URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 809 AM CST SUN DEC 1 2013 ...LIGHT FREEZING RAIN NORTHWEST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH FOR WEST AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WILL CREATE DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ACROSS NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA THIS MORNING. CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE AS AIR AND ROAD SURFACE TEMPERATURES WARM LATER THIS MORNING. STRONG LOW PRESSURE APPROACHING NORTH DAKOTA HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. UNCERTAINTY REMAINS WITH THE EXACT TRACK AND TIMING... BUT THERE IS GROWING CONFIDENCE THAT MORE THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW AND WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW WILL OCCUR ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. DANGEROUSLY COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL MOVE INTO NORTH DAKOTA WEDNESDAY...AND REMAIN OVER THE REGION THROUGH THE WEEKEND. TRAVELERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF DANGEROUS ROAD AND WEATHER CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORM. FOLLOW THE FORECAST AT WEATHER.GOV/BIS. NDZ001-002-009-010-017-012215- /O.CON.KBIS.ZR.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-131201T1800Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.WS.A.0007.131203T0000Z-131205T0000Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-MCKENZIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...WILLISTON... NEW TOWN...WATFORD CITY 809 AM CST SUN DEC 1 2013 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... * TIMING FOR FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY...THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS ASSOCIATED WITH FREEZING RAIN...DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * TIMING FOR WINTER STORM WATCH...MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW AMOUNTS FOR WINTER STORM WATCH...GREATER THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE. * WINDS FOR WINTER STORM WATCH...NORTHERLY AT 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * MAIN IMPACT FOR WINTER STORM WATCH...POSSIBLE DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * OTHER IMPACTS...MUCH COLDER AIR WITH WIND CHILLS TO 30 BELOW BY THURSDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND SIDEWALKS. SLOW DOWN AND USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES.
Posted on: Sun, 01 Dec 2013 16:37:23 +0000
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