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Winter Storm Warning 5, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this winter storm warning at Mar 3, 2013, 5:05 AM CST for 18 counties in Minnesota; 17 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Mar 3, 2013, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for 36 hr. 60 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 3, 2013, 5:05 AM CST (11:05 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 3, 2013, 6:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Mar 5, 2013, 6:00 AM CST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
All 35 counties
Becker County, MN, Beltrami County, MN, Clay County, MN, Clearwater County, MN, Grant County, MN, Hubbard County, MN, Kittson County, MN, Lake of the Woods County, MN, Mahnomen County, MN, Marshall County, MN, Norman County, MN, Otter Tail County, MN, Pennington County, MN, Polk County, MN, Red Lake County, MN, Roseau County, MN, Wadena County, MN, Wilkin County, MN, Barnes County, ND, Benson County, ND, Cass County, ND, Cavalier County, ND, Eddy County, ND, Grand Forks County, ND, Griggs County, ND, Nelson County, ND, Pembina County, ND, Ramsey County, ND, Ransom County, ND, Richland County, ND, Sargent County, ND, Steele County, ND, Towner County, ND, Traill County, ND, Walsh County, ND
The radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 5:11 AM CST | SNOW 1 | Larimore, ND | |
| Mar 4, 5:30 AM CST | SNOW 1.2 | Sabin, MN | 24-HOUR TOTAL. |
| Mar 4, 5:40 AM CST | SNOW 1.5 | Harwood, ND | |
| Mar 4, 6:00 AM CST | SNOW 1 | Grand Forks, ND | 24-HOUR TOTAL. STILL SNOWING. |
| Mar 4, 6:00 AM CST | SNOW 1.7 | Grand Forks, ND | STORM TOTAL SO FAR AT GRAND FORKS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. |
| Mar 4, 6:13 AM CST | SNOW 3 | Neche, ND | |
| Mar 4, 6:22 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 9 Sw Lankin, ND | 24-HOUR TOTAL. STILL SNOWING. |
| Mar 4, 6:30 AM CST | SNOW 1.1 | Moorhead, MN | 24-HOUR TOTAL. LIQUID EQUIVALENT 0.11 INCHES. |
| Mar 4, 6:30 AM CST | SNOW 2 | Pembina, ND | 24-HOUR TOTAL. LIQUID EQUIVALENT 0.13 INCHES. |
| Mar 4, 6:52 AM CST | SNOW 1 | Lidgerwood, ND | 24-HOUR TOTAL. LIQUID EQUIVALENT 0.10 INCHES. |
| Mar 4, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 1 | Abercrombie, ND | |
| Mar 4, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 1.1 | Fargo, ND | |
| Mar 4, 7:01 AM CST | SNOW 4.5 | 6 E Lankin, ND | 24-HOUR TOTAL. LIQUID EQUIVALENT 0.28 INCHES. |
| Mar 4, 7:20 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | Starkweather, ND | 24-HOUR TOTAL. STILL SNOWING. |
| Mar 4, 7:39 AM CST | SNOW 2 | Hillsboro, ND | |
| Mar 4, 7:43 AM CST | SNOW 1 | Havana, ND | 24-HOUR TOTAL. LIQUID EQUIVALENT 0.28 INCHES. SOME FREEZING RAIN LAST EVENING. |
| Mar 4, 7:43 AM CST | SNOW 1.5 | Breckenridge, MN | 0.18 LIQUID EQUIV |
| Mar 4, 7:50 AM CST | SNOW 4.3 | 12 Nw Cavalier, ND | |
| Mar 4, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 3.5 | Bald Hill Dam, ND | STILL SNOWING |
| Mar 4, 8:00 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Minnewaukan, ND | STILL SNOWING |
| Mar 4, 8:23 AM CST | SNOW 6 | 2 E Gilby, ND | |
| Mar 4, 8:35 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 2 W Park River, ND | STILL SNOWING |
| Mar 4, 9:24 AM CST | SNOW 2 | 3 E Mcleod, ND | SOME FREEZING RAIN LAST NIGHT |
| Mar 4, 9:25 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | 3 N Sarles, ND | 1.60 INCHES OF LIQUID EQUIVALENT. |
| Mar 4, 9:44 AM CST | SNOW 1 | Fairmount, ND | |
| Mar 4, 9:44 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 11 | Devils Lake, ND | |
| Mar 4, 10:06 AM CST | SNOW 5.1 | 12 Nw Cavalier, ND | |
| Mar 4, 10:21 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | Warwick, ND | STILL SNOWING |
| Mar 4, 10:47 AM CST | SNOW 3 | Fort Ransom, ND | STILL SNOWING |
| Mar 4, 11:24 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 5 | Pembina, ND | STILL SNOWING |
| Mar 4, 12:00 PM CST | SNOW 4 | Grand Forks, ND | STILL SNOWING |
| Mar 4, 12:00 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 8.5 | Northwood, ND | VIA MEDIA FACEBOOK |
| Mar 4, 12:00 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | Larimore, ND | VIA MEDIA FACEBOOK |
| Mar 4, 12:55 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | 2 N Mayville, ND | |
| Mar 4, 12:55 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | 2 E Gilby, ND | DRIFTS 2 TO 3 FEET |
| Mar 4, 1:41 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | Valley City, ND | |
| Mar 4, 2:37 PM CST | SNOW 2 | Fargo, ND | |
| Mar 4, 2:51 PM CST | SNOW 2.5 | Long Lost Lake, MN | |
| Mar 4, 2:51 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 9 | 12 Nw Cavalier, ND | VIA FACEBOOK...STILL SNOWING |
| Mar 4, 3:00 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 5 | 4 Ene Valley City, ND | 0.43 INCHES OF LIQUID EQUIVALENT. |
| Mar 4, 4:00 PM CST | SNOW 1 | Perham, MN | VIA MEDIA FACEBOOK |
| Mar 4, 4:00 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | 10 Sw Maddock, ND | |
| Mar 4, 4:30 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Litchville, ND | |
| Mar 4, 4:30 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 13 | Starkweather, ND | |
| Mar 4, 5:15 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 11 | 12 Nw Cavalier, ND | |
| Mar 4, 6:20 PM CST | SNOW 3.2 | Moorhead, MN | |
| Mar 4, 6:20 PM CST | SNOW 3.5 | Ottertail, MN | |
| Mar 4, 6:20 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 11 | 12 Nw Cavalier, ND | |
| Mar 4, 6:46 PM CST | SNOW 1 | Fergus Falls, MN | |
| Mar 4, 6:54 PM CST | SNOW 5.5 | Argyle, MN | |
| Mar 4, 7:00 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Lisbon, ND | VIA MEDIA FACEBOOK |
| Mar 4, 8:20 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | Grafton, ND | VIA FACEBOOK |
| Mar 4, 9:00 PM CST | SNOW 4 | Leonard, MN | VIA MEDIA FACEBOOK |
| Mar 4, 9:00 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Roseau, MN | VIA FACEBOOK |
| Mar 4, 9:00 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 15 | Langdon, ND | VIA MEDIA FACEBOOK |
| Mar 4, 9:02 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 9 | Grafton, ND | |
| Mar 4, 9:15 PM CST | SNOW 1.5 | Puposky, MN | VIA FACEBOOK |
| Mar 4, 11:15 PM CST | SNOW 1.2 | 3 E Bemidji, MN | |
| Mar 5, 12:00 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 3.2 | Moorhead, MN | LIQUID EQUIV 0.31. OFFICIAL SNOWFALL AND PRECIPITATION REPORT FOR FARGO-MOORHEAD FOR CLIMATE PURPOSES. SNOWING LIGHTLY AT OBSERVATION |
| Mar 5, 12:00 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 7.1 | Grand Forks, ND | LIQUID EQUIV 0.27 MEASURED AT NWS OFFICE. STORM TOTAL -- STILL LIGHT SNOW AT OBSERVATION |
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 00:00Z, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 290 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2735 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 57 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 146 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
848 WWUS43 KFGF 031105 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 505 AM CST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...WINTER STORM POSSIBLE OVER NORTH DAKOTA INTO PARTS OF WESTERN MINNESOTA SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY NIGHT... .A LARGE AND POTENT WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT MUCH OF THE NORTHERN PLAINS FROM LATE SUNDAY THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA DURING THE AFTERNOON BECOMING HEAVY OVERNIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY AND SPREAD SOUTHEAST INTO WESTERN MINNESOTA DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS SUNDAY. STORM TOTALS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE FORECAST ACROSS THE WARNING AREA...WITH LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE DUE TO STRONGER BANDS OF PERSISTENT SNOWFALL. AT THIS TIME THE AXIS OF HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED FROM THE CANDO AND DEVILS LAKE AREA TO GRAND FORKS...MAYVILLE AND FARGO/MOORHEAD TOWARDS WAHPETON AND FERGUS FALLS. AS THE STORM DEVELOPS A BETTER REFINEMENT OF WHERE THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL BE IN THE 10 TO 25 MPH RANGE THROUGH THE STORM EVENT...WHICH WHEN COMBINED WITH THE FALLING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. BETWEEN THE HEAVY SNOWFALLS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS LATER TONIGHT INTO MONDAY...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY AND UN SHELTERED AREAS. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST LATER ON MONDAY...YET TRAVEL WILL REMAIN AN ISSUE DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. MNZ001>004-007-013>015-022-027>031-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024- 026>030-038-039-049-052>054-051200- /O.UPG.KFGF.WS.A.0006.130304T0000Z-130305T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.WS.W.0005.130304T0000Z-130305T1200Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE- EAST POLK-MAHNOMEN-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL- EAST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY- EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES- CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...WARREN...THIEF RIVER FALLS... RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...MAHNOMEN...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE... BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...ELBOW LAKE... CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE... GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN... FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER... WAHPETON...ADAMS 505 AM CST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOWFALL...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING....HEAVY SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN EARLY THIS EVENING AND EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA LATER SUNDAY EVENING. HEAVY SNOW WILL MOVE INTO MUCH OF WESTERN MINNESOTA BY VERY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. LIGHTER SNOW WITH SOME BLOWING SNOW WILL PERSIST INTO MONDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH TURNING NORTHEAST 10 TO 25 MPH BY MONDAY NIGHT. * VISIBILITIES...REDUCED TO UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES DUE TO HEAVY SNOW FALL AND SOME BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCH AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. LOCALLY HIGHER STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS MAY OCCUR IN AREAS WHERE STRONGER SNOW BANDS DEVELOP. * OTHER IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT BY LATE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA DUE TO HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ005-009-016-017-023-024-051200- /O.EXB.KFGF.WS.A.0006.130304T0600Z-130305T1200Z/ ROSEAU-NORTH BELTRAMI-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI- SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...RED LAKE...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI... LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS 505 AM CST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * TIMING....MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW COULD SPREAD INTO NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA EARLY MONDAY MORNING. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PERSIST INTO MONDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH TURNING NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH BY MONDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WIDESPREAD 6 TO 10 INCH AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. LOCALLY HIGHER STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS MAY BE POSSIBLE IN AREAS WHERE HEAVIER SNOW BANDS DEVELOP. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ MNZ008-032-051200- /O.EXT.KFGF.WS.A.0006.130304T0600Z-130305T1200Z/ EAST MARSHALL-WADENA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWFOLDEN...WADENA 505 AM CST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * TIMING....MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW COULD SPREAD INTO PARTS OF NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA EARLY MONDAY MORNING. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PERSIST INTO MONDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH TURNING NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH BY MONDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WIDESPREAD 6 TO 10 INCH AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. LOCALLY HIGHER STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS MAY BE POSSIBLE IN AREAS WHERE HEAVIER SNOW BANDS DEVELOP. 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. && $$ DRIDDLE/MEWENS
9 follow-up statements
645 WWUS43 KFGF 031652 AAA WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 1052 AM CST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...WINTER STORM ACROSS NORTH DAKOTA INTO PARTS OF WESTERN MINNESOTA TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .A LARGE AND POTENT WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT MUCH OF THE NORTHERN PLAINS TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...BECOMING HEAVY OVERNIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY AND SPREAD SOUTHEAST INTO WESTERN MINNESOTA TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. STORM TOTALS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE FORECAST ACROSS THE WARNING AREA...WITH LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE DUE TO STRONGER BANDS OF PERSISTENT SNOWFALL. AT THIS TIME THE AXIS OF HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED FROM THE CANDO AND DEVILS LAKE AREA TO GRAND FORKS...MAYVILLE AND FARGO/MOORHEAD TOWARDS WAHPETON AND FERGUS FALLS. AS THE STORM DEVELOPS A BETTER REFINEMENT OF WHERE THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL BE IN THE 10 TO 25 MPH RANGE THROUGH THE STORM EVENT... WHICH WHEN COMBINED WITH THE FALLING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. BETWEEN THE HEAVY SNOWFALLS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS LATER TONIGHT INTO MONDAY...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY AND UNSHELTERED AREAS. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST LATER ON MONDAY...YET TRAVEL WILL REMAIN AN ISSUE DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. MNZ001>004-007-013>015-022-027>031-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024- 026>030-038-039-049-052>054-051200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0005.130304T0000Z-130305T1200Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE- EAST POLK-MAHNOMEN-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL- EAST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY- EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES- CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...WARREN...THIEF RIVER FALLS... RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...MAHNOMEN...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE... BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...ELBOW LAKE... CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE... GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN... FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER... WAHPETON...ADAMS 1052 AM CST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY. * TIMING....HEAVY SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING AND THEN INTO THE REST OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA LATER THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. HEAVY SNOW WILL MOVE INTO MUCH OF WESTERN MINNESOTA BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. LIGHTER SNOW WITH SOME BLOWING SNOW WILL PERSIST INTO MONDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH TURNING NORTHEAST 10 TO 25 MPH BY MONDAY NIGHT. * VISIBILITIES...REDUCED TO UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES DUE TO HEAVY SNOW FALL AND SOME BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCH AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED. LOCALLY HIGHER STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS MAY OCCUR IN AREAS WHERE STRONGER SNOW BANDS DEVELOP. * OTHER IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT BY LATE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA DUE TO HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ005-008-009-016-017-023-024-032-051200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.A.0006.130304T0600Z-130305T1200Z/ ROSEAU-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-NORTH CLEARWATER- SOUTH BELTRAMI-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WADENA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...NEWFOLDEN...RED LAKE... BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...WADENA 1052 AM CST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * TIMING....MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW COULD SPREAD INTO NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA MONDAY MORNING. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PERSIST INTO MONDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH TURNING NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH BY MONDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WIDESPREAD 6 TO 10 INCH AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. LOCALLY HIGHER STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS MAY BE POSSIBLE IN AREAS WHERE HEAVIER SNOW BANDS DEVELOP. 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. && $$ ROGERS
876 WWUS43 KFGF 032102 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 302 PM CST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...WINTER STORM ACROSS NORTH DAKOTA INTO PARTS OF WESTERN MINNESOTA TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT MUCH OF THE NORTHERN PLAINS TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA DURING THE LATE EVENING...BECOMING HEAVY OVERNIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY AND SPREAD EAST INTO WESTERN AND CENTRAL PORTIONS OF MINNESOTA THROUGH MONDAY. STORM TOTALS SNOWFALL OF FROM 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNING AREA...WITH LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE WHERE SNOWFALL BANDS ARE MOST PERSISTENT. AT THIS TIME THE AXIS OF HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE CANDO AND DEVILS LAKE AREA TO GRAND FORKS...MAYVILLE AND FARGO/MOORHEAD THEN SOUTHEASTWARD INTO CENTRAL MINNESOTA. WINDS WILL BE FROM THE SOUTH SOUTHEAST IN THE 10 TO 25 MPH RANGE THROUGH TONIGHT AND MONDAY... TURNING OUT OF THE NORTH MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. THESE WINDS... WHEN COMBINED WITH THE FALLING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. BETWEEN THE HEAVY SNOWFALLS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS LATER TONIGHT INTO MONDAY...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY AND UNSHELTERED AREAS. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST LATER ON MONDAY...YET TRAVEL MAY REMAIN AN ISSUE DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. MNZ008-016-023-024-032-051200- /O.UPG.KFGF.WS.A.0006.130304T0600Z-130305T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KFGF.WS.W.0005.130304T0600Z-130305T1200Z/ EAST MARSHALL-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WADENA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWFOLDEN...BAGLEY...LAKE ITASCA... PARK RAPIDS...WADENA 302 PM CST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY. * TIMING....MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA MONDAY MORNING. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PERSIST INTO MONDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH TURNING NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH BY MONDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WIDESPREAD 6 TO 10 INCH AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. LOCALLY HIGHER STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS MAY BE POSSIBLE IN AREAS WHERE HEAVIER SNOW BANDS DEVELOP. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ004-007-013>015-022-027-028-031-051200- /O.EXT.KFGF.WS.W.0005.130304T0600Z-130305T1200Z/ KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-MAHNOMEN- WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-EAST OTTER TAIL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...WARREN...THIEF RIVER FALLS... RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...MAHNOMEN...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE... NEW YORK MILLS 302 PM CST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY. * TIMING....HEAVY SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING AND THEN INTO THE REST OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA LATER THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. HEAVY SNOW WILL MOVE INTO MUCH OF WESTERN MINNESOTA BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. LIGHTER SNOW WITH SOME BLOWING SNOW WILL PERSIST INTO MONDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH TURNING NORTHEAST 10 TO 25 MPH BY MONDAY NIGHT. * VISIBILITIES...REDUCED TO UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES DUE TO HEAVY SNOW FALL AND SOME BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCH AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED. LOCALLY HIGHER STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS MAY OCCUR IN AREAS WHERE STRONGER SNOW BANDS DEVELOP. * OTHER IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT BY LATE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA DUE TO HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. 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>003-029-030-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-039-049- 052>054-051200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0005.130304T0000Z-130305T1200Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-TOWNER- CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON- GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT- RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...ELBOW LAKE... CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE... GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN... FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER... WAHPETON...ADAMS 302 PM CST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY. * TIMING....HEAVY SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING AND THEN INTO THE REST OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA LATER THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. HEAVY SNOW WILL MOVE INTO MUCH OF WESTERN MINNESOTA BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. LIGHTER SNOW WITH SOME BLOWING SNOW WILL PERSIST INTO MONDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH TURNING NORTHEAST 10 TO 25 MPH BY MONDAY NIGHT. * VISIBILITIES...REDUCED TO UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES DUE TO HEAVY SNOW FALL AND SOME BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCH AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED. LOCALLY HIGHER STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS MAY OCCUR IN AREAS WHERE STRONGER SNOW BANDS DEVELOP. * OTHER IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT BY LATE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA DUE TO HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ005-009-017-051200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.A.0006.130304T0600Z-130305T1200Z/ ROSEAU-NORTH BELTRAMI-SOUTH BELTRAMI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...RED LAKE...BEMIDJI 302 PM CST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * TIMING....MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW COULD SPREAD INTO NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA MONDAY MORNING. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PERSIST INTO MONDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH TURNING NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH BY MONDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WIDESPREAD 6 TO 10 INCH AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. LOCALLY HIGHER STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS MAY BE POSSIBLE IN AREAS WHERE HEAVIER SNOW BANDS DEVELOP. 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. && $$
225 WWUS43 KFGF 040254 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 854 PM CST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...WINTER STORM ACROSS NORTH DAKOTA INTO PARTS OF WESTERN MINNESOTA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT MUCH OF THE NORTHERN PLAINS TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA DURING THE LATE EVENING...BECOMING HEAVY OVERNIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY AND SPREAD EASTWARD INTO NORTHERN PORTIONS OF MINNESOTA THROUGH MONDAY. STORM TOTALS SNOWFALL OF FROM 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNING AREA...WITH LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE WHERE SNOWFALL BANDS ARE MOST PERSISTENT. WINDS WILL BE FROM THE SOUTH SOUTHEAST IN THE 10 TO 25 MPH RANGE THROUGH TONIGHT AND MONDAY... TURNING OUT OF THE NORTH MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. THESE WINDS... WHEN COMBINED WITH FALLING SNOW IN HEAVY SNOW BANDS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO UNDER ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS LATER TONIGHT INTO MONDAY...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY AND UNSHELTERED AREAS. THE SNOW WILL SLOWLY DECREASE FROM WEST TO EAST MONDAY NIGHT...YET TRAVEL MAY REMAIN AN ISSUE DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. MNZ005-009-017-051200- /O.UPG.KFGF.WS.A.0006.130304T0600Z-130305T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KFGF.WS.W.0005.130304T0600Z-130305T1200Z/ ROSEAU-NORTH BELTRAMI-SOUTH BELTRAMI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...RED LAKE...BEMIDJI 854 PM CST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOWFALL...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING....MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW COULD SPREAD INTO NORTHERN MINNESOTA MONDAY MORNING. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PERSIST INTO MONDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH TURNING NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH BY MONDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WIDESPREAD 6 TO 8 INCH AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. LOCALLY HIGHER STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS MAY BE POSSIBLE IN AREAS WHERE HEAVIER SNOW BANDS DEVELOP. 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. && $$ MNZ006-051200- /O.EXA.KFGF.WS.W.0005.130304T0600Z-130305T1200Z/ LAKE OF THE WOODS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BAUDETTE 854 PM CST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOWFALL...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY. * TIMING....HEAVY SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING AND THEN INTO THE REST OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA LATER THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. HEAVY SNOW WILL MOVE INTO MUCH OF WESTERN MINNESOTA BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. LIGHTER SNOW WITH SOME BLOWING SNOW WILL PERSIST INTO MONDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH TURNING NORTHEAST 10 TO 25 MPH BY MONDAY NIGHT. * VISIBILITIES...REDUCED TO UNDER ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES DUE TO HEAVY SNOW COMBINED WITH SOME DRIFTING AND BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 8 INCH AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED. LOCALLY HIGHER STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS MAY OCCUR IN AREAS WHERE STRONGER SNOW BANDS DEVELOP. * OTHER IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT BY MONDAY ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHERN MINNESOTA DUE TO HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. 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>003-029-030-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-039-049- 052>054-051200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-TOWNER- CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON- GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT- RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...ELBOW LAKE... CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE... GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN... FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER... WAHPETON...ADAMS 854 PM CST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. * TIMING....HEAVY SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING AND THEN INTO THE REST OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA LATER THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. HEAVY SNOW WILL MOVE INTO MUCH OF WESTERN MINNESOTA BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. LIGHTER SNOW WITH SOME BLOWING SNOW WILL PERSIST INTO MONDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH TURNING NORTHEAST 10 TO 25 MPH BY MONDAY NIGHT. * VISIBILITIES...REDUCED TO UNDER ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH SOME DRIFTING AND BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCH AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED. LOCALLY HIGHER STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS MAY OCCUR IN AREAS WHERE STRONGER SNOW BANDS DEVELOP. * OTHER IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT BY LATE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA DUE TO HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ004-007-008-013>016-022>024-027-028-031-032-051200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0005.130304T0600Z-130305T1200Z/ KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK- NORTH CLEARWATER-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER- EAST BECKER-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN... THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...BAGLEY... MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES... WOLF LAKE...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA 854 PM CST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY. * TIMING....HEAVY SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING AND THEN INTO THE REST OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA LATER THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. HEAVY SNOW WILL MOVE INTO MUCH OF WESTERN MINNESOTA BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. LIGHTER SNOW WITH SOME BLOWING SNOW WILL PERSIST INTO MONDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH TURNING NORTHEAST 10 TO 25 MPH BY MONDAY NIGHT. * VISIBILITIES...REDUCED TO UNDER ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH SOME DRIFTING AND BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCH AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED. LOCALLY HIGHER STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS MAY OCCUR IN AREAS WHERE STRONGER SNOW BANDS DEVELOP. * OTHER IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT BY LATE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA DUE TO HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. 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. && $$ BRAMER
298 WWUS43 KFGF 040958 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 358 AM CST MON MAR 4 2013 ...WINTER STORM TO AFFECT EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA INTO NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .A SLOW MOVING STORM SYSTEM WITH AN UPPER LEVEL CENTER IN EASTERN MONTANA AND A SURFACE LOW NEAR BISMARCK EARLY THIS MORNING WILL DRIFT SOUTHEAST THROUGH TONIGHT. MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO WRAP AROUND THE STORM SYSTEM GIVING SNOW TO MUCH OF NORTHERN AND EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH THE DAY INTO TONIGHT...WITH THE SNOW GRADUALLY SPREADING EAST THROUGH NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA AS THE DAY PROGRESSES. DRY AIR IN THE LOW LEVELS FEEDING INTO THE AREA HAS BEEN KEEPING THE SNOW FROM SPREADING AS FAR EAST AS THOUGHT INTO MINNESOTA AND ALSO HAS BEEN KEEPING THE SNOWFALL LIGHTER THAN EXPECTED. BUT DURING THE DAY MONDAY SNOWFALL WILL INCREASE AND BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...SNOWFALL TOTALS FROM THIS EVENT WILL BE AROUND 10 INCHES IN THE DEVILS LAKE REGION. ELSEWHERE DUE TO A LATER START TO THE SNOW AND LESS SNOW SUNDAY NIGHT..STORM SNOW TOTALS WILL BE LESS WITH 4 TO 7 INCHES EXPECTED IN FAR SOUTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA WITH 5 TO 8 INCHES OVER THE NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY INTO NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA. WINDS WILL BE FROM THE SOUTH SOUTHEAST IN THE 10 TO 25 MPH RANGE TODAY TURNING TO THE NORTH LATER TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. WIND GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY CAUSING REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW. MNZ001>003-029-030-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-039-049- 052>054-051200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-TOWNER- CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON- GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT- RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...ELBOW LAKE... CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE... GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN... FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER... WAHPETON...ADAMS 358 AM CST MON MAR 4 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. * EXPECT LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW TODAY INTO TONIGHT...WITH HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IN THE DEVILS LAKE REGION. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH TURNING NORTHEAST 10 TO 25 MPH TONIGHT AND THEN NORTH 15 TO 30 MPH LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * VISIBILITIES...REDUCED TO UNDER ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES DUE TO SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH SOME DRIFTING AND BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW AMOUNTS WILL VARY FROM 4 TO 7 INCHES IN SOUTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA TO 5 TO 8 INCHES IN THE NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY INTO NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA WITH AROUND 10 INCHES IN THE DEVILS LAKE REGION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ004-007-008-013>016-022>024-027-028-031-032-051200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/ KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK- NORTH CLEARWATER-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER- EAST BECKER-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN... THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...BAGLEY... MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES... WOLF LAKE...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA 358 AM CST MON MAR 4 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. * TIMING....SNOW WILL SPREAD SLOWLY ACROSS NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA TODAY AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH TURNING NORTHEAST 10 TO 25 MPH LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...MOST AREAS ARE EXPECTED TO RECEIVE 5 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ005-006-009-017-051200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/ ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-SOUTH BELTRAMI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE...BEMIDJI 358 AM CST MON MAR 4 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. * TIMING....SNOW WILL SLOWLY SPREAD EAST INTO THE ROSEAU-BAUDETTE AND BEMIDJI AREAS LATER THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH TURNING NORTHEAST 10 TO 25 MPH LATE TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ DTR
801 WWUS43 KFGF 041732 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 1132 AM CST MON MAR 4 2013 ...WINTER STORM CONTINUES TO AFFECT EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA INTO NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .A SLOW MOVING STORM SYSTEM WITH AN UPPER LEVEL CENTER IN EASTERN MONTANA AND A SURFACE LOW NEAR BISMARCK THIS MORNING WILL DRIFT SOUTHEAST THROUGH TONIGHT. MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO WRAP AROUND THE STORM SYSTEM GIVING SNOW TO MUCH OF NORTHERN AND EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH THE DAY INTO TONIGHT...WITH THE SNOW GRADUALLY SPREADING EAST THROUGH NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA AS THE DAY PROGRESSES. SNOWFALL TOTALS FROM THIS EVENT WILL BE AROUND A FOOT IN THE DEVILS LAKE REGION INTO NORTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA. ELSEWHERE DUE TO A LATER START TO THE SNOW AND LESS SNOW SUNDAY NIGHT..STORM SNOW TOTALS WILL BE LESS WITH 4 TO 7 INCHES EXPECTED IN FAR SOUTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA WITH 5 TO 8 INCHES OVER THE NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY INTO NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA. WINDS WILL BE FROM THE SOUTH SOUTHEAST IN THE 10 TO 25 MPH RANGE TODAY TURNING TO THE NORTH LATER TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. WIND GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY CAUSING REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW. MNZ029-NDZ049-052-053-051200- /O.CAN.KFGF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.WW.Y.0011.130304T1732Z-130305T1200Z/ WILKIN-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRECKENRIDGE...LISBON...GWINNER... WAHPETON 1132 AM CST MON MAR 4 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * EXPECT LIGHT SNOW TODAY INTO TONIGHT. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH TURNING NORTHEAST 10 TO 25 MPH TONIGHT AND THEN NORTH 15 TO 30 MPH LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * VISIBILITIES...REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES DUE TO SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH SOME DRIFTING AND BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN COUNTRY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW AMOUNTS WILL VARY FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES IN SOUTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA. * OTHER IMPACTS...ROADS WILL REMAIN VERY SLIPPERY AND SNOW COVERED THROUGH TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MNZ001>003-030-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-039-054- 051200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-TOWNER-CAVALIER- PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS- GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...FERGUS FALLS...ELBOW LAKE...CANDO... LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON... NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY... MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...ADAMS 1132 AM CST MON MAR 4 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. * EXPECT SNOW TODAY INTO TONIGHT...WITH HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IN THE DEVILS LAKE REGION. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH TURNING NORTHEAST 10 TO 25 MPH TONIGHT AND THEN NORTH 15 TO 30 MPH LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * VISIBILITIES...REDUCED TO UNDER ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES DUE TO SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH SOME DRIFTING AND BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW AMOUNTS WILL VARY FROM 5 TO 8 INCHES IN THE NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY INTO NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA WITH AROUND 12 INCHES IN THE DEVILS LAKE REGION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ004-007-008-013>016-022>024-027-028-031-032-051200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/ KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK- NORTH CLEARWATER-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER- EAST BECKER-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN... THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...BAGLEY... MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES... WOLF LAKE...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA 1132 AM CST MON MAR 4 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. * TIMING....SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH TURNING NORTHEAST 10 TO 25 MPH LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...MOST AREAS ARE EXPECTED TO RECEIVE 5 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ005-006-009-017-051200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/ ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-SOUTH BELTRAMI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE...BEMIDJI 1132 AM CST MON MAR 4 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. * TIMING....SNOW WILL SLOWLY SPREAD EAST INTO THE ROSEAU...BAUDETTE AND BEMIDJI AREAS THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH TURNING NORTHEAST 10 TO 25 MPH LATE TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ DK
465 WWUS43 KFGF 042113 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 313 PM CST MON MAR 4 2013 ...WINTER STORM CONTINUES TO AFFECT EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA INTO NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .A SLOW MOVING STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE REGION THROUGH TONIGHT. MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO WRAP AROUND THE STORM SYSTEM TONIGHT WITH THE HEAVIER SNOW FALLING IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA...WITH LIGHTER SNOWS OVER SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA. SNOWFALL TOTALS FROM THIS EVENT WILL BE AROUND A FOOT IN THE DEVILS LAKE REGION INTO NORTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA. ELSEWHERE...EXPECT LOWER SNOW TOTALS WITH 2 TO 5 INCHES EXPECTED IN FAR SOUTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA WITH 6 TO 9 INCHES OVER THE NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY INTO NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA. WINDS WILL BE FROM THE EAST FROM 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE THIS EVENING...TURNING TO THE NORTH LATER TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. WIND GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING CAUSING REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW. MNZ001>003-030-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-039-054- 051200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-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...FERGUS FALLS...ELBOW LAKE...CANDO... LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON... NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY... MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...ADAMS 313 PM CST MON MAR 4 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. * EXPECT SNOW TONIGHT...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW BAND MOVING INTO WESTERN MINNESOTA. EXPECT LARGE VARIATIONS IN SNOW TOTALS FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION. A BREAK IN THE SNOW WILL OCCUR IN EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA BEFORE MORE SNOW MOVES BACK INTO THE REGION TONIGHT. * WINDS...EAST TO SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH TURNING NORTHEAST 10 TO 25 MPH TONIGHT AND THEN NORTH 15 TO 30 MPH LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * VISIBILITIES...REDUCED TO UNDER ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES DUE TO SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH SOME DRIFTING AND BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW AMOUNTS WILL VARY GREATLY FROM OVER A FOOT OF SNOW POSSIBLE FROM THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN INTO NORTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA...WITH LOWER TOTALS TO THE SOUTH AND EAST. EXPECT FROM 5 TO 9 INCHES IN THE NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY INTO NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA WITH AROUND 4 TO 7 INCHES IN THE SOUTHERN RED RIVER VALLY INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ004-007-008-013>016-022>024-027-028-031-032-051200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/ KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK- NORTH CLEARWATER-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER- EAST BECKER-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN... THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...BAGLEY... MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES... WOLF LAKE...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA 313 PM CST MON MAR 4 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. * TIMING....SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH TURNING NORTHEAST 10 TO 25 MPH LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...MOST AREAS ARE EXPECTED TO RECEIVE 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOWFALL THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ005-006-009-017-051200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/ ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-SOUTH BELTRAMI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE...BEMIDJI 313 PM CST MON MAR 4 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. * TIMING....SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH TURNING NORTHEAST 10 TO 25 MPH LATE TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES ARE 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. && $$ MNZ029-NDZ049-052-053-051200- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/ WILKIN-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRECKENRIDGE...LISBON...GWINNER... WAHPETON 313 PM CST MON MAR 4 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. * EXPECT PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW TONIGHT. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH TURNING NORTHEAST 10 TO 25 MPH TONIGHT AND THEN NORTH 15 TO 30 MPH LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * VISIBILITIES...REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES DUE TO SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH SOME DRIFTING AND BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN COUNTRY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW AMOUNTS WILL VARY FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES IN SOUTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA. * OTHER IMPACTS...ROADS WILL REMAIN VERY SLIPPERY AND SNOW COVERED THROUGH TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ DK
826 WWUS43 KFGF 050348 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 948 PM CST MON MAR 4 2013 ...WINTER STORM CONTINUES TO AFFECT EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA INTO NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .A SLOW MOVING STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE REGION THROUGH TONIGHT. MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO WRAP AROUND THE STORM SYSTEM TONIGHT AND WILL MOVE EASTWARD FROM CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA LATER THIS EVENING. THE HEAVIER SNOW WILL FALL IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA...WITH LIGHTER SNOWS OVER SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL ON TOP OF ALREADY HEAVY SNOWS IN THE DEVILS LAKE REGION INTO NORTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA. EXPECT LOWER SNOW TOTALS OF 6 TO 9 INCHES OVER THE NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY INTO NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA. FURTHER SOUTH...SNOW WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES BUT FREEZING DRIZZLE FROM THE I-94 CORRIDOR SOUTHWARD WILL BRING SLICK CONDITIONS. WINDS WILL BE FROM THE EAST FROM 10 TO 20 MPH RANGE THIS EVENING...TURNING TO THE NORTH LATER TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. WIND GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING CAUSING REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW. MNZ030-040-051200- /O.CAN.KFGF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KFGF.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/ WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERGUS FALLS...ELBOW LAKE 948 PM CST MON MAR 4 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND FREEZING DRIZZLE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * EXPECT PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW TONIGHT. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH TURNING NORTHEAST 10 TO 25 MPH TONIGHT AND THEN NORTH 15 TO 30 MPH LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * VISIBILITIES...REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES DUE TO SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH SOME DRIFTING AND BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN COUNTRY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW AMOUNTS WILL VARY FROM 1 TO 4 INCHES IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. * OTHER IMPACTS...WITH SOME FREEZING DRIZZLE THIS EVENING...ROADS WILL REMAIN VERY SLIPPERY AND SNOW COVERED THROUGH TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MNZ001>003-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-039-054-051200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY- EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES- CASS-WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK... LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA... GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY... FARGO...ADAMS 948 PM CST MON MAR 4 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. * AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL END AS ANOTHER BAND OF SNOW MOVES IN TONIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW BAND WILL REMAIN OVER WESTERN MINNESOTA. EXPECT LARGE VARIATIONS IN SNOW TOTALS FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION. * WINDS...EAST TO SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH TURNING NORTHEAST 10 TO 25 MPH TONIGHT AND THEN NORTH 15 TO 30 MPH LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * VISIBILITIES...REDUCED TO UNDER ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES DUE TO SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH SOME DRIFTING AND BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW AMOUNTS WILL VARY GREATLY FROM OVER A FOOT OF SNOW POSSIBLE FROM THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN INTO NORTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA...WITH LOWER TOTALS TO THE SOUTH AND EAST. EXPECT FROM 6 TO 9 INCHES IN THE NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY INTO NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA WITH AROUND 4 TO 7 INCHES IN THE SOUTHERN RED RIVER VALLY INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ004-007-008-013>016-022>024-027-028-031-032-051200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/ KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK- NORTH CLEARWATER-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER- EAST BECKER-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN... THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...BAGLEY... MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES... WOLF LAKE...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA 948 PM CST MON MAR 4 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. * TIMING....SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH TURNING NORTHEAST 10 TO 25 MPH LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...MOST AREAS ARE EXPECTED TO RECEIVE 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOWFALL THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ005-006-009-017-051200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/ ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-SOUTH BELTRAMI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE...BEMIDJI 948 PM CST MON MAR 4 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. * TIMING....SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH TURNING NORTHEAST 10 TO 25 MPH LATE TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ029-NDZ049-052-053-051200- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/ WILKIN-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRECKENRIDGE...LISBON...GWINNER... WAHPETON 948 PM CST MON MAR 4 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. * AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL END AS A BAND OF LIGHT SNOW MOVES IN AFTER MIDNIGHT. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH TURNING NORTHEAST 10 TO 25 MPH TONIGHT AND THEN NORTH 15 TO 30 MPH LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * VISIBILITIES...REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES DUE TO SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH SOME DRIFTING AND BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN COUNTRY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW AMOUNTS WILL VARY FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES IN SOUTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA. * OTHER IMPACTS...WITH THE FREEZING DRIZZLE ROADS WILL REMAIN VERY SLIPPERY AND SNOW COVERED THROUGH TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ JR
333 WWUS43 KFGF 050945 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 345 AM CST TUE MAR 5 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING AND ADVISORIES TO REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH 6 AM THIS MORNING... .SURFACE LOW PRESSURE EARLY THIS MORNING WAS IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA SOUTH OF ALEXANDRIA..WITH THE UPPER LOW IN EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA. MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO FEED NORTHWARD EAST OF THE SYSTEM INTO NORTHERN MINNESOTA AND THE RED RIVER VALLEY THIS MORNING GIVING LIGHT SNOW...BUT OVERALL INTENSITIES WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH AFTER DAYBREAK. ANOTHER INCH OR TWO OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE THIS MORNING MAINLY IN AREA FROM BEMIDJI TO PARK RAPIDS...WADENA AND FERGUS FALLS WITH LESS THAN AN INCH ADDITIONAL ELSEWHERE IN THE REGION. WINDS WILL TURN NORTH AND INCREASE TO THE 10 TO 25 MPH RANGE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON AND THIS WILL CAUSE SOME DRIFTING SNOW AND PATCHY VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS IN BLOWING SNOW. THE WARNINGS WILL BE DISCONTINUED AT 6 AM. MNZ001>003-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-039-054-051200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-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...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK... LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA... GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY... FARGO...ADAMS 345 AM CST TUE MAR 5 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING. * LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING. NORTH WINDS WILL CAUSE SOME DRIFTING SNOW. * STORM TOTALS OF OVER A FOOT OCCURRED IN THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN TO AROUND 7-10 INCHES IN THE NORTHERN VALLEY TO 3 TO 6 INCHES IN THE SOUTHERN 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. && $$ MNZ004-007-008-013>016-022>024-027-028-031-032-051200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/ KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK- NORTH CLEARWATER-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER- EAST BECKER-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN... THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...BAGLEY... MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES... WOLF LAKE...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA 345 AM CST TUE MAR 5 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING. * LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING BUT GRADUALLY DIMINISH IN INTENSITY. ANOTEHR INCH OR MAYBE TWO IS POSSIBLE MAINLY AROUND PARK RAPIDS...WADENA AND NEW YORK MILLS WITH LESS THAN AN INCH ADDITIONAL ELSEWHERE. * STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 6 INCHES WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE REGION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ005-006-009-017-051200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/ ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-SOUTH BELTRAMI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE...BEMIDJI 345 AM CST TUE MAR 5 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING. * LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY AFTERNOON WITH ANOTHER INCH POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ029-030-040-NDZ049-052-053-051200- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/ WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS... ELBOW LAKE...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON 345 AM CST TUE MAR 5 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING. * EXPECT LIGHT SNOW WITH ANOTHER INCH OR SO EARLY THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL TURN NORTH AT 15 TO 25 MPH. * OTHER IMPACTS...ROADS THIS MORNING WILL REMAIN SLICK AND HAZARDOUS DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF FREEZING PRECIPITATION ON MONDAY AND LIGHT SNOW EARLY THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ DTR
691 WWUS43 KFGF 051200 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 600 AM CST TUE MAR 5 2013 ...ALL WARNING AND ADVISORIES FOR EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWEST AND PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA HAVE EXPIRED... .LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SLOWLY SOUTHEAST THROUGH SOUTHERN MINNESOTA TODAY. THE RED RIVER VALLEY WILL SEE LINGERING VERY LIGHT SNOW END THIS MORNING AND NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA WILL SEE THE LIGHT SNOW END THIS AFTERNOON. NORTH WINDS OF 10 TO 25 MPH WILL OCCUR TODAY IN EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND THE VALLEY CAUSING MINOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027-028-031-032-NDZ006>008-014>016-024- 026>030-038-039-054-051300- /O.CAN.KFGF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS- WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE- EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN- SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-EAST OTTER TAIL- WADENA-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY- NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...WARREN... NEWFOLDEN...RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS... FOSSTON...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA... PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...NEW YORK MILLS... WADENA...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS... DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS... COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...ADAMS 600 AM CST TUE MAR 5 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. LINGERING VERY LIGHT SNOW WILL GRADUALLY COME TO AN END TODAY. NORTH WINDS OF 10 TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE PATCHY BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN THE RED RIVER VALLEY AND EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA. $$ MNZ029-030-040-NDZ049-052-053-051300- /O.CAN.KFGF.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/ WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS... ELBOW LAKE...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON 600 AM CST TUE MAR 5 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. LINGERING LIGHT SNOW WILL END THIS AFTERNOON AS THE STORM DEPARTS. NORTH WINDS OF 10 TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE PATCHY BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. $$ DTR
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 Mar 3, 3:32 AM CST, 1 hour 33 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 3, 3:32 AM CST, 1 hour 33 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
332 AM CST SUN MAR 3 2013
.SHORT TERM...
FOR THIS UPCOMING STORM SYSTEM 00Z GFS CAME IN WITH A MORE NRN
SOLN MORE SIMILAR TO ECMWF/NAM AND 00Z GEM CAME WITH A MORE
SIMILAR SOLN AS WELL. THUS CONFIDENCE IN HEAVIEST SNOW AREA IS
HIGHER. 500 MB WAVE MOVING THRU SRN-CNTRL BRITISH COLUMBIA ATTM
WITH QUITE COLD AIR ALOFT WITH SYSTEM AS NOTED BY LIGHTENING
STRIKES IN SOUTHERN B.C. ALSO GOOD MOISTURE PLUME AHD OF UPPER LOW
FROM OFF THE SRN CALIFORNIA COAST INTO MONTANA. MODELS LESS
DISAGREEMENT TONIGHT WITH GENERAL IDEA IS TAKING UPPER LOW TOWARD
GLACIER PARK 00Z MON THEN INTO EITHER SOUTH CENTRAL ND OR CENTRAL
SD BY 00Z TUES. 00Z ECMWF IS CLOSER TO 00Z NAM IN BEING FARTHER
NORTH WHILE 00Z GFS/GEM IS STILL A BIT FARTHER SOUTH. SFC LOW
TRACK WOULD HAVE IT FROM NCNTRL MT INTO SOUTHWEST ND THEN INTO
NORTH CENTRAL SD BY 00Z TUE THEN TOWARD SIOUX FALLS BY 06Z TUES.
GFS/ECMWF HAS VERY STRONG UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT WITH THIS SYSTEM
WITH GOOD JET DYNAMICS AND STRONG 500-300 MB DIV Q AND QUITE
STRONG 850-700 QG FORCING OVER MOST OF ND INTO MN WITH THIS
FEATURE. USING ISENTROPIC 285K SURFACE SHOWS A GOOD 24 HR PERIOD
OF 3-3.5 G/KG MOISTURE AND LIFT INTO ERN ND AND WRN MN WITH THIS
SYSTEM. MODEL QPF FCSTS SHOWS PERHAPS THE HIGHEST QPF MOVING INTO
PARTS OF CNTRL-SE ND 00Z-06Z MON PERIOD THEN LIFTING NORTH INTO
THE NRN VALLEY 06Z-18Z MON PERIOD. ALL MODELS SHOW A WIDESPREAD 8
TO 12 INCH AMOUNT OF SNOW OVER ALL OF NRN INTO ERN ND INTO NW-
WCNTRL MN WITH ISENTROPIC LIFT CHARTS INDICATING BEST CHC OF FOOT
AMOUNTS OR A TAD MORE ECNTRL ND INTO DVL BASIN.
BASED ON HIGHER CONFIDENCE OF EVENT WILL GO WITH WINTER STORM
WARNINGS FOR 00Z MON-12Z TUE FOR ALL OF ERN ND INTO FAR WRN MN
(HCO-FSE-DTL-ADC WEST). WILL KEEP OR EXPAND WINTER STORM WATCHES A
BIT INTO PARK RAPIDS-BEMIDJI-ROSEAU AREAS AS MANY MODELS SHOW THEM
GETTING 6-8. START TIME OF SNOW THERE PAST 06Z MON SO HAVE TIME TO
UPGRADE IF NEED BE. COORD WITH WFO DLH.
WIND WITH SYSTEM WILL NOT BE A HUGE ISSUE...WILL HAVE A SOUTHEAST
OR EAST WIND 10 TO 20 KTS AHD OF SYSTEM THEN TURN NORTH TUESDAY.
COULD BE SOME GUSTS HIGHER. RATE OF SNOWFALL THOUGH AT TIMES LATER
TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING COULD BE QUITE HVY SO CONTINUED
MENTION OF +SN IN GRIDDS IN MUCH OF ERN ND.
SYSTEM WILL EXIT TUESDAY MORNING.
.LONG TERM...WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
IN WAKE OF DEPARTING STORM CWFA UNDER HIGH PRESSURE SURFACE AND
ALOFT AT THE START OF THE LONG TERM. LIGHT SFC WINDS EARLY EXPECTED
TO BEGIN INCREASING AS NEXT SYSTEM FORECAST TO BE DEVELOPING IN
WYOMING OR MONTANA. CURRENT MODEL SUITE SHOWS THE TRANSITION TO
SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT COMPLETE BY THURSDAY.
MODELS HAVE CONTINUED TO VACILLATE BETWEEN SPLIT FLOW AND MORE
CONSOLIDATED FLOW. 18Z DGEX/00Z GFS SEEMS A BIT BULLISH WITH
STRENGTH OF LEAD SHORTWAVE. ALLBLENDS SHOW LOW POPS FOR THURSDAY
WITH GEM-HEMI SUPPORTING THIS. ECMWF NOT SO DISSIMILAR BUT HAS
PRECIP NORTH OF BORDER. DIFFERENCES ON FRIDAY ARISE AS GFS AND
GEMI-HEMI HAVE SHORTWAVE ENERGY AND LIGHT QPF LINGERING OVER
NORTHEAST FA FRIDAY. ECMWF HAS A SMATTERING OF LOW END QPF AS
WELL...SO CONSENSUS SUPPORTS THIS.
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN WITH DRYING COLUMN FOR THE END OF
THIS PERIOD.
&&
.AVIATION...
FORTUNATELY THE FOG HAS REMAINED IN JUST WEST OF THE FCST AREA IN
THE ROLLA-RUGBY-CARRINGTON AREAS. OTHERWISE MVFR CIGS WILL LIKELY
REMAIN IN PLACE TODAY NRN VALLEY WITH LOW END VFR CIGS SRN VALLEY
INTO WCNTRL MN. SOME CLEARING AREAS THOUGH PRESENT THRU MIDDAY ESP
OVR SE ND INTO NW-WCNTRL MN BUT HIGH CLOUDS WILL BE PRESENT
OVERHEAD.
&&
.FGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ND...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY
FOR NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-039-049-052>054.
MN...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY
FOR MNZ001>004-007-013>015-022-027>031-040.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT
FOR MNZ005-008-009-016-017-023-024-032.
&&
RIDDLE/EWENSHazardous weather outlook, Mar 3, 4:55 AM CST, 10 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 455 AM CST SUN MAR 3 2013 MNZ001>004-007-013>015-022-027>031-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024- 026>030-038-039-049-052>054-041100- WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE- EAST POLK-MAHNOMEN-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL- EAST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY- EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES- CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH- 455 AM CST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO THE DEVILS LAKE AND VALLEY CITY AREAS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN INTO THE RED RIVER VALLEY AND FAR WESTERN MINNESOTA THIS EVENING WITH SNOW CONTINUING OVERNIGHT. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY SNOW WILL CONTINUE MONDAY INTO MONDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES MONDAY MORNING OVER NORTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA INTO THE DEVILS LAKE REGION. SNOW WILL END MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES IS LIKELY OVER A WIDESPREAD AREA INCLUDING ALL OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA INTO THE RED RIVER VALLEY AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. WINDS WILL NOT BE A HUGE FACTOR WITH THIS SYSTEM GENERALLY REMAINING EAST TO SOUTHEAST AT 10 TO 25 MPH LATER TONIGHT INTO MONDAY AND THEN NORTHERLY AT 10 TO 25 MPH TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SNOWFALL REPORTS VIA US NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS FACEBOOK PAGE APPRECIATED. MNZ005-006-008-009-016-017-023-024-032-041100- ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI- NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WADENA- 455 AM CST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED TODAY. SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO THE ROSEAU...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...PARK RAPIDS AND WADENA AREAS AFTER MIDNIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY SNOW WILL CONTINUE MONDAY INTO MONDAY NIGHT BEFORE ENDING TUESDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SNOWFALL REPORTS VIA US NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS FACEBOOK PAGE APPRECIATED. DTR
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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.