Howling Winds Creating Treacherous Driving Conditions

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST
THURSDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON CST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON CST THURSDAY.

* BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT AS WINDS
GUST UP TO 45 MPH.

* THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING ACROSS ROADWAYS WILL HAVE AN IMPACT ON
TRAVEL.

* EXPECT BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES OF MINUS 20 TO MINUS 35 AFTER
MIDNIGHT

* IN THESE CONDITIONS...FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR ON EXPOSED SKIN WITHIN
30 MINUTES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MEANS
THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING
SNOW AROUND...ALONG WITH DRIFTING ACROSS ROADWAYS IMPACTING
TRAVEL. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. IN
ADDITION... BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED...WHICH CAN
LEAD TO FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.