656  
WWUS73 KFGF 180632  
NPWFGF  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND  
1232 AM CST THU DEC 18 2025  
 
MNZ029-NDZ049-052-053-181445-  
/O.CON.KFGF.HW.W.0007.251218T0900Z-251219T0000Z/  
WILKIN-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BRECKENRIDGE, WAHPETON, FORMAN, LISBON,  
AND GWINNER  
1232 AM CST THU DEC 18 2025  
   
..HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING  
 
* WHAT...NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH  
EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...IN MINNESOTA, WILKIN COUNTY. IN NORTH DAKOTA, RANSOM,  
RICHLAND, AND SARGENT COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...DAMAGING WINDS WILL BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES.  
TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
REMAIN IN THE LOWER LEVELS OF YOUR HOME DURING THE WINDSTORM, AND  
AVOID WINDOWS. WATCH FOR FALLING DEBRIS AND TREE LIMBS. USE CAUTION  
IF YOU MUST DRIVE.  
 
 
 
 
 
MNZ001-002-004-005-007-008-013>015-NDZ006>008-014>016-026-027-030-  
054-181445-  
/O.CON.KFGF.CW.Y.0022.251218T1200Z-251219T0000Z/  
WEST POLK-NORMAN-KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-  
PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-  
RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-TRAILL-WESTERN WALSH-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CROOKSTON, GRAFTON, MICHIGAN, ROSEAU,  
DEVILS LAKE, CANDO, LANKIN, GRAND FORKS, NEWFOLDEN, HALSTAD,  
HILLSBORO, MIDDLE RIVER, MAYVILLE, HALLOCK, CAVALIER, LANGDON,  
FOSSTON, RED LAKE FALLS, EAST GRAND FORKS, WARREN, ADA, DRAYTON,  
THIEF RIVER FALLS, AND LEEDS  
1232 AM CST THU DEC 18 2025  
 
...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO  
6 PM CST THIS EVENING...  
 
* WHAT...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 39 BELOW EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST AND  
SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 40 BELOW ZERO  
COULD CAUSE FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING OUTSIDE. WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING, A  
HAT, AND GLOVES.  
 
 
 
 
 
CJ  
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