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Winter Storm Watch 8, NWS Des Moines, IA

December 19, 201332 counties in Iowa

NWS Des Moines, IA issued this winter storm watch at Dec 19, 2013, 4:01 PM CST for 32 counties in Iowa. It took effect at Dec 21, 2013, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 19, 2013, 4:01 PM CST (22:01 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 21, 2013, 6:00 PM CST
Expired
Dec 21, 2013, 3:54 AM CST
In force
Issued by
NWS Des Moines, IA
All 32 counties

Adair County, IA, Adams County, IA, Appanoose County, IA, Black Hawk County, IA, Boone County, IA, Bremer County, IA, Butler County, IA, Cass County, IA, Clarke County, IA, Dallas County, IA, Davis County, IA, Decatur County, IA, Grundy County, IA, Guthrie County, IA, Hardin County, IA, Jasper County, IA, Lucas County, IA, Madison County, IA, Mahaska County, IA, Marion County, IA, Marshall County, IA, Monroe County, IA, Polk County, IA, Poweshiek County, IA, Ringgold County, IA, Story County, IA, Tama County, IA, Taylor County, IA, Union County, IA, Wapello County, IA, Warren County, IA, Wayne County, IA

The radar

The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 36 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:59 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
Dec 19, 3:11 AM CSTFreezing Rain AdvisoryDMXAdair, Adams, Appanoose, Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone and 35 more33 hr

Nearby

Winter Storm Watches in Iowa, 2013Every winter storm watch in 2013

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.