Updates on Dangerous Winter Weather

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
251 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008
...CONTINUING SNOWFALL...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS...AND BITTERLY
COLD WIND CHILLS PERSIST...
.A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 6 PM THIS EVENING FOR
FREEBORN...STEELE...AND GOODHUE COUNTIES IN MINNESOTA WHERE NEAR
ZERO VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MID-AFTERNOON. A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 6 PM THIS EVENING FOR
THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA.
SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA INTO WESTERN
WISCONSIN THIS AFTERNOON BUT WILL WIND DOWN DURING THE REMAINDER
OF THE AFTERNOON. HOWEVER BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE
TO SHARPLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. SOME AREA HIGHWAYS MAY DRIFT SHUT. A
BLIZZARD WARNING CONTINUES THROUGH 6 PM CST FOR FREEBORN...STEELE
AND GOODHUE COUNTIES.
A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITY ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. THIS INCLUDES ALONG INTERSTATE
90 IN FREEBORN COUNTY AND INTERSTATE 35 FROM MEDFORD SOUTH TO THE
IOWA BORDER.
BITTERLY COLD AIR CONTINUES TO FLOOD INTO THE REGION. WIND CHILLS
OF 25 TO 40 BELOW ZERO...OVER SOUTH AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA WILL
SPREAD INTO WESTERN WISCONSIN OVERNIGHT. IN ADDITION...WIND CHILL
READINGS FROM MINUS 40 TO MINUS 45 CAN BE EXPECTED OVER PART OF
CENTRAL MINNESOTA AS WINDS CONTINUE AND TEMPERATURES DROP OFF.
WIND CHILL WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES MEAN THAT VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL
RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE
NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT
AND GLOVES.
SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-
YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-REDWOOD-BROWN-
NICOLLET-WATONWAN-MARTIN-POLK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...
MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...
GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...
SHAKOPEE...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...ST. JAMES...
FAIRMONT...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE
251 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS
CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS
NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY.
ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS REMAINED OVER SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA
TODAY...BUT BITTER COLD ARCTIC AIR HAS CONTINUED TO PUSH ACROSS
THE AREA ON GUSTY WINDS. CONSEQUENTLY...THE WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR THE AREA HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY.
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.
GOODHUE-STEELE-FREEBORN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RED WING...OWATONNA...ALBERT LEA
251 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY...
A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY.
A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. THIS INCLUDES ALONG INTERSTATE
90 IN FREEBORN COUNTY AND INTERSTATE 35 FROM MEDFORD SOUTH TO THE
IOWA BORDER.
EVEN WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ABATING LATE TODAY...BITTERLY COLD
AIR WILL CONTINUE TO FLOOD ACROSS THE REGION OVERNIGHT.
CONSEQUENTLY...A WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL FOLLOW THE BLIZZARD
WARNING AFTER 6 PM AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING.
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.
DAKOTA-LE SUEUR-RICE-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-FARIBAULT-BARRON-RUSK-
ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURNSVILLE...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...
MANKATO...WASECA...BLUE EARTH...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...
HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...
BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...
EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA
251 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY.
NOW WILL CONTINUE OVER WESTERN WISCONSIN FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE
AFTERNOON BUT WILL WIND DOWN RAPIDLY EARLY THIS EVENING.
HOWEVER...BITTER ARCTIC AIR WILL CONTINUE TO FLOOD ACROSS THE AREA
OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY ON STRONG GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS.
CONSEQUENTLY...THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL TRANSITION INTO A
WIND CHILL ADVISORY OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING.
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.
.STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT
WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING
AND OVERNIGHT. THE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE FROM WEST TO EAST
ACROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT.
BEADLE-KINGSBURY-GREGORY-JERAULD-SANBORN-MINER-BRULE-AURORA-
DAVISON-HANSON-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS-HUTCHINSON-BON HOMME-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HURON...DE SMET...ARLINGTON...
LAKE PRESTON...GREGORY...BURKE...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA...
WOONSOCKET...HOWARD...CHAMBERLAIN...KIMBALL...PLANKINTON...
WHITE LAKE...STICKNEY...MITCHELL...ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...WAGNER...
PLATTE...LAKE ANDES...MARTY...ARMOUR...CORSICA...DELMONT...
PARKSTON...FREEMAN...MENNO...TRIPP...TYNDALL...SCOTLAND...
SPRINGFIELD...AVON...TABOR
226 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING.
STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL WILL PRODUCE
DANGEROUS WINDS CHILLS OF 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW THROUGH EARLY
EVENING. THE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE TO 5 TO 10 MPH BY
MIDNIGHT.
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN A STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE
WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR
EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 20 DEGREES
BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. THOSE PLANNING
TO VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL
EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED.
LINCOLN-PIPESTONE-BROOKINGS-LAKE-MOODY-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-TURNER-
YANKTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON...
IVANHOE...PIPESTONE...BROOKINGS...MADISON...FLANDREAU...SALEM...
CANISTOTA...BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE...SIOUX FALLS...PARKER...
CENTERVILLE...MARION...VIBORG...HURLEY...CHANCELLOR..YANKTON
226 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CST
WEDNESDAY...
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CST WEDNESDAY.
STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE BITTERLY COLD
WIND CHILLS OF 20 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO THROUGH THE LATE EVENING.
THE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE TO LESS THAN 10 MPH AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN A STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE
WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR
EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 20 DEGREES
BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. THOSE
PLANNING TO VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE
THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED.
LYON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MARSHALL
226 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
WEDNESDAY...
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY.
STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE TO
10 TO 15 MPH DURING THE NIGHT. THESE WINDS ALONG WITH VERY COLD
TEMPERATURES WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS WINDS CHILLS OF 25 BELOW TO 35
BELOW THROUGH THE NIGHT.
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN A STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE
WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR
EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 20 DEGREES
BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. THOSE
PLANNING TO VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE
THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED.
LYON-SIOUX-ROCK-DIXON-LINCOLN-CLAY-UNION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD...
LARCHWOOD...ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...LUVERNE...WAKEFIELD...
PONCA...ALLEN...CANTON...LENNOX...TEA..HARRISBURG...VERMILLION...
NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD...ELK POINT...ALCESTER...JEFFERSON
226 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CST
WEDNESDAY...
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CST WEDNESDAY.
STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE BITTERLY COLD
WIND CHILLS OF 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO THROUGH THE EVENING. THE
WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE TO LESS THAN 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN A STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE
WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR
EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 20 DEGREES
BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. THOSE
PLANNING TO VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE
THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED.
MURRAY-NOBLES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SLAYTON...FULDA...WORTHINGTON
226 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
WEDNESDAY...
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY.
STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE TO
10 TO 15 MPH DURING THE NIGHT. THESE WINDS ALONG WITH SUB ZERO
TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE WIND CHILLS OF 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO
THROUGH THE NIGHT.
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN A STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE
WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR
EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 20 DEGREES
BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. THOSE
PLANNING TO VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE
THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED.
OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-OBRIEN-CLAY-CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-IDA-COTTONWOOD-
JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD...
ARNOLDS PARK...SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN...SPENCER...CHEROKEE...
STORM LAKE...IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK...WINDOM...
MOUNTAIN LAKE...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD
226 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
WEDNESDAY...
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY.
STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE TO
10 TO 15 MPH DURING THE NIGHT. THESE WINDS ALONG WITH VERY COLD
TEMPERATURES WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS WINDS CHILLS OF 20 BELOW TO 35
BELOW THROUGH THE NIGHT.
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN A STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE
WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR
EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 20 DEGREES
BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. THOSE
PLANNING TO VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE
THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED.
PLYMOUTH-WOODBURY-DAKOTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LE MARS...SIOUX CITY...SOUTH SIOUX CITY
226 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CST
WEDNESDAY...
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CST WEDNESDAY.
STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL CREATE BITTERLY COLD
WIND CHILLS OF 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO THROUGH THE LATE EVENING.
THE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE TO LESS THAN 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN A STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE
WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR
EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 20 DEGREES
BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. THOSE
PLANNING TO VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE
THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED.
...BLOWING SNOW AND WIND CHILL THREATS EXPECTED THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING...
.STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS...COMBINED WITH FALLING SNOW THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS THROUGH
TOMORROW MORNING. NORTHWESTERLY WINDS AROUND 25 TO 35
MPH...GUSTING TO 35 TO 45 MPH...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY
MORNING HOURS. IN ADDITION...SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IS
EXPECTED...WHICH WILL CREATE BLOWING SNOW CONDITIONS WITH SUCH
STRONG WINDS. SHORT PERIODS OF NEAR-BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MAY
OCCUR...BUT WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS BEING ISSUED FOR BOTH THE BLOWING
SNOW AND WIND CHILL THREATS.
BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-BENTON-LINN-JONES-JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDEPENDENCE...MANCHESTER...DUBUQUE...
VINTON...CEDAR RAPIDS...ANAMOSA...MAQUOKETA
304 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST
WEDNESDAY...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM
CST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED.
THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
GUSTY NORTHWESTERLY WINDS AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA
THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS...CREATING DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS AND
BLOWING SNOW CONDITIONS. VISIBILITIES AROUND ONE MILE ARE
POSSIBLE...WITH ISOLATED AREAS OF ONE QUARTER MILE VISIBILITIES IN
THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. IN ADDITION...WIND CHILL
READINGS TO 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING. TRAVEL
WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER
ROADWAYS.
AFTER MIDNIGHT...STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWESTERLY WINDS CONTINUE
WHILE TEMPERATURES DROP TO NEAR 10 BELOW ZERO. THIS WILL PRODUCE
DANGEROUS WIND CHILL READINGS TO COLDER THAN 30 BELOW ZERO. PATCHY
BLOWING SNOW MAY STILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT AS WELL.
A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS A COMBINATION OF BITTERLY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES....
RESULTING IN FROST BITE ..HYPOTHERMIA OR EVEN DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...DRESS
APPROPRIATELY IN LAYERS COVERING EXPOSED SKIN. FROSTBITE WILL
OCCUR IN A FEW AS 10 MINUTES IN THESE CONDITIONS.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...
AND/OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED
FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND BE CAREFUL
WHILE DRIVING.
JO DAVIESS-STEPHENSON-CARROLL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALENA...FREEPORT...MOUNT CARROLL
304 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST
WEDNESDAY...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM
CST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED.
THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
GUSTY NORTHWESTERLY WINDS AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA
THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS...CREATING DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS AND
BLOWING SNOW CONDITIONS. VISIBILITIES AROUND ONE MILE ARE
POSSIBLE...WITH ISOLATED AREAS OF ONE QUARTER MILE VISIBILITIES IN
THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. IN ADDITION...WIND CHILL
READINGS TO 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING. TRAVEL
WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER
ROADWAYS.
AFTER MIDNIGHT...STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWESTERLY WINDS CONTINUE
WHILE TEMPERATURES DROP TO NEAR 10 BELOW ZERO. THIS WILL PRODUCE
DANGEROUS WIND CHILL READINGS TO COLDER THAN 30 BELOW ZERO. PATCHY
BLOWING SNOW MAY STILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT AS WELL.
A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS A COMBINATION OF BITTERLY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES....
RESULTING IN FROST BITE ..HYPOTHERMIA OR EVEN DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...DRESS
APPROPRIATELY IN LAYERS COVERING EXPOSED SKIN. FROSTBITE WILL
OCCUR IN A FEW AS 10 MINUTES IN THESE CONDITIONS.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...
AND/OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED
FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND BE CAREFUL
WHILE DRIVING.
IOWA-JOHNSON-CEDAR-KEOKUK-WASHINGTON-JEFFERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARENGO...IOWA CITY...TIPTON...
SIGOURNEY...WASHINGTON...FAIRFIELD
304 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY.
THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
GUSTY NORTHWESTERLY WINDS AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA
THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS...CREATING DANGEROUS BLOWING SNOW
CONDITIONS. VISIBILITIES AROUND ONE MILE ARE POSSIBLE...WITH
ISOLATED AREAS OF ONE QUARTER MILE VISIBILITIES IN THE LATE
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. TRAVEL WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS WITH
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER ROADWAYS.
TONIGHT...STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWESTERLY WINDS CONTINUE
WHILE TEMPERATURES DROP TO THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE TO SINGLE
DIGITS BELOW ZERO. THIS WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL READINGS TO
COLDER THAN 20 BELOW ZERO. PATCHY BLOWING SNOW MAY STILL OCCUR
OVERNIGHT AS WELL...WITH CONTINUED HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...
AND/OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED
FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND BE CAREFUL
WHILE DRIVING.
CLINTON-MUSCATINE-SCOTT-LOUISA-HENRY IA-DES MOINES-VAN BUREN-LEE-
WHITESIDE-ROCK ISLAND-HENRY IL-BUREAU-PUTNAM-MERCER-HENDERSON-
WARREN-HANCOCK-MCDONOUGH-SCOTLAND-CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTON...MUSCATINE...BETTENDORF...
DAVENPORT...WAPELLO...MOUNT PLEASANT...BURLINGTON...KEOSAUQUA....
FORT MADISON...STERLING...ROCK FALLS...MOLINE...ROCK ISLAND...
KEWANEE...PRINCETON...HENNEPIN...ALEDO...OQUAWKA...MONMOUTH..
CARTHAGE...MACOMB...MEMPHIS...KAHOKA
304 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY.
THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
GUSTY NORTHWESTERLY WINDS AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA
THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS...CREATING DANGEROUS BLOWING SNOW
CONDITIONS. VISIBILITIES AROUND ONE MILE ARE POSSIBLE...WITH
ISOLATED AREAS OF ONE QUARTER MILE VISIBILITIES IN THE LATE
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. TRAVEL WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS WITH
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER ROADWAYS.
TONIGHT...STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWESTERLY WINDS CONTINUE
WHILE TEMPERATURES DROP TO THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE TO SINGLE
DIGITS BELOW ZERO. THIS WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL READINGS TO
COLDER THAN 20 BELOW ZERO. PATCHY BLOWING SNOW MAY STILL OCCUR
OVERNIGHT AS WELL...WITH CONTINUED HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...
AND/OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED
FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND BE CAREFUL
WHILE DRIVING.
$$
MAYES/LRE
...SNOW TO END...WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE...DANGEROUS
WIND CHILLS DEVELOPING...
.THE SNOW WILL PUSH OFF TO THE EAST EARLY THIS EVENING...WITH
ANOTHER 1/2 TO 1 INCH POSSIBLE. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL STAY STRONG
AND GUSTY THOUGH...CONTINUING TO BLOW AND DRIFT THE SNOW IN THE
OPEN AND UNSHELTERED AREAS OF NORTHEAST IOWA...SOUTHEAST
MINNESOTA...AND SOME AREA RIDGE-TOPS. NEAR WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS
WITH VISIBILITIES AROUND 1/4 MILE OR LESS CAN STILL BE EXPECTED
IN THESE AREAS...BUT CONDITIONS WILL START TO IMPROVE AFTER 7 PM.
IN ADDITION TO THE HAZARDS FROM THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...
TEMPERATURES WILL TUMBLE INTO THE TEENS BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. COMBINE
THIS WITH THE STRONG WINDS AND WIND CHILLS WILL FALL INTO THE 30
TO 40 BELOW ZERO RANGE AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROST BITE CAN OCCUR IN AS
LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES WITH WIND CHILLS THIS COLD.
TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...AND
PARTS OF NORTHEAST IOWA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN EARLY THIS
EVENING DUE TO THE BLOWING SNOW. MEANWHILE...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS
WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT. IF VENTURING OUT TONIGHT...TAKE EXTRA STEPS
TO PROTECT YOUR EXPOSED SKIN.
MITCHELL-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-MOWER-BUFFALO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...AUSTIN
328 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST
WEDNESDAY...
A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT.
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST
WEDNESDAY.
SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AND END EARLY THIS EVENING...WITH ANOTHER 1/2
TO 1 INCH OF SNOW. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BLOW AND DRIFT SOME
OF THIS SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS AT
TIMES. THESE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS WILL START TO IMPROVE BY 7 PM.
IN ADDITION...THE STRONG WINDS WILL COUPLE WITH LOW TEMPERATURES
PLUMMETING INTO THE TEENS BELOW ZERO TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS AROUND
35 BELOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.
HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-
WINONA-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-
JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY...
OELWEIN...WINONA...BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...
MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...
PLATTEVILLE
328 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST
WEDNESDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST
WEDNESDAY.
SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AND END EARLY THIS EVENING...WITH ANOTHER 1/2
TO 1 INCH OF SNOW. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BLOW AND DRIFT SOME
OF THIS SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO 1/2 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.
IN ADDITION...THE STRONG WINDS WILL COUPLE WITH LOW TEMPERATURES
PLUMMETING INTO THE TEENS BELOW ZERO TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS AROUND
35 BELOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE
TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.
$$
RIECK
MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-KNOX-CEDAR-THURSTON-ANTELOPE-PIERCE-WAYNE-
BOONE-MADISON-STANTON-CUMING-BURT-PLATTE-COLFAX-DODGE-WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONAWA...MISSOURI VALLEY...HARLAN...
BLOOMFIELD...HARTINGTON...PENDER...NELIGH...PIERCE...WAYNE...
ALBION...NORFOLK...STANTON...WEST POINT...TEKAMAH...COLUMBUS...
SCHUYLER...FREMONT...BLAIR
340 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON.
FOBERT