Alert archive / Wisconsin / Winter Storm Warnings in 2007
Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this winter storm warning at Feb 25, 2007, 1:39 AM CST for 20 counties in Wisconsin. It was in force for 16 hr. 42 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 25, 2007, 1:39 AM CST (07:39 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 25, 2007, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 16 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
Counties Columbia County, WI, Dane County, WI, Dodge County, WI, Fond du Lac County, WI, Green County, WI, Green Lake County, WI, Iowa County, WI, Jefferson County, WI, Kenosha County, WI, Lafayette County, WI, Marquette County, WI, Milwaukee County, WI, Ozaukee County, WI, Racine County, WI, Rock County, WI, Sauk County, WI, Sheboygan County, WI, Walworth County, WI, Washington County, WI, Waukesha County, WI
The radar
The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 31 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 1:50 AM CST | SNOW 4.6 | West Allis, WI | 4.6 INCHES OF SNOW REPORTED. SLEET AND SOME FREEZING RAIN IS CURRENTLY BEING REPORTED. |
| Feb 25, 2:33 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 5.8 | 5 Sw Madison, WI | 5 SOUTHWEST OF STATE CAPITOL IN MADISON |
| Feb 25, 2:40 AM CST | SNOW 5.5 | Wauwatosa, WI | 5.5 INCHES OF SNOW MEASURED 2 MILES SOUTH OF TIMMERMAN AIRPORT. MODERATE SNOW CURRENTLY AFTER A CHANGE OVER FROM SLEET. |
| Feb 25, 2:40 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 11 | 3 Se Sullivan, WI | 11.0 INCHES OF SNOW AT THE NWS MILWAUKEE OFFICE SINCE 6 PM. SNOW DEPTH 17.0 INCHES. MODERATE SNOW CURRENTLY FALLING WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. |
| Feb 25, 2:58 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 8.5 | Helenville, WI | SEVERAL RURAL ROADS ARE COMPLETELY IMPASSIBLE WITH DRIFTS UP TO 4 FEET STRETCHING ACROSS THE ENTIRE ROAD. |
| Feb 25, 3:00 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | 2 W Lake Mills, WI | |
| Feb 25, 3:05 AM CST | SNOW 4.5 | 1 Sse Germantown, WI | |
| Feb 25, 3:23 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | 2 Nne Sun Prairie, WI | |
| Feb 25, 3:45 AM CST | SNOW 5.5 | 1 Ssw Germantown, WI | |
| Feb 25, 4:30 AM CST | SNOW 11.2 | 1 W Delafield, WI | FRIDAY NIGHT SNOWFALL...6.2 INCHES. SATURDAY NIGHT SNOWFALL...11.2 INCHES. CURRENT SNOW DEPTH OF 15 INCHES. |
| Feb 25, 4:30 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 12.5 | 3 Se Sullivan, WI | 12.5 INCHES OF SNOW MEASURED SINCE 6 PM SATURDAY EVENING. SNOW DEPTH 17 INCHES. DRIFTS UP TO 3 FEET DEEP IN PLACES. STEADY SNOW HAS TAPERED OFF TO FLURRIES. |
| Feb 25, 5:48 AM CST | SNOW 3.5 | Burlington, WI | REPORTED AT WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT. |
| Feb 25, 6:40 AM CST | SNOW 6.5 | 1 W Lake Mills, WI | VERY WET...HEAVY SNOW |
| Feb 25, 6:58 AM CST | SNOW 6 | Jefferson, WI | 6.0 INCHES OF SNOWFALL OVER PAST 18 HOURS...SNOW DEPTH NOW AT 18 HOURS |
| Feb 25, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 5 | 5 Wsw Howards Grove, WI | SNOW DEPTH 9 INCHES |
| Feb 25, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 7 | Portage, WI | SNOW DEPTH 12 INCHES...SOME 3 FOOT DRIPS...TOTAL SINCE FRIDAY NIGHT 12.6 INCHES OF SNOWFALL |
| Feb 25, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 7.8 | 2 Nw Beaver Dam, WI | TOTAL SINCE FRIDAY 15.5 INCHES...SNOW DEPTH NOW AT 18 INCHES |
| Feb 25, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 8 | 1 Sw Palmyra, WI | SNOW DEPTH 18 INCHES |
| Feb 25, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 10 | Jackson, WI | STORM TOTAL SINCE FRIDAY...19.0 INCHES...SNOW DEPTH AT 19 INCHES...MANY TREES WITH SNOW COVERED BRANCHES BENT TO GROUND...ROADS NOT PLOWED...MANY DRIFTS ABOVE 2 FEET...POOR WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS |
| Feb 25, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 11.5 | Mukwonago, WI | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. |
| Feb 25, 7:15 AM CST | SNOW 8.5 | Okauchee Lake, WI | NEW SNOW REPORT SINCE 700 PM LAST NIGHT...SNOW DEPTH AT 14 INCHES |
| Feb 25, 7:26 AM CST | SNOW 10 | 1 Nw Portage, WI | SNOWFALL NEAR PORTAGE AIRPORT...CONSERVATIVE ESTIMATES...DRIFTS OF VARYING HEIGHTS UP TO APPROXIMATELY 4 FEETS...ROADS IMPASSABLE |
| Feb 25, 7:30 AM CST | SNOW 7.5 | Oconomowoc, WI | |
| Feb 25, 7:31 AM CST | SNOW 8.3 | Hartford, WI | SNOW DEPTH 16 INCHES |
| Feb 25, 7:31 AM CST | SNOW 9 | 4 W Brookfield, WI | SNOW DEPTH 15 INCHES |
| Feb 25, 7:45 AM CST | SNOW 3 | Sheboygan, WI | LIGHT SNOW AND SLEET FALLING NOW |
| Feb 25, 9:00 AM CST | SNOW 6 | Brookfield, WI | OVERNIGHT AVERAGE OF 6.0 INCHES...SNOW JUST BEGINNING TO FALL AGAIN...THIS TIME IN LIGHT WINDS...TEMP 33.6 F |
| Feb 25, 9:21 AM CST | SNOW 10.5 | Waukesha, WI | NEW SNOW 13.5 INCHES...SNOW DEPTH IS 18 INCHES |
| Feb 25, 9:24 AM CST | SNOW 3 | Greendale, WI | 3.0 INCHES OF SNOWFALL OVER PAST 11 HOURS...STORM TOTAL...9.5 INCHES...SNOW IS VERY HEAVY...WET...AND DENSE. TOTAL SNOWFALL SINCE FRIDAY 14.0 INCHES. |
| Feb 25, 9:24 AM CST | SNOW 6 | Fond Du Lac, WI | SNOWFALL SINCE FRIDAY NIGHT 12.0 INCHES...SATURDAY NIGHT EVENT 6.0 INCHES...2 TO 5 FOOT DRIFTS |
| Feb 25, 10:14 AM CST | SNOW 10.2 | Oconomowoc, WI | 10.2 INCHES OF SNOWFALL OVER THE PAST 14 HOURS...SNOW IS DRIFTING...2 TO 5 FOOT DRIFTS...TWO DAY TOTAL SNOWFALL 16.9 INCHES |
| Feb 25, 11:00 AM CST | SNOW 7.2 | West Bend, WI | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 14.7 INCHES SO FAR. |
| Feb 25, 11:02 AM CST | SNOW 11.5 | 5 W Spring Green, WI | ESTIMATED SNOWFALL SINCE SATURDAY...AVERAGE OF MULTIPLE MEASUREMENTS AS DRIFTING IS CAUSING A LARGE VARIATION IN CURRENT SNOW DEPTH |
| Feb 25, 11:15 AM CST | SLEET 0 | 3 S Madison, WI | LIGHT SLEET AT TIME OF OBSERVATION. SNOW DEPTH IS 16 INCHES. |
| Feb 25, 11:21 AM CST | SNOW 11.5 | Westfield, WI | CURRENT SNOW DEPTH OF 23 INCHES. |
| Feb 25, 11:30 AM CST | SNOW 11.5 | 2 W Lake Mills, WI | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 18.0 INCHES SO FAR. CURRENT SNOW DEPTH OF 17 INCHES. |
| Feb 25, 1:33 PM CST | SNOW 4.7 | 3 S La Grange, WI | TOTAL SNOWFALL OVER LAST 7 HOURS...TOTAL EVENT SNOWFALL...FOR SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY...12.2 INCHES WITH A SNOW DEPTH OF 12 INCHES |
| Feb 25, 1:43 PM CST | SNOW 7.4 | 1 N West Bend, WI | CURRENT SNOW DEPTH OF 15 INCHES. |
| Feb 25, 1:50 PM CST | SNOW 13.2 | Morrisonville, WI | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 19 INCHES SO FAR. |
| Feb 25, 1:53 PM CST | SNOW 7 | 3 Se Portage, WI | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 12.6 INCHES SO FAR. CURRENT SNOW DEPTH OF 12 INCHES. |
| Feb 25, 2:05 PM CST | SNOW 9 | 1 Sw Waupun, WI | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ESTIMATE SO FAR. |
| Feb 25, 2:14 PM CST | SNOW 10.5 | 3 S Waukesha, WI | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL 16.5 INCHES SO FAR. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 00:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 157 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1843 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 73 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 217 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS43 KMKX 250739 WSWMKX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 139 AM CST SUN FEB 25 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHERN WISCONSIN... .SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN THROUGH THE LATE NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. TOTAL OVERNIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 12 INCHES REMAIN LIKELY...WITH THE LOWEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED IN THE FAR SOUTHEAST WHERE A MIXTURE OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW IS EXPECTED. SEVERAL ADDITIONAL INCHES ARE EXPECT SUNDAY. IN ADDITION...STRONG EASTERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH AT TIMES WILL RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES WITH VISIBILITIES SEVERELY RESTRICTED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY. STRONG LOW PRESSURE ON THE IOWA...MISSOURI BORDER IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO EASTERN IOWA THIS MORNING AND THEN ACROSS NORTHEAST ILLINOIS INTO LOWER MICHIGAN THROUGH MONDAY. WIZ066-069>072-251545- /O.CAN.KMKX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070226T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMKX.WS.W.0003.070225T0739Z-070226T0000Z/ MILWAUKEE-ROCK-WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILWAUKEE...JANESVILLE...BELOIT... ELKHORN...LAKE GENEVA...RACINE...KENOSHA 139 AM CST SUN FEB 25 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED. A MIXTURE OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN THROUGH THE LATE NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL DURING THIS PERIOD WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES NEAR THE ILLINOIS BORDER TO 7 TO 12 INCHES IN THE NORTH. IN ADDITION...STRONG EAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AND RURAL AREAS. THE BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN DOWNGRADED TO A WINTER STORM WARNING DUE TO THE MIXTURE OF PRECIPITATION...AND THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL SHIFTING TO THE NORTH. THIS REMAINS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED DUE TO THE BLOWING SNOW...SLIPPERY ROADS AND POTENTIAL FOR ICE ACCUMULATION. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW...SLEET..OR FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO COMBINE WITH STRONG WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE AND POWER OUTAGES MAY RESULT. $$ WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>065-067-068-251545- /O.CON.KMKX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070226T0000Z/ MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-SAUK-COLUMBIA-DODGE- WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-IOWA-DANE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-LAFAYETTE-GREEN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BERLIN...FOND DU LAC... SHEBOYGAN...BARABOO...PORTAGE...WISCONSIN DELLS...BEAVER DAM... WEST BEND...PORT WASHINGTON...DODGEVILLE...MADISON...JEFFERSON... LAKE MILLS...WAUKESHA...BROOKFIELD...DARLINGTON...MONROE 139 AM CST SUN FEB 25 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE OVER SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN THROUGH THE LATE NIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. TOTAL OVERNIGHT SNOWFALL OF 7 TO 12 INCHES IS LIKELY WITH SEVERAL ADDITIONAL INCHES LIKELY ON SUNDAY. SOME SLEET MAY BE MIXED WITH THE SNOW AT TIMES. THUNDERSTORMS WILL ACCOMPANY THE HEAVY SNOW AT TIMES. IN ADDITION...STRONG EAST WINDS WILL GUST TO 40 MPH AT TIMES RESULTING IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AND OPEN AREAS ON NORTH TO SOUTH ROADS. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OF 35 MPH OR MORE WILL COMBINE WITH FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW TO RESULT IN NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES AROUND 1/4 MILE OR LESS FOR 3 HOURS OR MORE. THIS WILL BE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. IF YOU LEAVE THE SAFETY OF INDOORS...YOU ARE PUTTING YOUR LIFE AT RISK. TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED TONIGHT AND SUNDAY.* $$ MBK/MG
5 follow-up statements
000 WWUS43 KMKX 250951 WSWMKX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 351 AM CST SUN FEB 25 2007 ...WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT SOUTHERN WISCONSIN TODAY... .SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING. IN ADDITION...A MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN IS LIKELY IN THE FAR SOUTHEAST. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH THE MORNING WILL RANGE ANYWHERE FROM 5 TO 15 INCHES...WITH THE LOWEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED NEAR THE ILLINOIS BORDER WHERE A MIXTURE OF PRECIPITATION HAS BEEN FALLING. SEVERAL ADDITIONAL INCHES ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL HAS BEEN NORTH AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 43. IN ADDITION...STRONG EASTERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 35 MPH AT TIMES WILL RESULT IN NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS THIS MORNING. THE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THROUGH THE MORNING. STRONG LOW PRESSURE IN SOUTHERN IOWA IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO EASTERN IOWA THIS MORNING AND THEN ACROSS NORTHEAST ILLINOIS INTO LOWER MICHIGAN BY MONDAY. WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>065-067-068-251800- /O.CAN.KMKX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070226T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KMKX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070226T0000Z/ MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-SAUK-COLUMBIA-DODGE- WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-IOWA-DANE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-LAFAYETTE-GREEN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BERLIN...FOND DU LAC... SHEBOYGAN...BARABOO...PORTAGE...WISCONSIN DELLS...BEAVER DAM... WEST BEND...PORT WASHINGTON...DODGEVILLE...MADISON...JEFFERSON... LAKE MILLS...WAUKESHA...BROOKFIELD...DARLINGTON...MONROE 351 AM CST SUN FEB 25 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE OVER SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN THROUGH THE MORNING. TOTAL SNOWFALL THROUGH THIS MORNING WILL RANGE ANYWHERE FROM 5 TO 15 INCHES. SOME SLEET MAY MIX IN WITH THE SNOW AT TIMES. SEVERAL ADDITIONAL INCHES ARE LIKELY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...STRONG EAST WINDS WILL GUST TO 35 MPH AT TIMES RESULTING IN NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AND OPEN AREAS ON NORTH TO SOUTH ROADS. THE WINDS WILL BE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING THROUGH THE MORNING. THIS REMAINS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED THROUGH THIS MORNING. THIS WAS A VERY WET...HEAVY SNOWFALL...SO BE CAUTIOUS AND AVOID OVEREXERTION WHEN SHOVELING. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW...SLEET..OR FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO COMBINE WITH STRONG WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE AND POWER OUTAGES MAY RESULT. $$ WIZ066-069>072-251800- /O.CON.KMKX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070226T0000Z/ MILWAUKEE-ROCK-WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILWAUKEE...JANESVILLE...BELOIT... ELKHORN...LAKE GENEVA...RACINE...KENOSHA 351 AM CST SUN FEB 25 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. OCCASIONAL SNOW...MIXED AT TIMES WITH FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING ACROSS SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL DURING THIS PERIOD WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL WILL RANGE ANYWHERE FROM 5 TO 15 INCHES THROUGH THIS MORNING. IN ADDITION...STRONG EAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AND RURAL AREAS. THE BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. THIS REMAINS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED DUE TO THE BLOWING SNOW...SLIPPERY ROADS AND POTENTIAL FOR ICE ACCUMULATION. THIS WAS A VERY WET...HEAVY SNOWFALL...SO BE CAUTIOUS AND AVOID OVEREXERTION WHEN SHOVELING. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW...SLEET..OR FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO COMBINE WITH STRONG WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE AND POWER OUTAGES MAY RESULT. $$ MBK/MG/BB
000 WWUS43 KMKX 251347 WSWMKX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 747 AM CST SUN FEB 25 2007 ...WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT SOUTHERN WISCONSIN TODAY... .A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO SOUTHERN WISCONSIN THIS MORNING. THE MIXTURE WILL CHANGE OVER TO MAINLY SNOW NORTH OF A LINE FROM THE WISCONSIN DELLS TO PORT WASHINGTON THIS MORNING...AND ACROSS MOST OF SOUTHERN WISCONSIN THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...EAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AND RURAL AREAS ON NORTH SOUTH ROADWAYS. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL TODAY OF ONE TO FIVE INCHES IS POSSIBLE TODAY WITH THE HEAVIER ACCUMULATIONS LIKELY FARTHER NORTH. STRONG LOW PRESSURE IN SOUTHERN IOWA IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO EASTERN IOWA THIS MORNING AND THEN ACROSS NORTHEAST ILLINOIS INTO LOWER MICHIGAN BY MONDAY. WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-252200- /O.CON.KMKX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070226T0000Z/ MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-SAUK-COLUMBIA-DODGE- WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-IOWA-DANE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE- LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK-WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BERLIN...FOND DU LAC... SHEBOYGAN...BARABOO...PORTAGE...WISCONSIN DELLS...BEAVER DAM... WEST BEND...PORT WASHINGTON...DODGEVILLE...MADISON...JEFFERSON... LAKE MILLS...WAUKESHA...BROOKFIELD...MILWAUKEE...DARLINGTON... MONROE...JANESVILLE...BELOIT...ELKHORN...LAKE GENEVA...RACINE... KENOSHA 747 AM CST SUN FEB 25 2007 ...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. A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO SOUTHERN WISCONSIN THIS MORNING. THE MIXTURE WILL CHANGE OVER TO MAINLY SNOW NORTH OF A LINE FROM THE WISCONSIN DELLS TO PORT WASHINGTON THIS MORNING...AND ACROSS MOST OF SOUTHERN WISCONSIN THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...EAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AND RURAL AREAS ON NORTH SOUTH ROADWAYS. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL TODAY OF ONE TO FIVE INCHES IS POSSIBLE TODAY WITH THE HEAVIER ACCUMULATIONS LIKELY FARTHER NORTH. TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED THROUGH THIS MORNING. THIS WAS A VERY WET...HEAVY SNOWFALL...SO BE CAUTIOUS AND AVOID OVEREXERTION WHEN SHOVELING. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW...SLEET..OR FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO COMBINE WITH STRONG WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE AND POWER OUTAGES MAY RESULT. $$ MBK
000 WWUS43 KMKX 251651 WSWMKX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 1051 AM CST SUN FEB 25 2007 ...WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT PARTS OF SOUTHERN WISCONSIN TODAY... PERIODS OF SNOW MIXED WITH RAIN AND SLEET AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT SOUTHERN WISCONSIN TODAY. THE THREAT FOR ORGANIZED AND PERSISTENT HEAVY SNOW HAS DIMINISHED...HOWEVER THERE WILL STILL BE SOME HEAVIER BURSTS OF SNOW SHOWERS AT TIMES WHICH WILL LIMIT VISIBILITIES TO A 1/2 MILE OR LESS. IN GENERAL...LOCAL ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE MAINLY NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM DUBUQUE TO PORT WASHINGTON. WIZ064>066-069>072-251800- /O.CAN.KMKX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070226T0000Z/ JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE-ROCK-WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JEFFERSON...LAKE MILLS...WAUKESHA... BROOKFIELD...MILWAUKEE...JANESVILLE...BELOIT...ELKHORN... LAKE GENEVA...RACINE...KENOSHA 1051 AM CST SUN FEB 25 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. BANDS OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN TODAY HOWEVER THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WINTER WEATHER HAS DIMINISHED. $$ WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062-063-067-068-260000- /O.CON.KMKX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070226T0000Z/ MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-SAUK-COLUMBIA-DODGE- WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-IOWA-DANE-LAFAYETTE-GREEN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BERLIN...FOND DU LAC... SHEBOYGAN...BARABOO...PORTAGE...WISCONSIN DELLS...BEAVER DAM... WEST BEND...PORT WASHINGTON...DODGEVILLE...MADISON...DARLINGTON... MONROE 1051 AM CST SUN FEB 25 2007 ...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. BANDS OF SNOW SHOWERS...HEAVY AT TIMES...AND MIXED WITH SLEET...WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT PARTS OF SOUTHERN WISCONSIN TODAY. LOCAL ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL TODAY OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN SOME OF THE HEAVIER BURSTS OF SNOW SHOWERS. THIS IS A VERY WET...HEAVY SNOWFALL...SO BE CAUTIOUS AND AVOID OVEREXERTION WHEN SHOVELING. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW...SLEET..OR FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO COMBINE WITH STRONG WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE AND POWER OUTAGES MAY RESULT. $$ PC/REM
000 WWUS43 KMKX 252156 WSWMKX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 356 PM CST SUN FEB 25 2007 ...WINTER STORM WINDING DOWN OVER SOUTHERN WISCONSIN... PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW...MIXED AT TIMES WITH LIGHT RAIN OR SLEET WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT SOUTHERN WISCONSIN THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON. THE THREAT FOR ORGANIZED AND PERSISTENT HEAVY SNOW HAS DIMINISHED...HOWEVER THERE WILL STILL BE SOME HEAVIER BURSTS OF SNOW SHOWERS WHICH WILL LIMIT VISIBILITIES TO A 1/2 MILE OR LESS. IN GENERAL...LOCAL ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE MAINLY NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM DUBUQUE TO PORT WASHINGTON. THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS GOING TO BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST. WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062-063-067-068-260000- /O.CON.KMKX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070226T0000Z/ MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-SAUK-COLUMBIA-DODGE- WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-IOWA-DANE-LAFAYETTE-GREEN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BERLIN...FOND DU LAC... SHEBOYGAN...BARABOO...PORTAGE...WISCONSIN DELLS...BEAVER DAM... WEST BEND...PORT WASHINGTON...DODGEVILLE...MADISON...DARLINGTON... MONROE 356 PM CST SUN FEB 25 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. BANDS OF SNOW SHOWERS...HEAVY AT TIMES...AND MIXED WITH LIGHT RAIN OR SLEET... WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT PARTS OF SOUTHERN WISCONSIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON. LOCAL ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 3 INCHES IS POSSIBLE... ESPECIALLY IN SOME OF THE HEAVIER BURSTS OF SNOW SHOWERS. THIS IS A VERY WET...HEAVY SNOWFALL...SO BE CAUTIOUS AND AVOID OVEREXERTION WHEN SHOVELING. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW...SLEET..OR FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO COMBINE WITH STRONG WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE AND POWER OUTAGES MAY RESULT. $$ REM
000 WWUS43 KMKX 252354 WSWMKX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 554 PM CST SUN FEB 25 2007 ...WINTER STORM WINDING DOWN OVER SOUTHERN WISCONSIN... .PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW...MIXED AT TIMES WITH LIGHT RAIN OR LIGHT SLEET WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT SOUTHERN WISCONSIN TONIGHT. THE THREAT FOR ORGANIZED HEAVY SNOW HAS DIMINISHED. HOWEVER THERE WILL STILL BE SOME AREAS OF MODERATE SNOWFALL WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO AROUND 1/2 MILE. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT. WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062-063-067-068-260100- /O.EXP.KMKX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070226T0000Z/ MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-SAUK-COLUMBIA-DODGE- WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-IOWA-DANE-LAFAYETTE-GREEN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BERLIN...FOND DU LAC... SHEBOYGAN...BARABOO...PORTAGE...WISCONSIN DELLS...BEAVER DAM... WEST BEND...PORT WASHINGTON...DODGEVILLE...MADISON...DARLINGTON... MONROE 554 PM CST SUN FEB 25 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. LOOK FOR PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW MIXED AT TIMES WITH LIGHT RAIN OR LIGHT SLEET OVERNIGHT. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF UP TO 2 IS POSSIBLE. THIS IS A VERY WET...HEAVY SNOWFALL...SO BE CAUTIOUS AND AVOID OVEREXERTION WHEN SHOVELING. $$ TZ
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Milwaukee, WI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Feb 24, 9:11 PM CST, 4 hours 28 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 24, 9:11 PM CST, 4 hours 28 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 911 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 .UPDATE...WILL BE UPDATING FORECAST TO INCREASE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OVERNIGHT FOR COUNTIES MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 94 DUE TO CONVECTIVE BANDING THAT HAS BECOME QUASI-STATIONARY OVER CWA. EXPECT 1 TO 2 INCH PER HOUR SNOWFALL IN THIS BAND FOR NEXT SEVERAL HOURS WITH SOME LOCALLY HIGHER RATES POSSIBLE. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 837 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007/ .UPDATE...WILL CONTINUE WITH CURRENT FORECAST. HOWEVER CONCERN IS GROWING WITH INCREASED CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY MOVING INTO SOUTHERN WISCONSIN FROM NORTHERN ILLINOIS. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR BEING REPORTED OVER NORTHERN ILLINOIS. WILL MONITOR THIS CLOSELY AND MAY HAVE TO INCREASE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TONIGHT IF CONVECTION MAINTAINS ITSELF OR STRENGTHENS. PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 734 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007/ UPDATE....WATCHING AREA OF COOLING CLOUD TOPS ON INFRARED SATELLITE LOOP OVER NORTHEAST ILLINOIS. THIS AREA IS MOVING TO THE NORTH-NORTHEAST AROUND 60 KNOTS AND IS ASSOCIATED WITH CONVECTION OVER NORTHEAST ILLINOIS. THIS AREA WILL TRACK INTO WALWORTH...RACINE...KENOSHA COUNTIES BY 330Z AND INTO WAUKESHA AND MILWAUKEE COUNTIES BY 430Z. EXPECTING INCREASE IN PRECIPITATION RATES INCLUDING THUNDERSNOW POSSIBILITY WITH THIS FEATURE. PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 350 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007/ SHORT TERM... MODELS ALL IN GOOD AGREEMENT THAT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP OVER CWA...BEGINNING IN THE SOUTHWEST BY EARLY EVENING AND RAPIDLY SPREADING NEWD ACROSS REST OF CWA AS LARGE DEEP CLOSED SYSTEM LIFTS NE OUT OF SRN PLAINS. HAVE TRENDED CLOSER TO THE MORE CONSISTENT GFS FOR DETAILS. CURRENT 3 HRLY PRESSURE FALLS ALIGN WELL WITH PROJECTED PATH THAT WOULD TAKE LOW ACROSS NRN MO TO W CNTRL IL TONIGHT...AND INTO NRN IL SUNDAY. TIGHT THERMAL GRADIENT VERY CLOSE TO WI/IL/IA BORDER...12Z DVN SOUNDING HAD +6C AT 850 MB...WITH GRB AT -3C...HAS PLAYED HAVOC WITH WARM CONVEYOR BELT PCPN TYPE JUST TO OUR WEST WITH A SIGNIFICANT ICE STORM OVER PARTS OF IA AND SRN MN...WITH 1/4 TO 1/2 INCH ICE ACCUMULATION DROPPING TREES AND POWER LINES. SO FAR ONLY LIGHT ICE PELLETS AND LGT SNOW REPORTED IN FAR WRN CWA...AND ONLY VIRGA DETECTED IN REMAINDER OF CWA AS THE DRY AIR BETWEEN 925 MB AND 750 MB DEPICTED ON KMSN FCST SOUNDINGS HAS PREVENTED ANY PCPN FROM REACHING GROUND...AS EVIDENCED BY DEVELOPING RING OF 5 TO 10 DBZ RETURNS AROUND 5-6K FT ON MKX 88-D. CROSS-SECTIONS SHOW A NARROW WEDGE OF >=0C 850 TEMPS OVER THE SRN CWA WILL EVAPORATIVELY COOL AS SATURATION INTENSIFIES WITH 50KT LOW-LVL JET IMPINGING ON BAROCLINIC ZONE...AND OVERSPREAD CWA FROM SOUTH TO NORTH BETWEEN 00Z AND 03Z. THERMAL PROFILES SUGGEST INITIAL PCPN WILL FALL MAINLY AS SNOW...AS EVEIDENCED BY FZRA/PL AT KPDC AND KDBQ GOING OVER TO ALL SNOW...AS WELL AS ALL SNOW WITH A LEAD BAND OF PCPN AT KMRJ...THO SOUTHERN CWA WILL STILL HAVE A LOBE OF >=0C TEMPS BETWEEN 900MB AND 825 MB THAT COULD STILL PRODUCE SOME SLEET IN THE EARLY EVENING. UPPER DIFLUENT FLOW WILL COMBINE WITH ISENTROPIC LIFT TO PRODUCE MORE WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ACROSS CWA BY 03Z. TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL LEAD TO SUSTAINED WINDS IN THE 25 TO 30 MPH RANGE...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 TO 40 MPH...AS FCST SNDGS TAP 40 TO 55 KT WINDS BETWEEN 1K AND 2K FT. IN THE LONGER TERM...MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW OCCLUDING SYTEM FILLING AND STACKING OVER NRN IL AND LINGERING IN RGN UNTIL TUE MORNING. WHILE SIGNIFICANT SNOW WILL WIND DOWN SUNDAY AFTERNOON...WITH WINDS SUBSIDING AS GRADIENT BAGS OUT WITH SFC LOW IN THE VICINITY...PERSISTENT PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL ADD TO LONGER TERM SNOW TOTALS. IN ADDITION LAKE SHORE COUNTIES COULD SEE LAKE EFFECT SNOWS IF PREFERRABLE FETCH SETS UP AS INDICATED BY GFS SFC FCSTS. AFTER TUESDAY...WEATHER LOOKS QUIET UNTIL NEXT SYSTEM FCST TO PASS TO OUR WEST...BRINGING RAIN..OR A RAIN/SNOW MIX TO CWA LATE WED INTO THURSDAY. AVIATION...CURRENT LULL ENDING AS PCPN SHIELD MOVING INTO SW WI WILL OVERSPREAD SRN WI EARLY THIS EVENING. CURRENT VFR CIGS WILL DROP RAPIDLY ALONG WITH VSBYS...AS STEADY MODERATE SNOW SHOULD REACH MSN AROUND 00Z...AND MKE NO LATER THAN 02Z. WITH GUSTY EASTERLY WINDS INCREASING THRU THE EVENING TO 25 TO 30 KNOT SUSTAINED...AND GUSTS TO 40 KTS BY 03Z. MKX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY FOR WIZ062-067-068. BLIZZARD WARNING FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY FOR WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-063>066-069>072. MKX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... BLIZZARD WARNING UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY FOR WIZ046-047-051-052- 056>060-062>072. MKX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... BLIZZARD WARNING UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY FOR WIZ046-047-051-052- 056>060-062>072. && .MKX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... BLIZZARD WARNING UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY FOR WIZ046-047-051-052- 056>060-062>072. && ZAJDEL
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 24, 6:00 PM CST, 7 hours 39 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 600 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-251045- MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-SAUK-COLUMBIA-DODGE- WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-IOWA-DANE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE- LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK-WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA- 600 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT A BLIZZARD WARNING IS IN EFFECT TONIGHT FOR ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG EAST WINDS WILL RESULT IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THE HEAVY SNOW MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY LIGHTNING AND THUNDER. CHECK THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER STATEMENT FOR ALL THE DETAILS CONCERNING THIS WINTER STORM EVENT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY A BLIZZARD WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGH 6 PM CST SUNDAY. BLUSTERY EAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THE SNOW INTENSITY AND WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATER SUNDAY MORNING...HOWEVER OCCASIONAL SNOW WILL PERSIST INTO MONDAY ALONG WITH AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING. TOTAL NEW SNOWFALL OF 12 TO 16 INCHES IS EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... REPORTS OF SNOWFALL AND SNOW INTENSITY AS WELL AS PRECIPITATION TYPE ARE APPRECIATED THIS WEEKEND. LMZ643>646-665-251045- SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON- PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHTHOUSE- NORTH POINT LIGHTHOUSE TO WIND POINT- WIND POINT TO WINTHROP HARBOR ILLINOIS- WISCONSIN ADJACENT OPEN WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN TO MID LAKE- 600 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ACCOMPANIED BY LIGHTNING ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. A GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT TONIGHT. STRONG EAST WINDS WILL RESULT IN FREEZING SPRAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO BE MET SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY. TZ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX
In the hours before
Local storm report, Feb 25, 12:18 AM CST, 1 hour 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
1218 AM CST SUN FEB 25 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1130 PM SNOW 6 N OXFORD 43.87N 89.56W
02/24/2007 M1.6 INCH MARQUETTE WI CO-OP OBSERVER
1130 PM SNOW 1 SSE GERMANTOWN 43.22N 88.11W
02/24/2007 M2.0 INCH WASHINGTON WI TRAINED SPOTTER
CURRENT SNOW DEPTH OF 10 INCHES.
&&
DRHLocal storm report, Feb 25, 12:29 AM CST, 1 hour 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
1229 AM CST SUN FEB 25 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1139 PM SNOW 3 SE PALMYRA 42.85N 88.55W
02/24/2007 M4.5 INCH JEFFERSON WI NWS EMPLOYEE
MEASURED 4.5 INCHES OF SNOW IN 6 HOURS.
&&
BORGHOFFLocal storm report, Feb 25, 12:40 AM CST, 59 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
1240 AM CST SUN FEB 25 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1215 AM HEAVY SNOW 3 SE SULLIVAN 42.98N 88.55W
02/25/2007 M8.0 INCH JEFFERSON WI OFFICIAL NWS OBS
8.0 INCHES OF SNOW FELL OVER THE PAST 6 HOURS. HEAVY SNOW
AND SLEET OCCURRING. CURRENT SNOW DEPTH 14 INCHES.
&&
BORGHOFFLocal storm report, Feb 25, 12:59 AM CST, 40 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
1259 AM CST SUN FEB 25 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0900 PM HEAVY SNOW 9 WNW BELOIT 42.57N 89.18W
02/24/2007 M4.0 INCH ROCK WI TRAINED SPOTTER
MEASURED 4.0 INCHES OF SNOW OVER PAST TWO HOURS. SLEET
EMBEDDED WITHIN SNOW.
0900 PM SNOW 5 NE MADISON 43.13N 89.32W
02/24/2007 M1.0 INCH DANE WI OFFICIAL NWS OBS
1.0 INCHES OF SNOW AT MADISON TRUAX FIELD SINCE 6 PM.
TOTAL SNOW FOR THE DAY 2.0 INCHES.
0900 PM SNOW 6 S MILWAUKEE 42.98N 87.97W
02/24/2007 M0.2 INCH MILWAUKEE WI OFFICIAL NWS OBS
0.2 INCHES OF SNOW SINCE 6 PM AT MILWAUKEE MITCHELL
AIRPORT. TOTAL FOR THE DAY 3.7 INCHES.
0926 PM HEAVY SNOW 3 SE SULLIVAN 42.98N 88.55W
02/24/2007 M5.0 INCH JEFFERSON WI OFFICIAL NWS OBS
5.0 INCHES MEASURED SINCE 6 PM. SNOW DEPTH 13 INCHES.
HEAVY SNOW AND HEAVY SLEET CURRENTLY FALLING.
0930 PM HEAVY SNOW NORTH PRAIRIE 42.94N 88.40W
02/24/2007 E5.0 INCH WAUKESHA WI NWS EMPLOYEE
5.0 INCHES OF NEW SNOW SINCE 6 PM. VISIBILITY LESS THAN
1/8 MILE IN HEAVY SNOW.
0934 PM NON-TSTM WND GST ELKHORN 42.67N 88.54W
02/24/2007 M43.00 MPH WALWORTH WI TRAINED SPOTTER
SUSTAINED WINDS 30 TO 35 MPH WITH A MEASURED GUST OF 43
MPH. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WITH SNOW/SLEET.
0938 PM SNOW 2 S LA GRANGE 42.77N 88.60W
02/24/2007 M3.1 INCH WALWORTH WI TRAINED SPOTTER
0945 PM SNOW JANESVILLE 42.68N 89.02W
02/24/2007 M4.0 INCH ROCK WI TRAINED SPOTTER
SNOW MIXED WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN BETWEEN 9 PM AND
930 PM. VEHICLES HAVE A GLAZE OF ICE.
0945 PM SNOW 2 W LAKE MILLS 43.07N 88.95W
02/24/2007 M3.5 INCH JEFFERSON WI PUBLIC
SLEET MIXED IN WITH THE SNOW.
0945 PM SNOW PALMYRA 42.88N 88.59W
02/24/2007 M3.0 INCH JEFFERSON WI NWS EMPLOYEE
MEASURED 3.0 INCHES SINCE 6 PM. SLEET MIXING WITH SNOW.
CURRENT SNOW DEPTH 12 INCHES.
0950 PM SNOW MIDDLETON 43.10N 89.51W
02/24/2007 M4.0 INCH DANE WI CO-OP OBSERVER
THUNDER OBSERVED AT 9 PM.
0956 PM SNOW SUN PRAIRIE 43.18N 89.23W
02/24/2007 M3.0 INCH DANE WI TRAINED SPOTTER
3.0 INCHES OF SNOW/SLEET SINCE 6 PM.
1000 PM SNOW 1 SW MADISON 43.07N 89.40W
02/24/2007 M4.0 INCH DANE WI PUBLIC
MIXTURE OF SLEET AND SNOW AT TIME OF OBSERVATION.
1000 PM SNOW 1 N SUN PRAIRIE 43.20N 89.23W
02/24/2007 M4.0 INCH DANE WI TRAINED SPOTTER
THUNDER REPORTED AT THE TIME OF OBSERVATION.
1008 PM SNOW FOND DU LAC 43.77N 88.45W
02/24/2007 M2.0 INCH FOND DU LAC WI TRAINED SPOTTER
SNOW WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 2.0
INCHES OF SNOW OVER THE PAST 3 HOURS.
1010 PM SNOW 1 S KENOSHA 42.57N 87.85W
02/24/2007 M3.0 INCH KENOSHA WI TRAINED SPOTTER
MIXTURE OF SNOW AND SLEET.
1026 PM SNOW 3 SE PALMYRA 42.85N 88.55W
02/24/2007 E3.2 INCH JEFFERSON WI NWS EMPLOYEE
3.2 INCHES OF SNOW OVER PAST 5 HOURS. UP TO 3 FOOT
DRIFTS. VISIBILITY LESS THAN 1/4 MILE IN HEAVY SNOW. WIND
GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH.
1030 PM SNOW GREENDALE 42.94N 88.00W
02/24/2007 M2.5 INCH MILWAUKEE WI TRAINED SPOTTER
2.5 INCHES OF SNOW OVER THE PAST 2 HOURS.
1048 PM HEAVY SNOW 3 S WAUKESHA 42.97N 88.24W
02/24/2007 M6.0 INCH WAUKESHA WI TRAINED SPOTTER
6.0 INCHES OF SNOW OVER THE PAST 4 HOURS. HEAVY SNOW
CURRENTLY WITH LESS THAN 1/8 MILE VISIBILITY. MEASURED
GUST OF 44 MPH LAST HOUR. UP TO 3 FOOT DRIFTS.
1050 PM SNOW COTTAGE GROVE 43.08N 89.20W
02/24/2007 M4.0 INCH DANE WI CO-OP OBSERVER
1126 PM SNOW WEST ALLIS 43.01N 88.03W
02/24/2007 M3.1 INCH MILWAUKEE WI TRAINED SPOTTER
1130 PM SNOW 1 SSE GERMANTOWN 43.22N 88.11W
02/24/2007 M2.0 INCH WASHINGTON WI TRAINED SPOTTER
CURRENT SNOW DEPTH OF 10 INCHES.
1130 PM SNOW 6 N OXFORD 43.87N 89.56W
02/24/2007 M1.6 INCH MARQUETTE WI CO-OP OBSERVER
1139 PM SNOW 3 SE PALMYRA 42.85N 88.55W
02/24/2007 M4.5 INCH JEFFERSON WI NWS EMPLOYEE
MEASURED 4.5 INCHES OF SNOW IN 6 HOURS.
1215 AM HEAVY SNOW 3 SE SULLIVAN 42.98N 88.55W
02/25/2007 M8.0 INCH JEFFERSON WI OFFICIAL NWS OBS
8.0 INCHES OF SNOW FELL OVER THE PAST 6 HOURS. HEAVY SNOW
AND SLEET OCCURRING. CURRENT SNOW DEPTH 14 INCHES.
1245 AM HEAVY SNOW SUN PRAIRIE 43.18N 89.23W
02/25/2007 M8.0 INCH DANE WI TRAINED SPOTTER
8.0 INCHES OF SNOW MEASURED SINCE 6 PM. VISIBILITY LESS
THAN 1/4 MILE IN HEAVY SNOW. OCCASIONAL THUNDERSNOW
OBSERVED. WINDS SUSTAINED AROUND 30 MPH WITH CONSIDERABLE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
&&
BORGHOFFLocal storm report, Feb 25, 1:13 AM CST, 26 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
113 AM CST SUN FEB 25 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1200 AM SNOW 1 E PRAIRIE DU SAC 43.29N 89.71W
02/25/2007 M4.0 INCH DANE WI TRAINED SPOTTER
SNOW DEPTH CURRENTLY 11 INCHES.
1227 AM FREEZING RAIN 1 SSE GERMANTOWN 43.22N 88.11W
02/25/2007 E0.00 INCH WASHINGTON WI TRAINED SPOTTER
MIXTURE OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. SLIGHT ACCUMULATIONS.
1245 AM SNOW 1 N MIDDLETON 43.12N 89.51W
02/25/2007 M8.0 INCH DANE WI CO-OP OBSERVER
THUNDER REPORTED FROM 1110 PM TO 1130 PM AND AGAIN AT
1205 AM TO 1245 AM. 3 INCHES OF SNOW FELL FROM 1115 PM TO
1245 AM. VISIBILITIES AS LOW AS 1/8 MILE.
1246 AM SLEET FRANKLIN 42.89N 88.01W
02/25/2007 E0.00 INCH MILWAUKEE WI PUBLIC
MINOR ACCUMULATIONS OBSERVED.
&&
DRHLocal storm report, Feb 25, 1:16 AM CST, 23 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
116 AM CST SUN FEB 25 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1247 PM SLEET BENTON 42.57N 90.38W
02/24/2007 U0.00 INCH LAFAYETTE WI LAW ENFORCEMENT
LIGHT SLEET IN BENTON AS OF 1245 PM
1247 PM SLEET REWEY 42.84N 90.40W
02/24/2007 U0.00 INCH IOWA WI LAW ENFORCEMENT
SLEET IN REWEY REPORTED BY IOWA CO SHERIFF
0750 PM SNOW 3 SE SULLIVAN 42.98N 88.55W
02/24/2007 M1.5 INCH JEFFERSON WI OFFICIAL NWS OBS
HEAVY SNOW FALLING CURRENTLY WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW.
0837 PM SNOW JANESVILLE 42.68N 89.02W
02/24/2007 U0.0 INCH ROCK WI TRAINED SPOTTER
HEAVY SNOW MIXED WITH BURSTS OF RAIN. CLOUD TO CLOUD
LIGHTNING OBSERVED. ESTIMATED WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH OR
GREATER.
0850 PM SNOW 1 SW MADISON 43.07N 89.40W
02/24/2007 M2.8 INCH DANE WI PUBLIC
THUNDER REPORTED AT THE TIME OF OBSERVATION.
0853 PM HEAVY SNOW MADISON 43.08N 89.39W
02/24/2007 E2.0 INCH DANE WI TRAINED SPOTTER
THUNDERSNOW REPORTED WITH HEAVY SNOW.
0900 PM SNOW 6 S MILWAUKEE 42.98N 87.97W
02/24/2007 M0.2 INCH MILWAUKEE WI OFFICIAL NWS OBS
0.2 INCHES OF SNOW SINCE 6 PM AT MILWAUKEE MITCHELL
AIRPORT. TOTAL FOR THE DAY 3.7 INCHES.
0900 PM SNOW 5 NE MADISON 43.13N 89.32W
02/24/2007 M1.0 INCH DANE WI OFFICIAL NWS OBS
1.0 INCHES OF SNOW AT MADISON TRUAX FIELD SINCE 6 PM.
TOTAL SNOW FOR THE DAY 2.0 INCHES.
0900 PM HEAVY SNOW 9 WNW BELOIT 42.57N 89.18W
02/24/2007 M4.0 INCH ROCK WI TRAINED SPOTTER
MEASURED 4.0 INCHES OF SNOW OVER PAST TWO HOURS. SLEET
EMBEDDED WITHIN SNOW.
0926 PM HEAVY SNOW 3 SE SULLIVAN 42.98N 88.55W
02/24/2007 M5.0 INCH JEFFERSON WI OFFICIAL NWS OBS
5.0 INCHES MEASURED SINCE 6 PM. SNOW DEPTH 13 INCHES.
HEAVY SNOW AND HEAVY SLEET CURRENTLY FALLING.
0930 PM HEAVY SNOW NORTH PRAIRIE 42.94N 88.40W
02/24/2007 E5.0 INCH WAUKESHA WI NWS EMPLOYEE
5.0 INCHES OF NEW SNOW SINCE 6 PM. VISIBILITY LESS THAN
1/8 MILE IN HEAVY SNOW.
0934 PM NON-TSTM WND GST ELKHORN 42.67N 88.54W
02/24/2007 M43.00 MPH WALWORTH WI TRAINED SPOTTER
SUSTAINED WINDS 30 TO 35 MPH WITH A MEASURED GUST OF 43
MPH. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WITH SNOW/SLEET.
0938 PM SNOW 2 S LA GRANGE 42.77N 88.60W
02/24/2007 M3.1 INCH WALWORTH WI TRAINED SPOTTER
0945 PM SNOW PALMYRA 42.88N 88.59W
02/24/2007 M3.0 INCH JEFFERSON WI NWS EMPLOYEE
MEASURED 3.0 INCHES SINCE 6 PM. SLEET MIXING WITH SNOW.
CURRENT SNOW DEPTH 12 INCHES.
0945 PM SNOW 2 W LAKE MILLS 43.07N 88.95W
02/24/2007 M3.5 INCH JEFFERSON WI PUBLIC
SLEET MIXED IN WITH THE SNOW.
0945 PM SNOW JANESVILLE 42.68N 89.02W
02/24/2007 M4.0 INCH ROCK WI TRAINED SPOTTER
SNOW MIXED WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN BETWEEN 9 PM AND
930 PM. VEHICLES HAVE A GLAZE OF ICE.
0950 PM SNOW MIDDLETON 43.10N 89.51W
02/24/2007 M4.0 INCH DANE WI CO-OP OBSERVER
THUNDER OBSERVED AT 9 PM.
0956 PM SNOW SUN PRAIRIE 43.18N 89.23W
02/24/2007 M3.0 INCH DANE WI TRAINED SPOTTER
3.0 INCHES OF SNOW/SLEET SINCE 6 PM.
1000 PM SNOW 1 N SUN PRAIRIE 43.20N 89.23W
02/24/2007 M4.0 INCH DANE WI TRAINED SPOTTER
THUNDER REPORTED AT THE TIME OF OBSERVATION.
1000 PM SNOW 1 SW MADISON 43.07N 89.40W
02/24/2007 M4.0 INCH DANE WI PUBLIC
MIXTURE OF SLEET AND SNOW AT TIME OF OBSERVATION.
1008 PM SNOW FOND DU LAC 43.77N 88.45W
02/24/2007 M2.0 INCH FOND DU LAC WI TRAINED SPOTTER
SNOW WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 2.0
INCHES OF SNOW OVER THE PAST 3 HOURS.
1010 PM SNOW 1 S KENOSHA 42.57N 87.85W
02/24/2007 M3.0 INCH KENOSHA WI TRAINED SPOTTER
MIXTURE OF SNOW AND SLEET.
1026 PM SNOW 3 SE PALMYRA 42.85N 88.55W
02/24/2007 E3.2 INCH JEFFERSON WI NWS EMPLOYEE
3.2 INCHES OF SNOW OVER PAST 5 HOURS. UP TO 3 FOOT
DRIFTS. VISIBILITY LESS THAN 1/4 MILE IN HEAVY SNOW. WIND
GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH.
1030 PM SNOW GREENDALE 42.94N 88.00W
02/24/2007 M2.5 INCH MILWAUKEE WI TRAINED SPOTTER
2.5 INCHES OF SNOW OVER THE PAST 2 HOURS.
1048 PM HEAVY SNOW 3 S WAUKESHA 42.97N 88.24W
02/24/2007 M6.0 INCH WAUKESHA WI TRAINED SPOTTER
6.0 INCHES OF SNOW OVER THE PAST 4 HOURS. HEAVY SNOW
CURRENTLY WITH LESS THAN 1/8 MILE VISIBILITY. MEASURED
GUST OF 44 MPH LAST HOUR. UP TO 3 FOOT DRIFTS.
1050 PM SNOW COTTAGE GROVE 43.08N 89.20W
02/24/2007 M4.0 INCH DANE WI CO-OP OBSERVER
1126 PM SNOW WEST ALLIS 43.01N 88.03W
02/24/2007 M3.1 INCH MILWAUKEE WI TRAINED SPOTTER
1130 PM SNOW 6 N OXFORD 43.87N 89.56W
02/24/2007 M1.6 INCH MARQUETTE WI CO-OP OBSERVER
1130 PM SNOW 1 SSE GERMANTOWN 43.22N 88.11W
02/24/2007 M2.0 INCH WASHINGTON WI TRAINED SPOTTER
CURRENT SNOW DEPTH OF 10 INCHES.
1139 PM SNOW 3 SE PALMYRA 42.85N 88.55W
02/24/2007 M4.5 INCH JEFFERSON WI NWS EMPLOYEE
MEASURED 4.5 INCHES OF SNOW IN 6 HOURS.
1200 AM SNOW 1 E PRAIRIE DU SAC 43.29N 89.71W
02/25/2007 M4.0 INCH DANE WI TRAINED SPOTTER
SNOW DEPTH CURRENTLY 11 INCHES.
1215 AM HEAVY SNOW 3 SE SULLIVAN 42.98N 88.55W
02/25/2007 M8.0 INCH JEFFERSON WI OFFICIAL NWS OBS
8.0 INCHES OF SNOW FELL OVER THE PAST 6 HOURS. HEAVY SNOW
AND SLEET OCCURRING. CURRENT SNOW DEPTH 14 INCHES.
1227 AM FREEZING RAIN 1 SSE GERMANTOWN 43.22N 88.11W
02/25/2007 E0.00 INCH WASHINGTON WI TRAINED SPOTTER
MIXTURE OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. SLIGHT ACCUMULATIONS.
1245 AM SNOW 1 N MIDDLETON 43.12N 89.51W
02/25/2007 M8.0 INCH DANE WI CO-OP OBSERVER
THUNDER REPORTED FROM 1110 PM TO 1130 PM AND AGAIN AT
1205 AM TO 1245 AM. 3 INCHES OF SNOW FELL FROM 1115 PM TO
1245 AM. VISIBILITIES AS LOW AS 1/8 MILE.
1245 AM HEAVY SNOW SUN PRAIRIE 43.18N 89.23W
02/25/2007 M8.0 INCH DANE WI TRAINED SPOTTER
8.0 INCHES OF SNOW MEASURED SINCE 6 PM. VISIBILITY LESS
THAN 1/4 MILE IN HEAVY SNOW. OCCASIONAL THUNDERSNOW
OBSERVED. WINDS SUSTAINED AROUND 30 MPH WITH CONSIDERABLE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
1246 AM SLEET FRANKLIN 42.89N 88.01W
02/25/2007 E0.00 INCH MILWAUKEE WI PUBLIC
MINOR ACCUMULATIONS OBSERVED.
&&
DRHNearby
Winter Storm Warnings in Wisconsin, 2007Every winter storm warning 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.