AREAS AFFECTED : ST. CROIX; PIERCE; DUNN; PEPIN; CHIPPEWA; EAU CLAIRE
...MESSY SPRING SYSTEM BRINGS FREEZING RAIN, SLEET, AND SNOWTO
PORTIONS OF MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...
.A strong spring system brings a variety of precipitation types to
the region tonight through Thursday. While there is still some
uncertainty in the exact track of the low, mainly snow & sleet is
expected across central Minnesota, while a mix of freezing rain,
sleet, & snow is expected for southern Minnesota, the Twin Cities
metro, & western Wisconsin.
The greatest travel impacts are expected across eastern Minnesota &
west-central Wisconsin where icing amounts around 0.25" are likely,
along with sleet & snow at times. This will lead to very slick roads,
as well as the possibility of some downed tree branches & power
outages. Elsewhere, freezing rain accumulations around 0.1" along
with an inch or two of sleet & snow will lead to slick roads late
Wednesday night through Thursday morning.
* WHAT...Heavy mixed precipitation expected. Total snow accumulations
up to one inch, sleet accumulations around three quarters of an
inch, and ice accumulations around one quarter of an inch. Winds
gusting as high as 30 mph.
* WHERE...Chippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire, Pepin, Pierce, and St. Croix
Counties.
* WHEN...From midnight tonight to noon CDT Thursday.
* IMPACTS...Roads, and especially bridges and overpasses, will likely
become slick and hazardous. Plan on slippery road conditions. The
hazardous conditions will impact the Wednesday evening and Thursday
morning commutes.
Ice accumulation on power lines and tree limbs may cause isolated
power outages.