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Wind Chill Advisory 9, NWS La Crosse, WI

February 22, 2015Crawford County, Grant County, Richland County, Wisconsin; Clayton County, Iowa

NWS La Crosse, WI issued this wind chill advisory at Feb 22, 2015, 3:38 AM CST for Crawford County, Grant County, Richland County, Wisconsin; Clayton County, Iowa. It took effect at Feb 22, 2015, 9:00 PM CST. It was in force for 13 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 22, 2015, 3:38 AM CST (09:38 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 22, 2015, 9:00 PM CST
Expired
Feb 23, 2015, 10:00 AM CST
In force
13 hr
Issued by
NWS La Crosse, WI

Counties Clayton County, IA, Crawford County, WI, Grant County, WI, Richland County, WI

The radar

The La Crosse radar (KARX), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Davenport, (KDVN), launched 00:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 165 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Davenport, at 00:00Z on 2015-02-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Davenport, at 00:00Z on 2015-02-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 1 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
1 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
593 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
49 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
1 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
37 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

644 
WWUS43 KARX 220938
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
338 AM CST SUN FEB 22 2015

...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS THIS MORNING INTO MONDAY MORNING...

.ANOTHER ARCTIC AIRMASS CONTINUED TO SPREAD INTO THE REGION EARLY
THIS MORNING. AS OF 330 AM TEMPERATURES CONTINUED TO FALL TO NEAR
AND BELOW ZERO...WITH NORTHWEST WINDS OF 5 TO 15 MPH PRODUCING
WIND CHILLS IN THE -10 TO -25 RANGE. BY SUNRISE...MOST
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE BELOW ZERO AND WIND CHILLS WILL BE
IN THE -20 TO -30 RANGE. 

CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE SLIGHTLY THIS AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES
CLIMB BACK TO NEAR AND SLIGHTLY ABOVE ZERO. WIND CHILLS THIS
AFTERNOON LOOK TO REMAIN IN THE -10 TO -25 RANGE. WIND CHILLS ARE
THEN EXPECTED TO QUICKLY FALL BACK INTO THE -20 TO -30 RANGE THIS
EVENING AS TEMPERATURES HEAD BACK BELOW ZERO. WIND CHILLS BY LATE
TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING ARE EXPECTED TO BOTTOM OUT IN THE
-20 TO -35 RANGE.

THUS...THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY THAT WAS IN EFFECT THROUGH NOON
TODAY HAS BEEN EXTENDED THROUGH 10 AM MONDAY. FOR PARTS OF FAR
NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS
NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 10 AM MONDAY.

IAZ030-WIZ054-055-061-221745-
/O.NEW.KARX.WC.Y.0009.150223T0300Z-150223T1600Z/
CLAYTON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...
PLATTEVILLE
338 AM CST SUN FEB 22 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM
CST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CST
MONDAY. 

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO...WITH THE COLDEST
  WIND CHILLS OCCURRING AROUND 7 AM MONDAY.

* THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 
  MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL
COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA
CAN OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT
AND GLOVES.

$$

IAZ008>011-018-019-029-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029-032>034-
041>044-053-221745-
/O.EXT.KARX.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150223T1600Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-
WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-TAYLOR-CLARK-
BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY...
OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...
BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA
338 AM CST SUN FEB 22 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST MONDAY...

THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST MONDAY. 

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE BETWEEN 20 AND 30 BELOW THIS
  MORNING...10 AND 25 BELOW THIS AFTERNOON...THEN 20 TO 35 BELOW
  TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS WILL
  OCCUR BETWEEN 5 AND 7 AM MONDAY MORNING.

* THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 
  MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL
COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA
CAN OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT
AND GLOVES.

$$

RRS/04
10 follow-up statements
890 
WWUS43 KARX 221309
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
709 AM CST SUN FEB 22 2015

...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS TODAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...

.A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA
TODAY...THEN ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH 10 AM MONDAY.

ANOTHER ARCTIC AIRMASS CONTINUED TO SPREAD ACROSS THE UPPER
MIDWEST EARLY THIS MORNING. TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE AREA AS OF 7
AM WERE MOSTLY IN THE 5 ABOVE TO 5 BELOW RANGE. WITH NORTHWEST
WINDS OF 5 TO 15 MPH...WIND CHILLS ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA EARLY
THIS MORNING WERE MOSTLY IN THE -15 TO -25 RANGE.

TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN NEARLY STEADY OR FALL A BIT YET THIS
MORNING. COUPLED WITH SOME INCREASE OF THE NORTHWEST WINDS...WIND
CHILLS THIS MORNING WILL BE MOSTLY BETWEEN -15 AND -30. CONDITIONS
WILL IMPROVE SLIGHTLY THIS AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES CLIMB BACK TO
NEAR AND SLIGHTLY ABOVE ZERO BUT WIND CHILLS THIS AFTERNOON LOOK
TO REMAIN IN THE -10 TO -25 RANGE.

WIND CHILLS ARE THEN EXPECTED TO QUICKLY FALL BACK INTO THE -20
TO -30 RANGE THIS EVENING AS TEMPERATURES HEAD BACK BELOW ZERO.
WIND CHILLS BY LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING ARE EXPECTED
TO BOTTOM OUT IN THE -20 TO -35 RANGE AS TEMPERATURES DROP TO 12
BELOW TO 22 BELOW AND NORTHWEST WINDS REMAIN 5 TO 10 MPH.

IAZ008>011-018-019-029-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029-032>034-
041>044-053-222115-
/O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150223T1600Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-
WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-TAYLOR-CLARK-
BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY...
OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...
BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA
709 AM CST SUN FEB 22 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST MONDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST MONDAY. 

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE BETWEEN 15 AND 30 BELOW THIS
  MORNING...10 AND 25 BELOW THIS AFTERNOON...THEN 20 TO 35 BELOW
  TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS WILL
  OCCUR BETWEEN 5 AND 7 AM MONDAY MORNING.

* THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 
  MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL
COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA
CAN OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT
AND GLOVES.

$$

IAZ030-WIZ054-055-061-222115-
/O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0009.150223T0300Z-150223T1600Z/
CLAYTON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...
PLATTEVILLE
709 AM CST SUN FEB 22 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING
TO 10 AM CST MONDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
10 AM CST MONDAY. 

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO... WITH THE COLDEST
  WIND CHILLS OCCURRING AROUND 7 AM MONDAY.

* THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 
  MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL
COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA
CAN OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT
AND GLOVES.

$$
RRS
104 
WWUS43 KARX 221537
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
937 AM CST SUN FEB 22 2015

...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS TODAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...

.WIND CHILLS OF -20 TO -30 WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING. A SLIGHT
IMPROVEMENT IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON WITH WIND CHILLS HOVERING
IN THE -10 TO -20 RANGE.  

WIND CHILLS ARE THEN EXPECTED TO QUICKLY FALL BACK INTO THE 
-20 TO -30 RANGE THIS EVENING AS TEMPERATURES HEAD BACK BELOW
ZERO. WIND CHILLS BY LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING ARE
EXPECTED TO BOTTOM OUT IN THE -20 TO -35 RANGE AS TEMPERATURES
DROP TO 12 BELOW TO 22 BELOW AND NORTHWEST WINDS REMAIN AT 5 TO
10 MPH.

IAZ008>011-018-019-029-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029-032>034-
041>044-053-222345-
/O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150223T1600Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-
WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-TAYLOR-CLARK-
BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY...
OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...
BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA
937 AM CST SUN FEB 22 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST MONDAY...

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE BETWEEN 15 AND 30 BELOW THIS
  MORNING...10 AND 20 BELOW THIS AFTERNOON...THEN 20 TO 35 BELOW
  TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS WILL
  OCCUR BETWEEN 5 AND 7 AM MONDAY MORNING.

* THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 
  MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL
COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA
CAN OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT
AND GLOVES.

$$

IAZ030-WIZ054-055-061-222345-
/O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0009.150223T0300Z-150223T1600Z/
CLAYTON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...
PLATTEVILLE
937 AM CST SUN FEB 22 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING
TO 10 AM CST MONDAY...

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO... WITH THE COLDEST 
  WIND CHILLS OCCURRING AROUND 7 AM MONDAY. 

* THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 
  MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL
COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA
CAN OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT
AND GLOVES.

$$

WETENKAMP
482 
WWUS43 KARX 221817
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1217 PM CST SUN FEB 22 2015

...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING...

.WIND CHILLS WILL RANGE FROM -5 TO -20 AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON
THEN BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS OF -20 TO -35 RETURN TONIGHT.

WIND CHILLS WILL QUICKLY FALL BACK INTO THE - 20 TO -30 RANGE
THIS EVENING AS TEMPERATURES HEAD BACK BELOW ZERO. WIND CHILLS BY
LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING ARE EXPECTED TO BOTTOM OUT
IN THE -20 TO -35 RANGE AS TEMPERATURES DROP TO 12 BELOW TO 22
BELOW.

IAZ008>011-018-019-029-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029-032>034-
041>044-053-230230-
/O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150223T1600Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-
WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-TAYLOR-CLARK-
BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY...
OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...
BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA
1217 PM CST SUN FEB 22 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST MONDAY...

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 20 TO 35 BELOW TONIGHT AND
  EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN
  5 AND 7 AM MONDAY MORNING.

* THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 
  MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL
COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA
CAN OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT
AND GLOVES.

$$

IAZ030-WIZ054-055-061-230230-
/O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0009.150223T0300Z-150223T1600Z/
CLAYTON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...
PLATTEVILLE
1217 PM CST SUN FEB 22 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING
TO 10 AM CST MONDAY...

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO... WITH THE COLDEST 
  WIND CHILLS OCCURRING AROUND 7 AM MONDAY. 

* THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 
  MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL
COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA
CAN OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT
AND GLOVES.

$$

WETENKAMP
655 
WWUS43 KARX 222205
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
405 PM CST SUN FEB 22 2015

...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING...

.WIND CHILLS WILL QUICKLY FALL BACK INTO THE -20 TO -30 RANGE
THIS EVENING AS TEMPERATURES HEAD BACK BELOW ZERO. WIND CHILLS BY
LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING ARE EXPECTED TO BOTTOM OUT
IN THE -20 TO -35 RANGE AS TEMPERATURES DROP TO 12 BELOW TO 22
BELOW.

IAZ008>011-018-019-029-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029-032>034-
041>044-053-230900-
/O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150223T1600Z/
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WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-TAYLOR-CLARK-
BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY...
OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...
BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA
405 PM CST SUN FEB 22 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST MONDAY...

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 20 TO 35 BELOW TONIGHT AND 
  EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS WILL OCCUR 
  BETWEEN 5 AND 7 AM MONDAY MORNING. 

* THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 
  MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL
COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA
CAN OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT
AND GLOVES.

$$

IAZ030-WIZ054-055-061-230900-
/O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0009.150223T0300Z-150223T1600Z/
CLAYTON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...
PLATTEVILLE
405 PM CST SUN FEB 22 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING
TO 10 AM CST MONDAY...

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO... WITH THE COLDEST 
  WIND CHILLS OCCURRING AROUND 7 AM MONDAY. 

* THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 
  MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL
COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA
CAN OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT
AND GLOVES.

$$

WETENKAMP
778 
WWUS43 KARX 230223
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
823 PM CST SUN FEB 22 2015

...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING...

.AS OF 8 PM CST...TEMPERATURES HAVE DROPPED INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS
BELOW ZERO REGION-WIDE EXCEPT FOR A SMALL PORTION OF SOUTHWEST
WISCONSIN. WITH WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND GENERALLY FROM 5 TO 10
MPH...WIND CHILL VALUES HAVE ALREADY DROPPED AS LOW AS 26 BELOW
ZERO ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA. WIND CHILLS BY LATE
TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING ARE EXPECTED TO BOTTOM OUT IN THE  
20 TO 35 BELOW ZERO RANGE AS AIR TEMPERATURES DROP TO 12 TO 22
BELOW ZERO.

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WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-TAYLOR-CLARK-
BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY...
OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...
BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA
823 PM CST SUN FEB 22 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST MONDAY...

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 20 TO 35 BELOW TONIGHT AND 
  EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS WILL OCCUR 
  BETWEEN 5 AND 7 AM MONDAY MORNING. 

* THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 
  MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL
COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA
CAN OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT
AND GLOVES.

$$

IAZ030-WIZ054-055-061-231030-
/O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0009.150223T0300Z-150223T1600Z/
CLAYTON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...
PLATTEVILLE
823 PM CST SUN FEB 22 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST MONDAY...

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO...WITH THE COLDEST
  WIND CHILLS OCCURRING AROUND 7 AM MONDAY.

* THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 
  MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL
COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA
CAN OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT
AND GLOVES.

$$

ROGERS
294 
WWUS43 KARX 230541
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1141 PM CST SUN FEB 22 2015

...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING...

.AS OF 11 PM CST...TEMPERATURES HAVE DROPPED BELOW ZERO ACROSS THE
ENTIRE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY. WITH WEST TO NORTHWEST
WIND GENERALLY FROM 5 TO 10 MPH...WIND CHILL VALUES HAVE DROPPED
AS LOW AS 30 BELOW ZERO ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA.
WIND CHILLS OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING ARE EXPECTED TO
BOTTOM OUT IN THE 20 TO 35 BELOW ZERO RANGE AS AIR TEMPERATURES
DROP TO 12 TO 22 BELOW ZERO.

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MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-
WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-TAYLOR-CLARK-
BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY...
OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...
BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA
1141 PM CST SUN FEB 22 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST MONDAY...

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 20 TO 35 BELOW OVERNIGHT INTO
  EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS WILL OCCUR
  BETWEEN 5 AND 7 AM MONDAY MORNING.

* THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 
  MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL
COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA
CAN OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT
AND GLOVES.

$$

IAZ030-WIZ054-055-061-231345-
/O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-150223T1600Z/
CLAYTON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...
PLATTEVILLE
1141 PM CST SUN FEB 22 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST MONDAY...

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO...WITH THE COLDEST 
  WIND CHILLS OCCURRING AROUND 7 AM MONDAY. 

* THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 
  MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL
COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA
CAN OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT
AND GLOVES.

$$

ROGERS
117 
WWUS43 KARX 230919
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
319 AM CST MON FEB 23 2015

...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS INTO MID MORNING...

.WIND CHILLS ACROSS THE AREA AS OF 3 AM WERE MOSTLY IN THE -20 TO
-30 RANGE...EXCEPT IN THE WISCONSIN AND MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEYS
WERE WINDS WERE QUITE LIGHT OR CALM. WIND CHILLS AND TEMPERATURES
IN THESE VALLEY AREAS WERE MOSTLY 10 TO 15 BELOW.

TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO FALL A BIT EARLY THIS MORNING...T0
10 BELOW TO 20 BELOW ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA BY SUNRISE. MOST WIND
CHILLS ARE GOING TO BE IN THE -20 TO -35 RANGE THROUGH SUNRISE...
EXCEPT MORE IN THE -10 TO -20 RANGE IN THE RIVER VALLEYS WHERE THE
WINDS WILL REMAIN VERY LIGHT OR CALM.

AS TEMPERATURE CLIMB TO NEAR AND ABOVE ZERO LATER THIS MORNING
WIND CHILLS ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA WILL MODERATE INTO THE -10 TO
-20 RANGE.

IAZ008>011-018-019-029-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029-032>034-
041>044-053-231600-
/O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150223T1600Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-
WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-TAYLOR-CLARK-
BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY...
OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...
BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA
319 AM CST MON FEB 23 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS
MORNING...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS
MORNING. 

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE BETWEEN 15 AND 35 BELOW ZERO...WITH
  THE COLDER WIND CHILLS IN THE MORE OPEN...WIND PRONE AREAS AND
  THE WARMER WIND CHILLS IN THE SHELTERED VALLEYS WITH LIGHTER
  WINDS. THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS WILL OCCUR AROUND 6 TO 7 AM THIS
  MORNING.

* THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 
  MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL
COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA
CAN OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A WARM
HAT...GLOVES AND APPROPRIATE BOOTS OR SHOES. CHECK UP ON OUTDOOR
PETS. 

$$

IAZ030-WIZ054-055-061-231600-
/O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-150223T1600Z/
CLAYTON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...
PLATTEVILLE
319 AM CST MON FEB 23 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS
MORNING...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS
MORNING. 

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE BETWEEN 15 AND 30 BELOW WITH THE
  COLDER WIND CHILLS IN THE MORE OPEN...WIND PRONE AREAS AND THE
  WARMER WIND CHILLS IN THE SHELTERED VALLEYS WITH LIGHTER WINDS.
  THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS WILL OCCUR AROUND 7 AM THIS MORNING.

* THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 
  MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL
COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA
CAN OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A WARM
HAT...GLOVES AND APPROPRIATE BOOTS OR SHOES. CHECK UP ON OUTDOOR
PETS. 

$$
RRS
916 
WWUS43 KARX 231304
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
704 AM CST MON FEB 23 2015

...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS INTO MID MORNING...

.WIND CHILLS ACROSS THE AREA AS OF 7 AM REMAINED MOSTLY IN THE
-20 TO -30 RANGE...EXCEPT IN THE WISCONSIN AND MISSISSIPPI RIVER
VALLEYS WERE WINDS WERE QUITE LIGHT OR CALM. WIND CHILLS AND
TEMPERATURES IN THESE VALLEY AREAS WERE MOSTLY BETWEEN 10 BELOW
AND 15 BELOW.

WIND CHILLS ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA WILL REMAIN BETWEEN 20 TO 30
BELOW THROUGH 830 AM...EXCEPT MORE IN THE -10 TO -15 RANGE IN THE
RIVER VALLEYS WHERE THE WINDS WILL REMAIN VERY LIGHT OR CALM. 

WITH PLENTY OF LATE FEBRUARY SUNSHINE THIS MORNING...
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO CLIMB RATHER QUICKLY TO NEAR AND
ABOVE ZERO BY LATER THIS MORNING. WIND CHILLS ACROSS THE AREA
ARE GOING TO MODERATE INTO THE -10 TO -20 RANGE AFTER 10 AM.

IAZ008>011-018-019-029-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029-032>034-
041>044-053-231600-
/O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150223T1600Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-
WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-TAYLOR-CLARK-
BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY...
OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...
BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA
704 AM CST MON FEB 23 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS
MORNING...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS
MORNING. 

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE BETWEEN 15 AND 35 BELOW ZERO...WITH
  THE COLDER WIND CHILLS IN THE MORE OPEN...WIND PRONE AREAS AND
  THE WARMER WIND CHILLS IN THE SHELTERED VALLEYS WITH LIGHTER
  WINDS.

* THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 7 AM AND 830 AM THIS
  MORNING.

* THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 
  MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL
COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA
CAN OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A WARM
HAT...GLOVES AND APPROPRIATE BOOTS OR SHOES. CHECK UP ON OUTDOOR
PETS.

$$

IAZ030-WIZ054-055-061-231600-
/O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-150223T1600Z/
CLAYTON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...
PLATTEVILLE
704 AM CST MON FEB 23 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS
MORNING...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS
MORNING. 

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE BETWEEN 15 AND 30 BELOW WITH THE
  COLDER WIND CHILLS IN THE MORE OPEN...WIND PRONE AREAS AND THE
  WARMER WIND CHILLS IN THE SHELTERED VALLEYS WITH LIGHTER WINDS.

* THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 7 AM AND 830 AM THIS
  MORNING.

* THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 
  MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL
COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA
CAN OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A WARM
HAT...GLOVES AND APPROPRIATE BOOTS OR SHOES. CHECK UP ON OUTDOOR
PETS.

$$
RRS
150 
WWUS43 KARX 231435
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
835 AM CST MON FEB 23 2015

...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS THIS MORNING...

.WIND CHILLS WILL RANGE FROM -15 TO -30 THROUGH 10 AM THIS
MORNING. WITH PLENTY OF LATE FEBRUARY SUNSHINE...TEMPERATURES ARE
EXPECTED TO CLIMB RATHER QUICKLY TO NEAR AND ABOVE ZERO AFTER 10
AM. WIND CHILLS ACROSS THE AREA WILL IMPROVE INTO THE -10 TO -20
RANGE AFTER 10 AM.

IAZ008>011-018-019-029-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029-032>034-
041>044-053-231600-
/O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150223T1600Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-
WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-TAYLOR-CLARK-
BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY...
OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...
BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA
835 AM CST MON FEB 23 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS
MORNING...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS
MORNING. 

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE BETWEEN 15 AND 30 BELOW ZERO THROUGH
  10 AM.

* THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 
  MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL
COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA
CAN OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT
AND GLOVES.

$$

IAZ030-WIZ054-055-061-231600-
/O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-150223T1600Z/
CLAYTON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...
PLATTEVILLE
835 AM CST MON FEB 23 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS
MORNING...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS
MORNING. 

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE BETWEEN 15 AND 25 BELOW ZERO THROUGH
  10 AM.

* THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 
  MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL
COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA
CAN OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT
AND GLOVES.

$$

WETENKAMP
819 
WWUS43 KARX 231559
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
959 AM CST MON FEB 23 2015

...WIND CHILLS GRADUALLY IMPROVING THIS MORNING...

.WIND CHILLS WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE THIS MORNING INTO THE 5 TO 20 BELOW
ZERO RANGE THEN ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW
ZERO THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS.

IAZ008>011-018-019-029-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029-032>034-
041>044-053-231700-
/O.EXP.KARX.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150223T1600Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-
WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-TAYLOR-CLARK-
BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY...
OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...
BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA
959 AM CST MON FEB 23 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM CST THIS MORNING...

WIND CHILLS WILL IMPROVE INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO BY
EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.

$$

IAZ030-WIZ054-055-061-231700-
/O.EXP.KARX.WC.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-150223T1600Z/
CLAYTON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...
PLATTEVILLE
959 AM CST MON FEB 23 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM CST THIS MORNING...

WIND CHILLS WILL IMPROVE INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO BY
EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.

$$

WETENKAMP

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this wind chill advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS La Crosse, WI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind chill advisory went out at Feb 22, 3:07 AM CST, 31 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 22, 3:07 AM CST, 31 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
307 AM CST SUN FEB 22 2015

.SHORT TERM...(TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY)
ISSUED AT 306 AM CST SUN FEB 22 2015

THE ARCTIC AIR CONTINUES TO INVADE THE AREA THIS MORNING WITH
READINGS DOWN IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO. THE SINGLE DIGITS
AND TEENS BELOW ZERO ARE NOT FAR AWAY...ACROSS CENTRAL INTO
NORTHERN MINNESOTA. THE COLD AIR MAY BE A TOUCH SLOWER ARRIVING
THAN EXPECTED WHICH MEANS TEMPERATURES MAY NOT GET QUITE AS COLD
THIS MORNING. THIS COULD MAKE THE CURRENT WIND CHILL ADVISORY A
LITTLE MORE IFFY ON THE SOUTHEAST SIDE...BUT STILL EXPECT THOSE
AREAS WILL AT LEAST HIT 20 BELOW ON THE WIND CHILLS FOR AN HOUR OR
TWO AND DO NOT PLAN TO MAKE ANY ADJUSTMENTS TO THE LAYOUT OF THE
ADVISORY.

THE ARCTIC AIR SHOULD BE WELL ENTRENCHED OVER THE AREA FOR TONIGHT
WITH THE CENTER OF THE HIGH EXPECTED TO DRIFT ACROSS WESTERN
MINNESOTA INTO IOWA. SKIES ARE EXPECTED TO BE CLEAR TO ALLOW FOR
GOOD RADIATIONAL COOLING WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING OFF INTO THE
TEENS BELOW ZERO. THE WINDS WILL NOT BE ALL THAT STRONG...WEST 5
TO 10 MPH...BUT WITH THE COLD TEMPERATURES...THIS WILL BE MORE
THAN ENOUGH TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS IN THE 20 TO 35 BELOW RANGE
ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA. FOR SIMPLICITY...WILL EXTEND THE CURRENT
WIND CHILL ADVISORY OUT INTO MONDAY MORNING. WHILE THERE WILL BE
SOME SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT IN THE WIND CHILLS THIS AFTERNOON...SOME
AREAS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO NOT COME OUT OF ADVISORY CONDITIONS
AND BY DOING AN EXTENSION...IT WOULD AVOID HAVING A DOUBLE
HEADLINE IN EFFECT. FOR THE SOUTHEAST PART OF THE AREA CURRENTLY
NOT IN THE ADVISORY...WILL ADD IN THOSE COUNTIES AT 03Z THIS
EVENING WITH AN EXPIRATION TIME OF 16Z MONDAY FOR THE ENTIRE AREA.

THE NEXT CHANCE FOR SOME LIGHT SNOW COMES IN MONDAY NIGHT AND
TUESDAY. A SHORT WAVE TROUGH WILL DROP OUT OF NORTHWEST CANADA
WITH AN UPPER LEVEL LOW FORMING SOUTHWEST OF HUDSONS BAY. THE
22.00Z MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW DIFFERENCES ON HOW FAR SOUTH THIS
SYSTEM WILL TRACK. THE NAM IS THE FARTHEST SOUTH BRINGING PART OF
THE SHORT WAVE TROUGH ACROSS WISCONSIN WHILE THE ECMWF KEEPS IT
ALONG AND NORTHEAST OF LAKES SUPERIOR AND HURON. THE GFS IS PRETTY
MUCH IN THE MIDDLE OF THESE TWO SOLUTIONS WITH THE SHORT WAVE
COMING ACROSS LAKE SUPERIOR AND FAR NORTHEAST WISCONSIN. THIS WAVE
DOES LOOK LIKE IT WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE SOME WEAK TO
MODERATE PV ADVECTION IN THE 500-300 MB LAYER ALONG WITH SOME WEAK
TO MODERATE QG CONVERGENCE IN THE 1000-500 MB LAYER. THE QUESTION
WILL JUST BE HOW FAR SOUTHWEST THIS FORCING WILL EXTEND. THE COLD
FRONT WITH THIS SYSTEM SHOULD HAVE SOME WEAK FRONTOGENESIS IN THE
850-500 MB LAYER WHICH COULD HELP TO PRODUCE SOME FLURRIES
SOUTHEAST OF THE MAIN AREA OF LIGHT SNOW. FOR NOW...WILL CONTINUE
TO GO WITH THE MORE NORTHERN MODEL SOLUTIONS AND JUST SHOW A 20 TO
30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SOME LIGHT SNOW...GENERALLY ALONG AND
NORTHEAST OF INTERSTATE 94. THE NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT
SHOULD GET INTO THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE WHICH COULD BE ENOUGH TO
PRODUCE SOME DRIFTING SNOW. SOME QUESTIONS WHETHER THIS WILL BE
ENOUGH TO PRODUCE ANY BLOWING SNOW WITH THE VERY LIGHT
ACCUMULATIONS AND FORESTED AREA OF CENTRAL WISCONSIN AND FOR NOW
WILL NOT INCLUDE THIS IN THE FORECAST.

.LONG TERM...(TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY)
ISSUED AT 306 AM CST SUN FEB 22 2015

THIS PERIOD IS CURRENTLY LOOKING TO BE FREE OF ANY
PRECIPITATION...ALTHOUGH THE WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY PERIOD WILL
HAVE TO BE WATCH FOR THE POSSIBLE ADDITION OF SOME SNOW CHANCES
ACROSS THE SOUTH. THE MODELS ALL SHOW A SHORT WAVE COMING ACROSS
THE REGION THAT HELPS TO FORM A BIT OF A LONG WAVE TROUGH OVER THE
UPPER MIDWEST. THE ECMWF LOOKS TO BE STRONGER WITH THIS SYSTEM
THAN EITHER THE GFS OR THE 22.00Z GEM. BECAUSE OF THIS...IT IS THE
ONLY MODEL SHOWING SOME SNOW OVER THE AREA WITH THE GFS AND GEM
FARTHER TO THE SOUTHWEST. STILL NO SIGNIFICANT WARM UP IN SIGHT AS
HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THIS PERIOD LOOK TO MAINLY BE IN THE SINGLE
DIGITS AND TEENS WITH LOWS RANGING FROM THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE
ZERO TO THE TEENS BELOW ZERO.

&&

.AVIATION...(FOR THE 06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z SUNDAY NIGHT)
ISSUED AT 1123 PM CST SAT FEB 21 2015

VFR CONDITIONS TO PERSIST AT KRST/KLSE THROUGH 23.06Z WITH MOSTLY
CLEAR/SUNNY SKIES AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE UPPER
MS RIVER VALLEY. A FEW CUMULUS POSSIBLE IN THE 2000 TO 3000 FT AGL
LAYER SUNDAY AFTERNOON...BUT NOT EXPECTING ANY CEILINGS GIVEN
DRY/SUBSIDENT AIR MASS. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST...SUSTAINED
FROM 8 TO 16 KTS THROUGH THE PERIOD.

&&

.ARX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WI...WIND CHILL ADVISORY UNTIL 10 AM CST MONDAY FOR WIZ017-029-
     032>034-041>044-053.

     WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CST MONDAY
     FOR WIZ054-055-061.

MN...WIND CHILL ADVISORY UNTIL 10 AM CST MONDAY FOR MNZ079-086>088-
     094>096.

IA...WIND CHILL ADVISORY UNTIL 10 AM CST MONDAY FOR IAZ008>011-018-
     019-029.

     WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CST MONDAY
     FOR IAZ030.

&&

SHORT TERM...04
LONG TERM...04
AVIATION...ROGERS
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 21, 5:32 AM CST, 22 hours 6 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
532 AM CST SAT FEB 21 2015

IAZ008>011-018-019-029-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029-032>034-
041>044-053-221200-
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-
WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-TAYLOR-CLARK-
BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-
532 AM CST SAT FEB 21 2015

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR LATE TONIGHT. BITTERLY
COLD WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW RETURN FOR LATE TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ARE EXPECTED FOR SUNDAY MORNING AND
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT.

WIND CHILLS WILL DROP INTO THE 20 TO 35 BELOW RANGE FOR SUNDAY
NIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING AND ANOTHER WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL BE
NEEDED.

ANOTHER SHOT OF ARCTIC AIR AND WIND CHILLS OF 15 TO 30 BELOW
LOOKS TO SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY
MORNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NO ACTION IS NEEDED AT THIS TIME.

.EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION...

NO WEBINAR IS SCHEDULED.

IAZ030-WIZ054-055-061-221200-
CLAYTON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
532 AM CST SAT FEB 21 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF FAR NORTHEAST
IOWA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

WIND CHILLS WILL DIP INTO THE 10 TO 20 BELOW RANGE LATE TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

WIND CHILLS THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING WILL BE IN THE 10 TO 20 BELOW
RANGE.

WIND CHILLS WILL DROP INTO THE 20 TO 30 BELOW RANGE FOR SUNDAY
NIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING AND A WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL BE
NEEDED.

ANOTHER SHOT OF ARCTIC AIR AND WIND CHILLS OF 10 TO 20 BELOW
LOOKS TO SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA FOR LATER WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND
THURSDAY MORNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NO ACTION IS NEEDED AT THIS TIME.

.EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION...

NO WEBINAR IS SCHEDULED.

RRS/04

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.