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Storm Watch 1, NWS Milwaukee, WI

February 18, 2022

NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this storm watch at Feb 18, 2022, 1:46 PM CST. It took effect at Feb 19, 2022, 9:00 PM CST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 18, 2022, 1:46 PM CST (19:46 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 19, 2022, 9:00 PM CST
Expired
Feb 19, 2022, 3:43 AM CST
In force
Issued by
NWS Milwaukee, WI

What forecasters said that day

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

NWS Milwaukee, WI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this storm watch went out at Feb 18, 9:01 AM CST, 4 hours 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 18, 9:01 AM CST, 4 hours 45 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 18, 4:22 AM CST, 9 hours 24 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Feb 18, 12:21 PM CST, 1 hour 25 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
National Weather Service MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
1221 PM CST Fri Feb 18 2022

WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-182300-
Marquette-Green Lake-Fond du Lac-Sheboygan-Sauk-Columbia-Dodge-
Washington-Ozaukee-Iowa-Dane-Jefferson-Waukesha-Milwaukee-
Lafayette-Green-Rock-Walworth-Racine-Kenosha-
Including the cities of Montello, Westfield, Oxford, Neshkoro,
Endeavor, Berlin, Princeton, Markesan, Fond Du Lac, Plymouth,
Sheboygan Falls, Howards Grove, Oostburg, Baraboo, Reedsburg,
Prairie Du Sac, Sauk City, Portage, Columbus, Lake Wisconsin,
Lodi, Beaver Dam, Waupun, Mayville, West Bend, Germantown,
Hartford, Mequon, Cedarburg, Grafton, Dodgeville, Mineral Point,
Barneveld, Madison, Watertown, Fort Atkinson, Jefferson,
Waukesha, Brookfield, New Berlin, Menomonee Falls, Muskego,
Milwaukee, Darlington, Shullsburg, Benton, Belmont, Argyle,
Blanchardville, Monroe, Brodhead, Janesville, Beloit, Whitewater,
Delavan, Elkhorn, Lake Geneva, East Troy, Racine, and Kenosha
1221 PM CST Fri Feb 18 2022

...Burst of Moderate to Heavy Snow May Affect Southern
Wisconsin...

Snow showers associated with a passing arctic cold front will
affect southern Wisconsin late this afternoon and early evening,
mainly between 5 pm CST and 8 pm CST. A burst of moderate to
briefly heavy snow may occur in the snow showers, quickly dropping
the visibility down to 1/4 to 1/2 mile. This could result in a
quick snow accumulation of under an inch on untreated roads,
resulting in hazardous travel conditions and accidents.

Evening commuters should be prepared to slow down during this
burst of heavier snow, and save lives. Be weather aware this
evening.

Kavinsky

The office that day

Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 18, 2:40 AM CSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningMKX33 hr
Feb 18, 3:18 AM CSTWind AdvisoryMKXColumbia, Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green, Green Lake and 14 more24 hr
Feb 18, 1:46 PM CSTGale WatchMKX14 hr
Feb 18, 5:27 PM CSTSnow Squall WarningMKXColumbia, Green Lake, Marquette, Sauk63 min
Feb 18, 5:59 PM CSTSnow Squall WarningMKXColumbia, Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Iowa and 2 more61 min

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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.