What you won't admit is that's a significant step toward the other models.

The school situation.

NAM is now in range for much of the front end of the storm. It's also showing a very healthy deformation band on the back end at the end of the run.

Wording you don't see often from an AFD. This is from LaCrosse. - A major winter storm is shaping up for Saturday night into Sunday night across the Upper Mississippi River Valley. There is high confidence (80-95%) in a band of 6-12 inches of snow with localized amounts of 18 to 24 inches (30-40% chance). The big question remains exactly where this band of heavy snow sets up. This heavy snow combined with strong winds Sunday afternoon/night may lead to impossible travel at times during this storm.