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WWUS43 KARX 280342
WSWARX
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
942 PM 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, CONTINUING THROUGH 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.
IAZ009>011-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ032>034-041>044-053>055-280845-
/O.EXT.KARX.WW.Y.0009.260228T1200Z-260301T0300Z/
HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-
FILLMORE-HOUSTON-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-
JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FRIENDSHIP, WHITEHALL, ROCHESTER,
MAUSTON, WAUKON, CALEDONIA, VIROQUA, LA CROSSE, PRESTON, DECORAH,
ARCADIA, WABASHA, PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, AUSTIN, DODGE CENTER,
RICHLAND CENTER, BLACK RIVER FALLS, TOMAH, ALMA, SPARTA, CRESCO,
AND WINONA
942 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM CST
SATURDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 AND 4
INCHES.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST IOWA, SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA, AND
CENTRAL, SOUTHWEST, AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN.
* WHEN...FROM 6 AM TO 9 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.
JAR
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