Alert archive / North Dakota / Blizzard Warnings in 2017
Blizzard Warning 1, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this blizzard warning at Jan 12, 2017, 9:35 AM CST for 13 counties in North Dakota; Kittson County, Marshall County, Polk County, Minnesota. It was in force for 3 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 12, 2017, 9:35 AM CST (15:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 12, 2017, 1:00 PM CST
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
Counties Kittson County, MN, Marshall County, MN, Polk County, MN, Barnes County, ND, Benson County, ND, Cavalier County, ND, Eddy County, ND, Grand Forks County, ND, Griggs County, ND, Nelson County, ND, Pembina County, ND, Ramsey County, ND, Steele County, ND, Towner County, ND, Traill County, ND, Walsh County, ND
The radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:39 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
Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 12:00Z, 3.6 hours before the alert went out and 254 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
- 1125 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 67 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -9 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 128 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
795 WWUS43 KFGF 121535 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 935 AM CST THU JAN 12 2017 MNZ001-004-007-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-054-122100- /O.UPG.KFGF.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170112T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.BZ.W.0001.170112T1535Z-170112T1900Z/ WEST POLK-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON- RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE- TRAILL-BARNES-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALLOCK...KARLSTAD...LANCASTER...WARREN...STEPHEN...ARGYLE... CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...WALHALLA...DRAYTON...PEMBINA... NECHE...ST. THOMAS...FORT TOTTEN...MADDOCK...LEEDS... MINNEWAUKAN...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...PARK RIVER...NEW ROCKFORD... LAKOTA...MCVILLE...ANETA...TOLNA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN... FINLEY...HOPE...MAYVILLE...HILLSBORO...HATTON...PORTLAND... VALLEY CITY...EDINBURG...ADAMS...LANKIN 935 AM CST THU JAN 12 2017 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...EXPECT GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE...DIMINISHING AROUND 1 PM. * WINDS / VISIBILITIES...WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 MPH WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN BLOWING SNOW. SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING OF THE SNOW IS LIKELY...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. * WIND CHILL VALUES...EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 25 BELOW ZERO TO 40 BELOW ZERO UNTIL 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON...WITH THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS OCCURRING AROUND 11 AM THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...VISIBILITY IN TOWNS WILL BE RELATIVELY GOOD HOWEVER TRAVEL IN OPEN COUNTRY WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE IN GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. EAST-WEST ROADS WILL HAVE THE LOWEST VISIBILITY AND WORSE DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 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. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. && $$ MNZ002-003-005-008-013>015-029-NDZ039-049-052-053-122100- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170112T2100Z/ NORMAN-CLAY-ROSEAU-EAST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK- WILKIN-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ADA...TWIN VALLEY...HALSTAD... MOORHEAD...ROSEAU...WARROAD...GREENBUSH...NEWFOLDEN... MIDDLE RIVER...GRYGLA...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS... FOSSTON...FERTILE...MCINTOSH...ERSKINE...BRECKENRIDGE...FARGO... LISBON...ENDERLIN...GWINNER...MILNOR...FORMAN...RUTLAND... WAHPETON 935 AM CST THU JAN 12 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...EXPECT TO CONTINUE...DIMINISHING AROUND 3 PM. * WINDS / VISIBILITIES...WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. PLAN ON AREAS OF POOR VISIBILITIES AND SLICK ROADWAYS TO CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL VALUES...EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 20 BELOW ZERO TO 30 BELOW ZERO UNTIL 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON...WITH THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS OCCURRING AROUND 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS... THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS PERIODS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. && $$ MNZ006-009-017-024-030>032-040-121800- /O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-170112T1800Z/ LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-SOUTH BELTRAMI-HUBBARD- WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE...REDBY...PONEMAH... BEMIDJI...PARK RAPIDS...FERGUS FALLS...PERHAM...NEW YORK MILLS... PARKERS PRAIRIE...HENNING...BATTLE LAKE...WADENA...MENAHGA... ELBOW LAKE...HOFFMAN...ASHBY...HERMAN...BARRETT 935 AM CST THU JAN 12 2017 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... * WIND CHILL VALUES...EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 20 BELOW ZERO TO 25 BELOW ZERO UNTIL NOON...WITH THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS OCCURRING AROUND 10 AM THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL COMBINE TO CREATE LOW WIND CHILLS. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MNZ016-022-023-027-028-121800- /O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-170112T1800Z/ NORTH CLEARWATER-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-WEST BECKER- EAST BECKER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAGLEY...CLEARBROOK...MAHNOMEN... NAYTAHWAUSH...WAUBUN...ALIDA...EBRO...LAKE ITASCA... LONG LOST LAKE...LOWER RICE LAKE...ROY LAKE...UPPER RICE LAKE... DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE 935 AM CST THU JAN 12 2017 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... * WIND CHILL VALUES...EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE TO 25 BELOW ZERO UNTIL NOON...WITH THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS OCCURRING AROUND 10 AM THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL COMBINE TO CREATE LOW WIND CHILLS. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$
1 follow-up statement
913 WWUS43 KFGF 121855 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 1255 PM CST THU JAN 12 2017 MNZ001-004-007-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-054-122000- /O.EXP.KFGF.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170112T1900Z/ WEST POLK-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON- RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE- TRAILL-BARNES-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALLOCK...KARLSTAD...LANCASTER...WARREN...STEPHEN...ARGYLE... CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...WALHALLA...DRAYTON...PEMBINA... NECHE...ST. THOMAS...FORT TOTTEN...MADDOCK...LEEDS... MINNEWAUKAN...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...PARK RIVER...NEW ROCKFORD... LAKOTA...MCVILLE...ANETA...TOLNA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN... FINLEY...HOPE...MAYVILLE...HILLSBORO...HATTON...PORTLAND... VALLEY CITY...EDINBURG...ADAMS...LANKIN 1255 PM CST THU JAN 12 2017 ...BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... GROUND DRIFTING AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN OPEN AREAS HOWEVER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AS WINDS SUBSIDE. $$ MNZ002-003-005-008-013>015-029-NDZ039-049-052-053-122100- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170112T2100Z/ NORMAN-CLAY-ROSEAU-EAST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK- WILKIN-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ADA...TWIN VALLEY...HALSTAD... MOORHEAD...ROSEAU...WARROAD...GREENBUSH...NEWFOLDEN... MIDDLE RIVER...GRYGLA...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS... FOSSTON...FERTILE...MCINTOSH...ERSKINE...BRECKENRIDGE...FARGO... LISBON...ENDERLIN...GWINNER...MILNOR...FORMAN...RUTLAND... WAHPETON 1255 PM CST THU JAN 12 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...EXPECT TO CONTINUE...DIMINISHING AROUND 3 PM. * WINDS / VISIBILITIES...WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS. PLAN ON AREAS OF POOR VISIBILITIES AND SLICK ROADWAYS TO CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL VALUES...EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 20 BELOW ZERO TO 30 BELOW ZERO UNTIL 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON...WITH THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS OCCURRING AROUND 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS MAY QUICKLY PRODUCE FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS PERIODS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 12, 2:49 PM CST | Wind Chill Warning | FGF | Barnes, Benson, Cass, Cavalier, Eddy, Grand Forks and 8 more | 21 hr |
| Jan 12, 2:49 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | FGF | Ransom, Richland, Sargent | 21 hr |
Nearby
Blizzard Warnings in North Dakota, 2017Blizzard Warnings in Minnesota, 2017Every blizzard warning in 2017
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.