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Wind Chill Advisory 6, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this wind chill advisory at Jan 22, 2014, 4:13 AM CST for 17 counties in North Dakota; 18 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Jan 22, 2014, 9:29 AM CST. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 22, 2014, 4:13 AM CST (10:13 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 22, 2014, 9:29 AM CST
- Expired
- Jan 22, 2014, 3:38 PM CST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
All 35 counties
Becker County, MN, Beltrami County, MN, Clay County, MN, Clearwater County, MN, Grant County, MN, Hubbard County, MN, Kittson County, MN, Lake of the Woods 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, Wadena 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), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:17 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 00:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 290 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
- 650 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 65 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 324 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 396 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
382 WWUS43 KFGF 221013 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 413 AM CST WED JAN 22 2014 ...GROUND BLIZZARD TODAY..... .ANOTHER SURGE OF NORTH WINDS TO 40 MPH WILL CAUSE GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO SPREAD FROM NORTH TO SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING WITH CONDITIONS CONTINUING INTO MID AFTERNOON. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THAT VISIBILITY WILL VARY GREATLY BETWEEN SHELTERED AREAS SUCH AS TOWNS/CITIES AND OPEN COUNTRY. MNZ013>015-231800- /O.UPG.KFGF.WW.Y.0007.140122T1200Z-140122T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.WC.Y.0006.140122T2100Z-140123T1800Z/ /O.EXA.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140122T2100Z/ PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS... FOSSTON 413 AM CST WED JAN 22 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON CST THURSDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...EXPECT ANOTHER OPEN COUNTRY GROUND BLIZZARD EARLY THIS MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THAT VISIBILITIES WILL VARY GREATLY FROM TOWN/CITIES TO THE OPEN COUNTRY. * WINDS...BECOMING NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...IN OPEN COUNTRY VISIBILITIES WILL BE NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. VISIBILITIES IN TOWN/CITIES WILL BE MUCH BETTER. * WIND CHILL VALUES...BECOMING 30 TO 40 BELOW ZERO 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. && $$ MNZ002-003-022-027-029-030-040-NDZ028>030-038-039-049-052-053- 231800- /O.NEW.KFGF.WC.Y.0006.140122T2100Z-140123T1800Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.140122T1200Z-140122T2100Z/ NORMAN-CLAY-MAHNOMEN-WEST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT- GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...MAHNOMEN... DETROIT LAKES...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...ELBOW LAKE... COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON... GWINNER...WAHPETON 413 AM CST WED JAN 22 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON CST THURSDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...CONDITIONS WILL WORSEN JUST BEFORE DAYBREAK AND CONTINUE POOR THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. THIS IS A GROUND BLIZZARD SITUATION...SO IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THAT CONDITIONS IN SHELTERED AREAS SUCH AS TOWNS/CITIES WILL VARY GREATLY THAN IN THE OPEN COUNTRY. * WINDS...BECOMING NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...IN OPEN COUNTRY VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO ONE QUARTER MILE TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES TODAY. VISIBILITIES WILL VARY GREATLY HOWEVER IN SHORT DISTANCES AND VISIBILITIES IN TOWNS/CITIES WILL BE MUCH BETTER. * WIND CHILLS...LOWERING TO 25 TO 40 BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ001-004-007-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026-027-054-231800- /O.NEW.KFGF.WC.Y.0006.140122T2100Z-140123T1800Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140122T2100Z/ WEST POLK-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON- RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALLOCK...WARREN...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS... DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS... ADAMS 413 AM CST WED JAN 22 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON CST THURSDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...EXPECT ANOTHER OPEN COUNTRY GROUND BLIZZARD EARLY THIS MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THAT VISIBILITIES WILL VARY GREATLY FROM TOWN/CITIES TO THE OPEN COUNTRY. * WINDS...BECOMING NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...IN OPEN COUNTRY VISIBILITIES WILL BE NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. VISIBILITIES IN TOWN/CITIES WILL BE MUCH BETTER. * WIND CHILL VALUES...BECOMING 30 TO 40 BELOW ZERO 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. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING...INCLUDING HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MNZ005-006-008-009-016-017-023-024-028-031-032-231800- /O.NEW.KFGF.WC.Y.0006.140122T2100Z-140123T1800Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0007.140122T1200Z-140122T2100Z/ ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI- NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD- EAST BECKER-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN... RED LAKE...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS... WOLF LAKE...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA 413 AM CST WED JAN 22 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON CST THURSDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...BECOMING NORTH-NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS THIS MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON. THIS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN COUNTRY. * VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN OPEN COUNTRY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...LOWERING IN THE 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO RANGE DURING THE DAY AS TEMPERATURES DROP. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ DTR
4 follow-up statements
250 WWUS43 KFGF 221529 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 929 AM CST WED JAN 22 2014 ...GROUND BLIZZARD CONTINUES..... .GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THIS MORNING WITH GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT EXPECTED BY LATE MORNING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS WILL BE THE WORST IN OPEN COUNTRY. NDZ006-014-024-231800- /O.CAN.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140122T2100Z/ /O.EXT.KFGF.WC.Y.0006.140122T1529Z-140123T1800Z/ TOWNER-BENSON-EDDY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...MADDOCK...LEEDS...NEW ROCKFORD 929 AM CST WED JAN 22 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...25 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING...INCLUDING HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MNZ002-003-022-027-029-030-040-NDZ028>030-038-039-049-052-053- 231800- /O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140122T2100Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0006.140122T2100Z-140123T1800Z/ NORMAN-CLAY-MAHNOMEN-WEST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT- GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...MAHNOMEN... DETROIT LAKES...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...ELBOW LAKE... COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON... GWINNER...WAHPETON 929 AM CST WED JAN 22 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON CST THURSDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON CST THURSDAY. * TIMING...GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...IN OPEN COUNTRY VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO ONE QUARTER MILE TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES TODAY. * WIND CHILLS...DECREASING TO 25 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ001-004-007-013>015-NDZ007-008-015-016-026-027-054-231800- /O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140122T2100Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0006.140122T2100Z-140123T1800Z/ WEST POLK-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK- CAVALIER-PEMBINA-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH-NELSON-GRAND FORKS- WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALLOCK...WARREN...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON... LANGDON...CAVALIER...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...LAKOTA... GRAND FORKS...ADAMS 929 AM CST WED JAN 22 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON CST THURSDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON CST THURSDAY. * TIMING...GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...IN OPEN COUNTRY VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO ONE QUARTER MILE TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES TODAY. * WIND CHILLS...DECREASING TO 25 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO. 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. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING...INCLUDING HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MNZ005-006-008-009-016-017-023-024-028-031-032-231800- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140122T2100Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0006.140122T2100Z-140123T1800Z/ ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI- NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD- EAST BECKER-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN... RED LAKE...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS... WOLF LAKE...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA 929 AM CST WED JAN 22 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON CST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON CST THURSDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH. THIS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN COUNTRY. * VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN OPEN COUNTRY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...DECREASING TO 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
902 WWUS43 KFGF 221629 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 1029 AM CST WED JAN 22 2014 ...GROUND BLIZZARD CONTINUES..... .GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN THE IMMEDIATE RED RIVER VALLEY THIS MORNING WITH GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT EXPECTED BY LATE MORNING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS WILL BE THE WORST IN OPEN COUNTRY. MNZ013>015-022-027-NDZ007-015-026-028-054-231800- /O.CAN.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140122T2100Z/ /O.EXT.KFGF.WC.Y.0006.140122T1629Z-140123T1800Z/ PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-MAHNOMEN-WEST BECKER-CAVALIER- RAMSEY-NELSON-GRIGGS-WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS... FOSSTON...MAHNOMEN...DETROIT LAKES...LANGDON...DEVILS LAKE... LAKOTA...COOPERSTOWN...ADAMS 1029 AM CST WED JAN 22 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...25 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING...INCLUDING HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MNZ005-006-008-009-016-017-023-024-028-031-032-231800- /O.CAN.KFGF.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140122T2100Z/ /O.EXT.KFGF.WC.Y.0006.140122T1629Z-140123T1800Z/ ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI- NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD- EAST BECKER-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN... RED LAKE...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS... WOLF LAKE...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA 1029 AM CST WED JAN 22 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...25 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING...INCLUDING HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MNZ002-003-029-030-040-NDZ029-030-038-039-049-052-053-231800- /O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140122T2100Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0006.140122T2100Z-140123T1800Z/ NORMAN-CLAY-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES- CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...BRECKENRIDGE... FERGUS FALLS...ELBOW LAKE...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY... FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON 1029 AM CST WED JAN 22 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON CST THURSDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON CST THURSDAY. * TIMING...GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...IN OPEN COUNTRY VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO ONE QUARTER MILE TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES TODAY. * WIND CHILLS...DECREASING TO 25 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ001-004-007-NDZ008-016-027-231800- /O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140122T2100Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0006.140122T2100Z-140123T1800Z/ WEST POLK-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH-GRAND FORKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALLOCK...WARREN...CAVALIER...GRAFTON...GRAND FORKS 1029 AM CST WED JAN 22 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON CST THURSDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON CST THURSDAY. * TIMING...GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...IN OPEN COUNTRY VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO ONE QUARTER MILE TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES TODAY. * WIND CHILLS...DECREASING TO 25 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING...INCLUDING HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ NDZ006-014-024-231800- /O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-140123T1800Z/ TOWNER-BENSON-EDDY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...MADDOCK...LEEDS...NEW ROCKFORD 1029 AM CST WED JAN 22 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...25 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING...INCLUDING HAT AND GLOVES. && $$
632 WWUS43 KFGF 221850 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 1250 PM CST WED JAN 22 2014 MNZ002-003-029-NDZ030-039-053-231800- /O.CAN.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140122T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.WW.Y.0008.140122T1850Z-140122T2200Z/ /O.EXT.KFGF.WC.Y.0006.140122T2200Z-140123T1800Z/ NORMAN-CLAY-WILKIN-TRAILL-CASS-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...BRECKENRIDGE... MAYVILLE...FARGO...WAHPETON 1250 PM CST WED JAN 22 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON CST THURSDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW AND HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON CST THURSDAY. * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 35 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...IN OPEN COUNTRY VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES INTO MID AFTERNOON. * WIND CHILLS...25 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING...INCLUDING HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MNZ001-004-007-030-040-NDZ008-016-027-029-038-049-052-231800- /O.CAN.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140122T2100Z/ /O.EXT.KFGF.WC.Y.0006.140122T1850Z-140123T1800Z/ WEST POLK-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-PEMBINA- EASTERN WALSH-GRAND FORKS-STEELE-BARNES-RANSOM-SARGENT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALLOCK...WARREN...FERGUS FALLS...ELBOW LAKE...CAVALIER... GRAFTON...GRAND FORKS...FINLEY...VALLEY CITY...LISBON...GWINNER 1250 PM CST WED JAN 22 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY. * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH DIMINISHING LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WIND CHILLS...25 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING...INCLUDING HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MNZ005-006-008-009-013>017-022>024-027-028-031-032-NDZ006-007-014- 015-024-026-028-054-231800- /O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-140123T1800Z/ ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON- RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN- SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-EAST OTTER TAIL- WADENA-TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-NELSON-GRIGGS- WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN... RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON... BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS... DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...CANDO... LANGDON...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA... COOPERSTOWN...ADAMS 1250 PM CST WED JAN 22 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...25 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING...INCLUDING HAT AND GLOVES. && $$
793 WWUS43 KFGF 222138 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 338 PM CST WED JAN 22 2014 MNZ002-003-029-NDZ030-039-053-231800- /O.CAN.KFGF.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-140122T2200Z/ /O.UPG.KFGF.WC.Y.0006.140122T2200Z-140123T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.WC.W.0002.140122T2138Z-140123T1800Z/ NORMAN-CLAY-WILKIN-TRAILL-CASS-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...BRECKENRIDGE... MAYVILLE...FARGO...WAHPETON 338 PM CST WED JAN 22 2014 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WIND CHILLS...35 BELOW TO 45 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ MNZ001-004>009-013>017-022>024-027-028-030>032-040-NDZ006>008- 014>016-024-026>029-038-049-052-054-231800- /O.UPG.KFGF.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-140123T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.WC.W.0002.140122T2138Z-140123T1800Z/ WEST POLK-KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-WEST MARSHALL- EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK- NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD- WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA- GRANT-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY- NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-BARNES-RANSOM-SARGENT- WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALLOCK...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN...RED LAKE... THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI... MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES... WOLF LAKE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE... CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE... GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN... FINLEY...VALLEY CITY...LISBON...GWINNER...ADAMS 338 PM CST WED JAN 22 2014 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WIND CHILL VALUES...35 BELOW TO 45 BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind chill advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Grand Forks, ND wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind chill advisory went out at Jan 22, 4:00 AM CST, 13 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 22, 4:00 AM CST, 13 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
400 AM CST WED JAN 22 2014
.SHORT TERM...(TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY)
ISSUED AT 351 AM CST WED JAN 22 2014
WHOA WHAT A NIGHT. ARCTIC FRONT AND WIND PUSH NOW MOVING SOUTH
THRU THE CENTRAL RRV HAVING PASSED GFK-RDR-CKN SINCE 3 AM. VSBYS
QUICKLY GO TO ZERO TO 100 FT IN OPEN COUNTRY AS WINDS GUST TO
30-35 KTS. SIMILAR WINDS UPSTREAM TO WINNIPEG CURRENTLY AND WENT
AHD AND ISSUED BLIZZARD WARNING JUST PRIOR TO 3 AM BASED ON
INITIAL REPORTS IN PEMBINA-CAVALIER COUNTIES. 925 MB SHOW 40KTS TO
MIX DOWN AND HAVE HAD 41 KTS IN WALHALLA. HIGHEST WIND SPEEDS AND
BEST COLD ADVECTION NOW THRU 15Z...THEN THINGS START TO LEVEL OFF
18Z-21Z PERIOD. WENT AHD WITH BLIZZARD WARNING THRU 21Z FOR
NOW...AS DO THNK IT WILL GET A LOT BETTER AS WE HEAD INTO THE
AFTN. ABR/MPX GOING BLIZZARD WARNINGS AS WELL IN THEIR WIND PRONE
AREAS TODAY. DID GO WINTER WX ADV IN THE FAR EAST AS WIND GUSTS
LIKELY TO 30 KTS THERE TOO AND NEW 2 INCHES OF FLUFF FELL IN
BEMIDJI AREA YESTERDAY SO WOULD THINK SOME LOCAL BLOWING/DRIFTING
LIKELY.
IT WAS STRESSED IN ALL PRODUCTS THIS IS A GROUND BLIZZARD OUT OF
TOWN BLIZZARD AND NOT IN CITY/TOWNS WHERE VSBYS WILL BE POOR AT
TIMES BUT MUCH HIGHER.
THINGS TRANSITION TO WIND CHILL ADVISORIES LATE THIS AFTN INTO
THURSDAY MORNING. A FEW SPOTS AROUND -40F OR SO BUT EVERYONE KEPT
ADVISORIES FOR NOW. ACTUALLY MOST OF THE -40F AND COLDER TEMPS
OCCUR IN THE AFTN IN THE BLIZZARD WARNING PERIOD IN NE ND/NW MN.
HIGH PRESSURE TO MOVE IN TONIGHT WITH DIMINISHING WINDS QUICKLY
AND MOSTLY CLEAR SKY AND A COLD NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE IS FARTHER
WEST THIS TIME AND THUS -20S A BIT MORE WIDESPREAD IN CNTRL/ERN ND
THAN PREVIOUS COOL DOWNS.
.LONG TERM...(THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY)
ISSUED AT 351 AM CST WED JAN 22 2014
WARM ADVECTION RAMPS UP THU NIGHT AHD OF NEXT SYSTEM DROPPING
SOUTH IN THE ENDLESS CLIPPER PARADE WITH LIGHT SNOW SPREADING
SOUTH LATER THU NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. WARMER TEMPS FRIDAY WITH 30-35
IN MUCH OF THE RRV/ERN ND AS IN THE PAST THE WEST WINDS HAVE
OVERPERFORMED TEMP WISE. THEN THE ARCTIC SURGE WILL OCCUR AGAIN
FRI NIGHT-SATURDAY MORNING WITH SIMILAR WINDS TO 30-40 KTS AND
LIKELY ANOTHER BLOWING SNOW EVENT.
SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...STRONG NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL
CONTINUE AS POLAR VORTEX SETTLES ACROSS EASTERN CANADA. BEST SNOW
CHANCES WILL GENERALLY BE SATURDAY/SUNDAY ACROSS THE WESTERN
FORECAST AREA WHERE VERY STRONG MID-LEVEL THERMAL GRADIENT WILL
COUPLE WITH 100+ KT 300 HPA JET. MONDAY/TUESDAY WILL BE DRY AS
REGION IS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE.
STRONG COLD FRONT TO DROP SOUTH ON SUNDAY USHERING IN A REINFORCING
SHOT OF ARCTIC AIR. AS A RESULT...HIGHS OVER THE WEEKEND IN THE
SINGLE DIGITS TO MID TEENS ABOVE ZERO WILL LIKELY NOT RISE ABOVE
ZERO BY MONDAY. MINIMAL WARMING ON TUESDAY WITH MOST AREAS STILL
TOPPING OUT RIGHT AROUND THE ZERO MARK.
&&
.AVIATION...(FOR THE 06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z WEDNESDAY NIGHT)
ISSUED AT 1135 PM CST TUE JAN 21 2014
NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE AND COULD GUST OVER 35KT IN THE VALLEY
LATER TONIGHT INTO WED. VSBYS WILL BE REDUCED INTO THE IFR
CATEGORY WITH BLOWING SNOW. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE INTO THE VFR
RANGE BY WEDNESDAY EVENING AS ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN.
&&
.FGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ND...WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON CST
THURSDAY FOR NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-039-049-
052>054.
BLIZZARD WARNING UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR NDZ028>030-
038-039-049-052-053.
BLIZZARD WARNING UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR NDZ006>008-
014>016-024-026-027-054.
MN...WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON CST
THURSDAY FOR MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040.
BLIZZARD WARNING UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR MNZ002-003-
022-027-029-030-040.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR MNZ005-
006-008-009-016-017-023-024-028-031-032.
BLIZZARD WARNING UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR MNZ001-004-
007-013>015.
&&
SHORT TERM...RIDDLE
LONG TERM...RIDDLE/ROGERS
AVIATION...DKHazardous weather outlook, Jan 21, 5:52 AM CST, 22 hours 21 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 552 AM CST TUE JAN 21 2014 MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024- 026>030-038-039-049-052>054-221200- WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-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-WILKIN- WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-TOWNER-CAVALIER- PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS- GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND- WESTERN WALSH- 552 AM CST TUE JAN 21 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT HAZARDOUS WIND CHILL FROM 25 TO 40 BELOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING WITH GRADUALLY IMPROVING CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...LIGHT SNOW WILL MOVE ACROSS EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA TODAY AND TONIGHT. NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES. SOUTHERLY WIND MAY GUST UP TO 25 MPH AT TIMES CREATING AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A COLD FRONT WILL DROP SOUTH FROM CANADA OVERNIGHT...RESULTING IN STRONG NORTHERLY WIND AND THE POTENTIAL FOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG AND WEST OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY EXPECT PERIODIC LIGHT SNOW AND SEVERAL REINFORCING SHOTS OF COLDER AIR MID TO LATE WEEK. WIND CHILLS COULD BECOME HAZARDOUS AT TIMES...RANGING FROM 25 TO 35 BELOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SNOWFALL AND VISIBILITY REPORTS DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ARE APPRECIATED. ROGERS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 2:58 AM CST | Blizzard Warning | FGF | Barnes, Benson, Cass, Cavalier, Eddy, Grand Forks and 11 more | 10 hr |
| Jan 22, 12:50 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Cass, Richland, Traill | 3 hr |
| Jan 22, 3:38 PM CST | Wind Chill Warning | FGF | Barnes, Benson, Cass, Cavalier, Eddy, Grand Forks and 11 more | 20 hr |
| Jan 22, 2:58 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, Lake of the Woods, Marshall and 6 more | 8 hr |
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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.