Alert archive / Iowa / Winter Storm Warnings in 2009
Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Des Moines, IA
NWS Des Moines, IA issued this winter storm warning at Feb 13, 2009, 4:03 AM CST for 14 counties in Iowa. It took effect at Feb 13, 2009, 9:00 AM CST. It was in force for 12 hr. 53 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 13, 2009, 4:03 AM CST (10:03 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 13, 2009, 9:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 13, 2009, 8:34 PM CST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Des Moines, IA
Counties Adair County, IA, Adams County, IA, Audubon County, IA, Cass County, IA, Clarke County, IA, Dallas County, IA, Decatur County, IA, Guthrie County, IA, Madison County, IA, Polk County, IA, Ringgold County, IA, Taylor County, IA, Union County, IA, Warren County, IA
The radar
The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 13, 10:35 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 1 | Atlantic, IA | 1 INCH OF NEW SNOW WITHIN THE PAST HOUR ... HEAVY SNOW RATE ... ROADS VERY SLICK |
| Feb 13, 2:00 PM CST | SNOW 1 | Des Moines Int Airport, IA | VISIBILITY NOW ONE-QUARTER MILE IN HEAVY SNOW |
| Feb 13, 2:07 PM CST | SNOW 1 | Audubon, IA | MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW CONTINUES. |
| Feb 13, 2:11 PM CST | SNOW 2.5 | 1 E Adair, IA | 2-3 INCH SNOW HAS FALLEN...STILL FALLING |
| Feb 13, 2:15 PM CST | SNOW 3.8 | 4 Ssw Atlantic Airport, IA | MODERATE SNOW STILL OCCURRING. |
| Feb 13, 2:20 PM CST | SNOW 2 | Nw Lorimor, IA | |
| Feb 13, 2:29 PM CST | SNOW 3 | 1 S Lenox, IA | STILL SNOWING HARD. |
| Feb 13, 2:31 PM CST | SNOW 2 | Corning, IA | |
| Feb 13, 2:33 PM CST | SNOW 2.8 | Sw Beaconsfield, IA | 2.5 TO 3 INCHES...BEGAN AT 915 AM |
| Feb 13, 2:35 PM CST | SNOW 3.5 | 5 E Stuart, IA | |
| Feb 13, 2:40 PM CST | SNOW 2 | 2 Nnw Winterset, IA | |
| Feb 13, 2:50 PM CST | SNOW 1 | 4 Nnw Indianola, IA | |
| Feb 13, 2:52 PM CST | SNOW 1.5 | 1 Ese Osceola, IA | 1.5 INCHES...3/4 INCH IN 30 MINUTES |
| Feb 13, 3:21 PM CST | SNOW 0.5 | 3 Sse Leon, IA | |
| Feb 13, 3:31 PM CST | SNOW 3 | 1 Nnw Des Moines, IA | AT KCCI STUDIOS...HEAVY SNOW CONTINUES |
| Feb 13, 3:33 PM CST | SNOW 3 | 2 Nnw Ankeny Airport, IA | 2 7/8 ...MODERATE SNOW STILL FALLIN |
| Feb 13, 3:38 PM CST | SNOW 3 | 1 Ese Osceola, IA | |
| Feb 13, 3:54 PM CST | SNOW 4 | Des Moines Int Airport, IA | OFFICIAL DES MOINES SNOWFALL THROUGH 400 PM. TWO INCHES FELL BETWEEN 300PM AND 400 PM. |
| Feb 13, 3:55 PM CST | SNOW 1.8 | Nnw Audubon Airport, IA | 1 1/2 TO 2 INCHES |
| Feb 13, 3:58 PM CST | SNOW 3.2 | Adel, IA | 3 TO 3.5 INCHES - TRAVEL NOT ADVISED I-80 - DE SOTO TO DEXTER. |
| Feb 13, 4:01 PM CST | SNOW 4 | Adel, IA | |
| Feb 13, 4:05 PM CST | SNOW 2.9 | 4 N Grimes, IA | 1.5 INCHES IN THE PAST HOUR. |
| Feb 13, 4:10 PM CST | SNOW 3 | 1 Se Clive, IA | FROM WOI TV STUDIOS IN WEST DES MOINES |
| Feb 13, 4:14 PM CST | SNOW 4 | 4 Nnw Ankeny Airport, IA | |
| Feb 13, 4:15 PM CST | SNOW 3.4 | Johnston, IA | AT NWS OFFICE. |
| Feb 13, 4:18 PM CST | SNOW 4 | 1 Nnw Des Moines, IA | AT KCCI TV STUDIOS |
| Feb 13, 4:35 PM CST | SNOW 3.3 | Bedford, IA | |
| Feb 13, 4:35 PM CST | SNOW 4.5 | 1 Se Clive, IA | AT ABC5 STUDIOS. |
| Feb 13, 4:36 PM CST | SNOW 3.5 | S Guthrie Center, IA | |
| Feb 13, 4:45 PM CST | SNOW 5.3 | Winterset, IA | |
| Feb 13, 4:54 PM CST | SNOW 5.5 | 1 E Clive, IA | |
| Feb 13, 4:54 PM CST | SNOW 6 | Des Moines Int Airport, IA | OFFICIAL DES MOINES SNOWFALL. TWO INCHES SINCE 400 PM. |
| Feb 13, 4:55 PM CST | SNOW 5.5 | 1 Nnw Des Moines, IA | KCCI STUDIOS |
| Feb 13, 5:00 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Corning, IA | |
| Feb 13, 5:04 PM CST | SNOW 5.9 | 3 E Atlantic Airport, IA | KJAN RADIO. |
| Feb 13, 5:12 PM CST | SNOW 4.5 | 1 Ne Corning, IA | |
| Feb 13, 5:15 PM CST | SNOW 5.4 | 4 Nnw Ankeny Airport, IA | |
| Feb 13, 5:17 PM CST | SNOW 5.6 | 3 Sw Clive, IA | |
| Feb 13, 5:22 PM CST | SNOW 1 | Audubon, IA | |
| Feb 13, 5:28 PM CST | SNOW 6.5 | 1 Nnw Des Moines, IA | KCCI TV STUDIOS |
| Feb 13, 5:30 PM CST | SNOW 5 | Beaconsfield, IA | |
| Feb 13, 5:35 PM CST | SNOW 6.2 | 1 Se Clive, IA | FROM WOI TV ABC5 STUDIOS IN WEST DES MOINES |
| Feb 13, 5:45 PM CST | SNOW 5 | Woodward, IA | |
| Feb 13, 5:50 PM CST | SNOW 5 | Johnston, IA | AT NWS OFFICE. |
| Feb 13, 5:55 PM CST | SNOW 7.1 | Des Moines, IA | AT DES MOINES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. |
| Feb 13, 6:02 PM CST | SNOW 7 | 1 Nnw Des Moines, IA | AT KCCI TV STUDIOS. |
| Feb 13, 6:05 PM CST | SNOW 4.5 | Lenox, IA | |
| Feb 13, 6:28 PM CST | SNOW 6 | Atlantic, IA | |
| Feb 13, 6:45 PM CST | SNOW 5 | 3 Ese Adel, IA | |
| Feb 13, 6:55 PM CST | SNOW 6.1 | 3 Sw Clive, IA | |
| Feb 13, 6:55 PM CST | SNOW 6.3 | West Des Moines, IA | 2 EAST OF I80/I35 INTERCHANGE AT WEST MIX MASTER. |
| Feb 13, 7:05 PM CST | SNOW 6.8 | Des Moines, IA | NEAR 52ND AND FRANKLIN. |
| Feb 13, 8:11 PM CST | SNOW 5 | 1 Ne Corning, IA |
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 00:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 178 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
- 2327 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 65 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 10 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -25 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 131003 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 403 AM CST FRI FEB 13 2009 .LOW PRESSURE OVER WESTERN OKLAHOMA WILL MOVE EAST AND BE OVER SOUTHEAST MISSOURI BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INTO TENNESSEE. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE FROM THE PLAINS INTO IOWA BY MID DAY. SNOW WILL END FROM WEST TO EAST THIS EVENING. IAZ049-050-062-075-086-097-131115- /O.CAN.KDMX.WS.A.0001.090213T1800Z-090214T0600Z/ MARSHALL-TAMA-POWESHIEK-MAHASKA-WAPELLO-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...GRINNELL... OSKALOOSA...OTTUMWA...BLOOMFIELD 403 AM CST FRI FEB 13 2009 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WATCH. SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON...HOWEVER THE THREAT OF HEAVY SNOWFALL HAS PASSED. ONE TO TWO INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. $$ IAZ057-058-070-071-081-082-092-093-131815- /O.UPG.KDMX.WS.A.0001.090213T1800Z-090214T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KDMX.WS.W.0002.090213T1500Z-090214T0300Z/ AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-CASS-ADAIR-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ATLANTIC... GREENFIELD...CORNING...CRESTON...BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR 403 AM CST FRI FEB 13 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THIS MORNING IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA...AND SPREAD ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN IOWA DURING THE AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL END RATHER QUICKLY THIS EVENING. ONCE THE SNOW BEGINS IT COULD BE QUITE HEAVY WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR POSSIBLE AT TIMES. SOME BLOWING SNOW MAY FURTHER REDUCE VISIBILITIES. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALLS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE EXPECTED TO BE AROUND SIX INCHES. THUNDER COULD ALSO OCCUR WITH THE SNOW ACROSS THE FAR SOUTH WHICH MAY PRODUCE LOCAL AMOUNTS OF EIGHT INCHES OR MORE. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ IAZ044>046-131815- /O.UPG.KDMX.WS.A.0001.090213T1800Z-090214T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KDMX.WW.Y.0010.090213T1500Z-090214T0300Z/ CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON 403 AM CST FRI FEB 13 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THIS MORNING IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA...AND SPREAD ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN IOWA DURING THE AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL END RATHER QUICKLY THIS EVENING. ONCE THE SNOW BEGINS IT COULD BE QUITE HEAVY AT TIMES WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 INCH PER HOUR POSSIBLE AT TIMES. SOME LOCAL BLOWING SNOW MAY FURTHER REDUCE VISIBILITIES. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALLS IN THE ADVISORY AREA ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 3 TO 5 INCH RANGE. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ IAZ047-048-059>061-072>074-083>085-094>096-131815- /O.UPG.KDMX.WS.A.0001.090213T1800Z-090214T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KDMX.WW.Y.0010.090213T1800Z-090214T0600Z/ BOONE-STORY-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-CLARKE-LUCAS- MONROE-DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOONE...AMES...ADEL...DES MOINES... NEWTON...WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSCEOLA...CHARITON... ALBIA...LEON...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE 403 AM CST FRI FEB 13 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THIS MORNING IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA...AND SPREAD ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN IOWA DURING THE AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL END RATHER QUICKLY THIS EVENING. ONCE THE SNOW BEGINS IT COULD BE QUITE HEAVY AT TIMES WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 INCH PER HOUR POSSIBLE AT TIMES. SOME LOCAL BLOWING SNOW MAY FURTHER REDUCE VISIBILITIES. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALLS IN THE ADVISORY AREA ARE EXPECTED TO GENERALLY BE IN THE 2 TO 4 INCH RANGE...WITH LOCAL HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
7 follow-up statements
000 WWUS43 KDMX 131328 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 728 AM CST FRI FEB 13 2009 .LOW PRESSURE OVER WESTERN OKLAHOMA WILL MOVE EAST AND BE OVER SOUTHEAST MISSOURI BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INTO TENNESSEE. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE FROM THE PLAINS INTO IOWA BY MID DAY. SNOW WILL END FROM WEST TO EAST THIS EVENING. IAZ057-058-070-071-081-082-092-093-131800- /O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0002.090213T1500Z-090214T0300Z/ AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-CASS-ADAIR-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ATLANTIC... GREENFIELD...CORNING...CRESTON...BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR 728 AM CST FRI FEB 13 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THIS MORNING IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA...AND SPREAD ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN IOWA DURING THE AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL END RATHER QUICKLY THIS EVENING. ONCE THE SNOW BEGINS IT COULD BE QUITE HEAVY WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR POSSIBLE AT TIMES. SOME BLOWING SNOW MAY FURTHER REDUCE VISIBILITIES. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALLS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE EXPECTED TO BE AROUND SIX INCHES. THUNDER COULD ALSO OCCUR WITH THE SNOW ACROSS THE FAR SOUTH WHICH MAY PRODUCE LOCAL AMOUNTS OF EIGHT INCHES OR MORE. 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. $$ IAZ044>046-131800- /O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0010.090213T1500Z-090214T0300Z/ CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON 728 AM CST FRI FEB 13 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THIS MORNING IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA...AND SPREAD ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN IOWA DURING THE AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL END RATHER QUICKLY THIS EVENING. ONCE THE SNOW BEGINS IT COULD BE QUITE HEAVY AT TIMES WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 INCH PER HOUR POSSIBLE AT TIMES. SOME LOCAL BLOWING SNOW MAY FURTHER REDUCE VISIBILITIES. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALLS IN THE ADVISORY AREA ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 3 TO 5 INCH RANGE. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ IAZ047-048-059>061-072>074-083>085-094>096-131800- /O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0010.090213T1800Z-090214T0600Z/ BOONE-STORY-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-CLARKE-LUCAS- MONROE-DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOONE...AMES...ADEL...DES MOINES... NEWTON...WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSCEOLA...CHARITON... ALBIA...LEON...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE 728 AM CST FRI FEB 13 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THIS MORNING IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA...AND SPREAD ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN IOWA DURING THE AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL END RATHER QUICKLY THIS EVENING. ONCE THE SNOW BEGINS IT COULD BE QUITE HEAVY AT TIMES WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 INCH PER HOUR POSSIBLE AT TIMES. SOME LOCAL BLOWING SNOW MAY FURTHER REDUCE VISIBILITIES. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALLS IN THE ADVISORY AREA ARE EXPECTED TO GENERALLY BE IN THE 2 TO 4 INCH RANGE...WITH LOCAL HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ MJA
000 WWUS43 KDMX 131620 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1020 AM CST FRI FEB 13 2009 .LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE KANSAS AND OKLAHOMA BORDER WILL MOVE EAST AND BE OVER SOUTHEAST MISSOURI BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INTO TENNESSEE. SNOW TO THE NORTH OF THE SYSTEM IS ALREADY AFFECTING MUCH OF NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA THIS MORNING...AND WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE STATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL END FROM WEST TO EAST THIS EVENING INTO EARLY TONIGHT. IAZ057-058-070-071-081-082-092-093-140030- /O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090214T0300Z/ AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-CASS-ADAIR-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ATLANTIC... GREENFIELD...CORNING...CRESTON...BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR 1020 AM CST FRI FEB 13 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. SNOW HAS BEGUN ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN IOWA AND IS SPREADING INTO CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN IOWA LATE THIS MORNING. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE ENDING QUICKLY LATER THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL FALL QUITE HEAVILY FOR SEVERAL HOURS WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR POSSIBLE AT TIMES. SOME BLOWING SNOW MAY FURTHER REDUCE VISIBILITIES. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALLS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE EXPECTED TO BE AROUND SIX INCHES. OCCASIONAL THUNDER COULD ALSO OCCUR WITH THE SNOW ACROSS THE FAR SOUTH WHICH MAY PRODUCE LOCAL AMOUNTS OF EIGHT INCHES OR MORE. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ IAZ044>046-140030- /O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-090214T0300Z/ CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON 1020 AM CST FRI FEB 13 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. SNOW HAS BEGUN ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN IOWA AND IS SPREADING INTO CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN IOWA LATE THIS MORNING. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE ENDING QUICKLY LATER THIS EVENING. ONCE THE SNOW BEGINS IT COULD BE QUITE HEAVY AT TIMES WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 INCH PER HOUR POSSIBLE AT TIMES. SOME LOCAL BLOWING SNOW MAY FURTHER REDUCE VISIBILITIES. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALLS IN THE ADVISORY AREA ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 3 TO 5 INCH RANGE. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ IAZ047-048-059>061-072>074-083>085-094>096-140030- /O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0010.090213T1800Z-090214T0600Z/ BOONE-STORY-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-CLARKE-LUCAS- MONROE-DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOONE...AMES...ADEL...DES MOINES... NEWTON...WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSCEOLA...CHARITON... ALBIA...LEON...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE 1020 AM CST FRI FEB 13 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. SNOW HAS BEGUN ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN IOWA AND IS SPREADING INTO CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN IOWA LATE THIS MORNING. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE ENDING QUICKLY LATER THIS EVENING. ONCE THE SNOW BEGINS IT COULD BE QUITE HEAVY AT TIMES WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 INCH PER HOUR POSSIBLE AT TIMES. SOME LOCAL BLOWING SNOW MAY FURTHER REDUCE VISIBILITIES. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALLS IN THE ADVISORY AREA ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 2 TO 5 INCH RANGE...WITH LOCAL HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS43 KDMX 131919 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 119 PM CST FRI FEB 13 2009 .LOW PRESSURE IN SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS WILL MOVE EAST THROUGH MISSOURI THIS EVENING AND EARLY TONIGHT...THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INTO TENNESSEE BY SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW TO THE NORTH OF THE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN IOWA THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL END FROM WEST TO EAST THIS EVENING INTO EARLY TONIGHT. IAZ057-058-070-071-081-082-092-093-140300- /O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090214T0300Z/ AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-CASS-ADAIR-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ATLANTIC... GREENFIELD...CORNING...CRESTON...BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR 119 PM CST FRI FEB 13 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. SNOW CONTINUES ACROSS SOUTHERN AND SOUTHWESTERN IOWA...WITH HEAVIER SNOW APPROACHING FROM SOUTHEASTERN NEBRASKA. THE SNOW WILL BE OCCASIONALLY HEAVY IN THE WARNING AREA THIS AFTERNOON...WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 INCH PER HOUR POSSIBLE AT TIMES. SOME BLOWING SNOW MAY FURTHER REDUCE VISIBILITIES. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALLS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE EXPECTED TO BE UP TO SIX INCHES. OCCASIONAL THUNDER IS ALSO POSSIBLE ALONG WITH THE SNOW IN THE FAR SOUTH. 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. $$ IAZ044>046-140300- /O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-090214T0300Z/ CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON 119 PM CST FRI FEB 13 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. HEAVY SNOW HAS MOSTLY BEEN CONFINED IN SOUTHWEST IOWA SO FAR TODAY...HOWEVER SOME SNOW IS STILL EXPECTED IN THE ADVISORY AREA THIS AFTERNOON...WITH TOTALS OF UP TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE. SOME BLOWING SNOW MAY FURTHER REDUCE VISIBILITIES. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ IAZ047-048-059>061-072>074-083>085-094>096-140330- /O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-090214T0600Z/ BOONE-STORY-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-CLARKE-LUCAS- MONROE-DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOONE...AMES...ADEL...DES MOINES... NEWTON...WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSCEOLA...CHARITON... ALBIA...LEON...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE 119 PM CST FRI FEB 13 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. SNOW HAS SPREAD ACROSS SOUTHERN AND INTO CENTRAL IOWA...WITH HEAVIER SNOW MOVING IN FROM THE SOUTHWEST. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE ENDING QUICKLY LATER THIS EVENING. SNOW COULD BECOME OCCASIONALLY HEAVY WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 INCH PER HOUR POSSIBLE AT TIMES. SOME LOCAL BLOWING SNOW MAY FURTHER REDUCE VISIBILITIES. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALLS IN THE ADVISORY AREA ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 2 TO 5 INCH RANGE...WITH LOCAL HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS43 KDMX 132036 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 236 PM CST FRI FEB 13 2009 .LOW PRESSURE IN SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS WILL MOVE EAST THROUGH MISSOURI THIS EVENING AND EARLY TONIGHT...THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INTO TENNESSEE BY SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW TO THE NORTH OF THE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN IOWA THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL END FROM WEST TO EAST THIS EVENING INTO EARLY TONIGHT. IAZ044>046-132145- /O.CAN.KDMX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-090214T0300Z/ CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON 236 PM CST FRI FEB 13 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW HAS LARGELY EXITED THE ADVISORY AREA AND VERY LITTLE IF ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. THEREFORE THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ IAZ057-058-070-071-081-082-092-093-140300- /O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090214T0300Z/ AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-CASS-ADAIR-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ATLANTIC... GREENFIELD...CORNING...CRESTON...BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR 236 PM CST FRI FEB 13 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. HEAVY SNOW CONTINUES ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN AND SOUTHWESTERN IOWA. THE SNOW WILL REMAIN HEAVY FOR THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 INCH PER HOUR OR MORE POSSIBLE AT TIMES. SOME BLOWING SNOW MAY FURTHER REDUCE VISIBILITIES. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALLS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE EXPECTED TO BE UP TO SIX INCHES. OCCASIONAL THUNDER IS ALSO POSSIBLE ALONG WITH THE SNOW IN THE FAR SOUTH. 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. $$ IAZ047-048-059>061-072>074-083>085-094>096-140445- /O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-090214T0600Z/ BOONE-STORY-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-CLARKE-LUCAS- MONROE-DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOONE...AMES...ADEL...DES MOINES... NEWTON...WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSCEOLA...CHARITON... ALBIA...LEON...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE 236 PM CST FRI FEB 13 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. SNOW HAS SPREAD ACROSS SOUTHERN AND INTO CENTRAL IOWA...WITH HEAVIER SNOW MOVING IN FROM THE SOUTHWEST. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE ENDING QUICKLY LATER THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL BE OCCASIONALLY HEAVY WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 INCH PER HOUR POSSIBLE AT TIMES. SOME LOCAL BLOWING SNOW MAY FURTHER REDUCE VISIBILITIES. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALLS IN THE ADVISORY AREA ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 2 TO 5 INCH RANGE...WITH LOCAL HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS43 KDMX 132138 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 338 PM CST FRI FEB 13 2009 .LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS SOUTHERN MISSOURI THIS EVENING AND EARLY TONIGHT...WEAKENING AS IT MOVES INTO TENNESSEE BY SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW TO THE NORTH OF THE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN IOWA LATE THIS AFTERNOON...ENDING FROM WEST TO EAST THIS EVENING INTO EARLY TONIGHT. IAZ059-060-072-073-083-094-140300- /O.UPG.KDMX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-090214T0600Z/ /O.EXA.KDMX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090214T0300Z/ DALLAS-POLK-MADISON-WARREN-CLARKE-DECATUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ADEL...DES MOINES...WINTERSET... INDIANOLA...OSCEOLA...LEON 338 PM CST FRI FEB 13 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. THIS UPGRADES THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. SNOW HAS INTENSIFIED ACROSS SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL IOWA. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE ENDING QUICKLY EARLY TONIGHT. HEAVY SNOW WILL PRODUCE ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 INCH PER HOUR OR MORE AT TIMES. SOME LOCAL BLOWING SNOW MAY FURTHER REDUCE VISIBILITIES. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY HAZARDOUS DUE TO LOW VISIBILITY AND SLICK ROADS. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALLS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 4 TO 7 INCH RANGE...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. 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. $$ IAZ057-058-070-071-081-082-092-093-140300- /O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090214T0300Z/ AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-CASS-ADAIR-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ATLANTIC... GREENFIELD...CORNING...CRESTON...BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR 338 PM CST FRI FEB 13 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. SNOW HAS INTENSIFIED ACROSS SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL IOWA. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE ENDING QUICKLY EARLY TONIGHT. HEAVY SNOW WILL PRODUCE ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 INCH PER HOUR OR MORE AT TIMES. SOME LOCAL BLOWING SNOW MAY FURTHER REDUCE VISIBILITIES. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY HAZARDOUS DUE TO LOW VISIBILITY AND SLICK ROADS. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALLS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 4 TO 7 INCH RANGE...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ IAZ062-075-086-097-140545- /O.EXA.KDMX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-090214T0600Z/ POWESHIEK-MAHASKA-WAPELLO-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRINNELL...OSKALOOSA...OTTUMWA... BLOOMFIELD 338 PM CST FRI FEB 13 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. SNOW HAS SPREAD ACROSS SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL IOWA...AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING BEFORE ENDING QUICKLY EARLY TONIGHT. SNOW WILL BE OCCASIONALLY HEAVY WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 INCH PER HOUR POSSIBLE AT TIMES. SOME LOCAL BLOWING SNOW MAY FURTHER REDUCE VISIBILITIES. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALLS IN THE ADVISORY AREA ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 3 TO 5 INCH RANGE...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ IAZ047-048-140300- /O.EXT.KDMX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-090214T0300Z/ BOONE-STORY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOONE...AMES 338 PM CST FRI FEB 13 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. SNOW HAS SPREAD ACROSS SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL IOWA...AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE ENDING QUICKLY LATER THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL BE OCCASIONALLY HEAVY WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 INCH PER HOUR POSSIBLE AT TIMES. SOME LOCAL BLOWING SNOW MAY FURTHER REDUCE VISIBILITIES. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALLS IN THE ADVISORY AREA ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 2 TO 4 INCH RANGE...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ IAZ061-074-084-085-095-096-140545- /O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-090214T0600Z/ JASPER-MARION-LUCAS-MONROE-WAYNE-APPANOOSE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...KNOXVILLE...CHARITON...ALBIA... CORYDON...CENTERVILLE 338 PM CST FRI FEB 13 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. SNOW HAS SPREAD ACROSS SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL IOWA...AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING BEFORE ENDING QUICKLY EARLY TONIGHT. SNOW WILL BE OCCASIONALLY HEAVY WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 INCH PER HOUR POSSIBLE AT TIMES. SOME LOCAL BLOWING SNOW MAY FURTHER REDUCE VISIBILITIES. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALLS IN THE ADVISORY AREA ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 3 TO 5 INCH RANGE...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS43 KDMX 132328 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 528 PM CST FRI FEB 13 2009 .LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS SOUTHERN MISSOURI THIS EVENING AND EARLY TONIGHT...WEAKENING AS IT MOVES INTO THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY BY SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW TO THE NORTH OF THE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN IOWA...ENDING FROM WEST TO EAST THIS EVENING. IAZ057>060-070>073-081>083-092>094-140300- /O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090214T0300Z/ AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-ADAMS-UNION- CLARKE-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ADEL... DES MOINES...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD...WINTERSET...INDIANOLA... CORNING...CRESTON...OSCEOLA...BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR...LEON 528 PM CST FRI FEB 13 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER MUCH OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN IOWA EARLY THIS EVENING...ALTHOUGH CONDITIONS SHOULD CONTINUE IMPROVING OVER SOUTHWEST SECTIONS. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE PUSHING OFF TO THE EAST...ENDING SOUTHWEST BETWEEN 600 PM AND 700 PM...AND CENTRAL AND EASTERN PORTIONS BETWEEN 700 PM AND 900 PM. ADDITIONAL SNOW AMOUNTS WILL VARY FROM UNDER AN INCH SOUTHWEST NEAR ATLANTIC...UP TO TWO TO THREE INCHES TOWARD GRINNELL AND OTTUMWA. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY HAZARDOUS DUE TO LOW VISIBILITY AND SLICK ROADS. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ IAZ049-050-140400- /O.EXA.KDMX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-090214T0600Z/ MARSHALL-TAMA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO 528 PM CST FRI FEB 13 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. SNOW HAS SPREAD ACROSS CENTRAL IOWA...AND WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS BEFORE ENDING LATER TONIGHT. SNOW WILL BE OCCASIONALLY HEAVY WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 INCH PER HOUR POSSIBLE AT TIMES. SOME LOCAL BLOWING SNOW MAY FURTHER REDUCE VISIBILITIES. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALLS IN THE ADVISORY AREA ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 3 TO 5 INCH RANGE...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE...BEFORE THE SNOW ENDS BY 800 PM OR 900 PM. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ IAZ061-062-074-075-084>086-095>097-140400- /O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-090214T0600Z/ JASPER-POWESHIEK-MARION-MAHASKA-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-WAYNE- APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...GRINNELL...KNOXVILLE... OSKALOOSA...CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE... BLOOMFIELD 528 PM CST FRI FEB 13 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... SNOW HAS SPREAD ACROSS SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL IOWA...AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS BEFORE ENDING LATER TONIGHT. SNOW WILL BE OCCASIONALLY HEAVY WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 INCH PER HOUR POSSIBLE AT TIMES. SOME LOCAL BLOWING SNOW MAY FURTHER REDUCE VISIBILITIES. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALLS IN THE ADVISORY AREA ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 3 TO 5 INCH RANGE...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THE SNOW SHOULD TAPER OFF OR END ALTOGETHER FROM WEST TO EAST BETWEEN 600 PM AND 900 PM. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ IAZ047-048-140300- /O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-090214T0300Z/ BOONE-STORY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOONE...AMES 528 PM CST FRI FEB 13 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... SNOW HAS SPREAD ACROSS CENTRAL IOWA...AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE ENDING LATER THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL BE OCCASIONALLY HEAVY WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 INCH PER HOUR POSSIBLE AT TIMES. SOME LOCAL BLOWING SNOW MAY FURTHER REDUCE VISIBILITIES. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALLS IN THE ADVISORY AREA ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 2 TO 4 INCH RANGE...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE...BEFORE THE SNOW DIMINISHES BETWEEN 600 PM AND 700 PM. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ SMALL
000 WWUS43 KDMX 140234 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 834 PM CST FRI FEB 13 2009 ...WINTER STORM WINDING DOWN ACROSS CENTRAL IOWA... IAZ057>060-070>073-081>083-092>094-140345- /O.CAN.KDMX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090214T0300Z/ AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-ADAMS-UNION- CLARKE-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ADEL... DES MOINES...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD...WINTERSET...INDIANOLA... CORNING...CRESTON...OSCEOLA...BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR...LEON 834 PM CST FRI FEB 13 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. LIGHT SNOW AND FLURRIES WILL LINGER THROUGH LATE EVENING...BUT LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. $$ IAZ047-048-140345- /O.CAN.KDMX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-090214T0300Z/ BOONE-STORY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOONE...AMES 834 PM CST FRI FEB 13 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. LIGHT SNOW AND FLURRIES WILL LINGER THROUGH LATE EVENING...BUT NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. $$ IAZ049-050-140600- /O.EXT.KDMX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-090214T0600Z/ MARSHALL-TAMA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO 834 PM CST FRI FEB 13 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. A BAND OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL PUSH THROUGH MARSHALL AND TAMA COUNTIES THROUGH MID TO LATE EVENING...BEFORE THE SNOW TAPERS OFF. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LESS THAN ONE INCH. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ IAZ061-062-074-075-084>086-095>097-140600- /O.EXT.KDMX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-090214T0600Z/ JASPER-POWESHIEK-MARION-MAHASKA-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-WAYNE- APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...GRINNELL...KNOXVILLE... OSKALOOSA...CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE... BLOOMFIELD 834 PM CST FRI FEB 13 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. A BAND OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL PUSH EAST THROUGH LATE EVENING...AFFECTING LOCATIONS ALONG AND EAST OF A LINE FROM NEWTON TO CORYDON. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE HALF TO ONE INCH WILL BE COMMON THROUGH MIDNIGHT...WITH ONLY A FEW FLURRIES LINGERING AFTER MIDNIGHT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ KINNEY
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Des Moines, IA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Feb 13, 3:50 AM CST, 13 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 13, 3:50 AM CST, 13 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 350 AM CST FRI FEB 13 2009 .SHORT TERM...TODAY FOCUS TODAY WILL BE ON SNOWFALL ASSOCIATED WITH WAVE PUSHING THROUGH EASTERN COLORADO. THIS UPPER WAVE WILL QUICKLY MOVE EASTWARD TODAY...BECOMING CENTERED OVER SOUTH CENTRAL IA/NRN MO BY 00Z THIS EVENING. STRONGEST LIFT PUSHING THROUGH WESTERN/CENTRAL CWA THIS AFTERNOON...WITH DECENT OMEGA ADVERTISED ACROSS SOUTHERN CWA CORRELATING WELL WITH AREA OF ISENTROPIC LIFT. ANOTHER AREA OF HIGHER OMEGA ADVERTISED FROM NEAR OMA TO JUST SOUTH OF CARROLL BY THIS AFTERNOON. CROSS-SECTIONS AND BUFKIT BOTH SHOWING DECENT CROSS-HAIR SIGNATURE SHOWING UP FROM JUST SOUTH OF CARROLL TOWARD ATLANTIC EASTWARD TOWARD DES MOINES. THEREFORE ANTICIPATE SOME HIGHER SNOW RATIOS WITH MORE EFFICIENT SNOW PRODUCTION IN THOSE AREAS. SOME INSTABILITY ALSO NOTED IN THIS AREA...SO EXPECT POSSIBILITY OF A MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW BAND SETTING UP IN THAT AREA...WITH AN HOUR OF TWO OF AT LEAST INCH PER HOUR OR HIGHER SNOWFALL RATES. SNOW AMOUNTS SOMEWHAT TRICKY WITH THE NAM REMAINING DRIER THAN THE GFS...AND THE SYSTEM EXPECTED TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA AS IT TOPS THE BROAD UPPER LEVEL RIDGE IN PLACE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE US. DRY AIR BEING PUMPED IN FROM THE NORTHWEST SIDE ALSO SOMEWHAT OF CONCERN...BUT STILL FEEL WILL SEE ENOUGH LIFT/MOISTURE TO WARRANT AN ADVISORY ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN CWA...WITH TWO TIERS CLOSE TO WARNING CRITERIA. IF GET A PROLONGED PERIOD OF INSTABILITY OR DENDRITIC SNOWS...COULD SEE A FEW SPORADIC REPORTS APPROACHING 7 INCHES OR GREATER. .LONG TERM... SYSTEM MOVES OUT OF THE AREA RAPIDLY THIS EVE AS WAVE OPENS UP. SWD SHIFT OF SNOW AXIS IS IN LINE WITH DECENT SPRING ANALOG EVENTS OF 3/6/99...3/26/02...AND 3/16/08. SYSTEM ISNT REALLY MATCHING UP WITH TYPICAL WINTER EVENTS. HIGH PRES WILL BLD INTO THE AREA FOR THE WKND AS WE AWAIT THE NEXT WX SYS. CURRENT UPR LOW SPINNING OFF THE OR COAST WILL SEND A SERIES OF S/WVS INTO THE CNTRL U.S. DURING THE FIRST PART OF THE WEEK. STTN COMPLICATED BY THE FACT THAT THE UPR RDG IS RETROGRADING SLOWLY AND THE NRN STREAM IS ALSO INJECTING SOME ENERGY TWD MID WEEK. ATTN FEEL THE SRN STREAM WILL DOMINATE INIT WITH THE SYSTEMS NEXT WK AND WILL GO WITH A MX OF PCPN OVR THE SRN HLF OF THE CWA. NRN STREAM WILL DIG INTO THE AREA HEADING INTO THE WED TIMEFRAME AND EXPECT THAT SYS TO FALL AS ALL SNOW. NO REAL COLD AIR IN THE OFFING THRU THE FCST PD...THOUGH MAY SEE MINS FALL BLO NORMAL FOR MON MRNG UNDER RDG AXIS. && AVIATION...13/06Z VFR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT WITH WNW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KTS. MVFR CIGS AND -SN WILL BEGIN MOVING INTO SW IOWA AROUND LATE MORNING FRIDAY...THEN EASTWARD THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. USED A BLEND OF THE NAM/GFS TIMING AS FORCING WOULD SUGGEST THE NAM IS TOO SLOW TO SATURATE LOW LEVELS. KMCW WILL LIKELY BE DRY...AND VSBY IN -SN AT KMCW/KFOD SHOULD BE NO WORSE THAN 5SM. HIGHER INTENSITY SNOW EXPECTED AT KDSM/KOTM AND HAVE INCLUDING SEVERAL HOUR PERIOD OF 1SM VSBYS. && .DMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR APPANOOSE-BOONE-CLARKE-DALLAS-DECATUR-JASPER-LUCAS-MADISON- MARION-MONROE-POLK-STORY-WARREN-WAYNE. WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR ADAIR-ADAMS-AUDUBON-CASS-GUTHRIE-RINGGOLD-TAYLOR- UNION. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR CARROLL-CRAWFORD-GREENE. FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING FOR WEBSTER. && SHORT TERM/AVIATION...MJA LONG TERM...MS FEB 09
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 12, 8:35 AM CST, 19 hours 28 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 835 AM CST THU FEB 12 2009 IAZ044>050-057>062-070>075-081>086-092>097-131200- 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- 835 AM CST THU FEB 12 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT FLOOD WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE RACCOON AND SOUTH SKUNK RIVERS. PLEASE REFER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY SNOW WILL DEVELOP FRIDAY AND END FROM WEST TO EAST FRIDAY NIGHT. MODERATE TO HEAVY ACCUMULATIONS ARE FORECAST. SOME THUNDER MAY ALSO ACCOMPANY THE SNOW PRODUCING LOCALIZED HEAVIER AMOUNTS. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PLEASE REFER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED...HOWEVER REPORTS OF SNOWFALL WOULD BE APPRECIATED. IAZ027-039-131200- BUTLER-BLACK HAWK- 835 AM CST THU FEB 12 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR BEAVER CREEK. PLEASE REFER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>026-028-033>038-131200- EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BREMER-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER- HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY- 835 AM CST THU FEB 12 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED. CC
The office that day
Everything else NWS Des Moines, IA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 13, 4:03 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DMX | Appanoose, Boone, Carroll, Clarke, Crawford, Dallas and 17 more | 19 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in Iowa, 2009Every winter storm warning in 2009
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.