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WWUS43 KARX 060015  
WSWARX  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI  
615 PM CST MON JAN 5 2026  
 
...FREEZING RAIN MAY RESULT IN SLICK TRAVEL TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY  
MORNING...  
 
.A COMPLEX WINTER SYSTEM SPREADS ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT, BRINGING  
A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN AND RAIN FROM CENTRAL MINNESOTA INTO  
WEST-CENTRAL AND CENTRAL WISCONSIN. THE COMBINATION OF DRY AIR, THE  
SHOWERY NATURE OF THE PRECIPITATION, AND TEMPERATURES NEAR THE  
FREEZING MARK MAKE THIS A CHALLENGING FORECAST, WITH THE WORST  
IMPACTS LIKELY TO OCCUR IN VERY NARROW CORRIDORS BETWEEN I-94 AND  
I-90. ICE AMOUNTS WITHIN THESE NARROW CORRIDORS COULD BE AROUND 0.1  
TO 0.2", POSSIBLY EVEN HIGHER IN A FEW SELECT SPOTS. THESE  
CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT THE TUESDAY MORNING COMMUTE.  
 
WIZ017-060600-  
/O.EXT.KARX.WW.Y.0002.260106T0900Z-260106T1800Z/  
TAYLOR-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MEDFORD  
615 PM CST MON JAN 5 2026  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON CST  
TUESDAY...  
 
* WHAT...FREEZING RAIN EXPECTED WITH TOTAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO  
ONE TENTH OF AN INCH, LIKELY IN A VERY NARROW BAND.  
 
* WHERE...TAYLOR COUNTY.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 3 AM TO NOON CST TUESDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. THE HAZARDOUS  
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE TUESDAY MORNING COMMUTE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. PREPARE FOR POSSIBLE  
POWER OUTAGES. VISIT 511WI.GOV FOR ROAD CONDITIONS.  
 
 
 
 
 
MNZ079-WIZ029-032>034-042>044-060600-  
/O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0002.260106T0300Z-260106T1800Z/  
WABASHA-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ARCADIA, FRIENDSHIP, WHITEHALL, ALMA,  
WABASHA, SPARTA, TOMAH, MAUSTON, NEILLSVILLE, AND BLACK RIVER  
FALLS  
615 PM CST MON JAN 5 2026  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST  
TUESDAY...  
 
* WHAT...FREEZING RAIN EXPECTED WITH TOTAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO  
ONE TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH, LIKELY IN A VERY NARROW BAND AND  
DEPENDENT HEAVILY ON THE EXACT SURFACE TEMPERATURE.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND CENTRAL AND WEST  
CENTRAL WISCONSIN.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. THE HAZARDOUS  
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE TUESDAY MORNING COMMUTE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. PREPARE FOR POSSIBLE  
POWER OUTAGES. IN MINNESOTA, VISIT 511MN.ORG FOR ROAD CONDITIONS. IN  
WISCONSIN, VISIT 511WI.GOV FOR ROAD CONDITIONS.  
 
 
 
 
 
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