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Wind Chill Warning 2, NWS Grand Forks, ND

January 6, 201518 counties in Minnesota; 17 counties in North Dakota

NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this wind chill warning at Jan 6, 2015, 3:41 AM CST for 18 counties in Minnesota; 17 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Jan 6, 2015, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for 18 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 6, 2015, 3:41 AM CST (09:41 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 6, 2015, 6:00 PM CST
Expired
Jan 7, 2015, 12:00 PM CST
In force
18 hr
Issued by
NWS Grand Forks, ND
All 35 counties

Becker County, MN, Beltrami County, MN, Clay County, MN, Clearwater County, MN, Grant County, MN, Hubbard County, MN, Kittson County, MN, Lake of the Woods County, MN, Mahnomen County, MN, Marshall County, MN, Norman County, MN, Otter Tail County, MN, Pennington County, MN, Polk County, MN, Red Lake County, MN, Roseau County, MN, Wadena County, MN, Wilkin County, MN, Barnes County, ND, Benson County, ND, Cass County, ND, Cavalier County, ND, Eddy County, ND, Grand Forks County, ND, Griggs County, ND, Nelson County, ND, Pembina County, ND, Ramsey County, ND, Ransom County, ND, Richland County, ND, Sargent County, ND, Steele County, ND, Towner County, ND, Traill County, ND, Walsh County, ND

The radar

The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:41 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.

The nearest sounding before it

International Fa, MN (KINL), launched 00:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 290 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, International Fa, MN at 00:00Z on 2015-01-06Temperature 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 00:00Z on 2015-01-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 192 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
912 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
52 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
192 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
200 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.

661 
WWUS43 KFGF 060941
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
341 AM CST TUE JAN 6 2015

MNZ001-002-004>009-013>017-022-023-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-
054-071800-
/O.NEW.KFGF.WC.W.0002.150107T0000Z-150107T1800Z/
/O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150107T0000Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-WEST MARSHALL-
EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-
NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-TOWNER-
CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-
GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-WESTERN WALSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALSTAD...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN...
RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...
BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...CANDO...LANGDON...
CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...
NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...
MAYVILLE...ADAMS
341 AM CST TUE JAN 6 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
CST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
CST WEDNESDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM
CST THIS EVENING. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...25 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO TODAY THEN FALLING
  TO 40 BELOW TO 50 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT.

* OTHER IMPACTS...THERE WILL BE SOME PATCHY BLOWING AND DRIFTING
  SNOW IN OPEN AREAS THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING.

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.

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.

&&

$$

MNZ003-024-027-028-NDZ038-039-071800-
/O.NEW.KFGF.WC.W.0002.150107T0000Z-150107T1800Z/
/O.EXT.KFGF.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150107T0000Z/
CLAY-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-BARNES-CASS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOORHEAD...PARK RAPIDS...
DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO
341 AM CST TUE JAN 6 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
CST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
CST WEDNESDAY. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
6 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...25 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO TODAY THEN FALLING
  TO 40 BELOW TO 50 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT.

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.

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>032-040-NDZ049-052-053-071800-
/O.NEW.KFGF.WC.W.0002.150107T0600Z-150107T1800Z/
/O.EXT.KFGF.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150107T0600Z/
WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-RANSOM-
SARGENT-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...
NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE...LISBON...GWINNER...
WAHPETON
341 AM CST TUE JAN 6 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON
CST WEDNESDAY. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...25 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO TODAY AND THIS
  EVENING THEN FALLING TO 40 BELOW TO 50 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT.

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.

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.

&&

$$
5 follow-up statements
887 
WWUS43 KFGF 062052
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
252 PM CST TUE JAN 6 2015

MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027-028-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-
038-039-054-071800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WC.W.0002.150107T0000Z-150107T1800Z/
/O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150107T0000Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-
WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-
EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN-
SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-TOWNER-CAVALIER-
PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-
GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-WESTERN WALSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...WARREN...
NEWFOLDEN...RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...
FOSSTON...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...
PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...CANDO...LANGDON...
CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...
NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...
MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...ADAMS
252 PM CST TUE JAN 6 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON CST WEDNESDAY...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON CST WEDNESDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
6 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

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

* OTHER IMPACTS...THERE WILL BE SOME PATCHY BLOWING AND DRIFTING
  SNOW IN OPEN AREAS NEAR THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER THIS EVENING.

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>032-040-NDZ049-052-053-071800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WC.W.0002.150107T0600Z-150107T1800Z/
/O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150107T0600Z/
WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-RANSOM-
SARGENT-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...
NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE...LISBON...GWINNER...
WAHPETON
252 PM CST TUE JAN 6 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
NOON CST WEDNESDAY...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
NOON CST WEDNESDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...FALLING TO 40 BELOW TO 50 BELOW ZERO LATE
  TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL
RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$
107 
WWUS43 KFGF 070007
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
607 PM CST TUE JAN 6 2015

MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027-028-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-
038-039-054-071800-
/O.EXP.KFGF.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150107T0000Z/
/O.CON.KFGF.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150107T1800Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-
WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-
EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN-
SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-TOWNER-CAVALIER-
PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-
GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-WESTERN WALSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...WARREN...
NEWFOLDEN...RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...
FOSSTON...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...
PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...CANDO...LANGDON...
CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...
NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...
MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...ADAMS
607 PM CST TUE JAN 6 2015

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
WEDNESDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIND CHILL
WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY. 

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

* OTHER IMPACTS...THERE WILL BE SOME PATCHY BLOWING AND DRIFTING 
  SNOW IN OPEN AREAS NEAR THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER THIS EVENING. 

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>032-040-NDZ049-052-053-071800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WC.W.0002.150107T0600Z-150107T1800Z/
/O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150107T0600Z/
WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-RANSOM-
SARGENT-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...
NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE...LISBON...GWINNER...
WAHPETON
607 PM CST TUE JAN 6 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
NOON CST WEDNESDAY...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
NOON CST WEDNESDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...FALLING TO 40 BELOW TO 50 BELOW ZERO LATE 
  TONIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL
RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$


DTR
022 
WWUS43 KFGF 070552
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
1152 PM CST TUE JAN 6 2015

MNZ029>032-040-NDZ049-052-053-071800-
/O.EXP.KFGF.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150107T0600Z/
/O.CON.KFGF.WC.W.0002.150107T0600Z-150107T1800Z/
WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-RANSOM-
SARGENT-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...
NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE...LISBON...GWINNER...
WAHPETON
1152 PM CST TUE JAN 6 2015

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
WEDNESDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...

THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. A
WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...FALLING TO AROUND 40 BELOW LATE TONIGHT AND
  WEDNESDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL
RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027-028-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-
038-039-054-071800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150107T1800Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-
WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-
EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN-
SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-TOWNER-CAVALIER-
PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-
GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-WESTERN WALSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...WARREN...
NEWFOLDEN...RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...
FOSSTON...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...
PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...CANDO...LANGDON...
CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...
NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...
MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...ADAMS
1152 PM CST TUE JAN 6 2015

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
WEDNESDAY...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...FALLING TO 40 BELOW TO 45 BELOW ZERO.

* OTHER IMPACTS...THERE WILL BE SOME PATCHY BLOWING AND DRIFTING 
  SNOW IN OPEN AREAS NEAR THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER THIS EVENING. 

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.

&&

$$


DTR
194 
WWUS43 KFGF 070936
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
336 AM CST WED JAN 7 2015

MNZ001-004-005-007-008-013>015-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026-027-054-
090000-
/O.NEW.KFGF.BZ.A.0001.150108T1500Z-150109T0000Z/
/O.CON.KFGF.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150107T1800Z/
WEST POLK-KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON-
RED LAKE-EAST POLK-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-
EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-WESTERN WALSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALLOCK...ROSEAU...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN...THIEF RIVER FALLS...
RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...
LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...
GRAND FORKS...ADAMS
336 AM CST WED JAN 7 2015

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON. A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
TODAY. 

* TIMING...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS FROM 40 TO 45 BELOW THIS MORNING.
  GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THURSDAY MORNING AND
  CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASE THURSDAY MORNING AND
  WILL GUST TO AROUND 50 MPH BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. VISIBILITIES
  WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN OPEN
  COUNTRY THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...LIGHT SNOW WILL FALL LATE TONIGHT INTO
  THURSDAY MORNING...WITH AROUND AN INCH POSSIBLE.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...40 TO 45 BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING.

* OTHER IMPACTS...OPEN COUNTRY GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MAY
  DEVELOP THURSDAY MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON
  IN THE NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY INTO THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN. 

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.

A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR
BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES.
THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY
DANGEROUS.

&&

$$

MNZ002-003-006-009-016-017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ028>030-038-039-
049-052-053-071800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150107T1800Z/
NORMAN-CLAY-LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-NORTH CLEARWATER-
SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-
EAST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-
GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...BAUDETTE...
RED LAKE...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...
PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...BRECKENRIDGE...
FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE...
COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...
GWINNER...WAHPETON
336 AM CST WED JAN 7 2015

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...AROUND 40 BELOW THIS MORNING.

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.

&&

$$

DK
837 
WWUS43 KFGF 071816
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
1216 PM CST WED JAN 7 2015

MNZ001-004-005-007-008-013>015-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026-027-054-
090000-
/O.EXP.KFGF.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150107T1800Z/
/O.CON.KFGF.BZ.A.0001.150108T1500Z-150109T0000Z/
WEST POLK-KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON-
RED LAKE-EAST POLK-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-
EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-WESTERN WALSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALLOCK...ROSEAU...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN...THIEF RIVER FALLS...
RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...
LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...
GRAND FORKS...ADAMS
1216 PM CST WED JAN 7 2015

...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
...WIND CHILL WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY...

THE WIND CHILL WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY. A BLIZZARD
WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON. 

GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THURSDAY MORNING AND
CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASE THURSDAY MORNING 
  AND WILL GUST TO AROUND 50 MPH BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. 
  VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT 
  TIMES IN OPEN COUNTRY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...LIGHT SNOW WILL FALL LATE TONIGHT INTO 
  THURSDAY MORNING...WITH AROUND AN INCH POSSIBLE. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...OPEN COUNTRY GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MAY 
  DEVELOP THURSDAY MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY 
  AFTERNOON IN THE NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY INTO THE DEVILS 
  LAKE BASIN. 



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR
BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES.
THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY
DANGEROUS.

&&

$$

MNZ002-003-006-009-016-017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ028>030-038-039-
049-052-053-071930-
/O.EXP.KFGF.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150107T1800Z/
NORMAN-CLAY-LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-NORTH CLEARWATER-
SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-
EAST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-
GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...BAUDETTE...
RED LAKE...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...
PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...BRECKENRIDGE...
FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE...
COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...
GWINNER...WAHPETON
1216 PM CST WED JAN 7 2015

...WIND CHILL WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY...



$$

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.