Winter Storm Warning in effect until 6 PM CST Friday...
Rest of Tonight
Snow. Not as cold. New snow accumulation of 2 to 5 inches. Total snow accumulation 2 to 7 inches. Temperatures remaining in the single digits. East winds 10 to 20 mph.
Friday
Cloudy. Chance of snow in the morning...then slight chance of snow in the afternoon. Blowing and drifting snow in the morning...then areas of blowing and drifting snow in the afternoon. Breezy. Highs 10 to 15. Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph. Chance of snow 50 percent.
... 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.
Local Storm Report
01/09/2009 0133 am
Minot, Ward County.
Heavy snow e9.0 inch, reported by law enforcement.
Law enforcement estimates 9 inches on Highway 2 between Berthold and Minot.
Public Information Statement
Statement as of 10:43 PM CST on January 8, 2009
... Public information statement...
The Divide County sheriff advise no travel in Divide County due to snow and blowing snow. Visibilities are down to 100 feet at times.