Alert archive / Wisconsin / Lake Effect Snow Warnings in 2009
Lake Effect Snow Warning 2, NWS Milwaukee, WI
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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 5:00 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 7.1 | Milwaukee International, WI | |
| Mar 2, 6:07 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 8.2 | Milwaukee International, WI | |
| Mar 2, 7:00 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 10.1 | Milwaukee International, WI | |
| Mar 2, 8:00 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 10.6 | Milwaukee International, WI | |
| Mar 2, 9:00 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 10.9 | Milwaukee International, WI | |
| Mar 2, 10:00 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 11.8 | Milwaukee International, WI | |
| Mar 2, 10:00 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | Milwaukee International, WI | CORRECTED TO INCLUDE THE 0.2 INCHES BETWEEN 11 PM AND MIDNIGHT LAST NIGHT. |
| Mar 2, 11:00 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 6.3 | Oak Creek, WI | |
| Mar 2, 11:00 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 13.2 | Milwaukee International, WI | |
| Mar 2, 11:24 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 10.1 | Oak Creek, WI | |
| Mar 2, 12:00 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 13.6 | Milwaukee International, WI | |
| Mar 2, 1:00 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 13.9 | Milwaukee International, WI | |
| Mar 2, 4:00 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 14.3 | Milwaukee International, WI | STORM TOTAL SO FAR. 0.7 INCHES SINCE 12 PM |
| Mar 2, 6:00 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 14.4 | Milwaukee International, WI | STORM 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.
- 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
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/02Hazardous 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
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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.
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MBKLocal 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
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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.
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MBKThe office that day
Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 12:18 AM CST | Lake Effect Snow Advisory | MKX | Milwaukee | 2 hr |
| Mar 2, 2:37 AM CST | Lake Effect Snow Advisory | MKX | Ozaukee, Racine, Sheboygan | 15 hr |
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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.