Freezing Rain Advisory 2, NWS La Crosse, WI

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

447 
WWUS43 KARX 031003
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
403 AM CST SAT DEC 3 2011

...LIGHT RAIN AND DRIZZLE CREATING SOME ICY PATCHES EARLY THIS
MORNING...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL LIKELY LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO
TONIGHT... 

.TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S AND COLD GROUND HAVE
COMBINED WITH LIGHT RAIN AND DRIZZLE EARLY THIS MORNING TO
PRODUCE SOME GLAZING ACROSS THE AREA. THIS HAS BEEN MOST COMMON
OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS AND RIDGE TOPS. TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES
HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...NORTHEAST IOWA AND
WESTERN WISCONSIN AS A RESULT OF THE GLAZING.

PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE FOR MOST LOCATIONS THROUGH TODAY.
HOWEVER...TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO WARM INTO THE MID 30S TO
AROUND 40 THIS MORNING...ALLOWING GLAZING TO END BY 7 AM. THROUGH
EARLY THIS AFTERNOON MUCH OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL FALL AS RAIN.
FROM MID AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING...LOOK FOR THE PRECIPITATION
TO EVENTUALLY MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO ALL SNOW...QUICKEST NORTH OF A
LINE FROM CHARLES CITY IOWA TO WINONA MINNESOTA AND BLACK RIVER
FALLS WISCONSIN. 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED IN THESE
AREAS. SOUTH OF THE LINE...PLAN ON LESSER SNOW AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3
INCHES. ALTHOUGH THIS AREA WILL EXPERIENCE LESS SNOW...AFTER
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR FREEZING RAIN TO MIX IN
AT TIMES...RESULTING IN LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS.

HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED EARLY THIS MORNING
THEN AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

IAZ008-009-018-MNZ079-086>088-094-095-WIZ029-032>034-031815-
/O.UPG.KARX.WS.A.0007.111203T1500Z-111204T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KARX.WW.Y.0014.111203T1800Z-111204T1200Z/
/O.CON.KARX.ZR.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-111203T1300Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-FLOYD-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-
CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLES CITY...ROCHESTER...WINONA...
AUSTIN...NEILLSVILLE...BLACK RIVER FALLS
403 AM CST SAT DEC 3 2011

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CST THIS
MORNING...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM CST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
6 AM CST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* PATCHY LIGHT RAIN AND DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE THE THREAT OF
  GLAZING THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS TODAY. LOOK FOR A MIX
  OF SNOW AND RAIN TO SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA BY MID
  AFTERNOON...BECOMING ALL SNOW BY LATE AFTERNOON. THE BULK OF THE
  ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL FALL LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS
  EVENING.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAINLY BE A GLAZING AND MAINLY IN THE 
  HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE 
  POSSIBLE...MAKING THIS THE FIRST SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL OF THE 
  SEASON FOR MANY LOCATIONS. 

* VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO 1 MILE OR LESS IN THE FALLING
  SNOW...ESPECIALLY BETWEEN 5 PM AND 10 PM.

* THE GLAZING WILL CREATE SLIPPERY SPOTS ON ROADS AND SIDEWALKS...
  ESPECIALLY THOSE AREAS THAT WERE SHADED ON FRIDAY. ANY GLAZING
  WILL BE ENOUGH TO CREATE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. SNOW OR SLUSH
  COVERED ROADS LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT WILL ALSO MAKE TRAVEL
  HAZARDOUS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. 

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING
FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

&&

$$

IAZ010-011-019-MNZ096-WIZ041>043-053-031815-
/O.NEW.KARX.WW.Y.0014.111204T0000Z-111204T1200Z/
/O.CON.KARX.ZR.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-111203T1300Z/
WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-CHICKASAW-HOUSTON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-
VERNON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...LA CROSSE...
SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA
403 AM CST SAT DEC 3 2011

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CST THIS
MORNING...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 AM CST SUNDAY...

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

* LIGHT RAIN AND DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE THE THREAT OF GLAZING
  THROUGH THE REST OF THE EARLY MORNING HOURS TODAY. PLAN ON A MIX
  OF SNOW AND RAIN TO DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE
  INTO TONIGHT. SOME OF THE PRECIPITATION MAY MIX WITH FREEZING
  RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS EARLY THIS MORNING WILL MAINLY BE A GLAZING
  AND MAINLY IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS. LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS
  ARE ALSO POSSIBLE AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AS TEMPERATURES FALL
  BELOW FREEZING.

* THE BULK OF THE ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL FALL BETWEEN 6 PM AND
  MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE
  POSSIBLE.

* THE GLAZING WILL CREATE SLIPPERY SPOTS ON ROADS AND SIDEWALKS...
  ESPECIALLY THOSE AREAS THAT WERE SHADED ON FRIDAY. ANY GLAZING
  WILL BE ENOUGH TO CREATE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. THE SNOW AND SOME
  FREEZING RAIN WILL CREATE ADDITIONAL TRAVEL PROBLEMS TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. 

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL
CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. SOME FREEZING RAIN AND
GLAZING MAY ALSO CREATE TRAVEL PROBLEMS TONIGHT. BE PREPARED FOR
SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION
WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE
CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

&&

$$

WIZ017-031815-
/O.UPG.KARX.WS.A.0007.111203T1500Z-111204T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KARX.WW.Y.0014.111203T1800Z-111204T1200Z/
TAYLOR-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MEDFORD
403 AM CST SAT DEC 3 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM CST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW..WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6
AM CST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* A MIX OF SNOW AND RAIN WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA EARLY THIS
  AFTERNOON...BECOMING ALL SNOW BY LATE AFTERNOON. THE BULK OF THE
  ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL FALL LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS
  EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE.

* VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO 1 MILE OR LESS IN THE FALLING
  SNOW...ESPECIALLY BETWEEN 5 PM AND 10 PM.

* SNOW OR SLUSH COVERED ROADS LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT WILL MAKE
  TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. |

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING
FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

&&

$$

IAZ029-030-WIZ044-054-055-061-031300-
/O.CON.KARX.ZR.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-111203T1300Z/
FAYETTE-CLAYTON-ADAMS-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OELWEIN...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...
RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
403 AM CST SAT DEC 3 2011

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CST THIS
MORNING...

* LIGHT RAIN AND DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE THE THREAT OF GLAZING
  THROUGH THE REST OF THE EARLY MORNING HOURS.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAINLY BE A GLAZING AND MAINLY IN THE 
  HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS. 

* THE GLAZING WILL CREATE SLIPPERY SPOTS ON ROADS AND SIDEWALKS...
  ESPECIALLY THOSE AREAS THAT WERE SHADED ON FRIDAY. ANY GLAZING
  WILL BE ENOUGH TO CREATE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE
LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE
OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

&&

$$

RRS/AJ

WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE

718 
WWUS43 KARX 031019 CCA
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
418 AM CST SAT DEC 3 2011

...LIGHT RAIN AND DRIZZLE CREATING SOME ICY PATCHES EARLY THIS
MORNING...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL LIKELY LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO
TONIGHT... 

.TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S AND COLD GROUND HAVE
COMBINED WITH LIGHT RAIN AND DRIZZLE EARLY THIS MORNING TO
PRODUCE SOME GLAZING ACROSS THE AREA. THIS HAS BEEN MOST COMMON
OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS AND RIDGE TOPS. TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES
HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...NORTHEAST IOWA AND
WESTERN WISCONSIN AS A RESULT OF THE GLAZING.

PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE FOR MOST LOCATIONS THROUGH TODAY.
HOWEVER...TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO WARM INTO THE MID 30S TO
AROUND 40 THIS MORNING...ALLOWING GLAZING TO END BY 7 AM. THROUGH
EARLY THIS AFTERNOON MUCH OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL FALL AS RAIN.
FROM MID AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING...LOOK FOR THE PRECIPITATION
TO EVENTUALLY MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO ALL SNOW...QUICKEST NORTH OF A
LINE FROM CHARLES CITY IOWA TO WINONA MINNESOTA AND BLACK RIVER
FALLS WISCONSIN. 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED IN THESE
AREAS. SOUTH OF THE LINE...PLAN ON LESSER SNOW AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3
INCHES. ALTHOUGH THIS AREA WILL EXPERIENCE LESS SNOW...AFTER
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR FREEZING RAIN TO MIX IN
AT TIMES...RESULTING IN LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS.

HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED EARLY THIS MORNING
THEN AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

IAZ008-009-018-MNZ079-086>088-094-095-WIZ029-032>034-031845-
/O.UPG.KARX.WS.A.0007.111203T1500Z-111204T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KARX.WW.Y.0014.111203T1800Z-111204T1200Z/
/O.CON.KARX.ZR.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-111203T1300Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-FLOYD-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-
CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLES CITY...ROCHESTER...WINONA...
AUSTIN...NEILLSVILLE...BLACK RIVER FALLS
418 AM CST SAT DEC 3 2011

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CST THIS
MORNING...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM CST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
6 AM CST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* PATCHY LIGHT RAIN AND DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE THE THREAT OF
  GLAZING THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS TODAY. LOOK FOR A MIX
  OF SNOW AND RAIN TO SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA BY MID
  AFTERNOON...BECOMING ALL SNOW BY LATE AFTERNOON. THE BULK OF THE
  ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL FALL LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS
  EVENING.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAINLY BE A GLAZING AND MAINLY IN THE 
  HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE 
  POSSIBLE...MAKING THIS THE FIRST SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL OF THE 
  SEASON FOR MANY LOCATIONS. 

* VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO 1 MILE OR LESS IN THE FALLING
  SNOW...ESPECIALLY BETWEEN 5 PM AND 10 PM.

* THE GLAZING WILL CREATE SLIPPERY SPOTS ON ROADS AND SIDEWALKS...
  ESPECIALLY THOSE AREAS THAT WERE SHADED ON FRIDAY. ANY GLAZING
  WILL BE ENOUGH TO CREATE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. SNOW OR SLUSH
  COVERED ROADS LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT WILL ALSO MAKE TRAVEL
  HAZARDOUS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. 

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING
FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

&&

$$

IAZ010-011-019-MNZ096-WIZ041>043-053-031845-
/O.NEW.KARX.WW.Y.0014.111204T0000Z-111204T1200Z/
/O.CON.KARX.ZR.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-111203T1300Z/
WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-CHICKASAW-HOUSTON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-
VERNON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...LA CROSSE...
SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA
418 AM CST SAT DEC 3 2011

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CST THIS
MORNING...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 AM CST SUNDAY...

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

* LIGHT RAIN AND DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE THE THREAT OF GLAZING
  THROUGH THE REST OF THE EARLY MORNING HOURS TODAY. PLAN ON A MIX
  OF SNOW AND RAIN TO DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE
  INTO TONIGHT. SOME OF THE PRECIPITATION MAY MIX WITH FREEZING
  RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS EARLY THIS MORNING WILL MAINLY BE A GLAZING
  AND MAINLY IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS. LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS
  ARE ALSO POSSIBLE AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AS TEMPERATURES FALL
  BELOW FREEZING.

* THE BULK OF THE ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL FALL BETWEEN 6 PM AND
  MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE
  POSSIBLE.

* THE GLAZING WILL CREATE SLIPPERY SPOTS ON ROADS AND SIDEWALKS...
  ESPECIALLY THOSE AREAS THAT WERE SHADED ON FRIDAY. ANY GLAZING
  WILL BE ENOUGH TO CREATE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. THE SNOW AND SOME
  FREEZING RAIN WILL CREATE ADDITIONAL TRAVEL PROBLEMS TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. 

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL
CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. SOME FREEZING RAIN AND
GLAZING MAY ALSO CREATE TRAVEL PROBLEMS TONIGHT. BE PREPARED FOR
SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION
WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE
CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

&&

$$

WIZ017-031845-
/O.UPG.KARX.WS.A.0007.111203T1500Z-111204T1200Z/
/O.COR.KARX.WW.Y.0014.111203T1800Z-111204T1200Z/
TAYLOR-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MEDFORD
418 AM CST SAT DEC 3 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM CST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW..WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6
AM CST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* A MIX OF SNOW AND RAIN WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA EARLY THIS
  AFTERNOON...BECOMING ALL SNOW BY LATE AFTERNOON. THE BULK OF THE
  ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL FALL LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS
  EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE.

* VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO 1 MILE OR LESS IN THE FALLING
  SNOW...ESPECIALLY BETWEEN 5 PM AND 10 PM.

* SNOW OR SLUSH COVERED ROADS LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT WILL MAKE
  TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING
FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

&&

$$

IAZ029-030-WIZ044-054-055-061-031300-
/O.CON.KARX.ZR.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-111203T1300Z/
FAYETTE-CLAYTON-ADAMS-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OELWEIN...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...
RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
418 AM CST SAT DEC 3 2011

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CST THIS
MORNING...

* LIGHT RAIN AND DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE THE THREAT OF GLAZING
  THROUGH THE REST OF THE EARLY MORNING HOURS.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAINLY BE A GLAZING AND MAINLY IN THE 
  HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS. 

* THE GLAZING WILL CREATE SLIPPERY SPOTS ON ROADS AND SIDEWALKS...
  ESPECIALLY THOSE AREAS THAT WERE SHADED ON FRIDAY. ANY GLAZING
  WILL BE ENOUGH TO CREATE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE
LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE
OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

&&

$$

RRS/AJ

WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE

775 
WWUS43 KARX 031307
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
707 AM CST SAT DEC 3 2011

...PATCHY FREEZING RAIN AND DRIZZLE EARLY THIS MORNING COMING TO
AN END...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL LIKELY LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO
TONIGHT...

.THE LIGHT RAIN AND DRIZZLE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PATCHY GLAZING
ACROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT HAD MOVED OUT OF MUCH OF THE AREA. WHERE
SOME LIGHT RAIN AND DRIZZLE CONTINUED...TEMPERATURES HAD WARMED
INTO THE MIDDLE AND EVEN SOME UPPER 30S...MAKING ANY REMAINING
GLAZING QUITE ISOLATED. THEREFORE THE FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY THAT
WAS IN EFFECT THROUGH 7 AM WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW PERHAPS MIXED WITH SOME FREEZING RAIN
CONTINUES FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA.

PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHEAST IOWA AND
SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN THIS MORNING...THEN SPREAD NORTH ACROSS THE
AREA LATE THIS MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON. THROUGH EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON MUCH OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL FALL AS RAIN. FROM MID
AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING...LOOK FOR THE PRECIPITATION TO
EVENTUALLY MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO ALL SNOW... QUICKEST NORTH OF A
LINE FROM CHARLES CITY IOWA TO WINONA MINNESOTA AND BLACK RIVER
FALLS WISCONSIN. 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED IN THESE
AREAS. SOUTH OF THE LINE...PLAN ON LESSER SNOW AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3
INCHES. ALTHOUGH THIS AREA WILL EXPERIENCE LESS SNOW...AFTER
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR FREEZING RAIN TO MIX IN
AT TIMES...RESULTING IN LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS.

HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED EARLY THIS MORNING
THEN AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

IAZ010-011-019-MNZ096-WIZ041>043-053-032115-
/O.EXP.KARX.ZR.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-111203T1300Z/
/O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0014.111204T0000Z-111204T1200Z/
WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-CHICKASAW-HOUSTON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-
VERNON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...LA CROSSE...
SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA
707 AM CST SAT DEC 3 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY...
...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 AM CST THIS MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY. THE FREEZING RAIN
ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 7 AM. 

* PLAN ON A MIX OF SNOW AND RAIN TO DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON
  AND CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT. SOME OF THE PRECIPITATION MAY MIX
  WITH FREEZING RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

* THE BULK OF THE ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL FALL BETWEEN 6 PM AND
  MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE
  POSSIBLE.

* LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AS
  TEMPERATURES FALL BELOW FREEZING.

* THE SNOW AND POTENTIAL FOR SOME FREEZING RAIN ARE EXPECTED TO
  CREATE TRAVEL PROBLEMS TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. SOME FREEZING RAIN AND
GLAZING MAY ALSO CREATE TRAVEL PROBLEMS TONIGHT. BE PREPARED FOR
SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION
WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE
CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

&&

$$

IAZ008-009-018-MNZ079-086>088-094-095-WIZ029-032>034-032115-
/O.EXP.KARX.ZR.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-111203T1300Z/
/O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0014.111203T1800Z-111204T1200Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-FLOYD-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-
CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLES CITY...ROCHESTER...WINONA...
AUSTIN...NEILLSVILLE...BLACK RIVER FALLS
707 AM CST SAT DEC 3 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
6 AM CST SUNDAY...
...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 AM CST THIS MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
6 AM CST SUNDAY. THE FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY THAT WAS IN EFFECT
THROUGH 7 AM WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

* LOOK FOR A MIX OF SNOW AND RAIN TO SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA BY
  MID AFTERNOON...BECOMING ALL SNOW BY LATE AFTERNOON. THE BULK OF
  THE ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL FALL LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS
  EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...MAKING THIS
  THE FIRST SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL OF THE SEASON FOR MANY LOCATIONS.

* VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO 1 MILE OR LESS IN THE FALLING
  SNOW...ESPECIALLY BETWEEN 5 PM AND 10 PM.

* SNOW OR SLUSH COVERED ROADS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WILL
  ALSO MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING
FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. 

&&

$$

IAZ029-030-WIZ044-054-055-061-031415-
/O.EXP.KARX.ZR.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-111203T1300Z/
FAYETTE-CLAYTON-ADAMS-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OELWEIN...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...
RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
707 AM CST SAT DEC 3 2011

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 AM CST THIS MORNING...

TEMPERATURES HAVE EITHER WARMED INTO THE MIDDLE AND UPPER 30S OR
THE PRECIPITATION RESPONSIBLE FOR THE GLAZING HAS BECOME VERY
LIGHT OR END. THEREFORE THE FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY WILL BE
ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 7 AM. 

$$

WIZ017-032115-
/O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0014.111203T1800Z-111204T1200Z/
TAYLOR-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MEDFORD
707 AM CST SAT DEC 3 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
6 AM CST SUNDAY...

* A MIX OF SNOW AND RAIN WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA EARLY THIS 
  AFTERNOON...BECOMING ALL SNOW BY LATE AFTERNOON. THE BULK OF 
  THE ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL FALL LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH 
  THIS EVENING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE.

* VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO 1 MILE OR LESS IN THE FALLING 
  SNOW...ESPECIALLY BETWEEN 5 PM AND 10 PM. 

* SNOW OR SLUSH COVERED ROADS LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT WILL MAKE 
  TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING
FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

&&

$$

RRS

WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
128 AM CST SAT DEC 3 2011

.SHORT TERM...TONIGHT
128 AM CST SAT DEC 3 2011

128 AM UPDATE...DESPITE 2 METER TEMPERATURES THAT HAVE RISEN TO AT
OR ABOVE 32F ACROSS MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA...THE RAIN/DRIZZLE
COMING THROUGH AS SEEN ON RADAR HAS BEEN FREEZING ON ROAD
SURFACES. THINKING SOME OF THE ISSUE IS DUE TO DEWPOINTS STAYING
BETWEEN 28-31 F...RESULTING IN AT SURFACE TEMPERATURES HOVERING
BELOW 32 F...THUS CAUSING THE ICY CONDITIONS. WITH DEWPOINTS
PROBABLY GOING TO STRUGGLE TO RISE MUCH MORE DURING THE OVERNIGHT
HOURS...GIVEN DEWPOINTS STILL AROUND 31 JUST TO THE NORTHEAST OF
DES MOINES...HAVE ISSUED A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY UNTIL 13Z FOR
ALL OF THE FORECAST AREA EXCEPT TAYLOR COUNTY WHICH LOOKS TO STAY
MOSTLY DRY. ALSO...DELAYED THE WINTER STORM WATCH TO 15Z...AND
NECESSARY REPLACEMENTS TO IT IN A FEW HOURS WILL PROBABLY DELAY
THE TIMING MORE.

9 PM UPDATE...

00Z NAM COMING IN AND LOOKS LIKE IT HAS TAKEN A SLIGHT SHIFT EAST
WITH ITS STORM TRACK. SHARP CUTOFF BETWEEN THE ACCUMULATING SNOWS
AND RAIN/SNOW TO RAIN. COULD SEE A LOCATION GETTING 4-5 INCHES OF
WET SNOW WHILE 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF THERE 1/2 INCH. IT MIGHT BE
THAT SHARP ON ITS SOUTHERN FLANK.

FORCING REMAINS STRONGEST SAT EVENING WITH THE BEST SLOPING
FRONTOGENETIC LIFT...ENHANCED UPWARD MOTION FROM COUPLED 300 MB JET
STRUCTURE...SFC LOW AND UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE. THE MOST LIKELY
PERIOD FOR HEAVIER SNOW AND THE HIGHER AMOUNTS STILL LOOKS TO BE
LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. WINDS DO PICK UP A BIT
OVERNIGHT SAT AS THE SYSTEM EXITS NORTHEAST...BUT WITH THE
ANTICIPATED WET NATURE OF THE SNOW...DON/T THINK BLOWING AND
DRIFTING WILL BECOME A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM FOR THOSE WIND PRONE
AREAS. THAT SAID...ITS STILL SOMETHING TO MONITOR.

WOULD LIKE TO UPGRADE THE WATCHES TO WARNINGS/ADVISORIES.
HOWEVER...THIS SHIFT OF THE NAM WOULD PULL THE POSSIBLE WARNING SNOW
/6 INCHES/ AN ADDITIONAL TIER OF COUNTIES EAST OF THE CURRENT WATCH
POSITION. AGAIN...A SLIGHT CHANGE FROM ITS PREVIOUS RUNS...BUT
SIGNIFICANT FOR THE FORECAST AREA. THINK THE FORECAST IS BETTER
SERVED WAITING ON THE GFS AND OTHER MODEL RUNS TO ADD A BIT MORE
CLARITY TO THE ANTICIPATED SNOW. THE WATCH WILL BE UPGRADED TO
WARNINGS AND/OR ADVISORIES...BUT CONFIDENCE DICTATES WE WAIT A FEW
MORE HOURS.

.LONG TERM...TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
330 PM CST FRI DEC 2 2011

02.12 MEDIUM RANGE MODELS IN AGREEMENT ON TUESDAY SHOWING COLD HIGH
PRESSING IN PLACE ACROSS THE AREA...WITH HIGHS ONLY IN THE TEENS TO
LOWER 20S UNDER MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES. LOWS WILL BE RATHER CHILLY
TUESDAY NIGHT...ESPECIALLY FOR LOCATIONS THAT HAVE SNOWPACK IN
PLACE. LOOK FOR LOWS TO ONCE AGAIN FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS TO
POTENTIALLY THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO. THE HIGH WILL REMAIN IN
PLACE THROUGH THURSDAY PROVIDING DRY AND COOL CONDITIONS. LOOK FOR
HIGHS ON WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY TO RANGE FROM THE UPPER TEENS TO
LOWER 20S WITH LOWS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO LOWER TEENS. A SHORTWAVE
TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE REGION ON FRIDAY BRINGING A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW TO THE AREA...WITH CHILLY TEMPERATURES
PERSISTING.

&&

.AVIATION...
1130 PM CST FRI DEC 2 2011

LOW STRATUS HAS MANIFESTED ACROSS IA IN THE PRESENCE OF LOW LEVEL
SATURATION/WARMING AND SOME MOISTURE TRANSPORT...AND HAS ADVECTED
OVER KRST/KLSE. KRST IS ON THE EDGE OF THE MVFR CEILINGS...BUT
RUC13/NAM12 SUGGESTS THAT IT SHOULD HOLD ACROSS KRST THROUGH
SATURDAY. VFR JUST TO THE WEST THOUGH...AND SEE SOME POTENTIAL FOR
AN IMPROVEMENT IN CEILINGS AT BOTH LOCATIONS FOR LATE MORNING/EARLY
AFTERNOON AS INITIAL SURGE OF MOISTURE/WARM AIR ADVECTION MOVES OFF
TO THE NORTHEAST. WILL KEEP MVFR FOR NOW...BUT IT WILL HAVE TO BE
MONITORED. MVFR/IFR THEN RETURNS TONIGHT AS THE MAIN PORTION OF THE
STORM SYSTEM MOVES IN.

FOR PCPN...TEMPS ARE WARMING MORE THAN MODELS PREVIOUSLY
SUGGESTED...AND LOOK A BIT WARMER FOR MUCH OF THE DAY SAT. SMALL
CHANGES BUT BIG IMPACTS ON PCPN TYPE. WILL ADJUST FOR ANY CHANGE
OVER TO ALL -SN TO LATER IN THE DAY AS A RESULT. IN ADDITION...NAM12
AND SOME OTHER SHORT TERM MODELS POINT TO A RELATIVE DRY PERIOD IN
THE MIDDLE PART OF THE DAY. BELIEVE THIS IS REASONABLE AND WILL TRIM
THE TAFS THIS WAY. IF SOMETHING WOULD FALL...IT SHOULD BE LIGHT. THE
HEAVY PCPN AND CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW WILL OCCUR LATE THIS
AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING. VSBYS 1-2SM IN THE -SN CAN BE
EXPECTED...WITH SEVERAL INCHES OF ACCUMULATION BY SUN MORNING.
HIGHER AMOUNTS AT KRST. WINDS WILL SWING FROM THE SOUTH TO NORTHWEST
NEAR 00Z...AND COULD INCREASE OVERNIGHT. SNOW SHOULD BE WET
THOUGH...PREVENTING MUCH OF THE BLOWING/DRIFTING POTENTIAL.

&&

.ARX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
128 AM CST SAT DEC 3 2011

WI...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM CST THIS MORNING FOR WIZ029-
     032>034-041>044-053>055-061.

     WINTER STORM WATCH FROM 9 AM CST THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE
     TONIGHT FOR WIZ017-029-032>034.

MN...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM CST THIS MORNING FOR MNZ079-
     086>088-094>096.

     WINTER STORM WATCH FROM 9 AM CST THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE
     TONIGHT FOR MNZ079-086>088-094-095.

IA...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM CST THIS MORNING FOR
     IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030.

     WINTER STORM WATCH FROM 9 AM CST THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE
     TONIGHT FOR IAZ008-009-018.

&&

SHORT TERM... AJ/RIECK
LONG TERM.... WETENKAMP
AVIATION..... RIECK

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
545 PM CST FRI DEC 2 2011

IAZ008-009-018-MNZ079-086>088-094-095-WIZ017-029-032>034-031100-
BUFFALO-CLARK-DODGE-FILLMORE-FLOYD-HOWARD-JACKSON-MITCHELL-MOWER-
OLMSTED-TAYLOR-TREMPEALEAU-WABASHA-WINONA-
545 PM CST FRI DEC 2 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST IOWA...
SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND WESTERN INTO NORTH-CENTRAL WISCONSIN.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

SNOW WILL MOVE INTO PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHEAST
MINNESOTA LATE OVERNIGHT...SPREADING INTO NORTHERN WISCONSIN ON
SATURDAY MORNING. ANY SNOW AMOUNTS BY DAYBREAK SATURDAY ARE EXPECTED
TO BE 1/4 INCH OR LESS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

A WINTER STORM WATCH IS POSTED FOR SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. A
POTENT STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW TO THE AREA SATURDAY AND
SATURDAY NIGHT...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR 4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW. THE
HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL FROM LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EVENING. IF
TRAVELING THIS WEEKEND...PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO LATER FORECASTS AND
STATEMENTS FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS WINTER STORM. TRAVEL WILL
BE IMPACTED SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SNOWFALL OR PRECIPITATION TYPE REPORTS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED
THIS WEEKEND.

.EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION...

NO WEBINAR IS SCHEDULED.

IAZ010-011-019-029-030-MNZ096-WIZ041>044-053>055-061-031100-
ADAMS-ALLAMAKEE-CHICKASAW-CLAYTON-CRAWFORD-FAYETTE-GRANT-HOUSTON-
JUNEAU-LA CROSSE-MONROE-RICHLAND-VERNON-WINNESHIEK-
545 PM CST FRI DEC 2 2011

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

SNOW WILL BECOME LIKELY OVERNIGHT ACROSS NORTHEAST
IOWA...WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SPREADING ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA
INTO WESTERN WISCONSIN. THE SNOW MAY BE MIXED WITH A LITTLE RAIN
SOUTH OF A WEST UNION IOWA TO BOSCOBEL WISCONSIN LINE. ANY SNOW
AMOUNTS BY DAYBREAK SATURDAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE 1/4 INCH OR
LESS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

A POTENT STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW TO THE AREA
SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. MAINLY RAIN IS EXPECTED SOUTH OF A NEW
HAMPTON IOWA TO RICHLAND CENTER WISCONSIN LINE SATURDAY...MIXING
WITH OR CHANGING TO SNOW SATURDAY NIGHT. MOST SNOW AMOUNTS IN THESE
AREAS WILL BE LESS THAN 2 INCHES. TO THE NORTH...A MIX OF RAIN AND
SNOW IS EXPECTED SATURDAY...BECOMING ALL SNOW SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOW
AMOUNTS NORTH OF THE NEW HAMPTON TO RICHLAND CENTER LINE ARE EXPECTED
TO RANGE FROM 2 TO LOCALLY 5 INCHES.

IF TRAVELING THIS WEEKEND...PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO LATER FORECASTS
AND STATEMENTS FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS WINTER STORM. A
WINTER STORM WATCH IS POSTED FOR LOCATIONS WEST AND NORTH OF LA
CROSSE SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. TRAVEL MAY BE IMPACTED
BOTH SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SNOWFALL OR PRECIPITATION TYPE REPORTS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED
THIS WEEKEND.

.EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION...

NO WEBINAR IS SCHEDULED.

RRS/AJ/RIECK

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1150 PM CST FRI DEC 2 2011

IAZ008-009-018-019-MNZ079-086>088-094-095-WIZ032-033-030800-
BUFFALO-CHICKASAW-DODGE-FILLMORE-FLOYD-HOWARD-MITCHELL-MOWER-OLMSTED-
TREMPEALEAU-WABASHA-WINONA-
1150 PM CST FRI DEC 2 2011

A BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 1 TO 2 AM...
WHICH WILL RESULT IN SOME ICY SPOTS ON AREA ROADWAYS. MOTORISTS
SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS LATE TONIGHT.
SLOW DOWN AND DRIVE WITH CAUTION. TEMPERATURES WILL GRADUALLY WARM
OVERNIGHT...HOWEVER...LIMITING THE WINDOW FOR FREEZING RAIN.

RIECK

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1246 AM CST SAT DEC 3 2011

IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ029-032>034-
041>044-053>055-061-030830-
ADAMS-ALLAMAKEE-BUFFALO-CHICKASAW-CLARK-CLAYTON-CRAWFORD-DODGE-
FAYETTE-FILLMORE-FLOYD-GRANT-HOUSTON-HOWARD-JACKSON-JUNEAU-
LA CROSSE-MITCHELL-MONROE-MOWER-OLMSTED-RICHLAND-TREMPEALEAU-VERNON-
WABASHA-WINNESHIEK-WINONA-
1246 AM CST SAT DEC 3 2011

LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD NORTHEAST ACROSS THE
AREA THROUGH 230 AM. WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 30S
AND THE TIME OF DAY...SOME OF THIS LIGHT RAIN AND DRIZZLE MAY
FREEZE ON COLD SURFACES RESULTING IN PATCHY ICY SPOTS ON ROADS AND
SIDEWALKS. THIS WILL BE MORE COMMON IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS AND
ON THE RIDGE TOPS WHERE TEMPERATURES MAY HOVER CLOSER TO 32 DEGREES
EARLY THIS MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO WARM EARLY THIS
MORNING WITH ANY FREEZING PRECIPITATION BECOMING MORE AND MORE
ISOLATED.

MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS EARLY
THIS MORNING. SLOW DOWN AND DRIVE WITH CAUTION.

RRS

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
100 AM CST SAT DEC 03 2011

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

1145 PM     FREEZING RAIN    CHARLES CITY            43.07N 92.68W
12/02/2011  U0.00 INCH       FLOYD              IA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SOME LIGHT ICING ON ROADS ACROSS FLOYD COUNTY...ALONG
            WITH TWO ACCIDENTS.

1255 AM     FREEZING RAIN    DECORAH                 43.31N 91.79W
12/03/2011  U0.00 INCH       WINNESHIEK         IA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            LIGHT GLAZING ON ROADS ACROSS WINNESHIEK COUNTY. REPORTS
            OF ACCIDENTS AS WELL.

&&

AJ