294 WWUS43 KBIS 032131 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 331 PM CST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR MUCH OF NORTH THROUGH EAST CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR A WINTRY MIX OF FREEZING RAIN... SLEET AND SNOW FOR MUCH OF THE WEST CENTRAL...SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL FROM LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .THE WINTER STORM IS NOW TAKING A MORE NORTHERN TRACK...WHICH HAS ALLOWED MORE WARM AIR TO FLOW INTO THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL. AS A CONSEQUENCE THERE WILL BE MORE RAIN INITIALLY ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL AREAS WHICH WILL REDUCE THE SNOW POTENTIAL. THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF THE WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL...INCLUDING WATFORD CITY...BEULAH... HAZEN...CENTER...BISMARCK AND MANDAN AND LINTON AREAS...HAS BEEN CANCELLED. IN ITS PLACE A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. RAIN WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL... TRANSITIONING TO A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET SUNDAY EVENING. THE PRECIPITATION WILL TURN OVER TO ALL SNOW LATER SUNDAY NIGHT. THERE WILL BE A LULL IN THE SNOW MONDAY AS A DRY AREA MOVES ACROSS THE REGION...HOWEVER SNOW WILL RETURN LATE MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...ALONG WITH INCREASING WINDS CAUSING SOME BLOWING SNOW. THE MOST SEVERE IMPACTS OF THE WINTER STORM WILL STILL BE FELT NORTHWEST THROUGH THE NORTH CENTRAL INTO THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY... AT PLACES LIKE WILLISTON...MINOT...RUGBY...HARVEY...JAMESTOWN AND OAKES. TEH PRECIPITAION WILL BEGIN AS A WINTRY MIX OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH ALL SNOW SUNDAY NIGHT. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...IS EXPECTED SUNDAY NIGHT. SNOW CONTINUES MONDAY...WITH INTENSITIES DECREASING MONDAY EVENING AND NIGHT. NORTHERLY WINDS TO 30 MPH MONDAY WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. THE HEAVIEST STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 12 TO 15 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FOR THE FAR NORTHWEST AND THE NORTH CENTRAL. THIS INCLUDES MINOT...STANLEY...BOWBELLS...CROSBY...BOTTINEAU... TOWNER...BELCOURT AND RUGBY. EIGHT TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE FOR LOCATIONS FROM WILLISTON...THROUGH GARRISON...MCCLUSKY... CARRINGTON AND JAMESTOWN. FOR THE WEST CENTRAL THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL...2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FOR WATFORD CITY TO HAZEN THROUGH BISMARCK...STEELE AND ELLENDALE. THE SOUTHWEST WILL SEE THE LEAST AMOUNT OF SNOW...WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES FOR BEACH THROUGH DICKINSON AND ELGIN. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS ACROSS MOST OF WEST AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY. THOSE WITH TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT AND EVEN CONSIDER ALTERING TRAVEL PLANS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...AVOID THE USE OF CRUISE CONTROL ON SLICK OR SNOW COVERED ROADS. NDZ017>020-034-035-046-047-050-040545- /O.CAN.KBIS.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KBIS.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/ MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MORTON-BURLEIGH-EMMONS-LOGAN-MCINTOSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH... HAZEN...CENTER...MANDAN...BISMARCK...LINTON...NAPOLEON...ASHLEY 331 PM CST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR A WINTRY MIX OF RAIN...SLEET AND SOME FREEZING RAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND SNOW AND SOME BLOWING SNOW MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...RAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET LATE SUNDAY EVENING AND TO ALL SNOW SUNDAY NIGHT. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL DEVELOP MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT CREATING REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. THE NORTH DAKOTA HIGHWAY PATROL ADVISES...REMAIN ALERT AND DO NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THESE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. THE NORTH DAKOTA STATE PATROL ADVISES...DO NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THESE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. && $$ NDZ001-009-010-021-040545- /O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/ DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-MCLEAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN... GARRISON 331 PM CST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... * TIMING...SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...HEAVY SNOW WITH 12 TO 15 INCHES OF STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR FAR NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... DECREASING TO 6 TO 8 INCHES CENTRAL. * OTHER IMPACTS...THE PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY BEGIN AS WINTRY MIX OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET OR SNOW...CHANGING TO ALL SNOW LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING. BLOWING SNOW IS ALSO EXPECTED ON MONDAY...FURTHER REDUCING VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SIGNIFICANT SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED...AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. IF YOU MUST MAKE AN EMERGENCY TRIP...KEEP EXTRA CLOTHING AND BLANKETS...FOOD...WATER AND A FLASHLIGHT IN THE VEHICLE. THE NORTH DAKOTA HIGHWAY PATROL ADVISES...REMAIN ALERT AND DO NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THESE DANGEROUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. && $$ NDZ002>005-011>013-022-023-025-036-037-048-051-040545- /O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/ BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-SHERIDAN- WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-LA MOURE-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA... MINOT...TOWNER...RUGBY...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON... STEELE...JAMESTOWN...EDGELEY...OAKES 331 PM CST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... * TIMING...SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...HEAVY SNOW WITH 12 TO 15 INCHES OF STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR FAR NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... DECREASING TO 6 TO 8 INCHES SOUTHERN JAMES RIVER VALLEY. * OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL DEVELOP MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT CREATING REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SIGNIFICANT SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED...AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. IF YOU MUST MAKE AN EMERGENCY TRIP...KEEP EXTRA CLOTHING AND BLANKETS...FOOD...WATER AND A FLASHLIGHT IN THE VEHICLE. THE NORTH DAKOTA HIGHWAY PATROL ADVISES...REMAIN ALERT AND DO NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THESE DANGEROUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. && $$ NDZ031>033-041-042-045-040545- /O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/ GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-HETTINGER-GRANT-SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MOTT... ELGIN...FORT YATES 331 PM CST SUN MAR 3 2013 /231 PM MST SUN MAR 3 2013/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ TUESDAY... * TIMING...SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...RAIN SUNDAY MORNING WILL CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND TO ALL SNOW LATE SUNDAY EVENING. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL DEVELOP MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT CREATING REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. THE NORTH DAKOTA HIGHWAY PATROL ADVISES...REMAIN ALERT AND DO NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THESE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. && $$ WAA