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…BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT FRIDAY…
WHERE…In Minnesota, Clay and West Becker Counties. In North
Dakota, Barnes and Cass Counties.
* WHAT…Blizzard conditions. Additional snow accumulations of 7
to 10 inches. Winds gusting as high as 45 mph.
* WHEN…Until 1 PM CDT Friday.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…Travel could be very difficult to
impossible. Widespread blowing snow could significantly reduce
visibility. The hazardous conditions could impact the morning or
evening commute. Gusty winds could bring down tree branches.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
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.
The latest road conditions for North Dakota can be found at
dot.nd.gov/travel and for Minnesota at 511mn.org, or by calling
5 1 1 in either state.
…WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT FRIDAY…
* WHAT…Heavy snow ongoing. Additional snow accumulations of 4
to 9 inches. Winds gusting as high as 40 mph.
* WHERE…Stutsman county.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…Travel could be very difficult. Areas of
blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A Winter Storm Warning for snow means severe winter weather
conditions will make travel very hazardous or impossible. If you
must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food and water in your
vehicle in case of an emergency.
The latest road conditions for the state you are calling from can
be obtained by calling 5 1 1.
Forecast …
.LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON…Windy, snow. Areas of blowing and drifting snow. Snow may be heavy at times. New snow accumulation around
3 inches. Northeast winds 20 to 30 mph.
.TONIGHT…Snow. Areas of blowing and drifting snow. Windy. Snow
accumulation around 2-3 inches. Lows in the mid 20s. North winds
20 to 30 mph.
.FRIDAY…Cloudy. Snow likely in the morning, then chance of snow
in the afternoon. Patchy blowing and drifting snow through the
day. Snow accumulation around 1- 2 inch. Storm total around
6 inches in the Jamestown area, 6 to 11 inches in the Valley City area. Highs in the mid 30s. North winds around 20 mph. Chance of snow 70 percent in the Jamestown area, 70 percent in the Valley City area.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow in
the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows in the lower
20s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY…Sunny. Highs in the lower 40s. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 20s.
.SUNDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 30s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s.
.MONDAY…Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow possibly mixed with rain
in the morning, then slight chance of rain in the afternoon.
Highs in the mid 40s. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.TUESDAY…Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT…Decreasing clouds. Lows in the lower 30s.
.WEDNESDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
Northeast winds will increase through Thursday with gusts to 50 mph possible Thursday afternoon in the James Valley. These strong winds will combine with heavy snow to create near blizzard conditions at times across the southern
James Valley. Dickey, LaMoure, Logan and McIntosh Counties will be
hardest hit with 8 to 14 inches of snow likely. This storm will
be similar to the early March storm in many ways. Like the March
storm, a very tight gradient of snowfall amounts should set up
across south central North Dakota and the James Valley. This means
counties on the gradient such as Foster, Kidder, Burleigh, Emmons
and Sioux Counties could see wildly different snow amounts from
one portion of the county to another.
As the low center shifts a bit eastward Thursday night, the intensity of
the snowfall and the winds will lessen over central and eastern
North Dakota. Light snow Thursday night with northerly
winds decreasing to 20 to 25 mph with gusts over 30 mph. The low
begins to speed up as it lifts northeastward towards the western
Great Lakes on Friday. Snow will diminish from west to east
beginning early Friday morning. Light snow and patchy blowing snow
may linger into the afternoon hours. Additionally, as temperatures
climb near freezing light rain may mix in with light snow across
central North Dakota. Brisk northerly winds will continue Friday
before decreasing Friday night.
The NDHP encourages motorists traveling east on I-94 to find overnight accommodations west of Jamestown, Thursday night.
Areas for parking large commercial motor vehicles and overnight lodging accommodations can fill up quickly at the point of a major road closure. It is encouraged to find overnight accommodations further away from the closure point to ensure you have a place to stay. This also helps relieve traffic congestion once the roadway is re-opened. Monitor the North Dakota Travel Information map for road closures and road conditions: https://www.dot.nd.gov/travel-info-v2. #NDHP will also post updates to our Facebook page, @northdakotahighwaypatrol and Twitter account, @NDHighwayPatrol. #StaySafe
Flood and water level updates on line at CSiNewsNow.com for the …
Sheyenne River Level Though Valley City
James River level through Jamestown.
Water amounts in the snow pack
The Latest Flood Warnings from The National Weather Service
https://ndresponse.gov/flood-region
In flooded areas, the high wind from the snow storm will remove warning flags and signs, plus due to reduced visibility, making it difficult if not impossible to see mud bogs, standing high water and holes in roadways.
The North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT) is urging motorists to use caution if planning to travel this week in eastern North Dakota as the National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for portions of the state. Because of the current flood conditions this spring, there is extra concern for motorists due to water filled ditches along many roadways in eastern North Dakota. Motorists should slow down and drive for the conditions if road conditions deteriorate.
All travelers are encouraged to monitor road conditions as weather conditions occur and use caution while traveling. For road information, call 511 from any type of phone or go to the Travel Information Map at www.dot.nd.gov. Please be advised that road condition information on 511 and the travel map is updated daily from 5 a.m. until 10 p.m. CDT. The road report is based upon the information available to the NDDOT at the time of preparation and is provided solely as a public service. Conditions may vary from those reported.
For statewide flooding information, please go https://ndresponse.gov/.
Valley City (VCPW) Valley City public works crews start the latest snow removal after midnight on Friday morning.
Businesses and school areas will be cleared.
All vehicles must be removed from snow emergency routes by midnight or they will be removed at the owners expense.
Public Works Director Jeff Differding says crews will start clearing snow from residential areas when the gusty wind subsides.
Jamestown (CSi) Jamestown City crews will begin the full snow plowing program starting Friday, April 12, 2019 at 5:00 a.m. beginning with the Emergency routes.
City crews will begin plowing residential areas at 11:00 a.m., Friday, April 12, 2019.
Crews will continue work during the night with the Downtown district beginning at 11:00 pm.
City Ordinance Section 25-10 requires that a property owner keep the sidewalk adjoining the property clear of snow and ice. Do not deposit snow or ice on the city street after the city plow has cleared the street. These violations are class B misdemeanors under the general penalty and will result in a fine.
PLEASE NOTE:
The above schedule is contingent upon changing weather conditions and snow accumulation totals.
Jamestown (CSi) The North Dakota Aeronautics Commission reports March 2019 boarding numbers for the state’s commercial airports.
The March 2019 boardings at Jamestown Regional Airport were, 958 compared to 1,028 in March of 2018, down 6.81 percent.
The Jamestown year to date numbers through March is 2,644 compared to 2,984 in March of 2018.
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Board of Adjustments will meet at City Hall, on Wednesday April 17, at 8-a.m.
On the agenda, a building code variance request, at 1214 14th Avenue SW, front yard.
(AP) A blizzard has knocked out electricity to tens of thousands of people in the Northern Plains as a powerful storm system sweeps across the central U.S.
According to PowerOutage.us, 14,000 people and businesses are without power in Minnesota and the same number in South Dakota. Another 8,500 are in the dark in Iowa.
Minneapolis-based Xcel Energy spokesman Matt Lindstrom says the main culprit of Thursday’s outages is snow and ice accumulating on power lines, combined with strong winds.
Blizzard conditions in the region are expected to linger into early Friday. Lindstrom says crews are out working to restore power, and they’re used to dealing with bad weather conditions.
The blizzard is part of a storm system known as a “bomb cyclone” that’s slowly churning through the central U.S. for the second time in a month.
Jamestown (CSi) North Dakota’s 25th, Marketplace for Kids returns Jamestown at the University of Jamestown on Tuesday May 7.
Marketplace for Kids is for students in grades 3-8, and has communities statewide coming to Jamestown for Education Days, along with one-of-a-kind experiences as students explore careers, technology, and the future via hands-on activities rooted in entrepreneurship and innovation. Students from across the region are invited to sign up and participate, with the sign deadline, April 19.
Around 500 students are expected to be on hand.
As part of the day several industry and technology jobs will be highlighted along with STEAM careers..
Marketplace for Kids is partnering with the Jamestown Regional Entrepreneur Center and James Valley Career & Technical Center bringing many professions to the University of Jamestown campus that day.
On line, visit marketplaceforkids.org.
The legislation also provides $10 million from the state’s Legacy Fund earnings to digitize presidential documents at Dickinson State University.
Roosevelt was a New York native but he hunted and ranched in what is now North Dakota before moving on to the White House.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The city commission has approved a 20-year development plan designed to accommodate more passengers and an increasing number of large planes at Bismarck Municipal Airport.
The Bismarck Tribune reports that the plan calls for better runways, taxiways and parking for planes in anticipation of a rise in the number of Airbus A320s using the airport. It says four more aircraft gates will be needed by 2035.
Project Manager Bart Gover works for consultants Mead & Hunt, which created the plan. Gover says a projected modest increase in passenger traffic means the airport will also need more parking spaces, a larger concourse and upgraded baggage handling systems.
The commission approved the plan Tuesday night. Gover says the Federal Aviation Administration must authorize the plan before it can secure federal funding.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Republican Gov. Doug Burgum has signed legislation that increases the punishment for people who tamper with pipelines and groups that help them.
Burgum announced Wednesday night he signed the bill that more clearly defines that it’s illegal to tamper with “critical infrastructure.”
The bill passed both chambers of the GOP-led Legislature by a wide margin.
The legislation says someone who intentionally tampers with infrastructure faces up to five years in prison and a $10,000 fine. It also increases those fines up to $100,000 for an organization found to have conspired with multiple individuals.
Republican Sen. Janne (YAH’-nee) Myrdal of Edinburg sponsored the bill that was inspired by environmental activists who turned off an oil pipeline valve in her northeast North Dakota district in 2016.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s Republican-led Legislature has moved to make more difficult for citizens to amend the state constitution.
The House endorsed a Senate resolution Thursday that allows the Legislature to vote on an initiated measure following voters’ approval. The initiative would go back to voters for final approval if it fails to win lawmakers’ endorsement.
Opponents of the resolution argue the move squelches residents’ participation in the legislative process and is contrary to the will of the people.
The Senate still must approve a House amendment that requires an initiated measure be placed only on a general election ballot.
If Senators agree, the resolution must be approved by voters because it amends the state constitution.
North Dakota is among about two dozen states with some form of an initiative process.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum signed legislation Thursday to send millions of dollars of oil tax money to funds that benefit water projects and schools.
The legislation was reluctantly crafted by Republican leaders after Burgum and some lawmakers from both parties said they believed the funds mandated by the constitution were shortchanged over many years.
The legislation will transfer $64.3 million to the common schools trust fund later this year and $128 million to the resources trust fund over as many as two decades.
At issue is whether distribution to the funds should also include the state’s share of revenue from drilling on the oil-rich Fort Berthold Reservation, or just from oil tax revenue on state lands.
Republican leaders had argued the money was correctly distributed by Republican state Treasurer Kelly Schmidt, based on guidance from the attorney general’s office in 2012. They initially introduced legislation that would begin steering some oil tax money into the funds in the future, but not retroactively.
Burgum said in a statement that the “bill is a reasonable compromise that ensures all money intended for education will be spent on students and that the resources trust fund will be made whole over time.”
Republican leaders have been adamant that North Dakota’s schools and water projects were not shorted money in the past, and blamed any problems on “ambiguous” language in the law.
GOP Senate Majority Leader Rich Wardner praised the bill.
“I think it’s an excellent compromise,” Wardner said. “It takes care of these issues.”
In world and national news…
LONDON (AP) — Ecuador’s government says that as tensions with Julian Assange mounted in recent weeks, the WikiLeaks founder acted out with hostility against his hosts at the country’s embassy in London.
Foreign Minister José Valencia spoke to lawmakers Thursday and described what he said were Assange’s repeated violations of the conditions of his asylum that led the government to expel him from the diplomatic mission after almost seven years and hand him over to British authorities.
He said what began as erratic behavior by Assange — roller skating and playing soccer in embassy hallways and listening to loud music at all hours — evolved in recent months into aggressive behavior toward embassy staff.
Valencia said that Assange on occasions hit staff charged with guaranteeing his wellbeing and accused embassy officials of being U.S. spies looking to exchange information on WikiLeaks in exchange for debt relief for Ecuador.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Attorney Michael Avenatti could face a sentence of 335 years in prison if convicted of charges in a 36-count federal indictment.
The indictment announced Thursday in Los Angeles alleges Avenattti stole millions of dollars from clients, didn’t pay taxes, committed bank fraud and lied during bankruptcy proceedings.
U.S. Attorney Nick Hanna says the four areas of alleged criminal conduct are all linked to each other because money generated from one set of alleged crimes appears in other sets of alleged crimes.
Officials say a private jet co-owned by Avenatti was seized Wednesday as part of the ongoing investigation.
Avenatti has tweeted denials of all the allegations and says he will plead not guilty.
LONDON (AP) — Germany’s foreign minister says the delay granted to Britain on leaving the trade bloc should be used to determine how to avoid a no-deal Brexit but should not be taken as a sign that the EU would renegotiate an agreement.
Foreign Minister Heiko Maas told reporters in Berlin on Thursday “a decision was taken that averted the unregulated Brexit for the time being, however this must not be misinterpreted in such a way that there is new negotiating scope about the agreement.”
He says it’s in Europe’s best interests to prevent a no-deal “hard Brexit,” which is why the extension was given.
He says “I hope the extra time that has now been granted will be used to swiftly bring things to a mutually beneficial conclusion.”
CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s military is warning protesters not to challenge a curfew that has been imposed across the country after ousting autocratic president Omar al-Bashir in response to escalating popular protests.
Defense Minister Awad Mohammed Ibn Ouf on Thursday declared a monthlong curfew from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m.
The curfew is part of a package of measures taken by the military on Thursday.
A transitional military council will lead the country for two years, a measure that left pro-democracy demonstrators angry and disappointed.
The military has also suspended the constitution, closed the borders and the country’s airspace.
The measures were meant to address nearly four months of anti-government protests demanding that al-Bashir step down
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI says in a new document that protections built into the Vatican’s legal protections worked in favor of clergy accused of sex abuse to the point of making a conviction “nearly impossible” in past decades.
Corriere della Sera on Thursday quoted from the 18-page document titled “The Church and the sex abuse scandal,” which was published by the German monthly Klerusblatt. The diocesan association was unable to provide a copy of the original text.
Benedict wrote that during the 1980s and 1990s, “the right to a defense was so broad as to make a conviction nearly impossible.”
Benedict took a hard line against clerical sex abuse as the Vatican’s conservative doctrine chief, and later as pope, defrocking hundreds of priests accused of raping and molesting children.l
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