Alert archive / North Dakota / Blizzard Warnings in 2014
Blizzard Warning 2, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this blizzard warning at Jan 15, 2014, 4:38 AM CST for 13 counties in Minnesota; 17 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Jan 16, 2014, 12:00 AM CST. It was in force for 18 hr. 9 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 15, 2014, 4:38 AM CST (10:38 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 16, 2014, 12:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Jan 16, 2014, 6:06 PM CST
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
All 30 counties
Becker County, MN, Clay County, MN, Grant County, MN, Kittson 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, 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 10:41 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 16, 12:33 AM CST | BLIZZARD | Cavalier, ND | WIND GUST TO 63 MPH AT 1135 PM |
| Jan 16, 12:36 AM CST | BLIZZARD | Grafton, ND | 61MPH GUST AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY |
| Jan 16, 12:52 AM CST | BLIZZARD | Grand Forks, ND | WIND GUSTS TO 60MPH AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS INTO GRAND FORKS AREA AROUND 1245AM |
| Jan 16, 2:14 AM CST | BLIZZARD | Fargo, ND | ASOS GUSTED TO 60MPH AND 1/4 MILE VSBY |
| Jan 16, 2:47 AM CST | BLIZZARD | Casselton, ND | WHITEOUT CONDITIONS |
| Jan 16, 4:44 AM CST | BLIZZARD | Kennedy, MN | SEVERE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND PEOPLE WERE PULLED FROM DITCH |
| Jan 16, 6:09 AM CST | BLIZZARD | Hillsboro, ND | EAST/WEST ROADS NEARLY IMPASSABLE AND ZERO VISIBILITY |
| Jan 16, 8:20 AM CST | BLIZZARD | Starkweather, ND | ZERO VISIBILITY. |
| Jan 16, 8:28 AM CST | BLIZZARD | 2 E Dilworth, MN | WHITEOUT CONDITIONS - ZERO VISIBLITY. |
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, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 277 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
- 1242 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 93 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 269 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 334 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
697 WWUS43 KFGF 151038 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 438 AM CST WED JAN 15 2014 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL DROP SOUTHEAST FROM NORTHERN SASKATCHEWAN TOWARD LAKE SUPERIOR TODAY INTO THURSDAY. A BAND OF SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING IN CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AND MOVE EAST THROUGH THE DAY..ENDING IN EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA IN THE AFTERNOON. A BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET IS POSSIBLE IN EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND THE RED RIVER VALLEY BEFORE THE PRECIPITATION ENDS. WINDS WILL BECOME GUSTY FROM THE WEST THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING BUT TEMPERATURES WILL WARM TO NEAR FREEZING OR ABOVE FREEZING IN SOME SPOTS. AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL PLUNGE SOUTH INTO THE NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY AROUND MIDNIGHT THEN THROUGH THE RED RIVER VALLEY AND EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA THRU THE LATE NIGHT. THIS ARCTIC FRONT WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY SOME LIGHT SNOW AS WELL. EXPECT VERY STRONG WINDS FROM THE NORTH TO FOLLOW THIS FRONT WITH WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH AT TIMES. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH THURSDAY EVENING FROM NORTH TO SOUTH. THE WINDS PREDICTED ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PRODUCE VERY HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME IMPOSSIBLE THURSDAY... AND THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL THURSDAY SHOULD THINK ABOUT MAKING DIFFERENT PLANS. MNZ001-004-005-007-008-013>015-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-054- 170000- /O.UPG.KFGF.BZ.A.0002.140116T0600Z-140117T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.BZ.W.0002.140116T0600Z-140117T0000Z/ WEST POLK-KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON- RED LAKE-EAST POLK-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY- EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL- WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALLOCK...ROSEAU...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN...THIEF RIVER FALLS... RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK... LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA... GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...ADAMS 438 AM CST WED JAN 15 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO START JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT IN THE NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY AND PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. VISIBILITIES WILL BE ZERO AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...NEW SNOWFALL OF AROUND AN INCH. * OTHER IMPACTS...POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES THURSDAY. THIS WILL BE A LIFE THREATENING BLIZZARD...TRAVEL ON THURSDAY WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. MAKE PLANS TO POSTPONE OR DELAY ANY TRAVEL ON THURSDAY. 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. && $$ MNZ002-003-022-027-029-030-040-NDZ038-039-049-052-053-170300- /O.UPG.KFGF.BZ.A.0002.140116T0900Z-140117T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.BZ.W.0002.140116T0900Z-140117T0300Z/ NORMAN-CLAY-MAHNOMEN-WEST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT- BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...MAHNOMEN... DETROIT LAKES...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...ELBOW LAKE... VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON 438 AM CST WED JAN 15 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 PM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 PM CST THURSDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO START LATE TONIGHT IN THE SOUTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY AND PERSIST INTO THURSDAY EVENING. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. VISIBILITIES WILL BE ZERO AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...NEW SNOWFALL OF AROUND AN INCH. * OTHER IMPACTS...POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES. THIS WILL BE A LIFE THREATENING BLIZZARD...TRAVEL ON THURSDAY WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. MAKE PLANS TO POSTPONE OR DELAY ANY TRAVEL ON THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ031-170300- /O.NEW.KFGF.BZ.W.0002.140116T0900Z-140117T0300Z/ EAST OTTER TAIL- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NEW YORK MILLS 438 AM CST WED JAN 15 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 PM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 PM CST THURSDAY. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO START LATE TONIGHT IN THE SOUTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY AND PERSIST INTO THURSDAY EVENING. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. VISIBILITIES WILL BE ZERO AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...NEW SNOWFALL OF AROUND AN INCH. * OTHER IMPACTS...POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES. THIS WILL BE A LIFE THREATENING BLIZZARD...TRAVEL ON THURSDAY WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. MAKE PLANS TO POSTPONE OR DELAY ANY TRAVEL ON THURSDAY. 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. && $$ MNZ006-009-016-017-023-024-028-032-170000- /O.NEW.KFGF.WW.Y.0003.140115T1800Z-140117T0000Z/ LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI- SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-EAST BECKER-WADENA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE...BAGLEY... BEMIDJI...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...WOLF LAKE...WADENA 438 AM CST WED JAN 15 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP BY NOON IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA AND PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY AND GUST OVER 35 MPH AT TIMES...CAUSING BLOWING SNOW. * VISIBILITIES...REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY 3 TO 6 INCHES. * OTHER IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN OPEN AREAS ON THURSDAY FROM BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ DK
6 follow-up statements
669 WWUS43 KFGF 151705 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 1105 AM CST WED JAN 15 2014 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL DROP SOUTHEAST FROM NORTHERN SASKATCHEWAN TOWARD LAKE SUPERIOR TODAY INTO THURSDAY. A MODERATE BAND OF SNOW WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION TODAY...ASSOCIATED WITH BREEZY SOUTHERLY WINDS. THIS WILL LEAD TO A BRIEF PERIOD OF LOW VISIBILITY. WINDS WILL BECOME GUSTY FROM THE WEST THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING BUT TEMPERATURES WILL WARM TO NEAR FREEZING OR ABOVE FREEZING IN SOME SPOTS. AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL PLUNGE SOUTH INTO THE NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY AROUND MIDNIGHT THEN THROUGH THE RED RIVER VALLEY AND EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA THRU THE LATE NIGHT. THIS ARCTIC FRONT WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY SOME LIGHT SNOW AS WELL. EXPECT VERY STRONG WINDS FROM THE NORTH TO FOLLOW THIS FRONT WITH WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH AT TIMES. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH THURSDAY EVENING FROM NORTH TO SOUTH. THE WINDS PREDICTED ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PRODUCE VERY HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME IMPOSSIBLE THURSDAY... AND THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL THURSDAY SHOULD THINK ABOUT MAKING DIFFERENT PLANS. MNZ001-004-005-007-008-013>015-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-054- 170000- /O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0002.140116T0600Z-140117T0000Z/ WEST POLK-KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON- RED LAKE-EAST POLK-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY- EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL- WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALLOCK...ROSEAU...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN...THIEF RIVER FALLS... RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK... LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA... GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...ADAMS 1105 AM CST WED JAN 15 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO START JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT IN THE NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY AND PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. VISIBILITIES WILL BE ZERO AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...NEW SNOWFALL OF AROUND AN INCH. * OTHER IMPACTS...POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES THURSDAY. THIS WILL BE A LIFE THREATENING BLIZZARD...TRAVEL ON THURSDAY WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. MAKE PLANS TO POSTPONE OR DELAY ANY TRAVEL ON THURSDAY. 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. && $$ MNZ002-003-022-027-029>031-040-NDZ038-039-049-052-053-170300- /O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0002.140116T0900Z-140117T0300Z/ NORMAN-CLAY-MAHNOMEN-WEST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL- EAST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...MAHNOMEN... DETROIT LAKES...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS... ELBOW LAKE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON 1105 AM CST WED JAN 15 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 PM CST THURSDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 PM CST THURSDAY. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO START LATE TONIGHT IN THE SOUTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY AND PERSIST INTO THURSDAY EVENING. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. VISIBILITIES WILL BE ZERO AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...NEW SNOWFALL OF AROUND AN INCH. * OTHER IMPACTS...POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES. THIS WILL BE A LIFE THREATENING BLIZZARD... TRAVEL ON THURSDAY WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. MAKE PLANS TO POSTPONE OR DELAY ANY TRAVEL ON THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ006-009-016-017-023-024-028-032-170000- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0003.140115T1800Z-140117T0000Z/ LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI- SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-EAST BECKER-WADENA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE...BAGLEY... BEMIDJI...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...WOLF LAKE...WADENA 1105 AM CST WED JAN 15 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THURSDAY. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY AND GUST OVER 35 MPH AT TIMES...CAUSING BLOWING SNOW. * VISIBILITIES...REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY 3 TO 6 INCHES. * OTHER IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN OPEN AREAS ON THURSDAY FROM BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ TG
361 WWUS43 KFGF 152118 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 318 PM CST WED JAN 15 2014 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS DEVELOPING LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL DROP SOUTHEAST FROM CENTRAL CANADA TOWARD LAKE SUPERIOR TODAY AND INTO THURSDAY. SOME LINGERING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW OVER NORTHWESTERN AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA LATE THIS AFTERNOON...BUT OVERALL THERE WILL BE A PERIOD OF IMPROVEMENT THIS EVENING OVER MUCH OF THE AREA AS A WARM FRONT MOVES INTO THE REGION. WINDS WILL BECOME GUSTY FROM THE WEST BUT TEMPERATURES WILL WARM TO NEAR OR ABOVE FREEZING. THE WEATHER WILL TAKE A SHARP TURN TO THE WORSE AS AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT PLUNGES SOUTH INTO THE NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY AROUND MIDNIGHT THEN THROUGH THE RED RIVER VALLEY AND EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA THRU THE LATE NIGHT. THIS ARCTIC FRONT WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY SOME LIGHT SNOW AS WELL. EXPECT VERY STRONG WINDS FROM THE NORTH TO FOLLOW THIS FRONT WITH WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH AT TIMES. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH THURSDAY EVENING FROM NORTH TO SOUTH. THE WINDS PREDICTED ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PRODUCE VERY HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME IMPOSSIBLE THURSDAY... AND THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL THURSDAY SHOULD THINK ABOUT MAKING DIFFERENT PLANS. MNZ001-004-005-007-008-013>015-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-054- 170000- /O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0002.140116T0600Z-140117T0000Z/ WEST POLK-KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON- RED LAKE-EAST POLK-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY- EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL- WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALLOCK...ROSEAU...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN...THIEF RIVER FALLS... RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK... LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA... GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...ADAMS 318 PM CST WED JAN 15 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO START JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT IN THE NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY AND PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. VISIBILITIES WILL BE ZERO AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...NEW SNOWFALL OF AROUND AN INCH. * OTHER IMPACTS...POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES THURSDAY. THIS WILL BE A LIFE THREATENING BLIZZARD...TRAVEL ON THURSDAY WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. MAKE PLANS TO POSTPONE OR DELAY ANY TRAVEL ON THURSDAY. 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. && $$ MNZ002-003-022-027-029>031-040-NDZ038-039-049-052-053-170300- /O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0002.140116T0900Z-140117T0300Z/ NORMAN-CLAY-MAHNOMEN-WEST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL- EAST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...MAHNOMEN... DETROIT LAKES...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS... ELBOW LAKE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON 318 PM CST WED JAN 15 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 PM CST THURSDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 PM CST THURSDAY. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO START LATE TONIGHT IN THE SOUTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY AND PERSIST INTO THURSDAY EVENING. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. VISIBILITIES WILL BE ZERO AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...NEW SNOWFALL OF AROUND AN INCH. * OTHER IMPACTS...POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES. THIS WILL BE A LIFE THREATENING BLIZZARD... TRAVEL ON THURSDAY WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. MAKE PLANS TO POSTPONE OR DELAY ANY TRAVEL ON THURSDAY. 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. && $$ MNZ006-009-016-017-023-024-028-032-170000- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-140117T0000Z/ LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI- SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-EAST BECKER-WADENA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE...BAGLEY... BEMIDJI...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...WOLF LAKE...WADENA 318 PM CST WED JAN 15 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THURSDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AND VISIBILITIES IMPROVE FOR A SHORT PERIOD WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE SNOW CHANCES AND BLOWING SNOW WILL INCREASE AGAIN LATE TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY AND GUST OVER 35 MPH AT TIMES...CAUSING BLOWING SNOW. * VISIBILITIES...REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY 3 TO 6 INCHES. * OTHER IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN OPEN AREAS ON THURSDAY FROM BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
349 WWUS43 KFGF 160342 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 942 PM CST WED JAN 15 2014 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS DEVELOPING LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL DROP SOUTHEAST FROM CENTRAL CANADA TOWARD LAKE SUPERIOR TODAY AND INTO THURSDAY. AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL PLUNGE SOUTH INTO THE NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY AROUND MIDNIGHT THEN THROUGH THE RED RIVER VALLEY AND EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA THRU THE LATE NIGHT. THIS ARCTIC FRONT WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY SOME LIGHT SNOW AS WELL. EXPECT VERY STRONG WINDS FROM THE NORTH TO FOLLOW THIS FRONT WITH WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH AT TIMES. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH THURSDAY EVENING FROM NORTH TO SOUTH. THE WINDS PREDICTED ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PRODUCE VERY HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME IMPOSSIBLE THURSDAY... AND THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL THURSDAY SHOULD THINK ABOUT MAKING DIFFERENT PLANS. MNZ001-004-005-007-008-013>015-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-054- 170000- /O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0002.140116T0600Z-140117T0000Z/ WEST POLK-KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON- RED LAKE-EAST POLK-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY- EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL- WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALLOCK...ROSEAU...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN...THIEF RIVER FALLS... RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK... LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA... GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...ADAMS 942 PM CST WED JAN 15 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THURSDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THURSDAY. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO START JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT IN THE NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY AND PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. VISIBILITIES WILL BE ZERO AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...NEW SNOWFALL OF AROUND AN INCH. * OTHER IMPACTS...POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES THURSDAY. THIS WILL BE A LIFE THREATENING BLIZZARD...TRAVEL ON THURSDAY WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. MAKE PLANS TO POSTPONE OR DELAY ANY TRAVEL ON THURSDAY. 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. && $$ MNZ002-003-022-027-029>031-040-NDZ038-039-049-052-053-170300- /O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0002.140116T0900Z-140117T0300Z/ NORMAN-CLAY-MAHNOMEN-WEST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL- EAST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...MAHNOMEN... DETROIT LAKES...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS... ELBOW LAKE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON 942 PM CST WED JAN 15 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 PM CST THURSDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 PM CST THURSDAY. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO START LATE TONIGHT IN THE SOUTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY AND PERSIST INTO THURSDAY EVENING. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. VISIBILITIES WILL BE ZERO AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...NEW SNOWFALL OF AROUND AN INCH. * OTHER IMPACTS...POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES. THIS WILL BE A LIFE THREATENING BLIZZARD... TRAVEL ON THURSDAY WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. MAKE PLANS TO POSTPONE OR DELAY ANY TRAVEL ON THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ006-009-016-017-023-024-028-032-170000- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-140117T0000Z/ LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI- SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-EAST BECKER-WADENA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE...BAGLEY... BEMIDJI...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...WOLF LAKE...WADENA 942 PM CST WED JAN 15 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THURSDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY AND GUST OVER 35 MPH AT TIMES...CAUSING BLOWING SNOW. * VISIBILITIES...REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH THURSDAY 3 TO 6 INCHES. * OTHER IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN OPEN AREAS ON THURSDAY FROM BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
529 WWUS43 KFGF 161032 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 432 AM CST THU JAN 16 2014 MNZ001-004-005-007-008-013>015-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-054- 170000- /O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140117T0000Z/ WEST POLK-KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON- RED LAKE-EAST POLK-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY- EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL- WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALLOCK...ROSEAU...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN...THIEF RIVER FALLS... RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK... LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA... GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...ADAMS 432 AM CST THU JAN 16 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE IN THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL RED RIVER VALLEY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY. CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE BY LATE AFTERNOON. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE FROM 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. VISIBILITIES WILL BE ZERO AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...NEW SNOWFALL OF AROUND AN INCH OR LESS. * OTHER IMPACTS...POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES. THIS WILL BE A LIFE THREATENING BLIZZARD...TRAVEL TODAY IN OPEN COUNTRY WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. MAKE PLANS TO POSTPONE OR DELAY ANY TRAVEL TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ002-003-022-027-029>031-040-NDZ038-039-049-052-053-170300- /O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140117T0300Z/ NORMAN-CLAY-MAHNOMEN-WEST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL- EAST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...MAHNOMEN... DETROIT LAKES...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS... ELBOW LAKE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON 432 AM CST THU JAN 16 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE IN THE SOUTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY INTO THIS EVENING. EXPECT ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY. CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE AFTER SUNSET. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE FROM 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. VISIBILITIES WILL BE ZERO AT TIMES IN OPEN COUNTRY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...NEW SNOWFALL OF AROUND AN INCH OR LESS. * OTHER IMPACTS...POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES. THIS WILL BE A LIFE THREATENING BLIZZARD...TRAVEL TODAY IN OPEN COUNTRY WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. MAKE PLANS TO POSTPONE OR DELAY ANY TRAVEL TODAY. 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. && $$ MNZ006-009-016-017-023-024-028-032-170000- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-140117T0000Z/ LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI- SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-EAST BECKER-WADENA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE...BAGLEY... BEMIDJI...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...WOLF LAKE...WADENA 432 AM CST THU JAN 16 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY AND GUST OVER 35 MPH AT TIMES...CAUSING BLOWING SNOW. * VISIBILITIES...REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH THURSDAY 2 TO 6 INCHES. * OTHER IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN OPEN AREAS ON THURSDAY FROM BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ DK
252 WWUS43 KFGF 161851 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 1251 PM CST THU JAN 16 2014 MNZ001-004-005-007-008-013>015-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-054- 170000- /O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140117T0000Z/ WEST POLK-KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON- RED LAKE-EAST POLK-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY- EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL- WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALLOCK...ROSEAU...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN...THIEF RIVER FALLS... RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK... LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA... GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...ADAMS 1251 PM CST THU JAN 16 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE IN THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL RED RIVER VALLEY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES...MAINLY IN OPEN COUNTRY. SPOTS WEST OF DEVILS LAKE COULD SEE SOME SUNSHINE BREAKING THROUGH BUT WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BRING BLOWING SNOW IN SOME SPOTS. CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE BY LATE AFTERNOON. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE FROM 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. VISIBILITIES WILL BE ZERO AT TIMES IN OPEN COUNTRY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...NEW SNOWFALL WILL BE MINIMAL. 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. && $$ MNZ002-003-022-027-029>031-040-NDZ038-039-049-052-053-170300- /O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140117T0300Z/ NORMAN-CLAY-MAHNOMEN-WEST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL- EAST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...MAHNOMEN... DETROIT LAKES...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS... ELBOW LAKE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON 1251 PM CST THU JAN 16 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE IN THE SOUTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY INTO THIS EVENING. EXPECT ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES...MAINLY IN OPEN COUNTRY. CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE AFTER SUNSET. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE FROM 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. VISIBILITIES WILL BE ZERO AT TIMES IN OPEN COUNTRY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...NEW SNOWFALL OF AROUND AN INCH OR LESS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ006-009-016-017-023-024-028-032-170000- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-140117T0000Z/ LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI- SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-EAST BECKER-WADENA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE...BAGLEY... BEMIDJI...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...WOLF LAKE...WADENA 1251 PM CST THU JAN 16 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY AND GUST OVER 35 MPH AT TIMES...CAUSING BLOWING SNOW. * VISIBILITIES...REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH THURSDAY 1 TO 2 INCHES. * OTHER IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN OPEN AREAS ON THURSDAY FROM BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
038 WWUS43 KFGF 170006 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 606 PM CST THU JAN 16 2014 ...IMPROVING CONDITIONS THIS EVENING... .WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH ACROSS THE REGION THIS EVENING ALLOWING VISIBILITY TO IMPROVE. MNZ002-003-022-027-029>031-040-NDZ038-039-049-052-053-170115- /O.CAN.KFGF.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140117T0300Z/ NORMAN-CLAY-MAHNOMEN-WEST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL- EAST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...MAHNOMEN... DETROIT LAKES...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS... ELBOW LAKE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON 606 PM CST THU JAN 16 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. CONDITIONS HAVE IMPROVED ENOUGH TO CANCEL THE BLIZZARD WARNING. $$ MNZ001-004-005-007-008-013>015-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-054- 170115- /O.EXP.KFGF.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140117T0000Z/ WEST POLK-KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON- RED LAKE-EAST POLK-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY- EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL- WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALLOCK...ROSEAU...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN...THIEF RIVER FALLS... RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK... LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA... GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...ADAMS 606 PM CST THU JAN 16 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. $$ MNZ006-009-016-017-023-024-028-032-170115- /O.EXP.KFGF.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-140117T0000Z/ LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI- SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-EAST BECKER-WADENA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE...BAGLEY... BEMIDJI...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...WOLF LAKE...WADENA 606 PM CST THU JAN 16 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. $$
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Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 15, 4:38 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, Lake of the Woods, Wadena | 37 hr |
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