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Lake Effect Snow Warning 2, NWS Milwaukee, WI

March 2, 2009Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this lake effect snow warning at Mar 2, 2009, 2:37 AM CST for Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 15 hr. 14 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Mar 2, 2009, 2:37 AM CST (08:37 UTC)
Expired
Mar 2, 2009, 6:00 PM CST
In force
15 hr
Issued by
NWS Milwaukee, WI

County Milwaukee County, WI

The radar

The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Mar 2, 5:00 AM CSTHEAVY SNOW 7.1Milwaukee International, WI
Mar 2, 6:07 AM CSTHEAVY SNOW 8.2Milwaukee International, WI
Mar 2, 7:00 AM CSTHEAVY SNOW 10.1Milwaukee International, WI
Mar 2, 8:00 AM CSTHEAVY SNOW 10.6Milwaukee International, WI
Mar 2, 9:00 AM CSTHEAVY SNOW 10.9Milwaukee International, WI
Mar 2, 10:00 AM CSTHEAVY SNOW 11.8Milwaukee International, WI
Mar 2, 10:00 AM CSTHEAVY SNOW 12Milwaukee International, WICORRECTED TO INCLUDE THE 0.2 INCHES BETWEEN 11 PM AND MIDNIGHT LAST NIGHT.
Mar 2, 11:00 AM CSTHEAVY SNOW 6.3Oak Creek, WI
Mar 2, 11:00 AM CSTHEAVY SNOW 13.2Milwaukee International, WI
Mar 2, 11:24 AM CSTHEAVY SNOW 10.1Oak Creek, WI
Mar 2, 12:00 PM CSTHEAVY SNOW 13.6Milwaukee International, WI
Mar 2, 1:00 PM CSTHEAVY SNOW 13.9Milwaukee International, WI
Mar 2, 4:00 PM CSTHEAVY SNOW 14.3Milwaukee International, WISTORM TOTAL SO FAR. 0.7 INCHES SINCE 12 PM
Mar 2, 6:00 PM CSTHEAVY SNOW 14.4Milwaukee International, WISTORM TOTAL

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 00:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 163 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Green Bay/Straub, WI at 00:00Z on 2009-03-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Green Bay/Straub, WI at 00:00Z on 2009-03-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 24 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1593 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
57 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
24 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
72 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS43 KMKX 020837
WSWMKX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
237 AM CST MON MAR 2 2009

...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW FOR MILWAUKEE COUNTY...

.PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL
CONTINUE OVER MILWAUKEE COUNTY THROUGH THE MORNING. THE MILWAUKEE
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT HAS RECEIVED OVER 4 INCHES OF NEW SNOW
BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 2 AM CST. 

SEVERAL INCHES OF NEW SNOW ARE LIKELY THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING.
HENCE THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A LAKE
EFFECT SNOW WARNING FOR MILWAUKEE COUNTY...IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM
CST.

SNOWFALL WILL VARY CONSIDERABLY ACROSS MILWAUKEE COUNTY DUE TO THE
TRANSIENT NATURE OF THE SNOW SHOWERS. ANYWHERE FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES
OF SNOW IS EXPECTED...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IN THE EASTERN
PORTION OF THE COUNTY CLOSEST TO THE LAKE.

SOME OF THE HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS WILL CARRY INTO RACINE COUNTY.
PORTIONS OF RACINE COUNTY COULD RECEIVE BETWEEN 3 AND 5 INCHES OF
NEW SNOW. HENCE A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN POSTED UNTIL
10 AM CST FOR RACINE COUNTY.

EARLY MORNING COMMUTERS ACROSS MILWAUKEE AND RACINE COUNTIES
SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS AND SLIPPERY TRAVEL CONDITIONS
DUE TO THE SNOW.

WIZ066-021600-
/O.UPG.KMKX.LE.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-090302T0900Z/
/O.NEW.KMKX.LE.W.0002.090302T0837Z-090302T1600Z/
MILWAUKEE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MILWAUKEE
237 AM CST MON MAR 2 2009

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS
MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A
LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST
THIS MORNING. 

PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL
CONTINUE OVER MILWAUKEE COUNTY THROUGH THE MORNING. THE MILWAUKEE
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT HAS RECEIVED OVER 4 INCHES OF NEW SNOW
BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 2 AM CST. 

SEVERAL INCHES OF NEW SNOW ARE LIKELY THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING.
HENCE THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A LAKE
EFFECT SNOW WARNING FOR MILWAUKEE COUNTY...IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM
CST.

SNOWFALL WILL VARY CONSIDERABLY ACROSS MILWAUKEE COUNTY DUE TO THE
TRANSIENT NATURE OF THE SNOW SHOWERS. ANYWHERE FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES
OF SNOW IS EXPECTED...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IN THE EASTERN
PORTION OF THE COUNTY CLOSEST TO THE LAKE. PARTS OF WESTERN
MILWAUKEE COUNTY MAY ONLY RECEIVE AN INCH OR TWO OF NEW SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE-
EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE. EARLY MORNING COMMUTERS WILL WANT TO ALLOW PLENTY OF
EXTRA TIME TO REACH THEIR DESTINATION. INCREASE YOUR DISTANCE
BETWEEN YOUR VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE AHEAD.

&&

$$

WIZ071-021600-
/O.NEW.KMKX.LE.Y.0003.090302T0837Z-090302T1600Z/
RACINE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...RACINE
237 AM CST MON MAR 2 2009

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS
MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A
LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST
THIS MORNING. 

LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF RACINE
COUNTY THROUGH THE MORNING. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL DEPOSIT
BETWEEN 3 AND 5 INCHES IN SOME NORTHERN AND EASTERN LOCATIONS.  

DUE TO THE TRANSIENT NATURE OF THE SNOW SHOWERS...SOME PORTIONS OF
RACINE COUNTY MAY ONLY RECEIVE UP TO AN INCH OF NEW
SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN THE FAR WEST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY MEANS LAKE-EFFECT SNOW IS FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW
SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE
INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP SEVERAL INCHES IN LOCALIZED AREAS. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING.

&&

$$
MBK
7 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS43 KMKX 021148
WSWMKX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
548 AM CST MON MAR 2 2009

...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW FOR MILWAUKEE COUNTY...

.PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL
CONTINUE OVER EASTERN PORTIONS OF MILWAUKEE COUNTY THROUGH THE
MORNING. THE MILWAUKEE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT HAS RECEIVED OVER 7
INCHES OF NEW SNOW BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 5 AM CST.

SEVERAL MORE INCHES OF NEW SNOW ARE LIKELY THROUGH THE MORNING.
A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST FOR
MILWAUKEE COUNTY. 

SNOWFALL WILL VARY CONSIDERABLY ACROSS MILWAUKEE COUNTY DUE TO
THE TRANSIENT NATURE OF THE SNOW SHOWERS. ANYWHERE FROM 6 TO 10 INCHES
OF SNOW IS EXPECTED...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IN THE EASTERN
AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY INCLUDING DOWNTOWN
MILWAUKEE...FRANKLIN AND BAYVIEW.

SOME OF THE HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS WILL CARRY INTO RACINE COUNTY.
PORTIONS OF RACINE COUNTY WILL RECEIVE BETWEEN 3 AND 5 INCHES OF
SNOW. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR UNTIL 10
AM CST FOR RACINE COUNTY.

MORNING COMMUTERS ACROSS MILWAUKEE AND RACINE COUNTIES SHOULD BE
PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS AND SLIPPERY TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO THE
SNOW.

WIZ066-021600-
/O.CON.KMKX.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090302T1600Z/
MILWAUKEE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MILWAUKEE
548 AM CST MON MAR 2 2009

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST
THIS MORNING...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS
MORNING. 

PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL
CONTINUE OVER PORTIONS OF MILWAUKEE COUNTY THROUGH THE MORNING.
THE MILWAUKEE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT HAS RECEIVED OVER 7 INCHES OF
NEW SNOW BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 5 AM CST.

SEVERAL MORE INCHES OF NEW SNOW ARE LIKELY THROUGH THE EARLY
MORNING. SNOWFALL WILL VARY CONSIDERABLY ACROSS MILWAUKEE COUNTY
DUE TO THE TRANSIENT NATURE OF THE SNOW SHOWERS. ANYWHERE FROM 6 TO
10 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IN THE
EASTERN AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY. PARTS OF WESTERN
MILWAUKEE COUNTY MAY ONLY RECEIVE A DUSTING OF NEW SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE-
EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE. EARLY MORNING COMMUTERS WILL WANT TO ALLOW PLENTY OF
EXTRA TIME TO REACH THEIR DESTINATION. INCREASE YOUR DISTANCE
BETWEEN YOUR VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE AHEAD.

&&

$$

WIZ071-021600-
/O.CON.KMKX.LE.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090302T1600Z/
RACINE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...RACINE
548 AM CST MON MAR 2 2009

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST
THIS MORNING...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST
THIS MORNING. 

LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF
RACINE COUNTY THROUGH THE MORNING. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL
DEPOSIT BETWEEN 3 AND 5 INCHES IN SOME NORTHERN AND EASTERN
LOCATIONS.

DUE TO THE TRANSIENT NATURE OF THE SNOW SHOWERS...PORTIONS OF
WESTERN RACINE COUNTY MAY ONLY RECEIVE A DUSTING UP TO AN INCH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY MEANS LAKE-EFFECT SNOW IS FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW
SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE
INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP SEVERAL INCHES IN LOCALIZED AREAS. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING.

&&

$$
MBK
000 
WWUS43 KMKX 021330
WSWMKX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
730 AM CST MON MAR 2 2009

...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW FOR MILWAUKEE COUNTY...

.PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL
CONTINUE OVER EASTERN PORTIONS OF MILWAUKEE COUNTY THROUGH THE
MORNING. THE MILWAUKEE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT HAS RECEIVED OVER
10 INCHES OF NEW SNOW BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 7 AM CST.

ANOTHER 1 TO 5 INCHES IS LIKELY THROUGH THE MORNING. A LAKE
EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST FOR
MILWAUKEE COUNTY.

SNOWFALL WILL VARY CONSIDERABLY ACROSS MILWAUKEE COUNTY DUE TO
THE TRANSIENT NATURE OF THE SNOW SHOWERS. ANYWHERE FROM 8 TO 15 INCHES
OF SNOW IS EXPECTED...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IN THE EASTERN
AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY INCLUDING DOWNTOWN
MILWAUKEE...FRANKLIN AND BAYVIEW.

SOME OF THE HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS WILL CARRY INTO RACINE COUNTY.
PORTIONS OF RACINE COUNTY WILL RECEIVE BETWEEN 3 AND 6 INCHES OF
SNOW. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR UNTIL 10
AM CST FOR RACINE COUNTY.

MORNING COMMUTERS ACROSS MILWAUKEE AND RACINE COUNTIES SHOULD BE
PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS AND SLIPPERY TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO THE
SNOW.

WIZ066-021600-
/O.CON.KMKX.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090302T1600Z/
MILWAUKEE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MILWAUKEE
730 AM CST MON MAR 2 2009

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST
THIS MORNING...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS
MORNING. 

PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL
CONTINUE OVER PORTIONS OF MILWAUKEE COUNTY THROUGH THE MORNING.
THE MILWAUKEE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT HAS RECEIVED OVER 10 INCHES
OF NEW SNOW BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 7 AM CST.

ANOTHER ONE TO FIVE INCHES OF SNOW IS LIKELY THROUGH THE MORNING.
SNOWFALL WILL VARY CONSIDERABLY ACROSS MILWAUKEE COUNTY DUE TO THE
TRANSIENT NATURE OF THE SNOW SHOWERS. ANYWHERE FROM 8 TO 15 INCHES
OF SNOW IS EXPECTED...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IN THE EASTERN
AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY. PARTS OF WESTERN MILWAUKEE
COUNTY MAY ONLY RECEIVE A DUSTING OF NEW SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE-
EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE. EARLY MORNING COMMUTERS WILL WANT TO ALLOW PLENTY OF
EXTRA TIME TO REACH THEIR DESTINATION. INCREASE YOUR DISTANCE
BETWEEN YOUR VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE AHEAD.

&&

$$

WIZ071-021600-
/O.CON.KMKX.LE.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090302T1600Z/
RACINE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...RACINE
730 AM CST MON MAR 2 2009

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST
THIS MORNING...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST
THIS MORNING. 

LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF
RACINE COUNTY THROUGH THE MORNING. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL
DEPOSIT BETWEEN 3 AND 6 INCHES IN SOME NORTHERN AND EASTERN
LOCATIONS. LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED 3 INCHES OF NEW SNOW AT 7 PM
AT THE INTERSECTION OF INTERSTATE 94 AND HIGHWAY 20.

DUE TO THE TRANSIENT NATURE OF THE SNOW SHOWERS...PORTIONS OF
WESTERN RACINE COUNTY MAY ONLY RECEIVE A DUSTING UP TO AN INCH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY MEANS LAKE-EFFECT SNOW IS FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW
SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE
INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP SEVERAL INCHES IN LOCALIZED AREAS. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING.

&&

$$
MBK
000 
WWUS43 KMKX 021504
WSWMKX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
904 AM CST MON MAR 2 2009

...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW FOR MILWAUKEE COUNTY...

.PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL
CONTINUE OVER EASTERN PORTIONS OF MILWAUKEE COUNTY. ANOTHER 3 TO
6 INCHES IS LIKELY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. 

SOME OF THE HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS WILL CARRY INTO NORTHERN RACINE
COUNTY AND ALSO INTO EASTERN SHEBOYGAN AND OZAUKEE COUNTIES LATE
THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. PORTIONS OF THESE
COUNTIES WILL RECEIVE BETWEEN 3 AND 6 INCHES OF SNOW. 

WIZ066-022315-
/O.EXT.KMKX.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090303T0000Z/
MILWAUKEE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MILWAUKEE
904 AM CST MON MAR 2 2009

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING. 

PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL
CONTINUE OVER PORTIONS OF MILWAUKEE COUNTY THROUGH THE MORNING.
THE MILWAUKEE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT HAS RECEIVED OVER 10 INCHES
OF NEW SNOW BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 8 AM CST.

ANOTHER 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS LIKELY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
SNOWFALL WILL VARY CONSIDERABLY ACROSS MILWAUKEE COUNTY. ANYWHERE
FROM 8 TO 15 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED...WITH THE HEAVIEST
SNOWFALL IN THE EASTERN AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY
INCLUDING DOWNTOWN MILWAUKEE...FRANKLIN AND BAYVIEW. 

DUE TO THE TRANSIENT NATURE OF THE SNOW SHOWERS. PARTS OF WESTERN
MILWAUKEE COUNTY MAY ONLY RECEIVE A DUSTING OF NEW SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE-
EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE. EARLY MORNING COMMUTERS WILL WANT TO ALLOW PLENTY OF
EXTRA TIME TO REACH THEIR DESTINATION. INCREASE YOUR DISTANCE
BETWEEN YOUR VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE AHEAD.

&&

$$

WIZ052-060-022315-
/O.EXB.KMKX.LE.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090303T0000Z/
SHEBOYGAN-OZAUKEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHEBOYGAN...PORT WASHINGTON
904 AM CST MON MAR 2 2009

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A
LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
THIS EVENING. 

LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF
EASTERN SHEBOYGAN AND OZAUKEE COUNTIES FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL DEPOSIT BETWEEN 3 AND 6
INCHES IN SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE LAKE SHORE. 

DUE TO THE TRANSIENT NATURE OF THE SNOW SHOWERS...PORTIONS OF
WESTERN SHEBOYGAN AND OZAUKEE COUNTIES MAY ONLY RECEIVE A DUSTING
UP TO AN INCH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY MEANS LAKE-EFFECT SNOW IS FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW
SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE
INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP SEVERAL INCHES IN LOCALIZED AREAS. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING.

&&

$$

WIZ071-022100-
/O.EXT.KMKX.LE.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090302T2100Z/
RACINE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...RACINE
904 AM CST MON MAR 2 2009

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST
THIS AFTERNOON. 

LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF
RACINE COUNTY THROUGH THE MID AFTERNOON. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW
WILL DEPOSIT BETWEEN 3 AND 6 INCHES IN SOME NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
LOCATIONS. A COOPERATIVE OBSERVER REPORTED 4 INCHES OF NEW SNOW
AT 8 AM IN CALEDONIA NEAR THE MILWAUKEE COUNTY BORDER.

DUE TO THE TRANSIENT NATURE OF THE SNOW SHOWERS...PORTIONS OF
WESTERN RACINE COUNTY MAY ONLY RECEIVE A DUSTING OF NEW SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY MEANS LAKE-EFFECT SNOW IS FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW
SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE
INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP SEVERAL INCHES IN LOCALIZED AREAS. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING.

&&

$$

MRC
000 
WWUS43 KMKX 021714
WSWMKX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
1114 AM CST MON MAR 2 2009

...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW SQUALLS DRIFTING WESTWARD TOWARD THE
COAST...

.VERY COLD NORTHEAST WINDS OVER THE RELATIVELY WARMER WATERS OF
LAKE MICHIGAN HAS PRODUCED AN INTENSE BAND OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW
OVER WESTERN LAKE MICHIGAN AND OVER SOUTHEASTERN MILWAUKEE...MUCH
OF EASTERN RACINE AND KENOSHA COUNTIES...AND FAR EASTERN SHEBOYGAN
COUNTY.

AT 1055 AM...THE BAND OF INTENSE LAKE EFFECT SNOW STRETCHED FROM
PLEASANT PRAIRIE...TO CALEDONIA...MILWAUKEE GENERAL MITCHELL
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...1/4 MILE EAST OF SHOREWOOD...3 MILES EAST
OF PORT WASHINGTON...AND KOHLER ANDRAE STATE PARK IN SHEBOYGAN
COUNTY.

THIS BAND IS EXPECTED TO DRIFT WESTWARD OVER EASTERN OZAUKEE AND
SHEBOYGAN COUNTIES LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON...BUT
LIKELY REMAINING STATIONARY FOR A PROLONGED PERIOD OF TIME IN SOME
AREAS OF EASTERN MILWAUKEE COUNTY. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 3
INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THIS BAND.

WIZ066-030000-
/O.CON.KMKX.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090303T0000Z/
MILWAUKEE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MILWAUKEE
1114 AM CST MON MAR 2 2009

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING. 

AT 1055 AM...THE BAND OF INTENSE LAKE EFFECT SNOW STRETCHED FROM
PLEASANT PRAIRIE...TO CALEDONIA...MILWAUKEE GENERAL MITCHELL
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...DOWNTOWN MILWAUKEE...1/4 MILE EAST OF
SHOREWOOD...3 MILES EAST OF PORT WASHINGTON...AND KOHLER ANDRAE
STATE PARK IN SHEBOYGAN COUNTY.

THE BAND IS NEARLY STATIONARY OVER EASTERN MILWAUKEE COUNTY.
SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE IN LOCALIZED
AREAS WITHIN THIS BAND...ESPECIALLY JUST SOUTH OF DOWNTOWN.

AS OF 11 AM...MILWAUKEE GENERAL MITCHELL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT HAS
ALREADY RECEIVED 13.2 INCHES. AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE LIKELY
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON NEAR THE LAKE...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF
15 TO 18 INCHES OVER SOUTHEASTERN SECTIONS OF MILWAUKEE COUNTY.
ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE.

CONSIDERABLY LOWER AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER
NORTHWESTERN SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE-
EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE. COMMUTERS WILL WANT TO ALLOW PLENTY OF EXTRA TIME TO
REACH THEIR DESTINATION. INCREASE YOUR DISTANCE BETWEEN YOUR
VEHICLE AND OBJECTS AHEAD.

&&

$$

WIZ071-022100-
/O.CON.KMKX.LE.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090302T2100Z/
RACINE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...RACINE
1114 AM CST MON MAR 2 2009

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST
THIS AFTERNOON...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF
RACINE COUNTY THROUGH THE MID AFTERNOON. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW
WILL DEPOSIT BETWEEN 3 AND 8 INCHES IN SOME NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
LOCATIONS. A COOPERATIVE OBSERVER REPORTED 5.9 INCHES OF SNOW AT
11 AM IN CALEDONIA NEAR THE MILWAUKEE COUNTY BORDER.

DUE TO THE TRANSIENT NATURE OF THE SNOW SHOWERS...PORTIONS OF
WESTERN RACINE COUNTY MAY ONLY RECEIVE A DUSTING OF NEW SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY MEANS LAKE-EFFECT SNOW IS FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW
SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE
INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP SEVERAL INCHES IN LOCALIZED AREAS. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING.

&&

$$

WIZ052-060-030000-
/O.CON.KMKX.LE.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090303T0000Z/
SHEBOYGAN-OZAUKEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHEBOYGAN...PORT WASHINGTON
1114 AM CST MON MAR 2 2009

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
THIS EVENING...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING. 

AT 11 AM...LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WERE BEGINNING TO AFFECT
EASTERN PORTIONS OF SHEBOYGAN COUNTY. THE BAND WAS 3 MILES EAST OF
OZAUKEE COUNTY. THIS BAND WILL DRIFT WESTWARD AROUND 2 MPH THROUGH
THE EARLY AFTERNOON...AND SHOULD AFFECT THE CITY OF SHEBOYGAN BY
1115 AM...AND PORT WASHINGTON AROUND 1230 PM.

THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEPOSIT BETWEEN 3 AND 6 INCHES
IN SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE LAKESHORE.

DUE TO THE TRANSIENT NATURE OF THE SNOW SHOWERS...PORTIONS OF
WESTERN SHEBOYGAN AND OZAUKEE COUNTIES MAY ONLY RECEIVE A DUSTING
UP TO AN INCH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY MEANS LAKE-EFFECT SNOW IS FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW
SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE
INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP SEVERAL INCHES IN LOCALIZED AREAS. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING.

&&

$$

BORGHOFF
000 
WWUS43 KMKX 021902
WSWMKX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
102 PM CST MON MAR 2 2009

...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW SQUALLS DRIFTING WESTWARD TOWARD THE
COAST...

.VERY COLD NORTHEAST WINDS OVER THE RELATIVELY WARMER WATERS OF
LAKE MICHIGAN HAS PRODUCED INTENSE LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS OVER
WESTERN LAKE MICHIGAN AND FAR EASTERN WISCONSIN.

AT 1 PM...RADAR INDICATED THE BAND OF INTENSE LAKE EFFECT SNOW
HAS BEGUN TO FALL APART INTO NUMEROUS LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS.
THESE SNOW SHOWERS WERE LOCATED ALONG AND EAST OF A LINE FROM
SHEBOYGAN...TO NEW BERLIN...TO WATERFORD AND LAKE GENEVA. THE SNOW
WAS GRADUALLY SPREADING WESTWARD...AND SOME SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED
IN THE WAUKESHA AREA BY 3 PM.

WHILE THE HEAVY SNOW WITHIN THESE SNOW SHOWERS DOES NOT PERSIST
IN ANY ONE PLACE FOR A PROLONGED PERIOD OF TIME...NUMEROUS SNOW
SHOWERS STILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE SEVERAL INCHES OF
SNOW. IN ADDITION...IT REMAINS POSSIBLE ANOTHER PRIMARY BAND WILL
DEVELOP OVER LAKE MICHIGAN THIS AFTERNOON AND DRIFT WESTWARD
TOWARD THE COAST.

WIZ066-030000-
/O.CON.KMKX.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090303T0000Z/
MILWAUKEE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MILWAUKEE
102 PM CST MON MAR 2 2009

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING. 

AT 1 PM...NUMEROUS LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WERE WIDESPREAD ACROSS
MILWAUKEE COUNTY. WHILE THESE SNOW SHOWERS ARE LESS INTENSE THAN
THE SINGLE BAND OF SNOW...SNOWFALL RATES MAY STILL APPROACH AN
INCH PER HOUR IN SOME AREAS. IN ADDITION...IT REMAINS POSSIBLE
ANOTHER PRIMARY BAND WILL DEVELOP OVER LAKE MICHIGAN THIS
AFTERNOON AND DRIFT WESTWARD TOWARD THE COAST.

SO FAR AS OF 1 PM...MILWAUKEE GENERAL MITCHELL INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT HAS RECEIVED 13.9 INCHES. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE
LIKELY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON NEAR THE LAKE...LEADING TO STORM
TOTALS OF 15 TO 18 INCHES OVER SOUTHEASTERN SECTIONS OF MILWAUKEE
COUNTY...AND 1 TO 3 INCHES OVER NORTHWESTERN SECTIONS OF THE
COUNTY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE-
EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE. BE PREPARED FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. 
COMMUTERS WILL WANT TO ALLOW PLENTY OF EXTRA TIME TO REACH THEIR
DESTINATION. INCREASE YOUR DISTANCE BETWEEN YOUR VEHICLE AND
OBJECTS AHEAD.

&&

$$

WIZ071-022100-
/O.CON.KMKX.LE.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090302T2100Z/
RACINE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...RACINE
102 PM CST MON MAR 2 2009

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST
THIS AFTERNOON...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF
CENTRAL AND EASTERN RACINE COUNTY THROUGH THE MID AFTERNOON.
EXPECT TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF BETWEEN 3 AND 8 INCHES IN SOME
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL LOCATIONS.

DUE TO THE TRANSIENT NATURE OF THE SNOW SHOWERS...PORTIONS OF
WESTERN RACINE COUNTY MAY ONLY RECEIVE A DUSTING OF NEW SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY MEANS LAKE-EFFECT SNOW IS FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. BE PREPARED FOR
RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS
TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE INTENSE
ENOUGH TO DROP SEVERAL INCHES IN LOCALIZED AREAS. USE CAUTION WHEN
TRAVELING.

&&

$$

WIZ052-060-030000-
/O.CON.KMKX.LE.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090303T0000Z/
SHEBOYGAN-OZAUKEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHEBOYGAN...PORT WASHINGTON
102 PM CST MON MAR 2 2009

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
THIS EVENING...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING. 

AT 1 PM...NUMEROUS LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WERE WIDESPREAD ACROSS
OZAUKEE COUNTY AND FAR EASTERN SHEBOYGAN COUNTY. SNOWFALL RATES
MAY APPROACH AN INCH PER HOUR IN SOME AREAS. IN ADDITION...IT
REMAINS POSSIBLE ANOTHER PRIMARY BAND WILL DEVELOP OVER LAKE
MICHIGAN THIS AFTERNOON AND DRIFT WESTWARD TOWARD THE COAST.

THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEPOSIT BETWEEN 3 AND 6 INCHES
IN SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE LAKESHORE.

DUE TO THE TRANSIENT NATURE OF THE SNOW SHOWERS...PORTIONS OF
WESTERN SHEBOYGAN AND OZAUKEE COUNTIES MAY ONLY RECEIVE UP TO AN
INCH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY MEANS LAKE-EFFECT SNOW IS FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. BE PREPARED FOR
RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS
TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE INTENSE
ENOUGH TO DROP SEVERAL INCHES IN LOCALIZED AREAS. USE CAUTION WHEN
TRAVELING.

&&

$$

BORGHOFF
000 
WWUS43 KMKX 022101
WSWMKX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
301 PM CST MON MAR 2 2009

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING...

.VERY COLD NORTHEAST WINDS OVER THE RELATIVELY WARMER WATERS OF
LAKE MICHIGAN HAS PRODUCED NUMEROUS LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS OVER
WESTERN LAKE MICHIGAN AND FAR EASTERN WISCONSIN. THESE LAKE
EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING EAST OF A
LINE FROM BROWN DEER TO NEW BERLIN TO BURLINGTON.

WHILE THE HEAVY SNOW WITHIN THESE SNOW SHOWERS DOES NOT PERSIST
IN ANY ONE PLACE FOR A PROLONGED PERIOD OF TIME...NUMEROUS SNOW
SHOWERS STILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE SEVERAL INCHES OF
SNOW. IN ADDITION...IT REMAINS POSSIBLE THAT ANOTHER PRIMARY BAND
COULD DEVELOP OVER LAKE MICHIGAN THIS EVENING AND DRIFT WESTWARD
TOWARD THE COAST.

WIZ052-060-022215-
/O.CAN.KMKX.LE.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090303T0000Z/
SHEBOYGAN-OZAUKEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHEBOYGAN...PORT WASHINGTON
301 PM CST MON MAR 2 2009

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS CANCELLED
THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY. 

THE SINGLE HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN OFF
SHORE THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...NUMEROUS LIGHT
SNOW SHOWERS HAVE DEVELOPED ACROSS SHEBOYGAN AND OZAUKEE COUNTIES
THIS AFTERNOON. THESE COULD PRODUCE ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 3
INCHES AND REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. 

$$

WIZ066-030000-
/O.CON.KMKX.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090303T0000Z/
MILWAUKEE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MILWAUKEE
301 PM CST MON MAR 2 2009

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING. 

AT 3 PM...NUMEROUS LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WERE AFFECTING
MOST OF MILWAUKEE COUNTY. WHILE THESE SNOW SHOWERS ARE LESS
INTENSE THAN THE SINGLE BAND OF SNOW SEEN THIS MORNING...SNOWFALL
RATES MAY STILL APPROACH AN INCH PER HOUR IN SOME AREAS. IN
ADDITION...IT REMAINS POSSIBLE ANOTHER PRIMARY BAND WILL DEVELOP
OVER LAKE MICHIGAN THIS EVENING AND DRIFT WESTWARD TOWARD THE
COAST.

SO FAR AS OF 3 PM...MILWAUKEE GENERAL MITCHELL INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT HAS RECEIVED 14.2 INCHES. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE
LIKELY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON NEAR THE LAKE...LEADING TO STORM
TOTALS OF 15 TO 18 INCHES OVER SOUTHEASTERN SECTIONS OF MILWAUKEE
COUNTY...AND 1 TO 3 INCHES OVER NORTHWESTERN SECTIONS OF THE
COUNTY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE-
EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE. BE PREPARED FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS.
COMMUTERS WILL WANT TO ALLOW PLENTY OF EXTRA TIME TO REACH THEIR
DESTINATION. INCREASE YOUR DISTANCE BETWEEN YOUR VEHICLE AND
OBJECTS AHEAD.

&&

$$

WIZ071-030000-
/O.EXT.KMKX.LE.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090303T0000Z/
RACINE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...RACINE
301 PM CST MON MAR 2 2009

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
THIS EVENING. 

LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF
CENTRAL AND EASTERN RACINE COUNTY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. EXPECT
TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF BETWEEN 3 AND 8 INCHES IN SOME NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL LOCATIONS.

DUE TO THE TRANSIENT NATURE OF THE SNOW SHOWERS...PORTIONS OF
WESTERN RACINE COUNTY MAY ONLY RECEIVE A DUSTING OF NEW SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY MEANS LAKE-EFFECT SNOW IS FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. BE PREPARED FOR
RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS
TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE INTENSE
ENOUGH TO DROP SEVERAL INCHES IN LOCALIZED AREAS. USE CAUTION
WHEN TRAVELING.

&&

$$

MRC
000 
WWUS43 KMKX 022353
WSWMKX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
553 PM CST MON MAR 2 2009


WIZ066-030100-
/O.EXP.KMKX.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090303T0000Z/
MILWAUKEE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MILWAUKEE
553 PM CST MON MAR 2 2009

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING. 

RADAR AND SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS SHOW THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW MACHINE
IS FINALLY BREAKING DOWN. SNOW SHOWERS ARE STILL POSSIBLE THROUGH
THE NIGHT VERY CLOSE TO LAKE MICHIGAN FROM PORT WASHINGTON SOUTH
THROUGH KENOSHA. ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LESS THAN AN
INCH.  

TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS REACHED JUST OVER 14 INCHES AT MILWAUKEE
MITCHELL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.  

$$

WIZ071-030100-
/O.EXP.KMKX.LE.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090303T0000Z/
RACINE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...RACINE
553 PM CST MON MAR 2 2009

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING. 

RADAR AND SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS SHOW THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW MACHINE
IS FINALLY BREAKING DOWN. SNOW SHOWERS ARE STILL POSSIBLE THROUGH
THE NIGHT VERY CLOSE TO LAKE MICHIGAN FROM PORT WASHINGTON SOUTH
THROUGH KENOSHA. ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LESS THAN AN
INCH. 

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this lake effect snow warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Milwaukee, WI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this lake effect snow warning went out at Mar 1, 8:35 PM CST, 6 hours 2 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 1, 8:35 PM CST, 6 hours 2 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
835 PM CST SUN MAR 1 2009

.UPDATE...
MULTI-BAND LAKE SNOW EVENT IN PROGRESS FOR RACINE AND KENOSHA
COUNTIES AND BRUSHING MILWAUKEE COUNTY. MOST INTENSE BAND ON
EASTERN EDGE CONTINUES TO PUSH EAST. THIS BAND EXTENDS OVER
CHICAGO MIDWAY AIRPORT...WHERE VISIBILITY BRIEFLY WENT DOWN TO 1/2
MILE IN MODERATE SNOW.

KMKE TERMINAL DOPPLER DOES SHOW UP TO 30 DBZ IN THIS MORE INTENSE
BAND...WITH CLOUD TOPS AS HIGH AS 6500 FEET. THIS CORRESPONDS WELL
TO BUFKIT SOUNDINGS AT MKE FOR RUC AND NAM MODELS.  BAND HAS BEEN
STEADILY MOVING WEST...MUCH LIKE 18Z RUN OF LOCAL 4KM WSWRF ARW.
THAT MODEL BRINGS BAND ONTO RACINE/KENOSHA SHORE AROUND 06Z AND
KEEPS IT STATIONARY FROM 06Z TO 10Z.

THIS MODEL PRODUCES 0.30 INCH OF LIQUID IN EASTERN RACINE COUNTY.
SINCE QPF HAS A HIGH BIAS IN THIS MODEL...FEEL THAT 0.10 INCH
PRODUCED BY NAM MORE FEASIBLE.

BAND WOULD LIKELY SLIDE TO COAST OF SHEBOYGAN/OZAUKEE/MILWAUKEE
COUNTIES EARLY MONDAY MORNING BEFORE GRADUALLY DISSIPATING IN THE
LATE MORNING.

CERTAINLY COULD SEE AN INCH OR TWO OF LAKE SNOW IN EASTERN
RACINE/KENOSHA COUNTIES AND PERHAPS 1/2 INCH AROUND COASTAL
SECTIONS OF SOUTHERN MILWAUKEE COUNTY.

&&

.MKX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WI...NONE.
LM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY FOR LMZ645-646.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR LMZ643-644.

&&

AVIATION/MARINE...CRAVEN/02
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 2, 12:55 AM CST, 1 hour 42 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
1255 AM CST MON MAR 2 2009

WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-020930-
MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-SAUK-COLUMBIA-DODGE-
WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-IOWA-DANE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE-
LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK-WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA-
1255 AM CST MON MAR 2 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN...SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

A BAND OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL PERSIST ACROSS MILWAUKEE COUNTY.
SNOWFALL RATES OF MORE THAN 1 INCH PER HOUR ARE LIKELY WITH THIS
BAND AS IT AFFECTS LOCATIONS MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTHEAST OF A LINE
FROM SHOREWOOD TO FRANKLIN. REFER TO THE LATEST ON THIS SITUATION IN
THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY PRODUCT.

SEVERAL RIVERS ACROSS FAR SOUTHERN WISCONSIN WILL REMAIN ABOVE
FLOOD STAGE. RIVERS MOST AFFECTED INCLUDE THE FOX RIVER AT NEW
MUNSTER AND THE SUGAR RIVER AT BRODHEAD.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL LIKELY CONTINUE DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS
MONDAY...AFFECTING MAINLY MILWAUKEE COUNTY. SEVERAL INCHES OF TOTAL
ACCUMULATION ARE EXPECTED.

SPOTTY RIVER FLOODING WILL CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL DAYS ACROSS FAR
SOUTHERN WISCONSIN.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

LMZ643>646-020930-
SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI-
PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI-
NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI-
WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL-
1255 AM CST MON MAR 2 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING FROM
SHEBOYGAN TO NORTH POINT LIGHT...AND THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FROM NORTH
POINT LIGHT TO WINTHROP HARBOR...FOR BRISK WINDS AND HIGH WAVES IN
ICE FREE AREAS. FREEZING SPRAY IS ALSO LIKELY IN ICE FREE AREAS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

THE THREAT FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

COLLAR
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX

In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 2, 1:02 AM CST, 1 hour 35 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
102 AM CST MON MAR 02 2009

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0100 AM     HEAVY SNOW       MILWAUKEE INTERNATIONAL 42.96N 87.90W
03/02/2009  M3.0 INCH        MILWAUKEE          WI   OFFICIAL NWS OBS

            HEAVY SNOW FELL IN ONE HOUR. STILL SNOWING HEAVILY.

&&

MBK
Local storm report, Mar 2, 2:00 AM CST, 37 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
200 AM CST MON MAR 02 2009

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0159 AM     HEAVY SNOW       MILWAUKEE INTERNATIONAL 42.96N 87.90W
03/02/2009  M4.2 INCH        MILWAUKEE          WI   OFFICIAL NWS OBS

            HEAVY SNOW SINCE MIDNIGHT. SNOW INTENSITY HAS DIMINISHED.

&&

MBK

The office that day

Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 2, 12:18 AM CSTLake Effect Snow AdvisoryMKXMilwaukee2 hr
Mar 2, 2:37 AM CSTLake Effect Snow AdvisoryMKXOzaukee, Racine, Sheboygan15 hr

Nearby

Lake Effect Snow Warnings in Wisconsin, 2009Every lake effect snow 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.