Alert archive / North Dakota / Winter Storm Warnings in 2021
Winter Storm Warning 5, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this winter storm warning at Dec 17, 2021, 5:50 PM CST for Richland County, Sargent County, North Dakota. It was in force for 6 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
- Dec 17, 2021, 5:50 PM CST (23:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 18, 2021, 12:00 AM CST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
Counties Richland County, ND, Sargent County, ND
The radar
The Aberdeen radar (KABR), 119 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:53 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 17, 7:44 PM CST | SNOW 4 | Lidgerwood, ND | STILL SNOWING. |
| Dec 17, 7:58 PM CST | SNOW 12 | 2 S Brampton, ND | STILL SNOWING. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Aberdeen, SD (KABR), launched 12:00Z, 11.8 hours before the alert went out and 167 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
- 1401 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 67 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 252 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 316 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
605 WWUS43 KFGF 172350 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Grand Forks ND 550 PM CST Fri Dec 17 2021 NDZ052-053-180600- /O.UPG.KFGF.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-211218T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.WS.W.0005.211217T2350Z-211218T0600Z/ Sargent-Richland- Including the cities of Gwinner, Milnor, Forman, Rutland, and Wahpeton 550 PM CST Fri Dec 17 2021 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * WHAT...Heavy snow, with total accumulations of 5 to 9 inches. * WHERE...Sargent and Richland Counties. * WHEN...Until midnight CST tonight. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water in your vehicle in case of an emergency. The latest road conditions for North Dakota can be found at dot.nd.gov/travel and for Minnesota at 511mn.org, or by calling 5 1 1 in either state. && $$ MNZ029-030-040-NDZ049-180600- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-211218T0600Z/ Wilkin-West Otter Tail-Grant-Ransom- Including the cities of Breckenridge, Fergus Falls, Elbow Lake, Hoffman, Ashby, Herman, Barrett, Lisbon, and Enderlin 550 PM CST Fri Dec 17 2021 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * WHAT...Snow, with total accumulations of 3 to 6 inches. * WHERE...In North Dakota, Ransom County. In Minnesota, West Otter Tail, Grant and Wilkin Counties. * WHEN...Until midnight CST tonight. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Slow down and use caution while traveling. The latest road conditions for North Dakota can be found at dot.nd.gov/travel and for Minnesota at 511mn.org, or by calling 5 1 1 in either state. && $$
2 follow-up statements
831 WWUS43 KFGF 180313 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Grand Forks ND 913 PM CST Fri Dec 17 2021 NDZ052-053-180600- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-211218T0600Z/ Sargent-Richland- Including the cities of Gwinner, Milnor, Forman, Rutland, and Wahpeton 913 PM CST Fri Dec 17 2021 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * WHAT...Heavy snow, with total accumulations of 6 to 14 inches. Much less snowfall is expected across northern Richland County. * WHERE...Richland and Sargent Counties. * WHEN...Until midnight CST tonight. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water in your vehicle in case of an emergency. The latest road conditions for North Dakota can be found at dot.nd.gov/travel and for Minnesota at 511mn.org, or by calling 5 1 1 in either state. && $$ MNZ029-030-040-NDZ049-180600- /O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-211218T0600Z/ Wilkin-West Otter Tail-Grant-Ransom- Including the cities of Breckenridge, Fergus Falls, Elbow Lake, Hoffman, Ashby, Herman, Barrett, Lisbon, and Enderlin 913 PM CST Fri Dec 17 2021 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * WHAT...Snow, with total accumulations of 2 to 6 inches. * WHERE...In North Dakota, Ransom County. In Minnesota, West Otter Tail, Grant and Wilkin Counties. * WHEN...Until midnight CST tonight. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Slow down and use caution while traveling. The latest road conditions for North Dakota can be found at dot.nd.gov/travel and for Minnesota at 511mn.org, or by calling 5 1 1 in either state. && $$
307 WWUS43 KFGF 180551 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Grand Forks ND 1151 PM CST Fri Dec 17 2021 NDZ052-053-180700- /O.EXP.KFGF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-211218T0600Z/ Sargent-Richland- Including the cities of Gwinner, Milnor, Forman, Rutland, and Wahpeton 1151 PM CST Fri Dec 17 2021 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... Most of the accumulating snow has ended. $$ MNZ029-030-040-NDZ049-180700- /O.EXP.KFGF.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-211218T0600Z/ Wilkin-West Otter Tail-Grant-Ransom- Including the cities of Breckenridge, Fergus Falls, Elbow Lake, Hoffman, Ashby, Herman, Barrett, Lisbon, and Enderlin 1151 PM CST Fri Dec 17 2021 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... Most of the accumulating snow has ended. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 17, 3:00 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Ransom, Richland, Sargent | 21 hr |
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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.