537  
WWUS43 KARX 271759  
WSWARX  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI  
1159 AM CST FRI FEB 27 2026  
   
..BAND OF SNOW MOVES IN SATURDAY MORNING  
 
.A NARROW BAND OF SNOW WILL MOVE IN FROM THE WEST ON SATURDAY  
MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGHOUT MUCH OF THE DAYTIME HOURS. SNOWFALL  
RATES OF AN INCH AN HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE BAND RESULTING  
IN QUICK ACCUMULATIONS ON ROADWAYS. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WITHIN THE BAND  
WILL LIKELY RANGE BETWEEN 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS  
OF UP TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE. THE EXACT LOCATION OF THE HEAVIEST  
AMOUNTS STILL REMAINS UNCERTAIN WITH A SHARP CUTOFF IN AMOUNTS  
POSSIBLE OVER JUST A FEW MILES. AS A RESULT, BE SURE TO CONTINUE TO  
MONITOR THE FORECAST FOR UPDATES AS THE LOCATION OF SNOWFALL AMOUNTS  
MAY STILL SHIFT.  
 
MNZ079-088-WIZ032>034-041>044-280200-  
/O.EXA.KARX.WW.Y.0009.260228T1200Z-260301T0000Z/  
WABASHA-WINONA-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-  
JUNEAU-ADAMS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WINONA, BLACK RIVER FALLS, ARCADIA,  
WHITEHALL, MAUSTON, SPARTA, TOMAH, ALMA, LA CROSSE, WABASHA, AND  
FRIENDSHIP  
1159 AM CST FRI FEB 27 2026  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST  
SATURDAY...  
 
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1 AND 4  
INCHES. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND CENTRAL AND WEST  
CENTRAL 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 MINNESOTA, VISIT  
511MN.ORG FOR ROAD CONDITIONS. IN WISCONSIN, VISIT 511WI.GOV FOR  
ROAD CONDITIONS.  
 
 
 
 
 
IAZ009>011-MNZ086-087-094>096-WIZ053>055-280200-  
/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  
1159 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 4  
INCHES. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE 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.  
 
 
 
 
 
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