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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




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