Full Notification

...HIGH WINDS AND HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL CAUSE RAPID VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS... .A strong winter storm will move through the area overnight Tuesday through Wednesday. Expect a wet, heavy snow with amounts from 3" to 6". Higher snowfall rates near 1" per hour combined with increased winds near 50 mph will cause rapid reductions in visibilities below 1/4 mile at times and down tree limbs. The heavier snowfall rates will shift southeast through Wednesday. Expect impacts to the morning commute.

* WHAT...Blizzard conditions possible. Total snow accumulations between 3 and 6 inches with wind gusts near 50 mph.

* WHERE...Portions of north central and northeast Iowa, southeast Minnesota, and central, north central, and west central Wisconsin.

* WHEN...From Tuesday evening through Wednesday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Whiteout conditions will be possible, making travel dangerous and potentially life-threatening. Plan on hazardous road conditions. The hazardous conditions will impact the Wednesday morning commute. Gusty winds could bring down tree branches.

* AFFECTED AREAS: MITCHELL ... HOWARD ... WINNESHIEK ... FLOYD ... CHICKASAW ... WABASHA ... DODGE ... OLMSTED ... WINONA ... MOWER ... FILLMORE ... HOUSTON ... TAYLOR ... CLARK ... BUFFALO ... TREMPEALEAU ... JACKSON ... LA CROSSE

Instructions:

Prepare for possible blizzard conditions. Continue to monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation.