Alert archive / Wisconsin / Winter Storm Warnings in 2014
Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS La Crosse, WI
NWS La Crosse, WI issued this winter storm warning at Feb 16, 2014, 3:10 AM CST for 13 counties in Wisconsin; 8 counties in Iowa; 7 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Feb 17, 2014, 3:00 AM CST. It was in force for 15 hr. 60 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 16, 2014, 3:10 AM CST (09:10 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 17, 2014, 3:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 17, 2014, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 15 hr
- 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 09:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 17, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 1 | 1 S Austin, MN | COOP OBSERVER STATION AUSTIN WASTE WATER TREATMENT FACILITY /ASTM5/ SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS |
| Feb 17, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 1 | 2 Sse Bassett, IA | COOP OBSERVER STATION IONIA 2W /IONI4/ SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS |
| Feb 17, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 1.4 | 2 Sw Genoa, MN | COOP OBSERVER STATION BYRON 4 NORTH /BYRM5/ SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS |
| Feb 17, 8:41 AM CST | SNOW 2 | Oak Center, MN | SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS OBSERVER LOCATION OAK CENTER |
| Feb 17, 8:48 AM CST | SNOW 1.3 | 2 Ene Berne, MN | SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS |
| Feb 17, 9:04 AM CST | SNOW 2.5 | 2 Nne Carpenter, IA | SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS OBSERVER LOCATION ST ANSGAR 7NW |
| Feb 17, 9:22 AM CST | SNOW 1.5 | 2 E La Crosse, WI | SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS OBSERVER LOCATION NWS LA CROSSE |
| Feb 17, 9:35 AM CST | SNOW 1 | Dorchester, IA | SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS OBSERVER LOCATION DORCHESTER |
| Feb 17, 9:40 AM CST | SNOW 1 | 5 Ese Volney, IA | SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS OBSERVER LOCATION WATERVILLE 8S |
| Feb 17, 9:41 AM CST | SNOW 1 | 5 Ne Stoddard, WI | SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS OBSERVER LOCATION STODDARD 5NNE |
| Feb 17, 9:45 AM CST | SNOW 1.8 | 3 Ese Wilmington, MN | SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS OBSERVER LOCATION CALEDONIA 6S |
| Feb 17, 10:21 AM CST | SNOW 2.7 | Oronoco, MN | SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS OBSERVER LOCATION ORONOCO |
| Feb 17, 10:30 AM CST | SNOW 1.8 | Rochester, MN | SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS |
| Feb 17, 10:47 AM CST | SNOW 1.3 | 1 W West Salem, WI | SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS OBSERVER LOCATION WEST SALEM |
| Feb 17, 10:56 AM CST | SNOW 1.7 | 1 Wnw La Crescent, MN | SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS |
| Feb 17, 11:22 AM CST | SNOW 1.8 | 5 Ne Stoddard, WI | SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS OBSERVER LOCATION STODDARD 5NNE |
| Feb 17, 11:24 AM CST | SNOW 4.5 | 2 Se Mantorville, MN | SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS OBSERVER LOCATION MANTORVILLE 2ESE |
| Feb 17, 11:28 AM CST | SNOW 3 | 1 Ene Austin, MN | SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS OBSERVER LOCATION AUSTIN KAAL TV |
| Feb 17, 11:29 AM CST | SNOW 2.7 | 5 Ssw Reno, MN | SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS OBSERVER LOCATION RENO 3SW |
| Feb 17, 12:00 PM CST | SNOW 3 | 2 E La Crosse, WI | COOP OBSERVER STATION WFO LA CROSSE /ARX/ SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS |
| Feb 17, 12:00 PM CST | SNOW 3 | 2 Sse Nora Springs, IA | COCORAHS STATION 2 SSE NORA SPRINGS /3411V/ SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS |
| Feb 17, 12:22 PM CST | SNOW 3.3 | 4 W Simpson, MN | SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS OBSERVER LOCATION ROCHESTER AIRPORT |
| Feb 17, 12:23 PM CST | SNOW 2.8 | French Island, WI | SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS OBSERVER LOCATION LA CROSSE REGIONAL AIRPORT |
| Feb 17, 12:23 PM CST | SNOW 3 | 2 E La Crosse, WI | SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS OBSERVER LOCATION NWS LA CROSSE |
| Feb 17, 12:30 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Platteville, WI | SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS |
| Feb 17, 12:31 PM CST | SNOW 4 | Kasson, MN | SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS OBSERVER LOCATION KASSON |
| Feb 17, 12:45 PM CST | SNOW 3 | 5 Ssw Barre Mills, WI | SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS OBSERVER LOCATION LA CROSSE 5SSE |
| Feb 17, 12:51 PM CST | SNOW 2.6 | 1 Sw Galesville, WI | SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS OBSERVER LOCATION GALESVILLE 2WSW |
| Feb 17, 1:23 PM CST | SNOW 3.1 | 4 Sw Elba, MN | ST CHARLES 5 NORTH SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS |
| Feb 17, 1:35 PM CST | SNOW 2.8 | 5 Ne Stoddard, WI | SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS OBSERVER LOCATION STODDARD 5NNE |
| Feb 17, 1:36 PM CST | SNOW 4.4 | Winona, MN | SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS |
| Feb 17, 2:18 PM CST | SNOW 3 | 3 Ese Stockton, MN | SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS |
| Feb 17, 2:19 PM CST | SNOW 3.3 | 7 W Saratoga, IA | SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS OBSERVER LOCATION RICEVILLE |
| Feb 17, 2:21 PM CST | SNOW 2.7 | 2 Nnw Bloomingdale, WI | SNOW DURATION 12 HOURS OBSERVER LOCATION WESTBY 3ENE |
| Feb 17, 2:21 PM CST | SNOW 2.8 | Goodview, MN | SNOW DURATION 12 HOURS OBSERVER LOCATION GOODVIEW |
| Feb 17, 2:28 PM CST | SNOW 3.5 | 1 S Holmen, WI | SNOW DURATION 12 HOURS OBSERVER LOCATION HOLMEN 2S |
| Feb 17, 2:34 PM CST | SNOW 3.5 | 3 Wsw La Crescent, MN | SNOW DURATION 12 HOURS |
| Feb 17, 2:43 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Arkdale, WI | SNOW DURATION 12 HOURS OBSERVER LOCATION ARKDALE |
| Feb 17, 2:44 PM CST | SNOW 3.9 | 1 Wnw La Crescent, MN | SNOW DURATION 12 HOURS |
| Feb 17, 2:51 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Warrens, WI | SNOW DURATION 12 HOURS OBSERVER LOCATION WARRENS |
| Feb 17, 2:55 PM CST | SNOW 2 | Gillingham, WI | SNOW DURATION 12 HOURS OBSERVER LOCATION GILLINGHAM |
| Feb 17, 2:58 PM CST | SNOW 2.9 | 2 N New Lisbon, WI | SNOW DURATION 12 HOURS OBSERVER LOCATION NEW LISBON 2N |
| Feb 17, 2:58 PM CST | SNOW 4 | 1 S Prairie Du Chien, WI | SNOW DURATION 12 HOURS OBSERVER LOCATION PRAIRIE DU CHIEN |
| Feb 17, 3:02 PM CST | SNOW 4.5 | Merrillan, WI | SNOW DURATION 12 HOURS OBSERVER LOCATION MERRILLAN |
| Feb 17, 3:06 PM CST | SNOW 4 | 1 Sse Charles City, IA | SNOW DURATION 12 HOURS OBSERVER LOCATION CHARLES CITY |
| Feb 17, 3:12 PM CST | SNOW 3.5 | 2 E La Crosse, WI | SNOW DURATION 12 HOURS OBSERVER LOCATION NWS LA CROSSE |
| Feb 17, 3:27 PM CST | SNOW 3.4 | 1 Ese Peterson, MN | SNOW DURATION 12 HOURS OBSERVER LOCATION PETERSON 1S |
| Feb 17, 3:27 PM CST | SNOW 4.3 | Guttenberg, IA | SNOW DURATION 12 HOURS |
| Feb 17, 3:28 PM CST | SNOW 3.6 | 4 Sw Elba, MN | SNOW DURATION 12 HOURS |
| Feb 17, 3:30 PM CST | SNOW 3.4 | 5 Ne Stoddard, WI | SNOW DURATION 12 HOURS OBSERVER LOCATION STODDARD 5NNE |
| Feb 17, 3:49 PM CST | SNOW 3.5 | 2 Ne Veefkind, WI | SNOW DURATION 12 HOURS |
| Feb 17, 3:56 PM CST | SNOW 2.5 | Viroqua, WI | SNOW DURATION 12 HOURS |
| Feb 17, 4:04 PM CST | SNOW 4.3 | Stewartville, MN | SNOW DURATION 12 HOURS |
| Feb 17, 4:09 PM CST | SNOW 5 | 4 N Camp Douglas, WI | SNOW DURATION 12 HOURS OBSERVER LOCATION CAMP DOUGLAS 4N |
| Feb 17, 4:15 PM CST | SNOW 4.1 | 5 Ssw Barre Mills, WI | SNOW DURATION 12 HOURS OBSERVER LOCATION LA CROSSE 5SSE |
| Feb 17, 4:24 PM CST | SNOW 3.5 | 2 Nne Carpenter, IA | SNOW DURATION 12 HOURS OBSERVER LOCATION ST ANSGAR 7NW |
| Feb 17, 4:25 PM CST | SNOW 4.8 | 4 Wsw Hanover, IA | SNOW DURATION 12 HOURS OBSERVER LOCATION WAUKON 8NW |
| Feb 17, 4:37 PM CST | SNOW 4 | Decorah, IA | SNOW DURATION 12 HOURS OBSERVER LOCATION DECORAH |
| Feb 17, 4:39 PM CST | SNOW 3.8 | 2 N Onalaska, WI | SNOW DURATION 12 HOURS |
| Feb 17, 4:41 PM CST | SNOW 3.6 | 3 Ne Stoddard, WI | SNOW DURATION 12 HOURS OBSERVER LOCATION STODDARD 2NE |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 9.2 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
- 525 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 30 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 82 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
875 WWUS43 KARX 160910 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 310 AM CST SUN FEB 16 2014 ...SNOW WILL IMPACT MONDAY MORNING TRAVEL... .A POTENT BUT QUICK MOVING WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION EARLY MONDAY MORNING AND BRING ANOTHER SHOT OF SNOW. THE SNOW COULD FALL QUICKLY AT TIMES WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR 4 TO 7 INCHES NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90 IN PARTS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN. GIVEN THE TIMING OF THE SNOW...TRAVEL AND COMMUTE MONDAY MORNING WILL LIKELY BE IMPACTED. SCHOOLS MIGHT NEED DELAYS OR EVEN CLOSURES. PLAN AHEAD FOR THIS WINTER STORM AND THE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL THAT WILL RESULT. MNZ079-088-WIZ017-029-032>034-041>044-161715- /O.UPG.KARX.WS.A.0002.140217T0800Z-140217T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KARX.WS.W.0003.140217T0900Z-140217T2100Z/ WABASHA-WINONA-TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE- MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINONA...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE... BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON 310 AM CST SUN FEB 16 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM CST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW MOVES IN AFTER MIDNIGHT SUNDAY...HEAVY MONDAY MORNING. * 5 TO 7 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION. HIGHEST ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 94. 1 INCH PER HOUR RATES MONDAY MORNING. * HEAVY SNOW WILL BE LIKELY DURING THE PEAK TRAVEL TIMES MONDAY MORNING. ROADS CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE QUICKLY WITH ONSET OF HEAVY SNOW. VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO UNDER 1/2 MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE READY MONDAY MORNING FOR POOR DRIVING CONDITIONS. ALLOW EXTRA TIME OR CHANGE THE TIME OF YOUR TRAVEL TO AVOID THE WORST WEATHER. && $$ MNZ096-WIZ053-161715- /O.NEW.KARX.WS.W.0003.140217T0900Z-140217T2100Z/ HOUSTON-VERNON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VIROQUA 310 AM CST SUN FEB 16 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM CST MONDAY. * SNOW MOVES IN AFTER MIDNIGHT SUNDAY...HEAVY MONDAY MORNING. * AROUND 5 TO 6 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION...WITH 1 INCH PER HOUR RATES AT TIMES. * HEAVY SNOW WILL BE LIKELY DURING THE PEAK TRAVEL TIMES MONDAY MORNING. ROADS CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE QUICKLY WITH ONSET OF HEAVY SNOW. VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO UNDER 1/2 MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE READY FOR POOR TO HAZARDOUS DRIVING ON MONDAY MORNING. && $$ MNZ086-087-161715- /O.UPG.KARX.WS.A.0002.140217T0800Z-140217T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KARX.WW.Y.0013.140217T0900Z-140217T2100Z/ DODGE-OLMSTED- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ROCHESTER 310 AM CST SUN FEB 16 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM CST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW MOVES IN AFTER MIDNIGHT SUNDAY...HEAVY MONDAY MORNING. * 3 TO 6 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION. HIGHEST ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90. 1 INCH PER HOUR RATES MONDAY MORNING. * HEAVY SNOW WILL BE LIKELY DURING THE PEAK TRAVEL TIMES MONDAY MORNING. ROADS CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE QUICKLY WITH ONSET OF HEAVY SNOW. VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO UNDER 1/2 MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EXPECT DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS MONDAY MORNING... ESPECIALLY DURING THE NORMAL COMMUTE TIMES. && $$ IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ094-095-WIZ054-055-061-161715- /O.NEW.KARX.WW.Y.0013.140217T0900Z-140217T2100Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE- CLAYTON-MOWER-FILLMORE-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY... OELWEIN...AUSTIN...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER... PLATTEVILLE 310 AM CST SUN FEB 16 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM CST MONDAY. * SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA EARLY MONDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL RATES COULD BE HIGH AT TIMES AFTER DAYBREAK. * 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. * SNOW WILL BE LIKELY DURING THE PEAK TRAVEL TIMES MONDAY MORNING. ROADS CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE QUICKLY WITH ONSET OF HEAVY SNOW. VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO UNDER 1/2 MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE PREPARED FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS AT TIMES MONDAY MORNING. && $$ SHEA
15 follow-up statements
715 WWUS43 KARX 161343 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 743 AM CST SUN FEB 16 2014 ...TREACHEROUS TRAVEL EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY... .A POTENT WEATHER SYSTEM WILL PUSH SNOW INTO THE REGION LATE TONIGHT...LASTING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW RATES APPROACHING AN INCH AN HOUR AT TIMES ARE LIKELY...WITH SNOWFALL TOTALS RANGING FROM 4 TO 7 INCHES NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90. AS A RESULT...LOOK FOR A BIG IMPACT ON THE COMMUTE MONDAY MORNING. SCHOOLS DELAYS AND CLOSURES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. PLAN AHEAD FOR THIS WINTER STORM AND THE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THAT WILL RESULT. MNZ079-088-096-WIZ017-029-032>034-041>044-053-162145- /O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.140217T0900Z-140217T2100Z/ WABASHA-WINONA-HOUSTON-TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON- LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINONA...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE... BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA 743 AM CST SUN FEB 16 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM CST MONDAY... * LOOK FOR SNOW TO MOVE IN AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND THEN BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * 5 TO 7 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL BE SEEN ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90. 1 INCH PER HOUR SNOWFALL RATES LOOK LIKELY MONDAY MORNING. * PEAK TRAVEL TIMES MONDAY MORNING WILL BE IMPACTED BY THE HEAVY SNOW. ROAD CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE QUICKLY WITH ONSET OF THE HEAVY SNOW. VISIBILITIES OF 1/2 MILE OR LESS CAN BE EXPECTED AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE READY MONDAY MORNING FOR POOR DRIVING CONDITIONS. ALLOW EXTRA TIME OR CHANGE THE TIME OF YOUR TRAVEL TO AVOID THE WORST WEATHER. && $$ IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ086-087-094-095-WIZ054-055-061- 162145- /O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0013.140217T0900Z-140217T2100Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE- CLAYTON-DODGE-OLMSTED-MOWER-FILLMORE-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY... OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...AUSTIN...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN... RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE 743 AM CST SUN FEB 16 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM CST MONDAY... * LOOK FOR SNOW TO MOVE IN AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND THEN MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL RATES COULD APPROACH AN INCH PER HOUR AT TIMES. * 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. * PEAK TRAVEL TIMES MONDAY MORNING WILL BE IMPACTED BY THE SNOW. ROAD CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE QUICKLY WITH ONSET OF THE SNOW. VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO 1/2 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES CAN BE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE PREPARED FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS AT TIMES MONDAY MORNING. && $$ DAS
456 WWUS43 KARX 161620 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 1020 AM CST SUN FEB 16 2014 ...TREACHEROUS TRAVEL EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT AND MUCH OF MONDAY... .A POTENT WEATHER SYSTEM WILL PUSH SNOW INTO THE REGION LATE TONIGHT...LASTING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL RATES OF AN INCH OR MORE PER HOUR ARE LIKELY AT TIMES AS THE BAND OF HEAVIEST SNOW MOVES ACROSS THE AREA MONDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL TOTALS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 4 TO 7 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90. AS A RESULT...LOOK FOR A BIG IMPACT ON THE COMMUTE MONDAY MORNING. SCHOOLS DELAYS AND CLOSURES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. PLAN AHEAD FOR THIS WINTER STORM AND THE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THAT WILL RESULT. MNZ079-088-096-WIZ017-029-032>034-041>044-053-170030- /O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.140217T0900Z-140217T2100Z/ WABASHA-WINONA-HOUSTON-TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON- LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINONA...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE... BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA 1020 AM CST SUN FEB 16 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM CST MONDAY... * LOOK FOR SNOW TO MOVE IN AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND THEN BE HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY BETWEEN 5 AM AND 11 AM MONDAY MORNING. * 5 TO 7 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL BE SEEN ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90. ONE INCH PER HOUR SNOWFALL RATES LOOK LIKELY FOR A 2 TO 4 HOUR PERIOD MONDAY MORNING. * PEAK TRAVEL TIMES MONDAY MORNING WILL BE IMPACTED BY THE HEAVY SNOW. ROAD CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE QUICKLY WITH ONSET OF THE HEAVY SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BE POOR IN THE FALLING SNOW... FREQUENTLY 1/2 MILE OR LESS MAKING TRAVEL EVEN MORE HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE READY MONDAY MORNING FOR POOR DRIVING CONDITIONS. ALLOW EXTRA TIME OR CHANGE THE TIME OF YOUR TRAVEL TO AVOID THE WORST WEATHER. && $$ IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ086-087-094-095-WIZ054-055-061- 170030- /O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0013.140217T0900Z-140217T2100Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE- CLAYTON-DODGE-OLMSTED-MOWER-FILLMORE-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY... OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...AUSTIN...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN... RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE 1020 AM CST SUN FEB 16 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM CST MONDAY... * LOOK FOR SNOW TO MOVE IN AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND BE HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY BETWEEN 5 AM AND 11 AM MONDAY MORNING. * 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. ONE INCH PER HOUR SNOWFALL RATES LOOK LIKELY FOR A 2 TO 3 HOUR PERIOD MONDAY MORNING. * PEAK TRAVEL TIMES MONDAY MORNING WILL BE IMPACTED BY THE SNOW. ROAD CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE QUICKLY WITH ONSET OF THE SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BE POOR IN THE FALLING SNOW... FREQUENTLY 1/2 MILE OR LESS MAKING TRAVEL EVEN MORE HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE PREPARED FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS AT TIMES MONDAY MORNING. && $$ RRS
380 WWUS43 KARX 162033 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 233 PM CST SUN FEB 16 2014 ...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL IMPACT THE MORNING COMMUTE ON MONDAY... .A POTENT WEATHER SYSTEM WILL SPREAD SNOW INTO AND ACROSS THE AREA LATE TONIGHT...LASTING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL TOTALS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 4 TO 7 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ALONG AND EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. THE HEAVIEST OF THE SNOW WILL FALL DURING THE EARLY AND MID MORNING HOURS OF MONDAY. SNOWFALL RATES OF ONE INCH OR MORE PER HOUR ARE LIKELY FOR 2 TO 4 HOURS AS THE BAND OF HEAVIEST SNOW MOVES EAST ACROSS THE AREA...MAINLY BETWEEN 5 AM AND 11 AM. THESE HEAVY SNOWFALL RATES WILL RESULT IN NEAR WHITEOUTS. THE COMBINATION OF RAPIDLY FALLING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITIES WILL HAVE A BIG IMPACT ON THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE. SCHOOLS DELAYS AND CLOSURES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. PLAN AHEAD FOR THIS WINTER STORM AND THE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THAT WILL RESULT. IAZ008>010-018-019-029-MNZ086-087-094-095-170445- /O.UPG.KARX.WW.Y.0013.140217T0900Z-140217T2100Z/ /O.EXA.KARX.WS.W.0003.140217T0900Z-140217T2100Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-DODGE-OLMSTED- MOWER-FILLMORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN... ROCHESTER...AUSTIN 233 PM CST SUN FEB 16 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM CST MONDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOOK FOR SNOW TO MOVE IN AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND BE HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY BETWEEN 5 AM AND 9 AM MONDAY MORNING. * 4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL RATES OF ONE INCH OR MORE PER HOUR LOOK LIKELY FOR A 2 TO 4 HOUR PERIOD MONDAY MORNING. * SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CREATE SOME BLOWING AND CONSIDERABLE DRIFTING OF THE SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY AREAS. * PEAK TRAVEL TIMES MONDAY MORNING WILL BE IMPACTED BY THE SNOW. ROAD CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE QUICKLY WITH ONSET OF THE SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BE POOR IN THE FALLING SNOW...NEAR WHITEOUT AT TIMES...MAKING TRAVEL EVEN MORE HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE READY FOR POOR DRIVING CONDITIONS MONDAY MORNING. ALLOW EXTRA TIME OR CHANGE THE TIME OF YOUR TRAVEL TO AVOID THE WORST WEATHER. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. && $$ IAZ011-030-WIZ054-055-061-170445- /O.UPG.KARX.WW.Y.0013.140217T0900Z-140217T2100Z/ /O.EXA.KARX.WS.W.0003.140217T0900Z-140217T2100Z/ ALLAMAKEE-CLAYTON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN... RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE 233 PM CST SUN FEB 16 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM CST MONDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOOK FOR SNOW TO MOVE IN LATE TONIGHT AND BE HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY BETWEEN 7 AM AND 10 AM MONDAY MORNING. * 4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL RATES OF ONE INCH OR MORE PER HOUR LOOK LIKELY FOR A 2 TO 4 HOUR PERIOD MONDAY MORNING. * SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL CREATE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY AREAS AND ON THE RIDGE TOPS. * PEAK TRAVEL TIMES MONDAY MORNING WILL BE IMPACTED BY THE SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITIES. ROAD CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE QUICKLY WITH ONSET OF THE SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BE POOR IN THE FALLING SNOW...NEAR WHITEOUT AT TIMES...MAKING TRAVEL EVEN MORE DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE READY FOR POOR DRIVING CONDITIONS MONDAY MORNING. ALLOW EXTRA TIME OR CHANGE THE TIME OF YOUR TRAVEL TO AVOID THE WORST WEATHER. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. && $$ MNZ079-088-096-WIZ017-029-032>034-041>044-053-170445- /O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.140217T0900Z-140217T2100Z/ WABASHA-WINONA-HOUSTON-TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON- LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINONA...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE... BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA 233 PM CST SUN FEB 16 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM CST MONDAY... * LOOK FOR SNOW TO MOVE IN AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND THEN BE HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY BETWEEN 6 AM AND 10 AM MONDAY MORNING. * 5 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL BE SEEN ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90. SNOWFALL RATES OF ONE INCH OR MORE PER HOUR LOOK LIKELY FOR A 2 TO 4 HOUR PERIOD MONDAY MORNING. * SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL CREATE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW...ESPECIALLY ON THE RIDGE TOPS AND IN OPEN COUNTRY AREAS. * PEAK TRAVEL TIMES MONDAY MORNING WILL BE IMPACTED BY THE HEAVY SNOW. ROAD CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE QUICKLY WITH ONSET OF THE HEAVY SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BE POOR IN THE FALLING SNOW...NEAR WHITEOUT AT TIMES...MAKING TRAVEL EVEN MORE DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE READY FOR POOR DRIVING CONDITIONS MONDAY MORNING. ALLOW EXTRA TIME OR CHANGE THE TIME OF YOUR TRAVEL TO AVOID THE WORST WEATHER. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. && $$ RRS/AJ
861 WWUS43 KARX 170111 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 711 PM CST SUN FEB 16 2014 ...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL IMPACT THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE... .MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL MOVE IN FROM THE WEST EARLY MONDAY MORNING...LIKELY REACHING THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER BY 8 AM...AND SPREADING ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL WISCONSIN THROUGH THE MID TO LATE MORNING HOURS. THE BULK OF THE ACCUMULATING SNOWS WILL SHIFT EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI BY NOON. SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 7 INCHES. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 INCH PER HOUR ARE LIKELY...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW LASTING ABOUT 4 HOURS AT ANY GIVEN LOCATION. GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ACROSS THE OPEN AND UNSHELTERED AREAS. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO 1/2 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE PROBABLE WHERE THE WINDS ARE STRONGEST. THE COMBINATION OF RAPIDLY FALLING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITIES WILL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE PEAK DRIVE TIMES MONDAY MORNING. ONCE THE HEAVY SNOW STARTS...ROAD CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE QUICKLY. SCHOOLS DELAYS AND CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE. PLAN AHEAD FOR THIS WINTER STORM AND THE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THAT WILL RESULT. IAZ011-030-MNZ079-088-096-WIZ017-029-032>034-041>044-053>055-061- 170915- /O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.140217T0900Z-140217T2100Z/ 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 711 PM CST SUN FEB 16 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM CST MONDAY... * MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW MOVES IN BETWEEN 7 AND 10 AM MONDAY MORNING. LIGHT SNOW COULD FALL BEFORE THIS. * 4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 INCH PER HOUR LIKELY...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW LASTING ABOUT 4 HOURS AT ANY GIVEN LOCATION. * SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL CREATE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY AREAS AND ON THE RIDGE TOPS. * PEAK TRAVEL TIMES MONDAY MORNING WILL BE IMPACTED. ROAD CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE QUICKLY WITH ONSET OF THE SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BE POOR IN THE FALLING SNOW...NEAR WHITEOUT AT TIMES...MAKING TRAVEL EVEN MORE HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE READY FOR POOR DRIVING CONDITIONS MONDAY MORNING. ALLOW EXTRA TIME OR CHANGE THE TIME OF YOUR TRAVEL TO AVOID THE WORST WEATHER. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. && $$ IAZ008>010-018-019-029-MNZ086-087-094-095-170915- /O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.140217T0900Z-140217T2100Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-DODGE-OLMSTED- MOWER-FILLMORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN... ROCHESTER...AUSTIN 711 PM CST SUN FEB 16 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM CST MONDAY... * HEAVY TO MODERATE SNOW MOVES IN BETWEEN 5 AND 8 AM MONDAY MORNING. * 4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 INCH PER HOUR LIKELY...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW LASTING ABOUT 4 HOURS AT ANY GIVEN LOCATION. * SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CREATE SOME BLOWING AND CONSIDERABLE DRIFTING OF THE SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY AREAS. * PEAK TRAVEL TIMES MONDAY MORNING WILL BE IMPACTED. ROAD CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE QUICKLY WITH ONSET OF THE SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BE POOR IN THE FALLING SNOW...NEAR WHITEOUT AT TIMES...MAKING TRAVEL EVEN MORE HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE READY FOR POOR DRIVING CONDITIONS MONDAY MORNING. ALLOW EXTRA TIME OR CHANGE THE TIME OF YOUR TRAVEL TO AVOID THE WORST WEATHER. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. && $$ RIECK
075 WWUS43 KARX 170319 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 919 PM CST SUN FEB 16 2014 ...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW MONDAY MORNING... .MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA MONDAY MORNING...CONTINUING INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 7 INCHES. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 INCH PER HOUR ARE LIKELY...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW LASTING ABOUT 4 HOURS AT ANY GIVEN LOCATION. TIMING ON THE LEADING EDGE OF THE HEAVY SNOW: * REACHING A ROCHESTER MINNESOTA TO NEW HAMPTON IOWA LINE BETWEEN 5 AND 7 AM. * REACHING THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER BETWEEN 7 AND 9 AM. * THE I-94 AND I-90 INTERCHANGE IN CENTRAL WISCONSIN BETWEEN 8 AND 10 AM. TIMING IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE...SO BE SURE TO STAY IN TOUCH WITH THE LATEST INFORMATION AND FORECASTS. GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ACROSS OPEN AND UNSHELTERED AREAS. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO 1/2 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE PROBABLE WHERE THE WINDS ARE STRONGEST. THE COMBINATION OF RAPIDLY FALLING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITIES WILL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE PEAK DRIVE TIMES MONDAY MORNING. ONCE THE HEAVY SNOW STARTS...ROAD CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE QUICKLY. SCHOOLS DELAYS AND CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE. PLAN AHEAD FOR THIS WINTER STORM AND THE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THAT WILL RESULT. IAZ011-030-MNZ079-088-096-WIZ017-029-032>034-041>044-053>055-061- 171130- /O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.140217T0900Z-140217T2100Z/ 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 919 PM CST SUN FEB 16 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM CST MONDAY... * MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW MOVES IN BETWEEN 7 AND 10 AM MONDAY MORNING. LIGHT SNOW COULD FALL BEFORE THIS. * 4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 INCH PER HOUR LIKELY...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW LASTING ABOUT 4 HOURS AT ANY GIVEN LOCATION. * SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL CREATE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY AREAS AND ON THE RIDGE TOPS. * PEAK TRAVEL TIMES MONDAY MORNING WILL BE IMPACTED. ROAD CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE QUICKLY WITH ONSET OF THE SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BE POOR IN THE FALLING SNOW...NEAR WHITEOUT AT TIMES...MAKING TRAVEL EVEN MORE HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE READY FOR POOR DRIVING CONDITIONS MONDAY MORNING. ALLOW EXTRA TIME OR CHANGE THE TIME OF YOUR TRAVEL TO AVOID THE WORST WEATHER. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. && $$ IAZ008>010-018-019-029-MNZ086-087-094-095-171130- /O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.140217T0900Z-140217T2100Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-DODGE-OLMSTED- MOWER-FILLMORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN... ROCHESTER...AUSTIN 919 PM CST SUN FEB 16 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM CST MONDAY... * HEAVY TO MODERATE SNOW MOVES IN BETWEEN 5 AND 8 AM MONDAY MORNING. * 4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 INCH PER HOUR LIKELY...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW LASTING ABOUT 4 HOURS AT ANY GIVEN LOCATION. * SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CREATE SOME BLOWING AND CONSIDERABLE DRIFTING OF THE SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY AREAS. * PEAK TRAVEL TIMES MONDAY MORNING WILL BE IMPACTED. ROAD CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE QUICKLY WITH ONSET OF THE SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BE POOR IN THE FALLING SNOW...NEAR WHITEOUT AT TIMES...MAKING TRAVEL EVEN MORE HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE READY FOR POOR DRIVING CONDITIONS MONDAY MORNING. ALLOW EXTRA TIME OR CHANGE THE TIME OF YOUR TRAVEL TO AVOID THE WORST WEATHER. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. && $$ RIECK
208 WWUS43 KARX 170755 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 155 AM CST MON FEB 17 2014 ...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ARRIVING EARLY THIS MORNING... .MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO AND ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING...CONTINUING INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO LOCALLY 7 INCHES. SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR ARE LIKELY...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW LASTING ABOUT 4 HOURS AT ANY GIVEN LOCATION. HERE IS THE LATEST THINKING ON THE TIMING FOR THE LEADING EDGE OF THE HEAVIER SNOWFALL: * REACHING A ROCHESTER MINNESOTA TO NEW HAMPTON IOWA LINE BETWEEN 5 AND 6 AM. * REACHING THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER BETWEEN 6 AND 8 AM. * REACHING THE I-94 AND I-90 INTERCHANGE IN CENTRAL WISCONSIN AROUND 9 AM. GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ACROSS OPEN AND UNSHELTERED AREAS. PLAN ON VISIBILITIES BEING REDUCED TO 1/2 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE PROBABLE WHERE THE WINDS ARE STRONGEST. THE COMBINATION OF RAPIDLY FALLING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITIES WILL HAVE A DRASTIC IMPACT ON THE PEAK DRIVE TIMES THIS MORNING. ONCE THE HEAVY SNOW STARTS...ROAD CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE QUICKLY. SCHOOLS DELAYS AND CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE. PLAN AHEAD FOR THIS WINTER STORM AND THE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THAT WILL RESULT. IAZ011-030-MNZ079-088-096-WIZ017-029-032>034-041>044-053>055-061- 171600- /O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.140217T0900Z-140217T2100Z/ 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 155 AM CST MON FEB 17 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOOK FOR MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO MOVE IN BETWEEN 6 AND 8 AM MONDAY MORNING. LIGHTER SNOW WILL LIKELY BE ONGOING BEFORE THIS. * 4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR IS LIKELY...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW LASTING ABOUT 4 HOURS AT ANY GIVEN LOCATION. * SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL CREATE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY AREAS AND ON THE RIDGE TOPS. * PEAK TRAVEL TIMES THIS MORNING WILL BE IMPACTED. PLAN ON QUICKLY DETERIORATING ROAD CONDITIONS WITH THE ONSET OF THE HEAVIER SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BE POOR IN THE FALLING SNOW...NEAR WHITEOUT AT TIMES...MAKING TRAVEL EVEN MORE HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE READY FOR POOR DRIVING CONDITIONS THIS MORNING. ALLOW EXTRA TIME OR CHANGE THE TIME OF YOUR TRAVEL TO AVOID THE WORST WEATHER. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. && $$ IAZ008>010-018-019-029-MNZ086-087-094-095-171600- /O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.140217T0900Z-140217T2100Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-DODGE-OLMSTED- MOWER-FILLMORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN... ROCHESTER...AUSTIN 155 AM CST MON FEB 17 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOOK FOR MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO MOVE IN BETWEEN 5 AND 6 AM THIS MORNING. * 4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR ARE LIKELY...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW LASTING ABOUT 4 HOURS AT ANY GIVEN LOCATION. * SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CREATE SOME BLOWING AND CONSIDERABLE DRIFTING OF THE SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY AREAS. * PEAK TRAVEL TIMES THIS MORNING WILL BE IMPACTED. PLAN ON QUICKLY DETERIORATING ROAD CONDITIONS WITH THE ONSET OF THE HEAVIER SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BE POOR IN THE FALLING SNOW...NEAR WHITEOUT AT TIMES...MAKING TRAVEL EVEN MORE HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE READY FOR POOR DRIVING CONDITIONS MONDAY MORNING. ALLOW EXTRA TIME OR CHANGE THE TIME OF YOUR TRAVEL TO AVOID THE WORST WEATHER. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. && $$ DAS
559 WWUS43 KARX 170933 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 333 AM CST MON FEB 17 2014 ...SNOW MOVING IN THIS MORNING...MORNING COMMUTE WILL BE IMPACTED... .SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL SPREAD INTO AND ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING...CONTINUING INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO LOCALLY 7 INCHES. SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR ARE LIKELY...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW LASTING ABOUT 4 HOURS AT ANY GIVEN LOCATION. HERE IS THE LATEST THINKING ON THE TIMING FOR THE LEADING EDGE OF THE HEAVIER SNOWFALL: * REACHING A ROCHESTER MINNESOTA TO NEW HAMPTON IOWA LINE BETWEEN 5 AND 6 AM. * REACHING THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER BETWEEN 6 AND 8 AM. * REACHING THE I-94 AND I-90 INTERCHANGE IN CENTRAL WISCONSIN AROUND 9 AM. GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ACROSS OPEN AND UNSHELTERED AREAS. PLAN ON VISIBILITIES BEING REDUCED TO 1/2 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE PROBABLE WHERE THE WINDS ARE STRONGEST. THE COMBINATION OF RAPIDLY FALLING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITIES WILL HAVE A DRASTIC IMPACT ON THE PEAK DRIVE TIMES THIS MORNING. ONCE THE HEAVY SNOW STARTS...ROAD CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE QUICKLY. SCHOOLS DELAYS AND CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE. PLAN AHEAD FOR THIS WINTER STORM AND THE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THAT WILL RESULT. WIZ017-029-034-042>044-053>055-061-171745- /O.EXT.KARX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140218T0000Z/ TAYLOR-CLARK-JACKSON-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND- GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE... BLACK RIVER FALLS...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA... PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE 333 AM CST MON FEB 17 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * LOOK FOR MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO MOVE IN BETWEEN 8 AND 9 AM MONDAY MORNING. LIGHTER SNOW WILL LIKELY BE ONGOING BEFORE THIS. * 4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR IS LIKELY...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW LASTING ABOUT 4 HOURS AT ANY GIVEN LOCATION. * SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL CREATE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY AREAS AND ON THE RIDGE TOPS. * PEAK TRAVEL TIMES THIS MORNING WILL BE IMPACTED. PLAN ON QUICKLY DETERIORATING ROAD CONDITIONS WITH THE ONSET OF THE HEAVIER SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BE POOR IN THE FALLING SNOW... NEAR WHITEOUT AT TIMES...MAKING TRAVEL EVEN MORE HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE READY FOR POOR DRIVING CONDITIONS THIS MORNING. ALLOW EXTRA TIME OR CHANGE THE TIME OF YOUR TRAVEL TO AVOID THE WORST WEATHER. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. && $$ IAZ011-030-MNZ079-088-096-WIZ032-033-041-171745- /O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140217T2100Z/ ALLAMAKEE-CLAYTON-WABASHA-WINONA-HOUSTON-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU- LA CROSSE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...WINONA...LA CROSSE 333 AM CST MON FEB 17 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOOK FOR MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO MOVE IN BETWEEN 6 AND 8 AM MONDAY MORNING. LIGHTER SNOW WILL LIKELY BE ONGOING BEFORE THIS. * 4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR IS LIKELY...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW LASTING ABOUT 4 HOURS AT ANY GIVEN LOCATION. * SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL CREATE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY AREAS AND ON THE RIDGE TOPS. * PEAK TRAVEL TIMES THIS MORNING WILL BE IMPACTED. PLAN ON QUICKLY DETERIORATING ROAD CONDITIONS WITH THE ONSET OF THE HEAVIER SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BE POOR IN THE FALLING SNOW... NEAR WHITEOUT AT TIMES...MAKING TRAVEL EVEN MORE HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE READY FOR POOR DRIVING CONDITIONS THIS MORNING. ALLOW EXTRA TIME OR CHANGE THE TIME OF YOUR TRAVEL TO AVOID THE WORST WEATHER. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. && $$ IAZ008>010-018-019-029-MNZ086-087-094-095-171745- /O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140217T2100Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-DODGE-OLMSTED- MOWER-FILLMORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN... ROCHESTER...AUSTIN 333 AM CST MON FEB 17 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOOK FOR MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO MOVE IN BETWEEN 5 AND 6 AM THIS MORNING. * 4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR ARE LIKELY...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW LASTING ABOUT 4 HOURS AT ANY GIVEN LOCATION. * SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CREATE SOME BLOWING AND CONSIDERABLE DRIFTING OF THE SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY AREAS. * PEAK TRAVEL TIMES THIS MORNING WILL BE IMPACTED. PLAN ON QUICKLY DETERIORATING ROAD CONDITIONS WITH THE ONSET OF THE HEAVIER SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BE POOR IN THE FALLING SNOW... NEAR WHITEOUT AT TIMES...MAKING TRAVEL EVEN MORE HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE READY FOR POOR DRIVING CONDITIONS MONDAY MORNING. ALLOW EXTRA TIME OR CHANGE THE TIME OF YOUR TRAVEL TO AVOID THE WORST WEATHER. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. && $$ DAS
089 WWUS43 KARX 171213 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 613 AM CST MON FEB 17 2014 ...SNOW SPREADING IN...MORNING COMMUTE WILL BE IMPACTED... .SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES...WAS SPREADING INTO SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA. SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 MPH GUSTING TO 35 MPH WAS ALSO CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE FALLING SNOW ACROSS AREAS OF NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA. LOOK FOR THE SNOW TO CONTINUE SPREADING EAST ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER INTO WISCONSIN TOWARD DAYBREAK. PLAN ON SNOWFALL TOTALS TODAY IN THE 4 TO 6 INCH RANGE ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS COULD OCCUR AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE MORE OPEN AND WIND PRONE AREAS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA...AND BLUFF TOP AREAS. THE COMBINATION OF THE RAPIDLY ACCUMULATING SNOW...AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW WILL HAVE A DRASTIC IMPACT ON TRAVEL THIS MORNING. PLAN ON RAPIDLY DETERIORATING ROAD CONDITIONS. SCHOOLS DELAYS AND CLOSURES ARE OCCURRING. IAZ011-030-MNZ079-088-096-WIZ032-033-041-172015- /O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140217T2100Z/ ALLAMAKEE-CLAYTON-WABASHA-WINONA-HOUSTON-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU- LA CROSSE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...WINONA...LA CROSSE 613 AM CST MON FEB 17 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOOK FOR MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO OCCUR THROUGH THIS MORNING...TAPERING OFF BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * 5 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED...WITH THE MAIN ACCUMULATIONS OCCURRING BEFORE NOON. SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR ARE LIKELY. * SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL ALSO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY AREAS AND ON THE RIDGE TOPS. * TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED WITH DETERIORATING ROAD CONDITIONS DUE TO THE FALLING...BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. NEAR WHITEOUT COULD OCCUR AT TIMES...MAKING TRAVEL EVEN MORE HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE READY FOR POOR DRIVING CONDITIONS THIS MORNING. ALLOW EXTRA TIME OR CHANGE THE TIME OF YOUR TRAVEL TO AVOID THE WORST WEATHER. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. && $$ IAZ008>010-018-019-029-MNZ086-087-094-095-172015- /O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140217T2100Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-DODGE-OLMSTED- MOWER-FILLMORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN... ROCHESTER...AUSTIN 613 AM CST MON FEB 17 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOOK FOR MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW THIS MORNING...TAPERING OFF TOWARD NOON. * 4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR ARE LIKELY UNTIL 10 AM. * SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL ALSO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY AREAS. * TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED WITH DETERIORATING ROAD CONDITIONS DUE TO THE FALLING...BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. NEAR WHITEOUT WILL BE LIKELY AT TIMES...MAKING TRAVEL EVEN MORE HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE READY FOR POOR DRIVING CONDITIONS THIS MORNING. ALLOW EXTRA TIME OR CHANGE THE TIME OF YOUR TRAVEL TO AVOID THE WORST WEATHER. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. && $$ WIZ017-029-034-042>044-053>055-061-172015- /O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140218T0000Z/ TAYLOR-CLARK-JACKSON-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND- GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE... BLACK RIVER FALLS...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA... PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE 613 AM CST MON FEB 17 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * LOOK FOR MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO MOVE IN THIS MORNING. LIGHTER SNOW WILL LIKELY BE ONGOING BEFORE THIS. * 5 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED...WITH THE MAIN ACCUMULATIONS OCCURRING BETWEEN 8 AM AND NOON. SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR ARE LIKELY. * SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL ALSO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY AREAS AND ON THE RIDGE TOPS. * TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED WITH DETERIORATING ROAD CONDITIONS DUE TO THE FALLING...BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. NEAR WHITEOUT COULD OCCUR AT TIMES...MAKING TRAVEL EVEN MORE HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE READY FOR POOR DRIVING CONDITIONS THIS MORNING. ALLOW EXTRA TIME OR CHANGE THE TIME OF YOUR TRAVEL TO AVOID THE WORST WEATHER. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. && $$ DAS
466 WWUS43 KARX 171351 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 751 AM CST MON FEB 17 2014 ...SNOW CONTINUES TO SPREAD IN...MORNING COMMUTE WILL BE IMPACTED... .MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW CONTINUED AROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA....AND WAS SPREADING INTO WESTERN WISCONSIN. SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 MPH GUSTING TO 35 MPH WAS ALSO CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE FALLING SNOW ACROSS AREAS OF NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA. LOOK FOR THE SNOW TO CONTINUE SPREADING EAST INTO CENTRAL WISCONSIN THROUGH THIS MORNING. SNOWFALL TOTALS TODAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 4 TO 6 INCH RANGE ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS COULD OCCUR AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE MORE OPEN AND WIND PRONE AREAS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA...AND BLUFF TOP AREAS. THE COMBINATION OF THE RAPIDLY ACCUMULATING SNOW...AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW WILL HAVE A DRASTIC IMPACT ON TRAVEL THIS MORNING. PLAN ON RAPIDLY DETERIORATING ROAD CONDITIONS. SCHOOLS DELAYS AND CLOSURES ARE OCCURRING. IAZ011-030-MNZ079-088-096-WIZ032-033-041-172100- /O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140217T2100Z/ ALLAMAKEE-CLAYTON-WABASHA-WINONA-HOUSTON-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU- LA CROSSE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...WINONA...LA CROSSE 751 AM CST MON FEB 17 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOOK FOR MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING...TAPERING OFF BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * 4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED...WITH THE MAIN ACCUMULATIONS OCCURRING BEFORE NOON. SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR ARE LIKELY. * SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL ALSO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY AREAS AND ON THE RIDGE TOPS. * TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED WITH DETERIORATING ROAD CONDITIONS DUE TO THE FALLING...BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. NEAR WHITEOUT COULD OCCUR AT TIMES...MAKING TRAVEL EVEN MORE HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE READY FOR POOR DRIVING CONDITIONS THIS MORNING. ALLOW EXTRA TIME OR CHANGE THE TIME OF YOUR TRAVEL TO AVOID THE WORST WEATHER. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. && $$ IAZ008>010-018-019-029-MNZ086-087-094-095-172100- /O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140217T2100Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-DODGE-OLMSTED- MOWER-FILLMORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN... ROCHESTER...AUSTIN 751 AM CST MON FEB 17 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOOK FOR MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO CONTINUE THIS MORNING...TAPERING OFF TOWARD NOON. * 4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR ARE LIKELY UNTIL 10 AM. * SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL ALSO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY AREAS. * TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED WITH DETERIORATING ROAD CONDITIONS DUE TO THE FALLING...BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. NEAR WHITEOUT WILL BE LIKELY AT TIMES...MAKING TRAVEL EVEN MORE HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE READY FOR POOR DRIVING CONDITIONS THIS MORNING. ALLOW EXTRA TIME OR CHANGE THE TIME OF YOUR TRAVEL TO AVOID THE WORST WEATHER. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. && $$ WIZ017-029-034-042>044-053>055-061-172200- /O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140218T0000Z/ TAYLOR-CLARK-JACKSON-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND- GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE... BLACK RIVER FALLS...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA... PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE 751 AM CST MON FEB 17 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * LOOK FOR MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO SPREAD INTO THE AREA THIS MORNING. * 4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED...WITH THE MAIN ACCUMULATIONS OCCURRING BETWEEN 9 AM AND NOON. SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR ARE LIKELY. * SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL ALSO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY AREAS AND ON THE RIDGE TOPS. * TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED WITH DETERIORATING ROAD CONDITIONS DUE TO THE FALLING...BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. NEAR WHITEOUT COULD OCCUR AT TIMES...MAKING TRAVEL EVEN MORE HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE READY FOR POOR DRIVING CONDITIONS THIS MORNING. ALLOW EXTRA TIME OR CHANGE THE TIME OF YOUR TRAVEL TO AVOID THE WORST WEATHER. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. && $$ DAS
367 WWUS43 KARX 171508 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 908 AM CST MON FEB 17 2014 ...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW MOVING ACROSS THE AREA...TRAVEL HAS BECOMES HAZARDOUS... .MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SPREAD QUICKLY ACROSS MOST OF WESTERN WISCONSIN BETWEEN 7 AND 9 AM...AND CONTINUED ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA. VISIBILITIES IN MUCH OF THIS SNOWFALL WERE 1/4 TO 3/4 OF A MILE. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN PARTS OF NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA WHERE SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WERE CREATING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE NEW SNOW. NEW SNOW AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPORTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA...WITH MANY ROADS BEING INDICATED TO BE IN POOR TRAVELING CONDITION. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS GOING TO CONTINUE ACROSS AREA THROUGH THE MORNING...THEN TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 INCH PER HOUR WILL BE COMMON THIS MORNING. SNOWFALL TOTALS TODAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 4 TO 7 INCH RANGE ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE OPEN COUNTRY AREAS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...NORTHEAST IOWA AND THE BLUFF TOP AREAS. THE COMBINATION OF THE RAPIDLY ACCUMULATING SNOW...AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW WILL HAVE A DRASTIC IMPACT ON TRAVEL THIS MORNING INTO THIS AFTERNOON. PLAN ON RAPIDLY DETERIORATING ROAD CONDITIONS. SCHOOLS DELAYS AND CLOSURES ARE OCCURRING. IAZ011-030-MNZ079-088-096-WIZ032-033-041-172100- /O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140217T2100Z/ ALLAMAKEE-CLAYTON-WABASHA-WINONA-HOUSTON-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU- LA CROSSE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...WINONA...LA CROSSE 908 AM CST MON FEB 17 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOOK FOR MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING...TAPERING OFF EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * 4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED...WITH THE MAIN ACCUMULATIONS OCCURRING BEFORE NOON. SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR ARE LIKELY. * SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL ALSO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY AREAS AND ON THE RIDGE TOPS. * POOR TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO THE FALLING... BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. NEAR WHITEOUT COULD OCCUR AT TIMES...MAKING TRAVEL EVEN MORE HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE READY FOR POOR DRIVING CONDITIONS THIS MORNING. ALLOW EXTRA TIME OR CHANGE THE TIME OF YOUR TRAVEL TO AVOID THE WORST WEATHER. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. && $$ IAZ008>010-018-019-029-MNZ086-087-094-095-172100- /O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140217T2100Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-DODGE-OLMSTED- MOWER-FILLMORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN... ROCHESTER...AUSTIN 908 AM CST MON FEB 17 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOOK FOR MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO CONTINUE THIS MORNING... TAPERING OFF EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * 4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR ARE LIKELY UNTIL 10 AM. * SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL ALSO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY AREAS. * POOR TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO THE FALLING... BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. NEAR WHITEOUT COULD OCCUR AT TIMES...MAKING TRAVEL EVEN MORE HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE READY FOR POOR DRIVING CONDITIONS THIS MORNING. ALLOW EXTRA TIME OR CHANGE THE TIME OF YOUR TRAVEL TO AVOID THE WORST WEATHER. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. && $$ WIZ017-029-034-042>044-053>055-061-172315- /O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140218T0000Z/ TAYLOR-CLARK-JACKSON-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND- GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE... BLACK RIVER FALLS...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA... PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE 908 AM CST MON FEB 17 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * LOOK FOR MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO CONTINUE THIS MORNING INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...THEN TAPER OFF THRU THE MID AFTERNOON HOURS. * 5 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED...WITH THE MAIN ACCUMULATIONS OCCURRING BETWEEN 9 AM AND 2 PM. SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR ARE LIKELY. * SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL ALSO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY AREAS AND ON THE RIDGE TOPS. * POOR TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO THE FALLING... BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. NEAR WHITEOUT COULD OCCUR AT TIMES...MAKING TRAVEL EVEN MORE HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE READY FOR POOR DRIVING CONDITIONS THIS MORNING. ALLOW EXTRA TIME OR CHANGE THE TIME OF YOUR TRAVEL TO AVOID THE WORST WEATHER. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. && $$ RRS
764 WWUS43 KARX 171631 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 1031 AM CST MON FEB 17 2014 ...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW CONTINUED TO MOVE EAST ACROSS THE AREA...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL MANY LOCATIONS... .MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW CONTINUED TO MOVE EAST ACROSS THE AREA AS OF 1030 AM. A HEAVIER BAND...WITH VISIBILITIES FREQUENTLY BELOW 1/4 MILE...WAS MOVING ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA...HEADED TOWARD THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER FOR THE LATE MORNING HOURS. SNOWFALL RATES IN THIS BAND WERE 1 INCH OR MORE PER HOURS. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS CONTINUED TO BE REPORTED IN PARTS OF NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA WHERE SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WERE BLOWING AND DRIFTING THE NEW SNOW. NEW SNOW AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES WERE COMMON ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA...WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN WISCONSIN. MANY ROADS ARE BEING REPORTED TO BE IN POOR TRAVELING CONDITION. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS GOING TO CONTINUE ACROSS AREA THROUGH THE REST OF THE MORNING...THEN BEGIN TO TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1/2 TO ONE AND A HALF INCH PER HOUR WILL BE COMMON THE REST OF THE MORNING. SNOWFALL TOTALS TODAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 4 TO 7 INCH RANGE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE OPEN COUNTRY AREAS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...NORTHEAST IOWA AND THE BLUFF TOP AREAS. THE COMBINATION OF THE RAPIDLY ACCUMULATING SNOW...AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW WILL HAVE A DRASTIC IMPACT ON TRAVEL THIS MORNING INTO THIS AFTERNOON. PLAN ON RAPIDLY DETERIORATING ROAD CONDITIONS. SCHOOLS DELAYS AND CLOSURES ARE OCCURRING. IAZ011-030-MNZ079-088-096-WIZ032-033-041-172100- /O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140217T2100Z/ ALLAMAKEE-CLAYTON-WABASHA-WINONA-HOUSTON-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU- LA CROSSE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...WINONA...LA CROSSE 1031 AM CST MON FEB 17 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOOK FOR MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING...TAPERING OFF EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * 4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED...WITH THE MAIN ACCUMULATIONS OCCURRING BEFORE 1 PM. SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR ARE LIKELY. * SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WILL ALSO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY AREAS AND ON THE RIDGE TOPS. * POOR TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO THE FALLING... BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. NEAR WHITEOUTS COULD OCCUR AT TIMES...MAKING TRAVEL EVEN MORE HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE READY FOR POOR DRIVING CONDITIONS THIS MORNING INTO THIS AFTERNOON. ALLOW EXTRA TIME OR CHANGE THE TIME OF YOUR TRAVEL TO AVOID THE WORST WEATHER. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. && $$ IAZ008>010-018-019-029-MNZ086-087-094-095-172100- /O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140217T2100Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-DODGE-OLMSTED- MOWER-FILLMORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN... ROCHESTER...AUSTIN 1031 AM CST MON FEB 17 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOOK FOR MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO CONTINUE THIS MORNING... TAPERING OFF EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * 4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR ARE LIKELY UNTIL NOON. * SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL ALSO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY AREAS. * POOR TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO THE FALLING... BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. NEAR WHITEOUTS COULD OCCUR AT TIMES...MAKING TRAVEL EVEN MORE HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE READY FOR POOR DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY THE REST OF THIS MORNING. ALLOW EXTRA TIME OR CHANGE THE TIME OF YOUR TRAVEL TO AVOID THE WORST WEATHER. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. && $$ WIZ017-029-034-042>044-053>055-061-180000- /O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140218T0000Z/ TAYLOR-CLARK-JACKSON-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND- GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE... BLACK RIVER FALLS...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA... PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE 1031 AM CST MON FEB 17 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * LOOK FOR MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO CONTINUE THIS MORNING INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...THEN TAPER OFF THRU THE MID AFTERNOON HOURS. * 5 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED...WITH THE MAIN ACCUMULATIONS OCCURRING BEFORE 3 PM. SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR ARE LIKELY. * SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WILL ALSO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY AREAS AND ON THE RIDGE TOPS. * POOR TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO THE FALLING... BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. NEAR WHITEOUTS COULD OCCUR AT TIMES...MAKING TRAVEL EVEN MORE HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE READY FOR POOR DRIVING CONDITIONS THIS MORNING INTO THIS AFTERNOON. ALLOW EXTRA TIME OR CHANGE THE TIME OF YOUR TRAVEL TO AVOID THE WORST WEATHER. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. && $$ RRS
213 WWUS43 KARX 171831 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 1231 PM CST MON FEB 17 2014 ...MOST OF THE MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW HAS MOVED INTO WISCONSIN... HAZARDOUS TRAVEL FOR MANY LOCATIONS... .A BROAD BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW CONTINUED TO MOVE EAST ACROSS THE AREA. AS OF NOON THE HEAVIEST SNOW HAD MOVED EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER...WITH THE SNOW TAPERING OFF AND SLOWLY ENDING ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA. SNOWFALL RATES IN THE HEAVIER BAND REMAINED IN THE 1/2 TO 1 INCH PER HOUR RANGE...WITH VISIBILITIES FREQUENTLY AT OR BELOW 1/4 MILE. NEW SNOW AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WERE COMMON ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA INTO WESTERN WISCONSIN. MANY ROADS REMAINED IN POOR TRAVELING CONDITION. THE MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST ACROSS WISCONSIN EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES OR END THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. SNOWFALL TOTALS TODAY ARE NOW EXPECTED TO BE MORE IN THE 3 TO 6 INCH RANGE. THE COMBINATION OF THE RAPIDLY ACCUMULATING SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITIES WILL HAVE AN IMPACT ON TRAVEL EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...MAINLY ACROSS WESTERN INTO CENTRAL WISCONSIN. CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA AS THE SNOW TAPERS OFF OR ENDS. IAZ011-030-MNZ079-088-096-WIZ032-033-041-172100- /O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140217T2100Z/ ALLAMAKEE-CLAYTON-WABASHA-WINONA-HOUSTON-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU- LA CROSSE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...WINONA...LA CROSSE 1231 PM CST MON FEB 17 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOOK FOR THE SNOW TO GRADUALLY TAPER OFF THROUGH 3 PM. * TOTAL SNOWFALLS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * POOR TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO THE FALLING SNOW AND LOWER VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE READY FOR POOR DRIVING CONDITIONS THIS MORNING INTO THIS AFTERNOON. ALLOW EXTRA TIME OR CHANGE THE TIME OF YOUR TRAVEL TO AVOID THE WORST WEATHER. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. && $$ IAZ008>010-018-019-029-MNZ086-087-094-095-172100- /O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140217T2100Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-DODGE-OLMSTED- MOWER-FILLMORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN... ROCHESTER...AUSTIN 1231 PM CST MON FEB 17 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOOK FOR THE SNOW TO CONTINUE TAPERING OFF AND ENDING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOWFALLS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL ALSO PRODUCE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY AREAS. * POOR TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO THE FALLING... BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE READY FOR POOR DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY THE REST OF THIS MORNING. ALLOW EXTRA TIME OR CHANGE THE TIME OF YOUR TRAVEL TO AVOID THE WORST WEATHER. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. && $$ WIZ017-029-034-042>044-053>055-061-180000- /O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140218T0000Z/ TAYLOR-CLARK-JACKSON-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND- GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE... BLACK RIVER FALLS...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA... PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE 1231 PM CST MON FEB 17 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * LOOK FOR MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO CONTINUE MOVING EAST ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS...THEN TAPER OFF THRU THE MID AFTERNOON HOURS. * 4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED...WITH THE MAIN ACCUMULATIONS OCCURRING BEFORE 3 PM. SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR ARE LIKELY. * POOR TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO THE FALLING SNOW AND LOWER VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE READY FOR POOR DRIVING CONDITIONS THIS MORNING INTO THIS AFTERNOON. ALLOW EXTRA TIME OR CHANGE THE TIME OF YOUR TRAVEL TO AVOID THE WORST WEATHER. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. && $$ RRS
218 WWUS43 KARX 171935 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 135 PM CST MON FEB 17 2014 ...BANDS OF LIGHT TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...TRAVEL REMAINS HAZARDOUS FOR MANY LOCATIONS... .THE LEADING BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW HAD MOVED NORTHEAST OF INTERSTATE 94 AS OF 130 PM. HOWEVER A SECOND BAND OF MODERATE SNOW HAD DEVELOPED WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. MOST LOCATIONS IN WISCONSIN WILL GET A LULL IN THE SNOWFALL...WITH THE SECOND BAND OF SNOW TO MOVE ACROSS DURING THE MID AND LATER AFTERNOON HOURS. THIS SECOND BAND WILL DELAY THE ENDING OF THE SNOW FOR LOCATIONS ALONG AND EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. NEW SNOW AMOUNTS SO FAR TODAY HAVE MOSTLY BEEN 2 TO 4 INCHES. SNOWFALL TOTALS TODAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 3 TO 6 INCH RANGE. WINDS HAVE DECREASED...WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW SUBSIDING. HOWEVER...STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS REPORT DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS REMAINED ON MANY ROADS ACROSS THE AREA. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS WITH SNOW CONTINUING TO FALL AT MANY LOCATIONS AND WITH LOWER VISIBILITIES IN THE SNOW. CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA AS THE SNOW MOVES EAST AND OUT OF THOSE AREAS. IAZ011-030-MNZ079-088-096-WIZ032-033-041-172100- /O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140217T2100Z/ ALLAMAKEE-CLAYTON-WABASHA-WINONA-HOUSTON-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU- LA CROSSE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...WINONA...LA CROSSE 135 PM CST MON FEB 17 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOOK FOR LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW TO CONTINUE THROUGH 3 PM. * TOTAL SNOWFALLS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * POOR TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO THE FALLING SNOW AND LOWER VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE READY FOR POOR DRIVING CONDITIONS THIS MORNING INTO THIS AFTERNOON. ALLOW EXTRA TIME OR CHANGE THE TIME OF YOUR TRAVEL TO AVOID THE WORST WEATHER. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. && $$ IAZ008>010-018-019-029-MNZ086-087-094-095-172100- /O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140217T2100Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-DODGE-OLMSTED- MOWER-FILLMORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN... ROCHESTER...AUSTIN 135 PM CST MON FEB 17 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOOK FOR THE SNOW TO CONTINUE MOVE EAST AND OUT OF THE AREA THROUGH 3 PM. * TOTAL SNOWFALLS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * WINDS BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 20 MPH MAY PRODUCE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY AREAS. * POOR TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO THE FALLING... BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE READY FOR POOR DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY THE REST OF THIS MORNING. ALLOW EXTRA TIME OR CHANGE THE TIME OF YOUR TRAVEL TO AVOID THE WORST WEATHER. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. && $$ WIZ017-029-034-042>044-053>055-061-180000- /O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140218T0000Z/ TAYLOR-CLARK-JACKSON-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND- GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE... BLACK RIVER FALLS...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA... PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE 135 PM CST MON FEB 17 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * LIGHT TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA INTO THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS...TAPERING OFF AND ENDING AROUND SUNSET. * TOTAL SNOWFALLS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * POOR TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO THE FALLING SNOW AND LOWER VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE READY FOR POOR DRIVING CONDITIONS THIS MORNING INTO THIS AFTERNOON. ALLOW EXTRA TIME OR CHANGE THE TIME OF YOUR TRAVEL TO AVOID THE WORST WEATHER. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. && $$ RRS
899 WWUS43 KARX 172058 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 258 PM CST MON FEB 17 2014 ...SNOW ENDED OR ENDING WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER...ONE MORE BAND OF SNOW TO MOVE ACROSS WESTERN INTO CENTRAL WISCONSIN... .THE SECOND BAND OF LIGHT TO LOCALLY MODERATE SNOW WAS MOVING EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AS OF 245 PM. THE SNOW WILL TAPER TO FLURRIES OR END ONCE THIS BAND PASSES. PORTION OF CENTRAL AND NORTH-CENTRAL WISCONSIN CAN EXPECT ANOTHER 1/2 TO ONE AND A HALF INCHES OF SNOW BEFORE THIS BAND MOVES OUT. LOCATIONS ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAY SEE ANOTHER HALF INCH...WHILE MUCH OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA WILL ONLY SEE FLURRIES THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON. THEREFORE...THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR LOCATIONS GENERALLY WEST OF AN EAU CLAIRE TO LA CROSSE TO PRAIRIE DU CHIEN LINE WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 3 PM. NEW SNOW AMOUNTS SO FAR TODAY HAVE MOSTLY BEEN 3 TO 5 INCHES. WHERE THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS... TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS WHERE THE SNOWFALL CONTINUES AND VISIBILITIES ARE LOWER IN THE FALLING SNOW. ELSEWHERE...SOME SLIPPERY SPOTS AND STRETCHES SHOULD BE ANTICIPATED ON THE ROADS UNTIL CREWS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PLOW AND APPLY TREATMENTS. IAZ011-030-MNZ079-088-096-WIZ032-033-041-172200- /O.EXP.KARX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140217T2100Z/ ALLAMAKEE-CLAYTON-WABASHA-WINONA-HOUSTON-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU- LA CROSSE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...WINONA...LA CROSSE 258 PM CST MON FEB 17 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A BAND OF LIGHT TO LOCALLY MODERATE SNOW CONTINUED TO MOVE EAST ACROSS AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. ADDITIONAL SNOW AMOUNTS BEFORE THIS BAND MOVES OUT OF THE AREA ARE EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN A HALF INCH. THUS THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 3 PM. $$ IAZ008>010-018-019-029-MNZ086-087-094-095-172200- /O.EXP.KARX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140217T2100Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-DODGE-OLMSTED- MOWER-FILLMORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN... ROCHESTER...AUSTIN 258 PM CST MON FEB 17 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... SNOW HAD TAPERED TO FLURRIES OR ENDED ACROSS THE AREA. THUS THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 3 PM. $$ WIZ017-029-034-042>044-053>055-061-180000- /O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140218T0000Z/ TAYLOR-CLARK-JACKSON-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND- GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE... BLACK RIVER FALLS...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA... PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE 258 PM CST MON FEB 17 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * ANOTHER BAND OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA BETWEEN 3 PM AND 5 PM...WITH THE SNOW TAPERING OFF AND ENDING NEAR OR SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET. * TOTAL SNOWFALLS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * POOR TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO THE FALLING SNOW AND LOWER VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE READY FOR POOR DRIVING CONDITIONS THIS MORNING INTO THIS AFTERNOON. ALLOW EXTRA TIME OR CHANGE THE TIME OF YOUR TRAVEL TO AVOID THE WORST WEATHER. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. && $$ RRS
454 WWUS43 KARX 172345 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 545 PM CST MON FEB 17 2014 ...SNOW EXITING EAST... .THE WINTER STORM WAS EXITING EAST...WITH THE BULK OF THE ACCUMULATING SNOWS OVER FOR THE LOCAL AREA. THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. TOTALS HAVE RANGED FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES. MOTORISTS SHOULD STILL BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY TRAVEL TONIGHT...AS MANY SIDE AND RURAL ROADS HAVE YET TO BE PLOWED...ESPECIALLY IN WESTERN AND CENTRAL WISCONSIN WHERE THE SNOW WAS JUST COMING TO AN END. WIZ017-029-034-042>044-053>055-061-180045- /O.EXP.KARX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140218T0000Z/ TAYLOR-CLARK-JACKSON-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND- GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE... BLACK RIVER FALLS...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA... PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE 545 PM CST MON FEB 17 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE BULK OF THE ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS SHIFTED EAST...AND THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. AMOUNTS HAVE RANGED FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES. MOTORISTS SHOULD STILL ANTICIPATE SLIPPERY TRAVEL TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL WISCONSIN WHERE THE SNOW WAS JUST COMING TO AN END. $$ RIECK
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS La Crosse, WI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Feb 16, 2:58 AM CST, 12 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 16, 2:58 AM CST, 12 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
258 AM CST SUN FEB 16 2014
.SHORT TERM...(TODAY THROUGH MONDAY)
ISSUED AT 258 AM CST SUN FEB 16 2014
FAST LOW AMPLITUDE UPPER AIR PATTERN WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP THINGS
ACTIVE TO START NEW WEEK. MAIN FOCUS IS NEXT TROUGH PASSAGE ON
MONDAY AND EXTENT OF IMPACTS ACROSS AREA.
IN BETWEEN SYSTEMS TODAY SO FAIRLY QUIET. WILL SEE INCREASING CLOUDS
AS THEY SPILL OVER RIDGE.
UPPER TROUGH WILL TRANSVERSE THE UPPER MIDWEST STARTING SUNDAY NIGHT
INTO MONDAY. EXTENT OF ENERGY STREAMING IN HANDLED SLIGHTLY
DIFFERENT BETWEEN SHORT TERM GUIDANCE WITH SOME 16.00Z MODELS
CREATING MORE SPLIT FLOW WITH SEPARATE PIVA AREAS WHILE SOME BRING
LINEAR AREA OF STRONG LIFT THROUGH THE AREA AHEAD OF SHORT WAVE
TROUGH. BESIDES THOSE DETAILS...ALL GUIDANCE IN AGREEMENT WITH
DECENT QPF AND ASSOCIATED SNOW AMOUNTS WITH DEEP BUT BRIEF Q-G
FORCING. STRONG OMEGA THROUGH DEEP LAYER SHOULD PRODUCE SOME HIGHER
SNOWFALL RATES EVEN WITHOUT DEEP LIFT IN DENDRITIC GROWTH ZONE. WITH
13:1 OR 14:1 SNOW RATIOS WORKED IN...COULD SEE SOME 6+ INCH AREAS
MONDAY MORNING FROM LA CROSSE AREA NORTHWARD. TRENDS OF COOLER
TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE COLUMN CONTINUE TO PUSH ANY MIXED
PRECIPITATION THREATS FURTHER SOUTH AS WELL SO HAVE REMOVED ANY
SLEET POTENTIAL.
WHILE CONFIDENCE IN EXACT SNOW AMOUNTS IS MEDIUM...ALSO CONCERNED
WITH TIMING OF SNOW AT MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE. TIMING IS NOT IDEAL
WITH SNOW EXPECTED TO HIT QUICKLY. FACTORING THIS POTENTIAL IMPACT
INTO THE EQUATION...MORE LIKELY TO NEED ADVISORIES AND WARNINGS OUT.
AFTER COORDINATION WITH SURROUNDING OFFICES...WILL UPGRADE HIGHER
SNOWFALL COUNTIES INTO A WARNING FOR PARTS OF MONDAY. TRAVEL WILL BE
TRICKY TO HAZARDOUS AT TIMES...WHICH WILL FACTOR INTO SCHOOL
CLOSINGS OR DELAYS MOST LIKELY.
.LONG TERM...(MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY)
ISSUED AT 258 AM CST SUN FEB 16 2014
SNOW MOVES OUT QUICKLY MONDAY NIGHT WITH PASSAGE OF TROUGH. LUCKILY
AIRMASS IN QUASI ZONAL FLOW REMAINS OF PACIFIC ORIGIN AND HENCE...
RELATIVELY MILD. NO DISCERNABLE FEATURE TO TRACK FOR WEATHER INTO
MID WEEK BUT UPPER TROUGH PASSES INTO NATIONS MID SECTION BY
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY.
SOUTHWEST FLOW DEVELOPS AHEAD OF THIS STRONG WAVE BUT LOOKS
PROGRESSIVE AT THIS POINT AND HIGHER QPF AMOUNTS SEEM TO BE TRENDING
SOUTHWARD ON LAST FEW MEDIUM RANGE GUIDANCE RUNS. THIS WOULD BE GOOD
NEWS FOR US AND LOWER ANY FLOODING POTENTIAL. RAIN OR SNOW MIX
POSSIBLE...BUT COLDER AIR LOOKS TO MOVE IN LATE IN FORECAST AS MEAN
UPPER TROUGH STARTS TO TAKE SHAPE ACROSS MIDWEST AGAIN.
&&
.AVIATION...(FOR THE 06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z SUNDAY EVENING)
ISSUED AT 1100 PM CST SAT FEB 15 2014
MOSTLY 1.5-2.5 KFT MVFR CIGS EXTEND NORTHWEST ACROSS MUCH OF MN AND
AND THE NORTHERN PLAINS...AND WILL KEEP KRST/KLSE UNDER THESE LOW
CLOUDS FOR MUCH OF THE NIGHT. BUFKIT SOUNDINGS VIA RAP/NAM SUGGEST
THAT THESE LOW COULD COULD START GIVING WAY TO SCT CONDITIONS TOWARD
12Z...WITH RH FIELDS BETWEEN 09-12Z. WILL STICK WITH THIS TREND. VFR
CONDITIONS WILL BE THE RULE FOR MOST OF SUNDAY AS WEAK UPPER LEVEL
RIDGING/SFC HIGH SLIDE ACROSS THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY.
ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION
OVERNIGHT SUNDAY-MONDAY. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL LOOKS LIKELY...WITH AN
EXTENDED PERIOD OF LIFR/IFR RELATED CIGS AND VSBYS. ACCUMS FROM 4 TO
6 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED. CURRENTLY...THE HEAVIEST SNOW FOR
KRST/KLSE LOOKS TO FALL IN THE 12-18Z MON TIME FRAME. 1 INCH PER
HOUR SNOWFALL RATES COULD IMPACT SNOW REMOVAL EFFORTS MON MORNING.
ONE CLOUD CONCERN OF NOTE WITH THIS NEXT SYSTEM. THE NAM DEVELOPS A
WING OF LOW CIGS IN A FRONTOGENETIC REGION AHEAD OF THE MAIN
SHORTWAVE...RESULTING IN SOME MVFR CIGS BY SUN EVENING. THE GFS
HINTS AT SOMETHING SIMILAR...BUT KEEPS IT EAST. GOING TO HOLD VFR
FOR THE MOMENT...BUT ITS SOMETHING TO MONITOR.
&&
.ARX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WI...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM CST MONDAY FOR
WIZ054-055-061.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM CST MONDAY FOR
WIZ017-029-032>034-041>044-053.
MN...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM CST MONDAY FOR
MNZ086-087-094-095.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM CST MONDAY FOR
MNZ079-088-096.
IA...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM CST MONDAY FOR
IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030.
&&
SHORT TERM...SHEA
LONG TERM...SHEA
AVIATION...RIECKHazardous weather outlook, Feb 15, 8:44 PM CST, 6 hours 26 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 844 PM CST SAT FEB 15 2014 IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ094>096-WIZ053>055-061-170245- MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE- CLAYTON-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT- 844 PM CST SAT FEB 15 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...NORTHEAST IOWA...AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY SNOW RETURNS LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. INCH PER HOUR SNOWFALL RATES ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY MORNING. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. ROAD CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE QUICKLY DURING THE HEAVIEST SNOW AND TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS. THE MORNING COMMUTE COULD PROVE TREACHEROUS. THERE IS A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. ALTHOUGH IT IS TOO EARLY TO DISCERN HOW MUCH PRECIPITATION WILL FALL...SLIPPERY ROADS COULD RESULT...ALONG WITH PONDING OF WATER AROUND STORM DRAINS THAT ARE CLOGGED WITH SNOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... PRECIPITATION REPORTS ARE APPRECIATED. .EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION... NO WEBINAR IS SCHEDULED. MNZ079-086>088-WIZ017-029-032>034-041>044-170245- WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU- JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS- 844 PM CST SAT FEB 15 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY WINTER STORM WATCH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW RETURNS LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. INCH PER HOUR SNOWFALL RATES ARE LIKELY MONDAY MORNING. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. ROAD CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE QUICKLY DURING THE HEAVIEST SNOW...LIKELY AROUND PEAK TRAVEL TIMES MONDAY MORNING. THE MORNING COMMUTE WILL PROVE TREACHEROUS. THERE IS A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. ALTHOUGH IT IS TOO EARLY TO DISCERN HOW MUCH PRECIPITATION WILL FALL...SLIPPERY ROADS COULD RESULT...ALONG WITH PONDING OF WATER AROUND STORM DRAINS THAT ARE CLOGGED WITH SNOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... PRECIPITATION REPORTS ARE APPRECIATED. .EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION... NO WEBINAR IS SCHEDULED AT THIS TIME...BUT ONE MAY BE SCHEDULED FOR EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. RIECK
In the hours before
Local storm report, Feb 15, 9:16 PM CST, 5 hours 54 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
916 PM CST SAT FEB 15 2014
...TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
...DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0906 PM SNOW KASSON 44.03N 92.75W
02/15/2014 E3.0 INCH DODGE MN PUBLIC
SNOW DURATION 12 HOURS
&&Local storm report, Feb 15, 9:29 PM CST, 5 hours 41 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
929 PM CST SAT FEB 15 2014
...TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
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0605 PM SNOW PLATTEVILLE 42.74N 90.48W
02/15/2014 E2.2 INCH GRANT WI PUBLIC
SNOW DURATION 12 HOURS
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DTJThe office that day
Everything else NWS La Crosse, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 8:24 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | ARX | Adams, Buffalo, Clark, Jackson, Juneau, La Crosse and 3 more | 7 hr |
| Feb 16, 3:10 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | Crawford, Grant, Richland | 11 hr |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.