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WWUS43 KARX 271310
WSWARX
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
710 AM CST FRI FEB 27 2026
..BAND OF HEAVY SNOW SATURDAY
.A NARROW BAND OF HEAVY SNOW WITH 1" TO 2" PER HOUR SNOWFALL RATES
LIKELY DEVELOPS OVER THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY SATURDAY
MORNING INTO THE EVENING. HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES AND SUBSEQUENT
AMOUNTS WILL SHARPLY DECREASE ON EITHER SIDE OF THE BAND. THEREFORE,
ANY SMALL CHANGE TO STORM TRACK GREATLY AFFECTS IMPACTS AND AMOUNTS
LOCALLY. CURRENT CONFIDENCE IN ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL IS HIGHEST FROM
THE MINNESOTA AND IOWA BORDER INTO WESTERN WISCONSIN AT THIS TIME.
LONGER DURATION OF HEAVIER SNOWFALL MAY ALSO RESULT IN HIGHER
AMOUNTS.
IAZ009>011-MNZ086-087-094>096-WIZ053>055-272200-
/O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0009.260228T1200Z-260301T0000Z/
HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-DODGE-OLMSTED-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-
VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF RICHLAND CENTER, ROCHESTER, DODGE CENTER,
WAUKON, CRESCO, VIROQUA, AUSTIN, PRESTON, CALEDONIA, DECORAH, AND
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN
710 AM CST FRI FEB 27 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST
SATURDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1 AND 3
INCHES. LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OF OVER 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST IOWA, SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA, AND
SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN.
* WHEN...FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY.
* 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 MINNESOTA, VISIT 511MN.ORG FOR ROAD
CONDITIONS. IN WISCONSIN, VISIT 511WI.GOV FOR ROAD CONDITIONS.
NAYLOR
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