Alert archive / Iowa / Blizzard Warnings in 2009
Blizzard Warning 3, NWS Des Moines, IA
NWS Des Moines, IA issued this blizzard warning at Dec 8, 2009, 10:34 AM CST for 51 counties in Iowa. It took effect at Dec 8, 2009, 9:00 PM CST. It was in force for 21 hr. 45 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 8, 2009, 10:34 AM CST (16:34 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 8, 2009, 9:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Dec 9, 2009, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 21 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Des Moines, IA
All 51 counties
Adair County, IA, Adams County, IA, Appanoose County, IA, Audubon County, IA, Black Hawk County, IA, Boone County, IA, Bremer County, IA, Butler County, IA, Calhoun County, IA, Carroll County, IA, Cass County, IA, Cerro Gordo County, IA, Clarke County, IA, Crawford County, IA, Dallas County, IA, Davis County, IA, Decatur County, IA, Emmet County, IA, Franklin County, IA, Greene County, IA, Grundy County, IA, Guthrie County, IA, Hamilton County, IA, Hancock County, IA, Hardin County, IA, Humboldt County, IA, Jasper County, IA, Kossuth County, IA, Lucas County, IA, Madison County, IA, Mahaska County, IA, Marion County, IA, Marshall County, IA, Monroe County, IA, Palo Alto County, IA, Pocahontas County, IA, Polk County, IA, Poweshiek County, IA, Ringgold County, IA, Sac County, IA, Story County, IA, Tama County, IA, Taylor County, IA, Union County, IA, Wapello County, IA, Warren County, IA, Wayne County, IA, Webster County, IA, Winnebago County, IA, Worth County, IA, Wright County, IA
The radar
The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 23 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:34 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 8, 9:08 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | Des Moines Int Airport, IA | OFFICIAL DES MOINES STORM MEASUREMENT THROUGH 9 PM. |
| Dec 8, 9:12 PM CST | SNOW 6.5 | Carroll, IA | CARROLL COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT MEASURED 6.5 INCHES OF SNOW SO FAR IN THE CITY OF CARROLL. |
| Dec 8, 9:13 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 8.2 | Denver, IA | RELAYED BY KWWL |
| Dec 8, 9:13 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 11 | 2 N Winterset, IA | MEASUREMENT FOR WINTERSET AIRPORT. RELAYED BY KCCI |
| Dec 8, 9:15 PM CST | SNOW 6.5 | Albia, IA | PUBLIC REPORTS 6.5 INCHES OF SNOW SO FAR IN ALBIA WITH HEAVY SNOW CURRENTLY FALLING. |
| Dec 8, 9:17 PM CST | SLEET 7 | Fort Dodge, IA | WEBSTER COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT ESTIMATES 6 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW SO FAR IN FORT DODGE. |
| Dec 8, 9:17 PM CST | SNOW 7 | Fort Dodge, IA | WEBSTER COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT ESTIMATES 6 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW SO FAR IN FORT DODGE. |
| Dec 8, 9:24 PM CST | SNOW 6 | Clarion, IA | WRIGHT COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT ESTIMATES 5 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW SO FAR IN CLARION. |
| Dec 8, 9:27 PM CST | SNOW 6 | Forest City, IA | WINNEBAGO COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTS AT LEAST 6 INCHES OF SNOW SO FAR IN FOREST CITY. SNOW BEGINNING TO DRIFT BADLY. |
| Dec 8, 9:28 PM CST | SNOW 6 | Hampton, IA | FRANKLIN COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTS AT LEAST 6 INCHES OF SNOW SO FAR IN HAMPTON. |
| Dec 8, 9:31 PM CST | SNOW 5.5 | Allison, IA | BUTLER COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT ESTIMATES 5 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW SO FAR IN ALLISON. |
| Dec 8, 9:31 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 11.5 | Ames, IA | |
| Dec 8, 9:33 PM CST | SNOW 6 | Waverly, IA | BREMER COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTS AT LEAST 6 INCHES OF SNOW SO FAR IN WAVERLY AND POSSIBLY MORE. |
| Dec 8, 9:38 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 9.8 | Cedar Falls, IA | RELAYED BY KWWL |
| Dec 8, 9:40 PM CST | SNOW 6 | Eldora, IA | HARDIN COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTS AT LEAST 6 INCHES OF SNOW SO FAR IN ELDORA. |
| Dec 8, 9:43 PM CST | SNOW 11.7 | 4 Nnw Ankeny Airport, IA | |
| Dec 8, 9:45 PM CST | SNOW 8 | Marshalltown, IA | MARSHALL COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTS AT LEAST 8 INCHES OF SNOW SO FAR IN MARSHALLTOWN. |
| Dec 8, 9:47 PM CST | SNOW 12 | 3 Wnw Boone Airport, IA | |
| Dec 8, 9:48 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 8.7 | Readlyn, IA | |
| Dec 8, 9:58 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 11.5 | Des Moines, IA | MEASUREMENT FROM DOWNTOWN DES MOINES AT KCCI |
| Dec 8, 10:04 PM CST | SNOW 8.2 | 4 Wnw Ames Airport, IA | |
| Dec 8, 10:17 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 11.2 | Murray, IA | |
| Dec 8, 10:23 PM CST | SNOW 11.5 | 3 Sw Clive, IA | |
| Dec 8, 11:29 PM CST | SNOW 5.4 | Mason City, IA | |
| Dec 8, 11:29 PM CST | SNOW 8.5 | 4 Sse Hartwick, IA | |
| Dec 9, 12:20 AM CST | SNOW 10.6 | 1 E Clive, IA | TRAINED SPOTTER IN CLIVE REPORTS 10.6 INCHES OF SNOW SO FAR. |
| Dec 9, 12:21 AM CST | SNOW 10.5 | West Des Moines, IA | LOCAL MEDIA REPORTS 10.5 INCHES OF SNOW SO FAR IN WEST DES MOINES. |
| Dec 9, 1:15 AM CST | SNOW 12.7 | 5 Wnw Des Moines, IA | |
| Dec 9, 2:45 AM CST | SNOW 9 | Waterloo, IA | |
| Dec 9, 2:56 AM CST | SNOW 16 | 1 Ne Atlantic, IA | 4 TO 5 FOOT DRIFTS |
| Dec 9, 4:51 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 14 | Toledo, IA | RELAYED BY KWWL |
| Dec 9, 5:25 AM CST | SNOW 9 | Grundy Center, IA | WINDS GUSTING TO 43 MPH |
| Dec 9, 6:05 AM CST | SNOW 15 | Winterset, IA | 3 TO 4 FOOT DRIFTS |
| Dec 9, 6:20 AM CST | SNOW 15 | Indianola, IA | 4 FOOT DRIFTS |
| Dec 9, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 14 | Wnw Dana, IA | |
| Dec 9, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 15.6 | 1 E Clive, IA | TRAINED SPOTTER MEASURED STORM TOTAL 15.6 INCHES OF SNOW IN CLIVE. |
| Dec 9, 8:20 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | Waterloo, IA | MEASURED AT KWWL |
| Dec 9, 8:47 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 13 | Eldora, IA | THREE TO FOUR FOOT DRIFTS WITH NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS. |
| Dec 9, 8:53 AM CST | SNOW 11 | State Center, IA | BROADCAST MEDIA REPORTS ESTIMATED 10 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW IN STATE CENTER. SNOW IS DRIFTED 4 FEET DEEP WITH WHITE OUT CONDITIONS CURRENTLY. |
| Dec 9, 9:16 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 13 | E Readlyn, IA | STORM TOTAL AMOUNT. 4.2 INCHES OVER THE PAST 10 HOURS. |
| Dec 9, 9:53 AM CST | BLIZZARD | Wnw Fort Dodge, IA | FORT DODGE HAS 14 INCHES OF SNOW ON THE GROUND. WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH CAUSING 3-4 FOOT DRIFTS IN TOWN AND 5+ FEET IN RURAL AREAS. THE TOWN OF DUNCAN IS WITHOUT POWER. |
| Dec 9, 11:55 AM CST | BLIZZARD | Wnw Paton, IA | TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTS MEASURED WIND GUST OF 61 MPH WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW. |
| Dec 9, 12:00 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | 1 Ese Altoona, IA | |
| Dec 9, 12:50 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 13 | 1 E Hartford, IA | FROM RETIRED NWS METEOROLOGIST. VISIBILITY OCCASIONALLY DOWN TO ONE QUARTER MILE. FOUR FOOT DRIFTS IN DRIVEWAY. WIND GUSTS 40 TO 45 MPH. |
| Dec 9, 1:44 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Buckeye, IA | COOPERATIVE OBSERVER AT BUCKEYE REPORTS NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY...WIND GUSTS ESTIMATED AT 45 MPH...AND FOUR TO SIX FOOT SNOW DRIFTS. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 12:00Z, 4.6 hours before the alert went out and 230 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
- 602 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 149 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 333 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 081634 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1034 AM CST TUE DEC 8 2009 ...AN EPIC AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WINTER STORM TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .INTENSE LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES WILL PUSH ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS BY TONIGHT...AND CONTINUE TO TRACK EAST NORTHEAST THROUGH THE MIDWEST AND INTO THE GREAT LAKES REGION. THIS SYSTEM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL IOWA FOR A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TIME. HEAVY SNOW THROUGH TONIGHT ALONG WITH STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS DEVELOPING BY LATE TONIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY ACROSS ALL OF CENTRAL IOWA. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-057>062-070>075- 081>086-092>097-090045- /O.UPG.KDMX.BZ.A.0003.091209T0300Z-091210T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KDMX.BZ.W.0003.091209T0300Z-091210T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KDMX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-091209T0300Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-SAC-CALHOUN- WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE- BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER- POWESHIEK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-ADAMS-UNION- CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE- APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS... HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY...SAC CITY... ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA... GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON... BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER... ADEL...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD... WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...CORNING... CRESTON...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...BEDFORD... MOUNT AYR...LEON...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 1034 AM CST TUE DEC 8 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SHORT TERM TRENDS: MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL IOWA THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. THE SNOWFALL INTENSITY IS ANTICIPATED TO INCREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH SNOWFALL RATES NEARING 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR LEADING TO AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOWFALL BY SUNSET. VISIBILITY WILL DROP TO LESS THAN A ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. * STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 14 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL IOWA. THE BEST THREAT FOR RECEIVING OVER A FOOT OF SNOW IS GENERALLY SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 20. ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 16 INCHES ARE FORECAST FROM EAST OF DES MOINES TO SOUTH OF WATERLOO. * WINDS/VISIBILITY: EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS AT 10 TO 20 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE SHIFTING NORTH TO NORTHWEST AND INCREASING BY LATE THIS EVENING. LOOK FOR VISIBILITY TO BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. NORTH TO NORTHWEST OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS GREATER THAN 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...PRODUCING VISIBILITY LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE WITH WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL CONCERNS ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS DANGEROUS WINTER STORM...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS AND TOWARDS RUSH HOUR TONIGHT. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATING ON ROADWAYS...VERY STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...LEADING TO THE POTENTIAL FOR MAJOR TRAVEL IMPACTS AND ROAD CLOSURES. SNOW DRIFTS OF 8 TO 15 FEET ARE POSSIBLE BY WEDNESDAY. THE POTENTIAL FOR POWER OUTAGES EXIST AS WELL WITH THE VERY STRONG WINDS. WIND CHILL READINGS ON WEDNESDAY WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO. 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. 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. && $$ PODRAZIK
11 follow-up statements
000 WWUS43 KDMX 081949 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 149 PM CST TUE DEC 8 2009 ...AN EPIC AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WINTER STORM TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .INTENSE LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES WILL PUSH ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS BY TONIGHT...AND CONTINUE TO TRACK EAST NORTHEAST THROUGH THE MIDWEST AND INTO THE GREAT LAKES REGION. THIS SYSTEM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL IOWA FOR A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TIME. HEAVY SNOW THROUGH TONIGHT ALONG WITH STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS DEVELOPING BY LATE TONIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY ACROSS ALL OF CENTRAL IOWA. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-057>062-070>075- 081>086-092>097-090400- /O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-091209T0300Z/ /O.CON.KDMX.BZ.W.0003.091209T0300Z-091210T0000Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-SAC-CALHOUN- WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE- BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER- POWESHIEK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-ADAMS-UNION- CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE- APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS... HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY...SAC CITY... ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA... GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON... BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER... ADEL...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD... WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...CORNING... CRESTON...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...BEDFORD... MOUNT AYR...LEON...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 149 PM CST TUE DEC 8 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY. * SHORT TERM TRENDS: A BAND OF MODERATE SNOW WILL AFFECT CENTRAL IOWA FROM INTERSTATE 80 TO HIGHWAY 20 THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON. THE SNOWFALL INTENSITY WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 5 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH SUNSET TONIGHT ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. VISIBILITY WILL DROP TO LESS THAN A ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. A MIX OF SLEET...SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE FAR SOUTHEAST PORTIONS OF THE WARNING AREA THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 15 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL IOWA. THE BEST THREAT FOR RECEIVING OVER A FOOT OF SNOW IS GENERALLY SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 20. ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 16 INCHES ARE FORECAST BETWEEN HIGHWAY 34 AND HIGHWAY 30 BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * WINDS/VISIBILITY: EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE SHIFTING NORTH TO NORTHWEST AND INCREASING BY LATE THIS EVENING. LOOK FOR VISIBILITY TO BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. NORTH TO NORTHWEST OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS GREATER THAN 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...PRODUCING VISIBILITY LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE WITH WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL CONCERNS ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS DANGEROUS WINTER STORM...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS AND TOWARDS RUSH HOUR TONIGHT. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATING ON ROADWAYS...VERY STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...LEADING TO THE POTENTIAL FOR MAJOR TRAVEL IMPACTS AND ROAD CLOSURES. SNOW DRIFTS OF 8 TO 15 FEET ARE POSSIBLE BY WEDNESDAY. THE POTENTIAL FOR POWER OUTAGES EXIST AS WELL WITH THE VERY STRONG WINDS. WIND CHILL READINGS ON WEDNESDAY WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO. 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. 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. && $$ PODRAZIK
000 WWUS43 KDMX 082253 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 453 PM CST TUE DEC 8 2009 ...WINTER STORM TO TRANSITION TO DANGEROUS BLIZZARD TONIGHT... .LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS WILL STRENGTHEN RAPIDLY AND MOVE NORTHEAST TO NEAR CHICAGO BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. HEAVY SNOW THROUGH TONIGHT ALONG WITH STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS DEVELOPING BY LATE TONIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY ACROSS ALL OF CENTRAL IOWA. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-057>062-070>075- 081>086-092>097-090700- /O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-091209T0300Z/ /O.CON.KDMX.BZ.W.0003.091209T0300Z-091210T0000Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-SAC-CALHOUN- WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE- BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER- POWESHIEK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-ADAMS-UNION- CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE- APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS... HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY...SAC CITY... ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA... GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON... BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER... ADEL...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD... WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...CORNING... CRESTON...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...BEDFORD... MOUNT AYR...LEON...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 453 PM CST TUE DEC 8 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY. * SHORT TERM TRENDS: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL WITH RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH MIDNIGHT. AT LEAST AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 7 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS EXPECTED BY MIDNIGHT ACROSS THE AREA...WITH HEAVIEST TOTALS SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM DENISON TO MASON CITY. WINDS WILL ALSO BE INCREASING OUT OF THE NORTHEAST GUSTING TO 30 TO 35 MPH AND CREATING NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH 9 PM. A MIX OF SLEET...SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN ACROSS THE FAR SOUTHEAST PORTIONS OF THE WARNING AREA NEAR OTTUMWA WILL TRANSITION BACK TO ALL SNOW BY 9 PM. * STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 16 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL IOWA. THE BEST THREAT FOR RECEIVING OVER A FOOT OF SNOW IS GENERALLY SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM DENISON TO ALGONA AND NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM BEDFORD TO GRINNELL. ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 18 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THIS CORRIDOR. * WINDS/VISIBILITY: EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS AT 15 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE SHIFTING NORTH TO NORTHWEST AND INCREASING AFTER 9 PM. WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS GREATER THAN 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...PRODUCING VISIBILITY LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE WITH WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL CONCERNS ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS DANGEROUS WINTER STORM. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATING ON ROADWAYS...VERY STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...LEADING TO THE POTENTIAL FOR MAJOR TRAVEL IMPACTS AND ROAD CLOSURES. SNOW DRIFTS OF 8 TO 15 FEET ARE POSSIBLE BY WEDNESDAY. THE POTENTIAL FOR POWER OUTAGES EXIST AS WELL WITH THE VERY STRONG WINDS. WIND CHILL READINGS ON WEDNESDAY WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO. 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. 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. && $$ MOYER
000 WWUS43 KDMX 090116 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 716 PM CST TUE DEC 8 2009 ...WINTER STORM TO TRANSITION TO DANGEROUS BLIZZARD TONIGHT... .LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS WILL STRENGTHEN RAPIDLY AND MOVE NORTHEAST TO NEAR CHICAGO BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. HEAVY SNOW THROUGH TONIGHT ALONG WITH STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS DEVELOPING BY LATE TONIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY ACROSS ALL OF CENTRAL IOWA. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-057>062-070>075- 081>086-092>097-090930- /O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-091209T0300Z/ /O.CON.KDMX.BZ.W.0003.091209T0300Z-091210T0000Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-SAC-CALHOUN- WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE- BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER- POWESHIEK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-ADAMS-UNION- CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE- APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS... HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY...SAC CITY... ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA... GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON... BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER... ADEL...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD... WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...CORNING... CRESTON...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...BEDFORD... MOUNT AYR...LEON...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 716 PM CST TUE DEC 8 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY. * SHORT TERM TRENDS: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL WITH RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH MIDNIGHT FROM DES MOINES TO MASON CITY AND WATERLOO. RELATIVELY LIGHTER SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR ACROSS SOUTHERN IOWA THROUGH 10 PM...THEN PICK BACK UP IN INTENSITY INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. AT LEAST AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 7 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS EXPECTED BY MIDNIGHT ACROSS THE AREA...WITH HEAVIEST TOTALS SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM DENISON TO MASON CITY. WINDS WILL ALSO BE INCREASING OUT OF THE NORTHEAST GUSTING TO 30 TO 35 MPH AND CREATING NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH 9 PM. A MIX OF SLEET...SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN ACROSS THE FAR SOUTHEAST PORTIONS OF THE WARNING AREA NEAR BLOOMFIELD WILL TRANSITION BACK TO ALL SNOW BY 9 PM. * STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 16 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL IOWA. THE BEST THREAT FOR RECEIVING OVER A FOOT OF SNOW IS GENERALLY SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM DENISON TO ALGONA AND NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM BEDFORD TO GRINNELL. ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 18 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THIS CORRIDOR. * WINDS/VISIBILITY: EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS AT 15 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE SHIFTING NORTH TO NORTHWEST AND INCREASING AFTER 9 PM. WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS GREATER THAN 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...PRODUCING VISIBILITY LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE WITH WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS DANGEROUS WINTER STORM...AND WILL LIKELY BECOME IMPOSSIBLE IN MANY LOCATIONS. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATING ON ROADWAYS...VERY STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...LEADING TO THE POTENTIAL FOR MAJOR TRAVEL IMPACTS AND ROAD CLOSURES. SNOW DRIFTS OF 8 TO 15 FEET ARE POSSIBLE BY WEDNESDAY. THE POTENTIAL FOR POWER OUTAGES EXIST AS WELL WITH THE VERY STRONG WINDS. WIND CHILL READINGS ON WEDNESDAY WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO. 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. 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. && $$ MOYER
000 WWUS43 KDMX 090313 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 913 PM CST TUE DEC 8 2009 ...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .LOW PRESSURE OVER MISSOURI WILL STRENGTHEN RAPIDLY AND MOVE NORTHEAST TO NEAR CHICAGO BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. HEAVY SNOW TONIGHT ALONG WITH STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS DEVELOPING BY LATE TONIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS...LIFE THREATENING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY ACROSS ALL OF CENTRAL IOWA. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-057>062-070>075- 081>086-092>097-091115- /O.EXP.KDMX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-091209T0300Z/ /O.CON.KDMX.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-091210T0000Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-SAC-CALHOUN- WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE- BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER- POWESHIEK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-ADAMS-UNION- CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE- APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS... HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY...SAC CITY... ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA... GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON... BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER... ADEL...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD... WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...CORNING... CRESTON...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...BEDFORD... MOUNT AYR...LEON...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 913 PM CST TUE DEC 8 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY. * SHORT TERM TRENDS: AREAS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL WITH RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH MIDNIGHT ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL IOWA. A BACK EDGE TO THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION SOUTH TO NORTH AFTER MIDNIGHT...BUT LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL IS ANTICIPATED TO CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST 6 AM FOR MOST OF THE AREA. AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE BY 6 AM WEDNESDAY. WINDS WILL ALSO BE INCREASING OUT OF THE NORTH TO NORTHEAST GUSTING TO 35 TO 40 MPH AND CREATING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS AREAS WEST OF INTERSTATE 35 BY MIDNIGHT. THESE HIGHER WINDS WILL MIGRATE EAST ACROSS ALL OF CENTRAL IOWA BY 6 AM. * STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 16 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL IOWA. THE BEST THREAT FOR RECEIVING OVER A FOOT OF SNOW IS GENERALLY SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM DENISON TO ALGONA AND NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM BEDFORD TO GRINNELL. ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 18 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THIS CORRIDOR. * WINDS/VISIBILITY: NORTHEAST TO NORTH WINDS AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MIDNIGHT...BEFORE SHIFTING TO THE NORTH TO NORTHWEST AND STEADILY INCREASING THROUGH 6 AM. WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS GREATER THAN 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...PRODUCING VISIBILITY LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE WITH WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS DANGEROUS WINTER STORM...AND WILL LIKELY BECOME IMPOSSIBLE IN MANY LOCATIONS. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATING ON ROADWAYS...VERY STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...LEADING TO THE POTENTIAL FOR MAJOR TRAVEL IMPACTS AND ROAD CLOSURES. SNOW DRIFTS OF 8 TO 15 FEET ARE POSSIBLE BY WEDNESDAY. THE POTENTIAL FOR POWER OUTAGES EXIST AS WELL WITH THE VERY STRONG WINDS. WIND CHILL READINGS ON WEDNESDAY WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO. 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. && $$ MOYER
000 WWUS43 KDMX 090542 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1142 PM CST TUE DEC 8 2009 ...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .LOW PRESSURE OVER EXTREME NORTHEAST MISSOURI WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN RAPIDLY AND MOVE NORTHEAST TO NEAR CHICAGO BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TONIGHT ALONG WITH STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS DEVELOPING BY LATE TONIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS...LIFE THREATENING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY ACROSS ALL OF CENTRAL IOWA. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-057>062-070>075- 081>086-092>097-091345- /O.CON.KDMX.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-091210T0000Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-SAC-CALHOUN- WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE- BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER- POWESHIEK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-ADAMS-UNION- CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE- APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS... HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY...SAC CITY... ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA... GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON... BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER... ADEL...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD... WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...CORNING... CRESTON...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...BEDFORD... MOUNT AYR...LEON...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 1142 PM CST TUE DEC 8 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY. * SHORT TERM TRENDS: SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 3 AM. RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THIS TIME ACROSS AREAS NORTH OF HIGHWAY 34...BUT THE BACK EDGE TO THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO WORK ITS WAY NORTHEAST TO THE INTERSTATE 80 CORRIDOR EAST OF DES MOINES BY 3 AM. LIGHT SNOWFALL IS ANTICIPATED TO CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST 6 AM FOR MOST OF THE AREA. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS LIKELY BY 6 AM WEDNESDAY. WINDS WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTH TO NORTHEAST...GUSTING TO 35 TO 40 MPH AND CREATING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ACROSS AREAS WEST OF INTERSTATE 35 BY 3 AM. THESE HIGHER WINDS WILL MIGRATE EAST ACROSS ALL OF CENTRAL IOWA BY 6 AM. * STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 18 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL IOWA. THE BEST THREAT FOR RECEIVING OVER A FOOT OF SNOW IS GENERALLY SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM DENISON TO ALGONA AND NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM BEDFORD TO GRINNELL. * WINDS/VISIBILITY: NORTHEAST TO NORTH WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH 3 AM... BEFORE SHIFTING TO THE NORTH TO NORTHWEST AND STEADILY INCREASING THROUGH 6 AM. WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS GREATER THAN 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED BY WEDNESDAY MORNING...CAUSING VISIBILITY LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE WITH WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS DANGEROUS WINTER STORM...AND TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME IMPOSSIBLE IN MANY LOCATIONS. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATING ON ROADWAYS...VERY STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...LEADING TO THE POTENTIAL FOR ROAD CLOSURES. SNOW DRIFTS OF 8 TO 15 FEET ARE POSSIBLE BY WEDNESDAY. THE POTENTIAL FOR POWER OUTAGES EXIST AS WELL WITH THE VERY STRONG WINDS. WIND CHILL READINGS ON WEDNESDAY WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO. 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. && $$ MOYER
000 WWUS43 KDMX 090909 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 309 AM CST WED DEC 9 2009 ...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TODAY... .LOW PRESSURE OVER NORTHERN ILLINOIS WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN RAPIDLY AND MOVE NORTHEAST TO NEAR CHICAGO BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW THOUGH DAYBREAK ALONG WITH VERY STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS...LIFE THREATENING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TODAY ACROSS ALL OF CENTRAL IOWA. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-057>062-070>075- 081>086-092>097-091500- /O.CON.KDMX.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-091210T0000Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-SAC-CALHOUN- WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE- BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER- POWESHIEK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-ADAMS-UNION- CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE- APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS... HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY...SAC CITY... ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA... GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON... BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER... ADEL...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD... WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...CORNING... CRESTON...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...BEDFORD... MOUNT AYR...LEON...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 309 AM CST WED DEC 9 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * SHORT TERM TRENDS: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL REMAIN WIDESPREAD ACROSS ALL OF CENTRAL IOWA THROUGH DAYBREAK. SOME AREAS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL ALSO CONTINUE FROM EAST OF DES MOINES TO THE WATERLOO AREA...ALTHOUGH SNOWFALL INTENSITY IS EXPECTED TO DECREASE THROUGH MID MORNING. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WEST OF INTERSTATE 35 OF A INCH REMAIN POSSIBLE WITH 1 TO 3 ADDITIONAL INCHES EAST OF THE INTERSTATE. VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL SPREAD ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL IOWA BY DAYBREAK AT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH. EXPECT WHITEOUT CONDITIONS TO BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD THROUGH 6 AM...ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AND OPEN AREAS. * STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 18 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL IOWA. THE BEST THREAT FOR RECEIVING OVER A FOOT OF SNOW IS GENERALLY SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM DENISON TO ALGONA AND NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM BEDFORD TO GRINNELL. * WINDS/VISIBILITY: NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS AT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 50 TO 60 MPH THROUGH MUCH OF THE MORNING. VISIBILITIES WILL BE NEAR ZERO BY DAYBREAK IN MUCH OF CENTRAL IOWA...ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS. A GRADUAL DECREASE IN WIND SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS DANGEROUS WINTER STORM...AND TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME IMPOSSIBLE IN MANY LOCATIONS. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW ACCUMULATING ON ROADWAYS...VERY STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS TODAY...LEADING TO THE POTENTIAL FOR ROAD CLOSURES. SNOW DRIFTS OF 8 TO 15 FEET ARE POSSIBLE BY WEDNESDAY. THE POTENTIAL FOR POWER OUTAGES EXIST AS WELL WITH THE VERY STRONG WINDS. WIND CHILL READINGS ON WEDNESDAY WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO. 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. && $$ COGIL
000 WWUS43 KDMX 091222 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 622 AM CST WED DEC 9 2009 ...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TODAY... .LOW PRESSURE OVER SOUTHERN WISCONSIN WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN RAPIDLY AND MOVE NORTHEAST INTO THE UPPER GREAT LAKES TODAY. PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING WITH VERY STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS. THIS IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS...LIFE THREATENING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TODAY ACROSS ALL OF CENTRAL IOWA. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-057>062-070>075- 081>086-092>097-092000- /O.CON.KDMX.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-091210T0000Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-SAC-CALHOUN- WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE- BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER- POWESHIEK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-ADAMS-UNION- CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE- APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS... HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY...SAC CITY... ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA... GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON... BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER... ADEL...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD... WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...CORNING... CRESTON...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...BEDFORD... MOUNT AYR...LEON...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 622 AM CST WED DEC 9 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * SHORT TERM TRENDS: LIGHT SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL IOWA THROUGH MID MORNING. SOME ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED...MAINLY ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 35 WHERE UP TO AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOW MAY STILL OCCUR. OTHERWISE...WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS FROM 45 TO 55 MPH WILL CONTINUE. VISIBILITIES WILL REMAIN NEAR ZERO IN OPEN AND RURAL AREAS. * STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS: THE SNOW IS WINDING DOWN...BUT TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 8 TO 16 INCHES WILL BE COMMON ACROSS MOST OF CENTRAL IOWA. * WINDS/VISIBILITY: NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 45 TO 55 MPH THROUGH MUCH OF THE MORNING. VISIBILITIES WILL BE NEAR ZERO BY DAYBREAK IN MUCH OF CENTRAL IOWA...MAINLY IN RURAL AREAS. BY THIS AFTERNOON...SOME GRADUAL DECREASE IN WIND SPEED IS EXPECTED WITH SLOW IMPROVEMENT IN VISIBILITIES. * IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS DANGEROUS WINTER STORM...AND TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME IMPOSSIBLE IN MANY LOCATIONS. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW ACCUMULATING ON ROADWAYS...VERY STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS TODAY...LEADING TO THE POTENTIAL FOR ROAD CLOSURES. SNOW DRIFTS OF 8 TO 15 FEET ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. THE POTENTIAL FOR POWER OUTAGES EXIST AS WELL WITH THE VERY STRONG WINDS. WIND CHILL READINGS TODAY WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO. 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. && $$ COGIL
000 WWUS43 KDMX 091535 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 935 AM CST WED DEC 9 2009 ...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TODAY... .LOW PRESSURE OVER WESTERN MICHIGAN WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN AND MOVE ACROSS THE UPPER GREAT LAKES TODAY. PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING WITH VERY STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS. THIS IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS...LIFE THREATENING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TODAY ACROSS ALL OF CENTRAL IOWA. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-057>062-070>075- 081>086-092>097-092345- /O.CON.KDMX.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-091210T0000Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-SAC-CALHOUN- WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE- BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER- POWESHIEK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-ADAMS-UNION- CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE- APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS... HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY...SAC CITY... ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA... GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON... BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER... ADEL...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD... WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...CORNING... CRESTON...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...BEDFORD... MOUNT AYR...LEON...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 935 AM CST WED DEC 9 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * SHORT TERM TRENDS...LIGHT SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE ACROSS CENTRAL IOWA THROUGH NOON WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL LOCATED ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 35. ONE TO TWO MORE INCHES OF SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE EAST OF INTERSTATE 35 WITH MINOR ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED WEST. A NORTHWESTERLY WIND AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 55 MPH WILL CONTINUE. VISIBILITIES WILL REMAIN NEAR ZERO IN OPEN AND RURAL AREAS. * STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL FROM 10 TO 16 INCHES WILL OCCUR ALONG A CORRIDOR FROM ATLANTIC TO DES MOINES TO MARSHALLTOWN WILL 5 TO 8 INCHES NORTHWEST AND SOUTHEAST OF THAT LINE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...A NORTHWEST WIND AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AS HIGH AS 55 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH NOON THEN BEGIN TO DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST. VISIBILITIES WILL BE NEAR ZERO ACROSS CENTRAL IOWA...MAINLY IN RURAL AREAS. BY THIS AFTERNOON...THE GRADUAL DECREASE IN WIND SPEED WILL PRODUCE SLOW IMPROVEMENT IN VISIBILITIES. * IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ARE IN PLACE WITH THIS DANGEROUS WINTER STORM...AND TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME IMPOSSIBLE IN MANY LOCATIONS. IN ADDITION TO THE STRONG WIND AND LOW VISIBILITIES OR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS...5 TO 8 FOOT SNOW DRIFTS ARE LIKELY IN RURAL AREAS. THE POTENTIAL FOR POWER OUTAGES EXIST AS WELL WITH THE VERY STRONG WINDS. WIND CHILL READINGS TODAY WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO. 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. && $$ FAB
000 WWUS43 KDMX 091811 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1211 PM CST WED DEC 9 2009 ...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TODAY... .LOW PRESSURE OVER WESTERN MICHIGAN WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST ACROSS THE UPPER GREAT LAKES TODAY. PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING WITH VERY STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS. THIS IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS...LIFE THREATENING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TODAY ACROSS ALL OF CENTRAL IOWA. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-057>062-070>075- 081>086-092>097-100000- /O.CON.KDMX.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-091210T0000Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-SAC-CALHOUN- WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE- BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER- POWESHIEK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-ADAMS-UNION- CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE- APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS... HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY...SAC CITY... ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA... GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON... BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER... ADEL...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD... WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...CORNING... CRESTON...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...BEDFORD... MOUNT AYR...LEON...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 1211 PM CST WED DEC 9 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * SHORT TERM TRENDS...LIGHT SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE ACROSS CENTRAL IOWA THROUGH NOON WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL LOCATED ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 35. ONE TO TWO MORE INCHES OF SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE EAST OF INTERSTATE 35 AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 30 WITH MINOR ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED ELSEWHERE. A NORTHWESTERLY WIND AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE. VISIBILITIES WILL REMAIN AROUND A QUARTER MILE IN OPEN AND RURAL AREAS. * STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL FROM 10 TO 16 INCHES WILL OCCUR ALONG A CORRIDOR FROM ATLANTIC TO DES MOINES TO MARSHALLTOWN WILL 5 TO 8 INCHES NORTHWEST AND SOUTHEAST OF THAT LINE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...A NORTHWEST WIND AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AS HIGH AS 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH NOON THEN BEGIN TO DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST. VISIBILITIES WILL BE BETWEEN A QUARTER TO A HALF MILE ACROSS CENTRAL IOWA...MAINLY IN RURAL AREAS. BY THIS AFTERNOON...THE GRADUAL DECREASE IN WIND SPEED WILL PRODUCE SLOW IMPROVEMENT IN VISIBILITIES. * IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ARE IN PLACE WITH THIS DANGEROUS WINTER STORM...AND TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME IMPOSSIBLE IN MANY LOCATIONS. IN ADDITION TO THE STRONG WIND AND LOW VISIBILITIES OR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS...5 TO 8 FOOT SNOW DRIFTS ARE LIKELY IN RURAL AREAS. THE POTENTIAL FOR POWER OUTAGES EXIST AS WELL WITH THE VERY STRONG WINDS. WIND CHILL READINGS TODAY WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO. 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. && $$ FAB
000 WWUS43 KDMX 092129 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 329 PM CST WED DEC 9 2009 ...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TODAY... .BITTER COLD AIR WILL FOLLOW IN THE WAKE OF THE STORM SYSTEM. A NORTHWEST WIND WILL GRADUALY DIMINISH THIS EVENING BUT WIND SPEEDS SHOULD STILL BE SUFFICIENT TO CAUSE BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS THIS EVENING. THE WIND WILL SUBSIDE ENOUGH SO THAT BLOWING SNOW WILL NOT BE PROBLEMATIC OVERNIGHT BUT THE WIND WILL STILL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO CREAT WIND CHILL VALUES FROM 20 TO 30 BELOW. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-057>062-070>075- 081>086-092>097-100530- /O.NEW.KDMX.WW.Y.0023.091210T0000Z-091210T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KDMX.WC.Y.0006.091210T0600Z-091210T1500Z/ /O.CON.KDMX.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-091210T0000Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-SAC-CALHOUN- WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE- BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER- POWESHIEK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-ADAMS-UNION- CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE- APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS... HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY...SAC CITY... ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA... GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON... BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER... ADEL...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD... WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...CORNING... CRESTON...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...BEDFORD... MOUNT AYR...LEON...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 329 PM CST WED DEC 9 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW AND BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. BLOWING SNOW IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE PROBLEMATIC AFTER MIDNIGHT SO A WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST THURSDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * SHORT TERM TRENDS...THE SNOW HAS ENDED FOR LOCATIONS WEST OF INTERSTATE 35. FOR LOCATIONS EAST OF INTERSTATE 35 LIGHT SNOW WILL END BY 6 PM WITH LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. A NORTHWEST WIND AT 15 TO 30 MPH WILL PREVAIL THROUGH 10 PM AND WILL LIKELY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO KEEP BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES OVER CENTRAL IOWA. RURAL AREAS CAN EXPECT VISIBILITIES BETWEEN A HALF MILE AND A MILE WITH LOCALLY LOWER VISIBILITIES. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WIND AND COLD AIR THIS EVENING WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE LOW VISIBILITIES AND BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS. OVERNIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...BITTER COLD WIND CHILL VALUES OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR ANY OUTDOOR ACTIVITY. 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. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITY WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$
000 WWUS43 KDMX 100013 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 613 PM CST WED DEC 9 2009 ...WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW SLOWLY DIMINISHING WITH FALLING TEMPERATURES... .WINDS ARE GRADUALLY DECREASING ACROSS THE AREA AND BLOWING SNOW IS NOW LIMITED TO SCATTERED RURAL AREAS...WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS NO LONGER BEING REPORTED. HOWEVER...SHALLOW BLOWING SNOW AND SOME DRIFTING WILL STILL OCCUR THIS EVENING AND MANY ROADS REMAIN IMPASSIBLE. IN ADDITION...FALLING TEMPERATURES WILL COMBINE WITH THE WINDS TO PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES OF 15 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OVERNIGHT. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-057>062-070>075- 081>086-092>097-100815- /O.EXP.KDMX.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-091210T0000Z/ /O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-091210T0600Z/ /O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0006.091210T0600Z-091210T1500Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-SAC-CALHOUN- WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE- BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER- POWESHIEK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-ADAMS-UNION- CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE- APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS... HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY...SAC CITY... ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA... GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON... BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER... ADEL...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD... WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...CORNING... CRESTON...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...BEDFORD... MOUNT AYR...LEON...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 613 PM CST WED DEC 9 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST THURSDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST THURSDAY. * SHORT TERM TRENDS...SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS THE AREA AND WINDS HAVE BEGUN TO DIMINISH. THIS DECREASING WIND TREND WILL CONTINUE SLOWLY TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES ARE ALREADY IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO WITH WIND CHILL VALUES OF 10 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO...AND THESE WILL CONTINUE TO FALL OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS...SHALLOW BLOWING SNOW AND SOME DRIFTING WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS...UNTIL WINDS SUBSIDE FURTHER. IN ADDITION...MANY ROADS REMAIN IMPASSIBLE AND IT WILL TAKE SOME TIME FOR THEM TO BE CLEARED. FALLING TEMPERATURES WILL COMBINE WITH WINDS OVERNIGHT TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 15 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO INTO THURSDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITY WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ LEE
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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.