A band of freezing rain moved across portions of western WI. A glaze of ice caused for very slippery conditions across the region.
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The episode as NWS MPX wrote it up.
A band of freezing rain moved across portions of western WI. A glaze of ice caused for very slippery conditions across the region.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
5 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
The AWOS station located at the Red Wing Regional Airport observed approximately an hour of freezing rain. There was less than one tenth of ice accretion but did make the travel conditions incredibly slippery.
The AWOS station located at the New Richmond Municipal Airport observed approximately an hour of freezing rain. There was less than one tenth of ice accretion but did make the travel conditions incredibly slippery.
Neighboring AWOS stations located at the Red Wing Regional Airport and Menomonie Municipal Airport observed approximately an hour of freezing rain. There was less than one tenth of ice accretion but did make the travel conditions incredibly slippery.
The AWOS station Menomonie Municipal Airport observed approximately an hour of freezing rain. There was less than one tenth of ice accretion but did make the travel conditions incredibly slippery.
The ASOS station at the Chippewa Valley Regional Airport observed approximately an hour of freezing rain. There was less than one tenth of ice accretion but did make the travel conditions incredibly slippery.
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