Alert archive / Wisconsin / Winter Storm Warnings in 2010
Winter Storm Warning 4, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this winter storm warning at Dec 11, 2010, 8:51 PM CST for 4 counties in Wisconsin. It took effect at Dec 12, 2010, 12:00 AM CST. It was in force for 15 hr. 5 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 11, 2010, 8:51 PM CST (02:51 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 12, 2010, 12:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Dec 12, 2010, 3:07 PM CST
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
Counties Kenosha County, WI, Milwaukee County, WI, Racine County, WI, Walworth County, WI
The radar
The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:54 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 12, 6:30 AM CST | SNOW 1 | Waterford, WI | |
| Dec 12, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 3.4 | Delavan, WI | |
| Dec 12, 7:30 AM CST | SNOW 0.5 | Paddock Lake, WI | |
| Dec 12, 8:30 AM CST | SNOW 0.5 | Hales Corners, WI | MODERATE SNOW CURRENTLY |
| Dec 12, 8:30 AM CST | SNOW 1 | Rochester, WI |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 00:00Z, 2.9 hours before the alert went out and 193 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
- 518 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 339 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 634 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
196 WWUS43 KMKX 120251 WSWMKX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 851 PM CST SAT DEC 11 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING AND WINTER STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM NEAR CHICAGO WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS NORTHERN INDIANA DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. AS THE LOW PASSES TO THE EAST...A VERY STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL GENERATE STRONG NORTH 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. A BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND PORTIONS SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN FOR TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. 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. WIZ066-070>072-121100- /O.CAN.KMKX.BZ.W.0001.101212T0600Z-101213T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMKX.WS.W.0004.101212T0600Z-101213T0000Z/ MILWAUKEE-WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILWAUKEE...ELKHORN...LAKE GENEVA... RACINE...KENOSHA 851 PM CST SAT DEC 11 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... 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 BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...MAINLY RAIN IS EXPECTED INTO THE EVENING...GRADUALLY CHANGING OVER TO ALL SNOW. THE MILWAUKEE METRO AREA MAY SEE THE SNOW HOLD OFF UNTIL JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT. THEN LOOK FOR MODERATE SNOW ONCE THE CHANGEOVER OCCURS. VERY STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY AROUND 6 AM SUNDAY MORNING...LIKELY CREATING NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE LATER TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS NORTHWEST OF WAUKESHA...THE LOWEST AMOUNTS DOWN NEAR RACINE AND KENOSHA AND NEAR THE ILLINOIS BORDER. * 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 LATER TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND SOME ROADS BECOMING IMPASSABLE ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING 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. && $$ WIZ046-047-051-052-056>059-062>064-067>069-121100- /O.CON.KMKX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-101213T0000Z/ MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-SAUK-COLUMBIA-DODGE- WASHINGTON-IOWA-DANE-JEFFERSON-LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BERLIN...FOND DU LAC... SHEBOYGAN...BARABOO...PORTAGE...WISCONSIN DELLS...BEAVER DAM... WEST BEND...DODGEVILLE...MADISON...JEFFERSON...LAKE MILLS... DARLINGTON...MONROE...JANESVILLE...BELOIT 851 PM CST SAT DEC 11 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT...AND LAST INTO SUNDAY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY LATER TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 16 INCHES NORTH OF A PORT WASHINGTON TO MADISON LINE...AND 3 TO 8 INCHES TO THE SOUTH. THE LESSER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED NEAR THE ILLINOIS BORDER WHERE THE SNOW HAS DIMINISHED FOR A WHILE. * WINDS...STRONG NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH...WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT...AND LAST INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND SOME ROADS BECOMING IMPASSABLE ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ WIZ060-065-121100- /O.CON.KMKX.BZ.W.0001.101212T0600Z-101213T0000Z/ OZAUKEE-WAUKESHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORT WASHINGTON...WAUKESHA...BROOKFIELD 851 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...MAINLY 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 9 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE LATER TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS NORTHWEST OF WAUKESHA. * 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. && $$ HENTZ
5 follow-up statements
263 WWUS43 KMKX 120416 WSWMKX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 1016 PM CST SAT DEC 11 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING AND WINTER STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM NEAR CHICAGO WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS NORTHERN INDIANA DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. AS THE LOW PASSES TO THE EAST...A VERY STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL GENERATE STRONG NORTH 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. A BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND PORTIONS SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN FOR TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. 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. WIZ046-047-051-052-056>059-062>064-067>069-121215- /O.CON.KMKX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-101213T0000Z/ MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-SAUK-COLUMBIA-DODGE- WASHINGTON-IOWA-DANE-JEFFERSON-LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BERLIN...FOND DU LAC... SHEBOYGAN...BARABOO...PORTAGE...WISCONSIN DELLS...BEAVER DAM... WEST BEND...DODGEVILLE...MADISON...JEFFERSON...LAKE MILLS... DARLINGTON...MONROE...JANESVILLE...BELOIT 1016 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...SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT...AND LAST INTO SUNDAY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY LATER TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 16 INCHES NORTH OF A PORT WASHINGTON TO MADISON LINE...AND 3 TO 8 INCHES TO THE SOUTH. THE LESSER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED NEAR THE ILLINOIS BORDER WHERE THE SNOW HAS DIMINISHED FOR A WHILE. * 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. && $$ WIZ060-065-121215- /O.CON.KMKX.BZ.W.0001.101212T0600Z-101213T0000Z/ OZAUKEE-WAUKESHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORT WASHINGTON...WAUKESHA...BROOKFIELD 1016 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 SNOW RAIN MIX IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO ALL SNOW AROUND MIDNIGHT. THEN LOOK FOR MODERATE 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 9 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE LATER TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS NORTHWEST OF WAUKESHA. * 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. && $$ WIZ066-070>072-121215- /O.CON.KMKX.WS.W.0004.101212T0600Z-101213T0000Z/ MILWAUKEE-WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILWAUKEE...ELKHORN...LAKE GENEVA... RACINE...KENOSHA 1016 PM CST SAT DEC 11 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY. * TIMING...MAINLY RAIN IS EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW. THE MILWAUKEE METRO AREA MAY SEE THE SNOW HOLD OFF UNTIL JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT. THEN LOOK FOR MODERATE SNOW ONCE THE CHANGEOVER OCCURS. VERY STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY AROUND 6 AM SUNDAY MORNING...LIKELY CREATING NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE LATER TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS NORTHWEST OF MILWAUKEE...WITH THE LOWEST AMOUNTS DOWN NEAR RACINE AND KENOSHA AND NEAR THE ILLINOIS BORDER. * WINDS...STRONG NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH...WILL DEVELOP EARLY ON SUNDAY...AND LAST INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS LATER TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND SOME ROADS BECOMING IMPASSABLE ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ HENTZ
608 WWUS43 KMKX 121001 WSWMKX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 401 AM CST SUN DEC 12 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING AND WINTER STORM WARNING CONTINUE TODAY... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER SOUTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS LOWER MICHIGAN TODAY. STRONG NORTH WINDS OVER SOUTHERN WISCONSIN WILL COMBINE WITH SNOW TO PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR MOSTLY IN OPEN RURAL AREAS AND OTHER EXPOSED LOCATIONS NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM JANESVILLE TO WAUKESHA TO PORT WASHINGTON. VISIBILITIES OF 1/4 MILE OR LESS WILL MAKE FOR EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR ANYONE TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS. DUE TO A LATER SWITCH FROM RAIN TO SNOW IN THE MILWAUKEE TO KENOSHA TO LAKE GENEVA AREA...THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF WISCONSIN WILL REMAIN IN A WINTER STORM WARNING. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED IN THE THIS AREA. HOWEVER...SOME SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING...PLUS THE FREEZING OF THE RAIN WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN. BITTERLY COLD AIR...WITH WIND CHILLS DOWN TO 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO...WILL FOLLOW THE STORM SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. MINOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE SUNDAY NIGHT. WIZ046-047-051-052-056>059-062>064-067>069-121815- /O.CON.KMKX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-101213T0000Z/ MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-SAUK-COLUMBIA-DODGE- WASHINGTON-IOWA-DANE-JEFFERSON-LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BERLIN...FOND DU LAC... SHEBOYGAN...BARABOO...PORTAGE...WISCONSIN DELLS...BEAVER DAM... WEST BEND...DODGEVILLE...MADISON...JEFFERSON...LAKE MILLS... DARLINGTON...MONROE...JANESVILLE...BELOIT 401 AM CST SUN DEC 12 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...BLIZZARD OR NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAYTIME HOURS TODAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TODAY FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM WILL GENERALLY BE 1 TO 2 INCHES...WITH THE LOWER AMOUNTS WET OF STATE HIGHWAY 51. * WINDS...STRONG NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 35 TO AROUND 45 MPH. HIGHEST GUSTS NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN. * IMPACTS...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW...AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS TODAY. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN OPEN AND EXPOSED LOCATIONS. SOME ROADS MAY BECOMING 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. && $$ WIZ060-065-121815- /O.CON.KMKX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-101213T0000Z/ OZAUKEE-WAUKESHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORT WASHINGTON...WAUKESHA...BROOKFIELD 401 AM CST SUN DEC 12 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...BLIZZARD OR NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAYTIME HOURS TODAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TODAY FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 3 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS THE CLOSER YOU GET TO LAKE MICHIGAN. * WINDS...STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 35 TO 45 MPH. HIGHEST GUSTS NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN. * IMPACTS...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW...AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS TODAY. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN OPEN AND EXPOSED LOCATIONS. SOME ROADS MAY BECOMING IMPASSABLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ WIZ066-070>072-121815- /O.CON.KMKX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-101213T0000Z/ MILWAUKEE-WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILWAUKEE...ELKHORN...LAKE GENEVA... RACINE...KENOSHA 401 AM CST SUN DEC 12 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. * TIMING...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE IN STRENGTH DURING THE MORNING HOURS AND REMAIN STRONG UNTIL 6 PM. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP BY 9 AM AND COMBINE WITH THE SYSTEM SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM WILL RANGE FROM 1.5 INCHES IN WESTERN WALWORTH COUNTY TO ALMOST 4 INCHES IN FAR EASTERN RACINE COUNTY. THE GREATER SNOW AMOUNTS NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN ARE DUE TO LAKE-EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS ON TOP OF SYSTEM SNOW. * WINDS...STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 35 TO AROUND 45 MPH. HIGHEST GUSTS NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN. * IMPACTS...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS LATER TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND SOME ROADS BECOMING IMPASSABLE ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING 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. && $$ KAPELA
124 WWUS43 KMKX 121527 WSWMKX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 927 AM CST SUN DEC 12 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING AND WINTER STORM WARNING CONTINUE TODAY... .THE STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM HAS MOVED TO NEAR WESTERN LAKE ERIE...WHILE AN ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM IS BUILDING SOUTH OUT OF CANADA. THIS IS CREATING A VERY TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS SOUTHERN WISCONSIN...RESULTING VERY STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS. LOOK FOR NORTHERLY WINDS TO BE SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 35 TO 45 MPH. THIS WILL RESULT IN BLIZZARD OR NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT THE AREA...MOSTLY IN OPEN RURAL AREAS MAINLY NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM JANESVILLE TO WAUKESHA TO PORT WASHINGTON. VISIBILITIES OF 1/4 MILE OR LESS WILL MAKE FOR EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR ANYONE TRAVELING. SNOW HAS FINALLY INCREASED ACROSS FAR SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN. VISIBILITIES THERE WILL BE REDUCED TO 1/4 TO 1/2 MILE AT TIMES DUE TO THE FALLING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. ALL OF THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST LATER THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. BITTERLY COLD AIR...WITH WIND CHILLS DOWN TO 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO...WILL FOLLOW THE STORM TONIGHT INTO MONDAY. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. WIZ046-047-051-052-056>059-062>064-067>069-122330- /O.CON.KMKX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-101213T0000Z/ MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-SAUK-COLUMBIA-DODGE- WASHINGTON-IOWA-DANE-JEFFERSON-LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BERLIN...FOND DU LAC... SHEBOYGAN...BARABOO...PORTAGE...WISCONSIN DELLS...BEAVER DAM... WEST BEND...DODGEVILLE...MADISON...JEFFERSON...LAKE MILLS... DARLINGTON...MONROE...JANESVILLE...BELOIT 927 AM CST SUN DEC 12 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...BLIZZARD OR NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TODAY WILL GENERALLY BE 1 TO 2 INCHES...WITH THE LOWER AMOUNTS WEST OF STATE HIGHWAY 51. * WINDS...STRONG NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 35 TO AROUND 45 MPH. HIGHEST GUSTS NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN. * IMPACTS...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW...AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS TODAY. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN OPEN AND EXPOSED LOCATIONS. SOME ROADS MAY BECOMING 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. && $$ WIZ060-065-122330- /O.CON.KMKX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-101213T0000Z/ OZAUKEE-WAUKESHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORT WASHINGTON...WAUKESHA...BROOKFIELD 927 AM CST SUN DEC 12 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...BLIZZARD OR NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TODAY WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 3 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS THE CLOSER YOU GET TO LAKE MICHIGAN. * WINDS...STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 35 TO 45 MPH. HIGHEST GUSTS NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN. * IMPACTS...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW...AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS TODAY. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN OPEN AND EXPOSED LOCATIONS. SOME ROADS MAY BECOMING 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. && $$ WIZ066-070>072-122330- /O.CON.KMKX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-101213T0000Z/ MILWAUKEE-WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILWAUKEE...ELKHORN...LAKE GENEVA... RACINE...KENOSHA 927 AM CST SUN DEC 12 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS AND SNOW THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM 1.5 INCHES IN WESTERN WALWORTH COUNTY TO ALMOST 4 INCHES IN FAR EASTERN RACINE COUNTY. THE GREATER SNOW AMOUNTS NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN ARE DUE TO LAKE-EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS ON TOP OF SYSTEM SNOW. * WINDS...STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 35 TO AROUND 45 MPH. HIGHEST GUSTS NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN. * IMPACTS...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH TODAY. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ DAVIS
912 WWUS43 KMKX 121724 WSWMKX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 1124 AM CST SUN DEC 12 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING AND WINTER STORM WARNING CONTINUE TODAY... .THE STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM HAS MOVED TO NEAR WESTERN LAKE ERIE...WHILE AN ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM IS BUILDING SOUTH OUT OF CANADA. THIS IS CREATING A VERY TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS SOUTHERN WISCONSIN...RESULTING VERY STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS. LOOK FOR NORTHERLY WINDS TO BE SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 35 TO 45 MPH. THIS WILL RESULT IN BLIZZARD OR NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT THE AREA...MOSTLY IN OPEN RURAL AREAS MAINLY NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM JANESVILLE TO WAUKESHA TO PORT WASHINGTON. VISIBILITIES OF 1/4 MILE OR LESS WILL MAKE FOR EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR ANYONE TRAVELING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW INTO THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE CONFINED TO FAR SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN. VISIBILITIES THERE WILL BE REDUCED TO 1/4 TO 1/2 MILE AT TIMES DUE TO THE FALLING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. ALL OF THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST THIS AFTERNOON. BITTERLY COLD AIR...WITH WIND CHILLS DOWN TO 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO...WILL FOLLOW THE STORM TONIGHT INTO MONDAY. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. WIZ046-056-062-067-121830- /O.CAN.KMKX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-101213T0000Z/ MARQUETTE-SAUK-IOWA-LAFAYETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BARABOO...DODGEVILLE... DARLINGTON 1124 AM CST SUN DEC 12 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. SNOW HAS DIMINISHED ACROSS THE AREA AND CONDITIONS SHOULD CONTINUE TO IMPROVE. HOWEVER...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...AND SOME RESTRICTION OF VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN RURAL AREAS. $$ WIZ047-051-052-057>059-063-064-068-069-130000- /O.CON.KMKX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-101213T0000Z/ GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-COLUMBIA-DODGE-WASHINGTON-DANE- JEFFERSON-GREEN-ROCK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BERLIN...FOND DU LAC...SHEBOYGAN... PORTAGE...WISCONSIN DELLS...BEAVER DAM...WEST BEND...MADISON... JEFFERSON...LAKE MILLS...MONROE...JANESVILLE...BELOIT 1124 AM CST SUN DEC 12 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...BLIZZARD OR NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TODAY WILL GENERALLY BE UP TO 1 INCH...WITH THE LOWER AMOUNTS WEST OF STATE HIGHWAY 51. * WINDS...STRONG NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 35 TO AROUND 45 MPH. HIGHEST GUSTS NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN. * IMPACTS...LIGHT SNOW...AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS TODAY. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN OPEN AND EXPOSED LOCATIONS. SOME ROADS MAY BECOMING IMPASSABLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ WIZ060-065-130000- /O.CON.KMKX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-101213T0000Z/ OZAUKEE-WAUKESHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORT WASHINGTON...WAUKESHA...BROOKFIELD 1124 AM CST SUN DEC 12 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...BLIZZARD OR NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TODAY WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS THE CLOSER YOU GET TO LAKE MICHIGAN. * WINDS...STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 35 TO 45 MPH. HIGHEST GUSTS NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN. * IMPACTS...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW...AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS TODAY. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN OPEN AND EXPOSED LOCATIONS. SOME ROADS MAY BECOMING 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. && $$ WIZ066-070>072-130000- /O.CON.KMKX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-101213T0000Z/ MILWAUKEE-WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILWAUKEE...ELKHORN...LAKE GENEVA... RACINE...KENOSHA 1124 AM CST SUN DEC 12 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS AND SNOW THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM 1 INCH IN WESTERN WALWORTH COUNTY TO ALMOST 1 TO 3 INCHES IN FAR EASTERN RACINE COUNTY. THE GREATER SNOW AMOUNTS NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN ARE DUE TO LAKE-EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS ON TOP OF SYSTEM SNOW. * WINDS...STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 35 TO AROUND 45 MPH. HIGHEST GUSTS NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN. * IMPACTS...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH TODAY. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$
737 WWUS43 KMKX 122107 WSWMKX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 307 PM CST SUN DEC 12 2010 ...BITTERLY COLD TONIGHT...BLOWING SNOW THIS EVENING... .BRISK NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT...RESULTING IN WIND CHILL VALUES FALLING TO 20 TO 25 BELOW ZERO OVER ALL BUT FAR EASTERN WISCONSIN NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN. IN ADDITION...WINDS WILL STILL GUST TO NEAR 40 MPH THIS EVENING ACROSS SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN...PRODUCING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITY IN EXPOSED RURAL AREAS WILL DROP TO 1/2 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. MANY ROADS REMAIN SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. TRAVEL IS STILL VERY HAZARDOUS. THE LOW PRESSURE STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE AREA...WHILE AN ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM BUILDS SOUTH OUT CANADA. SKIES WILL GRADUALLY CLEAR THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. WIZ051-058-059-064-065-130515- /O.CAN.KMKX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-101213T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMKX.WW.Y.0007.101212T2107Z-101213T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMKX.WC.Y.0002.101213T0600Z-101213T1700Z/ FOND DU LAC-DODGE-WASHINGTON-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOND DU LAC...BEAVER DAM...WEST BEND... JEFFERSON...LAKE MILLS...WAUKESHA...BROOKFIELD 307 PM CST SUN DEC 12 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 11 AM CST MONDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 11 AM CST MONDAY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE EVENING...FREQUENTLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES IN EXPOSED AREAS TO 1/2 MILE OR LESS. WIND CHILL VALUES OF 20 BELOW ZERO EXPECTED FROM MIDNIGHT THROUGH 11 AM MONDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...20 BELOW ZERO. * WINDS...STRONG NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH THIS EVENING. HIGHEST GUSTS NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN. * IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THIS EVENING. BITTER TEMPERATURES TONIGHT COULD LEAD TO FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ WIZ052-060-130515- /O.CAN.KMKX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-101213T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMKX.WW.Y.0007.101212T2107Z-101213T0600Z/ SHEBOYGAN-OZAUKEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHEBOYGAN...PORT WASHINGTON 307 PM CST SUN DEC 12 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE EVENING... FREQUENTLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES IN EXPOSED AREAS TO 1/2 MILE OR LESS. * WINDS...STRONG NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH THIS EVENING. HIGHEST GUSTS NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN. * IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ WIZ047-057-063-068-069-130515- /O.CAN.KMKX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-101213T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMKX.WC.Y.0002.101213T0600Z-101213T1700Z/ GREEN LAKE-COLUMBIA-DANE-GREEN-ROCK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BERLIN...PORTAGE...WISCONSIN DELLS... MADISON...MONROE...JANESVILLE...BELOIT 307 PM CST SUN DEC 12 2010 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 11 AM CST MONDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 11 AM CST MONDAY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...FROM MIDNIGHT THROUGH 11 AM MONDAY * WIND CHILL VALUES...20 TO 25 BELOW ZERO. * WINDS...BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH. * IMPACTS...BITTER TEMPERATURES TONIGHT COULD LEAD TO FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ WIZ070-130515- /O.CAN.KMKX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-101213T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMKX.WW.Y.0007.101212T2107Z-101213T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMKX.WC.Y.0002.101213T0600Z-101213T1700Z/ WALWORTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELKHORN...LAKE GENEVA 307 PM CST SUN DEC 12 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 11 AM CST MONDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 11 AM CST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE EVENING...FREQUENTLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES IN EXPOSED AREAS TO 1/2 MILE OR LESS. WIND CHILL VALUES OF 20 BELOW ZERO EXPECTED FROM MIDNIGHT THROUGH 11 AM MONDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...20 BELOW ZERO. * WINDS...STRONG NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH THIS EVENING. HIGHEST GUSTS NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN. * IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THIS EVENING. BITTER TEMPERATURES TONIGHT COULD LEAD TO FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ WIZ066-071-072-130515- /O.CAN.KMKX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-101213T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMKX.WW.Y.0007.101212T2107Z-101213T0600Z/ MILWAUKEE-RACINE-KENOSHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILWAUKEE...RACINE...KENOSHA 307 PM CST SUN DEC 12 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE EVENING... FREQUENTLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES IN EXPOSED AREAS TO 1/2 MILE OR LESS. * WINDS...STRONG NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH THIS EVENING. HIGHEST GUSTS NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN. * IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ WIZ046-056-062-067-130515- /O.NEW.KMKX.WC.Y.0002.101213T0600Z-101213T1700Z/ MARQUETTE-SAUK-IOWA-LAFAYETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BARABOO...DODGEVILLE... DARLINGTON 307 PM CST SUN DEC 12 2010 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 11 AM CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 11 AM CST MONDAY. * TIMING...FROM MIDNIGHT THROUGH 11 AM MONDAY * WIND CHILL VALUES...20 TO 25 BELOW ZERO. * WINDS...BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH. * IMPACTS...BITTER TEMPERATURES TONIGHT COULD LEAD TO FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ DAVIS
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 11, 3:12 PM CST, 5 hours 39 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 11, 3:12 PM CST, 5 hours 39 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
312 PM CST SAT DEC 11 2010
.SHORT TERM...TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...FORECAST CONFIDENCE HIGH.
HAVE DECIDED TO UPGRADE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA TO A BLIZZARD WARNING
FOR THE STRONG STORM SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE REGION TONIGHT AND
SUNDAY.
MAIN AREA OF PRECIPITATION PIVOTING NORTHWARD INTO THE AREA...DRIVEN
BY 925-850MB LAYER FRONTOGENESIS RESPONSE...FOCUSED LOW LEVEL WARM
AIR ADVECTION AND TROWAL. STRONG MID TO UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE TROUGH
IS EXPECTED TO SHIFT SOUTHEAST ACROSS SOUTHEAST IOWA INTO SOUTHERN
ILLINOIS. SHORT TERM MODELS INDICATING STRENGTHENING SURFACE LOW
WILL SHIFT EAST SOUTHEAST ACROSS NORTHERN ILLINOIS...WITH AXIS OF
TROWAL AND LOW LEVEL FRONTOGENESIS RESPONSE SHIFTING ACROSS THE
AREA...ESPECIALLY THE NORTHERN AND NORTHEAST COUNTIES. THESE
FEATURES THEN GRADUALLY SHIFT EASTWARD ON SUNDAY.
EVAPORATIVE COOLING WITH PRECIPITATION MOVING INTO THE AREA SHOULD
BRING SNOW INTO ALL AREAS EXCEPT THE SOUTHEAST COUNTIES BY EARLY
THIS EVENING. THERE...WARMER AIR IN THAT AREA WILL KEEP ANY
PRECIPITATION RAIN EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN MIX WITH AND CHANGE
TO SNOW BY MIDNIGHT.
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA THIS
EVENING...THEN EVERYWHERE LATER TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY...BEFORE
GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF FROM WEST TO EAST. STRONG LIFT DESCRIBED
ABOVE WILL BRING LARGE QPF AMOUNTS OF AROUND 0.60 INCHES IN THE
SOUTHWESTERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...TO OVER 1.30
INCHES IN THE NORTHEAST. ROEBBER SNOW RATIO TECHNIQUE GAVE LOW
RATIOS OF AROUND 9 TO 1 DURING THE EVENING...THEN TRANSITION TO HIGH
RATIOS OF GREATER THAN 15 TO 1 FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST LATER
TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY. THIS GIVES SNOW AMOUNTS FROM 6 TO 10 INCHES IN
THE SOUTHEAST...TO 12 TO 15 INCHES ACROSS THE NORTHEAST COUNTIES.
IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...VERY STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO KICK IN
ACROSS THE AREA FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST DURING THE EVENING. AREA
FORECAST SOUNDINGS ON MULTIPLE MODELS SHOW MEAN WINDS IN THE LOWEST
FEW THOUSAND FEET AVERAGING AROUND 50 KNOTS...ESPECIALLY LATER
TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KNOTS ARE ALSO
EXPECTED. THIS WILL LEAD TO BLOWING SNOW...GREATLY REDUCING
VISIBILITIES TO NEAR WHITEOUT AT TIMES. GIVEN THE COMBINATION OF THE
VERY STRONG WINDS AND MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW...A BLIZZARD WARNING
SEEMED JUSTIFIED.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...FORECAST CONFIDENCE MEDIUM.
STILL QUITE WINDY IN THE EVENING WITH CONTINUED BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW. MAY STILL SEE SOME LIGHT SNOW/SHOWERS IN THE FAR
EAST...CLOSE TO THE LAKE. PRESSURE GRADIENT JUST GRADUALLY
RELAXES...AND DIURNAL TRENDS SHOULD KNOCK DOWN THE INTENSITY OF
THE GUSTS. WE MAY END UP EXTENDING WINTER HEADLINES INTO THIS
PERIOD LATER ON DOWN THE ROAD. FOR NOW...WILL HAVE HEADLINES
EXPIRE AT 6 PM SUNDAY. COLD AIR BEGINS TO FLOW IN AND WILL SEE
LOWS MONDAY MORNING NEAR 10 BELOW IN THE FAR WEST TO 7 ABOVE IN
THE FAR EAST.
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...FORECAST CONFIDENCE HIGH.
BITTERLY COLD WITH GRADUALLY DIMINISHING WIND AS HIGH PRESSURE
SLOWLY BUILDS IN. SOME SUNSHINE RETURNS AS WELL. THE AXIS OF THE
HIGH IS OVERHEAD TUESDAY MORNING. THIS WILL BE OUR COLDEST MOMENT
WITH LOWS TUESDAY MORNING DROPPING TO NEAR 10 TO 15 BELOW WEST OF
MADISON TO THE LOWER SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO IN THE FAR EAST.
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...FORECAST CONFIDENCE MEDIUM.
AS RIDGE AXIS SHIFTS EAST...UPSTREAM BAROCLINIC ZONE APPROACHES AS
TEMPS MODIFY IN RETURN FLOW. A COMBINATION OF DEEP WAA AND A MID
LEVEL SHORTWAVE DIVING IN FROM THE NORTHWEST ALONG THE BAROCLINIC
ZONE COULD LEAD TO ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOWFALL. AT THIS
POINT...AMOUNTS SHOULD BE IN THE 1 TO 3 INCH RANGE.
&&
.AVIATION...PREVAILING IFR CEILINGS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND SUNDAY
WITH THE STORM. CHANGE TO SNOW AT KMSN BY 22Z SATURDAY...KUES BY 04Z
SUNDAY...AND KMKE AND KENW BY 07Z SUNDAY. THERE WILL BE LIFR TO
VLIFR VISIBILITIES MAINLY LATER THIS EVENING THROUGH MOST OF
SUNDAY...WITH THE SNOW BANDS TONIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY...THEN WITH
THE BLOWING SNOW BEGINNING LATER TONIGHT AND LASTING THROUGH AT
LEAST SUNDAY. LIFR TO VLIFR CEILINGS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE AT TIMES WITH
THE HEAVIER SNOW BANDS.
WINDS WILL BACK TO THE NORTHEAST AND NORTH TONIGHT...AND BECOME VERY
STRONG AND GUSTY LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. SUSTAINED NORTH WINDS OF
20 TO 30 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED AFTER 08Z TO 10Z SUNDAY...WITH GUSTS OF
40 TO 50 KNOTS POSSIBLE.
&&
.MARINE...ADJUSTED SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TO END AT 06Z SUNDAY...AND
UPGRADED TO A STORM WARNING FROM 06Z SUNDAY UNTIL 12Z MONDAY. BRISK
SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT...BUILDING WAVES OF 3 TO 6
FEET. THE WINDS WILL BACK NORTH WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE LOW...AND
WILL BECOME VERY STRONG AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREQUENT GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS
ARE THEN EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...AS WINDS BACK NORTHWEST.
THE WINDS WILL GENERATE VERY HIGH AND DANGEROUS WAVES OF 14 TO 18
FEET...ESPECIALLY TOWARD THE OPEN WATERS.
THESE WINDS AND COOLING WATER TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER 40S SHOULD
GENERATE MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY SUNDAY THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY
NIGHT. MAY SEE HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
WITH STRONG WINDS AND COLDER TEMPERATURES. ADDED A HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY WATCH FOR THIS PERIOD.
BRISK AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS AND HIGH WAVES WILL THEN LINGER
MONDAY INTO TUESDAY...BEFORE WEAKENING.
&&
.MKX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WI...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR WIZ062-
063-067-068.
BLIZZARD WARNING UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY FOR WIZ046-047-051-052-
056>059-062>064-067>069.
BLIZZARD WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY FOR
WIZ060-065-066-070>072.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR WIZ046-047-
056-057.
LM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR LMZ643>646.
STORM WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST MONDAY FOR
LMZ643>646.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WATCH FROM MIDNIGHT SUNDAY NIGHT TO 6 PM
CST MONDAY FOR LMZ643>646.
&&
CORRECTED TO ADD HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WATCH INFORMATION
LONG TERM...DAVIS
SHORT TERM/AVIATION/MARINE...WOODHazardous weather outlook, Dec 11, 3:45 PM CST, 5 hours 6 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 345 PM CST SAT DEC 11 2010 WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-121200- MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-SAUK-COLUMBIA-DODGE- WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-IOWA-DANE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE- LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK-WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA- 330 PM CST SAT DEC 11 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT A BLIZZARD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN. THE BLIZZARD WARNING BEGINS AROUND MIDNIGHT ACROSS FAR SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN AND AT 6 PM THIS EVENING ELSEWHERE. SEE OUR WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE OR OUR WEB SITE FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY. NORTHERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 40 TO 50 MPH WILL CREATE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SNOWFALL AND WIND REPORTS WILL BE APPRECIATED TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY. LMZ643>646-121200- 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- 330 PM CST SAT DEC 11 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT. THEN A STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. RAPIDLY DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO PASS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TIP OF LAKE MICHIGAN TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...THEN SLOWLY MOVE EAST. VERY STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP...WITH FREQUENT STORM FORCE GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. HIGH WINDS AND WAVES WILL LINGER MONDAY INTO TUESDAY. A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH 6 PM MONDAY. DAVIS WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX
In the hours before
Local storm report, Dec 11, 7:21 PM CST, 1 hour 30 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
721 PM CST SAT DEC 11 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0659 PM SNOW 7 SW MADISON 43.01N 89.48W
12/11/2010 M2.3 INCH DANE WI BROADCAST MEDIA
MEASURED AT WMTV.
&&
PZABELLocal storm report, Dec 11, 7:48 PM CST, 1 hour 3 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
748 PM CST SAT DEC 11 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0740 PM SNOW 8 SW MADISON 43.00N 89.50W
12/11/2010 M3.0 INCH DANE WI BROADCAST MEDIA
MEASURED AT WISC-TV. SNOW MODERATE TO HEAVY. VISIBILITY
AROUDN 1/4MI. ROADS BECOMING VERY SLICK.
&&
PZABELLocal storm report, Dec 11, 8:05 PM CST, 46 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
805 PM CST SAT DEC 11 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0804 PM SNOW FALL RIVER 43.39N 89.05W
12/11/2010 E3.5 INCH COLUMBIA WI TRAINED SPOTTER
OBSERVED THUNDER AND LIGHTNING. POWER OUTAGES IN VILLAGE
OF FALL RIVER.
&&
PZABELLocal storm report, Dec 11, 8:28 PM CST, 23 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
828 PM CST SAT DEC 11 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0821 PM SNOW TAYCHEEDAH 43.81N 88.40W
12/11/2010 M2.5 INCH FOND DU LAC WI TRAINED SPOTTER
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL CURRENTLY.
0815 PM SNOW MOUNT HOREB 43.01N 89.73W
12/11/2010 M3.2 INCH DANE WI TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
PZABELLocal storm report, Dec 11, 8:41 PM CST, 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
841 PM CST SAT DEC 11 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0832 PM SNOW SHEBOYGAN 43.75N 87.72W
12/11/2010 M3.0 INCH SHEBOYGAN WI TRAINED SPOTTER
FALLING ABOUT 1 INCH PER HOUR.
&&
PZABELLocal storm report, Dec 11, 8:48 PM CST, 3 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
848 PM CST SAT DEC 11 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0832 PM SNOW WEST BEND 43.42N 88.18W
12/11/2010 M2.0 INCH WASHINGTON WI TRAINED SPOTTER
0848 PM SNOW OREGON 42.93N 89.38W
12/11/2010 M2.3 INCH DANE WI TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
PZABELThe office that day
Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 12, 4:14 AM CST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | MKX | 32 hr | |
| Dec 12, 3:07 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | MKX | Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green, Green Lake and 9 more | 20 hr |
| Dec 12, 3:07 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MKX | Dodge, Fond du Lac, Jefferson, Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee and 5 more | 9 hr |
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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.