Snow Advisory 3, NWS La Crosse, WI

000 
WWUS43 KARX 152357
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
557 PM CST WED MAR 15 2006

...LATE WINTER STORM TAKING SHAPE EARLY THIS EVENING...

.STRONG LOW PRESSURE IN NORTHWESTERN KANSAS EARLY THIS EVENING
WILL MOVE EAST INTO SOUTHWESTERN IOWA BY SUNRISE...AND INTO
CENTRAL ILLINOIS BY THURSDAY EVENING. AREA RADARS EARLY THIS
EVENING WERE SHOWING LIGHT SNOW BEGINNING TO DEVELOP ACROSS MUCH
OF SOUTHERN MINNESOTA INTO NORTHERN IOWA...BUT IT WAS EVAPORATING
BEFORE REACHING THE GROUND.

BY THE MID TO LATE EVENING HOURS...SNOW WILL BEGIN TO REACH THE
GROUND ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND PORTIONS OF NORTHERN
IOWA...AND WILL GRADUALLY BECOME STEADIER AND HEAVIER AS IT MOVES
SLOWLY EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. BY SUNRISE ON THURSDAY
MORNING...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 1 TO 2
INCHES ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN...AND 2 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS
NORTHEASTERN IOWA AND SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA.

SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE MORNING INTO THE EARLY
AFTERNOON HOURS ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA...ESPECIALLY ALONG A LINE
FROM AUSTIN...TO CALEDONIA...TO RICHLAND CENTER...BEFORE
TRANSITIONING OUT OF THE AREA THROUGH THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON
HOURS. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 10 INCHES
ACROSS THE AREA...WITH AREAS SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90 LIKELY SEEING
THE BRUNT OF THE SNOWFALL. 

IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOWFALL AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES FROM
FALLING SNOW...THERE WILL BE INCREASING EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS
DURING THE DAY...ESPECIALLY IN HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS...AND THE WIND
PRONE REGIONS OF NORTHEASTERN IOWA AND SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA.
WIND GUSTS TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW...AND FURTHER REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

IAZ008-009-018-019-MNZ079-086>088-094-095-WIZ032-160800-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.060316T0000Z-060317T0000Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-
MOWER-FILLMORE-BUFFALO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLES CITY...ROCHESTER...WINONA...
AUSTIN
557 PM CST WED MAR 15 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THURSDAY.

SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA BY MID EVENING...BECOMING
MODERATE TO HEAVY AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL THEN CONTINUE
THROUGH THE DAY ON THURSDAY...BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY MID TO LATE
AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE LIKELY...WITH
THE HIGHER TOTALS LIKELY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90. IN
ADDITION...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH DURING THE LATE MORNING
AND AFTERNOON HOURS WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING
OF THE SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED ALONG
INTERSTATE 90 IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...WITH POOR TRAVEL CONDITIONS
THROUGHOUT THE REGION.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

IAZ010-011-029-030-MNZ096-WIZ033-034-041>044-053>055-061-160800-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.060316T0600Z-060317T0000Z/
WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-HOUSTON-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-
LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...OELWEIN...
BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...
VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
557 PM CST WED MAR 15 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
6 PM CST THURSDAY. 

SNOW WILL SPREAD EAST INTO THE AREA LATE THIS EVENING...BECOMING
HEAVY OVERNIGHT...ESPECIALLY TOWARD SUNRISE. SNOW WILL THEN
CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY ON THURSDAY...TAPERING OFF IN THE LATE
AFTERNOON HOURS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE
LIKELY...WITH THE HIGHER TOTALS LIKELY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90. IN
ADDITION...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON
HOURS WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW.
VISIBILITIES WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED ALONG INTERSTATES 90
AND 94 IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN...WITH
POOR TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT THE REGION.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND ICE
ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS
WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. WATCH THE LATEST
FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS FOR THE MOST UP TO DATE INFORMATION.

$$

WIZ029-160800-
/O.CON.KARX.SN.Y.0003.060316T0600Z-060317T0000Z/
CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NEILLSVILLE
557 PM CST WED MAR 15 2006

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM
CST THURSDAY...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM
CST THURSDAY. 

SNOW WILL SPREAD EAST ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS EVENING...
BECOMING MODERATE TO HEAVY LATE IN THE NIGHT TOWARD SUNRISE ON THURSDAY.
SNOW WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY ON THURSDAY. SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. 

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

BINAU

000 
WWUS43 KARX 160341
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
941 PM CST WED MAR 15 2006

...SNOW BREAKING OUT ACROSS MINNESOTA LATE THIS EVENING...

.A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL HIT THE REGION TONIGHT AND
ESPECIALLY THURSDAY AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES OUT OF CENTRAL
KANSAS...ACROSS SOUTHERN IOWA...INTO CENTRAL ILLINOIS BY THURSDAY
NIGHT. SNOW CONTINUES TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY FROM
WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN THROUGH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...INTO SOUTH
DAKOTA...AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO THROUGH THE REST OF THE
NIGHT...BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES LATE TONIGHT AND ESPECIALLY
THURSDAY MORNING.

VERY DRY AIR NEAR THE SURFACE HAS PRECLUDED ANY SNOW FROM REACHING
THE GROUND THUS FAR...BUT THE SNOW WAS RAPIDLY DEVELOPING OVER
CENTRAL MINNESOTA INTO EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA...AND WILL SPREAD INTO
SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN AROUND
MIDNIGHT. THEREAFTER...THE SNOW SHOULD CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND
INTENSIFY...WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW BY SUNRISE FALLING ALONG
AND SOUTH OF A LAKE CITY TO BLACK RIVER FALLS LINE...AND LIGHTER
SNOWS TO THE NORTH. ACCUMULATIONS BY MORNING WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO
3 INCHES...WITH THE MOST IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA INTO FAR NORTHERN
IOWA. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE...HEAVY AT TIMES...THROUGH THE MORNING INTO
THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS ACROSS ALL OF THE WARNING AREA...BEFORE
TAPERING OFF IN THE MIDDLE TO LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. AN ADDITIONAL
3 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL DURING THE DAY...BRINGING STORM
TOTALS TO 6 TO 10 INCHES. AT THIS TIME...IT APPEARS AREAS FROM
DODGE CENTER AND AUSTIN...TO PRESTON...TO RICHLAND CENTER AND
BOSCOBEL WILL SEE THE HEAVIEST SNOW TOTALS...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS
TO THE NORTH.

INCREASING NORTHEAST WINDS IN THE AFTERNOON OVER SOUTHEAST
MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND
DRIFTING...AND TREACHEROUS TRAVEL DUE TO LOW VISIBILITIES IN
BLOWING SNOW. EXPECT TRAVEL CONDITIONS TO DETERIORATE RAPIDLY
OVERNIGHT AND ESPECIALLY MONDAY MORNING.

IAZ008-009-018-019-MNZ079-086>088-094-095-WIZ032-161145-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-060317T0000Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-
MOWER-FILLMORE-BUFFALO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLES CITY...ROCHESTER...WINONA...
AUSTIN
941 PM CST WED MAR 15 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THURSDAY.

SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH LATE EVENING...BECOMING
WIDESPREAD AND HEAVIER LATE IN THE NIGHT. THE SNOW WILL THEN CONTINUE
THROUGH THE DAY ON THURSDAY...BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY THE MID TO
LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. ST0RM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10
INCHES ARE LIKELY...WITH THE HIGHER TOTALS LIKELY FROM DODGE
CENTER AND AUSTIN...TO PRESTON AND CRESCO. IN ADDITION...NORTHEAST
WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH DURING THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS
WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW.
VISIBILITIES WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED ALONG INTERSTATE 90 IN
SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...WITH POOR TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT THE
REGION.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

IAZ010-011-029-030-MNZ096-WIZ033-034-041>044-053>055-061-161145-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.060316T0600Z-060317T0000Z/
WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-HOUSTON-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-
LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...OELWEIN...
BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...
VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
941 PM CST WED MAR 15 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THURSDAY.

SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA BY MIDNIGHT OR SHORTLY THEREAFTER...BECOMING
HEAVIER AND MORE WIDESPREAD LATE IN THE NIGHT. SNOW WILL THEN CONTINUE
THROUGH THE DAY ON THURSDAY...TAPERING OFF IN THE LATE AFTERNOON
HOURS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE LIKELY...WITH THE
HIGHER TOTALS LIKELY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90. IN
ADDITION...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON
HOURS WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW.
VISIBILITIES WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED ALONG INTERSTATES 90
AND 94 IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN...WITH
POOR TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT THE REGION.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND ICE
ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS
WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. WATCH THE LATEST
FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS FOR THE MOST UP TO DATE INFORMATION.

$$

WIZ029-161145-
/O.CON.KARX.SN.Y.0003.060316T0600Z-060317T0000Z/
CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NEILLSVILLE
941 PM CST WED MAR 15 2006

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THURSDAY...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THURSDAY. 

SNOW WILL SPREAD EAST ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE REST OF THE NIGHT...
BECOMING HEAVY LATE IN THE NIGHT TOWARD SUNRISE ON THURSDAY. SNOW
WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY ON THURSDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS FAR SOUTHERN
CLARK COUNTY. AREAS OF NORTHERN CLARK COUNTY...COULD SEE
LESS SNOW...FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

BINAU

000 
WWUS43 KARX 160500 CCA
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
941 PM CST WED MAR 15 2006

...SNOW BREAKING OUT ACROSS MINNESOTA LATE THIS EVENING...

.A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL HIT THE REGION TONIGHT AND
ESPECIALLY THURSDAY AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES OUT OF CENTRAL
KANSAS...ACROSS SOUTHERN IOWA...INTO CENTRAL ILLINOIS BY THURSDAY
NIGHT. SNOW CONTINUES TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY FROM
WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN THROUGH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...INTO SOUTH
DAKOTA...AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO THROUGH THE REST OF THE
NIGHT...BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES LATE TONIGHT AND ESPECIALLY
THURSDAY MORNING.

VERY DRY AIR NEAR THE SURFACE HAS PRECLUDED ANY SNOW FROM REACHING
THE GROUND THUS FAR...BUT THE SNOW WAS RAPIDLY DEVELOPING OVER
CENTRAL MINNESOTA INTO EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA...AND WILL SPREAD INTO
SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN AROUND
MIDNIGHT. THEREAFTER...THE SNOW SHOULD CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND
INTENSIFY...WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW BY SUNRISE FALLING ALONG
AND SOUTH OF A LAKE CITY TO BLACK RIVER FALLS LINE...AND LIGHTER
SNOWS TO THE NORTH. ACCUMULATIONS BY MORNING WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO
3 INCHES...WITH THE MOST IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA INTO FAR NORTHERN
IOWA. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE...HEAVY AT TIMES...THROUGH THE MORNING INTO
THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS ACROSS ALL OF THE WARNING AREA...BEFORE
TAPERING OFF IN THE MIDDLE TO LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. AN ADDITIONAL
3 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL DURING THE DAY...BRINGING STORM
TOTALS TO 6 TO 10 INCHES. AT THIS TIME...IT APPEARS AREAS FROM
DODGE CENTER AND AUSTIN...TO PRESTON...TO RICHLAND CENTER AND
BOSCOBEL WILL SEE THE HEAVIEST SNOW TOTALS...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS
TO THE NORTH.

INCREASING NORTHEAST WINDS IN THE AFTERNOON OVER SOUTHEAST
MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND
DRIFTING...AND TREACHEROUS TRAVEL DUE TO LOW VISIBILITIES IN
BLOWING SNOW. EXPECT TRAVEL CONDITIONS TO DETERIORATE RAPIDLY
OVERNIGHT AND ESPECIALLY THURSDAY MORNING.

IAZ008-009-018-019-MNZ079-086>088-094-095-WIZ032-161145-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-060317T0000Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-
MOWER-FILLMORE-BUFFALO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLES CITY...ROCHESTER...WINONA...
AUSTIN
941 PM CST WED MAR 15 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THURSDAY.

SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH LATE 
EVENING...BECOMING WIDESPREAD AND HEAVIER LATE IN THE NIGHT. THE 
SNOW WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY ON THURSDAY...BEFORE 
TAPERING OFF BY THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. STORM TOTAL SNOW 
ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE LIKELY...WITH THE HIGHER TOTALS 
LIKELY FROM DODGE CENTER AND AUSTIN...TO PRESTON AND CRESCO. IN 
ADDITION...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH DURING THE LATE MORNING 
AND AFTERNOON HOURS WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF 
THE SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED ALONG 
INTERSTATE 90 IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...WITH POOR TRAVEL CONDITIONS 
THROUGHOUT THE REGION.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

IAZ010-011-029-030-MNZ096-WIZ033-034-041>044-053>055-061-161145-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.060316T0600Z-060317T0000Z/
WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-HOUSTON-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-
LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...OELWEIN...
BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...
VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
941 PM CST WED MAR 15 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THURSDAY.

SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA BY MIDNIGHT OR SHORTLY 
THEREAFTER...BECOMING HEAVIER AND MORE WIDESPREAD LATE IN THE NIGHT. 
SNOW WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY ON THURSDAY...TAPERING OFF 
IN THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES 
ARE LIKELY...WITH THE HIGHER TOTALS LIKELY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90. IN
ADDITION...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON
HOURS WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW.
VISIBILITIES WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED ALONG INTERSTATE 90 IN 
SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...AND INTERSTATES 90 AND 94 IN SOUTHWEST 
WISCONSIN...WITH POOR TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT THE REGION.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND ICE
ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS
WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. WATCH THE LATEST
FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS FOR THE MOST UP TO DATE INFORMATION.

$$

WIZ029-161145-
/O.CON.KARX.SN.Y.0003.060316T0600Z-060317T0000Z/
CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NEILLSVILLE
941 PM CST WED MAR 15 2006

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THURSDAY...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THURSDAY. 

SNOW WILL SPREAD EAST ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE REST OF THE NIGHT...
BECOMING HEAVY LATE IN THE NIGHT TOWARD SUNRISE ON THURSDAY. SNOW
WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY ON THURSDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS FAR SOUTHERN
CLARK COUNTY. AREAS OF NORTHERN CLARK COUNTY...COULD SEE
LESS SNOW...FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

BINAU

000 
WWUS43 KARX 160814
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
214 AM CST THU MAR 16 2006

...SNOW CONTINUING TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING...

.A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL HIT THE REGION LATE TONIGHT AND
ESPECIALLY THURSDAY. LOW PRESSURE IN SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA EARLY THIS
MORNING WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN IOWA AND INTO CENTRAL ILLINOIS
BY THURSDAY NIGHT. SNOW CONTINUES TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND
INTENSITY FROM WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN INTO SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AND
EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA EARLY THIS MORNING...AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO
SO THROUGH THE REST OF THE NIGHT... BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES LATE
TONIGHT AND ESPECIALLY THURSDAY MORNING.

DRY AIR NEAR THE SURFACE HAS PRODUCED A LULL IN THE SNOWFALL
ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA SO FAR...BUT SNOW WAS DEVELOPING OVER
SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA INTO EASTERN SOUTH
DAKOTA...AND WILL SPREAD INTO SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...NORTHEAST IOWA
AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN THROUGH THE PRE-DAWN HOURS. THEREAFTER...THE
SNOW SHOULD CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND INTENSIFY...WITH MODERATE TO
HEAVY SNOW BY SUNRISE FALLING ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LAKE CITY TO
BLACK RIVER FALLS LINE...AND LIGHTER SNOWS TO THE NORTH.
ACCUMULATIONS BY MORNING WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES...WITH THE
MOST IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA INTO PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN.

SNOW WILL CONTINUE...HEAVY AT TIMES...THROUGH THE MORNING INTO
THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS ACROSS ALL OF THE WARNING AREA...BEFORE
TAPERING OFF IN THE MIDDLE TO LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. AN ADDITIONAL
3 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL DURING THE DAY...BRINGING STORM
TOTALS TO 6 TO 10 INCHES. AT THIS TIME...IT APPEARS AREAS FROM
DODGE CENTER AND AUSTIN...TO PRESTON...TO RICHLAND CENTER AND
BOSCOBEL WILL SEE THE HEAVIEST SNOW TOTALS...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS
TO THE NORTH.

INCREASING NORTHEAST WINDS IN THE AFTERNOON OVER SOUTHEAST
MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND
DRIFTING...AND TREACHEROUS TRAVEL DUE TO LOW VISIBILITIES IN
BLOWING SNOW. EXPECT TRAVEL CONDITIONS TO DETERIORATE RAPIDLY
OVERNIGHT AND ESPECIALLY THURSDAY MORNING.

IAZ008-009-018-019-MNZ079-086>088-094-095-WIZ032-161615-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-060317T0000Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-
MOWER-FILLMORE-BUFFALO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLES CITY...ROCHESTER...WINONA...
AUSTIN
214 AM CST THU MAR 16 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE LATE
NIGHT HOURS...BECOMING WIDESPREAD AND HEAVIER TOWARD DAYBREAK.
THE SNOW WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY ON THURSDAY...BEFORE
TAPERING OFF BY THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. STORM TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE LIKELY...WITH THE HIGHER
TOTALS LIKELY FROM DODGE CENTER AND AUSTIN...TO PRESTON AND
CRESCO. IN ADDITION...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH DURING THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING
AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY
REDUCED ALONG INTERSTATE 90 IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...WITH POOR
TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT THE REGION.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

IAZ010-011-029-030-MNZ096-WIZ033-034-041>044-053>055-061-161615-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-060317T0000Z/
WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-HOUSTON-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-
LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...OELWEIN...
BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...
VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
214 AM CST THU MAR 16 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE LATE
NIGHT HOURS...BECOMING WIDESPREAD AND HEAVIER TOWARD DAYBREAK.
THE SNOW WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY ON THURSDAY. SNOW
WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY ON THURSDAY...TAPERING OFF IN
THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE
LIKELY...WITH THE HIGHER TOTALS LIKELY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90. IN
ADDITION...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON
HOURS WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW.
VISIBILITIES WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED ALONG INTERSTATE 90 IN
SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...AND INTERSTATES 90 AND 94 IN SOUTHWEST
WISCONSIN...WITH POOR TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT THE REGION.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND ICE
ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS
WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. WATCH THE LATEST
FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS FOR THE MOST UP TO DATE INFORMATION.

$$

WIZ029-161615-
/O.CON.KARX.SN.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-060317T0000Z/
CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NEILLSVILLE
214 AM CST THU MAR 16 2006

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. 

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE
LATE NIGHT HOURS...ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 29. SNOW WILL THEN
CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY ON THURSDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5
INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS FAR SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY.
AREAS OF NORTHERN CLARK COUNTY...COULD SEE LESS SNOW...FROM 1 TO 3
INCHES.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$


RRS

000 
WWUS43 KARX 161208
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
608 AM CST THU MAR 16 2006

...SNOW INCREASING AND SPREADING ACROSS THE AREA EARLY THIS
MORNING...

.A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE
REGION TODAY. LOW PRESSURE IN SOUTHWEST IOWA EARLY THIS MORNING
WILL MOVE EAST ALONG THE IOWA-MISSOURI BORDER TODAY...AND INTO THE
OHIO VALLEY LATER TONIGHT. A BROAD BAND OF SNOW CONTINUED TO
INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY EARLY THIS MORNING ACROSS
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...NORTHERN IOWA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN...NORTH
AND EAST OF THE LOW. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH
THE MORNING AND INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS.

AS THE LOW AND BAND OF SNOW MOVE EAST TODAY...SNOW WILL CONTINUE
TODAY...AND BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THE MORNING INTO THE EARLY
AFTERNOON HOURS ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF
FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE MIDDLE TO LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. TOTAL
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE HEART OF THE
SNOW BAND...ROUGHLY 50 MILES EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM AUSTIN TO
CALEDONIA MINNESOTA TO RICHLAND CENTER WISCONSIN. LESSER AMOUNTS
ARE EXPECTED TO THE NORTH ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN.

INCREASING NORTHEAST WINDS IN THE AFTERNOON OVER SOUTHEAST
MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW...AND DANGEROUS TRAVEL DUE TO LOW VISIBILITIES IN
BLOWING SNOW. RATHER POOR TRAVEL CONDITIONS SHOULD BE EXPECTED TODAY.

IAZ008-009-018-019-MNZ079-086>088-094-095-WIZ032-162015-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-060317T0000Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-
MOWER-FILLMORE-BUFFALO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLES CITY...ROCHESTER...WINONA...
AUSTIN
608 AM CST THU MAR 16 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY...
BEFORE TAPERING OFF DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. STORM
TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 9 INCHES ARE LIKELY...WITH THE
HIGHER TOTALS LIKELY FROM DODGE CENTER AND AUSTIN...TO PRESTON AND
CALEDONIA MINNESOTA. IN ADDITION...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25
MPH DURING THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS WILL CAUSE AREAS
OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BE
SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED ALONG INTERSTATE 90 IN SOUTHEAST
MINNESOTA...WITH POOR TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT THE REGION.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

IAZ010-011-029-030-MNZ096-WIZ033-034-041>044-053>055-061-162015-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-060317T0000Z/
WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-HOUSTON-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-
LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...OELWEIN...
BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...
VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
608 AM CST THU MAR 16 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY...
BEFORE TAPERING OFF DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. STORM TOTAL
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES ARE LIKELY...WITH THE HIGHER
TOTALS LIKELY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90. IN ADDITION...
NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS WILL
CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW IN OPEN AREAS AND ON
THE RIDGE TOPS. VISIBILITIES WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED ALONG
INTERSTATE 90 IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...AND INTERSTATES 90 AND 94
IN SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN...WITH POOR TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT
THE REGION.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND ICE
ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS
WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. WATCH THE LATEST
FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS FOR THE MOST UP TO DATE INFORMATION.

$$

WIZ029-162015-
/O.CON.KARX.SN.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-060317T0000Z/
CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NEILLSVILLE
608 AM CST THU MAR 16 2006

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. 

LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY...
ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 29. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5
INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 10.
AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 29 ARE EXPECTED TO SEE LESS SNOW...
FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

RRS

000 
WWUS43 KARX 161525
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
925 AM CST THU MAR 16 2006

...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THIS MORNING...

.A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE
REGION TODAY. LOW PRESSURE IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI THIS MORNING
WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS CENTRAL ILLINOIS...AND INTO THE OHIO VALLEY
LATER TONIGHT. A BROAD BAND OF SNOW...OCCASIONALLY HEAVY...WILL
CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION THIS MORNING INTO THE
EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. 

THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE MIDDLE TO
LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 9 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED IN THE HEART OF THE SNOW BAND...ROUGHLY 50 MILES EITHER
SIDE OF A LINE FROM AUSTIN MINNESOTA...TO CALEDONIA MINNESOTA...TO
RICHLAND CENTER WISCONSIN. LESSER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO THE
NORTH ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN.

INCREASING NORTHEAST WINDS IN THE AFTERNOON OVER SOUTHEAST
MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW. THE BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE REDUCED
VISIBILITIES EVEN AFTER THE SNOW HAS STOPPED FALLING.

IAZ008-009-018-019-MNZ079-086>088-094-095-WIZ032-162330-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-060317T0000Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-
MOWER-FILLMORE-BUFFALO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLES CITY...ROCHESTER...WINONA...
AUSTIN
925 AM CST THU MAR 16 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY...
BEFORE TAPERING OFF DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. STORM
TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 9 INCHES ARE LIKELY...WITH THE
HIGHER TOTALS LIKELY FROM DODGE CENTER AND AUSTIN...TO PRESTON
AND CALEDONIA MINNESOTA. IN ADDITION...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO
25 MPH DURING THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS WILL CAUSE
AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BE
SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED THROUGHOUT THE REGION FROM THE FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. 

A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL FALL ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST
IOWA THIS MORNING. MOST OF THIS MIXED PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED
SOUTH OF A LINE FROM CHARLES CITY IOWA TO ELKADER IOWA. THE MIXED
PRECIPITATION SHOULD CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW THIS MORNING AS SOME
COLDER AIR MOVES INTO THE AREA. 

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

IAZ010-011-029-030-MNZ096-WIZ033-034-041>044-053>055-061-162330-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-060317T0000Z/
WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-HOUSTON-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-
LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...OELWEIN...
BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...
VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
925 AM CST THU MAR 16 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY...
BEFORE TAPERING OFF DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. STORM TOTAL
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES ARE LIKELY...WITH THE HIGHER
TOTALS LIKELY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90. IN ADDITION...
NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS WILL
CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW IN OPEN AREAS AND ON
THE RIDGE TOPS. VISIBILITIES WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED
THROUGHOUT THE REGION FROM THE FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. 

A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL FALL ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST
WISCONSIN THIS MORNING. MOST OF THIS MIXED PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED
SOUTH OF A LINE FROM BAGLEY WISCONSIN TO PLATTEVILLE WISCONSIN. THE
MIXED PRECIPITATION SHOULD CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW THIS MORNING AS
SOME COLDER AIR MOVES INTO THE AREA.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND ICE
ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS
WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. WATCH THE LATEST
FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS FOR THE MOST UP TO DATE INFORMATION.

$$

WIZ029-162330-
/O.CON.KARX.SN.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-060317T0000Z/
CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NEILLSVILLE
925 AM CST THU MAR 16 2006

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. 

LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY...
ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 29. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO
5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 10.
AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 29 ARE EXPECTED TO SEE LESS
SNOW...FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

04

000 
WWUS43 KARX 161814
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1214 PM CST THU MAR 16 2006

...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH MID AFTERNOON...

.A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE
REGION TODAY. LOW PRESSURE OVER WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS THIS AFTERNOON
WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS CENTRAL ILLINOIS...AND INTO THE OHIO VALLEY
LATER TONIGHT. A BROAD BAND OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS
MUCH OF THE REGION THROUGH THE MID AFTERNOON HOURS.

THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE MID TO LATE
AFTERNOON HOURS. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED IN THE HEART OF THE SNOW BAND...ROUGHLY 50 MILES EITHER
SIDE OF A LINE FROM AUSTIN MINNESOTA...TO CALEDONIA MINNESOTA...
TO RICHLAND CENTER WISCONSIN. LESSER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO THE
NORTH ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN.

NORTHEAST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON WILL CREATE SOME DRIFTING
SNOW...ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...NORTHEAST IOWA AND
THE RIDGE TOP LOCATIONS OF WESTERN WISCONSIN. 

IAZ008-009-018-019-MNZ079-086>088-094-095-WIZ032-170000-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-060317T0000Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-
MOWER-FILLMORE-BUFFALO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLES CITY...ROCHESTER...WINONA...
AUSTIN
1214 PM CST THU MAR 16 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH MID AFTERNOON...BEFORE
TAPERING OFF. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE
LIKELY...WITH THE HIGHER TOTALS LIKELY FROM DODGE CENTER AND
AUSTIN...TO PRESTON AND CALEDONIA MINNESOTA. IN ADDITION...NORTHEAST
WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CREATE SOME DRIFTING OF THE SNOW.
VISIBILITIES WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED THROUGHOUT THE REGION
FROM THE FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW.

SOME SLEET MAY OCCASIONALLY MIX IN WITH THE SNOW ACROSS PORTIONS
OF NORTHEAST IOWA THIS AFTERNOON. MOST OF THIS MIXED PRECIPITATION
IS EXPECTED SOUTH OF A LINE FROM CHARLES CITY IOWA TO ELKADER
IOWA. THE MIXED PRECIPITATION SHOULD CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW THIS
AFTERNOON AS SOME COLDER AIR MOVES INTO THE AREA.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

IAZ010-011-029-030-MNZ096-WIZ033-034-041>044-053>055-061-170000-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-060317T0000Z/
WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-HOUSTON-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-
LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...OELWEIN...
BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...
VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
1214 PM CST THU MAR 16 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH MID AFTERNOON...BEFORE
TAPERING OFF. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE
LIKELY...WITH THE HIGHER TOTALS LIKELY ALONG AND SOUTH OF
INTERSTATE 90. IN ADDITION...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL
CREATE SOME DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. 

SOME SLEET MAY OCCASIONALLY MIX IN WITH THE SNOW ACROSS PORTIONS
OF SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN THIS AFTERNOON. MOST OF THIS MIXED
PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED SOUTH OF A LINE FROM BAGLEY WISCONSIN TO
PLATTEVILLE WISCONSIN. THE MIXED PRECIPITATION SHOULD CHANGE OVER
TO ALL SNOW THIS AFTERNOON AS SOME COLDER AIR MOVES INTO THE AREA.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND ICE
ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS
WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. WATCH THE LATEST
FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS FOR THE MOST UP TO DATE INFORMATION.

$$

WIZ029-170000-
/O.CON.KARX.SN.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-060317T0000Z/
CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NEILLSVILLE
1214 PM CST THU MAR 16 2006

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. 

LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH MID
AFTERNOON...BEFORE TAPERING OFF. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY
10. AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 29 ARE EXPECTED TO SEE LESS
SNOW...FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

000 
WWUS43 KARX 162101
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
301 PM CST THU MAR 16 2006

...SNOW TAPERING OFF AND LEAVING THE AREA...

.THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SNOW CONTINUES TO
MOVE TOWARD THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY. AS IT DOES...THE SNOW ACROSS
THE REGION HAS BECOME LIGHT OR ENDED. THE REMAINING SNOW WILL END
ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING
FOR THE FAR SOUTHERN SECTIONS. ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL
BE LESS THAN AN INCH.

IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ032>034-
041>044-053>055-061-162215-
/O.CAN.KARX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-060317T0000Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-
CLAYTON-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-
BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-
CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY...
OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...BLACK RIVER FALLS...
LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...
RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
301 PM CST THU MAR 16 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER STORM WARNING. 

THE REMAINING LIGHT SNOW WILL END OR TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES ACROSS
THE ENTIRE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING. ANY
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LESS THAN AN INCH.

$$

WIZ029-162215-
/O.CAN.KARX.SN.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-060317T0000Z/
CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NEILLSVILLE
301 PM CST THU MAR 16 2006

...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW
ADVISORY. 

ALL OF THE SNOW HAS MOVED SOUTH OF THE AREA AND NO ADDITIONAL SNOW
IS EXPECTED TO FALL FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON.

$$

04

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
315 PM CST WED MAR 15 2006

.SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY

MAIN FOCUS IS ON THE STORM SYSTEM AFFECTING THE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY.

AT 3 PM...SURFACE ANALYSIS HAD A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE
EXTENDING NORTH AND SOUTH THROUGH IL/WI/MN. MEANWHILE...LOW PRESSURE
WAS ORGANIZING VICINITY DENVER CO WITH A WARM FRONT EXTENDING EAST
ACROSS KS AND NORTHERN MO. VISIBLE SATELLITE SHOWING A NICE MID
LEVEL BAROCLINIC LEAF ACROSS SD/NE WITH MID AND HIGH CLOUD SPILLING
OVER THE RIDGE INTO SOUTHERN MN/NE IA/WESTERN WI. WATER VAPOR
SHOWING AN IMPRESSIVE SUBTROPICAL FEED FROM THE PACIFIC INTO THE MID
LEVEL SHORTWAVE TROUGH MOVING EAST OUT OF THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST.

12Z 15MAR06 GFS AND NAM COMING INTO VERY GOOD AGREEMENT WITH TIMING
AND STRENGTH OF SYSTEM AFFECTING US TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY.
FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS THEREFORE TRENDING HIGHER.

FOR TONIGHT...LOW PRESSURE OVER CO MOVES NORTHEAST ACROSS
NEBRASKA...INTO CENTRAL IA BY THU 12Z. MEANWHILE...ATTENDANT WARM
FRONT MOVES NORTH INTO SOUTHERN IA/CENTRAL IL. GFS AND NAM SHOWING
INCREASING MOISTURE TRANSPORT/ISENTROPIC LIFT ACROSS THE WARM FRONT
AS THE LOW APPROACHES WITH RAPID SATURATION OF THE COLUMN SPREADING
EAST FROM SOUTHERN MN/ADJACENT NORTHEAST IA COUNTIES...INTO CENTRAL
AND SOUTHERN WI IN THE 00-06Z TIME FRAME. MODEL SOUNDINGS SHOWING
ALL SNOW ACROSS THE AREA. THE NAM DOES PULL IN A BIT WARMER AIR
AROUND 850 MB INTO NORTHEAST IA IN THE 08-12Z TIME FRAME FOR PERHAPS
SOME SLEET. THE LOW WILL CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST ACROSS NORTHERN IL
THURSDAY...PUTTING THE AREA IN FAVORED DEFORMATION AXIS/700:500MB
FRONTOGENETIC AREA. RIGHT NOW...INDICATIONS POINT TOWARD BROAD WEST
TO EAST BAND OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW BAND EXTENDING FROM DODGE CENTER
AND ROCHESTER MN THROUGH LA CROSSE..TO NEAR RICHLAND CENTER WI.
HEAVIEST SNOW RATES SHOULD OCCUR IN THE 12-18Z TIME FRAME AS BEST
OMEGA TRANSVERSES ACROSS THE AREA. ALSO...WITH TIGHT PRESSURE
GRADIENT SETTING UP ACROSS THE AREA...ADDED SOME BLOWING SNOW TO
THE WEATHER GRIDS ACROSS WIND PRONE AREAS OF SOUTHEAST MN AND
NORTHEAST IA. WILL GO WITH A WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 00Z TONIGHT
THROUGH 00Z FRI ACROSS SOUTHEAST MN/NORTHEAST IA...AND MUCH OF THE
REST OF THE AREA FROM 06Z TONIGHT THROUGH 00Z FRI. WENT WITH A SNOW
ADVISORY ACROSS CLARK COUNTY 06Z TONIGHT THROUGH 00Z FRI WHERE 2-5
INCHES IS EXPECTED. LEFT TAYLOR COUNTY WITHOUT ANY HEADLINES AS ONLY
1-2 INCHES IS EXPECTED. SEE WWUS43 FOR DETAILS.

THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TAPER OFF BY THURSDAY EVENING AS THE LOW PULLS
EAST INTO INDIANA. ARCTIC HIGH THEN NOSES SOUTH INTO THE NORTHERN
PLAINS AND UPPER MIDWEST LATE THURSDAY NIGHT FOR DECREASING CLOUDS.

QUIET BUT COLDER THAN NORMAL WEATHER WILL BE EXPERIENCED ACROSS THE
AREA FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AS THE ARCTIC HIGH CONTINUES TO LINGER OVER
THE UPPER MIDWEST.

.LONG TERM...SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY

MAIN FORECAST CONCERNS ARE PRECIPITATION CHANCES EARLY NEXT WEEK.
MAIN DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE 00Z WEDNESDAY ECMWF AND GFS IS THE
PROGRESSION OF THE CLOSED UPPER LEVEL LOW INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS
EARLY NEXT WEEK. 00Z WEDNESDAY GFS IS MORE PROGRESSIVE WITH CLOSED
UPPER LEVEL LOW THAN ECMWF. WILL LEAN MORE TOWARD THE SLOWER
SOLUTION OF THE ECMWF THROUGH PERIOD...ON BASIS OF THE UPPER LEVEL
PATTERN HINTS TOWARDS SLOWER MOVEMENT OF UPPER LEVEL SYSTEMS. CLOSED
UPPER LEVEL/SURFACE LOW SLOWLY EJECTS INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS MONDAY
NIGHT AND TUESDAY. FORECAST AREA WILL BE ON NORTHERN PERIPHERY OF
SYSTEM...THOUGH ENOUGH LIFT AND MOISTURE WILL WRAP AROUND SYSTEM
INTO REGION. HAVE BUMPED PRECIPITATION CHANCES UPWARD MONDAY NIGHT
AND INTRODUCED POP FOR TUESDAY. THICKNESS VALUES AROUND 540DM ACROSS
FORECAST AREA AND 850MB TEMPERATURES BELOW ZERO WILL MONDAY NIGHT
AND INTO TUESDAY. THIS WILL ALLOW ALL PRECIPITATION TO BE SNOW
ACROSS FORECAST AREA. ARCTIC SURFACE RIDGE BUILDS INTO UPPER MIDWEST
MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. PREVIOUS FORECAST HAS GOOD HANDLE ON DRY TREND
FOR THIS PERIOD./DTJ

&&

.ARX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WI...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY
     FOR WIZ032.

     WINTER STORM WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY
     FOR WIZ033-WIZ034-WIZ041-WIZ042-WIZ043-WIZ044-WIZ053-WIZ054-
     WIZ055.

     WINTER STORM WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY
     FOR WIZ061.

     SNOW ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY FOR
     WIZ029.

MN...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY
     FOR MNZ079-MNZ086-MNZ087-MNZ088-MNZ094-MNZ095.

     WINTER STORM WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY
     FOR MNZ096.

IA...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY
     FOR IAZ018-IAZ019.

     WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY
     FOR IAZ008-IAZ009.

     WINTER STORM WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY
     FOR IAZ010-IAZ011.

     WINTER STORM WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY
     FOR IAZ029-IAZ030.

&&

DAS

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1215 PM CST WED MAR 15 2006

IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029-032>034-
041>044-053>055-061-161200-
ADAMS-ALLAMAKEE-BUFFALO-CHICKASAW-CLARK-CLAYTON-CRAWFORD-DODGE-
FAYETTE-FILLMORE-FLOYD-GRANT-HOUSTON-HOWARD-JACKSON-JUNEAU-LA CROSSE-
MITCHELL-MONROE-MOWER-OLMSTED-RICHLAND-TAYLOR-TREMPEALEAU-VERNON-
WABASHA-WINNESHIEK-WINONA-
1215 PM CST WED MAR 15 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST IOWA...
SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...AND SOUTHWEST INTO CENTRAL WISCONSIN.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A POTENT WINTER STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS KANSAS THIS AFTERNOON AND
ACROSS IOWA TONIGHT. AN AREA OF SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL WILL BE FOUND
TO THE NORTH OF THIS STORM TRACK...COVERING MUCH OF SOUTHERN
MINNESOTA...NORTHEAST IOWA...AND SOUTHERN WISCONSIN. THE SNOW WILL
DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND NORTHERN IOWA THIS EVENING...
SPREADING EAST INTO WISCONSIN OVERNIGHT. WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND
ADVISORIES WILL BE IN EFFECT TONIGHT. THOSE WITH TRAVEL PLANS TONIGHT
SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE /MKEWSWARX WWUS43/
AND FORECASTS FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

THE STORM WILL TRACK ACROSS NORTHERN ILLINOIS ON THURSDAY. SNOW IS
EXPECTED TO BE FALLING ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA AT DAY-BREAK
THURSDAY...AND IT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY.

THE SYSTEM WILL MOVE OUT THURSDAY NIGHT...TAKING THE SNOW ALONG WITH
IT.  ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM LOOKS TO MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL PART OF
THE COUNTRY EARLY NEXT WEEK. THERE WILL BE A THREAT OF ACCUMULATING
SNOWS MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY ACROSS THE AREA...BUT IT IS TOO
EARLY TO TELL HOW MUCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON OR TONIGHT.
HOWEVER...SNOWFALL REPORTS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED LATER
TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AS THE STORM MOVES THROUGH.

.EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION...

NO CALL IS SCHEDULED.

MW