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Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Des Moines, IA

January 19, 201219 counties in Iowa

NWS Des Moines, IA issued this winter storm warning at Jan 19, 2012, 3:41 AM CST for 19 counties in Iowa. It took effect at Jan 20, 2012, 12:00 AM CST. It was in force for 16 hr. 60 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jan 19, 2012, 3:41 AM CST (09:41 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 20, 2012, 12:00 AM CST
Expired
Jan 20, 2012, 3:57 PM CST
In force
16 hr
Issued by
NWS Des Moines, IA

Counties Black Hawk County, IA, Bremer County, IA, Butler County, IA, Cerro Gordo County, IA, Emmet County, IA, Franklin County, IA, Grundy County, IA, Hamilton County, IA, Hancock County, IA, Hardin County, IA, Humboldt County, IA, Kossuth County, IA, Palo Alto County, IA, Pocahontas County, IA, Tama County, IA, Webster County, IA, Winnebago County, IA, Worth County, IA, Wright County, IA

The radar

The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 120 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jan 20, 4:23 AM CSTSNOW 1.8Pocahontas, IA1.5 TO 2 INCHES AROUND THE POCAHONTAS AREA
Jan 20, 6:20 AM CSTSNOW 0.3Jewell, IA
Jan 20, 6:28 AM CSTSNOW 11 Sse Mason City, IA
Jan 20, 7:00 AM CSTSLEET 2Northwood, IA
Jan 20, 7:00 AM CSTSNOW 0.7Tripoli, IA
Jan 20, 7:00 AM CSTSNOW 1.7Grundy Center, IA
Jan 20, 7:00 AM CSTSNOW 2Clarion, IA
Jan 20, 7:00 AM CSTSNOW 2Clutier, IA
Jan 20, 7:00 AM CSTSNOW 2Garwin, IA
Jan 20, 7:00 AM CSTSNOW 2Iowa Falls, IA
Jan 20, 7:00 AM CSTSNOW 2Lake Mills, IA
Jan 20, 7:00 AM CSTSNOW 2Northwood, IA
Jan 20, 7:00 AM CSTSNOW 2Webster City, IA
Jan 20, 7:00 AM CSTSNOW 2.8Kanawha, IA
Jan 20, 7:00 AM CSTSNOW 3Hampton, IA
Jan 20, 7:20 AM CSTSNOW 1.1Waterloo, IAAT KWWL TV STUDIOS.
Jan 20, 7:50 AM CSTSNOW 2Denver, IAREPORT RECEIVED FROM KCRG TV.
Jan 20, 8:00 AM CSTSNOW 2.7Conrad, IA
Jan 20, 8:00 AM CSTSNOW 3Pocahontas, IA
Jan 20, 8:00 AM CSTSNOW 4Popejoy, IA
Jan 20, 8:30 AM CSTSNOW 3Britt, IA
Jan 20, 8:41 AM CSTSNOW 35 Nnw Fort Dodge, IA
Jan 20, 8:44 AM CSTSNOW 3.53 Sw Mason City Airport, IA
Jan 20, 8:53 AM CSTSNOW 2Oran, IA
Jan 20, 9:15 AM CSTSNOW 2.6Waterloo, IAREPORT TAKEN AT KWWL TV STUDIOS.
Jan 20, 9:45 AM CSTSNOW 4Denver, IAREPORT FROM KCRG TV.
Jan 20, 9:45 AM CSTSNOW 6Emmetsburg, IA
Jan 20, 9:59 AM CSTSNOW 3Badger, IAPUBLIC REPORT FROM KAAL TV
Jan 20, 10:00 AM CSTSNOW 4.52 Ene Fort Dodge, IA
Jan 20, 10:30 AM CSTSNOW 5Algona, IAFROM KLGA RADIO.
Jan 20, 10:37 AM CSTSNOW 3.81 Ne Waterloo, IAKWWL TV STUDIOS
Jan 20, 11:00 AM CSTSNOW 53 Sw Mason City Airport, IASTILL SNOWING LIGHTLY
Jan 20, 11:00 AM CSTSNOW 5Parkersburg, IA
Jan 20, 11:04 AM CSTSNOW 4Sumner, IAFROM KWWL TV
Jan 20, 11:30 AM CSTSNOW 4.5Waterloo, IAFROM KWWL TV.
Jan 20, 11:45 AM CSTSNOW 3.5Webster City, IA
Jan 20, 12:00 PM CSTSNOW 4.4Waterloo, IA
Jan 20, 12:09 PM CSTSNOW 6.55 Se Waterloo, IAREPORT PROVIDED BY KWWL TV AND WAS TAKEN IN WASHBURN.
Jan 20, 12:09 PM CSTSNOW 7Waterloo, IAPUBLIC REPORT PROVIDED BY KWWL TV.
Jan 20, 12:15 PM CSTSNOW 6Estherville, IA
Jan 20, 12:25 PM CSTSNOW 5Lake Mills, IA
Jan 20, 12:30 PM CSTSNOW 4Forest City, IA
Jan 20, 12:30 PM CSTSNOW 5Humboldt, IA
Jan 20, 12:30 PM CSTSNOW 6Hampton, IAREPORT FROM KLMJ RADIO.
Jan 20, 12:30 PM CSTSNOW 6Pocahontas, IA
Jan 20, 12:45 PM CSTSNOW 4Toledo, IA
Jan 20, 12:50 PM CSTSNOW 4Fort Dodge, IA
Jan 20, 1:00 PM CSTSNOW 6Allison, IA
Jan 20, 1:05 PM CSTSNOW 6Clarion, IA
Jan 20, 1:10 PM CSTSNOW 6Garner, IA
Jan 20, 1:15 PM CSTSNOW 4.7Mason City, IAREPORT FROM KIMT TV STUDIOS.
Jan 20, 1:15 PM CSTSNOW 5Forest City, IA
Jan 20, 1:15 PM CSTSNOW 8Ringsted, IA
Jan 20, 1:30 PM CSTSNOW 5Grundy Center, IA
Jan 20, 1:36 PM CSTSNOW 5Readlyn, IAINTERSECTION OF 4TH AND BRIGGS IN READLYN.
Jan 20, 1:43 PM CSTSNOW 5.1Waterloo, IAFROM KWWL TV STUDIOS.
Jan 20, 2:07 PM CSTSNOW 6.5Waterloo, IANEAR BYRNES PARK. FROM KWWL TV
Jan 20, 2:07 PM CSTSNOW 7Cedar Falls, IA10 INCH SNOW DEPTH. FROM KWWL TV.
Jan 20, 2:16 PM CSTHEAVY SNOW 72 Sse Waterloo, IASTEADY SNOWFALL SINCE 6 AM.
Jan 20, 3:30 PM CSTSNOW 4Tama, IA

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 228 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 2012-01-19Temperature 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°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Minneapolis, MN at 00:00Z on 2012-01-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 159 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
1044 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
66 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
159 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
251 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.

812 
WWUS43 KDMX 190941
WSWDMX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
341 AM CST THU JAN 19 2012

...BITTER COLD THIS MORNING WITH HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED FRIDAY...

.BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO WILL
CONTINUE THIS MORNING. FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY SNOW WILL
SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY ACCUMULATIONS
EXPECTED...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ON FRIDAY.

IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-035>039-191745-
/O.NEW.KDMX.WS.W.0001.120120T0600Z-120121T0600Z/
/O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120119T1800Z/
EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-
POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-WEBSTER-
HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY...
NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS...
HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY...FORT DODGE...
WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA...GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO
341 AM CST THU JAN 19 2012

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
MIDNIGHT CST FRIDAY NIGHT...

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

* WIND AND WIND CHILL VALUES...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH
  WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING. THESE WINDS WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL
  VALUES OF 20 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.


THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT CST FRIDAY NIGHT.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO NORTHWESTERN IOWA SHORTLY AFTER
  MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND REACH NORTHEASTERN IOWA BEFORE SUNRISE. THE
  HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL BE DURING THE DAY ON FRIDAY.

* STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO
  7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WITH INTERMITTENT
  HIGHER GUSTS ARE FORECAST. THIS WILL LEAD TO SOME BLOWING AND
  DRIFTING OF SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY WHILE
  SNOW IS FALLING.

* IMPACTS...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS.
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL EXACERBATE THIS THREAT. IN
  ADDITION...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED ON
  FRIDAY AND ESPECIALLY FRIDAY NIGHT.

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.

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

IAZ050-191745-
/O.NEW.KDMX.WS.W.0001.120120T0600Z-120121T0600Z/
TAMA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TOLEDO
341 AM CST THU JAN 19 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
MIDNIGHT CST FRIDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT CST FRIDAY NIGHT.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO NORTHWESTERN IOWA SHORTLY AFTER
  MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND REACH NORTHEASTERN IOWA BEFORE SUNRISE. THE
  HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL BE DURING THE DAY ON FRIDAY.

* STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO
  7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WITH INTERMITTENT
  HIGHER GUSTS ARE FORECAST. THIS WILL LEAD TO SOME BLOWING AND
  DRIFTING OF SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY WHILE
  SNOW IS FALLING.

* IMPACTS...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS.
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL EXACERBATE THIS THREAT. IN
  ADDITION...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED ON
  FRIDAY AND ESPECIALLY FRIDAY NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

IAZ033-034-191745-
/O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120119T1800Z/
SAC-CALHOUN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAC CITY...ROCKWELL CITY
341 AM CST THU JAN 19 2012

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

* WIND AND WIND CHILL VALUES...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH
  WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING. THESE WINDS WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL
  VALUES OF 20 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.

* IMPACTS...THE BITTER COLD AIR WILL MAKE IT DANGEROUS TO BE 
  OUTSIDE. THIS WILL BE THE COLDEST MORNING OF THE WINTER SO 
  FAR...SO IT IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT TO TAKE APPROPRIATE 
  PRECAUTIONS. 

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.

&&

$$

LEE/MS JAN 12
9 follow-up statements
198 
WWUS43 KDMX 191649
WSWDMX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1049 AM CST THU JAN 19 2012

...BITTER COLD THIS MORNING WITH HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED FRIDAY...

.BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING. FROM LATE
TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA WITH
MODERATE TO HEAVY ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS
ON FRIDAY.

IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-035>039-200100-
/O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0001.120120T0600Z-120121T0600Z/
/O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120119T1800Z/
EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-
POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-WEBSTER-
HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY...
NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS...
HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY...FORT DODGE...
WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA...GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO
1049 AM CST THU JAN 19 2012

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO MIDNIGHT CST FRIDAY NIGHT...

* WIND AND WIND CHILL VALUES...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH AND
  TEMPERATURES FROM ZERO TO FIVE BELOW ZERO WILL PRODUCE WIND
  CHILL VALUES OF 15 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO THROUGH NOONTIME.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT CST FRIDAY NIGHT.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO NORTHWESTERN IOWA SHORTLY AFTER 
  MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND REACH NORTHEASTERN IOWA BEFORE SUNRISE. 
  THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL BE DURING THE DAY ON FRIDAY. 

* STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 
  TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS 
  POSSIBLE. 

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH ARE FORECAST. THIS WILL
  LEAD TO MINOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND REDUCED
  VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY WHILE SNOW IS FALLING.

* IMPACTS...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IN
  ADDITION...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED ON
  FRIDAY AND ESPECIALLY FRIDAY NIGHT.

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.

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

IAZ050-200100-
/O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0001.120120T0600Z-120121T0600Z/
TAMA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TOLEDO
1049 AM CST THU JAN 19 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO MIDNIGHT CST FRIDAY NIGHT...

* TIMING...SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO NORTHWESTERN IOWA SHORTLY AFTER 
  MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND REACH NORTHEASTERN IOWA BEFORE SUNRISE. 
  THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL BE DURING THE DAY ON FRIDAY. 

* STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 
  TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS 
  POSSIBLE. 

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH ARE FORECAST. THIS WILL
  LEAD TO MINOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND REDUCED
  VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY WHILE SNOW IS FALLING.

* IMPACTS...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IN
  ADDITION...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED ON
  FRIDAY AND ESPECIALLY FRIDAY NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

IAZ033-034-191800-
/O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120119T1800Z/
SAC-CALHOUN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAC CITY...ROCKWELL CITY
1049 AM CST THU JAN 19 2012

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

* WIND AND WIND CHILL VALUES...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH AND
  TEMPERATURES FROM ZERO TO FIVE BELOW ZERO WILL PRODUCE WIND
  CHILL VALUES OF 15 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO THROUGH NOONTIME. 

* IMPACTS...THE BITTER COLD AIR WILL MAKE IT DANGEROUS TO BE 
  OUTSIDE. THIS WILL BE THE COLDEST MORNING OF THE WINTER SO 
  FAR...SO IT IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT TO TAKE APPROPRIATE 
  PRECAUTIONS. 

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.

&&

$$

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393 
WWUS43 KDMX 191801
WSWDMX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1201 PM CST THU JAN 19 2012

...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED OVER NORTHERN IOWA FRIDAY...

.WIND CHILLS HAVE MODERATED SOMEWHAT AT MIDDAY ALLOWING THE ADVISORY
TO EXPIRE...BUT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT INTO
FRIDAY. SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS NORTHERN IOWA WITH MODERATE TO
HEAVY ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.

IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-035>039-192200-
/O.EXP.KDMX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120119T1800Z/
/O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0001.120120T0600Z-120121T0600Z/
EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-
POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-WEBSTER-
HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY...
NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS...
HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY...FORT DODGE...
WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA...GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO
1201 PM CST THU JAN 19 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO MIDNIGHT CST FRIDAY NIGHT...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT CST FRIDAY NIGHT. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS
EXPIRED.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO NORTHWESTERN IOWA SHORTLY AFTER 
  MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND REACH NORTHEASTERN IOWA BEFORE SUNRISE. 
  THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL BE DURING THE DAY ON FRIDAY. 

* STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 
  TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS 
  POSSIBLE. 

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH ARE FORECAST. THIS 
  WILL LEAD TO MINOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND REDUCED 
  VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY WHILE SNOW IS FALLING. 

* IMPACTS...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL MAKE TRAVEL 
  DANGEROUS. IN ADDITION...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS BELOW ZERO ARE 
  EXPECTED ON FRIDAY AND ESPECIALLY FRIDAY NIGHT.

* WIND CHILLS...WIND CHILLS WILL STILL BE QUITE COLD THIS
  AFTERNOON...10 BELOW ZERO OR LESS...BUT REMAIN ABOVE ADVISORY CRITERIA. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

IAZ033-034-191915-
/O.EXP.KDMX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120119T1800Z/
SAC-CALHOUN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAC CITY...ROCKWELL CITY
1201 PM CST THU JAN 19 2012

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY...

WIND CHILLS WILL STILL BE QUITE COLD THIS AFTERNOON...10 BELOW
ZERO OR LESS...BUT SHOULD REMAIN ABOVE ADVISORY CRITERIA.

$$

IAZ050-192200-
/O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0001.120120T0600Z-120121T0600Z/
TAMA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TOLEDO
1201 PM CST THU JAN 19 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO MIDNIGHT CST FRIDAY NIGHT...

* TIMING...SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO NORTHWESTERN IOWA SHORTLY AFTER 
  MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND REACH NORTHEASTERN IOWA BEFORE SUNRISE. 
  THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL BE DURING THE DAY ON FRIDAY. 

* STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 
  TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS 
  POSSIBLE. 

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH ARE FORECAST. THIS 
  WILL LEAD TO MINOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND REDUCED 
  VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY WHILE SNOW IS FALLING. 

* IMPACTS...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL MAKE TRAVEL 
  DANGEROUS. IN ADDITION...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS BELOW ZERO ARE 
  EXPECTED ON FRIDAY AND ESPECIALLY FRIDAY NIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

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569 
WWUS43 KDMX 192142
WSWDMX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
342 PM CST THU JAN 19 2012

...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED OVER NORTHERN IOWA FRIDAY...

.SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY.
SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS NORTHERN IOWA WITH MODERATE TO
HEAVY ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.

IAZ004>007-015>017-023>026-035>037-200545-
/O.EXT.KDMX.WS.W.0001.120120T0600Z-120121T0000Z/
EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-
POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY...
NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS...
HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA
342 PM CST THU JAN 19 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
6 PM CST FRIDAY...

* TIMING...SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO NORTH CENTRAL IOWA AFTER MIDNIGHT
  AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY. THE  HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS
  EXPECTED FROM AROUND SUNRISE TO EARLY AFTERNOON ON FRIDAY.

* STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 
  TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS 
  POSSIBLE. 

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...EASTERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WILL LEAD TO
  MINOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND REDUCED
  VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY WHILE SNOW IS FALLING.

* IMPACTS...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS.
  IN ADDITION...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED ON
  FRIDAY AND ESPECIALLY FRIDAY NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

IAZ027-028-038-039-050-200545-
/O.EXT.KDMX.WS.W.0001.120120T0900Z-120121T0000Z/
BUTLER-BREMER-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-TAMA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLISON...WAVERLY...GRUNDY CENTER...
WATERLOO...TOLEDO
342 PM CST THU JAN 19 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM CST
FRIDAY...

* TIMING...SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO NORTHEASTERN IOWA A FEW HOURS
  PRIOR TO SUNRISE AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY. THE
  HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED FRIDAY MORNING INTO THE MID
  AFTERNOON HOURS FRIDAY.

* STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 
  TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS 
  POSSIBLE. 

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...EASTERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WILL LEAD TO
  MINOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND REDUCED
  VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY WHILE SNOW IS FALLING.

* IMPACTS...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS.
  IN ADDITION...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED ON
  FRIDAY AND ESPECIALLY FRIDAY NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

MJB
353 
WWUS43 KDMX 200244
WSWDMX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
844 PM CST THU JAN 19 2012

...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHERN IOWA TOMORROW...

.SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE TOMORROW. SNOW
WILL SPREAD ACROSS NORTHERN IOWA WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY ACCUMULATIONS
EXPECTED...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY DURING THE MORNING HOURS.

IAZ004>007-015>017-023>026-035>037-201045-
/O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0001.120120T0600Z-120121T0000Z/
EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-
POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY...
NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS...
HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA
844 PM CST THU JAN 19 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY...

* TIMING...SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO NORTH CENTRAL IOWA AFTER 
  MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY. THE HEAVIEST 
  SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED FROM AROUND SUNRISE TO EARLY AFTERNOON ON 
  FRIDAY. 

* STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO
  7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...EASTERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WILL LEAD TO
  MINOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY TO ONE
  HALF MILE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY WHILE SNOW IS FALLING.

* IMPACTS...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS.
  IN ADDITION...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED ON
  FRIDAY AND ESPECIALLY FRIDAY NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

IAZ027-028-038-039-050-201045-
/O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0001.120120T0900Z-120121T0000Z/
BUTLER-BREMER-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-TAMA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLISON...WAVERLY...GRUNDY CENTER...
WATERLOO...TOLEDO
844 PM CST THU JAN 19 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM CST
FRIDAY...

* TIMING...SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO NORTHEASTERN IOWA A FEW HOURS 
  PRIOR TO SUNRISE AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY. THE 
  HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED FRIDAY MORNING INTO THE MID 
  AFTERNOON HOURS FRIDAY. 

* STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO
  7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...EASTERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WILL LEAD TO
  MINOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY TO ONE
  HALF MILE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY WHILE SNOW IS FALLING.

* IMPACTS...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL MAKE TRAVEL 
  DANGEROUS. IN ADDITION...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS BELOW ZERO ARE 
  EXPECTED ON FRIDAY AND ESPECIALLY FRIDAY NIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

REV
477 
WWUS43 KDMX 200927
WSWDMX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
327 AM CST FRI JAN 20 2012

...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHERN IOWA TODAY...

.SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE TOMORROW.
SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS NORTHERN IOWA WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY
ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY
DURING THE MORNING HOURS.

IAZ004>007-015>017-023>026-035>037-201730-
/O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120121T0000Z/
EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-
POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY...
NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS...
HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA
327 AM CST FRI JAN 20 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING...SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS NORTHERN ALL OF NORTHERN IOWA
  BEFORE SUNRISE. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY. THE
  HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED FROM AROUND SUNRISE TO EARLY
  AFTERNOON.

* STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 
  TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS 
  POSSIBLE. 

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...EASTERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WILL LEAD TO 
  MINOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY TO 
  ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY WHILE SNOW IS FALLING. 

* IMPACTS...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS.
  IN ADDITION...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

IAZ027-028-038-039-050-201730-
/O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120121T0000Z/
BUTLER-BREMER-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-TAMA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLISON...WAVERLY...GRUNDY CENTER...
WATERLOO...TOLEDO
327 AM CST FRI JAN 20 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING...SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA BEFORE SUNRISE.
  THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS
  EXPECTED FROM MID MORNING INTO THE MID AFTERNOON HOURS.

* STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 
  TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS 
  POSSIBLE. 

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...EASTERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WILL LEAD TO 
  MINOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY TO 
  ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY WHILE SNOW IS FALLING. 

* IMPACTS...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS.
  IN ADDITION...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

IAZ033-034-046>049-060>062-201730-
/O.NEW.KDMX.WW.Y.0002.120120T0927Z-120121T0000Z/
SAC-CALHOUN-GREENE-BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAC CITY...ROCKWELL CITY...JEFFERSON...
BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL
327 AM CST FRI JAN 20 2012

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOWFALL...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
THIS EVENING.

* TIMING OR SHORT TERM TRENDS...SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM
  WEST TO EAST BEFORE SUNRISE. HEAVIER SNOW WILL REACH THE
  INTERSTATE 35 CORRIDOR BY 700 AM...AND OVER THE REST OF THE AREA
  BEFORE 900 AM. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF WEST OF INTERSTATE 35 BY
  EARLY AFTERNOON...AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 35 BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON.

* STORM TOTAL SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1
  TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA...WITH A FEW AMOUNTS
  AROUND 5 INCHES POSSIBLE. 

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...EASTERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WILL LEAD TO 
  MINOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY TO 
  ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY WHILE SNOW IS FALLING. 

* IMPACTS...MODERATE SNOWFALL WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. IN
  ADDITION...WIND CHILLS WILL REMAIN AROUND ZERO THROUGH THE DAY.

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.

&&

$$
694 
WWUS43 KDMX 201247
WSWDMX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
647 AM CST FRI JAN 20 2012

.SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD AND CONTINUE THROUGH
MUCH OF THE DAY. MODERATE TO HEAVY ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY THROUGH MID DAY.

IAZ004>007-015>017-023>026-035>037-202100-
/O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120121T0000Z/
EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-
POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY...
NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS...
HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA
647 AM CST FRI JAN 20 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING. HEAVIEST SNOW
  THROUGH 9 AM WILL BE NORTH OF U.S. HIGHWAY 20. SNOW WILL SPREAD
  OVER THE REST OF THE AREA DURING THE MID MORNING HOURS. SNOW
  WILL BEGIN TAPERING OFF FROM THE WEST EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.

* STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 
  TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS 
  POSSIBLE. 

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...EASTERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WILL LEAD TO 
  MINOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY TO 
  ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY WHILE SNOW IS FALLING. 

* IMPACTS...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL MAKE TRAVEL 
  DANGEROUS. IN ADDITION...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS BELOW ZERO ARE 
  EXPECTED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

IAZ027-028-038-039-050-202100-
/O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120121T0000Z/
BUTLER-BREMER-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-TAMA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLISON...WAVERLY...GRUNDY CENTER...
WATERLOO...TOLEDO
647 AM CST FRI JAN 20 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING. THE SNOW WILL
  TAPER OFF SOMEWHAT THROUGH 9 AM...WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVIER
  SNOW MOVING IN BY LATE MORNING. SNOWFALL WILL TAPER OFF DURING
  THE MID AND LATE AFTERNOON.

* STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 
  TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS 
  POSSIBLE. 

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...EASTERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WILL LEAD TO 
  MINOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY TO 
  ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY WHILE SNOW IS FALLING. 

* IMPACTS...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL MAKE TRAVEL 
  DANGEROUS. IN ADDITION...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS BELOW ZERO ARE 
  EXPECTED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

IAZ033-034-046>049-060>062-202100-
/O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120121T0000Z/
SAC-CALHOUN-GREENE-BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAC CITY...ROCKWELL CITY...JEFFERSON...
BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL
647 AM CST FRI JAN 20 2012

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

* TIMING OR SHORT TERM TRENDS...LIGHT TO VERY LIGHT SNOW WILL
  CONTINUE THROUGH 9 AM. ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO
  OVERSPREAD THE AREA BY LATE MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE
  AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL END FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE MID TO
  LATE AFTERNOON.

* STORM TOTAL SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1
  TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA...WITH A FEW HIGHER
  AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. 

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...EASTERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WILL LEAD TO 
  MINOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY TO 
  ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY WHILE SNOW IS FALLING. 

* IMPACTS...MODERATE SNOWFALL WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. IN 
  ADDITION...WIND CHILLS WILL REMAIN AROUND ZERO THROUGH THE 
  DAY. 

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.

&&

$$
644 
WWUS43 KDMX 201556
WSWDMX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
956 AM CST FRI JAN 20 2012


IAZ046-047-060>062-201700-
/O.CAN.KDMX.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120121T0000Z/
GREENE-BOONE-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JEFFERSON...BOONE...DES MOINES...
NEWTON...GRINNELL
956 AM CST FRI JAN 20 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. 

DRY AIR HAS MOVED INTO THE AREA LIMITING ANY ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL...THEREFORE THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN
CANCELLED. THERE IS STILL A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A LIGHT DUSTING
THROUGH THE DAY. 


$$

IAZ004>007-015>017-023>026-035>037-202100-
/O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120121T0000Z/
EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-
POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY...
NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS...
HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA
956 AM CST FRI JAN 20 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. HIGHEST
  SNOWFALL RATES ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN NOW AND 1 PM. THE SNOW WILL
  BEGIN TAPERING OFF FROM THE WEST EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.

* STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 
  TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS 
  POSSIBLE. 

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...EASTERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WILL LEAD TO
  MINOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY TO ONE
  HALF MILE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY WHILE HEAVIER SNOW IS FALLING.

* IMPACTS...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL MAKE TRAVEL 
  DANGEROUS. IN ADDITION...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS BELOW ZERO ARE 
  EXPECTED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

IAZ027-028-038-039-050-202100-
/O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120121T0000Z/
BUTLER-BREMER-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-TAMA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLISON...WAVERLY...GRUNDY CENTER...
WATERLOO...TOLEDO
956 AM CST FRI JAN 20 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. THE
  HIGHEST SNOW RATES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE MID AFTERNOON HOURS.
  THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF BY LATE AFTERNOON.

* STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 
  TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS 
  POSSIBLE. 

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...EASTERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WILL LEAD TO
  MINOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY TO ONE
  HALF MILE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY WHILE THE HEAVIER SNOW IS
  FALLING.

* IMPACTS...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL MAKE TRAVEL 
  DANGEROUS. IN ADDITION...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS BELOW ZERO ARE 
  EXPECTED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

IAZ033-034-048-049-202100-
/O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120121T0000Z/
SAC-CALHOUN-STORY-MARSHALL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAC CITY...ROCKWELL CITY...AMES...
MARSHALLTOWN
956 AM CST FRI JAN 20 2012

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

* TIMING OR SHORT TERM TRENDS...LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
  THE LATE MORNING HOURS AND BEGIN TO TAPER OFF IN THE EARLY
  AFTERNOON HOURS FROM WEST TO EAST.

* STORM TOTAL SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 
  2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA...WITH A FEW HIGHER 
  AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. 

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...EASTERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WILL LEAD TO
  MINOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY TO ONE MILE
  AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY WHILE SNOW IS FALLING.

* IMPACTS...MODERATE SNOWFALL WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. IN 
  ADDITION...WIND CHILLS WILL REMAIN AROUND ZERO THROUGH THE 
  DAY. 

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.

&&

$$

MJB
485 
WWUS43 KDMX 201855
WSWDMX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1255 PM CST FRI JAN 20 2012

IAZ048-202000-
/O.CAN.KDMX.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120121T0000Z/
STORY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...AMES
1255 PM CST FRI JAN 20 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. 

THE SNOW HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA...WITH DRIER AIR PUSHING INTO
CENTRAL IOWA. WITH LITTLE ADDITIONAL SNOW EXPECTED...THE ADVISORY 
WAS CANCELLED. FLURRIES ARE STILL POSSIBLE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON
HOURS.

$$

IAZ004>007-015>017-023>026-035>037-202230-
/O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120121T0000Z/
EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-
POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY...
NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS...
HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA
1255 PM CST FRI JAN 20 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

* SHORT TERM TRENDS...SNOW WILL TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST
  THROUGH THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. 

* STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO
  8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...EASTERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WILL LEAD TO 
  MINOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY TO 
  ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY WHILE HEAVIER SNOW IS 
  FALLING. 

* IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IN
  ADDITION...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

IAZ027-028-038-039-050-202230-
/O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120121T0000Z/
BUTLER-BREMER-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-TAMA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLISON...WAVERLY...GRUNDY CENTER...
WATERLOO...TOLEDO
1255 PM CST FRI JAN 20 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

* SHORT TERM TRENDS...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE
  AFTERNOON HOURS. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY EARLY EVENING.

* STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6
  TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
  POSSIBLE.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...EASTERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WILL LEAD TO 
  MINOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY TO 
  ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY WHILE THE HEAVIER SNOW IS 
  FALLING. 

* IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IN
  ADDITION...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

IAZ033-034-049-202230-
/O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120121T0000Z/
SAC-CALHOUN-MARSHALL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAC CITY...ROCKWELL CITY...MARSHALLTOWN
1255 PM CST FRI JAN 20 2012

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

* SHORT TERM TRENDS...LIGHT SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY MID
  AFTERNOON...WITH A FEW FLURRIES POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY EVENING. 

* STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS
  OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...EASTERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WILL LEAD TO
  MINOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY TO ONE
  MILE AT TIMES OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS...WITH VISIBILITIES
  IMPROVING AS THE SNOW TAPERS OFF. 

* IMPACTS...LIGHT SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT TIMES. WIND
  CHILLS WILL REMAIN BELOW ZERO THROUGH THE DAY.

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.

&&

$$

MJB
738 
WWUS43 KDMX 202157
WSWDMX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
357 PM CST FRI JAN 20 2012


IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-035>039-050-202300-
/O.CAN.KDMX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120121T0000Z/
EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-
POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-WEBSTER-
HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-TAMA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY...
NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS...
HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY...FORT DODGE...
WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA...GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...TOLEDO
357 PM CST FRI JAN 20 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER STORM WARNING. 

THE SNOW HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA...WITH SOME FLURRIES STILL
POSSIBLE THROUGH THE NEXT FEW HOURS. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS
BEEN CANCELLED. 

$$

IAZ033-034-049-202300-
/O.CAN.KDMX.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120121T0000Z/
SAC-CALHOUN-MARSHALL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAC CITY...ROCKWELL CITY...MARSHALLTOWN
357 PM CST FRI JAN 20 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. 

THE SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS THE AREA...WITH A FEW FLURRIES STILL
POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. THEREFORE THE ADVISORY
HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

$$

MJB

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.