Winter Storm Warnings And More

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
308 AM CST MON DEC 8 2008
...WINTER STORM POSSIBLE THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...
.A LARGE STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE MIDWEST TODAY THROUGH
TUESDAY...BRINGING SIGNIFICANT RAIN AND SNOW TO THE REGION.
ALONG AND NORTHWEST OF WILLIAMSBURG TO GALENA ILLINOIS...A
COMBINATION OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW IS
EXPECTED MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING...CAUSING HAZARDOUS
TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO TURN TO ALL SNOW
BY TUESDAY MORNING WITH HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE. ACCUMULATIONS
GREATER THAN 6 INCHES MAY OCCUR BY THE TIME THE SNOW ENDS. TUESDAY
AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY NIGHT...BLOWING SNOW WILL LIKELY CAUSE LOW
VISIBILITIES AND DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.
JOHNSON-CEDAR-CLINTON-MUSCATINE-SCOTT-CARROLL-WHITESIDE-
ROCK ISLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...IOWA CITY...TIPTON...CLINTON...
MUSCATINE...BETTENDORF...DAVENPORT...MOUNT CARROLL...STERLING...
ROCK FALLS...MOLINE...ROCK ISLAND
308 AM CST MON DEC 8 2008
...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER STORM WATCH.
RAIN IS EXPECTED TO BECOME WIDESPREAD OVER THE AREA TONIGHT...AND
CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...THEN CHANGE OVER TO SNOW. SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING.
BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-BENTON-LINN-JONES-JACKSON-IOWA-
JO DAVIESS-STEPHENSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDEPENDENCE...MANCHESTER...DUBUQUE...
VINTON...CEDAR RAPIDS...ANAMOSA...MAQUOKETA...MARENGO...GALENA...
FREEPORT
308 AM CST MON DEC 8 2008
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...
A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
LATE TUESDAY NIGHT.
A COMBINATION OF SNOW...RAIN...FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET ARE LIKELY
TO CAUSE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA. SNOW MAY BE
HEAVY AT TIMES LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. SIGNIFICANT SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OVER 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...MAINLY ALONG THE
HIGHWAY 20 CORRIDOR. SOME ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE
MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE
EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET ...AND/OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT WOULD SERIOUSLY
IMPACT TRAVEL. MONITOR LATER FORECASTS FOR UPDATES.
...WINTER STORM CONDITIONS LATE TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY TUESDAY...
.LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE SOUTH CENTRAL PLAINS AND MOVE
ACROSS CENTRAL MISSOURI AND THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY TONIGHT
AND TUESDAY. THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE A MODERATE TO HEAVY
AMOUNT OF PRECIPITATION ACROSS CENTRAL IOWA. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN
LATE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS NORTHERN IOWA AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY
MORNING. FARTHER SOUTH THE PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS RAIN BEFORE THE
TRANSITION TO SNOW...WITH A BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN POSSIBLE
DURING THE TRANSITION. INCREASING NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CAUSE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND CONTRIBUTE TO REDUCED VISIBILITY AND
GREATLY HAMPER TRAVEL CONDITIONS LATER TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. EXPECT
THE BLOWING SNOW TO CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL HOURS EVEN AFTER THE SNOW
ENDS TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
CERRO GORDO-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MASON CITY...CLARION...HAMPTON...
ALLISON...WAVERLY
414 AM CST MON DEC 8 2008
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
6 PM CST TUESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM
WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING. SNOWFALL COULD BE MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT.
TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 7 INCHES IS EXPECTED. NORTH TO
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 35
MPH LATER TONIGHT THROUGH THE DAY TUESDAY. THIS WILL CAUSE VERY
LOW VISIBILITY AT TIMES AND SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW.
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW 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.
EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-HUMBOLDT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY...
NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...HUMBOLDT
414 AM CST MON DEC 8 2008
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
6 PM CST TUESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY.
SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING. SNOWFALL COULD BE MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT.
TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 7 INCHES IS EXPECTED. NORTH TO
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 35
MPH LATER TONIGHT THROUGH THE DAY TUESDAY. THIS WILL CAUSE VERY
LOW VISIBILITY AT TIMES AND SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW.
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW 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.
POCAHONTAS-SAC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...POCAHONTAS...SAC CITY
414 AM CST MON DEC 8 2008
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
MODERATE SNOW IS LIKELY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...ALONG WITH
NORTH WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. TOTAL
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH
CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW...RESULTING IN LOW VISIBILITY AND DIFFICULT TRAVEL...WILL
LIKELY CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY EVENING.
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-CRAWFORD-
CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-
POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-
ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE...
WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA...GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...DENISON...
CARROLL...JEFFERSON...BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...
AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ADEL...DES MOINES...NEWTON...
GRINNELL...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD...WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...
KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...CORNING...CRESTON...OSCEOLA...BEDFORD...
MOUNT AYR
414 AM CST MON DEC 8 2008
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...
A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS LIKELY LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...ALONG
WITH NORTH WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ALONG
WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW...RESULTING IN LOW VISIBILITY AND DIFFICULT
TRAVEL...WILL LIKELY CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY EVENING. THE AXIS OF
HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS LIKELY TO BE FROM GUTHRIE CENTER AND
JEFFERSON THROUGH AMES...MARSHALLTOWN AND WATERLOO.
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
$$
MOYER
MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-
PAGE-THURSTON-MADISON-STANTON-CUMING-BURT-PLATTE-COLFAX-DODGE-
WASHINGTON-BUTLER-SAUNDERS-DOUGLAS-SARPY-SEWARD-LANCASTER-CASS-
OTOE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONAWA...MISSOURI VALLEY...HARLAN...
COUNCIL BLUFFS...GLENWOOD...RED OAK...SIDNEY...CLARINDA...
PENDER...NORFOLK...STANTON...WEST POINT...TEKAMAH...COLUMBUS...
SCHUYLER...FREMONT...BLAIR...DAVID CITY...WAHOO...OMAHA...
BELLEVUE...SEWARD...LINCOLN...PLATTSMOUTH...NEBRASKA CITY
415 AM CST MON DEC 8 2008
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...
A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
THE FIRST WINTER STORM OF THE SEASON IS EXPECTED TO START AFFECTING
THE AREA BY THIS EVENING. LOW PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE SHOULD BE
OVER THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE BY EARLY EVENING...THEN THE LOW WILL
TRACK NORTHEAST INTO ILLINOIS TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
RAIN IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON. THE PRECIPITATION
SHOULD QUICKLY CHANGE TO SNOW EARLY MONDAY EVENING OVER NORTHEAST
NEBRASKA. PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW FROM NORTHWEST
TO SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF EASTERN NEBRASKA AND
SOUTHWEST IOWA LATER IN THE EVENING OR OVERNIGHT AS COLDER AIR
MOVES IN WITH STIFF NORTH WINDS. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WINDS
GUSTING UP TO 40 MPH AT TIMES WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW...WITH LOW VISIBILITY. THIS COULD HAVE A SIGNIFICANT
IMPACT ON TRAVEL ACROSS THE REGION.
PRELIMINARY INDICATIONS SUGGEST THAT AROUND 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW
IS LIKELY TO ACCUMULATE BEFORE THE SNOW ENDS FROM WEST TO EAST ON
TUESDAY.
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THAT THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
$$
MILLER
.A WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
PLAINS TODAY AND TONIGHT...PRODUCING WIDESPREAD WINTERY PRECIPITATION.
AS THIS SYSTEM STRENGTHENS AND MOVES EASTWARD TONIGHT...STRONG
NORTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP AND ARCTIC AIR WILL POUR SOUTHWARD.
LINCOLN-LYON-BEADLE-KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON...
IVANHOE...MARSHALL...HURON...DE SMET...ARLINGTON...LAKE PRESTON...
BROOKINGS
434 AM CST MON DEC 8 2008
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 AM CST
TUESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 4
AM CST TUESDAY.
SNOW WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS MORNING AS
LOW PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PLAINS. SNOW WILL
BECOME WIDESPREAD THIS AFTERNOON WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION
EXPECTED. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE
TAPERING OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT. AN ADDITION 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS
LIKELY INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...WITH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF
3 TO 6 INCHES.
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.
LYON-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-PIPESTONE-ROCK-GREGORY-
JERAULD-SANBORN-MINER-LAKE-MOODY-BRULE-AURORA-DAVISON-HANSON-
MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS-HUTCHINSON-TURNER-LINCOLN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD...
LARCHWOOD...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE...
WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...PIPESTONE...LUVERNE...
GREGORY...BURKE...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA...WOONSOCKET...
HOWARD...MADISON...FLANDREAU...CHAMBERLAIN...KIMBALL...
PLANKINTON...WHITE LAKE...STICKNEY...MITCHELL...ALEXANDRIA...
EMERY...SALEM...CANISTOTA...BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE...
SIOUX FALLS...WAGNER...PLATTE...LAKE ANDES...MARTY...ARMOUR...
CORSICA...DELMONT...PARKSTON...FREEMAN...MENNO...TRIPP...PARKER...
CENTERVILLE...MARION...VIBORG...HURLEY...CHANCELLOR...CANTON...
LENNOX...TEA...HARRISBURG
434 AM CST MON DEC 8 2008
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
6 AM CST TUESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY.
SNOW WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD ACROSS THE AREA BY LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN
PLAINS. SNOW ACCUMULATION THIS AFTERNOON ARE EXPECTED TO BE AROUND
1 INCH...HOWEVER SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE OVERNIGHT
WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.
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.
OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-OBRIEN-CLAY-PLYMOUTH-BON HOMME-YANKTON-
UNION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD...
ARNOLDS PARK...ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...SHELDON...HARTLEY...
SANBORN...SPENCER...LE MARS...TYNDALL...SCOTLAND...SPRINGFIELD...
AVON...TABOR...YANKTON...VERMILLION...NORTH SIOUX CITY...
BERESFORD...ELK POINT...ALCESTER...JEFFERSON
434 AM CST MON DEC 8 2008
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
12 PM CST TUESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR A WINTERY MIX OF PRECIPITATION...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 12 PM CST TUESDAY.
SNOW WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE
MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PLAINS. A SHORT PERIOD OF
RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...OR SLEET IS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON...BEFORE
CHANGING TO SNOW EARLY THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
THE OVERNIGHT...TAPERING OFF TOMORROW MORNING. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-DIXON-DAKOTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEROKEE...STORM LAKE...SIOUX CITY...
IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK...WAKEFIELD...PONCA...ALLEN...
SOUTH SIOUX CITY
434 AM CST MON DEC 8 2008
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
12 PM CST TUESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR A WINTERY MIX OF PRECIPITATION...WHICH IS
IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST TUESDAY.
SNOW WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE
MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PLAINS. A SHORT PERIOD OF
RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...OR SLEET IS POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON
AND EARLY THIS EVENING...BEFORE CHANGING TO SNOW. SNOW WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT BEFORE ENDING TOMORROW MORNING.
TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
...WINTER STORM TO BRING HEAVY SNOW AND MIXED PRECIPITATION...
.PRECIPITATION WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA THIS
AFTERNOON...COVERING THE ENTIRE AREA TONIGHT AND BECOMING HEAVY AT
TIMES. PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING BEFORE
ENDING FROM WEST TO EAST IN THE AFTERNOON...THOUGH STRONG WINDS
WILL CAUSE BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS AFTER THE SNOW STOPS IN THE
AFTERNOON. THERE IS SOME UNCERTAINTY REGARDING SNOW AMOUNTS THANKS
TO MIXED PRECIPITATION EXPECTED ESPECIALLY ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA
AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. IN THESE AREAS...A MIX OF
SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN IS LIKELY THROUGH THE EVENING
HOURS BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO SNOW OVERNIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING.
IF FREEZING RAIN BECOMES THE DOMINANT PRECIPITATION
TYPE...SIGNIFICANT ICING IS POSSIBLE WITH GLAZE ACCUMULATION
APPROACHING A QUARTER OF AN INCH. A MORE LIKELY SCENARIO IS A MIX
OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW...BECOMING HEAVY AT
TIMES LATER TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
RANGING FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES ON TOP OF A LITTLE ICE ACCUMULATION.
FURTHER NORTH...OVER SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND CENTRAL
WISCONSIN...MAINLY SNOW IS EXPECTED ALTHOUGH A BRIEF PERIOD OF
MIXED PRECIPITATION CANNOT BE RULED OUT COMPLETELY. SNOW WILL BE
HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT...INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...WITH STORM
TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS RANGING FROM 5 TO 10 INCHES THROUGH THE
INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR...ESPECIALLY EAST OF LA CROSSE TOWARD
MAUSTON AND BLACK RIVER FALLS. FOR AREAS NORTH OF NEILLSVILLE
WISCONSIN...3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. WINDS WILL INCREASE
OVERNIGHT INTO TUESDAY...FROM 15 TO 25 MPH OUT OF THE NORTH. THIS
WILL CAUSE DRIFTING IN RURAL AREAS AND FURTHER INCREASE TRAVEL
IMPACTS. A WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR MUCH OF THE
AREA...WITH A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR TAYLOR COUNTY
WISCONSIN.
FILLMORE-HOUSTON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...
VIROQUA
455 AM CST MON DEC 8 2008
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
6 PM CST TUESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND SOME BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY.
SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO THE AREA LATER THIS AFTERNOON...AND BECOME
HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL END ON
TUESDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS RANGING FROM 5 TO 10 INCHES
ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE AREA. INCREASING WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH LATER
TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW...FURTHER INCREASING TRAVEL IMPACTS.
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW 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-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-
CLAYTON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY...
OELWEIN...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
455 AM CST MON DEC 8 2008
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
6 PM CST TUESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR MIXED PRECIPITATION AND ACCUMULATING SNOW...WHICH
IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY. THE
WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
PRECIPITATION...BEGINNING AS A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND
SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA LATER THIS AFTERNOON...BECOMING HEAVY
OVERNIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS MAY
OCCUR IF FREEZING RAIN BECOMES THE DOMINATE PRECIPITATION TYPE
OVERNIGHT...WITH ICE ACCUMULATIONS APPROACHING A QUARTER OF AN
INCH. WITH TIME...THE MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO
SNOW...WITH ACCUMULATIONS FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE DEPENDING ON
WHEN THE PRECIPITATION CHANGES TO SNOW. INCREASING WINDS LATER
TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND
MAY BRING DOWN POWER LINES AND BRANCES IF LADEN WITH ICE.
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE
ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE.
WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-
JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...
NEILLSVILLE...BLACK RIVER FALLS
455 AM CST MON DEC 8 2008
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
6 PM CST TUESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY.
SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO THE AREA LATER THIS AFTERNOON...AND BECOME
HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL END ON
TUESDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS RANGING FROM 5 TO 10 INCHES
ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE AREA. INCREASING WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH LATER
TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW...FURTHER INCREASING TRAVEL IMPACTS.
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW 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.
TAYLOR-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MEDFORD
455 AM CST MON DEC 8 2008
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
6 PM CST TUESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY.
SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO THE AREA LATER THIS AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT
INTO TUESDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL END ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS RANGING FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE
AREA. INCREASING WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH LATER TONIGHT AND TUESDAY
MORNING WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...FURTHER INCREASING
TRAVEL IMPACTS.
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.
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...SIGNIFICANT SNOW TODAY INTO TONIGHT...
.SNOW WILL BE MOVING INTO CENTRAL MINNESOTA TODAY...AND THEN
DEVELOPING OVER SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW OVER SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA TONIGHT AND TUESDAY
MORNING. A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR TONIGHT AND
TUESDAY MORNING FOR AREAS SOUTH OF A LINE FROM NEW ULM AND
MANKATO...TO DURAND AND EAU CLAIRE. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES
HAVE BEEN POSTED FOR MOST OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND THE REMAINDER
OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN.
ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED OVER PORTIONS OF
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BY LATE TONIGHT. 6 TO 10 INCHES OF
SNOW IS POSSIBLE OVER SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND PARTS OF WEST
CENTRAL WISCONSIN BY TUESDAY MORNING. SOME ADJUSTMENTS TO SNOW
AMOUNTS...ALONG WITH UPGRADES TO WARNINGS...MAY BE NEEDED LATER
THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW MAY BE PRECEDED BY A PERIOD OF FREEZING
RAIN OR SLEET THIS AFTERNOON OVER FAR SOUTHERN MINNESOTA. IN
ADDITION...NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL BE INCREASING OVER
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA OVERNIGHT...CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
A STORM SYSTEM WILL BE ORGANIZING OVER THE HIGH PLAINS TODAY AND
TRACKING ACROSS THE MISSOURI...IOWA BORDER AREA...LATE TONIGHT AND
TUESDAY MORNING. LISTEN FOR LATER UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOPING
WINTER WEATHER SITUATION.
CHISAGO-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-
CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-
ST. CROIX-DUNN-CHIPPEWA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTER CITY...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...
ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...
SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...
AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...
NEW RICHMOND...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER
501 AM CST MON DEC 8 2008
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
6 AM CST TUESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM
THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY.
SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATER THIS MORNING AND BECOME HEAVIER LATE THIS
AFTERNOON. A BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET IS ALSO
POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON..SOUTH OF A LINE FROM REDWOOD FALLS
TO NEW ULM.
EXPECT THE SNOW TO CONTINUE TONIGHT WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS
REACHING 4 TO 6 INCHES BY TUESDAY MORNING.
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.
LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-
FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-PIERCE-PEPIN-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...
ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...
ALBERT LEA...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...DURAND...PEPIN...
EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA
501 AM CST MON DEC 8 2008
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.
EXPECT SNOW TO DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE INTO
TUESDAY MORNING. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE
EVENING...WHICH COULD CAUSE ACCUMULATIONS TO BE GREATER THAN 6
INCHES. A BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET IS POSSIBLE OVER
SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. IN
ADDITION...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH LATE
TONIGHT...CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE GREATEST RISK
FOR THE STRONGER WINDS WILL BE OVER SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA.
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.