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Winter Storm Warning 5, NWS Des Moines, IA
NWS Des Moines, IA issued this winter storm warning at Dec 14, 2008, 6:06 PM CST for 5 counties in Iowa. It was in force for 3 hr. 4 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 14, 2008, 6:06 PM CST (00:06 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 14, 2008, 9:00 PM CST
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Des Moines, IA
Counties Appanoose County, IA, Davis County, IA, Mahaska County, IA, Monroe County, IA, Wapello County, IA
The radar
The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 123 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 14, 6:31 PM CST | HEAVY SLEET 0.25 | Centerville, IA | ROADS WERE REPORTED ICE COVERED WITH A COMBINATION OF FREEZING RAIN...AND SPOTTY ONE EIGHTH TO ONE QUARTER INCH AMOUMTS OF SLEET. |
| Dec 14, 6:35 PM CST | HEAVY SLEET 0.5 | Albia, IA | SLEET STILL FALLING WITH AMOUNTS UP TO ONE HALF INCH. |
| Dec 14, 8:27 PM CST | HEAVY SLEET 0.5 | Oskaloosa, IA | ONE HALF INCH OF NEW SNOW ON TOP OF ONE HALF INCH OF SLEET ON THE GROUND. |
| Dec 14, 8:40 PM CST | HEAVY SLEET 0.5 | Bloomfield, 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, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 192 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
- 728 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 85 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 65 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 248 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 150006 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 606 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2008 ...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OVER CENTRAL IOWA THROUGH TONIGHT... .AN ARCTIC AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE TO BLOW INTO CENTRAL IOWA ON STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS SOUTH TO NEAR TEN BELOW NORTH BY MONDAY MORNING. THE BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH WINDS IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH AT TIMES WILL CREATE WIND CHILL READINGS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO. IAZ075-150815- /O.NEW.KDMX.WS.W.0005.081215T0006Z-081215T0300Z/ /O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0011.081215T0300Z-081215T1800Z/ MAHASKA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSKALOOSA 606 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SLEET...SNOW...AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST MONDAY. A BRIEF PERIOD OF MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SLEET CAN BE EXPECTED EARLY THIS EVENING AS A FAST MOVING SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. EXPECT ONE HALF TO ONE AND ONE INCH OF SLEET ACCUMULATION AS THE BAND MOVES THROUGH...FOLLOWED BY A PERIOD OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WITH ONE HALF TO ONE INCH OF NEW SNOWFALL. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AS WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING THROUGH THE SINGLE DIGITS ON THEIR WAY TO LOWS OF NEAR ZERO TO 5 BELOW ZERO... RESULTING IN WIND CHILL VALUES OF 20 TO 25 BELOW ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION THROUGH NOON MONDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SLEET MEANS THAT A WINTER STORM SYSTEM IS IMPACTING THE AREA WITH SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SLEET. TRAVEL IS LIKELY TO BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. 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. $$ IAZ085-086-096-097-150300- /O.NEW.KDMX.WS.W.0005.081215T0006Z-081215T0300Z/ MONROE-WAPELLO-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...CENTERVILLE... BLOOMFIELD 606 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SLEET...SNOW...AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. A BRIEF PERIOD OF MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SLEET CAN BE EXPECTED EARLY THIS EVENING AS A FAST MOVING SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. EXPECT ONE HALF TO ONE AND ONE INCH OF SLEET ACCUSATION AS THE BAND MOVES THROUGH...FOLLOWED BY A PERIOD OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WITH ONE HALF TO ONE INCH OF NEW SNOWFALL. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SLEET MEANS THAT A WINTER STORM SYSTEM IS IMPACTING THE AREA WITH SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SLEET. TRAVEL IS LIKELY TO BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. $$ IAZ037>039-048>050-059>062-071>074-081>084-092>094-150815- /O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0011.081215T0300Z-081215T1800Z/ HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER- POWESHIEK-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS- TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELDORA...GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO... AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...ADEL...DES MOINES...NEWTON... GRINNELL...GREENFIELD...WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE... CORNING...CRESTON...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR... LEON 606 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2008 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST MONDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST MONDAY. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AS WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING THROUGH THE SINGLE DIGITS ON THEIR WAY TO LOWS OF NEAR ZERO TO 5 BELOW ZERO... RESULTING IN WIND CHILL VALUES OF 20 TO 25 BELOW ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION THROUGH NOON MONDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ IAZ027-028-150815- /O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0011.081215T0300Z-081216T0000Z/ BUTLER-BREMER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLISON...WAVERLY 606 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2008 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST MONDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST MONDAY. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AS WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING THROUGH THE SINGLE DIGITS ON THEIR WAY TO LOWS OF ZERO TO 5 BELOW ZERO...RESULTING IN WIND CHILL VALUES OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION THROUGH NOON MONDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ IAZ033-034-044-045-150815- /O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-081215T1800Z/ SAC-CALHOUN-CRAWFORD-CARROLL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAC CITY...ROCKWELL CITY...DENISON... CARROLL 606 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2008 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST MONDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST MONDAY. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AS WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING BELOW ZERO ON THEIR WAY TO LOWS OF 5 BELOW TO 10 BELOW ZERO...RESULTING IN WIND CHILL VALUES OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION THROUGH NOON MONDAY. 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. $$ IAZ035-036-046-047-057-058-070-150815- /O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-081215T1800Z/ WEBSTER-HAMILTON-GREENE-BOONE-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-CASS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...JEFFERSON... BOONE...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ATLANTIC 606 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2008 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST MONDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST MONDAY. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AS WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING THROUGH THE SINGLE DIGITS ON THEIR WAY TO LOWS NEAR ZERO TO 5 BELOW ZERO...RESULTING IN WIND CHILL VALUES OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION THROUGH NOON MONDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ IAZ004-015-023-150815- /O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-081216T0000Z/ EMMET-PALO ALTO-POCAHONTAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...EMMETSBURG...POCAHONTAS 606 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2008 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AS WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING BELOW ZERO ON THEIR WAY TO LOWS OF 5 BELOW TO 10 BELOW ZERO...RESULTING IN WIND CHILL VALUES OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION THROUGH NOON MONDAY. 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. $$ IAZ005>007-016-017-024>026-150815- /O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-081216T0000Z/ KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT- FRANKLIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALGONA...FOREST CITY...NORTHWOOD... GARNER...MASON CITY...HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON 606 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2008 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AS WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING THROUGH THE SINGLE DIGITS ON THEIR WAY TO LOWS OF 5 BELOW TO 10 BELOW ZERO...RESULTING IN WIND CHILL VALUES OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION THROUGH NOON MONDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS43 KDMX 150058 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 658 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2008 ...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OVER CENTRAL IOWA THROUGH TONIGHT... .AN ARCTIC AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE TO BLOW INTO CENTRAL IOWA ON STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS SOUTH TO NEAR TEN BELOW NORTH BY MONDAY MORNING. THE BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH WINDS IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH AT TIMES WILL CREATE WIND CHILL READINGS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO. IAZ075-150900- /O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-081215T0300Z/ /O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0011.081215T0300Z-081215T1800Z/ MAHASKA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSKALOOSA 658 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST MONDAY. A BRIEF PERIOD OF MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SLEET CAN BE EXPECTED EARLY THIS EVENING AS A FAST MOVING SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. EXPECT ONE HALF TO ONE INCH OF SLEET ACCUMULATION AS THE BAND MOVES THROUGH...FOLLOWED BY A PERIOD OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WITH ONE HALF TO ONE INCH OF NEW SNOWFALL. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AS WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING THROUGH THE SINGLE DIGITS ON THEIR WAY TO LOWS OF NEAR ZERO TO 5 BELOW ZERO... RESULTING IN WIND CHILL VALUES OF 20 TO 25 BELOW ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION THROUGH NOON MONDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SLEET MEANS THAT A WINTER STORM SYSTEM IS IMPACTING THE AREA WITH SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SLEET. TRAVEL IS LIKELY TO BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. 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. $$ IAZ085-086-096-097-150300- /O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-081215T0300Z/ MONROE-WAPELLO-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...CENTERVILLE... BLOOMFIELD 658 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. A BRIEF PERIOD OF MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SLEET CAN BE EXPECTED EARLY THIS EVENING AS A FAST MOVING SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. EXPECT ONE HALF TO ONE INCH OF SLEET ACCUMULATION AS THE BAND MOVES THROUGH...FOLLOWED BY A PERIOD OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WITH ONE HALF TO ONE INCH OF NEW SNOWFALL. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SLEET MEANS THAT A WINTER STORM SYSTEM IS IMPACTING THE AREA WITH SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SLEET. TRAVEL IS LIKELY TO BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. $$ IAZ037>039-048>050-059>062-071>074-081>084-092>094-150900- /O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0011.081215T0300Z-081215T1800Z/ HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER- POWESHIEK-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS- TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELDORA...GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO... AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...ADEL...DES MOINES...NEWTON... GRINNELL...GREENFIELD...WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE... CORNING...CRESTON...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR... LEON 658 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2008 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST MONDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST MONDAY. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AS WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING THROUGH THE SINGLE DIGITS ON THEIR WAY TO LOWS OF NEAR ZERO TO 5 BELOW ZERO... RESULTING IN WIND CHILL VALUES OF 20 TO 25 BELOW ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION THROUGH NOON MONDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ IAZ027-028-150900- /O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0011.081215T0300Z-081216T0000Z/ BUTLER-BREMER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLISON...WAVERLY 658 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2008 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AS WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING THROUGH THE SINGLE DIGITS ON THEIR WAY TO LOWS OF ZERO TO 5 BELOW ZERO...RESULTING IN WIND CHILL VALUES OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION THROUGH NOON MONDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ IAZ033-034-044-045-150900- /O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-081215T1800Z/ SAC-CALHOUN-CRAWFORD-CARROLL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAC CITY...ROCKWELL CITY...DENISON... CARROLL 658 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2008 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST MONDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST MONDAY. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AS WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING BELOW ZERO ON THEIR WAY TO LOWS OF 5 BELOW TO 10 BELOW ZERO...RESULTING IN WIND CHILL VALUES OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION THROUGH NOON MONDAY. 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. $$ IAZ035-036-046-047-057-058-070-150900- /O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-081215T1800Z/ WEBSTER-HAMILTON-GREENE-BOONE-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-CASS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...JEFFERSON... BOONE...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ATLANTIC 658 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2008 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST MONDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST MONDAY. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AS WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING THROUGH THE SINGLE DIGITS ON THEIR WAY TO LOWS NEAR ZERO TO 5 BELOW ZERO...RESULTING IN WIND CHILL VALUES OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION THROUGH NOON MONDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ IAZ004>007-015>017-023>026-150900- /O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-081216T0000Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS... HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON 658 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2008 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AS WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING BELOW ZERO ON THEIR WAY TO LOWS OF 5 BELOW TO 10 BELOW ZERO...RESULTING IN WIND CHILL VALUES OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION THROUGH NOON MONDAY. 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. $$
000 WWUS43 KDMX 150320 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 920 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2008 ...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OVER CENTRAL IOWA THROUGH TONIGHT... .AN ARCTIC AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE TO BLOW INTO CENTRAL IOWA ON STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS SOUTH TO NEAR TEN BELOW NORTH BY MONDAY MORNING. THE BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH WINDS IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH AT TIMES WILL CREATE WIND CHILL READINGS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO. IAZ075-151130- /O.EXP.KDMX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-081215T0300Z/ /O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-081215T1800Z/ MAHASKA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSKALOOSA 920 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2008 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST MONDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST MONDAY. THE SLEET HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA WITH ONLY SCATTERED FLURRIES EXPECTED THE REST OF THE NIGHT. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT AS WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING THROUGH THE SINGLE DIGITS ON THEIR WAY TO LOWS OF NEAR ZERO TO 5 BELOW ZERO... RESULTING IN WIND CHILL VALUES OF 20 TO 25 BELOW ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION THROUGH NOON MONDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ IAZ085-086-096-097-150430- /O.EXP.KDMX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-081215T0300Z/ MONROE-WAPELLO-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...CENTERVILLE... BLOOMFIELD 920 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE SLEET HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA WITH ONLY SCATTERED FLURRIES EXPECTED THE REST OF THE NIGHT. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS AND TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL INDICES IN THE 15 TO NEAR 20 BELOW ZERO RANGE THROUGH THE NIGHT. $$ IAZ037>039-048>050-059>062-071>074-081>084-092>094-151130- /O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-081215T1800Z/ HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER- POWESHIEK-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS- TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELDORA...GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO... AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...ADEL...DES MOINES...NEWTON... GRINNELL...GREENFIELD...WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE... CORNING...CRESTON...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR... LEON 920 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2008 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST MONDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST MONDAY. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT AS WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING THROUGH THE SINGLE DIGITS ON THEIR WAY TO LOWS OF NEAR ZERO TO 5 BELOW ZERO... RESULTING IN WIND CHILL VALUES OF 20 TO 25 BELOW ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION THROUGH NOON MONDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ IAZ027-028-151130- /O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-081216T0000Z/ BUTLER-BREMER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLISON...WAVERLY 920 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2008 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT AS WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING THROUGH THE SINGLE DIGITS ON THEIR WAY TO LOWS OF NEAR ZERO TO 5 BELOW ZERO... RESULTING IN WIND CHILL VALUES OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION THROUGH NOON MONDAY. 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. $$ IAZ033-034-044-045-151130- /O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-081215T1800Z/ SAC-CALHOUN-CRAWFORD-CARROLL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAC CITY...ROCKWELL CITY...DENISON... CARROLL 920 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2008 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST MONDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST MONDAY. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT AS WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING THROUGH THE SINGLE DIGITS ON THEIR WAY TO LOWS OF NEAR ZERO TO 10 BELOW ZERO... RESULTING IN WIND CHILL VALUES OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION THROUGH NOON MONDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ IAZ035-036-046-047-057-058-070-151130- /O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-081215T1800Z/ WEBSTER-HAMILTON-GREENE-BOONE-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-CASS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...JEFFERSON... BOONE...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ATLANTIC 920 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2008 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST MONDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST MONDAY. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AS WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING THROUGH THE SINGLE DIGITS ON THEIR WAY TO LOWS NEAR ZERO TO 5 BELOW ZERO...RESULTING IN WIND CHILL VALUES OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION THROUGH NOON MONDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ IAZ004>007-015>017-023>026-151130- /O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-081216T0000Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS... HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON 920 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2008 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AS WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING BELOW ZERO ON THEIR WAY TO LOWS OF 5 BELOW TO 10 BELOW ZERO...RESULTING IN WIND CHILL VALUES OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION THROUGH NOON MONDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$
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 Dec 14, 5:43 PM CST, 23 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 14, 5:43 PM CST, 23 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 543 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2008 .SHORT TERM...TONIGHT FORECAST CONCERN FOR TONIGHT IS THE WIND AND BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES...BUT KEEPING AN EYE ON SNOW POTENTIAL OVER THE FAR SOUTHEAST. AT 20Z...A 992 MB SFC LOW WAS MOVING NORTHEAST INTO NW WI. THE TRAILING SFC ARCTIC COLD FRONT HAD SWEPT EAST OF THE CWA...WITH THE LAST HOLDOUTS IN THE FAR SOUTHEAST TUMBLING FROM EARLY AFTN HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S TO THE UPPER 20S. STRONG COLD ADVECTION WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT ON WNW WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. CURRENT WIND ADVISORY LOOKS GOOD THROUGH 9 PM. THE REMAINDER OF THE NORTH IS IN WIND CHILL ADVISORY AND WILL JUST COVER ANY MARGINAL WIND ADVISORY SPEEDS IN THAT PRODUCT. THE DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE THE MAIN STORY TONIGHT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE FAR NW ALREADY HAVE WIND CHILL READINGS AT -20 OR BELOW. SURGE OF ARCTIC AIR A LITTLE MORE ROBUST THAN PREVIOUS FORECAST...SO HAVE LOWERED MIN TEMPS TONIGHT A COUPLE OF DEGREES...AND THE EVENING SHIFT MAY NEED TO GO A LITTLE LOWER IN THE NW. LOOKING FOR THE COLDEST NIGHT OF THE YEAR WITH TEMPS WELL BELOW ZERO ACROSS THE NORTH AND NEAR ZERO ACROSS THE SOUTH. COMBINED WITH THE WIND...THIS SENDS THE ENTIRE AREA EXCEPT FOR THE FAR SOUTHEAST CLOSE TO OR BELOW -20 FOR WIND CHILLS TONIGHT. THE CONCERN FOR LIGHT SNOW THIS EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST PARTS COMES COURTESY OF JET MAX MOVING TOWARD SOUTHEAST IOWA FROM NEW MEXICO. BRIEF SHOT OF QG FORCING GLANCES THE SOUTHEAST. DEFORMATION AXIS ALREADY SHOWING UP ON SATELLITE IMAGERY FROM NORTHEAST KS TO EASTERN IA. AM NOT EXPECTING ACCUMULATING SNOW TO BREAK OUT NW OF A LWD TO TAMA LINE...BUT SOUTHEAST OF THAT...AN INCH OR SO OF SNOW IS LIKELY. 18Z NAM NOT SHOWING TREMENDOUS LIFT IN THE DENDRITIC GROWTH ZONE...SO THIS MAY KEEP ACCUMULATIONS ON THE LIGHT SIDE. .LONG TERM...MONDAY THROUGH SUNDAY ACTIVE WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THIS PERIOD WITH TWO MORE MAJOR STORM SYSTEMS ON THE HORIZON. VERY COLD CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST MONDAY AND WITH SNOW EXPECTED TUESDAY...WILL CONTINUE TO FAVOR COLDER NAM MOS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. WIND SPEEDS WILL STAY UP ENOUGH TO NECESSITATE THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY CONTINUING MONDAY MORNING CENTRAL AND SOUTH...AND IN THE NORTH UNTIL 6 PM MONDAY. ANOTHER ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED MONDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY AS WELL...WITH WIND CHILL VALUES BELOW -20F EXPECTED MAINLY NORTH OF HIGHWAY 30. ATTENTION THEN TURNS TO THE WINTER STORM ON TUESDAY. MODEL GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO BE AGREEABLE TODAY WITH DECENT RUN-TO-RUN CONTINUITY. THE NAM/GFS/ECMWF ARE ALL GENERATING 0.3 TO 0.5 OF LIQUID...HEAVIEST IN THE SOUTH. SNOW RATIOS OF 13-19:1 FROM THE COBB ALGORITHM LOOK REASONABLE WITH A RATHER LONG PERIOD OF DECENT LIFT IN OR NEAR THE FAVORED SNOW PRODUCTION LAYER. THE SUBTLE TROWAL FEATURE IS SOMEWHAT REMINISCENT OF THE MARCH 2004 STORM THAT DUMPED HEAVY SNOW IN AND NEAR DES MOINES. BOTH EVENTS ALSO LACK A WELL DEFINED SFC WAVE. RIGHT NOW THE THINKING IS WE COULD TOP SIX INCHES ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80...WITH GENERAL 3-6 INCH AMOUNTS TO THE NORTH. CONFIDENCE IS FAIRLY HIGH 48 HOURS OUT AND IF THIS TREND CONTINUES...A WINTER STORM WATCH MAY BE FORTHCOMING ON THE OVERNIGHT SHIFT. IN THE LATER PERIODS...ANOTHER POTENTIAL HIGH EVENT WINTER EVENT IS STILL ON TARGET FOR THURSDAY. THE ECMWF/GFS ARE BOTH SUGGESTING SIGNIFICANT FREEZING RAIN/SLEET SOUTH...TRANSITIONING TO ALL SNOW NORTH. HAVE FINE-TUNED PRECIP TYPES A BIT...BUT THERE IS STILL PLENTY OF TIME TO NAIL DOWN THE DETAILS. WILL CONTINUE TO MENTION IN HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK. PRECIP SHOULD TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW THURSDAY NIGHT BEFORE ENDING. NO POPS FOR THE REST OF THE FORECAST THROUGH SUNDAY...THE GFS/ECMWF ARE BOTH SUGGESTING ANOTHER WAVE AT VARIOUS TIMES...BUT WILL LEAVE DRY AND AWAIT MORE CLARITY FROM THE MODELS. && .AVIATION...14/00Z CDFNT HAS CLEARED THE TAF SITES WITH STRONG CAA OVR THE SE ANE NEUTRAL OVR THE NW. TWO S/WVS LFGT NEWD ACRS THE AREA WILL PRODUCE SOME -SN THIS EVEN. FIRST IS ENHANCING PCPN BAND OVR THE SERN SECTONS WITH KOTM BEING EFFECTD BY THIS SYS THRU 04Z. THE SCND VMAX IS LOCATED OVR NERN NEBRASKA AND WILL PUSH ACROSS THE NW AFFECTING KFOD AND KMCW WITH SOME IFR CONDS IN -SN BLSN AND MVFR CIGS. KALO AND KDSM WILL BE IN BETWEEN AND THO SOME -SN MAY OCCUR...DOMINANT CONDS WILL BE VFR OR HIGH MVFR. CLRG WILL SPRD OVR THE STATE TNT AS HI PRES BLDS IN. WNDS WILL REMAIN MDT TO STG THRU THE NGT WITH GRAD DMNSH MON. && .DMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM 9 PM CST TONIGHT TO 12 PM CST MONDAY FOR ADAIR-ADAMS-BLACK HAWK-CLARKE-DALLAS-DECATUR-GRUNDY-HARDIN- JASPER-LUCAS-MADISON-MAHASKA-MARION-MARSHALL-POLK-POWESHIEK-RINGGOLD- STORY-TAMA-TAYLOR-UNION -WARREN. WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR AUDUBON-CALHOUN-CARROLL-CASS-CRAWFORD-EMMET-HUMBOLDT-KOSSUTH-PALO ALTO-POCAHONTAS-SAC. WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST MONDAY FOR AUDUBON-BOONE-CASS-GREENE-GUTHRIE-HAMILTON-WEBSTER. WIND CHILL ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY FOR EMMET-PALO ALTO- POCAHONTAS. WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST MONDAY FOR CERRO GORDO-FRANKLIN-HANCOCK-HUMBOLDT-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO- WORTH-WRIGHT. WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM 9 PM CST TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST MONDAY FOR BREMER-BUTLER. WIND CHILL ADVISORY UNTIL 12 PM CST MONDAY FOR CALHOUN-CARROLL- CRAWFORD-SAC. && SHORT TERM/AVIATION...MS DEC 08 LONG TERM...KINNEY
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 14, 11:35 AM CST, 6 hours 31 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1135 AM CST SUN DEC 14 2008 IAZ004-005-015-023-024-151200- EMMET-KOSSUTH-PALO ALTO-POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT- 1135 AM CST SUN DEC 14 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN IOWA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT EXPECT WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. COLD WIND CHILLS READINGS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ARE ALSO EXPECTED TODAY...THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY ON MONDAY. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE OUTLOOK AREA THROUGH MID EVENING EVENING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE OUTLOOK AREA THROUGH THE DAY ON MONDAY. PLEASE REFER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES FOR FURTHER DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY WIND CHILL READINGS OF 15 TO NEAR 30 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR A PORTION OF THE OUTLOOK AREA THROUGH MONDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON. A WINTER STORM WILL BRING SNOW TO MUCH OF IOWA TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. GENERALLY LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. ANOTHER STORM IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE AREA ON THURSDAY. THOUGH TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE THE TYPES...AMOUNTS...AND IMPACTS OF THIS POTENTIAL WINTER STORM...PERSONS ARE URGED TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED BUT SNOWFALL REPORTS WOULD BE APPRECIATED ON TUESDAY. IAZ006-007-016-017-025-026-151200- WINNEBAGO-WORTH-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN- 1135 AM CST SUN DEC 14 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN IOWA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT A STRONG NORTHWEST WIND AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES OF 20 TO 30 BELOW TONIGHT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE OUTLOOK AREA FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH THE DAY ON MONDAY. PLEASE REFER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES FOR FURTHER DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY WIND CHILL READINGS OF 15 TO NEAR 30 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR A PORTION OF THE OUTLOOK AREA THROUGH MONDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON. A WINTER STORM WILL BRING SNOW TO MUCH OF IOWA TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. GENERALLY LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. ANOTHER STORM IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE AREA ON THURSDAY. THOUGH TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE THE TYPES...AMOUNTS...AND IMPACTS OF THIS POTENTIAL WINTER STORM...PERSONS ARE URGED TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED BUT SNOWFALL REPORTS WOULD BE APPRECIATED ON TUESDAY. IAZ033>036-044>047-057-058-070-151200- SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE- AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-CASS- 1135 AM CST SUN DEC 14 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL IOWA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT EXPECT WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. COLD WIND CHILLS READINGS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ARE ALSO EXPECTED TODAY...THROUGH MIDDAY MONDAY. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE OUTLOOK AREA THROUGH MID EVENING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE OUTLOOK AREA FROM THROUGH TONIGHT. PLEASE REFER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES FOR FURTHER DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY WIND CHILL READINGS OF 15 TO NEAR 30 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MIDDAY MONDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR A PORTION OF THE OUTLOOK AREA THROUGH MIDDAY MONDAY. A WINTER STORM WILL BRING SNOW TO MUCH OF IOWA TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. SOME MODERATE ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY TOWARD THE HIGHWAY 30 CORRIDOR. ANOTHER STORM IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE AREA ON THURSDAY. THOUGH TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE THE TYPES...AMOUNTS...AND IMPACTS OF THIS POTENTIAL WINTER STORM...PERSONS ARE URGED TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED BUT SNOWFALL REPORTS WOULD BE APPRECIATED ON TUESDAY. IAZ027-028-037>039-048>050-059>062-071>075-151200- BUTLER-BREMER-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-DALLAS- POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA- 1135 AM CST SUN DEC 14 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA...GENERALLY EAST OF INTERSTATE 35. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT COLD WIND CHILLS WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH MIDDAY MONDAY. WIND CHILL READINGS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ARE EXPECTED. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE OUTLOOK AREA FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. PLEASE REFER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES FOR FURTHER DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY WIND CHILL READINGS OF 15 TO NEAR 30 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MIDDAY MONDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR A PORTION OF THE OUTLOOK AREA THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. A WINTER STORM WILL BRING SNOW TO MUCH OF IOWA TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. SOME LIGHT TO MODERATE ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE... ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF THE HIGHWAY 30 CORRIDOR. ANOTHER STORM IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE AREA ON THURSDAY. THOUGH TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE THE TYPES...AMOUNTS...AND IMPACTS OF THIS POTENTIAL WINTER STORM...PERSONS ARE URGED TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED BUT SNOWFALL REPORTS WOULD BE APPRECIATED ON TUESDAY. IAZ081>086-092>097-151200- ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR- WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- 1135 AM CST SUN DEC 14 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN IOWA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT EXPECT SNOW TO DEVELOP DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS...WITH AN INCH OR TWO ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE. SOME BLOWING SNOW MAY ACCOMPANY THE SNOWFALL AND CAUSE POOR TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY A WINTER STORM WILL BRING SNOW TO MUCH OF IOWA TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. SOME MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE. ANOTHER STORM IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE AREA ON THURSDAY. THOUGH TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE THE TYPES...AMOUNTS...AND IMPACTS OF THIS POTENTIAL WINTER STORM...PERSONS ARE URGED TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED BUT SNOWFALL REPORTS WOULD BE APPRECIATED ON TUESDAY. REV/KINNEY
In the hours before
Local storm report, Dec 14, 5:50 PM CST, 16 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
550 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0539 PM HEAVY SLEET OTTUMWA 41.02N 92.42W
12/14/2008 M1.00 INCH WAPELLO IA TRAINED SPOTTER
DOWNPOUR OF SLEET WITH AN INCH FALLING IN THE PAST ONE
AND ONE HALF HOURS.
&&
MS DEC 08Local storm report, Dec 14, 5:57 PM CST, 9 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
557 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0550 PM HEAVY SLEET OTTUMWA 41.02N 92.42W
12/14/2008 E1.00 INCH WAPELLO IA LAW ENFORCEMENT
&&
STEACHOUThe office that day
Everything else NWS Des Moines, IA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 14, 9:30 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DMX | Emmet, Humboldt, Kossuth, Palo Alto, Pocahontas, Sac and 1 more | 11 hr |
| Dec 15, 4:11 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | DMX | Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Audubon, Boone, Cass and 23 more | 11 hr |
| Dec 15, 3:39 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DMX | Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone and 45 more | 29 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.