Sunday, February 20, 2011

2-20-2011 Ice storm 11:00AM update Milwaukee

Winter Storm Warning
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
1027 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011

...WINTER STORM SYSTEM TO AFFECT MOST OF SOUTHERN WISCONSIN THROUGH
MONDAY...

.A WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN WISCONSIN THROUGH
MONDAY...BRINGING SNOW...FREEZING RAIN...AND SLEET. STRONG LOW
PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS WILL MOVE TO SOUTHERN IOWA
TODAY...AND THEN SLOWLY MOVE ACROSS IOWA...ILLINOIS AND INDIANA
TONIGHT AND MONDAY.

MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL AFFECT LOCATIONS NEAR THE INTERSTATE 94
CORRIDOR WITH MAINLY SNOW EXPECTED ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM
PORT WASHINGTON TO THE DELLS. FAR SOUTHERN WISCONSIN WILL HAVE
MAINLY RAIN TODAY INTO TONIGHT...BEFORE A CHANGEOVER BACK TO SNOW
OCCURS ON MONDAY. SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIKELY
OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN TODAY.

WIZ051-052-059-060-210030-
/O.CON.KMKX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110222T0000Z/
FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOND DU LAC...SHEBOYGAN...WEST BEND...
PORT WASHINGTON
1027 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE AND BECOME HEAVY. THE SNOW MAY MIX
WITH FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET IN THE AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHEST
AMOUNTS IN FOND DU LAC AND SHEBOYGAN COUNTIES. MINOR ICE
ACCUMULATION EXPECTED.

* WINDS...EAST 10 TO 20 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST 29 TO 25 MPH
LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY. WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH
TONIGHT WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS...DUE TO HEAVY
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND BLOWING SNOW TONIGHT AND MONDAY.
VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO 1/4 MILE AT TIMES THROUGH THE
PERIOD.

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
1027 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011

...WINTER STORM SYSTEM TO AFFECT MOST OF SOUTHERN WISCONSIN THROUGH
MONDAY...

.A WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN WISCONSIN THROUGH
MONDAY...BRINGING SNOW...FREEZING RAIN...AND SLEET. STRONG LOW
PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS WILL MOVE TO SOUTHERN IOWA
TODAY...AND THEN SLOWLY MOVE ACROSS IOWA...ILLINOIS AND INDIANA
TONIGHT AND MONDAY.

MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL AFFECT LOCATIONS NEAR THE INTERSTATE 94
CORRIDOR WITH MAINLY SNOW EXPECTED ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM
PORT WASHINGTON TO THE DELLS. FAR SOUTHERN WISCONSIN WILL HAVE
MAINLY RAIN TODAY INTO TONIGHT...BEFORE A CHANGEOVER BACK TO SNOW
OCCURS ON MONDAY. SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIKELY
OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN TODAY.

WIZ046-047-057-058-210030-
/O.CON.KMKX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110222T0000Z/
MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-COLUMBIA-DODGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BERLIN...PORTAGE...
WISCONSIN DELLS...BEAVER DAM
1027 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY.

* TIMING...SNOW MAY MIX WITH FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET THIS
AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE ON MONDAY.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHEST
AMOUNTS IN MARQUETTE...GREEN LAKE...FOND DU LAC...AND SHEBOYGAN
COUNTIES.

* WINDS...EAST 10 TO 20 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST 20 TO 25 MPH
LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WITH WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH.
BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT
TIMES.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS...DUE TO HEAVY
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND BLOWING SNOW TONIGHT AND MONDAY.
VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO 1/4 MILE AT TIMES THROUGH THE
PERIOD.

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
1027 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011

...WINTER STORM SYSTEM TO AFFECT MOST OF SOUTHERN WISCONSIN THROUGH
MONDAY...

.A WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN WISCONSIN THROUGH
MONDAY...BRINGING SNOW...FREEZING RAIN...AND SLEET. STRONG LOW
PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS WILL MOVE TO SOUTHERN IOWA
TODAY...AND THEN SLOWLY MOVE ACROSS IOWA...ILLINOIS AND INDIANA
TONIGHT AND MONDAY.

MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL AFFECT LOCATIONS NEAR THE INTERSTATE 94
CORRIDOR WITH MAINLY SNOW EXPECTED ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM
PORT WASHINGTON TO THE DELLS. FAR SOUTHERN WISCONSIN WILL HAVE
MAINLY RAIN TODAY INTO TONIGHT...BEFORE A CHANGEOVER BACK TO SNOW
OCCURS ON MONDAY. SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIKELY
OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN TODAY.

WIZ064>066-210030-
/O.CON.KMKX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110222T0000Z/
JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JEFFERSON...LAKE MILLS...WAUKESHA...
BROOKFIELD...MILWAUKEE
1027 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY.

* TIMING...MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON INTO
TONIGHT. A TRANSITION BACK TO SNOW IS LIKELY MONDAY MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES. ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE
QUARTER INCH WELL INLAND FROM LAKE MICHIGAN.

* WINDS...EAST WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON
AND BECOMING NORTHEAST TONIGHT AND MONDAY.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY
INLAND FROM LAKE MICHIGAN...DUE TO ICE AND SNOW 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
1027 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011

...WINTER STORM SYSTEM TO AFFECT MOST OF SOUTHERN WISCONSIN THROUGH
MONDAY...

.A WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN WISCONSIN THROUGH
MONDAY...BRINGING SNOW...FREEZING RAIN...AND SLEET. STRONG LOW
PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS WILL MOVE TO SOUTHERN IOWA
TODAY...AND THEN SLOWLY MOVE ACROSS IOWA...ILLINOIS AND INDIANA
TONIGHT AND MONDAY.

MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL AFFECT LOCATIONS NEAR THE INTERSTATE 94
CORRIDOR WITH MAINLY SNOW EXPECTED ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM
PORT WASHINGTON TO THE DELLS. FAR SOUTHERN WISCONSIN WILL HAVE
MAINLY RAIN TODAY INTO TONIGHT...BEFORE A CHANGEOVER BACK TO SNOW
OCCURS ON MONDAY. SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIKELY
OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN TODAY.

WIZ056-210030-
/O.CON.KMKX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110222T0000Z/
SAUK-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BARABOO
1027 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY.

* TIMING...MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON INTO
THIS EVENING. A TRANSITION BACK TO ALL SNOW IS LIKELY EARLY
MONDAY MORNING.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES. ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF
ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF INCH.

* WINDS...EAST 10 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH
SUNDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS...DUE TO ICE AND
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO 1/4 MILE 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
1027 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011

...WINTER STORM SYSTEM TO AFFECT MOST OF SOUTHERN WISCONSIN THROUGH
MONDAY...

.A WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN WISCONSIN THROUGH
MONDAY...BRINGING SNOW...FREEZING RAIN...AND SLEET. STRONG LOW
PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS WILL MOVE TO SOUTHERN IOWA
TODAY...AND THEN SLOWLY MOVE ACROSS IOWA...ILLINOIS AND INDIANA
TONIGHT AND MONDAY.

MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL AFFECT LOCATIONS NEAR THE INTERSTATE 94
CORRIDOR WITH MAINLY SNOW EXPECTED ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM
PORT WASHINGTON TO THE DELLS. FAR SOUTHERN WISCONSIN WILL HAVE
MAINLY RAIN TODAY INTO TONIGHT...BEFORE A CHANGEOVER BACK TO SNOW
OCCURS ON MONDAY. SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIKELY
OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN TODAY.

WIZ062-063-210030-
/O.CON.KMKX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110222T0000Z/
IOWA-DANE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DODGEVILLE...MADISON
1027 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY.

* TIMING...MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON INTO
TONIGHT...INCLUDING FREEZING RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW...BUT
CHANGE BACK TO ALL SNOW BY MONDAY MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE
QUARTER INCH.

* WINDS...EAST 10 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH
THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS...DUE TO ICE AND
SNOW 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 LA CROSSE WI
1107 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011

...WINTER STORM IMPACTING GOOD SHARE OF THE AREA AT MID MORNING...

.A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION HAD ALREADY SPREAD ACROSS ALL OF
SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN.
THIS BAND OF PRECIPITATION CONTINUED TO ADVANCE NORTHWARD ACROSS
WESTERN AND CENTRAL WISCONSIN. AT 11 AM...THE LEADING EDGE OF THE
SNOW EXTENDED FROM EAU CLAIRE TO MARSHFIELD. NORTH OF THE
MINNESOTA-IOWA BORDER TO BARABOO WISCONSIN MAINLY MODERATE TO
HEAVY SNOW WAS FALLING... WHILE ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHEAST IOWA AND
FAR SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN THE PRECIPITATION WAS A MIX OF RAIN AND
FREEZING RAIN. ISOLATED THUNDER REPORTS CONTINUE SOUTH OF
INTERSTATE 90.

ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA AND FAR SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN...TEMPERATURES
WILL CONTINUE TO CLIMB ABOVE THE FREEZING MARK THIS MORNING...
ALLOWING PRECIPITATION TO CHANGE OVER TO JUST RAIN. NORTH OF THE
MINNESOTA AND IOWA STATE BORDER TO VIROQUA AND BARABOO...MAINLY
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE REST OF THE
MORNING. SOME SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL LIKELY BE MIXED IN
NEAR THIS LINE. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS
MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF
INTERSTATE 90 AND WHERE ANY THUNDER-SNOW OCCURS.

COLDER AIR MOVING IN TONIGHT WILL CONVERT ANY RAIN BACK TO
FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND THEN SNOW. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO
LINGER WELL INTO MONDAY AND AS WINDS INCREASE SOME BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW WILL OCCUR.

FOR THIS ENTIRE WINTER STORM...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR 8 TO 12
INCHES OF WET AND HEAVY SNOW NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90...AND 1 TO 5
INCHES OVER NORTHEAST IOWA INTO SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. ICE
ACCUMULATION AMOUNTS OF UP TO ONE HALF INCH ARE POSSIBLE OVER
NORTHEAST IOWA AND FAR SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN.

WIZ017-029-032>034-041>044-053-055-210115-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110221T1800Z/
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
1107 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY.

* TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. UP
TO A HALF INCH OF SLEET AND SOME FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE ALONG
AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90.

* VISIBILITIES WILL BE ONE-HALF MILE OR LESS WHEN THE HEAVIER SNOW
IS FALLING.

* SNOW...SLEET AND ICE COVERED ROADS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH
TONIGHT...RESULTING IN POOR DRIVING CONDITIONS. HEAVY
PRECIPITATION RATES COULD LEAD TO SNOW FALLS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES
PER HOUR.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WINTER STORM WARNINGS MEAN SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW OR SLEET
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL TOUGH...ESPECIALLY LATER TODAY
INTO TONIGHT. USE CAUTION OR DELAY TRAVEL TODAY AND TONIGHT.

&&

$$
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1107 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011

...WINTER STORM IMPACTING GOOD SHARE OF THE AREA AT MID MORNING...

.A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION HAD ALREADY SPREAD ACROSS ALL OF
SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN.
THIS BAND OF PRECIPITATION CONTINUED TO ADVANCE NORTHWARD ACROSS
WESTERN AND CENTRAL WISCONSIN. AT 11 AM...THE LEADING EDGE OF THE
SNOW EXTENDED FROM EAU CLAIRE TO MARSHFIELD. NORTH OF THE
MINNESOTA-IOWA BORDER TO BARABOO WISCONSIN MAINLY MODERATE TO
HEAVY SNOW WAS FALLING... WHILE ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHEAST IOWA AND
FAR SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN THE PRECIPITATION WAS A MIX OF RAIN AND
FREEZING RAIN. ISOLATED THUNDER REPORTS CONTINUE SOUTH OF
INTERSTATE 90.

ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA AND FAR SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN...TEMPERATURES
WILL CONTINUE TO CLIMB ABOVE THE FREEZING MARK THIS MORNING...
ALLOWING PRECIPITATION TO CHANGE OVER TO JUST RAIN. NORTH OF THE
MINNESOTA AND IOWA STATE BORDER TO VIROQUA AND BARABOO...MAINLY
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE REST OF THE
MORNING. SOME SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL LIKELY BE MIXED IN
NEAR THIS LINE. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS
MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF
INTERSTATE 90 AND WHERE ANY THUNDER-SNOW OCCURS.

COLDER AIR MOVING IN TONIGHT WILL CONVERT ANY RAIN BACK TO
FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND THEN SNOW. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO
LINGER WELL INTO MONDAY AND AS WINDS INCREASE SOME BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW WILL OCCUR.

FOR THIS ENTIRE WINTER STORM...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR 8 TO 12
INCHES OF WET AND HEAVY SNOW NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90...AND 1 TO 5
INCHES OVER NORTHEAST IOWA INTO SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. ICE
ACCUMULATION AMOUNTS OF UP TO ONE HALF INCH ARE POSSIBLE OVER
NORTHEAST IOWA AND FAR SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN.

IAZ008>011-018-019-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ054-210115-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110221T1800Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-WABASHA-
DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-CRAWFORD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY...
ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN
1107 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY.

* TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE NORTH OF
INTERSTATE 90 WITH 1 TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE SOUTH OF THERE. IN
ADDITION...SLEET AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO ONE-HALF INCH
ARE POSSIBLE IN NORTHEAST IOWA INTO SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN.

* VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE HALF OF A MILE OR LESS AT
TIMES DURING PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOWFALL OR SLEET SHOWERS.

* THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND ICE WILL MAKE FOR SLICK TRAVEL ON
UNTREATED ROADS. IN ADDITION...THE WEIGHT OF THE SNOW AND ICE
ON TREES AND POWER LINES MAY RESULT IN DOWNED BRANCHES AND
POWER OUTAGES...ESPECIALLY AS WINDS INCREASE LATER TODAY.

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 TODAY AND TONIGHT.

&&

$$

AJ

WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
429 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011

...MAJOR WINTER STORM TO IMPACT CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST WISCONSIN
TODAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...

.A WINTER STORM MOVING FROM NORTHEAST 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 7 INCHES ACROSS FAR NORTHERN
WISCONSIN...TO 7 TO 11 INCHES OVER CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN BY THE TIME THE STORM EXITS MIDDAY MONDAY.

IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS WILL PRODUCE
CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND VERY 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.

WIZ030-031-035>037-045-201830-
/O.EXT.KGRB.WS.W.0002.110220T1500Z-110221T1200Z/
MARATHON-SHAWANO-WOOD-PORTAGE-WAUPACA-WAUSHARA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUSAU...WISCONSIN RAPIDS...
STEVENS POINT...WAUTOMA
429 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO
6 AM CST MONDAY...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9
AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM CST MONDAY.

* SNOW WILL ARRIVE IN CENTRAL WISCONSIN BY MID-MORNING TODAY...
THEN CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. GUSTY EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL
CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 7 TO 11 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

* TRAVEL WILL BECOME EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS ACROSS THE REGION TODAY
AND TONIGHT. THERE MAY BE CONSIDERABLE AIR TRAVEL DISRUPTION AS
WELL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND
GUSTY 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
429 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011

...MAJOR WINTER STORM TO IMPACT CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST WISCONSIN
TODAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...

.A WINTER STORM MOVING FROM NORTHEAST 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 7 INCHES ACROSS FAR NORTHERN
WISCONSIN...TO 7 TO 11 INCHES OVER CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN BY THE TIME THE STORM EXITS MIDDAY MONDAY.

IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS WILL PRODUCE
CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND VERY 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>050-201830-
/O.EXT.KGRB.WS.W.0002.110220T1500Z-110221T1800Z/
OUTAGAMIE-BROWN-KEWAUNEE-WINNEBAGO-CALUMET-MANITOWOC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...APPLETON...GREEN BAY...ALGOMA...
OSHKOSH...CHILTON...TWO RIVERS
429 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO
NOON CST MONDAY...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS NOW IN
EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO NOON CST MONDAY.

* ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL ARRIVE IN EAST CENTRAL WISCONSIN AROUND
MID-MORNING TODAY. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 7 TO 11 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

* NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY LATE THIS AFTERNOON..AND
CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. GUSTS TO 35 TO 45 MPH WILL
CAUSE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES LATE TODAY INTO TONIGHT.

* TRAVEL WILL BECOME EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS ACROSS THE REGION TODAY
AND TONIGHT. THERE MAY BE CONSIDERABLE AIR TRAVEL DISRUPTION AS
WELL. TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED ESPECIALLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND
SUNDAY NIGHT.

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.

&&

$$
Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
1030 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011

LMZ643>646-211130-
SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI-
PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI-
NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI-
WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL-
1030 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AS
NORTHEASTERLY GUSTS REACH GALE FORCE. VERY HIGH WAVES WILL
DEVELOP.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

BRISK AND GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL PREVAIL MONDAY AND MONDAY
NIGHT WITH VERY HIGH WAVES. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL BE NEEDED.
BRISK NORTHERLY WINDS AND HIGH WAVES MAY OCCUR THURSDAY NIGHT AND
FRIDAY AS ANOTHER WINTER STORM MAY AFFECT LAKE MICHIGAN.

$$
COLLAR
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
1030 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011

WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-211130-
MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-SAUK-COLUMBIA-DODGE-
WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-IOWA-DANE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE-
LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK-WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA-
1030 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN...SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF SOUTHERN WISCONSIN
FOR THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATION. REFER TO THE
WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR MORE INFORMATION.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF SOUTHERN WISCONSIN
ON MONDAY FOR SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. REFER TO
THE WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR MORE INFORMATION.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED...HOWEVER SNOW AND ICE REPORTS
WILL BE APPRECIATED SUNDAY AND MONDAY.

$$
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
852 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011

ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-019-
211500-
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE ILLINOIS-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-
DUPAGE-COOK-LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-
IROQUOIS-FORD-LAKE INDIANA-PORTER-NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON-
852 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011 /952 AM EST SUN FEB 20 2011/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PERIODS OF RAIN AND SLEET ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MID MORNING BEFORE
BECOMING ALL RAIN...MAINLY NORTH OF I-80. RAIN IS EXPECTED SOUTH.
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

ADDITIONAL FREEZING DRIZZLE IS POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT ACROSS
EXTREME NORTHERN ILLINOIS.

PORTIONS OF THE ILLINOIS RIVER WILL REMAIN IN FLOOD.

RUNOFF FROM SNOW MELT...AND ABOVE FREEZING TEMPERATURES...ARE
RESULTING IN INCREASED FLOW...AND AN ELEVATED RISK OF LOCALIZED
ICE JAM FLOODING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

PORTIONS OF THE ILLINOIS RIVER WILL REMAIN IN FLOOD.

RUNOFF FROM SNOW MELT...AND ABOVE FREEZING TEMPERATURES...WILL
CONTINUE AN INCREASED RISK OF LOCALIZED ICE JAM FLOODING. RIVERS
ARE FORECAST TO CONTINUE TO RISE TO ABOVE ACTION STAGE OR EVEN
FLOOD STAGE IN SOME AREAS.

MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED THROUGH
MONDAY. THIS PRECIPITATION MAY COMPOUND THE PROBLEM BY INCREASING
THE RUNOFF OVER ALREADY SATURATED GROUND. CURRENTLY...ONE HALF TO
ONE INCH OF ADDITIONAL LIQUID PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED BY SUNDAY
NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NECESSARY THROUGH TONIGHT.

&&

COMPLETE FORECAST INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE NWS CHICAGO
WEBPAGE: WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO

$$
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
852 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011

LMZ080-261-362-364-366-563-565-567-669-671-673-675-777-779-868-
870-872-874-876-878-211500-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM MICHIGAN CITY IN TO ST. JOSEPH MI 5 NM
OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SEUL CHOIX POINT TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE 5 NM
OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN SOUTH OF A LINE FROM SEUL CHOIX POINT TO THE
MACKINAC BRIDGE AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM CHARLEVOIX MI TO SOUTH
FOX ISLAND 5 NM OFFSHORE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM CHARLEVOIX TO POINT BETSIE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO
MID LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM POINT BETSIE TO MANISTEE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO
MID LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE TO STURGEON BAY WI-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM STURGEON BAY TO TWO RIVERS WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO
MID LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM TWO RIVERS TO SHEBOYGAN WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO
MID LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI 5 NM OFFSHORE
TO MID LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI 5 NM
OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI 5 NM
OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL 5 NM
OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL 5 NM
OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WILMETTE HARBOR IL TO MICHIGAN CITY IN 5 NM
OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM PENTWATER TO MANISTEE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID
LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WHITEHALL TO PENTWATER MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID
LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM GRAND HAVEN TO WHITEHALL MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO
MID LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM HOLLAND TO GRAND HAVEN MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID
LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SOUTH HAVEN TO HOLLAND MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID
LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM ST. JOSEPH TO SOUTH HAVEN MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO
MID LAKE-
852 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE OPEN WATERS OF LAKE
MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

GALE FORCE WINDS TO 40 KNOTS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE NORTHERN TWO
THIRDS OF THE LAKE LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

GALE FORCE WINDS TO 40 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE NORTHERN TWO THIRDS OF THE LAKE.

&&

COMPLETE FORECAST INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE NWS CHICAGO
WEBPAGE: WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO

$$

BMD
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
852 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011

LMZ740>745-211500-
WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR-
WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND-
NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR-CALUMET HARBOR TO GARY-
GARY TO BURNS HARBOR-BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY-
852 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE ILLINOIS NEARSHORE
WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN AND THE INDIANA NEARSHORE WATERS OF LAKE
MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

STRONG WINDS AND HIGH WAVES WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR
SMALL CRAFT TODAY AND TONIGHT FOR THE ILLINOIS NEARSHORE WATERS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

STRONG WINDS AND HIGH WAVES WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR
SMALL CRAFT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING FOR THE ILLINOIS NEARSHORE
WATERS.

&&

COMPLETE FORECAST INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE NWS CHICAGO
WEBPAGE: WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO

$$
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
505 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011

IAZ040>042-051>054-063>068-076>078-087>089-098-099-ILZ001-002-007-
009-015>018-024>026-034-035-MOZ009-010-211100-
BENTON IA-BUCHANAN IA-BUREAU IL-CARROLL IL-CEDAR IA-CLARK MO-
CLINTON IA-DELAWARE IA-DES MOINES IA-DUBUQUE IA-HANCOCK IL-
HENDERSON IL-HENRY IA-HENRY IL-IOWA IA-JACKSON IA-JEFFERSON IA-
JO DAVIESS IL-JOHNSON IA-JONES IA-KEOKUK IA-LEE IA-LINN IA-LOUISA IA-
MCDONOUGH IL-MERCER IL-MUSCATINE IA-PUTNAM IL-ROCK ISLAND IL-
SCOTLAND MO-SCOTT IA-STEPHENSON IL-VAN BUREN IA-WARREN IL-
WASHINGTON IA-WHITESIDE IL-
505 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
ILLINOIS...NORTHWEST ILLINOIS...WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...EAST
CENTRAL IOWA...NORTHEAST IOWA...SOUTHEAST IOWA AND NORTHEAST
MISSOURI.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A LARGE STORM SYSTEM MOVING TOWARD THE AREA FROM THE ROCKIES...WILL
CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE AREA TODAY THROUGH MONDAY. FREEZING RAIN AND
SOME SLEET WILL CONTINUE UNTIL 9 AM THIS MORNING ALONG AND NORTH OF
THE INTERSTATE 80 CORRIDOR. ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO A TENTH OF
AN INCH WILL OCCUR ON EXPOSED AND ELEVATED SURFACES SUCH AS TREE
BRANCHES AND BUILDINGS. MOST ROADS WILL REMAIN JUST WET...BUT A FEW
SIDE ROADS ALONG WITH BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES MAY HAVE SOME SLICK
SPOTS. MORE WIDESPREAD AND SOMEWHAT THICKER ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO
TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH WILL OCCUR GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF AN
INDEPENDENCE...TO SABULA...AND TO NORTHEAST OF A STERLING ILLINOIS
LINE. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREEZING RAIN AND SOME SLEET
CONTINUES FOR THESE AREAS UNTIL 9 AM THIS MORNING. TEMPERATURES ARE
EXPECTED TO CLIMB ABOVE FREEZING AREA WIDE BY LATE MORNING AND
REMAIN ABOVE FREEZING WELL INTO THIS EVENING.

THE RAIN AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE ADDITIONAL
SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80 THROUGH LATE
MORNING....AND ANOTHER ROUND LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.
BY THE TIME THE HEAVIER RAIN EXITS THE AREA...RAINFALL TOTALS WILL
RANGE FROM A HALF INCH...UP TO 1.5 INCHES. THIS AMOUNT OF RAIN ON
ALREADY SATURATED GROUNDS MAY PRODUCE SOME URBAN AND SMALL STREAM
FLOODING. THERE WILL ALSO BE A SMALL THREAT FOR FLASH FLOODING IN
LOCALIZED AREAS THAT GET REPEATED MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

THE RUN-OFF FROM ALL THE RAIN TODAY COMBINED WILL LIKELY CAUSE
ADDITIONAL RIVER RISES. WITH MANY RIVERS ALREADY RUNNING HIGH...SOME
RIVERS WILL CLIMB BACK NEAR OR ABOVE THE FLOOD STAGE. THE ROCK...
WAPSIPINICON...AND PECATONICA RIVERS ARE MOST LIKELY TO BE AFFECTED
BY THE RAINFALL BY LATE MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON. THE RAIN THAT
ALREADY FELL THIS MORNING WILL PRODUCE ADDITIONAL RISES ON TRIBUTARY
RIVERS IN SOUTHEAST IOWA.

WHILE NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TODAY...THE STORMS
THAT DO OCCUR WILL BE ABLE TO PRODUCE SMALL HAIL.

AFTER THE RAIN DECREASES THIS EVENING...AREAS OF DENSE FOG WILL
BE POSSIBLE WITH GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO A QUARTER MILE OR
LESS IN MUCH OF THE OUTLOOK AREA. AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE
80 WILL BE ESPECIALLY FOG PRONE BY MID EVENING. ANY LINGERING RAIN
MAY CHANGE TO WET SNOW LATE TONIGHT MAINLY WEST OF THE CEDAR RAIDS
AND MANCHESTER AREAS. LITTLE SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED BY SUNRISE
MONDAY MORNING.

SOME AREA RIVERS ARE EXPERIENCING FLOODING. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST
FLOOD STATEMENTS AND FLOOD WARNINGS FOR DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

A MIX OF LIGHT RAIN AND LIGHT SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE AREA
MONDAY AND MONDAY EVENING...WITH LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS
POSSIBLE...MAINLY ON GRASSY SURFACES. FOG MAY ALSO LINGER THROUGH
THE MORNING MONDAY FOR AREAS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80.

ANOTHER SYSTEM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE MIDWEST AROUND
THURSDAY. RAIN AND SNOW ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS SYSTEM...BUT THE
TRACK OF IT IS UNSURE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED TODAY OR TONIGHT.

$$

12/ERVIN
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
454 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011

IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029-032>034-
041>044-053>055-061-211200-
ADAMS-ALLAMAKEE-BUFFALO-CHICKASAW-CLARK-CLAYTON-CRAWFORD-DODGE-
FAYETTE-FILLMORE-FLOYD-GRANT-HOUSTON-HOWARD-JACKSON-JUNEAU-LA CROSSE-
MITCHELL-MONROE-MOWER-OLMSTED-RICHLAND-TAYLOR-TREMPEALEAU-VERNON-
WABASHA-WINNESHIEK-WINONA-
454 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PARTS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...
NORTHEAST IOWA...SOUTHWEST INTO CENTRAL WISCONSIN.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION WILL OVERTAKE THE AREA TODAY. IT WILL
LIKELY START AS FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA INTO
SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO MAINLY RAIN. CLOSER TO
INTERSTATE 90 A FULL MIX OF PRECIPITATION CAN BE EXPECTED...
INITIALLY STARTING AS SNOW BUT MIXING AT TIMES WITH SLEET OR
FREEZING RAIN. NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90 THE TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY
STAY COLD ENOUGH FOR MAINLY SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN
EFFECT INTO MONDAY MORNING FOR THE ENTIRE AREA.

AT TIMES TODAY...PRECIPITATION RATES COULD BE QUITE HIGH LEADING TO
QUICK SNOW...SLEET OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS. THERE COULD EVEN BE A
THUNDERSTORM OR TWO ADDING TO THE INTENSITY. SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW
COULD FALL ALONG WITH THE THREAT FOR ICE ACCUMULATIONS GENERALLY A
QUARTER INCH OR LESS.

COLDER AIR WILL CHANGE PRECIPITATION OVER TO ALL SNOW TONIGHT. IN
AREAS MAINLY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90 THERE COULD BE 7 TO 13 INCHES BY
MONDAY MORNING WITH LESS SNOW TO THE SOUTH. BLOWING SNOW IS ALSO
EXPECTED AS WINDS INCREASE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

LINGERING SNOW ON MONDAY SHOULD GRADUALLY COME TO AN END. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS COULD BE 8 TO 15 INCHES NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90 WITH 5
TO 12 INCHES JUST SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90...AND FAR LIGHTER TOTALS AS
YOU MOVE SOUTH IN IOWA AND WISCONSIN. THERE COULD ALSO BE SOME
BLOWING SNOW AROUND.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SNOWFALL OR ICING REPORTS WOULD BE APPRECIATED TODAY...TONIGHT AND
MONDAY.

.EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION...

A WEBINAR IS SCHEDULED FOR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS
AT 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON...FEBRUARY 20TH. THE STATE OF WISCONSIN IS
ALSO HOLDING WEBINARS TODAY AT 8 AM AND 230 PM FOR WISCONSIN
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PARTNERS.

$$

SHEA
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
420 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011

LMZ521-522-541>543-211030-
THE BAY OF GREEN BAY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM CEDAR RIVER MI TO ROCK
ISLAND PASSAGE-LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WASHINGTON ISLAND TO SHEBOYGAN-
420 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST LAKE
MICHIGAN AND THE WATERS OF GREEN BAY.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NORTHEAST GALES ARE EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

NORTHERLY GALES ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH ON MONDAY.

$$
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
420 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011

WIZ005-010>013-018>022-030-031-035>040-045-048>050-073-074-211030-
VILAS-ONEIDA-FOREST-FLORENCE-NORTHERN MARINETTE-LINCOLN-LANGLADE-
MENOMINEE-NORTHERN OCONTO-DOOR-MARATHON-SHAWANO-WOOD-PORTAGE-
WAUPACA-OUTAGAMIE-BROWN-KEWAUNEE-WAUSHARA-WINNEBAGO-CALUMET-
MANITOWOC-SOUTHERN MARINETTE-SOUTHERN OCONTO-
420 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST
WISCONSIN.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING ACROSS
CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST WISCONSIN...THEN WORK INTO NORTH CENTRAL AND
FAR NORTHEAST WISCONSIN THIS AFTERNOON. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES
OR WINTER STORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN POSTED FOR ALL OF CENTRAL...NORTH
CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST WISCONSIN TODAY AND TONIGHT. WINTER STORM
WARNINGS WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON ALONG HIGHWAY 41 EAST TO
THE LAKE.

A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT SNOW STARTING
THIS MORNING ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST WISCONSIN...THEN WORK
INTO NORTH CENTRAL AND FAR NORTHEAST WISCONSIN THIS AFTERNOON. THE
SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING
FOR LOCATIONS SOUTH OF A MERRILL TO MARINETTE LINE. TOTAL STORM
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 7 TO 11 INCHES OVER
CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...AND 4 TO 7 INCHES OVER NORTH
CENTRAL AND FAR NORTHEAST WISCONSIN

IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...INCREASING NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS WILL
PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHEAST
WISCONSIN...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 41. TRAVEL IS
NOT RECOMMENDED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT ACROSS NORTHEAST WISCONSIN
AS WEATHER CONDITIONS DETERIORATE AND BECOME EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS.

FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THE WINTER STORM...PLEASE SEE THE
LATEST WINTER STORM PRODUCT FOR THE LATEST DETAILS ON THIS IMPENDING
WINTER STORM.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY MORNING ACROSS
NORTHEAST WISCONSIN. GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND WILL CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
AT TIMES EARLY MONDAY MORNING. CONDITIONS SHOULD GRADUALLY IMPROVE
LATE MONDAY MORNING AS WINDS GRADUALLY SUBSIDE. THE SEVERE WINTER
WEATHER MAY CAUSE SCHOOL CANCELLATIONS OR LATE STARTS. IF YOU ARE
HEADING TO THE AIRPORT...CALL AHEAD TO THE GET THE LATEST
INFORMATION ON YOUR FLIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO REPORT SNOWFALL TOTALS OR WIND GUSTS OVER 40
MPH THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

$$
Special Weather Statement
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
1047 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011

WIZ030-035>037-045-048-201900-
MARATHON-WOOD-PORTAGE-WAUPACA-WAUSHARA-WINNEBAGO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUSAU...WISCONSIN RAPIDS...
STEVENS POINT...WAUTOMA...OSHKOSH
1047 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011

...HEAVY SNOW SPREADING INTO CENTRAL WISCONSIN...

A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM TRACKING ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST WILL
SPREAD HEAVY SNOW INTO CENTRAL WISCONSIN THIS MORNING AND WILL
CONTINUE INTO MONDAY. UP TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED BY LATE
AFTERNOON WITH ADDITIONAL 5 TO 7 INCHES TONIGHT INTO MONDAY. THE
SNOW MAY BRIEFLY MIX WITH SLEET THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON WITH AN
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM ALSO POSSIBLE. NORTHEAST WINDS INCREASING TO
20 TO 30 MPH TONIGHT WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW.

TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL LINGER INTO
MONDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT.

$$
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
1047 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011

WIZ031-038-039-049-050-201900-
SHAWANO-OUTAGAMIE-BROWN-CALUMET-MANITOWOC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...APPLETON...GREEN BAY...CHILTON...
TWO RIVERS
1047 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011

...SNOW ARRIVING BETWEEN 1100 AM AND 100 PM TODAY...

A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM TRACKING ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST WILL
BRING HEAVY SNOW TO EAST CENTRAL WISCONSIN STARTING AROUND THE
NOON HOUR AND CONTINUING INTO MONDAY. UP TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS
EXPECTED BY LATE AFTERNOON WITH ADDITIONAL 6 TO 8 INCHES TONIGHT
INTO MONDAY. THE SNOW MAY BRIEFLY MIX WITH SLEET THIS AFTERNOON
WITH AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM ALSO POSSIBLE. NORTHEAST WINDS
INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH TONIGHT WILL
PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH NEAR BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS AT TIMES.

TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL LINGER INTO
MONDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT.

$$
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
1047 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011

WIZ021-022-040-073-074-201900-
NORTHERN OCONTO-DOOR-KEWAUNEE-SOUTHERN MARINETTE-SOUTHERN OCONTO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STURGEON BAY...ALGOMA...CRIVITZ
1047 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011

...SNOW DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON...

A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM TRACKING ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST WILL
BRING SNOW TO NORTHEAST WISCONSIN STARTING EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.
THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL
CONTINUE INTO MONDAY. BETWEEN 7 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED
BY NOON MONDAY. NORTHEAST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 40 MPH TONIGHT WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES.

TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL LINGER INTO
MONDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT.

$$

No comments:

Post a Comment