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Wind Chill Advisory 2, NWS La Crosse, WI

February 2, 20078 counties in Iowa; 13 counties in Wisconsin; 7 counties in Minnesota

NWS La Crosse, WI issued this wind chill advisory at Feb 2, 2007, 3:20 PM CST for 8 counties in Iowa; 13 counties in Wisconsin; 7 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Feb 2, 2007, 9:00 PM CST. It was in force for 63 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 2, 2007, 3:20 PM CST (21:20 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 2, 2007, 9:00 PM CST
Expired
Feb 5, 2007, 12:00 PM CST
In force
63 hr
Issued by
NWS La Crosse, WI
All 28 counties

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, Clark County, WI, Crawford County, WI, Grant County, WI, Jackson County, WI, Juneau County, WI, La Crosse County, WI, Monroe County, WI, Richland County, WI, Taylor County, WI, Trempealeau County, WI, Vernon County, WI

The radar

The La Crosse radar (KARX), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 210 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, Minneapolis, MN at 12:00Z on 2007-02-02Temperature 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, Minneapolis, MN at 12:00Z on 2007-02-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 85 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
772 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
85 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
78 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

000 
WWUS43 KARX 022120
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
320 PM CST FRI FEB 2 2007

...BITTER COLD TO SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION THIS WEEKEND...

.ARCTIC AIR WILL CONTINUE TO FLOW SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE UPPER
MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY THIS WEEKEND...SENDING LOW TEMPERATURES WELL
BELOW ZERO...WITH HIGHS STRUGGLING TO REACH ZERO DURING THE DAY.
WINDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE TONIGHT...AND STAY BLUSTERY INTO
SUNDAY. AS A RESULT OF THE COLD TEMPERATURES AND WINDS...WIND
CHILLS FROM 20 TO 30 BELOW CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION FROM
TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. 

IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029-
032>034-041>044-053>055-061-030530-
/O.NEW.KARX.WC.Y.0002.070203T0300Z-070204T1800Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-
CLAYTON-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-
TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-
ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY...
OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...
BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...
VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
320 PM CST FRI FEB 2 2007

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM
CST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST
SUNDAY. 

THE COMBINATION OF BELOW ZERO TEMPERATURES AND WIND SPEEDS OF 10
TO 20 MPH WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS IN THE 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO
RANGE FROM TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG 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 WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$

RIECK
14 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS43 KARX 030319 AAA
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
919 PM CST FRI FEB 2 2007

...BITTER COLD TO SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION THIS WEEKEND...

.ARCTIC AIR WILL CONTINUE TO FLOW SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE UPPER
MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY THIS WEEKEND...SENDING LOW TEMPERATURES
WELL BELOW ZERO...WITH HIGHS STRUGGLING TO REACH ZERO DURING THE
DAY. WINDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE THROUGH THE REST OF THE NIGHT
IN THE WAKE OF AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE
ENTIRE AREA AFTER MIDNIGHT...AND STAY BLUSTERY INTO SUNDAY. AS A
RESULT OF THE COLD TEMPERATURES AND WINDS... WIND CHILLS FROM 20
TO 30 BELOW CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION FROM TONIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING.

IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029-
032>034-041>044-053>055-061-031130-
/O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070204T1800Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-
CLAYTON-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-
TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-
ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY...
OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...
BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...
VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
919 PM CST FRI FEB 2 2007

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST SUNDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST SUNDAY. 

AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT ACROSS CENTRAL MINNESOTA WILL MOVE THROUGH
THE REGION AFTER MIDNIGHT AND UNLEASH THE COLDEST AIR OF THE
WINTER INTO THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY. WINDS WILL TURN
NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 20 MPH...WHILE AIR TEMPERATURES PLUMMET AFTER
MIDNIGHT INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO. TEMPERATURES WILL
STRUGGLE TO REACH ZERO SATURDAY WITH MOST LOCATIONS REMAINING
BELOW ZERO. ON SATURDAY NIGHT...TEMPERATURES WILL PLUMMET BACK
DOWN INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS BELOW ZERO. THE COMBINATION
OF THE BELOW ZERO TEMPERATURES AND GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE WIND
CHILLS IN THE 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO RANGE FROM TONIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG 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 WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$

BINAU
000 
WWUS43 KARX 030959
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
359 AM CST SAT FEB 3 2007

...BITTER COLD TO SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION THIS WEEKEND...

.ARCTIC AIR WILL CONTINUE TO FLOW SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE UPPER
MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY THIS WEEKEND...SENDING LOW TEMPERATURES
WELL BELOW ZERO...WITH HIGHS STRUGGLING TO REACH ZERO DURING THE
DAY. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL BE COMMON ACROSS THE
REGION THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. AS A RESULT OF THE COLD
TEMPERATURES AND WINDS...WIND CHILLS FROM 20 TO 30 BELOW CAN BE
EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. IF WIND SPEEDS
REMAIN ABOVE 10 MPH SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING...THE WIND
CHILL ADVISORY WILL HAVE TO BE EXTENDED.

IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029-
032>034-041>044-053>055-061-031800-
/O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070204T1800Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-
CLAYTON-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-
TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-
ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY...
OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...
BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...
VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
359 AM CST SAT FEB 3 2007

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST SUNDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST SUNDAY. 

NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION
TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING IN THE WAKE OF AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT.
TEMPERATURES TODAY AND SUNDAY WILL ONLY WARM INTO THE SINGLE
DIGITS ABOVE AND BELOW ZERO WITH LOWS TONIGHT IN THE TEENS BELOW
ZERO. THE COMBINATION OF THE TEMPERATURES AND WINDS WILL PRODUCE
WIND CHILLS IN THE 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO RANGE THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG 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 WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$

04
000 
WWUS43 KARX 031344
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
744 AM CST SAT FEB 3 2007

...BITTER COLD TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION THIS WEEKEND...

.ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE WITH A VERY COLD AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE TO
SPREAD SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY THIS
WEEKEND. LOW TEMPERATURES WILL BE WELL BELOW ZERO...WITH HIGHS AT
SOME LOCATIONS STRUGGLING TO REACH ZERO DURING THE DAY. NORTHWEST
WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL BE COMMON ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING. AS A RESULT OF THE COLD TEMPERATURES AND THESE
WINDS...WIND CHILLS FROM 20 TO 35 BELOW CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS
THE REGION THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. IF WIND SPEEDS REMAIN ABOVE 10
MPH SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING...THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY
WILL HAVE TO BE EXTENDED.

IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029-
032>034-041>044-053>055-061-032145-
/O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070204T1800Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-
CLAYTON-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-
TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-
ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY...
OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...
BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...
VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
744 AM CST SAT FEB 3 2007

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST SUNDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST SUNDAY. 

NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION
TODAY. WINDS WILL STILL BE 10 TO 15 MPH TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY
MORNING. TEMPERATURES TODAY AND SUNDAY WILL ONLY WARM INTO THE
SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE AND BELOW ZERO...WITH LOWS TONIGHT IN THE
TEENS BELOW ZERO. THE COMBINATION OF THE TEMPERATURES AND WINDS
WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS IN THE 20 TO 35 BELOW ZERO RANGE THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY DURING THE LATE NIGHT AND EARLY
MORNING HOURS.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND BRISK WINDS WILL
COMBINE TO GENERATE BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST
BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU
MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...BE SURE TO DRESS WARMLY AND WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$

RRS
000 
WWUS43 KARX 031650
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1050 AM CST SAT FEB 3 2007

...BITTER COLD GRIPS THE REGION THIS WEEKEND...

.AN ARCTIC AIR MASS CONTINUES TO SETTLE ACROSS THE UPPER
MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY TODAY...KEEPING HIGHS BELOW ZERO IN MANY
LOCATIONS...AND THEN WELL BELOW ZERO FOR TONIGHT. THE ARCTIC AIR WILL
HOLD FAST ON SUNDAY...AND LIKELY LINGER ACROSS THE REGION INTO
EARLY NEXT WEEK. ADDING BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS INTO THE MIX...GENERALLY
FROM 10 TO 20 MPH DURING THE DAY...AND AROUND 10 MPH AT
NIGHT...WILL CREATE WIND CHILLS IN THE 20 TO 35 BELOW RANGE. 
IF WIND SPEEDS REMAIN ABOVE 10 MPH SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY
MORNING...THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL HAVE TO BE EXTENDED.

IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029-
032>034-041>044-053>055-061-040100-
/O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070204T1800Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-
CLAYTON-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-
TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-
ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY...
OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...
BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...
VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
1050 AM CST SAT FEB 3 2007

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST SUNDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST SUNDAY. 

TEMPERATURES WILL STRUGGLE TO CLIMB ABOVE ZERO IN MOST LOCATIONS
TODAY...WHILE BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS AT 10 TO 20 MPH ADD A
DANGEROUS BITE TO THE AIR. WIND CHILLS FROM 20 TO 35 BELOW WILL
CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON...AND THEN PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING
AS TEMPERATURES STAY WELL BELOW ZERO AND THE WINDS STAY ABOVE 10
MPH.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND BRISK WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT
IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT
TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...BE SURE TO DRESS WARMLY AND
WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

$$

RIECK
000 
WWUS43 KARX 032002
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
202 PM CST SAT FEB 3 2007

...BITTER COLD TO CONTINUE INTO MONDAY...

.ARCTIC AIR WILL CONTINUE TO HOLD FAST ACROSS THE UPPER
MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. DAYTIME
TEMPERATURES WILL STRUGGLE TO REACH ZERO...WHILE OVERNIGHT LOWS
TUMBLE INTO THE 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO RANGE. THIS COLD AIR WILL WORK
WITH NORTHWEST WINDS OF AT LEAST 10 MPH TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS
FROM 20 TO 35 BELOW ZERO THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

THE WINDS WILL BE DIMINISHING MONDAY AFTERNOON...WITH SOMEWHAT
WARMER...BUT STILL UNSEASONABLY COLD AIR MOVING IN FOR
TUESDAY. WIND CHILLS WILL IMPROVE AS A RESULT. 


IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029-
032>034-041>044-053>055-061-040415-
/O.EXT.KARX.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070205T1800Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-
CLAYTON-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-
TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-
ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY...
OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...
BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...
VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
202 PM CST SAT FEB 3 2007

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST MONDAY...

THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST MONDAY. 

TEMPERATURES WILL TUMBLE TO 10 TO AS COLD AS 20 BELOW ZERO
TONIGHT. WHILE WINDS WILL DIMINISH SOMEWHAT...INTO THE 10 TO 15
MPH RANGE...WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 35 BELOW ZERO WILL PERSIST.

TEMPERATURES WILL STRUGGLE TO BREAK THE ZERO BARRIER FOR BOTH
SUNDAY AND MONDAY...WITH NORTHWEST WINDS OF AT LEAST 10 MPH
CONTINUING. THEREFORE...THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXTENDED
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. 

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND BRISK WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT
IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT
TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...BE SURE TO DRESS WARMLY AND
WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

$$

RIECK
000 
WWUS43 KARX 032315
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
515 PM CST SAT FEB 3 2007

...BITTER COLD TO CONTINUE INTO MONDAY...

.WIND SPEEDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH THE ARCTIC AIR IN
PLACE OVER THE REGION TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS. WIND CHILL
VALUES WILL DIP TO 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO. SOME LOCATIONS COULD SEE
VALUES OF 40 BELOW. EXPECT THESE COLD CONDITIONS TO PERSIST
THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEKEND...AND INTO MONDAY. 


IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029-
032>034-041>044-053>055-061-040715-
/O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070205T1800Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-
CLAYTON-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-
TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-
ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY...
OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...
BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...
VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
515 PM CST SAT FEB 3 2007

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST MONDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MONDAY.

FOR TONIGHT...WEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL CONTINUE...AND AS
THE MERCURY FALLS EVEN FURTHER...THE WIND CHILLS WILL DROP AS
WELL. LOOK FOR WIND CHILL VALUES TO DIP TO 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO
THIS EVENING...WITH SOME VALUES AS LOW AS 40 BELOW POSSIBLE. WIND
CHILLS THIS COLD CAN CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 15 TO 30
MINUTES...AND COULD LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA. IF YOU MUST VENTURE
OUT TONIGHT...BE PREPARED FOR THE COLD. DRESS WARMLY WITH LAYERS
OF CLOTHING...AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

$$

MW
000 
WWUS43 KARX 040350
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
950 PM CST SAT FEB 3 2007

...DANGEROUS COLD TO PERSIST...

.THE COLDEST AIR IN SEVERAL YEARS HAS SETTLED INTO THE REGION...
AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY. WEST WINDS OF 5 TO 15
MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT TONIGHT...THEN INCREASE AGAIN
ON SUNDAY. WITH AIR TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW ZERO...THE WIND WILL
DRIVE WIND CHILL VALUES DOWN TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 BELOW ZERO
OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. WIND CHILLS DOWN NEAR 40 BELOW WILL BE POSSIBLE
ON SUNDAY.


IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029-
032>034-041>044-053>055-061-041200-
/O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070205T1800Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-
CLAYTON-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-
TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-
ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY...
OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...
BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...
VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
950 PM CST SAT FEB 3 2007

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST MONDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MONDAY.

WEST WINDS BETWEEN 5 AND 15 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT...
AND WHEN COMBINED WITH VERY COLD AIR TEMPERATURES IN THE TEENS
BELOW ZERO...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DIP TO 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO.
SOME VALUES AS LOW AS 40 BELOW ARE POSSIBLE. WIND CHILLS THIS
COLD CAN CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 15 TO 30 MINUTES...AND
COULD QUICKLY LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUT
TONIGHT...BE PREPARED FOR THE EXTREME COLD. DRESS WARMLY WITH
LAYERS OF CLOTHING...AND WEAR A HAT AND MITTENS.

$$

MW
000 
WWUS43 KARX 041012
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
412 AM CST SUN FEB 4 2007

...DANGEROUS COLD TO PERSIST...

.THE COLDEST AIR IN SEVERAL YEARS HAS SETTLED INTO THE REGION...
AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO
15 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.
DAYTIME AIR TEMPERATURES SHOULD ONLY REACH THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE
AND BELOW ZERO TODAY AND THEN FALL BACK INTO THE TEENS BELOW ZERO
TONIGHT. THIS WILL PRODUCE AND EXTENDED PERIOD OF DANGEROUS WIND
CHILL VALUES OF 20 TO 35 BELOW ZERO. SOME LOCATIONS MAY BRIEFLY
EXPERIENCE WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 40 BELOW ZERO AROUND SUNRISE
MONDAY MORNING.

IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029-
032>034-041>044-053>055-061-041815-
/O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070205T1800Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-
CLAYTON-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-
TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-
ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY...
OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...
BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...
VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
412 AM CST SUN FEB 4 2007

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST MONDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST MONDAY. 

NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 10 AND 15 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING. AIR TEMPERATURES WILL ONLY CLIMB INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS
ABOVE AND BELOW ZERO TODAY AND THEN FALL BACK INTO THE TEENS BELOW
ZERO TONIGHT. THIS WILL PRODUCE AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF DANGEROUS
WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 35 BELOW ZERO THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND BRISK WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT
IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT
TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...BE SURE TO DRESS WARMLY AND
WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

$$

04
000 
WWUS43 KARX 041346
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
746 AM CST SUN FEB 4 2007

...DANGEROUS COLD TO PERSIST TODAY AND TONIGHT...

.ONE OF THE COLDEST AIR MASSES IN THE PAST FEW YEARS HAS SETTLED
INTO THE REGION...AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY.
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. DAYTIME AIR TEMPERATURES SHOULD ONLY REACH
THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE AND BELOW ZERO TODAY AND THEN FALL BACK
INTO THE TEENS BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. THIS WILL PRODUCE AND EXTENDED
PERIOD OF DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES OF 20 TO 35 BELOW ZERO. SOME
LOCATIONS MAY BRIEFLY EXPERIENCE WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 40 BELOW
ZERO AROUND SUNRISE MONDAY MORNING.

IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029-
032>034-041>044-053>055-061-042200-
/O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070205T1800Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-
CLAYTON-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-
TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-
ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY...
OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...
BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...
VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
746 AM CST SUN FEB 4 2007

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST MONDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST MONDAY. 

NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO THE 10 AND 15 MPH RANGE BY LATE
THIS MORNING...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES
ARE ONLY EXPECTED TO CLIMB INTO THE 3 ABOVE TO 4 BELOW ZERO
RANGE TODAY...THEN FALL BACK INTO THE TEENS BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. THIS
WILL PRODUCE AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO
35 BELOW ZERO THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. A FEW OF THE USUALLY WINDIER
LOCATIONS MAY EXPERIENCE WIND CHILLS TO 40 BELOW EARLY MONDAY
MORNING.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND BRISK WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL
RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE
NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...BE SURE TO DRESS WARMLY
AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

$$

RRS
000 
WWUS43 KARX 041836
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1236 PM CST SUN FEB 4 2007

...DANGEROUS COLD TO PERSIST INTO MONDAY...

.BITTER COLD CONTINUES TO GRIP THE REGION...AND WILL PERSIST
INTO MONDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS OF AT LEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WILL
CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...WITH DAILY
HIGHS STRUGGLING TO REACH ZERO...AND OVERNIGHT LOWS FROM 10 TO 20
BELOW. THIS WILL PRODUCE AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF DANGEROUS WIND
CHILL VALUES OF 20 TO 35 BELOW ZERO.

IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029-
032>034-041>044-053>055-061-050245-
/O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070205T1800Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-
CLAYTON-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-
TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-
ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY...
OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...
BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...
VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
1236 PM CST SUN FEB 4 2007

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST MONDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST MONDAY. 

GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL DIMINISH INTO THE 10 TO
15 MPH RANGE TONIGHT...WHILE TEMPERATURES THAT WILL STRUGGLE TO
REACH ZERO TODAY DROP BACK TO 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. THE
COMBINATION OF THE WINDS AND TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE
DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS IN THE 20 TO 35 BELOW ZERO RANGE THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND BRISK WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT
IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT
TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...BE SURE TO DRESS WARMLY AND
WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

$$


RIECK
000 
WWUS43 KARX 042100
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
300 PM CST SUN FEB 4 2007

...DANGEROUS COLD WILL PERSIST INTO MONDAY...

.BITTER COLD WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY MORNING...AS NORTHWEST WINDS
OF AT LEAST 10 MPH AND TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW ZERO PRODUCE WIND
CHILLS OF 20 TO 35 BELOW. THE OPEN AREAS OF SOUTHEAST
MINNESOTA...ALONG WITH PARTS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL WISCONSIN
WILL EXPERIENCE EVEN COLDER CONDITIONS AT TIMES LATE TONIGHT AND
EARLY MONDAY...WITH WIND CHILLS AS COLD AS -40 AT TIMES. 

THERE WILL BE SOME IMPROVEMENT FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON...BUT IT WILL
STILL BE BITTERLY COLD. AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES AND DIMINISHING
WINDS WILL CAUSE WIND CHILLS TO WARM ABOVE THE -20 DEGREE MARK.


IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029-
032>034-041>044-053>055-061-050500-
/O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070205T1800Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-
CLAYTON-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-
TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-
ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY...
OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...
BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...
VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
300 PM CST SUN FEB 4 2007

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST MONDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST MONDAY. 

GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL DIMINISH INTO THE
10 TO 15 MPH RANGE TONIGHT...WHILE TEMPERATURES THAT WILL
STRUGGLE TO REACH ZERO TODAY DROP BACK TO 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO
TONIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF THE WINDS AND TEMPERATURES WILL
CONTINUE TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS IN THE 20 TO 35 BELOW
ZERO RANGE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. SOME LOCATIONS COULD EXPERIENCE
WIND CHILLS AS COLD AS -40. 

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND BRISK WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL
RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE
NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...BE SURE TO DRESS WARMLY
AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

$$

RIECK
000 
WWUS43 KARX 050305
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
905 PM CST SUN FEB 4 2007

...DANGEROUS COLD WILL PERSIST INTO MONDAY...

.BITTER COLD WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY MORNING. AIR TEMPERATURES
WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 15 AND 25 BELOW ZERO OVERNIGHT. WINDS HAVE
DIMINISHED THIS EVENING...AND WILL CONTINUE FROM THE WEST TO
NORTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH THROUGH THE NIGHT. THIS IS LIMITING THE
THREAT FROM WIND CHILLS OVERNIGHT. HOWEVER...WITH AS COLD AS IT
IS...ANY WIND WILL DROP WIND CHILLS TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 BELOW.
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN AFTER SUNRISE...KEEPING WIND
CHILL VALUES IN THE 20S AND 30S BELOW ZERO...ESPECIALLY MONDAY
MORNING. 

THERE WILL BE SOME IMPROVEMENT FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON...BUT IT
WILL STILL REMAIN QUITE COLD. RISING AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES
AND DIMINISHING WINDS WILL CAUSE WIND CHILLS TO RISE ABOVE THE
20 BELOW ZERO MARK.

IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029-
032>034-041>044-053>055-061-051115-
/O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070205T1800Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-
CLAYTON-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-
TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-
ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY...
OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...
BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...
VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
905 PM CST SUN FEB 4 2007

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST MONDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MONDAY.

ALTHOUGH WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO 5 TO 10 MPH...AIR TEMPERATURES
WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 15 AND 25 BELOW ZERO OVERNIGHT. ANY WIND WILL
ADD A FURTHER CHILL TO THE AIR...WITH WIND CHILL VALUES FALLING
TO 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN
AFTER SUNRISE...KEEPING WIND CHILLS IN THE 20S AND 30S BELOW
ZERO... ESPECIALLY DURING THE MORNING HOURS. SOME LOCATIONS COULD
EXPERIENCE WIND CHILLS AS COLD AS -40.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND BRISK WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL
RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE
NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...BE SURE TO DRESS WARMLY
AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

$$

MW
000 
WWUS43 KARX 051015
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
415 AM CST MON FEB 5 2007

...DANGEROUS COLD WILL PERSIST THIS MORNING...

.BITTER COLD WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING. AIR TEMPERATURES WILL
SLOWLY RISE FROM THE TEENS BELOW ZERO TO SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE AND
BELOW ZERO BY MID AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 5 AND 10 MPH
WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS BETWEEN 20 AND 35 BELOW ZERO THIS
MORNING. DURING THE AFTERNOON...THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH A LITTLE
AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE AREA. WITH THE DECREASE IN WIND
SPEEDS...WIND CHILLS WILL IMPROVE. 

IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029-
032>034-041>044-053>055-061-051800-
/O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070205T1800Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-
CLAYTON-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-
TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-
ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY...
OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...
BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...
VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
415 AM CST MON FEB 5 2007

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. 

AIR TEMPERATURES IN THE TEENS BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING WILL WARM
INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE AND BELOW ZERO THIS AFTERNOON.
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 5 TO 10 MPH THIS MORNING WILL PRODUCE WIND
CHILLS OF 20 TO 35 BELOW ZERO. DURING THE AFTERNOON...THE WINDS
WILL DIMINISH A LITTLE WHICH WILL ALLOW THE WIND CHILL
TEMPERATURES TO IMPROVE. 

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND BRISK WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT
IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT
TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...BE SURE TO DRESS WARMLY AND
WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

$$

04
000 
WWUS43 KARX 051709
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1109 AM CST MON FEB 5 2007

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY CANCELLED...

IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ029-032>034-
041>043-053>055-061-051815-
/O.CAN.KARX.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070205T1800Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-
CLAYTON-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-CLARK-
BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-VERNON-
CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSAGE...CRESCO...DECORAH...WAUKON...
CHARLES CITY...NEW HAMPTON...OELWEIN...ELKADER...LAKE CITY...
PLAINVIEW...WABASHA...KASSON...DODGE CENTER...HAYFIELD...
ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...RAMSEY...SPRING VALLEY...
CHATFIELD...RUSHFORD...PRESTON...HARMONY...LANESBORO...MABEL...
LA CRESCENT...CALEDONIA...SPRING GROVE...NEILLSVILLE...
ABBOTSFORD...COLBY...SHERWOOD...THORP...LOYAL...GREENWOOD...
MONDOVI...FOUNTAIN CITY...ALMA...ARCADIA...OSSEO...WHITEHALL...
GALESVILLE...TREMPEALEAU...BLAIR...INDEPENDENCE...FRANKLIN...
LA CROSSE...ONALASKA...GLENDALE...SPARTA...TOMAH...MAUSTON...
ELROY...NEW LISBON...VIROQUA...WESTBY...HILLSBORO...
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE...LANCASTER...
BOSCOBEL
1109 AM CST MON FEB 5 2007

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
CHILL ADVISORY. 

VERY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES OF 15 TO 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO WILL
CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON...ALONG AND NORTHEAST OF A LINE FROM
ROCHESTER TO BOSCOBEL. HOWEVER...SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS WILL REMAIN
LIGHT...AND BELOW THE 10 MPH MINIMUM CRITERIA FOR A WIND CHILL ADVISORY.

$$

KINNEY

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this wind chill advisory 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 advisory went out at Feb 2, 2:55 PM CST, 25 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 2, 2:55 PM CST, 25 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
255 PM CST FRI FEB 2 2007

.SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT

FORECAST CONCERNS CONTINUE TO HINGE ON THE COLD AND BITTER WIND
CHILLS...POTENTIAL FOR ADVISORIES?

THE MEAN 500 MB TROUGH AXIS WILL SWING ACROSS THE REGION
TONIGHT...BRINGING SOME SHORTWAVE ENERGY ALONG WITH IT. THERE IS
SOME WEAK QG CONVERGENCE THROUGH THE LAYERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE
ENERGY...THE BULK OF WHICH MOVES EAST OF THE FORECAST AREA AFTER 06Z
TONIGHT. AT THE SFC...A FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDS DUE WEST OF A LOW
OVER THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES...AND THIS BOUNDARY WILL SLIDE
EAST/SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT...MOVING ALONG WITH THE
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH. SATURATION WILL INCREASE AND DEEPEN WITH THE
APPROACH OF THE SHORTWAVE...MOSTLY FROM AROUND 600 MB TO THE SFC.
SO...WITH THE AMPLE COLD AIR SQUEEZING OUT THE MOISTURE THAT MOVES
IN...ALONG WITH THE LIFT FROM THE TROUGH AND SFC FRONT...SOME LIGHT
SNOW LOOKS REASONABLE TONIGHT. AGAIN THOUGH...ONLY MINIMAL
ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED...A TRACE TO A FEW HUNDRETHS OF AN
INCH...AND VERY LOW IN LIQUID CONTENT. FLURRIES OR PERHAPS A SNOW
SHOWER OR TWO WILL LINGER ON SATURDAY.

THE MAIN WEATHER CONCERN OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS IS NOT THE LIGHT
SNOW...BUT RATHER THE COLD...AND THE EFFECT OF INCREASING WINDS WITH
THIS COLD. THIS NEXT FRONT WILL BRING ANOTHER SHOT OF COLD...ARCTIC
AIR WITH IT...WITH 850 MB TEMPS FALLING FROM AROUND -22 C AT 12Z
THIS MORNING...TO -28 C BY 12Z SAT. THIS COLD AIR THEN HOLDS FAST
ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE WEEKEND...WITH SOME MILD WARM AIR
ADVECTION THEN CREEPING IN FOR THE START OF THE NEW WORK WEEK.
TEMPERATURES WILL FALL BELOW ZERO FOR SAT MORNING...AND THEN EVEN A
FEW DEGREES COLDER FOR SUN MORNING...AS AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE TO
THE WEST WORKS TO KEEP THE SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY. MEANWHILE...THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AS THE FRONT
PASSES...AND STAYS BLUSTERY FOR MUCH OF SATURDAY. WITH THE HIGH
SINKING SOUTHEAST FROM THE NORTHERN PLAINS TO THE MO RIVER VALLEY
SAT NIGHT...THE GRADIENT WILL RELAX A BIT...BUT STILL HOVER AROUND
10 MPH...MINIMUM CRITERIA FOR A WIND CHILL ADVISORY. THE WINDS WILL
THEN HOLD OR INCREASE A BIT ON SUNDAY. THE COMBINATION OF THE COLD
TEMPERATURES AND WINDS WILL DROP WIND CHILLS INTO THE -20 TO -30
DEGREE FROM TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. ACROSS PARTS OF WESTERN
WI ON SAT AFTERNOON...WIND CHILLS MAY IMPROVE BETTER THAN -20...BUT
ONLY FOR A FEW HOURS. SO...DESPITE THIS BRIEF RESPITE FOR THAT
AREA...WILL ISSUE A WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM MID EVENING TONIGHT
THROUGH NOON ON SUNDAY. AGAIN...THERE WILL BE SOME IMPROVEMENT FOR A
FEW HOURS ON SAT...BUT GENERALLY JUST FOR A FEW LOCATIONS OVER
WESTERN WI...AND THEN QUICKLY DROPPING BACK INTO ADV CRITERIA BY SAT
EVENING.

BOTTOM LINE...VERY COLD THIS WEEKEND...WITH DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS
FROM TONIGHT THROUGH MUCH OF SUNDAY. SOME LIGHT SNOW
TONIGHT...LINGERING FLURRIES ON SAT...BUT LITTLE IF ANY
ACCUMULATIONS.

.LONG TERM...TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY

THE OVERALL UPPER LEVEL PATTERN CONTINUES FAIRLY CONSISTENT BETWEEN
THE VARIOUS LONG RANGE MODELS...WITH NORTHWEST FLOW CONTINUING...BUT
THE PATTERN BECOMING MORE FLAT...WITH THE MEAN TROUGH WELL OFF TO
THE EAST...THE WEST COAST RIDGE BECOMING LESS PRONOUNCED AS IT
INCHES TOWARD THE PLAINS. THIS SET UP WOULD KEEP MOST OF THE
SHORTWAVE ACTIVITY EMBEDDED IN THE NORTHERN BRANCH OF 500 MB FLOW TO
THE NORTH AND EAST OF THE LOCAL AREA. THE ONE...BIG DIFFERENCE IN
THE MODELS IS THAT THE GFS WANTS TO BRING A SHORTWAVE NEAR THE
REGION MON NIGHT/TUES MORNING...WHICH WOULD RESULT IN SOME SNOW
CHANCES ACROSS THE SOUTH. THERE IS NO SUPPORT IN THE LATEST EC
THOUGH...AND SFC PROGS IN BOTH HAVE A HIGH TO CONTEND WITH.
MEANWHILE...THE DGEX DOES HINT AT A SIMILAR FEATURE TO THE GFS...BUT
KEEPS IT FARTHER TO THE SOUTHWEST. THE GFS HAS BROUGHT THIS
SHORTWAVE ACROSS TOWARD THE REGION THOUGH OVER THE LAST COUPLE RUNS.
FOR NOW...WILL KEEP THESE CHANCES JUST TO THE SOUTHWEST OF THE
FORECAST AREA. AS FOR TEMPERATURES...THEY WILL MODERATE A BIT BY MID
WEEK...BUT STILL BE BELOW THE SEASONABLE NORMALS.

&&

.ARX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...

.ARX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WI...WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST SUNDAY
     FOR WIZ017-WIZ029-WIZ032-WIZ033-WIZ034-WIZ041-WIZ042-WIZ043-
     WIZ044-WIZ053-WIZ054-WIZ055-WIZ061.

MN...WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST SUNDAY
     FOR MNZ079-MNZ086-MNZ087-MNZ088-MNZ094-MNZ095-MNZ096.

IA...WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST SUNDAY
     FOR IAZ008-IAZ009-IAZ010-IAZ011-IAZ018-IAZ019-IAZ029-IAZ030.

&&

RIECK
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 2, 5:37 AM CST, 9 hours 43 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
537 AM CST FRI FEB 2 2007

IAZ008-009-018-019-MNZ086-087-094-095-031200-
CHICKASAW-DODGE-FILLMORE-FLOYD-HOWARD-MITCHELL-MOWER-OLMSTED-
537 AM CST FRI FEB 2 2007

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PARTS OF SOUTHEAST
MINNESOTA...AND NORTHEAST IOWA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON TODAY. NORTHWEST WINDS
OF 10 TO 15 MPH...COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES OF ZERO TO 10 BELOW...
WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW THIS MORNING.

ANOTHER ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT...WITH
NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING BEHIND IT ONCE AGAIN. THE COMBINATION OF
TEMPERATURES BELOW ZERO AND NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL
SEND WIND CHILLS INTO THE 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO RANGE AGAIN
LATER TONIGHT. SOME LIGHT SNOW AND FLURRIES WILL LIKELY ACCOMPANY
THE FRONT TONIGHT...BUT LITTLE IF ANY ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

VERY COLD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY
NEXT WEEK. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILL READINGS WILL CONTINUE...AND
COULD BE AS LOW AS 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO DURING THE LATE NIGHT
AND MORNING HOURS OF SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. EVEN THOUGH ANY SNOWFALL WILL
BE DIFFICULT TO MEASURE LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING DUE TO THE
GUSTY WINDS...REPORTS OF SNOW ACCUMULATION WOULD BE APPRECIATED.

.EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION...

NO CALL IS SCHEDULED.

IAZ010-011-029-030-MNZ079-088-096-WIZ017-029-032>034-041>044-
053>055-061-031200-
ADAMS-ALLAMAKEE-BUFFALO-CLARK-CLAYTON-CRAWFORD-FAYETTE-GRANT-
HOUSTON-JACKSON-JUNEAU-LA CROSSE-MONROE-RICHLAND-TAYLOR-TREMPEALEAU-
VERNON-WABASHA-WINNESHIEK-WINONA-
537 AM CST FRI FEB 2 2007

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH...COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES OF 5
ABOVE TO 5 BELOW ZERO...WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF 10 BELOW TO 20
BELOW THIS MORNING.

ANOTHER ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT...WITH
NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING BEHIND IT ONCE AGAIN. THE COMBINATION OF
TEMPERATURES FALLING BELOW ZERO AND NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH
WILL SEND WIND CHILLS INTO THE 15 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO RANGE LATER
TONIGHT. SOME LIGHT SNOW AND FLURRIES WILL LIKELY ACCOMPANY THE
FRONT TONIGHT...BUT LITTLE IF ANY ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

VERY COLD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY
NEXT WEEK. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILL READINGS WILL CONTINUE...AND
COULD BE AS LOW AS 15 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO DURING THE LATE NIGHT
AND MORNING HOURS OF SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. EVEN THOUGH ANY SNOWFALL WILL
BE DIFFICULT TO MEASURE LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING DUE TO THE
GUSTY WINDS...REPORTS OF SNOW ACCUMULATION WOULD BE APPRECIATED.

.EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION...

NO CALL IS SCHEDULED.

RRS

Nearby

Wind Chill Advisories in Wisconsin, 2007Wind Chill Advisories in Iowa, 2007Wind Chill Advisories in Minnesota, 2007Every wind chill advisory in 2007

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.