...HEAVY SNOW TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY, SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS TO TRAVEL... .HEAVY SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA THIS EVENING WITH TRAVEL CONDITIONS RAPIDLY DETERIORATING. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 INCH PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING, WITH MAJOR IMPACTS EXPECTED TO THE TUESDAY MORNING COMMUTE. ROAD CONDITIONS COULD GO FROM SLIPPERY TO TREACHEROUS IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME. PLAN NOW. BE PREPARED TO DELAY, ADJUST OR CANCEL TRAVEL. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF AROUND 12 INCHES POSSIBLE ACROSS WEST CENTRAL INTO CENTRAL WISCONSIN. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS ALSO LIKELY ACROSS OPEN AND UNSHELTERED AREAS TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 PM CST TUESDAY... * WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 9 INCHES EXPECTED. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH. * WHERE...PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN, NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA. * WHEN...FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 PM CST TUESDAY. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. PATCHY BLOWING SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MORNING OR EVENING COMMUTE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR IOWA CAN BE FOUND ON-LINE AT 511IA.ORG, IN MINNESOTA AT 511MN.ORG, AND IN WISCONSIN AT 511WI.GOV OR BY CALLING 5 1 1. &&
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