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WWUS43 KMPX 151809
WSWMPX
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1209 PM CST THU JAN 15 2009
...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS CONTINUE...
.A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL AND
SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...INCLUDING THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA...AND
WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN UNTIL NOON ON FRIDAY.
A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL
RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. WHEN VENTURING OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE
THAT YOU DRESS IN LAYERS...AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.
SOME IMPROVEMENT IN THE WIND CHILL VALUES IS OCCURRING THIS AFTERNOON
AS WINDS DIMINISH IN WESTERN MINNESOTA AND TEMPERATURES GRADUALLY
RISE ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION...BUT WIND CHILL READINGS CONTINUE BE
25 TO 30 BELOW ZERO.
AS A PERSISTENT WEST WIND CONTINUES TONIGHT IN EAST CENTRAL AND
SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AS WELL AS WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...THE WIND
CHILL READINGS WILL DROP BACK DOWN TO 30 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO
INTO FRIDAY MORNING. WINDS TONIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO BE MUCH LIGHTER
ACROSS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL AREAS OF MINNESOTA WITH WIND
CHILL VALUES NOT AS LOW.
MNZ041-042-047>049-054>058-064>067-073>075-082-083-091-092-151915-
/O.EXP.KMPX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090115T1800Z/
DOUGLAS-TODD-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-
KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-REDWOOD-
BROWN-NICOLLET-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...MORRIS...
GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...
LITCHFIELD...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...
REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...
FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH
1209 PM CST THU JAN 15 2009
...WIND CHILL WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY...
THE WIND CHILL WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY.
DECREASING WINDS ACROSS WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA THIS AFTERNOON HAS
ALLOWED WIND CHILL READINGS TO DECREASE SOME. HOWEVER...WITH ACTUAL
AIR TEMPERATURES STILL RANGING FROM 15 BELOW TO 20 BELOW ZERO
EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...EVEN WINDS OF 5 MPH OR LESS WILL LEAD TO
WIND CHILL READINGS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 BELOW ZERO. WIND CHILLS WILL
REMAIN LOW OVERNIGHT...HOWEVER WARMER TEMPERATURES THAN WEDNESDAY
NIGHT WILL KEEP WIND CHILLS WARMER THAN 35 BELOW ZERO WITH LIGHT
SOUTHERLY WINDS.
ALTHOUGH THE WARNING IS NOW EXPIRED...IT WILL STILL BE VERY
COLD THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING ACROSS WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND PROPER
PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN IF YOU MUST BE OUTSIDE FOR ANY
EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME.
$$
MNZ043>045-050>053-059>063-068>070-076>078-084-085-093-WIZ014>016-
023>028-160215-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090116T1800Z/
MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-
WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-
LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WASECA-STEELE-FREEBORN-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-
ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA...
FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...MONTICELLO...
MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...CHASKA...
SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...
WASECA...OWATONNA...ALBERT LEA...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...
RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...
RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...
PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA
1209 PM CST THU JAN 15 2009
...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY...
A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY.
BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIR COUPLED WITH WEST WINDS OF 5 TO 15 MPH
WILL CONTINUE WIND CHILL READINGS FROM 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO ACROSS
EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...A PERSISTENT WEST WIND WILL CONTINUE
OVERNIGHT. THE WIND COMBINED WITH LOWS NEAR 20 BELOW ZERO WILL
ALLOW WIND CHILL READINGS TO DROP BACK DOWN TO 30 BELOW TO 40
BELOW ZERO INTO FRIDAY MORNING.
A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL
RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. WHEN VENTURING OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE
THAT YOU DRESS IN LAYERS...AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.
$$
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WWUS43 KARX 151805
WSWARX
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1205 PM CST THU JAN 15 2009
...WIND CHILLS NOT AS SEVERE AT MIDDAY...BUT STILL PLENTY DANGEROUS...
.SOME IMPROVEMENT IN AIR TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS HAS OCCURRED
LATE THIS MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE INTO THE MIDDLE AFTERNOON
HOURS. AIR TEMPERATURES WILL WARM ONLY IN A RELATIVE SENSE TO 5
TO 10 BELOW THROUGH MID AFTERNOON...WITH WIND CHILLS MODERATING TO
20 TO 30 BELOW. HOWEVER...TEMPERATURES WILL AGAIN PLUMMET INTO THE
TEENS AND 20S BELOW ZERO BY THE MIDDLE EVENING HOURS...WHILE WINDS
FROM 5 TO 15 MPH WILL CONTINUE. THIS WILL SEND WIND CHILLS BACK
DOWN INTO THE 30 TO 45 BELOW ZERO RANGE IN A REPEAT PERFORMANCE OF
THIS MORNING. THESE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL LINGER THROUGH THE
MORNING COMMUTE HOURS ON FRIDAY. WIND CHILLS WILL FINALLY IMPROVE
BACK TO MORE TOLERABLE... ALBEIT STILL COLD LEVELS...FRIDAY
AFTERNOON.
IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029-
032>034-041>044-053>055-061-160215-
/O.CON.KARX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090116T1800Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-
CLAYTON-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-
TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-
ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY...
OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...
BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...
VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
1205 PM CST THU JAN 15 2009
...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY...
A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY.
SOME MODERATION IN TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS WILL TAKE PLACE
THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...WIND CHILLS VALUES WILL STILL BE VERY
DANGEROUS IN THE 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO RANGE.
TEMPERATURES WILL PLUMMET AGAIN THIS EVENING AND BOTTOM OUT IN
THE 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO RANGE OVERNIGHT. THE FRIGID AIR TEMPERATURES...
COMBINED WITH WINDS IN THE 5 TO 15 MPH RANGE WILL PRODUCE
TREACHEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES IN THE 30 TO 50 BELOW ZERO RANGE.
A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS VERY COLD AIR COMBINED WITH THE WIND
WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT
IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE
NOT TAKEN.
$$
DAS
WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
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WWUS43 KMKX 151756
WSWMKX
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
1156 AM CST THU JAN 15 2009
...DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH
FRIDAY...
.ARCTIC AIR WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH FRIDAY. THE CENTER OF
THE COLD HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS IOWA
TODAY AND MISSOURI TONIGHT...BEFORE REACHING THE MID MISSISSIPPI
RIVER VALLEY ON FRIDAY.
WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-160200-
/O.CON.KMKX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090116T1800Z/
MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-SAUK-COLUMBIA-DODGE-
WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-IOWA-DANE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE-
LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK-WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BERLIN...FOND DU LAC...
SHEBOYGAN...BARABOO...PORTAGE...WISCONSIN DELLS...BEAVER DAM...
WEST BEND...PORT WASHINGTON...DODGEVILLE...MADISON...JEFFERSON...
LAKE MILLS...WAUKESHA...BROOKFIELD...MILWAUKEE...DARLINGTON...
MONROE...JANESVILLE...BELOIT...ELKHORN...LAKE GENEVA...RACINE...
KENOSHA
1156 AM CST THU JAN 15 2009
...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY...
A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY.
HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN BELOW ZERO TODAY...DESPITE PLENTY
OF SUNSHINE...AWAY FROM LAKE MICHIGAN...MANY LOCATIONS WILL NOT
EVEN MAKE IT TO 5 BELOW FOR HIGHS. CONTINUED BREEZY NORTHWEST
WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH. WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES AROUND 30
BELOW THROUGHOUT MUCH OF THE DAY.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL SINK SOUTH INTO MISSOURI FOR TONIGHT. CLEAR
SKIES AND LIGHTER WINDS WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO PLUMMET INTO
THE 20S BELOW ZERO IN MOST PLACES...EXCEPT AROUND 15 BELOW ZERO
NEAR THE LAKE. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WISCONSIN RIVER VALLEY MAY
APPROACH 30 BELOW. WIND CHILLS WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 35 BELOW
TO 40 BELOW.
AIR TEMPERATURES WILL FINALLY RISE ABOVE ZERO FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS
WARMER AIR BEGINS TO SURGE NORTH. WIND CHILLS WILL IMPROVE TO
BETWEEN 15 AND 25 BELOW BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON AFTER THE WIND CHILL
WARNING EXPIRES.
A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD
AIR TEMPERATURES AND WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL
VALUES OF 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR 3 HOURS OR LONGER.
THESE CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE...AND COULD LEAD TO
HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH...IF PROPER PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF
YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...WEAR SEVERAL LAYERS OF CLOTHING AND
COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN. FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR IN AS LITTLE AS
10 MINUTES. IF CLOTHES BECOME WET...THEY SHOULD IMMEDIATELY BE
CHANGED FOR DRY ONES.
$$
FRANKS
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WWUS43 KGRB 151742
WSWGRB
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
1142 AM CST THU JAN 15 2009
...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY...
.ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS WILL
PRODUCE A NORTHWEST FLOW OF BITTERLY COLD AIR THROUGH FRIDAY. THE
COMBINATION OF COLD AND WIND WILL DRIVE WIND CHILL VALUES TO
DANGEROUSLY LOW LEVELS TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
WIZ005-010>013-018>022-030-031-035>040-045-048>050-073-074-160145-
/O.CON.KGRB.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090116T1800Z/
VILAS-ONEIDA-FOREST-FLORENCE-NORTHERN MARINETTE-LINCOLN-LANGLADE-
MENOMINEE-NORTHERN OCONTO-DOOR-MARATHON-SHAWANO-WOOD-PORTAGE-
WAUPACA-OUTAGAMIE-BROWN-KEWAUNEE-WAUSHARA-WINNEBAGO-CALUMET-
MANITOWOC-SOUTHERN MARINETTE-SOUTHERN OCONTO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EAGLE RIVER...RHINELANDER...CRANDON...
TOMAHAWK...ANTIGO...KESHENA...STURGEON BAY...WAUSAU...
WISCONSIN RAPIDS...STEVENS POINT...APPLETON...GREEN BAY...
ALGOMA...WAUTOMA...OSHKOSH...CHILTON...TWO RIVERS...CRIVITZ
1142 AM CST THU JAN 15 2009
...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY...
A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY.
WIND CHILLS WILL RANGE FROM 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO THIS AFTERNOON
THEN DROP BACK TO BETWEEN 35 TO 45 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND
CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. WIND CHILLS THIS LOW CAN LEAD TO
FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN IN AS LITTLE AS 15 TO 20 MINUTES.
A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL
GENERATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT
TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT
AND GLOVES. IF TRAVELING BY AUTOMOBILE...BRING A BLANKET IN CASE
YOU HAVE CAR TROUBLE.
$$
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WWUS43 KDLH 151654
WSWDLH
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
1054 AM CST THU JAN 15 2009
...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL PERSIST INTO FRIDAY MORNING
WITH SIGNIFICANT THREAT OF FROSTBITE...
MNZ010>012-018>021-152230-
/O.CON.KDLH.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090116T1800Z/
KOOCHICHING-NORTHERN ST. LOUIS-NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE-
NORTHERN ITASCA-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE-
SOUTHERN COOK/LAKESHORE-
1054 AM CST THU JAN 15 2009
...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY...
A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY.
DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL READINGS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE
NORTHLAND INTO FRIDAY. WIND CHILL VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE
TO 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO THIS AFTERNOON...BEFORE DROPPING AGAIN INTO
THE 40 TO 50 BELOW ZERO RANGE TONIGHT. THE COLDEST WIND CHILL
READINGS WILL OCCUR IN THE ARROWHEAD REGION...AS WELL AS AREAS
NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR WHERE WINDS WILL BE HIGHEST. EXPOSED SKIN CAN
FREEZE IN 10 MINUTES OR LESS IN THESE CONDITIONS. HYPOTHERMIA OR
DEATH MAY RESULT IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN IN SUCH EXTREME
COLD.
THE ELDERLY...YOUNG CHILDREN...AND THOSE WITH MEDICAL CONDITIONS
HAVE AN INCREASED RISK TO THE EXTREME COLD. REMEMBER TO BRING
PETS INDOORS AND INSULATE PIPES ALONG EXTERIOR WALLS.
$$
MNZ025-026-033>038-WIZ001>004-006>009-152230-
/O.CON.KDLH.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090116T1800Z/
NORTHERN CASS-SOUTHERN ITASCA-SOUTHERN CASS-CROW WING-
NORTHERN AITKIN-SOUTHERN AITKIN-CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-PINE-
DOUGLAS-BAYFIELD-ASHLAND-IRON-BURNETT-WASHBURN-SAWYER-PRICE-
1054 AM CST THU JAN 15 2009
...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY...
A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY.
DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL READINGS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE
NORTHLAND INTO FRIDAY. WIND CHILL VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE
TO 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO THIS AFTERNOON...BEFORE DROPPING AGAIN INTO
THE 40 TO 50 BELOW ZERO RANGE TONIGHT. THE COLDEST WIND
CHILL READINGS WILL OCCUR NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR WHERE WINDS WILL BE
HIGHEST. EXPOSED SKIN CAN FREEZE IN 10 MINUTES OR LESS IN THESE
CONDITIONS. HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH MAY RESULT IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT
TAKEN IN SUCH EXTREME COLD.
THE ELDERLY...YOUNG CHILDREN...AND THOSE WITH MEDICAL CONDITIONS
HAVE AN INCREASED RISK TO THE EXTREME COLD. REMEMBER TO BRING
PETS INDOORS AND INSULATE PIPES ALONG EXTERIOR WALLS.
$$
GSF
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WGUS43 KMKX 151642
FLWMKX
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
1042 AM CST THU JAN 15 2009
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A
FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN WISCONSIN...
ROCK RIVER AT AFTON AFFECTING ROCK COUNTY
WIC105-160442-
/O.NEW.KMKX.FL.W.0001.090115T2300Z-090117T1800Z/
/AFTW3.1.ER.090115T2300Z.090116T0600Z.090117T1200Z.NO/
1042 AM CST THU JAN 15 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE ROCK RIVER AT AFTON.
* FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO SATURDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS
CANCELLED.
* AT 7:15 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.8 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 9.4 FEET BY AFTER MIDNIGHT TOMORROW. THE
RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY SATURDAY MORNING.
* AT 8.0 FEET...WATER OVERFLOWS THE RIVER BANKS. THE RIVER WIDTH IS
ABOUT 240 FEET IN THE AREA OF THE GAUGING STATION.
* THIS WARNING IS DUE TO ICE JAMMING ON THE ROCK RIVER.
* ICE JAMS ARE DIFFICULT TO PREDICT AND CAN LEAD TO RAPID CHANGES
IN RIVER LEVELS.
&&
RIVER FORECASTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR SOME BUT NOT ALL RIVER GAGING
LOCATIONS. THE 7 DAY RIVER FORECAST TAKES INTO ACCOUNT PAST
PRECIPITATION...SOIL MOISTURE CONDITIONS ETC..AND PREDICTED
FUTURE 24 HOUR BASIN-AVERAGE PRECIPITATION.
(STAGES IN FT.) BANK- LATEST FORECAST STAGES
- FLOOD FULL OBSERVED ...FOR 6 AM...
LOCATION STAGE STAGE STAGE/TIME FRI SAT SUN MON
AFTON 9.0 8.0 7.83 07 AM 01/15 9.4 9.0 8.5 8.2
- HIGHEST 24 HOUR CHANGE
- OBSERVED IN RIVER STAGE
- STAGE IN (FT.) UP TO HIGHEST STAGE
- THE LAST LATEST OBSERVED FORECAST IN
- 7 DAYS STAGE NEXT 7 DAYS
AFTON 7.83 07 AM 01/15 1.89 9.40 12 AM 01/16
...BELOW IS PREDICTED 24 HOUR PRECIPITATION INFORMATION...
(AFTW3) 6-HOUR PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS (IN.)
AFTON: 6 AM-NOON 0.00
AFTON: NOON-6 PM 0.00
AFTON: 6 PM-MIDNIGHT 0.00
AFTON: MIDNIGHT-6 AM 0.00
$$
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WWUS43 KARX 151255
WSWARX
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
655 AM CST THU JAN 15 2009
...MOST DANGEROUS COLD OF THE DAY WILL BE THIS MORNING...
.TEMPERATURES FROM 15 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING WILL
COMBINE WITH WINDS RANGING FROM 5 TO 15 MPH...TO CONTINUE TO
PRODUCE WIND CHILLS RANGING FROM 30 TO 50 BELOW ZERO THROUGH AT
LEAST 10 AM. THIS WILL BE THE MOST DANGEROUS PORTION OF THE DAY IN
TERMS OF BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS...AND A WIND CHILL WARNING
REMAINS IN EFFECT. AVOID BEING OUTSIDE THIS MORNING IF AT ALL POSSIBLE.
SOME IMPROVEMENT IN AIR TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS WILL OCCUR
LATE THIS MORNING INTO THE MIDDLE AFTERNOON HOURS...WITH AIR
TEMPERATURES WARMING TO 5 TO 10 BELOW...AND WIND CHILLS MODERATING
TO 20 TO 30 BELOW. HOWEVER...TEMPERATURES WILL AGAIN FALL RAPIDLY
BACK INTO THE TEENS AND 20S BELOW ZERO BY THE MIDDLE EVENING
HOURS...WHILE WINDS FROM 5 TO 15 MPH WILL CONTINUE. THIS WILL SEND
WIND CHILLS BACK DOWN INTO THE 30 TO 45 BELOW ZERO RANGE IN A
REPEAT PERFORMANCE OF THIS MORNING. THESE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS
WILL LINGER THROUGH THE MORNING COMMUTE HOURS ON FRIDAY. WIND
CHILLS WILL FINALLY IMPROVE BACK TO MORE TOLERABLE...ALBEIT STILL
COLD LEVELS...ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029-
032>034-041>044-053>055-061-152100-
/O.CON.KARX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090116T1800Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-
CLAYTON-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-
TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-
ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY...
OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...
BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...
VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
655 AM CST THU JAN 15 2009
...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY...
A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY.
BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH LIGHT WINDS ARE EXPECTED
TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS BETWEEN 30 AND 45 BELOW ZERO
THIS MORNING...AND AGAIN TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING.
A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS VERY COLD AIR COMBINED WITH THE WIND
WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT
IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE
NOT TAKEN.
$$
BINAU
WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
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