Alert archive / Iowa / Blizzard Warnings in 2007
Blizzard Warning 1, NWS Des Moines, IA
NWS Des Moines, IA issued this blizzard warning at Feb 24, 2007, 3:45 PM CST for 13 counties in Iowa. It was in force for 11 hr. 16 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 24, 2007, 3:45 PM CST (21:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 25, 2007, 3:05 AM CST
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Des Moines, IA
Counties Black Hawk County, IA, Bremer County, IA, Butler County, IA, Cerro Gordo County, IA, Franklin County, IA, Grundy County, IA, Hancock County, IA, Hardin County, IA, Marshall County, IA, Tama County, IA, Winnebago County, IA, Worth County, IA, Wright County, IA
The radar
The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 4:19 PM CST | ICE STORM 0 | Cedar Falls, IA | 0.30 INCHES ICE ACCUMULATION. |
| Feb 24, 4:29 PM CST | ICE STORM 0 | Hubbard, IA | ONE INCH OF ICE ON ROADS. NOW SNOWING. |
| Feb 24, 4:31 PM CST | HEAVY SLEET 1 | 3 Sw Mason City Airport, IA | PRECIPITATION HAS CHANGED OVER TO SNOW. |
| Feb 24, 4:37 PM CST | ICE STORM 0 | 1 N Mason City, IA | ONE INCH OF ICE. SNOWING NOW. |
| Feb 24, 5:34 PM CST | ICE STORM | Clarksville, IA | HIGHWAY 188 NORTH OF CLARKSVILLE CLOSED DUE TO DOWNED POWER LINES. |
| Feb 24, 5:38 PM CST | FREEZING RAIN 1 | 5 Nne Evansdale, IA | NUMEROUS POWER POLES BROKEN AND LYING ACROSS NORTH RAYMOND ROAD IN DEWAR. |
| Feb 24, 6:34 PM CST | ICE STORM | Greene, IA | POWER POLES SNAPPED WITH POWER OUTAGES. |
| Feb 24, 8:38 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 2.5 | 40 W Waterloo, IA | MOBILE SPOTTER ESTIMATES 2-3 INCHES OF SNOW ON HIGHWAY 20. |
| Feb 24, 8:50 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 2 | 2 E Dike, IA | HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WITH VISIBILITY LESS THAN 1/4 MILE. |
| Feb 24, 8:51 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Mason City, IA | FROM KIMT TV. |
| Feb 24, 9:28 PM CST | ICE STORM | Allison, IA | ESTIMATED 90 PERCENT OF RESIDENTS COUNTY WIDE WITHOUT POWER AND AT LEAST 250 POWER POLES SNAPPED. FROM KCCI TV. |
| Feb 24, 10:43 PM CST | SNOW 4 | N Iowa Falls, IA | |
| Feb 24, 11:03 PM CST | SNOW 4.7 | Mason City, IA | |
| Feb 25, 12:25 AM CST | SNOW 7 | Mason City, IA | |
| Feb 25, 1:44 AM CST | SNOW 6.5 | N Iowa Falls, IA | |
| Feb 25, 3:15 AM CST | SNOW 5 | Marshalltown, IA |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 241 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 575 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 566 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 785 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS43 KDMX 242145 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 345 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS LIKELY TONIGHT FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA... .POWERFUL LOW PRESSURE OVER CENTRAL KANSAS WILL MOVE EAST NORTHEAST ACROSS NORTHERN MISSOURI TONIGHT AND BE OVER NORTHERN ILLINOIS SUNDAY. A WIDE VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER THIS EVENING WILL TRANSITION TO A SNOW EVENT WITH STRONG WINDS TONIGHT. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY SUNDAY. IAZ006-007-016-017-025>028-037>039-049-050-250500- /O.CAN.KDMX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-070226T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KDMX.BZ.W.0001.070224T2145Z-070226T0000Z/ WINNEBAGO-WORTH-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER- HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-MARSHALL-TAMA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOREST CITY...NORTHWOOD...GARNER... MASON CITY...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY...ELDORA... GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO 345 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL CHANGE TO SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. THE HEAVY SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH FREQUENT WIND GUSTS AT OR ABOVE 35 MPH WILL RESULT IN EXTREMELY REDUCED VISIBILITY AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT. WINDS WILL ABATE SOME LATER TONIGHT...BUT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING. SNOWFALL RATES TONIGHT WILL BE ONE TO TWO INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION BY THE END OF SUNDAY WILL LIKELY BE 8 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. DUE TO THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...EXPECT DRIFTS 2 TO 3 FEET DEEP. THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING WINTER STORM. THE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED TONIGHT WILL OCCUR AFTER THE AREA EXPERIENCED AN ICE STORM ON SATURDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITY ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ IAZ084-250500- /O.CAN.KDMX.ZR.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-070225T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KDMX.SB.Y.0004.070225T0300Z-070225T1800Z/ LUCAS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CHARITON 345 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST SUNDAY... ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST SUNDAY. THE FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL FALL MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT...THEN LIGHT SNOW WILL LINGER THROUGH THE DAY SUNDAY. WINDS BLOWING 25 TO 30 MPH AT TIMES WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION THROUGH SUNDAY IS EXPECTED TO BE 3 TO 5 INCHES...WITH MUCH OF THAT OCCURRING TONIGHT. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITY WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ IAZ095>097-242245- /O.CAN.KDMX.ZR.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-070225T0000Z/ WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 345 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS CANCELLED THE FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY. TEMPERATURES HAVE RISEN ABOVE FREEZING AND PRECIPITATION IS FALLING AS RAIN. THE RAIN WILL EVENTUALLY CHANGEOVER TO SNOW LATER TONIGHT WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE. $$ IAZ004-005-015-023-024-033>036-250500- /O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-070226T0000Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-PALO ALTO-POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER- HAMILTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...EMMETSBURG... POCAHONTAS...HUMBOLDT...SAC CITY...ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE... WEBSTER CITY 345 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY. PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN...MIXED AT TIMES WITH SLEET AND SNOW ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...BY EARLY THIS EVENING A CHANGEOVER TO ALL SNOW IS EXPECTED...WITH SEVERAL HOURS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AT RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND VISIBILITY UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. THE WIND AND SNOW WILL ABATE SOME LATE TONIGHT...BUT LIGHT SNOW WILL LINGER THROUGH THE DAY SUNDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH SUNDAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE 8 TO 12 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. SNOW DRIFTS WILL LIKELY BE IN THE 2 TO 3 FOOT RANGE. THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING WINTER STORM. THE HEAVY SNOW AND WIND EXPECTED TONIGHT WILL OCCUR AFTER THE AREA EXPERIENCED AN ICE STORM ON SATURDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ IAZ044>048-059>062-073>075-085-086-250500- /O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-070225T1800Z/ CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-STORY-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK- WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-MONROE-WAPELLO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON...BOONE... AMES...ADEL...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...INDIANOLA... KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...ALBIA...OTTUMWA 345 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST SUNDAY. PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN...MIXED AT TIMES WITH SLEET AND SNOW ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...BY EARLY THIS EVENING A CHANGEOVER TO ALL SNOW IS EXPECTED...WITH SEVERAL HOURS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AT RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND VISIBILITY UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. THE WIND AND SNOW WILL ABATE SOME LATE TONIGHT...BUT LIGHT SNOW WILL LINGER THROUGH THE DAY SUNDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH SUNDAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE 6 TO 12 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. SNOW DRIFTS WILL LIKELY BE IN THE 2 TO 3 FOOT RANGE. THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING WINTER STORM. THE HEAVY SNOW AND WIND EXPECTED TONIGHT WILL OCCUR AFTER MUCH OF THE AREA EXPERIENCED A SIGNIFICANT ICE STORM ON SATURDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ IAZ057-058-070>072-081-082-250500- /O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-070225T1800Z/ AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ATLANTIC... GREENFIELD...WINTERSET...CORNING...CRESTON 345 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST SUNDAY. PERIODS OF RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN...MIXED AT TIMES WITH SLEET AND SNOW ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...BY EARLY THIS EVENING A CHANGEOVER TO ALL SNOW IS EXPECTED...WITH SEVERAL HOURS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AT RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND VISIBILITY UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. THE WIND AND SNOW WILL ABATE SOME LATE TONIGHT...BUT LIGHT SNOW WILL LINGER THROUGH AT LEAST NOON SUNDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH SUNDAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE 6 TO 10 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. SNOW DRIFTS WILL LIKELY BE IN THE 1 TO 2 FOOT RANGE. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ IAZ083-092>094-250500- /O.CON.KDMX.SB.Y.0004.070225T0300Z-070225T1800Z/ CLARKE-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSCEOLA...BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR...LEON 345 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST SUNDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST SUNDAY. RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW THIS EVENING. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVERNIGHT WITH 3 TO 5 INCHES EXPECTED BY MIDDAY SUNDAY. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS FROM THE NORTH TO NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 30 MPH WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL AS VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ MOYER
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS43 KDMX 250313 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 913 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 .POWERFUL LOW PRESSURE OVER EASTERN KANSAS WILL MOVE EAST NORTHEAST ACROSS NORTHERN MISSOURI TONIGHT AND BE OVER NORTHERN ILLINOIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A WIDE VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER WILL TRANSITION TO A SNOW EVENT AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH STRONG WINDS OVERNIGHT. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY SUNDAY. IAZ006-007-016-017-025>028-037>039-049-050-251115- /O.CON.KDMX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070226T0000Z/ WINNEBAGO-WORTH-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER- HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-MARSHALL-TAMA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOREST CITY...NORTHWOOD...GARNER... MASON CITY...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY...ELDORA... GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO 913 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY. SNOW...MIXED WITH FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET AT TIMES...WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW BY SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH AROUND 300 AM OR SO. THE HEAVY SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH FREQUENT WIND GUSTS AT OR ABOVE 35 MPH WILL RESULT IN EXTREMELY REDUCED VISIBILITY AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THROUGH MUCH OF THE PREDAWN HOURS. WINDS WILL ABATE SOME LATER TOWARD MORNING...BUT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING. SNOWFALL RATES TONIGHT WILL BE ONE TO TWO INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES ARE POSSIBLE FOR A FEW HOURS AFTER THE MIXED PRECIPITATION CHANGES OVER TO SNOW. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION BY THE END OF SUNDAY WILL LIKELY BE 8 TO 11 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. DUE TO THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...EXPECT DRIFTS 2 TO 3 FEET DEEP. THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING WINTER STORM. THE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED TONIGHT WILL OCCUR AFTER THE AREA EXPERIENCED AN ICE STORM ON SATURDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITY ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ IAZ004-005-015-023-024-033>036-251115- /O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-070226T0000Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-PALO ALTO-POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER- HAMILTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...EMMETSBURG... POCAHONTAS...HUMBOLDT...SAC CITY...ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE... WEBSTER CITY 913 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE...WITH SEVERAL HOURS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AT RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR INTO THE PREDAWN HOURS. EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND VISIBILITY UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. THE WIND AND SNOW WILL ABATE SOME BEFORE MORNING...BUT LIGHT SNOW WILL LINGER THROUGH THE DAY SUNDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH SUNDAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE 8 TO 10 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. SNOW DRIFTS WILL LIKELY BE IN THE 2 TO 3 FOOT RANGE. THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING WINTER STORM. THE HEAVY SNOW AND WIND EXPECTED TONIGHT WILL OCCUR AFTER THE AREA EXPERIENCED AN ICE STORM ON SATURDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ IAZ044>048-059>062-073>075-085-086-251115- /O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-070225T1800Z/ CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-STORY-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK- WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-MONROE-WAPELLO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON...BOONE... AMES...ADEL...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...INDIANOLA... KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...ALBIA...OTTUMWA 913 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST SUNDAY. PERIODS OF MIXED FREEZING RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW BY MIDNIGHT OR SO AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AT RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH 400 AM. EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND VISIBILITY UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. THE WIND AND SNOW WILL ABATE SOME TOWARD MORNING...BUT LIGHT SNOW WILL LINGER THROUGH THE DAY SUNDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH SUNDAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE 6 TO 10 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. SNOW DRIFTS WILL LIKELY BE IN THE 2 TO 3 FOOT RANGE. THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING WINTER STORM. THE HEAVY SNOW AND WIND EXPECTED TONIGHT WILL OCCUR AFTER MUCH OF THE AREA EXPERIENCED A SIGNIFICANT ICE STORM ON SATURDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ IAZ057-058-070>072-081-082-251115- /O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-070225T1800Z/ AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ATLANTIC... GREENFIELD...WINTERSET...CORNING...CRESTON 913 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST SUNDAY. SNOW WILL BE MIXED WITH FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET AT TIMES UNTIL AROUND MIDNIGHT. SEVERAL HOURS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AT RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED. EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND VISIBILITY UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. THE WIND AND SNOW WILL ABATE SOME TOWARD MORNING...BUT LIGHT SNOW WILL LINGER THROUGH AT LEAST NOON SUNDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH SUNDAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE 6 TO 9 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. SNOW DRIFTS WILL LIKELY BE IN THE 1 TO 2 FOOT RANGE. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ IAZ083-084-092>094-251115- /O.CON.KDMX.SB.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-070225T1800Z/ CLARKE-LUCAS-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...BEDFORD... MOUNT AYR...LEON 913 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST SUNDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST SUNDAY. PERIODS OF MIXED FREEZING RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW BY AROUND MIDNIGHT. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVERNIGHT WITH 2TO 5 INCHES EXPECTED BY MIDDAY SUNDAY. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS FROM THE NORTH TO NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 30 MPH WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL AS VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$
000 WWUS43 KDMX 250905 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 305 AM CST SUN FEB 25 2007 .POWERFUL LOW PRESSURE OVER NORTHERN MISSOURI EASTERN KANSAS WILL MOVE EAST NORTHEAST ACROSS NORTHERN MISSOURI EARLY TODAY IS FORECAST TO BE OVER NORTHERN ILLINOIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY SUNDAY HOWEVER ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF ONLY ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE EXPECTED. IAZ006-007-016-017-025>028-037>039-049-050-251700- /O.CAN.KDMX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070226T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KDMX.WS.W.0009.070225T1000Z-070226T0000Z/ WINNEBAGO-WORTH-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER- HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-MARSHALL-TAMA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOREST CITY...NORTHWOOD...GARNER... MASON CITY...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY...ELDORA... GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO 305 AM CST SUN FEB 25 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED. SNOW WILL CONTINUE...WITH SEVERAL HOURS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AT RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR INTO THE MORNING HOURS. EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND VISIBILITY UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. THE WIND AND SNOW WILL ABATE SOME TIME THIS MORNING...BUT LIGHT SNOW WILL LINGER THROUGH THE DAY SUNDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH SUNDAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE 8 TO 11 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING WINTER STORM. THE HEAVY SNOW AND WIND EXPECTED WILL OCCUR AFTER THE AREA EXPERIENCED AN ICE STORM ON SATURDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ IAZ083-084-092>094-251015- /O.CAN.KDMX.SB.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-070225T1800Z/ CLARKE-LUCAS-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...BEDFORD... MOUNT AYR...LEON 305 AM CST SUN FEB 25 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS CANCELED THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY. THE THREAT OF STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW HAS ENDED. THERE WILL BE SOME ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AND BRISK WINDS TODAY AND MAY CAUSE SOME MINOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING. $$ IAZ004-005-015-023-024-033>036-251700- /O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-070226T0000Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-PALO ALTO-POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER- HAMILTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...EMMETSBURG... POCAHONTAS...HUMBOLDT...SAC CITY...ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE... WEBSTER CITY 305 AM CST SUN FEB 25 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL CONTINUE...WITH SEVERAL HOURS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AT RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR INTO THE MORNING HOURS. EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND VISIBILITY UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. THE WIND AND SNOW WILL ABATE SOME TIME THIS MORNING...BUT LIGHT SNOW WILL LINGER THROUGH THE DAY SUNDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH SUNDAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE 8 TO 10 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING WINTER STORM. THE HEAVY SNOW AND WIND EXPECTED WILL OCCUR AFTER THE AREA EXPERIENCED AN ICE STORM ON SATURDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ IAZ044>048-059>062-073>075-085-086-251700- /O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-070225T1800Z/ CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-STORY-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK- WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-MONROE-WAPELLO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON...BOONE... AMES...ADEL...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...INDIANOLA... KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...ALBIA...OTTUMWA 305 AM CST SUN FEB 25 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY RATES AT TIMES...AND EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND VISIBILITY UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. THE WIND AND SNOW WILL ABATE SOME TIME THIS MORNING...BUT LIGHT SNOW WILL LINGER THROUGH THE DAY SUNDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH SUNDAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE 6 TO 10 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING WINTER STORM. THE HEAVY SNOW AND WIND EXPECTED WILL OCCUR AFTER MUCH OF THE AREA EXPERIENCED A SIGNIFICANT ICE STORM ON SATURDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ IAZ057-058-070>072-081-082-251700- /O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-070225T1800Z/ AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ATLANTIC... GREENFIELD...WINTERSET...CORNING...CRESTON 305 AM CST SUN FEB 25 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES...AND EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND VISIBILITY UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. THE WIND AND SNOW WILL ABATE SOME TIME THIS MORNING...BUT LIGHT SNOW WILL LINGER THROUGH AT LEAST NOON SUNDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH SUNDAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE 6 TO 9 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING WINTER STORM. THE HEAVY SNOW AND WIND EXPECTED WILL OCCUR AFTER MUCH OF THE AREA EXPERIENCED A SIGNIFICANT ICE STORM ON SATURDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ FORSTER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Des Moines, IA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 3:57 AM CST | Snow and Blowing Snow Advisory | DMX | Clarke, Decatur, Lucas, Ringgold, Taylor | 23 hr |
| Feb 24, 3:57 AM CST | Freezing Rain Advisory | DMX | Appanoose, Davis, Lucas, Monroe, Wapello, Wayne | 12 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.