Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 545 AM CST FRI NOV 7 2008 IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029-032>034- 041>044-053>055-061-081200- ADAMS-ALLAMAKEE-BUFFALO-CHICKASAW-CLARK-CLAYTON-CRAWFORD-DODGE- FAYETTE-FILLMORE-FLOYD-GRANT-HOUSTON-HOWARD-JACKSON-JUNEAU-LA CROSSE- MITCHELL-MONROE-MOWER-OLMSTED-RICHLAND-TAYLOR-TREMPEALEAU-VERNON- WABASHA-WINNESHIEK-WINONA- 545 AM CST FRI NOV 7 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PARTS OF NORTHEAST IOWA... SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...AND SOUTHWEST INTO CENTRAL WISCONSIN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT EXPECT PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW THROUGH TODAY AND TONIGHT. SOME LIGHT ACCUMULATION WILL BE POSSIBLE ON GRASSY AREAS AND OTHER EXPOSED SURFACES. THE HIGHEST CHANCE FOR ACCUMULATION WILL BE OVER SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA...AND ON THE RIDGE TOPS FURTHER EAST INTO WISCONSIN...WHERE 1 OR PERHAPS 2 INCHES OF WET ACCUMULATION WILL BE POSSIBLE. MOST AREAS WILL SEE LESS. WARM GROUND AND TEMPERATURES HOVERING NEAR OR JUST ABOVE THE FREEZING MARK WILL LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF SNOW ACCUMULATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY THE STORM SYSTEM PRODUCING THE SNOW WILL MOVE AWAY FROM THE REGION BY SUNDAY. UNTIL IT DEPARTS...SOME LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE...AGAIN MAINLY ON GRASS AND EXPOSED SURFACES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED...BUT ANY REPORTS OF SNOWFALL WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. .EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION... NO CALL IS SCHEDULED. $$ MW
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 500 AM CST FRI NOV 7 2008 IAZ040>042-051>054-063>068-076>078-087>089-098-099-ILZ001-002-007- 009-015>018-024>026-034-035-MOZ009-010-081100- BENTON IA-BUCHANAN IA-BUREAU IL-CARROLL IL-CEDAR IA-CLARK MO- CLINTON IA-DELAWARE IA-DES MOINES IA-DUBUQUE IA-HANCOCK IL- HENDERSON IL-HENRY IA-HENRY IL-IOWA IA-JACKSON IA-JEFFERSON IA- JO DAVIESS IL-JOHNSON IA-JONES IA-KEOKUK IA-LEE IA-LINN IA-LOUISA IA- MCDONOUGH IL-MERCER IL-MUSCATINE IA-PUTNAM IL-ROCK ISLAND IL- SCOTLAND MO-SCOTT IA-STEPHENSON IL-VAN BUREN IA-WARREN IL- WASHINGTON IA-WHITESIDE IL- 500 AM CST FRI NOV 7 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...NORTHWEST ILLINOIS...WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...EAST CENTRAL IOWA...NORTHEAST IOWA...SOUTHEAST IOWA AND NORTHEAST MISSOURI. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT BREEZY AND MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS WILL SLOWLY CHANGE TO SNOW SHOWERS DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS WITH LIGHT SNOW EXPECTED TONIGHT. ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO BE MAINLY NORTH OF HIGHWAY 30 AND SHOULD BE UNDER AN INCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY AS THE LOW PRESSURE STORM SYSTEM SLOWLY MOVES OUT OF THE FORECAST AREA OVER THE WEEKEND...SNOW SHOWERS WILL ONCE AGAIN BE PRODUCED SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. SOME MINOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY EVEN BE POSSIBLE SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH THE HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS. BLUSTERY CONDITIONS MAY ALSO CAUSE THE VISIBILITY TO BE REDUCED IN BLOWING SNOW WITH THE SNOW SHOWERS...CAUSING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED FOR LATER FORECASTS AND UPDATES CONCERNING THIS STORM SYSTEM. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA MONDAY AND TUESDAY...WHICH MAY BRING A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW TO AREAS SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL WITH THIS SYSTEM TO BRING MINOR ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW TO THESE AREAS. STAY TUNED FOR LATER FORECASTS AND UPDATES CONCERNING THIS EARLY WEEK STORM SYSTEM. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY AND TONIGHT. $$
Short Term Forecast
SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 1108 PM CST FRI NOV 7 2008 IAZ008>010-018-019-029-MNZ079-086-087-094-095-080800- CHICKASAW-DODGE-FAYETTE-FILLMORE-FLOYD-HOWARD-MITCHELL-MOWER-OLMSTED- WABASHA-WINNESHIEK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUSTIN...CHARLES CITY...DECORAH... OELWEIN...ROCHESTER 1108 PM CST FRI NOV 7 2008 .NOW... THROUGH 2 AM...LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE...WITH ACCUMULATIONS GENERALLY LESS THAN A HALF OF AN INCH AND MAINLY ON GRASSY AREAS. ROADS AND BRIDGES SHOULD REMAIN WET FROM ANY SNOW THAT FALLS...AS IT WILL TEND TO MELT. $$
SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 1108 PM CST FRI NOV 7 2008 IAZ011-030-MNZ088-096-WIZ017-029-032>034-041>044-053>055-061-080800- ADAMS-ALLAMAKEE-BUFFALO-CLARK-CLAYTON-CRAWFORD-GRANT-HOUSTON-JACKSON- JUNEAU-LA CROSSE-MONROE-RICHLAND-TAYLOR-TREMPEALEAU-VERNON-WINONA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...MAUSTON... MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...PLATTEVILLE...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN... RICHLAND CENTER...SPARTA/TOMAH...VIROQUA...WAUKON...WINONA 1108 PM CST FRI NOV 7 2008 .NOW... THROUGH 2 AM...LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE...ALTHOUGH THE SNOW SHOULD BE SOMEWHAT HEAVIER IN LOCATIONS ALONG AND NORTH AND EAST OF THE INTERSTATE 94 CORRIDOR. ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO AROUND A HALF OF AN INCH ARE EXPECTED...MAINLY IN HIGHER TERRAIN AND ON GRASSY AREAS. ROADS AND BRIDGES SHOULD REMAIN WET FROM ANY SNOW THAT FALLS...AS IT WILL TEND TO MELT. $$ THOMPSON