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Blizzard Warning 1, NWS Grand Forks, ND

January 3, 201417 counties in North Dakota; 9 counties in Minnesota

NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this blizzard warning at Jan 3, 2014, 3:59 AM CST for 17 counties in North Dakota; 9 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Jan 3, 2014, 3:00 PM CST. It was in force for 13 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 3, 2014, 3:59 AM CST (09:59 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 3, 2014, 3:00 PM CST
Expired
Jan 4, 2014, 4:00 AM CST
In force
13 hr
Issued by
NWS Grand Forks, ND
All 26 counties

Becker County, MN, Clay County, MN, Grant County, MN, Kittson County, MN, Marshall County, MN, Norman County, MN, Otter Tail County, MN, Polk 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), 9 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 00:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 261 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Bismarck Municip, ND at 00:00Z on 2014-01-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Bismarck Municip, ND at 00:00Z on 2014-01-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 257 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
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

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The text

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

178 
WWUS43 KFGF 030959
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
359 AM CST FRI JAN 3 2014

...HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK FROM NEAR REGINA TO GRAND FORKS BY LATE
THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN TOWARD DULUTH TONIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE
TO SPREAD ACROSS SOUTHERN CANADA AND INTO THE LAKE OF THE WOODS
REGION TODAY AND CONTINUE TONIGHT WITH TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 3 TO 5
INCHES. SOUTH OF THE LOW TRACK FROM ALONG HIGHWAY TWO AND
SOUTHWARD LITTLE TO NO PRECIPITATION WILL FALL THIS MORNING WITH A
CHANCE FOR SOME LIGHT MIXED FREEZING RAIN...SLEET OR LIGHT SNOW
DEVELOPING BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON.

AS THE SURFACE LOW MOVES EAST OF GRAND FORKS THIS EVENING...NORTH
TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 45 MPH CAUSING BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP. THESE WINDS WILL FIRST IMPACT THE FAR
NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY INTO THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN BETWEEN 3 AND
6 PM TODAY AND THEN CONTINUE TONIGHT. FARTHER SOUTH THE STRONG
WINDS AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL NOT DEVELOP UNTIL AFTER 6 PM.
WILL ISSUE A BLIZZARD WARNING FOR THE DEVILS LAKE INTO PEMBINA-
GRAFTON AREAS AS BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL START MID TO LATE
AFTERNOON BUT KEEP THE WATCH OUT FOR OTHER AREAS SOUTH OF THERE
DUE TO ALLOW TIME DURING THE DAY TO FINE TUNE TIMING OF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.

THE HIGHEST WINDS AND WORST BLOWING SNOW WILL SUBSIDE SATURDAY
MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL SLOWLY FALL SATURDAY...WITH A LARGER
COLD AIRMASS TO DROP IN SATURDAY NIGHT-SUNDAY AND INTO EARLY NEXT
WEEK. UNLIKE THE LAST COLD AIR OUTBREAK...WINDS WILL REMAIN A
FACTOR AND CREATE A DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUE OF 40 TO 60
BELOW ZERO SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. 



MNZ004-007-NDZ006>008-014>016-054-041500-
/O.CAN.KFGF.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1200Z/
/O.UPG.KFGF.BZ.A.0001.140103T2100Z-140104T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KFGF.BZ.W.0001.140103T2100Z-140104T1500Z/
KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-
EASTERN WALSH-WESTERN WALSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...WARREN...CANDO...LANGDON...
CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...ADAMS
359 AM CST FRI JAN 3 2014

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 AM
CST SATURDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 AM CST
SATURDAY. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE
BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 45 MPH
  MID TO LATE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY SATURDAY CAUSING
  BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO UNDER ONE
  QUARTER MILE ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ACTUAL NEW SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS THIS
  AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT WILL BE 1 TO 2 INCHES. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...BE PREPARED FOR POTENTIAL LIFE THREATENING
  WINTER WEATHER BEGINNING SATURDAY CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY NEXT
  WEEK.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

&&

$$

MNZ005-006-009-041200-
/O.CAN.KFGF.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KFGF.WW.Y.0001.140103T1200Z-140104T1200Z/
ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE
359 AM CST FRI JAN 3 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY 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
SATURDAY. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL FOR MUCH OF TODAY INTO TONIGHT WITH 3 TO 5
  INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL BY SATURDAY MORNING. 

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH THIS MORNING WILL SUBSIDE
  THIS AFTERNOON AND TURN NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 30 MPH TONIGHT.

* OTHER IMPACTS...BE PREPARED FOR POTENTIAL LIFE THREATENING
  WINTER WEATHER BEGINNING SATURDAY CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY NEXT
  WEEK. 

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>003-027-029-030-040-NDZ024-026>030-038-039-049-052-053-
041800-
/O.CAN.KFGF.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1200Z/
/O.CON.KFGF.BZ.A.0001.140104T0000Z-140104T1800Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-WEST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-
EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-
SARGENT-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...DETROIT LAKES...BRECKENRIDGE...
FERGUS FALLS...ELBOW LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...
COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...
GWINNER...WAHPETON
359 AM CST FRI JAN 3 2014

...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS CANCELLED THE
WIND CHILL ADVISORY. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS
EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. 

* TIMING...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT 6 PM TONIGHT THROUGH
  SATURDAY MORNING. D

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS WILL BECOME NORTH-NORTHWEST AT 30 TO 45
  MPH AFTER 6 PM AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY CAUSING
  POSSIBLE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY.
  BLIZZARD WARNINGS MAY BE ISSUED ONCE TIMING OF THE EVENT IS
  BETTER DETERMINED. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN INCH OR LESS OF NEW SNOW IS EXPECTED
  SOUTH OF HIGHWAY TWO TONIGHT.  

* OTHER IMPACTS...FOR THIS AFTERNOON THERE IS A RISK OF SOME LIGHT
  FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...BE PREPARED FOR POTENTIAL LIFE THREATENING
  WINTER WEATHER BEGINNING SATURDAY CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY NEXT
  WEEK.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR
BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES.
THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY
DANGEROUS.

&&

$$

MNZ008-013>017-022>024-028-031-032-031100-
/O.CAN.KFGF.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1200Z/
EAST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-
SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-EAST BECKER-
EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWFOLDEN...THIEF RIVER FALLS...
RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...
LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...WOLF LAKE...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA
359 AM CST FRI JAN 3 2014

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS CANCELLED THE
WIND CHILL ADVISORY. 

TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO CLIMB DURING THE REST OF THE EARLY
MORNING. DESPITE GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WIND CHILLS WILL REMAIN OUT OF
ADVISORY RANGE IN THE 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO RANGE. LOOKING AHEAD
THOUGH DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL RETURN SATURDAY INTO
EARLY NEXT WEEK. 


$$

DTR
5 follow-up statements
064 
WWUS43 KFGF 031706
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
1106 AM CST FRI JAN 3 2014

...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
THE OVERNIGHT HOURS IN THE VALLEY...

...HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK FROM NEAR REGINA TO GRAND FORKS BY LATE
THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN TOWARD DULUTH TONIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE
TO SPREAD ACROSS SOUTHERN CANADA AND INTO THE LAKE OF THE WOODS
REGION TODAY AND CONTINUE TONIGHT WITH TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 3 TO
5 INCHES. SOUTH OF THE LOW TRACK FROM ALONG HIGHWAY TWO AND
SOUTHWARD LITTLE TO NO PRECIPITATION WILL FALL THIS MORNING WITH
A CHANCE FOR SOME LIGHT MIXED FREEZING RAIN...SLEET OR LIGHT SNOW
DEVELOPING BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON.

AS THE SURFACE LOW MOVES EAST OF GRAND FORKS THIS EVENING...NORTH
TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 45 MPH CAUSING BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP. THESE WINDS WILL FIRST IMPACT THE FAR
NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY INTO THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN BETWEEN
3 AND 6 PM TODAY AND THEN CONTINUE TONIGHT. FARTHER SOUTH THE
STRONG WINDS AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL NOT DEVELOP UNTIL AFTER
7 PM. 

THE HIGHEST WINDS AND WORST BLOWING SNOW WILL SUBSIDE SATURDAY
MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL SLOWLY FALL SATURDAY...WITH A LARGER
COLD AIRMASS TO DROP IN SATURDAY NIGHT-SUNDAY AND INTO EARLY NEXT
WEEK. UNLIKE THE LAST COLD AIR OUTBREAK...WINDS WILL REMAIN A
FACTOR AND CREATE A DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUE OF 40 TO
60 BELOW ZERO SUNDAY INTO MONDAY.

MNZ001-002-NDZ024-026>030-041500-
/O.UPG.KFGF.BZ.A.0001.140104T0000Z-140104T1800Z/
/O.EXB.KFGF.BZ.W.0001.140104T0100Z-140104T1500Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALSTAD...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...
FINLEY...MAYVILLE
1106 AM CST FRI JAN 3 2014

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST
SATURDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP IN THE GRAND FORKS
  REGION BETWEEN 7 PM AND 9 PM THIS EVENING.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS WILL BECOME NORTH-NORTHWEST AT 30 TO 45
  MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH BY 9 PM CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY
  MORNING CAUSING WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN OPEN COUNTRY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ONE TO TWO INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED
  TONIGHT...ALTHOUGH A PERIOD OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN THIS
  AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING COULD CAUSE EXTREMELY ICY
  CONDITIONS BEFORE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS DEVELOP.

* OTHER IMPACTS...FOR THIS AFTERNOON THERE IS A RISK OF SOME 
  LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET AND VERY ICY ROADS. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...BE PREPARED FOR POTENTIAL LIFE THREATENING WIND
  CHILLS FROM 40 TO 60 BELOW LATER ON SATURDAY THROUGH EARLY NEXT
  WEEK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

&&

$$

MNZ003-027-029-030-040-NDZ038-039-049-052-053-041500-
/O.UPG.KFGF.BZ.A.0001.140104T0000Z-140104T1800Z/
/O.EXB.KFGF.BZ.W.0001.140104T0300Z-140104T1500Z/
CLAY-WEST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-
SARGENT-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOORHEAD...DETROIT LAKES...
BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...ELBOW LAKE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...
LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON
1106 AM CST FRI JAN 3 2014

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST
SATURDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP IN THE FARGO AREA
  BETWEEN 9 PM AND 11 PM THIS EVENING.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME NORTH-
  NORTHWEST AT 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH BY 10 PM CONTINUE
  THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING CAUSING WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN
  OPEN COUNTRY IN THE SOUTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY BY MIDNIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND ONE INCH OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED
  TONIGHT...ALTHOUGH A PERIOD OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN THIS
  AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING COULD CAUSE EXTREMELY ICY
  CONDITIONS BEFORE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS DEVELOP TONIGHT.

* OTHER IMPACTS...FOR THIS AFTERNOON THERE IS A RISK OF SOME 
  LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET AND VERY ICY ROADS. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...BE PREPARED FOR POTENTIAL LIFE THREATENING WIND
  CHILLS FROM 40 TO 60 BELOW LATER ON SATURDAY THROUGH EARLY NEXT
  WEEK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

&&

$$

MNZ004-007-NDZ006>008-014>016-054-041500-
/O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0001.140103T2100Z-140104T1500Z/
KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-
EASTERN WALSH-WESTERN WALSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...WARREN...CANDO...LANGDON...
CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...ADAMS
1106 AM CST FRI JAN 3 2014

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
9 AM CST SATURDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
9 AM CST SATURDAY. 

* TIMING...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 45 
  MPH MID TO LATE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY SATURDAY 
  CAUSING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO 
  UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ACTUAL NEW SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS THIS
  AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT WILL BE 1 TO 3 INCHES.

* OTHER IMPACTS...BE PREPARED FOR POTENTIAL LIFE THREATENING 
  WINTER WEATHER BEGINNING SATURDAY CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY 
  NEXT WEEK. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

&&

$$

MNZ008-013>017-022>024-028-031-032-041500-
/O.EXB.KFGF.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140104T1500Z/
EAST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-
SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-EAST BECKER-
EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWFOLDEN...THIEF RIVER FALLS...
RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...
LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...WOLF LAKE...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA
1106 AM CST FRI JAN 3 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND MIXED PRECIPITATION...WHICH IS IN 
EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST SATURDAY.

* TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED FOR MUCH OF TODAY INTO TONIGHT WITH 1
  TO 4 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL BY SATURDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH THIS MORNING WILL SUBSIDE 
  THIS AFTERNOON AND TURN NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 30 MPH TONIGHT. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...THERE COULD BE A PERIOD OF SLEET OR FREEZING
  RAIN THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST
  CENTRAL MINNESOTA. BE PREPARED FOR POTENTIAL LIFE THREATENING
  WIND CHILLS FROM 40 TO 60 BELOW SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY.

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.

&&

$$

MNZ005-006-009-041500-
/O.EXT.KFGF.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140104T1500Z/
ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE
1106 AM CST FRI JAN 3 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST
SATURDAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST
SATURDAY. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL FALL FOR MUCH OF TODAY INTO TONIGHT WITH 3 TO 5 
  INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL BY SATURDAY MORNING. 

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH THIS MORNING WILL SUBSIDE 
  THIS AFTERNOON AND TURN NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 30 MPH TONIGHT. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...BE PREPARED FOR POTENTIAL LIFE THREATENING WIND
  CHILLS TO 60 BELOW LATER SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

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
275 
WWUS43 KFGF 032049
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
249 PM CST FRI JAN 3 2014

...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
THE OVERNIGHT HOURS IN THE VALLEY...

...HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK FROM NEAR REGINA TO GRAND FORKS BY LATE
THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN TOWARD DULUTH TONIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE
TO SPREAD ACROSS SOUTHERN CANADA AND INTO THE LAKE OF THE WOODS
REGION TODAY AND CONTINUE TONIGHT WITH TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 3 TO
5 INCHES. THERE WILL BE FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET ALONG AND SOUTH OF
HIGHWAY 2 THROUGH THIS EVENING...CREATING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL.

AS THE SURFACE LOW MOVES EAST OF GRAND FORKS THIS EVENING...NORTH
TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 45 MPH CAUSING BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP. THESE WINDS WILL FIRST IMPACT THE FAR
NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY INTO THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN BETWEEN
3 AND 6 PM TODAY AND THEN CONTINUE TONIGHT. FARTHER SOUTH THE
STRONG WINDS AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL NOT DEVELOP UNTIL AFTER
7 PM.

THE HIGHEST WINDS AND WORST BLOWING SNOW WILL SUBSIDE SATURDAY
MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL SLOWLY FALL SATURDAY...WITH A LARGER
COLD AIRMASS TO DROP IN SATURDAY NIGHT-SUNDAY AND INTO EARLY NEXT
WEEK. UNLIKE THE LAST COLD AIR OUTBREAK...WINDS WILL REMAIN A
FACTOR AND CREATE A DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUE OF 40 TO
60 BELOW ZERO SUNDAY INTO MONDAY.

MNZ004-007-NDZ006>008-014>016-054-041500-
/O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0001.140103T2100Z-140104T1500Z/
KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-
EASTERN WALSH-WESTERN WALSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...WARREN...CANDO...LANGDON...
CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...ADAMS
249 PM CST FRI JAN 3 2014

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST SATURDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST SATURDAY. 

* TIMING...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 45 MPH
  MID BETWEEN AROUND 5 PM AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY SATURDAY CAUSING
  BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT
  TIMES IN OPEN COUNTRY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ACTUAL NEW SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS THIS 
  AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT WILL BE 1 TO 3 INCHES. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...BE PREPARED FOR POTENTIAL LIFE THREATENING WIND
  CHILLS TO 60 BELOW SATURDAY CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

&&

$$

MNZ001-002-NDZ024-026>030-041500-
/O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0001.140104T0100Z-140104T1500Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALSTAD...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...
FINLEY...MAYVILLE
249 PM CST FRI JAN 3 2014

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO
9 AM CST SATURDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO
9 AM CST SATURDAY. 

* TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP IN THE GRAND FORKS 
  REGION BETWEEN 7 PM AND 9 PM THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS WILL BECOME NORTH-NORTHWEST AT 30 TO 45
  MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH BY 9 PM AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY
  SATURDAY MORNING CAUSING WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND ZERO VISIBILITY
  IN OPEN COUNTRY.

* SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS...ONE TO TWO INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE
  EXPECTED TONIGHT...ALTHOUGH A PERIOD OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN
  THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING WILL CAUSE EXTREMELY ICY
  CONDITIONS BEFORE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS DEVELOP.

* OTHER IMPACTS...FOR THIS AFTERNOON THERE IS A RISK OF LIGHT
  FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET AND VERY ICY ROADS.

* OTHER IMPACTS...BE PREPARED FOR POTENTIAL LIFE THREATENING 
  WIND CHILLS FROM 40 TO 60 BELOW LATER ON SATURDAY THROUGH 
  EARLY NEXT WEEK. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

&&

$$

MNZ003-027-029-030-040-NDZ038-039-049-052-053-041500-
/O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0001.140104T0300Z-140104T1500Z/
CLAY-WEST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-
SARGENT-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOORHEAD...DETROIT LAKES...
BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...ELBOW LAKE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...
LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON
249 PM CST FRI JAN 3 2014

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
9 AM CST SATURDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
9 AM CST SATURDAY. 

* TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP IN THE FARGO AREA
  BETWEEN 9 PM AND 11 PM THIS EVENING.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME NORTH- 
  NORTHWEST AT 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH BY 10 PM 
  CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING CAUSING WHITEOUT 
  CONDITIONS IN OPEN COUNTRY IN THE SOUTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY BY 
  MIDNIGHT. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND ONE INCH OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED 
  TONIGHT...ALTHOUGH A PERIOD OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN THIS 
  AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING COULD CAUSE EXTREMELY ICY 
  CONDITIONS BEFORE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS DEVELOP TONIGHT. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...FOR THIS AFTERNOON THERE IS A RISK OF SOME 
  LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET AND VERY ICY ROADS. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...BE PREPARED FOR POTENTIAL LIFE THREATENING 
  WIND CHILLS FROM 40 TO 60 BELOW LATER ON SATURDAY THROUGH 
  EARLY NEXT WEEK. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

&&

$$

MNZ005-006-008-009-013>017-022>024-028-031-032-041500-
/O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140104T1500Z/
ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-
RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN-
SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-EAST BECKER-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN...
RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...
BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...
WOLF LAKE...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA
249 PM CST FRI JAN 3 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST
SATURDAY. 

* TIMING...EXPECT FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET THROUGH THIS
  EVENING...THEN EXPECT SOME LIGHT SNOW TONIGHT WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES
  OF NEW SNOWFALL BY SATURDAY MORNING. ROADS WILL BE VERY ICY.

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH THIS MORNING WILL SUBSIDE
  THIS EVENING AND TURN NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 30 MPH TONIGHT.

* OTHER IMPACTS...BE PREPARED FOR POTENTIAL LIFE THREATENING 
  WIND CHILLS TO 60 BELOW LATER SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY. 

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
518 
WWUS43 KFGF 040114
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
714 PM CST FRI JAN 3 2014

...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING THROUGH THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS IN THE VALLEY...

...HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK FROM NEAR REGINA TO GRAND FORKS BY THIS
EVENING AND THEN TOWARD DULUTH TONIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO
SPREAD ACROSS SOUTHERN CANADA AND INTO THE LAKE OF THE WOODS
REGION AND CONTINUE TONIGHT WITH TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 3 TO 5 INCHES.
THERE WILL BE FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET ALONG AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 2
THROUGH THIS EVENING...CREATING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL.

AS THE SURFACE LOW MOVES EAST OF GRAND FORKS THIS EVENING...NORTH
TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 45 MPH CAUSING BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP. THESE WINDS WILL FIRST IMPACT THE FAR
NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY INTO THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN AFTER 7 PM
THIS EVENING AND THEN CONTINUE TONIGHT. FARTHER SOUTH THE STRONG
WINDS AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL NOT DEVELOP UNTIL AFTER 9 PM.

THE HIGHEST WINDS AND WORST BLOWING SNOW WILL SUBSIDE SATURDAY
MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL SLOWLY FALL SATURDAY...WITH A LARGER
COLD AIRMASS TO DROP IN SATURDAY NIGHT-SUNDAY AND INTO EARLY NEXT
WEEK. UNLIKE THE LAST COLD AIR OUTBREAK...WINDS WILL REMAIN A
FACTOR AND CREATE A DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUE OF 40 TO
60 BELOW ZERO SUNDAY INTO MONDAY.

MNZ001-002-004-007-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-054-041500-
/O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140104T1500Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-
BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-
TRAILL-WESTERN WALSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALSTAD...HALLOCK...WARREN...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...
MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...
GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...ADAMS
714 PM CST FRI JAN 3 2014

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST SATURDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST SATURDAY. 

* TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP IN THE GRAND FORKS 
  REGION BETWEEN 7 PM AND 9 PM THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS WILL BECOME NORTH-NORTHWEST AT 30 TO 
  45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH BY 9 PM AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY 
  SATURDAY MORNING CAUSING WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND ZERO 
  VISIBILITY IN OPEN COUNTRY. 

* SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS...ONE TO TWO INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE
  EXPECTED TONIGHT...ALTHOUGH A PERIOD OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN
  THIS EVENING WILL CAUSE EXTREMELY ICY CONDITIONS BEFORE
  BLIZZARD CONDITIONS DEVELOP.

* OTHER IMPACTS...FOR THIS EVENING THERE IS A RISK OF LIGHT FREEZING
  RAIN OR SLEET AND VERY ICY ROADS.

* OTHER IMPACTS...BE PREPARED FOR POTENTIAL LIFE THREATENING 
  WIND CHILLS FROM 40 TO 60 BELOW LATER ON SATURDAY THROUGH 
  EARLY NEXT WEEK. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

&&

$$

MNZ003-027-029-030-040-NDZ038-039-049-052-053-041500-
/O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0001.140104T0300Z-140104T1500Z/
CLAY-WEST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-
SARGENT-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOORHEAD...DETROIT LAKES...
BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...ELBOW LAKE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...
LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON
714 PM CST FRI JAN 3 2014

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST SATURDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST SATURDAY. 

* TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP IN THE FARGO AREA 
  BETWEEN 9 PM AND 11 PM THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME NORTH- 
  NORTHWEST AT 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH BY 10 PM AND
  CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING CAUSING WHITEOUT 
  CONDITIONS IN OPEN COUNTRY IN THE SOUTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY BY 
  MIDNIGHT. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND ONE INCH OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED
  TONIGHT...ALTHOUGH A PERIOD OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN INTO
  EARLY EVENING COULD CAUSE EXTREMELY ICY CONDITIONS BEFORE
  BLIZZARD CONDITIONS DEVELOP TONIGHT.

* OTHER IMPACTS...FOR THIS EVENING THERE IS A RISK OF SOME LIGHT
  FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET AND VERY ICY ROADS.

* OTHER IMPACTS...BE PREPARED FOR POTENTIAL LIFE THREATENING 
  WIND CHILLS FROM 40 TO 60 BELOW LATER ON SATURDAY THROUGH 
  EARLY NEXT WEEK. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

&&

$$

MNZ005-006-008-009-013>017-022>024-028-031-032-041500-
/O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140104T1500Z/
ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-
RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN-
SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-EAST BECKER-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN...
RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...
BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...
WOLF LAKE...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA
714 PM CST FRI JAN 3 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST
SATURDAY. 

* TIMING...EXPECT FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET THROUGH THIS
  EVENING...THEN EXPECT SOME LIGHT SNOW TONIGHT WITH 1 TO 3
  INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL BY SATURDAY MORNING. ROADS WILL BE VERY
  ICY.

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH THIS MORNING WILL SUBSIDE 
  THIS EVENING AND TURN NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 30 MPH TONIGHT. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...BE PREPARED FOR POTENTIAL LIFE THREATENING 
  WIND CHILLS TO 60 BELOW LATER SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY. 

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.

&&

$$

HOPKINS
823 
WWUS43 KFGF 040709
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
109 AM CST SAT JAN 4 2014

...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CONTINUE WITH IMPROVEMENT ACROSS THE NORTH...

...HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK...

MNZ004-007-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026-054-041500-
/O.CAN.KFGF.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140104T1500Z/
/O.EXA.KFGF.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140104T1500Z/
KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-
EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-WESTERN WALSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...WARREN...CANDO...LANGDON...
CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...
NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...ADAMS
109 AM CST SAT JAN 4 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS
MORNING...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW AND HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS...WHICH
IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING. THE BLIZZARD WARNING
HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* NORTHWEST WINDS TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW IN
  OPEN AREAS.

* THE WIND COMBINED WITH FALLING TEMPERATURES WILL PRODUCE WIND
  CHILLS TO 40 BELOW ZERO.

* OTHER IMPACTS...BE PREPARED FOR POTENTIAL LIFE THREATENING 
  WIND CHILLS TO 60 BELOW LATER SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY. 

&&

$$

MNZ001>003-027-029-030-040-NDZ027>030-038-039-049-052-053-041500-
/O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140104T1500Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-WEST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-
GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-
RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...DETROIT LAKES...BRECKENRIDGE...
FERGUS FALLS...ELBOW LAKE...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...
MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON
109 AM CST SAT JAN 4 2014

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS
MORNING...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING.

* TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS MORNING.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE CAUSING
  WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN OPEN COUNTRY IN THE SOUTHERN RED RIVER
  VALLEY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND ONE INCH OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED
  TONIGHT.

* OTHER IMPACTS...BE PREPARED FOR POTENTIAL LIFE THREATENING 
  WIND CHILLS FROM 40 TO 60 BELOW LATER ON SATURDAY THROUGH 
  EARLY NEXT WEEK. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

&&

$$

MNZ005-006-008-009-013>017-022>024-028-031-032-041500-
/O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140104T1500Z/
ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-
RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN-
SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-EAST BECKER-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN...
RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...
BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...
WOLF LAKE...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA
109 AM CST SAT JAN 4 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS
MORNING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS
MORNING. 

* EXPECT SOME LIGHT SNOW TONIGHT WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES OF NEW
  SNOWFALL BY SATURDAY MORNING. ROADS WILL BE VERY ICY.

* NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW IN
  OPEN AREAS REDUCING VISIBILITY.

* OTHER IMPACTS...BE PREPARED FOR POTENTIAL LIFE THREATENING 
  WIND CHILLS TO 60 BELOW LATER SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY. 

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.

&&

$$
623 
WWUS43 KFGF 041000
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
400 AM CST SAT JAN 4 2014

...DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK...

MNZ003-029-030-040-NDZ039-053-071000-
/O.CAN.KFGF.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140104T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KFGF.WC.W.0001.140105T0000Z-140107T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KFGF.WC.Y.0002.140104T1900Z-140105T0000Z/
/O.EXB.KFGF.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140104T1900Z/
CLAY-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-CASS-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOORHEAD...BRECKENRIDGE...
FERGUS FALLS...ELBOW LAKE...FARGO...WAHPETON
400 AM CST SAT JAN 4 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM
CST THIS EVENING...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM
CST TUESDAY...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM
CST TUESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW AND WIND CHILLS IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 1 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...A WIND CHILL ADVISORY
HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM
THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS
BEEN CANCELLED.

* NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 MPH THIS MORNING WILL CAUSE AREAS OF
  BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS REDUCING VISIBILITY.

* WIND CHILL VALUES TO 25 TO 40 BELOW CAN BE EXPECTED 

* OTHER IMPACTS...BE PREPARED FOR DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS FROM 40 TO
  60 BELOW TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL
COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST
BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU
MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR APPROPRIATE
CLOTHING...INCLUDING HAT AND GLOVES.

&&

$$

MNZ001-002-027-NDZ027>030-038-071000-
/O.CAN.KFGF.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140104T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KFGF.WC.W.0001.140105T0000Z-140107T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KFGF.WC.Y.0002.140104T1000Z-140105T0000Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-WEST BECKER-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-
BARNES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALSTAD...DETROIT LAKES...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...
MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY
400 AM CST SAT JAN 4 2014

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM
CST TUESDAY...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM
CST TUESDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS
WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE
BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES FROM 25 TO 40 BELOW ZERO CAN BE EXPECTED

* OTHER IMPACTS...BE PREPARED FOR DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS FROM 40 TO 60
  BELOW TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL
RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL
COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST
BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.  IF
YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR APPROPRIATE
CLOTHING...INCLUDING HAT AND GLOVES.

&&

$$

NDZ049-052-071000-
/O.CAN.KFGF.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140104T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KFGF.WC.W.0001.140105T0000Z-140107T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KFGF.WC.Y.0002.140104T1900Z-140105T0000Z/
RANSOM-SARGENT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LISBON...GWINNER
400 AM CST SAT JAN 4 2014

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM
CST THIS EVENING...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM
CST TUESDAY...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM
CST TUESDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS
WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM
CST THIS EVENING. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES FROM 25 TO 40 BELOW THIS AFTERNOON.

* OTHER IMPACTS...BE PREPARED FOR DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS FROM 40 TO 60
  BELOW TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL
RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL
COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST
BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.  IF
YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR APPROPRIATE
CLOTHING...INCLUDING HAT AND GLOVES.

&&

$$

MNZ005-006-008-009-013>017-022>024-028-NDZ024-026-071000-
/O.CAN.KFGF.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140104T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KFGF.WC.W.0001.140105T0000Z-140107T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KFGF.WC.Y.0002.140104T1000Z-140105T0000Z/
ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-
RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN-
SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-EAST BECKER-EDDY-NELSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN...
RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...
BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...
WOLF LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA
400 AM CST SAT JAN 4 2014

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM
CST TUESDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM
CST TUESDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS
WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 



* WIND CHILL VALUES FROM 25 TO 40 BELOW ZERO TODAY.

* OTHER IMPACTS...BE PREPARED FOR DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS FROM 40 TO 60
  BELOW TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL
RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL
COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST
BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.  IF
YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR APPROPRIATE
CLOTHING...INCLUDING HAT AND GLOVES.

&&

$$

MNZ004-007-NDZ006>008-014>016-054-071000-
/O.CAN.KFGF.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140104T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KFGF.WC.W.0001.140104T1900Z-140107T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KFGF.WC.Y.0002.140104T1000Z-140104T1900Z/
KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-
EASTERN WALSH-WESTERN WALSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...WARREN...CANDO...LANGDON...
CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...ADAMS
400 AM CST SAT JAN 4 2014

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM
CST TUESDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
6 AM CST TUESDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED.
THIS WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* WIND CHILLS FROM 25 TO 40 BELOW THIS MORNING. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...BE PREPARED FOR DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS FROM 40 TO
  60 BELOW THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY.

&&

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL
RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL
COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST
BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.  IF
YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR APPROPRIATE
CLOTHING...INCLUDING HAT AND GLOVES.

&&

$$

MNZ031-032-071000-
/O.NEW.KFGF.WC.W.0001.140105T0000Z-140107T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KFGF.WC.Y.0002.140104T1900Z-140105T0000Z/
/O.EXT.KFGF.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140104T1900Z/
EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA
400 AM CST SAT JAN 4 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM
CST THIS EVENING...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM
CST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM
CST TUESDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS
WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM
CST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT
UNTIL 1 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW AND NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE
  AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS REDUCING VISIBILITY THIS MORNING.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...FROM 25 TO 40 BELOW THIS AFTERNOON.

* OTHER IMPACTS...BE PREPARED FOR DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS FROM 40 TO
  60 BELOW TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY.

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.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL
RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL
COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST
BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.  IF
YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR APPROPRIATE
CLOTHING...INCLUDING HAT AND GLOVES.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 3, 3:59 AM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryFGFBenson, Cass, Cavalier, Eddy, Nelson, Pembina and 4 more27 hr

Nearby

Blizzard Warnings in North Dakota, 2014Blizzard Warnings in Minnesota, 2014Every blizzard warning in 2014

Sources

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