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Wind Chill Advisory 13, NWS Des Moines, IA
NWS Des Moines, IA issued this wind chill advisory at Jan 7, 2010, 3:24 PM CST for 51 counties in Iowa. It took effect at Jan 7, 2010, 9:00 PM CST. It was in force for 36 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 7, 2010, 3:24 PM CST (21:24 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 7, 2010, 9:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Jan 9, 2010, 9:00 AM CST
- In force
- 36 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 21:30 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 12:00Z, 9.4 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
- 655 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 97 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 154 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
359 WWUS43 KDMX 072124 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 324 PM CST THU JAN 7 2010 ...BLOWING SNOW AND VERY POOR VISIBILITY THROUGH THE EVENING FOLLOWED BY DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY... .A WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT IOWA TONIGHT WITH BLOWING SNOW AND BITTER WIND CHILLS. NORTHWEST WINDS HAVE BECOME STRONG AND WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING. THIS IS RESULTING IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES ACROSS THE REGION. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>027-033>038-044>048-057>060-070>073- 081>083-092>094-080530- /O.NEW.KDMX.WC.W.0003.100108T0300Z-100108T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KDMX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100108T0300Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER- HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-STORY- AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-ADAMS-UNION- CLARKE-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS... HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...SAC CITY... ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA... GRUNDY CENTER...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON...BOONE...AMES... AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ADEL...DES MOINES...ATLANTIC... GREENFIELD...WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...CORNING...CRESTON... OSCEOLA...BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR...LEON 324 PM CST THU JAN 7 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST FRIDAY... WIND CHILL WARNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. * WIND CHILLS...AS THE TEMPERATURES DROPS TONIGHT...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 30 TO 40 BELOW WILL BECOME COMMON THROUGH NOON FRIDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH LATE TONIGHT WILL COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW ZERO TO CREATE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS. WINTER STORM WARNING... * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WINDS GUSTING TO AS HIGH AS 25 TO 40 MPH WILL CAUSE THE VISIBILITY TO REMAIN UNDER ONE MILE IN URBAN AREAS AND POSSIBLY LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE IN RURAL AREAS AT TIMES THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. * IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. NUMEROUS RURAL ROADWAYS AND SOME SECTIONS OF INTERSTATES HAVE BECOME IMPASSIBLE. IN ADDITION...NEAR BLIZZARD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY AT TIMES THIS EVENING. SOME POWER OUTAGES MAY OCCUR WHERE SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS REMAIN ON POWER LINES AND TREES INCLUDING PORTIONS OF AUDUBON... CRAWFORD AND CARROLL COUNTIES. TRAVEL IS NOT ADVISED OVER MUCH OF NORTH CENTRAL THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF BLOWING SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD ITEMS HIGH IN CALORIES...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND SUFFICIENT WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ IAZ028-039-049-050-061-062-074-075-084>086-095>097-080530- /O.NEW.KDMX.WC.Y.0013.100108T0300Z-100108T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KDMX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100108T0300Z/ BREMER-BLACK HAWK-MARSHALL-TAMA-JASPER-POWESHIEK-MARION-MAHASKA- LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAVERLY...WATERLOO...MARSHALLTOWN... TOLEDO...NEWTON...GRINNELL...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...CHARITON... ALBIA...OTTUMWA...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 324 PM CST THU JAN 7 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST FRIDAY... WIND CHILL ADVISORY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. * WIND CHILLS...AS THE TEMPERATURES DROPS...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW WILL DEVELOP DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AND CONTINUE THROUGH NOON FRIDAY. WINTER STORM WARNING... * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WINDS GUSTING TO AS HIGH AS 25 TO 40 MPH WILL CAUSE THE VISIBILITY TO REMAIN UNDER ONE MILE IN URBAN AREAS AND POSSIBLY LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE IN RURAL AREAS AT TIMES THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. * IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. NUMEROUS RURAL ROADWAYS AND SOME SECTIONS OF INTERSTATES HAVE BECOME IMPASSIBLE. IN ADDITION...NEAR BLIZZARD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY AT TIMES THIS EVENING. SOME POWER OUTAGES MAY OCCUR WHERE SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS REMAIN ON POWER LINES AND TREES INCLUDING PORTIONS OF AUDUBON... CRAWFORD AND CARROLL COUNTIES. TRAVEL IS NOT ADVISED OVER MUCH OF NORTH CENTRAL THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF BLOWING SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD ITEMS HIGH IN CALORIES...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND SUFFICIENT WIND 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. && $$ REV
14 follow-up statements
871 WWUS43 KDMX 080052 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 652 PM CST THU JAN 7 2010 ...BLOWING SNOW AND VERY POOR VISIBILITY THROUGH THE EVENING FOLLOWED BY DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY... .A WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT IOWA TONIGHT WITH BLOWING SNOW AND BITTER WIND CHILLS. ALTHOUGH NORTHWEST WINDS WERE GRADUALLY BEGINNING TO DIMINISH SOMEWHAT...THEY WILL STILL BE SUFFICIENT TO PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES ACROSS THE REGION. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>027-033>038-044>048-057>060-070>073- 081>083-092>094-080400- /O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100108T0300Z/ /O.CON.KDMX.WC.W.0003.100108T0300Z-100108T1800Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER- HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-STORY- AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-ADAMS-UNION- CLARKE-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS... HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...SAC CITY... ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA... GRUNDY CENTER...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON...BOONE...AMES... AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ADEL...DES MOINES...ATLANTIC... GREENFIELD...WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...CORNING...CRESTON... OSCEOLA...BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR...LEON 652 PM CST THU JAN 7 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST FRIDAY. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. WIND CHILL WARNING... * WIND CHILLS...AS THE TEMPERATURE DROPS TONIGHT...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 30 TO 40 BELOW WILL BECOME COMMON THROUGH NOON FRIDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH LATE TONIGHT WILL COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW ZERO TO CREATE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS. WINTER STORM WARNING... * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WINDS GUSTING TO AS HIGH AS 25 TO 35 MPH WILL CAUSE THE VISIBILITY TO REMAIN UNDER ONE MILE IN URBAN AREAS AND POSSIBLY LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE IN RURAL AREAS AT TIMES THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. * IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. NUMEROUS RURAL ROADWAYS AND SOME SECTIONS OF INTERSTATES HAVE BECOME IMPASSIBLE. IN ADDITION... NEAR BLIZZARD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY AT TIMES THIS EVENING. TRAVEL IS NOT ADVISED OVER MUCH OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN IOWA WITH PLOWS PULLED OFF THE ROADS AND DRIFTING SHUT IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF BLOWING SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD ITEMS HIGH IN CALORIES...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND SUFFICIENT WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ IAZ028-039-049-050-061-062-074-075-084>086-095>097-080400- /O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100108T0300Z/ /O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0013.100108T0300Z-100108T1800Z/ BREMER-BLACK HAWK-MARSHALL-TAMA-JASPER-POWESHIEK-MARION-MAHASKA- LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAVERLY...WATERLOO...MARSHALLTOWN... TOLEDO...NEWTON...GRINNELL...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...CHARITON... ALBIA...OTTUMWA...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 652 PM CST THU JAN 7 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST FRIDAY. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. WINTER STORM WARNING... * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WINDS GUSTING TO AS HIGH AS 25 TO 35 MPH WILL CAUSE THE VISIBILITY TO REMAIN UNDER ONE MILE IN URBAN AREAS AND POSSIBLY LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE IN RURAL AREAS AT TIMES THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. * IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. NUMEROUS RURAL ROADWAYS AND SOME SECTIONS OF INTERSTATES HAVE BECOME IMPASSIBLE. IN ADDITION... NEAR BLIZZARD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY AT TIMES THIS EVENING. TRAVEL IS NOT ADVISED OVER MUCH OF CENTRAL IOWA WITH PLOWS PULLED OFF OF ROADS AND DRIFTING SHUT IN A FEW LOCATIONS. WIND CHILL ADVISORY... * WIND CHILLS...AS THE TEMPERATURE DROPS...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW WILL DEVELOP DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AND CONTINUE THROUGH NOON FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF BLOWING SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD ITEMS HIGH IN CALORIES...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND SUFFICIENT WIND 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. && $$ REV/BSS
807 WWUS43 KDMX 080321 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 921 PM CST THU JAN 7 2010 ...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ANTICIPATED OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY... .ALTHOUGH SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE...WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH JUST ENOUGH THAT BITTER WIND CHILLS WILL BECOME A MORE SIGNIFICANT CONCERN AS HIGH PRESSURE APPROACHES IOWA FROM THE HIGH PLAINS. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>027-033>038-044>048-057>060-070>073- 081>083-092>094-080630- /O.EXP.KDMX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100108T0300Z/ /O.CON.KDMX.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-100108T1800Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER- HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-STORY- AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-ADAMS-UNION- CLARKE-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS... HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...SAC CITY... ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA... GRUNDY CENTER...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON...BOONE...AMES... AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ADEL...DES MOINES...ATLANTIC... GREENFIELD...WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...CORNING...CRESTON... OSCEOLA...BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR...LEON 921 PM CST THU JAN 7 2010 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST FRIDAY. * WIND CHILLS...AS THE TEMPERATURE DROPS TONIGHT...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 30 TO 40 BELOW WILL BECOME COMMON THROUGH NOON FRIDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW ZERO TO CREATE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS. * IMPACTS...ALTHOUGH THE BLOWING SNOW CONDITIONS SHOULD GRADUALLY IMPROVE OVERNIGHT WITH DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS BECOMING THE PRIMARY THREAT...NUMEROUS ROADS REMAIN IMPASSIBLE. TRAVEL IS NOT ADVISED OVER MUCH OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN IOWA WITH PLOWS PULLED OFF THE ROADS FOR THE NIGHT AND DRIFTED SHUT IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS. IF YOU CHOOSE TO TRAVEL AND BECOME STRANDED...LIFE THREATENING CONDITIONS MAY RESULT DUE TO THE EXTREME COLD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND SUFFICIENT WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ IAZ028-039-049-050-061-062-074-075-084>086-095>097-080630- /O.EXP.KDMX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100108T0300Z/ /O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-100108T1800Z/ BREMER-BLACK HAWK-MARSHALL-TAMA-JASPER-POWESHIEK-MARION-MAHASKA- LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAVERLY...WATERLOO...MARSHALLTOWN... TOLEDO...NEWTON...GRINNELL...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...CHARITON... ALBIA...OTTUMWA...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 921 PM CST THU JAN 7 2010 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST FRIDAY. * WIND CHILLS...AS THE TEMPERATURE DROPS...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW WILL DEVELOP DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AND CONTINUE THROUGH NOON FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...ALTHOUGH THE BLOWING SNOW CONDITIONS SHOULD GRADUALLY IMPROVE OVERNIGHT WITH DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS BECOMING THE PRIMARY THREAT...NUMEROUS ROADS REMAIN IMPASSIBLE. TRAVEL IS NOT ADVISED OVER MUCH OF CENTRAL IOWA WITH PLOWS PULLED OFF THE ROADS FOR THE NIGHT AND DRIFTING SHUT IN A FEW LOCATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND SUFFICIENT WIND WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ SMALL
003 WWUS43 KDMX 080602 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1202 AM CST FRI JAN 8 2010 ...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ANTICIPATED OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY... .ALTHOUGH SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE...WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH JUST ENOUGH THAT BITTER WIND CHILLS WILL BE THE MORE SIGNIFICANT CONCERN AS HIGH PRESSURE APPROACHES IOWA FROM THE HIGH PLAINS. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>027-033>038-044>048-057>060-070>073- 081>083-092>094-081000- /O.CON.KDMX.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-100108T1800Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER- HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-STORY- AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-ADAMS-UNION- CLARKE-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS... HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...SAC CITY... ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA... GRUNDY CENTER...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON...BOONE...AMES... AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ADEL...DES MOINES...ATLANTIC... GREENFIELD...WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...CORNING...CRESTON... OSCEOLA...BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR...LEON 1202 AM CST FRI JAN 8 2010 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST FRIDAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST FRIDAY. * WIND CHILLS...AS THE TEMPERATURE DROPS TONIGHT...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 30 TO 40 BELOW WILL BECOME COMMON THROUGH NOON FRIDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW ZERO TO CREATE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS. * IMPACTS...ALTHOUGH THE BLOWING SNOW CONDITIONS SHOULD GRADUALLY IMPROVE OVERNIGHT WITH DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS BECOMING THE PRIMARY THREAT...NUMEROUS ROADS REMAIN IMPASSIBLE. TRAVEL IS NOT ADVISED OVER MUCH OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN IOWA WITH PLOWS PULLED OFF THE ROADS FOR THE NIGHT WHICH ARE DRIFTED SHUT IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS. IF YOU CHOOSE TO TRAVEL AND BECOME STRANDED...LIFE THREATENING CONDITIONS MAY RESULT DUE TO THE EXTREME COLD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND SUFFICIENT WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ IAZ028-039-049-050-061-062-074-075-084>086-095>097-081000- /O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-100108T1800Z/ BREMER-BLACK HAWK-MARSHALL-TAMA-JASPER-POWESHIEK-MARION-MAHASKA- LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAVERLY...WATERLOO...MARSHALLTOWN... TOLEDO...NEWTON...GRINNELL...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...CHARITON... ALBIA...OTTUMWA...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 1202 AM CST FRI JAN 8 2010 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST FRIDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST FRIDAY. * WIND CHILLS...AS THE TEMPERATURE DROPS...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW WILL DEVELOP DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AND CONTINUE THROUGH NOON FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...ALTHOUGH THE BLOWING SNOW CONDITIONS SHOULD GRADUALLY IMPROVE OVERNIGHT WITH DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS BECOMING THE PRIMARY THREAT...NUMEROUS ROADS REMAIN IMPASSIBLE. TRAVEL IS NOT ADVISED OVER MUCH OF CENTRAL IOWA WITH PLOWS PULLED OFF THE ROADS FOR THE NIGHT WHICH ARE DRIFTED SHUT IN A FEW LOCATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND SUFFICIENT WIND WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ SMALL
580 WWUS43 KDMX 080959 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 359 AM CST FRI JAN 8 2010 ...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS FOR MUCH OF TODAY AND TONIGHT... .ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE FROM THE NORTH CENTRAL PLAINS TO THE MISSOURI RIVER VALLEY BY TONIGHT. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT...BUT COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES TODAY IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE AND BELOW ZERO...AND THEN WELL BELOW ZERO TONIGHT...DANGEROUS WIND CHILL READINGS CAN BE EXPECTED. IAZ027-037-038-048-059-060-072-073-082-083-093-094-081800- /O.CAN.KDMX.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-100108T1800Z/ /O.EXB.KDMX.WC.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-100109T1500Z/ BUTLER-HARDIN-GRUNDY-STORY-DALLAS-POLK-MADISON-WARREN-UNION- CLARKE-RINGGOLD-DECATUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLISON...ELDORA...GRUNDY CENTER... AMES...ADEL...DES MOINES...WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...CRESTON... OSCEOLA...MOUNT AYR...LEON 359 AM CST FRI JAN 8 2010 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST SATURDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST SATURDAY. THE WIND CHILL WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WIND CHILLS...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS OF 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. THEY ARE EXPECTED TO WARM INTO THE 15 BELOW TO 20 BELOW ZERO RANGE DURING THE AFTERNOON...THEN GO BACK TO 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO THIS EVENING AND REMAIN THERE INTO SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...ALTHOUGH THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW SHOULD GRADUALLY ABATE TODAY WITH DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS THE PRIMARY THREAT...NUMEROUS ROADS REMAIN IMPASSIBLE. TRAVEL IS NOT ADVISED OVER MUCH OF CENTRAL IOWA WITH PLOWS PULLED OFF THE ROADS WHICH ARE DRIFTED SHUT IN A FEW LOCATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WIND WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ IAZ004>007-015>017-023>026-033>036-044>047-057-058-070-071-081- 092-081800- /O.EXT.KDMX.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-100109T0600Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON- CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-CASS-ADAIR-ADAMS- TAYLOR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS... HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...SAC CITY...ROCKWELL CITY... FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON... BOONE...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD... CORNING...BEDFORD 359 AM CST FRI JAN 8 2010 ...WIND CHILL WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE WIND CHILL WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * WIND CHILLS...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO WILL BE COMMON THROUGH NOON TODAY...WITH SOME RELATIVE IMPROVEMENT DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. HOWEVER...WIND CHILL READINGS ARE EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW 30 BELOW ZERO AGAIN EARLY TONIGHT BEFORE WINDS BECOME LIGHT ENOUGH TO NO LONGER CREATE A WIND CHILL. * IMPACTS...ALTHOUGH THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CONDITIONS SHOULD ABATE TODAY WITH DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS BECOMING THE PRIMARY THREAT...NUMEROUS ROADS REMAIN IMPASSIBLE. TRAVEL IS NOT ADVISED OVER MUCH OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN IOWA WITH PLOWS PULLED OFF THE ROADS WHICH ARE DRIFTED SHUT IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS. IF YOU CHOOSE TO TRAVEL AND BECOME STRANDED...LIFE THREATENING CONDITIONS MAY RESULT DUE TO THE EXTREME COLD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND SUFFICIENT WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ IAZ028-039-049-050-061-062-074-075-084>086-095>097-081800- /O.EXT.KDMX.WC.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-100109T1500Z/ BREMER-BLACK HAWK-MARSHALL-TAMA-JASPER-POWESHIEK-MARION-MAHASKA- LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAVERLY...WATERLOO...MARSHALLTOWN... TOLEDO...NEWTON...GRINNELL...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...CHARITON... ALBIA...OTTUMWA...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 359 AM CST FRI JAN 8 2010 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST SATURDAY... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST SATURDAY. * WIND CHILLS...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS OF 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. THEY ARE EXPECTED TO WARM INTO THE 15 BELOW TO 20 BELOW ZERO RANGE DURING THE AFTERNOON...THEN GO BACK TO 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO THIS EVENING AND REMAIN THERE INTO SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...ALTHOUGH THE BLOWING SNOW CONDITIONS SHOULD GRADUALLY ABATE TODAY WITH DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS BECOMING THE PRIMARY THREAT...NUMEROUS ROADS REMAIN IMPASSIBLE. TRAVEL IS NOT ADVISED OVER MUCH OF CENTRAL IOWA WITH PLOWS PULLED OFF THE ROADS WHICH ARE DRIFTED SHUT IN A FEW LOCATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND SUFFICIENT WIND 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. && $$ MOYER
041 WWUS43 KDMX 081303 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 703 AM CST FRI JAN 8 2010 ...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS FOR MUCH OF TODAY AND TONIGHT... .ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE FROM THE NORTH CENTRAL PLAINS TO THE MISSOURI RIVER VALLEY BY TONIGHT. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT...BUT COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES TODAY IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE AND BELOW ZERO...AND THEN WELL BELOW ZERO TONIGHT...DANGEROUS WIND CHILL READINGS CAN BE EXPECTED. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>026-033>036-044>047-057-058-070-071-081- 092-082115- /O.CON.KDMX.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-100109T0600Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON- CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-CASS-ADAIR-ADAMS- TAYLOR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS... HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...SAC CITY...ROCKWELL CITY... FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON... BOONE...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD... CORNING...BEDFORD 703 AM CST FRI JAN 8 2010 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * WIND CHILLS...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS OF 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO WILL BE COMMON TODAY...WITH A FEW LOCATIONS DIPPING TO NEAR 35 BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING. WIND CHILL READINGS ARE EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW 30 BELOW ZERO EARLY TONIGHT BEFORE WINDS BECOME LIGHT ENOUGH TO NO LONGER CREATE A WIND CHILL. * IMPACTS...ALTHOUGH THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CONDITIONS SHOULD ABATE TODAY WITH DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS BECOMING THE PRIMARY THREAT...NUMEROUS ROADS REMAIN IMPASSIBLE. TRAVEL IS NOT ADVISED OVER MUCH OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN IOWA WITH PLOWS PULLED OFF THE ROADS WHICH ARE DRIFTED SHUT IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS. IF YOU CHOOSE TO TRAVEL AND BECOME STRANDED...LIFE THREATENING CONDITIONS MAY RESULT DUE TO THE EXTREME COLD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND SUFFICIENT WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ IAZ027-028-037>039-048>050-059>062-072>075-082>086-093>097-082115- /O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-100109T1500Z/ BUTLER-BREMER-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-DALLAS- POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-UNION-CLARKE- LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLISON...WAVERLY...ELDORA... GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...ADEL... DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...WINTERSET...INDIANOLA... KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...CRESTON...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA... OTTUMWA...MOUNT AYR...LEON...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 703 AM CST FRI JAN 8 2010 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST SATURDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST SATURDAY. * WIND CHILLS...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS OF 15 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO WILL CONTINUE TODAY. THEY ARE EXPECTED TO WARM INTO THE 10 BELOW TO 20 BELOW ZERO RANGE DURING THE AFTERNOON...THEN FALL TO 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO THIS EVENING AND REMAIN THERE INTO SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...ALTHOUGH THE BLOWING SNOW CONDITIONS SHOULD GRADUALLY ABATE TODAY WITH DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS BECOMING THE PRIMARY THREAT...NUMEROUS ROADS REMAIN IMPASSIBLE. TRAVEL IS NOT ADVISED OVER MUCH OF CENTRAL IOWA WITH PLOWS PULLED OFF THE ROADS WHICH ARE DRIFTED SHUT IN A FEW LOCATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND SUFFICIENT WIND 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. && $$ MOYER
312 WWUS43 KDMX 081604 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1004 AM CST FRI JAN 8 2010 ...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT... .ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE FROM THE NORTH CENTRAL PLAINS TO THE MISSOURI RIVER VALLEY BY TONIGHT. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT...BUT COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES TODAY IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE AND BELOW ZERO...AND THEN WELL BELOW ZERO TONIGHT...DANGEROUS WIND CHILL READINGS CAN BE EXPECTED. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>026-033>036-044>047-057-058-070-071-081- 092-090015- /O.CON.KDMX.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-100109T0600Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON- CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-CASS-ADAIR-ADAMS- TAYLOR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS... HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...SAC CITY...ROCKWELL CITY... FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON... BOONE...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD... CORNING...BEDFORD 1004 AM CST FRI JAN 8 2010 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * WIND CHILLS...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS OF 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO WILL BE COMMON TODAY. WIND CHILL READINGS ARE EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW 30 BELOW ZERO EARLY TONIGHT BEFORE WINDS BECOME LIGHT ENOUGH TO NO LONGER CREATE A SIGNIFICANTLY DANGEROUS WIND CHILL AFTER MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...ALTHOUGH THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CONDITIONS SHOULD ABATE TODAY WITH DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS BECOMING THE PRIMARY THREAT...NUMEROUS ROADS REMAIN IMPASSIBLE. TRAVEL IS NOT ADVISED OVER MUCH OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN IOWA WITH PLOWS PULLED OFF THE ROADS WHICH ARE DRIFTED SHUT IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS. IF YOU CHOOSE TO TRAVEL AND BECOME STRANDED...LIFE THREATENING CONDITIONS MAY RESULT DUE TO THE EXTREME COLD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND SUFFICIENT WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ IAZ027-028-037>039-048>050-059>062-072>075-082>086-093>097-090015- /O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-100109T1500Z/ BUTLER-BREMER-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-DALLAS- POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-UNION-CLARKE- LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLISON...WAVERLY...ELDORA... GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...ADEL... DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...WINTERSET...INDIANOLA... KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...CRESTON...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA... OTTUMWA...MOUNT AYR...LEON...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 1004 AM CST FRI JAN 8 2010 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST SATURDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST SATURDAY. * WIND CHILLS...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS OF 15 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO WILL CONTINUE TODAY. THEY ARE EXPECTED TO WARM INTO THE 10 BELOW TO 20 BELOW ZERO RANGE DURING THE AFTERNOON... THEN FALL TO 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO THIS EVENING AND REMAIN THERE INTO SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...ALTHOUGH THE BLOWING SNOW CONDITIONS SHOULD GRADUALLY ABATE TODAY WITH DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS BECOMING THE PRIMARY THREAT...NUMEROUS ROADS REMAIN IMPASSIBLE. TRAVEL IS NOT ADVISED OVER MUCH OF CENTRAL IOWA WITH PLOWS PULLED OFF THE ROADS WHICH ARE DRIFTED SHUT IN A FEW LOCATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND SUFFICIENT WIND 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. && $$ REV
285 WWUS43 KDMX 081758 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1158 AM CST FRI JAN 8 2010 ...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT... .ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE FROM THE NORTH CENTRAL PLAINS TO THE MISSOURI RIVER VALLEY BY TONIGHT. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT...BUT COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES TODAY IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE AND BELOW ZERO...AND THEN WELL BELOW ZERO TONIGHT...DANGEROUS WIND CHILL READINGS CAN BE EXPECTED. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>026-033>036-044>047-057-058-070-071-081- 092-090200- /O.EXB.KDMX.WC.Y.0013.100108T1800Z-100109T0600Z/ /O.EXT.KDMX.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-100108T1800Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON- CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-CASS-ADAIR-ADAMS- TAYLOR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS... HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...SAC CITY...ROCKWELL CITY... FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON... BOONE...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD... CORNING...BEDFORD 1158 AM CST FRI JAN 8 2010 ...WIND CHILL WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. THE WIND CHILL WARNING IS CANCELED AS OF NOON TODAY. * WIND CHILLS...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS OF 15 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO WILL CONTINUE TODAY. THEY ARE EXPECTED TO WARM INTO THE 10 BELOW TO 20 BELOW ZERO RANGE DURING THE AFTERNOON... THEN FALL TO 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO THIS EVENING AND REMAIN THERE INTO SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...COLD TEMPERATURES AND WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WILL COMBINE TO CREATE WIND CHILL READINGS WELL BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND SUFFICIENT WIND WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ IAZ027-028-037>039-048>050-059>062-072>075-082>086-093>097-090200- /O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-100109T1500Z/ BUTLER-BREMER-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-DALLAS- POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-UNION-CLARKE- LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLISON...WAVERLY...ELDORA... GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...ADEL... DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...WINTERSET...INDIANOLA... KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...CRESTON...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA... OTTUMWA...MOUNT AYR...LEON...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 1158 AM CST FRI JAN 8 2010 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST SATURDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST SATURDAY. * WIND CHILLS...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS OF 15 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO WILL CONTINUE TODAY. THEY ARE EXPECTED TO WARM INTO THE 10 BELOW TO 20 BELOW ZERO RANGE DURING THE AFTERNOON... THEN FALL TO 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO THIS EVENING AND REMAIN THERE INTO SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...COLD TEMPERATURES AND WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WILL COMBINE TO CREATE WIND CHILL READINGS WELL BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND SUFFICIENT WIND 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. && $$ REV
394 WWUS43 KDMX 082115 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 315 PM CST FRI JAN 8 2010 ...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS CONTINUE TONIGHT... .ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN FROM THE NORTH CENTRAL PLAINS TO THE MISSOURI RIVER VALLEY TONIGHT. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT...BUT COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW ZERO TONIGHT...VERY COLD WIND CHILL READINGS CAN BE EXPECTED. IAZ027-028-037>039-048>050-059>062-072>075-082>086-093>097-090515- /O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-100109T1500Z/ BUTLER-BREMER-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-DALLAS- POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-UNION-CLARKE- LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLISON...WAVERLY...ELDORA... GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...ADEL... DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...WINTERSET...INDIANOLA... KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...CRESTON...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA... OTTUMWA...MOUNT AYR...LEON...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 315 PM CST FRI JAN 8 2010 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST SATURDAY... * WIND CHILLS...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS OF 15 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO WILL RETURN TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND SUFFICIENT WIND WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ IAZ004>007-015>017-023>026-033>036-044>047-057-058-070-071-081- 092-090515- /O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-100109T0600Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON- CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-CASS-ADAIR-ADAMS- TAYLOR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS... HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...SAC CITY...ROCKWELL CITY... FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON... BOONE...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD... CORNING...BEDFORD 315 PM CST FRI JAN 8 2010 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * WIND CHILLS...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS OF 15 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO WILL RETURN THIS EVENING BEFORE WINDS BECOME TOO LIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT TO CAUSE ADDITIONAL WIND CHILL CONCERNS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND SUFFICIENT WIND 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. && $$
320 WWUS43 KDMX 090110 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 710 PM CST FRI JAN 8 2010 ...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS CONTINUE TONIGHT... .ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN FROM THE NORTH CENTRAL PLAINS TO THE MISSOURI RIVER VALLEY TONIGHT. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT...BUT COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW ZERO TONIGHT...VERY COLD WIND CHILL READINGS CAN BE EXPECTED. IAZ027-028-037>039-048>050-059>062-072>075-082>086-093>097-090600- /O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-100109T1500Z/ BUTLER-BREMER-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-DALLAS- POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-UNION-CLARKE- LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLISON...WAVERLY...ELDORA... GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...ADEL... DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...WINTERSET...INDIANOLA... KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...CRESTON...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA... OTTUMWA...MOUNT AYR...LEON...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 710 PM CST FRI JAN 8 2010 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST SATURDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST SATURDAY. * WIND CHILLS...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS OF 15 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND INTO SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND SUFFICIENT WIND WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ IAZ004>007-015>017-023>026-033>036-044>047-057-058-070-071-081- 092-090600- /O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-100109T0600Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON- CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-CASS-ADAIR-ADAMS- TAYLOR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS... HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...SAC CITY...ROCKWELL CITY... FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON... BOONE...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD... CORNING...BEDFORD 710 PM CST FRI JAN 8 2010 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * WIND CHILLS...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS OF 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING BEFORE WINDS BECOME TOO LIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT TO CAUSE ADDITIONAL WIND CHILL CONCERNS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND SUFFICIENT WIND 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. && $$ COGIL
029 WWUS43 KDMX 090553 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1153 PM CST FRI JAN 8 2010 ...BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS CONTINUE OVERNIGHT... .ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN FROM THE NORTH CENTRAL PLAINS TO THE MISSOURI RIVER VALLEY TONIGHT. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT...BUT COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW ZERO TONIGHT...VERY COLD WIND CHILL READINGS CAN BE EXPECTED. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>026-033>036-044>047-057-058-070-071-081- 092-090700- /O.EXP.KDMX.WC.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-100109T0600Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON- CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-CASS-ADAIR-ADAMS- TAYLOR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS... HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...SAC CITY...ROCKWELL CITY... FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON... BOONE...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD... CORNING...BEDFORD 1153 PM CST FRI JAN 8 2010 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * WIND CHILL...THE WIND WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH TO 5 MPH OR BELOW WITH WIND CHILL CONCERNS LESSENING. HOWEVER...AIR TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN BITTERLY COLD FROM 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO IN MOST LOCATIONS. $$ IAZ027-028-037>039-048>050-059>062-072>075-082>086-093>097-091200- /O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-100109T1500Z/ BUTLER-BREMER-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-DALLAS- POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-UNION-CLARKE- LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLISON...WAVERLY...ELDORA... GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...ADEL... DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...WINTERSET...INDIANOLA... KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...CRESTON...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA... OTTUMWA...MOUNT AYR...LEON...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 1153 PM CST FRI JAN 8 2010 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST SATURDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST SATURDAY. * WIND CHILLS...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS OF 15 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED INTO SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND SUFFICIENT WIND 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. && $$
253 WWUS43 KDMX 090814 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 214 AM CST SAT JAN 9 2010 ...BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS CONTINUE EARLY THIS MORNING... .ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN CENTERED OVER THE MISSOURI RIVER VALLEY EARLY THIS MORNING. WINDS ARE GENERALLY LESS THAN 12 MPH...BUT COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING...VERY COLD WIND CHILL READINGS CAN BE EXPECTED. IAZ006-007-016-017-025-026-036-047-091500- /O.EXA.KDMX.WC.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-100109T1500Z/ WINNEBAGO-WORTH-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-HAMILTON- BOONE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOREST CITY...NORTHWOOD...GARNER... MASON CITY...CLARION...HAMPTON...WEBSTER CITY...BOONE 214 AM CST SAT JAN 9 2010 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING. * WIND CHILLS...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS OF 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO...AND LOCALLY AS COLD AS 35 BELOW ZERO...CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH 9 AM TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND SUFFICIENT WIND WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ IAZ027-028-037>039-048>050-059>062-072>075-082>086-093>097-091500- /O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-100109T1500Z/ BUTLER-BREMER-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-DALLAS- POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-UNION-CLARKE- LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLISON...WAVERLY...ELDORA... GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...ADEL... DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...WINTERSET...INDIANOLA... KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...CRESTON...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA... OTTUMWA...MOUNT AYR...LEON...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 214 AM CST SAT JAN 9 2010 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING. * WIND CHILLS...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS OF 15 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH 9 AM THIS MORNING. LOCAL WIND CHILL READINGS AS COLD AS 35 BELOW ZERO WILL OCCUR NORTH OF HIGHWAY 30. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND SUFFICIENT WIND 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. && $$ MOYER
670 WWUS43 KDMX 090955 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 355 AM CST SAT JAN 9 2010 ...BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS CONTINUE EARLY THIS MORNING... .ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN CENTERED OVER THE MISSOURI RIVER VALLEY EARLY THIS MORNING. WINDS ARE GENERALLY LESS THAN 12 MPH...BUT COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING...VERY COLD WIND CHILL READINGS CAN BE EXPECTED. IAZ082-093-091100- /O.CAN.KDMX.WC.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-100109T1500Z/ UNION-RINGGOLD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRESTON...MOUNT AYR 355 AM CST SAT JAN 9 2010 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS CANCELLED THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY. IT WILL STILL BE VERY COLD WITH TEMPERATURES THIS MORNING WITHIN A FEW DEGREES OF ZERO AND WIND CHILL READINGS 5 BELOW TO 15 BELOW ZERO. $$ IAZ006-007-016-017-025>028-036>039-047>050-059>062-072>075- 083>086-094>097-091500- /O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-100109T1500Z/ WINNEBAGO-WORTH-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER- HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA- DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-CLARKE- LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOREST CITY...NORTHWOOD...GARNER... MASON CITY...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY... WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA...GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...BOONE...AMES... MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...ADEL...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL... WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...OSCEOLA... CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...LEON...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE... BLOOMFIELD 355 AM CST SAT JAN 9 2010 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING. * WIND CHILLS...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS OF 15 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH 9 AM THIS MORNING. LOCAL WIND CHILL READINGS AS COLD AS 35 BELOW ZERO WILL OCCUR NORTH OF HIGHWAY 30. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND SUFFICIENT WIND 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. && $$ MOYER
371 WWUS43 KDMX 091248 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 648 AM CST SAT JAN 9 2010 ...BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS CONTINUE EARLY THIS MORNING... .ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN CENTERED OVER THE MISSOURI RIVER VALLEY EARLY THIS MORNING. WINDS ARE GENERALLY LESS THAN 12 MPH...BUT COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING...VERY COLD WIND CHILL READINGS CAN BE EXPECTED. IAZ006-007-016-017-025>028-036>039-047>050-059>062-072>075- 083>086-094>097-091500- /O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-100109T1500Z/ WINNEBAGO-WORTH-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER- HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA- DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-CLARKE- LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOREST CITY...NORTHWOOD...GARNER... MASON CITY...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY... WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA...GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...BOONE...AMES... MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...ADEL...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL... WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...OSCEOLA... CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...LEON...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE... BLOOMFIELD 648 AM CST SAT JAN 9 2010 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING. * WIND CHILLS...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS OF 15 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH 9 AM THIS MORNING. LOCAL WIND CHILL READINGS AS COLD AS 35 BELOW ZERO WILL OCCUR NORTH OF HIGHWAY 30. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND SUFFICIENT WIND WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MOYER
050 WWUS43 KDMX 091520 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 920 AM CST SAT JAN 9 2010 .LIGHT WINDS HAVE ALLOWED WIND CHILL INDICES TO RISE SOMEWHAT OVER THE AREA THIS MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE STATE WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP WINDS LIGHT THROUGH THE DAY. IAZ006-007-016-017-025>028-036>039-047>050-059>062-072>075- 083>086-094>097-091630- /O.EXP.KDMX.WC.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-100109T1500Z/ WINNEBAGO-WORTH-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER- HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA- DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-CLARKE- LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOREST CITY...NORTHWOOD...GARNER... MASON CITY...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY... WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA...GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...BOONE...AMES... MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...ADEL...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL... WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...OSCEOLA... CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...LEON...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE... BLOOMFIELD 920 AM CST SAT JAN 9 2010 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS THE STATE THIS MORNING. SPEEDS WERE GENERALLY UNDER 5 MPH...WITH A FEW REPORTS OF 8 TO 10 MPH WIND SPEEDS AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILL VALUES HAVE RISEN TO 20 BELOW OR WARMER IN MOST AREAS. BRIEF PERIODS OF 5 TO 10 MPH WINDS WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL INDICES OF 20 TO 30 BELOW THROUGH NOON TODAY. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind chill advisory 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 wind chill advisory went out at Jan 7, 11:50 AM CST, 3 hours 34 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 7, 11:50 AM CST, 3 hours 34 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1150 AM CST THU JAN 7 2010 ...UPDATED AVIATION DISCUSSION 18Z... .SHORT TERM /TODAY/... MINOR MODIFICATIONS FOR HIGH TEMPS THIS MORNING AS TEMPS HAVE WARMED A FEW DEGREES HIGHER CENTRAL AND EAST THUS FAR...TRENDS REMAIN THE SAME WITH COLDER TEMPS FOR THE AFTERNOON AND WINDS GUSTING TO OVER 35 TO 40 MPH AT TIMES. EARLY MORNING SOUNDINGS SUGGEST A SMALL INVERSION WHICH SHOULD BE OVERCOME BY MIXING. CONDITIONS TO REMAIN WORSE IN RURAL AREAS TODAY...THOUGH STILL VERY POOR THROUGHOUT THE REGION. WILL CONTINUE WARNING. /REV .PREVIOUS SHORT TERM /TODAY/... UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER NORTHWEST IOWA AT THIS TIME AND WILL MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL IA BY MID MORNING. COOLER CLOUD TOPS AND BEST RADAR RETURNS HAVE SHIFTED EAST AND SFC VSBY GENERALLY 1 TO 3 MILES IN THE LIGHT SNOW. CURRENTLY HAVE A RELATIVE MINIMUM OF ECHO RETURNS OVER SW IA...BUT THE SNOW SHOULD PICK UP THERE A BIT SHORTLY AS MOISTURE WRAPPING AROUND THE UPPER LEVEL LOW MOVES ACROSS THAT REGION. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY UNDER THE CYCLONIC FLOW ALOFT AND WEAK LIFT...TAPERING OFF WEST TO EAST AFTER NOON...WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS GENERALLY ONE TO TWO INCHES...WITH THE MOST ACROSS THE NORTHEAST THIRD. THE BIGGER CONCERN CONTINUES TO BE THE EXPECTED INCREASE OF THE WIND THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS WEST TO EAST AS SFC HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS SOUTHEAST BEHIND THE DEPARTING LOW. PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS IA EXPECTED TO BE CLOSE TO 20 MB BY AFTERNOON...WITH MAXIMUM WIND IN THE MIXED LAYER 35 TO 40 KTS. NORMALLY...AND ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THE FLUFFINESS OF THE SNOW ON THE GROUND...THIS WOULD RAISE FLAGS FOR A BLIZZARD WARNING. HOWEVER...STRONGEST SUBSIDENCE SEEMS TO BE SOUTH OF IA TODAY...AND DESPITE A MODERATE ISALLOBARIC BULLSEYE UNDER A SIMILAR GRADIENT CURRENTLY OVER ERN SD...SFC OBSERVATIONS IN THE REGION OF 30+ KT WIND GUSTS ARE ONLY YIELDING VSBYS AS LOW AS 3/4 MILE. SO CONFIDENCE STILL NOT HIGH ENOUGH AT THIS POINT TO UPGRADE WINTER STORM WARNING TO A BLIZZARD WARNING. WILL CONTINUE TO EMPHASIZE THE IMPACTS OF SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THAT WILL CERTAINLY OCCUR. TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO BE FALLING SLOWLY THROUGH THE DAY WITH WIND CHILL VALUES DROPPING INTO THE 15 BELOW TO 25 BELOW RANGE BY LATE AFTERNOON. .LONG TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/... LIGHT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL BE ONGOING AT BEGINNING OF TONIGHT PERIOD WITH BOTH SNOW AND WIND DIMINISHING GRADUALLY OVERNIGHT AND LITTLE TO NO ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION EXPECTED DURING THAT TIME. OTHERWISE BIG WEATHER STORY WILL BE VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ON TAP FROM TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. IT SEEMS CLEAR THAT A WIND CHILL WARNING WILL BE NECESSARY FOR MUCH OF THIS TIME...HOWEVER AT THIS TIME THE WINTER STORM WATCH ALREADY IN EFFECT FOR TODAY COVERS THE WIND CHILL THREAT WELL AND IT WOULD BE UNNECESSARILY CONFUSING TO HOIST A WIND CHILL WARNING ON TOP OF THAT PRODUCT. EXPECTATION IS THAT WHEN THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS EXPIRED/CANCELLED LATER TODAY OR THIS EVENING A WIND CHILL WARNING WILL PROBABLY BE ISSUED AT THAT TIME. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MAY ALSO BE NECESSARY FOR BLOWING SNOW THIS EVENING AND EARLY TONIGHT...HOWEVER FOR SIMILAR REASONS THAT WILL BE DECIDED LATER TODAY AS THE WINTER STORM WARNING COMES CLOSER TO EXPIRATION. MINIMUM TEMPERATURES ARE SOMEWHAT PROBLEMATIC FOR TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT AS VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL RUSH IN OUT OF THE ARCTIC HIGH APPROACHING FROM THE WEST/NORTHWEST...BUT AT THE SAME TIME WE WILL REMAIN VIRTUALLY OVERCAST TONIGHT AND THERE ARE INCREASING INDICATIONS OF CLOUDS LINGERING THROUGH MUCH OF FRIDAY NIGHT ESPECIALLY IN OUR SOUTHEASTERN COUNTIES. WITH THAT IN MIND RAISED TEMPERATURES BY A FEW DEGREES IN THOSE AREAS SATURDAY MORNING...BUT THE FORECAST VALUES ARE STILL FAR BELOW NORMAL AND WILL STILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS EVEN GIVEN RELATIVELY LIGHT WINDS AT THAT TIME. A GRADUAL WARMING TREND WILL BEGIN SOMETIME SATURDAY AS THE ARCTIC HIGH BEGINS TO MOVE AWAY TO THE SOUTH AND WINDS COME AROUND TO SOUTHWEST AHEAD OF A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE FORMING ALONG THE WESTERN HIGH PLAINS. DURING THE DAY SATURDAY SKIES WILL BE CLEAR AND WINDS WILL BE LIGHT WITH THE HIGH PRESSURE CENTER NEARBY...INITIALLY NORTHWEST THEN TURNING TO WEST LATER IN THE DAY AND TO SOUTHWEST IN SOME OF OUR WESTERN ZONES. HOWEVER...MOS TEMPS SEEM WAY OVERDONE GIVEN VERY COLD AIR IN PLACE DURING THE MORNING...LIMITED SOLAR ANGLE/INSOLATION...VERY LITTLE IF ANY LOW LEVEL WARM AIR ADVECTION WHICH WILL STILL BE SHUNTED OFF TO OUR WEST...AND FRESH SNOW COVER ON TOP OF THE DEEP SNOW PACK IN PLACE ACROSS OUR AREA AND WELL TO OUR SOUTHWEST AS WELL. GIVEN THESE FACTORS HAVE MAINTAINED MAX TEMPS SATURDAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF 5 TO 8 DEGREES BELOW MOS GUIDANCE. SATURDAY NIGHT/SUNDAY DEFINITELY LOOK WARMER /RELATIVELY SPEAKING/ AS SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW INCREASES AND HAVE MADE LITTLE CHANGE TO THE FORECAST FOR THOSE TIME FRAMES. NEXT CHANCE FOR PRECIP WILL COME IN ASSOCIATION WITH A CLIPPER SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE NORTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT AND CROSSING OUR AREA SUNDAY NIGHT/EARLY MONDAY. LONG RANGE MODELS ARE HAVING TROUBLE RESOLVING TIMING AND MOISTURE PROFILES FOR THIS SYSTEM...SO WHILE THERE WOULD SEEM TO BE A DECENT CHANCE OF PRECIP HAVE KEPT POPS SLIGHT FOR SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY ESPECIALLY DUE TO THE UNCERTAINTY OF WHICH OF THESE PERIODS PRECIP WILL BE MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR IN...AS THE DURATION WILL BE RELATIVELY SHORT WITH THE SYSTEM MOVING QUICKLY PAST. ANOTHER ITEM OF NOTE IS THAT DEPENDING ON HOW MUCH WARM AIR ADVECTION TAKES PLACE IN THE 24 HOURS OR SO BEFORE THIS PRECIP BEGINS THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SOME KIND OF MIXED PRECIP AS INDICATED BY SOME OF THE MODEL SOUNDINGS. HOWEVER...THIS REMAINS A REMOTE CHANCE ATTM AND IT APPEARS THAT ANY PRECIP WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL LIKELY BE ALL SNOW. AFTER THAT NEXT WEEK LOOKS QUIET AND CONSIDERABLY WARMER /FINALLY/ WITH DEEP RIDGING AND SOUTHERLY LOW LEVEL FLOW FOR SEVERAL DAYS. && .AVIATION... 07/18Z...SYSTEM STILL PROGRESSING ACROSS STATE. SEVERE BLOWING OCCURRING OVER WEST SECTIONS NOW WITH LOWERING CIGS/VSBYS. AT TIMES EXPECTING TO SEE CONDITIONS DROP TO IFR OR BRIEFLY LIFR OVER THE TAF PERIOD WITH WORST CONDITIONS FROM 18Z TO 03Z. WINDS SHOULD IMPROVE TNT AS GRADIENT RELAXES AND GUSTS DIMINISH. SOME HINT AT LOWER STRATUS TO STICK AROUND THROUGH MID MORNING ON FRIDAY. HAVE KEPT CIGS IN MVFR RANGE DUE TO POTENTIAL. /REV && .DMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER STORM WARNING ENTIRE AREA TIL 00Z FRIDAY. SHORT TERM...MOYER/REV LONG TERM...LEE AVIATION...REV
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 7, 4:51 AM CST, 10 hours 33 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 451 AM CST THU JAN 7 2010 IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-057>062-070>075-081>086- 092>097-081200- 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- 451 AM CST THU JAN 7 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA INTO THIS EVENING. PLEASE REFER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES FOR FURTHER DETAILS. LIGHT SNOW WILL PERSIST TODAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF FROM WEST TO EAST TONIGHT. ONLY LIGHT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED...HOWEVER NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG TODAY RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT TO POTENTIALLY SEVERE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AND OPEN AREAS. THIS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY SUBSTANTIALLY WITH NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AT TIMES. THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AND SOME RURAL ROADS WILL BECOME IMPASSIBLE. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE SLOWLY TONIGHT AS THE SNOW TAPERS OFF AND WINDS BEGIN TO SUBSIDE...HOWEVER ARCTIC AIR RUSHING INTO THE REGION WILL GENERATE BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS IN THE 20 TO 40 BELOW RANGE TONIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED...HOWEVER SNOWFALL REPORTS WOULD BE APPRECIATED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS IN THE 20 TO 40 BELOW RANGE WILL PERSIST INTO SATURDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED...HOWEVER SNOWFALL REPORTS WOULD BE APPRECIATED. LEE
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jan 7, 12:16 PM CST, 3 hours 8 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1216 PM CST THU JAN 07 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1200 PM SNOW 3 S POLK CITY 41.74N 93.72W
01/07/2010 M5.2 INCH POLK IA OFFICIAL NWS OBS
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JHLocal storm report, Jan 7, 12:17 PM CST, 3 hours 7 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1217 PM CST THU JAN 07 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1200 PM SNOW DES MOINES INT AIRPORT 41.53N 93.66W
01/07/2010 M5.7 INCH POLK IA OFFICIAL NWS OBS
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JHLocal storm report, Jan 7, 12:19 PM CST, 3 hours 5 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1219 PM CST THU JAN 07 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1200 PM SNOW WATERLOO 42.49N 92.35W
01/07/2010 M6.3 INCH BLACK HAWK IA OFFICIAL NWS OBS
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JHLocal storm report, Jan 7, 12:32 PM CST, 2 hours 52 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1232 PM CST THU JAN 07 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1200 PM SNOW RINGSTED 43.30N 94.51W
01/07/2010 M6.5 INCH EMMET IA CO-OP OBSERVER
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JHLocal storm report, Jan 7, 1:14 PM CST, 2 hours 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
114 PM CST THU JAN 07 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0112 PM SNOW DENISON 42.02N 95.35W
01/07/2010 E4.5 INCH CRAWFORD IA TRAINED SPOTTER
CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING IN RURAL AREAS
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DONAVONLocal storm report, Jan 7, 2:32 PM CST, 52 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
232 PM CST THU JAN 07 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0100 PM SNOW BLOOMFIELD 40.75N 92.42W
01/07/2010 E4.5 INCH DAVIS IA PUBLIC
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DONAVONThe office that day
Everything else NWS Des Moines, IA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 3:24 PM CST | Wind Chill Warning | DMX | Adair, Adams, Audubon, Boone, Butler, Calhoun and 31 more | 21 hr |
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Wind Chill Advisories in Iowa, 2010Every wind chill advisory in 2010
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.