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An area of low pressure moving through the Upper Mississippi River Valley Sunday, January 27th, lifted an unseasonably mild and moist airmass above cold air already in place. The result was a variety of wintry precipitation.
During the late afternoon and evening hours, the clouds lost their ability to produce snowflakes due to a surge of dry air a loft. This resulted in the precipitation changing to freezing drizzle. Once the low pressure area passed to the east Sunday night, the freezing drizzle ended.
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 Radar loop from about 6 am to 11 pm Sunday
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Total snowfall for January 27, 2013 for the local area. |
Ice accumulations in Rochester, MN. |
Ice accumulations in Grafton, IA (Worth Co.) |
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Ice accumulation in Rochester, MN around 3 pm Sunday (via Twitter CursedThing) |
Ice accumulation in Rochester, MN around 3:45 pm Sunday (via Twitter CursedThing) |
Ice accumulation in Waukon, IA around 4 pm Sunday (via Twitter brittany_ann2005g) |
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Ice accumulation in Austin, MN around 2:15 pm Sunday (via Twitter ElleryMcCardle) |
Looking out the front windshield around 6:20 pm Sunday in north central WI, near Colby (via Twitter zimmermomm) |
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
933 PM CST SUN JAN 27 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0800 AM FREEZING RAIN CHARLES CITY 43.07N 92.68W
01/27/2013 U0.00 INCH FLOYD IA LAW ENFORCEMENT
MIXTURE OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET. ROADWAYS BEGINNING TO
BECOME COVERED.
0810 AM FREEZING RAIN OSAGE 43.28N 92.81W
01/27/2013 U0.00 INCH MITCHELL IA LAW ENFORCEMENT
SLEET/FREEZING RAIN STARTED. ROADS BECOMING COVERED.
0812 AM FREEZING RAIN NASHUA 42.95N 92.54W
01/27/2013 U0.00 INCH CHICKASAW IA LAW ENFORCEMENT
FREEZING RAIN REPORTED - ROADS SLICK
0835 AM FREEZING RAIN OELWEIN 42.68N 91.91W
01/27/2013 U0.00 INCH FAYETTE IA AMATEUR RADIO
FREEZING RAIN REPORTED. ROADS BECOMING ICY.
0908 AM FREEZING RAIN AUSTIN 43.67N 92.97W
01/27/2013 U0.00 INCH MOWER MN BROADCAST MEDIA
GLAZE OF ICE REPORTED IN AUSTIN
0912 AM FREEZING RAIN AUSTIN 43.67N 92.97W
01/27/2013 U0.00 INCH MOWER MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
REPORTS OF ROLL OVER ACCIDENTS ON INTERSTATE 90 EAST OF
AUSTIN DUE TO GLAZE OF ICE.
0918 AM FREEZING RAIN DECORAH 43.31N 91.79W
01/27/2013 U0.00 INCH WINNESHIEK IA LAW ENFORCEMENT
MAIN ROADS ICE AND SLEET COVERED. SEVERAL ACCIDENTS
REPORTED ON STATE HWY 9
0930 AM SNOW DE SOTO 43.43N 91.20W
01/27/2013 M0.1 INCH VERNON WI CO-OP OBSERVER
STILL SNOWING.
1005 AM FREEZING RAIN WEST CONCORD 44.15N 92.90W
01/27/2013 M0.02 INCH DODGE MN BROADCAST MEDIA
ICE COVERED SURFACES AND TREES.
1016 AM FREEZING RAIN CRESCO 43.37N 92.12W
01/27/2013 U0.00 INCH HOWARD IA BROADCAST MEDIA
GLAZE OF ICE
1016 AM FREEZING RAIN GRAND MEADOW 43.71N 92.57W
01/27/2013 U0.00 INCH MOWER MN BROADCAST MEDIA
GLAZE OF ICE
1016 AM FREEZING RAIN DOVER 43.97N 92.13W
01/27/2013 U0.00 INCH OLMSTED MN BROADCAST MEDIA
GLAZE OF ICE
1049 AM FREEZING RAIN 7 NE DECORAH 43.38N 91.69W
01/27/2013 M0.03 INCH WINNESHIEK IA CO-OP OBSERVER
SLICK AND ICE COVERED ROADS DUE TO MIX OF SNOW AND SLEET
THEN FREEZING RAIN.
1053 AM SNOW 3 E LA CROSSE 43.83N 91.17W
01/27/2013 M0.2 INCH LA CROSSE WI DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
MIXTURE OF SNOW AND SLEET CAUSING A FEW ACCIDENTS AND
SLIDE OFFS ON HWY 33
1100 AM FREEZING RAIN KASSON 44.03N 92.75W
01/27/2013 E0.05 INCH DODGE MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
REPORTS OF TREE LIMBS DOWN. ALSO ROADS ARE ICE COVERED.
1105 AM FREEZING RAIN ROCKFORD 43.05N 92.95W
01/27/2013 M0.04 INCH FLOYD IA LAW ENFORCEMENT
OFFICERS REPORT ROADWAYS AND OTHER SURFACES GLAZED OVER
WITH MINOR ACCIDENTS
1112 AM SNOW VIROQUA 43.56N 90.89W
01/27/2013 M0.1 INCH VERNON WI LAW ENFORCEMENT
MOST ROADS SNOW AND ICE COVERED
1122 AM FREEZING RAIN AUSTIN 43.67N 92.97W
01/27/2013 M0.12 INCH MOWER MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
ESTIMATED 1/8 INCH OF ICE BUILD UP ON ROADS...TREES...AND
OTHER SURFACES. NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS ACROSS COUNTY
1125 AM FREEZING RAIN SPARTA 43.94N 90.81W
01/27/2013 U0.00 INCH MONROE WI PUBLIC
MIXTURE OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW. MOST SURFACES
COVERED AND SLIPPERY.
1132 AM FREEZING RAIN WINONA 44.05N 91.66W
01/27/2013 U0.00 INCH WINONA MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
MIXTURE OF SNOW SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN CAUSING NUMEROUS
ACCIDENTS MAINLY ON INTERSTATE 90
1138 AM FREEZING RAIN ROCHESTER 44.01N 92.48W
01/27/2013 M0.05 INCH OLMSTED MN TRAINED SPOTTER
ROADWAYS HAZARDOUS. TRAFFIC ON HWY 52 SLOWED
SIGNIFICANTLY. PRECIPITATION TYPE MOSTLY FREEZING
RAIN...MIXING WITH SLEET AT TIMES. TREES AND OTHER
SURFACES HAVE GLAZE.
1200 PM FREEZING RAIN LA CROSSE 43.83N 91.23W
01/27/2013 M0.03 INCH LA CROSSE WI CO-OP OBSERVER
LA CROSSE AIRPORT
1200 PM FREEZING RAIN WAUKON 43.27N 91.48W
01/27/2013 E0.10 INCH ALLAMAKEE IA LAW ENFORCEMENT
ALL ROADS ICE COVERED. SHERIFFS AND LAW ENFORECEMENT ARE
ADVISING NO TRAVEL IN ALLAMAKEE COUNTY UNLESS AN
EMERGENCY.
1222 PM FREEZING RAIN WINONA 44.05N 91.66W
01/27/2013 M0.10 INCH WINONA MN PUBLIC
FREEZING RAIN STARTING TO COAT TREES AND OTHER SURFACES.
1222 PM FREEZING RAIN 4 N STEWARTVILLE 43.92N 92.49W
01/27/2013 M0.15 INCH OLMSTED MN CO-OP OBSERVER
MIXTURE OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET
1236 PM FREEZING RAIN AUSTIN 43.67N 92.97W
01/27/2013 M0.25 INCH MOWER MN BROADCAST MEDIA
0100 PM FREEZING RAIN CALEDONIA 43.63N 91.50W
01/27/2013 E0.10 INCH HOUSTON MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
MIXTURE OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW CAUSING
ROADWAYS TO BE VERY SLIPPERY ESPECIALLY INTERSTATE 90 AND
HIGHWAY 53
0111 PM FREEZING RAIN 2 S HOLMEN 43.93N 91.26W
01/27/2013 M0.13 INCH LA CROSSE WI NWS EMPLOYEE
0111 PM SNOW DE SOTO 43.43N 91.20W
01/27/2013 M0.2 INCH VERNON WI CO-OP OBSERVER
CURRENTLY FREEZING RAIN
0115 PM FREEZING RAIN SPILLVILLE 43.20N 91.95W
01/27/2013 M0.20 INCH WINNESHIEK IA TRAINED SPOTTER
ICE COVERING ALL SURFACES. HWY 53 IS COVERED AND
EXTREMELY SLICK. LESS TRAVEL COUNTY ROADS ARE IMPASSABLE.
WINDS ARE INCREASING.
0155 PM FREEZING RAIN BLACK RIVER FALLS 44.30N 90.85W
01/27/2013 U0.00 INCH JACKSON WI LAW ENFORCEMENT
FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET EARLIER HAS BECOME MODERATE SNOW.
ROADWAYS SLICK AND ICE COVERED WITH ACCIDENTS REPORTED ON
INTERSTATE 94.
0158 PM FREEZING RAIN MAUSTON 43.80N 90.08W
01/27/2013 U0.00 INCH JUNEAU WI LAW ENFORCEMENT
EARLIER SLEET HAS BECOME MODERATE SNOW. SLIDE OFFS
REPORTED ON INTERSTATE 90.
0231 PM SNOW MILLSTON 44.20N 90.65W
01/27/2013 M2.0 INCH JACKSON WI TRAINED SPOTTER
STILL HEAVY SNOW.
0314 PM SNOW 4 N NEILLSVILLE 44.62N 90.59W
01/27/2013 M3.0 INCH CLARK WI TRAINED SPOTTER
STILL SNOWING HEAVILY
0339 PM FREEZE AUSTIN 43.67N 92.97W
01/27/2013 M0.20 F MOWER MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
REPORTS OF POWER LINES COMING DOWN IN AUSTIN
0340 PM FREEZING RAIN AUSTIN 43.67N 92.97W
01/27/2013 U0.00 INCH MOWER MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
REPORTS OF POWER LINES DOWN IN AUSTIN. ALSO RELAYED BY
BROADCAST MEDIA FACEBOOK POST.
0346 PM FREEZING RAIN AUSTIN 43.67N 92.97W
01/27/2013 E0.25 INCH MOWER MN BROADCAST MEDIA
ESTIMATED BETWEEN 2/10 TO 1/4
0448 PM SNOW VEEFKIND 44.70N 90.39W
01/27/2013 E3.5 INCH CLARK WI PUBLIC
0452 PM FREEZING RAIN SPRING VALLEY 43.69N 92.39W
01/27/2013 E0.10 INCH FILLMORE MN PUBLIC
FREEZING RAIN DURATION 24 HOURS
0456 PM FREEZING RAIN WEST UNION 42.96N 91.81W
01/27/2013 E0.30 INCH FAYETTE IA LAW ENFORCEMENT
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORT OF NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS ACROSS
THE COUNTY. FREEZING RAIN DURATION 24 HOURS.
0503 PM FREEZING RAIN LA CRESCENT 43.83N 91.30W
01/27/2013 E0.10 INCH HOUSTON MN PUBLIC
FREEZING RAIN DURATION 24 HOURS
0518 PM FREEZING RAIN WEST SALEM 43.90N 91.08W
01/27/2013 M0.10 INCH LA CROSSE WI NWS EMPLOYEE
0518 PM SLEET WEST SALEM 43.90N 91.08W
01/27/2013 M0.20 INCH LA CROSSE WI NWS EMPLOYEE
0523 PM SNOW NEILLSVILLE 44.56N 90.59W
01/27/2013 E3.0 INCH CLARK WI LAW ENFORCEMENT
0527 PM SNOW MEDFORD 45.14N 90.35W
01/27/2013 E2.0 INCH TAYLOR WI LAW ENFORCEMENT
0541 PM SNOW 1 W BLACK RIVER FALLS 44.30N 90.87W
01/27/2013 E2.0 INCH JACKSON WI LAW ENFORCEMENT
SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS
0546 PM FREEZING RAIN HARMONY 43.56N 92.01W
01/27/2013 E0.25 INCH FILLMORE MN PUBLIC
FREEZING RAIN DURATION 24 HOURS.
0550 PM SNOW MONDOVI 44.57N 91.67W
01/27/2013 E2.0 INCH BUFFALO WI PUBLIC
SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS
0600 PM FREEZING RAIN 1 WSW PRAIRIE DU CHIEN 43.04N 91.16W
01/27/2013 E0.00 INCH CRAWFORD WI LAW ENFORCEMENT
FREEZING RAIN DURATION 24 HOURS
0619 PM FREEZING RAIN 4 N STEWARTVILLE 43.92N 92.49W
01/27/2013 E0.13 INCH OLMSTED MN PUBLIC
FREEZING RAIN DURATION 6 HOURS
0619 PM FREEZING RAIN 2 E LA CROSSE 43.83N 91.19W
01/27/2013 E0.00 INCH LA CROSSE WI OFFICIAL NWS OBS
0658 PM FREEZING RAIN 4 NNE STODDARD 43.71N 91.19W
01/27/2013 E0.00 INCH VERNON WI NWS EMPLOYEE
FREEZING RAIN DURATION 24 HOURS
0703 PM FREEZING RAIN WABASHA 44.37N 92.05W
01/27/2013 E0.10 INCH WABASHA MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
FREEZING RAIN DURATION 24 HOURS
0721 PM SNOW ADAMS 43.96N 89.82W
01/27/2013 E1.5 INCH ADAMS WI LAW ENFORCEMENT
SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS
0755 PM FREEZING RAIN DECORAH 43.31N 91.79W
01/27/2013 E0.30 INCH WINNESHIEK IA LAW ENFORCEMENT
ESTIMATES 1/4 TO 1/2 INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION. UNTREATED
ROADS ARE ICE COVERED.
0903 PM FREEZING RAIN EDGEWOOD 42.65N 91.40W
01/27/2013 E0.10 INCH CLAYTON IA PUBLIC
24 HOUR ACCUMULATION OF FREEZING PRECIPITATION
*** Ice Accumulation map for Iowa (link) ***
LOCATION AMOUNT TIME/DATE IOWA ...ALLAMAKEE... 3 SE WATERVILLE 0.11 IN 0507 PM 01/27 ...FAYETTE... WEST UNION 0.30 IN 0456 PM 01/27 MINNESOTA ...FILLMORE... HARMONY 0.25 IN 0546 PM 01/27 SPRING VALLEY 0.10 IN 0452 PM 01/27 ...HOUSTON... LA CRESCENT 0.10 IN 0503 PM 01/27 ...OLMSTED... ROCHESTER AIRPORT 0.13 IN 0619 PM 01/27 ...WABASHA... WABASHA (SHERIFF) 0.10 IN 0703 PM 01/27 WISCONSIN ...CRAWFORD... PRAIRIE DU CHIEN 0.20 IN 0600 PM 01/27 ...GRANT... 1 ENE BOSCOBEL 0.16 IN 0503 PM 01/27 ...LA CROSSE... NWS LA CROSSE 0.10 IN 0619 PM 01/27 ...VERNON... 4 NNE STODDARD 0.10 IN 0658 PM 01/27
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 1053 AM CST MON JAN 28 2013 ...REPORTS FOR SUNDAY JANUARY 27TH WINTER STORM... ...RAIN / FREEZING RAIN REPORTS... LOCATION AMOUNT TIME/DATE IOWA ...ALLAMAKEE... LANSING 4SE 0.31 IN 0700 AM 01/28 ...CHICKASAW... NEW HAMPTON 0.44 IN 0700 AM 01/28 IONIA 2W 0.28 IN 0700 AM 01/28 ...CLAYTON... MONONA WWTP 0.38 IN 0700 AM 01/28 VOLGA 1NE 0.32 IN 0700 AM 01/28 EDGEWOOD 0.31 IN 0218 PM 01/27 VOLGA RVR 0.22 IN 0745 AM 01/28 GUTTENBERG DAM 10 0.22 IN 0600 AM 01/28 ...FAYETTE... FAYETTE 0.32 IN 0700 AM 01/28 WEST UNION 0.30 IN 0456 PM 01/27 1 W OELWEIN 0.24 IN 0500 AM 01/28 ...FLOYD... NASHUA 2SW 0.42 IN 0700 AM 01/28 CHARLES CITY 0.26 IN 0700 AM 01/28 ...HOWARD... CRESCO 1NE 0.24 IN 0700 AM 01/28 ...MITCHELL... ST ANSGAR 0.33 IN 0630 AM 01/28 ...WINNESHIEK... DECORAH 0.20 IN 0118 PM 01/27 MINNESOTA ...DODGE... 2 SSE CLAREMONT 0.32 IN 0700 AM 01/28 DODGE CENTER 0.29 IN 0700 AM 01/28 ...FILLMORE... HARMONY 0.25 IN 0546 PM 01/27 SO.FORK ROOT RIVER 0.14 IN 0730 AM 01/28 ...HOUSTON... LA CRESCENT 0.10 IN 0503 PM 01/27 ...MOWER... AUSTIN WWTP 0.34 IN 0700 AM 01/28 AUSTIN 0.30 IN 1244 PM 01/27 ...OLMSTED... ROCHESTER AIRPORT 0.34 IN 0600 AM 01/28 BYRON 4 NORTH 0.33 IN 0700 AM 01/28 ROCHESTER AP 2NE 0.27 IN 0700 AM 01/28 SILVER CREEK 0.21 IN 0730 AM 01/28 ...WABASHA... WABASHA 0.51 IN 0700 AM 01/28 WABASHA (SHERIFF) 0.10 IN 0703 PM 01/27 ...WINONA... LA CRESCENT DAM 7 0.42 IN 0600 AM 01/28 MINNESOTA CITY DAM 5 0.42 IN 0700 AM 01/28 TREMPEALEAU DAM 6 0.37 IN 0600 AM 01/28 WINONA DAM 5A 0.32 IN 0600 AM 01/28 WISCONSIN ...ADAMS... MONROE CENTER 1E 0.38 IN 0700 AM 01/28 FRIENDSHIP 0.31 IN 0700 AM 01/28 ...BUFFALO... ALMA DAM 4 0.43 IN 0600 AM 01/28 ...CLARK... NEILLSVILLE 3ESE 0.41 IN 0700 AM 01/28 OWEN 2N 0.38 IN 0800 AM 01/28 ...CRAWFORD... DE SOTO 1SE 0.33 IN 0600 AM 01/28 PRAIRIE DU CHIEN 0.28 IN 0700 AM 01/28 LYNXVILLE DAM 9 0.27 IN 0600 AM 01/28 STEUBEN 4SE 0.26 IN 0645 AM 01/28 PRAIRIE DU CHIEN 0.20 IN 0600 PM 01/27 ...GRANT... 1 ENE BOSCOBEL 0.21 IN 0703 AM 01/28 BOSCOBEL AIRPORT 0.21 IN 0553 AM 01/28 ...JACKSON... 1 E BLACK RIVER FALLS 0.40 IN 0715 AM 01/28 ...JUNEAU... NECEDAH 1W 0.21 IN 0748 AM 01/28 ...LA CROSSE... FOUR CORNERS 0.52 IN 0700 AM 01/28 LA CROSSE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT 0.43 IN 0600 AM 01/28 NWS LA CROSSE 0.32 IN 0600 AM 01/28 HOLMEN 2S 0.28 IN 0700 AM 01/28 ...MONROE... WARRENS 4WSW 0.47 IN 0700 AM 01/28 SPARTA 0.34 IN 0800 AM 01/28 ...RICHLAND... RICHLAND CENTER 1NW 0.38 IN 0700 AM 01/28 RICHLAND CENTER 0.30 IN 0844 AM 01/28 ...TREMPEALEAU... OSSEO 0.40 IN 0700 AM 01/28 ...VERNON... HILLSBORO WSW 0.38 IN 0700 AM 01/28 GENOA DAM 8 0.28 IN 0600 AM 01/28 DE SOTO 0.25 IN 0616 AM 01/28 WESTBY 3ENE 0.21 IN 0700 AM 01/28 5 NNE STODDARD 0.13 IN 0658 PM 01/27 ...SNOWFALL AND SLEET REPORTS... LOCATION AMOUNT TIME/DATE IOWA ...ALLAMAKEE... LANSING 4SE 0.6 IN 0700 AM 01/28 ...CHICKASAW... NEW HAMPTON T 0700 AM 01/28 ...CLAYTON... MONONA WWTP T 0700 AM 01/28 VOLGA 1NE T 0700 AM 01/28 ...FAYETTE... FAYETTE T 0700 AM 01/28 ...FLOYD... NASHUA 2SW T 0700 AM 01/28 MINNESOTA ...MOWER... AUSTIN WWTP 0.2 IN 0700 AM 01/28 ...OLMSTED... BYRON 4 NORTH 0.2 IN 0700 AM 01/28 ROCHESTER 0.2 IN 0213 PM 01/27 ROCHESTER AIRPORT T 0600 AM 01/28 ROCHESTER AP 2NE T 0700 AM 01/28 ...WABASHA... WABASHA 0.3 IN 0700 AM 01/28 ...WINONA... TREMPEALEAU DAM 6 0.8 IN 0600 AM 01/28 MINNESOTA CITY DAM 5 0.2 IN 0700 AM 01/28 WISCONSIN ...ADAMS... FRIENDSHIP 3.6 IN 0753 AM 01/28 MONROE CENTER 1E 2.3 IN 0700 AM 01/28 ...BUFFALO... MONDOVI 2.0 IN 0550 PM 01/27 ...CLARK... 3 NE VEEFKIND 3.5 IN 0448 PM 01/27 NEILLSVILLE 3ESE 3.2 IN 0700 AM 01/28 OWEN 2N 2.3 IN 0800 AM 01/28 ...CRAWFORD... PRAIRIE DU CHIEN 0.3 IN 0700 AM 01/28 DE SOTO 1SE 0.2 IN 0600 AM 01/28 ...JACKSON... HATFIELD DAM 4.0 IN 0700 AM 01/28 1 WNW VAUDREUIL 3.6 IN 0700 AM 01/28 ...LA CROSSE... HOLMEN 2S 1.2 IN 0700 AM 01/28 FOUR CORNERS 1.1 IN 0700 AM 01/28 HOLMEN 4N 0.5 IN 0241 PM 01/27 LA CROSSE 0.5 IN 0326 PM 01/27 2 NW ONALASKA 0.5 IN 0700 AM 01/28 LA CROSSE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT 0.3 IN 0600 AM 01/28 NWS LA CROSSE 0.3 IN 0600 AM 01/28 ...MONROE... WARRENS 4WSW 1.4 IN 0700 AM 01/28 4 WNW KENDALL 1.0 IN 0700 AM 01/28 SPARTA 0.5 IN 0800 AM 01/28 ...RICHLAND... RICHLAND CENTER 4W 1.0 IN 0800 AM 01/28 RICHLAND CENTER 1NW 0.5 IN 0700 AM 01/28 ...TAYLOR... MEDFORD 4NW 2.5 IN 0600 AM 01/28 ...TREMPEALEAU... OSSEO 2.8 IN 0700 AM 01/28 ...VERNON... HILLSBORO WSW 1.0 IN 0700 AM 01/28 1 NW VALLEY 0.8 IN 0926 AM 01/28 WESTBY 3ENE 0.7 IN 0700 AM 01/28 GENOA DAM 8 0.5 IN 0600 AM 01/28 $$
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