Alert archive / Iowa / Winter Storm Warnings in 2009
Winter Storm Warning 5, NWS La Crosse, WI
NWS La Crosse, WI issued this winter storm warning at Apr 4, 2009, 10:53 AM CDT for 8 counties in Iowa; Crawford County, Grant County, Wisconsin; Fillmore County, Mower County, Minnesota. It took effect at Apr 5, 2009, 1:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 10 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
- Apr 4, 2009, 10:53 AM CDT (15:53 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 5, 2009, 1:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 5, 2009, 11:10 AM CDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS La Crosse, WI
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, Fillmore County, MN, Mower County, MN, Crawford County, WI, Grant County, WI
The radar
The La Crosse radar (KARX), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Davenport, (KDVN), launched 12:00Z, 3.9 hours before the alert went out and 212 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
- 1620 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 57 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -62 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 11 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 041553 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 1053 AM CDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE REGION... .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE LOCATED OVER WESTERN KANSAS LATE THIS MORNING...WILL MOVE EAST INTO NORTHERN MISSOURI TONIGHT AND THROUGH CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND CENTRAL INDIANA ON SUNDAY. PRECIPITATION...MAINLY IN THE FORM OF RAIN...WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS TODAY...AND THEN SPREAD INTO WESTERN WISCONSIN DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW FROM NORTH TO SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...AS COLDER AIR FILTERS INTO THE AREA. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL FALL SOUTH OF A LINE FROM AUSTIN MINNESOTA...TO DECORAH...TO BOSCOBEL WISCONSIN...WHERE 5 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED. LESSER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED NORTH OF THIS LINE. SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT...ESPECIALLY OVER WIND PRONE AND OPEN AREAS. PEOPLE TRAVELING TODAY INTO SUNDAY OR WITH OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES SHOULD CHECK LATER FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOPING STORM SYSTEM. IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ094-095-WIZ054-061-050000- /O.UPG.KARX.WS.A.0003.090405T0600Z-090406T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KARX.WS.W.0005.090405T0600Z-090406T0900Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE- CLAYTON-MOWER-FILLMORE-CRAWFORD-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY... OELWEIN...AUSTIN...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...PLATTEVILLE 1053 AM CDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM SUNDAY TO 4 AM CDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM SUNDAY TO 4 AM CDT MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A MIX OF RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW WILL WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW NORTH TO SOUTH OVER THE REGION AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES IS EXPECTED SOUTH OF LINE FROM AUSTIN MINNESOTA...DECORAH IOWA...TO BOSCOBEL WISCONSIN. SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW COULD OCCUR SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT...ESPECIALLY IN WIND PRONE AND OPEN AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW 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. && $$ MNZ079-086>088-096-WIZ032>034-041>044-053-055-050000- /O.UPG.KARX.WS.A.0003.090405T0600Z-090406T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KARX.WW.Y.0011.090405T0600Z-090406T0900Z/ WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-HOUSTON-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON- LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...WINONA... BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON... VIROQUA...RICHLAND CENTER 1053 AM CDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM SUNDAY TO 4 AM CDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM SUNDAY TO 4 AM CDT MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW THIS EVENING WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW FROM NORTH TO SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES NORTH OF A LINE FROM DODGE CENTER MINNESOTA...TO LA CROSSE WISCONSIN...TO ADAMS WISCONSIN. SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT...ESPECIALLY ACROSS WIND PRONE AND OPEN AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ DTJ WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
7 follow-up statements
000 WWUS43 KARX 042035 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 335 PM CDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE REGION... .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE LOCATED OVER CENTRAL KANSAS THIS AFTERNOON...WILL MOVE EAST INTO NORTHERN MISSOURI TONIGHT AND THROUGH CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND CENTRAL INDIANA ON SUNDAY. PRECIPITATION...MAINLY IN THE FORM OF RAIN...WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA EARLY THIS EVENING. THEN...SPREAD INTO WESTERN WISCONSIN THIS EVENING. A MIX OF LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW LATE THIS EVENING WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW FROM NORTH TO SOUTH ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL CHANGE TO A WINTRY MIX OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW SOUTH OF A LINE FROM CHARLES CITY IOWA TO BOSCOBEL WISCONSIN AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL FALL SOUTH OF A LINE FROM AUSTIN MINNESOTA...TO DECORAH...TO BOSCOBEL WISCONSIN...WHERE 5 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED. LESSER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED NORTH OF THIS LINE. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED IN WIND PRONE AND OPEN AREAS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY. PEOPLE TRAVELING TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY OR WITH OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES SHOULD CHECK FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS ON THIS STORM SYSTEM. IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ094-095-WIZ054-061-050445- /O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0005.090405T0600Z-090406T0900Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE- CLAYTON-MOWER-FILLMORE-CRAWFORD-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY... OELWEIN...AUSTIN...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...PLATTEVILLE 335 PM CDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM SUNDAY TO 4 AM CDT MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM SUNDAY TO 4 AM CDT MONDAY. A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW THIS EVENING WILL CHANGE OVER TO A WINTRY MIX OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET...SNOW...AND POSSIBLY THUNDER...SOUTH OF A LINE FROM CHARLES CITY IOWA...TO BOSCOBEL WISCONSIN AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE...A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED SOUTH OF A LINE FROM AUSTIN MINNESOTA...DECORAH IOWA...TO BOSCOBEL WISCONSIN. WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT ALLOWING FOR SOME AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN THE WIND PRONE AND OPEN AREAS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW 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. && $$ MNZ079-086>088-096-WIZ032>034-041>044-053-055-050445- /O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0011.090405T0600Z-090406T0900Z/ WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-HOUSTON-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON- LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...WINONA... BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON... VIROQUA...RICHLAND CENTER 335 PM CDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM SUNDAY TO 4 AM CDT MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM SUNDAY TO 4 AM CDT MONDAY. A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW THIS EVENING WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW FROM NORTH TO SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES IS EXPECTED NORTH OF A LINE FROM DODGE CENTER MINNESOTA...TO LA CROSSE WISCONSIN...TO ADAMS WISCONSIN. WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT ALLOWING FOR SOME AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN THE WIND PRONE AND OPEN AREAS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ DTJ WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
000 WWUS43 KARX 050026 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 726 PM CDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE REGION... .LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN MISSOURI TONIGHT AND THROUGH CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND INTO CENTRAL INDIANA ON SUNDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING RAIN AND SNOW INITIALLY...WHICH IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO ALL SNOW OVERNIGHT...WITH SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH SUNDAY. HIGHEST SNOWFALL TOTALS ARE EXPECTED SOUTH OF A LINE FROM AUSTIN MINNESOTA...TO DECORAH IOWA...TO BOSCOBEL WISCONSIN...WHERE 5 TO 9 INCHES SHOULD OCCUR. LESSER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED NORTH OF THIS LINE. IN ADDITION...A WINTRY MIX OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW SHOULD OCCUR SOUTH OF A LINE FROM CHARLES CITY IOWA TO BOSCOBEL WISCONSIN AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY MORNING. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED IN WIND PRONE AND OPEN AREAS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY. PEOPLE TRAVELING TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY OR WITH OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES SHOULD CHECK FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS ON THIS STORM SYSTEM. IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ094-095-WIZ054-061-050830- /O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0005.090405T0600Z-090406T0900Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE- CLAYTON-MOWER-FILLMORE-CRAWFORD-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY... OELWEIN...AUSTIN...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...PLATTEVILLE 726 PM CDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM SUNDAY TO 4 AM CDT MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM SUNDAY TO 4 AM CDT MONDAY. A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOULD DEVELOP THIS EVENING...MAINLY IN AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW OVERNIGHT. IN ADDITION...A WINTRY MIX OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW SHOULD OCCUR SOUTH OF A LINE FROM CHARLES CITY IOWA...TO BOSCOBEL WISCONSIN AFTER MIDNIGHT...WITH AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM ALSO POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT ALLOWING FOR SOME AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN THE WIND PRONE AND OPEN AREAS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA AFTER MIDNIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA IN SUCH LOCATIONS AS CHARLES CITY...DECORAH AND OELWEIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW 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. && $$ MNZ079-086>088-096-WIZ032>034-041>044-053-055-050830- /O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0011.090405T0600Z-090406T0900Z/ WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-HOUSTON-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON- LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...WINONA... BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON... VIROQUA...RICHLAND CENTER 726 PM CDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM SUNDAY TO 4 AM CDT MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM SUNDAY TO 4 AM CDT MONDAY. A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOULD DEVELOP THIS EVENING NEAR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER...THEN SPREAD EASTWARD AFTER MIDNIGHT INTO CENTRAL WISCONSIN. PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT ALLOWING FOR SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN THE WIND PRONE AND OPEN AREAS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS THROUGH THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR AND POINTS SOUTHWARD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ THOMPSON WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
000 WWUS43 KARX 050250 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 950 PM CDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE REGION... .LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN MISSOURI TONIGHT AND THROUGH CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND INTO CENTRAL INDIANA ON SUNDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING RAIN AND SNOW INITIALLY...WHICH IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO ALL SNOW OVERNIGHT...WITH SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH SUNDAY. HIGHEST SNOWFALL TOTALS ARE EXPECTED SOUTH OF A LINE FROM AUSTIN MINNESOTA...TO DECORAH IOWA...TO BOSCOBEL WISCONSIN...WHERE 5 TO 9 INCHES SHOULD OCCUR. LESSER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED NORTH OF THIS LINE. IN ADDITION...A WINTRY MIX OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW SHOULD OCCUR SOUTH OF A LINE FROM CHARLES CITY IOWA TO BOSCOBEL WISCONSIN AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY MORNING. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED IN WIND PRONE AND OPEN AREAS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY. PEOPLE TRAVELING TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY OR WITH OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES SHOULD CHECK FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS ON THIS STORM SYSTEM. IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ094-095-WIZ054-061-051100- /O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0005.090405T0600Z-090406T0900Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE- CLAYTON-MOWER-FILLMORE-CRAWFORD-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY... OELWEIN...AUSTIN...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...PLATTEVILLE 950 PM CDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM SUNDAY TO 4 AM CDT MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM SUNDAY TO 4 AM CDT MONDAY. A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING...MAINLY IN AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW OVERNIGHT. IN ADDITION...A WINTRY MIX OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW SHOULD OCCUR SOUTH OF A LINE FROM CHARLES CITY IOWA...TO BOSCOBEL WISCONSIN AFTER MIDNIGHT...WITH AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM ALSO POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT ALLOWING FOR SOME AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN THE WIND PRONE AND OPEN AREAS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA AFTER MIDNIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA IN SUCH LOCATIONS AS CHARLES CITY...DECORAH AND OELWEIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW 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. && $$ MNZ079-086>088-096-WIZ032>034-041>044-053-055-051100- /O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0011.090405T0600Z-090406T0900Z/ WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-HOUSTON-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON- LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...WINONA... BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON... VIROQUA...RICHLAND CENTER 950 PM CDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM SUNDAY TO 4 AM CDT MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM SUNDAY TO 4 AM CDT MONDAY. A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING MAINLY NEAR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER...THEN SPREAD EASTWARD AFTER MIDNIGHT INTO CENTRAL WISCONSIN. PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT ALLOWING FOR SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN THE WIND PRONE AND OPEN AREAS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS THROUGH THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR AND POINTS SOUTHWARD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ THOMPSON WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
000 WWUS43 KARX 050450 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 1150 PM CDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE REGION... .LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN MISSOURI TONIGHT AND THROUGH CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND INTO CENTRAL INDIANA ON SUNDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING RAIN AND SNOW INITIALLY...WHICH IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO ALL SNOW OVERNIGHT...WITH SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH SUNDAY. HIGHEST SNOWFALL TOTALS ARE EXPECTED SOUTH OF A LINE FROM AUSTIN MINNESOTA...TO DECORAH IOWA...TO BOSCOBEL WISCONSIN...WHERE 5 TO 9 INCHES SHOULD OCCUR. LESSER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED NORTH OF THIS LINE. IN ADDITION...A WINTRY MIX OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW SHOULD OCCUR SOUTH OF A LINE FROM CHARLES CITY IOWA TO BOSCOBEL WISCONSIN AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY MORNING. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED IN WIND PRONE AND OPEN AREAS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY. PEOPLE TRAVELING TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY OR WITH OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES SHOULD CHECK FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS ON THIS STORM SYSTEM. IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ094-095-WIZ054-061-051300- /O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0005.090405T0600Z-090406T0900Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE- CLAYTON-MOWER-FILLMORE-CRAWFORD-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY... OELWEIN...AUSTIN...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...PLATTEVILLE 1150 PM CDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT MONDAY. A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW OVERNIGHT. IN ADDITION...A WINTRY MIX OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW SHOULD OCCUR SOUTH OF A LINE FROM CHARLES CITY IOWA...TO BOSCOBEL WISCONSIN AFTER MIDNIGHT...WITH AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM ALSO POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT ALLOWING FOR SOME AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN THE WIND PRONE AND OPEN AREAS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA AFTER MIDNIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA IN SUCH LOCATIONS AS CHARLES CITY...DECORAH AND OELWEIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW 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. && $$ MNZ079-086>088-096-WIZ032>034-041>044-053-055-051300- /O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0011.090405T0600Z-090406T0900Z/ WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-HOUSTON-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON- LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...WINONA... BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON... VIROQUA...RICHLAND CENTER 1150 PM CDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT MONDAY. A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT ALLOWING FOR SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN THE WIND PRONE AND OPEN AREAS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS THROUGH THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR AND POINTS SOUTHWARD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ THOMPSON WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
000 WWUS43 KARX 050829 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 329 AM CDT SUN APR 5 2009 ...WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE REGION... .LOW PRESSURE WAS LOCATED OVER NORTHWEST MISSOURI EARLY THIS MORNING. THIS LOW WILL MOVE EAST INTO CENTRAL INDIANA BY THIS EVENING...AND BRING A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW TO THE AREA BEFORE SUNRISE. ALL SNOW IS EXPECTED TODAY AS COLDER AIR CONTINUES TO WRAP INTO THE SYSTEM. HIGHEST SNOWFALL TOTALS ARE EXPECTED SOUTH OF A LINE FROM AUSTIN MINNESOTA...TO DECORAH IOWA...TO BOSCOBEL WISCONSIN...WHERE 4 TO 7 INCHES SHOULD OCCUR. LESSER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED NORTH OF THIS LINE. IN ADDITION...A WINTRY MIX OF SLEET AND SNOW IS EXPECTED SOUTH OF A LINE FROM WEST UNION IOWA TO TO BOSCOBEL WISCONSIN THROUGH THE EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED IN WIND PRONE AND OPEN AREAS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA TODAY. PEOPLE TRAVELING TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY OR WITH OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES SHOULD CHECK FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS ON THIS STORM SYSTEM. IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ094-095-WIZ054-061-051630- /O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090406T0900Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE- CLAYTON-MOWER-FILLMORE-CRAWFORD-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY... OELWEIN...AUSTIN...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...PLATTEVILLE 329 AM CDT SUN APR 5 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT MONDAY. A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW BEFORE SUNRISE THIS MORNING. IN ADDITION...A WINTRY MIX OF SLEET AND SNOW SHOULD OCCUR SOUTH OF A LINE FROM WEST UNION IOWA TO BOSCOBEL WISCONSIN BEFORE 9 AM THIS MORNING. A RUMBLE OR TWO OF THUNDER IS ALSO POSSIBLE EARLY THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT ALLOWING FOR SOME AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN THE WIND PRONE AND OPEN AREAS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA TODAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA IN SUCH LOCATIONS AS CHARLES CITY...DECORAH AND OELWEIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW 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. && $$ MNZ079-086>088-096-WIZ032>034-041>044-053-055-051630- /O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-090406T0900Z/ WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-HOUSTON-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON- LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...WINONA... BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON... VIROQUA...RICHLAND CENTER 329 AM CDT SUN APR 5 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT MONDAY. A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW BEFORE SUNRISE. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE...ALLOWING FOR SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN THE WIND PRONE AND OPEN AREAS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ RRS WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
000 WWUS43 KARX 051237 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 737 AM CDT SUN APR 5 2009 ...WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE REGION TODAY... .LOW PRESSURE WAS LOCATED OVER NORTH-CENTRAL MISSOURI AROUND SUNRISE. HIS LOW WILL MOVE EAST INTO CENTRAL INDIANA BY THIS EVENING...AND BRING SNOW...OR A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW CHANGING TO ALL SNOW TO THE AREA TODAY INTO THIS EVENING. HIGHEST SNOWFALL TOTALS ARE EXPECTED SOUTH OF A LINE FROM SAINT ANSGAR IOWA TO BOSCOBEL WISCONSIN...WHERE 4 TO 7 INCHES SHOULD OCCUR. LESSER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED NORTH OF THIS LINE...INTO THE AUSTIN TO CALEDONIA TO VIROQUA AND RICHLAND CENTER WISCONSIN AREAS. WITH A SOUTHWARD SHIFT IN THE LOW AND THE DEEPER MOISTURE AND ENERGY WITH IT...LESSER SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED IN WIND PRONE AND OPEN AREAS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA TODAY. PEOPLE TRAVELING TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY OR WITH OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES SHOULD CHECK FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS ON THIS STORM SYSTEM. MNZ094-095-052045- /O.CAN.KARX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090406T0900Z/ /O.EXA.KARX.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-090406T0900Z/ MOWER-FILLMORE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...AUSTIN 737 AM CDT SUN APR 5 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT MONDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SNOW WILL FALL ACROSS THE AREA TODAY...WITH TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES EXPECTED. THE HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL FALL CLOSER TO THE IOWA BORDER TO THE VIROQUA AND RICHLAND CENTER AREAS. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE...ALLOWING FOR SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN THE WIND PRONE AND OPEN AREAS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MNZ079-WIZ032>034-042>044-051345- /O.CAN.KARX.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-090406T0900Z/ WABASHA-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLACK RIVER FALLS...SPARTA/TOMAH... MAUSTON 737 AM CDT SUN APR 5 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. WITH A SOUTHWARD SHIFT IN THE DEEPER MOISTURE AND ENERGY WITH THE STORM SYSTEM...THE THREAT OF 3 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW HAS SHIFTED SOUTH OF THE AREA AND THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOW REMAINS POSSIBLE...WITH ACCUMULATIONS MAINLY ON GRASSY AREAS. $$ IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-WIZ054-061-052045- /O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090406T0900Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE- CLAYTON-CRAWFORD-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY... OELWEIN...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...PLATTEVILLE 737 AM CDT SUN APR 5 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT MONDAY. A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW THIS MORNING...THEN BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY ALLOWING FOR SOME AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN THE WIND PRONE AND OPEN AREAS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA TODAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA IN SUCH LOCATIONS AS CHARLES CITY...DECORAH AND OELWEIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW 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. && $$ MNZ086>088-096-WIZ041-053-055-052045- /O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-090406T0900Z/ DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-HOUSTON-LA CROSSE-VERNON-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...WINONA...LA CROSSE... VIROQUA...RICHLAND CENTER 737 AM CDT SUN APR 5 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT MONDAY. SNOW WILL FALL ACROSS THE AREA TODAY...WITH TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES EXPECTED. THE HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL FALL CLOSER TO THE IOWA BORDER TO THE VIROQUA AND RICHLAND CENTER AREAS. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE...ALLOWING FOR SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN THE WIND PRONE AND OPEN AREAS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ RRS WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
000 WWUS43 KARX 051610 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 1110 AM CDT SUN APR 5 2009 ...WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA TODAY... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WAS LOCATED OVER EASTERN MISSOURI AND WESTERN ILLINOIS THIS MORNING. HIS LOW WILL MOVE EAST INTO CENTRAL INDIANA BY THIS EVENING...AND BRING SNOW TO PARTS OF NORTHEAST IOWA AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL FALL SOUTH AND EAST OF A LINE FROM NEW HAMPTON...TO DECORAH IN NORTHEAST IOWA TO RICHLAND CENTER IN SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN...WHERE TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE 1 TO 3 INCHES AND MAINLY ON GRASSY SURFACES. WITH A SOUTHWARD SHIFT IN THE LOW AND HEAVIEST SNOW FALLING IN EASTERN IOWA AND EXTREME SOUTHERN WISCONSIN...LESSER SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED NORTH OF THIS LINE. PEOPLE TRAVELING TODAY OR WHO HAVE OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES SHOULD CHECK FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS ON THIS STORM SYSTEM. IAZ010-011-019-029-030-WIZ054-061-060015- /O.CAN.KARX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090406T0900Z/ /O.EXB.KARX.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-090406T0300Z/ WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-CRAWFORD-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...OELWEIN... PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...PLATTEVILLE 1110 AM CDT SUN APR 5 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL SOUTH AND EAST OF A LINE FROM NEW HAMPTON...TO DECORAH...TO BOSCOBEL WISCONSIN. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IS EXPECTED AND MAINLY ON GRASSY SURFACES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IAZ008-009-018-051715- /O.CAN.KARX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090406T0900Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-FLOYD- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CHARLES CITY 1110 AM CDT SUN APR 5 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. A SOUTHWARD SHIFT IN THE TRACK OF THE STORM SYSTEM AND LESSER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA...THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA. $$ MNZ086>088-094>096-WIZ041-053-051715- /O.CAN.KARX.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-090406T0900Z/ DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-LA CROSSE-VERNON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN... LA CROSSE...VIROQUA 1110 AM CDT SUN APR 5 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. A SOUTHWARD SHIFT IN THE TRACK OF THE STORM SYSTEM AND LESSER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA...THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA. $$ WIZ055-060015- /O.EXT.KARX.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-090406T0300Z/ RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...RICHLAND CENTER 1110 AM CDT SUN APR 5 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL SOUTH AND EAST OF A LINE FROM BOSCOBEL TO RICHLAND WISCONSIN. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IS EXPECTED AND MAINLY ON GRASSY SURFACES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ DTJ WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS La Crosse, WI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Apr 4, 10:26 AM CDT, 27 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 4, 10:26 AM CDT, 27 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1026 AM CDT SAT APR 4 2009
.UPDATE...
LATEST MODEL TRENDS OF THE GFS/ECMWF/NAM INDICATING A SLIGHTLY
FARTHER SOLUTION TO TRACK OF SURFACE/UPPER LEVEL LOW. BEST
FRONTOGENETICAL FORCING LOOKS TO BE CENTERED OVER CENTRAL AND
NORTHERN PORTIONS OF IOWA. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR THE HEAVIEST SNOW
BAND TO FALL SOUTH OF A LINE FROM AUSTIN MINNESOTA...TO DECORAH
IOWA...TO BOSCOBEL WISCONSIN WITH LESSER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS NORTH OF
THIS LINE. WILL BE ISSUING WARNINGS SOUTH OF THIS LINE WITH 5 TO 9
INCHES OF SNOWFALL AND ADVISORIES NORTH OF THIS LINE.
&&
DTJ
&&
.ARX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WI...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 1 AM SUNDAY TO 4 AM CDT MONDAY FOR
WIZ054-WIZ061.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 1 AM SUNDAY TO 4 AM CDT MONDAY FOR
WIZ032-WIZ033-WIZ034-WIZ041-WIZ042-WIZ043-WIZ044-WIZ053-
WIZ055.
MN...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 1 AM SUNDAY TO 4 AM CDT MONDAY FOR
MNZ094-MNZ095.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 1 AM SUNDAY TO 4 AM CDT MONDAY FOR
MNZ079-MNZ086-MNZ087-MNZ088-MNZ096.
IA...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 1 AM SUNDAY TO 4 AM CDT MONDAY FOR
IAZ008-IAZ009-IAZ010-IAZ011-IAZ018-IAZ019-IAZ029-IAZ030.
&&
SHORT/LONG TERM...DTJ
LONG TERM....THOMPSONHazardous weather outlook, Apr 4, 5:00 AM CDT, 5 hours 53 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 500 AM CDT SAT APR 4 2009 WIZ017-029-051100- CLARK-TAYLOR- 500 AM CDT SAT APR 4 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PARTS OF NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A STRONG EARLY SPRING STORM SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS KANSAS TODAY AND INTO NORTHERN MISSOURI TONIGHT IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD SNOW INTO THE AREA LATE TONIGHT. ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED TO BE A HALF INCH OR LESS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY THE POTENT STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO INDIANA ON SUNDAY. WITH THIS STORM TRACK...THE HEAVIER SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL SOUTH OF THE AREA. OCCASIONAL SNOW IS EXPECTED SUNDAY...WITH AN INCH OR TWO OF ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... PRECIPITATION REPORTS...INCLUDING RAIN...SNOW...OR ANY MIXTURE... WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED SUNDAY. .EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION... NO CALL IS SCHEDULED. IAZ008>011-018-019-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ032>034-041>044- 053>055-051100- ADAMS-ALLAMAKEE-BUFFALO-CHICKASAW-CRAWFORD-DODGE-FILLMORE-FLOYD- HOUSTON-HOWARD-JACKSON-JUNEAU-LA CROSSE-MITCHELL-MONROE-MOWER- OLMSTED-RICHLAND-TREMPEALEAU-VERNON-WABASHA-WINNESHIEK-WINONA- 500 AM CDT SAT APR 4 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PARTS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA... NORTHEAST IOWA...AND WESTERN INTO CENTRAL WISCONSIN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR LATE TONIGHT. A STRONG EARLY SPRING STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS KANSAS TODAY AND INTO NORTHERN MISSOURI TONIGHT. THIS STORM WILL SPREAD A CHANCE OF RAIN ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON. AS COLDER AIR AND MORE MOISTURE ARE DRAWN INTO THE SYSTEM...THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE TONIGHT WITH THE RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW. ACCUMULATIONS BY SUNDAY MORNING COULD BE AS MUCH AS 2 TO 3 INCHES WEST OF A ROCHESTER TO WAUKON LINE. INCREASING NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CREATE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY THE WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SUNDAY AND MUCH OF SUNDAY NIGHT. THE POTENT STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO INDIANA ON SUNDAY. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL FALL ACROSS THE AREA ON SUNDAY. CURRENTLY IT APPEARS THE HEAVIEST SNOW...WITH TOTALS IN EXCESS OF 6 INCHES...WILL FALL ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA AND NEARBY AREAS. LIGHTER AMOUNTS IN THE 2 TO 6 INCH RANGE ARE ANTICIPATED NORTH OF ROCHESTER TO LA CROSSE AND RICHLAND CENTER. IN ADDITION...GUSTY NORTH WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE STORM SYSTEM MAY PRODUCE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW IN THE MORE OPEN AND WIND PRONE AREAS SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. THE EXACT TRACK OF THIS STORM SYSTEM IS STILL A BIT UNCERTAIN...AND THIS WILL DICTATE EXACTLY WHERE THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST WINTER STORM WATCH PRODUCT FOR MORE DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... REPORTS...INCLUDING RAIN...SNOW...ANY MIXTURE...STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. .EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION... NO CALL IS SCHEDULED. IAZ029-030-WIZ061-051100- CLAYTON-FAYETTE-GRANT- 500 AM CDT SAT APR 4 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PARTS OF NORTHEAST IOWA AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR LATE TONIGHT. A STRONG EARLY SPRING STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS KANSAS TODAY AND INTO NORTHERN MISSOURI TONIGHT. THIS STORM WILL SPREAD A CHANCE OF RAIN ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON. AS COLDER AIR AND MORE MOISTURE ARE DRAWN INTO THE SYSTEM...THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE TONIGHT WITH THE RAIN CHANGING TO A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW. ACCUMULATIONS BY SUNDAY MORNING COULD BE AS MUCH AS AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOW AND UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. INCREASING NORTHEAST WINDS MAY CREATE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY THE WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SUNDAY AND MUCH OF SUNDAY NIGHT. THE POTENT STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO INDIANA ON SUNDAY. THE MIX OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES SUNDAY. SNOW TOTALS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES APPEAR POSSIBLE BY SUNDAY EVENING...WITH UP TO A QUARTER INCH OF SLEET AND A LIGHT GLAZE OF FREEZING RAIN. IN ADDITION...GUSTY NORTH WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE STORM SYSTEM MAY PRODUCE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW IN THE MORE OPEN AND WIND PRONE AREAS SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. THE EXACT TRACK OF THIS STORM SYSTEM IS STILL A BIT UNCERTAIN...AND THIS WILL DICTATE EXACTLY WHERE THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST WINTER STORM WATCH PRODUCT FOR MORE DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... REPORTS...INCLUDING RAIN...SNOW...ANY MIXTURE...STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. .EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION... NO CALL IS SCHEDULED. RRS
The office that day
Everything else NWS La Crosse, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 10:53 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Winneshiek | 29 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in Iowa, 2009Winter Storm Warnings in Wisconsin, 2009Winter Storm Warnings in Minnesota, 2009Every winter storm warning in 2009
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.