Alert archive / Wisconsin / Blizzard Watches in 2011
Blizzard Watch 2, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this blizzard watch at Jan 31, 2011, 3:31 PM CST for 5 counties in Wisconsin. It took effect at Feb 1, 2011, 3:00 PM CST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 31, 2011, 3:31 PM CST (21:31 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 1, 2011, 3:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Feb 1, 2011, 5:09 AM CST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
Counties Dane County, WI, Dodge County, WI, Fond du Lac County, WI, Green County, WI, Lafayette County, WI
The radar
The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:31 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 12:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 178 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
- 850 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 61 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 80 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 232 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
001 WWUS43 KMKX 312131 WSWMKX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 331 PM CST MON JAN 31 2011 ...BLIZZARD TAKING AIM AT SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN TUESDAY NIGHT... .THREE DIFFERENT WEATHER FEATURES WILL COMBINE TO BRING EXTREME SNOW TOTALS TO SOUTHERN WISCONSIN. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS COLD NORTHEAST WINDS BLOW ACROSS THE WARM WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN. AN INITIAL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE ENTIRE AREA INTO TUESDAY BRINGING 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN. A STRONGER LOW PRESSURE CENTER WILL GATHER STRENGTH AND MOISTURE AND MOVE NORTHEAST FROM THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TUESDAY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FROM THE SHEBOYGAN AND JANESVILLE AREAS ON EAST...AND MAY EXTEND AS FAR WEST AS THE FOND DU LAC...MADISON... AND DARLINGTON AREAS. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WITH THE SECOND STORM WILL INCLUDE A LARGE AREA OF 6 TO 12 INCHES SOUTH OF A LINE FROM THE WISCONSIN DELLS TO FOND DU LAC. 12 TO 15 INCHES ARE FORECAST SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM JANESVILLE TO MILWAUKEE. SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. THIS STORM IS SIMILAR TO THE EARLY JANUARY 1999 BLIZZARD... WHICH PRODUCED 14 TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW IN SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN WITH 4 TO 8 FOOT DRIFTS EAST OF A LINE FROM FOND DU LAC TO JANESVILLE. NEEDLESS TO SAY THIS COULD BE A HISTORIC BLIZZARD CAPABLE OF PARALYZING PARTS OF SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN. WIZ051-058-063-067-010545- /O.CAN.KMKX.WS.A.0001.110201T2100Z-110202T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KMKX.BZ.A.0002.110201T2100Z-110202T2100Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110201T2100Z/ FOND DU LAC-DODGE-DANE-LAFAYETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOND DU LAC...BEAVER DAM...MADISON... DARLINGTON 331 PM CST MON JAN 31 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST TUESDAY... ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST TUESDAY. * TIMING...A PROLONGED PERIOD OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY. STRONGER SYSTEM ARRIVES FOR LATER TUESDAY INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY WHICH COULD BRING HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES IN FOND DU LAC AND DODGE COUNTIES AND 8 TO 12 INCHES IN DANE AND LAFAYETTE COUNTIES LATER TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH TUESDAY WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT TO THE NORTH ON WEDNESDAY. GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES UNDER A MILE WITH SLIPPERY ROADS INTO TUESDAY. SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. VISIBILITIES DOWN TO A QUARTER MILE WITH 3 TO 5 FOOT DRIFTS. 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. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$ WIZ068-010545- /O.CAN.KMKX.WS.A.0001.110201T2100Z-110202T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KMKX.BZ.A.0002.110201T2100Z-110202T2100Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110201T2100Z/ GREEN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MONROE 331 PM CST MON JAN 31 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST TUESDAY... ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST TUESDAY. * TIMING...A PROLONGED PERIOD OF SNOW TONIGHT WILL PERSIST INTO TUESDAY. STRONGER SYSTEM ARRIVES FOR LATER TUESDAY INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY WHICH COULD BRING HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES INTO TUESDAY WITH POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL 10 TO 12 INCHES LATER TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH TUESDAY WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT TO THE NORTH ON WEDNESDAY. GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES UNDER A MILE WITH SLIPPERY ROADS INTO TUESDAY. SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. VISIBILITIES DOWN TO A QUARTER MILE WITH 3 TO 6 FOOT DRIFTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$ WIZ064-065-069-070-010545- /O.UPG.KMKX.BZ.A.0001.110201T2100Z-110202T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KMKX.BZ.W.0001.110201T2100Z-110202T2100Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110201T2100Z/ JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-ROCK-WALWORTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JEFFERSON...LAKE MILLS...WAUKESHA... BROOKFIELD...JANESVILLE...BELOIT...ELKHORN...LAKE GENEVA 331 PM CST MON JAN 31 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST TUESDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TUESDAY TO 3 PM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TUESDAY TO 3 PM CST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST TUESDAY. * TIMING...A PROLONGED PERIOD OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY. STRONGER SYSTEM ARRIVES FOR LATER TUESDAY INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY WHICH WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES INTO TUESDAY WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES IN JEFFERSON AND WAUKESHA AND 10 TO 15 INCHES IN ROCK AND WALWORTH COUNTIES LATER TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH TUESDAY NIGHT WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT TO THE NORTH ON WEDNESDAY. GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES UNDER A MILE WITH SLIPPERY ROADS INTO TUESDAY. SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO WITH 4 TO 8 FOOT DRIFTS. TRAVEL TO BECOME DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE WITH LIFE THREATENING CONDITIONS. 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. 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. && $$ WIZ066-071-072-010545- /O.UPG.KMKX.BZ.A.0001.110201T2100Z-110203T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMKX.BZ.W.0001.110201T2100Z-110203T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110201T2100Z/ MILWAUKEE-RACINE-KENOSHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILWAUKEE...RACINE...KENOSHA 331 PM CST MON JAN 31 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST TUESDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TUESDAY TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TUESDAY TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST TUESDAY. * TIMING...LAKE EFFECT SNOW POTENTIAL AND SYSTEM SNOWS CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT. LAKE EFFECT POTENTIAL CONTINUES TUESDAY...WITH ANOTHER STRONGER LOW ARRIVING LATER TUESDAY THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. ADDITIONAL 10 TO 15 INCHES TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY WITH STORM TOTALS APPROACHING 2 FEET IN SOME AREAS. * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH TUESDAY NIGHT GRADUALLY SHIFT NORTH WEDNESDAY. GUSTS OF 40 TO 60 MPH WITH HIGHEST WINDS IN OPEN AREAS AND NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN. * IMPACTS...REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...RESULTING IN TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. WORST CONDITIONS TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY WHEN NEAR ZERO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND DRIFTS OF 5 TO 10 FEET POSSIBLE. TRAVEL TO BECOME DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. POTENTIAL FOR PARALYZING BLIZZARD WITH LIFE THREATENING CONDITIONS. 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. 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. && $$ WIZ059-060-010545- /O.UPG.KMKX.BZ.A.0001.110201T2100Z-110202T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KMKX.BZ.W.0001.110201T2100Z-110202T2100Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110201T2100Z/ WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST BEND...PORT WASHINGTON 331 PM CST MON JAN 31 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST TUESDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TUESDAY TO 3 PM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TUESDAY TO 3 PM CST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST TUESDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY LATE MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES INTO THE REGION. IN ADDITION...A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE AREA LATER TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES INTO TUESDAY. ADDITIONAL 6 TO 10 INCHES TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 30 MPH TUESDAY WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH ON WEDNESDAY. GUSTS OF 40 TO 55 MPH AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND NEAR THE LAKE SHORE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...RESULTING IN TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. WORST CONDITIONS TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY WHEN NEAR ZERO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND DRIFTS OF 4 TO 8 FEET POSSIBLE. 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. 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. && $$ WIZ052-010545- /O.UPG.KMKX.BZ.A.0001.110201T2100Z-110202T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KMKX.BZ.W.0001.110201T2100Z-110202T2100Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-110201T2100Z/ SHEBOYGAN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHEBOYGAN 331 PM CST MON JAN 31 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST TUESDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TUESDAY TO 3 PM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TUESDAY TO 3 PM CST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST TUESDAY. * TIMING...LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS AND SYSTEM SNOWS TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. ANOTHER STRONGER STORM SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE AREA LATER TUESDAY INTO AT LEAST WEDNESDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES INTO TUESDAY. ADDITIONAL 6 TO 8 INCHES TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 30 MPH TUESDAY WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH ON WEDNESDAY. GUSTS OF 40 TO 55 MPH AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND NEAR THE LAKE SHORE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...RESULTING IN TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. WORST CONDITIONS TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY WHEN NEAR ZERO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND DRIFTS OF 4 TO 8 FEET POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ WIZ046-047-056-057-062-010545- /O.CON.KMKX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110201T2100Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.WS.A.0001.110201T2100Z-110202T2100Z/ MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-SAUK-COLUMBIA-IOWA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BERLIN...BARABOO...PORTAGE... WISCONSIN DELLS...DODGEVILLE 331 PM CST MON JAN 31 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST TUESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST TUESDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...A PROLONGED PERIOD OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY. STRONGER SYSTEM ARRIVES FOR LATER TUESDAY INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY WHICH COULD BRING HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES INTO TUESDAY WITH POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL 4 TO 8 INCHES MOST AREAS LATER TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. 6 TO 10 INCHES FARTHER SOUTH IN IOWA COUNTY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH TUESDAY WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT TO THE NORTH ON WEDNESDAY. GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES UNDER A MILE WITH SLIPPERY ROADS INTO TUESDAY. SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN OPEN AREAS TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. VISIBILITIES DOWN TO A QUARTER MILE WITH 2 TO 4 FOOT DRIFTS. 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. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ CRAVEN
2 follow-up statements
995 WWUS43 KMKX 010247 WSWMKX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 847 PM CST MON JAN 31 2011 ...BLIZZARD TAKING AIM AT SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN TUESDAY NIGHT... .THREE DIFFERENT WEATHER FEATURES WILL COMBINE TO BRING EXTREME SNOW TOTALS TO SOUTHERN WISCONSIN. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS COLD NORTHEAST WINDS BLOW ACROSS THE RELATIVELY WARMER WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN. AN INITIAL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL BRING MAINLY LIGHT SNOW TONIGHT AND DIMINISHING TUESDAY MORNING. A STRONGER LOW PRESSURE CENTER WILL GATHER STRENGTH AND MOISTURE AND MOVE NORTHEAST FROM THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TUESDAY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FROM THE SHEBOYGAN AND JANESVILLE AREAS ON EAST...AND MAY EXTEND AS FAR WEST AS THE FOND DU LAC...MADISON... AND DARLINGTON AREAS. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WITH THE SECOND STORM WILL INCLUDE A LARGE AREA OF 6 TO 12 INCHES SOUTH OF A LINE FROM THE WISCONSIN DELLS TO FOND DU LAC. 12 TO 15 INCHES ARE FORECAST SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM JANESVILLE TO MILWAUKEE...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS NEAR KENOSHA. SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. THIS STORM IS SIMILAR TO THE EARLY JANUARY 1999 BLIZZARD... WHICH PRODUCED 14 TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW IN SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN WITH 4 TO 8 FOOT DRIFTS EAST OF A LINE FROM FOND DU LAC TO JANESVILLE. NEEDLESS TO SAY THIS BLIZZARD WILL BE CAPABLE OF PARALYZING PARTS OF SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN. WIZ059-060-064-065-069-070-011100- /O.CON.KMKX.BZ.W.0001.110201T2100Z-110202T2100Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110201T2100Z/ WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-ROCK-WALWORTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST BEND...PORT WASHINGTON... JEFFERSON...LAKE MILLS...WAUKESHA...BROOKFIELD...JANESVILLE... BELOIT...ELKHORN...LAKE GENEVA 847 PM CST MON JAN 31 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST TUESDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TUESDAY TO 3 PM CST WEDNESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TUESDAY TO 3 PM CST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST TUESDAY. * TIMING...A PROLONGED PERIOD OF MAINLY LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY. THE STRONGER SYSTEM ARRIVES FOR LATER TUESDAY INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY WHICH WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 3 INCHES OF NEW SNOW INTO TUESDAY WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES IN JEFFERSON AND WAUKESHA AND 10 TO 15 INCHES IN ROCK AND WALWORTH COUNTIES FOR THE STRONGER STORM LATER TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH TUESDAY NIGHT WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT TO THE NORTH ON WEDNESDAY. GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES UNDER A MILE WITH SLIPPERY ROADS INTO TUESDAY. SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO WITH 4 TO 8 FOOT DRIFTS. TRAVEL TO BECOME DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE WITH LIFE THREATENING CONDITIONS. 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. 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. && $$ WIZ066-071-072-011100- /O.CON.KMKX.BZ.W.0001.110201T2100Z-110203T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110201T2100Z/ MILWAUKEE-RACINE-KENOSHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILWAUKEE...RACINE...KENOSHA 847 PM CST MON JAN 31 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST TUESDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TUESDAY TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TUESDAY TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST TUESDAY. * TIMING...LAKE EFFECT SNOW POTENTIAL AND SYSTEM SNOWS CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT. LAKE EFFECT POTENTIAL CONTINUES TUESDAY...WITH ANOTHER STRONGER LOW ARRIVING LATER TUESDAY THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF NEW ACCUMULATION TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. ADDITIONAL 10 TO 15 INCHES TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY WITH THE STRONGER STORM. STORM TOTALS APPROACHING 2 FEET ARE POSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS TOWARD KENOSHA. * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH TUESDAY NIGHT GRADUALLY SHIFT NORTH WEDNESDAY. GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH HIGHEST WINDS IN OPEN AREAS AND NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN. * IMPACTS...REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...RESULTING IN TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. WORST CONDITIONS TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY WHEN NEAR ZERO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND DRIFTS OF 4 TO 8 FEET POSSIBLE. TRAVEL TO BECOME DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. POTENTIAL FOR PARALYZING BLIZZARD WITH LIFE THREATENING CONDITIONS. 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. 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. && $$ WIZ052-011100- /O.CON.KMKX.BZ.W.0001.110201T2100Z-110202T2100Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-110201T2100Z/ SHEBOYGAN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHEBOYGAN 847 PM CST MON JAN 31 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST TUESDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TUESDAY TO 3 PM CST WEDNESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TUESDAY TO 3 PM CST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST TUESDAY. * TIMING...LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS AND SYSTEM SNOWS TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. ANOTHER STRONGER STORM SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE AREA LATER TUESDAY INTO AT LEAST WEDNESDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 4 INCHES OF NEW SNOW INTO TUESDAY. ADDITIONAL 6 TO 8 INCHES FROM THE STRONGER STORM TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 30 MPH TUESDAY WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH ON WEDNESDAY. GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND NEAR THE LAKE SHORE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...RESULTING IN TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. WORST CONDITIONS TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY WHEN NEAR ZERO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND DRIFTS OF 4 TO 8 FEET POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ WIZ051-058-063-067-068-011100- /O.CON.KMKX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110201T2100Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.BZ.A.0002.110201T2100Z-110202T2100Z/ FOND DU LAC-DODGE-DANE-LAFAYETTE-GREEN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOND DU LAC...BEAVER DAM...MADISON... DARLINGTON...MONROE 847 PM CST MON JAN 31 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST TUESDAY... ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST TUESDAY. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...A PROLONGED PERIOD OF MAINLY LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY. THE STRONGER SYSTEM ARRIVES FOR LATER TUESDAY INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY WHICH COULD BRING HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES OF NEW SNOW TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES IN FOND DU LAC AND DODGE COUNTIES AND 8 TO 12 INCHES IN DANE AND LAFAYETTE COUNTIES FROM THE STRONGER STORM LATER TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH TUESDAY WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT TO THE NORTH ON WEDNESDAY. GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES UNDER A MILE WITH SLIPPERY ROADS INTO TUESDAY. SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. VISIBILITIES DOWN TO A QUARTER MILE WITH 3 TO 5 FOOT DRIFTS. 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. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$ WIZ046-047-056-057-062-011100- /O.CON.KMKX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110201T2100Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.WS.A.0001.110201T2100Z-110202T2100Z/ MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-SAUK-COLUMBIA-IOWA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BERLIN...BARABOO...PORTAGE... WISCONSIN DELLS...DODGEVILLE 847 PM CST MON JAN 31 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST TUESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST TUESDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...A PROLONGED PERIOD OF MAINLY LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY. STRONGER SYSTEM ARRIVES FOR LATER TUESDAY INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY WHICH COULD BRING HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES OF NEW SNOW INTO TUESDAY WITH POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL 4 TO 8 INCHES MOST AREAS LATER TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY FROM THE STRONGER STORM...WITH 6 TO 10 INCHES FARTHER SOUTH IN IOWA COUNTY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH TUESDAY WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT TO THE NORTH ON WEDNESDAY. GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES UNDER A MILE WITH SLIPPERY ROADS INTO TUESDAY. SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN OPEN AREAS TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. VISIBILITIES DOWN TO A QUARTER MILE WITH 2 TO 4 FOOT DRIFTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ HENTZ
645 WWUS43 KMKX 011110 WSWMKX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 509 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...BLIZZARD TAKING AIM AT SOUTHERN WISCONSIN TONIGHT... .A BLIZZARD WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHERN WISCONSIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR TONIGHT MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM FOND DU LAC TO MADISON TO DODGEVILLE. HEAVY SNOW...AND SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW FROM WIND GUSTS TO 40 TO 50 MPH...WILL CREATE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR ANYONE OUTDOORS OR TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS. WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES THROUGHOUT THE BLIZZARD WILL RANGE FROM 5 ABOVE ZERO TO 5 BELOW ZERO. LOW PRESSURE AND AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE OVER TEXAS THIS MORNING WILL INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES INTO INDIANA AND OHIO TONIGHT. A LARGE SWATH OF HEAVY SNOW AND HIGH WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER ILLINOIS...MICHIGAN AND SOUTHERN WISCONSIN. THIS STORM IS SIMILAR TO THE EARLY JANUARY 1999 BLIZZARD...WHICH PRODUCED 14 TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW IN SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN WITH 4 TO 8 FOOT DRIFTS EAST OF A LINE FROM FOND DU LAC TO JANESVILLE. THIS BLIZZARD WILL BE CAPABLE OF PARALYZING PARTS OF SOUTHEAST AND SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN. WIZ051-058-011915- /O.CAN.KMKX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110201T2100Z/ /O.UPG.KMKX.BZ.A.0002.110201T2100Z-110202T2100Z/ /O.EXB.KMKX.BZ.W.0001.110202T0000Z-110202T1800Z/ FOND DU LAC-DODGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOND DU LAC...BEAVER DAM 509 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...MODERATE TO SOMETIMES HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AS IT MOVES NORTHWARD FROM NORTHERN ILLINOIS AND FAR SOUTHERN WISCONSIN. THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH DURING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 9 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS EXPECTED WITH THE HEAVIEST TOTALS EAST AND SOUTH OF THE CITY OF FOND DU LAC. * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES DOWN TO A QUARTER MILE OR MUCH LESS WITH 3 TO 5 FOOT DRIFTS. 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. && $$ WIZ063-067-068-011915- /O.CAN.KMKX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110201T2100Z/ /O.UPG.KMKX.BZ.A.0002.110201T2100Z-110202T2100Z/ /O.EXB.KMKX.BZ.W.0001.110201T2100Z-110202T1800Z/ DANE-LAFAYETTE-GREEN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MADISON...DARLINGTON...MONROE 509 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...MODERATE SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH DURING THE MORNING HOURS ON WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...7 TO 10 INCHES OF NEW SNOW ACCUMULATION. * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH FOR TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES DOWN TO A QUARTER MILE OR MUCH LESS WITH 3 TO 5 FOOT DRIFTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ WIZ062-011915- /O.CAN.KMKX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110201T2100Z/ /O.UPG.KMKX.WS.A.0001.110201T2100Z-110202T2100Z/ /O.EXB.KMKX.BZ.W.0001.110201T2100Z-110202T1800Z/ IOWA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...DODGEVILLE 509 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...MODERATE SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH DURING THE MORNING HOURS ON WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 9 INCHES OF NEW SNOW ACCUMULATION. * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH FOR TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES DOWN TO A QUARTER MILE OR MUCH LESS WITH 3 TO 5 FOOT DRIFTS. 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. && $$ WIZ064-069-070-011915- /O.CAN.KMKX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110201T2100Z/ /O.EXT.KMKX.BZ.W.0001.110201T2100Z-110202T1800Z/ JEFFERSON-ROCK-WALWORTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JEFFERSON...LAKE MILLS...JANESVILLE... BELOIT...ELKHORN...LAKE GENEVA 509 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...MODERATE SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH DURING THE MORNING HOURS ON WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES OF NEW SNOW ACCUMULATION. * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH FOR TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO AT TIMES WITH 3 TO 5 FOOT DRIFTS. TRAVEL TO BECOME DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE WITH LIFE THREATENING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ WIZ046-047-056-057-011915- /O.CAN.KMKX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110201T2100Z/ /O.UPG.KMKX.WS.A.0001.110201T2100Z-110202T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KMKX.WS.W.0001.110202T0000Z-110202T1800Z/ MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-SAUK-COLUMBIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BERLIN...BARABOO...PORTAGE... WISCONSIN DELLS 509 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND STRONG WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...MODERATE SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND DIMINISH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES OF NEW SNOW. * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH FOR TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. 2 TO 3 FOOT DRIFTS EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW AND HIGH WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ WIZ059-060-065-066-071-072-011915- /O.EXT.KMKX.BZ.W.0001.110201T2100Z-110202T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110201T2100Z/ WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE-RACINE-KENOSHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST BEND...PORT WASHINGTON... WAUKESHA...BROOKFIELD...MILWAUKEE...RACINE...KENOSHA 509 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...INTERMITTENT LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY BUT HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AS STRONG LOW PRESSURE APPROACHES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...9 TO 16 INCHES OF NEW SNOW WITH THE HIGHEST TOTALS FROM MILWAUKEE SOUTH TO KENOSHA. * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH FOR TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...RESULTING IN TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. NEAR ZERO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND DRIFTS OF 4 TO 8 FEET POSSIBLE. TRAVEL TO BECOME DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. POTENTIAL FOR PARALYZING BLIZZARD WITH LIFE THREATENING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ WIZ052-011915- /O.EXT.KMKX.BZ.W.0001.110201T2100Z-110202T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-110201T2100Z/ SHEBOYGAN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHEBOYGAN 509 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TODAY WITH SNOW INTENSIFYING TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL END BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 11 INCHES OF NEW SNOW. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH FOR TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...RESULTING IN TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. NEAR ZERO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND DRIFTS OF 4 TO 8 FEET POSSIBLE. 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. 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. && $$ GEHRING
The office that day
Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 31, 3:58 AM CST | Heavy Freezing Spray Watch | MKX | 12 hr | |
| Jan 31, 4:27 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MKX | Sheboygan | 35 hr |
| Jan 31, 3:31 PM CST | Blizzard Warning | MKX | Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green, Iowa and 11 more | 43 hr |
| Jan 31, 3:47 PM CST | Lakeshore Flood Watch | MKX | Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Sheboygan | 18 hr |
| Jan 31, 4:08 PM CST | Gale Warning | MKX | 28 hr | |
| Jan 31, 4:08 PM CST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | MKX | 46 hr |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.