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Blizzard Warning 1, NWS Des Moines, IA
NWS Des Moines, IA issued this blizzard warning at Jan 7, 2011, 4:19 PM CST for 10 counties in Iowa. It was in force for 5 hr. 4 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
- Jan 7, 2011, 4:19 PM CST (22:19 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 7, 2011, 9:00 PM CST
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Des Moines, IA
Counties Cerro Gordo County, IA, Emmet County, IA, Franklin County, IA, Hancock County, IA, Humboldt County, IA, Kossuth County, IA, Palo Alto County, IA, Winnebago County, IA, Worth County, IA, Wright County, IA
The radar
The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 151 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 6:45 PM CST | BLIZZARD | 5 W Buffalo Center, IA | SPOTTER REPORTED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS DURING MUCH OF TRIP DRIVING FROM WHITTEMORE. |
| Jan 7, 7:02 PM CST | BLIZZARD | 1 Nw Dakota City, IA | WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. IMMEDIATELY TURNED AROUND AND RETURNED FROM TRIP TO NORTHERN PART OF COUNTY. |
| Jan 7, 7:05 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Algona, IA | BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. DEPUTIES CANNOT SEE BEYOND HOOD OF CARS. SEVERAL ROADS CLOSED. ALGONA AWOS HAS REPORTED FREQUENT GUSTS OF 35 MPH OR MORE. |
| Jan 7, 7:07 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Estherville, IA | NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY. ESTHERVILLE ASOS HAS REPORTED GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH FOR SEVERAL HOURS. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 198 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
- 705 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 40 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 164 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
178 WWUS43 KDMX 072219 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 419 PM CST FRI JAN 7 2011 ...STRONG WINDS PRODUCING BLOWING SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITY THROUGH THIS EVENING... IAZ006-007-016-017-080300- /O.UPG.KDMX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110108T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KDMX.BZ.W.0001.110107T2219Z-110108T0300Z/ WINNEBAGO-WORTH-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOREST CITY...NORTHWOOD...GARNER... MASON CITY 419 PM CST FRI JAN 7 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SHORT TERM TRENDS...VERY STRONG NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING. THESE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH LIGHT SNOW BANDS AND A FRESH SNOW PACK FROM EARLIER THIS MORNING WILL LEAD TO VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES TO NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS. * STORM TOTAL SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...THE LOWEST VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS WILL BE ACROSS OPEN AREAS MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT AT TIMES. ROADS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME SLICK WITH THE BLOWING SNOW ACROSS THE ROADWAYS CREATING BLACK ICE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ PODRAZIK IAZ004-005-015-023>028-035>039-080300- /O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110108T0300Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-PALO ALTO-POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN- BUTLER-BREMER-WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...EMMETSBURG... POCAHONTAS...HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY... FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA...GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO 419 PM CST FRI JAN 7 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. * SHORT TERM TRENDS...STRONG NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MID EVENING TONIGHT. THESE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH LIGHT SNOW BANDS AND THE RECENT SNOWFALL EARLIER THIS MORNING WILL LEAD TO VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS OF LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * STORM TOTAL SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...THE LOWEST VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS WILL BE ACROSS OPEN AREAS MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT AT TIMES. ROADS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME SLICK WITH THE BLOWING SNOW ACROSS THE ROADWAYS CREATING BLACK ICE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITY WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ PODRAZIK
3 follow-up statements
256 WWUS43 KDMX 072332 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 532 PM CST FRI JAN 7 2011 ...STRONG WINDS PRODUCING BLOWING SNOW AND LOCALIZED VERY LOW VISIBILITY THROUGH THIS EVENING... IAZ006-007-016-017-080300- /O.CON.KDMX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110108T0300Z/ WINNEBAGO-WORTH-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOREST CITY...NORTHWOOD...GARNER... MASON CITY 532 PM CST FRI JAN 7 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. * SHORT TERM TRENDS...VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WIND AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE STRONG WIND COMBINED WITH OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW AND A FRESH SNOW PACK WILL LEAD TO VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES TO NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS. * STORM TOTAL SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...THE LOWEST VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS WILL BE ACROSS OPEN AREAS MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT AT TIMES. ROADS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME SLICK WITH THE BLOWING SNOW ACROSS THE ROADWAYS CREATING BLACK ICE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ049-050-080300- /O.EXA.KDMX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110108T0300Z/ MARSHALL-TAMA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO 532 PM CST FRI JAN 7 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS DUE TO BLOWING SNOW... WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. * SHORT TERM TRENDS...STRONG NORTHWEST WIND AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MID EVENING TONIGHT. THESE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW AND THE SNOWFALL FROM THIS MORNING WILL LEAD TO VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS OF LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. LOCALIZED VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES. * STORM TOTAL SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...THE LOWEST VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS WILL BE ACROSS OPEN AREAS MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT AT TIMES. ROADS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME SLICK WITH THE BLOWING SNOW ACROSS THE ROADWAYS CREATING BLACK ICE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITY WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ IAZ004-005-015-023>028-035>039-080300- /O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110108T0300Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-PALO ALTO-POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN- BUTLER-BREMER-WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...EMMETSBURG... POCAHONTAS...HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY... FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA...GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO 532 PM CST FRI JAN 7 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. * SHORT TERM TRENDS...STRONG NORTHWEST WIND AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MID EVENING TONIGHT. THE STRONG WIND COMBINED WITH OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW AND THE SNOWFALL FROM THIS MORNING WILL LEAD TO VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS OF LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. LOCALIZED VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES. * STORM TOTAL SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...THE LOWEST VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS WILL BE ACROSS OPEN AREAS MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT AT TIMES. ROADS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME SLICK WITH THE BLOWING SNOW ACROSS THE ROADWAYS CREATING BLACK ICE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITY WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ FAB
161 WWUS43 KDMX 080103 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 703 PM CST FRI JAN 7 2011 ...STRONG WINDS PRODUCING BLOWING SNOW AND LOCALIZED VERY LOW VISIBILITY THROUGH THIS EVENING... IAZ004-005-015-024>026-080300- /O.UPG.KDMX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110108T0300Z/ /O.EXA.KDMX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110108T0300Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-PALO ALTO-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...EMMETSBURG... HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON 703 PM CST FRI JAN 7 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SHORT TERM TRENDS...VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WIND AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE STRONG WIND COMBINED WITH FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL LEAD TO VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS OF LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE WITH WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * STORM TOTAL SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...THE LOWEST VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS WILL BE ACROSS OPEN AREAS MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT AT TIMES. ROADS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME SLICK WITH THE BLOWING SNOW ACROSS THE ROADWAYS CREATING BLACK ICE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ006-007-016-017-080300- /O.CON.KDMX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110108T0300Z/ WINNEBAGO-WORTH-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOREST CITY...NORTHWOOD...GARNER... MASON CITY 703 PM CST FRI JAN 7 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. * SHORT TERM TRENDS...VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WIND AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE STRONG WIND COMBINED WITH FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL LEAD TO VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS OF LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE WITH WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * STORM TOTAL SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...THE LOWEST VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS WILL BE ACROSS OPEN AREAS MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT AT TIMES. ROADS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME SLICK WITH THE BLOWING SNOW ACROSS THE ROADWAYS CREATING BLACK ICE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ023-027-028-035>039-049-050-080300- /O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110108T0300Z/ POCAHONTAS-BUTLER-BREMER-WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY- BLACK HAWK-MARSHALL-TAMA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...POCAHONTAS...ALLISON...WAVERLY... FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA...GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO... MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO 703 PM CST FRI JAN 7 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. * SHORT TERM TRENDS...STRONG NORTHWEST WIND AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MID EVENING TONIGHT. THESE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL LEAD TO VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS OF LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. LOCALIZED VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES. * STORM TOTAL SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...THE LOWEST VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS WILL BE ACROSS OPEN AREAS MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT AT TIMES. ROADS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME SLICK WITH THE BLOWING SNOW ACROSS THE ROADWAYS CREATING BLACK ICE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITY WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ FAB
824 WWUS43 KDMX 080258 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 858 PM CST FRI JAN 7 2011 ...CONDITIONS IMPROVING LATE THIS EVENING... IAZ004>007-015>017-024>026-080400- /O.EXP.KDMX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110108T0300Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...HUMBOLDT... CLARION...HAMPTON 858 PM CST FRI JAN 7 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. * SHORT TERM TRENDS...WINDS CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY DECREASE THIS EVENING WITH CONDITIONS SLOWLY IMPROVING. ALTHOUGH SOME LOCALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT...VISIBILITIES SHOULD REMAIN AT LEAST A MILE OR TWO ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. $$ IAZ023-027-028-035>039-049-050-080400- /O.EXP.KDMX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110108T0300Z/ POCAHONTAS-BUTLER-BREMER-WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY- BLACK HAWK-MARSHALL-TAMA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...POCAHONTAS...ALLISON...WAVERLY... FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA...GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO... MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO 858 PM CST FRI JAN 7 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. * SHORT TERM TRENDS...WINDS CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY DECREASE THIS EVENING WITH CONDITIONS SLOWLY IMPROVING. ALTHOUGH SOME LOCALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT...VISIBILITIES SHOULD REMAIN AT LEAST A MILE OR TWO ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. $$ SMALL
The office that day
Everything else NWS Des Moines, IA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 3:22 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DMX | Black Hawk, Bremer, Butler, Cerro Gordo, Emmet, Franklin and 14 more | 6 hr |
Nearby
Blizzard Warnings in Iowa, 2011Every blizzard warning in 2011
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.