Ice storm warning canceled; flood watch still on, dense fog advisory as well
February 20, 2018 by admin
Filed under Choosing Lingerie
With less freezing rain expected and temperatures a little warmer than forecast, the ice storm warning for freezing rain that was supposed to hit counties north of Madison has been canceled.
The National Weather Service said that doesn’t mean conditions are all clear, since there’s still the potential for freezing rain, and even a little ice on roads can cause peril, so keep up with changing forecasts Monday night into Tuesday.
About two dozen school districts and private schools were closing early on Monday, along with the cancellation of evening events. A list can be found at Channel3000.com.
A dense fog advisory was issued at 1 p.m. and will continue until 6 a.m. Tuesday, for the southern two tiers of counties in Wisconsin, including Dane County.
A warm front moving up through Wisconsin is causing the fog, with visibility dropping to less than a quarter-mile at times. Fog could lift during rain, and fog is more likely in low-lying areas.
The ice storm warning was replaced with a winter weather advisory, because there still are chances for freezing rain developing Monday evening into Tuesday, along and north of a line from Sauk to Fond du Lac counties.
The amount of ice that could develop could be up to a quarter-inch, which could cause difficult driving and walking conditions. The Weather Service said most of the freezing rain will fall between 3 a.m. and 9 a.m. Tuesday.
A flood watch continues in parts of south-central and all of southeast Wisconsin, with up to 2 inches of rain possible in the far southeast corner of the state.
Since the ground is frozen, rainwater could build up on roads and low-lying areas, and water could overflow creeks and some rivers.
Everything should wind down by Tuesday night.
The day-to-day outlook from Wednesday on:
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny, high near 28.
- Wednesday night: Partly cloudy, low around 17.
- Thursday: A 20 percent chance of snow after 1 p.m., high near 34.
- Thursday night: A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly after 7 p.m., low around 25.
- Friday: A 40 percent chance of snow before noon, then rain and snow between noon and 1 p.m., then rain after 1 p.m., high near 39.
- Friday night: A 20 percent chance of rain before 7 p.m., then rain and snow between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m., then snow after 9 p.m., low around 25.
- Saturday: A 20 percent chance of snow, high near 41.
- Saturday night: A 50 percent chance of rain and snow, low around 28.
- Sunday: A 50 percent chance of snow, high near 41.
