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Wind Chill Warning 2, NWS La Crosse, WI
NWS La Crosse, WI issued this wind chill warning at Jan 6, 2015, 3:47 AM CST for 7 counties in Minnesota; 13 counties in Wisconsin; 8 counties in Iowa. It took effect at Jan 7, 2015, 12:00 AM CST. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 6, 2015, 3:47 AM CST (09:47 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 7, 2015, 12:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Jan 7, 2015, 12:00 PM CST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS La Crosse, WI
All 28 counties
Allamakee County, IA, Chickasaw County, IA, Clayton County, IA, Fayette County, IA, Floyd County, IA, Howard County, IA, Mitchell County, IA, Winneshiek County, IA, Dodge County, MN, Fillmore County, MN, Houston County, MN, Mower County, MN, Olmsted County, MN, Wabasha County, MN, Winona County, MN, Adams County, WI, Buffalo County, WI, Clark County, WI, Crawford County, WI, Grant County, WI, Jackson County, WI, Juneau County, WI, La Crosse County, WI, Monroe County, WI, Richland County, WI, Taylor County, WI, Trempealeau County, WI, Vernon County, WI
The radar
The La Crosse radar (KARX), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:53 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
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 210 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 783 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 69 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 109 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
722 WWUS43 KARX 060947 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 347 AM CST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...BITTERLY COLD THIS MORNING THEN DANGEROUSLY COLD TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING... .BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING AS WINDS INCREASE TO 5 TO 15 MPH ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST IOWA...SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND CENTRAL WISCONSIN. LOOK FOR WIND CHILLS TO IMPROVE BY NOON AS AIR TEMPERATURES WARM. AN ARCTIC BLAST TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL BRING DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS TO MUCH OF THE REGION. WIND CHILL WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED. MORE WIND CHILL HAZARDS WILL BE NEEDED AFTER THE NEW WARNINGS EXPIRE. IAZ008-009-018-019-MNZ086-087-094-095-WIZ017-029-061800- /O.NEW.KARX.WC.W.0002.150107T0600Z-150107T1800Z/ /O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150106T1800Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-DODGE-OLMSTED-MOWER-FILLMORE- TAYLOR-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLES CITY...ROCHESTER...AUSTIN... MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE 347 AM CST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE BETWEEN 20 AND 30 BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING...THEN DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS OF 35 TO 45 BELOW ZERO AFTER MIDNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 8 AM WEDNESDAY. * THE PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. FROST BITE CAN OCCUR QUICKLY AND EVEN HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$ WIZ034-042>044-061800- /O.NEW.KARX.WC.W.0002.150107T0600Z-150107T1800Z/ /O.EXA.KARX.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150106T1800Z/ JACKSON-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLACK RIVER FALLS...SPARTA/TOMAH... MAUSTON 347 AM CST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE BETWEEN 20 AND 30 BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING...THEN DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS OF 35 TO 45 BELOW ZERO AFTER MIDNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 8 AM WEDNESDAY. * THE PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. FROST BITE CAN OCCUR QUICKLY AND EVEN HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$ IAZ010-011-029-030-MNZ079-088-096-WIZ032-033-041-053>055-061- 061800- /O.NEW.KARX.WC.W.0002.150107T0600Z-150107T1800Z/ WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-WABASHA-WINONA-HOUSTON- BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-LA CROSSE-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...OELWEIN...WINONA... LA CROSSE...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER... PLATTEVILLE 347 AM CST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. * EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE BETWEEN 30 TO 40 BELOW ZERO...WITH THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS OCCURRING AROUND 8 AM WEDNESDAY. * THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. FROST BITE CAN OCCUR QUICKLY AND EVEN HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$
10 follow-up statements
015 WWUS43 KARX 061312 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 712 AM CST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...BITTER COLD CONTINUES THIS MORNING THEN DANGEROUSLY COLD TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING... .BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO WERE PRESENT ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST IOWA...SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND CENTRAL WISCONSIN. LOOK FOR THESE WIND CHILLS TO IMPROVE BY NOON AS AIR TEMPERATURES WARM...BUT THE IMPROVEMENT WILL BE GRADUAL DUE TO INCREASING WINDS. MEANWHILE...PLAN ON ARCTIC AIR BUILDING UP OVER MANITOBA TO BLAST THROUGH THE REGION TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING...BRINGING DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS TO MUCH OF THE REGION. WIND CHILL WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT. MORE WIND CHILL HAZARDS WILL BE NEEDED AFTER THE THESE WARNINGS EXPIRE. IAZ008-009-018-019-MNZ086-087-094-095-WIZ017-029-034-042>044- 062115- /O.CON.KARX.WC.W.0002.150107T0600Z-150107T1800Z/ /O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150106T1800Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-DODGE-OLMSTED-MOWER-FILLMORE- TAYLOR-CLARK-JACKSON-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLES CITY...ROCHESTER...AUSTIN... MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...BLACK RIVER FALLS...SPARTA/TOMAH... MAUSTON 712 AM CST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...AND A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. * EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE BETWEEN 20 AND 30 BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING...THEN DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS OF 35 TO 45 BELOW ZERO AFTER MIDNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 8 AM WEDNESDAY. * THE PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. FROST BITE CAN OCCUR QUICKLY AND EVEN HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$ IAZ010-011-029-030-MNZ079-088-096-WIZ032-033-041-053>055-061- 062115- /O.CON.KARX.WC.W.0002.150107T0600Z-150107T1800Z/ WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-WABASHA-WINONA-HOUSTON- BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-LA CROSSE-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...OELWEIN...WINONA... LA CROSSE...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER... PLATTEVILLE 712 AM CST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. * EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE BETWEEN 30 AND 40 BELOW ZERO... WITH THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS OCCURRING AROUND 8 AM WEDNESDAY. * THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. FROST BITE CAN OCCUR QUICKLY AND EVEN HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$ AJ
771 WWUS43 KARX 061514 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 914 AM CST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS CONTINUE THIS MORNING...THEN DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING... .WIND CHILLS REMAINED IN THE 20 TO 25 BELOW RANGE ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST IOWA...SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND CENTRAL WISCONSIN AT 9 AM. LOOK FOR THESE WIND CHILLS TO SLOWLY IMPROVE THROUGH NOON AS AIR TEMPERATURES WARM. HOWEVER...SOME INCREASE OF WINDS WILL OFFSET THE RISING TEMPERATURES...KEEPING WIND CHILLS IN THE 15 TO 20 BELOW RANGE INTO EARLY AFTERNOON. MEANWHILE...AN EVEN STRONGER SURGE OF ARCTIC AIR OVER MANITOBA WILL BLAST THROUGH THE REGION TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING... BRINGING EVEN COLD AIR AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS TO MUCH OF THE REGION. WIND CHILL WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR LATER TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. MORE WIND CHILL HEADLINES WILL BE NEEDED AFTER THE LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING WARNING EXPIRES. IAZ008-009-018-019-MNZ086-087-094-095-WIZ017-029-034-042>044- 062315- /O.CON.KARX.WC.W.0002.150107T0600Z-150107T1800Z/ /O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150106T1800Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-DODGE-OLMSTED-MOWER-FILLMORE- TAYLOR-CLARK-JACKSON-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLES CITY...ROCHESTER...AUSTIN... MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...BLACK RIVER FALLS...SPARTA/TOMAH... MAUSTON 914 AM CST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. * EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE BETWEEN 20 AND 45 BELOW ZERO... WITH THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS OCCURRING AROUND 7 AM WEDNESDAY. * THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE BETWEEN 20 AND 25 BELOW ZERO... WITH THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS OCCURRING THROUGH 1030 AM. * THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. FROST BITE CAN OCCUR QUICKLY AND EVEN HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. 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. $$ IAZ010-011-029-030-MNZ079-088-096-WIZ032-033-041-053>055-061- 062315- /O.CON.KARX.WC.W.0002.150107T0600Z-150107T1800Z/ WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-WABASHA-WINONA-HOUSTON- BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-LA CROSSE-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...OELWEIN...WINONA... LA CROSSE...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER... PLATTEVILLE 914 AM CST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. * EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE BETWEEN 20 AND 40 BELOW ZERO... WITH THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS OCCURRING AROUND 8 AM WEDNESDAY. * THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. FROST BITE CAN OCCUR QUICKLY AND EVEN HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$ RRS
363 WWUS43 KARX 061635 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 1035 AM CST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...WIND CHILLS SLOWLY EASING THIS MORNING...MORE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING... .AT 1030 AM WIND CHILLS REMAINED IN THE 20 TO 25 BELOW RANGE ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST IOWA...SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTH- CENTRAL WISCONSIN. WIND CHILLS OVER CENTRAL WISCONSIN HAD MODERATED INTO THE -5 TO -15 RANGE. WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY IMPROVE THROUGH NOON AS AIR TEMPERATURES WARM. HOWEVER... SOME INCREASE OF WINDS WILL OFFSET THE RISING TEMPERATURES... KEEPING WIND CHILLS AT SOME OF THE MORE WIND PRONE LOCATIONS IN THE 15 TO 20 BELOW RANGE INTO EARLY AFTERNOON. AN EVEN STRONGER SURGE OF ARCTIC AIR OVER MANITOBA IS POISED TO SPREAD SOUTH ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING...BRINGING EVEN COLDER AIR AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS TO MUCH OF THE REGION. WIND CHILL WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR LATER TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. MORE WIND CHILL HEADLINES WILL BE NEEDED AFTER THE LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING WARNING EXPIRES. WIZ034-042>044-070045- /O.CAN.KARX.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150106T1800Z/ /O.CON.KARX.WC.W.0002.150107T0600Z-150107T1800Z/ JACKSON-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLACK RIVER FALLS...SPARTA/TOMAH... MAUSTON 1035 AM CST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR THIS MORNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY. A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. * THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR THIS MORNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE BETWEEN 20 AND 45 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS OCCURRING AROUND 7 AM WEDNESDAY. * THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. FROST BITE CAN OCCUR QUICKLY AND EVEN HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$ IAZ008-009-018-019-MNZ086-087-094-095-WIZ017-029-070045- /O.CON.KARX.WC.W.0002.150107T0600Z-150107T1800Z/ /O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150106T1800Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-DODGE-OLMSTED-MOWER-FILLMORE- TAYLOR-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLES CITY...ROCHESTER...AUSTIN... MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE 1035 AM CST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. * EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE BETWEEN 25 AND 45 BELOW ZERO... WITH THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS OCCURRING AROUND 9 AM WEDNESDAY. * THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE BETWEEN 15 AND 25 BELOW ZERO...WITH THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS OCCURRING BEFORE 11 AM. * THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. FROST BITE CAN OCCUR QUICKLY AND EVEN HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. 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. $$ IAZ010-011-029-030-MNZ079-088-096-WIZ032-033-041-053>055-061- 070045- /O.CON.KARX.WC.W.0002.150107T0600Z-150107T1800Z/ WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-WABASHA-WINONA-HOUSTON- BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-LA CROSSE-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...OELWEIN...WINONA... LA CROSSE...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER... PLATTEVILLE 1035 AM CST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. * EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE BETWEEN 20 AND 40 BELOW ZERO... WITH THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS OCCURRING AROUND 8 AM WEDNESDAY. * THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. FROST BITE CAN OCCUR QUICKLY AND EVEN HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$ RRS
345 WWUS43 KARX 061754 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 1154 AM CST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR THIS MORNING TO EXPIRE AT NOON... ...MORE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING... .WIND CHILLS LATE THIS MORNING REMAINED IN -15 TO AROUND -20 RANGE ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST IOWA...SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTH-CENTRAL WISCONSIN. WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY IMPROVE THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON AS AIR TEMPERATURES WARM. HOWEVER...SOME INCREASE OF WINDS WILL OFFSET THE RISING TEMPERATURES...KEEPING WIND CHILLS AT SOME OF THE MORE WIND PRONE LOCATIONS IN THE 15 TO 20 BELOW RANGE THROUGH 2 PM. AN EVEN STRONGER SURGE OF ARCTIC AIR OVER MANITOBA IS POISED TO SPREAD SOUTH ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING...ALONG WITH BRISK AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS. THIS WILL BRING EVEN COLDER AIR AND A ROUND OF DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS TO MUCH OF THE REGION. WIND CHILL WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR LATER TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. MORE WIND CHILL HEADLINES WILL BE NEEDED AFTER THE LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING WARNING EXPIRES. IAZ008-009-018-019-MNZ086-087-094-095-WIZ017-029-070200- /O.EXP.KARX.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150106T1800Z/ /O.CON.KARX.WC.W.0002.150107T0600Z-150107T1800Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-DODGE-OLMSTED-MOWER-FILLMORE- TAYLOR-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLES CITY...ROCHESTER...AUSTIN... MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE 1154 AM CST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY. A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. * THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR THIS MORNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON. * EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE BETWEEN 25 AND 45 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS OCCURRING BETWEEN 7 AM AND 9 AM WEDNESDAY. * THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. FROST BITE CAN OCCUR QUICKLY AND EVEN HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$ IAZ010-011-029-030-MNZ079-088-096-WIZ032>034-041>044-053>055-061- 070200- /O.CON.KARX.WC.W.0002.150107T0600Z-150107T1800Z/ WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-WABASHA-WINONA-HOUSTON- BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON- CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...OELWEIN...WINONA... BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON... VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE 1154 AM CST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. * EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE BETWEEN 20 AND 45 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS OCCURRING BETWEEN 7 AM AND 9 AM WEDNESDAY. * THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. FROST BITE CAN OCCUR QUICKLY AND EVEN HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$ RRS
722 WWUS43 KARX 062113 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 313 PM CST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS LATER TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING... .ANOTHER SURGE OF ARCTIC AIR IS GOING TO SPREAD SOUTH ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP INTO THE 5 BELOW TO 15 BELOW RANGE LATER TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING...WHILE NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN AT 10 TO 20 MPH. THESE WINDS AND TEMPERATURES WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF -30 TO -45 AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH NOON WEDNESDAY. A WIND CHILL WARNING IS POSTED ARE IN EFFECT ACROSS THE AREA FOR THIS TIME. MORE WIND CHILL HEADLINES WILL BE NEEDED FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY MORNING. IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029- 032>034-041>044-053>055-061-070515- /O.CON.KARX.WC.W.0002.150107T0600Z-150107T1800Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE- CLAYTON-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON- TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU- ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY... OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE... BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON... VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE 313 PM CST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. * EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE BETWEEN 30 AND 45 BELOW ZERO...WITH THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS OCCURRING BETWEEN 7 AM AND 9 AM WEDNESDAY. * THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. FROST BITE CAN OCCUR QUICKLY AND EVEN HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU HAVE TO VENTURE OUT LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING...APPROPRIATE WINTER CLOTHING FROM HEAD TO TOE WILL BE A MUST. $$ RRS
956 WWUS43 KARX 070331 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 931 PM CST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...DANGEROUSLY COLD OVERNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING... .WINDS ARE ON THE INCREASE AND WIND CHILLS ARE STARTING TO PLUMMET AS COLDER AIR MOVES IN. WIND CHILLS THIS EVENING HAVE ALREADY DROPPED INTO THE 15 TO 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO RANGE DUE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WINDS THAT HAVE DEVELOPED. AS TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO DROP OVERNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING...WIND CHILLS WILL DROP INTO THE 30 TO 45 DEGREES BELOW ZERO RANGE WITH SOME OF THE LOWEST WIND CHILLS OCCURRING BETWEEN 6 AM AND 10 AM. IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029- 032>034-041>044-053>055-061-071145- /O.CON.KARX.WC.W.0002.150107T0600Z-150107T1800Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE- CLAYTON-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON- TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU- ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY... OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE... BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON... VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE 931 PM CST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... * EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE BETWEEN 30 AND 45 BELOW ZERO... WITH THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS OCCURRING BETWEEN 6 AM AND 10 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING. * THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. FROST BITE CAN OCCUR QUICKLY AND EVEN HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU HAVE TO VENTURE OUT LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING...APPROPRIATE WINTER CLOTHING FROM HEAD TO TOE WILL BE A MUST. $$ HALBACH
678 WWUS43 KARX 071006 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 406 AM CST WED JAN 7 2015 ...DANGEROUSLY COLD THIS MORNING WITH BITTER COLD CONDITIONS PERSISTING INTO THURSDAY MORNING... .BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING 20 TO 30 MPH...COMBINED WITH FALLING TEMPERATURES...HAS LED TO WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 35 BELOW ZERO EARLY THIS MORNING. EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO CONTINUE TO DROP THROUGH SUNRISE AS TEMPERATURES FALL...GETTING TO AS LOW AS 30 TO 40 BELOW ZERO BETWEEN 7 AND 9 AM. THESE LOW WIND CHILLS CAN RESULT IN FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 TO 20 MINUTES...WHILE THE BRISK WINDS CAN CAUSE A GREATER LOSS OF BODY HEAT. WIND CHILLS WILL IMPROVE SOMEWHAT THIS AFTERNOON AS WINDS DECREASE SOME. HOWEVER...IT IS LIKELY TO REMAIN BITTERLY COLD THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING BEFORE WARMER AIR COMES INTO THE REGION. IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029- 032>034-041>044-053>055-061-071800- /O.CON.KARX.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150107T1800Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE- CLAYTON-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON- TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU- ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY... OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE... BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON... VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE 406 AM CST WED JAN 7 2015 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO CONTINUE FALLING...DROPPING TO 30 TO 40 BELOW ZERO BETWEEN 7 AND 9 AM. THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS WILL OCCUR WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND OVER NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN. * PLAN ON WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN 10 TO 20 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. IN ADDITION...THE BRISK WINDS CAN CAUSE A GREATER LOSS OF BODY HEAT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. FROST BITE CAN OCCUR QUICKLY AND EVEN HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$ AJ
312 WWUS43 KARX 071312 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 712 AM CST WED JAN 7 2015 ...DANGEROUSLY COLD THIS MORNING WITH BITTER COLD CONDITIONS PERSISTING INTO THURSDAY MORNING... .BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING 20 TO 30 MPH...COMBINED WITH FALLING TEMPERATURES...HAS LED TO WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO AT 7 AM THIS MORNING. EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO CONTINUE TO DROP OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS...GETTING TO AS LOW AS 30 TO 40 BELOW ZERO BY 9 AM. THESE LOW WIND CHILLS CAN RESULT IN FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 TO 20 MINUTES...WHILE THE BRISK WINDS CAN CAUSE A GREATER LOSS OF BODY HEAT. WIND CHILLS WILL IMPROVE SOMEWHAT THIS AFTERNOON AS WINDS DECREASE SOME. HOWEVER...IT IS LIKELY TO REMAIN BITTERLY COLD THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING BEFORE WARMER AIR COMES INTO THE REGION. IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029- 032>034-041>044-053>055-061-071800- /O.CON.KARX.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150107T1800Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE- CLAYTON-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON- TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU- ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY... OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE... BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON... VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE 712 AM CST WED JAN 7 2015 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO CONTINUE FALLING...DROPPING TO 30 TO 40 BELOW ZERO BY 9 AM. THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS WILL OCCUR WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND OVER NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN. NOTE THAT WIND CHILLS COULD BRIEFLY DROP 5 TO 10 DEGREES WHEN WINDS GUST. * PLAN ON WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN 10 TO 20 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. IN ADDITION...THE BRISK WINDS CAN CAUSE A GREATER LOSS OF BODY HEAT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. FROST BITE CAN OCCUR QUICKLY AND EVEN HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$ AJ
473 WWUS43 KARX 071450 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 850 AM CST WED JAN 7 2015 ...DANGEROUSLY COLD THIS MORNING WITH BITTER COLD CONDITIONS PERSISTING INTO THURSDAY MORNING... .BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING 20 TO 30 MPH...COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO...HAS LED TO WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 40 BELOW THIS MORNING. THESE LOW WIND CHILLS CAN RESULT IN FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 TO 20 MINUTES...WHILE THE BRISK WINDS CAN CAUSE A GREATER LOSS OF BODY HEAT. WIND CHILLS WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON AS WINDS DECREASE SOME. HOWEVER... IT IS LIKELY TO REMAIN BITTERLY COLD THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING BEFORE WARMER AIR COMES INTO THE REGION. IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029- 032>034-041>044-053>055-061-071800- /O.CON.KARX.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150107T1800Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE- CLAYTON-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON- TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU- ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY... OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE... BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON... VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE 850 AM CST WED JAN 7 2015 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... * EXPECT WIND CHILLS FROM 25 TO 40 BELOW ZERO TO GRADUALLY IMPROVE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING. THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS WILL OCCUR WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND OVER NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN. NOTE THAT WIND CHILLS COULD BRIEFLY DROP 5 TO 10 DEGREES WHEN WINDS GUST. * PLAN ON WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN 10 TO 20 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. IN ADDITION...THE BRISK WINDS CAN CAUSE A GREATER LOSS OF BODY HEAT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. FROST BITE CAN OCCUR QUICKLY AND EVEN HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$ ROGERS
643 WWUS43 KARX 071746 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 1146 AM CST WED JAN 7 2015 ...BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS THROUGH THURSDAY MID-MORNING... .THE WIND CHILL WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON TODAY WITH WIND CHILL VALUES HAVING WARMED INTO THE 20 TO 35 BELOW RANGE. WINDS WILL SLOWLY DECREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. HOWEVER...SUB-ZERO AIR TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...RESULTING IN PERSISTENT WIND CHILL VALUES FROM 20 TO 35 BELOW...NECESSITATING A WIND CHILL ADVISORY. THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS WILL OCCUR BY 7 AM ON THURSDAY ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA AS SOUTHERLY WINDS RAPIDLY INCREASE. THESE LOW WIND CHILLS CAN RESULT IN FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. EXPECT A BRIEF RESPITE FROM BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILL THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING BEFORE BITING CONDITIONS RETURN THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029- 032>034-041>044-053>055-061-080200- /O.EXP.KARX.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150107T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KARX.WC.Y.0003.150107T1800Z-150108T1500Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE- CLAYTON-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON- TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU- ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY... OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE... BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON... VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE 1146 AM CST WED JAN 7 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THURSDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THURSDAY. * EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE BETWEEN 20 AND 35 BELOW ZERO... WITH THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS OCCURRING AROUND 7 AM THURSDAY. * THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND CHILL WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY. 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
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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.