Winter Storm Warning
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1228 PM CST SUN FEB 20 2011
...PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TO CHANGE TYPES THIS AFTERNOON AS
WARMER AIR PULLS UP INTO THE AREA...
.A WINTER STORM CONTINUING TO DEVELOP OVER SOUTHWEST IOWA HAS
SPREAD A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND
PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. REPORTS OF 3 TO 5
INCHES OF SNOWFALL HAVE OCCURRED WITH THIS BAND. ADDITIONAL
PRECIPITATION WAS LOCATED SOUTH OF THE BAND OF SNOW...INTO
NORTHEAST IOWA AND FAR SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN...WHICH WAS IN THE FORM
OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET. A FEW RUMBLES OF THUNDER HAVE
ALSO BEEN OBSERVED OVER THE PAST FEW HOURS...THOUGH THESE HAVE
DIMINISHED GREATLY SINCE 8 AM THIS MORNING.
AS THE WINTER STORM MOVES EAST ACROSS IOWA THIS AFTERNOON...PLAN
ON CONDITIONS TO STAY ABOUT THE SAME...WITH SNOW CONTINUING NORTH
OF INTERSTATE 90 AND A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET...FREEZING RAIN AND
RAIN FROM INTERSTATE 90 SOUTH.
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. TOTAL ICE
ACCUMULATION AMOUNTS OF UP TO ONE HALF INCH ARE POSSIBLE OVER
NORTHEAST IOWA AND FAR SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN.
WIZ017-029-032>034-041>044-053-055-210230-
/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
1228 PM 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
1228 PM CST SUN FEB 20 2011
...PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TO CHANGE TYPES THIS AFTERNOON AS
WARMER AIR PULLS UP INTO THE AREA...
.A WINTER STORM CONTINUING TO DEVELOP OVER SOUTHWEST IOWA HAS
SPREAD A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND
PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. REPORTS OF 3 TO 5
INCHES OF SNOWFALL HAVE OCCURRED WITH THIS BAND. ADDITIONAL
PRECIPITATION WAS LOCATED SOUTH OF THE BAND OF SNOW...INTO
NORTHEAST IOWA AND FAR SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN...WHICH WAS IN THE FORM
OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET. A FEW RUMBLES OF THUNDER HAVE
ALSO BEEN OBSERVED OVER THE PAST FEW HOURS...THOUGH THESE HAVE
DIMINISHED GREATLY SINCE 8 AM THIS MORNING.
AS THE WINTER STORM MOVES EAST ACROSS IOWA THIS AFTERNOON...PLAN
ON CONDITIONS TO STAY ABOUT THE SAME...WITH SNOW CONTINUING NORTH
OF INTERSTATE 90 AND A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET...FREEZING RAIN AND
RAIN FROM INTERSTATE 90 SOUTH.
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. TOTAL ICE
ACCUMULATION AMOUNTS OF UP TO ONE HALF INCH ARE POSSIBLE OVER
NORTHEAST IOWA AND FAR SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN.
MNZ079-086>088-094>096-210230-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110221T1800Z/
WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN
1228 PM 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 THIS AFTERNOON.
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.
&&
$$
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
210 PM CST SUN FEB 20 2011
...WINTER STORM SYSTEM TO AFFECT MOST OF SOUTHERN WISCONSIN
THROUGH MONDAY...
.A WIDE VARIETY OF PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHERN
WISCONSIN INTO THIS EVENING. THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR HEAVIER
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM
MILWAUKEE TO THE DELLS. SOUTH OF THIS LINE...EXPECT A MIXTURE OF
RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW.
AS COLDER AIR WRAPS FURTHER SOUTH INTO SOUTHERN WISCONSIN LATER
TONIGHT INTO MONDAY...ANY MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE OVER TO
SNOW.
WIZ046-047-057-058-210415-
/O.EXT.KMKX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110221T1800Z/
MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-COLUMBIA-DODGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BERLIN...PORTAGE...
WISCONSIN DELLS...BEAVER DAM
210 PM CST SUN FEB 20 2011
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY...
THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY.
* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY...BECOMING
LIGHTER AS THE DAY WEARS ON.
* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES. PATCHY FREEZING
DRIZZLE IS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING.
* WINDS...EAST 10 TO 20 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH
TONIGHT.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE 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.
&&
$$
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
210 PM CST SUN FEB 20 2011
...WINTER STORM SYSTEM TO AFFECT MOST OF SOUTHERN WISCONSIN
THROUGH MONDAY...
.A WIDE VARIETY OF PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHERN
WISCONSIN INTO THIS EVENING. THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR HEAVIER
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM
MILWAUKEE TO THE DELLS. SOUTH OF THIS LINE...EXPECT A MIXTURE OF
RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW.
AS COLDER AIR WRAPS FURTHER SOUTH INTO SOUTHERN WISCONSIN LATER
TONIGHT INTO MONDAY...ANY MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE OVER TO
SNOW.
WIZ056-210415-
/O.EXT.KMKX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110221T1800Z/
SAUK-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BARABOO
210 PM CST SUN FEB 20 2011
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY...
THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY.
* TIMING...OCCASIONAL SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT HOURS...AND PERSIST INTO MONDAY MORNING. PATCHY
FREEZING DRIZZLE IS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING.
* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES.
* WINDS...EAST 10 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH TONIGHT.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS...DUE TO ICE AND SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO 1/4 MILE IN
HEAVIER SNOW.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
&&
$$
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
210 PM CST SUN FEB 20 2011
...WINTER STORM SYSTEM TO AFFECT MOST OF SOUTHERN WISCONSIN
THROUGH MONDAY...
.A WIDE VARIETY OF PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHERN
WISCONSIN INTO THIS EVENING. THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR HEAVIER
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM
MILWAUKEE TO THE DELLS. SOUTH OF THIS LINE...EXPECT A MIXTURE OF
RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW.
AS COLDER AIR WRAPS FURTHER SOUTH INTO SOUTHERN WISCONSIN LATER
TONIGHT INTO MONDAY...ANY MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE OVER TO
SNOW.
WIZ051-052-059-060-210415-
/O.EXT.KMKX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110221T1800Z/
FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOND DU LAC...SHEBOYGAN...WEST BEND...
PORT WASHINGTON
210 PM CST SUN FEB 20 2011
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY...
THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY.
* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY AND GRADUALLY
BECOME LIGHTER AS THE DAY WEARS ALONG.
* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHEST
AMOUNTS IN FOND DU LAC AND SHEBOYGAN COUNTIES.
* WINDS...EAST 10 TO 20 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH
TONIGHT INTO MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE 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 TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1221 PM CST SUN FEB 20 2011
...VERY HEAVY SNOW AND INCREASING WINDS TO IMPACT THE AREA...
.AS MUCH AS 5 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATED IN JUST A FEW SHORT
HOURS THIS MORNING IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA IN AREAS SUCH AS
ALBERT LEA...OWATONA...MANKATO...NEW ULM...AND ST. JAMES. HEAVY
SNOW IS SPREADING NORTH AND EXPANDING INTO THE EAU CLAIRE
AREA...THE TWIN CITIES METRO AND AREAS FROM HUTCHINSON TO WILLMAR
TO MONTEVIDEO.
A BLIZZARD WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MONDAY FOR AREAS WEST
OF A LINE FROM ALEXANDRIA TO WILLMAR...TO NEW ULM IN MINNESOTA.
WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE
SOUTHERN HALF OF MINNESOTA AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA AS
WELL AS WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN UNTIL NOON MONDAY. SNOW WILL
CONTINUE TO EXPAND NORTH THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS CENTRAL MINNESOTA
AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. BY EVENING MUCH OF SOUTHERN AND
CENTRAL MINNESOTA AS WELL AS WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN SHOULD SEE
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 INCHES OR MORE. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT
AND INTO MONDAY AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES ESPECIALLY ACROSS
CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN. SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA
WILL SEE SOME SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN MIXED WITH THE SNOW THIS
AFTERNOON.
NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND REMAIN GUSTY
INTO MONDAY WHICH WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF
WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA THEN TOWARD MANKATO AND NEW ULM. BLOWING
SNOW WILL ALSO BE A PROBLEM ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA
CONTRIBUTING TO LOW VISIBILITY.
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. 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. 6 TO 10 INCH SNOW
TOTALS WILL ALSO BE COMMON IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA.
THIS BLAST OF WINTRY WEATHER IS DUE TO A STRONG LOW PRESSURE AREA
MOVING FROM SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA TO DES MOINES THIS EVENING AND
THEN INTO NORTHERN ILLINOIS TONIGHT.
MNZ042>045-049>053-058>063-066-068>070-077-078-WIZ014>016-023>028-
210230-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-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
1221 PM 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 CONTINUING INTO MONDAY WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW
THROUGH TONIGHT ALONG WITH GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30
MPH.
* 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.
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
1221 PM CST SUN FEB 20 2011
...VERY HEAVY SNOW AND INCREASING WINDS TO IMPACT THE AREA...
.AS MUCH AS 5 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATED IN JUST A FEW SHORT
HOURS THIS MORNING IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA IN AREAS SUCH AS
ALBERT LEA...OWATONA...MANKATO...NEW ULM...AND ST. JAMES. HEAVY
SNOW IS SPREADING NORTH AND EXPANDING INTO THE EAU CLAIRE
AREA...THE TWIN CITIES METRO AND AREAS FROM HUTCHINSON TO WILLMAR
TO MONTEVIDEO.
A BLIZZARD WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MONDAY FOR AREAS WEST
OF A LINE FROM ALEXANDRIA TO WILLMAR...TO NEW ULM IN MINNESOTA.
WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE
SOUTHERN HALF OF MINNESOTA AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA AS
WELL AS WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN UNTIL NOON MONDAY. SNOW WILL
CONTINUE TO EXPAND NORTH THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS CENTRAL MINNESOTA
AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. BY EVENING MUCH OF SOUTHERN AND
CENTRAL MINNESOTA AS WELL AS WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN SHOULD SEE
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 INCHES OR MORE. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT
AND INTO MONDAY AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES ESPECIALLY ACROSS
CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN. SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA
WILL SEE SOME SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN MIXED WITH THE SNOW THIS
AFTERNOON.
NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND REMAIN GUSTY
INTO MONDAY WHICH WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF
WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA THEN TOWARD MANKATO AND NEW ULM. BLOWING
SNOW WILL ALSO BE A PROBLEM ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA
CONTRIBUTING TO LOW VISIBILITY.
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. 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. 6 TO 10 INCH SNOW
TOTALS WILL ALSO BE COMMON IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA.
THIS BLAST OF WINTRY WEATHER IS DUE TO A STRONG LOW PRESSURE AREA
MOVING FROM SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA TO DES MOINES THIS EVENING AND
THEN INTO NORTHERN ILLINOIS TONIGHT.
MNZ076-082>085-091>093-210230-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0014.000000T0000Z-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
1221 PM 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 MIXED WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN TODAY WITH
PERIODS OF SNOW INTO MONDAY. INCREASING NORTHEAST WINDS WILL
CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING.
* MAIN IMPACT...ICE ACCUMULATIONS AROUND TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH
SOUTH OF MANKATO AND WASECA. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 10
INCHES.
* OTHER IMPACTS...WINTER WEATHER COULD MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL.
BLUSTERY WINDS COULD CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
INTO MONDAY.
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.
&&
$$
BAP
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
1201 PM 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 THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH 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
THIS 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 TONIGHT.
THIS STORM WILL AFFECT TRAVEL ACROSS MUCH OF MINNESOTA...MICHIGAN
AND WISCONSIN.
WIZ030-031-035>037-045-210400-
/O.CON.KGRB.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110221T1200Z/
MARATHON-SHAWANO-WOOD-PORTAGE-WAUPACA-WAUSHARA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUSAU...WISCONSIN RAPIDS...
STEVENS POINT...WAUTOMA
1201 PM 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.
* SNOW WILL ARRIVE IN CENTRAL WISCONSIN MIDDAY...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 THIS AFTERNOON
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
1201 PM 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 THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH 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
THIS 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 TONIGHT.
THIS STORM WILL AFFECT TRAVEL ACROSS MUCH OF MINNESOTA...MICHIGAN
AND WISCONSIN.
WIZ018>021-210400-
/O.CON.KGRB.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110221T1200Z/
LINCOLN-LANGLADE-MENOMINEE-NORTHERN OCONTO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOMAHAWK...ANTIGO...KESHENA
1201 PM 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.
* SNOW WILL ARRIVE IN NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST WISCONSIN EARLY
THIS AFTERNOON. 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
1201 PM 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 THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH 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
THIS 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 TONIGHT.
THIS STORM WILL AFFECT TRAVEL ACROSS MUCH OF MINNESOTA...MICHIGAN
AND WISCONSIN.
WIZ038>040-048>050-210400-
/O.CON.KGRB.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110221T1800Z/
OUTAGAMIE-BROWN-KEWAUNEE-WINNEBAGO-CALUMET-MANITOWOC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...APPLETON...GREEN BAY...ALGOMA...
OSHKOSH...CHILTON...TWO RIVERS
1201 PM 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.
* ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL ARRIVE IN EAST CENTRAL WISCONSIN AROUND MIDDAY.
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 THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THERE MAY BE CONSIDERABLE AIR TRAVEL
DISRUPTION AS WELL. TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED ESPECIALLY THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
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 DULUTH MN
1012 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011
MNZ038-WIZ006>009-202200-
/O.CON.KDLH.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110221T1200Z/
PINE-BURNETT-WASHBURN-SAWYER-PRICE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HINCKLEY...GRANTSBURG...SPOONER...
HAYWARD...PHILLIPS
1012 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.
* TIMING AND LOCATION: SNOW WILL LIFT NORTH OVER PINE...
BURNETT...WASHBURN...SAWYER AND PRICE COUNTIES EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON...BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT.
* 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.
&&
$$
Winter Weather Advisory
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1228 PM CST SUN FEB 20 2011
...PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TO CHANGE TYPES THIS AFTERNOON AS
WARMER AIR PULLS UP INTO THE AREA...
.A WINTER STORM CONTINUING TO DEVELOP OVER SOUTHWEST IOWA HAS
SPREAD A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND
PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. REPORTS OF 3 TO 5
INCHES OF SNOWFALL HAVE OCCURRED WITH THIS BAND. ADDITIONAL
PRECIPITATION WAS LOCATED SOUTH OF THE BAND OF SNOW...INTO
NORTHEAST IOWA AND FAR SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN...WHICH WAS IN THE FORM
OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET. A FEW RUMBLES OF THUNDER HAVE
ALSO BEEN OBSERVED OVER THE PAST FEW HOURS...THOUGH THESE HAVE
DIMINISHED GREATLY SINCE 8 AM THIS MORNING.
AS THE WINTER STORM MOVES EAST ACROSS IOWA THIS AFTERNOON...PLAN
ON CONDITIONS TO STAY ABOUT THE SAME...WITH SNOW CONTINUING NORTH
OF INTERSTATE 90 AND A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET...FREEZING RAIN AND
RAIN FROM INTERSTATE 90 SOUTH.
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. TOTAL ICE
ACCUMULATION AMOUNTS OF UP TO ONE HALF INCH ARE POSSIBLE OVER
NORTHEAST IOWA AND FAR SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN.
IAZ008>011-018-019-WIZ054-210230-
/O.CAN.KARX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110221T1800Z/
/O.EXB.KARX.WW.Y.0008.110220T1828Z-110221T1800Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-CRAWFORD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY...
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN
1228 PM CST SUN FEB 20 2011
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MIXED PRECIPITATION...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.
* LOOK FOR A MIX OF RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN TO CONTINUE THROUGH
THIS AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES HOVER AROUND FREEZING. AS
TEMPERATURES FALL TONIGHT...PLAN ON ANY RAIN TO CHANGE BACK TO
FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET THIS EVENING...AND EVENTUALLY SNOW BY
LATE TONIGHT. EXPECT THE SNOW TO DIMINISH MONDAY AFTERNOON.
* UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED THROUGH
TONIGHT...ALONG WITH AN INCH OR TWO OF TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET
ACCUMULATION BY NOON ON MONDAY.
* EXPECT ICY ROADS THROUGH TONIGHT DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF
FREEZING RAIN AND LINGERING WATER FREEZING WITH FALLING
TEMPERATURES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING
FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.
&&
$$
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1228 PM CST SUN FEB 20 2011
...PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TO CHANGE TYPES THIS AFTERNOON AS
WARMER AIR PULLS UP INTO THE AREA...
.A WINTER STORM CONTINUING TO DEVELOP OVER SOUTHWEST IOWA HAS
SPREAD A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND
PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. REPORTS OF 3 TO 5
INCHES OF SNOWFALL HAVE OCCURRED WITH THIS BAND. ADDITIONAL
PRECIPITATION WAS LOCATED SOUTH OF THE BAND OF SNOW...INTO
NORTHEAST IOWA AND FAR SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN...WHICH WAS IN THE FORM
OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET. A FEW RUMBLES OF THUNDER HAVE
ALSO BEEN OBSERVED OVER THE PAST FEW HOURS...THOUGH THESE HAVE
DIMINISHED GREATLY SINCE 8 AM THIS MORNING.
AS THE WINTER STORM MOVES EAST ACROSS IOWA THIS AFTERNOON...PLAN
ON CONDITIONS TO STAY ABOUT THE SAME...WITH SNOW CONTINUING NORTH
OF INTERSTATE 90 AND A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET...FREEZING RAIN AND
RAIN FROM INTERSTATE 90 SOUTH.
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. TOTAL ICE
ACCUMULATION AMOUNTS OF UP TO ONE HALF INCH ARE POSSIBLE OVER
NORTHEAST IOWA AND FAR SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN.
IAZ029-030-WIZ061-210230-
/O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0008.110221T0000Z-110221T1800Z/
FAYETTE-CLAYTON-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OELWEIN...PLATTEVILLE
1228 PM CST SUN FEB 20 2011
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO NOON CST MONDAY...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO NOON CST MONDAY.
* ALTHOUGH PRECIPITATION HAS CHANGED OVER TO RAIN...PLAN ON THE
RAIN TO CHANGE BACK TO FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET THIS EVENING...
AND EVENTUALLY SNOW BY LATE TONIGHT AS TEMPERATURES FALL.
EXPECT THE SNOW TO DIMINISH MONDAY AFTERNOON.
* UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED
TONIGHT...ALONG WITH AROUND AN INCH OF TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET
ACCUMULATION BY NOON ON MONDAY.
* EXPECT ROADS TO BECOME ICY TONIGHT DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF
FREEZING RAIN AND LINGERING WATER FREEZING WITH FALLING
TEMPERATURES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING
FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.
&&
$$
AJ
WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
210 PM CST SUN FEB 20 2011
...WINTER STORM SYSTEM TO AFFECT MOST OF SOUTHERN WISCONSIN
THROUGH MONDAY...
.A WIDE VARIETY OF PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHERN
WISCONSIN INTO THIS EVENING. THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR HEAVIER
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM
MILWAUKEE TO THE DELLS. SOUTH OF THIS LINE...EXPECT A MIXTURE OF
RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW.
AS COLDER AIR WRAPS FURTHER SOUTH INTO SOUTHERN WISCONSIN LATER
TONIGHT INTO MONDAY...ANY MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE OVER TO
SNOW.
WIZ062>066-210415-
/O.EXT.KMKX.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110221T1800Z/
IOWA-DANE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DODGEVILLE...MADISON...JEFFERSON...
LAKE MILLS...WAUKESHA...BROOKFIELD...MILWAUKEE
210 PM CST SUN FEB 20 2011
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY...
THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
MONDAY.
* TIMING...MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT. A
TRANSITION BACK TO ALL SNOW IS LIKELY LATER TONIGHT INTO MONDAY
MORNING.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES. HIGHEST AMOUNTS NORTH OF THE
I-94 CORRIDOR. ICE ACCUMULATIONS FROM ONE TENTH TO TWO TENTHS
OF AN INCH WELL INLAND FROM LAKE MICHIGAN.
* WINDS...EAST WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH BECOMING
NORTHEAST TONIGHT AND MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES...DUE TO ICE AND
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO 1/4 MILE IN
ANY HEAVIER SNOW BURSTS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
&&
$$
COLLAR/DAVIS
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1234 PM CST SUN FEB 20 2011
.LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK FROM SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA INTO CENTRAL IOWA
BY THIS EVENING. ALTHOUGH INTERMITTENT DRIZZLE OR FREEZING DRIZZLE
MAY STILL OCCUR...THE POTENTIAL FOR ANY ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT
ICING HAS DIMINISHED. THIS HAS PROMPTED THE WINTER STORM WARNING
BEING REPLACED BY A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.
IAZ004>007-015>017-202300-
/O.CAN.KDMX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110221T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KDMX.WW.Y.0008.110220T1834Z-110221T1200Z/
EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY...
NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY
1234 PM CST SUN FEB 20 2011
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE...WHICH
IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS
BEEN CANCELLED.
* SHORT TERM TRENDS...INTERMITTENT LIGHT RAIN OR LIGHT FREEZING
RAIN WILL GRADUALLY TRANSITION TO OCCASIONAL FREEZING DRIZZLE BY
THIS EVENING AS TEMPERATURES BEGIN COOLING AGAIN. THE FREEZING
DRIZZLE MAY LAST OFF AND ON INTO THE NIGHTTIME HOURS.
* STORM TOTAL ICE/SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ALTHOUGH ADDITIONAL MINOR
ICING MAY CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT...SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS
REACHING A QUARTER OF AN INCH ARE NO LONGER ANTICIPATED.
* IMPACTS...ROADS WERE PARTLY TO MOSTLY COVERED IN SNOW AND ICE
THIS AFTERNOON AND THEY WILL REMAIN SLICK AND ICY IN SPOTS
THROUGH DAYBREAK MONDAY DUE TO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF LIGHT
FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. IN THIS
INSTANCE...LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND FREEZING DRIZZLE ARE THE
PRIMARY THREATS. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS...AND USE CAUTION
WHILE DRIVING.
&&
$$
SMALL
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
1201 PM 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 THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH 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
THIS 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 TONIGHT.
THIS STORM WILL AFFECT TRAVEL ACROSS MUCH OF MINNESOTA...MICHIGAN
AND WISCONSIN.
WIZ005-010>013-210400-
/O.CON.KGRB.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-110221T1200Z/
VILAS-ONEIDA-FOREST-FLORENCE-NORTHERN MARINETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EAGLE RIVER...RHINELANDER...CRANDON
1201 PM CST SUN FEB 20 2011
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
MONDAY...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
MONDAY.
* SNOW WILL ARRIVE IN FAR NORTHEAST WISCONSIN BY MID-AFTERNOON...
AND COULD BE BRIEFLY HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH LATER TONIGHT.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH THE
LOWEST ACCUMULATIONS ANTICIPATED NEAR THE UPPER MICHIGAN
BORDER. GUSTY EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CAUSE SOME BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW.
* TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
THERE MAY BE CONSIDERABLE AIR TRAVEL DISRUPTION AS WELL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
THE LATEST WISCONSIN ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING
511.
&&
$$
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