3:30 AM CST TUES JAN 3 2017   URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND

…WINTER STORM WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY 1-P.M. TUESDAY..  INCLUDING THE VALLEY CITY AREA.
…WIND CHILL ADVISORY WEST THROUGH WEDNESDAY

.STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING WILL RANGE
BETWEEN 8 AND 14 INCHES FROM HAZEN AND STANLEY…EAST THROUGH
MINOT…WASHBURN AND BISMARCK…TO RUGBY…CARRINGTON AND
JAMESTOWN. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THESE AREAS.

NORTHERLY WINDS AROUND 35 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW. BLOWING
SNOW AND SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING SHOULD BE EXPECTED. IN ADDITION…
DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES AROUND 35 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED
MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY.

TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST BE ON THE ROADS
CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR CAR AND CHECK THE LATEST
FORECAST AND ROAD CONDITIONS BEFORE HEADING OUT.

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MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-
STUTSMAN-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…BOWBELLS…POWERS LAKE…LIGNITE…
COLUMBUS…PORTAL…MOHALL…GLENBURN…SHERWOOD…BOTTINEAU…
ROLLA…DUNSEITH…ROLETTE…SHELL VALLEY…ST. JOHN…NEW TOWN…
STANLEY…PARSHALL…MINOT…VELVA…TOWNER…DRAKE…RUGBY…
BEULAH…HAZEN…CENTER…GARRISON…WASHBURN…UNDERWOOD…
WILTON…TURTLE LAKE…MCCLUSKY…GOODRICH…HARVEY…FESSENDEN…
CARRINGTON…MANDAN…BISMARCK…STEELE…TAPPEN…JAMESTOWN…
ELGIN…CARSON…NEW LEIPZIG…FORT YATES…SELFRIDGE…SOLEN…
LINTON…STRASBURG…NAPOLEON…GACKLE…LAMOURE…EDGELEY…
KULM…WISHEK…ASHLEY…OAKES…ELLENDALE
641 PM CST MON JAN 2 2017 /541 PM MST MON JAN 2 2017/

…WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM
MST/ TUESDAY…

* TIMING…THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.

* SNOW…STORM TOTAL BETWEEN 8 AND 14 INCHES.

* WIND/VISIBILITY…WIND GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS
OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

* WIND CHILLS…AROUND 35 BELOW TUESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS…HAZARDOUS TRAVEL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST… MAKING 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.