BLIZZARD WARNING


URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
448 AM CST THU NOV 6 2008

...A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM TO AFFECT THE REGION...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND
WIND TO THE REGION. A BAND OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD ACROSS
THE AREA BY THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO FRIDAY. THIS BAND WILL LIKELY
BRING SOME HEAVY SNOWS TO A FAIRLY GOOD PART OF CENTRAL AND
NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA. VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP
AND CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL AND NORTH
CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON AND THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

SDZ003-004-009-015-016-033>035-045-048-061900-
/O.NEW.KABR.WW.Y.0011.081106T1048Z-081106T2100Z/
/O.EXT.KABR.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-081107T1800Z/
CORSON-CAMPBELL-WALWORTH-DEWEY-POTTER-STANLEY-SULLY-HUGHES-JONES-
LYMAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCLAUGHLIN...HERREID...MOBRIDGE...
TIMBER LAKE...GETTYSBURG...FORT PIERRE...ONIDA...PIERRE...MURDO...
PRESHO
448 AM CST THU NOV 6 2008 /348 AM MST THU NOV 6 2008/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST /2 PM MST/
THIS AFTERNOON...
...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM CST /2 PM MST/ THIS
AFTERNOON TO 12 PM CST /11 AM MST/ FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ABERDEEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS NOW IN
EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST /2 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON. THE BLIZZARD
WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM CST /2 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON
TO 12 PM CST /11 AM MST/ FRIDAY.

LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THIS MORNING WITH GUSTY NORTHWEST
WINDS. THE COMBINATION SNOW AND WIND WILL CAUSE BLOWING SNOW AND
REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE INTO THE 25 TO 40 MPH
RANGE THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THE DAY ON
FRIDAY. THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH THE SNOW WILL RESULT IN BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.


$$


URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
448 AM CST THU NOV 6 2008

...A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM TO AFFECT THE REGION...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND
WIND TO THE REGION. A BAND OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD ACROSS
THE AREA BY THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO FRIDAY. THIS BAND WILL LIKELY
BRING SOME HEAVY SNOWS TO A FAIRLY GOOD PART OF CENTRAL AND
NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA. VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP
AND CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL AND NORTH
CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON AND THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

SDZ005-010-017-036-037-051-061900-
/O.EXT.KABR.BZ.W.0002.081106T1800Z-081107T1800Z/
MCPHERSON-EDMUNDS-FAULK-HYDE-HAND-BUFFALO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EUREKA...IPSWICH...FAULKTON...
HIGHMORE...MILLER...FORT THOMPSON
448 AM CST THU NOV 6 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 12 PM CST
FRIDAY...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 12 PM
CST FRIDAY.

MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT.
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE INTO THE 25 TO 40 MPH RANGE
TODAY...AND REMAIN STRONG THROUGH FRIDAY. THESE WINDS COMBINED
WITH THE SNOW WILL RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$


URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
448 AM CST THU NOV 6 2008

...A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM TO AFFECT THE REGION...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND
WIND TO THE REGION. A BAND OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD ACROSS
THE AREA BY THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO FRIDAY. THIS BAND WILL LIKELY
BRING SOME HEAVY SNOWS TO A FAIRLY GOOD PART OF CENTRAL AND
NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA. VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP
AND CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL AND NORTH
CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON AND THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

SDZ006-007-011-018-019-061900-
/O.UPG.KABR.BZ.A.0002.081106T1800Z-081108T0000Z/
/O.EXB.KABR.BZ.W.0002.081106T1800Z-081107T1800Z/
BROWN-MARSHALL-DAY-SPINK-CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ABERDEEN...BRITTON...WEBSTER...
REDFIELD...CLARK
448 AM CST THU NOV 6 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 12 PM CST
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ABERDEEN HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 12 PM CST FRIDAY.
THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS
WILL ALSO INCREASE INTO THE 25 TO 40 MPH RANGE TODAY AND WILL REMAIN
STRONG THOUGH FRIDAY. THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH THE SNOW WILL RESULT
IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$


URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
532 AM CST THU NOV 6 2008

...BLIZZARD AND WINTER STORM WARNINGS CONTINUE ACROSS WEST AND
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ACROSS CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA WILL
MOVE TO CENTRAL MINNESOTA BY FRIDAY. THIS SLOW MOVING STORM WILL
BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA TODAY...AND
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA LATER TODAY AND INTO TONIGHT. SIX TO TWELVE
INCHES OF SNOW...WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH...AND VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO
ARE LIKELY DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM. DANGEROUS WINTER
WEATHER WILL ALSO STRIKE NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA
TONIGHT THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH ANYWHERE FROM 3 TO 7 INCHES OF
SNOW...WINDS TO 40 MPH AND GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. THESE
DANGEROUS CONDITIONS WILL THEN MOVE EAST INTO THE JAMES RIVER
AREA LATER THIS AFTERNOON.

STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOW TO PRODUCE BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS OVER THE SOUTHWEST. IN CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...INCLUDING
THE CITIES OF MINOT AND BISMARCK...EXPECT A MIX OF RAIN...SLEET
AND SNOW THIS MORNING...CHANGING OVER TO ALL SNOW BY THIS
AFTERNOON. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY HAZARDOUS.

SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL LIKELY CONTINUE INTO
FRIDAY MORNING ACROSS MUCH OF THE STATE. PLEASE RECONSIDER TRAVEL
PLANS AND MAKE OTHER PREPARATIONS FOR THIS STORM. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

FREQUENTLY CHECK THE LATEST CONDITIONS... STATEMENTS AND
FORECASTS FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.


NDZ018-033-040-041-043-044-061945-
/O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-081107T0000Z/
DUNN-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KILLDEER...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...
MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER
532 AM CST THU NOV 6 2008 /432 AM MST THU NOV 6 2008/

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/
THIS AFTERNOON...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/
THIS AFTERNOON.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$


URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
532 AM CST THU NOV 6 2008

...BLIZZARD AND WINTER STORM WARNINGS CONTINUE ACROSS WEST AND
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ACROSS CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA WILL
MOVE TO CENTRAL MINNESOTA BY FRIDAY. THIS SLOW MOVING STORM WILL
BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA TODAY...AND
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA LATER TODAY AND INTO TONIGHT. SIX TO TWELVE
INCHES OF SNOW...WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH...AND VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO
ARE LIKELY DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM. DANGEROUS WINTER
WEATHER WILL ALSO STRIKE NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA
TONIGHT THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH ANYWHERE FROM 3 TO 7 INCHES OF
SNOW...WINDS TO 40 MPH AND GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. THESE
DANGEROUS CONDITIONS WILL THEN MOVE EAST INTO THE JAMES RIVER
AREA LATER THIS AFTERNOON.

STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOW TO PRODUCE BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS OVER THE SOUTHWEST. IN CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...INCLUDING
THE CITIES OF MINOT AND BISMARCK...EXPECT A MIX OF RAIN...SLEET
AND SNOW THIS MORNING...CHANGING OVER TO ALL SNOW BY THIS
AFTERNOON. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY HAZARDOUS.

SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL LIKELY CONTINUE INTO
FRIDAY MORNING ACROSS MUCH OF THE STATE. PLEASE RECONSIDER TRAVEL
PLANS AND MAKE OTHER PREPARATIONS FOR THIS STORM. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

FREQUENTLY CHECK THE LATEST CONDITIONS... STATEMENTS AND
FORECASTS FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.


NDZ019>022-034-035-042-045-046-061945-
/O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-081107T1200Z/
MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-MORTON-BURLEIGH-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...GARRISON...
MCCLUSKY...MANDAN...BISMARCK...ELGIN...FORT YATES...LINTON
532 AM CST THU NOV 6 2008 /432 AM MST THU NOV 6 2008/

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/
FRIDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/
FRIDAY.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$


URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
521 AM MST THU NOV 6 2008

.DEEP LOW PRESSURE OVER CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA WILL SLOWLY MOVE
EAST TODAY. A LARGE AREA OF SNOW HAS WRAPPED AROUND THE WEST SIDE
OF THIS STORM SYSTEM...WITH HEAVY SNOW ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN
SOUTH DAKOTA. ALONG WITH THE SNOWFALL...VERY STRONG WINDS ARE
BLOWING ACROSS WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA...WITH WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS.

AS OF 330 AM MST...AN OBSERVER REPORTED 31.5 INCHES OF SNOWFALL
IN DEADWOOD...WITH THE SNOW ACCUMULATING AT 2 TO 3 INCHES PER
HOUR. AS OF 5 AM...8 INCHES OF SNOW WAS REPORTED IN UPTON
WYOMING AND 5.8 INCHES OF SNOW AT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OFFICE IN RAPID CITY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS RANGE FROM 3 TO 7 INCHES
ON THE PLAINS. MOST LOCATIONS HAVE REPORTED WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 65
MPH. SEVERAL WIND GUSTS TO 78 MPH HAVE BEEN RECORDED IN EAST RAPID
CITY...AND THE RAPID CITY REGIONAL AIRPORT REACHED 77 MPH.

THE COMBINATION OF SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO
CREATE A BLIZZARD OVER MOST OF THE WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA PLAINS.

SDZ001-002-012>014-025-026-030-031-042-072>074-WYZ071-062030-
/O.CON.KUNR.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-081107T0000Z/
HARDING-PERKINS-BUTTE-NORTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS-ZIEBACH-
NORTHERN FOOT HILLS-RAPID CITY-CUSTER CO PLAINS-
PENNINGTON CO PLAINS-SHANNON-STURGIS/PIEDMONT FOOT HILLS-
SOUTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS-HERMOSA FOOT HILLS-NORTHEASTERN CROOK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...LEMMON...BISON...
BELLE FOURCHE...FAITH...DUPREE...SPEARFISH...RAPID CITY...
FOLSOM...WALL...PINE RIDGE...KYLE...STURGIS...UNION CENTER...
HERMOSA...COLONY
521 AM MST THU NOV 6 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON.

SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...AND WILL BE HEAVY AT
TIMES. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON. LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE
FROM SPEARFISH TO STURGIS. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 70 MPH WILL ALSO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
PRODUCING WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.

$$


FLOOD WATCH


FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
542 AM CST THU NOV 6 2008

...FLOODING POSSIBLE ACROSS THE RED RIVER VALLEY...

.SEVERAL ROUNDS OF HEAVY PRECIPITATION ARE EXPECTED OVER THE RED
RIVER VALLEY TODAY. A STRONG...SLOW MOVING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
WILL MOVE FROM SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL
MINNESOTA BY THIS AFTERNOON. RAINFALL TOTALS WILL AVERAGE FROM 1 TO 2
INCHES...BUT SOME LOCATIONS WILL RECEIVE MORE FROM THUNDERSTORMS.
SOME SOILS WERE NEARLY SATURATED...SO THE HEAVY PRECIPITATION WILL
QUICKLY RUNOFF INTO THE RIVER SYSTEMS.

THE RIVER SYSTEMS ARE NEAR RECORD HIGH BASE FLOWS FOR NOVEMBER...
SO THE ADDITIONAL RUNOFF WILL CAUSE MOST RIVER LEVELS TO RISE
FURTHER. MINOR OR MODERATE FLOODING IS POSSIBLE AT SOME POINTS
ALONG THE RED RIVER AND ITS TRIBUTARIES.

MNZ001>005-007-008-013>015-022-027-029-030-040-NDZ008-016-026>030-
038-039-049-052>054-070000-
/O.CON.KFGF.FA.A.0001.000000T0000Z-081107T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-
PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-MAHNOMEN-WEST BECKER-WILKIN-
WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-NELSON-
GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-
RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN...
THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...MAHNOMEN...
DETROIT LAKES...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...ELBOW LAKE...
CAVALIER...GRAFTON...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...
FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...
WAHPETON...ADAMS
542 AM CST THU NOV 6 2008

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...AND PORTIONS
  OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...IN
  MINNESOTA...EAST MARSHALL...EAST POLK...
  GRANT...KITTSON...MAHNOMEN...NORMAN...PENNINGTON...RED LAKE...
  ROSEAU...WEST BECKER...WEST MARSHALL...WEST OTTER TAIL...WEST
  POLK...WILKIN AND CLAY. IN NORTH DAKOTA...BARNES...
  CASS...EASTERN WALSH COUNTY...GRAND FORKS...GRIGGS...NELSON...
  PEMBINA...RANSOM...RICHLAND...SARGENT...STEELE...TRAILL AND
  WESTERN WALSH COUNTY.

* THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON

* SEVERAL WAVES OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED
  TODAY. THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION WILL BE ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND
  NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO THREE
  INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WATCH AREA.

* AREAL AND RIVER FLOODING IS POSSIBLE DUE TO THE RAINFALL...BUT
  WILL BE DEPENDENT ON THE EXACT LOCATION AND DURATION OF THE
  HEAVIEST BANDS OF PRECIPITATION.

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE
FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.

$$

HOPPES





HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK


HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
437 AM CST THU NOV 6 2008

MNZ039-046-SDZ008-020>023-071045-
TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-ROBERTS-CODINGTON-GRANT-HAMLIN-DEUEL-
437 AM CST THU NOV 6 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL
MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW IS LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE
REGION...WITH SOME ACCUMULATIONS LIKELY TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

ACCUMULATING SNOWS SHOULD LINGER INTO FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE
COMING TO A SLOW END IN THE AFTERNOON. SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE.

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY OR TONIGHT.

$$
TDK









HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
437 AM CST THU NOV 6 2008

SDZ003-004-009-015-016-033>035-045-048-071045-
CORSON-CAMPBELL-WALWORTH-DEWEY-POTTER-STANLEY-SULLY-HUGHES-JONES-
LYMAN-
437 AM CST THU NOV 6 2008 /337 AM MST THU NOV 6 2008/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL SOUTH
DAKOTA AND NORTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THIS MORNING...BUT IS THEN
UPGRADED TO A BLIZZARD WARNING DURING THE AFTERNOON AND LASTING
THROUGH TONIGHT.

LIGHT SNOWS THIS MORNING WILL BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY THIS
AFTERNOON AS MORE SNOW SPREADS ACROSS THE AREA. VISIBILITY WILL BE
VERY LOW DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY THIS
AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT AS STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BUFFET THE
REGION.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

LIGHT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL LINGER INTO FRIDAY
MORNING...OTHERWISE NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED FOR THE REST
OF THE PERIOD.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY OR TONIGHT.

$$


HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
437 AM CST THU NOV 6 2008

SDZ005>007-010-011-017>019-036-037-051-071045-
MCPHERSON-BROWN-MARSHALL-EDMUNDS-DAY-FAULK-SPINK-CLARK-HYDE-HAND-
BUFFALO-
437 AM CST THU NOV 6 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL SOUTH
DAKOTA...NORTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA AND NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A BLIZZARD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

SNOW SHOULD BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY THIS AFTERNOON AS MORE SNOW
SPREADS ACROSS THE AREA. VISIBILITY WILL BE VERY LOW DUE TO
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON AND
OVERNIGHT AS STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BUFFET THE REGION.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

SNOW WILL LINGER INTO THE MORNING HOURS ON FRIDAY...BUT SHOULD
GRADUALLY END DURING THE AFTERNOON. THE REMAINDER OF THE PERIOD
SHOULD NOT EXPERIENCE ANY HAZARDOUS WEATHER.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY OR TONIGHT.

$$


HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
411 AM MST THU NOV 6 2008

MTZ028>042-056>058-063>068-WYZ098-099-071115-
SOUTHERN WHEATLAND-MUSSELSHELL-TREASURE-NORTHERN ROSEBUD-CUSTER-
FALLON-NORTHERN STILLWATER-YELLOWSTONE-POWDER RIVER-CARTER-
SOUTHERN BIG HORN-EASTERN CARBON-NORTHERN PARK-
NORTHERN SWEET GRASS-GOLDEN VALLEY-RED LODGE FOOTHILLS-
NORTHERN BIG HORN-SOUTHERN ROSEBUD-JUDITH GAP-PARADISE VALLEY-
LIVINGSTON AREA-BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS-ABSAROKA/BEARTOOTH MOUNTAINS-
CRAZY MOUNTAINS-NORTHEAST BIG HORN MOUNTAINS-SHERIDAN FOOTHILLS-
411 AM MST THU NOV 6 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
MONTANA...SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA...SOUTHEAST MONTANA AND NORTH
CENTRAL WYOMING.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THE COMBINATION OF A FEW INCHES OF WET SNOW AND STRONG NORTHWEST
WINDS HAS RESULTED IN SLUSHY AND ICY ROADS ACROSS FAR SOUTHEAST
MONTANA. SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THIS AREA WITH ANOTHER INCH OR TWO
OF ACCUMULATION BEFORE IT DIMINISHES BY MIDDAY. GUSTY NORTHWEST
WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY. TRAVELERS IN THIS AREA SHOULD
BE PREPARED FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS DURING THE MORNING DUE
TO SLUSHY OR SLICK ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY IN SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW. ROADS AFFECTED INCLUDE HIGHWAY 12 BETWEEN MILES CITY
AND BAKER...HIGHWAY 212 FROM BROADUS TO ALZADA...AND HIGHWAY 7
FROM BAKER TO EKALAKA.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

$$

JKL




HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
616 AM CST THU NOV 6 2008

NDZ001>005-009>013-017-031-032-071230-
DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-
MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-
616 AM CST THU NOV 6 2008 /516 AM MST THU NOV 6 2008/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA...NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

WINTER STORM WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT. HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE FRIDAY MORNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

$$


HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
616 AM CST THU NOV 6 2008

NDZ018>022-033>035-040>046-071230-
DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-SLOPE-
HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-
616 AM CST THU NOV 6 2008 /516 AM MST THU NOV 6 2008/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

BLIZZARD WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT. HEAVY SNOW...WINDS TO 50 MPH
AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES WILL CONTINUE AND/OR REDEVELOP. TRAVEL
WILL BE DANGEROUS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE FRIDAY MORNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

$$


HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
616 AM CST THU NOV 6 2008

NDZ023-025-036-037-047-048-050-051-071230-
WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
616 AM CST THU NOV 6 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

WINTER STORM WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT. HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE FRIDAY MORNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

$$







HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT
353 AM MST THU NOV 6 2008

MTZ016>027-059>062-071100-
CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PHILLIPS-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN VALLEY-
DANIELS-SHERIDAN-WESTERN ROOSEVELT-PETROLEUM-GARFIELD-MCCONE-
RICHLAND-DAWSON-PRAIRIE-WIBAUX-NORTHERN PHILLIPS-
SOUTHWEST PHILLIPS-NORTHERN VALLEY-EASTERN ROOSEVELT-
353 AM MST THU NOV 6 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST
MONTANA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON TODAY FOR
RICHLAND... DAWSON...PRAIRIE...AND WIBAUX COUNTIES. SNOW IS
EXPECTED TO BE WINDING DOWN THIS MORNING AS THE SYSTEM RESPONSIBLE
MOVES FARTHER EAST. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO TWO
INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. A STRONG NORTH WIND OF 15 TO 25 MPH GUSTING
TO NEAR 40 MPH AT TIMES WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND SOME DRIFTING OF
SNOW...AND AID IN FURTHER REDUCING VISIBILITY IN SNOW.

AREAS OF FOG ARE EXPECTED TO FORM TONIGHT. SOME OF THIS FOG MAY BE
DENSE WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO IN SOME LOCATIONS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

AREAS OF FOG ARE EXPECTED EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. SOME OF THIS FOG
MAY BE LOCALLY DENSE WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO.

OTHERWISE NO OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

$$







HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
632 AM CST THU NOV 6 2008

MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ008-016-026>030-038-039-
049-052>054-071245-
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-WILKIN-
WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-PEMBINA-
EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-
BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
632 AM CST THU NOV 6 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF NORTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND
EXTREME NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA UNTIL NOON TODAY...

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON FRIDAY FOR
PARTS OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND EXTREME NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA...

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH
DAKOTA...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

PERIODS OF RAIN WILL CONTINUE TODAY...WITH THE RAIN CHANGING TO
SNOW IN THE RED RIVER VALLEY BY EARLY THIS EVENING...AND IN THE
REST OF NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SOME FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE BEFORE THE RAIN CHANGES TO SNOW.

IN ADDITION...NORTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND PARTS OF NORTHWESTERN
MINNESOTA WILL EXPERIENCE NORTHERLY WINDS GUSTING CLOSE TO 50 MPH
AT TIMES INTO THIS EVENING. ONCE THE RAIN CHANGES TO SNOW...THE
COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND COULD CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL IN COMBINATION WITH GUSTY WINDS ON
FRIDAY. REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW CAN BE
ANTICIPATED...ESPECIALLY IN THE RED RIVER VALLEY. TOTAL SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS OF TWO TO SIX INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH THE
HEAVIEST SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS IN NORTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND
EXTREME NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA. PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL ON FRIDAY
NEED TO CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN THEIR VEHICLE AND CHECK
THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS BEFORE SETTING OUT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS PLEASE PROVIDE PRECIPITATION REPORTS.

$$

NG





HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
632 AM CST THU NOV 6 2008

NDZ006-007-014-015-024-071245-
TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-
632 AM CST THU NOV 6 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON FRIDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH
DAKOTA...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

AREAS OF RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN ARE EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO SNOW THIS
AFTERNOON. NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
50 MPH WILL OCCUR TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE WINDS IN COMBINATION
WITH THE SNOW WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW FROM LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL IN COMBINATION WITH GUSTY WINDS ON
FRIDAY. REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW CAN BE ANTICIPATED.
TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF SIX TO NINE INCHES CAN BE
EXPECTED. PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL ON FRIDAY NEED TO CARRY A
WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN THEIR VEHICLE AND LET SOMEONE KNOW THEIR
ROUTE OF TRAVEL.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS PLEASE PROVIDE PRECIPITATION REPORTS.

$$


HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
1129 AM MST WED NOV 5 2008

SDZ001-002-012>014-024>032-041>044-046-047-049-072>074-WYZ054>058-
071-061400-
BENNETT-BUTTE-CENTRAL BLACK HILLS-CUSTER CO PLAINS-FALL RIVER-HAAKON-
HARDING-HERMOSA FOOT HILLS-JACKSON-MELLETTE-NORTHEASTERN CROOK-
NORTHERN BLACK HILLS-NORTHERN CAMPBELL-NORTHERN FOOT HILLS-
NORTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS-PENNINGTON CO PLAINS-PERKINS-RAPID CITY-
SHANNON-SOUTHERN BLACK HILLS-SOUTHERN CAMPBELL-SOUTHERN FOOT HILLS-
SOUTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS-STURGIS/PIEDMONT FOOT HILLS-TODD-TRIPP-
WESTERN CROOK-WESTON-WYOMING BLACK HILLS-ZIEBACH-
1129 AM MST (1229 PM CST) WED NOV 5 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING FROM 500 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL 500 PM
   MST THURSDAY FOR THE CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST PLAINS OF WESTERN
   SOUTH DAKOTA...THE EASTERN AND NORTHERN FOOTHILLS AND CROOK COUNTY
   IN WYOMING...
...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 200 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL 500 PM
   MST THURSDAY FOR THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BLACK HILLS AND THE
   WYOMING BLACK HILLS...
...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 500 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL 500 PM
   MST THURSDAY FOR SHANNON...JACKSON AND BENNETT COUNTIES...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 500 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL 500
   PM MST THURSDAY FOR THE SOUTHERN BLACK HILLS...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 600 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL 600
   AM CST FRIDAY FOR SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA...


THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA AND
NORTHEASTERN WYOMING.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN NEBRASKA
TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. RAIN WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING AND CHANGE TO
SNOW THIS AFTERNOON. HEAVY SNOW IS LIKELY ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT
WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES POSSIBLE BY THURSDAY MORNING. STRONG NORTHWEST
WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL DEVELOP BY LATE
THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT REDUCING VISIBILITIES
AND CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL
BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF.
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. STRONG
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL CONTINUE
INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN DIMINISH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. THE
STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE LOW VISIBILITIES AND CONSIDERABLE BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW ON THURSDAY. TRAVEL ON THURSDAY WILL BE VERY
HAZARDOUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY.

$$




WIND ADVISORY


URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
448 AM CST THU NOV 6 2008

...NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE ACROSS THE REGION THIS
MORNING...

.STRONG LOW PRESSURE OVER SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA WILL MOVE INTO
WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA THIS AFTERNOON. THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
WILL PRODUCE A VARIETY OF WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION
TODAY. BUT FOR THIS MORNING...WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS PARTS OF
EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF MINNESOTA.

MNZ004-007-NDZ008-016-026>029-054-061800-
/O.NEW.KFGF.WI.Y.0030.081106T1200Z-081106T1800Z/
KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-NELSON-
GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...WARREN...CAVALIER...GRAFTON...
LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...ADAMS
448 AM CST THU NOV 6 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY.

NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH
POSSIBLE THIS MORNING. WIND ALONG WITH MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY
RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE CAUTION.

$$

HOPPES





WINTER STORM WARNING


URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
532 AM CST THU NOV 6 2008

...BLIZZARD AND WINTER STORM WARNINGS CONTINUE ACROSS WEST AND
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ACROSS CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA WILL
MOVE TO CENTRAL MINNESOTA BY FRIDAY. THIS SLOW MOVING STORM WILL
BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA TODAY...AND
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA LATER TODAY AND INTO TONIGHT. SIX TO TWELVE
INCHES OF SNOW...WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH...AND VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO
ARE LIKELY DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM. DANGEROUS WINTER
WEATHER WILL ALSO STRIKE NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA
TONIGHT THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH ANYWHERE FROM 3 TO 7 INCHES OF
SNOW...WINDS TO 40 MPH AND GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. THESE
DANGEROUS CONDITIONS WILL THEN MOVE EAST INTO THE JAMES RIVER
AREA LATER THIS AFTERNOON.

STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOW TO PRODUCE BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS OVER THE SOUTHWEST. IN CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...INCLUDING
THE CITIES OF MINOT AND BISMARCK...EXPECT A MIX OF RAIN...SLEET
AND SNOW THIS MORNING...CHANGING OVER TO ALL SNOW BY THIS
AFTERNOON. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY HAZARDOUS.

SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL LIKELY CONTINUE INTO
FRIDAY MORNING ACROSS MUCH OF THE STATE. PLEASE RECONSIDER TRAVEL
PLANS AND MAKE OTHER PREPARATIONS FOR THIS STORM. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

FREQUENTLY CHECK THE LATEST CONDITIONS... STATEMENTS AND
FORECASTS FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.


NDZ001-002-009-010-017-031-032-061945-
/O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-081107T0000Z/
DIVIDE-BURKE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-MCKENZIE-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...WILLISTON...
NEW TOWN...WATFORD CITY...BEACH...MEDORA
532 AM CST THU NOV 6 2008 /432 AM MST THU NOV 6 2008/

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM
MST/ THIS AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM
MST/ THIS AFTERNOON.

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

$$


URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
532 AM CST THU NOV 6 2008

...BLIZZARD AND WINTER STORM WARNINGS CONTINUE ACROSS WEST AND
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ACROSS CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA WILL
MOVE TO CENTRAL MINNESOTA BY FRIDAY. THIS SLOW MOVING STORM WILL
BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA TODAY...AND
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA LATER TODAY AND INTO TONIGHT. SIX TO TWELVE
INCHES OF SNOW...WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH...AND VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO
ARE LIKELY DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM. DANGEROUS WINTER
WEATHER WILL ALSO STRIKE NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA
TONIGHT THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH ANYWHERE FROM 3 TO 7 INCHES OF
SNOW...WINDS TO 40 MPH AND GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. THESE
DANGEROUS CONDITIONS WILL THEN MOVE EAST INTO THE JAMES RIVER
AREA LATER THIS AFTERNOON.

STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOW TO PRODUCE BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS OVER THE SOUTHWEST. IN CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...INCLUDING
THE CITIES OF MINOT AND BISMARCK...EXPECT A MIX OF RAIN...SLEET
AND SNOW THIS MORNING...CHANGING OVER TO ALL SNOW BY THIS
AFTERNOON. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY HAZARDOUS.

SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL LIKELY CONTINUE INTO
FRIDAY MORNING ACROSS MUCH OF THE STATE. PLEASE RECONSIDER TRAVEL
PLANS AND MAKE OTHER PREPARATIONS FOR THIS STORM. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

FREQUENTLY CHECK THE LATEST CONDITIONS... STATEMENTS AND
FORECASTS FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.


NDZ003>005-011>013-061945-
/O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-081107T1200Z/
RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...MINOT...
TOWNER...RUGBY
532 AM CST THU NOV 6 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY.

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

$$

NH








URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
532 AM CST THU NOV 6 2008

...BLIZZARD AND WINTER STORM WARNINGS CONTINUE ACROSS WEST AND
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ACROSS CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA WILL
MOVE TO CENTRAL MINNESOTA BY FRIDAY. THIS SLOW MOVING STORM WILL
BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA TODAY...AND
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA LATER TODAY AND INTO TONIGHT. SIX TO TWELVE
INCHES OF SNOW...WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH...AND VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO
ARE LIKELY DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM. DANGEROUS WINTER
WEATHER WILL ALSO STRIKE NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA
TONIGHT THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH ANYWHERE FROM 3 TO 7 INCHES OF
SNOW...WINDS TO 40 MPH AND GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. THESE
DANGEROUS CONDITIONS WILL THEN MOVE EAST INTO THE JAMES RIVER
AREA LATER THIS AFTERNOON.

STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOW TO PRODUCE BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS OVER THE SOUTHWEST. IN CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...INCLUDING
THE CITIES OF MINOT AND BISMARCK...EXPECT A MIX OF RAIN...SLEET
AND SNOW THIS MORNING...CHANGING OVER TO ALL SNOW BY THIS
AFTERNOON. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY HAZARDOUS.

SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL LIKELY CONTINUE INTO
FRIDAY MORNING ACROSS MUCH OF THE STATE. PLEASE RECONSIDER TRAVEL
PLANS AND MAKE OTHER PREPARATIONS FOR THIS STORM. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

FREQUENTLY CHECK THE LATEST CONDITIONS... STATEMENTS AND
FORECASTS FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.


NDZ023-025-036-037-047-048-050-051-061945-
/O.UPG.KBIS.WS.A.0009.081106T1200Z-081107T1200Z/
/O.EXB.KBIS.WS.W.0004.081106T1800Z-081107T1200Z/
WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...STEELE...
JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
532 AM CST THU NOV 6 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM CST
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND FREEZING PRECIPITATION...WHICH
IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM
WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL MOVE EAST INTO THE JAMES
RIVER AREA LATER THIS AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL OF FOUR TO EIGHT INCHES
ARE POSSIBLE BY FRIDAY MORNING. COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS OF 30
TO 45 MPH...CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE
ALSO POSSIBLE.  THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE.

$$


URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
520 AM CST THU NOV 6 2008

...WEATHER WILL TURN NASTY IN THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN TODAY THROUGH
FRIDAY...

.AN INTENSE WINTER STORM WILL HIT THE DEVILS LAKE REGION TODAY
THROUGH NOON FRIDAY. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER SOUTHEAST SOUTH
DAKOTA WILL MOVE INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FORM NORTHWEST OF THE LOW...
MAINLY OVER THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN. A MIX OF SNOW AND RAIN...ALONG
WITH FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET...WILL BRING WINTRY CONDITIONS TO THE
REGION THIS MORNING BEFORE TURNING OVER TO SNOW THIS
AFTERNOON. HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN THE
REGION.

NDZ006-007-014-015-024-071800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0005.081106T1200Z-081107T1800Z/
TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...LANGDON...MADDOCK...LEEDS...
DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD
520 AM CST THU NOV 6 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST
FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY.

A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE
AREA THIS MORNING. RAIN WILL TURN TO SNOW AND MAY BE COMBINED WITH
FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET. AS TEMPERATURE FALL BELOW
FREEZING...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED. BY
NOONTIME...THE MIXED PRECIPITATION SHOULD TURN TO SNOW. SNOW MAY
BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES.

6 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH NOON FRIDAY. NORTH
TO NORTHEAST WIND OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE FORECAST.
THE SNOW COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS MAY PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS.

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.

$$


WINTER STORM WATCH


URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
520 AM CST THU NOV 6 2008

...WEATHER WILL TURN NASTY IN THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN TODAY THROUGH
FRIDAY...

.AN INTENSE WINTER STORM WILL HIT THE DEVILS LAKE REGION TODAY
THROUGH NOON FRIDAY. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER SOUTHEAST SOUTH
DAKOTA WILL MOVE INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FORM NORTHWEST OF THE LOW...
MAINLY OVER THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN. A MIX OF SNOW AND RAIN...ALONG
WITH FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET...WILL BRING WINTRY CONDITIONS TO THE
REGION THIS MORNING BEFORE TURNING OVER TO SNOW THIS
AFTERNOON. HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN THE
REGION.

MNZ004-007-NDZ008-016-026>029-038-049-052-054-071800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.A.0007.081106T1800Z-081107T1800Z/
KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-NELSON-
GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-BARNES-RANSOM-SARGENT-
WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...WARREN...CAVALIER...GRAFTON...
LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...VALLEY CITY...
LISBON...GWINNER...ADAMS
520 AM CST THU NOV 6 2008

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST TODAY
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST TODAY
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

RAIN IS EXPECTED TO TRANSITION TO A RAIN SNOW MIX THURSDAY NIGHT.
SLEET AND POSSIBLY FREEZING RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE EARLY THURSDAY
EVENING. HEAVY SNOW CAN THEN BE EXPECTED AFTER MIDNIGHT
THURSDAY...WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 INCHES OR MORE POSSIBLE BY
NOON FRIDAY. GUSTY WINDS UP TO 25 MPH CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED.
DRIVERS SHOULD USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

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

$$

HOPPES




WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY


URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
448 AM CST THU NOV 6 2008

...A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM TO AFFECT THE REGION...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND
WIND TO THE REGION. A BAND OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD ACROSS
THE AREA BY THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO FRIDAY. THIS BAND WILL LIKELY
BRING SOME HEAVY SNOWS TO A FAIRLY GOOD PART OF CENTRAL AND
NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA. VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP
AND CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL AND NORTH
CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON AND THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

MNZ039-046-SDZ008-020>023-061900-
/O.UPG.KABR.WS.A.0006.081106T1800Z-081108T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KABR.WW.Y.0012.081107T0000Z-081107T1800Z/
TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-ROBERTS-CODINGTON-GRANT-HAMLIN-DEUEL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHEATON...ORTONVILLE...SISSETON...
WATERTOWN...MILBANK...CASTLEWOOD...CLEAR LAKE
448 AM CST THU NOV 6 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
12 PM CST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ABERDEEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6
PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST FRIDAY.

RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW LATER EVENING. SNOW WILL
COMBINE WITH NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH TO CREATE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL
CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST
UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.


$$
SD/TDK






URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
448 AM CST THU NOV 6 2008

...A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM TO AFFECT THE REGION...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND
WIND TO THE REGION. A BAND OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD ACROSS
THE AREA BY THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO FRIDAY. THIS BAND WILL LIKELY
BRING SOME HEAVY SNOWS TO A FAIRLY GOOD PART OF CENTRAL AND
NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA. VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP
AND CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL AND NORTH
CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON AND THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

SDZ003-004-009-015-016-033>035-045-048-061900-
/O.NEW.KABR.WW.Y.0011.081106T1048Z-081106T2100Z/
/O.EXT.KABR.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-081107T1800Z/
CORSON-CAMPBELL-WALWORTH-DEWEY-POTTER-STANLEY-SULLY-HUGHES-JONES-
LYMAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCLAUGHLIN...HERREID...MOBRIDGE...
TIMBER LAKE...GETTYSBURG...FORT PIERRE...ONIDA...PIERRE...MURDO...
PRESHO
448 AM CST THU NOV 6 2008 /348 AM MST THU NOV 6 2008/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST /2 PM MST/
THIS AFTERNOON...
...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM CST /2 PM MST/ THIS
AFTERNOON TO 12 PM CST /11 AM MST/ FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ABERDEEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS NOW IN
EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST /2 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON. THE BLIZZARD
WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM CST /2 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON
TO 12 PM CST /11 AM MST/ FRIDAY.

LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THIS MORNING WITH GUSTY NORTHWEST
WINDS. THE COMBINATION SNOW AND WIND WILL CAUSE BLOWING SNOW AND
REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE INTO THE 25 TO 40 MPH
RANGE THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THE DAY ON
FRIDAY. THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH THE SNOW WILL RESULT IN BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.


$$


URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
352 AM MST THU NOV 6 2008

.A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER SOUTH DAKOTA WILL CONTINUE TO
SPREAD SNOW INTO SOUTHEAST MONTANA THIS MORNING. THE SNOW WILL
COMBINE WITH STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL
CONDITIONS.

MTZ033-037-061800-
/O.CON.KBYZ.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-081106T1800Z/
FALLON-CARTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAKER...EKALAKA
352 AM MST THU NOV 6 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS
MORNING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING.

THE COMBINATION OF ACCUMULATING WET SNOW AND STRONG NORTHWEST
WINDS HAS ALREADY RESULTED IN SLUSHY AND ICY ROAD CONDITIONS
ACROSS FALLON AND CARTER COUNTIES...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER
RIDGES. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING...THEN DIMINISH BY MIDDAY.
LOOK FOR ANOTHER INCH OR TWO OF SNOW...GIVING TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS
OF 3 TO 5 INCHES SINCE THE SNOW BEGAN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE
AS WELL...REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE IN
BLOWING SNOW IN SPOTS. THOUGH THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH BY
AFTERNOON...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY.

THOSE TRAVELING ACROSS FALLON AND CARTER COUNTIES THIS MORNING
SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SLUSHY OR ICY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY
IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

$$

JKL




URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT
347 AM MST THU NOV 6 2008

.A STORM SYSTEM IN THE DAKOTAS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT NORTHEAST
MONTANA OVERNIGHT. A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW TODAY WILL BECOME ALL
SNOW TONIGHT.

MTZ024>027-061900-
/O.CON.KGGW.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-081106T1900Z/
RICHLAND-DAWSON-PRAIRIE-WIBAUX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIDNEY...FAIRVIEW...GLENDIVE...RICHEY...
TERRY...WIBAUX
347 AM MST THU NOV 6 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST
TODAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY.

LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA WITH
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF GENERALLY AROUND AN INCH. HIGHER
TERRAIN IN WIBAUX COUNTY AND THE BIG SHEEP MOUNTAINS MAY RECEIVE
SLIGHTLY MORE...UP TO AN ADDITIONAL TWO INCHES. A NORTH WIND OF 15
TO 25 MPH GUSTING TO NEAR 40 MPH WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW...AND WILL AID IN FURTHER REDUCING VISIBILITIES. THE
SNOW SHOULD BE TAPERING OFF DURING THE LATE MORNING OR THE EARLY
AFTERNOON.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

$$










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