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Blizzard Warning 1, NWS Grand Forks, ND

January 3, 20154 counties in North Dakota; 4 counties in Minnesota

NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this blizzard warning at Jan 3, 2015, 9:35 AM CST for 4 counties in North Dakota; 4 counties in Minnesota. It was in force for 5 hr. 9 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
Jan 3, 2015, 9:35 AM CST (15:35 UTC)
Expired
Jan 3, 2015, 2:49 PM CST
In force
5 hr
Issued by
NWS Grand Forks, ND

Counties Kittson County, MN, Marshall County, MN, Norman County, MN, Polk County, MN, Grand Forks County, ND, Pembina County, ND, Traill County, ND, Walsh County, ND

The radar

The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:41 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
Jan 3, 9:35 AM CSTBLIZZARD5 W Grand Forks, NDWIND GUSTING TO 35 KT AT TIME OF OBSERVATION.
Jan 3, 9:35 AM CSTBLIZZARDCrookston, MNWIND GUST TO 37 KT WITH VISIBILITY REPORTED AT 1/4 MILE.
Jan 3, 9:35 AM CSTBLIZZARDDrayton, NDVISIBILITY UNDER 1/8 MILE AND 3-4 INCHES OF SNOW.
Jan 3, 9:35 AM CSTBLIZZARDGrand Forks, NDVISIBILITY OF NEAR 1/4 MILE REPORTED SOUTH END OF GRAND FORKS.
Jan 3, 9:35 AM CSTBLIZZARDHamilton, NDREPORT OF VISIBILITY LESS THAN 200 FT ON HIGHWAY 81 FROM HAMILTON TO ST THOMAS.
Jan 3, 10:38 AM CSTBLIZZARDCavalier, NDLE REPORTS 15 TO 20 FEET VISBY ON RTS 5 TOWARD I-29 AND HWY 18 SOUTH...REGION GENERALLY WX0BS DUE TO SNOW AND WIND RESTRICTING VISBY. WFO FGF HAS BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FOR RRN VALLEY REGION INCLUDING PEMBINA COUNTY.
Jan 3, 11:06 AM CSTSNOW 6.412 Nw Cavalier, NDSTORM TOTAL.
Jan 3, 12:20 PM CSTBLIZZARD6 Nw Fisher, MNREPORT OF VISIBILITY 500 FT TO 1/4 MILE ON HWY 2 BETWEEN FISHER AND EAST GRAND FORKS.
Jan 3, 12:42 PM CSTSNOW 44 N Park River, NDSTORM TOTAL.

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

The nearest sounding before it

International Fa, MN (KINL), launched 12:00Z, 3.6 hours before the alert went out and 278 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, International Fa, MN at 12:00Z on 2015-01-03Temperature 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°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, International Fa, MN at 12:00Z on 2015-01-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 274 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
534 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
66 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
274 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
340 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.

581 
WWUS43 KFGF 031535
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
935 AM CST SAT JAN 3 2015

MNZ001-004-007-NDZ008-016-027-032200-
/O.CAN.KFGF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150104T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KFGF.BZ.W.0001.150103T1535Z-150103T2200Z/
WEST POLK-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH-GRAND FORKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALLOCK...WARREN...CAVALIER...GRAFTON...GRAND FORKS
935 AM CST SAT JAN 3 2015

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. THE
WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* TIMING...INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...GUSTS TO 40 MPH LOWERING VISIBILITY TO NEAR
  ZERO.
 
* WIND CHILL VALUES...30 TO 40 BELOW ZERO. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE CONFINED TO
  THE IMMEDIATE RED RIVER VALLEY. NO ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS
  EXPECTED. 

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.

&&

$$

NDZ006-007-014-015-026-054-032200-
/O.CAN.KFGF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150104T0000Z/
/O.EXB.KFGF.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150103T2200Z/
TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-NELSON-WESTERN WALSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...LANGDON...MADDOCK...LEEDS...
DEVILS LAKE...LAKOTA...ADAMS
935 AM CST SAT JAN 3 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM
CST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* TIMING...INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS.

* WINDS...NORTHERLY WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 35 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE IN BLOWING
  SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...NO ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...20 TO 30 BELOW BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON... 
  THEN FALLING TO 40 TO 45 BELOW SATURDAY NIGHT. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE LIFE 
  THREATENING WITH DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS...FALLING AND BLOWING 
  SNOW. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES
WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

&&

$$

MNZ002-NDZ030-032200-
/O.UPG.KFGF.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150104T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KFGF.BZ.W.0001.150103T1535Z-150103T2200Z/
NORMAN-TRAILL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MAYVILLE
935 AM CST SAT JAN 3 2015

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...GUSTS TO 40 MPH LOWERING VISIBILITY TO NEAR
  ZERO.
 
* WIND CHILL VALUES...30 TO 40 BELOW ZERO. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE CONFINED TO
  THE IMMEDIATE RED RIVER VALLEY. NO ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS
  EXPECTED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

&&

$$

MNZ005-006-008-009-013>017-040000-
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150104T0000Z/
ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-
RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN...
RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...
BAGLEY...BEMIDJI
935 AM CST SAT JAN 3 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING...INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS.

* WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...IN OPEN AREAS...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO ANOTHER INCH IS POSSIBLE. TOTAL
  ACCUMULATION WILL BE 5 TO 9 INCHES MOST AREAS. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...DROPPING TO 25 TO 30 BELOW TODAY...THEN
  FALLING TO 40 TO 50 BELOW TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE
WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

NDZ024-028-029-038-032200-
/O.EXT.KFGF.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150103T2200Z/
EDDY-GRIGGS-STEELE-BARNES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW ROCKFORD...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...
VALLEY CITY
935 AM CST SAT JAN 3 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING...INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS.

* WINDS...NORTHERLY 20 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. 

* VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE IN BLOWING SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...NO ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...20 TO 30 BELOW TODAY...THEN FALLING TO 40
  TO 45 BELOW SATURDAY NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

&&

$$

MNZ003-NDZ039-040000-
/O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150104T0000Z/
CLAY-CASS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOORHEAD...FARGO
935 AM CST SAT JAN 3 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING...INTO THIS AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...NORTHERLY 20 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE IN BLOWING
  SNOW...NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...NO ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...20 TO 30 BELOW TODAY...THEN FALLING TO 40 TO
  45 BELOW SATURDAY NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

&&

$$

MNZ022>024-027-028-040000-
/O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150104T0000Z/
MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...
DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE
935 AM CST SAT JAN 3 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING...INTO THIS AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...NORTHERLY 20 AND 35 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE IN FALLING AND 
  BLOWING SNOW. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO ANOTHER INCH IS POSSIBLE...BRINGING
  TOTAL SNOWFALL TO 1 TO 4 INCHES.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...20 TO 30 BELOW TODAY...THEN FALLING TO 40 TO
  45 BELOW SATURDAY NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
405 
WWUS43 KFGF 031634
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
1034 AM CST SAT JAN 3 2015

MNZ001-002-004-007-NDZ008-016-027-030-032200-
/O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150103T2200Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH-
GRAND FORKS-TRAILL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALSTAD...HALLOCK...WARREN...CAVALIER...GRAFTON...GRAND FORKS...
MAYVILLE
1034 AM CST SAT JAN 3 2015

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING...INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...GUSTS TO 40 MPH LOWERING VISIBILITY TO NEAR 
  ZERO. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...30 TO 40 BELOW ZERO TODAY...AND 40 TO 50
  BELOW TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE CONFINED TO
  OPEN AREAS WITHIN THE IMMEDIATE RED RIVER VALLEY. NO ADDITIONAL
  SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

&&

$$

MNZ005-006-008-009-013>017-040000-
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150104T0000Z/
ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-
RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN...
RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...
BAGLEY...BEMIDJI
1034 AM CST SAT JAN 3 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING...INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS.

* WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...IN OPEN AREAS...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO ANOTHER INCH IS POSSIBLE. TOTAL 
  ACCUMULATION WILL BE 5 TO 9 INCHES MOST AREAS. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...25 TO 35 BELOW TODAY...THEN FALLING TO 40 TO
  50 BELOW TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE
WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

MNZ029-030-040-NDZ049-052-053-040000-
/O.EXA.KFGF.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150104T0000Z/
WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...
ELBOW LAKE...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON
1034 AM CST SAT JAN 3 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WIND CHILLS...WIND SPEEDS...AND BLOWING
SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING.

* TIMING...INTO THIS AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...NORTHERLY 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...POSSIBLY NEAR ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES DUE TO
  BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...NO ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...25 TO 35 BELOW TODAY...THEN FALLING TO 40 TO
  50 BELOW TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

&&

$$

MNZ003-NDZ039-040000-
/O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150104T0000Z/
CLAY-CASS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOORHEAD...FARGO
1034 AM CST SAT JAN 3 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING...INTO THIS AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...NORTHERLY 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE DUE TO BLOWING SNOW
  IN OPEN AREAS...NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...NO ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...25 TO 35 BELOW TODAY...THEN FALLING TO 40 TO
  50 BELOW TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

&&

$$

MNZ022>024-027-028-040000-
/O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150104T0000Z/
MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...
DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE
1034 AM CST SAT JAN 3 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING...INTO THIS AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...NORTHERLY 20 AND 35 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE IN FALLING AND 
  BLOWING SNOW. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO ANOTHER INCH IS POSSIBLE...BRINGING 
  TOTAL SNOWFALL TO 1 TO 4 INCHES. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...20 TO 30 BELOW TODAY...THEN FALLING TO 40 
  TO 45 BELOW SATURDAY NIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

&&

$$

NDZ006-007-014-015-024-026-028-029-038-054-032200-
/O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150103T2200Z/
TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-NELSON-GRIGGS-STEELE-BARNES-
WESTERN WALSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...LANGDON...MADDOCK...LEEDS...
DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...
VALLEY CITY...ADAMS
1034 AM CST SAT JAN 3 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING...INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS.

* WINDS...NORTHERLY WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 35 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE IN BLOWING SNOW... 
  ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...NO ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...25 TO 35 BELOW TODAY...THEN FALLING TO 40 TO
  50 BELOW TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING.

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.

&&

$$
306 
WWUS43 KFGF 031850
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
1250 PM CST SAT JAN 3 2015

MNZ004-NDZ008-032200-
/O.CAN.KFGF.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150103T2200Z/
/O.EXA.KFGF.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150103T2200Z/
KITTSON-PEMBINA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...CAVALIER
1250 PM CST SAT JAN 3 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW AND WIND CHILLS...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS
BEEN CANCELLED.

* WINDS...NORTHERLY BETWEEN 20 AND 35 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES DUE TO
  BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...NO ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...30 TO 40 BELOW TODAY...THEN FALLING TO 40 TO
  50 BELOW TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES
WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

&&

$$

MNZ001-002-007-NDZ016-027-030-032200-
/O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150103T2200Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-WEST MARSHALL-EASTERN WALSH-GRAND FORKS-TRAILL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALSTAD...WARREN...GRAFTON...GRAND FORKS...MAYVILLE
1250 PM CST SAT JAN 3 2015

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* REPORTS...AS OF 1PM...LIFE THREATENING CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING
  WITHIN MINNESOTA ACROSS THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF
  MARSHALL...POLK...AND NORMAN COUNTIES. 

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...GUSTS TO 40 MPH LOWERING VISIBILITY TO NEAR 
  ZERO. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...30 TO 40 BELOW ZERO TODAY...AND 40 TO 50 
  BELOW TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE CONFINED TO
  OPEN AREAS WITHIN THE IMMEDIATE RED RIVER VALLEY. NO ADDITIONAL
  SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

&&

$$

MNZ005-006-008-009-013>017-040000-
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150104T0000Z/
ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-
RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN...
RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...
BAGLEY...BEMIDJI
1250 PM CST SAT JAN 3 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING...AFTERNOON HOURS.

* WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...LITTLE ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED.
  TOTAL ACCUMULATION WILL BE 5 TO 9 INCHES MOST AREAS.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...25 TO 35 BELOW TODAY...THEN FALLING TO 40 
  TO 50 BELOW TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE
WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

MNZ003-NDZ039-040000-
/O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150104T0000Z/
CLAY-CASS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOORHEAD...FARGO
1250 PM CST SAT JAN 3 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING...AFTERNOON HOURS.

* WINDS...NORTHERLY 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES DUE TO
  BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...NO ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...25 TO 35 BELOW TODAY...THEN FALLING TO 40 
  TO 50 BELOW TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

&&

$$

MNZ022>024-027-028-040000-
/O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150104T0000Z/
MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...
DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE
1250 PM CST SAT JAN 3 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING...AFTERNOON HOURS.

* WINDS...NORTHERLY 20 AND 35 MPH.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...LITTLE ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED.
  TOTAL SNOWFALL WILL BE 1 TO 4 INCHES.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...20 TO 30 BELOW TODAY...THEN FALLING TO 40 
  TO 45 BELOW SATURDAY NIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

&&

$$

NDZ006-007-014-015-024-026-028-029-038-054-032200-
/O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150103T2200Z/
TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-NELSON-GRIGGS-STEELE-BARNES-
WESTERN WALSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...LANGDON...MADDOCK...LEEDS...
DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...
VALLEY CITY...ADAMS
1250 PM CST SAT JAN 3 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING...AFTERNOON HOURS.

* WINDS...NORTHERLY WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 35 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES DUE TO
  BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...NO ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...25 TO 35 BELOW TODAY...THEN FALLING TO 40 
  TO 50 BELOW TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW
AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

&&

$$

MNZ029-030-040-NDZ049-052-053-040000-
/O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150104T0000Z/
WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...
ELBOW LAKE...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON
1250 PM CST SAT JAN 3 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING...AFTERNOON HOURS.

* WINDS...NORTHERLY 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...POSSIBLY NEAR ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES DUE TO 
  BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...NO ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...25 TO 35 BELOW TODAY...THEN FALLING TO 40 
  TO 50 BELOW TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

&&

$$
249 
WWUS43 KFGF 032049
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
249 PM CST SAT JAN 3 2015

MNZ001-002-007-NDZ016-027-030-051800-
/O.CAN.KFGF.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150103T2200Z/
/O.NEW.KFGF.WC.W.0001.150103T2049Z-150105T1800Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-WEST MARSHALL-EASTERN WALSH-GRAND FORKS-TRAILL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALSTAD...WARREN...GRAFTON...GRAND FORKS...MAYVILLE
249 PM CST SAT JAN 3 2015

...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY. THE
BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...40 BELOW TO 50 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.

&&

$$

MNZ005-006-008-009-013>017-051800-
/O.CAN.KFGF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150104T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KFGF.WC.W.0001.150103T2049Z-150105T1800Z/
ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-
RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN...
RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...
BAGLEY...BEMIDJI
249 PM CST SAT JAN 3 2015

...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY. THE
WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...40 BELOW TO 50 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.

&&

$$

MNZ003-022>024-027-028-NDZ039-051800-
/O.CAN.KFGF.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150104T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KFGF.WC.W.0001.150103T2049Z-150105T1800Z/
CLAY-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-
CASS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOORHEAD...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...
PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...FARGO
249 PM CST SAT JAN 3 2015

...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY...
...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 MONDAY. THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...40 BELOW TO 50 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.

&&

$$

MNZ004-NDZ006>008-014-015-024-026-028-029-038-054-051800-
/O.CAN.KFGF.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150103T2200Z/
/O.NEW.KFGF.WC.W.0001.150103T2049Z-150105T1800Z/
KITTSON-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-NELSON-GRIGGS-
STEELE-BARNES-WESTERN WALSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...
MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...
COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...VALLEY CITY...ADAMS
249 PM CST SAT JAN 3 2015

...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY...
...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 MONDAY. THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...40 BELOW TO 50 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.

&&

$$

MNZ029-030-040-NDZ049-052-053-051800-
/O.CAN.KFGF.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150104T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KFGF.WC.Y.0001.150103T2049Z-150105T1800Z/
WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...
ELBOW LAKE...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON
249 PM CST SAT JAN 3 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY. THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...30 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.

&&

$$

MNZ031-032-051800-
/O.NEW.KFGF.WC.Y.0001.150103T2049Z-150105T1800Z/
EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA
249 PM CST SAT JAN 3 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...30 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.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 3, 2:49 PM CSTWind Chill WarningFGFBarnes, Benson, Cass, Cavalier, Eddy, Grand Forks and 8 more45 hr
Jan 3, 2:49 PM CSTWind Chill AdvisoryFGFRansom, Richland, Sargent45 hr

Nearby

Blizzard Warnings in North Dakota, 2015Blizzard Warnings in Minnesota, 2015Every blizzard 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.