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WWUS43 KARX 190841
WSWARX
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
241 AM CST THU FEB 19 2026
...A QUICK HITTING BAND OF HEAVY SNOW TONIGHT WILL LEAD TO SLIPPERY
TRAVEL CONDITIONS...
.A BAND OF SNOW DEVELOPS ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA INTO SOUTHWEST
WISCONSIN THIS EVENING AND LASTS THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT, DEPARTING
AROUND SUNRISE. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES WITH RATES EXCEEDING
1" PER HOUR AND QUICKLY LEAD TO SNOW-COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS. THE
HEAVIEST SNOW IS FORECAST TO FALL IN A RELATIVELY NARROW BAND WITH
AMOUNTS QUICKLY DECREASING ON EITHER SIDE OF THE BAND, MAKING THIS
SNOWFALL FORECAST ON THE CHALLENGING SIDE. ANY SMALL CHANGES TO THE
PLACEMENT OF THE SNOW BAND COULD CHANGE FORECAST SNOW AMOUNTS AT A
GIVEN LOCATION VERY QUICKLY.
IAZ011-029-030-WIZ042>044-053>055-061-191815-
/O.NEW.KARX.WW.Y.0007.260220T0200Z-260220T1200Z/
ALLAMAKEE-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-
RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WAUKON, TOMAH, PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, RICHLAND
CENTER, SPARTA, ELKADER, PLATTEVILLE, VIROQUA, MAUSTON, OELWEIN,
AND FRIENDSHIP
241 AM CST THU FEB 19 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM
CST FRIDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 AND 5 INCHES. A
NARROW CORRIDOR OF 6 INCHES IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE ADVISORY, BUT
CONFIDENCE IN ITS PLACEMENT IS LOW AT THIS TIME.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST IOWA AND CENTRAL, SOUTHWEST, AND
WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN.
* WHEN...FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. IN IOWA, VISIT 511IA.ORG
FOR ROAD CONDITIONS. IN WISCONSIN, VISIT 511WI.GOV FOR ROAD
CONDITIONS.
SKOW
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