Alert archive / Wisconsin / Winter Storm Warnings in 2010
Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this winter storm warning at Dec 10, 2010, 2:25 PM CST for 20 counties in Wisconsin. It took effect at Dec 11, 2010, 5:37 AM CST. It was in force for 12 hr. 10 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 10, 2010, 2:25 PM CST (20:25 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 11, 2010, 5:37 AM CST
- Expired
- Dec 11, 2010, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
Counties Columbia County, WI, Dane County, WI, Dodge County, WI, Fond du Lac County, WI, Green County, WI, Green Lake County, WI, Iowa County, WI, Jefferson County, WI, Kenosha County, WI, Lafayette County, WI, Marquette County, WI, Milwaukee County, WI, Ozaukee County, WI, Racine County, WI, Rock County, WI, Sauk County, WI, Sheboygan County, WI, Walworth County, WI, Washington County, WI, Waukesha County, WI
The radar
The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 31 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 11, 6:45 AM CST | SNOW 3 | La Valle, WI | |
| Dec 11, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 4 | Wisconsin Dells, WI | |
| Dec 11, 5:33 PM CST | SNOW 0.8 | 1 Nw Middleton, WI | MEASURED OVER LAST 45 MINS. |
| Dec 11, 5:50 PM CST | SNOW 0.8 | Oregon, WI | ONE HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Dec 11, 5:51 PM CST | SNOW 1 | Theresa, WI | ONE HOUR SNOWFALL TOTAL. |
| Dec 11, 6:00 PM CST | SNOW 2.5 | Berlin, WI | 2-3 INCHES. |
| Dec 11, 6:00 PM CST | SNOW 3.5 | Darlington, WI | 3-4 INCHES OF HEAVY/WET SNOW. |
| Dec 11, 6:00 PM CST | SNOW 3.5 | Montello, WI | 3-4 INCHES. |
| Dec 11, 6:00 PM CST | SNOW 4 | Dodgeville, WI | SEVERAL ACCIDENTS/SPIN-OUTS IN THE PAST COUPLE OF HOURS SINCE THE CHANGEOVER FROM RAIN TO SNOW. |
| Dec 11, 6:00 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 6.5 | Reedsburg, WI | 6-7 INCHES. 2 INCHES IN THE PAST 1.5 HOURS. |
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 12:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 157 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
- 598 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 139 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 193 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
273 WWUS43 KMKX 102025 WSWMKX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 225 PM CST FRI DEC 10 2010 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM BEARING DOWN ON WISCONSIN SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY... .LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS TONIGHT IS EXPECTED TO TRACK EASTWARD ACROSS IOWA INTO EXTREME NORTHERN ILLINOIS ON SATURDAY...AND THEN TOWARD LAKE ERIE ON SUNDAY. A SURGE OF MOISTURE AND WARM AIR AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM WILL RESULT IN A MIXTURE OF SNOW...RAIN...SLEET AND POSSIBLY FREEZING RAIN ACROSS SOUTHERN WISCONSIN ON SATURDAY. THE MIXTURE WILL TURN OVER TO ALL SNOW SATURDAY EVENING...AS INCREASING NORTH WINDS PULL COLDER AIR ACROSS THE REGION. MORE ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL BE LIKELY ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. ALTHOUGH THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF SUNDAY...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THE THREAT OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. BITTERLY COLD AIR WITH WIND CHILLS DOWN TO -15 TO -30 F WILL FOLLOW THE STORM SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. THE TRACK OF THE STORM REMAINS SOMEWHAT UNCERTAIN. A SLIGHT SHIFT NORTH OR SOUTH WILL IMPACT SNOW AMOUNTS AND THE AMOUNT OF MIXED PRECIPITATION. THE MOST UNCERTAIN AREA IS ALONG THE POPULATED I-94 CORRIDOR FROM MADISON TO MILWAUKEE...WHICH REMAINS IN A WATCH. ALL INTERESTS WILL WANT TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECAST ON THIS DEVELOPING WINTER WEATHER EVENT. WIZ046-047-056-057-110400- /O.UPG.KMKX.WS.A.0005.101211T1200Z-101212T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMKX.WS.W.0003.101211T1200Z-101212T1800Z/ MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-SAUK-COLUMBIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BERLIN...BARABOO...PORTAGE... WISCONSIN DELLS 225 PM CST FRI DEC 10 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO NOON CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO NOON CST SUNDAY. THIS IS AN UPGRADE TO THE WINTER STORM WATCH. * TIMING...A MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL DEVELOPING LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. THE MIXTURE WILL THEN CHANGE TO SNOW DURING THE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE SATURDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY AS THE WINDS INCREASE. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ABOUT 12 INCHES OF SNOW IS LIKELY IN MARQUETTE AND GREEN LAKE COUNTIES...WITH 7 TO 10 INCHES IN SAUK AND COLUMBIA COUNTIES. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH. * IMPACTS...MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE OVER TO PERIODS OF SNOW ON SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES AND WILL ACCUMULATE ON ROADWAYS AND REDUCE VISIBILITIES. INCREASING NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. 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. && $$ WIZ051-052-058-110400- /O.UPG.KMKX.WS.A.0005.101211T1200Z-101212T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMKX.WS.W.0003.101211T1800Z-101213T0000Z/ FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-DODGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOND DU LAC...SHEBOYGAN...BEAVER DAM 225 PM CST FRI DEC 10 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 6PM CST SUNDAY. THIS IS AN UPGRADE TO THE WINTER STORM WATCH. * TIMING...A MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL DEVELOP SATURDAY TOWARD LATE MORNING. THE MIXTURE WILL THEN CHANGE TO SNOW DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE SATURDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY AS THE WINDS INCREASE. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ABOUT 12 INCHES OF SNOW IS LIKELY IN FOND DU LAC AND WESTERN SHEBOYGAN COUNTIES...WITH 7 TO 10 INCHES ELSEWHERE. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH. * IMPACTS...MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE OVER TO PERIODS OF SNOW ON SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES AND WILL ACCUMULATE ON ROADWAYS AND REDUCE VISIBILITIES. INCREASING NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ WIZ060-064>072-110400- /O.EXB.KMKX.WS.A.0005.101211T1800Z-101213T0000Z/ OZAUKEE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE-LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK- WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORT WASHINGTON...JEFFERSON... LAKE MILLS...WAUKESHA...BROOKFIELD...MILWAUKEE...DARLINGTON... MONROE...JANESVILLE...BELOIT...ELKHORN...LAKE GENEVA...RACINE... KENOSHA 225 PM CST FRI DEC 10 2010 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...A MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL BE DEVELOPING SATURDAY. THE MIXTURE MAY TURN TO RAIN FOR A TIME...ESPECIALLY SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM PORT WASHINGTON TO WAUKESHA TO WHITEWATER. THE MIXTURE WILL THEN CHANGE TO SNOW DURING THE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE SATURDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW MAY BE MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE NORTHERN PARTS OF WAUKESHA AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...LESS THAN ONE QUARTER INCH. * IMPACTS...MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE OVER TO PERIODS OF SNOW SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES AND WILL ACCUMULATE ON ROADWAYS AND REDUCE VISIBILITIES. INCREASING NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WOULD RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT WOULD IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ WIZ059-062-063-110400- /O.EXT.KMKX.WS.A.0005.101211T1800Z-101213T0000Z/ WASHINGTON-IOWA-DANE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST BEND...DODGEVILLE...MADISON 225 PM CST FRI DEC 10 2010 ...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...A MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL DEVELOPING LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. THE MIXTURE MAY TURN TO RAIN FOR A TIME...ESPECIALLY IN THE SOUTHEAST. THE MIXTURE WILL THEN CHANGE TO SNOW DURING THE AFTERNOON...WITH SNOW LIKELY SATURDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW MAY BE MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY NIGHT. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...LESS THAN ONE QUARTER INCH. * IMPACTS...MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE OVER TO PERIODS OF SNOW ON SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES AND WILL ACCUMULATE ON ROADWAYS AND REDUCE VISIBILITIES. INCREASING NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WOULD RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT WOULD IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ CRAVEN/KAPELA
5 follow-up statements
187 WWUS43 KMKX 110313 WSWMKX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 913 PM CST FRI DEC 10 2010 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM BEARING DOWN ON WISCONSIN SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY... .LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS TONIGHT IS EXPECTED TO TRACK EASTWARD ACROSS IOWA INTO EXTREME NORTHERN ILLINOIS ON SATURDAY...AND THEN TOWARD LAKE ERIE ON SUNDAY. A SURGE OF MOISTURE AND WARM AIR AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM WILL RESULT IN A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN MAINLY SOUTH CENTRAL TONIGHT...THEN A MIXTURE OF SNOW...RAIN...SLEET AND POSSIBLY FREEZING RAIN ACROSS SOUTHERN WISCONSIN ON SATURDAY. THE MIXTURE WILL TURN OVER TO ALL SNOW SATURDAY EVENING...AS INCREASING NORTH WINDS PULL COLDER AIR ACROSS THE REGION. MORE ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL BE LIKELY ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. ALTHOUGH THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF SUNDAY...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THE THREAT OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. BITTERLY COLD AIR WITH WIND CHILLS DOWN TO 15 TO 30 BELOW ZERO WILL FOLLOW THE STORM SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. THE TRACK OF THE STORM REMAINS SOMEWHAT UNCERTAIN. A SLIGHT SHIFT NORTH OR SOUTH WILL IMPACT SNOW AMOUNTS AND THE AMOUNT OF MIXED PRECIPITATION. THE MOST UNCERTAIN AREA IS ALONG THE POPULATED I- 94 CORRIDOR FROM MADISON TO MILWAUKEE...WHICH REMAINS IN A WATCH. ALL INTERESTS WILL WANT TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECAST ON THIS DEVELOPING WINTER WEATHER EVENT. WIZ046-047-056-057-111115- /O.CON.KMKX.WS.W.0003.101211T1200Z-101212T1800Z/ MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-SAUK-COLUMBIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BERLIN...BARABOO...PORTAGE... WISCONSIN DELLS 913 PM CST FRI DEC 10 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO NOON CST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO NOON CST SUNDAY. * TIMING...A MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL DEVELOPING LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. THE MIXTURE WILL THEN CHANGE TO SNOW DURING THE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE SATURDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY AS THE WINDS INCREASE. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ABOUT 12 INCHES OF SNOW IS LIKELY IN MARQUETTE AND GREEN LAKE COUNTIES...WITH 7 TO 10 INCHES IN SAUK AND COLUMBIA COUNTIES. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH. * IMPACTS...MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE OVER TO PERIODS OF SNOW ON SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES AND WILL ACCUMULATE ON ROADWAYS AND REDUCE VISIBILITIES. INCREASING NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. 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. && $$ WIZ051-052-058-111115- /O.CON.KMKX.WS.W.0003.101211T1800Z-101213T0000Z/ FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-DODGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOND DU LAC...SHEBOYGAN...BEAVER DAM 913 PM CST FRI DEC 10 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY. * TIMING...A MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL DEVELOP SATURDAY TOWARD LATE MORNING. THE MIXTURE WILL THEN CHANGE TO SNOW DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE SATURDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY AS THE WINDS INCREASE. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ABOUT 12 INCHES OF SNOW IS LIKELY IN FOND DU LAC AND WESTERN SHEBOYGAN COUNTIES...WITH 7 TO 10 INCHES ELSEWHERE. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH. * IMPACTS...MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE OVER TO PERIODS OF SNOW ON SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES AND WILL ACCUMULATE ON ROADWAYS AND REDUCE VISIBILITIES. INCREASING NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ WIZ059-060-062>072-111115- /O.CON.KMKX.WS.A.0005.101211T1800Z-101213T0000Z/ WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-IOWA-DANE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE- LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK-WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST BEND...PORT WASHINGTON... DODGEVILLE...MADISON...JEFFERSON...LAKE MILLS...WAUKESHA... BROOKFIELD...MILWAUKEE...DARLINGTON...MONROE...JANESVILLE... BELOIT...ELKHORN...LAKE GENEVA...RACINE...KENOSHA 913 PM CST FRI DEC 10 2010 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT OVER SOUTH CENTRAL WISOCNSIN. A MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL BE DEVELOPING SATURDAY. THE MIXTURE MAY TURN TO RAIN FOR A TIME... ESPECIALLY SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM PORT WASHINGTON TO WAUKESHA TO WHITEWATER. THE MIXTURE WILL THEN CHANGE TO SNOW DURING THE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE SATURDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW MAY BE MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE NORTHERN PARTS OF WAUKESHA AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...LESS THAN ONE QUARTER INCH. * IMPACTS...MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE OVER TO PERIODS OF SNOW SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES AND WILL ACCUMULATE ON ROADWAYS AND REDUCE VISIBILITIES. INCREASING NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WOULD RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT WOULD IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ HENTZ
118 WWUS43 KMKX 111137 WSWMKX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 537 AM CST SAT DEC 11 2010 ...POWERFUL WINTER STORM BEARING DOWN ON SOUTHERN WISCONSIN TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY... .A MIXTURE OF PRECIPITATION OVER SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN TODAY WILL TURN TO MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AND SPREAD INTO EASTERN WISCONSIN. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED INTO SUNDAY WITH THE LOWEST SNOW TOTALS IN FAR SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN...WHERE MILDER TEMPERATURES WILL KEEP PRECIPITATION RAIN UNTIL LATER TONIGHT. STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES. BITTERLY COLD AIR WITH WIND CHILLS DOWN TO 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO WILL FOLLOW THE STORM SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY WITH CONTINUING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW FOR SUNDAY NIGHT. THIS STRONG LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL MOVE FROM IOWA...ACROSS NORTHERN ILLINOIS TONIGHT...WHICH IS A FAVORED TRACK FOR HEAVY SNOW. AS THE LOW PASSES TO THE EAST...A VERY STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL GENERATE SUSTAINED WINDS IN THE 30 MPH RANGE...WITH WIND GUSTS IN THE 40 MPH RANGE. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW...STRONG WINDS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES...WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR ANYONE TRAVELING LATER TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS. WIZ062-063-067-068-111945- /O.UPG.KMKX.WS.A.0005.101211T1800Z-101213T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMKX.WW.Y.0006.101211T1137Z-101212T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KMKX.WS.W.0003.101212T0000Z-101213T0000Z/ IOWA-DANE-LAFAYETTE-GREEN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DODGEVILLE...MADISON...DARLINGTON... MONROE 537 AM CST SAT DEC 11 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND HIGH WINDS WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW AND IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...MIXED PRECIPITATION TODAY WILL TURN TO ALL SNOW BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE...MAINLY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...LESS THAN ONE QUARTER INCH THIS MORNING. * WINDS...STRONG NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND LAST THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL CAUSE ICY ROADWAYS THIS MORNING. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVELING CONDITIONS TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SNOW COVERED...DRIFTED ROADS ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... && $$ WIZ059-060-064-069-111945- /O.UPG.KMKX.WS.A.0005.101211T1800Z-101213T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KMKX.WS.W.0003.101212T0000Z-101213T0000Z/ WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-JEFFERSON-ROCK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST BEND...PORT WASHINGTON... JEFFERSON...LAKE MILLS...JANESVILLE...BELOIT 537 AM CST SAT DEC 11 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...RAIN AND SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING OR AFTERNOON AND CHANGE TO MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...WITH THE LOWER TOTALS IN ROCK COUNTY. * WINDS...STRONG NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND LAST THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVELING CONDITIONS TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SNOW COVERED...DRIFTED ROADS ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS 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. && $$ WIZ046-047-056-057-111945- /O.EXT.KMKX.WS.W.0003.101211T1137Z-101212T1800Z/ MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-SAUK-COLUMBIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BERLIN...BARABOO...PORTAGE... WISCONSIN DELLS 537 AM CST SAT DEC 11 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SUNDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SUNDAY. * TIMING...A MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND CHANGE TO MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TONIGHT...THAT WILL LAST INTO SUNDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...9 TO 13 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW TONIGHT. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE THIS MORNING. * WINDS...STRONG NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND LAST THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVELING CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY. REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SNOW COVERED...DRIFTED ROADS ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONGER WINDS MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ WIZ051-052-058-111945- /O.EXT.KMKX.WS.W.0003.101212T0000Z-101213T0000Z/ FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-DODGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOND DU LAC...SHEBOYGAN...BEAVER DAM 537 AM CST SAT DEC 11 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY. * TIMING...A MIXTURE OF SNOW AND RAIN WILL OCCUR AT TIMES TODAY BUT WILL REMAIN LIGHT. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL THEN DEVELOP TONIGHT AND LAST INTO SUNDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...9 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED MAINLY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY WITH HIGHEST TOTALS OVER FOND DU LAC AND SHEBOYGAN COUNTIES. * WINDS...STRONG NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND LAST THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVELING CONDITIONS TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SNOW COVERED...DRIFTED ROADS ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND HIGH WINDS 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. && $$ WIZ065-066-070>072-111945- /O.UPG.KMKX.WS.A.0005.101211T1800Z-101213T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMKX.WW.Y.0006.101212T0000Z-101213T0000Z/ WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE-WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKESHA...BROOKFIELD...MILWAUKEE... ELKHORN...LAKE GENEVA...RACINE...KENOSHA 537 AM CST SAT DEC 11 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...RAIN WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CHANGE TO SNOW DURING THIS EVENING. LAKESHORE AREAS MAY NOT SEE THE RAIN CHANGE TO SNOW UNTIL MIDNIGHT. SNOW WILL THEN CONTINUE ON SUNDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE IN WAUKESHA COUNTY. * WINDS...STRONG NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL DEVELOP ON SUNDAY AND LAST INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY ON SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ GEHRING/CRONCE
427 WWUS43 KMKX 111650 WSWMKX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 1050 AM CST SAT DEC 11 2010 ...POWERFUL WINTER STORM BEARING DOWN ON SOUTHERN WISCONSIN TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY... .A MIXTURE OF PRECIPITATION OVER SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN TODAY WILL TURN TO MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...AND SPREAD INTO EASTERN WISCONSIN. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED INTO SUNDAY...WITH THE LOWEST SNOW TOTALS IN FAR SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN...WHERE MILDER TEMPERATURES WILL KEEP PRECIPITATION RAIN UNTIL AROUND MIDNIGHT. STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES. BITTERLY COLD AIR...WITH WIND CHILLS DOWN TO 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO...WILL FOLLOW THE STORM SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE SUNDAY NIGHT. THIS STRONG LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL MOVE FROM IOWA...ACROSS NORTHERN ILLINOIS TONIGHT...WHICH IS A FAVORED TRACK FOR HEAVY SNOW. AS THE LOW PASSES TO THE EAST...A VERY STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL GENERATE SUSTAINED WINDS IN THE 30 MPH RANGE...WITH WIND GUSTS IN THE 40 MPH RANGE. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW...STRONG WINDS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES...WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR ANYONE TRAVELING LATER TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS. WIZ065-066-070>072-120100- /O.UPG.KMKX.WW.Y.0006.101212T0000Z-101213T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KMKX.WS.W.0003.101212T0600Z-101213T0000Z/ WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE-WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKESHA...BROOKFIELD...MILWAUKEE... ELKHORN...LAKE GENEVA...RACINE...KENOSHA 1050 AM CST SAT DEC 11 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...RAIN WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON...AND MIX WITH SNOW THIS EVENING. LAKESHORE AREAS MAY NOT SEE THE MIX CHANGE TO ALL SNOW UNTIL MIDNIGHT. SNOW WILL THEN CONTINUE ON SUNDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE IN WAUKESHA COUNTY. * WINDS...STRONG NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH...WILL DEVELOP ON SUNDAY...AND LAST INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY ON SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND WIND ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ WIZ062-063-067-068-120100- /O.CON.KMKX.WS.W.0003.101212T0000Z-101213T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-101212T0000Z/ IOWA-DANE-LAFAYETTE-GREEN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DODGEVILLE...MADISON...DARLINGTON... MONROE 1050 AM CST SAT DEC 11 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...MIXED PRECIPITATION TODAY WILL TURN TO ALL SNOW BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON...AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE...MAINLY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...LESS THAN ONE QUARTER INCH LATE THIS MORNING. * WINDS...STRONG NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS OF 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH...WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT...AND LAST THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL CAUSE SLICK ROADWAYS TODAY. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW...AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVELING CONDITIONS TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SNOW COVERED...DRIFTED ROADS ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND WIND ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ WIZ046-047-056-057-120100- /O.CON.KMKX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-101212T1800Z/ MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-SAUK-COLUMBIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BERLIN...BARABOO...PORTAGE... WISCONSIN DELLS 1050 AM CST SAT DEC 11 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SUNDAY. * TIMING...A MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CHANGE TO MODERATE SNOW THIS AFTERNOON...WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...9 TO 13 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW TONIGHT. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE LATE THIS MORNING. * WINDS...STRONG NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS OF 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH...WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT...AND LAST THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW...AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVELING CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY. REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SNOW COVERED...DRIFTED ROADS ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND WIND ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ WIZ051-052-058>060-064-069-120100- /O.CON.KMKX.WS.W.0003.101212T0000Z-101213T0000Z/ FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-DODGE-WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-JEFFERSON-ROCK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOND DU LAC...SHEBOYGAN...BEAVER DAM... WEST BEND...PORT WASHINGTON...JEFFERSON...LAKE MILLS... JANESVILLE...BELOIT 1050 AM CST SAT DEC 11 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY. * TIMING...A MIXTURE OF SNOW AND RAIN WILL OCCUR AT TIMES TODAY...BUT WILL REMAIN LIGHT. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL THEN DEVELOP TONIGHT...AND LAST INTO SUNDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...9 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED MAINLY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...WITH THE HIGHEST TOTALS OVER FOND DU LAC AND SHEBOYGAN COUNTIES. * WINDS...STRONG NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH...WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT...AND LAST THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW...AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVELING CONDITIONS TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SNOW COVERED...DRIFTED ROADS ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND WIND ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ WOOD/DAVIS
557 WWUS43 KMKX 111956 WSWMKX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 156 PM CST SAT DEC 11 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .A BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN FOR TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. A MIXTURE OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL QUICKLY CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW EARLY THIS EVENING...BUT NOT UNTIL MIDNIGHT IN THE FAR SOUTHEAST. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED WITH SOME AREAS NORTH OF A MILWAUKEE TO MADISON LINE LIKELY RECEIVING 12 TO 16 INCHES OF SNOW. OUR BIGGEST CONCERN IS THE POWERFUL NORTH WIND THAT WILL ARRIVE BY MIDNIGHT NORTHWEST OF MADISON...AND TOWARD MORNING IN THE SOUTHEAST. SUSTAINED NORTH WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL CAUSE CRIPPLING WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY WITH MANY ROADS BECOMING IMPASSABLE. EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS WILL BE MOST IMPACTED. BITTERLY COLD AIR...WITH WIND CHILLS DOWN TO 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO...WILL FOLLOW THE STORM SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE SUNDAY NIGHT. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM IOWA...ACROSS NORTHERN ILLINOIS TONIGHT...WHICH IS A FAVORED TRACK FOR HEAVY SNOW. AS THE LOW PASSES TO THE EAST...A VERY STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL GENERATE THE SUSTAINED WINDS. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW...STRONG WINDS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES...WILL MAKE FOR EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR ANYONE TRAVELING LATER TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS. WIZ062-063-067-068-120400- /O.CAN.KMKX.WS.W.0003.101212T0000Z-101213T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMKX.BZ.W.0001.101212T0000Z-101213T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-101212T0000Z/ IOWA-DANE-LAFAYETTE-GREEN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DODGEVILLE...MADISON...DARLINGTON... MONROE 156 PM CST SAT DEC 11 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...MIXED PRECIPITATION THIS AFTERNOON WILL TURN TO ALL SNOW BY EVENING...AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED LATER THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE... MAINLY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. * WINDS...STRONG NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS OF 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH...WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT...AND LAST THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW...AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND SNOW COVERED...DRIFTED ROADS ARE EXPECTED. MANY ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ WIZ051-052-058-059-064-069-120400- /O.CAN.KMKX.WS.W.0003.101212T0000Z-101213T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMKX.BZ.W.0001.101212T0000Z-101213T0000Z/ FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-DODGE-WASHINGTON-JEFFERSON-ROCK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOND DU LAC...SHEBOYGAN...BEAVER DAM... WEST BEND...JEFFERSON...LAKE MILLS...JANESVILLE...BELOIT 156 PM CST SAT DEC 11 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...A MIXTURE OF SNOW AND RAIN WILL OCCUR AT TIMES INTO THIS EVENING...THEN CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT...AND LAST INTO SUNDAY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 16 INCHES NORTH OF A MILWAUKEE TO MADISON LINE...AND 6 TO 10 INCHES TO THE SOUTH. * WINDS...STRONG NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH...WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT...AND LAST INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND SOME ROADS BECOMING IMPASSABLE ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ WIZ060-120400- /O.CAN.KMKX.WS.W.0003.101212T0000Z-101213T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMKX.BZ.W.0001.101212T0600Z-101213T0000Z/ OZAUKEE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PORT WASHINGTON 156 PM CST SAT DEC 11 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...A MIXTURE OF SNOW AND RAIN WILL OCCUR AT TIMES INTO THIS EVENING...THEN CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT...AND LAST INTO SUNDAY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 14 INCHES. * WINDS...STRONG NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH...WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT...AND LAST INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND SOME ROADS BECOMING IMPASSABLE ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ WIZ065-066-070>072-120400- /O.CAN.KMKX.WS.W.0003.101212T0600Z-101213T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMKX.BZ.W.0001.101212T0600Z-101213T0000Z/ WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE-WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKESHA...BROOKFIELD...MILWAUKEE... ELKHORN...LAKE GENEVA...RACINE...KENOSHA 156 PM CST SAT DEC 11 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...RAIN IS EXPECTED INTO THE EVENING...GRADUALLY CHANGING OVER TO ALL SNOW. THE MILWAUKEE METRO AREA MAY SEE THE SNOW HOLD OFF UNTIL MIDNIGHT. THEN LOOK FOR MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ONCE THE CHANGEOVER OCCURS. VERY STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY AROUND 6 AM SUNDAY MORNING...LIKELY CREATING WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE LATER TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE IN WAUKESHA COUNTY. * WINDS...STRONG NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH...WILL DEVELOP EARLY ON SUNDAY...AND LAST INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND SOME ROADS BECOMING IMPASSABLE ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ WIZ046-047-056-057-120400- /O.NEW.KMKX.BZ.W.0001.101212T0000Z-101213T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KMKX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-101212T0000Z/ MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-SAUK-COLUMBIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BERLIN...BARABOO...PORTAGE... WISCONSIN DELLS 156 PM CST SAT DEC 11 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED. STRONG NORTH WINDS DEVELOP THIS EVENING...CREATING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS EXPECTED. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 16 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW TONIGHT. * WINDS...STRONG NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS OF 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH...WILL DEVELOP LATER THIS EVENING...AND LAST THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND SOME ROADS BECOMING IMPASSABLE ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ DAVIS/WOOD
524 WWUS43 KMKX 112147 WSWMKX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 347 PM CST SAT DEC 11 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .A BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN FOR TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. A MIXTURE OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL QUICKLY CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW EARLY THIS EVENING...BUT NOT UNTIL MIDNIGHT IN THE FAR SOUTHEAST. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED WITH SOME AREAS NORTH OF A MILWAUKEE TO MADISON LINE LIKELY RECEIVING 12 TO 16 INCHES OF SNOW. OUR BIGGEST CONCERN IS THE POWERFUL NORTH WIND THAT WILL ARRIVE BY MIDNIGHT NORTHWEST OF MADISON...AND TOWARD MORNING IN THE SOUTHEAST. SUSTAINED NORTH WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL CAUSE CRIPPLING WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY WITH MANY ROADS BECOMING IMPASSABLE. EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS WILL BE MOST IMPACTED. BITTERLY COLD AIR...WITH WIND CHILLS DOWN TO 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO...WILL FOLLOW THE STORM SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE SUNDAY NIGHT. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM IOWA...ACROSS NORTHERN ILLINOIS TONIGHT...WHICH IS A FAVORED TRACK FOR HEAVY SNOW. AS THE LOW PASSES TO THE EAST...A VERY STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL GENERATE THE SUSTAINED WINDS. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW...STRONG WINDS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES...WILL MAKE FOR EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR ANYONE TRAVELING LATER TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS. WIZ046-047-056-057-120600- /O.CON.KMKX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-101212T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.BZ.W.0001.101212T0000Z-101213T0000Z/ MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-SAUK-COLUMBIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BERLIN...BARABOO...PORTAGE... WISCONSIN DELLS 347 PM CST SAT DEC 11 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY. * TIMING...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED. STRONG NORTH WINDS DEVELOP THIS EVENING...CREATING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS EXPECTED. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...10 TO 15 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW TONIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY. * WINDS...STRONG NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS OF 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH...WILL DEVELOP LATER THIS EVENING...AND LAST THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND SOME ROADS BECOMING IMPASSABLE ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ WIZ062-063-067-068-120600- /O.CON.KMKX.BZ.W.0001.101212T0000Z-101213T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-101212T0000Z/ IOWA-DANE-LAFAYETTE-GREEN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DODGEVILLE...MADISON...DARLINGTON... MONROE 347 PM CST SAT DEC 11 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...MIXED PRECIPITATION THIS AFTERNOON WILL TURN TO ALL SNOW BY EVENING...AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED LATER THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...8 TO 13 INCHES. HIGHEST AMOUNTS NORTH OF MADISON...LOWEST NEAR THE ILLINOIS BORDER. * WINDS...STRONG NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS OF 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH...WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT...AND LAST THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW...AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND SNOW COVERED...DRIFTED ROADS ARE EXPECTED. MANY ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ WIZ051-052-058-059-064-069-120600- /O.CON.KMKX.BZ.W.0001.101212T0000Z-101213T0000Z/ FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-DODGE-WASHINGTON-JEFFERSON-ROCK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOND DU LAC...SHEBOYGAN...BEAVER DAM... WEST BEND...JEFFERSON...LAKE MILLS...JANESVILLE...BELOIT 347 PM CST SAT DEC 11 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY. * TIMING...A MIXTURE OF SNOW AND RAIN WILL OCCUR AT TIMES INTO THIS EVENING...THEN CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT...AND LAST INTO SUNDAY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 16 INCHES NORTH OF A MILWAUKEE TO MADISON LINE...AND 6 TO 10 INCHES TO THE SOUTH. * WINDS...STRONG NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH...WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT...AND LAST INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND SOME ROADS BECOMING IMPASSABLE ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ WIZ060-065-066-070>072-120600- /O.CON.KMKX.BZ.W.0001.101212T0600Z-101213T0000Z/ OZAUKEE-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE-WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORT WASHINGTON...WAUKESHA... BROOKFIELD...MILWAUKEE...ELKHORN...LAKE GENEVA...RACINE...KENOSHA 347 PM CST SAT DEC 11 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY. * TIMING...RAIN IS EXPECTED INTO THE EVENING...GRADUALLY CHANGING OVER TO ALL SNOW. THE MILWAUKEE METRO AREA MAY SEE THE SNOW HOLD OFF UNTIL MIDNIGHT. THEN LOOK FOR MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ONCE THE CHANGEOVER OCCURS. VERY STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY AROUND 6 AM SUNDAY MORNING...LIKELY CREATING WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE LATER TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS NORTHWEST OF WAUKESHA...THE LOWEST AMOUNTS DOWN NEAR RACINE AND KENOSHA. * WINDS...STRONG NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH...WILL DEVELOP EARLY ON SUNDAY...AND LAST INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND SOME ROADS BECOMING IMPASSABLE ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ DAVIS/WOOD
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 Milwaukee, WI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Dec 10, 2:24 PM CST, 1 minute earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 10, 2:24 PM CST, 1 minute before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
224 PM CST FRI DEC 10 2010
.TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...FORECAST CONFIDENCE MEDIUM.
FORECAST CHALLENGE REMAINS EXTREMELY HIGH FOR THE IMPENDING WINTER
STORM MOVING THROUGH THE REGION LATER TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
NIGHT. THE 12Z NUMERICAL MODEL GUIDANCE DID NOT COME INTO A
REASONABLY TIGHT CONSENSUS...AND THIS IS PRETTY UNUSUAL GIVEN THE
SHORT WINDOW UNTIL THE ONSET OF THE PRECIP. FOCUS OFTEN IS ON THE
INCREMENTAL SFC LOW POSITIONS FROM THE VARIOUS MODELS. THIS IS
USED AS A ROUGH GUIDE AS TO WHERE THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL. A
TRACK ACROSS CHICAGO USUALLY MEANS ALL BUT OUR SOUTHERN 1/3 OF THE
CWA WILL SEE APPRECIABLE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. THREE TO FOUR DAYS
AGO...THE MODELS HAD A STORM MOVING THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY...
ESSENTIALLY MISSING US. THEN 36 HOURS AGO MANY OF THE MODELS
SHIFTED...RATHER JUMPED...FAR NORTH...TAKING THE LOW ACROSS
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN WISCONSIN. THAT MEANT MORE OF WET/MIXY WINTER
EVENT FOR US. THE SHIFT NORTH ISN/T UNUSUAL...THE DEGREE OF THE
JUMP WAS.
THE MODELS APPEAR TO BE SHIFTING FARTHER SOUTH NOW. THE UKMET AND
THE CANADIAN MODELS ALWAYS HAD A SOLUTION SOUTH OF WISCONSIN..
ACTUALLY SOUTH OF CHICAGO. THE 12Z NAM AND THE 00Z ECMWF HAVE A
LOW MOVING ACROSS THE MIDDLE OF OUR CWA...NOT FAVORABLE FOR SNOW.
THE 12Z GFS SHIFTED SOUTH...MOVING IT ALONG THE WI/IL BORDER WITH
THE ENSEMBLE GFS SHOWING A MAJORITY OF MEMBERS OVER CHICAGO.
THAT/S TROUBLESOME AND MEANS A COLDER AND SNOWIER SOLUTION THAN
WHAT WE HAD. THE 12Z ECMWF CAME IN AND IS ACTUALLY JUST SOUTH OF
THE WI/IL BORDER NOW. MORE TROUBLE. LOOKING AT THE THERMAL PROFILE
AND THE AMOUNT OF QPF EXPECTED...THAT COULD BRING WARNING SNOW TO
MUCH OF THE CURRENT WINTER STORM WATCH AREA.
GIVEN THE VARIED SOLUTIONS OUT THERE...WILL ISSUE A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR OUR TWO NRN ROW OF COUNTIES...MINUS OZAUKEE AND
WASHINGTON. KEEP THE WATCH AND ACTUALLY EXPAND IT A BIT. NEED TO
SEE MORE CONSENSUS ON A SOUTHERN SOLUTION BEFORE THERE IS ENOUGH
CONFIDENCE EXPAND THE WARNING. IN FACT...THE NAM/S NORTHERN
SOLUTION MAY END UP BEING RIGHT AND THIS WOULD MAKE THIS FORECAST
A BIG GOOSE EGG. WE MAY SEE WINTER STORM WARNING CONDITIONS ON
SUNDAY DUE TO THE EXTREME WIND AND BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED...THUS
THE EXPANSION OF THE WATCH TO THE WI/IL BORDER.
THE SOUTHERN SHIFT MAKES SENSE GIVEN THE BEHAVIOR OF THE UPPER
LEVEL FEATURES. THE 500 AND 700MB LOWS ARE ALL VERY
SOUTH...CENTRAL ILLINOIS IN SOME CASES...OF THE SFC AND H8 LOW
CENTERS AND THIS IS RATHER INVERTED FROM TYPICAL SYNOPTIC
ORIENTATION. SO...TO SEE THE LOWER LEVELS PULLED/FOCUSED CLOSER TO
THE UPPER LEVELS...MAKES MORE SENSE.
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...FORECAST CONFIDENCE MEDIUM TO HIGH.
I THINK ONE OF THE BIGGEST STORIES THAT WILL COME FROM THIS STORM
WILL BE THE INCREDIBLE WINDS ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE LOW. WE ARE
SEEING WINDS IN THE 40 TO 50KT RANGE WITHIN THE MIXED LAYER LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. THE LOWER PORTION OF THE SOUNDING GETS
RATHER STEEP WITH THE STRONG CAA. THIS SHOULD RESULT IN A STRONG GUSTY
WIND THAT WILL HELP TO PICK UP THE NEWLY FALLEN SNOW AND CREATE
WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW CONDITIONS. NEAR WHITEOUT IS EXPECTED AT
TIMES. IT WOULDN/T TAKE MUCH OF A LIGHT ACCUMULATION TO PROVIDE
ENOUGH SNOW TO BLOW AROUND.
.MONDAY...FORECAST CONFIDENCE HIGH.
VERY COLD WITH TEMPS WELL BELOW ZERO IN THE MORNING. WIND CHILLS
LIKELY IN THE -15 TO -30 RANGE. AFTERNOON RECOVERY WILL BE SLOW.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...FORECAST CONFIDENCE MEDIUM.
UPPER LEVEL WINDS GRADUALLY TRANSITION FROM NORTHWEST TO WESTERLY
DURING THIS PERIOD. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY
MOVE ACROSS THE AREA MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...THEN
SHIFTS EAST ON WEDNESDAY. QUIET WEATHER IS EXPECTED...WITH
CONTINUED COLD TEMPERATURES.
GFS/ECMWF THEN BRING AN UPPER LOW FROM THE NORTHERN PLAINS THROUGH
THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY.
SEVERAL VORTICITY MAXIMA SHIFT EAST THROUGH THE AREA WITH THE
PASSING UPPER LOW. GFS FORECAST SOUNDINGS SHOW SOME LOW TO MID LEVEL
MOISTURE TO WORK WITH DURING AT TIMES...WITH SOME WARM AIR ADVECTION
AS WELL. CARRIED LOW POPS FOR LIGHT SNOW AT TIMES WEDNESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH FRIDAY. TEMPERATURES SHOULD MODERATE SOME WITHIN WARM AIR
ADVECTION REGIME.
&&
.AVIATION...IFR CEILINGS WITH ANOTHER AREA OF LOW CLOUDS SHOULD
GRADUALLY MOVE OUT OF KUES AND KMKE BY 22Z FRIDAY...WITH KMSN AND
KUES REMAINING VFR.
AREA OF IFR TO LIFR CLOUDS MOVING VERY SLOWLY EAST SOUTHEAST THROUGH
FAR SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. THESE CLOUDS MAY AFFECT KMSN THIS
EVENING...BUT NOT CONFIDENT ENOUGH TO MENTION IN TAFS. MILD
TEMPERATURES WITH LIGHT WINDS DURING THE EVENING WILL ALLOW FOR MVFR
FOG TO FORM ACROSS TAF SITES. IFR CEILINGS SHOULD DEVELOP AGAIN
ACROSS TAF SITES AFTER 05Z SATURDAY...WITH INCREASING LOW LEVEL
MOISTURE.
SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE ON SATURDAY...AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES
INTO THE REGION. IFR TO OCCASIONAL LIFR CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES
ARE EXPECTED WITH A RAIN AND SNOW MIX AFTER 13Z SATURDAY AT
KMSN...AND 15Z TO 16Z SATURDAY AT THE EASTERN SITES. FREEZING RAIN
ALSO COULD MIX IN AT TIMES WITH THE RAIN AND SNOW DURING THE
MORNING...BUT LEFT OUT OF TAFS FOR NOW DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN AREAL
COVERAGE.
KMSN SHOULD SEE A TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW BY 21Z SATURDAY...AS COLDER
AIR PUSHES INTO THE AREA. CHANGE TO ALL RAIN IN EASTERN SITES
EXPECTED EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON WITHIN WARM SECTOR...WITH A CHANGE
TO ALL SNOW BY 00Z SUNDAY. IFR TO OCCASIONAL LIFR CONDITIONS WILL
CONTINUE.
&&
.MARINE...SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF THE LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE REGION SATURDAY...AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT
INCREASES. GUSTS TO 25 KNOTS ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES...ALONG WITH
BUILDING WAVES. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED FOR SATURDAY.
VERY STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL TAKE HOLD OF THE AREA
AFTER THE LOW PASSES AND STRENGTHENS LATER SATURDAY NIGHT. THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT GETS VERY TIGHT BY 12Z SUNDAY...LASTING THROUGH
12Z MONDAY BEFORE SLOWLY WEAKENING.
FORECAST SOUNDINGS AT KMKE INDICATED MEAN WINDS BUILDING TO AROUND
50 KNOTS...AVERAGING BETWEEN THE WEAKER NAM AND STRONGER GFS MODELS.
THESE WINDS WILL GENERATE VERY HIGH WAVES...ESPECIALLY TOWARD THE
OPEN WATERS. STORM FORCE WINDS WOULD LIKELY BE FOUND BY 12Z
SUNDAY...THROUGH 12Z MONDAY. START OF STORM WATCH WILL BE AT 06Z
SUNDAY...TO BLEND WITH THE NEIGHBORING OFFICES. THUS...THE STORM
WATCH WILL BE POSTED FROM 06Z SUNDAY UNTIL 12Z MONDAY.
THE STRONG WINDS AND COOLING WATERS WILL ALSO BRING MODERATE TO
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY DURING THIS PERIOD. A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY
WARNING MAY BE NEEDED AT TIMES.
NORTHWEST GALES WILL LINGER THROUGH MONDAY...WITH SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY...AS THE
STRONG LOW SLOWLY MOVES AWAY FROM THE REGION. HIGH WAVES SHOULD
LINGER TOWARD THE OPEN WATERS DURING THIS TIME.
&&
.MKX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WI...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON FOR WIZ059-060-062>072.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO NOON CST SUNDAY FOR
WIZ046-047-056-057.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY FOR
WIZ051-052-058.
LM...STORM WATCH FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT
FOR LMZ643>646.
&&
SHORT RANGE...DAVIS
LONG RANGE/AVIATION/MARINE...WOODHazardous weather outlook, Dec 10, 4:26 AM CST, 9 hours 59 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 426 AM CST FRI DEC 10 2010 WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-111030- MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-SAUK-COLUMBIA-DODGE- WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-IOWA-DANE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE- LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK-WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA- 426 AM CST FRI DEC 10 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE IS A CHANCE FOR RAIN...FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW DEVELOPING OVER SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. WINTER WEATHER HEADLINES MAY BE NEEDED LATE TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT FOR THE AREA ROUGHLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM MINERAL POINT TO MADISON TO WEST BEND AND SHEBOYGAN. SNOW AMOUNTS COULD REACH 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE WATCH AREA. A PERIOD OF MIXED PRECIPITATION IS ALSO POSSIBLE IN THE WATCH AREA ON SATURDAY. LIGHTER AMOUNTS OF SNOW...IN ADDITION TO A WINTRY MIX OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW ARE EXPECTED SOUTH OF THE WATCH AREA. BLUSTERY NORTH WINDS DEVELOPING LATER SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. COLD AIR SURGING INTO SOUTHERN WISCONSIN ON THESE BLUSTERY WINDS WILL DROP WIND CHILLS TO AS COLD AS 15 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO BY MONDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED IN THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS... HOWEVER SNOW FALL REPORTS ARE APPRECIATED. LMZ643>646-111030- 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- 426 AM CST FRI DEC 10 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING. WINDS AND WAVES WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE AS WEAK HIGH PRESSURE APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY RAPIDLY DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO PASS ACROSS LAKE MICHIGAN SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. BEHIND THIS SYSTEM...STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP AND WILL APPROACH GALE FORCE LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. THE HIGH WINDS AND WAVES WILL LINGER THROUGH MONDAY. THE THREAT FOR FREEZING SPRAY INCREASES WITH THE STRONG WINDS ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY. WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX MBK
The office that day
Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 10, 3:37 PM CST | Storm Watch | MKX | 24 hr |
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