Special Weather Statement Alert: ...SNOW SHOWERS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON... SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE ACROSS WISCONSIN DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. THAT WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE VARIABILITY IN THE WEATHER CONDITIONS. AT ANY LOCATION...IT MAY NOT BE SNOWING AT ALL FOR A TIME AND THEN COULD BE SNOWING QUITE HEAVILY A SHORT TIME LATER. THOSE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST FOR THE EARLY TO MIDDLE AFTERNOON HOURS. IN ADDITION...SOME FREEZING DRIZZLE OR LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WAS OCCURRING OVER PARTS OF CENTRAL AND NORTH-CENTRAL WISCONSIN... GENERALLY TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF WAUSAU. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR SOME LIGHT FREEZING PRECIPITATION IN THIS AREA FOR A FEW MORE HOURS...THEN PRECIPITATION SHOULD TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON. THE BRIEF BURSTS OF HEAVY SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE THE VISIBILITY ON HIGHWAYS...AND QUICKLY RE-COAT ROADWAYS WITH A FRESH LAYER OF SNOW. A THIN LAYER OF VERY SLIPPERY GLARE ICE CAN FORM VERY QUICKLY AT ANY LOCATIONS WHERE FREEZING DRIZZLE FALLS ON UNTREATED BARE PAVEMENT. IF YOU ARE TRAVELING THIS AFTERNOON...BE PREPARED TO ENCOUNTER RAPID FLUCTUATIONS IN THE VISIBILITY AND ROAD CONDITIONS. USE EXTRA CAUTION. Instructions: Target Area: Brown Calumet Door Florence Forest Kewaunee Langlade Lincoln Manitowoc Marathon Menominee Northern Marinette County Northern Oconto County Oneida Outagamie Portage Shawano Southern Marinette County Southern Oconto County Vilas Waupaca Waushara Winnebago Wood Forecast Office: NWS GreenBay (East Central Wisconsin - Green Bay)
Posted on: Thu, 16 Jan 2014 20:15:11 +0000
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