Updates From La Cross

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
946 AM CST SUN DEC 23 2007
, TREACHEROUS TRAVEL DUE TO LARGE WINTER STORM CONTINUES,
.WIDESPREAD LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER ALL OF
SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA, SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN, AND PORTIONS OF
NORTHEAST IOWA THROUGH TODAY. DESPITE THE FACT THE SNOW WILL BE OF
LIGHTER INTENSITY THAN THE SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT, THIS WINTER STORM
IS FAR FROM OVER, AND TRAVEL WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS AND NEARLY
IMPOSSIBLE IN MANY AREAS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND THE CONTINUING
SNOW. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORIES, AS WELL AS WINTER STORM
WARNINGS, REMAIN IN EFFECT TODAY.
OVERNIGHT, A BAND OF 8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW FELL FROM PORTIONS OF
NORTHEAST IOWA INTO SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL WISCONSIN, WITH A SHARP
GRADIENT OF SNOW TO THE WEST. IN FACT, AREAS FROM CHARLES CITY
NORTH THROUGH ROCHESTER TO LAKE CITY RECEIVED VERY LITTLE
SNOW, LESS THAN AN INCH. HOWEVER, MOVING EAST FROM THIS LINE
TOWARD THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER BRINGS A RAPID INCREASE IN SNOWFALL
WITH CLOSE TO A FOOT OF SNOW HAVING FALLEN NEAR LA CROSSE AND
WINONA, AND THESE ACCUMULATIONS EXTEND EAST TOWARD
SPARTA, MEDFORD, AND NEILLSVILLE.
TODAY, PERSISTENT LIGHT SNOW OVER MOST OF THE AREA WILL ADD
ANOTHER 3 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW NORTH OF HIGHWAY 10, AND 2 TO 4
INCHES OF SNOW BETWEEN INTERSTATE 90 AND HIGHWAY 10. SOUTH OF
INTERSTATE 90, ANOTHER HALF INCH TO 2 INCHES WILL BE COMMON. SNOW
WILL FINALLY BEGIN TO TAPER OFF THIS EVENING. STRONG WINDS WILL
CONTINUE ALL DAY FROM WEST AND NORTHWEST, WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF
15 TO 30 MPH, AND GUSTS FROM 35 TO 40 MPH. THIS WILL CAUSE
SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING, AND UNPLOWED ROADS WILL BE NEXT TO
IMPASSABLE FOR MOST OF THE AREA WHICH SAW SIGNIFICANT
ACCUMULATIONS. WINDS WILL BE SLOWER TO DIE DOWN, AND WILL PERSIST
INTO THE EVENING. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO HAMPER SNOW REMOVAL IN
OPEN AREAS BECAUSE OF DRIFTING ROADS, NOT TO MENTION THE FALLING
SNOW. THE ADVISORIES AND WARNINGS MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED INTO THE
EVENING TO ACCOUNT FOR THE WIND AND BLOWING SNOW.
BY EVENING, TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS FROM THIS WINTER STORM WILL RANGE
FROM 1 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA, AND FROM 4 INCHES TO
AS MUCH AS 18 INCHES IN THE WINTER STORM WARNING.
MITCHELL-HOWARD-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-MOWER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF, CHARLES CITY, ROCHESTER, AUSTIN
946 AM CST SUN DEC 23 2007
, SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM
CST THIS AFTERNOON,
A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
THIS AFTERNOON.
SUSTAINED WEST WIND IN THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE, AND WIND GUSTS OF
AROUND 40 MPH, WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF
THE SNOW WHICH HAS ALREADY FALLEN. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
HAZARDOUS TODAY. OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE FOR MOST
AREAS THROUGH THE DAY WITH AN INCH OR TWO OF ACCUMULATION.
COMBINED WITH THE WINDS, THIS WILL ONLY WORSEN THE VISIBILITIES
FROM BLOWING SNOW.
A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE
LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING, ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
946 AM CST SUN DEC 23 2007
, TREACHEROUS TRAVEL DUE TO LARGE WINTER STORM CONTINUES,
.WIDESPREAD LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER ALL OF
SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA, SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN, AND PORTIONS OF
NORTHEAST IOWA THROUGH TODAY. DESPITE THE FACT THE SNOW WILL BE OF
LIGHTER INTENSITY THAN THE SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT, THIS WINTER STORM
IS FAR FROM OVER, AND TRAVEL WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS AND NEARLY
IMPOSSIBLE IN MANY AREAS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND THE CONTINUING
SNOW. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORIES, AS WELL AS WINTER STORM
WARNINGS, REMAIN IN EFFECT TODAY.
OVERNIGHT, A BAND OF 8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW FELL FROM PORTIONS OF
NORTHEAST IOWA INTO SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL WISCONSIN, WITH A SHARP
GRADIENT OF SNOW TO THE WEST. IN FACT, AREAS FROM CHARLES CITY
NORTH THROUGH ROCHESTER TO LAKE CITY RECEIVED VERY LITTLE
SNOW, LESS THAN AN INCH. HOWEVER, MOVING EAST FROM THIS LINE
TOWARD THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER BRINGS A RAPID INCREASE IN SNOWFALL
WITH CLOSE TO A FOOT OF SNOW HAVING FALLEN NEAR LA CROSSE AND
WINONA, AND THESE ACCUMULATIONS EXTEND EAST TOWARD
SPARTA, MEDFORD, AND NEILLSVILLE.
TODAY, PERSISTENT LIGHT SNOW OVER MOST OF THE AREA WILL ADD
ANOTHER 3 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW NORTH OF HIGHWAY 10, AND 2 TO 4
INCHES OF SNOW BETWEEN INTERSTATE 90 AND HIGHWAY 10. SOUTH OF
INTERSTATE 90, ANOTHER HALF INCH TO 2 INCHES WILL BE COMMON. SNOW
WILL FINALLY BEGIN TO TAPER OFF THIS EVENING. STRONG WINDS WILL
CONTINUE ALL DAY FROM WEST AND NORTHWEST, WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF
15 TO 30 MPH, AND GUSTS FROM 35 TO 40 MPH. THIS WILL CAUSE
SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING, AND UNPLOWED ROADS WILL BE NEXT TO
IMPASSABLE FOR MOST OF THE AREA WHICH SAW SIGNIFICANT
ACCUMULATIONS. WINDS WILL BE SLOWER TO DIE DOWN, AND WILL PERSIST
INTO THE EVENING. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO HAMPER SNOW REMOVAL IN
OPEN AREAS BECAUSE OF DRIFTING ROADS, NOT TO MENTION THE FALLING
SNOW. THE ADVISORIES AND WARNINGS MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED INTO THE
EVENING TO ACCOUNT FOR THE WIND AND BLOWING SNOW.
BY EVENING, TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS FROM THIS WINTER STORM WILL RANGE
FROM 1 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA, AND FROM 4 INCHES TO
AS MUCH AS 18 INCHES IN THE WINTER STORM WARNING.
WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-WINONA-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-
TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-
ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF, DECORAH, WAUKON, OELWEIN, WINONA,
MEDFORD, NEILLSVILLE, BLACK RIVER FALLS, LA CROSSE,
SPARTA/TOMAH, MAUSTON, VIROQUA, PRAIRIE DU CHIEN,
RICHLAND CENTER, PLATTEVILLE
946 AM CST SUN DEC 23 2007
, WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON,
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON.
SUSTAINED WEST WIND IN THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE, AND WIND GUSTS OF
AROUND 40 MPH, WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF
THE SNOW WHICH HAS ALREADY FALLEN. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL NEARLY
IMPOSSIBLE, THEREFORE, TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED ACROSS
MOST OF THIS REGION TODAY. OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE
MUCH OF THE DAY, ESPECIALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90
WHERE ANOTHER 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS LIKELY. 3 TO 7 INCHES OF
SNOW IS LIKELY NORTH OF HIGHWAY 10 TODAY. SOUTH OF INTERSTATE
90, LESS THAN 2 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOW IS EXPECTED.
TOTAL SNOWFALL BY EVENING WILL RANGE FROM 8 TO 14 INCHES ALONG THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER, AND FROM 12 TO 18 INCHES ACROSS CENTRAL AND
NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN.
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.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
649 AM EST SUN DEC 23 2007
KEWEENAW-MARQUETTE-ALGER-LUCE-DICKINSON-MENOMINEE-DELTA-
SOUTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT-NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF, COPPER HARBOR, MARQUETTE, MUNISING,
NEWBERRY, IRON MOUNTAIN, MENOMINEE, ESCANABA, GLADSTONE,
MANISTIQUE, SENEY
649 AM EST SUN DEC 23 2007 /549 AM CST SUN DEC 23 2007/
, HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING,
RAIN WILL FALL MUCH OF THE DAY BEFORE mixing WITH AND CHANGING TO
SNOW THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING AS COLDER AIR ARRIVES. THE
ARRIVAL OF THE COLDER AIR WILL CAUSE ANY SLUSH TO FREEZE INTO
ICE, CREATING HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ON UNTREATED SIDEWALKS AND
ROADS. A LIGHT ACCUMULATION OF SNOW TONIGHT OVER THE ICE WILL
INCREASE THE TRAVEL HAZARD.
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE, CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
506 AM EST SUN DEC 23 2007
, HEAVY SNOW TO IMPACT MAINLY WESTERN UPPER MICHIGAN TODAY AND
TONIGHT,
.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TO THE WEST OF MILWAUKEE THIS
MORNING WILL CONTINUE TO DEEPEN AS it HEADS INTO BARAGA COUNTY
THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT HEAVY SNOW FALLING OVER THE WEST HALF OF
WISCONSIN TO MOVE INTO WESTERN UPPER MICHIGAN THIS MORNING.
HOWEVER, WARM AIR WRAPPING AROUND THE LOW COULD CHANGE SOME OF
THE SNOW OVER TO RAIN, ESPECIALLY OVER THE KEWEENAW INTO BARAGA
COUNTY. AS THE LOW MOVES TO THE SOUTHEAST TONIGHT, EXPECT ALL
RAIN TO CHANGE TO SNOW. SNOW WILL DIMINISH TO LIGHT LAKE EFFECT
SNOW SHOWERS MONDAY MORNING.
ONTONAGON-GOGEBIC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF, ONTONAGON, IRONWOOD
506 AM EST SUN DEC 23 2007 /406 AM CST SUN DEC 23 2007/
, HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/
MONDAY,
A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/
MONDAY.
EXPECT LIGHT SNOW TO INCREASE IN INTENSITY THIS MORNING WITH
PERIODS OF HEAVY WET SNOW EXPECTED THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY INTO
THIS EVENING. SNOWFALL RATES OF ONE INCH OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE. IN
ADDITION, WINDS GUSTING TO 20 TO 30 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO
TONIGHT WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. HOWEVER, LOCATIONS
NORTH OF A LINE FROM SILVER CITY TO MASS CITY MAY SEE SNOW CHANGE
OVER TO RAIN BRIEFLY THIS AFTERNOON. NONETHELESS, SNOWFALL TOTALS
BY MONDAY MORNING OF 9 TO 18 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE, WITH THE
HIGHEST AMOUNTS FROM IRONWOOD INTO THE PORCUPINE MOUNTAINS.
A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN
EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY.
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE, CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
506 AM EST SUN DEC 23 2007
, HEAVY SNOW TO IMPACT MAINLY WESTERN UPPER MICHIGAN TODAY AND
TONIGHT,
.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TO THE WEST OF MILWAUKEE THIS
MORNING WILL CONTINUE TO DEEPEN AS it HEADS INTO BARAGA COUNTY
THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT HEAVY SNOW FALLING OVER THE WEST HALF OF
WISCONSIN TO MOVE INTO WESTERN UPPER MICHIGAN THIS MORNING.
HOWEVER, WARM AIR WRAPPING AROUND THE LOW COULD CHANGE SOME OF
THE SNOW OVER TO RAIN, ESPECIALLY OVER THE KEWEENAW INTO BARAGA
COUNTY. AS THE LOW MOVES TO THE SOUTHEAST TONIGHT, EXPECT ALL
RAIN TO CHANGE TO SNOW. SNOW WILL DIMINISH TO LIGHT LAKE EFFECT
SNOW SHOWERS MONDAY MORNING.
NORTHERN HOUGHTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF, HOUGHTON, HANCOCK
506 AM EST SUN DEC 23 2007
, WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY,
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY.
LOOK FOR SNOW AND RAIN TO CHANGE OVER TO ALL RAIN THIS
MORNING, THEN CHANGE BACK TO SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL
THEN CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. IN ADDITION, WIND GUSTS UP TO 35
MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. TOTAL SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATION BY MONDAY MORNING OF 5 TO 10 INCHES IS
EXPECTED, GREATEST SOUTH OF PAINESDALE.
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY MORNING.
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
519 AM EST SUN DEC 23 2007
, STRONG STORM SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE REGION,
.LOW PRESSURE NEAR CHICAGO WILL TRACK NORTH INTO WESTERN UPPER MICHIGAN
THIS AFTERNOON, PULLING A COLD FRONT UP THROUGH NORTHERN MICHIGAN.
MUCH COLDER AIR WILL PLOW INTO NORTHERN MICHIGAN BRINGING A PERIOD
OF VERY GUSTY WINDS TO NORTHERN MICHIGAN AROUND MIDDAY, FOLLOWED
BY LAKE EFFECT SNOWS/BLOWING SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITIES IMPACTING
PORTIONS OF NORTHERN MICHIGAN LATER THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT.
CHIPPEWA-MACKINAC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF, SAULT STE. MARIE, ST. IGNACE
519 AM EST SUN DEC 23 2007
, WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
5 AM EST MONDAY,
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
5 AM EST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
VERY STRONG WINDS WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT SWEEPS THROUGH THE REGION. THEN, LAKE
EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON
AND PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT. COMBINED WITH GUSTY WINDS, VERY LOW
VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
RANGING FROM 1 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY MONDAY MORNING.
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING THIS AFTERNOON
AND TONIGHT. ALLOW YOURSELF EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION.
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
519 AM EST SUN DEC 23 2007
, STRONG STORM SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE REGION,
.LOW PRESSURE NEAR CHICAGO WILL TRACK NORTH INTO WESTERN UPPER MICHIGAN
THIS AFTERNOON, PULLING A COLD FRONT UP THROUGH NORTHERN MICHIGAN.
MUCH COLDER AIR WILL PLOW INTO NORTHERN MICHIGAN BRINGING A PERIOD
OF VERY GUSTY WINDS TO NORTHERN MICHIGAN AROUND MIDDAY, FOLLOWED
BY LAKE EFFECT SNOWS/BLOWING SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITIES IMPACTING
PORTIONS OF NORTHERN MICHIGAN LATER THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT.
LEELANAU-BENZIE-GRAND TRAVERSE-MANISTEE-WEXFORD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF, NORTHPORT, FRANKFORT, TRAVERSE CITY,
MANISTEE, CADILLAC
519 AM EST SUN DEC 23 2007
, WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 AM
EST MONDAY,
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 AM EST
MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
VERY STRONG WINDS WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED AROUND
MIDDAY AS A COLD FRONT SWEEPS THROUGH THE REGION, FOLLOWED BY
SNOW SHOWERS DEVELOPING EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON. THE SNOW SHOWERS
WILL THEN INCREASE IN INTENSITY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST
THROUGH TONIGHT. COMBINED WITH GUSTY WINDS, WHITEOUT CONDITIONS
ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES
ARE EXPECTED BY MONDAY MORNING.
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS AND SEVERE WINTER
WEATHER IS EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS.