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Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS La Crosse, WI

March 22, 20157 counties in Minnesota; 4 counties in Wisconsin; 4 counties in Iowa

NWS La Crosse, WI issued this winter storm warning at Mar 22, 2015, 2:50 PM CDT for 7 counties in Minnesota; 4 counties in Wisconsin; 4 counties in Iowa. It was in force for 16 hr. 60 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
Mar 22, 2015, 2:50 PM CDT (19:50 UTC)
Expired
Mar 23, 2015, 7:00 AM CDT
In force
16 hr
Issued by
NWS La Crosse, WI

Counties Allamakee County, IA, Clayton County, IA, Howard County, IA, Winneshiek County, IA, Dodge County, MN, Fillmore County, MN, Houston County, MN, Mower County, MN, Olmsted County, MN, Wabasha County, MN, Winona County, MN, Crawford County, WI, Grant County, WI, Richland County, WI, Vernon County, WI

The radar

The La Crosse radar (KARX), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:56 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Mar 22, 3:20 PM CDTSNOW 1.3Goodview, MNSNOW DURATION 6 HOURS. OBSERVER LOCATION GOODVIEW.
Mar 22, 3:23 PM CDTSNOW 2.58 Ene Decorah, IASNOW DURATION 6 HOURS. OBSERVER LOCATION DECORAH 8ENE.
Mar 22, 3:59 PM CDTSNOW 24 Nne Frankville, IASNOW DURATION 6 HOURS. OBSERVER LOCATION WAUKON 6ESE.
Mar 22, 4:08 PM CDTSNOW 48 Ene Decorah, IASNOW DURATION 6 HOURS. OBSERVER LOCATION DECORAH 8ENE.
Mar 22, 4:50 PM CDTSNOW 4Boscobel, WISNOW DURATION 6 HOURS.
Mar 22, 4:55 PM CDTSNOW 4Spring Valley, MNSNOW DURATION 6 HOURS.
Mar 22, 5:10 PM CDTSNOW 5.54 E Elon, IASNOW DURATION 6 HOURS.
Mar 22, 5:23 PM CDTSNOW 4.7Prairie Du Chien, WI1.6 INCHES IN ONE HOUR SNOW DURATION 6 HOURS.
Mar 22, 5:26 PM CDTSNOW 3.6Preston, MNSNOW DURATION 6 HOURS. OBSERVER LOCATION PRESTON.
Mar 22, 5:34 PM CDTSNOW 73 Se Woodman, WISNOW DURATION 6 HOURS.
Mar 22, 5:35 PM CDTSNOW 4Harpers Ferry, IASNOW DURATION 6 HOURS.
Mar 22, 6:11 PM CDTSNOW 4Chatfield, MNSNOW DURATION 8 HOURS.
Mar 22, 6:15 PM CDTSNOW 45 Nw Eastman, WISNOW DURATION 8 HOURS. OBSERVER LOCATION LYNXVILLE DAM 9.
Mar 22, 6:43 PM CDTSNOW 4.16 Ssw Reno, MNSNOW DURATION 12 HOURS. OBSERVER LOCATION RENO 3SW.
Mar 22, 6:49 PM CDTSNOW 4Rochester, MNSNOW DURATION 12 HOURS.
Mar 22, 7:21 PM CDTSNOW 32 Ne Kasson, MNSNOW DURATION 12 HOURS. OBSERVER LOCATION MANTORVILLE 2ESE.
Mar 22, 7:23 PM CDTSNOW 2.5Readstown, WISNOW DURATION 12 HOURS.
Mar 22, 7:38 PM CDTSNOW 3.51 Ssw Oronoco, MNSNOW DURATION 12 HOURS. OBSERVER LOCATION ORONOCO 1S.
Mar 22, 7:39 PM CDTSNOW 3.95 N Stewartville, MNSNOW DURATION 12 HOURS. OBSERVER LOCATION ROCHESTER AP 2NE.
Mar 22, 7:52 PM CDTSNOW 36 Nne Zumbro Falls, MNSNOW DURATION 12 HOURS.
Mar 22, 7:56 PM CDTSNOW 31 S De Soto, WISNOW DURATION 12 HOURS. OBSERVER LOCATION DESOTO 1SE.
Mar 22, 7:58 PM CDTSNOW 3Boscobel, WISNOW DURATION 12 HOURS.
Mar 22, 9:00 PM CDTSNOW 25 Ne Stoddard, WI
Mar 22, 9:02 PM CDTSNOW 31 S Harmony, MNSNOW DURATION 18 HOURS. OBSERVER LOCATION HARMONY.
Mar 22, 9:18 PM CDTSNOW 3.52 N Pickwick, MNSNOW DURATION 18 HOURS. OBSERVER LOCATION WINONA 4SE.
Mar 22, 9:22 PM CDTSNOW 3Stockton, MNSNOW DURATION 18 HOURS. OBSERVER LOCATION STOCKTON.
Mar 22, 9:30 PM CDTSNOW 4Mantorville, MN
Mar 22, 9:30 PM CDTSNOW 51 W Winona, MN
Mar 22, 9:33 PM CDTSNOW 4.63 Ese Douglas, MNSNOW DURATION 18 HOURS. OBSERVER LOCATION ROCHESTER 4NNW.
Mar 22, 9:34 PM CDTSNOW 71 Ese Oronoco, MNSNOW DURATION 18 HOURS. OBSERVER LOCATION ORONOCO 2E.
Mar 22, 9:38 PM CDTSNOW 51 Se Lewiston, MNSNOW DURATION 18 HOURS.
Mar 22, 9:38 PM CDTSNOW 5.31 Sw Rochester, MNSNOW DURATION 18 HOURS.
Mar 22, 10:00 PM CDTSNOW 2.4La Crescent, MN
Mar 22, 10:00 PM CDTSNOW 4.7Goodview, MN
Mar 22, 10:00 PM CDTSNOW 5Lansing, IA
Mar 22, 10:00 PM CDTSNOW 5.5Spring Valley, MN
Mar 22, 10:00 PM CDTSNOW 66 Nne Zumbro Falls, MN
Mar 22, 10:00 PM CDTSNOW 6Stewartville, MN
Mar 22, 10:26 PM CDTSNOW 6Eastman, WI
Mar 22, 10:32 PM CDTSNOW 5.15 Nnw Dumfries, MN
Mar 22, 11:00 PM CDTSNOW 6.5Rochester, MN
Mar 22, 11:30 PM CDTSNOW 65 Nnw Dumfries, MN
Mar 23, 12:00 AM CDTHEAVY SNOW 3.15 N Stewartville, MNCO-OP OBSERVER STATION ROCHESTER AP 2NE /RSRM5/ HEAVY SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS.
Mar 23, 1:12 AM CDTSNOW 7.45 N Stewartville, MN
Mar 23, 4:30 AM CDTHEAVY SNOW 8Grand Meadow, MNCO-OP OBSERVER STATION GRAND MEADOW /GMDM5/ HEAVY SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS.
Mar 23, 4:54 AM CDTSNOW 9De Soto, WI
Mar 23, 4:55 AM CDTSNOW 7.51 W Rochester, MN
Mar 23, 5:36 AM CDTSNOW 11.7Prairie Du Chien, WI
Mar 23, 5:58 AM CDTSNOW 6.5Richland Center, WI
Mar 23, 6:00 AM CDTHEAVY SNOW 0.71 Ese Guttenberg, IACO-OP OBSERVER STATION GUTTENBERG DAM 10 /GTTI4/ HEAVY SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS.
Mar 23, 6:00 AM CDTHEAVY SNOW 43 N La Crescent, MNCO-OP OBSERVER STATION LA CRESCENT DAM 7 /LCRM5/ HEAVY SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS.
Mar 23, 6:00 AM CDTHEAVY SNOW 62 Ne Goodview, MNCO-OP OBSERVER STATION WINONA DAM 5A /WIDM5/ HEAVY SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS.
Mar 23, 6:00 AM CDTHEAVY SNOW 67 N Nodine, MNCO-OP OBSERVER STATION TREMPEALEAU DAM 6 /TREW3/ HEAVY SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS.
Mar 23, 6:00 AM CDTHEAVY SNOW 6.5Genoa, WICO-OP OBSERVER STATION GENOA DAM 8 /GENW3/ HEAVY SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS.
Mar 23, 6:00 AM CDTHEAVY SNOW 8.9Goodview, MN
Mar 23, 6:00 AM CDTHEAVY SNOW 103 Ne Rochester, MNCOCORAHS STATION ROCHESTER 2.6 NE /MN-OL-18/ HEAVY SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS.
Mar 23, 6:00 AM CDTHEAVY SNOW 105 Nw Eastman, WICO-OP OBSERVER STATION LYNXVILLE DAM 9 /LYNW3/ HEAVY SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS.
Mar 23, 6:15 AM CDTHEAVY SNOW 5.5Ithaca, WI
Mar 23, 6:15 AM CDTHEAVY SNOW 6.82 Ne Kasson, MNCOCORAHS STATION MANTORVILLE 1.9 ESE /MN-DD-3/ HEAVY SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS.
Mar 23, 6:30 AM CDTHEAVY SNOW 9.83 Nnw Readstown, WI

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 210 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Minneapolis, MN at 12:00Z on 2015-03-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Minneapolis, MN at 12:00Z on 2015-03-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 1 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2328 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
47 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
1 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
383 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

613 
WWUS43 KARX 221950
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
250 PM CDT SUN MAR 22 2015

...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT...

.SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA INTO TONIGHT AND IS EXPECTED
TO BE HEAVY AT TIMES. UNTREATED ROADS ARE SNOW COVERED AND
SLIPPERY WITH ACCIDENTS REPORTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
MINNESOTA. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL WORSEN TONIGHT WHEN THE
HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES ARE EXPECTED.

SNOW AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE... ESPECIALLY ON RIDGE TOP OR
OTHER HIGHER TERRAIN LOCATIONS. THE HEAVIEST SNOWS WILL FALL IN
NARROW BANDS...SO EXPECT VARIABILITY IN AMOUNTS AT LOCATIONS EVEN
JUST A FEW MILES APART.

FREEZING DRIZZLE MAY MIX IN LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING AS
THE SNOW ENDS AND MOVES OUT OF THE AREA.

TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED WITH A RETURN TO WINTER DRIVING
CONDITIONS. ROAD CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN HEAVIER
SNOW.

MNZ079-086>088-094-095-230400-
/O.UPG.KARX.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-150323T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KARX.WS.W.0003.150322T1950Z-150323T0900Z/
WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN
250 PM CDT SUN MAR 22 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT
MONDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* SNOW CONTINUES THROUGH TONIGHT AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. LOOK
  FOR THE SNOW TO DIMINISH AROUND 4 AM MONDAY.

* THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 7 PM THIS 
  EVENING AND 1 AM MONDAY. 

* VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO 1/2 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES AND ICE
  ACCUMULATIONS OF A GLAZE ARE EXPECTED.

* PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. 
THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. THE LATEST
ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE
OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

$$

MNZ096-230400-
/O.UPG.KARX.WW.Y.0011.150322T2000Z-150323T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KARX.WS.W.0003.150322T1950Z-150323T0900Z/
HOUSTON-
250 PM CDT SUN MAR 22 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT
MONDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* SNOW CONTINUES THROUGH TONIGHT AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. LOOK
  FOR THE SNOW TO DIMINISH AROUND 4 AM MONDAY.

* THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 1 AM AND 4 AM 
  MONDAY. 

* VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO 1/2 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES AND ICE
  ACCUMULATIONS OF A GLAZE ARE EXPECTED.

* PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. 
THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. THE LATEST
ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE
OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

$$

IAZ008-019-029-WIZ034-042-043-230400-
/O.EXB.KARX.WW.Y.0011.150322T1950Z-150323T1200Z/
MITCHELL-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-JACKSON-MONROE-JUNEAU-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OELWEIN...BLACK RIVER FALLS...
SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON
250 PM CDT SUN MAR 22 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT
MONDAY.

* SNOW CONTINUES THROUGH TONIGHT...DIMINISHING AROUND 7 AM
  MONDAY.

* THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 7 PM THIS 
  EVENING AND 1 AM MONDAY. 

* LOOK FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. 

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES AND ICE
  ACCUMULATIONS OF A GLAZE ARE EXPECTED.

* PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY 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.

$$

WIZ032-033-230400-
/O.EXT.KARX.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-150323T1200Z/
BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-
250 PM CDT SUN MAR 22 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT MONDAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT
MONDAY. 

* SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT...DIMINISHING AROUND 7 AM
  MONDAY.

* THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 7 PM THIS 
  EVENING AND 1 AM MONDAY. 

* LOOK FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. 

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES AND ICE 
  ACCUMULATIONS OF A GLAZE ARE EXPECTED. 

* PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY 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.

$$

IAZ009>011-030-WIZ041-053>055-061-230400-
/O.EXT.KARX.WW.Y.0011.150322T1950Z-150323T1200Z/
HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-CLAYTON-LA CROSSE-VERNON-CRAWFORD-
RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...LA CROSSE...
VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
250 PM CDT SUN MAR 22 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT MONDAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT
MONDAY. 

* SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT AND COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES.
  LOOK FOR THE SNOW TO DIMINISH AROUND 7 AM MONDAY.

* THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 1 AM AND 7 AM 
  MONDAY. 

* LOOK FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. 

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES AND ICE 
  ACCUMULATIONS OF A GLAZE ARE EXPECTED. 

* PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DURING THE 
  MORNING COMMUTE ON MONDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY 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.

$$

WETENKAMP
6 follow-up statements
004 
WWUS43 KARX 222227
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
527 PM CDT SUN MAR 22 2015

...HEAVY SNOWFALL RATES THIS EVENING...

.SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED THIS
EVENING UNDER A NARROW BAND THAT HAS BEEN SLOWLY SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHEAST. SNOWFALL WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD OVERNIGHT WITH 3
TO 8 INCHES OF TOTAL SNOW EXPECTED. VISIBILITY HAS DROPPED DOWN TO
LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE UNDER THE MAIN SNOW BAND WITH ROADS
QUICKLY BECOMING SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS TO DRIVE ON. TRAVEL
CONDITIONS WILL WORSEN TONIGHT WHEN THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES
ARE EXPECTED. THE HEAVIEST SNOWS WILL FALL IN NARROW BANDS...SO
EXPECT VARIABILITY IN AMOUNTS AT LOCATIONS EVEN JUST A FEW MILES
APART.

FREEZING DRIZZLE MAY MIX IN LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING AS
THE SNOW ENDS AND MOVES OUT OF THE AREA.

MNZ079-086>088-094>096-230630-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150323T0900Z/
WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN
527 PM CDT SUN MAR 22 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT MONDAY...

* SNOW CONTINUES THROUGH TONIGHT AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES WITH 1
  TO 2 INCHES FALLING PER HOUR. LOOK FOR THE SNOW TO DIMINISH
  AROUND 4 AM MONDAY.

* VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

* SNOW TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS
  OF A GLAZE ARE EXPECTED.

* PLAN ON HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.
THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. THE LATEST
ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE
OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

$$

WIZ032-033-230630-
/O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-150323T1200Z/
BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-
527 PM CDT SUN MAR 22 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT
MONDAY...

* SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT...DIMINISHING AROUND 7 AM
  MONDAY. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE AT
  TIMES. VISIBILITY WILL DROP TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS FOR BRIEF
  PERIODS.

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES AND ICE 
  ACCUMULATIONS OF A GLAZE ARE EXPECTED. 

* PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY 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.

$$

IAZ008>011-019-029-030-WIZ034-041>043-053>055-061-230630-
/O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-150323T1200Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-
JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...OELWEIN...
BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...
VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
527 PM CDT SUN MAR 22 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT
MONDAY...

* SNOW CONTINUES THROUGH TONIGHT...DIMINISHING AROUND 7 AM MONDAY.
  SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES
  WITH VISIBILITY DROPPING TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS.

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES AND ICE 
  ACCUMULATIONS OF A GLAZE ARE EXPECTED. 

* PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY 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.

$$

HALBACH
627 
WWUS43 KARX 230040
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
740 PM CDT SUN MAR 22 2015

...HEAVY SNOWFALL TO BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD THIS EVENING...

.A BAND OF 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL FROM
SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA THROUGH PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST IOWA AND FAR
SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN TONIGHT. A VERY LOCALIZED BAND OF 4 TO 8
INCHES HAS ALREADY FALLEN FROM FENNIMORE WI THROUGH WAUKON IA...SO
STORM TOTAL SNOWS WILL LIKELY BE HIGHER IN THOSE LOCATIONS.
SNOWFALL RATES WILL BE INTENSE...WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES FALLING PER
HOUR FOR MULTIPLE HOURS THIS EVENING. ROADS WILL QUICKLY...OR HAVE
ALREADY HAVE...BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS TO DRIVE ON.
THERE WILL BE A SHARP DROP OFF IN SNOW AMOUNTS TO THE NORTHEAST
AND SOUTHWEST OF THIS BAND...SO SOME VARIABILITY SHOULD BE
EXPECTED.

IAZ009>011-030-WIZ053>055-061-230845-
/O.UPG.KARX.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-150323T1200Z/
/O.EXB.KARX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150323T1200Z/
HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-CLAYTON-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-
GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...VIROQUA...
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
740 PM CDT SUN MAR 22 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT
MONDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* HEAVY SNOW WILL REDEVELOP TONIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING MONDAY
  MORNING. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED
  WITH VISIBILITY DROPPING TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH SOME
  LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS
  CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

MNZ079-086>088-094>096-230845-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150323T0900Z/
WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN
740 PM CDT SUN MAR 22 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT MONDAY...

* HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING EARLY MONDAY
  MORNING. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED
  WITH VISIBILITY DROPPING TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH SOME
  LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS
  CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.
THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. THE LATEST
ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE
OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

$$

WIZ032>034-041>043-230845-
/O.EXT.KARX.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-150323T0900Z/
BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...
SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON
740 PM CDT SUN MAR 22 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT MONDAY...

* SNOW DEVELOPS THIS EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING EARLY MONDAY
  MORNING. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE
  AT TIMES WITH VISIBILITY DROPPING TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH SOME
  LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

* PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY 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.

$$

IAZ008-019-029-230845-
/O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-150323T1200Z/
MITCHELL-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OELWEIN
740 PM CDT SUN MAR 22 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT
MONDAY...

* SNOW DEVELOPS THIS EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING MONDAY MORNING.
  SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES
  WITH VISIBILITY DROPPING TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH SOME
  LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

* PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY 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.

$$

HALBACH
673 
WWUS43 KARX 230401
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1101 PM CDT SUN MAR 22 2015

...HEAVY SNOWFALL CONTINUES ACROSS THE REGION...

.STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS STILL
EXPECTED TO FALL TONIGHT. SOME SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN HAS BRIEFLY
MIXED IN ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST IOWA...WHICH COULD CAUSE
SOME SLICK CONDITIONS BEFORE IT QUICKLY CHANGES OVER TO SNOW.
SNOWFALL RATES WILL BE INTENSE...WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES FALLING PER
HOUR FOR MULTIPLE HOURS TONIGHT. ROADS ARE SNOW COVERED AND
HAZARDOUS TO DRIVE ON. THERE WILL BE A SHARP DROP OFF IN SNOW
AMOUNTS TO THE NORTHEAST AND SOUTHWEST OF THIS BAND...SO SOME
VARIABILITY SHOULD BE EXPECTED.

MNZ079-086>088-094>096-230900-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150323T0900Z/
WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN
1101 PM CDT SUN MAR 22 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT MONDAY...

* HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING EARLY 
  MONDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE 
  EXPECTED WITH VISIBILITY DROPPING TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS. 

* STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
  WITH SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. HAZARDOUS DRIVING
  CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.
THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. THE LATEST
ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE
OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

$$

IAZ009>011-030-WIZ053>055-061-231200-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150323T1200Z/
HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-CLAYTON-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-
GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...VIROQUA...
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
1101 PM CDT SUN MAR 22 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT MONDAY...

* HEAVY SNOW IS REDEVELOPING WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES
  PER HOUR EXPECTED. VISIBILITY WILL DROP TO A QUARTER MILE OR
  LESS AT TIMES.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH SOME
  LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS
  ARE OCCURRING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

IAZ008-019-029-231200-
/O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-150323T1200Z/
MITCHELL-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OELWEIN
1101 PM CDT SUN MAR 22 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT
MONDAY...

* A WINTRY MIX OF SLEET...FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW WILL CHANGE OVER
  TO ALL SNOW AROUND MIDNIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES
  PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES WITH VISIBILITY DROPPING TO A
  QUARTER MILE OR LESS.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH SOME 
  LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. 

* ROADS ARE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY 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.

$$

WIZ032>034-041>043-230900-
/O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-150323T0900Z/
BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...
SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON
1101 PM CDT SUN MAR 22 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT
MONDAY...

* SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL BEFORE DIMINISHING EARLY MONDAY
  MORNING. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 INCH PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES
  WITH VISIBILITY DROPPING TO A HALF MILE OR LESS.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH SOME 
  LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. 

* ROADS ARE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY 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.

$$

HALBACH
350 
WWUS43 KARX 230731
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
231 AM CDT MON MAR 23 2015

...HEAVY SNOWFALL CONTINUES ACROSS THE REGION...

.SNOW WAS MAKING PROGRESS EAST SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA EARLY
THIS MORNING...WITH POCKETS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW DROPPING UP
TO AN INCH PER HOUR. 

ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS FROM 1 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...HIGHEST OVER
SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. THE SNOW WILL EXIT MUCH OF THE AREA BY THE
MORNING COMMUTE...GRADUALLY GETTING EAST OF SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN BY
9 AM. 

ROADS ARE SNOW COVERED AND SLICK. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY TRAVEL
FOR THE MORNING COMMUTE.

MNZ079-086>088-094>096-230900-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150323T0900Z/
WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN
231 AM CDT MON MAR 23 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT EARLY
THIS MORNING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT EARLY
THIS MORNING. 

* EXPECT SNOW TO CONTINUE...DIMINISHING AROUND 4 AM. 

* LOOK FOR SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AT TIMES. 

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 1 INCH ARE EXPECTED. 

* PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. 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.

$$

IAZ009>011-030-WIZ053>055-061-231200-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150323T1200Z/
HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-CLAYTON-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-
GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...VIROQUA...
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
231 AM CDT MON MAR 23 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS
MORNING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS
MORNING. 

* EXPECT SNOW TO CONTINUE...DIMINISHING AROUND 7 AM. 

* THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR UNTIL 7 AM THIS 
  MORNING. 

* LOOK FOR SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AT TIMES. 

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. 

* PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DURING THE 
  MORNING COMMUTE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. 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.

$$

IAZ008-019-029-231200-
/O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-150323T1200Z/
MITCHELL-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OELWEIN
231 AM CDT MON MAR 23 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS
MORNING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS
MORNING. 

* EXPECT SNOW TO CONTINUE...DIMINISHING AROUND 7 AM. 

* LOOK FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. 

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. 

* PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DURING THE 
  MORNING COMMUTE.

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.

$$

WIZ032>034-041>043-230900-
/O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-150323T0900Z/
BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...
SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON
231 AM CDT MON MAR 23 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT EARLY
THIS MORNING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT EARLY
THIS MORNING. 

* EXPECT SNOW TO CONTINUE...DIMINISHING AROUND 4 AM. 

* LOOK FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. 

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 1 INCH 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.

$$
333 
WWUS43 KARX 230852
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
352 AM CDT MON MAR 23 2015

...SNOW CONTINUES...WILL EXIT BY MID MORNING...

.SNOW WAS MAKING PROGRESS EAST SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA EARLY
THIS MORNING...WITH POCKETS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW DROPPING UP
TO AN INCH PER HOUR. MOST OF THE HEAVIER SNOW AS CONFINED TO PARTS
OF NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. 

ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...HIGHEST OVER
SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. THE SNOW WILL EXIT MUCH OF THE AREA BY THE
MORNING COMMUTE...GRADUALLY GETTING EAST OF SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN BY
9 AM.

ROADS ARE SNOW COVERED AND SLICK. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY TRAVEL
FOR THE MORNING COMMUTE.

MNZ079-086>088-094>096-231000-
/O.EXP.KARX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150323T0900Z/
WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN
352 AM CDT MON MAR 23 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM CDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM CDT EARLY THIS
MORNING. 

SNOW WAS EXITING EAST SOUTHEAST...AND MINIMAL IF ANY ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED.

TRAVELERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS THIS
MORNING. MOST ROADS ARE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. 

$$

WIZ032>034-041>043-231000-
/O.EXP.KARX.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-150323T0900Z/
BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...
SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON
352 AM CDT MON MAR 23 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM CDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM CDT EARLY THIS
MORNING. 

SNOW WAS EXITING EAST SOUTHEAST...AND MINIMAL IF ANY ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED.

TRAVELERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS THIS
MORNING. MOST ROADS ARE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. 

$$

IAZ009>011-030-WIZ053>055-061-231200-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150323T1200Z/
HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-CLAYTON-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-
GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...VIROQUA...
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
352 AM CDT MON MAR 23 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS
MORNING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS
MORNING. 

* EXPECT SNOW TO CONTINUE...DIMINISHING AROUND 7 AM. 

* LOOK FOR SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AT TIMES. 

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. 

* PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DURING THE 
  MORNING COMMUTE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. 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.

$$

IAZ008-019-029-231200-
/O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-150323T1200Z/
MITCHELL-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OELWEIN
352 AM CDT MON MAR 23 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS
MORNING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS
MORNING. 

* EXPECT SNOW TO CONTINUE...DIMINISHING AROUND 7 AM. 

* LOOK FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. 

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS LESS THAN 1 INCH.

* PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DURING THE 
  MORNING COMMUTE.

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.

$$
408 
WWUS43 KARX 231148
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
648 AM CDT MON MAR 23 2015

...SNOW EXITING EAST...SLICK TRAVEL THIS MORNING...

.THE SNOW CONTINUED TO MOVE OFF TO THE EAST THIS MORNING...AND
WILL EXIT INTO EASTERN WISCONSIN BY MID TO LATE MORNING.
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 1/2 INCH ARE POSSIBLE FOR PARTS OF
SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL WISCONSIN. 

ROADS ARE SNOW COVERED AND SLUSHY...WITH MANY LOCATIONS RECEIVING
IN EXCESS OF 6 INCHES. PLAN ON WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS TODAY AND
EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. 

IAZ009>011-030-WIZ053>055-061-231300-
/O.EXP.KARX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150323T1200Z/
HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-CLAYTON-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-
GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...VIROQUA...
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
648 AM CDT MON MAR 23 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING. 

ROADS ARE SNOW AND SLUSH COVERED. EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING.

$$

IAZ008-019-029-231300-
/O.EXP.KARX.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-150323T1200Z/
MITCHELL-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OELWEIN
648 AM CDT MON MAR 23 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING.

ROADS ARE SNOW AND SLUSH COVERED. EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING.

$$

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 Mar 22, 1:11 PM CDT, 1 hour 39 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 22, 1:11 PM CDT, 1 hour 39 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
111 PM CDT SUN MAR 22 2015

.SHORT TERM...(TODAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT)
ISSUED AT 340 AM CDT SUN MAR 22 2015

LATE SEASON WINTER WEATHER MAKER LATER TODAY/TONIGHT WILL BRING SOME
WINTRY MIX...AND THE POTENTIAL FOR RELATIVELY SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL.

SETUP:
RIPPLE IN THE UPPER LEVEL FLOW WILL DRIVE ACROSS A SHORTWAVE
RIDGE TODAY...THEN DIP SOUTHEAST ACROSS SOUTHERN MN/WI TONIGHT. ITS
NOT AN OVERLY DYNAMIC FEATURE A LOFT. HOWEVER...IT MAKES UP FOR IT
IN THE NEAR SFC LAYER. STRONG LOW LEVEL THERMAL GRADIENT ESTABLISHES
ITSELF ACROSS IA LATER TODAY...WITH A 30 KT LOW LEVEL JET NOSING
INTO NORTHEAST IA BY 06Z MON. STRONG/SLOPING FRONTOGENETIC LIFT
EVIDENT VIA A NORTH-SOUTH RUNNING X-SECTION...WITH HINTS OF -EPV ON
TOP OF IT...SUGGESTIVE OF ENHANCED BANDING. OMEGA FIELDS ALSO HAVE
AN UPRIGHT-CONVECTIVE LOOK. THE DENDRITIC ZONE GROWTH REGION IS HIGH
UP IN THE ATMOSPHERE AND FAIRLY SHALLOW PER BUFKIT SOUNDINGS...WHICH
WILL TEMPER THE POTENTIAL AMOUNTS AND WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN VERY
HEFTY HOURLY RATES. AS IT STANDS...AN INCH PER HOUR IS CERTAINLY
DOABLE JUST BASED ON THE STRONG THERMODYNAMIC LIFT. SREF
PROBABILITIES AGREE.

PCPN TYPES:
RATHER DRY SUB CLOUD LAYER WILL NEED TO SATURATE FIRST.
BUFKIT SOUNDINGS IN THE GFS/NAM SHOW THIS WILL HAPPEN VERY QUICKLY
AS THE PCPN BANDS MOVE IN. THE CHANGE OVER FROM RAIN TO SNOW SHOULD
NOT LAST LONG...PROBABLY TAKE LESS THAN 1 HOUR.

MODELS WERE POINTING TO A PROLONGED PERIOD FOR FREEZING RAIN/DRIZZLE
OVER THE PAST COUPLE DAYS...DUE TO LACK OF ICE IN THE CLOUD...BUT
RECENT RUNS HAVE BEEN TRENDING AWAY FROM THAT. NAM/GFS LEANING
TOWARD SOME FREEZING DRIZZLE ON THE BACK END OF THE EXITING PCPN
BAND LATE TONIGHT...KEEPING SNOW AS THE MAIN PCPN TYPE. LATEST SREF
PROBABILITIES ECHO THIS SENTIMENT. WILL FOLLOW THIS TREND.

AMOUNTS:
WITH A CHANGE TO SNOW EXPECTED TO OCCUR QUICKLY...SNOW NOW LOOKING
DOMINANT...AND THE ORIENTATION OF THE EXPECTED SNOW BANDS FAVORING
TRAINING...AMOUNTS ARE LOOKING HIGHER. SREF AND COBB OUTPUT ALSO
GOING THIS WAY. DRAWBACKS WOULD BE THE RELATIVELY SMALL DENDRITIC
GROWTH REGION AND WARM GROUNDS TO OVERCOME. THAT SAID...SNOWFALL
RATES SHOULD OVERCOME ANY WARMING. WHILE AMOUNTS WILL BE CONFINED
INITIALLY TO GRASSY SURFACES...ROADS ARE GOING TO BECOME SNOW
COVERED AS RATES PICKUP. WITH NARROW ENHANCED BANDS
EXPECTED...TRYING TO FORECAST WHERE THESE ARE GOING TO BE IS
PROBLEMATIC TO SAY THE LEAST. INCREASING AMOUNTS A BIT IN THE MAIN
BAND...WITH 3 TO 5 INCHES THE CURRENT THINKING. AGAIN THOUGH...THE
HEAVIER SNOW BANDS WILL LIKELY BE NARROW...RESULTING IN VARIABILITY
IN AMOUNTS JUST A FEW MILES APART.

NEEDED TO ADD CLAYTON AND HOWARD COUNTIES INTO THE ADVISORY BASED ON
EXPECTED SNOWFALL ACROSS NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THOSE COUNTIES.

.LONG TERM...(TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY)
ISSUED AT 340 AM CDT SUN MAR 22 2015

MODELS REMAIN ADAMANT THAT TUE INTO WED WILL BE A WET PERIOD FOR THE
AREA...DRIVING A WEST COAST TROUGH DUE EAST AND SWINGING THE TROUGH
AXIS INTO THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY BY 12Z WED. CYCLOGENESIS
OCCURS AS THE SHORTWAVE MOVES ACROSS THE ROCKIES...WITH THE SFC LOW
TRACKING INTO WI BY 12Z WED. STRONG LOW LEVEL WARMING LEADS THE
SYSTEM INTO THE REGION...WITH AMPLE/DEEP QG CONVERGENCE. NO WORRIES
FOR SATURATION AS A 40-50 KT 850 MB JET PULLS A STEADY STREAM OF
MOISTURE INTO THE REGION. LEFT EXIT REGION OF THE UPPER LEVEL JET
WITH ENHANCE THE AVAILABLE LIFT. NO INSTABILITY TO SPEAK OFF...BUT
THE STRONG DYNAMICS COULD STILL LEAD TO A FEW RUMBLES OF THUNDER.
WON/T MENTION IT QUITE YET. MODELS CONTINUE TO SUGGEST AT LEAST 1/4
TO 1/2 INCH OF QPF. PCPN TYPE WILL BE RAIN FOR MOST...BUT SNOW
COULD/WILL MIX IN ACROSS THE NORTH /I-94 CORRIDOR/ TUE NIGHT. COULD
BE LIGHT/MINOR ACCUMULATIONS NORTH OF HIGHWAY 10 IN NORTH-CENTRAL
WI.

WRAP AROUND MOISTURE AND SFC TROUGH HANGING WEST OF THE DEPARTING
STORM SYSTEM WILL KEEP PCPN CHANCES LINGERING WED-THU. QPF LOOKS
RELATIVELY LIGHT. COULD SHAPE UP AS A WIDESPREAD LIGHT PCPN
EVENT...WITH MINIMAL QPF. RAIN-SNOW PCPN TYPES...OBVIOUSLY TEMP
DEPENDENT. WED NIGHT/THU ALSO SHOWS SOME SIGNS OF BEING WINDY...PER
SFC PRESSURE GRADIENT IN THE GFS/EC. SHOULD ADD SOME RAWNESS TO WHAT
LOOKS LIKE SOME WET/CLOUDY/COOL CONDITIONS.

&&

.AVIATION...(FOR THE 18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z MONDAY AFTERNOON)
ISSUED AT 111 PM CDT SUN MAR 22 2015

SNOW WILL BRING IFR CONDITIONS TO THE TAF SITES WITH PERIODS OF
LIFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED. PLAN ON VISIBILITIES RANGING FROM ABOUT
2 MILES TO AS LOW AS 1/2 MILES AT TIMES IN THE STEADIER SNOW. LOOK
FOR CEILINGS TO RANGE FROM 500 TO 1500 FT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF
3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL TAPER
OFF AROUND 09Z AT KRST AND AROUND 10-12Z AT KLSE WITH MVFR
CONDITIONS EXPECTED.

&&

.ARX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WI...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 1 AM CDT MONDAY FOR WIZ032-033.

     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM CDT MONDAY FOR WIZ041-053>055-
     061.

MN...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 1 AM CDT MONDAY FOR MNZ079-086>088-
     094-095.

     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM CDT MONDAY FOR MNZ096.

IA...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM CDT MONDAY FOR IAZ009>011-030.

&&

SHORT TERM...RIECK
LONG TERM....RIECK
AVIATION...WETENKAMP
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 22, 4:30 AM CDT, 10 hours 20 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
430 AM CDT SUN MAR 22 2015

IAZ009>011-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ032-033-041-053>055-061-
231000-
HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-CLAYTON-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-
MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-LA CROSSE-VERNON-
CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
430 AM CDT SUN MAR 22 2015

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT.

SNOW MOVES IN LATER TODAY...CONTINUING THROUGH TONIGHT. AMOUNTS
FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS POSSIBLE. FREEZING
DRIZZLE COULD MIX IN OVERNIGHT. THERE WILL BE TRAVEL IMPACTS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SNOW REPORTS ARE APPRECIATED.

.EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION...

NO WEBINAR IS SCHEDULED.

IAZ008-018-019-029-231000-
MITCHELL-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-
430 AM CDT SUN MAR 22 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST IOWA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SNOW MOVES IN LATER TODAY...CONTINUING TONIGHT. 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE. LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE COULD MIX IN OVERNIGHT. TRAVEL
COULD BE IMPACTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SNOW REPORTS ARE APPRECIATED.

.EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION...

NO WEBINAR IS SCHEDULED.

WIZ017-029-034-042>044-231000-
TAYLOR-CLARK-JACKSON-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-
430 AM CDT SUN MAR 22 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
WISCONSIN.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SNOW MOVES IN LATER THIS AFTERNOON...CONTINUING TONIGHT. 1 TO 2
INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE COULD MIX IN
OVERNIGHT. TRAVEL COULD BE IMPACTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

MORE SNOW IS POSSIBLE LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. SOME ACCUMULATIONS ARE
POSSIBLE...MOSTLY NORTH OF HIGHWAY 10.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SNOW REPORTS ARE APPRECIATED.

.EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION...

NO WEBINAR IS SCHEDULED.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Mar 22, 11:26 AM CDT, 3 hours 24 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1126 AM CDT SUN MAR 22 2015

IAZ010-011-MNZ079-088-095-096-WIZ032-033-041-053-054-221730-
WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-WABASHA-WINONA-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-BUFFALO-
TREMPEALEAU-LA CROSSE-VERNON-CRAWFORD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...WINONA...LA CROSSE...
VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN
1126 AM CDT SUN MAR 22 2015

...QUICK 1/10 INCH OF SNOW COULD CREATE SLICK TRAVEL THROUGH 1
PM...

AT 11:25 AM...A BAND OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WAS MOVING EAST
ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA LATE THIS
MORNING...APPROACHING THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. THE SNOW WILL ONLY
LAST 10 TO 15 MINUTES BUT A QUICK 1/10 INCH OF SNOW COULD
ACCUMULATE CREATING SLIPPERY TRAVEL AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES.
LOOK FOR THE BAND TO PUSH INTO WESTERN WISCONSIN BETWEEN NOON AND
12:30 PM. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY TRAVEL.

WETENKAMP

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Sources

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