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Wind Chill Advisory 6, NWS La Crosse, WI
NWS La Crosse, WI issued this wind chill advisory at Feb 19, 2013, 3:18 PM CST for 6 counties in Minnesota; 4 counties in Iowa; 5 counties in Wisconsin. It took effect at Feb 19, 2013, 9:00 PM CST. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 19, 2013, 3:18 PM CST (21:18 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 19, 2013, 9:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Feb 20, 2013, 9:00 AM CST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS La Crosse, WI
Counties Chickasaw County, IA, Floyd County, IA, Howard County, IA, Mitchell County, IA, Dodge County, MN, Fillmore County, MN, Mower County, MN, Olmsted County, MN, Wabasha County, MN, Winona County, MN, Buffalo County, WI, Clark County, WI, Jackson County, WI, Taylor County, WI, Trempealeau County, WI
The radar
The La Crosse radar (KARX), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 164 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
- 762 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 137 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 73 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
371 WWUS43 KARX 192118 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 318 PM CST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...MORE BITTER COLD TONIGHT...HEAVY SNOW THURSDAY NIGHT... .THE COMBINATION OF BLUSTERY NORTHWEST WINDS AND TEMPERATURES FALLING BELOW ZERO WILL RESULT IN MORE BITTER COLD FOR PARTS OF NORTHEAST IOWA...SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN. WIND CHILLS WILL BOTTOM OUT FROM 20 TO 25 BELOW ZERO...PERSISTING INTO THE MID MORNING HOURS OF WEDNESDAY. A WINTER STORM MOVES IN THURSDAY NIGHT...GRADUALLY EXITING NORTHEAST ON FRIDAY. THE STORM WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR 6 INCHES OF SNOW FALL...MOSTLY WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. THE BULK OF THE ACCUMULATIONS WOULD COME THURSDAY NIGHT. IAZ008-009-018-019-MNZ086-087-094-095-200530- /O.NEW.KARX.WC.Y.0006.130220T0300Z-130220T1500Z/ /O.CON.KARX.WS.A.0003.130221T2100Z-130223T0000Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-DODGE-OLMSTED-MOWER-FILLMORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLES CITY...NEW HAMPTON... ROCHESTER...AUSTIN 318 PM CST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY EVENING WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS AROUND 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE WILL BE IMPACTED BY SNOW COVERED ROADS. * WIND CHILL VALUES OF 20 TO 25 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MNZ079-088-WIZ032-033-200530- /O.NEW.KARX.WC.Y.0006.130220T0300Z-130220T1500Z/ /O.CON.KARX.WS.A.0003.130222T0000Z-130223T0000Z/ WABASHA-WINONA-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WINONA 318 PM CST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY EVENING WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS AROUND 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE WILL BE IMPACTED BY SNOW COVERED ROADS. * WIND CHILL VALUES OF 20 TO 25 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ WIZ017-029-034-200530- /O.NEW.KARX.WC.Y.0006.130220T0300Z-130220T1500Z/ TAYLOR-CLARK-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE... BLACK RIVER FALLS 318 PM CST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES OF 20 TO 25 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ IAZ010-011-029-030-200530- /O.CON.KARX.WS.A.0003.130221T2100Z-130223T0000Z/ WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FAYETTE-CLAYTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...OELWEIN 318 PM CST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... * SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY EVENING WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS AROUND 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE WILL BE IMPACTED BY SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ MNZ096-200530- /O.CON.KARX.WS.A.0003.130222T0000Z-130223T0000Z/ HOUSTON- 318 PM CST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... * SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY EVENING WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS AROUND 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE WILL BE IMPACTED BY SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ RIECK WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
4 follow-up statements
986 WWUS43 KARX 200305 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 905 PM CST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...MORE BITTER COLD TONIGHT...HEAVY SNOW THURSDAY NIGHT... . WIND CHILLS HAVE ALREADY DROPPED TO NEAR 20 BELOW ZERO ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA. THE COMBINATION OF BLUSTERY NORTHWEST WINDS AND TEMPERATURES BELOW ZERO WILL RESULT IN THE CONTINUATION OF BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS FOR PARTS OF NORTHEAST IOWA...SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN. WIND CHILLS WILL BOTTOM OUT FROM 20 TO 25 BELOW ZERO...PERSISTING INTO THE MID MORNING HOURS OF WEDNESDAY. A WINTER STORM MOVES IN THURSDAY NIGHT...GRADUALLY EXITING NORTHEAST ON FRIDAY. THE STORM WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR 6 INCHES OF SNOW FALL...MOSTLY WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. THE BULK OF THE ACCUMULATIONS WOULD COME THURSDAY NIGHT. IAZ008-009-018-019-MNZ086-087-094-095-201115- /O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130220T1500Z/ /O.CON.KARX.WS.A.0003.130221T2100Z-130223T0000Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-DODGE-OLMSTED-MOWER-FILLMORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLES CITY...NEW HAMPTON... ROCHESTER...AUSTIN 905 PM CST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... * SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY EVENING WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS AROUND 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE WILL BE IMPACTED BY SNOW COVERED ROADS. * WIND CHILL VALUES OF 20 TO 25 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MNZ079-088-WIZ032-033-201115- /O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130220T1500Z/ /O.CON.KARX.WS.A.0003.130222T0000Z-130223T0000Z/ WABASHA-WINONA-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WINONA 905 PM CST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... * SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY EVENING WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS AROUND 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE WILL BE IMPACTED BY SNOW COVERED ROADS. * WIND CHILL VALUES OF 20 TO 25 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ WIZ017-029-034-201115- /O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130220T1500Z/ TAYLOR-CLARK-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE... BLACK RIVER FALLS 905 PM CST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * WIND CHILL VALUES OF 20 TO 25 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ IAZ010-011-029-030-201115- /O.CON.KARX.WS.A.0003.130221T2100Z-130223T0000Z/ WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FAYETTE-CLAYTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...OELWEIN 905 PM CST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... * SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY EVENING WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS AROUND 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE WILL BE IMPACTED BY SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ MNZ096-201115- /O.CON.KARX.WS.A.0003.130222T0000Z-130223T0000Z/ HOUSTON- 905 PM CST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... * SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY EVENING WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS AROUND 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE WILL BE IMPACTED BY SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ RABERDING WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
847 WWUS43 KARX 200906 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 306 AM CST WED FEB 20 2013 ...ANOTHER COLD START TO THE MORNING... ...HEAVY SNOW STILL ON TRACK FOR THURSDAY NIGHT... .WIND CHILL VALUES WERE RANGING FROM 15 TO 20 BELOW EARLY THIS MORNING FROM NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN INTO SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA. AS TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO DROP...EXPECT WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 25 BELOW FROM NEAR SUNRISE THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE MORNING. ALL INDICATIONS CONTINUE TO POINT TO A WINTER STORM BRINGING SNOW TO THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY BEFORE LIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST FRIDAY NIGHT. ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH FRIDAY OF 6 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE FOR THE WISCONSIN COUNTIES BORDERING THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER WEST INTO SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA. THE BULK OF THIS SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR THURSDAY NIGHT. IAZ008-009-018-019-MNZ086-087-094-095-201715- /O.EXT.KARX.WS.A.0003.130222T0000Z-130223T0000Z/ /O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130220T1500Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-DODGE-OLMSTED-MOWER-FILLMORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLES CITY...NEW HAMPTON... ROCHESTER...AUSTIN 306 AM CST WED FEB 20 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... * WIND CHILL VALUES OF 20 TO 25 BELOW WILL OCCUR THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE MORNING. * WITH THESE WIND CHILLS...EXPOSED SKIN COULD EXPERIENCE FROST BITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES. * SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL THURSDAY NIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY. * THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE WILL BE IMPACTED BY SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MNZ079-088-WIZ032-033-201715- /O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130220T1500Z/ /O.CON.KARX.WS.A.0003.130222T0000Z-130223T0000Z/ WABASHA-WINONA-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WINONA 306 AM CST WED FEB 20 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... * WIND CHILL VALUES OF 20 TO 25 BELOW WILL OCCUR THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE MORNING. * WITH THESE WIND CHILLS...EXPOSED SKIN COULD EXPERIENCE FROST BITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES. * SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL THURSDAY NIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY. * THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE WILL BE IMPACTED BY SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ WIZ017-029-034-201500- /O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130220T1500Z/ TAYLOR-CLARK-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE... BLACK RIVER FALLS 306 AM CST WED FEB 20 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... * WIND CHILL VALUES OF 20 TO 25 BELOW WILL OCCUR THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE MORNING. * WITH THESE WIND CHILLS...EXPOSED SKIN COULD EXPERIENCE FROST BITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ WIZ041-053>055-061-201715- /O.EXA.KARX.WS.A.0003.130222T0000Z-130223T0000Z/ LA CROSSE-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LA CROSSE...VIROQUA... PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE 306 AM CST WED FEB 20 2013 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL THURSDAY NIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY. * THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE WILL BE IMPACTED BY SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ IAZ010-011-029-030-201715- /O.EXT.KARX.WS.A.0003.130222T0000Z-130223T0000Z/ WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FAYETTE-CLAYTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...OELWEIN 306 AM CST WED FEB 20 2013 ...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... * SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL THURSDAY NIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY. * THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE WILL BE IMPACTED BY SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ MNZ096-201715- /O.CON.KARX.WS.A.0003.130222T0000Z-130223T0000Z/ HOUSTON- 306 AM CST WED FEB 20 2013 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... * SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL THURSDAY NIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY. * THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE WILL BE IMPACTED BY SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ 04 WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
727 WWUS43 KARX 201255 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 655 AM CST WED FEB 20 2013 ...CONDITIONS BEGINNING TO IMPROVE THIS MORNING... ...HEAVY SNOW STILL ON TRACK FOR THURSDAY NIGHT... .WIND CHILL VALUES THIS MORNING WERE AROUND 20 BELOW OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA INTO NORTHEAST IOWA. MEANWHILE...CLOUDS HAVE MOVED INTO NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN RAISING TEMPERATURES. THUS...WIND CHILLS ARE NOT AS LOW ARE GENERALLY BETWEEN 5 AND 10 BELOW. CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING AS TEMPERATURES SLOWLY WARM. ALL INDICATIONS CONTINUE TO POINT TO A WINTER STORM BRINGING SNOW TO THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY BEFORE LIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST FRIDAY NIGHT. ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH FRIDAY OF 6 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE FOR THE WISCONSIN COUNTIES BORDERING THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER WEST INTO SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA. THE BULK OF THIS SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR THURSDAY NIGHT. IAZ008-009-018-019-MNZ079-086>088-094-095-WIZ032-033-202100- /O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130220T1500Z/ /O.CON.KARX.WS.A.0003.130222T0000Z-130223T0000Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA- MOWER-FILLMORE-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLES CITY...NEW HAMPTON... ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN 655 AM CST WED FEB 20 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... * WIND CHILL VALUES OF AROUND 20 BELOW WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE MORNING. * WITH THESE WIND CHILLS...EXPOSED SKIN COULD EXPERIENCE FROST BITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES. * SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL THURSDAY NIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY. * THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE WILL BE IMPACTED BY SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ WIZ017-029-034-201500- /O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130220T1500Z/ TAYLOR-CLARK-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE... BLACK RIVER FALLS 655 AM CST WED FEB 20 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... * WIND CHILL VALUES OF 5 TO 15 BELOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE MORNING. * WITH THESE WIND CHILLS...EXPOSED SKIN COULD EXPERIENCE FROST BITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ IAZ010-011-029-030-MNZ096-WIZ041-053>055-061-202100- /O.CON.KARX.WS.A.0003.130222T0000Z-130223T0000Z/ WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-HOUSTON-LA CROSSE-VERNON- CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...OELWEIN... LA CROSSE...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER... PLATTEVILLE 655 AM CST WED FEB 20 2013 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... * SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL THURSDAY NIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY. * THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE WILL BE IMPACTED BY SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ 04 WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
927 WWUS43 KARX 201458 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 858 AM CST WED FEB 20 2013 ...WINTER STORM MOVES IN THURSDAY NIGHT... .WIND CHILLS WERE IMPROVING THIS MORNING AS TEMPERATURES SLOWLY WARMED. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 9 AM AS A RESULT. A WINTER STORM TAKES AIM ON THE REGION THURSDAY NIGHT...BRINGING SNOW FALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES FROM THE WISCONSIN COUNTIES BORDERING THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER WEST INTO SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA. THE BULK OF THIS SNOW WILL FALL THURSDAY NIGHT...BUT WILL LINGER THROUGH THE DAY ON FRIDAY. IAZ008-009-018-019-MNZ079-086>088-094-095-WIZ032-033-202300- /O.EXP.KARX.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130220T1500Z/ /O.CON.KARX.WS.A.0003.130222T0000Z-130223T0000Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA- MOWER-FILLMORE-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLES CITY...NEW HAMPTON... ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN 858 AM CST WED FEB 20 2013 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... * SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL THURSDAY NIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY. * THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE WILL BE IMPACTED BY SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ WIZ017-029-034-201600- /O.EXP.KARX.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130220T1500Z/ TAYLOR-CLARK-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE... BLACK RIVER FALLS 858 AM CST WED FEB 20 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... WIND CHILLS CONTINUE TO IMPROVE THIS MORNING...THUS THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 9 AM. $$ IAZ010-011-029-030-MNZ096-WIZ041-053>055-061-202300- /O.CON.KARX.WS.A.0003.130222T0000Z-130223T0000Z/ WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-HOUSTON-LA CROSSE-VERNON- CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...OELWEIN... LA CROSSE...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER... PLATTEVILLE 858 AM CST WED FEB 20 2013 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... * SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL THURSDAY NIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY. * THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE WILL BE IMPACTED BY SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ RIECK WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind chill advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS La Crosse, WI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind chill advisory went out at Feb 19, 3:12 PM CST, 6 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 19, 3:12 PM CST, 6 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
312 PM CST TUE FEB 19 2013
.SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
312 PM CST TUE FEB 19 2013
THE MAIN FOCUS THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK IS WITH
TEMPERATURES/WIND CHILLS OVERNIGHT/TOMORROW MORNING FOLLOWED BY
HOW MUCH SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY.
CURRENTLY...SKIES ARE CLEARING FROM THE WEST AS A DEEPENING LOW
PRESSURE CONTINUES TO TRACK THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES REGION. BEHIND
THIS LOW...AN ELONGATED RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE EXTENDS FROM
CENTRAL CANADA DOWN TO THE WESTERN GULF COAST. NORTHWESTERLY FLOW
ALOFT HAS HELPED TO USHER IN COLDER AIR DOWN FROM CANADA WITH HIGH
TEMPERATURES STRUGGLING TO GET OUT OF THE SINGLE DIGITS IN
PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA. WHILE WINDS
WILL BE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT AS THE RIDGE PUSHES
IN...TEMPERATURES WILL BE DROPPING BELOW ZERO. WHAT IS LEFT OF
THE WINDS WILL HELP TO PUSH WIND CHILL VALUES DOWN TO -20 TO
-25F...PARTICULARLY IN THE MORE WIND PRONE AREAS OF NORTHEAST
IOWA...SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND WESTERN TO NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN.
THEREFORE...WILL BE ISSUING A WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM TONIGHT
INTO TOMORROW MORNING FOR THESE AREAS.
THE RIDGE WILL DRIFT TO THE EAST ON WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY AS THE
OVERALL PATTERN ALOFT REMAINS FAIRLY AMPLIFIED. THIS WILL LEAVE A
COLD AND DRY AIR MASS IN PLACE ON THURSDAY IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT
SYSTEM THAT WILL MOVE IN FROM THE SOUTHWEST.
THE TREND FOR THIS NEXT SYSTEM CONTINUES TO BE FOR IT TO GO SLOWER
WITH THE ARRIVAL OF THE SNOW ON THURSDAY. 19.12Z NAM/GFS BUFKIT
SOUNDINGS SHOW A SUBSTANTIALLY DRY AIR MASS IN PLACE BETWEEN
800-700MB THAT WILL NEED TO BE SATURATED OUT BEFORE ANY SNOW CAN
BEGIN TO FALL. WITH THE SLOWER TRACK OF THE SURFACE AND UPPER
LEVEL LOW AND THE DRY AIR TO BE WORKED ON...DELAYED THE ARRIVAL OF
THE SNOW A BIT THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST BAND OF SNOW STILL
LOOKS LIKE IT WILL COME THROUGH IN EVENING/OVERNIGHT HOURS IN A
WEAKENING STATE. THE MAIN FORCING APPEARS TO SKIP THE REGION AS
WELL WITH THE STRONGEST 500-300MB PV ADVECTION LIFTING NORTH AHEAD
OF THE CLOSED MID LEVEL LOW WHILE A SECONDARY LOBE OF DECENT PV
ADVECTION TRACKS DUE EAST FROM THE LOW. THE 19.12Z NAM DEVELOPS A
STRONG FRONTOGENETIC BAND BETWEEN 850-500MB THAT APPEARS TO BE TOO
STRONG AND CAUSES FOR SOME INTENSE SNOWFALL RATES ON THE ORDER OF
6 INCHES PER 6 HOURS IN THE EVENING. AFTER THE STRONGEST FORCING
MOVES THROUGH ON THURSDAY NIGHT...IT APPEARS THAT LIGHT SNOW WILL
LIKELY PERSIST INTO FRIDAY AHEAD OF THE SURFACE LOW. THIS FEATURE
MAY PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES ON FRIDAY. ONE OTHER
POTENTIAL ISSUE IS WHETHER ANY FREEZING DRIZZLE OCCURS FRIDAY
MORNING AHEAD OF THE SURFACE LOW DOWN IN THE WARM SECTOR. 19.12Z
NAM/GFS BUFKIT SOUNDINGS INDICATE THE POTENTIAL FOR LOSS OF ICE
FOR A PERIOD...BUT THE BETTER CHANCES OF THIS OCCURRING IS IN
EASTERN IOWA/NORTHERN ILLINOIS/SOUTHERN WISCONSIN.
WILL KEEP THE WINTER STORM WATCH GOING FOR SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND
NORTHEAST IOWA WHERE THE BEST OVERALL FORCING WILL TRACK ACROSS.
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 INCHES IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD STILL LOOK
POSSIBLE THERE. GENERALLY THIS LOOKS MORE LIKE AN ADVISORY TYPE
LONG DURATION SNOW WHERE MOST OF THE AREA SEES 3 TO 6 INCHES
BETWEEN THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI...YOU ARE
MORE LIKELY TO BE CLOSER TO 6 INCHES...WHILE EAST OF THE
MISSISSIPPI...YOU ARE MORE LIKELY TO BE CLOSER TO 3 INCHES.
.LONG TERM...FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY
312 PM CST TUE FEB 19 2013
IN THE WAKE OF THE PREVIOUS SYSTEM...HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE IN
BEHIND IT WITH WARMER AIR MOVING IN AS WELL. CONFIDENCE IS STILL
LOW IN HOW THE NEXT SYSTEM WILL PAN OUT...BUT IT APPEARS THAT THE
WEEKEND SHOULD REMAIN DRY. THE 19.12Z GFS/FIM REMAIN THE QUICKEST
OF THE EXTENDED GUIDANCE WITH THE NEXT LOW AND BRINGS
PRECIPITATION INTO THE REGION LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. THE 19.12Z ECMWF
LAGS BEHIND THESE TWO MODELS AND WOULD NOT HAVE PRECIPITATION IN
UNTIL MONDAY AFTERNOON. THIS SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE
SOME MORE ACCUMULATING SNOW...BUT IT ALSO HAS THE POTENTIAL TO
HAVE SOME MIXED PRECIPITATION TYPES WITH IT IF A WARM LAYER CAN
SNEAK UP AHEAD OF IT. AT THIS POINT...MONDAY INTO TUESDAY MORNING
APPEARS TO BE THE BEST CROSS OVER FOR WHEN PRECIPITATION IS BEING
PRODUCE BY THE VARYING FORMS OF GUIDANCE...SO HAVE GONE WITH THE
HIGHEST PRECIPITATION CHANCES.
&&
.AVIATION...
1115 AM CST TUE FEB 19 2013
NORTHWEST WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 30 HAVE CONTINUED
TO BLOW SNOW ACROSS THE REGION...REDUCING VSBYS ACROSS OPEN AND
UNSHELTERED AREAS. TAF SITES HAVE BEEN IMPACTED. WHILE THE SNOW
SHOULD EVENTUALLY SETTLE LATER THIS AFTERNOON...EXPECTING SOME VSBY
RESTRICTIONS THROUGH THE BETTER PART OF THE DAYTIME HOURS...MOSTLY
AT KRST AND MVFR. SLACKENING PRESSURE GRADIENT TONIGHT WILL RESULT
IN A GRADUAL DECREASE IN THE WINDS/GUSTS...AND IMPROVEMENT IN VSBYS.
FOR CLOUDS...CONSIDERABLE DECREASE IN THE COVERAGE ON THE WESTERN
EDGE OF THE CLOUD DECK. DESPITE CYCLONIC FLOW A LOFT...A GOOD AMOUNT
OF SUBSIDENCE INDICATED VIA BUFKIT SOUNDINGS WITH SOME MIXING IN THE
SUB CLOUD LAYER. STILL...COLD AIR A LOFT COUPLED WITH CYCLONIC FLOW
COULD RESULT IN SOME AFTERNOON CU FORMATION...AND POTENTIALLY MORE
MVFR CIGS. NO INDICATIONS VIA SATELLITE IMAGERY OF THIS YET. WILL
SIDE TOWARD THE CLEARING TREND FOR NOW...AND MAKE UPDATES IF
WARRANTED.
&&
.ARX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
312 PM CST TUE FEB 19 2013
WI...WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY
FOR WIZ017-029-032>034.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON FOR WIZ032-033.
MN...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON FOR MNZ086-087-094-095.
WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY
FOR MNZ079-086>088-094-095.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON FOR MNZ079-088-096.
IA...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON FOR IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030.
WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY
FOR IAZ008-009-018-019.
&&
SHORT TERM...HALBACH
LONG TERM...HALBACH
AVIATION.....RIECKHazardous weather outlook, Feb 19, 11:55 AM CST, 3 hours 23 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 1155 AM CST TUE FEB 19 2013 IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ032-033-201100- ALLAMAKEE-BUFFALO-CHICKASAW-CLAYTON-DODGE-FAYETTE-FILLMORE-FLOYD- HOUSTON-HOWARD-MITCHELL-MOWER-OLMSTED-TREMPEALEAU-WABASHA-WINNESHIEK- WINONA- 1155 AM CST TUE FEB 19 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST IOWA... SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA INTO WESTERN WISCONSIN. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WIND CHILLS OF 15 TO 25 BELOW ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY WIND CHILLS OF 15 TO 25 BELOW WILL OCCUR WEDNESDAY MORNING. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY. ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NO ACTION IS NEEDED. .EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION... NO WEBINAR IS SCHEDULED. WIZ017-029-034-041>044-053>055-061-201100- ADAMS-CLARK-CRAWFORD-GRANT-JACKSON-JUNEAU-LA CROSSE-MONROE-RICHLAND- TAYLOR-VERNON- 1155 AM CST TUE FEB 19 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST INTO CENTRAL WISCONSIN. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WIND CHILLS OF 15 TO 25 BELOW ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY WIND CHILLS OF 15 TO 25 BELOW WILL OCCUR WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY BE IN THE 3 TO 5 INCH RANGE WITH SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NO ACTION IS NEEDED. .EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION... NO WEBINAR IS SCHEDULED. 04/RIECK
The office that day
Everything else NWS La Crosse, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 19, 3:03 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 35 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.