Blizzard Warning 2, NWS La Crosse, WI

000 
WWUS43 KARX 171133
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
533 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2008

...WINTER STORM WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ON ITS WAY...

.A LARGE AREA OF PRECIPITATION WAS EXPANDING RAPIDLY NORTHWARD
ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST INTO CENTRAL WISCONSIN. THIS
IS THE BEGINNING OF WHAT WILL BE A DANGEROUS AND HIGH IMPACT
WINTER STORM. IN FACT...DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHEAST IOWA
AND SOUTHWEST INTO CENTRAL WISCONSIN.

THE PRECIPITATION EARLY THIS MORNING WILL BE PRIMARILY IN THE
FORM OF FREEZING RAIN...GENERALLY SOUTHEAST OF A NEW HAMPTON IOWA
TO WISCONSIN RAPIDS WISCONSIN LINE. ICING ACCUMULATIONS IN THESE
AREAS WILL LIKELY BE UP TO A QUARTER TO A HALF OF AN INCH. THIS
FREEZING RAIN WILL QUICKLY CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW BY ABOUT 9 AM
THIS MORNING.

SNOW WILL FALL ACROSS THE AREA FROM ABOUT 9 AM THROUGH AT LEAST
6 PM THIS EVENING. HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED ALONG AND EAST OF A
LINE FROM NEW HAMPTON IOWA...TO LA CROSSE...BLACK RIVER FALLS...
AND NEILLSVILLE WISCONSIN. SNOW RATES UP TO AN INCH AND HOUR WILL
BE COMMON. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY RANGE FROM
5 TO 10 INCHES IN THE WINTER STORM WARNING AND BLIZZARD WARNING
AREAS...WITH SOME LOCATIONS RECEIVING UPWARDS OF 12 TO 14 INCHES.

THIS SNOW WILL BE ACCOMPANIED DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING BY
SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS IN THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE. THESE WINDS
WILL OCCASIONALLY GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. AT THIS TIME...THE GREATEST
THREAT FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS LOOK TO BE ALONG AND EAST OF A
LINE FROM CHARLES CITY IOWA...TO LA CROSSE AND WISCONSIN RAPIDS
WISCONSIN. THIS WILL COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN TRAVEL IN THESE AREAS.
IN ADDITION... STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREES AND
POWER LINES IN THE AREAS THAT PICK UP SIGNIFICANT ICE
ACCUMULATIONS THIS MORNING.

ALTHOUGH LESSER SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE FOUND WEST OF A LINE FROM
CHARLES CITY IOWA...TO ROCHESTER MINNESOTA AND MONDOVI
WISCONSIN...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL LIKELY CAUSE CONSIDERABLE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. THIS MAY RESULT IN NEAR WHITE-OUT
CONDITIONS AT TIMES AND THEREFORE DIFFICULT TRAVEL.

IAZ009>011-019-029-030-MNZ096-WIZ041>044-053>055-061-171945-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080217T1800Z/
/O.CON.KARX.BZ.W.0002.080217T1800Z-080218T0600Z/
HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-HOUSTON-
LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...OELWEIN...
LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...
RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
533 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT
CST TONIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. A
BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT
CST TONIGHT. 

FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHWEST
AND CENTRAL WISCONSIN...AS WELL AS NORTHEAST IOWA EARLY THIS
MORNING. THE FREEZING RAIN THREAT LOOKS TO BE GENERALLY SOUTHEAST
OF A NEW HAMPTON IOWA TO WISCONSIN RAPIDS WISCONSIN LINE. ICING
ACCUMULATIONS IN THESE AREAS WILL BE UP TO A QUARTER TO A HALF OF
AN INCH. THIS FREEZING RAIN WILL QUICKLY CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW
BY ABOUT 9 AM THIS MORNING.

THE PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY CHANGE OVER TO HEAVY SNOW BY ABOUT
9 AM. HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL ACROSS THE AREA FROM 9 AM THROUGH AT
LEAST 6 PM THIS EVENING. SNOW RATES UP TO AN INCH AND HOUR WILL
BE COMMON. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY RANGE FROM
5 TO 10 INCHES...WITH SOME LOCATIONS CERTAIN TO RECEIVE UPWARDS
OF 12 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW.

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS
MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. THIS WILL LIKELY
RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION...FOR THOSE THAT SEE
SIGNIFICANT ICING THIS MORNING...THE STRONG WINDS MAY CREATE
DAMAGE TO INFRASTRUCTURE...IN DOWNED POWER LINES...EXTENDED LOSS
OF POWER...AND DOWNED TREES.

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 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.

$$

IAZ018-171945-
/O.CON.KARX.BZ.W.0002.080217T1800Z-080218T0600Z/
/O.CON.KARX.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080217T1800Z/
FLOYD-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CHARLES CITY
533 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2008

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON
CST TODAY...
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT
CST TONIGHT...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT
CST TONIGHT. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. 

SNOW WILL DEVELOP THROUGH 9 AM THIS MORNING. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS
FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE COMMON BY THE TIME THE SNOW DIMINISHES
THIS EVENING.

NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO
40 MPH...WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH
VERY LOW VISIBILITIES. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CREATE
WIDESPREAD WHITEOUT CONDITIONS.

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE
LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

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.

$$

MNZ088-095-WIZ029-033-034-171945-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080218T0600Z/
WINONA-FILLMORE-CLARK-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINONA...NEILLSVILLE...
BLACK RIVER FALLS
533 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT. 

SNOW WILL DEVELOP THROUGH 9 AM THIS MORNING. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS
FROM 4 TO 7 INCHES WILL BE COMMON GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF OF AS MUCH AS 7 TO 10
INCHES WILL OCCUR EAST OF A LINE FROM BLACK RIVER FALLS TO
NEILLSVILLE WISCONSIN BY THE TIME THE SNOW DIMINISHES THIS
EVENING.

NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO
40 MPH...WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH
VERY LOW VISIBILITIES. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CREATE
NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. PERSONS ARE URGED TO REFRAIN FROM
TRAVELING TODAY IF AT ALL POSSIBLE.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE.  THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

IAZ008-MNZ079-086-087-094-WIZ017-032-171945-
/O.CON.KARX.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080218T0600Z/
MITCHELL-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-MOWER-TAYLOR-BUFFALO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...AUSTIN...MEDFORD
533 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2008

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT
CST TONIGHT. 

SNOW WILL DEVELOP THROUGH 9 AM THIS MORNING. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS
FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE COMMON ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM
OSAGE IOWA...TO WABASHA MINNESOTA...TO MONDOVI WISCONSIN. TOTAL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES WILL OCCUR EAST OF THAT LINE...AS
WELL AS ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN...INCLUDING MEDFORD...BY
THE TIME THE SNOW DIMINISHES THIS EVENING.

NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO
40 MPH...WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH
VERY LOW VISIBILITIES. PERSONS ARE URGED TO RECONSIDER IF
PLANNING TRAVELING TODAY.

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE
LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

$$

WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE

THOMPSON

000 
WWUS43 KARX 171349
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
749 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2008

...WINTER STORM WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ON ITS WAY...

.A LARGE AREA OF PRECIPITATION WAS EXPANDING RAPIDLY NORTHWARD
ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA AND INTO SOUTHWEST INTO CENTRAL WISCONSIN...
AS WELL AS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA. THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF WHAT WILL
BE A DANGEROUS AND HIGH IMPACT WINTER STORM. IN FACT...DURING THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS
PARTS OF NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST INTO CENTRAL WISCONSIN.

ANY MIXED PRECIPITATION IN THE FORM OF FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET EARLY
THIS MORNING WILL QUICKLY CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW BY 9 AM. SNOW
WILL FALL ACROSS THE AREA FROM ABOUT 9 AM THROUGH AT LEAST 6 PM
THIS EVENING. HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED ALONG AND EAST OF A LINE
FROM NEW HAMPTON IOWA...TO LA CROSSE...BLACK RIVER FALLS...AND
NEILLSVILLE WISCONSIN. SNOW RATES UP TO AN INCH AND HOUR WILL BE
COMMON. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY RANGE FROM 5 TO
10 INCHES IN THE WINTER STORM WARNING AND BLIZZARD WARNING
AREAS...WITH SOME LOCATIONS RECEIVING UPWARDS OF 12 TO 14 INCHES.

THIS SNOW WILL BE ACCOMPANIED DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING BY
SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS IN THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE. THESE WINDS
WILL OCCASIONALLY GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. AT THIS TIME...THE GREATEST
THREAT FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS LOOK TO BE ALONG AND EAST OF A
LINE FROM CHARLES CITY IOWA...TO LA CROSSE AND WISCONSIN RAPIDS
WISCONSIN. THIS WILL COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN TRAVEL IN THESE AREAS.
IN ADDITION... STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREES AND
POWER LINES IN THE AREAS THAT PICK UP SIGNIFICANT ICE
ACCUMULATIONS THIS MORNING.

ALTHOUGH LESSER SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE FOUND WEST OF A LINE FROM
CHARLES CITY IOWA...TO ROCHESTER MINNESOTA AND MONDOVI
WISCONSIN...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL LIKELY CAUSE CONSIDERABLE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. THIS MAY RESULT IN NEAR WHITE-OUT
CONDITIONS AT TIMES AND THEREFORE DIFFICULT TRAVEL.

IAZ009>011-019-029-030-MNZ096-WIZ041>044-053>055-061-172200-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080217T1800Z/
/O.CON.KARX.BZ.W.0002.080217T1800Z-080218T0600Z/
HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-HOUSTON-
LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...OELWEIN...
LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...
RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
749 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT
CST TONIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. A
BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT
CST TONIGHT. 

THROUGH AROUND 9 AM...FREEZING RAIN WILL BE CHANGING OVER TO SNOW
ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL WISCONSIN...AS WELL AS
NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHEAST CORNER OF MINNESOTA. SNOW WILL
INCREASE IN INTENSITY ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA THROUGH THE MORNING
AND CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. SNOW RATES UP TO AN INCH AND HOUR
WILL BE COMMON...WITH VISIBILITY LESS THAN A MILE. TOTAL SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY RANGE FROM 5 TO 10 INCHES...WITH SOME
LOCATIONS CERTAIN TO RECEIVE UPWARDS OF 12 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW.

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS
MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. THIS WILL LIKELY
RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION...FOR THOSE THAT SAW
SIGNIFICANT ICING THIS MORNING...THE STRONG WINDS MAY CREATE
DAMAGE TO INFRASTRUCTURE...IN DOWNED POWER LINES...EXTENDED LOSS
OF POWER...AND DOWNED TREES.

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 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.

$$

IAZ018-172200-
/O.CON.KARX.BZ.W.0002.080217T1800Z-080218T0600Z/
/O.CON.KARX.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080217T1800Z/
FLOYD-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CHARLES CITY
749 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2008

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON
CST TODAY...
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT
CST TONIGHT...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT
CST TONIGHT. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. 

SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON...
REDUCING VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES. TOTAL
ACCUMULATIONS FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE COMMON BY THE TIME THE
SNOW DIMINISHES THIS EVENING.

NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO
40 MPH...WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH
VERY LOW VISIBILITIES. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CREATE
WIDESPREAD WHITEOUT CONDITIONS.

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE
LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

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.

$$

MNZ088-095-WIZ029-033-034-172200-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080218T0600Z/
WINONA-FILLMORE-CLARK-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINONA...NEILLSVILLE...
BLACK RIVER FALLS
749 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT. 

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING AND
CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. VISIBILITY COULD BE REDUCED TO LESS
THAN A MILE AT TIMES. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS FROM 4 TO 7 INCHES WILL
BE COMMON GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. TOTAL
ACCUMULATIONS OF OF AS MUCH AS 7 TO 10 INCHES WILL OCCUR EAST OF A
LINE FROM BLACK RIVER FALLS TO NEILLSVILLE WISCONSIN BY THE TIME
THE SNOW DIMINISHES THIS EVENING.

NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO
40 MPH...WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH
VERY LOW VISIBILITIES. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CREATE
NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. PERSONS ARE URGED TO REFRAIN FROM
TRAVELING TODAY IF AT ALL POSSIBLE.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE.  THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

IAZ008-MNZ079-086-087-094-WIZ017-032-172200-
/O.CON.KARX.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080218T0600Z/
MITCHELL-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-MOWER-TAYLOR-BUFFALO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...AUSTIN...MEDFORD
749 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2008

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT
CST TONIGHT. 

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE MORNING AND
CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. VISIBILITY COULD BE REDUCED TO LESS
THAN A MILE AT TIMES. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL
BE COMMON ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM OSAGE IOWA...TO WABASHA
MINNESOTA...TO MONDOVI WISCONSIN. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6
INCHES WILL OCCUR EAST OF THAT LINE...AS WELL AS ACROSS NORTH
CENTRAL WISCONSIN...INCLUDING MEDFORD...BY THE TIME THE SNOW
DIMINISHES THIS EVENING.

NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO
40 MPH...WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH
VERY LOW VISIBILITIES. PERSONS ARE URGED TO RECONSIDER IF
PLANNING TRAVELING TODAY.

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE
LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

$$

WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE

THOMPSON

000 
WWUS43 KARX 171535
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
935 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2008

...VERY DANGEROUS WINTER STORM WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL
AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...

.A VERY DANGEROUS AND HIGH IMPACT WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE
AREA THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. IN FACT...DURING THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS PARTS OF
NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST INTO CENTRAL WISCONSIN.

A RAPIDLY STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM...LOCATED OVER WEST
CENTRAL ILLINOIS...WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS NORTHERN ILLINOIS...
SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN TODAY...AND NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN TONIGHT.
THIS SYSTEM IS ALREADY PRODUCING HEAVY SNOW EAST OF A NEILLSVILLE
WISCONSIN TO NEW HAMPTON IOWA LINE. SNOW AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY BE UP
TO AN INCH AN HOUR THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING AND INTO
THE AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY RANGE
FROM 5 TO 10 INCHES IN THE WINTER STORM WARNING AND BLIZZARD
WARNING AREAS...WITH SOME LOCATIONS RECEIVING UPWARDS OF 12 TO 
14 INCHES.

THIS SNOW WILL BE ACCOMPANIED DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING BY
SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS IN THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE. THESE WINDS
WILL OCCASIONALLY GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. AT THIS TIME...THE GREATEST
THREAT FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS LOOK TO BE ALONG AND EAST OF A
LINE FROM CHARLES CITY IOWA...TO LA CROSSE AND WISCONSIN RAPIDS
WISCONSIN. THIS WILL COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN TRAVEL IN THESE AREAS.
IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREES AND
POWER LINES IN THE AREAS THAT PICK UP SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS
EARLIER THIS MORNING. AT THIS TIME...WE ARE PARTICULARLY CONCERNED
WITH THE AREAS BETWEEN ELKADER IOWA AND ARKDALE WISCONSIN.

ALTHOUGH LESSER SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE FOUND WEST OF A LINE FROM
CHARLES CITY IOWA...TO ROCHESTER MINNESOTA AND MONDOVI
WISCONSIN...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL LIKELY CAUSE CONSIDERABLE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. THIS MAY RESULT IN NEAR WHITE-OUT
CONDITIONS AT TIMES AND THEREFORE DIFFICULT TRAVEL.

IAZ009>011-019-029-030-MNZ096-WIZ041>044-053>055-061-172345-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080217T1800Z/
/O.CON.KARX.BZ.W.0002.080217T1800Z-080218T0600Z/
HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-HOUSTON-
LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...OELWEIN...
LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...
RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
935 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. A
BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. 

HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL GENERALLY EAST OF A NEILLSVILLE
WISCONSIN TO NEW HAMPTON IOWA. SNOW RATES WILL BE UP TO AN INCH
AN HOUR THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TOTAL
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY RANGE FROM 5 TO 10 INCHES...
WITH SOME LOCATIONS CERTAIN TO RECEIVE UPWARDS OF 12 TO 14 INCHES
OF SNOW.

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS
MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. THIS WILL LIKELY
RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION...FOR THOSE THAT SAW
SIGNIFICANT ICING THIS MORNING...THE STRONG WINDS MAY CREATE
DAMAGE TO INFRASTRUCTURE...IN DOWNED POWER LINES...EXTENDED LOSS
OF POWER...AND DOWNED TREES.  AT THIS TIME...WE ARE PARTICULARLY 
CONCERNED WITH THE AREAS BETWEEN ELKADER IOWA AND ARKDALE
WISCONSIN.

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 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.

$$

IAZ018-172345-
/O.CON.KARX.BZ.W.0002.080217T1800Z-080218T0600Z/
/O.CON.KARX.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080217T1800Z/
FLOYD-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CHARLES CITY
935 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2008

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON
CST TODAY...
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT.
A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
TODAY. 

SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON...
REDUCING VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES. TOTAL
ACCUMULATIONS FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE COMMON BY THE TIME THE
SNOW DIMINISHES THIS EVENING.

NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO
40 MPH...WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH
VERY LOW VISIBILITIES. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CREATE
WIDESPREAD WHITEOUT CONDITIONS.

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE
LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

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.

$$

MNZ088-095-WIZ029-033-034-172345-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080218T0600Z/
WINONA-FILLMORE-CLARK-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINONA...NEILLSVILLE...
BLACK RIVER FALLS
935 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT. 

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH 
TODAY. SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE UP TO AN INCH AN HOUR. TOTAL
ACCUMULATIONS FROM 4 TO 7 INCHES WILL BE COMMON GENERALLY ALONG
AND WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF OF AS
MUCH AS 7 TO 10 INCHES WILL OCCUR EAST OF A LINE FROM BLACK RIVER
FALLS TO NEILLSVILLE WISCONSIN BY THE TIME THE SNOW DIMINISHES
THIS EVENING.

NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO
40 MPH...WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH
VERY LOW VISIBILITIES. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CREATE
NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. PERSONS ARE URGED TO REFRAIN FROM
TRAVELING TODAY IF AT ALL POSSIBLE.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE.  THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

IAZ008-MNZ079-086-087-094-WIZ017-032-172345-
/O.CON.KARX.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080218T0600Z/
MITCHELL-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-MOWER-TAYLOR-BUFFALO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...AUSTIN...MEDFORD
935 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2008

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT
CST TONIGHT. 

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE COMMON
ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM OSAGE IOWA...TO WABASHA
MINNESOTA...TO MONDOVI WISCONSIN. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 
6 INCHES WILL OCCUR EAST OF THAT LINE...AS WELL AS ACROSS NORTH
CENTRAL WISCONSIN...INCLUDING MEDFORD...BY THE TIME THE SNOW
DIMINISHES THIS EVENING.

NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO
40 MPH...WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH
VERY LOW VISIBILITIES. PERSONS ARE URGED TO RECONSIDER IF
PLANNING TRAVELING TODAY.

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE
LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

$$

BOYNE

WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE

000 
WWUS43 KARX 171850
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1250 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2008

...VERY DANGEROUS WINTER STORM WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL
AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...

.A VERY DANGEROUS WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE AREA
THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL EVOLVE THROUGH
THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHEAST IOWA...INTO SOUTHWEST
AND CENTRAL WISCONSIN.

A RAPIDLY STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM...LOCATED JUST EAST OF
MOLINE ILLINOIS AT NOON...WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS SOUTHEAST
WISCONSIN THIS AFTERNOON...AND THEN INTO NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN
TONIGHT. THIS SYSTEM IS ALREADY PRODUCING HEAVY SNOW EAST OF A
NEILLSVILLE WISCONSIN TO NEW HAMPTON IOWA LINE WHERE SNOW RATES
HAVE BEEN APPROACHING 2 INCHES PER HOUR. SNOW AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY
REMAIN IN THE 1 TO 2 INCH PER HOUR THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE
THE AFTERNOON...BEFORE LETTING UP THIS EVENING. TOTAL SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY RANGE FROM 5 TO 10 INCHES IN THE WINTER
STORM WARNING AND BLIZZARD WARNING AREAS...WITH SOME LOCATIONS
RECEIVING UPWARDS OF 12 TO 16 INCHES...GENERALLY SOUTHEAST OF A
LINE FROM MAUSTON THROUGH PRAIRIE DU CHINE AND STRAWBERRY POINT.

NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PICK UP INTO THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS OCCASIONALLY NEAR 40 MPH. AT THIS
TIME...THE GREATEST THREAT FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS APPEAR TO BE ALONG AND
EAST OF A LINE FROM CHARLES CITY IOWA...THROUGH LA CROSSE AND WISCONSIN
RAPIDS IN WISCONSIN. THIS WILL COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN TRAVEL IN THESE AREAS.
IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREES AND
POWER LINES IN THE AREAS THAT PICKED UP SIGNIFICANT ICE
ACCUMULATIONS EARLIER THIS MORNING. AT THIS TIME...WE ARE
PARTICULARLY CONCERNED WITH THE AREAS BETWEEN ELKADER IOWA AND
ARKDALE WISCONSIN.

ALTHOUGH LESSER SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE FOUND WEST OF A LINE FROM
CHARLES CITY IOWA...TO ROCHESTER MINNESOTA AND MONDOVI
WISCONSIN...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL LIKELY CAUSE CONSIDERABLE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. THIS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN
OCCASIONAL NEAR WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AND DIFFICULT TRAVEL.

IAZ009>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ096-WIZ041>044-053>055-061-180300-
/O.CON.KARX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080218T0600Z/
HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-
HOUSTON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-
GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY...
OELWEIN...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA...
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
1250 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. 

HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL GENERALLY EAST OF A LINE FROM 
NEILLSVILLE...THROUGH LA CROSSE WISCONSIN IN WISCONSIN...TO NEW
HAMPTON IOWA. SNOW RATES IN THE 1 TO 2 INCH PER HOUR RANGE WILL
PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL
LIKELY RANGE FROM 6 TO 10 INCHES... WITH SOME LOCATIONS SOUTHEAST
OF A LINE FROM MAUSTON THROUGH PRAIRIE DU CHIEN AND STRAWBERRY
POINT RECEIVING UPWARDS OF 12 TO 16 INCHES OF SNOW.

NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME QUITE STRONG ACROSS THE
AREA THIS AFTERNOON GUSTING TO NEAR 40 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING.
THIS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION...FOR
THOSE THAT SAW SIGNIFICANT ICING THIS MORNING...THE STRONG WINDS
MAY CREATE DAMAGE TO INFRASTRUCTURE...IN DOWNED POWER
LINES...EXTENDED LOSS OF POWER...AND DOWNED TREES. AT THIS
TIME...WE ARE PARTICULARLY CONCERNED WITH THE AREAS BETWEEN
ELKADER IOWA AND ARKDALE WISCONSIN.

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.

$$

MNZ088-095-WIZ029-033-034-180300-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080218T0600Z/
WINONA-FILLMORE-CLARK-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINONA...NEILLSVILLE...
BLACK RIVER FALLS
1250 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT. 

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FALLING ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. SNOW AMOUNTS WILL APPROACH AN INCH AN HOUR.
TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS FROM 4 TO 7 INCHES WILL BE COMMON IN THE
WINTER STORM WARNING AREA. 

NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 40
MPH...WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH VERY
LOW VISIBILITIES. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CREATE NEAR
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. PERSONS ARE URGED TO REFRAIN FROM TRAVELING
TODAY IF AT ALL POSSIBLE.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE.  THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

IAZ008-MNZ079-086-087-094-WIZ017-032-180300-
/O.CON.KARX.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080218T0600Z/
MITCHELL-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-MOWER-TAYLOR-BUFFALO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...AUSTIN...MEDFORD
1250 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2008

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT
CST TONIGHT. 

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS FROM 1 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE COMMON
ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM OSAGE IOWA...THROUGH WABASHA MINNESOTA...
TO MONDOVI AND MEDFORD WISCONSIN. 

NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO
40 MPH...WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH
VERY LOW VISIBILITIES. PERSONS ARE URGED TO RECONSIDER IF PLANNING
TRAVELING TODAY.

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE
LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

$$

DAS

WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE

000 
WWUS43 KARX 172038
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
238 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2008

...SNOW RATES DIMINISHING ALONG AND WEST OF MISSISSIPPI RIVER BUT
WINDS ON THE INCREASE...

.RADAR TRENDS THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON INDICATED THAT THE
SNOWFALL RATE IS DECREASING ACROSS MINNESOTA AND IOWA.
HOWEVER...WINDS HAVE INCREASED AT THE SAME TIME OVER THAT AREA
WITH 20 TO 30 MPH SPEEDS FAIRLY WIDESPREAD. SOME GUSTS WERE UP TO
40 MPH. FORECASTERS ARE MONITORING THIS AREA CLOSELY FOR LOW
VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW TO DEVELOP...AS THE WINDS WILL
CONTINUE TO BE STRONG THROUGH THE EVENING. THE WETTER SNOW THAT
HAS FALLEN MAY BE TOO HEAVY TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS.

SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS WISCONSIN THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND
SLOWLY DECREASE IN INTENSITY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL
LIKELY RANGE FROM 5 TO 10 INCHES IN THE WARNING AREA. A LOCALLY
HEAVIER SNOW BAND OF 12 TO 16 INCHES IS EXPECTED...GENERALLY ALONG A LINE
FROM STEVENS POINT...TO BIG FLATS...TO MAUSTON THROUGH RICHLAND
CENTER...AND PRAIRIE DU CHIEN WISCONSIN...TO STRAWBERRY POINT
IOWA. SHERIFFS REPORT MANY CARS AND TRUCKS OFF THE ROADS IN THESE
AREAS AND TRAVEL IS BASICALLY SHUT DOWN. IN WISCONSIN...NORTHWEST
WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 OR 35 MPH THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON. THIS WILL FURTHER IMPACT TRAVEL AND CAUSE POCKETS
OF NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS.

IT APPEARS THAT WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD OR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS MAY NOT
OCCUR AS EARLIER THOUGHT...DUE TO SOMEWHAT REDUCED WINDS SPEEDS
AND WETTER SNOW FALLING TODAY. WHILE WIDESPREAD WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS MAY NOT OCCUR IN THE BLIZZARD WARNING...STRONG
WINDS...DRIFTING SNOW OVER ROADS...AND MORE PATCHY WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS ARE STILL EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. TRAVEL WILL STILL BE
DIFFICULT. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE SOME DAMAGE TO
TREES AND POWER LINES IN THE AREAS THAT PICKED UP SIGNIFICANT ICE
ACCUMULATIONS THIS MORNING...GENERALLY FROM ADAMS-FRIENDSHIP
WISCONSIN...TO PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...TO ELKADER IOWA.

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DECREASE FROM WEST TO EAST BY 6 PM. WINDS WILL
REMAIN STRONG THROUGH AT LEAST THE EVENING HOURS. 

IAZ009>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ096-WIZ041>044-053>055-061-180445-
/O.CON.KARX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080218T0600Z/
HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-
HOUSTON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-
GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY...
OELWEIN...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA...
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
238 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. 

HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL GENERALLY EAST OF A LINE FROM
WISCONSIN RAPIDS...TO TOMAH...TO PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...TO OELWEIN IOWA
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. SNOW RATES UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR WILL
PERSIST THROUGH ABOUT 4 OR 5 PM. JUST TO THE WEST OF THIS
AREA...LIGHTER SNOW WILL OCCUR BEFORE ENDING BY LATE AFTERNOON.
TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY RANGE FROM 6 TO 10
INCHES... WITH SOME LOCATIONS SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM MAUSTON
THROUGH PRAIRIE DU CHIEN AND STRAWBERRY POINT RECEIVING 12 TO 16
INCHES OF SNOW.

NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME QUITE STRONG ACROSS THE
AREA THIS AFTERNOON GUSTING FROM 30 TO 35 MPH THROUGH THIS
EVENING. THIS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN AREAS OF BLIZZARD-LIKE CONDITIONS.
IN ADDITION...FOR THOSE THAT SAW SIGNIFICANT ICING THIS
MORNING...THE STRONG WINDS MAY CREATE DAMAGE TO INFRASTRUCTURE...IN
DOWNED POWER LINES... EXTENDED LOSS OF POWER...AND DOWNED TREES.
AT THIS TIME...WE ARE PARTICULARLY CONCERNED WITH THE AREAS
BETWEEN ELKADER IOWA AND ARKDALE WISCONSIN.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A
WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR
VEHICLE. IF YOU COME ACROSS A DOWNED POWER LINE...CALL 911 TO
REPORT IT...AND DO NOT TOUCH THE LINE...BUT STAY FAR FROM IT.

$$

MNZ088-095-WIZ029-033-034-180445-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080218T0600Z/
WINONA-FILLMORE-CLARK-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINONA...NEILLSVILLE...
BLACK RIVER FALLS
238 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT. 

SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE IN INTENSITY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. TOTAL
ACCUMULATIONS FROM 4 TO 7 INCHES WILL BE COMMON IN THE WINTER
STORM WARNING AREA. 

NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS
APPROACHING 35 MPH...WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH
POCKETS OF LOWER VISIBILITIES. PERSONS ARE URGED TO REFRAIN FROM
TRAVELING TODAY IF AT ALL POSSIBLE.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE.  THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

IAZ008-MNZ079-086-087-094-WIZ017-032-180445-
/O.CON.KARX.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080218T0600Z/
MITCHELL-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-MOWER-TAYLOR-BUFFALO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...AUSTIN...MEDFORD
238 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2008

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT
CST TONIGHT. 

SNOW WILL BE ENDING BY LATER AFTERNOON. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS FROM
1 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE COMMON. NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO
30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH...WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW...WITH PATCHY LOW VISIBILITIES. TRAVEL WILL BE MORE
DIFFICULT TODAY SO ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION.

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE
LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

$$

WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE

000 
WWUS43 KARX 172211
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
411 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2008

...SNOW CONTINUES EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER...BUT SNOW RATES
SHOWING A DIMINISHING TREND WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER...

.RADAR TRENDS THIS AFTERNOON INDICATED THAT THE SNOW IS ON THE
DECREASE ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA. HOWEVER...
AT THE SAME TIME...WINDS HAVE INCREASED OUT OF THE NORTHWEST
ACROSS THAT AREA WITH 20 TO 30 MPH SPEEDS FAIRLY COMMON. SOME
GUSTS WERE NEARING 40 MPH. MEANWHILE...EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI
RIVER...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WAS STILL FALLING ALONG AND EAST
OF A LINE FROM BLACK RIVER FALLS THROUGH LA CROSSE...TO NEAR
ELKADER IOWA. WITH THE WETTER CONTENT OF THE SNOW THAT HAS
FALLEN...BLOWING SNOW AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS HAS BEEN RATHER
LIMITED. HOWEVER...WITH THE STRENGTHENING WINDS...AREAS OF BLOWING
SNOW IS STILL POSSIBLE ALONG AND EAST OF A LINE FROM MEDFORD WISCONSIN
THROUGH WINONA MINNESOTA...TO NEW HAMPTON IOWA. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS WISCONSIN INTO EARLY THIS EVENING WITH A GRADUAL
DECREASE IN INTENSITY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS FROM TODAY
INTO THIS EVENING WILL LIKELY RANGE FROM 5 TO 10 INCHES EAST OF A
LINE FROM NEILLSVILLE WISCONSIN THROUGH LA CROSSE TO NEAR NEW
HAMPTON IOWA. A LOCALLY HEAVIER SNOW BAND OF 10 TO 13 INCHES FORM
TODAY INTO THIS EVENING IS EXPECTED...GENERALLY ALONG A LINE FROM
STEVENS POINT...TO BIG FLATS...TO MAUSTON THROUGH RICHLAND
CENTER...AND PRAIRIE DU CHIEN WISCONSIN...TO STRAWBERRY POINT
IOWA. SHERIFFS REPORT MANY CARS AND TRUCKS OFF THE ROADS IN THESE
AREAS AND TRAVEL IS BASICALLY SHUT DOWN.

THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO CAUSE SOME DAMAGE TO TREES
AND POWER LINES IN THE AREAS THAT PICKED UP SIGNIFICANT ICE
ACCUMULATIONS THIS MORNING...GENERALLY FROM ADAMS-FRIENDSHIP
WISCONSIN...TO PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...TO ELKADER IOWA.

THE SNOW SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DECREASE FROM WEST TO EAST THROUGH
THIS EVENING WITH WINDS REMAINING STRONG THROUGH AT LEAST THE
EVENING HOURS.

IAZ030-WIZ042>044-053>055-061-180600-
/O.CAN.KARX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080218T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KARX.WS.W.0004.080217T2211Z-080218T0600Z/
CLAYTON-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA...
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
411 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS REPLACED THE
BLIZZARD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT WITH
A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED.

MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WAS STILL FALLING ALONG AND EAST
OF A LINE FROM BLACK RIVER FALLS THROUGH LA CROSSE...TO NEAR
ELKADER IOWA.

5 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING IN THE
WARNED AREA...WITH A LOCALLY HEAVIER SNOW BAND OF 10 TO 13 INCHES
IS EXPECTED GENERALLY ALONG A LINE FROM STEVENS POINT...TO BIG
FLATS...TO MAUSTON THROUGH RICHLAND CENTER...AND PRAIRIE DU CHIEN
WISCONSIN...TO STRAWBERRY POINT IOWA. SHERIFFS REPORT MANY CARS
AND TRUCKS OFF THE ROADS IN THESE AREAS AND TRAVEL IS BASICALLY
SHUT DOWN.

DUE TO THE WETTER CONTENT TO THE SNOW...WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW
HAS BEEN LIMITED. HOWEVER...SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING WILL STILL EXIST
THROUGH THIS EVENING AS STRONG WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS
AROUND 30 MPH CONTINUING.

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.

$$

IAZ009>011-019-029-MNZ096-WIZ041-180600-
/O.CAN.KARX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080218T0600Z/
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HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-HOUSTON-LA CROSSE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...OELWEIN...LA CROSSE
411 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2008

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS REPLACED THE
BLIZZARD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT WITH
A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT
CST TONIGHT. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED.

SNOW WILL BE DIMINISHING GOING INTO THE EVENING HOURS. TOTAL
ACCUMULATIONS FROM TODAY INTO THIS EVENING WILL RANGE FROM FROM 5
TO 10 INCHES. 

DUE TO THE WETTER CONTENT TO THE SNOW...WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW
HAS BEEN LIMITED. HOWEVER...SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING WILL STILL EXIST
THROUGH THIS EVENING AS STRONG WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS
AROUND 30 MPH CONTINUING. 

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE
LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

$$

IAZ018-172315-
/O.CAN.KARX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080218T0600Z/
FLOYD-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CHARLES CITY
411 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS CANCELED THE
BLIZZARD WARNING. 

THE SNOW HAS MOVED EAST OF THE AREA. AND DUE TO THE WETTER CONTENT
OF THE SNOW OF THAT HAS FALLEN...BLOWING SNOW HAS BEEN LIMITED.
THEREFORE...THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED.

$$

MNZ088-095-WIZ029-033-034-180600-
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/O.EXA.KARX.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080218T0600Z/
WINONA-FILLMORE-CLARK-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINONA...NEILLSVILLE...
BLACK RIVER FALLS
411 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2008

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS REPLACED THE
WINTER STORM WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
WITH A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL
MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED.

SNOW WILL BE DIMINISHING GOING INTO THE EVENING HOURS. TOTAL
ACCUMULATIONS FROM TODAY INTO THIS EVENING WILL RANGE FROM FROM 2
TO 5 INCHES.

DUE TO THE WETTER CONTENT TO THE SNOW...WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW
HAS BEEN LIMITED. HOWEVER...SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING WILL STILL EXIST
THROUGH THIS EVENING AS STRONG WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS
AROUND 30 MPH CONTINUING. 

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE
LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

$$

IAZ008-MNZ079-086-087-094-WIZ032-172315-
/O.CAN.KARX.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080218T0600Z/
MITCHELL-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-MOWER-BUFFALO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...AUSTIN
411 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2008

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS CANCELED THE SNOW
AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY. 

.THE SNOW HAS MOVED EAST OF THE AREA. AND DUE TO THE WETTER CONTENT
OF THE SNOW OF THAT HAS FALLEN...BLOWING SNOW HAS BEEN LIMITED.
THEREFORE...THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELED.

$$

WIZ017-180600-
/O.CON.KARX.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080218T0600Z/
TAYLOR-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MEDFORD
411 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2008

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT
CST TONIGHT. 

SNOW WILL BE DIMINISHING THROUGH THIS EVENING. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS FROM
TODAY INTO THIS EVENING WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 4 INCHES. NORTHWEST
WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH MAY STILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH
PATCHY LOW VISIBILITIES. TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT THIS EVENING SO
ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION.

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE
LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

$$

DAS

WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE