Snow Advisories For Iowa And Wisconsin

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
301 PM CDT WED MAR 26 2008
...LIGHTER SNOW ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED...
.SNOW IS STILL EXPECTED OVERNIGHT AND INTO THURSDAY GENERALLY
SOUTH OF I-90. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES BY THURSDAY
AFTERNOON LOOK PROBABLE FOR NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN.
BECAUSE HEAVY SNOW OVER 6 INCHES IS NOT EXPECTED...THE WINTER
STORM WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-
CLAYTON-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-
BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-
CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY...
OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...BLACK RIVER FALLS...
LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...
RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
301 PM CDT WED MAR 26 2008
...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER STORM WATCH.
THE WINTER STORM IS TRACKING SLIGHTLY FURTHER SOUTH AND IS SOMEWHAT
WEAKER. THEREFORE...HEAVY SNOW IS NOT EXPECTED AND THUS THE WINTER
STORM WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3
INCHES ARE EXPECTED SOUTH OF I-90 BEGINNING LATER TONIGHT AND INTO
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
...LATE SEASON SNOW ACROSS FAR NORTHERN IOWA...
.LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TONIGHT BEFORE
MOVING EAST THROUGH THE REGION ON THURSDAY. RAIN AND SNOW WILL
SPREAD INTO IOWA TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THURSDAY BEFORE ENDING LATE
IN THE DAY. FAR NORTHERN IOWA WILL SEE MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
TONIGHT AND THURSDAY.
EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY...
NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY
326 PM CDT WED MAR 26 2008
...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM CDT THURSDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A SNOW
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM CDT THURSDAY. THE
WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
A LATE SEASON SNOW IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE AREA TONIGHT AND
THURSDAY MORNING. INITIALLY...RAIN MIXED WITH SNOW IS EXPECTED
BEFORE THE PRECIPITATION CHANGES TO MODERATE SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SNOWFALL TOTALS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES ACROSS
THE ADVISORY. THE SNOW SHOULD TAPER OFF TO LIGHT SNOW DURING THE
MORNING HOURS ON THURSDAY AND GRADUALLY END DURING THE AFTERNOON.
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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REV
.LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE FROM WYOMING AND COLORADO EAST ACROSS THE
CENTRAL PLAINS TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. WARM AIR TO THE SOUTH OF THIS
STORM TRACK WILL BE LIFTED OVER THE COOLER NORTHERN PLAINS
AIR. THIS WILL ALLOW WIDESPREAD RAIN AND SNOW TO DEVELOP TONIGHT
OVER SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA...SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...AND NORTHWEST
IOWA. THE THREAT OF HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER WILL BE ALONG AND
NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90 NEAR THE JAMES RIVER...EXTENDING TO 20 TO
40 MILES SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90 FURTHER EAST. LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW
IN THIS AREA WILL INCREASE AND QUICKLY BECOME ALL SNOW THIS
EVENING. SNOW WILL THEN BE HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN THE
HEAVY SNOW WARNING AREA. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY
DECREASE THURSDAY.
TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 6 TO 9 INCHES IN THE
WARNING AREA...CENTERED ROUGHLY ALONG A LINE FROM HURON SOUTH
DAKOTA TO PIPESTONE AND JACKSON MINNESOTA. SNOWFALL OF 3 TO 6
INCHES IS EXPECTED IN THE ADVISORY AREAS...WITH AROUND AN INCH
POSSIBLE FURTHER SOUTH ALONG THE MISSOURI RIVER.
SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW IS NOT EXPECTED...BUT THE SNOW IS GOING
TO BE WET AND WILL MAKE ROADS AND OTHER SURFACES VERY
SLIPPERY.
LINCOLN-MURRAY-NOBLES-JACKSON-PIPESTONE-ROCK-BEADLE-KINGSBURY-
BROOKINGS-SANBORN-MINER-LAKE-MOODY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON...
IVANHOE...SLAYTON...FULDA...WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...
PIPESTONE...LUVERNE...HURON...DE SMET...ARLINGTON...
LAKE PRESTON...BROOKINGS...WOONSOCKET...HOWARD...MADISON...
FLANDREAU
348 PM CDT WED MAR 26 2008
...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING
TO 1 PM CDT THURSDAY...
A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
1 PM CDT THURSDAY.
SNOW DEVELOPING THIS EVENING WILL LIKELY BE MIXED WITH RAIN AT THE
START...BUT SHOULD QUICKLY BECOME ALL SNOW AS THE PRECIPITATION
BECOMES HEAVIER. THE HEAVIEST SNOW SHOULD FALL FROM LATE
EVENING...ABOUT 10 PM...INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS THURSDAY.
HOWEVER...ACCUMULATIONS ARE STILL EXPECTED THURSDAY MORNING
BEFORE THE SNOW BECOMES LIGHT OR ENDS IN THE AFTERNOON.
BY LATE THURSDAY MORNING STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL SHOULD RANGE FROM
ABOUT 6 TO 9 INCHES. WITH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH...BLOWING AND
DRIFTING IS NOT EXPECTED TO CREATE ANY MAJOR PROBLEMS.
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...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
LYON-COTTONWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARSHALL...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE
348 PM CDT WED MAR 26 2008
...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM
CDT THURSDAY...
A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM
CDT THURSDAY.
SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THIS EVENING. PERIODS OF MODERATE
TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED AFTER MIDNIGHT INTO
THURSDAY MORNING. BY LATE THURSDAY MORNING...STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL
SHOULD RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES. WITH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH...
BLOWING AND DRIFTING IS NOT EXPECTED TO CREATE MAJOR ADDITIONAL
PROBLEMS. HOWEVER...THE WET SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL CONDITIONS VERY
SLIPPERY.
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.
LYON-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-OBRIEN-CLAY-JERAULD-AURORA-DAVISON-
HANSON-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-HUTCHINSON-TURNER-LINCOLN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD...
LARCHWOOD...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD...ARNOLDS PARK...
ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN...
SPENCER...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA...PLANKINTON...WHITE LAKE...
STICKNEY...MITCHELL...ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...SALEM...CANISTOTA..
BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE...SIOUX FALLS...PARKSTON...FREEMAN...
MENNO...TRIPP...PARKER...CENTERVILLE...MARION...VIBORG...HURLEY...
CHANCELLOR...CANTON...LENNOX...TEA...HARRISBURG
348 PM CDT WED MAR 26 2008
...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
1 PM CDT THURSDAY...
A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM
CDT THURSDAY.
LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP EARLY THIS EVENING AND
QUICKLY BECOME ALL SNOW LATE THIS EVENING AS THE PRECIPITATION
BECOMES HEAVIER. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY
SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED FROM AROUND 10 PM INTO EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING. BY LATE THURSDAY MORNING...STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL SHOULD
RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES. WITH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH...BLOWING AND
DRIFTING IS NOT EXPECTED TO CREATE MAJOR ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS.
HOWEVER...THE WET SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL CONDITIONS VERY SLIPPERY.
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.