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Wind Chill Warning 1, NWS Des Moines, IA

January 29, 200816 counties in Iowa

NWS Des Moines, IA issued this wind chill warning at Jan 29, 2008, 3:55 PM CST for 16 counties in Iowa. It took effect at Jan 29, 2008, 4:00 PM CST. It was in force for 16 hr. 1 report 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
Jan 29, 2008, 3:55 PM CST (21:55 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 29, 2008, 4:00 PM CST
Expired
Jan 30, 2008, 8:00 AM CST
In force
16 hr
Issued by
NWS Des Moines, IA

Counties Black Hawk County, IA, Bremer County, IA, Butler County, IA, Cerro Gordo County, IA, Emmet County, IA, Franklin County, IA, Grundy County, IA, Hancock County, IA, Hardin County, IA, Humboldt County, IA, Kossuth County, IA, Palo Alto County, IA, Tama County, IA, Winnebago County, IA, Worth County, IA, Wright County, IA

The radar

The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 127 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:58 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jan 29, 5:03 PM CSTBLIZZARDN Geneva, IAESTIMATED 50 MPH WINDS WITH 1 INCH OF NEW SNOW.

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, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 222 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Minneapolis, MN at 12:00Z on 2008-01-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Minneapolis, MN at 12:00Z on 2008-01-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -141 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
836 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
49 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-141 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
63 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS43 KDMX 292155
WSWDMX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
355 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008

.THE STORM SYSTEM THAT BROUGHT THE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WAS OVER
LAKE MICHIGAN THIS EVENING AND WILL MOVE OUT OF THE AREA. ARCTIC
HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER SASKATCHEWAN WILL MOVE INTO THE STATE
LATER TONIGHT.

IAZ004-300600-
/O.EXP.KDMX.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080129T2200Z/
/O.NEW.KDMX.WC.W.0001.080129T2200Z-080130T1200Z/
/O.EXT.KDMX.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-080129T2200Z/
EMMET-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ESTHERVILLE
355 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY...
...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. THE
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM
CST THIS AFTERNOON. 

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF
40 TO 45 MPH WILL DIMINISH SLOWLY TONIGHT. THE WINDS WILL DROP OFF
TO 15 TO 25 MPH THIS EVENING...AND TO THE 10 TO 20 MPH RANGE BY
MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF THESE WINDS WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE
10 TO 15 BELOW ZERO RANGE WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL INDICES IN THE
30 TO 35 BELOW ZERO RANGE.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT PETS AND
LIVESTOCK.


$$

IAZ044>047-058-300600-
/O.EXP.KDMX.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080129T2200Z/
/O.EXB.KDMX.WC.Y.0006.080129T2200Z-080130T1200Z/
CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-GUTHRIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON...BOONE...
GUTHRIE CENTER
355 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY...
...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. THE
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF
40 TO 45 MPH WILL DIMINISH SLOWLY TONIGHT. THE WINDS WILL DROP OFF
TO 15 TO 25 MPH THIS EVENING...AND TO THE 10 TO 20 MPH RANGE BY
MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF THESE WINDS WITH TEMPERATURES DROPPING
TO AROUND 10 BELOW ZERO WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL INDICES IN THE 25
TO 30 BELOW ZERO RANGE.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. 
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$

IAZ033>036-300600-
/O.EXP.KDMX.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080129T2200Z/
/O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-080130T1200Z/
SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAC CITY...ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE...
WEBSTER CITY
355 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
WEDNESDAY...
...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
WEDNESDAY. 

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF
40 TO 45 MPH WILL DIMINISH SLOWLY TONIGHT. THE WINDS WILL DROP OFF
TO 15 TO 25 MPH THIS EVENING...AND TO THE 10 TO 20 MPH RANGE BY
MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF THESE WINDS WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE
10 TO 15 BELOW ZERO RANGE WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL INDICES
APPROACHING 30 BELOW ZERO.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$

IAZ057-070-292300-
/O.EXP.KDMX.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080129T2200Z/
AUDUBON-CASS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUDUBON...ATLANTIC
355 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM. THE SNOW
HAS MOVED TO THE EAST AND WINDS WILL DIMINISH. SOME DRIFTING WILL
CONTINUE...BUT BLOWING SNOW IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO BE A PROBLEM.

$$

IAZ005>007-015>017-024>026-300600-
/O.NEW.KDMX.WC.W.0001.080129T2200Z-080130T1200Z/
/O.EXT.KDMX.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-080129T2200Z/
/O.CON.KDMX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T0000Z/
KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-HUMBOLDT-
WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALGONA...FOREST CITY...NORTHWOOD...
EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON
355 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. THE
WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
THIS AFTERNOON. 

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF
40 TO 45 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW TO CREATE
AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WITH FREQUENT VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO INTO
THE LATE AFTERNOON. IMPROVEMENT IS EXPECTED AFTER 5 PM WITH
VISIBILITY ABOVE A MILE BY SUNSET. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL
GENERALLY RANGE FROM AROUND AN INCH TO TWO INCHES...WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

IN ADDITION...THE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DIMINISH SLOWLY
TONIGHT. THE WINDS WILL DROP OFF TO 15 TO 25 MPH THIS
EVENING...AND TO THE 10 TO 20 MPH RANGE BY MORNING. THE
COMBINATION OF THESE WINDS WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE 10 TO 15 BELOW
ZERO RANGE WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL INDICES IN THE 30 TO 35 BELOW
ZERO RANGE.

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.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PROTECT
PETS AND LIVESTOCK. 

$$

IAZ027-028-037>039-300600-
/O.NEW.KDMX.WC.W.0001.080129T2200Z-080130T1200Z/
/O.EXT.KDMX.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-080129T2200Z/
/O.CON.KDMX.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T0200Z/
BUTLER-BREMER-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLISON...WAVERLY...ELDORA...
GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO
355 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM
CST THIS EVENING...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. THE
WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF
40 TO 45 MPH WILL DIMINISH SLOWLY TONIGHT. THE WINDS WILL DROP OFF
TO 15 TO 25 MPH THIS EVENING...AND TO THE 10 TO 20 MPH RANGE BY
MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF THESE WINDS WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE
10 TO 15 BELOW ZERO RANGE WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL INDICES IN THE
30 TO 35 BELOW ZERO RANGE.

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.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PROTECT
PETS AND LIVESTOCK.

$$

IAZ050-300600-
/O.NEW.KDMX.WC.W.0001.080129T2200Z-080130T1200Z/
/O.CON.KDMX.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T0200Z/
TAMA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TOLEDO
355 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM
CST THIS EVENING...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. A
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST
THIS EVENING. 

GUSTY NORTHWEST...COMBINED WITH LIGHT SNOW THIS EVENING WILL
PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED
TO AROUND ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS.  

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF
40 TO 45 MPH WILL DIMINISH SLOWLY TONIGHT. THE WINDS WILL DROP OFF
TO 15 TO 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...AND TO THE 10 TO 20 MPH RANGE BY
MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF THESE WINDS WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE
10 TO 15 BELOW ZERO RANGE WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL INDICES IN THE
30 TO 35 BELOW ZERO RANGE. 

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.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

$$

IAZ023-300600-
/O.CON.KDMX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T0000Z/
/O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-080130T1200Z/
POCAHONTAS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...POCAHONTAS
355 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
WEDNESDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
WEDNESDAY. 

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF
40 TO 45 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW TO CREATE
AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WITH FREQUENT VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO INTO
THE LATE AFTERNOON. IMPROVEMENT IS EXPECTED AFTER 5 PM WITH
VISIBILITY ABOVE A MILE BY SUNSET. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL
GENERALLY RANGE FROM AROUND AN INCH TO TWO INCHES...WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

IN ADDITION...THE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DIMINISH SLOWLY
TONIGHT. THE WINDS WILL DROP OFF TO 15 TO 25 MPH THIS
EVENING...AND TO THE 10 TO 20 MPH RANGE BY MORNING. THE
COMBINATION OF THESE WINDS WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE 10 TO 15 BELOW
ZERO RANGE WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL INDICES NEAR 30 BELOW ZERO.

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.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$

IAZ048-049-300600-
/O.EXB.KDMX.WC.Y.0006.080129T2200Z-080130T1200Z/
/O.CON.KDMX.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T0200Z/
STORY-MARSHALL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN
355 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM
CST THIS EVENING...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. A
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST
THIS EVENING. 

GUSTY NORTHWEST...COMBINED WITH LIGHT SNOW THIS EVENING WILL
PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED
TO AROUND ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS.  

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF
40 TO 45 MPH WILL DIMINISH SLOWLY TONIGHT. THE WINDS WILL DROP OFF
TO 15 TO 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...AND TO THE 10 TO 20 MPH RANGE BY
MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF THESE WINDS WITH TEMPERATURES AROUND
10 BELOW ZERO WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL INDICES IN THE NEAR 30 BELOW
ZERO. 

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.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$

IAZ059>062-074-075-300600-
/O.EXB.KDMX.WC.Y.0006.080129T2200Z-080130T1200Z/
/O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080130T0200Z/
DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-MARION-MAHASKA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ADEL...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...
KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA
355 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS
EVENING. 

GUSTY NORTHWEST...COMBINED WITH LIGHT SNOW THIS EVENING WILL
PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED
TO AROUND ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS.  

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF
40 TO 45 MPH WILL DIMINISH SLOWLY TONIGHT. THE WINDS WILL DROP OFF
TO 15 TO 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...AND TO THE 10 TO 20 MPH RANGE BY
MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF THESE WINDS WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE
5 TO 10 BELOW ZERO RANGE WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL INDICES IN THE
20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO RANGE.

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.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$

IAZ071>073-081>086-092>097-300200-
/O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080130T0200Z/
ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-
TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREENFIELD...WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...
CORNING...CRESTON...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...
BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR...LEON...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD
355 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS
EVENING. 

GUSTY NORTHWEST...COMBINED WITH LIGHT SNOW THIS EVENING WILL
PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED
TO AROUND ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. WINDS WILL
DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET.

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.

$$
4 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS43 KDMX 300027
WSWDMX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
627 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008

.THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT BROUGHT IOWA SNOW...STRONG NORTHWEST
WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WAS OVER THE GREAT LAKES THIS EVENING AND
CONTINUED TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE AREA. NO ADDITIONAL SNOW IS
ANTICIPATED...BUT AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND BITTER COLD WIND
CHILLS WILL CONTINUE. WIND CHILL ADVISORIES...WIND CHILL
WARNINGS...AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR MUCH
OF CENTRAL AND NORTHERN IOWA. ALL OTHER ADVISORIES AND WARNINGS
HAVE EITHER EXPIRED OR BEEN CANCELLED.

IAZ005>007-016-017-024>026-300330-
/O.EXP.KDMX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KDMX.BS.Y.0003.080130T0027Z-080130T0600Z/
/O.CON.KDMX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T1200Z/
KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-
FRANKLIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALGONA...FOREST CITY...NORTHWOOD...
GARNER...MASON CITY...HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON
627 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008

...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...
...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
WEDNESDAY...
...BLIZZARD WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A BLOWING
SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT.
THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIND CHILL WARNING
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. 

NO ADDITIONAL SNOW WILL FALL TONIGHT...BUT SNOW THAT HAS ALREADY
OCCURRED WILL STILL BLOW AROUND QUITE A BIT. STRONG NORTHWEST
WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCE
VISIBILITY TO A MILE OR LESS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. ROADS MAY
BE SNOW COVERED AND DRIFTED AS WELL PRODUCING HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS.

IF THE BLOWING SNOW WAS NOT ENOUGH...THE STRONG NORTHWEST WIND
WILL COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO TO
GENERATE WIND CHILLS IN THE 20S AND EVEN LOWER 30S BELOW ZERO
THROUGHOUT THE EVENING.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED
DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN
TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

$$

IAZ015-300330-
/O.EXP.KDMX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T0000Z/
/O.CON.KDMX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T1200Z/
PALO ALTO-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...EMMETSBURG
627 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
WEDNESDAY...
...BLIZZARD WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIND CHILL WARNING
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. 

NO ADDITIONAL SNOW WILL FALL TONIGHT...BUT SNOW THAT HAS ALREADY
OCCURRED WILL STILL BLOW AROUND SOMEWHAT. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS
OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL PRODUCE MINOR AREAS OF BLOWING
SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

IF THE BLOWING SNOW WAS NOT ENOUGH...THE STRONG NORTHWEST WIND
WILL COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO TO
GENERATE WIND CHILLS IN THE 20S AND EVEN LOWER 30S BELOW ZERO
THROUGHOUT THE EVENING.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

$$

IAZ023-300330-
/O.EXP.KDMX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T0000Z/
/O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-080130T1200Z/
POCAHONTAS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...POCAHONTAS
627 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
WEDNESDAY...
...BLIZZARD WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. 

NO ADDITIONAL SNOW WILL FALL TONIGHT...BUT SNOW THAT HAS ALREADY
OCCURRED WILL STILL BLOW AROUND SOMEWHAT. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS
OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL PRODUCE MINOR AREAS OF BLOWING
SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

IF THE BLOWING SNOW WAS NOT ENOUGH...THE STRONG NORTHWEST WIND
WILL COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO TO
GENERATE WIND CHILLS IN THE 20S AND EVEN LOWER 30S BELOW ZERO
THROUGHOUT THE EVENING.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. 
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$

IAZ027-028-037>039-050-300330-
/O.CAN.KDMX.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KDMX.BS.Y.0003.080130T0027Z-080130T0600Z/
/O.CON.KDMX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T1200Z/
BUTLER-BREMER-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-TAMA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLISON...WAVERLY...ELDORA...
GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...TOLEDO
627 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008

...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...
...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
WEDNESDAY...
...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A BLOWING
SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT.
THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A WIND
CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. 

NO ADDITIONAL SNOW WILL FALL TONIGHT...BUT SNOW THAT HAS ALREADY
OCCURRED WILL STILL BLOW AROUND QUITE A BIT. STRONG NORTHWEST
WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCE
VISIBILITY TO A MILE OR LESS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. ROADS MAY
BE SNOW COVERED AND DRIFTED AS WELL PRODUCING HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS. 

IF THE BLOWING SNOW WAS NOT ENOUGH...THE STRONG NORTHWEST WIND
WILL COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO TO
GENERATE WIND CHILLS IN THE 20S AND EVEN LOWER 30S BELOW ZERO
THROUGHOUT THE EVENING.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED
DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN
TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

$$

IAZ048-049-300330-
/O.CAN.KDMX.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KDMX.BS.Y.0003.080130T0027Z-080130T0600Z/
/O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-080130T1200Z/
STORY-MARSHALL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN
627 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008

...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
WEDNESDAY...
...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A BLOWING
SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT.
THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. 

NO ADDITIONAL SNOW WILL FALL TONIGHT...BUT SNOW THAT HAS ALREADY
OCCURRED WILL STILL BLOW AROUND QUITE A BIT. STRONG NORTHWEST
WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCE
VISIBILITY TO A MILE OR LESS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. ROADS MAY
BE SNOW COVERED AND DRIFTED AS WELL PRODUCING HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS. 

IF THE BLOWING SNOW WAS NOT ENOUGH...THE STRONG NORTHWEST WIND
WILL COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE AND
BELOW ZERO TO GENERATE WIND CHILLS FROM 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO
THROUGHOUT THE EVENING.

A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED
DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN
TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. 
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$

IAZ061-062-300330-
/O.CAN.KDMX.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080130T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KDMX.BS.Y.0003.080130T0027Z-080130T0600Z/
/O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-080130T1200Z/
JASPER-POWESHIEK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...GRINNELL
627 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008

...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
WEDNESDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A BLOWING
SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT.
THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. 

NO ADDITIONAL SNOW WILL FALL TONIGHT...BUT SNOW THAT HAS ALREADY
OCCURRED WILL STILL BLOW AROUND QUITE A BIT. STRONG NORTHWEST
WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCE
VISIBILITY TO A MILE OR LESS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. ROADS MAY
BE SNOW COVERED AND DRIFTED AS WELL PRODUCING HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS. 

IF THE BLOWING SNOW WAS NOT ENOUGH...THE STRONG NORTHWEST WIND
WILL COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE AND
BELOW ZERO TO GENERATE WIND CHILLS FROM 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO
THROUGHOUT THE EVENING.

A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED
DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN
TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. 
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$

IAZ059-060-074-075-300330-
/O.CAN.KDMX.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080130T0200Z/
/O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-080130T1200Z/
DALLAS-POLK-MARION-MAHASKA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ADEL...DES MOINES...KNOXVILLE...
OSKALOOSA
627 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
WEDNESDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. 

NO ADDITIONAL SNOW WILL FALL TONIGHT...BUT SNOW THAT HAS ALREADY
OCCURRED WILL STILL BLOW AROUND SOMEWHAT. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS
OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL PRODUCE MINOR AREAS OF BLOWING
SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL ALSO COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE
SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE AND BELOW ZERO TO GENERATE WIND CHILLS IN THE
UPPER TEENS AND 20S BELOW ZERO THROUGHOUT THE EVENING.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. 
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$

IAZ071>073-081>086-092>097-300130-
/O.CAN.KDMX.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080130T0200Z/
ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-
TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREENFIELD...WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...
CORNING...CRESTON...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...
BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR...LEON...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD
627 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. 

MINOR AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW MAY OCCUR TONIGHT...MAINLY IN OPEN AREAS...BUT
THEY ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH TO MEET ADVISORY
CRITERIA. NO ADDITIONAL SNOWS WILL OCCUR.

$$

IAZ004-300330-
/O.CON.KDMX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T1200Z/
EMMET-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ESTHERVILLE
627 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
WEDNESDAY...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. 

NO ADDITIONAL SNOW WILL FALL TONIGHT...BUT SNOW THAT HAS ALREADY
OCCURRED WILL STILL BLOW AROUND SOMEWHAT. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS
OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY
IN OPEN AREAS.

IF THE BLOWING SNOW WAS NOT ENOUGH...THE STRONG NORTHWEST WIND
WILL COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO TO
GENERATE WIND CHILLS IN THE 20S AND EVEN LOWER 30S BELOW ZERO
THROUGHOUT THE EVENING.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT PETS AND
LIVESTOCK.

$$

IAZ035-036-046-047-300330-
/O.NEW.KDMX.BS.Y.0003.080130T0027Z-080130T0600Z/
/O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-080130T1200Z/
WEBSTER-HAMILTON-GREENE-BOONE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...JEFFERSON...
BOONE
627 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008

...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A BLOWING
SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. A
WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. 

NO ADDITIONAL SNOW WILL FALL TONIGHT...BUT SNOW THAT HAS ALREADY
OCCURRED WILL STILL BLOW AROUND QUITE A BIT. STRONG NORTHWEST
WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCE
VISIBILITY TO A MILE OR LESS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. ROADS MAY
BE SNOW COVERED AND DRIFTED AS WELL PRODUCING HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS.

IF THE BLOWING SNOW WAS NOT ENOUGH...THE STRONG NORTHWEST WIND
WILL COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE AND
BELOW ZERO TO GENERATE WIND CHILLS FROM 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO
THROUGHOUT THE EVENING.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED
DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN
TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

$$

IAZ033-034-044-045-058-300330-
/O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-080130T1200Z/
SAC-CALHOUN-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GUTHRIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAC CITY...ROCKWELL CITY...DENISON...
CARROLL...GUTHRIE CENTER
627 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
WEDNESDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY.

NO ADDITIONAL SNOW WILL FALL TONIGHT...BUT SNOW THAT HAS ALREADY
OCCURRED WILL STILL BLOW AROUND SOMEWHAT. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS
OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL PRODUCE MINOR AREAS OF BLOWING
SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL ALSO COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE
SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE AND BELOW ZERO TO GENERATE WIND CHILLS IN THE
UPPER TEENS AND 20S BELOW ZERO THROUGHOUT THE EVENING.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$

SMALL
000 
WWUS43 KDMX 300302
WSWDMX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
902 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008

.THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT BROUGHT IOWA SNOW...STRONG
NORTHWEST WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WAS OVER THE GREAT LAKES THIS
EVENING AND CONTINUED TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE AREA. NO ADDITIONAL
SNOW IS ANTICIPATED...BUT AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND BITTER COLD
WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE. WIND CHILL ADVISORIES...WIND CHILL
WARNINGS...AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR MUCH
OF CENTRAL AND NORTHERN IOWA. ALL OTHER ADVISORIES AND WARNINGS
HAVE EITHER EXPIRED OR BEEN CANCELLED.

IAZ005>007-016-017-024>028-037>039-050-300930-
/O.EXT.KDMX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T1400Z/
/O.CON.KDMX.BS.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080130T0600Z/
KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-
FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-TAMA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALGONA...FOREST CITY...NORTHWOOD...
GARNER...MASON CITY...HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...
WAVERLY...ELDORA...GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...TOLEDO
902 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008

...WIND CHILL WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CST WEDNESDAY...
...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...

THE WIND CHILL WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CST WEDNESDAY.
A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT. 

NO ADDITIONAL SNOW WILL FALL TONIGHT...BUT SNOW THAT HAS ALREADY
OCCURRED WILL STILL BLOW AROUND CONSIDERABLY. STRONG NORTHWEST
WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCE
VISIBILITY TO A MILE OR LESS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS WHERE NEAR
WHITE OUT CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR AT TIMES.

IF THE BLOWING SNOW WAS NOT ENOUGH...THE STRONG NORTHWEST WIND
WILL COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES HEADING TOWARD OVERNIGHT LOWS FROM
10 BELOW TO 15 BELOW ZERO TO GENERATE WIND CHILLS FROM THE MIDDLE
20S TO MIDDLE 30S BELOW ZERO INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. THIS
COMBINATION OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS
WILL MAKE FOR VERY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. EXPOSED SKIN MAY FREEZE IN 30 MINUTES
OR LESS.

A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED
DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN
TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. 

$$

IAZ004-015-300930-
/O.EXT.KDMX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T1400Z/
EMMET-PALO ALTO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...EMMETSBURG
902 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008

...WIND CHILL WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CST WEDNESDAY...

THE WIND CHILL WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CST WEDNESDAY.

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH
TEMPERATURES HEADING TOWARD OVERNIGHT LOWS FROM 10 BELOW TO 15
BELOW ZERO TO GENERATE WIND CHILLS FROM THE MIDDLE 20S TO MIDDLE
30S BELOW INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. EXPOSED SKIN MAY FREEZE IN 30 MINUTES
OR LESS.

$$

IAZ035-036-046>049-061-062-300930-
/O.EXT.KDMX.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-080130T1400Z/
/O.CON.KDMX.BS.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080130T0600Z/
WEBSTER-HAMILTON-GREENE-BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-JASPER-POWESHIEK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...JEFFERSON...
BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...NEWTON...GRINNELL
902 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CST WEDNESDAY...
...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...

THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CST
WEDNESDAY. A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. 

NO ADDITIONAL SNOW WILL FALL TONIGHT...BUT SNOW THAT HAS ALREADY
OCCURRED WILL STILL BLOW AROUND QUITE A BIT. STRONG NORTHWEST
WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCE
VISIBILITY TO A MILE OR LESS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. ROADS
MAY BE SNOW COVERED AND DRIFTED AS WELL PRODUCING HAZARDOUS
DRIVING CONDITIONS.

IF THE BLOWING SNOW WAS NOT ENOUGH...THE STRONG NORTHWEST WIND
WILL COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES HEADING TOWARD LOWS AROUND 10 BELOW
ZERO TO GENERATE WIND CHILLS FROM 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO
THROUGHOUT THE EARLY MORNING HOURS.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES. EXPOSED SKIN MAY FREEZE IN 30 MINUTES OR LESS.

A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED
DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN
TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

$$

IAZ023-033-034-044-045-058>060-074-075-300930-
/O.EXT.KDMX.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-080130T1400Z/
POCAHONTAS-SAC-CALHOUN-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-
MARION-MAHASKA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...POCAHONTAS...SAC CITY...ROCKWELL CITY...
DENISON...CARROLL...GUTHRIE CENTER...ADEL...DES MOINES...
KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA
902 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CST WEDNESDAY...

THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CST
WEDNESDAY. 

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH
TEMPERATURES HEADING TOWARD OVERNIGHT LOWS FROM 5 BELOW TO 11 BELOW
ZERO TO GENERATE WIND CHILLS FROM THE MIDDLE 20S TO MIDDLE 30S
BELOW ZERO INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES. EXPOSED SKIN MAY FREEZE IN 30 MINUTES OR LESS.

$$

SMALL
000 
WWUS43 KDMX 300605
WSWDMX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1205 AM CST WED JAN 30 2008

COLD TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. WIND CHILL
ADVISORIES...WIND CHILL WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF
CENTRAL AND NORTHERN IOWA.

IAZ005>007-016-017-024>028-037>039-050-301400-
/O.EXP.KDMX.BS.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080130T0600Z/
/O.CON.KDMX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T1400Z/
KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-
FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-TAMA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALGONA...FOREST CITY...NORTHWOOD...
GARNER...MASON CITY...HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...
WAVERLY...ELDORA...GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...TOLEDO
1205 AM CST WED JAN 30 2008

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CST
WEDNESDAY...
...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...

THE BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. A
WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CST WEDNESDAY. 

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. EXPOSED SKIN MAY FREEZE IN 30 MINUTES
OR LESS.

$$

IAZ035-036-046>049-061-062-301400-
/O.EXP.KDMX.BS.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080130T0600Z/
/O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-080130T1400Z/
WEBSTER-HAMILTON-GREENE-BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-JASPER-POWESHIEK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...JEFFERSON...
BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...NEWTON...GRINNELL
1205 AM CST WED JAN 30 2008

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CST
WEDNESDAY...
...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...

THE BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. A
WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CST WEDNESDAY.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. 
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$

IAZ004-015-301400-
/O.CON.KDMX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T1400Z/
EMMET-PALO ALTO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...EMMETSBURG
1205 AM CST WED JAN 30 2008

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CST
WEDNESDAY...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CST WEDNESDAY. 

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH
TEMPERATURES HEADING TOWARD OVERNIGHT LOWS FROM 10 BELOW TO
15 BELOW ZERO TO GENERATE WIND CHILLS FROM THE MIDDLE 20S TO
MIDDLE 30S BELOW INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. EXPOSED SKIN MAY FREEZE IN 30 MINUTES
OR LESS.

$$

IAZ023-033-034-044-045-058>060-074-075-301400-
/O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-080130T1400Z/
POCAHONTAS-SAC-CALHOUN-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-
MARION-MAHASKA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...POCAHONTAS...SAC CITY...ROCKWELL CITY...
DENISON...CARROLL...GUTHRIE CENTER...ADEL...DES MOINES...
KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA
1205 AM CST WED JAN 30 2008

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CST
WEDNESDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CST WEDNESDAY.

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH
TEMPERATURES HEADING TOWARD OVERNIGHT LOWS FROM 5 BELOW TO
11 BELOW ZERO TO GENERATE WIND CHILLS FROM THE MIDDLE 20S TO
MIDDLE 30S BELOW ZERO INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES. EXPOSED SKIN MAY FREEZE IN 30 MINUTES OR LESS.

$$

REV
000 
WWUS43 KDMX 300948
WSWDMX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
348 AM CST WED JAN 30 2008

COLD TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY
MORNING HOURS. WIND CHILL ADVISORIES...WIND CHILL WARNINGS REMAIN
IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND NORTHERN IOWA.

IAZ037-038-050-301400-
/O.CAN.KDMX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T1400Z/
/O.EXA.KDMX.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-080130T1400Z/
HARDIN-GRUNDY-TAMA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELDORA...GRUNDY CENTER...TOLEDO
348 AM CST WED JAN 30 2008

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CST THIS MORNING...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS REPLACED THE WIND
CHILL WARNING WITH A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8
AM CST THIS MORNING. 

NORTHWEST WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO 10 TO 20 MPH OVERNIGHT...THUS WHEN
COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES OF 5 BELOW TO NEAR 10 BELOW ZERO...WIND
CHILLS WILL RANGE IN THE 20 BELOW TO NEAR 30 BELOW RANGE THROUGH
THE EARLY MORNING HOURS.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. 
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$

IAZ044-045-058>060-074-075-301100-
/O.CAN.KDMX.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-080130T1400Z/
CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-MARION-MAHASKA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DENISON...CARROLL...GUTHRIE CENTER...
ADEL...DES MOINES...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA
348 AM CST WED JAN 30 2008

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
CHILL ADVISORY. 

WIND SPEEDS HAVE DIMINISHED ENOUGH TO ALLOW WIND CHILLS TO NOT
MEET ADVISORY CRITERIA ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA...THUS THE
WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER WIND CHILLS WILL
STILL BE QUITE COLD IN THE 10 BELOW TO 15 BELOW RANGE THROUGH MID
MORNING.

$$

IAZ004>007-015>017-024>028-039-301400-
/O.CON.KDMX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T1400Z/
EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-
HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-BLACK HAWK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY...
NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...HUMBOLDT...
CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY...WATERLOO
348 AM CST WED JAN 30 2008

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CST THIS
MORNING...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CST THIS
MORNING. 

NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES
AROUND 10 BELOW TO 15 BELOW ZERO TO GENERATE WIND CHILLS FROM THE
MID 20S TO MID 30S BELOW THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. EXPOSED SKIN MAY FREEZE IN 30 MINUTES
OR LESS.

$$

IAZ023-033>036-046>049-061-062-301400-
/O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-080130T1400Z/
POCAHONTAS-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON-GREENE-BOONE-STORY-
MARSHALL-JASPER-POWESHIEK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...POCAHONTAS...SAC CITY...ROCKWELL CITY...
FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...JEFFERSON...BOONE...AMES...
MARSHALLTOWN...NEWTON...GRINNELL
348 AM CST WED JAN 30 2008

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CST THIS
MORNING...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CST THIS
MORNING. 

NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES
AROUND ZERO TO 5 BELOW ZERO...TO CREATE WIND CHILLS IN THE 20
BELOW TO 25 BELOW RANGE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. 

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$

ALBRECHT

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this wind chill 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 wind chill warning went out at Jan 29, 3:44 PM CST, 11 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 29, 3:44 PM CST, 11 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
344 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008

.DISCUSSION...
THINGS ARE WINDING DOWN IN THE CWA AND BY THE START OF THE EVENING
WE WILL BE MAINLY DEALING WITH THE BITTER COLD AND WIND CHILLS.
BASED ON FORECAST WIND AND TEMPS...WIND CHILL VALUES TONIGHT WILL
FALL INTO THE WARNING CATEGORY. WIND CHILL VALUES ADJACENT TO THE
WARNING AREA FALL INTO THE ADVISORY THRESHOLD SO CHANGES WERE MADE
TO CURRENT PRODUCTS.

WEDNESDAY WILL BE VERY COLD BUT THE WIND SHOULD SUBSIDE ENOUGH
THAT ADVISORIES/WARNINGS WILL PROBABLY NOT BE NEEDED. ATTENTION
THEN TURNS TO THE NEXT SYSTEM MOVING INTO IOWA LATE WEDNESDAY INTO
THURSDAY. NO MAJOR CHANGES BETWEEN THE MODELS AND THEIR
DIFFERENCES. THE GFS HAS A LITTLE QUICKER MOISTURE RETURN AND
BETTER OVER RUNNING THUS PRINTS OUT LIGHT QPF EARLIER THAN THE
EURO. WENT WITH A BLEND HERE AS I THINK THE GFS IS OVER DONE AND
THE EURO MAY BE A BIT TOO SLOW. BOTH MODELS DIG THE UPPER WAVE
INTO OK/AK WITH SIMILAR POSITIONS OF THE UPPER CLOSED LOW AND
SURFACE FEATURES BY 00Z FRIDAY. HOWEVER THE EURO HAS A LITTLE
BETTER WRAP AROUND KEEPING SOUTHERN IOWA IN THE PRECIP LONGER. QPF
VALUES WITH EITHER SYSTEM NOT ALL THAT IMPRESSIVE SO WE ARE NOT
LOOKING FOR A LOT OF SNOW EITHER WAY. BEYOND THURSDAY...BOTH
MODELS WERE INITIALLY SUGGESTING A STRONGER WAVE PUSHING ACROSS
THE CWA ON SATURDAY BUT THE 12Z RUNS OF BOTH MODELS DID BACK OFF
AGAIN. AS A RESULT I JUST MENTIONED SLIGHT CHANCES FOR NOW MAINLY
ACROSS THE NORTH. INTO THE EXTENDED...STILL LOOKS GOOD FOR ANOTHER
STORMS SYSTEM SUNDAY NIGHT MONDAY THOUGH WARMER AIR IS MAKING ITS
WAY NORTH AND WE MAY SEE A MIX OF PRECIP SOUTH. I DID NOT GET TOO
DETAILED WITH PTYPE AT THIS POINT BUT THIS WILL BEAR WATCHING.

.AVIATION...29/18Z
BAND OF IFR AND LIFR CONDS IN SN AND BLSN MOVG EWD ACRS THE STATE
WITH BROADER BAND OVR THE N. NEAR ZERO CONDS IN THE KMCW AREA FOR
A FEW HRS, MOST OTHER AREA ONLY FOR A 1 TO 2 HR PD. CONDS IPVG FM
W-E LATE TDA INTO ERY EVE WITH DMSHG WNDS AS ARCTIC HI BLDS IN.
VFR CONDS BY LATE EVE AT ALL SITES CONT INTO WED.

&&

.DMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR ADAIR-
ADAMS-APPANOOSE-CLARKE-DALLAS-DAVIS-DECATUR-JASPER-LUCAS-MADISON-
MAHASKA-MARION-MONROE-POLK-POWESHIEK-RINGGOLD-TAYLOR-UNION-
WAPELLO-WARREN-WAYNE.

WIND CHILL ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY FOR BOONE-CARROLL-
CRAWFORD-DALLAS-GREENE-GUTHRIE-JASPER-MAHASKA-MARION-MARSHALL-
POLK-POWESHIEK-STORY.

SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR
BLACK HAWK-BREMER-BUTLER-GRUNDY-HARDIN-MARSHALL-STORY-TAMA.

WIND CHILL WARNING UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY FOR BLACK HAWK-
BREMER-BUTLER-CERRO GORDO-EMMET-FRANKLIN-GRUNDY-HANCOCK-HARDIN-
HUMBOLDT-KOSSUTH-PALO ALTO-TAMA-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-WRIGHT.

BLIZZARD WARNING UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR CERRO GORDO-
FRANKLIN-HANCOCK-HUMBOLDT-KOSSUTH-PALO ALTO-POCAHONTAS-WINNEBAGO-
WORTH-WRIGHT.

&&

SHORT TERM/AVIATION...MS
LONG TERM...FAB
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 29, 12:42 PM CST, 3 hours 13 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1242 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008

IAZ005>007-015>017-023>026-301200-
KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-POCAHONTAS-
HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-
1242 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A BLIZZARD WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 6 PM THIS AFTERNOON FOR
THE COMBINED EFFECTS OF STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 45 MPH
AND FALLING SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO FREQUENTLY. A
WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT
ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 20 FOR WIND CHILL READINGS OF 20 BELOW
TO 30 BELOW ZERO. PLEASE REFER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED...HOWEVER REPORTS OF
SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS ARE ENCOURAGED AND APPRECIATED.

IAZ004-033>036-044>047-057-058-070-301200-
EMMET-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-
AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-CASS-
1242 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 4 PM THIS
AFTERNOON FOR THE COMBINED EFFECTS OF STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS
GUSTING TO 45 MPH AND FALLING SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITY TO ONE
HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT
FROM NOON TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 20 FOR
WIND CHILL READINGS OF 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO. PLEASE REFER TO
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES FOR
FURTHER DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED...HOWEVER REPORTS OF
SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS ARE ENCOURAGED AND APPRECIATED.

IAZ027-028-037>039-048>050-301200-
BUTLER-BREMER-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-
1242 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 8 PM
TONIGHT FOR THE COMBINED EFFECTS OF STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING
TO 45 MPH AND FALLING SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITY TO ONE HALF MILE
OR LESS AT TIMES. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON
TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 20 FOR WIND CHILL
READINGS OF 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO. PLEASE REFER TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES FOR
FURTHER DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED...HOWEVER REPORTS OF
SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS ARE ENCOURAGED AND APPRECIATED.

IAZ059>062-071>075-081>086-092>097-301200-
DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-
ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-
WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS-
1242 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 8 PM TONIGHT
FREEZING DRIZZLE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS THEN WITH THE COMBINED
EFFECTS OF STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 45 TO 50 MPH AND
FALLING SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITY TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT
TIMES. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY THROUGH
TONIGHT ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 20 FOR WIND CHILL READINGS OF
20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO. PLEASE REFER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED...HOWEVER REPORTS OF
SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS ARE ENCOURAGED AND APPRECIATED.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jan 29, 11:24 AM CST, 4 hours 31 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1124 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1121 AM     SNOW             ALGONA                  43.07N 94.23W
01/29/2008  E2.0 INCH        KOSSUTH            IA   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            KOSSUTH IDOT REPORTS 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW ACROSS THE
            COUNTY. VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO 3 CAR LENGTHS AT TIMES.

&&

RDONAVON
Local storm report, Jan 29, 11:30 AM CST, 4 hours 25 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1130 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1129 AM     SNOW             CLARION                 42.73N 93.73W
01/29/2008  E1.0 INCH        WRIGHT             IA   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            WRIGHT COUNTY IDOT REPORTING ONE INCH OR LESS OF SNOW
            WITH ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES.

&&

RK
Local storm report, Jan 29, 11:31 AM CST, 4 hours 24 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1131 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1131 AM     SNOW             EMMETSBURG              43.11N 94.68W
01/29/2008  E1.0 INCH        PALO ALTO          IA   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            PALO ALTO IDOT REPORTS UP TO ONE INCH OF SNOW ACROSS THE
            COUNTY. VISIBILITIES LOW AND RANGE FROM 1/8TH TO 1/16TH
            OF A MILE.

&&

RDONAVON
Local storm report, Jan 29, 11:39 AM CST, 4 hours 16 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1139 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1139 AM     SNOW             FORT DODGE              42.51N 94.18W
01/29/2008  E0.5 INCH        WEBSTER            IA   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            WEBSTER COUNTY IDOT REPORTING VISIBILITY DOWN TO ONE
            QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.

&&

RK
Local storm report, Jan 29, 11:44 AM CST, 4 hours 11 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1144 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1143 AM     SNOW             DENISON                 42.02N 95.35W
01/29/2008  E2.0 INCH        CRAWFORD           IA   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            CRAWFORD IDOT REPORTS UP TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW ACROSS
            CRAWFORD COUNTY. VISIBILITIES ARE IMPROVING AND UP TO ONE
            QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE.

1143 AM     SNOW             CARROLL                 42.07N 94.86W
01/29/2008  E1.0 INCH        CARROLL            IA   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            AROUND ONE INCH OF SNOW SO FAR. VISIBILITIES NEAR
            WHITEOUT AT TIMES WITH THE NORTH/SOUTH ROADS MOST
            AFFECTED.

&&

RDONAVON
Local storm report, Jan 29, 11:51 AM CST, 4 hours 4 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1151 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1151 AM     SNOW             LAKE MILLS              43.42N 93.53W
01/29/2008  M2.0 INCH        WINNEBAGO          IA   CO-OP OBSERVER

            NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AS WELL.

&&

RDONAVON

The office that day

Everything else NWS Des Moines, IA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 29, 4:25 AM CSTSnow and Blowing Snow AdvisoryDMXAdair, Adams, Appanoose, Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone and 45 more14 hr
Jan 29, 4:25 AM CSTWind Chill AdvisoryDMXBlack Hawk, Boone, Bremer, Butler, Calhoun, Carroll and 28 more28 hr
Jan 29, 6:43 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningDMXLucas10 hr
Jan 29, 7:39 AM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryDMXAdair, Adams, Appanoose, Clarke, Dallas, Davis and 15 more11 hr
Jan 29, 11:38 AM CSTBlizzard WarningDMXCerro Gordo, Franklin, Hancock, Humboldt, Kossuth, Palo Alto and 4 more6 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.