Austin Weather - Special Issues

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PARTS OF NORTHEAST IOWA...
SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...AND SOUTHWEST INTO CENTRAL WISCONSIN.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A BAND OF SNOW WILL STREAK INTO THE REGION LATER THIS EVENING...
INCREASING IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY OVERNIGHT...COVERING MUCH OF
THE AREA BY SUNRISE. SOME OF THE SNOW WILL BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY
IN INTENSITY IN THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR AFTER MIDNIGHT...WITH
ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE. THE MORNING COMMUTE WILL
SEE SOME OF THE HEAVIER SNOWFALL RATES...WITH SOME ACCUMULATION
RATES APPROACHING AN INCH PER HOUR POSSIBLE IN THAT TIMEFRAME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

SNOW WILL CONTINUE MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES INTO WEDNESDAY
MORNING...FOCUSING WITH TIME INTO WISCONSIN...WHICH SHOULD SEE THE
BULK OF THE ACCUMULATIONS ON WEDNESDAY MORNING. STORM TOTAL
SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES LOOKS LIKELY FOR MOST AREAS...THOUGH IT
APPEARS SOME AMOUNTS TOWARD 5 OR 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. SNOW AMOUNTS
WILL DECREASE TO THE NORTH...TOWARD THE HIGHWAY 10 CORRIDOR IN
WISCONSIN WHERE ONLY A COUPLE OF INCHES MAY FALL.

THE NEXT CHANCE OF SNOW WILL BE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY AS THE
NEXT COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST. IT IS TOO EARLY TO
DETERMINE IF ANY ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS SYSTEM.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. HOWEVER...SNOWFALL REPORTS
WOULD BE APPRECIATED TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

.EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION...

NO CALL IS SCHEDULED.