CSi Weather…

…WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING…INCLUDING THE JAMESTOWN AREA

SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING…INCLUDING THE VALLEY CITY AREA.

 

* WHAT…Heavy snow possible along with reduced visibilities  in blowing and drifting snow. Total snow accumulations of 4 to 9 inches is possible.  6-9″ north of I-94, and 3-5″ south for storm total amounts. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

* WHERE…All of eastern North Dakota and the Red River valley

* WHEN…From Sunday morning/ afternoon through Monday morning.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…Plan on slippery road conditions.

Widespread blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility.

The hazardous conditions could impact the morning commute. The

dangerously cold wind chills as low as 40 below zero could

cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A Winter Storm Watch means there is potential for significant

snow, sleet or ice accumulations that may impact travel. Continue

to monitor the latest forecasts.

 

Forecast…

.LATE THIS AFTERNOON…Mostly sunny. Southwest winds around

10 mph.

.TONIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog through the night. Lows 5 to

10 above. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the northeast

after midnight.

.SATURDAY…Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs

around 20. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows 10 to 15. Southwest winds

around 5 mph shifting to the north after midnight.

.SUNDAY…Cloudy. A 50 percent chance of snow in the afternoon.

Patchy blowing and drifting snow in the afternoon. Highs 10 to

15. North winds 15 to 20 mph.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Snow in the evening, then snow likely after

midnight.  Areas of blowing and drifting snow through the night.

Snow may be heavy at times in the evening. Chance of snow 90 percent.  Colder. Moderate snow accumulations. Lows around 10 below. North winds 15 to 20 mph.

.MONDAY…Mostly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of snow in the

morning. Patchy blowing and drifting snow through the day. Highs

around 5 below.

.MONDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows around 20 below.

.TUESDAY…Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of snow in the

afternoon. Highs around 5 below.

.TUESDAY NIGHT…Cloudy with a 30 percent chance of snow. Lows

around 10 below.

.WEDNESDAY…Cloudy with a 30 percent chance of snow. Highs

around 5 below.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of

snow. Lows around 15 below.

.THURSDAY…Partly sunny. Slight chance of snow in the morning.

Highs around 5 below.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows around 15 below.

.FRIDAY…Partly sunny. Highs zero to 5 above.

 

Accumulating snowfall across western and central North Dakota Sunday through Monday morning, with several inches of accumulation likely in most areas.

 

Winds will also increase Sunday night and Monday across

central North Dakota and the James River valley, leading to

possible blowing snow.

Dangerous wind chills will also likely return beginning Sunday

night and likely continuing through next Thursday.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)    Jamestown Public Works informs residents that city crews will begin the full snow plowing program starting with the Emergency routes beginning approximately at 5:00 a.m., Monday, February 4, 2019.

City crews will begin plowing residential areas at 11:00 a.m., Monday, February 4, 2019.  Crews will continue work during the night with the downtown district beginning at 11:00 pm,  

Downtown merchants and all public/private schools are asked to have their sidewalks shoveled by 9 p.m. Monday, February 4, 2019.

PLEASE NOTE:

The above schedule is contingent upon changing weather conditions and snow accumulation totals.

 

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The James River Humane Society reminds pet owners that all of February is discount fee month to have animals spayed or neutered.

On Friday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2 board member Jay Nitchke said to call local veterinarians for more information on their participation and the fee reduction.

On another topic, with sub-zero temperatures and wind chills returning, to make sure animals stay safe, and not let them stay outside for extended periods of time.

She also reminded viewers that kennel signs are still available to pay tribute to a dog or cat, or a person who has shown their love and caring for animals.

The cost for a sign on a kennel for one year is a $100 contribution to the James River Humane Society.

The shelters annual elections are coming soon.  Anyone wanting more information on becoming a board member can contact the James River Humane Society at 252-0747.

She said the shelter current has about 25 cats, and 16 dogs available for adoption.

Volunteers are welcome to help out, and socialize with the animals.

Call 252-0747 or stop by, off the I-94 Bloom Exit, open everyday from 9:30 a.m., to 11:30-a.m., and 5:30-p.m., to 6:30-p.m., or by appointment.

On line, visit jamesriverhumanesociety.com

Send contributions to P.O.box 636, Jamestown, ND 58402.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Morton County sheriff’s officials have issued a warning about a fake kidnapping and ransom scam.

The sheriff’s department received a report Thursday from a Bismarck woman who said she received a call from a Florida phone number and that there was a man in the background saying he was being physically assaulted. The caller said the woman’s son had been kidnapped and she needed to wire $5,000.

The Bismarck Tribune says the woman’s son lives in Florida so she believed the call was legitimate. There’s no word on whether she provided the money. Her son was later contacted and is fine.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Legislation that would allow betting on previously recorded horse races has passed the North Dakota House.Representatives voted 48-43 Friday to approve wagering on prior horse races shown on video screens.Supporters say allowing historic horse racing would help North Dakota’s struggling live horse racing industry and raise money for charitable causes and the state, including its compulsive gambling treatment program.Opponents say the machines would effectively open the door to casino gambling because they run fast like regular slots and can be as addictive.A similar bill failed during the 2017 session by one vote. The state Racing Commission predicted then that historic horse racing would raise at least $200 million annually.The measure now moves to the Senate.Although races are recorded, winners are unknown because there are thousands of races and information identifying specific races is hidden.

 

In world and national news…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Russian politicians are blaming the United States for what they say is the undermining of global security by ending compliance with a nuclear arms treaty. The U.S. says it will stop observing the treaty as of Saturday and withdraw within six months came after years of dispute between Moscow and Washington. The head of the foreign affairs committee in the upper house of Russia’s parliament says the U.S. “has taken another step toward its destruction today.”

 

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Chevron Corp. says its operations in Venezuela will continue normally for the “foreseeable future” despite newly imposed U.S. sanctions on Venezuelan state-owned oil company Petroleos de Venezuela SA. Chevron has four joint-venture operations with PDVSA, as the Venezuelan company is known. The Trump administration has banned U.S. companies from doing business with PDVSA but allowed a six-month grace period for companies with ongoing operations in the South American country.

 

VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — A Pacific Northwest measles outbreak has some state lawmakers rethinking the so-called “philosophical” vaccine exemption as the number of confirmed cases of the virus grows to the dozens. Washington and Oregon are among 17 states that allow some type of non-medical exemption for childhood vaccines for “personal, moral or other beliefs.” In Washington, a bill introduced by Republican Rep. Paul Harris would remove the personal exemption for the combined measles, mumps and rubella vaccine, or MMR.

 

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Tourists unable to visit a popular beach in Northern California that was taken over by a colony of nursing elephant seals during the government shutdown will be able to get an up-close view of the creatures. The Press Democrat reports Point Reyes National Seashore rangers and volunteer docents will lead small groups of visitors starting this weekend to the edge of a parking lot son they can safely see the elephant seals and their newborn pups.BOSTON (AP) — The company behind OxyContin ramped up efforts to sell more of the powerful painkiller even as evidence mounted that it was helping fuel a deadly opioid crisis, according to newly public allegations in a lawsuit. The attorney general in Massachusetts is suing Purdue Pharma and the family that owns the company over the toll of the drug. The company fought disclosure of some of the claims and now says internal documents are being taken out of context and used to vilify the firm.