WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 410 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

...POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM TO AFFECT THE REGION INTO THE CHRISTMAS
WEEKEND...
.A VERY LARGE AND SLOW MOVING STORM SYSTEM DEVELOPING OVER THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL SPREAD SNOW ACROSS EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND
NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA THE NEXT FEW DAYS. LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING
IN OKLAHOMA WILL SLOWLY MOVE INTO IOWA BY CHRISTMAS MORNING THEN
BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY. DUE TO THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF THIS
LOW...ABUNDANT MOISTURE WILL MOVE NORTHWARD FROM THE GULF OF
MEXICO INTO THE COLD AIR OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS. SNOW IS
FORECAST TO DEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHERN VALLEY REGION TONIGHT THEN
SPREAD NORTH...WITH SNOW CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY. THIS COULD
BRING STORM TOTALS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES OVER MANY LOCATIONS. HIGHER
AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE NEAR THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER AND WEST CENTRAL
MINNESOTA LAKES COUNTRY. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE ON FRIDAY
TO 15 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THIS WOULD 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.
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/O.NEW.KFGF.WS.W.0011.091224T0000Z-091226T1200Z/
WILKIN-TOWNER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-NELSON-GRIGGS-BARNES-RANSOM-
SARGENT-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRECKENRIDGE...CANDO...MADDOCK...
LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...COOPERSTOWN...
VALLEY CITY...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON
410 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM
CST SATURDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT.
* SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY.
* SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES COULD OCCUR WITH THIS SYSTEM
WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE CLOSER TO THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER.
* WINDS TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY WILL NOT BE A SIGNIFICANT
FACTOR...BUT THEN TURN NORTH AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH
THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY CAUSING REDUCED VISIBILITY.
* ANYONE WITH TRAVEL PLANS FOR CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY
SHOULD MONITOR LATER 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.
$$

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 709 AM CST TUE DEC 22 2009
Expiration: 715 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...
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...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP OVER EASTERN KANSAS WEDNESDAY
AND MOVE SLOWLY INTO IOWA BY FRIDAY. MOISTURE WILL SPREAD
NORTHWARD WITH SNOW DEVELOPING WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO
FRIDAY. HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY ALONG
THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER AND IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA WHERE UP TO
A FOOT OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH
WILL DEVELOP THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY CAUSING REDUCED VISIBILITY
IN BLOWING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS CHRISTMAS EVE AND
CHRISTMAS DAY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ARE ENCOURAGED TO CALL IN SNOW REPORTS.
$$

WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 357 AM 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 STORM SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS ON
WEDNESDAY AND MOVE NORTHEAST TO EASTERN KANSAS ON THURSDAY AND
THEN SLOWLY MOVE INTO WESTERN IOWA ON FRIDAY. THE LOW WILL THEN
TRACK TOWARD SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA BY LATE FRIDAY AND INTO NORTHERN
WISCONSIN ON SATURDAY.  A LARGE AMOUNT OF MOISTURE WILL GET DRAWN
NORTHWARD INTO THIS SYSTEM AND SPREAD OVER EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA
AND NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND
THURSDAY AND CONTINUING INTO FRIDAY. SNOW WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD
OVER NEBRASKA AND SOUTH DAKOTA WEDNESDAY AND THEN SPREAD INTO
NORTH DAKOTA AND PARTS OF WESTERN MINNESOTA WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND
THEN OVER THE ENTIRE AREA THURSDAY. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE FRIDAY
BEFORE ENDING FRIDAY NIGHT OR SATURDAY. A PROLONGED PERIOD OF SNOW
WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TOTALS TO MOST AREAS WITH 6 TO 12
INCHES POSSIBLE IN MANY AREAS OVER THE TWO DAY PERIOD. THE HIGHER
SNOW TOTALS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER INTO CENTRAL
AND SOUTHERN MINESOTA WITH THE LEAST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ALONG THE
CANADIAN BORDER. 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.
MNZ003-029>031-040-NDZ006-014-015-024-026-028-029-038-039-049-052-
053-251000-
/O.NEW.KFGF.WS.A.0011.091224T0000Z-091226T0800Z/
CLAY-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-TOWNER-BENSON-
RAMSEY-EDDY-NELSON-GRIGGS-STEELE-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-
RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOORHEAD...BRECKENRIDGE...
FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...ELBOW LAKE...CANDO...MADDOCK...
LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...COOPERSTOWN...
FINLEY...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON
357 AM CST TUE DEC 22 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT.
* SNOW WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH
FRIDAY
* SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES COULD OCCUR WITH THIS SYSTEM
WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ALONG THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER.
* WINDS ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY WILL NOT BE A SIGNIFICANT
FACTOR...BUT THEN TURN NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH
THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY CAUSING REDUCED VISIBILITY.
* ANYONE WITH TRAVEL PLANS FOR CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY
SHOULD MONITOR LATER 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.
$$