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WWUS43 KFGF 120935
WSWFGF
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
435 AM CDT THU MAR 12 2026
MNZ001-003-007-013>015-022>024-028>031-040-NDZ016-027-039-053-121045-
/O.CAN.KFGF.WW.Y.0020.260312T1800Z-260313T1200Z/
WEST POLK-CLAY-WEST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-
MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-EAST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER
TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-EASTERN WALSH-GRAND FORKS-CASS-
RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WAHPETON, GRAFTON, PARK RAPIDS,
BRECKENRIDGE, ELBOW LAKE, FOSSTON, GRAND FORKS, NEW YORK MILLS,
WARREN, LAKE ITASCA, MAHNOMEN, CROOKSTON, TWO INLETS, FARGO,
THIEF RIVER FALLS, RED LAKE FALLS, EAST GRAND FORKS, MOORHEAD,
AND FERGUS FALLS
435 AM CDT THU MAR 12 2026
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED
MNZ004-005-008-NDZ008-121745-
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0002.260312T1800Z-260313T1200Z/
KITTSON-ROSEAU-EAST MARSHALL-PEMBINA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MIDDLE RIVER, CAVALIER, ROSEAU,
NEWFOLDEN, DRAYTON, AND HALLOCK
435 AM CDT THU MAR 12 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 7 AM CDT FRIDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW AND WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 AND 8 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50
MPH.
* WHERE...IN MINNESOTA, EAST MARSHALL, KITTSON, AND ROSEAU COUNTIES.
IN NORTH DAKOTA, PEMBINA COUNTY.
* WHEN...FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM CDT FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW,
FREQUENTLY REDUCING VISIBILITY BELOW A HALF MILE, WILL MAKE TRAVEL
DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
COULD IMPACT THE THURSDAY EVENING AND FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTES.
STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE TREE DAMAGE.
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.
MNZ006-009-016-017-121745-
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0002.260312T1800Z-260313T1800Z/
LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BEMIDJI, BAUDETTE, RED LAKE, AND BAGLEY
435 AM CDT THU MAR 12 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 1 PM CDT FRIDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW AND PATCHY BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 4 AND 8 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45
MPH.
* WHERE...LAKE OF THE WOODS, NORTH BELTRAMI, SOUTH BELTRAMI, AND
NORTH CLEARWATER COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM CDT FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. 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 EVENING AND FRIDAY MORNING
COMMUTES. GUSTY WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES.
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.
PERSONS SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING ALL TRAVEL. IF TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY
NECESSARY, DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION. CONSIDER TAKING A WINTER
STORM KIT ALONG WITH YOU, INCLUDING SUCH ITEMS AS TIRE CHAINS,
BOOSTER CABLES, FLASHLIGHT, SHOVEL, BLANKETS AND EXTRA CLOTHING.
ALSO TAKE WATER, A FIRST AID KIT, AND ANYTHING ELSE THAT WOULD HELP
YOU SURVIVE IN CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED.
NDZ006-007-014-015-026-054-121745-
/O.NEW.KFGF.WW.Y.0021.260312T1800Z-260313T1200Z/
TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-NELSON-WESTERN WALSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LANKIN, MICHIGAN, LANGDON, LEEDS, DEVILS
LAKE, AND CANDO
435 AM CDT THU MAR 12 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7
AM CDT FRIDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS UP TO TWO INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 60 MPH.
* WHERE...A PORTION OF NORTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA.
* WHEN...FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM CDT FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. 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 AND FRIDAY MORNING 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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