Alert archive / Wisconsin / Winter Storm Warnings in 2008
Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this winter storm warning at Jan 29, 2008, 3:41 AM CST for 20 counties in Wisconsin. It took effect at Jan 29, 2008, 2:00 PM CST. It was in force for 10 hr. 23 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, 3:41 AM CST (09:41 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 29, 2008, 2:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Jan 29, 2008, 11:51 PM CST
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
Counties Columbia County, WI, Dane County, WI, Dodge County, WI, Fond du Lac County, WI, Green County, WI, Green Lake County, WI, Iowa County, WI, Jefferson County, WI, Kenosha County, WI, Lafayette County, WI, Marquette County, WI, Milwaukee County, WI, Ozaukee County, WI, Racine County, WI, Rock County, WI, Sauk County, WI, Sheboygan County, WI, Walworth County, WI, Washington County, WI, Waukesha County, WI
The radar
The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 31 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:39 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, 2:33 PM CST | SLEET 0 | 2 Sw Waunakee, WI | BRIDGES ARE ICE COVERED. SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN IS FALLING. |
| Jan 29, 2:38 PM CST | SLEET 0 | 4 Ssw Brooklyn, WI | SLEET FREEZING ON ROADWAYS. |
| Jan 29, 2:38 PM CST | HEAVY SLEET 0 | Beaver Dam, WI | SLEET IN HEAVY SHEETS FALLING. ROADWAYS COVERED. |
| Jan 29, 2:48 PM CST | SLEET 0 | Brookfield, WI | 1 MINUTE OF SLEET FELL. DENSE FOG. VISIBILITY 1/4 MILE. |
| Jan 29, 2:56 PM CST | SLEET 0 | 1 N Sun Prairie, WI | NOTICED MANY STRUCTURES HAVE A LAYER OF ICE COATED ON THEM. |
| Jan 29, 4:30 PM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0 | 1 Ne Hartford, WI | SLEET FALLING. ICY ROADWAYS. |
| Jan 29, 4:30 PM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0 | Brookfield, WI | |
| Jan 29, 4:30 PM CST | SNOW 0 | 1 Ssw Waunakee, WI | LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW FALLING. |
| Jan 29, 4:30 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 1 | 1 N Sun Prairie, WI | MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW FALLING. THUNDER HEARD. |
| Jan 29, 8:24 PM CST | SNOW 0 | 5 S Milwaukee, WI | |
| Jan 29, 8:24 PM CST | SNOW 0.8 | Madison Truax Arpt(Kmsn, WI | |
| Jan 29, 8:25 PM CST | SNOW 0.5 | Deerfield, WI | |
| Jan 29, 8:26 PM CST | SNOW 2 | Rio, WI | ESTIMATED WIND GUST 45 MPH. |
| Jan 29, 8:27 PM CST | SNOW 0 | Walworth, WI | ESTIMATED WIND GUST 40 MPH. |
| Jan 29, 8:27 PM CST | SNOW 1 | Mount Horeb, WI | ESTIMATED WIND GUST 40 MPH. |
| Jan 29, 8:27 PM CST | SNOW 1.5 | Darlington, WI | ESTIMATED WIND GUST 40 MPH. |
| Jan 29, 8:28 PM CST | SNOW 2 | Highland, WI | |
| Jan 29, 8:29 PM CST | SNOW 1.5 | La Valle, WI | ESTIMATED WIND GUST 45 MPH. |
| Jan 29, 8:29 PM CST | SNOW 2 | Westfield, WI | ESTIMATED WIND GUST 50 MPH. |
| Jan 29, 8:30 PM CST | SNOW 2 | Green Lake, WI | ESTIMATED WIND GUST 50 MPH. |
| Jan 29, 8:35 PM CST | SNOW 1 | Hill Point, WI | |
| Jan 29, 8:35 PM CST | SNOW 3.5 | 1 N Sun Prairie, WI | WIND GUST TO 47 MPH. |
| Jan 29, 11:22 PM CST | SNOW 1.5 | 2 Ne Milwaukee, WI | BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MADE MEASURING SNOW DIFFICULT. WINDS BETWEEN 50 TO 55 MPH WITH SNOW HEAVY AT TIMES. ICY AND SNOW-COVERED ROADS. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 00:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 157 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1161 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 52 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 160 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS43 KMKX 290941 WSWMKX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 341 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...STRONG WINDS...SNOW AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS TO IMPACT SOUTHERN WISCONSIN TODAY AND TONIGHT... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH SOUTHERN WISCONSIN FROM WEST TO EAST TODAY. MUCH COLDER AIR WILL SURGE INTO WISCONSIN ON VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT. WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH ARE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON. A BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE. ALTHOUGH SNOW AMOUNTS WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT...THE STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. IN ADDITION...THE STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH FALLING TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS. AS ARCTIC AIR POURS INTO THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL THROUGH THE SINGLE DIGITS AND EVENTUALLY BELOW ZERO. COMBINED WITH THE STRONG WINDS...WIND CHILL READINGS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO WILL BE COMMON. WIZ051-058-064-291745- /O.UPG.KMKX.WS.A.0002.080129T2100Z-080130T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMKX.WS.W.0001.080129T2000Z-080130T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.WC.Y.0003.080130T0000Z-080130T1800Z/ FOND DU LAC-DODGE-JEFFERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOND DU LAC...BEAVER DAM...JEFFERSON... LAKE MILLS 341 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH SOUTHERN WISCONSIN FROM WEST TO EAST TODAY. MUCH COLDER AIR WILL SURGE INTO WISCONSIN ON VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT. WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH ARE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON. ALTHOUGH SNOW AMOUNTS WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT...THE STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. IN ADDITION...THE STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH FALLING TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS. AS ARCTIC AIR POURS INTO THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL THROUGH THE SINGLE DIGITS AND EVENTUALLY BELOW ZERO. COMBINED WITH THE STRONG WINDS...WIND CHILL READINGS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO WILL BE COMMON. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW...AND/OR SLEET...AND/OR FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO COMBINE WITH STRONG WINDS OF 25 MPH OR MORE TO CAUSE MAJOR IMPACTS TO COMMERCE AND SOCIETY. TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS AND IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP A WINTER WEATHER SUPPLY KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR TEMPERATURES...AND WINDS OF 10 MPH OR GREATER...WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS WIND CHILL VALUES OF BETWEEN 20 BELOW TO 34 BELOW ZERO FOR 3 HOURS OR LONGER. THESE CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE...AND COULD LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA... IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...WEAR SEVERAL LAYERS OF CLOTHING. IF CLOTHES BECOME WET...THEY SHOULD BE CHANGED FOR DRY ONES. $$ WIZ046-047-056-057-062-063-067>069-291745- /O.UPG.KMKX.WS.A.0002.080129T1800Z-080130T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMKX.WS.W.0001.080129T2000Z-080130T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.WC.Y.0003.080130T0000Z-080130T1800Z/ MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-SAUK-COLUMBIA-IOWA-DANE-LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BERLIN...BARABOO...PORTAGE... WISCONSIN DELLS...DODGEVILLE...MADISON...DARLINGTON...MONROE... JANESVILLE...BELOIT 341 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH SOUTHERN WISCONSIN FROM WEST TO EAST TODAY. MUCH COLDER AIR WILL SURGE INTO WISCONSIN ON VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT. WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH ARE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON. ALTHOUGH SNOW AMOUNTS WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT...THE STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. IN ADDITION...THE STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH FALLING TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS. AS ARCTIC AIR POURS INTO THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL THROUGH THE SINGLE DIGITS AND EVENTUALLY BELOW ZERO. COMBINED WITH THE STRONG WINDS...WIND CHILL READINGS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO WILL BE COMMON. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW...AND/OR SLEET...AND/OR FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO COMBINE WITH STRONG WINDS OF 25 MPH OR MORE TO CAUSE MAJOR IMPACTS TO COMMERCE AND SOCIETY. TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS AND IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP A WINTER WEATHER SUPPLY KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR TEMPERATURES...AND WINDS OF 10 MPH OR GREATER...WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS WIND CHILL VALUES OF BETWEEN 20 BELOW TO 34 BELOW ZERO FOR 3 HOURS OR LONGER. THESE CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE...AND COULD LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA... IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...WEAR SEVERAL LAYERS OF CLOTHING. IF CLOTHES BECOME WET...THEY SHOULD BE CHANGED FOR DRY ONES. $$ WIZ052-059-060-065-066-070>072-291745- /O.UPG.KMKX.WS.A.0002.080129T2100Z-080130T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMKX.WS.W.0001.080129T2300Z-080130T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.WC.Y.0003.080130T0000Z-080130T1800Z/ SHEBOYGAN-WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE-WALWORTH-RACINE- KENOSHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHEBOYGAN...WEST BEND... PORT WASHINGTON...WAUKESHA...BROOKFIELD...MILWAUKEE...ELKHORN... LAKE GENEVA...RACINE...KENOSHA 341 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH SOUTHERN WISCONSIN FROM WEST TO EAST TODAY. MUCH COLDER AIR WILL SURGE INTO WISCONSIN ON VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT. WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH ARE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON. ALTHOUGH SNOW AMOUNTS WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT...THE STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. IN ADDITION...THE STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH FALLING TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS. AS ARCTIC AIR POURS INTO THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL THROUGH THE SINGLE DIGITS AND EVENTUALLY BELOW ZERO. COMBINED WITH THE STRONG WINDS...WIND CHILL READINGS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO WILL BE COMMON. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW...AND/OR SLEET...AND/OR FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO COMBINE WITH STRONG WINDS OF 25 MPH OR MORE TO CAUSE MAJOR IMPACTS TO COMMERCE AND SOCIETY. TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS AND IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP A WINTER WEATHER SUPPLY KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR TEMPERATURES...AND WINDS OF 10 MPH OR GREATER...WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS WIND CHILL VALUES OF BETWEEN 20 BELOW TO 34 BELOW ZERO FOR 3 HOURS OR LONGER. THESE CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE...AND COULD LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA... IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...WEAR SEVERAL LAYERS OF CLOTHING. IF CLOTHES BECOME WET...THEY SHOULD BE CHANGED FOR DRY ONES. $$
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS43 KMKX 291554 WSWMKX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 954 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...STRONG WINDS...SNOW AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS TO IMPACT SOUTHERN WISCONSIN TODAY AND TONIGHT... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH SOUTHERN WISCONSIN FROM WEST TO EAST TODAY. MUCH COLDER AIR WILL SURGE INTO WISCONSIN ON VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT. WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ALTHOUGH SNOW AMOUNTS WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT...THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. IN ADDITION... THE STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH FALLING TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS TONIGHT. AS ARCTIC AIR POURS INTO THE AREA TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING... TEMPERATURES WILL FALL THROUGH THE SINGLE DIGITS AND EVENTUALLY BELOW ZERO. COMBINED WITH THE STRONG WINDS...WIND CHILL READINGS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO WILL BE COMMON. WIZ046-047-051-056>058-062>064-067>069-300000- /O.CON.KMKX.WS.W.0001.080129T2000Z-080130T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.WC.Y.0003.080130T0000Z-080130T1800Z/ MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SAUK-COLUMBIA-DODGE-IOWA-DANE- JEFFERSON-LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BERLIN...FOND DU LAC... BARABOO...PORTAGE...WISCONSIN DELLS...BEAVER DAM...DODGEVILLE... MADISON...JEFFERSON...LAKE MILLS...DARLINGTON...MONROE... JANESVILLE...BELOIT 954 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH SOUTHERN WISCONSIN FROM WEST TO EAST TODAY. MUCH COLDER AIR WILL SURGE INTO WISCONSIN ON VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT. WIND GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH ARE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ALTHOUGH SNOW AMOUNTS WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT...THE STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. IN ADDITION...THE STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH FALLING TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS. AS ARCTIC AIR POURS INTO THE AREA TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY... TEMPERATURES WILL FALL THROUGH THE SINGLE DIGITS AND EVENTUALLY BELOW ZERO. COMBINED WITH THE STRONG WINDS...WIND CHILL READINGS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO WILL BE COMMON. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW...AND/OR SLEET... AND/OR FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO COMBINE WITH STRONG WINDS OF 25 MPH OR MORE TO CAUSE MAJOR IMPACTS TO COMMERCE AND SOCIETY. TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS AND IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP A WINTER WEATHER SUPPLY KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR TEMPERATURES...AND WINDS OF 10 MPH OR GREATER...WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS WIND CHILL VALUES OF BETWEEN 20 BELOW TO 34 BELOW ZERO FOR 3 HOURS OR LONGER. THESE CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE...AND COULD LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA... IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...WEAR SEVERAL LAYERS OF CLOTHING. IF CLOTHES BECOME WET...THEY SHOULD BE CHANGED FOR DRY ONES. $$ WIZ052-059-060-065-066-070>072-300000- /O.CON.KMKX.WS.W.0001.080129T2300Z-080130T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.WC.Y.0003.080130T0000Z-080130T1800Z/ SHEBOYGAN-WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE-WALWORTH-RACINE- KENOSHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHEBOYGAN...WEST BEND... PORT WASHINGTON...WAUKESHA...BROOKFIELD...MILWAUKEE...ELKHORN... LAKE GENEVA...RACINE...KENOSHA 954 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH SOUTHERN WISCONSIN FROM WEST TO EAST TODAY. MUCH COLDER AIR WILL SURGE INTO WISCONSIN ON VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT. WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ALTHOUGH SNOW AMOUNTS WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT...THE STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. IN ADDITION...THE STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH FALLING TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS. AS ARCTIC AIR POURS INTO THE AREA TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY... TEMPERATURES WILL FALL THROUGH THE SINGLE DIGITS AND EVENTUALLY BELOW ZERO. COMBINED WITH THE STRONG WINDS...WIND CHILL READINGS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO WILL BE COMMON. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW...AND/OR SLEET... AND/OR FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO COMBINE WITH STRONG WINDS OF 25 MPH OR MORE TO CAUSE MAJOR IMPACTS TO COMMERCE AND SOCIETY. TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS AND IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP A WINTER WEATHER SUPPLY KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR TEMPERATURES...AND WINDS OF 10 MPH OR GREATER...WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS WIND CHILL VALUES OF BETWEEN 20 BELOW TO 34 BELOW ZERO FOR 3 HOURS OR LONGER. THESE CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE...AND COULD LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA... IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...WEAR SEVERAL LAYERS OF CLOTHING. IF CLOTHES BECOME WET...THEY SHOULD BE CHANGED FOR DRY ONES. $$ BORGHOFF
000 WWUS43 KMKX 292102 WSWMKX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 302 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...STRONG WINDS...SNOW...AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS TO IMPACT SOUTHERN WISCONSIN TONIGHT... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO SWEEP THROUGH SOUTHERN WISCONSIN FROM WEST TO EAST EARLY THIS EVENING. MUCH COLDER AIR IS SURGING INTO WISCONSIN ON VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT. WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE LIKELY THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. IN ADDITION...LIQUID WATER WILL FREEZE VERY QUICKLY AFTER THE PASSAGE OF THE FRONT. EXPECT UNTREATED ROADWAYS TO BECOME VERY SLICK THIS EVENING. ALTHOUGH SNOW AMOUNTS WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT...THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. IN ADDITION... THE STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH FALLING TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OVERNIGHT. AS ARCTIC AIR POURS INTO THE AREA TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING... TEMPERATURES WILL FALL WELL BELOW ZERO. COMBINED WITH THE STRONG WINDS...WIND CHILL READINGS OF 25 TO 34 BELOW ZERO WILL BE COMMON. WIZ046-047-051-056>058-062>064-067>069-300600- /O.CON.KMKX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.WC.Y.0003.080130T0000Z-080130T1800Z/ MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SAUK-COLUMBIA-DODGE-IOWA-DANE- JEFFERSON-LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BERLIN...FOND DU LAC... BARABOO...PORTAGE...WISCONSIN DELLS...BEAVER DAM...DODGEVILLE... MADISON...JEFFERSON...LAKE MILLS...DARLINGTON...MONROE... JANESVILLE...BELOIT 302 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT SWEPT THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN FROM WEST TO EAST THIS AFTERNOON. MUCH COLDER AIR IS SURGING INTO WISCONSIN ON VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT. WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE LIKELY THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. IN ADDITION...LIQUID WATER WILL FREEZE VERY QUICKLY AFTER THE PASSAGE OF THE FRONT. EXPECT UNTREATED ROADWAYS TO BECOME VERY SLICK THIS EVENING. ALL PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO SNOW EARLY THIS EVENING. SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES. WHILE THE SNOW TOTALS WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT...THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. IN ADDITION... THE STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH FALLING TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OVERNIGHT. AS ARCTIC AIR POURS INTO THE AREA TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING... TEMPERATURES WILL PLUMMET AT LEAST 45 DEGREES TO BETWEEN 10 AND 15 BELOW ZERO OVERNIGHT. COMBINED WITH THE STRONG WINDS...WIND CHILL READINGS OF 30 TO 34 BELOW ZERO WILL BE COMMON. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW...AND/OR SLEET... AND/OR FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO COMBINE WITH STRONG WINDS OF 25 MPH OR MORE TO CAUSE MAJOR IMPACTS TO COMMERCE AND SOCIETY. TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS AND IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP A WINTER WEATHER SUPPLY KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR TEMPERATURES...AND WINDS OF 10 MPH OR GREATER...WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS WIND CHILL VALUES OF BETWEEN 20 BELOW TO 34 BELOW ZERO FOR 3 HOURS OR LONGER. THESE CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE...AND COULD LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA... IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...WEAR SEVERAL LAYERS OF CLOTHING. IF CLOTHES BECOME WET...THEY SHOULD BE CHANGED FOR DRY ONES. $$ WIZ052-059-060-065-066-070>072-300600- /O.CON.KMKX.WS.W.0001.080129T2300Z-080130T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.WC.Y.0003.080130T0000Z-080130T1800Z/ SHEBOYGAN-WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE-WALWORTH-RACINE- KENOSHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHEBOYGAN...WEST BEND... PORT WASHINGTON...WAUKESHA...BROOKFIELD...MILWAUKEE...ELKHORN... LAKE GENEVA...RACINE...KENOSHA 302 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO SWEEP THROUGH SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN FROM WEST TO EAST LATE THIS AFTERNOON. MUCH COLDER AIR IS SURGING INTO WISCONSIN ON VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT. WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE LIKELY THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. IN ADDITION...LIQUID WATER WILL FREEZE VERY QUICKLY AFTER THE PASSAGE OF THE FRONT. EXPECT UNTREATED ROADWAYS TO BECOME VERY SLICK THIS EVENING. ALL PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO SNOW EARLY THIS EVENING. SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES. WHILE THE SNOW TOTALS WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT...THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. IN ADDITION... THE STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH FALLING TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OVERNIGHT. AS ARCTIC AIR POURS INTO THE AREA TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING... TEMPERATURES WILL PLUMMET AT LEAST 45 DEGREES TO BETWEEN 5 AND 10 BELOW ZERO OVERNIGHT. COMBINED WITH THE STRONG WINDS...WIND CHILL READINGS OF 25 TO 34 BELOW ZERO WILL BE COMMON. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW...AND/OR SLEET... AND/OR FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO COMBINE WITH STRONG WINDS OF 25 MPH OR MORE TO CAUSE MAJOR IMPACTS TO COMMERCE AND SOCIETY. TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS AND IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP A WINTER WEATHER SUPPLY KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR TEMPERATURES...AND WINDS OF 10 MPH OR GREATER...WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS WIND CHILL VALUES OF BETWEEN 20 BELOW TO 34 BELOW ZERO FOR 3 HOURS OR LONGER. THESE CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE...AND COULD LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA... IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...WEAR SEVERAL LAYERS OF CLOTHING. IF CLOTHES BECOME WET...THEY SHOULD BE CHANGED FOR DRY ONES. $$ BORGHOFF/MBK
000 WWUS43 KMKX 300254 WSWMKX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 854 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...STRONG WINDS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS TO IMPACT SOUTHERN WISCONSIN TONIGHT... .MUCH COLDER AIR IS SURGING INTO WISCONSIN ON VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND A COLD FRONT THAT IS MOVING THROUGH THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES. WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE LIKELY OVERNIGHT. THOUGH SNOW AMOUNTS WILL ONLY TOTAL 1 TO 3 INCHES...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CAUSE UNTREATED ROADWAYS TO BECOME VERY SLICK AND BRIEFLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS...ESPECIALLY IN SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN. ALTHOUGH SNOW AMOUNTS WILL GENERALLY BE BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES...THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS. IN ADDITION...THE STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH FALLING TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OVERNIGHT. AS ARCTIC AIR POURS INTO THE AREA TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING... TEMPERATURES WILL FALL WELL BELOW ZERO. COMBINED WITH THE STRONG WINDS...WIND CHILL READINGS OF 25 TO 34 BELOW ZERO WILL BE COMMON...WITH SOME WIND CHILLS FALLING TO 35 BELOW OR LESS TOWARDS MORNING ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN. WIZ056-057-062-063-067>069-301100- /O.CAN.KMKX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMKX.BS.Y.0001.080130T0254Z-080130T0800Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080130T1800Z/ SAUK-COLUMBIA-IOWA-DANE-LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARABOO...PORTAGE...WISCONSIN DELLS... DODGEVILLE...MADISON...DARLINGTON...MONROE...JANESVILLE...BELOIT 854 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY. ALTHOUGH SNOW AMOUNTS WILL GENERALLY BE BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES...THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. IN ADDITION...THE STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH FALLING TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OVERNIGHT. AS ARCTIC AIR POURS INTO THE AREA TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL WELL BELOW ZERO. COMBINED WITH THE STRONG WINDS...WIND CHILL READINGS OF 25 TO 34 BELOW ZERO WILL BE COMMON...WITH SOME WIND CHILLS FALLING TO 35 BELOW OR LESS TOWARDS MORNING ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN. A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE VISIBILITIES TO FALL TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS DUE TO GUSTY WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 34 MPH. CONDITIONS MAY APPROACH BLIZZARD CRITERIA AT TIMES. USE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR TEMPERATURES...AND WINDS OF 10 MPH OR GREATER...WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS WIND CHILL VALUES OF BETWEEN 20 BELOW TO 34 BELOW ZERO FOR 3 HOURS OR LONGER. THESE CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE...AND COULD LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA... IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...WEAR SEVERAL LAYERS OF CLOTHING. IF CLOTHES BECOME WET...THEY SHOULD BE CHANGED FOR DRY ONES. $$ WIZ046-047-051-052-058>060-064>066-070>072-301100- /O.CON.KMKX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080130T1800Z/ MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-DODGE-WASHINGTON- OZAUKEE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE-WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BERLIN...FOND DU LAC... SHEBOYGAN...BEAVER DAM...WEST BEND...PORT WASHINGTON... JEFFERSON...LAKE MILLS...WAUKESHA...BROOKFIELD...MILWAUKEE... ELKHORN...LAKE GENEVA...RACINE...KENOSHA 854 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. ALTHOUGH SNOW AMOUNTS WILL GENERALLY BE BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES THROUGH MIDNIGHT...WHEN THE FALLING SNOW WILL END. THE STRONG WINDS AND FALLING SNOW HAVE CAUSED NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN NORTHERN SECTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN...WITH ANOTHER SURGE OF SNOW LIFTING INTO SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN FROM NORTHERN ILLINOIS. IN ADDITION...THE STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH FALLING TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OVERNIGHT. AS ARCTIC AIR POURS INTO THE AREA TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL WELL BELOW ZERO. COMBINED WITH THE STRONG WINDS...WIND CHILL READINGS OF 25 TO 34 BELOW ZERO WILL BE COMMON...WITH SOME WIND CHILLS FALLING TO 35 BELOW OR LESS TOWARDS MORNING ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW...IS EXPECTED TO COMBINE WITH STRONG WINDS OF 25 MPH OR MORE TO CAUSE MAJOR IMPACTS TO COMMERCE AND SOCIETY. TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS AND IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP A WINTER WEATHER SUPPLY KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR TEMPERATURES...AND WINDS OF 10 MPH OR GREATER...WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS WIND CHILL VALUES OF BETWEEN 20 BELOW TO 34 BELOW ZERO FOR 3 HOURS OR LONGER. THESE CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE...AND COULD LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA... IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...WEAR SEVERAL LAYERS OF CLOTHING. IF CLOTHES BECOME WET...THEY SHOULD BE CHANGED FOR DRY ONES. $$ REM
000 WWUS43 KMKX 300551 WSWMKX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 1151 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...STRONG WINDS...BLOWING SNOW...AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS TO IMPACT SOUTHERN WISCONSIN TONIGHT... .MUCH COLDER AIR IS SURGING INTO WISCONSIN ON VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND A COLD FRONT THAT IS MOVING THROUGH THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES. WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE LIKELY OVERNIGHT. THOUGH SNOW AMOUNTS HAVE ONLY TOTALED 1 TO 3 INCHES...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CAUSE UNTREATED ROADWAYS TO BECOME VERY SLICK AND BRIEFLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS...ESPECIALLY IN SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION...THE STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH FALLING TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OVERNIGHT. AS ARCTIC AIR POURS INTO THE AREA TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING... TEMPERATURES WILL FALL WELL BELOW ZERO. COMBINED WITH THE STRONG WINDS...WIND CHILL READINGS OF 25 TO 34 BELOW ZERO WILL BE COMMON...WITH SOME WIND CHILLS FALLING TO 35 BELOW OR LESS TOWARDS MORNING ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN. WIZ046-047-051-052-058>060-064>066-070>072-301400- /O.CAN.KMKX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T0600Z/ /O.EXB.KMKX.BS.Y.0001.080130T0600Z-080130T1000Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080130T1800Z/ MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-DODGE-WASHINGTON- OZAUKEE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE-WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BERLIN...FOND DU LAC... SHEBOYGAN...BEAVER DAM...WEST BEND...PORT WASHINGTON... JEFFERSON...LAKE MILLS...WAUKESHA...BROOKFIELD...MILWAUKEE... ELKHORN...LAKE GENEVA...RACINE...KENOSHA 1151 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY... ...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY. ALTHOUGH SNOW AMOUNTS HAVE TOTALED BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES THROUGH THE EARLY OVERNIGHT HOURS. IN ADDITION...THE STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH FALLING TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OVERNIGHT. AS ARCTIC AIR POURS INTO THE AREA TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL WELL BELOW ZERO. COMBINED WITH THE STRONG WINDS...WIND CHILL READINGS OF 25 TO 34 BELOW ZERO WILL BE COMMON. A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE VISIBILITIES TO FALL TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS DUE TO GUSTY WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 34 MPH. CONDITIONS MAY APPROACH BLIZZARD CRITERIA AT TIMES. USE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR TEMPERATURES...AND WINDS OF 10 MPH OR GREATER...WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS WIND CHILL VALUES OF BETWEEN 20 BELOW TO 34 BELOW ZERO FOR 3 HOURS OR LONGER. THESE CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE...AND COULD LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA... IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...WEAR SEVERAL LAYERS OF CLOTHING. IF CLOTHES BECOME WET...THEY SHOULD BE CHANGED FOR DRY ONES. $$ WIZ056-057-062-063-067>069-301400- /O.CON.KMKX.BS.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T0800Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080130T1800Z/ SAUK-COLUMBIA-IOWA-DANE-LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARABOO...PORTAGE...WISCONSIN DELLS... DODGEVILLE...MADISON...DARLINGTON...MONROE...JANESVILLE...BELOIT 1151 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY... A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CST WEDNESDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY. FALLING SNOW HAS ENDED...BUT STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. IN ADDITION...THE STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH FALLING TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OVERNIGHT. AS ARCTIC AIR POURS INTO THE AREA TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL WELL BELOW ZERO. COMBINED WITH THE STRONG WINDS...WIND CHILL READINGS OF 25 TO 34 BELOW ZERO WILL BE COMMON...WITH SOME WIND CHILLS FALLING TO 35 BELOW OR LESS TOWARDS MORNING ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN. A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE VISIBILITIES TO FALL TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS DUE TO GUSTY WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 34 MPH. CONDITIONS MAY APPROACH BLIZZARD CRITERIA AT TIMES. USE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR TEMPERATURES...AND WINDS OF 10 MPH OR GREATER...WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS WIND CHILL VALUES OF BETWEEN 20 BELOW TO 34 BELOW ZERO FOR 3 HOURS OR LONGER. THESE CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE...AND COULD LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA... IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...WEAR SEVERAL LAYERS OF CLOTHING. IF CLOTHES BECOME WET...THEY SHOULD BE CHANGED FOR DRY ONES. $$ REM
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Milwaukee, WI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Jan 29, 3:09 AM CST, 32 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 29, 3:09 AM CST, 32 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
309 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2008
.DISCUSSION...FORECAST FOCUS IS ON COLD FRONT AND ASSOCIATED
WEATHER.
MODELS INDICATE VERY STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS CWA
TODAY...BEGINNING IN THE MORNING FAR WEST AND REACHING THE EAST BY
MID OR LATE AFTERNOON. 06Z NAM HAS BACKED OFF QPF AMOUNTS TO BE
MORE IN LINE WITH HPC..GFS AND ECMWF. TOTAL AMOUNTS NOW EXPECTED
TO BE BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES. VERY DRY AIR WILL FOLLOW A FEW HOURS
BEHIND THE H850 BAROCLINIC ZONE WHICH WILL SHUT DOWN ACCUMULATING
SNOW. MODELS ARE IN LINE WITH BRINGING IN STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS
BEHIND THE FRONT. H850 WINDS INCREASE TO AROUND 50KT AROUND 00Z.
HOWEVER...BEST 3 HOUR PRESSURE FALLS ARE DIVING TOWARD OKLAHOMA AT
THIS TIME ACCORDING TO LATEST RUC WITH AGREES WITH NAM
GUIDANCE...AND THE STRONGEST WINDS SHOULD HEAD SOUTH WITH THE
PRESSURE FALLS. TEMPERATURES WILL BE FALLING FROM EARLY MORNING
HIGHS IN THE WEST...AND LATE MORNING IN THE EAST.
THE COMBINATION OF SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...STRONG WINDS...PLUNGING
TEMPERATURES...REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW AND DANGEROUS WIND
CHILLS HAS PR OPTED THE WINTER STORM WARNING RATHER THAN ANY SINGLE
ELEMENT. IN ADDITION...THESE EVENTS WILL LIKELY OCCUR AT A TIME OF
HEAVIER TRAFFIC.
IT APPEARS THAT THE SNOW WILL SHUT DOWN QUICKLY THIS EVENING.
HOWEVER...THE WINDS WILL BE INCREASING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL
CONTINUE. WIND CHILLS WILL REACH ADVISORY CRITERIA.
WEDNESDAY WILL SEE THE START OF MODERATING TEMPERATURES. A GRADUAL
WARMING TREND WILL CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND. NO SIGNIFICANT SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AND THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
HOWEVER...A STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO PASS WELL SOUTH OF
WISCONSIN THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. THE GFS IS BASICALLY ALONE IN
GENERATING SOME LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS IN THE CWA DURING THIS PERIOD.
AMOUNTS IF ANY OCCUR WILL BE LESS THAN 3 INCHES.
&&
.AVIATION...DELAYED
&&
.MKX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WI...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT FOR WIZ046-047-051-056>058-062>064-067>069.
WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST
WEDNESDAY FOR WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT FOR WIZ052-059-060-065-066-070>072.
LM...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST
WEDNESDAY FOR LMZ643>646.
GALE WARNING UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY FOR LMZ643>646.
&&
SHORT/LONG TERM...35/06
AVIATION/MARINE...06Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 28, 6:17 PM CST, 9 hours 24 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 617 PM CST MON JAN 28 2008 WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-300030- MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-SAUK-COLUMBIA-DODGE- WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-IOWA-DANE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE- LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK-WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA- 617 PM CST MON JAN 28 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT A FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ROCK RIVER IN THE VICINITY OF AFTON...DUE TO AN ICE JAM. MILD TEMPERATURES...RAIN...AND PARTIAL SNOW MELT WILL INCREASE THE THREAT OF RIVER FLOODING AND ICE JAMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY A FLOOD WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE FOR THE ROCK RIVER IN AND AROUND AFTON...DUE TO PERSISTENT ICE JAMMING. A POWERFUL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TRACKING ACROSS MINNESOTA TO SOUTHERN ONTARIO WILL BRING STRONG WINDS...RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW AND A RETURN TO BITTER COLD TO SOUTHERN WISCONSIN ON TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. THERE IS A HIGH WIND WATCH AND A WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN WISCONSIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY NIGHT. THERE IS A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TUESDAY TO NOON WEDNESDAY. ANOTHER STRONG WINTER STORM WILL APPROACH THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS SYSTEM...ESPECIALLY IF IT TRACKS MORE TO THE NORTHWEST. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED...ALTHOUGH WIND GUST AND SNOWFALL REPORTS WOULD BE APPRECIATED THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. LMZ643>646-300030- SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI- PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI- NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI- WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL- 617 PM CST MON JAN 28 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT A GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWEST GALES GUSTING TO 40 KNOTS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY A GALE WARNING WILL CONTINUE FOR NORTHWEST GALES TO 45 KNOTS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY NIGHT. STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY EVENING. A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR TUESDAY NIGHT. REM WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX
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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.