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Winter Storm Warning 10, NWS Grand Forks, ND

April 14, 20136 counties in Minnesota; 5 counties in North Dakota

NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this winter storm warning at Apr 14, 2013, 6:35 AM CDT for 6 counties in Minnesota; 5 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Apr 14, 2013, 10:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 27 hr. 38 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
Apr 14, 2013, 6:35 AM CDT (11:35 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 14, 2013, 10:00 AM CDT
Expired
Apr 15, 2013, 1:00 PM CDT
In force
27 hr
Issued by
NWS Grand Forks, ND

Counties Becker County, MN, Clay County, MN, Clearwater County, MN, Hubbard County, MN, Mahnomen County, MN, Norman County, MN, Barnes County, ND, Cass County, ND, Griggs County, ND, Steele County, ND, Traill County, ND

The radar

The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:37 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Apr 14, 4:45 PM CDTSNOW 2.5Wheatland, NDSTILL SNOWING
Apr 14, 4:45 PM CDTSNOW 3.55 S West Fargo, ND
Apr 14, 5:10 PM CDTSNOW 3Fargo, NDREPORTED BY WDAY-TV
Apr 14, 5:12 PM CDTSNOW 1.5Park Rapids, MN
Apr 14, 5:20 PM CDTHEAVY SNOW 6Kindred, NDLIQUID 0.45 STILL SNOWING
Apr 14, 5:48 PM CDTSNOW 2.5Park Rapids, MNMODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW FALLING
Apr 14, 5:48 PM CDTSNOW 5Oxbow, ND
Apr 14, 5:48 PM CDTHEAVY SNOW 7West Fargo, NDMEASURED ON LEVEL TABLE ON DECK
Apr 14, 6:00 PM CDTSNOW 3.5Moorhead, MNLIQUID 0.35 --- OFFICIAL FARGO-MOORHEAD CLIMATE REPORT FOR WITH DATA THROUGH 6 PM
Apr 14, 6:44 PM CDTSNOW 4.5Fargo, NDAT WDAY-TV IN SOUTH FARGO
Apr 14, 6:50 PM CDTSNOW 3.5Perley, MN
Apr 14, 6:58 PM CDTSNOW 5Fargo, NDAT KVLY-TV IN SOUTH FARGO
Apr 14, 7:11 PM CDTSNOW 4.7Valley City, NDREPORT FROM VALLEY CITY STATE UNIVERISTY CAMPUS
Apr 14, 7:11 PM CDTHEAVY SNOW 7Valley City, NDREPORT FROM VALLEY CITY ALONG I-94
Apr 14, 7:51 PM CDTSNOW 4.5Park Rapids, MNSTILL SNOWING
Apr 14, 7:53 PM CDTHEAVY SNOW 6.5Valley City, NDVISIBILITY ONE HALF MILE
Apr 14, 7:53 PM CDTHEAVY SNOW 8West Fargo, ND
Apr 14, 8:23 PM CDTSNOW 5Hillsboro, ND
Apr 14, 8:31 PM CDTSNOW 5.5Park Rapids, MN
Apr 14, 10:40 PM CDTSNOW 0Fargo, NDKVLY - TV MELTED DOWN SNOW AND GOT 0.84 LIQUID.
Apr 14, 10:40 PM CDTHEAVY SNOW 6.54 N Park Rapids, MNNOW SNOWING LIGHTLY
Apr 14, 10:40 PM CDTHEAVY SNOW 7West Fargo, NDMEASURED NEAR WEST FARGO HIGH SCHOOL ON UNDISTRUBED CONCRETE
Apr 15, 12:00 AM CDTHEAVY SNOW 6.3Moorhead, MN24-HOUR TOTAL FOR FARGO/MOORHEAD CLIMATE STATION.
Apr 15, 12:04 AM CDTHEAVY SNOW 6.5Fargo, ND6 TO 7 INCHES REPORTED IN NORTH FARGO
Apr 15, 12:50 AM CDTHEAVY SNOW 9Valley City, NDREPORTED FROM VALLEY CITY STATE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS. STILL SNOWING.
Apr 15, 5:45 AM CDTHEAVY SNOW 6Frazee, MNVIA NWS FACEBOOK PAGE.
Apr 15, 6:15 AM CDTSNOW 5.9Sabin, MN24-HOUR TOTAL. LIQUID EQUIVALENT 1.62 INCHES.
Apr 15, 6:57 AM CDTHEAVY SNOW 10.8Fargo, ND1.15 LIQUID EQUIVALENT VALLEY NEWS LIVE STUDIO IN SOUTH FARGO
Apr 15, 7:00 AM CDTHEAVY SNOW 0Mayville, ND24 HR TOTAL. LIQUID EQUIVALENT OF 0.83 INCHES.
Apr 15, 7:00 AM CDTHEAVY SNOW 8Mayville, ND24 HR TOTAL. LIQUID EQUIVALENT OF 0.83 INCHES.
Apr 15, 7:57 AM CDTHEAVY SNOW 8.8Moorhead, MN24-HOUR TOTAL FOR FARGO/MOORHEAD CLIMATE STATION.
Apr 15, 8:00 AM CDTHEAVY SNOW 5Long Lost Lake, MN24 HOUR TOTAL. 0.39 LIQUID EQUIVALENT.
Apr 15, 8:00 AM CDTHEAVY SNOW 5Long Lost Lake, MN24 HOUR TOTAL. 0.39 LIQUID EQUIVALENT.
Apr 15, 9:43 AM CDTHEAVY SNOW 5.5Halstad, MN24 HOUR TOTAL. 0.65 INCHES OF LIQUID EQUIVALENT.
Apr 15, 11:00 AM CDTHEAVY SNOW 10Finley, ND
Apr 15, 11:21 AM CDTHEAVY SNOW 8Hannaford, ND
Apr 15, 11:21 AM CDTHEAVY SNOW 10Tower City, ND
Apr 15, 11:21 AM CDTHEAVY SNOW 12Cooperstown, ND

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 00:00Z, 11.6 hours before the alert went out and 291 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Aberdeen, SD at 00:00Z on 2013-04-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Aberdeen, SD at 00:00Z on 2013-04-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 49 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
842 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
49 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
159 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

959 
WWUS43 KFGF 141135
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
635 AM CDT SUN APR 14 2013

...SIGNIFICANT LATE SEASON WINTER STORM TODAY INTO MONDAY...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE SLOWLY ACROSS THE NORTHERN
PLAINS TODAY INTO MONDAY...BRINGING SIGNIFICANT SNOW TO THE
REGION. SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND WEST-
CENTRAL MINNESOTA THIS MORNING...AND SPREAD NORTH TOWARDS THE
INTERNATIONAL BORDER BY LATE AFTERNOON. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE
HEAVY AT TIMES. EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30
MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH TODAY. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH
TONIGHT ALONG AND WEST OF THE VALLEY...AND REMAIN STRONG. THE
STRONG WINDS AND FALLING SNOW WILL LEAD TO AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW
AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
ARE POSSIBLE GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY.
WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 7 TO 14 INCHES ARE
LIKELY...WITH THE HIGHEST TOTALS EXPECTED ACROSS THE SHEYENNE
RIVER VALLEY. THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH ON MONDAY AS THE
SYSTEM BEGINS TO PULL AWAY.

MNZ002-003-022>024-027-028-NDZ028>030-038-039-151800-
/O.CAN.KFGF.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130415T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KFGF.WS.W.0010.130414T1500Z-130415T1800Z/
NORMAN-CLAY-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-
EAST BECKER-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...MAHNOMEN...
LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...
COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO
635 AM CDT SUN APR 14 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 PM
CDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS
MORNING TO 1 PM CDT MONDAY.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING...BECOMING HEAVY AT
  TIMES.

* WINDS...EAST TO NORTHEAST INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH TODAY...HIGHEST ALONG AND WEST OF THE RED 
  RIVER VALLEY. 

* VISIBILITIES...REDUCED TO UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.
  STRONG WINDS AND FALLING SNOW WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE AREAS OF
  BLOWING SNOW...WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WIDESPREAD TOTALS OF 7 TO 14 INCHES
  EXPECTED...WITH 10 TO 14 INCHES ACROSS THE SHEYENNE RIVER
  VALLEY.

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.

&&

$$

MNZ029>032-040-NDZ049-052-053-151800-
/O.EXT.KFGF.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130415T1800Z/
WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-RANSOM-
SARGENT-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...
NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE...LISBON...GWINNER...
WAHPETON
635 AM CDT SUN APR 14 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT MONDAY...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT MONDAY. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP EARLY THIS MORNING...BECOMING HEAVY
  AT TIMES.

* WINDS...EAST TO NORTHEAST INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH TODAY...HIGHEST ALONG AND WEST OF THE RED 
  RIVER VALLEY. 

* VISIBILITIES...REDUCED TO UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.
  STRONG WINDS AND FALLING SNOW WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE AREAS OF
  BLOWING SNOW...WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WIDESPREAD TOTALS OF 7 TO 14 INCHES
  EXPECTED...WITH 10 TO 14 INCHES ACROSS THE SHEYENNE RIVER
  VALLEY.
 
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.

&&

$$

MNZ001-004>009-013>017-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026-027-054-151800-
/O.EXT.KFGF.WS.W.0009.130414T2100Z-130415T1800Z/
WEST POLK-KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-WEST MARSHALL-
EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-
NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-
RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-WESTERN WALSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALLOCK...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN...RED LAKE...
THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...
CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...
GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...ADAMS
635 AM CDT SUN APR 14 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
1 PM CDT MONDAY...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 1 PM CDT MONDAY. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON...BECOMING HEAVY AT
  TIMES LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

* WINDS...EAST TO NORTHEAST INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH TODAY...HIGHEST ALONG AND WEST OF THE RED 
  RIVER VALLEY. 

* VISIBILITIES...REDUCED TO UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.
  STRONG WINDS AND FALLING SNOW WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE AREAS OF
  BLOWING SNOW...WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...7 TO 14 INCHES EXPECTED.

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
6 follow-up statements
304 
WWUS43 KFGF 141530
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
1030 AM CDT SUN APR 14 2013

...SIGNIFICANT LATE SEASON WINTER STORM TODAY INTO MONDAY...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE MOVE SLOWLY ACROSS THE
NORTHERN PLAINS TODAY INTO MONDAY...BRINGING SIGNIFICANT SNOW TO
THE REGION. SNOW WILL SLOWLY MOVE FROM FAR SOUTHEASTERN NORTH
DAKOTA NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE SHEYENNE RIVER VALLEY AND SOUTHERN
RED RIVER VALLEY BY MID DAY...AND FURTHER NORTH AND EASTWARD
DURING THE AFTERNOON. THERE WILL BE A SHARP TRANSITION FROM NOT
MUCH PRECIPITATION TO HEAVY SNOW...SO CONDITIONS COULD DETERIORATE
QUICKLY. EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH
WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH TODAY. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH
TONIGHT ALONG AND WEST OF THE VALLEY...AND REMAIN STRONG. THE
STRONG WINDS AND FALLING SNOW WILL LEAD TO AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW
AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
ARE POSSIBLE GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY.
WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 14 INCHES ARE
LIKELY...WITH THE HIGHEST TOTALS EXPECTED ACROSS THE SHEYENNE
RIVER VALLEY. THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH ON MONDAY AS THE
SYSTEM BEGINS TO PULL AWAY.

MNZ029>032-040-NDZ049-052-053-151800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130415T1800Z/
WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-RANSOM-
SARGENT-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...
NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE...LISBON...GWINNER...
WAHPETON
1030 AM CDT SUN APR 14 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT MONDAY. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE AREA THIS MORNING
  AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES BY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...EAST TO NORTHEAST INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH TODAY...HIGHEST ALONG AND WEST OF THE RED 
  RIVER VALLEY. 

* VISIBILITIES...REDUCED TO UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. 
  STRONG WINDS AND FALLING SNOW WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE AREAS OF 
  BLOWING SNOW...WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WIDESPREAD TOTALS OF 6 TO 14 INCHES
  EXPECTED...WITH 10 TO 14 INCHES ACROSS THE SHEYENNE RIVER
  VALLEY.

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.

&&

$$

MNZ002-003-022>024-027-028-NDZ028>030-038-039-151800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-130415T1800Z/
NORMAN-CLAY-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-
EAST BECKER-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...MAHNOMEN...
LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...
COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO
1030 AM CDT SUN APR 14 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT MONDAY. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA BY MID DAY...WITH RAPID
  DETERIORATION OF CONDITIONS AS SNOW BECOMES HEAVY AT TIMES THIS
  AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS...EAST TO NORTHEAST INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH TODAY...HIGHEST ALONG AND WEST OF THE RED 
  RIVER VALLEY. 

* VISIBILITIES...REDUCED TO UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. 
  STRONG WINDS AND FALLING SNOW WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE AREAS OF 
  BLOWING SNOW...WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WIDESPREAD TOTALS OF 6 TO 14 INCHES
  EXPECTED...WITH 10 TO 14 INCHES ACROSS THE SHEYENNE RIVER
  VALLEY.

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.

&&

$$

MNZ001-004>009-013>017-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026-027-054-151800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0009.130414T2100Z-130415T1800Z/
WEST POLK-KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-WEST MARSHALL-
EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-
NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-
RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-WESTERN WALSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALLOCK...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN...RED LAKE...
THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...
CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...
GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...ADAMS
1030 AM CDT SUN APR 14 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 1 PM CDT MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 1 PM CDT MONDAY. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON...BECOMING HEAVY AT
  TIMES TONIGHT.

* WINDS...EAST TO NORTHEAST INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH TODAY...HIGHEST ALONG AND WEST OF THE RED 
  RIVER VALLEY. 

* VISIBILITIES...REDUCED TO UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. 
  STRONG WINDS AND FALLING SNOW WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE AREAS OF 
  BLOWING SNOW...WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 14 INCHES EXPECTED.

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.

&&

$$
828 
WWUS43 KFGF 141853
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
153 PM CDT SUN APR 14 2013

...SIGNIFICANT LATE SEASON WINTER STORM TODAY INTO MONDAY...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE MOVE SLOWLY ACROSS
THE NORTHERN PLAINS TODAY INTO MONDAY...BRINGING SIGNIFICANT SNOW
TO THE REGION. SNOW WILL SLOWLY MOVE FROM FAR SOUTHEASTERN NORTH
DAKOTA NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE SHEYENNE RIVER VALLEY AND SOUTHERN
RED RIVER VALLEY BY MID DAY...AND FURTHER NORTH AND EASTWARD
DURING THE AFTERNOON. THERE WILL BE A SHARP TRANSITION FROM NOT
MUCH PRECIPITATION TO HEAVY SNOW...SO CONDITIONS COULD
DETERIORATE QUICKLY. EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO
20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH TODAY. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO
THE NORTH TONIGHT ALONG AND WEST OF THE VALLEY...AND REMAIN
STRONG. THE STRONG WINDS AND FALLING SNOW WILL LEAD TO AREAS OF
BLOWING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE SHEYENNE RIVER VALLEY WITH NEAR
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FURTHER EAST. WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS
OF 6 TO 11 INCHES ARE LIKELY...WITH THE HIGHEST TOTALS EXPECTED
ACROSS EAST CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY
DIMINISH ON MONDAY AS THE SYSTEM BEGINS TO PULL AWAY.

NDZ028-038-151800-
/O.CAN.KFGF.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-130415T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KFGF.BZ.W.0006.130414T1853Z-130415T0300Z/
/O.EXB.KFGF.WS.W.0009.130415T0300Z-130415T1800Z/
GRIGGS-BARNES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOPERSTOWN...VALLEY CITY
153 PM CDT SUN APR 14 2013

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM
CDT MONDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS BLIZZARD WARNING IS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING.THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY
SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM CDT
MONDAY.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA BY MID DAY...WITH RAPID  
DETERIORATION OF CONDITIONS AS SNOW BECOMES HEAVY AT TIMES THIS  
AFTERNOON.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS WILL CONTINUE FROM THE EAST TO
  NORTHEAST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON
  AND EVENING. VISIBILITIES WILL BE DOWN TO A QUARTER OF A MILE OR
  LESS WITH SOME PLACES DOWN TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WIDESPREAD TOTALS OF 8 TO 11 INCHES
  EXPECTED.

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 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.


&&

$$

NDZ049-052-151800-
/O.CAN.KFGF.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130415T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KFGF.BZ.W.0006.130414T1853Z-130415T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KFGF.WS.W.0011.130415T0300Z-130415T1800Z/
RANSOM-SARGENT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LISBON...GWINNER
153 PM CDT SUN APR 14 2013

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM
CDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A
WINTER STORM WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1
PM CDT MONDAY.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE AREA AND BECOME
  HEAVY AT TIMES BY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS WILL CONTINUE FROM THE EAST TO
  NORTHEAST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON
  AND EVENING. VISIBILITIES WILL BE DOWN TO A QUARTER OF A MILE OR
  LESS WITH SOME PLACES DOWN TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WIDESPREAD TOTALS OF 8 TO 11 INCHES
  EXPECTED.


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 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.



&&

$$

NDZ024-151800-
/O.NEW.KFGF.BZ.W.0006.130414T1853Z-130415T0300Z/
/O.EXT.KFGF.WS.W.0009.130415T0300Z-130415T1800Z/
EDDY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NEW ROCKFORD
153 PM CDT SUN APR 14 2013

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
1 PM CDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE
WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
1 PM CDT MONDAY. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA FROM THE SOUTH THIS AFTERNOON...BECOMING
  HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS WILL CONTINUE FROM THE EAST TO
  NORTHEAST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON
  AND EVENING. VISIBILITIES WILL BE DOWN TO A QUARTER OF A MILE OR
  LESS WITH SOME PLACES DOWN TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 11 INCHES EXPECTED.

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 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.


&&

$$

MNZ029>032-040-NDZ053-151800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130415T1800Z/
WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...
NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE...WAHPETON
153 PM CDT SUN APR 14 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT MONDAY. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON
  AND COULD BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES.

* WINDS...EAST TO NORTHEAST INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH TODAY...HIGHEST ALONG AND WEST OF THE RED 
  RIVER VALLEY. 

* VISIBILITIES...REDUCED TO UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. 
  STRONG WINDS AND FALLING SNOW WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE AREAS OF 
  BLOWING SNOW...WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WIDESPREAD TOTALS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES
  EXPECTED.

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.

&&

$$

MNZ002-003-022>024-027-028-NDZ029-030-039-151800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-130415T1800Z/
NORMAN-CLAY-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-
EAST BECKER-STEELE-TRAILL-CASS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...MAHNOMEN...
LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...FINLEY...
MAYVILLE...FARGO
153 PM CDT SUN APR 14 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT MONDAY. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA DURING THE EARLY
  AFTERNOON...SNOW BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...EAST TO NORTHEAST INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH TODAY...HIGHEST ALONG AND WEST OF THE RED 
  RIVER VALLEY. 

* VISIBILITIES...REDUCED TO UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. 
  STRONG WINDS AND FALLING SNOW WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE AREAS OF 
  BLOWING SNOW...WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WIDESPREAD TOTALS OF 6 TO 11 INCHES
  EXPECTED.

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.

&&

$$

MNZ001-004>009-013>017-NDZ006>008-014>016-026-027-054-151800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0009.130414T2100Z-130415T1800Z/
WEST POLK-KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-WEST MARSHALL-
EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-
NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-
RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-WESTERN WALSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALLOCK...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN...RED LAKE...
THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...
CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...
GRAFTON...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...ADAMS
153 PM CDT SUN APR 14 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT MONDAY. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON...BECOMING HEAVY AT 
  TIMES TONIGHT. 

* WINDS...EAST TO NORTHEAST INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH TODAY...HIGHEST ALONG AND WEST OF THE RED 
  RIVER VALLEY. 

* VISIBILITIES...REDUCED TO UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. 
  STRONG WINDS AND FALLING SNOW WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE AREAS OF 
  BLOWING SNOW...WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 11 INCHES EXPECTED.

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.

&&

$$
939 
WWUS43 KFGF 142049
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
349 PM CDT SUN APR 14 2013

...SIGNIFICANT LATE SEASON WINTER STORM TONIGHT INTO MONDAY...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE MOVE SLOWLY ACROSS
THE NORTHERN PLAINS THROUGH MONDAY. SNOW WILL SLOWLY SPREAD FROM 
SOUTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA FURTHER
NORTH AND EAST TONIGHT. THERE WILL BE A SHARP TRANSITION FROM NOT
MUCH PRECIPITATION TO HEAVY SNOW...SO CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE
QUICKLY. EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 20 TO 30 MPH
WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH
TONIGHT ALONG AND WEST OF THE VALLEY...AND REMAIN STRONG. THE
STRONG WINDS AND FALLING SNOW WILL LEAD TO AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW
AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE
POSSIBLE IN THE SHEYENNE RIVER VALLEY WITH NEAR BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS FURTHER EAST. WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO
12 INCHES ARE LIKELY...WITH THE HIGHEST TOTALS EXPECTED ACROSS
SOUTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA. THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH ON
MONDAY AS THE SYSTEM BEGINS TO PULL AWAY.

NDZ024-028-038-151800-
/O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0006.000000T0000Z-130415T0300Z/
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0009.130415T0300Z-130415T1800Z/
EDDY-GRIGGS-BARNES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW ROCKFORD...COOPERSTOWN...
VALLEY CITY
349 PM CDT SUN APR 14 2013

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING
TO 1 PM CDT MONDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS
EVENING. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS
EVENING TO 1 PM CDT MONDAY. 

* TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA
  TONIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF TOMORROW.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS WILL CONTINUE FROM THE EAST TO
  NORTHEAST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH THIS EVENING.
  VISIBILITIES WILL BE DOWN TO A QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS WITH
  SOME PLACES DOWN TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WIDESPREAD TOTALS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES
  EXPECTED.

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 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.

&&

$$

NDZ049-052-151800-
/O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0006.000000T0000Z-130415T0300Z/
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0011.130415T0300Z-130415T1800Z/
RANSOM-SARGENT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LISBON...GWINNER
349 PM CDT SUN APR 14 2013

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING
TO 1 PM CDT MONDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS
EVENING. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS
EVENING TO 1 PM CDT MONDAY. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE AREA AND BECOME
  HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS WILL CONTINUE FROM THE EAST TO
  NORTHEAST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH THIS EVENING.
  VISIBILITIES WILL BE DOWN TO A QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS WITH
  SOME PLACES DOWN TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WIDESPREAD TOTALS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES
  EXPECTED.

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 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.

&&

$$

MNZ029>032-040-NDZ053-151800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130415T1800Z/
WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...
NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE...WAHPETON
349 PM CDT SUN APR 14 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT MONDAY. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE AREA THIS EVENING AND
  COULD BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES.

* WINDS...EAST TO NORTHEAST INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH TODAY...HIGHEST ALONG AND WEST OF THE RED 
  RIVER VALLEY. 

* VISIBILITIES...REDUCED TO UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. 
  STRONG WINDS AND FALLING SNOW WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE AREAS OF 
  BLOWING SNOW...WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WIDESPREAD TOTALS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES
  EXPECTED.

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.

&&

$$

MNZ002-003-022>024-027-028-NDZ029-030-039-151800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-130415T1800Z/
NORMAN-CLAY-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-
EAST BECKER-STEELE-TRAILL-CASS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...MAHNOMEN...
LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...FINLEY...
MAYVILLE...FARGO
349 PM CDT SUN APR 14 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT MONDAY. 

* TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE REGION THIS
  EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF ON
  MONDAY. 

* WINDS...EAST TO NORTHEAST INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH TODAY...HIGHEST ALONG AND WEST OF THE RED 
  RIVER VALLEY. 

* VISIBILITIES...REDUCED TO UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. 
  STRONG WINDS AND FALLING SNOW WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE AREAS OF 
  BLOWING SNOW...WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WIDESPREAD TOTALS OF 6 TO 11 INCHES 
  EXPECTED. 

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.

&&

$$

MNZ001-004>009-013>017-NDZ006>008-014>016-026-027-054-151800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0009.130414T2100Z-130415T1800Z/
WEST POLK-KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-WEST MARSHALL-
EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-
NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-
RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-WESTERN WALSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALLOCK...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN...RED LAKE...
THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...
CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...
GRAFTON...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...ADAMS
349 PM CDT SUN APR 14 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT MONDAY. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION FROM THE SOUTH THIS
  EVENING...AND COULD BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. SNOW WILL
  TAPER OFF BY LATE MONDAY. 

* WINDS...EAST TO NORTHEAST INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH TODAY...HIGHEST ALONG AND WEST OF THE RED 
  RIVER VALLEY. 

* VISIBILITIES...REDUCED TO UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. 
  STRONG WINDS AND FALLING SNOW WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE AREAS OF 
  BLOWING SNOW...WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 11 INCHES EXPECTED.

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.

&&

$$
416 
WWUS43 KFGF 150036
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
736 PM CDT SUN APR 14 2013

...SIGNIFICANT LATE SEASON WINTER STORM TONIGHT INTO MONDAY...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE MOVE SLOWLY ACROSS
THE NORTHERN PLAINS THROUGH MONDAY. SNOW WILL SLOWLY SPREAD FROM
SOUTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA FURTHER
NORTH AND EAST TONIGHT. THERE WILL BE A SHARP TRANSITION FROM NOT
MUCH PRECIPITATION TO HEAVY SNOW...SO CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE
QUICKLY. EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 20 TO 30 MPH
WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE
NORTH TONIGHT ALONG AND WEST OF THE VALLEY...AND REMAIN STRONG.
THE STRONG WINDS AND FALLING SNOW WILL LEAD TO AREAS OF BLOWING
SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
ARE POSSIBLE IN THE SHEYENNE RIVER VALLEY WITH NEAR BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS FURTHER EAST. WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF
6 TO 12 INCHES ARE LIKELY...WITH THE HIGHEST TOTALS EXPECTED
ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA. THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY
DIMINISH ON MONDAY AS THE SYSTEM BEGINS TO PULL AWAY.

NDZ024-028-038-151800-
/O.CAN.KFGF.BZ.W.0006.000000T0000Z-130415T0300Z/
/O.EXT.KFGF.WS.W.0009.130415T0036Z-130415T1800Z/
EDDY-GRIGGS-BARNES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW ROCKFORD...COOPERSTOWN...
VALLEY CITY
736 PM CDT SUN APR 14 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT MONDAY...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS CANCELLED THE
BLIZZARD WARNING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
1 PM CDT MONDAY. 

* TIMING...THE WIND GUSTS TO 35 TO 40 MPH WHICH WAS OVER THE
  COOPERSTOWN TO VALLEY CITY TO LISBON AND FORMAN AREAS HAVE
  DIMINISHED AND WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH A BIT OVERNIGHT
  AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES CLOSER BY. HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO
  SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF MONDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WIDESPREAD TOTALS OF 7 TO 12 INCHES
  EXPECTED.


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.

&&

$$

NDZ049-052-151800-
/O.CAN.KFGF.BZ.W.0006.000000T0000Z-130415T0300Z/
/O.EXT.KFGF.WS.W.0011.130415T0036Z-130415T1800Z/
RANSOM-SARGENT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LISBON...GWINNER
736 PM CDT SUN APR 14 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT MONDAY...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS CANCELLED THE
BLIZZARD WARNING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
1 PM CDT MONDAY. 

* TIMING...THE WIND GUSTS TO 35 TO 40 MPH WHICH WAS OVER THE
  COOPERSTOWN TO VALLEY CITY TO LISBON AND FORMAN AREAS HAVE
  DIMINISHED AND WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH A BIT OVERNIGHT
  AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES CLOSER BY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD
  ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF MONDAY.

* WINDS...EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL TURN NORTH
  MONDAY MORNING. VISIBLITIES IN THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE LESS
  THAN ONE HALF MILE. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WIDESPREAD TOTALS OF 7 TO 12 INCHES
  EXPECTED.

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.

&&

$$

MNZ029>032-040-NDZ053-151800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130415T1800Z/
WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...
NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE...WAHPETON
736 PM CDT SUN APR 14 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT MONDAY. 

* TIMING...EXPECT PERIODS OF SNOW TO CONTINUE TONIGHT INTO EARLY
  MONDAY. EXPECT ALSO SOME SLEET AT TIMES.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WIDESPREAD TOTALS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES
  EXPECTED.

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.

&&

$$

MNZ002-003-022>024-027-028-NDZ029-030-039-151800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-130415T1800Z/
NORMAN-CLAY-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-
EAST BECKER-STEELE-TRAILL-CASS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...MAHNOMEN...
LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...FINLEY...
MAYVILLE...FARGO
736 PM CDT SUN APR 14 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT MONDAY. 

* TIMING...SNOW OF VARYING INTENSITY WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT INTO
  MONDAY MORNING. 

* WINDS...EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL TURN NORTH
  MONDAY MORNING. VISIBLITIES IN THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE LESS
  THAN ONE HALF MILE. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WIDESPREAD TOTALS OF 7 TO 11 INCHES
  EXPECTED. REMEMBER DUE TO SNOW BANDING SNOW TOTAL MAY VARY
  GREATLY IN SHORT DISTANCES.  

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.

&&

$$

MNZ001-004>009-013>017-NDZ006>008-014>016-026-027-054-151800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130415T1800Z/
WEST POLK-KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-WEST MARSHALL-
EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-
NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-
RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-WESTERN WALSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALLOCK...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN...RED LAKE...
THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...
CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...
GRAFTON...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...ADAMS
736 PM CDT SUN APR 14 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT MONDAY. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY SPREAD NORTHWARD THIS
  EVENING WITH SNOW CONTINUING OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING.
 
* WINDS...EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL TURN
  NORTHERLY MONDAY. VISIBLITIES IN WILL BE UNDER ONE HALF MILE AT
  TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW BANDS.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES EXPECTED. BUT DUE TO VARYING
  INTENSITY IN SNOW BANDS...SNOW AMOUNTS WILL VARY GREATLY IN
  SHORT DISTANCES.  

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.

&&

$$


DTR
328 
WWUS43 KFGF 150838
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
338 AM CDT MON APR 15 2013

...LATE SEASON WINTER STORM TO CONTINUE INTO TODAY...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SLOWLY NORTHEASTWARD
TOWARDS THE UPPER GREAT LAKES TODAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS
MORNING...AND GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGHOUT THE DAY. ADDITIONAL
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BEFORE THE
SNOW WINDS DOWN. SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE MOST NOTICEABLY ON GRASSY
AND ELEVATED SURFACES...COMPARED WITH ROADWAYS. SIGNIFICANT
VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE HEAVIER SNOW BANDS.
STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH DURING THE DAY.

MNZ029>032-040-NDZ053-151800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130415T1800Z/
WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...
NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE...WAHPETON
338 AM CDT MON APR 15 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING...EXPECT PERIODS OF SNOW TO CONTINUE INTO THE MORNING
  HOURS.
 
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES.
  SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS MAY VARY OVER SHORT DISTANCES.

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.

&&

$$

MNZ002-003-022>024-027-028-NDZ029-030-039-151800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-130415T1800Z/
NORMAN-CLAY-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-
EAST BECKER-STEELE-TRAILL-CASS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...MAHNOMEN...
LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...FINLEY...
MAYVILLE...FARGO
338 AM CDT MON APR 15 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING...EXPECT PERIODS OF SNOW TO CONTINUE INTO THE MORNING
  HOURS.
 
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES.
  SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS MAY VARY OVER SHORT DISTANCES.

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.

&&

$$

MNZ001-004>009-013>017-NDZ006>008-014>016-026-027-054-151800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130415T1800Z/
WEST POLK-KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-WEST MARSHALL-
EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-
NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-
RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-WESTERN WALSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALLOCK...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN...RED LAKE...
THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...
CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...
GRAFTON...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...ADAMS
338 AM CDT MON APR 15 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING...EXPECT PERIODS OF SNOW TO CONTINUE INTO THE MORNING
  HOURS.
 
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES.
  SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS MAY VARY OVER SHORT DISTANCES.

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.

&&

$$

NDZ024-028-038-151800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130415T1800Z/
EDDY-GRIGGS-BARNES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW ROCKFORD...COOPERSTOWN...
VALLEY CITY
338 AM CDT MON APR 15 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING...EXPECT PERIODS OF SNOW TO CONTINUE INTO THE MORNING
  HOURS.
 
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES.
  SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS MAY VARY OVER SHORT DISTANCES.

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.

&&

$$

NDZ049-052-151800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-130415T1800Z/
RANSOM-SARGENT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LISBON...GWINNER
338 AM CDT MON APR 15 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING...EXPECT PERIODS OF SNOW TO CONTINUE INTO THE MORNING
  HOURS.
 
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES.
  SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS MAY VARY OVER SHORT DISTANCES.

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
630 
WWUS43 KFGF 151755
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
1255 PM CDT MON APR 15 2013

...LATE SEASON WINTER STORM ENDING...

.STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE OUT OF THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. PERIODIC LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE MAINLY ACROSS THE
DEVILS LAKE BASIN AND NORTHERN VALLEY THROUGH THE DAY...BUT ANY
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION SHOULD BE LESS THAN AN INCH. WINDS WILL
SHIFT TO THE NORTH BEHIND THE DEPARTING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WITH
OCCASIONAL AFTERNOON GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH...CREATING SOME REDUCTION
IN VISIBILITY TO ONE MILE.

MNZ029>032-040-NDZ053-151900-
/O.EXP.KFGF.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130415T1800Z/
WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...
NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE...WAHPETON
1255 PM CDT MON APR 15 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. 

LIGHT SNOW WILL END THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH UP TO ONE
ADDITIONAL INCH ACCUMULATION. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH WITH
OCCASIONAL AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 25 MPH. UNTREATED ROADS MAY REMAIN
SLICK THROUGH THE DAY AND ESPECIALLY OVERNIGHT AS WET SURFACES
FREEZE.

$$

MNZ002-003-022>024-027-028-NDZ029-030-039-151900-
/O.EXP.KFGF.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-130415T1800Z/
NORMAN-CLAY-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-
EAST BECKER-STEELE-TRAILL-CASS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...MAHNOMEN...
LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...FINLEY...
MAYVILLE...FARGO
1255 PM CDT MON APR 15 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. 

LIGHT SNOW WILL END THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH UP TO ONE
ADDITIONAL INCH ACCUMULATION. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH WITH
OCCASIONAL AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 25 MPH. UNTREATED ROADS MAY REMAIN
SLICK THROUGH THE DAY AND ESPECIALLY OVERNIGHT AS WET SURFACES
FREEZE.

$$

MNZ001-004>009-013>017-NDZ006>008-014>016-026-027-054-151900-
/O.EXP.KFGF.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130415T1800Z/
WEST POLK-KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-WEST MARSHALL-
EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-
NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-
RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-WESTERN WALSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALLOCK...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN...RED LAKE...
THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...
CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...
GRAFTON...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...ADAMS
1255 PM CDT MON APR 15 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. 

LIGHT SNOW WILL END THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH UP TO ONE
ADDITIONAL INCH ACCUMULATION. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH WITH
OCCASIONAL AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 25 MPH. UNTREATED ROADS MAY REMAIN
SLICK THROUGH THE DAY AND ESPECIALLY OVERNIGHT AS WET SURFACES
FREEZE.

$$

NDZ024-028-038-151900-
/O.EXP.KFGF.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130415T1800Z/
EDDY-GRIGGS-BARNES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW ROCKFORD...COOPERSTOWN...
VALLEY CITY
1255 PM CDT MON APR 15 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. 

LIGHT SNOW WILL END THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH UP TO ONE
ADDITIONAL INCH ACCUMULATION. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH WITH
OCCASIONAL AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 25 MPH. UNTREATED ROADS MAY REMAIN
SLICK THROUGH THE DAY AND ESPECIALLY OVERNIGHT AS WET SURFACES
FREEZE.

$$

NDZ049-052-151900-
/O.EXP.KFGF.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-130415T1800Z/
RANSOM-SARGENT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LISBON...GWINNER
1255 PM CDT MON APR 15 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. 

LIGHT SNOW WILL END THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH UP TO ONE
ADDITIONAL INCH ACCUMULATION. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH WITH
OCCASIONAL AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 25 MPH. UNTREATED ROADS MAY REMAIN
SLICK THROUGH THE DAY AND ESPECIALLY OVERNIGHT AS WET SURFACES
FREEZE.

$$

ROGERS

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Grand Forks, ND wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Apr 14, 6:33 AM CDT, 2 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 14, 6:33 AM CDT, 2 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
633 AM CDT SUN APR 14 2013

.UPDATE...
ISSUED AT 645 AM CDT SUN APR 14 2013

THE MAIN CHALLENGE WILL BE TO DELAY THE START TIME OF THE WINTER
STORM WARNINGS...WITH SNOW STARTING LATER IN ALL AREAS.
SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY
THIS MORNING...SPREADING TO THE CANADIAN BORDER BY LATE THIS
AFTERNOON. WE WILL ALSO EXTEND THE WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL
18ZMON WITH A SLOWER MOVING SYSTEM. CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE
RAPIDLY TODAY ONCE HEAVY SNOW BEGINS...AND WINDS INCREASE. WE
WILL NEED TO MONITOR THE POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...AND
HAVE MENTIONED NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN THE WSW MAINLY ALONG
AND WEST OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY.

&&

.SHORT TERM...(TODAY THROUGH MONDAY)
ISSUED AT 330 AM CDT SUN APR 14 2013

THE MAIN CHALLENGE CONTINUES TO BE IMPENDING WINTER STORM. MODELS
HAVE TRENDED SLOWER AND A BIT FURTHER SOUTH WITH THE SFC/UPPER
LEVEL LOW TRACKS. FOR NOW WILL MAINTAIN ALL HEADLINE
TIMING...ALTHOUGH SNOW WILL BE DELAYED AND WILL REFLECT THIS IN
THE GRIDS.

FOR TODAY...STRONG FORCING FOR ASCENT PER QG/OMEGA FIELDS WILL
MOVE FROM SOUTH TO NORTH THROUGH THE DAY. EXPECT SNOW...HEAVY AT
TIMES ALONG WITH BLOWING/DRIFTING SNOW. THERE WILL BE TIMES OF
NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE MAINLY IN EASTERN ND WHERE HEAVY
SNOW RATES ARE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH WINDS GUSTING TO NEAR 40 MPH.
THEREFORE...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT WHEN SNOW BEGINS. FURTHER
NORTH NEAR THE CANADIAN BORDER...SNOW MAY NOT BEGIN UNTIL NEAR
00Z. SNOW SHOULD BEGIN NEAR GFK AROUND 20Z...AND AROUND 16Z IN FARGO.

FOR TONIGHT...AS THE LOW LIFTS SLOWLY NORTH AND EAST...EXPECT A
LARGE DEFORMATION SNOW BAND FOR THE REGION. SNOW COULD BE HEAVY
THIS EVENING ALONG WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING/DRIFTING AND NEAR
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.

.LONG TERM...(MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY)
ISSUED AT 330 AM CDT SUN APR 14 2013

ON MONDAY...THE STORM SYSTEM WILL SLOWLY MOVE AWAY FROM THE REGION
BY AFTERNOON. GIVEN THE SLOW START TO THE STORM...SNOW WILL
CONTINUE IN THE NORTH THROUGH 18Z AT LEAST...AND HAVE INCREASED
SNOW CHANCES HERE. WINDS SHOULD SLOWLY DIMINISH AS THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT WEAKENS BY AFTERNOON.

FOR TUESDAY...EXPECT SOME LINGERING LIGHT SNOW IN THE NORTH NEAR
WEAK CYCLONIC FLOW. TEMPS WILL CONTINUE WELL BELOW NORMAL FOR MID
APRIL AS WINTER LIKE CONDITIONS REMAIN OVER THE REGION ALONG WITH
A FRESH SNOW PACK.

ATTENTION ON WEDNESDAY TURNS TO ANOTHER DEVELOPING SYSTEM TO THE
WEST. 00Z MODELS CONTINUE TO INDICATE A PROGRESSIVE LONGWAVE TROUGH
OVER THE ROCKIES WITH SHORTWAVE ENERGY BEGINNING TO LIFT OUT INTO
THE PLAINS...AND SFC CYCLOGENESIS TAKING PLACE OVER THE SOUTHERN
HIGH PLAINS. THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO LIFT NORTHEAST ALONG THE
LOW-LEVEL BAROCLINIC ZONE LATER WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. IN RECENT
DAYS...THE OPERATIONAL MODELS HAVE NOT BEEN CONSISTENT IN THE
EVOLUTION OF SHORTWAVE ENERGY THROUGH THE BROADER TROUGH. THE 00Z
GEM/GFS AND ESPECIALLY THE 18Z DGEX SUGGEST A SLOWER AND FARTHER
NORTH SOLUTION COMPARED WITH THE ECMWF... AND THUS WOULD YIELD
BETTER SNOW CHANCES FOR THE REGION. TIME OF YEAR AND STRONG
DOWNSTREAM RIDGING WOULD SUPPORT A FARTHER NORTH SOLUTION...BUT
OVERALL CONFIDENCE ON THE TRACK/TIMING IS STILL LOW...GIVEN THE LACK
OF MODEL CONSISTENCY. THE SYSTEM BEARS WATCHING...THOUGH. WILL KEEP
THE HIGHEST POPS ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST HALF OF THE REGION...IN
AGREEMENT WITH THE OVERALL MODEL CONSENSUS...WITH PRECIP CHANCES
LINGERING INTO THURSDAY NIGHT.

OTHERWISE...TEMPS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN MUCH BELOW MID-APRIL
AVERAGES...WITH NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT. HIGH TEMPS LIKELY WILL REMAIN
IN 30S FOR MUCH OF THE PERIOD WITH LOWS IN THE 20S.

&&

.AVIATION...(FOR THE 12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z MONDAY MORNING)
ISSUED AT 613 AM CDT SUN APR 14 2013

HEAVY SNOW WILL MOVE FROM SOUTH TO NORTH TODAY...ALONG WITH
INCREASING EASTERLY WINDS. WINDS WILL GUST OVER 30KT AT TIMES THIS
AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT...AND TURN MORE NORTHERLY LATER TONIGHT.
EXPECT IFR CONDITIONS POSSIBLE NEAR ANY SNOW BANDS ALONG WITH
BLOWING SNOW POSSIBLE.

&&

.FGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ND...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 1 PM CDT MONDAY FOR NDZ049-052-053.

     WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 PM CDT MONDAY
     FOR NDZ028>030-038-039.

     WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM CDT MONDAY
     FOR NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026-027-054.

MN...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 1 PM CDT MONDAY FOR MNZ029>032-040.

     WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 PM CDT MONDAY
     FOR MNZ002-003-022>024-027-028.

     WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM CDT MONDAY
     FOR MNZ001-004>009-013>017.

&&

UPDATE...DK
SHORT TERM...DK
LONG TERM...MAKOWSKI
AVIATION...DK
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 14, 6:12 AM CDT, 23 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
612 AM CDT SUN APR 14 2013

MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-
026>030-038-039-049-052>054-151115-
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-
612 AM CDT SUN APR 14 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT TODAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH
DAKOTA...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND
WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA THIS MORNING...GRADUALLY SPREADING ACROSS
THE REGION DURING THE DAY. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AT
TIMES. EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH
GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH DURING THE DAY. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH
TONIGHT ALONG AND WEST OF THE VALLEY...AND REMAIN STRONG. THE
STRONG WINDS AND FALLING SNOW WILL LEAD TO AREAS OF BLOWING
SNOW... SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND NEAR BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS. WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 7 TO 14 INCHES
ARE LIKELY...WITH SOME OF THE HIGHER TOTALS EXPECTED ACROSS THE
SHEYENNE RIVER VALLEY AND PARTS OF THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN. A LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE SLOWLY ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS TODAY
INTO MONDAY...BRINGING SIGNIFICANT SNOW TO THE REGION.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

EXPECT LIGHT SNOW MONDAY MORNING FOR THE REGION...ALONG WITH SOME
BLOWING SNOW. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE ON MONDAY AFTERNOON. ANOTHER
STORM SYSTEM MAY BRING THE THREAT FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW BACK INTO
THE REGION WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. TEMPERATURE WILL REMAIN WELL
BELOW NORMAL.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SNOW AMOUNTS ARE ALWAYS APPRECIATED.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 14, 1:53 PM CDTBlizzard WarningFGFBarnes, Eddy, Griggs, Ransom, Sargent6 hr
Apr 14, 1:53 PM CDTWinter Storm WarningFGFRansom, Sargent23 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.