Alert archive / Iowa / Blizzard Warnings in 2015
Blizzard Warning 1, NWS La Crosse, WI
NWS La Crosse, WI issued this blizzard warning at Jan 8, 2015, 1:45 PM CST for 4 counties in Minnesota; 6 counties in Iowa. It was in force for 13 hr. 20 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 8, 2015, 1:45 PM CST (19:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 9, 2015, 3:00 AM CST
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS La Crosse, WI
Counties Chickasaw County, IA, Fayette County, IA, Floyd County, IA, Howard County, IA, Mitchell County, IA, Winneshiek County, IA, Dodge County, MN, Fillmore County, MN, Mower County, MN, Olmsted County, MN
The radar
The La Crosse radar (KARX), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:42 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 8, 2:55 PM CST | BLIZZARD | 1 Se Austin, MN | SHERIFF DIRECTED EMERGENCY TRAVEL ONLY |
| Jan 8, 3:35 PM CST | BLIZZARD | 3 W Austin, MN | MEASURED WIND GUST OF 49 MPH AT KAAL |
| Jan 8, 4:53 PM CST | SNOW 2.5 | 3 N Rochester, MN | SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Jan 8, 4:54 PM CST | SNOW 2 | 4 Wsw Austin, MN | SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS. OBSERVER LOCATION AUSTIN 2SW. |
| Jan 8, 5:14 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Austin, MN | NEAR ZERO IN OPEN AREAS - DITCHES ARE FULL OF SNOW |
| Jan 8, 5:20 PM CST | SNOW 2.1 | Mapleview, MN | SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Jan 8, 5:20 PM CST | BLIZZARD | 1 Sw Charles City, IA | NEAR ZERO - DITCHES FULL OF SNOW - DRIFTING ONTO ROADWAYS |
| Jan 8, 5:28 PM CST | SNOW 2 | 2 Sw Predmore, MN | SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Jan 8, 5:30 PM CST | BLIZZARD | New Hampton, IA | NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY |
| Jan 8, 5:53 PM CST | SNOW 2 | 2 Ssw Marion, MN | SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Jan 8, 6:05 PM CST | BLIZZARD | 2 Ne Carimona, MN | REPORTS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN WESTERN AREAS OF FILLMORE COUNTY |
| Jan 8, 6:19 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Saint Ansgar, IA | WIDESPREAD WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ALONG HWY 218 |
| Jan 8, 6:24 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Cresco, IA | WIDE SPREAD NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY ALL AFTERNOON AND EVENING - FOUND TRUCK BURIED IN SNOW DRIFT THIS MORNING |
| Jan 8, 6:25 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Marble Rock, IA | DEFINITE ZERO VISIBILITY |
| Jan 8, 6:25 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Marble Rock, IA | DEFINITE ZERO VISIBILITY...MARBLE ROCK FIRE DEPARTMENT LOST POWER |
| Jan 8, 8:10 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Dodge Center, MN | DODGE COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTS THAT WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE STILL OCCURRING. |
| Jan 8, 8:12 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Austin, MN | MOWER COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTS CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. CONDITIONS AS BAD AS THEY'VE BEEN ALL DAY. MAIN ROADS/HIGHWAYS ARE BEING PLOWED, BUT NOT THE SIDE/COUNTRY ROADS. |
| Jan 8, 8:16 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Decorah, IA | SECONDARY ROADS HAVE DRIFTS - WHITEOUT CONDITIONS COMMON AFTER 3 PM |
| Jan 8, 10:28 PM CST | BLIZZARD | New Hampton, IA | STILL NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY - CONSIDERABLE DRIFTING |
| Jan 9, 1:00 AM CST | BLIZZARD | 3 Wnw Dodge Center, MN | MOST ROADS SNOW COVERED AND DRIFTED IN |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 184 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
- 2080 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 64 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 650 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 838 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
456 WWUS43 KARX 081945 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 145 PM CST THU JAN 8 2015 ...WHITE OUT CONDITIONS FOR THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING... .LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OFFICIALS HAVE REPORTED WHITE OUT CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON. THESE CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING WITH THE STRONGER WIND GUSTS DROPPING THE VISIBILITY TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS...MAINLY ALONG EAST-WEST ROADS. A STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE NORTHWEST BEHIND THE FRONT AND INCREASE TO SPEEDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE WHITE OUT CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY IN THE OPEN AND WIND PRONE AREAS. THE EVENING COMMUTE IS EXPECTED TO BE HIT HARD BY THE HIGH WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW. LASTLY...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS OF -20 TO -30 RETURN TONIGHT AND WILL PERSIST INTO FRIDAY MORNING. IAZ008>010-018-019-029-MNZ086-087-094-095-090345- /O.UPG.KARX.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150109T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KARX.BZ.W.0001.150108T1945Z-150109T0900Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-DODGE-OLMSTED- MOWER-FILLMORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN... ROCHESTER...AUSTIN 145 PM CST THU JAN 8 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE THIS AFTERNOON. TRAVEL COULD BE PARTICULARLY HAZARDOUS LATER THIS AFTERNOON...AND DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE...DUE TO WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AND SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. * THE VISIBILITY IN THE WHITE-OUTS WILL BE A QUARTER MILE OR LESS. * EXPECT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TO CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. * WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 MPH WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY ON RIDGE TOPS AND IN OPEN AREAS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL HAVE MORE DIFFICULTY DRIVING. * ON AND OFF SNOW THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WILL TOTAL UP TO 1 INCH. * EXPECT WIND CHILLS BETWEEN 15 AND 30 BELOW ZERO TO REDEVELOP LATE THIS EVENING...WHICH CAN CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. && $$ IAZ011-030-MNZ079-088-096-WIZ017-029-032>034-041>044-053>055-061- 090345- /O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150109T0600Z/ ALLAMAKEE-CLAYTON-WABASHA-WINONA-HOUSTON-TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO- TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD- RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...WINONA...MEDFORD... NEILLSVILLE...BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH... MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER... PLATTEVILLE 145 PM CST THU JAN 8 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING. * PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS IN THE 35 TO 40 RANGE WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY ON RIDGE TOPS AND IN OPEN AREAS. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * WIND CHILL VALUES OF 15 TO 30 BELOW ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP LATE THIS EVENING...WHICH CAN CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. ADDITIONALLY...THE BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS CAN RESULT IN FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. && $$ 04
6 follow-up statements
149 WWUS43 KARX 082110 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 310 PM CST THU JAN 8 2015 ...DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS INTO THIS EVENING... .LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS IN MOWER COUNTY HAVE REQUESTED THAT THERE SHOULD ONLY BE EMERGENCY TRAVEL OCCURRING IN THE COUNTY. IN ADDITION...THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ADVISES NO TRAVEL IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA. OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES CONTINUE TO REPORT WHITE OUT CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES OF A QUARTER MILE OR LESS. THESE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AS AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. THE SPEEDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH AND WILL MAKE THE WHITE OUTS MORE WIDESPREAD AND LAST LONGER. THESE CONDITIONS WILL BE THE MOST PREVALENT IN THE RURAL AND WIND PRONE AREAS. THE EVENING COMMUTE WILL BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT DUE TO THE HIGH WINDS...BLOWING SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITIES. IN ADDITION...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW RETURN TONIGHT AND WILL PERSIST INTO FRIDAY MORNING. IAZ008>010-018-019-029-MNZ086-087-094-095-090515- /O.CON.KARX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150109T0900Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-DODGE-OLMSTED- MOWER-FILLMORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN... ROCHESTER...AUSTIN 310 PM CST THU JAN 8 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY... * TRAVEL WILL BE PARTICULARLY HAZARDOUS INTO THIS EVENING...INCLUDING THE EVENING COMMUTE...DUE TO WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AND SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. * THE VISIBILITY IN THE WHITE OUTS WILL BE A QUARTER MILE OR LESS. * EXPECT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TO CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. * WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 MPH WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND WHITE OUTS...ESPECIALLY ON RIDGE TOPS AND IN OPEN AREAS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL HAVE MORE DIFFICULTY DRIVING. * THE FALLING LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO END WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE FRONT. * EXPECT WIND CHILLS BETWEEN 15 AND 30 BELOW ZERO TO REDEVELOP LATE THIS EVENING...WHICH CAN CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. && $$ IAZ011-030-MNZ079-088-096-WIZ017-029-032>034-041>044-053>055-061- 090515- /O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150109T0600Z/ ALLAMAKEE-CLAYTON-WABASHA-WINONA-HOUSTON-TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO- TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD- RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...WINONA...MEDFORD... NEILLSVILLE...BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH... MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER... PLATTEVILLE 310 PM CST THU JAN 8 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING. * PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS IN THE 35 TO 40 RANGE WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY ON RIDGE TOPS AND IN OPEN AREAS. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * WIND CHILL VALUES OF 15 TO 30 BELOW ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP LATE THIS EVENING...WHICH CAN CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. ADDITIONALLY...THE BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS CAN RESULT IN FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. && $$ 04
556 WWUS43 KARX 082311 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 511 PM CST THU JAN 8 2015 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CURRENTLY OCCURRING... .WHILE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS HAVE COME TO AN END...WINDS HAVE STRENGTHENED OUT OF NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH OCCURRING IN PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS IN DODGE AND MOWER COUNTIES ARE REQUESTING ONLY EMERGENCY TRAVEL IN THOSE COUNTIES DUE TO THE LOW VISIBILITY. THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ADVISES NO TRAVEL IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA. THESE CONDITIONS WILL BE THE MOST PREVALENT IN THE RURAL AND WIND PRONE AREAS. THE EVENING COMMUTE WILL BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT DUE TO THE HIGH WINDS...BLOWING SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITIES. IN ADDITION...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW RETURN TONIGHT AND WILL PERSIST INTO FRIDAY MORNING. IAZ008>010-018-019-029-MNZ086-087-094-095-090715- /O.CON.KARX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150109T0900Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-DODGE-OLMSTED- MOWER-FILLMORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN... ROCHESTER...AUSTIN 511 PM CST THU JAN 8 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY... * TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED TONIGHT DUE TO WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AND SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. * THE VISIBILITY IN THE WHITE OUTS WILL BE A QUARTER MILE OR LESS. * EXPECT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TO CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. * WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 MPH WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND WHITE OUTS...ESPECIALLY ON RIDGE TOPS AND IN OPEN AREAS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL HAVE MORE DIFFICULTY DRIVING. * EXPECT WIND CHILLS BETWEEN 15 AND 30 BELOW ZERO TO REDEVELOP LATE THIS EVENING...WHICH CAN CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. && $$ IAZ011-030-MNZ079-088-096-WIZ017-029-032>034-041>044-053>055-061- 090600- /O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150109T0600Z/ ALLAMAKEE-CLAYTON-WABASHA-WINONA-HOUSTON-TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO- TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD- RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...WINONA...MEDFORD... NEILLSVILLE...BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH... MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER... PLATTEVILLE 511 PM CST THU JAN 8 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * ROADS ARE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY AND WILL REMAIN THAT WAY THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS IN THE 35 TO 40 RANGE ARE CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY ON RIDGE TOPS AND IN OPEN AREAS. * WIND CHILL VALUES OF 15 TO 30 BELOW ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP LATE THIS EVENING...WHICH CAN CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. ADDITIONALLY...THE BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS CAN RESULT IN FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. && $$ HALBACH
361 WWUS43 KARX 090200 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 800 PM CST THU JAN 8 2015 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CONTINUE... .PLOWS HAVE BEEN PULLED IN MANY COUNTIES ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA WHERE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH ARE CAUSING VISIBILITIES TO BE DOWN TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS...PARTICULARLY IN MORE WIDE OPEN LOCATIONS. AS TIME GOES ON...THE NEW SNOW WILL BECOME MORE COMPACT AND THE BLOWING SNOW SHOULD BECOME LESS OF A PROBLEM OVERNIGHT. HOWEVER...WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY AND CAUSE SOME DRIFTING TO OCCUR AND KEEP ROADS SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. IN ADDITION...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW RETURN OVERNIGHT AND WILL PERSIST INTO SATURDAY MORNING. THEREFORE...A WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY. IAZ008>010-018-019-029-MNZ086-087-094-095-091000- /O.NEW.KARX.WC.Y.0004.150109T0900Z-150110T1500Z/ /O.CON.KARX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150109T0900Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-DODGE-OLMSTED- MOWER-FILLMORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN... ROCHESTER...AUSTIN 800 PM CST THU JAN 8 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM FRIDAY TO 9 AM CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM FRIDAY TO 9 AM CST SATURDAY. * TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED TONIGHT DUE TO WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AND SNOW COVERED ROAD CONDITIONS. * THE VISIBILITY IN THE WHITE OUTS WILL BE A QUARTER MILE OR LESS. * EXPECT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TO CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. * WINDS GUSTING BETWEEN 30 TO 45 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING SNOW AND WHITE OUTS...ESPECIALLY ON RIDGE TOPS AND IN OPEN AREAS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL HAVE MORE DIFFICULTY DRIVING. * EXPECT WIND CHILLS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...WHICH CAN CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. 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. && $$ WIZ017-029-091000- /O.NEW.KARX.WC.Y.0004.150109T0600Z-150110T1500Z/ /O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150109T0600Z/ TAYLOR-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE 800 PM CST THU JAN 8 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST SATURDAY. * ROADS ARE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY AND WILL REMAIN THAT WAY THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS IN THE 35 TO 40 RANGE ARE CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY ON RIDGE TOPS AND IN OPEN AREAS. * WIND CHILL VALUES OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING..WHICH CAN CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. ADDITIONALLY...THE BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS CAN RESULT IN FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ IAZ011-030-MNZ079-088-096-WIZ032>034-041>044-053>055-061-091000- /O.NEW.KARX.WC.Y.0004.150109T0900Z-150110T1500Z/ /O.EXT.KARX.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150109T0900Z/ ALLAMAKEE-CLAYTON-WABASHA-WINONA-HOUSTON-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU- JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND- GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...WINONA...BLACK RIVER FALLS... LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN... RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE 800 PM CST THU JAN 8 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM FRIDAY TO 9 AM CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM FRIDAY TO 9 AM CST SATURDAY. * ROADS ARE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY AND WILL REMAIN THAT WAY THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS IN THE 35 TO 40 RANGE ARE CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY ON RIDGE TOPS AND IN OPEN AREAS. * WIND CHILL VALUES OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...WHICH CAN CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. ADDITIONALLY...THE BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS CAN RESULT IN FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. 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. && $$ HALBACH
115 WWUS43 KARX 090503 AAB WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 1103 PM CST THU JAN 8 2015 ...WHITEOUT CONDITIONS OCCURRING... .WITH WINDS STILL BLOWING AT 35 TO 45 MPH...WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE STILL OCCURRING ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA WITH VISIBILITIES DROPPING TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES...PARTICULARLY IN MORE WIDE OPEN LOCATIONS. BRIEF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE INTO WESTERN WISCONSIN AS WELL THOUGH THEY WILL BE MUCH MORE SPORADIC. ROAD CONDITIONS REMAIN VERY HAZARDOUS TO DRIVE IN AND TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 35 BELOW RETURN OVERNIGHT AND WILL PERSIST INTO SATURDAY MORNING WITH A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. IAZ008>010-018-019-029-MNZ086-087-094-095-091315- /O.CON.KARX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150109T0900Z/ /O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0004.150109T0900Z-150110T1500Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-DODGE-OLMSTED- MOWER-FILLMORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN... ROCHESTER...AUSTIN 1103 PM CST THU JAN 8 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM FRIDAY TO 9 AM CST SATURDAY... * TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED TONIGHT DUE TO WHITE OUT AND SNOW COVERED ROAD CONDITIONS. * THE VISIBILITY IN THE WHITE OUTS WILL BE A QUARTER MILE OR LESS. * WINDS GUSTING BETWEEN 30 TO 45 MPH IS CAUSING BLOWING SNOW AND WHITE OUTS...ESPECIALLY ON RIDGE TOPS AND IN OPEN AREAS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL HAVE MORE DIFFICULTY DRIVING. * EXPECT WIND CHILLS BETWEEN 20 AND 35 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...WHICH CAN CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. 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. && $$ WIZ017-029-091315- /O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150109T0600Z/ /O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0004.150109T0600Z-150110T1500Z/ TAYLOR-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE 1103 PM CST THU JAN 8 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST SATURDAY... * ROADS ARE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. * WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF AROUND 35 MPH ARE CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY ON RIDGE TOPS AND IN OPEN AREAS. * WIND CHILL VALUES OF 20 TO 35 BELOW ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING..WHICH CAN CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. ADDITIONALLY...THE BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS CAN RESULT IN FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. 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. && $$ IAZ011-030-MNZ079-088-096-WIZ032>034-041>044-053>055-061-091315- /O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150109T0900Z/ /O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0004.150109T0900Z-150110T1500Z/ ALLAMAKEE-CLAYTON-WABASHA-WINONA-HOUSTON-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU- JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND- GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...WINONA...BLACK RIVER FALLS... LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN... RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE 1103 PM CST THU JAN 8 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM FRIDAY TO 9 AM CST SATURDAY... * ROADS ARE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY AND WILL REMAIN THAT WAY THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS IN THE 35 TO 40 RANGE ARE CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY ON RIDGE TOPS AND IN OPEN AREAS. * WIND CHILL VALUES OF 20 TO 35 BELOW ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...WHICH CAN CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. ADDITIONALLY...THE BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS CAN RESULT IN FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ HALBACH
670 WWUS43 KARX 090627 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 1227 AM CST FRI JAN 9 2015 ...WHITEOUT CONDITIONS OCCURRING... .WITH WINDS STILL BLOWING AT 35 TO 45 MPH...WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE STILL OCCURRING ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA WITH VISIBILITIES DROPPING TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES... PARTICULARLY IN MORE WIDE OPEN LOCATIONS. BRIEF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE INTO WESTERN WISCONSIN AS WELL THOUGH THEY WILL BE MUCH MORE SPORADIC. ROAD CONDITIONS REMAIN VERY HAZARDOUS TO DRIVE IN AND TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 35 BELOW RETURN OVERNIGHT AND WILL PERSIST INTO SATURDAY MORNING WITH A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. WIZ017-029-091430- /O.EXP.KARX.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150109T0600Z/ /O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-150110T1500Z/ TAYLOR-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE 1227 AM CST FRI JAN 9 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST SATURDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... * WIND CHILL VALUES OF 20 TO 35 BELOW ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING..WHICH CAN CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE PREPARED FOR SOME SNOW COVERED ROADS...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. ADDITIONALLY...THE BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS CAN RESULT IN FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ IAZ008>010-018-019-029-MNZ086-087-094-095-091430- /O.CON.KARX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150109T0900Z/ /O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0004.150109T0900Z-150110T1500Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-DODGE-OLMSTED- MOWER-FILLMORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN... ROCHESTER...AUSTIN 1227 AM CST FRI JAN 9 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST SATURDAY... * TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED TONIGHT DUE TO WHITE OUT AND SNOW COVERED ROAD CONDITIONS. * THE VISIBILITY IN THE WHITE OUTS WILL BE A QUARTER MILE OR LESS. * WINDS GUSTING BETWEEN 30 TO 45 MPH IS CAUSING BLOWING SNOW AND WHITE OUTS...ESPECIALLY ON RIDGE TOPS AND IN OPEN AREAS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL HAVE MORE DIFFICULTY DRIVING. * EXPECT WIND CHILLS BETWEEN 20 AND 35 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...WHICH CAN CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ IAZ011-030-MNZ079-088-096-WIZ032>034-041>044-053>055-061-091430- /O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150109T0900Z/ /O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0004.150109T0900Z-150110T1500Z/ ALLAMAKEE-CLAYTON-WABASHA-WINONA-HOUSTON-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU- JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND- GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...WINONA...BLACK RIVER FALLS... LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN... RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE 1227 AM CST FRI JAN 9 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST SATURDAY... * ROADS ARE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY AND WILL REMAIN THAT WAY THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS IN THE 35 TO 40 RANGE ARE CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY ON RIDGE TOPS AND IN OPEN AREAS. * WIND CHILL VALUES OF 20 TO 35 BELOW ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...WHICH CAN CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. ADDITIONALLY...THE BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS CAN RESULT IN FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. 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. && $$ BOYNE
544 WWUS43 KARX 090852 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 252 AM CST FRI JAN 9 2015 ...BLOWING SNOW CONTINUES...TRAVEL IMPACTED... .GUSTY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH CONTINUED TO BLOW AND DRIFT SNOW EARLY THIS MORNING...KEEPING MANY ROADS SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. THERE WAS LOCALIZED WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHEAST IOWA INTO SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA. TOW BANDS WERE ALSO IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF NORTHEAST IOWA EARLY THIS MORNING. THE WINDS WILL KEEP DRIVING CONDITIONS POOR TO TREACHEROUS THROUGH THE MORNING RUSH HOUR IN OPEN AND UNSHELTERED AREAS...INCLUDING AREA RIDGE-TOPS. THESE CONDITIONS WILL START TO IMPROVE AS PLOWS WORK THE ROADS AND WINDS START TO DIMINISH A BIT LATE THIS MORNING. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...MOSTLY IN THE 20 TO 30 BELOW RANGE. IAZ008>010-018-019-029-MNZ086-087-094-095-091700- /O.EXP.KARX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150109T0900Z/ /O.EXB.KARX.WW.Y.0003.150109T0900Z-150109T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KARX.WC.Y.0004.150109T1800Z-150110T1500Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-DODGE-OLMSTED- MOWER-FILLMORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN... ROCHESTER...AUSTIN 252 AM CST FRI JAN 9 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 AM CST SATURDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 3 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW AND WIND CHILLS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * ROADS ARE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY AND WILL REMAIN THAT WAY THROUGH THE MORNING COMMUTE. * WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS 35...ARE CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AND UNSHELTERED AREAS. LOCALIZED WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. * WIND CHILL VALUES OF 20 TO 30 BELOW THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...WHICH CAN CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. ADDITIONALLY...THE BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS CAN RESULT IN FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. && $$ IAZ011-030-MNZ079-088-096-WIZ032>034-041>044-053>055-061-091700- /O.EXT.KARX.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150109T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KARX.WC.Y.0004.150109T1800Z-150110T1500Z/ ALLAMAKEE-CLAYTON-WABASHA-WINONA-HOUSTON-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU- JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND- GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...WINONA...BLACK RIVER FALLS... LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN... RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE 252 AM CST FRI JAN 9 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 AM CST SATURDAY... * ROADS ARE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY AND WILL REMAIN THAT WAY THROUGH THE MORNING COMMUTE. * WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 30...WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...MOSTLY ON RIDGE TOPS AND OPEN AREAS. * WIND CHILL VALUES OF 20 TO 30 THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...WHICH CAN CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. ADDITIONALLY...THE BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS CAN RESULT IN FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. && $$ WIZ017-029-091700- /O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-150110T1500Z/ TAYLOR-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE 252 AM CST FRI JAN 9 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST SATURDAY... * WIND CHILL VALUES OF 20 TO 30 BELOW THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...WHICH CAN CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS La Crosse, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 8, 4:49 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 28 hr |
Nearby
Blizzard Warnings in Iowa, 2015Blizzard Warnings in Minnesota, 2015Every blizzard warning in 2015
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.