Alert archive / Iowa / Ice Storm Warnings in 2008
Ice Storm Warning 2, NWS Des Moines, IA
NWS Des Moines, IA issued this ice storm warning at Dec 27, 2008, 7:24 AM CST for 31 counties in Iowa. It was in force for 6 hr. 28 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
- Dec 27, 2008, 7:24 AM CST (13:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 27, 2008, 12:59 PM CST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Des Moines, IA
All 31 counties
Adair County, IA, Adams County, IA, Appanoose County, IA, Black Hawk County, IA, Boone County, IA, Cass County, IA, Clarke County, IA, Dallas County, IA, Davis County, IA, Decatur 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
The radar
The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 37 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 27, 7:35 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.1 | Grimes, IA | |
| Dec 27, 7:44 AM CST | ICE STORM 0 | Adel, IA | ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCRUAL WITH MIXED FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET OCCURRING. |
| Dec 27, 8:35 AM CST | ICE STORM 0 | Des Moines, IA | UP TO ONE HALF INCH OF ICE COATING TREES NEAR KCCI STUDIOS DOWNTOWN. |
| Dec 27, 9:00 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.1 | Adel, IA | |
| Dec 27, 9:00 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.1 | Ames, IA | |
| Dec 27, 9:00 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.1 | Boone, IA | |
| Dec 27, 9:00 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.1 | Centerville, IA | |
| Dec 27, 9:00 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.1 | Chariton, IA | |
| Dec 27, 9:00 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.1 | Creston, IA | |
| Dec 27, 9:00 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.1 | Des Moines, IA | |
| Dec 27, 9:00 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.1 | Eldora, IA | |
| Dec 27, 9:00 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.1 | Leon, IA | |
| Dec 27, 9:00 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.1 | Oskaloosa, IA | |
| Dec 27, 9:00 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.2 | Albia, IA | |
| Dec 27, 9:00 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.2 | Bedford, IA | |
| Dec 27, 9:00 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.2 | Grundy Center, IA | |
| Dec 27, 9:00 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.2 | Newton, IA | |
| Dec 27, 9:00 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.25 | Corydon, IA | |
| Dec 27, 9:00 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.25 | Mount Ayr, IA | |
| Dec 27, 9:00 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.25 | Osceola, IA | |
| Dec 27, 9:00 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.25 | Tama, IA | |
| Dec 27, 9:00 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.25 | Waterloo, IA | |
| Dec 27, 9:00 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.25 | Winterset, IA | |
| Dec 27, 9:00 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.5 | Corning, IA | |
| Dec 27, 9:00 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.5 | Indianola, IA | |
| Dec 27, 9:06 AM CST | ICE STORM 0 | Pleasantville, IA | UP TO ONE QUARTER INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION. FREEZING RAIN IS CONTINUING. |
| Dec 27, 10:44 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.2 | Montezuma, IA | JUST UNDER A QUARTER OF AN INCH OF FREEZING RAIN ACCUMULATION ESTIMATED. SANDED ROADS OK. |
| Dec 27, 11:00 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.25 | Waterloo, IA | DELAYED REPORT. FREEZING RAIN ENDED AROUND 11 AM THIS MORNING. |
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 12:00Z, 1.4 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
- 1092 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 107 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -44 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 73 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 271324 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 724 AM CST SAT DEC 27 2008 ...WINTRY MIX TODAY...CHANGING TO SNOW TONIGHT... .LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHWEST U.S. WILL LIFT NORTH INTO IOWA TODAY. A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED RANGING FROM SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATION OVER THE SOUTHWEST INTO THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND CENTRAL COUNTIES...TO A MIXTURE OVER MUCH OF THE REST OF THE SOUTHEAST TWO THIRDS OF THE STATE. IAZ036-047-058-059-070>072-081-082-092-093-272100- /O.UPG.KDMX.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-081227T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KDMX.IS.W.0002.081227T1324Z-081227T2100Z/ HAMILTON-BOONE-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION- TAYLOR-RINGGOLD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEBSTER CITY...BOONE...GUTHRIE CENTER... ADEL...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD...WINTERSET...CORNING...CRESTON... BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR 724 AM CST SAT DEC 27 2008 ...ICE STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED AN ICE STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. EXPECT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN...MODERATE AT TIMES...THIS MORNING. THE INTENSITY WILL DECREASE BY LATE MORNING AND THE PRECIPITATION WILL BECOME MIXED WITH SLEET AND SNOW DURING THE AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW THIS EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT. ICE ACCUMULATIONS ONE QUARTER TO AS MUCH AS ONE HALF INCH ARE POSSIBLE...ALONG WITH MINOR SLEET ACCUMULATIONS. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL VARY FROM A LIGHT DUSTING IN FAR SOUTHERN IOWA...TO AROUND 3 INCHES IN THE IOWA FALLS AND WATERLOO AREAS. AN ICE STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE WILL LIKELY BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS AND WINDS WILL LIKELY LEAD TO SNAPPED POWER LINES AND FALLING TREE BRANCHES THAT ADD TO THE DANGER. $$ IAZ037>039-048>050-060-061-073-074-083-084-094-095-272130- /O.NEW.KDMX.IS.W.0002.081227T1324Z-081227T2100Z/ /O.EXT.KDMX.WW.Y.0020.081227T2100Z-081228T0600Z/ HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-POLK-JASPER-WARREN- MARION-CLARKE-LUCAS-DECATUR-WAYNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELDORA...GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO... AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...DES MOINES...NEWTON...INDIANOLA... KNOXVILLE...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...LEON...CORYDON 724 AM CST SAT DEC 27 2008 ...ICE STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED AN ICE STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. EXPECT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN...MODERATE AT TIMES...THIS MORNING. THE INTENSITY WILL DECREASE BY LATE MORNING AND THE PRECIPITATION WILL BECOME MIXED WITH SLEET AND SNOW DURING THE AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW THIS EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT. ICE ACCUMULATIONS ONE QUARTER TO AS MUCH AS ONE HALF INCH ARE POSSIBLE...ALONG WITH MINOR SLEET ACCUMULATIONS. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL VARY FROM A LIGHT DUSTING IN FAR SOUTHERN IOWA...TO AROUND 3 INCHES IN THE IOWA FALLS AND WATERLOO AREAS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. AN ICE STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE WILL LIKELY BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS AND WINDS WILL LIKELY LEAD TO SNAPPED POWER LINES AND FALLING TREE BRANCHES THAT ADD TO THE DANGER. $$ IAZ062-075-085-086-096-097-272100- /O.NEW.KDMX.IS.W.0002.081227T1324Z-081227T2100Z/ POWESHIEK-MAHASKA-MONROE-WAPELLO-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRINNELL...OSKALOOSA...ALBIA... OTTUMWA...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 724 AM CST SAT DEC 27 2008 ...ICE STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED AN ICE STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN...MODERATE AT TIMES...THIS MORNING. THE INTENSITY WILL DECREASE BY LATE MORNING AND THE PRECIPITATION WILL BECOME MIXED WITH SLEET AND SNOW DURING THE AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW THIS EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT. ICE ACCUMULATIONS ONE QUARTER TO AS MUCH AS ONE HALF INCH ARE POSSIBLE...ALONG WITH MINOR SLEET ACCUMULATIONS. AN ICE STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE WILL LIKELY BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS AND WINDS WILL LIKELY LEAD TO SNAPPED POWER LINES AND FALLING TREE BRANCHES THAT ADD TO THE DANGER. $$ IAZ007-017-026>028-272130- /O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0020.081227T2100Z-081228T0900Z/ WORTH-CERRO GORDO-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTHWOOD...MASON CITY...HAMPTON... ALLISON...WAVERLY 724 AM CST SAT DEC 27 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM CST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM CST SUNDAY. SOME LIGHT AMOUNTS OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON...MAINLY IN THE ALLISON AND WAVERLY AREAS. HOWEVER... THE MAIN IMPACT WILL BE SNOW...ESPECIALLY THIS EVENING. EXPECT TOTAL AMOUNTS AROUND 2 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS AREAS FROM MASON CITY... TO HAMPTON AND WAVERLY...BEFORE THE SNOW TAPERS OFF EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS43 KDMX 271354 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 754 AM CST SAT DEC 27 2008 ...WINTRY MIX TODAY...CHANGING TO SNOW TONIGHT... .LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHWEST U.S. WILL LIFT NORTH INTO IOWA TODAY. A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED RANGING FROM SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATION OVER THE SOUTHWEST INTO THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND CENTRAL COUNTIES...TO A MIXTURE OVER MUCH OF THE REST OF THE SOUTHEAST TWO THIRDS OF THE STATE. IAZ037>039-048>050-060-061-073-074-083-084-094-095-272200- /O.CON.KDMX.IS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-081227T2100Z/ /O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0020.081227T2100Z-081228T0600Z/ HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-POLK-JASPER-WARREN- MARION-CLARKE-LUCAS-DECATUR-WAYNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELDORA...GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO... AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...DES MOINES...NEWTON...INDIANOLA... KNOXVILLE...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...LEON...CORYDON 754 AM CST SAT DEC 27 2008 ...ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... AN ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. EXPECT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN...MODERATE AT TIMES...THIS MORNING. THE INTENSITY WILL DECREASE BY LATE MORNING AND THE PRECIPITATION WILL BECOME MIXED WITH SLEET AND SNOW DURING THE AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW THIS EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT. ICE ACCUMULATIONS ONE QUARTER TO AS MUCH AS ONE HALF INCH ARE POSSIBLE...ALONG WITH MINOR SLEET ACCUMULATIONS. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL VARY FROM A LIGHT DUSTING IN FAR SOUTHERN IOWA...TO AROUND 3 INCHES IN THE IOWA FALLS AND WATERLOO AREAS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. AN ICE STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE WILL LIKELY BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS AND WINDS WILL LIKELY LEAD TO SNAPPED POWER LINES AND FALLING TREE BRANCHES THAT ADD TO THE DANGER. $$ IAZ036-047-058-059-062-070>072-075-081-082-085-086-092-093-096- 097-272100- /O.CON.KDMX.IS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-081227T2100Z/ HAMILTON-BOONE-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POWESHIEK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON- MAHASKA-ADAMS-UNION-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-APPANOOSE- DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEBSTER CITY...BOONE...GUTHRIE CENTER... ADEL...GRINNELL...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD...WINTERSET...OSKALOOSA... CORNING...CRESTON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR... CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 754 AM CST SAT DEC 27 2008 ...ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... AN ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN...MODERATE AT TIMES...THIS MORNING. THE INTENSITY WILL DECREASE BY LATE MORNING AND THE PRECIPITATION WILL BECOME MIXED WITH SLEET AND SNOW DURING THE AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW THIS EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT. ICE ACCUMULATIONS ONE QUARTER TO AS MUCH AS ONE HALF INCH ARE POSSIBLE...ALONG WITH MINOR SLEET ACCUMULATIONS. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL VARY FROM A LIGHT DUSTING IN FAR SOUTHERN IOWA...TO AROUND 3 INCHES IN THE IOWA FALLS AND WATERLOO AREAS. AN ICE STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE WILL LIKELY BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS AND WINDS WILL LIKELY LEAD TO SNAPPED POWER LINES AND FALLING TREE BRANCHES THAT ADD TO THE DANGER. $$ IAZ007-017-026>028-272200- /O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0020.081227T2100Z-081228T0900Z/ WORTH-CERRO GORDO-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTHWOOD...MASON CITY...HAMPTON... ALLISON...WAVERLY 754 AM CST SAT DEC 27 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM CST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM CST SUNDAY. SOME LIGHT AMOUNTS OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON...MAINLY IN THE ALLISON AND WAVERLY AREAS. HOWEVER... THE MAIN IMPACT WILL BE SNOW...ESPECIALLY THIS EVENING. EXPECT TOTAL AMOUNTS AROUND 2 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS AREAS FROM MASON CITY... TO HAMPTON AND WAVERLY...BEFORE THE SNOW TAPERS OFF EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS43 KDMX 271611 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1011 AM CST SAT DEC 27 2008 ...WINTRY MIX TODAY...CHANGING TO SNOW TONIGHT... .LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHWEST U.S. WILL LIFT NORTH INTO IOWA TODAY. A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED RANGING FROM SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATION TO ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL. ALL PRECIPITATION IS FORECAST TO END BY LATE TONIGHT. IAZ037-048-060-073-083-094-272300- /O.CAN.KDMX.IS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-081227T2100Z/ /O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0020.081227T2100Z-081228T0600Z/ HARDIN-STORY-POLK-WARREN-CLARKE-DECATUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELDORA...AMES...DES MOINES... INDIANOLA...OSCEOLA...LEON 1011 AM CST SAT DEC 27 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...ICE STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS CANCELLED THE ICE STORM WARNING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. THE FREEZING RAIN HAS ENDED IN MOST LOCATIONS WITH LITTLE IF ANY ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS. HOWEVER...SNOW IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THIS TIME. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ IAZ036-047-058-059-070>072-081-082-092-093-271715- /O.CAN.KDMX.IS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-081227T2100Z/ HAMILTON-BOONE-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION- TAYLOR-RINGGOLD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEBSTER CITY...BOONE...GUTHRIE CENTER... ADEL...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD...WINTERSET...CORNING...CRESTON... BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR 1011 AM CST SAT DEC 27 2008 ...ICE STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS CANCELLED THE ICE STORM WARNING. THE FREEZING RAIN HAS ENDED ACROSS THE AREA...THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ IAZ038-039-049-050-061-074-084-095-272300- /O.CON.KDMX.IS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-081227T2100Z/ /O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0020.081227T2100Z-081228T0600Z/ GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-MARSHALL-TAMA-JASPER-MARION-LUCAS-WAYNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO... MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...NEWTON...KNOXVILLE...CHARITON...CORYDON 1011 AM CST SAT DEC 27 2008 ...ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... AN ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. EXPECT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN...MODERATE AT TIMES...FOR THE REST OF THIS MORNING. THE INTENSITY WILL DECREASE BY MIDDAY AND THE PRECIPITATION WILL BECOME MIXED WITH SLEET AND SNOW DURING THE AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW THIS EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT. ICE ACCUMULATIONS ONE QUARTER TO AS MUCH AS ONE HALF INCH ARE POSSIBLE...ALONG WITH MINOR SLEET ACCUMULATIONS. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL VARY FROM A LIGHT DUSTING IN FAR SOUTHERN IOWA...TO AROUND 3 INCHES IN THE WATERLOO AREA. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. AN ICE STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. $$ IAZ062-075-085-086-096-097-272100- /O.CON.KDMX.IS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-081227T2100Z/ POWESHIEK-MAHASKA-MONROE-WAPELLO-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRINNELL...OSKALOOSA...ALBIA... OTTUMWA...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 1011 AM CST SAT DEC 27 2008 ...ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... AN ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN...MODERATE AT TIMES...THIS MORNING. THE INTENSITY WILL DECREASE BY LATE MORNING AND THE PRECIPITATION WILL BECOME MIXED WITH SLEET AND SNOW DURING THE AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW THIS EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT. ICE ACCUMULATIONS ONE QUARTER TO AS MUCH AS ONE HALF INCH ARE POSSIBLE...ALONG WITH MINOR SLEET ACCUMULATIONS. MINOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE AS WELL. AN ICE STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. $$ IAZ007-017-026>028-272300- /O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0020.081227T2100Z-081228T0900Z/ WORTH-CERRO GORDO-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTHWOOD...MASON CITY...HAMPTON... ALLISON...WAVERLY 1011 AM CST SAT DEC 27 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM CST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM CST SUNDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT. AT THIS TIME...ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS43 KDMX 271735 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1135 AM CST SAT DEC 27 2008 .LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHWEST U.S. WILL LIFT NORTH INTO IOWA TODAY. A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED RANGING FROM SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATION TO ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL. ALL PRECIPITATION IS FORECAST TO END BY LATE TONIGHT. IAZ038-039-049-050-061-074-084-095-272200- /O.CAN.KDMX.IS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-081227T2100Z/ /O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0020.081227T2100Z-081228T0600Z/ GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-MARSHALL-TAMA-JASPER-MARION-LUCAS-WAYNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO... MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...NEWTON...KNOXVILLE...CHARITON...CORYDON 1135 AM CST SAT DEC 27 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...ICE STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS CANCELLED THE ICE STORM WARNING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. THE FREEZING RAIN HAS ENDED ACROSS THE AREA...THEREFORE NO ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. HOWEVER...SNOW IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP BY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ IAZ062-075-085-086-096-097-272100- /O.CON.KDMX.IS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-081227T2100Z/ POWESHIEK-MAHASKA-MONROE-WAPELLO-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRINNELL...OSKALOOSA...ALBIA... OTTUMWA...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 1135 AM CST SAT DEC 27 2008 ...ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... AN ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN...MODERATE AT TIMES...INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. THE INTENSITY WILL DECREASE EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON BEFORE ENDING. ICE ACCUMULATIONS ONE QUARTER TO AS MUCH AS ONE HALF INCH ARE POSSIBLE...ALONG WITH MINOR SLEET ACCUMULATIONS. AN ICE STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. $$ IAZ037-048-060-073-083-094-272200- /O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0020.081227T2100Z-081228T0600Z/ HARDIN-STORY-POLK-WARREN-CLARKE-DECATUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELDORA...AMES...DES MOINES... INDIANOLA...OSCEOLA...LEON 1135 AM CST SAT DEC 27 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. SNOW IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THIS TIME. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ IAZ007-017-026>028-272200- /O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0020.081227T2100Z-081228T0900Z/ WORTH-CERRO GORDO-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTHWOOD...MASON CITY...HAMPTON... ALLISON...WAVERLY 1135 AM CST SAT DEC 27 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM CST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM CST SUNDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT. AT THIS TIME...ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ CC
000 WWUS43 KDMX 271859 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1259 PM CST SAT DEC 27 2008 .LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHWEST U.S. WILL LIFT NORTH INTO ILLINOIS THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE GREAT LAKES TONIGHT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA LATER THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT BEFORE ENDING AFTER MIDNIGHT. IAZ062-075-085-086-096-097-272000- /O.CAN.KDMX.IS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-081227T2100Z/ POWESHIEK-MAHASKA-MONROE-WAPELLO-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRINNELL...OSKALOOSA...ALBIA... OTTUMWA...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 1259 PM CST SAT DEC 27 2008 ...ICE STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS CANCELLED THE ICE STORM WARNING. FREEZING RAIN HAS MOVED EAST OF THE AREA WITH LITTLE ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED. SOME LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP EARLY THIS EVENING...HOWEVER ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIGHT. $$ IAZ037>039-048>050-060-061-073-074-083-084-094-095-272200- /O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0020.081227T2100Z-081228T0600Z/ HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-POLK-JASPER-WARREN- MARION-CLARKE-LUCAS-DECATUR-WAYNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELDORA...GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO... AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...DES MOINES...NEWTON...INDIANOLA... KNOXVILLE...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...LEON...CORYDON 1259 PM CST SAT DEC 27 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. SNOW IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP BY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ IAZ007-017-026>028-272200- /O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0020.081227T2100Z-081228T0900Z/ WORTH-CERRO GORDO-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTHWOOD...MASON CITY...HAMPTON... ALLISON...WAVERLY 1259 PM CST SAT DEC 27 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST SUNDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT. AT THIS TIME...ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ CC
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this ice storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Des Moines, IA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this ice storm warning went out at Dec 27, 5:50 AM CST, 1 hour 34 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 27, 5:50 AM CST, 1 hour 34 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 550 AM CST SAT DEC 27 2008 .SHORT TERM...TODAY CDFNT HAS NEARLY EXITED THE CWA WITH COLD AIR ADVANCING MORE IN LINE WITH THE NAM RATHER THAN THE SLOWER GFS. WILL CONT TO PUSH COLD AIR SWD THRU THE DAY. FIRST ROUND OF WX GOING THRU THE SERN PART OF THE CWA INVOF THE CDFNT AND JUST POST FROPA. WILL HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE UPR LOW OVR SRN CO TO BRING THE NEXT ROUND. SHUD SEE SOME VIRGA FOR A WHILE...WITH MAIN PCPN STARTING TO SPREAD TWD 15Z OR SO. CARRIED A MIXTURE OF PCPN GRDLY CHNGG OVR TO SNW AS WE MOVE INTO THE EVE HRS. WILL HOIST THE WSW FOR POTENTIAL FZRA FM S CNTRL INTO THE NERN COUNTIES. DO NOT EXPECT LARGE AMTS...HWVR A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH OF FZRA WARRANTS THE ISSUANCE OF THE ADVY. WILL START OUT THE ADVY OVR THE REST OF THE NERN COUNTIES AFT 12Z...WHICH WILL BE FOR A COMBO OF FZRA...BUT MAINLY MARGINAL SNW AMTS. .LONG TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY SWATH OF DEFORMATION ZONE PRECIPITATION WILL BE THE MAIN FOCUS TONIGHT. FORECAST SOUNDINGS INDICATE LINGERING WARM LAYER ALOFT IN THE FAR EASTERN COUNTIES WITH SOME SLEET LINGERING INTO THE EARLY EVENING. AM BANKING ON THE DEF ZONE SNOW AXIS TO SET UP A BIT FARTHER NW PER THE GFS. THIS WOULD GENERATE MAX 3-4 INCH SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN THE MASON CITY/WATERLOO AREAS...WITH ONLY LIGHT AMOUNTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WILL CONTINUE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY THROUGH 06Z SOUTH OF WATERLOO...AND TO 09Z TO THE NORTHWEST. NO CHANGES TO FORECAST FROM SUNDAY ON...WITH NEXT CHC OF SNOW LATE WED/THURS WITH CLIPPER SYSTEM. .AVIATION...27/12Z CDFNT ABOUT TO EXIT THE AREA WITH NWLY FLOW OVR SITES. PROB WILL BE WITH S/WV ROTATING OUT OF THE SWRN U.S. WDSPRD SHOWERS AND TSRA IN THE OTM AREA THRU THE DAY. AS S/WV LIFTS NWD...MXD PCPN WILL SPREAD OVR SITES TDA. PCPN TO CHNG TO SNW LATE TDA AND END FM THE SW BETWEEN 02Z ADN 08Z. && .DMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR BLACK HAWK-CLARKE-DECATUR-GRUNDY-HARDIN-JASPER- LUCAS-MARION-MARSHALL-POLK-STORY-TAMA-WARREN-WAYNE. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM CST SUNDAY FOR BREMER-BUTLER-CERRO GORDO-FRANKLIN-WORTH. FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON FOR APPANOOSE-CLARKE- DAVIS-DECATUR-JASPER-LUCAS-MAHASKA-MARION-MONROE-POWESHIEK- RINGGOLD-TAMA-WAPELLO-WARREN-WAYNE. && SHORT TERM...MS DEC 08 AVIATION...DONAVON LONG TERM...KINNEY
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 27, 6:42 AM CST, 42 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 642 AM CST SAT DEC 27 2008 IAZ050-061-062-073>075-083>086-093>097-281200- TAMA-JASPER-POWESHIEK-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE- WAPELLO-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- 642 AM CST SAT DEC 27 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN IOWA...ALONG AND SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM MOUNT AYR...TO INDIANOLA AND TAMA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SIGNIFICANT SNOW MELT...ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN TODAY...AND POSSIBLE ICE JAMS COULD PRODUCE SHORT TERM FLASH FLOODING. FLOODING WILL ALSO CONTINUE ALONG SOME CREEKS AND RIVERS...INCLUDING THE CHARITON RIVER...CEDAR CREEK...AND ENGLISH CREEK. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA. PLEASE REFER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES. EXPECT A WINTRY MIX OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET THIS MORNING...CHANGING OVER TO SNOW THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF A TENTH OF AN INCH OR MORE ARE EXPECTED...ALONG WITH MINOR SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR A PORTION OF THE AREA. PLEASE REFER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED...BUT REPORTS OF SNOW AND ICE AMOUNTS AND FLOODING ARE ENCOURAGED. IAZ007-017-026>028-036>039-047>049-058>060-070>072-081-082-092- 281200- WORTH-CERRO GORDO-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY- BLACK HAWK-BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-CASS-ADAIR- MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR- 642 AM CST SAT DEC 27 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA...FROM THE MASON CITY AND WATERLOO AREAS...SOUTH THROUGH THE DES MOINES AND ATLANTIC AREAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING...CHANGING OVER TO ALL SNOW THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AREAS SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 30 CAN EXPECT ICE AMOUNTS AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH OR MORE...ALONG WITH SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 2 INCHES. LOCATIONS NORTH OF HIGHWAY 30 WILL RECEIVE LESSOR AMOUNTS OF ICE AND SLEET...AND MORE SNOW. TOTAL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA. PLEASE REFER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED...BUT REPORTS OF SNOW AND ICE AMOUNTS ARE ENCOURAGED. IAZ004>006-015-016-023>025-033>035-044>046-057-281200- EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT- WRIGHT-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-AUDUBON- 642 AM CST SAT DEC 27 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND NORTHERN IOWA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. KINNEY
In the hours before
Local storm report, Dec 27, 3:08 AM CST, 4 hours 16 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
308 AM CST SAT DEC 27 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0303 AM HAIL 3 E CHARITON AIRPORT 41.01N 93.30W
12/27/2008 E0.88 INCH LUCAS IA TRAINED SPOTTER
DIME TO NICKEL SIZED HAIL.
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RKLocal storm report, Dec 27, 6:19 AM CST, 1 hour 5 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
619 AM CST SAT DEC 27 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0618 AM FREEZING RAIN BLOCKTON 40.62N 94.49W
12/27/2008 E0.10 INCH TAYLOR IA CO-OP OBSERVER
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RKThe office that day
Everything else NWS Des Moines, IA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 26, 9:23 PM CST | River Flood Warning | DMX | Lucas | 6 days |
| Dec 26, 9:47 PM CST | Flash Flood Watch | DMX | Appanoose, Clarke, Davis, Decatur, Jasper, Lucas and 9 more | 13 hr |
| Dec 27, 3:08 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Lucas, Mahaska, Marion | 37 min |
| Dec 27, 4:13 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DMX | Adair, Adams, Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer, Butler and 24 more | 11 hr |
| Dec 27, 5:33 AM CST | River Flood Warning | DMX | Dallas, Polk | 6 hr |
| Dec 27, 11:47 AM CST | River Flood Warning | DMX | Decatur | 10 hr |
| Dec 27, 2:32 PM CST | River Flood Warning | DMX | Mahaska, Marion | 20 hr |
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Ice Storm Warnings in Iowa, 2008Every ice storm 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.