Midwest Storm Spotters League

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...SNOW BEGINS WEDNESDAY EVENING AND DIMINISHES THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...7 TO 11 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH ON THURSDAY WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW WOULD CAUSE RAPIDLY DETERIORATING TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SOME THUNDER SNOW IS POSSIBLE. THE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WOULD CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH POTENTIAL WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.