Alert archive / Minnesota / Blizzard Warnings in 2016
Blizzard Warning 3, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this blizzard warning at Nov 17, 2016, 1:04 PM CST for Grant County, Otter Tail County, Wilkin County, Minnesota; Richland County, Sargent County, North Dakota. It took effect at Nov 18, 2016, 12:00 AM CST. It was in force for 18 hr. 22 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
- Nov 17, 2016, 1:04 PM CST (19:04 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 18, 2016, 12:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Nov 18, 2016, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
Counties Grant County, MN, Otter Tail County, MN, Wilkin County, MN, Richland County, ND, Sargent County, ND
The radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 157 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 18, 5:33 AM CST | SNOW 2.5 | Ottertail, MN | SNOWFALL AS OF 530 AM. SNOW DEPTH ONE INCH. LIQUID PRECIPITATION 0.33 INCHES |
| Nov 18, 6:00 AM CST | BLIZZARD | Mooreton, ND | TV MET REPORTED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ALONG I-29 IN CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN RICHLAND COUNTY. |
| Nov 18, 6:03 AM CST | BLIZZARD | Mccauleyville, MN | ALONG HIGHWAY 75, WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. |
| Nov 18, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 1 | 6 Nnw Pelican Rapids, MN | SNOWFALL AS OF 700 AM |
| Nov 18, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 1.5 | 2 Nw Ottertail, MN | SNOWFALL AS OF 700 AM |
| Nov 18, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 1.5 | 5 Nw Dent, MN | SNOWFALL AS OF 700 AM |
| Nov 18, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 2.5 | 2 S Battle Lake, MN | SNOWFALL AS OF 700 AM |
| Nov 18, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 2.5 | 6 Se Fergus Falls, MN | SNOWFALL AS OF 700 AM. LIQUID PRECIPITATION 0.54 INCHES. |
| Nov 18, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 3.5 | 3 Se Breckenridge, MN | SNOW DEPTH 3 INCHES. LIQUID PRECIPITATION 0.28 INCHES. |
| Nov 18, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 5 | Lidgerwood, ND | 5 INCH SNOW DEPTH. LIQUID PRECIPITATION 0.34 INCH. |
| Nov 18, 7:22 AM CST | SNOW 4 | Havana, ND | SNOWFALL AS OF 700 AM. LIQUID PRECIPITATION 0.45 INCHES. |
| Nov 18, 8:45 AM CST | SNOW 4.2 | 3 E Mcleod, ND | LIQUID PRECIPITATION 0.41 INCHES |
| Nov 18, 8:45 AM CST | SNOW 4.5 | Rothsay, MN | |
| Nov 18, 9:30 AM CST | SNOW 3 | Wahpeton, ND | VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS UNDER 1/4 VSBY. |
| Nov 18, 9:30 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 7.5 | Elbow Lake, MN | STORM SPOTTER REPORT |
| Nov 18, 11:00 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 9 | Battle Lake, MN | VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. |
| Nov 18, 12:00 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Campbell, MN | FROM 9 AM TO NOON WINDS GUSTING TO 45 MPH CAUSING VISIBILITY TO LOWER TO LESS THAN 1/4 MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. |
| Nov 18, 12:00 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Fergus Falls, MN | BLIZZARD CONDITIONS 9 AM TO NOON DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND WINDS TO 35 MPH. VISIBILITY UNDER 1/4 MILE ALONG I-94. |
| Nov 18, 12:00 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Herman, MN | FROM 9 AM TO NOON VISIBILITY IN TOWN LESS THAN 1/8 MILE IN TOWN DUE TO WIND AND HEAVY SNOW. WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH. |
| Nov 18, 12:30 PM CST | SNOW 1 | Walcott, ND | VIA SOCIAL MEDIA |
| Nov 18, 1:00 PM CST | BLIZZARD | New York Mills, MN | FREQUENT VISIBILITY UNDER 1/4 MILE IN HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH WINDS TO 35 MPH FROM 9AM TO 1 PM. |
| Nov 18, 3:24 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 11 | Perham, MN | VIA SOCIAL MEDIA |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Aberdeen, SD (KABR), launched 12:00Z, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 205 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1173 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 63 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 31 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 190 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
262 WWUS43 KFGF 171904 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 104 PM CST THU NOV 17 2016 MNZ029-NDZ052-053-190000- /O.UPG.KFGF.BZ.A.0002.161118T0600Z-161119T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.161118T0600Z-161119T0000Z/ WILKIN-SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRECKENRIDGE...GWINNER...MILNOR... FORMAN...RUTLAND...WAHPETON 104 PM CST THU NOV 17 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...MIDNIGHT INTO FRIDAY. * BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY FALLING SNOW WILL BRING WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL ON FRIDAY COULD BE DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH GUSTING TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITIES WILL BE DOWN TO A QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. 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. && $$ MNZ030-031-040-190000- /O.UPG.KFGF.BZ.A.0002.161118T0600Z-161119T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.161118T0600Z-161119T0000Z/ WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERGUS FALLS...PERHAM... NEW YORK MILLS...PARKERS PRAIRIE...HENNING...BATTLE LAKE... ELBOW LAKE...HOFFMAN...ASHBY...HERMAN...BARRETT 104 PM CST THU NOV 17 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...AFTER MIDNIGHT INTO FRIDAY. * BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP DUE TO WIND AND FALLING SNOW OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY. * STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY FALLING SNOW WILL BRING WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL ON FRIDAY COULD BE DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITIES WILL BE DOWN TO A QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ017-023-024-027-028-032-190000- /O.UPG.KFGF.WS.A.0003.161118T0600Z-161119T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.WS.W.0004.161118T0600Z-161119T0000Z/ SOUTH BELTRAMI-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER- WADENA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEMIDJI...ALIDA...EBRO...LAKE ITASCA... LONG LOST LAKE...LOWER RICE LAKE...ROY LAKE...UPPER RICE LAKE... PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...WADENA...MENAHGA 104 PM CST THU NOV 17 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...AFTER MIDNIGHT INTO FRIDAY. * HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT IN PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH FALLING HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE POOR VISIBILITIES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 35 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ002-003-006-009-015-016-022-NDZ039-049-190000- /O.UPG.KFGF.WS.A.0003.161118T0600Z-161119T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.WW.Y.0008.161118T0600Z-161119T0000Z/ NORMAN-CLAY-LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-EAST POLK- NORTH CLEARWATER-MAHNOMEN-CASS-RANSOM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ADA...TWIN VALLEY...HALSTAD... MOORHEAD...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE...REDBY...PONEMAH...FOSSTON... FERTILE...MCINTOSH...ERSKINE...BAGLEY...CLEARBROOK...MAHNOMEN... NAYTAHWAUSH...WAUBUN...FARGO...LISBON...ENDERLIN 104 PM CST THU NOV 17 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...MIDNIGHT INTO FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY AREA WILL BE ON THE NORTHWESTERN FRINGE OF THE HEAVY SNOW BAND AND THUS SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN THE ADVISORY AREA MAY VARY GREATLY IN SHORT DISTANCES. WINDS WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY CAUSING REDUCED VISIBILITIES DURING TIMES OF SNOWFALL. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 35 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ RIDDLE
4 follow-up statements
542 WWUS43 KFGF 180249 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 849 PM CST THU NOV 17 2016 MNZ029-NDZ052-053-190000- /O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.161118T0600Z-161119T0000Z/ WILKIN-SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRECKENRIDGE...GWINNER...MILNOR... FORMAN...RUTLAND...WAHPETON 849 PM CST THU NOV 17 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... * TIMING...MIDNIGHT INTO FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITIES WILL BE DOWN TO A QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. 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. && $$ MNZ030-031-040-190000- /O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.161118T0600Z-161119T0000Z/ WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERGUS FALLS...PERHAM... NEW YORK MILLS...PARKERS PRAIRIE...HENNING...BATTLE LAKE... ELBOW LAKE...HOFFMAN...ASHBY...HERMAN...BARRETT 849 PM CST THU NOV 17 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... * TIMING...AFTER MIDNIGHT INTO FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITIES WILL BE DOWN TO A QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ017-023-024-027-028-032-190000- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0004.161118T0600Z-161119T0000Z/ SOUTH BELTRAMI-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER- WADENA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEMIDJI...ALIDA...EBRO...LAKE ITASCA... LONG LOST LAKE...LOWER RICE LAKE...ROY LAKE...UPPER RICE LAKE... PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...WADENA...MENAHGA 849 PM CST THU NOV 17 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... * TIMING...AFTER MIDNIGHT INTO FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * VISIBILITIES WILL BE DOWN TO A HALF MILE OR LESS IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ002-003-006-009-015-016-022-NDZ039-049-190000- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0008.161118T0600Z-161119T0000Z/ NORMAN-CLAY-LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-EAST POLK- NORTH CLEARWATER-MAHNOMEN-CASS-RANSOM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ADA...TWIN VALLEY...HALSTAD... MOORHEAD...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE...REDBY...PONEMAH...FOSSTON... FERTILE...MCINTOSH...ERSKINE...BAGLEY...CLEARBROOK...MAHNOMEN... NAYTAHWAUSH...WAUBUN...FARGO...LISBON...ENDERLIN 849 PM CST THU NOV 17 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... * TIMING...MIDNIGHT INTO FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES. * LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY AREA WILL BE ON THE NORTHWESTERN FRINGE OF THE HEAVY SNOW BAND AND THUS SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN THE ADVISORY AREA MAY VARY GREATLY OVER SHORT DISTANCES. WINDS WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY CAUSING REDUCED VISIBILITIES DURING TIMES OF SNOWFALL. * WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
255 WWUS43 KFGF 181011 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 411 AM CST FRI NOV 18 2016 MNZ029-NDZ052-053-190000- /O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-161119T0000Z/ WILKIN-SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRECKENRIDGE...GWINNER...MILNOR... FORMAN...RUTLAND...WAHPETON 411 AM CST FRI NOV 18 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES. * AFTER AN OVERNIGHT LULL IN SNOWFALL ACTIVITY, BANDS OF SNOW ARE NOW RE-DEVELOPING OVER THE SOUTHERN VALLEY AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. * WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITIES WILL BE DOWN TO A QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. 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. && $$ MNZ030-031-040-190000- /O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-161119T0000Z/ WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERGUS FALLS...PERHAM... NEW YORK MILLS...PARKERS PRAIRIE...HENNING...BATTLE LAKE... ELBOW LAKE...HOFFMAN...ASHBY...HERMAN...BARRETT 411 AM CST FRI NOV 18 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES. * AFTER AN OVERNIGHT LULL IN SNOWFALL ACTIVITY, BANDS OF SNOW ARE NOW RE-DEVELOPING OVER WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITIES WILL BE DOWN TO A QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ017-023-024-027-028-032-190000- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-161119T0000Z/ SOUTH BELTRAMI-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER- WADENA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEMIDJI...ALIDA...EBRO...LAKE ITASCA... LONG LOST LAKE...LOWER RICE LAKE...ROY LAKE...UPPER RICE LAKE... PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...WADENA...MENAHGA 411 AM CST FRI NOV 18 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES. * AFTER A SEVERAL HOUR BREAK IN SNOWFALL, NEW SNOW BANDS WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION THIS MORNING. * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITIES WILL BE DOWN TO A HALF MILE OR LESS IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ002-003-006-009-015-016-022-NDZ039-049-190000- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-161119T0000Z/ NORMAN-CLAY-LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-EAST POLK- NORTH CLEARWATER-MAHNOMEN-CASS-RANSOM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ADA...TWIN VALLEY...HALSTAD... MOORHEAD...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE...REDBY...PONEMAH...FOSSTON... FERTILE...MCINTOSH...ERSKINE...BAGLEY...CLEARBROOK...MAHNOMEN... NAYTAHWAUSH...WAUBUN...FARGO...LISBON...ENDERLIN 411 AM CST FRI NOV 18 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. * LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY AREA WILL BE ON THE NORTHWESTERN FRINGE OF THE HEAVY SNOW BAND AND THUS SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN THE ADVISORY AREA MAY VARY GREATLY OVER SHORT DISTANCES. WINDS WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY CAUSING REDUCED VISIBILITIES DURING TIMES OF SNOWFALL. * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ WJB
457 WWUS43 KFGF 181827 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 1227 PM CST FRI NOV 18 2016 NDZ052-053-190000- /O.CAN.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-161119T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KFGF.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-161119T0000Z/ SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GWINNER...MILNOR...FORMAN...RUTLAND... WAHPETON 1227 PM CST FRI NOV 18 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...NO ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. * WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO ALLOW VISIBILITIES TO DROP TO A HALF MILE OR LESS IN 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. && $$ MNZ002-006-015-NDZ039-049-181930- /O.CAN.KFGF.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-161119T0000Z/ NORMAN-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST POLK-CASS-RANSOM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ADA...TWIN VALLEY...HALSTAD... BAUDETTE...FOSSTON...FERTILE...MCINTOSH...ERSKINE...FARGO... LISBON...ENDERLIN 1227 PM CST FRI NOV 18 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. NO ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED AS THE MAIN SYSTEM MOVES AWAY FROM THE AREA. GUSTY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON BUT ANY AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW SHOULD BE LIMITED. $$ MNZ029>031-040-190000- /O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-161119T0000Z/ WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...PERHAM... NEW YORK MILLS...PARKERS PRAIRIE...HENNING...BATTLE LAKE... ELBOW LAKE...HOFFMAN...ASHBY...HERMAN...BARRETT 1227 PM CST FRI NOV 18 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES HAVE ALREADY FALLEN WITH UP TO AN ADDITIONAL INCH POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * THE MAIN SNOW BAND IS SLOWLY MOVING EASTWARD SO EXPECT FALLING SNOW TO TAPER OFF BY MID AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...VISIBILITIES OF A QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE AFTER THE SNOW ENDS DUE TO THE GUSTY WINDS. 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. && $$ MNZ017-023-024-027-028-032-190000- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-161119T0000Z/ SOUTH BELTRAMI-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER- WADENA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEMIDJI...ALIDA...EBRO...LAKE ITASCA... LONG LOST LAKE...LOWER RICE LAKE...ROY LAKE...UPPER RICE LAKE... PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...WADENA...MENAHGA 1227 PM CST FRI NOV 18 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES HAVE ALREADY FALLEN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * THE MAIN SNOW BAND CONTINUES TO IMPACT LOCATIONS ACROSS THE WARNED AREA AND WILL GRADUALLY MOVE EASTWARD THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO ALLOW VISIBILITIES OF A HALF MILE OR LESS TO LINGER BOTH IN FALLING SNOW AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ003-009-016-022-190000- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-161119T0000Z/ CLAY-NORTH BELTRAMI-NORTH CLEARWATER-MAHNOMEN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOORHEAD...RED LAKE...REDBY...PONEMAH... BAGLEY...CLEARBROOK...MAHNOMEN...NAYTAHWAUSH...WAUBUN 1227 PM CST FRI NOV 18 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES HAVE ALREADY FALLEN WITH MINIMAL ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO ALLOW VISIBILITIES TO DROP TO A HALF MILE OR LESS IN 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. && $$ LEE
714 WWUS43 KFGF 190016 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 616 PM CST FRI NOV 18 2016 MNZ029>031-040-190130- /O.EXP.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-161119T0000Z/ WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...PERHAM... NEW YORK MILLS...PARKERS PRAIRIE...HENNING...BATTLE LAKE... ELBOW LAKE...HOFFMAN...ASHBY...HERMAN...BARRETT 616 PM CST FRI NOV 18 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING HAS EXPIRED... SNOW FOR THE MOST PART HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA. VISIBILITIES HAVE IMPROVED AND WINDS WERE SLOWLY DIMINISHING. SO THE BLIZZARD WARNING WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST. SOME BLOWING SNOW MAY REMAIN IN LOCALIZED AREAS AND SHOULD DECREASE IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS. $$ MNZ017-023-024-027-028-032-190130- /O.EXP.KFGF.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-161119T0000Z/ SOUTH BELTRAMI-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER- WADENA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEMIDJI...ALIDA...EBRO...LAKE ITASCA... LONG LOST LAKE...LOWER RICE LAKE...ROY LAKE...UPPER RICE LAKE... PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...WADENA...MENAHGA 616 PM CST FRI NOV 18 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED... SNOW HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA. VISIBILITIES HAVE IMPROVED AND WINDS WERE SLOWLY DIMINISHING. SO THE WINTER STORM WARNING WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST. $$ MNZ003-009-016-022-NDZ052-053-190130- /O.EXP.KFGF.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-161119T0000Z/ CLAY-NORTH BELTRAMI-NORTH CLEARWATER-MAHNOMEN-SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOORHEAD...RED LAKE...REDBY...PONEMAH... BAGLEY...CLEARBROOK...MAHNOMEN...NAYTAHWAUSH...WAUBUN...GWINNER... MILNOR...FORMAN...RUTLAND...WAHPETON 616 PM CST FRI NOV 18 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... SNOW HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA. VISIBILITIES HAVE IMPROVED AND WINDS WERE SLOWLY DIMINISHING. SO THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST. $$ JH
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17, 1:04 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, Wadena | 29 hr |
| Nov 17, 1:04 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Norman and 1 more | 29 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.