572  
WWUS43 KBIS 031111  
WSWBIS  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND  
611 AM CDT FRI APR 3 2026  
 
NDZ018>020-031>034-040>045-031915-  
/O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260404T1800Z/  
DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-SLOPE-  
HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BOWMAN, BEULAH, NEW LEIPZIG, HAZEN, BEACH,  
NEW ENGLAND, MARMARTH, HALLIDAY, ELGIN, DICKINSON, HETTINGER, SOLEN,  
SELFRIDGE, MEDORA, CENTER, CARSON, MANDAN, MOTT, FORT YATES, AND  
KILLDEER  
611 AM CDT FRI APR 3 2026 /511 AM MDT FRI APR 3 2026/  
 
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/  
SATURDAY...  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AROUND 6 TO 12 INCHES.  
 
* WHERE...MUCH OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ SATURDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. THE HAZARDOUS  
CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT THE MORNING AND EVENING AND COMMUTES THROUGH  
SATURDAY.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN YOUR  
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE  
OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.  
 

 
 

 
 
NDZ021>023-025-035>037-046>048-050-051-031915-  
/O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0003.260403T1200Z-260404T2100Z/  
MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-EMMONS-LOGAN-  
LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF STRASBURG, TURTLE LAKE, OAKES, GOODRICH,  
WILTON, UNDERWOOD, KULM, WISHEK, GACKLE, LINTON, JAMESTOWN, STEELE,  
ASHLEY, TAPPEN, LAMOURE, GARRISON, BISMARCK, ELLENDALE, CARRINGTON,  
EDGELEY, HARVEY, MCCLUSKY, FESSENDEN, WASHBURN, AND NAPOLEON  
611 AM CDT FRI APR 3 2026  
   
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT SATURDAY
 
 
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AROUND 6 TO 12  
INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA,  
INCLUDING THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 4 PM CDT SATURDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. PATCHY BLOWING SNOW  
COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT THE  
MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES THROUGH SATURDAY.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN YOUR  
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE  
OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.  
 

 
 

 
 
NDZ005-010>013-017-031915-  
/O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0014.260403T1800Z-260404T1800Z/  
ROLETTE-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF STANLEY, ST. JOHN, VELVA, DUNSEITH,  
MINOT, ROLETTE, NEW TOWN, ROLLA, RUGBY, DRAKE, WATFORD CITY, TOWNER,  
PARSHALL, AND SHELL VALLEY  
611 AM CDT FRI APR 3 2026 /511 AM MDT FRI APR 3 2026/  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/  
THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ SATURDAY...  
 
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AROUND 2 TO 4  
INCHES.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM CDT /NOON  
MDT/ SATURDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS  
CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT THE FRIDAY EVENING AND SATURDAY MORNING  
COMMUTES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS  
CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.  
 

 
 

 
 
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