NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
If you have special needs, emergency preparedness plan should be high priority
With flood risks about to increase quickly in parts of the Northern Plains, and with a spring and summer of weather warnings ahead, the need for emergency preparedness becomes more apparent. Thats es...
Posted on 4/24/13 at 1:02 PM
The risk is rising...
Well here it is today...the news I feared was coming...news that could potentially disrupt a tranquil spring...news of an increased risk of major spring flooding. Well...yippee-ki-yay. The National W...
Posted on 2/21/13 at 9:57 PM
NWS site offers updated wind-wave forecasts
Few things can throw a wrench into a day on the water more than wind, especially on big lakes. With fishing now in full swing across the region, the National Weather Service office in Grand Forks has...
Posted on 6/1/12 at 11:17 AM
UND hosts Northern Plains Convective Storm Symposium Friday
Just in time for Severe Weather Awareness week, the University of North Dakota Department of Atmospheric Sciences will be hosting The Northern Plains Convective Storm Symposium on Friday, May 4 in Cli...
Posted on 5/3/12 at 9:18 AM
The Weather Spotters Guide to the Galaxy
Weather and women are similar to me, both beautiful-both a total mystery. I didnt find the secret to either one this week but was given some tools to at least begin a rudimentary understanding of the ...
Posted on 4/28/12 at 7:00 AM
‘It is time to be concerned’: Forecasters predict one of three-highest recorded Red River floods in Fargo
By Helmut Schmidt , March 14, 2009
- Aerial view of Red River flooding in 1997
- Fargo Mayor Dennis Walaker talks about new flood forecast
- Walaker emphasizes the need for flood protection
- Morgan Forness, principal and and dean of students at Fargo Oak Grove Lutheran School, is impressed with flood planning
- Forness speaks about what the flood prediction means for his school, which was heavily damaged by floodwaters in 1997
- Mark Bittner, Fargo city engineer, speaks of concerns about Wild Rice and Sheyenne River floodwaters
- Bittner talks about areas in Fargo that will be most watched during the high-water period
- Devils Lake flood outlook changes little
- Meetings set Saturday to discuss spring flooding
- Talk about this topic
- Graphic: Flood stage action
Devils Lake flood outlook changes little
DEVILS LAKE, N.D. (AP) — The flood outlook for Devils Lake has changed little over the past month. A record rise is still almost certain.By Associated Press , March 13, 2009
Blizzard watch issued for Red River Valley 
A blizzard could be headed for Fargo and the surrounding region this week, bringing with it the possibility of 6 to 12 inches of new snow and dangerous wind chills near 30 to 35 below.
By Forum and wire reports , March 08, 2009
Fewer thunderstorm warnings expected after revision to criteria 
BISMARCK, N.D. – North Dakotans likely will hear fewer thunderstorm warnings this spring and summer.
By Associated Press , March 04, 2009
Cities along Red River prepare for spring flooding
FARGO - Officials of cities along the Red River are preparing for the worst while they await an updated spring flood forecast Friday.By Associated Press , February 24, 2009
National Weather Service: 90 percent chance that Fargo will receive major flood damage
The National Weather Service’s latest spring flood outlook forecasts a more than 90 percent chance that the Red River in Fargo will see major spring flooding by April 30.By Forum staff reports , January 23, 2009
Wind chill differs now from in past 
When parents in Minot, N.D., tell their youngsters that Thursday’s wind chill of 63 degrees below zero wasn’t as low as the wind chill when they were kids, they’re not just blowing hot air.
By Mike Nowatzki , January 16, 2009
Records set in ND with current snowfall 
BISMARCK, N.D. - Snow records are being set across North Dakota today as snow falls throughout the region.
By Associated Press , December 30, 2008
Region to receive scattered showers through morning; wind advisory going into effect at noon 
FARGO – Scattered showers are expected to continue to hit the region today with a wind advisory going into effect from noon until 9 p.m.
May 02, 2008
Fargo gets up to 5.5 inches of snow; Sisseton, S.D., hit with 12 inches 
March 21, 2008
Snow on its way tonight; 2 to 5 inches possible in Fargo by Friday night 
FARGO – Clouds moving into eastern North Dakota today could dump 2 to 5 inches of snow on the Fargo area by Friday night, according to the National Weather Service in Grand Forks, N.D.
March 20, 2008
A record low for Grand Forks, but no such record in Fargo today 
Grand Forks International Airport set a record low temperature of 21 degrees below zero this morning, breaking the previous record of 19 below set in 1967, the National Weather Service in Grand Forks reported.
March 07, 2008
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