Be careful out there later today folks....things could get yucky!  Check out the forecast below from the National Weather Service in LaCrosse.

Midwest Braces For Major Snow Storm
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    • Issued by The National Weather Service    LaCrosse, WI   12:04pm CST, Mon Jan 25

... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY...

* PATCHY TO AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON... THEN DIMINISH AROUND 6 AM TUESDAY.

* THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON AND 9 PM THIS EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF A LIGHT GLAZE ARE EXPECTED.

* WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 30 MPH WILL SOME DRIFTING AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW... ESPECIALLY ON RIDGE TOPS AND IN OPEN AREAS. IN ADDITION... SOME REDUCTIONS TO VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED.

* THE ICE WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS... INCLUDING DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW... SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES... AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

 

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