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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
340 AM CST SUN NOV 30 2008
...WINTER STORM TO BRING ACCUMULATING SNOW AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL
CONDITIONS...
.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL STRENGTHEN AS IT LIFTS FROM WESTERN
KENTUCKY THIS MORNING...INTO THE GREAT LAKES REGION TONIGHT. SNOW
WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA TODAY NORTHWEST OF THIS WINTER STORM
SYSTEM. 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOWFALL EXPECTED FROM THIS MORNING
THROUGH TONIGHT ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM RICHLAND CENTER AND
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN WISCONSIN...TO FARMERSBURG AND OELWEIN IOWA. IN
ADDITION...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY INTO
TONIGHT...LEADING TO SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THIS WILL
PRODUCE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.
FAYETTE-CLAYTON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OELWEIN...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...
RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
340 AM CST SUN NOV 30 2008
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL
6 AM CST MONDAY.
SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA TODAY AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH
TONIGHT. 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ALONG AND SOUTH OF A
LINE FROM RICHLAND CENTER AND PRAIRIE DU CHIEN WISCONSIN...TO
FARMERSBURG AND OELWEIN IOWA. INCREASING NORTH WINDS WILL ALSO LEAD
TO SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING...PRODUCING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.
$$
DAS
.LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE FROM THE SOUTHERN OHIO RIVER VALLEY INTO
THE SOUTHERN GREAT LAKES TODAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE A
PROLONGED LIGHT SNOW EVENT THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.
HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-POLK-JASPER-
POWESHIEK-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-
DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELDORA...GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...
AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...
INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA...
OTTUMWA...LEON...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD
351 AM CST SUN NOV 30 2008
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON.
LIGHT SNOW WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA THROUGH TODAY.
ONE TO THREE INCHES OF SNOW HAS ALREADY FALLEN IN THE ADVISORY
AREA AND ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF ONE TO TWO INCHES IS FORECAST FOR
TODAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 5 INCHES WILL BE COMMON WITH AN
ISOLATED 6 INCH AMOUNT POSSIBLE.
WINDS WILL NOT BE A FACTOR THIS MORNING BUT ARE EXPECTED TO
INCREASE BY LATER THIS AFTERNOON.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
$$
CC
...ACCUMULATING SNOW TO BRING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL...
.THE FIRST SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATING SNOW OF THE SEASON WILL IMPACT
EASTERN IOWA...NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND NORTHEAST
MISSOURI THROUGH TONIGHT... AS A STORM SYSTEM INTENSIFIES OVER THE
MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND LIFTS SLOWLY NORTHEAST INTO THE GREAT
LAKES BY MONDAY MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY RANGE
FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES... WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES
OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST ILLINOIS GENERALLY ALONG AND EAST OF
A GALENA TO GENESEO LINE. IN ADDITION... WINDY CONDITIONS WILL
DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT WITH NORTH TO
NORTHWEST WINDS AT 20 TO 35 MPH RESULTING IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW.
THIS IS THE FIRST SIGNIFICANT SNOW FOR THE AREA... AND IT FALLS ON
A MAJOR TRAVEL DAY THAT MARKS THE END OF THE THANKSGIVING DAY
HOLIDAY WEEKEND. ROAD CONDITIONS WILL INITIALLY BE WET OR SLUSH
COVERED... BUT WILL EVENTUALLY BECOME PACKED WITH SNOW MAKING
TRAVEL HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT WHEN THE
HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED.
JO DAVIESS-STEPHENSON-CARROLL-WHITESIDE-HENRY IL-BUREAU-PUTNAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALENA...FREEPORT...MOUNT CARROLL...
STERLING...ROCK FALLS...KEWANEE...PRINCETON...HENNEPIN
417 AM CST SUN NOV 30 2008
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.
SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON...CONTINUING THROUGH
TONIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY
MONDAY MORNING. SLUSHY ROADS WILL GRADUALLY BECOME SNOW
PACKED...AND IF UNTREATED...THEY WILL REMAIN SLICK THROUGH TONIGHT
AS THE SNOW CONTINUES. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 35 MPH
THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT...RESULTING IN SOME
BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW.
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS ISSUED
WHEN HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO COMBINE WITH STRONG WINDS OF
25 MPH OR MORE...CAUSING MAJOR IMPACTS TO TRAVEL. TRAVEL WILL BECOME
DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP A WINTER WEATHER SUPPLY KIT
IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDEPENDENCE...MANCHESTER...DUBUQUE
417 AM CST SUN NOV 30 2008
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY.
LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH
VISIBILITIES UNDER A MILE AT TIMES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY MONDAY MORNING. SLUSHY ROADS
WILL GRADUALLY BECOME SNOW PACKED...AND IF UNTREATED...THEY
WILL REMAIN SLICK THROUGH TONIGHT AS THE SNOW CONTINUES. NORTH
WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE
THROUGH TONIGHT...RESULTING IN SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE
SNOW.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLICK...SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND BE CAREFUL WHILE
DRIVING.
BENTON-LINN-IOWA-JOHNSON-KEOKUK-WASHINGTON-JEFFERSON-HENRY IA-
VAN BUREN-LEE-SCOTLAND-CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VINTON...CEDAR RAPIDS...MARENGO...
IOWA CITY...SIGOURNEY...WASHINGTON...FAIRFIELD...MOUNT PLEASANT...
KEOSAUQUA....FORT MADISON...MEMPHIS...KAHOKA
417 AM CST SUN NOV 30 2008
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY...
THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
MONDAY.
LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH
VISIBILITIES UNDER A MILE AT TIMES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY MONDAY MORNING. SLUSHY ROADS
WILL GRADUALLY BECOME SNOW PACKED...AND IF UNTREATED...THEY
WILL REMAIN SLICK THROUGH TONIGHT AS THE SNOW CONTINUES. NORTH
WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE
THROUGH TONIGHT...RESULTING IN SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE
SNOW.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLICK...SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND BE CAREFUL WHILE
DRIVING.
JONES-JACKSON-CEDAR-CLINTON-MUSCATINE-SCOTT-LOUISA-DES MOINES-
ROCK ISLAND-MERCER-HENDERSON-WARREN-HANCOCK-MCDONOUGH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANAMOSA...MAQUOKETA...TIPTON...
CLINTON...MUSCATINE...BETTENDORF...DAVENPORT...WAPELLO...
BURLINGTON...MOLINE...ROCK ISLAND...ALEDO...OQUAWKA...MONMOUTH...
CARTHAGE...MACOMB
417 AM CST SUN NOV 30 2008
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
MONDAY...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
MONDAY.
LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH
VISIBILITIES UNDER A MILE AT TIMES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY MONDAY MORNING... WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. SLUSHY ROADS WILL GRADUALLY
BECOME SNOW PACKED...AND IF UNTREATED...THEY WILL REMAIN
SLICK THROUGH TONIGHT AS THE SNOW CONTINUES. NORTH WINDS WILL
INCREASE TO 20 TO 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH
TONIGHT...RESULTING IN SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLICK...SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND BE CAREFUL WHILE
DRIVING.
FAYETTE-CLAYTON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OELWEIN...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...
RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
734 AM CST SUN NOV 30 2008
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
MONDAY...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
MONDAY.
SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA TODAY AND THEN CONTINUE
THROUGH TONIGHT. 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED GENERALLY ALONG
AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM RICHLAND CENTER AND PRAIRIE DU CHIEN
WISCONSIN...TO FARMERSBURG AND OELWEIN IOWA. INCREASING NORTH
WINDS WILL ALSO LEAD TO SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING...PRODUCING
HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.
FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY
912 AM CST SUN NOV 30 2008
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON.
LIGHT SNOW WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA THROUGH TODAY.
ONE TO THREE INCHES OF SNOW ALONG WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS HAS
ALREADY FALLEN IN THE ADVISORY AREA AND ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF ONE
TO TWO INCHES IS FORECAST FOR TODAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 5
INCHES WILL BE COMMON WITH AN ISOLATED 6 INCH AMOUNT POSSIBLE.
WINDS WILL NOT BE A FACTOR THIS MORNING BUT ARE EXPECTED TO
INCREASE BY LATER THIS AFTERNOON.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-POLK-JASPER-
POWESHIEK-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-
DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELDORA...GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...
AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...
INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA...
OTTUMWA...LEON...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD
912 AM CST SUN NOV 30 2008
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON.
LIGHT SNOW WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA THROUGH TODAY.
ONE TO THREE INCHES OF SNOW ALONG WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS HAS
ALREADY FALLEN IN THE ADVISORY AREA AND ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF ONE
TO TWO INCHES IS FORECAST FOR TODAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 5
INCHES WILL BE COMMON WITH AN ISOLATED 6 INCH AMOUNT POSSIBLE.
WINDS WILL NOT BE A FACTOR THIS MORNING BUT ARE EXPECTED TO
INCREASE BY LATER THIS AFTERNOON.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
$$
DONAVON
...OCCASIONAL SNOW TODAY AND TONIGHT TO HAMPER TRAVEL...
.SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA TODAY...LINGERING INTO
TONIGHT...BEFORE TAPERING FROM WEST TO EAST LATER IN THE EVENING
AND OVERNIGHT. WIDESPREAD SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES NOW
APPEAR LIKELY OVER MUCH OF NORTHEAST IOWA...SOUTHEAST
MINNESOTA...AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN...WITH THE BETTER POTENTIAL
FOR THE HIGHER ACCUMULATIONS EAST OF A AUSTIN TO ROCHESTER TO
BUFFALO WISCONSIN LINE. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THUS FAR ARE ALREADY IN
THE 1 TO 3 INCH RANGE ACROSS THIS AREA. WEST OF THIS LINE WILL
SEE SNOW AS WELL...WITH ACCUMULATIONS FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES.
NARROW...ENHANCED BANDS OF HEAVIER SNOW MAY ALLOW LOCALIZED
AMOUNTS TO 5 OR 6 INCHES ACROSS THE AREA. WINDS WILL INCREASE
LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND CAUSE A LITTLE BLOWING SNOW
IN OPEN AREAS...BUT WARMER TEMPERATURES AT THE SURFACE WILL
MITIGATE WIDESPREAD VISIBILITY ISSUES. ROADS WILL BE SLIPPERY
TODAY...AND TRAVELERS CAN EXPECT SLOW GOING ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA
THROUGH TONIGHT.
HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-WINONA-FILLMORE-
HOUSTON-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY...
WINONA...BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...
VIROQUA
916 AM CST SUN NOV 30 2008
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND SOME BLOWING
SNOW IN OPEN AREAS.
SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA TODAY AND THEN CONTINUE
THROUGH TONIGHT. 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED...WITH NARROW
BANDS OF HEAVIER SNOW ALLOWING LOCALIZED ACCUMULATIONS TOWARD 5 OR
6 INCHES. INCREASING NORTH WINDS WILL ALSO LEAD TO A LITTLE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING...PRIMARILY IN WIND PRONE AREAS.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.
FAYETTE-CLAYTON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OELWEIN...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...
RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
916 AM CST SUN NOV 30 2008
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
MONDAY...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
MONDAY.
SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA TODAY AND THEN CONTINUE
THROUGH TONIGHT. 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED...WITH NARROW
BANDS OF HEAVIER SNOW ALLOWING LOCALIZED ACCUMULATIONS TOWARD 5 OR 6 INCHES.
INCREASING NORTH WINDS WILL ALSO LEAD TO A LITTLE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING...PRIMARILY IN WIND PRONE AREAS. INCREASING NORTH WINDS
WILL ALSO LEAD TO SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING... PRODUCING HAZARDOUS
DRIVING CONDITIONS.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.