Full Notification

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
244 PM CST SAT JAN 4 2014
...LIFE-THREATENING COLD SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING
WITH RECORD COLD TEMPERATURES POSSIBLE...
.A LIFE THREATENING COLD AIRMASS OVER NORTHERN SASKATCHEWAN
REMAINS ON TRACK TO DIVE INTO THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY
REGION SUNDAY NIGHT. BEFORE THIS ARRIVES...THE FIRST BOUT OF
ARCTIC AIR FLOWING IN TONIGHT WILL ALLOW WIND CHILLS TO DROP TO 20
TO 35 BELOW ZERO...WITH LITTLE IMPROVEMENT EXPECTED ON SUNDAY.
TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS REALLY PLUMMET SUNDAY NIGHT AS THE
HEART OF THE ARCTIC AIR MOVES IN. BY MONDAY MORNING...WIND CHILLS
AS LOW AS 50 TO 60 BELOW ZERO ARE POSSIBLE. WIND CHILLS WILL
REMAIN DANGEROUSLY LOW THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...BETWEEN 35 AND 50
DEGREES BELOW ZERO.
THIS WILL BE THE COLDEST AIR SEEN ACROSS THE AREA SINCE FEBRUARY
1996.
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050445-
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MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-
WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-
JACKSON-LA CROSSE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...ROCHESTER...
WINONA...AUSTIN...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...BLACK RIVER FALLS...
LA CROSSE
244 PM CST SAT JAN 4 2014
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY...
...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SUNDAY TO NOON
CST TUESDAY...
FOR THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON...
* EXPECT WIND CHILL VALUES TO DROP TO 20 TO 35 BELOW ZERO THIS
EVENING...THEN HOLD NEARLY STEADY THROUGH THE DAY SUNDAY.
* IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUT...BE SURE TO DRESS APPROPRIATELY AND
IN LAYERS TO PROTECT AGAINST THE BITTER COLD. FROSTBITE AND
HYPOTHERMIA CAN OCCUR IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES IN THESE
CONDITIONS.
FOR THE WIND CHILL WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...
* LIFE-THREATENING WIND CHILLS OF 35 BELOW TO 50 BELOW ZERO ARE
EXPECTED. WIND CHILLS OF 60 BELOW ZERO ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES
MONDAY MORNING.
* THIS IS A LIFE-THREATENING COLD FOR THOSE NOT IN SHELTER. FROST
BITE WILL OCCUR IN 5 TO 10 MINUTES ON EXPOSED SKIN. ENSURE
ANIMALS HAVE ADEQUATE SHELTER FOR THESE DANGEROUSLY COLD
CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION...SLIPPERY ROADS COULD OCCUR FROM CAR
EXHAUST FREEZING ON PAVEMENT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL
COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST
BITE IN 20 TO 30 MINUTES AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS
ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR
PLENTY OF CLOTHING INCLUDING A HAT AND GLOVES.
A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE IN 5 TO 10 MINUTES AND LEAD TO
HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
&&

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ALLAMAKEE-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-
RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...OELWEIN...SPARTA/TOMAH...
MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...
PLATTEVILLE
244 PM CST SAT JAN 4 2014
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
6 PM CST SUNDAY...
...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SUNDAY TO NOON
CST TUESDAY...
FOR THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON...
* EXPECT WIND CHILL VALUES TO DROP TO 20 TO 35 BELOW ZERO AFTER
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...THEN HOLD NEARLY STEADY THROUGH THE DAY
SUNDAY.
* IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUT...BE SURE TO DRESS APPROPRIATELY AND
IN LAYERS TO PROTECT AGAINST THE BITTER COLD. FROSTBITE AND
HYPOTHERMIA CAN OCCUR IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES IN THESE
CONDITIONS.
FOR THE WIND CHILL WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...
* LIFE-THREATENING WIND CHILLS OF 35 BELOW TO 50 BELOW ZERO ARE
EXPECTED. WIND CHILLS OF 60 BELOW ZERO ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES
MONDAY MORNING.
* THIS IS A LIFE-THREATENING COLD FOR THOSE NOT IN SHELTER. FROST
BITE WILL OCCUR IN 5 TO 10 MINUTES ON EXPOSED SKIN. ENSURE
ANIMALS HAVE ADEQUATE SHELTER FOR THESE DANGEROUSLY COLD
CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION...SLIPPERY ROADS COULD OCCUR FROM CAR
EXHAUST FREEZING ON PAVEMENT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL
COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST
BITE IN 20 TO 30 MINUTES AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS
ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR
PLENTY OF CLOTHING INCLUDING A HAT AND GLOVES.
A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE IN 5 TO 10 MINUTES AND LEAD TO
HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.