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Damaging Winds Tonight - Friday Morning With Snow in Central WI, Then a Potentially Historic Weekend Snowstorm

Two back-to-back intense storm systems will move through the region tonight into this weekend. DAMAGING WIND areawide is the main hazard late tonight through Friday morning, along with some snow mainly in central Wisconsin. Then a POTENTIALLY HISTORIC SNOWSTORM is expected mainly Saturday night through Sunday night. Monitor the forecast for the latest updates and make appropriate preparations! Read More >

Precipitation is expected to move through the area later this afternoon into Friday morning. For most of us, this will mainly be rain but for those north of US Highway 10 and in particular those north of Wisconsin Highway 29, mainly snow will occur. With winds ramping up overnight, unsheltered areas will see sharply reduced visibility.
A strong weather system will bring strong winds to the area tonight into Friday morning. Many will experience wind gusts over 40 mph with areas in southeast Minnesota and northeast Iowa potentially seeing gusts to 60 mph.
A strong weather system will likely move through this region this weekend bringing heavy snow. While the exact storm track and thus snow amounts are uncertain, forecasts are starting to converge over or close to the Driftless Region. Probabilities for significant accumulations continue to increase. Continue to check back for updates as the system approaches.