Winter Storm Watch Issued for Western Wisconsin
MILWAUKEE - The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm watch for much of western Wisconsin as a huge snowstorm moves in from the Pacific Northwest and threatens Christmas travel.
"It'll be very messy by the end of the week," said Storm Team Forecaster Brian Gotter. "I think a lot of this storm will be rain, sleet, and freezing rain before it eventually turns into snow on Christmas Eve night."
The following is the winter storm watch issued by the National Weather Service:
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
334 PM CST MON DEC 21 2009
...A BAND OF SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT...A
SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA FROM
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY...
.AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVING EAST ACROSS NEBRASKA AND SOUTH
DAKOTA...COMBINED WITH MOISTURE BEING PUSHED NORTH OVER A WARM
FRONT ACROSS NEBRASKA AND IOWA...WILL PRODUCE A BAND OF SNOWFALL
ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. SNOW AMOUNTS OF
2 TO 4 INCHES...LOCALLY UP TO 5 INCHES...ARE EXPECTED ALONG AND
SOUTH OF A LINE FROM DODGE CENTER...ROCHESTER AND CALEDONIA
MINNESOTA TO RICHLAND CENTER WISCONSIN.
A MUCH STRONGER AND MORE MOIST SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...THEN LIFT INTO SOUTHERN IOWA BY
FRIDAY MORNING. THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BRING A WINTRY MIX OF
PRECIPITATION TO THE AREA STARTING WEDNESDAY AND CONTINUING INTO
FRIDAY. PRECIPITATION TYPES REMAIN UNCERTAIN AT THIS TIME...AS IT
REMAIN UNCLEAR HOW MUCH WARM AIR AND HOW FAR NORTH THE WARM AIR
WILL GET WRAPPED INTO THE SYSTEM. SNOW...SLEET...FREEZING RAIN AND
RAIN...AND VARIOUS MIXES OF IT...ARE ALL POSSIBLE AS THIS LOW LIFTS
TOWARD THE REGION. THIS WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO
CAUSE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND TRAVEL DELAYS FROM LATER WEDNESDAY
THROUGH CHRISTMAS DAY.
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MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-
CLAYTON-DODGE-OLMSTED-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-VERNON-CRAWFORD-
RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY...
OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...AUSTIN...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...
RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
334 PM CST MON DEC 21 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST
TUESDAY...
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 9 AM CST TUESDAY.
.. SNOW WILL FALL ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING...
WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW FROM AROUND 9 PM TO 3 AM. A WINTRY MIX OF
PRECIPITATION...SOME OF IT HEAVY...IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD ACROSS
THE AREA FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY.
.. SNOW AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY
MORNING...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 5 INCHES NEAR THE MINNESOTA-
IOWA BORDER. PRECIPITATION TYPES AND AMOUNTS REMAIN UNCERTAIN
FOR LATER IN THE WEEK...HOWEVER SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW ALONG
WITH SOME SLEET...FREEZING RAIN OR RAIN ARE LIKELY.
.. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A MILE IN SOME OF
THE FALLING SNOW TONIGHT.
.. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS TONIGHT AS THE SNOW ACCUMULATES ON
UNTREATED OR UNPLOWED ROADS. MORE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL...WITH
UNTREATED ROADS EXPECTED TO BE SNOW OR ICE COVERED...IS EXPECTED
FROM LATER WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
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.
&&
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WABASHA-TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-
JUNEAU-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...
BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON
334 PM CST MON DEC 21 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
.. A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION...SOME OF IT HEAVY...IS EXPECTED
TO SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA FROM WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY.
.. PRECIPITATION TYPES AND AMOUNTS REMAIN UNCERTAIN FOR LATER IN
THE WEEK...HOWEVER SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW ALONG WITH SOME
SLEET...FREEZING RAIN OR RAIN ARE LIKELY.
.. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL...WITH UNTREATED ROADS EXPECTED TO BE SNOW OR
ICE COVERED...IS EXPECTED FROM WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
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