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WWUS43 KARX 281331
WSWARX
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
731 AM CST SAT FEB 28 2026
..A NARROW BAND OF SNOW TODAY
.A NARROW BAND OF SNOW WILL MOVE IN FROM THE WEST THIS MORNING AND
THEN CONTINUE INTO LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING. SNOWFALL RATES UP
TO AN INCH PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE MAINLY FROM THE LATE MORNING
THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON WHERE THE NARROW HEAVY SNOWFALL 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.
WIZ032>034-281445-
/O.CAN.KARX.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-260301T0300Z/
BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BLACK RIVER FALLS, WHITEHALL, ARCADIA,
AND ALMA
731 AM CST SAT FEB 28 2026
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED
WITH VERY DRY AIR MOVING INTO THE AREA OVERNIGHT, THE WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELED. THE AREA WILL STILL SEE SOME SNOW, BUT
AMOUNTS WILL BE LESS THAN ORIGINALLY EXPECTED.
IAZ009>011-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ041>044-053>055-282100-
/O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-260301T0300Z/
HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-
FILLMORE-HOUSTON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-
RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF RICHLAND CENTER, FRIENDSHIP, CALEDONIA,
AUSTIN, CRESCO, VIROQUA, WABASHA, ROCHESTER, PRESTON, TOMAH,
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, DODGE CENTER, WAUKON, MAUSTON, DECORAH, WINONA,
LA CROSSE, AND SPARTA
731 AM CST SAT FEB 28 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1 AND 4 INCHES.
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST IOWA, SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA, AND
CENTRAL, SOUTHWEST, AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN.
* WHEN...UNTIL 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.
JSB
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