Winter Storm Warning 5, NWS La Crosse, WI

291 
WWUS43 KARX 032053
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
353 PM CDT THU APR 3 2014

...WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE AREA WITH HEAVY SNOW AND
SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY...

.A STRENGTHENING STORM SYSTEM OVER WESTERN MISSOURI WILL LIFT
NORTHEAST THROUGH WISCONSIN ON FRIDAY. GIVEN THIS TRACK...
TEMPERATURE PROFILES SUPPORT A TRANSITION FROM RAIN...FREEZING
RAIN...AND SLEET TONIGHT TO MOSTLY SNOW. THIS SNOW WILL BE HEAVY
AT TIMES IMPACTING PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST IOWA...SOUTHEAST
MINNESOTA...AND SOUTHWEST INTO CENTRAL WISCONSIN FRIDAY.

SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF
CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN. AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF
FREEZING RAIN TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING LOOKS LIKE IT WILL
PRODUCE ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF 1/4 TO 1/2 INCH.

THEN...LOOK FOR HEAVY SNOWFALL RATES OF AN INCH OR MORE AN HOUR
FRIDAY MORNING AS COLDER AIR ON STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS IS PULLED
INTO THE AREA. SNOWFALL TOTALS IN THE 3 TO 7 INCH RANGE ARE
EXPECTED FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA INTO NORTH CENTRAL
WISCONSIN.

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ON FRIDAY WHERE THE SNOW FALLS WILL ALSO
PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WITH DRASTICALLY REDUCED VISIBILITY
AT TIMES.

TREE AND POWER LINE DAMAGE COULD ALSO OCCUR DUE TO THE STRONG
WINDS COUPLED WITH THE WEIGHT OF THE HEAVIER SNOW AND ICE
ACCUMULATIONS.

WIZ017-029-040500-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0005.140404T0000Z-140405T0000Z/
TAYLOR-CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE
353 PM CDT THU APR 3 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING
TO 7 PM CDT FRIDAY...

* A WINTRY MIX OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND RAIN THIS EVENING WILL
  CHANGE OVER TO SNOW TOWARD FRIDAY MORNING.

* SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF 1/4 TO 1/2 INCH LOOKS TO OCCUR
  OVERNIGHT ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN. HEAVY
  SNOWFALL WILL THEN OCCUR FRIDAY MORNING WHERE 4 TO 7 INCHES IS
  EXPECTED...HEAVIEST ACROSS TAYLOR COUNTY.

* WINDS GUSTING UP TO 40 MPH WILL FURTHER COMPLICATE MATTERS WITH
  POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES FROM THE WEIGHT OF THE
  ICE AND SNOW.

* PLAN ON SEVERELY IMPACTED TRAVEL DUE TO THE ICE AND SNOW. ICE
  ACCUMULATIONS AND THE WEIGHT OF THE SNOW...COULD LEAD TO BROKEN
  TREE LIMBS AND POWER OUTAGES...ESPECIALLY FRIDAY WITH THE HIGHER
  WIND GUSTS.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND ICE 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.

&&

$$

IAZ008-009-018-MNZ079-086>088-094-095-WIZ032>034-040500-
/O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0021.140404T0300Z-140405T0000Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-FLOYD-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-
BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLES CITY...ROCHESTER...WINONA...
AUSTIN...BLACK RIVER FALLS
353 PM CDT THU APR 3 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS
EVENING TO 7 PM CDT FRIDAY...

* PLAN ON A WINTRY MIX OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...AND SLEET THIS
  EVENING TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY.

* LOOK FOR 2 TO AS MUCH AS 5 INCHES OF SNOWFALL THROUGH FRIDAY
  WITH UP TO 1/10 INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION.

* NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING AROUND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY.

* TRAVEL COULD BE SEVERELY IMPACTED BY THE ICE AND SNOW. IN
  ADDITION...THE POTENTIAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS AND THE WEIGHT OF THE
  SNOW...COULD LEAD TO BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND SPORADIC POWER
  OUTAGES WITH THE HIGHER WIND GUSTS.

* AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO EXPECTED ON FRIDAY WITH
  DRASTICALLY REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED
DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN
TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS
FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1
1.

&&

$$

DAS/04

369 
WWUS43 KARX 040011
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
711 PM CDT THU APR 3 2014

...WINTER STORM BRINGING A MIXTURE OF PRECIPITATION THREATS TO THE
REGION TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.A COMBINATION OF THUNDERSTORMS...SNOW...SLEET...RAIN AND FREEZING
RAIN WERE FALLING AS PRECIPITATION CONTINUES TO SPREAD INTO THE
AREA AHEAD OF A POTENT SPRING STORM SYSTEM. TEMPERATURES SOUTH OF
INTERSTATE 90 WERE STAYING ABOVE THE FREEZING MARK...BUT ALONG
AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90...TEMPERATURES WERE ALLOWING SOME OF
THIS PRECIPITATION TO FREEZE OR FALL AS SNOW.

THE RISK OF SOME GLAZING WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS EVENING. AN
EXTENDED PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING
COULD PRODUCE UP TO A 1/2 INCH OF ICE IN PARTS OF NORTH CENTRAL
WISCONSIN.

AS COLDER AIR BEGINS TO MOVE IN OVERNIGHT...EXPECT THIS MIXTURE TO
CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW FRIDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL RATES COULD BE
HIGH AT TIMES WITH TOTALS IN THE 3 TO 7 INCH RANGE OVER PARTS OF
SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA INTO NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN.

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ON FRIDAY WHERE THE SNOW FALLS WILL ALSO
PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WITH DRASTICALLY REDUCED VISIBILITY
AT TIMES.

TREE AND POWER LINE DAMAGE COULD ALSO OCCUR DUE TO THE STRONG
WINDS COUPLED WITH THE WEIGHT OF THE HEAVIER SNOW AND ICE
ACCUMULATIONS.

WIZ017-029-040500-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140405T0000Z/
TAYLOR-CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE
711 PM CDT THU APR 3 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT FRIDAY...

* A WINTRY MIX OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND RAIN THIS EVENING 
  WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW TOWARD FRIDAY MORNING. 

* SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF 1/4 TO 1/2 INCH LOOKS TO 
  OCCUR OVERNIGHT ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN. 
  HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL THEN OCCUR FRIDAY MORNING WHERE 4 TO 7 
  INCHES IS EXPECTED...HEAVIEST ACROSS TAYLOR COUNTY. 

* WINDS GUSTING UP TO 40 MPH WILL FURTHER COMPLICATE MATTERS 
  WITH POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES FROM THE WEIGHT 
  OF THE ICE AND SNOW. 

* PLAN ON SEVERELY IMPACTED TRAVEL DUE TO THE ICE AND SNOW. ICE 
  ACCUMULATIONS AND THE WEIGHT OF THE SNOW...COULD LEAD TO 
  BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND POWER OUTAGES...ESPECIALLY FRIDAY WITH 
  THE HIGHER WIND GUSTS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL WORSEN LATE TONIGHT. TRAVEL ON FRIDAY COULD
BE DIFFICULT TO DANGEROUS.

&&

$$

IAZ008-009-018-MNZ079-086>088-094-095-WIZ032>034-040500-
/O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0021.140404T0300Z-140405T0000Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-FLOYD-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-
BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLES CITY...ROCHESTER...WINONA...
AUSTIN...BLACK RIVER FALLS
711 PM CDT THU APR 3 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT
FRIDAY...

* PLAN ON A WINTRY MIX OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...AND SLEET THIS 
  EVENING TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY. 

* LOOK FOR 2 TO AS MUCH AS 5 INCHES OF SNOWFALL THROUGH FRIDAY 
  WITH UP TO 1/10 INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION. 

* NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING AROUND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY.

* TRAVEL COULD BE IMPACTED BY THE ICE AND SNOW. IN ADDITION...THE
  POTENTIAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS AND THE WEIGHT OF THE SNOW...COULD
  LEAD TO BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES WITH THE
  HIGHER WIND GUSTS.

* AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO EXPECTED ON FRIDAY WITH 
  DRASTICALLY REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TRAVEL CONDITIONS COULD BE HAMPERED A BIT THIS EVENING AS FREEZING
RAIN FALLS IN SOME AREAS. SNOW COVERED ROADS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY
MORNING AS WELL.

&&

$$

SHEA

865 
WWUS43 KARX 040102
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
802 PM CDT THU APR 3 2014

...A MIXTURE OF PRECIPITATION ALREADY BRINGING SOME ICE TO THE
REGION...

.A COMBINATION OF THUNDERSTORMS...SNOW...SLEET...RAIN AND
FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS PARTS OF THE AREA THIS
EVENING. IN SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND INTO WESTERN WISCONSIN...
TEMPERATURES WERE AT OR SLIGHTLY BELOW THE FREEZING MARK CAUSING
SOME LIGHT GLAZING ON OBJECTS. TEMPERATURES SOUTH OF INTERSTATE
90 WERE STAYING ABOVE THE FREEZING MARK.

THE RISK OF SOME GLAZING WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS EVENING.
AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY
MORNING COULD PRODUCE UP TO A 1/2 INCH OF ICE IN PARTS OF NORTH
CENTRAL WISCONSIN.

AS COLDER AIR BEGINS TO MOVE IN OVERNIGHT...EXPECT THIS MIXTURE
TO CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW FRIDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL RATES COULD
BE HIGH AT TIMES WITH TOTALS IN THE 3 TO 7 INCH RANGE OVER PARTS
OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA INTO NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN.

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ON FRIDAY WHERE THE SNOW FALLS WILL ALSO
PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WITH DRASTICALLY REDUCED VISIBILITY
AT TIMES.

TREE AND POWER LINE DAMAGE COULD ALSO OCCUR DUE TO THE STRONG
WINDS COUPLED WITH THE WEIGHT OF THE HEAVIER SNOW AND ICE
ACCUMULATIONS.

WIZ017-029-040500-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140405T0000Z/
TAYLOR-CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE
802 PM CDT THU APR 3 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT FRIDAY...

* A WINTRY MIX OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND RAIN THIS EVENING 
  WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW TOWARD FRIDAY MORNING. 

* SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF 1/4 TO 1/2 INCH LOOKS TO 
  OCCUR OVERNIGHT ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN. 
  HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL THEN OCCUR FRIDAY MORNING WHERE 4 TO 7 
  INCHES IS EXPECTED...HEAVIEST ACROSS TAYLOR COUNTY. 

* WINDS GUSTING UP TO 40 MPH WILL FURTHER COMPLICATE MATTERS 
  WITH POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES FROM THE WEIGHT 
  OF THE ICE AND SNOW. 

* PLAN ON SEVERELY IMPACTED TRAVEL DUE TO THE ICE AND SNOW. ICE 
  ACCUMULATIONS AND THE WEIGHT OF THE SNOW...COULD LEAD TO 
  BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND POWER OUTAGES...ESPECIALLY FRIDAY WITH 
  THE HIGHER WIND GUSTS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL WORSEN LATE TONIGHT. TRAVEL ON FRIDAY
COULD BE DIFFICULT TO DANGEROUS.

&&

$$

MNZ079-086>088-094-095-WIZ032>034-040500-
/O.EXT.KARX.WW.Y.0021.140404T0102Z-140405T0000Z/
WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-
JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...
BLACK RIVER FALLS
802 PM CDT THU APR 3 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT FRIDAY...

* PLAN ON A WINTRY MIX OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...AND SLEET THIS 
  EVENING TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY. 

* LOOK FOR 2 TO AS MUCH AS 5 INCHES OF SNOWFALL THROUGH FRIDAY
  WITH UP TO 1/10 INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION...MAINLY ON OBJECTS.

* NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING AROUND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY.

* TRAVEL COULD BE IMPACTED BY THE ICE AND SNOW. IN ADDITION...
  THE POTENTIAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS AND THE WEIGHT OF THE SNOW...
  COULD LEAD TO BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES 
  WITH THE HIGHER WIND GUSTS. 

* AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO EXPECTED ON FRIDAY WITH 
  DRASTICALLY REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TRAVEL CONDITIONS COULD BE HAMPERED A BIT THIS EVENING AS
FREEZING RAIN FALLS IN SOME AREAS. SNOW COVERED ROADS ARE
EXPECTED FRIDAY MORNING AS WELL.

&&

$$

IAZ008-009-018-040500-
/O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0021.140404T0300Z-140405T0000Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-FLOYD-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CHARLES CITY
802 PM CDT THU APR 3 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT
FRIDAY...

* PLAN ON A WINTRY MIX OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...AND SLEET THIS 
  EVENING TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY. 

* LOOK FOR 2 TO AS MUCH AS 5 INCHES OF SNOWFALL THROUGH FRIDAY 
  WITH UP TO 1/10 INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION. 

* NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING AROUND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY.

* TRAVEL COULD BE IMPACTED BY THE ICE AND SNOW. IN ADDITION...
  THE POTENTIAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS AND THE WEIGHT OF THE SNOW...
  COULD LEAD TO BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES 
  WITH THE HIGHER WIND GUSTS. 

* AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO EXPECTED ON FRIDAY WITH 
  DRASTICALLY REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TRAVEL CONDITIONS COULD BE HAMPERED A BIT THIS EVENING AS
FREEZING RAIN FALLS IN SOME AREAS. SNOW COVERED ROADS ARE
EXPECTED FRIDAY MORNING AS WELL.

&&

$$

SHEA

465 
WWUS43 KARX 040242 
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
942 PM CDT THU APR 3 2014

...FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW PROVIDING SOME ICING...

.AREAS OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW CONTINUED TO FALL OVER
NORTHERN IOWA...SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA INTO CENTRAL WISCONSIN LATE
THIS EVENING. SOME LIGHT GLAZING HAS OCCURRED ALONG AND NORTH OF
INTERSTATE 90 WITH MAINLY RAIN AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS TO THE
SOUTH. A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WAS STARTING TO
SPREAD ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN AS WELL.

PATCHY LIGHT PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE A LIGHT ICING
PROBLEM IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. EVEN MORE
ICING IS EXPECTED IN NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN...NORTHEAST OF
INTERSTATE 94...WHERE COLDER TEMPERATURES WILL INCREASE THE RISK
OF FREEZING.

MEANWHILE...AS COLDER AIR BEGINS TO MOVE IN OVERNIGHT...EXPECT
THIS MIXTURE TO CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW FRIDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL
RATES COULD BE HIGH AT TIMES WITH TOTALS IN THE 3 TO 7 INCH RANGE
OVER PARTS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA INTO NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN.

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ON FRIDAY WHERE THE SNOW FALLS WILL ALSO
PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WITH DRASTICALLY REDUCED VISIBILITY
AT TIMES.

TREE AND POWER LINE DAMAGE COULD ALSO OCCUR DUE TO THE STRONG
WINDS COUPLED WITH THE WEIGHT OF THE HEAVIER SNOW AND ICE
ACCUMULATIONS.

WIZ017-029-040600-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140405T0000Z/
TAYLOR-CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE
942 PM CDT THU APR 3 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT FRIDAY...

* A WINTRY MIX OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND RAIN THIS EVENING 
  WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW TOWARD FRIDAY MORNING. 

* SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF 1/4 TO 1/2 INCH LOOKS TO 
  OCCUR OVERNIGHT ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN. 
  HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL THEN OCCUR FRIDAY MORNING WHERE 4 TO 7 
  INCHES IS EXPECTED...HEAVIEST ACROSS TAYLOR COUNTY. 

* WINDS GUSTING UP TO 40 MPH WILL FURTHER COMPLICATE MATTERS 
  WITH POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES FROM THE WEIGHT 
  OF THE ICE AND SNOW. 

* PLAN ON SEVERELY IMPACTED TRAVEL DUE TO THE ICE AND SNOW. ICE 
  ACCUMULATIONS AND THE WEIGHT OF THE SNOW...COULD LEAD TO 
  BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND POWER OUTAGES...ESPECIALLY FRIDAY WITH 
  THE HIGHER WIND GUSTS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL WORSEN LATE TONIGHT. TRAVEL ON FRIDAY
COULD BE DIFFICULT TO DANGEROUS.

&&

$$

MNZ079-086>088-094-095-WIZ032>034-040600-
/O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-140405T0000Z/
WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-
JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...
BLACK RIVER FALLS
942 PM CDT THU APR 3 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT
FRIDAY...

* PLAN ON A WINTRY MIX OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...AND SLEET THIS 
  EVENING TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY. 

* LOOK FOR 2 TO AS MUCH AS 5 INCHES OF SNOWFALL THROUGH FRIDAY 
  WITH UP TO 1/10 INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION...MAINLY ON OBJECTS. 

* NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING AROUND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY.

* TRAVEL COULD BE IMPACTED BY THE ICE AND SNOW. IN ADDITION... 
  THE POTENTIAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS AND THE WEIGHT OF THE SNOW... 
  COULD LEAD TO BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES 
  WITH THE HIGHER WIND GUSTS. 

* AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO EXPECTED ON FRIDAY WITH 
  DRASTICALLY REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TRAVEL CONDITIONS COULD BE HAMPERED A BIT THIS EVENING AS
FREEZING RAIN FALLS IN SOME AREAS. SNOW COVERED ROADS ARE
EXPECTED FRIDAY MORNING AS WELL.

&&

$$

IAZ008-009-018-040600-
/O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0021.140404T0300Z-140405T0000Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-FLOYD-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CHARLES CITY
942 PM CDT THU APR 3 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT
FRIDAY...

* RAIN WILL GIVE WAY TO A WINTRY MIX OVERNIGHT...AND THEN CHANGE
  OVER TO SNOW EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.

* LOOK FOR 2 TO AS MUCH AS 5 INCHES OF SNOWFALL THROUGH FRIDAY 
  WITH UP TO 1/10 INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION. 

* NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING AROUND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY.

* TRAVEL COULD BE IMPACTED BY THE ICE AND SNOW. IN ADDITION... 
  THE POTENTIAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS AND THE WEIGHT OF THE SNOW... 
  COULD LEAD TO BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES 
  WITH THE HIGHER WIND GUSTS. 

* AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO EXPECTED ON FRIDAY WITH 
  DRASTICALLY REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TRAVEL CONDITIONS COULD BE HAMPERED FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW COVERED
ROADS WILL ALSO BE IMPACTED BY BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
DEVELOPING. 

&&

$$

SHEA

043 
WWUS43 KARX 040439
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1139 PM CDT THU APR 3 2014

...MORE FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET BEFORE THE SNOW ARRIVES...

.BANDS OF PRECIPITATION MOVING THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT HAVE
CREATED A THIN COATING OF ICE ON LESS TRAVELED ROADS AND
OBJECTS...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90. MOST MAIN
ROADS HAVE REMAINED WET.

DURING THE EARLY OVERNIGHT HOURS...THE BULK OF THE PRECIPITATION
WILL IMPACT CENTRAL AND NORTHERN WISCONSIN WHERE ICE ACCUMULATION
COULD APPROACH A QUARTER INCH BY DAYBREAK.

COLDER AIR WILL BEGIN CHANGING ALL THIS MIX OVER TO SLEET AND THEN
SNOW...STARTING FIRST IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA.
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY REACH 2 TO 6 INCHES FROM SOUTHEAST
MINNESOTA INTO NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN BY NOON FRIDAY.

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ON FRIDAY WHERE THE SNOW FALLS WILL ALSO
PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WITH DRASTICALLY REDUCED VISIBILITY
AT TIMES.

TREE AND POWER LINE DAMAGE COULD ALSO OCCUR DUE TO THE STRONG
WINDS COUPLED WITH THE WEIGHT OF THE HEAVIER SNOW AND ICE
ACCUMULATIONS.

WIZ017-029-041015-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140405T0000Z/
TAYLOR-CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE
1139 PM CDT THU APR 3 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT FRIDAY...

* A WINTRY MIX OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND RAIN THIS EVENING 
  WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW TOWARD FRIDAY MORNING. 

* SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF 1/4 TO 1/2 INCH LOOKS TO 
  OCCUR OVERNIGHT ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN. 
  HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL THEN OCCUR FRIDAY MORNING WHERE 4 TO 7 
  INCHES IS EXPECTED...HEAVIEST ACROSS TAYLOR COUNTY. 

* WINDS GUSTING UP TO 40 MPH WILL FURTHER COMPLICATE MATTERS 
  WITH POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES FROM THE WEIGHT 
  OF THE ICE AND SNOW. 

* PLAN ON SEVERELY IMPACTED TRAVEL DUE TO THE ICE AND SNOW. ICE 
  ACCUMULATIONS AND THE WEIGHT OF THE SNOW...COULD LEAD TO 
  BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND POWER OUTAGES...ESPECIALLY FRIDAY WITH 
  THE HIGHER WIND GUSTS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL WORSEN LATE TONIGHT. TRAVEL ON FRIDAY
COULD BE DIFFICULT TO DANGEROUS.

&&

$$

MNZ079-086>088-094-095-WIZ032>034-041015-
/O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-140405T0000Z/
WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-
JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...
BLACK RIVER FALLS
1139 PM CDT THU APR 3 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT
FRIDAY...

* ADDITIONAL FREEZING RAIN...FREEZING DRIZZLE AND SLEET ARE
  POSSIBLE...UNTIL THE PRECIPITATION CHANGES OVER TO SNOW
  OVERNIGHT. 

* LOOK FOR 2 TO AS MUCH AS 5 INCHES OF SNOWFALL THROUGH FRIDAY
  WITH UP TO 1/4 INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION...MAINLY ON OBJECTS.

* NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING AROUND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY.

* TRAVEL COULD BE IMPACTED BY THE ICE AND SNOW. IN ADDITION... 
  THE POTENTIAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS AND THE WEIGHT OF THE SNOW... 
  COULD LEAD TO BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES 
  WITH THE HIGHER WIND GUSTS. 

* AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO EXPECTED ON FRIDAY WITH 
  DRASTICALLY REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TRAVEL CONDITIONS COULD BE HAMPERED OVERNIGHT...ESPECIALLY ON LESS
TRAVELED ROADS. SNOW COVERED ROADS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY MORNING AS
WELL.

&&

$$

IAZ008-009-018-041015-
/O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-140405T0000Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-FLOYD-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CHARLES CITY
1139 PM CDT THU APR 3 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT
FRIDAY...

* RAIN OR DRIZZLE WILL GIVE WAY TO A WINTRY MIX OVERNIGHT...AND
  THEN CHANGE OVER TO SNOW EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.

* LOOK FOR 2 TO AS MUCH AS 5 INCHES OF SNOWFALL THROUGH FRIDAY 
  WITH UP TO 1/10 INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION. 

* NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING AROUND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY.

* TRAVEL COULD BE IMPACTED BY THE ICE AND SNOW. IN ADDITION... 
  THE POTENTIAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS AND THE WEIGHT OF THE SNOW... 
  COULD LEAD TO BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES 
  WITH THE HIGHER WIND GUSTS. 

* AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO EXPECTED ON FRIDAY WITH 
  DRASTICALLY REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TRAVEL CONDITIONS COULD BE HAMPERED FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW COVERED
ROADS WILL ALSO BE IMPACTED BY BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
DEVELOPING.

&&

$$

SHEA

367 
WWUS43 KARX 040747
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
247 AM CDT FRI APR 4 2014

...FREEZING PRECIPITATION CONTINUES...SNOW APPROACHING FROM THE
WEST...

.AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN AND DRIZZLE CONTINUED ACROSS A LARGE
PORTION OF THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING. SOME ICING HAS BEEN
REPORTED ON TREES AND OTHER COLD...ELEVATED OBJECTS. WHILE MOST
ROADS WERE WET...ICY SPOTS HAVE BEEN DEVELOPING. ICING WAS HAVING
MORE OF AN IMPACT ACROSS NORTH-CENTRAL WISCONSIN WERE LAW
ENFORCEMENT REPORTED ICE COVERED ROADS. THERE HAVE BEEN SOME
POWER OUTAGES DUE TO THE WINTRY WEATHER.

A BAND OF SNOW STRETCHED FROM CENTRAL IOWA THROUGH MUCH OF
MINNESOTA...AND THIS WILL MARCH EASTWARD THIS MORNING. THE
FREEZING PRECIPITATION WILL GIVE WAY TO SNOW BY MID MORNING FOR
MOST LOCATIONS.

DESPITE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS TODAY...THE HEAVY...WET NATURE OF
THE FALLING SNOW WILL INHIBIT BLOWING AND DRIFTING.

TREE AND POWER LINE DAMAGE COULD OCCUR DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS
COUPLED WITH THE WEIGHT OF THE HEAVIER SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS.

WIZ017-029-041600-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140405T0000Z/
TAYLOR-CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE
247 AM CDT FRI APR 4 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

* FREEZING RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW BY MID MORNING. 

* SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF 1/4 TO 1/2 INCH ARE LIKELY.
  SNOWFALL OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...MOSTLY NORTH OF
  HIGHWAY 29.

* WINDS GUSTING UP TO 40 MPH WILL FURTHER COMPLICATE MATTERS 
  WITH POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES FROM THE WEIGHT 
  OF THE ICE AND SNOW. 

* PLAN ON SEVERELY IMPACTED TRAVEL DUE TO THE ICE AND SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE TREACHEROUS THIS MORNING. IF YOU MUST
VENTURE OUT...EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION AND TAKE IT SLOW. 

&&

$$

MNZ079-086>088-094-095-WIZ032>034-041600-
/O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-140405T0000Z/
WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-
JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...
BLACK RIVER FALLS
247 AM CDT FRI APR 4 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

* PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN AND RAIN WILL GIVE WAY TO SNOW THIS
  MORNING.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 1/4 OF INCH...MOSTLY ON ELEVATED OBJECTS.
  SNOW AMOUNTS FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES.

* NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING AROUND 40 MPH.

* TRAVEL COULD BE IMPACTED BY THE ICE AND SNOW. ANTICIPATE
  SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE MORNING COMMUTE. IN
  ADDITION...THE POTENTIAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS AND THE WEIGHT OF THE
  SNOW...COULD LEAD TO BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND SPORADIC POWER
  OUTAGES WITH THE HIGHER WIND GUSTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TRAVEL CONDITIONS COULD BE HAMPERED THIS MORNING...ESPECIALLY ON
LESS TRAVELED ROADS. 

&&

$$

IAZ008-009-018-041600-
/O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-140405T0000Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-FLOYD-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CHARLES CITY
247 AM CDT FRI APR 4 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

* FREEZING RAIN OR RAIN WILL GIVE WAY TO SNOW THIS MORNING.

* UP TO 1/10 OF AN INCH OF ICE IS POSSIBLE...MAINLY ON ELEVATED
  OBJECTS. UP TO 1 INCH OF SNOWFALL.

* NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING AROUND 40 MPH.

* TRAVEL COULD BE IMPACTED BY THE ICE AND SNOW. IN ADDITION...THE
  POTENTIAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS AND THE WEIGHT OF THE SNOW...COULD
  LEAD TO BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES WITH THE
  HIGHER WIND GUSTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TRAVEL CONDITIONS COULD BE HAMPERED THIS MORNING.

&&

$$

766 
WWUS43 KARX 041012
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
512 AM CDT FRI APR 4 2014

...A MIXTURE OF SLEET...SNOW...AND FREEZING RAIN CONTINUES...

.BANDS OF SNOW WAS MOVING EAST ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND
NORTHEAST IOWA. THE HEAVIEST SNOW BAND WAS LOCATED BETWEEN DODGE
CENTER MINNESOTA AND NASHUA IOWA. THIS BAND WAS PRODUCING UP TO AN
INCH OF SNOW AN HOUR. BY 630 AM...THIS BAND WILL EXTEND FROM
ROCHESTER MINNESOTA TO OELWEIN IOWA. ROADS ARE EITHER SNOW COVERED
OR ICY ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND WEST OF A CRESCO TO WEST
UNION LINE IN NORTHEAST IOWA. SNOW TOTALS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IS
EXPECTED TODAY.

ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90 IN WISCONSIN...THERE IS A WINTRY
MIX OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET...SNOW...AND RAIN. WISCONSIN DOT AND
LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORT SLIPPERY ROADS NORTH OF A GALESVILLE TO
BLACK RIVER FALLS LINE. THE WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE OVER
TO MAINLY SNOW LATER THIS MORNING WITH SNOW TOTALS RANGING FROM 1
TO AS HIGH AS 5 INCHES.

DESPITE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS TODAY...THE HEAVY...WET NATURE OF
THE FALLING SNOW WILL INHIBIT BLOWING AND DRIFTING.

TREE AND POWER LINE DAMAGE COULD OCCUR DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS
COUPLED WITH THE WEIGHT OF THE HEAVIER SNOW AND ICE
ACCUMULATIONS.

WIZ017-029-041815-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140405T0000Z/
TAYLOR-CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE
512 AM CDT FRI APR 4 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

* A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN WILL TRANSITION
  TO SNOW BY 8 AM.

* SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF 1/4 TO 1/2 INCH ARE LIKELY. 
  SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...MOSTLY NORTH OF 
  HIGHWAY 29. 

* WINDS GUSTING UP TO 40 MPH WILL FURTHER COMPLICATE MATTERS 
  WITH POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES FROM THE WEIGHT 
  OF THE ICE AND SNOW. 

* PLAN ON SEVERELY IMPACTED TRAVEL DUE TO THE ICE AND SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE TREACHEROUS THIS MORNING. IF YOU MUST
VENTURE OUT...EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION AND TAKE IT SLOW.

&&

$$

MNZ079-086>088-094-095-WIZ032>034-041815-
/O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-140405T0000Z/
WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-
JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...
BLACK RIVER FALLS
512 AM CDT FRI APR 4 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

* BANDS OF SNOW WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...AND WEST
  CENTRAL AND CENTRAL WISCONSIN TODAY. HOURLY SNOW RATES MAY BE UP
  TO AN INCH AN HOUR AT TIMES. IN ADDITION...THERE MAY BE PERIODS
  OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 1/4 OF INCH...MOSTLY ON ELEVATED 
  OBJECTS. SNOW AMOUNTS FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES. 

* NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING AROUND 40 MPH.

* TRAVEL COULD BE IMPACTED BY ICE AND SNOW. ANTICIPATE SLIPPERY
  ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE MORNING COMMUTE. IN ADDITION... THE
  POTENTIAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS AND THE WEIGHT OF THE SNOW... COULD
  LEAD TO BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES WITH THE
  HIGHER WIND GUSTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TRAVEL CONDITIONS COULD BE HAMPERED THIS MORNING...ESPECIALLY ON
LESS TRAVELED ROADS.

&&

$$

IAZ008-009-018-041815-
/O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-140405T0000Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-FLOYD-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CHARLES CITY
512 AM CDT FRI APR 4 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

* BANDS OF SNOW WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA TODAY. THESE BANDS
  MAY PRODUCE UP TO AN INCH AN HOUR.

* UP TO 1/10 OF AN INCH OF ICE HAS ALREADY ACCUMULATED ACROSS THE
  AREA...AND UP TO 2 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE TODAY.

* NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING AROUND 40 MPH.

* TRAVEL COULD BE IMPACTED BY THE ICE AND SNOW. IN ADDITION...
  THE POTENTIAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS AND THE WEIGHT OF THE SNOW...
  COULD LEAD TO BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES 
  WITH THE HIGHER WIND GUSTS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TRAVEL CONDITIONS COULD BE HAMPERED THIS MORNING.

&&

$$

BOYNE

934 
WWUS43 KARX 041216
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
716 AM CDT FRI APR 4 2014

...ICY ROADS FOR SOME...BANDS OF MODERATE SNOW CONTINUE...

.BANDS OF SNOW WERE ROTATING ACROSS THE AREA...CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING UP TO 1 INCH OF SNOW AN HOUR. 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW ARE 
EXPECTED NORTH OF A SAINT ANSGAR IOWA TO NEILLSVILLE WISCONSIN
LINE. THIS SNOW WILL FALL ON 1/10 TO 1/4 INCH OF ICE. 

LAW ENFORCEMENT AND STATE DOTS WERE REPORTING SNOW COVERED OR ICY
ROADS ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTH-CENTRAL WISCONSIN.
PARTS OF NORTHEAST IOWA ALSO HAD SLIPPERY ROADS.

DESPITE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS TODAY...THE HEAVY...WET NATURE OF
THE FALLING SNOW WILL INHIBIT BLOWING AND DRIFTING.

TREE AND POWER LINE DAMAGE COULD OCCUR DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS
COUPLED WITH THE WEIGHT OF THE HEAVIER SNOW AND ICE
ACCUMULATIONS.

WIZ017-029-042030-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140405T0000Z/
TAYLOR-CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE
716 AM CDT FRI APR 4 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

* BANDS OF SNOW CAPABLE OF PRODUCING UP TO AN INCH PER HOUR WILL
  MOVE THROUGH THE REGION TODAY.

* SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...MOSTLY NORTH OF
  HIGHWAY 29. THIS IS IN ADDITION TO THE 1/4 INCH OF ICE THAT HAS
  ALREADY FALLEN.

* WINDS GUSTING UP TO 40 MPH WILL FURTHER COMPLICATE MATTERS 
  WITH POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES FROM THE WEIGHT 
  OF THE ICE AND SNOW. 

* PLAN ON SEVERELY IMPACTED TRAVEL DUE TO THE ICE AND SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE TREACHEROUS THIS MORNING. IF YOU MUST
VENTURE OUT...EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION AND TAKE IT SLOW.

&&

$$

MNZ079-086>088-094-095-WIZ032>034-042030-
/O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-140405T0000Z/
WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-
JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...
BLACK RIVER FALLS
716 AM CDT FRI APR 4 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

* BANDS OF SNOW CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 1 INCH PER HOUR SNOWFALL
  RATES WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION.

* TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. THIS IS IN ADDITION TO THE
  1/10 TO 1/4 INCH OF ICE THAT HAS ALREADY FALLEN.

* WINDS GUSTING UP TO 40 MPH WILL FURTHER COMPLICATE MATTERS 
  WITH POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES FROM THE WEIGHT 
  OF THE ICE AND SNOW. 

* ICE AND SNOW WILL IMPACT TRAVEL TODAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TRAVEL CONDITIONS COULD BE HAMPERED THIS MORNING...ESPECIALLY ON
LESS TRAVELED ROADS.

&&

$$

IAZ008-009-018-042030-
/O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-140405T0000Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-FLOYD-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CHARLES CITY
716 AM CDT FRI APR 4 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

* BANDS OF SNOW WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA. THESE BANDS MAY PRODUCE
  1 INCH PER HOUR SNOWFALL RATES.

* 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED. THIS IS IN ADDITION TO
  THE 1/10 OF AN INCH OF ICE THAT HAS ALREADY FALLEN.

* WINDS GUSTING UP TO 40 MPH WILL FURTHER COMPLICATE MATTERS 
  WITH POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES FROM THE WEIGHT 
  OF THE ICE AND SNOW. 

* ICE AND SNOW WILL IMPACT TRAVEL TODAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TRAVEL CONDITIONS COULD BE HAMPERED THIS MORNING.

&&

$$

BOYNE

097 
WWUS43 KARX 041508
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1008 AM CDT FRI APR 4 2014

...STILL SOME MODERATE SNOW THIS MORNING...

.BANDS OF MODERATE SNOW CONTINUE TO ROTATE ACROSS PORTIONS OF
WESTERN AND CENTRAL WISCONSIN. THESE BANDS WILL BE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING 1 INCH PER HOUR SNOW RATES. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS
OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR AREAS WEST OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER WITH THE HIGHER TOTALS EXPECTED ACROSS NORTH
CENTRAL WISCONSIN.

STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE REGION
TODAY. HOWEVER...LITTLE OR NO BLOWING OR DRIFTING IS EXPECTED TO
OCCUR DUE TO THE HEAVY...WET CONSISTENCY OF THE SNOW.

HOWEVER...THESE STRONG WINDS COULD PRODUCE SOME TREE AND POWER
LINE DAMAGE WHERE THE HEAVIER SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS OCCURRED.

WIZ017-029-042315-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140405T0000Z/
TAYLOR-CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE
1008 AM CDT FRI APR 4 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

* BANDS OF SNOW CAPABLE OF PRODUCING UP TO AN INCH PER HOUR WILL 
  MOVE THROUGH THE REGION TODAY. 

* ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL TODAY SHOULD BE 1 TO 2 INCHES FOR STORM
  TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES. MOST OF THIS SNOW IS EXPECTED NORTH OF
  WISCONSIN STATE HIGHWAY 29. THIS SNOW WILL FALL ON TOP OF THE
  ICING THAT OCCURRED THURSDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS GUSTING UP TO 40 MPH WILL FURTHER COMPLICATE MATTERS 
  WITH POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES FROM THE WEIGHT 
  OF THE ICE AND SNOW. 

* PLAN ON SEVERELY IMPACTED TRAVEL DUE TO THE ICE AND SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE TREACHEROUS THIS MORNING. IF YOU MUST
VENTURE OUT...EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION AND TAKE IT SLOW.

&&

$$

MNZ079-086>088-094-095-WIZ032>034-042315-
/O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-140405T0000Z/
WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-
JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...
BLACK RIVER FALLS
1008 AM CDT FRI APR 4 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

* MAINLY LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR INTO THE AFTERNOON. 

* ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL TODAY WILL BE LESS THAN AN INCH WITH STORM
  TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES. A TENTH TO A QUARTER OF INCH OF ICE
  OCCURRED THURSDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS GUSTING UP TO 40 MPH WILL FURTHER COMPLICATE MATTERS 
  WITH POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES FROM THE WEIGHT 
  OF THE ICE AND SNOW. 

* ICE AND SNOW WILL IMPACT TRAVEL TODAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TRAVEL CONDITIONS COULD BE HAMPERED THIS MORNING...ESPECIALLY ON
LESS TRAVELED ROADS.

&&

$$

IAZ008-009-018-042315-
/O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-140405T0000Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-FLOYD-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CHARLES CITY
1008 AM CDT FRI APR 4 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

* MAINLY LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES ARE EXPECTED INTO THE AFTERNOON.

* ANY NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TODAY WILL BE LESS THAN AN INCH WITH
  STORM TOTALS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE
  OCCURRED THURSDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS GUSTING UP TO 40 MPH WILL FURTHER COMPLICATE MATTERS 
  WITH POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES FROM THE WEIGHT 
  OF THE ICE AND SNOW. 

* ICE AND SNOW WILL IMPACT TRAVEL TODAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TRAVEL CONDITIONS COULD BE HAMPERED THIS MORNING.

&&

$$

04

882 
WWUS43 KARX 041809
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
109 PM CDT FRI APR 4 2014

...WINTER STORM BEGINNING TO WIND DOWN...

.LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON FOR LOCATIONS
MAINLY ALONG AND EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BE AN INCH OR LESS WITH THE HIGHEST TOTALS
EXPECTED ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN.

A LITTLE BIT OF DRIFTING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL ALSO OCCUR AS THE
STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
DUE TO THE WET...HEAVY NATURE OF THE SNOW THE DRIFTING AND BLOWING
IS NOT EXPECTED TO CREATE MANY PROBLEMS.

HOWEVER...THESE STRONG WINDS COULD PRODUCE SOME TREE AND POWER
LINE DAMAGE WHERE THE HEAVIER SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS
OCCURRED.

IAZ008-009-018-MNZ086-094-041915-
/O.CAN.KARX.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-140405T0000Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-FLOYD-DODGE-MOWER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLES CITY...AUSTIN
109 PM CDT FRI APR 4 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

ALL THE ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS MOVE EAST OF THE REGION. THE STRONG
AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CREATE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW...BUT THIS IS NOT EXPECTED TO PRODUCE MANY PROBLEMS.

$$

WIZ017-029-050000-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140405T0000Z/
TAYLOR-CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE
109 PM CDT FRI APR 4 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

* BANDS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THE REGION THIS
  AFTERNOON.

* ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL THIS AFTERNOON SHOULD BE AN INCH OR LESS FOR
  STORM TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES. MOST OF THIS SNOW IS EXPECTED
  NORTH OF WISCONSIN STATE HIGHWAY 29. THIS SNOW WILL FALL ON TOP
  OF THE ICING THAT OCCURRED THURSDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS GUSTING UP TO 40 MPH WILL FURTHER COMPLICATE MATTERS 
  WITH POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES FROM THE WEIGHT 
  OF THE ICE AND SNOW. 

* PLAN ON SEVERELY IMPACTED TRAVEL DUE TO THE ICE AND SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE TREACHEROUS THIS MORNING. IF YOU MUST
VENTURE OUT...EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION AND TAKE IT SLOW.

&&

$$

MNZ079-087-088-095-WIZ032>034-050000-
/O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-140405T0000Z/
WABASHA-OLMSTED-WINONA-FILLMORE-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...WINONA...BLACK RIVER FALLS
109 PM CDT FRI APR 4 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

* MAINLY LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON.

* ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE LESS THAN AN INCH
  WITH STORM TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES. 

* WINDS GUSTING UP TO 40 MPH WILL FURTHER COMPLICATE MATTERS 
  WITH POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES FROM THE WEIGHT 
  OF THE ICE AND SNOW. 

* ICE AND SNOW WILL IMPACT TRAVEL TODAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TRAVEL CONDITIONS COULD BE HAMPERED THIS MORNING...ESPECIALLY ON
LESS TRAVELED ROADS.

&&

$$

04

325 
WWUS43 KARX 042005
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
305 PM CDT FRI APR 4 2014

...WINTER STORM CONTINUES TO WIND DOWN...

.LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE LATE THIS AFTERNOON FOR LOCATIONS
MAINLY ALONG AND NORTHEAST OF INTERSTATE 94 ACROSS CENTRAL
WISCONSIN. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE AN INCH OR LESS.

A LITTLE BIT OF DRIFTING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL ALSO OCCUR AS THE
STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
DUE TO THE WET...HEAVY NATURE OF THE SNOW THE DRIFTING AND
BLOWING IS NOT EXPECTED TO CREATE MANY PROBLEMS.

MNZ079-087-088-095-WIZ032-042115-
/O.CAN.KARX.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-140405T0000Z/
WABASHA-OLMSTED-WINONA-FILLMORE-BUFFALO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...WINONA
305 PM CDT FRI APR 4 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

ALL THE ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS MOVED EAST OF THE REGION. THE
STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CREATE SOME DRIFTING
SNOW...BUT THIS IS NOT EXPECTED TO PRODUCE MANY PROBLEMS.

$$

WIZ017-029-050000-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140405T0000Z/
TAYLOR-CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE
305 PM CDT FRI APR 4 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

* MAINLY LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THE REGION FOR
  THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON.

* ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE LESS THAN AN INCH.
 
* WINDS GUSTING UP TO 40 MPH WILL FURTHER COMPLICATE MATTERS
  CREATING SOME DRIFTING SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE TREACHEROUS THIS MORNING. IF YOU MUST
VENTURE OUT...EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION AND TAKE IT SLOW.

&&

$$

WIZ033-034-050000-
/O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-140405T0000Z/
TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BLACK RIVER FALLS
305 PM CDT FRI APR 4 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

* LOOK FOR THE LIGHT SNOW TO COME TO AN END DURING THE LATE
  AFTERNOON.

* ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL WILL BE LESS THAN AN INCH.

* WINDS GUSTING UP TO 40 MPH WILL FURTHER COMPLICATE MATTERS
  CREATING SOME DRIFTING SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TRAVEL CONDITIONS COULD BE HAMPERED THIS MORNING...ESPECIALLY ON
LESS TRAVELED ROADS.

&&

$$

04

738 
WWUS43 KARX 042237
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
537 PM CDT FRI APR 4 2014

...SNOW HAS COME TO AN END...

.LIGHT SNOW HAS SHIFTED TO THE EAST OF NORTH CENTRAL
WISCONSIN...SO THE WINTER STORM WARNING AND WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

WIZ017-029-042345-
/O.CAN.KARX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140405T0000Z/
TAYLOR-CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE
537 PM CDT FRI APR 4 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

SNOW HAS SHIFTED OFF TO THE EAST AND THOUGH NORTHWEST WINDS ARE
CAUSING SOME MINOR DRIFTING OF THE SNOW...CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE
THROUGH THE EVENING.

$$

WIZ033-034-042345-
/O.CAN.KARX.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-140405T0000Z/
TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BLACK RIVER FALLS
537 PM CDT FRI APR 4 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS THE REGION WITH JUST SOME MINOR DRIFTING OF
SNOW OCCURRING ON AREA ROADS. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE THROUGH THIS
EVENING.

$$

HALBACH

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1146 AM CDT THU APR 3 2014

.UPDATE...
ISSUED AT 1145 AM CDT THU APR 3 2014

WILL BE UPGRADING THE WINTER STORM WATCH TO A WARNING FOR TAYLOR
AND CLARK COUNTIES. TIMES ON THIS WARNING WILL BE FROM 7 PM
TONIGHT TO 7 PM FRIDAY. WILL TAKE THE REST OF THE WATCH AND GO
WITH A VERY HIGH END ADVISORY. WILL ALSO ADD IN FLOYD AND HOWARD
COUNTIES TO THE ADVISORY. TIMES ON THE ADVISORY WILL BE FROM 10 PM
TONIGHT TO 7 PM FRIDAY. STILL CONCERNED THAT THE WINDS OVER
PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA COULD CREATE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING
SNOW PROBLEMS. MORE IN DEPTH DISCUSSION WILL BE ISSUED LATER THIS
AFTERNOON.

&&

.SHORT TERM...(TODAY AND TONIGHT)
ISSUED AT 406 AM CDT THU APR 3 2014

FORECAST CONCERNS ARE ON STRONG STORM SYSTEM IMPACTING THE REGION
LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY...BRINGING RAIN...FREEZING
RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW TO THE AREA.

LOW PRESSURE WILL DEEPEN OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS TODAY AND LIFT INTO
THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO
TONIGHT. WARM AIR ADVECTION AHEAD OF A LEADING SHORTWAVE WAS
PRODUCING SOME LIGHT RAIN/SNOW AND SLEET SHOWERS OVER THE AREA
EARLY THIS MORNING. OTHERWISE THE MAIN SHOW WILL ARRIVE LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE LOW IS GOING TO PULL WARM WARM AIR
ALOFT INTO THE FORECAST AREA TONIGHT. THE MAX TEMPERATURES IN THE
WARM LAYER LOOK TO CLIMB TO AROUND 11 C TONIGHT OVER SOUTHWEST
WISCONSIN AND INTO THE 5 TO 6 C RANGE OVER SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA
INTO NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN. THESE TEMPERATURES ARE WARM ENOUGH
TO COMPLETELY MELT HYDROMETEORS FALLING FROM ALOFT. SO...THE BIG
CONCERN TONIGHT IS WHAT WILL SURFACE TEMPERATURES BE ACROSS
PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST IOWA...SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL
INTO NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN. MOST OF THE FORECAST MODELS ARE
COOLING TEMPERATURES DOWN INTO THE 32 TO 34 DEGREE RANGE. AREAS
THAT COOL TO THE FREEZING MARK WILL EXPERIENCE FREEZING RAIN WHILE
LOCATIONS THAT STAY WARMER THAN FREEZING WILL SEE RAIN. COLDER AIR
FINALLY STARTS TO WRAP BACK INTO THE FORECAST AREA FROM THE
NORTHWEST LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING WITH THE
PRECIPITATION TYPE SWITCHING OVER TO SLEET AND EVENTUALLY OVER TO
SNOW. ANOTHER CONCERN TONIGHT IS THAT WE MAY LOSE ICE ALOFT FOR A
PERIOD ALSO COMPLICATING THE PRECIPITATION TYPE FORECAST TONIGHT.
ANOTHER CONCERN FOR THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING IS THE
POTENTIAL FOR A FEW ELEVATED THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
HAIL OVER NORTHEAST IOWA INTO FAR SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. IF THE RAP
IS CORRECT WE COULD EVEN SEE SOME HAIL OVER SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA
INTO WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. OFF THE RAP...LIFTING FROM 750 MB
YIELDS 500 J/KG CAPE. SOMETHING TO KEEP AN EYE ON THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING . THE 00Z ECMWF IS SHOWING A MUCH DIFFERENT SOLUTIONS
VERSUS THE GFS/NAM. THE ECMWF IS MUCH MORE PROGRESSIVE AND WEAKER
WITH THE SURFACE LOW. HAVE TREATED IT AS AN OUTLIER AND LEANED
MORE TOWARD THE GFS/GEM. EVEN WITH THE GFS/GEM IN BETTER AGREEMENT
THIS IS STILL A VERY COMPLICATED SCENARIO DETERMINING  THE
PRECIPITATION TYPE AND WHEN A SWITCH OVER TO SNOW WILL OCCUR.
PRECIPITATION INTENSITY WILL PLAY A HUGE ROLE IN WHEN THE WARM
LAYER FINALLY COOLS ENOUGH FOR A SWITCH OVER TO SNOW. THE NAM
MAINTAINS A VERY STRONG WARM LAYER...ESPECIALLY OVER NORTH CENTRAL
WISCONSIN. THIS SOLUTION WOULD POINT TO AN ICE STORM
WARNING...WHILE THE GFS WOULD SUGGEST A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY...WHILE THE GEM WOULD FAVOR MORE SNOW AND POSSIBLY A
WINTER STORM WARNING. THROUGH COORDINATION WITH SURROUNDING
OFFICES HAVE DECIDED TO MAINTAIN THE WINTER STORM WATCH IN HOPE
THAT MODELS WOULD COME INTO BETTER AGREEMENT WITH THE 12Z RUNS.

.LONG TERM...(FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY)
ISSUED AT 406 AM CDT THU APR 3 2014

THE LOW IS EXPECTED TO TRACK ACROSS SOUTHERN WISCONSIN ON FRIDAY
WITH PRECIPITATION CHANGING OVER TO ALL SNOW. NORTHWEST WINDS REALLY
CRANK UP ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA FRIDAY
MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE INTO THE 15 TO 25
MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH. CANNOT RULE OUT STRONGER WINDS
BUT IT WILL DEPEND ON THE INTENSITY OF THE LOW WHICH IS UNCERTAIN AT
THIS TIME. IF SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES PAN OUT OVER THE
OPEN AREAS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA...NEAR BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS COULD OCCUR FRIDAY MORNING INTO EARLY FRIDAY
AFTERNOON. THE LOW FINALLY EXITS THE REGION FRIDAY EVENING AS
HIGHS PRESSURE BUILDS IN. SOUTHERLY FLOW KICKS IN ACROSS THE
REGION SATURDAY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK HELPING TO USHER IN WARMER
AIR MORE TYPICAL OF THIS TIME OF YEAR. 850 MB TEMPERATURES
WARMING INTO THE 2 TO 4 C RANGE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. PLAN ON HIGHS
ON SATURDAY RANGING FROM THE UPPER 30S OVER NORTH CENTRAL
WISCONSIN TO THE UPPER 40S TO AROUND 50 ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA INTO
FAR SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN UNDER MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES. A SHORTWAVE
SWINGS ACROSS THE REGION ON SUNDAY BRINGING A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN
TO THE REGION. SEVERAL WEAK DISTURBANCES THEN LOOK TO MOVE ACROSS
THE REGION MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY WITH ADDITIONAL CHANCES FOR
RAIN. WARMER TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK
AS A RIDGE BUILDS IN FROM THE WESTERN CONUS.

&&

.AVIATION...(FOR THE 12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z FRIDAY MORNING)
ISSUED AT 643 AM CDT THU APR 3 2014

A CHALLENGING AVIATION FORECAST AS DRY EAST-NORTHEAST FLOW NEAR
THE GROUND COMPETES WITH WARMER...MORE MOIST AIR LIFTING NORTH
FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO AHEAD OF A STORM SYSTEM. MODELS HAVE
TRENDED MORE OPTIMISTIC WITH CEILINGS...VISIBILITIES AND
PRECIPITATION IN GENERAL TODAY...THUS HAVE IMPROVED THESE IN THE
FORECAST. NOW HAVE RST VFR UNTIL 18Z AND LSE UNTIL 00Z. CEILINGS
SHOULD GRADUALLY LOWER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WEST TO
EAST...ALONG WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF RAIN SHOWERS. BETTER CHANCES
TO SEE IFR/MVFR VISIBILITIES...IFR/LIFR CEILINGS...AND RAIN COMES
TONIGHT WHEN THE CORE OF THE STORM SYSTEM NEARS THE TAF SITES. THE
RAIN SHOULD MIX WITH OR CHANGE OVER TO FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND
SNOW AT RST BETWEEN 08-12Z. SOME LIGHT ICE OR SNOW ACCUMULATION IS
POSSIBLE. LOOKING AHEAD...HEAVIER SNOW IS LIKELY AT RST JUST AFTER
12Z.

EASTERLY WINDS WILL BE GUSTY TODAY...UP TO 25 KT...DUE TO A TIGHT
PRESSURE GRADIENT IN PLACE. EXPECT WINDS TO SWING AROUND TO THE
NORTH AND DIMINISH TONIGHT AS THE SYSTEM APPROACHES. STRONGER
WINDS OUT OF THE NORTHWEST ARE LIKELY ON FRIDAY.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...
ISSUED AT 406 AM CDT THU APR 3 2014

DUE TO RECENT PRECIPITATION AND SNOW MELT...A FLOOD WARNING
REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR THE TREMPEALEAU RIVER
AT DODGE.

HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL ACCOMPANY A STRONG STORM SYSTEM TONIGHT INTO
FRIDAY...MOSTLY ACROSS MN INTO NORTHWEST WI. SOUTH OF THIS
BAND...PRECIPITATION WILL BE A WINTRY MIX TO MOSTLY RAIN. THE RAIN
COULD ALSO BE LOCALLY HEAVY AT TIMES. THE RAINFALL TONIGHT AND
MELTING OF THE EXPECTED SNOWFALL WILL LEAD TO RISES ON AREA RIVERS
INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

&&

.ARX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WI...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM CDT
     FRIDAY FOR WIZ032>034.

     WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM CDT FRIDAY
     FOR WIZ017-029.

MN...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM CDT
     FRIDAY FOR MNZ079-086>088-094-095.

IA...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM CDT
     FRIDAY FOR IAZ008-009-018.

&&

UPDATE...04
SHORT TERM...WETENKAMP
LONG TERM...WETENKAMP
AVIATION...AJ
HYDROLOGY...WETENKAMP

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
531 AM CDT THU APR 3 2014

IAZ008-MNZ079-086>088-094-095-WIZ017-029-032>034-041200-
MITCHELL-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-TAYLOR-CLARK-
BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-
531 AM CDT THU APR 3 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE AROUND AND WEST OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA
TONIGHT. LIGHTNING WOULD BE THE MAIN HAZARD WITH THE STORMS.

EXPECT RAIN TONIGHT TO SWITCH OVER TO FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND
FINALLY SNOW BY LATE IN THE NIGHT. SIGNIFICANT ICING COULD
OCCUR...ESPECIALLY OVER NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN. A FEW INCHES OF
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION IS ALSO POSSIBLE. A WINTER STORM WATCH
REMAINS IN EFFECT TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY. IN
ADDITION...WITH WINDS GUSTING FROM 25 TO 35 MPH...NEAR-WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS COULD OCCUR. THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH FRIDAY EVENING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NO ACTION IS NECESSARY THROUGH TONIGHT. HOWEVER...REPORTS OF ANY
ICING OR SNOWFALL WOULD BE APPRECIATED.

.EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION...

A WEBINAR HAS BEEN SCHEDULED FOR 1 PM TO DISCUSS THE STRONG STORM
FOR TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. ALSO CHECK FOR PERIODIC VIDEO BRIEFINGS
POSTED TO OUR YOU TUBE CHANNEL.

IAZ009>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ096-WIZ041>044-053>055-061-041200-
HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-
HOUSTON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-
GRANT-
531 AM CDT THU APR 3 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE AROUND AND WEST OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA
TONIGHT. LIGHTNING WOULD BE THE MAIN HAZARD WITH THE STORMS.

A WINTRY MIX IS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT...MAINLY WEST OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER. LIGHT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE
WHICH COULD MAKE FOR SLIPPERY TRAVEL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

A WINTRY MIX IS EXPECTED ON FRIDAY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE
POSSIBLE NEAR AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90 IN THE MORNING...AND UP
TO 2 INCHES OF SNOWFALL. MAINLY RAIN IS EXPECTED ACROSS EXTREME
NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NO ACTION IS NECESSARY THROUGH TONIGHT. HOWEVER...REPORTS OF ANY
ICING OR SNOWFALL WOULD BE APPRECIATED.

.EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION...

A WEBINAR HAS BEEN SCHEDULED FOR 1 PM TO DISCUSS THE STRONG STORM
FOR TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. ALSO CHECK FOR PERIODIC VIDEO BRIEFINGS
POSTED TO OUR YOU TUBE CHANNEL.

AJ