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Wind Chill Warning 1, NWS La Crosse, WI
NWS La Crosse, WI issued this wind chill warning at Jan 14, 2009, 4:17 AM CST for 13 counties in Wisconsin; 7 counties in Minnesota; 8 counties in Iowa. It took effect at Jan 14, 2009, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 48 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
- Jan 14, 2009, 4:17 AM CST (10:17 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 14, 2009, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Jan 16, 2009, 12:00 PM CST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS La Crosse, WI
All 28 counties
Allamakee County, IA, Chickasaw County, IA, Clayton County, IA, Fayette County, IA, Floyd County, IA, Howard County, IA, Mitchell County, IA, Winneshiek County, IA, Dodge County, MN, Fillmore County, MN, Houston County, MN, Mower County, MN, Olmsted County, MN, Wabasha County, MN, Winona County, MN, Adams County, WI, Buffalo County, WI, Clark County, WI, Crawford County, WI, Grant County, WI, Jackson County, WI, Juneau County, WI, La Crosse County, WI, Monroe County, WI, Richland County, WI, Taylor County, WI, Trempealeau County, WI, Vernon County, WI
The radar
The La Crosse radar (KARX), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:18 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
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 210 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
- 1622 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 57 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 51 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 197 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS43 KARX 141017 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 417 AM CST WED JAN 14 2009 ...BRUTAL COLD AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .ONE OF THE COLDEST AIRMASSES OF THE DECADE WILL POUR INTO THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY TODAY...AND BECOME ENTRENCHED OVER THE AREA TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY. AFTER TEMPERATURES RISE A FEW DEGREES THIS MORNING...A SLOW FALL WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AS WINDS INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST FROM 15 TO 20 MPH...AND EVEN A LITTLE STRONGER IN OPEN AREAS. THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO 5 TO 10 DEGREES BELOW ZERO...WITH WIND CHILLS HEADING TOWARD 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. OVERNIGHT...TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO PLUMMET...BOTTOMING OUT BETWEEN 20 AND 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH WILL CONTINUE...SENDING WIND CHILLS TO 40 TO 45 DEGREES BELOW ZERO FOR MUCH OF THE AREA. DAYTIME HIGHS ON THURSDAY WILL ONLY REACH 5 TO 10 DEGREES BELOW ZERO...WHILE WINDS CONTINUE AT 10 MPH. WIND CHILLS ON THURSDAY MAY IMPROVE BACK TOWARD 20 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO...ONLY TO FALL BACK BELOW 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO AS AIR TEMPERATURES BOTTOM OUT ONCE AGAIN FROM 20 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO THURSDAY NIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON...AIR TEMPERATURES WILL WARM BACK ABOVE ZERO...WITH IMPROVING WIND CHILLS. IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ054-061- 141830- /O.CAN.KARX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090114T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KARX.WC.W.0001.090114T1800Z-090116T1800Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE- CLAYTON-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON- CRAWFORD-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY... OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN... PLATTEVILLE 417 AM CST WED JAN 14 2009 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 12 PM CST FRIDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 12 PM CST FRIDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. REMAINING LIGHT SNOW AND FLURRIES ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING WILL NOT ACCUMULATE PAST AN ADDITIONAL HALF INCH...THUS THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AS AIR TEMPERATURES FALL DURING THE DAY TO 5 TO 10 DEGREES BELOW ZERO...AND NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH CONTINUE. THIS WILL CREATE WIND CHILLS FROM 30 TO 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO THIS AFTERNOON. BRUTAL WIND CHILLS BETWEEN 35 AND 45 DEGREES BELOW ZERO WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING AS NORTHWEST WINDS CONTINUE AT 10 MPH...AND AIR TEMPERATURES PLUMMET TO 20 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. MODEST IMPROVEMENT IS EXPECTED IN THE WIND CHILLS ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON BACK TOWARD 20 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO...ONLY TO FALL BACK TOWARD 35 AND 40 DEGREES BELOW ZERO THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$ WIZ017-029-032>034-041>044-053-055-141830- /O.NEW.KARX.WC.W.0001.090114T1800Z-090116T1800Z/ TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU- ADAMS-VERNON-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE... BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON... VIROQUA...RICHLAND CENTER 417 AM CST WED JAN 14 2009 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 12 PM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 12 PM CST FRIDAY. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AS AIR TEMPERATURES FALL DURING THE DAY TO 5 TO 10 DEGREES BELOW ZERO...AND NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH CONTINUE. THIS WILL CREATE WIND CHILLS FROM 30 TO 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO THIS AFTERNOON. BRUTAL WIND CHILLS BETWEEN 35 AND 45 DEGREES BELOW ZERO WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING AS NORTHWEST WINDS CONTINUE AT 10 MPH...AND AIR TEMPERATURES PLUMMET TO 20 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. MODEST IMPROVEMENT IS EXPECTED IN THE WIND CHILLS ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON BACK TOWARD 20 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO...ONLY TO FALL BACK TOWARD 35 AND 40 DEGREES BELOW ZERO THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$ BINAU WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
11 follow-up statements
000 WWUS43 KARX 141659 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 1059 AM CST WED JAN 14 2009 ...VERY FRIGID TEMPERATURES AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .A VERY COLD ARCTIC AIRMASS WILL SPILL INTO THE REGION TODAY...AND THEN WILL SETTLE IN TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. THIS IS ONE OF THE COLDEST AIR MASSES THAT THE AREA HAS SEEN THIS DECADE SO FAR. AFTER A STEADY OR SLOW RISE IN TEMPERATURES THIS MORNING... TEMPERATURES WILL SLOWLY FALL THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS AS THIS ARCTIC AIRMASS SPILLS IN FROM CANADA AND THE NORTHERN PLAINS. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE 5 TO 15 BELOW ZERO RANGE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON WHILE WINDS INCREASE INTO THE 10 TO 20 MPH RANGE. WINDS WILL BE A BIT STRONGER IN THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE...WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 30 MILES AN HOUR ACROSS THE MORE WIND PRONE AREAS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA. THIS TEMPERATURE AND WIND COMBINATION WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS APPROACHING 35 BELOW ZERO AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON. FOR TONIGHT...TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO TUMBLE BELOW ZERO...BOTTOMING OUT BETWEEN 20 AND 30 DEGREE BELOW ZERO RANGE. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE IN THE 10 TO 15 MPH RANGE...SENDING WIND CHILLS DOWN INTO THE 40 TO 50 DEGREE BELOW ZERO RANGE. HIGHS ON THURSDAY WILL ONLY CLIMB INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO...WHILE WINDS CONTINUE AROUND 10 MPH. WIND CHILLS ON THURSDAY MAY IMPROVE BACK TOWARD 20 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO...ONLY TO FALL BACK BELOW 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO AS AIR TEMPERATURES BOTTOM OUT ONCE AGAIN FROM 20 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO THURSDAY NIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON...AIR TEMPERATURES WILL WARM BACK ABOVE ZERO... WITH IMPROVING WIND CHILLS. IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029- 032>034-041>044-053>055-061-150100- /O.CON.KARX.WC.W.0001.090114T1800Z-090116T1800Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE- CLAYTON-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON- TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU- ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY... OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE... BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON... VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE 1059 AM CST WED JAN 14 2009 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY. A VERY FRIGID ARCTIC AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE TO SPILL INTO THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING INTO THE 5 TO 15 BELOW ZERO RANGE BY LATE AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH CONTINUE. SLIGHTLY STRONGER WINDS WILL EXIST ACROSS THE MORE WIND PRONE AREAS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 30 MILES AN HOUR. THE COMBINATION OF THE WINDS AND FALLING TEMPERATURES WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS APPROACHING 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO AT TIMES. TREACHEROUS WIND CHILLS BETWEEN 35 AND 50 DEGREES BELOW ZERO WILL EXIST ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING AS NORTHWEST WINDS CONTINUE AROUND 10 MPH...AND AIR TEMPERATURES PLUMMET TO 20 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. SOME IMPROVEMENT IS EXPECTED IN THE WIND CHILLS ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON BACK TOWARD 20 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO...ONLY TO FALL BACK TOWARD 35 AND 40 DEGREES BELOW ZERO THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$ DAS WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
000 WWUS43 KARX 141943 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 143 PM CST WED JAN 14 2009 ...VERY FRIGID TEMPERATURES AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .AFTER A STEADY OR SLOW RISE IN TEMPERATURES THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO FALL LATER THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING AS ANOTHER ARCTIC AIRMASS SPILLS IN FROM CANADA AND THE NORTHERN PLAINS. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL BACK INTO THE 5 TO 10 BELOW ZERO RANGE BY 5 PM...WHILE WINDS REMAIN IN THE 10 TO 20 MPH RANGE. WINDS WILL BE A BIT STRONGER IN THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE...WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 30 MILES AN HOUR ACROSS THE MORE WIND PRONE AREAS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA. THIS TEMPERATURE AND WIND COMBINATION WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS IN THE 15 TO 30 BELOW RANGE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. FOR TONIGHT...TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO TUMBLE BELOW ZERO... BOTTOMING OUT IN THE 20 AND 30 DEGREE BELOW ZERO RANGE. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE IN THE 10 TO 15 MPH RANGE...SENDING WIND CHILLS DOWN INTO THE 40 TO 50 DEGREE BELOW ZERO RANGE. HIGHS ON THURSDAY WILL ONLY CLIMB INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO... WHILE WINDS CONTINUE AROUND 10 MPH. WIND CHILLS ON THURSDAY MAY IMPROVE BACK TOWARD 20 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO...ONLY TO FALL BACK BELOW 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO AS AIR TEMPERATURES BOTTOM OUT ONCE AGAIN FROM 20 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO THURSDAY NIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON...AIR TEMPERATURES WILL WARM BACK ABOVE ZERO... WITH IMPROVING WIND CHILLS. IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029- 032>034-041>044-053>055-061-150345- /O.CON.KARX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090116T1800Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE- CLAYTON-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON- TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU- ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY... OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE... BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON... VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE 143 PM CST WED JAN 14 2009 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY. A VERY FRIGID ARCTIC AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE TO SPILL INTO THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING INTO THE 5 TO 10 BELOW ZERO RANGE BY 5 PM. MEANWHILE...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH CONTINUE. SLIGHTLY STRONGER WINDS WILL EXIST ACROSS THE MORE WIND PRONE AREAS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA. THE COMBINATION OF THE WINDS AND FRIGID TEMPERATURES WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS IN THE 15 TO 30 BELOW ZERO RANGE THROUGH 5 PM. TREACHEROUS WIND CHILLS BETWEEN 35 AND 50 DEGREES BELOW ZERO WILL EXIST ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING AS NORTHWEST WINDS CONTINUE AROUND 10 MPH...AND AIR TEMPERATURES PLUMMET TO 20 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. SOME IMPROVEMENT IS EXPECTED IN THE WIND CHILLS ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON BACK TOWARD 20 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO...ONLY TO FALL BACK TOWARD 35 AND 40 DEGREES BELOW ZERO THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$ DAS WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
000 WWUS43 KARX 142119 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 319 PM CST WED JAN 14 2009 ...VERY FRIGID TEMPERATURES AND TREACHEROUS WIND CHILLS THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .TEMPERATURES WILL TUMBLE WELL BELOW ZERO TONIGHT... BOTTOMING OUT IN THE 15 TO 25 DEGREE BELOW ZERO RANGE. MEANWHILE...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE IN THE 10 TO 15 MPH RANGE...PRODUCING TREACHEROUS WIND CHILLS DOWN INTO THE 40 TO 50 DEGREE BELOW ZERO RANGE. HIGHS ON THURSDAY WILL ONLY MAKE IT INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO... WHILE WINDS CONTINUE AROUND 10 MPH. WIND CHILLS ON THURSDAY MAY IMPROVE BACK TOWARD 20 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO...ONLY TO FALL BACK BELOW 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO AS AIR TEMPERATURES BOTTOM OUT ONCE AGAIN FROM 20 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO THURSDAY NIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO MODERATE ABOVE ZERO FRIDAY AFTERNOON...ALONG WITH IMPROVING WIND CHILLS. IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029- 032>034-041>044-053>055-061-150530- /O.CON.KARX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090116T1800Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE- CLAYTON-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON- TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU- ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY... OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE... BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON... VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE 319 PM CST WED JAN 14 2009 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY. TREACHEROUS WIND CHILLS BETWEEN 35 AND 50 DEGREES BELOW ZERO WILL EXIST ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING AS NORTHWEST WINDS CONTINUE AROUND 10 MPH...AND AIR TEMPERATURES PLUMMET TO 15 TO 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. SOME IMPROVEMENT IS EXPECTED IN THE WIND CHILLS ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON BACK TOWARD 20 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO...ONLY TO FALL BACK TOWARD 35 AND 40 DEGREES BELOW ZERO THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$ DAS WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
000 WWUS43 KARX 150320 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 920 PM CST WED JAN 14 2009 ...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH THE WIND ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 35 BELOW TO 50 BELOW THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. AIR TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO MODERATE ABOVE ZERO FRIDAY AFTERNOON...ALONG WITH IMPROVING WIND CHILLS. IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029- 032>034-041>044-053>055-061-151130- /O.CON.KARX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090116T1800Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE- CLAYTON-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON- TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU- ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY... OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE... BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON... VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE 920 PM CST WED JAN 14 2009 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY. BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH THE WIND ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 35 BELOW TO 50 BELOW ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS VERY COLD AIR COMBINED WITH THE WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$ THOMPSON WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
000 WWUS43 KARX 150832 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 232 AM CST THU JAN 15 2009 ...BRUTAL COLD CONTINUES THIS MORNING... .WIND CHILLS OVERNIGHT HAVE RANGED FROM 30 TO 45 BELOW ZERO OVER THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY...AS AIR TEMPERATURES HAVE DROPPED INTO THE 15 TO 30 BELOW ZERO RANGE. THESE DANGEROUS TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE MORNING HOURS TODAY AS NORTHWEST WINDS FROM 5 TO 15 MPH CONTINUE. SOME IMPROVEMENT IN THE TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AS AIR TEMPERATURES WARM INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO...WHICH WILL HELP BOOST WIND CHILLS INTO THE 15 TO 30 BELOW ZERO RANGE. HOWEVER...AIR TEMPERATURES WILL PLUMMET BACK DOWN INTO THE 15 TO 30 BELOW ZERO RANGE AGAIN TONIGHT...WITH LIGHT WINDS OF 5 TO 10 MPH KEEPING DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 30 TO 45 BELOW ZERO WELL INTO FRIDAY MORNING. IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029- 032>034-041>044-053>055-061-151645- /O.CON.KARX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090116T1800Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE- CLAYTON-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON- TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU- ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY... OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE... BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON... VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE 232 AM CST THU JAN 15 2009 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY. BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH LIGHT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS BETWEEN 30 AND 45 BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING...AND AGAIN TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS VERY COLD AIR COMBINED WITH THE WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$ BINAU WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
000 WWUS43 KARX 151255 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 655 AM CST THU JAN 15 2009 ...MOST DANGEROUS COLD OF THE DAY WILL BE THIS MORNING... .TEMPERATURES FROM 15 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING WILL COMBINE WITH WINDS RANGING FROM 5 TO 15 MPH...TO CONTINUE TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS RANGING FROM 30 TO 50 BELOW ZERO THROUGH AT LEAST 10 AM. THIS WILL BE THE MOST DANGEROUS PORTION OF THE DAY IN TERMS OF BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS...AND A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT. AVOID BEING OUTSIDE THIS MORNING IF AT ALL POSSIBLE. SOME IMPROVEMENT IN AIR TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS WILL OCCUR LATE THIS MORNING INTO THE MIDDLE AFTERNOON HOURS...WITH AIR TEMPERATURES WARMING TO 5 TO 10 BELOW...AND WIND CHILLS MODERATING TO 20 TO 30 BELOW. HOWEVER...TEMPERATURES WILL AGAIN FALL RAPIDLY BACK INTO THE TEENS AND 20S BELOW ZERO BY THE MIDDLE EVENING HOURS...WHILE WINDS FROM 5 TO 15 MPH WILL CONTINUE. THIS WILL SEND WIND CHILLS BACK DOWN INTO THE 30 TO 45 BELOW ZERO RANGE IN A REPEAT PERFORMANCE OF THIS MORNING. THESE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL LINGER THROUGH THE MORNING COMMUTE HOURS ON FRIDAY. WIND CHILLS WILL FINALLY IMPROVE BACK TO MORE TOLERABLE...ALBEIT STILL COLD LEVELS...ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON. IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029- 032>034-041>044-053>055-061-152100- /O.CON.KARX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090116T1800Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE- CLAYTON-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON- TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU- ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY... OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE... BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON... VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE 655 AM CST THU JAN 15 2009 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY. BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH LIGHT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS BETWEEN 30 AND 45 BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING...AND AGAIN TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS VERY COLD AIR COMBINED WITH THE WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$ BINAU WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
000 WWUS43 KARX 151805 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 1205 PM CST THU JAN 15 2009 ...WIND CHILLS NOT AS SEVERE AT MIDDAY...BUT STILL PLENTY DANGEROUS... .SOME IMPROVEMENT IN AIR TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS HAS OCCURRED LATE THIS MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE INTO THE MIDDLE AFTERNOON HOURS. AIR TEMPERATURES WILL WARM ONLY IN A RELATIVE SENSE TO 5 TO 10 BELOW THROUGH MID AFTERNOON...WITH WIND CHILLS MODERATING TO 20 TO 30 BELOW. HOWEVER...TEMPERATURES WILL AGAIN PLUMMET INTO THE TEENS AND 20S BELOW ZERO BY THE MIDDLE EVENING HOURS...WHILE WINDS FROM 5 TO 15 MPH WILL CONTINUE. THIS WILL SEND WIND CHILLS BACK DOWN INTO THE 30 TO 45 BELOW ZERO RANGE IN A REPEAT PERFORMANCE OF THIS MORNING. THESE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL LINGER THROUGH THE MORNING COMMUTE HOURS ON FRIDAY. WIND CHILLS WILL FINALLY IMPROVE BACK TO MORE TOLERABLE... ALBEIT STILL COLD LEVELS...FRIDAY AFTERNOON. IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029- 032>034-041>044-053>055-061-160215- /O.CON.KARX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090116T1800Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE- CLAYTON-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON- TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU- ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY... OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE... BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON... VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE 1205 PM CST THU JAN 15 2009 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY. SOME MODERATION IN TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS WILL TAKE PLACE THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...WIND CHILLS VALUES WILL STILL BE VERY DANGEROUS IN THE 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO RANGE. TEMPERATURES WILL PLUMMET AGAIN THIS EVENING AND BOTTOM OUT IN THE 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO RANGE OVERNIGHT. THE FRIGID AIR TEMPERATURES... COMBINED WITH WINDS IN THE 5 TO 15 MPH RANGE WILL PRODUCE TREACHEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES IN THE 30 TO 50 BELOW ZERO RANGE. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS VERY COLD AIR COMBINED WITH THE WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$ DAS WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
000 WWUS43 KARX 152134 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 334 PM CST THU JAN 15 2009 ...TREACHEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .THE HEART OF THE ARCTIC AIRMASS WILL MOVE OVERHEAD TONIGHT CAUSING TEMPERATURES TO PLUMMET BACK INTO THE 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO RANGE WHILE WIND CHILLS TUMBLE TO 35 TO 50 BELOW ZERO. THESE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL LINGER THROUGH THE MORNING COMMUTE HOURS ON FRIDAY. THE WIND CHILLS WILL MODERATE BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS THE AIR TEMPERATURE FINALLY CLIMBS INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO. IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029- 032>034-041>044-053>055-061-160545- /O.CON.KARX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090116T1800Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE- CLAYTON-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON- TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU- ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY... OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE... BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON... VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE 334 PM CST THU JAN 15 2009 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL PLUMMET AGAIN THIS EVENING AND BOTTOM OUT IN THE 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO RANGE OVERNIGHT. THIS VERY FRIGID AIR COMBINED WITH WINDS IN THE 5 TO 15 MPH RANGE WILL PRODUCE TREACHEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES IN THE 35 TO 50 BELOW ZERO RANGE. THESE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL LINGER THROUGH THE MORNING COMMUTE HOURS ON FRIDAY. THE WIND CHILLS WILL MODERATE BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS THE TEMPERATURE FINALLY CLIMBS INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS VERY COLD AIR COMBINED WITH THE WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$ DAS WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
000 WWUS43 KARX 160315 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 915 PM CST THU JAN 15 2009 ...TREACHEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .A BITTER COLD ARCTIC AIRMASS WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA TONIGHT WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO RANGE WHILE WIND CHILLS TUMBLE TO 35 TO 50 BELOW ZERO. THESE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL LINGER THROUGH THE MORNING COMMUTE HOURS ON FRIDAY. THE WIND CHILLS WILL MODERATE BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS THE AIR TEMPERATURE FINALLY CLIMBS INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO. IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029- 032>034-041>044-053>055-061-161115- /O.CON.KARX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090116T1800Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE- CLAYTON-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON- TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU- ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY... OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE... BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON... VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE 915 PM CST THU JAN 15 2009 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BOTTOM OUT IN THE 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO RANGE OVERNIGHT. THIS VERY FRIGID AIR COMBINED WITH WINDS IN THE 5 TO 15 MPH RANGE WILL PRODUCE TREACHEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES IN THE 35 TO 50 BELOW ZERO RANGE. THESE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL LINGER THROUGH THE MORNING COMMUTE HOURS ON FRIDAY. WIND CHILLS WILL MODERATE BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES FINALLY CLIMB INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS VERY COLD AIR COMBINED WITH THE WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$ THOMPSON WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
000 WWUS43 KARX 160935 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 335 AM CST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS THIS MORNING... .A BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIRMASS WAS IN PLACE OVER THE REGION THIS MORNING. TEMPERATURES WERE EVEN COLDER THAN LAST NIGHT...WITH MANY LOCATIONS REPORTING AIR TEMPERATURES OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO. SOME LOCATIONS OVER NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA WERE EVEN AS COLD AS 32 BELOW ZERO AT 3 AM. WINDS HAD DIMINISHED WITH THE HIGH PRESSURE OVERHEAD. THUS...WIND CHILL VALUES WERE NOT A GREAT DEAL COLDER THAN THE ACTUAL AIR TEMPERATURE. STILL...ANY LIGHT BREEZE WILL QUICKLY ADD TO THE VERY COLD TEMPERATURE TO SEND THE WIND CHILL INDEX DOWN TO 30 TO 45 DEGREES BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING. TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS WILL MODERATE BY MID-DAY AS SOUTHERLY WINDS HELP TO BRING SLIGHTLY WARMER AIR TO THE REGION. IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029- 032>034-041>044-053>055-061-161745- /O.CON.KARX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090116T1800Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE- CLAYTON-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON- TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU- ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY... OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE... BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON... VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE 335 AM CST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON TODAY. BRUTAL COLD AIR TEMPERATURES OF 20 TO 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO... COMBINED WITH ANY LIGHT BREEZES...WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL VALUES ARE EXPECTED FROM 35 TO 45 DEGREES BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING. THESE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL LINGER THROUGH THE MORNING COMMUTE. COLD LIKE THIS CAN RESULT IN FROSTBITE IN ONLY MINUTES. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS THIS MORNING...BE SURE TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS AGAINST THE EXTREME COLD. DRESS IN LAYERS...AND COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN. DO NOT STAY OUTDOORS FOR LENGTHY PERIODS OF TIME. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL MODERATE BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES FINALLY CLIMB INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS VERY COLD AIR COMBINED WITH THE WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$ MW WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
000 WWUS43 KARX 161752 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 1152 AM CST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...WIND CHILLS IMPROVING... .TEMPERATURES HAVE MODERATED INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO AT MIDDAY ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA. THESE MODERATING TEMPERATURES AND WINDS HOVERING NEAR CALM TO AROUND 10 MPH HAVE IMPROVED WIND CHILLS INTO THE 10 TO 25 BELOW ZERO RANGE. AIR TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO MODERATE ABOVE ZERO THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE THE WIND CHILL VALUES. THEREFORE...THE WIND CHILL WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT NOON TODAY. IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029- 032>034-041>044-053>055-061-161900- /O.EXP.KARX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090116T1800Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE- CLAYTON-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON- TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU- ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY... OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE... BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON... VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE 1152 AM CST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...WIND CHILL WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY... THE WIND CHILL WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY. TEMPERATURES HAVE MODERATED INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO AT MIDDAY ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA. THESE MODERATING TEMPERATURES AND WINDS HOVERING NEAR CALM TO AROUND 10 MPH HAVE IMPROVED WIND CHILLS INTO THE 10 TO 25 BELOW ZERO RANGE. AIR TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO MODERATE ABOVE ZERO THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE THE WIND CHILL VALUES. THEREFORE...THE WIND CHILL WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT NOON TODAY. $$ DAS WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind chill warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS La Crosse, WI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind chill warning went out at Jan 14, 3:15 AM CST, 1 hour 2 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 14, 3:15 AM CST, 1 hour 2 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
315 AM CST WED JAN 14 2009
.SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT
FORECAST FOCUS TURNS FROM SNOW TO BITTER...DANGEROUS COLD.
500 MB SHORTWAVE TROUGH CURRENTLY SPINNING ACROSS IA...VIA THE
LATEST WATERVAPOR IMAGERY. 88-D RADAR IMAGERY SHOWS THE SNOW
ASSOCIATED WITH THE FEATURE...ACROSS SOUTHERN MN INTO SOUTHERN
WI...WITH THE BETTER SNOW BANDS OVER EASTERN IA INTO NORTHERN ILL.
THIS SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE GOOD PROGRESS EAST...WITH THE MAIN
ACCUMULATING SNOWS SHIFTING OUT OF THE FAR SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE
FORECAST AREA OVER THE NEXT COUPLE HOURS. ALTHOUGH LIGHT SNOW WILL
STILL CONTINUE FOR THE EARLY MORNING...WILL LIKELY CANCEL THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY EARLY AS THE MAIN ACCUMULATIONS ARE COMING TO A
CLOSE.
THIS SHORTWAVE TROUGH WILL CONTINUE TO EXIT EAST DURING THE REST OF
THE DAY...ALLOWING FOR AN ARCTIC AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE TO DROP SOUTH
OF CANADA...SINKING OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS TONIGHT...AND THEN
ACROSS IA BY 00Z FRI. A WEST TO EAST RUNNING TIME/HEIGHT X-SECTION
SHOWS A QUICK DECREASE IN THE SATURATION THROUGH THE DAY...WHICH
SHOULD RESULT IN A CLEAR NIGHT. CONDENSATION PRESSURE DEFICITS ON
THE 285-310 K SFCS SHOW A SIMILAR DECREASE IN MOISTURE...ALTHOUGH
HANG ONTO SOME SATURATION FARTHER TO THE NORTHEAST. RH FIELDS BEAR
THIS OUT TOO...WHICH COULD RESULT IN SOME CLOUDS LINGERING LONGER
ACROSS NORTHERN/EASTERN WI TONIGHT. OVERALL...EXPECT SKIES TO BECOME
CLEAR/MOSTLY CLEAR FOR MOST OF THE FORECAST AREA BY TONIGHT.
THE HIGH WILL BRING ANOTHER SHOT OF COLD AIR...AND COUPLED WITH THE
CLEARING SKIES...TEMPERATURES WILL TUMBLE SHARPLY TONIGHT. IN
FACT...THEY SHOULD START FALLING THIS AFTERNOON AS LOW LEVEL COLD
AIR ADVECTION STARTS TO PUSH IN POST THE DEPARTING LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM. EXPECT LOWS AS COLD AS -25 F BY THU MORNING. SUNSHINE ON THU
WILL LEAD TO SOME REBOUND IN THE TEMPS...BUT HIGHS WILL STAY BELOW
ZERO. WITH THE CLEAR SKIES CONTINUING...-20 TO -25 F DEGREE MORNING
LOWS LOOK LIKELY AGAIN FOR MANY LOCATIONS FRI MORNING. SOME HOPE ON
THE HORIZON THOUGH...AS THAT TROUGH STARTS TO PUSH EAST THIS
WEEKEND...WARMING WILL MOVE IN FROM THE WEST. 850 MB TEMPS ARE
PROGGED TO RISE FROM AROUND -23 C AT 00Z THU...TO -12 C BY 00Z SAT.
A RETURN TO MORE SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES LOOKS LIKELY THIS WEEKEND.
UNTIL THEN...TEMPERATURES THIS COLD CAN BE DANGEROUS ENOUGH BY
THEMSELVES...BUT WITH THE CENTER OF THE HIGH KEEPING WEST AND SOUTH
OF THE REGION...A PERSISTENT PRESSURE GRADIENT REMAINS. WINDS WILL
BE BLUSTERY TODAY INTO THIS EVENING...AND THEN 10 MPH OR GREATER
WIND SPEEDS WILL BE FAIRLY COMMON INTO FRIDAY. COUPLED WITH THE
TEMPERATURES...VERY DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF -40 OR LOWER WILL
RESULT ACROSS NEARLY THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA FOR PERIODS OF TIME
TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. FROST BITE COULD OCCUR IN AS LITTLE
AS 10 MINS WITH WIND CHILLS THIS COLD. WHEN NOT THIS COLD...READINGS
IN THE -20 TO -35 RANGE CAN BE EXPECTED...STILL DANGEROUS AND WELL
WITHIN WIND CHILL ADVISORY CRITERIA. THE MAIN QUESTION IS WHAT TO DO
WITH HEADLINES...ADVISORIES...WARNINGS...OR A MIX OF BOTH.
CONSIDERING THE RELATIVE RARITY OF WIDESPREAD WIND CHILLS THIS COLD
FOR THE FORECAST AREA...AND THE DANGEROUS ASPECT OF THEM...FEEL A
WARNING IS THE HEADLINE NEEDED. AND DESPITE CRITERIA NOT BEING MET
UNTIL CLOSE TO 00Z...WILL START THE HEADLINE EARLY TO ACCOUNT FOR
THE DANGEROUS...ALBEIT ADVISORY CONDITIONS...TODAY. FEEL ISSUING TWO
SEPERATE HEADLINES FOR THE SAME THREAT...JUST GREATER
TONIGHT...WOULD LEND ITSELF TO CONFUSION. WILL ALSO OPT TO MAKE THIS
A LONG FUSE WARNING...AS CONDITIONS DO NOT START TO IMPROVE UNTIL
FRIDAY AFTERNOON. CONSIDERED ENDING IT AT 18Z THU AND LETTING THE
DAYSHIFT THEN RE-EVALUATE WHETHER AN ADV OR WARNING WOULD BE MORE
APPROPRIATE THROUGH 18Z FRI. BUT WITH GOOD AGREEMENT FROM
SURROUNDING OFFICES...AND MORE WARNING CRITERIA WIND CHILLS
EXPECTED THU NIGHT...BELIEVE ITS BETTER TO GO WITH THE ONE
WARNING...RATHER THAN ISSUE TWO FOR THE SAME EVENT.
LATER ON FRIDAY...THE 14.00Z GFS WANTS TO DROP A 500 MB SHORTWAVE
TROUGH ACROSS THE REGION...RETURNING THE SNOW CHANCES. THE NAM IS
SLOWER WITH THE FEATURE...BRINGING IT IN MORE FOR SAT MORNING. THE
14.00Z ECMWF IS MORE LIKE THE NAM. WILL SIDE TOWARD THESE TWO MODELS
FOR TIMING...FOCUSING THE BETTER CHANCES ON FRIDAY NIGHT. CONFIDENCE
NOT PARTICULARLY HIGH IN THE TIMING THOUGH. THE SYSTEM DOES LOOK
LIKE IT COULD BRING 1 TO 3 INCHES...WITH THE CURRENT TRACK PUTTING
THE HIGHER AMOUNTS TO THE EAST.
.LONG TERM...SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN PERSISTS THIS WEEKEND...WITH THE 500 MB
TROUGH ACROSS THE EASTERN 1/3 OF THE U.S...AND A LARGE RIDGE OF
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WEST COAST. VARIOUS PERTURBATIONS WILL MOVE
THROUGH THE TROUGH SAT/SUN...BRINGING THE THREAT FOR SOME LIGHT
SNOW. HOWEVER...TRENDS HAVE BEEN TO KEEP THE BETTER CHANCES...AND
ACCUMULATION POTENTIAL...OVER THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES. THAT
SAID...THE ECMWF AND GFS DO DROP A SHORTWAVE TROUGH ACROSS THE
FORECAST AREA ON SAT...THUS BRINGING A PRETTY GOOD SHOT OF SOME
SNOW. THERE HASN/T BEEN A LOT OF CONSISTENCY WITH PLACEMENT/TIMING
OF THE SHORTWAVES FOR THE WEEKEND...OTHER THAN GENERALLY EAST OF THE
AREA. HOWEVER...THE 14.00Z NAM IS ALSO BRINGING THIS SHORTWAVE DOWN
ACROSS THE REGION...LIKE THE GFS/ECMWF. WITH THE MODELS SHOWING MORE
AGREEMENT...WILL INCREASE THE POPS A BIT FOR THIS TIME FRAME. FOR
THE START OF THE NEW WORK WEEK...SNOW CHANCES COULD LINGER INTO MON
VIA THE GFS THANKS TO ANOTHER PACKET OF ENERGY ALOFT...WHILE THE EC
IS SHUNTED EAST. SREF IS SPLIT SOMEWHAT EVENLY BETWEEN THE TWO AS OF
NOW. WILL KEEP FORECAST DRY FOR NOW. THEN...THE RIDGE LOOKS TO
FINALLY START MOVING EAST FOR TUE/WED...KICKING THE TROUGH TO THE
EAST. A BREAK FROM THE SNOWY CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. ALSO...MORE
SEASONABLE AIR LOOKS TO RETURN TO REGION FOR THE WEEKEND/EARLY NEXT
WEEK...WITH HIGHS THREATENING 30 ON A COUPLE DAYS.
&&
.AVIATION...
SNOW WILL BE SHIFTING OUT OF THE TAF SITES THROUGH 12Z...WITH
GENERALLY MVFR CIGS/VSBYS TRENDING TO VFR BY 18Z. SNOWFALL TOTALS
LIKELY AROUND AN INCH AT BOTH SITES. AS BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS IN TODAY AND TONIGHT...WILL SEE WINDS TURN FROM
NORTHEAST TO NORTHWEST THROUGH THE DAY AND INCREASE...UP TO 20KTS AT
TIMES AT KRST. THESE WINDS MAY CAUSE SOME DRIFTING OF THE NEW SNOW
AT KRST...BUT VSBY RESTRICTIONS WON/T FALL BELOW 4 OR 5SM AT WORST.
STILL EVALUATING THE NEED TO INCLUDE SOME BLSN THIS MORNING AT KRST.
AFTER 18Z...PLENTY OF CLEAR SKIES BUT FALLING TEMPERATURES AND
DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS TO 35 TO 45 BELOW ZERO AT KRST/KLSE WHICH WILL
HAVE EFFECTS ON GROUND PERSONNEL/OPERATIONS. EXPECT MODERATE
NORTHWEST WINDS FROM 7-11KTS TO CONTINUE MUCH OF THE NIGHT AT BOTH
SITES...AS AIR TEMPERATURES TUMBLE INTO THE 20S BELOW ZERO.
BINAU
&&
.ARX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WI...WIND CHILL WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO 12 PM CST FRIDAY FOR
WIZ017-WIZ029-WIZ032-WIZ033-WIZ034-WIZ041-WIZ042-WIZ043-
WIZ044-WIZ053-WIZ054-WIZ055-WIZ061.
MN...WIND CHILL WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO 12 PM CST FRIDAY FOR
MNZ079-MNZ086-MNZ087-MNZ088-MNZ094-MNZ095-MNZ096.
IA...WIND CHILL WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO 12 PM CST FRIDAY FOR
IAZ008-IAZ009-IAZ010-IAZ011-IAZ018-IAZ019-IAZ029-IAZ030.
&&
RIECKHazardous weather outlook, Jan 13, 3:19 PM CST, 12 hours 58 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 319 PM CST TUE JAN 13 2009 IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ054-061-141200- ALLAMAKEE-CHICKASAW-CLAYTON-CRAWFORD-DODGE-FAYETTE-FILLMORE-FLOYD- GRANT-HOUSTON-HOWARD-MITCHELL-MOWER-OLMSTED-WABASHA-WINNESHIEK- WINONA- 319 PM CST TUE JAN 13 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PARTS OF NORTHEAST IOWA... SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND FAR SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR TONIGHT FOR 2 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ACROSS THE AREA. THE HIGHEST SNOW TOTALS ARE EXPECTED SOUTHWEST OF A LINE FROM SAINT ANSGAR TO ELKADER IOWA...WITH A DROP OFF IN AMOUNTS INTO SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING...AND MAY BECOME HEAVY FOR A PERIOD OF TIME LATE IN THE EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT...BEFORE TAPERING OFF AND ENDING THROUGH THE SUNRISE HOURS ON WEDNESDAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS AND BITTERLY COLD AIR WILL THEN POUR BACK INTO THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT IN THE WAKE OF THE WEATHER SYSTEM. WIND CHILL ADVISORIES...AND PERHAPS WARNINGS...WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY NIGHT AS THE COLDEST AIRMASS OF THE WINTER THUS FAR MOVES IN. WIDESPREAD GROUND DRIFTING OF THE VERY POWDERY SNOW FROM TONIGHT WILL LIKELY OCCUR ON WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH NORTHWEST WINDS FROM 15 TO 25 MPH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... REPORTS OF SNOWFALL WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. .EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION... NO CALL IS SCHEDULED. WIZ017-029-032>034-041>044-053-055-141200- ADAMS-BUFFALO-CLARK-JACKSON-JUNEAU-LA CROSSE-MONROE-RICHLAND-TAYLOR- TREMPEALEAU-VERNON- 319 PM CST TUE JAN 13 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PARTS OF SOUTHWEST INTO CENTRAL WISCONSIN. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT SNOW WILL SPREAD BACK ACROSS THE AREA LATER THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. WHILE THE HEAVIER TOTALS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN WEST AND SOUTH OF THE AREA...A VERY POWDERY 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW WILL STILL ACCUMULATE OVER MUCH OF THE AREA...WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS SOUTHWEST OF A LINE FROM LAKE CITY MINNESOTA THROUGH LA CROSSE AND RICHLAND CENTER WISCONSIN. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS AND BITTERLY COLD AIR WILL POUR BACK INTO THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT IN THE WAKE OF THE WEATHER SYSTEM. WIND CHILL ADVISORIES...AND PERHAPS WARNINGS...WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY NIGHT AS THE COLDEST AIRMASS OF THE WINTER THUS FAR MOVES IN. AREAS OF GROUND DRIFTING OF THE VERY POWDERY SNOW FROM TONIGHT WILL LIKELY OCCUR ON WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH NORTHWEST WINDS FROM 15 TO 25 MPH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... REPORTS OF SNOWFALL WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. .EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION... NO CALL IS SCHEDULED. BINAU/DAS
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.