Wayne Byers Show – Evening – Mar 31

CSi Weather…

Jamestown area…

…BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT TUESDAY…
.REST OF TODAY…SNOW. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. SNOW MAY BE
HEAVY AT TIMES. VERY WINDY. MUCH COLDER. NEW SNOW ACCUMULATION
AROUND 6 INCHES. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S. NORTH WINDS 35 TO 40 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH.
.TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW IN THE EVENING. BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW IN THE EVENING…THEN PATCHY BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. VERY WINDY. SNOW ACCUMULATION AROUND
2 INCHES. STORM TOTAL 8 TO 13 INCHES. LOWS 5 TO 10 ABOVE.
NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH
DECREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.TUESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS
15 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TUESDAY NIGHT…INCREASING CLOUDS. LOWS 5 TO 10 ABOVE. NORTHEAST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S. EAST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT
CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS 15 TO 20. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
.THURSDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S.
.FRIDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 15 TO 20. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 30S.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S.

 

Valley City area…

 BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY…
.TONIGHT…SNOW IN THE EVENING…THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW
AFTER MIDNIGHT. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THE NIGHT. SNOW
MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES IN THE EVENING. SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO
5 INCHES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION 3 TO 13 INCHES. LOWS 5 TO 10.
VERY WINDY. NORTH WINDS AROUND 35 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND
25 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW NEAR
100 PERCENT.
.TUESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 20 TO 25. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO
20 MPH.
.TUESDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS ZERO TO 5 ABOVE. NORTHEAST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 25 TO 30.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF
LIGHT SNOW. LOWS 15 TO 20.
.THURSDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW…POSSIBLY MIXED
WITH RAIN. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
.THURSDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW. LOWS 20 TO
25.
.FRIDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 15 TO 20.
.SATURDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 40 TO 45.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
.SUNDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN OR SNOW.
HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 25 TO 30.
.MONDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 45 TO 50.

JAMESTOWN POLICE ADVISED NO TRAVEL WITHIN THE CITY.  NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AND ACCUMULATING SNOW ARE MAKING MANY CITY STREETS, ESPECIALLY THE HILLS, IMPASSIBLE, BY ALL BUT FOUR WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLES.  NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS AND STALLED VEHICLES ARE BLOCKING MANY OF THESE ARTERIAL STREETS.  IF YOU ABSOLUTELY NEED TO TRAVEL, STAY OFF CITY STREETS UNTIL THE STORM PASSES.

The Jamestown Police Department and ND Highway Patrol located in the Law Enforcement Center remains open at this time. All essential services will continue operation throughout the storm event.

Interstate-29 Closing at 3:30pm from Fargo to Canada

Interstate-94 Closing at 3:30pm from Bismarck to Fargo

 US Highway 2 CLOSED from Devils Lake to Grand Forks 

 

WEATHER ANNOUNCEMENTS  MONDAY MARCH 31, 2014

CHECK AHEAD BEFORE VENTURING OUT, MANY BUSINESSES AND OTHER SERVICES HAVE CLOSED.

ALL STUTSMAN COUNTY FACILITIES CLOSED MON. AFTERNOON…LEC OPEN…ALL ESSENTIAL SERVICE REMAIN OPEN DURING THE STORM

…JAMESTOWN CITY HALL CLOSED AT 3-P.M. MONDAY

. . .NO MONDAY CNA CLASSES JMS VALLEY CAREER AND TECH CENTER

. . .LIFESTYLE APPLIANCE CLOSED..3-P.M.

. . .JAMESTOWN. . .JAMESTOWN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, ST. JOHN’S ACADEMY … CLOSING AT 1-P.M. MONDAY, NO ACTIVITIES….ALL PRACTICES AT JAMESTOWN HIGH SCHOOL CANCELLED MONDAY NIGHT. THE MONDAY EVENING JHS BAND CONCERT PPD. TO TUESDAY AT 7:30-P.M.

. . .GATE CITY BANK, JMST CLOSES AT 3-P.M

. . .UNIVERSITY OF JAMESTOWN CLOSED AT NOON MONDAY

. . .JAMES RIVER COMMUNITY/SENIOR CENTER, JAMES RIVER TRANSIT CLOSED AT 2-P.M

. . .JRMC WELLNESS CNTER AND LEGACY CNTR CLOSED, OPENING 7-A.M. TUESDAY

. . .CENTRAL VALLEY HEALTH DISTRICT CLOSED AT 1-P.M.

…SANFORD CLINIC JMST CLOSED

…SOUTH CENTRAL HUMAN SERVICE CENTER, JMST CLOSED

. . .STUTSMAN COUNTY LIBRARY AND ALFRED DICKEY PUBLIC LIBRARY CLOSED…

. . .THE GARY BITZ BENEFIT PPD TO APR 7,  4-7-P.M. QUALITY INN AND SUITES…

…LEEANNE’S BRIDAL CLOSED

…THE “Y” CLOSED AT 1:30PM

. . . VALLEY CITY. . .

. . .VALLEY CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS …ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS CLOSING AT  12:45 P.M., THE HIGH SCHOOL AT 1-P.M. ST. CATHERINE’S SCHOOL CLOSING AT 12:45 P.M.

. . .VALLEY CITY STATE CAMPUS CLOSED

. . . NO ON THE MOVE ACTIVIES MONDAY

.. . BARNES COUNTY MUSEUM CLOSED AT NOON

. . . VC PARK AND REC VOLLEYBALL, OPEN GYM CANCELLED

. . .TRIFTY STORE CLOSED MONDAY

. . .MARKETPLACE GROCERIES AND  LIQUOR CLOSING AT 5-AND 6-P.M.

…OPEN DOOR CENTER…FOLLOW SNOW DAY POLICY…WORK DAT ACTIVITIES REPORT AS USUAL.

TUES APRIL 1, 2014

…THE UJ/VCSU SPRING JOB & INTERNSHIP FAIR IS CANCELLED

. . JAMES RIVER GENEALOGY CLUB MEETING CANCELLED

. . .  E-mail CANCELS to News@KCSiTV.com & include name, org name, contact phone #, activity/event being delayed or canceled. .   Listen to The Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2 at 8:25am for the latest in weather related announcements.

Monday March 31, 2014 From NDDOT…Highway Patrol

 I-29 CLOSED from Grand Forks to Canadian Border
     The North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT) along with
     the North Dakota Highway Patrol have CLOSED northbound and
     southbound I-29 from Grand Forks to the Canadian Border due to
     near zero visibility and hazardous driving conditions.
    
     • A No Travel Advisory remains in effect for areas west and east
     of Bismarck, Center, Steele, Linton, Valley City, Ellendale and
     areas in northeast North Dakota including Carrington, Devils
     Lake, Langdon, Grand Forks, Drayton and surrounding areas due to
     blowing snow creating near zero visibility and snow covered roads
     causing hazardous driving conditions. Motorists should not travel
     in areas included in the No Travel Advisory.
     • A Travel Alert is in effect for areas south of Bismarck,
     Selfridge, Flasher, and surrounding areas. Conditions in these
     areas include reduced visibility and snow covered roads. A Travel
     Alert means conditions are such that motorists can still travel
     in these areas, but should be advised of rapidly changing
     conditions. Motorists are encouraged to reduce speeds and drive
     according to the conditions

 

Jamestown (CSi)  The Jamestown City Engineer’s Office is informing residents that due to predicted weather conditions, the gates are being removed from the snow plows as they will be virtually ineffective for these conditions.

City crews will begin plowing Emergency Routes Monday as needed and will continue to monitor these routes and keep them plowed as best as possible over the next two days.

City crews will begin snow removal in the DOWNTOWN area beginning approximately at 11:00 p.m. tonight, Monday- March 31, 2014 and continue during the night.

Downtown merchants and all public/private schools are asked to have their sidewalks shoveled by 9 p.m. tonight, Monday, March 31, 2014.

Please push snow directly into the street — DONOT create piles of snow.

Snow removal in the residential areas will begin at approximately 11:00 am Tuesday morning, April 1, 2014, and continue during normal working hours.

PLEASE NOTE:

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

 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s Game and Fish Department has postponed spring advisory board meetings in three cities because of the snow storm affecting much of the state.
 
     Monday meetings in Williston and Turtle Lake and a Tuesday meeting in Walhalla have been postponed. A Tuesday meeting in Makoti will be held as scheduled.
 
     The annual meetings give North Dakotans an opportunity to discuss fish and wildlife issues with state officials. Meetings are being held in eight cities this month.
 
     The Turtle Lake meeting is rescheduled for April 14. New dates for the Williston and Walhalla meetings haven’t been set.

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A spring snowstorm in the Upper Midwest Monday shut down schools and government offices, making travel hazardous for motorists and life miserable for cattle ranchers in the midst of calving season.
 
     The National Weather Service has issued blizzard warnings for much of the Dakotas and part of Minnesota, with snow amounts of up to 20 inches possible.
 
     Meteorologist Michael Mathews in Bismarck says it’s not uncommon for a blizzard to hit the region this time of year – though he says the snow is lighter and fluffier than snow associated with many spring storms.
 
     That’s good news for ranchers with newborn calves. South Dakota Stockgrowers Association Executive Director Silvia Christen says she doesn’t expect a repeat of an early October blizzard that killed tens of thousands of animals.

 

  WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) – Williston police say domestic violence led to the shooting of a woman over the weekend, and that a man found dead of a gunshot wound the same day apparently killed himself.
 
     But authorities have not drawn a connection between the two Saturday incidents near the city’s downtown.
 
     Police on Monday identified the two people involved in the shootings as 27-year-old Tiffany Foster and 41-year-old Keith Foster. They say Tiffany Foster suffered three nonfatal gunshot wounds, and that Keith Foster suffered what was believed to be a self-inflicted fatal gunshot wound later at a nearby residence.
 
     Police are continuing to investigate.

 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A North Dakota official says there has been a surge in activity over the past week from people who are signing up for coverage under the federal health care law.
 
     Neil Scharpe heads the state’s so-called navigators who are helping inform people of their options under the new law. Scharpe says a spring snowstorm likely won’t have much of an impact on enrollment through a federal online marketplace that ends at 11 p.m. Monday.
 
     Scharpe says no major events were planned Monday to get people signed up.
 
     He says navigators have helped dozens of people in recent days who had questions about the insurance marketplaces created by President Barack Obama’s law.
 
     The latest enrollment numbers show that about 5,200 North Dakotans have picked private plans through the so-called exchanges.

 

In world and national news…

 WASHINGTON (AP) – Online and in person, last-minute applicants have been trying today to meet the deadline for signing up for health insurance under the new health care law. The government says more than 100,000 people at a time have been using the website — which has again seen problems. New applicants were kept from signing up Monday afternoon, before that glitch was fixed. At a Chicago hospital, people began lining up a little after 7 a.m. to get help signing up for subsidized private health insurance.
 
     JERUSALEM (AP) – A person familiar with Mideast peace negotiations says the United States is talking with Israel about the possibility of releasing convicted spy Jonathan Pollard early. That would come in exchange for Israeli concessions that would allow faltering peace talks with the Palestinians to continue beyond an end-of-April deadline. That move by the United States would be a dramatic turnaround from previous refusals. The agreement is said to be far from a done deal. In return, Israel would have to undertake significant concessions to the Palestinians.
 
     SIMFEROPOL, Crimea (AP) – Russia is sending some confusing signals along its border with Ukraine. It’s pulled back a battalion from that region, while at the same time sending its prime minister to Crimea to promise spending on power supplies, water lines and education. U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel says there are still “tens of thousands” of Russian troops along the Ukrainian border. He calls that a “tremendous buildup.”
 
     SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Asiana Airlines says the Boeing 777 that crashed last year at San Francisco’s airport didn’t have adequate warning systems to alert the crew about problems with air speed. The assertion came in a filing with regulators that was released Monday. But the airline also acknowledged that the crew failed to monitor and maintain a safe airspeed before the July crash, which led to the deaths of three people.
 
     PITTSBURGH (AP) – Major League Baseball has used expanded replay for the first time, and the umpire’s call was confirmed in a game between the Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh Pirates. Cubs manager Rick Renteria asked umpires to take another look after Jeff Samardzija (suh-MAHR’-juh) was called out at first base in the fifth inning Monday at PNC Park. The call on the field was confirmed after a 2-minute wait. Most calls can be challenged this season under MLB’s new replay format. The system was tested in spring training.