Alert archive / Wisconsin / Blizzard Warnings in 2014
Blizzard Warning 1, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this blizzard warning at Jan 26, 2014, 8:29 PM CST for Green County, Iowa County, Lafayette County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 6 hr. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 26, 2014, 8:29 PM CST (02:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 27, 2014, 2:49 AM CST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
Counties Green County, WI, Iowa County, WI, Lafayette County, WI
The radar
The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26, 9:00 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Darlington, WI | PERIODIC WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. MANY NORTH TO SOUTH ROADS IMPASSABLE DUE TO HIGH DRIFTS. SOME STRANDED MOTORISTS. |
| Jan 26, 9:00 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Dodgeville, WI | PERIODIC WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. MANY ROADS WITH ONLY ONE LANE OPEN DUE TO HIGH DRIFTS. SOME STRANDED MOTORISTS. |
| Jan 26, 9:00 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Monroe, WI | PERIODIC WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. MANY ROADS IMPASSABLE DUE TO HIGH DRIFTS. A GRADER WAS USED TO CLEAR THE WAY FOR AN AMBULANCE. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Davenport, (KDVN), launched 00:00Z, 2.5 hours before the alert went out and 137 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
- 715 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 100 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 138 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 734 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
386 WWUS43 KMKX 270229 WSWMKX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 829 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014 ...BLOWING SNOW AND BITTER COLD... .AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT HAS SWEPT ACROSS SOUTHERN WISCONSIN...WITH WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING BEHIND THE FRONT. AREAS ACROSS SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN HAVE ALREADY REPORTED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...WITH MULTIPLE ROAD CLOSURES. IN ADDITION...CONDITIONS IN THE SOUTHWEST HAVE GOTTEN SO BAD THAT GREEN AND LAFAYETTE COUNTIES HAVE DECIDED TO PULL PLOWS FOR THE NIGHT. WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE INTO THE NIGHT...THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A BLIZZARD WARNING ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHWEST FORECAST AREA. A WINTER STORM WARNING ALSO CONTINUES THROUGH THE NIGHT FOR DANE AND JANESVILLE COUNTIES WHERE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES. DRIFTING ACROSS ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN...SO A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THE NIGHT. THE ARCTIC FRONT WILL USHER BITTER COLD AIR INTO SOUTHERN WISCONSIN. THE WINDS AND BITTER COLD WILL CONTINUE MONDAY AND TUESDAY...WITH THE DANGEROUS COLD CONTINUING INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH THE WINDS GRADUALLY DIMINISHING. THE COLDEST PERIOD AND LOWEST WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. WIZ062-067-068-271030- /O.CAN.KMKX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140127T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMKX.BZ.W.0001.140127T0229Z-140127T0900Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.WC.W.0002.140128T0300Z-140128T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.WC.Y.0007.140127T0600Z-140128T0300Z/ IOWA-LAFAYETTE-GREEN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DODGEVILLE...DARLINGTON...MONROE 829 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 PM CST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM MONDAY TO NOON CST TUESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM MONDAY TO NOON CST TUESDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 PM CST MONDAY. * TIMING...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WILL RESULT IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES THROUGH THE VERY EARLY MORNING HOURS...WITH WINDS EASING SLIGHTLY TOWARD DAYBREAK. * WIND CHILL VALUES...FALLING TO 20 TO 35 BELOW TONIGHT AND MONDAY...WITH 35 TO 50 BELOW ZERO MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING AND FALLING WIND CHILLS WILL CREATE TREACHEROUS DRIVING AND DANGEROUS WEATHER CONDITIONS. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN OPEN AND RURAL AREAS...WITH MULTIPLE ROAD CLOSURES ALSO EXPECTED. LAFAYETTE AND GREEN COUNTIES HAVE ALREADY PULLED PLOWS FOR THE NIGHT...SO ROADS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE THROUGH THE NIGHT. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE ON SOME ROADS...PARTICULARLY NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. THE BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS CAN LEAD TO FROSTBITE OF EXPOSED SKIN IN 10 MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ WIZ063-069-271030- /O.CON.KMKX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140127T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.WC.W.0002.140128T0300Z-140128T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.WC.Y.0007.140127T0600Z-140128T0300Z/ DANE-ROCK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MADISON...JANESVILLE...BELOIT 829 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 PM CST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM MONDAY TO NOON CST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY. A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM MONDAY TO NOON CST TUESDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 PM CST MONDAY. * TIMING...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT. THESE WINDS WILL RESULT IN VISIBILITIES DECREASING TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES WITH BRIEF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. * WIND CHILL VALUES...FALLING TO 20 TO 35 BELOW TONIGHT AND MONDAY...WITH 35 TO 50 BELOW ZERO MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING AND FALLING WIND CHILLS WILL CREATE TREACHEROUS DRIVING AND DANGEROUS WEATHER CONDITIONS. BRIEF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN OPEN AND RURAL AREAS. NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS WILL BE MOST IMPACTED BY THE BLOWING SNOW. THE BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS CAN LEAD TO FROSTBITE OF EXPOSED SKIN IN 10 MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO INTERMITTENTLY REDUCE THE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE. THESE CONDITIONS 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. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ WIZ046-047-056-057-271030- /O.CON.KMKX.WC.W.0002.140128T0300Z-140128T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-140127T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.WC.Y.0007.140127T0600Z-140128T0300Z/ MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-SAUK-COLUMBIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BERLIN...BARABOO...PORTAGE... WISCONSIN DELLS 829 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 PM CST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM MONDAY TO NOON CST TUESDAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM MONDAY TO NOON CST TUESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 PM CST MONDAY. * TIMING...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT. THESE WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING SNOW WHICH WILL REDUCE THE VISIBILITY IN OPEN AND RURAL AREAS TO LESS THEN ONE MILE AT TIMES...AND OCCASIONALLY TO ONE HALF MILE. * WIND CHILL VALUES...LOWERING TO 20 TO 35 BELOW TONIGHT AND MONDAY...WITH 35 TO 50 BELOW ZERO MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING AND FALLING WIND CHILLS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING AND DANGEROUS WEATHER CONDITIONS. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL BE LIKELY IN OPEN AND RURAL AREAS. NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS WILL BE MOST IMPACTED BY THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS CAN LEAD TO FROSTBITE OF EXPOSED SKIN IN 10 MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ WIZ051-052-058>060-064>066-070>072-271030- /O.CON.KMKX.WC.W.0002.140128T0300Z-140128T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-140127T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.WC.Y.0007.140127T0600Z-140128T0300Z/ FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-DODGE-WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA- MILWAUKEE-WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOND DU LAC...SHEBOYGAN...BEAVER DAM... WEST BEND...PORT WASHINGTON...JEFFERSON...LAKE MILLS...WAUKESHA... BROOKFIELD...MILWAUKEE...ELKHORN...LAKE GENEVA...RACINE...KENOSHA 829 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 PM CST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM MONDAY TO NOON CST TUESDAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM MONDAY TO NOON CST TUESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 PM CST MONDAY. * TIMING...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT. THESE WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING SNOW WHICH WILL REDUCE THE VISIBILITY IN OPEN AND RURAL AREAS TO LESS THEN ONE MILE AT TIMES...AND OCCASIONALLY TO ONE HALF MILE. * WIND CHILL VALUES...LOWERING TO 20 TO 35 BELOW TONIGHT AND MONDAY...WITH 35 TO 50 BELOW ZERO MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING AND FALLING WIND CHILLS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING AND DANGEROUS WEATHER CONDITIONS. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL BE LIKELY IN OPEN AND RURAL AREAS. NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS WILL BE MOST IMPACTED BY THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS CAN LEAD TO FROSTBITE OF EXPOSED SKIN IN 10 MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ DDV
2 follow-up statements
322 WWUS43 KMKX 270229 CCA WSWMKX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTEDD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 829 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014 ...BLOWING SNOW AND BITTER COLD... .AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT HAS SWEPT ACROSS SOUTHERN WISCONSIN...WITH WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING BEHIND THE FRONT. AREAS ACROSS SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN HAVE ALREADY REPORTED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...WITH MULTIPLE ROAD CLOSURES. IN ADDITION...CONDITIONS IN THE SOUTHWEST HAVE GOTTEN SO BAD THAT GREEN AND LAFAYETTE COUNTIES HAVE DECIDED TO PULL PLOWS FOR THE NIGHT. WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE INTO THE NIGHT...THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A BLIZZARD WARNING ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHWEST FORECAST AREA. A WINTER STORM WARNING ALSO CONTINUES THROUGH THE NIGHT FOR DANE AND ROCK COUNTIES WHERE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES. DRIFTING ACROSS ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN...SO A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THE NIGHT. THE ARCTIC FRONT WILL USHER BITTER COLD AIR INTO SOUTHERN WISCONSIN. THE WINDS AND BITTER COLD WILL CONTINUE MONDAY AND TUESDAY...WITH THE DANGEROUS COLD CONTINUING INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH THE WINDS GRADUALLY DIMINISHING. THE COLDEST PERIOD AND LOWEST WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. WIZ062-067-068-271030- /O.CAN.KMKX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140127T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMKX.BZ.W.0001.140127T0229Z-140127T0900Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.WC.W.0002.140128T0300Z-140128T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.WC.Y.0007.140127T0600Z-140128T0300Z/ IOWA-LAFAYETTE-GREEN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DODGEVILLE...DARLINGTON...MONROE 829 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 PM CST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM MONDAY TO NOON CST TUESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM MONDAY TO NOON CST TUESDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 PM CST MONDAY. * TIMING...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WILL RESULT IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES THROUGH THE VERY EARLY MORNING HOURS...WITH WINDS EASING SLIGHTLY TOWARD DAYBREAK. * WIND CHILL VALUES...FALLING TO 20 TO 35 BELOW TONIGHT AND MONDAY...WITH 35 TO 50 BELOW ZERO MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING AND FALLING WIND CHILLS WILL CREATE TREACHEROUS DRIVING AND DANGEROUS WEATHER CONDITIONS. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN OPEN AND RURAL AREAS...WITH MULTIPLE ROAD CLOSURES ALSO EXPECTED. LAFAYETTE AND GREEN COUNTIES HAVE ALREADY PULLED PLOWS FOR THE NIGHT...SO ROADS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE THROUGH THE NIGHT. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE ON SOME ROADS...PARTICULARLY NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. THE BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS CAN LEAD TO FROSTBITE OF EXPOSED SKIN IN 10 MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ WIZ063-069-271030- /O.CON.KMKX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140127T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.WC.W.0002.140128T0300Z-140128T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.WC.Y.0007.140127T0600Z-140128T0300Z/ DANE-ROCK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MADISON...JANESVILLE...BELOIT 829 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 PM CST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM MONDAY TO NOON CST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY. A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM MONDAY TO NOON CST TUESDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 PM CST MONDAY. * TIMING...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT. THESE WINDS WILL RESULT IN VISIBILITIES DECREASING TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES WITH BRIEF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. * WIND CHILL VALUES...FALLING TO 20 TO 35 BELOW TONIGHT AND MONDAY...WITH 35 TO 50 BELOW ZERO MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING AND FALLING WIND CHILLS WILL CREATE TREACHEROUS DRIVING AND DANGEROUS WEATHER CONDITIONS. BRIEF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN OPEN AND RURAL AREAS. NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS WILL BE MOST IMPACTED BY THE BLOWING SNOW. THE BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS CAN LEAD TO FROSTBITE OF EXPOSED SKIN IN 10 MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO INTERMITTENTLY REDUCE THE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE. THESE CONDITIONS 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. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ WIZ046-047-056-057-271030- /O.CON.KMKX.WC.W.0002.140128T0300Z-140128T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-140127T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.WC.Y.0007.140127T0600Z-140128T0300Z/ MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-SAUK-COLUMBIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BERLIN...BARABOO...PORTAGE... WISCONSIN DELLS 829 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 PM CST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM MONDAY TO NOON CST TUESDAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM MONDAY TO NOON CST TUESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 PM CST MONDAY. * TIMING...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT. THESE WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING SNOW WHICH WILL REDUCE THE VISIBILITY IN OPEN AND RURAL AREAS TO LESS THEN ONE MILE AT TIMES...AND OCCASIONALLY TO ONE HALF MILE. * WIND CHILL VALUES...LOWERING TO 20 TO 35 BELOW TONIGHT AND MONDAY...WITH 35 TO 50 BELOW ZERO MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING AND FALLING WIND CHILLS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING AND DANGEROUS WEATHER CONDITIONS. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL BE LIKELY IN OPEN AND RURAL AREAS. NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS WILL BE MOST IMPACTED BY THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS CAN LEAD TO FROSTBITE OF EXPOSED SKIN IN 10 MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ WIZ051-052-058>060-064>066-070>072-271030- /O.CON.KMKX.WC.W.0002.140128T0300Z-140128T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-140127T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.WC.Y.0007.140127T0600Z-140128T0300Z/ FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-DODGE-WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA- MILWAUKEE-WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOND DU LAC...SHEBOYGAN...BEAVER DAM... WEST BEND...PORT WASHINGTON...JEFFERSON...LAKE MILLS...WAUKESHA... BROOKFIELD...MILWAUKEE...ELKHORN...LAKE GENEVA...RACINE...KENOSHA 829 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 PM CST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM MONDAY TO NOON CST TUESDAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM MONDAY TO NOON CST TUESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 PM CST MONDAY. * TIMING...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT. THESE WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING SNOW WHICH WILL REDUCE THE VISIBILITY IN OPEN AND RURAL AREAS TO LESS THEN ONE MILE AT TIMES...AND OCCASIONALLY TO ONE HALF MILE. * WIND CHILL VALUES...LOWERING TO 20 TO 35 BELOW TONIGHT AND MONDAY...WITH 35 TO 50 BELOW ZERO MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING AND FALLING WIND CHILLS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING AND DANGEROUS WEATHER CONDITIONS. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL BE LIKELY IN OPEN AND RURAL AREAS. NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS WILL BE MOST IMPACTED BY THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS CAN LEAD TO FROSTBITE OF EXPOSED SKIN IN 10 MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ DDV
878 WWUS43 KMKX 270849 WSWMKX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 249 AM CST MON JAN 27 2014 ...BLOWING SNOW AND BITTER COLD... .AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT HAS SWEPT ACROSS SOUTHERN WISCONSIN...WITH STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS DIMINISHING SOMEWHAT. THERE IS STILL SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING. THE ARCTIC FRONT WILL USHER BITTER COLD AIR INTO SOUTHERN WISCONSIN. THE WINDS AND BITTER COLD WILL CONTINUE MONDAY AND TUESDAY...WITH THE DANGEROUS COLD CONTINUING INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH THE WINDS GRADUALLY DIMINISHING. THE COLDEST PERIOD AND LOWEST WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. WIZ062-067-068-271700- /O.CAN.KMKX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140127T0900Z/ /O.EXA.KMKX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140127T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.WC.W.0002.140128T0300Z-140128T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.WC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140128T0300Z/ IOWA-LAFAYETTE-GREEN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DODGEVILLE...DARLINGTON...MONROE 249 AM CST MON JAN 27 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST TUESDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR |BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST TUESDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 MPH WILL RESULT IN CONTINUED BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * WIND CHILL VALUES...FALLING TO 20 TO 35 BELOW THIS MORNING AND INTO THE EVENING...WITH 35 TO 50 BELOW ZERO MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING AND FALLING WIND CHILLS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING AND DANGEROUS WEATHER CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE ON ANY UNPLOWED ROADS. THE BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS CAN LEAD TO FROSTBITE OF EXPOSED SKIN IN 10 MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO INTERMITTENTLY REDUCE THE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE. THESE CONDITIONS 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. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ WIZ063-069-271700- /O.CON.KMKX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140127T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.WC.W.0002.140128T0300Z-140128T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.WC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140128T0300Z/ DANE-ROCK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MADISON...JANESVILLE...BELOIT 249 AM CST MON JAN 27 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING. A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST TUESDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING. THESE WINDS WILL RESULT IN VISIBILITIES DECREASING TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES WITH BRIEF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. * WIND CHILL VALUES...FALLING TO 20 TO 35 BELOW TONIGHT AND MONDAY...WITH 35 TO 50 BELOW ZERO MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING AND FALLING WIND CHILLS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING AND DANGEROUS WEATHER CONDITIONS. BRIEF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN OPEN AND RURAL AREAS. NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS WILL BE MOST IMPACTED BY THE BLOWING SNOW. THE BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS CAN LEAD TO FROSTBITE OF EXPOSED SKIN IN 10 MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO INTERMITTENTLY REDUCE THE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE. THESE CONDITIONS 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. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ WIZ046-047-056-057-271700- /O.CON.KMKX.WC.W.0002.140128T0300Z-140128T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.WC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140128T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-140127T1200Z/ MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-SAUK-COLUMBIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BERLIN...BARABOO...PORTAGE... WISCONSIN DELLS 249 AM CST MON JAN 27 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST TUESDAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST TUESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING. THESE WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING SNOW WHICH WILL REDUCE THE VISIBILITY IN OPEN AND RURAL AREAS TO ONE MILE. * WIND CHILL VALUES...LOWERING TO 20 TO 35 BELOW TONIGHT AND MONDAY...WITH 35 TO 50 BELOW ZERO MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING AND FALLING WIND CHILLS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING AND DANGEROUS WEATHER CONDITIONS. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL BE LIKELY IN OPEN AND RURAL AREAS. NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS WILL BE MOST IMPACTED BY THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS CAN LEAD TO FROSTBITE OF EXPOSED SKIN IN 10 MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ WIZ051-052-058>060-064>066-070>072-271700- /O.CON.KMKX.WC.W.0002.140128T0300Z-140128T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.WC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140128T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-140127T1200Z/ FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-DODGE-WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA- MILWAUKEE-WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOND DU LAC...SHEBOYGAN...BEAVER DAM... WEST BEND...PORT WASHINGTON...JEFFERSON...LAKE MILLS...WAUKESHA... BROOKFIELD...MILWAUKEE...ELKHORN...LAKE GENEVA...RACINE...KENOSHA 249 AM CST MON JAN 27 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST TUESDAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST TUESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING. THESE WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING SNOW WHICH WILL REDUCE THE VISIBILITY IN OPEN AND RURAL AREAS TO LESS THEN ONE MILE AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL VALUES...LOWERING TO 20 TO 35 BELOW TONIGHT AND MONDAY...WITH 35 TO 50 BELOW ZERO MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING AND FALLING WIND CHILLS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING AND DANGEROUS WEATHER CONDITIONS. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL BE LIKELY IN OPEN AND RURAL AREAS. NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS WILL BE MOST IMPACTED BY THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS CAN LEAD TO FROSTBITE OF EXPOSED SKIN IN 10 MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ HENTZ
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this blizzard warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Milwaukee, WI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this blizzard warning went out at Jan 26, 3:20 PM CST, 5 hours 9 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 26, 3:20 PM CST, 5 hours 9 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
320 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014
.TONIGHT AND MONDAY - CONFIDENCE...HIGH.
NEARLY ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN RECEIVED 4
INCHES OF DRY AND FLUFFY SNOW EARLY THIS MORNING. GUSTY WINDS
ARRIVING WITH AN ARCTIC FRONT LATE THIS AFTERNOON/EARLY THIS EVENING
WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND RESULT IN REDUCED
VISIBILITIES TO 2 MILES OR LESS EVERYWHERE FOR A PERIOD OF AT LEAST
3 HOURS.
WE DECIDED TO UPGRADE PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL WI...
IOWA/LAFAYETTE/DANE/GREEN/ROCK... TO A WINTER STORM WARNING AND MAKE
IT VALID RIGHT NOW THROUGH TONIGHT. A FEW CALLS TO LAW ENFORCEMENT
IN THOSE AREAS CONFIRMED LIMITED VISIBILITIES AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL
CONDITIONS DUE TO BLOWING SNOW ALREADY. THAT IS DUE TO WESTERLY
WINDS GUSTING TO 25 TO 32 MPH. WINDS WILL INCREASE EVEN MORE WITH
THE ARRIVAL OF THE ARCTIC FRONT LATE THIS AFTERNOON...EXPECTING
GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
WHILE WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK AT 35 TO 40 MPH EARLY THIS
EVENING ELSEWHERE WITH THE COLD FRONT...WE ARE LESS CERTAIN THAT
VISIBILITIES WOULD BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE MILE FOR A LONG
PERIOD OF TIME. THUS...WILL KEEP THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY GOING
AND KEEP AN EYE ON UPSTREAM OBSERVATIONS.
WEST WINDS ARE BEGINNING TO RAMP UP FROM MADISON AND WEST WITH THE
LEADING EDGE OF THE SURFACE COLD FRONT. A PERIOD OF LIGHT SNOW IS
ALSO ACCOMPANYING THE FRONT. THE REAL ARCTIC BLAST IS STILL BACK UP
IN SOUTHEAST MN AT 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON...ALONG THE TIGHT GRADIENT OF
SURFACE PRESSURE RISE. THAT WILL ARRIVE IN SOUTHERN WI FROM 5 PM
THROUGH 8 PM...WITH WINDS BECOMING MORE NORTHWESTERLY AND GUSTING TO
35 TO 40 MPH.
THERE IS SOME UNCERTAINTY ABOUT HOW LONG THE LOW CLOUDS AND LIGHT
SNOW SHOWERS WITH MINIMAL ACCUMULATION WILL HANG AROUND OVERNIGHT.
WINDS WILL DIMINISH A LITTLE AFTER MIDNIGHT...BUT REMAIN GUSTY THE
REST OF THE NIGHT AND THROUGH MONDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP
STEADILY THROUGH THE NIGHT...BOTTOMING OUT AT 5 TO 10 BELOW AROUND 9
AM MONDAY MORNING. WITH THE ELEVATED WINDS...WIND CHILLS DROP TO 25
TO 35 BELOW MONDAY MORNING. THEY REMAIN WITHIN THE WIND CHILL
ADVISORY CRITERIA...WARMER THAN 35 BELOW...SO NO CHANGE TO THE
HEADLINE. MONDAY WILL BE BITTER...WITH MAX TEMPS AROUND 8 BELOW ZERO
INLAND AND BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS. THERE WILL BE PATCHES OF BLOWING
SNOW AS WELL.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY - FORECAST CONFIDENCE...HIGH.
BITTER COLD AIR WILL REMAIN ENTRENCHED OVER SOUTHERN WI THROUGH TUE
NIGHT BEFORE SLIGHT MODIFICATION ON WED. EXPECT OVERNIGHT LOWS MON
NIGHT TO FALL TO BETWEEN 15 AND 25 BELOW. LINGERING PRESSURE
GRADIENT BETWEEN 1036MB HIGH NOSING INTO CENTRAL MS VALLEY AND
HUDSON BAY LOW WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE WIND SPEEDS OF 5 TO 15 KNOTS
THROUGH THE PERIOD. CURRENT WIND CHILL WARNING RUNS THROUGH 18Z
TUE. MOST LIKELY A WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL BE NEEDED FOR TUESDAY
NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. COLDEST PERIOD STILL LOOKS TO BE MONDAY NIGHT
INTO TUESDAY MORNING WITH WIND CHILLS FALLING TO 35 TO 45 BELOW.
WEAK MID-LEVEL SHORT WAVE MOVES ACROSS SOUTHERN WI LATER MONDAY
NIGHT BUT MOISTURE AND LIFT VERY LIMITED WITH THIS FEATURE SO WILL
HOLD OFF ON INTRODUCING ANY FLURRIES ATTM.
TEMPERATURES MODIFY SLIGHTLY ON WEDNESDAY BUT REMAIN WELL BELOW
NORMAL AS THE LOW TO MID LEVEL WINDS BECOME MORE SOUTHWEST AHEAD OF
APPROACHING COLD FRONT. LOOKING TO CLIMB INTO THE TEENS MOST AREAS
WED AFTN WITH NEAR STEADY OR RISING TEMPS MOST OF WED NGT.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY - FORECAST CONFIDENCE...MEDIUM
TRENDING TO LOW.
MEDIUM RANGE GUIDANCE REMAINS IN GOOD AGREEMENT DURING THE BULK OF
THE EXTENDED PERIOD. POLAR VORTEX OVER SOUTHEAST/EASTERN CANADA
EXPECTED TO WEAKEN AND RETREAT FARTHER NORTHEAST INTO CANADA THIS
WEEK. THIS WOULD ALLOW MORE WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW TO DEVELOP OVER
NORTHERN CONUS...THEREBY CUTTING OFF POOL OF BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC
AIR TO THE NORTH. HENCE MODIFICATION IN TEMPERATURE STILL ON TARGET
FOR THIS PERIOD...HOWEVER NO SIGNIFICANT WARMUP IN SIGHT AS SOUTHERN
WI WL REMAIN ON THE NORTH SIDE OF A TIGHTENING BAROCLINIC ZONE
ACROSS THE NORTHERN CONUS.
VIGOROUS SHORT WAVE TROF EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN CANADA
WILL DRAG A COLD FRONT ACROSS SOUTHERN WI WED NIGHT AND EARLY THU.
FRONTOGENETICAL FORCING ALONG FRONT MAY BRING A PERIOD OF LIGHT SNOW
OR SNOW SHOWERS TO THE AREA DURING THIS PERIOD. POSSIBLE
ENHANCEMENT FROM RIGHT ENTRANCE REGION OF UPPER JET SO WL BUMP UP
POPS SLIGHT TO MID CHANCE FOR THU. -SN THREAT INCREASES AGAIN LATE
IN THE PERIOD AS SRN WI WL NOW BE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO WEAK RIPPLES
MOVING ALONG BAROCLINIC ZONE ACROSS CENTRAL CONUS. ONE SUCH RIPPLE
WITH SOME WARM AIR ADVECTION MAY AFFECT THE AREA SOMETIME FRI NGT
INTO SATURDAY.
FOR THE VERY LATE PERIODS...ECMWF SHOWING LACK OF CONSISTENCY
REGARDING POTENTIAL CYCLOGENESIS DEVELOPING IN SOUTHERN OR CENTRAL
PLAINS LATE IN THE WEEKEND. 12Z ECMWF TRENDING AWAY FROM MORE
SIGNIFICANT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING SOUTH OF THE AREA SUN NGT
WITH FLATTER...DRIER SPLIT FLOW AFFECTING UPPER MIDWEST INTO EARLY
NEXT WEEK. GFS ALSO IN THIS CAMP BUT TRIES TO BRING LIGHT PRECIP TO
SRN WI SUN NGT AND MON.
&&
.AVIATION/00Z TAFS/...INCREASING WEST WINDS WITH GUSTS OF AROUND 25
TO 30KT WILL BECOME MORE NORTHWESTERLY WITH GUSTS OF AROUND 30 TO
35KT EARLY THIS EVENING WITH THE ARRIVAL OF A STRONG ARCTIC FRONT.
THESE STRONG WINDS WILL BE HIGH ENOUGH TO CAUSE THE RECENT FLUFFY
SNOW TO BLOW AROUND AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE THE VISIBILITIES DUE TO
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. EXPECTING VSBYS OF 1 MILE OR
LESS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. LOOK FOR PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW
SHOWERS WITH MINIMAL ACCUMULATION TO TAPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT. NOT
CERTAIN ABOUT CEILING HEIGHTS BEHIND THE ARCTIC FRONT.
WINDS WILL DIMINISH SLIGHTLY BEHIND THE INITIAL SURGE LATE
TONIGHT...BUT REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY. EXPECTING CLOUDS
TO SCATTER OUT EARLY MONDAY MORNING AS THE DRY ARCTIC AIR SETTLES
IN.
&&
.MARINE...
GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST TO GALE FORCE EARLY THIS
EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH LATE TONIGHT AS A STRONG ARCTIC FRONT
SWEEPS THROUGH THE LAKE MICHIGAN AREA. MUCH OF THE NEARSHORE WATERS
ARE COVERED IN ICE...BUT WAVES OF 3 TO 6 FEET ARE EXPECTED TOWARD
THE OPEN WATERS. FREEZING SPRAY WILL ALSO BE A CONCERN WHERE THERE
ARE HIGH WAVES.
EXPECT SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS FOR MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
WITH PREVAILING WESTERLY WINDS.
&&
.MKX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WI...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY FOR WIZ062-063-
067>069.
WIND CHILL WARNING FROM 9 PM MONDAY TO NOON CST TUESDAY FOR
WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072.
WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 PM CST MONDAY
FOR WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY FOR WIZ046-047-
051-052-056>060-064>066-070>072.
LM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR LMZ643>646.
GALE WARNING FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST MONDAY FOR
LMZ643>646.
&&
TONIGHT/MONDAY AND AVIATION/MARINE...MRC
MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...MBKHazardous weather outlook, Jan 26, 3:10 PM CST, 5 hours 19 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 310 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014 WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-272115- MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-SAUK-COLUMBIA-DODGE- WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-IOWA-DANE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE- LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK-WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA- 310 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT WEST WINDS WILL TURN TO THE NORTHWEST AND REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH TONIGHT. THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN TONIGHT. THESE WIND GUSTS WILL CAUSE RESTRICTED VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES DUE TO CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE FRESH SNOWCOVER...WITH NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN INCLUDING MADISON AND DODGEVILLE HAVE BEEN UPGRADED TO A WINTER STORM WARNING. THE REST OF SOUTHERN AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN REMAINS IN A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW. ARCTIC AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION TONIGHT. LOW TEMPERATURES OF 5 BELOW TO 12 BELOW ARE EXPECTED. WIND CHILL ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT STARTING AT MIDNIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SUNDAY ARCTIC AIR WILL SETTLE OVER THE REGION...PUTTING SOUTHERN WISCONSIN INTO AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES THAT WILL LINGER INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT ON MONDAY. THE COLDEST PERIOD WILL BE MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING WHEN WIND CHILLS OF 35 TO 45 DEGREES BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED. A WIND CHILL WARNING GOES INTO EFFECT MONDAY NIGHT. WIND CHILL ADVISORIES WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING AS THE CORE OF THE ARCTIC AIR BEGINS TO MOVE EAST. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED...BUT SNOWFALL REPORTS ARE APPRECIATED. LMZ643>646-272115- SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI- PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI- NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI- WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL- 310 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS WILL INCREASE TO GALE FORCE TONIGHT. A GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR GALE GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS. FREEZING SPRAY IS ALSO EXPECTED IN ICE FREE AREAS TOWARD THE OPEN WATER. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SUNDAY HIGH WAVES AND FREEZING SPRAY WILL OCCUR THROUGH TUESDAY IN ICE FREE AREAS...MAINLY TOWARD OPEN WATER. AFTER MONDAY MORNING GALE GUSTS...WINDS WILL LIKELY REMAIN AT SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS INTO WEDNESDAY. ANOTHER COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO PASS ACROSS THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES ON THURSDAY WILL CAUSE BLUSTERY WINDS LIKELY TO REACH SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX MBK
The office that day
Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 27, 9:17 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 13 hr |
Nearby
Blizzard Warnings in Wisconsin, 2014Every blizzard warning in 2014
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.