More Snow For Mid West

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
730 AM CST MON JAN 21 2008
...SNOW AREA IS EXPANDING...
.THE SNOWFALL AREA IS EXPANDING ACROSS NORTHERN IOWA AND SOUTHERN
MINNESOTA...AND WAS REACHING INTO SOUTHERN WISCONSIN AS WELL. THE
WINTER STORM SYSTEM RESPONSIBLE FOR PRODUCING THIS SNOW WAS MOVING
EAST ACROSS KANSAS THIS MORNING...AND IS EXPECTED TO MOVE QUICKLY
INTO IOWA BY THIS EVENING. AS THE SYSTEM APPROACHES...SNOW WILL
CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY.
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS RANGING FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
OVER A LARGE AREA ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90 THROUGH THIS
EVENING. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ALONG A LINE FROM
MASON CITY AND CHARLES CITY IOWA...TO DECORAH...TO PRAIRIE DU
CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...AND PLATTEVILLE WISCONSIN. AMOUNTS OF 4
TO 6 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE ANTICIPATED THERE.
SLIGHTLY LOWER AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE
INTERSTATE 90 AREA FROM AUSTIN AND ROCHESTER MINNESOTA...TO LA
CROSSE AND TOMAH WISCONSIN.
SNOW WILL DIMINISH TO FLURRIES AND END TONIGHT AS THE STORM
SYSTEM RAPIDLY MOVES EAST INTO THE GREAT LAKES.
PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL ACROSS THE REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT
SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST WEATHER FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS...AND
BE PREPARED FOR ADVERSE TRAVEL CONDITIONS.
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-
CLAYTON-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-LA CROSSE-
MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY...
OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...LA CROSSE...
SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...
RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
730 AM CST MON JAN 21 2008
...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...
A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.
SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA THIS MORNING...GRADUALLY
BECOMING HEAVIER IN INTENSITY. BY NOON...ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4
INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA...AND BY LATE
AFTERNOON...SNOW AMOUNTS BETWEEN 3 AND 5 INCHES WILL BE COMMON.
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.
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
446 AM CST MON JAN 21 2008
...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON
FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST NEBRASKA AND WEST CENTRAL IOWA.
LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE FROM NORTHEAST NEBRASKA INTO WEST
CENTRAL IOWA TODAY. NEW ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BE AROUND AN INCH IN
MOST LOCATIONS...BUT COULD APPROACH 2 INCHES NEAR THE SOUTH DAKOTA
BORDER. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE LIKELY AND
ISOLATED STORM TOTALS OF A BIT MORE ARE POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL BE
STRONG ENOUGH TO CAUSE SOME DRIFTING IN OPEN AREAS. THE SNOW SHOULD
BEGIN TO TAPER OFF THIS AFTERNOON AND END TONIGHT.
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.
$$
POLLACK
...SNOW CONTINUES TO INCREASE IN INTENSITY ACROSS THE AREA...
.A LARGE AREA OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW CONTINUES TO EXPAND ACROSS
THE AREA THIS MORNING...AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO INTO THE
AFTERNOON HOURS. ACCUMULATIONS THUS FAR HAVE RANGED FROM LESS THAN
AN INCH IN THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN...UP TO AN
INCH OR TWO ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST IOWA. THERE IS HIGH
CONFIDENCE THAT SNOWFALL RATES WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE LATE
MORNING HOURS...INTO MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON HOURS. SNOWFALL RATES
NEARING ONE INCH PER HOUR WILL BE A POSSIBILITY ACROSS MUCH OF THE
SNOW ADVISORY AREA BETWEEN 11 AM AND 3 PM. TOTAL SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS STILL APPEAR ON TRACK TO BE FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES IN
MOST AREAS...WITH A FEW LOCATIONS NEARING 6 INCHES. A DECREASE IN
SNOWFALL RATE AND INTENSITY WILL OCCUR THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON
INTO THE EARLY EVENING FROM SOUTH TO NORTH ACROSS THE AREA. A SNOW
ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MIDNIGHT.
SNOW WILL DIMINISH TO FLURRIES AND END TONIGHT AS THE STORM
SYSTEM RAPIDLY MOVES EAST INTO THE GREAT LAKES.
PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL ACROSS THE REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT
SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST WEATHER FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS...AND
BE PREPARED FOR ADVERSE TRAVEL CONDITIONS.
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-
CLAYTON-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-LA CROSSE-
MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY...
OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...LA CROSSE...
SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...
RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
929 AM CST MON JAN 21 2008
...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...
A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT.
A LARGE AREA OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE
IN INTENSITY THROUGH THE REST OF THE MORNING...INTO THE EARLY
AFTERNOON HOURS. SOME SNOWFALL RATES APPROACHING AN INCH PER HOUR
WILL BE POSSIBLE. WIDESPREAD SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR
NEARLY THE ENTIRE AREA THROUGH THE DAY. BY THE TIME SNOW TAPERS
OFF TO FLURRIES LATER THIS EVENING...BETWEEN 3 AND 5 INCHES WILL
HAVE FALLEN...WITH SOME LOCATIONS AROUND 6 INCHES.
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.
$$
BINAU
...SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATING SNOW EXPECTED...
..A LONG DURATION OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW...AND OCCASIONALLY
HEAVY SNOW...WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF IOWA AND NORTHWEST ILLINOIS
THROUGH TONIGHT. A BROAD AREA OF ACCUMULATING SNOW OF 3 TO 5
INCHES ARE LIKELY ALONG AND NORTH OF INTESTATE 80 IN IOWA AND
HIGHWAY 30 IN ILLINOIS. THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS WHICH COULD
REACH 6 TO 8 INCHES ARE MOST LIKELY ALONG HIGHWAY 20 IN IOWA AND
ILLINOIS. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW MAY OCCUR ON TONIGHT AS
NORTHWESTERLY WINDS INCREASE.
IOWA-JOHNSON-CEDAR-CLINTON-MUSCATINE-SCOTT-WHITESIDE-ROCK ISLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARENGO...IOWA CITY...TIPTON...
CLINTON...MUSCATINE...BETTENDORF...DAVENPORT...STERLING...
ROCK FALLS...MOLINE...ROCK ISLAND
957 AM CST MON JAN 21 2008
...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST TUESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A SNOW
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST TUESDAY.
LIGHT SNOW TO MODERATE SNOW WILL SPREAD BACK INTO THE AREA LATE
THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. HEAVIER SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE
LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS
OF SNOW WILL REACH 3 TO 5 INCHES...WITH SOME LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW MAY CREATE
VERY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL LATER TONIGHT.
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.
BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-BENTON-LINN-JONES-JACKSON-JO DAVIESS-
STEPHENSON-CARROLL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDEPENDENCE...MANCHESTER...DUBUQUE...
VINTON...CEDAR RAPIDS...ANAMOSA...MAQUOKETA...GALENA...FREEPORT...
MOUNT CARROLL
957 AM CST MON JAN 21 2008
...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST TUESDAY...
THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST TUESDAY.
SNOW WILL AFFECT THE AREA THIS MORNING...WITH HEAVY SNOW AT
TIMES...THROUGH THIS EVENING. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW WILL
REACH 4 TO 6 INCHES FROM LAST NIGHTS SNOW THROUGH TONIGHT.
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY
ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 20. SOME AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL BE
POSSIBLE LATER TONIGHT.
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 LATE THIS AFTERNOON...
.A WARM FRONT JUST SOUTH OF THE IOWA MISSOURI BORDER EXTENDED
FROM LOW PRESSURE OVER KANSAS AT MIDDAY. THIS WILL PRODUCE
PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW THOUGH THE
AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY OVER NORTHERN AND NORTHEAST IOWA.
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
1028 AM CST MON JAN 21 2008
...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE
ADVISORY AREA TODAY. SNOWFALL TOTALS BY THE TIME THE SNOW
DIMINISHES THIS EVENING WILL VARY FROM THREE TO SIX INCHES. THE
SNOW MAY EVEN BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON FROM
ESTHERVILLE TO MASON CITY AND WATERLOO WHERE AMOUNTS SHOULD BE
TOWARD THE HIGH END OF THAT RANGE...AROUND SIX INCHES. THERE MAY
EVEN BE SOME MINOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TONIGHT 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.
$$
SMALL
I believe the heavy snow is falling from highway 20 north as Des Moines
has seen
very little
...BAND OF HEAVY SNOW TO SPREAD OVER THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON...
.MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD OVER THE REGION
ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90 THROUGH THE MIDDLE AFTERNOON
HOURS. REPORTS OUT OF NORTHEAST IOWA AND FAR SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN
CONFIRM MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL RATES APPROACHING AN INCH PER
HOUR...WITH VERY LARGE POWDERY SNOWFLAKES LEADING TO RAPID
ACCUMULATIONS. EXPECT SNOWFALL INTENSITIES TO INCREASE FOR
ROCHESTER AND LA CROSSE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...WITH QUICKLY
DETERIORATING ROAD CONDITIONS. THE ENTIRE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR
WILL BE SNOWING MODERATELY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...WITH PERIODS OF
HEAVY SNOW. OVER NORTHEAST IOWA AND FAR SOUTHWEST
WISCONSIN...EXPECT MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO CONTINUE INTO THE
EARLY AFTERNOON...WITH SOME DECREASE IN INTENSITY
THEREAFTER...THOUGH IT WILL REMAIN SNOWING. ACCUMULATIONS THUS FAR
HAVE RANGED FROM 1 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA INTO EXTREME
SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN...AND 1 TO 2 INCHES IN THE INTERSTATE 90
CORRIDOR. IN THE EVENING HOURS...SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN TO TAPER FROM
WEST TO EAST...AND A RENEWED BOUT OF MODERATE SNOW IS LIKELY OVER
SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN AND EXTREME NORTHEAST IOWA. TOTAL SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES...THOUGH IT SEEMS VERY
POSSIBLE AN ISOLATED 7 OR 8 INCH REPORT WILL BE RECEIVED...FROM
NORTHEAST IOWA OR SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN.
PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL ACROSS THE REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT
SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST WEATHER FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS...AND
BE PREPARED FOR ADVERSE TRAVEL CONDITIONS.
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-
CLAYTON-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-LA CROSSE-
MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY...
OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...LA CROSSE...
SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...
RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
1141 AM CST MON JAN 21 2008
...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...
A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT.
SNOWFALL RATES WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE OVER THE AREA THROUGH THE
MIDDLE AFTERNOON HOURS. OVER NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST
WISCONSIN WHERE MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW HAS BEEN REPORTED...THIS
SNOWFALL RATE WILL CONTINUE AND THEN DECREASE A LITTLE INTO THE
LATER AFTERNOON HOURS...BEFORE PICKING BACK UP THIS EVENING. IN
THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR...SNOWFALL RATES WILL BE MODERATE TO
HEAVY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...WITH UP TO AN INCH PER HOUR RATES.
SNOW WILL TAPER FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE INTERSTATE 90
CORRIDOR THIS EVENING...WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS. BY THE TIME
SNOW TAPERS OFF TO FLURRIES LATER THIS EVENING...BETWEEN 4 AND 6
INCHES WILL HAVE FALLEN...WITH SOME LOCATIONS LOCALLY HIGHER.
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.
$$
BINAU
PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-DIXON-DAKOTA-CLAY-
UNION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LE MARS...CHEROKEE...STORM LAKE...
SIOUX CITY...IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK...WAKEFIELD...
PONCA...ALLEN...SOUTH SIOUX CITY...VERMILLION...
NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD...ELK POINT...ALCESTER...JEFFERSON
1158 AM CST MON JAN 21 2008
...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON.
SNOW WILL CONTINUE THOUGH THIS AFTERNOON...HOWEVER SNOW IS
EXPECTED TO DECREASE IN INTENSITY BY LATER THIS AFTERNOON.
ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOUR. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF ACROSS THE AREA THIS
EVENING WITH LITTLE TO NO ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION.
A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
LYON-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-OBRIEN-CLAY-LINCOLN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD...
LARCHWOOD...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD...ARNOLDS PARK...
ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN...
SPENCER...CANTON...LENNOX...TEA...HARRISBURG
1158 AM CST MON JAN 21 2008
...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON.
SNOW WILL CONTINUE THOUGH THIS AFTERNOON...HOWEVER SNOW IS
EXPECTED TO DECREASE IN INTENSITY BY LATER THIS AFTERNOON.
ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOUR. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF ACROSS THE AREA THIS
EVENING WITH LITTLE TO NO ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION.
A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
...BAND OF HEAVY SNOW THIS AFTERNOON TO CAUSE IMPACTS TO TRAVEL...
.MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD OVER THE REGION
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. REPORTS OUT OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...NORTHEAST
IOWA AND FAR SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN CONFIRM MODERATE TO HEAVY
SNOWFALL RATES IN EXCESS OF AN INCH PER HOUR WITH THIS BAND...WITH
VERY LARGE POWDERY SNOWFLAKES LEADING TO RAPID ACCUMULATIONS.
EXPECT SNOWFALL INTENSITIES TO INCREASE FOR THE ROCHESTER...WINONA
AND LA CROSSE POPULATION CENTERS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...WITH
QUICKLY DETERIORATING ROAD CONDITIONS. THE ENTIRE INTERSTATE 90
CORRIDOR WILL BE SNOWING HEAVILY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. OVER
NORTHEAST IOWA AND FAR SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN... EXPECT MODERATE TO
HEAVY SNOW TO CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON...WITH SOME
DECREASE IN INTENSITY THEREAFTER...THOUGH IT WILL REMAIN SNOWING.
ACCUMULATIONS THUS FAR HAVE RANGED FROM 1 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS
NORTHEAST IOWA INTO EXTREME SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN...AND 1 TO 3
INCHES IN THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR. IN THE EVENING
HOURS...SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN TO TAPER FROM WEST TO EAST...AND A
RENEWED BOUT OF MODERATE SNOW IS LIKELY OVER SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN
AND EXTREME NORTHEAST IOWA. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL
RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES...THOUGH IT SEEMS VERY POSSIBLE AN
ISOLATED 7 OR 8 INCH REPORT WILL BE RECEIVED.
PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL ACROSS THE REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT
SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST WEATHER FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS...AND
BE PREPARED FOR ADVERSE TRAVEL CONDITIONS.
WABASHA-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BLACK RIVER FALLS
1243 PM CST MON JAN 21 2008
...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A SNOW
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT.
SNOWFALL RATES WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE OVER THE AREA THROUGH
THE MIDDLE AFTERNOON HOURS. SNOWFALL RATES WILL BE MODERATE TO
HEAVY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...WITH INCH PER HOUR RATES. SNOW WILL
TAPER FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING...WITH
ADDITIONAL LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS. BY THE TIME SNOW TAPERS OFF TO
FLURRIES LATER THIS EVENING...BETWEEN 3 AND 5 INCHES WILL HAVE
FALLEN...WITH SOME LOCATIONS LOCALLY HIGHER.
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.
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
1243 PM CST MON JAN 21 2008
...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST TUESDAY...
THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST TUESDAY.
SNOWFALL RATES WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE OVER THE AREA THROUGH
THE MIDDLE AFTERNOON HOURS. OVER NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST
WISCONSIN WHERE MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW HAS BEEN REPORTED...THIS
SNOWFALL RATE WILL CONTINUE AND THEN DECREASE A LITTLE INTO THE
LATER AFTERNOON HOURS...BEFORE PICKING BACK UP THIS EVENING. IN
THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR...SNOWFALL RATES WILL BE MODERATE TO
HEAVY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...WITH UP TO AN INCH PER HOUR RATES.
SNOW WILL TAPER FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE INTERSTATE
90 CORRIDOR THIS EVENING...WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS. BY THE
TIME SNOW TAPERS OFF TO FLURRIES WELL AFTER MIDNIGHT...BETWEEN
4 AND 6 INCHES WILL HAVE FALLEN...WITH SOME LOCATIONS LOCALLY
HIGHER. THE SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 3 AM WITH SNOW
EXPECTED TO LINGER PAST MIDNIGHT.
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.
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-
MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-LA CROSSE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...ROCHESTER...
WINONA...AUSTIN...LA CROSSE
1243 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 TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA THROUGH THE
MIDDLE AFTERNOON HOURS. OVER NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST
WISCONSIN WHERE MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW HAS BEEN REPORTED...THIS
SNOWFALL RATE WILL CONTINUE AND THEN DECREASE A LITTLE INTO THE
LATER AFTERNOON HOURS...BEFORE PICKING BACK UP THIS EVENING. IN
THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR...SNOWFALL RATES WILL BE MODERATE TO
HEAVY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...WITH UP TO AN INCH PER HOUR RATES.
SNOW WILL TAPER FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE INTERSTATE 90
CORRIDOR THIS EVENING...WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS. BY THE TIME
SNOW TAPERS OFF TO FLURRIES LATER THIS EVENING...BETWEEN 4 AND 6
INCHES WILL HAVE FALLEN...WITH SOME LOCATIONS LOCALLY HIGHER.
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.
$$
BINAU
.SNOW ASSOCIATED WITH A FRONTAL BOUNDARY ALOFT WILL MOVE OFF TO
THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST OF THE AREA THIS EVENING.
PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-DIXON-DAKOTA-CLAY-
UNION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LE MARS...CHEROKEE...STORM LAKE...
SIOUX CITY...IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK...WAKEFIELD...
PONCA...ALLEN...SOUTH SIOUX CITY...VERMILLION...
NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD...ELK POINT...ALCESTER...JEFFERSON
230 PM CST MON JAN 21 2008
...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON.
MOSTLY LIGHT SNOW WILL BE ENDING THIS EVENING...BUT NOT BEFORE
ACCUMULATING ANOTHER INCH OR TWO THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON
THROUGH EARLY EVENING.
A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
LYON-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-OBRIEN-CLAY-LINCOLN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD...
LARCHWOOD...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD...ARNOLDS PARK...
ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN...
SPENCER...CANTON...LENNOX...TEA...HARRISBURG
230 PM CST MON JAN 21 2008
...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON.
MOSTLY LIGHT SNOW WILL BE ENDING THIS EVENING...BUT NOT BEFORE
ACCUMULATING ANOTHER INCH OR TWO THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON THROUGH
EARLY EVENING.
A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
...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 THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. SNOW HAD DECREASED
IN INTENSITY ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA...BUT IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY
INCREASE IN INTENSITY AGAIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING
AS THE MAIN WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. SO
FAR...WIDESPREAD 2 TO 4 INCH SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS HAVE BEEN
REPORTED OVER ALL OF NORTHEAST IOWA...SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...AND ACROSS
THE RIVER INTO SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. LIGHT TO MODERATE 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 VERY LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY
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 4 TO 6 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 6 TO 7
INCHES OF SNOW...BUT GIVEN THE LONG DURATION OF THE SNOWFALL
EVENT...AN UPGRADE TO A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MAY NOT BE NEEDED.
HOWEVER...SHOULD IT APPEAR THAT WIDESPREAD ACCUMULATIONS TOWARD 8
INCHES ARE BECOMING MORE POSSIBLE...AN UPGRADE TO HEAVY SNOW
WARNING REMAINS POSSIBLE YET THIS AFTERNOON OR THIS EVENING FOR
PORTIONS OF THE AREA.
PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL ACROSS THE REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT
SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST WEATHER FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS...AND
BE PREPARED FOR ADVERSE TRAVEL CONDITIONS.
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-
WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-
LA CROSSE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...ROCHESTER...
WINONA...AUSTIN...BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE
236 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 TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA THROUGH THE
LATE AFTERNOON HOURS...BEFORE A SLOW DECREASE IN INTENSITY OCCURS.
LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE BULK OF THE
EVENING...BEFORE TAPERING OFF AROUND MIDNIGHT OR SHORTLY
THEREAFTER. WIDESPREAD 4 TO 6 SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE
LIKELY...WITH SOME LOCATIONS SEEING HIGHER AMOUNTS. IF HIGHER
AMOUNTS APPEAR THAT THEY WILL BE MORE WIDESPREAD...AN UPGRADE TO A HEAVY
SNOW WARNING MAY BE REQUIRED.
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.