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WWUS43 KARX 140231
WSWARX
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
931 PM CDT FRI MAR 13 2026
..MAJOR WINTER STORM SATURDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING
.A PROLONGED, HIGH-IMPACT WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE REGION FROM
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.
MNZ079-WIZ017-029-032>034-141200-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.260315T0000Z-260316T1800Z/
WABASHA-TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ARCADIA, WHITEHALL, WABASHA, BLACK RIVER
FALLS, NEILLSVILLE, MEDFORD, AND ALMA
931 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...PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND CENTRAL, NORTH
CENTRAL, 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.
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>044-053-141200-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.260315T0000Z-260316T1800Z/
DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-
JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CALEDONIA, LA CROSSE, FRIENDSHIP, WINONA,
SPARTA, AUSTIN, DODGE CENTER, TOMAH, MAUSTON, ROCHESTER, VIROQUA,
AND PRESTON
931 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-WIZ054-055-141200-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.A.0001.260315T0600Z-260316T1800Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF DECORAH, RICHLAND CENTER, PRAIRIE DU
CHIEN, CRESCO, OSAGE, AND WAUKON
931 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-WIZ061-141200-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.A.0001.260315T1800Z-260316T1800Z/
FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PLATTEVILLE, CHARLES CITY, ELKADER,
OELWEIN, AND NEW HAMPTON
931 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.
JSB
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