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WWUS43 KFGF 181028
WSWFGF
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
428 AM CST THU DEC 18 2025
MNZ001>005-007-008-013>015-NDZ008-016-026>030-038-039-054-181830-
/O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-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 ROSEAU, MAYVILLE, VALLEY CITY, HILLSBORO,
NEWFOLDEN, MICHIGAN, EAST GRAND FORKS, MIDDLE RIVER, HALLOCK,
WARREN, THIEF RIVER FALLS, FOSSTON, CAVALIER, DRAYTON, GRAND
FORKS, FARGO, ADA, COOPERSTOWN, CROOKSTON, LANKIN, GRAFTON,
HALSTAD, MOORHEAD, FINLEY, AND RED LAKE FALLS
428 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...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.
NDZ006-007-014-015-024-181830-
/O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-251219T0000Z/
TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF DEVILS LAKE, LEEDS, CANDO, NEW ROCKFORD,
AND LANGDON
428 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 3 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.
MNZ006-009-181830-
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0007.251218T1200Z-251219T0000Z/
LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BAUDETTE AND RED LAKE
428 AM CST THU DEC 18 2025
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW AND WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 AND 5 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50
MPH.
* WHERE...LAKE OF THE WOODS AND NORTH BELTRAMI COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 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-NDZ049-052-053-181830-
/O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-251219T0000Z/
WILKIN-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FORMAN, LISBON, WAHPETON, BRECKENRIDGE,
AND GWINNER
428 AM CST THU DEC 18 2025
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...SNOW DEVELOPING THIS MORNING WITH WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW.
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO TWO INCHES. 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>032-040-181830-
/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 BEMIDJI, FERGUS FALLS, NEW YORK MILLS,
MAHNOMEN, WADENA, DETROIT LAKES, ELBOW LAKE, TWO INLETS, LAKE
ITASCA, PARK RAPIDS, AND BAGLEY
428 AM CST THU DEC 18 2025
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...A PERIOD OF SNOW MID MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD
BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED IN OPEN COUNTRY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP
2 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 MPH.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL, NORTH CENTRAL, NORTHWEST, AND WEST
CENTRAL MINNESOTA.
* WHEN...UNTIL 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.
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