Alert archive / Iowa / Winter Storm Warnings in 2015
Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS La Crosse, WI
NWS La Crosse, WI issued this winter storm warning at Jan 4, 2015, 3:12 PM CST for 7 counties in Iowa. It took effect at Jan 5, 2015, 3:00 PM CST. It was in force for 8 hr. 13 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 4, 2015, 3:12 PM CST (21:12 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 5, 2015, 3:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Jan 5, 2015, 11:24 PM CST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS La Crosse, WI
Counties Chickasaw County, IA, Clayton County, IA, Fayette County, IA, Floyd County, IA, Howard County, IA, Mitchell County, IA, Winneshiek County, IA
The radar
The La Crosse radar (KARX), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:11 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 5, 6:13 PM CST | SNOW 1 | Ese Edgewood, IA | TOTAL SO FAR SINCE 405PM. |
| Jan 5, 7:40 PM CST | SNOW 2.4 | 1 Sse Charles City, IA | SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS. OBSERVER LOCATION CHARLES CITY. |
| Jan 5, 8:12 PM CST | SNOW 2 | Ese Edgewood, IA | TOTAL SO FAR. |
| Jan 5, 9:06 PM CST | SNOW 4.5 | 3 S Marble Rock, IA | SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Jan 5, 9:16 PM CST | SNOW 3 | 1 Nw Fayette, IA | SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS. OBSERVER LOCATION FAYETTE. |
| Jan 5, 9:20 PM CST | SNOW 3 | 2 Nnw Clermont, IA | SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS. OBSERVER LOCATION CLERMONT 1NW. |
| Jan 5, 9:20 PM CST | SNOW 3 | New Hampton, IA | SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS. OBSERVER LOCATION NEW HAMPTON . |
| Jan 5, 9:22 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Saint Ansgar, IA | SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS. OBSERVER LOCATION ST ANSGAR. |
| Jan 5, 9:29 PM CST | SNOW 2.5 | 7 W Saratoga, IA | SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS. OBSERVER LOCATION RICEVILLE. |
| Jan 5, 9:32 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Edgewood, IA | SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS. OBSERVER LOCATION EDGEWOOD. |
| Jan 5, 9:33 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Ese Edgewood, IA | TOTAL SO FAR. |
| Jan 5, 9:36 PM CST | SNOW 4.5 | 3 S Marble Rock, IA | SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Jan 5, 9:41 PM CST | SNOW 3.8 | 1 Sse Charles City, IA | SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS. OBSERVER LOCATION CHARLES CITY. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Davenport, (KDVN), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 216 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
- 561 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -16 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 37 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
646 WWUS43 KARX 042112 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 312 PM CST SUN JAN 4 2015 ...BITTER COLD TONIGHT...SIGNIFICANT SNOW FOR SOME MONDAY... .BITTER TO DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS TONIGHT...LASTING THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY. 20 TO 40 BELOW ZERO WIND CHILLS WILL BE COMMON DURING THE MORNINGS AND NIGHTS. A POTENT WINTER STORM MOVES IN MONDAY AFTERNOON...EXITING OVERNIGHT. HEAVY SNOW OF 6 INCHES OR MORE IS LIKELY FOR NORTHEAST IOWA...LESSER AMOUNTS MOVING NORTH. 1 TO 2 INCH PER HOUR SNOWFALL RATES ARE EXPECTED WITH THE HEAVY SNOW...WITH MOST ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS THE REGION IN UNDER 6 HOURS. THERE WILL BE SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS FOR SOME BEGINNING WITH THE MONDAY EVENING COMMUTE AND LASTING INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. ROAD CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY WITH THE ONSET OF THE SNOW. IAZ008-009-018-019-050515- /O.UPG.KARX.WS.A.0001.150105T2100Z-150106T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KARX.WS.W.0001.150105T2100Z-150106T0900Z/ /O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150105T1800Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-FLOYD-CHICKASAW- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CHARLES CITY 312 PM CST SUN JAN 4 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM MONDAY TO 3 AM CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM MONDAY TO 3 AM CST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WIND CHILLS 20 TO 35 BELOW ZERO THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. COLDEST WIND CHILLS LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING. * HEAVY SNOW MONDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. * SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE. * 1 TO 2 INCH PER HOUR ACCUMULATION RATES IN THE HEAVIEST SNOW. * ROAD CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY WITH ONSET OF SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS VERY QUICKLY. 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. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. && $$ IAZ010-029-030-050515- /O.UPG.KARX.WS.A.0001.150105T2100Z-150106T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KARX.WS.W.0001.150105T2100Z-150106T0900Z/ /O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0001.150104T2300Z-150105T1800Z/ WINNESHIEK-FAYETTE-CLAYTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...OELWEIN 312 PM CST SUN JAN 4 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM MONDAY TO 3 AM CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM MONDAY TO 3 AM CST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WIND CHILLS FROM 15 AND 30 BELOW ZERO...COLDEST FROM LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. * THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. * HEAVY SNOW MONDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. * SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE. * 1 TO 2 INCH PER HOUR ACCUMULATION RATES IN THE HEAVIEST SNOW. * ROAD CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY WITH ONSET OF SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS VERY QUICKLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. && $$ WIZ017-029-050515- /O.CON.KARX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150105T1800Z/ TAYLOR-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE 312 PM CST SUN JAN 4 2015 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY... * EXPECT WIND CHILLS FROM 20 AND 35 BELOW ZERO THIS EVENING...THEN 25 TO 40 BELOW ZERO FROM MID EVENING INTO MONDAY MORNING. * FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES WITH THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. 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. && $$ MNZ086-087-094-095-050515- /O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150105T1800Z/ /O.CON.KARX.WS.A.0001.150105T2100Z-150106T0900Z/ DODGE-OLMSTED-MOWER-FILLMORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...AUSTIN 312 PM CST SUN JAN 4 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... * WIND CHILLS 20 TO 35 BELOW ZERO THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. COLDEST WIND CHILLS LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING. * HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE. * 1 TO 2 INCH PER HOUR ACCUMULATION RATES IN THE HEAVIEST SNOW. * ROAD CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY WITH ONSET OF SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS VERY QUICKLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ IAZ011-MNZ096-050515- /O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0001.150104T2300Z-150105T1800Z/ /O.CON.KARX.WS.A.0001.150105T2100Z-150106T0900Z/ ALLAMAKEE-HOUSTON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WAUKON 312 PM CST SUN JAN 4 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... * WIND CHILLS FROM 15 AND 30 BELOW ZERO...COLDEST FROM LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. * THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. * HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. * 1 TO 2 INCH PER HOUR ACCUMULATION RATES IN THE HEAVIEST SNOW. * ROAD CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY WITH ONSET OF SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS VERY QUICKLY. 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. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ WIZ053>055-061-050515- /O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0001.150104T2300Z-150105T1800Z/ /O.CON.KARX.WS.A.0001.150106T0000Z-150106T1200Z/ VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN... RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE 312 PM CST SUN JAN 4 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... * WIND CHILLS FROM 20 AND 35 BELOW ZERO...COLDEST FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. * HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. * 1 TO 2 INCH PER HOUR ACCUMULATION RATES IN THE HEAVIEST SNOW. * ROAD CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY WITH ONSET OF SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS VERY QUICKLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ MNZ079-088-WIZ032>034-050515- /O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150105T1800Z/ WABASHA-WINONA-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINONA...BLACK RIVER FALLS 312 PM CST SUN JAN 4 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY... * WIND CHILLS FROM 15 AND 35 BELOW ZERO...COLDEST FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH 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. $$ WIZ041>044-050515- /O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0001.150104T2300Z-150105T1800Z/ LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON 312 PM CST SUN JAN 4 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY... * WIND CHILLS FROM 15 AND 35 BELOW ZERO...COLDEST FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ RIECK
12 follow-up statements
059 WWUS43 KARX 050305 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 905 PM CST SUN JAN 4 2015 ...BITTER TO DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS TONIGHT... ...SIGNIFICANT SNOW FOR PARTS OF THE AREA MONDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT... .WIND CHILLS THIS EVENING HAVE ALREADY DROPPED INTO THE 20 TO 30 BELOW RANGE ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA. FOR PARTS OF CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN...THESE WILL CONTINUE TO DROP WITH VALUES OF 30 TO 40 BELOW EXPECTED BY MORNING. THESE BITTER TO DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL LAST THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL ROUNDS OF COLD WIND CHILLS CAN BE EXPECTED MOST MORNINGS THIS WEEK...WITH WEDNESDAY MORNING LOOKING TO BE THE WORST WITH WIND CHILLS OF 30 TO 40 BELOW FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. A POTENT WINTER STORM IS SET TO MOVE INTO THE AREA MONDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN EXIT MONDAY NIGHT. HEAVY SNOW OF 6 INCHES OR MORE IS LIKELY FOR NORTHEAST IOWA...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS TO THE NORTH. 1 TO 2 INCH PER HOUR SNOWFALL RATES ARE EXPECTED WITH THE HEAVY SNOW...WITH MOST ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS THE REGION OCCURRING IN UNDER 6 HOURS. THERE WILL BE SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS FOR SOME BEGINNING WITH THE MONDAY EVENING COMMUTE AND LASTING INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. ROAD CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY WITH THE ONSET OF THE SNOW. IAZ008-009-018-019-051115- /O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0001.150105T2100Z-150106T0900Z/ /O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150105T1800Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-FLOYD-CHICKASAW- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CHARLES CITY 905 PM CST SUN JAN 4 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM MONDAY TO 3 AM CST TUESDAY... * WIND CHILLS 20 TO 35 BELOW ZERO THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS WILL BE LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING. * THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. * HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR MONDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. * THE HEAVY SNOW WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * 1 TO 2 INCH PER HOUR ACCUMULATION RATES WILL OCCUR WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW. * ROAD CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY WITH THE ONSET OF THE SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS VERY QUICKLY. 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. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. && $$ IAZ010-029-030-051115- /O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0001.150105T2100Z-150106T0900Z/ /O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150105T1800Z/ WINNESHIEK-FAYETTE-CLAYTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...OELWEIN 905 PM CST SUN JAN 4 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM MONDAY TO 3 AM CST TUESDAY... * WIND CHILLS FROM 15 AND 30 BELOW ZERO...COLDEST FROM LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. * THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. * HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR MONDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. * THE HEAVY SNOW WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * 1 TO 2 INCH PER HOUR ACCUMULATION RATES WILL OCCUR WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW. * ROAD CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY WITH THE ONSET OF THE SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS VERY QUICKLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. && $$ WIZ017-029-051115- /O.CON.KARX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150105T1800Z/ TAYLOR-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE 905 PM CST SUN JAN 4 2015 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY... * EXPECT WIND CHILLS FROM 25 AND 40 BELOW ZERO...COLDEST FROM LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. * FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES WITH THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. 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. && $$ MNZ086-087-094-095-051115- /O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150105T1800Z/ /O.CON.KARX.WS.A.0001.150105T2100Z-150106T0900Z/ DODGE-OLMSTED-MOWER-FILLMORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...AUSTIN 905 PM CST SUN JAN 4 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... * WIND CHILLS 20 TO 35 BELOW ZERO...WITH THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING. * THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. * HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * THE HEAVY SNOW WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * 1 TO 2 INCH PER HOUR ACCUMULATION RATES WILL OCCUR WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW. * ROAD CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY WITH THE ONSET OF THE SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS VERY QUICKLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ IAZ011-MNZ096-051115- /O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150105T1800Z/ /O.CON.KARX.WS.A.0001.150105T2100Z-150106T0900Z/ ALLAMAKEE-HOUSTON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WAUKON 905 PM CST SUN JAN 4 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... * WIND CHILLS FROM 15 AND 30 BELOW ZERO...COLDEST FROM LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. * THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. * HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * THE HEAVY SNOW WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * 1 TO 2 INCH PER HOUR ACCUMULATION RATES WILL OCCUR WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW. * ROAD CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY WITH THE ONSET OF THE SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS VERY QUICKLY. 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. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ WIZ053>055-061-051115- /O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150105T1800Z/ /O.CON.KARX.WS.A.0001.150106T0000Z-150106T1200Z/ VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN... RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE 905 PM CST SUN JAN 4 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... * WIND CHILLS FROM 20 AND 35 BELOW ZERO...COLDEST FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. * HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * THE HEAVY SNOW WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * 1 TO 2 INCH PER HOUR ACCUMULATION RATES WILL OCCUR WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW. * ROAD CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY WITH THE ONSET OF THE SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS VERY QUICKLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ MNZ079-088-WIZ032>034-051115- /O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150105T1800Z/ WABASHA-WINONA-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINONA...BLACK RIVER FALLS 905 PM CST SUN JAN 4 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY... * WIND CHILLS FROM 15 AND 35 BELOW ZERO...COLDEST FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH 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. $$ WIZ041>044-051115- /O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150105T1800Z/ LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON 905 PM CST SUN JAN 4 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY... * WIND CHILLS FROM 15 AND 35 BELOW ZERO...COLDEST FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ 04
758 WWUS43 KARX 050535 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 1135 PM CST SUN JAN 4 2015 ...BITTER TO DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... ...SIGNIFICANT SNOW FOR PARTS OF THE AREA MONDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT... .WIND CHILLS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT FOR A GOOD SHARE OF THE AREA WILL REMAIN IN THE 20 TO 30 BELOW RANGE. FOR PARTS OF CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN...THESE WILL CONTINUE TO DROP WITH VALUES OF 30 TO 40 BELOW EXPECTED BY MORNING. THESE BITTER TO DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL LAST THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL ROUNDS OF COLD WIND CHILLS CAN BE EXPECTED MOST MORNINGS THIS WEEK...WITH WEDNESDAY MORNING LOOKING TO BE THE WORST WITH WIND CHILLS OF 30 TO 40 BELOW FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. A POTENT WINTER STORM IS SET TO MOVE INTO THE AREA MONDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN QUICKLY EXIT MONDAY NIGHT. HEAVY SNOW OF 6 INCHES OR MORE IS LIKELY FOR NORTHEAST IOWA...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS TO THE NORTH. 1 TO 2 INCH PER HOUR SNOWFALL RATES ARE EXPECTED WITH THE HEAVY SNOW...WITH MOST ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS THE REGION OCCURRING IN UNDER 6 HOURS. THERE WILL BE SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS FOR SOME BEGINNING WITH THE MONDAY EVENING COMMUTE AND LASTING INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. ROAD CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY WITH THE ONSET OF THE SNOW. IAZ008>010-018-019-029-030-051345- /O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0001.150105T2100Z-150106T0900Z/ /O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150105T1800Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-CLAYTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN 1135 PM CST SUN JAN 4 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM MONDAY TO 3 AM CST TUESDAY... * WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 35 BELOW ZERO THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS WILL BE LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING. * THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. * HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR MONDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. * THE HEAVY SNOW WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * 1 TO 2 INCH PER HOUR ACCUMULATION RATES WILL OCCUR WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW. * ROAD CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY WITH THE ONSET OF THE SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS VERY QUICKLY. 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. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. && $$ WIZ017-029-051345- /O.CON.KARX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150105T1800Z/ TAYLOR-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE 1135 PM CST SUN JAN 4 2015 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY... * EXPECT WIND CHILLS FROM 25 AND 40 BELOW ZERO...COLDEST FROM LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. * FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES WITH THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. FROST BITE CAN OCCUR QUICKLY AND EVEN HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ IAZ011-MNZ086-087-094>096-051345- /O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150105T1800Z/ /O.CON.KARX.WS.A.0001.150105T2100Z-150106T0900Z/ ALLAMAKEE-DODGE-OLMSTED-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...ROCHESTER...AUSTIN 1135 PM CST SUN JAN 4 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... * WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 35 BELOW ZERO...WITH THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING. * THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. * HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * THE HEAVY SNOW WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * 1 TO 2 INCH PER HOUR ACCUMULATION RATES WILL OCCUR WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW. * ROAD CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY WITH THE ONSET OF THE SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS VERY QUICKLY. 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. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ WIZ053>055-061-051345- /O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150105T1800Z/ /O.CON.KARX.WS.A.0001.150106T0000Z-150106T1200Z/ VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN... RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE 1135 PM CST SUN JAN 4 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... * WIND CHILLS FROM 20 AND 35 BELOW ZERO...COLDEST FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. * HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * THE HEAVY SNOW WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * 1 TO 2 INCH PER HOUR ACCUMULATION RATES WILL OCCUR WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW. * ROAD CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY WITH THE ONSET OF THE SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS VERY QUICKLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ MNZ079-088-WIZ032>034-041>044-051345- /O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150105T1800Z/ WABASHA-WINONA-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE- JUNEAU-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINONA...BLACK RIVER FALLS... LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON 1135 PM CST SUN JAN 4 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY... * WIND CHILLS FROM 15 AND 35 BELOW ZERO...COLDEST FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH 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. $$ 04
645 WWUS43 KARX 051000 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 400 AM CST MON JAN 5 2015 ...BITTER TO DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS THIS MORNING... ...SIGNIFICANT SNOW FOR PARTS OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT... .WIND CHILL READINGS ACROSS THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING RANGED FROM -20 TO -38...COLDEST OVER NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN. BITTER TO DANGEROUS COLD WIND CHILLS WILL PERSIST THROUGH MID MORNING...THEN AN IMPROVEMENT IS EXPECTED THROUGH NOON TODAY. A FAST MOVING BUT POTENT WINTER STORM WILL BRING SNOW TO THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT...IMPACTING THE EVENING COMMUTE. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...EXTREME NORTHEAST IOWA...AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. THE SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE QUICKLY THIS EVENING WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOURS EXPECTED. THERE WILL BE SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS FOR SOME BEGINNING WITH THE EVENING COMMUTE AND LASTING INTO TONIGHT. ROAD CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY WITH THE ONSET OF THE SNOW. IAZ008>010-018-019-029-030-051800- /O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0001.150105T2100Z-150106T0900Z/ /O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150105T1800Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-CLAYTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN 400 AM CST MON JAN 5 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM CST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM CST TUESDAY. * EXPECT SNOW TO DEVELOP AROUND 3 PM AND THEN DIMINISH AROUND 3 AM TUESDAY. * THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 6 PM AND MIDNIGHT. * LOOK FOR SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AT TIMES. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR THE EVENING COMMUTE. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE BETWEEN 20 AND 30 BELOW ZERO...WITH THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS OCCURRING 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 WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. 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. $$ WIZ017-029-051800- /O.CON.KARX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150105T1800Z/ TAYLOR-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE 400 AM CST MON JAN 5 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 RANGE BETWEEN 25 AND 40 BELOW ZERO...WITH THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS OCCURRING AROUND 7 AM THIS 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. $$ IAZ011-MNZ086-087-094>096-051800- /O.UPG.KARX.WS.A.0001.150105T2100Z-150106T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KARX.WW.Y.0002.150105T2100Z-150106T0900Z/ /O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150105T1800Z/ ALLAMAKEE-DODGE-OLMSTED-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...ROCHESTER...AUSTIN 400 AM CST MON JAN 5 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM CST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * EXPECT SNOW TO DEVELOP AROUND 3 PM AND THEN DIMINISH AROUND 3 AM TUESDAY. * THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 6 PM AND MIDNIGHT. * LOOK FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR THE EVENING COMMUTE. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE BETWEEN 20 AND 35 BELOW ZERO... WITH THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS OCCURRING AROUND 6 AM THIS MORNING. * THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ WIZ053>055-061-051800- /O.UPG.KARX.WS.A.0001.150106T0000Z-150106T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KARX.WW.Y.0002.150106T0000Z-150106T0900Z/ /O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150105T1800Z/ VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN... RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE 400 AM CST MON JAN 5 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM CST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * EXPECT SNOW TO DEVELOP AROUND 6 PM AND THEN DIMINISH AROUND 3 AM TUESDAY. * THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 6 PM AND MIDNIGHT. * LOOK FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR THE EVENING COMMUTE. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE BETWEEN 20 AND 30 BELOW ZERO... WITH THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS OCCURRING AROUND 8 AM THIS MORNING. * THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. 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 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. $$ MNZ079-088-WIZ032>034-041>044-051800- /O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150105T1800Z/ WABASHA-WINONA-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE- JUNEAU-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINONA...BLACK RIVER FALLS... LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON 400 AM CST MON JAN 5 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE BETWEEN 20 AND 35 BELOW ZERO...WITH THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS OCCURRING AROUND 7 AM THIS MORNING. * THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ WETENKAMP/AJ
389 WWUS43 KARX 051330 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 730 AM CST MON JAN 5 2015 ...BITTER TO DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS THIS MORNING... ...SIGNIFICANT SNOW FOR PARTS OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT... .WIND CHILL READINGS ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING HAVE BEEN AS LOW AS 20 TO 40 BELOW ZERO...COLDEST OVER NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN. BITTER TO DANGEROUS COLD WIND CHILLS WILL PERSIST THROUGH MID MORNING...THEN AN IMPROVEMENT IS EXPECTED THROUGH NOON TODAY. A FAST MOVING BUT POTENT WINTER STORM WILL BRING SNOW TO THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT...IMPACTING THE EVENING COMMUTE. ROAD CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY WITH THE ONSET OF THE SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA...RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS. ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...EXTREME NORTHEAST IOWA...AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. THE SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE QUICKLY THIS EVENING WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOURS EXPECTED. IAZ008>010-018-019-029-030-052130- /O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0001.150105T2100Z-150106T0900Z/ /O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150105T1800Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-CLAYTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN 730 AM CST MON JAN 5 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM CST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM CST TUESDAY. * EXPECT SNOW TO DEVELOP AROUND 3 PM AND THEN DIMINISH AROUND 3 AM TUESDAY. * THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 5 AND 10 PM THIS EVENING. * LOOK FOR SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AT TIMES. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE BETWEEN 20 AND 30 BELOW ZERO FOR THE REST OF THE MORNING. * THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. 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. $$ WIZ017-029-051800- /O.CON.KARX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150105T1800Z/ TAYLOR-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE 730 AM CST MON JAN 5 2015 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE BETWEEN 30 AND 40 BELOW ZERO FOR THE REST OF THE MORNING. * THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. FROST BITE CAN OCCUR QUICKLY AND EVEN HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$ IAZ011-MNZ086-087-094>096-052130- /O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150105T1800Z/ /O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0002.150105T2100Z-150106T0900Z/ ALLAMAKEE-DODGE-OLMSTED-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...ROCHESTER...AUSTIN 730 AM CST MON JAN 5 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM CST TUESDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE BETWEEN 20 AND 35 BELOW ZERO THROUGH THE REST OF THE MORNING. * THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM CST TUESDAY. * EXPECT SNOW TO DEVELOP AROUND 3 PM AND THEN DIMINISH AROUND 3 AM TUESDAY. * THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 6 AND 10 PM THIS EVENING. * LOOK FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. 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. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. $$ WIZ053>055-061-052130- /O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150105T1800Z/ /O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0002.150106T0000Z-150106T0900Z/ VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN... RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE 730 AM CST MON JAN 5 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM CST TUESDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE BETWEEN 20 AND 30 BELOW ZERO THROUGH THE REST OF THE MORNING. * THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM CST TUESDAY. * EXPECT SNOW TO DEVELOP AROUND 6 PM AND THEN DIMINISH AROUND 3 AM TUESDAY. * THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 7 AND 11 PM THIS EVENING. * LOOK FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. $$ MNZ079-088-WIZ032>034-041>044-051800- /O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150105T1800Z/ WABASHA-WINONA-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE- JUNEAU-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINONA...BLACK RIVER FALLS... LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON 730 AM CST MON JAN 5 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE BETWEEN 20 AND 35 BELOW ZERO THROUGH THE REST OF THE 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. $$ AJ
092 WWUS43 KARX 051549 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 949 AM CST MON JAN 5 2015 ..WIND CHILLS EASING THIS MORNING... ...SIGNIFICANT SNOW FOR PARTS OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT... .WIND CHILL READINGS ACROSS THE AREA AT MID MORNING WERE MOSTLY IN THE -10 TO -30 RANGE...WITH THE COLDER READINGS ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN. WITH SUNNY SKIES ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA HELPING TO WARM THE TEMPERATURES...WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE THROUGH THE REST OF THE MORNING. HOWEVER...WIND CHILLS OF ZERO TO -20 WILL STILL BE COMMON ACROSS THE AREA AT NOON AND INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. A FAST MOVING BUT POTENT WINTER STORM WILL BRING SNOW TO THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT...IMPACTING THE EVENING COMMUTE. ROAD CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY WITH THE ONSET OF THE SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHEAST IOWA...RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS. ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...EXTREME NORTHEAST IOWA...AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. THE SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE QUICKLY THIS EVENING WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOURS EXPECTED. IAZ008>010-018-019-029-030-060000- /O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0001.150105T2100Z-150106T0900Z/ /O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150105T1800Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-CLAYTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN 949 AM CST MON JAN 5 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM CST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM CST TUESDAY. * EXPECT SNOW TO DEVELOP AROUND 3 PM AND THEN DIMINISH AROUND 3 AM TUESDAY. * THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 6 PM THIS EVENING AND MIDNIGHT TUESDAY. * LOOK FOR SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AT TIMES. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE BETWEEN 10 AND 25 BELOW ZERO...GRADUALLY IMPROVING THROUGH THE REST OF THE MORNING. * THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. 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. $$ WIZ017-029-051800- /O.CON.KARX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150105T1800Z/ TAYLOR-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE 949 AM CST MON JAN 5 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 RANGE BETWEEN 25 AND 35 BELOW ZERO...WITH WIND CHILLS MODERATING TO AROUND 20 BELOW BY NOON. * 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. $$ IAZ011-MNZ086-087-094>096-060000- /O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150105T1800Z/ /O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0002.150105T2100Z-150106T0900Z/ ALLAMAKEE-DODGE-OLMSTED-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...ROCHESTER...AUSTIN 949 AM CST MON JAN 5 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM CST TUESDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE BETWEEN 15 AND 30 BELOW ZERO... GRADUALLY IMPROVING THROUGH THE REST OF THE MORNING. * THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM CST TUESDAY. * EXPECT SNOW TO DEVELOP AROUND 3 PM AND THEN DIMINISH AROUND 3 AM TUESDAY. * THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 6 PM THIS EVENING AND MIDNIGHT TUESDAY. * LOOK FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. $$ WIZ053>055-061-060000- /O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150105T1800Z/ /O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0002.150106T0000Z-150106T0900Z/ VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN... RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE 949 AM CST MON JAN 5 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM CST TUESDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE BETWEEN 10 AND 25 BELOW ZERO... GRADUALLY IMPROVING THROUGH THE REST OF THE MORNING. * THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM CST TUESDAY. * EXPECT SNOW TO DEVELOP AROUND 6 PM AND THEN DIMINISH AROUND 3 AM TUESDAY. * THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 6 PM THIS EVENING AND MIDNIGHT TUESDAY. * LOOK FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. 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. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. $$ MNZ079-088-WIZ032>034-041>044-051800- /O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150105T1800Z/ WABASHA-WINONA-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE- JUNEAU-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINONA...BLACK RIVER FALLS... LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON 949 AM CST MON JAN 5 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE BETWEEN 15 AND 25 BELOW ZERO... GRADUALLY IMPROVING THROUGH THE REST OF THE MORNING. * THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ RRS
372 WWUS43 KARX 051753 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 1153 AM CST MON JAN 5 2015 ..WIND CHILL WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES TO EXPIRE AT NOON... ...SIGNIFICANT SNOW FOR PARTS OF THE AREA LATER THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT... .WIND CHILL READINGS ACROSS THE AREA AT 1130 AM WERE MOSTLY IN THE -10 TO -25 RANGE...WITH THE COLDER READINGS ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN. A FEW WIND CHILLS OF -20 TO -25 WILL LINGER PAST NOON IN NORTH-CENTRAL WISCONSIN...OTHERWISE WIND CHILLS ELSEWHERE WILL EASE INTO THE ZERO TO -15 RANGE FOR THIS AFTERNOON. THUS THE WIND CHILL WARNING AND ADVISORIES WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT NOON. A FAST MOVING BUT POTENT WINTER STORM WILL BRING SNOW TO THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT...IMPACTING THE EVENING COMMUTE. ROAD CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY WITH THE ONSET OF THE SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHEAST IOWA...RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS. ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...EXTREME NORTHEAST IOWA...AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. THE SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE QUICKLY THIS EVENING WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOURS EXPECTED. WIZ017-029-051900- /O.EXP.KARX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150105T1800Z/ TAYLOR-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE 1153 AM CST MON JAN 5 2015 ...WIND CHILL WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY... THE WIND CHILL WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY. WIND CHILLS LATE THIS MORNING WERE MOSTLY IN THE -15 TO -25 RANGE...AND WILL CONTINUE TO EASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. $$ IAZ008>010-018-019-029-030-060200- /O.EXP.KARX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150105T1800Z/ /O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0001.150105T2100Z-150106T0900Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-CLAYTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN 1153 AM CST MON JAN 5 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM CST TUESDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM CST TUESDAY. * WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE TO EASE...WITH READINGS MOSTLY IN THE -5 TO -15 RANGE FOR THE AFTERNOON. * EXPECT SNOW TO DEVELOP AROUND 3 PM AND THEN DIMINISH AROUND 3 AM TUESDAY. * THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 6 PM THIS EVENING AND MIDNIGHT TUESDAY. * LOOK FOR SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AT TIMES. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. $$ IAZ011-MNZ086-087-094>096-060200- /O.EXP.KARX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150105T1800Z/ /O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0002.150105T2100Z-150106T0900Z/ ALLAMAKEE-DODGE-OLMSTED-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...ROCHESTER...AUSTIN 1153 AM CST MON JAN 5 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM CST TUESDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM CST TUESDAY. * WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE TO EASE...WITH READINGS MOSTLY IN THE -5 TO -15 RANGE FOR THE AFTERNOON. * EXPECT SNOW TO DEVELOP AROUND 3 PM AND THEN DIMINISH AROUND 3 AM TUESDAY. * THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 6 PM THIS EVENING AND MIDNIGHT TUESDAY. * LOOK FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. $$ WIZ053>055-061-060200- /O.EXP.KARX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150105T1800Z/ /O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0002.150106T0000Z-150106T0900Z/ VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN... RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE 1153 AM CST MON JAN 5 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM CST TUESDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM CST TUESDAY. * WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE TO EASE...WITH READINGS MOSTLY IN THE ZERO TO -10 RANGE FOR THE AFTERNOON. * EXPECT SNOW TO DEVELOP AROUND 6 PM AND THEN DIMINISH AROUND 3 AM TUESDAY. * THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 6 PM THIS EVENING AND MIDNIGHT TUESDAY. * LOOK FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. $$ MNZ079-088-WIZ032>034-041>044-051900- /O.EXP.KARX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150105T1800Z/ WABASHA-WINONA-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE- JUNEAU-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINONA...BLACK RIVER FALLS... LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON 1153 AM CST MON JAN 5 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY. WIND CHILLS LATE THIS MORNING WERE MOSTLY IN THE -15 TO -20 RANGE...AND WILL CONTINUE TO EASE THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES CLIMB ABOVE ZERO. $$ RRS
691 WWUS43 KARX 051911 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 111 PM CST MON JAN 5 2015 ...SIGNIFICANT SNOW FOR PARTS OF THE AREA LATER THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT... .TWO TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW IS STILL ON TRACK TO SPREAD ACROSS AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF AN AUSTIN AND CALEDONIA MINNESOTA TO WISCONSIN DELLS LINE. AS OF 1 PM...THE HAD SPREAD INTO MUCH OF SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AND WAS SPREADING ACROSS NORTH-CENTRAL IOWA AND HAD REACHED AS FAR EAST AS ALGONA IOWA. A FAST MOVING BUT POTENT WINTER STORM WILL BRING SNOW TO THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT...IMPACTING THE EVENING COMMUTE. ROAD CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY WITH THE ONSET OF THE SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHEAST IOWA...RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS. ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...EXTREME NORTHEAST IOWA...AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. THE SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE QUICKLY THIS EVENING WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOURS EXPECTED. IAZ008>010-018-019-029-030-060315- /O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0001.150105T2100Z-150106T0900Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-CLAYTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN 111 PM CST MON JAN 5 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST TUESDAY. * EXPECT SNOW TO DEVELOP AROUND 3 PM AND THEN DIMINISH AROUND 3 AM TUESDAY. * THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 6 PM THIS EVENING AND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * LOOK FOR SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AT TIMES. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. $$ IAZ011-MNZ086-087-094>096-060315- /O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0002.150105T2100Z-150106T0900Z/ ALLAMAKEE-DODGE-OLMSTED-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...ROCHESTER...AUSTIN 111 PM CST MON JAN 5 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST TUESDAY. * EXPECT SNOW TO DEVELOP AROUND 3 PM AND THEN DIMINISH AROUND 3 AM TUESDAY. * THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 6 PM THIS EVENING AND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * LOOK FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. $$ WIZ053>055-061-060315- /O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0002.150106T0000Z-150106T0900Z/ VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN... RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE 111 PM CST MON JAN 5 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM CST TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM CST TUESDAY. * EXPECT SNOW TO DEVELOP AROUND 6 PM AND THEN DIMINISH AROUND 3 AM TUESDAY. * THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 7 PM THIS EVENING AND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * LOOK FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS CLOSER TO LANCASTER AND PLATTEVILLE. * PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. $$ RRS
679 WWUS43 KARX 052047 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 247 PM CST MON JAN 5 2015 ...SIGNIFICANT SNOW FOR PARTS OF THE AREA LATER THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR PARTS OF NORTH-CENTRAL WISCONSIN LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING... .TWO TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW IS STILL ON TRACK TO SPREAD ACROSS AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF AN AUSTIN AND CALEDONIA MINNESOTA TO WISCONSIN DELLS LINE. AS OF 230 PM...THE SNOW WAS SPREADING ACROSS SOUTH- CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND NORTH-CENTRAL IOWA...AND WAS ABOUT TO MOVE INTO THE MANKATO MINNESOTA AND MASON CITY IOWA AREAS. SNOW AMOUNTS SO FAR IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWEST IOWA HAVE MOSTLY BEEN 1 TO 3 INCHES. THIS FAST MOVING BUT POTENT WINTER STORM WILL SPREAD THE SNOW ACROSS AREAS WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON...THEN ACROSS AREAS EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL IMPACTING THE EVENING COMMUTE. ROAD CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY WITH THE ONSET OF THE SNOW. VISIBILITIES OF ONE MILE OR LESS AND SNOWFALL RATES OF 1/2 TO 1.5 INCHES PER HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED. ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHEAST IOWA...RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS. ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...EXTREME NORTHEAST IOWA...AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. THE SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE QUICKLY THIS EVENING...THEN DIMINISH AND END FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE LATE EVENING AND FIRST FEW HOURS PAST MIDNIGHT. A COLD AIRMASS REMAINS OVER THE AREA TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. TEMPERATURES AROUND 10 BELOW LATE TONIGHT COMBINED WITH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF -20 TO -30 ACROSS NORTH-CENTRAL WISCONSIN LATE TONIGHT AND MUCH OF TUESDAY MORNING. IAZ008>010-018-019-029-030-060500- /O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0001.150105T2100Z-150106T0900Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-CLAYTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN 247 PM CST MON JAN 5 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST TUESDAY. * EXPECT SNOW TO DEVELOP AROUND 3 PM AND THEN DIMINISH BY 3 AM TUESDAY. * THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 5 PM AND 10 PM THIS EVENING. * LOOK FOR SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AT TIMES. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. $$ WIZ017-029-060500- /O.NEW.KARX.WC.Y.0002.150106T0900Z-150106T1800Z/ TAYLOR-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE 247 PM CST MON JAN 5 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON CST TUESDAY. * EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE BETWEEN 20 AND 30 BELOW ZERO... WITH THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS OCCURRING AROUND 8 AM TUESDAY. * THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ IAZ011-MNZ086-087-094>096-060500- /O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0002.150105T2100Z-150106T0900Z/ ALLAMAKEE-DODGE-OLMSTED-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...ROCHESTER...AUSTIN 247 PM CST MON JAN 5 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST TUESDAY. * EXPECT SNOW TO DEVELOP AROUND 3 PM AND THEN DIMINISH BY 3 AM TUESDAY. * THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 5 PM AND 10 PM THIS EVENING. * LOOK FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. $$ WIZ053>055-061-060500- /O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0002.150106T0000Z-150106T0900Z/ VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN... RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE 247 PM CST MON JAN 5 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM CST TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM CST TUESDAY. * EXPECT SNOW TO DEVELOP AROUND 6 PM AND THEN DIMINISH AROUND 3 AM TUESDAY. * THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 6 PM AND 11 PM THIS EVENING. * LOOK FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. $$ RRS
538 WWUS43 KARX 052347 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 547 PM CST MON JAN 5 2015 ...SIGNIFICANT SNOW FOR PARTS OF THE AREA THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING... .SNOW CONTINUES TO SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING WITH AN INCH OF ACCUMULATION ALREADY REPORTED IN AUSTIN MINNESOTA. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE FOR MOST OF THE EVENING BEFORE QUICKLY ENDING AFTER MIDNIGHT. AMOUNTS OF TWO TO SEVEN INCHES STILL APPEAR POSSIBLE SOUTH OF A LINE FROM AUSTIN MINNESOTA TO THE WISCONSIN DELLS AREA. THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS WILL BE ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA WHERE TOTALS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. FARTHER NORTH TO ABOUT INTERSTATE 90...AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. THIS SNOW WILL IMPACT THE REST OF THE EVENING COMMUTE. ROAD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO QUICKLY DETERIORATE WITH THE ONSET OF THE SNOW. THE VISIBILITY IN THE SNOW WILL BE ONE MILE OR LESS AND SNOWFALL RATES AROUND AN INCH AN HOUR WILL OCCUR. A COLD AIRMASS WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. WITH TEMPERATURES NEAR 10 BELOW LATE TONIGHT COMBINED WITH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH...WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW WILL BE FOUND ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN LATE TONIGHT AND MUCH OF TUESDAY MORNING. IAZ008>010-018-019-029-030-060800- /O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150106T0900Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-CLAYTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN 547 PM CST MON JAN 5 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST TUESDAY... * SNOW WILL CONTINUE FOR MOST OF THE EVENING BEFORE QUICKLY ENDING SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. * THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR BEFORE 10 PM THIS EVENING. * LOOK FOR SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AT TIMES. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. $$ IAZ011-MNZ086-087-094>096-060800- /O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150106T0900Z/ ALLAMAKEE-DODGE-OLMSTED-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...ROCHESTER...AUSTIN 547 PM CST MON JAN 5 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST TUESDAY... * SNOW WILL CONTINUE FOR MUCH OF THE EVENING BEFORE QUICKLY ENDING SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. * THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR BEFORE 10 PM THIS EVENING. * LOOK FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. $$ WIZ053>055-061-060800- /O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0002.150106T0000Z-150106T0900Z/ VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN... RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE 547 PM CST MON JAN 5 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST TUESDAY... * EXPECT SNOW TO SPREAD OVER THE AREA EARLY THIS EVENING AND THEN DIMINISH BY 3 AM TUESDAY. * THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR BEFORE 11 PM THIS EVENING. * LOOK FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. $$ WIZ017-029-060800- /O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0002.150106T0900Z-150106T1800Z/ TAYLOR-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE 547 PM CST MON JAN 5 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON CST TUESDAY... * EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE BETWEEN 20 AND 30 BELOW ZERO...WITH THE COLDEST VALUES LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ 04
100 WWUS43 KARX 060226 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 826 PM CST MON JAN 5 2015 ...SNOW TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING... ...BITTER WIND CHILLS FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING... .SNOW CONTINUES TO FALL ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING WITH ALMOST 2.5 INCHES REPORTED IN CHARLES CITY. THE SNOW IS STILL EXPECTED TO QUICKLY END AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOWFALL TOTALS LOOK LIKE THEY WILL BE A LITTLE LESS THAN EARLIER EXPECTED WITH AMOUNTS OF TWO TO FIVE EXPECTED SOUTH OF A LINE FROM AUSTIN MINNESOTA TO THE WISCONSIN DELLS AREA. THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS WILL BE ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA WHERE TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. FARTHER NORTH TO ABOUT INTERSTATE 90...AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. ROAD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE PARTLY TO COMPLETELY SNOW COVERED FOR THE REST OF THE EVENING. THE VISIBILITY IN THE SNOW WILL BE ONE MILE OR LESS. A COLD AIRMASS WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW WILL OCCUR ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING AS AIR TEMPERATURES DROP TO NEAR 10 BELOW WITH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. IAZ008>010-018-019-029-030-060900- /O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150106T0900Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-CLAYTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN 826 PM CST MON JAN 5 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST TUESDAY... * SNOW WILL CONTINUE FOR MOST OF THE EVENING BEFORE QUICKLY ENDING AFTER MIDNIGHT. * LOOK FOR SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN THE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH PARTLY TO COMPLETELY SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. $$ IAZ011-MNZ086-087-094>096-060900- /O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150106T0900Z/ ALLAMAKEE-DODGE-OLMSTED-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...ROCHESTER...AUSTIN 826 PM CST MON JAN 5 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST TUESDAY... * SNOW WILL CONTINUE FOR MUCH OF THE EVENING BEFORE QUICKLY ENDING AFTER MIDNIGHT. * LOOK FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. $$ WIZ053>055-061-060900- /O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150106T0900Z/ VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN... RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE 826 PM CST MON JAN 5 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST TUESDAY... * EXPECT SNOW TO CONTINUE FOR THE REST OF THE EVENING AND THEN DIMINISH BY 3 AM TUESDAY. * THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR BEFORE 11 PM THIS EVENING. * LOOK FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. $$ WIZ017-029-061030- /O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0002.150106T0900Z-150106T1800Z/ TAYLOR-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE 826 PM CST MON JAN 5 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON CST TUESDAY... * EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE BETWEEN 20 AND 30 BELOW ZERO... WITH THE COLDEST VALUES LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ 04
627 WWUS43 KARX 060432 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 1032 PM CST MON JAN 5 2015 ...THE SNOW WAS STARTING TO DIMINISH... ...BITTER WIND CHILLS FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING... .SNOW CONTINUES TO FALL LATE THIS EVENING FOR AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. MEANWHILE...THE BACK EDGE OF THE SNOW WAS WORKING ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH AND IS EXPECTED TO END EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS SHOULD NOW BE AN INCH OR LESS. A COLD AIRMASS WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW WILL OCCUR ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING AS AIR TEMPERATURES DROP TO NEAR 10 BELOW WITH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. MNZ086-087-094-060545- /O.CAN.KARX.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150106T0900Z/ DODGE-OLMSTED-MOWER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...AUSTIN 1032 PM CST MON JAN 5 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. ALL THE SIGNIFICANT SNOW HAS MOVED EAST OF THE AREA. WHILE SOME LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES WILL BE CONTINUE THROUGH ABOUT MIDNIGHT...LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. $$ IAZ008>010-018-019-029-030-060900- /O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150106T0900Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-CLAYTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN 1032 PM CST MON JAN 5 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST TUESDAY... * THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH AND WILL END EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LESS THAN AN INCH. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES. * PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH PARTLY TO COMPLETELY SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. $$ IAZ011-MNZ095-096-WIZ053>055-061-060900- /O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150106T0900Z/ ALLAMAKEE-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN... RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE 1032 PM CST MON JAN 5 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST TUESDAY... * THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO AROUND MIDNIGHT AND THEN QUICKLY END EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * LOOK FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. * ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE AN INCH OR LESS. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 3 INCHES. * PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. $$ WIZ017-029-061245- /O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0002.150106T0900Z-150106T1800Z/ TAYLOR-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE 1032 PM CST MON JAN 5 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON CST TUESDAY... * EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE BETWEEN 20 AND 30 BELOW ZERO... WITH THE COLDEST VALUES LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ 04
242 WWUS43 KARX 060524 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 1124 PM CST MON JAN 5 2015 ...THE SNOW WAS JUST ABOUT DONE... ...BITTER WIND CHILLS FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING... .MOST OF THE ACCUMULATING SNOW HAD MOVED OUT OF THE AREA LATE THIS EVENING. THE REMAINING SNOW WILL QUICKLY EXIT THE REGION AND BE OUT OF THE AREA BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. LITTLE IF ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED AND THE WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN CANCELED. A COLD AIRMASS WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW WILL OCCUR ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING AS AIR TEMPERATURES DROP TO NEAR 10 BELOW WITH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. IAZ008>010-018-019-029-030-060630- /O.CAN.KARX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150106T0900Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-CLAYTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN 1124 PM CST MON JAN 5 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. ALL THE SIGNIFICANT SNOW HAS MOVED EAST OF THE AREA. WHILE SOME LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES WILL CONTINUE INTO VERY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. $$ IAZ011-MNZ095-096-WIZ053>055-061-060630- /O.CAN.KARX.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150106T0900Z/ ALLAMAKEE-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN... RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE 1124 PM CST MON JAN 5 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. ALL THE SIGNIFICANT SNOW HAS MOVED EAST OF THE AREA. WHILE SOME LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES WILL CONTINUE INTO VERY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. $$ WIZ017-029-061330- /O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0002.150106T0900Z-150106T1800Z/ TAYLOR-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE 1124 PM CST MON JAN 5 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON CST TUESDAY... * EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE BETWEEN 20 AND 30 BELOW ZERO... WITH THE COLDEST VALUES LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY 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. $$ 04
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning 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 winter storm warning went out at Jan 4, 11:40 AM CST, 3 hours 32 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 4, 11:40 AM CST, 3 hours 32 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1140 AM CST SUN JAN 4 2015
.SHORT TERM...(TODAY AND TONIGHT)
ISSUED AT 309 AM CST SUN JAN 4 2015
CURRENTLY AS OF 09Z...WATER VAPOR LOOP AND RAP 500MB HEIGHT ANALYSIS
SHOWED A NORTHERN STREAM TROUGH OVER SOUTH CENTRAL CANADA INTO NORTH
DAKOTA...A SOUTHERN STREAM TROUGH FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS INTO
ILLINOIS..AND RIDGES ON BOTH COASTS OF THE U.S.. ALSO OF NOTE WERE A
POTENT SHORTWAVE IN MO AND IL WITH A WEAKER SHORTWAVE MOVING THROUGH
THE FORECAST AREA. THIS LATTER SHORTWAVE IN CONJUNCTION WITH MID
LEVEL FRONTOGENESIS HAS SUPPORTED A BAND OF SNOW ACROSS MUCH OF THE
FORECAST AREA. SEE THE LATEST MKEPNSARX FOR UPDATED SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS THROUGH THE MORNING. ANY PRECIPITATION WITH THE POTENT
SHORTWAVE HAS STAYED SOUTH OF THE FORECAST AREA. HOWEVER...WE ARE
FEELING ITS EFFECTS IN THE WIND DEPARTMENT...AS THAT POTENT
SHORTWAVE HAS HELPED TO DEEPEN A SURFACE LOW NOW OVER LOWER MI.
NORTHWEST WINDS HAVE BEEN GUSTING IN THE 20-40 MPH RANGE...HIGHEST
WEST OF U.S. HIGHWAY 52. THESE WINDS ARE ADVECTING ARCTIC AIR INTO
THE REGION FROM THE NORTHERN STREAM UPPER TROUGH IN SOUTH CENTRAL
CANADA. 925MB TEMPS PER RAP ANALYSIS HAVE FALLEN TO -5C SOUTHEAST
TO -15C NORTHWEST ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA...WITH SURFACE
TEMPERATURES FROM THE MID TEENS SOUTHEAST TO UPPER SINGLE DIGITS
NORTHWEST. MEANWHILE...MUCH COLDER -20 TO -24C 925MB AIR WAS
LURKING ACROSS THE EASTERN DAKOTAS AND WESTERN MN...AND AROUND
-30C UNDER THE UPPER TROUGH. READINGS ARE WELL BELOW ZERO UNDER
THIS COLDER AIR.
THE MID LEVEL FRONTOGENETICAL BAND OF SNOW CURRENTLY OVER THE
FORECAST AREA SHOULD MOVE OFF TO THE EAST QUICKLY THIS MORNING...IN
RESPONSE TO THE SHORTWAVE OVER THE AREA MARCHING EAST. MOST MODEL
GUIDANCE SUGGESTS BY 15Z THE SNOW SHOULD HAVE PUSHED OFF TO THE
EAST...WITH MAYBE SOME LINGERING FLURRIES OVER WI UNTIL 18Z. THE
REST OF THE SHORT TERM PERIOD IS DRY AS SUBSIDENCE AND DRY ARCTIC
AIR MOVE IN.
ATTENTION THEN TURNS TO TEMPERATURES/WIND CHILLS AS ARCTIC AIR POURS
INTO THE REGION...IN RESPONSE TO THE UPPER TROUGH OVER SOUTH CENTRAL
CANADA CROSSING THE FORECAST AREA. 925MB TEMPS FALL TO -20 TO -24C
BY 00Z AND -23 TO -27C BY 12Z MONDAY. THIS ADVECTION OF ARCTIC AIR
COMBINED WITH A 15 TO 25 MPH SUSTAINED WIND SPEED TODAY CAUSES WIND
CHILLS TO EVENTUALLY FALL INTO ADVISORY CRITERIA / LESS THAN 20
BELOW ZERO / EVERYWHERE BY SUNSET. FURTHER COOLING TAKES PLACE
TONIGHT TO PUT TAYLOR AND CLARK INTO WARNING CRITERIA / 35 BELOW
ZERO. PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MN COULD GET CLOSE TO WARNING AS
WELL.
REGARDING HAZARDS. CONSIDERED WAITING UNTIL 15Z...THE EXPIRATION
TIME OF THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR OUR WESTERN 10 COUNTIES...TO
START HOISTING THE WIND CHILL ADVISORIES. HOWEVER...GIVEN THE REST
OF THE FORECAST AREA IS SEEING WIND CHILL ADVISORY CRITERIA
TODAY...AND ALL NEIGHBORING FORECAST OFFICES ALSO HOISTING
ADVISORIES...HAVE ISSUED THE ADVISORIES NOW. HAVE ALSO UPGRADED THE
WATCH FOR TAYLOR/CLARK TO A WARNING.
.LONG TERM...(MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY)
ISSUED AT 309 AM CST SUN JAN 4 2015
THE ARCTIC AIR OVER THE REGION TO START MONDAY MODIFIES QUITE A BIT
THROUGH THE DAY...REFLECTED BY 925MB TEMPS CLIMBING TO -18 TO -21C
BY 00Z. THIS MODIFICATION ALLOWS OUR WIND CHILLS TO MOSTLY GET ABOVE
ADVISORY CRITERIA BY 18Z...WHICH IS THE END TIME FOR THE HAZARDS.
SOME EXTENSION PAST 18Z COULD BE REQUIRED FOR A FEW AREAS.
HOWEVER...THE IMPROVEMENT IN WIND CHILLS COMES AT THE EXPENSE OF
SNOW MOVING INTO THE REGION DURING THE AFTERNOON.
04.00Z MODEL GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO DEPICT A FAST MOVING POTENT
SHORTWAVE...CURRENTLY IN THE GULF OF ALASKA...TRACKING FROM CENTRAL
MONTANA AT 18Z MONDAY TO EASTERN IOWA BY 06Z TUESDAY. THIS IS A
DISTANCE OF 925 MILES...RESULTING IN A 77 MPH AVERAGE SPEED FOR THE
SHORTWAVE. THE COMBINATION OF DPVA FROM THE SHORTWAVE...DIVERGENCE
FROM THE LEFT EXIT REGION OF AN UPPER JET AND STRONG MID LEVEL
FRONTOGENESIS...WILL LEAD TO A BROAD SWATH OF SNOW ON THE ORDER OF
300 MILE WIDTH. CONTAINED WITHIN THAT SWATH WILL BE A SMALLER...
HEAVIER BAND ON THE ORDER OF 100 MILE WIDTH PER MODEL CONSENSUS.
LIQUID EQUIVALENT AMOUNTS COULD BE AS HIGH AS 0.5 INCH AS SUGGESTED
BY THE NAM/GFS AND SOME SREF MEMBERS. WITH A DEEP EFFECTIVE
DENDRITIC GROWTH OF 300MB...THAT COULD RESULT IN 8 TO 12 INCHES OF
SNOWFALL...MUCH OF WHICH FALLING WITHIN IN A 9 HOUR WINDOW. THE
SERIOUS PROBLEM IN FORECASTING THESE HIGH AMOUNTS IS PLACEMENT. THE
BOUNDS SEEMS TO BE THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE FORECAST AREA PER THE
04.00Z NAM AND ALONG I-80 PER THE 04.00Z GFS. GIVEN THIS LARGE
PLACEMENT ISSUE...CANNOT FORECAST THE HIGHER AMOUNTS YET.
HOWEVER...THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS VERY MUCH WARRANTED...THOUGH
LATER SHIFTS MAY BE ABLE TO TRIM OFF THE NORTHERN SIDE OF THE WATCH.
REGARDING PRECIPITATION CHANCES...HAVE INCREASED THEM QUITE A BIT
FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON GIVEN FASTER TIMING...ALONG WITH MORE OF A
DECREASE FOR OVERNIGHT MONDAY NIGHT.
ATTENTION THEN TURNS BACK TO THE ARCTIC COLD AS A SHORTWAVE TROUGH
CURRENTLY OVER BAFFIN ISLAND DROPS SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA TUESDAY
NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. THIS SHOT OF ARCTIC AIR LOOKS NASTY AS 925MB
TEMPS FALL FROM -14C TO -18C AT 12Z TUESDAY...TO -18 TO -21C AT 00Z
WEDNESDAY...TO -26C TO -28C BY 12Z WEDNESDAY AND HOLDING IN THE -24
TO -28C RANGE FOR MUCH OF WEDNESDAY. TEMPERATURES SHOULD PLUMMET
WELL BELOW ZERO FOR TUESDAY NIGHT AND STAY BELOW ZERO ON WEDNESDAY.
IN FACT...MEX GUIDANCE SUGGESTS SOME LOCATIONS ON WEDNESDAY MAY NOT
CLIMB ABOVE -10. ADD INTO THIS A BRISK NORTHWEST WIND INDUCED BY
925MB WINDS IN THE 35-45 KT RANGE COMING ACROSS TUESDAY NIGHT AND
WEDNESDAY...THIS IS A PERFECT RECIPE FOR WIND CHILLS TO DROP TO NEAR
OR INTO WARNING CRITERIA EVERYWHERE. IT MAY NOT BE UNTIL SOMETIME
THURSDAY WHEN WE FINALLY GET OUT OF ADVISORY CRITERIA.
A BRIEF WARM UP IS PROGGED THURSDAY IN RESPONSE TO WARM ADVECTION
AHEAD OF ANOTHER POTENT SHORTWAVE DROPPING SOUTH INTO MN. THIS WARM
ADVECTION LOOKS TO INDUCE SOME LIGHT SNOW OVER THE NORTHEAST HALF OF
THE FORECAST AREA. HAVE RAISED PRECIPITATION CHANCES TO 30-40 AND
MAY NEED FURTHER INCREASES. IN THE WAKE OF THE SHORTWAVE...ANOTHER
ARCTIC AIRMASS DROPS IN...SIMILAR TO THE ONE FOR TONIGHT. MORE WIND
CHILL HEADLINES ARE LIKELY. FOLLOWED A MODEL CONSENSUS FOR HIGHS
FRIDAY AND LOWS THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...BUT THESE MAY
NEED TO BE LOWERED 3-5 DEGREES.
AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND...THE HIGH LATITUDE BLOCKING PATTERN
ACROSS THE PACIFIC INTO WESTERN NORTH AMERICA FINALLY BREAKS DOWN.
THIS WILL ALLOW FOR A MODERATING TREND ACROSS THE FORECAST
AREA...GETTING TEMPERATURES BACK UP TO NEAR NORMAL BY MONDAY NEXT
WEEK. HOWEVER...IT APPEARS ACCOMPANYING THE WARM ADVECTION COULD BE
SOME LIGHT SNOW FOR LATE SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT PER 04.00Z
ECMWF.
&&
.AVIATION...(FOR THE 18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z MONDAY AFTERNOON)
ISSUED AT 1140 AM CST SUN JAN 4 2015
MAIN TAF CONCERNS ARE DIMINISHING WINDS AFTER 00Z MONDAY. LATEST 17Z
SURFACE ANALYSIS SHOWS COLD FRONT OVER MICHIGAN AND HIGH PRESSURE
OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS. TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT IN BETWEEN THE
COLD FRONT AND HIGH PRESSURE ARE PRODUCING WINDS SPEEDS OF 15 TO 25
KNOTS WITH GUSTS 25 TO 30 KNOTS ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND
SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN PER LATEST 17Z METARS. LATEST RST METARS SHOW
MVFR VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. HOWEVER...COORDINATING WITH
TOWER...THE VISIBILITY AT THE SENSOR SITE IS NOT REPRESENTATIVE
OF THE AIRPORT FIELD AND HAVE INTRODUCED VFR CONDITIONS AT RST
TAF SITE THROUGH THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS
INTO THE REGION AFTER 00Z MONDAY...AS GRADIENT RELAXES AND WINDS
WILL DIMINISH TO 10 KNOTS OR LESS AT BOTH RST AND LSE TAF SITES BY
04-05Z MONDAY. VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH REST OF THE
TAF PERIOD.
NEXT AVIATION CONCERN IS SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS IOWA MONDAY AFTERNOON
INTO TUESDAY MORNING. THIS WILL MOST LIKELY PRODUCE IFR TO MVFR
CONDITIONS AT LSE AND RST TAF SITES...AS CEILINGS LOWER AND
VISIBILITIES ARE REDUCED...DUE TO MOISTURE ADVECTING AND LIGHT
SNOW MOVING INTO THE AREA.
&&
.ARX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WI...WIND CHILL ADVISORY UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY FOR WIZ032>034.
WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON CST MONDAY
FOR WIZ041>044-053>055-061.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT
FOR WIZ053>055-061.
WIND CHILL WARNING UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY FOR WIZ017-029.
MN...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY
NIGHT FOR MNZ086-087-094>096.
WIND CHILL ADVISORY UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY FOR MNZ079-086>088-094-
095.
WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON CST MONDAY
FOR MNZ096.
IA...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY
NIGHT FOR IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030.
WIND CHILL ADVISORY UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY FOR IAZ008-009-018-019.
WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON CST MONDAY
FOR IAZ010-011-029-030.
&&
SHORT TERM...AJ
LONG TERM...AJ
AVIATION...DTJHazardous weather outlook, Jan 4, 9:05 AM CST, 6 hours 7 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 905 AM CST SUN JAN 4 2015 IAZ008>010-018-019-029-MNZ086-087-094-095-051100- MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-DODGE-OLMSTED- MOWER-FILLMORE- 905 AM CST SUN JAN 4 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A WIND CHILL ADVISORY INTO MONDAY MORNING FOR WIND CHILLS FROM 20 TO 35 BELOW ZERO. COLDEST WIND CHILLS WILL TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MONDAY...DUE TO BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 35 BELOW ZERO. A WINTER STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE WITH A HEAVY SNOW PERIOD MONDAY EVENING. TRAVEL COULD BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED. BITTER TO DANGEROUS COLD CONTINUES THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. MORNING AND NIGHT-TIME WIND CHILLS WILL RANGE FROM 20 TO 40 BELOW ZERO. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SNOWFALL REPORTS ARE APPRECIATED. .EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION... A WEBINAR HAS BEEN SCHEDULED FOR 2 PM TODAY. WIZ017-029-051100- TAYLOR-CLARK- 905 AM CST SUN JAN 4 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT WIND CHILL WARNING INTO MONDAY MORNING FOR WIND CHILLS FROM 20 TO 40 BELOW ZERO. COLDEST AND MOST DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL BE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY THE WIND CHILL WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL NOON MONDAY...DUE TO DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS OF 30 TO 40 BELOW ZERO. SNOW IS LIKELY MONDAY NIGHT WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE. TRAVEL COULD BE IMPACTED. BITTER TO DANGEROUS COLD FOR TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. MORNING AND NIGHT-TIME WIND CHILLS WILL RANGE FROM 20 TO 40 BELOW ZERO. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SNOWFALL REPORTS ARE APPRECIATED. .EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION... A WEBINAR HAS BEEN SCHEDULED FOR 2 PM TODAY. MNZ079-088-WIZ032>034-041>044-051100- WABASHA-WINONA-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE- JUNEAU-ADAMS- 905 AM CST SUN JAN 4 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA INTO CENTRAL WISCONSIN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT WIND CHILL ADVISORIES GO INTO EFFECT TODAY...CONTINUING INTO MONDAY MORNING. EXPECT BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS TO DROP TO 20 TO 35 BELOW ZERO...COLDEST TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY CONTINUES UNTIL NOON ON MONDAY...DUE TO BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 35 BELOW ZERO. SNOW IS LIKELY LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY NIGHT WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES POSSIBLE. TRAVEL COULD BE IMPACTED. BITTER TO DANGEROUS COLD FOR TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. MORNING AND NIGHT-TIME WIND CHILLS WILL RANGE FROM 15 TO 35 BELOW ZERO. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SNOWFALL REPORTS ARE APPRECIATED. .EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION... A WEBINAR HAS BEEN SCHEDULED FOR 2 PM TODAY. IAZ011-030-MNZ096-WIZ053>055-061-051100- ALLAMAKEE-CLAYTON-HOUSTON-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT- 905 AM CST SUN JAN 4 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST IOWA...SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT WIND CHILL ADVISORIES GO INTO EFFECT LATE THIS AFTERNOON...CONTINUING THROUGH TONIGHT. EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO DROP TO 20 TO 35 BELOW ZERO...COLDEST TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY CONTINUES UNTIL NOON MONDAY...DUE TO BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 35 BELOW ZERO. A WINTER STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR MONDAY NIGHT. 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE WITH A HEAVY SNOW PERIOD MONDAY EVENING. TRAVEL COULD BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED. BITTER TO DANGEROUS COLD FOR TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. MORNING AND NIGHT-TIME WIND CHILLS WILL RANGE FROM 15 TO 35 BELOW ZERO. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SNOW REPORTS ARE APPRECIATED. .EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION... A WEBINAR HAS BEEN SCHEDULED FOR 2 PM TODAY. RIECK
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jan 4, 10:26 AM CST, 4 hours 46 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1026 AM CST SUN JAN 4 2015
...TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
...DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0952 AM SNOW MELROSE 44.13N 90.99W
01/04/2015 M1.8 INCH JACKSON WI PUBLIC
SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS.
0946 AM SNOW 1 ESE PETERSON 43.78N 91.82W
01/04/2015 M1.5 INCH FILLMORE MN PUBLIC
SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS. OBSERVER LOCATION
PETERSON 1S.
0917 AM SNOW 2 W FILLMORE 43.74N 92.31W
01/04/2015 M1.4 INCH FILLMORE MN COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION WYKOFF 3.1 NW /MN-FM-10/
SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS.
0915 AM SNOW HATFIELD 44.41N 90.73W
01/04/2015 M0.3 INCH JACKSON WI CO-OP OBSERVER
CO-OP OBSERVER STATION HATFIELD DAM /HABW3/
SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS.
0903 AM SNOW 3 NE ROCHESTER 44.04N 92.44W
01/04/2015 M2.0 INCH OLMSTED MN COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION ROCHESTER 2.6 NE /MN-OL-18/
SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS.
0902 AM SNOW 1 WNW MOUNT ZION 43.26N 90.76W
01/04/2015 M0.3 INCH CRAWFORD WI COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION GAYS MILLS 6.1 SE /WI-CR-1/
SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS.
0830 AM SNOW 1 SSW THEILMAN 44.28N 92.19W
01/04/2015 M0.5 INCH WABASHA MN CO-OP OBSERVER
CO-OP OBSERVER STATION THEILMAN 1SSW /THLM5/
SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS.
0830 AM SNOW 1 SSW BLACK RIVER FALLS 44.29N 90.85W
01/04/2015 M2.0 INCH JACKSON WI CO-OP OBSERVER
CO-OP OBSERVER STATION BLACK RIVER FALLS
SEWAGE /BLKW3/ SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS.
0815 AM SNOW 1 ESE VIROQUA 43.55N 90.87W
01/04/2015 M0.8 INCH VERNON WI COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION VIROQUA 0.8 ESE /WI-VR-2/
SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS.
0800 AM SNOW 3 SSW ZUMBRO FALLS 44.24N 92.46W
01/04/2015 M1.1 INCH WABASHA MN COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION ZUMBRO FALLS 3.5 SSW
/MN-WB-4/ SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS.
0800 AM SNOW 2 NNE OWEN 44.98N 90.55W
01/04/2015 M1.8 INCH CLARK WI CO-OP OBSERVER
CO-OP OBSERVER STATION OWEN 2N /OWEW3/ SNOW
DURATION 24 HOURS.
0800 AM SNOW CUBA CITY 42.60N 90.43W
01/04/2015 M0.5 INCH GRANT WI CO-OP OBSERVER
CO-OP OBSERVER STATION CUBA CITY /CBCW3/
SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS.
0800 AM SNOW 1 SSW LAKE CITY 44.44N 92.28W
01/04/2015 M2.0 INCH WABASHA MN CO-OP OBSERVER
CO-OP OBSERVER STATION LAKE CITY /LAKM5/
SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS.
0800 AM SNOW 1 SSE MEDFORD 45.13N 90.34W
01/04/2015 M3.0 INCH TAYLOR WI CO-OP OBSERVER
CO-OP OBSERVER STATION MEDFORD /MEDW3/ SNOW
DURATION 24 HOURS.
0749 AM SNOW 2 SSE NORA SPRINGS 43.11N 92.99W
01/04/2015 M1.0 INCH FLOYD IA COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION NORA SPRINGS 2.4 SSE
/IA-FL-3/ SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS.
0749 AM SNOW 2 NW ONALASKA 43.90N 91.24W
01/04/2015 M1.6 INCH LA CROSSE WI COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION ONALASKA 1.6 NW /WI-LC-10/
SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS.
0739 AM SNOW NEW HAMPTON 43.06N 92.32W
01/04/2015 M0.5 INCH CHICKASAW IA COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION NEW HAMPTON 0.4 SW
/IA-CW-2/ SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS.
&&
NWS LA CROSSE WILocal storm report, Jan 4, 10:31 AM CST, 4 hours 41 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1031 AM CST SUN JAN 4 2015
...TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
...DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1030 AM SNOW 2 E AUSTIN 43.67N 92.93W
01/04/2015 M2.1 INCH MOWER MN PUBLIC
SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS.
&&
NWS LA CROSSE WILocal storm report, Jan 4, 12:44 PM CST, 2 hours 28 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1244 PM CST SUN JAN 4 2015
...TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
...DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1243 PM SNOW 3 ESE ORONOCO 44.14N 92.48W
01/04/2015 M2.6 INCH OLMSTED MN PUBLIC
SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS. OBSERVER LOCATION
ORONOCO 3SE.
1116 AM SNOW 3 W SINSINAWA 42.52N 90.60W
01/04/2015 M1.0 INCH GRANT WI PUBLIC
SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS.
&&
NWS LA CROSSE WIThe office that day
Everything else NWS La Crosse, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 4, 3:56 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | ARX | Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard and 2 more | 32 hr |
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