Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS La Crosse, WI

Allamakee County, IA, Chickasaw County, IA, Clayton County, IA, Fayette County, IA, Floyd County, IA, Howard County, IA, Mitchell County, IA, Winneshiek County, IA, Dodge County, MN, Fillmore County, MN, Houston County, MN, Mower County, MN, Olmsted County, MN, Wabasha County, MN, Winona County, MN, Adams County, WI, Buffalo County, WI, Crawford County, WI, Grant County, WI, Jackson County, WI, Juneau County, WI, La Crosse County, WI, Monroe County, WI, Richland County, WI, Trempealeau County, WI, Vernon County, WI

000 
WWUS43 KARX 151657
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1057 AM CST WED MAR 15 2006

...WINTER STORM TAKING AIM AT THE REGION TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.A DEVELOPING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL GATHER STRENGTH OVER
EASTERN COLORADO THIS AFTERNOON...AND WILL THEN MOVE ACROSS KANSAS
THIS EVENING AND INTO SOUTHERN IOWA OVERNIGHT. BANDS OF SNOW WILL
BREAK OUT TO THE NORTH OF THE LOW...AFFECTING SOUTHERN MINNESOTA
AND FAR NORTHERN IOWA THIS EVENING...AND SPREADING INTO SOUTHWEST
WISCONSIN OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE ON THURSDAY...GRADUALLY
TAPERING OFF AND EXITING TO THE EAST EARLY THURSDAY EVENING.

THE LATEST INFORMATION STILL POINTS TO A BROAD AREA OF SNOW IN A
WEST TO EAST BAND ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND SOUTHERN WISCONSIN...
AND ADJACENT PARTS OF NORTHEAST IOWA. ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 9
INCHES ARE LIKELY WITHIN THIS AREA...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS
ALONG A LINE FROM DODGE CENTER AND ROCHESTER...TO LA CROSSE...
VIROQUA...AND RICHLAND CENTER. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL PERIOD LOOKS
TO BE FROM AROUND 3 AM THROUGH NOON.

AS THE SYSTEM MOVES AWAY ON THURSDAY...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND
IT COULD RESULT IN SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN
THE OPEN AND UNSHELTERED AREAS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST
IOWA.


IAZ008-009-MNZ079-086>088-094-095-WIZ032-152330-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.060316T0000Z-060317T0000Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-
BUFFALO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN
1057 AM CST WED MAR 15 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY. 

SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING...AND CONTINUE
THROUGH THE NIGHT AND INTO THURSDAY. ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 9
INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED. IN ADDITION...SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE.

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.

$$

IAZ010-011-MNZ096-WIZ033-034-041>044-053>055-152330-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.060316T0600Z-060317T0000Z/
WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-HOUSTON-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-
JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...BLACK RIVER FALLS...
LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...
RICHLAND CENTER
1057 AM 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 INTO THE AREA LATE THIS EVENING...BECOMING HEAVY
OVERNIGHT. SNOW WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY ON THURSDAY.
ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

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. 

$$

WIZ029-061-152330-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.A.0003.060316T0000Z-060317T0000Z/
CLARK-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEILLSVILLE...PLATTEVILLE
1057 AM CST WED MAR 15 2006

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST THIS EVENING
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. 

SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO THE AREA LATE THIS EVENING...BECOMING
MODERATE TO HEAVY OVERNIGHT. SNOW WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE
DAY ON THURSDAY. ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 4 AND 8 INCHES WILL BE
POSSIBLE IN GRANT COUNTY...WHILE 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN
CLARK COUNTY.

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS FOR THE
MOST UP TO DATE INFORMATION.

$$

IAZ018-019-029-030-152330-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.A.0003.060316T0000Z-060317T0000Z/
FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN
1057 AM CST WED MAR 15 2006

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST THIS EVENING
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. 

SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO THE AREA THIS EVENING...BECOMING MODERATE TO
HEAVY OVERNIGHT. SNOW WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY ON THURSDAY.
ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...SOME
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE.

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS FOR THE
MOST UP DO DATE INFORMATION.

$$

MW

000 
WWUS43 KARX 152117
WSWARX

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

...LATE WINTER STORM ON TRACK TO AFFECT THE REGION TONIGHT AND
THURSDAY...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE GATHER STRENGTH OVER EASTERN COLORADO
LATE THIS AFTERNOON...AND WILL THEN MOVE ACROSS KANSAS THIS
EVENING AND INTO SOUTHERN IOWA OVERNIGHT. BANDS OF SNOW WILL BREAK
OUT TO THE NORTH OF THE LOW...AFFECTING SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND FAR
NORTHERN IOWA THIS EVENING...AND THEN OVER SPREAD SOUTHWEST
WISCONSIN OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON...GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF AND
EXITING EAST OF THE AREA EARLY THURSDAY EVENING.

LATEST INDICATIONS STILL POINTS TO A BROAD BAND OF SNOW EXTENDING WEST TO
EAST ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND SOUTHERN WISCONSIN... AND
ADJACENT PARTS OF NORTHEAST IOWA. ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES
ARE LIKELY WITHIN THIS AREA...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ALONG A
LINE FROM DODGE CENTER AND ROCHESTER...TO LA CROSSE...
VIROQUA...AND RICHLAND CENTER. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL
OCCUR FROM AROUND 3 AM THROUGH NOON THURSDAY.

AS THE SYSTEM MOVES EAST ACROSS NORTHEAST ILLINOIS ON
THURSDAY...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND IT COULD RESULT IN SOME
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... ESPECIALLY IN THE OPEN AND
WIND PRONE AREAS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA.

IAZ018-019-160530-
/O.UPG.KARX.WS.A.0003.060316T0000Z-060317T0000Z/
/O.EXA.KARX.WS.W.0003.060316T0000Z-060317T0000Z/
FLOYD-CHICKASAW-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CHARLES CITY
317 PM CST WED MAR 15 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM
CST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM
CST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

SNOW WILL SPREAD EAST ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING...BECOMING
MODERATE TO HEAVY OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH
THE DAY ON THURSDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL ALSO
BE POSSIBLE.

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.

$$

IAZ029-030-WIZ061-160530-
/O.UPG.KARX.WS.A.0003.060316T0000Z-060317T0000Z/
/O.EXA.KARX.WS.W.0003.060316T0600Z-060317T0000Z/
FAYETTE-CLAYTON-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OELWEIN...PLATTEVILLE
317 PM CST WED MAR 15 2006

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM
CST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

SNOW WILL SPREAD EAST ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS EVENING...BECOMING
MODERATE TO HEAVY OVERNIGHT. SNOW WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE
DAY ON THURSDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 4 AND 8 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE.

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.

$$

IAZ008-009-MNZ079-086>088-094-095-WIZ032-160530-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.060316T0000Z-060317T0000Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-
BUFFALO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN
317 PM CST WED MAR 15 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY. 

SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING...AND CONTINUE
OVERNIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES
ARE ANTICIPATED. IN ADDITION...SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL
BE POSSIBLE.

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.

$$

IAZ010-011-MNZ096-WIZ033-034-041>044-053>055-160530-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.060316T0600Z-060317T0000Z/
WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-HOUSTON-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-
JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...BLACK RIVER FALLS...
LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...
RICHLAND CENTER
317 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. SNOW WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY ON
THURSDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

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.

$$

WIZ029-160530-
/O.UPG.KARX.WS.A.0003.060316T0000Z-060317T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KARX.SN.Y.0003.060316T0600Z-060317T0000Z/
CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NEILLSVILLE
317 PM CST WED MAR 15 2006

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A SNOW
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST
THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

SNOW WILL SPREAD EAST ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS EVENING...BECOMING
MODERATE TO HEAVY OVERNIGHT. 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.

$$

DAS

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
310 AM CST WED MAR 15 2006

.SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY

THE FORECAST FOCUS CONTINUES TO BE THE WINTER STORM SET TO AFFECT
THE AREA FOR LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY THU.

A 500 MB SHORTWAVE TROUGH WILL SPIN OUT OF THE ROCKIES AND ACROSS
IOWA TONIGHT. STRONG QG CONVERGENCE THROUGH THE LAYERS WILL
ACCOMPANY THIS FEATURE AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE REGION...ALONG WITH
PRETTY GOOD ISENTROPIC UPGLIDE ON THE 280:295 K SURFACES.
FRONTOGENETIC FORCING IS ALSO GOOD...WITH THE GFS PLACING THE BETTER
FRONTOGENESIS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE FORECAST AREA...AND
THE NAM ACROSS THE NORTH. THEIR RESPECTIVE QPF/S FOLLOW SUIT. THE
LIFT THROUGH THE -15 C ISOTHERM IS RATHER AMPLE...AND IS THE MORE
FAVORED AREA FOR SNOW PRODUCTION. AT THE SFC...A LOW DEVELOPS IN
RESPONSE TO THE UPPER LEVEL FORCING...TRACKING INTO SOUTHEAST IA BY
12Z THU...AND EXITING OVER THE OH RIVER VALLEY BY 00Z FRI. THIS PUTS
THE FORECAST AREA UNDER THE HEART OF THE MOST FAVORABLE DEFORMATION
AREA NORTH OF THE SFC LOW. BOTTOM LINE HERE IS THAT THERE IS PLENTY
OF LIFT TO MOVE ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING...AND THE LOCAL AREA IS GOING TO SIT RIGHT
UNDERNEATH IT.

IN ADDITION...LOOKING MORE CLOSELY AT THE 650:700 MB LAYER...A SWATH
OF -EPV IS CO-LOCATED WITH SOME Q VECTOR CONVERGENCE AS THE SYSTEM
MOVES ACROSS THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY...AN INDICATOR THAT
SOME ENHANCED BANDING OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE. THUS...INCREASING
THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME HEAVY SNOW.

AS FOR MOISTURE...THIS IS SHAPING UP TO BE AN INTERESTING
SYSTEM...AS IT IS NOT THE MORE TYPICAL CLIPPER SYSTEM...NOR A TEXAS
PANHANDLE LOW...BUT IT DOES APPEAR TO HAVE A TAP INTO SOME MOISTURE
...WITH WARM AND MOIST THETA-E AIR IN THE 850:700 MB LAYER
SURGING NORTHWARD INTO AND NORTH OF THE SFC LOW.

TAKING A STEP BACK AND LOOKING AT THE MODEL DIFFERENCES MORE
CLOSELY...THE LATEST ENSEMBLE RUN MEAN IS NEARLY IDENTICAL TO THE EC
12Z RUN...WHICH IS VERY CLOSE TO THE 00Z GFS RUN...JUST A TAD
SLOWER. THIS WOULD STILL STILL PUT THE HEART OF THE SNOWFALL ACROSS
THE CENTER OF THE FORECAST AREA. THE CANADIAN MODEL IS A BIT NORTH
OF NAM...BUT NOT BY MUCH. GIVEN THE CONSISTENCY OF THE GFS...AND THE
AGREEMENT WITH THE ENSEMBLES AND THE EC...WILL GO WITH THE GFS
OUTPUT.

SO...THE BIG QUESTIONS IS REALLY NOT IF WE WILL GET SNOW...BUT
RATHER...HOW MUCH SNOW? THE NAM AND GFS SNOW ALGORITHMS BOTH PAINT A
6 TO 8 INCH SWATH ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA...WITH THE NAM/S MAIN
BAND SHIFTED A BIT MORE TO THE NORTH THAN THE GFS. AS MENTIONED
EARLIER...THIS MATCHES WITH WHERE BOTH MODELS PLACE THEIR STRONGEST
LIFT. THE GFS HAS BEEN THE MOST CONSISTENT WITH THIS SYSTEM...WHILE
THE NAM HAS PROGRESSIVELY MOVED TOWARD THE GFS. CHECKING THE COBB
OUTPUT...THE NAM DROPPED WAY OFF FROM ITS PREVIOUS RUNS OF 6 OR MORE
INCHES...BRINGING 2 TO 3 NOW FOR LSE AND RST. THIS IS DUE TO ITS
SHIFT TO THE NORTH WITH ITS MAIN SNOW BAND. MEANWHILE THE 00Z GFS
STILL DUMPS 6 TO 10 INCHES. AGAIN...FAVOR THE GFS AND THINK THESE
TOTALS ARE REASONABLE. ALSO...TO NOT BE FORGOTTEN...AND WHICH WILL
HELP IN THE SNOW ACCUMULATION...IS THAT WHILE THE SYSTEM IS RATHER
QUICK MOVING...IT WILL BE LAYING DOWN A WEST TO EAST BAND OF SNOW.
SO THE SNOW WILL FALL ACROSS THE SAME LOCATIONS FOR THE LIFE OF THE
SYSTEM AS IT MOVES THROUGH.

SO...WE HAVE STRONG LIFT...POTENTIALLY ENHANCED BANDING...A TAP INTO
GOOD MOISTURE...AND A WEST TO EAST MOVEMENT WHICH FAVORS HIGHER
ACCUMULATIONS. WITH ALL THIS IN MIND...WILL ISSUE A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR NEARLY THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA FROM 00Z OR 06Z
TONIGHT...THROUGH 00Z FRI. I EXPECT 6 TO 8 INCHES IN THIS
AREA...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. ACROSS THE FAR NORTH
/FROM NEILLSVILLE NORTH/...AMOUNTS SHOULD DROP OFF OUTSIDE OF THE
MAIN SNOW BANDS. WILL KEEP CLARK COUNTY IN A WATCH FOR NOW...AND
LEAVE TAYLOR HEADLINE FREE. TO THE FAR SOUTH...THIS COULD GO
EITHERWAY GIVEN THE CURRENT SCENARIO...HIGH ADVISORY CRITERIA OR
WARNING. WILL ADD THE FAR SOUTHERN COUNTIES INTO THE WATCH...AND
ALSO LEAVE GRANT IN THE WATCH FOR THE MOMENT.

NOTE...THE WARNINGS ARE BEING ISSUED FOR WHERE THE HIGHEST
CONFIDENCE IN THE SNOW AMOUNTS EXISTS. HAVE LEFT THE WATCH /OR ADDED
COUNTIES/ WHERE THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY.

IN A NUTSHELL...SNOW...AND LOTS OF IT...ARE EXPECTED FOR WED NIGHT
THROUGH THU. THE BULK OF THE SNOW WILL LIKELY FALL AROUND THE 12Z
TIME FRAME ON THU. IN ADDITION...THERE COULD BE SOME BLOWING AND
DRIFTING OVER THE OPEN AREAS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST
IOWA ON THU AS THE WINDS INCREASE OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.

.LONG TERM...FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY

EXTENDED MODELS CONTINUE TO PAINT THE SAME PICTURE...BUILDING AN
UPPER LEVEL RIDGE IN FROM THE NORTHERN PLAINS...AND HAVING THIS
RIDGE SHARPEN ACROSS THE AREA AS A TROUGH OVER THE WEST COAST
DEEPENS. THIS EFFECTIVELY SLOWS THE PATTERN UP...AND WILL KEEP THE
RIDGE IN CONTROL OF THE REGIONAL WEATHER THROUGH THE WEEKEND...AND
INTO THE EARLY PART OF NEXT WEEK. THIS SHOULD KEEP THE BULK OF ANY
PRECIPITATION OFF TO THE WEST AND SOUTH OF THE FORECAST AREA...BUT
ALSO KEEP THE AREA RELATIVELY COOL.

&&

.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 WATCH FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON
     FOR WIZ029-WIZ061.

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 WATCH FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON
     FOR IAZ018-IAZ019-IAZ029-IAZ030.

     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.

&&

RIECK

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
552 AM CST TUE MAR 14 2006

IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029-
032>034-041>044-053>055-061-151200-
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-
552 AM CST TUE MAR 14 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
MINNESOTA...AND WEST CENTRAL INTO NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS
WEDNESDAY...THEN ACROSS SOUTHERN IOWA AND NORTHERN ILLINOIS
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. MOISTURE WILL BE PULLED NORTH AHEAD
OF THIS LOW...THEN UP AND OVER THE COLD AIRMASS IN PLACE ACROSS
THE AREA. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA
AND NORTHERN IOWA WEDNESDAY EVENING...THEN SPREAD EAST ACROSS
SOUTHERN WISCONSIN AND NORTHERN ILLINOIS LATER WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND
THURSDAY.

THE LATEST INDICATIONS ARE THAT ENOUGH MOISTURE AND LIFT WILL BE
AVAILABLE TO PRODUCE A BAND OF SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW ACROSS THE
AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. HOWEVER THE EXACT TRACK OF THE
LOW REMAINS IN QUESTION...THUS WHERE THE BAND OF HEAVIEST SNOW
WOULD FALL IS NOT CERTAIN. THE PRESENT EXPECTED LOW TRACK WOULD PUT
THE BAND OF HEAVIEST SNOW ON A LINE FROM ROCHESTER TO LA CROSSE TO
RICHLAND CENTER.

THOSE WITH TRAVEL PLANS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY SHOULD MONITOR
LATER FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS CONCERNING THIS POTENTIAL WINTER
STORM FOR THE AREA.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT.

.EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION...

NO CALL IS SCHEDULED.

RRS