A band of light snow...wind and colder air to invade northern into eastern ND thanksgiving day. Here are the advisories from NWS Bismarck and Grand Forks
National Weather Service Forecast Office - Grand Forks, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND Home Page
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
326 PM CST WED NOV 21 2012
...SNOW AND STRONG WINDS THANKSGIVING DAY AND NIGHT...
.AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO TRACK ACROSS THE NORTHERN
PLAINS THANKSGIVING MORNING. STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL
DEVELOP IN ITS WAKE AS A COLD FRONT SWEEPS THROUGH THE REGION.
TEMPERATURES ARE LIKELY TO FALL THROUGHOUT THE DAY WITH SNOW
DEVELOPING DURING THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...CONTINUING
INTO THANKSGIVING NIGHT. IN ADDITION...GUSTY WINDS INCREASING TO 20
TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH...MAY LEAD TO NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY
AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN MORE OPEN AREAS. THE EXACT TRACK OF THIS
SYSTEM REMAINS SOMEWHAT UNCERTAIN. THIS COULD AFFECT WHICH
LOCATIONS RECEIVE THE GREATEST SNOWFALL...SO STAY TUNED TO THE
LATEST FORECASTS.
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WEST POLK-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-
RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-WESTERN WALSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALLOCK...WARREN...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...MA DDOCK...LEEDS...
DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...ADAMS
326 PM CST WED NOV 21 2012
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM
CST FRIDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM
CST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* TIMING...SNOW AND STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP
DURING THE MORNING HOURS ON THANKSGIVING DAY AND CONTINUE INTO
THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.
* WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.
* VISIBILITIES...THE STRONG WINDS MAY PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING
SNOW. THIS COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES...
ESPECIALLY IN MORE OPEN AREAS.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE.
* OTHER IMPACTS...THE EXACT TRACK OF THIS SYSTEM IS STILL
UNCERTAIN...AND WILL DETERMINE WHERE THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL
OCCURS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY 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.
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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
301 PM CST WED NOV 21 2012
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NORTHERN NORTH DAKOTA LATE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT THROUGH THANKSGIVING EVENING...
.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH NORTHERN NORTH DAKOTA
WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. AHEAD OF THE COLD
FRONT...EXPECT A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW AND LIGHT FREEZING RAIN LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...CHANGING TO ALL SNOW THURSDAY MORNING. BRISK
NORTHWEST WINDS UP 35 MPH WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW.
TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING WILL RANGE
FROM ONE TO TWO INCHES...IN PLACES LIKE CROSBY...WILLISTON...MINOT...
RUGBY...BELCOURT...SHERWOOD...HARVEY...CARRINGTON AND JAMESTOWN.
HOLIDAY TRAVELERS ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 2 SHOULD BE PREPARED
FOR DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME IN
REACHING THEIR DESTINATION AS ROADWAYS WILL BE SLICK. EXPECT
REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW WHICH WILL ALSO COMPLICATE
TRAVEL.
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DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-
MCHENRY-PIERCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...
BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER...RUGBY
301 PM CST WED NOV 21 2012
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT...
* TIMING...LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.
* MAIN IMPACT...EXPECT LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS AND SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 2 INCHES ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 2
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.
* OTHER IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW...LIGHT FREEZING
RAIN...AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SNOW...AND FREEZING RAIN WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. THE NORTH
DAKOTA HIGHWAY PATROL ADVISES...REMAIN ALERT AND DO NOT USE THE
CRUISE CONTROL IN THESE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS.
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