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Winter Storm Warning 4, NWS La Crosse, WI

April 18, 201110 counties in Wisconsin; 7 counties in Minnesota

NWS La Crosse, WI issued this winter storm warning at Apr 18, 2011, 9:49 PM CDT for 10 counties in Wisconsin; 7 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Apr 19, 2011, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 15 hr. 55 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
Apr 18, 2011, 9:49 PM CDT (02:49 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 19, 2011, 7:00 AM CDT
Expired
Apr 19, 2011, 9:31 PM CDT
In force
15 hr
Issued by
NWS La Crosse, WI

Counties 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, Jackson County, WI, Juneau County, WI, La Crosse County, WI, Monroe County, WI, Taylor County, WI, Trempealeau County, WI, Vernon County, WI

The radar

The La Crosse radar (KARX), 33 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Apr 19, 7:54 AM CDTSNOW 0.1La Crosse Nws, WI
Apr 19, 7:55 AM CDTSNOW 0Westby 3ene, WITRACE REPORTED
Apr 19, 7:55 AM CDTSNOW 0.1Lanesboro, MN
Apr 19, 7:56 AM CDTSNOW 0Grand Meadow, MNTRACE REPORTED
Apr 19, 7:57 AM CDTSNOW 0.4Spring Valley 3e, MN
Apr 19, 9:29 AM CDTSNOW 3.5Harmony, MN
Apr 19, 10:15 AM CDTSNOW 2Rochester Airport, MN
Apr 19, 10:28 AM CDTSNOW 2.4Spring Valley 3e, MN
Apr 19, 10:59 AM CDTSNOW 4.7Caledonia 6s, MN
Apr 19, 11:00 AM CDTSNOW 1.5Austin, MN
Apr 19, 11:04 AM CDTSNOW 1.1Mantorville, MN
Apr 19, 11:05 AM CDTSNOW 1.8Douglas 2n, MN
Apr 19, 11:07 AM CDTSNOW 1.2Winona 3s, MN
Apr 19, 11:10 AM CDTSNOW 3.8Lyle 2ne, MN
Apr 19, 11:12 AM CDTSNOW 1.8Reno 3sw, MN
Apr 19, 11:27 AM CDTSNOW 1.3La Crosse Nws, WI
Apr 19, 11:39 AM CDTSNOW 1.6Westby 3ene, WI
Apr 19, 2:58 PM CDTSNOW 3.6Westby 3ene, WI
Apr 19, 4:13 PM CDTSNOW 2Mantorville, MN
Apr 19, 4:18 PM CDTSNOW 5.2Preston, MN
Apr 19, 4:19 PM CDTSNOW 5.5Spring Grove 4n, MN
Apr 19, 4:31 PM CDTSNOW 2.2West Salem, WI
Apr 19, 4:33 PM CDTSNOW 0.5Alma, WI
Apr 19, 4:38 PM CDTSNOW 4Warrens, WI
Apr 19, 4:40 PM CDTSNOW 1.5Austin Kaal Tv, MN
Apr 19, 4:43 PM CDTSNOW 1Byron 4n, MN
Apr 19, 4:44 PM CDTSNOW 3.4Arkdale, WI
Apr 19, 4:47 PM CDTSNOW 1.3Goodview, MN
Apr 19, 4:47 PM CDTSNOW 2Necedah 3se, WI
Apr 19, 4:52 PM CDTSNOW 1.1Mauston Wrjc Radio, WI
Apr 19, 4:54 PM CDTSNOW 0.7Viroqua, WI
Apr 19, 4:54 PM CDTSNOW 5Viroqua, WI
Apr 19, 4:54 PM CDTSNOW 6.8La Crosse Nws, WI
Apr 19, 5:00 PM CDTSNOW 3St Charles 5n, MN
Apr 19, 5:13 PM CDTSNOW 4.8Big Flats, WI
Apr 19, 5:21 PM CDTSNOW 4Holmen 1s, WI
Apr 19, 5:22 PM CDTSNOW 3.8Austin 1e, MN
Apr 19, 5:22 PM CDTSNOW 4.4Peterson 1s, MN
Apr 19, 5:37 PM CDTSNOW 0.3Mondovi, WI
Apr 19, 6:24 PM CDTSNOW 7Sparta 2s, WI
Apr 19, 6:45 PM CDTSNOW 6.1Sparta 4s, WI
Apr 19, 6:46 PM CDTSNOW 4.5La Crosse 5se, WI
Apr 19, 6:58 PM CDTSNOW 8.3La Crosse Nws, WI
Apr 19, 6:59 PM CDTSNOW 3La Crosse Airport (Lse), WI
Apr 19, 7:03 PM CDTSNOW 3.8Rochester Airport, MN
Apr 19, 7:11 PM CDTSNOW 5.2Reno 3sw, MN
Apr 19, 7:13 PM CDTSNOW 9Warrens 5wsw, WI
Apr 19, 7:32 PM CDTSNOW 5Viroqua, WI
Apr 19, 8:04 PM CDTSNOW 2.5Necedah 3se, WI
Apr 19, 8:37 PM CDTSNOW 3Plainview, MN
Apr 19, 8:39 PM CDTSNOW 3Winona 3s, MN
Apr 19, 8:44 PM CDTSNOW 5Spring Valley, MN
Apr 19, 8:47 PM CDTSNOW 6Caledonia, MN
Apr 19, 9:04 PM CDTSNOW 1Abbotsford, WI
Apr 19, 9:07 PM CDTSNOW 0.5Medford, WI

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

The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 2.8 hours before the alert went out and 197 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Minneapolis, MN at 00:00Z on 2011-04-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Minneapolis, MN at 00:00Z on 2011-04-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -12 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1832 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
72 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-12 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
41 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

836 
WWUS43 KARX 190249
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
949 PM CDT MON APR 18 2011

...ACCUMULATING SNOW TOMORROW INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING...

.A POTENT STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW BACK INTO THE REGION
TOMORROW...WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES EXPECTED
ACROSS CENTRAL WISCONSIN. ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...NORTHEAST
IOWA AND FAR WESTERN WISCONSIN...SNOW AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES CAN
BE EXPECTED WITH SOME SLEET AND POSSIBLY RAIN MIXING IN AT TIMES.
LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TOMORROW MORNING...BUT THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS
EXPECTED TO FALL FROM THE AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.
SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE AT
TIMES...WHICH WILL LEAD TO SOME QUICK ACCUMULATIONS...EVEN ON
THE WARM ROADWAYS.

WIZ042>044-191100-
/O.UPG.KARX.WS.A.0005.110419T2100Z-110420T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KARX.WS.W.0004.110419T1800Z-110420T1200Z/
MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON
949 PM CDT MON APR 18 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TUESDAY TO 7 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TUESDAY TO 7
AM CDT WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL ON TUESDAY WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO
  2 INCHES PER HOUR COULD OCCUR.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE.

* RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON COULD BE IMPACTED BY
  THIS WINTER STORM. THE SNOWFALL COULD IMPACT THE WEDNESDAY
  MORNING COMMUTE AS WELL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE
CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.|

&&

$$

WIZ017-029-034-191100-
/O.UPG.KARX.WS.A.0005.110420T0000Z-110420T1700Z/
/O.NEW.KARX.WS.W.0004.110419T1800Z-110420T1200Z/
TAYLOR-CLARK-JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...
BLACK RIVER FALLS
949 PM CDT MON APR 18 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TUESDAY TO 7 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TUESDAY TO
7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL ON TUESDAY WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO
  2 INCHES PER HOUR COULD OCCUR.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE.

* RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON COULD BE IMPACTED BY
  THIS WINTER STORM. THE SNOWFALL COULD IMPACT THE WEDNESDAY
  MORNING COMMUTE AS WELL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE
CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

&&

$$

MNZ079-086>088-094-WIZ032-033-191100-
/O.UPG.KARX.WS.A.0005.110420T0000Z-110420T1700Z/
/O.NEW.KARX.WW.Y.0011.110419T1800Z-110420T1200Z/
WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN
949 PM CDT MON APR 18 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TUESDAY TO 7 AM
CDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR A WINTRY MIX...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM
TUESDAY TO 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT.

* A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND RAIN WILL BECOME ALL SNOW BY EARLY
  TUESDAY EVENING. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR COULD
  OCCUR.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...ALONG WITH A
  TENTH TO A QUARTER INCH OF SLEET. 

* RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON COULD BE IMPACTED BY
  THE WINTRY MIX...WITH CONDITIONS DETERIORATING TUESDAY NIGHT.
  THE SNOWFALL COULD IMPACT THE WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE AS WELL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY 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.

&&

$$

IAZ009>011-MNZ095-096-WIZ041-053>055-191100-
/O.UPG.KARX.WS.A.0005.110419T2100Z-110420T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KARX.WW.Y.0011.110419T1800Z-110420T1200Z/
HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-LA CROSSE-VERNON-
CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...LA CROSSE...
VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER
949 PM CDT MON APR 18 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TUESDAY TO 7 AM
CDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR A WINTRY MIX...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM
TUESDAY TO 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT.

* A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND RAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON WILL BECOME ALL
  SNOW BY EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES
  PER HOUR COULD OCCUR.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...ALONG WITH A
  TENTH TO A QUARTER INCH OF SLEET.

* RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON COULD BE IMPACTED BY
  THE WINTRY MIX...WITH CONDITIONS DETERIORATING TUESDAY NIGHT.
  THE SNOWFALL COULD IMPACT THE WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE AS WELL.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY 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.

&&

$$

IAZ008-018-019-191100-
/O.NEW.KARX.WW.Y.0011.110419T1800Z-110420T1200Z/
MITCHELL-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CHARLES CITY
949 PM CDT MON APR 18 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TUESDAY TO 7 AM
CDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR A WINTRY MIX...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM
TUESDAY TO 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY.

* A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND RAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON WILL BECOME ALL
  SNOW BY EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES
  PER HOUR COULD OCCUR.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...ALONG WITH A
  TENTH TO A QUARTER INCH OF SLEET.

* RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON COULD BE IMPACTED BY
  THE WINTRY MIX...WITH CONDITIONS DETERIORATING TUESDAY NIGHT.
  THE SNOWFALL COULD IMPACT THE WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE AS WELL.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY 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.

&&

$$

HALBACH

WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
9 follow-up statements
879 
WWUS43 KARX 190343
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1043 PM CDT MON APR 18 2011

...STRONG WINTER STORM TO BRING SNOW AND SLEET TO THE REGION...

.A POTENT STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW BACK INTO THE REGION
TOMORROW...WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES EXPECTED
ACROSS CENTRAL WISCONSIN. ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...NORTHEAST
IOWA AND FAR WESTERN WISCONSIN...SNOW AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES
CAN BE EXPECTED WITH SOME SLEET AND POSSIBLY RAIN MIXING IN AT
TIMES. LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TOMORROW MORNING...BUT THE HEAVIEST
SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL FROM THE AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.
SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE AT
TIMES...WHICH WILL LEAD TO SOME QUICK ACCUMULATIONS...EVEN ON THE
RECENTLY WARM ROADWAYS.

WIZ017-029-034-042>044-191145-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0004.110419T1800Z-110420T1200Z/
TAYLOR-CLARK-JACKSON-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...
BLACK RIVER FALLS...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON
1043 PM CDT MON APR 18 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TUESDAY TO
7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TUESDAY TO
7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. 

* SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL ON TUESDAY WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 
  2 INCHES PER HOUR COULD OCCUR. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

* RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON COULD BE IMPACTED BY 
  THIS WINTER STORM. THE SNOWFALL COULD IMPACT THE WEDNESDAY 
  MORNING COMMUTE AS WELL. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE
LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE
OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.|

&&

$$

IAZ008>011-018-019-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ032-033-041-053>055-
191145-
/O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0011.110419T1800Z-110420T1200Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-WABASHA-
DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-
LA CROSSE-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY...
ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...LA CROSSE...VIROQUA...
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER
1043 PM CDT MON APR 18 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TUESDAY TO
7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TUESDAY TO
7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. 

* A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND RAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON WILL BECOME 
  ALL SNOW BY EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 
  INCHES PER HOUR COULD OCCUR. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. A TENTH TO A
  QUARTER INCH OF SLEET IS POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA AND
  SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN...MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON.

* RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON COULD BE IMPACTED BY 
  THE WINTRY MIX...WITH CONDITIONS DETERIORATING TUESDAY NIGHT. 
  THE SNOWFALL COULD IMPACT THE WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE AS 
  WELL. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY 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.

&&

$$

HALBACH

WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
248 
WWUS43 KARX 190930
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
430 AM CDT TUE APR 19 2011

...RAIN CHANGES TO SNOW THIS MORNING...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW INTO
THE EVENING...

.RAIN WILL MIX WITH AND THEN TRANSITION TO SNOW THIS MORNING AS
A STRONG STORM SYSTEM DRIVES NORTHEAST ACROSS ILLINOIS.
HEAVY...WET ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM
SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA INTO WESTERN AND CENTRAL WISCONSIN. ACROSS
PARTS OF NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN...WARMER AIR WILL
KEEP SNOW TOTALS A BIT LESS AT 3 TO 6 INCHES. HOWEVER...THERE IS A
HIGHER POTENTIAL FOR SLEET IN THIS AREA...AND SOME MINOR
ACCUMULATIONS OF THIS COULD OCCUR.

THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL FROM MID MORNING THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON HOURS. SNOWFALL RATES OF AN INCH PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE...
WHICH WOULD LEAD TO QUICK ACCUMULATIONS...EVEN ON THE RECENTLY
WARM ROADWAYS. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING...BUT QUICKLY TAPER
OFF AS IT MOVES EAST OVERNIGHT.

THE SNOW...AND HOW MUCH FALLS...IS HIGHLY DEPENDENT ON THE
TEMPERATURE PROFILE OF THE ATMOSPHERE. IF TEMPERATURES ARE JUST A
COUPLE DEGREES WARMER...A RAIN SNOW MIX...OR JUST RAIN...BECOMES
MORE LIKELY. SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN THE EXPECTED SNOW AMOUNTS
WOULD OBVIOUSLY OCCUR IN THIS SCENARIO. 

MNZ079-086>088-094>096-191730-
/O.UPG.KARX.WW.Y.0011.110419T1800Z-110420T1200Z/
/O.EXB.KARX.WS.W.0004.110419T1200Z-110420T1200Z/
WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN
430 AM CDT TUE APR 19 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 AM
CDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS
MORNING TO 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

*  A RAIN AND SNOW MIX WILL QUICKLY TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW BY MID
   MORNING. THE SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND
   EVENING...TAPERING OFF AND ENDING OVERNIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES OF
   AN INCH PER HOUR COULD OCCUR.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. 

* DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE AS THE DAY PROGRESSES...AND
  THERE WILL LIKELY BE IMPACTS FOR THE EVENING RUSH HOUR.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND
WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD
CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY
CALLING 5 1 1.

&&

$$

WIZ032-033-041-053-191730-
/O.UPG.KARX.WW.Y.0011.110419T1800Z-110420T1200Z/
/O.EXB.KARX.WS.W.0004.110419T1500Z-110420T1200Z/
BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-LA CROSSE-VERNON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LA CROSSE...VIROQUA
430 AM CDT TUE APR 19 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 AM
CDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS
MORNING TO 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

* A RAIN AND SNOW MIX WILL QUICKLY TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW BY MID
  MORNING. THE SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND
  EVENING...TAPERING OFF AND ENDING OVERNIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES OF
  AN INCH PER HOUR COULD OCCUR.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.  

* DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE AS THE DAY PROGRESSES...AND
  THERE WILL LIKELY BE IMPACTS FOR THE EVENING RUSH HOUR.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE
CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. 

&&

$$

WIZ017-029-034-042>044-191730-
/O.EXT.KARX.WS.W.0004.110419T1500Z-110420T1200Z/
TAYLOR-CLARK-JACKSON-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...
BLACK RIVER FALLS...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON
430 AM CDT TUE APR 19 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING
TO 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. 

* SNOW WILL START TO SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA BY LATE
  MORNING...PERSISTING INTO THE EVENING HOURS. IT WILL START TO
  TAPER OFF OVERNIGHT. RAIN COULD BE MIXED IN WITH THE ONSET OF
  THE PRECIPITATION. SNOWFALL RATES OF AN INCH PER HOUR COULD
  OCCUR.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

* DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE AS THE DAY PROGRESSES...AND
  THERE WILL LIKELY BE IMPACTS FOR THE EVENING RUSH HOUR. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE
LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE
OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.|

&&

$$

IAZ008>011-018-019-191730-
/O.EXT.KARX.WW.Y.0011.110419T1200Z-110420T1200Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY
430 AM CDT TUE APR 19 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING
TO 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS
MORNING TO 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. 

* RAIN WILL MIX WITH SNOW THIS MORNING...GRADUALLY CHANGING OVER
  TO ALL SNOW BY LATE MORNING TO EARLY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL THEN
  PERSIST INTO THE EVENING...TAPERING OFF AND ENDING OVERNIGHT.
  SOME SLEET COULD MIX IN DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.
  SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO AN INCH PER HOUR COULD OCCUR.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...THE BULK OF
  WHICH WILL FALL TODAY. A TENTH TO A QUARTER INCH OF SLEET IS
  POSSIBLE.

* DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE AS THE DAY PROGRESSES...AND
  THERE WILL LIKELY BE IMPACTS FOR THE EVENING RUSH HOUR. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY 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.

&&

$$

WIZ054-055-191730-
/O.EXT.KARX.WW.Y.0011.110419T1500Z-110420T1200Z/
CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER
430 AM CDT TUE APR 19 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING
TO 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS
MORNING TO 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. 

* RAIN WILL START TO MIX WITH SNOW THIS MORNING...GRADUALLY
  TRANSITIONING TO SNOW FOR THE AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL PERSIST INTO
  THE EVENING...TAPERING OFF AND EXITING EAST OVERNIGHT. SLEET MAY
  MIX IN DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. SNOWFALL RATES OF
  AN INCH PER HOUR COULD OCCUR.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...THE BULK OF
  WHICH WILL FALL TODAY. A TENTH TO A QUARTER INCH OF SLEET IS
  POSSIBLE.

* DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE AS THE DAY PROGRESSES...AND
  THERE WILL LIKELY BE IMPACTS FOR THE EVENING RUSH HOUR.  

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY 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.

&&

$$

RIECK

WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
894 
WWUS43 KARX 191220
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
720 AM CDT TUE APR 19 2011

...SNOW SPREADING ACROSS THE REGION...BECOMING HEAVIER LATE MORNING...

.SNOW WAS FALLING ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...SPREADING INTO
WISCONSIN. RAIN STILL MIXED WITH SNOW OVER NORTHEAST IOWA INTO
SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE MINIMAL AT FIRST
AS WARM GROUNDS RESULT IN MELTING. HEAVIER SNOW WILL MOVE IN BY
LATE MORNING...AND RAPID ACCUMULATIONS COULD OCCUR AS HOURLY
SNOWFALL RATES APPROACH AN INCH PER HOUR. THE ACCUMULATIONS WILL
BE ON GRASSY SURFACES AT FIRST...BUT ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW
COVERED IN THE AFTERNOON. 

HEAVY...WET ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM
SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA INTO WESTERN AND CENTRAL WISCONSIN. ACROSS
PARTS OF NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN...WARMER AIR WILL
KEEP SNOW TOTALS A BIT LESS AT 3 TO 6 INCHES. HOWEVER...THERE IS A
HIGHER POTENTIAL FOR SLEET IN THIS AREA...AND SOME MINOR
ACCUMULATIONS OF THIS COULD OCCUR.

THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON HOURS. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING...BUT
QUICKLY TAPER OFF AS IT MOVES EAST OVERNIGHT.

THE SNOW...AND HOW MUCH FALLS...IS HIGHLY DEPENDENT ON THE
TEMPERATURE PROFILE OF THE ATMOSPHERE. IF TEMPERATURES ARE A
COUPLE DEGREES WARMER...A RAIN SNOW MIX...OR JUST RAIN...BECOMES
MORE LIKELY. SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN THE EXPECTED SNOW AMOUNTS
WOULD OBVIOUSLY OCCUR IN THIS SCENARIO.

MNZ079-086>088-094>096-192030-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110420T1200Z/
WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN
720 AM CDT TUE APR 19 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY. 

* SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY BY LATE MORNING...WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY
  SNOW THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL PERSIST INTO THE
  EVENING...TAPERING OFF AND ENDING OVERNIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES OF
  AN INCH PER HOUR COULD OCCUR.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

* DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE AS THE DAY PROGRESSES...
  AND THERE WILL LIKELY BE IMPACTS FOR THE EVENING RUSH HOUR. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...
AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST
ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE
OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

&&

$$

WIZ017-029-032>034-041>044-053-192030-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0004.110419T1500Z-110420T1200Z/
TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-
ADAMS-VERNON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...
BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA
720 AM CDT TUE APR 19 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY. 

* SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING...AND COULD BE
  MIXED WITH RAIN FOR A SHORT TIME. SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE
  AFTERNOON...AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. IT WILL START TO TAPER
  OFF OVERNIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES OF AN INCH PER HOUR COULD OCCUR.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

* DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE AS THE DAY PROGRESSES...
  AND THERE WILL LIKELY BE IMPACTS FOR THE EVENING RUSH HOUR. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE
LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE
OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.|

&&

$$

IAZ008>011-018-019-192030-
/O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-110420T1200Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY
720 AM CDT TUE APR 19 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY. 

* A RAIN SNOW MIX WILL GRADUALLY CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW LATE THIS
  MORNING. SNOW WILL THEN PERSIST INTO THE EVENING...TAPERING OFF
  AND ENDING OVERNIGHT. SOME SLEET COULD MIX IN DURING THE
  AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO AN INCH PER
  HOUR COULD OCCUR.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...THE BULK OF 
  WHICH WILL FALL TODAY. A TENTH TO A QUARTER INCH OF SLEET IS 
  POSSIBLE. 

* DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE AS THE DAY PROGRESSES...
  AND THERE WILL LIKELY BE IMPACTS FOR THE EVENING RUSH HOUR. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY 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.

&&

$$

WIZ054-055-192030-
/O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0011.110419T1500Z-110420T1200Z/
CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER
720 AM CDT TUE APR 19 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY. 

* A RAIN SNOW MIX WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING...MIXING
  WITH SLEET AT TIMES. SNOW AND SLEET ARE EXPECTED FOR THE
  AFTERNOON...TAPERING OFF AND EXITING EAST OVERNIGHT. SNOWFALL
  RATES OF AN INCH PER HOUR COULD OCCUR. RUMBLES OF THUNDER WILL
  BE POSSIBLE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...THE BULK OF 
  WHICH WILL FALL TODAY. A TENTH TO A QUARTER INCH OF SLEET IS 
  POSSIBLE. 

* DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE AS THE DAY PROGRESSES...
  AND THERE WILL LIKELY BE IMPACTS FOR THE EVENING RUSH HOUR. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY 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.

&&

$$

RIECK

WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
774 
WWUS43 KARX 191521
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1021 AM CDT TUE APR 19 2011

...SNOW CONTINUES TO FALL ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA...

.SNOW CONTINUES TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA...INCREASING IN INTENSITY
ALONG AND SOUTH OF I-90. VISIBILITIES HAVE BEEN REDUCED TO AROUND
ONE QUARTER MILE IN THE HEAVIEST SNOW. THE SNOW IS MIXING WITH
SLEET AND RAIN ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST IOWA AND FAR SOUTHWEST
WISCONSIN. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE...AND SPREAD ALONG AND
NORTH OF THE I-94 CORRIDOR LATE THIS MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON
HOURS. THE SNOW MAY MIX WITH SLEET AND RAIN THIS AFTERNOON AS
SLIGHTLY WARMER AIR MOVES INTO THE REGION. TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY DETERIORATE THIS AFTERNOON AS THE SNOW STARTS
TO ACCUMULATE ON ROAD SURFACES.

MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029-032>034-041>044-053-192330-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110420T1200Z/
WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-TAYLOR-CLARK-
BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...MEDFORD...
NEILLSVILLE...BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...
MAUSTON...VIROQUA
1021 AM CDT TUE APR 19 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY. 

* PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE
  SNOW WILL PERSIST INTO THE EVENING...TAPERING OFF AND ENDING
  OVERNIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES OF AN INCH PER HOUR COULD OCCUR.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

* DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE AS THE DAY PROGRESSES... 
  AND THERE WILL LIKELY BE IMPACTS FOR THE EVENING RUSH HOUR. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...
AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST
ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE
OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

&&

$$

IAZ008>011-018-019-WIZ054-055-192330-
/O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-110420T1200Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-CRAWFORD-
RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY...
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER
1021 AM CDT TUE APR 19 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY. 

* A RAIN SNOW MIX WILL GRADUALLY CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW THIS
  AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL THEN PERSIST INTO THE EVENING...TAPERING
  OFF AND ENDING OVERNIGHT. SLEET WILL MIX IN THROUGH THIS
  AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO AN INCH PER HOUR COULD OCCUR.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. A TENTH TO A
  QUARTER INCH OF SLEET IS POSSIBLE.

* DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE AS THE DAY PROGRESSES... 
  AND THERE WILL LIKELY BE IMPACTS FOR THE EVENING RUSH HOUR. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY 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.

&&

$$

WETENKAMP

WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
620 
WWUS43 KARX 191742
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1242 PM CDT TUE APR 19 2011

...SNOW CONTINUES TO FALL ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA...

.A BAND OF MODERATE SNOW CONTINUES THIS AFTERNOON MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTH
OF I-94. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS HAVE RANGED FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES ACROSS
NORTHEAST IOWA...2 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...AND 1
TO 2 INCHES ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. LOOK FOR THE
SNOW TO CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA...POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES
THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW MAY OCCASIONALLY MIX WITH RAIN OR SLEET WHICH
WOULD LIMIT TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. BE ALERT FOR SLIPPERY
CONDITIONS ON AREA ROADS THIS AFTERNOON AND DURING THE EVENING
RUSH HOUR. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD NORTH OF I-94 THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON HOURS.

MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029-032>034-041>044-053-200145-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110420T1200Z/
WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-TAYLOR-CLARK-
BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...MEDFORD...
NEILLSVILLE...BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...
MAUSTON...VIROQUA
1242 PM CDT TUE APR 19 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY. 

* PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL
  PERSIST INTO THE EVENING...TAPERING OFF AND ENDING OVERNIGHT.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

* DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND
  WILL IMPACT THE EVENING RUSH HOUR.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...
AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST
ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE
OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

&&

$$

IAZ008>011-018-019-WIZ054-055-200145-
/O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-110420T1200Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-CRAWFORD-
RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY...
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER
1242 PM CDT TUE APR 19 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY. 

* SNOW WILL PERSIST INTO THE EVENING...TAPERING OFF AND ENDING
  OVERNIGHT. RAIN OR SLEET WILL MIX IN THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. 

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. A TENTH
  TO A QUARTER INCH OF SLEET IS POSSIBLE.

* DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND
  WILL IMPACT THE EVENING RUSH HOUR.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY 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.

&&

$$

WETENKAMP

WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
478 
WWUS43 KARX 192044
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
344 PM CDT TUE APR 19 2011

...SNOW CONTINUES TO FALL ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA...

.A BAND OF MODERATE SNOW CONTINUES SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM
NEILLSVILLE WISCONSIN TO DODGE CENTER MINNESOTA. THE BAND IS
EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. THE SNOW HAS
ACCUMULATED MAINLY ON GRASSY SURFACES AND RIDGETOPS THIS
AFTERNOON. LOOK FOR THE SNOW TO START ACCUMULATING ON PAVED
SURFACES LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING AS SURFACE
TEMPERATURES COOL. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY CONDITIONS DURING THE
EVENING COMMUTE. 

SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SO FAR TODAY HAVE RANGED FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES
ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...WITH 1
TO 4 INCHES BEING REPORTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST AND
CENTRAL WISCONSIN.

WIZ017-029-200445-
/O.CAN.KARX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110420T1200Z/
/O.EXA.KARX.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-110420T1200Z/
TAYLOR-CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE
344 PM CDT TUE APR 19 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE
  TO FALL THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER
  OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE
  THIS EVENING. 

* DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE THROUGH THIS EVENING. BE
  PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ032>034-041>044-053-200445-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110420T1200Z/
WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-BUFFALO-
TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...
BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA
344 PM CDT TUE APR 19 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY. 

* PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE
  SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF LATE THIS EVENING...ENDING
  OVERNIGHT.

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THIS
  EVENING...BRINGING TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO 4 TO 7 INCHES.

* DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE THIS EVENING AS SURFACE
  TEMPERATURES COOL AND THE SNOW STARTS TO ACCUMULATE ON PAVED
  SURFACES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY CONDITIONS DURING THE EVENING
  COMMUTE...ESPECIALLY ON RIDGETOPS WHERE SURFACE TEMPERATURES ARE
  COOLER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE
CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

&&

$$

IAZ008>011-018-019-WIZ054-055-200445-
/O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-110420T1200Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-CRAWFORD-
RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY...
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER
344 PM CDT TUE APR 19 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY. 

* SNOW WILL PERSIST INTO THE EVENING...TAPERING OFF AND ENDING
  OVERNIGHT. 

* AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.

* DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE THIS EVENING AS SURFACE
  TEMPERATURES COOL AND THE SNOW STARTS TO ACCUMULATE ON PAVED
  SURFACES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY CONDITIONS DURING THE EVENING
  COMMUTE...ESPECIALLY ON RIDGETOPS WHERE SURFACE TEMPERATURES ARE
  COOLER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY 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.

&&

$$

WETENKAMP

WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
191 
WWUS43 KARX 192307
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
607 PM CDT TUE APR 19 2011

...SNOW CONTINUES TO FALL ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA...

.THROUGH 10 PM...BANDS OF MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL
SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM NEILLSVILLE WISCONSIN TO DODGE CENTER
MINNESOTA. THESE BANDS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH 10 PM...AND
THEN RAPIDLY DISSIPATE. 

SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SO FAR TODAY HAVE RANGED FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES
ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA.
MEANWHILE IN WESTERN WISCONSIN...1 TO 4 INCHES HAS FALLEN IN THE
VALLEYS...AND 4 TO 7 INCHES ON THE RIDGE TOPS. 

FROM 6 PM THROUGH MIDNIGHT...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 
1 TO 3 INCHES IS EXPECTED ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90
CORRIDOR OF WESTERN WISCONSIN...AND UP TO AN INCH ACROSS
SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA.
 
EXPECT ROADS TO REMAIN SLIPPERY ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHEAST IOWA...
SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...AND WESTERN WISCONSIN TONIGHT.

MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ032>034-041>044-053-200715-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110420T1200Z/
WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-BUFFALO-
TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...
BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA
607 PM CDT TUE APR 19 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY. 

* PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ARE EXPECTED THROUGH 10 PM THIS EVENING...
  AND THEN THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF AND END OVERNIGHT.

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED 
  THIS EVENING...BRINGING TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO 4 TO 8 
  INCHES. 

* EXPECT ROADS TO REMAIN SLIPPERY ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHEAST
  MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE
LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE
OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

&&

$$

IAZ008>011-018-019-WIZ017-029-054-055-200715-
/O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-110420T1200Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-TAYLOR-CLARK-
CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY...
MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER
607 PM CDT TUE APR 19 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY. 

* SNOW WILL PERSIST INTO THE EVENING...TAPERING OFF AND ENDING 
  OVERNIGHT. 

* AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED IN
  WESTERN WISCONSIN AND UP TO AN INCH IN NORTHEAST IOWA.

* DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE THIS EVENING AS SURFACE 
  TEMPERATURES COOL AND THE SNOW STARTS TO ACCUMULATE ON PAVED 
  SURFACES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY CONDITIONS DURING THE 
  EVENING COMMUTE...ESPECIALLY ON RIDGE TOPS WHERE SURFACE 
  TEMPERATURES ARE COOLER. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY 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.

&&

$$

BOYNE

WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
656 
WWUS43 KARX 200054
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
754 PM CDT TUE APR 19 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING CANCELLED FOR SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND
NORTHEAST IOWA...

.THROUGH 10 PM...THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF AND END ACROSS
WESTERN WISCONSIN.

SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SO FAR TODAY HAVE RANGED FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES
ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA.
MEANWHILE IN WESTERN WISCONSIN...1 TO 4 INCHES HAS FALLEN IN THE
VALLEYS...AND 4 TO 9 INCHES ON THE RIDGE TOPS AND CENTRAL WISCONSIN.

FROM 8 PM THROUGH 10 PM THIS EVENING...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL TOTALS
OF UP TO 2 INCHES IS EXPECTED ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90
CORRIDOR OF WESTERN WISCONSIN.

EXPECT ROADS TO REMAIN SLIPPERY ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHEAST IOWA...
SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...AND WESTERN WISCONSIN TONIGHT.

MNZ079-086>088-094>096-200200-
/O.CAN.KARX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110420T1200Z/
WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN
754 PM CDT TUE APR 19 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

THE HEAVIEST SNOW HAS MOVED EAST INTO WESTERN WISCONSIN. AS A
RESULT...THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

$$

IAZ008>011-018-019-200200-
/O.CAN.KARX.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-110420T1200Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY
754 PM CDT TUE APR 19 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

THE HEAVIEST SNOW HAS MOVED EAST INTO WESTERN WISCONSIN. AS A
RESULT...THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

$$

WIZ032>034-041>044-053-200900-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110420T1200Z/
BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...
SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA
754 PM CDT TUE APR 19 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY. 

* THROUGH 10 PM...THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF AND END.

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
  BETWEEN 8 PM AND 10 PM THIS EVENING...BRINGING TOTAL SNOW
  ACCUMULATIONS TO 1 TO 4 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS...AND 4 TO 9 INCHES
  ON THE RIDGE TOPS AND PARTS OF CENTRAL WISCONSIN.

* EXPECT ROADS TO REMAIN SLIPPERY ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHEAST 
  MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN TONIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE
LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE
OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

&&

$$

WIZ017-029-054-055-200900-
/O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-110420T1200Z/
TAYLOR-CLARK-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER
754 PM CDT TUE APR 19 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY. 

* SNOW WILL PERSIST INTO THE EVENING...TAPERING OFF AND ENDING 
  OVERNIGHT. 

* AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED IN 
  WESTERN WISCONSIN AND UP TO AN INCH IN NORTHEAST IOWA. 

* DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE THIS EVENING AS SURFACE 
  TEMPERATURES COOL AND THE SNOW STARTS TO ACCUMULATE ON PAVED 
  SURFACES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY CONDITIONS DURING THE 
  EVENING COMMUTE...ESPECIALLY ON RIDGE TOPS WHERE SURFACE 
  TEMPERATURES ARE COOLER. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY 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.

&&

$$

BOYNE

WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
726 
WWUS43 KARX 200231
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
931 PM CDT TUE APR 19 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY AND WARNINGS CANCELLED ACROSS WESTERN 
WISCONSIN...

.THE HEAVY SNOW HAS MOVED EAST OF WESTERN WISCONSIN. AS A RESULT...THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY AND WINTER STORM WARNING HAVE BEEN
CANCELLED EARLY. SOME ADDITIONAL LIGHT SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE
AREA AFTER MIDNIGHT...BUT ACCUMULATIONS WITH THIS NEXT SYSTEM
WILL BE GENERALLY LESS THAN A HALF INCH.

WIZ032>034-041>044-053-200345-
/O.CAN.KARX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110420T1200Z/
BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...
SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA
931 PM CDT TUE APR 19 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

THE HEAVY SNOW HAS MOVED EAST OF THE AREA. AS A RESULT...THE
WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED EARLY. SOME ADDITIONAL
LIGHT SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA AFTER MIDNIGHT...BUT
ACCUMULATIONS WITH THIS NEXT SYSTEM WILL BE GENERALLY LESS THAN A
HALF INCH.

$$

WIZ017-029-054-055-200345-
/O.CAN.KARX.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-110420T1200Z/
TAYLOR-CLARK-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER
931 PM CDT TUE APR 19 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

THE HEAVY SNOW HAS MOVED EAST OF THE AREA. AS A RESULT...THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED EARLY. SOME ADDITIONAL
LIGHT SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA AFTER MIDNIGHT...BUT
ACCUMULATIONS WITH THIS NEXT SYSTEM WILL BE GENERALLY LESS THAN A
HALF INCH.

$$

BOYNE

WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE

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