Alert archive / Iowa / Winter Storm Warnings in 2009
Winter Storm Warning 5, NWS Des Moines, IA
NWS Des Moines, IA issued this winter storm warning at Mar 28, 2009, 3:59 AM CDT for 9 counties in Iowa. It took effect at Mar 28, 2009, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 13 hr. 21 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
- Mar 28, 2009, 3:59 AM CDT (08:59 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 28, 2009, 12:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 29, 2009, 1:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Des Moines, IA
Counties Appanoose County, IA, Davis County, IA, Decatur County, IA, Lucas County, IA, Mahaska County, IA, Marion County, IA, Monroe County, IA, Wapello County, IA, Wayne County, IA
The radar
The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:59 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 4:35 PM CDT | SNOW 1 | 2 W Leighton, IA | CLOSE TO ONE INCH ON GROUND |
| Mar 28, 4:35 PM CDT | SNOW 2 | 4 Sw Marysville, IA | 1/4 MILE VISIBILITY WITH BIG FLAKES FALLING. |
| Mar 28, 4:41 PM CDT | SNOW 1 | 2 Ne Russell, IA | |
| Mar 28, 4:45 PM CDT | SNOW 1 | 9 E Leon, IA | SNOW/SLEET MIXTURE |
| Mar 28, 4:46 PM CDT | SNOW 1 | 5 Ene Millerton, IA | |
| Mar 28, 5:20 PM CDT | SNOW 1 | 1 Nnw Bussey, IA | JUST A LITTLE OVER AN INCH AND STILL SNOWING HARD. SOME DRIFTING. |
| Mar 28, 5:20 PM CDT | SNOW 2 | 5 Wnw New Sharon, IA | JUST OVER 2 INCHES ON THE GROUND AND STILL SNOWING HARD. |
| Mar 28, 6:25 PM CDT | SNOW 1.2 | Oskaloosa, IA | ROADS COVERED |
| Mar 28, 6:28 PM CDT | SNOW 1.5 | 3 Ssw Barnes City, IA | BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES |
| Mar 28, 6:32 PM CDT | SNOW 1 | 1 Ene Eddyville, IA | |
| Mar 28, 6:35 PM CDT | SNOW 2.5 | 6 Ne Moulton, IA | BETWEEN 2 AND 3 INCHES |
| Mar 28, 6:46 PM CDT | SNOW 1.2 | Ene Seymour, IA | |
| Mar 28, 6:50 PM CDT | SNOW 1 | 2 Ene Pella Airport, IA | |
| Mar 28, 7:00 PM CDT | SNOW 3.5 | Corydon, IA | EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTS 3 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS THE COUNTY. |
| Mar 28, 7:37 PM CDT | SNOW 2 | 1 Ene Eddyville, IA | |
| Mar 28, 8:15 PM CDT | SNOW 1.5 | 8 Ene Ottumwa Airport, IA | |
| Mar 28, 8:56 PM CDT | SNOW 4 | Albia, IA | SNOW IS DRIFTING. |
| Mar 28, 9:31 PM CDT | SNOW 4 | Oskaloosa, IA | |
| Mar 28, 9:33 PM CDT | SNOW 1.5 | Ottumwa, IA | ROADS ARE SLICK |
| Mar 28, 9:39 PM CDT | SNOW 3.3 | 1 Sw Ottumwa, IA | |
| Mar 28, 10:14 PM CDT | SNOW 3 | Barnes City, IA |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Davenport, (KDVN), launched 00:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 219 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
- 1793 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 16 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 36 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 280859 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 359 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .A STRONG EARLY SPRING STORM WILL MOVE NORTHEAST THROUGH THE REGION SATURDAY. THIS STORM COULD POTENTIALLY PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OVER 6 INCHES. IAZ086-097-281700- /O.UPG.KDMX.WS.A.0003.090328T1700Z-090329T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KDMX.WS.W.0005.090328T1700Z-090329T0600Z/ WAPELLO-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OTTUMWA...BLOOMFIELD 359 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 1 AM CDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND A BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 1 AM CDT SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A MIX OF RAIN...SNOW OR LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WILL BEGIN LATER THIS MORNING BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO ALL SNOW DURING THE AFTERNOON. BY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS...SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE. WARM GROUND TEMPERATURES ALONG WITH THE HEAVY WET NATURE OF THE SNOW WILL HELP LIMIT ACCUMULATIONS ...BUT AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE. LATER TONIGHT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL ALSO MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IAZ085-095-096-281700- /O.NEW.KDMX.WW.Y.0016.090328T1700Z-090329T0600Z/ MONROE-WAYNE-APPANOOSE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALBIA...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE 359 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 1 AM CDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 1 AM CDT SUNDAY. A MIX OF RAIN...SNOW OR LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WILL BEGIN LATER THIS MORNING BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO ALL SNOW DURING THE AFTERNOON. BY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS...SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 INCH PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE. WARM GROUND TEMPERATURES ALONG WITH THE HEAVY WET NATURE OF THE SNOW WILL HELP LIMIT ACCUMULATIONS ...BUT AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE. LATER TONIGHT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL ALSO MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ REV
7 follow-up statements
000 WWUS43 KDMX 281154 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 654 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .A STRONG EARLY SPRING STORM WILL MOVE NORTHEAST THROUGH THE REGION TODAY. THIS STORM COULD POTENTIALLY PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OVER 6 INCHES. BRIEF PERIODS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WILL ALSO OCCUR OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN IOWA THIS MORNING. IAZ086-097-282000- /O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0005.090328T1700Z-090329T0600Z/ WAPELLO-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OTTUMWA...BLOOMFIELD 654 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 1 AM CDT SUNDAY... A MIX OF RAIN...SNOW OR LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WILL BEGIN EARLY THIS MORNING BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO ALL SNOW DURING THE AFTERNOON. SOME LIGHT ICING CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. BY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS...SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE. WARM GROUND TEMPERATURES ALONG WITH THE HEAVY WET NATURE OF THE SNOW WILL HELP LIMIT ACCUMULATIONS...BUT AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE. LATER TONIGHT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL ALSO MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IAZ085-095-096-282000- /O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0016.090328T1700Z-090329T0600Z/ MONROE-WAYNE-APPANOOSE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALBIA...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE 654 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 1 AM CDT SUNDAY... A MIX OF LIGHT SNOW AND LIGHT FREEZING RAIN IS ALREADY ENTERING FAR SOUTHERN IOWA EARLY THIS MORNING. SOME SLICK AREAS MAY OCCUR THIS MORNING ON AREA ROADS...OVERPASSES...AND BRIDGES. THE LIGHT MIXTURE WILL CONTINUE BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO ALL SNOW DURING THE AFTERNOON. BY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS... SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 INCH PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE. WARM GROUND TEMPERATURES ALONG WITH THE HEAVY WET NATURE OF THE SNOW WILL HELP LIMIT ACCUMULATIONS...BUT AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE. LATER TONIGHT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL ALSO MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ REV
000 WWUS43 KDMX 281713 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1213 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS SOUTHEAST IOWA... .A STRONG EARLY SPRING STORM WILL MOVE NORTHEAST THROUGH THE REGION TODAY. THIS STORM WILL LIKELY PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OVER 6 INCHES. IAZ085-095-096-290115- /O.UPG.KDMX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-090329T0600Z/ /O.EXA.KDMX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090329T0600Z/ MONROE-WAYNE-APPANOOSE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALBIA...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE 1213 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SUNDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW...MIXED AT TIMES WITH SLEET...WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO ALL SNOW. EXPECT PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO DEVELOP...ESPECIALLY FROM LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH MID EVENING. A STRONG NORTH WIND WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND VISIBILITIES BELOW A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BEFORE THE SNOW ENDS AROUND MIDNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ IAZ074-075-084-094-290115- /O.EXA.KDMX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090329T0600Z/ MARION-MAHASKA-LUCAS-DECATUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...CHARITON...LEON 1213 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SUNDAY. SNOW...MIXED AT TIMES WITH SLEET...WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO ALL SNOW. EXPECT PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO DEVELOP...ESPECIALLY FROM LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH MID EVENING. A STRONG NORTH WIND WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND VISIBILITIES BELOW A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BEFORE THE SNOW ENDS AROUND MIDNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ IAZ086-097-290115- /O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090329T0600Z/ WAPELLO-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OTTUMWA...BLOOMFIELD 1213 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SUNDAY. SNOW...MIXED AT TIMES WITH SLEET...WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO ALL SNOW. EXPECT PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO DEVELOP...ESPECIALLY FROM LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH MID EVENING. A STRONG NORTH WIND WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND VISIBILITIES BELOW A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BEFORE THE SNOW ENDS AROUND MIDNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ IAZ061-062-073-083-093-290115- /O.NEW.KDMX.WW.Y.0017.090328T1713Z-090329T0600Z/ JASPER-POWESHIEK-WARREN-CLARKE-RINGGOLD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...GRINNELL...INDIANOLA... OSCEOLA...MOUNT AYR 1213 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SUNDAY. SNOW...MIXED AT TIMES WITH SLEET...WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO ALL SNOW. EXPECT PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW TO DEVELOP...ESPECIALLY FROM LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH MID EVENING. A STRONG NORTH WIND WILL PRODUCE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN OPEN AREAS. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BEFORE THE SNOW ENDS AROUND MIDNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ KINNEY
000 WWUS43 KDMX 282022 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 322 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS SOUTHEAST IOWA... .A STRONG EARLY SPRING STORM WILL MOVE NORTHEAST THROUGH THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY TODAY. THIS STORM MAY PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ALONG AND NORTH OF ITS TRACK. IAZ074-075-084>086-094>097-290100- /O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090329T0600Z/ MARION-MAHASKA-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...CHARITON... ALBIA...OTTUMWA...LEON...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 322 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SUNDAY. SNOW OF VARIED INTENSITIES WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW. A BRISK NORTH WIND MAY ALSO PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND VISIBILITIES BELOW A MILE AT TIMES. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BEFORE THE SNOW ENDS AROUND MIDNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ IAZ061-062-073-083-093-290100- /O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-090329T0600Z/ JASPER-POWESHIEK-WARREN-CLARKE-RINGGOLD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...GRINNELL...INDIANOLA... OSCEOLA...MOUNT AYR 322 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SUNDAY. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. A BRISK NORTH WIND MAY PRODUCE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN OPEN AREAS. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BEFORE THE SNOW ENDS AROUND MIDNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ SMALL/KINNEY
000 WWUS43 KDMX 282244 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 544 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS SOUTHEAST IOWA... .A STRONG EARLY SPRING STORM WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY THROUGH THIS EVENING. THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ALONG AND NORTH OF ITS TRACK. IAZ074-075-084>086-094>097-290600- /O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090329T0600Z/ MARION-MAHASKA-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...CHARITON... ALBIA...OTTUMWA...LEON...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 544 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SUNDAY. SNOW OF VARIED INTENSITIES WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SLEET AT TIMES. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL IN A NARROW NEARLY STATIONARY BAND...STRETCHING FROM NORTHEASTERN MAHASKA COUNTY TO SOUTHEASTERN DECATUR COUNTY. WITHIN THIS BAND SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF A HALF INCH TO AN INCH PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE. A BRISK NORTH WIND MAY ALSO PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND VISIBILITIES BELOW A MILE AT TIMES. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BEFORE THE SNOW ENDS AROUND MIDNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ IAZ061-062-073-083-093-290600- /O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-090329T0600Z/ JASPER-POWESHIEK-WARREN-CLARKE-RINGGOLD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...GRINNELL...INDIANOLA... OSCEOLA...MOUNT AYR 544 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SUNDAY. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. A BRISK NORTH WIND MAY PRODUCE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN OPEN AREAS. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BEFORE THE SNOW ENDS AROUND MIDNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
000 WWUS43 KDMX 290045 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 745 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED THIS EVENING ACROSS SOUTHEAST IOWA... .A STRONG EARLY SPRING STORM WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS SOUTHERN ILLINOIS THIS EVENING. THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ALONG AND NORTH OF ITS TRACK. IAZ074-084-290600- /O.CAN.KDMX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090329T0600Z/ /O.EXA.KDMX.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-090329T0600Z/ MARION-LUCAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KNOXVILLE...CHARITON 745 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SUNDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SUNDAY. THIS REPLACES THE WINTER STORM WARNING THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING...TAPERING OFF BY MIDNIGHT. A BRISK NORTH WIND MAY PRODUCE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN OPEN AREAS. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ IAZ094-290145- /O.CAN.KDMX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090329T0600Z/ DECATUR- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LEON 745 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SNOW HAS BECOME LIGHT ACROSS THE AREA...WITH LESS THAN AN INCH OF ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. THEREFORE...THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ IAZ073-083-093-290145- /O.CAN.KDMX.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-090329T0600Z/ WARREN-CLARKE-RINGGOLD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDIANOLA...OSCEOLA...MOUNT AYR 745 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW HAS BECOME LIGHT ACROSS THE AREA...WITH LESS THAN AN INCH OF ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. THEREFORE...THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ IAZ075-085-086-095>097-290600- /O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090329T0600Z/ MAHASKA-MONROE-WAPELLO-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSKALOOSA...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...CORYDON... CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 745 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SUNDAY. SNOW OF VARIED INTENSITIES WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SLEET AT TIMES. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL IN A NARROW NEARLY STATIONARY BAND...STRETCHING FROM SOUTHEASTERN WAPELLO COUNTY TO SOUTHEASTERN WAYNE COUNTY. WITHIN THIS BAND SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF A HALF INCH TO AN INCH PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE. A BRISK NORTH WIND WILL ALSO PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND VISIBILITIES BELOW A MILE AT TIMES...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BEFORE THE SNOW ENDS AROUND MIDNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ IAZ061-062-290600- /O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-090329T0600Z/ JASPER-POWESHIEK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...GRINNELL 745 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SUNDAY. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING...TAPERING OFF BY MIDNIGHT. A BRISK NORTH WIND MAY PRODUCE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN OPEN AREAS. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ LEE
000 WWUS43 KDMX 290320 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1020 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED THIS EVENING ACROSS SOUTHEAST IOWA... .A STRONG EARLY SPRING STORM WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS SOUTHERN ILLINOIS LATE THIS EVENING. THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ALONG AND NORTH OF ITS TRACK. IAZ095-290600- /O.CAN.KDMX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090329T0600Z/ /O.EXA.KDMX.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-090329T0600Z/ WAYNE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CORYDON 1020 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SUNDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SUNDAY. THIS REPLACES THE WINTER STORM WARNING THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF LATE THIS EVENING...ENDING BY AROUND MIDNIGHT. A BRISK NORTH WIND MAY PRODUCE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN OPEN AREAS. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IAZ075-085-086-096-097-290600- /O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090329T0600Z/ MAHASKA-MONROE-WAPELLO-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSKALOOSA...ALBIA...OTTUMWA... CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 1020 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SUNDAY. MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF LATE THIS EVENING...MOSTLY ENDING BY MIDNIGHT. A BRISK NORTH WIND WILL ALSO PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND VISIBILITIES BELOW A MILE AT TIMES...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT THROUGH THE NIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ IAZ061-062-074-084-290600- /O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-090329T0600Z/ JASPER-POWESHIEK-MARION-LUCAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...GRINNELL...KNOXVILLE... CHARITON 1020 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SUNDAY. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF LATE THIS EVENING...ENDING BY AROUND MIDNIGHT. A BRISK NORTH WIND MAY PRODUCE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN OPEN AREAS. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
000 WWUS43 KDMX 290625 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 125 AM CDT SUN MAR 29 2009 ...WINTER STORM EXITING THE AREA... .THE WINTER STORM THAT HAS BEEN AFFECTING CENTRAL IOWA IS NOW WINDING DOWN. IAZ075-085-086-096-097-290730- /O.EXP.KDMX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090329T0600Z/ MAHASKA-MONROE-WAPELLO-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSKALOOSA...ALBIA...OTTUMWA... CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 125 AM CDT SUN MAR 29 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE WINTER STORM THAT HAS MOVED OVER CENTRAL IOWA IS HEADING OUT OF THE REGION TONIGHT. ANY ADDITIONAL SNOW THAT FALLS WILL BE VERY LIGHT AND WILL BE ENDING IN THE NEXT HOUR. SOME BLOWING SNOW MAY CONTINUE OVER THE REGION...AND MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOK OUT FOR SOME SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. $$ IAZ061-062-074-084-095-290730- /O.EXP.KDMX.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-090329T0600Z/ JASPER-POWESHIEK-MARION-LUCAS-WAYNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...GRINNELL...KNOXVILLE... CHARITON...CORYDON 125 AM CDT SUN MAR 29 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE WINTER STORM THAT HAS MOVED OVER CENTRAL IOWA IS HEADING OUT OF THE REGION TONIGHT. ANY ADDITIONAL SNOW THAT FALLS WILL BE VERY LIGHT AND WILL BE ENDING IN THE NEXT HOUR. SOME BLOWING SNOW MAY CONTINUE OVER THE REGION...AND MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOK OUT FOR SOME SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. $$ REV
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 Mar 28, 3:55 AM CDT, 4 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 28, 3:55 AM CDT, 4 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 355 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 .DISCUSSION... TODAYS STORM CONTINUES TO BE THE MAIN CHALLENGE. LOW OVER NORTHERN OK AND NOW A PIECE REDEVELOPING IN NW ARKANSAS. MODELS IN GENERALLY GOOD AGREEMENT WITH DEF ZONE PUSHING NORTH INTO EXTREME SOUTHEAST IA AND BRINGING AN AREA OF MODERATE TO STRONG LIFT FOR A FEW HOURS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. CROSS SECTIONS ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST SHOW A PERIOD FROM 21Z THROUGH ABOUT 03Z OF STRONG LIFT IN THE DENDRITIC LAYER JUST NORTHWEST OF OTM ACROSS TOWARD KIRK IN NORTHERN MO. THIS HAS BEEN ADVERTISED FAIRLY WELL OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS. QPF AMOUNTS WILL BE KEY AND HAVE ADDED ABOUT .30 TO .35 FOR THE DAY PART FCST. SOME MIX IS POSSIBLE EARLY ON BUT BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON SOUNDINGS SHOW SNOW IS THE PREFERRED PTYPE SOUTHEAST. HAVE COME UP WITH 3 TO 4 BY 00Z SOUTHEAST WITH LIGHTER AMTS NORTHWEST OF THERE. WILL UPGRADE WS.A TO A WS.W FOR DAVIS-WAPELLO COUNTY AND ADD 3 MORE COUNTIES WEST/SOUTHWEST INTO A WW.Y...WINTER WX ADVISORY FOR A MIX OF LIGHT RAIN/ZR THIS MORNING TRANSITIONING TO SNOW THIS AFTERNOON. A WINTER STORM WARNING SEEMS MORE IN ORDER EVEN IF AMTS END UP BEING JUST SHY OF 6 INCHES...SINCE WINDS WILL PICK UP BEHIND THE SYSTEM AND CAUSE SOME BLOWING/DRIFTING INTO THE LATE EVENING HOURS. TEMPS TODAY WILL BE SLOW TO RISE AND WITH AREAS SOUTHEAST DRIFTING SLOWLY DOWN LATER IN THE DAY AS PRECIP BEGINS TO FALL AND EVAP COOLING TAKES OVER. SOME SUN EXPECTED FAR NORTHWEST AND WILL LEAVE HIGHS IN THE LOW 40S THERE. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE EVENING...BUT X-SXNS SHOW THE SWEET SPOT MOVG OFF RPDLY THIS EVE AND THAT SHOULD END THE FALLING SNOW. RELATIVELY TRANQUIL...ALBIET COOL...WX ON TAP FOR SUN BFR NEXT SYS MOVS IN. WITH MAIN TROP PSN OVR THE CENTRAL CONUS...FEEL THE MDLS ARE ON TRACK WITH THE FCST OF LOW BOTTOMING OUT OVR IA LATE MON INTO ERY TUE. KEPT THE MNTN OF ISOLD TSRA AS THE TROF PASSES. DECENT TQ VALUES ARND 16 AND ELEVATED INSTABLILITY SHUD BE SUFFICIENT FOR AT LEAST A FEW CRACKS OF THUNDER. WILL SEE SOME MXD PCPN BHND THE SYS...BUT DONT EXPECT THIS SYS TO PRODUCE MAJOR SNOWS BY ANY MEANS. WILL KEEP WATCH ON SYS FOR ERY APR. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR ACCUM SNWS FROM THAT SYS AS IT IS CARRYING MORE COLD AIR WITH IT THAN THE ONE FOR MPN-TUE. && .DMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM NOON TODAY TO 1 AM CDT SUNDAY FOR APPANOOSE-MONROE-WAYNE. WINTER STORM WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO 1 AM CDT SUNDAY FOR DAVIS-WAPELLO. && AVIATION...FAB SHORT TERM...REV LONG TERM...MS MAR 09
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 27, 2:39 PM CDT, 13 hours 20 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 239 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 IAZ086-097-281100- WAPELLO-DAVIS- 239 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST IOWA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA. PLEASE REFER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW SATURDAY MORNING WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON...BEFORE ENDING AROUND MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT. AN ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 7 INCHES IS POSSIBLE IN THE OTTUMWA AND BLOOMFIELD AREAS. THE MOST INTENSE SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A STRONG NORTH WIND WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITY DURING PERIODS OF MORE INTENSE SNOWFALL. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA. PLEASE REFER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED. IAZ075-281100- MAHASKA- 239 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA. PLEASE REFER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY EXPECT PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW SATURDAY...ESPECIALLY DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. AN ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 4 INCHES IS POSSIBLE IN THE OSKALOOSA AREA BEFORE THE SNOW ENDS AROUND MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT. A STRONG NORTH WIND WILL ALSO CAUSE BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DURING THE MORE INTENSE SNOWFALL. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-057>062-070>074- 081>085-092>096-281100- 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-ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE- LUCAS-MONROE-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE- 239 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY EXPECT PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW SATURDAY...ESPECIALLY DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS ACROSS AREAS FROM GRINNELL...TO CENTERVILLE AND LAMONI. AN ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 4 INCHES IS POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS BEFORE THE SNOW ENDS AROUND MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT. A STRONG NORTH WIND WILL ALSO CAUSE BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DURING THE MORE INTENSE SNOWFALL. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM MAY IMPACT THE AREA MONDAY INTO EARLY TUESDAY. ISOLATED NON-SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE FROM INTERSTATE 35 WEST MONDAY EVENING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED. KINNEY
The office that day
Everything else NWS Des Moines, IA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 3:59 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | DMX | Appanoose, Monroe, Wayne | 8 hr |
| Mar 28, 12:13 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | DMX | Clarke, Jasper, Lucas, Marion, Poweshiek, Ringgold and 2 more | 13 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.