Blizzard Watch 1, NWS La Crosse, WI

867 
WWUS43 KARX 181646
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1046 AM CST TUE FEB 18 2014

...STRONG WINTER STORM POSSIBLE THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.CONFIDENCE IS INCREASING THAT A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL LIFT
THROUGH THE UPPER MIDWEST ON THURSDAY...WHICH WOULD BRING
DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER TO THE AREA THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT.
SOME UNCERTAINTY REMAINS WITH THE PLACEMENT OF THE HEAVIEST SNOW
BAND AND PRECIPITATION TYPE.

IT APPEARS SNOWFALLS IN EXCESS OF 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE FOR MUCH
OF THE AREA...MAINLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A WINTRY MIX
IS EXPECTED IN FAR NORTHEAST IOWA AND FAR SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN...
WHICH WOULD KEEP SNOW AMOUNTS LOWER IN THOSE AREAS. ON TOP OF THE
SNOW AND WINTRY PRECIPITATION...WINDS GUSTING FROM 30 TO 45 MPH
LOOK TO ACCOMPANY THIS STORM. THESE WINDS WOULD CREATE
CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH WOULD ADD TO THE
HAZARDS WITH THIS STORM...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS OF SOUTHEAST
MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA WHERE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS COULD
DEVELOP.

SHOULD THIS STORM AFFECT THE AREA...REASONABLY GOOD TRAVEL
CONDITIONS EARLY THURSDAY MORNING WOULD DETERIORATE DURING THE
DAY...BECOMING DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING BY MID AFTERNOON
THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY EVENING.

IAZ008>010-018-019-029-MNZ086-087-094-095-190100-
/O.CON.KARX.BZ.A.0001.140220T1200Z-140221T1200Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-DODGE-OLMSTED-
MOWER-FILLMORE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN...
ROCHESTER...AUSTIN
1046 AM CST TUE FEB 18 2014

...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...

* ACCUMULATING SNOW WOULD MOVE IN THURSDAY AND CONTINUE INTO
  THURSDAY EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WOULD FALL THURSDAY AFTERNOON
  WITH UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR RATES.

* 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW COULD FALL.

* 25 TO 30 MPH WINDS...GUSTING TO 45 MPH...WOULD CAUSE CONSIDERABLE
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND WHITEOUTS AT TIMES ESPECIALLY IN
  THE OPEN COUNTRY AREAS. THIS STORM COULD ALSO BLOCK SOME ROADS
  WITH DRIFTS AND MAKE THEM IMPASSABLE.

* SHOULD THIS STORM AFFECT THE AREA...DANGEROUS TRAVEL IS EXPECTED
  THURSDAY AND ESPECIALLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR
BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES.
THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY
DANGEROUS.

&&

$$

IAZ011-030-MNZ079-088-096-WIZ017-029-032>034-041>044-053>055-061-
190100-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.A.0003.140220T1200Z-140221T1200Z/
ALLAMAKEE-CLAYTON-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
1046 AM CST TUE FEB 18 2014

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...

* ACCUMULATING SNOW WOULD MOVE IN THURSDAY AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT.
  A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE IN
  FAR SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA. THE HEAVIEST
  SNOW WOULD FALL THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR
  RATES.

* 3 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW COULD FALL WITH THE HEAVIER AMOUNTS MAINLY
  ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90. UP TO A QUARTER INCH OF SLEET
  AND A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICING ARE POSSIBLE IN FAR SOUTHWEST
  WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA.

* 20 TO 30 MPH WINDS...GUSTING TO 40 MPH...WOULD CAUSE CONSIDERABLE
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND NEAR WHITEOUTS....ESPECIALLY ON
  RIDGETOPS.

* SHOULD THIS STORM AFFECT THE AREA...DANGEROUS TRAVEL IS 
  EXPECTED THURSDAY AND ESPECIALLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

RRS

798 
WWUS43 KARX 182056
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
256 PM CST TUE FEB 18 2014

...STRONG WINTER STORM CONTINUES TO TAKE AIM AT THE AREA FOR 
THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.A STRONG WINTER STORM IS POISED TO LIFT THROUGH THE UPPER
MIDWEST ON THURSDAY...WHICH WOULD BRING DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER
TO THE AREA THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. HOWEVER A MODEST AMOUNT
OF UNCERTAINTY REMAINS WITH THE TIMING AND TRACK OF THE STORM...AND
RESULTING PLACEMENT OF THE HEAVIEST SNOW BAND AND PRECIPITATION
TYPE.

IT APPEARS SNOWFALL TOTALS IN EXCESS OF 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE FOR
MUCH OF THE AREA...MAINLY LATE THURSDAY MORNING INTO THURSDAY
EVENING. A WINTRY MIX IS EXPECTED IN FAR NORTHEAST IOWA AND FAR
SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN...WHICH WOULD KEEP SNOW AMOUNTS LOWER IN
THOSE AREAS. 

BEHIND THE STORM...WINDS GUSTING FROM 30 TO 45 MPH LOOK TO SPREAD
ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. THESE WINDS WOULD
CREATE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE NEW SNOW...ADDING
TO THE HAZARDS WITH THIS STORM. THE BIGGEST PROBLEMS FROM THE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WOULD BE IN THE OPEN AREAS OF SOUTHEAST
MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA WHERE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS COULD
DEVELOP.

IF THE PRESENT FORECAST HOLDS...TRAVEL CONDITIONS WOULD
DETERIORATE RAPIDLY THURSDAY MORNING...BECOMING DANGEROUS TO LIFE
THREATENING BY MID AFTERNOON THURSDAY AND INTO THURSDAY NIGHT.

IAZ008>010-018-019-029-MNZ086-087-094-095-190500-
/O.CON.KARX.BZ.A.0001.140220T1200Z-140221T1200Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-DODGE-OLMSTED-
MOWER-FILLMORE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN...
ROCHESTER...AUSTIN
256 PM CST TUE FEB 18 2014

...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...

* ACCUMULATING SNOW WOULD MOVE IN THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE
  INTO EARLY THURSDAY EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WOULD FALL
  THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR RATES.

* 5 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW COULD FALL.

* 25 TO 30 MPH WINDS...GUSTING TO 45 MPH...WOULD CAUSE
  CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND WHITEOUTS AT TIMES
  ESPECIALLY IN THE OPEN COUNTRY AREAS. THIS STORM COULD ALSO
  BLOCK SOME ROADS WITH DRIFTS AND MAKE THEM IMPASSABLE.

* DANGEROUS TRAVEL IS LOOKING LIKELY THURSDAY AND ESPECIALLY
  THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR
BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES.
THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY
DANGEROUS.

&&

$$

IAZ011-030-MNZ079-088-096-WIZ017-029-032>034-041>044-053>055-061-
190500-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.A.0003.140220T1200Z-140221T1200Z/
ALLAMAKEE-CLAYTON-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
256 PM CST TUE FEB 18 2014

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...

* ACCUMULATING SNOW WOULD SPREAD NORTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA
  THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. A WINTRY MIX
  OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE IN FAR SOUTHWEST
  WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WOULD FALL
  THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR RATES.

* 3 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW COULD FALL WITH THE HEAVIER AMOUNTS 
  MAINLY ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90. UP TO A QUARTER INCH 
  OF SLEET AND A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICING ARE POSSIBLE IN FAR 
  SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA. 

* 20 TO 30 MPH WINDS...GUSTING TO 40 MPH...WOULD CAUSE
  CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND NEAR WHITEOUTS AT
  TIMES ESPECIALLY ON RIDGETOPS AND OPEN COUNTRY AREAS.

* DANGEROUS TRAVEL IS LOOKING LIKELY THURSDAY AND ESPECIALLY
  THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

RRS/AJ

456 
WWUS43 KARX 190305
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
905 PM CST TUE FEB 18 2014

...HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS EXPECTED FOR THURSDAY AND THURSDAY
NIGHT...

.SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES LOOK TO BE POSSIBLE FOR
MUCH OF THE AREA FROM A WINTER STORM THAT WILL HIT THE AREA
THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS MAY BE LESS ACROSS
PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST IOWA THROUGH SOUTHWEST INTO CENTRAL
WISCONSIN. IN THESE AREAS...ENOUGH WARM AIR MAY BE DRAWN NORTH FOR
A WINTRY MIX OF RAIN...SNOW...SLEET AND POSSIBLY A LITTLE BIT OF
FREEZING RAIN.

IN ADDITION TO THE PRECIPITATION...THIS STORM WILL SPREAD STRONG
WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND
NIGHT. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS COULD DEVELOP IN THE OPEN AREAS OF
SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA WHERE WHITE OUTS WILL BE
POSSIBLE.

TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DETERIORATE RAPIDLY THURSDAY
MORNING AND BECOME DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE AFTERNOON INTO
THURSDAY NIGHT.

THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY ON THE TIMING AND TRACK OF THIS
STORM SYSTEM...WHICH WILL AFFECT WHERE THE HEAVIEST SNOW FALLS AND
THE PRECIPITATION TYPES. AS THE CONFIDENCE INCREASES...EXPECT TO
SEE WARNINGS ISSUED.

IAZ008>010-018-019-029-MNZ086-087-094-095-191115-
/O.CON.KARX.BZ.A.0001.140220T1200Z-140221T1200Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-DODGE-OLMSTED-
MOWER-FILLMORE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN...
ROCHESTER...AUSTIN
905 PM CST TUE FEB 18 2014

...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...

* SNOW WILL MOVE IN THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE
  EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WOULD FALL DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH
  1 INCH PER HOUR RATES.

* 6 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED.

* 25 TO 30 MPH WINDS...GUSTING TO 45 MPH...WILL CREATE
  CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH
  WHITEOUTS ARE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY IN THE OPEN AREAS. SOME
  ROADS WILL LIKELY BECOME IMPASSABLE FROM THE DRIFTING SNOW.

* DANGEROUS TO IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL IS EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON
  AND NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR
BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES.
THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY
DANGEROUS.

&&

$$

IAZ011-030-MNZ079-088-096-WIZ017-029-032>034-041>044-053>055-061-
191115-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.A.0003.140220T1200Z-140221T1200Z/
ALLAMAKEE-CLAYTON-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
905 PM CST TUE FEB 18 2014

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...

* SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE
  INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL THURSDAY
  AFTERNOON WITH 1 INCH PER HOUR RATES.

* ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST IOWA...INTO SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL
  WISCONSIN...A WINTRY MIX OF RAIN...SNOW...SLEET AND SOME
  FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED.

* 3 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE...WITH THE HEAVIER
  AMOUNTS MAINLY ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90. ICE
  ACCUMULATIONS UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE FROM
  NORTHEAST IOWA INTO SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN.

* 20 TO 30 MPH WINDS...GUSTING TO 40 MPH...WILL CREATE
  CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. NEAR WHITEOUTS
  CONDITIONS COULD OCCUR AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY ON RIDGETOPS AND
  OPEN COUNTRY AREAS.

* DANGEROUS TRAVEL IS EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

04

334 
WWUS43 KARX 191047
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
447 AM CST WED FEB 19 2014

...DANGEROUS WINTER STORM FOR THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.A WINTER STORM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TO THE AREA
THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT MAKING FOR DANGEROUS CONDITIONS. SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE LIKELY FOR MUCH OF THE AREA.
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS MAY BE LESS ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND
SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN WHERE A WINTRY MIX OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET
IS EXPECTED AS WARM AIR IS DRAWN INTO THE STORM.

THE MOST DANGEROUS PART OF THIS STORM WILL BE THE STRONG WINDS OF
30 TO 45 MPH LATER THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT...CAUSING
BLIZZARD AND WHITE OUT CONDITIONS WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. WINDS
OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL CREATE BLOWING SNOW...WITH MAJOR DRIFTING
IN OPEN AREAS. ROADS WILL LIKELY BECOME IMPASSABLE...AND
VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO...BY THURSDAY NIGHT FOR MUCH OF SOUTHEAST
MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA.

A LIGHT MIX OF PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED FOR THE THURSDAY MORNING
COMMUTE...WITH TRAVEL CONDITIONS DETERIORATING RAPIDLY THURSDAY
AFTERNOON. 

IAZ008>010-018-019-029-MNZ086-087-094-095-191900-
/O.UPG.KARX.BZ.A.0001.140220T1200Z-140221T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KARX.WW.Y.0014.140220T0900Z-140220T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KARX.BZ.W.0002.140220T1500Z-140221T1200Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-DODGE-OLMSTED-
MOWER-FILLMORE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN...
ROCHESTER...AUSTIN
447 AM CST WED FEB 19 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM CST
THURSDAY...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM CST
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM CST
FRIDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION IS IN
EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM CST THURSDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

* A WINTRY MIX EARLY THURSDAY WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW BY LATE
  MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AND LAST THROUGH THE EARLY
  EVENING.

* THE HEAVIEST SNOW WOULD FALL DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH 1 TO 2 INCH
  PER HOUR RATES.

* 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED.

* BLIZZARD AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BY LATE AFTERNOON
  AND INTO THE OVERNIGHT. WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH...GUSTING TO 45
  MPH...WILL CREATE MAJOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 

* ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME IMPASSABLE FROM THE DRIFTING SNOW.
  DANGEROUS TO IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL IS EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON
  AND NIGHT.

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.
&&

$$

MNZ079-191900-
/O.UPG.KARX.WS.A.0003.140220T1200Z-140221T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KARX.BZ.W.0002.140220T1500Z-140221T1200Z/
WABASHA-
447 AM CST WED FEB 19 2014

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM CST
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM CST
FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* A LIGHT WINTRY MIX OF SNOW AND SLEET WILL MOVE IN EARLY THURSDAY
  FOR THE MORNING COMMUTE. THE MIX WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW IN THE
  MORNING. HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND LAST
  THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING.

* THE HEAVIEST SNOW WOULD FALL DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH 1 TO 2 INCH
  PER HOUR RATES.

* 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED.

* BLIZZARD AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BY LATE AFTERNOON
  AND INTO THE OVERNIGHT. WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH...GUSTING TO 45
  MPH...WILL CREATE MAJOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 

* ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME IMPASSABLE FROM THE DRIFTING SNOW. DANGEROUS
  TO IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL IS EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT.

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.

&&

$$

IAZ011-030-MNZ088-096-WIZ041-042-053-054-191900-
/O.UPG.KARX.WS.A.0003.140220T1200Z-140221T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KARX.WW.Y.0014.140220T0900Z-140220T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KARX.WS.W.0004.140220T1500Z-140221T1200Z/
ALLAMAKEE-CLAYTON-WINONA-HOUSTON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-VERNON-CRAWFORD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...WINONA...LA CROSSE...
SPARTA/TOMAH...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN
447 AM CST WED FEB 19 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM CST
THURSDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM CST
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 9 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY. A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR A
WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM CST
THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* A LIGHT WINTRY MIX OF SNOW AND SLEET WILL MOVE IN EARLY THURSDAY
  FOR THE MORNING COMMUTE. THE MIX WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW IN THE
  MORNING. HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND LAST
  THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING.

* THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH 1 TO 2
  INCH PER HOUR RATES.

* 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED.

* BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL BE WIDESPREAD BY LATE AFTERNOON
  AND INTO THE OVERNIGHT. WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...GUSTING TO 40
  MPH...COULD DRIFT SOME ROADS CLOSED.

* TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS AND VERY DIFFICULT BY LATER THURSDAY
  AFTERNOON. 

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.
&&

$$

WIZ017-029-032>034-191900-
/O.UPG.KARX.WS.A.0003.140220T1200Z-140221T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KARX.WS.W.0004.140220T1500Z-140221T1200Z/
TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...
BLACK RIVER FALLS
447 AM CST WED FEB 19 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM CST
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 9 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM
WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LIGHT SNOW WILL SPREAD IN FOR THE MORNING COMMUTE. THEN...HEAVY
  SNOW WILL FALL THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.

* THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH 1 TO 2
  INCH PER HOUR RATES.

* 8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED.

* BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL BE WIDESPREAD BY LATE AFTERNOON
  AND INTO THE OVERNIGHT. WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...GUSTING TO 40
  MPH...COULD DRIFT SOME ROADS CLOSED.

* TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS AND VERY DIFFICULT BY LATER THURSDAY
  AFTERNOON. 


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.

&&

$$

WIZ043-044-055-061-191900-
/O.NEW.KARX.WW.Y.0014.140220T0900Z-140220T1500Z/
/O.EXT.KARX.WS.A.0003.140220T1500Z-140221T1200Z/
JUNEAU-ADAMS-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MAUSTON...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
447 AM CST WED FEB 19 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM CST
THURSDAY...
...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM CST THURSDAY.

* A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET...AND POSSIBLY FREEZING RAIN WILL
  MOVE IN AFTER 3 AM THURSDAY.

* A LIGHT ICING OF ONE-TENTH OF AN INCH OR LESS IS EXPECTED TO
  MAKE TRAVEL SLICK FOR THE MORNING COMMUTE.

* THE PRECIPITATION MAY CHANGE TO RAIN OR HEAVY WET SNOW FOR
  THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. 1 TO 5 OF SNOW MAY FALL...ALONG
  WITH RAIN OR SLEET. WINTER STORM WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR THIS
  TIME PERIOD.

* THERE IS STILL UNCERTAINTY WITH THIS STORM...AS TOO MUCH WARM
  AIR MAY PRODUCE RAIN AND NOT SNOW. 

* 20 TO 30 MPH WINDS...GUSTING TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY
  AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. 

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

BAUMGARDT

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
345 AM CST TUE FEB 18 2014

.SHORT TERM...(TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY)
ISSUED AT 345 AM CST TUE FEB 18 2014

SURFACE MAP EARLY THIS MORNING HAS A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER
THE AREA WITH LIGHT/CALM WINDS AND PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES. THIS HAS LED
TO SOME LIGHT FOG IN THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY AND OVER PARTS OF
CENTRAL WISCONSIN. MEANWHILE...IR SATELLITE/SURFACE OBS SHOWING SOME
ALTOCUMULUS CLOUDS DRIFTING ACROSS MN AHEAD OF A WARM FRONT PUSHING
EAST OUT OF THE NORTHERN PLAINS. TEMPERATURE-WISE...READING ACROSS
THE AREA RANGED FROM THE TEENS TO THE LOWER 20S.

MODELS SHOW THAT WARM FRONT PROGRESSING EAST ACROSS THE AREA THIS
MORNING...THEN BRINGING A COLD FRONT THROUGH DURING THE AFTERNOON
HOURS. MID-LEVEL FRONTOGENETIC FORCING APPEARS FAIRLY WEAK WITH THE
FRONTAL PASSAGE...SO NOT EXPECTING ANYMORE THEN SOME INCREASING
CLOUD THROUGH THE DAY. WOULD NOT BE TOTALLY SURPRISED IF A STRAY
SPRINKLE OR FLURRY OCCURRED. MOSTLY LIKELY AREA FOR THIS TO HAPPEN
APPEARS TO BE NORTH OF I-90. OTHERWISE...TEMPERATURES RESPOND NICELY
TODAY TO THE WARM AIR ADVECTION WITH HIGHS TODAY EXPECTED TO TOP OFF
IN THE 35-40 RANGE.

HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN TONIGHT FOR PARTLY CLOUDY AND QUIET
CONDITIONS WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE TEENS TO LOWER 20S.

INCREASING MID/HIGH CLOUDS WILL BE SEEN ON WEDNESDAY AHEAD OF A
DEEPENING TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE COMING OUT OF THE INTERMOUNTAIN
WEST. PLAN ON RATHER MILD TEMPERATURES ONCE AGAIN WITH HIGHS IN THE
35-40 DEGREE RANGE.

.LONG TERM...(WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY) ISSUED AT 345 AM CST
TUE FEB 18 2014

MAJOR CONCERN WILL BE WINTER STORM TAKING AIM ON THE AREA THURSDAY
THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT.

MODELS STILL SHOWING SOME SLIGHT TRACK DIFFERENCES...BUT AGREE ON
STRONG/DANGEROUS WINTER STORM IMPACTING THE AREA THURSDAY THROUGH
THURSDAY NIGHT. ECMWF SHOWS A 982MB LOW TRACKING ACROSS SOUTH
CENTRAL INTO NORTHEAST WI WHICH WOULD PUT US IN GROUND ZERO FOR
HEAVY SNOW OVER US AS QPF VALUES EXCEED 6/10 INCH. GFS/NAM TAKE
WEAKER LOWS //987-990MB// FARTHER SOUTHEAST ACROSS SOUTHEAST WI.
NONETHELESS...ALL TRACKS WOULD HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE
AREA. COULD SEE A MIX OF RAIN/FREEZING RAIN/SLEET/SNOW THURSDAY
MORNING AT THE ONSET WITH TEMPERATURES SITTING IN THE LOWER/MIDDLE
30S. BUT AS DYNAMIC COOLING THROUGH THE COLUMN TAKES PLACE BY LATE
MORNING/ AFTERNOON...LOOK FOR A RAPID TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW AND
BECOMING HEAVY. AND...DUE THE DEEP CENTRAL LOW PRESSURE IN THE 982-
985MB RANGE...GRADIENT WEST/NORTHWEST WINDS 20-30 MPH...WITH
POTENTIAL GUSTS EXCEEDING 40 MPH ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE LOW...COULD
BE LOOKING AT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. DONT THINK WINDS WILL BE AS STRONG
EAST OF THE RIVER. RIGHT NOW...LOOKS LIKE SNOW TOTALS WILL BE IN THE
3 TO 8 INCH RANGE WITH A LOT OF BLOWING. AS SUCH...DECIDED TO HOIST
A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT AND A BLIZZARD
WATCH FOR THE MORE OPEN WIND-PRONE AREAS OF SOUTHEAST MN/NORTHEAST
IA FOR THE SAME TIME FRAME. WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON
FUTURE MODEL RUNS AND FORECAST LOW TRACKS.

FOR THE PERIOD FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY...ECMWF AND GFS SHOW OVERALL
DRY CONDITIONS BUT HAVE TEMPERATURES BACKSLIDING ONCE AGAIN AS
NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT DRAGS COLDER ARCTIC ORIGIN AIR INTO THE REGION.
PLAN ON HIGHS STARTING OFF FRIDAY IN THE 20S...THEN IN THE TEENS BY
MONDAY.

&&

.AVIATION...(FOR THE 06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z TUESDAY NIGHT)
ISSUED AT 1100 PM CST MON FEB 17 2014

LOW MVFR CIGS BEEN STUBBORN TO CLEAR KLSE...BUT ON THE DOORSTEP PER
LATEST FOG/STRATUS SATELLITE IMAGERY. RAP13 RH FIELDS DO PRESS IT
EAST...AND EXPECT SKC BY 06Z.

WINDS WILL BECOME MORE SOUTHERLY ON TUE...AHEAD OF ANOTHER SFC
BOUNDARY. NOT EXPECTING ANY PCPN WITH THIS FRONT...MOSTLY MID/HIGH
LEVEL CLOUDS. COULD GET SOME LOW SCT...POTENTIALLY A FEW HOURS
BKN025. GOING TO KEEP CONDITIONS VFR FOR NOW. WITH ANOTHER WEAK
RIDGE FOR WED...VFR CONDITIONS SHOULD BE THE RULE FOR A COUPLE DAYS.

THU COULD SEE ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM BLAST ACROSS THE
AREA. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL WITH PROLONGED LIFR/IFR CONDITIONS COULD
RESULT. WINDS PICK UP BY LATE AFTERNOON - WHICH WOULD RESULT IN LOW
VSBYS FROM BLSN AT KRST THROUGH THE NIGHT. TOO EARLY TO SAY AS STORM
TRACK IS NOT CERTAIN...BUT SOMETHING TO WATCH.

&&

.ARX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...

WI...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY
     NIGHT FOR WIZ017-029-032>034-041>044-053>055-061.

MN...BLIZZARD WATCH FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY
     NIGHT FOR MNZ086-087-094-095.

     WINTER STORM WATCH FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY
     NIGHT FOR MNZ079-088-096.

IA...BLIZZARD WATCH FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY
     NIGHT FOR IAZ008>010-018-019-029.

     WINTER STORM WATCH FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY
     NIGHT FOR IAZ011-030.

SHORT TERM...DAS
LONG TERM....DAS
AVIATION.....RIECK

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
557 PM CST MON FEB 17 2014

IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029-
032>034-041>044-053>055-061-190000-
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-
CLAYTON-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-
TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-
ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
557 PM CST MON FEB 17 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PARTS OF SOUTHEAST
MINNESOTA...NORTHEAST IOWA...AND SOUTHWEST INTO NORTH CENTRAL
WISCONSIN.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

ANOTHER WINTER STORM COULD IMPACT THE AREA LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
AND THURSDAY...BRINGING ACCUMULATING SNOW AND A WINTRY MIX. THE
STORM TRACK IS UNCERTAIN...MAKING IT TOO EARLY TO DISCERN
PRECIPITATION TYPE AND AMOUNTS. HOWEVER...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL
FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL. MORE WINTER WEATHER HEADLINES ARE
POSSIBLE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

PRECIPITATION REPORTS ARE ALWAYS APPRECIATED.

.EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION...

A WEBINAR MAY BE SCHEDULED EITHER TUESDAY OR WEDNESDAY FOR THE
THURSDAY STORM SYSTEM.

RIECK

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1233 AM CST TUE FEB 18 2014

...TIME...  ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
...DATE...  ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1232 AM     SNOW             MERRILLAN               44.45N 90.84W
02/18/2014  M3.5 INCH        JACKSON            WI   COOP OBSERVER

            SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS OBSERVER LOCATION
            MERRILLAN

&&

NWS LA CROSSE WI
IRIS SYSTEM