Alert archive / Minnesota / Winter Storm Warnings in 2013
Winter Storm Warning 4, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this winter storm warning at Feb 17, 2013, 3:39 PM CST for 6 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Feb 17, 2013, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for 21 hr. 8 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 17, 2013, 3:39 PM CST (21:39 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 17, 2013, 6:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Feb 18, 2013, 3:20 PM CST
- In force
- 21 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
Counties Beltrami County, MN, Lake of the Woods County, MN, Marshall County, MN, Pennington County, MN, Red Lake County, MN, Roseau County, MN
The radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 149 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 18, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 3.1 | 6 Wnw Warren, MN | 24 HOUR TOTAL |
| Feb 18, 7:00 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 4 | Red Lake Falls, MN | |
| Feb 18, 7:00 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 5.5 | Roosevelt, MN | 24 HOUR TOTAL. |
| Feb 18, 7:25 AM CST | SNOW 3.5 | Argyle, MN | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Feb 18, 7:30 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 4 | Waskish, MN | 24 HOUR TOTAL. |
| Feb 18, 7:40 AM CST | SNOW 4.5 | Greenbush, MN | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Feb 18, 9:49 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Warroad, MN | WATER EQUIVALENT OF 0.50 INCHES. |
| Feb 18, 1:00 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 9.5 | 5 Nw Baudette, MN | RELAYED VIA FACEBOOK. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
International Fa, MN (KINL), launched 12:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 179 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
- 870 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 56 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 160 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.
572 WWUS43 KFGF 172139 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 339 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS BY MONDAY MORNING TO NORTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND THE NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY... .LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST FROM THE BOTTINEAU AREA SATURDAY AFTERNOON TO JUST SOUTH OF GRAND FORKS THIS EVENING THEN TOWARD BEMIDJI BY LATER TONIGHT. SNOW WILL DEVELOP NORTH AND WEST OF THE LOW PRESSURE AREA AND TRACK THROUGH NORTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA INTO THE NORTHERN VALLEY AND FAR NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. AS THE LOW PASSES TO OUR EAST AND STRENGTHENS...LOOK FOR WINDS TO TURN NORTH-NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS BY MONDAY MORNING WITH STRONG WINDS CONTINUING INTO MONDAY LATE AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH ANY FALLING SNOW WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FOR LOCATIONS ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY TWO WILL BE 3 TO 6 INCHES...WITH HIGHEST TOTALS IN THE LAKE OF THE WOODS REGION. FARTHER SOUTH...LESS SNOW WILL FALL SOUTH OF HIGHWAY TWO...BUT WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN THE SOUTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY MONDAY. DEPENDING ON HOW MUCH SNOW FALLS BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR IN SOME LOCATIONS. MNZ015-022-190000- /O.CAN.KFGF.BZ.A.0003.130218T0000Z-130219T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KFGF.WS.A.0005.130218T0600Z-130219T0000Z/ EAST POLK-MAHNOMEN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOSSTON...MAHNOMEN 339 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... ...BLIZZARD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE BLIZZARD WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP VERY LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING THE THE POTENTIAL FOR UP TO 4 INCHES OF FRESH SNOW. THE LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO TRACK FROM NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TOWARD BEMIDJI BY LATE TONIGHT. EVEN SHIFT SOUTH WILL BRING HEAVIER SNOW INTO THE LOCAL AREA. * WINDS WILL BECOMING NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH FALLING SNOW WILL CAUSE GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. HOWEVER IT DOES APPEAR THE HIGHEST WINDS AND THE WORST OF THE VISIBILITIES WILL STAY JUST WEST OF THE AREA IN THE RED RIVER VALLEY PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ NDZ006>008-014-015-054-190000- /O.UPG.KFGF.BZ.A.0003.130218T0000Z-130219T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.BZ.W.0004.130218T0600Z-130219T0000Z/ TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK... LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...ADAMS 339 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST MONDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE AREA LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTH AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO A QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES. * OTHER IMPACTS...WITH SUCH HIGH WINDS EXPECTED ANY AMOUNT OF FRESH SNOW WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ001-004-007-NDZ016-024-026>030-190000- /O.UPG.KFGF.BZ.A.0003.130218T0000Z-130219T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.BZ.W.0004.130218T0900Z-130219T0000Z/ WEST POLK-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON- GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALLOCK...WARREN...GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA... GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE 339 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM CST MONDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND END BY MIDDAY MONDAY. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTH AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO A QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS NORTH OF HIGHWAY TWO. LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK FROM NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TOWARD THE BEMIDJI AREA WITH THE MAIN SNOW JUST NORTH OF THE LOW TRACK. ANY SHIFT OF THE LOW PRESSURE TRACK WILL IMPACT SNOW AMOUNTS. * OTHER IMPACTS...WITH SUCH HIGH WINDS EXPECTED ANY AMOUNT OF FRESH SNOW WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ005-008-013-014-190000- /O.UPG.KFGF.BZ.A.0003.130218T0000Z-130219T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.WS.W.0004.130218T0000Z-130219T0000Z/ ROSEAU-EAST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...NEWFOLDEN... THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS 339 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW..WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW WILL RE-DEVELOP OVER NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA INTO THE LAKE OF THE WOODS REGION TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH HIGHER GUSTS MONDAY MORNING WITH STRONG WINDS CONTINUING THROUGH LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN COUNTRY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHER SNOW TOTALS IN THE ROSEAU...WARROAD AND BAUDETTE AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ006-009-190000- /O.UPG.KFGF.WS.A.0005.130218T0000Z-130219T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.WS.W.0004.130218T0000Z-130219T0000Z/ LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE 339 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW WILL RE-DEVELOP OVER NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA INTO THE LAKE OF THE WOODS REGION TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WINDS WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH HIGHER GUSTS MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHER SNOW TOTALS IN THE ROSEAU...WARROAD AND BAUDETTE AREAS. 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. && $$ MNZ027-029>031-040-NDZ049-052-053-190300- /O.NEW.KFGF.WW.Y.0010.130218T1200Z-130219T0300Z/ WEST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-RANSOM- SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DETROIT LAKES...BRECKENRIDGE... FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...ELBOW LAKE...LISBON...GWINNER... WAHPETON 339 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM CST MONDAY. * TIMING/WIND...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT WITH NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS MONDAY MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON. THE WINDS COMBINED WITH THE SNOW ON THE GROUND AND SOME LIGHT NEW SNOWFALL WILL PRODUCE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...LESS THAN ONE INCH EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ MNZ002-003-NDZ038-039-190000- /O.EXT.KFGF.BZ.A.0003.130218T1200Z-130219T0000Z/ NORMAN-CLAY-BARNES-CASS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...VALLEY CITY... FARGO 339 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...BLIZZARD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...AREAS OF SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA AROUND DAYBREAK MONDAY AND CONTINUING INTO THE AFTERNOON. HOW MUCH NEW SNOW FALLS IS KEY IN WHETHER BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CAN DEVELOP IN THE VALLEY CITY...FARGO...MOORHEAD REGION. WITH THE UNCERTAINTY ON HOW MUCH NEW SNOW WILL FALL...THE BLIZZARD WATCH HAS BEEN CONTINUED. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTH AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. THIS WILL BRING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND GREATLY REDUCED VISIBLITIES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...THE TRACK OF THE LOW IS CURRENTLY FORECAST TO BE FROM BOTTINEAU TO MAYVILLE TOWARD BEMIDJI-PARK RAPIDS. MOST OF THE SNOW WILL FALL NORTH OF THE LOW. IF THIS TRACK OCCURS NEW SNOWFALL OF AROUND INCH WILL BE LIKELY. HOWEVER...IF THE LOW SHIFTS SOUTH THEN MORE SNOW WILL FALL IN OUR REGION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$ MNZ016-017-190000- /O.EXT.KFGF.WS.A.0005.130218T0600Z-130219T0000Z/ NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI 339 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...AREAS OF SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA AROUND DAYBREAK MONDAY AND CONTINUING INTO THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL OCCUR MONDAY CAUSING SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...THE TRACK OF THE LOW IS CURRENTLY FORECAST TO BE FROM BOTTINEAU TO MAYVILLE TOWARD BEMIDJI-PARK RAPIDS. MOST OF THE SNOW WILL FALL NORTH OF THE LOW. IF THIS TRACK OCCURS NEW SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL BE LIKELY. HOWEVER...IF THE LOW SHIFTS SOUTH THEN MORE SNOW WILL FALL IN OUR REGION AND UP TO 4 OR MORE MAY FALL. THUS THE WATCH WILL BE CONTINUED UNTIL THE SNOW AMOUNTS CAN BE BETTER DEFINED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ DTR
6 follow-up statements
966 WWUS43 KFGF 180202 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 802 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS BY MONDAY MORNING TO NORTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND THE NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY... .LOW PRESSURE SITUATED NEAR THE BI-STATE AND INTERNATIONAL BORDER THIS EVENING WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST OVERNIGHT...ARRIVING NEAR BEMIDJI BY DAYBREAK. SNOW WILL TRACK THROUGH NORTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA INTO THE NORTHERN VALLEY AND FAR NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. AS THE LOW PASSES TO OUR EAST AND STRENGTHENS...LOOK FOR WINDS TO TURN NORTH- NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS BY MONDAY MORNING WITH STRONG WINDS CONTINUING INTO LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH ANY FALLING SNOW WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FOR LOCATIONS ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY TWO WILL BE 3 TO 6 INCHES...WITH HIGHEST TOTALS IN THE LAKE OF THE WOODS REGION. FARTHER SOUTH...LESS SNOW WILL FALL SOUTH OF HIGHWAY TWO...BUT WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN THE SOUTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY MONDAY. DEPENDING ON HOW MUCH SNOW FALLS BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR IN SOME LOCATIONS. NDZ006>008-014-015-054-190000- /O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0004.130218T0600Z-130219T0000Z/ TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK... LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...ADAMS 802 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST MONDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST MONDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE AREA LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTH AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES. * OTHER IMPACTS...WITH SUCH HIGH WINDS EXPECTED ANY AMOUNT OF FRESH SNOW WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ001-004-007-NDZ016-024-026>030-190000- /O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0004.130218T0900Z-130219T0000Z/ WEST POLK-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON- GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALLOCK...WARREN...GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA... GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE 802 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM CST MONDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM CST MONDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND END BY MIDDAY MONDAY. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTH AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS NORTH OF HIGHWAY TWO. * OTHER IMPACTS...WITH SUCH HIGH WINDS EXPECTED ANY AMOUNT OF FRESH SNOW WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ005-006-008-009-013-014-190000- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130219T0000Z/ ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON- RED LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN... RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS 802 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL RE-DEVELOP OVER NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA INTO THE LAKE OF THE WOODS REGION TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WINDS WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH HIGHER GUSTS MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHER SNOW TOTALS IN THE ROSEAU...WARROAD AND BAUDETTE AREAS. 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. && $$ MNZ027-029>031-040-NDZ049-052-053-190300- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0010.130218T1200Z-130219T0300Z/ WEST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-RANSOM- SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DETROIT LAKES...BRECKENRIDGE... FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...ELBOW LAKE...LISBON...GWINNER... WAHPETON 802 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM CST MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM CST MONDAY. * TIMING/WIND...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT WITH NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS MONDAY MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON. THE WINDS COMBINED WITH THE SNOW ON THE GROUND AND SOME NEW SNOWFALL WILL PRODUCE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...LESS THAN ONE INCH EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ MNZ002-003-NDZ038-039-190000- /O.CON.KFGF.BZ.A.0003.130218T1200Z-130219T0000Z/ NORMAN-CLAY-BARNES-CASS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...VALLEY CITY... FARGO 802 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST MONDAY THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST MONDAY THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...AREAS OF SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA AROUND DAYBREAK MONDAY AND CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. THE AMOUNT OF NEW SNOWFALL WILL BE KEY IN DETERMINING WHETHER BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CAN DEVELOP IN THE VALLEY CITY...FARGO...MOORHEAD REGION. THUS...THE BLIZZARD WATCH HAS BEEN CONTINUED. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTH AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. THIS WILL BRING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...DEPENDING ON THE TRACK OF THE LOW PRESSURE CENTER...ONE TO THREE INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS LIKELY TO FALL OVER THIS REGION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$ MNZ015>017-022-190000- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.A.0005.130218T0600Z-130219T0000Z/ EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOSSTON...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN 802 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP VERY LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR UP TO 4 INCHES OF FRESH SNOW. A BIT MORE IS POSSIBLE IF THE LOW TAKES A TRACK SOUTH OF BEMIDJI. * WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH FALLING SNOW WILL CAUSE GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. HOWEVER IT DOES APPEAR THE HIGHEST WINDS AND THE WORST OF THE VISIBILITIES WILL STAY JUST WEST OF THE AREA IN THE RED RIVER VALLEY PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ DR/WJB
425 WWUS43 KFGF 180353 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 953 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS BY MONDAY MORNING TO NORTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND THE NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY... .LOW PRESSURE SITUATED NEAR THE BI-STATE AND INTERNATIONAL BORDER THIS EVENING WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST OVERNIGHT...ARRIVING NEAR BEMIDJI BY DAYBREAK. SNOW WILL TRACK THROUGH NORTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA INTO THE NORTHERN VALLEY AND FAR NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. AS THE LOW PASSES TO OUR EAST AND STRENGTHENS...LOOK FOR WINDS TO TURN NORTH-NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS BY MONDAY MORNING WITH STRONG WINDS CONTINUING INTO LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH ANY FALLING SNOW WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FOR LOCATIONS ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY TWO WILL BE 2 TO 10 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHEST TOTALS FROM LANGDON TO ROSEAU AND BAUDETTE. FARTHER SOUTH...LESS SNOW WILL FALL SOUTH OF HIGHWAY TWO...BUT WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN THE SOUTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY MONDAY. THE LACK OF ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL WILL LIMIT BLOWING SNOW POTENTIAL...ALTHOUGH SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITY WILL STILL OCCUR IN OPEN COUNTRY. NDZ006>008-014-015-054-190000- /O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0004.130218T0600Z-130219T0000Z/ TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK... LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...ADAMS 953 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY...AND MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTH AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A MILE...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 10 INCHES. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 10 INCHES WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE LANGDON AND PEMBINA AREA. AREAS FURTHER SOUTH WILL RECEIVE 2 TO 5 INCHES. * OTHER IMPACTS...WITH SUCH HIGH WINDS EXPECTED ANY AMOUNT OF FRESH SNOW WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ001-004-007-NDZ016-024-026>030-190000- /O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0004.130218T0900Z-130219T0000Z/ WEST POLK-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON- GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALLOCK...WARREN...GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA... GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE 953 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM CST MONDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM CST MONDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY...AND MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTH AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A MILE. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 10 INCHES. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 10 INCHES WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE LANGDON AND PEMBINA AREA. AREAS FURTHER SOUTH WILL RECEIVE 2 TO 5 INCHES. * OTHER IMPACTS...WITH SUCH HIGH WINDS EXPECTED ANY AMOUNT OF FRESH SNOW WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ005-006-008-009-013-014-190000- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130219T0000Z/ ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON- RED LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN... RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS 953 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY...AND MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES. * WINDS...WINDS WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH HIGHER GUSTS MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 10 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHER SNOW TOTALS IN THE ROSEAU...WARROAD AND BAUDETTE AREAS. 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. && $$ MNZ002-003-NDZ038-039-190300- /O.UPG.KFGF.BZ.A.0003.130218T1200Z-130219T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KFGF.WW.Y.0010.130218T1200Z-130219T0300Z/ NORMAN-CLAY-BARNES-CASS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...VALLEY CITY... FARGO 953 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM CST MONDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTH AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH MONDAY MORNING. THIS WILL BRING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN OPEN COUNTRY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE ON MONDAY WITH ACCUMULATIONS LESS THAN AN INCH. * OTHER IMPACTS...THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IS LOW. HOWEVER...IF WINDS ARE STRONGER THAN PREDICTED AND OCCUR ALONG WITH VERY LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS THAN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR. STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST FORECAST BEFORE TRAVELING ON MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ MNZ015>017-022-190300- /O.UPG.KFGF.WS.A.0005.130218T0600Z-130219T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KFGF.WW.Y.0010.130218T1200Z-130219T0300Z/ EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOSSTON...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN 953 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM CST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY MORNING WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR 2 TO 5 INCHES OF FRESH SNOW. * WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH FALLING SNOW WILL CAUSE GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ MNZ027-029>031-040-NDZ049-052-053-190300- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0010.130218T1200Z-130219T0300Z/ WEST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-RANSOM- SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DETROIT LAKES...BRECKENRIDGE... FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...ELBOW LAKE...LISBON...GWINNER... WAHPETON 953 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM CST MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM CST MONDAY. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTH AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH MONDAY MORNING. THIS WILL BRING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN OPEN COUNTRY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE ON MONDAY WITH ACCUMULATIONS LESS THAN AN INCH. * OTHER IMPACTS...THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IS LOW. HOWEVER...IF WINDS ARE STRONGER THAN PREDICTED AND OCCUR ALONG WITH VERY LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS THAN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR. STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST FORECAST BEFORE TRAVELING ON MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ TG
842 WWUS43 KFGF 180951 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 351 AM CST MON FEB 18 2013 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS BY THIS MORNING TO NORTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND THE NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY... .LOW PRESSURE OVER WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA WILL MOVE EASTWARD TODAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY AS WELL AS NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA BEFORE TAPERING OFF THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE BEHIND THE DEPARTING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM...BLOWING FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH ANY FALLING SNOW WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FOR LOCATIONS ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY TWO WILL BE 3 TO 10 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHEST TOTALS FROM LANGDON TO ROSEAU AND BAUDETTE. FARTHER SOUTH...LESS SNOW WILL FALL SOUTH OF HIGHWAY TWO...BUT WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN THE SOUTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY MONDAY. THE LACK OF ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL WILL LIMIT BLOWING SNOW POTENTIAL...ALTHOUGH SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITY WILL STILL OCCUR IN OPEN COUNTRY. MNZ001-004-007-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-054-190000- /O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130219T0000Z/ WEST POLK-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON- RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL- WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALLOCK...WARREN...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS... DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS... COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...ADAMS 351 AM CST MON FEB 18 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY ON MONDAY...BEFORE TAPERING OFF THIS EVENING. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTH AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A MILE... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 10 INCHES. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 10 INCHES WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE LANGDON AND PEMBINA AREA. AREAS FURTHER SOUTH WILL RECEIVE 2 TO 5 INCHES. * OTHER IMPACTS...WITH SUCH HIGH WINDS EXPECTED ANY AMOUNT OF FRESH SNOW WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ005-006-008-009-013-014-190000- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130219T0000Z/ ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON- RED LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN... RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS 351 AM CST MON FEB 18 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY...AND MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES. * WINDS...WINDS WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH HIGHER GUSTS MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 10 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHER SNOW TOTALS IN THE ROSEAU...WARROAD AND BAUDETTE AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ002-003-015>017-022-027-029>031-040-NDZ038-039-049-052-053- 190300- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0010.130218T1200Z-130219T0300Z/ NORMAN-CLAY-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN- WEST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-BARNES- CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...FOSSTON...BAGLEY... BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...DETROIT LAKES...BRECKENRIDGE... FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...ELBOW LAKE...VALLEY CITY... FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON 351 AM CST MON FEB 18 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTH AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH MONDAY MORNING. THIS WILL BRING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN OPEN COUNTRY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE ON MONDAY WITH ACCUMULATIONS LESS THAN ONE OR TWO INCHES. * OTHER IMPACTS...THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IS LOW. HOWEVER...IF WINDS ARE STRONGER THAN PREDICTED AND OCCUR ALONG WITH VERY LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS THAN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR. STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST FORECAST BEFORE TRAVELING ON MONDAY. 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. && $$
849 WWUS43 KFGF 181504 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 904 AM CST MON FEB 18 2013 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MOVING DOWN INTO THE INTERSTATE 94 CORRIDOR IN EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA... .LOW PRESSURE OVER WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA WILL MOVE EASTWARD TODAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY AS WELL AS NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA BEFORE TAPERING OFF THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH ANY FALLING SNOW WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FOR LOCATIONS ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY TWO WILL BE 3 TO 7 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHEST TOTALS FROM LANGDON TO ROSEAU AND BAUDETTE. FARTHER SOUTH...LESS SNOW WILL FALL SOUTH OF HIGHWAY TWO...BUT NORTHWEST WINDS AT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL ALSO CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS DOWN INTO THE INTERSTATE 94 CORRIDOR. MNZ002-003-NDZ038-039-190000- /O.UPG.KFGF.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-130219T0300Z/ /O.EXA.KFGF.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130219T0000Z/ NORMAN-CLAY-BARNES-CASS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...VALLEY CITY... FARGO 904 AM CST MON FEB 18 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS AT 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN OPEN COUNTRY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...LITTLE ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED. * OTHER IMPACTS...CONDITIONS MAY SEEM GOOD IN TOWN BUT ARE VERY POOR IN OPEN COUNTRY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ001-004-007-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-054-190000- /O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130219T0000Z/ WEST POLK-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON- RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL- WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALLOCK...WARREN...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS... DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS... COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...ADAMS 904 AM CST MON FEB 18 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS AT 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN OPEN COUNTRY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...LITTLE ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED. * OTHER IMPACTS...CONDITIONS MAY SEEM GOOD IN TOWN BUT ARE VERY POOR IN OPEN COUNTRY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ005-006-008-009-013-014-190000- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130219T0000Z/ ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON- RED LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN... RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS 904 AM CST MON FEB 18 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...SNOW WILL SLOWLY TAPER OFF THROUGH THE DAY. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS WILL GUST AT 25 TO 35 MPH THROUGH THE DAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 7 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHER SNOW TOTALS IN THE ROSEAU...WARROAD AND BAUDETTE AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ015>017-022-027-029>031-040-NDZ049-052-053-190300- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-130219T0300Z/ EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN-WEST BECKER- WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-RANSOM-SARGENT- RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOSSTON...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN... DETROIT LAKES...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS... ELBOW LAKE...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON 904 AM CST MON FEB 18 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS WILL GUST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WHICH WILL CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN OPEN COUNTRY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW WILL SLOWLY TAPER OFF THROUGH THE DAY. 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. && $$
093 WWUS43 KFGF 181739 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 1139 AM CST MON FEB 18 2013 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MOVING DOWN INTO THE INTERSTATE 94 CORRIDOR IN PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA... .LOW PRESSURE OVER EASTERN MINNESOTA WILL MOVE EASTWARD TODAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY AS WELL AS NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA BEFORE TAPERING OFF THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH ANY FALLING SNOW WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FOR LOCATIONS ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY TWO WILL BE 3 TO 7 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHEST TOTALS FROM LANGDON TO ROSEAU AND BAUDETTE. FARTHER SOUTH...LESS SNOW WILL FALL SOUTH OF HIGHWAY TWO...BUT NORTHWEST WINDS AT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL ALSO CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS DOWN INTO THE INTERSTATE 94 CORRIDOR. MNZ029-030-040-NDZ053-190000- /O.UPG.KFGF.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-130219T0300Z/ /O.EXA.KFGF.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130219T0000Z/ WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS... ELBOW LAKE...WAHPETON 1139 AM CST MON FEB 18 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS AT 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN OPEN COUNTRY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...LITTLE ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED. * OTHER IMPACTS...CONDITIONS MAY SEEM GOOD IN TOWN BUT ARE VERY POOR IN OPEN COUNTRY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ001>004-007-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-039-054-190000- /O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130219T0000Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-TOWNER-CAVALIER- PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS- GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...WARREN...CANDO...LANGDON... CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON... NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY... MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...ADAMS 1139 AM CST MON FEB 18 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS AT 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN OPEN COUNTRY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...LITTLE ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED. * OTHER IMPACTS...CONDITIONS MAY SEEM GOOD IN TOWN BUT ARE VERY POOR IN OPEN COUNTRY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ005-006-008-009-013-014-190000- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130219T0000Z/ ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON- RED LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN... RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS 1139 AM CST MON FEB 18 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...SNOW WILL SLOWLY TAPER OFF THROUGH THE DAY. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS WILL GUST AT 25 TO 35 MPH THROUGH THE DAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 7 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHER SNOW TOTALS IN THE ROSEAU...WARROAD AND BAUDETTE AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ015>017-022-027-031-NDZ049-052-190300- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-130219T0300Z/ EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN-WEST BECKER- EAST OTTER TAIL-RANSOM-SARGENT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOSSTON...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN... DETROIT LAKES...NEW YORK MILLS...LISBON...GWINNER 1139 AM CST MON FEB 18 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS WILL GUST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WHICH WILL CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN OPEN COUNTRY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW WILL SLOWLY TAPER OFF THROUGH THE DAY. 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. && $$
014 WWUS43 KFGF 182120 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 320 PM CST MON FEB 18 2013 ...CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING... .LOW PRESSURE CONTINUES TO MOVE OFF TO THE EAST AND THE SNOW HAS ABOUT ENDED ACROSS THE AREA. HOWEVER WIND SPEEDS REMAIN STRONG. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE RED RIVER VALLEY AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE LOW VISIBILITIES DUE BLOWING SNOW INTO THE EARLY EVENING ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. AS TEMPERATURES FALL WIND CHILLS WILL ALSO BECOME QUITE CHILLY. NDZ006-014-015-024-026-028-038-190300- /O.CAN.KFGF.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130219T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KFGF.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-130219T0300Z/ TOWNER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-NELSON-GRIGGS-BARNES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE... NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...COOPERSTOWN...VALLEY CITY 320 PM CST MON FEB 18 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW AND COLD WIND CHILLS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE LOW VISIBILITIES ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY. * WIND CHILLS OF 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO CAN BE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ MNZ005-006-008-009-013-014-190300- /O.CAN.KFGF.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130219T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KFGF.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-130219T0300Z/ ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON- RED LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN... RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS 320 PM CST MON FEB 18 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW AND COLD WIND CHILLS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE LOW VISIBILITIES ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY. * WIND CHILLS OF 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO CAN BE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ MNZ001>004-007-029-030-040-NDZ007-008-016-027-029-030-039-053-054- 190300- /O.EXB.KFGF.WW.Y.0010.130219T0000Z-130219T0300Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130219T0000Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-WILKIN- WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH-GRAND FORKS- STEELE-TRAILL-CASS-RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...WARREN...BRECKENRIDGE... FERGUS FALLS...ELBOW LAKE...LANGDON...CAVALIER...GRAFTON... GRAND FORKS...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...FARGO...WAHPETON...ADAMS 320 PM CST MON FEB 18 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW AND COLD WIND CHILLS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WHICH WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY. * WIND CHILL READINGS OF 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO CAN BE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ MNZ015>017-022-027-031-NDZ049-052-190300- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-130219T0300Z/ EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN-WEST BECKER- EAST OTTER TAIL-RANSOM-SARGENT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOSSTON...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN... DETROIT LAKES...NEW YORK MILLS...LISBON...GWINNER 320 PM CST MON FEB 18 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. * BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE LOW VISIBILITIES ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY. * WIND CHILLS OF 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO CAN BE EXPECTED. 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. && $$
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 Feb 17, 3:19 PM CST, 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 17, 3:19 PM CST, 20 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
319 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2013
.SHORT TERM...
MAIN CHALLENGE FOR THIS PORTION OF THE FORECAST WILL BE HOW TO
HANDLE HEADLINES WITH THE LOW CROSSING THE AREA TONIGHT INTO
MONDAY. MODELS STILL HAVE SOME SUBTLE DIFFERENCES IN REGARD TO
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TONIGHT BUT GUSTY WIND LOOKS LIKE A SURE BET.
TONIGHT...SFC LOW IS CURRENTLY OVER NORTH CENTRAL/NORTHEAST ND
WITH VERY MILD AIR ASSOCIATED WITH IT. GETTING A SOUTHWEST SFC
COMPONENT TO THE WINDS OVER THE FAR WESTERN FA WHERE TEMPS HAVE
CLIMBED INTO THE LOW TO MID 30S. OTHER AREAS WILL PROBABLY SEE
SOME LATE AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING RISE BEFORE FALLING LATE.
STIFF SOUTH WINDS ARE CAUSING SOME DRIFTING SNOW ACROSS SOME ROADS
AND WITH THE MILD ROAD TEMPS ARE MELTING AND THEN REFREEZING.
OTHERWISE THE WARM TEMPS SHOULD BE GIVING A BIT OF A CRUST TO THE
SNOW IN THOSE AREAS ABOVE 32F. RADAR STILL SHOWING SOME ECHOES
ACROSS THE EAST BUT ONLY KBDE/KFGN ARE STILL REPORTING SOME LIGHT
SNOW. NOT REALLY EXPECTING SNOW ACROSS THE SOUTHERN FA PRIOR TO
MIDNIGHT. THERE SHOULD BE IN THE NORTH THOUGH WITH BEST CHANCES
ALONG THE CANADIAN BORDER. NEW 18Z NAM HAS COME IN SHOWING A BAND
DEVELOPING ACROSS THE CENTRAL RED RIVER VALLEY IN THE EVENING
WHICH LOOKS A LITTLE ODD. THE 12Z GFS SHOWS A BAND DEVELOPING
ACROSS CENTRAL ND AND LIFTING INTO THE NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY.
ECMWF SEEMS PRETTY CONSISTENT IN HITTING NORTHEAST ND INTO
PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST MN OR AREAS MAINLY NORTH OF HIGHWAY 2 WITH
THE MOST SNOW. THEREFORE WILL STICK WITH THE IDEA OF 3 TO 6 INCHES
ACROSS THIS AREA TAPERING TO LITTLE OR NOTHING ACROSS THE FAR
SOUTH. WIND SPEEDS WILL NOT KICK IN UNTIL LATE TONIGHT. GENERALLY
EXPECTING THIS AFTER MIDNIGHT IN THE FAR NORTH AND AROUND 09Z MON
IN THE KGFK AREA. STRONG WINDS SHOULD NOT HIT THE KFAR AREA DOWN
TO WAHPETON UNTIL 12Z OR LATER. WITH SNOW AND WIND POTENTIAL WILL
ISSUE BLIZZARD WARNINGS FOR NORTHEAST ND INTO THE RED RIVER VALLEY
COUNTIES OF EXTREME NORTHWEST MN STARTING AFTER MIDNIGHT. WITH THE
SNOWFALL UNCERTAINTIES WILL LEAVE THE VALLEY CITY TO FARGO TO ADA
AREA IN THE BLIZZARD WATCH YET. WILL COVER THE FAR SOUTH WITH A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WHICH WILL HAVE TO BE MONITORED IF THE
SNOW MAKES IT FURTHER SOUTH. WENT WITH WINTER STORM WARNING FOR
THE ROSEAU TO KTVF AREA AND LAKE OF THE WOODS AREA FOR 4 TO 6
INCHES OF SNOW WITH GUSTY WINDS. WILL LEAVE THE MAHNOMEN TO KBJI
AREA IN A WINTER STORM WATCH DUE THE UNCERTAINTY WITH SNOWFALL
YET.
MON-WED...WINDS SHOULD BE GOING PRETTY WELL BY SUNRISE AND SHOULD
CONTINUE HOWLING THROUGH THE DAY. LEFT ALL HEADLINES IN EFFECT
THROUGH 00Z TUE EXCEPT THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY AREA...WHICH
GOES UNTIL 03Z TUE. OTHER AREAS MAY NEED SOME EXTENDING OR
TWEAKING BUT LATER SHIFTS CAN ALWAYS DO THIS. SFC HIGH BUILDS IN
ON TUE AND SHOULD KEEP THINGS CLEAR THRU MOST OF WED. THIS WILL
SET THE STAGE FOR SOME COLD DAYS AND NIGHTS AND THE POTENTIAL FOR
SOME WIND CHILL ISSUES WHICH WILL NEED TO BE ADDRESSED LATER.
.LONG TERM (THU-SUN)...
MAIN ISSUE REVOLVE AROUND THE NORTHWARD EXTENT OF PRECIPITATION FROM
THE CENTRAL PLAINS STORM. GEM/GFS/EURO ALL BRING SFC LOW INTO
KANSAS THURSDAY THEN MOVE IT NORTHEAST AND WEAKEN WITH WITH TIME
WHILE A LARGE UPPER LOW FORMS IN NEBRASKA AND DRIFTS NORTH INTO THE
EASTERN DAKOTAS FRI. MODEL DIFFERENCES CONCERN THE AMOUNT OF PRECIP
THAT WILL SPREAD NORTH AS STORM WEAKENS...WITH 00Z-12Z ECMWF STILL A
BIT MORE WET THAN GFS AND ESP THE GEM. THAT SAID WILL CONTINUE WITH
GENERAL MODEL BLEND FORECAST OF LIKELY POPS OR HIGH CHANCE IN THE
SOUTH THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY...WITH LOWER POPS NORTH. ALL
MODELS KEEP UPPER LOW AROUND SAT-SUN WITH SOME CHANCES FOR VERY
LIGHT SNOW.
&&
.AVIATION...
LOWER CLDS HAVE CLEARED OUT OF ALL THE FCST AREA THIS AFTN LEAVING A
VFR CLOUD DECK IN THE MINNESOTA AND A MORE CIRRUS DECK IN ERN ND.
SOUTH WINDS REMAIN GUSTY TO 25 KTS IN THE RED RIVER VALLEY BUT ARE
TENDING TO SLOWLY DIMINISH AND WILL LOOK FOR THE WIND TO CONTINUE TO
DIMINISH SLOWLY THROUGH EARLY EVENING AS SFC LOW IN SOUTHEAST SASK
MOVES CLOSER. FOCUS TONIGHT INTO MONDAY WILL BE TIMING OF WIND
SHIFT AND THEN VSBY/CIGS WITH SNOW EXPECTED ESP DVL-GFK-TVF
REGIONS. BASED WIND CHANGE AND SNOW TIMING ON RAP MODEL WITH STRONG
WINDS NOT HITTING TIL A FEW HOURS AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE. VSBYS AND
CIGS MONDAY MAY BE QUITE VARIABLE BUT GENERALLY IFR DVL-GFK-TVF IN
BLSN...FARGO-BJI A MIX OF MVFR AND IFR MAINLY DUE TO VSBYS. WINDS
IN THE RED RIVER VALLEY AND DVL REGION WILL GUST TO 40 KTS OR HIGHER
AT TIMES MONDAY WITH 25 TO 30 KTS PSBL MON AFTN IN BEMIDJI.
&&
.FGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ND...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM CST MONDAY FOR NDZ049-
052-053.
BLIZZARD WARNING FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM CST MONDAY FOR NDZ016-024-
026>030.
BLIZZARD WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST MONDAY FOR
NDZ006>008-014-015-054.
BLIZZARD WATCH FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR
NDZ038-039.
MN...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM CST MONDAY FOR MNZ027-
029>031-040.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON FOR MNZ015>017-022.
BLIZZARD WARNING FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM CST MONDAY FOR MNZ001-004-007.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST MONDAY
FOR MNZ005-006-008-009-013-014.
BLIZZARD WATCH FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR
MNZ002-003.
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GODON/RIDDLEHazardous weather outlook, Feb 17, 6:38 AM CST, 9 hours 1 minute before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 638 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2013 MNZ001>005-007-008-013>015-022-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038- 039-054-181245- WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL- PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-MAHNOMEN-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA- BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE- TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-WESTERN WALSH- 638 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...BLIZZARD WATCH SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BRING MOISTURE AND WARM AIR INTO THE REGION TODAY. LOW PRESSURE MOVING ALONG THE CANADIAN BORDER WILL HELP BRING SOME PRECIPITATION STARTING IN THE FAR NORTH BY LATE AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD SOUTH AND EASTWARD THROUGH THIS EVENING. SOME SLEET MAY MIX IN AT THE START OF PRECIPITATION BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO ALL SNOW. SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVIER AFTER MIDNIGHT MAINLY IN THE AREA FROM DEVILS LAKE TO GRAND FORKS TO ROSEAU. SNOW AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES IN THIS AREA WITH LESSER AMOUNTS FURTHER NORTH AND SOUTH. OF MORE SIGNIFICANCE IS A STRONG COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE DOWN INTO THE REGION LATE TONIGHT. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE AND CREATE POSSIBLE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NORTHWEST WINDS WIND CONTINUE TO INCREASE INTO THE 25 TO 35 MPH TO 45 RANGE MONDAY BRINGING POSSIBLE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF MONDAY AFTERNOON AND WINDS WILL GO DOWN MONDAY NIGHT. WIND CHILLS WILL DROP TO BELOW 25 ZERO IN SOME LOCATIONS MONDAY NIGHT AND AGAIN ON TUESDAY NIGHT. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED BUT SNOWFALL REPORTS ARE APPRECIATED. MNZ006-009-016-017-181245- LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI- 638 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...WINTER STORM WATCH SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP DURING THE DAY TODAY AND CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT. SNOW AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES BY MONDAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY ON MONDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF. ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES FOR THE EVENT. WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE AND COULD CREATE SOME DRIFTING IN OPEN AREAS. WIND CHILLS WILL DROP BELOW 25 BELOW ZERO MONDAY NIGHT AND AGAIN TUESDAY NIGHT. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED BUT SNOWFALL REPORTS ARE APPRECIATED. MNZ023-024-027>032-040-NDZ049-052-053-181245- SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN- WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-RANSOM-SARGENT- RICHLAND- 638 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A COLD FRONT COMING THROUGH WILL BRING THE CHANCE FOR SOME LIGHT SNOW AND INCREASING NORTHWESTERLY WINDS LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. SOME BLOWING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES UNDER A MILE ARE POSSIBLE BEFORE SUNRISE MONDAY MORNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY SNOW SHOWERS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY ON MONDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF MONDAY NIGHT. WIND CHILLS WILL FALL BELOW 25 BELOW ZERO MONDAY NIGHT AND AGAIN ON TUESDAY NIGHT. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. JR
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 17, 4:48 AM CST | Blizzard Watch | FGF | Clay, Kittson, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman, Pennington and 3 more | 17 hr |
| Feb 17, 4:48 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | FGF | Beltrami, Clearwater, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Polk | 17 hr |
| Feb 17, 3:39 PM CST | Blizzard Warning | FGF | Clay, Grant, Kittson, Marshall, Norman, Otter Tail and 2 more | 26 hr |
| Feb 17, 3:39 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Kittson and 10 more | 29 hr |
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Sources
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