000 WWUS43 KBIS 301549 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1049 AM CDT MON MAR 30 2009 ...A STRONG SPRING STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING HEAVY SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO PORTIONS OF WEST AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TODAY AND TONIGHT... .MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON...BEFORE SLOWLY TAPERING OFF WEST TO EAST TONIGHT. IN ADDITION...VERY STRONG WINDS OF 20 TO 45 MPH OVER THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL WILL CONTINUE. THESE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH FALLING SNOW AND FRESH SNOWFALL WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS LIKELY. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 8 TO 16 INCHES ALONG THE INTERSTATE 94 CORRIDOR AND POINTS SOUTH...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS CLOSE TO 20 INCHES POSSIBLE. LESSER ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED FURTHER NORTH. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE OVER MUCH OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE TAKE THE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. STAY TUNED TO LOCAL MEDIA FOR UPDATES ON THIS STORM. NDZ031>033-040-041-043-044-310000- /O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090331T0600Z/ GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH... MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER 949 AM MDT MON MAR 30 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED...IN ADDITION TO STRONG WINDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES. 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. $$ NDZ034>037-042-045>048-050-051-310000- /O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090331T1200Z/ MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE- MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE... JAMESTOWN...ELGIN...FORT YATES...LINTON...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY... ASHLEY...OAKES 1049 AM CDT MON MAR 30 2009 /949 AM MDT MON MAR 30 2009/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ TUESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ TUESDAY. ADDITIONAL MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED...IN ADDITION TO STRONG WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH RESULTING IN NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ NDZ020-310000- /O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-090331T0600Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0044.090331T0600Z-090331T1200Z/ OLIVER- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CENTER 1049 AM CDT MON MAR 30 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT TUESDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 AM CDT TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT TUESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 AM CDT TUESDAY. ADDITIONAL LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED...IN ADDITION TO STRONG WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH RESULTING IN BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. 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. $$ NDZ017-018-310000- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0044.000000T0000Z-090331T0600Z/ MCKENZIE-DUNN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER 1049 AM CDT MON MAR 30 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT TUESDAY. ADDITIONAL LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE...IN ADDITION TO STRONG WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH RESULTING IN BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ NDZ019-021>023-025-310000- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0044.000000T0000Z-090331T1200Z/ MERCER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEULAH...HAZEN...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY... HARVEY...CARRINGTON 1049 AM CDT MON MAR 30 2009 /949 AM MDT MON MAR 30 2009/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ TUESDAY. ADDITIONAL LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED...IN ADDITION TO STRONG WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH RESULTING IN BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. 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. $$ ABELING