HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 1126 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 1130 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING CONTINUES THROUGH NOON SATURDAY...
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 15 TO 25 MPH BY EARLY CHRISTMAS MORNING AND CAUSE
REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
HEAVY SNOW COUPLED WITH INCREASING NORTHERLY WINDS WILL OCCUR ACROSS
THE AREA FROM EARLY CHRISTMAS MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY
AFTERNOON. THIS WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES
AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. BLOWING SNOW
WILL CAUSE DRIFTING...AND 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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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.
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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: 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.
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HALSTAD...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN...
RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...
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357 AM CST TUE DEC 22 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT.
* SNOW WILL BEGIN THURSDAY AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING.
* 6 TO 10 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.
$$
DTR
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