Winter Storm Warning From The Weather Service Office in La Cross

Those of us in Iowa, hang on for the ride!
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-DODGE-OLMSTED-
MOWER-FILLMORE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN...
ROCHESTER...AUSTIN
445 AM CST SAT DEC 22 2007
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST
SUNDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST
SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
THE RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND
NORTHEAST IOWA THIS MORNING...AND ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO
FALL ACROSS THESE AREAS FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY. BY
THIS EVENING...1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL. WITH
AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW EXPECTED TO FALL OVERNIGHT.
A TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES IS EXPECTED BY
SUNDAY EVENING.
IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH
AND WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED FROM LATER
TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY. THIS IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE NEW SNOW.
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.
ALLAMAKEE-CLAYTON-WABASHA-WINONA-HOUSTON-TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-
TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-
RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...WINONA...MEDFORD...
NEILLSVILLE...BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...
MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...
PLATTEVILLE
445 AM CST SAT DEC 22 2007
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM
CST SUNDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM
CST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
THE RAIN WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING AND
CHANGE OVER TO SNOW ACROSS WESTERN WISCONSIN THIS AFTERNOON...AND
ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL FROM TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY.
BETWEEN 5 AND 9 INCHES OF SNOW EXPECTED TO FALL ACROSS THESE AREAS
TONIGHT...WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATING SNOW EXPECTED ON SUNDAY. A
TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 10 INCHES IS EXPECTED BY
SUNDAY EVENING.
IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH
AND WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED FROM LATER
TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY. THIS IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE NEW SNOW.
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.
Now from Des Moines
...SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW POSSIBLE INTO TONIGHT...
.A POTENT LATE DECEMBER STORM TAKING SHAPE OVER THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS THIS MORNING WILL STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST THROUGH
THE MID MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY TO THE GREAT LAKES BY EARLY
SUNDAY. WIDESPREAD SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL OCCUR OVER IOWA AND
STATES TO THE SOUTH AND EAST...WITH GREATEST AMOUNTS OF SNOW EAST
OF INTERSTATE 35.
FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-STORY-MARSHALL-
TAMA-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-
CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY...ELDORA...
GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...ADEL...
DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...
KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...
LEON...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD
430 AM CST SAT DEC 22 2007
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM CST
SUNDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM CST
SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY
THROUGHOUT THE DAY WITH RAIN...SLEET OR SNOW CHANGING TO ALL SNOW
DURING THE AFTERNOON. ABOUT THE SAME TIME THAT OCCURS NORTHWEST
WINDS WILL INCREASE AS A COLD FRONT EXITS IOWA WITH SUSTAINED
SPEEDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...AND GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. SNOW TOTALS IN
THE WARNING AREA SHOULD REACH FOUR TO SEVEN INCHES WITH
CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BE
DRAMATICALLY REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOW WITH NEAR
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THE SNOW SHOULD DIMINISH IN
INTENSITY OVERNIGHT...BUT THE WINDS WILL CHANGE LITTLE WITH
BLOWING AND DRIFTING CONTINUING.
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. IN THIS INSTANCE SNOW
ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS WILL BE THE PRIMARY CONCERN. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT.
Snow and Blowing Snow Advisory
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
430 AM CST SAT DEC 22 2007
...SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW POSSIBLE INTO TONIGHT...
.A POTENT LATE DECEMBER STORM TAKING SHAPE OVER THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS THIS MORNING WILL STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST THROUGH
THE MID MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY TO THE GREAT LAKES BY EARLY
SUNDAY. WIDESPREAD SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL OCCUR OVER IOWA AND
STATES TO THE SOUTH AND EAST...WITH GREATEST AMOUNTS OF SNOW EAST
OF INTERSTATE 35.
...SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW POSSIBLE INTO TONIGHT...
.A POTENT LATE DECEMBER STORM TAKING SHAPE OVER THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS THIS MORNING WILL STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST THROUGH
THE MID MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY TO THE GREAT LAKES BY EARLY
SUNDAY. WIDESPREAD SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL OCCUR OVER IOWA AND
STATES TO THE SOUTH AND EAST...WITH GREATEST AMOUNTS OF SNOW EAST
OF INTERSTATE 35.
...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS
MORNING TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING
TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY.
WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY
THROUGHOUT THE DAY WITH RAIN OR SNOW CHANGING TO ALL SNOW BY
MIDDAY. ABOUT THE SAME TIME THAT OCCURS NORTHWEST WINDS WILL
INCREASE AS A COLD FRONT EXITS IOWA WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 15 TO
25 MPH...AND GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. SNOW TOTALS IN THE ADVISORY AREA
SHOULD REACH ONE TO FOUR INCHES WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BE DRAMATICALLY REDUCED DURING
THE PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOW. THE SNOW SHOULD DIMINISH IN
INTENSITY OVERNIGHT...BUT THE WINDS WILL CHANGE LITTLE WITH
BLOWING AND DRIFTING CONTINUING.
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.
WINNEBAGO-WORTH-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-WRIGHT-HAMILTON-BOONE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOREST CITY...NORTHWOOD...GARNER...
MASON CITY...CLARION...WEBSTER CITY...BOONE
430 AM CST SAT DEC 22 2007
...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS
MORNING TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING
TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.
WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY
THROUGHOUT THE DAY WITH RAIN OR SNOW CHANGING TO ALL SNOW BY
MIDDAY. ABOUT THE SAME TIME THAT OCCURS NORTHWEST WINDS WILL
INCREASE AS A COLD FRONT EXITS IOWA WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 15 TO
25 MPH...AND GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. SNOW TOTALS IN THE ADVISORY AREA
SHOULD REACH ONE TO FOUR INCHES WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BE DRAMATICALLY REDUCED DURING
THE PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOW. THE SNOW SHOULD DIMINISH IN
INTENSITY OVERNIGHT...BUT THE WINDS WILL CHANGE LITTLE WITH
BLOWING AND DRIFTING CONTINUING.
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.
Now for Omaha.
Quad Cities.
...STRONG AND DANGEROUS WINTER STORM TO IMPACT REGION THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...
.A STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER OKLAHOMA THIS
MORNING WILL REACH NORTHEAST WISCONSIN BY SUNDAY MORNING. RAIN
WILL CHANGE SNOW BY LATE AFTERNOON IN PORTIONS WEST OF IOWA CITY
TO DUBUQUE IOWA...AND DURING THE EVENING HOURS FARTHER EAST. AS THE
RAIN CHANGES TO SNOW...ICE ACCUMULATION OF 1 OR 2 TENTHS OF AN
INCH ARE POSSIBLE...ALONG WITH MINOR SLEET ACCUMULATIONS. FARTHER
EAST...ALONG AND EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER...ICE ACCUMULATIONS
UP TO ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE EARLY EVENING
HOURS. SNOW AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING. VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE AREA
TONIGHT CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW. SOME LOCATIONS COULD EXPERIENCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS BY
LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. THE SNOW...ICE...BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW...AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CREATE
HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS FOR MUCH OF THE REGION.
BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-BENTON-LINN-JONES-IOWA-JOHNSON-KEOKUK-
WASHINGTON-JEFFERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDEPENDENCE...MANCHESTER...DUBUQUE...
VINTON...CEDAR RAPIDS...ANAMOSA...MARENGO...IOWA CITY...
SIGOURNEY...WASHINGTON...FAIRFIELD
312 AM CST SAT DEC 22 2007
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
12 PM CST SUNDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
12 PM CST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.
A PERIOD SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN MAY CREATE MINOR ICE
ACCUMULATIONS DURING THE PERIOD OF CHANGE OVER. HEAVY SNOW WILL
FALL AT TIMES THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3
TO 8 INCHES ARE LIKELY IN THE WARNING AREA...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...BY LATE THIS EVENING...SUSTAINED WINDS
OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH...MAY CREATE NEAR
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THE BLOWING SNOW IS LIKELY TO CREATE
VERY DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS 6 TO 8 INCHES OR MORE OF SNOW
FALLING AT INTENSE RATES OF 2-3 INCHES PER HOUR...COMBINED WITH
STRONG WINDS AND POSSIBLY...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE...SO ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY AND TAKE YOUR WINTER
SURVIVAL KIT.