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Wind Chill Advisory 3, NWS Des Moines, IA

February 1, 201117 counties in Iowa

NWS Des Moines, IA issued this wind chill advisory at Feb 1, 2011, 4:02 AM CST for 17 counties in Iowa. It took effect at Feb 2, 2011, 12:00 AM CST. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 1, 2011, 4:02 AM CST (10:02 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 2, 2011, 12:00 AM CST
Expired
Feb 2, 2011, 12:00 PM CST
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Des Moines, IA

Counties Calhoun County, IA, Carroll County, IA, Cerro Gordo County, IA, Crawford County, IA, Emmet County, IA, Franklin County, IA, Hamilton County, IA, Hancock County, IA, Humboldt County, IA, Kossuth County, IA, Palo Alto County, IA, Pocahontas County, IA, Sac County, IA, Webster County, IA, Winnebago County, IA, Worth County, IA, Wright County, IA

The radar

The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 123 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:08 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

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 235 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Minneapolis, MN at 00:00Z on 2011-02-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Minneapolis, MN at 00:00Z on 2011-02-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 17 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
968 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
57 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
17 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
109 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

754 
WWUS43 KDMX 011002
WSWDMX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
402 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011

...MAJOR WINTER STORM FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST IOWA TUESDAY
AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING...

.A POTENT TWO PART WINTER STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT IOWA
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE INITIAL PORTION OF THE SYSTEM WILL
BRING INTERMITTENT LIGHT SNOW TO MUCH OF THE STATE THIS MORNING
ALONG WITH INCREASING NORTH WINDS. THE SECOND PORTION OF THE STORM
SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE A MAJOR WINTER STORM WITH
HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST HALF
OF IOWA THIS AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

IAZ004>006-015-011815-
/O.NEW.KDMX.WC.W.0001.110202T0300Z-110202T1800Z/
/O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110202T0000Z/
EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-PALO ALTO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY...
EMMETSBURG
402 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
CST WEDNESDAY...

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 WEDNESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
6 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

* SHORT TERM TRENDS...SOME AREAS OF VERY LIGHT SNOW ARE EXPECTED
  THIS MORNING...HOWEVER LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS
  FORECAST THROUGH MIDDAY. 

* STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL
  BE UNDER AN INCH THROUGH 6 PM. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS SINCE
  SUNDAY NIGHT OF 4 TO 7 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED IN EXTREME
  NORTHERN IOWA ALONG THE MINNESOTA BORDER.

* WINDS AND WIND CHILL VALUES...NORTH WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH
  HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT.
  VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED DUE TO BLOW SNOW...BELOW ONE HALF
  OF A MILE AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINDS COMBINED WITH VERY
  COLD TEMPERATURES WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 30 TO 35
  BELOW ZERO OVERNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...ROADS ARE ANTICIPATED TO BECOME SNOW PACKED AND 
  SLICK. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY 
  LIFE THREATENING DUE TO DRAMATICALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND 
  BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITY WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
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.

&&

$$

IAZ023-011815-
/O.NEW.KDMX.WC.W.0001.110202T0300Z-110202T1800Z/
/O.EXT.KDMX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110202T0000Z/
POCAHONTAS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...POCAHONTAS
402 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
CST WEDNESDAY...

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 WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
6 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

* SHORT TERM TRENDS...SOME AREAS OF VERY LIGHT SNOW ARE EXPECTED
  THIS MORNING...HOWEVER LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS
  FORECAST THROUGH MIDDAY. 

* STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL
  BE UNDER AN INCH THROUGH 6 PM. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS SINCE
  SUNDAY NIGHT OF 4 TO 7 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED IN EXTREME
  NORTHERN IOWA ALONG THE MINNESOTA BORDER.

* WINDS AND WIND CHILL VALUES...NORTH WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH
  HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT.
  VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED DUE TO BLOW SNOW...BELOW ONE HALF
  OF A MILE AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINDS COMBINED WITH VERY
  COLD TEMPERATURES WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 30 TO 35
  BELOW ZERO OVERNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...ROADS ARE ANTICIPATED TO BECOME SNOW PACKED AND SLICK.
  TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE
  THREATENING DUE TO DRAMATICALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND BITTER
  COLD WIND CHILLS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITY WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
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.

&&

$$

IAZ038-039-048>050-011815-
/O.CON.KDMX.BZ.W.0002.110201T1800Z-110202T1800Z/
/O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110201T1800Z/
GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...AMES...
MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO
402 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
TODAY...
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON CST
WEDNESDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON CST
WEDNESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON
CST TODAY. 

* SHORT TERM TRENDS...INTERMITTENT LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS
  MORNING WITH LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION THROUGH MIDDAY. SNOW
  WILL RE-INTENSIFY THIS AFTERNOON WITH NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY
  LATE IN THE DAY. 

* STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5
  TO 8 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WARNED AREA BY WEDNESDAY
  MORNING.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS
  ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. VISIBILITIES
  COULD BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING AND
  DRIFTING SNOW CREATING WHITE OUT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. WIND
  CHILLS WILL BECOME BITTERLY COLD BY WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH
  VALUES HOVERING AROUND 20 BELOW ZERO. 

* IMPACTS...ROADS ARE ANTICIPATED TO BECOME SNOW PACKED AND 
  SLICK. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME DANGEROUS...LIFE THREATENING 
  AND NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE LATE TODAY INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY DUE TO 
  DRAMATICALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS. 

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

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.

&&

$$

IAZ060>062-073>075-083>086-094>097-011815-
/O.CON.KDMX.BZ.W.0002.110201T1800Z-110202T1800Z/
/O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110201T1800Z/
POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-
WAPELLO-DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...
INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA...
OTTUMWA...LEON...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD
402 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
TODAY...
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON CST
WEDNESDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON CST
WEDNESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON
CST TODAY. 

* SHORT TERM TRENDS...INTERMITTENT LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH
  MID MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH 9 AM WILL BE LESS THAN
  AN INCH. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO RE INTENSIFY ACROSS THE WARNED AREA
  BY MIDDAY WITH MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW BY LATE IN
  THE DAY. 

* STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY
  WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL RANGE FROM AROUND 5 TO 8 INCHES NEAR DES
  MOINES TO 12 TO 16 INCHES NEAR OTTUMWA AND BLOOMFIELD.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  AROUND 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY
  MORNING. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES DUE
  TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CREATING BLIZZARD WHITE OUT
  CONDITIONS. 

* IMPACTS...ROADS ARE ANTICIPATED TO BECOME SNOW PACKED AND 
  SLICK. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME DANGEROUS...LIFE THREATENING 
  AND NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE LATE TODAY INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY DUE TO 
  DRAMATICALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS. 

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW OR FREEZING
DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

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.

&&

$$

IAZ027-028-037-046-047-011815-
/O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0001.110201T1800Z-110202T1800Z/
/O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110201T1800Z/
BUTLER-BREMER-HARDIN-GREENE-BOONE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLISON...WAVERLY...ELDORA...
JEFFERSON...BOONE
402 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
TODAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON
CST WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON
CST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
NOON CST TODAY. 

* SHORT TERM TRENDS...A FEW FLURRIES ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING
  WITH LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION. HOWEVER...SNOW WILL MOVE
  BACK IN DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL BY LATE
  IN THE DAY. 

* STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AROUND
  4 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WARNED AREA BY
  WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS
  ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. VISIBILITIES
  COULD BE REDUCED TO BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES DUE TO
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CREATING NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.

* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL REMAIN SNOW PACKED AND SLICK. TRAVEL WILL 
  LIKELY BECOME DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING DUE 
  TO DRAMATICALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND BITTER COLD WIND 
  CHILLS. 

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING MEANS SEVERE WINTER
WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...
AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

IAZ057>059-070>072-081-082-092-093-011815-
/O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0001.110201T1800Z-110202T1800Z/
/O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110201T1800Z/
AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-
RINGGOLD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ADEL...
ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD...WINTERSET...CORNING...CRESTON...BEDFORD...
MOUNT AYR
402 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
TODAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON
CST WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON
CST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
NOON CST TODAY. 

* SHORT TERM TRENDS...LIGHT INTERMITTENT SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH
  MID MORNING WITH UNDER AN INCH OF NEW ACCUMULATION. A WIND BLOWN
  SNOW IS THEN EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY INTENSIFY BY EARLY AFTERNOON
  AND PERSIST INTO TONIGHT.

* STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4
  TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA BY WEDNESDAY
  MORNING.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS
  ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. VISIBILITIES
  COULD BE REDUCED TO BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING
  AND DRIFTING SNOW.

* IMPACTS...ROADS ARE ANTICIPATED TO BECOME SNOW PACKED AND 
  SLICK. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME DANGEROUS...LIFE THREATENING 
  AND NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE LATE TODAY INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY DUE TO 
  DRAMATICALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING MEANS SEVERE WINTER
WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...
AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

IAZ007-016-017-024>026-033>036-044-045-011815-
/O.NEW.KDMX.WC.Y.0003.110202T0600Z-110202T1800Z/
/O.EXT.KDMX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110202T0600Z/
WORTH-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-SAC-CALHOUN-
WEBSTER-HAMILTON-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTHWOOD...GARNER...MASON CITY...
HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...SAC CITY...ROCKWELL CITY...
FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...DENISON...CARROLL
402 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON
CST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON
CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. 

* SHORT TERM TRENDS...FLURRIES ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING WITH
  LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION. HOWEVER...SOME LIGHT SNOW MAY
  REDEVELOP BY THIS AFTERNOON WITH SOME LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS
  THROUGH THIS EVENING.  

* STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...NEW SNOWFALL FROM LATER TODAY
  INTO THIS EVENING WILL BE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH LIGHTEST
  AMOUNTS IN NORTHERN IOWA. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS SINCE EARLY
  MONDAY MORNING WILL BE FROM 3 TO 7 INCHES.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS
  ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. VISIBILITIES
  COULD BE REDUCED TO BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES DUE TO
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CREATING NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. BY
  LATER TONIGHT...THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND VERY COLD
  TEMPERATURES WILL PRODUCE BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30
  BELOW ZERO.

* IMPACTS...ROADS ARE ANTICIPATED TO BECOME SNOW PACKED AND 
  SLICK. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY 
  LIFE THREATENING DUE TO DRAMATICALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND 
  BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITY WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

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.

&&

$$

CC
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WWUS43 KDMX 011342
WSWDMX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
742 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011

...LIFE THREATENING WINTER STORM FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST IOWA
THIS AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING...

.A POTENT TWO PART WINTER STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT IOWA
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE INITIAL PORTION OF THE SYSTEM WILL
BRING INTERMITTENT LIGHT SNOW TO MUCH OF THE STATE THIS MORNING
ALONG WITH INCREASING NORTH WINDS. THE SECOND PORTION OF THE
STORM SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE A MAJOR WINTER STORM
WITH HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST
HALF OF IOWA THIS AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING.

IAZ038-039-048>050-011830-
/O.CON.KDMX.BZ.W.0002.110201T1800Z-110202T1800Z/
/O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110201T1800Z/
GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...AMES...
MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO
742 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
TODAY...
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON CST
WEDNESDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON CST
WEDNESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON
CST TODAY. 

* SHORT TERM TRENDS...INTERMITTENT LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS 
  MORNING WITH LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION THROUGH MIDDAY. 
  SNOW WILL RE-INTENSIFY THIS AFTERNOON WITH NEW SNOW 
  ACCUMULATIONS BY LATE IN THE DAY. 

* STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 
  TO 8 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WARNED AREA BY 
  WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER 
  GUSTS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. 
  VISIBILITIES COULD BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES DUE TO 
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CREATING WHITE OUT BLIZZARD 
  CONDITIONS. WIND CHILLS WILL BECOME BITTERLY COLD BY WEDNESDAY 
  MORNING WITH VALUES HOVERING AROUND 20 BELOW ZERO. 

* IMPACTS...ROADS ARE ANTICIPATED TO BECOME SNOW PACKED AND 
  SLICK. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME DANGEROUS...LIFE THREATENING 
  AND NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE LATE TODAY INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY DUE TO 
  DRAMATICALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS. 

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

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.

&&

$$

IAZ060>062-073>075-083>086-094>097-011830-
/O.CON.KDMX.BZ.W.0002.110201T1800Z-110202T1800Z/
/O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110201T1800Z/
POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-
WAPELLO-DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...
INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA...
OTTUMWA...LEON...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD
742 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
TODAY...
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON CST
WEDNESDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON CST
WEDNESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON
CST TODAY. 

* SHORT TERM TRENDS...INTERMITTENT LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH
  MID MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH 9 AM WILL BE LESS THAN
  AN INCH. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO RE INTENSIFY ACROSS THE WARNED AREA
  BY MIDDAY WITH MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW BY MID
  AFTERNOON.

* STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY 
  WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL RANGE FROM AROUND 5 TO 8 INCHES NEAR 
  DES MOINES TO 12 TO 16 INCHES NEAR OTTUMWA AND BLOOMFIELD. 

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 
  AROUND 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY 
  MORNING. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES 
  DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CREATING BLIZZARD WHITE OUT 
  CONDITIONS. 

* IMPACTS...ROADS ARE ANTICIPATED TO BECOME SNOW PACKED AND 
  SLICK. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME DANGEROUS...LIFE THREATENING 
  AND NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE LATE TODAY INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY DUE TO 
  DRAMATICALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS. 

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW OR FREEZING
DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

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.

&&

$$

IAZ027-028-037-046-047-011830-
/O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0001.110201T1800Z-110202T1800Z/
/O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110201T1800Z/
BUTLER-BREMER-HARDIN-GREENE-BOONE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLISON...WAVERLY...ELDORA...
JEFFERSON...BOONE
742 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
TODAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON
CST WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON
CST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
NOON CST TODAY. 

* SHORT TERM TRENDS...A FEW FLURRIES ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING
  WITH LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION. HOWEVER...SNOW WILL MOVE
  BACK IN THIS AFTERNOON WITH ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL BY MID
  AFTERNOON. 

* STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 
  AROUND 4 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WARNED AREA 
  BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER 
  GUSTS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. 
  VISIBILITIES COULD BE REDUCED TO BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE 
  AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CREATING NEAR 
  BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. 

* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL REMAIN SNOW PACKED AND SLICK. TRAVEL WILL 
  LIKELY BECOME DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING DUE 
  TO DRAMATICALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND BITTER COLD WIND 
  CHILLS. 

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING MEANS SEVERE WINTER
WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...
AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

IAZ057>059-070>072-081-082-092-093-011830-
/O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0001.110201T1800Z-110202T1800Z/
/O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110201T1800Z/
AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-
RINGGOLD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ADEL...
ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD...WINTERSET...CORNING...CRESTON...BEDFORD...
MOUNT AYR
742 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
TODAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON
CST WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON
CST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
NOON CST TODAY. 

* SHORT TERM TRENDS...LIGHT INTERMITTENT SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH
  MID MORNING WITH UNDER AN INCH OF NEW ACCUMULATION. SNOW WILL
  RE-INTENSIFY BY MIDDAY WITH SNOW BECOMING MODERATE TO HEAVY BY
  MID AFTERNOON.

* STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 
  TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA BY WEDNESDAY 
  MORNING. 

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER 
  GUSTS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. 
  VISIBILITIES COULD BE REDUCED TO BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE AT 
  TIMES DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 

* IMPACTS...ROADS ARE ANTICIPATED TO BECOME SNOW PACKED AND 
  SLICK. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME DANGEROUS...LIFE THREATENING 
  AND NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE LATE TODAY INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY DUE TO 
  DRAMATICALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING MEANS SEVERE WINTER
WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...
AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

IAZ004>006-015-023-011830-
/O.CON.KDMX.WC.W.0001.110202T0300Z-110202T1800Z/
/O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110202T0000Z/
EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-PALO ALTO-POCAHONTAS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY...
EMMETSBURG...POCAHONTAS
742 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON CST WEDNESDAY...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON CST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

* SHORT TERM TRENDS...SOME AREAS OF VERY LIGHT SNOW ARE EXPECTED
  THIS MORNING...HOWEVER LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS
  FORECAST THROUGH MIDDAY. 

* STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL 
  BE UNDER AN INCH THROUGH 6 PM. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS SINCE 
  SUNDAY NIGHT OF 4 TO 7 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED IN EXTREME 
  NORTHERN IOWA ALONG THE MINNESOTA BORDER. 

* WINDS AND WIND CHILL VALUES...NORTH WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH 
  HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. 
  VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED DUE TO BLOW SNOW...BELOW ONE HALF 
  OF A MILE AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINDS COMBINED WITH 
  VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 
  30 TO 35 BELOW ZERO OVERNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...ROADS ARE ANTICIPATED TO BECOME SNOW PACKED AND 
  SLICK. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY 
  LIFE THREATENING DUE TO DRAMATICALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND 
  BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITY WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
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.

&&

$$

IAZ007-016-017-024>026-033>036-044-045-011830-
/O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110202T0600Z/
/O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0003.110202T0600Z-110202T1800Z/
WORTH-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-SAC-CALHOUN-
WEBSTER-HAMILTON-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTHWOOD...GARNER...MASON CITY...
HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...SAC CITY...ROCKWELL CITY...
FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...DENISON...CARROLL
742 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
NOON CST WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. 

* SHORT TERM TRENDS...FLURRIES ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING WITH 
  LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION. HOWEVER...SOME LIGHT SNOW MAY 
  REDEVELOP BY THIS AFTERNOON WITH SOME LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS 
  THROUGH THIS EVENING. 

* STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...NEW SNOWFALL FROM LATER TODAY 
  INTO THIS EVENING WILL BE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH LIGHTEST 
  AMOUNTS IN NORTHERN IOWA. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS SINCE 
  EARLY MONDAY MORNING WILL BE FROM 3 TO 7 INCHES. 

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER 
  GUSTS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. 
  VISIBILITIES COULD BE REDUCED TO BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE AT 
  TIMES DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CREATING NEAR BLIZZARD 
  CONDITIONS. BY LATER TONIGHT...THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND 
  VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL PRODUCE BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS 
  OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO. 

* IMPACTS...ROADS ARE ANTICIPATED TO BECOME SNOW PACKED AND 
  SLICK. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY 
  LIFE THREATENING DUE TO DRAMATICALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND 
  BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITY WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

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.

&&

$$

CC
937 
WWUS43 KDMX 011658
WSWDMX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1058 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011

...LIFE THREATENING BLIZZARD FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST IOWA THIS
AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING...

.CONDITIONS WILL QUICKLY DETERIORATE THIS AFTERNOON AS SNOW AND
WINDS INCREASE...LEADING TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER CENTRAL AND
SOUTHEAST IOWA. TRAVEL IS EXTREMELY DISCOURAGED AFTER SUNSET WHEN
TRAVEL CONDITIONS BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...DO IT SOON.

IAZ027-028-037-046-047-020100-
/O.CAN.KDMX.WS.W.0001.110201T1800Z-110202T1800Z/
/O.EXA.KDMX.BZ.W.0002.110201T1800Z-110202T1800Z/
/O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110201T1800Z/
BUTLER-BREMER-HARDIN-GREENE-BOONE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLISON...WAVERLY...ELDORA...
JEFFERSON...BOONE
1058 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
TODAY...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER
STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. 


* SHORT TERM TRENDS...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE ACROSS THE
  AREA THROUGH 1 PM. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE AS WELL TO 25
  TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. SNOWFALL RATES WILL INCREASE TO
  ONE HALF INCH PER HOUR BY MID AFTERNOON.

* STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 
  AROUND 4 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WARNED AREA 
  BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER
  GUSTS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. GUSTS
  WILL APPROACH 50 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING.
  VISIBILITIES COULD BE REDUCED TO BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT
  TIMES AND EXPECT WHITE OUT CONDITIONS IN RURAL AREAS DURING THE
  PEAK OF THE WINDS. 

* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL REMAIN SNOW PACKED AND SLICK. TRAVEL WILL
  LIKELY BECOME DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING DUE TO
  DRAMATICALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS.
  TRAVEL WILL BE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
  TONIGHT. IF YOU BECOME STUCK...EXPECT TO SPEND THE ENTIRE NIGHT
  IN YOUR VEHICLE. THEREFORE...IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...DO IT SOON! DO
  NOT ENDANGER YOURS AND OTHERS LIVES!

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.


&&

$$

IAZ057>059-070>072-081-082-092-093-020100-
/O.CAN.KDMX.WS.W.0001.110201T1800Z-110202T1800Z/
/O.EXA.KDMX.BZ.W.0002.110201T1800Z-110202T1800Z/
/O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110201T1800Z/
AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-
RINGGOLD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ADEL...
ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD...WINTERSET...CORNING...CRESTON...BEDFORD...
MOUNT AYR
1058 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
TODAY...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER
STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. 


* SHORT TERM TRENDS...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE ACROSS THE
  AREA THROUGH 1 PM. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE AS WELL TO 25
  TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. SNOWFALL RATES WILL INCREASE TO
  ONE HALF INCH PER HOUR BY MID AFTERNOON.

* STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AROUND
  5 TO 9 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WARNED AREA BY
  WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER
  GUSTS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. GUSTS
  WILL APPROACH 55 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING.
  VISIBILITIES COULD BE REDUCED TO BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT
  TIMES AND EXPECT WHITE OUT CONDITIONS IN RURAL AREAS DURING THE
  PEAK OF THE WINDS.

* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL REMAIN SNOW PACKED AND SLICK. TRAVEL WILL
  LIKELY BECOME DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING DUE TO
  DRAMATICALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS.
  TRAVEL WILL BE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
  TONIGHT. IF YOU BECOME STUCK...EXPECT TO SPEND THE ENTIRE NIGHT
  IN YOUR VEHICLE. THEREFORE...IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...DO IT SOON! DO
  NOT ENDANGER YOURS AND OTHERS LIVES!

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.

&&

$$

IAZ038-039-048>050-020100-
/O.CON.KDMX.BZ.W.0002.110201T1800Z-110202T1800Z/
/O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110201T1800Z/
GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...AMES...
MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO
1058 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
TODAY...
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY. A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. 

* SHORT TERM TRENDS...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE ACROSS THE
  AREA THROUGH 1 PM. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE AS WELL TO 25
  TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. SNOWFALL RATES WILL INCREASE TO
  ONE HALF INCH PER HOUR BY MID AFTERNOON.

* STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WITH
  THIS SECOND ROUND WILL BE AROUND 4 TO 6 INCHES ACROSS THE
  WARNED AREA BY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER
  GUSTS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. GUSTS
  WILL APPROACH 50 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING.
  VISIBILITIES COULD BE REDUCED TO BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT
  TIMES AND EXPECT WHITE OUT CONDITIONS IN RURAL AREAS DURING THE
  PEAK OF THE WINDS. 

* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL REMAIN SNOW PACKED AND SLICK. TRAVEL WILL
  LIKELY BECOME DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING DUE TO
  DRAMATICALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS.
  TRAVEL WILL BE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
  TONIGHT. IF YOU BECOME STUCK...EXPECT TO SPEND THE ENTIRE NIGHT
  IN YOUR VEHICLE. THEREFORE...IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...DO IT SOON! DO
  NOT ENDANGER YOURS AND OTHERS LIVES!

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.

&&

$$

IAZ060>062-073>075-083>086-094>097-020100-
/O.CON.KDMX.BZ.W.0002.110201T1800Z-110202T1800Z/
/O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110201T1800Z/
POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-
WAPELLO-DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...
INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA...
OTTUMWA...LEON...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD
1058 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
TODAY...
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY. A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. 

* SHORT TERM TRENDS...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE ACROSS THE
  AREA THROUGH 1 PM. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE AS WELL TO 25
  TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. SNOWFALL RATES WILL INCREASE TO
  ONE HALF INCH PER HOUR BY MID AFTERNOON.

* STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY 
  WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL RANGE FROM AROUND 5 TO 8 INCHES NEAR 
  DES MOINES TO 12 TO 16 INCHES NEAR OTTUMWA AND BLOOMFIELD.  

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER
  GUSTS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. GUSTS
  WILL APPROACH 50 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING.
  VISIBILITIES COULD BE REDUCED TO BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT
  TIMES AND EXPECT WHITE OUT CONDITIONS IN RURAL AREAS DURING THE
  PEAK OF THE WINDS. 

* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL REMAIN SNOW PACKED AND SLICK. TRAVEL WILL
  BECOME IMPOSSIBLE AND LIFE THREATENING DUE TO DRAMATICALLY
  REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND DRIFTING SNOW SEVERAL FEET DEEP. IF
  YOU BECOME STUCK...EXPECT TO SPEND THE ENTIRE NIGHT IN YOUR
  VEHICLE. THEREFORE...IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...DO IT SOON! DO NOT
  ENDANGER YOURS AND OTHERS LIVES!

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.


&&

$$

IAZ004>006-015-023-020100-
/O.CON.KDMX.WC.W.0001.110202T0300Z-110202T1800Z/
/O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110202T0000Z/
EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-PALO ALTO-POCAHONTAS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY...
EMMETSBURG...POCAHONTAS
1058 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON CST WEDNESDAY...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON CST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

* SHORT TERM TRENDS...AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
  TO EXPAND ACROSS THE AREA. UP TO ONE INCH OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE BY
  MID AFTERNOON. EXPECT WINDS TO CONTINUE TO INCREASE TO 25 TO 35
  MPH THIS AFTERNOON AS WELL.

* STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL 
  BE UP TO ONE INCH THROUGH 6 PM. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS SINCE 
  SUNDAY NIGHT OF 4 TO 7 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED IN EXTREME 
  NORTHERN IOWA ALONG THE MINNESOTA BORDER. 

* WINDS AND WIND CHILL VALUES...NORTH WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH 
  HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. 
  VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED DUE TO BLOW SNOW...BELOW ONE HALF 
  OF A MILE AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINDS COMBINED WITH 
  VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 
  30 TO 35 BELOW ZERO OVERNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...ROADS ARE ANTICIPATED TO BECOME SNOW PACKED AND 
  SLICK. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY 
  LIFE THREATENING DUE TO DRAMATICALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND 
  BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITY WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
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.

&&

$$

IAZ007-016-017-024>026-033>036-044-045-020100-
/O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110202T0600Z/
/O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0003.110202T0600Z-110202T1800Z/
WORTH-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-SAC-CALHOUN-
WEBSTER-HAMILTON-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTHWOOD...GARNER...MASON CITY...
HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...SAC CITY...ROCKWELL CITY...
FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...DENISON...CARROLL
1058 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
NOON CST WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. 

* SHORT TERM TRENDS...AREAS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND OVER
  THE AREA ALONG WITH WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH. EXPECT
  ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES BY 3 PM AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW
  BECOMING MORE INTENSE.

* STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...NEW SNOWFALL FROM LATER TODAY 
  INTO THIS EVENING WILL BE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH LIGHTEST 
  AMOUNTS IN NORTHERN IOWA. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS SINCE 
  EARLY MONDAY MORNING WILL BE FROM 3 TO 7 INCHES. 

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER 
  GUSTS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. 
  VISIBILITIES COULD BE REDUCED TO BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE AT 
  TIMES DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CREATING NEAR BLIZZARD 
  CONDITIONS. BY LATER TONIGHT...THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND 
  VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL PRODUCE BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS 
  OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO. 

* IMPACTS...ROADS ARE ANTICIPATED TO BECOME SNOW PACKED AND 
  SLICK. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY 
  LIFE THREATENING DUE TO DRAMATICALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND 
  BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITY WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

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.

&&

$$

DONAVON
199 
WWUS43 KDMX 011954
WSWDMX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
154 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011

...LIFE THREATENING BLIZZARD WILL OCCUR OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST
IOWA THIS AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING...

.CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL
IOWA AS SNOW AND WINDS INCREASE...LEADING TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES
THAT ARE NEARING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO
DETERIORATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. TRAVEL IS EXTREMELY
DISCOURAGED AFTER SUNSET WHEN TRAVEL CONDITIONS BECOME NEARLY
IMPOSSIBLE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...DO IT SOON AND DURING DAYLIGHT.

IAZ027-028-037>039-046>050-057>062-070>075-081>086-092>097-020400-
/O.CON.KDMX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110202T1800Z/
BUTLER-BREMER-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-GREENE-BOONE-STORY-
MARSHALL-TAMA-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-CASS-
ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS-
MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLISON...WAVERLY...ELDORA...
GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...JEFFERSON...BOONE...AMES...
MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ADEL...
DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD...
WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...CORNING...
CRESTON...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...BEDFORD...
MOUNT AYR...LEON...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD
154 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY. 

* SHORT TERM TRENDS...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE ACROSS THE
  AREA THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
  TO 45 MPH. SNOWFALL RATES WILL INCREASE TO ONE HALF TO ONE INCH
  PER HOUR BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON.

* STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...NEW SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS THIS
  AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 7 INCHES ON THE
  NORTHWEST SIDE OF THE WARNING TO 13 TO 18 INCHES OVER THE FAR
  SOUTHEAST. 

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER
  GUSTS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. GUSTS
  WILL APPROACH 50 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING.
  VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO NEAR ZERO.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING DUE TO
  DRAMATICALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS
  THAT WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT. TRAVEL WILL BE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE BY
  LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED...EXPECT
  TO SPEND THE ENTIRE NIGHT IN YOUR VEHICLE AS RESCUERS LIKELY WILL
  NOT BE ABLE TO REACH YOU. THEREFORE...IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...DO IT
  SOON! DO NOT ENDANGER YOURS AND OTHERS LIVES!

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 ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU.
IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

&&

$$

IAZ004>006-015-023-020400-
/O.EXT.KDMX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110202T0300Z/
/O.CON.KDMX.WC.W.0001.110202T0300Z-110202T1800Z/
EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-PALO ALTO-POCAHONTAS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY...
EMMETSBURG...POCAHONTAS
154 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON CST WEDNESDAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING. A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS
EVENING TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. 

* SHORT TERM TRENDS...AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND
  NORTHWARD FROM CENTRAL IOWA. UP TO ONE INCH OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE
  BY MID AFTERNOON. EXPECT WINDS TO CONTINUE TO INCREASE TO 25 TO
  35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AS WELL.

* STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO
  INCH IS POSSIBLE WITH STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS SINCE SUNDAY
  NIGHT REACHING 4 TO 7 INCHES.

* WINDS AND WIND CHILL VALUES...NORTH WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH 
  HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. 
  VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED DUE TO BLOW SNOW...BELOW ONE HALF 
  OF A MILE AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINDS COMBINED WITH 
  VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 
  30 TO 35 BELOW ZERO OVERNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...ROADS ARE ANTICIPATED TO BECOME SNOW PACKED AND 
  SLICK. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY 
  LIFE THREATENING DUE TO DRAMATICALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND 
  BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITY WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
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.

&&

$$

IAZ007-016-017-024>026-033>036-044-045-020400-
/O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110202T0600Z/
/O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0003.110202T0600Z-110202T1800Z/
WORTH-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-SAC-CALHOUN-
WEBSTER-HAMILTON-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTHWOOD...GARNER...MASON CITY...
HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...SAC CITY...ROCKWELL CITY...
FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...DENISON...CARROLL
154 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
NOON CST WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. 

* SHORT TERM TRENDS...AREAS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND OVER 
  THE AREA ALONG WITH WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH. EXPECT 
  ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES BY 3 PM AND AREAS OF BLOWING 
  SNOW BECOMING MORE INTENSE. 

* STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...NEW SNOWFALL FROM LATER TODAY
  INTO THIS EVENING WILL BE FROM 1 TO 4 INCHES WITH LIGHTEST
  AMOUNTS IN NORTHERN IOWA. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS SINCE EARLY
  MONDAY MORNING WILL BE FROM 3 TO 7 INCHES.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER 
  GUSTS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. 
  VISIBILITIES COULD BE REDUCED TO BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE AT 
  TIMES DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CREATING NEAR BLIZZARD 
  CONDITIONS. BY LATER TONIGHT...THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND 
  VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL PRODUCE BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS 
  OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO. 

* IMPACTS...ROADS ARE ANTICIPATED TO BECOME SNOW PACKED AND 
  SLICK. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY 
  LIFE THREATENING DUE TO DRAMATICALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND 
  BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITY WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

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.

&&

$$

DONAVON
979 
WWUS43 KDMX 012303
WSWDMX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
503 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011

...LIFE THREATENING BLIZZARD WILL OCCUR OVER CENTRAL AND
SOUTHEAST IOWA INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING...

.CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL
IOWA AS SNOW AND WINDS INCREASE...LEADING TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE THIS 
EVENING. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE
NIGHT AS DRIVING WILL BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE OVER MUCH OF THE AREA.
IF YOU TRAVEL...BE AWARE THAT YOU RISK BEING STRANDED IF YOU BECOME
STUCK.

IAZ027-028-037>039-046>050-057>062-070>075-081>086-092>097-020715-
/O.CON.KDMX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110202T1800Z/
BUTLER-BREMER-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-GREENE-BOONE-STORY-
MARSHALL-TAMA-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-CASS-
ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS-
MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLISON...WAVERLY...ELDORA...
GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...JEFFERSON...BOONE...AMES...
MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ADEL...
DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD...
WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...CORNING...
CRESTON...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...BEDFORD...
MOUNT AYR...LEON...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD
503 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY. 

* SHORT TERM TRENDS...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE ACROSS THE
  AREA THIS EVENING. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  45 MPH. SNOWFALL RATES WILL CONTINUE AT ONE HALF TO ONE INCH PER
  HOUR THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. 

* STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS
  WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 7 INCHES ON THE NORTHWEST SIDE OF THE
  WARNING TO 13 TO 18 INCHES OVER THE FAR SOUTHEAST.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  45 MPH THIS EVENING. GUSTS MAY APPROACH 50 MPH LATE THROUGH THE
  NIGHT DIMINISHING TOWARD DAWN. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO NEAR ZERO.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING DUE TO
  DRAMATICALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS
  THAT WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT. TRAVEL WILL BE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE BY
  TONIGHT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED...EXPECT TO SPEND THE ENTIRE
  NIGHT IN YOUR VEHICLE AS RESCUERS LIKELY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO
  REACH YOU. DO NOT ENDANGER YOURS AND OTHERS LIVES!

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 ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU.
IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

&&

$$

IAZ004>006-015-023-020715-
/O.CON.KDMX.WC.W.0001.110202T0300Z-110202T1800Z/
/O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110202T0300Z/
EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-PALO ALTO-POCAHONTAS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY...
EMMETSBURG...POCAHONTAS
503 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON CST WEDNESDAY...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON CST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

* SHORT TERM TRENDS...AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND
  NORTHWARD FROM CENTRAL IOWA. ANOTHER ONE TO TWO INCHES OF SNOW
  ARE POSSIBLE BY MID EVENING. EXPECT WINDS TO CONTINUE TO
  INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH AS WELL.

* STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS FROM SUNDAY
  NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL REACH 4 TO 7 INCHES.

* WINDS AND WIND CHILL VALUES...NORTH WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH
  HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED
  DUE TO BLOWING SNOW...BELOW ONE HALF OF A MILE AT TIMES. THE
  WINDS COMBINED WITH VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL PRODUCE
  DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 30 TO 35 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...ROADS ARE ANTICIPATED TO BECOME SNOW PACKED AND SLICK.
  TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE
  THREATENING DUE TO DRAMATICALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND BITTER
  COLD WIND CHILLS. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME
  ...EXPECT THAT BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS MAY
  BECOME LIFE THREATENING. DO NOT ENDANGER YOURS AND OTHERS LIVES!

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITY WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
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.

&&

$$

IAZ007-016-017-024>026-033>036-044-045-020715-
/O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110202T0600Z/
/O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0003.110202T0600Z-110202T1800Z/
WORTH-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-SAC-CALHOUN-
WEBSTER-HAMILTON-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTHWOOD...GARNER...MASON CITY...
HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...SAC CITY...ROCKWELL CITY...
FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...DENISON...CARROLL
503 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
NOON CST WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. 

* SHORT TERM TRENDS...AREAS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND OVER
  THE AREA ALONG WITH WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH. EXPECT
  AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW BECOMING MORE INTENSE THIS EVENING.

* STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...NEW SNOWFALL INTO THIS EVENING
  WILL BE FROM 1 TO 4 INCHES WITH LIGHTEST AMOUNTS IN NORTHERN
  IOWA. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS SINCE EARLY MONDAY MORNING WILL
  BE FROM 3 TO 7 INCHES.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS
  ARE EXPECTED INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. VISIBILITIES COULD BE
  REDUCED TO BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING AND
  DRIFTING SNOW CREATING NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. BY LATER
  TONIGHT...THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND VERY COLD TEMPERATURES
  WILL PRODUCE BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO.

* IMPACTS...ROADS ARE ANTICIPATED TO BECOME SNOW PACKED AND SLICK.
  TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE
  THREATENING DUE TO DRAMATICALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND BITTER
  COLD WIND CHILLS. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME
  ...EXPECT THAT BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS MAY
  BECOME LIFE THREATENING. DO NOT ENDANGER YOURS AND OTHERS LIVES!

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITY WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

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.

&&

$$

REV
099 
WWUS43 KDMX 020058
WSWDMX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
658 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011

...LIFE THREATENING BLIZZARD CONTINUES OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST
IOWA INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING...

.CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTH
CENTRAL IOWA AS SNOW AND WINDS INCREASE...LEADING TO REDUCED
VISIBILITIES AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO
DETERIORATE THIS EVENING. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED FOR THE
REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT AS DRIVING WILL BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE
OVER MUCH OF THE AREA. DO NOT TRAVEL...BE AWARE THAT YOU RISK BEING
STRANDED IF YOU BECOME STUCK AND MAY NOT RECEIVE HELP IF EMERGENCY
CREWS ARE NOT AVAILABLE IN YOUR AREA.

IAZ027-028-037>039-046>050-057>062-070>075-081>086-092>097-020900-
/O.CON.KDMX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110202T1800Z/
BUTLER-BREMER-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-GREENE-BOONE-STORY-
MARSHALL-TAMA-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-CASS-
ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS-
MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLISON...WAVERLY...ELDORA...
GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...JEFFERSON...BOONE...AMES...
MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ADEL...
DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD...
WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...CORNING...
CRESTON...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...BEDFORD...
MOUNT AYR...LEON...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD
658 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY. 

* SHORT TERM TRENDS...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE ACROSS THE 
  AREA THIS EVENING. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 
  TO 45 MPH. SNOWFALL RATES WILL CONTINUE AT ONE HALF TO ONE 
  INCH PER HOUR THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. 

* STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS 
  WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 7 INCHES ON THE NORTHWEST SIDE OF THE 
  WARNING TO 13 TO 18 INCHES OVER THE FAR SOUTHEAST. 

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 
  TO 45 MPH THIS EVENING. GUSTS MAY APPROACH 50 MPH LATE THROUGH 
  THE NIGHT DIMINISHING TOWARD DAWN. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO 
  NEAR ZERO. 

* IMPACTS...SOME LOCAL COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGERS ARE ASKING PEOPLE
  TO STAY HOME AND NOT TRAVEL TONIGHT. TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS AND LIFE
  THREATENING DUE TO DRAMATICALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND BITTER
  COLD WIND CHILLS THAT WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT. TRAVEL WILL BE
  NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE BY TONIGHT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED...EXPECT TO
  SPEND THE ENTIRE NIGHT IN YOUR VEHICLE AS RESCUERS LIKELY WILL
  NOT BE ABLE TO REACH YOU. DO NOT ENDANGER YOURS AND OTHERS
  LIVES!

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 ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU.
IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

&&

$$

IAZ004>006-015-023-020900-
/O.CON.KDMX.WC.W.0001.110202T0300Z-110202T1800Z/
/O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110202T0300Z/
EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-PALO ALTO-POCAHONTAS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY...
EMMETSBURG...POCAHONTAS
658 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
WEDNESDAY...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING. 

* SHORT TERM TRENDS...AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO 
  EXPAND NORTHWARD FROM CENTRAL IOWA. ANOTHER ONE TO TWO INCHES 
  OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE BY MID EVENING. EXPECT WINDS TO CONTINUE 
  TO INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH AS WELL. 

* STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS 
  FROM SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL REACH 4 TO 7 
  INCHES. 

* WINDS AND WIND CHILL VALUES...NORTH WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH 
  HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE 
  REDUCED DUE TO BLOWING SNOW...BELOW ONE HALF OF A MILE AT 
  TIMES. THE WINDS COMBINED WITH VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL 
  PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 30 TO 35 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. 

* IMPACTS...ROADS ARE ANTICIPATED TO BECOME SNOW PACKED AND 
  SLICK. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY 
  LIFE THREATENING DUE TO DRAMATICALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND 
  BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED FOR ANY LENGTH 
  OF TIME EXPECT ...THAT BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES AND WIND 
  CHILLS MAY BECOME LIFE THREATENING. DO NOT ENDANGER YOURS AND 
  OTHERS LIVES! 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITY WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
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.

&&

$$

IAZ007-016-017-024>026-033>036-044-045-020900-
/O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110202T0600Z/
/O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0003.110202T0600Z-110202T1800Z/
WORTH-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-SAC-CALHOUN-
WEBSTER-HAMILTON-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTHWOOD...GARNER...MASON CITY...
HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...SAC CITY...ROCKWELL CITY...
FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...DENISON...CARROLL
658 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
NOON CST WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. 

* SHORT TERM TRENDS...AREAS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND OVER 
  THE AREA ALONG WITH WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH. EXPECT 
  AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW BECOMING MORE INTENSE THIS EVENING. 

* STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...NEW SNOWFALL INTO THIS 
  EVENING WILL BE FROM 1 TO 4 INCHES WITH LIGHTEST AMOUNTS IN 
  NORTHERN IOWA. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS SINCE EARLY MONDAY 
  MORNING WILL BE FROM 3 TO 7 INCHES. 

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER 
  GUSTS ARE EXPECTED INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. VISIBILITIES COULD 
  BE REDUCED TO BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING 
  AND DRIFTING SNOW CREATING NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. BY LATER 
  TONIGHT...THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND VERY COLD TEMPERATURES 
  WILL PRODUCE BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO. 

* IMPACTS...ROADS ARE ANTICIPATED TO BECOME SNOW PACKED AND 
  SLICK. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY 
  LIFE THREATENING DUE TO DRAMATICALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND 
  BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED FOR ANY LENGTH 
  OF TIME EXPECT ...THAT BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES AND WIND 
  CHILLS MAY BECOME LIFE THREATENING. DO NOT ENDANGER YOURS AND 
  OTHERS LIVES! 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITY WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

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.

&&

$$

REV
949 
WWUS43 KDMX 020301
WSWDMX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
901 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011

...LIFE THREATENING BLIZZARD CONTINUES OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST
IOWA INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING...

.BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CONTINUE OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST IOWA.
TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT AS
DRIVING WILL BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE OVER MUCH OF THE AREA. DO
NOT TRAVEL...BE AWARE THAT YOU RISK BEING STRANDED IF YOU BECOME
STUCK AND MAY NOT RECEIVE HELP IF EMERGENCY CREWS ARE NOT AVAILABLE
IN YOUR AREA. WIND CHILLS WILL REACH DANGEROUS LEVELS OVERNIGHT AS
WELL IN SOME AREAS OF THE FORECAST REGION. 

IAZ004>006-015-023-021115-
/O.EXP.KDMX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110202T0300Z/
/O.CON.KDMX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110202T1800Z/
EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-PALO ALTO-POCAHONTAS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY...
EMMETSBURG...POCAHONTAS
901 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
WEDNESDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CST THIS EVENING...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CST THIS EVENING.
A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS AND WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES... DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO
  35 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. NORTH WINDS AT 20 TO
  30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT
  HOUR OR TWO. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED DUE TO BLOWING
  SNOW...BELOW ONE HALF OF A MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF EXTREME COLD AND STRONG WINDS WILL
  RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND POSSIBLE HYPOTHERMIA IF EXPOSURE TO
  OUTSIDE ELEMENTS LASTS FOR MORE THAN 15 MINUTES. EVEN A FEW
  MINUTES IN THIS ENVIRONMENT WITHOUT PROPER WEATHER CLOTHING CAN
  LEAD TO HEALTH COMPLICATIONS SUCH AS NUMBNESS AND SEVERE FROSTBITE.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
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>039-046>050-057>062-070>075-081>086-092>097-021115-
/O.CON.KDMX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110202T1800Z/
BUTLER-BREMER-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-GREENE-BOONE-STORY-
MARSHALL-TAMA-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-CASS-
ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS-
MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLISON...WAVERLY...ELDORA...
GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...JEFFERSON...BOONE...AMES...
MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ADEL...
DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD...
WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...CORNING...
CRESTON...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...BEDFORD...
MOUNT AYR...LEON...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD
901 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY. 

* SHORT TERM TRENDS...SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THIS
  EVENING. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.
  SNOWFALL RATES WILL CONTINUE AT ONE HALF TO ONE INCH PER HOUR
  THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS.

* STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS 
  WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 7 INCHES ON THE NORTHWEST SIDE OF THE 
  WARNING TO 13 TO 18 INCHES OVER THE FAR SOUTHEAST. 

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  45 MPH THIS EVENING. GUSTS MAY APPROACH 50 MPH LATE THROUGH THE
  NIGHT DIMINISHING TOWARD DAWN. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO NEAR
  ZERO AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY SOUTHEAST. 

* IMPACTS...SOME LOCAL COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGERS ARE ASKING 
  PEOPLE TO STAY HOME AND NOT TRAVEL TONIGHT. TRAVEL WILL BE 
  DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING DUE TO DRAMATICALLY REDUCED 
  VISIBILITIES AND BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS THAT WILL DEVELOP 
  OVERNIGHT. TRAVEL WILL BE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE BY TONIGHT. IF YOU 
  BECOME STRANDED...EXPECT TO SPEND THE ENTIRE NIGHT IN YOUR 
  VEHICLE AS RESCUERS LIKELY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO REACH YOU. DO 
  NOT ENDANGER YOURS AND OTHERS LIVES! 

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 ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU.
IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

&&

$$

IAZ007-016-017-024>026-033>036-044-045-021115-
/O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110202T0600Z/
/O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0003.110202T0600Z-110202T1800Z/
WORTH-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-SAC-CALHOUN-
WEBSTER-HAMILTON-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTHWOOD...GARNER...MASON CITY...
HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...SAC CITY...ROCKWELL CITY...
FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...DENISON...CARROLL
901 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
NOON CST WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. 

* SHORT TERM TRENDS...LIGHT SNOW WILL OVER THE AREA ALONG WITH
  WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH. EXPECT AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW
  WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING.

* STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...NEW SNOWFALL THROUGH TONIGHT WILL BE
  FROM 1 TO 4 INCHES WITH LIGHTEST AMOUNTS IN NORTHERN IOWA. STORM
  TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS SINCE EARLY MONDAY MORNING WILL BE FROM 3 TO
  7 INCHES.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS
  ARE EXPECTED INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. VISIBILITIES COULD BE
  REDUCED TO BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING AND
  DRIFTING SNOW CREATING NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. BY LATE TONIGHT
  ...THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL
  PRODUCE BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO.

* IMPACTS...ROADS ARE ANTICIPATED TO BECOME SNOW PACKED AND 
  SLICK. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY 
  LIFE THREATENING DUE TO DRAMATICALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND 
  BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED FOR ANY LENGTH 
  OF TIME EXPECT THAT ...BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES AND WIND 
  CHILLS MAY BECOME LIFE THREATENING. DO NOT ENDANGER YOURS AND 
  OTHERS LIVES! 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITY WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

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.

&&

$$

REV
052 
WWUS43 KDMX 020545
WSWDMX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1145 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011

...LIFE THREATENING BLIZZARD CONTINUES OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST
IOWA INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING...

.BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CONTINUE OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST IOWA.
TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT AS
DRIVING WILL BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE OVER MUCH OF THE AREA. DO
NOT TRAVEL...BE AWARE THAT YOU RISK BEING STRANDED IF YOU BECOME
STUCK AND MAY NOT RECEIVE HELP IF EMERGENCY CREWS ARE NOT
AVAILABLE IN YOUR AREA. WIND CHILLS WILL REACH DANGEROUS LEVELS
OVERNIGHT AS WELL IN SOME AREAS OF THE FORECAST REGION.

IAZ007-016-017-024>026-033>036-044-045-021345-
/O.EXP.KDMX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110202T0600Z/
/O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0003.110202T0600Z-110202T1800Z/
WORTH-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-SAC-CALHOUN-
WEBSTER-HAMILTON-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTHWOOD...GARNER...MASON CITY...
HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...SAC CITY...ROCKWELL CITY...
FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...DENISON...CARROLL
1145 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
WEDNESDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT.
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY.


* WINDS AND WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES... DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 20
  TO 25 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. NORTH WINDS AT 20
  TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE
  NEXT FEW HOURS. 

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF EXTREME COLD AND STRONG WINDS WILL
  RESULT IN FROSTBITE IF EXPOSURE TO OUTSIDE ELEMENTS WITHOUT
  PROPER WEATHER CLOTHING LASTS FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME.
  VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED DUE TO BLOWING SNOW...BELOW ONE
  HALF OF A MILE AT TIMES WITH SOME BLOWING SNOW.
 

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.

&&

$$

IAZ027-028-037>039-046>050-057>062-070>075-081>086-092>097-021345-
/O.CON.KDMX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110202T1800Z/
BUTLER-BREMER-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-GREENE-BOONE-STORY-
MARSHALL-TAMA-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-CASS-
ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS-
MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLISON...WAVERLY...ELDORA...
GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...JEFFERSON...BOONE...AMES...
MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ADEL...
DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD...
WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...CORNING...
CRESTON...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...BEDFORD...
MOUNT AYR...LEON...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD
1145 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY. 

* SHORT TERM TRENDS...SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THIS 
  EVENING. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. 
  SNOWFALL RATES WILL CONTINUE AT ONE HALF TO ONE INCH PER HOUR 
  THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. 

* STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS 
  WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 7 INCHES ON THE NORTHWEST SIDE OF THE 
  WARNING TO 13 TO 18 INCHES OVER THE FAR SOUTHEAST. 

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 
  TO 45 MPH THIS EVENING. GUSTS MAY APPROACH 50 MPH LATE THROUGH 
  THE NIGHT DIMINISHING TOWARD DAWN. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO 
  NEAR ZERO AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY SOUTHEAST. 

* IMPACTS...SOME LOCAL COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGERS ARE ASKING 
  PEOPLE TO STAY HOME AND NOT TRAVEL TONIGHT. TRAVEL WILL BE 
  DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING DUE TO DRAMATICALLY REDUCED 
  VISIBILITIES AND BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS THAT WILL DEVELOP 
  OVERNIGHT. TRAVEL WILL BE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE BY TONIGHT. IF YOU 
  BECOME STRANDED...EXPECT TO SPEND THE ENTIRE NIGHT IN YOUR 
  VEHICLE AS RESCUERS LIKELY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO REACH YOU. DO 
  NOT ENDANGER YOURS AND OTHERS LIVES! 

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 ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU.
IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

&&

$$

IAZ004>006-015-023-021345-
/O.CON.KDMX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110202T1800Z/
EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-PALO ALTO-POCAHONTAS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY...
EMMETSBURG...POCAHONTAS
1145 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
WEDNESDAY...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS AND WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES... DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 25
  TO 35 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. NORTH WINDS AT 20
  TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE
  NEXT FEW HOURS. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED DUE TO BLOWING
  SNOW...BELOW ONE HALF OF A MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF EXTREME COLD AND STRONG WINDS 
  WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND POSSIBLE HYPOTHERMIA IF EXPOSURE 
  TO OUTSIDE ELEMENTS LASTS FOR MORE THAN 15 MINUTES. EVEN A FEW 
  MINUTES IN THIS ENVIRONMENT WITHOUT PROPER WEATHER CLOTHING 
  CAN LEAD TO HEALTH COMPLICATIONS SUCH AS NUMBNESS AND SEVERE 
  FROSTBITE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
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.

&&

$$

REV
863 
WWUS43 KDMX 020948
WSWDMX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
348 AM CST WED FEB 2 2011

...WINTER STORM WRAPPING UP ACROSS CENTRAL IOWA...

.THE POTENT WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO PULL AWAY FROM IOWA THIS
MORNING WITH CONDITIONS GRADUALLY IMPROVING DURING THE MORNING.  

IAZ037-046>048-057>060-070>073-081>083-092>094-021800-
/O.CAN.KDMX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110202T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KDMX.WW.Y.0006.110202T0948Z-110202T1800Z/
HARDIN-GREENE-BOONE-STORY-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-CASS-ADAIR-
MADISON-WARREN-ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELDORA...JEFFERSON...BOONE...AMES...
AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ADEL...DES MOINES...ATLANTIC...
GREENFIELD...WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...CORNING...CRESTON...
OSCEOLA...BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR...LEON
348 AM CST WED FEB 2 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL
NOON CST TODAY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* SHORT TERM TRENDS...LIGHT SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH 8
  AM WITH LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION. 

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH
  WILL CONTINUE. THIS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW...PRIMARILY IN
  RURAL AREAS AND HAMPER PLOWING EFFORTS. VISIBILITIES WILL BE
  FROM 2 TO 5 MILES BUT OCCASIONALLY LOWER IN RURAL AREAS.  

* IMPACTS...BLOWING SNOW AND DRIFTING WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE
  ADVISORY AREA AND WILL SLOW CLEAN UP EFFORTS. HOWEVER...THE LIFE
  THREATENING CONDITION HAVE FOR THE MOST PART SUBSIDED ACROSS THE
  AREA.  

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.

&&


$$

IAZ027-028-038-039-049-050-061-062-074-075-084>086-095>097-021800-
/O.CON.KDMX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110202T1800Z/
BUTLER-BREMER-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-MARSHALL-TAMA-JASPER-POWESHIEK-
MARION-MAHASKA-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLISON...WAVERLY...GRUNDY CENTER...
WATERLOO...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...NEWTON...GRINNELL...
KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...CORYDON...
CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD
348 AM CST WED FEB 2 2011

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. 

* SHORT TERM TRENDS...SNOW WILL BECOME LIGHTER THROUGH DAYBREAK
  WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS LESS THAN AN INCH.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH DAYBREAK. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY
  DECREASE DURING THE MORNING. SOME INCREASE IN VISIBILITIES IS EXPECTED
  THROUGH MID MORNING...HOWEVER LOCALIZED RURAL AREAS MAY STILL
  SEE VISIBILITIES DROP BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE IN BLOWING
  SNOW.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL REMAIN DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE THROUGH
  MID MORNING...ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS. SOME GRADUAL
  IMPROVEMENT IN TRAVEL CONDITIONS IS EXPECTED AS ROAD CREWS BEGIN
  TO CLEAR ROADS...HOWEVER THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO
  HAMPER CLEAN UP EFFORTS. 

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 ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU.
IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

&&

$$

IAZ004>006-015-023-021800-
/O.CON.KDMX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110202T1800Z/
EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-PALO ALTO-POCAHONTAS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY...
EMMETSBURG...POCAHONTAS
348 AM CST WED FEB 2 2011

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. 

* WINDS AND WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 25
  TO 35 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING. NORTH WINDS AT 15 TO
  25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT
  FEW HOURS.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF EXTREME COLD AND STRONG WINDS 
  WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND POSSIBLE HYPOTHERMIA IF EXPOSURE 
  TO OUTSIDE ELEMENTS LASTS FOR MORE THAN 15 MINUTES. EVEN A FEW 
  MINUTES IN THIS ENVIRONMENT WITHOUT PROPER WEATHER CLOTHING 
  CAN LEAD TO HEALTH COMPLICATIONS SUCH AS NUMBNESS AND SEVERE 
  FROSTBITE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
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.

&&

$$

IAZ007-016-017-024>026-033>036-044-045-021800-
/O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110202T1800Z/
WORTH-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-SAC-CALHOUN-
WEBSTER-HAMILTON-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTHWOOD...GARNER...MASON CITY...
HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...SAC CITY...ROCKWELL CITY...
FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...DENISON...CARROLL
348 AM CST WED FEB 2 2011

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. 

* WINDS AND WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES... DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 20
  TO 25 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING. NORTH WINDS AT 15
  TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE
  NEXT FEW HOURS.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF EXTREME COLD AND STRONG WINDS 
  WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE IF EXPOSURE TO OUTSIDE ELEMENTS 
  WITHOUT PROPER WEATHER CLOTHING LASTS FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD 
  OF TIME. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED DUE TO BLOWING SNOW...
  BELOW ONE HALF OF A MILE AT TIMES WITH SOME BLOWING SNOW. 

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.

&&

$$

CC
838 
WWUS43 KDMX 021320
WSWDMX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
720 AM CST WED FEB 2 2011

...WINTER STORM WRAPPING UP ACROSS CENTRAL IOWA...

.THE POTENT WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO PULL AWAY FROM IOWA
THIS MORNING WITH CONDITIONS GRADUALLY IMPROVING DURING THE
MORNING.

IAZ027-028-038-039-049-061-074-084-095-021800-
/O.CAN.KDMX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110202T1800Z/
/O.EXA.KDMX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-110202T1800Z/
BUTLER-BREMER-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-MARSHALL-JASPER-MARION-LUCAS-
WAYNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLISON...WAVERLY...GRUNDY CENTER...
WATERLOO...MARSHALLTOWN...NEWTON...KNOXVILLE...CHARITON...CORYDON
720 AM CST WED FEB 2 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
TODAY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.


* SHORT TERM TRENDS...SOME LIGHT SNOW AND FLURRIES WILL OCCUR ON
  AND OFF THROUGH THE MORNING...HOWEVER NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION
  WILL OCCUR. 

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH
  WILL CONTINUE. THIS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW...PRIMARILY IN
  RURAL AREAS AND HAMPER PLOWING EFFORTS. WIND CHILLS WILL ALSO
  RANGE FROM 20 TO 25 BELOW THROUGH MID MORNING. VISIBILITIES
  WILL BE FROM 2 TO 5 MILES BUT OCCASIONALLY BELOW ON HALF MILE IN
  RURAL AREAS.

* IMPACTS...BLOWING SNOW AND DRIFTING WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE
  ADVISORY AREA AND WILL SLOW CLEAN UP EFFORTS. HOWEVER...THE LIFE
  THREATENING CONDITION HAVE FOR THE MOST PART SUBSIDED ACROSS THE
  AREA.


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.

&&

$$

IAZ050-062-075-085-086-096-097-021800-
/O.CON.KDMX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110202T1800Z/
TAMA-POWESHIEK-MAHASKA-MONROE-WAPELLO-APPANOOSE-DAVIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...GRINNELL...OSKALOOSA...ALBIA...
OTTUMWA...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD
720 AM CST WED FEB 2 2011

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. 

* SHORT TERM TRENDS...LIGHT SNOW WILL TAPER TO FLURRIES THIS
  MORNING. LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED AT THIS
  TIME. 

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  35 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE MORNING. HOWEVER...A GRADUAL
  DECREASE IN WIND SPEED IS EXPECTED. VISIBILITIES WILL SLOWLY
  INCREASE DURING THE MORNING...HOWEVER LOCALIZED RURAL AREAS MAY
  STILL SEE VISIBILITIES DROP BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE IN
  BLOWING SNOW.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL REMAIN DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE THROUGH
  MID MORNING...ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS. SEVERAL ROAD REMAIN
  IMPASSIBLE ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. SOME GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT IN
  TRAVEL CONDITIONS IS EXPECTED AS ROAD CREWS BEGIN TO CLEAR
  ROADS...HOWEVER THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO HAMPER CLEAN
  UP EFFORTS.

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 ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU.
IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

&&

$$

IAZ004>006-015-023-021800-
/O.CON.KDMX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110202T1800Z/
EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-PALO ALTO-POCAHONTAS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY...
EMMETSBURG...POCAHONTAS
720 AM CST WED FEB 2 2011

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. 

* WINDS AND WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 
  25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING. NORTH WINDS AT 
  15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR 
  THE NEXT FEW HOURS. 

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF EXTREME COLD AND STRONG WINDS 
  WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND POSSIBLE HYPOTHERMIA IF EXPOSURE 
  TO OUTSIDE ELEMENTS LASTS FOR MORE THAN 15 MINUTES. EVEN A FEW 
  MINUTES IN THIS ENVIRONMENT WITHOUT PROPER WEATHER CLOTHING 
  CAN LEAD TO HEALTH COMPLICATIONS SUCH AS NUMBNESS AND SEVERE 
  FROSTBITE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
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.

&&

$$

IAZ037-046>048-057>060-070>073-081>083-092>094-021800-
/O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-110202T1800Z/
HARDIN-GREENE-BOONE-STORY-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-CASS-ADAIR-
MADISON-WARREN-ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELDORA...JEFFERSON...BOONE...AMES...
AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ADEL...DES MOINES...ATLANTIC...
GREENFIELD...WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...CORNING...CRESTON...
OSCEOLA...BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR...LEON
720 AM CST WED FEB 2 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
TODAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY.

* SHORT TERM TRENDS...LITTLE ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED AT
  THIS TIME...WITH BLOWING SNOW AND LOW WIND CHILLS THE MAIN
  PROBLEM.  

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH
  WILL CONTINUE. THIS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW...PRIMARILY IN
  RURAL AREAS AND HAMPER PLOWING EFFORTS. VISIBILITIES WILL BE
  FROM 2 TO 5 MILES BUT OCCASIONALLY LOWER IN RURAL AREAS. WIND
  CHILLS WILL RANGE FROM 15 TO 25 BELOW. 

* IMPACTS...BLOWING SNOW AND DRIFTING WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE 
  ADVISORY AREA AND WILL SLOW CLEAN UP EFFORTS. HOWEVER...THE 
  LIFE THREATENING CONDITION HAVE FOR THE MOST PART SUBSIDED 
  ACROSS THE AREA. 

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.

&&

$$

IAZ007-016-017-024>026-033>036-044-045-021800-
/O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110202T1800Z/
WORTH-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-SAC-CALHOUN-
WEBSTER-HAMILTON-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTHWOOD...GARNER...MASON CITY...
HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...SAC CITY...ROCKWELL CITY...
FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...DENISON...CARROLL
720 AM CST WED FEB 2 2011

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. 

* WINDS AND WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES... DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 
  20 TO 25 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING. NORTH WINDS AT 
  15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR 
  THE NEXT FEW HOURS. 

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF EXTREME COLD AND STRONG WINDS 
  WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE IF EXPOSURE TO OUTSIDE ELEMENTS 
  WITHOUT PROPER WEATHER CLOTHING LASTS FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD 
  OF TIME. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED DUE TO BLOWING SNOW... 
  BELOW ONE HALF OF A MILE AT TIMES WITH SOME BLOWING SNOW. 

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.

&&

$$
796 
WWUS43 KDMX 021552
WSWDMX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
952 AM CST WED FEB 2 2011

...WINTER STORM WRAPPING UP ACROSS CENTRAL IOWA...

.THE POTENT WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO PULL AWAY FROM IOWA
THIS MORNING WITH GRADUALLY IMPROVING CONDITIONS.

IAZ050-062-075-085-086-096-097-021800-
/O.CAN.KDMX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110202T1800Z/
/O.EXA.KDMX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-110202T1800Z/
TAMA-POWESHIEK-MAHASKA-MONROE-WAPELLO-APPANOOSE-DAVIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...GRINNELL...OSKALOOSA...ALBIA...
OTTUMWA...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD
952 AM CST WED FEB 2 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
TODAY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CAN CELLED.

* SHORT TERM TRENDS...OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW AND FLURRIES WILL
  OCCUR THROUGH THE MORNING. NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION WILL
  OCCUR.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 35 MPH
  WILL CONTINUE. THIS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW...PRIMARILY IN
  RURAL AREAS. WIND CHILLS WILL ALSO HOVER AROUND 20 BELOW.
  VISIBILITIES WILL BE FROM 3 TO 5 MILES BUT OCCASIONALLY BELOW ON
  HALF MILE IN RURAL AREAS.

* IMPACTS...BLOWING SNOW AND DRIFTING WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE 
  ADVISORY AREA AND WILL SLOW CLEAN UP EFFORTS. HOWEVER...THE 
  LIFE THREATENING CONDITION HAVE FOR THE MOST PART SUBSIDED 
  ACROSS THE AREA. 

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>006-015-023-021800-
/O.CAN.KDMX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110202T1800Z/
/O.EXA.KDMX.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110202T1800Z/
EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-PALO ALTO-POCAHONTAS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY...
EMMETSBURG...POCAHONTAS
952 AM CST WED FEB 2 2011

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. THE
WIND CHILL WARNING HAS BEEN CAN CELLED. 

* WINDS AND WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES... DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 20
  TO 30 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING. NORTH WINDS AT 15 TO
  25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT
  COUPLE OF HOURS.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF EXTREME COLD AND STRONG WINDS 
  WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE IF EXPOSURE TO OUTSIDE ELEMENTS 
  WITHOUT PROPER WEATHER CLOTHING LASTS FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD 
  OF TIME. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED DUE TO BLOWING SNOW... 
  BELOW ONE HALF OF A MILE AT TIMES WITH SOME BLOWING SNOW. 

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.

&&

$$

IAZ027-028-037>039-046>048-057>060-070>073-081>083-092-093-021700-
/O.CAN.KDMX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-110202T1800Z/
BUTLER-BREMER-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-GREENE-BOONE-STORY-AUDUBON-
GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-
TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLISON...WAVERLY...ELDORA...
GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...JEFFERSON...BOONE...AMES...AUDUBON...
GUTHRIE CENTER...ADEL...DES MOINES...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD...
WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...CORNING...CRESTON...OSCEOLA...BEDFORD...
MOUNT AYR
952 AM CST WED FEB 2 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS CAN CELLED THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. 

THE SNOW HAS ENDED OVER THE AREA AND WIND SPEEDS HAVE DIMINISHED
TO 15 TO 25 MPH. WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES RANGE FROM 10 TO 20 BELOW
WHICH ALSO FALL BELOW CRITERIA. WHILE IT WILL STILL BE VERY COLD
AND BLUSTERY TODAY ADVISORY CRITERIA WILL NOT BE MET. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL THROUGH RURAL AREAS BE PREPARED FOR DRIFTING SNOW AND LOWER
VISIBILITIES.

$$

IAZ049-061-074-084-094-095-021800-
/O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-110202T1800Z/
MARSHALL-JASPER-MARION-LUCAS-DECATUR-WAYNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARSHALLTOWN...NEWTON...KNOXVILLE...
CHARITON...LEON...CORYDON
952 AM CST WED FEB 2 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
TODAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY.

* SHORT TERM TRENDS...SOME LIGHT SNOW AND FLURRIES WILL OCCUR ON
  AND OFF THROUGH THE MORNING.  NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION WILL
  OCCUR.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 35 MPH
  WILL CONTINUE. THIS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW...PRIMARILY IN
  RURAL AREAS. WIND CHILLS WILL ALSO RANGE FROM 20 TO 25 BELOW
  THROUGH MID MORNING. VISIBILITIES WILL BE FROM 2 TO 5 MILES BUT
  OCCASIONALLY BELOW ON HALF MILE IN RURAL AREAS.

* IMPACTS...BLOWING SNOW AND DRIFTING WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE
  ADVISORY AREA.

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.

&&

$$

IAZ007-016-017-024>026-033>036-044-045-021800-
/O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110202T1800Z/
WORTH-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-SAC-CALHOUN-
WEBSTER-HAMILTON-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTHWOOD...GARNER...MASON CITY...
HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...SAC CITY...ROCKWELL CITY...
FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...DENISON...CARROLL
952 AM CST WED FEB 2 2011

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. 

* WINDS AND WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES... DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 
  20 TO 25 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING. NORTH WINDS AT 
  15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR 
  THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. 

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF EXTREME COLD AND STRONG WINDS 
  WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE IF EXPOSURE TO OUTSIDE ELEMENTS 
  WITHOUT PROPER WEATHER CLOTHING LASTS FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD 
  OF TIME. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED DUE TO BLOWING SNOW... 
  BELOW ONE HALF OF A MILE AT TIMES WITH SOME BLOWING SNOW. 

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.

&&

$$

FAB
869 
WWUS43 KDMX 021804
WSWDMX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1204 PM CST WED FEB 2 2011

IAZ049-050-061-062-074-075-084>086-094>097-021915-
/O.EXP.KDMX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-110202T1800Z/
MARSHALL-TAMA-JASPER-POWESHIEK-MARION-MAHASKA-LUCAS-MONROE-
WAPELLO-DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...NEWTON...
GRINNELL...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...
LEON...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD
1204 PM CST WED FEB 2 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A NORTHWEST
WIND AT 15 TO 25 MPH WILL STILL PRODUCE AREAS OF DRIFTING SNOW
WITH PATCHY BLOWING SNOW BUT VISIBILITIES SHOULD ONLY BRIEFLY DIP
TO A HALF MILE. 

$$

IAZ004>007-015>017-023>026-033>036-044-045-021915-
/O.EXP.KDMX.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110202T1800Z/
EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-
POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON-
CRAWFORD-CARROLL-
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
1204 PM CST WED FEB 2 2011

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A NORTHWEST WIND
AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE AREA
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND WIND CHILL VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 15 TO
20 BELOW IN THE FAR NORTHWEST FOR THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON. 

$$

FAB

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 Feb 1, 3:30 AM CST, 32 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 1, 3:30 AM CST, 32 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
330 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011

...MAJOR WINTER STORM WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO AFFECT
MUCH OF IOWA FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...

.SHORT TERM /TODAY/...
THERE WILL BE A LULL IN THE ACTIVITY THIS MORNING WITH ONLY LIGHT
SNOW OR FLURRIES IN CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN AREAS AND LITTLE PCPN IN
THE NORTH. WINDS HOWEVER...WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE DURING THE
MORNING AS STORM INTENSIFIES ACRS THE SOUTHERN US. SNOW WILL BEGIN
TO BE BLOWN ALONG THE SURFACE DURING THE MORNING AND PASSES OVER
ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. ARRIVAL OF THE PCPN FROM THE SECOND STORM SHOULD
BE AROUND MIDDAY AND EXPAND NORTHEAST ACRS A GOOD PORTION OF CENTRAL
IOWA. FORCING MOSTLY ASSOCIATED WITH MID LEVEL QG DYNAMICS WITH MOST
OF THE LOW LEVEL WAA REMAINING WELL TO THE SOUTH. SNOW WILL BE
HEAVIEST IN OUR SOUTHEAST NEAR KOTM WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2
INCHES AN HOUR BY LATE AFTERNOON. MODELS NOT AS SCARY WITH AMOUNTS
AS LAST NIGHTS RUNS BUT STILL PLENTY WILL FALL BY THIS EVENING.
SOUNDINGS INDICATE STRONGEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY
EVENING WITH LOW LEVEL ADIABATIC LAYER PUSHING WINDS UPWARD WITH
GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE IN THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OR SO OF THE
FORECAST AREAS. CERTAINLY NEAR BLIZZARD TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL
BE POSSIBLE BY MID AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING IN THE WARNED AREA.
SNOWFALL THIS MORNING WILL BE VERY LIMITED BUT INCREASE RAPIDLY THIS
AFTERNOON WITH 2 TO 5 NEW INCHES OF SNOW IN THE WARNED AREA WITH
HEAVIEST AMOUNTS NEAR BLOOMFIELD AND OTTUMWA.

.LONG TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/...
INITIALLY ALL EYES ARE ON THE APPROACHING MAJOR WINTER STORM WHICH
WILL BE AFFECTING OUR AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. THERE SEEMS TO BE GOOD
MODEL CONSENSUS ON THE OVERALL TRACK AND STRENGTH OF THE LOW AS IT
MOVES QUICKLY BY TO OUR SOUTHEAST...WITH A LARGE PRECIP SHIELD
COVERING VIRTUALLY OUR ENTIRE AREA TONIGHT AND THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS
COMING IN OUR SOUTHEASTERN COUNTIES. ALSO HAVE HIGH CONFIDENCE IN
STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS OVERNIGHT WHICH WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT
BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY
IN OUR SOUTHEAST WHERE HEAVIER SNOW IS LIKELY TO BE FALLING
PARTICULARLY THIS EVENING. THUS THE BLIZZARD WARNING APPEARS WELL
PLACED AND TIMED AND WILL MAKE NO CHANGES TO IT FOR THIS ISSUANCE.
ONLY POINT OF REAL UNCERTAINTY REGARDING FORECAST OF THIS STORM FOR
TONIGHT IS SNOWFALL AMOUNTS...AS THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT DISCREPANCIES
AMONG VARIOUS QPF FORECASTS AND LARGE DIFFERENCES IN SNOW RATIOS.
HOWEVER...MOST MODELS YIELD TIME SECTIONS WITH A DEEP SNOW GROWTH
LAYER AND QUITE A BIT OF FORCING ESPECIALLY IN THE 00Z-04Z TIMEFRAME
TONIGHT...LIKELY RESULTING IN SNOW RATIOS OF 18 TO 20 AT TIMES IN
THE SOUTHEAST. THIS MAKES THE QPF FORECAST EVEN MORE SENSITIVE IN
TERMS OF ITS EFFECT ON FORECAST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS. THE ECM CONTINUES
TO BE VERY ROBUST WITH ITS QPF FORECAST TONIGHT...CONSIDERABLY
MORE SO THAN ANY OTHER MODEL IN THE SUITE. HAVE TAPERED OFF OUR QPFS
A BIT IN DEFERENCE TO THE REST OF THE GUIDANCE ENVELOPE BUT THIS
STILL LEAVES OVERNIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ACROSS OUR
SOUTHEAST...AND REGARDLESS OF PRECISE AMOUNTS THE STRONG WINDS ARE
LIKELY TO RESULT IN WIDESPREAD CRIPPLING TRAVEL CONDITIONS ACROSS
THAT AREA.

FURTHER NORTHWEST...ANY ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL TONIGHT WILL BE LIGHT
AND THE PRIMARY HAZARD WILL TRANSITION TO DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS BY
MIDNIGHT. CURRENT FORECAST CALLS FOR WIND CHILL VALUES AS LOW AS 30
TO 35 BELOW ZERO AROUND ESTHERVILLE BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THUS
HAVE CUT PORTIONS OF THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY SHORT AT 06Z
TONIGHT TO REPLACE THEM WITH A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...AND HAVE ISSUED
A WIND CHILL WARNING IN OUR FAR NORTHWEST BEGINNING AT 03Z THIS
EVENING.

THE SNOW SHOULD MOVE OFF TO THE EAST QUICKLY ON WEDNESDAY
MORNING...BUT WITH DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS CONTINUING IN THE NORTH AND
NORTHWEST THROUGH AROUND NOON...FOLLOWED BY HIGH PRESSURE MOVING TO
OUR SOUTHWEST ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING RESULTING IN
LIGHTENING WINDS AND VERY COLD TEMPERATURES. FROM THURSDAY INTO
FRIDAY HOWEVER...WE WILL SEE A RAPID RETURN OF SOUTHWESTERLY SURFACE
FLOW AND WARM AIR ADVECTION BRINGING A NOTABLE WARMING TREND FOR
THE END OF THE WEEK. HEADING TOWARD THE WEEKEND THE PROGNOSTIC
MODELS GRADUALLY DIVERGE...BUT THERE IS CONSENSUS FOR A WEAKER DEEP
LAYER TROUGH BRINGING A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH WITH NO REAL ASSOCIATED
COLD AIR ADVECTION THROUGH THE AREA SOMETIME AROUND FRIDAY NIGHT. AT
THIS TIME IT IS DIFFICULT TO GAGE PRECIP CHANCES WITH THIS
FROPA...SO HAVE KEPT SLIGHTS IN TO ACCOUNT FOR IT. IN FACT VERY
LITTLE FORECAST CHANGE TO TEMPS OR PRECIP WERE MADE FROM WEDNESDAY
NIGHT THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

&&

.AVIATION...01/06Z
FIRST UPR LVL SYS IS MOVING THRU IA AND PRODUCING A BAND OF IFR
CONDS IN CIGS AND -SN.  MOST OF THE REST OF THE STATE IS VFR AND
WILL LIKELY REMAIN THAT WAY.  CONDS WILL DETERIORATE AS STRONG STORM
SYSTEM PUSHES NORTHEAST ON TUE.  LIFR CONDS WILL SPREAD NWD OVR MOST
OF THE STATE BY TUE AFTN.  SOME MVFR/IFR IN THE KFOD AND KMCW
AREAS...OTRW VERY LOW CONDS WILL HOLD INTO THE EVE WITH IMPVG CONDS
EXPECTED TO SPREAD SEWD LATER TUE EVE TOWARD WED MRNG.

&&

.DMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL NOON CST TODAY FOR ADAIR-ADAMS-
APPANOOSE-AUDUBON-BLACK HAWK-BOONE-BREMER-BUTLER-CASS-CLARKE-DALLAS-
DAVIS-DECATUR-GREENE-GRUNDY-GUTHRIE-HARDIN-JASPER-LUCAS-MADISON-
MAHASKA-MARION-MARSHALL-MONROE-POLK-POWESHIEK-RINGGOLD-STORY-TAMA-
TAYLOR-UNION-WAPELLO-WARREN-WAYNE.

BLIZZARD WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY FOR
APPANOOSE-BLACK HAWK-CLARKE-DAVIS-DECATUR-GRUNDY-JASPER-LUCAS-
MAHASKA-MARION-MARSHALL-MONROE-POLK-POWESHIEK-STORY-TAMA-WAPELLO-
WARREN-WAYNE.

WINTER STORM WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY FOR
ADAIR-ADAMS-AUDUBON-BOONE-BREMER-BUTLER-CASS-DALLAS-GREENE-GUTHRIE-
HARDIN-MADISON-RINGGOLD-TAYLOR-UNION.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR EMMET-
KOSSUTH-PALO ALTO-POCAHONTAS-WINNEBAGO.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR CALHOUN-
CARROLL-CERRO GORDO-CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-HAMILTON-HANCOCK-HUMBOLDT-SAC-
WEBSTER-WORTH-WRIGHT.

WIND CHILL WARNING FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY FOR
EMMET-KOSSUTH-PALO ALTO-POCAHONTAS-WINNEBAGO.

WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY FOR
CALHOUN-CARROLL-CERRO GORDO-CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-HAMILTON-HANCOCK-
HUMBOLDT-SAC-WEBSTER-WORTH-WRIGHT.

&&

SHORT TERM...LEE
LONG TERM...COGIL
AVIATION...MS JAN 11
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 31, 4:27 PM CST, 11 hours 35 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
427 PM CST MON JAN 31 2011

IAZ004>007-015>017-023>026-033>036-044-045-012230-
EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-
POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON-
CRAWFORD-CARROLL-
427 PM CST MON JAN 31 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

PERIODS OF LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW IS EXPECTED TONIGHT
INTO NORTHERN IOWA. LIGHT TO MODERATE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA. PLEASE REFER
TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES
FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

LITTLE TO NO SNOW IS EXPECTED ON TUESDAY MORNING...HOWEVER
INCREASING NORTH WINDS WILL BEGIN TO PRODUCE SOME BLOWING SNOW.
ADDITIONAL LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AGAIN BY
TUESDAY AFTERNOON IN SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA AND CONTINUE
TUESDAY NIGHT BEFORE ENDING. ADDITIONAL LIGHT TO MODERATE
ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED.

LATE TUESDAY NIGHT BITTER COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL FOLLOW THE STORM
WITH WIND CHILL VALUES OF -25 TO -30F POSSIBLE IN THE OUTLOOK
AREA. THE BITTER COLD CONDITIONS WILL LAST INTO THURSDAY MORNING.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA UNTIL
WEDNESDAY FOR THE NORTH...AND THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR
THE REST OF THE OUTLOOK AREA. PLEASE REFER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED...HOWEVER SNOWFALL
MEASUREMENTS ARE REQUESTED AND EXTREMELY HELPFUL.

IAZ027-028-037-046-047-057>059-070>072-081-082-092-093-012230-
BUTLER-BREMER-HARDIN-GREENE-BOONE-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-
MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-
427 PM CST MON JAN 31 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

LIGHT SNOW WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT.
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIGHT TO MODERATE. A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA. PLEASE REFER TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES FOR FURTHER
DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

SOME DECREASE IN SNOW IS EXPECTED TUESDAY MORNING...HOWEVER SNOW
RATES WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. MODERATE TO HEAVY
SNOW IS EXPECTED INTO TUESDAY NIGHT BEFORE ENDING EARLY WEDNESDAY
MORNING. HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED DURING THIS TIME.
IN ADDITION...STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW ALONG WITH VERY LIMITED VISIBILITIES. NEAR BLIZZARD TO
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO
WEDNESDAY MORNING FROM THE COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING
SNOW. LIFE THREATENING CONDITIONS WILL EXIST DURING THIS TIME.

WIND CHILLS WELL BELOW ZERO WILL ALSO OCCUR TUESDAY NIGHT
INTO EARLY THURSDAY FROM THE COMBINATION OF AN ARCTIC AIR MASS AND
WINDY CONDITIONS. WIND CHILL VALUES OF -15 TO -20F ARE LIKELY IN
THE OUTLOOK AREA.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS THEN IN EFFECT TUESDAY
AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. PLEASE REFER TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES FOR FURTHER
DETAILS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED...HOWEVER SNOWFALL
MEASUREMENTS ARE REQUESTED AND EXTREMELY HELPFUL.

IAZ038-039-048>050-060>062-073>075-083>086-094>097-012230-
GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-WARREN-
MARION-MAHASKA-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-
DAVIS-
427 PM CST MON JAN 31 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE AND SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE EVENING
HOURS...BECOMING ALL LIGHT SNOW BY LATE EVENING AND PERSISTING
OVERNIGHT. A LIGHT GLAZING MAY OCCUR THIS EVENING WITH LIGHT TO
MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS
IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA. PLEASE REFER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

SOME DECREASE IN SNOW IS EXPECTED TUESDAY MORNING...HOWEVER SNOW
RATES WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. MODERATE TO HEAVY
SNOW IS EXPECTED INTO TUESDAY NIGHT BEFORE ENDING EARLY WEDNESDAY
MORNING. HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED DURING THIS TIME.
IN ADDITION...STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW ALONG WITH VERY LIMITED VISIBILITIES. NEAR BLIZZARD TO
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO
WEDNESDAY MORNING FROM THE COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING
SNOW. LIFE THREATENING CONDITIONS WILL EXIST DURING THIS TIME.

WIND CHILLS WELL BELOW ZERO WILL ALSO OCCUR TUESDAY NIGHT
INTO EARLY THURSDAY FROM THE COMBINATION OF AN ARCTIC AIR MASS AND
WINDY CONDITIONS. WIND CHILL VALUES OF -10 TO -15F ARE LIKELY IN
THE OUTLOOK AREA.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON. A BLIZZARD WARNING IS THEN IN EFFECT TUESDAY
AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. PLEASE REFER TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES FOR FURTHER
DETAILS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED...HOWEVER SNOWFALL
MEASUREMENTS ARE REQUESTED AND EXTREMELY HELPFUL.

AW

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jan 31, 10:02 PM CST, 6 hours before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1002 PM CST MON JAN 31 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0900 PM     SNOW             WATERLOO                42.49N 92.35W
01/31/2011  M1.6 INCH        BLACK HAWK         IA   PUBLIC

            RELAYED BY KWWL

&&

AW
Local storm report, Jan 31, 11:40 PM CST, 4 hours 22 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1140 PM CST MON JAN 31 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1100 PM     SNOW             MASON CITY              43.15N 93.20W
01/31/2011  M4.0 INCH        CERRO GORDO        IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TOTAL SINCE 7AM

&&

JB

The office that day

Everything else NWS Des Moines, IA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 1, 4:02 AM CSTWind Chill WarningDMXEmmet, Kossuth, Palo Alto, Pocahontas, Winnebago30 hr

Nearby

Wind Chill Advisories in Iowa, 2011Every wind chill advisory 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.