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WWUS43 KARX 131741
WSWARX
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1241 PM CDT FRI MAR 13 2026
..MAJOR WINTER STORM SATURDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING
.A PROLONGED, HIGH-IMPACT WINTER STORM AFFECTS THE REGION SATURDAY
NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. HIGHEST SNOW TOTALS IN EXCESS OF 12 TO
18 INCHES ARE FAVORED NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90 WITH SOME LOCALES NORTH
OF HIGHWAY 10 APPROACHING 24 INCHES. ALONG INTERSTATE 90, A WINTRY
MIX OF SNOW, FREEZING RAIN, AND SLEET MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO PIN DOWN
EXACT SNOW AND ICE AMOUNTS, BUT IMPACTS ARE WARRANTING OF A WINTER
STORM WARNING. ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN, SNOW
DOES NOT LOOK TO ARRIVE UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON, SO THE WINTER STORM
WATCH IS MAINTAINED UNTIL FURTHER DETAILS CAN BE ASCERTAINED.
INCREASING WINDS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT SHOULD RESULT IN
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED LOCALES AND AN UPGRADE TO A BLIZZARD
WARNING IS LIKELY ONCE THE EXACT THREAT AREA IS DETERMINED.
REGARDLESS OF EXACT SNOW AMOUNTS, EXPECT MAJOR TRAVEL IMPACTS
REGIONWIDE WITH SOME ROADS POSSIBLY IMPASSABLE, ESPECIALLY IN
WIND-PRONE AREAS.
WIZ017-140230-
/O.EXP.KARX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260313T1800Z/
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.260315T0000Z-260316T1800Z/
TAYLOR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MEDFORD
1241 PM CDT FRI MAR 13 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM SATURDAY TO 1 PM
CDT MONDAY...
..WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 12
AND 18 INCHES WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS APPROACHING 24 INCHES. WINDS
GUSTING UP TO 45 MPH MAY RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS LATER
SUNDAY INTO MONDAY MORNING.
* WHERE...TAYLOR COUNTY.
* WHEN...FROM 7 PM SATURDAY TO 1 PM CDT MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE. WIDESPREAD
BLOWING SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE FRIDAY EVENING AND MONDAY MORNING
COMMUTES. GUSTY WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. IN MINNESOTA, VISIT 511MN.ORG
FOR ROAD CONDITIONS. IN WISCONSIN, VISIT 511WI.GOV FOR ROAD
CONDITIONS.
WIZ029-140230-
/O.EXP.KARX.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-260313T1800Z/
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.260315T0000Z-260316T1800Z/
CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NEILLSVILLE
1241 PM CDT FRI MAR 13 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM SATURDAY TO 1 PM
CDT MONDAY...
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 12
AND 18 INCHES WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS APPROACHING 24 INCHES. WINDS
GUSTING UP TO 45 MPH MAY RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS LATER
SUNDAY INTO MONDAY MORNING.
* WHERE...CLARK COUNTY.
* WHEN...FROM 7 PM SATURDAY TO 1 PM CDT MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE. WIDESPREAD
BLOWING SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE FRIDAY EVENING AND MONDAY MORNING
COMMUTES. GUSTY WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. IN MINNESOTA, VISIT 511MN.ORG
FOR ROAD CONDITIONS. IN WISCONSIN, VISIT 511WI.GOV FOR ROAD
CONDITIONS.
MNZ079-WIZ032>034-140230-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.260315T0000Z-260316T1800Z/
WABASHA-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BLACK RIVER FALLS, ALMA, WABASHA,
ARCADIA, AND WHITEHALL
1241 PM CDT FRI MAR 13 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM SATURDAY TO 1 PM
CDT MONDAY...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED, WHICH MAY MIX BRIEFLY AT TIMES WITH
SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 12 AND
18 INCHES WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS APPROACHING 24 INCHES. WINDS
GUSTING UP TO 45 MPH MAY RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS LATER
SUNDAY INTO MONDAY MORNING. A GLAZE OF ICE IS POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...IN MINNESOTA, WABASHA COUNTY. IN WISCONSIN, BUFFALO,
JACKSON, AND TREMPEALEAU COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM 7 PM SATURDAY TO 1 PM CDT MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE. WIDESPREAD
BLOWING SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE. GUSTY WINDS
COULD BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. IN MINNESOTA, VISIT 511MN.ORG
FOR ROAD CONDITIONS. IN WISCONSIN, VISIT 511WI.GOV FOR ROAD
CONDITIONS.
MNZ086>088-094>096-WIZ041>044-053-140230-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.260315T0000Z-260316T1800Z/
DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-
JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LA CROSSE, VIROQUA, MAUSTON, CALEDONIA,
TOMAH, WINONA, FRIENDSHIP, AUSTIN, DODGE CENTER, PRESTON,
ROCHESTER, AND SPARTA
1241 PM CDT FRI MAR 13 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM SATURDAY TO 1 PM
CDT MONDAY...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW, MIXED WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 6 AND 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.
ICE AMOUNTS AROUND ONE TENTH TO THREE TENTHS OF AN INCH. WINDS
GUSTING UP TO 50 MPH MAY RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS LATER
SUNDAY INTO MONDAY MORNING.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND CENTRAL, SOUTHWEST,
AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN.
* WHEN...FROM 7 PM SATURDAY TO 1 PM CDT MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE. WIDESPREAD
BLOWING SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE. GUSTY WINDS
COULD BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES, ESPECIALLY THOSE COATED IN ICE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. IN MINNESOTA, VISIT 511MN.ORG
FOR ROAD CONDITIONS. IN WISCONSIN, VISIT 511WI.GOV FOR ROAD
CONDITIONS.
IAZ008>011-WIZ054-055-140230-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.A.0001.260315T0600Z-260316T1800Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CRESCO, RICHLAND CENTER, WAUKON, PRAIRIE
DU CHIEN, DECORAH, AND OSAGE
1241 PM CDT FRI MAR 13 2026
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT
THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...HEAVY MIXED PRECIPITATION POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 AND 8 INCHES AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS AROUND
ONE TENTH OF AN INCH POSSIBLE. WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 50 MPH
AND MAY RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS LATER SUNDAY INTO MONDAY
MORNING.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST
WISCONSIN.
* WHEN...FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE. WIDESPREAD
BLOWING SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE. GUSTY WINDS
COULD BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES, ESPECIALLY THOSE COATED IN ICE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.
IAZ018-019-029-030-WIZ061-140230-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.A.0001.260315T1800Z-260316T1800Z/
FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PLATTEVILLE, OELWEIN, CHARLES CITY, NEW
HAMPTON, AND ELKADER
1241 PM CDT FRI MAR 13 2026
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 AND
6 INCHES POSSIBLE. WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 55 MPH AND MAY
RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS LATER SUNDAY INTO MONDAY MORNING.
* WHERE...IN IOWA, FLOYD, CHICKASAW, CLAYTON, AND FAYETTE COUNTIES.
IN WISCONSIN, GRANT COUNTY.
* WHEN...FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE. WIDESPREAD
BLOWING SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE. GUSTY WINDS
COULD BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES, ESPECIALLY THOSE COATED IN ICE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.
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