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Winter Storm Watch 2, NWS Grand Forks, ND

February 17, 201813 counties in Minnesota; 4 counties in North Dakota

NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this winter storm watch at Feb 17, 2018, 3:07 PM CST for 13 counties in Minnesota; 4 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Feb 18, 2018, 5:00 AM CST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Feb 17, 2018, 3:07 PM CST (21:07 UTC)
In effect from: Feb 18, 2018, 5:00 AM CST
Expired: Feb 17, 2018, 8:49 PM CST
In force
Issued by: NWS Grand Forks, ND

Counties Becker County, MN, Beltrami County, MN, Clearwater County, MN, Hubbard County, MN, Kittson County, MN, Lake of the Woods County, MN, Mahnomen County, MN, Marshall County, MN, Norman County, MN, Pennington County, MN, Polk County, MN, Red Lake County, MN, Roseau County, MN, Grand Forks County, ND, Pembina County, ND, Traill County, ND, Walsh County, ND

The radar

The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this winter storm watch 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 winter storm watch went out at Feb 17, 1:48 PM CST, 1 hour 19 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 17, 1:48 PM CST, 1 hour 19 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 17, 6:22 AM CST, 8 hours 45 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
622 AM CST Sat Feb 17 2018

MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-
026>030-038-039-049-052>054-181230-
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-Grant-Towner-Cavalier-
Pembina-Benson-Ramsey-Eastern Walsh County-Eddy-Nelson-
Grand Forks-Griggs-Steele-Traill-Barnes-Cass-Ransom-Sargent-
Richland-Western Walsh County-
622 AM CST Sat Feb 17 2018

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of eastern North
Dakota, west central and northwest Minnesota.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

A low pressure system is expected to bring snow to much of the
region late tonight and on Sunday. Most of the accumulations will
fall on Sunday.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday

Snowfall accumulations of 3 to 6 inches are likely by Sunday
afternoon across the central Red River Valley and east through the
Park Rapids and Bemidji areas. However, the peak of the snow band
may track as far north as Grand Forks to Upper Red Lake or as far
south as Lisbon to Wadena. Also, a narrow swath of over 6 inches
of snow will be possible in the peak of this band. Freezing
drizzle will be possible in the far southern Red River Valley and
east to Wadena. Blowing snow is also possible on Sunday
afternoon, especially in the Red River Valley.

Wind chills around 25 below are possible the mornings of Monday,
Tuesday, and Wednesday across northeast ND and far northwestern
MN.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated.

Knutsvig

The office that day

Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Feb 17, 3:07 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FGF	Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Hubbard, Kittson and 8 more	25 hr

Nearby

Winter Storm Watches in Minnesota, 2018 Winter Storm Watches in North Dakota, 2018 Every winter storm watch in 2018

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.