Seems early for this part of the country.
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forecast.weather.gov/showsigwx.p···+WarningWinter Storm Warning
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
757 PM CDT WED OCT 3 2012
...EARLY WINTER STORM ACROSS THE NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY INTO
NORTHWEST MINNESOTA THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...
.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP AND MOVE INTO CENTRAL
MINNESOTA THURSDAY. AS THIS SYSTEM DEVELOPS...RAIN WILL SPREAD OVER
THE REGION TONIGHT. THE RAIN IS EXPECTED TO MIX WITH AND THEN
CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW BY THURSDAY MORNING FROM WEST TO EAST. THE
SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES ON THURSDAY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE NORTHERN
RED RIVER VALLEY INTO NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM 6
TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY...AND
10 TO 12 INCHES ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. NORTH
WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN BY THURSDAY...LEADING TO AREAS OF NEAR
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW IN THE NORTHERN
RED RIVER VALLEY.
MNZ001-002-004-007-NDZ007-008-016-026-027-029-030-054-050600-
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0003.121004T0600Z-121005T0600Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-
EASTERN WALSH-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-STEELE-TRAILL-WESTERN WALSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALSTAD...HALLOCK...WARREN...LANGDON...CAVALIER...GRAFTON...
LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...ADAMS
757 PM CDT WED OCT 3 2012
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM THURSDAY TO
1 AM CDT FRIDAY...
* TIMING...RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO SNOW LATE TONIGHT AND
CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES.
* WINDS...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE ON THURSDAY FROM 25 TO 35 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH.
* VISIBILITIES...MAY BE NEAR ZERO ON THURSDAY WITHIN FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WHEN HEAVY SNOW
COMBINES WITH THE STRONG WINDS IN OPEN COUNTRY.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...BUT LARGE
VARIATIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN SHORT DISTANCES FROM MELTING SNOW.
* WIND CHILL VALUES...IN THE MID TO UPPER TEENS.
* OTHER IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW ON TREE BRANCHES MAY CAUSE THEM TO
BREAK SINCE LEAVES ARE STILL ON MANY TREES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...
AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
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