Alert archive / Iowa / Winter Storm Warnings in 2012
Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Des Moines, IA
NWS Des Moines, IA issued this winter storm warning at Feb 3, 2012, 3:36 PM CST for 14 counties in Iowa. It took effect at Feb 4, 2012, 12:00 AM CST. It was in force for 23 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
- Feb 3, 2012, 3:36 PM CST (21:36 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 4, 2012, 12:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 4, 2012, 10:52 PM CST
- In force
- 23 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Des Moines, IA
Counties Adair County, IA, Adams County, IA, Audubon County, IA, Boone County, IA, Carroll County, IA, Cass County, IA, Crawford County, IA, Dallas County, IA, Greene County, IA, Guthrie County, IA, Madison County, IA, Polk County, IA, Story County, IA, Union County, IA
The radar
The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 4, 6:10 AM CST | SNOW 1.5 | Atlantic, IA | ESTIMATED 1.5-2.0 INCHES |
| Feb 4, 6:20 AM CST | SNOW 1.5 | Denison, IA | ESTIMATED 1.0-2.0 INCHES |
| Feb 4, 6:30 AM CST | SNOW 1 | Greenfield, IA | |
| Feb 4, 7:15 AM CST | SNOW 2 | Lorimor, IA | |
| Feb 4, 7:45 AM CST | SNOW 0.9 | 2 Se Adel, IA | |
| Feb 4, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 0.9 | Johnston, IA | LIGHT SLEET INITIALLY |
| Feb 4, 8:32 AM CST | SNOW 5.4 | Cumberland, IA | |
| Feb 4, 8:41 AM CST | SNOW 5 | Atlantic, IA | |
| Feb 4, 9:22 AM CST | SNOW 1 | Waukee, IA | FROM WHO TV |
| Feb 4, 9:22 AM CST | SNOW 6 | 3 E Atlantic Airport, IA | WET SNOW WITH LOW VISIBILITY. NNE WIND 19 MPH. |
| Feb 4, 9:30 AM CST | SNOW 1 | 3 Sw Clive, IA | WEST DES MOINES NEAR JORDAN CREEK TOWN CENTER |
| Feb 4, 10:00 AM CST | SNOW 2.5 | 2 Ese Waukee, IA | |
| Feb 4, 10:02 AM CST | SNOW 2.6 | 2 Se Adel, IA | |
| Feb 4, 10:06 AM CST | SNOW 1.1 | 4 Ese Boone Airport, IA | |
| Feb 4, 10:15 AM CST | SNOW 0.7 | Ames, IA | MEASURED IN DOWNTOWN AMES. ONLY A DUSTING ELSEWHERE. |
| Feb 4, 10:20 AM CST | SNOW 1 | Clive, IA | HEAVY SNOW FALLING WITH LOW VISIBILITIES |
| Feb 4, 10:25 AM CST | SNOW 3.4 | 3 Ne Yale, IA | VISIBILITY FROM A HALF TO QUARTER MILE |
| Feb 4, 10:39 AM CST | SNOW 7 | Atlantic, IA | 7 INCHES OF WET SNOW. VISIBILITY 1/4 MILE WITH NNE WINDS AT 22 MPH. |
| Feb 4, 10:40 AM CST | SNOW 3 | Adel, IA | MODERATE SNOW STILL OCCURING. |
| Feb 4, 10:40 AM CST | SNOW 7.5 | Wsw Greenfield, IA | |
| Feb 4, 10:44 AM CST | SNOW 4 | Winterset, IA | HEAVY SNOW STILL FALLING. |
| Feb 4, 11:02 AM CST | SNOW 2.5 | Ssw Jefferson, IA | |
| Feb 4, 11:15 AM CST | SNOW 2.9 | 3 Sw Clive, IA | |
| Feb 4, 11:19 AM CST | SNOW 2 | 1 Wnw Des Moines, IA | WHO TV STUDIOS |
| Feb 4, 11:20 AM CST | SNOW 6 | 7 Se Anita, IA | |
| Feb 4, 11:25 AM CST | SNOW 4 | 3 Ne Yale, IA | VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE |
| Feb 4, 11:32 AM CST | SNOW 2.5 | Johnston, IA | |
| Feb 4, 11:35 AM CST | SNOW 3.5 | 1 N Grimes, IA | |
| Feb 4, 11:36 AM CST | SNOW 2.4 | Clive, IA | |
| Feb 4, 11:40 AM CST | SNOW 2.5 | 1 N Ankeny, IA | FROM ABC5 WOI TV |
| Feb 4, 11:40 AM CST | SNOW 7.5 | Wsw Greenfield, IA | |
| Feb 4, 11:51 AM CST | SNOW 5 | 1 Sw Corning, IA | |
| Feb 4, 11:51 AM CST | SNOW 7 | 6 Ese Gray, IA | ESTIMATED 7 INCHES WITH SOME MINOR DRIFTING. |
| Feb 4, 12:00 PM CST | SNOW 4 | 3 Sw Clive, IA | |
| Feb 4, 12:10 PM CST | SNOW 5 | 1 S De Soto, IA | |
| Feb 4, 12:10 PM CST | SNOW 6 | Sse Guthrie Center, IA | |
| Feb 4, 12:11 PM CST | SNOW 3 | 1 Ese Altoona, IA | |
| Feb 4, 12:15 PM CST | SNOW 5 | Waukee, IA | |
| Feb 4, 12:20 PM CST | SNOW 0.8 | 1 S Carroll, IA | |
| Feb 4, 12:20 PM CST | SNOW 3.5 | 1 Wsw Jefferson, IA | |
| Feb 4, 12:21 PM CST | SNOW 7 | 5 N Earlham, IA | |
| Feb 4, 12:34 PM CST | SNOW 5.4 | 3 Ese Adel, IA | |
| Feb 4, 12:35 PM CST | SNOW 3.5 | Johnston, IA | |
| Feb 4, 12:45 PM CST | SNOW 4.5 | Ankeny, IA | |
| Feb 4, 1:20 PM CST | SNOW 5 | Adel, IA | |
| Feb 4, 1:42 PM CST | SNOW 11.5 | Cumberland, IA | |
| Feb 4, 1:46 PM CST | SNOW 6.2 | 3 Ne Yale, IA | |
| Feb 4, 2:00 PM CST | SNOW 6 | 3 S Manning, IA | |
| Feb 4, 2:16 PM CST | SNOW 6.1 | 3 Sw Clive, IA | WEST DES MOINES NEAR JORDAN CREEK TOWN CENTER |
| Feb 4, 2:31 PM CST | SNOW 4 | 1 Wnw Des Moines, IA | |
| Feb 4, 2:31 PM CST | SNOW 4.5 | 2 Ne Urbandale, IA | |
| Feb 4, 2:36 PM CST | SNOW 7 | Waukee, IA | CLIVE PUBLIC WORKS REPORTS 7 INCHES OF SNOW FOR STORM TOTAL NEAR WAUKEE IN EASTERN DALLAS COUNTY. |
| Feb 4, 2:37 PM CST | SNOW 6 | 5 Nnw Ankeny Airport, IA | |
| Feb 4, 2:46 PM CST | SNOW 5.8 | 1 N Grimes, IA | 7 PLUS INCH DRIFTS |
| Feb 4, 3:20 PM CST | SNOW 7 | Adel, IA | |
| Feb 4, 3:31 PM CST | SNOW 7 | Adel, IA | ESTIMATED 7 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IN ADEL SO FAR. |
| Feb 4, 4:26 PM CST | SNOW 4.2 | 1 Ese Altoona, IA | TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTS 4.2 INCHES OF SNOWFALL ON THE EAST SIDE OF ALTOONA. |
| Feb 4, 4:30 PM CST | SNOW 6.4 | 3 Ne Yale, IA | OFF DUTY NWS EMPLOYEE |
| Feb 4, 4:37 PM CST | SNOW 8 | Creston, IA | UNION COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTS 8 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IN CRESTON. |
| Feb 4, 4:54 PM CST | SNOW 6.7 | 3 Sw Clive, IA | OFF DUTY NWS EMPLOYEE MEASURED 6.7 INCHES OF SNOW FOR STORM TOTAL |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 169 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
- 2157 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 100 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 104 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
275 WWUS43 KDMX 032136 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 336 PM CST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL TO SOUTHWEST IOWA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE TO TRACK ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS AND INTO THE MIDWEST TONIGHT. RAIN WILL MIX WITH AND EVENTUALLY CHANGE OVER TO SNOW OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS SATURDAY. A MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY BAND OF SNOW WILL SET UP FROM CENTRAL TO WEST CENTRAL IOWA BY SATURDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION TO THE FALLING SNOW...GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS MAY LEAD TO VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. IAZ044>048-057>060-070>072-081-082-040545- /O.UPG.KDMX.WS.A.0001.120204T0600Z-120205T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KDMX.WS.W.0002.120204T0600Z-120205T1200Z/ CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-STORY-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK- CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON...BOONE... AMES...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ADEL...DES MOINES...ATLANTIC... GREENFIELD...WINTERSET...CORNING...CRESTON 336 PM CST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...A GRADUAL TRANSITION FROM RAIN TO SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE THIS EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. MUCH OF THE WARNED AREA WILL SEE ALL SNOW BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. A NARROW BAND OF HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SET UP ACROSS CENTRAL IOWA DURING THE DAY ON SATURDAY. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH SATURDAY EVENING. * STORM TOTAL SNOW...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH A FEW HIGHER GUSTS WILL CAUSE VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS AND DRIFTING OF SNOW ON SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. THE FALLING SNOW...COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS...WILL LEAD TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES. ROADS WILL LIKELY BECOME SLIPPERY AS THE WET SNOW FREEZES TO THE PAVEMENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. 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. && $$ IAZ092-040545- /O.UPG.KDMX.WS.A.0001.120204T0600Z-120205T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KDMX.WW.Y.0004.120204T0600Z-120205T1200Z/ TAYLOR- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BEDFORD 336 PM CST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...A GRADUAL TRANSITION FROM RAIN TO SNOW WILL BEGIN DURING THE MORNING ON SATURDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE DURING THE DAY BEFORE DIMINISHING ON SATURDAY EVENING. * STORM TOTAL SNOW...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FROM 1 TO 4 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH A FEW HIGHER GUSTS MAY CAUSE TEMPORARY VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS AND MINOR DRIFTING OF SNOW ON SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL MAKE AREA ROADS SLICK AND LEAD TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IAZ049-061-073-074-083-084-093-094-040545- /O.NEW.KDMX.WW.Y.0004.120204T0600Z-120205T1200Z/ MARSHALL-JASPER-WARREN-MARION-CLARKE-LUCAS-RINGGOLD-DECATUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARSHALLTOWN...NEWTON...INDIANOLA... KNOXVILLE...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...MOUNT AYR...LEON 336 PM CST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY. * TIMING...A GRADUAL TRANSITION FROM RAIN TO SNOW WILL BEGIN DURING THE MORNING ON SATURDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE DURING THE DAY BEFORE DIMINISHING ON SATURDAY EVENING. * STORM TOTAL SNOW...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FROM 1 TO 4 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH A FEW HIGHER GUSTS MAY CAUSE TEMPORARY VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS AND MINOR DRIFTING OF SNOW ON SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL MAKE AREA ROADS SLICK AND LEAD TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. 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. && $$
9 follow-up statements
638 WWUS43 KDMX 040305 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 905 PM CST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL TO SOUTHWEST IOWA BEGINNING OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY... .A STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK INTO THE MIDWEST TONIGHT. RAIN WILL MIX WITH AND EVENTUALLY CHANGE OVER TO SNOW OVERNIGHT AND INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. A MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY BAND OF SNOW WILL SET UP FROM CENTRAL TO WEST CENTRAL IOWA BY SATURDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION TO THE FALLING SNOW...GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS MAY LEAD TO VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. IAZ044>048-057>060-070>072-081-082-041115- /O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0002.120204T0600Z-120205T1200Z/ CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-STORY-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK- CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON...BOONE... AMES...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ADEL...DES MOINES...ATLANTIC... GREENFIELD...WINTERSET...CORNING...CRESTON 905 PM CST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY... * TIMING...A GRADUAL TRANSITION FROM RAIN TO SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE THIS DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. MUCH OF THE WARNED AREA WILL SEE ALL SNOW BY SATURDAY MORNING. A NARROW BAND OF HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SET UP ACROSS CENTRAL IOWA DURING THE DAY ON SATURDAY. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH SATURDAY EVENING. * STORM TOTAL SNOW...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. HEAVIEST TOTALS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE WARNED AREA. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH A FEW HIGHER GUSTS WILL CAUSE VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS AND DRIFTING OF SNOW ON SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. THE FALLING SNOW...COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS... WILL LEAD TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES. ROADS WILL LIKELY BECOME SLIPPERY AS THE WET SNOW FREEZES TO THE PAVEMENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. 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 YOU BECOME STRANDED. && $$ IAZ049-061-073-074-083-084-092>094-041115- /O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0004.120204T0600Z-120205T1200Z/ MARSHALL-JASPER-WARREN-MARION-CLARKE-LUCAS-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD- DECATUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARSHALLTOWN...NEWTON...INDIANOLA... KNOXVILLE...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR...LEON 905 PM CST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY... * TIMING...A GRADUAL TRANSITION FROM RAIN TO SNOW WILL BEGIN DURING THE MORNING ON SATURDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE DURING THE DAY BEFORE DIMINISHING ON SATURDAY EVENING. * STORM TOTAL SNOW...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FROM 1 TO 4 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH A FEW HIGHER GUSTS MAY CAUSE TEMPORARY VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS AND MINOR DRIFTING OF SNOW ON SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL MAKE AREA ROADS SLICK AND LEAD TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. 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. && $$ REV
442 WWUS43 KDMX 041009 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 409 AM CST SAT FEB 4 2012 ...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED TO EXPAND ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST IOWA TODAY... .A POWERFUL WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE AREA TODAY AND BRING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL TO THE REGION. A PERIOD OF SNOW WITH THUNDER IS POSSIBLE THIS MORNING. IF THE THUNDER SNOW OCCURS...SNOWFALL RATES WILL APPROACH 2 INCHES PER HOUR. THE SNOWFALL WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH FROM NORTH TO SOUTH THIS AFTERNOON. IAZ044>048-057>060-070>072-081-082-041815- /O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120205T1200Z/ CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-STORY-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK- CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON...BOONE... AMES...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ADEL...DES MOINES...ATLANTIC... GREENFIELD...WINTERSET...CORNING...CRESTON 409 AM CST SAT FEB 4 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND AND TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW EARLY THIS MORNING. EXPECT THE HEAVIEST SNOW TO OCCUR BETWEEN 6 AM AND NOON TODAY. * STORM TOTAL SNOW...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE FORECAST FOR THE AREA. LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE WARNED AREA. A SHARP CUTOFF IS EXPECTED ALONG A WEST TO EAST LINE FROM NORTHERN CRAWFORD THROUGH NORTHERN STORY COUNTIES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH A FEW HIGHER GUSTS WILL CAUSE VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS AND DRIFTING OF SNOW TODAY AND TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS DURING THE PERIOD. THE FALLING SNOW...COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS... WILL LEAD TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES. UNTREATED SURFACES WILL BECOME ICY AS THE SNOW FREEZES TO THE PAVEMENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. 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 YOU BECOME STRANDED. && $$ IAZ049-061-073-074-083-084-092>094-041815- /O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120205T1200Z/ MARSHALL-JASPER-WARREN-MARION-CLARKE-LUCAS-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD- DECATUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARSHALLTOWN...NEWTON...INDIANOLA... KNOXVILLE...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR...LEON 409 AM CST SAT FEB 4 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...A GRADUAL TRANSITION FROM RAIN TO SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE DURING THE DAY BEFORE DIMINISHING ON SATURDAY EVENING. * STORM TOTAL SNOW...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FROM 1 TO 4 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH A FEW HIGHER GUSTS MAY CAUSE TEMPORARY VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS AND MINOR DRIFTING OF SNOW TODAY AND TONIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL MAKE AREA ROADS SLICK AND LEAD TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. 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. && $$
039 WWUS43 KDMX 041306 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 706 AM CST SAT FEB 4 2012 ...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED TO EXPAND ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST IOWA TODAY... .A POWERFUL WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE AREA TODAY AND BRING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL TO THE REGION. A PERIOD OF THUNDER IS POSSIBLE THIS MORNING OVER THE SOUTHWEST. IF THE THUNDER SNOW OCCURS... SNOWFALL RATES WILL APPROACH 2 INCHES PER HOUR. THE SNOWFALL WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH FROM NORTH TO SOUTH THIS AFTERNOON. IAZ044>048-057>060-070>072-081-082-042115- /O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120205T1200Z/ CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-STORY-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK- CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON...BOONE... AMES...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ADEL...DES MOINES...ATLANTIC... GREENFIELD...WINTERSET...CORNING...CRESTON 706 AM CST SAT FEB 4 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS THROUGH NOON TODAY WITH INTENSITIES DIMINISHING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * STORM TOTAL SNOW...TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE FORECAST FOR THE AREA. THE HEAVIER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE WARNED AREA. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS MAY OCCUR. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH A FEW HIGHER GUSTS WILL CAUSE VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS AND DRIFTING OF SNOW TODAY AND TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS DURING THE PERIOD. THE FALLING SNOW...COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS... WILL LEAD TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES. UNTREATED SURFACES WILL BECOME ICY AS THE SNOW FREEZES TO THE PAVEMENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. 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 YOU BECOME STRANDED. && $$ IAZ049-061-073-074-083-084-092>094-042115- /O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120205T1200Z/ MARSHALL-JASPER-WARREN-MARION-CLARKE-LUCAS-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD- DECATUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARSHALLTOWN...NEWTON...INDIANOLA... KNOXVILLE...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR...LEON 706 AM CST SAT FEB 4 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE DURING THE DAY BEFORE DIMINISHING THIS EVENING. * STORM TOTAL SNOW...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FROM 1 TO 4 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH A FEW HIGHER GUSTS MAY CAUSE TEMPORARY VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS AND MINOR DRIFTING OF SNOW TODAY AND TONIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL MAKE AREA ROADS SLICK AND LEAD TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. 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. && $$
112 WWUS43 KDMX 041557 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 957 AM CST SAT FEB 4 2012 ...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST IOWA TODAY... .A POWERFUL WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE AREA TODAY AND BRING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL TO THE REGION. THE SNOWFALL WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH FROM NORTH TO SOUTH THIS AFTERNOON. IAZ044>048-057>060-070>072-081-082-050000- /O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120205T1200Z/ CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-STORY-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK- CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON...BOONE... AMES...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ADEL...DES MOINES...ATLANTIC... GREENFIELD...WINTERSET...CORNING...CRESTON 957 AM CST SAT FEB 4 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES INTO EARLY AFTERNOON WITH RATES OF AN INCH PER HOUR POSSIBLE. INTENSITIES SHOULD DIMINISH BY LATE AFTERNOON HOWEVER BEFORE ENDING ALTOGETHER LATER IN THE EVENING. * STORM TOTAL SNOW...TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE FORECAST FOR THE AREA. THE HEAVIER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE WARNED AREA. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS MAY OCCUR. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH A FEW HIGHER GUSTS WILL CAUSE VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS AND DRIFTING OF SNOW TODAY AND TONIGHT. VISIBILITIES MAY DIP TO A QUARTER MILE DURING THE HEAVIER BURSTS OF SNOW. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS DURING THE PERIOD. THE FALLING SNOW...COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS... WILL LEAD TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES. UNTREATED SURFACES WILL BECOME ICY AS THE SNOW FREEZES TO THE PAVEMENT. TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED WEST OF ADAIR ON INTERSTATE 80. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. 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 YOU BECOME STRANDED. && $$ IAZ049-061-073-074-083-084-092>094-050000- /O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120205T1200Z/ MARSHALL-JASPER-WARREN-MARION-CLARKE-LUCAS-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD- DECATUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARSHALLTOWN...NEWTON...INDIANOLA... KNOXVILLE...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR...LEON 957 AM CST SAT FEB 4 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING THIS EVENING. * STORM TOTAL SNOW...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FROM 1 TO 4 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH A FEW HIGHER GUSTS MAY CAUSE TEMPORARY VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS AND MINOR DRIFTING OF SNOW TODAY AND TONIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL MAKE AREA ROADS SLICK AND LEAD TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. 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. && $$ SMALL
443 WWUS43 KDMX 041933 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 133 PM CST SAT FEB 4 2012 ...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW CONTINUES ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN IOWA THIS AFTERNOON... .A POWERFUL WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE AREA TODAY AND BRING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL TO THE REGION. THE SNOWFALL WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH FROM NORTH TO SOUTH LATER THIS AFTERNOON. IAZ044>048-042045- /O.CAN.KDMX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120205T1200Z/ CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-STORY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON...BOONE... AMES 133 PM CST SAT FEB 4 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. ALTHOUGH SOME LIGHT SNOW FELL EARLIER TODAY ALONG THE HIGHWAY 30 CORRIDOR...AND ADDITIONAL LIGHT SNOW MAY FALL SOUTH OF THE HIGHWAY THIS AFTERNOON...AMOUNTS WILL NOT REACH WARNING CRITERIA. ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS IN THESE AREAS WOULD BE AN INCH OR LESS. $$ IAZ049-042045- /O.CAN.KDMX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120205T1200Z/ MARSHALL- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MARSHALLTOWN 133 PM CST SAT FEB 4 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. ALTHOUGH SOME FLURRIES OR LIGHT SNOW FELL EARLIER TODAY ALONG THE HIGHWAY 30 CORRIDOR...AND ADDITIONAL LIGHT SNOW WILL FALL SOUTH OF THE HIGHWAY THIS AFTERNOON...AMOUNTS WILL NOT REACH ADVISORY CRITERIA. ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WOULD BE AN INCH OR LESS. $$ IAZ057>060-070>072-081-082-050000- /O.EXT.KDMX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120205T0600Z/ AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ADEL... DES MOINES...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD...WINTERSET...CORNING... CRESTON 133 PM CST SAT FEB 4 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. INTENSITIES SHOULD DIMINISH BY LATE AFTERNOON HOWEVER BEFORE ENDING ALTOGETHER LATER IN THE EVENING. ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS SHOULD MAINLY BE AN INCH OR TWO. * STORM TOTAL SNOW...TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FROM 4 TO 10 INCHES ARE FORECAST FOR THE AREA. THE HEAVIER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE WARNED AREA...FROM NEAR ATLANTIC AND AUDUBON FARTHER EAST TOWARD THE EARLHAM AREA. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH A FEW HIGHER GUSTS WILL CAUSE VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS AND DRIFTING OF SNOW THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. VISIBILITIES MAY DIP TO A QUARTER MILE DURING THE HEAVIER BURSTS OF SNOW. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS DURING THE PERIOD. THE FALLING SNOW...COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS... WILL LEAD TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES. UNTREATED SURFACES WILL BECOME ICY AS THE SNOW FREEZES TO THE PAVEMENT. THE HEAVY WET NATURE OF THE SNOW MAY CAUSE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES OVER WEST CENTRAL IOWA AS TREE BRANCHES BREAK AND FALL ON POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED. && $$ IAZ062-075-050000- /O.EXB.KDMX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120205T0600Z/ POWESHIEK-MAHASKA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRINNELL...OSKALOOSA 133 PM CST SAT FEB 4 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * SHORT TERM TRENDS...SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING THIS EARLY EVENING. * STORM TOTAL SNOW...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH A FEW HIGHER GUSTS MAY CAUSE TEMPORARY VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS AND MINOR DRIFTING OF SNOW TODAY AND TONIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL MAKE AREA ROADS SLICK AND LEAD TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. 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. && $$ IAZ061-073-074-083-084-092>094-050000- /O.EXT.KDMX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120205T0600Z/ JASPER-WARREN-MARION-CLARKE-LUCAS-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE... OSCEOLA...CHARITON...BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR...LEON 133 PM CST SAT FEB 4 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING THIS EVENING. * STORM TOTAL SNOW...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH A FEW HIGHER GUSTS MAY CAUSE TEMPORARY VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS AND MINOR DRIFTING OF SNOW TODAY AND TONIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL MAKE AREA ROADS SLICK AND LEAD TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ SMALL
726 WWUS43 KDMX 042246 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 446 PM CST SAT FEB 4 2012 ...MODERATE SNOW CONTINUES ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN IOWA THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING AND WILL END BY LATE EVENING... .A POWERFUL WINTER STORM IS STILL AFFECTING PORTIONS OF THE AREA BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL TO THE REGION. THE SNOWFALL WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH FROM NORTH TO SOUTH LATER THIS EVENING AND END LATE THIS EVENING. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS UNTIL THE SNOW DIMINISHES. IAZ057>060-070>072-081-082-050600- /O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120205T0600Z/ AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ADEL... DES MOINES...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD...WINTERSET...CORNING... CRESTON 446 PM CST SAT FEB 4 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA INTO EARLY EVENING. INTENSITIES WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH BEFORE ENDING ALTOGETHER LATER IN THE EVENING AS THE STORM WEAKENS AND PULLS EAST. ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS SHOULD MAINLY BE AN INCH OR LESS. * STORM TOTAL SNOW...TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FROM 4 TO 10 INCHES ARE FORECAST FOR THE AREA. THE HEAVIER AMOUNTS OCCURRED OVER THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE WARNED AREA...FROM NEAR ATLANTIC AND AUDUBON FARTHER EAST TOWARD THE EARLHAM AREA. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 5 TO 15 MPH WILL CAUSE MINOR BLOWING OF SNOW THIS EVENING. VISIBILITIES SHOULD REMAIN BETWEEN 1 AND 3 MILES OVER AREAS OF HEAVIER SNOW. ELSEWHERE THE VISIBILITY WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS UNTIL ROADS ARE CLEARED. UNTREATED SURFACES WILL BECOME ICY AS THE SNOW FREEZES TO THE PAVEMENT THIS EVENING. THE HEAVY WET NATURE OF THE SNOW MAY CAUSE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES OVER WEST CENTRAL IOWA IF TREE BRANCHES BREAK AND FALL ON POWER LINES. THE SNOW AND RELATIVELY MOIST AIRMASS OVER IOWA MAY LEAD TO AREAS OF FOG LATE TONIGHT ONCE SKIES CLEAR. PERSONS TRAVELING LATE THIS EVENING SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FOG DEVELOPMENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. 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 YOU BECOME STRANDED. && $$ IAZ061-062-073>075-083-084-092>094-050600- /O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120205T0600Z/ JASPER-POWESHIEK-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-CLARKE-LUCAS-TAYLOR- RINGGOLD-DECATUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...GRINNELL...INDIANOLA... KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...BEDFORD... MOUNT AYR...LEON 446 PM CST SAT FEB 4 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING THIS EVENING. * STORM TOTAL SNOW...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS AT 10 TO 20 MPH MAY CAUSE MINOR DRIFTING OF SNOW THIS EVENING. VISIBILITIES SHOULD REMAIN BETWEEN 1 AND 3 MILES OVER AREAS OF HEAVIER SNOW. ELSEWHERE THE VISIBILITY WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE AS THE STORM DIMINISHES. * MAIN IMPACT...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL MAKE AREA ROADS SLICK AND LEAD TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. UNTREATED SURFACES MAY BECOME ICY AS THE SNOW FREEZES TO THE PAVEMENT THIS EVENING. THE SNOW AND RELATIVELY MOIST AIRMASS OVER IOWA MAY LEAD TO AREAS OF FOG LATE TONIGHT ONCE SKIES CLEAR. PERSONS TRAVELING LATE THIS EVENING SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FOG DEVELOPMENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ REV
305 WWUS43 KDMX 050123 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 723 PM CST SAT FEB 4 2012 ...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW CONTINUES ACROSS SOUTHERN IOWA THROUGH THIS EVENING AND WILL END BY LATE EVENING... .A WINTER STORM IS STILL AFFECTING PORTIONS OF THE AREA BRINGING LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL TO THE REGION. THE SNOWFALL WILL DIMINISH FROM NORTH TO SOUTH THIS EVENING AND END LATE THIS EVENING. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS UNTIL THE SNOW DIMINISHES. IAZ057>060-071-072-082-050230- /O.CAN.KDMX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120205T0600Z/ AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-ADAIR-MADISON-UNION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ADEL... DES MOINES...GREENFIELD...WINTERSET...CRESTON 723 PM CST SAT FEB 4 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. OUTSIDE OF A FEW FLURRIES OR A PERIOD OF LIGHT SNOW...THE SNOW HAS ENDED OVER THE WARNED AREA. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED ENOUGH TO END THE THREAT OF ANY BLOWING SNOW. THE SNOW THAT FELL TODAY AND THE RELATIVELY MOIST AIRMASS OVER IOWA MAY LEAD TO AREAS OF FOG LATE TONIGHT ONCE SKIES CLEAR. PERSONS TRAVELING LATE THIS EVENING SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FOG DEVELOPMENT. PERSONS ARE URGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING ABOUT THE REGION THIS EVENING. ROADS MAY REMAIN SLICK THIS EVENING. $$ IAZ070-081-050600- /O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120205T0600Z/ CASS-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATLANTIC...CORNING 723 PM CST SAT FEB 4 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA INTO THE EVENING. ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS SHOULD MAINLY BE AN INCH OR LESS. * STORM TOTAL SNOW...TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FROM 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE FORECAST FOR THE AREA. THE HEAVIER AMOUNTS OCCURRED OVER THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE WARNED AREA...FROM NEAR ATLANTIC AND AUDUBON FARTHER EAST TOWARD THE EARLHAM AREA. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 5 TO 15 MPH WILL CAUSE MINOR BLOWING OF SNOW THIS EVENING. THE VISIBILITY WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE. * IMPACTS...FALLEN SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS UNTIL ROADS ARE CLEARED. UNTREATED SURFACES WILL BECOME ICY AS THE SNOW FREEZES TO THE PAVEMENT THIS EVENING. THE HEAVY WET NATURE OF THE SNOW MAY CAUSE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES OVER WEST CENTRAL IOWA IF TREE BRANCHES BREAK AND FALL ON POWER LINES. THE SNOW AND RELATIVELY MOIST AIRMASS OVER IOWA MAY LEAD TO AREAS OF FOG LATE TONIGHT ONCE SKIES CLEAR. PERSONS TRAVELING LATE THIS EVENING SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FOG DEVELOPMENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED. && $$ IAZ061-062-073>075-083-084-092>094-050600- /O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120205T0600Z/ JASPER-POWESHIEK-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-CLARKE-LUCAS-TAYLOR- RINGGOLD-DECATUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...GRINNELL...INDIANOLA... KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...BEDFORD... MOUNT AYR...LEON 723 PM CST SAT FEB 4 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING. * STORM TOTAL SNOW...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS AT 10 TO 15 MPH MAY CAUSE MINOR DRIFTING OF SNOW THIS EVENING. VISIBILITIES SHOULD REMAIN BETWEEN 3 AND 6 MILES OVER AREA. ELSEWHERE THE VISIBILITY WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE AS THE STORM DIMINISHES. * MAIN IMPACT...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL MAKE AREA ROADS SLICK AND LEAD TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. UNTREATED SURFACES MAY BECOME ICY AS THE SNOW FREEZES TO THE PAVEMENT THIS EVENING. THE SNOW AND RELATIVELY MOIST AIRMASS OVER IOWA MAY LEAD TO AREAS OF FOG LATE TONIGHT ONCE SKIES CLEAR. PERSONS TRAVELING LATE THIS EVENING SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FOG DEVELOPMENT. 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. && $$ REV
499 WWUS43 KDMX 050257 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 857 PM CST SAT FEB 4 2012 ...STORM CONTINUES TO WEAKEN AND MOVE SLOWLY OUT OF THE AREA... .A WINTER STORM IS STILL AFFECTING A SMALL PORTION OF SOUTHWEST FORECAST AREA BRINGING LIGHT SNOWFALL TO THE REGION. THE SNOWFALL WILL DIMINISH BEFORE MIDNIGHT. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS UNTIL THE SNOW DIMINISHES. IAZ061-062-073>075-083-084-094-050400- /O.CAN.KDMX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120205T0600Z/ JASPER-POWESHIEK-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-CLARKE-LUCAS-DECATUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...GRINNELL...INDIANOLA... KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...LEON 857 PM CST SAT FEB 4 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES MAY STILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS BUT THE ORGANIZED MODERATE SNOW THAT HAD BEEN OCCURRING HAS ENDED. THE SNOW THAT JUST FELL TODAY AND THE RELATIVELY MOIST AIRMASS OVER IOWA TONIGHT MAY LEAD TO AREAS OF FOG ONCE SKIES CLEAR. PERSONS TRAVELING OVERNIGHT SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FOG DEVELOPMENT. $$ IAZ070-081-050600- /O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120205T0600Z/ CASS-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATLANTIC...CORNING 857 PM CST SAT FEB 4 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA INTO THE EVENING. ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS SHOULD MAINLY BE AN INCH OR LESS. * STORM TOTAL SNOW...TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FROM 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE FORECAST FOR THE AREA. THE HEAVIER AMOUNTS OCCURRED OVER THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE WARNED AREA...FROM NEAR ATLANTIC AND AUDUBON FARTHER EAST TOWARD THE EARLHAM AREA. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 5 TO 15 MPH WILL CAUSE MINOR BLOWING OF SNOW THIS EVENING. THE VISIBILITY WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE. * IMPACTS...FALLEN SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS UNTIL ROADS ARE CLEARED. UNTREATED SURFACES WILL BECOME ICY AS THE SNOW FREEZES TO THE PAVEMENT THIS EVENING. THE HEAVY WET NATURE OF THE SNOW MAY CAUSE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES OVER WEST CENTRAL IOWA IF TREE BRANCHES BREAK AND FALL ON POWER LINES. THE SNOW THAT FELL OVER THE REGION TODAY AND THE RELATIVELY MOIST AIRMASS OVER IOWA MAY LEAD TO AREAS OF FOG TONIGHT ONCE SKIES CLEAR. PERSONS TRAVELING OVERNIGHT SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FOG DEVELOPMENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. 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 YOU BECOME STRANDED. && $$ IAZ092-093-050600- /O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120205T0600Z/ TAYLOR-RINGGOLD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR 857 PM CST SAT FEB 4 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING. LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. * STORM TOTAL SNOW...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS AT 10 TO 15 MPH MAY CAUSE MINOR DRIFTING OF SNOW. THE VISIBILITY WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE AS THE STORM DIMINISHES. * MAIN IMPACT...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL MAKE AREA ROADS SLICK AND LEAD TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. UNTREATED SURFACES MAY BECOME ICY AS THE SNOW FREEZES TO THE PAVEMENT THIS EVENING. THE SNOW AND RELATIVELY MOIST AIRMASS OVER IOWA MAY LEAD TO AREAS OF FOG LATE TONIGHT ONCE SKIES CLEAR. PERSONS TRAVELING LATE THIS EVENING SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FOG DEVELOPMENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ REV
204 WWUS43 KDMX 050452 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1052 PM CST SAT FEB 4 2012 ...WINTER STORM HAS EXITED THE REGION THIS EVENING... .THE WINTER STORM THAT AFFECTED IOWA FOR MUCH OF THIS SATURDAY HAS FINALLY PULLED SOUTH OF THE REGION. ALTHOUGH THE SNOW HAS ENDED PERSONS TRAVELING OVERNIGHT SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO SLICK ROADS. ALSO FOG MAY DEVELOP OVERNIGHT AND TOWARD MORNING...POSSIBLY IMPACTING TRAFFIC BY SUNRISE SUNDAY MORNING IN SOME AREAS. IAZ070-081-050600- /O.CAN.KDMX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120205T0600Z/ CASS-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATLANTIC...CORNING 1052 PM CST SAT FEB 4 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. HOWEVER...THE SNOW THAT JUST FELL TODAY AND THE RELATIVELY MOIST AIRMASS OVER IOWA TONIGHT MAY LEAD TO AREAS OF FOG ONCE SKIES CLEAR. PERSONS TRAVELING OVERNIGHT SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FOG DEVELOPMENT. $$ IAZ092-093-050600- /O.CAN.KDMX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120205T0600Z/ TAYLOR-RINGGOLD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR 1052 PM CST SAT FEB 4 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. HOWEVER...THE SNOW THAT JUST FELL TODAY AND THE RELATIVELY MOIST AIRMASS OVER IOWA TONIGHT MAY LEAD TO AREAS OF FOG ONCE SKIES CLEAR. PERSONS TRAVELING OVERNIGHT SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FOG DEVELOPMENT. $$ REV
The office that day
Everything else NWS Des Moines, IA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 3, 3:36 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DMX | Clarke, Decatur, Jasper, Lucas, Mahaska, Marion and 5 more | 31 hr |
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Winter Storm Warnings in Iowa, 2012Every winter storm warning in 2012
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.