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THIS STORM SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO RIVAL THE BLIZZARD EVENT OF MID DECEMBER 2008 WHICH SEVERELY IMPACTED MUCH OF THE AREA.
So, I am sure this will head somewhere after it leaves us - watch out! This is starting to remind me of labor pains. Mostly forgotten from one pregancy until the first twinge of one in the next.
POWERFUL WINTER STORM EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE AREA...
.A MAJOR WINTER STORM SHOULD IMPACT EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHERN MINNESOTA WITH THE POTENTIAL OF HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS FROM MONDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ACROSS THE AREA LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AS WARMER AIR IS DRAWN UP AHEAD OF THE DEVELOPING STORM. SNOW SHOULD CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN AREAL COVERAGE DURING THE DAY ON MONDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.
DURING MONDAY NIGHT... NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN SPEED AS A SECOND ROUND OF HEAVY SNOW IS ANTICIPATED. THIS COMBINATION OF WEATHER ELEMENTS SHOULD RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN... THE RED RIVER VALLEY... AND MUCH OF NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA. VISIBILITIES SHOULD BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN THESE AREAS. THE FORESTED AREA OF NORTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA IS EXPECTED TO EXPERIENCE SLIGHTLY LOWER WIND SPEEDS AND SOMEWHAT HIGHER SURFACE VISIBILITIES. THUS... A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA. WIND CHILLS ACROSS THE REGION TUESDAY NIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE DANGEROUS RANGE OF 30 BELOW TO 35 BELOW.
STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS A LARGE PART OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA.
WITHIN THIS AREA... LOCALIZED SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 16 TO 20 INCHES MAY OCCUR IN PORTIONS OF NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA. THE EXACT TRACK OF THE SURFACE LOW PRESSURE IS STILL SOMEWHAT UNCERTAIN. A DIFFERENCE OF ONLY 50 MILES IN THE TRACK OF THE STORM CENTER WOULD SHIFT THE POSITION OF THE HEAVIEST SNOW BAND.
THIS STORM SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO RIVAL THE BLIZZARD EVENT OF MID DECEMBER 2008 WHICH SEVERELY IMPACTED MUCH OF THE AREA.
THIS STORM SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO RIVAL THE BLIZZARD EVENT OF MID DECEMBER 2008 WHICH SEVERELY IMPACTED MUCH OF THE AREA.
So, I am sure this will head somewhere after it leaves us - watch out! This is starting to remind me of labor pains. Mostly forgotten from one pregancy until the first twinge of one in the next.
POWERFUL WINTER STORM EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE AREA...
.A MAJOR WINTER STORM SHOULD IMPACT EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHERN MINNESOTA WITH THE POTENTIAL OF HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS FROM MONDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ACROSS THE AREA LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AS WARMER AIR IS DRAWN UP AHEAD OF THE DEVELOPING STORM. SNOW SHOULD CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN AREAL COVERAGE DURING THE DAY ON MONDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.
DURING MONDAY NIGHT... NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN SPEED AS A SECOND ROUND OF HEAVY SNOW IS ANTICIPATED. THIS COMBINATION OF WEATHER ELEMENTS SHOULD RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN... THE RED RIVER VALLEY... AND MUCH OF NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA. VISIBILITIES SHOULD BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN THESE AREAS. THE FORESTED AREA OF NORTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA IS EXPECTED TO EXPERIENCE SLIGHTLY LOWER WIND SPEEDS AND SOMEWHAT HIGHER SURFACE VISIBILITIES. THUS... A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA. WIND CHILLS ACROSS THE REGION TUESDAY NIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE DANGEROUS RANGE OF 30 BELOW TO 35 BELOW.
STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS A LARGE PART OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA.
WITHIN THIS AREA... LOCALIZED SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 16 TO 20 INCHES MAY OCCUR IN PORTIONS OF NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA. THE EXACT TRACK OF THE SURFACE LOW PRESSURE IS STILL SOMEWHAT UNCERTAIN. A DIFFERENCE OF ONLY 50 MILES IN THE TRACK OF THE STORM CENTER WOULD SHIFT THE POSITION OF THE HEAVIEST SNOW BAND.
THIS STORM SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO RIVAL THE BLIZZARD EVENT OF MID DECEMBER 2008 WHICH SEVERELY IMPACTED MUCH OF THE AREA.