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Winter Weather Advisory 13, NWS La Crosse, WI

March 24, 2018Clayton County, Howard County, Winneshiek County, Iowa; Mower County, Minnesota

NWS La Crosse, WI issued this winter weather advisory at Mar 24, 2018, 3:58 AM CDT for Clayton County, Howard County, Winneshiek County, Iowa; Mower County, Minnesota. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 24, 2018, 3:58 AM CDT (08:58 UTC)
Expired
Mar 24, 2018, 3:44 PM CDT
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS La Crosse, WI

Counties Clayton County, IA, Howard County, IA, Winneshiek County, IA, Mower County, MN

The radar

The La Crosse radar (KARX), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

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

NWS La Crosse, WI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter weather advisory went out at Mar 23, 6:40 PM CDT, 9 hours 18 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 23, 6:40 PM CDT, 9 hours 18 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 23, 3:14 PM CDT, 12 hours 44 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
314 PM CDT Fri Mar 23 2018

IAZ008>010-018-019-029-030-MNZ094-241200-
Mitchell-Howard-Winneshiek-Floyd-Chickasaw-Fayette-Clayton-Mower-
314 PM CDT Fri Mar 23 2018

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of northeast Iowa
and southeast Minnesota.

.DAY ONE...Tonight

A Winter Storm Warning is in effect tonight through Saturday
morning.

Rain will develop and change to snow this evening, becoming heavy
at times overnight into Saturday morning. 5 to 10 inches of snow
are expected, with local amounts to 12 inches possible. Roads will
become snow covered and slippery.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

A Winter Storm Warning is in effect through Saturday morning.

Snow will continue into Saturday morning. Travel will be
hazardous.

A light wintry mix of precipitation is possible Monday morning.

Thunderstorms are possible Monday night. No severe weather is
expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Snowfall amounts would be greatly appreciated tonight into
Saturday morning.

.EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION...

No webinar is scheduled.

MNZ079-088-096-WIZ017-029-032>034-041>044-053-055-241200-
Wabasha-Winona-Houston-Taylor-Clark-Buffalo-Trempealeau-Jackson-
La Crosse-Monroe-Juneau-Adams-Vernon-Richland-
314 PM CDT Fri Mar 23 2018

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southeast
Minnesota through central Wisconsin.

.DAY ONE...Tonight

Light snow is possible southwest of Interstate 94 tonight. Minor
accumulations less than an inch are possible near and west of the
Mississippi River.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

Light snow is possible Saturday morning with up to a dusting of
accumulation.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

No action needed.

.EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION...

No webinar is scheduled.

IAZ011-MNZ086-087-095-WIZ054-061-241200-
Allamakee-Dodge-Olmsted-Fillmore-Crawford-Grant-
314 PM CDT Fri Mar 23 2018

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of northeast
Iowa...southeast Minnesota and southwest Wisconsin.

.DAY ONE...Tonight

A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect tonight into Saturday
morning.

Snow will develop overnight tonight with amounts of 2 to 4
inches expected through Saturday morning, locally up to 6 inches.
Roads will become snow covered and slippery.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect through Saturday morning.

Snow will continue into Saturday morning. Travel will be
difficult.

A light wintry mix of precipitation is possible Monday morning.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Snowfall amounts would be greatly appreciated tonight into
Saturday morning.

.EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION...

No webinar is scheduled.

Nearby

Winter Weather Advisories in Iowa, 2018Winter Weather Advisories in Minnesota, 2018Every winter weather advisory in 2018

Sources

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