Alert archive / Iowa / Wind Chill Warnings in 2008
Wind Chill Warning 3, NWS Des Moines, IA
NWS Des Moines, IA issued this wind chill warning at Feb 19, 2008, 3:43 PM CST for 30 counties in Iowa. It took effect at Feb 19, 2008, 8:36 PM CST. It was in force for 15 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 19, 2008, 3:43 PM CST (21:43 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 19, 2008, 8:36 PM CST
- Expired
- Feb 20, 2008, 12:00 PM CST
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Des Moines, IA
All 30 counties
Audubon County, IA, Black Hawk County, IA, Boone County, IA, Bremer County, IA, Butler County, IA, Calhoun County, IA, Carroll County, IA, Cass County, IA, Cerro Gordo County, IA, Crawford County, IA, Emmet County, IA, Franklin County, IA, Greene County, IA, Grundy County, IA, Guthrie County, IA, Hamilton County, IA, Hancock County, IA, Hardin County, IA, Humboldt County, IA, Kossuth County, IA, Marshall County, IA, Palo Alto County, IA, Pocahontas County, IA, Sac County, IA, Story County, IA, Tama County, IA, Webster County, IA, Winnebago County, IA, Worth County, IA, Wright County, IA
The radar
The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:48 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 12:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 244 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
- 1142 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 97 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 288 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 413 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 192143 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 343 PM CST TUE FEB 19 2008 ...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS AND BLOWING SNOW TO IMPACT AREA TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING... .A STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT CURRENTLY OVER SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA WILL BE HEADING SOUTH INTO IOWA THIS EVENING. BEHIND THE FRONT ...WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY AND TEMPERATURES WILL FALL QUICKLY TO SUB ZERO READINGS BEFORE MIDNIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND SUB ZERO TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS OVER A LARGE PORTION OF CENTRAL IOWA TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. IAZ006-007-016-017-025>028-200545- /O.NEW.KDMX.WC.W.0003.080220T0300Z-080220T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KDMX.BS.Y.0005.080220T0300Z-080220T1500Z/ WINNEBAGO-WORTH-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOREST CITY...NORTHWOOD...GARNER... MASON CITY...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY 343 PM CST TUE FEB 19 2008 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY... ...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY. A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY. A STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL USHER IN BRISK NORTHERLY WINDS AND SUB ZERO TEMPERATURES LATER THIS EVENING. THIS WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL VALUES BETWEEN 30 AND 35 BELOW ZERO OVERNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO A FEW HUNDRED FEET AT TIMES AT GROUND LEVEL. THIS WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL ...ESPECIALLY IN RURAL OR OPEN AREAS AFTER 9 PM THIS EVENING AND FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT TIME 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. 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. $$ IAZ004-005-015-023-024-033>035-200545- /O.NEW.KDMX.WC.W.0003.080220T0300Z-080220T1500Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-PALO ALTO-POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...EMMETSBURG... POCAHONTAS...HUMBOLDT...SAC CITY...ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE 343 PM CST TUE FEB 19 2008 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY. A STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL USHER IN BRISK NORTHERLY WINDS AND SUB ZERO TEMPERATURES LATER THIS EVENING. THIS WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL VALUES BETWEEN 30 AND 35 BELOW ZERO OVERNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$ IAZ037>039-049-050-061-062-200545- /O.NEW.KDMX.BS.Y.0005.080220T0300Z-080220T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KDMX.WC.Y.0010.080220T0300Z-080220T1500Z/ HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-MARSHALL-TAMA-JASPER-POWESHIEK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELDORA...GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO... MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...NEWTON...GRINNELL 343 PM CST TUE FEB 19 2008 ...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY. A STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL USHER IN BRISK NORTHERLY WINDS AND SUB ZERO TEMPERATURES LATER THIS EVENING. THIS WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL VALUES BETWEEN 20 AND 30 BELOW ZERO OVERNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO A FEW HUNDRED FEET AT TIMES AT GROUND LEVEL. THIS WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY IN RURAL OR OPEN AREAS AFTER 9 PM THIS EVENING AND FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT TIME HOURS. THIS WILL ESPECIALLY IMPACT AREAS WHERE SIGNIFICANT SNOW FELL OVER THE PAST WEEKEND. 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. $$ IAZ074-075-085-086-096-097-200545- /O.NEW.KDMX.BS.Y.0005.080220T0300Z-080220T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KDMX.WC.Y.0010.080220T0600Z-080220T1500Z/ MARION-MAHASKA-MONROE-WAPELLO-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...ALBIA... OTTUMWA...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 343 PM CST TUE FEB 19 2008 ...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY. A STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL USHER IN BRISK NORTHERLY WINDS AND SUB ZERO TEMPERATURES LATER THIS EVENING. THIS WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL VALUES BETWEEN 20 AND 30 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO A FEW HUNDRED FEET AT TIMES AT GROUND LEVEL. THIS WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL ...ESPECIALLY IN RURAL OR OPEN AREAS AFTER 9 PM THIS EVENING AND FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT TIME HOURS. THIS WILL ESPECIALLY IMPACT AREAS WHERE SIGNIFICANT SNOW FELL OVER THE PAST WEEKEND. A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ IAZ036-044>048-057>060-200545- /O.NEW.KDMX.WC.Y.0010.080220T0300Z-080220T1500Z/ HAMILTON-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-STORY-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE- DALLAS-POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEBSTER CITY...DENISON...CARROLL... JEFFERSON...BOONE...AMES...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ADEL... DES MOINES 343 PM CST TUE FEB 19 2008 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY. A STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL USHER IN BRISK NORTHERLY WINDS AND SUB ZERO TEMPERATURES LATER THIS EVENING. THIS WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL VALUES BETWEEN 20 AND 30 BELOW ZERO LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. 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. $$ IAZ070>073-081>084-092>095-200545- /O.NEW.KDMX.WC.Y.0010.080220T0600Z-080220T1500Z/ CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS-TAYLOR- RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD...WINTERSET... INDIANOLA...CORNING...CRESTON...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...BEDFORD... MOUNT AYR...LEON...CORYDON 343 PM CST TUE FEB 19 2008 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY. A STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL USHER IN BRISK NORTHERLY WINDS AND SUB ZERO TEMPERATURES AFTER MIDNIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL VALUES BETWEEN 20 AND 30 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ REV
5 follow-up statements
000 WWUS43 KDMX 200236 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 836 PM CST TUE FEB 19 2008 ...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS AND BLOWING SNOW TO IMPACT AREA TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING... .A STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT CURRENTLY OVER CENTRAL IOWA WILL CONTINUE PUSHING SOUTH OVERNIGHT. BEHIND THE FRONT...WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY AND TEMPERATURES WILL FALL QUICKLY TO SUB ZERO READINGS BEFORE MIDNIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND SUB ZERO TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS OVER A LARGE PORTION OF CENTRAL IOWA TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. IAZ037>039-049-050-201045- /O.UPG.KDMX.WC.Y.0010.080220T0300Z-080220T1500Z/ /O.EXB.KDMX.WC.W.0003.080220T0300Z-080220T1800Z/ /O.CON.KDMX.BS.Y.0005.080220T0300Z-080220T1500Z/ HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-MARSHALL-TAMA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELDORA...GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO... MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO 836 PM CST TUE FEB 19 2008 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY... ...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY. A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY. ARCTIC AIR WILL SURGE INTO THE REGION LATE THIS EVENING...WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING WELL BELOW ZERO AFTER MIDNIGHT. COMBINED WITH NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH...WIND CHILL READINGS WILL DROP TO A DANGEROUS 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH VISIBILITY REDUCED TO A FEW HUNDRED FEET AT TIMES AT GROUND LEVEL. THIS WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY IN RURAL OR OPEN AREAS OVERNIGHT. THIS WILL ESPECIALLY IMPACT AREAS WHERE SIGNIFICANT SNOW FELL OVER THE PAST WEEKEND. 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 VISIBILITY WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ IAZ036-047-048-201045- /O.UPG.KDMX.WC.Y.0010.080220T0300Z-080220T1500Z/ /O.EXB.KDMX.WC.W.0003.080220T0300Z-080220T1800Z/ /O.EXA.KDMX.BS.Y.0005.080220T0300Z-080220T1500Z/ HAMILTON-BOONE-STORY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEBSTER CITY...BOONE...AMES 836 PM CST TUE FEB 19 2008 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY... ...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY. A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY. ARCTIC AIR WILL SURGE INTO THE REGION LATE THIS EVENING...WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING WELL BELOW ZERO AFTER MIDNIGHT. COMBINED WITH NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH...WIND CHILL READINGS WILL DROP TO A DANGEROUS 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH VISIBILITY REDUCED TO A FEW HUNDRED FEET AT TIMES AT GROUND LEVEL. THIS WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY IN RURAL OR OPEN AREAS OVERNIGHT. THIS WILL ESPECIALLY IMPACT AREAS WHERE SIGNIFICANT SNOW FELL OVER THE PAST WEEKEND. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ IAZ044>046-201045- /O.UPG.KDMX.WC.Y.0010.080220T0300Z-080220T1500Z/ /O.EXB.KDMX.WC.W.0003.080220T0300Z-080220T1800Z/ CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON 836 PM CST TUE FEB 19 2008 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. ARCTIC AIR WILL SURGE INTO THE REGION LATE THIS EVENING...WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING WELL BELOW ZERO AFTER MIDNIGHT. COMBINED WITH NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH...WIND CHILL READINGS WILL DROP TO A DANGEROUS 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. 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. $$ IAZ004-005-015-023-024-035-201045- /O.EXA.KDMX.BS.Y.0005.080220T0300Z-080220T1500Z/ /O.EXT.KDMX.WC.W.0003.080220T0300Z-080220T1800Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-PALO ALTO-POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WEBSTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...EMMETSBURG... POCAHONTAS...HUMBOLDT...FORT DODGE 836 PM CST TUE FEB 19 2008 ...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY. THE WIND CHILL WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY. ARCTIC AIR WILL SURGE INTO THE REGION LATE THIS EVENING...WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING WELL BELOW ZERO AFTER MIDNIGHT. COMBINED WITH NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH...WIND CHILL READINGS WILL DROP TO A DANGEROUS 30 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH VISIBILITY REDUCED TO A FEW HUNDRED FEET AT TIMES AT GROUND LEVEL. THIS WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY IN RURAL OR OPEN AREAS OVERNIGHT. THIS WILL ESPECIALLY IMPACT AREAS WHERE SIGNIFICANT SNOW FELL OVER THE PAST WEEKEND. A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITY WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING ...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ IAZ006-007-016-017-025>028-201045- /O.EXT.KDMX.WC.W.0003.080220T0300Z-080220T1800Z/ /O.CON.KDMX.BS.Y.0005.080220T0300Z-080220T1500Z/ WINNEBAGO-WORTH-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOREST CITY...NORTHWOOD...GARNER... MASON CITY...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY 836 PM CST TUE FEB 19 2008 ...WIND CHILL WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY... ...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THE WIND CHILL WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY. A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY. ARCTIC AIR WILL SURGE INTO THE REGION LATE THIS EVENING...WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING WELL BELOW ZERO AFTER MIDNIGHT. COMBINED WITH NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH...WIND CHILL READINGS WILL DROP TO A DANGEROUS 30 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH VISIBILITY REDUCED TO A FEW HUNDRED FEET AT TIMES AT GROUND LEVEL. THIS WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY IN RURAL OR OPEN AREAS OVERNIGHT. THIS WILL ESPECIALLY IMPACT AREAS WHERE SIGNIFICANT SNOW FELL OVER THE PAST WEEKEND. 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. $$ IAZ033-034-201045- /O.EXT.KDMX.WC.W.0003.080220T0300Z-080220T1800Z/ SAC-CALHOUN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAC CITY...ROCKWELL CITY 836 PM CST TUE FEB 19 2008 ...WIND CHILL WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY... THE WIND CHILL WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY. A STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL USHER IN BRISK NORTHERLY WINDS AND SUB ZERO TEMPERATURES LATER THIS EVENING. THIS WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL VALUES BETWEEN 30 AND 35 BELOW ZERO OVERNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$ IAZ061-062-201045- /O.EXT.KDMX.WC.Y.0010.080220T0300Z-080220T1800Z/ /O.CON.KDMX.BS.Y.0005.080220T0300Z-080220T1500Z/ JASPER-POWESHIEK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...GRINNELL 836 PM CST TUE FEB 19 2008 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY... ...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY. A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY. A STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL USHER IN BRISK NORTHERLY WINDS AND SUB ZERO TEMPERATURES LATER THIS EVENING. THIS WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL VALUES BETWEEN 20 AND 30 BELOW ZERO OVERNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH VISIBILITY REDUCED TO A FEW HUNDRED FEET AT TIMES AT GROUND LEVEL. THIS WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY IN RURAL OR OPEN AREAS AFTER 9 PM THIS EVENING AND FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT TIME HOURS. THIS WILL ESPECIALLY IMPACT AREAS WHERE SIGNIFICANT SNOW FELL OVER THE PAST WEEKEND. 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. $$ IAZ074-075-085-086-096-097-201045- /O.EXT.KDMX.WC.Y.0010.080220T0600Z-080220T1800Z/ /O.CON.KDMX.BS.Y.0005.080220T0300Z-080220T1500Z/ MARION-MAHASKA-MONROE-WAPELLO-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...ALBIA... OTTUMWA...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 836 PM CST TUE FEB 19 2008 ...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY. A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY. A STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL USHER IN BRISK NORTHERLY WINDS AND SUB ZERO TEMPERATURES LATER THIS EVENING. THIS WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL VALUES BETWEEN 20 AND 30 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH VISIBILITY REDUCED TO A FEW HUNDRED FEET AT TIMES AT GROUND LEVEL. THIS WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL ...ESPECIALLY IN RURAL OR OPEN AREAS AFTER 9 PM THIS EVENING AND FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT TIME HOURS. THIS WILL ESPECIALLY IMPACT AREAS WHERE SIGNIFICANT SNOW FELL OVER THE PAST WEEKEND. A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITY WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ IAZ057>060-201045- /O.EXT.KDMX.WC.Y.0010.080220T0300Z-080220T1800Z/ AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ADEL... DES MOINES 836 PM CST TUE FEB 19 2008 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY. A STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL USHER IN BRISK NORTHERLY WINDS AND SUB ZERO TEMPERATURES LATER THIS EVENING. THIS WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL VALUES BETWEEN 20 AND 30 BELOW ZERO LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. 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. $$ IAZ070>073-081>084-092>095-201045- /O.EXT.KDMX.WC.Y.0010.080220T0600Z-080220T1800Z/ CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS-TAYLOR- RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD...WINTERSET... INDIANOLA...CORNING...CRESTON...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...BEDFORD... MOUNT AYR...LEON...CORYDON 836 PM CST TUE FEB 19 2008 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY. A STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL USHER IN BRISK NORTHERLY WINDS AND SUB ZERO TEMPERATURES AFTER MIDNIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL VALUES BETWEEN 20 AND 30 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ MOYER
000 WWUS43 KDMX 200440 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1040 PM CST TUE FEB 19 2008 ...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS AND BLOWING SNOW TO IMPACT AREA TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING... .STRONG ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD SOUTH ACROSS IOWA OVERNIGHT. NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE GUSTY AND TEMPERATURES WILL TAKE A PRECIPITOUS TUMBLE WELL BELOW ZERO ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND SUB ZERO TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS OVER A LARGE PORTION OF CENTRAL IOWA TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. IAZ057-058-201245- /O.UPG.KDMX.WC.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-080220T1800Z/ /O.EXA.KDMX.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080220T1800Z/ AUDUBON-GUTHRIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER 1040 PM CST TUE FEB 19 2008 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY. NORTHERLY WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH AND SUB ZERO TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS WIND CHILL INDEX VALUES BETWEEN 25 BELOW AND 35 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. 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. $$ IAZ070-201245- /O.UPG.KDMX.WC.Y.0010.080220T0600Z-080220T1800Z/ /O.EXA.KDMX.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080220T1800Z/ CASS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ATLANTIC 1040 PM CST TUE FEB 19 2008 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY. NORTHERLY WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH AND SUB ZERO TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS WIND CHILL INDEX VALUES BETWEEN 25 BELOW AND 35 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$ IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-035>039-047>050-201245- /O.CON.KDMX.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080220T1800Z/ /O.CON.KDMX.BS.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-080220T1500Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-WEBSTER- HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS... HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY...FORT DODGE... WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA...GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...BOONE...AMES... MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO 1040 PM CST TUE FEB 19 2008 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY... ...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY. A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH AND TEMPERATURES FALLING WELL BELOW ZERO WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS WIND CHILL READINGS OF 30 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH VISIBILITY REDUCED TO A FEW HUNDRED FEET AT TIMES AT GROUND LEVEL. THIS WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY IN RURAL OR OPEN AREAS OVERNIGHT. THIS WILL ESPECIALLY IMPACT AREAS WHERE SIGNIFICANT SNOW FELL OVER THE PAST WEEKEND. 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 VISIBILITY WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ IAZ033-034-044>046-201245- /O.CON.KDMX.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080220T1800Z/ SAC-CALHOUN-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAC CITY...ROCKWELL CITY...DENISON... CARROLL...JEFFERSON 1040 PM CST TUE FEB 19 2008 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY. NORTHERLY WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH AND SUB ZERO TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS WIND CHILL INDEX VALUES BETWEEN 30 BELOW AND 40 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$ IAZ061-062-201245- /O.CON.KDMX.BS.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-080220T1500Z/ /O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-080220T1800Z/ JASPER-POWESHIEK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...GRINNELL 1040 PM CST TUE FEB 19 2008 ...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY... A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH AND TEMPERATURES FALLING WELL BELOW ZERO WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL READINGS OF 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH VISIBILITY REDUCED TO A FEW HUNDRED FEET AT TIMES AT GROUND LEVEL. THIS WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY IN RURAL OR OPEN AREAS OVERNIGHT. THIS WILL ESPECIALLY IMPACT AREAS WHERE SIGNIFICANT SNOW FELL OVER THE PAST WEEKEND. 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. $$ IAZ074-075-085-086-096-097-201245- /O.CON.KDMX.BS.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-080220T1500Z/ /O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0010.080220T0600Z-080220T1800Z/ MARION-MAHASKA-MONROE-WAPELLO-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...ALBIA... OTTUMWA...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 1040 PM CST TUE FEB 19 2008 ...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY... A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH AND TEMPERATURES FALLING WELL BELOW ZERO WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL READINGS OF 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH VISIBILITY REDUCED TO A FEW HUNDRED FEET AT TIMES AT GROUND LEVEL. THIS WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY IN RURAL OR OPEN AREAS OVERNIGHT. THIS WILL ESPECIALLY IMPACT AREAS WHERE SIGNIFICANT SNOW FELL OVER THE PAST WEEKEND. A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITY WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ IAZ059-060-201245- /O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-080220T1800Z/ DALLAS-POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ADEL...DES MOINES 1040 PM CST TUE FEB 19 2008 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY. NORTHERLY WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH AND SUB ZERO TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL INDEX VALUES BETWEEN 20 BELOW AND 30 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. 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. $$ IAZ071>073-081>084-092>095-201245- /O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0010.080220T0600Z-080220T1800Z/ ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD- DECATUR-WAYNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREENFIELD...WINTERSET...INDIANOLA... CORNING...CRESTON...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR... LEON...CORYDON 1040 PM CST TUE FEB 19 2008 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY. NORTHERLY WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH AND SUB ZERO TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL INDEX VALUES BETWEEN 20 BELOW AND 30 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ MOYER
000 WWUS43 KDMX 200947 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 347 AM CST WED FEB 20 2008 ...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE AREA THIS MORNING... .A STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT SWEPT ACROSS IOWA OVERNIGHT AND BROUGHT GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS AND RAPIDLY FALLING TEMPERATURES TO THE STATE. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND SUB ZERO TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS OVER CENTRAL IOWA THIS MORNING. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-035>039-047>050-201800- /O.EXT.KDMX.BS.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-080220T1200Z/ /O.CON.KDMX.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080220T1800Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-WEBSTER- HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS... HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY...FORT DODGE... WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA...GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...BOONE...AMES... MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO 347 AM CST WED FEB 20 2008 ...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH AND TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW ZERO WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS WIND CHILL READINGS OF 30 TO 40 BELOW ZERO. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH VISIBILITY REDUCED TO A FEW HUNDRED FEET AT TIMES AT GROUND LEVEL. THIS WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY IN RURAL OR OPEN AREAS EARLY THIS MORNING. 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 VISIBILITY WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ IAZ033-034-044>046-057-058-070-201800- /O.CON.KDMX.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080220T1800Z/ SAC-CALHOUN-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-CASS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAC CITY...ROCKWELL CITY...DENISON... CARROLL...JEFFERSON...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ATLANTIC 347 AM CST WED FEB 20 2008 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... NORTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW ZERO WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES BETWEEN 30 AND 40 BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$ IAZ061-062-201800- /O.EXT.KDMX.BS.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-080220T1200Z/ /O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-080220T1800Z/ JASPER-POWESHIEK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...GRINNELL 347 AM CST WED FEB 20 2008 ...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH AND TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW ZERO WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS WIND CHILL READINGS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH VISIBILITY REDUCED TO A FEW HUNDRED FEET AT TIMES AT GROUND LEVEL. THIS WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY IN RURAL OR OPEN AREAS EARLY THIS MORNING. 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. $$ IAZ074-075-085-086-096-097-201800- /O.EXT.KDMX.BS.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-080220T1200Z/ /O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-080220T1800Z/ MARION-MAHASKA-MONROE-WAPELLO-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...ALBIA... OTTUMWA...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 347 AM CST WED FEB 20 2008 ...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH AND TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW ZERO WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS WIND CHILL READINGS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH VISIBILITY REDUCED TO A FEW HUNDRED FEET AT TIMES AT GROUND LEVEL. THIS WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY IN RURAL OR OPEN AREAS EARLY THIS MORNING. A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITY WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ IAZ059-060-201800- /O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-080220T1800Z/ DALLAS-POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ADEL...DES MOINES 347 AM CST WED FEB 20 2008 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL VALUES BETWEEN 20 AND 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. $$ IAZ071>073-081>084-092>095-201800- /O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-080220T1800Z/ ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD- DECATUR-WAYNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREENFIELD...WINTERSET...INDIANOLA... CORNING...CRESTON...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR... LEON...CORYDON 347 AM CST WED FEB 20 2008 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL VALUES BETWEEN 20 AND 30 BELOW ZERO. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ DONAVON
000 WWUS43 KDMX 201210 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 610 AM CST WED FEB 20 2008 ...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE AREA THIS MORNING... .A STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT SWEPT ACROSS IOWA OVERNIGHT AND BROUGHT GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS AND RAPIDLY FALLING TEMPERATURES TO THE STATE. THE WINDS HAVE SINCE DIMINISHED HOWEVER STILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 20 MPH AND THIS COMBINED WITH SUB ZERO TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS OVER CENTRAL IOWA THIS MORNING. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-035>039-047>050-201800- /O.EXP.KDMX.BS.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-080220T1200Z/ /O.CON.KDMX.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080220T1800Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-WEBSTER- HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS... HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY...FORT DODGE... WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA...GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...BOONE...AMES... MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO 610 AM CST WED FEB 20 2008 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 30 TO 40 BELOW ZERO CAN BE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS MORNING. 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. $$ IAZ061-062-201800- /O.EXP.KDMX.BS.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-080220T1200Z/ /O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-080220T1800Z/ JASPER-POWESHIEK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...GRINNELL 610 AM CST WED FEB 20 2008 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO CAN BE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS MORNING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ IAZ074-075-085-086-096-097-201800- /O.EXP.KDMX.BS.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-080220T1200Z/ /O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-080220T1800Z/ MARION-MAHASKA-MONROE-WAPELLO-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...ALBIA... OTTUMWA...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 610 AM CST WED FEB 20 2008 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO CAN BE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS MORNING. 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. $$ IAZ033-034-044>046-057-058-070-201800- /O.CON.KDMX.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080220T1800Z/ SAC-CALHOUN-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-CASS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAC CITY...ROCKWELL CITY...DENISON... CARROLL...JEFFERSON...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ATLANTIC 610 AM CST WED FEB 20 2008 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 30 TO 40 BELOW ZERO CAN BE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS MORNING. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$ IAZ059-060-201800- /O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-080220T1800Z/ DALLAS-POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ADEL...DES MOINES 610 AM CST WED FEB 20 2008 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO CAN BE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS MORNING. 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. $$ IAZ071>073-081>084-092>095-201800- /O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-080220T1800Z/ ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD- DECATUR-WAYNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREENFIELD...WINTERSET...INDIANOLA... CORNING...CRESTON...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR... LEON...CORYDON 610 AM CST WED FEB 20 2008 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO CAN BE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS MORNING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$
000 WWUS43 KDMX 201741 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1141 AM CST WED FEB 20 2008 ...CONDITIONS IMPROVING THIS AFTERNOON... THE BITING WIND AND BITTER WIND CHILLS ARE IMPROVING LATE THIS MORNING. THOUGH COLD WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO LINGER TODAY...THE WIND WILL REMAIN LIGHT THIS AFTERNOON AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE DRIFTS ACROSS THE STATE. THEREFORE...THE WARNING AND ADVISORIES WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT NOON. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-057-058-070-201845- /O.EXP.KDMX.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080220T1800Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-SAC-CALHOUN- WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE- BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-CASS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS... HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY...SAC CITY... ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA... GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON... BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER... ATLANTIC 1141 AM CST WED FEB 20 2008 ...WIND CHILL WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY... THE WIND CHILL WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY. THE WIND HAS SETTLED DOWN AND CONDITIONS ARE SLOWLY IMPROVING. PERSONS WHO MUST BE OUTSIDE ARE STILL URGED TO TAKE PRECAUTION AGAINST OVEREXPOSURE TO THE COLD AIR TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TODAY. $$ IAZ059>062-201845- /O.EXP.KDMX.WC.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-080220T1800Z/ DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ADEL...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL 1141 AM CST WED FEB 20 2008 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY. THE WIND HAS SETTLED DOWN AND CONDITIONS ARE SLOWLY IMPROVING. PERSONS WHO MUST BE OUTSIDE ARE STILL URGED TO TAKE PRECAUTION AGAINST OVEREXPOSURE TO THE COLD AIR TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TODAY. $$ IAZ071>075-081>086-092>097-201845- /O.EXP.KDMX.WC.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-080220T1800Z/ ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS- MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREENFIELD...WINTERSET...INDIANOLA... KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...CORNING...CRESTON...OSCEOLA...CHARITON... ALBIA...OTTUMWA...BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR...LEON...CORYDON... CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 1141 AM CST WED FEB 20 2008 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY. THE WIND HAS SETTLED DOWN AND CONDITIONS ARE SLOWLY IMPROVING. PERSONS WHO MUST BE OUTSIDE ARE STILL URGED TO TAKE PRECAUTION AGAINST OVEREXPOSURE TO THE COLD AIR TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TODAY. $$ REV
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 Feb 19, 12:29 PM CST, 3 hours 14 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 19, 12:29 PM CST, 3 hours 14 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1229 PM CST TUE FEB 19 2008 ...UPDATED PUBLIC DISCUSSION. .DISCUSSION... SATURATION TAKING A BIT LONGER TO OCCUR AND HAVE PUSHED BACK START TIME OF LIGHT SNOW A FEW HOURS INTO THE LATE AFTERNOON. STILL LOOKING AT LIGHT SNOW EVENT WITH SOME WAA AND FORCING CROSSING THE STATE. ARCTIC BOUNDARY DOWN TO ABOUT ST. CLOUD MN ATTM WITH STRONG PUSH OF COLD AIR HEADING SOUTH FOR TNT. WITH AFTERNOON PACKAGE WILL BE LEANING TOWARD A WC.W FOR THE FAR NORTH AND WC.Y FOR REMAINDER OF THE AREA THROUGH 18Z WED. ALSO...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE BLOWING SNOW OVER THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE FORECAST AREA AND WILL MORE THAN LIKELY BE ADDING A BS.Y FOR AREAS EAST OF I35 THROUGH ABOUT 9 AM WED CONSIDERING WIND SITUATION EXPECTED FOR MOST OF THE NIGHT AND CONDITIONS ENCOUNTERED ACROSS THE REGION MON AFTERNOON./REV PREVIOUS DISCUSSION... SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLIDE EAST THIS MORNING AHEAD OF A CLIPPER SYSTEM THAT WILL BRING A QUICK SHOT OF SNOW. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY CONTINUES UNTIL 6 AM THIS MORNING. CURRENT WIND CHILL VALUES ARE BORDERLINE...BUT WILL LEAVE HEADLINES IN PLACE. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO REBOUND INTO THE 20S ACROSS SOUTHWEST SECTIONS TODAY. AFTERNOON SNOW AND CLOUDS WILL HOLD READINGS DOWN IN THE TEENS NORTHWEST. SHORT RANGE MODELS ARE STILL FAVORING THE NORTHEAST HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA FOR THE HIGHER QPF AMOUNTS UP TO 0.05 INCHES. MOST LOCATIONS CAN EXPECT A LIGHT DUSTING TO AROUND AN INCH...WITH ISOLATED TWO INCH AMOUNTS NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION NORTHEAST. AN INCREASING NORTHWEST WIND TONIGHT WILL LIKELY CREATE MORE PROBLEMS WITH SNOW DRIFTING ACROSS AND FREEZING ON ROADWAYS. REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. STRONG CAA WILL PLUNGE TEMPERATURES BELOW ZERO OVERNIGHT...AND A SUSTAINED WIND OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES AROUND 20 BELOW SOUTH TO 30 BELOW NORTH. WILL LET DAY SHIFT FINE TUNE DETAILS...INCLUDING CONSIDERATION OF WIND CHILL WARNING. THE ARCTIC HIGH WILL SETTLE ACROSS IOWA ON WEDNESDAY WITH CONTINUED BITTERLY COLD CONDITIONS. ATTENTION THEN TURNS TO THE SNOW POTENTIAL FOR THURSDAY. MODEL CONSENSUS IS WEAK CONCERNING THE TIMING AND AMPLITUDE OF THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH. BUT FOR NOW IT APPEARS THERE IS ENOUGH SUPPORT FROM THE GFS/GFSENS/ECMWF/GEM TO INCREASE AND EXPAND COVERAGE OF CHC POPS...ESPECIALLY DURING THE DAY THURSDAY. MODERATING TEMPS ARE STILL EXPECTED IN THE EXTENDED PERIOD WITH MONDAY STILL FAVORED FOR THE ARRIVAL OF THE NEXT STORM. && .AVIATION...19/18Z UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM CONTINUES TO DROP SOUTH OUT OF THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND WILL BRING CEILINGS LOWERING TO MVFR FOR A BRIEF PERIOD AFT 20Z THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH APPROXIMATELY 01Z WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW WITH MAINLY MVFR VISIBILITIES BUT A PERIOD OF IFR ALSO POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY NORTH. A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING BRINGING GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS BACK TO THE STATE. SOME BLOWING SNOW POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT AND HAVE INCLUDED MENTION ACROSS THE NORTHEAST TAF SITES OF KALO AND KMCW. POSSIBLE BLOWING SNOW AT KOTM AS WELL AFT 06Z. WINDS WILL BE ISSUE WITH GUSTS IN THE 25 TO 30 KT RANGE THIS EVENING AND OVN./REV && .DMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE && SHORT TERM/AVIATION...REV LONG TERM...KINNEY
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 19, 5:35 AM CST, 10 hours 8 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 535 AM CST TUE FEB 19 2008 IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-057>062-070>075- 081>086-092>097-201200- EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-SAC-CALHOUN- WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE- BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER- POWESHIEK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-ADAMS-UNION- CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE- APPANOOSE-DAVIS- 535 AM CST TUE FEB 19 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING...MAINLY IN OPEN AREAS EAST OF HIGHWAY 169...AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80. VERY SLICK ROAD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AS SNOW DRIFTS ACROSS AND FREEZES ON ROADWAYS. VISIBILITIES WILL ALSO DROP BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND COMBINE WITH A STRONG NORTHWEST WIND TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES. WIND CHILLS WILL RANGE FROM 20 BELOW ZERO IN SOUTHERN IOWA...TO 30 TO 35 BELOW IN THE NORTH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY WIND CHILL VALUES OF 20 TO 35 BELOW ZERO WILL LINGER EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...BEFORE GRADUALLY IMPROVING FROM LATE MORNING ON. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED...ALTHOUGH REPORTS OF SNOWFALL AMOUNTS...AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ARE ENCOURAGED. KINNEY
The office that day
Everything else NWS Des Moines, IA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 19, 3:43 PM CST | Blowing Snow Advisory | DMX | Appanoose, Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer, Butler, Cerro Gordo and 24 more | 14 hr |
| Feb 19, 3:43 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DMX | Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone and 29 more | 20 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.