WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 358 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
6 PM CST FRIDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. THE FREEZING RAIN
ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. THE
WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* FREEZING RAIN AND DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON
HOURS TODAY. THE INITIAL SURGE OF SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN SHOULD
ADVANCE INTO MUCH OF NORTHEAST IOWA AND ADJACENT PARTS OF
SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN LATER THIS
AFTERNOON.
* SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN WILL BE THE MAIN PRECIPITATION FORMS THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH CHRISTMAS.
* LESS THAN ONE TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING
WITH THE FREEZING RAIN AND DRIZZLE. A TENTH OF AN INCH TO A
QUARTER OF AN INCH OF ICE IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR DUE TO THE
FREEZING RAIN. THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES
ARE EXPECTED FROM POINTS WEST OF A LINE FROM CHARLES CITY IOWA
TO ARCADIA WISCONSIN. 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED EAST FROM THIS.
* ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TENTH OF AN INCH OR LESS ARE EXPECTED
THIS MORNING RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.
ADDITIONAL SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE
HAZARDOUS TRAVEL THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
$$
FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 358 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
6 PM CST FRIDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. THE FREEZING RAIN
ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. THE
WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* FREEZING RAIN AND DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON
HOURS TODAY. THE INITIAL SURGE OF SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN SHOULD
ADVANCE INTO MUCH OF NORTHEAST IOWA AND ADJACENT PARTS OF
SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN LATER THIS
AFTERNOON.
* SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN WILL BE THE MAIN PRECIPITATION FORMS THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH CHRISTMAS.
* LESS THAN ONE TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING
WITH THE FREEZING RAIN AND DRIZZLE. A TENTH OF AN INCH TO A
QUARTER OF AN INCH OF ICE IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR DUE TO THE
FREEZING RAIN. THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES
ARE EXPECTED FROM POINTS WEST OF A LINE FROM CHARLES CITY IOWA
TO ARCADIA WISCONSIN. 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED EAST FROM THIS.
* ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TENTH OF AN INCH OR LESS ARE EXPECTED
THIS MORNING RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.
ADDITIONAL SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE
HAZARDOUS TRAVEL THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND
ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.
THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
$$
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