-017-023-024-028-031-032-211800- /O.CON.KFGF.WC.W.0001.130121T0300Z-130121T1800Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130121T0300Z/ LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI- SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-EAST BECKER-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE...BAGLEY... BEMIDJI...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...WOLF LAKE... NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA 1027 AM CST SUN JAN 20 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST MONDAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST MONDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. * WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE IN THE 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO RANGE TODAY INTO THIS EVENING...FALLING TO BETWEEN 35 BELOW AND 50 BELOW ZERO OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING...INCLUDING HAT AND GLOVES. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ MNZ001>005-007-008-013>015-022-027-029-030-040-NDZ006>008-014>016- 024-026>030-038-039-049-052>054-211800- /O.CON.KFGF.WC.W.0001.130121T0000Z-130121T1800Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130121T0000Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL- PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-MAHNOMEN-WEST BECKER-WILKIN- WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY- EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES- CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN... THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...MAHNOMEN... DETROIT LAKES...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...ELBOW LAKE... CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE... GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN... FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER... WAHPETON...ADAMS 1027 AM CST SUN JAN 20 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST MONDAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST MONDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WILL BE IN THE 25 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO RANGE FOR MUCH OF THE DAY...FALLING TO BETWEEN 35 BELOW AND 50 BELOW ZERO LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING...INCLUDING HAT AND GLOVES. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ DK
585 WWUS43 KFGF 202056 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 256 PM CST SUN JAN 20 2013 ...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .ARCTIC AIR WILL REMAIN ENTRENCHED ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH MONDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY AS A SECONDARY SURGE OF COLD AIR DROPS SOUTH OUT OF CANADA. THIS WILL CAUSE WIND CHILL READINGS TO FALL TO DANGEROUS LEVELS TONIGHT...FROM 40 TO 50 BELOW ZERO. WINDS SHOULD SLOWLY SUBSIDE BY MONDAY NIGHT...BUT IT WILL REMAIN BITTERLY COLD INTO TUESDAY. NDZ006-007-014-015-024-211800- /O.CAN.KFGF.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130121T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KFGF.WC.W.0001.130120T2056Z-130121T1800Z/ TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...LANGDON...MADDOCK...LEEDS... DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD 256 PM CST SUN JAN 20 2013 ...WIND CHILL WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY. THE WIND CHILL WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY. * DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES FROM 40 TO 50 BELOW ZERO WILL PERSIST TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ MNZ006-009-016-017-023-024-028-031-032-211800- /O.EXT.KFGF.WC.W.0001.130121T0000Z-130121T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KFGF.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130121T0000Z/ LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI- SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-EAST BECKER-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE...BAGLEY... BEMIDJI...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...WOLF LAKE... NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA 256 PM CST SUN JAN 20 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST MONDAY... THE WIND CHILL WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST MONDAY. * DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES WILL FALL INTO THE 40 TO 50 BELOW ZERO RANGE TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ MNZ001>005-007-008-013>015-022-027-029-030-040-NDZ008-016-026>030- 038-039-049-052>054-211800- /O.CON.KFGF.WC.W.0001.130121T0000Z-130121T1800Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130121T0000Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL- PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-MAHNOMEN-WEST BECKER-WILKIN- WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH-NELSON-GRAND FORKS- GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND- WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN... THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...MAHNOMEN... DETROIT LAKES...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...ELBOW LAKE... CAVALIER...GRAFTON...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN... FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER... WAHPETON...ADAMS 256 PM CST SUN JAN 20 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST MONDAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST MONDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 40 AND 50 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ DK
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind chill advisory 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 wind chill advisory went out at Jan 19, 11:00 AM CST, 4 hours 16 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 19, 11:00 AM CST, 4 hours 16 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
1100 AM CST SAT JAN 19 2013
.DISCUSSION...
COLD FRONT HAS REACHED ALL BUT THE SOUTHERN VALLEY AND ADJACENT
PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL MN WHERE 16 UTC OBSERVATIONS SHOWED
TEMPERATURES STILL IN THE UPPER 20S AND LOW 30S. HIGHS FOR THE DAY
HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED AND WILL SEE FALLING TEMPERATURES THROUGH
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS.
REGIONAL RADARS SHOWING WEAK STREAMERS IN WAKE OF THE FRONT...SO
ADDED CHANCE POPS THROUGH THE MID-AFTERNOON FOR POSSIBLY A DUSTING
TO A TENTH OF AN INCH ACCUMULATION. REALISTICALLY...WINDS WILL
MAKE MEASURING ANY NEW SNOWFALL NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE.
STRONGEST WIND SO FAR HAS BEEN CONFINED TO THE HIGHER TERRAIN FROM
ROLLA TO RUGBY TO HARVEY TO COOPERSTOWN WHERE GUSTS AT TIMES HAVE
EXCEEDED 50 MPH. FARTHER SOUTH AND EAST...GUSTS HAVE BEEN IN THE
35 TO 45 MPH RANGE. LATEST RAP STILL SHOWING 925 HPA WINDS AT OR
ABOVE 40 KTS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...SO AS MIXED LAYER DEEPENS..
STILL EXPECT WINDS TO INCREASE FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS BEFORE
DECREASING LATER THIS AFTERNOON. SINCE THE EVENT IS STILL
UNFOLDING...WILL NOT MAKE ANY CHANGES TO HIGH WIND WARNING/WIND
ADVISORY HEADLINES AT THIS TIME.
REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AT OR BELOW A QUARTER OF A MILE ARE
WIDESPREAD ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN AND NORTHERN
VALLEY. THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS OPEN COUNTRY
AWAY FROM CITIES AND SHELTERED AREAS. MOST VISIBILITY ISSUES ARE
DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ON THE GROUND...BUT CANNOT RULE
OUT RAPID WORSENING CONDITIONS IF A BRIEF SNOW STREAMER MOVES
OVERHEAD. CURRENT BLIZZARD WARNING/WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY LOOKS
GOOD WITH NO CHANGES PLANNED.
&&
.AVIATION...
MVFR CIGS HAVE SLIPPED SOUTH AND EAST AHEAD OF DRY PUNCH...HAVING
REACHED KFAR BY MID MORNING. VENTURI EFFECT HAS SHIFTED VALLEY WINDS
TO A MORE NORTHERLY DIRECTION AT INCREASED SPEEDS...WILL CONTINUE
FOR A TIME BEFORE BACKING TO NORTHWEST FOR THE AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE...
STILL EXPECTING LOWEST VSBY VICINITY OF KDVL LATE MORNING...
AFFECTING NORTHERN VALLEY SITES BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 340 AM CST SAT JAN 19 2013/
DISCUSSION...FORECAST CHALLENGE CONCERNS ONGOING HEADLINES WITH
STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT. MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT AND WILL USE
BLEND FOR FORECAST.
VERY CHALLENGING FORECAST FOR TODAY AND WILL FOCUS DISCUSSION
MAINLY TO THE VERY SHORT TERM . SURFACE LOW OVER NORTHERN VALLEY TO
PROPAGATE ESE AND DEEPEN BEFORE REACHING THE GREAT LAKES THIS
EVENING. ASSOCIATED STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT TO PLOW THROUGH
FORECAST AREA TODAY. MAIN CONCERN WITH FEATURE WILL BE STRONG
WINDS IN WAKE OF COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE AND POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS AND EVENTUAL HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS WITH FALLING
TEMPERATURES. WILL SPLIT DISCUSSION TO AREAS RECEIVING PARTICULAR
HEADLINES.
NORTHERN VALLEY INTO DVL BASIN. CURRENT BLIZZARD WARNING LOOKING
GOOD. THIS AREA HAS DEEPEST SNOW COVER AND AVAILABLE FRESH SNOW TO
BLOW AROUND. CURRENT BAND OF -SN ALONG AND NORTH OF SURFACE LOW
SHIFTING INTO FAR NORTHERN MN AND WILL CONTINUE INTO THE MORNING
HOURS. MODEL SOUNDINGS INDICATING MIXED LAYER TO AROUND 900MB WITH
30KTS TO MIX AND SHOULD BE EFFICIENT WITH STRONG COLD ADVECTION.
WHILE GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS NOT EXPECTED WITHIN TOWNS HAVE
EXPANDED BLIZZARD WARNING INTO GRAND FORKS AND WEST POLK COUNTIES
WHERE NORTHERN PARTS OF THE COUNTY AND AREAS WEST OF VALLEY RIDGE
HAVE BETTER POTENTIAL FOR GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.
REMAINDER OF AREAS WEST OF VALLEY. WINDS ALOFT STRONGER AND MIXED
LAYER DEEPER. LOCAL CHECKLIST INDICATING POTENTIAL FOR STRONGEST
WINDS THIS AREA. TEMPERATURES HAVE BEEN MILD CURRENTLY AND IN THE
PAST WEEK ALONG WITH -RA LAST WEEKEND WHICH HAS CRUSTED SNOW PRETTY
WELL. A FEW SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLE WITH FROPA HOWEVER SHOULD NOT
GREATLY AFFECT VSBY. WITH POTENTIAL FOR BLOWING SLIM WILL GO WITH
HIGH WIND WARNING.
CENTRAL/SOUTHERN VALLEY INTO ADJACENT PORTIONS OF MN...-RA LAST
WEEKEND AND WARM TEMPERATURES ALSO PUT A HEAVY CRUST ON AVAILABLE
THIN SNOW COVER. WITH LITTLE IN ADDITIONAL SNOW FALL ON TOP OF CRUST
THINK BLSN WILL BE MINIMAL CONFINED TO SOME MINOR RESTRICTION IN
OPEN COUNTRY. SHSN AGAIN ALONG FRONT TO BE ISOLD AND NOT A GREAT
IMPACT ON VSBY. MIXED LAYER ALSO NOT AS DEEP AS WEST OF VALLEY AND
BOTH NAM/GFS MODEL SOUNDING INDICATING ABOUT 30KTS TO MIX WHICH
AGAIN SHOULD BE PRETTY EFFICIENT WITH STRENGTH OF COLD ADVECTION.
WIND DIRECTION MORE NW VS N WHICH WOULD LIMIT FAVORABLE FUNNELING
DOWN VALLEY. FOR THIS DO NOT FEEL WE WILL REACH HIGH WIND CRITERIA.
WITH SOME BLOWING AND EVENTUAL WIND CHILLS WITH FALLING TEMPERATURES
WILL OPT FOR WINTER WX ADVISORY VS JUST WIND ADVISORY TO HEIGHTEN
AWARENESS VS WIND ADVISORY.
FAR SOUTHERN FA HAS BEEN THE WARMEST AND DO BELIEVE THERE WILL
MINIMAL BLOWING SNOW. WITH DELAY IN COLDEST AIR TILL THIS AFTERNOON
WILL JUST GO WITH WIND ADVISORY.
VERY COLD AIRMASS WILL HOLD OVER FA FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE PERIOD.
WILL SE AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF EITHER WIND CHILL ADVISORY/WARNING
HEADLINES REMAINDER OF WEEKEND INTO AT LEAST EARLY NEXT WEEK AS
TEMPERATURES LIKELY TO CLIMB ABOVE ZERO AT ANY TIME.
LONG TERM (TUESDAY-FRIDAY)...
NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL KEEP TEMPS BELOW NORMAL THROUGH THIS
PERIOD. A BIT OF MODERATION IS POSSIBLE FOR MID-WEEK AS THE UPPER
AIR PATTERN DE-AMPLIFIES WITH WEAKENING OF THE WESTERN NORTH AMERICA
RIDGE. HOWEVER...RECENT MODEL RUNS HAVE TRENDED A BIT COLDER FOR
MID-WEEK WITH MUCH OF THE WARMER AIR REMAINING FARTHER SOUTHWEST.
THE GLOBAL MODELS ALL SUGGEST A PACIFIC SHORTWAVE TROUGH WILL LIFT
ACROSS THE NORTHERN ROCKIES INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS SOMETIME IN THE
LATE WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT TIME FRAME...WITH THE
GEM/ECMWF QUICKER THAN THE GFS. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING ANOTHER
CHANCE FOR A BIT OF SNOW TO THE AREA...BUT CONFIDENCE IN THE TIMING
AND PLACEMENT IS LOW...GIVEN THE UNCERTAINTY IN THE EVOLUTION OF THE
UPPER SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED SFC LOW. BEHIND THE SYSTEM...COLDER
TEMPS ARE EXPECTED ONCE AGAIN AS THE NORTHWEST FLOW AMPLIFIES.
AVIATION...
MVFR/IFR CIGS CONFINED TO FAR NORTHERN AREAS IN AREA OF -SN.
REMAINDER OF FA VFR. EXPECT CIGS TO LOWER THIS AFTERNOON IN WAKE OF
STRONG COLD FRONT. LOWEST VSBY EXPECTED ACROSS DVL BASIN INTO
NORTHERN VALLEY WITH GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. WINDS WILL INCREASE
SIGNIFICANTLY DURING THE MORNING FROM NW-SE. EXPECT WINDS OF
25-40MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
&&
.FGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ND...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR NDZ030-
039.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR NDZ052-053.
BLIZZARD WARNING UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR NDZ006>008-
014>016-024-026-027-054.
HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR NDZ028-029-038-
049.
MN...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR MNZ002-
003-005-008-013>015-022-027-028.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR MNZ029>032-040.
BLIZZARD WARNING UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR MNZ001-004-007.
&&
ROGERS/VOELKER/WJBHazardous weather outlook, Jan 19, 6:27 AM CST, 8 hours 49 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 627 AM CST SAT JAN 19 2013 MNZ001-004-007-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026-027-054-201230- WEST POLK-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON- RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-WESTERN WALSH- 627 AM CST SAT JAN 19 2013 ...ARCTIC COLD FRONT TO BRING GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS TO THE REGION... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AS AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT SURGES THROUGH THE REGION EARLY THIS MORNING. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH AND HIGHER GUSTS WILL CAUSE WHITE OUT CONDITIONS IN OPEN AREAS. FALLING TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH THE WIND WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 30 BELOW ZERO. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY HAZARDOUS WINDS CHILLS AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. MNZ002-005-008-013>015-022-NDZ030-201230- NORMAN-ROSEAU-EAST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK- MAHNOMEN-TRAILL- 627 AM CST SAT JAN 19 2013 ...STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT TO SURGE THROUGH THE AREA TODAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS...FALLING TEMPERATURES AND HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE AREA BY AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH AND HIGHER GUSTS WILL DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED IN OPEN AREAS TODAY. WIND CHILLS WILL DROP TO 25 TO 30 BELOW THIS AFTERNOON. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. MNZ003-027>031-040-NDZ039-052-053-201230- CLAY-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL- EAST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-CASS-SARGENT-RICHLAND- 627 AM CST SAT JAN 19 2013 ...STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT TO SURGE THROUGH THE REGION TODAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS...FALLING TEMPERATURES AND HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE AREA BY AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH AND HIGHER GUSTS WILL DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED IN OPEN AREAS TODAY. WIND CHILLS WILL DROP TO 25 BELOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AND HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. MNZ006-009-016-017-023-024-032-201230- LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI- SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WADENA- 627 AM CST SAT JAN 19 2013 ...ARCTIC COLD FRONT TO SURGE THROUGH THE REGION TODAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING HOWEVER ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIGHT. A STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION TODAY. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BRING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW TO OPEN AREAS. TEMPERATURES WILL BE FALLING DURING THE DAY WITH WIND CHILLS TO 25 BELOW BY LATE AFTERNOON. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AND HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. NDZ028-029-038-049-201230- GRIGGS-STEELE-BARNES-RANSOM- 627 AM CST SAT JAN 19 2013 ...VERY STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TODAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL AFFECT THE REGION TODAY. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH AND HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TODAY DIMINISHING EARLY THIS EVENING. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ARE POSSIBLE IN OPEN AREAS. WIND CHILLS WILL APPROACH 25 BELOW ZERO THIS AFTERNOON. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AND HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 19, 4:50 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Barnes, Cass, Griggs, Ransom, Richland, Sargent and 2 more | 16 hr |
| Jan 19, 5:05 AM CST | High Wind Warning | FGF | Barnes, Griggs, Ransom, Steele | 10 hr |
| Jan 19, 5:05 AM CST | Wind Advisory | FGF | Richland, Sargent | 10 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.