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Wind Chill Watch 1, NWS La Crosse, WI
NWS La Crosse, WI issued this wind chill watch at Jan 25, 2014, 3:36 PM CST for 7 counties in Minnesota; 13 counties in Wisconsin; 8 counties in Iowa. It took effect at Jan 27, 2014, 12:00 AM CST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 25, 2014, 3:36 PM CST (21:36 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 27, 2014, 12:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Jan 26, 2014, 4:16 AM CST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS La Crosse, WI
All 28 counties
Allamakee County, IA, Chickasaw County, IA, Clayton County, IA, Fayette County, IA, Floyd County, IA, Howard County, IA, Mitchell County, IA, Winneshiek County, IA, Dodge County, MN, Fillmore County, MN, Houston County, MN, Mower County, MN, Olmsted County, MN, Wabasha County, MN, Winona County, MN, Adams County, WI, Buffalo County, WI, Clark County, WI, Crawford County, WI, Grant County, WI, Jackson County, WI, Juneau County, WI, La Crosse County, WI, Monroe County, WI, Richland County, WI, Taylor County, WI, Trempealeau County, WI, Vernon County, WI
The radar
The La Crosse radar (KARX), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 210 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
- 1394 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 107 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 76 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 160 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
411 WWUS43 KARX 252136 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 336 PM CST SAT JAN 25 2014 ...LIFE THREATENING COLD EXPECTED EXPECTED SUNDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY... ...BLOWING SNOW SUNDAY TO CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS... ...SNOW MOVES IN TONIGHT... .AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND BRING A VARIETY OF DANGEROUS WEATHER CONDITIONS WITH IT. THE COMBINATION OF COLD AIR AND STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL PRODUCE LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILLS FROM SUNDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. WIND CHILLS OF 35 TO 50 BELOW WILL BE WIDESPREAD AND FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES IN THESE CONDITIONS. AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT TONIGHT...SNOW WILL FALL. AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH THE HIGHER TOTALS WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. THIS SNOW WILL BE USED BY THE STRONG WINDS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT TO PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. FOR THE OPEN AREAS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA INTO NORTHEAST IOWA AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN...PERIODS OF WHITE OUT CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. THE NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 40 TO 50 MPH WHICH IS WHEN THE VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO A HALF MILE OR LESS IN NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. FOR AREAS FARTHER TO THE EAST...THE WIND GUSTS WILL NOT BE AS STRONG AND THE LIKELIHOOD OF WHITE OUTS IS LOWER. THESE AREAS WILL STILL EXPERIENCE BLOWING SNOW WITH SOME BRIEF VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS. IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-260545- /O.UPG.KARX.WS.A.0001.140126T1800Z-140127T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KARX.WS.W.0002.140126T1800Z-140127T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KARX.WC.A.0001.140127T0600Z-140128T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KARX.WW.Y.0007.140126T0300Z-140126T1800Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE- CLAYTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY... OELWEIN 336 PM CST SAT JAN 25 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST SUNDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST SUNDAY NIGHT... ...WIND CHILL WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR BLOWING SNOW AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST SUNDAY NIGHT. A WIND CHILL WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND CHILL WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW WILL OCCUR DURING THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 11 PM AND 4 AM. * 3 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. * THE SNOW WILL MAKE ROADS SLIPPERY AND REDUCE VISIBILITIES LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. THE VISIBILITY COULD BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES. * WHITE OUTS WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH BLOW AND DRIFT THE SNOW. * ADDITIONAL SNOW WILL FALL SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN AN INCH. * DANGEROUS TO IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH THE BLOWING SNOW AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * LIFE THREATENING COLD WIND CHILLS WILL OCCUR FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * WIDESPREAD WIND CHILLS OF 35 TO 45 BELOW ARE EXPECTED. * 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 WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ MNZ086-087-094-095-260545- /O.UPG.KARX.WS.A.0001.140126T1800Z-140127T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KARX.WS.W.0002.140126T1800Z-140127T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KARX.WC.A.0001.140127T0600Z-140128T1800Z/ /O.EXB.KARX.WW.Y.0007.140126T0300Z-140126T1800Z/ DODGE-OLMSTED-MOWER-FILLMORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...AUSTIN 336 PM CST SAT JAN 25 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST SUNDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST SUNDAY NIGHT... ...WIND CHILL WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR BLOWING SNOW AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST SUNDAY NIGHT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST SUNDAY. IN ADDITION...A WIND CHILL WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND CHILL WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW WILL OCCUR DURING THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 11 PM AND 3 AM. * 3 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. * THE SNOW WILL MAKE ROADS SLIPPERY AND REDUCE VISIBILITIES LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. THE VISIBILITY COULD BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES. * WHITE OUTS WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH BLOW AND DRIFT THE SNOW. * ADDITIONAL SNOW WILL FALL SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN AN INCH. * DANGEROUS TO IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH THE BLOWING SNOW AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * LIFE THREATENING COLD WIND CHILLS WILL OCCUR FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * WIDESPREAD WIND CHILLS OF 35 TO 45 BELOW ARE EXPECTED. * 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 WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ WIZ061-260545- /O.UPG.KARX.WS.A.0001.140126T1800Z-140127T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KARX.WS.W.0002.140126T1800Z-140127T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KARX.WC.A.0001.140127T0600Z-140128T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KARX.WW.Y.0007.140126T0600Z-140126T1800Z/ GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PLATTEVILLE 336 PM CST SAT JAN 25 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST SUNDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST SUNDAY NIGHT... ...WIND CHILL WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR BLOWING SNOW AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST SUNDAY NIGHT. A WIND CHILL WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND CHILL WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW WILL OCCUR DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 2 AM AND 6 AM. * 3 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. * THE SNOW WILL MAKE ROADS SLIPPERY AND REDUCE VISIBILITIES OVERNIGHT. THE VISIBILITY COULD BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES. * WHITE OUTS WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH BLOW AND DRIFT THE SNOW. * ADDITIONAL SNOW WILL FALL SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN AN INCH. * DANGEROUS TO IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH THE BLOWING SNOW AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * LIFE THREATENING COLD WIND CHILLS WILL OCCUR FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * WIDESPREAD WIND CHILLS OF 35 TO 45 BELOW ARE EXPECTED. * 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 WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ MNZ079-088-096-WIZ032>034-041>044-053-260545- /O.NEW.KARX.WC.A.0001.140127T0600Z-140128T1800Z/ /O.EXB.KARX.WW.Y.0007.140126T0600Z-140127T0600Z/ WABASHA-WINONA-HOUSTON-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE- MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINONA...BLACK RIVER FALLS... LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA 336 PM CST SAT JAN 25 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT CST SUNDAY NIGHT... ...WIND CHILL WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT CST SUNDAY NIGHT. A WIND CHILL WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND CHILL WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW WILL OCCUR DURING THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 11 PM AND 4 AM. * 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. * THE SNOW WILL MAKE ROADS SLIPPERY AND REDUCE VISIBILITIES LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. THE VISIBILITY COULD BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES. * BLOWING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES WILL OCCUR SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH BLOW AND DRIFT THE SNOW. * ADDITIONAL SNOW WILL FALL SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN AN INCH. * DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH THE BLOWING SNOW AND WHITE OUTS. * LIFE THREATENING COLD WIND CHILLS WILL OCCUR FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * WIDESPREAD WIND CHILLS OF 35 TO 50 BELOW ARE EXPECTED. * WITH THESE WIND CHILLS...FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. 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. A WIND CHILL WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ WIZ054-055-260545- /O.NEW.KARX.WC.A.0001.140127T0600Z-140128T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KARX.WW.Y.0007.140126T0600Z-140127T0600Z/ CRAWFORD-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER 336 PM CST SAT JAN 25 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT CST SUNDAY NIGHT... ...WIND CHILL WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW WILL OCCUR DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 2 AM AND 6 AM. * 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. * THE SNOW WILL MAKE ROADS SLIPPERY AND REDUCE VISIBILITIES LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. THE VISIBILITY COULD BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES. * BLOWING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES WILL OCCUR SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH BLOW AND DRIFT THE SNOW. * ADDITIONAL SNOW WILL FALL SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN AN INCH. * DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH THE BLOWING SNOW AND WHITE OUTS. * LIFE THREATENING COLD WIND CHILLS WILL OCCUR FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * WIDESPREAD WIND CHILLS OF 35 TO 45 BELOW ARE EXPECTED. * WITH THESE WIND CHILLS...FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. 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. A WIND CHILL WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ WIZ017-029-260545- /O.NEW.KARX.WC.A.0001.140127T0600Z-140128T1800Z/ TAYLOR-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE 336 PM CST SAT JAN 25 2014 ...WIND CHILL WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * LIFE THREATENING COLD WIND CHILLS WILL OCCUR FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * WIDESPREAD WIND CHILLS OF 40 TO 50 BELOW ARE EXPECTED. * WITH THESE WIND CHILLS...FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ 04
4 follow-up statements
444 WWUS43 KARX 260325 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 925 PM CST SAT JAN 25 2014 ...SNOW MOVING IN TONIGHT WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS SUNDAY AND LIFE-THREATENING COLD SUNDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY... .SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION TONIGHT AND ACCUMULATE TO 3 TO 5 INCHES BY DAYBREAK TOMORROW MORNING ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. THIS FRESH SNOW WILL BE BLOWN AROUND ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AFTER A COLD FRONT COMES THROUGH AND WINDS GUST TO 40 TO 50 MPH. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO A HALF MILE OR LESS AND CREATE SOME PERIODS OF BLIZZARD-LIKE CONDITIONS...PARTICULARLY IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA. TRAVEL IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING IN THESE AREAS. WITH TEMPERATURES DROPPING WELL BELOW ZERO SUNDAY NIGHT AND WINDS REMAINING HIGH...WIND CHILLS WILL DROP TO 35 TO 50 BELOW ZERO SUNDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES IN THESE CONDITIONS. IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ086-087-094-095-261130- /O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0002.140126T1800Z-140127T0600Z/ /O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140126T1800Z/ /O.CON.KARX.WC.A.0001.140127T0600Z-140128T1800Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE- CLAYTON-DODGE-OLMSTED-MOWER-FILLMORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY... OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...AUSTIN 925 PM CST SAT JAN 25 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SUNDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST SUNDAY NIGHT... ...WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL TONIGHT WITH THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATION RATES OCCURRING BETWEEN 11 PM AND 4 AM. * WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF AN INCH PER HOUR POSSIBLE...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLICK QUICKLY OVERNIGHT. VISIBILITY COULD ALSO BE REDUCED TO A HALF OF A MILE AT TIMES. * WHITE OUTS WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH BLOW AND DRIFT THE SNOW. * DANGEROUS TO IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH THE BLOWING SNOW AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * LIFE THREATENING COLD WIND CHILLS OF 35 TO 50 DEGREES BELOW ZERO WILL OCCUR FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT 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 WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ WIZ061-261130- /O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0002.140126T1800Z-140127T0600Z/ /O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0007.140126T0600Z-140126T1800Z/ /O.CON.KARX.WC.A.0001.140127T0600Z-140128T1800Z/ GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PLATTEVILLE 925 PM CST SAT JAN 25 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SUNDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST SUNDAY NIGHT... ...WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL TONIGHT WITH THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATION RATES OCCURRING BETWEEN 1 AM AND 6 AM. * WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF AN INCH PER HOUR POSSIBLE...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLICK QUICKLY OVERNIGHT. VISIBILITY COULD ALSO BE REDUCED TO A HALF OF A MILE AT TIMES. * WHITE OUTS WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH BLOW AND DRIFT THE SNOW. * DANGEROUS TO IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH THE BLOWING SNOW AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * LIFE THREATENING COLD WIND CHILLS OF 35 TO 50 DEGREES BELOW ZERO WILL OCCUR FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * WITH THESE WIND CHILLS...FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. A WIND CHILL WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ MNZ079-088-096-WIZ032>034-041>044-053>055-261130- /O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0007.140126T0600Z-140127T0600Z/ /O.CON.KARX.WC.A.0001.140127T0600Z-140128T1800Z/ WABASHA-WINONA-HOUSTON-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE- MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINONA...BLACK RIVER FALLS... LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN... RICHLAND CENTER 925 PM CST SAT JAN 25 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST SUNDAY NIGHT... ...WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL OVERNIGHT WITH THE HIGHEST SNOW RATES OCCURRING BETWEEN 12 AM AND 6 AM. * THE SNOW WILL MAKE ROADS SLIPPERY AND REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES. * BLOWING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES WILL OCCUR SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH BLOW AND DRIFT THE SNOW. * DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH THE BLOWING SNOW AND WHITE OUTS. * LIFE THREATENING COLD WIND CHILLS OF 35 TO 50 BELOW ZERO WILL OCCUR FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * WITH THESE WIND CHILLS...FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. 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. A WIND CHILL WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ WIZ017-029-261130- /O.CON.KARX.WC.A.0001.140127T0600Z-140128T1800Z/ TAYLOR-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE 925 PM CST SAT JAN 25 2014 ...WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * LIFE THREATENING COLD WIND CHILLS OF 40 TO 50 BELOW ZERO WILL OCCUR FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * WITH THESE WIND CHILLS...FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ HALBACH
002 WWUS43 KARX 260640 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 1240 AM CST SUN JAN 26 2014 ...SNOW SPREADING ACROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT...WHITEOUT CONDITIONS LATER SUNDAY AND LIFE-THREATENING COLD SUNDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY... .AS OF 1215 AM SNOW WAS FALLING ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA...SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN. VISIBILITIES IN MUCH OF THIS SNOWFALL WAS 1 TO 2 MILES...WITH VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN 1 MILE ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHEAST IOWA. SNOWFALL RATE OF 1 INCH PER HOUR HAVE BEEN REPORTED AROUND AUSTIN MINNESOTA INTO THE CHARLES CITY AND OELWEIN IOWA AREAS. 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN BY DAYBREAK. 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL CROSS MUCH OF WESTERN INTO CENTRAL WISCONSIN. THIS FRESH SNOW WILL BE BLOWN AROUND ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AFTER AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT COMES THROUGH AND STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA. WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO AS HIGH AS 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED BY LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL BE REDUCED TO A HALF MILE OR LESS AND CREATE SOME PERIODS OF BLIZZARD-LIKE CONDITIONS...PARTICULARLY IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA. TRAVEL IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING IN THESE AREAS. WITH TEMPERATURES DROPPING WELL BELOW ZERO SUNDAY NIGHT AND BRISK WINDS CONTINUING...WIND CHILLS WILL DROP TO 35 TO 50 BELOW ZERO LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES IN THESE CONDITIONS. IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ086-087-094-095-WIZ061-261445- /O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0002.140126T1800Z-140127T0600Z/ /O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140126T1800Z/ /O.CON.KARX.WC.A.0001.140127T0600Z-140128T1800Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE- CLAYTON-DODGE-OLMSTED-MOWER-FILLMORE-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY... OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...AUSTIN...PLATTEVILLE 1240 AM CST SUN JAN 26 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL TONIGHT WITH THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATION RATES OCCURRING THROUGH 4 AM. * WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF AN INCH PER HOUR POSSIBLE...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLICK QUICKLY OVERNIGHT. VISIBILITY COULD ALSO BE REDUCED TO A HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WHITE OUTS WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR LATER SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH BLOW AND DRIFT THE NEW SNOW. * DANGEROUS TO IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH THE BLOWING SNOW AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. SOME ROADS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME BLOCKED BY DRIFTING SNOW. * LIFE THREATENING COLD WIND CHILLS OF 35 TO 50 DEGREES BELOW ZERO WILL OCCUR FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT 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 WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ MNZ079-088-096-WIZ032>034-041>044-053>055-261445- /O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140127T0600Z/ /O.CON.KARX.WC.A.0001.140127T0600Z-140128T1800Z/ WABASHA-WINONA-HOUSTON-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE- MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINONA...BLACK RIVER FALLS... LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN... RICHLAND CENTER 1240 AM CST SUN JAN 26 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL OVERNIGHT WITH THE HIGHEST SNOW RATES OCCURRING THROUGH 6 AM. * THE SNOW WILL MAKE ROADS SLIPPERY AND REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES. * BLOWING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES WILL OCCUR SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH BLOW AND DRIFT THE NEW SNOW. * DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND WHITE OUTS. DRIFTING SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED TO COVER SOME ROADS. * LIFE THREATENING COLD WIND CHILLS OF 35 TO 50 BELOW ZERO WILL OCCUR FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * WITH THESE WIND CHILLS...FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. A WIND CHILL WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ WIZ017-029-261445- /O.CON.KARX.WC.A.0001.140127T0600Z-140128T1800Z/ TAYLOR-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE 1240 AM CST SUN JAN 26 2014 ...WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * LIFE THREATENING COLD WIND CHILLS OF 40 TO 50 BELOW ZERO WILL OCCUR FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * WITH THESE WIND CHILLS...FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ RRS
734 WWUS43 KARX 260808 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 208 AM CST SUN JAN 26 2014 ...SNOW CONTINUED ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA...WHITEOUT CONDITIONS LATER SUNDAY AND LIFE-THREATENING COLD SUNDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY... .SNOW CONTINUED TO SPREAD EAST ACROSS THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING. AS OF 2 AM THE HEAVIER SNOW WAS FALLING ALONG AND EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER...WITH THE SNOW TAPERING OFF WEST OF A ROCHESTER MINNESOTA TO DECORAH AND OELWEIN IOWA LINE. VISIBILITIES REMAINED 1 TO 2 MILES IN THE HEAVIER SNOWFALL...WITH VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN 1 MILE IN PARTS OF WESTERN INTO SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. VISIBILITIES WERE IMPROVING ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA AS THE HEAVIER SNOW MOVED EAST INTO WISCONSIN. 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN BY DAYBREAK. 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL CROSS MUCH OF WESTERN INTO CENTRAL WISCONSIN. THIS FRESH SNOW WILL BE BLOWN AROUND ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AFTER AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT COMES THROUGH AND STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA. WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO AS HIGH AS 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED BY LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL BE REDUCED TO A HALF MILE OR LESS AND CREATE SOME PERIODS OF BLIZZARD-LIKE CONDITIONS...PARTICULARLY IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA. TRAVEL IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING IN THESE AREAS... WHERE SOME ROADS ARE LIKELY TO BE BLOCKED BY DRIFTING SNOW. WITH TEMPERATURES DROPPING WELL BELOW ZERO SUNDAY NIGHT AND BRISK WINDS CONTINUING...WIND CHILLS WILL DROP TO 35 TO 50 BELOW ZERO LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES IN THESE CONDITIONS. IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ086-087-094-095-WIZ061-261615- /O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0002.140126T1800Z-140127T0600Z/ /O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140126T1800Z/ /O.CON.KARX.WC.A.0001.140127T0600Z-140128T1800Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE- CLAYTON-DODGE-OLMSTED-MOWER-FILLMORE-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY... OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...AUSTIN...PLATTEVILLE 208 AM CST SUN JAN 26 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW ARE WILL FALL...GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF THOUGH 6 AM. * SNOW COVERED AND SLICK ROADS ARE EXPECTED. VISIBILITY COULD BE REDUCED TO A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WHITE OUTS WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR LATER SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH BLOW AND DRIFT THE NEW SNOW. * DANGEROUS TO IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH THE BLOWING SNOW AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. SOME ROADS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME BLOCKED BY DRIFTING SNOW. * LIFE THREATENING COLD WIND CHILLS OF 35 TO 50 DEGREES BELOW ZERO WILL OCCUR FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT 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 WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ MNZ079-088-096-WIZ032>034-041>044-053>055-261615- /O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140127T0600Z/ /O.CON.KARX.WC.A.0001.140127T0600Z-140128T1800Z/ WABASHA-WINONA-HOUSTON-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE- MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINONA...BLACK RIVER FALLS... LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN... RICHLAND CENTER 208 AM CST SUN JAN 26 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL...GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF AFTER 4 AM. * THE SNOW WILL MAKE ROADS SLIPPERY AND REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES. * BLOWING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES WILL OCCUR SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH BLOW AND DRIFT THE NEW SNOW. * DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND WHITE OUTS. DRIFTING SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED TO COVER SOME ROADS. * LIFE THREATENING COLD WIND CHILLS OF 35 TO 50 BELOW ZERO WILL OCCUR FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * WITH THESE WIND CHILLS...FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. 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. A WIND CHILL WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ WIZ017-029-261615- /O.CON.KARX.WC.A.0001.140127T0600Z-140128T1800Z/ TAYLOR-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE 208 AM CST SUN JAN 26 2014 ...WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * LIFE THREATENING COLD WIND CHILLS OF 40 TO 50 BELOW ZERO WILL OCCUR FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * WITH THESE WIND CHILLS...FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ RRS
665 WWUS43 KARX 261016 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 416 AM CST SUN JAN 26 2014 ...SNOW MOVES EAST EARLY THIS MORNING...CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...LIFE-THREATENING COLD SUNDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY... .SNOWFALL REPORTS EARLY THIS MORNING RANGED FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH THE SNOW HAVING ENDED WEST OF A ROCHESTER MINNESOTA TO STRAWBERRY POINT IOWA LINE. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THOSE AREAS. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW CONTINUED ALONG AND EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER BUT WAS STARTING TO TAPER OFF. VISIBILITIES IN THE FALLING SNOW WERE 1 TO 3 MILES. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ALONG AND EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. THE SNOW WILL EXIT INTO EASTERN WISCONSIN BETWEEN 6 AND 9 AM. AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL USHER STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS INTO THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 50 MPH WILL BLOW AND DRIFT THE FRESHLY FALLEN SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO 1/2 MILE OR LESS...AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING IN THESE AREAS. SOME ROADS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME BLOCKED BY DRIFTING SNOW. 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>010-018-019-029-MNZ086-094-261830- /O.CAN.KARX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140126T1800Z/ /O.UPG.KARX.WC.A.0001.140127T0600Z-140128T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KARX.WC.W.0003.140127T0600Z-140128T1800Z/ /O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0002.140126T1800Z-140127T0600Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-DODGE-MOWER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN... AUSTIN 416 AM CST SUN JAN 26 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST TUESDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST TUESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE WIND CHILL WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * EXPECT SNOW COVERED ROADS THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS UNTIL ROAD CREWS HAVE HAD A CHANCE TO GET OUT TO PLOW AND APPLY TREATMENTS. * WHITE OUTS WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH BLOW AND DRIFT THE NEW SNOW. * DANGEROUS TO IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOME ROADS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME BLOCKED BY DRIFTING SNOW. * LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILLS OF 35 TO 50 DEGREES BELOW ZERO WILL OCCUR 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. && $$ IAZ011-030-WIZ061-261830- /O.UPG.KARX.WC.A.0001.140127T0600Z-140128T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KARX.WC.Y.0023.140127T0600Z-140128T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KARX.WC.W.0003.140128T0300Z-140128T1800Z/ /O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0002.140126T1800Z-140127T0600Z/ /O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140126T1800Z/ ALLAMAKEE-CLAYTON-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...PLATTEVILLE 416 AM CST SUN JAN 26 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 PM CST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM MONDAY TO NOON CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM MONDAY TO NOON CST TUESDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 PM CST MONDAY. THE WIND CHILL WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES EARLY THIS MORNING. * MOST ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLICK. VISIBILITIES COULD BE REDUCED TO A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WHITE OUTS WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH BLOW AND DRIFT THE NEW SNOW. * DANGEROUS TO IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOME ROADS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME BLOCKED BY DRIFTING SNOW. * WIND CHILLS OF -20 TO -35 ARE EXPECTED FROM LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY EVENING...WITH LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILLS OF -35 TO -50 FROM LATE MONDAY EVENING 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. && $$ MNZ087-095-261830- /O.UPG.KARX.WC.A.0001.140127T0600Z-140128T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KARX.WC.W.0003.140127T0600Z-140128T1800Z/ /O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0002.140126T1800Z-140127T0600Z/ /O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140126T1800Z/ OLMSTED-FILLMORE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ROCHESTER 416 AM CST SUN JAN 26 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST TUESDAY. THE WIND CHILL WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES EARLY THIS MORNING. * MOST ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLICK. VISIBILITY COULD BE REDUCED TO A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WHITE OUTS WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH BLOW AND DRIFT THE NEW SNOW. * DANGEROUS TO IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOME ROADS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME BLOCKED BY DRIFTING SNOW. * LIFE THREATENING COLD WIND CHILLS OF 35 TO 50 DEGREES BELOW ZERO WILL OCCUR 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. && $$ MNZ096-WIZ041>044-053>055-261830- /O.UPG.KARX.WC.A.0001.140127T0600Z-140128T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KARX.WC.Y.0023.140127T0600Z-140128T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KARX.WC.W.0003.140128T0300Z-140128T1800Z/ /O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140127T0600Z/ HOUSTON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON... VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER 416 AM CST SUN JAN 26 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 PM CST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM MONDAY TO NOON CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM MONDAY TO NOON CST TUESDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 PM CST MONDAY. THE WIND CHILL WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW EARLY THIS MORNING. * THE SNOW WILL MAKE ROADS SLIPPERY AND REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES. * BLOWING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH BLOW AND DRIFT THE NEW SNOW. * DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WHITE-OUTS POSSIBLE. DRIFTING SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED TO COVER SOME ROADS. * WIND CHILLS OF -20 TO -35 ARE EXPECTED FROM LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY EVENING...WITH LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILLS OF -35 TO -50 FROM LATE MONDAY EVENING 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. 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. && $$ MNZ079-088-WIZ032>034-261830- /O.UPG.KARX.WC.A.0001.140127T0600Z-140128T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KARX.WC.W.0003.140127T0600Z-140128T1800Z/ /O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140127T0600Z/ WABASHA-WINONA-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINONA...BLACK RIVER FALLS 416 AM CST SUN JAN 26 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST TUESDAY. THE WIND CHILL WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW EARLY THIS MORNING. * THE SNOW WILL MAKE ROADS SLIPPERY AND REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES. * BLOWING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH BLOW AND DRIFT THE NEW SNOW. * DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WHITE OUTS POSSIBLE. DRIFTING SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED TO COVER SOME ROADS. * LIFE THREATENING COLD WIND CHILLS OF 35 TO 50 BELOW ZERO WILL OCCUR 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. 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. && $$ WIZ017-029-261830- /O.UPG.KARX.WC.A.0001.140127T0600Z-140128T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KARX.WC.W.0003.140127T0600Z-140128T1800Z/ TAYLOR-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE 416 AM CST SUN JAN 26 2014 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST TUESDAY. THE WIND CHILL WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LIFE THREATENING COLD WIND CHILLS OF 35 TO 50 BELOW ZERO WILL OCCUR FROM LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * WITH THESE WIND CHILLS...FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ RRS
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind chill watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS La Crosse, WI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind chill watch went out at Jan 25, 3:27 PM CST, 9 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 25, 3:27 PM CST, 9 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
327 PM CST SAT JAN 25 2014
.SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY)
ISSUED AT 327 PM CST SAT JAN 25 2014
DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY
NIGHT OVER MUCH OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...NORTHEAST IOWA...AND FAR
SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. LIFE-THREATENING COLD MOVES IN LATE SUNDAY
NIGHT AND REMAINS OVER THE AREA THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.
THREE MAIN PERIODS TO FOCUS ON WITH THIS FORECAST:
1.(TONIGHT-NOON SUNDAY) SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES
TONIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING OVER SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...NORTHEAST
IOWA...AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW
EXPECTED OVER CENTRAL INTO NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN.
2.(SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING) STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS DEVELOP
SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY NIGHT PRODUCING BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED OVER THE OPEN
AREAS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...NORTHEAST IOWA...AND EXTREME
SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. A WINTER STORM WARNING WILL BE ISSUED FOR
THESE AREAS FROM NOON SUNDAY THROUGH MIDNIGHT SUNDAY. A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED FOR WESTERN INTO CENTRAL WISCONSIN
FOR THIS SAME TIMEFRAME.
3.(SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING) LIFE THREATENING WIND
CHILLS OF -30 TO-45 FROM SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING ACROSS
THE ENTIRE AREA. A WIND CHILL WATCH WILL BE ISSUED FOR THE ENTIRE
AREA FROM MIDNIGHT SUNDAY THROUGH NOON TUESDAY.
LOW PRESSURE OVER SOUTHERN SASKATCHEWAN WILL PUSH SOUTHEAST TONIGHT
INTO THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY BRINGING 2 TO 4 INCHES OF
SNOWFALL TO THE FORECAST AREA. AS THE LOW MOVES IN...IT WILL DEEPEN
AS IT INTERACTS WITH A STRONG BAROCLINIC ZONE IN PLACE OVER THE
REGION. THE HIGHEST SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE ALONG AND WEST OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF UP TO 6 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY OVER SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA INTO NORTHEAST IOWA.
THE SNOWFALL RATES COULD BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT WITH RATES OF
1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR POSSIBLE. AN IMPRESSIVE FRONTOGENESIS BAND
SETS UP TONIGHT ALONG AND WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER STRETCHING
FROM 1000-700 MB. NEGATIVE EPV OF 1 TO 2 IS LOCATED JUST ABOVE THE
FRONTOGENESIS ZONE...SO SEEING PLENTY OF SUPPORT FOR AN ENHANCED
BAND OF SNOWFALL.
THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF SUNDAY MORNING...THEN A VIGOROUS SHORTWAVE
TROUGH AND STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT PUSH THROUGH THE REGION SUNDAY
AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE NORTHWEST
AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH CREATING
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED
OVER SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...NORTHEAST IOWA...AND FAR SOUTHWEST
WISCONSIN. BLOWING AN DRIFTING SNOW WILL ALSO BE SEEN OVER CENTRAL
WISCONSIN BUT WINDS WILL NOT BE AS STRONG OVER THESE
AREAS...GENERALLY IN THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS AROUND 35
MPH. AFTER ANOTHER BRIEF SHOT OF SNOW WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE
FRONT THE SNOW WILL END SUNDAY EVENING BUT THE WINDS WILL REMAIN
STRONG OVER THE REGION. DANGEROUSLY COLD ARCTIC AIR SURGES INTO
THE AREA SUNDAY EVENING INTO SUNDAY NIGHT WITH WIND CHILL VALUES
PLUMMETING INTO THE -30 TO -45 RANGE LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY
MORNING CREATING POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING CONDITIONS FOR
THOSE WITHOUT ADEQUATE SHELTER FROM THE COLD.
TEMPERATURES WILL PLUMMET INTO THE TEENS BELOW ZERO BY EARLY MONDAY
MORNING. THEY WON/T WARM MUCH DURING THE DAY WITH HIGHS ONLY IN THE
SINGLE DIGITS TO TEENS BELOW ZERO. PLAN ON DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND
CHILLS PERSISTING THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY. THESE WIND CHILLS WILL
THEN DROP TO LIFE THREATENING VALUES MONDAY NIGHT AS TEMPERATURES
PLUMMET INTO THE -20 TO -25 RANGE WITH WIND CHILLS OF -35 TO -50
EXPECTED. BITTERLY COLD CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY
NIGHT.
.LONG TERM...(WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY)
ISSUED AT 327 PM CST SAT JAN 25 2014
TEMPERATURES LOOK TO WARM SLIGHTLY ON WEDNESDAY AS 850 MB
TEMPERATURES WARM TO AROUND -4 C AS BRIEF RIDGING MOVES OVERHEAD AND
SOUTHERLY FLOW INCREASES AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THE
FRONT PUSHES THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY BRINGING A CHANCE
OF LIGHT SNOW TO THE REGION. QUIET WEATHER RETURNS THURSDAY NIGHT
INTO FRIDAY AS COLD HIGH PRESSURE MOVES BUILDS IN. SNOW CHANCES
RETURN FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY.
&&
.AVIATION...(FOR THE 18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z SUNDAY AFTERNOON)
ISSUED AT 1133 AM CST SAT JAN 25 2014
PRIMARILY VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE
EVENING. THE EXCEPTION TO THIS WILL BE SOME BLOWING SNOW AT KRST
UNTIL THE WINDS SETTLE DOWN. THE SENSOR ON THE ASOS IS REPORTING
IFR VISIBILITIES WHILE THE TOWER HAS A VFR VISIBILITY. WILL
COMPROMISE BETWEEN THESE TWO AND SHOW A PERIOD OF MVFR
VISIBILITIES THIS AFTERNOON. THE NEXT SHORT WAVE TROUGH WILL MOVE
ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT WITH ANOTHER BAND OF SNOW. EXPECTING
THIS BAND OF SNOW TO MOVE IN AROUND 06Z WITH IFR CONDITIONS
QUICKLY DEVELOPING. THIS SNOW SHOULD THEN START TO MOVE OUT AROUND
12Z WITH A RETURN TO MVFR CONDITIONS. SHOULD SEE A BREAK FROM THE
SNOW BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING BUT WITH THE NEXT SHORT WAVE TROUGH
STARTING TO APPROACH WITH THE STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT...EXPECT TO
SEE THE MVFR CEILINGS REMAIN IN PLACE WITH THE WINDS TURNING TO
THE WEST AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. THE COLD FRONT WILL THEN BLAST
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS
BEHIND IT THAT WILL LIKELY PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW AT BOTH AIRPORTS
WITH MVFR TO IFR VISIBILITIES.
&&
.ARX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WI...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM NOON SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST SUNDAY
NIGHT FOR WIZ061.
WIND CHILL WATCH FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING
FOR WIZ017-029-032>034-041>044-053>055-061.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT CST
SUNDAY NIGHT FOR WIZ032>034-041>044-053>055.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST SUNDAY
FOR WIZ061.
MN...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST
SUNDAY FOR MNZ086-087-094-095.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM NOON SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST SUNDAY
NIGHT FOR MNZ086-087-094-095.
WIND CHILL WATCH FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING
FOR MNZ079-086>088-094>096.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT CST
SUNDAY NIGHT FOR MNZ079-088-096.
IA...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST
SUNDAY FOR IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM NOON SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST SUNDAY
NIGHT FOR IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030.
WIND CHILL WATCH FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING
FOR IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030.
&&
SHORT TERM...WETENKAMP
LONG TERM...WETENKAMP
AVIATION...04Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 25, 4:00 AM CST, 11 hours 36 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 400 AM CST SAT JAN 25 2014 MNZ086-087-094-095-261000- DODGE-OLMSTED-MOWER-FILLMORE- 400 AM CST SAT JAN 25 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PARTS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT 2 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW TONIGHT...MAINLY OVERNIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY A PERIOD OF DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL CONDITIONS THEN DANGEROUSLY COLD WEATHER EXPECTED FROM SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS POSTED FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A POTENT ARCTIC FRONT WILL DROP ACROSS THE AREA SUNDAY AFTERNOON BRINGING STRONG WINDS AND ANOTHER BITTER COLD AIRMASS. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW IS EXPECTED SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT WITH NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 TO 50 MPH IN THE OPEN COUNTRY AREAS. GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH WHITE OUTS ARE POSSIBLE WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO 1/2 MILE AT TIMES. WITH TEMPERATURES HEADING WELL BELOW ZERO SUNDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY...THE STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS TO LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILLS OF 35 TO 50 BELOW ZERO. THE ARCTIC OUTBREAK WOULD BE COMPARABLE TO THE COLD OUTBREAK EXPERIENCED ON JANUARY 6TH AND 7TH. WIND CHILL WARNINGS WILL BE NEEDED FOR LATER SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SNOW REPORTS WOULD BE APPRECIATED SUNDAY MORNING. .EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION... NO WEBINAR IS SCHEDULED. MNZ079-088-096-WIZ017-029-032>034-041>044-053-261000- WABASHA-WINONA-HOUSTON-TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON- LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON- 400 AM CST SAT JAN 25 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND WESTERN INTO CENTRAL WISCONSIN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED MAINLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE HEAVIER OF THE SNOW WILL BE CLOSER TO THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER OR SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY ANOTHER PERIOD OF DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS THEN DANGEROUSLY COLD WEATHER IS EXPECTED FROM SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE SUNDAY MORNING...WITH UP TO ANOTHER INCH POSSIBLE. A POTENT ARCTIC FRONT WILL DROP ACROSS THE AREA SUNDAY AFTERNOON BRINGING STRONG WINDS AND ANOTHER BITTER COLD AIRMASS. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW IS EXPECTED LATER SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST TO 35 TO 45 MPH BY LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY ON RIDGE TOPS AND IN OPEN COUNTRY AREAS. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES LATER SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WITH TEMPERATURES HEADING WELL BELOW ZERO SUNDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY...THE STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS TO LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILLS OF 35 TO 50 BELOW ZERO. THE ARCTIC OUTBREAK WOULD BE COMPARABLE TO THE COLD OUTBREAK EXPERIENCED ON JANUARY 6TH AND 7TH. WIND CHILL WARNINGS OR ADVISORIES WILL BE NEEDED FOR LATER SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SNOW REPORTS WOULD BE APPRECIATED SUNDAY MORNING. .EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION... NO WEBINAR IS SCHEDULED. IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-WIZ061-261000- MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE- CLAYTON-GRANT- 400 AM CST SAT JAN 25 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS POSTED FOR MUCH OF TONIGHT. 3 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY ANOTHER PERIOD OF DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL CONDITIONS THEN DANGEROUSLY COLD WEATHER IS EXPECTED FROM SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE SUNDAY MORNING...WITH UP TO ANOTHER INCH POSSIBLE MAINLY ALONG AND EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS POSTED FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A POTENT ARCTIC FRONT WILL DROP ACROSS THE AREA SUNDAY AFTERNOON BRINGING STRONG WINDS AND ANOTHER BITTER COLD AIRMASS. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW IS EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY NIGHT WITH NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 TO 50 MPH IN THE OPEN COUNTRY AREAS. GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH WHITE OUTS ARE POSSIBLE WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO 1/2 MILE AT TIMES. WITH TEMPERATURES HEADING WELL BELOW ZERO SUNDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY...THE STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS TO LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILLS OF 35 TO 50 BELOW ZERO. THE ARCTIC OUTBREAK WOULD BE COMPARABLE TO THE COLD OUTBREAK EXPERIENCED ON JANUARY 6TH AND 7TH. WIND CHILL WARNINGS OR ADVISORIES WILL BE NEEDED FOR LATER SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SNOW REPORTS WOULD BE APPRECIATED SUNDAY MORNING. .EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION... NO WEBINAR IS SCHEDULED. WIZ054-055-261000- CRAWFORD-RICHLAND- 400 AM CST SAT JAN 25 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS POSTED FOR MUCH OF TONIGHT. 3 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY ANOTHER PERIOD OF DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS THEN DANGEROUSLY COLD WEATHER IS EXPECTED FROM SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE SUNDAY MORNING...WITH UP TO ANOTHER INCH POSSIBLE. A POTENT ARCTIC FRONT WILL DROP ACROSS THE AREA SUNDAY AFTERNOON BRINGING STRONG WINDS AND ANOTHER BITTER COLD AIRMASS. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW IS EXPECTED LATER SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST TO 35 TO 45 MPH BY LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY ON RIDGE TOPS. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES LATER SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WITH TEMPERATURES HEADING WELL BELOW ZERO SUNDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY...THE STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS TO LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILLS OF 35 TO 50 BELOW ZERO. THE ARCTIC OUTBREAK WOULD BE COMPARABLE TO THE COLD OUTBREAK EXPERIENCED ON JANUARY 6TH AND 7TH. WIND CHILL WARNINGS OR ADVISORIES WILL BE NEEDED FOR LATER SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SNOW REPORTS WOULD BE APPRECIATED SUNDAY MORNING. .EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION... NO WEBINAR IS SCHEDULED. RRS
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jan 25, 11:37 AM CST, 3 hours 59 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 1137 AM CST SAT JAN 25 2014 IAZ008>010-018-019-029-MNZ086-087-094-095-260000- MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-DODGE-OLMSTED- MOWER-FILLMORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN... ROCHESTER...AUSTIN 1137 AM CST SAT JAN 25 2014 ...WATCH OUT FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND STRONG WINDS TODAY... THE COMBINATION OF RECENT SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS TODAY WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE SLICK TO SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS...ICY SPOTS AND DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON. THERE IS LIKELY TO BE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS NORTHWEST WINDS GUST TO 40 MPH AT TIMES. THERE HAVE BEEN ACCIDENTS...SLIDE OFFS...AND ROLL OVERS REPORTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA. IF TRAVELING THIS AFTERNOON...USE CAUTION AND PREPARE FOR SUDDEN CHANGES IN DRIVING CONDITIONS. ZT
The office that day
Everything else NWS La Crosse, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 25, 3:44 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 27 hr |
| Jan 25, 3:36 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 34 hr |
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