Winter Storm Warning
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
810 PM CST SAT FEB 19 2011
...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE UPPER
MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY REGION...
.PRECIPIATATION IS EXPECTED TO BREAK OUT ACROSS CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN IOWA LATER THIS EVENING AND THEN EXPAND NORTHWARD INTO
THE AREA AFTER MIDNIGHT. AS THIS PRECIPITATION MOVES NORTHEAST
AND OVERTAKES THE ENTIRE AREA SUNDAY...WARMER TEMPERATURES WILL
LEAD TO A MIXED BAG OF PRECIPITATION TYPES RANGING FROM RAIN TO
SLEET TO SNOW.
AREAS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90 ARE LIKELY TO STAY IN COLDER AIR
LONGER...RESULTING IN MOSTLY SNOW ON SUNDAY INTO MONDAY MORNING.
CLOSER TO INTERSTATE 90 AND THE IOWA BORDER...SNOW WILL BE MIXED
AT TIMES WITH SLEET OR EVEN FREEZING RAIN BUT SIGNIFICANT SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS ARE STILL POSSIBLE ALONG WITH SOME ICING. ACROSS
NORTHEAST IOWA INTO SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN ANY SNOW WILL TRANSITION
OVER TO SLEET AND THEN RAIN ON SUNDAY WITH TEMPERATURES EXPECTED
TO CLIMB ABOVE THE FREEZING MARK. ICING WILL LIKELY BE THE MAIN
PROBLEM. SOME RUMBLES OF THUNDER ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.
PLAN ON THE PRECIPITATION TO CHANGE BACK TO ALL SNOW SUNDAY NIGHT
BEFORE DIMINISHING ON MONDAY. SOME BLOWING SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE
ON SUNDAY NIGHT.
THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR 10 TO 15 INCHES OF WET...HEAVY SNOW FROM
INTERSTATE 90 NORTHWARD...AND 2 TO 6 INCHES OVER NORTHEAST IOWA
AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TENTH TO ONE
HALF OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE OVER NORTHEAST IOWA AND FAR
SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN.
IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ054-061-
201015-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0002.110220T0600Z-110221T1200Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-
CLAYTON-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-
CRAWFORD-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY...
OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...
PLATTEVILLE
810 PM CST SAT FEB 19 2011
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 6 AM CST MONDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
6 AM CST MONDAY.
* SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT...THEN CHANGE TO SLEET...
FREEZING RAIN OR RAIN ON SUNDAY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90. LOOK
FOR ALL PRECIPITATION TO CHANGE BACK TO SNOW SUNDAY NIGHT.
RUMBLES OF THUNDER ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. PATCHY BLOWING SNOW IS
ALSO EXPECTED SUNDAY NIGHT.
* TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 15 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ALONG
AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90 WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE SOUTH
OF THERE. IN ADDITION...ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO ONE HALF OF
AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST
WISCONSIN.
* VISIBILITIES COULD BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS
AS THE SNOW MOVES THROUGH...ESPECIALLY SUNDAY MORNING.
* THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND ICE WILL MAKE FOR TREACHEROUS
DRIVING CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION...THE WEIGHT OF THE SNOW AND
ICE ON POWER LINES MAY RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET
AND ICE ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS AT
TIMES...ESPECIALLY ON SUNDAY.
&&
$$
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
810 PM CST SAT FEB 19 2011
...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE UPPER
MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY REGION...
.PRECIPIATATION IS EXPECTED TO BREAK OUT ACROSS CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN IOWA LATER THIS EVENING AND THEN EXPAND NORTHWARD INTO
THE AREA AFTER MIDNIGHT. AS THIS PRECIPITATION MOVES NORTHEAST
AND OVERTAKES THE ENTIRE AREA SUNDAY...WARMER TEMPERATURES WILL
LEAD TO A MIXED BAG OF PRECIPITATION TYPES RANGING FROM RAIN TO
SLEET TO SNOW.
AREAS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90 ARE LIKELY TO STAY IN COLDER AIR
LONGER...RESULTING IN MOSTLY SNOW ON SUNDAY INTO MONDAY MORNING.
CLOSER TO INTERSTATE 90 AND THE IOWA BORDER...SNOW WILL BE MIXED
AT TIMES WITH SLEET OR EVEN FREEZING RAIN BUT SIGNIFICANT SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS ARE STILL POSSIBLE ALONG WITH SOME ICING. ACROSS
NORTHEAST IOWA INTO SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN ANY SNOW WILL TRANSITION
OVER TO SLEET AND THEN RAIN ON SUNDAY WITH TEMPERATURES EXPECTED
TO CLIMB ABOVE THE FREEZING MARK. ICING WILL LIKELY BE THE MAIN
PROBLEM. SOME RUMBLES OF THUNDER ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.
PLAN ON THE PRECIPITATION TO CHANGE BACK TO ALL SNOW SUNDAY NIGHT
BEFORE DIMINISHING ON MONDAY. SOME BLOWING SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE
ON SUNDAY NIGHT.
THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR 10 TO 15 INCHES OF WET...HEAVY SNOW FROM
INTERSTATE 90 NORTHWARD...AND 2 TO 6 INCHES OVER NORTHEAST IOWA
AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TENTH TO ONE
HALF OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE OVER NORTHEAST IOWA AND FAR
SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN.
WIZ017-029-032>034-041>044-053-055-201015-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0002.110220T1200Z-110221T1200Z/
TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-
ADAMS-VERNON-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...
BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...
VIROQUA...RICHLAND CENTER
810 PM CST SAT FEB 19 2011
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO
6 AM CST MONDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM
CST MONDAY.
* SNOW WILL DEVELOP BY SUNDAY MORNING AND BE HEAVY AT TIMES.
SOME MIX OF FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET IS ALSO EXPECTED...MAINLY
ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90. PRECIPITATION WILL BECOME
ENTIRELY SNOW SUNDAY NIGHT AS COLDER AIR MOVES IN. RUMBLES OF
THUNDER ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. PATCHY BLOWING SNOW IS ALSO
EXPECTED SUNDAY NIGHT.
* TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 15 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE.
* VERY POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY ON SUNDAY WHEN THE HEAVIEST
SNOW IS EXPECTED.
* THE SNOW WILL MAKE FOR TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IN
ADDITION...LOOK FOR THE SNOW TO BE WET AND HEAVY...MAKING IT
SLIPPERY AND MORE DIFFICULT TO MOVE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WINTER STORM WARNINGS MEAN SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL TOUGH...ESPECIALLY ON SUNDAY.
&&
$$
RABERDING
WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
830 PM CST SAT FEB 19 2011
MNZ038-WIZ006>009-201100-
/O.CON.KDLH.WS.W.0003.110220T1200Z-110221T1200Z/
PINE-BURNETT-WASHBURN-SAWYER-PRICE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HINCKLEY...GRANTSBURG...SPOONER...
HAYWARD...PHILLIPS
830 PM CST SAT FEB 19 2011
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO
6 AM CST MONDAY...
* TIMING AND LOCATION: SNOW WILL DEVELOP EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...
AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT ACROSS PINE...BURNETT...
WASHBURN...SAWYER AND PRICE COUNTIES. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT
TIMES SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOWFALL OF 6 TO 10 INCHES IS EXPECTED.
* WINDS AND VISIBILITY: GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED MOST
OF SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL
DEVELOP AS THE SNOW STARTS TO PILE UP. VISIBILITIES IN BOTH
BLOWING AND FALLING SNOW WILL DROP TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS
IN SPOTS.
* MAIN IMPACT: SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS ALONG WITH LOW
VISIBILITIES WILL MAKE DRIVING CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THE
COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL
CAUSE DANGEROUSLY LOW VISIBILITY AND DRIFTING SNOW. SNOW AND ICE
COVERED ROADS...AND DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED.
DELAY TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...USE EXTREME
CAUTION AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. BE AWARE
THAT YOU MAY BECOME STRANDED AND THAT IT COULD TAKE MANY HOURS
FOR HELP TO ARRIVE. KEEP A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE...
INCLUDING A FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER. LET SOMEONE KNOW YOUR
TRAVEL ROUTE AND EXPECTED ARRIVAL TIME AND HAVE A WORKING CELL
PHONE IN CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED.
&&
$$
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
420 PM CST SAT FEB 19 2011
...SIGNIFICANT ICE AND SNOW ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHERN
IOWA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...
.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE AREA IS FORECAST TO PUSH ACROSS THE ROCKIES
TODAY AND MOVE ACROSS THE STATE DURING THE DAY SUNDAY. THE STORM
SYSTEM WILL EXIT THE REGION BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. ACROSS NORTHERN
IOWA...A WINTRY MIX OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW IS POSSIBLE
BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGHOUT THE DAY
SUNDAY...BEFORE SWITCHING TO ALL SNOW BY SUNDAY NIGHT.
IAZ006-007-016-017-200400-
/O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0002.110220T0600Z-110221T1200Z/
WINNEBAGO-WORTH-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOREST CITY...NORTHWOOD...GARNER...
MASON CITY
420 PM CST SAT FEB 19 2011
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 6 AM CST MONDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
6 AM CST MONDAY.
* TIMING...A WINTRY MIX OF PREDOMINATELY FREEZING RAIN...BUT ALSO
SOME SLEET...IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA LATE TONIGHT
AND CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY SUNDAY. A COLD RAIN MAY
ALSO MIX IN WITH THE PRECIPITATION AT TIMES SUNDAY. THE
PRECIPITATION IS THEN EXPECTED TO SWITCH BACK TO ALL SNOW SUNDAY
NIGHT BEFORE ENDING LATER MONDAY.
* STORM TOTAL ICE/SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM A QUARTER TO HALF INCH...WITH SNOW AND
SLEET AMOUNTS TO AROUND AN INCH BY LATE MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...THE EXPECTED FREEZING RAIN WILL LEAD TO ICE COVERED
ROADS MAKING TRAVELING VERY HAZARDOUS. IN ADDITION...ICE MAY COVER
TREES AND POWER LINES LEADING TO THE POTENTIAL FOR POWER
OUTAGES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SLEET OR ICE
ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE.
&&
$$
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
420 PM CST SAT FEB 19 2011
...SIGNIFICANT ICE AND SNOW ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHERN
IOWA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...
.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE AREA IS FORECAST TO PUSH ACROSS THE ROCKIES
TODAY AND MOVE ACROSS THE STATE DURING THE DAY SUNDAY. THE STORM
SYSTEM WILL EXIT THE REGION BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. ACROSS NORTHERN
IOWA...A WINTRY MIX OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW IS POSSIBLE
BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGHOUT THE DAY
SUNDAY...BEFORE SWITCHING TO ALL SNOW BY SUNDAY NIGHT.
IAZ028-200400-
/O.EXA.KDMX.WS.W.0002.110220T0600Z-110221T1200Z/
BREMER-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WAVERLY
420 PM CST SAT FEB 19 2011
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM
CST MONDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST MONDAY.
* TIMING...A WINTRY MIX OF PREDOMINATELY FREEZING RAIN...BUT ALSO
SOME SLEET...IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA LATE TONIGHT
AND CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY SUNDAY. A COLD RAIN MAY
ALSO MIX IN WITH THE PRECIPITATION AT TIMES SUNDAY. THE
PRECIPITATION IS THEN EXPECTED TO SWITCH BACK TO ALL SNOW SUNDAY
NIGHT BEFORE ENDING LATER MONDAY.
* STORM TOTAL ICE/SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM A QUARTER TO HALF INCH...WITH SNOW AND
SLEET AMOUNTS TO AROUND AN INCH BY LATE MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...THE EXPECTED FREEZING RAIN WILL LEAD TO ICE COVERED
ROADS MAKING TRAVELING VERY HAZARDOUS. IN ADDITION...ICE MAY COVER
TREES AND POWER LINES LEADING TO THE POTENTIAL FOR POWER
OUTAGES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SLEET OR ICE
ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE.
&&
$$
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
420 PM CST SAT FEB 19 2011
...SIGNIFICANT ICE AND SNOW ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHERN
IOWA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...
.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE AREA IS FORECAST TO PUSH ACROSS THE ROCKIES
TODAY AND MOVE ACROSS THE STATE DURING THE DAY SUNDAY. THE STORM
SYSTEM WILL EXIT THE REGION BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. ACROSS NORTHERN
IOWA...A WINTRY MIX OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW IS POSSIBLE
BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGHOUT THE DAY
SUNDAY...BEFORE SWITCHING TO ALL SNOW BY SUNDAY NIGHT.
IAZ004-005-015-200400-
/O.UPG.KDMX.WS.A.0004.110220T0600Z-110221T1200Z/
/O.EXA.KDMX.WS.W.0002.110220T0600Z-110221T1200Z/
EMMET-KOSSUTH-PALO ALTO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...EMMETSBURG
420 PM CST SAT FEB 19 2011
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM
CST MONDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH
IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* TIMING...A WINTRY MIX OF PREDOMINATELY FREEZING RAIN...BUT ALSO
SOME SLEET...IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA LATE TONIGHT
AND CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY SUNDAY. A COLD RAIN MAY
ALSO MIX IN WITH THE PRECIPITATION AT TIMES SUNDAY. THE
PRECIPITATION IS THEN EXPECTED TO SWITCH BACK TO ALL SNOW SUNDAY
NIGHT BEFORE ENDING LATER MONDAY.
* STORM TOTAL ICE/SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM A QUARTER TO HALF INCH...WITH SNOW AND
SLEET AMOUNTS TO AROUND AN INCH BY LATE MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...THE EXPECTED FREEZING RAIN WILL LEAD TO ICE COVERED
ROADS MAKING TRAVELING VERY HAZARDOUS. IN ADDITION...ICE MAY COVER
TREES AND POWER LINES LEADING TO THE POTENTIAL FOR POWER
OUTAGES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SLEET OR ICE
ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE.
&&
$$
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
353 PM CST SAT FEB 19 2011
...SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY...
.AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT
PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE AREA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY.
CURRENT INDICATIONS ARE THAT THE PRECIPITATION MAY INITIALLY
START AS SNOW TONIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT. THERE COULD EVEN BE A
PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW PRIOR TO DAYBREAK. THE HIGHEST
ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ACROSS NORTHWESTERN PORTIONS OF
THE FORECAST AREA WHERE 1 TO 3 INCHES IS EXPECTED. WARMER MID
LEVEL TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO QUICKLY MOVE ACROSS THE AREA
EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THIS WILL LEAD TO A CHANGE OVER TO SLEET AND
FREEZING RAIN. IT APPEARS THAT SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF A
QUARTER INCH OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE BY MID DAY SUNDAY. TEMPERATURES
ARE EXPECTED TO WARM ABOVE FREEZING BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON...THUS
ENDING THE THREAT FOR FREEZING RAIN. IF TRAVEL IS PLANNED ACROSS
THE AREA ON SUNDAY STAY UP TO DATE ON THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST.
ILZ003>006-200615-
/O.UPG.KLOT.WS.A.0002.110220T0900Z-110221T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KLOT.WS.W.0001.110220T0900Z-110220T2100Z/
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE IL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...BELVIDERE...WOODSTOCK...
WAUKEGAN
353 PM CST SAT FEB 19 2011
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM CST SUNDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM CST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT.
* TIMING...A PERIOD OF SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT...BEFORE
CHANGING OVER TO SLEET THEN FREEZING RAIN BY EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING. PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE ON SUNDAY
MORNING. BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO WARM
ABOVE FREEZING ENDING THE THREAT FOR FREEZING RAIN.
* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE
BEFORE THE CHANGE OVER TO FREEZING RAIN. THE HEAVIEST
ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTHWEST PORTIONS OF THE
OUTLOOK AREA. ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF A QUARTER INCH OR
MORE ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON.
* HAZARDS...SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN CAN LEAD TO DANGEROUS TRAVEL
CONDITIONS AND LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES.
* IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS CAN LEAD TO FALLING TREE
LIMBS AND CAN BRING DOWN POWER LINES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS.
&&
$$
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
320 PM CST SAT FEB 19 2011
...WINTER STORM CONDITIONS TO BEGIN IN SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH
CENTRAL MINNESOTA LATE TONIGHT...AND THEN OVER THE REST OF
CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN SUNDAY....
.WINTER STORM WARNINGS REMAIN POSTED FOR ALL OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH
CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN FROM LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. THE WARNING WILL GO INTO EFFECT LATE
TONIGHT FOR AREAS SOUTHWEST OF A LINE FROM GRANITE FALLS...TO LE
SUEUR...TO OWATONNA. THE REST OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST
CENTRAL WISCONSIN WILL BE UNDER THE WARNING BEGINNING SUNDAY
MORNING.
HEAVY SNOW REMAINS LIKELY IN A WIDE BAND FROM WEST CENTRAL
MINNESOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. AREAS SOUTH OF A LINE FROM
MORRIS...TO ST CLOUD...TO CAMBRIDGE...TO RICE LAKE AND LADYSMITH
WILL SEE SNOWFALL TOTALS GREATER THAN 10 INCHES. AREAS FROM
GRANITE FALLS...TO HUTCHINSON...MANKATO...FAIRIBAULT...THE
SOUTHERN SECTIONS OF THE TWIN CITIES...AND EAU CLAIRE COULD PICK
UP NEAR A FOOT OF SNOW. LESSER AMOUNTS OF SNOW IN THE 5 TO 8 INCH
RANGE CAN BE EXPECTED FROM ALEXANDRIA...TO MORA. IN
ADDITION...AREAS ALONG THE IOWA BORDER CAN EXPECT SNOW...MIXED
WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN LATE TONIGHT AND INTO SUNDAY BEFORE
TURNING TO ALL SNOW SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SOME ICE ACCUMULATIONS
AROUND ONE TENTH OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE IOWA BORDER.
EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL ALSO CAUSE AREAS OF
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY OVER SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH
CENTRAL MINNESOTA. EXPECT THE WINDS TO INCREASE DURING THE DAY
SUNDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.
THE LIGHT SNOW WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
AND LAST AT LEAST INTO MONDAY MORNING. SOME OF THE LATEST WEATHER
MODELS HAVE INDICATED A SLOWER SOLUTION WITH THIS SYSTEM EXITING
MONDAY MORNING. SO...THE ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL COULD LAST LONGER
ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...AS WELL AS WEST
CENTRAL WISCONSIN THROUGH NOON MONDAY.
THE CENTER OF THIS STORM SYSTEM SHOULD TRACK OUT OF SOUTHERN
NEBRASKA REACHING THE DES MOINES AREA EARLY SUNDAY EVENING BEFORE
MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN ILLINOIS SUNDAY NIGHT. THIS TRACK IS
FAVORABLE FOR HEAVY SNOW ACROSS OUR WARNED AREA. THERE MAY BE
SUFFICIENT WARM AIR SEVERAL THOUSAND FEET ABOVE THE GROUND FOR A
PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET...ESPECIALLY NEAR AND SOUTH OF
THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR.
MNZ041>045-047>063-066-068>070-077-078-WIZ014>016-023>028-200600-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0013.110220T1200Z-110221T1200Z/
DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-
BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-
KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-MCLEOD-
CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-RICE-GOODHUE-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-
PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...
LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...
FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...MADISON...BENSON...
MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...
BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...HUTCHINSON...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...
BURNSVILLE...FARIBAULT...RED WING...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...
RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...
RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...
PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA
320 PM CST SAT FEB 19 2011
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO
6 AM CST MONDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM
CST MONDAY.
* TIMING...SNOW BEGINNING IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS SUNDAY...
WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW DURING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY EVENING.
* MAIN IMPACT...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS IN THE 6 TO 12 INCH RANGE
APPEAR LIKELY...WITH THE LESSER AMOUNTS FROM ALEXANDRIA TO
MORA.
* OTHER IMPACTS...WINTER WEATHER COULD MAKE FOR DIFFICULT
TRAVEL. BLUSTERY WINDS COULD CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY NIGHT.
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.
&&
$$
JLT
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
320 PM CST SAT FEB 19 2011
...WINTER STORM CONDITIONS TO BEGIN IN SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH
CENTRAL MINNESOTA LATE TONIGHT...AND THEN OVER THE REST OF
CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN SUNDAY....
.WINTER STORM WARNINGS REMAIN POSTED FOR ALL OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH
CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN FROM LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. THE WARNING WILL GO INTO EFFECT LATE
TONIGHT FOR AREAS SOUTHWEST OF A LINE FROM GRANITE FALLS...TO LE
SUEUR...TO OWATONNA. THE REST OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST
CENTRAL WISCONSIN WILL BE UNDER THE WARNING BEGINNING SUNDAY
MORNING.
HEAVY SNOW REMAINS LIKELY IN A WIDE BAND FROM WEST CENTRAL
MINNESOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. AREAS SOUTH OF A LINE FROM
MORRIS...TO ST CLOUD...TO CAMBRIDGE...TO RICE LAKE AND LADYSMITH
WILL SEE SNOWFALL TOTALS GREATER THAN 10 INCHES. AREAS FROM
GRANITE FALLS...TO HUTCHINSON...MANKATO...FAIRIBAULT...THE
SOUTHERN SECTIONS OF THE TWIN CITIES...AND EAU CLAIRE COULD PICK
UP NEAR A FOOT OF SNOW. LESSER AMOUNTS OF SNOW IN THE 5 TO 8 INCH
RANGE CAN BE EXPECTED FROM ALEXANDRIA...TO MORA. IN
ADDITION...AREAS ALONG THE IOWA BORDER CAN EXPECT SNOW...MIXED
WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN LATE TONIGHT AND INTO SUNDAY BEFORE
TURNING TO ALL SNOW SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SOME ICE ACCUMULATIONS
AROUND ONE TENTH OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE IOWA BORDER.
EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL ALSO CAUSE AREAS OF
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY OVER SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH
CENTRAL MINNESOTA. EXPECT THE WINDS TO INCREASE DURING THE DAY
SUNDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.
THE LIGHT SNOW WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
AND LAST AT LEAST INTO MONDAY MORNING. SOME OF THE LATEST WEATHER
MODELS HAVE INDICATED A SLOWER SOLUTION WITH THIS SYSTEM EXITING
MONDAY MORNING. SO...THE ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL COULD LAST LONGER
ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...AS WELL AS WEST
CENTRAL WISCONSIN THROUGH NOON MONDAY.
THE CENTER OF THIS STORM SYSTEM SHOULD TRACK OUT OF SOUTHERN
NEBRASKA REACHING THE DES MOINES AREA EARLY SUNDAY EVENING BEFORE
MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN ILLINOIS SUNDAY NIGHT. THIS TRACK IS
FAVORABLE FOR HEAVY SNOW ACROSS OUR WARNED AREA. THERE MAY BE
SUFFICIENT WARM AIR SEVERAL THOUSAND FEET ABOVE THE GROUND FOR A
PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET...ESPECIALLY NEAR AND SOUTH OF
THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR.
MNZ064-065-067-073>076-082>085-091>093-200600-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0013.110220T0600Z-110221T1200Z/
YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-SIBLEY-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-
WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...GAYLORD...
REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...ST. JAMES...
MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA
320 PM CST SAT FEB 19 2011
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 6 AM CST MONDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
6 AM CST MONDAY.
* TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TONIGHT AND CONTINUE
THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW IS
POSSIBLE DURING PART OF THE DAY SUNDAY.
* MAIN IMPACT...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS IN THE 6 TO 12 INCH RANGE
APPEAR LIKELY...WITH THE LESSER AMOUNTS NEAR THE INTERSTATE 90
CORRIDOR.
* OTHER IMPACTS...WINTER WEATHER COULD MAKE FOR DIFFICULT
TRAVEL. BLUSTERY WINDS COULD CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY NIGHT.
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.
&&
$$
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
220 PM CST SAT FEB 19 2011
...MAJOR WINTER STORM SYSTEM TO AFFECT SOUTHERN WISCONSIN LATE
TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...
.A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN WISCONSIN LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH MONDAY. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL STRENGTHEN OVER THE
CENTRAL PLAINS TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...TRACKING ACROSS NORTHERN
ILLINOIS SUNDAY NIGHT. MILDER AND MORE MOIST AIR SURGING NORTH
AHEAD OF THE LOW WILL CLASH WITH COLDER AIR IN PLACE ACROSS
SOUTHERN WISCONSIN. THIS WILL RESULT IN A WINTRY MIX OF
PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE AREA.
THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD START AS SNOW ACROSS ALL OF SOUTHWEST
WISCONSIN LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING...POSSIBLY HEAVY FOR A
TIME. FAR SOUTHERN WISCONSIN WOULD THEN SEE A CHANGE OVER FROM
SNOW TO FREEZING RAIN DURING THE DAY... POSSIBLY ALL RAIN FOR A
TIME AS TEMPERATURES RISE. SOME AREAS COULD SEE A PROLONGED
PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN WITH ICE ACCUMULATIONS APPROACHING ONE
QUARTER INCH.
AREAS NORTH OF A PORT WASHINGTON TO WISCONSIN DELLS LINE MAY
REMAIN ALL SNOW THROUGHOUT THE EVENT...WITH HEAVY ACCUMULATIONS
LIKELY. LATER SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...A TRANSITION BACK TO SNOW
WOULD BE LIKELY FOR ALL AREAS...WITH SOME BLOWING SNOW POSSIBLE
LATER IN THE NIGHT AS TEMPERATURES FALL.
SOME UNCERTAINTY STILL REMAINS WITH THE TRACK OF THIS LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM. A SMALL CHANGE IN THE TRACK WOULD HAVE
RELATIVELY LARGE IMPACTS ON PRECIPITATION TYPE AND SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS.
WIZ046-047-051-052-057>060-200430-
/O.CON.KMKX.WS.W.0002.110220T1200Z-110222T0000Z/
MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-COLUMBIA-DODGE-
WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BERLIN...FOND DU LAC...
SHEBOYGAN...PORTAGE...WISCONSIN DELLS...BEAVER DAM...WEST BEND...
PORT WASHINGTON
220 PM CST SAT FEB 19 2011
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO
6 PM CST MONDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 PM
CST MONDAY.
* TIMING...SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY. SNOW MAY MIX WITH
FREEZING RAIN SOUTH OF A PORT WASHINGTON TO BARABOO LINE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...12 TO 15 INCHES...THE HIGHEST
AMOUNTS NORTH OF A PORT WASHINGTON TO BARABOO LINE.
* WINDS...EAST 10 TO 20 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH
SUNDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BECOME DIFFICULT ACROSS THE AREA...WITH
DECENT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS LIKELY. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED
TO 1/4 MILE AT TIMES IN HEAVIER SNOW.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
&&
$$
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
220 PM CST SAT FEB 19 2011
...MAJOR WINTER STORM SYSTEM TO AFFECT SOUTHERN WISCONSIN LATE
TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...
.A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN WISCONSIN LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH MONDAY. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL STRENGTHEN OVER THE
CENTRAL PLAINS TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...TRACKING ACROSS NORTHERN
ILLINOIS SUNDAY NIGHT. MILDER AND MORE MOIST AIR SURGING NORTH
AHEAD OF THE LOW WILL CLASH WITH COLDER AIR IN PLACE ACROSS
SOUTHERN WISCONSIN. THIS WILL RESULT IN A WINTRY MIX OF
PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE AREA.
THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD START AS SNOW ACROSS ALL OF SOUTHWEST
WISCONSIN LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING...POSSIBLY HEAVY FOR A
TIME. FAR SOUTHERN WISCONSIN WOULD THEN SEE A CHANGE OVER FROM
SNOW TO FREEZING RAIN DURING THE DAY... POSSIBLY ALL RAIN FOR A
TIME AS TEMPERATURES RISE. SOME AREAS COULD SEE A PROLONGED
PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN WITH ICE ACCUMULATIONS APPROACHING ONE
QUARTER INCH.
AREAS NORTH OF A PORT WASHINGTON TO WISCONSIN DELLS LINE MAY
REMAIN ALL SNOW THROUGHOUT THE EVENT...WITH HEAVY ACCUMULATIONS
LIKELY. LATER SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...A TRANSITION BACK TO SNOW
WOULD BE LIKELY FOR ALL AREAS...WITH SOME BLOWING SNOW POSSIBLE
LATER IN THE NIGHT AS TEMPERATURES FALL.
SOME UNCERTAINTY STILL REMAINS WITH THE TRACK OF THIS LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM. A SMALL CHANGE IN THE TRACK WOULD HAVE
RELATIVELY LARGE IMPACTS ON PRECIPITATION TYPE AND SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS.
WIZ064>066-070>072-200430-
/O.CON.KMKX.WS.W.0002.110220T1200Z-110222T0000Z/
JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE-WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JEFFERSON...LAKE MILLS...WAUKESHA...
BROOKFIELD...MILWAUKEE...ELKHORN...LAKE GENEVA...RACINE...KENOSHA
220 PM CST SAT FEB 19 2011
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO
6 PM CST MONDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 PM
CST MONDAY.
* TIMING...THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD START AS SNOW LATE TONIGHT...
THEN CHANGE OVER FROM SNOW TO FREEZING RAIN OR ALL RAIN FOR A
TIME MID SUNDAY MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON. A TRANSITION BACK
TO SNOW IS LIKELY LATER SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT.
* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 9 INCHES...THE LESSER AMOUNTS
TOWARD THE ILLINOIS BORDER. ICE ACCUMULATIONS COULD APPROACH ONE
QUARTER INCH IN SOME AREAS.
* WINDS...EAST WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH SUNDAY...BECOMING
NORTHEAST TO 30 MPH SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BECOME DIFFICULT ACROSS THE AREA... DUE
TO SNOW AND POSSIBLE ICE ACCUMULATIONS. VISIBILITIES MAY BE
REDUCED TO 1/4 MILE IN HEAVIER SNOW DURING THE MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
&&
$$
COLLAR/DAVIS
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
220 PM CST SAT FEB 19 2011
...MAJOR WINTER STORM SYSTEM TO AFFECT SOUTHERN WISCONSIN LATE
TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...
.A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN WISCONSIN LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH MONDAY. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL STRENGTHEN OVER THE
CENTRAL PLAINS TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...TRACKING ACROSS NORTHERN
ILLINOIS SUNDAY NIGHT. MILDER AND MORE MOIST AIR SURGING NORTH
AHEAD OF THE LOW WILL CLASH WITH COLDER AIR IN PLACE ACROSS
SOUTHERN WISCONSIN. THIS WILL RESULT IN A WINTRY MIX OF
PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE AREA.
THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD START AS SNOW ACROSS ALL OF SOUTHWEST
WISCONSIN LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING...POSSIBLY HEAVY FOR A
TIME. FAR SOUTHERN WISCONSIN WOULD THEN SEE A CHANGE OVER FROM
SNOW TO FREEZING RAIN DURING THE DAY... POSSIBLY ALL RAIN FOR A
TIME AS TEMPERATURES RISE. SOME AREAS COULD SEE A PROLONGED
PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN WITH ICE ACCUMULATIONS APPROACHING ONE
QUARTER INCH.
AREAS NORTH OF A PORT WASHINGTON TO WISCONSIN DELLS LINE MAY
REMAIN ALL SNOW THROUGHOUT THE EVENT...WITH HEAVY ACCUMULATIONS
LIKELY. LATER SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...A TRANSITION BACK TO SNOW
WOULD BE LIKELY FOR ALL AREAS...WITH SOME BLOWING SNOW POSSIBLE
LATER IN THE NIGHT AS TEMPERATURES FALL.
SOME UNCERTAINTY STILL REMAINS WITH THE TRACK OF THIS LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM. A SMALL CHANGE IN THE TRACK WOULD HAVE
RELATIVELY LARGE IMPACTS ON PRECIPITATION TYPE AND SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS.
WIZ056-200430-
/O.CON.KMKX.WS.W.0002.110220T0900Z-110222T0000Z/
SAUK-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BARABOO
220 PM CST SAT FEB 19 2011
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM SUNDAY TO
6 PM CST MONDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM SUNDAY TO 6 PM
CST MONDAY.
* TIMING...THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD START AS SNOW LATE TONIGHT...
THEN CHANGE OVER FROM SNOW TO FREEZING RAIN FOR A TIME MID
SUNDAY MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON. A TRANSITION BACK TO SNOW
IS LIKELY LATER SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT.
* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 13 INCHES. ICE ACCUMULATIONS A
TENTH TO A QUARTER INCH IN SOME AREAS.
* WINDS...EAST 10 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH
SUNDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BECOME DIFFICULT ACROSS THE AREA... DUE
TO SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO
1/4 MILE IN HEAVIER SNOW DURING THE MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
&&
$$
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
220 PM CST SAT FEB 19 2011
...MAJOR WINTER STORM SYSTEM TO AFFECT SOUTHERN WISCONSIN LATE
TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...
.A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN WISCONSIN LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH MONDAY. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL STRENGTHEN OVER THE
CENTRAL PLAINS TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...TRACKING ACROSS NORTHERN
ILLINOIS SUNDAY NIGHT. MILDER AND MORE MOIST AIR SURGING NORTH
AHEAD OF THE LOW WILL CLASH WITH COLDER AIR IN PLACE ACROSS
SOUTHERN WISCONSIN. THIS WILL RESULT IN A WINTRY MIX OF
PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE AREA.
THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD START AS SNOW ACROSS ALL OF SOUTHWEST
WISCONSIN LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING...POSSIBLY HEAVY FOR A
TIME. FAR SOUTHERN WISCONSIN WOULD THEN SEE A CHANGE OVER FROM
SNOW TO FREEZING RAIN DURING THE DAY... POSSIBLY ALL RAIN FOR A
TIME AS TEMPERATURES RISE. SOME AREAS COULD SEE A PROLONGED
PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN WITH ICE ACCUMULATIONS APPROACHING ONE
QUARTER INCH.
AREAS NORTH OF A PORT WASHINGTON TO WISCONSIN DELLS LINE MAY
REMAIN ALL SNOW THROUGHOUT THE EVENT...WITH HEAVY ACCUMULATIONS
LIKELY. LATER SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...A TRANSITION BACK TO SNOW
WOULD BE LIKELY FOR ALL AREAS...WITH SOME BLOWING SNOW POSSIBLE
LATER IN THE NIGHT AS TEMPERATURES FALL.
SOME UNCERTAINTY STILL REMAINS WITH THE TRACK OF THIS LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM. A SMALL CHANGE IN THE TRACK WOULD HAVE
RELATIVELY LARGE IMPACTS ON PRECIPITATION TYPE AND SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS.
WIZ062-063-067>069-200430-
/O.CON.KMKX.WS.W.0002.110220T0900Z-110222T0000Z/
IOWA-DANE-LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DODGEVILLE...MADISON...DARLINGTON...
MONROE...JANESVILLE...BELOIT
220 PM CST SAT FEB 19 2011
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM SUNDAY TO
6 PM CST MONDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM SUNDAY TO 6 PM
CST MONDAY.
* TIMING...THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD START AS SNOW LATE TONIGHT...THEN
CHANGE OVER FROM SNOW TO FREEZING RAIN OR ALL RAIN FOR A TIME
MID SUNDAY MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON. A TRANSITION BACK TO SNOW
IS LIKELY LATER SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT.
* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 9 INCHES...THE LESSER AMOUNTS
TOWARD THE ILLINOIS BORDER. ICE ACCUMULATIONS COULD APPROACH ONE
QUARTER INCH IN SOME AREAS.
* WINDS...EAST 10 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH
SUNDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BECOME DIFFICULT ACROSS THE AREA... DUE
TO SNOW AND POSSIBLE ICE ACCUMULATIONS. VISIBILITIES MAY BE
REDUCED TO 1/4 MILE IN HEAVIER SNOW DURING THE MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
&&
$$
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
208 PM CST SAT FEB 19 2011
...MAJOR WINTER STORM TO IMPACT CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST WISCONSIN
SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...
.A WINTER STORM MOVING FROM EASTERN COLORADO TO CENTRAL ILLINOIS
WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL WISCONSIN
SUNDAY INTO MONDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE
FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES ACROSS FAR NORTHERN WISCONSIN...TO 8 TO 13 INCHES
OVER CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL WISCONSIN BY THE TIME THE STORM
EXITS MIDDAY MONDAY.
IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL PRODUCE
CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITIES
SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. THE WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST IN THE
FOX VALLEY AND LAKESHORE AREAS...WHERE GUSTS TO 35 TO 45 MPH MAY
CAUSE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ON SUNDAY NIGHT.
THIS STORM WILL AFFECT TRAVEL ACROSS MUCH OF MINNESOTA...MICHIGAN
AND WISCONSIN.
WIZ018>020-030-031-035>037-045-200500-
/O.UPG.KGRB.WS.A.0001.110220T1200Z-110221T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KGRB.WS.W.0002.110220T1200Z-110221T1200Z/
LINCOLN-LANGLADE-MENOMINEE-MARATHON-SHAWANO-WOOD-PORTAGE-WAUPACA-
WAUSHARA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOMAHAWK...ANTIGO...KESHENA...WAUSAU...
WISCONSIN RAPIDS...STEVENS POINT...WAUTOMA
208 PM CST SAT FEB 19 2011
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM CST
MONDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM CST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.
* SNOW WILL ARRIVE IN CENTRAL WISCONSIN LATE TONIGHT OR EARLY
SUNDAY MORNING...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW
WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY EVENING. GUSTY EAST TO
NORTHEAST WINDS MAY CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 13 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.
* TRAVEL WILL BECOME EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS ACROSS THE REGION ON
SUNDAY. THERE MAY BE CONSIDERABLE AIR TRAVEL DISRUPTION AS WELL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THE
COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY
DIFFICULT. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY. THE LATEST WISCONSIN ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE OBTAINED BY
CALLING 511.
&&
$$
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
208 PM CST SAT FEB 19 2011
...MAJOR WINTER STORM TO IMPACT CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST WISCONSIN
SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...
.A WINTER STORM MOVING FROM EASTERN COLORADO TO CENTRAL ILLINOIS
WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL WISCONSIN
SUNDAY INTO MONDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE
FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES ACROSS FAR NORTHERN WISCONSIN...TO 8 TO 13 INCHES
OVER CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL WISCONSIN BY THE TIME THE STORM
EXITS MIDDAY MONDAY.
IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL PRODUCE
CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITIES
SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. THE WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST IN THE
FOX VALLEY AND LAKESHORE AREAS...WHERE GUSTS TO 35 TO 45 MPH MAY
CAUSE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ON SUNDAY NIGHT.
THIS STORM WILL AFFECT TRAVEL ACROSS MUCH OF MINNESOTA...MICHIGAN
AND WISCONSIN.
WIZ038>040-048>050-200500-
/O.UPG.KGRB.WS.A.0001.110220T1200Z-110221T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KGRB.WS.W.0002.110220T1200Z-110221T1800Z/
OUTAGAMIE-BROWN-KEWAUNEE-WINNEBAGO-CALUMET-MANITOWOC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...APPLETON...GREEN BAY...ALGOMA...
OSHKOSH...CHILTON...TWO RIVERS
208 PM CST SAT FEB 19 2011
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO NOON CST
MONDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM
SUNDAY TO NOON CST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.
* SNOW WILL ARRIVE IN EAST CENTRAL WISCONSIN SUNDAY MORNING. THE
SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY
EVENING.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 13 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.
* STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS GUSTING TO 35 TO 45 MPH WILL CAUSE
CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON
INTO SUNDAY NIGHT...LEADING TO NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT
TIMES.
* TRAVEL WILL BECOME EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS ACROSS THE REGION ON
SUNDAY. THERE MAY BE CONSIDERABLE AIR TRAVEL DISRUPTION AS WELL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THE
COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY
DIFFICULT. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY. THE LATEST WISCONSIN ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE OBTAINED BY
CALLING 511.
&&
$$
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
208 PM CST SAT FEB 19 2011
...MAJOR WINTER STORM TO IMPACT CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST WISCONSIN
SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...
.A WINTER STORM MOVING FROM EASTERN COLORADO TO CENTRAL ILLINOIS
WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL WISCONSIN
SUNDAY INTO MONDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE
FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES ACROSS FAR NORTHERN WISCONSIN...TO 8 TO 13 INCHES
OVER CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL WISCONSIN BY THE TIME THE STORM
EXITS MIDDAY MONDAY.
IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL PRODUCE
CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITIES
SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. THE WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST IN THE
FOX VALLEY AND LAKESHORE AREAS...WHERE GUSTS TO 35 TO 45 MPH MAY
CAUSE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ON SUNDAY NIGHT.
THIS STORM WILL AFFECT TRAVEL ACROSS MUCH OF MINNESOTA...MICHIGAN
AND WISCONSIN.
WIZ021-022-073-074-200500-
/O.UPG.KGRB.WS.A.0001.110220T1800Z-110221T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KGRB.WS.W.0002.110220T1500Z-110221T1800Z/
NORTHERN OCONTO-DOOR-SOUTHERN MARINETTE-SOUTHERN OCONTO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STURGEON BAY...CRIVITZ
208 PM CST SAT FEB 19 2011
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SUNDAY TO NOON CST
MONDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9
AM SUNDAY TO NOON CST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT.
* SNOW WILL ARRIVE IN FAR NORTHEAST WISCONSIN BY MIDDAY SUNDAY.
THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.
* STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS GUSTING TO 35 TO 45 MPH WILL CAUSE
CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON
INTO SUNDAY NIGHT...LEADING TO NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT
TIMES.
* TRAVEL WILL BECOME EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON
ACROSS THE REGION. THERE MAY BE CONSIDERABLE AIR TRAVEL
DISRUPTION AS WELL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THE
COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY
DIFFICULT. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY. THE LATEST WISCONSIN ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE OBTAINED BY
CALLING 511.
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