Alert archive / Iowa / Winter Storm Warnings in 2008
Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Des Moines, IA
NWS Des Moines, IA issued this winter storm warning at Feb 5, 2008, 3:58 AM CST for 30 counties in Iowa. It took effect at Feb 5, 2008, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 24 hr. 60 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 5, 2008, 3:58 AM CST (09:58 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 5, 2008, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Feb 6, 2008, 11:59 AM CST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Des Moines, IA
All 30 counties
Adair County, IA, Adams County, IA, Appanoose County, IA, Black Hawk County, IA, Boone County, IA, Bremer County, IA, Cass County, IA, Clarke County, IA, Dallas County, IA, Davis County, IA, Decatur County, IA, Grundy County, IA, Hardin County, IA, Jasper County, IA, Lucas County, IA, Madison County, IA, Mahaska County, IA, Marion County, IA, Marshall County, IA, Monroe County, IA, Polk County, IA, Poweshiek County, IA, Ringgold County, IA, Story County, IA, Tama County, IA, Taylor County, IA, Union County, IA, Wapello County, IA, Warren County, IA, Wayne County, IA
The radar
The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 41 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 5, 12:10 PM CST | SNOW 0.5 | Ottumwa, IA | TRACE OF ICE ACCUMULATION WITH MIX OF FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW. |
| Feb 5, 12:56 PM CST | SNOW 1.1 | West Des Moines, IA | |
| Feb 5, 1:17 PM CST | SNOW 1.5 | 2 Ne Davis City, IA | MIXED WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN |
| Feb 5, 1:18 PM CST | SNOW 2 | Osceola, IA | ESTIMATED 2 INCHES IN EASTERN OSCEOLA...AND AROUND 1 INCH IN WESTERN OSCEOLA. |
| Feb 5, 1:21 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Corydon, IA | |
| Feb 5, 1:32 PM CST | SNOW 1 | 2 Ene Ames Airport, IA | ONE INCH AT INTERSTATE 35 AND HIGHWAY 30 IN AMES. |
| Feb 5, 1:54 PM CST | SNOW 1.7 | Johnston, IA | 1.7 INCHES OF NEW SNOW MEASURED SINCE ABOUT 10 AM CST. |
| Feb 5, 2:35 PM CST | SNOW 2.7 | Albia, IA | |
| Feb 5, 2:45 PM CST | SNOW 1.9 | 1 N Grimes, IA | |
| Feb 5, 3:06 PM CST | SNOW 2 | 4 N Grimes, IA | |
| Feb 5, 4:24 PM CST | SNOW 1.8 | Dallas Center, IA | |
| Feb 5, 4:32 PM CST | SNOW 1 | Cedar Falls, IA | REPORTED BY KWWL. SNOW BEGAN AT 1230 PM |
| Feb 5, 4:56 PM CST | SNOW 1.7 | Cumberland, IA | |
| Feb 5, 5:00 PM CST | SNOW 2.5 | Adel, IA | |
| Feb 5, 5:35 PM CST | SNOW 2.5 | Winterset, IA | |
| Feb 5, 5:37 PM CST | SNOW 2 | Corning, IA | |
| Feb 5, 5:39 PM CST | SNOW 2.5 | Bedford, IA | |
| Feb 5, 5:52 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Johnston, IA | AT NWS OFFICE. |
| Feb 5, 5:52 PM CST | SNOW 3.5 | Des Moines, IA | AT DES MOINES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. |
| Feb 5, 6:02 PM CST | SNOW 2.4 | 3 Nne Ames, IA | MEASURED BY ISU METEOROLOGY PROFESSOR |
| Feb 5, 6:02 PM CST | SNOW 2.7 | Des Moines, IA | MEASURED AT KCCI STUDIOS |
| Feb 5, 6:25 PM CST | SNOW 1.5 | Boone, IA | |
| Feb 5, 6:34 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Greenfield, IA | |
| Feb 5, 6:35 PM CST | SNOW 2.2 | Boone, IA | |
| Feb 5, 6:35 PM CST | SNOW 2.5 | Creston, IA | |
| Feb 5, 6:36 PM CST | SNOW 2 | Mount Ayr, IA | |
| Feb 5, 6:36 PM CST | SNOW 2 | Osceola, IA | |
| Feb 5, 6:40 PM CST | SNOW 2.2 | Ottumwa, IA | |
| Feb 5, 6:48 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Des Moines, IA | AT WHO TV STUDIO DOWNTOWN DES MOINES. |
| Feb 5, 6:48 PM CST | SNOW 3.5 | Johnston, IA | AT NWS OFFICE. |
| Feb 5, 7:33 PM CST | SNOW 2 | Lamoni, IA | |
| Feb 5, 7:42 PM CST | SNOW 4 | Indianola, IA | CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW |
| Feb 5, 7:45 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Knoxville, IA | |
| Feb 5, 7:45 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Newton, IA | |
| Feb 5, 7:45 PM CST | SNOW 4 | Marshalltown, IA | |
| Feb 5, 7:49 PM CST | SNOW 4 | Toledo, IA | |
| Feb 5, 7:52 PM CST | SNOW 3.5 | Grundy Center, IA | |
| Feb 5, 7:53 PM CST | SNOW 1 | Waterloo, IA | |
| Feb 5, 8:25 PM CST | SNOW 4.3 | Grimes, IA | |
| Feb 5, 8:30 PM CST | SNOW 3 | 5 N La Porte City, IA | FROM KWWL TV. |
| Feb 5, 8:30 PM CST | SNOW 3.4 | Des Moines, IA | AT KCCI TV STUDIO DOWNTOWN DES MOINES. |
| Feb 5, 8:50 PM CST | SNOW 3.2 | Des Moines, IA | AT WHO TV STUDIO DOWNTOWN DES MOINES. |
| Feb 5, 8:50 PM CST | SNOW 4 | La Porte City, IA | VIA KGAN TV. |
| Feb 5, 9:26 PM CST | SNOW 4 | Urbandale, IA | |
| Feb 5, 9:30 PM CST | SNOW 3 | 4 N Grimes, IA | |
| Feb 5, 9:47 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Adel, IA | |
| Feb 5, 10:00 PM CST | SNOW 3.6 | Johnston, IA | AT NWS OFFICE. |
| Feb 5, 11:43 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Ottumwa, IA | |
| Feb 6, 1:07 AM CST | SNOW 2.5 | Ames, IA | |
| Feb 6, 3:36 AM CST | SNOW 6.5 | 2 N Des Moines, IA | HAS HAD 1.5 TO 2 INCHES SINCE MIDNIGHT |
| Feb 6, 4:15 AM CST | SNOW 3 | Chariton, IA | |
| Feb 6, 4:15 AM CST | SNOW 7 | Leon, IA | |
| Feb 6, 4:15 AM CST | SNOW 7.5 | 2 S Des Moines, IA | |
| Feb 6, 4:15 AM CST | SNOW 10.5 | Pleasantville, IA | |
| Feb 6, 4:38 AM CST | SNOW 8 | West Des Moines, IA | |
| Feb 6, 5:28 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | N Humeston, IA | |
| Feb 6, 5:37 AM CST | SNOW 7.7 | Des Moines Int Airport, IA | |
| Feb 6, 5:37 AM CST | SNOW 10.5 | Oskaloosa, IA | |
| Feb 6, 5:53 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 7.5 | Adel, IA | |
| Feb 6, 5:56 AM CST | SNOW 8.2 | 8 N Chariton, IA |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Davenport, (KDVN), launched 00:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 243 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
- 1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 441 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 87 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 81 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 111 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 050958 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 358 AM CST TUE FEB 5 2008 ...HEAVY SNOW HEADING FOR IOWA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... .A STORM SYSTEM DEVELOPING OVER THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES WILL MOVE THROUGH THE TEXAS PANHANDLE TODAY...THE TURN NORTHEAST INTO MISSOURI BY THIS EVENING. THE LOW WILL CONTINUE TO INDIANA BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS TRACK WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY SNOW TO THE SOUTHEAST HALF OF IOWA. IAZ028-037>039-047>050-059>062-071>075-081>086-092>097-051800- /O.UPG.KDMX.WS.A.0002.080205T1500Z-080206T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KDMX.WS.W.0001.080205T1800Z-080206T1800Z/ BREMER-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-DALLAS- POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-ADAMS- UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE- APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAVERLY...ELDORA...GRUNDY CENTER... WATERLOO...BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...ADEL... DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...GREENFIELD...WINTERSET... INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...CORNING...CRESTON...OSCEOLA... CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR...LEON... CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 358 AM CST TUE FEB 5 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. LIGHT SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO WESTERN IOWA THIS MORNING...WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW OVERSPREADING THE SOUTH HALF THIS AFTERNOON. SLEET MAY BE MIXED WITH THE SNOW INITIALLY OVER THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COUNTIES...BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL SNOW BY EVENING. EXPECT PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW FROM LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...BEFORE THE SNOW TAPERS OFF WEDNESDAY MORNING. ISOLATED THUNDER MAY ALSO OCCUR WITH THE SNOW. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL BE SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM MT AYR TO MONTEZUMA...WHERE 10 TO 12 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. THUNDERSTORMS COULD RESULT IN LOCAL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF A FOOT. NORTHWEST OF THAT...AND SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM SOUTH OF ATLANTIC TO WAVERLY 6 TO 10 INCHES IS EXPECTED. AN INCREASING NORTHERLY WIND WILL ALSO CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY...ADDING TO THE TRAVEL HAZARD. MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER UPDATES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ IAZ046-057-058-070-051800- /O.UPG.KDMX.WS.A.0002.080205T1500Z-080206T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KDMX.SB.Y.0002.080205T1800Z-080206T1800Z/ GREENE-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-CASS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JEFFERSON...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER... ATLANTIC 358 AM CST TUE FEB 5 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. LIGHT SNOW WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN IOWA THIS MORNING...AND SPREAD EAST THIS AFTERNOON. OCCASIONAL PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW ARE LIKELY THIS EVENING INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. SNOWFALL TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY IS EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 3 TO 6 INCH RANGE ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. AN INCREASING NORTHERLY WIND WILL ALSO CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT...ADDING TO THE TRAVEL HAZARD. MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER UPDATES. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ IAZ025>027-035-036-044-045-051800- /O.NEW.KDMX.SB.Y.0002.080205T1800Z-080206T1800Z/ WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-WEBSTER-HAMILTON-CRAWFORD-CARROLL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON... FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...DENISON...CARROLL 358 AM CST TUE FEB 5 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY. LIGHT SNOW WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN IOWA THIS MORNING...AND SPREAD EAST THIS AFTERNOON. OCCASIONAL PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW ARE LIKELY THIS EVENING INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. SNOWFALL TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY IS EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 3 TO 6 INCH RANGE ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. AN INCREASING NORTHERLY WIND WILL ALSO CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT...ADDING TO THE TRAVEL HAZARD. MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER UPDATES. 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. $$
6 follow-up statements
000 WWUS43 KDMX 051136 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 536 AM CST TUE FEB 5 2008 ...HEAVY SNOW HEADING FOR IOWA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... .A STORM SYSTEM DEVELOPING OVER THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES WILL MOVE THROUGH THE TEXAS PANHANDLE TODAY...THE TURN NORTHEAST INTO MISSOURI BY THIS EVENING. THE LOW WILL CONTINUE TO INDIANA BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS TRACK WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY SNOW TO THE SOUTHEAST HALF OF IOWA. IAZ028-037>039-047>050-059>062-071>075-081>086-092>097-051945- /O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0001.080205T1800Z-080206T1800Z/ BREMER-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-DALLAS- POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-ADAMS- UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE- APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAVERLY...ELDORA...GRUNDY CENTER... WATERLOO...BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...ADEL... DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...GREENFIELD...WINTERSET... INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...CORNING...CRESTON...OSCEOLA... CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR...LEON... CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 536 AM CST TUE FEB 5 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY. LIGHT SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO WESTERN IOWA THIS MORNING...WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW OVERSPREADING THE SOUTH HALF THIS AFTERNOON. SLEET MAY BE MIXED WITH THE SNOW INITIALLY OVER THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COUNTIES...BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL SNOW BY EVENING. EXPECT PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW FROM LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...BEFORE THE SNOW TAPERS OFF WEDNESDAY MORNING. ISOLATED THUNDER MAY ALSO OCCUR WITH THE SNOW. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL BE SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM MT AYR TO MONTEZUMA...WHERE 10 TO 12 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. THUNDERSTORMS COULD RESULT IN LOCAL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF A FOOT. NORTHWEST OF THAT...AND SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM SOUTH OF ATLANTIC TO WAVERLY 6 TO 10 INCHES IS EXPECTED. AN INCREASING NORTHERLY WIND WILL ALSO CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY...ADDING TO THE TRAVEL HAZARD. MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER UPDATES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ IAZ025>027-035-036-044>046-057-058-070-051945- /O.CON.KDMX.SB.Y.0002.080205T1800Z-080206T1800Z/ WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-WEBSTER-HAMILTON-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE- AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-CASS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON... FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON... AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ATLANTIC 536 AM CST TUE FEB 5 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY. LIGHT SNOW WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN IOWA THIS MORNING...AND SPREAD EAST THIS AFTERNOON. OCCASIONAL PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW ARE LIKELY THIS EVENING INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. SNOWFALL TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY IS EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 3 TO 6 INCH RANGE ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. AN INCREASING NORTHERLY WIND WILL ALSO CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT...ADDING TO THE TRAVEL HAZARD. MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER UPDATES. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$
000 WWUS43 KDMX 051607 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1007 AM CST TUE FEB 5 2008 ...HEAVY SNOW HEADING FOR IOWA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... .A STORM SYSTEM DEVELOPING OVER THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES WILL MOVE INTO MISSOURI BY THIS EVENING. THE LOW WILL CONTINUE TO INDIANA BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS TRACK WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY SNOW TO THE SOUTHEAST HALF OF IOWA. IAZ028-037>039-047>050-059>062-071>075-081>086-092>097-060015- /O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0001.080205T1800Z-080206T1800Z/ BREMER-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-DALLAS- POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-ADAMS- UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE- APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAVERLY...ELDORA...GRUNDY CENTER... WATERLOO...BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...ADEL... DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...GREENFIELD...WINTERSET... INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...CORNING...CRESTON...OSCEOLA... CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR...LEON... CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 1007 AM CST TUE FEB 5 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY. LIGHT SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO WESTERN IOWA THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL FROM CORYDON TO JUST SOUTH OF OSKALOOSA WHERE ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. ONE TO TWO INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON FOR LOCATIONS WHERE THUNDERSTORMS OCCUR. THERE WILL THEN BE A BRIEF RESPITE BEFORE SNOW BEGINS AGAIN IN EARNEST LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SLEET OR RAIN MAY BE MIXED WITH THE SNOW INITIALLY OVER THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COUNTIES...BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL SNOW BY EVENING. EXPECT PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW FROM TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. ISOLATED THUNDER MAY ALSO OCCUR WITH THE SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM CENTERVILLE TO OSKALOOSA. LOCATIONS SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM CORYDON TO MONTEZUMA CAN EXPECT 10 TO 12 INCHES OF NEW SNOW. THUNDERSTORMS COULD RESULT IN LOCAL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF A FOOT. NORTHWEST OF THAT AND SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM SOUTH OF ATLANTIC TO WAVERLY 6 TO 10 INCHES IS EXPECTED. AN INCREASING NORTHERLY WIND WILL ALSO CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY...ADDING TO THE TRAVEL HAZARD. MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER UPDATES. THE HEAVY WET SNOW EXPECTED SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM CORYDON TO MONTEZUMA COMBINED WITH THE PREVIOUS RECENT SNOWFALL WILL ADD SIGNIFICANT STRESS TO ROOFTOPS. AS A RESULT WEAKER STRUCTURES MAY COLLAPSE UNDER THE WEIGHT OF THE ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ IAZ025>027-035-036-044>046-057-058-070-060015- /O.CON.KDMX.SB.Y.0002.080205T1800Z-080206T1800Z/ WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-WEBSTER-HAMILTON-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE- AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-CASS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON... FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON... AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ATLANTIC 1007 AM CST TUE FEB 5 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE. BY THIS EVENING... PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW ARE LIKELY AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. SNOWFALL TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY IS EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 3 TO 6 INCH RANGE ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. AN INCREASING NORTHERLY WIND WILL ALSO CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT...ADDING TO THE TRAVEL HAZARD. MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER UPDATES. 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. $$ FAB
000 WWUS43 KDMX 052201 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 401 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008 ...BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOW TO IOWA TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... .A STORM SYSTEM OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL MOVE INTO MISSOURI THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE TO INDIANA WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS TRACK WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW TO THE SOUTHEAST HALF OF IOWA. IAZ070-060615- /O.UPG.KDMX.SB.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080206T1800Z/ /O.EXA.KDMX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080206T1800Z/ CASS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ATLANTIC 401 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY. THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR OVER THE WARNING AREA TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF TOWARDS THE NOON HOUR. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 5 AND 7 PM THEN AGAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW WILL OCCUR BY MORNING WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS SOUTHEAST OF A WATERLOO TO CORYDON LINE. MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER UPDATES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ IAZ028-037>039-047>050-059>062-071>075-081>086-092>097-060615- /O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080206T1800Z/ BREMER-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-DALLAS- POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-ADAMS- UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE- APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAVERLY...ELDORA...GRUNDY CENTER... WATERLOO...BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...ADEL... DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...GREENFIELD...WINTERSET... INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...CORNING...CRESTON...OSCEOLA... CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR...LEON... CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 401 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY. BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR OVER THE WARNING AREA TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF TOWARDS THE NOON HOUR. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 5 AND 7 PM THEN AGAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW WILL OCCUR BY MORNING WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS SOUTHEAST OF A WATERLOO TO CORYDON LINE. THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE IN THIS AREA TONIGHT. ANY LOCATION RECEIVING A THUNDERSTORM MAY SEE SNOWFALL TOTALS IN EXCESS OF A FOOT. MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER UPDATES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ IAZ025>027-035-036-044>046-057-058-060615- /O.CON.KDMX.SB.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080206T1800Z/ WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-WEBSTER-HAMILTON-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE- AUDUBON-GUTHRIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON... FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON... AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER 401 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA TONIGHT. SNOWFALL TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY IS EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 3 TO 6 INCH RANGE ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. AN INCREASING NORTHERLY WIND WILL ALSO CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW LATER THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER UPDATES. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ FAB
000 WWUS43 KDMX 060258 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 858 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008 ...WINTER STORM TO CONTINUE TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF IOWA THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... .LOW PRESSURE CURRENTLY OVER SOUTHERN ILLINOIS WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT NORTHEAST OVERNIGHT WITH WINTRY PRECIPITATION AFFECTING AREAS TO THE NORTHWEST THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. EXPECT A LULL IN THE ACTIVITY THIS MORNING BEFORE ANOTHER WAVE OF SNOW LIFTS NORTH INTO SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL IOWA. EXPECT A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN OVER THE FAR SOUTHEAST FROM LAMONI TO OTTUMWA THROUGH 1 AM. IAZ028-037>039-047>050-059>062-070>075-081>086-092>097-061100- /O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080206T1800Z/ BREMER-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-DALLAS- POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA- ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR- WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAVERLY...ELDORA...GRUNDY CENTER... WATERLOO...BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...ADEL... DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD... WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...CORNING... CRESTON...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...BEDFORD... MOUNT AYR...LEON...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 858 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL INCREASE AGAIN LATE THIS EVENING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES ESPECIALLY AFTER 2 AM. 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW WILL OCCUR BY MORNING WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS SOUTHEAST OF A TAMA TO CORYDON LINE. THUNDER SNOW IS POSSIBLE IN THIS AREA TONIGHT. ANY LOCATION RECEIVING A THUNDERSTORM MAY SEE SNOWFALL TOTALS IN EXCESS OF A FOOT. IN ADDITION NORTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE SOUTHEAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER UPDATES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ IAZ025>027-035-036-044>046-057-058-061100- /O.CON.KDMX.SB.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080206T1800Z/ WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-WEBSTER-HAMILTON-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE- AUDUBON-GUTHRIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON... FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON... AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER 858 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY... LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA TONIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY IS EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 3 TO 6 INCH RANGE ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. AN NORTHERLY WIND OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL ALSO CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW LATER THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER UPDATES. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ DONAVON
000 WWUS43 KDMX 060959 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 359 AM CST WED FEB 6 2008 .LOW PRESSURE CURRENTLY NORTH OF SAINT LOUIS MISSOURI WILL MOVE NORTH INTO NORTHERN INDIANA BY LATER THIS AFTERNOON. A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW TO THE NORTHWEST OF THE LOW WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT EAST ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING. IAZ028-037-038-047-061800- /O.CAN.KDMX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080206T1800Z/ /O.EXA.KDMX.SB.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080206T1800Z/ BREMER-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BOONE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAVERLY...ELDORA...GRUNDY CENTER... BOONE 359 AM CST WED FEB 6 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE BAND OF HEAVY SNOW WILL REMAIN JUST TO THE SOUTH OF THE AREA WILL SAG SOUTHEAST SLOWLY THIS MORNING. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN OUR AREA THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS WITH LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF UNDER 2 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOW. NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 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. $$ IAZ025-026-035-044-045-061100- /O.CAN.KDMX.SB.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080206T1800Z/ WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-WEBSTER-CRAWFORD-CARROLL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLARION...HAMPTON...FORT DODGE... DENISON...CARROLL 359 AM CST WED FEB 6 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY. THE AREA OF SNOW HAS SHIFTED SOUTH. ACCUMULATING SNOW IS NO LONGER EXPECTED IN OUR AREA. $$ IAZ039-048>050-059>062-070>075-081>086-092>097-061800- /O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080206T1800Z/ BLACK HAWK-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-CASS- ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS- MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATERLOO...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN... TOLEDO...ADEL...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...ATLANTIC... GREENFIELD...WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA... CORNING...CRESTON...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA... BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR...LEON...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 359 AM CST WED FEB 6 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. A BAND OF MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING. SNOWFALL OF ONE HALF TO ONE INCH PER HOUR IS LIKELY THROUGH SUNRISE...WITH SNOW TAPERING OFF AFTER THAT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 50 MILE WIDE BAND EXTENDING FROM NEAR MT AYR. SNOWFALL RATES IN THIS BAND MAY REACH 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH 7 AM WITH THIS BAND. A TOTAL OF SIX TO TWELVE INCHES OF SNOW WILL OCCUR BY MID MORNING WITH THE SOUTHEAST OF A GRINNELL TO MT AYR LINE. THUNDER SNOW IS POSSIBLE IN THE HEAVY SNOW BAND THROUGH SUNRISE. ANY LOCATION RECEIVING A THUNDERSTORM MAY SEE SNOWFALL TOTALS IN EXCESS OF A FOOT. IN ADDITION NORTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. ACCUMULATING SNOW TAPER OFF FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST AFTER SUNRISE...WITH LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION EXPECTED AFTER 9 OR 10 AM. MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER UPDATES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ IAZ027-036-046-057-058-061800- /O.CON.KDMX.SB.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080206T1800Z/ BUTLER-HAMILTON-GREENE-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLISON...WEBSTER CITY...JEFFERSON... AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER 359 AM CST WED FEB 6 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN OUR AREA THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS WITH LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR TWO OF ADDITIONAL SNOW. NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$
000 WWUS43 KDMX 061759 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1159 AM CST WED FEB 6 2008 ...THE WINTER STORM IS EXITING CENTRAL IOWA... .THE STORM THAT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL OVER MUCH OF IOWA IS PUSHING EAST. A BRISK WIND WILL BE LEFT IN ITS WAKE TO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN SOUTHEAST PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA THIS AFTERNOON. IAZ062-074-075-084>086-095>097-062200- /O.CAN.KDMX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080206T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KDMX.BS.Y.0004.080206T1759Z-080206T2200Z/ POWESHIEK-MARION-MAHASKA-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-WAYNE-APPANOOSE- DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRINNELL...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA... CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 1159 AM CST WED FEB 6 2008 ...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED. THE THREAT FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL HAS ENDED. HOWEVER...LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LESS THEN AN INCH. A NORTHWEST WIND WILL CONTINUE AT 15 TO 30 MPH HOWEVER CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS PROMPTING THE ISSUANCE OF A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY. THE WIND IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH LATE THIS AFTERNOON ENDING THE THREAT FOR BLOWING SNOW. 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. $$ IAZ039-048>050-059>061-070>073-081>083-092>094-061900- /O.CAN.KDMX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080206T1800Z/ BLACK HAWK-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-CASS-ADAIR- MADISON-WARREN-ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATERLOO...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN... TOLEDO...ADEL...DES MOINES...NEWTON...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD... WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...CORNING...CRESTON...OSCEOLA...BEDFORD... MOUNT AYR...LEON 1159 AM CST WED FEB 6 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS CANCELED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES IS EXPECTED THROUGH MID AFTERNOON SOUTHEAST OF A TOLEDO TO MELCHER-DALLAS LINE WITH LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. A NORTHWEST WIND AT 15 TO 25 MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW BUT VISIBILITIES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW THREE QUARTERS OF A MILE IN OPEN AREAS AND ONE MILE ELSEWHERE. THE WIND WILL DIMINISH LATER THIS AFTERNOON ENDING ANY THREAT OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. $$ IAZ027-028-036>038-046-047-057-058-061900- /O.CAN.KDMX.SB.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080206T1800Z/ BUTLER-BREMER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-GREENE-BOONE-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLISON...WAVERLY...WEBSTER CITY... ELDORA...GRUNDY CENTER...JEFFERSON...BOONE...AUDUBON... GUTHRIE CENTER 1159 AM CST WED FEB 6 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS CANCELED THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY. THE SNOW HAS ENDED OVER THE ADVISORY AREA. A NORTHWEST WIND AT 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW BUT VISIBILITIES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN A MILE. THE WIND WILL DIMINISH LATER THIS AFTERNOON ENDING THE THREAT OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. $$ FAB
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Des Moines, IA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Feb 5, 3:25 AM CST, 33 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 5, 3:25 AM CST, 33 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 325 AM CST TUE FEB 5 2008 .DISCUSSION... ACTIVE PATTERN CONTINUES FOR THE NEXT 36 HOURS WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF WINTER WEATHER HEADING FOR THE STATE. CURRENT SFC MAP CONTINUES TO SHOW ELONGATED STATIONARY BOUNDARY ACROSS TX PANHANDLE NORTHEAST ACROSS CENTRAL OK TO JUST NORTH OF ST. LOUIS AND THEN UP TOWARD GARY INDIANA. SPRING LIKE CONDITIONS SOUTH OF THE BOUNDARY EVEN THIS LATE AT NIGHT WITH MID 60S TO LOWER 70S WITH DEW POINTS WELL INTO THE 60S AT 03Z. ANOTHER MODIFIED ARCTIC BOUNDARY IS SITUATED OVER NORTHERN IA TO THE DAKOTAS WHERE HIGH OVER CANADA IS NOW DRIVING SOME COLD AIR SOUTH INTO THE ROCKIES AND CENTRAL PLAINS. EARLIER HPC DISCUSSIONS FOCUSED ON A SLOWER SOLN WITH THE NAM BEING PREFERRED TO SOME EXTENT OVER THE GFS. AFTER LOOKING AT THE WATER VAPOR IMAGERY AND THE EXPANSIVE AREA OF SNOW BREAKING OUT IN CO/KS AS WELL AS CONVECTIVE ELEMENTS BEGINNING TO ACCELERATE OUT OF TX/OK...HAVE OPTED TO LEAN MORE WITH THE GFS TIMING AND TO SOME EXTENT...FEATURES OF THE SYSTEM. YESTERDAY MORNING SAW A VERY FAST MOVING SYSTEM CROSS THE STATE AND THE SUBTROPICAL FLOW CONTINUES TO BE QUICK TODAY. GFS ALSO SEEMS TO BE RECOGNIZING THE TWO TO THREE SEPARATE WAVES EJECTING NORTHEAST. THOUGH NOT EXPECTING TO SEE LARGE BREAKS BETWEEN PIECES OF ENERGY... THINKING IS THAT WE MAY SEE SEVERAL PERIODS OF SNOW IN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS WITH THE MAJORITY OF THE SNOW FALLING BETWEEN 00 AND 12Z IN OUR AREA. PRECEDING THAT WILL BE SOME SNOWFALL ALONG THE H700-H850 BOUNDARY WHICH IS ALREADY SITTING ACROSS THE STATE. FORCING INCREASES DRAMATICALLY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON/EVENING HOURS WITH POSSIBILITY OF THUNDER SNOW OVER THE SOUTHEAST THIRD LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. NEG EPV WITH BANDING AND POSSIBLE UPRIGHT CONVECTION AS WELL. NAM CROSS SECTIONS INDICATE THAT DENDRITIC GROWTH ZONE (DGZ) WILL BE MAXIMIZED OVER A MUCH LONGER PERIOD THAN THE GFS WHICH HAS LATCHED ONTO THE CONVECTIVE BULLSEYE OCCURRING OVER KS AT 09Z. THIS ARRIVES TO THE METRO AREA NEAR 18-20Z TIMEFRAME WITH ONLY MODEST LIFT AFTER THAT. SOUTHEAST OF DES MOINES...GFS CROSS SECTIONS BEST LIFT INCREASING BETWEEN LATE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING MOST OF THE NIGHT. WITH THE CONVECTION EXPECTED TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE H700 FRONTAL ZONE...HAVE ADDED ISO THUNDER TO OVERNIGHT IN AREAS NEAR THE BOUNDARY. BOTH MODELS SHOW A WELL DEFINED TROWAL AND DEFORMATION AXIS EXTENDING OVER THE SOUTHEAST...ESPECIALLY. IF NO WIGGLES FROM HERE...THIS SHOULD PRETTY WELL MARK THE AXIS OF HEAVIEST SNOWFALL FROM NEAR LWD TO OTM UP TOWARD THE DAVENPORT AREA. AMTS WILL DEPEND ON EXTENT OF BANDING AND EVENTUAL PLACEMENT AS WELL...BUT STILL LOOKING FOR 6 TO 8 INCHES ON THE NORTHERN FRINGE OF THE WARNING AREA WITH UP TO 11 INCHES SOUTHEAST. WIND TO PICK UP AS THE TROUGH SWINGS EAST...ESPECIALLY AFTER 03Z WEST SO BLOWING SNOW WILL BE AN ISSUE FOR OVERNIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. BULK OF LIFT WILL BE OVER BY 15Z WED...WITH LINGERING LIGHT SNOW POSSIBLE EAST AS SYSTEM WINDS DOWN. REALLY NO COLD AIR BEHIND THE SYSTEM INITIALLY SO HAVE MAINTAINED MID TO UPPER 20S FOR HIGHS WED. MINOR SYSTEMS TO SKIP OVER THE AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES. LATEST GUIDANCE FOR BOTH GFS AND EURO MODEL WANTS TO REVISIT THE CANADIAN TUNDRA BY SAT NIGHT AND SUNDAY AS A VERY WELL PRONOUNCED ARCTIC BOUNDARY DROPS SOUTH OF THE STATE. WITH H850 TEMPS IN THE 28 TO 30C BELOW RANGE WE WILL PROBABLY BE LOOKING AT SOME 20 BELOW TEMPS AGAIN NORTHEAST. ATTM SOME THINGS TO CONSIDER. LOW CONFIDENCE WITH HIGH BEING COMPLETELY CLEAR...AND COLDEST AIR MAY QUICKLY MOVE EAST BEFORE HAVING A CHANCE TO SETTLE. GEM SHOWS THAT A MORE NORTHERLY TRAJECTORY IS POSSIBLE. && .AVIATION...05/06Z IFR TO LIFR CONDITIONS WHETHER FROM VSBY OR CEILING WILL CONTINUE THROUGH ENTIRE TAF PERIOD...AND MAYBE EVEN A LITTLE VLIFR FROM TIME TO TIME IN THE EAST. ATTENTION STILL ON THE 18Z TO 00Z PERIOD WHEN SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN FALLING AT ALL TAF SITES. SNOW WILL LIKELY BE HEAVIER WITH VLIFR CONDITIONS AT KDSM...KOTM AND KALO AFT 21Z. INCREASING NORTH WINDS AND BLSN TO BECOME AN ISSUE TOWARD 00Z. THERE IS ALSO THE POTENTIAL AT SRN SITES FOR PERIODS OF +SN AFT 00Z AND VSBY NEAR ZERO. && WATCHES-WARNINGS-ADVISORIES- WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 18Z TODAY THROUGH 18Z WEDNESDAY FOR ADAIR-ADAMS-APPANOOSE-AUDUBON-BLACK HAWK-BOONE-BREMER-CLARKE- DALLAS-DAVIS-DECATUR-GREENE-GRUNDY-GUTHRIE-HARDIN-JASPER-LUCAS- MADISON-MAHASKA-MARION-MARSHALL-MONROE-POLK-POWESHIEK-RINGGOLD-STORY- TAMA-TAYLOR-UNION-WAPELLO-WARREN-WAYNE. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY FROM 18Z TODAY THROUGH 18Z WEDNESDAY FOR AUDUBON-BUTLER-CARROLL-CASS-CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-GREENE-GUTHRIE -HAMILTON-WEBSTER-WRIGHT. SHORT TERM...MS FEB 08 LONG TERM...REV AVIATION...MOYER/MS FEB 08
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 4, 9:18 PM CST, 6 hours 40 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 918 PM CST MON FEB 4 2008 IAZ004>007-015-023-060330- EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-POCAHONTAS- 918 PM CST MON FEB 4 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. IAZ016-017-024>027-033>036-044-045-060330- HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-SAC-CALHOUN- WEBSTER-HAMILTON-CRAWFORD-CARROLL- 918 PM CST MON FEB 4 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY A PROLONGED PERIOD OF SNOW IS FORECAST TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. TOTAL AMOUNTS SHOULD RANGE FROM ONE TO THREE INCHES. SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MAY ALSO OCCUR. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. IAZ028-037>039-046>050-057>062-070>075-081>086-092>097-060330- BREMER-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-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- 918 PM CST MON FEB 4 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY YET ANOTHER WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE AREA TUESDAY...TUESDAY NIGHT AND INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. A PROLONGED PERIOD OF SNOW IS FORECAST THROUGH THAT TIME WITH TOTAL AMOUNTS RANGING FROM THREE TO TEN INCHES. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS...IN EXCESS OF SIX INCHES...ARE FORECAST TO FALL SOUTH OF A CORNING...TO DES MOINES...TO WATERLOO LINE. THE PRECIPITATION MAY BEGIN AS FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET SOUTH AND EAST OF DES MOINES BEFORE SWITCHING TO ALL SNOW. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MAY ALSO OCCUR LATE TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA. PLEASE REFER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES FOR MORE DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED...HOWEVER SNOWFALL REPORTS ARE ALWAYS ENCOURAGED AND APPRECIATED. SMALL/MOYER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Des Moines, IA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 5, 3:58 AM CST | Snow and Blowing Snow Advisory | DMX | Audubon, Boone, Bremer, Butler, Carroll, Cass and 9 more | 32 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.