Winter Storm Warning
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
437 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011
...DEVELOPING WINTER STORM STARTING TO TAKE SHAPE...
.A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION CONTINUED TO SPREAD INTO PARTS OF
SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...NORTHEAST IOWA AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST
WISCONSIN AS OF 4 AM. FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WERE REPORTED IN
SOME OF THESE AREAS AND THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BECOME
WIDESPREAD AS THE DAY WEARS ON. EVEN A THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE AS
PRECIPITATION INCREASES.
ROADS COULD BECOME SLICK QUICKLY THIS MORNING...ESPECIALLY IF THE
PRECIPITATION IS HEAVY.
ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN...TEMPERATURES WILL
CLIMB ABOVE THE FREEZING MARK LATER THIS MORNING SO A BULK OF THE
PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE OVER TO JUST RAIN. CLOSER TO THE
MINNESOTA AND IOWA STATE BORDER...A MIXTURE OF SLEET...FREEZING
RAIN AND SNOW IS EXPECTED WITH ALL SNOW FALLING NORTH OF
INTERSTATE 90 WHERE COLDER TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN IN PLACE.
SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES TODAY.
COLDER AIR MOVING IN TONIGHT WILL CONVERT ALL THE PRECIPITATION
BACK TO JUST SNOW. THE SNOW COULD LINGER WELL INTO MONDAY AND AS
WINDS INCREASE...LEAD TO SOME BLOWING SNOW.
THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR 10 TO 15 INCHES OF WET AND HEAVY SNOW
NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90...AND 2 TO 6 INCHES OVER NORTHEAST IOWA
INTO SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TENTH TO ONE
QUARTER INCH ARE POSSIBLE OVER NORTHEAST IOWA AND FAR SOUTHWEST
WISCONSIN.
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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
437 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY...
* A MIXTURE OF PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD INTO THE AREA
THIS MORNING. SNOW IS MORE LIKELY IN SOUTHERN MINNESOTA WITH A
MIX OF RAIN...SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN IN NORTHEAST IOWA AND
SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO LIKELY. AS
TEMPERATURES WARM TODAY PRECIPITATION WILL BE ALL RAIN IN
NORTHEAST IOWA WHERE WARNINGS MAY BE DROPPED LATER.
* TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 15 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE NORTH OF
INTERSTATE 90 WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE SOUTH OF THERE. IN
ADDITION...ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH ARE
POSSIBLE IN NORTHEAST IOWA INTO SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN.
* VISIBILITIES COULD BE REDUCED AT TIMES DURING HEAVIER SNOWFALL
OR SLEET SHOWERS.
* THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND ICE COULD MAKE FOR SLICK ROADS AND
HAMPER TRAVEL. IN ADDITION...THE WEIGHT OF THE SNOW AND ICE ON
POWER LINES MAY RESULT IN 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.
&&
$$
WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
SHEA
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
437 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011
...DEVELOPING WINTER STORM STARTING TO TAKE SHAPE...
.A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION CONTINUED TO SPREAD INTO PARTS OF
SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...NORTHEAST IOWA AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST
WISCONSIN AS OF 4 AM. FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WERE REPORTED IN
SOME OF THESE AREAS AND THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BECOME
WIDESPREAD AS THE DAY WEARS ON. EVEN A THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE AS
PRECIPITATION INCREASES.
ROADS COULD BECOME SLICK QUICKLY THIS MORNING...ESPECIALLY IF THE
PRECIPITATION IS HEAVY.
ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN...TEMPERATURES WILL
CLIMB ABOVE THE FREEZING MARK LATER THIS MORNING SO A BULK OF THE
PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE OVER TO JUST RAIN. CLOSER TO THE
MINNESOTA AND IOWA STATE BORDER...A MIXTURE OF SLEET...FREEZING
RAIN AND SNOW IS EXPECTED WITH ALL SNOW FALLING NORTH OF
INTERSTATE 90 WHERE COLDER TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN IN PLACE.
SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES TODAY.
COLDER AIR MOVING IN TONIGHT WILL CONVERT ALL THE PRECIPITATION
BACK TO JUST SNOW. THE SNOW COULD LINGER WELL INTO MONDAY AND AS
WINDS INCREASE...LEAD TO SOME BLOWING SNOW.
THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR 10 TO 15 INCHES OF WET AND HEAVY SNOW
NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90...AND 2 TO 6 INCHES OVER NORTHEAST IOWA
INTO SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TENTH TO ONE
QUARTER INCH ARE POSSIBLE OVER NORTHEAST IOWA AND FAR SOUTHWEST
WISCONSIN.
WIZ017-029-032>034-041>044-053-055-201845-
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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
437 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY...
* A MIX OF PRECIPITATION WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING. MOST AREAS
WILL EXPERIENCE SNOW BUT IT COULD BE MIXED WITH SLEET OR
FREEZING RAIN AT TIMES...MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE
90. PRECIPITATION WILL BECOME ENTIRELY SNOW TONIGHT AS COLDER
AIR MOVES IN. EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WHICH MAY
INTENSIFY SNOWFALL RATES.
* TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 15 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE.
* VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED AT TIMES WHEN THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS
FALLING.
* SNOW OR SLEET COVERED ROADS ARE EXPECTED LATER TODAY WHICH COULD
CAUSE POOR DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECIPITATION RATES COULD LEAD TO
RAPID ACCUMULATIONS AS WELL.
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 DES MOINES IA
702 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011
...SIGNIFICANT ICE AND SNOW ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE ACROSS FAR
NORTHERN IOWA THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...
.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL LIFT NORTHEAST OUT OF SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA
TODAY AND INTO IOWA BY THIS AFTERNOON. THE SYSTEM WILL BRING A
WINTRY MIX OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW TO NORTHERN IOWA
THROUGH TONIGHT.
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EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY...
NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY
702 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY.
* SHORT TERM TRENDS...A MIX OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL
CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING. A FEW EMBEDDED
THUNDERSTORMS WILL PASS THROUGH THE AREA AS WELL. TEMPERATURES
ARE EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FREEZING FOR A PERIOD OVER SOUTHERN
PORTIONS OF THE WARNED AREA BY LATE THIS MORNING.
* STORM TOTAL ICE/SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE
QUARTER INCH ARE EXPECTED TODAY ALONG WITH SNOW AND SLEET
AMOUNTS TO AROUND AN INCH BY MONDAY MORNING.
* 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.
&&
$$
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
607 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011
MNZ038-WIZ006>009-202245-
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PINE-BURNETT-WASHBURN-SAWYER-PRICE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HINCKLEY...GRANTSBURG...SPOONER...
HAYWARD...PHILLIPS
607 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING
TO 6 AM CST MONDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING
TO 6 AM CST MONDAY.
* TIMING AND LOCATION: SNOW WILL LIFT NORTH OVER PINE...
BURNETT... WASHBURN...SAWYER AND PRICE COUNTIES THIS MORNING...
BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTALS SNOWFALL OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
THROUGH TONIGHT. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL VARY WIDELY ACROSS EACH
COUNTY...GENERALLY INCREASING TO THE SOUTH.
* WINDS AND VISIBILITY: NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 MPH
TODAY AND TONIGHT...RESULTING IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
EXPECT REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT
TIMES.
* MAIN IMPACT: ONCE THE SNOW BEGINS...ROADS WILL QUICKLY BECOME
SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY MAKING DRIVING CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS WINTER STORM WARNING IS FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS THAT
WILL CAUSE DANGEROUSLY LOW VISIBILITY AND DRIFTING SNOW. SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...USE CAUTION AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR
DESTINATION. KEEP A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE AND LET
SOMEONE KNOW YOUR TRAVEL ROUTE.
&&
$$
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
444 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011
...WINTER STORM SYSTEM TO AFFECT SOUTHERN WISCONSIN TODAY THROUGH
MONDAY...
.A WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN WISCONSIN TODAY 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.
THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD START AS SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN BUT
CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN BY NOON FROM MADISON TO MILWAUKEE AND
SOUTH. LOCATIONS NEAR THE LAKE FROM MILWAUKEE SOUTHWARD...AND
LOCATIONS NEAR THE ILLINOIS BORDER WILL PROBABLY SEE A CHANGE TO
RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES WARM ABOVE THE FREEZING
MARK. SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY OCCUR OVER
PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN TODAY.
AREAS NORTH OF A PORT WASHINGTON TO WISCONSIN DELLS LINE MAY
REMAIN MAINLY SNOW WITH A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED.
THE HEAVY PRECIPITATION WILL TRANSITION TO LIGHTER FREEZING RAIN
AND SNOW DURING THE EVENING OVER ALL OF SOUTHERN WISCONSIN BUT IT
WILL CHANGE TO SNOW ON MONDAY WITH ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS.
WIZ062-063-067>069-201845-
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IOWA-DANE-LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DODGEVILLE...MADISON...DARLINGTON...
MONROE...JANESVILLE...BELOIT
444 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A
WINTER STORM WARNING FOR FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY.
* TIMING...THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD START THIS MORNING AS
SNOW...WITH SOME FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET...BUT CHANGE TO MAINLY
FREEZING RAIN BY NOON. A TRANSITION BACK TO SNOW IS LIKELY
MONDAY MORNING.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES WITH THE LESSER AMOUNTS
TOWARD THE ILLINOIS BORDER. ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE QUARTER
INCH TO ONE HALF 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 MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
444 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011
...WINTER STORM SYSTEM TO AFFECT SOUTHERN WISCONSIN TODAY THROUGH
MONDAY...
.A WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN WISCONSIN TODAY 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.
THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD START AS SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN BUT
CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN BY NOON FROM MADISON TO MILWAUKEE AND
SOUTH. LOCATIONS NEAR THE LAKE FROM MILWAUKEE SOUTHWARD...AND
LOCATIONS NEAR THE ILLINOIS BORDER WILL PROBABLY SEE A CHANGE TO
RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES WARM ABOVE THE FREEZING
MARK. SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY OCCUR OVER
PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN TODAY.
AREAS NORTH OF A PORT WASHINGTON TO WISCONSIN DELLS LINE MAY
REMAIN MAINLY SNOW WITH A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED.
THE HEAVY PRECIPITATION WILL TRANSITION TO LIGHTER FREEZING RAIN
AND SNOW DURING THE EVENING OVER ALL OF SOUTHERN WISCONSIN BUT IT
WILL CHANGE TO SNOW ON MONDAY WITH ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS.
WIZ046-047-057-058-201845-
/O.EXT.KMKX.WS.W.0002.110220T1400Z-110222T0000Z/
MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-COLUMBIA-DODGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BERLIN...PORTAGE...
WISCONSIN DELLS...BEAVER DAM
444 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO
6 PM CST MONDAY...
THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING
TO 6 PM CST MONDAY.
* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP BY MID MORNING AND MAY MIX WITH
FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE
ON MONDAY.
* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 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
444 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011
...WINTER STORM SYSTEM TO AFFECT SOUTHERN WISCONSIN TODAY THROUGH
MONDAY...
.A WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN WISCONSIN TODAY 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.
THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD START AS SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN BUT
CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN BY NOON FROM MADISON TO MILWAUKEE AND
SOUTH. LOCATIONS NEAR THE LAKE FROM MILWAUKEE SOUTHWARD...AND
LOCATIONS NEAR THE ILLINOIS BORDER WILL PROBABLY SEE A CHANGE TO
RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES WARM ABOVE THE FREEZING
MARK. SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY OCCUR OVER
PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN TODAY.
AREAS NORTH OF A PORT WASHINGTON TO WISCONSIN DELLS LINE MAY
REMAIN MAINLY SNOW WITH A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED.
THE HEAVY PRECIPITATION WILL TRANSITION TO LIGHTER FREEZING RAIN
AND SNOW DURING THE EVENING OVER ALL OF SOUTHERN WISCONSIN BUT IT
WILL CHANGE TO SNOW ON MONDAY WITH ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS.
WIZ051-052-059-060-201845-
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FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOND DU LAC...SHEBOYGAN...WEST BEND...
PORT WASHINGTON
444 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
6 PM CST MONDAY...
THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING
TO 6 PM CST MONDAY.
* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP BY MID MORNING AND BECOME HEAVY. THE
SNOW MAY MIX WITH FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET IN THE AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT.
* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 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.
&&
$$
GEHRING/VANCLEVE
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
444 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011
...WINTER STORM SYSTEM TO AFFECT SOUTHERN WISCONSIN TODAY THROUGH
MONDAY...
.A WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN WISCONSIN TODAY 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.
THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD START AS SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN BUT
CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN BY NOON FROM MADISON TO MILWAUKEE AND
SOUTH. LOCATIONS NEAR THE LAKE FROM MILWAUKEE SOUTHWARD...AND
LOCATIONS NEAR THE ILLINOIS BORDER WILL PROBABLY SEE A CHANGE TO
RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES WARM ABOVE THE FREEZING
MARK. SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY OCCUR OVER
PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN TODAY.
AREAS NORTH OF A PORT WASHINGTON TO WISCONSIN DELLS LINE MAY
REMAIN MAINLY SNOW WITH A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED.
THE HEAVY PRECIPITATION WILL TRANSITION TO LIGHTER FREEZING RAIN
AND SNOW DURING THE EVENING OVER ALL OF SOUTHERN WISCONSIN BUT IT
WILL CHANGE TO SNOW ON MONDAY WITH ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS.
WIZ056-201845-
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SAUK-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BARABOO
444 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM
CST MONDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A
WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST MONDAY.
* TIMING...THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD START AS SNOW THIS MORNING AND
THEN TRANSITION TO FREEZING RAIN...SNOW AND SLEET BY LATE
MORNING OR AFTERNOON. A TRANSITION BACK TO ALL SNOW IS LIKELY
EARLY MONDAY MORNING.
* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 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 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
444 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011
...WINTER STORM SYSTEM TO AFFECT SOUTHERN WISCONSIN TODAY THROUGH
MONDAY...
.A WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN WISCONSIN TODAY 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.
THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD START AS SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN BUT
CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN BY NOON FROM MADISON TO MILWAUKEE AND
SOUTH. LOCATIONS NEAR THE LAKE FROM MILWAUKEE SOUTHWARD...AND
LOCATIONS NEAR THE ILLINOIS BORDER WILL PROBABLY SEE A CHANGE TO
RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES WARM ABOVE THE FREEZING
MARK. SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY OCCUR OVER
PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN TODAY.
AREAS NORTH OF A PORT WASHINGTON TO WISCONSIN DELLS LINE MAY
REMAIN MAINLY SNOW WITH A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED.
THE HEAVY PRECIPITATION WILL TRANSITION TO LIGHTER FREEZING RAIN
AND SNOW DURING THE EVENING OVER ALL OF SOUTHERN WISCONSIN BUT IT
WILL CHANGE TO SNOW ON MONDAY WITH ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS.
WIZ064>066-070>072-201845-
/O.EXT.KMKX.WS.W.0002.110220T1400Z-110222T0000Z/
JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE-WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JEFFERSON...LAKE MILLS...WAUKESHA...
BROOKFIELD...MILWAUKEE...ELKHORN...LAKE GENEVA...RACINE...KENOSHA
444 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO
6 PM CST MONDAY...
THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING
TO 6 PM CST MONDAY.
* TIMING...THE PRECIPITATION WILL START AS SNOW MIXED WITH
FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET THIS MORNING AND THEN TRANSITION TO
FREEZING RAIN BY LATE MORNING OR AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES MAY
WARM ENOUGH FOR JUST RAIN NEAR THE LAKE AND NEAR THE ILLINOIS
BORDER. A TRANSITION BACK TO SNOW IS LIKELY MONDAY MORNING.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 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 CHICAGO IL
439 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011
...A PERIOD OF SNOW AND SLEET FOLLOWED BY FREEZING RAIN THIS
MORNING...
.AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT
PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS
A SHORT PERIOD OF SNOW AND SLEET EARLY THIS MORNING. THE SNOW MAY
BE HEAVY AND RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON AREA ROADS. A QUICK 1 TO 3
INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE ACROSS FAR NORTHERN ILLINOIS AND
NORTHWESTERN INDIANA THROUGH MID MORNING. THEREAFTER...WARMER MID
LEVEL TEMPERATURES WILL QUICKLY CHANGE THE SNOW AND SLEET TO A
PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN. IT APPEARS THAT SIGNIFICANT ICE
ACCUMULATIONS UP TO A QUARTER INCH ARE POSSIBLE FROM ROCKFORD TO
WAUKEGAN. LIGHTER ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE FARTHER SOUTH
ACROSS CHICAGO. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO WARM ABOVE FREEZING
ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON...WHICH WOULD END THE THREAT FOR
ACCUMULATING ICE. IF TRAVEL IS PLANNED ACROSS THE AREA THIS
MORNING STAY UP TO DATE ON THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND ROAD
CONDITIONS.
ILZ003>006-201845-
/O.CON.KLOT.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110220T2100Z/
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE IL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...BELVIDERE...WOODSTOCK...
WAUKEGAN
439 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON.
* TIMING...A PERIOD OF SNOW AND SLEET WILL DEVELOP EARLY THIS
MORNING...BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO FREEZING RAIN DURING THE MID
AND LATE MORNING HOURS. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO WARM ABOVE
FREEZING THIS AFTERNOON...ENDING THE THREAT FOR FREEZING RAIN.
* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE
BEFORE THE PRECIPITATION CHANGES TO FREEZING RAIN. ADDITIONAL ICE
ACCUMULATION OF UP TO A QUARTER INCH IS POSSIBLE BEFORE FREEZING
RAIN ENDS BY EARLY 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
437 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011
...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP ACROSS PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL
AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA TODAY...
...HEAVY SNOW DEVELOPING OVER THE REST OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND
WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...WITH A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING
RAIN OVER SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA....
.A BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL
AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA TODAY...AND CONTINUING THROUGH NOON
MONDAY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS FOR AREAS WEST OF A LINE FROM
ALEXANDRIA TO WILLMAR...TO NEW ULM MINNESOTA. WINTER STORM
WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...AS
WELL AS WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN THROUGH NOON MONDAY.
A LARGE AREA OF MIXED SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL BE
MOVING TOWARD SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA THIS MORNING...WHILE SNOW
GRADUALLY DEVELOPS OVER CENTRAL MINNESOTA. EXPECT SNOW TO BECOME
HEAVY ACROSS CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN LATER
THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. THE MIXED
SLEET...SNOW...AND FREEZING RAIN WILL ALSO CONTINUE OVER SOUTH
CENTRAL MINNESOTA. SIGNIFICANT SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN IS LIKELY
OVER SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA..LEADING TO ICY ROADS AND
SIDEWALKS...AND POSSIBLE ICE ACCUMULATION ON POWER LINES AND
TREES. THE GREATEST RISK OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL BE
SOUTH OF A LINE FROM NEW ULM...TO FARIBAULT. IN
ADDITION...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BE INCREASING TO THE 20 TO 30 MPH
RANGE OVER MUCH OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA...LEADING TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.
HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING...THEN BEGIN TO TAPER
OFF IN THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AND MONDAY MORNING...BUT WITH ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATIONS...AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE MIX OF
FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW OVER SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA WILL
CHANGE TO ALL SNOW BY THIS EVENING.
THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE IN THE 10 TO 15 INCH
RANGE...FROM WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AROUND MONTEVIDEO...TOWARD THE TWIN
CITIES...TO NEAR EAU CLAIRE. SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA WILL SEE THE
LEAST AMOUNT OF SNOW...IN THE 3 TO 6 INCH RANGE. AREAS OF CENTRAL
MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...NORTH OF A LINE FROM MORRIS
TO ST CLOUD...TO LADYSMITH CAN EXPECT 6 TO 10 INCHES.
A STRONG LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL BE MOVING FROM NORTHEAST
COLORADO...TOWARD EASTERN IOWA BY LATE TONIGHT.
MNZ042>045-049>053-058>063-066-068>070-077-078-WIZ014>016-023>028-
201845-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0013.110220T1200Z-110221T1800Z/
TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEARNS-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-
CHISAGO-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-MCLEOD-
CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-RICE-GOODHUE-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-
PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONG PRAIRIE...LITTLE FALLS...
PRINCETON...MORA...ST. CLOUD...FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...
CENTER CITY...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
437 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.
* TIMING...SNOW BEGINNING LATE THIS MORNING...WITH THE HEAVIEST
SNOW SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY EVENING.
* MAIN IMPACT...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS IN THE 6 TO 13 INCH RANGE
APPEAR LIKELY...WITH THE LESSER AMOUNTS FROM LONG PRAIRIE 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.
&&
$$
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
437 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011
...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP ACROSS PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL
AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA TODAY...
...HEAVY SNOW DEVELOPING OVER THE REST OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND
WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...WITH A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING
RAIN OVER SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA....
.A BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL
AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA TODAY...AND CONTINUING THROUGH NOON
MONDAY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS FOR AREAS WEST OF A LINE FROM
ALEXANDRIA TO WILLMAR...TO NEW ULM MINNESOTA. WINTER STORM
WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...AS
WELL AS WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN THROUGH NOON MONDAY.
A LARGE AREA OF MIXED SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL BE
MOVING TOWARD SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA THIS MORNING...WHILE SNOW
GRADUALLY DEVELOPS OVER CENTRAL MINNESOTA. EXPECT SNOW TO BECOME
HEAVY ACROSS CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN LATER
THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. THE MIXED
SLEET...SNOW...AND FREEZING RAIN WILL ALSO CONTINUE OVER SOUTH
CENTRAL MINNESOTA. SIGNIFICANT SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN IS LIKELY
OVER SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA..LEADING TO ICY ROADS AND
SIDEWALKS...AND POSSIBLE ICE ACCUMULATION ON POWER LINES AND
TREES. THE GREATEST RISK OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL BE
SOUTH OF A LINE FROM NEW ULM...TO FARIBAULT. IN
ADDITION...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BE INCREASING TO THE 20 TO 30 MPH
RANGE OVER MUCH OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA...LEADING TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.
HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING...THEN BEGIN TO TAPER
OFF IN THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AND MONDAY MORNING...BUT WITH ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATIONS...AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE MIX OF
FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW OVER SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA WILL
CHANGE TO ALL SNOW BY THIS EVENING.
THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE IN THE 10 TO 15 INCH
RANGE...FROM WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AROUND MONTEVIDEO...TOWARD THE TWIN
CITIES...TO NEAR EAU CLAIRE. SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA WILL SEE THE
LEAST AMOUNT OF SNOW...IN THE 3 TO 6 INCH RANGE. AREAS OF CENTRAL
MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...NORTH OF A LINE FROM MORRIS
TO ST CLOUD...TO LADYSMITH CAN EXPECT 6 TO 10 INCHES.
A STRONG LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL BE MOVING FROM NORTHEAST
COLORADO...TOWARD EASTERN IOWA BY LATE TONIGHT.
MNZ076-082>085-091>093-201845-
/O.CAN.KMPX.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-110221T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KMPX.WS.W.0014.110220T1200Z-110221T1800Z/
LE SUEUR-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-
FREEBORN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LE SUEUR...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...
WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA
437 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...AND A MIX OF SLEET AND
FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY.
* TIMING...SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THOUGH THE DAY. FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET
WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON...BEFORE
SWITCHING BACK TO ALL SNOW SUNDAY EVENING. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN
TO TAPER OFF MONDAY MORNING...BUT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL
CONTINUE.
* MAIN IMPACT...ICE ACCUMULATIONS AROUND TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH
SOUTH OF MANKATO AND WASECA. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 3 TO 4
INCHES NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90 BY AFTERNOON...BUT ONLY NEAR AN
INCH SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90.
* 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 SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE AND 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 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.
WIZ018>021-201830-
/O.EXT.KGRB.WS.W.0002.110220T1800Z-110221T1200Z/
LINCOLN-LANGLADE-MENOMINEE-NORTHERN OCONTO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOMAHAWK...ANTIGO...KESHENA
429 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM CST
MONDAY...
THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON
TODAY TO 6 AM CST MONDAY.
* SNOW WILL ARRIVE IN NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST WISCONSIN TOWARD
MIDDAY TODAY. 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 THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
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.
&&
$$
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