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Winter Weather Advisory 8, NWS Des Moines, IA

February 29, 201220 counties in Iowa

NWS Des Moines, IA issued this winter weather advisory at Feb 29, 2012, 9:52 AM CST for 20 counties in Iowa. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 29, 2012, 9:52 AM CST (15:52 UTC)
Expired
Feb 29, 2012, 6:00 PM CST
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Des Moines, IA

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

The radar

The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 118 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 29, 7:16 AM CSTHigh Wind WarningDMXAdair, Adams, Audubon, Boone, Calhoun, Carroll and 19 more11 hr

Nearby

Winter Weather Advisories in Iowa, 2012Every winter weather advisory in 2012

Sources

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