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Wind Chill Warning 1, NWS La Crosse, WI

February 17, 2006Clark County, Taylor County, Wisconsin

NWS La Crosse, WI issued this wind chill warning at Feb 17, 2006, 3:25 AM CST for Clark County, Taylor County, Wisconsin. It took effect at Feb 17, 2006, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 17, 2006, 3:25 AM CST (09:25 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 17, 2006, 6:00 PM CST
Expired
Feb 18, 2006, 6:00 AM CST
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS La Crosse, WI

Counties Clark County, WI, Taylor County, WI

The radar

The La Crosse radar (KARX), 138 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 00:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 202 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Green Bay/Straub, WI at 00:00Z on 2006-02-17Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Green Bay/Straub, WI at 00:00Z on 2006-02-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 116 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
554 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
104 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
116 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
585 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS43 KARX 170925
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
325 AM CST FRI FEB 17 2006

...DANGEROUS WIND CHILL WILL AFFECT THE AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT...

.AN ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE AREA WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD SOUTHEAST
ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT. THIS HIGH WILL BRING VERY COLD
TEMPERATURES INTO THE REGION. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO FALL
THIS MORNING...AND THEN CLIMB A COUPLE OF DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON.
THE COMBINATION OF THESE TEMPERATURES AND NORTHWEST WINDS IN THE
10 TO 20 MPH RANGE WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES OF 20 TO 
30 BELOW ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA...SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...AND NORTH
CENTRAL WISCONSIN TODAY.

UNDER MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES TONIGHT...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO 
10 TO 25 BELOW RANGE. THE NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN IN THE 
10 TO 20 MPH THIS EVENING...AND THEN GRADUALLY WEAKEN OVERNIGHT.
WIND CHILL READINGS WILL RANGE FROM 35 TO 45 BELOW IN NORTH
CENTRAL WISCONSIN...AND FROM 20 TO 35 BELOW ACROSS THE REMAINDER
OF THE AREA.

WIZ017-029-171730-
/O.NEW.KARX.WC.W.0001.060218T0000Z-060218T1200Z/
/O.EXA.KARX.WC.Y.0001.060217T0900Z-060218T0000Z/
TAYLOR-CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE
325 AM CST FRI FEB 17 2006

...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM
CST SATURDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST
SATURDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND
CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. 

TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THIS MORNING AND ONLY CLIMB 
A COUPLE OF DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF THESE
TEMPERATURES AND NORTHWEST WINDS IN THE 10 TO 20 MPH RANGE WILL
PRODUCE WIND CHILLS FROM 15 TO 25 BELOW. 

UNDER CLEAR SKIES TONIGHT...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE
20 TO 25 BELOW RANGE. THE NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN IN THE 
10 TO 20 MPH THIS EVENING...AND THEN GRADUALLY WEAKEN OVERNIGHT.
WIND CHILL READINGS WILL RANGE FROM 35 TO 45 BELOW.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND BRISK WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU BUNDLE UP AGAINST
THE BITTER COLD.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

$$

IAZ010-011-029-030-MNZ096-WIZ033-034-041>044-053>055-061-171730-
/O.EXB.KARX.WC.Y.0001.060218T0000Z-060218T1200Z/
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
325 AM CST FRI FEB 17 2006

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM
CST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST
SATURDAY. 

UNDER CLEAR SKIES TONIGHT...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE
10 TO 25 BELOW RANGE. THE NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN IN THE 
10 TO 20 MPH THIS EVENING...AND THEN GRADUALLY WEAKEN OVERNIGHT.
WIND CHILL READINGS WILL RANGE FROM 20 TO 35 BELOW.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND BRISK WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU BUNDLE UP AGAINST
THE BITTER COLD.

$$

IAZ008-009-018-019-MNZ079-086>088-094-095-WIZ032-171730-
/O.EXT.KARX.WC.Y.0001.060217T0925Z-060218T1200Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-
MOWER-FILLMORE-BUFFALO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLES CITY...ROCHESTER...WINONA...
AUSTIN
325 AM CST FRI FEB 17 2006

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY...

TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THIS MORNING AND ONLY CLIMB A
COUPLE OF DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF THESE
TEMPERATURES AND NORTHWEST WINDS IN THE 10 TO 20 MPH RANGE WILL
PRODUCE WIND CHILLS FROM 15 TO 25 BELOW.

UNDER CLEAR SKIES TONIGHT...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE
15 TO 20 BELOW RANGE. THE NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN IN THE 
10 TO 20 MPH THIS EVENING...AND THEN GRADUALLY WEAKEN OVERNIGHT.
WIND CHILL READINGS WILL RANGE FROM 25 TO 35 BELOW.

DUE TO THE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS CONTINUING THROUGH TONIGHT...
THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXTENDED THROUGH 6 AM SATURDAY.

$$


BOYNE
6 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS43 KARX 171638
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1038 AM CST FRI FEB 17 2006

...DANGEROUS WIND CHILL WILL AFFECT THE AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT...

.AN ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE AREA WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD SOUTHEAST
ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT. THIS HIGH WILL BRING VERY COLD
TEMPERATURES INTO THE REGION. TEMPERATURES WILL ONLY CLIMB A COUPLE OF
DEGREES THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY. THE COMBINATION OF THESE
TEMPERATURES AND NORTHWEST WINDS IN THE 10 TO 20 MPH RANGE WILL
PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ACROSS NORTHEAST
IOWA...SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...AND NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN TODAY.

UNDER MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES TONIGHT...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO
10 TO 25 BELOW RANGE. THE NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN IN THE
10 TO 20 MPH THIS EVENING...AND THEN GRADUALLY WEAKEN OVERNIGHT.
WIND CHILL READINGS WILL RANGE FROM 35 TO 45 BELOW IN NORTH
CENTRAL WISCONSIN...AND FROM 20 TO 35 BELOW ACROSS THE REMAINDER
OF THE AREA.

WIZ017-029-180000-
/O.CON.KARX.WC.W.0001.060218T0000Z-060218T1200Z/
/O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-060218T0000Z/
TAYLOR-CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE
1038 AM CST FRI FEB 17 2006

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 AM CST SATURDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 AM CST SATURDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. 

TEMPERATURES WILL ONLY CLIMB A COUPLE OF DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON.
THE COMBINATION OF THESE TEMPERATURES AND NORTHWEST WINDS IN THE
10 TO 20 MPH RANGE WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS FROM 15 TO 25 BELOW.

UNDER CLEAR SKIES TONIGHT...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE 20 TO
25 BELOW RANGE. THE NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN IN THE 10 TO
20 MPH THIS EVENING...AND THEN GRADUALLY WEAKEN OVERNIGHT. WIND
CHILL READINGS WILL RANGE FROM 35 TO 45 BELOW.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND BRISK WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU BUNDLE UP AGAINST
THE BITTER COLD.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

$$

IAZ008-009-018-019-MNZ079-086>088-094-095-WIZ032-180045-
/O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-060218T1200Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-
MOWER-FILLMORE-BUFFALO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLES CITY...ROCHESTER...WINONA...
AUSTIN
1038 AM CST FRI FEB 17 2006

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
SATURDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY. 

TEMPERATURES WILL ONLY CLIMB A COUPLE OF DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON.
THE COMBINATION OF THESE TEMPERATURES AND NORTHWEST WINDS IN THE
10 TO 20 MPH RANGE WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS FROM 15 TO 25 BELOW.

UNDER CLEAR SKIES TONIGHT...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE 15 TO
20 BELOW RANGE. THE NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN IN THE 10 TO
20 MPH THIS EVENING...AND THEN GRADUALLY WEAKEN OVERNIGHT. WIND
CHILL READINGS WILL RANGE FROM 25 TO 35 BELOW.

$$

IAZ010-011-029-030-MNZ096-WIZ033-034-041>044-053>055-061-180045-
/O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0001.060218T0000Z-060218T1200Z/
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
1038 AM CST FRI FEB 17 2006

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 AM CST SATURDAY. 

UNDER CLEAR SKIES TONIGHT...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE 10 TO
25 BELOW RANGE. THE NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN IN THE 10 TO
20 MPH THIS EVENING...AND THEN GRADUALLY WEAKEN OVERNIGHT. WIND
CHILL READINGS WILL RANGE FROM 20 TO 35 BELOW.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND BRISK WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU BUNDLE UP AGAINST
THE BITTER COLD.

$$

RABERDING
000
WWUS43 KARX 172022
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
222 PM CST FRI FEB 17 2006

...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE AFFECTING THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT...

.AN ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE AREA WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD SOUTHEAST
ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. VERY COLD TEMPERATURES
HAVE SETTLED INTO THE REGION. THE COMBINATION OF THESE TEMPERATURES
AND NORTHWEST WINDS IN THE 10 TO 20 MPH RANGE ARE PRODUCING WIND
CHILL VALUES OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA...SOUTHEAST
MINNESOTA...AND NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN TODAY.

UNDER MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES TONIGHT...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO
10 TO 25 BELOW RANGE. THE NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN IN THE
10 TO 20 MPH THIS EVENING...AND THEN GRADUALLY WEAKEN OVERNIGHT.
WIND CHILL READINGS WILL RANGE FROM 35 TO 45 BELOW IN NORTH
CENTRAL WISCONSIN...AND FROM 20 TO 35 BELOW ACROSS THE REMAINDER
OF THE AREA.

WIZ017-029-180000-
/O.CON.KARX.WC.W.0001.060218T0000Z-060218T1200Z/
/O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-060218T0000Z/
TAYLOR-CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE
222 PM CST FRI FEB 17 2006

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 AM CST SATURDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 AM CST SATURDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. 

TEMPERATURES WILL HOLD NEAR OR SLIGHTLY BELLOW ZERO THE REMAINDER
OF THE AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF THESE TEMPERATURES AND
NORTHWEST WINDS IN THE 10 TO 20 MPH RANGE WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS
FROM 20 TO 30 BELOW.

UNDER CLEAR SKIES TONIGHT...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE 20 TO
25 BELOW RANGE. THE NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN IN THE 10 TO
20 MPH THIS EVENING...AND THEN GRADUALLY WEAKEN OVERNIGHT. WIND
CHILL READINGS WILL RANGE FROM 35 TO 45 BELOW.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND BRISK WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU BUNDLE UP AGAINST
THE BITTER COLD.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

$$

IAZ010-011-029-030-MNZ096-WIZ033-034-041>044-053>055-061-180430-
/O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0001.060218T0000Z-060218T1200Z/
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
222 PM CST FRI FEB 17 2006

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 AM CST SATURDAY. 

UNDER CLEAR SKIES TONIGHT...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE 10 TO
25 BELOW RANGE. THE NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN IN THE 10 TO
20 MPH THIS EVENING...AND THEN GRADUALLY WEAKEN OVERNIGHT. WIND
CHILL READINGS WILL RANGE FROM 20 TO 35 BELOW.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND BRISK WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU BUNDLE UP AGAINST
THE BITTER COLD.

$$

IAZ008-009-018-019-MNZ079-086>088-094-095-WIZ032-180430-
/O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-060218T1200Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-
MOWER-FILLMORE-BUFFALO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLES CITY...ROCHESTER...WINONA...
AUSTIN
222 PM CST FRI FEB 17 2006

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
SATURDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY. 

TEMPERATURES WILL HOLD NEAR 5 BELOW ZERO THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON.
THE COMBINATION OF THESE TEMPERATURES AND NORTHWEST WINDS IN THE
10 TO 20 MPH RANGE WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS FROM 20 TO 30 BELOW.

UNDER CLEAR SKIES TONIGHT...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE 15 TO
20 BELOW RANGE. THE NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN IN THE 10 TO
20 MPH THIS EVENING...AND THEN GRADUALLY WEAKEN OVERNIGHT. WIND
CHILL READINGS WILL RANGE FROM 25 TO 35 BELOW.

$$

RABERDING
000
WWUS43 KARX 172353
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
553 PM CST FRI FEB 17 2006

...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL AFFECTING THE AREA THROUGH THE NIGHT...

.AN ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE AREA WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD SOUTHEAST INTO
THE AREA TONIGHT. VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL SETTLE INTO THE
REGION...WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 15 TO 25 BELOW
ZERO. THE COMBINATION OF THESE BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES AND
NORTHWEST WINDS IN THE 10 TO 20 MPH RANGE WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS
WIND CHILL VALUES THROUGH THE NIGHT ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA...SOUTHEAST
MINNESOTA...AND NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN. WIND CHILL READINGS WILL
RANGE FROM 35 TO 45 BELOW IN NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN...AND FROM 25 TO
40 BELOW ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA.

WIZ017-029-180800-
/O.EXP.KARX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-060218T0000Z/
/O.CON.KARX.WC.W.0001.060218T0000Z-060218T1200Z/
TAYLOR-CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE
553 PM CST FRI FEB 17 2006

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...
...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM SATURDAY.

TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TONIGHT...DROPPING DOWN TO 20
TO 25 BELOW ZERO BY MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF THESE BITTER COLD
TEMPERATURES AND NORTHWEST WINDS IN THE 10 TO 20 MPH RANGE WILL
PRODUCE WIND CHILLS FROM 35 TO 45 BELOW ZERO.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
BRISK WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. 

$$

IAZ010-011-029-030-MNZ096-WIZ033-034-041>044-053>055-061-180800-
/O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0001.060218T0000Z-060218T1200Z/
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
553 PM CST FRI FEB 17 2006

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
SATURDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM SATURDAY.

TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TONIGHT...DROPPING DOWN INTO
THE 15 TO 20 BELOW ZERO RANGE BY MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF THESE
BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES AND NORTHWEST WINDS IN THE 10 TO 20 MPH
RANGE WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL READINGS WILL RANGE FROM 20 TO 35
BELOW ZERO.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND BRISK WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU BUNDLE UP AGAINST
THE BITTER COLD.

$$

IAZ008-009-018-019-MNZ079-086>088-094-095-WIZ032-180800-
/O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-060218T1200Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-
MOWER-FILLMORE-BUFFALO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLES CITY...ROCHESTER...WINONA...
AUSTIN
553 PM CST FRI FEB 17 2006

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
SATURDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM SATURDAY.

TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TONIGHT...DROPPING DOWN INTO 
THE 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO RANGE BY MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF THESE
BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES AND NORTHWEST WINDS IN THE 10 TO 20 MPH
RANGE WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS FROM 20 TO 35 BELOW ZERO. 

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND BRISK WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU BUNDLE UP AGAINST
THE BITTER COLD.

$$

MW
000 
WWUS43 KARX 180303
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
903 PM CST FRI FEB 17 2006

...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL AFFECTING THE AREA THROUGH THE
NIGHT...

.ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE WAS CENTERED OVER SOUTH DAKOTA AND NEBRASKA
THIS EVENING...WITH NORTHWEST WINDS CONTINUING TO SEND THE COLDEST
AIR SO FAR THIS WINTER INTO THE LOCAL AREA. OVERNIGHT LOWS ARE
EXPECTED TO DROP TO 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO ACROSS THE REGION. THE
COMBINATION OF THESE BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES AND NORTHWEST WINDS
IN THE 10 TO 20 MPH RANGE WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS WIND CHILL
VALUES THROUGH THE NIGHT ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA...SOUTHEAST
MINNESOTA...AND NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN. THE LOWEST WIND CHILL
READINGS WILL RANGE FROM 25 TO 45 BELOW ZERO.

WIZ017-029-181115-
/O.CON.KARX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060218T1200Z/
TAYLOR-CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE
903 PM CST FRI FEB 17 2006

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM SATURDAY.

TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TONIGHT...DROPPING DOWN TO
20 TO 25 BELOW ZERO BY MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF THESE BITTER
COLD TEMPERATURES AND NORTHWEST WINDS IN THE 10 TO 20 MPH RANGE
WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS FROM 35 TO 45 BELOW ZERO.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
BRISK WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

$$

IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ032>034-
041>044-053>055-061-181115-
/O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-060218T1200Z/
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
903 PM CST FRI FEB 17 2006

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
SATURDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM SATURDAY.

TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TONIGHT...DROPPING DOWN INTO
THE 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO RANGE BY MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF
THESE BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES AND NORTHWEST WINDS IN THE 10 TO
20 MPH RANGE WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS FROM 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND BRISK WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU BUNDLE UP AGAINST
THE BITTER COLD.

$$

MW
000 
WWUS43 KARX 180948
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
347 AM CST SAT FEB 18 2006

...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS STILL AFFECTING THE AREA THIS MORNING...

.AT 345 AM...AN ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WAS CENTERED OVER
EASTERN NEBRASKA AND WESTERN IOWA. THE WIND SPEEDS HAVE CONTINUED
TO FALL OVERNIGHT AND THEY ARE GENERALLY UNDER 10 MPH. AS A
RESULT...THE WIND CHILL VALUES ARE RUNNING ABOUT 10 TO 15 DEGREES
COLDER THAN THE ACTUAL AIR TEMPERATURE IN THE 20 TO 40 BELOW
RANGE. WITH THE WIND SPEEDS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO DROP THIS
MORNING...WE ARE STILL PLANNING ON ENDING THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY
AND WARNING AT 6 AM THIS MORNING.

WIZ017-029-181200-
/O.CON.KARX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060218T1200Z/
TAYLOR-CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE
347 AM CST SAT FEB 18 2006

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THIS MORNING AND BY SUNRISE THE
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM 20 TO 25 BELOW ZERO. THE COMBINATION OF
THESE BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES AND NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH
WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS FROM 35 TO 40 BELOW ZERO.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
BRISK WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

$$

IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ032>034-
041>044-053>055-061-181200-
/O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-060218T1200Z/
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
347 AM CST SAT FEB 18 2006

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY
THIS MORNING...

TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THIS MORNING AND BY SUNRISE THE
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO. THE COMBINATION OF
THESE BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES AND NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH
WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS FROM 20 TO 35 BELOW ZERO.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND BRISK WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU BUNDLE UP AGAINST
THE BITTER COLD.

$$

BOYNE
000 
WWUS43 KARX 181156
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
556 AM CST SAT FEB 18 2006

...BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO BE SEEN ACROSS THE
AREA THIS MORNING...

.AT 600 AM...AN ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WAS CENTERED OVER
EASTERN NEBRASKA AND WESTERN IOWA. THE WIND SPEEDS IN MOST
LOCATIONS HAVE BECOME LIGHT AND AS A RESULT THEY ARE ADDING VERY
LITTLE ADDITIONAL COOLING FROM THE ACTUAL TEMPERATURES WHICH ARE
CURRENTLY IN THE 15 TO 30 BELOW RANGE. EVEN THOUGH THE WIND CHILL
THREAT HAS ENDED...THESE TEMPERATURES CAN CAUSE THE SKIN TO
FREEZE IN LESS THAN 30 MINUTES...SO CONTINUE TO DRESS IN LAYERS
AND KEEP SKIN EXPOSURE AT A BARE MINIMUM.

WIZ017-029-181300-
/O.EXP.KARX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060218T1200Z/
TAYLOR-CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE
556 AM CST SAT FEB 18 2006

...WIND CHILL WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM CST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

GENERALLY LIGHT WINDS WILL BE SEEN ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING.
AS A RESULT THERE WILL BE LITTLE ADDITIONAL COOLING CAUSED BY THE
WIND. BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO BE SEEN ACROSS
THE AREA THIS MORNING. THESE TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH THAT
SKIN CAN STILL FREEZE IN LESS THAN 30 MINUTES...SO CONTINUE TO DRESS 
IN LAYERS AND KEEP SKIN EXPOSURE AT A BARE MINIMUM.

$$

IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ032>034-
041>044-053>055-061-181300-
/O.EXP.KARX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-060218T1200Z/
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
556 AM CST SAT FEB 18 2006

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM CST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

GENERALLY LIGHT WINDS WILL BE SEEN ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING.
AS A RESULT THERE WILL BE LITTLE ADDITIONAL COOLING CAUSED BY THE
WIND. BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO BE SEEN ACROSS
THE AREA THIS MORNING. THESE TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH THAT
SKIN CAN STILL FREEZE IN LESS THAN 30 MINUTES...SO CONTINUE TO DRESS 
IN LAYERS AND KEEP SKIN EXPOSURE AT A BARE MINIMUM.

$$

BOYNE

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this wind chill warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS La Crosse, WI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind chill warning went out at Feb 16, 2:59 PM CST, 12 hours 26 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 16, 2:59 PM CST, 12 hours 26 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
259 PM CST THU FEB 16 2006

.SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT

EXITING STORM SYSTEM AND BLOWING SNOW WILL BE THE MAIN CONCERN
TONIGHT...THEN FOCUS SHIFTS TO VERY COLD TEMPERATURES OVER THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS.

SURFACE MAP AT 2 PM HAD A LOW PRESSURE AREA CENTERED OVER CENTRAL IL
WITH A WARM FRONT EXTENDING NORTHEAST INTO LOWER MI. COLD FRONT
EXTENDED SOUTHWEST FROM THE LOW THROUGH SOUTHERN MO. WATER VAPOR
REVEALED MID LEVEL SHORTWAVE TROUGH EXTENDING FROM ND INTO CENTRAL
NE. A DEFORMATION BAND EXTENDED FROM WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR THROUGH
NORTH CENTRAL NE. RADAR MOSAIC SHOWING SNOW BAND ON SOUTHERN EDGE OF
THE DEFORMATION AXIS EXTENDING FROM ESCANABA MI THROUGH LA CROSSE
WI...AND THEN INTO SOUTHWEST IA. SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATING
PRETTY DECENT SNOW UNDER THE BAND WITH VISIBILITIES IN THE 1/2-1SM
RANGE. (SEE LATEST PUBLIC NARRATIVE STATEMENT FOR CURRENT SNOWFALL
DATA). QUITE A BIT OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW WAS ALSO
REPORTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST MN AND NORTHEAST IA WITH INCREASING
NORTHWEST WINDS. LOOKING FURTHER NORTH...ARCTIC AIR SITTING UP
ACROSS ND AND SOUTHERN CANADA READY TO INVADE THE UPPER MIDWEST
BEHIND THE DEPARTING STORM SYSTEM.

12Z 16FEB06 MODELS INITIALIZED VERY WELL THE SURFACE LOW AND
DEFORMATION BANDED SNOWFALL AREA. BOTH REMAIN IN GOOD AGREEMENT
THROUGH THE PERIOD.

FOR TONIGHT...THE LOW CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHEAST INTO LAKE HURON AREA BY
12Z...PULLING DEFORMATION AXIS SNOW EAST OF THE AREA BY MIDNIGHT.
TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THIS DEPARTING SYSTEM AND ARCTIC
HIGH BUILDING SOUTH INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS WILL CONTINUE TO
PRODUCE WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW THROUGH MIDNIGHT...ESPECIALLY ACROSS
MORE WIND PRONE AREAS. THE BLOWING SNOW SHOULD DIMINISH SOMEWHAT
AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH COMPACTING. AS A RESULT...WILL CONTINUE THE
WINTER STORM WARNING THROUGH MIDNIGHT. NEXT CONCERN WILL BE ARCTIC
AIR SPILLING INTO THE AREA. BORDERLINE WIND CHILL ADVISORY CRITERIA
WILL EXIST ACROSS WIND PRONE AREAS OF NORTHEAST IA AND SOUTHEAST MN
TOWRD MORNING AS LOWS TEMPERATURES DROP INTO THE ZERO TO -3 DEGREE
RANGE. WILL HAVE TO KEEP AN EYE ON THIS.

FOR FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...COLD ARCTIC HIGH CONTINUES TO BUILD
INTO THE AREA FOR DRY AND VERY COLD CONDITIONS. COLD CORE (-25 TO
-30C AT 1000-950MB) OF THE MODIFIED ARCTIC AIR WILL BE DIRECTLY
OVERHEAD BY SATURDAY MORNING. AS A RESULT...CONTINUED DOWNWARD TREND
IN MIN/MAX TEMPERATURES. LOWS SATURDAY MORNING WILL LIKELY BE CLOSE
TO THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES SO FAR THIS WINTER GIVEN THE DEEP SNOW
PACK...CLEARING SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS.

THE ARCTIC HIGH SLIDES SOUTHEAST INTO THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY SUNDAY
WITH RETURN FLOW INCREASING ACROSS OUR AREA. HOWEVER...TEMPERATURES
WONT MODERATE MUCH GIVEN THE DEEP SNOW PACK.

FOR SUNDAY NIGHT...SURFACE LOW MOVING EAST ACROSS SOUTHERN PLAINS
WILL INCREASE CLOUDS ACROSS OUR AREA IN ISENTROPIC LIFT. AT THE SAME
TIME...A WEAK TROUGH ROTATES SOUTHEAST JUST TO OUR NORTH AND THROUGH
THE GREAT LAKES REGION. WILL INCLUDE A SMALL CHANCE ACROSS THE NORTH
AND ACROSS THE SOUTH WITH THESE FEATURES.

.LONG TERM...MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

OVER ALL...MEDIUM RANGE MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE PERIOD
WITH POLAR VORTEX REMAINING OVER HUDSONS BAY. THIS KEEPS AREA IN
COLD NORTHWEST FLOW THROUGH TUESDAY BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO A MORE
HIGH ZONAL FLOW THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE PERIOD.

HIGH BUILDS INTO THE AREA MONDAY AND REMAINS IN CONTROL THROUGH
TUESDAY FOR QUIET AND COLD CONDITIONS. NEXT CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
WILL BE WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY AS A MORE VIGOROUS MID LEVEL
SHORTWAVE TROUGH/SURFACE LOW MOVES EAST ACROSS THE AREA FROM THE
NORTHERN PLAINS.

&&

.ARX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WI...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR WIZ017-
     WIZ029-WIZ032-WIZ033-WIZ034-WIZ041-WIZ042-WIZ043-WIZ044-
     WIZ053-WIZ054-WIZ055-WIZ061.

MN...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR MNZ079-
     MNZ086-MNZ087-MNZ088-MNZ094-MNZ095-MNZ096.

IA...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR IAZ008-
     IAZ009-IAZ010-IAZ011-IAZ018-IAZ019-IAZ029-IAZ030.

&&

DAS
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 16, 9:05 PM CST, 6 hours 20 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
905 PM CST THU FEB 16 2006

IAZ008-009-018-019-MNZ079-086>088-094-095-WIZ032-171200-
BUFFALO-CHICKASAW-DODGE-FILLMORE-FLOYD-HOWARD-MITCHELL-MOWER-OLMSTED-
WABASHA-WINONA-
905 PM CST THU FEB 16 2006

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

THE STORM SYSTEM HAS MOVED EAST OF THE AREA...TAKING THE SNOW ALONG
WITH IT. BUT BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND IT WILL RESULT IN
SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW TONIGHT. IN ADDITION...
MUCH COLDER AIR WILL ARRIVE OVERNIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND
COLD WILL SEND WIND CHILL READINGS DOWN TO 20 TO 25 BELOW ZERO BY
MORNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

THE VERY COLD AIR WILL INVADE TO END THE WEEK...AND WILL PERSIST
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP WELL BELOW ZERO...WITH
WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO POSSIBLE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

.EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION...

NO CALL IS SCHEDULED.

IAZ010-011-029-030-MNZ096-WIZ017-029-033-034-041>044-053>055-061-
171200-
ADAMS-ALLAMAKEE-CLARK-CLAYTON-CRAWFORD-FAYETTE-GRANT-HOUSTON-JACKSON-
JUNEAU-LA CROSSE-MONROE-RICHLAND-TAYLOR-TREMPEALEAU-VERNON-
WINNESHIEK-
905 PM CST THU FEB 16 2006

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

THE STORM SYSTEM HAS MOVED EAST OF THE AREA...TAKING THE SNOW ALONG
WITH IT. BUT BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND IT WILL RESULT IN
SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW TONIGHT. IN ADDITION...
MUCH COLDER AIR WILL ARRIVE OVERNIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND
COLD WILL SEND WIND CHILL READINGS DOWN INTO THE TEENS BELOW ZERO BY
MORNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

THE VERY COLD AIR WILL INVADE TO END THE WEEK...AND WILL PERSIST
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP WELL BELOW ZERO...WITH
WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO POSSIBLE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

.EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION...

NO CALL IS SCHEDULED.

MW

The office that day

Everything else NWS La Crosse, WI issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 16, 9:20 PM CSTWind Chill AdvisoryARXAdams, Buffalo, Clark, Crawford, Grant, Jackson and 7 more33 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.