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WWUS43 KARX 280749
WSWARX
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
149 AM CST SAT FEB 28 2026
..NARROW BAND OF SNOW TODAY
.A NARROW BAND OF SNOW WILL MOVE IN FROM THE WEST THIS MORNING,
CONTINUING THROUGH THE DAYTIME HOURS. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1"+ PER HOUR
WILL BE POSSIBLE MAINLY FROM THE LATE MORNING THROUGH THE EARLY
AFTERNOON WHERE THE NARROW BAND SETS UP, QUICKLY ACCUMULATING ON
ROADWAYS. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WITHIN THE BAND WILL LIKELY RANGE BETWEEN
2 TO 4 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE (30%). A SHARP
CUTOFF IN SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NORTH AND SOUTH IS EXPECTED.
THEREFORE, ANY SLIGHT SHIFT IN STORM TRACK CAN STILL AFFECT SNOWFALL
LOCATION AND LOCAL IMPACTS. AS A RESULT, BE SURE TO CONTINUE TO
MONITOR THE FORECAST FOR UPDATES.
IAZ009>011-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ032>034-041>044-053>055-281400-
/O.CON.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
149 AM CST SAT FEB 28 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING
TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING...
* 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 THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING.
* 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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