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Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this winter storm warning at Mar 15, 2016, 3:22 PM CDT for Beltrami County, Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota. It took effect at Mar 16, 2016, 10:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 18 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
- Mar 15, 2016, 3:22 PM CDT (20:22 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 16, 2016, 10:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 17, 2016, 4:12 AM CDT
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
The radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 202 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 1:23 PM CDT | SNOW 3 | Baudette, MN | STILL SNOWING |
| Mar 16, 6:30 PM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 10 | 6 N Williams, MN |
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, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 122 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
- 502 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 140 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 94 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
090 WWUS43 KFGF 152022 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 322 PM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016 MNZ006-009-017-171200- /O.UPG.KFGF.WS.A.0002.160316T1200Z-160317T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.WS.W.0003.160316T1500Z-160317T1200Z/ LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-SOUTH BELTRAMI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE...REDBY...PONEMAH... BEMIDJI 322 PM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 7 AM CDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 7 AM CDT THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...EXPECT SNOW TO DEVELOP AROUND 10 AM WEDNESDAY AND THEN DIMINISH AROUND 7 AM THURSDAY. * PRECIPITATION RATES...THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN NOON AND 7 PM WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * WINDS / VISIBILITIES...LOOK FOR SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE ON WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. $$
7 follow-up statements
276 WWUS43 KFGF 160235 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 935 PM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016 MNZ006-009-017-171200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0003.160316T1500Z-160317T1200Z/ LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-SOUTH BELTRAMI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE...REDBY...PONEMAH... BEMIDJI 935 PM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 7 AM CDT THURSDAY... * TIMING...EXPECT SNOW TO DEVELOP AROUND 10 AM WEDNESDAY AND THEN DIMINISH AROUND 7 AM THURSDAY. * PRECIPITATION RATES...THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 1 PM AND 7 PM WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * WINDS / VISIBILITIES...LOOK FOR SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE ON WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. $$
598 WWUS43 KFGF 160830 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 330 AM CDT WED MAR 16 2016 MNZ006-009-017-171200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0003.160316T1500Z-160317T1200Z/ LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-SOUTH BELTRAMI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE...REDBY...PONEMAH... BEMIDJI 330 AM CDT WED MAR 16 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 AM CDT THURSDAY... * TIMING...EXPECT SNOW TO DEVELOP SHORTLY BEFORE 10 AM WEDNESDAY AND THEN DIMINISH AROUND 7 AM THURSDAY. * PRECIPITATION RATES...THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 1 PM AND 7 PM WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE ON THE EASTERN SIDES OF THE COUNTIES. * WINDS / VISIBILITIES...LOOK FOR SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE ON WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. $$
803 WWUS43 KFGF 161656 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 1156 AM CDT WED MAR 16 2016 MNZ006-009-017-171200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160317T1200Z/ LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-SOUTH BELTRAMI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE...REDBY...PONEMAH... BEMIDJI 1156 AM CDT WED MAR 16 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THURSDAY... * TIMING...WET SNOW WILL FALL FROM BAUDETTE TO WASKISH AND BLACKDUCK THROUGH THE DAY INTO TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL GRADUALL SPREAD WEST INTO BEMIDJI THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES WITH THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS IN THE EASTERN PART OF BOTH COUNTIES. * WINDS / VISIBILITIES...LOOK FOR SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE ON WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. $$ DTR
908 WWUS43 KFGF 161742 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 1242 PM CDT WED MAR 16 2016 MNZ017-171200- /O.CAN.KFGF.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160317T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.WW.Y.0007.160316T1742Z-160317T1200Z/ SOUTH BELTRAMI- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BEMIDJI 1242 PM CDT WED MAR 16 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THURSDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...A LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW MIX WILL TURN TO SNOW THIS EVENING WITH OCCASIONAL SNOW INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE WET THIS AFTERNOON AND TURN SLUSHY OR ICY TONIGHT AS TEMPERATURES DROP. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. 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. && $$ MNZ006-009-171200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160317T1200Z/ LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE...REDBY...PONEMAH 1242 PM CDT WED MAR 16 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THURSDAY... * TIMING...SNOW WILL FALL FROM BAUDETTE TO WASKISH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES. * WINDS / VISIBILITIES...LOOK FOR SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE ON WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. $$ DTR
810 WWUS43 KFGF 161958 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 258 PM CDT WED MAR 16 2016 MNZ006-009-171200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160317T1200Z/ LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE...REDBY...PONEMAH 258 PM CDT WED MAR 16 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THURSDAY... * TIMING...SNOW WILL FALL FROM BAUDETTE TO WASKISH THROUGH TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES. * WINDS / VISIBILITIES...LOOK FOR SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS AS TEMPERATURES FALL AND SLUSH BECOMES MORE ICY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. $$ MNZ005-171200- /O.EXA.KFGF.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160317T1200Z/ ROSEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...WARROAD...GREENBUSH 258 PM CDT WED MAR 16 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THURSDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH TONIGHT. HEAVIEST EAST OF ROSEAU...INCLUDING WARROAD. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES...HEAVIEST WARROAD AND THE REST OF EASTERN ROSEAU COUNTY. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE WET THIS AFTERNOON AND TURN SLUSHY OR ICY TONIGHT AS TEMPERATURES DROP. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MNZ017-171200- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160317T1200Z/ SOUTH BELTRAMI- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BEMIDJI 258 PM CDT WED MAR 16 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THURSDAY... * TIMING...A LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW MIX WILL TURN TO SNOW THIS EVENING WITH OCCASIONAL SNOW INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE WET THIS AFTERNOON AND TURN SLUSHY OR ICY TONIGHT AS TEMPERATURES DROP. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. 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. && $$ DTR
569 WWUS43 KFGF 170240 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 940 PM CDT WED MAR 16 2016 MNZ006-009-171200- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160317T1200Z/ LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE...REDBY...PONEMAH 940 PM CDT WED MAR 16 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THURSDAY... * TIMING...EXPECT SNOW TO CONTINUE...DIMINISHING BY EARLY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 1 INCH IS EXPECTED. * WINDS / VISIBILITIES...LOOK FOR SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. $$ MNZ005-017-171200- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160317T1200Z/ ROSEAU-SOUTH BELTRAMI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...WARROAD...GREENBUSH...BEMIDJI 940 PM CDT WED MAR 16 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THURSDAY... * TIMING...EXPECT SNOW TO CONTINUE...DIMINISHING BY EARLY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 1 INCH IS EXPECTED. * WINDS / VISIBILITIES...LOOK FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. $$
160 WWUS43 KFGF 170912 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 412 AM CDT THU MAR 17 2016 MNZ006-009-171015- /O.CAN.KFGF.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160317T1200Z/ LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE...REDBY...PONEMAH 412 AM CDT THU MAR 17 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS TAPERED OFF ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA...ALTHOUGH A FEW FLURRIES WILL LINGER FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS. $$ MNZ005-017-171015- /O.CAN.KFGF.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160317T1200Z/ ROSEAU-SOUTH BELTRAMI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...WARROAD...GREENBUSH...BEMIDJI 412 AM CDT THU MAR 17 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS TAPERED OFF ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA...ALTHOUGH A FEW FLURRIES WILL LINGER FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 4:02 AM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | FGF | Beltrami, Lake of the Woods | 11 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in Minnesota, 2016Every winter storm warning in 2016
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.