Winter Storm Warning in effect until 6 PM CST Friday...
Rest of Tonight
Snow developing. Not as cold. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches. Temperatures rising to 10 above. Southeast winds 5 to 15 mph.
Friday
Cloudy. Snow in the morning...then chance of snow in the afternoon. Areas of blowing and drifting snow in the afternoon. Breezy. Snow accumulation around 1 inch. Total snow accumulation 5 to 8 inches. Highs 10 to 15. North winds 10 to 15 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon.
Partly cloudy. Breezy...colder. Lows around 5 below. Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph becoming west 5 to 15 mph after midnight. Lowest wind chills around 25 below.
Saturday
Mostly sunny. Highs 15 to 20. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph.
... Winter Storm Warning remains in effect until 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ Friday...
A Winter Storm Warning remains in effect until 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ Friday.
Snow will continue tonight into Friday. Expect some sleet or freezing rain at times before midnight also. Gusty northwest winds will develop early Friday morning and create widespread blowing snow. Snow totals of 2 to 8 inches possible.
Be prepared for slippery roads and limited visibilities... and use caution while driving.
A Winter Storm Warning means a combination of freezing rain... sleet... snow and blowing snow will make travel conditions hazardous in southwest North Dakota.
Record Report
Statement as of 9:00 PM CST on January 8, 2009
... Daily precipitation record broken at Bismarck ND...
.A record amount of precipitation 0.21 inches has fallen so far today at the Bismarck Airport. This breaks the old record for Jan 8th of 0.20 inches previously set in 1877. In addition we have had 2.9 inches of snowfall so far at the Bismarck Airport... this is only 0.1 inch away from tieing the daily snowfall record for Bismarck on Jan 8th... which is 3.0 inches set in 1918.
Public Information Statement
Statement as of 1:49 am CST on January 9, 2009
... Public information statement...
The Ward County Sheriffs Office has issued a "no travel advisory" for Ward County due to heavy snow and blowing snow reducing visibilities. Nine inches of snow was reported on Highway 2 between Berthold and Minot making travel difficult.