Alert archive / North Dakota / Blizzard Warnings in 2014
Blizzard Warning 4, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this blizzard warning at Jan 24, 2014, 1:49 PM CST for 5 counties in Minnesota; 6 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Jan 24, 2014, 3:00 PM CST. It was in force for 6 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 24, 2014, 1:49 PM CST (19:49 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 24, 2014, 3:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Jan 24, 2014, 9:28 PM CST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
Counties Clay County, MN, Kittson County, MN, Marshall County, MN, Norman County, MN, Polk County, MN, Cass County, ND, Grand Forks County, ND, Pembina County, ND, Steele County, ND, Traill County, ND, Walsh County, ND
The radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 39 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:49 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
International Fa, MN (KINL), launched 12:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 289 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
- 445 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 58 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 214 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 269 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
898 WWUS43 KFGF 241949 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 149 PM CST FRI JAN 24 2014 MNZ001-004-007-NDZ008-016-027-250600- /O.UPG.KFGF.BZ.A.0003.140124T2100Z-140125T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.BZ.W.0004.140124T2100Z-140125T0600Z/ WEST POLK-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH-GRAND FORKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALLOCK...WARREN...CAVALIER...GRAFTON...GRAND FORKS 149 PM CST FRI JAN 24 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3PM CST UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION LATE THIS AFTERNOON. LIGHT SNOW WILL FALL AHEAD OF FRONT...THEN WINDS WILL INCREASE CAUSING BLOWING SNOW AND GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN OPEN AREAS. * WINDS...NORTH 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITY...CONDITIONS MAY NOT BE AS BAD IN URBAN AREAS HOWEVER NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY WILL OCCUR IN OPEN AREAS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND AN INCH. 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. && $$ MNZ002-003-NDZ039-250600- /O.UPG.KFGF.BZ.A.0003.140125T0000Z-140125T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.BZ.W.0004.140125T0000Z-140125T0600Z/ NORMAN-CLAY-CASS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...FARGO 149 PM CST FRI JAN 24 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION THIS EVENING. LIGHT SNOW WILL FALL AHEAD OF THIS FEATURE...THEN WINDS WILL INCREASE CAUSING BLOWING SNOW AND GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN OPEN COUNTRY. * WINDS...NORTH 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITY...CONDITIONS MAY NOT BE AS BAD IN URBAN AREAS HOWEVER NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY WILL OCCUR IN OPEN AREAS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND AN INCH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ NDZ029-030-250600- /O.UPG.KFGF.BZ.A.0003.140124T2100Z-140125T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.BZ.W.0004.140125T0000Z-140125T0600Z/ STEELE-TRAILL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FINLEY...MAYVILLE 149 PM CST FRI JAN 24 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LIGHT SNOW WILL FALL AHEAD OF THIS FEATURE...THEN WINDS WILL INCREASE CAUSING BLOWING SNOW AND GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN OPEN AREAS THIS EVENING. * WINDS...NORTH 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITY...CONDITIONS MAY NOT BE AS BAD IN URBAN AREAS HOWEVER NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY WILL OCCUR IN OPEN AREAS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND AN INCH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ005-008-013>015-NDZ006-007-014-015-024-026-054-250600- /O.UPG.KFGF.BZ.A.0003.140124T2100Z-140125T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KFGF.WW.Y.0010.140124T2100Z-140125T0600Z/ ROSEAU-EAST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-TOWNER- CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-NELSON-WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...NEWFOLDEN... THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...CANDO...LANGDON... MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...ADAMS 149 PM CST FRI JAN 24 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION LATE THIS AFTERNOON. LIGHT SNOW WILL FALL AHEAD OF THIS FEATURE... THEN WINDS WILL INCREASE CAUSING BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS. * WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITY...WILL DROP TO A HALF MILE IN OPEN AREAS WITH BRIEF PERIODS OF NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND AN INCH. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ MNZ022-027-NDZ038-250600- /O.UPG.KFGF.BZ.A.0003.140125T0000Z-140125T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KFGF.WW.Y.0010.140125T0000Z-140125T0600Z/ MAHNOMEN-WEST BECKER-BARNES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MAHNOMEN...DETROIT LAKES...VALLEY CITY 149 PM CST FRI JAN 24 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION THIS EVENING. LIGHT SNOW WILL FALL AHEAD OF THIS FEATURE...THEN WINDS WILL INCREASE CAUSING BLOWING SNOW. * WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITY...WILL DROP TO A HALF MILE IN OPEN AREAS WITH BRIEF PERIODS OF NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND AN INCH. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ MNZ029-030-040-NDZ049-052-053-251000- /O.UPG.KFGF.BZ.A.0003.140125T0000Z-140125T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KFGF.WW.Y.0010.140125T0000Z-140125T1000Z/ WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS... ELBOW LAKE...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON 149 PM CST FRI JAN 24 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM CST SATURDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION THIS EVENING. LIGHT SNOW WILL FALL AHEAD OF THIS FEATURE...THEN WINDS WILL INCREASE CAUSING BLOWING SNOW. * WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITY...WILL DROP TO A HALF MILE IN OPEN AREAS WITH BRIEF PERIODS OF NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND AN INCH. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ NDZ028-250600- /O.UPG.KFGF.BZ.A.0003.140124T2100Z-140125T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KFGF.WW.Y.0010.140125T0000Z-140125T0600Z/ GRIGGS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...COOPERSTOWN 149 PM CST FRI JAN 24 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION LATE THIS AFTERNOON. LIGHT SNOW WILL FALL AHEAD OF THIS FEATURE... THEN WINDS WILL INCREASE CAUSING BLOWING SNOW. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITY...WILL DROP TO A HALF MILE IN OPEN AREAS WITH BRIEF PERIODS OF NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND AN INCH. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ MNZ006-009-016-017-250600- /O.EXT.KFGF.WW.Y.0010.140124T2100Z-140125T0600Z/ LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI 149 PM CST FRI JAN 24 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 3PM CST UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * TIMING...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION LATER THIS AFTERNOON. LIGHT SNOW WILL FALL AHEAD OF THIS FEATURE... THEN WINDS WILL INCREASE CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH AND HIGHER GUSTS. * VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND AN INCH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO AFTER MIDNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ MNZ023-024-028-250600- /O.EXT.KFGF.WW.Y.0010.140125T0000Z-140125T0600Z/ SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-EAST BECKER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...WOLF LAKE 149 PM CST FRI JAN 24 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * TIMING...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION THIS EVENING. LIGHT SNOW WILL FALL AHEAD OF THIS FEATURE...THEN WINDS WILL INCREASE CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND AN INCH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO AFTER MIDNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ MNZ031-032-251000- /O.EXT.KFGF.WW.Y.0010.140125T0000Z-140125T1000Z/ EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA 149 PM CST FRI JAN 24 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM CST SATURDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM CST SATURDAY. * TIMING...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION THIS EVENING. LIGHT SNOW WILL FALL AHEAD OF THIS FEATURE...THEN WINDS WILL INCREASE CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH AND HIGHER GUSTS. * VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND AN INCH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
3 follow-up statements
297 WWUS43 KFGF 250102 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 702 PM CST FRI JAN 24 2014 MNZ001>004-007-NDZ008-016-027-029-030-039-250600- /O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140125T0600Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH- GRAND FORKS-STEELE-TRAILL-CASS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...WARREN...CAVALIER...GRAFTON... GRAND FORKS...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...FARGO 702 PM CST FRI JAN 24 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST AT TIMES IN OPEN COUNTRY THROUGH THIS EVENING. CONDITIONS SHOULD QUICKLY IMPROVE BY MIDNIGHT OR EVEN EARLIER NEAR THE CANADIAN BORDER. * WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITY...CONDITIONS MAY NOT BE AS BAD IN URBAN AREAS HOWEVER NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY WILL OCCUR AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...LESS THAN 1 INCH. 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. && $$ MNZ005-006-008-009-013>017-022>024-027-028-NDZ006-007-014-015-024- 026-028-038-054-250600- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-140125T0600Z/ ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON- RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN- SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-TOWNER-CAVALIER- BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-NELSON-GRIGGS-BARNES-WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN... RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON... BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS... DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...CANDO...LANGDON...MADDOCK...LEEDS... DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...COOPERSTOWN...VALLEY CITY... ADAMS 702 PM CST FRI JAN 24 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * TIMING...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION THROUGH THIS EVENING. LIGHT SNOW WILL FALL AHEAD OF THIS FEATURE THIS EVENING...AND BLOWING SNOW WILL ALSO OCCUR IN OPEN COUNTRY. * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH AND HIGHER GUSTS. * VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN OPEN COUNTRY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...LESS THAN 1 INCH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO AFTER MIDNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ MNZ029>032-040-NDZ049-052-053-251000- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-140125T1000Z/ WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-RANSOM- SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS... NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE...LISBON...GWINNER... WAHPETON 702 PM CST FRI JAN 24 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST SATURDAY. * TIMING...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION THIS EVENING. LIGHT SNOW WILL FALL AHEAD OF THIS FEATURE...THEN WINDS WILL INCREASE CAUSING BLOWING SNOW. * WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITY...WILL DROP TO A HALF MILE IN OPEN AREAS WITH BRIEF PERIODS OF NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND AN INCH. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ DK
356 WWUS43 KFGF 250144 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 744 PM CST FRI JAN 24 2014 MNZ001-004-007-NDZ008-016-027-250600- /O.CAN.KFGF.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140125T0600Z/ /O.EXA.KFGF.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-140125T0600Z/ WEST POLK-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH-GRAND FORKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALLOCK...WARREN...CAVALIER...GRAFTON...GRAND FORKS 744 PM CST FRI JAN 24 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW AND WIND CHILLS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...THERE WILL BE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS THIS EVENING. THE THREAT FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS HAS ENDED IN THE NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY FROM GRAND FORKS TO THE CANADIAN BORDER. * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH AND HIGHER GUSTS. * VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN OPEN COUNTRY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...LESS THAN 1 INCH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO AFTER MIDNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ MNZ002-003-NDZ029-030-039-250600- /O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140125T0600Z/ NORMAN-CLAY-STEELE-TRAILL-CASS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...FINLEY... MAYVILLE...FARGO 744 PM CST FRI JAN 24 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST AT TIMES IN OPEN COUNTRY THROUGH THIS EVENING IN THE FARGO AREA. CONDITIONS SHOULD QUICKLY IMPROVE BY MIDNIGHT OR EVEN EARLIER ONCE THE SNOW ENDS. * WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITY...CONDITIONS MAY NOT BE AS BAD IN URBAN AREAS HOWEVER NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY WILL OCCUR AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...LESS THAN 1 INCH. 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. && $$ MNZ005-006-008-009-013>017-022>024-027-028-NDZ006-007-014-015-024- 026-028-038-054-250600- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-140125T0600Z/ ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON- RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN- SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-TOWNER-CAVALIER- BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-NELSON-GRIGGS-BARNES-WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN... RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON... BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS... DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...CANDO...LANGDON...MADDOCK...LEEDS... DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...COOPERSTOWN...VALLEY CITY... ADAMS 744 PM CST FRI JAN 24 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * TIMING...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION THROUGH THIS EVENING. LIGHT SNOW WILL FALL AHEAD OF THIS FEATURE THIS EVENING...AND BLOWING SNOW WILL ALSO OCCUR IN OPEN COUNTRY. * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH AND HIGHER GUSTS. * VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN OPEN COUNTRY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...LESS THAN 1 INCH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO AFTER MIDNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ MNZ029>032-040-NDZ049-052-053-251000- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-140125T1000Z/ WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-RANSOM- SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS... NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE...LISBON...GWINNER... WAHPETON 744 PM CST FRI JAN 24 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST SATURDAY. * TIMING...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION THIS EVENING. LIGHT SNOW WILL FALL AHEAD OF THIS FEATURE...THEN WINDS WILL INCREASE CAUSING BLOWING SNOW. * WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITY...WILL DROP TO A HALF MILE IN OPEN AREAS WITH BRIEF PERIODS OF NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND AN INCH. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ DK
492 WWUS43 KFGF 250328 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 928 PM CST FRI JAN 24 2014 MNZ002-003-NDZ029-030-039-250600- /O.CAN.KFGF.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140125T0600Z/ /O.EXA.KFGF.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-140125T0600Z/ NORMAN-CLAY-STEELE-TRAILL-CASS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...FINLEY... MAYVILLE...FARGO 928 PM CST FRI JAN 24 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN OPEN AREAS REDUCING VISIBILITIES AT TIMES TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS. * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH AND HIGHER GUSTS. * VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN OPEN COUNTRY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...LESS THAN 1 INCH. * OTHER IMPACTS...EXTREMELY ICY ROADS WILL PERSIST TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ MNZ001-004>009-013>017-022>024-027-028-NDZ006>008-014>016-024- 026>028-038-054-250600- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-140125T0600Z/ WEST POLK-KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-WEST MARSHALL- EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK- NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD- WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY- EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-BARNES-WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALLOCK...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN...RED LAKE... THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI... MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES... WOLF LAKE...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS... DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS... COOPERSTOWN...VALLEY CITY...ADAMS 928 PM CST FRI JAN 24 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL ALSO OCCUR IN OPEN COUNTRY. * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH AND HIGHER GUSTS. * VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN OPEN COUNTRY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...LESS THAN 1 INCH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO AFTER MIDNIGHT. * OTHER IMPACTS...EXTREMELY ICY ROADS WILL PERSIST TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ MNZ029>032-040-NDZ049-052-053-251000- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-140125T1000Z/ WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-RANSOM- SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS... NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE...LISBON...GWINNER... WAHPETON 928 PM CST FRI JAN 24 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST SATURDAY. * TIMING...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION THIS EVENING. LIGHT SNOW WILL FALL AHEAD OF THIS FEATURE...THEN WINDS WILL INCREASE CAUSING BLOWING SNOW. * WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITY...WILL DROP TO A HALF MILE IN OPEN AREAS WITH BRIEF PERIODS OF NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND AN INCH. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ DK
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 8:25 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Kittson, Marshall, Roseau | 7 hr |
| Jan 24, 4:20 AM CST | Blizzard Watch | FGF | Becker, Clay, Grant, Kittson, Mahnomen, Marshall and 7 more | 9 hr |
| Jan 24, 4:20 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 12 more | 19 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.