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Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS La Crosse, WI

February 20, 20137 counties in Iowa

NWS La Crosse, WI issued this winter storm warning at Feb 20, 2013, 1:46 PM CST for 7 counties in Iowa. It took effect at Feb 21, 2013, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for 21 hr. 44 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
Feb 20, 2013, 1:46 PM CST (19:46 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 21, 2013, 6:00 PM CST
Expired
Feb 22, 2013, 2:31 PM CST
In force
21 hr
Issued by
NWS La Crosse, WI

Counties Chickasaw County, IA, Clayton County, IA, Fayette County, IA, Floyd County, IA, Howard County, IA, Mitchell County, IA, Winneshiek County, IA

The radar

The La Crosse radar (KARX), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Feb 21, 11:17 PM CSTSNOW 0.8Decorah, IASNOW DURATION 2 HOURS
Feb 21, 11:29 PM CSTSNOW 3New Hampton, IA2-3 ESTIMATED SNOW DURATION 6 HOURS
Feb 21, 11:30 PM CSTSNOW 21 Sw Elkader, IAESTIMATED. TOUGH TO MEASURE DUE TO THE WIND. SNOW DURATION 6 HOURS
Feb 21, 11:57 PM CSTSNOW 1.5Charles City, IASNOW DURATION 6 HOURS
Feb 22, 12:05 AM CSTSNOW 1.5Decorah, IASNOW DURATION 6 HOURS
Feb 22, 1:02 AM CSTSNOW 2Charles City, IASNOW DURATION 6 HOURS
Feb 22, 3:48 AM CSTSNOW 3.57 Ese Strawberry Point, IASNOW DURATION 12 HOURS
Feb 22, 4:06 AM CSTSNOW 51 Wnw Charles City, IAROADS ARE COMPLETELY SNOW COVERED. DRIVING CONDITIONS VERY POOR. SNOW DURATION 12 HOURS
Feb 22, 4:09 AM CSTSNOW 4New Hampton, IAROADS ARE 100 PERCENT SNOW COVERED. SNOW DURATION 12 HOURS
Feb 22, 4:10 AM CSTSNOW 4Osage, IAROADS 100 PERCENT SNOW COVERED. SNOW DURATION 12 HOURS
Feb 22, 4:13 AM CSTSNOW 51 Nnw Cresco, IASNOW DURATION 12 HOURS
Feb 22, 4:17 AM CSTSNOW 6West Union, IASNOW DURATION 12 HOURS
Feb 22, 4:21 AM CSTSNOW 4Decorah, IASNOW DURATION 12 HOURS
Feb 22, 4:27 AM CSTSNOW 3.51 Sw Elkader, IASNOW DURATION 12 HOURS
Feb 22, 5:00 AM CSTSNOW 61 Wnw Oelwein, IAREPORTED AT COCORAHS STATION 8656A SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS
Feb 22, 5:15 AM CSTSNOW 4Strawberry Point, IASNOW DURATION 12 HOURS
Feb 22, 5:16 AM CSTSNOW 61 Wnw Oelwein, IASNOW DURATION 12 HOURS
Feb 22, 6:00 AM CSTSNOW 3.2Guttenberg, IAREPORTED AT COOP OBSERVER STATION GTTI4 SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS
Feb 22, 6:39 AM CSTSNOW 4.51 Ene Volga, IASNOW DURATION 24 HOURS
Feb 22, 7:04 AM CSTSNOW 41 Sse Charles City, IASNOW DURATION 24 HOURS
Feb 22, 7:09 AM CSTSNOW 5.41 Nw Fayette, IASNOW DURATION 24 HOURS
Feb 22, 7:11 AM CSTSNOW 4.21 Sw Monona, IASNOW DURATION 24 HOURS
Feb 22, 7:26 AM CSTSNOW 37 Ese Strawberry Point, IASNOW DURATION 24 HOURS
Feb 22, 7:26 AM CSTSNOW 6.2Saint Ansgar, IASNOW DURATION 24 HOURS
Feb 22, 7:29 AM CSTSNOW 42 Ne Cresco, IASNOW DURATION 24 HOURS
Feb 22, 7:45 AM CSTSNOW 4.2Clermont, IASNOW DURATION 24 HOURS
Feb 22, 7:46 AM CSTSNOW 5.51 S New Hampton, IASNOW DURATION 24 HOURS
Feb 22, 7:54 AM CSTSNOW 3.2Guttenberg, IASNOW DURATION 24 HOURS
Feb 22, 8:16 AM CSTSNOW 3.8Osage, IASNOW DURATION 24 HOURS
Feb 22, 8:37 AM CSTSNOW 42 Sse Bassett, IASNOW DURATION 24 HOURS
Feb 22, 9:00 AM CSTSNOW 4.8Calmar, IASNOW DURATION 24 HOURS
Feb 22, 9:30 AM CSTSNOW 4.8North Washington, IASNOW DURATION 24 HOURS
Feb 22, 9:33 AM CSTSNOW 5Nashua, IASNOW DURATION 24 HOURS
Feb 22, 9:33 AM CSTSNOW 6Decorah, IASNOW DURATION 24 HOURS
Feb 22, 9:36 AM CSTSNOW 67 W Saratoga, IASNOW DURATION 24 HOURS
Feb 22, 9:44 AM CSTSNOW 4.7Elma, IASNOW DURATION 24 HOURS
Feb 22, 9:59 AM CSTSNOW 5.53 N Westgate, IASNOW DURATION 24 HOURS
Feb 22, 10:01 AM CSTSNOW 5Ossian, IASNOW DURATION 24 HOURS
Feb 22, 10:23 AM CSTSNOW 41 Sw Elkader, IASNOW DURATION 24 HOURS
Feb 22, 10:25 AM CSTSNOW 5.5Decorah, IASNOW DURATION 24 HOURS
Feb 22, 10:52 AM CSTSNOW 5Bluffton, IASNOW DURATION 24 HOURS
Feb 22, 11:00 AM CSTSNOW 7.5Otranto, IASNOW DURATION 24 HOURS
Feb 22, 11:13 AM CSTSNOW 61 Nnw Cresco, IASNOW DURATION 24 HOURS
Feb 22, 1:16 PM CSTSNOW 5.2Spillville, IASNOW DURATION 24 HOURS

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

The nearest sounding before it

Davenport, (KDVN), launched 12:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 216 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Davenport, at 12:00Z on 2013-02-20Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Davenport, at 12:00Z on 2013-02-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -93 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
834 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
48 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-93 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-26 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

944 
WWUS43 KARX 201946
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
146 PM CST WED FEB 20 2013

...WINTER STORM MOVES IN THURSDAY NIGHT...

.A WINTER STORM WILL DRIVE ACROSS THE REGION THURSDAY NIGHT AND
FRIDAY...BRINGING UP TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW TO MUCH OF NORTHEAST
IOWA. ELSEWHERE...3 TO 6 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. THE
BULK OF THE SNOW WILL FALL THURSDAY NIGHT...BUT WILL LINGER
THROUGH THE DAY ON FRIDAY.

THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE WILL BE IMPACTED...LIKELY VERY
HAZARDOUS ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA WHERE 6 INCHES OF SNOW ARE
PROBABLE BY THE MORNING DRIVE TIME. 

IAZ008>010-018-019-029-030-210400-
/O.UPG.KARX.WS.A.0003.130222T0000Z-130223T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KARX.WS.W.0003.130222T0000Z-130223T0000Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...NEW HAMPTON...
OELWEIN
146 PM CST WED FEB 20 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THURSDAY TO 6 PM CST
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM
THURSDAY TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT.

* SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE 
THROUGH FRIDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL THURSDAY NIGHT.

* ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

* THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE WILL BE HAZARDOUS WITH 6 INCHES OF
  SNOW LIKELY ON THE GROUND BY THE MORNING DRIVE TIME.


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-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ041-053>055-061-210400-
/O.UPG.KARX.WS.A.0003.130222T0000Z-130223T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KARX.WW.Y.0009.130222T0000Z-130223T0000Z/
ALLAMAKEE-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-
LA CROSSE-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...
LA CROSSE...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...
PLATTEVILLE
146 PM CST WED FEB 20 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THURSDAY TO 6 PM
CST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THURSDAY
TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE
  THROUGH FRIDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL THURSDAY NIGHT.

* ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

* THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE WILL BE IMPACTED BY SNOW COVERED
  ROADS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

WIZ032-033-210400-
/O.UPG.KARX.WS.A.0003.130222T0000Z-130223T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KARX.WW.Y.0009.130222T0600Z-130223T0000Z/
BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-
146 PM CST WED FEB 20 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT THURSDAY NIGHT
TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
THURSDAY NIGHT TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

* SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE
  THROUGH FRIDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL THURSDAY NIGHT.

* ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY.

* THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE WILL BE IMPACTED BY SNOW COVERED
  ROADS.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

WIZ017-029-034-042>044-210400-
/O.NEW.KARX.WW.Y.0009.130222T0600Z-130223T0000Z/
TAYLOR-CLARK-JACKSON-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...
BLACK RIVER FALLS...SPARTA...TOMAH...MAUSTON
146 PM CST WED FEB 20 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT THURSDAY NIGHT
TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
THURSDAY NIGHT TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY.

* SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE
  THROUGH FRIDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL THURSDAY NIGHT.

* ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY.

* THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE WILL BE IMPACTED BY SNOW COVERED
  ROADS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

RIECK

WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
17 follow-up statements
925 
WWUS43 KARX 210227
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
827 PM CST WED FEB 20 2013

...WINTER STORM MOVES IN THURSDAY NIGHT...

.A WINTER STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION THURSDAY NIGHT AND
FRIDAY...BRINGING UP TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW TO MUCH OF NORTHEAST
IOWA. ELSEWHERE...3 TO 6 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. THE
BULK OF THE SNOW WILL FALL THURSDAY NIGHT...BUT WILL LINGER
THROUGH THE DAY ON FRIDAY.

THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE WILL BE IMPACTED...LIKELY VERY
HAZARDOUS ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA WHERE 6 INCHES OF SNOW ARE
PROBABLE BY THE MORNING DRIVE TIME.

IAZ008>010-018-019-029-030-211030-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.130222T0000Z-130223T0000Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...NEW HAMPTON...
OELWEIN
827 PM CST WED FEB 20 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THURSDAY TO
6 PM CST FRIDAY...

* SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE 
  THROUGH FRIDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL THURSDAY NIGHT.

* ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

* THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE WILL BE HAZARDOUS WITH 6 INCHES OF 
  SNOW LIKELY ON THE GROUND BY THE MORNING DRIVE TIME. 

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-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ041-053>055-061-211030-
/O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0009.130222T0000Z-130223T0000Z/
ALLAMAKEE-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-
LA CROSSE-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...
LA CROSSE...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...
PLATTEVILLE
827 PM CST WED FEB 20 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THURSDAY
TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY...

* SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE 
  THROUGH FRIDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL THURSDAY NIGHT. 

* ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

* THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE WILL BE IMPACTED BY SNOW COVERED 
  ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

WIZ017-029-032>034-042>044-211030-
/O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0009.130222T0600Z-130223T0000Z/
TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...
BLACK RIVER FALLS...SPARTA...TOMAH...MAUSTON
827 PM CST WED FEB 20 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
THURSDAY NIGHT TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY...

* SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE 
  THROUGH FRIDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL THURSDAY NIGHT. 

* ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY.

* THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE WILL BE IMPACTED BY SNOW COVERED 
  ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

RABERDING

WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
592 
WWUS43 KARX 210911
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
311 AM CST THU FEB 21 2013

...REGION TO BE HIT BY SNOW TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...

.SNOW WILL SPREAD OVER THE AREA TONIGHT AHEAD OF A WINTER STORM.
SOME OF THIS SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY OVER
NORTHEAST IOWA WHERE 6 TO 7 INCHES IS EXPECTED TO FALL BY FRIDAY
MORNING. A STRIPE OF 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW SHOULD FALL TONIGHT
ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN SOUTH OF
INTERSTATE 94 WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES NORTHEAST OF INTERSTATE 94.

THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH FRIDAY BUT WILL NOT BE AS
HEAVY. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS FRIDAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 2
TO 3 INCH RANGE. BY LATE FRIDAY...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD
RANGE FROM 4 INCHES ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN UP TO 7 OR 8
INCHES FOR NORTHEAST IOWA.

EXPECT HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS FOR THE
FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE.

IAZ008>010-018-019-029-030-211715-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.130222T0000Z-130223T0000Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...NEW HAMPTON...
OELWEIN
311 AM CST THU FEB 21 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY...

* SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE
  THROUGH FRIDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL TONIGHT.

* ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. THROUGH
  FRIDAY...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 7 TO 8 INCHES WILL BE
  POSSIBLE.

* THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE WILL BE HAZARDOUS WITH 6 OR MORE INCHES
  OF SNOW LIKELY ON THE GROUND BY THE MORNING DRIVE TIME.

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-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ041-053>055-061-211715-
/O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0009.130222T0000Z-130223T0000Z/
ALLAMAKEE-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-
LA CROSSE-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...
LA CROSSE...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...
PLATTEVILLE
311 AM CST THU FEB 21 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY...

* SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE
  THROUGH FRIDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL TONIGHT.

* ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. THROUGH
  FRIDAY...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE
  POSSIBLE.

* THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE WILL BE IMPACTED BY SNOW COVERED 
  ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

WIZ017-029-032>034-042>044-211715-
/O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0009.130222T0600Z-130223T0000Z/
TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...
BLACK RIVER FALLS...SPARTA...TOMAH...MAUSTON
311 AM CST THU FEB 21 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY...

* SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH THE
  OVERNIGHT HOURS AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. 

* ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. THROUGH
  FRIDAY...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE
  POSSIBLE.

* THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE WILL BE IMPACTED BY SNOW COVERED
  ROADS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

04

WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
826 
WWUS43 KARX 211328
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
728 AM CST THU FEB 21 2013

...SNOW TO SPREAD OVER THE AREA TONIGHT...

.A WINTER STORM WILL SPREAD SNOW OVER THE AREA TONIGHT. THE
SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY OVER NORTHEAST IOWA WHERE
6 TO 7 INCHES IS EXPECTED TO FALL BY FRIDAY MORNING. ACROSS
SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA INTO WESTERN WISCONSIN...AMOUNTS TONIGHT
SHOULD AVERAGE 3 TO 5 INCHES SOUTHWEST OF INTERSTATE 94. NORTHEAST
OF INTERSTATE 94...1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH FRIDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON FROM SOUTH TO
NORTH ACROSS THE AREA. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BE IN THE 2
TO 3 INCH RANGE. BY LATE FRIDAY...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS
SHOULD RANGE FROM 4 INCHES ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN UP TO 7
OR 8 INCHES FOR NORTHEAST IOWA.

EXPECT HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS FOR
THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE AND POSSIBLY THE FRIDAY EVENING COMMUTE
AS WELL.

IAZ008>010-018-019-029-030-212130-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.130222T0000Z-130223T0000Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...NEW HAMPTON...
OELWEIN
728 AM CST THU FEB 21 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY...

* SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE
  THROUGH FRIDAY WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW FALLING TONIGHT.

* ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. THROUGH 
  FRIDAY...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 7 TO 8 INCHES WILL BE 
  POSSIBLE. 

* THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE WILL BE HAZARDOUS WITH 6 OR MORE 
  INCHES OF SNOW LIKELY ON THE GROUND BY THE MORNING DRIVE TIME. 

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-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ041-053>055-061-212130-
/O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0009.130222T0000Z-130223T0000Z/
ALLAMAKEE-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-
LA CROSSE-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...
LA CROSSE...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...
PLATTEVILLE
728 AM CST THU FEB 21 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY...

* SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE
  THROUGH FRIDAY WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW FALLING TONIGHT.

* ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. THROUGH 
  FRIDAY...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE 
  POSSIBLE. 

* THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE WILL BE IMPACTED BY SNOW COVERED 
  ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

WIZ017-029-032>034-042>044-212130-
/O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0009.130222T0600Z-130223T0000Z/
TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...
BLACK RIVER FALLS...SPARTA...TOMAH...MAUSTON
728 AM CST THU FEB 21 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY...

* SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH THE 
  OVERNIGHT HOURS AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. 

* ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. THROUGH 
  FRIDAY...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE 
  POSSIBLE. 

* THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE WILL BE IMPACTED BY SNOW COVERED 
  ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

04

WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
141 
WWUS43 KARX 211650
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1050 AM CST THU FEB 21 2013

...WINTER STORM MOVING IN TONIGHT...

.ACCUMULATING SNOW FALLING ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS WILL
SPREAD NORTH AND IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA
BETWEEN 7 AND 9 PM TONIGHT...THEN SPREAD NORTH TO THE I-90
CORRIDOR BETWEEN 9 AND 11 PM...AND THEN REACH THE I-94 CORRIDOR
AROUND MIDNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY
ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA WHERE FOR A TIME SNOW RATES COULD APPROACH 1
INCH PER HOUR. BY THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE TIME...6 TO 7 INCHES
WILL ACCUMULATE ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA WITH 3 TO 5 INCHES ACROSS
SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN...AND UP TO 2 INCHES
ALONG AND NORTH OF I-94.

SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGHOUT MUCH OF FRIDAY WITH ADDITIONAL
DAYTIME ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES EXPECTED. THIS BRINGS STORM
TOTALS BETWEEN 7 AND 8 INCHES FOR NORTHEAST IOWA...5 TO 7 INCHES
ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN...AND AROUND 4
INCHES ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN.

HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP QUICKLY...AND THE FRIDAY
MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED. SNOW
COVERED AND SLICK ROADS SHOULD BE EXPECTED.

IAZ008>010-018-019-029-030-220100-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.130222T0000Z-130223T0000Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...NEW HAMPTON...
OELWEIN
1050 AM CST THU FEB 21 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY...

* SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY
  WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW FALLING LATE TONIGHT.

* ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY MORNING.
  BY FRIDAY EVENING...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 7 TO 8 INCHES
  ARE EXPECTED.

* THE FRIDAY MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES WILL BE HAZARDOUS WITH 6
  OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW LIKELY ON THE GROUND BY THE MORNING DRIVE
  TIME...AND SNOW LINGERING THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

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-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ041-053>055-061-220100-
/O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0009.130222T0000Z-130223T0000Z/
ALLAMAKEE-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-
LA CROSSE-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...
LA CROSSE...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...
PLATTEVILLE
1050 AM CST THU FEB 21 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY...

* SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH
  FRIDAY WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW FALLING LATE TONIGHT AND OVERNIGHT.

* ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY MORNING.
  THROUGH FRIDAY...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 6 INCHES ARE
  EXPECTED.

* THE FRIDAY MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES WILL BE IMPACTED BY SNOW
  COVERED ROADS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

WIZ017-029-032>034-042>044-220100-
/O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0009.130222T0600Z-130223T0000Z/
TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...
BLACK RIVER FALLS...SPARTA...TOMAH...MAUSTON
1050 AM CST THU FEB 21 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY...

* SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA BY MIDNIGHT...CONTINUING
  THROUGH FRIDAY. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVIEST OVERNIGHT
  AND DURING THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE.

* ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. THROUGH
  FRIDAY...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

* THE FRIDAY MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES WILL BE IMPACTED BY SNOW
  COVERED ROADS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

ZT

WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
341 
WWUS43 KARX 212113
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
313 PM CST THU FEB 21 2013

...WINTER STORM TAKING AIM ON REGION...

.A BAND OF ACCUMULATING SNOW NOW LOCATED ALONG THE I-80 CORRIDOR
IN IOWA WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT NORTH INTO THE EVENING
HOURS...ARRIVING IN NORTHEAST IOWA BY MID EVENING. ADDITIONAL
SNOW BANDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT...AND WILL REACH
THE I-90 CORRIDOR BETWEEN 9 AND 11 PM...AND THE I-94 CORRIDOR
CLOSER TO MIDNIGHT.

THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT...ESPECIALLY ACROSS
NORTHEAST IOWA AND SNOW RATES OF 1 INCH PER HOUR ARE LIKELY. BY
THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE...6 TO 7 INCHES WILL HAVE ACCUMULATED
ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA...3 TO 5 INCHES ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA
AND WESTERN WISCONSIN...AND UP TO 2 INCHES ALONG AND NORTHEAST OF
I-94 IN WISCONSIN.

LINGERING SNOWFALL DURING THE DAY FRIDAY WILL ADD 2 TO 3 INCHES
BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON...BEFORE SNOW DIMINISHES SOUTH TO NORTH.
TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL RAPIDLY DETERIORATE OVERNIGHT...AND THE
FRIDAY MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES LOOK TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY
IMPACTED. SNOW COVERED AND SLICK ROADWAYS SHOULD BE EXPECTED.

IAZ008>010-018-019-029-030-220515-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.130222T0000Z-130223T0000Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...NEW HAMPTON...
OELWEIN
313 PM CST THU FEB 21 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY...

* SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH 
  FRIDAY WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW FALLING LATE TONIGHT. 

* ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 7 INCHES BY FRIDAY MORNING...WITH STORM
  TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 7 TO 8 INCHES.

* THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE WILL BE HAZARDOUS WITH 6 OR MORE
  INCHES OF SNOW BY THE MORNING DRIVE TIME. PLAN ON SNOW COVERED
  AND SLICK ROADS THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

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-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ041-053>055-061-220515-
/O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0009.130222T0000Z-130223T0000Z/
ALLAMAKEE-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-
LA CROSSE-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...
LA CROSSE...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...
PLATTEVILLE
313 PM CST THU FEB 21 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY...

* SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH
  FRIDAY WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW FALLING LATE TONIGHT.

* ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES BY FRIDAY MORNING WITH STORM
  TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 6 INCHES.

* THE FRIDAY MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES WILL BE IMPACTED BY 
  SNOW COVERED ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

WIZ017-029-032>034-042>044-220515-
/O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0009.130222T0600Z-130223T0000Z/
TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...
BLACK RIVER FALLS...SPARTA...TOMAH...MAUSTON
313 PM CST THU FEB 21 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY...

* SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA BY MIDNIGHT...CONTINUING 
  THROUGH FRIDAY. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVIEST OVERNIGHT 
  AND DURING THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE. 

* ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1 TO 2 INCHES BY FRIDAY MORNING. STORM TOTAL
  ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES.

* THE FRIDAY MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES WILL BE IMPACTED BY 
  SNOW COVERED ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

ZT

WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
543 
WWUS43 KARX 220032
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
632 PM CST THU FEB 21 2013

...WINTER STORM NEARING THE REGION...

.SNOW WAS BEGINNING TO SPREAD INTO PORTIONS OF NORTHERN IOWA EARLY
THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL THEN SPREAD NORTHEAST TO NEAR THE
INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR BETWEEN 9 AND 11 PM AND THEN TO INTERSTATE
94 AROUND MIDNIGHT. ONCE THE SNOW BEGINS...EXPECT VISIBILITIES TO
RAPIDLY DROP TO LESS THAN A MILE.

THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT...ESPECIALLY ACROSS
NORTHEAST IOWA AND SNOW RATES OF 1 INCH PER HOUR ARE LIKELY. BY
THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE...6 TO 7 INCHES WILL HAVE ACCUMULATED
ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA...3 TO 5 INCHES ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA
AND WESTERN WISCONSIN...AND UP TO 2 INCHES ALONG AND NORTHEAST OF
I-94 IN WISCONSIN.

LINGERING SNOWFALL DURING THE DAY FRIDAY WILL ADD 2 TO 3 INCHES
BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON...BEFORE SNOW DIMINISHES SOUTH TO NORTH.
TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL RAPIDLY DETERIORATE OVERNIGHT...AND THE
FRIDAY MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES LOOK TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY
IMPACTED. SNOW COVERED AND SLICK ROADWAYS SHOULD BE EXPECTED.

IAZ008>010-018-019-029-030-220845-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130223T0000Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...NEW HAMPTON...
OELWEIN
632 PM CST THU FEB 21 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY...

* SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA EARLY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE
  THROUGH FRIDAY WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW FALLING LATE TONIGHT.

* ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 7 INCHES BY FRIDAY MORNING...WITH STORM 
  TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 7 TO 8 INCHES. 

* THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE WILL BE HAZARDOUS WITH 6 OR MORE 
  INCHES OF SNOW BY THE MORNING DRIVE TIME. PLAN ON SNOW COVERED 
  AND SLICK ROADS THROUGHOUT THE DAY. 

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-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ041-053>055-061-220845-
/O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-130223T0000Z/
ALLAMAKEE-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-
LA CROSSE-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...
LA CROSSE...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...
PLATTEVILLE
632 PM CST THU FEB 21 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
FRIDAY...

* SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE
  THROUGH FRIDAY WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW FALLING LATE TONIGHT.

* ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES BY FRIDAY MORNING WITH STORM 
  TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 6 INCHES. 

* THE FRIDAY MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES WILL BE IMPACTED BY 
  SNOW COVERED ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

WIZ017-029-032>034-042>044-220845-
/O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0009.130222T0600Z-130223T0000Z/
TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...
BLACK RIVER FALLS...SPARTA...TOMAH...MAUSTON
632 PM CST THU FEB 21 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY...

* SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA BY MIDNIGHT...CONTINUING 
  THROUGH FRIDAY. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVIEST OVERNIGHT 
  AND DURING THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE. 

* ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1 TO 2 INCHES BY FRIDAY MORNING. STORM 
  TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES. 

* THE FRIDAY MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES WILL BE IMPACTED BY 
  SNOW COVERED ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

RABERDING

WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
102 
WWUS43 KARX 220322
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
922 PM CST THU FEB 21 2013

...SNOW BREAKING OUT ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...

.SNOW WAS FALLING ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHEAST IOWA AND WAS SPREADING
NORTHEAST...WITH A FEW LOCATIONS IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA NOW
REPORTING SNOW. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD NORTHEAST THROUGH
THE EVENING HOURS AND BEGIN TO AFFECT AREAS NORTHEAST OF INTERSTATE
94 BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 3 AM. ONCE THE SNOW BEGINS...EXPECT
VISIBILITIES TO RAPIDLY DROP TO A MILE OR LESS.

THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT...ESPECIALLY ACROSS
NORTHEAST IOWA AND SNOW RATES OF 1 INCH PER HOUR ARE LIKELY. BY
THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE...6 TO 7 INCHES WILL HAVE ACCUMULATED
ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA...3 TO 5 INCHES ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA
AND WESTERN WISCONSIN...AND UP TO 2 INCHES ALONG AND NORTHEAST OF
I-94 IN WISCONSIN.

LINGERING SNOWFALL DURING THE DAY FRIDAY WILL ADD 2 TO 3 INCHES
BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON...BEFORE SNOW DIMINISHES SOUTH TO NORTH.
TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL RAPIDLY DETERIORATE OVERNIGHT...AND THE
FRIDAY MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES LOOK TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY
IMPACTED. SNOW COVERED AND SLICK ROADWAYS SHOULD BE EXPECTED.

IAZ008>010-018-019-029-030-221130-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130223T0000Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...NEW HAMPTON...
OELWEIN
922 PM CST THU FEB 21 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY...

* SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY WITH
  THE HEAVIEST SNOW FALLING LATE TONIGHT.

* ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 7 INCHES BY FRIDAY MORNING...WITH STORM 
  TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 7 TO 8 INCHES. 

* THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE WILL BE HAZARDOUS WITH 6 OR MORE 
  INCHES OF SNOW BY THE MORNING DRIVE TIME. PLAN ON SNOW COVERED 
  AND SLICK ROADS THROUGHOUT THE DAY. 

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-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ041-053>055-061-221130-
/O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-130223T0000Z/
ALLAMAKEE-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-
LA CROSSE-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...
LA CROSSE...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...
PLATTEVILLE
922 PM CST THU FEB 21 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
FRIDAY...

* SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH
  FRIDAY WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW FALLING LATE TONIGHT.

* ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES BY FRIDAY MORNING WITH STORM 
  TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 6 INCHES. 

* THE FRIDAY MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES WILL BE IMPACTED BY 
  SNOW COVERED ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

WIZ017-029-032>034-042>044-221130-
/O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0009.130222T0600Z-130223T0000Z/
TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...
BLACK RIVER FALLS...SPARTA...TOMAH...MAUSTON
922 PM CST THU FEB 21 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
FRIDAY...

* SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 3 AM...CONTINUING
  THROUGH FRIDAY. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVIEST OVERNIGHT
  AND DURING THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE.

* ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1 TO 2 INCHES BY FRIDAY MORNING. STORM 
  TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES. 

* THE FRIDAY MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES WILL BE IMPACTED BY 
  SNOW COVERED ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

RABERDING

WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
592 
WWUS43 KARX 220530
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1130 PM CST THU FEB 21 2013

...SNOW SPREADING ACROSS THE AREA...

.LAW ENFORCEMENT HAS REPORTED BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES OF SNOW HAS
FALLEN OVER NORTHEAST IOWA AND THE ADJACENT AREAS OF SOUTHEAST
MINNESOTA. THE NORTHERN EDGE OF THE SNOW WAS ALONG THE INTERSTATE 90
CORRIDOR FROM AUSTIN MINNESOTA TO SPARTA WISCONSIN. THE SNOW WILL
CONTINUE TO SPREAD NORTHEAST OVERNIGHT...OVERSPREADING AREAS NORTH
OF INTERSTATE 94 THROUGH 3 AM.

THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT...ESPECIALLY ACROSS
NORTHEAST IOWA AND SNOW RATES OF 1 INCH PER HOUR ARE LIKELY. BY
THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE...6 TO 7 INCHES WILL HAVE ACCUMULATED
ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA...3 TO 5 INCHES ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA
AND WESTERN WISCONSIN...AND UP TO 2 INCHES ALONG AND NORTHEAST OF
I-94 IN WISCONSIN.

LINGERING SNOWFALL DURING THE DAY FRIDAY WILL ADD 2 TO 3 INCHES
BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON...BEFORE SNOW DIMINISHES SOUTH TO NORTH.
TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL RAPIDLY DETERIORATE OVERNIGHT...AND THE
FRIDAY MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES LOOK TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY
IMPACTED. SNOW COVERED AND SLICK ROADWAYS SHOULD BE EXPECTED.

IAZ008>010-018-019-029-030-221330-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130223T0000Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...NEW HAMPTON...
OELWEIN
1130 PM CST THU FEB 21 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY...

* SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY WITH
  THE HEAVIEST SNOW FALLING LATE TONIGHT...WHICH WILL REDUCE
  VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A MILE. 

* ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 7 INCHES BY FRIDAY MORNING...WITH STORM 
  TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 7 TO 8 INCHES. 

* THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE WILL BE HAZARDOUS WITH 6 OR MORE 
  INCHES OF SNOW BY THE MORNING DRIVE TIME. PLAN ON SNOW COVERED 
  AND SLICK ROADS THROUGHOUT THE DAY. 

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-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ041-053>055-061-221330-
/O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-130223T0000Z/
ALLAMAKEE-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-
LA CROSSE-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...
LA CROSSE...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...
PLATTEVILLE
1130 PM CST THU FEB 21 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
FRIDAY...

* SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY WITH THE HEAVIEST
  SNOW FALLING LATE TONIGHT WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS
  THAN A MILE.

* ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES BY FRIDAY MORNING WITH STORM 
  TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 6 INCHES. 

* THE FRIDAY MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES WILL BE IMPACTED BY 
  SNOW COVERED ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

WIZ017-029-032>034-042>044-221330-
/O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0009.130222T0600Z-130223T0000Z/
TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...
BLACK RIVER FALLS...SPARTA...TOMAH...MAUSTON
1130 PM CST THU FEB 21 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
FRIDAY...

* SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH 3 AM...CONTINUING
  THROUGH THE DAY ON FRIDAY. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVIEST
  OVERNIGHT AND DURING THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE.

* ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1 TO 2 INCHES BY FRIDAY MORNING. STORM 
  TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES. 

* THE FRIDAY MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES WILL BE IMPACTED BY 
  SNOW COVERED ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

RABERDING

WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
361 
WWUS43 KARX 220703
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
103 AM CST FRI FEB 22 2013

...MODERATE SNOW CONTINUED TO SPREAD NORTH ACROSS THE AREA...

.ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90...ONE TO LOCALLY UP TO 4 INCHES
OF SNOW HAS FALLEN SINCE 6 PM. THE HEAVIER TOTALS ARE ACROSS
NORTHEAST IOWA WHERE IT HAS BEEN SNOWING THE LONGEST. AS OF 1
AM...THE NORTHERN EDGE OF THE SNOW WAS NEAR INTERSTATE 94...MOVING
NORTH AT ABOUT 25 MPH. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD NORTH
OVERNIGHT...REACHING AREAS NORTH OF HIGHWAY 29 BETWEEN 2 AM AND 3
AM.

THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT...ESPECIALLY FOR LOCATIONS
ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90. SNOW RATES OF 1 INCH PER HOUR 
ARE LIKELY AT TIMES BETWEEN 1 AM AND 6 AM. BY THE FRIDAY MORNING
COMMUTE...6 TO 7 INCHES WILL HAVE ACCUMULATED ACROSS NORTHEAST
IOWA...3 TO 5 INCHES ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND WESTERN
WISCONSIN...AND UP TO 2 INCHES ALONG AND NORTHEAST OF I-94 IN
WISCONSIN.

LINGERING SNOWFALL DURING THE DAY FRIDAY WILL ADD 1 TO 3 INCHES
BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON...BEFORE SNOW DIMINISHES SOUTH TO NORTH.
WHERE THEY REMAIN UNTREATED...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND
SLIPPERY...WITH POOR TRAVELING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY BEFORE
SUNRISE THIS MORNING. THE FRIDAY MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES
LOOK TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED.

IAZ008>010-018-019-029-030-221515-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130223T0000Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...NEW HAMPTON...
OELWEIN
103 AM CST FRI FEB 22 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

* SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. THE
  HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH 6 AM...AND WILL REDUCE
  VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES.

* ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 7 INCHES BY FRIDAY MORNING...WITH STORM 
  TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 7 TO 8 INCHES. 

* THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE WILL BE HAZARDOUS WITH 6 OR MORE 
  INCHES OF SNOW BY THE MORNING DRIVE TIME. PLAN ON SNOW COVERED 
  AND SLICK ROADS THROUGHOUT THE DAY. 

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-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029-032>034-041>044-053>055-
061-221515-
/O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-130223T0000Z/
ALLAMAKEE-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-
TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-
ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...
MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA...
TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...
PLATTEVILLE
103 AM CST FRI FEB 22 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

* SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW
  WILL FALLING THROUGH 8 AM...AND REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN
  A MILE AT TIMES.

* ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES BY FRIDAY MORNING WITH STORM 
  TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 6 INCHES. 

* THE FRIDAY MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES WILL BE IMPACTED BY 
  SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

RRS

WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
968 
WWUS43 KARX 220827
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
227 AM CST FRI FEB 22 2013

...WIDESPREAD SNOW FALLING ACROSS THE AREA...

.AS OF 2 AM SNOW HAD SPREAD NORTH ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA...INTO
ALL BUT LOCATIONS ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 29 ACROSS WISCONSIN.
ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90...NEW SNOW AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4
INCHES WERE COMMON...WITH 3 INCHES AT THE LA CROSSE NWS OFFICE
SINCE 11 PM. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD NORTH INTO AREAS
NORTH OF HIGHWAY 29 BY 330 AM.

THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. SNOW RATES OF UP TO 1
INCH PER HOUR ARE LIKELY AT TIMES BETWEEN 230 AM AND 6 AM. BY THE
FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE...6 TO 7 INCHES WILL HAVE ACCUMULATED
ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA...3 TO 5 INCHES ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA
AND WESTERN WISCONSIN...AND 2 TO 4 INCHES ALONG AND NORTHEAST OF
I-94 IN WISCONSIN.

CONTINUING SNOWFALL DURING THE DAY FRIDAY WILL ADD 1 TO 3 INCHES
BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON...BEFORE THE SNOW DIMINISHES SOUTH TO
NORTH. WHERE THEY REMAIN UNTREATED...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED
AND SLIPPERY WITH POOR TRAVELING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY BEFORE
SUNRISE THIS MORNING. THE FRIDAY MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES LOOK
TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED.

IAZ008>010-018-019-029-030-221630-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130223T0000Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...NEW HAMPTON...
OELWEIN
227 AM CST FRI FEB 22 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

* SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. THE 
  HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH 6 AM...AND WILL REDUCE 
  VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES. 

* ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 7 INCHES BY FRIDAY MORNING...WITH STORM 
  TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 7 TO 8 INCHES. 

* THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE WILL BE HAZARDOUS WITH 6 OR MORE 
  INCHES OF SNOW BY THE MORNING DRIVE TIME. PLAN ON SNOW COVERED 
  AND SLICK ROADS THROUGHOUT THE DAY. 

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-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029-032>034-041>044-053>055-
061-221630-
/O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-130223T0000Z/
ALLAMAKEE-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-
TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-
ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...
MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA...
TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...
PLATTEVILLE
227 AM CST FRI FEB 22 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

* SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW 
  WILL FALLING THROUGH 8 AM...AND REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS 
  THAN A MILE AT TIMES. 

* ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES BY FRIDAY MORNING WITH STORM 
  TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 6 INCHES. 

* THE FRIDAY MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES WILL BE IMPACTED BY 
  SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

RRS

WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
482 
WWUS43 KARX 220953
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
353 AM CST FRI FEB 22 2013

...SNOW CONTINUED OVER MUCH OF THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING...

.AS OF 345 AM SNOW HAD SPREAD INTO NORTH-CENTRAL WISCONSIN. AT THE
SAME TIME...THE SNOW HAD LET UP A BIT ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST
IOWA AND FAR SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE
90 REPORTS INDICATE NEW SNOW AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WERE
COMMON...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS INTO NORTH-CENTRAL WISCONSIN WHERE
THE SNOW ONLY STARTED FALLING WITHIN THE PAST HOUR OR TWO.

THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES FOR THE REST OF THE OVERNIGHT
HOURS...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90. SNOW RATES
OF UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR ARE LIKELY AT TIMES THROUGH 7 AM. BY THE
MORNING COMMUTE...5 TO 7 INCHES WILL HAVE ACCUMULATED ACROSS
NORTHEAST IOWA...3 TO 6 INCHES ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND
WESTERN WISCONSIN...AND 2 TO 4 INCHES ALONG AND NORTHEAST OF I-94
IN WISCONSIN.

CONTINUED SNOWFALL TODAY WILL ADD 1 TO 3 INCHES BY LATE THIS
AFTERNOON...BEFORE THE SNOW DIMINISHES FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST.
WHERE ROADS REMAIN UNTREATED...THEY WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND
SLIPPERY WITH POOR TRAVELING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY BEFORE
SUNRISE THIS MORNING. THE MORNING COMMUTE IS GOING TO BE
SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED TODAY.

IAZ008>010-018-019-029-030-221800-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130223T0000Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...NEW HAMPTON...
OELWEIN
353 AM CST FRI FEB 22 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

* SNOW WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS MORNING AND TODAY. THE HEAVIEST
  SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH 7 AM...AND WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO
  LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES.

* ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES BY SUNRISE...WITH STORM TOTAL
  ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES.

* THE MORNING COMMUTE WILL BE HAZARDOUS WITH 6 OR MORE INCHES OF
  SNOW BY THE MORNING DRIVE TIME. PLAN ON SNOW COVERED AND SLICK
  ROADS THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

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-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029-032>034-041>044-053>055-
061-221800-
/O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-130223T0000Z/
ALLAMAKEE-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-
TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-
ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...
MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA...
TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...
PLATTEVILLE
353 AM CST FRI FEB 22 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

* SNOW WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS MORNING AND THROUGH TODAY. THE
  HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH 9 AM...AND REDUCE VISIBILITIES
  TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES.

* ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES BY SUNRISE WITH STORM TOTAL
  ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 6 INCHES.

* THE MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES WILL BE IMPACTED BY SNOW
  COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

RRS

WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
707 
WWUS43 KARX 221152
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
552 AM CST FRI FEB 22 2013

...BREAK FROM THE SNOW...BUT MORE SNOW HEADED FOR THE AREA...

.AT 545 AM THE SNOW HAD TAPERED OFF ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE
90...PROVIDING A BREAK FROM THE ACCUMULATING SNOW AT MANY
LOCATIONS. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW CONTINUED FOR LOCATIONS WEST AND
NORTH OF ROCHESTER TO NEILLSVILLE WISCONSIN. ALONG AND SOUTH OF
INTERSTATE 90...REPORTS INDICATE NEW SNOW AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES
WERE COMMON...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS INTO NORTH-CENTRAL WISCONSIN
WHERE THE SNOW DID NOT START UNTIL 2 OR 3 AM.

LIGHTER SNOW OR FLURRIES WILL PREVAIL ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA
EARLY THIS MORNING...BUT MORE SNOW OVER CENTRAL AND EASTERN IOWA
WAS SET TO SPREAD BACK INTO THE AREA BETWEEN 7 AM AND 9 AM.
HOWEVER...THE MORNING COMMUTE WILL SEE 5 TO 7 INCHES OF NEW SNOW 
ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA...3 TO 6 INCHES ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA
AND WESTERN WISCONSIN...AND 2 TO 4 INCHES ALONG AND NORTHEAST OF
I- 94 IN WISCONSIN.

ONCE SNOW MOVES BACK INTO THE AREA ANOTHER 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED TO FALL BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON...BEFORE THE SNOW
DIMINISHES FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST. WHERE ROADS REMAIN
UNTREATED...THEY WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY WITH POOR
TRAVELING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY BEFORE SUNRISE THIS MORNING. THE
MORNING COMMUTE IS GOING TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED TODAY.

IAZ008>010-018-019-029-030-222000-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130223T0000Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...NEW HAMPTON...
OELWEIN
552 AM CST FRI FEB 22 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

* ADDITIONAL SNOW FALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IS EXPECTED TODAY.
  VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO 1 TO 2 MILES AT TIMES.

* ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES BY SUNRISE...WITH STORM TOTAL 
  ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES. 

* THE MORNING COMMUTE WILL BE HAZARDOUS WITH 5 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW
  AT THE MORNING DRIVE TIME. PLAN ON SNOW COVERED AND SLICK ROADS
  THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

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-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029-032>034-041>044-053>055-
061-222000-
/O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-130223T0000Z/
ALLAMAKEE-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-
TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-
ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...
MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA...
TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...
PLATTEVILLE
552 AM CST FRI FEB 22 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

* ADDITIONAL SNOW FALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IS EXPECTED TODAY.
  VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO 1 TO 2 MILES AT TIMES.

* ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES BY SUNRISE...WITH STORM TOTAL 
  ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 6 INCHES. 

* THE MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES WILL BE IMPACTED BY SNOW 
  COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

RRS

WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
457 
WWUS43 KARX 221330
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
730 AM CST FRI FEB 22 2013

...SECOND...LESSER ROUND OF SNOW SPREADING INTO THE AREA...

.AFTER A BREAK FROM THE SNOWFALL FOR MOST LOCATIONS...THE SECOND
BAND OF SNOW WAS SPREADING NORTHEAST INTO THE AREA. LIGHT SNOW WAS
AGAIN FALLING ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST
IOWA...WITH VISIBILITIES MOSTLY 1 TO 3 MILES. SNOWFALL REPORTS
CONTINUE TO INDICATE 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW HAS ALREADY FALLEN ACROSS
NORTHEAST IOWA...3 TO 7 INCHES ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND 2 TO
5 INCHES ACROSS SOUTHWEST INTO CENTRAL WISCONSIN.

THE SECOND BAND OF SNOW WILL SPREAD NORTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA THIS
MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THIS BAND IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
ANOTHER 1 TO LOCALLY 3 INCHES OF SNOW BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THIS
WILL BRING STORM TOTAL SNOWFALLS INTO THE 4 TO 8 INCH RANGE ACROSS
MUCH OF THE AREA BEFORE THE SNOW DIMINISHES FROM SOUTHWEST TO
NORTHEAST LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING. THUS THE
WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES REMAIN IN
EFFECT ACROSS THE AREA TODAY.

WHERE ROADS REMAIN UNTREATED...THEY WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND
SLIPPERY WITH POOR TRAVELING CONDITIONS. THE MORNING COMMUTE IS
GOING TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED TODAY. THE LATE AFTERNOON
COMMUTE IS LIKELY TO BE IMPACTED AS WELL.

IAZ008>010-018-019-029-030-222130-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130223T0000Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...NEW HAMPTON...
OELWEIN
730 AM CST FRI FEB 22 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

* ADDITIONAL SNOW FALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IS EXPECTED TODAY. 
  VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO 1 TO 2 MILES AT TIMES. 

* STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

* THE MORNING COMMUTE WILL BE HAZARDOUS WITH 4 TO 7 INCHES OF 
  SNOW AT THE MORNING DRIVE TIME. PLAN ON SNOW COVERED AND SLICK 
  ROADS THROUGHOUT THE DAY. 

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-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029-032>034-041>044-053>055-
061-222130-
/O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-130223T0000Z/
ALLAMAKEE-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-
TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-
ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...
MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA...
TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...
PLATTEVILLE
730 AM CST FRI FEB 22 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

* ADDITIONAL SNOW FALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IS EXPECTED TODAY. 
  VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO 1 TO 2 MILES AT TIMES. 

* STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

* THE MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES WILL BE IMPACTED BY SNOW 
  COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

RRS

WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
886 
WWUS43 KARX 221456
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
856 AM CST FRI FEB 22 2013

...ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW MOVING THROUGH...

.A SECOND BAND OF SNOW IS SPREADING ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA...MOST
OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...AND FAR SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN...AND IS
SLOWLY LIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST. REPORTS ACROSS GRANT COUNTY AND
NORTHEAST IOWA INDICATE THAT THIS SNOW BAND IS PRODUCING BETWEEN 1/2
AND 3/4 OF AN INCH PER HOUR AND WILL LEAD TO AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3
INCHES OF SNOW BY LATE AFTERNOON. WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND
ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EFFECT.

STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL VARY FROM 5 TO 8 INCHES ACROSS MOST
OF NORTHEAST IOWA...SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...AND WESTERN WISCONSIN.
ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN...4 TO 6 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. 

UNTREATED...SECONDARY ROADWAYS ARE SNOW COVERED AND SLICK...AND
WILL REMAIN IN POOR CONDITIONS FOR MUCH OF THE DAY. IF YOU HAVE TO
TRAVEL...TAKE EXTRA TIME AND PREPARE FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS. THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING COMMUTE IS GOING TO BE
IMPACTED AS WELL.

IAZ008>010-018-019-029-030-222300-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130223T0000Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...NEW HAMPTON...
OELWEIN
856 AM CST FRI FEB 22 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

* ADDITIONAL SNOW FALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES TODAY. VISIBILITIES WILL
  BE REDUCED TO 1 TO 2 MILES AT TIMES.

* STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES.

* PLAN ON SNOW COVERED AND SLICK ROADS THROUGHOUT THE
  DAY...IMPACTING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING COMMUTE. 

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-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029-032>034-041>044-053>055-
061-222300-
/O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-130223T0000Z/
ALLAMAKEE-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-
TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-
ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...
MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA...
TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...
PLATTEVILLE
856 AM CST FRI FEB 22 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

* ADDITIONAL SNOW FALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES TODAY. VISIBILITIES WILL
  BE REDUCED TO 1 TO 2 MILES AT TIMES.

* STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES.

* THE EVENING COMMUTE WILL BE IMPACTED BY SNOW COVERED AND
  SLIPPERY ROADS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

ZT

WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
624 
WWUS43 KARX 221653
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1053 AM CST FRI FEB 22 2013

...LIGHT SNOW CONTINUES ACROSS PART OF THE AREA...

.LIGHT SNOW CONTINUES ACROSS FAR SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...NORTHEAST
IOWA...AND WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN. THIS BAND OF SNOW
IS SLOWLY LIFTING NORTHEAST AND REPORTS INDICATE THAT UP TO 1/2
INCH PER HOUR IS POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...MAKING FOR AN
ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE MAINLY NORTH OF THE I-90
CORRIDOR IN WISCONSIN.

HOWEVER...THE STORM SYSTEM IS WEAKENING AND ACROSS NORTHERN IOWA
AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA CONDITIONS ARE IMPROVING. WHILE LIGHT
SNOW WILL PERSIST FOR THE AFTERNOON HOURS...ONLY MINOR
ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR THOSE AREAS. VISIBILITIES HAVE
IMPROVED TO 3 TO 5 MILES...WITH OBSERVERS REPORTING SOME SUN
BREAKING IN THE CLOUDS. ROAD CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY SECONDARY AND
UNTREATED SURFACES...ARE STILL SNOW COVERED AND SLICK. 

THE WINTER STORM HEADLINES WILL REMAIN IN PLACE TO ACCOUNT FOR THE
POOR DRIVING CONDITIONS WHICH ARE EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON HOURS. THE LATE AFTERNOON COMMUTE ACROSS WISCONSIN
LOOKS TO BE MOST IMPACTED.

IAZ008>010-018-019-029-030-230000-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130223T0000Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...NEW HAMPTON...
OELWEIN
1053 AM CST FRI FEB 22 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

* LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLY UP TO 1 INCH.

* STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES.

* PLAN ON SNOW COVERED AND SLICK ROADS THROUGHOUT THE
  DAY...HINDERING AFTERNOON 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-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029-032>034-041>044-053>055-
061-230000-
/O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-130223T0000Z/
ALLAMAKEE-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-
TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-
ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...
MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA...
TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...
PLATTEVILLE
1053 AM CST FRI FEB 22 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

* ADDITIONAL SNOW FALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES TODAY. VISIBILITIES WILL
  BE REDUCED TO 1 TO 2 MILES AT TIMES.

* STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES.

* THE EVENING COMMUTE WILL BE IMPACTED BY SNOW COVERED AND 
  SLIPPERY ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

ZT

WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
555 
WWUS43 KARX 221802
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1202 PM CST FRI FEB 22 2013

...IMPROVING CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON...

.SNOW IS EXITING PARTS OF THE AREA AND WILL GIVE WAY TO
INTERMITTENT SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND
NORTHEAST IOWA. NO ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THESE
AREAS...THEREFORE PORTIONS OF THE ADVISORY AND WARNING HAVE BEEN
CANCELED. MORE PERSISTENT SNOW REMAINS ACROSS WESTERN INTO CENTRAL
WISCONSIN...WHERE ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE.

ROAD CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE THROUGHOUT THE DAY...WITH
THE MOST TRAVEL IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS WISCONSIN THIS
AFTERNOON.

IAZ008-009-018-019-221915-
/O.CAN.KARX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130223T0000Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLES CITY...NEW HAMPTON
1202 PM CST FRI FEB 22 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED...WITH JUST LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS
EXPECTED FOR THE AFTERNOON. ROAD CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE
THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

$$

MNZ086-087-094-095-221915-
/O.CAN.KARX.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-130223T0000Z/
DODGE-OLMSTED-MOWER-FILLMORE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...AUSTIN
1202 PM CST FRI FEB 22 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED...WITH JUST LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS
EXPECTED FOR THE AFTERNOON. ROAD CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE
THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

$$

IAZ010-029-030-230000-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130223T0000Z/
WINNESHIEK-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...OELWEIN
1202 PM CST FRI FEB 22 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

* MINOR ACCUMULATIONS...POSSIBLY UP TO 1 INCH.

* STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES.

* PLAN ON SNOW COVERED AND SLICK ROADS THROUGHOUT THE DAY... 
  HINDERING AFTERNOON 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-MNZ079-088-096-WIZ017-029-032>034-041>044-053>055-061-
230000-
/O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-130223T0000Z/
ALLAMAKEE-WABASHA-WINONA-HOUSTON-TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-
JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-
GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...WINONA...MEDFORD...
NEILLSVILLE...BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA...TOMAH...
MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...
PLATTEVILLE
1202 PM CST FRI FEB 22 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

* ADDITIONAL SNOW BETWEEN 1 TO 2 INCHES. VISIBILITIES WILL BE
  REDUCED TO 1 TO 2 MILES AT TIMES.

* STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES.

* THE EVENING COMMUTE WILL BE IMPACTED BY SNOW COVERED AND 
  SLIPPERY ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

ZT

WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
166 
WWUS43 KARX 222031
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
231 PM CST FRI FEB 22 2013

...SNOW ENDING ACROSS PARTS OF THE AREA...

.ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA AND FAR SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN...SHOW HAS
TAPERED TO FLURRIES AND LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORT ROAD
CONDITIONS HAVE GREATLY IMPROVED. THEREFORE...THE WINTER STORM
WARNING AND ADVISORY FOR THOSE AREAS WILL BE CANCELLED. LIGHT SNOW
CONTINUES ALONG AND NORTHEAST OF THE I-90 CORRIDOR IN WISCONSIN AND
WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON. ONLY MINOR
ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED BUT WILL BE ENOUGH TO KEEP SECONDARY
AND UNTREATED ROADWAYS SLICK AND SNOW COVERED THROUGH THE EVENING
COMMUTE.

IAZ010-029-030-222145-
/O.CAN.KARX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130223T0000Z/
WINNESHIEK-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...OELWEIN
231 PM CST FRI FEB 22 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

SNOW HAS ENDED ALLOWING ROAD CONDITIONS TO GREATLY IMPROVE.
FLURRIES COULD LINGER INTO THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS.

$$

IAZ011-WIZ054-055-061-222145-
/O.CAN.KARX.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-130223T0000Z/
ALLAMAKEE-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...
RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
231 PM CST FRI FEB 22 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

SNOW HAS ENDED ALLOWING ROAD CONDITIONS TO GREATLY IMPROVE.
FLURRIES COULD LINGER INTO THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS.

$$

MNZ079-088-096-WIZ017-029-032>034-041>044-053-230000-
/O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-130223T0000Z/
WABASHA-WINONA-HOUSTON-TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-
LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINONA...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...
BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA...TOMAH...MAUSTON...
VIROQUA
231 PM CST FRI FEB 22 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

* ADDITIONAL SNOW UP TO 1 INCH. 

* THE EVENING COMMUTE WILL BE IMPACTED BY SNOW COVERED AND 
  SLIPPERY ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

ZT

WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this winter storm warning 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 winter storm warning went out at Feb 20, 11:40 AM CST, 2 hours 6 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 20, 11:40 AM CST, 2 hours 6 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1140 AM CST WED FEB 20 2013

.SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT
251 AM CST WED FEB 20 2013

TEMPERATURES/WIND CHILLS THIS MORNING IS OF IMMEDIATE CONCERN.
CONCERN THEN TURNS TO SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATING SNOW THURSDAY EVENING
THROUGH FRIDAY.

ARCTIC HIGH NOSING SOUTHWARD INTO THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING. THIS
WAS RESULTING IN MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND VERY CHILLY TEMPERATURES. AS
OF 2 AM...READINGS WERE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO EAST OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER WITH SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE AND BELOW ZERO FOUND WEST
OF THE RIVER. LOWEST WIND CHILL READINGS OF 15-22 BELOW ZERO WERE
OVER HIGHER/OPEN TERRAIN OF SOUTHEAST MN/NORTHEAST IA. WITH
TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO DIP INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS TO PERHAPS AS
COLD AS 10 BELOW ZERO AND LIGHT NORTH WINDS...CURRENT WIND CHILL
ADVISORY THROUGH 9 AM LOOKS ON TRACK WITH NO CHANGES ANTICIPATED.

THROUGH THE REST OF TODAY...LOOK FOR THE RIDGE OF ARCTIC HIGH
PRESSURE TO DRIFT ACROSS THE AREA FOR MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES AND WELL
BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES ONLY TOPPING OFF IN THE TEENS. AFFECTS OF
THE HIGH WILL BE FELT THROUGH THURSDAY WITH DRY/COLDER THAN NORMAL
NORTHEAST FLOW INTO THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY REGION.
HOWEVER...PLAN ON A GENERAL INCREASE/THICKENING IN MID AND HIGH
CLOUDS FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST AHEAD OF LOW PRESSURE EJECTING
NORTHEAST OUT OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS.

20.00Z MODELS IN EXCELLENT AGREEMENT WITH INCOMING STORM SYSTEM SET
TO AFFECT THE AREA FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY.

AS LOW PRESSURE EJECTS NORTHEAST FROM OK INTO MO THURSDAY
EVENING...INTENSE COLUMN SATURATION TO OCCUR AS VIGOROUS ISENTROPIC
LIFT/MOISTURE TRANSPORT AHEAD OF THE LOW WORKS INTO THE AREA.
APPEARS FROM NAM BUFKIT THAT A FAIRLY DEEP DENDRITIC GROWTH ZONE
WILL BE SEEN DURING THURSDAY EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AS
LIFT MAXIMIZES THROUGH THE SATURATED -15C ISOTHERM. AS
SUCH...LOOKING AT SLR ON THE ORDER OF 15-18 TO 1. WITH THIS IS
MIND...THE POTENTIAL IS FAIRLY HIGH FOR OCCASIONAL 1 TO PERHAPS 2
INCH/HR SNOW RATES ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MN/NORTHEAST IA/FAR
SOUTHWEST WI...ESPECIALLY GIVEN THAT THERE WILL ALSO BE FAIRLY
STRONG 700-500MB FRONTOGENESIS TO FOCUS HIGHER SNOW RATES. LOOK FOR
LIGHT SNOW TO CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY AS THE LOW MOVES NORTHEAST
ACROSS THE AREA. CURRENT SNOW AMOUNTS IN GRIDS ALMOST MIRROR WHAT
SREF PLUMES ARE PRODUCING ACROSS THE AREA. CURRENTLY THINKING THAT
HEAVIEST 12-HR SNOWFALL FROM 00Z THU THROUGH 12Z FRI WILL OCCUR
SOUTH OF A LINE FROM NEAR ZUMBRO FALLS AND CALEDONIA MN...TO NEAR
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN WHERE 5 TO 8 INCHES COULD OCCUR. FARTHER
NORTHEAST...LOOKS LIKE A LONGER DURATION LIGHTER SNOW FOR THURSDAY
NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY WITH AMOUNTS SOMEWHERE IN THE 5 TO 7 INCH
RANGE...WHICH WOULD WARRANT MORE OF AN WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
SCENARIO.

HAVE ADJUSTED THE WINTER STORM WATCH HEADLINE TO START AFTER FRIDAY
00Z TO ACCOUNT FOR DELAY IN SNOW ONSET DUE TO DRIER NORTHEAST FLOW
IN PLACE AND ADDED A FEW COUNTIES TO THE EAST. SEE CURRENT CURRENT
HEADLINE PRODUCT/WWA SECTION BELOW FOR MORE DETAIL ON THE WATCH AREA.

LOOK FOR THE SNOW TO TAPER OFF/MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST FRIDAY NIGHT AS
THE LOW PULLS INTO UPPER MICHIGAN.

.LONG TERM...SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
251 AM CST WED FEB 20 2013

THERE MAY BE A FEW LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL WI AS
MID-LEVEL LOW HANGS UP OVER UPPER MI. SUNDAY APPEARS DRY WITH NEAR
NORMAL TEMPERATURES AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE DRIFTS EAST ACROSS
THE REGION. ATTENTION THEN TURNS TO ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE AFFECTING THE
AREA SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. THIS STORM SYSTEM HAS THE
POTENTIAL FOR MORE ACCUMULATING SNOW...BUT MAY BE A BIT WARMER WITH
PERHAPS SOME MIXED PRECIPITATION TYPE ISSUES. WILL CONTINUE TO
MONITOR THIS SYSTEM CLOSELY.

&&

.AVIATION...THROUGH 18Z THURSDAY
1140 AM CST WED FEB 20 2013

VFR CONDITIONS TO PREVAIL THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD AS SURFACE HIGH
PRESSURE DRIFTS ACROSS HUDSON BAY. VERY DRY LOW TO MID LEVELS WILL
PRECLUDE CLOUD DEVELOPMENT AND WINDS LOOK TO GRADUALLY TURN TO THE
EAST TONIGHT. HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS ABOVE 15 KFT WILL SPILL ACROSS
THE REGION...ASSOCIATED WITH THE STORM SYSTEM COMING OUT OF THE
CENTRAL PLAINS. BY LATE THURSDAY MORNING...A TIGHTER PRESSURE
GRADIENT DEVELOPS WITH WINDS INCREASING ABOVE 10 KTS AND THERE
COULD BE HIGHER GUSTS PAST THE CURRENT TAF PERIOD...MAINLY
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

&&

.ARX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
1140 AM CST WED FEB 20 2013

WI...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
     AFTERNOON FOR WIZ032-033-041-053>055-061.

MN...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
     AFTERNOON FOR MNZ079-086>088-094>096.

IA...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
     AFTERNOON FOR IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030.

&&

SHORT TERM...DAS
LONG TERM...DAS
AVIATION...ZT
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 20, 9:15 AM CST, 4 hours 31 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
915 AM CST WED FEB 20 2013

IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ032-033-041-
053>055-061-211100-
ALLAMAKEE-BUFFALO-CHICKASAW-CLAYTON-CRAWFORD-DODGE-FAYETTE-FILLMORE-
FLOYD-GRANT-HOUSTON-HOWARD-LA CROSSE-MITCHELL-MOWER-OLMSTED-RICHLAND-
TREMPEALEAU-VERNON-WABASHA-WINNESHIEK-WINONA-
915 AM CST WED FEB 20 2013

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY.
ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

MORE ACCUMULATING SNOW LOOKS POSSIBLE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY NIGHT. IT IS TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE HOW MUCH SNOW MAY
FALL.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NO ACTION IS NEEDED.

.EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION...

A WEBINAR IS SCHEDULED FOR 2 PM TODAY.

WIZ017-029-034-042>044-211100-
ADAMS-CLARK-JACKSON-JUNEAU-MONROE-TAYLOR-
915 AM CST WED FEB 20 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL WISCONSIN.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE
THROUGH FRIDAY. ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

MORE ACCUMULATING SNOW LOOKS POSSIBLE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY NIGHT. IT IS TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE HOW MUCH SNOW MAY
FALL.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NO ACTION IS NEEDED.

.EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION...

A WEBINAR IS SCHEDULED FOR 2 PM TODAY.

04/RIECK

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