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AWUS83 KBIS 121216 RRA
RWSBIS
NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-121830-

WEATHER SUMMARY FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 
710 AM CDT THU MAY 12 2005

DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS SKIES WERE MOSTLY CLOUDY ACROSS WEST AND 
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. A LARGE AREA OF PRECIPITATION WAS PUSHING UP 
INTO THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL FROM SOUTH DAKOTA. THE 
PRECIPITATION WAS MAINLY SNOW IN THE SOUTHWEST AND RAIN OR RAIN 
MIXED WITH SNOW IN THE SOUTH CENTRAL. SOME PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS UP 
TO 7 AM CENTRAL TIME WERE 36 HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH AT 
HETTINGER...FALLING MAINLY AS SNOW 17 HUNDREDTHS AT 
DICKINSON...MAINLY SNOW AND 8 HUNDREDTHS AT BISMARCK FALLING AS 
RAIN. LOW TEMPERATURES RANGED FROM 30 DEGREES AT DICKINSON TO 37 
DEGREES AT BISMARCK.

TODAY THE WINTER STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FAR SOUTHWEST AND 
THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE NORTHWEST AND THE SOUTH 
CENTRAL.  LOOK FOR SNOW SOUTHWEST AND RAIN MIXING WITH OR CHANGING 
TO SNOW IN THE NORTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL. THERE IS A CHANCE OF 
RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW IN THE NORTH CENTRAL AND THE EAST. FORECAST 
HIGHS ARE FROM THE 30S WEST TO THE MID 40S EAST. 

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VJR