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WWUS53 KFGF 272031
SQWFGF
SNOW SQUALL WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
231 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2026
MNC087-107-119-125-NDC035-272100-
/O.CON.KFGF.SQ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260227T2100Z/
RED LAKE MN-NORMAN MN-POLK MN-MAHNOMEN MN-GRAND FORKS ND-
231 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2026
...A SNOW SQUALL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CST FOR
SOUTHWESTERN RED LAKE...NORTHEASTERN NORMAN...SOUTHWESTERN POLK...
NORTHWESTERN MAHNOMEN AND EASTERN GRAND FORKS COUNTIES...
AT 230 PM CST, A DANGEROUS SNOW SQUALL WAS LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR MEKINOCK TO NEAR CLIMAX TO NEAR RINDAL, MOVING
SOUTH AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...FLASH FREEZE ON ROADS. INTENSE BURSTS OF HEAVY SNOW. GUSTY
WINDS LEADING TO BLOWING SNOW AND VISIBILITY RAPIDLY
FALLING TO LESS THAN ONE-QUARTER MILE. WIND GUSTS GREATER
THAN 35 MPH.
SOURCE...RADAR AND WEBCAMS.
IMPACT...DANGEROUS AND LIFE-THREATENING TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP RAPIDLY IN THE WARNING AREA.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 29 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 129 AND 157.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GRAND FORKS, EAST GRAND FORKS, CROOKSTON, THOMPSON, FERTILE, ERSKINE,
AND FISHER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WET ROADWAYS WILL QUICKLY FREEZE. BLACK ICE WILL CAUSE ROADS,
BRIDGES, AND OVERPASSES TO BECOME SLICK AND DANGEROUS. SLOW DOWN AND
BE PREPARED FOR A SUDDEN LOSS OF TRACTION.
CONSIDER AVOIDING OR DELAYING TRAVEL UNTIL THE SNOW SQUALL PASSES
YOUR LOCATION. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, USE EXTRA CAUTION AND ALLOW EXTRA
TIME. RAPID CHANGES IN VISIBILITY AND SLICK ROAD CONDITIONS MAY LEAD
TO ACCIDENTS.
LAT...LON 4738 9590 4748 9662 4764 9689 4767 9689
4767 9695 4782 9720 4819 9742 4819 9729
4790 9669 4772 9596
TIME...MOT...LOC 2030Z 341DEG 23KT 4807 9736 4761 9672 4748 9618
SNOW SQUALL...OBSERVED
SNOW SQUALL IMPACT...SIGNIFICANT
PERROUX
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