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WEATHER ALERT: Winter Weather Advisory Issued for Hudson
Evening storm could bring 6 inches or more of snow to West Central Wisconsin on Tuesday night and through Wednesday morning.
UPDATE (4:10 p.m.): The National Weather Service has adjusted its forecast and it looks like Hudson is no longer in the path for heavy snowfall on Tuesday.
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Are you ready for the first snow storm of the season?
The National Weather Service has issued the following winter weather advisory that goes into effect at 9 p.m. Tuesday:
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...HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE ACROSS PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN TUESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS OVER SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA... .A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR TUESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY OVER PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...GENERALLY EAST OF A LINE FROM NEAR DURAND...TO MENOMONIE...TO RICE LAKE.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL BE IN EFFECT FOR AREAS EAST OF A LINE FROM ALBERT LEA TO CANNON FALLS...TO NEW RICHMOND. IT APPEARS THAT WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN WILL BE UNDER THE GREATEST THREAT OF RECEIVING 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW. AREAS FARTHER WEST WILL SEE LESS SNOW...GENERALLY IN THE 2 TO 4 INCH RANGE. THERE WILL LIKELY BE A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW DURING A PART OF TUESDAY EVENING...WHICH WILL LIMIT TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS. THE PERIOD OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT SNOW WILL BE FROM ABOUT MIDNIGHT TO WEDNESDAY MORNING.
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPING OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TODAY...WILL TRACK NORTHEAST TOWARD NORTHERN ILLINOIS OR FAR SOUTHERN WISCONSIN BY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* TIMING...TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* MAIN IMPACT...WET SNOW WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION...WHICH MAY LEAD TO DIFFICULT TRAVEL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
Hudson Police Chief Marty Jensen urges drivers to ease into the new season by being extra careful.
"The main thing is just to slow down, espeically if the roadway is covered," Jensen said. "I think people tend to forget how to drive in snow and ice until we've had a couple of snowfalls."
The dramatic change in road conditions that comes with the first snowfall or ice storm usually results in a small spike in the number of accidents, according to Jensen.
"We do get a fender benders usually on the first significant snowfall that we get," Jensen said. "A lot of it comes from the fact that people aren't slowing down and people not remembering what the road conditions are like."
Jensen recommends that drivers prepare their vehicles for winter by ensuring they have good tires to prevent slipping and sliding. He also said it's good to have an emergency kit in the car in case you have to stay in your car for a long time in the cold. Items to include in an emergency kit are a blanket, flashlight, flares, a container to melt snow for water, candy bars, and of course a cell phone with a charge.
