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Historic late-season snow storm continues today

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Snow totals will range from 15 to 20 inches (38 to 51 cm).

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND… MON APR 15 2013



…HISTORIC LATE SEASON SNOW STORM CONTINUES TODAY…

WINTER STORM WARNING… CONTINUES FOR BURKE… WARD… MCLEAN… AND BURLEIGH COUNTIES… AND POINTS EASTWARD TO THE DEVILS LAKE AND NORTHERN JAMES RIVER BASIN UNTIL 1 PM CDT.

SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE MORNING…TAPERING TO FLURRIES CENTRAL THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE CANADIAN BORDER THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 8 INCHES ALONG THE CANADIAN BORDER… AND AROUND BOWMAN. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE FROM WATFORD CITY… THROUGH HAZEN… MANDAN… AND BISMARCK… TO FORT YATES… LINTON… AND ASHLEY… TO ELLENDALE… WHERE TOTALS WILL RANGE FROM 15 TO 20 INCHES.

NO TRAVEL ADVISED OVER MOST OF NORTH DAKOTA…ALONG AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 2. PARTS OF INTERSTATES ARE CLOSED AND SOME ROADS ARE STILL IMPASSABLE.

VERY DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST MIDDAY… AS CREWS WORK TO CLEAR ROADS.

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…BOWBELLS…MOHALL…BOTTINEAU…ROLLA… MINOT… TOWNER… RUGBY… GARRISON

HEAVY SNOW HAD ALREADY FALLEN THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT… AND 1 TO 2 ADDITIONAL INCHES  POSSIBLE TODAY.

DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. DRIFTS WILL BLOCK ROADS.

http://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=bis&wwa=all

Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link


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