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Winter Storm Warning 4, NWS Des Moines, IA
NWS Des Moines, IA issued this winter storm warning at Dec 18, 2012, 3:24 PM CST for 51 counties in Iowa. It took effect at Dec 19, 2012, 4:00 PM CST. It was in force for 20 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
- Dec 18, 2012, 3:24 PM CST (21:24 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 19, 2012, 4:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Dec 20, 2012, 12:00 PM CST
- In force
- 20 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 21:23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 19, 7:00 PM CST | SNOW 1.8 | 3 S Polk City, IA | TOTAL SNOW THUS FAR. 1 INCH HAS FALLEN OVER THE PAST HOUR. |
| Dec 19, 7:05 PM CST | SNOW 1 | West Des Moines, IA | MEASURED AT ABC5 STUDIOS |
| Dec 19, 7:30 PM CST | SNOW 1.2 | 1 E Clive, IA | |
| Dec 19, 7:41 PM CST | SNOW 1.1 | 2 Wnw Des Moines, IA | FROM WOI |
| Dec 19, 7:47 PM CST | SNOW 1.2 | 2 Se Adel, IA | THUNDER AND LIGHTNING WITH SNOW. |
| Dec 19, 8:00 PM CST | SNOW 2.3 | 3 S Polk City, IA | TOTAL SNOW AT THE NWS OFFICE. ONE HALF INCH IN THE PAST HOUR |
| Dec 19, 8:20 PM CST | SNOW 2.5 | 3 Ne Yale, IA | THUNDER AND LIGHTNING JUST BEGINNING |
| Dec 19, 8:20 PM CST | SNOW 3.1 | 5 Ene Redfield, IA | THUNDERSNOW |
| Dec 19, 8:22 PM CST | SNOW 3.5 | W Yale, IA | 3 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW WITH THUNDER REPORTED |
| Dec 19, 8:24 PM CST | SNOW 2 | 2 Sw Boone, IA | CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING IN OPEN AREAS |
| Dec 19, 8:28 PM CST | SNOW 2.5 | 4 N Guthrie Center, IA | 2 TO 3 INCHES WITH THUNDERSNOW |
| Dec 19, 8:40 PM CST | SNOW 3.2 | 3 Ne Yale, IA | SNOW DRIFTS TO 20 INCHES DEEP AS WELL |
| Dec 19, 8:46 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Adair, IA | THUNDERSNOW REPORTED |
| Dec 19, 8:56 PM CST | SNOW 1.5 | Ames, IA | 1 TO 2 INCHES WITH THUNDERSNOW REPORTED |
| Dec 19, 9:13 PM CST | SNOW 2.8 | 1 Nnw Waukee, IA | WITH THUNDERSNOW |
| Dec 19, 9:15 PM CST | SNOW 1 | 1 N Jewell, IA | REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA |
| Dec 19, 9:26 PM CST | SNOW 3 | 2 Se Adel, IA | THUNDER HEARD. |
| Dec 19, 9:40 PM CST | SNOW 1.5 | Grundy Center, IA | REPORTED RELAYED BY KWWL TV |
| Dec 19, 9:51 PM CST | SNOW 3 | West Des Moines, IA | 1.2 INCHES OF SNOW SINCE 830 PM CST. |
| Dec 19, 9:52 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 4.7 | 3 Ne Yale, IA | VISIBILITY AROUND ONE-QUARTER MILE |
| Dec 19, 9:55 PM CST | SNOW 4.9 | 3 S Polk City, IA | STORM TOTAL. 2.6 INCHES SINCE 8 PM. DRIFTING OF SNOW INTENSIFYING |
| Dec 19, 10:00 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 4.5 | 2 Nnw Ames, IA | VIA IEM |
| Dec 19, 10:03 PM CST | SNOW 3.3 | 1 E Clive, IA | |
| Dec 19, 10:04 PM CST | SNOW 3.5 | 3 Nw Des Moines, IA | NEAR 35TH AND ADAMS AVE. IN DES MOINES |
| Dec 19, 10:04 PM CST | SNOW 4 | 5 Wsw Cumming, IA | |
| Dec 19, 10:07 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Ssw Jefferson, IA | |
| Dec 19, 10:16 PM CST | SNOW 3 | 3 W Ames, IA | VIA SOCIAL MEDIA |
| Dec 19, 10:20 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 6.5 | Boone, IA | VIA SOCIAL MEDIA |
| Dec 19, 10:46 PM CST | SNOW 3.8 | 5 Ssw Saylorville Lake, IA | NW CORNER...CITY OF JOHNSTON |
| Dec 19, 10:46 PM CST | SNOW 5.8 | Waukee, IA | |
| Dec 19, 11:13 PM CST | SNOW 4 | Cedar Falls, IA | FROM SOCIAL MEDIA |
| Dec 19, 11:20 PM CST | SNOW 4 | 3 W Waterloo, IA | REPORTED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA |
| Dec 19, 11:32 PM CST | SNOW 6 | 1 Nw Ankeny Airport, IA | VIA SOCIAL MEDIA |
| Dec 19, 11:36 PM CST | SNOW 5 | 5 Wsw Cumming, IA | 1 INCH OF NEW SNOW SINCE 1019 PM CST. |
| Dec 19, 11:39 PM CST | SNOW 6 | 2 Sse Ames, IA | |
| Dec 19, 11:50 PM CST | SNOW 6.8 | 1 N Grimes, IA | ROAD CONDITIONS AND VISIBILITIES VERY POOR. VISIBILITIES A QUARTER MILE OR LESS ON DRIVE HOME. |
| Dec 20, 12:00 AM CST | SNOW 4.2 | 1 E Clive, IA | AMOUNT WOULD BE AT LEAST AN INCH HIGHER IF NOT FOR CONTINOUS MELTING DUE TO TEMPERATURES HOVERING JUST ABOVE FREEZING. 0.73 LIQUID EQUIVALENT. |
| Dec 20, 12:00 AM CST | SNOW 5.5 | Waterloo, IA | |
| Dec 20, 12:00 AM CST | SNOW 5.6 | Des Moines Int Airport, IA | |
| Dec 20, 12:00 AM CST | SNOW 7.8 | 2 Nnw Ames, IA | |
| Dec 20, 12:31 AM CST | SNOW 6 | Eldora, IA | |
| Dec 20, 1:00 AM CST | SNOW 8.3 | 3 S Polk City, IA | |
| Dec 20, 1:10 AM CST | SNOW 6 | 4 Wnw Waterloo, IA | |
| Dec 20, 1:32 AM CST | SNOW 8.5 | 3 W Ames, IA | VISIBILITY 1/2 TO 3/4 MILE IN OPEN AREAS. |
| Dec 20, 1:45 AM CST | SNOW 6 | 1 Se Clive, IA | RELAYED BY ABC5 TELEVISION STATION |
| Dec 20, 1:48 AM CST | SNOW 5.2 | 1 Ne Waterloo, IA | RELAYED BY KWWL TELEVISION STATION |
| Dec 20, 1:55 AM CST | SNOW 8.4 | Urbandale, IA | VIA SOCIAL MEDIA |
| Dec 20, 2:39 AM CST | SNOW 2 | 1 Sse Mason City, IA | |
| Dec 20, 3:00 AM CST | SNOW 8 | 3 Ese Adel, IA | |
| Dec 20, 3:07 AM CST | SNOW 5.5 | 1 Ene Atlantic, IA | VIA SOCIAL MEDIA |
| Dec 20, 3:54 AM CST | SNOW 9 | Des Moines Int Airport, IA | OFFICIAL DES MOINES SNOWFALL |
| Dec 20, 4:00 AM CST | SNOW 12.8 | 1 S Saylorville Lake, IA | NWS OFFICE IN JOHNSTON...STORM TOTAL. POWER OUT. |
| Dec 20, 4:35 AM CST | SNOW 9 | 1 Nnw Waukee, IA | VARIES FROM 7.5 IN OPEN AREAS TO 11 IN MORE PROTECTED LOCATIONS. VISIBILITY 1/2 TO 3/4 MILE WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING. |
| Dec 20, 4:54 AM CST | SNOW 10 | Des Moines Int Airport, IA | OFFICIAL DES MOINES SNOWFALL |
| Dec 20, 5:09 AM CST | SNOW 7 | Adel, IA | FROM DALLAS COUNTY SHERIFF |
| Dec 20, 5:27 AM CST | SNOW 6 | Wnw Des Moines, IA | KCWI TV STUDIOS |
| Dec 20, 5:35 AM CST | SNOW 6.5 | Jewell, IA | |
| Dec 20, 5:40 AM CST | SNOW 6.1 | N Mason City, IA | |
| Dec 20, 6:00 AM CST | SNOW 3 | Nnw Webster City, IA | |
| Dec 20, 6:00 AM CST | SNOW 8 | West Des Moines, IA |
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, 9.4 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
- 1484 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 92 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 34 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 174 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
528 WWUS43 KDMX 182124 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 324 PM CST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...DANGEROUS WINTER STORM TO AFFECT CENTRAL IOWA LATE WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY... .A STRONG STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE LIFTING NORTHEAST INTO NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS BY THURSDAY MORNING. RAIN AND SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD IOWA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BECOMING ALL SNOW WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND ENDING THURSDAY. VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY RESULTING IN DANGEROUS TRAVEL OVER IOWA. IAZ025>028-036>039-190500- /O.CAN.KDMX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-121218T2200Z/ /O.UPG.KDMX.WS.A.0003.121219T1800Z-121221T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KDMX.WS.W.0004.121220T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY... WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA...GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO 324 PM CST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. THE SNOW MAY INITIALLY BEGIN AS A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW BUT WILL TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW QUICKLY. THE SNOW WILL PERSIST WEDNESDAY NIGHT...HEAVY AT TIMES...WITH THE SNOW TAPERING OF ON THURSDAY MORNING. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION...STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 7 TO 11 INCHES IS POSSIBLE WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS. SNOW DRIFTS SEVERAL FEET HIGH WILL BE POSSIBLE DUE TO THE VERY STRONG WINDS. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS WILL BECOME VERY STRONG WEDNESDAY NIGHT FROM THE NORTH NORTHWEST. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH POSSIBLE. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED A FEW HOURS PRIOR TO DAYBREAK THROUGH NOON THURSDAY. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE FROM TIME TO TIME. * IMPACTS...VERY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. BE PREPARED FOR VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. THIS WARNING MAY NEED TO BE UPGRADED TO A BLIZZARD WARNING SHOULD FORECAST CONDITIONS WARRANT. 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. && $$ IAZ005>007-016-017-024-190500- /O.CAN.KDMX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-121218T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KDMX.WS.A.0004.121220T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-HUMBOLDT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALGONA...FOREST CITY...NORTHWOOD... GARNER...MASON CITY...HUMBOLDT 324 PM CST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA ON LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST WEDNESDAY NIGHT BEFORE ENDING. * STORM TOTAL SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE NORTH NORTHWEST ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. BE PREPARED FOR NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ IAZ033>035-044>047-057>059-070>072-081-082-092-093-190500- /O.UPG.KDMX.WS.A.0003.121219T1800Z-121221T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KDMX.WS.W.0004.121219T2200Z-121220T1800Z/ SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE- DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAC CITY...ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE... DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON...BOONE...AUDUBON... GUTHRIE CENTER...ADEL...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD...WINTERSET... CORNING...CRESTON...BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR 324 PM CST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM WEDNESDAY TO NOON CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM WEDNESDAY TO NOON CST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...PRECIPITATION WILL OVERSPREAD CENTRAL IOWA LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW IS EXPECTED ALONG AND NORTH OF AN ATLANTIC THROUGH JEFFERSON LINE. RAIN IS EXPECTED IN SOUTHERN IOWA SOUTH OF A BEDFORD TO OSCEOLA LINE. IN BETWEEN...A RAIN AND SNOW MIX IS EXPECTED. THIS PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING BEFORE ENDING ON THURSDAY MORNING. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED BY THURSDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW AXIS WILL BE ALONG A LINE FROM ATLANTIC TO ADEL. THE LOWEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED NEAR THE MISSOURI BORDER. SNOW DRIFTS SEVERAL FEET DEEP WILL BE POSSIBLE GIVEN THE STRONG WINDS. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS WILL BECOME VERY STRONG WEDNESDAY NIGHT FROM THE NORTH NORTHWEST. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH POSSIBLE. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED A FEW HOURS PRIOR TO DAYBREAK THROUGH NOON THURSDAY. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE FROM TIME TO TIME. * IMPACTS...VERY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. BE PREPARED FOR VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. THIS WARNING MAY NEED TO BE UPGRADED TO A BLIZZARD WARNING SHOULD FORECAST CONDITIONS WARRANT. 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. && $$ IAZ048>050-060>062-073>075-083>086-094>097-190500- /O.UPG.KDMX.WS.A.0003.121219T1800Z-121221T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KDMX.WS.W.0004.121220T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA- CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO... DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE... OSKALOOSA...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...LEON... CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 324 PM CST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...PRECIPITATION WILL OVERSPREAD CENTRAL IOWA BY EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING. SNOW IS EXPECTED ALONG AND NORTH OF A BOONE TO WATERLOO LINE. RAIN IS EXPECTED IN SOUTHERN IOWA SOUTH OF AN OSCEOLA TO OSKALOOSA LINE. IN BETWEEN...A RAIN AND SNOW MIX IS EXPECTED. THIS PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING BEFORE ENDING ON THURSDAY MORNING. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED BY THURSDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW AXIS WILL BE ALONG A LINE FROM DES MOINES TO TAMA. THE LOWEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED NEAR THE MISSOURI BORDER. SNOW DRIFTS SEVERAL FEET DEEP WILL BE POSSIBLE GIVEN THE STRONG WINDS. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS WILL BECOME VERY STRONG WEDNESDAY NIGHT FROM THE NORTH NORTHWEST. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH POSSIBLE. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED A FEW HOURS PRIOR TO DAYBREAK THROUGH NOON THURSDAY. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE FROM TIME TO TIME. * IMPACTS...VERY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. BE PREPARED FOR VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. THIS WARNING MAY NEED TO BE UPGRADED TO A BLIZZARD WARNING SHOULD FORECAST CONDITIONS WARRANT. 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. && $$ IAZ004-015-023-190500- /O.NEW.KDMX.WS.A.0004.121220T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ EMMET-PALO ALTO-POCAHONTAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...EMMETSBURG...POCAHONTAS 324 PM CST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA ON LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST WEDNESDAY NIGHT BEFORE ENDING. * STORM TOTAL SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE NORTH NORTHWEST ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. BE PREPARED FOR NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ CC
10 follow-up statements
686 WWUS43 KDMX 190258 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 858 PM CST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...DANGEROUS WINTER STORM TO IMPACT CENTRAL IOWA LATE WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY... .A STRONG STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE LIFTING NORTHEAST INTO NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS BY THURSDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION TO SNOW...VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. THE COMBINATION WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS TRAVEL OVER IOWA. IAZ033>035-044>047-057>059-070>072-081-082-092-093-191100- /O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0004.121219T2200Z-121220T1800Z/ SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE- DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAC CITY...ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE... DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON...BOONE...AUDUBON... GUTHRIE CENTER...ADEL...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD...WINTERSET... CORNING...CRESTON...BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR 858 PM CST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM WEDNESDAY TO NOON CST THURSDAY... * TIMING...PRECIPITATION WILL OVERSPREAD CENTRAL IOWA LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW IS EXPECTED ALONG AND NORTH OF AN ATLANTIC THROUGH JEFFERSON LINE. RAIN IS EXPECTED IN SOUTHERN IOWA SOUTH OF A BEDFORD TO OSCEOLA LINE. IN BETWEEN...A RAIN AND SNOW MIX IS EXPECTED. THIS PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING BEFORE ENDING THURSDAY MORNING. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW ARE FORECAST BY THURSDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW AXIS WILL BE ALONG A LINE FROM ATLANTIC TO ADEL. THE LOWEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED NEAR THE MISSOURI BORDER. SNOW DRIFTS SEVERAL FEET DEEP WILL BE POSSIBLE GIVEN THE STRONG WINDS. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS WILL BECOME VERY STRONG WEDNESDAY NIGHT FROM THE NORTH NORTHWEST. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH POSSIBLE. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED A FEW HOURS PRIOR TO DAYBREAK THROUGH NOON THURSDAY. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE FROM TIME TO TIME. * IMPACTS...VERY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. BE PREPARED FOR VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. THIS WARNING MAY NEED TO BE UPGRADED TO A BLIZZARD WARNING SHOULD FORECAST CONDITIONS WARRANT. 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. && $$ IAZ025>028-036>039-048>050-060>062-073>075-083>086-094>097-191100- /O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0004.121220T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK- STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA- CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY... WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA...GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...AMES... MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL... INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA... OTTUMWA...LEON...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 858 PM CST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY... * TIMING...PRECIPITATION WILL OVERSPREAD CENTRAL IOWA BY EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING. SNOW IS EXPECTED ALONG AND NORTH OF A BOONE TO WATERLOO LINE. RAIN IS EXPECTED IN SOUTHERN IOWA SOUTH OF AN OSCEOLA TO OSKALOOSA LINE. IN BETWEEN...A RAIN AND SNOW MIX IS EXPECTED. THIS PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING BEFORE ENDING ON THURSDAY MORNING. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED BY THURSDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW AXIS WILL BE ALONG A LINE FROM DES MOINES TO TAMA. THE LOWEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED NEAR THE MISSOURI BORDER. SNOW DRIFTS SEVERAL FEET DEEP WILL BE POSSIBLE GIVEN THE STRONG WINDS. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS WILL BECOME VERY STRONG WEDNESDAY NIGHT FROM THE NORTH NORTHWEST. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH POSSIBLE. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR A FEW HOURS PRIOR TO DAYBREAK THROUGH NOON THURSDAY. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...VERY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. BE PREPARED FOR VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. THIS WARNING MAY NEED TO BE UPGRADED TO A BLIZZARD WARNING SHOULD FORECAST CONDITIONS WARRANT. 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. && $$ IAZ004>007-015>017-023-024-191100- /O.CON.KDMX.WS.A.0004.121220T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS... HUMBOLDT 858 PM CST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA ON LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST WEDNESDAY NIGHT BEFORE ENDING. * STORM TOTAL SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE NORTH NORTHWEST ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. BE PREPARED FOR NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
011 WWUS43 KDMX 190958 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 358 AM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP OVER MUCH OF THE CENTRAL IOWA TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE TODAY BEFORE LIFTING NORTHEAST INTO WESTERN ILLINOIS BY THURSDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION TO HEAVY SNOWFALL...VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND AT TIMES BLIZZARD CONDITIONS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION WILL RESULT IN VERY DANGEROUS TRAVEL OVER IOWA LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. IAZ034-035-045>047-057>059-070>072-081-082-092-093-191800- /O.CAN.KDMX.WS.W.0004.121219T2200Z-121220T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KDMX.BZ.W.0001.121220T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ CALHOUN-WEBSTER-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS- ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE...CARROLL... JEFFERSON...BOONE...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ADEL...ATLANTIC... GREENFIELD...WINTERSET...CORNING...CRESTON...BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR 358 AM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST THURSDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...PRECIPITATION WILL OVERSPREAD WESTERN IOWA LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW IS EXPECTED ALONG AND NORTH OF AN ATLANTIC THROUGH JEFFERSON LINE. RAIN IS EXPECTED IN SOUTHERN IOWA SOUTH OF A BEDFORD TO OSCEOLA LINE. IN BETWEEN...A RAIN AND SNOW MIX IS EXPECTED. THIS PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW THIS EVENING BEFORE ENDING THURSDAY MORNING. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW ARE FORECAST BY THURSDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW AXIS WILL BE ALONG A LINE FROM ATLANTIC TO ADEL. THE LOWEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED NEAR THE MISSOURI BORDER. SNOW DRIFTS SEVERAL FEET DEEP WILL BE POSSIBLE GIVEN THE STRONG WINDS. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS WILL BECOME VERY STRONG LATE TONIGHT FROM THE NORTH NORTHWEST. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH POSSIBLE. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED A FROM MIDNIGHT THROUGH NOON THURSDAY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES WITH VISIBILITY REDUCED BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE. * IMPACTS...VERY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. BE PREPARED FOR VERY DANGEROUS TRAVEL AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. IN RURAL AREAS ESPECIALLY...ONLY TRAVEL IF YOU MUST...OTHERWISE STAY SAFE AND STAY HOME. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ025>028-036>039-048>050-060>062-073>075-083>086-094>097-191800- /O.CAN.KDMX.WS.W.0004.121220T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KDMX.BZ.W.0001.121220T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK- STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA- CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY... WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA...GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...AMES... MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL... INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA... OTTUMWA...LEON...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 358 AM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...PRECIPITATION WILL OVERSPREAD CENTRAL IOWA BY THIS EVENING. SNOW IS EXPECTED ALONG AND NORTH OF A BOONE TO WATERLOO LINE. RAIN IS EXPECTED IN SOUTHERN IOWA SOUTH OF AN OSCEOLA TO OSKALOOSA LINE. IN BETWEEN...A RAIN AND SNOW MIX IS EXPECTED. THIS PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW LATE THIS EVENING BEFORE ENDING AROUND NOON THURSDAY. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED BY THURSDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW AXIS WILL BE ALONG A LINE FROM NEAR DES MOINES TO TAMA. THE LOWEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED NEAR THE MISSOURI BORDER. SNOW DRIFTS SEVERAL FEET DEEP WILL BE POSSIBLE GIVEN THE STRONG WINDS. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS WILL BECOME VERY STRONG TONIGHT FROM THE NORTH NORTHWEST. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH POSSIBLE. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR A FEW HOURS PRIOR TO DAYBREAK THROUGH NOON THURSDAY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED AT TIMES WITH VISIBILITY REDUCED BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE. * IMPACTS...VERY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. BE PREPARED FOR VERY DANGEROUS TRAVEL AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. IN RURAL AREAS ESPECIALLY...ONLY TRAVEL IF YOU MUST...OTHERWISE STAY SAFE AND STAY HOME. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ004-005-015-023-024-191800- /O.UPG.KDMX.WS.A.0004.121220T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KDMX.WS.W.0004.121220T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-PALO ALTO-POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...EMMETSBURG... POCAHONTAS...HUMBOLDT 358 AM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA ON LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING AND PERSIST TONIGHT BEFORE ENDING THURSDAY MORNING. * STORM TOTAL SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE NORTH NORTHWEST ON TONIGHT AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. BE PREPARED FOR NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING 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. && $$ IAZ006-007-016-017-191800- /O.UPG.KDMX.WS.A.0004.121220T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KDMX.WS.W.0004.121220T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ WINNEBAGO-WORTH-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOREST CITY...NORTHWOOD...GARNER... MASON CITY 358 AM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA EARLY THIS EVENING AND PERSIST TONIGHT BEFORE ENDING THURSDAY MORNING. * STORM TOTAL SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE NORTH NORTHWEST TONIGHT AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. BE PREPARED FOR NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ IAZ033-044-191800- /O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0004.121219T2200Z-121220T1800Z/ SAC-CRAWFORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAC CITY...DENISON 358 AM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON CST THURSDAY... * TIMING...PRECIPITATION WILL OVERSPREAD WESTERN IOWA THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW IS EXPECTED ALONG AND NORTH OF AN ATLANTIC THROUGH JEFFERSON LINE. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION...5 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW ARE FORECAST BY THURSDAY MORNING. SNOW DRIFTS WILL DEVELOP GIVEN THE STRONG WINDS AS WELL. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS WILL BECOME VERY STRONG TONIGHT FROM THE NORTH NORTHWEST. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH TO NEAR 40 MPH POSSIBLE. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE FROM TIME TO TIME. * IMPACTS...VERY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. BE PREPARED FOR VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. 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. && $$ REV
205 WWUS43 KDMX 191730 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1130 AM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...LIFE-THREATENING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP OVER MUCH OF THE CENTRAL IOWA TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE TODAY BEFORE LIFTING NORTHEAST INTO WESTERN ILLINOIS BY THURSDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION TO VERY HEAVY SNOWFALL...VERY STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS INCLUDING WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION WILL RESULT IN LIFE- THREATENING CONDITIONS AND VERY DANGEROUS TRAVEL OVER IOWA TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. IAZ033-044-200130- /O.CAN.KDMX.WS.W.0004.121219T2200Z-121220T1800Z/ /O.EXA.KDMX.BZ.W.0001.121220T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ SAC-CRAWFORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAC CITY...DENISON 1130 AM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST THURSDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...RAIN WILL QUICKLY CHANGE TO SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. SNOWFALL WILL TAPER OFF TOWARD EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. VERY STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION...5 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW ARE FORECAST BY THURSDAY MORNING. SNOW DRIFTS WILL DEVELOP GIVEN THE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS AS WELL. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...VERY STRONG NORTH NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED BY MID TO LATE EVENING AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE FROM TIME TO TIME. * IMPACTS...THIS STORM WILL CREATE LIFE-THREATENING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE BY THURSDAY MORNING DUE TO THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ034-035-045>047-057>059-070>072-081-082-092-093-200130- /O.CON.KDMX.BZ.W.0001.121220T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ CALHOUN-WEBSTER-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS- ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE...CARROLL... JEFFERSON...BOONE...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ADEL...ATLANTIC... GREENFIELD...WINTERSET...CORNING...CRESTON...BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR 1130 AM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST THURSDAY... * TIMING...RAIN WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON AND QUICKLY CHANGE TO SNOW BY LATE AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. SNOWFALL WILL TAPER OFF TOWARD MID MORNING THURSDAY. VERY STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW ARE FORECAST BY THURSDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW AXIS WILL BE ALONG A LINE FROM ATLANTIC TO MADRID. THE LOWEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED NEAR THE MISSOURI BORDER. SNOW DRIFTS SEVERAL FEET DEEP WILL BE POSSIBLE GIVEN THE STRONG WINDS. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS WILL BECOME VERY STRONG TONIGHT FROM THE NORTH NORTHWEST THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH NOON THURSDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH POSSIBLE. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL LEAD TO VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. * IMPACTS...LIFE-THREATENING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ025>028-036>039-048>050-060>062-073>075-083>086-094>097-200130- /O.CON.KDMX.BZ.W.0001.121220T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK- STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA- CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY... WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA...GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...AMES... MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL... INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA... OTTUMWA...LEON...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 1130 AM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY... * TIMING...PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN TO SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. SNOW IS EXPECTED ALONG AND NORTH OF A INDIANOLA TO TAMA LINE. RAIN IS EXPECTED IN SOUTHERN IOWA SOUTH AND EAST OF A LAMONI TO OTTUMWA LINE. IN BETWEEN...A RAIN AND SNOW MIX IS EXPECTED. PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST BY LATE EVENING INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS THURSDAY. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY MID TO LATE MORNING THURSDAY. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED BY THURSDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW AXIS WILL BE ALONG A LINE FROM NEAR DES MOINES TO WATERLOO. THE LOWEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED NEAR THE MISSOURI BORDER. SNOW DRIFTS SEVERAL FEET DEEP WILL BE POSSIBLE GIVEN THE STRONG WINDS. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS WILL BECOME VERY STRONG AND GUSTY TONIGHT FROM THE NORTH NORTHWEST. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH POSSIBLE. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL COMBINE TO CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. * IMPACTS...LIFE-THREATENING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ004-005-015-023-024-200130- /O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0004.121220T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-PALO ALTO-POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...EMMETSBURG... POCAHONTAS...HUMBOLDT 1130 AM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST THURSDAY... * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA ON LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING AND PERSIST TONIGHT BEFORE ENDING THURSDAY MORNING. * STORM TOTAL SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE NORTH NORTHWEST TONIGHT AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. BE PREPARED FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING 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. && $$ IAZ006-007-016-017-200130- /O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0004.121220T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ WINNEBAGO-WORTH-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOREST CITY...NORTHWOOD...GARNER... MASON CITY 1130 AM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY... * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA EARLY THIS EVENING AND PERSIST TONIGHT BEFORE ENDING THURSDAY MORNING. * STORM TOTAL SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE NORTH NORTHWEST TONIGHT AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. BE PREPARED FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MJB
565 WWUS43 KDMX 192151 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 351 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...LIFE-THREATENING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .A STRONG WINTER STORM LOCATED OVER THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE WILL LIFT NORTHEASTWARD INTO WESTERN ILLINOIS BY THURSDAY MORNING. VERY HEAVY SNOWFALL AND VERY STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THESE CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN LIFE-THREATENING CONDITIONS AND NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL OVER IOWA TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. IAZ006-007-016-017-200600- /O.CAN.KDMX.WS.W.0004.121220T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KDMX.BZ.W.0001.121220T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ WINNEBAGO-WORTH-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOREST CITY...NORTHWOOD...GARNER... MASON CITY 351 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THURSDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY THIS EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 MPH OF HIGHER POSSIBLE. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES DUE TO WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...LIFE-THREATENING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT...WITH TRAVEL EXPECTED TO BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE BY THURSDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ023-024-200600- /O.CAN.KDMX.WS.W.0004.121220T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ /O.EXA.KDMX.BZ.W.0001.121220T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...POCAHONTAS...HUMBOLDT 351 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY THIS EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 MPH OF HIGHER POSSIBLE. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES DUE TO WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...LIFE-THREATENING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT...WITH TRAVEL EXPECTED TO BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE BY THURSDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ085-086-096-097-200600- /O.EXT.KDMX.BZ.W.0001.121220T0600Z-121221T0000Z/ MONROE-WAPELLO-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...CENTERVILLE... BLOOMFIELD 351 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY... * TIMING...RAIN WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING...WITH RAIN CHANGING OVER TO SNOW LATE TONIGHT AND PERSISTING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. STRONG WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION...3 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME VERY STRONG AND GUSTY LATE TONIGHT...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS TO OVER 45 MPH POSSIBLE. WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL COMBINE TO CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. * IMPACTS...LIFE-THREATENING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ033>035-044>047-057>059-070>072-081-082-092-093-200600- /O.CON.KDMX.BZ.W.0001.121220T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE- DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAC CITY...ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE... DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON...BOONE...AUDUBON... GUTHRIE CENTER...ADEL...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD...WINTERSET... CORNING...CRESTON...BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR 351 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY... * TIMING...RAIN WILL QUICKLY CHANGE SNOW AS PRECIPITATION OVERSPREADS THE AREA THROUGH EARLY EVENING. HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. THE SNOWFALL WILL TAPER OFF TOWARD MID MORNING THURSDAY. VERY STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION...8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW ARE FORECAST BY THURSDAY MORNING..WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. SNOW DRIFTS SEVERAL FEET DEEP WILL BE POSSIBLE GIVEN THE STRONG WINDS. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME VERY STRONG TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH NOON THURSDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH POSSIBLE ARE EXPECTED. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL LEAD TO VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. * IMPACTS...LIFE-THREATENING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ025>028-036>039-048>050-060>062-073>075-083-084-094-095-200600- /O.CON.KDMX.BZ.W.0001.121220T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK- STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA- CLARKE-LUCAS-DECATUR-WAYNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY... WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA...GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...AMES... MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL... INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...LEON... CORYDON 351 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THURSDAY... * TIMING...RAIN WILL QUICKLY CHANGE SNOW AS PRECIPITATION OVERSPREADS THE AREA THROUGH EARLY EVENING. HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. THE SNOWFALL WILL TAPER OFF TOWARD LATE THURSDAY MORNING. VERY STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION...8 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW ARE FORECAST BY LATE THURSDAY MORNING..WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. SNOW DRIFTS SEVERAL FEET DEEP WILL BE POSSIBLE GIVEN THE STRONG WINDS. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME VERY STRONG TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH POSSIBLE ARE EXPECTED. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL LEAD TO VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. * IMPACTS...LIFE-THREATENING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ004-005-015-200600- /O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0004.121220T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-PALO ALTO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...EMMETSBURG 351 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY... * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN EARLY THIS EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH MID THURSDAY MORNING. STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * STORM TOTAL SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...VERY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. BE PREPARED FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MJB
168 WWUS43 KDMX 200308 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 908 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...LIFE-THREATENING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .A STRONG WINTER STORM LOCATED OVER SOUTHEAST KANSAS WILL LIFT NORTHEASTWARD INTO WESTERN ILLINOIS BY THURSDAY MORNING. VERY HEAVY SNOWFALL AND VERY STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THESE CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN LIFE-THREATENING CONDITIONS AND NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL OVER IOWA TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. IAZ023-024-033>035-044>047-057>059-070>072-081-082-092-093-201115- /O.CON.KDMX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE- BOONE-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION- TAYLOR-RINGGOLD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...POCAHONTAS...HUMBOLDT...SAC CITY... ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON... BOONE...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ADEL...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD... WINTERSET...CORNING...CRESTON...BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR 908 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW ACCOMPANIED WITH THUNDER WILL MOVE THROUGH CENTRAL IOWA THOUGH MIDNIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED UNDER THE CURRENT BAND OF SNOW LIFTING THROUGH THE AREA WITH ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES THROUGH THIS TIME. EXPECT THE WIND TO GRADUALLY INCREASE THROUGH THIS TIME WITH BLOWING SNOW BECOMING MORE PREVALENT. OVER THE FAR SOUTH THE PRECIPITATION WILL LINGER AS RAIN FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION...8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW ARE FORECAST BY THURSDAY MORNING..WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS LIKELY. SNOW DRIFTS SEVERAL FEET DEEP WILL OCCUR GIVEN THE STRONG WINDS. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME VERY STRONG TONIGHT ESPECIALLY AFTER MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH ARE LIKELY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH WIDESPREAD BY 4 AM WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW LEADING TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. * IMPACTS...LIFE-THREATENING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ADVISES NO TRAVEL OVERNIGHT! PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ006-007-016-017-025>028-036>039-048>050-060>062-073>075-083- 084-094-095-201115- /O.CON.KDMX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ WINNEBAGO-WORTH-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER- HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-POLK-JASPER- POWESHIEK-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-CLARKE-LUCAS-DECATUR-WAYNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOREST CITY...NORTHWOOD...GARNER... MASON CITY...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY... WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA...GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...AMES... MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL... INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...LEON... CORYDON 908 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THURSDAY... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW ACCOMPANIED WITH THUNDER WILL MOVE THROUGH CENTRAL IOWA THOUGH MIDNIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED UNDER THE CURRENT BAND OF SNOW LIFTING THROUGH THE AREA WITH ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES THROUGH THIS TIME. EXPECT THE WIND TO GRADUALLY INCREASE THROUGH THIS TIME WITH BLOWING SNOW BECOMING MORE PREVALENT. THE PRECIPITATION WILL LINGER AS RAIN OVER THE FAR SOUTH NEAR THE MISSOURI BORDER FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS BEFORE SWITCHING TO SNOW. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION...8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW ARE FORECAST BY THURSDAY MORNING..WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS LIKELY. SNOW DRIFTS SEVERAL FEET DEEP WILL OCCUR GIVEN THE STRONG WINDS. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME VERY STRONG TONIGHT ESPECIALLY AFTER MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH ARE LIKELY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH WIDESPREAD BY 4 AM WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW LEADING TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. * IMPACTS...LIFE-THREATENING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ADVISES NO TRAVEL OVERNIGHT! PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ085-086-096-097-201115- /O.CON.KDMX.BZ.W.0001.121220T0600Z-121221T0000Z/ MONROE-WAPELLO-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...CENTERVILLE... BLOOMFIELD 908 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. THE PRECIPITATION WILL GENERALLY REMAIN RAIN OR A MIX BEFORE SWITCHING TO ALL SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION...3 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME VERY STRONG AND GUSTY LATE TONIGHT...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS TO OVER 50 MPH POSSIBLE. WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL COMBINE TO CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. * IMPACTS...LIFE-THREATENING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ004-005-015-201115- /O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-PALO ALTO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...EMMETSBURG 908 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...SNOW RATES WILL INCREASE THROUGH MIDNIGHT IN ADDITION TO INCREASING WINDS. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH THIS PERIOD WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES. * STORM TOTAL SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH BY LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...VERY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. BE PREPARED FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ADVISES NO TRAVEL OVERNIGHT! PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$
865 WWUS43 KDMX 200534 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1134 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...LIFE-THREATENING BLIZZARD CONTINUES TO TRACK TOWARD IOWA TONIGHT WITH INTENSIFICATION OF WINDS THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .A DEVLOPING BLIZZARD LOCATED OVER SOUTHEAST KANSAS WILL LIFT INTO WESTERN ILLINOIS BY MORNING. HEAVY SNOWFALL WITH STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL RESULT IN LIFE THREATENING CONDITIONS AND NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL OVERNIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. FALLING TREES MAY ALSO OCCUR DUE TO HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATION ON TREES AND HIGH WINDS. THIS MAY RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES ACROSS THE REGION. IAZ023-024-033>035-044>047-057>059-070>072-081-082-092-093-201345- /O.CON.KDMX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE- BOONE-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION- TAYLOR-RINGGOLD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...POCAHONTAS...HUMBOLDT...SAC CITY... ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON... BOONE...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ADEL...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD... WINTERSET...CORNING...CRESTON...BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR 1134 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...MODERATE TO AT TIMES HEAVY SNOW WILL REDEVELOP OVER THE REGION THOUGH EARLY MORNING. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE COMMON THROUGH THE AREA WITH ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES THROUGH 2 AM CST THURSDAY MORNING. THE WIND WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 MPH WITH BLOWING SNOW BECOMING MORE PREVALENT. OVER THE FAR SOUTH THE PRECIPITATION WILL LINGER AS RAIN FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION...8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW ARE FORECAST BY THURSDAY MORNING..WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS LIKELY. SNOW DRIFTS SEVERAL FEET DEEP WILL OCCUR GIVEN THE STRONG WINDS. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME VERY STRONG TONIGHT ESPECIALLY AFTER MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH ARE LIKELY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH WIDESPREAD BY 4 AM WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW LEADING TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS FOR MUCH OF THE MORNING AND INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...LIFE-THREATENING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ADVISES NO TRAVEL OVERNIGHT! POWER OUTAGES MAY BECOME MORE PREVALENT BY MORNING AS HEAVY SNOW IS WEIGHING DOWN TREES AND STRONG WINDS BY MORNING AND AFTERNOON MAY FELL TREES ON POWER LINES...RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ006-007-016-017-025>028-036>039-048>050-060>062-073>075-083- 084-094-095-201345- /O.CON.KDMX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ WINNEBAGO-WORTH-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER- HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-POLK-JASPER- POWESHIEK-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-CLARKE-LUCAS-DECATUR-WAYNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOREST CITY...NORTHWOOD...GARNER... MASON CITY...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY... WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA...GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...AMES... MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL... INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...LEON... CORYDON 1134 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THURSDAY... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW ACCOMPANIED WITH ISOLATED THUNDER WILL MOVE THROUGH CENTRAL IOWA THOUGH 2 AM CST THURSDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL CONTINUE WITH THE BAND OF SNOW LIFTING THROUGH THE AREA. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES THROUGH THIS TIME. EXPECT THE WIND TO GRADUALLY INCREASE THROUGH THIS TIME WITH BLOWING SNOW BECOMING MORE PREVALENT. THE PRECIPITATION WILL LINGER AS RAIN OVER THE FAR SOUTH NEAR THE MISSOURI BORDER FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS BEFORE SWITCHING TO SNOW. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW ARE FORECAST BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON..WITH THE HIGHER TOTALS EXPECTED ALONG AN AXIS FROM JUST EAST OF ATLANTIC TO DES MOINES TO WATERLOO. SIGNIFICANT SNOW DRIFTS WILL OCCUR GIVEN THE STRONG WINDS. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME VERY STRONG TONIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH ARE LIKELY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE WIDESPREAD BY 4 AM WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW LEADING TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. * IMPACTS...LIFE-THREATENING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ADVISES NO TRAVEL OVERNIGHT! POWER OUTAGES MAY BECOME MORE PREVALENT BY MORNING AS HEAVY SNOW IS WEIGHING DOWN TREES AND STRONG WINDS BY MORNING AND AFTERNOON MAY FELL TREES ON POWER LINES...RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ085-086-096-097-201345- /O.CON.KDMX.BZ.W.0001.121220T0600Z-121221T0000Z/ MONROE-WAPELLO-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...CENTERVILLE... BLOOMFIELD 1134 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THURSDAY... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. THE PRECIPITATION WILL GENERALLY REMAIN RAIN OR A MIX BEFORE SWITCHING TO ALL SNOW AROUND 2 AM CST THURSDAY MORNING. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION...3 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME VERY STRONG AND GUSTY LATE TONIGHT...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS TO OVER 50 MPH POSSIBLE BY SUNRISE THURSDAY MORNING. WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL COMBINE TO CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THURSDAY MORNING WITH VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. * IMPACTS...LIFE-THREATENING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY THURSDAY MORNING. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THURSDAY MORNING. POWER OUTAGES MAY OCCUR BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON IF HEAVY SNOW WEIGHS DOWN TREES AND STRONG WINDS BY AFTERNOON FELL TREES ON POWER LINES...RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ004-005-015-201345- /O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-PALO ALTO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...EMMETSBURG 1134 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...1 INCH PER HOUR SNOW RATES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 2 AM CST THURSDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION WINDS WILL BE INCREASING WINDS TO 15 TO 30 MPH. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH THIS PERIOD WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 3 INCHES. * STORM TOTAL SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH BY LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...VERY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. BE PREPARED FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ADVISES NO TRAVEL OVERNIGHT! POWER OUTAGES MAY OCCUR BY THURSDAY MORNING IF HEAVY SNOW WEIGHS DOWN TREES AND STRONG WINDS BY MORNING FELL TREES ON POWER LINES...RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ REV
419 WWUS43 KDMX 200846 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 246 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...LIFE-THREATENING BLIZZARD CONTINUES TO TRACK TOWARD IOWA WITH INTENSIFICATION OF WINDS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .A DEVLOPING BLIZZARD LOCATED OVER CENTRAL MISSOURI WILL LIFT INTO WESTERN ILLINOIS BY MORNING. HEAVY SNOWFALL WITH STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL RESULT IN LIFE THREATENING CONDITIONS AND NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL OVERNIGHT THROUGH TODAY. FALLING TREES MAY ALSO OCCUR DUE TO HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATION ON TREES AND HIGH WINDS. THIS MAY RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES ACROSS THE REGION. IAZ023-024-033>035-044>047-057>059-070>072-081-082-092-093-201700- /O.CON.KDMX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE- BOONE-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION- TAYLOR-RINGGOLD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...POCAHONTAS...HUMBOLDT...SAC CITY... ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON... BOONE...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ADEL...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD... WINTERSET...CORNING...CRESTON...BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR 246 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...MODERATE TO AT TIMES HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE REGION THOUGH EARLY MORNING. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE COMMON THROUGH THE AREA WITH ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES THROUGH 6 AM CST THIS MORNING. THE WIND WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 MPH WITH BLOWING SNOW BECOMING MORE PREVALENT. OVER THE FAR SOUTH THE PRECIPITATION WILL LINGER AS RAIN FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION...8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW ARE FORECAST BY MORNING..WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS LIKELY. SNOW DRIFTS SEVERAL FEET DEEP WILL OCCUR GIVEN THE STRONG WINDS. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS ARE BECOMING VERY STRONG AND THEY WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY TODAY. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH ARE LIKELY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY 4 AM WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW LEADING TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS FOR MUCH OF THE MORNING AND INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...LIFE-THREATENING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE DEVELOPING AND WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT... IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ADVISES NO TRAVEL! POWER OUTAGES MAY BECOME MORE PREVALENT BY MORNING AS HEAVY SNOW IS WEIGHING DOWN TREES AND STRONG WINDS BY MORNING AND AFTERNOON MAY FELL TREES ON POWER LINES...RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ006-007-016-017-025>028-036>039-048>050-060>062-073>075- 083>086-094>097-201700- /O.CON.KDMX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ WINNEBAGO-WORTH-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER- HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-POLK-JASPER- POWESHIEK-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO- DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOREST CITY...NORTHWOOD...GARNER... MASON CITY...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY... WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA...GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...AMES... MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL... INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA... OTTUMWA...LEON...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 246 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH CENTRAL IOWA THOUGH 6 AM CST THIS MORNING. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL CONTINUE. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES THROUGH THIS TIME. EXPECT THE WIND TO GRADUALLY INCREASE WITH BLOWING SNOW BECOMING MORE PREVALENT. THE PRECIPITATION WILL LINGER AS RAIN OVER THE FAR SOUTH NEAR THE MISSOURI BORDER FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS BEFORE SWITCHING TO SNOW TOWARD 6 AM CST. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW ARE FORECAST BY THIS AFTERNOON..WITH THE HIGHER TOTALS EXPECTED ALONG AN AXIS FROM JUST EAST OF ATLANTIC TO DES MOINES TO WATERLOO. SIGNIFICANT SNOW DRIFTS WILL OCCUR GIVEN THE STRONG WINDS. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME VERY STRONG AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH ARE LIKELY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE WIDESPREAD BY 6 AM WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW LEADING TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES THROUGH THE DAY. * IMPACTS...LIFE-THREATENING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED INTO THURSDAY MORNING. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ADVISES NO TRAVEL! POWER OUTAGES MAY BECOME MORE PREVALENT BY MORNING AS HEAVY SNOW IS WEIGHING DOWN TREES AND STRONG WINDS BY MORNING AND AFTERNOON MAY FELL TREES ON POWER LINES...RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ004-005-015-201700- /O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-PALO ALTO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...EMMETSBURG 246 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 5 AM CST THURSDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION WINDS WILL BE INCREASING WINDS TO 15 TO 30 MPH. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH THIS PERIOD WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES. * STORM TOTAL SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH AND CONTINUE TODAY. WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...VERY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS MORNING. BE PREPARED FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ADVISES NO TRAVEL! POWER OUTAGES MAY OCCUR THIS MORNING IF HEAVY SNOW WEIGHS DOWN TREES AND STRONG WINDS BY MORNING FELL TREES ON POWER LINES...RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING 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. && $$ REV
416 WWUS43 KDMX 201212 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 612 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...LIFE-THREATENING BLIZZARD CONTINUES TO TRACK TOWARD IOWA WITH INTENSIFICATION OF WINDS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .A DEVLOPING BLIZZARD LOCATED OVER CENTRAL MISSOURI WILL LIFT INTO WESTERN ILLINOIS BY MORNING. HEAVY SNOWFALL WITH STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL RESULT IN LIFE THREATENING CONDITIONS AND NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL OVERNIGHT THROUGH TODAY. FALLING TREES MAY ALSO OCCUR DUE TO HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATION ON TREES AND HIGH WINDS. THIS MAY RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES ACROSS THE REGION. IAZ023-024-033>035-044>047-057>059-070>072-081-082-092-093-201800- /O.CON.KDMX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE- BOONE-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION- TAYLOR-RINGGOLD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...POCAHONTAS...HUMBOLDT...SAC CITY... ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON... BOONE...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ADEL...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD... WINTERSET...CORNING...CRESTON...BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR 612 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE OVER THE REGION THROUGH MID MORNING. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE COMMON THROUGH THE AREA WITH ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES THROUGH 6 AM CST THIS MORNING. THE WIND WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 MPH WITH BLOWING SNOW BECOMING MORE PREVALENT. OVER THE FAR SOUTH THE PRECIPITATION WILL LINGER AS RAIN FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION...8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW ARE FORECAST BY 10 AM...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS LIKELY. SNOW DRIFTS SEVERAL FEET DEEP WILL OCCUR GIVEN THE STRONG WINDS. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...A STRONG NORTHWEST WIND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH ARE LIKELY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW LEADING TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS FOR THIS MORNING AND INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...LIFE-THREATENING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ADVISES NO TRAVEL! POWER OUTAGES MAY BECOME MORE PREVALENT BY MORNING AS HEAVY SNOW IS WEIGHING DOWN TREES AND STRONG WINDS BY MORNING AND AFTERNOON MAY FELL TREES ON POWER LINES...RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ006-007-016-017-025>028-036>039-048>050-060>062-073>075- 083>086-094>097-202015- /O.CON.KDMX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ WINNEBAGO-WORTH-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER- HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-POLK-JASPER- POWESHIEK-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO- DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOREST CITY...NORTHWOOD...GARNER... MASON CITY...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY... WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA...GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...AMES... MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL... INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA... OTTUMWA...LEON...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 612 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS CENTRAL IOWA THROUGH THIS MORNING. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED WITH ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES. EXPECT THE WIND TO INCREASE WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW BECOMING MORE WIDESPREAD. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW ARE FORECAST BY THIS AFTERNOON..WITH THE HIGHER TOTALS EXPECTED ALONG AN AXIS FROM JUST EAST OF ATLANTIC TO DES MOINES TO WATERLOO. SIGNIFICANT SNOW DRIFTS WILL OCCUR GIVEN THE STRONG WINDS. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...A NORTHWEST WIND WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH LIKELY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE WIDESPREAD BY 10 AM WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW LEADING TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES THROUGH THE DAY. * IMPACTS...LIFE-THREATENING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED INTO THURSDAY MORNING. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ADVISES NO TRAVEL! POWER OUTAGES MAY BECOME MORE PREVALENT THIS MORNING AS HEAVY SNOW IS WEIGHING DOWN TREES AND STRONG WINDS MAY FELL TREES ON POWER LINES...RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ004-005-015-201800- /O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-PALO ALTO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...EMMETSBURG 612 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 9 AM CST THURSDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION WINDS WILL BE INCREASING WINDS TO 15 TO 30 MPH. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH THIS PERIOD WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES. * STORM TOTAL SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH AND CONTINUE TODAY. WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...VERY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS MORNING. BE PREPARED FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ADVISES NO TRAVEL! POWER OUTAGES MAY OCCUR THIS MORNING IF HEAVY SNOW WEIGHS DOWN TREES AND STRONG WINDS BY MORNING FELL TREES ON POWER LINES...RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ FAB
033 WWUS43 KDMX 201705 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1105 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IMPROVING ACROSS WESTERN IOWA BUT CONTINUE ACROSS THE EAST... .THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IS SLOWLY LIFTING NORTHEAST THROUGH ILLINOIS. SNOW HAS COME TO AN END WEST OF INTERSTATE 35...BUT WINDS STILL REMAIN STRONG ACROSS MUCH OF IOWA. THIS WILL RESULT IN NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL IOWA THROUGH THE DAY. WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. IAZ023-024-033>035-044>047-057>059-070>072-081-082-092-093-201815- /O.CON.KDMX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE- BOONE-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION- TAYLOR-RINGGOLD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...POCAHONTAS...HUMBOLDT...SAC CITY... ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON... BOONE...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ADEL...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD... WINTERSET...CORNING...CRESTON...BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR 1105 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...SNOWFALL HAS ENDED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA...BUT HIGH WINDS WILL ELEVATE THE SNOW PACK AND STILL LEAD TO NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM THIS EVENT WERE FROM 8 TO 10 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...A STRONG NORTHWEST WIND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO DRIFTING SNOW AND NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AS TIMES. * IMPACTS...LIFE-THREATENING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING. MANY ROADS REMAIN VERY DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TO NAVIGATE. WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES FROM THE HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS HAVE BEEN REPORTED ACROSS CENTRAL IOWA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ006-007-016-017-025>028-036>039-048>050-060>062-073>075- 083>086-094>097-210000- /O.CON.KDMX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ WINNEBAGO-WORTH-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER- HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-POLK-JASPER- POWESHIEK-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO- DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOREST CITY...NORTHWOOD...GARNER... MASON CITY...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY... WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA...GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...AMES... MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL... INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA... OTTUMWA...LEON...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 1105 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. ANOTHER INCH OR TWO OF ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE...BUT MOST AREAS WILL SEE LITTLE ADDITIONAL SNOW. VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON AND ALLOW BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO PERSIST. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW HAVE FALLEN ALONG A LINE FROM ATLANTIC TO DES MOINES TO WATERLOO. SIGNIFICANT SNOW DRIFTS WILL OCCUR GIVEN THE STRONG WINDS. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...A NORTHWEST WIND WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE WIDESPREAD WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW LEADING TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES THROUGH THE DAY. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ADVISES NO TRAVEL! POWER OUTAGES MAY BECOME MORE PREVALENT THIS MORNING AS HEAVY SNOW IS WEIGHING DOWN TREES AND STRONG WINDS MAY FELL TREES ON POWER LINES...RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ004-005-015-201815- /O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-PALO ALTO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...EMMETSBURG 1105 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...SNOW FALL HAS SUBSIDED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA...BUT STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. * STORM TOTAL SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS HAVE FALLEN. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE REST OF THE MORNING. * IMPACTS...BE PREPARED FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. POWER OUTAGES MAY OCCUR THIS MORNING FROM THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS BREAKING TREE BRANCHED AND POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING 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. && $$ SKOW
053 WWUS43 KDMX 201758 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1158 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IMPROVING ACROSS WESTERN IOWA BUT CONTINUE ACROSS THE EAST... .THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IS SLOWLY LIFTING NORTHEAST THROUGH ILLINOIS. SNOW HAS COME TO AN END WEST OF INTERSTATE 35...BUT WINDS STILL REMAIN STRONG ACROSS MUCH OF IOWA. THIS WILL RESULT IN NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL IOWA THROUGH THE DAY. WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. IAZ023-024-033>035-044>047-057>059-070>072-081-082-092-093-202200- /O.EXP.KDMX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KDMX.WW.Y.0011.121220T1800Z-121220T2200Z/ POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE- BOONE-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION- TAYLOR-RINGGOLD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...POCAHONTAS...HUMBOLDT...SAC CITY... ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON... BOONE...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ADEL...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD... WINTERSET...CORNING...CRESTON...BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR 1158 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LIGHT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. * SHORT TERM TRENDS...LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS FORECAST. HOWEVER...THE LIGHT FALLING SNOW ALONG WITH SNOW BEING LOFTED BY WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 MPH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE HALF MILE...ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION...UNDER ONE HALF OF AN INCH. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AT 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH. HOWEVER...WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...MANY ROADS REMAIN VERY DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TO NAVIGATE. VISIBILITIES IN OPEN AND RURAL AREAS WILL ALSO REMAIN QUITE LOW THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITY WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ IAZ004-005-015-202200- /O.EXP.KDMX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KDMX.WW.Y.0011.121220T1800Z-121220T2200Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-PALO ALTO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...EMMETSBURG 1158 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LIGHT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. * SHORT TERM TRENDS...LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS FORECAST. HOWEVER...THE LIGHT FALLING SNOW ALONG WITH SNOW BEING LOFTED BY WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 MPH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE HALF MILE...ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION...UNDER ONE HALF OF AN INCH. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AT 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH. HOWEVER...WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...MANY ROADS REMAIN VERY DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TO NAVIGATE. VISIBILITIES IN OPEN AND RURAL AREAS WILL ALSO REMAIN QUITE LOW THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITY WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ IAZ006-007-016-017-025>028-036>039-048>050-060>062-073>075- 083>086-094>097-210000- /O.CON.KDMX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ WINNEBAGO-WORTH-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER- HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-POLK-JASPER- POWESHIEK-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO- DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOREST CITY...NORTHWOOD...GARNER... MASON CITY...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY... WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA...GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...AMES... MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL... INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA... OTTUMWA...LEON...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 1158 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF ACROSS THE WARNED AREA ALTHOUGH AN INFREQUENT SNOW SHOWERS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL REMAIN BELOW ONE INCH. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...A NORTHWEST WIND WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW LEADING TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL REMAIN DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ADVISES NO TRAVEL! POWER OUTAGES WILL ALSO REMAIN PREVALENT INTO THE AFTERNOON WITH THE SNOW THAT HAS ALREADY FALLEN WEIGHING DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Des Moines, IA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 11:15 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DMX | Black Hawk, Bremer, Butler, Cerro Gordo, Franklin, Grundy and 8 more | 4 hr |
| Dec 18, 3:24 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | DMX | Cerro Gordo, Emmet, Hancock, Humboldt, Kossuth, Palo Alto and 3 more | 13 hr |
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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.