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A brief shot of strong winds and blowing snow could make travel difficult overnight.
An Arctic cold front will plunge south tonight, bringing very strong winds as cold temperatures dive south. Some 1-2" of light snow will be possible, and with the strong winds blowing snow could be a problem north of a Cando to Grand Forks to Bemidji line. A winter weather advisory is in effect through 6am for northeastern ND and northwest MN.
Fast moving cold front bringing light snow and wind gusts to 45 miles per hour. Wet snow creating slick conditions on area roadways. No travel is advised for Cavalier, Pembina, Nelson, and Grand Forks county. Snow will rapidly move south overnight and winds will diminish in the early morning hours.
A winter weather advisory continues for northeastern North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota through 6 am. A brief burst of snow and strong winds will move through, currently in the northern Red River Valley and pushing south and east through the next few hours. The blowing snow will reduce visibilities to near zero for a short time tonight, improving within a few hours. The snow will move out and the winds will decrease by the early morning hours.
Special Weather Statement
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
1011 PM CST SUN FEB 28 2016
MNZ001-004>009-013>017-NDZ006>008-015-016-026-027-054-291200-
WEST POLK-KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-WEST MARSHALL-
EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-
NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-RAMSEY-
EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALLOCK...KARLSTAD...LANCASTER...ROSEAU...WARROAD...GREENBUSH...
BAUDETTE...WARREN...STEPHEN...ARGYLE...NEWFOLDEN...MIDDLE RIVER...
GRYGLA...RED LAKE...REDBY...PONEMAH...THIEF RIVER FALLS...
RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...FERTILE...MCINTOSH...ERSKINE...
BAGLEY...CLEARBROOK...BEMIDJI...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...
WALHALLA...DRAYTON...PEMBINA...ST. THOMAS...NECHE...DEVILS LAKE...
GRAFTON...PARK RIVER...LAKOTA...MCVILLE...ANETA...TOLNA...
GRAND FORKS...EDINBURG...ADAMS...LANKIN
1011 PM CST SUN FEB 28 2016
...BRIEF GUSTY WINDS AND SNOW TONIGHT...
SNOW...WILL MOVE SOUTH FROM NORTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND WEST
CENTRAL MINNESOTA THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE EVENING. SOME RAIN
WILL BE POSSIBLE ON THE LEADING EDGE OF THE SNOW...BUT WILL
QUICKLY FREEZE AS COLD AIR PUSHES INTO THE AREA. THE MOST
SNOW...ONE TO TWO WITH ISOLATED THREE INCHES...IS EXPECTED FROM
THE FAR NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY INTO PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST
MINNESOTA. A STRONG SURGE OF NORTH WINDS WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO
PUSH SOUTH OVERNIGHT. WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED...BUT
ONLY FOR SEVERAL HOURS DURATION BEFORE DECREASING AGAIN. THE SNOW
AND WIND WILL RESULT IN BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY.
LOOK FOR THE WORST VISIBILITIES...BELOW A HALF MILE AT TIMES...IN
THE IMMEDIATE NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY. ROADS WILL BE SLICK AND
HAZARDOUS. WIND CHILL READINGS ALONG THE CANADIAN BORDER MAY ALSO
DIP DOWN TO AROUND 25 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT. CONDITIONS SHOULD
RAPIDLY IMPROVE FROM NORTH TO SOUTH ON MONDAY MORNING.
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Winter Weather Advisory
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
948 PM CST SUN FEB 28 2016
MNZ001-004>009-013>017-NDZ006>008-015-016-026-027-054-291200-
/O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160229T1200Z/
WEST POLK-KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-WEST MARSHALL-
EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-
NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-RAMSEY-
EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALLOCK...KARLSTAD...LANCASTER...ROSEAU...WARROAD...GREENBUSH...
BAUDETTE...WARREN...STEPHEN...ARGYLE...NEWFOLDEN...MIDDLE RIVER...
GRYGLA...RED LAKE...REDBY...PONEMAH...THIEF RIVER FALLS...
RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...FERTILE...MCINTOSH...ERSKINE...
BAGLEY...CLEARBROOK...BEMIDJI...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...
WALHALLA...DRAYTON...PEMBINA...ST. THOMAS...NECHE...DEVILS LAKE...
GRAFTON...PARK RIVER...LAKOTA...MCVILLE...ANETA...TOLNA...
GRAND FORKS...EDINBURG...ADAMS...LANKIN
948 PM CST SUN FEB 28 2016
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
MONDAY...
* TIMING...EXPECT SNOW TO CONTINUE...DIMINISHING AROUND 6 AM
MONDAY.
* PRECIPITATION RATES...THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR
UNTIL MIDNIGHT MONDAY.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS RANGING FROM
1 TO 2 INCHES WITH SPOTS OF UP TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.
* WINDS / VISIBILITIES...LOOK FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES.
TREE BRANCHES COULD FALL AS WELL. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES COULD
FIND DRIVING DIFFICULT.
* WIND CHILL VALUES...EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 35 AND 30
BELOW ZERO UNTIL 5 AM MONDAY...WITH THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS
OCCURRING AROUND 5 AM MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE COLD WIND
CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES TO
EXPOSED SKIN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.
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JR
Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
311 PM CST SUN FEB 28 2016
MNZ001-004>009-013>017-NDZ006>008-015-016-026-027-054-292115-
WEST POLK-KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-WEST MARSHALL-
EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-
NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-RAMSEY-
EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
311 PM CST SUN FEB 28 2016
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH
DAKOTA...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
LIGHT SNOW WILL MOVE INTO AREAS ALONG THE CANADIAN BORDER BY MID
EVENING...THEN SPREAD INTO THE HIGHWAY 2 CORRIDOR BY LATE
EVENING. THE MOST SNOW...ONE TO TWO INCHES...IS EXPECTED FROM THE
FAR NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY INTO PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST
MINNESOTA. A STRONG SURGE OF NORTH WINDS WILL ALSO KICK IN BY MID
TO LATE EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. WIND
GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED...BUT ONLY FOR SEVERAL HOURS DURATION
BEFORE DECREASING AGAIN. THE SNOW AND WIND WILL RESULT IN BLOWING
SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY. LOOK FOR THE WORST
VISIBILITIES...BELOW A HALF MILE AT TIMES...IN THE IMMEDIATE
NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY. WIND CHILL READINGS ALONG THE CANADIAN
BORDER MAY ALSO DIP DOWN TO AROUND 25 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT.
CONDITIONS SHOULD RAPIDLY IMPROVE FROM NORTH TO SOUTH ON MONDAY
MORNING.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.
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