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Winter Storm Watch 5, NWS La Crosse, WI

February 15, 20087 counties in Wisconsin; Allamakee County, Clayton County, Fayette County, Iowa

NWS La Crosse, WI issued this winter storm watch at Feb 15, 2008, 11:43 AM CST for 7 counties in Wisconsin; Allamakee County, Clayton County, Fayette County, Iowa. It took effect at Feb 15, 2008, 3:24 PM CST. It was in force for 24 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Feb 15, 2008, 11:43 AM CST (17:43 UTC)
In effect from: Feb 15, 2008, 3:24 PM CST
Expired: Feb 16, 2008, 3:39 PM CST
In force: 24 hr
Issued by: NWS La Crosse, WI

Counties Allamakee County, IA, Clayton County, IA, Fayette County, IA, Adams County, WI, Crawford County, WI, Grant County, WI, Juneau County, WI, Monroe County, WI, Richland County, WI, Vernon County, WI

The radar

The La Crosse radar (KARX), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this winter storm watch 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 winter storm watch went out at Feb 14, 3:22 PM CST, 20 hours 21 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 14, 3:22 PM CST, 20 hours 21 minutes before

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Nearby

Winter Storm Watches in Wisconsin, 2008 Winter Storm Watches in Iowa, 2008 Every winter storm watch 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.