503  
WWUS43 KARX 030805  
WSWARX  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI  
305 AM CDT WED APR 3 2024  
 
...HEAVY WET SNOW AND STRONG WINDS IMPACTING TRAVEL INTO THE  
MORNING COMMUTE...  
 
.NARROW BANDS OF SNOW SEEN OVERNIGHT EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO  
THE MORNING COMMUTE. SNOWFALL RATES OF 0.5" PER HOUR SEEN WITHIN  
THESE HEAVIER BANDS, DECREASING VISIBILITIES BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES.  
THESE STRONGER SNOWFALL BANDS DEPART TO THE EAST THROUGH CENTRAL  
WISCONSIN TODAY. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES  
EXPECTED AREA WIDE.  
 
INCREASED WIND GUSTS FROM 40 TO 50 MPH WILL EXACERBATE VISIBILITY  
REDUCTIONS. ADDITIONALLY, THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS WITH  
HEAVIER SNOW CAN FELL TREE BRANCHES OR POWER LINES.  
 
TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED THROUGH THE MORNING COMMUTE, ESPECIALLY  
UNTREATED ROADS AND COOLER RIDGE TOPS. EXERCISE CAUTION.  
 
WIZ042>044-053-055-031615-  
/O.EXB.KARX.WW.Y.0009.240403T1500Z-240403T1800Z/  
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-240403T1500Z/  
MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-RICHLAND-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SPARTA, TOMAH, MAUSTON, FRIENDSHIP,  
VIROQUA, AND RICHLAND CENTER  
305 AM CDT WED APR 3 2024  
 
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS  
MORNING...  
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO  
1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...  
 
* WHAT...FOR THE WINTER STORM WARNING ADDITIONAL HEAVY SNOW  
ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY,  
SNOW EXPECTED. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 2 INCHES  
POSSIBLE. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...MONROE, JUNEAU, ADAMS, VERNON AND RICHLAND COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...FOR THE WINTER STORM WARNING, UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS  
MORNING. FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY, FROM 10 AM THIS  
MORNING TO 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON.  
 
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS  
WILL IMPACT THE MORNING COMMUTE. FALLEN TREE BRANCHES AND POWER  
LINES ARE POSSIBLE WHERE HEAVIEST SNOW FELL.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IF  
TRAVELING AND DWELLING WITH LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES.  
 
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING.  
 
VISIT 511WI.GOV FOR ROAD CONDITIONS.  
 

 
 

 
 
IAZ010-011-030-MNZ088-095-096-WIZ017-029-033-034-041-054-061-  
031500-  
/O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-240403T1500Z/  
WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-CLAYTON-WINONA-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-TAYLOR-CLARK-  
TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-CRAWFORD-GRANT-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF DECORAH, WAUKON, ELKADER, WINONA,  
PRESTON, CALEDONIA, MEDFORD, NEILLSVILLE, ARCADIA, WHITEHALL,  
BLACK RIVER FALLS, LA CROSSE, PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, AND PLATTEVILLE  
305 AM CDT WED APR 3 2024  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS  
MORNING...  
 
* WHAT...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO TWO INCHES. WINDS  
GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST IOWA, SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND  
CENTRAL, NORTH CENTRAL, SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING.  
 
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS  
CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT THE MORNING COMMUTE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING.  
 
IN IOWA, VISIT 511IA.ORG FOR ROAD CONDITIONS. IN MINNESOTA,  
VISIT 511MN.ORG FOR ROAD CONDITIONS. IN WISCONSIN, VISIT  
511WI.GOV FOR ROAD CONDITIONS.  
 

 
 

 
 
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