Alert archive / Iowa / Blizzard Warnings in 2014
Blizzard Warning 1, NWS La Crosse, WI
NWS La Crosse, WI issued this blizzard warning at Jan 26, 2014, 4:45 PM CST for 8 counties in Iowa; 4 counties in Minnesota; Crawford County, Grant County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 9 hr. 14 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
- Jan 26, 2014, 4:45 PM CST (22:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 27, 2014, 2:00 AM CST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS La Crosse, WI
Counties Allamakee County, IA, Chickasaw County, IA, Clayton County, IA, Fayette County, IA, Floyd County, IA, Howard County, IA, Mitchell County, IA, Winneshiek County, IA, Dodge County, MN, Fillmore County, MN, Mower County, MN, Olmsted County, MN, Crawford County, WI, Grant County, WI
The radar
The La Crosse radar (KARX), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26, 5:38 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Maynard, IA | KGAN REPORTS A 15 CAR ACCIDENT OCCURRED IN MAYNARD ON HIGHWAY 3/150. REPORT OF INJURIES UNAVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. |
| Jan 26, 6:24 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Charles City, IA | ZERO VISIBILITY ACROSS THE COUNTY WITH MAJOR DRIFTING OF SNOW. DEPUTIES CAN ONLY DRIVE 5 MPH AND A NO TOW BAN IS IN PLACE. |
| Jan 26, 6:24 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Cresco, IA | MOST ROADS CLOSED ACROSS THE COUNTY. NO TOW TRUCKS GOING OUT TO PULL CARS FROM THE DITCH. |
| Jan 26, 6:24 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Preston, MN | TRAVEL NOT ADVISED THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. A NUMBER OF ROADS HAVE BEEN CLOSED AND PLOWS HAVE BEEN PULLED FROM COUNTY ROADS. |
| Jan 26, 6:24 PM CST | BLIZZARD | St. Ansgar, IA | NO TRAVEL ADVISED ACROSS THE COUNTY. NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS AND STUCK CARS. |
| Jan 26, 6:49 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Fayette, IA | COMPLETE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND THE PLOWS HAVE BEEN CALLED OFF. ABOUT AS BAD AS IT CAN BE ACROSS THE COUNTY. |
| Jan 26, 6:55 PM CST | BLIZZARD | 2 W Riceville, IA | HIGHWAY 9 BLOCKED WEST OF RICEVILLE DUE TO 2 STUCK SEMI TRACTOR TRAILERS BLOCKING THE ROAD. |
| Jan 26, 7:42 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Fennimore, WI | CONDITIONS THE WORST IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY. PLOWS HAVE BEEN PULLED OFF OF THE ROADS THROUGH THE COUNTY. FIRE DEPARTMENT PICKING UP PEOPLE FROM STRANDED CARS AND TAKING THEM BACK TO THE FD. |
| Jan 26, 8:05 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Charles City, IA | NUMEROUS VEHICLES IN DITCHES. PEOPLE ARE BEING RESCUED BY LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENTS AND THEN BEING HOUSED AT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SINCE THE CARS ARE BEING LEFT IN THE DITCH. HWY 18/218 WAS BLOCKED FOR A PERIOD BECAUSE OF HOW MANY CARS WERE STUCK OR IN ACCIDENTS. S |
| Jan 26, 8:53 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Prairie Du Chien, WI | LARGE SNOW DRIFTS AND TRAVEL IS NOT ADVISED ACROSS CRAWFORD COUNTY. |
| Jan 26, 8:55 PM CST | BLIZZARD | 2 W Floyd, IA | HIGHWAY 18 WEST OF FLOYD IS IMPASSABLE DUE TO DRIFTING |
| Jan 26, 9:00 PM CST | BLIZZARD | 2 E Oelwein, IA | STATE HWY 3 IMPASSABLE FROM STATE HWY 150 TO CTY RD W33 EAST OF OELWEIN |
| Jan 26, 9:00 PM CST | BLIZZARD | 2 S Arlington, IA | STATE HWY 187 IMPASSABLE FROM US HWY 20 TO STATE HWY 3 NEAR ARLINGTON |
| Jan 26, 9:00 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Oelwein, IA | HIGHWAY 150 IMPASSABLE FROM CTY RD D62 NEAR URBANA TO STATE HWY 3 AT OELWEIN |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 211 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
- 473 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 95 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 225 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 304 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
031 WWUS43 KARX 262245 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 445 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OCCURRING NOW INTO THIS EVENING... .BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA WITH WINDS BLOWING AT 50 TO 60 MPH AND VISIBILITY AT LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE. SHERIFF DEPARTMENTS FROM ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA REPORT THAT MOST ROADS ARE IMPASSIBLE AND THAT NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED OVER THE PAST FEW HOURS. SNOW PLOWS HAVE BEEN PULLED FROM THESE AREAS AS WELL...SO THE ROADS WILL REMAIN CLOSED THROUGH THE EVENING UNTIL THE WINDS DIMINISH. IF YOUR CAR GETS STUCK IN A DITCH...FIRST RESPONDERS MAY NOT BE ABLE TO REACH YOU BECAUSE OF THESE CONDITIONS. TRAVEL IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE OVERNIGHT INTO TOMORROW. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL ALSO OCCUR OVER MUCH OF WESTERN INTO CENTRAL WISCONSIN WHICH WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. WITH TEMPERATURES DROPPING WELL BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND BRISK WINDS CONTINUING...WIND CHILLS OF 35 TO 50 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED FROM LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES IN THESE CONDITIONS. IAZ008-009-018-019-MNZ086-087-094-095-270645- /O.CAN.KARX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140127T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KARX.BZ.W.0001.140126T2245Z-140127T0600Z/ /O.CON.KARX.WC.W.0003.140127T0600Z-140128T1800Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-DODGE-OLMSTED-MOWER-FILLMORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLES CITY...ROCHESTER...AUSTIN 445 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST TUESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING WITH WINDS GUSTING INTO THE 50 TO 60 MPH RANGE AND VISIBILITIES DOWN TO ZERO. NUMEROUS ROADS...PARTICULARLY IN THE RURAL AREAS...HAVE BECOME IMPASSIBLE WITH SNOW PLOWS NO LONGER PLOWING UNTIL THE WINDS DIMINISH. * LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILLS OF 35 TO 50 DEGREES BELOW ZERO FROM LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * WITH THESE WIND CHILLS...FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. && $$ MNZ079-088-096-WIZ054-270645- /O.UPG.KARX.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-140127T0600Z/ /O.EXA.KARX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140127T0600Z/ /O.CON.KARX.WC.W.0003.140127T0600Z-140128T1800Z/ WABASHA-WINONA-HOUSTON-CRAWFORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINONA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN 445 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO 1/2 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. SOME RURAL ROADS HAVE BECOME IMPASSIBLE. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WILL OCCUR THROUGH THIS EVENING. * DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING. WHITE OUTS WILL BE POSSIBLE. DRIFTING SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED TO COVER SOME ROADS. * LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILLS OF 35 TO 50 BELOW ZERO FROM LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * WITH THESE WIND CHILLS...FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ IAZ010-011-029-030-WIZ061-270645- /O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140127T0600Z/ /O.CON.KARX.WC.W.0003.140127T0600Z-140128T1800Z/ WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...OELWEIN... PLATTEVILLE 445 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST TUESDAY... * WHITE OUTS WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...GUSTING TO 45 TO 50 MPH AT TIMES. SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * DANGEROUS TO IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING. SOME ROADS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME BLOCKED BY DRIFTING SNOW. * LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILLS OF 35 TO 50 BELOW ZERO FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * WITH THESE WIND CHILLS...FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND BLOWING 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. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ WIZ017-029-032>034-041>044-053-055-270645- /O.CON.KARX.WC.W.0003.140127T0600Z-140128T1800Z/ /O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-140127T0600Z/ TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU- ADAMS-VERNON-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE... BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON... VIROQUA...RICHLAND CENTER 445 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST TUESDAY... * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO 1 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING. WHITE OUTS WILL BE POSSIBLE. DRIFTING SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED TO COVER SOME ROADS. * LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILLS OF 35 TO 50 BELOW ZERO FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * WITH THESE WIND CHILLS...FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR DRIFTING SNOW AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ HALBACH
3 follow-up statements
089 WWUS43 KARX 270131 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 731 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OCCURRING NOW AND OVERNIGHT... .BLIZZARD CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN OCCURRING SINCE MID AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. MANY ROADS ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA...SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN HAVE BECOME IMPASSIBLE. SNOW PLOWS HAVE BEEN PULLED OFF OF THE ROADS AND CARS THAT END UP IN THE DITCH WILL NOT BE PULLED OUT UNTIL TOMORROW. IF YOU STILL HAVE TRAVEL PLANS FOR TONIGHT...CANCEL THEM AND DRIVE TOMORROW. WINDS GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH ARE OCCURRING AND CAUSING VISIBILITIES TO BE NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS ALSO OCCURRING OVER THE REST OF WESTERN INTO CENTRAL WISCONSIN WHICH WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. WITH TEMPERATURES DROPPING WELL BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND BRISK WINDS CONTINUING...WIND CHILLS OF 35 TO 50 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED FROM LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES IN THESE CONDITIONS. IAZ010-011-029-030-WIZ054-061-270945- /O.CAN.KARX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140127T0600Z/ /O.EXB.KARX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140127T0800Z/ /O.EXT.KARX.WC.W.0003.140127T0800Z-140128T1800Z/ WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-CRAWFORD-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...OELWEIN... PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...PLATTEVILLE 731 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM MONDAY TO NOON CST TUESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING WITH WINDS GUSTING INTO THE 50 TO 60 MPH RANGE AND VISIBILITIES DOWN TO ZERO. NUMEROUS ROADS...PARTICULARLY IN THE RURAL AREAS...HAVE BECOME IMPASSIBLE WITH SNOW PLOWS NO LONGER PLOWING UNTIL THE WINDS DIMINISH. * DANGEROUS TO IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING. SOME ROADS ARE BLOCKED BY DRIFTING SNOW. * LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILLS OF 35 TO 50 BELOW ZERO FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * WITH THESE WIND CHILLS...FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. && $$ IAZ008-009-018-019-MNZ086-087-094-095-270945- /O.EXT.KARX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140127T0800Z/ /O.EXT.KARX.WC.W.0003.140127T0800Z-140128T1800Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-DODGE-OLMSTED-MOWER-FILLMORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLES CITY...ROCHESTER...AUSTIN 731 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM MONDAY TO NOON CST TUESDAY... * BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING WITH WINDS GUSTING INTO THE 50 TO 60 MPH RANGE AND VISIBILITIES DOWN TO ZERO. NUMEROUS ROADS...PARTICULARLY IN THE RURAL AREAS...HAVE BECOME IMPASSIBLE WITH SNOW PLOWS NO LONGER PLOWING UNTIL THE WINDS DIMINISH. * LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILLS OF 35 TO 50 DEGREES BELOW ZERO FROM LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * WITH THESE WIND CHILLS...FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. && $$ MNZ079-088-096-270945- /O.EXT.KARX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140127T0800Z/ /O.EXT.KARX.WC.W.0003.140127T0800Z-140128T1800Z/ WABASHA-WINONA-HOUSTON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WINONA 731 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM MONDAY TO NOON CST TUESDAY... * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS OCCURRING WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. SOME RURAL ROADS HAVE BECOME IMPASSIBLE. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 50 MPH WILL OCCUR THROUGH THIS EVENING. * DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH TONIGHT. WHITE OUTS WILL OCCUR AT TIMES. DRIFTING SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED TO COVER SOME ROADS. * LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILLS OF 35 TO 50 BELOW ZERO FROM LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * WITH THESE WIND CHILLS...FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND BLOWING 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. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ WIZ017-029-032>034-041>044-053-055-270945- /O.EXT.KARX.WC.W.0003.140127T0800Z-140128T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KARX.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-140127T0800Z/ TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU- ADAMS-VERNON-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE... BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON... VIROQUA...RICHLAND CENTER 731 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM MONDAY TO NOON CST TUESDAY... * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH TONIGHT WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO 1 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH TONIGHT . WHITE OUTS WILL BE POSSIBLE. DRIFTING SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED TO COVER SOME ROADS. * LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILLS OF 35 TO 50 BELOW ZERO FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * WITH THESE WIND CHILLS...FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR DRIFTING SNOW AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ HALBACH
166 WWUS43 KARX 270355 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 955 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014 ...IMPASSABLE ROADS AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT... .FROM SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA TO NORTHEAST IOWA TO SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN...ROAD CONDITIONS ARE ABOUT AS TREACHEROUS AS IT GETS. VISIBILITIES OF ZERO IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ALONG WITH 35 TO 55 MPH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE ROADS TO BE DRIFTED OVER AND IMPASSABLE. PLOW TRUCKS HAVE BEEN PULLED SINCE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS MANY...IF NOT ALL...OF THE COUNTIES IN THE BLIZZARD AND WINTER STORM WARNINGS. NO TOW BANS ARE IN EFFECT...WHICH MEANS THAT IF A CAR GETS STUCK THAT IT WILL NOT GET TOWED UNTIL THE BAN IS LIFTED. SOME LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENTS ARE SEARCHING FOR PEOPLE STUCK IN CARS AND TAKING THEM BACK TO THE FIRE STATION. ON TOP OF THE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...WIND CHILLS HAVE DROPPED INTO THE 20 TO 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO RANGE WHICH WILL CAUSE FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA WITHIN 10 TO 30 MINUTES. DO NOT TRAVEL TONIGHT IF AT ALL POSSIBLE. IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ086-087-094-095-WIZ054-061-271200- /O.CON.KARX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140127T0800Z/ /O.CON.KARX.WC.W.0003.140127T0800Z-140128T1800Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE- CLAYTON-DODGE-OLMSTED-MOWER-FILLMORE-CRAWFORD-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY... OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...AUSTIN...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...PLATTEVILLE 955 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM MONDAY TO NOON CST TUESDAY... * BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING WITH WINDS GUSTING INTO THE 35 TO 55 MPH RANGE AND VISIBILITIES DOWN TO ZERO. NUMEROUS ROADS...PARTICULARLY IN THE RURAL AREAS...HAVE BECOME IMPASSIBLE WITH SNOW PLOWS NO LONGER PLOWING UNTIL THE WINDS DIMINISH. * LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OCCURRING AND WILL DROP INTO THE 35 TO 50 DEGREES BELOW ZERO RANGE OVERNIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * WITH THESE WIND CHILLS...FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. && $$ MNZ079-088-096-271200- /O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140127T0800Z/ /O.CON.KARX.WC.W.0003.140127T0800Z-140128T1800Z/ WABASHA-WINONA-HOUSTON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WINONA 955 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM MONDAY TO NOON CST TUESDAY... * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS OCCURRING WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO 1/2 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. SOME RURAL ROADS HAVE BECOME IMPASSIBLE. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WILL OCCUR THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH TONIGHT. WHITE OUTS WILL OCCUR AT TIMES. DRIFTING SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED TO COVER SOME ROADS. * LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILLS OF 35 TO 50 BELOW ZERO FROM LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * WITH THESE WIND CHILLS...FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ WIZ017-029-032>034-041>044-053-055-271200- /O.CON.KARX.WC.W.0003.140127T0800Z-140128T1800Z/ /O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-140127T0800Z/ TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU- ADAMS-VERNON-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE... BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON... VIROQUA...RICHLAND CENTER 955 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM MONDAY TO NOON CST TUESDAY... * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH TONIGHT WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO 1 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES...PARTICULARLY IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH ARE OCCURRING. * DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH TONIGHT . WHITE OUTS WILL BE POSSIBLE. DRIFTING SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED TO COVER SOME ROADS. * LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILLS OF 35 TO 50 BELOW ZERO FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * WITH THESE WIND CHILLS...FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR DRIFTING SNOW AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ HALBACH
898 WWUS43 KARX 270813 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 213 AM CST MON JAN 27 2014 ...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CONTINUES...BUT SOME IMPROVEMENT... .MANY ROADS REMAIN SNOW COVERED AND IMPASSABLE ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...NORTHEAST IOWA AND PARTS OF WESTERN WISCONSIN EARLY THIS MORNING. SOME SNOW PLOWS HAVE BEEN PULLED OFF THE ROAD UNTIL EARLY MORNING. WINDS HAVE DECREASED...BUT STILL GUSTING FROM 20 TO 35 MPH. BLOWING AND DRIFTING WILL CONTINUE...BUT VISIBILITIES HAVE IMPROVED. THERE COULD STILL BE LOCALIZED WHITE-OUTS. NO TOW BANS ARE IN EFFECT IN SOME AREAS...WHICH MEANS THAT IF A CAR GETS STUCK...IT WILL NOT GET TOWED UNTIL THE BAN IS LIFTED. SOME LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENTS ARE SEARCHING FOR PEOPLE STUCK IN CARS AND TAKING THEM BACK TO THE FIRE STATION. ON TOP OF THE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...WIND CHILLS EARLY THIS MORNING RANGED FROM 20 TO 35 BELOW...WHICH WILL CAUSE FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA WITHIN 10 TO 30 MINUTES. DO NOT TRAVEL EARLY THIS MORNING IF AT ALL POSSIBLE. IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ086-087-094-095-WIZ054-061-271615- /O.EXP.KARX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140127T0800Z/ /O.CON.KARX.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140128T1800Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE- CLAYTON-DODGE-OLMSTED-MOWER-FILLMORE-CRAWFORD-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY... OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...AUSTIN...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...PLATTEVILLE 213 AM CST MON JAN 27 2014 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING HAS EXPIRED... * WINDS HAVE DECREASED...BUT STILL GUSTING AT 20 TO 35 MPH. SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING WILL CONTINUE. VISIBILITIES HAVE IMPROVED. * MANY ROADS...ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AND OPEN AREAS...ARE IMPASSABLE. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE THIS MORNING AS ROAD CREWS ARE ABLE TO CLEAR THE SNOW DRIFTS. TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED EARLY THIS MORNING. * LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO ARE OCCURRING AND WILL DROP INTO THE 35 TO 50 DEGREES BELOW RANGE OVERNIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * WITH THESE WIND CHILLS...FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ MNZ079-088-096-271615- /O.EXP.KARX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140127T0800Z/ /O.CON.KARX.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140128T1800Z/ WABASHA-WINONA-HOUSTON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WINONA 213 AM CST MON JAN 27 2014 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED... * WINDS HAVE DECREASED...BUT STILL GUSTING AT 20 TO 35 MPH. SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING WILL CONTINUE. VISIBILITIES HAVE IMPROVED. * MANY ROADS...ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AND OPEN AREAS...ARE IMPASSABLE. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE THIS MORNING AS ROAD CREWS ARE ABLE TO CLEAR THE SNOW DRIFTS. TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED EARLY THIS MORNING. * LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILLS OF 35 TO 50 BELOW ZERO FROM LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * WITH THESE WIND CHILLS...FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ WIZ017-029-032>034-041>044-053-055-271615- /O.EXP.KARX.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-140127T0800Z/ /O.CON.KARX.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140128T1800Z/ TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU- ADAMS-VERNON-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE... BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON... VIROQUA...RICHLAND CENTER 213 AM CST MON JAN 27 2014 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... * WINDS HAVE DECREASED...BUT STILL GUSTING AT 20 TO 30 MPH. SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING WILL CONTINUE. VISIBILITIES HAVE IMPROVED. * SOME ROADS IN RURAL AND OPEN AREAS ARE IMPASSABLE. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE THIS MORNING AS ROAD CREWS ARE ABLE TO CLEAR THE SNOW DRIFTS. TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED EARLY THIS MORNING. * LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILLS OF 35 TO 50 BELOW ZERO FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * WITH THESE WIND CHILLS...FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ RIECK
The office that day
Everything else NWS La Crosse, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26, 4:16 AM CST | Wind Chill Warning | ARX | Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard and 2 more | 56 hr |
| Jan 26, 4:16 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | ARX | Allamakee, Clayton | 11 hr |
| Jan 26, 6:04 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | Houston, Wabasha, Winona | 20 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.