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Octane · 03-25-2008, 04:23 PM

weather.com - Local Severe Weather Alerts Details

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MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE- FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-SAUK-COLUMBIA- DODGE- WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-IOWA-DANE- JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE- LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK-WALWORTH-RACINE- KENOSHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF... MONTELLO...BERLIN...FOND DU LAC... SHEBOYGAN...BARABOO...PORTAGE... WISCONSIN DELLS...BEAVER DAM... WEST BEND...PORT WASHINGTON...DODGEVILLE... MADISON...JEFFERSON... LAKE MILLS... WAUKESHA...BROOKFIELD...MILWAUKEE... DARLINGTON... MONROE...JANESVILLE... BELOIT...ELKHORN...LAKE GENEVA... RACINE... KENOSHA 223 PM CDT TUE MAR 25 2008
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT.

SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT WILL LIKELY EXCEED 6 INCHES ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN WISCONSIN. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE NEAR THE LAKE DUE TO LAKE ENHANCEMENT. SOME RAIN MAY MIX WITH THE SNOW ALONG THE ILLINOIS BORDER... WHERE SLIGHTLY LOWER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE.

LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK ALONG A FRONTAL BOUNDARY FROM CENTRAL MISSOURI...TO ILLINOIS...AND INTO INDIANA THURSDAY AND THURSDAY EVENING. AMPLE MOISTURE STREAMING NORTH FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL BE LIFTED OVER THE FRONT...PRODUCING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ACROSS SOUTHERN WISCONSIN THURSDAY AND THURSDAY EVENING.

A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN HEAVY SNOW MAY CAUSE MAJOR IMPACTS TO SOCIETY. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

**RJ Gleason** · 03-25-2008, 04:23 PM

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TCOLLINS · 03-25-2008, 07:58 PM

Hopefully you get it!Goodluck.

Octane · 03-26-2008, 10:36 AM

When I first heard about this on the local radio, I thought it was a joke. I actually had to fire up the computer and look it up on weather.com before I would believe it.

TCOLLINS · 03-26-2008, 07:32 PM

Doesn't look so big after all.We'll see.

Octane · 03-27-2008, 08:24 AM

Nope. Now they are saying its going to be a mix of rain, sleet and snow and they we are only going to get 1-3".
The storm went farther south than they thought it would and now its going to go through northern Illinois. With the warmer temps, its supposed to be more rain than snow.

TCOLLINS · 03-27-2008, 09:10 PM

Just a bunch of sleet. Very crappy and cold.

Octane · 03-27-2008, 11:25 PM

We got about 2" where Im at.

TCOLLINS · 03-28-2008, 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Octane

We got about 2" where Im at.

That's enough!

Octane · 03-28-2008, 06:01 PM

Yeah, it was just enough snow to get out the snowblower 1 last time. Its all pretty much melting now though. It was 35 degrees today with bright sunshine, so the snow is fading fast.
Im looking foreward to the snow melting so that I can start getting my mountain bike out again and get back into shape and so that I can start getting things done outside.
I live on the south side of Lake Koshkonong and I expect the ice to break up before long. It was looking pretty dark earlier this afternoon, which is a sign that ice breakup is getting close. Plus, Ive noticed that a few ducks and geese returned to the area yesterday. If they have returned, warm weather should be far behind.

TCOLLINS · 03-29-2008, 05:33 PM

Last time I went to Wisc. a week or two ago I stayed off the ice. The trailers and ice fishermen were off so I figured it wasn't safe.

Octane · 03-31-2008, 04:51 PM

I wouldnt trust the ice. Had it been a month ago I might have said you'd be OK (we had over 14" of ice), but with the rain and warm temps I wouldnt risk it.