Monday, January 21, 2008

Heavy Snow Warnings

MONONA-KNOX-CEDAR-THURSTON-ANTELOPE-PIERCE-WAYNE-MADISON-STANTON-
CUMING-BURT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONAWA...BLOOMFIELD...HARTINGTON...
PENDER...NELIGH...PIERCE...WAYNE...NORFOLK...STANTON...
WEST POINT...TEKAMAH
301 PM CST MON JAN 21 2008
...SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...
LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING ACROSS PARTS
OF NORTHEAST NEBRASKA AND WESTERN IOWA. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS
SHOULD AVERAGE AROUND ONE HALF INCH FROM NORFOLK TO TEKAMAH...BUT
PERHAPS AS MUCH AS ONE MORE INCH ACROSS EXTREME PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST
NEBRASKA. THIS IS ON TOP OF SNOWFALL FROM 2 TO 9 INCHES THAT HAS
FALLEN OVER THE PREVIOUS DAY. THUS...BECAUSE ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN LIGHT...THE SNOW ADVISORY WILL BE
ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW CONTINUES OVER THE AREA...
.A BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW...WITH VERY LARGE FLAKES AND
FLUFFY...POWDERY ACCUMULATIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE
INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR AND PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST IOWA THROUGH THE
LATE AFTERNOON HOURS INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. SO
FAR...WIDESPREAD 4 TO 5 INCH SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS HAVE BEEN
REPORTED OVER MUCH OF NORTHEAST IOWA...SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...AND
ACROSS THE RIVER INTO SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. SNOW WILL CONTINUE
OVER MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS... THOUGH THE VERY
HEAVY SNOWFALL RATES EXPERIENCED THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON SHOULD
DIMINISH INTO THE EVENING HOURS. SNOW WILL COME TO AN END FROM WEST TO
EAST ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT...STARTING IN THE MID TO LATE EVENING
ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA...AND AFTER MIDNIGHT
FOR AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
WIDESPREAD 6 TO 8 INCH SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ALONG
AND SOUTH OF A DODGE CENTER MINNESOTA TO BLACK RIVER FALLS LINE.
THERE ARE LIKELY TO BE A FEW LOCATIONS WHICH RECEIVE UP TO 9
INCHES OF SNOW. THE SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A HEAVY
SNOW WARNING FOR MUCH OF THE AREA HIGHER THE DEEP...POWDERY ACCUMULATIONS.
PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL ACROSS THE REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT
SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST WEATHER FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS...AND
BE PREPARED FOR ADVERSE TRAVEL CONDITIONS.
HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-CHICKASAW-OLMSTED-WINONA-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-
LA CROSSE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...ROCHESTER...WINONA...
LA CROSSE
325 PM CST MON JAN 21 2008
...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A HEAVY SNOW
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. THE SNOW
ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL SLOWLY DECREASE BACK TO LIGHT SNOW
THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. SNOWFALL RATES UP TO AN INCH AN HOUR
WILL BE POSSIBLE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. SNOW WILL COME TO AND
END DURING THE LATE EVENING HOURS TO JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT. TOTAL
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE HIGHEST IN THE INTERSTATE 90
CORRIDOR WHERE 6 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS.
A HEAVY SNOW WARNING 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.
ALLAMAKEE-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-
RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...OELWEIN...SPARTA/TOMAH...
MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...
PLATTEVILLE
325 PM CST MON JAN 21 2008
...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST TUESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A HEAVY SNOW
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST TUESDAY. THE SNOW
ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS HOURS.
SNOWFALL RATES UP TO AN INCH AN HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE. SNOW WILL
COME TO AND END AFTER MIDNIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5
TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.
A HEAVY SNOW WARNING 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.
MITCHELL-FLOYD-WABASHA-DODGE-MOWER-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLES CITY...AUSTIN...
BLACK RIVER FALLS
325 PM CST MON JAN 21 2008
...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...
A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT.
MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA THROUGH THE LATE
AFTERNOON HOURS...BEFORE A SLOW DECREASE IN INTENSITY OCCURS
THROUGH THE EVENING....BEFORE TAPERING OFF AROUND MIDNIGHT OR
SHORTLY THEREAFTER. WIDESPREAD 4 TO 6 SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE
LIKELY... WITH SOME LOCATIONS SEEING HIGHER AMOUNTS.
A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL
DIFFICULTIES. BE SURE TO CHECK THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION
BEFORE YOU TRAVEL. EXPECT SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES.
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BINAU
...ACCUMULATING SNOW CONTINUES TONIGHT...
.A LONG DURATION OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW...AND OCCASIONALLY
HEAVY SNOW...WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF IOWA AND NORTHWEST ILLINOIS
THROUGH TONIGHT. TOTAL STORM SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES
ARE EXPECTED IN THE ADVISORY AREA. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE
POSSIBLE. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ARE LIKELY TONIGHT AS
NORTHWESTERLY WINDS INCREASE.
BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-BENTON-LINN-JONES-JACKSON-IOWA-JOHNSON-
CEDAR-CLINTON-MUSCATINE-SCOTT-JO DAVIESS-STEPHENSON-CARROLL-
WHITESIDE-ROCK ISLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDEPENDENCE...MANCHESTER...DUBUQUE...
VINTON...CEDAR RAPIDS...ANAMOSA...MAQUOKETA...MARENGO...
IOWA CITY...TIPTON...CLINTON...MUSCATINE...BETTENDORF...
DAVENPORT...GALENA..FREEPORT...MOUNT CARROLL...STERLING...
ROCK FALLS...MOLINE...ROCK ISLAND
326 PM CST MON JAN 21 2008
...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST TUESDAY...
A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST TUESDAY.
SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT.
WIDESPREAD SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES CAN BE
EXPECTED...WITH SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. LATE THIS
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF...BUT
WINDS WILL INCREASE...BRINGING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL
DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLICK...SNOW-COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND BE CAREFUL WHILE DRIVING.
...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW EXPECTED THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING...
.LOW PRESSURE NEAR WHERE NEBRASKA...IOWA AND MISSOURI ALL
INTERSECT WILL CROSS FAR SOUTHERN IOWA THIS EVENING AND THEN MOVE
EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. SNOW...MAINLY
LIGHT...IS EXPECTED NORTH OF THAT PATH OVER MUCH OF IOWA WITH THE
HEAVIEST STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS THROUGH THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE
STATE.
EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-
POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-SAC-CALHOUN-
WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-
BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY...
NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS...
HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY..SAC CITY...
ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA...
GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON...
BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO
342 PM CST MON JAN 21 2008
...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
LIGHT SNOW...MODERATE AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE
ADVISORY AREA EARLY THIS EVENING. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE
AN INCH OR LESS...WITH STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS RANGING FROM THREE TO
SIX INCHES BY THE TIME THE SNOW DIMINISHES LATER TONIGHT. THERE
MAY EVEN BE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVERNIGHT AS THE STORM
PULLS AWAY.
A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
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