Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS La Crosse, WI

000 
WWUS43 KARX 121340
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
740 AM CST MON JAN 12 2009

...SNOW TODAY FOLLOWED BY WIND AND BLOWING SNOW THIS EVENING...

.A LARGE AREA OF SNOW OVER CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND IOWA WILL SPREAD
INTO NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA THROUGH THE
MORNING...AND INTO WISCONSIN BY EARLY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON OVER THE ENTIRE AREA...TAPERING OFF
FROM WEST TO EAST BY THE EARLY EVENING. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL
RANGE FROM 4 TO 6 INCHES ALONG AN AUSTIN TO PRAIRIE DU CHIEN
LINE...WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES FROM ROCHESTER THROUGH LA CROSSE TO
RICHLAND CENTER. AREAS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90 WILL SEE
PROGRESSIVELY LESS SNOW HEADING NORTH INTO CENTRAL WISCONSIN.

BETWEEN 4 PM AND 6 PM...A NOTICEABLE INCREASE IN NORTHWEST WINDS
WILL BEGIN OVER NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...WITH
WINDS FROM 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH QUICKLY BECOMING
COMMON IN THESE AREAS BY 7 PM. THIS WILL CAUSE A RAPID
DETERIORATION IN TRAVEL ACROSS THE OPEN AND UNSHELTERED
AREAS...WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. TRAVEL IN THESE AREAS THIS
EVENING MAY BE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE FOR A SHORT TIME. A WINTER STORM
WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THESE AREAS. ELSEWHERE...ACROSS THE BLUFF
AREAS OF NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...AS WELL AS MUCH
OF SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN...THE WINDS WILL NOT BE QUITE AS
STRONG...BUT AREAS OF LOW VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW WILL STILL
BE LIKELY. WINDS WILL DECREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT...AND WHILE GROUND
DRIFTING WILL CONTINUE MUCH OF THE NIGHT...THE SIGNIFICANT
REDUCTIONS VIA BLOWING SNOW SHOULD END AROUND MIDNIGHT OR SHORTLY
THEREAFTER.

AFTER MIDNIGHT...TEMPERATURES WILL PLUMMET AS ARCTIC AIR SURGES INTO
THE AREA. WIND CHILLS WILL TUMBLE INTO THE 20 TO 35 DEGREE BELOW
ZERO RANGE OVERNIGHT AND REMAIN DANGEROUSLY LOW THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING.

IAZ008>010-018-019-029-MNZ086-087-094-095-122145-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0001.090112T1500Z-090113T0600Z/
/O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0001.090113T0600Z-090113T1800Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-DODGE-OLMSTED-
MOWER-FILLMORE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN...
ROCHESTER...AUSTIN
740 AM CST MON JAN 12 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
12 PM CST TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO 12 PM CST TUESDAY. 

SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE
THROUGH THE MIDDLE AFTERNOON...TAPERING TO FLURRIES LATE IN THE
DAY. ANYWHERE FROM 2 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS LIKELY ACROSS THE
WARNING AREA...WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG AND SOUTH OF AN
AUSTIN TO DECORAH LINE. AS THE SNOW ENDS...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS
FROM 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL DEVELOP AND BRING
SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW TO OPEN AND
UNSHELTERED AREAS. PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE.
TRAVEL MAY BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE FOR A SHORT PERIOD THIS
EVENING BEFORE WINDS DIMINISH ENOUGH TO END MUCH OF THE BLOWING
AND DRIFTING BY MIDNIGHT. GROUND DRIFTING...HOWEVER...IS LIKELY TO
CONTINUE WELL PAST MIDNIGHT. AFTER MIDNIGHT...WIND CHILLS FROM 20
TO 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO WILL DEVELOP AS ARCTIC AIR PLUNGES INTO
THE AREA...WITH THESE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS LINGERING THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING.

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE
WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW AND
WIND ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$

IAZ011-030-MNZ079-088-096-WIZ041>044-053>055-061-122145-
/O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0003.090112T1800Z-090113T0600Z/
/O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0001.090113T0600Z-090113T1800Z/
ALLAMAKEE-CLAYTON-WABASHA-WINONA-HOUSTON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-
ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...WINONA...LA CROSSE...
SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...
RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
740 AM CST MON JAN 12 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
12 PM CST TUESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT
FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM CST TUESDAY. 

SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA...MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON...ENDING
BY THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES
ARE LIKELY...WITH SOME POTENTIALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS TOWARD 5 INCHES
ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA INTO THE WISCONSIN RIVER VALLEY OF SOUTHWEST
WISCONSIN. AS THE SNOW BEGINS TO TAPER OFF EARLY THIS EVENING...A
PERIOD OF STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE
AREA...WITH 20 TO 30 MPH WINDS COMMON. THIS WILL BRING BLOWING
SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO THE OPEN AND UNSHELTERED AREAS.
WINDS WILL SUBSIDE ENOUGH TO END MUCH OF THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING
THREAT BY MIDNIGHT...THOUGH GROUND DRIFTING WILL LIKELY CONTINUE
WELL AFTER MIDNIGHT. ARCTIC AIR WILL PLUNGE INTO THE AREA THROUGH
THE NIGHT...COMBINING WITH NORTHWEST WINDS TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS
FROM 20 TO 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO AFTER MIDNIGHT INTO TUESDAY
MORNING.

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

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$

WIZ017-029-032>034-122145-
/O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0001.090113T0600Z-090113T1800Z/
TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...
BLACK RIVER FALLS
740 AM CST MON JAN 12 2009

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
12 PM CST TUESDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
12 PM CST TUESDAY. 

ARCTIC AIR WILL PLUNGE INTO THE AREA TONIGHT...WITH AIR
TEMPERATURES FALLING TOWARD 10 BELOW ZERO BY TUESDAY MORNING.
BRINGING THIS AIRMASS ARE NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WHICH WILL
COMBINE WITH THE FALLING TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS FROM
25 TO 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. THESE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL
LINGER THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$

BINAU

WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE

000 
WWUS43 KARX 121605
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1005 AM CST MON JAN 12 2009

...SNOW MOVING THROUGH THE AREA...WIND AND BLOWING SNOW STILL
EXPECTED THIS EVENING...

.A BAND OF SNOW WAS ADVANCING EAST ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING...
WITH THE LEADING EDGE OF THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL FROM RED WING AND
ROCHESTER MINNESOTA...TO NEW HAMPTON AND WATERLOO IOWA. THIS AREA
WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH EAST ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE DAY
TODAY...THEN TAPERING OFF FROM WEST TO EAST BY THE EARLY EVENING.
BY THE THE TIME IT DOES...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM
4 TO 6 INCHES ALONG AN AUSTIN TO PRAIRIE DU CHIEN LINE...WITH 2
TO 4 INCHES FROM ROCHESTER THROUGH LA CROSSE TO RICHLAND CENTER.
AREAS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90 WILL SEE PROGRESSIVELY LESS SNOW
HEADING NORTH INTO CENTRAL WISCONSIN.

THE LOW PRESSURE AREA CREATING THIS SNOW WILL MOVE FROM NORTHWEST
IOWA THIS MORNING...DOWN TO ILLINOIS BY EVENING. AS IT PASSES...
GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND IT. BETWEEN 4 AND 6 PM...
A NOTICEABLE INCREASE IN NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BEGIN OVER NORTHEAST
IOWA AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...WITH WINDS FROM 20 TO 30 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 40 MPH QUICKLY BECOMING COMMON IN THESE AREAS BY 7 PM.
THIS WILL CAUSE A RAPID DETERIORATION IN TRAVEL ACROSS THE OPEN
AND UNSHELTERED AREAS... WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. TRAVEL
IN THESE AREAS THIS EVENING MAY BE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE FOR A SHORT
TIME. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THESE AREAS.
ELSEWHERE...ACROSS THE BLUFF AREAS OF NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHEAST
MINNESOTA...AS WELL AS MUCH OF SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN...THE WINDS
WILL NOT BE QUITE AS STRONG...BUT AREAS OF LOW VISIBILITIES IN
BLOWING SNOW WILL STILL BE LIKELY. WINDS WILL DECREASE AFTER
MIDNIGHT...AND WHILE GROUND DRIFTING WILL CONTINUE MUCH OF THE
NIGHT...THE SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS VIA BLOWING SNOW SHOULD END
AROUND MIDNIGHT OR SHORTLY THEREAFTER.

AFTER MIDNIGHT...TEMPERATURES WILL PLUMMET AS ARCTIC AIR SURGES
INTO THE AREA. WIND CHILLS WILL TUMBLE INTO THE 20 TO 35 DEGREE
BELOW ZERO RANGE OVERNIGHT AND REMAIN DANGEROUSLY LOW THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING.

IAZ008>010-018-019-029-MNZ086-087-094-095-130015-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090113T0600Z/
/O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0001.090113T0600Z-090113T1800Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-DODGE-OLMSTED-
MOWER-FILLMORE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN...
ROCHESTER...AUSTIN
1005 AM CST MON JAN 12 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
12 PM CST TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO 12 PM CST TUESDAY. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID-AFTERNOON...BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO
FLURRIES. ANYWHERE FROM 2 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS LIKELY ACROSS
THE WARNING AREA...WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG AND SOUTH OF AN
AUSTIN TO DECORAH LINE. AS THE SNOW ENDS...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS
FROM 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL DEVELOP AND BRING
SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW TO OPEN AND
UNSHELTERED AREAS. PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE.
TRAVEL MAY BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE FOR A SHORT PERIOD THIS
EVENING BEFORE WINDS DIMINISH ENOUGH TO END MUCH OF THE BLOWING
AND DRIFTING BY MIDNIGHT. GROUND DRIFTING...HOWEVER...IS LIKELY TO
CONTINUE WELL PAST MIDNIGHT. AFTER MIDNIGHT...WIND CHILLS FROM 20
TO 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO WILL DEVELOP AS ARCTIC AIR PLUNGES INTO
THE AREA...WITH THESE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS LINGERING THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING.

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE
WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW AND
WIND ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$

IAZ011-030-MNZ079-088-096-WIZ041>044-053>055-061-130015-
/O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0003.090112T1800Z-090113T0600Z/
/O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0001.090113T0600Z-090113T1800Z/
ALLAMAKEE-CLAYTON-WABASHA-WINONA-HOUSTON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-
ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...WINONA...LA CROSSE...
SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...
RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
1005 AM CST MON JAN 12 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
12 PM CST TUESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO 12 PM CST TUESDAY. 

SNOW WILL FALL ACROSS THE AREA TODAY...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL
DURING THE AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AND END BY EARLY EVENING.
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE LIKELY...WITH SOME
POTENTIALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS TOWARD 5 INCHES ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA
INTO THE WISCONSIN RIVER VALLEY OF SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. AS THE
SNOW BEGINS TO TAPER OFF EARLY THIS EVENING...A PERIOD OF STRONG
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA...WITH 20 TO 30 MPH
WINDS COMMON. THIS WILL BRING BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES
TO THE OPEN AND UNSHELTERED AREAS. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE ENOUGH TO
END MUCH OF THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING THREAT BY MIDNIGHT...THOUGH
GROUND DRIFTING WILL LIKELY CONTINUE WELL AFTER MIDNIGHT. ARCTIC
AIR WILL PLUNGE INTO THE AREA THROUGH THE NIGHT...COMBINING WITH
NORTHWEST WINDS TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS FROM 20 TO 35 DEGREES BELOW
ZERO AFTER MIDNIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING.

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

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$

WIZ017-029-032>034-130015-
/O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0001.090113T0600Z-090113T1800Z/
TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...
BLACK RIVER FALLS
1005 AM CST MON JAN 12 2009

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
12 PM CST TUESDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
12 PM CST TUESDAY. 

ARCTIC AIR WILL PLUNGE INTO THE AREA TONIGHT...WITH AIR TEMPERATURES
FALLING TOWARD 10 BELOW ZERO BY TUESDAY MORNING. STRONG NORTHWEST
WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH THE COLD TEMPERATURES...TO
PRODUCE WIND CHILLS FROM 25 TO 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. THESE DANGEROUS
WIND CHILLS WILL LINGER THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL
COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST
BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU
MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

$$

MW

WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE

000 
WWUS43 KARX 121715
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1115 AM CST MON JAN 12 2009

...SNOW MOVING THROUGH THE AREA...WIND AND BLOWING SNOW STILL
EXPECTED THIS EVENING...

.A BAND OF SNOW WAS ADVANCING EAST ACROSS THE REGION THIS
MORNING... WITH THE LEADING EDGE OF THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL ABOUT
ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. THIS AREA WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH EAST
ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE DAY TODAY...THEN TAPERING OFF FROM
WEST TO EAST BY THE EARLY EVENING. BY THE THE TIME IT DOES...SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS LOOK TO RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES ALONG AN AUSTIN TO
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN LINE...WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES FROM ROCHESTER THROUGH
LA CROSSE TO RICHLAND CENTER. AREAS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90 WILL
SEE PROGRESSIVELY LESS SNOW HEADING NORTH INTO CENTRAL WISCONSIN.

THE LOW PRESSURE AREA CREATING THIS SNOW WILL MOVE FROM NORTHWEST
IOWA LATE THIS MORNING...DOWN TO ILLINOIS BY EVENING. AS IT PASSES...
GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND IT. BETWEEN 4 AND 6 PM...
A NOTICEABLE INCREASE IN NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BEGIN OVER NORTHEAST
IOWA AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...WITH WINDS FROM 20 TO 30 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 40 MPH QUICKLY BECOMING COMMON IN THESE AREAS BY 7 PM.
THIS WILL CAUSE A RAPID DETERIORATION IN TRAVEL ACROSS THE OPEN
AND UNSHELTERED AREAS... WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. TRAVEL
IN THESE AREAS THIS EVENING MAY BE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE FOR A SHORT
TIME. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THESE AREAS.
ELSEWHERE...ACROSS THE BLUFF AREAS OF NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHEAST
MINNESOTA...AS WELL AS MUCH OF SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN...THE WINDS
WILL NOT BE QUITE AS STRONG...BUT AREAS OF LOW VISIBILITIES IN
BLOWING SNOW WILL STILL BE LIKELY. WINDS WILL DECREASE AFTER
MIDNIGHT...AND WHILE GROUND DRIFTING WILL CONTINUE MUCH OF THE
NIGHT...THE SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS VIA BLOWING SNOW SHOULD END
AROUND MIDNIGHT OR SHORTLY THEREAFTER.

AFTER MIDNIGHT...TEMPERATURES WILL PLUMMET AS ARCTIC AIR SURGES
INTO THE AREA. WIND CHILLS WILL TUMBLE INTO THE 20 TO 35 DEGREE
BELOW ZERO RANGE OVERNIGHT AND REMAIN DANGEROUSLY LOW THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING.

IAZ008>010-018-019-029-MNZ086-087-094-095-130115-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090113T0600Z/
/O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0001.090113T0600Z-090113T1800Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-DODGE-OLMSTED-
MOWER-FILLMORE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN...
ROCHESTER...AUSTIN
1115 AM CST MON JAN 12 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
12 PM CST TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO 12 PM CST TUESDAY. 

SNOW WILOUGH MID-AFTERNOON...BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO
FLURRIES. ANYWHERE FROM 2 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS LIKELY ACROSS
THE WARNING AREA...WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG AND SOUTH OF AN
AUSTIN TO DECORAH LINE. AS THE SNOW ENDS...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS
FROM 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL DEVELOP AND BRING
SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW TO OPEN AND
UNSHELTERED AREAS. PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE.
TRAVEL MAY BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE FOR A SHORT PERIOD THIS
EVENING BEFORE WINDS DIMINISH ENOUGH TO END MUCH OF THE BLOWING
AND DRIFTING BY MIDNIGHT. GROUND DRIFTING...HOWEVER...IS LIKELY
TO CONTINUE WELL PAST MIDNIGHT. AFTER MIDNIGHT...WIND CHILLS FROM
20 TO 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO WILL DEVELOP AS ARCTIC AIR PLUNGES
INTO THE AREA...WITH THESE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS LINGERING
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE
WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW AND
WIND ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$

WIZ032>034-130115-
/O.EXA.KARX.WW.Y.0003.090112T1800Z-090113T0600Z/
/O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0001.090113T0600Z-090113T1800Z/
BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BLACK RIVER FALLS
1115 AM CST MON JAN 12 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
12 PM CST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM CST TUESDAY.

SNOW WILL FALL ACROSS THE AREA TODAY...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL
DURING THE AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AND END BY EARLY
EVENING. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE LIKELY...WITH
SOME POTENTIALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS TOWARD 5 INCHES ACROSS NORTHEAST
IOWA INTO THE WISCONSIN RIVER VALLEY OF SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. AS
THE SNOW BEGINS TO TAPER OFF EARLY THIS EVENING...A PERIOD OF
STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA...WITH 20 TO
30 MPH WINDS COMMON. THIS WILL BRING BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED
VISIBILITIES TO THE OPEN AND UNSHELTERED AREAS. WINDS WILL
SUBSIDE ENOUGH TO END MUCH OF THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING THREAT BY
MIDNIGHT...THOUGH GROUND DRIFTING WILL LIKELY CONTINUE WELL AFTER
MIDNIGHT. ARCTIC AIR WILL PLUNGE INTO THE AREA THROUGH THE
NIGHT...COMBINING WITH NORTHWEST WINDS TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS
FROM 20 TO 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO AFTER MIDNIGHT INTO TUESDAY
MORNING.

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

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$

IAZ011-030-MNZ079-088-096-WIZ041>044-053>055-061-130115-
/O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0003.090112T1800Z-090113T0600Z/
/O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0001.090113T0600Z-090113T1800Z/
ALLAMAKEE-CLAYTON-WABASHA-WINONA-HOUSTON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-
ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...WINONA...LA CROSSE...
SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...
RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
1115 AM CST MON JAN 12 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
12 PM CST TUESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO 12 PM CST TUESDAY. 

SNOW WILL FALL ACROSS THE AREA TODAY...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL
DURING THE AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AND END BY EARLY
EVENING. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE LIKELY...WITH
SOME POTENTIALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS TOWARD 5 INCHES ACROSS NORTHEAST
IOWA INTO THE WISCONSIN RIVER VALLEY OF SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. AS
THE SNOW BEGINS TO TAPER OFF EARLY THIS EVENING...A PERIOD OF
STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA...WITH 20 TO
30 MPH WINDS COMMON. THIS WILL BRING BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED
VISIBILITIES TO THE OPEN AND UNSHELTERED AREAS. WINDS WILL
SUBSIDE ENOUGH TO END MUCH OF THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING THREAT BY
MIDNIGHT...THOUGH GROUND DRIFTING WILL LIKELY CONTINUE WELL AFTER
MIDNIGHT. ARCTIC AIR WILL PLUNGE INTO THE AREA THROUGH THE
NIGHT...COMBINING WITH NORTHWEST WINDS TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS
FROM 20 TO 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO AFTER MIDNIGHT INTO TUESDAY
MORNING.

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

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$

WIZ017-029-130115-
/O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0001.090113T0600Z-090113T1800Z/
TAYLOR-CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE
1115 AM CST MON JAN 12 2009

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
12 PM CST TUESDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
12 PM CST TUESDAY. 

ARCTIC AIR WILL PLUNGE INTO THE AREA TONIGHT...WITH AIR
TEMPERATURES FALLING TOWARD 10 BELOW ZERO BY TUESDAY MORNING.
STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH THE COLD
TEMPERATURES...TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS FROM 25 TO 35 DEGREES BELOW
ZERO. THESE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL LINGER THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$

MW

WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE

000 
WWUS43 KARX 121957
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
157 PM CST MON JAN 12 2009

...SNOW MOVING THROUGH THE AREA...WIND AND BLOWING SNOW WILL START
SOON OVER SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA...

.THE CENTER OF THE STORM SYSTEM GENERATING THE SNOW AND EXPECTED
WINDS WAS NEAR MASON CITY IOWA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST
SNOW BAND HAS NOW SHIFTED MAINLY INTO WISCONSIN...BUT LIGHTER SNOWS
STILL LINGER ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST
IOWA. AS THE LOW CENTER CONTINUES TO MOVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS IOWA
AND INTO ILLINOIS BY TONIGHT...THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF...AND WINDS
WILL REALLY PICK UP. BETWEEN 3 AND 6 PM... A NOTICEABLE INCREASE
IN NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BEGIN OVER NORTHEAST IOWA AND
SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...WITH WINDS FROM 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
40 MPH QUICKLY BECOMING COMMON IN THESE AREAS BY EARLY EVENING.
THIS WILL CAUSE A RAPID DETERIORATION IN TRAVEL ACROSS THE OPEN
AND UNSHELTERED AREAS... WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. TRAVEL
IN THESE AREAS THIS EVENING MAY BE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE FOR A SHORT
TIME. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THESE AREAS.
ELSEWHERE...ACROSS THE BLUFF AREAS OF NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHEAST
MINNESOTA...AS WELL AS MUCH OF SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN...THE WINDS
WILL NOT BE QUITE AS STRONG...BUT AREAS OF LOW VISIBILITIES IN
BLOWING SNOW WILL STILL BE LIKELY. WINDS WILL DECREASE AFTER
MIDNIGHT...AND WHILE GROUND DRIFTING WILL CONTINUE MUCH OF THE
NIGHT...THE SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS VIA BLOWING SNOW SHOULD END
AROUND MIDNIGHT OR SHORTLY THEREAFTER.

AFTER MIDNIGHT...TEMPERATURES WILL PLUMMET AS ARCTIC AIR SURGES
INTO THE AREA. WIND CHILLS WILL TUMBLE INTO THE 20 TO 35 DEGREE
BELOW ZERO RANGE OVERNIGHT AND REMAIN DANGEROUSLY LOW THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING.

IAZ008>010-018-019-029-MNZ086-087-094-095-130400-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090113T0600Z/
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MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-DODGE-OLMSTED-
MOWER-FILLMORE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN...
ROCHESTER...AUSTIN
157 PM CST MON JAN 12 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
12 PM CST TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO 12 PM CST TUESDAY. 

PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...BEFORE
TAPERING OFF TO FLURRIES. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL ONLY BE
LIGHT...GENERALLY AN INCH OR LESS. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS FROM 20
TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL DEVELOP FOR THE LATER PORTION
OF THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING...BRINGING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING
AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW TO OPEN AND UNSHELTERED AREAS. PERIODS OF
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. TRAVEL MAY BECOME NEARLY
IMPOSSIBLE FOR A SHORT PERIOD THIS EVENING BEFORE WINDS DIMINISH
ENOUGH TO END MUCH OF THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING BY MIDNIGHT. GROUND
DRIFTING...HOWEVER...IS LIKELY TO CONTINUE WELL PAST MIDNIGHT.
AFTER MIDNIGHT...WIND CHILLS FROM 20 TO 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO WILL
DEVELOP AS ARCTIC AIR PLUNGES INTO THE AREA...WITH THESE DANGEROUS
WIND CHILLS LINGERING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE
WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW AND
WIND ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$

IAZ011-030-MNZ079-088-096-WIZ032>034-041>044-053>055-061-130400-
/O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090113T0600Z/
/O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0001.090113T0600Z-090113T1800Z/
ALLAMAKEE-CLAYTON-WABASHA-WINONA-HOUSTON-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-
JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-
GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...WINONA...BLACK RIVER FALLS...
LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...
RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
157 PM CST MON JAN 12 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
12 PM CST TUESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO 12 PM CST TUESDAY. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE FALL ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. ACCUMULATIONS
FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED...BEFORE THE SNOW TAPERS OFF AND
ENDS LATER THIS EVENING. AS THE SNOW BEGINS TO DIMINISH...A PERIOD
OF STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA...
WITH 20 TO 30 MPH WINDS COMMON. THIS WILL BRING BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO THE OPEN AND UNSHELTERED AREAS.
WINDS WILL SUBSIDE ENOUGH TO END MUCH OF THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING
THREAT NEAR OR SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT...THOUGH GROUND DRIFTING
WILL LIKELY CONTINUE WELL AFTER MIDNIGHT. ARCTIC AIR WILL PLUNGE
INTO THE AREA THROUGH THE NIGHT...COMBINING WITH NORTHWEST WINDS
TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS FROM 20 TO 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO AFTER
MIDNIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING.

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

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$

WIZ017-029-130400-
/O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0001.090113T0600Z-090113T1800Z/
TAYLOR-CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE
157 PM CST MON JAN 12 2009

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
12 PM CST TUESDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
12 PM CST TUESDAY. 

ARCTIC AIR WILL PLUNGE INTO THE AREA TONIGHT...WITH AIR TEMPERATURES
FALLING DOWN TO 10 TO 15 BELOW ZERO BY TUESDAY MORNING. STRONG
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH THE COLD
TEMPERATURES...TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS FROM 25 TO 35 DEGREES BELOW
ZERO. THESE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL LINGER THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$

MW

WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE

000 
WWUS43 KARX 122150
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
350 PM CST MON JAN 12 2009

...SNOW MOVING THROUGH THE AREA...WIND AND BLOWING SNOW WILL
STARTING ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA...

.THE CENTER OF THE STORM SYSTEM GENERATING THE SNOW AND EXPECTED
STRONG WIND WAS NEAR WATERLOO IOWA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THE
HEAVIEST SNOW BAND IS LOCATED FROM RED WING AND LAKE CITY
MINNESOTA...DOWN THROUGH LA CROSSE...TO NEAR RICHLAND CENTER AND
BOSCOBEL. LIGHTER SNOWS STILL LINGER ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST
MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA. AS THE LOW CENTER CONTINUES TO MOVE
SOUTHEAST ACROSS IOWA AND INTO ILLINOIS BY TONIGHT...THE SNOW WILL
TAPER OFF...AND WINDS WILL REALLY PICK UP. BETWEEN 4 AND 7 PM...
A NOTICEABLE INCREASE IN NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BEGIN OVER
NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...WITH WINDS FROM 20 TO 30
MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH QUICKLY BECOMING COMMON IN THESE AREAS BY
EARLY EVENING. THIS WILL CAUSE A RAPID DETERIORATION IN TRAVEL
ACROSS THE OPEN AND UNSHELTERED AREAS... WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS
POSSIBLE. TRAVEL IN THESE AREAS THIS EVENING MAY BE NEARLY
IMPOSSIBLE FOR A SHORT TIME. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT
FOR THESE AREAS. ELSEWHERE...ACROSS THE BLUFF AREAS OF NORTHEAST
IOWA AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...AS WELL AS MUCH OF SOUTHWEST
WISCONSIN...THE WINDS WILL NOT BE QUITE AS STRONG...BUT AREAS OF
LOW VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW WILL STILL BE LIKELY. WINDS WILL
DECREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT...AND WHILE GROUND DRIFTING WILL CONTINUE
MUCH OF THE NIGHT...THE SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS VIA BLOWING SNOW
SHOULD END AROUND MIDNIGHT OR SHORTLY THEREAFTER.

AFTER MIDNIGHT...TEMPERATURES WILL PLUMMET AS ARCTIC AIR SURGES
INTO THE AREA. WIND CHILLS WILL TUMBLE INTO THE 20 TO 35 DEGREE
BELOW ZERO RANGE OVERNIGHT AND REMAIN DANGEROUSLY LOW THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING.

IAZ008>010-018-019-029-MNZ086-087-094-095-130600-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090113T0600Z/
/O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0001.090113T0600Z-090113T1800Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-DODGE-OLMSTED-
MOWER-FILLMORE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN...
ROCHESTER...AUSTIN
350 PM CST MON JAN 12 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
12 PM CST TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO 12 PM CST TUESDAY. 

PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING...BEFORE
TAPERING OFF TO FLURRIES. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL ONLY BE
LIGHT...GENERALLY AN INCH OR LESS. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS FROM 20
TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL DEVELOP FOR THE LATER PORTION
OF THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING...BRINGING SIGNIFICANT
BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW TO OPEN AND UNSHELTERED AREAS.
PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. TRAVEL MAY BECOME
NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE FOR A SHORT PERIOD THIS EVENING BEFORE WINDS
DIMINISH ENOUGH TO END MUCH OF THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING BY MIDNIGHT.
GROUND DRIFTING...HOWEVER...IS LIKELY TO CONTINUE WELL PAST MIDNIGHT.
AFTER MIDNIGHT...WIND CHILLS FROM 20 TO 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO WILL
DEVELOP AS ARCTIC AIR PLUNGES INTO THE AREA...WITH THESE DANGEROUS
WIND CHILLS LINGERING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE
WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW AND
WIND ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$

IAZ011-030-MNZ079-088-096-WIZ032>034-041>044-053>055-061-130600-
/O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090113T0600Z/
/O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0001.090113T0600Z-090113T1800Z/
ALLAMAKEE-CLAYTON-WABASHA-WINONA-HOUSTON-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-
JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-
GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...WINONA...BLACK RIVER FALLS...
LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...
RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
350 PM CST MON JAN 12 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
12 PM CST TUESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO 12 PM CST TUESDAY. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE FALL ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. ACCUMULATIONS
FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED...BEFORE THE SNOW TAPERS OFF AND
ENDS LATER THIS EVENING. AS THE SNOW BEGINS TO DIMINISH...A PERIOD
OF STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA...
WITH 20 TO 30 MPH WINDS COMMON. THIS WILL BRING BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO THE OPEN AND UNSHELTERED AREAS.
WINDS WILL SUBSIDE ENOUGH TO END MUCH OF THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING
THREAT NEAR OR SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT...THOUGH GROUND DRIFTING
WILL LIKELY CONTINUE WELL AFTER MIDNIGHT. ARCTIC AIR WILL PLUNGE
INTO THE AREA THROUGH THE NIGHT...COMBINING WITH NORTHWEST WINDS
TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS FROM 20 TO 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO AFTER
MIDNIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING.

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

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$

WIZ017-029-130600-
/O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0001.090113T0600Z-090113T1800Z/
TAYLOR-CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE
350 PM CST MON JAN 12 2009

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
12 PM CST TUESDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
12 PM CST TUESDAY. 

ARCTIC AIR WILL PLUNGE INTO THE AREA TONIGHT...WITH AIR TEMPERATURES
FALLING DOWN TO 10 TO 15 BELOW ZERO BY TUESDAY MORNING. STRONG
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH THE COLD
TEMPERATURES...TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS FROM 25 TO 35 DEGREES BELOW
ZERO. THESE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL LINGER THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$

MW

WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE

000 
WWUS43 KARX 122359
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
559 PM CST MON JAN 12 2009

...SNOW MOVING THROUGH THE AREA...WIND AND BLOWING SNOW BEGINNING
ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA...

.AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CENTERED OVER EASTERN IOWA EARLY THIS
EVENING WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EASTWARD TONIGHT. THE ACCUMULATING
SNOW WILL SHIFT TO MAINLY EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER BY 8 PM
AND TAPERING OFF TO JUST FLURRIES FURTHER WEST. HOWEVER...STRONG
NORTHWEST WINDS ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE LOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE
AREA FROM WEST TO EAST. WINDS FROM 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40
MPH QUICKLY WILL BECOME COMMON...ESPECIALLY IN THE OPEN AREAS OF
SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA. THIS WILL CAUSE A RAPID
DETERIORATION IN TRAVEL ACROSS THE OPEN AND UNSHELTERED AREAS...
WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. TRAVEL IN THESE AREAS THIS
EVENING MAY BE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE FOR A SHORT TIME. A WINTER STORM
WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THESE AREAS. ELSEWHERE...ACROSS THE BLUFF
AREAS OF NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...AS WELL AS MUCH
OF SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN...THE WINDS WILL NOT BE QUITE AS
STRONG...BUT AREAS OF LOW VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW WILL STILL
BE LIKELY. WINDS WILL DECREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT...AND WHILE GROUND
DRIFTING WILL CONTINUE MUCH OF THE NIGHT...THE SIGNIFICANT
REDUCTIONS VIA BLOWING SNOW SHOULD END AROUND MIDNIGHT OR SHORTLY
THEREAFTER.

AFTER MIDNIGHT...TEMPERATURES WILL PLUMMET AS ARCTIC AIR SURGES
INTO THE AREA. WIND CHILLS WILL TUMBLE INTO THE 20 TO 35 DEGREE
BELOW ZERO RANGE OVERNIGHT AND REMAIN DANGEROUSLY LOW THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING.

IAZ008>010-018-019-029-MNZ086-087-094-095-130800-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090113T0600Z/
/O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0001.090113T0600Z-090113T1800Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-DODGE-OLMSTED-
MOWER-FILLMORE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN...
ROCHESTER...AUSTIN
559 PM CST MON JAN 12 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
12 PM CST TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO 12 PM CST TUESDAY. 

PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES BY 8
PM...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL ONLY BE LIGHT...GENERALLY ONE
HALF INCH OR LESS. IN ADDITION SOME PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL BE
POSSIBLE...MAINLY ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS
FROM 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL DEVELOP...BRINGING
SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW TO OPEN AND
UNSHELTERED AREAS. PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE.
TRAVEL MAY BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE FOR A SHORT PERIOD THIS
EVENING BEFORE WINDS DIMINISH ENOUGH TO END MUCH OF THE BLOWING
AND DRIFTING BY MIDNIGHT. GROUND DRIFTING...HOWEVER...IS LIKELY TO
CONTINUE WELL PAST MIDNIGHT. AFTER MIDNIGHT...WIND CHILLS FROM 20
TO 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO WILL DEVELOP AS ARCTIC AIR PLUNGES INTO
THE AREA...WITH THESE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS LINGERING THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING.

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE
WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW AND
WIND ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$

IAZ011-030-MNZ079-088-096-WIZ032>034-041>044-053>055-061-130800-
/O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090113T0600Z/
/O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0001.090113T0600Z-090113T1800Z/
ALLAMAKEE-CLAYTON-WABASHA-WINONA-HOUSTON-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-
JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-
GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...WINONA...BLACK RIVER FALLS...
LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...
RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
559 PM CST MON JAN 12 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
12 PM CST TUESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO 12 PM CST TUESDAY. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE FALL ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS.
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE STILL POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY
IN AREAS TO THE EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER...BRINGING STORM TOTALS
INTO THE 3 TO 6 INCH RANGE WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. AS THE
SNOW BEGINS TO DIMINISH LATE THIS EVENING...A PERIOD OF STRONG NORTH TO
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA... WITH 20 TO 30 MPH
WINDS COMMON. THIS WILL BRING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND
REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO THE OPEN AND UNSHELTERED AREAS. WINDS WILL
SUBSIDE ENOUGH TO END MUCH OF THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING THREAT NEAR
OR SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT...THOUGH GROUND DRIFTING WILL LIKELY
CONTINUE WELL AFTER MIDNIGHT. ARCTIC AIR WILL PLUNGE INTO THE AREA
THROUGH THE NIGHT...COMBINING WITH NORTHWEST WINDS TO PRODUCE WIND
CHILLS FROM 20 TO 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO AFTER MIDNIGHT INTO
TUESDAY MORNING.

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

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$

WIZ017-029-130800-
/O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0001.090113T0600Z-090113T1800Z/
TAYLOR-CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE
559 PM CST MON JAN 12 2009

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
12 PM CST TUESDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
12 PM CST TUESDAY. 

ARCTIC AIR WILL PLUNGE INTO THE AREA TONIGHT...WITH AIR
TEMPERATURES FALLING DOWN TO 10 TO 15 BELOW ZERO BY TUESDAY
MORNING. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH
THE COLD TEMPERATURES...TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS FROM 25 TO
35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. THESE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL LINGER
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$

RABERDING

WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE

000 
WWUS43 KARX 130214
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
814 PM CST MON JAN 12 2009

...SNOW TAPERING OFF ACROSS THE WEST WITH WINDS INCREASING...

.AT MID EVENING...AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WAS LOCATED IN EAST
CENTRAL IOWA. THIS LOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EASTWARD TONIGHT. THE
SNOW WAS BEGINNING TO TAPER OFF ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND
NORTHEAST IOWA...WITH THE BACK EDGE OF THE ACCUMULATING SNOW
APPROACHING THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. NORTHWEST WINDS HAVE PICKED UP
ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA WITH GUSTS UP TO 30
MPH BEING REPORTED. THESE WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER THE NEXT FEW
HOURS AND SPREAD EASTWARD INTO WISCONSIN. THIS WILL RESULT IN
BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE NEW FALLEN SNOW...REDUCING
VISIBILITIES WITH NEAR WHITE CONDITIONS IN SOME OF THE OPEN AREAS
OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA. 

FURTHER EAST...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF AN INCH OR LESS IS
LIKELY FROM THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER EASTWARD. AS THE WINDS INCREASE
LATER THIS EVENING TO 20 TO 30 MPH...SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE
SNOW IS LIKELY...ESPECIALLY IN THE THE BLUFF AREAS OF NORTHEAST
IOWA AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...AS WELL AS MUCH OF SOUTHWEST
WISCONSIN...REDUCING VISIBILITIES. THE WINDS WILL DECREASE AFTER
MIDNIGHT...AND WHILE GROUND DRIFTING WILL CONTINUE MUCH OF THE
NIGHT...THE SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS VIA BLOWING SNOW SHOULD END
AROUND MIDNIGHT OR SHORTLY THEREAFTER.

AFTER MIDNIGHT...TEMPERATURES WILL PLUMMET AS ARCTIC AIR SURGES
INTO THE AREA. WIND CHILLS WILL TUMBLE INTO THE 20 TO 35 DEGREE
BELOW ZERO RANGE OVERNIGHT AND REMAIN DANGEROUSLY LOW THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING.

IAZ008>010-018-019-029-MNZ086-087-094-095-131015-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090113T0600Z/
/O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0001.090113T0600Z-090113T1800Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-DODGE-OLMSTED-
MOWER-FILLMORE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN...
ROCHESTER...AUSTIN
814 PM CST MON JAN 12 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
12 PM CST TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO 12 PM CST TUESDAY. 

LIGHT SNOW AND FLURRIES WILL PERSIST OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS
WITH ONLY A DUSTING OF ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION. IN ADDITION...SOME
PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY OVER
NORTHEAST IOWA. THE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS FROM 20 TO 30 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE
SNOW TO OPEN AND UNSHELTERED AREAS. PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS
ARE POSSIBLE. TRAVEL MAY BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE FOR A SHORT
PERIOD THIS EVENING BEFORE WINDS DIMINISH ENOUGH TO END MUCH OF
THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING BY MIDNIGHT. GROUND DRIFTING...HOWEVER...IS
LIKELY TO CONTINUE WELL PAST MIDNIGHT. AFTER MIDNIGHT...WIND
CHILLS FROM 20 TO 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO WILL DEVELOP AS ARCTIC AIR
PLUNGES INTO THE AREA...WITH THESE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS LINGERING
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE
WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW AND
WIND ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$

IAZ011-030-MNZ079-088-096-WIZ032>034-041>044-053>055-061-131015-
/O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090113T0600Z/
/O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0001.090113T0600Z-090113T1800Z/
ALLAMAKEE-CLAYTON-WABASHA-WINONA-HOUSTON-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-
JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-
GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...WINONA...BLACK RIVER FALLS...
LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...
RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
814 PM CST MON JAN 12 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
12 PM CST TUESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO 12 PM CST TUESDAY. 

SNOW WILL TAPER OFF THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE EVENING HOURS.
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR LESS ARE
LIKELY...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS TO THE SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90. AS
THE SNOW BEGINS TO DIMINISH...A PERIOD OF STRONG NORTH TO
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA... WITH 20 TO 30 MPH
WINDS COMMON. THIS WILL BRING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND
REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO THE OPEN AND UNSHELTERED AREAS AND BLUFF TOPS.
WINDS WILL SUBSIDE ENOUGH TO END MUCH OF THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING
THREAT NEAR OR SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT...THOUGH GROUND DRIFTING
WILL LIKELY CONTINUE WELL AFTER MIDNIGHT. ARCTIC AIR WILL PLUNGE
INTO THE AREA THROUGH THE NIGHT...COMBINING WITH NORTHWEST WINDS
TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS FROM 20 TO 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO AFTER
MIDNIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING.

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

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$

WIZ017-029-131015-
/O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0001.090113T0600Z-090113T1800Z/
TAYLOR-CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE
814 PM CST MON JAN 12 2009

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
12 PM CST TUESDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
12 PM CST TUESDAY. 

ARCTIC AIR WILL PLUNGE INTO THE AREA TONIGHT...WITH AIR
TEMPERATURES FALLING DOWN TO 10 TO 15 BELOW ZERO BY TUESDAY
MORNING. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH
THE COLD TEMPERATURES...TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS FROM 25 TO
35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. THESE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL LINGER
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$

RABERDING

WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE

000 
WWUS43 KARX 130344
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
944 PM CST MON JAN 12 2009

...WINTER STORM BEGINNING TO WIND DOWN...

.LOW PRESSURE HAS MOVED INTO NORTHERN ILLINOIS LATE THIS EVENING.
THE ACCUMULATING SNOW WAS BEGINNING DIMINISH AND PUSH EAST OF THE
AREA AND SHOULD BE ONLY FLURRIES BY MIDNIGHT. LITTLE ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATION OF SNOW IS EXPECTED.

NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHEAST
IOWA AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...WITH LIGHTER WINDS FURTHER EAST.
THESE WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE
SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND ALONG BLUFF TOPS AND MAY
REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. CALLS TO SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND
NORTHEAST IOWA SHERIFFS DEPARTMENTS INDICATING A LOT OF DRIFTING
SNOW...BUT THE REDUCED VISIBILITIES WERE ISOLATED. 

AFTER MIDNIGHT...TEMPERATURES WILL PLUMMET AS ARCTIC AIR SURGES
INTO THE AREA. WIND CHILLS WILL TUMBLE INTO THE 20 TO 35 DEGREE
BELOW ZERO RANGE OVERNIGHT AND REMAIN DANGEROUSLY LOW THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING.

IAZ008>010-018-019-029-MNZ086-087-094-095-131145-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090113T0600Z/
/O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0001.090113T0600Z-090113T1800Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-DODGE-OLMSTED-
MOWER-FILLMORE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN...
ROCHESTER...AUSTIN
944 PM CST MON JAN 12 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST
TUESDAY. 

FLURRIES WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH MIDNIGHT AS
NORTHWEST WINDS REMAIN AT 20 TO 30 MPH AND GUSTY. LITTLE OR NO
ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. HOWEVER WITH THE STRONG
NORTHWEST WINDS THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE FOR
THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. GROUND DRIFTING... HOWEVER...IS LIKELY TO
CONTINUE WELL PAST MIDNIGHT. AFTER MIDNIGHT...WIND CHILLS FROM 20
TO 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO WILL DEVELOP AS ARCTIC AIR PLUNGES INTO
THE AREA...WITH THESE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS LINGERING THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING.

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE
WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW AND
WIND ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$

IAZ011-030-MNZ079-088-096-WIZ032>034-041>044-053>055-061-131145-
/O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090113T0600Z/
/O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0001.090113T0600Z-090113T1800Z/
ALLAMAKEE-CLAYTON-WABASHA-WINONA-HOUSTON-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-
JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-
GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...WINONA...BLACK RIVER FALLS...
LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...
RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
944 PM CST MON JAN 12 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST
TUESDAY. 

LIGHT SNOW AND FLURRIES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDNIGHT WITH LITTLE
OR NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO
25 MPH WILL RESULT IN SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE
SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND ON BLUFF TOPS OVER THE NEXT
SEVERAL HOURS. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE ENOUGH TO END MUCH OF THE BLOWING
AND DRIFTING THREAT NEAR OR SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT...THOUGH GROUND
DRIFTING WILL LIKELY CONTINUE WELL AFTER MIDNIGHT. ARCTIC AIR WILL
PLUNGE INTO THE AREA THROUGH THE NIGHT...COMBINING WITH NORTHWEST
WINDS TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS FROM 20 TO 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO
AFTER MIDNIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING.

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

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$

WIZ017-029-131145-
/O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0001.090113T0600Z-090113T1800Z/
TAYLOR-CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE
944 PM CST MON JAN 12 2009

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST
TUESDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST TUESDAY. 

ARCTIC AIR WILL PLUNGE INTO THE AREA OVERNIGHT TONIGHT...WITH AIR
TEMPERATURES FALLING DOWN TO 10 TO 15 BELOW ZERO BY TUESDAY
MORNING. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH
THE COLD TEMPERATURES...TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS FROM 25 TO
35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. THESE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL LINGER
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$

RABERDING

WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE

000 
WWUS43 KARX 130552
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1151 PM CST MON JAN 12 2009

...BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS EXPECTED THROUGH THE NIGHT...

.LOW PRESSURE WAS MOVING THROUGH NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND A WAY FROM
THE REGION TAKING THE ACCUMULATING SNOW WITH IT. NORTHWEST WINDS
IN ITS WAKE WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SOME DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH
THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AND ROADS WILL REMAIN SNOW COVERED AND
SLIPPERY. WITH THE STORM MOVING AWAY THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
AND WINTER STORM WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT. 

TEMPERATURES WILL PLUMMET AS ARCTIC AIR SURGES INTO THE AREA.
WIND CHILLS WILL TUMBLE INTO THE 20 TO 35 DEGREE BELOW ZERO RANGE
OVERNIGHT AND REMAIN DANGEROUSLY LOW THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.

IAZ008>010-018-019-029-MNZ086-087-094-095-131400-
/O.EXP.KARX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090113T0600Z/
/O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0001.090113T0600Z-090113T1800Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-DODGE-OLMSTED-
MOWER-FILLMORE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN...
ROCHESTER...AUSTIN
1151 PM CST MON JAN 12 2009

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST
TUESDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. A
WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST TUESDAY. 

ALTHOUGH BLOWING SNOW WILL BE QUITE LIMITED THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT
HOURS...SOME DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE AS NORTHWEST WINDS
BLOW AT 20 TO 30 MPH. WITH ARCTIC AIR SURGING IN WIND CHILLS WILL
DROP TO BETWEEN 20 AND 35 BELOW ZERO BY MORNING AND LINGERING
THROUGH MIDDAY. 

WIND CHILLS FROM 20 TO 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO WILL DEVELOP AS
ARCTIC AIR PLUNGES INTO THE AREA...WITH THESE DANGEROUS WIND
CHILLS LINGERING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. 
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$

IAZ011-030-MNZ079-088-096-WIZ032>034-041>044-053>055-061-131400-
/O.EXP.KARX.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090113T0600Z/
/O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0001.090113T0600Z-090113T1800Z/
ALLAMAKEE-CLAYTON-WABASHA-WINONA-HOUSTON-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-
JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-
GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...WINONA...BLACK RIVER FALLS...
LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...
RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
1151 PM CST MON JAN 12 2009

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST
TUESDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT.
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST TUESDAY. 

SNOW HAD ENDED ACROSS THE AREA WITH ONLY A FEW LINGERING FLURRIES
EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. HOWEVER...NORTHWEST WINDS
WILL BLOW AT 15 TO 25 MPH PRODUCING WIND CHILLS IN THE 20 BELOW TO
35 BELOW 35 BELOW ZERO RANGE. 

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. 
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$

WIZ017-029-131400-
/O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0001.090113T0600Z-090113T1800Z/
TAYLOR-CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE
1151 PM CST MON JAN 12 2009

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST
TUESDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST TUESDAY. 

ARCTIC AIR WILL PLUNGE INTO THE AREA OVERNIGHT TONIGHT...WITH AIR
TEMPERATURES FALLING DOWN TO 10 TO 15 BELOW ZERO BY TUESDAY
MORNING. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH
THE COLD TEMPERATURES...TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS FROM 25 TO
35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. THESE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL LINGER
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$

RABERDING

WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
250 AM CST MON JAN 12 2009

.SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT

FORECAST FOCUS IS ON THE PARADE OF SHORTWAVE TROUGHS TO IMPACT THE
REGION OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS...HEADLINES TODAY...WHAT TYPE AND
WHERE.

BITS OF UPPER LEVEL ENERGY WILL SPIN ACROSS THE REGION TODAY...BUT
THE MAIN 500 MB SHORTWAVE TROUGH WAS CURRENTLY TRACKING ACROSS THE
NORTHERN PLAINS...AND WILL SPIN ACROSS IA BY THIS EVENING. SFC LOW
ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER LEVEL FEATURE IS NEARLY STACKED WITH
IT...LEADING IT JUST A BIT AS IT MOVES INTO IA...AND THEN TAKES A
TURN EAST/NORTHEAST TONIGHT. GOOD QG CONVERGENCE BETWEEN
15-00Z...ESPECIALLY IN THE 500-850 MB LAYER. SOME ISENTROPIC UPGLIDE
ALONG THE 280-295 K LAYERS AHEAD OF THE TROUGH...ALONG WITH SOME LOW
LEVEL WARMING IN THE 925-850 MB LAYER. SATURATION INCREASES QUICKLY
AS THE SHORTWAVE APPROACHES...WITH A WEST-EAST RUNNING TIME/HEIGHT
X-SECTION BRINGING RELATIVELY DEEP MOISTURE TO LOCATIONS WEST OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER BY 18Z...AND THEN EAST OF THERE BETWEEN 18-00Z.
SO...THE SATURATION WILL BE THERE FOR THE SHORTWAVE TROUGH AND LOW
LEVEL THERMODYNAMICS TO TAP INTO...RESULTING IN AREAS OF SNOW. TRACK
OF THE SYSTEM WOULD LIKELY PUT THE FORECAST AREA IN THE HEART OF THE
BETTER SNOW CHANCES/AMOUNTS...WITH LESS TO THE NORTH. COBB OUTPUT
HAS HAD SOME VARIANCE OVER ITS PAST FEW RUNS...BUT STILL HAS
BROUGHT A CONSISTENT 2 TO 4 INCHES. THIS CONTINUES TO LOOK
REASONABLE. AS THE SFC LOW MOVES OVER NORTHEAST ILL THIS EVENING...A
TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL RESULT IN INCREASING WINDS FROM
WEST TO EAST. THIS SHOULD START BY THE AFTERNOON...BUT THE PERIODS
WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS LOOK TO BE THIS EVENING. BUFKIT SOUNDINGS
SUGGEST THE POTENTIAL TO MIX 30-35 KT WINDS TO THE SFC THIS
EVENING...WITH WINDS NEARLY UNI-DIRECTIONAL FROM THE SFC TO 700 MB.
WOULD EXPECT 20 TO 25 MPH WINDS WITH GUSTS 30 TO 35 WEST OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER...OVER THE WIND PRONE AREAS OF SOUTHEAST
MN/NORTHEAST IA. THE WINDIEST CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY LIE JUST
WEST/SOUTH OF THE FORECAST AREA. STILL...ENOUGH TO LIFT AND BLOW THE
2 TO 4 INCHES OF POWDERY FLUFF EXPECTED TODAY...IN ADDITION TO THE
RECENT LIGHT SNOW FROM RECENT DAYS. OBVIOUSLY...THIS WILL IMPACT THE
WIND PRONE/OPEN/UNSHELTERED AREAS THE MOST...AND VISIBILITIES FROM
BLOWING SNOW BELOW 1 MILE...TO 1/2 MILE...LOOK LIKELY AT TIMES.
WHETHER OR NOT THEY FALL TO 1/4 MILE BLIZZARD CRITERIA IS NOT
CERTAIN THOUGH...AND CONFIDENCE IS NOT HIGH THAT THIS WILL OCCUR FOR
A PROLONGED PERIOD.

TAKING ALL THIS INTO CONSIDERATION...WILL GO WITH A WINTER STORM
WARNING TO ACCOUNT FOR THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING/DRIFTING
SNOW TO THE FAR WEST/SOUTHWEST...REPLACING THE BLIZZARD WARNING AND
ADDING IN BORDER COUNTIES. AGAIN...CONFIDENCE NOT HIGH ENOUGH THAT
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE MET FOR A PROLONGED PERIOD...ALTHOUGH
PERIODS WITH WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY. FOR THE REST OF THE
FORECAST AREA...EXCEPT NORTH CENTRAL WI...WILL GO WITH A WINTER
WEATHER ADV FOR THE SNOW AND BLOWING/DRIFTING SNOW.

NEXT CONCERN IS THAT AS THE SYSTEM EXITS...A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF
COLD AIR WILL FLOW SOUTH BEHIND IT...WITH A SFC HIGH MOVING
IN...ALBEIT TEMPORARILY...WED AFTERNOON. 925 MB TEMPS ARE PROGGED TO
FALL FROM AROUND -10 C AT 00Z TUE...TO -22 C BY 12Z TUES. THE
WEST-EAST X-SECTION SHOWS A RAPID DECREASE IN THE SATURATION...AND
EXPECTING CLEARING SKIES FROM WEST TO EAST OVERNIGHT AS A RESULT.
LOWS OF 5 TO 10 BELOW SHOULD OCCUR...SLIGHTLY COLDER FARTHER NORTH.
COUPLE THESE TEMPS WITH THE BLUSTERY WINDS...AND WIND CHILLS OF 25
TO 35 BELOW ZERO SHOULD BE COMMON FROM 06Z TONIGHT TO 18Z WED.
SO...WILL ISSUE A WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR THIS PERIOD...BASICALLY
PICKING UP WHERE THE WINTER WEATHER WARNINGS/ADVISORIES END.

TUES NIGHT/WED LOOKS LIKE A NEAR CARBON COPY OF TODAY...AS BOTH THE
12.00Z GFS AND NAM SLIDE A 500 MB SHORTWAVE SOUTHEAST AS THE
NORTHERN PLAINS AND OVER THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY TUES
NIGHT. AT THE SFC...A LOW MOVES OVER IA BY 12Z...THE TAKES AN
EASTWARD TRACK TOWARD THE NEW ENGLAND STATES. AGAIN...NEARLY
IDENTICAL TO THE EXPECTED MOVEMENT OF THE SYSTEM FOR TODAY. PLENTY
OF LOW LEVEL WARM AIR ADVECTION AND ISENTROPIC UPGLIDE TO TAP INTO
FOR PCPN CHANCES...WITH A BIT MORE LOW LEVEL 2-D FRONTOGENETIC
FORCING CURRENTLY INDICATED COMPARED TO TODAY/S SYSTEM. COBB OUTPUT
IS EERILY SIMILAR ALSO...WITH 00Z DATA DROPPING NEARLY THE SAME
TOTALS FOR SNOW TUES NIGHT/WED AS THEY DO FOR TODAY...RIGHT AROUND 4
INCHES AT RST AND LSE. RATIOS ARE HIGHER...20/25:1...OPPOSED TO THE
15:1 FOR TODAY. WINDS WILL ALSO BE FACTOR ON THE BACKSIDE OF THIS
CLIPPER-TYPE SHORTWAVE...PICKING UP BY LATE MORNING...AND CONTINUING
INTO WED EVENING. BUFKIT SOUNDINGS SHOW A SIMILAR POTENTIAL FOR
MIXING DOWN 30-35 KT WINDS. IF THE MODELS CONTINUE MIRRORING THIS
SYSTEM WITH TODAY/S...TODAY AND TONIGHT/S OUTCOME SHOULD BE
REFLECTED FOR TUES NIGHT/WED. HEADLINES MIGHT BE
NEEDED...AGAIN...MORE FOR THE COMBINATION OF SNOW/BLOWING SNOW
RATHER THAN SNOW ITSELF. ALSO...WIND CHILL ADVISORIES...POSSIBLY
WARNINGS...WOULD BE NEEDED WED NIGHT THROUGH THU MORNING.

.LONG TERM...THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

ARCTIC HIGH STILL SLATED TO DROP ACROSS THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER
VALLEY ON THU...BRINGING A RE-ENFORCING SHOT OF COLD AIR...ALBEIT
WITH SOME SUNSHINE. THEN...THE CONVEYOR BELT OF 500 MB SHORTWAVE
TROUGHS CONTINUES...WITH BOTH THE GFS AND ECMWF DROPPING A SHORTWAVE
ACROSS THE REGION ON SAT. THE EC IS STRONGER AND A TAD MORE
EAST...LEADING TO ITS QPF MORE ACROSS THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES. THE
WEAKER GFS IS MORE WEST...WHICH WOULD RESULT IN SOME BETTER SNOW
CHANCES LOCALLY. TIMING IS COMPARABLE. OF MORE SIGNIFICANCE IS
FRIDAY...AS THE GFS DROPS A VORT MAX SOUTHEAST INTO THE
REGION...WHILE THE EC HAS A MUCH WEAKER...BROADER TROUGH. THE GFS
PAINTS MORE QPF AS A RESULT...WHILE THE EC IS RELATIVELY DRY. A
MAJORITY OF THE ENSEMBLE MEMBERS FAVOR SOME LIGHT QPF IN THIS TIME
FRAME. NOT A WHOLE LOT OF CONSISTENCY WITH THIS POTENTIAL SHORTWAVE
THOUGH...WHILE BOTH MODELS HAVE HELD ONTO THE SFC HIGH. ON GOING
FORECAST HAS BEEN DRY...AND WITH CONFIDENCE MORE IN THE HIGH
PRESSURE THAN IN THE UPPER LEVEL FEATURE...WILL KEEP THE FORECAST
DRY FOR FRI FOR NOW.

&&

.AVIATION...

WINTER STORM TODAY/TONIGHT TO BRING SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS TO AVIATION
ESPECIALLY KRST WHERE COMBINATION OF 2-4 INCHES OF SNOW AND STRONG
WINDS WILL LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT VSBY REDUCTIONS AND BLOWING SNOW.
SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO KRST APPROX 15Z AND INTO KLSE TOWARD 18Z.
SHOULD SEE CONDS RAPIDLY MOVE TO IFR IN FALLING SNOW...POTENTIALLY
AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES. WINDS WILL LIKELY REMAIN BEHAVED
UNTIL 13.00Z AT KRST AND 13.02Z AT KLSE WHEN SHARP INCREASE IN
SPEEDS WILL OCCUR OUT OF THE NORTH/NORTHWEST. DESPITE SNOW QUICKLY
COMING TO AN END IN THIS PERIOD...CONDITIONS VIA BLOWING SNOW WILL
LIKELY CONTINUE TO CAUSE RESTRICTED VSBYS AND SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING
OVER RUNWAYS/TAXIWAYS...AGAIN ESPECIALLY AT KRST WHICH IS EXPOSED TO
STRONGER WINDS VS. KLSE. LOW CLOUDS/IFR CIGS WILL ERODE THROUGH THE
OVERNIGHT BUT STILL EXPECT TO SEE VSBY RESTRICTIONS AT KRST MUCH OF
THE NIGHT IN BLSN. AT KLSE...SHOULD SEE VSBYS LESS AFFECTED...BUT
AIRPORT GROUNDS WILL LIKELY SEE DRIFTING WHICH WILL HAMPER
MAINTENANCE OF PAVED SURFACES. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS AFTER 06Z
AS WELL AT BOTH SITES...BETWEEN 20 AND 35 BELOW ZERO.

BINAU

&&

.ARX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WI...WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM CST TUESDAY
     FOR WIZ017-WIZ029-WIZ032-WIZ033-WIZ034-WIZ041-WIZ042-WIZ043-
     WIZ044-WIZ053-WIZ054-WIZ055-WIZ061.

     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT
     FOR WIZ041-WIZ042-WIZ043-WIZ044-WIZ053-WIZ054-WIZ055-WIZ061.

MN...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT CST
     TONIGHT FOR MNZ086-MNZ087-MNZ094-MNZ095.

     WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM CST TUESDAY
     FOR MNZ079-MNZ086-MNZ087-MNZ088-MNZ094-MNZ095-MNZ096.

     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT
     FOR MNZ079-MNZ088-MNZ096.

IA...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT CST
     TONIGHT FOR IAZ008-IAZ009-IAZ010-IAZ018-IAZ019-IAZ029.

     WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM CST TUESDAY
     FOR IAZ008-IAZ009-IAZ010-IAZ011-IAZ018-IAZ019-IAZ029-IAZ030.

     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT
     FOR IAZ011-IAZ030.

&&

RIECK

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
326 PM CST SUN JAN 11 2009

IAZ008-009-018-019-MNZ086-094-121200-
CHICKASAW-DODGE-FLOYD-HOWARD-MITCHELL-MOWER-
326 PM CST SUN JAN 11 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PARTS OF NORTHEAST IOWA AND
SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IS IN EFFECT FOR THE MID MORNING
THROUGH MID AFTERNOON HOURS OF MONDAY. A BLIZZARD WATCH IS IN EFFECT
FOR LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY EVENING.

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION MONDAY AND MONDAY
EVENING...BRINGING 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW TO MOST LOCATIONS. IN
ADDITION...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 40 MPH FOR LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY EVENING. THIS WILL
CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF FALLING AND NEWLY
FALLEN SNOW. BLIZZARD OR NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AS
THE WINDS INCREASE...WITH VISIBILITIES OF 1/4 MILE OR LESS...
ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY AND UNSHELTERED AREAS.

ANOTHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION TUESDAY NIGHT AND
WEDNESDAY...WITH MORE ACCUMULATING SNOW LOOKING LIKELY.

VERY COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL ALSO BE INVADING THE REGION THIS WEEK...
WITH EACH WEATHER SYSTEM BRINGING A REINFORCING SURGE OF COLD
AIR. NIGHT TIME LOWS WILL BE WELL BELOW ZERO...WITH DAY TIME HIGHS
STRUGGLING TO MAKE IT BACK INTO POSITIVE NUMBERS. COMBINE THIS COLD
WITH THE BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS...AND WIND CHILL VALUES ARE EXPECTED
TO PLUMMET DOWN TO 20 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO AT TIMES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

REPORTS OF SNOWFALL WITH EACH PASSING SYSTEM WILL BE GREATLY
APPRECIATED.

.EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION...

NO CALL IS SCHEDULED.

IAZ010-011-029-030-MNZ079-087-088-095-096-121200-
ALLAMAKEE-CLAYTON-FAYETTE-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-OLMSTED-WABASHA-
WINNESHIEK-WINONA-
326 PM CST SUN JAN 11 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PARTS OF NORTHEAST IOWA AND
SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS IN EFFECT
FROM MID MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION MONDAY AND MONDAY
EVENING...BRINGING 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW TO MOST LOCATIONS. IN
ADDITION...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE BEHIND THIS SYSTEM FOR
LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY EVENING...LEADING TO BLOWING AND
DRIFTING OF FALLING AND NEWLY FALLEN SNOW. SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS TO
THE VISIBILITY COULD RESULT...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND ON THE
RIDGE-TOPS.

ANOTHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION TUESDAY NIGHT AND
WEDNESDAY...WITH MORE ACCUMULATING SNOW LOOKING LIKELY.

VERY COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL ALSO BE INVADING THE REGION THIS WEEK...
WITH EACH WEATHER SYSTEM BRINGING A REINFORCING SURGE OF COLD
AIR. NIGHT TIME LOWS WILL BE WELL BELOW ZERO...WITH DAY TIME HIGHS
STRUGGLING TO MAKE IT BACK INTO POSITIVE NUMBERS. COMBINE THIS COLD
WITH THE BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS...AND WIND CHILL VALUES ARE EXPECTED
TO PLUMMET DOWN TO 20 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO AT TIMES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

REPORTS OF SNOWFALL WITH EACH PASSING SYSTEM WILL BE GREATLY
APPRECIATED.

.EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION...

NO CALL IS SCHEDULED.

WIZ017-029-032>034-041>044-053>055-061-121200-
ADAMS-BUFFALO-CLARK-CRAWFORD-GRANT-JACKSON-JUNEAU-LA CROSSE-MONROE-
RICHLAND-TAYLOR-TREMPEALEAU-VERNON-
326 PM CST SUN JAN 11 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST INTO CENTRAL
WISCONSIN.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION MONDAY AND MONDAY
NIGHT...BRINGING 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW TO MOST LOCATIONS MONDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. IN ADDITION...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE
BEHIND THIS SYSTEM MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...LEADING TO BLOWING
AND DRIFTING OF FALLING AND NEWLY FALLEN SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS AND ALONG THE RIDGE-TOPS.

ANOTHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION TUESDAY NIGHT AND
WEDNESDAY...WITH MORE ACCUMULATING SNOW LOOKING LIKELY.

VERY COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL ALSO BE INVADING THE REGION THIS WEEK...
WITH EACH WEATHER SYSTEM BRINGING A REINFORCING SURGE OF COLD
AIR. NIGHT TIME LOWS WILL BE WELL BELOW ZERO...WITH DAY TIME HIGHS
STRUGGLING TO MAKE IT BACK INTO POSITIVE NUMBERS. COMBINE THIS COLD
WITH THE BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS...AND WIND CHILL VALUES ARE EXPECTED
TO PLUMMET DOWN TO 20 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO AT TIMES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

REPORTS OF SNOWFALL WITH EACH PASSING SYSTEM WILL BE GREATLY
APPRECIATED.

.EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION...

NO CALL IS SCHEDULED.

RIECK/RRS