April 30: Blizzard Warning- West ND

...A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN AND PORTIONS OF
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN SOUTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA WILL
CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST TONIGHT. SNOW IN WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH
DAKOTA COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS GUSTING TO 60 MPH WILL CAUSE
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. HEAVY WET SNOW COMBINED WITH THE STRONG WINDS
COULD CAUSE DOWNED LINES AND POWER OUTAGES IN SOME AREAS.
CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE IN THE WEST THIS EVENING AND IN CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA AFTER MIDNIGHT.

ALONG AND SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM SHIELDS TO STEELE AND
JAMESTOWN...WINDS GUSTING TO 60 MPH COMBINED WITH SNOW OF LESSER
INTENSITY WILL RESULT IN 1/2 MILE VISIBILITIES. THE GREATEST
IMPACT WILL BE FROM THE WINDS. AS A RESULT...A HIGH WIND WARNING
IS IN EFFECT FOR THE AFOREMENTIONED AREA. TRAVEL WILL STILL BE
HAZARDOUS.

STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 9 INCHES WILL OCCUR IN
THE VICINITY OF DICKINSON...WILLISTON...MINOT...AND BOTTINEAU.
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED NEAR AMIDON...
BISMARCK...AND HARVEY. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED NEAR BOWMAN...SHIELDS...AND JAMESTOWN.

PLEASE MONITOR FUTURE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS TO STAY
INFORMED ABOUT THIS WINTER STORM.

NDZ001-002-009-010-017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-010300-
/O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110501T0300Z/
DIVIDE-BURKE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-
BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...WILLISTON...
NEW TOWN...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...
MARMARTH...MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER
318 PM CDT SAT APR 30 2011 /218 PM MDT SAT APR 30 2011/

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/
THIS EVENING...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/
THIS EVENING.

* SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES.

* STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH
  COMBINED WITH SNOW WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.

* TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND BLOWING
  SNOW SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES.

* STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 9 INCHES WILL OCCUR
  IN THE VICINITY OF DICKINSON...WILLISTON...MINOT...AND
  BOTTINEAU. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
  NEAR AMIDON...BISMARCK...AND HARVEY. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 3
  INCHES ARE EXPECTED NEAR BOWMAN...SHIELDS...AND JAMESTOWN.

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.