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Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS La Crosse, WI

December 3, 20107 counties in Wisconsin; 7 counties in Minnesota; 8 counties in Iowa

NWS La Crosse, WI issued this winter storm warning at Dec 3, 2010, 3:48 AM CST for 7 counties in Wisconsin; 7 counties in Minnesota; 8 counties in Iowa. It took effect at Dec 3, 2010, 3:00 PM CST. It was in force for 27 hr. 60 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
Dec 3, 2010, 3:48 AM CST (09:48 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 3, 2010, 3:00 PM CST
Expired
Dec 4, 2010, 6:00 PM CST
In force
27 hr
Issued by
NWS La Crosse, WI
All 22 counties

Allamakee County, IA, Chickasaw County, IA, Clayton County, IA, Fayette County, IA, Floyd County, IA, Howard County, IA, Mitchell County, IA, Winneshiek County, IA, Dodge County, MN, Fillmore County, MN, Houston County, MN, Mower County, MN, Olmsted County, MN, Wabasha County, MN, Winona County, MN, Buffalo County, WI, Crawford County, WI, Grant County, WI, La Crosse County, WI, Richland County, WI, Trempealeau County, WI, Vernon County, WI

The radar

The La Crosse radar (KARX), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:45 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
Dec 3, 5:51 PM CSTSNOW 3Grand Meadow, MN
Dec 3, 6:14 PM CSTSNOW 3Rochester Airport, MN
Dec 3, 6:17 PM CSTSNOW 2.5West Union, IA
Dec 3, 6:18 PM CSTSNOW 1.8Edgewood, IA
Dec 3, 6:20 PM CSTSNOW 2.1Charles City, IA
Dec 3, 6:24 PM CSTSNOW 0.1La Crosse Nws, WI
Dec 3, 6:24 PM CSTSNOW 2.2Austin, MN
Dec 3, 6:25 PM CSTSNOW 0.2La Crescent 3wsw, MN
Dec 3, 7:27 PM CSTSNOW 4Oelwein 1e, IA
Dec 3, 7:32 PM CSTSNOW 0.7La Crosse 4nnw, WI
Dec 3, 8:06 PM CSTSNOW 4Potosi, WI
Dec 3, 8:09 PM CSTSNOW 3.6Oronoco, MN
Dec 3, 8:11 PM CSTSNOW 0.6Holmen 2s, WI
Dec 3, 8:21 PM CSTSNOW 3.8Dodge Center, MN
Dec 3, 8:29 PM CSTSNOW 4.5Caledonia 6s, MN
Dec 3, 8:33 PM CSTSNOW 3.5Grand Meadow, MN
Dec 3, 8:39 PM CSTSNOW 3Lansing 4se, IA
Dec 3, 8:41 PM CSTSNOW 3St Olaf, IA
Dec 3, 8:44 PM CSTSNOW 3De Soto, WI
Dec 3, 8:49 PM CSTSNOW 1.8Steuben 2sw, WI
Dec 3, 8:52 PM CSTSNOW 2.3Houston 5e, MN
Dec 3, 8:54 PM CSTSNOW 3Charles City, IA
Dec 3, 8:57 PM CSTSNOW 2.8St Ansgar, IA
Dec 3, 8:58 PM CSTSNOW 2.7Reno 3sw, MN
Dec 3, 9:01 PM CSTSNOW 0.9La Crosse Nws, WI
Dec 3, 9:01 PM CSTSNOW 3.5New Hampton 1s, IA
Dec 3, 9:03 PM CSTSNOW 3.6Elma, IA
Dec 3, 9:04 PM CSTSNOW 4.3West Union, IA
Dec 3, 9:05 PM CSTSNOW 4Austin, MN
Dec 3, 9:05 PM CSTSNOW 5.3Rochester Kttc Tv, MN
Dec 3, 9:10 PM CSTSNOW 3.9Preston, MN
Dec 3, 9:11 PM CSTSNOW 3.5Decorah, IA
Dec 3, 9:14 PM CSTSNOW 6.1Calmar, IA
Dec 3, 9:18 PM CSTSNOW 1.5Alma, WI
Dec 3, 9:19 PM CSTSNOW 1.2Centerville 1n, WI
Dec 3, 9:21 PM CSTSNOW 3.5Fayette 9w, IA
Dec 3, 9:23 PM CSTSNOW 1.2Viroqua, WI
Dec 3, 9:24 PM CSTSNOW 2.1Cassville 8ne, WI
Dec 3, 9:26 PM CSTSNOW 4.4Patch Grove, WI
Dec 3, 9:27 PM CSTSNOW 1.6La Crescent 3wsw, MN
Dec 3, 10:20 PM CSTSNOW 5.5Lanesboro, MN
Dec 3, 10:21 PM CSTSNOW 4.3Decorah, IA
Dec 3, 11:11 PM CSTSNOW 4.3Reno 3sw, MN
Dec 3, 11:19 PM CSTSNOW 2.5La Crescent 1n, MN
Dec 3, 11:27 PM CSTSNOW 2.1La Crosse Nws, WI
Dec 4, 2:15 AM CSTSNOW 48 Sw Richland Center, WI
Dec 4, 2:15 AM CSTSNOW 4.63 E La Crosse, WINWS LA CROSSE
Dec 4, 2:15 AM CSTSNOW 5Fountain City, WI
Dec 4, 3:30 AM CSTHEAVY SNOW 6.23 E La Crosse, WINWS LA CROSSE
Dec 4, 5:25 AM CSTSNOW 5.5Lancaster, WI
Dec 4, 5:26 AM CSTSNOW 4Viroqua, WI
Dec 4, 5:26 AM CSTSNOW 4Whitehall, WI
Dec 4, 5:33 AM CSTSNOW 6Austin, MN
Dec 4, 5:33 AM CSTSNOW 6Preston, MN
Dec 4, 5:33 AM CSTSNOW 6Wabasha, MN
Dec 4, 5:34 AM CSTSNOW 2Charles City, IA
Dec 4, 5:34 AM CSTSNOW 4.5New Hampton, IA
Dec 4, 5:34 AM CSTSNOW 4.5Osage, IA
Dec 4, 5:34 AM CSTSNOW 7Winona, MN
Dec 4, 5:35 AM CSTSNOW 5Cresco, IA

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

The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 204 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, Minneapolis, MN at 00:00Z on 2010-12-03Temperature 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, Minneapolis, MN at 00:00Z on 2010-12-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 28 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
1009 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
52 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
28 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
100 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.

309 
WWUS43 KARX 030948
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
348 AM CST FRI DEC 3 2010

...ACCUMULATING SNOW FOR THE AREA STARTING LATE THIS AFTERNOON...

.LOW PRESSURE AND A VIGOROUS UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL
APPROACH FROM THE NORTHERN PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON THEN MOVE ACROSS
THE AREA TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE
ACCUMULATING SNOW ACROSS MUCH OF THE THE REGION FROM LATE THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. LOOK FOR THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS IN THE 5 TO 7 INCH RANGE. AT THIS TIME...THE MAIN CORRIDOR
FOR THE HIGHER AMOUNTS LIES 50 MILES EITHER SIDE OF A DODGE CENTER
MINNESOTA TO CRESCO AND ELKADER IOWA LINE.

EXPECT THE SNOW TO BEGIN TO FALL ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND
NORTHEAST IOWA AFTER 3 PM TODAY...THEN SPREAD EAST ACROSS THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER INTO WESTERN WISCONSIN AFTER 6 PM THIS EVENING.
MOST OF THE SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL OCCUR TONIGHT WITH THE SNOW
TAPERING OFF AND ENDING DURING THE DAY SATURDAY.

THIS SNOW WILL IMPACT TRAVEL FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY. MOTORISTS SHOULD STAY ABREAST OF THE LATEST FORECASTS
AND STATEMENTS...AND ADJUST TRAVEL PLANS AS NECESSARY.

IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ054-061-
031800-
/O.UPG.KARX.WS.A.0004.101203T2100Z-101205T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KARX.WS.W.0003.101203T2100Z-101205T0000Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-
CLAYTON-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-
CRAWFORD-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY...
OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...
PLATTEVILLE
348 AM CST FRI DEC 3 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
6 PM CST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

* THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...
  NORTHEAST IOWA AND FAR SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN AFTER 3 PM THIS
  AFTERNOON. THE SNOW TO CONTINUE TO ACCUMULATE TONIGHT THEN
  GRADUALLY DIMINISH DURING THE DAY SATURDAY.

* ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH SOME LOCALLY
  HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. MOST OF THE SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL
  OCCUR TONIGHT.

* TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED BY SNOW COVERED ROADS.

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. THE LATEST ROAD
CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY
CALLING 511.

&&

$$

WIZ032>034-041>044-053-055-031800-
/O.UPG.KARX.WS.A.0004.101203T2100Z-101205T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KARX.WW.Y.0008.101204T0000Z-101205T0000Z/
BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-
RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...
SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA...RICHLAND CENTER
348 AM CST FRI DEC 3 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 PM CST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT.

* SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL WISCONSIN
  AFTER 6 PM THIS EVENING...CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT THEN
  GRADUALLY DIMINISH DURING THE DAY SATURDAY.

* ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. MOST OF THE SNOW
  ACCUMULATION WILL OCCUR TONIGHT. 

* TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED BY SNOW COVERED ROADS.

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.
THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN
BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 511.

&&

$$

WIZ029-031800-
/O.NEW.KARX.WW.Y.0008.101204T0000Z-101205T0000Z/
CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NEILLSVILLE
348 AM CST FRI DEC 3 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 PM CST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY. 

* SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL ACROSS CENTRAL WISCONSIN AFTER 6 PM
  THIS EVENING...CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT THEN GRADUALLY
  DIMINISH DURING THE DAY SATURDAY.

* ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. MOST OF THE SNOW
  ACCUMULATION WILL OCCUR TONIGHT. 

* TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED BY SNOW COVERED ROADS.

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.
THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN
BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 511.

&&

$$

RRS

WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
15 follow-up statements
084 
WWUS43 KARX 031107
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
507 AM CST FRI DEC 3 2010

...ACCUMULATING SNOW FOR THE AREA STARTING LATE THIS AFTERNOON...

.LOW PRESSURE AND A VIGOROUS UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL
APPROACH FROM THE NORTHERN PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON THEN MOVE ACROSS
THE AREA TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE
ACCUMULATING SNOW ACROSS MUCH OF THE THE REGION FROM LATE THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. LOOK FOR THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS IN THE 5 TO 7 INCH RANGE. AT THIS TIME...THE MAIN
CORRIDOR FOR THE HIGHER AMOUNTS LIES 50 MILES EITHER SIDE OF A
DODGE CENTER MINNESOTA TO CRESCO AND ELKADER IOWA LINE.

EXPECT THE SNOW TO BEGIN TO FALL ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND
NORTHEAST IOWA AFTER 3 PM TODAY...THEN SPREAD EAST ACROSS THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER INTO WESTERN WISCONSIN AFTER 6 PM THIS EVENING.
MOST OF THE SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL OCCUR TONIGHT WITH THE SNOW
TAPERING OFF AND ENDING DURING THE DAY SATURDAY.

THIS SNOW WILL IMPACT TRAVEL FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY. MOTORISTS SHOULD STAY ABREAST OF THE LATEST FORECASTS
AND STATEMENTS...AND ADJUST TRAVEL PLANS AS NECESSARY.

IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ054-061-
031915-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.101203T2100Z-101205T0000Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-
CLAYTON-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-
CRAWFORD-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY...
OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...
PLATTEVILLE
507 AM CST FRI DEC 3 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY. 

* THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA... 
  NORTHEAST IOWA AND FAR SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN AFTER 3 PM THIS 
  AFTERNOON. THE SNOW TO CONTINUE TO ACCUMULATE TONIGHT THEN 
  GRADUALLY DIMINISH DURING THE DAY SATURDAY. 

* ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH SOME 
  LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. MOST OF THE SNOW ACCUMULATION 
  WILL OCCUR TONIGHT. 

* TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED BY SNOW COVERED ROADS.

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. THE
LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE
OBTAINED BY CALLING 511.

&&

$$

WIZ029-032>034-041>044-053-055-031915-
/O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0008.101204T0000Z-101205T0000Z/
CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-
VERNON-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEILLSVILLE...BLACK RIVER FALLS...
LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA...RICHLAND CENTER
507 AM CST FRI DEC 3 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY. 

* SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL WISCONSIN 
  AFTER 6 PM THIS EVENING...CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT THEN 
  GRADUALLY DIMINISH DURING THE DAY SATURDAY. 

* ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. MOST OF THE SNOW 
  ACCUMULATION WILL OCCUR TONIGHT. 

* TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED BY SNOW COVERED ROADS.

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. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING
FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 511.

&&

$$

RRS

WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
152 
WWUS43 KARX 031347
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
747 AM CST FRI DEC 3 2010

...SNOW SPREADING TOWARD THE AREA...

.LOW PRESSURE AND A VIGOROUS UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WERE MOVING
OUT OF THE NORTHERN ROCKIES AND INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS THIS
MORNING. THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE ACCUMULATING SNOW ACROSS MUCH
OF THE THE REGION FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING. LOOK FOR THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN THE 5 TO 7 INCH
RANGE. AT THIS TIME...THE MAIN CORRIDOR FOR THE HIGHER AMOUNTS
LIES 50 MILES EITHER SIDE OF A DODGE CENTER MINNESOTA TO CRESCO
AND ELKADER IOWA LINE.

SNOW WAS ALREADY SPREADING ACROSS NORTHWEST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST
MINNESOTA...MAINLY WEST OF A REDWOOD FALLS MINNESOTA TO
ESTHERVILLE AND FORT DODGE IOWA LINE. AMOUNTS HAVE BEEN LIGHT SO
FAR...BUT VISIBILITIES OF 1 TO 3 MILES WERE COMMON IN THE FALLING
SNOW.

THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO REACH SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST
IOWA DURING THE MID AFTERNOON HOURS...THEN SPREAD EAST ACROSS THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER INTO WESTERN WISCONSIN AFTER 6 PM THIS EVENING.
MOST OF THE SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL OCCUR TONIGHT WITH THE SNOW
TAPERING OFF AND ENDING DURING THE DAY SATURDAY.

THIS SNOW WILL IMPACT TRAVEL FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY. MOTORISTS SHOULD STAY ABREAST OF THE LATEST FORECASTS
AND STATEMENTS...AND ADJUST TRAVEL PLANS AS NECESSARY.

IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ054-061-
032200-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.101203T2100Z-101205T0000Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-
CLAYTON-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-
CRAWFORD-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY...
OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...
PLATTEVILLE
747 AM CST FRI DEC 3 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY. 

* THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA... 
  NORTHEAST IOWA AND FAR SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN AFTER 3 PM THIS 
  AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL TO CONTINUE TO ACCUMULATE TONIGHT THEN 
  GRADUALLY DIMINISH DURING THE DAY SATURDAY. 

* ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH SOME 
  LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. MOST OF THE SNOW ACCUMULATION 
  WILL OCCUR TONIGHT. 

* TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED BY SNOW COVERED ROADS.

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. THE
LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE
OBTAINED BY CALLING 511.

&&

$$

WIZ029-032>034-041>044-053-055-032200-
/O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0008.101204T0000Z-101205T0000Z/
CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-
VERNON-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEILLSVILLE...BLACK RIVER FALLS...
LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA...RICHLAND CENTER
747 AM CST FRI DEC 3 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY. 

* SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL WISCONSIN 
  AFTER 6 PM THIS EVENING...CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT THEN 
  GRADUALLY DIMINISH DURING THE DAY SATURDAY. 

* ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. MOST OF THE SNOW 
  ACCUMULATION WILL OCCUR TONIGHT. 

* TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED BY SNOW COVERED ROADS.

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. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING
FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 511.

&&

$$

RRS

WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
188 
WWUS43 KARX 031543
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
943 AM CST FRI DEC 3 2010

...SNOW WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE DAY...

.SNOW WAS ALREADY SPREADING ACROSS PARTS OF IOWA AND MINNESOTA
THIS MORNING...RANGING FROM VERY LIGHT IN THE EAST TO STEADY
ACCUMULATIONS BACK NEAR THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER. THIS AREA OF SNOW
WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST TODAY.

INITIALLY SNOW WILL BE ON THE LIGHT SIDE ACROSS SOUTHEAST
MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA BUT GRADUALLY PICK UP IN INTENSITY BY
LATE AFTERNOON. BY EVENING...STEADY ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL BE
FALLING IN MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA WITH LIGHT SNOW SPREADING
INTO WISCONSIN. SNOWFALL TOTALS BY SATURDAY MORNING OF 5 TO 7
INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTHEAST
MINNESOTA...PARTS OF NORTHEAST IOWA INTO SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN.

DRIER AIR AND THE STORM PATH WILL LIMIT OVERALL SNOWFALLS CLOSER
TO INTERSTATE 94 IN WISCONSIN...OR NORTH AND EAST OF LA CROSSE
WHERE 1 TO 4 INCHES ARE MORE LIKELY.

THE STORM SYSTEM ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SNOW WILL QUICKLY MOVE OUT
OF THE AREA SATURDAY MORNING SO SNOW SHOULD END FROM WEST TO EAST
AS WELL.

THIS SNOW WILL IMPACT TRAVEL FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY. MOTORISTS SHOULD CHECK ROAD CONDITIONS AND EXPECT
DIFFICULT TRAVEL AT TIMES.

IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ054-061-
032345-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.101203T2100Z-101205T0000Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-
CLAYTON-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-
CRAWFORD-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY...
OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...
PLATTEVILLE
943 AM CST FRI DEC 3 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY...

* LIGHT SNOW WILL FALL STARTING THIS MORNING BUT HEAVIER SNOW AND
  ACCUMULATIONS WILL BEGIN AFTER 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW
  WILL TO CONTINUE TO ACCUMULATE TONIGHT THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH
  DURING THE MORNING SATURDAY.

* ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH SOME 
  LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. MOST OF THE SNOW ACCUMULATION 
  WILL OCCUR TONIGHT. 

* TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED BY SNOW COVERED ROADS. WINDS WILL NOT
  GET THAT STRONG SO SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN
EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF
AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE
CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 511.

&&

$$

WIZ029-032>034-041>044-053-055-032345-
/O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0008.101204T0000Z-101205T0000Z/
CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-
VERNON-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEILLSVILLE...BLACK RIVER FALLS...
LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA...RICHLAND CENTER
943 AM CST FRI DEC 3 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY...

* SNOW WILL OVERTAKE THE AREA BY EARLY EVENING AND CONTINUE
  THROUGH THE NIGHT. IT SHOULD GRADUALLY DIMINISH SATURDAY
  MORNING.

* ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. MOST OF THE SNOW 
  ACCUMULATION WILL OCCUR TONIGHT. 

* TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED BY SNOW COVERED ROADS. WINDS ARE NOT
  EXPECTED TO BECOME STRONG SO ONLY MINOR SNOW DRIFTING IS ANTICIPATED.

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. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING
FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 511.

&&

$$

WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE

SHEA
353 
WWUS43 KARX 031852
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1252 PM CST FRI DEC 3 2010

...SNOW IS SPREADING IN FROM THE WEST...

.SNOW WAS STARTING TO FALL IN PARTS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND
NORTHEAST IOWA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WITH A LIGHT DUSTING IN SOME
PLACES. THE SNOW HAD NOT REACHED WISCONSIN YET. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS
IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND BACK INTO THE DAKOTAS WERE ROUGHLY
1 TO 3 INCHES SO FAR TODAY.

THIS SNOW WILL BECOME MORE STEADY AND BEGIN TO ACCUMULATE WEST OF
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS WITH AN INCH OR
TWO OF ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE BY 5 PM FROM ROCHESTER TO AUSTIN
MINNESOTA TO NEAR CHARLES CITY IOWA. SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN IN
WESTERN WISCONSIN LATE TODAY OR INTO THE EARLY EVENING.

A BULK OF THE ACCUMULATIONS WITH THIS RELATIVELY FAST MOVING
WEATHER SYSTEM WILL OCCUR TONIGHT. SNOWFALL TOTALS BY SATURDAY
MORNING OF 5 TO 7 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS
SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA... PARTS OF NORTHEAST IOWA INTO SOUTHWEST
WISCONSIN.

DRIER AIR AND THE STORM PATH WILL LIMIT OVERALL SNOWFALLS CLOSER
TO INTERSTATE 94 IN WISCONSIN...OR NORTH AND EAST OF LA CROSSE
WHERE 1 TO 4 INCHES ARE MORE LIKELY.

SNOW SHOULD DECREASE FAIRLY RAPID ON SATURDAY AND THE WINDS ARE
NOT EXPECTED TO BE OVERLY STRONG LIMITING ANY BLOWING OR DRIFTING.

SOME IMPACT IN TRAVEL IS EXPECTED FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY. MOTORISTS SHOULD CHECK ROAD CONDITIONS AND EXPECT
DIFFICULT TRAVEL AT TIMES.

IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ054-061-
040300-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.101203T2100Z-101205T0000Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-
CLAYTON-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-
CRAWFORD-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY...
OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...
PLATTEVILLE
1252 PM CST FRI DEC 3 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
SATURDAY...

* SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IS POSSIBLE BY EVENING...WITH ANOTHER
  4 TO 5 INCHES POSSIBLE GOING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. 

* TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED BY SNOW COVERED ROADS. WINDS WILL NOT 
  GET THAT STRONG SO SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING IS NOT ANTICIPATED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN
EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF
AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE
CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 511.

&&

$$

WIZ029-032>034-041>044-053-055-040300-
/O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0008.101204T0000Z-101205T0000Z/
CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-
VERNON-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEILLSVILLE...BLACK RIVER FALLS...
LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA...RICHLAND CENTER
1252 PM CST FRI DEC 3 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY...

* SNOWFALL WILL START BY EARLY EVENING WITH SEVERAL INCHES OF
  ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE BY MIDNIGHT. A FEW MORE INCHES COULD FALL
  OVERNIGHT AS WELL. 

* TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED BY SNOW COVERED ROADS. WINDS ARE NOT 
  EXPECTED TO BECOME STRONG SO ONLY MINOR SNOW DRIFTING IS 
  ANTICIPATED. 

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. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING
FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 511.

&&

$$

WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE

SHEA
633 
WWUS43 KARX 032128
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
328 PM CST FRI DEC 3 2010

...ACCUMULATING SNOW IS MOVING EAST...

.SNOW WAS FALLING OVER MUCH OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST
IOWA THIS AFTERNOON WITH REPORTS OF AN INCH OR TWO AS OF 3 PM.
SNOWFALL OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WAS COMMON TO THE NORTHWEST BACK TOWARDS
THE DAKOTAS. SNOW CONTINUED TO SPREAD EAST TOWARDS THE MISSISSIPPI
RIVER AND WISCONSIN WHERE IT WILL BEGIN THE NEXT COUPLE HOURS.

A BULK OF THE ACCUMULATIONS WITH THIS RELATIVELY FAST MOVING
WEATHER SYSTEM WILL OCCUR TONIGHT. SNOWFALL TOTALS BY SATURDAY
MORNING OF 5 TO 7 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS
SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA... PARTS OF NORTHEAST IOWA INTO SOUTHWEST
WISCONSIN.

DRIER AIR AND THE STORM PATH WILL LIMIT OVERALL SNOWFALLS CLOSER
TO INTERSTATE 94 IN WISCONSIN...OR NORTH AND EAST OF LA CROSSE
WHERE 1 TO 4 INCHES ARE MORE LIKELY.

SNOW SHOULD DECREASE FAIRLY RAPID ON SATURDAY AND THE WINDS ARE
NOT EXPECTED TO BE OVERLY STRONG LIMITING ANY BLOWING OR
DRIFTING.

SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL HAMPER TRAVEL STARTING THIS AFTERNOON AND
FOR MUCH OF THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. EXPECT LONGER TRAVEL TIMES...OR
YOU MAY WANT TO DELAY YOUR TRAVEL UNTIL LATER ON SATURDAY WHEN
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE.

IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ054-061-
040530-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-101205T0000Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-
CLAYTON-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-
CRAWFORD-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY...
OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...
PLATTEVILLE
328 PM CST FRI DEC 3 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
SATURDAY...

* AFTER 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW FALLS THIS AFTERNOON...LOOK FOR
  SEVERAL MORE INCHES OF ACCUMULATION TONIGHT WITH AS MUCH AS 5 TO
  7 INCHES POSSIBLE TOTAL.

* WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO GET STRONG SO SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND
  DRIFTING IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

* TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED BY SNOW COVERED ROADS. EXPECT DELAYS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN
EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF
AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE
CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 511.

&&

$$

WIZ029-032>034-041>044-053-055-040530-
/O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0008.101204T0000Z-101205T0000Z/
CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-
VERNON-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEILLSVILLE...BLACK RIVER FALLS...
LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA...RICHLAND CENTER
328 PM CST FRI DEC 3 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
SATURDAY...

* SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO THE AREA BY EARLY EVENING AND BRING SOME
  ACCUMULATING SNOWS BY 8 PM. SEVERAL MORE INCHES ARE POSSIBLE
  OVERNIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

* TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED BY SNOW COVERED ROADS. WINDS ARE NOT 
  EXPECTED TO BECOME STRONG SO ONLY MINOR SNOW DRIFTING IS 
  ANTICIPATED. 

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. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING
FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 511.

&&

$$

SHEA

WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
694 
WWUS43 KARX 040037
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
637 PM CST FRI DEC 3 2010

...WIDESPREAD SNOW TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT...

.SNOW WAS FALLING ACROSS MUCH OF THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER
VALLEY REGION AS OF 6 PM...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW ACROSS SOUTHEAST
MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA. SNOWFALL TOTALS AS OF 6 PM RANGED
FROM ONLY A FEW TENTHS EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO 1 TO 3
INCHES WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. 

LOOK FOR THE BULK OF THE ACCUMULATIONS WITH THIS RELATIVELY FAST
MOVING WEATHER SYSTEM TO OCCUR TONIGHT. SNOWFALL TOTALS BY SATURDAY
MORNING OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS
SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...PARTS OF NORTHEAST IOWA INTO FAR SOUTHWEST
WISCONSIN.

DRIER AIR AND THE PATH OF THE STORM WILL LIMIT OVERALL SNOWFALLS
CLOSER TO INTERSTATE 94 IN WISCONSIN...OR NORTH AND EAST OF LA
CROSSE WHERE 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE MORE LIKELY.

SNOW SHOULD DECREASE FAIRLY RAPIDLY ON SATURDAY. EXPECT LITTLE IF
ANY BLOWING OR DRIFTING OF THE SNOW SINCE WINDS WILL NOT BE OVERLY
STRONG.

SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL HAMPER TRAVEL INTO SATURDAY MORNING.
EXPECT LONGER TRAVEL TIMES...OR YOU MAY WANT TO DELAY YOUR TRAVEL
UNTIL LATER ON SATURDAY WHEN CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE.

IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ054-061-
040845-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-101205T0000Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-
CLAYTON-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-
CRAWFORD-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY...
OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...
PLATTEVILLE
637 PM CST FRI DEC 3 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SATURDAY.

* LOOK FOR AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION
  TONIGHT AND UP TO ONE MORE INCH ON SATURDAY...BRINGING STORM
  TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS TO 5 TO 8 INCHES.

* WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO GET STRONG SO SIGNIFICANT BLOWING 
  AND DRIFTING IS NOT ANTICIPATED. 

* TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED BY SNOW COVERED ROADS. EXPECT DELAYS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN
EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF
AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE
CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 511.

&&

$$

WIZ029-032>034-041>044-053-055-040845-
/O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-101205T0000Z/
CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-
VERNON-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEILLSVILLE...BLACK RIVER FALLS...
LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA...RICHLAND CENTER
637 PM CST FRI DEC 3 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
SATURDAY. 

* LOOK FOR AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION
  TONIGHT AND UP TO ONE MORE INCH ON SATURDAY...RESULTING IN
  STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS TO 3 TO 6 INCHES.

* TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED BY SNOW COVERED ROADS. WINDS ARE NOT
  EXPECTED TO GET STRONG SO SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING IS
  NOT ANTICIPATED.

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. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING
FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 511.

&&

$$

AJ

WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
558 
WWUS43 KARX 040316
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
916 PM CST FRI DEC 3 2010

...WIDESPREAD SNOW TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT...

.SNOW WAS FALLING ACROSS MUCH OF THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER
VALLEY REGION AS OF 9 PM...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW SITUATED FROM
OLMSTED AND WABASHA COUNTIES IN MINNESOTA SOUTHEAST INTO CRAWFORD
AND GRANT COUNTIES IN WISCONSIN. SNOWFALL TOTALS AS OF 9 PM RANGED
FROM UP TO ONE INCH EAST OF LA CROSSE TO 3 TO 6 INCHES UNDER THE
HEAVY SNOW AREA.

LOOK FOR THE BULK OF THE ACCUMULATIONS WITH THIS RELATIVELY FAST
MOVING WEATHER SYSTEM TO OCCUR TONIGHT. SNOWFALL TOTALS BY
SATURDAY MORNING OF 5 TO 9 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS
SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...FAR NORTHEAST IOWA INTO FAR SOUTHWEST
WISCONSIN.

DRIER AIR AND THE PATH OF THE STORM WILL LIMIT OVERALL SNOWFALLS
CLOSER TO INTERSTATE 94 IN WISCONSIN...OR NORTH AND EAST OF LA
CROSSE WHERE 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE MORE LIKELY.

SNOW SHOULD DECREASE FAIRLY RAPIDLY ON SATURDAY. EXPECT LITTLE IF
ANY BLOWING OR DRIFTING OF THE SNOW SINCE WINDS WILL NOT BE
OVERLY STRONG.

SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL HAMPER TRAVEL INTO SATURDAY MORNING.
EXPECT LONGER TRAVEL TIMES...OR YOU MAY WANT TO DELAY YOUR TRAVEL
UNTIL LATER ON SATURDAY WHEN CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE.

IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ054-061-
041130-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-101205T0000Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-
CLAYTON-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-
CRAWFORD-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY...
OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...
PLATTEVILLE
916 PM CST FRI DEC 3 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SATURDAY.

* LOOK FOR AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION
  THROUGH THE REST OF TONIGHT AND UP TO ONE MORE INCH ON
  SATURDAY...BRINGING STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS TO 5 TO 9 INCHES.

* WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO GET STRONG SO SIGNIFICANT BLOWING 
  AND DRIFTING IS NOT ANTICIPATED. 

* TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED BY SNOW COVERED ROADS. EXPECT DELAYS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN
EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF
AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE
CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 511.

&&

$$

WIZ029-032>034-041>044-053-055-041130-
/O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-101205T0000Z/
CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-
VERNON-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEILLSVILLE...BLACK RIVER FALLS...
LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA...RICHLAND CENTER
916 PM CST FRI DEC 3 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
SATURDAY. 

* LOOK FOR AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION
  THROUGH THE REST OF TONIGHT AND UP TO ONE MORE INCH ON
  SATURDAY...RESULTING IN STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS TO 3 TO 6
  INCHES.

* TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED BY SNOW COVERED ROADS. WINDS ARE NOT 
  EXPECTED TO GET STRONG SO SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING IS 
  NOT ANTICIPATED. 

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. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING
FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 511.

&&

$$

AJ

WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
878 
WWUS43 KARX 040542
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1142 PM CST FRI DEC 3 2010

...WIDESPREAD SNOW TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...

.SNOW CONTINUES TO FALL ACROSS MUCH OF THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI
RIVER VALLEY REGION AS OF 1130 PM...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW
SITUATED FROM OLMSTED AND WABASHA COUNTIES IN MINNESOTA SOUTHEAST
INTO CRAWFORD COUNTY IN WISCONSIN. SNOWFALL TOTALS AS OF 1130 PM
RANGED FROM UP TO TWO INCHES EAST OF LA CROSSE TO 3 TO 7 INCHES
UNDER THE HEAVY SNOW AREA.

LOOK FOR THE SNOW TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...THEN
DECREASE FAIRLY RAPIDLY ON SATURDAY AS THE SYSTEM PRODUCING THE
SNOW MOVES EAST OF THE REGION. SNOWFALL TOTALS BY SATURDAY
AFTERNOON OF 5 TO 9 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS
SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...FAR NORTHEAST IOWA INTO FAR SOUTHWEST
WISCONSIN.

DRIER AIR AND THE PATH OF THE STORM WILL RESULT IN LOWER SNOWFALL
CLOSER TO INTERSTATE 94 IN WISCONSIN...OR NORTH AND EAST OF LA
CROSSE...WHERE TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE MORE LIKELY.

SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL HAMPER TRAVEL INTO SATURDAY MORNING.
EXPECT LONGER TRAVEL TIMES...OR YOU MAY WANT TO DELAY YOUR TRAVEL
UNTIL LATER ON SATURDAY WHEN CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE.

IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ054-061-
041345-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-101205T0000Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-
CLAYTON-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-
CRAWFORD-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY...
OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...
PLATTEVILLE
1142 PM CST FRI DEC 3 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SATURDAY.

* LOOK FOR AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION
  THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AND UP TO ONE MORE INCH ON
  SATURDAY...BRINGING STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS TO 5 TO 9 INCHES.

* WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO GET STRONG SO SIGNIFICANT BLOWING 
  AND DRIFTING IS NOT ANTICIPATED. 

* TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED BY SNOW COVERED ROADS. EXPECT DELAYS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN
EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF
AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE
CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 511.

&&

$$

WIZ029-032>034-041>044-053-055-041345-
/O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-101205T0000Z/
CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-
VERNON-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEILLSVILLE...BLACK RIVER FALLS...
LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA...RICHLAND CENTER
1142 PM CST FRI DEC 3 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
SATURDAY. 

* LOOK FOR AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION
  THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AND UP TO ONE MORE INCH ON
  SATURDAY...BRINGING STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS TO 3 TO 6 INCHES.

* TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED BY SNOW COVERED ROADS. WINDS ARE NOT 
  EXPECTED TO GET STRONG SO SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING IS 
  NOT ANTICIPATED. 

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. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING
FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 511.

&&

$$

AJ

WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
836 
WWUS43 KARX 040732
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
132 AM CST SAT DEC 4 2010

...WIDESPREAD SNOW TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...

.SNOW CONTINUES TO FALL ACROSS MUCH OF THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI
RIVER VALLEY REGION AS OF 130 AM. THE HEAVIER OF THE SNOW WAS IN A
NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST BAND ACROSS THE AREA...MAINLY EAST OF A
ROCHESTER MINNESOTA TO ELKADER IOWA LINE AND WEST OF INTERSTATE
94. SNOWFALL RATES OF AROUND ONE-HALF INCH PER HOUR WERE COMMON IN
THE MAIN SNOW BAND. SNOWFALL TOTALS AS OF 130 AM RANGED FROM AROUND
TWO INCHES NEAR INTERSTATE 94...TO 4 TO 7 INCHES OVER MUCH OF
SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA.

SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...THEN DECREASE
FAIRLY RAPIDLY TOWARD DAYBREAK AND THROUGH THE MID MORNING HOURS.
SNOWFALL TOTALS BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON OF 5 TO 9 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...FAR NORTHEAST
IOWA INTO FAR SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN.

DRIER AIR AND THE PATH OF THE STORM WILL RESULT IN LOWER SNOWFALL
CLOSER TO INTERSTATE 94 IN WISCONSIN...OR NORTH AND EAST OF LA
CROSSE...WHERE TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE MORE LIKELY.

SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL HAMPER TRAVEL INTO SATURDAY MORNING.
EXPECT LONGER TRAVEL TIMES...OR YOU MAY WANT TO DELAY YOUR TRAVEL
UNTIL LATER ON SATURDAY WHEN CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE.

IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ054-061-
041545-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-101205T0000Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-
CLAYTON-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-
CRAWFORD-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY...
OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...
PLATTEVILLE
132 AM CST SAT DEC 4 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING. 

* LOOK FOR AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION 
  THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AND UP TO ONE MORE INCH ON 
  SATURDAY...BRINGING STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS TO 5 TO 9 
  INCHES. 

* WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO GET STRONG SO SIGNIFICANT BLOWING 
  AND DRIFTING IS NOT ANTICIPATED. 

* TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED BY SNOW COVERED ROADS. EXPECT DELAYS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN
EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF
AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE
CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 511.

&&

$$

WIZ029-032>034-041>044-053-055-041545-
/O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-101205T0000Z/
CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-
VERNON-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEILLSVILLE...BLACK RIVER FALLS...
LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA...RICHLAND CENTER
132 AM CST SAT DEC 4 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING. 

* LOOK FOR AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION 
  THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AND UP TO ONE MORE INCH ON 
  SATURDAY...BRINGING STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS TO 3 TO 6 
  INCHES. 

* TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED BY SNOW COVERED ROADS. WINDS ARE NOT 
  EXPECTED TO GET STRONG SO SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING IS 
  NOT ANTICIPATED. 

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. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING
FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 511.

&&

$$

RRS

WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
942 
WWUS43 KARX 040825
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
225 AM CST SAT DEC 4 2010

...SNOW CONTINUES TO PILE UP...WINTER STORM WARNING EXPANDED...

.SNOW CONTINUES TO FALL ACROSS MUCH OF THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI
RIVER VALLEY REGION AS OF 130 AM. THE HEAVIER OF THE SNOW WAS IN
A NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST BAND ACROSS THE AREA...MAINLY EAST OF A
ROCHESTER MINNESOTA TO ELKADER IOWA LINE AND WEST OF INTERSTATE
94. SNOWFALL RATES OF AROUND ONE-HALF INCH PER HOUR WERE COMMON
IN THE MAIN SNOW BAND. SNOWFALL TOTALS AS OF 130 AM RANGED FROM
AROUND TWO INCHES NEAR INTERSTATE 94...TO 4 TO 7 INCHES OVER MUCH
OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA.

WITH SNOW TOTALS OF 5 INCHES REPORTED AT FOUNTAIN CITY WISCONSIN...
4.6 INCHES AT THE NWS LA CROSSE OFFICE AND 4 INCHES NEAR BOSCOBEL
WISCONSIN...THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN EXPANDED TO INCLUDE
BUFFALO...TREMPEALEAU...LA CROSSE...VERNON AND RICHLAND COUNTIES 
IN WISCONSIN.

SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...THEN DECREASE
FAIRLY RAPIDLY TOWARD DAYBREAK AND THROUGH THE MID MORNING HOURS.
SNOWFALL TOTALS BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON OF 5 TO 9 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...FAR NORTHEAST
IOWA INTO FAR WESTERN AND SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN.

DRIER AIR AND THE PATH OF THE STORM WILL RESULT IN LOWER SNOWFALL
CLOSER TO INTERSTATE 94 IN WISCONSIN...OR NORTH AND EAST OF LA
CROSSE...WHERE TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE MORE LIKELY.

SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL HAMPER TRAVEL INTO SATURDAY MORNING.
EXPECT LONGER TRAVEL TIMES...OR YOU MAY WANT TO DELAY YOUR TRAVEL
UNTIL LATER ON SATURDAY WHEN CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE.

WIZ032-033-041-053-055-041630-
/O.UPG.KARX.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-101205T0000Z/
/O.EXA.KARX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-101205T0000Z/
BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-LA CROSSE-VERNON-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LA CROSSE...VIROQUA...RICHLAND CENTER
225 AM CST SAT DEC 4 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
THIS EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOOK FOR AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION 
  THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AND UP TO ONE MORE INCH ON 
  SATURDAY...BRINGING STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS TO 5 TO 8 
  INCHES. 

* WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO GET STRONG SO SIGNIFICANT BLOWING 
  AND DRIFTING IS NOT ANTICIPATED. 

* TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED BY SNOW COVERED ROADS. EXPECT DELAYS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN
EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF
AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE
CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 511.

&&

$$

IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ054-061-
041630-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-101205T0000Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-
CLAYTON-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-
CRAWFORD-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY...
OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...
PLATTEVILLE
225 AM CST SAT DEC 4 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING. 

* LOOK FOR AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION 
  THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AND UP TO ONE MORE INCH ON 
  SATURDAY...BRINGING STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS TO 5 TO 9 
  INCHES. 

* WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO GET STRONG SO SIGNIFICANT BLOWING 
  AND DRIFTING IS NOT ANTICIPATED. 

* TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED BY SNOW COVERED ROADS. EXPECT DELAYS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN
EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF
AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE
CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 511.

&&

$$

WIZ029-034-042>044-041630-
/O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-101205T0000Z/
CLARK-JACKSON-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEILLSVILLE...BLACK RIVER FALLS...
SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON
225 AM CST SAT DEC 4 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING. 

* LOOK FOR AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION 
  THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AND UP TO ONE MORE INCH ON 
  SATURDAY...BRINGING STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS TO 3 TO 6 
  INCHES. 

* TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED BY SNOW COVERED ROADS. WINDS ARE NOT 
  EXPECTED TO GET STRONG SO SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING IS 
  NOT ANTICIPATED. 

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. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING
FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 511.

&&

$$

RRS

WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
157 
WWUS43 KARX 041014
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
414 AM CST SAT DEC 4 2010

...SNOW CONTINUED TO PILE UP EARLY THIS MORNING...

.SNOW CONTINUED TO FALL ACROSS MUCH OF THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER
VALLEY REGION AS OF 4 AM. THE HEAVIER OF THE SNOW WAS IN A BROAD 
NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST BAND ACROSS THE AREA...MAINLY EAST OF AN
AUSTIN MINNESOTA TO ELKADER IOWA LINE AND ALONG AND WEST OF
INTERSTATE 94. SNOWFALL RATES OF ONE-HALF TO ONE INCH PER HOUR
HAVE BEEN COMMON IN THE MAIN SNOW BAND. SNOWFALL TOTALS AS OF 4 AM
RANGED FROM AROUND 3 INCHES NEAR INTERSTATE 94...TO 4 TO 8 INCHES
OVER MUCH OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...NORTHEAST IOWA AND FAR WESTERN
INTO SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. AS OF 330 AM THE SNOWFALL TOTAL HAD
EXCEEDED 6 INCHES AT THE LA CROSSE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE.

SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REST OF OVERNIGHT HOURS...THEN
DECREASE AROUND DAYBREAK AND THROUGH THE MID MORNING HOURS.
SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY THIS AFTERNOON...
ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...FAR NORTHEAST IOWA INTO
FAR WESTERN AND SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN.

DRIER AIR AND THE PATH OF THE STORM WILL RESULT IN LOWER SNOWFALL
CLOSER TO AND NORTHEAST OF INTERSTATE 94 IN WISCONSIN...WHERE
TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE MORE LIKELY.

SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL HAMPER TRAVEL INTO SATURDAY MORNING.
EXPECT LONGER TRAVEL TIMES...OR YOU MAY WANT TO DELAY YOUR TRAVEL
UNTIL LATER ON SATURDAY WHEN CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE.

IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ032-033-041-
053>055-061-041815-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-101205T0000Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-
CLAYTON-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-
BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-LA CROSSE-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY...
OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...LA CROSSE...VIROQUA...
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
414 AM CST SAT DEC 4 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING. 

* LOOK FOR AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION
  THROUGH THE REST OF THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AND UP TO ONE MORE INCH
  THIS MORNING...BRINGING STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS TO 5 TO 9
  INCHES.

* WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO GET STRONG SO SIGNIFICANT BLOWING 
  AND DRIFTING IS NOT ANTICIPATED. 

* TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED BY SNOW COVERED ROADS. EXPECT DELAYS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN
EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF
AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE
CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 511.

&&

$$

WIZ029-034-042>044-041815-
/O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-101205T0000Z/
CLARK-JACKSON-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEILLSVILLE...BLACK RIVER FALLS...
SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON
414 AM CST SAT DEC 4 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING. 

* LOOK FOR AN ADDITIONAL 1 INCH OF SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION THROUGH
  THE REST OF THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AND UP TO ONE MORE INCH THIS
  MORNING....BRINGING STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS TO 3 TO LOCALLY UP
  TO 6 INCHES.

* TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED BY SNOW COVERED ROADS. WINDS ARE NOT 
  EXPECTED TO GET STRONG SO SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING IS 
  NOT ANTICIPATED. 

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. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING
FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 511.

&&

$$

RRS

WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
716 
WWUS43 KARX 041308
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
708 AM CST SAT DEC 4 2010

...SNOW CONTINUED...BUT STARTING TO TAPER OFF ACROSS PARTS OF THE
AREA... 

.SNOW CONTINUED TO FALL ACROSS MUCH OF THE EARLY AS OF 7 AM.
THE SNOW HAD BECOME LIGHTER WEST AND NORTH OF LA CROSSE...BUT
AREAS OF MODERATE SNOW CONTINUED OVER EXTREME NORTHEAST IOWA INTO
SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. SNOWFALL RATES IN THESE AREAS REMAINED AROUND
ONE-HALF INCH PER HOUR. WEST OF ROCHESTER MINNESOTA TO CHARLES
CITY IOWA THE SNOW HAD BECOME PATCHY AND QUITE LIGHT. SNOWFALL
TOTALS AS OF 7 AM RANGED FROM 3 TO 4 INCHES NEAR INTERSTATE 94...
TO 4 TO 8 INCHES OVER MUCH OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...NORTHEAST IOWA
AND FAR WESTERN INTO SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN.

SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY DECREASE FROM NORTHWEST TO
SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS...WITH
ACCUMULATIONS COMING TO AN END. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES
ARE LIKELY BY LATE MORNING...ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTHEAST
MINNESOTA...FAR NORTHEAST IOWA INTO FAR WESTERN AND SOUTHWESTERN
WISCONSIN.

DRIER AIR AND THE PATH OF THE STORM WILL RESULT IN LOWER SNOWFALL
CLOSER TO AND NORTHEAST OF INTERSTATE 94 IN WISCONSIN...WHERE
TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE MORE LIKELY.

SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL HAMPER TRAVEL INTO SATURDAY MORNING.
EXPECT LONGER TRAVEL TIMES...OR YOU MAY WANT TO DELAY YOUR TRAVEL
UNTIL LATER ON SATURDAY WHEN CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE.

IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ032-033-041-
053>055-061-042115-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-101205T0000Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-
CLAYTON-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-
BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-LA CROSSE-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY...
OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...LA CROSSE...VIROQUA...
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
708 AM CST SAT DEC 4 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING. 

* LOOK FOR AROUND AN INCH OF ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL THROUGH THE REST
  OF THE MORNING. UP TO 2 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOW WILL BE
  POSSIBLE SOUTH OF LA CROSSE...TOWARD PRAIRIE DU CHIEN
  WISCONSIN. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF TO 5 TO 9 INCHES WILL
  RESULT.

* WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO GET STRONG SO SIGNIFICANT BLOWING 
  AND DRIFTING IS NOT ANTICIPATED. 

* TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED BY SNOW COVERED ROADS. EXPECT DELAYS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN
EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF
AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE
CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 511.

&&

$$

WIZ029-034-042>044-042115-
/O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-101205T0000Z/
CLARK-JACKSON-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEILLSVILLE...BLACK RIVER FALLS...
SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON
708 AM CST SAT DEC 4 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING. 

* LOOK FOR UP TO AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION
  THROUGH THE REST OF THE MORNING. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3
  TO 5 INCHES WILL RESULT. 

* TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED BY SNOW COVERED ROADS. WINDS ARE NOT 
  EXPECTED TO GET STRONG SO SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING IS 
  NOT ANTICIPATED. 

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. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING
FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 511.

&&

$$

RRS

WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
183 
WWUS43 KARX 041316 CCA
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
716 AM CST SAT DEC 4 2010

...SNOW CONTINUED...BUT STARTING TO TAPER OFF ACROSS PARTS OF THE
AREA... 

.SNOW CONTINUED TO FALL ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA AS OF 7 AM.
THE SNOW HAD BECOME LIGHTER WEST AND NORTH OF LA CROSSE...BUT
AREAS OF MODERATE SNOW CONTINUED OVER EXTREME NORTHEAST IOWA INTO
SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. SNOWFALL RATES IN THESE AREAS REMAINED AROUND
ONE-HALF INCH PER HOUR. WEST OF ROCHESTER MINNESOTA TO CHARLES
CITY IOWA THE SNOW HAD BECOME PATCHY AND QUITE LIGHT. SNOWFALL
TOTALS AS OF 7 AM RANGED FROM 3 TO 4 INCHES NEAR INTERSTATE 94...
TO 4 TO 8 INCHES OVER MUCH OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...NORTHEAST IOWA
AND FAR WESTERN INTO SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN.

SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY DECREASE FROM NORTHWEST TO
SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS...WITH
ACCUMULATIONS COMING TO AN END. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES
ARE LIKELY BY LATE MORNING...ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTHEAST
MINNESOTA...FAR NORTHEAST IOWA INTO FAR WESTERN AND SOUTHWESTERN
WISCONSIN.

DRIER AIR AND THE PATH OF THE STORM WILL RESULT IN LOWER SNOWFALL
CLOSER TO AND NORTHEAST OF INTERSTATE 94 IN WISCONSIN...WHERE
TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE MORE LIKELY.

SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL HAMPER TRAVEL INTO SATURDAY MORNING.
EXPECT LONGER TRAVEL TIMES...OR YOU MAY WANT TO DELAY YOUR TRAVEL
UNTIL LATER ON SATURDAY WHEN CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE.

IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ032-033-041-
053>055-061-042145-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-101205T0000Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-
CLAYTON-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-
BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-LA CROSSE-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY...
OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...LA CROSSE...VIROQUA...
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
716 AM CST SAT DEC 4 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING. 

* LOOK FOR AROUND AN INCH OF ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL THROUGH THE REST
  OF THE MORNING. UP TO 2 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOW WILL BE
  POSSIBLE SOUTH OF LA CROSSE...TOWARD PRAIRIE DU CHIEN
  WISCONSIN. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF TO 5 TO 9 INCHES WILL
  RESULT.

* WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO GET STRONG SO SIGNIFICANT BLOWING 
  AND DRIFTING IS NOT ANTICIPATED. 

* TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED BY SNOW COVERED ROADS. EXPECT DELAYS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN
EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF
AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE
CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 511.

&&

$$

WIZ029-034-042>044-042145-
/O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-101205T0000Z/
CLARK-JACKSON-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEILLSVILLE...BLACK RIVER FALLS...
SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON
716 AM CST SAT DEC 4 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING. 

* LOOK FOR UP TO AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION
  THROUGH THE REST OF THE MORNING. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3
  TO 5 INCHES WILL RESULT. 

* TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED BY SNOW COVERED ROADS. WINDS ARE NOT 
  EXPECTED TO GET STRONG SO SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING IS 
  NOT ANTICIPATED. 

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. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING
FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 511.

&&

$$

RRS

WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
832 
WWUS43 KARX 041638
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1038 AM CST SAT DEC 4 2010

...SNOW TAPERING ACROSS THE AREA...

SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS OR FLURRIES WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT
THE AREA THROUGH THE DAY WITH ADDITIONAL LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS
EXPECTED. CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE THIS MORNING.

AS OF 10 AM...STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS HAVE RANGED FROM 3 TO 8
INCHES ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA TO 4 TO 10 INCHES ACROSS SOUTHEAST
MINNESOTA...AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN.

IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ032-033-041-
053>055-061-050000-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-101205T0000Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-
CLAYTON-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-
BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-LA CROSSE-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY...
OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...LA CROSSE...VIROQUA...
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
1038 AM CST SAT DEC 4 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING. 

* LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH NOON TODAY WITH AN ADDITIONAL
  ONE HALF INCH OF ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE.
 
* WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO GET STRONG SO SIGNIFICANT BLOWING 
  AND DRIFTING IS NOT ANTICIPATED. 

* TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED BY SNOW COVERED ROADS. EXPECT DELAYS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN
EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF
AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE
CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 511.

&&

$$

WIZ029-034-042>044-050000-
/O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-101205T0000Z/
CLARK-JACKSON-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEILLSVILLE...BLACK RIVER FALLS...
SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON
1038 AM CST SAT DEC 4 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING. 

* LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH NOON TODAY. AN ADDITIONAL TENTH
  OF AN INCH OF ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE.  

* TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED BY SNOW COVERED ROADS. WINDS ARE NOT 
  EXPECTED TO GET STRONG SO SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING IS 
  NOT ANTICIPATED. 

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. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING
FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 511.

&&

$$

WETENKAMP

WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
805 
WWUS43 KARX 041810
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1210 PM CST SAT DEC 4 2010

...CONDITIONS IMPROVING ACROSS THE AREA...

.SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS OR FLURRIES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON WITH LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. MOTORISTS
ARE URGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AS SOME
ROADWAYS WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE SOME SLIPPERY SPOTS. 

AS OF 11 AM STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS HAVE RANGED FROM 3 TO 8
INCHES ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA...6 TO 10 INCHES ACROSS SOUTHEAST
MINNESOTA...AND 5 TO 10 INCHES ACROSS SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. 

AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 94 SAW LIGHTER SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS RANGING FROM AROUND 5 INCHES ACROSS JACKSON COUNTY...TO
AROUND 3 INCHES ACROSS ADAMS COUNTY. SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY
RECEIVED AROUND 4 INCHES OF SNOW...WITH LIGHTER AMOUNTS TO THE
NORTH. TAYLOR COUNTY REPORTED A TRACE. 

IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ032-033-041-
053>055-061-041915-
/O.CAN.KARX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-101205T0000Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-
CLAYTON-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-
BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-LA CROSSE-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY...
OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...LA CROSSE...VIROQUA...
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
1210 PM CST SAT DEC 4 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER STORM WARNING. 

SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS OR FLURRIES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
DAY. LOOK FOR ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION TO BE AROUND ONE TENTH
OF AN INCH OR LESS. 

$$

WIZ029-034-042>044-041915-
/O.CAN.KARX.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-101205T0000Z/
CLARK-JACKSON-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEILLSVILLE...BLACK RIVER FALLS...
SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON
1210 PM CST SAT DEC 4 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. 

SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS OR FLURRIES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
DAY. LOOK FOR ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION TO BE AROUND ONE TENTH
OF AN INCH OR LESS. .

$$

WETENKAMP

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 Dec 3, 3:18 AM CST, 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 3, 3:18 AM CST, 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
318 AM CST FRI DEC 3 2010

.SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT

MAIN FORECAST CONCERN IS ON SNOW AMOUNTS FROM LATE TODAY THROUGH
SATURDAY.

06Z SURFACE ANALYSIS SHOWS HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER MINNESOTA
AND EXTENDING SOUTHWARD INTO IOWA AND MISSOURI. INFRARED SATELLITE
IMAGERY SHOWING A STRATUS DECK ACROSS NORTHERN WISCONSIN...WHICH
HAS SLOWLY BEEN PUSHING SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE
FORECAST AREA.

OVERALL 03.00Z NCEP DETERMINISTIC MODELS IN REASONABLE AGREEMENT.
ONLY QUESTION IS HOW QUICKLY LOW LEVELS SATURATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH
GFS THE FASTEST AND NAM HOLDING ON TO THE DRIER AIR LONGER.
PREFERENCE IS MORE OF A BLEND OF THE TWO SOLUTIONS.

VIGOROUS SHORTWAVE WILL MOVE OUT OF THE ROCKIES TODAY...THROUGH THE
NORTHERN PLAINS TONIGHT AND INTO NORTHERN ILLINOIS BY 12Z SATURDAY.
03.00Z RAOB DATA OVER THE PLAINS AND MINNESOTA DOES SHOW QUITE A
BIT OF LOW LEVEL DRY AIR THAT WILL HAVE TO BE OVERCOME. AS THE
WAVE APPROACHES...850MB JET STRENGTHENS LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH
STRONG ISENTROPIC LIFT INDICATED IN THE 285K-295K LAYER. LIFT
INITIALLY WILL GO INTO SATURATION WHICH WILL LIKELY OCCUR ACROSS
SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA BETWEEN 21Z-00Z AND THEN
OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA AFTER 00Z. BOTH THE GFS AND NAM ALSO
INDICATING FRONTOGENETIC FORCING WITH SOME -EPV LOCATED ABOVE
FORCING AREA...ALBEIT NOT AS MUCH AS PREVIOUS MODEL RUNS HAVE
INDICATED. FORCING MAXIMIZED FROM SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA SOUTHEAST
INTO SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN FROM AROUND 00Z-09Z SATURDAY. FURTHER EAST
AND NORTH DRIER AIR WILL KEEP SNOW TOTALS DOWN. AT THIS POINT 5 TO 7
INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE ABOVE CORRIDOR...TAPERING OFF TO JUST 1 TO
3 INCHES ACROSS TAYLOR COUNTY. THESE TOTALS ARE MARGINAL WARNING
CRITERIA...BUT GIVEN THIS IS THE FIRST EVENT OF THE YEAR WILL UPGRADE
PORTIONS OF THE WATCH AREA TO WARNINGS...WITH ADVISORIES FURTHER
NORTH.

AS THE WAVE PUSHES EAST ON SATURDAY WEAK FORCING CONTINUES THROUGH
THE MORNING HOURS WITH DRIER AIR THEN FILTERING IN FOR THE
AFTERNOON. WOULD WOULD EXPECT PERHAPS ANOTHER INCH OF SNOW SATURDAY
MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE THEN
BUILDS ACROSS THE PLAINS AND INTO THE REGION WITH CLEARING SKIES
SATURDAY NIGHT AND MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES SUNDAY. WITH THE FRESH SNOW
COVER...WOULD EXPECT RATHER COLD TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS
SATURDAY NIGHT AND ONLY TEENS FOR HIGHS ON SUNDAY.

.LONG TERM...MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

A PERSISTENT UPPER TROUGH WILL BE LOCATED OVER THE NORTHEAST CONUS...
WITH RIDGING OVER THE ROCKIES. THIS WILL PLACE THE FORECAST AREA IN
NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THROUGH
WEDNESDAY WITH QUIET WEATHER AND BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES. QUITE
POSSIBLE THAT SOME SUB ZERO LOW TEMPERATURES WILL BE REACHED UNDER
THE HIGH AND WITH ANY CLEAR SKIES AT NIGHT.

BY THURSDAY...WESTERN RIDGE BREAKS DOWN WITH A SHORTWAVE PROGGED TO
PUSH THROUGH THE PLAINS. BOTH THE 03.00Z GFS AND ECMWF BOTH
INDICATE THE POSSIBILITY OF SOME LIGHT SNOW WITH THE WAVE AND THUS
HAVE INCLUDED LOWER END PROBABILITIES FOR THURSDAY.

&&

.AVIATION...TODAY INTO SATURDAY

FIRST ISSUE IS AREA OF MVFR/LCL IFR STRATUS SINKING SOUTH ACROSS
WI/EXTREME EASTERN MN. THIS TO IMPACT THE TAF SITES MAINLY BEFORE
13Z THIS MORNING AS IT ADVECTS SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA. ONCE THIS
CLOUD DECK CLEARS THE AREA...GOOD VFR CONDITIONS EARLY TODAY WILL
GIVE WAY TO MORE PERSISTENT AND WIDESPREAD MVFR/IFR CIGS/VSBYS
CONDITIONS BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON /KRST/ TO EARLY THIS EVENING
/KLSE/ AS MOISTURE/LIFT INCREASE OVER THE AREA WITH THE APPROACH OF
A RATHER VIGOROUS MID LEVEL SHORTWAVE. BEST ESTIMATE FOR THE
SNOWFALL ARRIVAL REMAINS AROUND 21Z AT KRST AND AROUND 00Z AT KLSE.
CIGS WILL GRADUALLY LOWER FROM GOOD VFR TO MVFR THRU THE DAY AND
EARLY THIS EVENING. VSBYS WILL QUICKLY DROP FROM VFR TO IFR ONCE THE
SNOW MOVES IN. MVFR/IFR CIGS AND IFR VSBYS WILL THEN CONTINUE THRU
TONIGHT/SAT MORNING BEFORE SOME IMPROVEMENT LATE MORNING/EARLY
AFTERNOON SAT. TOTAL SNOWFALL AT THE TAF SITES LOOK TO BE 5 TO 7
INCHES AT KRST AND 3 TO 5 INCHES AT KLSE...MOST OF THIS FALLING FRI
NIGHT.

&&

.ARX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WI...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST
     SATURDAY FOR WIZ054-WIZ061.

     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST
     SATURDAY FOR WIZ029-WIZ032-WIZ033-WIZ034-WIZ041-WIZ042-
     WIZ043-WIZ044-WIZ053-WIZ055.

MN...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST
     SATURDAY FOR MNZ079-MNZ086-MNZ087-MNZ088-MNZ094-MNZ095-
     MNZ096.

IA...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST
     SATURDAY FOR IAZ008-IAZ009-IAZ010-IAZ011-IAZ018-IAZ019-
     IAZ029-IAZ030.
&&

SHORT/LONG TERM...RABERDING
AVIATION..........RRS
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 2, 12:36 PM CST, 15 hours 12 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1236 PM CST THU DEC 2 2010

IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ032>034-041>044-
053>055-061-031200-
ADAMS-ALLAMAKEE-BUFFALO-CHICKASAW-CLAYTON-CRAWFORD-DODGE-FAYETTE-
FILLMORE-FLOYD-GRANT-HOUSTON-HOWARD-JACKSON-JUNEAU-LA CROSSE-
MITCHELL-MONROE-MOWER-OLMSTED-RICHLAND-TREMPEALEAU-VERNON-WABASHA-
WINNESHIEK-WINONA-
1236 PM CST THU DEC 2 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PARTS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...
NORTHEAST IOWA...AND SOUTHWEST INTO CENTRAL WISCONSIN.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM MID FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY.

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL LIKELY PRODUCE 4 TO 7 INCHES SNOW
ACROSS THE REGION FROM LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING. CURRENTLY...THE CORRIDOR OF HIGHER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS LOOK TO
BE 50 MILES EITHER SIDE OF A ROCHESTER MINNESOTA...TO DECORAH IOWA...
TO LANCASTER WISCONSIN LINE. HOWEVER...SLIGHT VARIANCES IN THE TRACK
OF THE STORM SYSTEM WOULD LEAD TO CORRESPONDING CHANGES TO WHERE THE
HEAVIER SNOWS WOULD FALL.

AT THIS TIME...IT LOOKS LIKE THE ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL START AFTER
3 PM ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA...AND AFTER 6 PM
ACROSS WESTERN WISCONSIN.

RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO TAKE PREPARATORY ACTIONS NOW...BEFORE THE
STORM MOVES IN. THERE WILL BE IMPACTS TO TRAVEL. MOTORISTS
SHOULD PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE FORECAST AND OTHER STATEMENTS
CONCERNING THE STORM...AND MAKE ADJUSTMENTS TO TRAVEL AS NECESSARY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SNOWFALL REPORTS FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY WOULD BE
APPRECIATED.

.EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION...

A CONFERENCE CALL IS SCHEDULED FOR 11 AM TODAY.

WIZ017-029-031200-
CLARK-TAYLOR-
1236 PM CST THU DEC 2 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PARTS OF NORTH CENTRAL
WISCONSIN.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL LIKELY PRODUCE 1 TO 4 INCHES SNOW FROM
FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. THE HIGHEST SNOW AMOUNTS ARE
EXPECTED SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 10.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SNOWFALL REPORTS FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY WOULD BE
APPRECIATED.

.EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION...

A CONFERENCE CALL IS SCHEDULED FOR 11 AM TODAY.

RIECK/BOYNE

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 3, 3:48 AM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryARXAdams, Buffalo, Clark, Jackson, Juneau, La Crosse and 4 more38 hr

Nearby

Winter Storm Warnings in Iowa, 2010Winter Storm Warnings in Wisconsin, 2010Winter Storm Warnings in Minnesota, 2010Every winter storm warning in 2010

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.