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Lexington, Massachusetts, USA

35°F

2/16/2025 7:17pm

Lexington Conditions: Light rain, Overcast
Temperature: 35.1°F / 1.7°C
Dew Point: 32.4°F
Relative Humidity: 90%
Wind: Calm, 10-min avg: Calm, gust: None
Barometer: 29.00 in Falling Slowly
Visibility: 10 miles
Rain Today: 0.01 in
UV Index: $VPuv None

Winter Storm Watch

Issued by the National Weather Service - La Crosse, WI

WINTER STORM WATCH

Buffalo, WI; Trempealeau, WI; Jackson, WI; La Crosse, WI; Monroe, WI; Juneau, WI; Adams, WI; Vernon, WI; Crawford, WI; Richland, WI; Grant, WI

Winter Storm Watch issued March 12 at 2:30PM CDT until March 16 at 1:00PM CDT by NWS La Crosse WI

WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON

Areas Affected: Buffalo; Trempealeau; Jackson; La Crosse; Monroe; Juneau; Adams; Vernon; Crawford; Richland; Grant

Urgency: Future

Severity: Severe

Certainty: Possible

Alert Sent: Thursday 2:30pm CDT

Alert Effective: Thursday 2:30pm CDT

Alert Expires: Friday 2:30am CDT (expect updated alert by this time)

Event Onset: Saturday 7:00pm CDT

Event Ends: Monday 1:00pm CDT

Issued by: NWS La Crosse WI

Details:

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...

...TWO MAJOR WINTER STORMS TONIGHT INTO FRI MORNING AND SAT NIGHT
INTO MON MORNING...

.The first winter moves through northern Wisconsin tonight into
Friday morning bringing snow to areas along and north of US Highway
10 in central Wisconsin with expected amounts rising rapidly north
of Wisconsin Highway 29. With wind gusts ramping up overnight to 45
to 50 mph by Friday morning, unsheltered areas will see blowing and
drifting snow leading to hazardous driving conditions. Light snow
and blowing snow are expected to linger through the morning before
winds begin decreasing Friday afternoon.

The second winter storm could approach historic levels as a large
band of 12 to 18 inches of snow falls across the region with
localized amounts up to 24 inches. The main uncertainty in the
forecast is exactly where this band sets up with the highest
confidence currently from southeast Minnesota to between I-90 and
Highway 29 in Wisconsin. There will be a relatively sharp gradient
in snow amounts on the southern side of the snow band over northeast
Iowa and southwest Wisconsin. In addition to the heavy snow, winds
increase Sunday afternoon into Monday morning, with gusts of 35 to
50 mph possible west of the Mississippi River. These winds could
lead to widespread blowing and drifting of snow and blizzard
conditions, especially west of the Mississippi River. Regardless of
exact snow amounts, expect widespread major travel impacts
regionwide with some roads possibly becoming impassable.

* WHAT...Heavy snow possible. Highest total snow accumulations
between 12 and 18 inches with localized amounts approaching 24
inches possible. Lesser amounts of 6 to 12 inches of snow possible
outside of this band. A glaze of ice is also possible if the storm
trends further north. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

* WHERE...Portions of central, southwest, and west central Wisconsin.

* WHEN...From Saturday evening through Monday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult to impossible. Areas of
blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility. The hazardous
conditions could impact the Monday morning commute. Gusty winds
could bring down tree branches.

Information:

Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation.

Meta data:

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Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2adee6161f7e014490de3894b8a28bc6cf4ffc8c.004.1