Alert archive / Iowa / Blizzard Warnings in 2008
Blizzard Warning 2, NWS Des Moines, IA
NWS Des Moines, IA issued this blizzard warning at Feb 17, 2008, 3:46 AM CST for 39 counties in Iowa. It took effect at Feb 17, 2008, 6:00 AM CST. It was in force for 7 hr. 50 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 17, 2008, 3:46 AM CST (09:46 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 17, 2008, 6:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 17, 2008, 1:24 PM CST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Des Moines, IA
All 39 counties
Adair County, IA, Adams County, IA, Appanoose County, IA, Audubon County, IA, Black Hawk County, IA, Boone County, IA, Bremer County, IA, Butler County, IA, Cass County, IA, Cerro Gordo County, IA, Clarke County, IA, Dallas County, IA, Davis County, IA, Decatur County, IA, Franklin County, IA, Greene County, IA, Grundy County, IA, Guthrie County, IA, Hamilton County, IA, Hardin County, IA, Jasper County, IA, Lucas County, IA, Madison County, IA, Mahaska County, IA, Marion County, IA, Marshall County, IA, Monroe County, IA, Polk County, IA, Poweshiek County, IA, Ringgold County, IA, Story County, IA, Tama County, IA, Taylor County, IA, Union County, IA, Wapello County, IA, Warren County, IA, Wayne County, IA, Webster County, IA, Wright County, IA
The radar
The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 19 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:47 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 17, 6:26 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0 | Chariton, IA | ICY BUT LIMITED ICE ACCUMULATIONS. |
| Feb 17, 6:28 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.1 | Corydon, IA | ICE ON SIDEWALKS ESTIMATED LESS THAN .10 INCHES |
| Feb 17, 6:30 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.1 | Lamoni, IA | SLICK SPOTS ON AREA ROADS...ESTIMATED LESS THAN .10 INCHES |
| Feb 17, 6:32 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.1 | Osceola, IA | SLICK TO ICY...GRAVEL ROADS SLICK |
| Feb 17, 6:35 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.1 | Creston, IA | LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATION...NOW CHANGED OVER TO SNOW. |
| Feb 17, 6:38 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.1 | Mount Ayr, IA | FREEZING RAIN COVERING MOST EVERYTHING...SLEET NOW |
| Feb 17, 6:42 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0 | Winterset, IA | GRAVEL 100 ICE COVERED...STEETS ICY. NO CURRENT DEPTH OF ICE ACCUMULATION. |
| Feb 17, 6:44 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.13 | Newton, IA | ONE EIGHTH INCH OF ICE AND SLUSH...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN FALLING |
| Feb 17, 6:48 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.25 | Dysart, IA | ICE ACCUMULATION REPORTED TO BE NEAR .25 INCHES ACROSS NORTHERN TAMA COUNTY. |
| Feb 17, 6:48 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.25 | Tama, IA | ICE AND SLEET ACCUMULATION OF ONE HALF INCH REPORTED FROM TAMA AREA SOUTH TO COUNTY BORDER...SNOWING PRESENTLY |
| Feb 17, 7:22 AM CST | SNOW 1 | Lorimor, IA | VERY LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATION BEFORE THE SNOWFALL. |
| Feb 17, 7:34 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.1 | Albia, IA | 1/10TH INCH ICE ACCUMULATION COATING TREES AND POWER LINES. SNOWING NOW. |
| Feb 17, 8:10 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.5 | 12 Ese Knoxville, IA | TRACY...IOWA IN MARION COUNTY REPORTS .50INCHES ICE/SLEET COMBINATION OVERNIGHT. REPORTED BY WARREN CO EM. |
| Feb 17, 8:30 AM CST | SNOW 2 | 2 S Lamoni, IA | 1/16 MILE VISIBILITY ALONG INTERSTATE 35 NEAR THE MISSOURI BORDER. |
| Feb 17, 8:42 AM CST | SNOW 0.8 | Johnston, IA | |
| Feb 17, 8:45 AM CST | SNOW 0.5 | Jamaica, IA | |
| Feb 17, 8:49 AM CST | SNOW 1.3 | Albia, IA | |
| Feb 17, 9:22 AM CST | SNOW 1 | Cedar Falls, IA | KWWL |
| Feb 17, 9:22 AM CST | SNOW 2 | Des Moines, IA | KCCI STUDIOS |
| Feb 17, 9:52 AM CST | SNOW 1 | West Des Moines, IA | WOI STUDIOS. |
| Feb 17, 11:02 AM CST | SNOW 1 | Greenfield, IA | LAW CENTER REPORTS 1 INCH OF NEW SNOW |
| Feb 17, 11:11 AM CST | SNOW 2 | 2 N Knoxville Airport, IA | |
| Feb 17, 11:19 AM CST | SNOW 4 | Indianola, IA | EM MEASURED 4 INCHES...CITY WIDE |
| Feb 17, 11:25 AM CST | SNOW 3.5 | Cedar Falls, IA | KWWL REMOTE. |
| Feb 17, 11:25 AM CST | SNOW 4 | Oskaloosa, IA | |
| Feb 17, 11:26 AM CST | SNOW 4 | Brooklyn, IA | |
| Feb 17, 11:29 AM CST | SNOW 2 | Bloomfield, IA | |
| Feb 17, 11:30 AM CST | SNOW 3 | Waverly, IA | KWWL REMOTE |
| Feb 17, 11:35 AM CST | SNOW 5 | Corydon, IA | STILL SNOWING...BLOWING...1/4 TO 1/2 MILE VIS AT 1205 PM |
| Feb 17, 11:39 AM CST | SNOW 4 | Grinnell, IA | GRINNELL COLLEGE SECURITY...4 INCHES WITH BLOWINGS SNOW. |
| Feb 17, 11:52 AM CST | SNOW 3.5 | Slater, IA | MOD SNOW CONTINUES WITH BLOWING SNOW. |
| Feb 17, 11:59 AM CST | SNOW 4 | Oskaloosa, IA | ESTIMATE FOR COUNTY. |
| Feb 17, 12:00 PM CST | SNOW 1.1 | Mason City, IA | KIMT |
| Feb 17, 12:00 PM CST | SNOW 2.2 | Johnston, IA | AT NWS OFFICE. |
| Feb 17, 12:00 PM CST | SNOW 5.5 | Des Moines, IA | AT DES MOINES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. |
| Feb 17, 12:12 PM CST | SNOW 3.5 | Leon, IA | 3 TO 4 INCHES WITH VISBYS IN THE 1/4 TO 1/2 MILE RANGE. |
| Feb 17, 12:16 PM CST | SNOW 3.5 | Woodburn, IA | |
| Feb 17, 12:53 PM CST | SNOW 1 | Boone, IA | SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. |
| Feb 17, 12:54 PM CST | SNOW 1 | Guthrie Center, IA | 1 TO 1.5 INCHES...ICY ROADS...BLOWING SNOW...AND GROUND BLIZZARD. |
| Feb 17, 12:56 PM CST | SNOW 1.5 | Adel, IA | 1 TO 2 INCHES COUNTY WIDE. |
| Feb 17, 1:00 PM CST | SNOW 3.5 | 2 Ene Urbandale, IA | |
| Feb 17, 1:06 PM CST | SNOW 6 | Ottumwa, IA | SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. |
| Feb 17, 1:10 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Creston, IA | STRONG WINDS...LOW VISIBILITY...BLOWING SNOW...DRIFTING ...DIFFICULT TIME KEEPING HIGHWAY 34 CLEAR OF BLOWING SNOW |
| Feb 17, 1:16 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Dike, IA | |
| Feb 17, 1:19 PM CST | SNOW 2.5 | Dallas Center, IA | BLOWING SNOW WITH GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN OPEN AREAS. ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES. SLUSH ON ROADS. |
| Feb 17, 1:23 PM CST | SNOW 5 | Albia, IA | HEAVY SNOW REPORTED WITH LOW VISIBILITY. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...SNOW COVERED ROADS. |
| Feb 17, 1:27 PM CST | SNOW 1 | 3 Nne Ames, IA | 0.07 SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT |
| Feb 17, 1:27 PM CST | SNOW 1 | 4 Ese Boone Airport, IA | VISIBILITY 1/2 TO 3/4 MILE IN OPEN RURAL AREAS. |
| Feb 17, 1:28 PM CST | SNOW 3 | 2 Sw Clive, IA | |
| Feb 17, 1:32 PM CST | SNOW 4 | 7 E New Virginia, IA | LIGHT SNOW IS STILL FALLING WITH A TEMP OF 32 DEGREES. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 00:00Z, 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
- 1009 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 190 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 200 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 170946 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 346 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT ICING FOLLOWED BY BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TODAY... .A POTENT WINTER STORM WILL PUSH NORTHEAST THROUGH THE REGION TODAY. EXPECT SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH MID MORNING ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN IOWA...FOLLOWED BY SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXTENDING INTO NORTHERN IOWA. IAZ033-044-171100- /O.CAN.KDMX.BZ.A.0001.080217T1500Z-080218T0600Z/ SAC-CRAWFORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAC CITY...DENISON 346 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2008 ...BLIZZARD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WATCH. EXPECT A STRONG NORTHWEST WIND TODAY. HOWEVER...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE VERY LIGHT AND WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE NOT EXPECTED. $$ IAZ028-038-039-048>050-058>062-070>075-081>086-092>097-171800- /O.UPG.KDMX.BZ.A.0001.080217T1500Z-080218T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KDMX.BZ.W.0002.080217T1500Z-080218T0600Z/ /O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080217T1500Z/ BREMER-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK- JASPER-POWESHIEK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-ADAMS- UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE- APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAVERLY...GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO... AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...GUTHRIE CENTER...ADEL... DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD... WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...CORNING... CRESTON...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...BEDFORD... MOUNT AYR...LEON...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 346 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING. RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN...MIXED WITH SLEET AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING. ICE ACCUMULATIONS AROUND A QUARTER INCH...AND LOCALLY HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH MID MORNING. PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW BETWEEN 6 AM AND 9 AM THIS MORNING. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES IS EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING. A NORTHWEST WIND WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. EXPECT SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH AT TIMES. THIS WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. IN ADDITION...THE COMBINATION OF ICE ACCRETION ON POWER LINES AND THE HIGH WINDS COULD CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS ARE ADVISING PEOPLE TO BE SURE THEY HAVE A SUPPLY OF BATTERIES AND OTHER PROVISIONS. ALSO IT IS SUGGESTED TO HAVE PORTABLE RADIOS AND BLANKETS ON HAND AS AN EXTENDED PERIOD WITHOUT POWER IS POSSIBLE. 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. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES 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. $$ IAZ017-025>027-035>037-046-047-057-171800- /O.UPG.KDMX.BZ.A.0001.080217T1500Z-080218T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KDMX.BZ.W.0002.080217T1200Z-080218T0600Z/ CERRO GORDO-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GREENE- BOONE-AUDUBON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MASON CITY...CLARION...HAMPTON... ALLISON...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA...JEFFERSON... BOONE...AUDUBON 346 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. T A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW THIS MORNING. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 6 INCHES IS EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING. A NORTHWEST WIND WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. EXPECT SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH AT TIMES. THIS WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES 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. $$ IAZ016-023-024-034-045-171800- /O.UPG.KDMX.BZ.A.0001.080217T1500Z-080218T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KDMX.SB.Y.0003.080217T1200Z-080218T0000Z/ HANCOCK-POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-CALHOUN-CARROLL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARNER...POCAHONTAS...HUMBOLDT... ROCKWELL CITY...CARROLL 346 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING ALONG WITH AN INCREASING NORTHWEST WIND AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. EXPECT SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH AT TIMES...WHICH WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES...WITH BRIEF PERIODS OF NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE IN OPEN AREAS. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ IAZ005>007-171800- /O.NEW.KDMX.SB.Y.0003.080217T1200Z-080218T0000Z/ KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALGONA...FOREST CITY...NORTHWOOD 346 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING ALONG WITH AN INCREASING NORTHWEST WIND AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. EXPECT SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH AT TIMES...WHICH WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES...WITH BRIEF PERIODS OF NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE IN OPEN AREAS. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING. 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. $$ KINNEY
5 follow-up statements
000 WWUS43 KDMX 171037 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 437 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT ICING FOLLOWED BY BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TODAY... .A POTENT WINTER STORM WILL PUSH NORTHEAST THROUGH THE REGION TODAY. EXPECT SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH MID MORNING ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN IOWA...FOLLOWED BY SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXTENDING INTO NORTHERN IOWA. IAZ028-038-039-048>050-058>062-070>075-081>086-092>097-171845- /O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080217T1500Z/ /O.CON.KDMX.BZ.W.0002.080217T1500Z-080218T0600Z/ BREMER-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK- JASPER-POWESHIEK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-ADAMS- UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE- APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAVERLY...GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO... AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...GUTHRIE CENTER...ADEL... DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD... WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...CORNING... CRESTON...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...BEDFORD... MOUNT AYR...LEON...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 437 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN...MIXED WITH SLEET AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING. ICE ACCUMULATIONS AROUND A QUARTER INCH... AND LOCALLY HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH MID MORNING. PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW BETWEEN 6 AM AND 9 AM THIS MORNING. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES IS EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING. A NORTHWEST WIND WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. EXPECT SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH AT TIMES. THIS WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. IN ADDITION...THE COMBINATION OF ICE ACCRETION ON POWER LINES AND THE HIGH WINDS COULD CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS ARE ADVISING PEOPLE TO BE SURE THEY HAVE A SUPPLY OF BATTERIES AND OTHER PROVISIONS. ALSO IT IS SUGGESTED TO HAVE PORTABLE RADIOS AND BLANKETS ON HAND AS AN EXTENDED PERIOD WITHOUT POWER IS POSSIBLE. 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. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES 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. $$ IAZ017-025>027-035>037-046-047-057-171845- /O.CON.KDMX.BZ.W.0002.080217T1200Z-080218T0600Z/ CERRO GORDO-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GREENE- BOONE-AUDUBON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MASON CITY...CLARION...HAMPTON... ALLISON...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA...JEFFERSON... BOONE...AUDUBON 437 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW THIS MORNING. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 6 INCHES IS EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING. A NORTHWEST WIND WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. EXPECT SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH AT TIMES. THIS WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES 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. $$ IAZ005>007-016-023-024-034-045-171845- /O.CON.KDMX.SB.Y.0003.080217T1200Z-080218T0000Z/ KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-HANCOCK-POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-CALHOUN- CARROLL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALGONA...FOREST CITY...NORTHWOOD... GARNER...POCAHONTAS...HUMBOLDT...ROCKWELL CITY...CARROLL 437 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING ALONG WITH AN INCREASING NORTHWEST WIND AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. EXPECT SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH AT TIMES... WHICH WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES...WITH BRIEF PERIODS OF NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE IN OPEN AREAS. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ KINNEY
000 WWUS43 KDMX 171502 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 902 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2008 .A POTENT WINTER STORM WILL PUSH NORTHEAST THROUGH THE REGION TODAY. THE FREEZING RAIN HAS MOVED TO THE EAST OF THE AREA. SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY INTO THE EVENING. IAZ028-038-039-048>050-058>062-070>075-081>086-092>097-172315- /O.EXP.KDMX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080217T1500Z/ /O.CON.KDMX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080218T0600Z/ BREMER-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK- JASPER-POWESHIEK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-ADAMS- UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE- APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAVERLY...GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO... AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...GUTHRIE CENTER...ADEL... DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD... WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...CORNING... CRESTON...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...BEDFORD... MOUNT AYR...LEON...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 902 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM CST THIS MORNING. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. THE FREEZING RAIN HAS CHANGED TO SNOW OVER THE AREA. SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS BEFORE IT BEGINS TO TAPER OFF. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES IS EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING. A NORTHWEST WIND WILL INCREASE AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. EXPECT SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH AT TIMES. THIS WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. IN ADDITION...THE COMBINATION OF ICE ACCRETION ON POWER LINES AND THE HIGH WINDS COULD CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS ARE ADVISING PEOPLE TO BE SURE THEY HAVE A SUPPLY OF BATTERIES AND OTHER PROVISIONS. ALSO IT IS SUGGESTED TO HAVE PORTABLE RADIOS AND BLANKETS ON HAND AS AN EXTENDED PERIOD WITHOUT POWER IS POSSIBLE. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES 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. $$ IAZ017-025>027-035>037-046-047-057-172315- /O.CON.KDMX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080218T0600Z/ CERRO GORDO-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GREENE- BOONE-AUDUBON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MASON CITY...CLARION...HAMPTON... ALLISON...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA...JEFFERSON... BOONE...AUDUBON 902 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. MIXED PRECIPITATION HAS CHANGED TO ALL SNOW. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 6 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING. A NORTHWEST WIND WILL INCREASE AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. EXPECT SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH AT TIMES. THIS WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ IAZ005>007-016-023-024-034-045-172315- /O.CON.KDMX.SB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080218T0000Z/ KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-HANCOCK-POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-CALHOUN- CARROLL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALGONA...FOREST CITY...NORTHWOOD... GARNER...POCAHONTAS...HUMBOLDT...ROCKWELL CITY...CARROLL 902 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE...ALONG WITH INCREASING WINDS. EXPECT SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH AT TIMES... WHICH WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES...WITH BRIEF PERIODS OF NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE IN OPEN AREAS. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING. 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. $$
000 WWUS43 KDMX 171653 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1053 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2008 .A POTENT WINTER STORM WILL PUSH NORTHEAST THROUGH THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON...BE OVER NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN TONIGHT. SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY INTO THE EVENING. IAZ017-025>027-035>037-046-047-057-180100- /O.CON.KDMX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080218T0600Z/ CERRO GORDO-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GREENE- BOONE-AUDUBON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MASON CITY...CLARION...HAMPTON... ALLISON...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA...JEFFERSON... BOONE...AUDUBON 1053 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. MIXED PRECIPITATION HAS CHANGED TO ALL SNOW. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING...WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF UP TO 6 INCHES. SNOW INTENSITY WILL DROP OFF RAPIDLY DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON. A NORTHWEST WIND OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH AT TIMES...CAN BE EXPECTED INTO THE EVENING. THIS WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ IAZ028-038-039-048>050-058>062-070>075-081>086-092>097-180100- /O.CON.KDMX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080218T0600Z/ BREMER-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK- JASPER-POWESHIEK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-ADAMS- UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE- APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAVERLY...GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO... AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...GUTHRIE CENTER...ADEL... DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD... WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...CORNING... CRESTON...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...BEDFORD... MOUNT AYR...LEON...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 1053 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS BEFORE IT BEGINS TO TAPER OFF. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL END BY EARLY AFTERNOON WEST OF A MASON CITY...DES MOINES...LAMONI LINE....AND OVER THE REST OF THE AREA BY 3 OR 4 PM. A TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES IS EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING. A NORTHWEST WIND WILL INCREASE AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. EXPECT SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH AT TIMES. THIS WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. IN ADDITION...THE COMBINATION OF ICE ACCRETION ON POWER LINES AND THE HIGH WINDS COULD CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS ARE ADVISING PEOPLE TO BE SURE THEY HAVE A SUPPLY OF BATTERIES AND OTHER PROVISIONS. ALSO IT IS SUGGESTED TO HAVE PORTABLE RADIOS AND BLANKETS ON HAND AS AN EXTENDED PERIOD WITHOUT POWER IS POSSIBLE. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES 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. $$ IAZ005>007-016-023-024-034-045-180000- /O.CON.KDMX.SB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080218T0000Z/ KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-HANCOCK-POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-CALHOUN- CARROLL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALGONA...FOREST CITY...NORTHWOOD... GARNER...POCAHONTAS...HUMBOLDT...ROCKWELL CITY...CARROLL 1053 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE...ALONG WITH INCREASING WINDS. EXPECT SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH AT TIMES... WHICH WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES...WITH BRIEF PERIODS OF NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE IN OPEN AREAS. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$
000 WWUS43 KDMX 171822 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1222 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2008 .A POTENT WINTER STORM WILL PUSH NORTHEAST THROUGH NORTHERN ILLINOIS THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL BE OVER NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN BY TONIGHT. SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON OVER EASTERN IOWA. IAZ017-025>027-035>037-046>048-057>060-070>073-081>083-092>094- 180000- /O.CAN.KDMX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080218T0600Z/ /O.EXA.KDMX.SB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080218T0000Z/ CERRO GORDO-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GREENE- BOONE-STORY-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN- ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MASON CITY...CLARION...HAMPTON... ALLISON...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA...JEFFERSON... BOONE...AMES...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ADEL...DES MOINES... ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD...WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...CORNING... CRESTON...OSCEOLA...BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR...LEON 1222 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE...ALONG WITH STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS. EXPECT SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH AT TIMES... WHICH WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING OF SNOW AND SOME BLOWING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL WILL BE AROUND AN INCH OR LESS. 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. $$ IAZ028-038-039-049-050-061-062-074-075-084>086-095>097-180000- /O.EXT.KDMX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080218T0000Z/ BREMER-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-MARSHALL-TAMA-JASPER-POWESHIEK-MARION- MAHASKA-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAVERLY...GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO... MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...NEWTON...GRINNELL...KNOXVILLE... OSKALOOSA...CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE... BLOOMFIELD 1222 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS BEFORE IT BEGINS TO TAPER OFF. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL END BY 3 OR 4 PM. A TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES IS EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING. A NORTHWEST WIND WILL INCREASE AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. EXPECT SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH AT TIMES. THIS WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. IN ADDITION...THE COMBINATION OF ICE ACCRETION ON POWER LINES AND THE HIGH WINDS COULD CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS ARE ADVISING PEOPLE TO BE SURE THEY HAVE A SUPPLY OF BATTERIES AND OTHER PROVISIONS. ALSO IT IS SUGGESTED TO HAVE PORTABLE RADIOS AND BLANKETS ON HAND AS AN EXTENDED PERIOD WITHOUT POWER IS POSSIBLE. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ IAZ005>007-016-023-024-034-045-180000- /O.CON.KDMX.SB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080218T0000Z/ KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-HANCOCK-POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-CALHOUN- CARROLL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALGONA...FOREST CITY...NORTHWOOD... GARNER...POCAHONTAS...HUMBOLDT...ROCKWELL CITY...CARROLL 1222 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE...ALONG WITH INCREASING WINDS. EXPECT SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH AT TIMES... WHICH WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING AND SOME BLOWING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN OPEN AREAS AT TIMES. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE LIGHT. 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. $$
000 WWUS43 KDMX 171924 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 124 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2008 .A POTENT WINTER STORM WILL PUSH NORTHEAST THROUGH NORTHERN ILLINOIS THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL BE OVER NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN BY TONIGHT. SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON OVER EASTERN IOWA. IAZ028-038-039-049-050-061-062-074-075-084>086-095>097-180000- /O.CAN.KDMX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080218T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KDMX.SB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080218T0000Z/ BREMER-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-MARSHALL-TAMA-JASPER-POWESHIEK-MARION- MAHASKA-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAVERLY...GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO... MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...NEWTON...GRINNELL...KNOXVILLE... OSKALOOSA...CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE... BLOOMFIELD 124 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE...ALONG WITH STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS. EXPECT SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH AT TIMES... WHICH WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING OF SNOW AND SOME BLOWING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL WILL BE AROUND AN INCH OR LESS. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ IAZ005-006-016-023>025-034-035-045-046-057-058-070-071-081-092- 172030- /O.CAN.KDMX.SB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080218T0000Z/ KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-HANCOCK-POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-CALHOUN- WEBSTER-CARROLL-GREENE-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-CASS-ADAIR-ADAMS-TAYLOR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALGONA...FOREST CITY...GARNER... POCAHONTAS...HUMBOLDT...CLARION...ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE... CARROLL...JEFFERSON...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ATLANTIC... GREENFIELD...CORNING...BEDFORD 124 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY. THE SNOW AND BLOWING ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED AND REPLACED BY A WIND ADVISORY. THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM THIS EVENING FOR THE AREA. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. $$ IAZ007-017-026-027-036-037-047-048-059-060-072-073-082-083-093- 094-180000- /O.CON.KDMX.SB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080218T0000Z/ WORTH-CERRO GORDO-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-BOONE-STORY- DALLAS-POLK-MADISON-WARREN-UNION-CLARKE-RINGGOLD-DECATUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTHWOOD...MASON CITY...HAMPTON... ALLISON...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA...BOONE...AMES...ADEL... DES MOINES...WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...CRESTON...OSCEOLA... MOUNT AYR...LEON 124 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE...ALONG WITH STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS. EXPECT SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH AT TIMES... WHICH WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING OF SNOW AND SOME BLOWING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL WILL BE AROUND AN INCH OR LESS. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Des Moines, IA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 17, 3:10 AM CST | Wind Advisory | DMX | Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone and 45 more | 17 hr |
| Feb 17, 3:46 AM CST | Snow and Blowing Snow Advisory | DMX | Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone and 41 more | 12 hr |
Nearby
Blizzard Warnings in Iowa, 2008Every blizzard warning in 2008
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.