Blizzard, High Winds, and Weekend Storm Threaten Roads By means of Sunday

FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) – A blizzard warning is in impact tonight throughout northeast North Dakota and northwest Minnesota, the place whiteout situations and very harmful journey are anticipated via Friday morning.

No Travel Advised: Effective Now

The following North Dakota counties are at the moment beneath a No Travel Advisory:

Pierce, Rolette, Towner, Benson, Ramsey, Cavalier, Pembina, Walsh, Nelson, and Grand Forks counties.

Conditions prompting the advisory embrace:

• Icy and slippery roads
• Near-zero visibility

Do not journey in these counties except it’s an emergency.

Travel Alert — Use Caution

A Travel Alert is at the moment in impact for Steele and Griggs counties, indicating hazardous situations. Motorists ought to use excessive warning if journey is important.

Tonight into Friday Morning: Avoid Travel If Possible

A Blizzard Warning is in impact till 7 a.m. Friday for parts of northeast North Dakota and northwest Minnesota, together with the northern Red River Valley. Whiteout situations are anticipated.

• Snow accumulations of 1–6 inches in northeast ND and 5–9 inches in northwest MN are attainable.
• Wind gusts of 55–60 mph will create blowing and drifting snow, lowering visibility to close zero.
• Conditions might be most harmful Thursday night via the Friday morning commute.

A Winter Storm Warning can also be in impact till 7 a.m. Friday for the Devils Lake Basin. While snow accumulation might be restricted to round 1 inch, winds as much as 60 mph will trigger important drifting and occasional whiteout situations.

A High Wind Warning is in impact till 7 a.m. Friday for east-central ND, southeast ND, the southern Red River Valley, and Lakes Country, MN. Northwest winds of 35–45 mph with gusts as much as 60 mph are anticipated. Isolated thunderstorms might produce temporary wind gusts as much as 80 mph.

Valley News Live has raised a First Alert Weather Day for Thursday evening into Friday morning.

More First Alert Weather Days are anticipated going into the weekend. For an extra outlook click on right here.

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