Alert archive / Minnesota / Blizzard Warnings in 2008
Blizzard Warning 1, NWS La Crosse, WI
NWS La Crosse, WI issued this blizzard warning at Jan 29, 2008, 10:55 AM CST for Buffalo County, Wisconsin; 4 counties in Minnesota; Mitchell County, Iowa. It was in force for 9 hr. 4 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
- Jan 29, 2008, 10:55 AM CST (16:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 29, 2008, 8:08 PM CST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS La Crosse, WI
Counties Mitchell County, IA, Dodge County, MN, Mower County, MN, Olmsted County, MN, Wabasha County, MN, Buffalo County, WI
The radar
The La Crosse radar (KARX), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:58 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 29, 11:45 AM CST | SNOW 2 | Dodge Center, MN | VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO. |
| Jan 29, 2:21 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Austin, MN | VISIBILITIES AT OR BELOW A QUARTER MILE SINCE 930 AM WITH SNOW AND FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OF 35 MPH. |
| Jan 29, 2:21 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Dodge Center, MN | VISIBILITIES AT OR BELOW A QUARTER MILE SINCE 1030 AM WITH FALLING SNOW AND FREQUENT GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH. |
| Jan 29, 2:21 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Rochester Airport, MN | VISIBILITIES AT OR BELOW A QUARTER MILE SINCE 930 AM WITH FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OF 35 MPH. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 4.9 hours before the alert went out and 134 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
- 836 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -141 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 63 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 KARX 291655 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 1055 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS IN SOME LOCATIONS TODAY...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...AND BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES TODAY AND TONIGHT... ..A SNOW BAND...CAPABLE OF DROPPING AN INCH OF SNOW PER HOUR...WAS LOCATED OVER SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA INTO PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THIS BAND WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT EAST LATER THIS AFTERNOON...AND WILL DROP A QUICK 1 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA. MEANWHILE...BLUSTERY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND THE FALLING SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS FOR PARTS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...NORTHEAST IOWA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A BLIZZARD WARNING FOR THOSE AREAS AS A RESULT. OTHER OPEN AND UNSHELTERED AREAS...SUCH AS AREA RIDGE-TOPS...CAN ALSO EXPECT VISIBILITIES TO FALL BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES. IN ADDITION TO THE HAZARDS FROM THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO TUMBLE TODAY AND TONIGHT...WITH TEENS BELOW ZERO BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. COMBINE THIS WITH THE STRONG WINDS AND WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO WILL FALL TO 30 TO 40 BELOW ZERO LATER TONIGHT. FROST BITE CAN OCCUR IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES WITH WIND CHILLS THIS COLD. TRAVEL WILL BE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND PARTS OF NORTHEAST IOWA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...AND IT IS NOT RECOMMENDED. MEANWHILE...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON...BECOMING WORSE BY TONIGHT. VENTURING OUT TONIGHT IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED. IAZ008-MNZ079-086-087-094-WIZ032-300100- /O.CAN.KARX.WS.W.0001.080129T1800Z-080130T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KARX.BZ.W.0001.080129T1655Z-080130T0600Z/ /O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0003.080129T1800Z-080130T1800Z/ MITCHELL-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-MOWER-BUFFALO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...AUSTIN 1055 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY. SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO VISIBILITIES 1/4 MILE OR LESS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. IN ADDITION...FALLING TEMPERATURES INTO THE TEENS BELOW ZERO TONIGHT...IN COMBINATION WITH THE VERY STRONG WINDS...WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW THIS AFTERNOON...TO 30 TO 40 BELOW TONIGHT. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. 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. $$ IAZ009>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ088-095-096-WIZ017-029-033-034- 041>044-053>055-061-300100- /O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0001.080129T1800Z-080130T0600Z/ /O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0003.080129T1800Z-080130T1800Z/ HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-CLAYTON- WINONA-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-TAYLOR-CLARK-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON- LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY... OELWEIN...WINONA...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...BLACK RIVER FALLS... LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN... RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE 1055 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY...WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. INCREASING NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND SOME OF THIS SNOW...AND COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES ON AREA RIDGE- TOPS TO UNDER 1 MILE AT TIMES. IN ADDITION...FALLING TEMPERATURES INTO THE TEENS BELOW ZERO TONIGHT...IN COMBINATION WITH THE VERY STRONG WINDS...WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILLS OF 10 TO 20 BELOW THIS AFTERNOON...TO 30 TO 40 BELOW TONIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ RIECK WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS43 KARX 291931 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 131 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS IN SOME LOCATIONS THIS AFTERNOON...SNOW MOVING EAST THIS EVENING...BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES TONIGHT... .A BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW CONTINUES TO ROTATE NORTH AND EAST EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...BUT CONTINUES TO AFFECT LOCATIONS ALONG AND NORTH OF AN AUSTIN MINNESOTA TO WINONA TO NEILLSVILLE WISCONSIN LINE. AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES HAVE BEEN REPORTED WITH THIS BAND...AND ANOTHER INCH...PERHAPS TWO...WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. MEANWHILE A NORTH TO SOUTH RUNNING BAND OF SNOW WILL PRESS EASTWARD THROUGH NORTHEAST IOWA...AND THEN ACROSS SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN EARLY THIS EVENING. AN INCH OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS BAND. ON TOP OF THIS SNOW COMES STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS...THAT WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE OR STAY STRONG THROUGH TONIGHT. BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE FALLING AND FALLEN SNOW WILL RESULT. BLIZZARD TO NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST OVER THE OPEN AND UNSHELTERED AREAS OF NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...ALONG WITH SOME LOCATIONS OVER WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. IN ADDITION TO THE HAZARDS FROM THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW... TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO TUMBLE TONIGHT...WITH TEENS BELOW ZERO BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. COMBINE THIS WITH THE STRONG WINDS AND WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO WILL FALL TO 30 TO 40 BELOW ZERO LATER TONIGHT. FROST BITE CAN OCCUR IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES WITH WIND CHILLS THIS COLD. TRAVEL WILL BE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND PARTS OF NORTHEAST IOWA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...AND IT IS NOT RECOMMENDED. MEANWHILE...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON...BECOMING WORSE BY TONIGHT. VENTURING OUT TONIGHT IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED. IAZ008-MNZ079-086-087-094-WIZ032-300345- /O.CON.KARX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T0600Z/ /O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080130T1800Z/ MITCHELL-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-MOWER-BUFFALO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...AUSTIN 131 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY. SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO VISIBILITIES 1/4 MILE OR LESS THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 OR 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...FALLING TEMPERATURES INTO THE TEENS BELOW ZERO TONIGHT...IN COMBINATION WITH THE VERY STRONG WINDS... WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW THIS AFTERNOON...TO 30 TO 40 BELOW TONIGHT. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. 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. $$ IAZ009>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ088-095-096-WIZ017-029-033-034- 041>044-053>055-061-300345- /O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T0600Z/ /O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080130T1800Z/ HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-CLAYTON- WINONA-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-TAYLOR-CLARK-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON- LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY... OELWEIN...WINONA...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...BLACK RIVER FALLS... LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN... RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE 131 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON...EXITING EAST THIS EVENING. ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. INCREASING NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND SOME OF THIS SNOW...AND COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES ON AREA RIDGE-TOPS TO UNDER 1 MILE AT TIMES. IN ADDITION...FALLING TEMPERATURES INTO THE TEENS BELOW ZERO TONIGHT...IN COMBINATION WITH THE VERY STRONG WINDS...WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILLS OF 10 TO 20 BELOW THIS AFTERNOON...TO 30 TO 40 BELOW TONIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ RIECK WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
000 WWUS43 KARX 292128 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 328 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...SNOW TO END...WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS DEVELOPING... .THE SNOW WILL PUSH OFF TO THE EAST EARLY THIS EVENING...WITH ANOTHER 1/2 TO 1 INCH POSSIBLE. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL STAY STRONG AND GUSTY THOUGH...CONTINUING TO BLOW AND DRIFT THE SNOW IN THE OPEN AND UNSHELTERED AREAS OF NORTHEAST IOWA...SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...AND SOME AREA RIDGE-TOPS. NEAR WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES AROUND 1/4 MILE OR LESS CAN STILL BE EXPECTED IN THESE AREAS...BUT CONDITIONS WILL START TO IMPROVE AFTER 7 PM. IN ADDITION TO THE HAZARDS FROM THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW... TEMPERATURES WILL TUMBLE INTO THE TEENS BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. COMBINE THIS WITH THE STRONG WINDS AND WIND CHILLS WILL FALL INTO THE 30 TO 40 BELOW ZERO RANGE AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROST BITE CAN OCCUR IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES WITH WIND CHILLS THIS COLD. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...AND PARTS OF NORTHEAST IOWA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN EARLY THIS EVENING DUE TO THE BLOWING SNOW. MEANWHILE...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT. IF VENTURING OUT TONIGHT...TAKE EXTRA STEPS TO PROTECT YOUR EXPOSED SKIN. WIZ017-029-300530- /O.UPG.KARX.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080130T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KARX.WC.W.0002.080129T2128Z-080130T1800Z/ /O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T0600Z/ TAYLOR-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE 328 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AND END EARLY THIS EVENING...WITH ANOTHER 1/2 TO 1 INCH OF SNOW. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BLOW AND DRIFT SOME OF THIS SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO 1/2 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. IN ADDITION...THE STRONG WINDS WILL COUPLE WITH LOW TEMPERATURES PLUMMETING INTO THE TEENS BELOW ZERO TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF 35 TO 40 BELOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$ IAZ008-MNZ079-086-087-094-WIZ032-300530- /O.CON.KARX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T0600Z/ /O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080130T1800Z/ MITCHELL-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-MOWER-BUFFALO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...AUSTIN 328 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AND END EARLY THIS EVENING...WITH ANOTHER 1/2 TO 1 INCH OF SNOW. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BLOW AND DRIFT SOME OF THIS SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. THESE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS WILL START TO IMPROVE BY 7 PM. IN ADDITION...THE STRONG WINDS WILL COUPLE WITH LOW TEMPERATURES PLUMMETING INTO THE TEENS BELOW ZERO TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS AROUND 35 BELOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ IAZ009>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ088-095-096-WIZ033-034-041>044- 053>055-061-300530- /O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T0600Z/ /O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080130T1800Z/ HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-CLAYTON- WINONA-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE- JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY... OELWEIN...WINONA...BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH... MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER... PLATTEVILLE 328 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AND END EARLY THIS EVENING...WITH ANOTHER 1/2 TO 1 INCH OF SNOW. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BLOW AND DRIFT SOME OF THIS SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO 1/2 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. IN ADDITION...THE STRONG WINDS WILL COUPLE WITH LOW TEMPERATURES PLUMMETING INTO THE TEENS BELOW ZERO TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS AROUND 35 BELOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. 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 WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
000 WWUS43 KARX 292342 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 542 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...SNOW TO END...WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS DEVELOPING... .THE SNOW WILL PUSH OFF TO THE EAST EARLY THIS EVENING...WITH ANOTHER 1/2 TO 1 INCH POSSIBLE. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL STAY STRONG AND GUSTY THOUGH...CONTINUING TO BLOW AND DRIFT THE SNOW IN THE OPEN AND UNSHELTERED AREAS OF NORTHEAST IOWA...SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...AND SOME AREA RIDGE-TOPS. NEAR WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES AROUND 1/4 MILE OR LESS CAN STILL BE EXPECTED IN THESE AREAS...BUT CONDITIONS WILL START TO IMPROVE AFTER 7 PM. IN ADDITION TO THE HAZARDS FROM THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW... TEMPERATURES WILL TUMBLE INTO THE TEENS BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. COMBINE THIS WITH THE STRONG WINDS AND WIND CHILLS WILL FALL INTO THE 30 TO 40 BELOW ZERO RANGE TONIGHT. FROST BITE CAN OCCUR IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES WITH WIND CHILLS THIS COLD. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...AND PARTS OF NORTHEAST IOWA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN EARLY THIS EVENING DUE TO THE BLOWING SNOW. MEANWHILE...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT. IF VENTURING OUT TONIGHT...TAKE EXTRA STEPS TO PROTECT YOUR EXPOSED SKIN. IAZ008-MNZ079-086-087-094-WIZ032-300745- /O.CON.KARX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T0600Z/ /O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080130T1800Z/ MITCHELL-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-MOWER-BUFFALO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...AUSTIN 542 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. THESE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS WILL START TO IMPROVE BY 7 PM OR 8 PM. IN ADDITION...THE STRONG WINDS WILL COUPLE WITH PLUMMETING TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS AROUND 35 BELOW TONIGHT. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. 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. $$ WIZ017-029-300745- /O.CON.KARX.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080130T1800Z/ /O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T0600Z/ TAYLOR-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE 542 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. THROUGH 7 PM...A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH... WITH VISIBILITY LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF AND END AFTER 7 PM OR 8 PM. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS WILL COUPLE WITH PLUMMETING TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF 15 BELOW TO 30 BELOW THIS EVENING...THEN 30 BELOW TO 40 BELOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$ IAZ009>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ088-095-096-WIZ033-034-041>044- 053>055-061-300745- /O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T0600Z/ /O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080130T1800Z/ HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-CLAYTON- WINONA-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE- JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY... OELWEIN...WINONA...BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH... MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER... PLATTEVILLE 542 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY. THROUGH 7 PM...A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW WILL MOVE ACROSS PARTS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN...GENERALLY ALONG AND EAST OF A LINE FROM BLACK RIVER FALLS...TO LA CROSSE...TO PRAIRIE DU CHIEN. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AND END AFTER 7 PM OR 8 PM THIS EVENING. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SOME OF THIS SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO 1/2 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. IN ADDITION...THE STRONG WINDS WILL COUPLE WITH PLUMMETING TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF 15 BELOW TO 30 BELOW THIS EVENING...THEN AROUND 35 BELOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE THOMPSON
000 WWUS43 KARX 300208 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 808 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...STRONG WINDS AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS... .NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING UP TO 35 TO 45 MPH TONIGHT...COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES PLUMMETING BELOW ZERO WILL CREATE BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. WIND CHILLS OF 25 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ARE GOING TO BE WIDESPREAD ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION...BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO BE A PROBLEM THROUGH MIDNIGHT...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND HIGH TERRAIN. DUE TO THE BITTERLY COLD CONDITIONS AND BLOWING SNOW... TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED TONIGHT. IAZ008-MNZ079-086-087-094-WIZ032-301015- /O.CAN.KARX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KARX.BS.Y.0002.080130T0208Z-080130T0600Z/ /O.UPG.KARX.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080130T1800Z/ /O.EXA.KARX.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080130T1800Z/ MITCHELL-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-MOWER-BUFFALO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...AUSTIN 808 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS UPGRADED THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY TO A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY. A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 TO 45 MPH COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES PLUMMETING BELOW ZERO WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD WIND CHILLS OF 35 BELOW TO 40 BELOW TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION...BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO BE A PROBLEM THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND HIGH TERRAIN. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ IAZ009-018-019-MNZ095-WIZ033-034-301015- /O.CAN.KARX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KARX.BS.Y.0002.080130T0208Z-080130T0600Z/ /O.UPG.KARX.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080130T1800Z/ /O.EXA.KARX.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080130T1800Z/ HOWARD-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FILLMORE-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLES CITY...BLACK RIVER FALLS 808 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS UPGRADED THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY TO A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY. A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 TO 45 MPH COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES PLUMMETING BELOW ZERO WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD WIND CHILLS OF 35 BELOW TO 40 BELOW TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION...BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO BE A PROBLEM THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND HIGH TERRAIN. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ WIZ017-029-301015- /O.CAN.KARX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KARX.BS.Y.0002.080130T0208Z-080130T0600Z/ /O.CON.KARX.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080130T1800Z/ TAYLOR-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE 808 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 TO 45 MPH COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES PLUMMETING BELOW ZERO WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD WIND CHILLS OF 35 BELOW TO 40 BELOW TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION...BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO BE A PROBLEM THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND HIGH TERRAIN. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ IAZ010-011-029-030-MNZ088-096-WIZ041>044-053>055-061-301015- /O.CAN.KARX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KARX.BS.Y.0002.080130T0208Z-080130T0600Z/ /O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080130T1800Z/ WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-WINONA-HOUSTON-LA CROSSE- MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...OELWEIN...WINONA... LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN... RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE 808 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 TO 45 MPH COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES PLUMMETING BELOW ZERO WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD WIND CHILLS OF 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION...BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO BE A PROBLEM THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND HIGH TERRAIN. A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE THOMPSON
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this blizzard warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS La Crosse, WI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this blizzard warning went out at Jan 29, 3:30 AM CST, 7 hours 25 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 29, 3:30 AM CST, 7 hours 25 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
330 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2008
.SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT
FORECAST CONCERNS THIS PACKAGE CENTERS SQUARELY ON ARCTIC COLD BLAST
WITH ACCOMPANYING WIND AND SNOW THREAT TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT.
SURFACE ANALYSIS AT 3 AM HAD THE ARCTIC COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM
WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR THROUGH WESTERN WISCONSIN...AND THEN INTO
CENTRAL IA/KS. TEMPERATURES EARLY THIS MORNING WERE SITTING IN THE
MID 30S TO LOWER 40S AHEAD OF THE FRONT IN WI...TO TEENS BEHIND THE
FRONT ACROSS CENTRAL MN...WHILE SINGLE DIGITS WERE SEEPING INTO
WESTERN MN AT THIS TIME. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WERE ALSO KICKING IN
WITH FERVOR BEHIND THE FRONT IN THE 20-30 MPH RANGE ACROSS MN.
00Z 29JAN08 GFS/NAM IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT WITH OVERALL SYNOPTIC
PATTERN THROUGH THE PERIOD BUT DIFFER SOMEWHAT WITH QPF PLACEMENT IN
STRONG FRONTOGENETIC FORCING THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE AREA. LOOKING
AT THE NEW 29/06 NAM...IT NOW FOLLOWS CLOSER TO THE 00Z GFS
SOLUTION...SO WILL TAKE A BLEND OF THE TWO.
FOR TODAY...THE ARCTIC FRONT/AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE TO SURGE EAST
ACROSS THE AREA WITH TEMPERATURES PLUMMETING THROUGH THE
DAY...FALLING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS BY THIS AFTERNOON. CROSS
SECTION OF THE NAM SHOWS CONTINUES TO SHOW AN IMPRESSIVE SLOPED
FRONTOGENETIC BAND BEHIND THE FRONT AFTER 18Z COUPLED WITH NEG EPV
ABOVE THE FG LAYER. LOOKS LIKE WE COULD SEE SOME IMPRESSIVE SNOWFALL
RATES OF 1 INCH/HOUR FROM 18Z THROUGH 21Z BASED ON THIS
SIGNAL...THEN TAPERING AFTER THAT. GENERALLY LOOKING AT 1-3 INCHES
OF SNOWFALL ACROSS THE AREA FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS
EVENING. THE SNOW WILL BE FALLING AS WINDS HOWL IN THE 20-30 MPH
RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH FOR SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AROUND OF THE
SNOW. WILL LIKELY SEE SOME NEAR WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS GIVEN THIS
SCENARIO. AS A RESULT OF THE SNOW/WIND/FALLING TEMPERATURES...OPTED
TO UPGRADE THE WINTER STORM WATCH TO A WINTER STORM WARNING. WILL
ALSO HOIST A WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR THE AREA FROM 18Z TODAY THROUGH
18Z WEDNESDAY. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL PROBABLY HAVE TO BE
UPGRADED EVENTUALLY TO A WIND CHILL WARNING FOR WEDNESDAY MORNING AS
PORTIONS OF THE AREA SLIP INTO THAT CATEGORY. WILL COVER THIS IN
LATER SHIFTS.
ANOTHER POTENT AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE OUT OF THE COLORADO
ROCKIES WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH A WEAK INVERTED TROUGH EXTENDING
NORTHWARD INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST. ISENTROPIC LIFT AHEAD OF THIS WILL
PRODUCE A CHANCE OF SNOW FOR THE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY.
.LONG TERM...THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
29/00Z NAM/GFS/ECMWF NOW TAKING THE LOW OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS ON
A MORE SOUTHWARD TRACK AWAY FROM THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT/FRIDAY...INTO
THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY. THIS WOULD SHIFT SNOW CHANCES SOUTHEAST OF
THE AREA. HOWEVER...OPTED NOT TO PULL CHANCES OUT OF THE AREA AT
THIS POINT AS THERE IS STILL SOME MODEL RUN-TO-RUN UNCERTAINTY WITH
THE EXACT TRACK.
OTHERWISE...ECMWF AND GFS BRING A MID-LEVEL TROUGH/SURFACE LOW
ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST ON SATURDAY FOR A CHANCE OF -SN. ACTIVE
WEATHER PATTERN CONTINUES WITH THE NEXT CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION FOR
THE AREA OCCURRING SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY. GFS IS MUCH FURTHER NORTH
AND MORE INTENSE WITH THE SURFACE CYCLONE MOVING ACROSS
MIDWEST/UPPER MIDWEST. BOTH MODELS SHOWING POSSIBLE PRECIPITATION
TYPE ISSUES WITH THIS SYSTEM AS IT PULLS WARMER AIR INTO THE
AREA. WEATHER GRIDS CURRENTLY HAVE ALL SNOW FOR THIS TIME
FRAME...BUT MAY HAVE TO BE LOOKED A CLOSER WITH SUBSEQUENT MODEL
RUNS. TEMPERATURES LOOK TO START OFF A FEW DEGREES BELOW SEASONAL
NORMS EARLY IN THE PERIOD...WITH GRADUAL WARMING TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE
NORMAL LEVELS SUNDAY AND MONDAY.
&&
.AVIATION...
ARCTIC COLD FRONT ALREADY THROUGH RST AND SHOULD BE THROUGH LSE BY
11Z. STRONG NWLY WINDS FROM 25 TO 35KTS WITH GUSTS TO 40KTS OVER THE
TAF SITES THROUGH MUCH OF THE PERIOD. WIDESPREAD IFR CIGS ALREADY
SURGING OVER THE SITES AND THIS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH BALANCE OF TAF
CYCLE. SHOULD SEE SNOW SPREAD INTO RST AROUND 15-17Z TIMEFRAME AND
LSE NOT MUCH LATER...WITH COMBINATION OF WINDS/SNOW PRETTY MUCH A
GUARANTEE OF LIFR/VLIFR CONDITIONS. MAY SEE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS
AT TIMES AT KRST THROUGH THE DAY...WHICH WILL EFFECTIVELY HALT ALL
AIRPORT OPERATIONS. TEMPERATURES SPILLING WELL BELOW ZERO BY LATE
AFTERNOON WITH WIND CHILLS BELOW 30 BELOW MAY MAKE ANY OUTDOOR
ACTIVITY BY AIRPORT STAFF EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. SHOULD SEE VSBY
RESTRICTIONS IN BLOWING SNOW CONTINUE ONCE SNOW ENDS. WINDS TO
GRADUALLY DIMINISH TOWARD END OF 12Z TAF CYCLE.
&&
.ARX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WI...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT
FOR WIZ017-WIZ029-WIZ032-WIZ033-WIZ034-WIZ041-WIZ042-
WIZ043-WIZ044-WIZ053-WIZ054-WIZ055-WIZ061.
WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM NOON TODAY TO 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY FOR
WIZ017-WIZ029-WIZ032-WIZ033-WIZ034-WIZ041-WIZ042-WIZ043-
WIZ044-WIZ053-WIZ054-WIZ055-WIZ061.
MN...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR
MNZ079-MNZ086-MNZ087-MNZ088-MNZ094-MNZ095-MNZ096.
WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM NOON TODAY TO 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY FOR
MNZ079-MNZ086-MNZ087-MNZ088-MNZ094-MNZ095-MNZ096.
IA...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR
IAZ008-IAZ009-IAZ010-IAZ011-IAZ018-IAZ019-IAZ029-IAZ030.
WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM NOON TODAY TO 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY FOR
IAZ008-IAZ009-IAZ010-IAZ011-IAZ018-IAZ019-IAZ029-IAZ030.
&&
SHORT/LONG TERM...DAS
AVIATION..........BINAUHazardous weather outlook, Jan 29, 4:49 AM CST, 6 hours 6 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 449 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029-032>034- 041>044-053>055-061-301100- 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- 449 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PARTS OF NORTHEAST IOWA... SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...AND SOUTHWEST INTO CENTRAL WISCONSIN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL BRING FALLING TEMPERATURES...STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS TO THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL STEADILY THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND BY AFTERNOON RANGE FROM 5 TO 15 DEGREES FROM AN ADAMS TO PLATTEVILLE WISCONSIN LINE...TO 0 TO 5 BELOW IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA. IN ADDITION...SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA WITH 1 TO 4 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION EXPECTED BETWEEN LATE MORNING AND EARLY EVENING. WITH NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH AND GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AND HIGH TERRAIN AREAS. IN ADDITION WIND CHILLS WILL DROP THROUGH THE DAY AND ARE EXPECTED TO BE 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO BY THIS AFTERNOON AND 30 TO 40 DEGREES BELOW ZERO BY LATE TONIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF THESE WINTER WEATHER ELEMENTS ADDS UP TO A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER SITUATION FOR ALL AREAS TODAY AND TONIGHT. PERSONS LEAVING THE HOUSE THIS MORNING...WITH RELATIVELY MILD TEMPERATURES...MAY NOT BE PREPARED FOR THE SIGNIFICANT COLD THAT WILL BE SEEN AS THEY HEAD HOME. A WINTER STORM WARNING AND A WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAVE BEEN ISSUED TO HIGHLIGHT THE POTENTIAL FOR DANGEROUS CONDITIONS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY BITTER WIND CHILLS TO 35 OR 40 BELOW ZERO WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING BEFORE MODERATING. YET ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM MAY BRING SOME SNOW TO THE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. HOWEVER...MUCH UNCERTAINTY REMAINS WITH THE STRENGTH AND TRACK OF THIS SYSTEM FOR LATER IN THE WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... REPORTS OF WIND GUSTS...BLOWING SNOW...AND SNOW AMOUNTS WOULD BE MOST APPRECIATED TODAY AND TONIGHT. .EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION... A CONFERENCE CALL HAS BEEN SCHEDULED FOR 11 AM THIS MORNING. JLR/SEB/DAS
The office that day
Everything else NWS La Crosse, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 29, 3:26 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | ARX | Adams, Buffalo, Clark, Crawford, Grant, Jackson and 7 more | 23 hr |
| Jan 29, 3:26 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | ARX | Adams, Buffalo, Clark, Crawford, Grant, Jackson and 7 more | 17 hr |
| Jan 29, 3:28 PM CST | Wind Chill Warning | ARX | Adams, Buffalo, Clark, Crawford, Grant, Jackson and 7 more | 21 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.