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WWUS43 KARX 150219
WSWARX
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
919 PM CDT SAT MAR 14 2026
...DANGEROUS WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE REGION THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING...
.A DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY HISTORIC WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE
REGION THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. SNOW RATES NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90
WILL INCREASE THROUGHOUT THE OVERNIGHT. BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING
SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 4 INCHES PER HOUR ARE LIKELY ACROSS PORTIONS
OF NORTHERN CLARK AND TAYLOR COUNTIES. MIXED PRECIPITATION IS LIKELY
NEAR I-90 SUNDAY MORNING WHERE FREEZING RAIN ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO
THREE TENTHS OF AN INCH OF ICE IS LIKELY. BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON, MUCH
OF THE AREA WILL SWITCHOVER TO SNOW WITH WIND GUSTS INCREASING TO 35
TO 55 MPH. THIS WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD VISIBILITIES REDUCTIONS TO
1/4 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES WHERE THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS IN EFFECT.
STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY APPROACH ALL-TIME RECORDS
IN NORTH-CENTRAL WISCONSIN WITH 18 TO 36 INCHES OF SNOW EXPECTED
NORTH OF INTERSTATE 94. TRAVEL WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE FOR MUCH OF THE
AREA THROUGHOUT THE STORM. ANY TRAVEL SHOULD BE RESERVED FOR
EMERGENCIES ONLY. POWER OUTAGES AND TREE DAMAGE WILL BE POSSIBLE
WITH THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW, ICE, AND INCREASING WINDS ON
SUNDAY.
WIZ017-029-032>034-150730-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260315T1500Z/
/O.CON.KARX.BZ.W.0002.260315T1500Z-260316T1200Z/
TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BLACK RIVER FALLS, ALMA, NEILLSVILLE,
WHITEHALL, ARCADIA, AND MEDFORD
919 PM CDT SAT MAR 14 2026
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT SUNDAY
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO 7 AM CDT
MONDAY...
* WHAT...FOR THE WINTER STORM WARNING, HEAVY MIXED PRECIPITATION
EXPECTED WITH HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED NORTH INTERSTATE 94. FOR THE
BLIZZARD WARNING, BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITH WINDS GUSTING
AS HIGH AS 45 MPH. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SOUTH OF
INTERSTATE 94 BETWEEN 10 AND 18 INCHES AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS
AROUND A LIGHT GLAZE. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS NORTH OF
INTERSTATE 94 OF 18 TO 36 INCHES.
* WHERE...CLARK, TAYLOR, BUFFALO, JACKSON, AND TREMPEALEAU COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FOR THE WINTER STORM WARNING, UNTIL 10 AM CDT SUNDAY. FOR
THE BLIZZARD WARNING, FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO 7 AM CDT MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE. AREAS OF
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. VISIT 511WI.GOV FOR ROAD
CONDITIONS.
TRAVEL SHOULD BE RESTRICTED TO EMERGENCIES ONLY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL,
HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED, STAY WITH
YOUR VEHICLE. IN MINNESOTA, VISIT 511MN.ORG FOR ROAD CONDITIONS. IN
WISCONSIN, VISIT 511WI.GOV FOR ROAD CONDITIONS.
MNZ079-086>088-094>096-150730-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.260315T0300Z-260315T1500Z/
/O.CON.KARX.BZ.W.0002.260315T1500Z-260316T1200Z/
WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WINONA, ROCHESTER, DODGE CENTER, WABASHA,
CALEDONIA, AUSTIN, AND PRESTON
919 PM CDT SAT MAR 14 2026
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT SUNDAY
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO 7 AM CDT
MONDAY...
* WHAT...FOR THE WINTER STORM WARNING, HEAVY MIXED PRECIPITATION
EXPECTED. TOTAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH. FOR
THE BLIZZARD WARNING, BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 6 AND 13 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50
MPH.
* WHERE...A PORTION OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA.
* WHEN...FOR THE WINTER STORM WARNING, UNTIL 10 AM CDT SUNDAY. FOR
THE BLIZZARD WARNING, FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO 7 AM CDT MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW
COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
COULD IMPACT THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE. STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE
TREE DAMAGE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. VISIT 511MN.ORG FOR ROAD
CONDITIONS.
TRAVEL SHOULD BE RESTRICTED TO EMERGENCIES ONLY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL,
HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED, STAY WITH
YOUR VEHICLE. IN MINNESOTA, VISIT 511MN.ORG FOR ROAD CONDITIONS. IN
WISCONSIN, VISIT 511WI.GOV FOR ROAD CONDITIONS.
IAZ008-009-150730-
/O.CON.KARX.BZ.W.0002.260315T1500Z-260316T1200Z/
/O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0012.260315T0600Z-260315T1500Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF OSAGE AND CRESCO
919 PM CDT SAT MAR 14 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM CDT
SUNDAY...
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO 7 AM CDT
MONDAY...
* WHAT...FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY, MIXED PRECIPITATION
EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE INCH AND
ICE ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN ONE TENTH AND TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH.
WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH. FOR THE BLIZZARD WARNING,
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 4
AND 6 INCHES AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH.
WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 60 MPH.
* WHERE...MITCHELL AND HOWARD COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY, FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM CDT
SUNDAY. FOR THE BLIZZARD WARNING, FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO 7 AM CDT
MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. WIDESPREAD BLOWING
SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE. STRONG WINDS
COULD CAUSE TREE DAMAGE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TRAVEL SHOULD BE RESTRICTED TO EMERGENCIES ONLY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL,
HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED, STAY WITH
YOUR VEHICLE. VISIT 511IA.ORG FOR ROAD CONDITIONS.
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. VISIT 511IA.ORG FOR ROAD
CONDITIONS.
IAZ010-011-150730-
/O.CON.KARX.BZ.W.0002.260315T1800Z-260316T1200Z/
/O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0012.260315T0600Z-260315T1800Z/
WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF DECORAH AND WAUKON
919 PM CDT SAT MAR 14 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM CDT
SUNDAY...
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SUNDAY TO 7 AM CDT
MONDAY...
* WHAT...FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY, FREEZING RAIN EXPECTED.
TOTAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS AROUND A LIGHT GLAZE. FOR THE WINTER STORM
WARNING, HEAVY MIXED PRECIPITATION EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 6 AND 9 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45
MPH.
* WHERE...ALLAMAKEE AND WINNESHIEK COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY, FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM CDT
SUNDAY. FOR THE BLIZZARD WARNING, FROM 1 PM SUNDAY TO 7 AM CDT
MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW
COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
COULD IMPACT THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE. STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE
TREE DAMAGE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TRAVEL SHOULD BE RESTRICTED TO EMERGENCIES ONLY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL,
HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED, STAY WITH
YOUR VEHICLE. VISIT 511IA.ORG FOR ROAD CONDITIONS.
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. IN IOWA, VISIT 511IA.ORG
FOR ROAD CONDITIONS. IN WISCONSIN, VISIT 511WI.GOV FOR ROAD
CONDITIONS.
IAZ018-019-150730-
/O.CON.KARX.BZ.W.0002.260315T1500Z-260316T1200Z/
FLOYD-CHICKASAW-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NEW HAMPTON AND CHARLES CITY
919 PM CDT SAT MAR 14 2026
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO 7 AM CDT
MONDAY...
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
BETWEEN 3 AND 5 INCHES AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS AROUND A LIGHT GLAZE.
WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 55 MPH.
* WHERE...FLOYD AND CHICKASAW COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO 7 AM CDT MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. WIDESPREAD BLOWING
SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE. STRONG WINDS
COULD CAUSE TREE DAMAGE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TRAVEL SHOULD BE RESTRICTED TO EMERGENCIES ONLY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL,
HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED, STAY WITH
YOUR VEHICLE. VISIT 511IA.ORG FOR ROAD CONDITIONS.
IAZ029-030-150730-
/O.CON.KARX.BZ.W.0002.260315T1800Z-260316T1200Z/
FAYETTE-CLAYTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ELKADER AND OELWEIN
919 PM CDT SAT MAR 14 2026
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SUNDAY TO 7 AM CDT
MONDAY...
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
BETWEEN 5 AND 7 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 60 MPH.
* WHERE...CLAYTON AND FAYETTE COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM 1 PM SUNDAY TO 7 AM CDT MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. WIDESPREAD BLOWING
SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE. STRONG WINDS
COULD CAUSE TREE DAMAGE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TRAVEL SHOULD BE RESTRICTED TO EMERGENCIES ONLY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL,
HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED, STAY WITH
YOUR VEHICLE. VISIT 511IA.ORG FOR ROAD CONDITIONS.
WIZ054-055-150730-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.260315T1800Z-260316T1800Z/
/O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0012.260315T0600Z-260315T1800Z/
CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF RICHLAND CENTER AND PRAIRIE DU CHIEN
919 PM CDT SAT MAR 14 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM CDT
SUNDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SUNDAY TO 1 PM
CDT MONDAY...
* WHAT...FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY, FREEZING RAIN EXPECTED.
TOTAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS AROUND A LIGHT GLAZE. FOR THE WINTER STORM
WARNING, HEAVY MIXED PRECIPITATION EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 6 AND 9 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45
MPH.
* WHERE...CRAWFORD AND RICHLAND COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY, FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM CDT
SUNDAY. FOR THE WINTER STORM WARNING, FROM 1 PM SUNDAY TO 1 PM CDT
MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW
COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
COULD IMPACT THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE. STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE
TREE DAMAGE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. VISIT 511WI.GOV FOR ROAD
CONDITIONS.
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. IN IOWA, VISIT 511IA.ORG
FOR ROAD CONDITIONS. IN WISCONSIN, VISIT 511WI.GOV FOR ROAD
CONDITIONS.
WIZ041>044-053-150730-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260316T1800Z/
LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MAUSTON, FRIENDSHIP, LA CROSSE, VIROQUA,
SPARTA, AND TOMAH
919 PM CDT SAT MAR 14 2026
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT MONDAY
* WHAT...HEAVY MIXED PRECIPITATION EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 9 AND 17 INCHES AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS AROUND
ONE TO THREE TENTHS OF AN INCH. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.
* WHERE...ADAMS, JUNEAU, VERNON, LA CROSSE, AND MONROE COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 1 PM CDT MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...POWER OUTAGES AND TREE DAMAGE ARE LIKELY DUE TO THE ICE.
TRAVEL COULD BE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW COULD
SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD
IMPACT THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE. STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE
EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. VISIT 511WI.GOV FOR ROAD
CONDITIONS.
WIZ061-150730-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0003.260315T1800Z-260316T1800Z/
GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PLATTEVILLE
919 PM CDT SAT MAR 14 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SUNDAY TO 1 PM
CDT MONDAY...
* WHAT...FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY, FREEZING RAIN EXPECTED.
TOTAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS AROUND A LIGHT GLAZE. FOR THE WINTER STORM
WARNING, HEAVY MIXED PRECIPITATION EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 6 AND 9 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45
MPH.
* WHERE...GRANT COUNTY.
* WHEN...FROM 1 PM SUNDAY TO 1 PM CDT MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW
COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
COULD IMPACT THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE. STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE
TREE DAMAGE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. VISIT 511WI.GOV FOR ROAD
CONDITIONS.
JSB
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