Alert archive / Minnesota / Blizzard Warnings in 2014
Blizzard Warning 6, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this blizzard warning at Feb 13, 2014, 8:41 AM CST for 8 counties in Minnesota; 6 counties in North Dakota. It was in force for 3 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
- Feb 13, 2014, 8:41 AM CST (14:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 13, 2014, 12:00 PM CST
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
Counties 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, Cass County, ND, Grand Forks County, ND, Pembina County, ND, Richland County, ND, Traill County, ND, Walsh County, ND
The radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 44 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
International Fa, MN (KINL), launched 12:00Z, 2.7 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
- 591 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 467 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 436 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
775 WWUS43 KFGF 131441 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 841 AM CST THU FEB 13 2014 MNZ001>004-007-029-030-040-NDZ008-016-027-030-039-053-131800- /O.UPG.KFGF.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-140213T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.BZ.W.0006.140213T1441Z-140213T1800Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-WILKIN- WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH-GRAND FORKS-TRAILL- CASS-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...WARREN...BRECKENRIDGE... FERGUS FALLS...ELBOW LAKE...CAVALIER...GRAFTON...GRAND FORKS... MAYVILLE...FARGO...WAHPETON 841 AM CST THU FEB 13 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH FROM THE WEST THIS MORNING...WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS UNDER ONE INCH. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ALONG WITH VISIBILITIES UNDER 1/4 MILE. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...LESS THAN AN INCH ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION FOR THE SOUTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. * OTHER IMPACTS...GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE NORTHERN RE RIVER VALLEY OR NORTH OF GRAND FORKS. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN THE SOUTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY OR SOUTH OF GRAND FORKS. 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 DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ013>017-022>024-027-028-031-032-NDZ024-026-028-029-038-049-052- 131800- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-140213T1800Z/ PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI- MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER- EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-EDDY-NELSON-GRIGGS-STEELE-BARNES-RANSOM- SARGENT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS... FOSSTON...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA... PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...NEW YORK MILLS... WADENA...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY... VALLEY CITY...LISBON...GWINNER 841 AM CST THU FEB 13 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH FROM THE WEST THIS MORNING...WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS UNDER ONE INCH. * WINDS...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE WEST TO NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH. GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND WEST- CENTRAL MINNESOTA. * VISIBILITIES...COULD DROP TO A HALF MILE OR LESS IN OPEN COUNTRY IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. BRIEF WHITE OUT CONDITIONS WITH ZERO VISIBILITY ARE ALSO POSSIBLE OUTSIDE OF CITY LIMITS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NDZ006-007-014-015-054-131800- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-140213T1800Z/ TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...LANGDON...MADDOCK...LEEDS... DEVILS LAKE...ADAMS 841 AM CST THU FEB 13 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL END THIS MORNING...WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW PERSISTING THIS MORNING. * WINDS...WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH THIS MORNING. * VISIBILITIES...COULD DROP TO A HALF MILE OR LESS IN OPEN COUNTRY. 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. && $$ MNZ005-006-008-009-131800- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-140213T1800Z/ ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN... RED LAKE 841 AM CST THU FEB 13 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE MORNING HOURS... WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE TO TWO INCHES. * WINDS...EASTERLY WINDS AT 10 TO 20 MPH WILL SWITCH TO THE NORTH TO NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...REDUCED TO A HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
1 follow-up statement
654 WWUS43 KFGF 131806 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 1206 PM CST THU FEB 13 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING EXPIRED AT 12 PM CST... .WINDS CONTINUE TO DECREASE WITHIN THE RED RIVER VALLEY AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...AND THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. OUTSIDE OF THE VALLEY...CONDITIONS HAVE ALSO IMPROVED AND THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST FROM 25 MPH TO 35 MPH OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS...RESULTING IN SOME DRIFTING ACROSS EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADS...HOWEVER VISIBILITIES WILL IMPROVE RAPIDLY OVER THE NEXT HOUR. MNZ001>004-007-029-030-040-NDZ008-016-027-030-039-053-131915- /O.EXP.KFGF.BZ.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140213T1800Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-WILKIN- WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH-GRAND FORKS-TRAILL- CASS-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...WARREN...BRECKENRIDGE... FERGUS FALLS...ELBOW LAKE...CAVALIER...GRAFTON...GRAND FORKS... MAYVILLE...FARGO...WAHPETON 1206 PM CST THU FEB 13 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. $$ MNZ005-006-008-009-013>017-022>024-027-028-031-032-NDZ006-007-014- 015-024-026-028-029-038-049-052-054-131915- /O.EXP.KFGF.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-140213T1800Z/ ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON- RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN- SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-EAST OTTER TAIL- WADENA-TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-NELSON-GRIGGS-STEELE- BARNES-RANSOM-SARGENT-WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN... RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON... BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS... DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...CANDO... LANGDON...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA... COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...VALLEY CITY...LISBON...GWINNER...ADAMS 1206 PM CST THU FEB 13 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. $$ SPEICHER
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.