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WWUS43 KFGF 180632
WSWFGF
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
1232 AM CST THU DEC 18 2025
NDZ006-007-014-015-024-181445-
/O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-251219T0000Z/
TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF DEVILS LAKE, CANDO, NEW ROCKFORD,
LANGDON, AND LEEDS
1232 AM CST THU DEC 18 2025
..BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
BETWEEN 1 AND 4 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING UP TO 70 MPH.
* WHERE...BENSON, CAVALIER, EDDY, RAMSEY, AND TOWNER COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS
OR IMPOSSIBLE. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT THE THURSDAY
MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES. STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE TREE DAMAGE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TRAVEL SHOULD BE RESTRICTED TO EMERGENCIES ONLY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL,
HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED, STAY WITH
YOUR VEHICLE. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE
CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.
MNZ001>005-007-008-013>015-NDZ008-016-026>030-038-039-054-181445-
/O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0004.251218T0900Z-251219T0000Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-
PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH-NELSON-GRAND
FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-WESTERN WALSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CROOKSTON, GRAFTON, MICHIGAN, ROSEAU,
LANKIN, GRAND FORKS, NEWFOLDEN, HALSTAD, HILLSBORO, MOORHEAD,
VALLEY CITY, MIDDLE RIVER, MAYVILLE, HALLOCK, CAVALIER, FINLEY,
FOSSTON, FARGO, RED LAKE FALLS, EAST GRAND FORKS, WARREN, ADA,
DRAYTON, THIEF RIVER FALLS, AND COOPERSTOWN
1232 AM CST THU DEC 18 2025
..BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
BETWEEN 1 AND 4 INCHES AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS AROUND A LIGHT GLAZE.
WINDS GUSTING UP TO 70 MPH.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND
NORTHEAST AND SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA.
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS
OR IMPOSSIBLE. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT THE THURSDAY
MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TRAVEL SHOULD BE RESTRICTED TO EMERGENCIES ONLY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL,
HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED, STAY WITH
YOUR VEHICLE. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE
CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.
MNZ006-009-181445-
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0007.251218T1200Z-251219T0000Z/
LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF RED LAKE AND BAUDETTE
1232 AM CST THU DEC 18 2025
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO
6 PM CST THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...SNOW AND WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50
MPH.
* WHERE...LAKE OF THE WOODS AND NORTH BELTRAMI COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW, FREQUENTLY REDUCING VISIBILITY
BELOW A HALF MILE, WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
COUNTRY. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT THE THURSDAY MORNING
AND EVENING COMMUTES.
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 FOR
THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.
MNZ029-NDZ049-052-053-181445-
/O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0019.251218T0900Z-251219T0000Z/
WILKIN-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BRECKENRIDGE, WAHPETON, FORMAN, LISBON,
AND GWINNER
1232 AM CST THU DEC 18 2025
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...SNOW AND WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE INCH. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 60 MPH.
* WHERE...IN MINNESOTA, WILKIN COUNTY. IN NORTH DAKOTA, RANSOM,
RICHLAND, AND SARGENT COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW, FREQUENTLY REDUCING VISIBILITY
BELOW A HALF MILE, WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
COUNTRY. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT THE THURSDAY MORNING
AND EVENING COMMUTES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. THE LATEST ROAD
CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY
CALLING 5 1 1.
MNZ016-017-022>024-027-028-030>032-040-181445-
/O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0019.251218T1200Z-251219T0000Z/
NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-
WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-
GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MAHNOMEN, DETROIT LAKES, NEW YORK MILLS,
WADENA, BAGLEY, PARK RAPIDS, LAKE ITASCA, FERGUS FALLS, BEMIDJI,
ELBOW LAKE, AND TWO INLETS
1232 AM CST THU DEC 18 2025
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING
TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...SNOW AND WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 3 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 55 MPH.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL, NORTH CENTRAL, NORTHWEST, AND WEST
CENTRAL MINNESOTA.
* WHEN...FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. FALLING AND BLOWING
SNOW, FREQUENTLY REDUCING VISIBILITY BELOW A HALF MILE, WILL MAKE
TRAVEL DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE THURSDAY MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. THE LATEST ROAD
CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY
CALLING 5 1 1.
CJ
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