Alert archive / Wisconsin / Winter Storm Warnings in 2008

Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS La Crosse, WI

February 5, 2008Clayton County, Fayette County, Iowa; Crawford County, Grant County, Richland County, Wisconsin

NWS La Crosse, WI issued this winter storm warning at Feb 5, 2008, 4:08 AM CST for Clayton County, Fayette County, Iowa; Crawford County, Grant County, Richland County, Wisconsin. It took effect at Feb 5, 2008, 3:00 PM CST. It was in force for 25 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 5, 2008, 4:08 AM CST (10:08 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 5, 2008, 3:00 PM CST
Expired
Feb 6, 2008, 4:00 PM CST
In force
25 hr
Issued by
NWS La Crosse, WI

Counties Clayton County, IA, Fayette County, IA, Crawford County, WI, Grant County, WI, Richland County, WI

The radar

The La Crosse radar (KARX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:08 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Davenport, (KDVN), launched 00:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 164 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Davenport, at 00:00Z on 2008-02-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Davenport, at 00:00Z on 2008-02-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 81 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
1 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
441 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
87 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
81 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
111 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

000 
WWUS43 KARX 051008
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
408 AM CST TUE FEB 5 2008

...ANOTHER WINTER STORM TAKING AIM AT THE AREA...

.ANOTHER WINTER STORM SYSTEM IS TAKING AIM AT THE AREA. THE STORM
CENTER IS EXPECTED TO CROSS SOUTHERN MISSOURI TODAY...REACHING
INDIANA BY TONIGHT. A BAND OF SIGNIFICANT SNOW WILL DEVELOP TO
THE NORTH OF THE STORM TRACK...REACHING INTO PARTS OF NORTHEAST
IOWA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. WHILE THE HIGHEST SNOW TOTALS ARE
EXPECTED TO BE FURTHER SOUTH...FROM EASTERN IOWA UP INTO SOUTHEAST
WISCONSIN...AMOUNTS EXCEEDING 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNING AREA BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS WOULD BE ALONG AND SOUTH
OF A LINE FROM WEST UNION IOWA...TO PRAIRIE DU CHIEN WISCONSIN...
TO RICHLAND CENTER AND THE WISCONSIN DELLS AREA. AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8
INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS...WITH PERHAPS SOME LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS. A WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THESE
AREAS. JUST A BIT FURTHER TO THE NORTH...AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES
WILL BE POSSIBLE. THIS WOULD INCLUDE AREAS FROM CHARLES CITY AND
NEW HAMPTON IOWA...TO DECORAH...TO VIROQUA AND HILLSBORO
WISCONSIN. A SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THESE AREAS.


IAZ029-030-WIZ054-055-061-051815-
/O.UPG.KARX.WS.A.0003.080205T1800Z-080206T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KARX.WS.W.0002.080205T2100Z-080206T1800Z/
FAYETTE-CLAYTON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OELWEIN...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...
RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
408 AM CST TUE FEB 5 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
12 PM CST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
12 PM CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT. 

AS ANOTHER WINTER STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES THE AREA...LOOK FOR SNOW
TO BEGIN FALLING ACROSS THE AREA BY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HORUS...BEFORE ENDING WEDNESDAY
MORNING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...
WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND ICE
ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. BE PREPARED
FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION
WHILE DRIVING.

$$

IAZ010-011-018-019-WIZ053-051815-
/O.NEW.KARX.SN.Y.0003.080205T2100Z-080206T1800Z/
WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-VERNON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY...
VIROQUA
408 AM CST TUE FEB 5 2008

...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 12 PM CST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A SNOW
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 12 PM
CST WEDNESDAY. 

AS ANOTHER WINTER STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES THE AREA...LOOK FOR SNOW
TO BEGIN FALLING ACROSS THE AREA BY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HORUS...BEFORE ENDING WEDNESDAY
MORNING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL
DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

MW

WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
11 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS43 KARX 051700
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1100 AM CST TUE FEB 5 2008

...ANOTHER WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT PARTS OF THE AREA FROM LATE
THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...

.A LOW PRESSURE...CURRENTLY LOCATED ACROSS SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS MISSOURI THIS AFTERNOON...AND CENTRAL 
ILLINOIS AND SOUTHERN INDIANA TONIGHT. A BAND OF SIGNIFICANT SNOW
IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP NORTH OF THIS TRACK ACROSS PARTS OF
NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHERN WISCONSIN. BETWEEN 6 AND 12 INCHES OF
SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING GENERALLY SOUTHEAST OF AN OELWEIN IOWA TO
RICHLAND CENTER WISCONSIN LINE. AS A RESULT...A WINTER STORM
WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FAYETTE AND CLAYTON COUNTIES IN
NORTHEAST IOWA...AND CRAWFORD...GRANT...AND RICHLAND COUNTIES IN
SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN.

NORTH OF THE WINTER STORM WARNING...3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED 
TO FALL ACROSS ALLAMAKEE...CHICKASAW...FLOYD...AND WINNESHIEK
COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST IOWA...AND ADAMS...JUNEAU...AND VERNON
COUNTIES IN WEST CENTRAL AND CENTRAL WISCONSIN. THIS WOULD INCLUDE
AREAS FROM CHARLES CITY...DECORAH...AND NEW HAMPTON IOWA...TO
VIROQUA...HILLSBORO...MAUSTON...AND FRIENDSHIP WISCONSIN. DUE TO
THIS SNOW...A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT.

IAZ029-030-WIZ054-055-061-060100-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0002.080205T2100Z-080206T1800Z/
FAYETTE-CLAYTON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OELWEIN...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...
RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
1100 AM CST TUE FEB 5 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY. 

SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA BETWEEN 1 PM AND 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON...
AND THEN CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. UP TO 2 INCHES
OF SNOW WILL LIKELY FALL THROUGH 6 PM. TOTAL SNOWFALL FROM THIS 
WINTER STORM WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND ICE
ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. BE PREPARED
FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION
WHILE DRIVING.

$$

WIZ043-044-060100-
/O.EXA.KARX.SN.Y.0003.080205T2100Z-080206T1800Z/
JUNEAU-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MAUSTON
1100 AM CST TUE FEB 5 2008

...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 12 PM CST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A SNOW
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 12 PM
CST WEDNESDAY. 

SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA BETWEEN 4 PM AND 7 PM. UP TO AN INCH
OF SNOW IS EXPECTED BY 7 PM. TOTAL SNOWFALL FROM THIS WINTER STORM
WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES GENERALLY SOUTH OF A MAUSTON AND
FRIENDSHIP LINE. MEANWHILE 1 TO 3 INCHES IS ANTICIPATED NORTH OF
THIS LINE.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL
DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

IAZ010-011-018-019-WIZ053-060100-
/O.CON.KARX.SN.Y.0003.080205T2100Z-080206T1800Z/
WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-VERNON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY...
VIROQUA
1100 AM CST TUE FEB 5 2008

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
12 PM CST WEDNESDAY...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
12 PM CST WEDNESDAY. 

SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA BETWEEN 1 PM AND 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON...
AND THEN CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. UP TO 2 INCHES
OF SNOW WILL LIKELY FALL THROUGH 6 PM. TOTAL SNOWFALL FROM THIS 
WINTER STORM WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL
DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

BOYNE

WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
000 
WWUS43 KARX 052147
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
347 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008

...POTENT WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT PARTS OF THE AREA THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...

.A LOW PRESSURE...CURRENTLY LOCATED ACROSS SOUTHERN MISSOURI...
WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND SOUTHERN INDIANA
TONIGHT. A BAND OF VERY HEAVY SNOW WILL BE FOUND FROM EAST CENTRAL
AND NORTHEAST IOWA...NORTHERN ILLINOIS...AND SOUTHERN WISCONSIN.
HOURLY SNOW RATES WILL LIKELY BE IN THE EXCESS OF ONE INCH AN HOUR
FOR SEVERAL HOURS. SNOWFALL RATES IN THIS RANGE CAN SERIOUSLY
HAMPER TRAVEL. IN ADDITION...THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF THUNDER
BETWEEN 8 PM AND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...AND FROM 3 AM THROUGH 7 AM
WEDNESDAY. IF THUNDER DOES OCCUR...HOURLY SNOW RATES WILL INCREASE
INTO TWO TO THREE INCH RANGE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL IMPOSSIBLE.
THE GREATEST THREAT FOR THUNDER WILL BE LOCATED SOUTHEAST OF AN
OELWEIN IOWA TO RICHLAND CENTER WISCONSIN. THESE AREAS WILL ALSO
SEE THE GREATEST SNOW TOTALS. BY WEDNESDAY NOON...STORM TOTALS WILL
LIKELY RANGE BETWEEN 6 AND 12 INCHES. SOME PARTS OF SOUTHERN GRANT
COUNTY COULD SEE GREATER THAN A FOOT OF SNOW.  AS A RESULT...A
WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FAYETTE AND CLAYTON
COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST IOWA...AND CRAWFORD...GRANT...AND RICHLAND
COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN.

NORTH OF THE WINTER STORM WARNING...3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS
EXPECTED TO FALL ACROSS ALLAMAKEE...CHICKASAW...FLOYD...AND
WINNESHIEK COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST IOWA...AND ADAMS...JUNEAU...AND
VERNON COUNTIES IN WEST CENTRAL AND CENTRAL WISCONSIN. THIS WOULD
INCLUDE AREAS FROM CHARLES CITY...DECORAH...AND NEW HAMPTON
IOWA...TO VIROQUA...HILLSBORO...MAUSTON...AND FRIENDSHIP
WISCONSIN. DUE TO THIS SNOW...A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT.

IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...NORTH WINDS IN THE 10 TO 20 MPH RANGE
WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. THIS COULD
FURTHER HAMPER TRAVEL ACROSS THE PARTS OF NORTHEAST IOWA...
AND SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL WISCONSIN FROM TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING. 

IAZ029-030-WIZ054-055-061-060600-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080206T1800Z/
FAYETTE-CLAYTON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OELWEIN...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...
RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
347 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST
WEDNESDAY. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA THIS EVENING...
AND CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. HOURLY SNOW RATES
WILL BE UP TO AN INCH AN HOUR THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT. THERE MAY
ALSO BE THUNDER BETWEEN 8 PM AND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...AND 3 AM AND
7 AM TONIGHT. IF THIS THUNDER DOES INDEED OCCUR...HOURLY SNOW
RATES WILL INCREASE INTO THE TWO TO THREE INCH RANGE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL IMPOSSIBLE. THROUGH MIDNIGHT...SNOW TOTALS WILL
LIKELY RANGE BETWEEN 3 AND 6 INCHES.

BY WEDNESDAY NOON...STORM TOTALS WILL LIKELY RANGE BETWEEN 6 AND
12 INCHES. SOME PARTS OF SOUTHERN GRANT COUNTY COULD SEE GREATER
THAN A FOOT OF SNOW.

IN ADDITION...NORTH WINDS IN THE 10 TO 20 MPH RANGE WILL CAUSE
CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. THIS WILL FURTHER
DETERIORATE TRAVEL ACROSS THIS AREA.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND ICE
ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. BE PREPARED
FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION
WHILE DRIVING.

$$

IAZ010-011-018-019-WIZ043-044-053-060600-
/O.CON.KARX.SN.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080206T1800Z/
WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY...
MAUSTON...VIROQUA
347 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA THIS EVENING...
AND CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. THROUGH MIDNIGHT...
ONE TO FOUR INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL FROM CHARLES
CITY...DECORAH...AND NEW HAMPTON IOWA...TO VIROQUA...
HILLSBORO...MAUSTON...AND FRIENDSHIP WISCONSIN.

BY WEDNESDAY NOON...STORM TOTALS WILL LIKELY RANGE BETWEEN 3 AND
6 INCHES. 

IN ADDITION...NORTH WINDS IN THE 10 TO 20 MPH RANGE WILL CAUSE
SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. THIS WILL FURTHER
DETERIORATE TRAVEL ACROSS THIS AREA.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL
DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

BOYNE

WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
000 
WWUS43 KARX 060033
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
633 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008

...POTENT WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT PARTS OF THE AREA THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...

.AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE LOCATED ACROSS SOUTHERN MISSOURI THIS
EVENING WILL MOVE NORTHEAST REACHING SOUTHERN INDIANA BY WEDNESDAY
MORNING. A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW WILL BE FOUND ON THE NORTH SIDE OF
THE LOW. LOCALLY...THIS BAND OF HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL
ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA INTO SOUTHERN WISCONSIN. SNOWFALL RATES IN
EXCESS OF AN INCH AN HOUR WILL LIKELY OCCUR THIS EVENING THROUGH 9
OR 10 PM AND THEN AGAIN LATE TONIGHT AFTER 3 AM. A RUMBLE OR TWO
OF THUNDER COULD ALSO BE HEARD DURING THESE TIMES OF THE HEAVIER
SNOWFALL. IF THUNDER DOES OCCUR...EXPECT THE HOURLY SNOWFALL
RATES TO INCREASE INTO THE TWO TO THREE RANGE...WHICH WOULD MAKE
TRAVEL NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. THE POTENTIAL FOR THE HEAVIEST SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS IS SOUTH OF A LINE FROM OELWEIN IOWA TO RICHLAND
CENTER WISCONSIN WHERE ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES WILL BE
POSSIBLE BY NOON WEDNESDAY AND A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN
EFFECT.

TO THE NORTH OF THIS AREA...SNOWFALL RATES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO
QUITE AS HIGH. HOWEVER...ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES WILL STILL
BE POSSIBLE BY NOON WEDNESDAY FOR AREAS ROUGHLY SOUTH OF A LINE
FROM CHARLES CITY IOWA TO NECEDAH WISCONSIN. A SNOW ADVISORY
REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THESE LOCATIONS.

IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...NORTH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL CREATE
CONSIDERABLE DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. SOME AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW MAY
ALSO OCCUR FOR A BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME IN THE OPEN COUNTRY AND ON
THE RIDGE TOPS. THIS COULD FURTHER HAMPER TRAVEL THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING.

IAZ029-030-WIZ054-055-061-060845-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080206T1800Z/
FAYETTE-CLAYTON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OELWEIN...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...
RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
633 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST
WEDNESDAY. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING. HEAVY SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING THROUGH 10 PM
AND THEN AGAIN AFTER 3 AM. SNOW RATES OF AN INCH AN HOUR WILL BE
POSSIBLE WITH THE HEAVY SNOW. SOME THUNDER MAY BE HEARD DURING
THESE TIMES AS WELL...WHICH COULD INCREASE THE SNOW RATES TO 2 TO
3 INCHES AN HOUR. THIS WOULD MAKE TRAVEL NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE.
THROUGH MIDNIGHT...SNOW TOTALS WILL LIKELY RANGE BETWEEN 3 AND 6
INCHES. BY WEDNESDAY NOON...STORM TOTALS WILL LIKELY RANGE BETWEEN
6 AND 12 INCHES.

IN ADDITION...NORTH WINDS IN THE 10 TO 20 MPH RANGE WILL CAUSE
CONSIDERABLE DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. SOME AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW MAY
ALSO OCCUR IN THE OPEN COUNTRY AND ON THE RIDGE TOPS. THIS WILL
FURTHER DETERIORATE TRAVEL ACROSS THIS AREA.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND ICE
ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. BE PREPARED
FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION
WHILE DRIVING.

$$

IAZ010-011-018-019-WIZ043-044-053-060845-
/O.CON.KARX.SN.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080206T1800Z/
WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY...
MAUSTON...VIROQUA
633 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING. BRIEF PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR THIS EVENING
THROUGH 10 PM AND WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE AFTER 3 AM. THROUGH
MIDNIGHT...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE.
BY WEDNESDAY NOON...STORM TOTALS WILL LIKELY RANGE BETWEEN 3 AND 6
INCHES.

IN ADDITION...NORTH WINDS IN THE 10 TO 20 MPH RANGE WILL CAUSE
SOME DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. SOME AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL ALSO BE
POSSIBLE IN THE OPEN COUNTRY AND ON THE RIDGE TOPS. THIS WILL
FURTHER DETERIORATE TRAVEL ACROSS THIS AREA.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL
DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

04

WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
000 
WWUS43 KARX 060320
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
920 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008

...SNOW ON THE DECREASE FOR NOW...

.AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE LOCATED OVER SOUTHEAST MISSOURI THIS
EVENING WILL MOVE NORTHEAST REACHING SOUTHERN INDIANA BY WEDNESDAY
MORNING. A TEMPORARY DECREASE IN THE SNOW WILL OCCUR FOR A WHILE
TONIGHT UNTIL A STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE APPROACHES THE
AREA. ONCE THIS HAPPENS...LOOK FOR THE SNOW TO INCREASE IN
INTENSITY AGAIN. THIS INCREASE IN THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR
AFTER 3 AM. THERE STILL IS THE POTENTIAL THAT A RUMBLE OR TWO OF
THUNDER COULD BE HEARD AT THAT TIME. UNTIL THE SNOW INCREASES
AGAIN...EXPECT LIGHT TO AT TIMES MODERATE SNOW TO CONTINUE FALLING.
THE POTENTIAL FOR THE HEAVIEST SNOW FROM THIS SYSTEM STILL EXISTS
SOUTH OF A LINE FROM OELWEIN IOWA TO RICHLAND CENTER WISCONSIN.
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT IN THIS AREA SHOULD BE 1 TO 4
INCHES AND STORM TOTALS THROUGH WEDNESDAY SHOULD STILL RANGE FROM
6 TO 12 INCHES. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT.

TO THE NORTH OF THIS AREA...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT WILL
BE LESS RANGING FROM A HALF INCH TO A COUPLE OF INCHES. SOME OF
THE HEAVIER SNOW WILL FALL OVER THIS REGION LATER TONIGHT SO TOTAL
ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH WEDNESDAY COULD STILL REACH THE 3 TO 6 INCH
RANGE. AREAS ROUGHLY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM CHARLES CITY IOWA TO
NECEDAH WISCONSIN REMAIN IN A SNOW ADVISORY.

IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...NORTH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL CREATE
SOME DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. THIS COULD FURTHER HAMPER TRAVEL
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.

IAZ029-030-WIZ054-055-061-061130-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080206T1800Z/
FAYETTE-CLAYTON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OELWEIN...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...
RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
920 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST
WEDNESDAY. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING. HEAVY SNOW WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE AFTER 3 AM WHEN SNOW
RATES WILL BE AROUND AN INCH AN HOUR. A RUMBLE OR TWO OF THUNDER
MAY STILL BE HEARD AT THIS TIME AS WELL. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS
TONIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 1 TO 4 INCHES AND STORM TOTALS
THROUGH WEDNESDAY WILL LIKELY RANGE FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES.

IN ADDITION...NORTH WINDS IN THE 10 TO 20 MPH RANGE WILL CAUSE
SOME DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. THIS WILL FURTHER HAMPER TRAVEL ACROSS
THIS AREA.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND ICE
ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. BE PREPARED
FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION
WHILE DRIVING.

$$

IAZ010-011-018-019-WIZ043-044-053-061130-
/O.CON.KARX.SN.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080206T1800Z/
WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY...
MAUSTON...VIROQUA
920 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING. BRIEF PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE AFTER
3 AM. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM A
HALF INCH UP TO A COUPLE OF INCHES. BY NOON WEDNESDAY...STORM
TOTALS WILL LIKELY RANGE BETWEEN 3 AND 6 INCHES.

IN ADDITION...NORTH WINDS IN THE 10 TO 20 MPH RANGE WILL CAUSE
SOME DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. THIS WILL FURTHER DETERIORATE TRAVEL
ACROSS THIS AREA.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL
DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

04

WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
000 
WWUS43 KARX 060516
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1116 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008

...THE SNOW WILL INCREASE AGAIN LATE TONIGHT...

.A SECOND AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT
OVER CENTRAL ILLINOIS IN RESPONSE TO A STRONG UPPER LEVEL
DISTURBANCE MOVING OUT OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS STATES. AS THE
SECOND LOW DEVELOPS AND THE UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE APPROACHES THE
REGION...LOOK FOR THE SNOW TO INCREASE IN INTENSITY. THIS INCREASE
IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR AFTER 3 AM. UNTIL THE SNOW INCREASES
AGAIN...EXPECT LIGHT TO AT TIMES MODERATE SNOW TO CONTINUE
FALLING. THE POTENTIAL FOR THE HEAVIEST SNOW FROM THIS SYSTEM
STILL EXISTS SOUTH OF A LINE FROM OELWEIN IOWA TO RICHLAND CENTER
WISCONSIN. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT IN THIS AREA SHOULD BE
1 TO 4 INCHES AND STORM TOTALS THROUGH WEDNESDAY SHOULD STILL
RANGE FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN
EFFECT.

TO THE NORTH OF THIS AREA...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT WILL
BE LESS RANGING FROM A HALF INCH TO A COUPLE OF INCHES. SOME OF
THE HEAVIER SNOW WILL FALL OVER THIS REGION LATER TONIGHT SO
TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH WEDNESDAY COULD STILL REACH THE 3 TO
6 INCH RANGE. AREAS ROUGHLY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM CHARLES CITY
IOWA TO NECEDAH WISCONSIN REMAIN IN A SNOW ADVISORY.

IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...NORTH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL CREATE
SOME DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. THIS COULD FURTHER HAMPER TRAVEL
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.

IAZ029-030-WIZ054-055-061-061330-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080206T1800Z/
FAYETTE-CLAYTON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OELWEIN...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...
RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
1116 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST
WEDNESDAY. 

LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL BUT IS EXPECTED TO
BECOME HEAVY AGAIN AFTER 3 AM. SNOW RATES AROUND AND INCH AN HOUR
WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE HEAVY SNOW. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS
TONIGHT SHOULD RANGE FROM 1 TO 4 INCHES AND STORM TOTALS THROUGH
WEDNESDAY WILL LIKELY RANGE FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES.

IN ADDITION...NORTH WINDS IN THE 10 TO 20 MPH RANGE WILL CAUSE
SOME DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. THIS WILL FURTHER HAMPER TRAVEL ACROSS
THIS AREA.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND ICE
ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. BE PREPARED
FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION
WHILE DRIVING.

$$

IAZ010-011-018-019-WIZ043-044-053-061330-
/O.CON.KARX.SN.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080206T1800Z/
WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY...
MAUSTON...VIROQUA
1116 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY. 

LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS THE AREA
TONIGHT. BRIEF PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE AFTER
3 AM. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM
A HALF INCH UP TO A COUPLE OF INCHES. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS
THROUGH WEDNESDAY WILL LIKELY RANGE BETWEEN 3 AND 6 INCHES.

IN ADDITION...NORTH WINDS IN THE 10 TO 20 MPH RANGE WILL CAUSE
SOME DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. THIS WILL FURTHER DETERIORATE TRAVEL
ACROSS THIS AREA.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL
DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

04

WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
000 
WWUS43 KARX 060911
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
311 AM CST WED FEB 6 2008

...SNOW ONCE AGAIN EXPANDING ACROSS THE AREA...

.ANOTHER SURGE OF SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS NOW SPREADING UP INTO
THE AREA FROM CENTRAL AND EASTERN IOWA...AS THE CENTER OF A WINTER
STORM MOVES ACROSS CENTRAL ILLINOIS. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES IS
EXPECTED TO FALL ACROSS AREAS FROM OELWEIN AND ELKADER IOWA...TO
FENNIMORE AND RICHLAND CENTER WISCONSIN...THROUGH THE MORNING
HOURS. THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR ANOTHER 3 OR 4 INCHES OF SNOW IN
THESE AREAS...AND WINTER STORM WARNINGS WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT
TODAY. THERE WAS A SHARP CUT OFF TO THE SNOW INTENSITY AND
AMOUNTS TO THE NORTH. ANOTHER 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE
POSSIBLE FROM NEW HAMPTON AND DECORAH IOWA...OVER TO VIROQUA AND
MAUSTON WISCONSIN. A SNOW ADVISORY WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THESE
AREAS THROUGH THE DAY. 

IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...NORTH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL CREATE
SOME DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. WHERE SNOW DRIFTS ONTO OR ACROSS
ROADWAYS...THERE COULD BE SOME ADDITIONAL TRAVEL DIFFICULTY. 

PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL AROUND THE REGION TODAY WILL NEED TO STAY
ABREAST OF THE LATEST WEATHER CONDITIONS BEFORE HEADING OUT. 


IAZ018-061015-
/O.CAN.KARX.SN.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080206T1800Z/
FLOYD-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CHARLES CITY
311 AM CST WED FEB 6 2008

...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW
ADVISORY. 

THE HEAVIEST SNOW AREA WILL REMAIN TO THE SOUTH AND EAST OF FLOYD
COUNTY...WITH ONLY LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES ANTICIPATED FOR THE
REMAINDER OF THE DAY. AMOUNTS WILL BE LIGHT...AND AN ADVISORY WILL
NO LONGER BE NEEDED. 

$$

IAZ029-030-WIZ054-055-061-061715-
/O.EXT.KARX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080207T0000Z/
FAYETTE-CLAYTON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OELWEIN...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...
RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
311 AM CST WED FEB 6 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ON THE
AREA THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. SNOW RATES AROUND AND INCH AN HOUR
WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE HEAVIER SNOW BANDS. ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH MID-AFTERNOON TODAY COULD BE ANOTHER 3 TO 4
INCHES...BRINGING STORM TOTALS UP TO THE 6 TO 10 INCH RANGE.

IN ADDITION...NORTH WINDS IN THE 10 TO 20 MPH RANGE WILL CAUSE
SOME DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. WHERE SNOW DRIFTS ONTO OR ACROSS
ROADWAYS MAY LEAD TO SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTY. 

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND ICE
ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. BE PREPARED
FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION
WHILE DRIVING.

$$

IAZ010-011-019-WIZ043-044-053-061715-
/O.CON.KARX.SN.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080206T1800Z/
WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-CHICKASAW-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...MAUSTON...VIROQUA
311 AM CST WED FEB 6 2008

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. 

PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS THE
AREA THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH
THE NOON HOUR WOULD BE ANOTHER 1 TO 3 INCHES...BRINGING STORM
TOTALS UP TO BETWEEN 3 AND 6 INCHES.

IN ADDITION...NORTH WINDS IN THE 10 TO 20 MPH RANGE WILL CAUSE
SOME DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. WHERE SNOW DRIFTS ONTO OR ACROSS
ROADWAYS MAY LEAD TO SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTY. 

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL
DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

MW

WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
000 
WWUS43 KARX 061247
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
647 AM CST WED FEB 6 2008

...HEAVY SNOW FALLING ON PARTS OF THE AREA...

.THE CENTER OF A STRONG WINTER STORM SYSTEM WAS MOVING ACROSS
ILLINOIS THIS MORNING. A NEARLY STATIONARY BAND OF SNOW WAS FALLING
TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF THIS STORM...REACHING INTO PARTS OF
NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST INTO CENTRAL WISCONSIN. THE HEAVIEST
SNOWFALL SO FAR HAS REMAINED JUST TO THE SOUTH OF THE LOCAL AREA.
BUT REPORTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES SO FAR HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FROM
EDGEWOOD IOWA...OVER TO LANCASTER AND MUSCODA WISCONSIN.

AS THE STORM SYSTEM SLOWLY MOVES EAST TODAY...EXPECT THE SNOW TO
CONTINUE OVER THIS SAME GENERAL AREA INTO THE AFTERNOON
HOURS...BEFORE SHIFTING TO THE EAST AS WELL. UNTIL THEN...SNOW
COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES...WITH ANOTHER 2 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE FOR
AREAS FROM OELWEIN AND ELKADER IOWA...TO FENNIMORE AND RICHLAND
CENTER WISCONSIN. WINTER STORM WARNINGS WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT. 
A LITTLE FURTHER TO THE NORTH...LOWER AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR...FROM
OELWEIN AND WEST UNION IOWA...TO PRAIRIE DU CHIEN AND MOUNT
STERLING WISCONSIN. ANOTHER INCH OR PERHAPS TWO IS POSSIBLE IN 
THESE LOCALES...WHERE A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT.

IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...NORTH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL CREATE
SOME DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. WHERE SNOW DRIFTS ONTO OR ACROSS
ROADWAYS...THERE COULD BE SOME ADDITIONAL TRAVEL DIFFICULTY.

PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL AROUND THE REGION TODAY WILL NEED TO STAY
ABREAST OF THE LATEST WEATHER CONDITIONS BEFORE HEADING OUT.


IAZ029-030-WIZ054-055-061-062100-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080207T0000Z/
FAYETTE-CLAYTON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OELWEIN...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...
RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
647 AM CST WED FEB 6 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ON THE
AREA THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. SNOW RATES AROUND AN INCH AN HOUR
WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE HEAVIER SNOW BANDS. ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH MID-AFTERNOON TODAY COULD BE ANOTHER 3 TO 4
INCHES...BRINGING STORM TOTALS UP TO THE 6 TO 10 INCH RANGE.

IN ADDITION...NORTH WINDS IN THE 10 TO 20 MPH RANGE WILL CAUSE
SOME DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. WHERE SNOW DRIFTS ONTO OR ACROSS
ROADWAYS...THIS MAY LEAD TO SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTY.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND ICE
ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. BE PREPARED
FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION
WHILE DRIVING.

$$

IAZ010-011-019-WIZ043-044-053-061800-
/O.CON.KARX.SN.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080206T1800Z/
WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-CHICKASAW-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...MAUSTON...VIROQUA
647 AM CST WED FEB 6 2008

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. 

PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS THE AREA
THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH THE
NOON HOUR COULD BE ANOTHER INCH OR TWO...BRINGING STORM TOTALS UP
TO BETWEEN 3 AND 6 INCHES.

IN ADDITION...NORTH WINDS IN THE 10 TO 20 MPH RANGE WILL CAUSE
SOME DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. WHERE SNOW DRIFTS ONTO OR ACROSS
ROADWAYS...THIS MAY LEAD TO SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTY.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL
DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

MW

WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
000 
WWUS43 KARX 061624
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1024 AM CST WED FEB 6 2008

...HEAVY SNOW STILL FALLING ON PARTS OF THE AREA...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM...CURRENTLY LOCATED OVER EAST
CENTRAL ILLINOIS...CONTINUED TO PRODUCE HEAVY SNOW OVER PARTS OF
SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN AND NORTHEAST IOWA. THE NORTHERN EXTENT OF
THIS HEAVY SNOW WAS LOCATED SOUTHEAST OF A STRAWBERRY POINT IOWA  
TO RICHLAND CENTER WISCONSIN LINE. THESE AREAS HAVE ALREADY SEEN
ANYWHERE FROM 4 TO 7 INCHES...AND ANOTHER 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW 
IS EXPECTED BEFORE SNOW ENDS LATER ON THIS AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY RANGE FROM 7 TO 12 INCHES. IN ADDITION NORTH
WINDS IN THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING
AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. TRAVEL IS NOT ADVISED ACROSS SOUTHERN
CRAWFORD...SOUTHERN RICHLAND...AND GRANT COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST
WISCONSIN...AND SOUTHERN AND EASTERN FAYETTE...AND CLAYTON
COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST IOWA.

SNOW ACCUMULATIONS NORTHWEST OF THE STRAWBERRY POINT IOWA TO
RICHLAND CENTER WISCONSIN LINE WILL QUICKLY TAPER OFF FROM NEAR 
3 INCHES ALONG THE LINE TO LITTLE IF ANY ACCUMULATION ABOUT 
50 MILES NORTHWEST OF THE AFOREMENTIONED LINE.

PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL AROUND THE REGION TODAY WILL NEED TO STAY
ABREAST OF THE LATEST WEATHER CONDITIONS BEFORE HEADING OUT.

IAZ010-019-061730-
/O.CAN.KARX.SN.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080206T1800Z/
WINNESHIEK-CHICKASAW-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...DECORAH
1024 AM CST WED FEB 6 2008

...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW
ADVISORY. 

THE THREAT FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS BOTH CHICKASAW
AND WINNESHIEK COUNTIES. AS A RESULT...THE SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN 
CANCELLED EARLY.

$$

IAZ029-030-WIZ054-055-061-070000-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080207T0000Z/
FAYETTE-CLAYTON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OELWEIN...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...
RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
1024 AM CST WED FEB 6 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS 
SOUTHERN CRAWFORD...SOUTHERN RICHLAND...AND GRANT COUNTIES IN
SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN...AND SOUTHERN AND EASTERN FAYETTE...AND
CLAYTON COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST IOWA INTO THE AFTERNOON. SNOW RATES
AROUND AN INCH AN HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE HEAVIER SNOW
BANDS. THIS AREA HAS ALREADY SEEN BETWEEN 4 AND 7 INCHES...AND
ANOTHER 3 TO 5 INCHES IS EXPECTED TODAY. THIS WILL BRING THE FINAL
SNOW TOTAL INTO THE 7 TO 12 INCH RANGE.

IN ADDITION...NORTH WINDS IN THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE WILL CAUSE
CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW.

DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND...TRAVEL IS NOT ADVISED IN 
THESE AREAS.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND ICE
ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. BE PREPARED
FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION
WHILE DRIVING.

$$

IAZ011-WIZ043-044-053-061800-
/O.CON.KARX.SN.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080206T1800Z/
ALLAMAKEE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...MAUSTON...VIROQUA
1024 AM CST WED FEB 6 2008

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. 

PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS THE AREA THIS
MORNING. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY BE LESS THAN 
AN INCH.

IN ADDITION...NORTH WINDS IN THE 10 TO 20 MPH RANGE WILL CAUSE
SOME DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. WHERE SNOW DRIFTS ONTO OR ACROSS
ROADWAYS...THIS MAY LEAD TO SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTY.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL
DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

BOYNE

WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
000 
WWUS43 KARX 061745
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1145 AM CST WED FEB 6 2008

...HEAVY SNOW STILL FALLING ON PARTS OF SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN AND 
NORTHEAST IOWA...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM...CURRENTLY LOCATED OVER EAST
CENTRAL ILLINOIS...WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE HEAVY SNOW OVER PARTS OF
SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN AND NORTHEAST IOWA THIS AFTERNOON. THE NORTHERN 
EXTENT OF THIS HEAVY SNOW WILL BE GENERALLY SOUTHEAST OF AN
OELWEIN IOWA TO HILLSBORO WISCONSIN LINE. THESE AREAS HAVE
ALREADY SEEN ANYWHERE FROM 3 TO 8 INCHES...AND ANOTHER 1 TO 
4 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY RANGE FROM 5 TO 12 INCHES. IN ADDITION NORTH
WINDS IN THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING
AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. TRAVEL IS NOT ADVISED ACROSS SOUTHERN
AND EASTERN CRAWFORD...RICHLAND...AND GRANT COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST
WISCONSIN...AND SOUTHERN AND EASTERN FAYETTE...AND CLAYTON
COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST IOWA.

PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL AROUND THE REGION TODAY WILL NEED TO STAY
ABREAST OF THE LATEST WEATHER CONDITIONS BEFORE HEADING OUT.

IAZ011-WIZ043-044-053-061845-
/O.EXP.KARX.SN.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080206T1800Z/
ALLAMAKEE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...MAUSTON...VIROQUA
1145 AM CST WED FEB 6 2008

...SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY...

THE SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY. 

THROUGH 2 PM...LESS THAN AN INCH OF SNOW IS EXPECTED SOUTHEAST OF
A GRAND MARSH TO HILLSBORO LINE. THIS SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE 
LITTLE ADDITIONAL TRAVEL CONCERNS. AS A RESULT...THE SNOW ADVISORY
WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT NOON TODAY.

$$

IAZ029-030-WIZ054-055-061-070000-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080207T0000Z/
FAYETTE-CLAYTON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OELWEIN...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...
RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
1145 AM CST WED FEB 6 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS
SOUTHERN AND EASTERN CRAWFORD...RICHLAND...AND GRANT COUNTIES IN
SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN...AND SOUTHERN AND EASTERN FAYETTE...AND
CLAYTON COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST IOWA THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW RATES AROUND AN
INCH AN HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE HEAVIER SNOW BANDS. THIS
AREA HAS ALREADY SEEN BETWEEN 3 AND 8 INCHES...AND ANOTHER 2 TO 4
INCHES IS EXPECTED TODAY. THIS WILL BRING THE FINAL SNOW TOTAL
INTO THE 5 TO 12 INCH RANGE.

IN ADDITION...NORTH WINDS IN THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE WILL CAUSE
CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW.

DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND...TRAVEL IS NOT ADVISED
IN THESE AREAS.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND ICE
ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. BE PREPARED
FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION
WHILE DRIVING.

$$

BOYNE

WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
000 
WWUS43 KARX 062012
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
212 PM CST WED FEB 6 2008

...HEAVY SNOW STILL FALLING ON PARTS OF SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN AND
NORTHEAST IOWA...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST ACROSS
NORTHERN INDIANA THIS AFTERNOON. THIS SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO 
PRODUCE HEAVY SNOW ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN AND NORTHEAST
IOWA THIS AFTERNOON. THIS HEAVY SNOW WILL BE FOUND GENERALLY
SOUTHEAST OF A STRAWBERRY POINT IOWA TO GERMANTOWN WISCONSIN LINE.
THESE AREAS HAVE ALREADY SEEN ANYWHERE FROM 3 TO 14 INCHES...AND
UP TO ANOTHER 2 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. TOTAL
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY RANGE FROM 4 TO 16 INCHES. IN
ADDITION NORTH WINDS IN THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE WILL CAUSE
CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. TRAVEL IS NOT
ADVISED ACROSS SOUTHERN CRAWFORD...SOUTHERN AND EASTERN
RICHLAND... AND SOUTHERN AND EASTERN CLAYTON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST
IOWA.

PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL AROUND THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON WILL 
NEED TO STAY ABREAST OF THE LATEST WEATHER CONDITIONS BEFORE
HEADING OUT.

IAZ029-062115-
/O.CAN.KARX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080207T0000Z/
FAYETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OELWEIN
212 PM CST WED FEB 6 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER STORM WARNING. 

THE HEAVY SNOW THREAT HAS MOVE SOUTH AND EAST OF FAYETTE COUNTY.
AS A RESULT...THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED EARLY.

$$

IAZ030-WIZ054-055-061-070000-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080207T0000Z/
CLAYTON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...
PLATTEVILLE
212 PM CST WED FEB 6 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE TO FALL 
SOUTHEAST OF A STRAWBERRY POINT IOWA TO GERMANTOWN WISCONSIN 
LINE. SNOW RATES AROUND AN INCH AN HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE
HEAVIER SNOW BANDS. THIS AREA HAS ALREADY SEEN BETWEEN 3 AND 
14 INCHES...AND UP TO ANOTHER 2 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS
AFTERNOON. THIS WILL BRING THE FINAL SNOW TOTAL INTO THE 3 TO 
14 INCH RANGE.

IN ADDITION...NORTH WINDS IN THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE WILL CAUSE
CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW.

DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND...TRAVEL IS NOT ADVISED
IN THESE AREAS.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND ICE
ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. BE PREPARED
FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION
WHILE DRIVING.

$$

BOYNE

WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
000 
WWUS43 KARX 062200
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
400 PM CST WED FEB 6 2008

...WINTER STORM MOVES OUT OF THE AREA...

.THE STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM...WHICH BROUGHT THE HEAVY SNOW TO
PARTS OF NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN FROM TUESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY...HAS MOVED EAST INTO NORTHWEST OHIO LATE THIS
AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOWFALLS RANGED FROM 3 TO 14 INCHES. SINCE THE
ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS THE AREA...THE WINTER STORM
WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED EARLY.

IAZ030-WIZ054-055-061-062300-
/O.CAN.KARX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080207T0000Z/
CLAYTON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...
PLATTEVILLE
400 PM CST WED FEB 6 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER STORM WARNING. 

THE ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS MOVED EAST OF THE AREA. AS A RESULT...
THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED EARLY.

$$

BOYNE

WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE

The office that day

Everything else NWS La Crosse, WI issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 5, 4:08 AM CSTSnow AdvisoryARXAllamakee, Chickasaw, Floyd, Winneshiek32 hr

Nearby

Winter Storm Warnings in Wisconsin, 2008Winter Storm Warnings in Iowa, 2008Every winter storm warning in 2008

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.