Winter Storm Warning for North Beltrami, MN

Other affected areas: West Polk, MN; Norman, MN; Clay, MN; Kittson, MN; Roseau, MN; Lake Of The Woods, MN; West Marshall, MN; East Marshall, MN; North Beltrami, MN; Pennington, MN; Red Lake, MN; East Polk, MN; North Clearwater, MN; South Beltrami, MN; Mahnomen, MN; South Clearwater, MN; Hubbard, MN; West Becker, MN; East Becker, MN; Wilkin, MN; West Otter Tail, MN; East Otter Tail, MN; Wadena, MN; Grant, MN; Towner, ND; Cavalier, ND; Pembina, ND; Benson, ND; Ramsey, ND; Eastern Walsh County, ND; Eddy, ND; Nelson, ND; Grand Forks, ND; Griggs, ND; Steele, ND; Traill, ND; Barnes, ND; Cass, ND; Ransom, ND; Sargent, ND; Richland, ND; Western Walsh County, ND

Issued by The National Weather Service Fargo/Grand Forks, ND - Tue, Dec 3, 2013, 8:59 PM CST

... WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY.

* TIMING... SNOW WILL BECOME STEADIER ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT AND WILL LAST INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS... NORTH WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE DEVILS LAKE REGION TONIGHT. THESE GUSTY WINDS WILL SPREAD INTO THE RED RIVER VALLEY ON WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. ALONG WITH THE FALLING SNOW THIS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS.

* VISIBILITIES... REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT IN OPEN COUNTRY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS... MOST AREAS WILL SEE TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES... WITH LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THE HEAVIER SNOW AMOUNTS SHOULD OCCUR AROUND THE BEMIDJI AREA.

* OTHER IMPACTS... LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE MIXED IN WITH THE SNOW WILL MAKE ROADS ICY TONIGHT IN PARTS OF THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL RED RIVER VALLEY AND OVER WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL ALSO FALL TO 15 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... WITH DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS CONTINUING THROUGH LATE WEEK.

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.

... STEADIER SNOW WILL PICK UP OVERNIGHT..

.THE WEATHER SITUATION REMAINS COMPLEX TONIGHT AND THERE ARE STILL UNCERTAINTIES IN HOW MUCH SNOW WILL FALL. WE HAVE SEEN SOME WARMER AIR MOVE NORTHWEST AND WEST INTO PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA AND THE RED RIVER VALLEY RESULTING IN SOME LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE. AS THE MAIN UPPER LEVEL ENERGY MOVES FROM SOUTHERN MONTANA AND INTO SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA TONIGHT THIS FREEZING MIST WILL CHANGE TO LIGHT SNOW. AS THIS UPPER SYSTEM AND DEEPER MOISTURE MOVE IN WE WILL SEE A CONTINUED SLOW INCREASE IN SNOW COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THROUGH THE NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL BE GUSTY NORTHERLY IN THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN TONIGHT AND RED RIVER VILELY TONIGHT AND INCREASE IN SPEED ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT WHEN THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY. THE SYSTEM WILL SLOWLY WIND DOWN THURSDAY MORNING. GUSTY NORTH WINDS TO 30 OR 35 MPH WILL RESULT IN GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW AT TIMES MAINLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY MORNING ESPECIALLY IN THE RED RIVER VALLEY.

SNOW AMOUNTS WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES IN MANY AREAS OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWESTERN AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. HEAVIER SNOW BANDS MOVING THROUGH THE AREA WILL RESULT IN VARIABLE SNOW AMOUNTS WITH THIS SYSTEM. OVERALL THE AREA WITH THE BEST CHANCE FOR 8 INCHES WILL BE THE BEMIDJI... BAGLEY AND PARK RAPIDS REGION AND THERE THE MAIN SNOW WILL NOT START TIL WEDNESDAY MORNING.

DANGEROUS WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO DEVELOP BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH VALUES FROM 15 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO.