Alert archive / Iowa / Blizzard Warnings in 2009
Blizzard Warning 2, NWS Des Moines, IA
NWS Des Moines, IA issued this blizzard warning at Apr 4, 2009, 4:23 AM CDT for 15 counties in Iowa. It took effect at Apr 4, 2009, 7:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 9 hr. 2 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
- Apr 4, 2009, 4:23 AM CDT (09:23 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 4, 2009, 7:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 5, 2009, 3:54 AM CDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Des Moines, IA
Counties Calhoun County, IA, Carroll County, IA, Cerro Gordo County, IA, Crawford County, IA, Emmet County, IA, Hancock County, IA, Humboldt County, IA, Kossuth County, IA, Palo Alto County, IA, Pocahontas County, IA, Sac County, IA, Webster County, IA, Winnebago County, IA, Worth County, IA, Wright County, IA
The radar
The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 128 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 7:25 PM CDT | SNOW 0 | Estherville, IA | MODERATE SNOW NOW FALLING...SLUSH BEGINNING TO ACCUMULATE. |
| Apr 5, 1:29 AM CDT | SNOW 1 | Estherville, IA | ROADS ARE COVERED AND THERE IS CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 234 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
- 1481 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -10 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 41 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 040923 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 423 AM CDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM EXPECTED OVER MUCH OF IOWA TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK ACROSS KANSAS SATURDAY AND ALONG THE IOWA AND MISSOURI BORDER SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. COLD AIR AVAILABLE TO THE SYSTEM ALONG WITH ABUNDANT MOISTURE WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD SNOW ACROSS THE NORTHWEST TWO THIRDS OF IOWA. THE STORM WILL ALSO PRODUCE STRONG WINDS WHICH MAY CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN NORTHWEST IOWA. IAZ004-005-015-023-024-033-034-044-041730- /O.UPG.KDMX.BZ.A.0002.090405T0000Z-090406T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KDMX.BZ.W.0002.090405T0000Z-090406T0000Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-PALO ALTO-POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-SAC-CALHOUN-CRAWFORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...EMMETSBURG... POCAHONTAS...HUMBOLDT...SAC CITY...ROCKWELL CITY...DENISON 423 AM CDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY. THIS UPGRADES THE BLIZZARD WATCH THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. A WIDE BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER NORTHWEST IOWA BY EARLY TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY. A WIDE SWATH OF SIX PLUS INCHES OF SNOW...WITH A NARROWER BAND OF 8 TO 12 INCHES...CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE WARNED AREA. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY AS NORTHERLY WINDS INCREASE TO 30 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH FOR A TIME. THIS WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AS WELL AS PERIODS OF NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ006-007-016-017-025-035-045-041730- /O.UPG.KDMX.WS.A.0004.090405T0000Z-090406T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KDMX.BZ.W.0002.090405T0000Z-090406T0000Z/ WINNEBAGO-WORTH-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-WRIGHT-WEBSTER-CARROLL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOREST CITY...NORTHWOOD...GARNER... MASON CITY...CLARION...FORT DODGE...CARROLL 423 AM CDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY. THIS REPLACES THE WINTER STORM WATCH THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. A WIDE BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER NORTHWEST IOWA BY EARLY TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY. A WIDE SWATH OF SIX PLUS INCHES OF SNOW...WITH A NARROWER BAND OF 8 TO 12 INCHES...CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE WARNED AREA. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY AS NORTHERLY WINDS INCREASE TO 30 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH FOR A TIME. THIS WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AS WELL AS PERIODS OF NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ026>028-036-037-046-047-057-058-041730- /O.UPG.KDMX.WS.A.0004.090405T0000Z-090406T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KDMX.WS.W.0006.090405T0600Z-090406T0000Z/ FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GREENE-BOONE-AUDUBON- GUTHRIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY... WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA...JEFFERSON...BOONE...AUDUBON... GUTHRIE CENTER 423 AM CDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY. THIS UPGRADES THE WINTER STORM WATCH THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT...THEN CHANGE OVER TO SNOW DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS SUNDAY. ONCE THE CHANGE OCCURS THE SNOW WILL COME DOWN HEAVILY AT TIMES...WITH WIDESPREAD ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES AND LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 MPH EARLY SUNDAY...CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AS WELL AS PERIODS OF VERY LOW VISIBILITY. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ IAZ038-039-041730- /O.NEW.KDMX.WS.W.0006.090405T0600Z-090406T0000Z/ GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO 423 AM CDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY. SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT...THEN CHANGE OVER TO SNOW DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS SUNDAY. ONCE THE CHANGE OCCURS THE SNOW WILL COME DOWN HEAVILY AT TIMES...WITH WIDESPREAD ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES AND LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 MPH EARLY SUNDAY...CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AS WELL AS PERIODS OF VERY LOW VISIBILITY. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ IAZ048>050-059>062-070>075-081-082-041730- /O.NEW.KDMX.WS.A.0005.090405T1200Z-090406T0000Z/ STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-CASS-ADAIR- MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-ADAMS-UNION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...ADEL... DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD... WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...CORNING...CRESTON 423 AM CDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT WILL CHANGE TO SNOW SUNDAY MORNING...WITH A BRIEF PERIOD OF SLEET POSSIBLE DURING THE TRANSITION. ONCE THE CHANGE OCCURS THE SNOW MAY COME DOWN HEAVILY AT TIMES...WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES AND LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 MPH SUNDAY WHICH COULD RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AS WELL AS NEAR-ZERO VISIBILITY...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS...IN THIS CASE SNOW...THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ LEE/MOYER
8 follow-up statements
000 WWUS43 KDMX 041219 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 719 AM CDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM EXPECTED OVER MUCH OF IOWA TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK ACROSS KANSAS TODAY AND OVER NORTHERN MISSOURI TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY. COLD AIR AVAILABLE TO THE SYSTEM ALONG WITH ABUNDANT MOISTURE WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD SNOW ACROSS THE NORTHWEST TWO THIRDS OF IOWA. THE STORM WILL ALSO PRODUCE STRONG WINDS WHICH MAY CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN NORTHWEST IOWA. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>025-033>035-044-045-042030- /O.CON.KDMX.BZ.W.0002.090405T0000Z-090406T0000Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-CRAWFORD-CARROLL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS... HUMBOLDT...CLARION...SAC CITY...ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE... DENISON...CARROLL 719 AM CDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY. A WIDE BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER NORTHWEST IOWA BY EARLY TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY. A WIDE SWATH OF SIX PLUS INCHES OF SNOW...WITH A NARROWER BAND OF 8 TO 12 INCHES...CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE WARNED AREA. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY AS NORTHERLY WINDS INCREASE TO 30 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH. THIS WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AS WELL AS PERIODS OF NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ026>028-036>039-046-047-057-058-042030- /O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0006.090405T0600Z-090406T0000Z/ FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-GREENE- BOONE-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY... WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA...GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...JEFFERSON... BOONE...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER 719 AM CDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY. SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT...THEN CHANGE OVER TO SNOW DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS SUNDAY. ONCE THE CHANGE OCCURS THE SNOW WILL COME DOWN HEAVILY AT TIMES...WITH WIDESPREAD ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES AND LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 MPH EARLY SUNDAY...CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AS WELL AS PERIODS OF VERY LOW VISIBILITY. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ IAZ048>050-059>062-070>075-081-082-042030- /O.CON.KDMX.WS.A.0005.090405T1200Z-090406T0000Z/ STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-CASS-ADAIR- MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-ADAMS-UNION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...ADEL... DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD... WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...CORNING...CRESTON 719 AM CDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT WILL CHANGE TO SNOW SUNDAY MORNING...WITH A BRIEF PERIOD OF SLEET POSSIBLE DURING THE TRANSITION. ONCE THE CHANGE OCCURS THE SNOW MAY COME DOWN HEAVILY AT TIMES...WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES AND LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 MPH SUNDAY WHICH COULD RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AS WELL AS NEAR-ZERO VISIBILITY...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS...IN THIS CASE SNOW...THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ LEE/MOYER
000 WWUS43 KDMX 041500 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1000 AM CDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM EXPECTED OVER MUCH OF IOWA TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK ACROSS KANSAS TODAY AND OVER NORTHERN MISSOURI TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY. COLD AIR AVAILABLE TO THE SYSTEM ALONG WITH ABUNDANT MOISTURE WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD SNOW ACROSS THE NORTHWEST TWO THIRDS OF IOWA. THE STORM WILL ALSO PRODUCE STRONG WINDS WHICH MAY CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN NORTHWEST IOWA. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>025-033>035-044-045-042300- /O.CON.KDMX.BZ.W.0002.090405T0000Z-090406T0000Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-CRAWFORD-CARROLL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS... HUMBOLDT...CLARION...SAC CITY...ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE... DENISON...CARROLL 1000 AM CDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY. A WIDE BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER NORTHWEST IOWA BY EARLY TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY. A WIDE SWATH OF SIX PLUS INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. A NARROWER BAND OF 8 TO 12 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE WARNED AREA. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY AS NORTHERLY WINDS INCREASE TO 30 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH. THIS WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AS WELL AS PERIODS OF NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ026>028-036>039-046-047-057-058-042300- /O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0006.090405T0600Z-090406T0000Z/ FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-GREENE- BOONE-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY... WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA...GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...JEFFERSON... BOONE...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER 1000 AM CDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY. SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT...THEN CHANGE OVER TO SNOW DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS SUNDAY. ONCE THE CHANGE OCCURS THE SNOW WILL COME DOWN HEAVILY AT TIMES...WITH WIDESPREAD ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES AND LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 MPH EARLY SUNDAY...CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AS WELL AS PERIODS OF VERY LOW VISIBILITY. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ IAZ048>050-059>062-070>075-081-082-042300- /O.CON.KDMX.WS.A.0005.090405T1200Z-090406T0000Z/ STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-CASS-ADAIR- MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-ADAMS-UNION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...ADEL... DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD... WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...CORNING...CRESTON 1000 AM CDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT WILL CHANGE TO SNOW SUNDAY MORNING...WITH A BRIEF PERIOD OF SLEET POSSIBLE DURING THE TRANSITION. ONCE THE CHANGE OCCURS THE SNOW MAY COME DOWN HEAVILY AT TIMES...WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES AND LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 MPH SUNDAY WHICH COULD RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AS WELL AS NEAR-ZERO VISIBILITY...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS...IN THIS CASE SNOW...THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
000 WWUS43 KDMX 041912 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 212 PM CDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM EXPECTED OVER MUCH OF IOWA TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .STRONG LOW PRESSURE OVER WEST CENTRAL KANSAS WILL TRACK EAST THIS AFTERNOON AND ACROSS NORTHERN MISSOURI TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY. COLD AIR AVAILABLE TO THE SYSTEM ALONG WITH ABUNDANT MOISTURE WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD SNOW ACROSS THE NORTHWEST TWO THIRDS OF IOWA. THE STORM WILL ALSO PRODUCE STRONG WINDS WHICH MAY CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN NORTHWEST IOWA. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>025-033>035-044-045-050315- /O.CON.KDMX.BZ.W.0002.090405T0000Z-090406T0000Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-CRAWFORD-CARROLL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS... HUMBOLDT...CLARION...SAC CITY...ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE... DENISON...CARROLL 212 PM CDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY. A WIDE BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER NORTHWEST IOWA BY EARLY TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY. A WIDE SWATH OF SIX PLUS INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. A NARROWER BAND OF 8 TO 12 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE WARNED AREA. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY AS NORTHERLY WINDS INCREASE TO 30 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH. THIS WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AS WELL AS PERIODS OF NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ026>028-036>039-046-047-057-058-050315- /O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0006.090405T0600Z-090406T0000Z/ FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-GREENE- BOONE-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY... WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA...GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...JEFFERSON... BOONE...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER 212 PM CDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY. SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT...THEN CHANGE OVER TO SNOW DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS SUNDAY. ONCE THE CHANGE OCCURS THE SNOW WILL COME DOWN HEAVILY AT TIMES...WITH WIDESPREAD ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES AND LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 MPH EARLY SUNDAY...CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AS WELL AS PERIODS OF VERY LOW VISIBILITY. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ IAZ048>050-059>062-070>075-081-082-050315- /O.CON.KDMX.WS.A.0005.090405T1200Z-090406T0000Z/ STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-CASS-ADAIR- MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-ADAMS-UNION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...ADEL... DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD... WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...CORNING...CRESTON 212 PM CDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT WILL CHANGE TO SNOW SUNDAY MORNING...WITH A BRIEF PERIOD OF SLEET POSSIBLE DURING THE TRANSITION. ONCE THE CHANGE OCCURS THE SNOW MAY COME DOWN HEAVILY AT TIMES...WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES AND LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 MPH SUNDAY WHICH COULD RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AS WELL AS NEAR-ZERO VISIBILITY...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS...IN THIS CASE SNOW...THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
000 WWUS43 KDMX 042026 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 326 PM CDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM EXPECTED OVER MUCH OF IOWA TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .STRONG LOW PRESSURE OVER CENTRAL KANSAS WILL TRACK EAST THIS EVENING CROSS NORTHERN MISSOURI LATER TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. COLD AIR AVAILABLE TO THE SYSTEM ALONG WITH ABUNDANT MOISTURE WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD SNOW ACROSS THE NORTHWEST TWO THIRDS OF IOWA. THE STORM WILL ALSO PRODUCE STRONG WINDS WHICH MAY CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN NORTHWEST IOWA. IAZ048>050-050430- /O.UPG.KDMX.WS.A.0005.090405T1200Z-090406T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KDMX.WS.W.0006.090405T0600Z-090406T0000Z/ STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO 326 PM CDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND WIND...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE AREA LATER THIS EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THE RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW SUNDAY MORNING...WITH A BRIEF PERIOD OF SLEET POSSIBLE DURING THE TRANSITION. ONCE THE CHANGE OCCURS THE SNOW MAY COME DOWN HEAVILY AT TIMES...WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES AND LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. A NORTH WIND WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 MPH SUNDAY WHICH COULD RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AS WELL AS NEAR-ZERO VISIBILITY...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ IAZ004>007-015>017-023>025-033>035-044-045-050430- /O.CON.KDMX.BZ.W.0002.090405T0000Z-090406T0000Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-CRAWFORD-CARROLL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS... HUMBOLDT...CLARION...SAC CITY...ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE... DENISON...CARROLL 326 PM CDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY. A WIDE BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER NORTHWEST IOWA BY EARLY TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY. A WIDE SWATH OF SIX PLUS INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. A NARROWER BAND OF 8 TO 10 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE WARNED AREA. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY AS NORTHERLY WINDS INCREASE TO 30 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH. THIS WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AS WELL AS PERIODS OF NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ026>028-036>039-046-047-057-058-050430- /O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0006.090405T0600Z-090406T0000Z/ FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-GREENE- BOONE-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY... WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA...GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...JEFFERSON... BOONE...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER 326 PM CDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY. SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT...THEN CHANGE OVER TO SNOW DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS SUNDAY. ONCE THE CHANGE OCCURS THE SNOW WILL COME DOWN HEAVILY AT TIMES...WITH WIDESPREAD ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES AND LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 MPH EARLY SUNDAY...CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AS WELL AS PERIODS OF VERY LOW VISIBILITY. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ IAZ059>062-070>075-081-082-050430- /O.UPG.KDMX.WS.A.0005.090405T1200Z-090406T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KDMX.WW.Y.0018.090405T1200Z-090406T0000Z/ DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION- MAHASKA-ADAMS-UNION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ADEL...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL... ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD...WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE... OSKALOOSA...CORNING...CRESTON 326 PM CDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND WIND...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE AREA LATER THIS EVENING AND PERSIST INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THE RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW SUNDAY MORNING...WITH A BRIEF PERIOD OF SLEET POSSIBLE DURING THE TRANSITION. ONCE THE CHANGE OCCURS THE SNOW MAY COME DOWN HEAVILY AT TIMES...WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES AND LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. A NORTH WIND WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 MPH SUNDAY WHICH COULD RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AS WELL AS NEAR-ZERO VISIBILITY...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ FAB
000 WWUS43 KDMX 042350 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 650 PM CDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM OVER MUCH OF IOWA TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .STRONG LOW PRESSURE OVER CENTRAL KANSAS WILL TRACK EAST ACROSS NORTHERN MISSOURI OVERNIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. THE STORM WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD SNOW ACROSS THE NORTHWEST TWO THIRDS OF IOWA... AND STRONG WINDS WHICH WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL IOWA. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>025-033>035-044-045-050800- /O.CON.KDMX.BZ.W.0002.090405T0000Z-090406T0000Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-CRAWFORD-CARROLL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS... HUMBOLDT...CLARION...SAC CITY...ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE... DENISON...CARROLL 650 PM CDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SUNDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SUNDAY. A WIDE BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER NORTHWEST IOWA OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY. A WIDE SWATH OF SIX PLUS INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED...WITH A NARROW BAND OF 8 TO 10 INCHES LIKELY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY AS NORTHERLY WINDS INCREASE TO 30 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH. THIS WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AS WELL AS PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ026>028-036>039-046>050-057-058-050800- /O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0006.090405T0600Z-090406T0000Z/ FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-GREENE- BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY... WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA...GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...JEFFERSON... BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER 650 PM CDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY. SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT...THEN CHANGE OVER TO SNOW DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS SUNDAY. ONCE THE CHANGE OCCURS THE SNOW WILL COME DOWN HEAVILY AT TIMES...WITH WIDESPREAD ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES AND LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 MPH EARLY SUNDAY...CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AS WELL AS PERIODS OF VERY LOW VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ IAZ059>062-070>075-081-082-050800- /O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0018.090405T1200Z-090406T0000Z/ DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION- MAHASKA-ADAMS-UNION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ADEL...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL... ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD...WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE... OSKALOOSA...CORNING...CRESTON 650 PM CDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE AREA THIS EVENING AND PERSIST INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THE RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW SUNDAY MORNING...WITH A BRIEF PERIOD OF SLEET POSSIBLE DURING THE TRANSITION. ONCE THE CHANGE OCCURS THE SNOW MAY COME DOWN HEAVILY AT TIMES...WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES AND LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. A NORTH WIND WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 MPH SUNDAY WHICH WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AS WELL REDUCED VISIBILITY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ KINNEY
000 WWUS43 KDMX 050312 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1012 PM CDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM OVER MUCH OF IOWA TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .STRONG LOW PRESSURE OVER CENTRAL KANSAS WILL TRACK EAST ACROSS NORTHERN MISSOURI OVERNIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. THE STORM WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD SNOW ACROSS THE NORTHWEST TWO THIRDS OF IOWA... AND STRONG WINDS WHICH WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL IOWA. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>025-033>035-044-045-051115- /O.CON.KDMX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090406T0000Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-CRAWFORD-CARROLL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS... HUMBOLDT...CLARION...SAC CITY...ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE... DENISON...CARROLL 1012 PM CDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SUNDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SUNDAY. A WIDE BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL DEVELOP OVER NORTHWEST IOWA OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL INTENSITY WILL INCREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT...AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP DURING THE EARLY MORNING AS NORTHERLY WINDS INCREASE TO 30 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH. THIS WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AS WELL AS PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ026>028-036>039-046>050-057-058-051115- /O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0006.090405T0600Z-090406T0000Z/ FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-GREENE- BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY... WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA...GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...JEFFERSON... BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER 1012 PM CDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY. SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT...THEN TRANSITION TO A MIX OF RAIN...SNOW...AND SLEET BEFORE DAY BREAK. PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW AFTER SUNRISE...WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AT TIMES DURING THE DAY SUNDAY. EXPECT ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 MPH EARLY SUNDAY WITH HIGHER GUSTS...CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AS WELL AS PERIODS OF VERY LOW VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ IAZ059>062-070>075-081-082-051115- /O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0018.090405T1200Z-090406T0000Z/ DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION- MAHASKA-ADAMS-UNION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ADEL...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL... ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD...WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE... OSKALOOSA...CORNING...CRESTON 1012 PM CDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE OVER SOUTHERN IOWA OVERNIGHT. THE RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW SUNDAY MORNING...WITH A BRIEF PERIOD OF SLEET POSSIBLE DURING THE TRANSITION. EXPECT PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AT TIMES...WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES AND LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. A NORTH WIND WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 MPH SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH HIGHER GUSTS...WHICH WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ KINNEY
000 WWUS43 KDMX 050611 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 111 AM CDT SUN APR 5 2009 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM OVER MUCH OF IOWA TODAY... .STRONG LOW PRESSURE OVER NORTHEAST KANSAS WILL TRACK EAST ACROSS NORTHERN MISSOURI TODAY. THE STORM WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD SNOW ACROSS THE NORTHWEST TWO THIRDS OF IOWA... AND STRONG WINDS WHICH WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL IOWA. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>025-033>035-044-045-051415- /O.CON.KDMX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090406T0000Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-CRAWFORD-CARROLL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS... HUMBOLDT...CLARION...SAC CITY...ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE... DENISON...CARROLL 111 AM CDT SUN APR 5 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. PRECIPITATION HAS CHANGED TO SNOW ALONG AND NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM STORM LAKE TO ALGONA. THE TRANSITION TO SNOW WILL CONTINUE MOVING SOUTHEAST EARLY THIS MORNING. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS WITH RATES OF UP TO ONE INCH PER HOUR POSSIBLE. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL ALSO DEVELOP AS NORTHERLY WINDS INCREASE TO 30 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH...RESULTING IN NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AND CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THE END OF THE DAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ026>028-036>039-046>050-057-058-051415- /O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-090406T0000Z/ FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-GREENE- BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY... WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA...GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...JEFFERSON... BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER 111 AM CDT SUN APR 5 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS MORNING...THEN TRANSITION TO A MIX OF RAIN...SNOW...AND SLEET BEFORE DAY BREAK. PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW AFTER SUNRISE...WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AT TIMES DURING THE DURING THE DAY. EXPECT ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 MPH EARLY SUNDAY WITH HIGHER GUSTS...CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AS WELL AS PERIODS OF VERY LOW VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ IAZ059>062-070>075-081-082-051415- /O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0018.090405T1200Z-090406T0000Z/ DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION- MAHASKA-ADAMS-UNION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ADEL...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL... ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD...WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE... OSKALOOSA...CORNING...CRESTON 111 AM CDT SUN APR 5 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE OVER SOUTHERN IOWA EARLY THIS MORNING. THE RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW BY MID MORNING...WITH A BRIEF PERIOD OF SLEET POSSIBLE DURING THE TRANSITION. EXPECT PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AT TIMES...WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES AND LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. A NORTH WIND WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WITH HIGHER GUSTS...WHICH WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ MOYER
000 WWUS43 KDMX 050854 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 354 AM CDT SUN APR 5 2009 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM OVER MUCH OF IOWA TODAY... .STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS NORTHERN MISSOURI TODAY. THE STORM WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD SNOW ACROSS THE NORTHWEST TWO THIRDS OF IOWA. ASSOCIATED STRONG WINDS WHICH WILL RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>025-033>035-044-045-051700- /O.CAN.KDMX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090406T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KDMX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-090406T0000Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-CRAWFORD-CARROLL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS... HUMBOLDT...CLARION...SAC CITY...ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE... DENISON...CARROLL 354 AM CDT SUN APR 5 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. PRECIPITATION HAS CHANGED TO SNOW ALONG AND NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM CARROLL TO MASON CITY. THE TRANSITION TO SNOW WILL CONTINUE MOVING SOUTHEAST EARLY THIS MORNING. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS WITH RATES OF UP TO ONE INCH PER HOUR POSSIBLE. HIGHEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL BE FROM DENISON AND CARROLL UP TOWARD WEBSTER CITY. NORTH WINDS INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS NEAR 35 MPH WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...AND VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS TO ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THE END OF THE DAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ IAZ026>028-036>039-046>050-057-058-051700- /O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-090406T0000Z/ FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-GREENE- BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY... WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA...GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...JEFFERSON... BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER 354 AM CDT SUN APR 5 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS MORNING...THEN TRANSITION TO A MIX OF RAIN...SNOW...AND SLEET BEFORE DAY BREAK. PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW AFTER SUNRISE...WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AT TIMES DURING THE DURING THE DAY. EXPECT ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. EAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS EARLY SUNDAY WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH DURING THE DAY...CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AS WELL AS PERIODS OF VERY LOW VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ IAZ092-093-051700- /O.EXA.KDMX.WW.Y.0018.090405T1200Z-090406T0000Z/ TAYLOR-RINGGOLD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR 354 AM CDT SUN APR 5 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVER SOUTHERN IOWA EARLY THIS MORNING. THE RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW BY MID MORNING...WITH A BRIEF PERIOD OF SLEET POSSIBLE DURING THE TRANSITION. EXPECT PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AT TIMES...WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES AND LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. A NORTH WIND WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS...WHICH WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ IAZ059>062-070>075-081-082-051700- /O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0018.090405T1200Z-090406T0000Z/ DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION- MAHASKA-ADAMS-UNION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ADEL...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL... ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD...WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE... OSKALOOSA...CORNING...CRESTON 354 AM CDT SUN APR 5 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING. THE RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW BY MID MORNING...WITH A BRIEF PERIOD OF SLEET POSSIBLE DURING THE TRANSITION. EXPECT PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AT TIMES...WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES AND LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. A NORTH WIND WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WITH HIGHER GUSTS...WHICH WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ MOYER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Des Moines, IA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 4:23 AM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | DMX | Adair, Adams, Cass, Dallas, Jasper, Madison and 9 more | 11 hr |
| Apr 4, 4:23 AM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | DMX | Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer, Butler, Calhoun and 23 more | 39 hr |
| Apr 4, 3:26 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | DMX | Adair, Adams, Audubon, Boone, Calhoun, Carroll and 25 more | 28 hr |
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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.