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Re: Grand Forks Weather
« Reply #60 on: August 03, 2012, 12:54:45 PM »
A slight risk of severe thunderstorms exists today across Grand Forks, although excess cloudiness in our area should limit the most significant weather to stay to our southwest, where instability and moisture content is better. Regardless, damaging winds, large hail with a few stones greater than 2 inches, and a tornado are possible today.

I will be at the airport the majority of the day today, and from the cafe there visibility is about 10-20 miles on a good day. If they come at the right time I should have some good pictures later tonight.

On a side note, once the cold front blows through, temperatures will be very, very low for early August. The forecast high for tomorrow is a mere 68, 14 degrees below average.

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Re: Grand Forks Weather
« Reply #61 on: August 03, 2012, 03:39:59 PM »
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WS 553
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
215 PM CDT FRI AUG 3 2012

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 553 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS

NDC003-017-021-027-029-031-035-039-043-045-047-051-063-073-077-
081-091-093-097-099-040200-
/O.NEW.KWNS.SV.A.0553.120803T1915Z-120804T0200Z/

ND
.    NORTH DAKOTA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BARNES               CASS                DICKEY
EDDY                 EMMONS              FOSTER
GRAND FORKS          GRIGGS              KIDDER
LAMOURE              LOGAN               MCINTOSH
NELSON               RANSOM              RICHLAND
SARGENT              STEELE              STUTSMAN
TRAILL               WALSH
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Re: Grand Forks Weather
« Reply #62 on: September 11, 2012, 09:41:20 AM »
Fall rapidly approaches for the Grand Cities, and temperatures are forecast to fall quite a bit during the next several days. Below is the forecast for the week. Monday is our coldest day, so I highlighted it in blue.

Today: Isolated showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Northwest wind 12 to 17 mph becoming west 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 73. Breezy, with a west wind 6 to 11 mph increasing to 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Northwest wind 5 to 11 mph.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 67. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 73.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 76.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 74.
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Monday: A slight chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 58.
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Re: Grand Forks Weather
« Reply #63 on: September 12, 2012, 11:47:40 PM »
After the impressive winds today, winds will lighten up and skies will clear, which will allow for a perfect setup for a rapid cool down and the formation of frost. A Frost Advisory is in effect until 9 AM Thursday.

Lows the next two nights should also be on the chilly side, with temperatures in the upper 30s. A nice warm up is expected from a thermal ridge through Saturday before a significant trough moves through and brings another shot...and potentially long lasting...of cooler air. Highs should range from the upper 50s to low 60s beyond Saturday.

Looks like fall is here - cold enough to warrant a jacket but not enough to make it snow...yet.
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Re: Grand Forks Weather
« Reply #64 on: September 13, 2012, 04:42:28 PM »
Couple reports of frost did come through yesterday and with an even cooler night forecast for tonight, we can expect for frost for almost the entire eastern half of North Dakota.  A Frost Advisory is once again in effect - text is posted below.

Low tonight 35.  :biggrin:

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
303 PM CDT THU SEP 13 2012

...COLD TEMPERATURES AGAIN EXPECTED TONIGHT...

.CLOUDS MOVING ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL
EXIT OFF TO THE EAST BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE CLEARING
SKIES...ALONG WITH LIGHT WINDS AND THE CONTINUED DRY AIR OVER THE
AREA...WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DROP INTO THE MID 30S BY EARLY
TOMORROW MORNING. SOME FROST WILL BE POSSIBLE.

MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027-028-032-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-
026>030-038-039-054-141400-
/O.NEW.KFGF.FR.Y.0006.120914T0800Z-120914T1400Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-
WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-
EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN-
SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WADENA-TOWNER-
CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-
GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-WESTERN WALSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...WARREN...
NEWFOLDEN...RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...
FOSSTON...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...
PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...WADENA...CANDO...
LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...
NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...
MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...ADAMS
303 PM CDT THU SEP 13 2012

...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM CDT FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A FROST
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM CDT FRIDAY.

* TEMPERATURES WILL DROP DOWN DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS
  BEFORE RISING AGAIN AFTER SUNRISE.

* TEMPERATURES REACH THE 33 TO 36 DEGREE RANGE...WITH THE COLDEST
  READINGS IN RURAL LOW LYING AREAS.

* FROST COULD FORM AND DAMAGE TENDER PLANTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR
PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED.

&&

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Re: Grand Forks Weather
« Reply #65 on: September 17, 2012, 04:34:16 PM »
Freeze Warning in effect!

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
234 PM CDT MON SEP 17 2012

...ANOTHER CHILLY NIGHT EXPECTED...

.HIGH PRESSURE WILL DRIFT ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT. THIS WILL
BRING A PERIOD OF CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS WHICH WILL ALLOW
TEMPERATURES TO GET QUITE CHILLY AGAIN.

MNZ001-002-004>009-013>017-022>024-028-032-NDZ007-008-016-027-030-
054-181400-
/O.NEW.KFGF.FZ.W.0003.120918T0600Z-120918T1400Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-WEST MARSHALL-
EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-
NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-
EAST BECKER-WADENA-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH-GRAND FORKS-
TRAILL-WESTERN WALSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALSTAD...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN...
RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...
BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...
WOLF LAKE...WADENA...LANGDON...CAVALIER...GRAFTON...GRAND FORKS...
MAYVILLE...ADAMS
234 PM CDT MON SEP 17 2012

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM CDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM CDT TUESDAY.

* MORNING TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOW 30S ACROSS
  PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

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Re: Grand Forks Weather
« Reply #66 on: September 19, 2012, 09:03:48 PM »
It may have only been by a degree, but we set a new record low on Tuesday!

RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS
143 AM CDT WED SEP 19 2012

...RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE SET AT GRAND FORKS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
ON TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 18TH...

THE LOW TEMPERATURE AT GRAND FORKS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS 32
DEGREES ON TUESDAY. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE
OF 33 DEGREES SET IN 1973.

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Re: Grand Forks Weather
« Reply #67 on: September 29, 2012, 09:55:46 PM »
Record high tied today.

000
SXUS73 KFGF 300148
RERFGF

RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS
848 PM CDT SAT SEP 29 2012

...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE TIED AT GRAND FORKS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ND...

A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 85 DEGREES OCCURRED AT GRAND FORKS
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ND THIS AFTERNOON. TODAYS HIGH TEMPERATURE TIED
THE OLD RECORD OF 85 DEGREES SET IN 1943.
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Re: Grand Forks Weather
« Reply #68 on: October 01, 2012, 01:24:45 PM »
It is getting close to the time of year when people start talking snow up in North Dakota. Normally, we do not get any real accumulations until late October or early November. However, there is a decent chance at seeing some snowfall accumulations - albeit light - in Grand Forks and areas to our north late this week as a weak low pressure system slides north across Minnesota - following the pattern of a Colorado Low.

NWS Grand Forks does not mention snow in our forecast as surface temperatures will be on the warm side and should melt any snow that does fall. However, there is still quite a bit of uncertainty on the table. HPC does have decent 1 inch snowfall probs for us and areas north, as will as a significant snowfall contour for 4 inches or more for the same area (Almost zero faith in that forecast as it relies on very specific parameters to be met). Maps are attached below.

For the record, if snowfall does fall this week across Grand Forks, it will break the record for earliest recorded snowfall accumulations in the city, according to NWS records dating back to 1981. The earliest day that saw snowfall accumulations of 0.1 inches or greater was October 26th. The earliest 1 inch accumulation was November 9th.
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Re: Grand Forks Weather
« Reply #69 on: October 02, 2012, 12:03:39 PM »
From the National Weather Service...potential for significant snowfall accumulations and blowing snow across the Northern Red River Valley and Northwest Minnesota.  :biggrin:

MNZ001-002-004>009-013>017-022>024-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-
054-032145-
WEST POLK-NORMAN-KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-WEST MARSHALL-
EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-
NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-
TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-
GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-WESTERN WALSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALSTAD...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN...
RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...
BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...CANDO...
LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...
NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...
MAYVILLE...ADAMS
1008 AM CDT TUE OCT 2 2012

...POTENTIAL EARLY SEASON SNOW EVENT WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY...

THERE IS INCREASING POTENTIAL FOR AN EARLY SEASON WINTER STORM
THAT COULD PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO
THURSDAY MORNING. LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE
CENTRAL PLAINS AND INTO MINNESOTA WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY.
RAINFALL WILL ACCOMPANY THE SYSTEM ON WEDNESDAY...HOWEVER THERE IS
INCREASING POTENTIAL FOR RAINFALL CHANGING OVER TO SNOW AFTER
MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WHILE WARM SURFACE TEMPERATURES WILL
MELT THE SNOW EARLY IN THE EVENT...THE PROLONGED NATURE OF THE
EVENT WILL INCREASE THE CHANCE FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW THURSDAY
MORNING. AT THE CURRENT TIME...WEATHER MODELS ARE TARGETING THE
NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY AND PARTS OF NORTHWEST MINNESOTA.
IF SNOW RATES ARE HIGH ENOUGH...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR RAPIDLY
ACCUMULATING AND BLOWING SNOW. HOWEVER THERE IS STILL A LARGE
DEGREE OF UNCERTAINTY ON THE EXACT TRACK OF THIS SYSTEM.


THIS SYSTEM COULD PARTICULARLY IMPACT THE THURSDAY MORNING COMMUTE.

STAY TUNED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FOR FUTURE UPDATES ON
THIS POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS SYSTEM.
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Re: Grand Forks Weather
« Reply #70 on: October 03, 2012, 10:42:51 AM »
Models are coming to closer agreement yet again and snowfall totals look to be a bit more significant here than previously indicated.

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
418 AM CDT WED OCT 3 2012

...EARLY WINTER STORM POSSIBLE ACROSS THE NORTHERN RED RIVER
VALLEY INTO NORTHWEST MINNESOTA THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP AND MOVE INTO CENTRAL
MINNESOTA. AS THIS SYSTEM DEVELOPS...RAIN WILL SPREAD INTO THE
REGION TODAY AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY MORNING. THE RAIN IS
EXPECTED TO MIX WITH AND THEN CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW BY THURSDAY.
THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE NORTHERN
RED RIVER VALLEY INTO NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS
FOR 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW ACROSS THIS AREA. NORTH WINDS WILL
STRENGTHEN ON THURSDAY...POSSIBLY LEADING TO AREAS OF NEAR ZERO
VISIBILITY IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. THE TRACK OF THIS SYSTEM
IS STILL A BIT UNCERTAIN...BUT CONFIDENCE IS INCREASING FOR HEAVY
SNOWFALL AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ACROSS THE NORTHERN RED RIVER
VALLEY INTO NORTHWEST MINNESOTA.

MNZ005-006-008-009-013>017-022-023-051700-
/O.NEW.KFGF.WS.A.0003.121004T1200Z-121005T1700Z/
ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-
RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN-
SOUTH CLEARWATER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN...
RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...
BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA
418 AM CDT WED OCT 3 2012

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING.

* TIMING...RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO SNOW ON THURSDAY
  MORNING...AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW MAY BE
  HEAVY AT TIMES.

* WINDS...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE ON THURSDAY AND BECOME 20 TO
  30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS...CONTINUING INTO THURSDAY NIGHT.

* VISIBILITIES...MAY BE NEAR ZERO WITHIN FALLING AND BLOWING
  SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 OR MORE INCHES ARE POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

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Re: Grand Forks Weather
« Reply #71 on: October 03, 2012, 04:37:36 PM »
Watch has been upgraded to a warning and snowfall accumulations has been bumped up AGAIN.

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
330 PM CDT WED OCT 3 2012

...EARLY WINTER STORM ACROSS THE NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY INTO
NORTHWEST MINNESOTA THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP AND MOVE INTO CENTRAL
MINNESOTA. AS THIS SYSTEM DEVELOPS...RAIN WILL SPREAD OVER THE
REGION TODAY AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY MORNING. THE RAIN IS
EXPECTED TO MIX WITH AND THEN CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW BY
THURSDAY. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE
NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY INTO NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. THE POTENTIAL
EXISTS FOR 6 TO 10 INCHES IN THE NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY AND 10
TO 12 INCHES ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. NORTH WINDS
WILL STRENGTHEN ON THURSDAY...POSSIBLY LEADING TO AREAS OF NEAR
ZERO VISIBILITY IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW.

MNZ001-002-004-007-NDZ008-016-027-030-050600-
/O.UPG.KFGF.WS.A.0003.121004T0600Z-121005T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KFGF.WS.W.0003.121004T0600Z-121005T0600Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH-
GRAND FORKS-TRAILL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALSTAD...HALLOCK...WARREN...CAVALIER...GRAFTON...GRAND FORKS...
MAYVILLE
330 PM CDT WED OCT 3 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM THURSDAY TO 1 AM CDT
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 1 AM THURSDAY TO 1 AM CDT FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM
WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO SNOW LATE TONIGHT AND
  CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES.

* WINDS...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE ON THURSDAY AND BECOME 20 TO
  30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.


* VISIBILITIES...MAY BE NEAR ZERO ON THURSDAY WITHIN FALLING AND
  BLOWING SNOW.


* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...IN THE MID TO UPPER TEENS.

* OTHER IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW ON TREE BRANCHES AND POWER LINES MAY
  CAUSE THEM TO BREAK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND
WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

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Re: Grand Forks Weather
« Reply #72 on: October 04, 2012, 05:34:51 PM »
Well, snow turned back to rain this afternoon as the temperature climbed into the upper 30s, so snow totals were a lot less than forecast. Regardless, the recording of 3.5 inches this afternoon on campus is one of the earliest 1 inch or greater accumulations in the history of the city.
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Re: Grand Forks Weather
« Reply #73 on: October 05, 2012, 03:25:58 PM »
RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS
305 AM CDT FRI OCT 5 2012


...RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM SNOWFALL SET AT GRAND FORKS INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT ND...AT FARGO HECTOR FIELD AND AT GRAND FORKS UNIV NWS...

 A DAILY RECORD SNOWFALL OF 2.7 INCHES WAS SET AT GRAND FORKS
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ND FOR THURSDAY OCTOBER 4. THE OLD RECORD WAS
A TRACE SET IN 1952.

ALSO A DAILY RECORD SNOWFALL OF 1.4 INCHES WAS SET AT FARGO HECTOR
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ND FOR THURSDAY OCTOBER 4. THE OLD RECORD WAS
0.6 INCHES SET IN 1903.

A DAILY RECORD SNOWFALL OF 3.5 INCHES WAS SET AT GRAND FORKS UNIV
NWS FOR THURSDAY OCTOBER 4. NO SNOWFALL ON RECORD OCCURRED ON
OCTOBER 4.

ALSO A DAILY RECORD PRECIPITATION OF 0.57 INCHES FELL ON THURSDAY
OCTOBER 4 AT THE GRAND FORKS UNIV NWS. THE OLD RECORD WAS 0.55
INCHES SET IN 1913.


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Re: Grand Forks Weather
« Reply #74 on: October 14, 2012, 03:30:50 PM »
Looks like it could get very windy up here on Wednesday and Thursday.
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