Winter Storm Warning - Expires: 13:00 CDT on 04-15-2013

Message: NOAA-NWS-ALERTS-MN124EFA3C47D0.WinterStormWarning.124EFA3EF8E0MN.FGFWSWFGF.463066122282ba9f825cb97f021ee390 from w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov

Sent: 19:36 CDT on 04-14-2013

Effective: 19:36 CDT on 04-14-2013

Expires: 13:00 CDT on 04-15-2013

Event: Winter Storm Warning

Alert:

...SIGNIFICANT LATE SEASON WINTER STORM TONIGHT INTO MONDAY...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE MOVE SLOWLY ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS THROUGH MONDAY. SNOW WILL SLOWLY SPREAD FROM SOUTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA FURTHER NORTH AND EAST TONIGHT. THERE WILL BE A SHARP TRANSITION FROM NOT MUCH PRECIPITATION TO HEAVY SNOW...SO CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE QUICKLY. EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE

NORTH TONIGHT ALONG AND WEST OF THE VALLEY...AND REMAIN STRONG. THE STRONG WINDS AND FALLING SNOW WILL LEAD TO AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE SHEYENNE RIVER VALLEY WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FURTHER EAST. WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE LIKELY...WITH THE HIGHEST TOTALS EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA. THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH ON MONDAY AS THE SYSTEM BEGINS TO PULL AWAY.

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT MONDAY.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY SPREAD NORTHWARD THIS EVENING WITH SNOW CONTINUING OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL TURN NORTHERLY MONDAY. VISIBLITIES IN WILL BE UNDER ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW BANDS.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES EXPECTED. BUT DUE TO VARYING INTENSITY IN SNOW BANDS...SNOW AMOUNTS WILL VARY GREATLY IN SHORT DISTANCES.

Instructions: 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.

Target Area:

East Marshall

East Polk

Kittson

Lake Of The Woods

North Beltrami

North Clearwater

Pennington

Red Lake

Roseau

South Beltrami

West Marshall

West Polk