A twister touched down briefly near Dodgeville around 6:30 p.m., prompting the tornado warning for Iowa and Dane counties, but the storm dissipated before hitting Dane County.
A twister touched down briefly near Dodgeville around 6:30 p.m., prompting the tornado warning for Iowa and Dane counties, but the storm dissipated before hitting Dane County.
The National Weather Service issued a winter weather advisory from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. for Dane, Green, Lafayette, Iowa, Sauk, Rock, Grant, Crawford and Richland counties.
Weather Service lead meteorologist Marc Kavinsky said the wet, slushy snow will fall at a moderate to briefly heavy rate for one to three hours resulting in slushy accumulations on untreated roads, though the snow will at least partially melt due to expected warmer pavement temperatures.
The snow may transition to patchy light rain and freezing drizzle from the mid-afternoon into the evening resulting in a light ice glaze.
Kavinsky said itâs possible the advisory may need to be extended farther east and further into the evening.
Temperatures in the northern Plains and Midwest from Jan. 24-28 should average 10 to 20 degrees below normal, which could put highs in the single digits and lows below zero,
Predicted snow totals continue to vary widely, but forecasters agree that everyone in the state is going to see some snow, with winter weather advisories for all but southeast of