HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 1126 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 1130 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CHRISTMAS MORNING THROUGH
NOON SATURDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING CONTINUES THROUGH 6 AM CHRISTMAS MORNING...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH
DAKOTA...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
ALTHOUGH THE CURRENT WINTER STORM IS WELL ON ITS WAY...EXPECT TO SEE
A LULL IN THE ACTION WITH SOME OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW THIS AFTERNOON.
HEAVIER SNOW WILL RETURN AFTER MIDNIGHT. ADDITIONALLY NORTH WINDS
WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH BY EARLY CHRISTMAS MORNING AND CAUSE
REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
HEAVY SNOW COUPLED WITH NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH
WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE AREA FROM EARLY CHRISTMAS MORNING THROUGH LATE
SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...WITH
WIDESPREAD WHITEOUTS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA. BLOWING SNOW WILL
CAUSE SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING...AND NUMEROUS ROAD CLOSURES CAN BE
EXPECTED.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SNOWFALL REPORTS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.
$$
BLIZZARD WARNING
Issue Date: 1051 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 1200 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2009 ...POWERFUL SNOWSTORM TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING...
.A SIGNIFICANT STORM SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE MID SECTION OF THE
NATION THROUGH LATE SATURDAY MORNING. LOW PRESSURE OVER NORTHEAST
TEXAS WILL MOVE NORTHEAST INTO MISSOURI BY THIS EVENING AND THEN
INTO IOWA ON FRIDAY...WHERE IT WILL STALL BEFORE HEADING EAST BY
LATE SATURDAY. MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO SURGE NORTHWARD FROM THE
GULF OF MEXICO...AND INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST TODAY...CAUSING PERIODS
OF LIGHT SNOW. THERE MAY BE TIMES TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING WHEN
SNOW STOPS...BUT IT IS IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THE LULL IN
ACTIVITY DOES NOT MEAN THE STORM SYSTEM IS OVER. A SECOND...AND MUCH
STRONGER WAVE OF MOISTURE...WILL MOVE INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST LATE
TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...AS THE LOW MOVES INTO IOWA. THE SNOW ON
CHRISTMAS DAY WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES...AND INCREASING WINDS WILL
RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN THE RED RIVER VALLEY AND
WEST...TO INCLUDE WESTERN OTTER TAIL AND GRANT COUNTIES...WHERE
THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED.
ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
EARLY SATURDAY OF ONE TO TWO FEET STILL LOOK LIKELY...WITH THE
LESSER AMOUNTS ALONG THE CANADIAN BORDER AND THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS OVER
FAR SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. ISOLATED
AREAS OF AROUND TWO FEET ARE CERTAINLY POSSIBLE...WITH EVEN LARGER
DRIFTS POSSIBLE. NUMEROUS ROAD CLOSURES ARE TO BE EXPECTED.
TRAVEL TODAY...CHRISTMAS EVE...WILL BE HAZARDOUS BUT NOT
IMPOSSIBLE. BY EARLY CHRISTMAS MORNING...TRAVEL MAY BECOME IMPOSSIBLE
DUE TO HEAVY SNOW...WIND...AND SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING. PLEASE STAY
TUNED FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND FORECASTS IN CASE CONDITIONS
CHANGE.
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EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-
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HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...WARREN...BRECKENRIDGE...
FERGUS FALLS...ELBOW LAKE...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...
MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...
GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...
FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON...ADAMS
1051 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO NOON CST
SATURDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO NOON CST SATURDAY.
THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS NOW IN
EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY.
* PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL OCCUR TODAY....WITH HEAVIER SNOW
ARRIVING TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY. SNOW WILL
TAPER OFF LATE SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY OF ONE TO TWO FEET OF SNOW WILL OCCUR.
* THE WIND WILL NOT BE A SIGNIFICANT FACTOR TODAY...BUT TURN
NORTHEASTLY AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH BY CHRISTMAS MORNING...
CAUSING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING...WITH WIDESPREAD
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND
INTO PARTS OF NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA.
* PERSONS WITH TRAVEL PLANS FOR CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY
SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES.
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.
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.
$$
WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 1051 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...POWERFUL SNOWSTORM TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING...
.A SIGNIFICANT STORM SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE MID SECTION OF THE
NATION THROUGH LATE SATURDAY MORNING. LOW PRESSURE OVER NORTHEAST
TEXAS WILL MOVE NORTHEAST INTO MISSOURI BY THIS EVENING AND THEN
INTO IOWA ON FRIDAY...WHERE IT WILL STALL BEFORE HEADING EAST BY
LATE SATURDAY. MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO SURGE NORTHWARD FROM THE
GULF OF MEXICO...AND INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST TODAY...CAUSING PERIODS
OF LIGHT SNOW. THERE MAY BE TIMES TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING WHEN
SNOW STOPS...BUT IT IS IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THE LULL IN
ACTIVITY DOES NOT MEAN THE STORM SYSTEM IS OVER. A SECOND...AND MUCH
STRONGER WAVE OF MOISTURE...WILL MOVE INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST LATE
TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...AS THE LOW MOVES INTO IOWA. THE SNOW ON
CHRISTMAS DAY WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES...AND INCREASING WINDS WILL
RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN THE RED RIVER VALLEY AND
WEST...TO INCLUDE WESTERN OTTER TAIL AND GRANT COUNTIES...WHERE
THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED.
ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
EARLY SATURDAY OF ONE TO TWO FEET STILL LOOK LIKELY...WITH THE
LESSER AMOUNTS ALONG THE CANADIAN BORDER AND THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS OVER
FAR SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. ISOLATED
AREAS OF AROUND TWO FEET ARE CERTAINLY POSSIBLE...WITH EVEN LARGER
DRIFTS POSSIBLE. NUMEROUS ROAD CLOSURES ARE TO BE EXPECTED.
TRAVEL TODAY...CHRISTMAS EVE...WILL BE HAZARDOUS BUT NOT
IMPOSSIBLE. BY EARLY CHRISTMAS MORNING...TRAVEL MAY BECOME IMPOSSIBLE
DUE TO HEAVY SNOW...WIND...AND SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING. PLEASE STAY
TUNED FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND FORECASTS IN CASE CONDITIONS
CHANGE.
MNZ001>004-007-029-030-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-039-
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EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-
BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...WARREN...BRECKENRIDGE...
FERGUS FALLS...ELBOW LAKE...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...
MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...
GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...
FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON...ADAMS
1051 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO NOON CST
SATURDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO NOON CST SATURDAY.
THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS NOW IN
EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY.
* PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL OCCUR TODAY....WITH HEAVIER SNOW
ARRIVING TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY. SNOW WILL
TAPER OFF LATE SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY OF ONE TO TWO FEET OF SNOW WILL OCCUR.
* THE WIND WILL NOT BE A SIGNIFICANT FACTOR TODAY...BUT TURN
NORTHEASTLY AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH BY CHRISTMAS MORNING...
CAUSING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING...WITH WIDESPREAD
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND
INTO PARTS OF NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA.
* PERSONS WITH TRAVEL PLANS FOR CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY
SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES.
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.
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.
$$
WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 924 PM CST TUE DEC 22 2009
Expiration: 200 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009 ...LARGE SNOWSTORM TO IMPACT THE UPPER MIDWEST AND NORTHERN
PLAINS WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...
.A POWERFUL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS ON WEDNESDAY AND MOVE INTO WESTERN IOWA ON FRIDAY...THEN
TRACK TO SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA BY LATE FRIDAY. A LARGE AMOUNT OF
MOISTURE WILL GET DRAWN NORTHWARDS INTO THIS SYSTEM BRINGING
WIDESPREAD SNOW TO NEBRASKA AND SOUTH DAKOTA ON WEDNESDAY...THEN
SPREAD TO NORTH DAKOTA AND PARTS OF WESTERN MINNESOTA ON WEDNESDAY
NIGHT AND TO THE ENTIRE AREA ON THURSDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT OR SATURDAY. A PROLONGED TWO DAY PERIOD OF
SNOW COULD BRING SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES POSSIBLE OVER
MANY AREAS. THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER AND CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
MINNESOTA COULD HAVE THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL TOTALS OF GREATER THAN A
FOOT POSSIBLE. THE CANADIAN BORDER AREA COULD RECEIVE THE LEAST
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WITH 5 TO 9 INCHES POSSIBLE. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL
INCREASE ON FRIDAY TO 15 TO 30 MPH...AND THIS MAY RESULT IN POOR
VISIBILITY.
TRAVEL FOR CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY WILL LIKELY BE
HAZARDOUS AND ANYONE WITH TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD STAY TUNED FOR
FORECAST UPDATES AS THE TRACK OF THE STORM AND SNOWFALL AMOUNTS
CAN CHANGE.
MNZ002-022>024-027-028-032-NDZ030-260330-
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NORMAN-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-
WADENA-TRAILL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...
PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...WADENA...MAYVILLE
923 PM CST TUE DEC 22 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...
A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT.
* SNOW WILL BEGIN THURSDAY AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING.
* 10 TO 15 INCHES OF SNOW MAY OCCUR WITH THIS SYSTEM...WITH THE
LEAST AMOUNTS ALONG THE CANADIAN BORDER.
* WINDS WILL NOT BE A SIGNIFICANT FACTOR FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT
INTO THURSDAY. WINDS WILL TURN NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 15 TO
30 MPH OVER THE RED RIVER VALLEY ON FRIDAY. WINDS OVER
NORTHWEST MINNESOTA EAST OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY WILL BE 10 TO
20 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING
SNOW.
* PERSONS WITH TRAVEL PLANS FOR CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY
SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
&&
$$
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