Alert archive / Wisconsin / Blizzard Warnings in 2012
Blizzard Warning 1, NWS La Crosse, WI
NWS La Crosse, WI issued this blizzard warning at Dec 19, 2012, 4:03 AM CST for 8 counties in Wisconsin; 8 counties in Iowa; 6 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Dec 19, 2012, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for 30 hr. 60 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 19, 2012, 4:03 AM CST (10:03 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 19, 2012, 6:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Dec 21, 2012, 12:00 AM CST
- In force
- 30 hr
- Issued by
- NWS La Crosse, WI
All 22 counties
Allamakee County, IA, Chickasaw County, IA, Clayton County, IA, Fayette County, IA, Floyd County, IA, Howard County, IA, Mitchell County, IA, Winneshiek County, IA, Dodge County, MN, Fillmore County, MN, Houston County, MN, Mower County, MN, Olmsted County, MN, Winona County, MN, Adams County, WI, Crawford County, WI, Grant County, WI, Juneau County, WI, La Crosse County, WI, Monroe County, WI, Richland County, WI, Vernon County, WI
The radar
The La Crosse radar (KARX), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 19, 7:00 PM CST | SNOW 0.2 | La Crescent Dam 7, MN | 24 HOURS. |
| Dec 19, 7:00 PM CST | SNOW 1 | Lynxville Dam 9, WI | 24 HOURS. |
| Dec 19, 7:00 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Genoa, WI | 24 HOURS. |
| Dec 19, 8:06 PM CST | SNOW 0.5 | Edgewood, IA | 1 HOURS. |
| Dec 19, 9:21 PM CST | SNOW 2.5 | Cuba Citypublic, WI | 3 HOURS. |
| Dec 19, 9:23 PM CST | SNOW 0.5 | Cassville 8ne, WI | 3 HOURS. |
| Dec 19, 9:34 PM CST | SNOW 1.2 | Oelwein 1e, IA | 3 HOURS. OBSERVER |
| Dec 20, 12:00 AM CST | SNOW 0.1 | 2 E La Crosse, WI | NWS LA CROSSE |
| Dec 20, 12:00 AM CST | SNOW 1.5 | Rochester, MN | ROCHESTER AIRPORT |
| Dec 20, 12:12 AM CST | SNOW 4.1 | 1 Ssw Platteville, WI | 1.5 INCHES IN THE PAST HOUR |
| Dec 20, 12:22 AM CST | SNOW 1 | Austin, MN | 6 HOURS. |
| Dec 20, 12:23 AM CST | SNOW 1 | Charles City, IA | 6 HOURS. |
| Dec 20, 12:41 AM CST | SNOW 3.5 | Lancaster, WI | ESTIMATED 3 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW SO FAR. MULTIPLE SLIDE OFFS ON AREA ROADS. |
| Dec 20, 12:41 AM CST | SNOW 5.5 | Elkader, IA | ESTIMATED 5 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW. HEAVY SNOW FALLING NOW. MULTIPLE VEHICLES STUCK ON HILLS ALONG HIGHWAY 18 AND 52. |
| Dec 20, 1:11 AM CST | SNOW 5.8 | Platteville, WI | 6 HOURS. |
| Dec 20, 1:17 AM CST | SNOW 3 | Muscoda 6s, WI | 4 HOURS. |
| Dec 20, 1:31 AM CST | SNOW 2.7 | Austin, MN | 6 HOURS. |
| Dec 20, 1:40 AM CST | SNOW 5.5 | Lancaster(Sheriff), WI | 6 HOURS. |
| Dec 20, 1:41 AM CST | SNOW 6.5 | Elkader 5 Ssw, IA | 6 HOURS. |
| Dec 20, 2:13 AM CST | SNOW 4.3 | Richland Center, WI | 6 HOURS. |
| Dec 20, 2:15 AM CST | SNOW 2 | Rochester, MN | 6 HOURS. |
| Dec 20, 2:41 AM CST | SNOW 7.3 | Elkader 5 Ssw, IA | |
| Dec 20, 2:46 AM CST | SNOW 6 | Elkader, IA | 8 HOURS. |
| Dec 20, 2:49 AM CST | SNOW 6 | West Union, IA | 8 HOURS. |
| Dec 20, 2:51 AM CST | SNOW 8 | Prairie Du Chien, WI | 8 HOURS. |
| Dec 20, 2:51 AM CST | SNOW 8 | Prairie Duchien, WI | 8 HOURS. |
| Dec 20, 2:54 AM CST | SNOW 3 | Richland Center, WI | 6 HOURS. |
| Dec 20, 2:55 AM CST | SNOW 1.4 | La Crosse 5sse, WI | 6 HOURS. |
| Dec 20, 2:57 AM CST | SNOW 3 | Charles City(Sherrif), IA | 8 HOURS. |
| Dec 20, 3:04 AM CST | SNOW 4 | Mauston, WI | 6 HOURS. |
| Dec 20, 3:07 AM CST | SNOW 2 | Friendship, WI | 6 HOURS. |
| Dec 20, 3:09 AM CST | SNOW 1.8 | La Crosse Nws, WI | |
| Dec 20, 3:09 AM CST | SNOW 7 | Platteville, WI | 12 HOURS. |
| Dec 20, 3:10 AM CST | SNOW 2 | La Crosse Wkbttv, WI | 6 HOURS. |
| Dec 20, 3:15 AM CST | SNOW 6 | Lancaster(Sheriff), WI | |
| Dec 20, 3:22 AM CST | SNOW 1.5 | La Crescent, MN | 6 HOURS. |
| Dec 20, 3:53 AM CST | SNOW 6 | Lancaster, WI | 9 HOURS. |
| Dec 20, 4:03 AM CST | SNOW 7.1 | Guttenberg, IA | 9 HOURS. |
| Dec 20, 4:23 AM CST | SNOW 2.8 | La Crescent 4 W, MN | 6 HOURS. |
| Dec 20, 4:23 AM CST | SNOW 6.2 | Richland Center, WI | 8 HOURS. |
| Dec 20, 4:40 AM CST | SNOW 5.3 | Chatfield, MN | 8 HOURS. |
| Dec 20, 4:41 AM CST | SNOW 4.7 | Rochester Kttc-Tv, MN | 8 HOURS. |
| Dec 20, 4:42 AM CST | SNOW 3.9 | Friendship, WI | 6 HOURS. |
| Dec 20, 4:54 AM CST | SNOW 2.5 | Nashua, IA | 8 HOURS. |
| Dec 20, 4:54 AM CST | SNOW 2.6 | Nws La Crosse, WI | 6 HOURS. |
| Dec 20, 5:09 AM CST | SNOW 4.5 | Austin Kaal Tv, MN | 9 HOURS. |
| Dec 20, 5:11 AM CST | SNOW 4.5 | Desoto 1se, WI | 8 HOURS. |
| Dec 20, 5:13 AM CST | SNOW 4.1 | Holland, WI | 6 HOURS. |
| Dec 20, 5:13 AM CST | SNOW 4.5 | Le Roy, MN | 9 HOURS. |
| Dec 20, 5:15 AM CST | SNOW 7 | Grand Meadow, MN | 9 HOURS. |
| Dec 20, 5:17 AM CST | SNOW 9 | Osterdock, IA | 9 HOURS. |
| Dec 20, 5:22 AM CST | SNOW 9.5 | Oelwein, IA | 9 HOURS. |
| Dec 20, 5:27 AM CST | SNOW 3.3 | Soldiers Grove, WI | 9 HOURS. |
| Dec 20, 5:27 AM CST | SNOW 6.5 | Stockton, MN | 6 HOURS. |
| Dec 20, 5:28 AM CST | SNOW 6.8 | Waukon 6ese, IA | 9 HOURS. |
| Dec 20, 5:29 AM CST | SNOW 8.5 | Guttenberg, IA | 9 HOURS. |
| Dec 20, 5:30 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 10.8 | Ese Edgewood, IA | |
| Dec 20, 5:32 AM CST | SNOW 2.5 | Holmen 2 N, WI | 6 HOURS. |
| Dec 20, 5:38 AM CST | SNOW 6 | Richland Center 6 Se, WI | 9 HOURS. |
| Dec 20, 5:38 AM CST | SNOW 10.8 | Edgewood, IA | 11 HOURS. |
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, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 221 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
- 595 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -2 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 26 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
660 WWUS43 KARX 191003 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 403 AM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...DEVELOPING BLIZZARD TO BEGIN TONIGHT... .BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FROM CENTRAL WISCONSIN INTO EASTERN IOWA TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW. HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING WITH WINDS STRENGTHENING TO 25 TO 40 MPH TOMORROW MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL FROM CENTRAL WISCONSIN INTO EASTERN IOWA AND IS EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 10 TO 16 INCH RANGE BEFORE THE SNOW TAPERS OFF TOMORROW EVENING. DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS...THE PREVIOUS WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A BLIZZARD WARNING. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL LESSEN TO THE NORTHWEST...BUT CONDITIONS MAY BE JUST AS BAD WITH THE STRONG WINDS OCCURRING REGION WIDE. THEREFORE...WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN ISSUED AS WELL. SNOW TOTALS FROM NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN THROUGH PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA WILL BE IN THE 5 TO 10 INCH RANGE. FROM NORTHWEST WISCONSIN INTO SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA SNOW TOTALS WILL BE IN THE 2 TO 5 INCH RANGE. WHILE LESSER SNOW MAY FALL IN OLMSTED...DODGE AND MOWER COUNTIES IN MINNESOTA...THESE WIND PRONE AREAS MAY SEE SOME BRIEF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND THEREFORE HAVE BEEN PUT INTO THE WARNING AS WELL. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL LEAD TO DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS REGION WIDE. SNOW PLOWS WILL LIKELY NOT BE ABLE TO KEEP UP WITH THE DRIFTING SNOW ON ROADWAYS...PARTICULARLY ON THURSDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON AS THE WINDS PICK UP...LEADING TO ROAD CLOSURES. THIS MEANS THAT IF YOU ARE DRIVING AND GO INTO THE DITCH THAT FIRST RESPONDERS WILL LIKELY NOT BE ABLE TO GET TO YOU. ADJUST TRAVEL PLANS NOW BEFORE THE STORM HITS OR WAIT UNTIL IT PASSES AND ROADS ARE CLEARED. IAZ011-029-030-WIZ043-044-053>055-061-191815- /O.CAN.KARX.WS.W.0003.121220T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KARX.BZ.W.0001.121220T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ ALLAMAKEE-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND- GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...OELWEIN...MAUSTON...VIROQUA... PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE 403 AM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW AFTERNOON. * 10 TO 16 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL. * SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE HEAVY SNOWFALL...PARTICULARLY TOMORROW MORNING AND AFTERNOON. BLIZZARD AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR WITH VISIBILITY DROPPING BELOW A QUARTER OF A MILE. * SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CAUSE 2 TO 4 FOOT SNOW DRIFTS...ESPECIALLY ON RIDGE TOPS. * TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS WITH MANY ROADS EXPECTED TO BE DRIFTED CLOSED...ESPECIALLY ON RIDGE TOPS. SCHOOL AND BUSINESS CLOSURES ARE ALSO ANTICIPATED. DO NOT TRAVEL UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. 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. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. && $$ WIZ042-191815- /O.UPG.KARX.WS.A.0005.121220T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KARX.BZ.W.0001.121220T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARTA...TOMAH 403 AM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW AFTERNOON. * 10 TO 16 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL. * SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE HEAVY SNOWFALL...PARTICULARLY TOMORROW MORNING AND AFTERNOON. BLIZZARD AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR WITH VISIBILITY DROPPING BELOW A QUARTER OF A MILE. * SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CAUSE 2 TO 4 FOOT SNOW DRIFTS...ESPECIALLY ON RIDGE TOPS. * TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS WITH MANY ROADS EXPECTED TO BE DRIFTED CLOSED...ESPECIALLY ON RIDGE TOPS. SCHOOL AND BUSINESS CLOSURES ARE ALSO ANTICIPATED. DO NOT TRAVEL UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. && $$ IAZ008>010-018-019-MNZ088-095-096-WIZ029-033-034-041-191815- /O.UPG.KARX.WS.A.0005.121220T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KARX.WS.W.0004.121220T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-WINONA-FILLMORE- HOUSTON-CLARK-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...NEW HAMPTON... WINONA...NEILLSVILLE...BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE 403 AM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW. * 5 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL. * SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE HEAVY SNOWFALL AND COULD CAUSE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS....PARTICULARLY TOMORROW MORNING AND AFTERNOON. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW COULD RESULT IN ROAD CLOSURES AND LOCALIZED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS TOMORROW. * THIS STORM WILL HAVE A HIGH IMPACT ON TRAVEL. THOSE TRAVELING OR COMMUTING COULD FACE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ MNZ094-191815- /O.UPG.KARX.WS.A.0005.121220T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KARX.WS.W.0004.121220T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ MOWER- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...AUSTIN 403 AM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW. * 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL. * SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE HEAVY SNOWFALL AND COULD CAUSE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...PARTICULARLY TOMORROW MORNING AND AFTERNOON. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW COULD RESULT IN ROAD CLOSURES AND LOCALIZED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS TOMORROW. * THIS STORM WILL HAVE A HIGH IMPACT ON TRAVEL. THOSE TRAVELING OR COMMUTING COULD FACE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. && $$ MNZ086-087-191815- /O.NEW.KARX.WS.W.0004.121220T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ DODGE-OLMSTED- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ROCHESTER 403 AM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY. * HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW. * 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL. * SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE HEAVY SNOWFALL AND COULD CAUSE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...PARTICULARLY TOMORROW MORNING AND AFTERNOON. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW COULD RESULT IN ROAD CLOSURES AND LOCALIZED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS TOMORROW. * THIS STORM WILL HAVE A HIGH IMPACT ON TRAVEL. THOSE TRAVELING OR COMMUTING COULD FACE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ MNZ079-WIZ017-032-191815- /O.NEW.KARX.WW.Y.0009.121220T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ WABASHA-TAYLOR-BUFFALO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MEDFORD 403 AM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND STRONG WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY. * BRIEF PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW. * 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL. * SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW AND WILL CAUSE SOME DROPS IN VISIBILITY...PARTICULARLY TOMORROW MORNING AND AFTERNOON. * THIS STORM WILL HAVE A HIGH IMPACT ON TRAVEL. THOSE TRAVELING OR COMMUTING COULD FACE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. && $$ HALBACH WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
25 follow-up statements
599 WWUS43 KARX 191731 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 1131 AM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...LIFE THREATENING BLIZZARD BEGINS TONIGHT... .A DANGEROUS BLIZZARD WILL DEVELOP ACROSS EASTERN IOWA INTO CENTRAL WISCONSIN TONIGHT...LASTING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN TONIGHT...BECOMING HEAVY OVERNIGHT THROUGH LATE TOMORROW MORNING. PLAN ON THE HEAVIEST SNOW FALLING FROM NORTHEAST IOWA INTO SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL WISCONSIN WHERE SNOW RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED...PARTICULARLY BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND LATE THURSDAY MORNING. A SLIGHT NORTHWEST SHIFT HAS OCCURRED IN THE EXPECTED TRACK OF THE STORM SYSTEM AND ALSO AN INCREASE IN TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS. ALTHOUGH SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF THURSDAY AFTERNOON...FROM WEST TO EAST...THE COMBINATION OF STRONG NORTH WINDS AND SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS ROAD CONDITIONS THROUGH AT LEAST MIDNIGHT THURSDAY. THUS...ALL WARNINGS HAVE BEEN EXTENDED TO MIDNIGHT THURSDAY NIGHT. IT CAN NOT BE STRESSED ENOUGH THE SEVERITY OF THE SITUATION FOR THOSE LIVING IN NORTHEAST IOWA...INTO SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL WISCONSIN. PROTECT YOURSELF AND OTHERS BY STAYING HOME...GETTING TO YOUR TRAVEL DESTINATION BEFORE THE SNOW BEGINS...AND PREPARING NOW FOR SIGNIFICANT BLOWING/DRIFTING AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. ROAD CREWS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO KEEP UP WITH THE INTENSE SNOW RATES. ROADS WILL BECOME IMPASSABLE...MAKING TRAVEL IMPOSSIBLE THURSDAY. THIS MEANS THAT IF YOU ARE DRIVING AND GO INTO THE DITCH THAT FIRST RESPONDERS WILL LIKELY NOT BE ABLE TO GET TO YOU. EMERGENCY SERVICES LIKELY WILL CEASE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM. SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. MNZ079-WIZ017-032-200145- /O.UPG.KARX.WW.Y.0009.121220T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KARX.WS.W.0004.121220T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ WABASHA-TAYLOR-BUFFALO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MEDFORD 1131 AM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR AFTER MIDNIGHT INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * 5 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL. * SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW AND WILL CAUSE DROPS IN VISIBILITY... PARTICULARLY TOMORROW MORNING AND AFTERNOON. * THIS STORM WILL HAVE A HIGH IMPACT ON TRAVEL. THOSE TRAVELING OR COMMUTING COULD FACE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ IAZ011-029-030-WIZ042>044-053>055-061-200145- /O.EXT.KARX.BZ.W.0001.121220T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ ALLAMAKEE-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD- RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...OELWEIN...SPARTA...TOMAH... MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER... PLATTEVILLE 1131 AM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT... * HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * 14 TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE HEAVY SNOWFALL...PARTICULARLY TOMORROW. BLIZZARD AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY. * SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CAUSE 2 TO 4 FOOT SNOW DRIFTS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND ON RIDGE TOPS. * TRAVEL WILL BECOME IMPOSSIBLE WITH MANY ROADS EXPECTED TO BE DRIFTED CLOSED...ESPECIALLY ON RIDGE TOPS. * EMERGENCY SERVICES AND RESCUES ARE LIKELY TO BE HALTED FOR A PERIOD DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. && $$ IAZ008>010-018-019-MNZ088-095-096-WIZ029-033-034-041-200145- /O.EXT.KARX.WS.W.0004.121220T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-WINONA-FILLMORE- HOUSTON-CLARK-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...NEW HAMPTON... WINONA...NEILLSVILLE...BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE 1131 AM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT... * HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY...ESPECIALLY BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND NOON. * 8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL. * SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE HEAVY SNOWFALL AND COULD CAUSE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS....PARTICULARLY THURSDAY. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL LIKELY LEAD TO ROAD CLOSURES AND LOCALIZED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS TOMORROW. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO BELOW 1/4 OF A MILE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. * THIS STORM WILL HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON TRAVEL. THOSE TRAVELING OR COMMUTING WILL FACE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ MNZ086-087-094-200145- /O.EXT.KARX.WS.W.0004.121220T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ DODGE-OLMSTED-MOWER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...AUSTIN 1131 AM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT... * HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. * 5 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL. * SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE HEAVY SNOWFALL AND COULD CAUSE WHITEOUT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...PARTICULARLY TOMORROW MORNING AND AFTERNOON. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL LIKELY RESULT IN ROAD CLOSURES AND LOCALIZED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THURSDAY. * THIS STORM WILL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON TRAVEL. THOSE TRAVELING OR COMMUTING COULD FACE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. && $$ ZT/BAUMGARDT WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
470 WWUS43 KARX 192038 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 238 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...HIGH IMPACT BLIZZARD NOW TO AFFECT MORE OF REGION... .A DANGEROUS BLIZZARD IS DEVELOPING AND WILL MOVE ACROSS EASTERN IOWA...PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND MUCH OF WESTERN AND SOUTHERN WISCONSIN TONIGHT...LASTING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. THE STORM SYSTEM IS ALREADY PRODUCING HEAVY SNOW IN THE CENTRAL PLAINS...AND IS HEADING THIS WAY. SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS EVENING...BECOMING HEAVY OVERNIGHT. PLAN ON THE HEAVIEST SNOW FALLING FROM NORTHEAST IOWA...INTO SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL WISCONSIN WHERE SNOW RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED...PARTICULARLY BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND LATE THURSDAY MORNING. CONFIDENCE HAS INCREASED THAT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE SEEN NEAR THE I-90 CORRIDOR AND SOUTH. THIS WILL BE ESPECIALLY TRUE IN THE OPEN AREAS AND RIDGE TOPS...WHERE THE COMBINATION OF 6-14 INCHES OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. THUS THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN EXPANDED WEST ALONG THE I-90 CORRIDOR IN WISCONSIN AND MINNESOTA...AND FOR ALL OF NORTHEAST IOWA. HOWEVER...WE ARE ANTICIPATING THE MOST LIFE THREATENING IMPACTS AND CONDITIONS IN EXTREME NORTHEAST IOWA INTO SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. IT CAN NOT BE STRESSED ENOUGH THE SEVERITY AND HISTORICAL NATURE OF THE SITUATION FOR THOSE LIVING IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA...INTO SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL WISCONSIN. PROTECT YOURSELF AND OTHERS BY STAYING HOME...GETTING TO YOUR TRAVEL DESTINATION BEFORE THE SNOW BEGINS...AND PREPARING NOW FOR SIGNIFICANT BLOWING/DRIFTING AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. ROAD CREWS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO KEEP UP WITH THE INTENSE SNOW RATES. IAZ008>010-018-019-MNZ086>088-094>096-WIZ041-200445- /O.CAN.KARX.WS.W.0004.121220T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ /O.EXA.KARX.BZ.W.0001.121220T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA- MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-LA CROSSE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...NEW HAMPTON... ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...LA CROSSE 238 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY...ESPECIALLY BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND NOON. * 10 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL FROM LA CROSSE INTO NORTHEAST IOWA. 5 TO 10 INCHES EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA. * SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE HEAVY SNOWFALL AND COULD CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS....PARTICULARLY THURSDAY. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL LIKELY LEAD TO ROAD CLOSURES AND LOCALIZED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THURSDAY. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO BELOW 1/4 OF A MILE. * THIS STORM WILL HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON TRAVEL. THOSE TRAVELING OR COMMUTING WILL FACE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. * EMERGENCY SERVICES AND RESCUES COULD BE HALTED FOR A PERIOD OF TIME DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM. 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. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ011-029-030-WIZ042>044-053>055-061-200445- /O.CON.KARX.BZ.W.0001.121220T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ ALLAMAKEE-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD- RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...OELWEIN...SPARTA...TOMAH... MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER... PLATTEVILLE 238 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT... * HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * 14 TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE HEAVY SNOWFALL...PARTICULARLY TOMORROW. BLIZZARD AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY. * SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CAUSE 2 TO 4 FOOT SNOW DRIFTS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND ON RIDGE TOPS. * TRAVEL WILL BECOME IMPOSSIBLE AND POSSIBLY LIFE THREATENING IF YOU BECOME STRANDED. * EMERGENCY SERVICES AND RESCUES ARE LIKELY TO BE HALTED FOR A PERIOD DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ079-WIZ017-029-032>034-200445- /O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0004.121220T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ WABASHA-TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE... BLACK RIVER FALLS 238 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT... * SNOW WILL BEGIN AROUND MIDNIGHT...BECOMING HEAVY. * 5 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL. * SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE HEAVY SNOWFALL AND COULD CAUSE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...PARTICULARLY THURSDAY. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW COULD LEAD TO ROAD CLOSURES AND LOCALIZED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THURSDAY. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO BELOW 1/4 OF A MILE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. * THIS STORM WILL HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON TRAVEL. THOSE TRAVELING OR COMMUTING WILL FACE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ ZT WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
699 WWUS43 KARX 200023 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 623 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...HIGH IMPACT BLIZZARD MOVING IN... .SNOW IS SPREADING NORTHWARD ACROSS IOWA EARLY THIS EVENING...AND WILL START TO FALL ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN BETWEEN 8 AND 10 PM...REACHING THE I-90 CORRIDOR BY MIDNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY OVERNIGHT...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW FALLING ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA INTO SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL WISCONSIN. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED. BLIZZARD TO NEAR-BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP AS THE WINDS INCREASE BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE REGION...WITH VISIBILITIES 1/2 MILE OR LESS COMMON ELSEWHERE. THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING STORM...WITH THE MOST EXTREME IMPACTS EXPECTED OVER PARTS OF NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. IT CANNOT BE STRESSED ENOUGH THE SEVERITY AND HISTORICAL NATURE OF THE SITUATION. PROTECT YOURSELF AND OTHERS BY STAYING HOME...GETTING TO YOUR TRAVEL DESTINATION BEFORE THE SNOW BEGINS...AND PREPARING NOW FOR SIGNIFICANT BLOWING...DRIFTING AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. ROAD CREWS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO KEEP UP WITH THE INTENSE SNOW RATES. IAZ011-029-030-WIZ042>044-053>055-061-200830- /O.CON.KARX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ ALLAMAKEE-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD- RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...OELWEIN...SPARTA...TOMAH... MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER... PLATTEVILLE 623 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT... * HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * 14 TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE HEAVY SNOWFALL...PARTICULARLY THURSDAY. BLIZZARD AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY. * SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CAUSE 2 TO 4 FOOT SNOW DRIFTS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND ON RIDGE TOPS. * TRAVEL WILL BECOME IMPOSSIBLE AND LIFE THREATENING IF YOU BECOME STRANDED. DO NOT TRAVEL LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * EMERGENCY SERVICES AND RESCUES ARE LIKELY TO BE HALTED FOR A PERIOD DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM. 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. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ008>010-018-019-MNZ086>088-094>096-WIZ041-200830- /O.CON.KARX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA- MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-LA CROSSE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...NEW HAMPTON... ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...LA CROSSE 623 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT... * HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY...ESPECIALLY BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND NOON. * 10 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL FROM LA CROSSE INTO NORTHEAST IOWA. 5 TO 10 INCHES EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA. * SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE HEAVY SNOWFALL AND WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...PARTICULARLY THURSDAY. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL LEAD TO ROAD CLOSURES AND LOCALIZED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THURSDAY. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO BELOW 1/4 MILE. * THIS STORM WILL HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON TRAVEL. THOSE TRAVELING OR COMMUTING WILL FACE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. DO NOT TRAVEL UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. * EMERGENCY SERVICES AND RESCUES COULD BE HALTED FOR A PERIOD OF TIME DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM. 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. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ079-WIZ017-029-032>034-200830- /O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ WABASHA-TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE... BLACK RIVER FALLS 623 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT... * SNOW WILL BEGIN BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 2 AM...BECOMING HEAVY. * 5 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL. * SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE HEAVY SNOWFALL AND WILL CAUSE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...PARTICULARLY THURSDAY. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW COULD LEAD TO ROAD CLOSURES AND LOCALIZED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THURSDAY. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO BELOW 1/4 MILE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. * THIS STORM WILL HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON TRAVEL. THOSE TRAVELING OR COMMUTING WILL FACE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. && $$ RIECK WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
587 WWUS43 KARX 200134 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 734 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...SNOW MOVING INTO NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN... .SNOW HAS MOVED INTO NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN...AND WILL MAKE ITS WAY TOWARD ROCHESTER...LA CROSSE...AND THE I-90 CORRIDOR BY 10 PM. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO AROUND 2 MILES AFTER THE ONSET OF THE SNOW...WITH THE HEAVIER SNOW MOVING IN OVERNIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES WITH THE HEAVY SNOW OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL QUICKLY DETERIORATE LATER TONIGHT AS THE HEAVIER SNOW MOVES IN. DAIL 5 1 1 FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS. BLIZZARD TO NEAR-BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP AS THE WINDS INCREASE BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE REGION...WITH VISIBILITIES 1/2 MILE OR LESS COMMON ELSEWHERE. THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING STORM...WITH THE MOST EXTREME IMPACTS EXPECTED OVER PARTS OF NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. IT CANNOT BE STRESSED ENOUGH THE SEVERITY AND HISTORICAL NATURE OF THE SITUATION. PROTECT YOURSELF AND OTHERS BY STAYING HOME... GETTING TO YOUR TRAVEL DESTINATION BEFORE THE SNOW BEGINS...AND PREPARING NOW FOR SIGNIFICANT BLOWING...DRIFTING AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. ROAD CREWS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO KEEP UP WITH THE INTENSE SNOW RATES. IAZ011-029-030-WIZ042>044-053>055-061-200945- /O.CON.KARX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ ALLAMAKEE-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD- RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...OELWEIN...SPARTA...TOMAH... MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER... PLATTEVILLE 734 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT... * HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * 14 TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE HEAVY SNOWFALL...PARTICULARLY THURSDAY. BLIZZARD AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY. * SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CAUSE 2 TO 4 FOOT SNOW DRIFTS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND ON RIDGE TOPS. * TRAVEL WILL BECOME IMPOSSIBLE AND LIFE THREATENING IF YOU BECOME STRANDED. DO NOT TRAVEL LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * EMERGENCY SERVICES AND RESCUES ARE LIKELY TO BE HALTED FOR A PERIOD DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM. 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. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ008>010-018-019-MNZ086>088-094>096-WIZ041-200945- /O.CON.KARX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA- MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-LA CROSSE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...NEW HAMPTON... ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...LA CROSSE 734 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT... * HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY...ESPECIALLY BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND NOON. * 10 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL FROM LA CROSSE INTO NORTHEAST IOWA. 5 TO 10 INCHES EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA. * SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE HEAVY SNOWFALL AND WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...PARTICULARLY THURSDAY. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL LEAD TO ROAD CLOSURES AND LOCALIZED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THURSDAY. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO BELOW 1/4 MILE. * THIS STORM WILL HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON TRAVEL. THOSE TRAVELING OR COMMUTING WILL FACE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. DO NOT TRAVEL UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. * EMERGENCY SERVICES AND RESCUES COULD BE HALTED FOR A PERIOD OF TIME DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ079-WIZ017-029-032>034-200945- /O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ WABASHA-TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE... BLACK RIVER FALLS 734 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT... * SNOW WILL BEGIN BY MIDNIGHT...BECOMING HEAVY. * 5 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL. * SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE HEAVY SNOWFALL AND WILL CAUSE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...PARTICULARLY THURSDAY. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW COULD LEAD TO ROAD CLOSURES AND LOCALIZED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THURSDAY. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO BELOW 1/4 MILE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. * THIS STORM WILL HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON TRAVEL. THOSE TRAVELING OR COMMUTING WILL FACE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ RIECK WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
363 WWUS43 KARX 200235 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 835 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...SNOW QUICKLY APPROACHING INTERSTATE 90... .VISIBILITIES HAVE DROPPED TO AROUND 1 MILE AT OELWEIN AND PLATTEVILLE AS A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW ADVANCED NORTHWARD ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. EDGEWOOD IN IOWA REPORTED 1/2 INCH OF SNOW AS OF 8 PM...WITH 1/2 INCH PER HOUR SNOWFALL RATES. THE LEADING EDGE OF THE SNOW WILL REACH ROCHESTER...LA CROSSE...AND THE I-90 CORRIDOR BEFORE 10 PM. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO AROUND 2 MILES WITHIN 1 TO 2 HOURS AFTER THE ONSET OF THE SNOW...WITH MOST OF THE HEAVIER SNOW MOVING IN OVERNIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES WITH THE HEAVY SNOW OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL QUICKLY DETERIORATE LATER TONIGHT AS THE HEAVIER SNOW MOVES IN. DIAL 5 1 1 FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS. BLIZZARD TO NEAR-BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP AS THE WINDS INCREASE BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE REGION...WITH VISIBILITIES 1/2 MILE OR LESS COMMON ELSEWHERE. THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING STORM...WITH THE MOST EXTREME IMPACTS EXPECTED OVER PARTS OF NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. PROTECT YOURSELF AND OTHERS BY STAYING HOME...GETTING TO YOUR TRAVEL DESTINATION BEFORE THE SNOW BEGINS...AND PREPARING NOW FOR SIGNIFICANT BLOWING...DRIFTING AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. ROAD CREWS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO KEEP UP WITH THE INTENSE SNOW RATES. IAZ011-029-030-WIZ042>044-053>055-061-201045- /O.CON.KARX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ ALLAMAKEE-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD- RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...OELWEIN...SPARTA...TOMAH... MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER... PLATTEVILLE 835 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT... * HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * 14 TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE HEAVY SNOWFALL...PARTICULARLY THURSDAY. BLIZZARD AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY. * SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CAUSE 2 TO 4 FOOT SNOW DRIFTS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND ON RIDGE TOPS. * TRAVEL WILL BECOME IMPOSSIBLE AND LIFE THREATENING IF YOU BECOME STRANDED. DO NOT TRAVEL LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * EMERGENCY SERVICES AND RESCUES ARE LIKELY TO BE HALTED FOR A PERIOD DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM. 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. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ008>010-018-019-MNZ086>088-094>096-WIZ041-201045- /O.CON.KARX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA- MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-LA CROSSE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...NEW HAMPTON... ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...LA CROSSE 835 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT... * HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY...ESPECIALLY BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND NOON. * 10 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL FROM LA CROSSE INTO NORTHEAST IOWA. 5 TO 10 INCHES EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA. * SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE HEAVY SNOWFALL AND WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...PARTICULARLY THURSDAY. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL LEAD TO ROAD CLOSURES AND LOCALIZED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THURSDAY. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO BELOW 1/4 MILE. * THIS STORM WILL HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON TRAVEL. THOSE TRAVELING OR COMMUTING WILL FACE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. DO NOT TRAVEL UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. * EMERGENCY SERVICES AND RESCUES COULD BE HALTED FOR A PERIOD OF TIME DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM. 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. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ079-WIZ017-029-032>034-201045- /O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ WABASHA-TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE... BLACK RIVER FALLS 835 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT... * SNOW WILL BEGIN BY MIDNIGHT...BECOMING HEAVY. * 5 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL. * SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE HEAVY SNOWFALL AND WILL CAUSE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...PARTICULARLY THURSDAY. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW COULD LEAD TO ROAD CLOSURES AND LOCALIZED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THURSDAY. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO BELOW 1/4 MILE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. * THIS STORM WILL HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON TRAVEL. THOSE TRAVELING OR COMMUTING WILL FACE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. && $$ RIECK WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
290 WWUS43 KARX 200336 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 936 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...MODERATE SNOW FALLING OVER NORTHEAST IA AND SOUTHWEST WI... .MODERATE SNOW WAS FALLING ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN AT MID EVENING...REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO 1 TO 2 MILES. SNOW IS ACCUMULATING...WITH 2 1/2 INCHES IN CUBA CITY WISCONSIN AND 1/2 INCH AT CASSVILLE...AND 1.2 AT OELWEIN IOWA THROUGH 930 PM. THE LEADING EDGE OF THE SNOW WILL NEAR A PLAINVIEW MINNESOTA TO SPARTA AND ADAMS WISCONSIN LINE BY 11 PM. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO AROUND 2 MILES WITHIN 1 TO 2 HOURS AFTER THE ONSET OF THE SNOW...WITH MOST OF THE HEAVIER SNOW MOVING IN OVERNIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES WITH THE HEAVY SNOW OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL QUICKLY DETERIORATE LATER TONIGHT AS THE HEAVIER SNOW MOVES IN. DIAL 5 1 1 FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS. BLIZZARD TO NEAR-BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP AS THE WINDS INCREASE BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE REGION...WITH VISIBILITIES 1/2 MILE OR LESS COMMON ELSEWHERE. THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING STORM...WITH THE MOST EXTREME IMPACTS EXPECTED OVER PARTS OF NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. PROTECT YOURSELF AND OTHERS BY STAYING HOME...GETTING TO YOUR TRAVEL DESTINATION BEFORE THE SNOW BEGINS...AND PREPARING NOW FOR SIGNIFICANT BLOWING...DRIFTING AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. ROAD CREWS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO KEEP UP WITH THE INTENSE SNOW RATES. IAZ011-029-030-WIZ042>044-053>055-061-201145- /O.CON.KARX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ ALLAMAKEE-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD- RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...OELWEIN...SPARTA...TOMAH... MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER... PLATTEVILLE 936 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT... * HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * 14 TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE HEAVY SNOWFALL...PARTICULARLY THURSDAY. BLIZZARD AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY. * SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CAUSE 2 TO 4 FOOT SNOW DRIFTS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND ON RIDGE TOPS. * TRAVEL WILL BECOME IMPOSSIBLE AND LIFE THREATENING IF YOU BECOME STRANDED. DO NOT TRAVEL LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * EMERGENCY SERVICES AND RESCUES ARE LIKELY TO BE HALTED FOR A PERIOD DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM. 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. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ008>010-018-019-MNZ086>088-094>096-WIZ041-201145- /O.CON.KARX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA- MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-LA CROSSE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...NEW HAMPTON... ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...LA CROSSE 936 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT... * HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY...ESPECIALLY BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND NOON. * 10 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL FROM LA CROSSE INTO NORTHEAST IOWA. 5 TO 10 INCHES EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA. * SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE HEAVY SNOWFALL AND WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...PARTICULARLY THURSDAY. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL LEAD TO ROAD CLOSURES AND LOCALIZED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THURSDAY. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO BELOW 1/4 MILE. * THIS STORM WILL HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON TRAVEL. THOSE TRAVELING OR COMMUTING WILL FACE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. DO NOT TRAVEL UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. * EMERGENCY SERVICES AND RESCUES COULD BE HALTED FOR A PERIOD OF TIME DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ079-WIZ017-029-032>034-201145- /O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ WABASHA-TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE... BLACK RIVER FALLS 936 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT... * SNOW WILL BEGIN BY MIDNIGHT...BECOMING HEAVY. * 5 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL. * SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE HEAVY SNOWFALL AND WILL CAUSE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...PARTICULARLY THURSDAY. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW COULD LEAD TO ROAD CLOSURES AND LOCALIZED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THURSDAY. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO BELOW 1/4 MILE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. * THIS STORM WILL HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON TRAVEL. THOSE TRAVELING OR COMMUTING WILL FACE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ RIECK WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
269 WWUS43 KARX 200438 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 1038 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...THUNDER SNOW POSSIBLE FOR PARTS OF NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN... .MODERATE SNOW CONTINUED TO FALL ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN LATE THIS EVENING...AND THERE IS THE THREAT THAT THUNDER COULD ENTER THIS MIX. IF IT DOES...SNOWFALL RATES WOULD INCREASE TO AROUND 2 INCHES PER HOUR...AND VISIBILITIES WOULD DROP BELOW 1/2 MILE. THIS THUNDER THREAT SHOULD ONLY CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS. FARTHER NORTH THE LEADING EDGE OF THE SNOW WAS ADVANCING NORTH OF I-90 AND SHOULD BE NEAR A LAKE CITY MINNESOTA TO BLACK RIVER FALLS WISCONSIN LINE BY MIDNIGHT. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO AROUND 2 MILES WITHIN 1 TO 2 HOURS AFTER THE SNOW ONSET... WITH MOST OF THE HEAVIER SNOW MOVING IN OVERNIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES WITH THE HEAVY SNOW OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL QUICKLY DETERIORATE AS THE HEAVIER SNOW MOVES IN. DIAL 5 1 1 FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS. BLIZZARD TO NEAR-BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP AS THE WINDS INCREASE BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE REGION...WITH VISIBILITIES 1/2 MILE OR LESS COMMON ELSEWHERE. THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING STORM...WITH THE MOST EXTREME IMPACTS EXPECTED OVER PARTS OF NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. PROTECT YOURSELF AND OTHERS BY STAYING HOME...GETTING TO YOUR TRAVEL DESTINATION BEFORE THE SNOW BEGINS...AND PREPARING FOR SIGNIFICANT BLOWING...DRIFTING AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. ROAD CREWS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO KEEP UP WITH THE INTENSE SNOW RATES. IAZ011-029-030-WIZ042>044-053>055-061-201245- /O.CON.KARX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ ALLAMAKEE-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD- RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...OELWEIN...SPARTA...TOMAH... MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER... PLATTEVILLE 1038 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT... * HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * 14 TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE HEAVY SNOWFALL...PARTICULARLY THURSDAY. BLIZZARD AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY. * SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CAUSE 2 TO 4 FOOT SNOW DRIFTS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND ON RIDGE TOPS. * TRAVEL WILL BECOME IMPOSSIBLE AND LIFE THREATENING IF YOU BECOME STRANDED. DO NOT TRAVEL LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * EMERGENCY SERVICES AND RESCUES ARE LIKELY TO BE HALTED FOR A PERIOD DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM. 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. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ008>010-018-019-MNZ086>088-094>096-WIZ041-201245- /O.CON.KARX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA- MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-LA CROSSE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...NEW HAMPTON... ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...LA CROSSE 1038 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT... * HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY...ESPECIALLY BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND NOON. * 10 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL FROM LA CROSSE INTO NORTHEAST IOWA. 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA. * SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE HEAVY SNOWFALL AND WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...PARTICULARLY THURSDAY. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL RESULT IN ROAD CLOSURES AND LOCALIZED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THURSDAY. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP BELOW 1/4 MILE. * THIS STORM WILL HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON TRAVEL. THOSE TRAVELING OR COMMUTING WILL FACE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. DO NOT TRAVEL UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. * EMERGENCY SERVICES AND RESCUES COULD BE HALTED FOR A PERIOD OF TIME DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM. 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. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ079-WIZ017-029-032>034-201245- /O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ WABASHA-TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE... BLACK RIVER FALLS 1038 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT... * SNOW WILL BEGIN BY MIDNIGHT...BECOMING HEAVY. * 5 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL. * SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE HEAVY SNOWFALL AND WILL CAUSE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...PARTICULARLY THURSDAY. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW COULD LEAD TO ROAD CLOSURES AND LOCALIZED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THURSDAY. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO BELOW 1/4 MILE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. * THIS STORM WILL HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON TRAVEL. THOSE TRAVELING OR COMMUTING WILL FACE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. && $$ RIECK WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
011 WWUS43 KARX 200539 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 1139 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...THUNDER SNOW POSSIBLE FOR PARTS OF NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN OVERNIGHT...HEAVY SNOW WILL MOVE IN... .MODERATE SNOW CONTINUED TO FALL ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN...AND A FEW RUMBLES OF THUNDER COULD ALSO OCCUR IN THESE AREAS. IF IT DOES...SNOWFALL RATES WOULD INCREASE TO AROUND 2 INCHES PER HOUR...AND VISIBILITIES WOULD DROP BELOW 1/2 MILE. THIS THUNDER THREAT SHOULD ONLY CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS. FARTHER NORTH...THE LEADING EDGE OF THE SNOW SHOULD REACH NEILLSVILLE IN NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN AROUND 1 AM. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO AROUND 2 MILES WITHIN THE FIRST HOUR AFTER SNOW ONSET. THE HEAVIER SNOW IS STILL EXPECTED TO MOVE IN OVERNIGHT...WITH 2 AM UNTIL NOON THE MOST FAVORABLE TIME FOR THE HEAVY SNOW BANDS. SNOWFALL RATES WITH THE HEAVY SNOW OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL QUICKLY DETERIORATE AS THE HEAVIER SNOW MOVES IN. DIAL 5 1 1 FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS. BLIZZARD TO NEAR-BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP AS THE WINDS INCREASE BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE REGION...WITH VISIBILITIES 1/2 MILE OR LESS COMMON ELSEWHERE. THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING STORM...WITH THE MOST EXTREME IMPACTS EXPECTED OVER PARTS OF NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. PROTECT YOURSELF AND OTHERS BY STAYING HOME. PREPARE FOR SIGNIFICANT BLOWING...DRIFTING AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. ROAD CREWS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO KEEP UP WITH THE INTENSE SNOW RATES. IAZ011-029-030-WIZ042>044-053>055-061-201345- /O.CON.KARX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ ALLAMAKEE-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD- RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...OELWEIN...SPARTA...TOMAH... MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER... PLATTEVILLE 1139 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT... * HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * 14 TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE HEAVY SNOWFALL...PARTICULARLY THURSDAY. BLIZZARD AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY. * SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CAUSE 2 TO 4 FOOT SNOW DRIFTS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND ON RIDGE TOPS. * TRAVEL WILL BECOME IMPOSSIBLE AND LIFE THREATENING IF YOU BECOME STRANDED. DO NOT TRAVEL THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * EMERGENCY SERVICES AND RESCUES ARE LIKELY TO BE HALTED FOR A PERIOD DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM. 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. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ008>010-018-019-MNZ086>088-094>096-WIZ041-201345- /O.CON.KARX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA- MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-LA CROSSE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...NEW HAMPTON... ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...LA CROSSE 1139 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT... * HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL THURSDAY...ESPECIALLY THROUGH NOON. * 10 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL FROM LA CROSSE INTO NORTHEAST IOWA. 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA. * SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE HEAVY SNOWFALL AND WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...PARTICULARLY THURSDAY. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL RESULT IN ROAD CLOSURES AND LOCALIZED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THURSDAY. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP BELOW 1/4 MILE. * THIS STORM WILL HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON TRAVEL. THOSE TRAVELING OR COMMUTING WILL FACE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. DO NOT TRAVEL UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. * EMERGENCY SERVICES AND RESCUES COULD BE HALTED FOR A PERIOD OF TIME DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ079-WIZ017-029-032>034-201345- /O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ WABASHA-TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE... BLACK RIVER FALLS 1139 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT... * SNOW WILL FALL INTO THURSDAY EVENING...AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * 5 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL. * SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE HEAVY SNOWFALL AND WILL CAUSE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...PARTICULARLY THURSDAY. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW COULD LEAD TO ROAD CLOSURES AND LOCALIZED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THURSDAY. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO BELOW 1/4 MILE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. * THIS STORM WILL HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON TRAVEL. THOSE TRAVELING OR COMMUTING WILL FACE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ RIECK WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
149 WWUS43 KARX 200659 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 1259 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...HEAVY SNOW FALLING ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST IOWA INTO SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN...DANGEROUS STORM IS UNDERWAY.... .HEAVY SNOW IS FALLING ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST IOWA INTO FAR SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN...WITH THUNDER ALSO BEING REPORTED. MULTIPLE REPORTS OF ACCIDENTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED ACROSS THESE AREAS ALONG WITH INTENSE SNOWFALL RATES. VISIBILITIES HAVE FALLEN TO 1/2 MILE OR LESS. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS HAVE RANGED FROM 2 TO 6 INCHES. DANGEROUS WINTER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. FARTHER NORTH...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW IS FALLING ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...AND IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY OVER THE NEXT TWO HOURS. TRAVEL CONDITIONS HAVE BECOME DANGEROUS ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA INTO FAR SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN...AND WILL DETERIORATE THROUGH 2 AM FOR AREAS FURTHER TO THE NORTH. DIAL 5 1 1 FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS. BLIZZARD TO NEAR-BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP AS THE WINDS INCREASE BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE REGION...WITH VISIBILITIES 1/2 MILE OR LESS COMMON ELSEWHERE. THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING STORM...WITH THE MOST EXTREME IMPACTS EXPECTED OVER PARTS OF NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. PROTECT YOURSELF AND OTHERS BY STAYING HOME. PREPARE FOR SIGNIFICANT BLOWING...DRIFTING AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. ROAD CREWS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO KEEP UP WITH THE INTENSE SNOW RATES. IAZ011-029-030-WIZ042>044-053>055-061-201500- /O.CON.KARX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ ALLAMAKEE-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD- RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...OELWEIN...SPARTA...TOMAH... MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER... PLATTEVILLE 1259 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * 14 TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE HEAVY SNOWFALL...ESPECIALLY DURING THE DAY TODAY. BLIZZARD AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY. * SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CAUSE 2 TO 4 FOOT SNOW DRIFTS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND ON RIDGE TOPS. * TRAVEL WILL BECOME IMPOSSIBLE AND LIFE THREATENING IF YOU BECOME STRANDED. DO NOT TRAVEL. * EMERGENCY SERVICES AND RESCUES ARE LIKELY TO BE HALTED FOR A PERIOD DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM. 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. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ008>010-018-019-MNZ086>088-094>096-WIZ041-201500- /O.CON.KARX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA- MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-LA CROSSE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...NEW HAMPTON... ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...LA CROSSE 1259 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL THURSDAY...ESPECIALLY THROUGH NOON. * 10 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL FROM LA CROSSE INTO NORTHEAST IOWA. 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA. * SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE HEAVY SNOWFALL AND WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY DURING THE DAY TODAY. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL RESULT IN ROAD CLOSURES AND LOCALIZED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THURSDAY. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP BELOW 1/4 MILE. * THIS STORM WILL HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON TRAVEL. THOSE TRAVELING OR COMMUTING WILL FACE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. DO NOT TRAVEL UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. * EMERGENCY SERVICES AND RESCUES COULD BE HALTED FOR A PERIOD OF TIME DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM. 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. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ079-WIZ017-029-032>034-201500- /O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ WABASHA-TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE... BLACK RIVER FALLS 1259 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * SNOW WILL FALL INTO THURSDAY EVENING...AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * 5 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL. * SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE HEAVY SNOWFALL AND WILL CAUSE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY DURING THE DAY TODAY. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW COULD LEAD TO ROAD CLOSURES AND LOCALIZED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS TODAY. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO BELOW 1/4 MILE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. * THIS STORM WILL HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON TRAVEL. THOSE TRAVELING OR COMMUTING WILL FACE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. && $$ WETENKAMP WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
821 WWUS43 KARX 200748 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 148 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...HEAVY SNOW FALLING...DANGEROUS STORM IS UNDERWAY... .INTENSE SNOWFALL HAS BEEN REPORTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST IOWA INTO SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN...WHERE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS HAVE RANGED FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES OVER THE PAST THREE HOURS. THUNDER HAS MIXED IN WITH THE HEAVIER SNOWS. TRAVEL HAS BECOME DANGEROUS WITH SEVERAL REPORTS OF ACCIDENTS AND VEHICLES STUCK ON AREA ROADS. AVOID TRAVELING DURING THIS DANGEROUS WINTER STORM. AREAS FURTHER TO THE NORTH ARE EXPERIENCING MODERATE SNOW WITH SLICK TRAVEL BEING REPORTED. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS HAVE RANGED FROM AROUND 3 INCHES IN AUSTIN...AN INCH IN LA CROSSE...TO AROUND 2 INCHES AT NEILLSVILLE. BLIZZARD TO NEAR-BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP AS THE WINDS INCREASE EARLY THIS MORNING. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE REGION...WITH VISIBILITIES 1/2 MILE OR LESS COMMON ELSEWHERE. THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING STORM...WITH THE MOST EXTREME IMPACTS EXPECTED OVER PARTS OF NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. PROTECT YOURSELF AND OTHERS BY STAYING HOME. PREPARE FOR SIGNIFICANT BLOWING...DRIFTING AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. ROAD CREWS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO KEEP UP WITH THE INTENSE SNOW RATES. IAZ011-029-030-WIZ042>044-053>055-061-201600- /O.CON.KARX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ ALLAMAKEE-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD- RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...OELWEIN...SPARTA...TOMAH... MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER... PLATTEVILLE 148 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * 14 TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE HEAVY SNOWFALL...ESPECIALLY DURING THE DAY TODAY. BLIZZARD AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY. * SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CAUSE 2 TO 4 FOOT SNOW DRIFTS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND ON RIDGE TOPS. * TRAVEL WILL BECOME IMPOSSIBLE AND LIFE THREATENING IF YOU BECOME STRANDED. DO NOT TRAVEL. * EMERGENCY SERVICES AND RESCUES ARE LIKELY TO BE HALTED FOR A PERIOD DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM. 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. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ008>010-018-019-MNZ086>088-094>096-WIZ041-201600- /O.CON.KARX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA- MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-LA CROSSE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...NEW HAMPTON... ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...LA CROSSE 148 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL THURSDAY...ESPECIALLY THROUGH NOON. * 10 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL FROM LA CROSSE INTO NORTHEAST IOWA. 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA. * SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE HEAVY SNOWFALL AND WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY DURING THE DAY TODAY. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL RESULT IN ROAD CLOSURES AND LOCALIZED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THURSDAY. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP BELOW 1/4 MILE. * THIS STORM WILL HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON TRAVEL. THOSE TRAVELING OR COMMUTING WILL FACE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. DO NOT TRAVEL UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. * EMERGENCY SERVICES AND RESCUES COULD BE HALTED FOR A PERIOD OF TIME DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ079-WIZ017-029-032>034-201600- /O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ WABASHA-TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE... BLACK RIVER FALLS 148 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * SNOW WILL FALL INTO THIS EVENING...AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. * 5 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL. * SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE HEAVY SNOWFALL AND WILL CAUSE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY DURING THE DAY TODAY. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW COULD LEAD TO ROAD CLOSURES AND LOCALIZED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS TODAY. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO BELOW 1/4 MILE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. * THIS STORM WILL HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON TRAVEL. THOSE TRAVELING OR COMMUTING WILL FACE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ WETENKAMP WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
006 WWUS43 KARX 200941 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 341 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...DANGEROUS WINTER STORM IS UNDERWAY...WINDS INCREASING THIS MORNING WITH RAPIDLY DETERIORATING TRAVEL CONDITIONS... .INTENSE SNOW CONTINUES TO FALL ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST IOWA INTO FAR SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN WITH SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES BEING REPORTED. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS REPORTS OF VEHICLES STUCK ON AREA ROADWAYS. DO NOT TRAVEL DURING THIS DANGEROUS WINTER STORM. WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH...LEADING TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. AREAS FURTHER TO THE NORTH ARE EXPERIENCING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WITH SLICK TRAVEL BEING REPORTED. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS HAVE RANGED FROM AROUND 4 INCHES IN THE AUSTIN AREA...2 INCHES IN LA CROSSE...4 INCHES ACROSS PORTIONS OF BUFFALO INTO TREMPEALEAU COUNTIES AND 3 TO 4 INCHES OVER CENTRAL JUNEAU INTO ADAMS COUNTIES. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP AS THE WINDS INCREASE EARLY THIS MORNING. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE REGION...WITH VISIBILITIES 1/2 MILE OR LESS. IF YOU VENTURE OUT IN THESE CONDITIONS YOU ARE PUTTING YOUR LIFE AT RISK. THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING STORM...WITH THE MOST EXTREME IMPACTS EXPECTED OVER PARTS OF NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. PROTECT YOURSELF AND OTHERS BY STAYING HOME. SIGNIFICANT BLOWING...DRIFTING AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. ROAD CREWS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO KEEP UP WITH THE INTENSE SNOW RATES. IAZ011-029-030-WIZ042>044-053>055-061-201745- /O.CON.KARX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ ALLAMAKEE-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD- RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...OELWEIN...SPARTA...TOMAH... MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER... PLATTEVILLE 341 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * 14 TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE HEAVY SNOWFALL...ESPECIALLY DURING THE DAY TODAY. BLIZZARD AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY. * SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CAUSE 2 TO 4 FOOT SNOW DRIFTS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND ON RIDGE TOPS. * TRAVEL WILL BECOME IMPOSSIBLE AND LIFE THREATENING IF YOU BECOME STRANDED. DO NOT TRAVEL. * EMERGENCY SERVICES AND RESCUES ARE LIKELY TO BE HALTED FOR A PERIOD DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED. DO NOT TRAVEL DURING THIS DANGEROUS WINTER STORM. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ008>010-018-019-MNZ086>088-094>096-WIZ041-201745- /O.CON.KARX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA- MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-LA CROSSE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...NEW HAMPTON... ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...LA CROSSE 341 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL THURSDAY...ESPECIALLY THROUGH NOON. * 10 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL FROM LA CROSSE INTO NORTHEAST IOWA. 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA. * SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE HEAVY SNOWFALL AND WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY DURING THE DAY TODAY. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL RESULT IN ROAD CLOSURES AND LOCALIZED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THURSDAY. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP BELOW 1/4 MILE. * THIS STORM WILL HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON TRAVEL. THOSE TRAVELING OR COMMUTING WILL FACE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. DO NOT TRAVEL. * EMERGENCY SERVICES AND RESCUES COULD BE HALTED FOR A PERIOD OF TIME DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED. DO NOT TRAVEL DURING THIS DANGEROUS WINTER STORM. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ079-WIZ017-029-032>034-201745- /O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ WABASHA-TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE... BLACK RIVER FALLS 341 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * SNOW WILL FALL INTO THIS EVENING...AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. * 5 TO 10 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. * SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE HEAVY SNOWFALL AND WILL CAUSE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY DURING THE DAY TODAY. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW COULD LEAD TO ROAD CLOSURES AND LOCALIZED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS TODAY. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO BELOW 1/4 MILE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. * THIS STORM WILL HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON TRAVEL. THOSE TRAVELING OR COMMUTING WILL FACE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. && $$ WETENKAMP WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
522 WWUS43 KARX 201054 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 454 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...DANGEROUS WINTER STORM IS UNDERWAY...LIFE THREATENING TRAVEL CONDITIONS OCCURRING... .INTENSE SNOWFALL CONTINUES ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA THIS MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SO FAR HAVE RANGED FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA INTO SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN...WHERE VERY HEAVY SNOW CONTINUES TO FALL. SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA HAS SEEN SNOWFALL AMOUNTS RANGE FROM 3 TO 7 INCHES. 10 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION WAS REPORTED IN NORTHERN TREMPEALEAU COUNTY. AROUND 4 INCHES HAS BEEN REPORTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL WISCONSIN. WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY THIS MORNING LEADING TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WITH ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES. YOU ARE PUTTING YOUR LIFE AT RISK IF YOU VENTURE OUT IN THESE CONDITIONS. THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING STORM...WITH THE MOST EXTREME IMPACTS EXPECTED OVER PARTS OF NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. PROTECT YOURSELF AND OTHERS BY STAYING HOME. SIGNIFICANT BLOWING...DRIFTING AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. ROAD CREWS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO KEEP UP WITH THE INTENSE SNOW RATES. IAZ011-029-030-WIZ042>044-053>055-061-201900- /O.CON.KARX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ ALLAMAKEE-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD- RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...OELWEIN...SPARTA...TOMAH... MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER... PLATTEVILLE 454 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * 14 TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE HEAVY SNOWFALL. BLIZZARD AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY. * SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CAUSE 2 TO 4 FOOT SNOW DRIFTS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND ON RIDGE TOPS. * TRAVEL WILL BECOME IMPOSSIBLE AND LIFE THREATENING IF YOU BECOME STRANDED. DO NOT TRAVEL. * EMERGENCY SERVICES AND RESCUES ARE LIKELY TO BE HALTED FOR A PERIOD DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED. DO NOT TRAVEL DURING THIS DANGEROUS WINTER STORM. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ008>010-018-019-MNZ086>088-094>096-WIZ041-201900- /O.CON.KARX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA- MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-LA CROSSE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...NEW HAMPTON... ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...LA CROSSE 454 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL TODAY...ESPECIALLY THROUGH NOON. * 10 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL FROM LA CROSSE INTO NORTHEAST IOWA. 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA. * SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE HEAVY SNOWFALL AND WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL RESULT IN ROAD CLOSURES AND LOCALIZED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP BELOW 1/4 MILE. * THIS STORM WILL HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON TRAVEL. THOSE TRAVELING OR COMMUTING WILL FACE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. DO NOT TRAVEL. * EMERGENCY SERVICES AND RESCUES COULD BE HALTED FOR A PERIOD OF TIME DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED. DO NOT TRAVEL DURING THIS DANGEROUS WINTER STORM. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ079-WIZ017-029-032>034-201900- /O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ WABASHA-TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE... BLACK RIVER FALLS 454 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * SNOW WILL FALL INTO THIS EVENING...AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. * 5 TO 12 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE HEAVY SNOWFALL AND WILL CAUSE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW COULD LEAD TO ROAD CLOSURES AND LOCALIZED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO BELOW 1/4 MILE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. * THIS STORM WILL HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON TRAVEL. THOSE TRAVELING OR COMMUTING WILL FACE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. && $$ WETENKAMP WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
196 WWUS43 KARX 201203 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 603 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...DANGEROUS WINTER STORM IS UNDERWAY...LIFE THREATENING TRAVEL CONDITIONS OCCURRING... .INTENSE SNOWFALL CONTINUES ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SO FAR HAVE RANGED FROM 3 TO 10 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ACROSS PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN AND NORTHEAST IOWA INTO FAR SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. WINDS ARE INCREASING RAPIDLY THIS MORNING LEADING TO DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND VISIBILITIES FALLING TO 1/2 OR LESS AT TIMES. YOU ARE PUTTING YOUR LIFE AT RISK IF YOU VENTURE OUT IN THESE CONDITIONS. THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING STORM...WITH THE MOST EXTREME IMPACTS EXPECTED OVER PARTS OF NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. PROTECT YOURSELF AND OTHERS BY STAYING HOME. SIGNIFICANT BLOWING...DRIFTING AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. ROAD CREWS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO KEEP UP WITH THE INTENSE SNOW RATES. IAZ011-029-030-WIZ042>044-053>055-061-202015- /O.CON.KARX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ ALLAMAKEE-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD- RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...OELWEIN...SPARTA...TOMAH... MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER... PLATTEVILLE 603 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * 14 TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE HEAVY SNOWFALL. BLIZZARD AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY. * SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CAUSE 2 TO 4 FOOT SNOW DRIFTS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND ON RIDGE TOPS. * TRAVEL WILL BECOME IMPOSSIBLE AND LIFE THREATENING IF YOU BECOME STRANDED. DO NOT TRAVEL. * EMERGENCY SERVICES AND RESCUES ARE LIKELY TO BE HALTED FOR A PERIOD DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED. DO NOT TRAVEL DURING THIS DANGEROUS WINTER STORM. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ008>010-018-019-MNZ086>088-094>096-WIZ041-202015- /O.CON.KARX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA- MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-LA CROSSE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...NEW HAMPTON... ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...LA CROSSE 603 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL TODAY...ESPECIALLY THROUGH NOON. * 10 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL FROM LA CROSSE INTO NORTHEAST IOWA. 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA. * SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE HEAVY SNOWFALL AND WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL RESULT IN ROAD CLOSURES AND LOCALIZED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP BELOW 1/4 MILE. * THIS STORM WILL HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON TRAVEL. THOSE TRAVELING OR COMMUTING WILL FACE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. DO NOT TRAVEL. * EMERGENCY SERVICES AND RESCUES COULD BE HALTED FOR A PERIOD OF TIME DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED. DO NOT TRAVEL DURING THIS DANGEROUS WINTER STORM. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ079-WIZ017-029-032>034-202015- /O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ WABASHA-TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE... BLACK RIVER FALLS 603 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * SNOW WILL FALL INTO THIS EVENING...AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. * 5 TO 12 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE HEAVY SNOWFALL AND WILL CAUSE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW COULD LEAD TO ROAD CLOSURES AND LOCALIZED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO BELOW 1/4 MILE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. * THIS STORM WILL HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON TRAVEL. THOSE TRAVELING OR COMMUTING WILL FACE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. && $$ WETENKAMP WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
039 WWUS43 KARX 201349 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 749 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...SNOWFALL CONTINUES...DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS OCCURRING... .SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SO FAR HAVE RANGED FROM 3 TO 12 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ACROSS PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN AND NORTHEAST IOWA INTO FAR SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. WINDS ARE INCREASING THIS MORNING LEADING TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW PRODUCING DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. AVOID TRAVEL TODAY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS ARE AVAILABLE BY DIALING 5 1 1. IAZ011-029-030-WIZ042>044-053>055-061-202200- /O.CON.KARX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ ALLAMAKEE-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD- RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...OELWEIN...SPARTA...TOMAH... MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER... PLATTEVILLE 749 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AT TIMES. * STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY. * SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CAUSE 2 TO 4 FOOT SNOW DRIFTS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND ON RIDGE TOPS. * TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING IF YOU BECOME STRANDED. DO NOT TRAVEL. * EMERGENCY SERVICES AND RESCUES COULD BE HALTED FOR A PERIOD OF TIME DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED. DO NOT TRAVEL DURING THIS DANGEROUS WINTER STORM. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ008>010-018-019-MNZ086>088-094>096-WIZ041-202200- /O.CON.KARX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA- MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-LA CROSSE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...NEW HAMPTON... ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...LA CROSSE 749 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL TODAY...ESPECIALLY THROUGH NOON. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM LA CROSSE INTO NORTHEAST IOWA. 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA. * SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL RESULT IN ROAD CLOSURES AND LOCALIZED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP BELOW 1/4 MILE. * THIS STORM WILL HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON TRAVEL. THOSE TRAVELING WILL FACE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. DO NOT TRAVEL. * EMERGENCY SERVICES AND RESCUES COULD BE HALTED FOR A PERIOD OF TIME DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED. DO NOT TRAVEL DURING THIS DANGEROUS WINTER STORM. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ079-WIZ017-029-032>034-202200- /O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ WABASHA-TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE... BLACK RIVER FALLS 749 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * SNOW WILL FALL INTO THIS EVENING...AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW COULD LEAD TO ROAD CLOSURES AND LOCALIZED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO BELOW 1/4 MILE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. * THIS STORM WILL HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON TRAVEL. THOSE TRAVELING WILL FACE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. && $$ WETENKAMP WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
549 WWUS43 KARX 201509 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 909 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...SNOWFALL CONTINUES...WINDS INCREASING... .SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SO FAR HAVE RANGED FROM 3 TO 12 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ACROSS PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN AND NORTHEAST IOWA INTO FAR SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH ARE BEING REPORTED ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA...SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND INTO SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL BECOME MORE COMMON REDUCING VISIBILITIES. TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE DANGEROUS AND TRAVEL SHOULD BE AVOIDED TODAY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS ARE AVAILABLE BY DIALING 5 1 1. IAZ011-029-030-WIZ042>044-053>055-061-202315- /O.CON.KARX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ ALLAMAKEE-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD- RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...OELWEIN...SPARTA...TOMAH... MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER... PLATTEVILLE 909 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AT TIMES. * STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY. * SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CAUSE 2 TO 4 FOOT SNOW DRIFTS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND ON RIDGE TOPS. * TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING IF YOU BECOME STRANDED. DO NOT TRAVEL. * EMERGENCY SERVICES AND RESCUES COULD BE HALTED FOR A PERIOD OF TIME DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED. DO NOT TRAVEL DURING THIS DANGEROUS WINTER STORM. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ008>010-018-019-MNZ086>088-094>096-WIZ041-202315- /O.CON.KARX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA- MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-LA CROSSE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...NEW HAMPTON... ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...LA CROSSE 909 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * HEAVY SNOW...ESPECIALLY THROUGH NOON. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM LA CROSSE INTO NORTHEAST IOWA. 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA. * SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL RESULT IN ROAD CLOSURES AND LOCALIZED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP BELOW 1/4 MILE. * THIS STORM WILL HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON TRAVEL. THOSE TRAVELING WILL FACE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. DO NOT TRAVEL. * EMERGENCY SERVICES AND RESCUES COULD BE HALTED FOR A PERIOD OF TIME DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED. DO NOT TRAVEL DURING THIS DANGEROUS WINTER STORM. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ079-WIZ017-029-032>034-202315- /O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ WABASHA-TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE... BLACK RIVER FALLS 909 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * SNOW WILL FALL INTO THIS EVENING...AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED... WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW COULD LEAD TO ROAD CLOSURES AND LOCALIZED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO BELOW 1/4 MILE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. * THIS STORM WILL HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON TRAVEL. THOSE TRAVELING WILL FACE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. && $$ RABERDING WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
844 WWUS43 KARX 201615 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 1015 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...SNOW AND WINDS INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS... .WINDS ARE CURRENTLY GUSTING TO BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA...SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA INTO WESTERN WISCONSIN. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE ACROSS CENTRAL WISCONSIN BY LATE MORNING. THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH THE FALLING AND FALLEN SNOW WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW WHICH WILL RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY ON RIDGE TOPS AND OPEN AREAS. A FEW AREAS IN NORTHEAST IOWA HAVE REPORTED NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES DUE TO THE BLOWING AND FALLING SNOW. SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS WITH BANDS OF HEAVIER SNOW. ANYWHERE FROM 5 TO 12 INCHES HAS ALREADY FALLEN AND ADDITIONAL MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY. TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE DANGEROUS AND TRAVEL SHOULD BE AVOIDED.THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS ARE AVAILABLE BY DIALING 5 1 1. IAZ011-029-030-WIZ042>044-053>055-061-210015- /O.CON.KARX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ ALLAMAKEE-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD- RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...OELWEIN...SPARTA...TOMAH... MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER... PLATTEVILLE 1015 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AT TIMES. * STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY. * SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CAUSE 2 TO 4 FOOT SNOW DRIFTS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND ON RIDGE TOPS. * TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING IF YOU BECOME STRANDED. DO NOT TRAVEL. * EMERGENCY SERVICES AND RESCUES COULD BE HALTED FOR A PERIOD OF TIME DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED. DO NOT TRAVEL DURING THIS DANGEROUS WINTER STORM. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ008>010-018-019-MNZ086>088-094>096-WIZ041-210015- /O.CON.KARX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA- MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-LA CROSSE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...NEW HAMPTON... ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...LA CROSSE 1015 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * HEAVY SNOW...ESPECIALLY THROUGH NOON. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM LA CROSSE INTO NORTHEAST IOWA. 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA. * SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL RESULT IN ROAD CLOSURES AND LOCALIZED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP BELOW 1/4 MILE. * THIS STORM WILL HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON TRAVEL. THOSE TRAVELING WILL FACE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. DO NOT TRAVEL. * EMERGENCY SERVICES AND RESCUES COULD BE HALTED FOR A PERIOD OF TIME DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED. DO NOT TRAVEL DURING THIS DANGEROUS WINTER STORM. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ079-WIZ017-029-032>034-210015- /O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ WABASHA-TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE... BLACK RIVER FALLS 1015 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * SNOW WILL FALL INTO THIS EVENING...AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED... WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW COULD LEAD TO ROAD CLOSURES AND LOCALIZED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO BELOW 1/4 MILE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. * THIS STORM WILL HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON TRAVEL. THOSE TRAVELING WILL FACE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. && $$ RABERDING WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
811 WWUS43 KARX 201750 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 1150 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...CONDITIONS TO WORSEN THIS AFTERNOON... .WINDS ARE CURRENTLY GUSTING TO BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA...SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA INTO WESTERN WISCONSIN. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 50 OR 55 MPH VERY POSSIBLE FROM 2 TO 8 PM ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN...AND INTO NORTHEAST IOWA. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO ACCUMULATE FOR MUCH OF THE DAY ACROSS WISCONSIN...AND WITH THE WINDS INCREASING...AND 5 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW ALREADY FALLEN FROM THIS STORM...LOCALIZED WHITEOUT AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL BECOME THE MAIN PROBLEMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. TRAVEL WILL CONTINUE TO WORSEN THROUGH THE DAY. SHERIFFS REPORT ROADS ARE PASSABLE NOW BUT TREACHEROUS IN MANY AREAS. EXPECT THESE CONDITIONS TO WORSEN. IAZ011-029-030-WIZ042>044-053>055-061-210200- /O.CON.KARX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ ALLAMAKEE-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD- RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...OELWEIN...SPARTA...TOMAH... MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER... PLATTEVILLE 1150 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * VISIBILITY WILL DETERIORATE THIS AFTERNOON FURTHER. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES. * SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CAUSE 2 TO 4 FOOT SNOW DRIFTS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND ON RIDGE TOPS. * TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING IF YOU BECOME STRANDED. DO NOT TRAVEL. * EMERGENCY SERVICES AND RESCUES COULD BE HALTED FOR A PERIOD OF TIME THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AT TIMES. * STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 9 TO 14 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED. DO NOT TRAVEL DURING THIS DANGEROUS WINTER STORM. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ008>010-018-019-MNZ086>088-094>096-WIZ041-210200- /O.CON.KARX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA- MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-LA CROSSE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...NEW HAMPTON... ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...LA CROSSE 1150 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * HEAVY SNOW WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH DURING THE AFTERNOON. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES WILL BE COMMON. * WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 OR 50 MPH AND LAST THROUGH MID-EVENING. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL RESULT IN ROAD CLOSURES AND LOCALIZED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP BELOW 1/4 MILE. * THIS STORM WILL HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON TRAVEL. THOSE TRAVELING WILL FACE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. DO NOT TRAVEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED. DO NOT TRAVEL DURING THIS DANGEROUS WINTER STORM. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ079-WIZ017-029-032>034-210200- /O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ WABASHA-TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE... BLACK RIVER FALLS 1150 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL FINALLY BEGIN TO DIMINISH LATER THIS AFTERNOON. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES WILL BE COMMON...WITH LOCALLY 10 TO 14 INCH AMOUNTS. * SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW COULD LEAD TO ROAD CLOSURES AND LOCALIZED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. * THIS STORM WILL HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON TRAVEL. THOSE TRAVELING WILL FACE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. && $$ BAUMGARDT WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
090 WWUS43 KARX 201854 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 1254 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE THIS AFTERNOON... .WINDS ARE CURRENTLY GUSTING TO BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...WITH THE WINDS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN WESTERN AND CENTRAL WISCONSIN. EXPECT SOME LOCATIONS TO GUST AS HIGH AS 55 MPH THROUGH 8 PM. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO ACCUMULATE FOR MUCH OF THE DAY ACROSS WISCONSIN...AND WITH THE WINDS INCREASING...AND 5 TO 13 INCHES OF SNOW ALREADY FALLEN FROM THIS STORM...LOCALIZED WHITEOUT AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL BECOME THE MAIN PROBLEMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. TRAVEL WILL CONTINUE TO WORSEN THROUGH THE DAY. SHERIFFS REPORT ROADS ARE PASSABLE NOW BUT TREACHEROUS IN MANY AREAS. EXPECT THESE CONDITIONS TO WORSEN. IAZ011-029-030-WIZ042>044-053>055-061-210300- /O.CON.KARX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ ALLAMAKEE-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD- RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...OELWEIN...SPARTA...TOMAH... MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER... PLATTEVILLE 1254 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * VISIBILITY WILL DETERIORATE THIS AFTERNOON FURTHER. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES. * SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CAUSE 2 TO 4 FOOT SNOW DRIFTS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND ON RIDGE TOPS. * TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING IF YOU BECOME STRANDED. DO NOT TRAVEL. * EMERGENCY SERVICES AND RESCUES COULD BE HALTED FOR A PERIOD OF TIME THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AT TIMES. * STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 9 TO 14 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED. DO NOT TRAVEL DURING THIS DANGEROUS WINTER STORM. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ008>010-018-019-MNZ086>088-094>096-WIZ041-210300- /O.CON.KARX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA- MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-LA CROSSE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...NEW HAMPTON... ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...LA CROSSE 1254 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * SNOW WILL DIMINISH DURING THE AFTERNOON. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES WILL BE COMMON. * WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 OR 50 MPH WILL BE COMMON AND LAST THROUGH MID-EVENING. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL RESULT IN ROAD CLOSURES AND LOCALIZED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP BELOW 1/4 MILE. * THIS STORM WILL HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON TRAVEL. THOSE TRAVELING WILL FACE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. DO NOT TRAVEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED. DO NOT TRAVEL DURING THIS DANGEROUS WINTER STORM. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ079-WIZ017-029-032>034-210300- /O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ WABASHA-TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE... BLACK RIVER FALLS 1254 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * SNOW WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH LATER THIS AFTERNOON. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES WILL BE COMMON...WITH LOCALLY 10 TO 14 INCH AMOUNTS. * SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW COULD LEAD TO ROAD CLOSURES AND LOCALIZED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. * THIS STORM WILL HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON TRAVEL. THOSE TRAVELING WILL FACE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. && $$ RABERDING WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
027 WWUS43 KARX 202007 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 207 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...TRAVEL NOT ADVISED THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON... .WINDS ARE CURRENTLY GUSTING TO BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...WITH THE WINDS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN WESTERN AND CENTRAL WISCONSIN. EXPECT SOME LOCATIONS TO GUST AS HIGH AS 55 MPH THROUGH 8 PM. LAW ENFORCEMENT HAS REPORTED ROAD CLOSURES IN WINONA COUNTY. ELSEWHERE ROADS ARE PASSABLE...BUT ARE TREACHEROUS IN MANY AREAS AND TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED. SNOW WAS TAPERING OFF ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA...BUT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW WAS CAUSING MAJOR IMPACTS TO TRAVEL. EXPECT THE SNOW TO GRADUALLY TAPER OFF EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AFTER 4 PM...WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW EXPECTED THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. IAZ011-029-030-WIZ042>044-053>055-061-210415- /O.CON.KARX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ ALLAMAKEE-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD- RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...OELWEIN...SPARTA...TOMAH... MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER... PLATTEVILLE 207 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * VISIBILITY WILL DETERIORATE THIS AFTERNOON FURTHER. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES. * SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CAUSE 2 TO 4 FOOT SNOW DRIFTS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND ON RIDGE TOPS. * TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING IF YOU BECOME STRANDED. DO NOT TRAVEL. * EMERGENCY SERVICES AND RESCUES COULD BE HALTED FOR A PERIOD OF TIME THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AT TIMES. * STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 9 TO 14 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED. DO NOT TRAVEL DURING THIS DANGEROUS WINTER STORM. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ008>010-018-019-MNZ086>088-094>096-WIZ041-210415- /O.CON.KARX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA- MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-LA CROSSE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...NEW HAMPTON... ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...LA CROSSE 207 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH DURING THE AFTERNOON. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES WILL BE COMMON. * WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 OR 50 MPH WILL BE COMMON AND LAST THROUGH MID-EVENING. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL RESULT IN ROAD CLOSURES AND LOCALIZED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP BELOW 1/4 MILE. * THIS STORM WILL HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON TRAVEL. THOSE TRAVELING WILL FACE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. DO NOT TRAVEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED. DO NOT TRAVEL DURING THIS DANGEROUS WINTER STORM. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ079-WIZ017-029-032>034-210415- /O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ WABASHA-TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE... BLACK RIVER FALLS 207 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * SNOW WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH LATER THIS AFTERNOON. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES WILL BE COMMON...WITH LOCALLY 10 TO 14 INCH AMOUNTS. * SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW COULD LEAD TO ROAD CLOSURES AND LOCALIZED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. * THIS STORM WILL HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON TRAVEL. THOSE TRAVELING WILL FACE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. && $$ RABERDING WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
854 WWUS43 KARX 202057 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 257 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...TRAVEL NOT ADVISED THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON... .WINDS ARE CURRENTLY GUSTING TO BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...WITH THE WINDS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN WESTERN AND CENTRAL WISCONSIN. EXPECT SOME LOCATIONS TO GUST AS HIGH AS 55 MPH THROUGH 8 PM. LAW ENFORCEMENT HAS REPORTED ROAD CLOSURES IN WINONA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND HIGHWAYS 11 AND 18 IN GRANT COUNTY WISCONSIN. ELSEWHERE ROADS ARE PASSABLE...BUT ARE TREACHEROUS IN MANY AREAS AND TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED. SNOW WAS TAPERING OFF ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA...BUT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW WAS CAUSING MAJOR IMPACTS TO TRAVEL. EXPECT THE SNOW TO GRADUALLY TAPER OFF EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AFTER 5 PM...WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW EXPECTED THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. IAZ011-029-030-WIZ042>044-053>055-061-210500- /O.CON.KARX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ ALLAMAKEE-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD- RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...OELWEIN...SPARTA...TOMAH... MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER... PLATTEVILLE 257 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. * SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CAUSE 2 TO 4 FOOT SNOW DRIFTS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND ON RIDGE TOPS. * TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING IF YOU BECOME STRANDED. DO NOT TRAVEL. * EMERGENCY SERVICES AND RESCUES COULD BE HALTED FOR A PERIOD OF TIME THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AT TIMES. * STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 9 TO 14 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED. DO NOT TRAVEL DURING THIS DANGEROUS WINTER STORM. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ008>010-018-019-MNZ086>088-094>096-WIZ041-210500- /O.CON.KARX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA- MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-LA CROSSE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...NEW HAMPTON... ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...LA CROSSE 257 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH DURING THE AFTERNOON. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES WILL BE COMMON. * WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 OR 50 MPH WILL BE COMMON AND LAST THROUGH MID-EVENING. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL RESULT IN ROAD CLOSURES AND LOCALIZED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP BELOW 1/4 MILE. * THIS STORM WILL HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON TRAVEL. THOSE TRAVELING WILL FACE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. DO NOT TRAVEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED. DO NOT TRAVEL DURING THIS DANGEROUS WINTER STORM. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ079-WIZ017-029-032>034-210500- /O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ WABASHA-TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE... BLACK RIVER FALLS 257 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * SNOW WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH LATER THIS AFTERNOON. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES WILL BE COMMON...WITH LOCALLY 10 TO 14 INCH AMOUNTS. * SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW COULD LEAD TO ROAD CLOSURES AND LOCALIZED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. * THIS STORM WILL HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON TRAVEL. THOSE TRAVELING WILL FACE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. && $$ RABERDING WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
630 WWUS43 KARX 202156 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 356 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...TRAVEL NOT ADVISED THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON... .WINDS ARE CURRENTLY GUSTING TO BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...WITH 25 TO 35 MPH IN WESTERN AND CENTRAL WISCONSIN. EXPECT THESE STRONG WINDS TO CONTINUE THROUGH 8 PM. AREA LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES HAS REPORTED A NUMBER OF ROADS CLOSED AND THUS TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED THIS EVENING. SNOW WAS TAPERING OFF ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA...BUT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW WAS CAUSING MAJOR IMPACTS TO TRAVEL. EXPECT THE SNOW TO GRADUALLY TAPER OFF EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AFTER 6 PM...WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW EXPECTED THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. IAZ011-029-030-WIZ042>044-053>055-061-210600- /O.CON.KARX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ ALLAMAKEE-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD- RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...OELWEIN...SPARTA...TOMAH... MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER... PLATTEVILLE 356 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. * SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CAUSE 2 TO 4 FOOT SNOW DRIFTS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND ON RIDGE TOPS. * TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING IF YOU BECOME STRANDED. DO NOT TRAVEL. * EMERGENCY SERVICES AND RESCUES COULD BE HALTED FOR A PERIOD OF TIME LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AT TIMES. * STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 9 TO 14 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED. DO NOT TRAVEL DURING THIS DANGEROUS WINTER STORM. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ008>010-018-019-MNZ086>088-094>096-WIZ041-210600- /O.CON.KARX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA- MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-LA CROSSE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...NEW HAMPTON... ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...LA CROSSE 356 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES WILL BE COMMON. * WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 OR 50 MPH WILL BE COMMON AND LAST THROUGH MID-EVENING. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL RESULT IN ROAD CLOSURES AND LOCALIZED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP BELOW 1/4 MILE. * THIS STORM WILL HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON TRAVEL. THOSE TRAVELING WILL FACE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. DO NOT TRAVEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED. DO NOT TRAVEL DURING THIS DANGEROUS WINTER STORM. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ079-WIZ017-029-032>034-210600- /O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ WABASHA-TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE... BLACK RIVER FALLS 356 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * SNOW WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES WILL BE COMMON...WITH LOCALLY 10 TO 14 INCH AMOUNTS. * SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW COULD LEAD TO ROAD CLOSURES AND LOCALIZED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. * THIS STORM WILL HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON TRAVEL. THOSE TRAVELING WILL FACE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. && $$ RABERDING WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
370 WWUS43 KARX 202315 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 515 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...TRAVEL NOT ADVISED EARLY THIS EVENING... .WINDS CONTINUE TO GUST BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...WITH 25 TO 35 MPH IN WESTERN AND CENTRAL WISCONSIN. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST 9 PM. AREA LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES HAVE REPORTED A NUMBER OF ROADS CLOSED. IN ADDITION...IT HAS BEEN REPORTED THAT CONDITIONS WERE WORSENING IN SOME AREAS COMPARED TO EARLIER IN THE AFTERNOON...DUE TO THE HIGH WINDS. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL END ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA EARLY THIS EVENING...BUT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW WILL CAUSE MAJOR IMPACTS TO TRAVEL. EXPECT THE SNOW TO START TAPERING OFF EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER BY 7 PM...AND EAST OF A TOMAH TO BOSCOBEL LINE AFTER 10 PM. BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. IAZ011-029-030-WIZ042>044-053>055-061-210600- /O.CON.KARX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ ALLAMAKEE-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD- RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...OELWEIN...SPARTA...TOMAH... MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER... PLATTEVILLE 515 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CAUSE 2 TO 4 FOOT SNOW DRIFTS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND ON RIDGE TOPS. * TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING IF YOU BECOME STRANDED. DO NOT TRAVEL. * EMERGENCY SERVICES AND RESCUES COULD BE HALTED FOR A PERIOD OF TIME EARLY THIS EVENING. * SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AT TIMES. * STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 9 TO 14 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED. DO NOT TRAVEL DURING THIS DANGEROUS WINTER STORM. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ008>010-018-019-MNZ086>088-094>096-WIZ041-210600- /O.CON.KARX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA- MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-LA CROSSE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...NEW HAMPTON... ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...LA CROSSE 515 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH...ENDING THIS EVENING. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES WILL BE COMMON. * WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH WILL BE COMMON AND LAST THROUGH MID-EVENING. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL RESULT IN ROAD CLOSURES AND LOCALIZED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP BELOW 1/4 MILE. * THIS STORM WILL HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON TRAVEL. THOSE TRAVELING WILL FACE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. DO NOT TRAVEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED. DO NOT TRAVEL DURING THIS DANGEROUS WINTER STORM. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ079-WIZ017-029-032>034-210600- /O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ WABASHA-TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE... BLACK RIVER FALLS 515 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH BY LATE EVENING. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES WILL BE COMMON...WITH LOCAL 10 TO 14 INCH AMOUNTS. * SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW COULD LEAD TO ROAD CLOSURES AND LOCALIZED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. * THIS STORM WILL HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON TRAVEL. THOSE TRAVELING WILL FACE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. && $$ RIECK WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
655 WWUS43 KARX 210101 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 701 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINDS REMAIN STRONG...SNOW GENERALLY EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER... .DANGEROUS TRAVEL WILL CONTINUE FOR THE REST OF THE EVENING...DESPITE THE GRADUAL EXIT EAST OF THE SNOW. WINDS CONTINUE TO GUST BETWEEN 40 AND 45 MPH ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...WITH 25 TO 35 MPH GUSTS IN WESTERN AND CENTRAL WISCONSIN. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE EVENING HOURS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING THE ALREADY FALLEN SNOW. AREA LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES HAVE REPORTED A NUMBER OF ROADS CLOSED. IN ADDITION...IT HAS BEEN REPORTED THAT CONDITIONS WERE WORSE IN SOME AREAS COMPARED TO EARLIER IN THE DAY...DUE TO THE HIGH WINDS. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL END ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA EARLY THIS EVENING...BUT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW WILL CAUSE MAJOR IMPACTS TO TRAVEL. THE SNOW SHOULD GRADUALLY COME TO AN END EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER BY 10 PM...AND EAST OF A TOMAH TO BOSCOBEL LINE BY MIDNIGHT. BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. IAZ011-029-030-WIZ042>044-053>055-061-210600- /O.CON.KARX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ ALLAMAKEE-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD- RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...OELWEIN...SPARTA...TOMAH... MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER... PLATTEVILLE 701 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CAUSE 2 TO 4 FOOT SNOW DRIFTS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND ON RIDGE TOPS. * TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING IF YOU BECOME STRANDED. DO NOT TRAVEL. * EMERGENCY SERVICES AND RESCUES COULD BE HALTED FOR A PERIOD OF TIME EARLY THIS EVENING. * SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING. * STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 9 TO 14 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED. DO NOT TRAVEL DURING THIS DANGEROUS WINTER STORM. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ008>010-018-019-MNZ086>088-094>096-WIZ041-210600- /O.CON.KARX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA- MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-LA CROSSE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...NEW HAMPTON... ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...LA CROSSE 701 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH...ENDING THIS EVENING. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES WILL BE COMMON. * WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH WILL BE COMMON AND LAST THROUGH MID-EVENING. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL RESULT IN ROAD CLOSURES AND LOCALIZED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. * THIS STORM WILL HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON TRAVEL. THOSE TRAVELING WILL FACE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. DO NOT TRAVEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED. DO NOT TRAVEL DURING THIS DANGEROUS WINTER STORM. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ079-WIZ017-029-032>034-210600- /O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ WABASHA-TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE... BLACK RIVER FALLS 701 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH BY LATE EVENING. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES WILL BE COMMON...WITH LOCAL 10 TO 14 INCH AMOUNTS. * SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW COULD LEAD TO ROAD CLOSURES AND LOCALIZED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. * THIS STORM WILL HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON TRAVEL. THOSE TRAVELING WILL FACE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. && $$ RIECK WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
480 WWUS43 KARX 210309 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 909 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...MANY ROADS COVERED IN DRIFTS...IMPASSABLE... .LATEST INFORMATION FROM LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS INDICATE THAT MANY ROADWAYS ARE COVERED IN SNOW DRIFTS...WITH SOME IMPASSABLE AND CLOSED. SECONDARY ROADS AND THOSE ON RIDGE-TOPS WERE THE MOST HAZARDOUS. THE WORST CONDITIONS WERE ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHEAST IOWA INTO SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN...AND ACROSS NORTHERN SECTIONS OF...BUFFALO...TREMPEALEAU AND JACKSON COUNTIES IN WISCONSIN...ALONG WITH MUCH OF CLARK COUNTY. SOME PLOWS HAVE BEEN PULLED OFF THE ROADS UNTIL EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. WINDS CONTINUE TO GUST BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MPH ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...WITH 25 TO 35 MPH GUSTS IN WESTERN AND CENTRAL WISCONSIN. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE EVENING HOURS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING THE ALREADY FALLEN SNOW. TRAVEL SHOULD NOT BE ATTEMPTED TONIGHT IF NOT ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY...ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS. THE SNOW HAS ENDED FOR SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA... INCLUDING MOST OF WESTERN WISCONSIN. THE SNOW SHOULD EXIT EAST OF A WISCONSIN RAPIDS TO BARABOO LINE BY 11 PM. IAZ011-029-030-WIZ042>044-053>055-061-210600- /O.CON.KARX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ ALLAMAKEE-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD- RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...OELWEIN...SPARTA...TOMAH... MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER... PLATTEVILLE 909 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH. * SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CAUSE 2 TO 4 FOOT SNOW DRIFTS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND ON RIDGE TOPS. * TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING IF YOU BECOME STRANDED. DO NOT TRAVEL. * EMERGENCY SERVICES AND RESCUES COULD BE HALTED FOR A PERIOD OF TIME EARLY THIS EVENING. * SNOW HAS ENDED FOR MOST AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED. DO NOT TRAVEL DURING THIS DANGEROUS WINTER STORM. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ008>010-018-019-MNZ086>088-094>096-WIZ041-210600- /O.CON.KARX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA- MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-LA CROSSE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...NEW HAMPTON... ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...LA CROSSE 909 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 MPH WILL BE COMMON. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY TREACHEROUS TRAVEL AND SOME ROAD CLOSURES. * THIS STORM WILL HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON TRAVEL. THOSE TRAVELING WILL FACE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. DO NOT TRAVEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED. DO NOT TRAVEL DURING THIS DANGEROUS WINTER STORM. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ079-WIZ017-029-032>034-210600- /O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ WABASHA-TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE... BLACK RIVER FALLS 909 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL BE COMMON. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW COULD LEAD TO ROAD CLOSURES. * THIS STORM WILL HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON TRAVEL. THOSE TRAVELING WILL FACE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. DO NOT TRAVEL UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. && $$ RIECK WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
230 WWUS43 KARX 210558 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 1158 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM EXITING EAST...BUT STRONG WINDS CONTINUE OVERNIGHT... .THE SNOW HAS ENDED...AND WINDS HAVE WEAKENED A BIT...AS THE MAJOR WINTER STORM HAS EXITED TO THE EAST. VISIBILITIES WERE ALSO IMPROVING. THEREFORE...THE BLIZZARD AND WINTER STORM WARNINGS WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER...IMPACTS ON ROADWAYS FROM THE STORM WILL BE FELT INTO THE MORNING HOURS OF FRIDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 WILL CONTINUE TO BLOW AND DRIFT SOME OF THE FALLEN SNOW. TRAVEL WILL REMAIN TREACHEROUS IN MANY AREAS...ESPECIALLY ON RURAL...SECONDARY...AND RIDGE-TOP ROADS. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS AS ROAD CREWS WORK ON CLEAN UP. IAZ011-029-030-WIZ042>044-053>055-061-210700- /O.EXP.KARX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ ALLAMAKEE-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD- RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...OELWEIN...SPARTA...TOMAH... MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER... PLATTEVILLE 1158 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE WINTER STORM HAS EXITED EAST...BUT DRIFTING ACROSS ROADS WILL STILL LEAD TO POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS TRAVEL EARLY THIS MORNING. RURAL...SECONDARY...AND RIDGE-TOP ROADS WILL BE THE MOST TREACHEROUS. $$ IAZ008>010-018-019-MNZ086>088-094>096-WIZ041-210700- /O.EXP.KARX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA- MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-LA CROSSE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...NEW HAMPTON... ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...LA CROSSE 1158 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE WINTER STORM HAS EXITED EAST...BUT DRIFTING ACROSS ROADS WILL STILL LEAD TO POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS TRAVEL EARLY THIS MORNING. RURAL...SECONDARY...AND RIDGE-TOP ROADS WILL BE THE MOST TREACHEROUS. $$ MNZ079-WIZ017-029-032>034-210700- /O.EXP.KARX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ WABASHA-TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE... BLACK RIVER FALLS 1158 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE WINTER STORM HAS EXITED EAST...BUT DRIFTING ACROSS ROADS WILL STILL LEAD TO POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS TRAVEL EARLY THIS MORNING. RURAL...SECONDARY...AND RIDGE-TOP ROADS WILL BE THE MOST TREACHEROUS. $$ RIECK WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
The office that day
Everything else NWS La Crosse, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 19, 4:03 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | ARX | Buffalo, Clark, Jackson, La Crosse, Taylor, Trempealeau | 44 hr |
| Dec 19, 4:03 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | Buffalo, Taylor | 7 hr |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.