2 products issued by NWS for: Fargo ND
Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 531 AM CST MON MAR 2 2015 MNZ003-024-027>032-040-NDZ038-039-049-052-053-031130- CLAY-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL- EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND- 531 AM CST MON MAR 2 2015 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO AFFECT THE REGION LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE REGION LATE TONIGHT. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS FROM 20 TO 40 MPH WILL DEVELOP BEHIND THE FRONT TOWARDS MORNING. IN ADDITION LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE WITH THE FAVORED AREAS FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW ALONG THE NORTH AND SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER AND ADJACENT WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THE STRONG WINDS AND FALLING SNOW MAY CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW FROM THE VALLEY WESTWARD REDUCING VISIBILITY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY LIGHT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TUESDAY WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE. REDUCED VISIBILITY IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE ESPECIALLY DURING THE MORNING. HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS WILL DEVELOP LATER IN THE AFTERNOON CONTINUING OVERNIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE REQUIRED BUT SNOWFALL REPORTS WILL BE WELCOME. $$
Special Weather Statement
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 405 AM CST MON MAR 2 2015 MNZ003-027>032-040-NDZ038-039-049-052-053-022215- CLAY-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL- EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOORHEAD...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE... BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA... ELBOW LAKE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON 405 AM CST MON MAR 2 2015 ...STRONG COLD FRONT LATE TONIGHT WILL BRING A RETURN TO HARD WINTER... A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE REGION LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE BEHIND THE FRONT...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 30 MPH AND GUSTS TO 45 MPH WEST OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY ON TUESDAY. IN ADDITION...1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. THE BEST POTENTIAL FOR SNOW WILL BE ALONG THE NORTH AND SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER INTO ADJACENT WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. COMBINED WITH THE STRONG WINDS...THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MAY LEAD TO DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY...INCLUDING THE MORNING COMMUTE. THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY ON HOW WIDESPREAD ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL OCCUR AND TO WHAT DEGREE BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL OVER THE REGION MONDAY NIGHT OR TUESDAY...PLEASE MONITOR THE LATEST FORECAST. $$