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Special Weather Statement, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this special weather statement at Mar 4, 2018, 3:11 PM CST for Cass County, North Dakota. It was in force for 64 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
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The facts
- Issued
- Mar 4, 2018, 3:11 PM CST (21:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 4, 2018, 4:15 PM CST
- In force
- 64 min
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
County Cass County, ND
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The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Grand Forks, ND wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Mar 4, 12:26 PM CST, 2 hours 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 4, 12:26 PM CST, 2 hours 45 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Grand Forks ND 645 AM CST Sun Mar 4 2018 MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030- 038-039-049-052>054-051245- 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-Wilkin- West Otter Tail-East Otter Tail-Wadena-Towner-Cavalier-Pembina- Benson-Ramsey-Eastern Walsh County-Eddy-Nelson-Grand Forks-Griggs- Steele-Traill-Barnes-Cass-Ransom-Sargent-Richland- Western Walsh County- 645 AM CST Sun Mar 4 2018 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of eastern North Dakota, west central and northwest Minnesota. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Rain will develop late today into tonight. Rain will change to freezing rain and snow after midnight in the Devils Lake basin and east along the Canadian border and into northwestern Minnesota. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday Rain will change to snow over the entire area Monday morning with snow heavy at times into Monday night. Excess of 6 inches of snow is possible. Wind gusts 35 to 45 mph are possible as well with highest in west central Minnesota. No hazardous weather is expected Tuesday through Saturday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated. MNZ040-051245- Grant- 645 AM CST Sun Mar 4 2018 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of eastern North Dakota, west central and northwest Minnesota. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday Rain will change to snow Monday morning with snow Monday afternoon into Monday night. No hazardous weather is expected Tuesday through Saturday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated. dtr
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Mar 4, 3:00 PM CST, 11 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 2:58 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | FGF | Becker, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard, Kittson and 9 more | 32 hr |
| Mar 4, 2:58 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Beltrami, Lake of the Woods, Roseau | 32 hr |
| Mar 4, 3:00 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Barnes | 60 min |
| Mar 4, 3:56 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Cass, Steele | 64 min |
| Mar 4, 4:14 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Nelson, Ramsey | 61 min |
| Mar 4, 5:10 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Grand Forks, Steele, Traill | 65 min |
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