Alert archive / North Dakota / Blizzard Warnings in 2014
Blizzard Warning 1, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this blizzard warning at Jan 3, 2014, 2:41 AM MST for 32 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Jan 3, 2014, 2:00 PM MST. It was in force for 13 hr. 2 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
- Jan 3, 2014, 2:41 AM MST (09:41 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 3, 2014, 2:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Jan 4, 2014, 2:50 AM MST
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
All 32 counties
Adams County, ND, Billings County, ND, Bottineau County, ND, Bowman County, ND, Burke County, ND, Burleigh County, ND, Dickey County, ND, Divide County, ND, Dunn County, ND, Emmons County, ND, Foster County, ND, Golden Valley County, ND, Grant County, ND, Hettinger County, ND, Kidder County, ND, LaMoure County, ND, Logan County, ND, McHenry County, ND, McIntosh County, ND, McKenzie County, ND, Mercer County, ND, Mountrail County, ND, Oliver County, ND, Pierce County, ND, Renville County, ND, Rolette County, ND, Sheridan County, ND, Slope County, ND, Stark County, ND, Stutsman County, ND, Wells County, ND, Williams County, ND
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 3, 5:17 PM MST | SNOW 2 | Crosby, ND | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL TOTAL |
| Jan 3, 6:15 PM MST | BLIZZARD | Beach, ND | ZERO VISIBILITY IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 00:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 75 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
- 515 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 257 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 371 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
989 WWUS43 KBIS 030941 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 341 AM CST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE U.S. HIGHWAY 2 AND 85 CORRIDORS THIS AFTERNOON...AND ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS EVENING. NORTHWEST WINDS TO 50 MPH COMBINED WITH SNOW CURRENTLY ON THE GROUND AND ONE TO TWO INCHES OF NEW SNOW WILL CAUSE NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. IF YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL...TAKE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT...INFORM OTHERS OF YOUR TRAVEL PLANS...AND BE READY FOR THE CHALLENGES YOU COULD FACE IF STRANDED. DRESS FOR THE OUTSIDE WEATHER...NOT THE INSIDE CAR TEMPERATURE. FOLLOWING THE BLIZZARD...LOW TEMPERATURES TO 30 BELOW WITH WIND CHILLS TO 60 BELOW ZERO ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. NDZ018-019-021-031>033-040-041-043-044-031745- /O.UPG.KBIS.BZ.A.0001.140104T0000Z-140104T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.BZ.W.0001.140103T2100Z-140104T1800Z/ DUNN-MERCER-MCLEAN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER- BOWMAN-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...GARRISON... BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER 341 AM CST FRI JAN 3 2014 /241 AM MST FRI JAN 3 2014/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM CST /2 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON CST /11 AM MST/ SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM CST /2 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON CST /11 AM MST/ SATURDAY. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY MORNING. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...GUSTS TO 50 MPH WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...LESS THAN ONE INCH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. * WIND CHILLS...TO 60 BELOW ZERO SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW...AND OR BLOWING SNOW...COUPLED WITH STRONG WINDS...WILL RESULT IN EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. IF YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ NDZ001>005-009>013-017-031745- /O.UPG.KBIS.BZ.A.0001.140103T2100Z-140104T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.BZ.W.0001.140103T2100Z-140104T1800Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL... BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER... RUGBY...WATFORD CITY 341 AM CST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON CST SATURDAY. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...GUSTS TO 50 MPH WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ONE TO TWO INCHES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. * WIND CHILLS...TO 60 BELOW ZERO SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW...AND OR BLOWING SNOW...COUPLED WITH STRONG WINDS...WILL RESULT IN EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. IF YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ NDZ020-022-023-025-034>037-042-045>048-050-051-031745- /O.UPG.KBIS.BZ.A.0001.140104T0000Z-140104T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.BZ.W.0001.140104T0000Z-140104T1800Z/ OLIVER-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN- GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTER...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY... CARRINGTON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...ELGIN... FORT YATES...LINTON...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 341 AM CST FRI JAN 3 2014 /241 AM MST FRI JAN 3 2014/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING TO NOON CST /11 AM MST/ SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING TO NOON CST /11 AM MST/ SATURDAY. * TIMING...THIS EVENING INTO SATURDAY MORNING. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...GUSTS TO 50 MPH WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...LESS THAN ONE INCH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. * WIND CHILLS...TO 60 BELOW ZERO SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW...AND OR BLOWING SNOW...COUPLED WITH STRONG WINDS...WILL RESULT IN EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. IF YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ AYD/SCHECK
5 follow-up statements
666 WWUS43 KBIS 031828 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1228 PM CST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE U.S. HIGHWAY 2 AND 85 CORRIDORS THIS AFTERNOON...AND ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS EVENING. NORTHWEST WINDS TO 50 MPH COMBINED WITH SNOW CURRENTLY ON THE GROUND AND ONE TO TWO INCHES OF NEW SNOW WILL CAUSE NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. IF YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL...TAKE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT...INFORM OTHERS OF YOUR TRAVEL PLANS...AND BE READY FOR THE CHALLENGES YOU COULD FACE IF STRANDED. DRESS FOR THE OUTSIDE WEATHER...NOT THE INSIDE CAR TEMPERATURE. FOLLOWING THE BLIZZARD...LOW TEMPERATURES TO 30 BELOW WITH WIND CHILLS TO 60 BELOW ZERO ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. NDZ001>005-009>013-017>019-021-031>033-040-041-043-044-040400- /O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0001.140103T2100Z-140104T1800Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-MCLEAN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS- STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL... BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER... RUGBY...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...GARRISON... BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER 1228 PM CST FRI JAN 3 2014 /1128 AM MST FRI JAN 3 2014/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/ SATURDAY... * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...GUSTS TO 50 MPH WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...LESS THAN ONE INCH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. * WIND CHILLS...TO 60 BELOW ZERO SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW...AND OR BLOWING SNOW...COUPLED WITH STRONG WINDS...WILL RESULT IN EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. IF YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ NDZ020-022-023-025-034>037-042-045>048-050-051-040400- /O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0001.140104T0000Z-140104T1800Z/ OLIVER-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN- GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTER...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY... CARRINGTON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...ELGIN... FORT YATES...LINTON...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 1228 PM CST FRI JAN 3 2014 /1128 AM MST FRI JAN 3 2014/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING TO NOON CST /11 AM MST/ SATURDAY... * TIMING...THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...GUSTS TO 50 MPH WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...LESS THAN ONE INCH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. * WIND CHILLS...TO 60 BELOW ZERO SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW...AND OR BLOWING SNOW...COUPLED WITH STRONG WINDS...WILL RESULT IN EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. IF YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ TM
465 WWUS43 KBIS 040052 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 652 PM CST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .BLIZZARD CONDITIONS HAVE DEVELOPED ALONG AND NORTH OF U.S. HIGHWAY 2 AND ALONG AND WEST OF THE HIGHWAY 85 CORRIDOR. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS EVENING. NORTHWEST WINDS TO 50 MPH COMBINED WITH SNOW CURRENTLY ON THE GROUND AND ONE TO TWO INCHES OF NEW SNOW WILL CAUSE NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. IF YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL...TAKE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT...INFORM OTHERS OF YOUR TRAVEL PLANS...AND BE READY FOR THE CHALLENGES YOU COULD FACE IF STRANDED. DRESS FOR THE OUTSIDE WEATHER...NOT THE INSIDE CAR TEMPERATURE. FOLLOWING THE BLIZZARD...LOW TEMPERATURES TO 30 BELOW WITH WIND CHILLS TO 60 BELOW ZERO ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. NDZ001>005-009>013-017>019-021-031>033-040-041-043-044-040900- /O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140104T1800Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-MCLEAN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS- STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL... BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER... RUGBY...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...GARRISON... BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER 652 PM CST FRI JAN 3 2014 /552 PM MST FRI JAN 3 2014/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/ SATURDAY... * TIMING...THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...GUSTS TO 50 MPH WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ONE TO TWO INCHES ALONG AND NORTH OF THE HIGHWAY 2 CORRIDOR...AND LESS THAN AND INCH ELSEWHERE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. * WIND CHILLS...TO 60 BELOW ZERO SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW...AND OR BLOWING SNOW...COUPLED WITH STRONG WINDS...WILL RESULT IN EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. IF YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ NDZ020-022-023-025-034>037-042-045>048-050-051-040900- /O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140104T1800Z/ OLIVER-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN- GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTER...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY... CARRINGTON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...ELGIN... FORT YATES...LINTON...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 652 PM CST FRI JAN 3 2014 /552 PM MST FRI JAN 3 2014/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/ SATURDAY... * TIMING...THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...GUSTS TO 50 MPH WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...LESS THAN ONE INCH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. * WIND CHILLS...TO 60 BELOW ZERO SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW...AND OR BLOWING SNOW...COUPLED WITH STRONG WINDS...WILL RESULT IN EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. IF YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ TWH
543 WWUS43 KBIS 040417 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1017 PM CST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AND THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY LATE THIS EVENING AND INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. ALTHOUGH THE SNOW HAS ENDED OVER THE NORTHWEST...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES IN OPEN AREAS AT TIMES. IN ADDITION...WET ROADS DUE TO THE WARM WEATHER FRIDAY WILL BECOME ICY ACROSS ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TONIGHT. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE FROM WEST TO EAST LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. IF YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL...TAKE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT...INFORM OTHERS OF YOUR TRAVEL PLANS...AND BE READY FOR THE CHALLENGES YOU COULD FACE IF STRANDED. DRESS FOR THE OUTSIDE WEATHER...NOT THE INSIDE CAR TEMPERATURE. FOLLOWING THE BLIZZARD...LOW TEMPERATURES TO 30 BELOW WITH WIND CHILLS TO 60 BELOW ZERO ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. NDZ001>005-009>013-017>019-021-031>033-040-041-043-044-041230- /O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140104T1800Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-MCLEAN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS- STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL... BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER... RUGBY...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...GARRISON... BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER 1017 PM CST FRI JAN 3 2014 /917 PM MST FRI JAN 3 2014/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/ SATURDAY... * TIMING...THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...GUSTS TO 50 MPH WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ONE TO TWO INCHES ALONG AND NORTH OF THE HIGHWAY 2 CORRIDOR...AND LESS THAN AND INCH ELSEWHERE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. * WIND CHILLS...TO 60 BELOW ZERO SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW...AND OR BLOWING SNOW...COUPLED WITH STRONG WINDS...WILL RESULT IN EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. IF YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ NDZ020-022-023-025-034>037-042-045>048-050-051-041230- /O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140104T1800Z/ OLIVER-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN- GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTER...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY... CARRINGTON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...ELGIN... FORT YATES...LINTON...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 1017 PM CST FRI JAN 3 2014 /917 PM MST FRI JAN 3 2014/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/ SATURDAY... * TIMING...THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...GUSTS TO 50 MPH WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...LESS THAN ONE INCH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. * WIND CHILLS...TO 60 BELOW ZERO SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW...AND OR BLOWING SNOW...COUPLED WITH STRONG WINDS...WILL RESULT IN EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. IF YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ TWH
713 WWUS43 KBIS 040701 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 101 AM CST SAT JAN 4 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING CONTINUES ACROSS THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY INTO SATURDAY MORNING... .STRONG NORTH WINDS TO 50 MPH ARE RESULTING IN NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY IN THE CARRINGTON... JAMESTOWN...LAMOURE...ELLENDALE...WISHEK AND NAPOLEON AREAS. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THESE AREAS. ELSEWHERE ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...NORTHERLY WINDS TO 35 MPH ARE CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE MILE IN OPEN COUNTRY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THESE AREAS. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY MORNING. IF YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL...TAKE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT...INFORM OTHERS OF YOUR TRAVEL PLANS...AND BE READY FOR THE CHALLENGES YOU COULD FACE IF STRANDED. DRESS FOR THE OUTSIDE WEATHER...NOT THE INSIDE CAR TEMPERATURE. FOLLOWING THE BLIZZARD...LOW TEMPERATURES TO 30 BELOW WITH WIND CHILLS TO 60 BELOW ZERO ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-031>036-040>046-041200- /O.CAN.KBIS.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140104T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.WW.Y.0001.140104T0701Z-140104T1200Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS- GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-SLOPE- HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL... BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER... RUGBY...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER... GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON... MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...MARMARTH...MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN... HETTINGER...FORT YATES...LINTON 101 AM CST SAT JAN 4 2014 /1201 AM MST SAT JAN 4 2014/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ EARLY THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ EARLY THIS MORNING. THIS REPLACES THIS BLIZZARD WARNING * TIMING...THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS TO 35 MPH AND VISIBILITY BELOW ONE MILE IN BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN COUNTY. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS WITH SLICK ROADS. * WIND CHILLS...TO 60 BELOW ZERO SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT THE WIND WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING AND AVOID THE USE OF CRUISE CONTROL. && $$ NDZ025-037-047-048-050-051-041515- /O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140104T1800Z/ FOSTER-STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CARRINGTON...JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON... EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 101 AM CST SAT JAN 4 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... * TIMING...THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...GUSTS TO 50 MPH WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...LESS THAN ONE INCH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. * WIND CHILLS...TO 60 BELOW ZERO SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW...AND OR BLOWING SNOW...COUPLED WITH STRONG WINDS...WILL RESULT IN EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. IF YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ AYD/SCHECK
961 WWUS43 KBIS 040950 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 350 AM CST SAT JAN 4 2014 ...LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILLS THROUGH MONDAY... .VERY COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL MOVE INTO NORTH DAKOTA TODAY...AND REMAIN THROUGH MONDAY. WIND CHILLS WILL STEADILY DECREASE THROUGHOUT THE DAY. LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILLS TO 60 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AND MONDAY. FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR IN 5 MINUTES OR LESS WITH THESE WIND CHILLS. AVOID OUTDOOR ACTIVITY. IF TRAVELING...BE READY FOR THE CHALLENGES YOU COULD FACE IF STRANDED. BE SURE YOUR VEHICLE HAS PLENTY OF GAS AND DRESS FOR THE OUTSIDE WEATHER...NOT THE INSIDE TEMPERATURE. PRECAUTIONS SHOULD ALSO BE TAKEN TO PROTECT PETS AND LIVESTOCK. NDZ025-037-041800- /O.CAN.KBIS.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140104T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.WC.W.0001.140104T1200Z-140107T0000Z/ FOSTER-STUTSMAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CARRINGTON...JAMESTOWN 350 AM CST SAT JAN 4 2014 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WIND CHILLS...TO 60 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. * IMPACTS...LIFE THREATENING COLD. FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR IN FIVE MINUTES OR LESS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND VERY COLD AIR WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ NDZ047-048-050-051-041800- /O.CAN.KBIS.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140104T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.WC.W.0001.140104T1800Z-140107T0000Z/ LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 350 AM CST SAT JAN 4 2014 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST MONDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST MONDAY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WIND CHILLS...TO 60 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. * IMPACTS...LIFE THREATENING COLD. FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR IN FIVE MINUTES OR LESS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND VERY COLD AIR WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ NDZ017>020-031>035-040>046-041800- /O.CAN.KBIS.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140104T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.WC.W.0001.140104T1800Z-140107T0000Z/ MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON- BURLEIGH-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH... HAZEN...CENTER...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MANDAN...BISMARCK... MARMARTH...MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES... LINTON 350 AM CST SAT JAN 4 2014 /250 AM MST SAT JAN 4 2014/ ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ MONDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ MONDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WIND CHILLS...TO 60 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. * IMPACTS...LIFE THREATENING COLD. FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR IN FIVE MINUTES OR LESS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND VERY COLD AIR WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ NDZ001>005-009>013-021>023-036-041800- /O.CAN.KBIS.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140104T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.WC.W.0001.140104T1200Z-140107T0000Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-KIDDER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL... BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER... RUGBY...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...STEELE 350 AM CST SAT JAN 4 2014 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WIND CHILLS...TO 60 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. * IMPACTS...LIFE THREATENING COLD. FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR IN FIVE MINUTES OR LESS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND VERY COLD AIR WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ AYD/SCHECK
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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.