Alert archive / Minnesota / Blizzard Warnings in 2014
Blizzard Warning 9, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this blizzard warning at Mar 21, 2014, 8:07 AM CDT for Marshall County, Polk County, Minnesota; Grand Forks County, Walsh County, North Dakota. It was in force for 11 hr. 7 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
- Mar 21, 2014, 8:07 AM CDT (13:07 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 21, 2014, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
Counties Marshall County, MN, Polk County, MN, Grand Forks County, ND, Walsh County, ND
The radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:07 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 8:30 AM CDT | BLIZZARD | 6 Se Mekinock, ND | NWS EMPLOYEE OBSERVED ZERO VISIBILITY WHILE TEMPORARILY STRANDED IN VEHICLE EN ROUTE HOME FROM THE NWS OFFICE. |
| Mar 21, 8:30 AM CDT | BLIZZARD | Argyle, MN | COOPERATIVE OBSERVER REPORTED VISIBILITY OF ONE CITY BLOCK IN BLOWING SNOW. |
| Mar 21, 8:30 AM CDT | BLIZZARD | Tabor, MN | SCHOOLBUS STRANDED BY ZERO VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW. |
| Mar 21, 9:00 AM CDT | SNOW 3 | Manvel, ND | |
| Mar 21, 9:00 AM CDT | SNOW 6 | 3 Nw Tabor, MN | |
| Mar 21, 9:44 AM CDT | SNOW 7 | 2 N Holt, MN | STILL SNOWING |
| Mar 21, 9:45 AM CDT | SNOW 7 | 4 S Karlstad, MN | STILL SNOWING |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
International Fa, MN (KINL), launched 12:00Z, 1.1 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
- 477 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 94 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 194 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
134 WWUS43 KFGF 211307 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 807 AM CDT FRI MAR 21 2014 MNZ001-007-NDZ016-027-220000- /O.CAN.KFGF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140322T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.BZ.W.0009.140321T1307Z-140322T0000Z/ WEST POLK-WEST MARSHALL-EASTERN WALSH-GRAND FORKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...WARREN... GRAFTON...GRAND FORKS 807 AM CDT FRI MAR 21 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR IN THE RED RIVER VALLEY WHERE SNOW FELL LAST NIGHT. CONDITIONS WILL BE WORSE IN OPEN COUNTRY. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...ZERO VISIBILITY IN OPEN COUNTRY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AS WINDS GUST TO 50 MPH. * OTHER IMPACTS...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR MAINLY IN OPEN COUNTRY WHERE SNOW ACCUMULATED LAST NIGHT. IN ADDITION...ROADS WILL BE VERY ICY TODAY AND TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && 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. && $$ MNZ004>006-008-009-013>017-NDZ008-220000- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140322T0000Z/ KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI- PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI- PEMBINA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE... NEWFOLDEN...RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS... FOSSTON...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...CAVALIER 807 AM CDT FRI MAR 21 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING AND SHOULD TAPER OFF THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...BECOMING NORTH 30 TO 40 MPH THIS MORNING WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. WINDS WILL BE LOWER EAST OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY... GENERALLY FROM 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES DUE TO FALLING OR BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 6 INCHES WITH A THIN BAND OF 6 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE FROM NORTHERN GRAND FORKS COUNTY INTO NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. * OTHER IMPACTS...NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE RED RIVER VALLEY THIS MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON ONCE WINDS INCREASE. ANY AREAS THAT RECEIVED HEAVIER SNOW SHOULD HAVE THE MOST BLOWING SNOW AND OPEN COUNTRY BLIZZARD POTENTIAL. IN ADDITION...ROADS WILL BE VERY ICY TODAY AND TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ002-003-022>024-027-028-NDZ006-007-014-015-024-026-028>030-038- 039-054-220000- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-140322T0000Z/ NORMAN-CLAY-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER- EAST BECKER-TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-NELSON-GRIGGS- STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...MAHNOMEN... LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...CANDO... LANGDON...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA... COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...ADAMS 807 AM CDT FRI MAR 21 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...RAIN WILL TURN OVER TO SNOW BY THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE TODAY. * WINDS...BECOMING NORTH 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. WINDS WILL BE LOWER ACROSS WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...GENERALLY FROM 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * VISIBILITIES...AROUND A HALF MILE AT TIMES WITH FALLING OR BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 INCHES. 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. && $$ DK
4 follow-up statements
506 WWUS43 KFGF 211529 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 1029 AM CDT FRI MAR 21 2014 MNZ003-NDZ038-039-211630- /O.CAN.KFGF.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-140322T0000Z/ CLAY-BARNES-CASS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOORHEAD...VALLEY CITY...FARGO 1029 AM CDT FRI MAR 21 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE POTENTIAL FOR WINTER WEATHER HAZARDS HAS DIMINISHED. HOWEVER...STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS...AND A WIND ADVISORY WILL REPLACE THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. $$ MNZ001-007-NDZ016-027-220000- /O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140322T0000Z/ WEST POLK-WEST MARSHALL-EASTERN WALSH-GRAND FORKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...WARREN... GRAFTON...GRAND FORKS 1029 AM CDT FRI MAR 21 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR IN THE RED RIVER VALLEY WHERE SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW FELL LAST NIGHT. CONDITIONS WILL BE WORSE IN OPEN COUNTRY. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...ZERO VISIBILITY IN OPEN COUNTRY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AS WINDS GUST TO 50 MPH. * OTHER IMPACTS...3 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW FELL ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHERN GRAND FORKS COUNTY INTO EXTREME EASTERN WALSH COUNTY...AND EASTWARD INTO MARSHALL AND NORTHERN POLK COUNTIES. THIS IS WHERE CONDITIONS WILL BE THE MOST DANGEROUS. 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. && $$ MNZ004>006-008-009-013>017-NDZ008-220000- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140322T0000Z/ KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI- PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI- PEMBINA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE... NEWFOLDEN...RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS... FOSSTON...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...CAVALIER 1029 AM CDT FRI MAR 21 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...SNOW HAS ENDED WITHIN THE RED RIVER VALLEY...AND WILL END BY NOON EAST OF THE VALLEY. * WINDS...NORTH 30 TO 40 MPH THIS MORNING WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WITHIN THE RED RIVER VALLEY. WINDS WILL BE LOWER EAST OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY...GENERALLY FROM 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES DUE BLOWING SNOW WITHIN THE RED RIVER VALLEY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 10 INCHES. SNOW TOTALS QUICKLY DECREASE TO TRACE AMOUNTS NEAR THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ002-022>024-027-028-NDZ006-007-014-015-024-026-028>030-054- 220000- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-140322T0000Z/ NORMAN-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER- TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-NELSON-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL- WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA... PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...CANDO...LANGDON... MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA... COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...ADAMS 1029 AM CDT FRI MAR 21 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...THE FALLING SNOW HAS ENDED. SNOW TOTALS VARIED FROM A TRACE TO 3 INCHES. STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW WHERE AN INCH OR MORE OF SNOW FELL LAST NIGHT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE LOWEST IN OPEN COUNTRY. * WINDS...NORTH 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. WINDS WILL BE LOWER ACROSS WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...GENERALLY FROM 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * VISIBILITIES...A HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES WITHIN BLOWING SNOW. 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. && $$ TG
306 WWUS43 KFGF 211749 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 1249 PM CDT FRI MAR 21 2014 MNZ001-007-NDZ016-027-220000- /O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140322T0000Z/ WEST POLK-WEST MARSHALL-EASTERN WALSH-GRAND FORKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...WARREN... GRAFTON...GRAND FORKS 1249 PM CDT FRI MAR 21 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE WITHIN THE RED RIVER VALLEY WHERE SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW FELL LAST NIGHT. CONDITIONS WILL BE WORSE IN OPEN COUNTRY. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...ZERO VISIBILITY IN OPEN COUNTRY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AS WINDS GUST TO 50 MPH. * OTHER IMPACTS...3 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW FELL ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHERN GRAND FORKS COUNTY INTO EXTREME EASTERN WALSH COUNTY...AND EASTWARD INTO MARSHALL AND NORTHERN POLK COUNTIES. THIS IS WHERE CONDITIONS WILL BE THE MOST DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ004>006-008-009-013>017-NDZ008-220000- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140322T0000Z/ KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI- PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI- PEMBINA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE... NEWFOLDEN...RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS... FOSSTON...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...CAVALIER 1249 PM CDT FRI MAR 21 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...THE ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED. HOWEVER...ROADS WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS. * WINDS...NORTH 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WITHIN THE RED RIVER VALLEY. WINDS WILL BE LOWER EAST OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY...GENERALLY FROM 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES DUE BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 10 INCHES. SNOW TOTALS QUICKLY DECREASE TO TRACE AMOUNTS NEAR THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ002-022>024-027-028-NDZ006-007-014-015-024-026-028>030-054- 220000- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-140322T0000Z/ NORMAN-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER- TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-NELSON-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL- WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA... PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...CANDO...LANGDON... MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA... COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...ADAMS 1249 PM CDT FRI MAR 21 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...THE FALLING SNOW HAS ENDED. SNOW TOTALS VARIED FROM A TRACE TO 3 INCHES. STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW WHERE AN INCH OR MORE OF SNOW FELL LAST NIGHT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE LOWEST IN OPEN COUNTRY. * WINDS...NORTH 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. WINDS WILL BE LOWER ACROSS WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...GENERALLY FROM 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * VISIBILITIES...A HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES WITHIN BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ TG
702 WWUS43 KFGF 212022 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 322 PM CDT FRI MAR 21 2014 MNZ004-NDZ008-220000- /O.CAN.KFGF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140322T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.WW.Y.0021.140321T2022Z-140322T0000Z/ KITTSON-PEMBINA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...CAVALIER 322 PM CDT FRI MAR 21 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTH 30 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES DUE BLOWING SNOW. 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. && $$ MNZ005-006-008-009-013>017-212130- /O.CAN.KFGF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140322T0000Z/ ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON- RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN... RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON... BAGLEY...BEMIDJI 322 PM CDT FRI MAR 21 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. $$ MNZ002-022>024-027-028-NDZ006-007-014-015-024-026-028>030-054- 212130- /O.CAN.KFGF.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-140322T0000Z/ NORMAN-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER- TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-NELSON-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL- WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA... PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...CANDO...LANGDON... MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA... COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...ADAMS 322 PM CDT FRI MAR 21 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. $$ MNZ001-007-NDZ016-027-220000- /O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140322T0000Z/ WEST POLK-WEST MARSHALL-EASTERN WALSH-GRAND FORKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...WARREN... GRAFTON...GRAND FORKS 322 PM CDT FRI MAR 21 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE WITHIN THE RED RIVER VALLEY WHERE SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW FELL LAST NIGHT. CONDITIONS WILL BE WORSE IN OPEN COUNTRY. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...ZERO VISIBILITY IN OPEN COUNTRY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * OTHER IMPACTS...3 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW FELL ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHERN GRAND FORKS COUNTY INTO EXTREME EASTERN WALSH COUNTY...AND EASTWARD INTO MARSHALL AND NORTHERN POLK COUNTIES. THIS IS WHERE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ TG
013 WWUS43 KFGF 212359 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 659 PM CDT FRI MAR 21 2014 ...WINDS SLOWLY DECREASING THIS EVENING... .STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ACROSS THE REGION WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DECREASE THROUGH THE EVENING...DROPPING INTO THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE. VISIBILITIES WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE AS BLOWING SNOW BECOMES PATCHY AND THEN ENDS. MNZ001-007-NDZ016-027-220100- /O.EXP.KFGF.BZ.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140322T0000Z/ WEST POLK-WEST MARSHALL-EASTERN WALSH-GRAND FORKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...WARREN... GRAFTON...GRAND FORKS 659 PM CDT FRI MAR 21 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DROP THROUGH THE EVENING AND VISIBILITIES WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE. THERE COULD STILL BE SOME SPOTS WITH DRIFTING SNOW AND ICY ROADS SO MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION. $$ MNZ004-NDZ008-220100- /O.EXP.KFGF.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-140322T0000Z/ KITTSON-PEMBINA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...CAVALIER 659 PM CDT FRI MAR 21 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DROP THROUGH THE EVENING AND VISIBILITIES WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE. THERE COULD STILL BE SOME SPOTS WITH DRIFTING SNOW AND ICY ROADS SO MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 3:22 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Kittson | 4 hr |
Nearby
Blizzard Warnings in Minnesota, 2014Blizzard Warnings in North Dakota, 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.