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Iowa Weather Network Warnings Map

Iowa Weather Network Warnings Map

Winter Weather Advisory

Monday, March 21, 2011

Strong snowstorm expected to impact the area Tuesday and Wednesday, thunderstorms, heavy rain Tuesday changing to sleet and heavy snow is Wednesday.

Regional Weather View.

Attention is turned to a A very strong storm system will bring a huge variety of weather across the Upper Midwest Tuesday and Wednesday everything from snow, to thunderstorms will be seen. in Northern Minnesota and Wisconsin, A major snowstorm looks to potentially shape up, heavy snow, with highs snow accumulations appears likely, with Blizzard Conditions in the Duluth/Superior area, In Central Minnesota and Western Wisconsin, Everything from Thunderstorms and Rain to Sleet and snow will be possible for Minneapolis,MN to Eau Claire and Oshkosh,WI with Rain and Severe Thunderstorms likely in Iowa, where a fairly large severe weather outbreak is likely, for areas around Des Monies to Waterloo,IA Temperatures will be in the Low 70s in Iowa to the low 30s in Northern Minnesota.

Local View

Note- This storm is will be a very hard storm to forecast for, with all types of weather likely including significant snow. Any slight changes in the storms, even my 10 miles will significantly altered the weather.

The local in this snowstorm will be in a very messy spot, We have the paternal to receive everything from Thunderstorms to Heavy snow. A strong low pressure system will move from Nebraska into Iowa, as this happens, because we will be a the warm side of the system, the first part of this storm could come has heavy rain, even thunderstorms on Tuesday Morning through Tuesday afternoon High temperatures will be near 40 Some of the thunderstorms early Tuesday and in the afternoon Tuesday could be strong with pea sized hail. Tuesday Night cooler air will begin coming in, temperatures will be close to 32.F, Sleet and Snow should begin in Northern areas like Burnett and Washburn counties, eventually by Early Wednesday Morning temps should be in the upper 20s to 30.F and it will chance to Sleet, freezing, to snow, and some could be heavy. Thundersnow is possible, Winds will also be blowing near 30MPH at times on Wednesday, causing some drifting.

Strong Thunderstorms & Heavy Rain

As the system first started getting together early Tuesday Morning, a wave of Thunderstorms will heavy rain are possible, some of these storms could be strong and could have pea sized hail, maybe potentially larger, The best area to see strong thunderstorms and heavy rain will be South of Highway 8.

Major Snowfall Accumulations

Significant snowfall accumulations are likely, and it could be quite localized, with even traveling 10 miles will making a huge different in totals at your location. The highest accumulations will occur over Northern Burnett and Washburn counties communities such as Danbury and Minong will see major snowfall accumulations of 12+ inches are likely. The further south you go the more of the chance you will run into sleet and freezing rain. In Southern Burnett and Washburn counties places like Grantsburg, Siren and Spooner will get 8-10". Central and Southern areas will be the area most at question for snowfall totals, depending on how much warm air is still in place. 4-6" is possible in Rice Lake, Cumberland and Frederic, With significantly less in southern Polk/Barron and Northern St Croix/Dunn counties, here 2-3" is likely, with around 1" in St Croix and Dunn counties, where mostly rain will fall. All the snow with will fall will be very wet, as temperatures will be hovering right around 30.F, Trees and power lines could come down, especially in Burnett and Washburn counties. People in the local area should prepare for everything from strong thunderstorms and heavy rain, to a significant winter storm.

Tuesday, Thunderstorms with heavy rain early, then rain and possible thunderstorms in the afternoon. Some storms could be strong. Highs in the upper 30s. Tuesday Night, Cooler, Rain changing to sleet, freezing rain and snow, some snow could be heavy at times in the North. Lows in the low 30s.

Wednesday, Cold and breezy with snow or sleet in all areas, some snow will be heavy at times. Winds gusting to near 30MPH causing drifting. Highs in the low 30s Wednesday Night, Cold, Mostly Cloudy with lows in the upper 10s

Thursday, Cool, Clearing Skies, Sunny with highs in the mid 30s. Thursday Night, Cold, Clear Skies with lows in the low 10s.

Looking Ahead

The weekend following the storm looks like a cool one for Late March, and a system could bring us more wet snow on Saturday. Monday the 28th looks cold, highs may struggle to reach freezing. Then following into midweek looks slightly warmer, with a few chances at wet snow. Going into the first part of April it looks warmer, with a chance at rain or snow. Then I see a significant warm up by April 1st with a strong low pressure system that could bring heavy rain and thunderstorms. This week the models are showing a much cooler and snowier pattern for the rest of March, Which has been the trend the last few days, but anything could happen, This time of year weather is very changeable

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