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Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS La Crosse, WI

March 22, 20165 counties in Iowa; 10 counties in Wisconsin; 7 counties in Minnesota

NWS La Crosse, WI issued this winter storm warning at Mar 22, 2016, 3:27 PM CDT for 5 counties in Iowa; 10 counties in Wisconsin; 7 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Mar 23, 2016, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 23 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, 2016, 3:27 PM CDT (20:27 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 23, 2016, 12:00 PM CDT
Expired
Mar 24, 2016, 10:57 AM CDT
In force
23 hr
Issued by
NWS La Crosse, WI
All 22 counties

Chickasaw County, IA, Floyd County, IA, Howard County, IA, Mitchell County, IA, Winneshiek County, IA, Dodge County, MN, Fillmore County, MN, Houston County, MN, Mower County, MN, Olmsted County, MN, Wabasha County, MN, Winona County, MN, Adams County, WI, Buffalo County, WI, Clark County, WI, Jackson County, WI, Juneau County, WI, La Crosse County, WI, Monroe County, WI, Taylor County, WI, Trempealeau County, WI, Vernon County, WI

The radar

The La Crosse radar (KARX), 34 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:27 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 23, 12:30 PM CDTSNOW 13 S Barre Mills, WI
Mar 23, 1:00 PM CDTSNOW 0.9French Island, WIOBSERVER LOCATION LA CROSSE REGIONAL AIRPORT.
Mar 23, 1:00 PM CDTSNOW 1.32 E La Crosse, WIOBSERVER LOCATION NWS LA CROSSE.
Mar 23, 1:26 PM CDTSNOW 0.52 S Tomah, WI
Mar 23, 1:26 PM CDTSNOW 1.52 Nnw Wilson, MNOBSERVER LOCATION 4SW WINONA.
Mar 23, 2:02 PM CDTSNOW 0.71 Ssw Rochester, MN
Mar 23, 2:04 PM CDTSNOW 1Chatfield, MNOBSERVER LOCATION CHATFIELD.
Mar 23, 2:42 PM CDTSNOW 2Adams, WI
Mar 23, 4:00 PM CDTSNOW 25 N Stewartville, MNOBSERVER LOCATION ROCHESTER AP 2NE.
Mar 23, 4:20 PM CDTSNOW 1.53 Ne Mound Prairie, MN
Mar 23, 4:52 PM CDTSNOW 0.33 Nw Eitzen, MNOBSERVER LOCATION CALEDONIA 6S.
Mar 23, 5:05 PM CDTSNOW 0.42 S Whalan, MNOBSERVER LOCATION LANESBORO 2ESE.
Mar 23, 5:21 PM CDTSNOW 23 Nnw Frenchville, WIOBSERVER LOCATION ETTRICK 4WNW.
Mar 23, 5:36 PM CDTSNOW 1Preston, MNOBSERVER LOCATION PRESTON.
Mar 23, 6:08 PM CDTSNOW 2.51 Wsw West Salem, WIOBSERVER LOCATION WEST SALEM.
Mar 23, 7:17 PM CDTSNOW 3Arcadia, WIOBSERVER LOCATION ARCADIA.
Mar 23, 8:15 PM CDTSNOW 2.13 Ne Oronoco, MNOBSERVER LOCATION ORONOCO 3NE.
Mar 23, 8:29 PM CDTFREEZING RAIN 0.01Charles City, IAJUST A GLAZE BEGINNING ON ROADWAYS
Mar 23, 8:30 PM CDTFREEZING RAIN 0Charles City, IA
Mar 23, 8:32 PM CDTFREEZING RAIN 0.01New Hampton, IAGLAZING ON ELEVATED SURFACE. SPOTTY ON ROADWAYS
Mar 23, 8:43 PM CDTSNOW 2.53 Nne Riplinger, WI
Mar 23, 8:51 PM CDTSNOW 44 E Perkinstown, WIOBSERVER LOCATION PERKINSTOWN 5E.
Mar 23, 8:53 PM CDTSNOW 23 Nw Mather, WIOBSERVER LOCATION MATHER 3NW.
Mar 23, 8:57 PM CDTSNOW 34 S Sparta, WIOBSERVER LOCATION SPARTA 2S.
Mar 23, 9:03 PM CDTSNOW 24 Sse Kellogg, MNOBSERVER LOCATION KELLOGG 4S.
Mar 23, 9:22 PM CDTFREEZING RAIN 0.15Colwell, IA
Mar 23, 9:26 PM CDTSNOW 1Osage, IAMIX OF SNOW SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN OBSERVER LOCATION OSAGE.
Mar 23, 9:37 PM CDTHEAVY SNOW 4.4Adams, WI
Mar 23, 9:39 PM CDTSNOW 4.5Dorchester, WI
Mar 23, 10:00 PM CDTSNOW 2Hokah, MNTHUNDER HEARD. SNOW AND SNOW GRAINS. SNOW LIGHT AT THE MOMENT.
Mar 23, 10:02 PM CDTHEAVY SNOW 33 Sse Christie, WIOBSERVER LOCATION NEILLSVILLE 4NNE.
Mar 23, 10:09 PM CDTHEAVY SNOW 31 Wsw West Salem, WIOBSERVER LOCATION WEST SALEM.
Mar 23, 10:45 PM CDTFREEZING RAIN 0.25Marble Rock, IA1/4 INCH ICE WITH ABOUT 1 TO 1.5 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET
Mar 23, 11:45 PM CDTFREEZING RAIN 0.25Chester, IAMIXED WITH SLEET AND SNOW
Mar 23, 11:45 PM CDTFREEZING RAIN 0.25Nashua, IAMIXED WITH SLEET AT TIMES
Mar 23, 11:55 PM CDTSNOW 43 Ese Douglas, MNOBSERVER LOCATION ROCHESTER 4NNW.
Mar 24, 12:00 AM CDTSNOW 42 Sse Holmen, WIOBSERVER LOCATION HOLMEN 2S.
Mar 24, 1:00 AM CDTSNOW 4.3French Island, WIOBSERVER LOCATION LA CROSSE REGIONAL AIRPORT.
Mar 24, 1:00 AM CDTSNOW 5Holmen, WI
Mar 24, 1:05 AM CDTSNOW 6Goodview, MNOBSERVER LOCATION GOODVIEW.
Mar 24, 1:07 AM CDTSNOW 4.42 E La Crosse, WIOBSERVER LOCATION NWS LA CROSSE.
Mar 24, 1:53 AM CDTSNOW 4.75 N Stewartville, MNOBSERVER LOCATION ROCHESTER AP 2NE.
Mar 24, 2:15 AM CDTSNOW 8.5Goodview, MNOBSERVER LOCATION GOODVIEW.
Mar 24, 2:20 AM CDTSNOW 6Independence, WI
Mar 24, 3:00 AM CDTSNOW 4Sparta, WIROADS REPORTED TO BE VERY SLICK AND ICE COVERED
Mar 24, 4:15 AM CDTSNOW 10.3Goodview, MNSNOW TOTALS SINCE 2 PM WEDNESDAY
Mar 24, 4:20 AM CDTSNOW 34 Sse La Crosse, WI
Mar 24, 4:24 AM CDTSNOW 53 Ne Mound Prairie, MN
Mar 24, 4:30 AM CDTSNOW 7.13 Ese Douglas, MNOBSERVER LOCATION ROCHESTER 4NNW.
Mar 24, 5:01 AM CDTSNOW 3Saint Ansgar, IA
Mar 24, 5:05 AM CDTSNOW 82 Sse Douglas, MNKAAL METEOROLOGIST
Mar 24, 5:11 AM CDTSNOW 7Stetsonville, WI
Mar 24, 5:15 AM CDTSNOW 9Friendship, WI
Mar 24, 5:30 AM CDTSNOW 7Stetsonville, WIWAOW TV
Mar 24, 5:37 AM CDTSNOW 63 Ne Mound Prairie, MN
Mar 24, 5:41 AM CDTSNOW 5.71 W La Crescent, MNWXOW METEOROLOGIST
Mar 24, 5:45 AM CDTSNOW 1.52 N Ionia, IAIN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...THERE WAS SOME SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN.
Mar 24, 5:47 AM CDTSNOW 6.42 E La Crosse, WIOBSERVER LOCATION NWS LA CROSSE.
Mar 24, 5:48 AM CDTSNOW 61 Ssw La Crosse, WIOBSERVER LOCATION DOWNTOWN LA CROSSE.
Mar 24, 5:49 AM CDTSNOW 6De Soto, 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, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 191 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 2016-03-22Temperature 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 2016-03-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 34 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
1480 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
59 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
34 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
236 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

926 
WWUS43 KARX 222027
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
327 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016

...HEAVY SNOW STILL ON TRACK FOR PARTS OF THE AREA...

.A STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING A MIX OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION TO THE
REGION STARTING LATE TONIGHT...AND LASTING THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING. ON WEDNESDAY SNOW WILL BE MAINLY CONFINED TO AREAS NORTH
OF INTERSTATE 90...WITH RAIN AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS SOUTH OF
THERE. BETWEEN THE TWO A WINTRY MIX WILL OCCUR BUT ICING SHOULD BE
MINIMAL. AS WE HEAD INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING...MOST OF THE
PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW AND SNOWFALL RATES WILL
INCREASE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA INTO CENTRAL
WISCONSIN.

SNOWFALL OF 8 TO 12 INCHES IS POSSIBLE BY THURSDAY MORNING ACROSS
MAINLY SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA INTO CENTRAL WISCONSIN. SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST OF LA CROSSE WILL GENERALLY BE LOWER.

MNZ086>088-230630-
/O.UPG.KARX.WS.A.0002.160323T2100Z-160324T1700Z/
/O.NEW.KARX.WS.W.0003.160323T1700Z-160324T1700Z/
DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...WINONA
327 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO NOON CDT
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON
WEDNESDAY TO NOON CDT THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

* EXPECT A WINTRY MIX TO DEVELOP WEDNESDAY AND THEN TURN TO ALL
  SNOW AS THE DAY WEARS ON.

* THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 11 PM AND 5 AM
  THURSDAY.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES AND LIGHT ICING ARE
  EXPECTED.

* LOOK FOR SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AT TIMES. 

* TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE...INCLUDING DURING 
  THE MORNING COMMUTE ON THURSDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET
AND ICE ARE EXPECTED. 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.

&&

$$

MNZ079-WIZ017-029-032>034-230630-
/O.UPG.KARX.WS.A.0002.160323T1400Z-160324T1700Z/
/O.NEW.KARX.WS.W.0003.160323T1700Z-160324T1700Z/
WABASHA-TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...
BLACK RIVER FALLS
327 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO NOON CDT
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON
WEDNESDAY TO NOON CDT THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

* EXPECT SNOW OR A WINTRY MIX TO DEVELOP WEDNESDAY MORNING...AND
  TURN TO ALL SNOW GOING INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING.

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

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 7 TO 12 INCHES AND A GLAZE OF ICE
  ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED.

* LOOK FOR SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AT TIMES. 

* TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE...INCLUDING DURING 
  THE MORNING COMMUTE ON THURSDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET
AND ICE ARE EXPECTED. 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.

&&

$$

IAZ008-009-018-019-MNZ094>096-WIZ041>044-053-230630-
/O.UPG.KARX.WS.A.0002.160323T2100Z-160324T1700Z/
/O.NEW.KARX.WS.W.0003.160323T2300Z-160324T1700Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-LA CROSSE-
MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLES CITY...AUSTIN...LA CROSSE...
SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA
327 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM WEDNESDAY TO NOON CDT
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM
WEDNESDAY TO NOON CDT THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

* EXPECT A WINTRY MIX TO DEVELOP WEDNESDAY...CHANGING OVER TO ALL
  SNOW GOING INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING.

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

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES AND LIGHT ICING ARE
  EXPECTED.

* LOOK FOR SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AT TIMES. 

* TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE...INCLUDING DURING 
  THE MORNING COMMUTE ON THURSDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET
AND ICE ARE EXPECTED. 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.

&&

$$

IAZ010-011-WIZ054-055-230630-
/O.EXT.KARX.WS.A.0002.160323T2300Z-160324T1700Z/
WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...
RICHLAND CENTER
327 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING...

THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. 

* SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN ARE POSSIBLE FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING 
  THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. 

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES AND LIGHT ICING ARE
  POSSIBLE.

* SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY ARE POSSIBLE. 

* THE ICE COULD RESULT IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

SHEA
12 follow-up statements
344 
WWUS43 KARX 230213
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
913 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016

...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED FOR PARTS OF THE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.A SPRING SNOW STORM WILL BRING RAIN...A WINTRY MIX AND HEAVY SNOW
TO THE REGION WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY MORNING. 

THE SNOW WILL BE MAINLY CONFINED TO AREAS NORTH OF INTERSTATE
90 WEDNESDAY...WITH RAIN AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS SOUTH OF THERE.
BETWEEN THE TWO A WINTRY MIX WILL OCCUR BUT ICING SHOULD BE
MINIMAL. BY WEDNESDAY EVENING MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL
BE ALL SNOW...WITH 1 INCH PER HOUR SNOWFALL RATES LIKELY...
ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA INTO CENTRAL WISCONSIN.

8 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED BY THURSDAY MORNING ACROSS
MAINLY SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA INTO CENTRAL WISCONSIN. SOUTH AND
SOUTHEAST OF LA CROSSE AMOUNTS WILL GENERALLY BE LOWER.

MNZ079-086>088-WIZ017-029-032>034-231015-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.160323T1700Z-160324T1700Z/
WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-
JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...WINONA...MEDFORD...
NEILLSVILLE...BLACK RIVER FALLS
913 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO
NOON CDT THURSDAY...

* A WINTRY MIX EARLY WEDNESDAY...TURNING OVER TO ALL SNOW AS THE
  DAY WEARS ON.

* THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 11 PM AND 5 AM 
  THURSDAY. 

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES AND LIGHT ICING ARE 
  EXPECTED. 

* LOOK FOR SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AT TIMES.

* TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE...INCLUDING DURING 
  THE MORNING COMMUTE ON THURSDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET
AND ICE ARE EXPECTED. 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.

&&

$$

IAZ008-009-018-019-MNZ094>096-WIZ041>044-053-231015-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.160323T2300Z-160324T1700Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-LA CROSSE-
MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLES CITY...AUSTIN...LA CROSSE...
SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA
913 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM WEDNESDAY TO
NOON CDT THURSDAY...

* WINTRY MIX EARLY WEDNESDAY...CHANGING OVER TO ALL SNOW GOING
  INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING.

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

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES AND LIGHT ICING ARE 
  EXPECTED. 

* LOOK FOR SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AT TIMES.

* TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE...INCLUDING DURING 
  THE MORNING COMMUTE ON THURSDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET
AND ICE ARE EXPECTED. 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.

&&

$$

IAZ010-011-WIZ054-055-231015-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.A.0002.160323T2300Z-160324T1700Z/
WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...
RICHLAND CENTER
913 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

* SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN ARE POSSIBLE FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING 
  THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. 

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES AND LIGHT ICING ARE 
  POSSIBLE. 

* SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY ARE POSSIBLE.

* THE ICE COULD RESULT IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

RIECK
023 
WWUS43 KARX 230904
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
404 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED FOR MUCH OF THE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.AN EARLY SPRING WINTRY STORM WILL BRING RAIN...HEAVY SNOW...AND
MIXED PRECIPITATION TO THE REGION TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.
FOR THE DAYLIGHT HOURS TODAY...ANY ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL BE
CONFINED MAINLY TO AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90...WITH
PERIODS OF MIXED RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW TO THE SOUTH. BY THIS
EVENING AND TONIGHT...A ROUND OF HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SWEEP
THROUGH MUCH OF THE AREA...BRINGING A PERIOD OF HIGH SNOWFALL
RATES UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR...WITH SOME THUNDER ALSO POSSIBLE.

IN TOTAL...7 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED BY MID MORNING
THURSDAY ACROSS MAINLY SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA INTO CENTRAL WISCONSIN.
SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST OF LA CROSSE AMOUNTS WILL GENERALLY BE
LOWER...WITH ONLY LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED CLOSER TO DUBUQUE.

IAZ010-231800-
/O.UPG.KARX.WS.A.0002.160323T2300Z-160324T1700Z/
/O.EXA.KARX.WS.W.0003.160323T2300Z-160324T1700Z/
WINNESHIEK-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...DECORAH
404 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
CDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO NOON CDT THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT.

* EXPECT PERIODS OF RAIN TO DEVELOP TODAY...BECOMING A WINTRY MIX
  THIS EVENING BEFORE CHANGING TO SNOW TONIGHT. SNOW WILL TAPER
  OFF THURSDAY MORNING.

* THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 10 PM AND 7 AM
  THURSDAY...WITH RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR POSSIBLE AT
  TIMES. 

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

* LOOK FOR SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AT TIMES. 

* HAZARDOUS TRAVEL IS LIKELY...PARTICULARLY DURING THE THURSDAY
  MORNING COMMUTE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET
AND ICE ARE EXPECTED. 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.

&&

$$

MNZ079-086>088-WIZ017-029-032>034-231800-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.160323T1700Z-160324T1700Z/
WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-
JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...WINONA...MEDFORD...
NEILLSVILLE...BLACK RIVER FALLS
404 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON
CDT THURSDAY...

* EXPECT A WINTRY MIX TO DEVELOP TODAY...BECOMING ALL SNOW THIS
  EVENING AND TONIGHT. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF THURSDAY MORNING.

* THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 10 PM THIS
  EVENING AND 7 AM THURSDAY...WITH RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR
  POSSIBLE AT TIMES.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES AND ICE 
  ACCUMULATIONS OF A GLAZE ARE EXPECTED. 

* LOOK FOR SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AT TIMES. 

* TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE...INCLUDING DURING
  THE MORNING COMMUTE ON THURSDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET
AND ICE ARE EXPECTED. 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.

&&

$$

IAZ008-009-018-019-MNZ094>096-WIZ041>044-053-231800-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.160323T2300Z-160324T1700Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-LA CROSSE-
MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLES CITY...AUSTIN...LA CROSSE...
SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA
404 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO NOON CDT THURSDAY...

* EXPECT PERIODS OF RAIN TO DEVELOP TODAY...BECOMING A WINTRY MIX
  THIS EVENING AND ALL SNOW TONIGHT. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF THURSDAY
  MORNING.

* THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 10 PM AND 7 AM
  THURSDAY...WITH RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 7 TO 14 INCHES AND ICE
  ACCUMULATIONS OF A LIGHT ICING ARE EXPECTED.

* LOOK FOR SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AT TIMES. 

* TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE...INCLUDING DURING 
  THE MORNING COMMUTE ON THURSDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET
AND ICE ARE EXPECTED. 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.

&&

$$

IAZ011-WIZ054-055-231800-
/O.UPG.KARX.WS.A.0002.160323T2300Z-160324T1700Z/
/O.NEW.KARX.WW.Y.0010.160323T2300Z-160324T1700Z/
ALLAMAKEE-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...
RICHLAND CENTER
404 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON CDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM
THIS EVENING TO NOON CDT THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

* EXPECT PERIODS OF RAIN TO DEVELOP TODAY...BECOMING A WINTRY MIX
  THIS EVENING AND ALL SNOW OVERNIGHT. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF
  THURSDAY MORNING.

* THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 7
  AM THURSDAY.

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

* LOOK FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. 

* TRAVEL IS LIKELY TO BECOME VERY DIFFICULT WEDNESDAY NIGHT
  THROUGH THE THURSDAY MORNING COMMUTE.

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.

&&

$$
378 
WWUS43 KARX 231440
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
940 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...WINTRY MIX TODAY BUT HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED TONIGHT...

.LIGHT PRECIPITATION WAS ALREADY FALLING OVER PARTS OF THE
REGION...WITH A MIX OF RAIN...SNOW AND SLEET. THIS TREND WILL
CONTINUE OFF AND ON TODAY...WITH SHOWERS AND INTERMITTENT
PRECIPITATION. ANY SNOWFALL TOTALS TODAY WILL BE FAIRLY MINIMAL.

GOING INTO THIS EVENING THOUGH...NOT ONLY WILL PRECIPITATION
CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW...BUT INCREASE IN INTENSITY. SNOWFALL
RATES TONIGHT COULD EXCEED 2 INCHES AN HOUR WITH TRAVEL CONDITIONS
BECOMING DANGEROUS.

IN TOTAL...7 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED BY MID MORNING
THURSDAY ACROSS MAINLY SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA INTO CENTRAL WISCONSIN.
SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST OF LA CROSSE AMOUNTS WILL GENERALLY BE
LOWER...WITH ONLY LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED CLOSER TO DUBUQUE.

MNZ079-086>088-WIZ017-029-032>034-232245-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.160323T1700Z-160324T1700Z/
WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-
JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...WINONA...MEDFORD...
NEILLSVILLE...BLACK RIVER FALLS
940 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT
THURSDAY...

* A WINTRY MIX IS EXPECTED TODAY...CHANGING OVER TO SNOW GOING
  INTO THIS EVENING.

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

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 7 TO 15 INCHES AND A THIN COATING OF
  ICE IS POSSIBLE.

* LOOK FOR SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AT TIMES. 

* TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET
AND ICE ARE EXPECTED. 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.

&&

$$

IAZ008-009-018-019-MNZ094>096-WIZ041>044-053-232245-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.160323T2300Z-160324T1700Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-LA CROSSE-
MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLES CITY...AUSTIN...LA CROSSE...
SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA
940 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO NOON CDT THURSDAY...

* EXPECT A WINTRY MIX TO DEVELOP TODAY AND THEN SWITCH OVER TO ALL
  SNOW HEADING INTO THIS EVENING.

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

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 7 TO 13 INCHES AND LIGHT ICING IS EXPECTED.

* LOOK FOR SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AT TIMES. 

* TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE...INCLUDING DURING 
  THE MORNING COMMUTE ON THURSDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET
AND ICE ARE EXPECTED. 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.

&&

$$

IAZ010-232245-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.160323T2300Z-160324T1700Z/
WINNESHIEK-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...DECORAH
940 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO NOON CDT THURSDAY...

* EXPECT A WINTRY MIX TO DEVELOP TODAY...CHANGING OVER TO ALL SNOW
  TONIGHT. 

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

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES AND LIGHT ICING IS
  POSSIBLE.

* LOOK FOR SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AT TIMES. 

* THE ICE WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET
AND ICE ARE EXPECTED. 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.

&&

$$

IAZ011-WIZ054-055-232245-
/O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0010.160323T2300Z-160324T1700Z/
ALLAMAKEE-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...
RICHLAND CENTER
940 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO NOON CDT THURSDAY...

* EXPECT A WINTRY MIX TO DEVELOP AROUND 6 PM AND THEN DIMINISH 
  AROUND NOON THURSDAY. 

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

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES AND LIGHT ICING IS EXPECTED.

* LOOK FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. 

* THE ICE WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL 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.

&&

$$

SHEA
388 
WWUS43 KARX 231747
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1247 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...SNOW WILL INCREASE AND BECOME HEAVY TONIGHT...

.ALTHOUGH SOME SNOW HAS ALREADY FALLEN AROUND THE REGION...
IT WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY AND COVERAGE TONIGHT AS THE MAIN
PART OF THE STORM APPROACHES. MOST OF THE SNOW THIS AFTERNOON WILL
BA ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90...WHERE AN ADDITIONAL INCH OR
TWO IS POSSIBLE.

GOING INTO THIS EVENING THOUGH...SNOW WILL SPREAD OVER A LARGER
AREA. SNOWFALL RATES TONIGHT COULD EXCEED 2 INCHES AN HOUR WITH
TRAVEL CONDITIONS BECOMING DANGEROUS.

IN TOTAL...7 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED BY MID MORNING
THURSDAY ACROSS MAINLY SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA INTO CENTRAL
WISCONSIN. SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST OF LA CROSSE AMOUNTS WILL
GENERALLY BE LOWER...WITH ONLY LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED
CLOSER TO DUBUQUE.

MNZ079-086>088-WIZ017-029-032>034-232230-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160324T1700Z/
WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-
JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...WINONA...MEDFORD...
NEILLSVILLE...BLACK RIVER FALLS
1247 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT
THURSDAY...

* EXPECT LIGHT SNOW THIS AFTERNOON...BUT INCREASE IN INTENSITY
  TONIGHT.

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

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 9 TO 16 INCHES AND ICE
  ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE MINIMAL.

* LOOK FOR SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AT TIMES. 

* TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE.

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.

&&

$$

IAZ008-009-018-019-MNZ094>096-WIZ041>044-053-232230-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.160323T2300Z-160324T1700Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-LA CROSSE-
MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLES CITY...AUSTIN...LA CROSSE...
SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA
1247 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO NOON CDT THURSDAY...

* LIGHT SNOW WILL FALL OFF AND ON TODAY...BUT INCREASE IN
  INTENSITY TONIGHT. 

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

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 7 TO 14 INCHES AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS
  WILL BE LIGHT.

* LOOK FOR SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AT TIMES. 

* TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE...INCLUDING DURING 
  THE MORNING COMMUTE ON THURSDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET
AND ICE ARE EXPECTED. 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.

&&

$$

IAZ010-232230-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.160323T2300Z-160324T1700Z/
WINNESHIEK-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...DECORAH
1247 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO NOON CDT THURSDAY...

* PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL FALL TODAY...BUT BECOME HEAVY TONIGHT.

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

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS
  WILL BE LIGHT.

* LOOK FOR SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AT TIMES. 

* THE ICE WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET
AND ICE ARE EXPECTED. 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.

&&

$$

IAZ011-WIZ054-055-232230-
/O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0010.160323T2300Z-160324T1700Z/
ALLAMAKEE-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...
RICHLAND CENTER
1247 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO NOON CDT THURSDAY...

* EXPECT A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION TODAY...THEN SWITCH OVER TO
  ALL SNOW TONIGHT.

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

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS
  WILL BE LIGHT.

* LOOK FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. 

* THE ICE WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL 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.

&&

$$

SHEA
834 
WWUS43 KARX 232034
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
334 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...MORE SNOW IS ON THE WAY...

.SNOW TOTALED 1 TO 2 INCHES IN SOME AREAS ALREADY TODAY LEAVING
SLUSH COVERED ROADS. A WINTRY MIX OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN HAS
ALSO BEEN FALLING AT TIMES WHICH COULD LEAVE A THIN COATING OF
ICE.

SNOW WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD TONIGHT AND INCREASE IN
INTENSITY. THERE COULD EVEN BE SOME THUNDERSTORMS THAT WOULD
INCREASE THE SNOWFALL RATE. TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO
DETERIORATE RAPIDLY ONCE THIS HEAVY SNOW DEVELOPS.

IN TOTAL...7 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED BY MID MORNING
THURSDAY ACROSS MAINLY SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA INTO CENTRAL
WISCONSIN. SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST OF LA CROSSE AMOUNTS WILL
GENERALLY BE LOWER...WITH ONLY LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED
CLOSER TO DUBUQUE.

MNZ079-086>088-WIZ017-029-032>034-240445-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160324T1700Z/
WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-
JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...WINONA...MEDFORD...
NEILLSVILLE...BLACK RIVER FALLS
334 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT
THURSDAY...

* SNOW WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES.

* THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 9 PM TONIGHT AND
  4 AM THURSDAY.

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES AND ICE 
  ACCUMULATIONS OF A LIGHT ICING ARE EXPECTED. 

* WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 30 MPH WILL CAUSE DRIFTING
  SNOW...ESPECIALLY ON RIDGE TOPS AND IN OPEN AREAS. REDUCTIONS IN
  VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED.

* TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE...INCLUDING THE
  MORNING COMMUTE ON THURSDAY.

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>010-018-019-MNZ094>096-WIZ041>044-053-240445-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.160323T2300Z-160324T1700Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-
LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...AUSTIN...
LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA
334 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT
THURSDAY...

* A WINTRY MIX THIS EVENING WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW AND
  BECOME HEAVY TONIGHT. 

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

* TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 13 INCHES AND ICE 
  ACCUMULATIONS OF 2/10 OF AN INCH ARE EXPECTED. 

* WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH WILL CAUSE DRIFTING
  SNOW...ESPECIALLY ON RIDGE TOPS AND IN OPEN AREAS. REDUCTIONS
  IN VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED.

* TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE...INCLUDING THE
  MORNING COMMUTE ON THURSDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET
AND ICE ARE EXPECTED. 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.

&&

$$

IAZ011-WIZ054-055-240445-
/O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0010.160323T2300Z-160324T1700Z/
ALLAMAKEE-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...
RICHLAND CENTER
334 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT
THURSDAY...

* A WINTRY MIX IS EXPECTED TONIGHT...BUT CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW
  OVERNIGHT.

* THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 1 AM AND 7 AM 
  THURSDAY...AND THE GREATEST AMOUNT OF ICE ACCUMULATION WILL 
  OCCUR BETWEEN 7 PM THIS EVENING AND 1 AM THURSDAY. 

* TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 5 INCHES AND ICE 
  ACCUMULATIONS OF 2/10 OF AN INCH ARE EXPECTED. 

* WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH MAY CAUSE AREAS OF DRIFTING
  SNOW...ESPECIALLY ON RIDGE TOPS AND IN OPEN AREAS.

* THE ICE MAY RESULT IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL 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.

&&

$$

SHEA
703 
WWUS43 KARX 232314
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
614 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...MORE SNOW ON THE WAY...

.SNOW CONTINUED TO FALL...MAINLY ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE
90...EARLY THIS EVENING. ACCUMULATIONS HAVE BEEN MOSTLY ON GRASSY
SURFACES...WITH REPORTS FROM 1/2 TO 2 INCHES. WHILE ROADS HAVE
MELTED MOST OF THE SNOW...SLUSHY SPOTS WERE DEVELOPING.

THE SNOW BAND WAS SHIFTING NORTH...BUT ANOTHER AREA OF MODERATE TO
HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE IN BY MID TO LATE EVENING.
SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE...POTENTIALLY
HIGHER IF THUNDER SNOW OCCURS. ROADS CONDITIONS WILL QUICKLY
DETERIORATE LATER TONIGHT AS THE SNOW ACCUMULATES ON ROADWAYS.

IN TOTAL...7 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED BY MID MORNING
THURSDAY ACROSS MAINLY SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA INTO CENTRAL
WISCONSIN. SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST OF LA CROSSE AMOUNTS WILL
GENERALLY BE LOWER...WITH ONLY LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED
CLOSER TO DUBUQUE.

MNZ079-086>088-WIZ017-029-032>034-240715-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160324T1700Z/
WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-
JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...WINONA...MEDFORD...
NEILLSVILLE...BLACK RIVER FALLS
614 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT
THURSDAY...

* SNOW WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES.

* THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 9 PM TONIGHT 
  AND 4 AM THURSDAY. 

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES AND ICE 
  ACCUMULATIONS OF A LIGHT ICING ARE EXPECTED. 

* WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 30 MPH COULD CAUSE SOME DRIFTING
  SNOW...ESPECIALLY ON RIDGE TOPS AND IN OPEN AREAS. REDUCTIONS IN
  VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED.

* TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE...INCLUDING THE 
  MORNING COMMUTE ON THURSDAY. 

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>010-018-019-MNZ094>096-WIZ041>044-053-240715-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160324T1700Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-
LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...AUSTIN...
LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA
614 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT
THURSDAY...

* A WINTRY MIX THIS EVENING WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW AND 
  BECOME HEAVY TONIGHT. 

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

* TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 13 INCHES AND ICE
  ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 2/10 OF AN INCH ARE EXPECTED.

* WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH COULD CAUSE SOME DRIFTING
  SNOW...ESPECIALLY ON RIDGE TOPS AND IN OPEN AREAS. REDUCTIONS IN
  VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED.

* TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE...INCLUDING THE 
  MORNING COMMUTE ON THURSDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET
AND ICE ARE EXPECTED. 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.

&&

$$

IAZ011-WIZ054-055-240715-
/O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-160324T1700Z/
ALLAMAKEE-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...
RICHLAND CENTER
614 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT
THURSDAY...

* A WINTRY MIX IS EXPECTED TONIGHT...BUT CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW 
  OVERNIGHT. 

* THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 1 AM AND 7 AM 
  THURSDAY...AND THE GREATEST AMOUNT OF ICE ACCUMULATION WILL 
  OCCUR BETWEEN 7 PM THIS EVENING AND 1 AM THURSDAY. 

* TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 5 INCHES AND ICE 
  ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 2/10 OF AN INCH ARE EXPECTED. 

* WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH MAY CAUSE AREAS OF DRIFTING 
  SNOW...ESPECIALLY ON RIDGE TOPS AND IN OPEN AREAS. 

* THE ICE MAY RESULT IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL 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.

&&

$$
970 
WWUS43 KARX 240200
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
900 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...HEAVY SNOW APPROACHING...

.WHILE THE NORTHWARD BAND OF SNOW WAS SHOWING SIGNS OF
DIMINISHING...ANOTHER AREA OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION WAS QUICKLY
APPROACHING FROM CENTRAL IOWA. MOST OF THIS WAS FALLING AS
SNOW...AND WILL OVERSPREAD MUCH OF NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHEAST
MINNESOTA BEFORE MIDNIGHT. SOME THUNDER SNOW IS
POSSIBLE...CAPABLE OF 2 INCH PER HOUR SNOWFALL RATES. SOME AREAS
OF NORTHEAST IOWA COULD HAVE SNOW AND A WINTRY MIX. ROADS
CONDITIONS WILL QUICKLY DETERIORATE AS THE SNOW ACCUMULATES ON
ROADWAYS.

2 TO 4 INCHES HAVE BEEN REPORTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
WISCONSIN WITH THAT NORTHERN SNOW BAND.

STORM TOTALS OF 7 TO 14 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY MID MORNING
THURSDAY ACROSS MAINLY SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA INTO CENTRAL WISCONSIN.
SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST OF LA CROSSE AMOUNTS WILL GENERALLY BE
LOWER...WITH ONLY LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED CLOSER TO DUBUQUE.

MNZ079-086>088-WIZ017-029-032>034-241000-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160324T1700Z/
WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-
JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...WINONA...MEDFORD...
NEILLSVILLE...BLACK RIVER FALLS
900 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT
THURSDAY...

* SNOW WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES.

* THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR THROUGH 4 AM THURSDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES. ADDITIONAL LIGHT ICE
  ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE.

* WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 30 MPH COULD CAUSE SOME DRIFTING 
  SNOW...ESPECIALLY ON RIDGE TOPS AND IN OPEN AREAS. REDUCTIONS 
  IN VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED. 

* TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE...INCLUDING THE 
  MORNING COMMUTE ON THURSDAY. 

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>010-018-019-MNZ094>096-WIZ041>044-053-241000-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160324T1700Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-
LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...AUSTIN...
LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA
900 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT
THURSDAY...

* A WINTRY MIX THIS EVENING WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW AND 
  BECOME HEAVY TONIGHT. 

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

* TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 13 INCHES. ADDITIONAL
  LIGHT ICING POSSIBLE.

* WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH COULD CAUSE SOME DRIFTING 
  SNOW...ESPECIALLY ON RIDGE TOPS AND IN OPEN AREAS. REDUCTIONS 
  IN VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED. 

* TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE...INCLUDING THE 
  MORNING COMMUTE ON THURSDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET
AND ICE ARE EXPECTED. 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.

&&

$$

IAZ011-WIZ054-055-241000-
/O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-160324T1700Z/
ALLAMAKEE-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...
RICHLAND CENTER
900 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT
THURSDAY...

* A WINTRY MIX IS EXPECTED TONIGHT...BUT CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW 
  OVERNIGHT. 

* THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 1 AM AND 7 AM
  THURSDAY...AND THE GREATEST AMOUNT OF ICE ACCUMULATION WILL
  OCCUR THROUGH 1 AM THURSDAY.

* TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 5 INCHES. ADDITIONAL
  ICE ACCUMULATIONS UNDER 1/10 OF AN INCH.

* WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH MAY CAUSE AREAS OF DRIFTING 
  SNOW...ESPECIALLY ON RIDGE TOPS AND IN OPEN AREAS. 

* THE ICE MAY RESULT IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL 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.

&&

$$

RIECK
486 
WWUS43 KARX 240407
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1107 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...HEAVY SNOW MOVING IN...SOME SLEET TOO...

.MODERATE TO HEAVY BANDS OF PRECIPITATION HAVE SPREAD INTO
SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA...AND WILL WORK INTO
WESTERN WISCONSIN BY 1 AM. SOME THUNDER WAS INCLUDED IN THIS
WINTRY MESS...MOSTLY FOR NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. 

MUCH OF WHAT WAS FALLING WAS SNOW...BUT SLEET WAS WIDESPREAD OVER
PARTS OF NORTHEAST IOWA. THIS TOO WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW OVER THE
NEXT COUPLE HOURS. SNOW FALL RATES COULD APPROACH 2 INCHES PER
HOUR IN THUNDER SNOW. 

ROADS ARE QUICKLY BECOMING SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. CONDITIONS
WILL CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE OVERNIGHT...WITH TRAVEL GOING FROM
HAZARDOUS TO DANGEROUS. 

STORM TOTALS OF 7 TO 14 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY MID MORNING
THURSDAY ACROSS MAINLY SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA INTO CENTRAL
WISCONSIN. SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST OF LA CROSSE AMOUNTS WILL
GENERALLY BE LOWER...WITH ONLY LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED
CLOSER TO DUBUQUE.

MNZ079-086>088-WIZ017-029-032>034-241215-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160324T1700Z/
WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-
JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...WINONA...MEDFORD...
NEILLSVILLE...BLACK RIVER FALLS
1107 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT
THURSDAY...

* SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES.

* THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR THROUGH 4 AM THURSDAY.

* STORM TOTAL SNOW OF 8 TO 14 INCHES. 

* WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 30 MPH COULD CAUSE SOME DRIFTING 
  SNOW...ESPECIALLY ON RIDGE TOPS AND IN OPEN AREAS. REDUCTIONS 
  IN VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED. 

* TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE...INCLUDING THE 
  MORNING COMMUTE ON THURSDAY. 

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>010-018-019-MNZ094>096-WIZ041>044-053-241215-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160324T1700Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-
LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...AUSTIN...
LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA
1107 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT
THURSDAY...

* SNOW AND SLEET CHANGING OVER TO ALL SNOW. 

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

* TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 13 INCHES.  

* WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH COULD CAUSE SOME DRIFTING
  SNOW...ESPECIALLY ON RIDGE TOPS AND IN OPEN AREAS. REDUCTIONS IN
  VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED.

* TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE...INCLUDING THE 
  MORNING COMMUTE ON THURSDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET
AND ICE ARE EXPECTED. 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.

&&

$$

IAZ011-WIZ054-055-241215-
/O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-160324T1700Z/
ALLAMAKEE-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...
RICHLAND CENTER
1107 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT
THURSDAY...

* A WINTRY MIX WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW OVERNIGHT.

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

* TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 5 INCHES. 
  ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS UNDER 1/10 OF AN INCH. 

* WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH MAY CAUSE AREAS OF DRIFTING 
  SNOW...ESPECIALLY ON RIDGE TOPS AND IN OPEN AREAS. 

* THE ICE MAY RESULT IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL 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.

&&

$$

RIECK
702 
WWUS43 KARX 240438
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1138 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...HEAVY SNOW MOVING IN...SOME SLEET TOO...

.MODERATE TO HEAVY BANDS OF PRECIPITATION HAVE SPREAD INTO
SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA...AND WILL WORK INTO
WESTERN WISCONSIN BY 1 AM. SOME THUNDER WAS INCLUDED IN THIS
WINTRY MESS...MOSTLY FOR NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN.

MUCH OF WHAT WAS FALLING WAS SNOW...BUT SLEET WAS WIDESPREAD OVER
PARTS OF NORTHEAST IOWA. THIS TOO WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW OVER
THE NEXT COUPLE HOURS. SNOW FALL RATES COULD APPROACH 2 INCHES
PER HOUR IN THUNDER SNOW.

ROADS ARE QUICKLY BECOMING SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. CONDITIONS
WILL CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE OVERNIGHT...WITH TRAVEL GOING FROM
HAZARDOUS TO DANGEROUS.

STORM TOTALS OF 7 TO 14 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY MID MORNING
THURSDAY ACROSS MAINLY SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA INTO CENTRAL
WISCONSIN. SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST OF LA CROSSE AMOUNTS WILL
GENERALLY BE LOWER...WITH ONLY LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED
CLOSER TO DUBUQUE.

MNZ079-086>088-WIZ017-029-032>034-241245-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160324T1700Z/
WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-
JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...WINONA...MEDFORD...
NEILLSVILLE...BLACK RIVER FALLS
1138 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT
THURSDAY...

* SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES.

* THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR THROUGH 4 AM THURSDAY.

* STORM TOTAL SNOW OF 8 TO 14 INCHES.

* WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 30 MPH COULD CAUSE SOME DRIFTING 
  SNOW...ESPECIALLY ON RIDGE TOPS AND IN OPEN AREAS. REDUCTIONS 
  IN VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED. 

* TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE...INCLUDING THE 
  MORNING COMMUTE ON THURSDAY. 

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>010-018-019-MNZ094>096-WIZ041>044-053-241245-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160324T1700Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-
LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...AUSTIN...
LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA
1138 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT
THURSDAY...

* SNOW AND SLEET CHANGING OVER TO ALL SNOW.

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

* TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 13 INCHES.

* WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH COULD CAUSE SOME DRIFTING 
  SNOW...ESPECIALLY ON RIDGE TOPS AND IN OPEN AREAS. REDUCTIONS 
  IN VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED. 

* TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE...INCLUDING THE 
  MORNING COMMUTE ON THURSDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET
AND ICE ARE EXPECTED. 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.

&&

$$

IAZ029-030-WIZ061-241245-
/O.EXA.KARX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-160324T1700Z/
FAYETTE-CLAYTON-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OELWEIN...PLATTEVILLE
1138 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WINTRY MIX...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON
CDT THURSDAY.

* A WINTRY MIX WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT.

* TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 1 INCH. ICE
  ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 1/10.

* THE ICE WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL 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.

&&

$$

IAZ011-WIZ054-055-241245-
/O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-160324T1700Z/
ALLAMAKEE-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...
RICHLAND CENTER
1138 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT
THURSDAY...

* A WINTRY MIX WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW OVERNIGHT.

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

* TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 5 INCHES. 
  ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS UNDER 1/10 OF AN INCH. 

* WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH MAY CAUSE AREAS OF DRIFTING 
  SNOW...ESPECIALLY ON RIDGE TOPS AND IN OPEN AREAS. 

* THE ICE MAY RESULT IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL 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.

&&

$$
341 
WWUS43 KARX 240913
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
413 AM CDT THU MAR 24 2016

...STORM GRADUALLY WINDING DOWN THROUGH THE MORNING...

.SEVERAL BANDS OF HEAVY PRECIPITATION WORKED NORTH ACROSS THE
AREA THROUGH THE NIGHT. MUCH OF THAT PRECIPITATION FELL IN THE
FORM OF HEAVY SNOW ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN...WHILE FARTHER SOUTH...A MESSY MIX OF SLEET...FREEZING
RAIN...AND EVEN JUST PLAIN RAIN OCCURRED. SOME THUNDER WAS ALSO
NOTED AT TIMES.

SNOWFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH THE NIGHT GENERALLY RANGED FROM 2 TO AS
MUCH AS 6 TO 8 INCHES IN LOCALIZED HEAVIER BANDS NORTH OF
INTERSTATE 90. ICE AMOUNTS FARTHER SOUTH WERE GENERALLY LESS THAN
ONE QUARTER INCH...THOUGH HAZARDOUS TRAVEL WAS NOTED ACROSS MANY
AREAS WITH TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING.

HEADING THROUGH THE MORNING...PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO
GRADUALLY WIND DOWN...THOUGH SEVERAL ADDITIONAL INCHES OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED MAINLY ALONG AND NORTH OF I-90...WHILE SCATTERED SHOWERS
OF MIXED PRECIPITATION CONTINUE TO THE SOUTH. CONDITIONS WILL
REALLY IMPROVE THIS AFTERNOON WITH SKIES EXPECTED TO CLEAR BY
EVENING.

IAZ008>010-018-019-WIZ053-241700-
/O.CAN.KARX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160324T1700Z/
/O.EXA.KARX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-160324T1700Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-VERNON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...VIROQUA
413 AM CDT THU MAR 24 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MIXED PRECIPITATION...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO
  CONTINUE AT TIMES THROUGH THE MORNING.

* LOCALIZED SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES AND ICE
  ACCUMULATIONS OF A GLAZE ARE EXPECTED.

* LOOK FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. 

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

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.

&&

$$

MNZ079-086>088-WIZ017-029-032>034-241700-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160324T1700Z/
WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-
JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...WINONA...MEDFORD...
NEILLSVILLE...BLACK RIVER FALLS
413 AM CDT THU MAR 24 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY...

* PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING...
  GRADUALLY DECREASING IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY

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

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO LOCALLY 6 INCHES ARE
  EXPECTED. 

* LOOK FOR SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AT TIMES. 

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

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.

&&

$$

MNZ094>096-WIZ041>044-241700-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160324T1700Z/
MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUSTIN...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...
MAUSTON
413 AM CDT THU MAR 24 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY...

* EXPECT PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW TO CONTINUE THIS MORNING...MIXING
  WITH SLEET OR EVEN A LITTLE FREEZING RAIN AT TIMES.
  PRECIPITATION WILL DECREASE IN COVERAGE WITH TIME.

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

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES AND ICE
  ACCUMULATIONS OF A GLAZE ARE EXPECTED.

* LOOK FOR SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AT TIMES. 

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

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.

&&

$$

IAZ011-029-030-WIZ054-055-061-241700-
/O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-160324T1700Z/
ALLAMAKEE-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...OELWEIN...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...
RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
413 AM CDT THU MAR 24 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT
TODAY...

* EXPECT MIXED SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN SHOWERS TO
  CONTINUE THIS MORNING...GRADUALLY DIMINISHING WITH TIME.

* ADDITIONAL WET SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 1 INCH AND ICE
  ACCUMULATIONS OF A GLAZE ARE EXPECTED.

* LOOK FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. 

* THE ICE WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS...INCLUDING 
  DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE.

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.

&&

$$

LAWRENCE
006 
WWUS43 KARX 241423
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
923 AM CDT THU MAR 24 2016

...WINTER STORM TO END THIS MORNING...

.THE WINTER STORM CONTINUED TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE AREA THIS
MORNING. LIGHT SNOW WAS STILL FALLING OVER PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND
CENTRAL WISCONSIN WITH A WINTRY MIX ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHEAST IOWA
INTO SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE AN
INCH OR LESS WITH THE WINTRY MIX PRODUCING SOME SNOW...SLEET AND
FREEZING RAIN. THERE COULD STILL BE A LITTLE BIT OF ICE
ACCUMULATION FROM THIS FREEZING RAIN. MOST...IF NOT ALL OF THIS
PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO END BY LATE THIS MORNING.

MNZ079-086>088-094-095-WIZ032-241530-
/O.CAN.KARX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160324T1700Z/
WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-BUFFALO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN
923 AM CDT THU MAR 24 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER STORM WARNING. 

$$

IAZ008-009-018-019-241530-
/O.CAN.KARX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-160324T1700Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CHARLES CITY
923 AM CDT THU MAR 24 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. 

$$

WIZ017-029-033-034-241700-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160324T1700Z/
TAYLOR-CLARK-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...
BLACK RIVER FALLS
923 AM CDT THU MAR 24 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY...

* EXPECT LIGHT SNOW TO CONTINUE...DIMINISHING AROUND NOON.

* THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR UNTIL NOON. 

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AROUND 1 INCH ARE POSSIBLE.

* LOOK FOR SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AT TIMES. 

* 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-WIZ041>044-241700-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160324T1700Z/
HOUSTON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON
923 AM CDT THU MAR 24 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY...

* EXPECT A WINTRY MIX TO CONTINUE...DIMINISHING AROUND NOON. 

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 1 INCH AND ICE 
  ACCUMULATIONS OF A GLAZE ARE EXPECTED. 

* LOOK FOR SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AT TIMES. 

* 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.

&&

$$

IAZ010-011-029-030-WIZ053>055-061-241700-
/O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-160324T1700Z/
WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-
GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...OELWEIN...VIROQUA...
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
923 AM CDT THU MAR 24 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT
TODAY...

* EXPECT A WINTRY MIX OF SLEET AND FREEZING DRIZZLE TO
  CONTINUE...DIMINISHING AROUND NOON.

* ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF A GLAZE ARE EXPECTED.

* THE ICE WILL RESULT IN VERY SLIPPERY CONDITIONS ON 
  SIDEWALKS...ROADS AND BRIDGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF 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.

&&

$$

04
084 
WWUS43 KARX 241557
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1057 AM CDT THU MAR 24 2016

...THE WINTER STORM HAS MOVED PASSED THE AREA...

.ALL THE REMAINING PRECIPITATION FROM THE WINTER STORM HAS MOVED
PAST THE LOCAL AREA. AS A RESULT...THE WINTER STORM WARNING AND
ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN CANCELED.

MNZ096-WIZ017-029-033-034-041>044-241700-
/O.CAN.KARX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160324T1700Z/
HOUSTON-TAYLOR-CLARK-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-
ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...
BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON
1057 AM CDT THU MAR 24 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER STORM WARNING. 

$$

IAZ010-011-029-030-WIZ053>055-061-241700-
/O.CAN.KARX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-160324T1700Z/
WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-
GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...OELWEIN...VIROQUA...
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
1057 AM CDT THU MAR 24 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. 

$$

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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.