Winter Weather Advisory Starts at 7 P.M.

A Winter Weather Advisory will go into effect at 7p.m. this evening for the KROC listening area and will be in effect until noon tomorrow.Winds will be strong so blowing and drifting snow is the major concern.  The National Weather Service in La Crosse says travel will be impacted.  The NWS released this statement this morning on their facebook page:

Strong northwest winds will develop across the area this evening and continue into Monday. The combination of these winds, a pre-existing snow pack, and up to 1.5 inches of new snow will produce considerable blowing and drifting snow west of the Mississippi River from tonight into Monday. Occasional blizzard conditions are expected west of U.S. Highway 63 and occasional white-outs elsewhere in northeast Iowa and southeast Minnesota. Travel is expected to become severely impacted!