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Wind Chill Advisory 4, NWS Des Moines, IA
NWS Des Moines, IA issued this wind chill advisory at Feb 2, 2011, 3:09 PM CST for 51 counties in Iowa. It took effect at Feb 2, 2011, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for 15 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 2, 2011, 3:09 PM CST (21:09 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 2, 2011, 6:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Feb 3, 2011, 9:08 AM CST
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Des Moines, IA
All 51 counties
Adair County, IA, Adams County, IA, Appanoose County, IA, Audubon County, IA, Black Hawk County, IA, Boone County, IA, Bremer County, IA, Butler County, IA, Calhoun County, IA, Carroll County, IA, Cass County, IA, Cerro Gordo County, IA, Clarke County, IA, Crawford County, IA, Dallas County, IA, Davis County, IA, Decatur County, IA, Emmet County, IA, Franklin County, IA, Greene County, IA, Grundy County, IA, Guthrie County, IA, Hamilton County, IA, Hancock County, IA, Hardin County, IA, Humboldt County, IA, Jasper County, IA, Kossuth County, IA, Lucas County, IA, Madison County, IA, Mahaska County, IA, Marion County, IA, Marshall County, IA, Monroe County, IA, Palo Alto County, IA, Pocahontas County, IA, Polk County, IA, Poweshiek County, IA, Ringgold County, IA, Sac County, IA, Story County, IA, Tama County, IA, Taylor County, IA, Union County, IA, Wapello County, IA, Warren County, IA, Wayne County, IA, Webster County, IA, Winnebago County, IA, Worth County, IA, Wright County, IA
The radar
The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 23 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 230 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1600 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 54 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 145 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
369 WWUS43 KDMX 022109 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 309 PM CST WED FEB 2 2011 ...BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS TOP OFF OUR SNOWFALL OF THE LAST COUPLE DAYS... .HIGH PRESSURE IS BUILDING TO OUR WEST. THE RIDGE AXIS WILL SHIFT SOUTHEAST OVER THE STATE PRODUCING A NORTH WIND THAT WILL SWITCH TO THE WEST THEN SOUTHWEST BY THURSDAY MORNING. SUBZERO TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT COMBINED WITH A BLUSTERY WIND WILL CREATE BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>048-057-058-070-030515- /O.NEW.KDMX.WC.Y.0004.110203T0000Z-110203T1600Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-SAC-CALHOUN- WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE- BOONE-STORY-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-CASS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS... HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY...SAC CITY... ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA... GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON... BOONE...AMES...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ATLANTIC 309 PM CST WED FEB 2 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CST THURSDAY. * WINDS...A NORTH WIND AT 10 TO 20 MPH WILL SWITCH TO THE WEST BY MIDNIGHT THEN SOUTHWEST BY 6AM THURSDAY. * TEMPERATURES/WIND CHILL VALUES...OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL DROP TO AROUND 10 BELOW AND COMBINED WITH THE WIND...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 20 TO 30 BELOW THROUGH MID MORNING THURSDAY. * 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. 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. && $$ IAZ049-050-059>062-071>075-081>086-092>097-030515- /O.NEW.KDMX.WC.Y.0004.110203T0600Z-110203T1600Z/ MARSHALL-TAMA-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN- MARION-MAHASKA-ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR- RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...ADEL... DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...GREENFIELD...WINTERSET... INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...CORNING...CRESTON...OSCEOLA... CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR...LEON... CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 309 PM CST WED FEB 2 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM CST THURSDAY. * WINDS...A NORTH WIND AT 15 TO 25 MPH WILL SWITCH TO THE WEST BY MIDNIGHT THEN SOUTHWEST BY 6AM THURSDAY. THE WIND WILL DIMINISH SOME THIS EVENING. * TEMPERATURES/WIND CHILL VALUES...OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 5 AND 10 BELOW AND COMBINED WITH THE WIND...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 15 TO 25 BELOW THROUGH MID MORNING THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF EXTREME COLD AND STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE IF EXPOSURE TO OUTSIDE ELEMENTS WITHOUT PROPER WEATHER CLOTHING LASTS FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WIND WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ FAB
6 follow-up statements
976 WWUS43 KDMX 030027 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 627 PM CST WED FEB 2 2011 ...BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS ON THE WAY TONIGHT... .A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT SOUTHEAST OVER THE STATE PRODUCING A STRONG ENOUGH WIND TO COMBINE WITH SUBZERO TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT RESULTING IN BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>048-057-058-070-030830- /O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110203T1600Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-SAC-CALHOUN- WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE- BOONE-STORY-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-CASS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS... HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY...SAC CITY... ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA... GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON... BOONE...AMES...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ATLANTIC 627 PM CST WED FEB 2 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THURSDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THURSDAY. * WIND/WIND CHILL VALUES...WINDS OF 10 MPH OVERNIGHT COMBINED WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS NEAR 10 BELOW WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES RANGING FROM 20 TO 25 BELOW THROUGH MID MORNING THURSDAY. * 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. 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. && $$ IAZ049-050-059>062-071>075-081>086-092>097-030830- /O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0004.110203T0600Z-110203T1600Z/ MARSHALL-TAMA-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN- MARION-MAHASKA-ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR- RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...ADEL... DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...GREENFIELD...WINTERSET... INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...CORNING...CRESTON...OSCEOLA... CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR...LEON... CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 627 PM CST WED FEB 2 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM CST THURSDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM CST THURSDAY. * TIMING...AS TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO DIP TO NEAR ZERO AFTER MIDNIGHT VERY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION. * WIND/WIND CHILL VALUES...WINDS OF 10 MPH OVERNIGHT COMBINED WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS BETWEEN 5 AND 10 BELOW WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES RANGING FROM 15 TO 20 BELOW THROUGH MID MORNING THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF EXTREME COLD AND STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE IF EXPOSURE TO OUTSIDE ELEMENTS WITHOUT PROPER WEATHER CLOTHING LASTS FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WIND WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ REV
997 WWUS43 KDMX 030256 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 856 PM CST WED FEB 2 2011 ...BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS ON THE WAY TONIGHT... .A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT SOUTHEAST OVER THE STATE PRODUCING A STRONG ENOUGH WIND TO COMBINE WITH SUBZERO TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT RESULTING IN BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>048-057-058-070-031100- /O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110203T1600Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-SAC-CALHOUN- WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE- BOONE-STORY-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-CASS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS... HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY...SAC CITY... ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA... GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON... BOONE...AMES...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ATLANTIC 856 PM CST WED FEB 2 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THURSDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THURSDAY. * WIND/WIND CHILL VALUES...WINDS OF 10 MPH OVERNIGHT COMBINED WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS NEAR 10 BELOW WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES RANGING FROM 20 TO 25 BELOW THROUGH MID MORNING THURSDAY. * 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. 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. && $$ IAZ049-050-059>062-071>075-081>086-092>097-031100- /O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0004.110203T0600Z-110203T1600Z/ MARSHALL-TAMA-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN- MARION-MAHASKA-ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR- RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...ADEL... DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...GREENFIELD...WINTERSET... INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...CORNING...CRESTON...OSCEOLA... CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR...LEON... CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 856 PM CST WED FEB 2 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM CST THURSDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM CST THURSDAY. * TIMING...AS TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO DROP TO NEAR ZERO OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS AS VERY COLD WIND CHILLS DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION. * WIND/WIND CHILL VALUES...WINDS OF 10 MPH OVERNIGHT COMBINED WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS BETWEEN 5 AND 10 BELOW WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES RANGING FROM 15 TO 20 BELOW THROUGH MID MORNING THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF EXTREME COLD AND STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE IF EXPOSURE TO OUTSIDE ELEMENTS WITHOUT PROPER WEATHER CLOTHING LASTS FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WIND WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ REV
146 WWUS43 KDMX 030600 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1200 AM CST THU FEB 3 2011 ...BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS ON THE WAY TONIGHT... .A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT SOUTHEAST OVER THE STATE PRODUCING A STRONG ENOUGH WIND TO COMBINE WITH SUBZERO TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT RESULTING IN BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>048-057-058-070-031400- /O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110203T1600Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-SAC-CALHOUN- WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE- BOONE-STORY-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-CASS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS... HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY...SAC CITY... ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA... GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON... BOONE...AMES...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ATLANTIC 1200 AM CST THU FEB 3 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THURSDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THURSDAY. * WIND/WIND CHILL VALUES...WINDS OF 10 MPH OVERNIGHT COMBINED WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS NEAR 10 BELOW WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES RANGING FROM 20 TO 25 BELOW THROUGH MID MORNING THURSDAY. * 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. 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. && $$ IAZ049-050-059>062-071>075-081>086-092>097-031400- /O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110203T1600Z/ MARSHALL-TAMA-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN- MARION-MAHASKA-ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR- RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...ADEL... DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...GREENFIELD...WINTERSET... INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...CORNING...CRESTON...OSCEOLA... CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR...LEON... CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 1200 AM CST THU FEB 3 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THURSDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THURSDAY. * WIND/WIND CHILL VALUES...WINDS OF 10 MPH OVERNIGHT COMBINED WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS BETWEEN 5 AND 10 BELOW WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES RANGING FROM 15 TO 20 BELOW THROUGH MID MORNING THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF EXTREME COLD AND STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE IF EXPOSURE TO OUTSIDE ELEMENTS WITHOUT PROPER WEATHER CLOTHING LASTS FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WIND WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$
423 WWUS43 KDMX 031021 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 421 AM CST THU FEB 3 2011 .A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT SOUTHEAST OVER THE STATE PRODUCING A STRONG ENOUGH WIND TO COMBINE WITH SUBZERO TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT RESULTING IN BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS THIS MORNING. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>048-057-058-070-031600- /O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110203T1600Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-SAC-CALHOUN- WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE- BOONE-STORY-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-CASS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS... HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY...SAC CITY... ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA... GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON... BOONE...AMES...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ATLANTIC 421 AM CST THU FEB 3 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING. * WIND/WIND CHILL VALUES...WINDS OF 5 TO 10 MPH WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO 15 MPH BY MID MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO RISE...HOWEVER THE INCREASE IN WIND SPEED WILL KEEP WIND CHILL VALUES IN THE 20 TO 25 BELOW ZERO RANGE THROUGH MID MORNING. * 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. 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. && $$ IAZ049-050-059>062-071>075-081>086-092>097-031600- /O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110203T1600Z/ MARSHALL-TAMA-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN- MARION-MAHASKA-ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR- RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...ADEL... DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...GREENFIELD...WINTERSET... INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...CORNING...CRESTON...OSCEOLA... CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR...LEON... CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 421 AM CST THU FEB 3 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING. * WIND/WIND CHILL VALUES...WINDS OF 5 TO 10 MPH WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO 15 MPH BY MID MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO RISE...HOWEVER THE INCREASE IN WIND SPEED WILL KEEP WIND CHILL VALUES IN THE 15 TO 20 BELOW ZERO RANGE THROUGH MID MORNING * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF EXTREME COLD AND STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE IF EXPOSURE TO OUTSIDE ELEMENTS WITHOUT PROPER WEATHER CLOTHING LASTS FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WIND WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$
625 WWUS43 KDMX 031215 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 615 AM CST THU FEB 3 2011 .A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT SOUTHEAST AWAY FROM IOWA THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING TO COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES NEAR ZERO TO PRODUCE BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS INTO THE MID MORNING. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>048-057-058-070-031600- /O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110203T1600Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-SAC-CALHOUN- WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE- BOONE-STORY-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-CASS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS... HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY...SAC CITY... ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA... GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON... BOONE...AMES...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ATLANTIC 615 AM CST THU FEB 3 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING. * WIND/WIND CHILL VALUES...WINDS OF 5 TO 10 MPH WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 15 MPH BY MID MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO RISE... HOWEVER THE INCREASE IN WIND SPEED WILL KEEP WIND CHILL VALUES IN THE 20 TO 25 BELOW ZERO RANGE THROUGH MID MORNING. * 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. 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. && $$ IAZ049-050-059>062-071>075-081>086-092>097-031600- /O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110203T1600Z/ MARSHALL-TAMA-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN- MARION-MAHASKA-ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR- RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...ADEL... DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...GREENFIELD...WINTERSET... INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...CORNING...CRESTON...OSCEOLA... CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR...LEON... CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 615 AM CST THU FEB 3 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING. * WIND/WIND CHILL VALUES...WINDS OF 5 TO 10 MPH WILL INCREASE 10 TO 15 BY MID MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO RISE... HOWEVER THE INCREASE IN WIND SPEED WILL KEEP WIND CHILL VALUES IN THE 15 TO 20 BELOW ZERO RANGE THROUGH MID MORNING * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF EXTREME COLD AND STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE IF EXPOSURE TO OUTSIDE ELEMENTS WITHOUT PROPER WEATHER CLOTHING LASTS FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WIND WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$
877 WWUS43 KDMX 031508 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 908 AM CST THU FEB 3 2011 IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-057>062-070>075- 081>086-092>097-031615- /O.CAN.KDMX.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110203T1600Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-SAC-CALHOUN- WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE- BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER- POWESHIEK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-ADAMS-UNION- CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE- APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS... HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY...SAC CITY... ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA... GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...DENISON...CARROLL...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 908 AM CST THU FEB 3 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS CANCELLED THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY. WIND CHILL INDICES HAVE RISEN INTO THE TEENS BELOW ZERO AND THUS HAVE WARMED ABOVE ADVISORY CRITERIA. THEREFORE THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER SOUTHERLY WINDS AND CHILLY TEMPERATURES WILL STILL KEEP WIND CHILL INDICES BELOW ZERO FOR MUCH OF THE DAY. $$ MJB
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 2, 11:33 AM CST, 3 hours 36 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 2, 11:33 AM CST, 3 hours 36 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1133 AM CST WED FEB 2 2011 ...UPDATED FOR 18Z AVIATION DISCUSSION... .SHORT TERM /TODAY/... STORM WINDING DOWN ACRS THE STATE THIS MORNING AS STORM SYSTEM PULLS EAST OF THE STATE THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES. VSBYS HAVE BEEN GRADUALLY IMPROVING DURING THE EARLY MORNING AS SNOW AND WINDS HAVE VERY SLOWLY BEEN DECREASING. STILL LINGERING ISSUES IN RURAL AREAS AND HAVE QUITE A FEW ROAD CLOSURES IN OUR SOUTHEAST. PLAN ON LEAVING THE BLIZZARD WARNING IN THE EASTERN COUNTIES WHERE WE WERE HARDEST HIT...FARTHER WEST HAVE OPTED TO DOWNGRADE TO A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY AS VSBYS HAVE IMPROVED TO GENERALLY 2 MILES OR GREATER WITH ACCUMULATING SNOW ESSENTIALLY DONE. WILL CLOSELY WATCH CONDITIONS AND INFORMATION ON ROADS WITH DAYBREAK AND MAY LOWER THE BLIZZARD WARNING IN THE EAST AS CONDITIONS WARRANT. OTHERWISE... MODELS LEAVE MID LEVEL CLOUDS ACRS THE STATE THROUGH THE MORNING AS SNOW ENDS BY MID MORNING IN THE FAR EAST. TEMPS WILL BE HARD PRESSED TO CLIMB MUCH TODAY GIVEN FRESH SNOW COVER AND THERMAL TROF NEARBY. WINDS WILL ALSO GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE DAY AS PRESSURE GRADIENT WEAKENS WITH SFC RIDGE SLIDING WEST OF THE STATE. .LONG TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/... MUCH QUIETER LONG TERM FORECAST IS ON TAP NOW THAT THE BLIZZARD HAS MOVED INTO THE CURRENT PERIOD. THE LARGE GYRE PRESENT OVER THE CENTRAL U.S. AT THIS TIME WILL ELONGATE INTO A LONG TROUGH AS ONE PIECE OF THE LOW MOVES QUICKLY EASTWARD WHILE THE OTHER DIGS INTO THE SOUTHWESTERN STATES. BY TONIGHT THE STRETCHED TROUGH LINKING THESE TWO SYSTEMS WILL DRAPE ACROSS MISSOURI...PLACING OUR AREA BENEATH WEAK AND NEUTRAL FLOW ALOFT WITH NEARLY ZONAL LOW LEVEL FLOW IN THE LOWER LEVELS BRINGING SURFACE WINDS AROUND TO SOUTHWESTERLY BY THURSDAY MORNING. THIS PATTERN WILL REMAIN IN PLACE INTO FRIDAY. AS A RESULT TEMPERATURES WILL BE VERY COLD TONIGHT...THEN BEGIN TO REBOUND WITH A STEADY WARMING TREND SETTING UP FROM THURSDAY ONWARD. WIND CHILLS WILL LIKELY PROMPT AN ADVISORY TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING...BUT THIS WILL NOT BE ADDRESSED UNTIL THE CURRENT ONGOING EVENT WINDS DOWN FURTHER. THE NEXT PATTERN CHANGE WILL COME LATE FRIDAY AS A NORTHERN STREAM WAVE DIVES ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST AND DRAGS THE AFOREMENTIONED SOUTHWESTERN U.S. LOW EASTWARD ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. AS THIS OCCURS A SURFACE TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS OUR CWA...MOST LIKELY FRIDAY NIGHT. HOWEVER...BEING MORE ASSOCIATED WITH THE NORTHERN CLIPPER SYSTEM ONLY LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED AND SOME AREAS MAY REMAIN DRY SO HAVE HANDLED WITH ONLY SLIGHT POPS IN THE FORECAST. IN ADDITION...LINGERING WARM AIR ADVECTION SHOULD RESULT IN CONTINUED FAIRLY WARM WEATHER ON SATURDAY BEFORE A REINFORCING SHOT OF COOLER AIR MOVES IN WITH A SECONDARY IMPULSE MOVING AROUND THE BASE OF THE 500 MB WAVE. FROM THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK WE WILL REMAIN BENEATH AN EVER EXPANDING TROUGH BEING CARVED OUT OVERHEAD...AS SEVERAL SHORTWAVES ROUND OUT THE BASE OF THE TROUGH AND BRING US A PROLONGED PERIOD OF CLOUDINESS AND INTERMITTENT LIGHT SNOW CHANCES. HAVE MAINTAINED SLIGHT POPS THROUGH SATURDAY TO ACCOUNT FOR THE INITIAL TWO WAVES CARVING OUT THE TROUGH BUT GONE DRY FOR SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY AS THE FORCING IS MORE NEBULOUS AND IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO LATCH ONTO ANY PARTICULAR FEATURE WITHIN THAT TIMEFRAME. FROM SUNDAY NIGHT ONWARD CONFIDENCE IN FORECAST DETAILS DIVERGES...ALTHOUGH IT APPEARS LIKELY THAT TEMPERATURES WILL LOWER SOMEWHAT AND SNOW CHANCES WILL CONTINUE AT LEAST INTERMITTENTLY THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST PERIOD WITH THE CYCLONIC FLOW PATTERN IN PLACE ALOFT. && .AVIATION...02/18Z WINTER STORM HAS NOW PUSHED EAST BUT WE WILL BE DEALING WITH REMNANTS OF IT IN TERMS OF WIND SPEEDS. NORTHWEST WIND AT 15-25KTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH 21Z. OTHER THAN SOME MVFR VSBY IN HAZE BLOWING SNOW SHOULD BE MINIMAL. HOWEVER...DRIFTING SNOW IS LIKELY THROUGH 00Z. VERY COLD AFT 00Z BUT CONDITIONS SHOULD BE VFR. && .DMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL NOON CST TODAY FOR APPANOOSE-ADAIR-DAVIS-DECATUR-JASPER-LUCAS-MAHASKA-MARION-MONROE- POWESHIEK-TAMA-WAPELLO-WAYNE. WIND CHILL ADVISORY UNTIL NOON CST TODAY FOR CALHOUN-CARROLL-CERRO GORDO-CRAWFORD-EMMET-FRANKLIN-HAMILTON-HANCOCK-HUMBOLDT-KOSSUTH-PALO ALTO-POCAHONTAS-SAC-WEBSTER-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-WRIGHT. && SHORT TERM...COGIL LONG TERM...LEE AVIATION...FAB
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 2, 12:10 PM CST, 2 hours 59 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1210 PM CST WED FEB 2 2011 IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-057>062-070>075-081>086- 092>097-031815- EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-SAC-CALHOUN- WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE- BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER- POWESHIEK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-ADAMS-UNION- CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE- DAVIS- 1210 PM CST WED FEB 2 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 30 BELOW ZERO WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN TONIGHT MAINLY NORTHWEST OF A WATERLOO TO AUDUBON LINE. WIND CHILLS OF 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO WILL BE POSSIBLE ELSEWHERE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO WILL BE POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED...HOWEVER SNOWFALL MEASUREMENTS ARE REQUESTED AND EXTREMELY HELPFUL. FAB
In the hours before
Local storm report, Feb 2, 9:29 AM CST, 5 hours 40 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
929 AM CST WED FEB 02 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0700 AM SNOW KNOXVILLE 41.32N 93.10W
02/02/2011 M9.0 INCH MARION IA CO-OP OBSERVER
STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY
0700 AM SNOW 1 E CHARITON 41.02N 93.29W
02/02/2011 M10.0 INCH LUCAS IA CO-OP OBSERVER
STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY
&&
JHLocal storm report, Feb 2, 9:44 AM CST, 5 hours 25 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
944 AM CST WED FEB 02 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0943 AM SNOW 1 ESE ALTOONA 41.65N 93.46W
02/02/2011 M4.0 INCH POLK IA AMATEUR RADIO
&&
SMALLLocal storm report, Feb 2, 11:57 AM CST, 3 hours 12 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1157 AM CST WED FEB 02 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1000 AM SNOW MURRAY 41.04N 93.95W
02/02/2011 M8.1 INCH CLARKE IA TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
SMALLLocal storm report, Feb 2, 12:13 PM CST, 2 hours 56 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1213 PM CST WED FEB 02 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0440 AM SNOW WEBSTER CITY 42.46N 93.82W
02/02/2011 M3.0 INCH HAMILTON IA BROADCAST MEDIA
KQWC RADIO IN WEBSTER CITY REPORTS 3.0 INCHES OF SNOW IN
THE PAST 24 HOURS...EVENT TOTAL 5.5 INCHES.
0600 AM SNOW 3 SSW POLK CITY 41.73N 93.74W
02/02/2011 M6.5 INCH POLK IA OFFICIAL NWS OBS
STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY AT NWS SITE IN JOHNSTON
0600 AM SNOW DES MOINES INT AIRPORT 41.53N 93.66W
02/02/2011 M7.7 INCH POLK IA OFFICIAL NWS OBS
STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY
0600 AM SNOW 1 SE WATERLOO AIRPORT 42.55N 92.39W
02/02/2011 M9.4 INCH BLACK HAWK IA OFFICIAL NWS OBS
OFFICIAL WATERLOO STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY
0642 AM SNOW NEWTON 41.70N 93.05W
02/02/2011 E9.3 INCH JASPER IA PUBLIC
STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL
0700 AM SNOW CARROLL 42.07N 94.86W
02/02/2011 M3.4 INCH CARROLL IA CO-OP OBSERVER
STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY
0700 AM SNOW MARSHALLTOWN 42.04N 92.91W
02/02/2011 M6.6 INCH MARSHALL IA CO-OP OBSERVER
STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY
0700 AM SNOW PERRY 41.84N 94.10W
02/02/2011 M3.0 INCH DALLAS IA CO-OP OBSERVER
24-HOUR TOTAL
0700 AM SNOW SWEA CITY 43.38N 94.31W
02/02/2011 M3.2 INCH KOSSUTH IA CO-OP OBSERVER
STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY
0700 AM SNOW KANAWHA 42.93N 93.79W
02/02/2011 M2.2 INCH HANCOCK IA CO-OP OBSERVER
STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY
0700 AM SNOW TRIPOLI 42.81N 92.26W
02/02/2011 M5.5 INCH BREMER IA CO-OP OBSERVER
STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY
0700 AM SNOW MONTEZUMA 41.58N 92.53W
02/02/2011 M8.5 INCH POWESHIEK IA CO-OP OBSERVER
STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY
0700 AM SNOW BEDFORD 40.67N 94.72W
02/02/2011 M9.4 INCH TAYLOR IA CO-OP OBSERVER
STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY
0700 AM SNOW 6 ESE LEON 40.71N 93.65W
02/02/2011 M7.4 INCH DECATUR IA CO-OP OBSERVER
STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY
0700 AM SNOW ESTHERVILLE 43.40N 94.83W
02/02/2011 M5.0 INCH EMMET IA CO-OP OBSERVER
24-HOUR TOTAL
0700 AM SNOW MASON CITY 43.15N 93.20W
02/02/2011 M1.7 INCH CERRO GORDO IA CO-OP OBSERVER
STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY
0700 AM SNOW FORT DODGE 42.51N 94.18W
02/02/2011 M5.0 INCH WEBSTER IA CO-OP OBSERVER
STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY
0700 AM SNOW GARWIN 42.09N 92.68W
02/02/2011 M5.3 INCH TAMA IA CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM SNOW DENISON 42.02N 95.35W
02/02/2011 M5.0 INCH CRAWFORD IA CO-OP OBSERVER
STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY
0700 AM SNOW BOONE 42.05N 93.88W
02/02/2011 M6.8 INCH BOONE IA CO-OP OBSERVER
STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY
0700 AM SNOW WEBSTER CITY 42.46N 93.82W
02/02/2011 M5.5 INCH HAMILTON IA CO-OP OBSERVER
STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY
0700 AM SNOW JEFFERSON 42.02N 94.38W
02/02/2011 M3.8 INCH GREENE IA CO-OP OBSERVER
STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY
0700 AM SNOW 5 SE AMES 41.97N 93.56W
02/02/2011 M8.0 INCH STORY IA CO-OP OBSERVER
STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY
0700 AM SNOW ANKENY 41.72N 93.61W
02/02/2011 M6.7 INCH POLK IA CO-OP OBSERVER
STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY
0700 AM SNOW 2 SW CRESTON 41.04N 94.39W
02/02/2011 M8.0 INCH UNION IA CO-OP OBSERVER
24-HOUR TOTAL
0700 AM SNOW AUDUBON 41.72N 94.93W
02/02/2011 M5.5 INCH AUDUBON IA CO-OP OBSERVER
STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY
0700 AM SNOW TOLEDO 41.99N 92.58W
02/02/2011 M9.0 INCH TAMA IA CO-OP OBSERVER
STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY
0700 AM SNOW 3 NNE ALBIA 41.07N 92.78W
02/02/2011 M9.7 INCH MONROE IA CO-OP OBSERVER
STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY
0700 AM SNOW ALLISON 42.75N 92.80W
02/02/2011 M6.0 INCH BUTLER IA CO-OP OBSERVER
STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY
0700 AM SNOW RUTHVEN 43.13N 94.90W
02/02/2011 M6.0 INCH PALO ALTO IA COCORAHS
STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY
0700 AM SNOW CLARION 42.73N 93.73W
02/02/2011 M3.0 INCH WRIGHT IA CO-OP OBSERVER
24-HOUR TOTAL
0700 AM SNOW IOWA FALLS 42.52N 93.27W
02/02/2011 M3.0 INCH HARDIN IA CO-OP OBSERVER
24-HOUR TOTAL
0700 AM SNOW OSCEOLA 41.03N 93.77W
02/02/2011 M8.5 INCH CLARKE IA CO-OP OBSERVER
STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY
0700 AM SNOW LORIMOR 41.13N 94.06W
02/02/2011 M5.0 INCH UNION IA CO-OP OBSERVER
STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY
0700 AM SNOW 6 S MADRID 41.79N 93.82W
02/02/2011 M7.3 INCH POLK IA COCORAHS
STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY
0700 AM SNOW PELLA 41.41N 92.92W
02/02/2011 M5.3 INCH MARION IA CO-OP OBSERVER
STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY
0700 AM SNOW BEACONSFIELD 40.81N 94.05W
02/02/2011 M9.0 INCH RINGGOLD IA CO-OP OBSERVER
STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY
0700 AM SNOW 1 ESE CLIVE 41.60N 93.75W
02/02/2011 M8.0 INCH POLK IA COCORAHS
STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY
0700 AM SNOW 1 NW CENTERVILLE 40.74N 92.89W
02/02/2011 M12.3 INCH APPANOOSE IA COCORAHS
STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY
0700 AM SNOW KNOXVILLE 41.32N 93.10W
02/02/2011 M9.0 INCH MARION IA CO-OP OBSERVER
STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY
0700 AM SNOW 1 E CHARITON 41.02N 93.29W
02/02/2011 M10.0 INCH LUCAS IA CO-OP OBSERVER
STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY
0700 AM SNOW NEWTON 41.70N 93.05W
02/02/2011 M9.0 INCH JASPER IA CO-OP OBSERVER
STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY
0700 AM SNOW GRINNELL 41.74N 92.72W
02/02/2011 M10.9 INCH POWESHIEK IA CO-OP OBSERVER
STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY
0700 AM SNOW ALLERTON 40.71N 93.37W
02/02/2011 M11.4 INCH WAYNE IA CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM SNOW OTTUMWA 41.02N 92.42W
02/02/2011 M10.5 INCH WAPELLO IA TRAINED SPOTTER
24-HOUR TOTAL
0700 AM SNOW GRUNDY CENTER 42.36N 92.77W
02/02/2011 M8.0 INCH GRUNDY IA CO-OP OBSERVER
24-HOUR TOTAL.
0704 AM SNOW DEEP RIVER 41.58N 92.37W
02/02/2011 M8.7 INCH POWESHIEK IA TRAINED SPOTTER
STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY
0902 AM SNOW DALLAS CENTER 41.68N 93.98W
02/02/2011 M5.9 INCH DALLAS IA FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
0943 AM SNOW 1 ESE ALTOONA 41.65N 93.46W
02/02/2011 M4.0 INCH POLK IA AMATEUR RADIO
1000 AM SNOW MURRAY 41.04N 93.95W
02/02/2011 M8.1 INCH CLARKE IA TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
SMALLLocal storm report, Feb 2, 12:14 PM CST, 2 hours 55 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1214 PM CST WED FEB 2 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0440 AM SNOW WEBSTER CITY 42.46N 93.82W
02/02/2011 M3.0 INCH HAMILTON IA BROADCAST MEDIA
KQWC RADIO IN WEBSTER CITY REPORTS 3.0 INCHES OF SNOW IN
THE PAST 24 HOURS...EVENT TOTAL 5.5 INCHES.
0600 AM SNOW 3 SSW POLK CITY 41.73N 93.74W
02/02/2011 M6.5 INCH POLK IA OFFICIAL NWS OBS
STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY AT NWS SITE IN JOHNSTON
0600 AM SNOW DES MOINES INT AIRPORT 41.53N 93.66W
02/02/2011 M7.7 INCH POLK IA OFFICIAL NWS OBS
STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY
0600 AM SNOW 1 SE WATERLOO AIRPORT 42.55N 92.39W
02/02/2011 M9.4 INCH BLACK HAWK IA OFFICIAL NWS OBS
OFFICIAL WATERLOO STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY
0642 AM SNOW NEWTON 41.70N 93.05W
02/02/2011 E9.3 INCH JASPER IA PUBLIC
STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL
0700 AM SNOW CARROLL 42.07N 94.86W
02/02/2011 M3.4 INCH CARROLL IA CO-OP OBSERVER
STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY
0700 AM SNOW MARSHALLTOWN 42.04N 92.91W
02/02/2011 M6.6 INCH MARSHALL IA CO-OP OBSERVER
STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY
0700 AM SNOW PERRY 41.84N 94.10W
02/02/2011 M3.0 INCH DALLAS IA CO-OP OBSERVER
24-HOUR TOTAL
0700 AM SNOW SWEA CITY 43.38N 94.31W
02/02/2011 M3.2 INCH KOSSUTH IA CO-OP OBSERVER
STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY
0700 AM SNOW KANAWHA 42.93N 93.79W
02/02/2011 M2.2 INCH HANCOCK IA CO-OP OBSERVER
STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY
0700 AM SNOW TRIPOLI 42.81N 92.26W
02/02/2011 M5.5 INCH BREMER IA CO-OP OBSERVER
STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY
0700 AM SNOW MONTEZUMA 41.58N 92.53W
02/02/2011 M8.5 INCH POWESHIEK IA CO-OP OBSERVER
STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY
0700 AM SNOW BEDFORD 40.67N 94.72W
02/02/2011 M9.4 INCH TAYLOR IA CO-OP OBSERVER
STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY
0700 AM SNOW 6 ESE LEON 40.71N 93.65W
02/02/2011 M7.4 INCH DECATUR IA CO-OP OBSERVER
STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY
0700 AM SNOW ESTHERVILLE 43.40N 94.83W
02/02/2011 M5.0 INCH EMMET IA CO-OP OBSERVER
24-HOUR TOTAL
0700 AM SNOW MASON CITY 43.15N 93.20W
02/02/2011 M1.7 INCH CERRO GORDO IA CO-OP OBSERVER
STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY
0700 AM SNOW FORT DODGE 42.51N 94.18W
02/02/2011 M5.0 INCH WEBSTER IA CO-OP OBSERVER
STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY
0700 AM SNOW GARWIN 42.09N 92.68W
02/02/2011 M5.3 INCH TAMA IA CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM SNOW DENISON 42.02N 95.35W
02/02/2011 M5.0 INCH CRAWFORD IA CO-OP OBSERVER
STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY
0700 AM SNOW BOONE 42.05N 93.88W
02/02/2011 M6.8 INCH BOONE IA CO-OP OBSERVER
STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY
0700 AM SNOW WEBSTER CITY 42.46N 93.82W
02/02/2011 M5.5 INCH HAMILTON IA CO-OP OBSERVER
STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY
0700 AM SNOW JEFFERSON 42.02N 94.38W
02/02/2011 M3.8 INCH GREENE IA CO-OP OBSERVER
STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY
0700 AM SNOW 5 SE AMES 41.97N 93.56W
02/02/2011 M8.0 INCH STORY IA CO-OP OBSERVER
STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY
0700 AM SNOW ANKENY 41.72N 93.61W
02/02/2011 M6.7 INCH POLK IA CO-OP OBSERVER
STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY
0700 AM SNOW 2 SW CRESTON 41.04N 94.39W
02/02/2011 M8.0 INCH UNION IA CO-OP OBSERVER
24-HOUR TOTAL
0700 AM SNOW AUDUBON 41.72N 94.93W
02/02/2011 M5.5 INCH AUDUBON IA CO-OP OBSERVER
STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY
0700 AM SNOW TOLEDO 41.99N 92.58W
02/02/2011 M9.0 INCH TAMA IA CO-OP OBSERVER
STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY
0700 AM SNOW 3 NNE ALBIA 41.07N 92.78W
02/02/2011 M9.7 INCH MONROE IA CO-OP OBSERVER
STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY
0700 AM SNOW ALLISON 42.75N 92.80W
02/02/2011 M6.0 INCH BUTLER IA CO-OP OBSERVER
STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY
0700 AM SNOW RUTHVEN 43.13N 94.90W
02/02/2011 M6.0 INCH PALO ALTO IA COCORAHS
STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY
0700 AM SNOW CLARION 42.73N 93.73W
02/02/2011 M3.0 INCH WRIGHT IA CO-OP OBSERVER
24-HOUR TOTAL
0700 AM SNOW IOWA FALLS 42.52N 93.27W
02/02/2011 M3.0 INCH HARDIN IA CO-OP OBSERVER
24-HOUR TOTAL
0700 AM SNOW OSCEOLA 41.03N 93.77W
02/02/2011 M8.5 INCH CLARKE IA CO-OP OBSERVER
STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY
0700 AM SNOW LORIMOR 41.13N 94.06W
02/02/2011 M5.0 INCH UNION IA CO-OP OBSERVER
STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY
0700 AM SNOW 6 S MADRID 41.79N 93.82W
02/02/2011 M7.3 INCH POLK IA COCORAHS
STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY
0700 AM SNOW PELLA 41.41N 92.92W
02/02/2011 M5.3 INCH MARION IA CO-OP OBSERVER
STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY
0700 AM SNOW BEACONSFIELD 40.81N 94.05W
02/02/2011 M9.0 INCH RINGGOLD IA CO-OP OBSERVER
STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY
0700 AM SNOW 1 ESE CLIVE 41.60N 93.75W
02/02/2011 M8.0 INCH POLK IA COCORAHS
STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY
0700 AM SNOW 1 NW CENTERVILLE 40.74N 92.89W
02/02/2011 M12.3 INCH APPANOOSE IA COCORAHS
STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY
0700 AM SNOW KNOXVILLE 41.32N 93.10W
02/02/2011 M9.0 INCH MARION IA CO-OP OBSERVER
STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY
0700 AM SNOW 1 E CHARITON 41.02N 93.29W
02/02/2011 M10.0 INCH LUCAS IA CO-OP OBSERVER
STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY
0700 AM SNOW NEWTON 41.70N 93.05W
02/02/2011 M9.0 INCH JASPER IA CO-OP OBSERVER
STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY
0700 AM SNOW GRINNELL 41.74N 92.72W
02/02/2011 M10.9 INCH POWESHIEK IA CO-OP OBSERVER
STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY
0700 AM SNOW ALLERTON 40.71N 93.37W
02/02/2011 M11.4 INCH WAYNE IA CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM SNOW OTTUMWA 41.02N 92.42W
02/02/2011 M10.5 INCH WAPELLO IA TRAINED SPOTTER
24-HOUR TOTAL
0700 AM SNOW GRUNDY CENTER 42.36N 92.77W
02/02/2011 M8.0 INCH GRUNDY IA CO-OP OBSERVER
24-HOUR TOTAL.
0704 AM SNOW DEEP RIVER 41.58N 92.37W
02/02/2011 M8.7 INCH POWESHIEK IA TRAINED SPOTTER
STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY
0902 AM SNOW DALLAS CENTER 41.68N 93.98W
02/02/2011 M5.9 INCH DALLAS IA FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
0943 AM SNOW 1 ESE ALTOONA 41.65N 93.46W
02/02/2011 M4.0 INCH POLK IA AMATEUR RADIO
1000 AM SNOW MURRAY 41.04N 93.95W
02/02/2011 M8.1 INCH CLARKE IA TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
THE TOTALS BELOW ARE SEPARATED INTO SNOW...AND ICE AND SLEET
CATEGORIES...THEN BY AMOUNT...AND ARE NOT NECESSARILY THE
FINAL AMOUNT FOR EACH LOCATION.
SNOW REPORTS LISTED BY AMOUNT
INCHES LOCATION ST COUNTY TIME
------ ----------------------- -- -------------- -------
12.30 1 NW CENTERVILLE IA APPANOOSE 0700 AM
STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY
11.40 ALLERTON IA WAYNE 0700 AM
10.90 GRINNELL IA POWESHIEK 0700 AM
STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY
10.50 OTTUMWA IA WAPELLO 0700 AM
24-HOUR TOTAL
10.00 1 E CHARITON IA LUCAS 0700 AM
STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY
9.70 3 NNE ALBIA IA MONROE 0700 AM
STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY
9.40 BEDFORD IA TAYLOR 0700 AM
STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY
9.40 1 SE WATERLOO AIRPORT IA BLACK HAWK 0600 AM
OFFICIAL WATERLOO STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY
9.30 NEWTON IA JASPER 0642 AM
STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL
9.00 NEWTON IA JASPER 0700 AM
STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY
9.00 KNOXVILLE IA MARION 0700 AM
STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY
9.00 BEACONSFIELD IA RINGGOLD 0700 AM
STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY
9.00 TOLEDO IA TAMA 0700 AM
STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY
8.70 DEEP RIVER IA POWESHIEK 0704 AM
STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY
8.50 OSCEOLA IA CLARKE 0700 AM
STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY
8.50 MONTEZUMA IA POWESHIEK 0700 AM
STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY
8.10 MURRAY IA CLARKE 1000 AM
8.00 GRUNDY CENTER IA GRUNDY 0700 AM
24-HOUR TOTAL.
8.00 1 ESE CLIVE IA POLK 0700 AM
STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY
8.00 2 SW CRESTON IA UNION 0700 AM
24-HOUR TOTAL
8.00 5 SE AMES IA STORY 0700 AM
STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY
7.70 DES MOINES INT AIRPORT IA POLK 0600 AM
STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY
7.40 6 ESE LEON IA DECATUR 0700 AM
STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY
7.30 6 S MADRID IA POLK 0700 AM
STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY
6.80 BOONE IA BOONE 0700 AM
STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY
6.70 ANKENY IA POLK 0700 AM
STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY
6.60 MARSHALLTOWN IA MARSHALL 0700 AM
STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY
6.50 3 SSW POLK CITY IA POLK 0600 AM
STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY AT NWS SITE IN
JOHNSTON
6.00 RUTHVEN IA PALO ALTO 0700 AM
STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY
6.00 ALLISON IA BUTLER 0700 AM
STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY
5.90 DALLAS CENTER IA DALLAS 0902 AM
5.50 AUDUBON IA AUDUBON 0700 AM
STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY
5.50 WEBSTER CITY IA HAMILTON 0700 AM
STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY
5.50 TRIPOLI IA BREMER 0700 AM
STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY
5.30 PELLA IA MARION 0700 AM
STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY
5.30 GARWIN IA TAMA 0700 AM
5.00 LORIMOR IA UNION 0700 AM
STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY
5.00 DENISON IA CRAWFORD 0700 AM
STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY
5.00 FORT DODGE IA WEBSTER 0700 AM
STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY
5.00 ESTHERVILLE IA EMMET 0700 AM
24-HOUR TOTAL
4.00 1 ESE ALTOONA IA POLK 0943 AM
3.80 JEFFERSON IA GREENE 0700 AM
STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY
3.40 CARROLL IA CARROLL 0700 AM
STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY
3.20 SWEA CITY IA KOSSUTH 0700 AM
STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY
3.00 IOWA FALLS IA HARDIN 0700 AM
24-HOUR TOTAL
3.00 CLARION IA WRIGHT 0700 AM
24-HOUR TOTAL
3.00 PERRY IA DALLAS 0700 AM
24-HOUR TOTAL
3.00 WEBSTER CITY IA HAMILTON 0440 AM
KQWC RADIO IN WEBSTER CITY REPORTS 3.0 INCHES
OF SNOW IN THE PAST 24 HOURS...EVENT TOTAL
5.5 INCHES.
2.20 KANAWHA IA HANCOCK 0700 AM
STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY
1.70 MASON CITY IA CERRO GORDO 0700 AM
STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY
SMALLLocal storm report, Feb 2, 3:07 PM CST, 2 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
307 PM CST WED FEB 02 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0305 PM SNOW ALBIA 41.03N 92.80W
02/02/2011 M11.9 INCH MONROE IA TRAINED SPOTTER
WORST DRIFTING IN OVER A DECADE
&&
SMALLThe office that day
Everything else NWS Des Moines, IA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2, 3:48 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DMX | Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone and 28 more | 8 hr |
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