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Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Bismarck, ND

May 9, 20154 counties in North Dakota

NWS Bismarck, ND issued this winter storm warning at May 9, 2015, 3:25 AM MDT for 4 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at May 10, 2015, 12:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 30 hr. 2 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
May 9, 2015, 3:25 AM MDT (09:25 UTC)
In effect from
May 10, 2015, 12:00 AM MDT
Expired
May 11, 2015, 6:00 AM MDT
In force
30 hr
Issued by
NWS Bismarck, ND

Counties Adams County, ND, Bowman County, ND, Grant County, ND, Hettinger County, ND

The radar

The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 148 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:28 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 10, 1:50 PM MDTSNOW 3Hettinger, NDSNOW IN THE GRASSY AREAS AROUND TOWN. WET ROADS WITH LITTLE TO NO SNOW ON THE ROADS. WE SNOW IS FALLING AT THE TIME OF THE CALL.
May 10, 1:56 PM MDTSNOW 43 Nw Hettinger, NDWET SNOW IS SLOWING DOWN AT THE TIME OF THE CALL. SNOW IN GRASSY AREAS.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 00:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 152 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Bismarck Municip, ND at 00:00Z on 2015-05-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Bismarck Municip, ND at 00:00Z on 2015-05-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -52 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1580 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
47 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-52 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
24 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

632 
WWUS43 KBIS 090925
WSWBIS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
425 AM CDT SAT MAY 9 2015

...STRONG SPRING STORM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TO
SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY...

.A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT NORTH DAKOTA LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY. THE BEST CHANCE FOR
HEAVY...WET SNOW IS OVER SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA WHERE UP TO A
FOOT OF SNOW IS LIKELY FROM BOWMAN AND NEW ENGLAND TO ELGIN AND
FORT YATES. A WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THESE
AREAS.

THERE IS ALSO THE POTENTIAL FOR GREATER THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW FROM
AMIDON AND DICKINSON TO BISMARCK...LINTON AND STEELE...THOUGH
UNCERTAINTY REMAINS DEPENDING ON THE STORM TRACK. A WINTER STORM
WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THESE AREAS.

IN ADDITION TO HEAVY SNOW...STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS TO 35 MPH WILL
DEVELOP SUNDAY MORNING. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS. KEEP UP TO
DATE AT WEATHER.GOV/BIS AND NOAA WEATHER RADIO.

NDZ041>045-091730-
/O.NEW.KBIS.WS.W.0002.150510T0600Z-150511T1200Z/
HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER...
FORT YATES
425 AM CDT SAT MAY 9 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/
SUNDAY TO 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT
/MIDNIGHT MDT/ SUNDAY TO 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ MONDAY.

* TIMING...LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST TO 35 MPH WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY
  IN SNOW.

* MAIN IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND THREATS TO LIVESTOCK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS AND PRODUCE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR
LIVESTOCK.

&&

$$

NDZ020-033>036-040-046-091730-
/O.NEW.KBIS.WS.A.0002.150510T0600Z-150511T1200Z/
OLIVER-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-SLOPE-EMMONS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTER...DICKINSON...MANDAN...
BISMARCK...STEELE...MARMARTH...LINTON
425 AM CDT SAT MAY 9 2015

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING. 

* TIMING...LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 OR MORE INCHES POSSIBLE.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST TO 35 MPH WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY
  IN SNOW.

* MAIN IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND THREATS TO LIVESTOCK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

JNS/SCHECK
13 follow-up statements
793 
WWUS43 KBIS 091511
WSWBIS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1011 AM CDT SAT MAY 9 2015

...STRONG SPRING STORM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TO
SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO
MONDAY...

.A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT NORTH DAKOTA LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY. THE BEST CHANCE FOR
HEAVY...WET SNOW IS OVER SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA WHERE UP TO A
FOOT OF SNOW IS LIKELY FROM BOWMAN AND NEW ENGLAND TO ELGIN AND
FORT YATES. A WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THESE
AREAS.

THERE IS ALSO THE POTENTIAL FOR GREATER THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW
FROM AMIDON AND DICKINSON TO BISMARCK...LINTON AND STEELE...
THOUGH UNCERTAINTY REMAINS DEPENDING ON THE STORM TRACK. A WINTER
STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THESE AREAS.

IN ADDITION TO HEAVY SNOW...STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS TO 35 MPH WILL
DEVELOP SUNDAY MORNING. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS. KEEP UP TO
DATE AT WEATHER.GOV/BIS AND NOAA WEATHER RADIO.

NDZ041>045-092315-
/O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0002.150510T0600Z-150511T1200Z/
HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER...
FORT YATES
1011 AM CDT SAT MAY 9 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT
MDT/ SUNDAY TO 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ MONDAY...

* TIMING...LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST TO 35 MPH WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY 
  IN SNOW. 

* MAIN IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND THREATS TO LIVESTOCK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS AND PRODUCE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR
LIVESTOCK.

&&

$$

NDZ020-033>036-040-046-092315-
/O.CON.KBIS.WS.A.0002.150510T0600Z-150511T1200Z/
OLIVER-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-SLOPE-EMMONS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTER...DICKINSON...MANDAN...
BISMARCK...STEELE...MARMARTH...LINTON
1011 AM CDT SAT MAY 9 2015

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING...

* TIMING...LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 OR MORE INCHES POSSIBLE.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST TO 35 MPH WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY 
  IN SNOW. 

* MAIN IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND THREATS TO LIVESTOCK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$
843 
WWUS43 KBIS 092043
WSWBIS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
343 PM CDT SAT MAY 9 2015

...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS
TO SOUTHWEST AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA BEGINNING LATE
TONIGHT INTO MONDAY...

.A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT NORTH DAKOTA LATE
TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. THE BEST CHANCE FOR
HEAVY...WET SNOW IS OVER SOUTHWESTERN AND FAR SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH
DAKOTA...WHERE UP TO A FOOT OF SNOW IS LIKELY FROM BOWMAN AND NEW
ENGLAND TO ELGIN...NEW SALEM...FLASHER AND FORT YATES. A WINTER
STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THESE AREAS.

AROUND 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE FROM AMIDON AND DICKINSON TO
BISMARCK...LINTON AND STEELE. HOWEVER...UNCERTAINTY STILL REMAINS
DUE TO THE TRACK OF THE STORM. THEREFORE...A WINTER STORM WATCH
HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THESE AREAS.

IN ADDITION TO HEAVY SNOW...STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS TO 35 MPH WILL
DEVELOP SUNDAY MORNING. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS. KEEP UP-TO-
DATE AT WEATHER.GOV/BIS.

NDZ034-100445-
/O.UPG.KBIS.WS.A.0002.150510T0600Z-150511T1200Z/
/O.EXA.KBIS.WS.W.0002.150510T0600Z-150511T1200Z/
MORTON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MANDAN
343 PM CDT SAT MAY 9 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM SUNDAY TO 7 AM CDT
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 1 AM SUNDAY TO 7 AM CDT MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM
WARNING REPLACES THE WINTER STORM WATCH WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY IN
EFFECT.

* TIMING...LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST TO 35 MPH WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY 
  IN SNOW. 

* MAIN IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND THREATS TO LIVESTOCK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS AND PRODUCE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR
LIVESTOCK.

&&

$$

NDZ041>045-100445-
/O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0002.150510T0600Z-150511T1200Z/
HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER...
FORT YATES
343 PM CDT SAT MAY 9 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT
MDT/ SUNDAY TO 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ MONDAY...

* TIMING...LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST TO 35 MPH WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY 
  IN SNOW. 

* MAIN IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND THREATS TO LIVESTOCK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS AND PRODUCE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR
LIVESTOCK.

&&

$$

NDZ022-023-037-047-100445-
/O.EXB.KBIS.WS.A.0002.150510T1200Z-150512T0000Z/
SHERIDAN-WELLS-STUTSMAN-LOGAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...JAMESTOWN...
NAPOLEON
343 PM CDT SAT MAY 9 2015

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING. 

* TIMING...SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND 6 INCHES POSSIBLE.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST TO 35 MPH WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY 
  IN SNOW. 

* MAIN IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND THREATS TO LIVESTOCK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

NDZ035-036-046-100445-
/O.EXT.KBIS.WS.A.0002.150510T1200Z-150512T0000Z/
BURLEIGH-KIDDER-EMMONS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISMARCK...STEELE...LINTON
343 PM CDT SAT MAY 9 2015

...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...

* TIMING...SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 OR MORE INCHES POSSIBLE.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST TO 35 MPH WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY 
  IN SNOW. 

* MAIN IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND THREATS TO LIVESTOCK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

NDZ020-033-040-100445-
/O.CON.KBIS.WS.A.0002.150510T0600Z-150511T1200Z/
OLIVER-STARK-SLOPE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTER...DICKINSON...MARMARTH
343 PM CDT SAT MAY 9 2015

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT
MDT/ SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...

* TIMING...LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 OR MORE INCHES POSSIBLE.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST TO 35 MPH WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY 
  IN SNOW. 

* MAIN IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND THREATS TO LIVESTOCK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

HEINERT/JONES
812 
WWUS43 KBIS 100240
WSWBIS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
940 PM CDT SAT MAY 9 2015

...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS
TO SOUTHWEST AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA BEGINNING LATE
TONIGHT INTO MONDAY...

.A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT NORTH DAKOTA LATE
TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. THE BEST CHANCE FOR HEAVY...
WET SNOW IS OVER SOUTHWESTERN AND FAR SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH
DAKOTA...WHERE UP TO A FOOT OF SNOW IS LIKELY FROM BOWMAN AND NEW
ENGLAND TO ELGIN...NEW SALEM...FLASHER AND FORT YATES. A WINTER
STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THESE AREAS.

AROUND 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE FROM AMIDON AND DICKINSON TO
BISMARCK...LINTON AND STEELE. HOWEVER...UNCERTAINTY STILL REMAINS
DUE TO THE TRACK OF THE STORM. THEREFORE...A WINTER STORM WATCH
CONTINUES FOR THESE AREAS.

IN ADDITION TO HEAVY SNOW...STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS TO 35 MPH WILL
DEVELOP SUNDAY MORNING. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS. KEEP UP-TO-
DATE AT WEATHER.GOV/BIS.

NDZ034-041>045-101045-
/O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0002.150510T0600Z-150511T1200Z/
MORTON-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANDAN...MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...
HETTINGER...FORT YATES
940 PM CDT SAT MAY 9 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT
MDT/ SUNDAY TO 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ MONDAY...

* TIMING...LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 15 INCHES.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST TO 35 MPH WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY 
  IN SNOW. 

* MAIN IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND THREATS TO LIVESTOCK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS AND PRODUCE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR
LIVESTOCK.

&&

$$

NDZ020-033-040-101045-
/O.CON.KBIS.WS.A.0002.150510T0600Z-150511T1200Z/
OLIVER-STARK-SLOPE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTER...DICKINSON...MARMARTH
940 PM CDT SAT MAY 9 2015

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT
MDT/ SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...

* TIMING...LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 OR MORE INCHES POSSIBLE.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST TO 35 MPH WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY 
  IN SNOW. 

* MAIN IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND THREATS TO LIVESTOCK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

NDZ022-023-035>037-046-047-101045-
/O.CON.KBIS.WS.A.0002.150510T1200Z-150512T0000Z/
SHERIDAN-WELLS-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-EMMONS-LOGAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...BISMARCK...STEELE...
JAMESTOWN...LINTON...NAPOLEON
940 PM CDT SAT MAY 9 2015

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT SUNDAY
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

* TIMING...SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND 6 INCHES POSSIBLE.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST TO 35 MPH WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY 
  IN SNOW. 

* MAIN IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND THREATS TO LIVESTOCK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$
WAA
095 
WWUS43 KBIS 100616
WSWBIS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
116 AM CDT SUN MAY 10 2015

...HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS SOUTHWEST AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA INTO MONDAY...

.THE SPRING STORM CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN. RAIN WILL CHANGE TO
SNOW ACROSS SOUTHWEST AND PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA
BY SUNRISE. SIX TO 12 INCHES OF HEAVY...WET SNOW IS LIKELY FROM
BOWMAN AND NEW ENGLAND TO ELGIN...NEW SALEM...FLASHER AND FORT
YATES. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THESE AREAS.

AROUND 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE FROM AMIDON AND DICKINSON TO
BISMARCK...LINTON AND STEELE. HOWEVER...UNCERTAINTY STILL REMAINS
DUE TO TEMPERATURES CLOSE TO FREEZING. THEREFORE...A WINTER STORM
WATCH CONTINUES FOR THESE AREAS.

IN ADDITION TO HEAVY SNOW...STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS AS HIGH AS 35
MPH WILL DEVELOP SUNDAY MORNING. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS.
KEEP UP TO DATE AT WEATHER.GOV/BIS.

NDZ034-041>045-101430-
/O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150511T1200Z/
MORTON-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANDAN...MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...
HETTINGER...FORT YATES
116 AM CDT SUN MAY 10 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT /6 AM
MDT/ MONDAY...

* TIMING...LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST AS HIGH AS 35 MPH WITH REDUCED
  VISIBILITY IN SNOW.

* MAIN IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND THREATS TO LIVESTOCK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS AND PRODUCE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR
LIVESTOCK.

&&

$$

NDZ020-033-040-101430-
/O.CON.KBIS.WS.A.0002.000000T0000Z-150511T1200Z/
OLIVER-STARK-SLOPE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTER...DICKINSON...MARMARTH
116 AM CDT SUN MAY 10 2015

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...

* TIMING...LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND 6 INCHES POSSIBLE.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST AS HIGH AS 35 MPH WITH REDUCED
  VISIBILITY IN SNOW.

* MAIN IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND THREATS TO LIVESTOCK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

NDZ022-023-035>037-046-047-101430-
/O.CON.KBIS.WS.A.0002.150510T1200Z-150512T0000Z/
SHERIDAN-WELLS-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-EMMONS-LOGAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...BISMARCK...STEELE...
JAMESTOWN...LINTON...NAPOLEON
116 AM CDT SUN MAY 10 2015

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT THIS
MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

* TIMING...SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND 6 INCHES POSSIBLE.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH WITH
  REDUCED VISIBILITY IN SNOW.

* MAIN IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND THREATS TO LIVESTOCK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

SCHECK/JP MARTIN
498 
WWUS43 KBIS 100627
WSWBIS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
127 AM CDT SUN MAY 10 2015

...HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS SOUTHWEST AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA INTO MONDAY...

.THE SPRING STORM CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN. RAIN WILL CHANGE TO
SNOW ACROSS SOUTHWEST AND PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA
BY SUNRISE. SIX TO 12 INCHES OF HEAVY...WET SNOW IS LIKELY FROM
BOWMAN AND NEW ENGLAND TO ELGIN...NEW SALEM...FLASHER AND FORT
YATES. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THESE AREAS.

AROUND 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE FROM AMIDON AND DICKINSON TO
BISMARCK...LINTON...HARVEY...JAMESTOWN AND STEELE. HOWEVER...
UNCERTAINTY STILL REMAINS DUE TO TEMPERATURES CLOSE TO FREEZING.
THEREFORE...A WINTER STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR THESE AREAS.

IN ADDITION TO HEAVY SNOW...STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS AS HIGH AS
35 MPH WILL DEVELOP SUNDAY MORNING. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS.
KEEP UP TO DATE AT WEATHER.GOV/BIS.

NDZ034-041>045-101430-
/O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150511T1200Z/
MORTON-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANDAN...MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...
HETTINGER...FORT YATES
127 AM CDT SUN MAY 10 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT /6 AM
MDT/ MONDAY...

* TIMING...LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST AS HIGH AS 35 MPH WITH REDUCED 
  VISIBILITY IN SNOW. 

* MAIN IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND THREATS TO LIVESTOCK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS AND PRODUCE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR
LIVESTOCK.

&&

$$

NDZ020-033-040-101430-
/O.CON.KBIS.WS.A.0002.000000T0000Z-150511T1200Z/
OLIVER-STARK-SLOPE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTER...DICKINSON...MARMARTH
127 AM CDT SUN MAY 10 2015

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...

* TIMING...LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND 6 INCHES POSSIBLE.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST AS HIGH AS 35 MPH WITH REDUCED 
  VISIBILITY IN SNOW. 

* MAIN IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND THREATS TO LIVESTOCK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

NDZ022-023-035>037-046-047-101430-
/O.CON.KBIS.WS.A.0002.150510T1200Z-150512T0000Z/
SHERIDAN-WELLS-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-EMMONS-LOGAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...BISMARCK...STEELE...
JAMESTOWN...LINTON...NAPOLEON
127 AM CDT SUN MAY 10 2015

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT THIS
MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

* TIMING...SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND 6 INCHES POSSIBLE.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH WITH 
  REDUCED VISIBILITY IN SNOW. 

* MAIN IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND THREATS TO LIVESTOCK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

SCHECK/JP MARTIN
767 
WWUS43 KBIS 101005
WSWBIS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
505 AM CDT SUN MAY 10 2015

...HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS SOUTHWEST AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA INTO MONDAY...

.THE STORM CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN. RAIN WILL GRADUALLY CHANGE TO
SNOW ACROSS SOUTHWEST AND PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA
THROUGH THE MORNING.

SIX TO 12 INCHES OF HEAVY...WET SNOW IS LIKELY FROM BOWMAN AND
NEW ENGLAND TO ELGIN...NEW SALEM...FLASHER AND FORT YATES. A
WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THESE AREAS.

TWO TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED FROM AMIDON AND DICKINSON TO
BISMARCK...LINTON...HARVEY...JAMESTOWN AND STEELE. A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THESE AREAS. 

IN ADDITION TO HEAVY SNOW...STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS AS HIGH AS
35 MPH WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS.
KEEP UP TO DATE AT WEATHER.GOV/BIS.

NDZ034-041>045-101815-
/O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150511T1200Z/
MORTON-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANDAN...MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...
HETTINGER...FORT YATES
505 AM CDT SUN MAY 10 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT /6 AM
MDT/ MONDAY...

* TIMING...THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST AS HIGH AS 35 MPH WITH REDUCED 
  VISIBILITY IN SNOW. 

* MAIN IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND THREATS TO LIVESTOCK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS AND PRODUCE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR
LIVESTOCK.

&&

$$

NDZ020-033-040-101815-
/O.UPG.KBIS.WS.A.0002.000000T0000Z-150511T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KBIS.WW.Y.0008.150510T1005Z-150511T1200Z/
OLIVER-STARK-SLOPE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTER...DICKINSON...MARMARTH
505 AM CDT SUN MAY 10 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT /6
AM MDT/ MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 6 INCHES.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST AS HIGH AS 35 MPH WITH REDUCED 
  VISIBILITY IN SNOW. 

* MAIN IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND THREATS TO LIVESTOCK.

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.

&&

$$

NDZ022-023-035>037-046-047-101815-
/O.UPG.KBIS.WS.A.0002.150510T1200Z-150512T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KBIS.WW.Y.0008.150510T1200Z-150512T0000Z/
SHERIDAN-WELLS-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-EMMONS-LOGAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...BISMARCK...STEELE...
JAMESTOWN...LINTON...NAPOLEON
505 AM CDT SUN MAY 10 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO
7 PM CDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS
MORNING TO 7 PM CDT MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.

* TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 6 INCHES.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH WITH 
  REDUCED VISIBILITY IN SNOW. 

* MAIN IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND THREATS TO LIVESTOCK.

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.

&&

$$

SCHECK/JP MARTIN
582 
WWUS43 KBIS 101441
WSWBIS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
941 AM CDT SUN MAY 10 2015

...HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS SOUTHWEST AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA TODAY INTO MONDAY...

.THE STORM CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN. RAIN WILL GRADUALLY CHANGE TO
SNOW ACROSS SOUTHWEST AND PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA
THROUGH THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. THIS RAIN TO SNOW
TRANSITION WILL THEN SPREAD EAST TONIGHT.

SIX TO 12 INCHES OF HEAVY...WET SNOW IS LIKELY FROM BOWMAN AND
NEW ENGLAND TO ELGIN...NEW SALEM...FLASHER AND FORT YATES THROUGH
TONIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THESE AREAS.

TWO TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED FROM AMIDON AND DICKINSON TO
BISMARCK...LINTON...NAPOLEON...HARVEY...JAMESTOWN AND STEELE
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR
THESE AREAS.

IN ADDITION TO HEAVY SNOW...STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS AS HIGH AS
35 MPH WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS.
KEEP UP TO DATE AT WEATHER.GOV/BIS.

NDZ034-041>045-102245-
/O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150511T1200Z/
MORTON-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANDAN...MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...
HETTINGER...FORT YATES
941 AM CDT SUN MAY 10 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT /6 AM
MDT/ MONDAY...

* TIMING...THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST AS HIGH AS 35 MPH WITH REDUCED 
  VISIBILITY IN SNOW. 

* MAIN IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND THREATS TO LIVESTOCK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS AND PRODUCE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR
LIVESTOCK.

&&

$$

NDZ020-033-040-102245-
/O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150511T1200Z/
OLIVER-STARK-SLOPE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTER...DICKINSON...MARMARTH
941 AM CDT SUN MAY 10 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT /6 AM
MDT/ MONDAY...

* TIMING...THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 6 INCHES.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST AS HIGH AS 35 MPH WITH REDUCED 
  VISIBILITY IN SNOW. 

* MAIN IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND THREATS TO LIVESTOCK.

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.

&&

$$

NDZ022-023-035>037-046-047-102245-
/O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150512T0000Z/
SHERIDAN-WELLS-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-EMMONS-LOGAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...BISMARCK...STEELE...
JAMESTOWN...LINTON...NAPOLEON
941 AM CDT SUN MAY 10 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT
MONDAY...

* TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 6 INCHES.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH WITH 
  REDUCED VISIBILITY IN SNOW. 

* MAIN IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND THREATS TO LIVESTOCK.

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.

&&

$$

HEINERT
432 
WWUS43 KBIS 101600
WSWBIS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1100 AM CDT SUN MAY 10 2015

...HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS SOUTHWEST AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA TODAY INTO MONDAY...

.THE STORM CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN. RAIN WILL GRADUALLY CHANGE TO
SNOW ACROSS SOUTHWEST AND PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA
THROUGH THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. THIS RAIN TO SNOW
TRANSITION WILL THEN SPREAD EAST TONIGHT.

SIX TO 12 INCHES OF HEAVY...WET SNOW IS LIKELY FROM BOWMAN AND
NEW ENGLAND TO ELGIN...NEW SALEM...FLASHER AND FORT YATES THROUGH
TONIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THESE AREAS.

TWO TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED FROM AMIDON AND DICKINSON TO
BISMARCK...LINTON...NAPOLEON...WISHEK AND
ASHLEY...HARVEY...JAMESTOWN AND STEELE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THESE AREAS.

IN ADDITION TO HEAVY SNOW...STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS AS HIGH AS
35 MPH WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS.
KEEP UP TO DATE AT WEATHER.GOV/BIS.

NDZ034-041>045-110000-
/O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150511T1200Z/
MORTON-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANDAN...MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...
HETTINGER...FORT YATES
1100 AM CDT SUN MAY 10 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT /6 AM
MDT/ MONDAY...

* TIMING...THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST AS HIGH AS 35 MPH WITH REDUCED 
  VISIBILITY IN SNOW. 

* MAIN IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND THREATS TO LIVESTOCK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS AND PRODUCE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR
LIVESTOCK.

&&

$$

NDZ050-110000-
/O.EXA.KBIS.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150511T1200Z/
MCINTOSH-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ASHLEY
1100 AM CDT SUN MAY 10 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND STRONG WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 7 AM CDT MONDAY.

* TIMING...THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 6 INCHES.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST AS HIGH AS 35 MPH WITH REDUCED 
  VISIBILITY IN SNOW. 

* MAIN IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND THREATS TO LIVESTOCK.

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.

&&

$$

NDZ020-033-040-110000-
/O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150511T1200Z/
OLIVER-STARK-SLOPE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTER...DICKINSON...MARMARTH
1100 AM CDT SUN MAY 10 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT /6 AM
MDT/ MONDAY...

* TIMING...THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 6 INCHES.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST AS HIGH AS 35 MPH WITH REDUCED 
  VISIBILITY IN SNOW. 

* MAIN IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND THREATS TO LIVESTOCK.

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.

&&

$$

NDZ022-023-035>037-046-047-110000-
/O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150512T0000Z/
SHERIDAN-WELLS-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-EMMONS-LOGAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...BISMARCK...STEELE...
JAMESTOWN...LINTON...NAPOLEON
1100 AM CDT SUN MAY 10 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT
MONDAY...

* TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 6 INCHES.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH WITH 
  REDUCED VISIBILITY IN SNOW. 

* MAIN IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND THREATS TO LIVESTOCK.

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.

&&

$$
514 
WWUS43 KBIS 102037
WSWBIS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
337 PM CDT SUN MAY 10 2015

...STRONG SPRING STORM CONTINUES TO IMPACT PARTS OF THE NORTHERN
PLAINS...

.RAIN AND SNOW CONTINUES ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND
SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA. ANOTHER SURGE OF HEAVY RAIN OR SNOW IS
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA
TONIGHT. ALREADY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM EIGHT INCHES IN SELFRIDGE
TO FIVE INCHES IN WISHEK HAVE BEEN REPORTED. THESE SAME LOCATIONS
MAY SEE ANOTHER SIX INCHES THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

A WINTER STORM WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA...INCLUDING ELGIN...FLASHER...AND FORT YATES...WHERE
HEAVY SNOW HAS ALREADY OCCURRED AND UP TO ANOTHER SIX INCHES WILL
BE POSSIBLE.

TWO TO 6 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR BISMARCK...
LINTON...NAPOLEON...WISHEK AND ASHLEY...HARVEY...JAMESTOWN AND
STEELE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. BISMARCK SHOULD RECEIVE CLOSER TO
TWO INCHES WITH THE AREAS FROM LINTON TO JAMESTOWN CLOSER TO THE 4
TO 6 INCH RANGE OF ADDITIONAL SNOW. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THESE AREAS.

IN ADDITION TO HEAVY SNOW...STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS AS HIGH AS
40 MPH WILL CONTINUE OVER SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. TRAVEL WILL
BE HAZARDOUS FOR SOME AREAS. KEEP UP TO DATE AT WEATHER.GOV/BIS.

NDZ041-044-110445-
/O.CAN.KBIS.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150511T1200Z/
/O.EXA.KBIS.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150511T1200Z/
HETTINGER-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOTT...HETTINGER
337 PM CDT SUN MAY 10 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT MONDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT
MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* TIMING...THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL 4 TO 6 INCHES.

* MAIN IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL.

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.

&&

$$

NDZ043-102145-
/O.CAN.KBIS.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150511T1200Z/
BOWMAN-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BOWMAN
337 PM CDT SUN MAY 10 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
STORM WARNING. 


$$

NDZ033-040-102145-
/O.CAN.KBIS.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150511T1200Z/
STARK-SLOPE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DICKINSON...MARMARTH
337 PM CDT SUN MAY 10 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY. 


$$

NDZ034-042-045-110445-
/O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150511T1200Z/
MORTON-GRANT-SIOUX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANDAN...ELGIN...FORT YATES
337 PM CDT SUN MAY 10 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT /6 AM
MDT/ MONDAY...

* TIMING...THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST AS HIGH AS 35 MPH WITH REDUCED 
  VISIBILITY IN SNOW. 

* MAIN IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND THREATS TO LIVESTOCK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS AND PRODUCE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR
LIVESTOCK.

&&

$$

NDZ025-110445-
/O.EXA.KBIS.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150512T0000Z/
FOSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CARRINGTON
337 PM CDT SUN MAY 10 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT
MONDAY.

* TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH WITH 
  REDUCED VISIBILITY IN SNOW. 

* MAIN IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL.

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.

&&

$$

NDZ050-110445-
/O.EXT.KBIS.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150512T0000Z/
MCINTOSH-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ASHLEY
337 PM CDT SUN MAY 10 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT MONDAY...

* TIMING...THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST AS HIGH AS 35 MPH WITH REDUCED 
  VISIBILITY IN SNOW. 

* MAIN IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND THREATS TO LIVESTOCK.

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.

&&

$$

NDZ020-110445-
/O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150511T1200Z/
OLIVER-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CENTER
337 PM CDT SUN MAY 10 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT
MONDAY...

* TIMING...THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST AS HIGH AS 30 MPH WITH REDUCED
  VISIBILITY IN SNOW.

* MAIN IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND THREATS TO LIVESTOCK.

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.

&&

$$

NDZ022-023-035>037-046-047-110445-
/O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150512T0000Z/
SHERIDAN-WELLS-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-EMMONS-LOGAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...BISMARCK...STEELE...
JAMESTOWN...LINTON...NAPOLEON
337 PM CDT SUN MAY 10 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT
MONDAY...

* TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 6 INCHES.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH WITH 
  REDUCED VISIBILITY IN SNOW. 

* MAIN IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND THREATS TO LIVESTOCK.

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.

&&

$$
012 
WWUS43 KBIS 110239
WSWBIS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
939 PM CDT SUN MAY 10 2015

...STRONG SPRING STORM CONTINUES TO IMPACT PARTS OF THE NORTHERN
PLAINS...

.RAIN AND SNOW CONTINUES ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND
SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA WITH ANOTHER SURGE OF HEAVY RAIN OR
SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH
DAKOTA TONIGHT. ALREADY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM EIGHT INCHES IN
SELFRIDGE TO FIVE INCHES IN WISHEK HAVE BEEN REPORTED. THESE SAME
LOCATIONS MAY SEE ANOTHER SIX INCHES THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

A WINTER STORM WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA...INCLUDING ELGIN...FLASHER...AND FORT YATES...WHERE
HEAVY SNOW HAS ALREADY OCCURRED AND UP TO ANOTHER SIX INCHES WILL
BE POSSIBLE.

TWO TO 6 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR
BISMARCK...LINTON...NAPOLEON...WISHEK AND ASHLEY...HARVEY...
JAMESTOWN AND STEELE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. BISMARCK SHOULD
RECEIVE CLOSER TO TWO INCHES WITH THE AREAS FROM LINTON TO
JAMESTOWN CLOSER TO THE 6 INCH RANGE OF ADDITIONAL SNOW. A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THESE AREAS.

IN ADDITION TO HEAVY SNOW...STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS AS HIGH AS
40 MPH WILL CONTINUE OVER SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. TRAVEL WILL
BE HAZARDOUS FOR SOME AREAS. KEEP UP TO DATE AT WEATHER.GOV/BIS.

NDZ034-042-045-111045-
/O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150511T1200Z/
MORTON-GRANT-SIOUX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANDAN...ELGIN...FORT YATES
939 PM CDT SUN MAY 10 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT /6 AM
MDT/ MONDAY...

* TIMING...THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST AS HIGH AS 35 MPH WITH REDUCED 
  VISIBILITY IN SNOW. 

* MAIN IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND THREATS TO LIVESTOCK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS AND PRODUCE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR
LIVESTOCK.

&&

$$

NDZ020-041-044-111045-
/O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150511T1200Z/
OLIVER-HETTINGER-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTER...MOTT...HETTINGER
939 PM CDT SUN MAY 10 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT /6 AM
MDT/ MONDAY...

* TIMING...THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST AS HIGH AS 30 MPH WITH REDUCED 
  VISIBILITY IN SNOW. 

* MAIN IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND THREATS TO LIVESTOCK.

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.

&&

$$

NDZ022-023-025-035>037-046-047-050-111045-
/O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150512T0000Z/
SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-EMMONS-LOGAN-
MCINTOSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...
BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...LINTON...NAPOLEON...ASHLEY
939 PM CDT SUN MAY 10 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT
MONDAY...

* TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 6 INCHES.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH WITH 
  REDUCED VISIBILITY IN SNOW. 

* MAIN IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND THREATS TO LIVESTOCK.

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.

&&

$$
WAA
340 
WWUS43 KBIS 110701
WSWBIS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
201 AM CDT MON MAY 11 2015

...STRONG SPRING STORM CONTINUES TO IMPACT PARTS OF THE NORTHERN
PLAINS...

.ANOTHER SURGE OF HEAVY RAIN AND SNOW IS OVER SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH
DAKOTA THIS MORNING. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND 2 INCHES
OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THERE.

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH
DAKOTA...INCLUDING ELGIN...FLASHER...AND FORT YATES.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR BISMARCK...
LINTON...NAPOLEON...WISHEK...ASHLEY...HARVEY...JAMESTOWN...AND
STEELE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. 

IN ADDITION TO HEAVY SNOW...STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS AS HIGH AS
40 MPH WILL CONTINUE OVER SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. TRAVEL WILL
BE HAZARDOUS. KEEP UP TO DATE AT WEATHER.GOV/BIS.

NDZ034-042-045-111200-
/O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150511T1200Z/
MORTON-GRANT-SIOUX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANDAN...ELGIN...FORT YATES
201 AM CDT MON MAY 11 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT /6 AM
MDT/ THIS MORNING...

* TIMING...THROUGH TONIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...BETWEEN 6 AND 12 INCHES STORM TOTAL.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST AS HIGH AS 35 MPH WITH REDUCED 
  VISIBILITY IN SNOW. 

* MAIN IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND THREATS TO LIVESTOCK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS AND PRODUCE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR
LIVESTOCK.

&&

$$

NDZ020-041-044-111200-
/O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150511T1200Z/
OLIVER-HETTINGER-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTER...MOTT...HETTINGER
201 AM CDT MON MAY 11 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT /6 AM
MDT/ THIS MORNING...

* TIMING...THROUGH TONIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...BETWEEN 3 AND 6 INCHES STORM TOTAL.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST AS HIGH AS 30 MPH WITH REDUCED 
  VISIBILITY IN SNOW. 

* MAIN IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND THREATS TO LIVESTOCK.

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.

&&

$$

NDZ022-023-025-035>037-046-047-050-111515-
/O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150512T0000Z/
SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-EMMONS-LOGAN-
MCINTOSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...
BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...LINTON...NAPOLEON...ASHLEY
201 AM CDT MON MAY 11 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...BETWEEN 2 AND 6 INCHES STORM TOTAL.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS AS HIGH AS 40 MPH WITH
  REDUCED VISIBILITY IN SNOW.

* MAIN IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND THREATS TO LIVESTOCK.

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.

&&

$$

SCHECK
356 
WWUS43 KBIS 111010
WSWBIS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
510 AM CDT MON MAY 11 2015

...STRONG SPRING STORM CONTINUES TO IMPACT PARTS OF THE NORTHERN
PLAINS...

.THE SNOW BAND THAT DUMPED MORE THAN 8 INCHES ACROSS THE SOUTH
CENTRAL ON SUNDAY IS WEAKENING AS ANOTHER SURGE OF MOISTURE PUSHES
INTO THE REGION. 

ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
IN JAMESTOWN...STEELE...WISHEK...LINTON...NAPOLEON...AND
CARRINGTON...WHERE A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT.

SNOW IS WINDING DOWN IN ELGIN...SELFRIDGE...AND FORT YATES...SO
THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 7 AM. 

IN ADDITION TO HEAVY SNOW...STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS AS HIGH AS
40 MPH WILL CONTINUE OVER SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. TRAVEL WILL
BE HAZARDOUS. KEEP UP TO DATE AT WEATHER.GOV/BIS.

NDZ034-111115-
/O.CAN.KBIS.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150511T1200Z/
MORTON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MANDAN
510 AM CDT MON MAY 11 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
STORM WARNING. 

$$

NDZ020-041-044-111115-
/O.CAN.KBIS.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150511T1200Z/
OLIVER-HETTINGER-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTER...MOTT...HETTINGER
510 AM CDT MON MAY 11 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY. 

$$

NDZ022-023-035-111115-
/O.CAN.KBIS.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150512T0000Z/
SHERIDAN-WELLS-BURLEIGH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...BISMARCK
510 AM CDT MON MAY 11 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY. 

$$

NDZ042-045-111200-
/O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150511T1200Z/
GRANT-SIOUX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELGIN...FORT YATES
510 AM CDT MON MAY 11 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT /6 AM
MDT/ THIS MORNING...

* TIMING...UNTIL 7 AM CDT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...BETWEEN 6 AND 12 INCHES STORM TOTAL.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST AS HIGH AS 35 MPH WITH REDUCED 
  VISIBILITY IN SNOW. 

* MAIN IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND THREATS TO LIVESTOCK.

&&

$$

NDZ025-036-037-046-047-050-111815-
/O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150512T0000Z/
FOSTER-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-EMMONS-LOGAN-MCINTOSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CARRINGTON...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...
LINTON...NAPOLEON...ASHLEY
510 AM CDT MON MAY 11 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...BETWEEN 2 AND 6 INCHES STORM TOTAL.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS AS HIGH AS 40 MPH WITH 
  REDUCED VISIBILITY IN SNOW. 

* MAIN IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND THREATS TO LIVESTOCK.

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.

&&

$$

SCHECK/JP MARTIN
533 
WWUS43 KBIS 111211
WSWBIS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
711 AM CDT MON MAY 11 2015

...STRONG SPRING STORM WAS STARTING TO MOVE AWAY FROM NORTH
DAKOTA THIS MONDAY MORNING...

.SNOW WAS ENDING OVER CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA WHILE RAIN AND SNOW
CONTINUED OVER THE EAST.

WINTER STORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORIES CONTINUE FOR MCINTOSH...LOGAN...STUTSMAN...AND FOSTER
COUNTIES WHERE SNOW CONTINUED FALLING. THE SNOW OVER THIS AREA
WILL MIX WITH RAIN LATE THIS MORNING AND CHANGE TO ALL RAIN THIS
AFTERNOON...THEN END.

NORTHEAST WINDS AS HIGH AS 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE OVER SOUTH
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA.

NDZ042-045-111315-
/O.EXP.KBIS.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150511T1200Z/
GRANT-SIOUX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELGIN...FORT YATES
711 AM CDT MON MAY 11 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$

NDZ036-046-111315-
/O.CAN.KBIS.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150512T0000Z/
KIDDER-EMMONS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STEELE...LINTON
711 AM CDT MON MAY 11 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY. 

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

NDZ025-037-047-050-112015-
/O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150512T0000Z/
FOSTER-STUTSMAN-LOGAN-MCINTOSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CARRINGTON...JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...
ASHLEY
711 AM CDT MON MAY 11 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...BETWEEN 2 AND 6 INCHES STORM TOTAL.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS AS HIGH AS 40 MPH WITH 
  REDUCED VISIBILITY IN SNOW. 

* MAIN IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND THREATS TO LIVESTOCK.

&&

$$

JP MARTIN

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Bismarck, ND wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at May 8, 11:43 PM MDT, 3 hours 42 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 8, 11:43 PM MDT, 3 hours 42 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1243 AM CDT SAT MAY 9 2015

.UPDATE...
ISSUED AT 1212 AM CDT SAT MAY 9 2015

ISSUES THIS MORNING RANGE FROM FROST DEVELOPING THIS MORNING TO
PRECIPITATION TYPE AS A DEVELOPING COLORADO LOW MOVES NORTHWARD
AND BECOMES VERTICALLY STACKED OVER THE DAKOTAS THIS WEEKEND.

CLOUD COVER/VIRGA ACROSS THE WESTERN COUNTIES DOES NOT MAKE FOR A
TYPICAL FROST ADVISORY. TEMPERATURES HAVE FALLEN TO 32F BENEATH
THE CLOUDS IN BELCOURT AND CANDO...AND TO 36F IN HARVEY AND TIOGA.
SO...THE FROST ADVISORY WILL REMAIN IN PLACE WITH THE EXPECTATION
THAT EVEN IF FROST IS NOT DEPOSITED ON VEGETATION...NEAR FREEZING
TEMPERATURES WILL HARM SENSITIVE PLANTS THAT ARE UNPROTECTED.

VIRGA SPREADING OVER COUNTIES WEST OF HIGHWAY 83 WILL SATURATE THE
SURFACE TO 700 MB LAYER OVER THE NEXT 9 TO 12 HOURS.
MANY MODELS/ENSEMBLES DROP 850 MB TEMPERATURES BELOW ZERO
NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM LEMMON SD TO CARRINGTON BY SUNDAY
MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE HIGHLY UNCERTAIN...AND WILL
LARGELY BE DETERMINED BY THE LOCATIONS OF ANY HEAVIER SNOW BANDS.

UPDATE ISSUED AT 942 PM CDT FRI MAY 8 2015

CLOUD DECK ACROSS EASTERN INTO CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA PERSISTENT AND
WILL ADJUST CLOUDS TO REMAIN IN TONIGHT. HAVE SOME CONCERNS ABOUT
FROST WITH CLOUDS BEING PERSISTENT BUT TEMPERATURES AVE COOLED
INTO THE MID 30S NORTH CENTRAL AND ARE FALLING INTO THE UPPER 30S
FROM JAMESTOWN TO HARVEY TO STANLEY. SO WILL LEAVE FROST ADVISORY
IN PLACE AS IS. SEEING SOME RADAR RETURNS FROM KMBX (MINOT) RADAR
BUT NOT SEEING ANY GROUND TRUTH YET.

UPDATE ISSUED AT 642 PM CDT FRI MAY 8 2015

BOUNDARY LAYER WINDS AND MOISTURE MAINTAINING CLOUDS ACROSS THE
EASTERN HALF OF THE STATE...FROM BOTTINEAU COUNTY SOUTH THROUGH
EASTERN BURLEIGH COUNTY TO EMMONS COUNTY AND EAST. ANTICIPATE
THIS AREA OF CLOUDS WILL BE MORE PERSISTENT THAN EARLIER
THOUGHT...AT LEAST UNTIL MID/HIGH CLOUDS OVER RUN THEM. REMAINDER
OF FORECAST LOOKS GOOD.

&&

.SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY)

ISSUED AT 315 PM CDT FRI MAY 8 2015

FORECAST HIGHLIGHTS IN THE SHORT TERM PERIOD WILL BE FROST
HEADLINES TONIGHT...ALONG WITH INCREASING CHANCES FOR RAIN
SOUTHWEST INTO THE SOUTH CENTRAL TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY.

CURRENTLY...SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WITH A SURFACE RIDGE
EXTENDING SOUTH ACROSS THE DAKOTAS. EXTENSIVE STRATUS DECK IN
PLACE WITH THE COMBINATION OF STEEP LOW LEVEL LAPSE RATES AND
AMPLE BOUNDARY LAYER MOISTURE. CLOUDS ARE NOT BURNING OFF AS
PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT AND AS HIGH RES MODELS DEPICTED...SO HAVE KEPT
SKY COVER HIGHER FOR THE AFTERNOON. SHOULD SEE DISSIPATION OF
CLOUD COVER WITH SUNSET...ALTHOUGH WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED TO SEE
LINGERING CLOUDS ACROSS MY EAST FOR A BIT THIS EVENING.

WITH TEMPERATURES ALREADY LOW NORTH AND EAST...AND WITH EXPECTED
CLEARING CENTRAL...OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL ONCE AGAIN DIP DOWN INTO
THE LOW/MID 30S SO HAVE HOISTED ANOTHER FROST ADVISORY FOR ALL BUT
THE SOUTHWEST AND FAR SOUTH CENTRAL (WHERE CLOUDS AND/OR
PRECIPITATION ARE FORECAST TONIGHT).

FRONTAL BOUNDARY AND AN EASTERLY UPSLOPE FLOW WILL SEE THE
DEVELOPMENT OF LIGHT RAIN TONIGHT ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST. FORCING
WILL BE SUPPORTED BY A S/WV IMPULSE EJECTING OUT OF THE LARGE
CLOSED LOW OVER THE DESERT SOUTHWEST. ON SATURDAY...ADDITIONAL
SHORT WAVE ENERGY AND UPPER LEVEL JET DYNAMICS WILL SEE THE
CONTINUATION OF SHOWERS SOUTHWEST...SLOWLY EXPANDING EAST INTO THE
FAR SOUTH CENTRAL IN THE AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO
BE CONFINED TO ALONG AND SOUTH OF I-94. PRECIPITATION TYPE SHOULD
MAINLY BE LIQUID ON SATURDAY. HOWEVER...WILL NEED TO MONITOR
SURFACE OBS AS MODELS DO INDICATE DYNAMIC COOLING ALOFT SO A
TRANSITION TO SNOW OR A MIX VERY POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE
HIGHER TERRAIN OF SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA. BUFKIT ANALYSIS DOES
INDICATE A CHANGEOVER SAT MORNING SOUTHWEST.

.LONG TERM...(SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY)
ISSUED AT 253 PM CDT FRI MAY 8 2015

THE MAIN FOCUS FOR THE LONG TERM IS THE STORM THAT WILL IMPACT THE
NORTHERN PLAINS THIS WEEKEND.

IN SHORT...MUCH UNCERTAINTY REMAINS WITH RESPECT TO SNOW
ACCUMULATION...THOUGH IT DOES APPEAR THE BEST CHANCE FOR SNOW WILL
BE ALONG AND SOUTH OF I-94.

AS WE MOVE INTO SATURDAY NIGHT...THE INVERTED TROUGH WILL ENTER
EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA. AS THE UPPER LEVEL LOW AND THE SURFACE LOW
BECOME MORE VERTICALLY STACKED...DYNAMIC COOLING WILL BECOME
MAXIMIZED. THIS WILL PLAY A KEY ROLE IN DETERMINING PRECIPITATION
TYPE. SURFACE TEMPERATURES WILL GENERALLY BE ABOVE FREEZING DURING
THE DAY SUNDAY...THUS MINIMIZING ANY SNOW ACCUMULATION OR EVEN
TRANSITIONING SNOW TO ALL RAIN. HOWEVER AS DYNAMIC COOLING KICKS
IN AND PRECIPITATION INTENSIFIES...IT MAY BE ENOUGH TO OVERCOME
WARMER TEMPERATURES AT THE SURFACE AND SNOW MAY BEGIN TO
ACCUMULATE. AT THIS TIME THE MODELS HAVE THE CENTER OF THE UPPER
LEVEL LOW MOVING ACROSS THE NORTH DAKOTA/SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER. THIS
IS WHERE THE STRONGEST FORCING AND CONVERGENCE IS EXPECTED TO SET
UP BY SUNDAY MORNING AND THEREFORE WHEN/WHERE THE HEAVIEST
PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR. THIS POTENT LOW WILL LIKELY BE
WRAPPING IN WARMER AIR TO THE EAST AND NORTH OF ITS CENTER. THIS
MEANS EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND AREAS NORTH OF I-94 WILL LIKELY BE
TOO WARM MOST OF THE DAY SUNDAY TO SEE ANY SNOW. THE SYSTEM IS
EXPECTED TO LINGER THROUGH MONDAY MORNING BRINGING ADDITIONAL
PRECIPITATION TO MAINLY CENTRAL AND EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA.

FOR THIS FORECAST...UTILIZED A BLEND OF THE 12 UTC
ECMWF/GEM/GFS/SREF AS THEY WERE IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT WITH EACH
OTHER ON THE TIMING AND LOCATION OF PRECIPITATION. IT IS IMPORTANT
TO NOTE THAT THE 12 UTC SUITE OF MODELS DID SHIFT THE TRACK OF THE
LOW FURTHER SOUTH AND EAST THAN PREVIOUS RUNS...BUT ALSO INCREASED
THE PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS. BASICALLY THIS WOULD MEAN LESS SNOW AND
MORE RAIN FOR NORTH DAKOTA THAN PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT BY LOOKING AT
THE 00 AND 06 UTC MODELS. DUE TO THE DRASTIC CHANGE IN THE MODELS
FROM YESTERDAY MORNING TO LAST NIGHT AND THEN AGAIN
TODAY...CONFIDENCE IN ANY ONE SOLUTION IS LOW.

WHAT IS MORE CERTAIN IS THE AMOUNT OF LIQUID WATER WITH THIS
STORM. IT APPEARS LIKELY THAT LOCATIONS ACROSS SOUTHERN NORTH
DAKOTA WILL SEE BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES OF RAIN. LOCATIONS FURTHER
NORTH AND EAST MAY SEE ANYWHERE FROM A HALF INCH TO ONE INCH.

A BRIEF BREAK IN THE ACTION IS ON TAP FOR TUESDAY...BEFORE YET
ANOTHER WAVE LOOKS TO MOVE THROUGH WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. AT
THIS TIME IT APPEARS PRECIPITATION WILL FALL AS ALL RAIN
WED/THURS.

&&

.AVIATION...(FOR THE 06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z SATURDAY NIGHT)
ISSUED AT 1212 AM CDT SAT MAY 9 2015

CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY DETERIORATE OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS AT
KDIK/KBIS/KJMS. SNOW WILL NEED TO BE ADDED TO THE FORECAST AFTER
00Z SUNDAY...BUT WITH SUCH GREAT UNCERTAINTY ON PRECIPITATION TYPE
AND LOCATION IT HAS BEEN LEFT OUT OF CURRENT TAFS. WILL REEVALUATE
OVER THE NEXT 6 HOURS. OTHERWISE...MVFR CEILINGS WILL CONTINUE AT
KJMS THIS MORNING.

&&

.BIS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FROST ADVISORY UNTIL 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING FOR NDZ001>005-
009>013-017>023-025-034>037-046>048-050-051.

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UPDATE...SCHECK
SHORT TERM...NH
LONG TERM...AJ
AVIATION...SCHECK
Hazardous weather outlook, May 8, 6:00 PM MDT, 9 hours 25 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
700 PM CDT FRI MAY 8 2015

NDZ034>037-046>048-050-051-100000-
MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-
DICKEY-
700 PM CDT FRI MAY 8 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

A FROST ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. SEE
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BIS FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

ACCUMULATING SNOW IS POSSIBLE SUNDAY...MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF
I-94. CHECK WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BIS FOR UPDATES.

FROST IS POSSIBLE EACH NIGHT THROUGH THE NEXT WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

NDZ031>033-040>045-100000-
GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
SIOUX-
700 PM CDT FRI MAY 8 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

PATCHY FROST POSSIBLE TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

THERE IS A CHANCE FOR A RAIN/SNOW MIX OR ALL SNOW DURING THE DAY
SATURDAY ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA.
LIGHT ACCUMUALTIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE. CHECK WEATHER.GOV/BIS FOR
FORECAST UPDATES.

FROST IS POSSIBLE EACH NIGHT THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-100000-
DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-
MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-
FOSTER-
700 PM CDT FRI MAY 8 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA...NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH
DAKOTA...SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

A FROST ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. SEE
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BIS FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

FROST IS POSSIBLE EACH NIGHT THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Bismarck, ND issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 9, 3:25 AM MDTWinter Storm WatchBISBurleigh, Emmons, Kidder, Logan, Oliver, Sheridan and 4 more25 hr

Nearby

Winter Storm Warnings in North Dakota, 2015Every winter storm warning in 2015

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.