URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
912 PM CDT THU MAY 2 2013

…SNOW AND WINTRY MIX CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA…

.A PERSISTENT BAND OF LIGHT TO LOCALLY MODERATE SNOW IS GOING TO
CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY MORNING ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST IOWA…
SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA…INTO WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN.
THIS BAND HAS PUSHED A BIT FURTHER EAST THIS EVENING…WITH SNOW
AND A WINTRY MIX FROM OELWEIN AND ELKADER IOWA TO CALEDONIA
MINNESOTA. THE MIX WAS SPREADING INTO THE LA CROSSE AND BLACK
RIVER FALLS WISCONSIN AREA AS WELL. BRIDGES AND SECONDARY ROADS IN
AND AROUND THE DECORAH IOWA AREA WERE REPORTED AS SLIPPERY DUE TO
1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW THIS EVENING.

ANOTHER 1 TO LOCALLY 3 INCHES OF SNOW FALL IS LIKELY ACROSS THESE
AREAS THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SOME FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET IS ALSO
POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING ESPECIALLY FROM OELWEIN AND
ELKADER TO LA CROSSE AND BLACK RIVER FALLS. THUS THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXPANDED EAST TO INCLUDE THESE AREAS.
LOOK FOR THE WINTRY PRECIPITATION TO CHANGE OVER TO ALL RAIN BY
LATE FRIDAY MORNING AS WARMER AIR RETURNS TO THE AREA.

DRIVING IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN HAZARDOUS AT TIMES WITH SLUSH AND
SNOW CONTINUING TO ACCUMULATE ON ROADWAYS THIS EVENING…AND SNOW
REMAINING ON ANY UNPLOWED ROADS FROM THE HEAVIER SNOWFALL EARLIER
TODAY.

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WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-HOUSTON-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…DECORAH…WAUKON…OELWEIN…
BLACK RIVER FALLS…LA CROSSE
912 PM CDT THU MAY 2 2013

…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT FRIDAY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR A WINTRY MIX WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM
CDT FRIDAY.

* LOOK FOR A MIX OF SNOW…SLEET AND SOME FREEZING RAIN TONIGHT…
LASTING INTO FRIDAY MORNING.

* EXPECT 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION…MOSTLY ON COLD…
GRASSY SURFACES AND BRIDGE DECKS. SOME FREEZING RAIN IS ALSO
EXPECTED OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING…BUT IS EXPECTED TO
ACCUMULATE ONLY ON EXPOSED SURFACE SUCH AS TREES…POWER LINES.

* SOME ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED OR SLUSHY. USE CAUTION IF
TRAVELING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW…SLEET…OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES…AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING
FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

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