Alert archive / Minnesota / Winter Storm Warnings in 2016
Winter Storm Warning 4, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this winter storm warning at Nov 17, 2016, 1:04 PM CST for 5 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Nov 18, 2016, 12:00 AM CST. It was in force for 18 hr. 38 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 Becker County, MN, Beltrami County, MN, Clearwater County, MN, Hubbard County, MN, Wadena County, MN
The radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 165 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
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 18, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 1.9 | 2 Wsw Menahga, MN | SNOWFALL AS OF 700 AM |
| Nov 18, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 4 | 6 N Detroit Lakes, MN | SNOWFALL AS OF 700 AM |
| Nov 18, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 4.3 | 4 E Turtle River, MN | SNOWFALL AS OF 700 AM |
| Nov 18, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 5.5 | Long Lost Lake, MN | SNOWFALL AS OF 700 AM. |
| Nov 18, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 6.3 | 6 S Lake Park, MN | SNOWFALL AS OF 700 AM |
| Nov 18, 7:20 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 4 | Bemidji, MN | REPORT FROM SOCIAL MEDIA. STILL SNOWING. |
| Nov 18, 7:20 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | 3 W Blackduck, MN | REPORT FROM SOCIAL MEDIA. STILL SNOWING |
| Nov 18, 8:20 AM CST | SNOW 3 | Sebeka, MN | |
| Nov 18, 9:47 AM CST | SNOW 4 | Park Rapids, MN | VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITY. SOME SNOW DRIFTS. |
| Nov 18, 10:00 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 4 | 4 S Audubon, MN | VISIBILITY 1/4 MILE IN HEAVY SNOW. |
| Nov 18, 10:00 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 5 | 3 Nw Bemidji, MN | VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. STILL SNOWING |
| Nov 18, 10:00 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | Lake Itasca, MN | REPORT FROM SOCIAL MEDIA. STILL SNOWING. |
| Nov 18, 10:41 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 6 E Bemidji, MN | VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. STILL SNOWING. |
| Nov 18, 11:00 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | 7 S Nevis, MN | VIA SOCIAL MEDIA |
| Nov 18, 11:00 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 11 | 2 N Menahga, MN | VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. MEASURED BETWEEN 10 AND 12 INCHES DEPENDING ON LOCATION. |
| Nov 18, 11:21 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Two Inlets, MN | BEAR PAW RESORT -- STILL SNOWING. |
| Nov 18, 11:21 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 6.2 | 4 S Audubon, MN | |
| Nov 18, 11:25 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 11.5 | Park Rapids, MN | SNOWFALL RATES OF APPROXIMATELY ONE INCH PER HOUR. |
| Nov 18, 12:00 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 9 | Lake George, MN | VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. RULER MEASUREMENT. STILL SNOWING. |
| Nov 18, 1:04 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 10.5 | Two Inlets, MN | BEAR PAW RESORT ... |
| Nov 18, 1:12 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | 5 N Nevis, MN | VIA SOCIAL MEDIA |
| Nov 18, 1:22 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 6.5 | 5 Nw Bemidji, MN | VIA SOCIAL MEDIA |
| Nov 18, 1:22 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 8.5 | 6 Se Bemidji, MN | VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. RULER MEASUREMENT |
| Nov 18, 1:44 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 13 | 6 S Park Rapids, MN | VIA SOCIAL MEDIA |
| Nov 18, 1:47 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | Nevis, MN | VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. RULER MEASUREMENT |
| Nov 18, 2:26 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 13 | 2 N Menahga, MN | VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. MEASURED IN SEVERAL SPOTS WITH AVERAGE OF 13 INCHES. STILL SNOWING |
| Nov 18, 2:26 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 13 | Dorset, MN | VIA SOCIAL MEDIA |
| Nov 18, 2:26 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 13 | Evergreen, MN | VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. AVERAGE OF SEVERAL MEASUREMENTS IN THE 12-14 RANGE. |
| Nov 18, 2:26 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 13 | Osage, MN | VIA SOCIAL MEDIA |
| Nov 18, 2:40 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | 9 N Bemidji, MN | VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. 7 TO 9 INCHES REPORTED. |
| Nov 18, 3:16 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 9 | Alida, MN | VIA SOCIAL MEDIA |
| Nov 18, 3:16 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 11 | 10 Ese Bemidji, MN | VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. MEASURED AMOUNT IN FROHN TOWNSHIP. |
| Nov 18, 3:28 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | Puposky, MN | |
| Nov 18, 3:28 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | 1 N Blackduck, MN | VIA SOCIAL MEDIA |
| Nov 18, 3:28 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | Nary, MN | VIA SOCIAL MEDIA |
| Nov 18, 3:34 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 15 | 3 E Emmaville, MN | VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. RULER MEASUREMENT |
| Nov 18, 3:40 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 5.2 | 3 Wnw Bemidji, MN | VIA SOCIAL MEDIA |
| Nov 18, 3:54 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | Two Inlets, MN | VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. FINAL MEASUREMENT. SNOW ENDED |
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, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 204 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
- 812 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 66 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -15 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 66 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 | Blizzard Warning | FGF | Grant, Otter Tail, Wilkin | 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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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.