Bismaeck  (NDHP) The ND Highway Patrol is urging all motorists to travel with care. High winds are occurring Saturday  across western and central North Dakota.

During these conditions, high-profile, long-load type, and permitted over dimensional vehicles  have restricted travel. North Dakota law restricts movement for these vehicles when wind or other  conditions may cause the vehicle or attachment to swerve, whip, sway, or fail to follow in the path  of the towing vehicle.

Federal regulations direct the operators of commercial motor vehicles (CMV) to reduce speeds  when hazardous conditions such as snow, ice, sleet, fog, mist, rain, dust or smoke adversely affect  visibility or traction. These same regulations direct CMV drivers to cease operations altogether if
conditions become sufficiently dangerous.

Motorists can access road and weather information by visiting NDRoads at
https://travel.dot.nd.gov/. The map has a feature that displays windspeeds reported by the  National Weather Service.

The National Weather Service issued a winter weather advisory for parts of the state throughout Saturday as the storm swept in from the west. 

Police in Fargo reported responding to 11 crashes on Saturday as roads became treacherous.