Midwest Storm Spotters League

Dane Winter Storm Watch: Issued at: 8:44 PM CST on March 3, 2013, expires at: 8:00 PM CST on March 05, 2013

...Winter Storm Watch remains in effect from late Monday nightthrough Tuesday evening...A Winter Storm Watch remains in effect from late Monday nightthrough Tuesday evening. Timing...light snow will develop toward Monday evening but become heavier late Monday night and Tuesday. Snowfall rates will vary...but could reach one inch per hour at times. Snow accumulations...6 to 10 inches by Tuesday evening. Winds...north to northeast 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 25 mph will cause areas of blowing snow Tuesday afternoon and evening. Impacts...plan on hazardous travel conditions...especially late Monday night into Tuesday night.Precautionary/preparedness actions...A Winter Storm Watch means there is a potential for significantsnow accumulations that may impact travel. Continue to monitorthe latest forecasts.

Event:Winter Weather Advisory Alert:...

MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SPREADING ACROSS SOUTHERN WISCONSIN... .LOW PRESSURE OVER SOUTHERN ILLINOIS WILL MOVE TO NORTHERN INDIANA LATE TONIGHT...THEN STALL OVER THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES WEDNESDAY BEFORE DRIFTING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST COAST ON THURSDAY. A BAND OF MODERATE SNOW OVER SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN WILL SPREAD NORTHWEST TOWARD CENTRAL WISCONSIN THROUGH EARLY EVENING. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN AND ALONG THE LAKE MICHIGAN SHORE. MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING AND TAPER OF IN INTENSITY AFTER MIDNIGHT. LIGHT SNOW WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW WILL PERSIST OVER SOUTHERN WISCONSIN THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW LATER ON TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY WILL BE DRIER AND WILL LIKELY BLOW AND DRIFT MUCH MORE THAN TONIGHT. ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...MODERATE SNOW WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY EVENING. SNOW WILL BECOME LIGHTER LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. * VISIBILITY...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE BRIEF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES OF HEAVY WET SNOW THROUGH THIS EVENING GENERALLY SOUTHEAST OF I-43...AND 2 TO 4 INCHES OF WET SNOW THROUGH THIS EVENING NORTH AND WEST OF I-43. STORM TOTAL SNOW OF 2 TO 7 INCHES. HIGHEST AMOUNTS IN THE SOUTHEAST AND NEAR THE ILLINOIS BORDER. * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 30 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE RAPIDLY ACCUMULATING WET SNOW WILL RESULT IN SLIPPERY ROADWAYS AND TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS MAY CAUSE DRIFTING SNOW.Instructions:A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOWWILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOWCOVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILEDRIVING.

Looks like mother nature is about to unleash her fury on Wisconsin once again according to the latest models coming out of the NWS. There are two different models that are showing the same tracks, which could bring us 6-12 inches plus of snow. Though this is still a long range forecast the indicators are still strong that we will get hit head on. But we all know the tracks could change so we will see what happens over the next seven days. Here is a link from our local news station:

http://www.channel3000.com/weather/Winter-storm-possible-next-week/-/1636/18549798/-/hglhk0/-/index.html

And from the NWS

http://www.crh.noaa.gov/news/display_cmsstory.php?wfo=mkx&storyid=92574&source=0

We will try to keep all of you updated as news of this system continues to come in.

Dane Winter Weather Advisory:

Issued at: 8:53 PM CST on February 6, 2013, expires at: 6:00 PM CST on February 07, 2013

...Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect until 6 PM CSTThursday...A Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect until 6 PM CSTThursday. Timing...periods of snow through Thursday afternoon. Sleet and freezing rain will mix with the snow late tonight through Thursday morning...mainly south of a Madison to Baraboo line. Light ice accumulations are possible. Mainly light precipitation is expected tonight but will increase in intensity during the mid morning and afternoon especially south and east of a Berlin to Middleton to Mineral Point line. Lesser amounts are expected near The Dells. Snow accumulations...2 to 5 inches. Impacts...the wintry mix will lead to slippery roadways and hazardous travel conditions.Precautionary/preparedness actions...A Winter Weather Advisory means that periods of snow...sleet...orfreezing rain will cause travel difficulties. Be prepared forslippery roads and limited visibilities...and use caution while driving.

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS EXPANDED THE * FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL WISCONSIN AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN EAST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...FOND DU LAC AND SHEBOYGAN. IN SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN...DODGE...JEFFERSON...OZAUKEE AND WASHINGTON. * FROM 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT * HEAVY RAIN LAST NIGHT COMBINED WITH A SECOND ROUND OF RAIN LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING COULD RESULT IN TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF AROUND 2 TO 3 INCHES. THIS HEAVY RAIN IS FALLING ON GROUND THAT IS FROZEN AND SATURATED. DRAINAGE RUNOFF WILL BE RAPID AND COULD CAUSE QUICK RISES THAT WILL LEAD TO FLOODING. ICE JAMS ON RIVERS WILL ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO THE FLOODING POTENTIAL. * FLOOD PRONE LOW SPOTS IN RURAL AND URBAN AREAS COULD FLOOD... POSSIBLY IMPACTING SOME ROADS. THOSE LIVING ALONG SMALLER RIVERS AND STREAMS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR POTENTIAL FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...RAIN WILL MIX WITH AND CHANGE TO SNOW BY 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. THE SNOW WILL THEN LINGER THROUGH THE DAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES BY LATE WEDNESDAY. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED ALONG AND NORTH OF A PORTAGE...TO FOND DU LAC...TO SHEBOYGAN LINE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH...GUSTING TO 30 MPH. * IMPACTS...COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE SLIPPERY ROADS AND GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

Event:Wind Chill AdvisoryAlert:

...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... .A REINFORCING SURGE OF ARCTIC AIR HAS ARRIVED ON BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS. WIND CHILL READINGS WILL CONTINUE TO FALL OVERNIGHT AS TEMPERATURES DIP UNDER MAINLY CLEAR SKIES. THOUGH NORTHWEST WINDS ARE NOT AS STRONG AS EARLIER TODAY...THEY WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH WHEN COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING TO WELL BELOW ZERO TONIGHT IN SOUTHERN WISCONSIN...TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO BY DAYBREAK. THESE BITTER WIND CHILLS WILL LAST INTO TUESDAY MORNING. ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY. * TIMING...REST OF TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES...18 BELOW TO 25 BELOW LATE THIS EVENING... 22 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO LATER TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...WITH WIND CHILL VALUES THIS LOW...FROSTBITE TO EXPOSED SKIN CAN OCCUR IN 20 TO 30 MINUTES.Instructions:A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDSWILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT INFROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT ANDGLOVES.

Target Area:

Columbia

Dane

Fond Du Lac

Green

Green Lake

Iowa

Lafayette

Marquette

Sauk

Sheboygan

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI249 PM CST SUN JAN 20 2013...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS LATER TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY....A PRESSURE GRADIENT BELOW LOW PRESSURE TO THE EAST AND HIGHPRESSURE TO OUR WEST WILL RESULT IN ARCTIC AIR BEING CHANNELEDINTO SOUTHERN WISCONSIN ON NORTHWEST WINDS. THIS WILL RESULT INWIND CHILLS AT OR BELOW 20 BELOW ZERO LATER TONIGHT IN SOUTHCENTRAL AND PARTS OF EAST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...WITH WIND CHILLS OF20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO ACROSS ALL OF SOUTHERN WISCONSIN MONDAY NIGHTINTO TUESDAY MORNING.WIZ046-047-051-052-056-057-062-063-067-068-210500-/O.NEW.KMKX.WC.Y.0001.130121T1000Z-130122T1800Z/MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-SAUK-COLUMBIA-IOWA-DANE-LAFAYETTE-GREEN-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BERLIN...FOND DU LAC...SHEBOYGAN...BARABOO...PORTAGE...WISCONSIN DELLS...DODGEVILLE...MADISON...DARLINGTON...MONROE249 PM CST SUN JAN 20 2013...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM MONDAY TO NOON CSTTUESDAY...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED AWIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM MONDAY TO NOONCST TUESDAY.* TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MIDDAY TUESDAY.* WIND CHILL VALUES...COLDEST VALUES 18 TO 24 BELOW LATER TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING AND THEN 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING.* IMPACTS...WITH WIND CHILL VALUES THIS LOW...FROSTBITE TO EXPOSED SKIN CAN OCCUR IN 20 TO 30 MINUTES.

... BELOW ZERO WIND CHILLS MOVING IN OVERNIGHT AND LASTING FOR A FEW DAYS...

TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO PLUMMET BEHIND AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT... WITH BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS. WIND CHILLS HAVE FALLEN BELOW ZERO IN SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN AND SHOULD FALL BELOW ZERO IN SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT.

BY MORNING WIND CHILLS AROUND 10 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHERN WISCONSIN AND STAY AROUND THOSE LEVELS THROUGHOUT THE DAY SUNDAY.

EVEN COLDER READINGS SUNDAY NIGHT AND AGAIN MONDAY NIGHT MAY REQUIRE WIND CHILL ADVISORIES IN LATER FORECASTS

Dane Special Statement:

Issued at: 11:11 PM CST on January 12, 2013, expires at: 4:00 AM CST on January 13, 2013 ...Slippery roads expected to develop tonight...A mixture of light snow and sleet will affect south central andsoutheast Wisconsin overnight. The snow and sleet may be brieflymixed with light freezing rain.Snow and sleet accumulations of up to two inches is expected alongand east of a line from Fond Du Lac to Madison to Monroe andDarlington. The light snow along with cold temperatures will resultin slippery spots developing on untreated roadways overnight.The accumulating light snow is expected to taper off late tonight.Late night motorists should be prepared for slippery roads anddrive accordingly.Mbk854 PM CST Sat Jan 12 2013...Slippery roads expected to develop tonight...Light snow will affect south central and southeast Wisconsinovernight. The snow may be mixed with some sleet.Light snow accumulations of up to two inches is expected along andeast of a line from Fond Du Lac to Madison to Monroe andDarlington. The light snow along with cold temperatures willresult in slippery spots developing on untreated roadwaysovernight.The accumulating light snow is expected to taper off late tonight.Late night motorists should be prepared for slippery roads anddrive accordingly.Mbk