949  
WWUS43 KFGF 182357  
WSWFGF  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND  
557 PM CST THU DEC 18 2025  
 
MNZ029-030-190300-  
/O.EXP.KFGF.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-251219T0000Z/  
/O.NEW.KFGF.WW.Y.0020.251218T2357Z-251219T0300Z/  
WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FERGUS FALLS AND BRECKENRIDGE  
557 PM CST THU DEC 18 2025  
   
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING
 
   
..BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING
 
 
* WHAT...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...WEST OTTER TAIL AND WILKIN COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL LEAD TO AREAS OF QUICK  
AND SUDDEN REDUCTIONS TO VISIBILITY, MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT,  
ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS THAT ARE PRONE TO BLOWING SNOW. THE  
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE THURSDAY EVENING COMMUTE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING, ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. THE LATEST  
ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED  
BY CALLING 5 1 1.  
 

 
 

 
 
NDZ053-190100-  
/O.EXP.KFGF.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-251219T0000Z/  
RICHLAND-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WAHPETON  
557 PM CST THU DEC 18 2025  
   
..BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING
 
 

 
 
MNZ006-009-190100-  
/O.EXP.KFGF.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-251219T0000Z/  
LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BAUDETTE AND RED LAKE  
557 PM CST THU DEC 18 2025  
   
..WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING
 
 

 
 
MNZ016-017-022>024-027-028-031-032-040-190100-  
/O.EXP.KFGF.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-251219T0000Z/  
NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-  
WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WADENA, NEW YORK MILLS, DETROIT LAKES,  
PARK RAPIDS, ELBOW LAKE, BEMIDJI, TWO INLETS, MAHNOMEN, BAGLEY,  
AND LAKE ITASCA  
557 PM CST THU DEC 18 2025  
   
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING
 
 

 
 
MNZ001>003-007-190300-  
/O.NEW.KFGF.WW.Y.0020.251218T2357Z-251219T0300Z/  
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-WEST MARSHALL-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF EAST GRAND FORKS, HALSTAD, ADA, WARREN,  
CROOKSTON, AND MOORHEAD  
557 PM CST THU DEC 18 2025  
   
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING
 
 
* WHAT...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...NORMAN, WEST MARSHALL, WEST POLK, AND CLAY COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL LEAD TO AREAS OF QUICK  
AND SUDDEN REDUCTIONS TO VISIBILITY, MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT,  
ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS THAT ARE PRONE TO BLOWING SNOW. THE  
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE THURSDAY EVENING COMMUTE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING, ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. THE LATEST  
ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED  
BY CALLING 5 1 1.  
 

 
 

 
 
CJ  
 
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