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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WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-WILKIN-
WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-
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 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-
049-052>054-261800-
/O.NEW.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.091225T1200Z-091226T1800Z/
/O.EXT.KFGF.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-091225T1200Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-WILKIN-
WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-
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.
$$
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