Winter Weather Message

Good Friday Everyone, 

The Nation Weather Service has issued a winter storm watch for area. Snow chances are going to start tonight around or after midnight then increase for the rest of Saturday. Snow accumulations during the day on Saturday look to be 1 to 3 inches and then our night time snow accumulations 3 to 5 inches with storm total 4 to 8 inches. Check back for more updates for more detail information regarding this winter storm. Below is this weather summary from the national weather service in La Crosse. Below the weather summary is winter storm watch bulletin. 

Weather Summary 

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
LATE SATURDAY NIGHT.

* SNOW IS EXPECTED SPREAD NORTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA SATURDAY
  MORNING. THE BULK OF THE ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED LATER
  SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE LIKELY...MAKING THIS THE
  FIRST SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL OF THE SEASON FOR MANY LOCATIONS IN
  THE WATCH AREA.

* VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO A MILE OR LESS IN THE FALLING
  SNOW. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT ON SATURDAY. STRONGER WINDS
  SATURDAY NIGHT MAY CREATE SOME DRIFTING SNOW IN THE OPEN COUNTRY
  AREAS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA.

* SNOW OR SLUSH COVERED ROADS CAN BE EXPECTED SATURDAY AND
  SATURDAY NIGHT MAKING FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND LONGER TRAVEL
  TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
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