Alert archive / Iowa / Winter Storm Warnings in 2014
Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Des Moines, IA
NWS Des Moines, IA issued this winter storm warning at Feb 3, 2014, 3:45 PM CST for 26 counties in Iowa. It took effect at Feb 4, 2014, 9:00 AM CST. It was in force for 24 hr. 60 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 3, 2014, 3:45 PM CST (21:45 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 4, 2014, 9:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 5, 2014, 9:00 AM CST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Des Moines, IA
All 26 counties
Adair County, IA, Adams County, IA, Appanoose County, IA, Boone County, IA, Cass County, IA, Clarke County, IA, Dallas County, IA, Davis County, IA, Decatur County, IA, Guthrie 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, Taylor County, IA, Union County, IA, Wapello County, IA, Warren County, IA, Wayne County, IA
The radar
The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 4, 9:00 AM CST | SNOW 1.4 | 1 S Saylorville Lake, IA | NWS FORECAST OFFICE TOTAL SNOW. 0.4 INCHES SINCE 6 AM. |
| Feb 4, 9:00 AM CST | SNOW 2 | Guthrie Center, IA | 0.15 INCHES LIQUID EQUIVALENT |
| Feb 4, 9:10 AM CST | SNOW 1.6 | 2 N Saylorville Lake, IA | |
| Feb 4, 12:00 PM CST | SNOW 1.4 | Des Moines, IA | DES MOINES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TOTAL SNOWFALL. 0.09 INCHES LIQUID EQUIVALENT |
| Feb 4, 12:00 PM CST | SNOW 1.8 | 1 S Saylorville Lake, IA | MEASURED AT NWS OFFICE. 0.12 INCHES TOTAL LIQUID EQUIVALENT. |
| Feb 4, 2:15 PM CST | SNOW 2.2 | 2 Ene Waukee, IA | IN URBANDALE. VIA KCWI |
| Feb 4, 4:00 PM CST | SNOW 1 | Marshalltown, IA | |
| Feb 4, 4:00 PM CST | SNOW 2.6 | 1 S Saylorville Lake, IA | STORM TOTAL SNOW THUS FAR AT THE NWS OFFICE IN JOHNSTON. |
| Feb 4, 4:19 PM CST | SNOW 3.5 | 3 Sw Clive, IA | STORM TOTAL THUS FAR. |
| Feb 4, 4:20 PM CST | SNOW 2.3 | 1 E Des Moines Int Airp, IA | |
| Feb 4, 4:45 PM CST | SNOW 2.3 | 4 Nw Des Moines, IA | REPORTED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. |
| Feb 4, 4:50 PM CST | SNOW 2.9 | 1 N Grimes, IA | DRIFTS 8 TO 9 INCHES DEEP. |
| Feb 4, 4:55 PM CST | SNOW 2 | Gilman, IA | REPORTED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. |
| Feb 4, 4:55 PM CST | SNOW 3.5 | Dallas Center, IA | |
| Feb 4, 4:56 PM CST | SNOW 1.5 | Griswold, IA | |
| Feb 4, 4:58 PM CST | SNOW 2 | 1 Nw Pleasantville, IA | VISIBILITY 1/2 MILE. |
| Feb 4, 4:58 PM CST | SNOW 3.7 | Waukee, IA | REPORTED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. |
| Feb 4, 5:00 PM CST | SNOW 2 | Atlantic, IA | REPORTED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. |
| Feb 4, 5:00 PM CST | SNOW 3 | 1 Ese Altoona, IA | |
| Feb 4, 5:04 PM CST | SNOW 1 | 4 Nw Ottumwa, IA | SNOW STARTED AROUND 1145 AM. HAS JUST STARTED PICKING UP IN THE LAST HALF HOUR. REPORTED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. |
| Feb 4, 5:15 PM CST | SNOW 0.5 | Bloomfield, IA | REPORTED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. |
| Feb 4, 5:19 PM CST | SNOW 2.5 | Prairie City, IA | REPORTED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. |
| Feb 4, 5:30 PM CST | SNOW 2 | Albia, IA | AN INCH OF SNOW FELL IN THE LAST HOUR. STILL SNOWING HARD. REPORTED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. |
| Feb 4, 5:30 PM CST | SNOW 3.5 | Indianola, IA | REPORTED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. |
| Feb 4, 5:35 PM CST | SNOW 3.5 | 4 Nnw Ankeny Airport, IA | REPORTED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. |
| Feb 4, 5:50 PM CST | SNOW 4 | St. Marys, IA | REPORTED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. |
| Feb 4, 5:55 PM CST | SNOW 4 | Corydon, IA | REPORTED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. |
| Feb 4, 6:00 PM CST | SNOW 3 | 1 S Saylorville Lake, IA | STORM TOTAL AT THE NWS OFFICE IN JOHNSTON AS OF 600PM. |
| Feb 4, 6:00 PM CST | SNOW 3.1 | Des Moines Int Airport, IA | OFFICIAL DES MOINES STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AS 600PM. |
| Feb 4, 6:06 PM CST | SNOW 3.1 | 5 N Earlham, IA | REPORTED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. |
| Feb 4, 6:09 PM CST | SNOW 2 | Bloomfield, IA | REPORTED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. |
| Feb 4, 6:38 PM CST | SNOW 4.5 | Windsor Heights, IA | REPORTED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. |
| Feb 4, 7:45 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Se Madrid, IA | REPORTED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. |
| Feb 4, 8:00 PM CST | SNOW 3 | 4 Nw Des Moines, IA | REPORTED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. |
| Feb 4, 8:00 PM CST | SNOW 3.3 | Prairie City, IA | REPORTED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. |
| Feb 4, 8:07 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Oskaloosa, IA | REPORTED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. |
| Feb 4, 9:10 PM CST | SNOW 3.5 | 3 W Ames, IA | DIFFICULT TO OBTAIN AN ACCURATE MEASUREMENT DUE TO DRIFTING SNOW. |
| Feb 4, 9:15 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Corydon, IA | REPORTED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. |
| Feb 4, 9:19 PM CST | SNOW 3.4 | 5 Ssw Saylorville Lake, IA | DRIFTS ANYWHERE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES. |
| Feb 4, 9:25 PM CST | SNOW 4.5 | Osceola, IA | REPORTED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. |
| Feb 4, 9:27 PM CST | SNOW 4 | Dallas Center, IA | DRIFTS ON DRIVEWAY CLOSE TO 2 FEET DEEP. |
| Feb 4, 9:30 PM CST | SNOW 3.7 | 1 S Saylorville Lake, IA | STORM TOTAL AT THE NWS OFFICE IN JOHNSTON AS OF 930 PM. |
| Feb 4, 9:30 PM CST | SNOW 4.7 | 3 Sw Clive, IA | |
| Feb 4, 9:35 PM CST | SNOW 4 | 1 E Clive, IA | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. 1.4 INCHES IN THE MORNING AND 2.6 INCHES DURING THE AFTERNOON. |
| Feb 4, 9:38 PM CST | SNOW 5 | 1 N Grimes, IA | SNOW DEPTH RANGED FROM 4.5 TO 5.5 INCHES WITH DRIFTS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES DEEP. |
| Feb 4, 10:00 PM CST | SNOW 4 | 1 Nnw Des Moines, IA | MEASURED AT THE KCCI STUDIOS. |
| Feb 4, 10:10 PM CST | SNOW 2.8 | Albia, IA | |
| Feb 4, 10:10 PM CST | SNOW 3.5 | 2 N Saylorville Lake, IA | |
| Feb 4, 10:30 PM CST | SNOW 2.5 | Ne Bussey, IA | REPORTED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. |
| Feb 4, 10:50 PM CST | SNOW 3.5 | 4 Nw Des Moines, IA | REPORTED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. |
| Feb 5, 4:30 AM CST | SNOW 6.5 | 6 Sw Ottumwa, IA | TRAINED SPOTTER MEASURED 6.5 INCHES OF SNOW SOUTHWEST OF OTTUMWA. ALSO REPORTS MANY SECONDARY ROADS ARE HEAVILY DRIFTED. |
| Feb 5, 5:38 AM CST | SNOW 5 | Altoona, IA | 2.0 INCHES IN THE PAST 12 HOURS. |
| Feb 5, 5:38 AM CST | SNOW 5.5 | Des Moines Int Airport, IA | |
| Feb 5, 6:00 AM CST | SNOW 3 | 1 Ne Atlantic, IA | MEASURED 3.0 INCHES OF SNOW FOR STORM TOTAL IN ATLANTIC. LIGHT SNOW FALLING WITH BLOWING SNOW AT OBSERVATION TIME. |
| Feb 5, 6:00 AM CST | SNOW 3.5 | 5 Se Ames, IA | 0.19 INCHES LIQUID EQUIVALENT |
| Feb 5, 6:00 AM CST | SNOW 4.5 | 5 Se Ames, IA | 4.5 INCHES STORM TOTAL...3.5 INCHES IN PAST 24 HOURS |
| Feb 5, 6:00 AM CST | SNOW 4.7 | 1 S Saylorville Lake, IA | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AT NWS OFFICE IN JOHNSTON. |
| Feb 5, 6:20 AM CST | SNOW 6 | Oskaloosa, IA | ESTIMATED SNOW DRIFTS OVER 12 INCHES |
| Feb 5, 6:27 AM CST | SNOW 6.5 | Ottumwa, IA | LOCAL RADIO STATION MEASURED STORM TOTAL |
| Feb 5, 6:46 AM CST | SNOW 4.9 | 5 Wnw Des Moines, IA | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL |
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, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 232 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
- 1282 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 81 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 91 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
039 WWUS43 KDMX 032145 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 345 PM CST MON FEB 3 2014 ...WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE AREA TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF IOWA ON TUESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE TUESDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW WILL BE LIGHT IN THE MORNING AND MAY EVEN END FOR A TIME. IN THE AFTERNOON SNOW WILL FALL WITH MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY ACCUMULATIONS IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. IN ADDITION...AN INCREASING NORTH WIND BY LATER AFTERNOON AND ESPECIALLY TUESDAY NIGHT WILL RESULT IN SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW THAT WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. IAZ081>086-092>097-040545- /O.UPG.KDMX.WS.A.0002.140204T1200Z-140205T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KDMX.WS.W.0001.140204T1500Z-140205T1200Z/ ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR- WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CORNING...CRESTON...OSCEOLA... CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...BEDFORD...LENOX...NEW MARKET... MOUNT AYR...LAMONI...LEON...CORYDON...SEYMOUR...ALLERTON... HUMESTON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 345 PM CST MON FEB 3 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL ON TUESDAY MORNING ACROSS LOCATIONS MAINLY WEST OF INTERSTATE 35. THERE MAY BE A BREAK IN THE MORNING THEN SNOW WILL BEGIN AGAIN IN THE AFTERNOON AND SPREAD AND ACCUMULATE MORE HEAVILY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...FINALLY TAPERING OFF BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * STORM TOTAL SNOW...5 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS TOWARD THE MISSOURI BORDER. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...A NORTHEAST WIND AT 10 TO 15 MPH TUESDAY MORNING...WILL BECOME NORTH AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS BY TUESDAY NIGHT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO ONE HALF OF A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED BY TUESDAY NIGHT AS THE WIND INCREASES. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. 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. ANY REPORTS OF SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE MUCH APPRECIATED AND CAN BE RELAYED DIRECTLY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE USING TWITTER HANDLE NWSDESMOINES...HASHTAG NWSDMX OR POST TO THE NWS DES MOINES FACEBOOK PAGE. && $$ IAZ058>062-070>075-040545- /O.UPG.KDMX.WS.A.0002.140204T1200Z-140205T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KDMX.WS.W.0001.140204T1800Z-140205T1200Z/ GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN- MARION-MAHASKA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUTHRIE CENTER...PANORA...BAYARD... CASEY...PERRY...WAUKEE...ADEL...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL... ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD...STUART...ADAIR...FONTANELLE...WINTERSET... EARLHAM...INDIANOLA...NORWALK...CARLISLE...PELLA...KNOXVILLE... OSKALOOSA 345 PM CST MON FEB 3 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP IN THE AFTERNOON THEN SPREAD AND ACCUMULATE MORE HEAVILY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...FINALLY TAPERING OFF BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * STORM TOTAL SNOW...4 TO 6 INCHES BY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...A NORTHEAST WIND AT 10 TO 15 MPH TUESDAY MORNING WILL BECOME NORTH AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS BY TUESDAY NIGHT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO ONE HALF OF A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED BY TUESDAY NIGHT AS THE WIND INCREASES. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. ANY REPORTS OF SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE MUCH APPRECIATED AND CAN BE RELAYED DIRECTLY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE USING TWITTER HANDLE NWSDESMOINES...HASHTAG NWSDMX OR POST TO THE NWS DES MOINES FACEBOOK PAGE. && $$ IAZ033>039-044>050-057-040545- /O.NEW.KDMX.WW.Y.0010.140204T1800Z-140205T1200Z/ SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-CRAWFORD- CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-AUDUBON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAC CITY...LAKE VIEW...ODEBOLT... WALL LAKE...SCHALLER...EARLY...ROCKWELL CITY...MANSON... LAKE CITY...POMEROY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...IOWA FALLS... ELDORA...ACKLEY...GRUNDY CENTER...REINBECK...CONRAD...DIKE... WELLSBURG...WATERLOO...CEDAR FALLS...DENISON...CARROLL... JEFFERSON...BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TAMA...TOLEDO...TRAER... DYSART...GLADBROOK...AUDUBON...EXIRA 345 PM CST MON FEB 3 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL FALL IN THE AFTERNOON AND BECOME MODERATE AT TIMES TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...FINALLY TAPERING OFF BY EARLY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. * STORM TOTAL SNOW...2 TO 4 INCHES BY TUESDAY NIGHT. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...A NORTHEAST WIND AT 10 TO 15 MPH TUESDAY MORNING WILL BECOME NORTH AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS BY TUESDAY NIGHT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED BY TUESDAY NIGHT AS THE WIND INCREASES. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW COMBINED WITH THE WIND WILL PRODUCE VISIBILITIES THAT WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. ANY REPORTS OF SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE MUCH APPRECIATED AND CAN BE RELAYED DIRECTLY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE USING TWITTER HANDLE NWSDESMOINES...HASHTAG NWSDMX OR POST TO THE NWS DES MOINES FACEBOOK PAGE. && $$ FAB
12 follow-up statements
085 WWUS43 KDMX 040318 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 918 PM CST MON FEB 3 2014 ...WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE AREA TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF IOWA ON TUESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE TUESDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW WILL BE LIGHT IN THE MORNING. IN THE AFTERNOON SNOW WILL FALL WITH MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY ACCUMULATIONS IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. IN ADDITION...AN INCREASING NORTH WIND BY LATE AFTERNOON AND ESPECIALLY TUESDAY NIGHT WILL RESULT IN SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW THAT WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. IAZ081>086-092>097-041130- /O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0001.140204T1500Z-140205T1200Z/ ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR- WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CORNING...CRESTON...OSCEOLA... CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...BEDFORD...LENOX...NEW MARKET... MOUNT AYR...LAMONI...LEON...CORYDON...SEYMOUR...ALLERTON... HUMESTON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 918 PM CST MON FEB 3 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL ON TUESDAY MORNING ACROSS LOCATIONS MAINLY WEST OF INTERSTATE 35. THERE MAY BE A BREAK IN THE MORNING THEN SNOW WILL BEGIN AGAIN IN THE AFTERNOON AND SPREAD AND ACCUMULATE MORE HEAVILY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...FINALLY TAPERING OFF BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * STORM TOTAL SNOW...5 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS TOWARD THE MISSOURI BORDER. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...A NORTHEAST WIND AT 10 TO 15 MPH TUESDAY MORNING...WILL BECOME NORTH AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS BY TUESDAY NIGHT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO ONE HALF OF A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED BY TUESDAY NIGHT AS THE WIND INCREASES. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. 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. ANY REPORTS OF SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE MUCH APPRECIATED AND CAN BE RELAYED DIRECTLY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE USING TWITTER HANDLE NWSDESMOINES...HASHTAG NWSDMX OR POST TO THE NWS DES MOINES FACEBOOK PAGE. && $$ IAZ058>062-070>075-041130- /O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0001.140204T1800Z-140205T1200Z/ GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN- MARION-MAHASKA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUTHRIE CENTER...PANORA...BAYARD... CASEY...PERRY...WAUKEE...ADEL...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL... ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD...STUART...ADAIR...FONTANELLE...WINTERSET... EARLHAM...INDIANOLA...NORWALK...CARLISLE...PELLA...KNOXVILLE... OSKALOOSA 918 PM CST MON FEB 3 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON THEN SPREAD AND ACCUMULATE MORE HEAVILY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING... FINALLY TAPERING OFF BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * STORM TOTAL SNOW...4 TO 6 INCHES BY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...A NORTHEAST WIND AT 10 TO 15 MPH TUESDAY MORNING WILL BECOME NORTH AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS BY TUESDAY NIGHT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO ONE HALF OF A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED BY TUESDAY NIGHT AS THE WIND INCREASES. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. 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. ANY REPORTS OF SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE MUCH APPRECIATED AND CAN BE RELAYED DIRECTLY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE USING TWITTER HANDLE NWSDESMOINES...HASHTAG NWSDMX OR POST TO THE NWS DES MOINES FACEBOOK PAGE. && $$ IAZ033>039-044>050-057-041130- /O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0010.140204T1800Z-140205T1200Z/ SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-CRAWFORD- CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-AUDUBON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAC CITY...LAKE VIEW...ODEBOLT... WALL LAKE...SCHALLER...EARLY...ROCKWELL CITY...MANSON... LAKE CITY...POMEROY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...IOWA FALLS... ELDORA...ACKLEY...GRUNDY CENTER...REINBECK...CONRAD...DIKE... WELLSBURG...WATERLOO...CEDAR FALLS...DENISON...CARROLL... JEFFERSON...BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TAMA...TOLEDO...TRAER... DYSART...GLADBROOK...AUDUBON...EXIRA 918 PM CST MON FEB 3 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * TIMING...SNOW WILL FALL IN THE AFTERNOON AND BECOME MODERATE AT TIMES TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...FINALLY TAPERING OFF BY EARLY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. * STORM TOTAL SNOW...2 TO 4 INCHES BY TUESDAY NIGHT. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...A NORTHEAST WIND AT 10 TO 15 MPH TUESDAY MORNING WILL BECOME NORTH AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS BY TUESDAY NIGHT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED BY TUESDAY NIGHT AS THE WIND INCREASES. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW COMBINED WITH THE WIND WILL PRODUCE VISIBILITIES THAT WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. ANY REPORTS OF SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE MUCH APPRECIATED AND CAN BE RELAYED DIRECTLY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE USING TWITTER HANDLE NWSDESMOINES...HASHTAG NWSDMX OR POST TO THE NWS DES MOINES FACEBOOK PAGE. && $$
075 WWUS43 KDMX 040937 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 337 AM CST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT... .LIGHT SNOW THIS MORNING WILL INTENSIFY BY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THEN TAPER OFF AGAIN LATER TONIGHT. MODERATE TO HEAVY ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ESPECIALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80. INCREASING WINDS THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT WILL ALSO LEAD TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. IAZ081>086-092>097-041745- /O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0001.140204T1500Z-140205T1200Z/ ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR- WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CORNING...CRESTON...OSCEOLA... CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...BEDFORD...LENOX...NEW MARKET... MOUNT AYR...LAMONI...LEON...CORYDON...SEYMOUR...ALLERTON... HUMESTON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 337 AM CST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL FALL AT TIMES THIS MORNING...THEN ACCUMULATE MORE HEAVILY BY THIS AFTERNOON AND THROUGH THE EVENING...FINALLY TAPERING OFF BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * STORM TOTAL SNOW...6 TO 8 INCHES BY LATE TONIGHT...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS TOWARD THE MISSOURI BORDER. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...A NORTHEAST WIND OF 10 TO 15 MPH THIS MORNING WILL BECOME NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS BY TONIGHT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED A HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED BY TONIGHT AS THE WIND INCREASES. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. 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. ANY REPORTS OF SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE MUCH APPRECIATED AND CAN BE RELAYED DIRECTLY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE USING TWITTER HANDLE NWSDESMOINES...HASHTAG NWSDMX OR POST TO THE NWS DES MOINES FACEBOOK PAGE. && $$ IAZ058>062-070>075-041745- /O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0001.140204T1800Z-140205T1200Z/ GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN- MARION-MAHASKA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUTHRIE CENTER...PANORA...BAYARD... CASEY...PERRY...WAUKEE...ADEL...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL... ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD...STUART...ADAIR...FONTANELLE...WINTERSET... EARLHAM...INDIANOLA...NORWALK...CARLISLE...PELLA...KNOXVILLE... OSKALOOSA 337 AM CST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL FALL AT TIMES THIS MORNING...THEN ACCUMULATE MORE HEAVILY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...FINALLY TAPERING OFF BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * STORM TOTAL SNOW...5 TO 7 INCHES BY LATE TONIGHT. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...A NORTHEAST WIND OF 10 TO 15 MPH THIS MORNING WILL BECOME NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS BY TONIGHT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO A HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED BY TONIGHT AS THE WIND INCREASES. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. ANY REPORTS OF SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE MUCH APPRECIATED AND CAN BE RELAYED DIRECTLY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE USING TWITTER HANDLE NWSDESMOINES...HASHTAG NWSDMX OR POST TO THE NWS DES MOINES FACEBOOK PAGE. && $$ IAZ033>039-044>050-057-041745- /O.EXT.KDMX.WW.Y.0010.140204T2100Z-140205T1200Z/ SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-CRAWFORD- CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-AUDUBON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAC CITY...LAKE VIEW...ODEBOLT... WALL LAKE...SCHALLER...EARLY...ROCKWELL CITY...MANSON... LAKE CITY...POMEROY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...IOWA FALLS... ELDORA...ACKLEY...GRUNDY CENTER...REINBECK...CONRAD...DIKE... WELLSBURG...WATERLOO...CEDAR FALLS...DENISON...CARROLL... JEFFERSON...BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TAMA...TOLEDO...TRAER... DYSART...GLADBROOK...AUDUBON...EXIRA 337 AM CST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL FALL AT TIMES THIS MORNING...POSSIBLY CEASING FOR A PERIOD DURING THE DAY...THEN FALL MORE MODERATELY FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EVENING...FINALLY TAPERING OFF BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * STORM TOTAL SNOW...2 TO 4 INCHES BY LATE TONIGHT. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...A NORTHEAST WIND OF 10 TO 15 MPH THIS MORNING WILL BECOME NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS BY TONIGHT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED BY TONIGHT AS THE WIND INCREASES. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW COMBINED WITH THE WIND WILL PRODUCE VISIBILITIES THAT WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. ANY REPORTS OF SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE MUCH APPRECIATED AND CAN BE RELAYED DIRECTLY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE USING TWITTER HANDLE NWSDESMOINES...HASHTAG NWSDMX OR POST TO THE NWS DES MOINES FACEBOOK PAGE. && $$ LEE
838 WWUS43 KDMX 041328 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 728 AM CST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT... .LIGHT SNOW THIS MORNING WILL INTENSIFY BY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THEN TAPER OFF AGAIN LATER TONIGHT. MODERATE TO HEAVY ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ESPECIALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80. INCREASING WINDS THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT WILL ALSO LEAD TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. IAZ081>086-092>097-042130- /O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0001.140204T1500Z-140205T1200Z/ ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR- WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CORNING...CRESTON...OSCEOLA... CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...BEDFORD...LENOX...NEW MARKET... MOUNT AYR...LAMONI...LEON...CORYDON...SEYMOUR...ALLERTON... HUMESTON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 728 AM CST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL FALL AT TIMES THIS MORNING...THEN ACCUMULATE MORE HEAVILY BY THIS AFTERNOON AND THROUGH THE EVENING...FINALLY TAPERING OFF BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * STORM TOTAL SNOW...6 TO 8 INCHES BY LATE TONIGHT...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS TOWARD THE MISSOURI BORDER. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...A NORTHEAST WIND OF 10 TO 15 MPH THIS MORNING WILL BECOME NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS BY TONIGHT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED A HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED BY TONIGHT AS THE WIND INCREASES. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. 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. ANY REPORTS OF SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE MUCH APPRECIATED AND CAN BE RELAYED DIRECTLY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE USING TWITTER HANDLE NWSDESMOINES...HASHTAG NWSDMX OR POST TO THE NWS DES MOINES FACEBOOK PAGE. && $$ IAZ058>062-070>075-042130- /O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0001.140204T1800Z-140205T1200Z/ GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN- MARION-MAHASKA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUTHRIE CENTER...PANORA...BAYARD... CASEY...PERRY...WAUKEE...ADEL...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL... ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD...STUART...ADAIR...FONTANELLE...WINTERSET... EARLHAM...INDIANOLA...NORWALK...CARLISLE...PELLA...KNOXVILLE... OSKALOOSA 728 AM CST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL FALL AT TIMES THIS MORNING...THEN ACCUMULATE MORE HEAVILY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...FINALLY TAPERING OFF BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * STORM TOTAL SNOW...5 TO 7 INCHES BY LATE TONIGHT. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...A NORTHEAST WIND OF 10 TO 15 MPH THIS MORNING WILL BECOME NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS BY TONIGHT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO A HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED BY TONIGHT AS THE WIND INCREASES. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. 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. ANY REPORTS OF SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE MUCH APPRECIATED AND CAN BE RELAYED DIRECTLY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE USING TWITTER HANDLE NWSDESMOINES...HASHTAG NWSDMX OR POST TO THE NWS DES MOINES FACEBOOK PAGE. && $$ IAZ033>039-044>050-057-042130- /O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0010.140204T2100Z-140205T1200Z/ SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-CRAWFORD- CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-AUDUBON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAC CITY...LAKE VIEW...ODEBOLT... WALL LAKE...SCHALLER...EARLY...ROCKWELL CITY...MANSON... LAKE CITY...POMEROY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...IOWA FALLS... ELDORA...ACKLEY...GRUNDY CENTER...REINBECK...CONRAD...DIKE... WELLSBURG...WATERLOO...CEDAR FALLS...DENISON...CARROLL... JEFFERSON...BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TAMA...TOLEDO...TRAER... DYSART...GLADBROOK...AUDUBON...EXIRA 728 AM CST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * TIMING...MODERATE SNOW WILL FALL FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EVENING...THEN TAPER OFF BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * STORM TOTAL SNOW...2 TO 4 INCHES BY LATE TONIGHT. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...A NORTHEAST WIND OF 10 TO 15 MPH THIS MORNING WILL BECOME NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS BY TONIGHT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED BY TONIGHT AS THE WIND INCREASES. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW COMBINED WITH THE WIND WILL PRODUCE VISIBILITIES THAT WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. ANY REPORTS OF SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE MUCH APPRECIATED AND CAN BE RELAYED DIRECTLY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE USING TWITTER HANDLE NWSDESMOINES...HASHTAG NWSDMX OR POST TO THE NWS DES MOINES FACEBOOK PAGE. && $$
426 WWUS43 KDMX 041640 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1040 AM CST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT... .SNOW WILL INCREASE FROM SOUTH TO NORTH TODAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW RATES ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MODERATE TO HEAVY ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ESPECIALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80. INCREASING WINDS OVERNIGHT WILL LEAD TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. IAZ081>086-092>097-050045- /O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140205T1200Z/ ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR- WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CORNING...CRESTON...OSCEOLA... CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...BEDFORD...LENOX...NEW MARKET... MOUNT AYR...LAMONI...LEON...CORYDON...SEYMOUR...ALLERTON... HUMESTON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 1040 AM CST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...SNOW WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING. THE HIGHEST SNOW FALL RATES WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * STORM TOTAL SNOW...6 TO 8 INCHES * WINDS/VISIBILITY...A NORTHEAST WIND OF 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS BY TONIGHT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED A HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED BY TONIGHT AS THE WIND INCREASES. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. 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. ANY REPORTS OF SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE MUCH APPRECIATED AND CAN BE RELAYED DIRECTLY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE USING TWITTER HANDLE NWS DES MOINES...HASHTAG NWSDMX OR POST TO THE NWS DES MOINES FACEBOOK PAGE. && $$ IAZ058>062-070>075-050045- /O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0001.140204T1800Z-140205T1200Z/ GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN- MARION-MAHASKA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUTHRIE CENTER...PANORA...BAYARD... CASEY...PERRY...WAUKEE...ADEL...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL... ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD...STUART...ADAIR...FONTANELLE...WINTERSET... EARLHAM...INDIANOLA...NORWALK...CARLISLE...PELLA...KNOXVILLE... OSKALOOSA 1040 AM CST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING...THEN INCREASE IN INTENSITY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * STORM TOTAL SNOW...5 TO 7 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...A NORTHEAST WIND OF 10 TO 15 MPH THIS BECOMING NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO A HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED BY TONIGHT AS THE WIND INCREASES. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. AREAS OF DRIFTING MAY OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. ANY REPORTS OF SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE MUCH APPRECIATED AND CAN BE RELAYED DIRECTLY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE USING TWITTER HANDLE NWS DES MOINES...HASHTAG NWSDMX OR POST TO THE NWS DES MOINES FACEBOOK PAGE. && $$ IAZ033>039-044>050-057-050045- /O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0010.140204T2100Z-140205T1200Z/ SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-CRAWFORD- CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-AUDUBON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAC CITY...LAKE VIEW...ODEBOLT... WALL LAKE...SCHALLER...EARLY...ROCKWELL CITY...MANSON... LAKE CITY...POMEROY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...IOWA FALLS... ELDORA...ACKLEY...GRUNDY CENTER...REINBECK...CONRAD...DIKE... WELLSBURG...WATERLOO...CEDAR FALLS...DENISON...CARROLL... JEFFERSON...BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TAMA...TOLEDO...TRAER... DYSART...GLADBROOK...AUDUBON...EXIRA 1040 AM CST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * TIMING...MODERATE SNOW WILL FALL FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EVENING...THEN TAPER OFF BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * STORM TOTAL SNOW...2 TO 4 INCHES BY LATE TONIGHT. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...A NORTHEAST WIND OF 10 TO 15 MPH THIS MORNING WILL BECOME NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS BY TONIGHT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED BY TONIGHT AS THE WIND INCREASES. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW COMBINED WITH THE WIND WILL PRODUCE VISIBILITIES THAT WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. ANY REPORTS OF SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE MUCH APPRECIATED AND CAN BE RELAYED DIRECTLY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE USING TWITTER HANDLE NWS DES MOINES...HASHTAG NWSDMX OR POST TO THE NWS DES MOINES FACEBOOK PAGE. && $$
295 WWUS43 KDMX 041937 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 137 PM CST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT... .SNOW CONTINUES TO INCREASE FROM SOUTH TO NORTH TODAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW RATES WILL OCCUR MID AFTERNOON AND THROUGH THE EVENING EVENING. MODERATE TO HEAVY ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ESPECIALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80. INCREASING WINDS OVERNIGHT WILL LEAD TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. IAZ081>086-092>097-050345- /O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140205T1200Z/ ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR- WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CORNING...CRESTON...OSCEOLA... CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...BEDFORD...LENOX...NEW MARKET... MOUNT AYR...LAMONI...LEON...CORYDON...SEYMOUR...ALLERTON... HUMESTON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 137 PM CST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. SNOWFALL RATES WILL BE AROUND ONE HALF INCH TO ONE INCH PER HOUR THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES IS LIKELY BY 6 PM. * STORM TOTAL SNOW...5 TO 8 INCHES * WINDS/VISIBILITY...A NORTHEAST WIND OF 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS BY TONIGHT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED A HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED BY TONIGHT AS THE WIND INCREASES. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR OVERNIGHT. 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. ANY REPORTS OF SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE MUCH APPRECIATED AND CAN BE RELAYED DIRECTLY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE USING TWITTER HANDLE NWS DES MOINES...HASHTAG NWSDMX OR POST TO THE NWS DES MOINES FACEBOOK PAGE. && $$ IAZ058>062-070>075-050345- /O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140205T1200Z/ GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN- MARION-MAHASKA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUTHRIE CENTER...PANORA...BAYARD... CASEY...PERRY...WAUKEE...ADEL...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL... ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD...STUART...ADAIR...FONTANELLE...WINTERSET... EARLHAM...INDIANOLA...NORWALK...CARLISLE...PELLA...KNOXVILLE... OSKALOOSA 137 PM CST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH MID AFTERNOON WITH THE MOST INTENSE SNOW BAND SETTING UP NEAR THE INTERSTATE 80 CORRIDOR DURING THIS TIME. EXPECT THE GREATEST SNOWFALL RATES TO OCCUR BETWEEN 2 PM AND 10 PM. * STORM TOTAL SNOW...5 TO 8 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...A NORTHEAST WIND OF 10 TO 15 MPH THIS BECOMING NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO A HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED BY TONIGHT AS THE WIND INCREASES. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. AREAS OF DRIFTING MAY OCCUR. LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR OVERNIGHT. 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. ANY REPORTS OF SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE MUCH APPRECIATED AND CAN BE RELAYED DIRECTLY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE USING TWITTER HANDLE NWS DES MOINES...HASHTAG NWSDMX OR POST TO THE NWS DES MOINES FACEBOOK PAGE. && $$ IAZ033>039-044>050-057-050345- /O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0010.140204T2100Z-140205T1200Z/ SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-CRAWFORD- CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-AUDUBON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAC CITY...LAKE VIEW...ODEBOLT... WALL LAKE...SCHALLER...EARLY...ROCKWELL CITY...MANSON... LAKE CITY...POMEROY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...IOWA FALLS... ELDORA...ACKLEY...GRUNDY CENTER...REINBECK...CONRAD...DIKE... WELLSBURG...WATERLOO...CEDAR FALLS...DENISON...CARROLL... JEFFERSON...BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TAMA...TOLEDO...TRAER... DYSART...GLADBROOK...AUDUBON...EXIRA 137 PM CST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * TIMING...SNOW WILL EXPAND ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EVENING. THE MOST INTENSE SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 3 PM AND MIDNIGHT. * STORM TOTAL SNOW...2 TO 5 INCHES * WINDS/VISIBILITY...A NORTHEAST WIND OF 10 TO 15 MPH THIS MORNING WILL BECOME NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS BY TONIGHT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED BY TONIGHT AS THE WIND INCREASES. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW COMBINED WITH THE WIND WILL PRODUCE VISIBILITIES THAT WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. ANY REPORTS OF SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE MUCH APPRECIATED AND CAN BE RELAYED DIRECTLY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE USING TWITTER HANDLE NWS DES MOINES...HASHTAG NWSDMX OR POST TO THE NWS DES MOINES FACEBOOK PAGE. && $$
135 WWUS43 KDMX 042151 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 351 PM CST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... .SNOW CONTINUES WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW RATES WILL OCCURRING THROUGH MIDNIGHT. MODERATE TO HEAVY ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ESPECIALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 30. INCREASING WINDS OVERNIGHT WILL LEAD TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. IAZ047>049-050600- /O.UPG.KDMX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-140205T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KDMX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140205T1200Z/ BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN 351 PM CST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SHORT TERM TRENDS...SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL. THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL RATES ARE EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THROUGH THE EVENING. * STORM TOTAL SNOW...4 TO 6 INCHES * WINDS/VISIBILITY...A NORTHEAST WIND OF 10 TO 15 MPH THIS MORNING WILL BECOME NORTH 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED BY TONIGHT AS THE WIND INCREASES. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT. LOCALIZED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. ANY REPORTS OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN ACCUMULATIONS ARE MUCH APPRECIATED AND CAN BE RELAYED DIRECTLY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE USING TWITTER HANDLE NWS DES MOINES...HASHTAG NWSDMX OR POST TO THE NWS DES MOINES FACEBOOK PAGE. && $$ IAZ081>086-092>097-050600- /O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140205T1200Z/ ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR- WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CORNING...CRESTON...OSCEOLA... CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...BEDFORD...LENOX...NEW MARKET... MOUNT AYR...LAMONI...LEON...CORYDON...SEYMOUR...ALLERTON... HUMESTON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 351 PM CST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. SNOWFALL RATES WILL BE AROUND ONE HALF INCH PER HOUR WITH PERIOD WITH TO ONE INCH PER HOUR LIKELY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES IS LIKELY BY 6 PM. * STORM TOTAL SNOW...5 TO 8 INCHES * WINDS/VISIBILITY...A NORTHEAST WIND OF 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS BY TONIGHT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED A HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED BY TONIGHT AS THE WIND INCREASES. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR OVERNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. ANY REPORTS OF SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE MUCH APPRECIATED AND CAN BE RELAYED DIRECTLY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE USING TWITTER HANDLE NWS DES MOINES...HASHTAG NWSDMX OR POST TO THE NWS DES MOINES FACEBOOK PAGE. && $$ IAZ058>062-070>075-050600- /O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140205T1200Z/ GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN- MARION-MAHASKA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUTHRIE CENTER...PANORA...BAYARD... CASEY...PERRY...WAUKEE...ADEL...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL... ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD...STUART...ADAIR...FONTANELLE...WINTERSET... EARLHAM...INDIANOLA...NORWALK...CARLISLE...PELLA...KNOXVILLE... OSKALOOSA 351 PM CST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. EXPECT THE GREATEST SNOWFALL RATES TO OCCUR THROUGH 10 PM. * STORM TOTAL SNOW...5 TO 8 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...A NORTHEAST WIND OF 10 TO 15 MPH THIS BECOMING NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO A HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED BY TONIGHT AS THE WIND INCREASES. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. AREAS OF DRIFTING MAY OCCUR. LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR OVERNIGHT. 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. ANY REPORTS OF SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE MUCH APPRECIATED AND CAN BE RELAYED DIRECTLY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE USING TWITTER HANDLE NWS DES MOINES...HASHTAG NWSDMX OR POST TO THE NWS DES MOINES FACEBOOK PAGE. && $$ IAZ033>039-044>046-050-057-050600- /O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-140205T1200Z/ SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-CRAWFORD- CARROLL-GREENE-TAMA-AUDUBON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAC CITY...LAKE VIEW...ODEBOLT... WALL LAKE...SCHALLER...EARLY...ROCKWELL CITY...MANSON... LAKE CITY...POMEROY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...IOWA FALLS... ELDORA...ACKLEY...GRUNDY CENTER...REINBECK...CONRAD...DIKE... WELLSBURG...WATERLOO...CEDAR FALLS...DENISON...CARROLL... JEFFERSON...TAMA...TOLEDO...TRAER...DYSART...GLADBROOK... AUDUBON...EXIRA 351 PM CST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * TIMING...SNOW WILL EXPAND ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EVENING. THE MOST INTENSE SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 3 PM AND MIDNIGHT. * STORM TOTAL SNOW...2 TO 5 INCHES * WINDS/VISIBILITY...A NORTHEAST WIND OF 10 TO 15 MPH THIS MORNING WILL BECOME NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS BY TONIGHT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED BY TONIGHT AS THE WIND INCREASES. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT. LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW COMBINED WITH THE WIND WILL PRODUCE VISIBILITIES THAT WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. ANY REPORTS OF SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE MUCH APPRECIATED AND CAN BE RELAYED DIRECTLY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE USING TWITTER HANDLE NWS DES MOINES...HASHTAG NWSDMX OR POST TO THE NWS DES MOINES FACEBOOK PAGE. && $$
698 WWUS43 KDMX 050050 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 650 PM CST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT CENTRAL IOWA TONIGHT... .SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER CENTRAL IOWA WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW RATES WILL OCCURRING THROUGH MIDNIGHT. MODERATE TO HEAVY ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ESPECIALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 30. INCREASING WINDS TO 20 TO 35 MPH OVERNIGHT WILL LEAD TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...MAKING TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT THROUGH THE MORNING COMMUTE. IAZ081>086-092>097-050900- /O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140205T1200Z/ ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR- WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CORNING...CRESTON...OSCEOLA... CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...BEDFORD...LENOX...NEW MARKET... MOUNT AYR...LAMONI...LEON...CORYDON...SEYMOUR...ALLERTON... HUMESTON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 650 PM CST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...SNOW HAS LESSENED IN INTENSITY THE PAST HOUR...BUT WILL INCREASE AGAIN THROUGH THE LATE EVENING HOURS. SNOWFALL RATES WILL BE AROUND ONE HALF INCH PER HOUR WITH PERIOD WITH TO ONE INCH PER HOUR LIKELY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY 10 PM. * STORM TOTAL SNOW...5 TO 8 INCHES * WINDS/VISIBILITY...A NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED A HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY LATE TONIGHT AND OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED AS THE WIND INCREASES. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR OVERNIGHT. THE MORNING COMMUTE IS LIKELY TO BE GREATLY IMPACTED BY THE WIND AND BLOWING SNOW. PLAN FOR SLOW TRAVEL TIMES AND LONGER COMMUTES. 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. ANY REPORTS OF SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE MUCH APPRECIATED AND CAN BE RELAYED DIRECTLY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE USING TWITTER HANDLE NWS DES MOINES...HASHTAG NWSDMX OR POST TO THE NWS DES MOINES FACEBOOK PAGE. && $$ IAZ047>049-058>062-070>075-050900- /O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140205T1200Z/ BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-CASS- ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN... GUTHRIE CENTER...PANORA...BAYARD...CASEY...PERRY...WAUKEE... ADEL...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD... STUART...ADAIR...FONTANELLE...WINTERSET...EARLHAM...INDIANOLA... NORWALK...CARLISLE...PELLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA 650 PM CST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...SNOW HAS LESSENED IN INTENSITY THE PAST HOUR...BUT WILL INCREASE AGAIN THROUGH THE LATE EVENING HOURS. THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL RATES ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH LATE MIDNIGHT. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY 10 PM. * STORM TOTAL SNOW...4 TO 8 INCHES * WINDS/VISIBILITY...A NORTHEAST WIND OF 15 TO 20 MPH WILL INCREASE TO NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED AS THE WIND INCREASES. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT. LOCALIZED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY...ESPECIALLY LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. THE MORNING COMMUTE IS LIKELY TO BE GREATLY IMPACTED BY THE WIND AND BLOWING SNOW. PLAN FOR SLOW TRAVEL TIMES AND LONGER COMMUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. ANY REPORTS OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN ACCUMULATIONS ARE MUCH APPRECIATED AND CAN BE RELAYED DIRECTLY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE USING TWITTER HANDLE NWS DES MOINES...HASHTAG NWSDMX OR POST TO THE NWS DES MOINES FACEBOOK PAGE. && $$ IAZ033>039-044>046-050-057-050900- /O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-140205T1200Z/ SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-CRAWFORD- CARROLL-GREENE-TAMA-AUDUBON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAC CITY...LAKE VIEW...ODEBOLT... WALL LAKE...SCHALLER...EARLY...ROCKWELL CITY...MANSON... LAKE CITY...POMEROY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...IOWA FALLS... ELDORA...ACKLEY...GRUNDY CENTER...REINBECK...CONRAD...DIKE... WELLSBURG...WATERLOO...CEDAR FALLS...DENISON...CARROLL... JEFFERSON...TAMA...TOLEDO...TRAER...DYSART...GLADBROOK... AUDUBON...EXIRA 650 PM CST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * TIMING...SNOW CONTINUES ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING. THE MOST INTENSE SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR THROUGH MIDNIGHT. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY 10 PM. * STORM TOTAL SNOW...2 TO 5 INCHES * WINDS/VISIBILITY...A NORTHEAST WIND OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL BECOME NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH LATE TONIGHT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED TONIGHT AS THE WIND INCREASES. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT. LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. THE MORNING COMMUTE MAY BE IMPACTED BY THE WIND AND BLOWING SNOW. PLAN FOR SLOW TRAVEL TIMES AND LONGER COMMUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW COMBINED WITH THE WIND WILL PRODUCE VISIBILITIES THAT WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. ANY REPORTS OF SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE MUCH APPRECIATED AND CAN BE RELAYED DIRECTLY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE USING TWITTER HANDLE NWS DES MOINES...HASHTAG NWSDMX OR POST TO THE NWS DES MOINES FACEBOOK PAGE. && $$ REV
585 WWUS43 KDMX 050332 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 932 PM CST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ALONG WITH BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS TO CENTRAL IOWA OVERNIGHT... .LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER CENTRAL IOWA WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW RATES THROUGH MIDNIGHT. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED ESPECIALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 30. WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL LEAD TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...MAKING TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT THROUGH THE MORNING COMMUTE. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL ALSO DEVELOP OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHERN IOWA OVERNIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. IAZ081>086-092>097-051145- /O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140205T1200Z/ ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR- WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CORNING...CRESTON...OSCEOLA... CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...BEDFORD...LENOX...NEW MARKET... MOUNT AYR...LAMONI...LEON...CORYDON...SEYMOUR...ALLERTON... HUMESTON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 932 PM CST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...LIGHT SNOW HAS INCREASED AGAIN AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. SNOWFALL RATES WILL BE AROUND ONE HALF INCH PER HOUR. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY 2 AM. * STORM TOTAL SNOW...5 TO 8 INCHES * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED A HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY LATE TONIGHT AND OVERNIGHT. * TEMPERATURES/WIND CHILL VALUES...TEMPERATURES WILL DROP TO 5 TO 10 ABOVE BY MORNING. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DROP TO 10 TO 15 BELOW BY MORNING. * IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED AS THE WIND INCREASES. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR OVERNIGHT. THE MORNING COMMUTE IS LIKELY TO BE GREATLY IMPACTED BY THE WIND AND BLOWING SNOW. PLAN FOR SLOW TRAVEL TIMES AND LONGER COMMUTES. 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. ANY REPORTS OF SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE MUCH APPRECIATED AND CAN BE RELAYED DIRECTLY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE USING TWITTER HANDLE NWS DES MOINES...HASHTAG NWSDMX OR POST TO THE NWS DES MOINES FACEBOOK PAGE. && $$ IAZ047>049-058>062-070>075-051145- /O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140205T1200Z/ BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-CASS- ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN... GUTHRIE CENTER...PANORA...BAYARD...CASEY...PERRY...WAUKEE... ADEL...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD... STUART...ADAIR...FONTANELLE...WINTERSET...EARLHAM...INDIANOLA... NORWALK...CARLISLE...PELLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA 932 PM CST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...LIGHT SNOW HAS INCREASED AGAIN AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 INCHES NORTH TO 7 INCHES SOUTH ARE LIKELY BY 2 AM. * STORM TOTAL SNOW...4 TO 8 INCHES * WINDS/VISIBILITY...A NORTH WIND OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH IS EXPECTED THROUGH MORNING. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * TEMPERATURES/WIND CHILL VALUES...TEMPERATURES WILL DROP TO NEAR 5 ABOVE BY MORNING. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DROP TO 10 TO 15 BELOW BY MORNING. * IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED AS THE WIND INCREASES. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT. LOCALIZED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE... ESPECIALLY OVERNIGHT. THE MORNING COMMUTE IS LIKELY TO BE GREATLY IMPACTED BY THE WIND AND BLOWING SNOW. PLAN FOR SLOW TRAVEL TIMES AND LONGER COMMUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. ANY REPORTS OF SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE MUCH APPRECIATED AND CAN BE RELAYED DIRECTLY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE USING TWITTER HANDLE NWS DES MOINES...HASHTAG NWSDMX OR POST TO THE NWS DES MOINES FACEBOOK PAGE. && $$ IAZ004>007-015>017-023>026-051145- /O.NEW.KDMX.WC.Y.0012.140205T0600Z-140205T1500Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... LAKE MILLS...NORTHWOOD...MANLY...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...BRITT... KANAWHA...MASON CITY...CLEAR LAKE...POCAHONTAS...LAURENS... ROLFE...FONDA...GILMORE CITY...HUMBOLDT...EAGLE GROVE...CLARION... BELMOND...HAMPTON 932 PM CST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * SHORT TERM TRENDS...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DROP BELOW 20 BELOW ZERO BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 3 AM. BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS WILL LAST THROUGH THE MORNING COMMUTE. * WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 MPH DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * TEMPERATURES/WIND CHILL VALUES...TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO NEAR ZERO TO 5 ABOVE ZERO BY MORNING. WIND CHILL READINGS WILL DROP TO 20 TO 25 BELOW BY 5 AM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ IAZ033>039-044>046-050-057-051145- /O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-140205T1200Z/ SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-CRAWFORD- CARROLL-GREENE-TAMA-AUDUBON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAC CITY...LAKE VIEW...ODEBOLT... WALL LAKE...SCHALLER...EARLY...ROCKWELL CITY...MANSON... LAKE CITY...POMEROY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...IOWA FALLS... ELDORA...ACKLEY...GRUNDY CENTER...REINBECK...CONRAD...DIKE... WELLSBURG...WATERLOO...CEDAR FALLS...DENISON...CARROLL... JEFFERSON...TAMA...TOLEDO...TRAER...DYSART...GLADBROOK... AUDUBON...EXIRA 932 PM CST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...SNOW CONTINUES ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING. THE MOST INTENSE SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR THROUGH MIDNIGHT. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY 2 AM. * STORM TOTAL SNOW...2 TO 4 INCHES * WINDS/VISIBILITY...A NORTH WIND OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * TEMPERATURES/WIND CHILL VALUES...TEMPERATURES WILL DROP TO NEAR ZERO TO 5 ABOVE BY MORNING. WIND CHILL READINGS WILL DROP TO 15 TO 25 BELOW AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH THE COLDEST READINGS WEST OF INTERSTATE 35. * IMPACTS...BLOWING AND SOME DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED TONIGHT AS THE WIND INCREASES. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT. LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. THE MORNING COMMUTE MAY BE IMPACTED BY THE WIND AND BLOWING SNOW. PLAN FOR SLOW TRAVEL TIMES AND LONGER COMMUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW COMBINED WITH THE WIND WILL PRODUCE VISIBILITIES THAT WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. ANY REPORTS OF SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE MUCH APPRECIATED AND CAN BE RELAYED DIRECTLY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE USING TWITTER HANDLE NWS DES MOINES...HASHTAG NWSDMX OR POST TO THE NWS DES MOINES FACEBOOK PAGE. && $$ REV
292 WWUS43 KDMX 050558 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1158 PM CST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ALONG WITH BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS TO CENTRAL IOWA OVERNIGHT... .LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER CENTRAL IOWA WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW RATES THROUGH MIDNIGHT. MODERATE SNOW IS EXPECTED ESPECIALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 30. WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL LEAD TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...MAKING TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT THROUGH THE MORNING COMMUTE. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL ALSO DEVELOP OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHERN IOWA OVERNIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. IAZ081>086-092>097-051200- /O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140205T1200Z/ ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR- WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CORNING...CRESTON...OSCEOLA... CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...BEDFORD...LENOX...NEW MARKET... MOUNT AYR...LAMONI...LEON...CORYDON...SEYMOUR...ALLERTON... HUMESTON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 1158 PM CST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...LIGHT SNOW HAS INCREASED AGAIN AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. SNOWFALL RATES WILL BE AROUND ONE HALF INCH PER HOUR. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY 2 AM. * STORM TOTAL SNOW...5 TO 8 INCHES * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED A HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY LATE TONIGHT AND OVERNIGHT. * TEMPERATURES/WIND CHILL VALUES...TEMPERATURES WILL DROP TO 5 TO 10 ABOVE BY MORNING. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DROP TO 10 TO 15 BELOW BY MORNING. * IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED AS THE WIND INCREASES. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR OVERNIGHT. THE MORNING COMMUTE IS LIKELY TO BE GREATLY IMPACTED BY THE WIND AND BLOWING SNOW. PLAN FOR SLOW TRAVEL TIMES AND LONGER COMMUTES. 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. ANY REPORTS OF SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE MUCH APPRECIATED AND CAN BE RELAYED DIRECTLY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE USING TWITTER HANDLE NWS DES MOINES...HASHTAG NWSDMX OR POST TO THE NWS DES MOINES FACEBOOK PAGE. && $$ IAZ047>049-058>062-070>075-051200- /O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140205T1200Z/ BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-CASS- ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN... GUTHRIE CENTER...PANORA...BAYARD...CASEY...PERRY...WAUKEE... ADEL...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD... STUART...ADAIR...FONTANELLE...WINTERSET...EARLHAM...INDIANOLA... NORWALK...CARLISLE...PELLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA 1158 PM CST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...LIGHT SNOW HAS INCREASED AGAIN AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 INCHES NORTH TO 6 INCHES SOUTH ARE LIKELY BY 2 AM. * STORM TOTAL SNOW...4 TO 7 INCHES * WINDS/VISIBILITY...A NORTH WIND OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH IS EXPECTED THROUGH MORNING. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * TEMPERATURES/WIND CHILL VALUES...TEMPERATURES WILL DROP TO NEAR 5 ABOVE BY MORNING. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DROP TO 10 TO 15 BELOW BY MORNING. * IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED AS THE WIND INCREASES. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT. LOCALIZED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE... ESPECIALLY OVERNIGHT. THE MORNING COMMUTE IS LIKELY TO BE GREATLY IMPACTED BY THE WIND AND BLOWING SNOW. PLAN FOR SLOW TRAVEL TIMES AND LONGER COMMUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. ANY REPORTS OF SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE MUCH APPRECIATED AND CAN BE RELAYED DIRECTLY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE USING TWITTER HANDLE NWS DES MOINES...HASHTAG NWSDMX OR POST TO THE NWS DES MOINES FACEBOOK PAGE. && $$ IAZ033>039-044>046-050-057-051200- /O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-140205T1200Z/ SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-CRAWFORD- CARROLL-GREENE-TAMA-AUDUBON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAC CITY...LAKE VIEW...ODEBOLT... WALL LAKE...SCHALLER...EARLY...ROCKWELL CITY...MANSON... LAKE CITY...POMEROY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...IOWA FALLS... ELDORA...ACKLEY...GRUNDY CENTER...REINBECK...CONRAD...DIKE... WELLSBURG...WATERLOO...CEDAR FALLS...DENISON...CARROLL... JEFFERSON...TAMA...TOLEDO...TRAER...DYSART...GLADBROOK... AUDUBON...EXIRA 1158 PM CST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...SNOW CONTINUES ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING. THE MOST INTENSE SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR THROUGH MIDNIGHT. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY 2 AM. * STORM TOTAL SNOW...2 TO 4 INCHES * WINDS/VISIBILITY...A NORTH WIND OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * TEMPERATURES/WIND CHILL VALUES...TEMPERATURES WILL DROP TO NEAR ZERO TO 5 ABOVE BY MORNING. WIND CHILL READINGS WILL DROP TO 15 TO 25 BELOW AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH THE COLDEST READINGS WEST OF INTERSTATE 35. * IMPACTS...BLOWING AND SOME DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED TONIGHT AS THE WIND INCREASES. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT. LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. THE MORNING COMMUTE MAY BE IMPACTED BY THE WIND AND BLOWING SNOW. PLAN FOR SLOW TRAVEL TIMES AND LONGER COMMUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW COMBINED WITH THE WIND WILL PRODUCE VISIBILITIES THAT WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. ANY REPORTS OF SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE MUCH APPRECIATED AND CAN BE RELAYED DIRECTLY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE USING TWITTER HANDLE NWS DES MOINES...HASHTAG NWSDMX OR POST TO THE NWS DES MOINES FACEBOOK PAGE. && $$ IAZ004>007-015>017-023>026-051400- /O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0012.140205T0600Z-140205T1500Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... LAKE MILLS...NORTHWOOD...MANLY...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...BRITT... KANAWHA...MASON CITY...CLEAR LAKE...POCAHONTAS...LAURENS... ROLFE...FONDA...GILMORE CITY...HUMBOLDT...EAGLE GROVE...CLARION... BELMOND...HAMPTON 1158 PM CST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DROP BELOW 20 BELOW ZERO BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 3 AM. BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS WILL LAST THROUGH THE MORNING COMMUTE. * WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 MPH DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * TEMPERATURES/WIND CHILL VALUES...TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO NEAR ZERO TO 5 ABOVE ZERO BY MORNING. WIND CHILL READINGS WILL DROP TO 20 TO 25 BELOW BY 5 AM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ FAB
238 WWUS43 KDMX 050916 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 316 AM CST WED FEB 5 2014 ...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TO MAKE MORNING COMMUTE HAZARDOUS... .STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ACROSS MANY ROADS THIS MORNING MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. IN ADDITION...THE STRONG WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS NEAR 20 BELOW ZERO ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHERN AND WESTERN IOWA. IAZ081>086-092>097-051500- /O.EXT.KDMX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140205T1500Z/ ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR- WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CORNING...CRESTON...OSCEOLA... CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...BEDFORD...LENOX...NEW MARKET... MOUNT AYR...LAMONI...LEON...CORYDON...SEYMOUR...ALLERTON... HUMESTON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 316 AM CST WED FEB 5 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...LIGHT SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH MID MORNING WITH ONLY FLURRIES THEREAFTER. WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY THIS MORNING THEN TAPER OFF IN THE AFTERNOON. * STORM TOTAL SNOW...5 TO 8 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO NEAR 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 30 MPH AT TIMES THIS MORNING. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED BELOW A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW. * TEMPERATURES/WIND CHILL VALUES...TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS THIS MORNING WITH WIND CHILL VALUES FALLING INTO THE TEENS BELOW ZERO. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL BLOW AND DRIFT ACROSS ROADS THIS MORNING REDUCING VISIBILITY AND MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT. BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS WILL ALSO MAKE IT HAZARDOUS TO BE OUTSIDE. PLAN FOR SLOW TRAVEL TIMES AND LONGER COMMUTES AND BE SURE TO DRESS WARMLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW 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. ANY REPORTS OF SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE MUCH APPRECIATED AND CAN BE RELAYED DIRECTLY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE USING TWITTER HANDLE NWS DES MOINES...HASHTAG NWSDMX OR POST TO THE NWS DES MOINES FACEBOOK PAGE. && $$ IAZ047>049-058>062-070>075-051500- /O.EXT.KDMX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140205T1500Z/ BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-CASS- ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN... GUTHRIE CENTER...PANORA...BAYARD...CASEY...PERRY...WAUKEE... ADEL...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD... STUART...ADAIR...FONTANELLE...WINTERSET...EARLHAM...INDIANOLA... NORWALK...CARLISLE...PELLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA 316 AM CST WED FEB 5 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...LIGHT SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH MID MORNING WITH ONLY FLURRIES THEREAFTER. WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY THIS MORNING THEN TAPER OFF IN THE AFTERNOON. * STORM TOTAL SNOW...4 TO 7 INCHES * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO NEAR 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 30 MPH AT TIMES THIS MORNING. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED BELOW A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW. * TEMPERATURES/WIND CHILL VALUES...TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS THIS MORNING WITH WIND CHILL VALUES FALLING TO 15 TO 20 BELOW ZERO. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL BLOW AND DRIFT ACROSS ROADS THIS MORNING REDUCING VISIBILITY AND MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT. BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS WILL ALSO MAKE IT HAZARDOUS TO BE OUTSIDE. PLAN FOR SLOW TRAVEL TIMES AND LONGER COMMUTES AND BE SURE TO DRESS WARMLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW 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. ANY REPORTS OF SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE MUCH APPRECIATED AND CAN BE RELAYED DIRECTLY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE USING TWITTER HANDLE NWS DES MOINES...HASHTAG NWSDMX OR POST TO THE NWS DES MOINES FACEBOOK PAGE. && $$ IAZ033>039-044>046-050-057-051500- /O.EXT.KDMX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-140205T1500Z/ SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-CRAWFORD- CARROLL-GREENE-TAMA-AUDUBON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAC CITY...LAKE VIEW...ODEBOLT... WALL LAKE...SCHALLER...EARLY...ROCKWELL CITY...MANSON... LAKE CITY...POMEROY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...IOWA FALLS... ELDORA...ACKLEY...GRUNDY CENTER...REINBECK...CONRAD...DIKE... WELLSBURG...WATERLOO...CEDAR FALLS...DENISON...CARROLL... JEFFERSON...TAMA...TOLEDO...TRAER...DYSART...GLADBROOK... AUDUBON...EXIRA 316 AM CST WED FEB 5 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...LIGHT SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH MID MORNING WITH ONLY FLURRIES THEREAFTER. WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY THIS MORNING THEN TAPER OFF IN THE AFTERNOON. * STORM TOTAL SNOW...1 TO 4 INCHES * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO NEAR 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 30 MPH AT TIMES THIS MORNING. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED BELOW A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW. * TEMPERATURES/WIND CHILL VALUES...TEMPERATURES WILL HOVER JUST ABOVE ZERO THIS MORNING...WITH WIND CHILL VALUES FALLING TO 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL BLOW AND DRIFT ACROSS ROADS THIS MORNING MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT. BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS WILL ALSO MAKE IT HAZARDOUS TO BE OUTSIDE. PLAN FOR SLOW TRAVEL TIMES AND LONGER COMMUTES AND BE SURE TO DRESS WARMLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW COMBINED WITH THE WIND WILL PRODUCE VISIBILITIES THAT WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. ANY REPORTS OF SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE MUCH APPRECIATED AND CAN BE RELAYED DIRECTLY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE USING TWITTER HANDLE NWS DES MOINES...HASHTAG NWSDMX OR POST TO THE NWS DES MOINES FACEBOOK PAGE. && $$ IAZ004>007-015>017-023>026-051500- /O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-140205T1500Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... LAKE MILLS...NORTHWOOD...MANLY...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...BRITT... KANAWHA...MASON CITY...CLEAR LAKE...POCAHONTAS...LAURENS... ROLFE...FONDA...GILMORE CITY...HUMBOLDT...EAGLE GROVE...CLARION... BELMOND...HAMPTON 316 AM CST WED FEB 5 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...TEMPERATURES WILL SLOWLY FALL THROUGH MID MORNING...WITH STRONG WINDS PERSISTING THROUGH MIDDAY BEFORE DECREASING THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTH NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO NEAR 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 30 MPH AT TIMES THIS MORNING. * TEMPERATURES/WIND CHILL VALUES...TEMPERATURES WILL HOVER AROUND ZERO THIS MORNING...WITH WIND CHILL VALUES FALLING TO 20 TO 25 BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ LEE
618 WWUS43 KDMX 051227 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 627 AM CST WED FEB 5 2014 ...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TO MAKE MORNING COMMUTE HAZARDOUS... .STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ACROSS MANY ROADS THIS MORNING MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. IN ADDITION...THE STRONG WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF AROUND 20 BELOW ZERO ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA. IAZ081>086-092>097-051500- /O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140205T1500Z/ ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR- WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CORNING...CRESTON...OSCEOLA... CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...BEDFORD...LENOX...NEW MARKET... MOUNT AYR...LAMONI...LEON...CORYDON...SEYMOUR...ALLERTON... HUMESTON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 627 AM CST WED FEB 5 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...LIGHT SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH MID MORNING WITH ONLY FLURRIES THEREAFTER. STRONG WINDS THIS MORNING WILL SLOWLY TAPER OFF IN THE AFTERNOON. * STORM TOTAL SNOW...5 TO 8 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 30 MPH AT TIMES THIS MORNING. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED BELOW A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW. * TEMPERATURES/WIND CHILL VALUES...TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS THIS MORNING WITH WIND CHILL VALUES IN THE TEENS BELOW ZERO. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL BLOW AND DRIFT ACROSS ROADS THIS MORNING REDUCING VISIBILITY AND MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT. BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS WILL ALSO MAKE IT HAZARDOUS TO BE OUTSIDE. PLAN FOR SLOW TRAVEL TIMES AND LONGER COMMUTES AND BE SURE TO DRESS WARMLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW 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. ANY REPORTS OF SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE MUCH APPRECIATED AND CAN BE RELAYED DIRECTLY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE USING TWITTER HANDLE NWS DES MOINES...HASHTAG NWSDMX OR POST TO THE NWS DES MOINES FACEBOOK PAGE. && $$ IAZ047>049-058>062-070>075-051500- /O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140205T1500Z/ BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-CASS- ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN... GUTHRIE CENTER...PANORA...BAYARD...CASEY...PERRY...WAUKEE... ADEL...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD... STUART...ADAIR...FONTANELLE...WINTERSET...EARLHAM...INDIANOLA... NORWALK...CARLISLE...PELLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA 627 AM CST WED FEB 5 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...LIGHT SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH MID MORNING WITH ONLY FLURRIES THEREAFTER. STRONG WINDS THIS MORNING WILL SLOWLY TAPER OFF IN THE AFTERNOON. * STORM TOTAL SNOW...4 TO 7 INCHES * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 30 MPH AT TIMES THIS MORNING. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED BELOW A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW. * TEMPERATURES/WIND CHILL VALUES...TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS THIS MORNING WITH WIND CHILL VALUES OF 15 TO 20 BELOW ZERO. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL BLOW AND DRIFT ACROSS ROADS THIS MORNING REDUCING VISIBILITY AND MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT. BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS WILL ALSO MAKE IT HAZARDOUS TO BE OUTSIDE. PLAN FOR SLOW TRAVEL TIMES AND LONGER COMMUTES AND BE SURE TO DRESS WARMLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW 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. ANY REPORTS OF SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE MUCH APPRECIATED AND CAN BE RELAYED DIRECTLY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE USING TWITTER HANDLE NWS DES MOINES...HASHTAG NWSDMX OR POST TO THE NWS DES MOINES FACEBOOK PAGE. && $$ IAZ033>039-044>046-050-057-051500- /O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-140205T1500Z/ SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-CRAWFORD- CARROLL-GREENE-TAMA-AUDUBON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAC CITY...LAKE VIEW...ODEBOLT... WALL LAKE...SCHALLER...EARLY...ROCKWELL CITY...MANSON... LAKE CITY...POMEROY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...IOWA FALLS... ELDORA...ACKLEY...GRUNDY CENTER...REINBECK...CONRAD...DIKE... WELLSBURG...WATERLOO...CEDAR FALLS...DENISON...CARROLL... JEFFERSON...TAMA...TOLEDO...TRAER...DYSART...GLADBROOK... AUDUBON...EXIRA 627 AM CST WED FEB 5 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...LIGHT SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH MID MORNING WITH ONLY FLURRIES THEREAFTER. STRONG WINDS THIS MORNING WILL SLOWLY TAPER OFF IN THE AFTERNOON. * STORM TOTAL SNOW...1 TO 4 INCHES * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 30 MPH AT TIMES THIS MORNING. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED BELOW A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW. * TEMPERATURES/WIND CHILL VALUES...TEMPERATURES WILL HOVER JUST ABOVE ZERO THIS MORNING...WITH WIND CHILL VALUES OF 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL BLOW AND DRIFT ACROSS ROADS THIS MORNING MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT. BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS WILL ALSO MAKE IT HAZARDOUS TO BE OUTSIDE. PLAN FOR SLOW TRAVEL TIMES AND LONGER COMMUTES AND BE SURE TO DRESS WARMLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW COMBINED WITH THE WIND WILL PRODUCE VISIBILITIES THAT WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. ANY REPORTS OF SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE MUCH APPRECIATED AND CAN BE RELAYED DIRECTLY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE USING TWITTER HANDLE NWS DES MOINES...HASHTAG NWSDMX OR POST TO THE NWS DES MOINES FACEBOOK PAGE. && $$ IAZ004>007-015>017-023>026-051500- /O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-140205T1500Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... LAKE MILLS...NORTHWOOD...MANLY...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...BRITT... KANAWHA...MASON CITY...CLEAR LAKE...POCAHONTAS...LAURENS... ROLFE...FONDA...GILMORE CITY...HUMBOLDT...EAGLE GROVE...CLARION... BELMOND...HAMPTON 627 AM CST WED FEB 5 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...TEMPERATURES WILL SLOWLY FALL THROUGH MID MORNING...WITH STRONG WINDS PERSISTING THROUGH MIDDAY BEFORE DECREASING THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTH NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 30 MPH AT TIMES THIS MORNING. * TEMPERATURES/WIND CHILL VALUES...TEMPERATURES WILL HOVER AROUND ZERO THIS MORNING...WITH WIND CHILL VALUES OF 20 TO 25 BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ LEE
297 WWUS43 KDMX 051454 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 854 AM CST WED FEB 5 2014 ...SNOW ENDING BUT BLOWING SNOW CONTINUES THROUGH MIDDAY... .LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS OR FLURRIES WILL CONTINUE TO TAPER OFF THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ARE FORECAST TO CAUSE BLOWING SNOW AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN OR UNPROTECTED AREAS WHERE DRIFTING OCCURS. SOME BRIEF BUT MINOR VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS ARE POSSIBLE AS WELL. IAZ081>086-092>097-051600- /O.EXP.KDMX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140205T1500Z/ ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR- WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CORNING...CRESTON...OSCEOLA... CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...BEDFORD...LENOX...NEW MARKET... MOUNT AYR...LAMONI...LEON...CORYDON...SEYMOUR...ALLERTON... HUMESTON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 854 AM CST WED FEB 5 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS OR FLURRIES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING. HOWEVER...LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IS ANTICIPATED. BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW IS STILL EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. SOME VERY BRIEF VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS ARE POSSIBLE AS WELL WITH THE BLOWING SNOW. ALSO...BE MINDFUL OF THE BRISK NORTH WINDS CAUSING WIND CHILL VALUES OF 10 TO 20 BELOW INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. $$ IAZ047>049-058>062-070>075-051600- /O.EXP.KDMX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140205T1500Z/ BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-CASS- ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN... GUTHRIE CENTER...PANORA...BAYARD...CASEY...PERRY...WAUKEE... ADEL...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD... STUART...ADAIR...FONTANELLE...WINTERSET...EARLHAM...INDIANOLA... NORWALK...CARLISLE...PELLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA 854 AM CST WED FEB 5 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS OR FLURRIES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING. HOWEVER...LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IS ANTICIPATED. BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW IS STILL EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. SOME VERY BRIEF VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS ARE POSSIBLE AS WELL WITH THE BLOWING SNOW. ALSO...BE MINDFUL OF THE BRISK NORTH WINDS CAUSING WIND CHILL VALUES OF 10 TO 20 BELOW INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. $$ IAZ033>039-044>046-050-057-051600- /O.EXP.KDMX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-140205T1500Z/ SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-CRAWFORD- CARROLL-GREENE-TAMA-AUDUBON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAC CITY...LAKE VIEW...ODEBOLT... WALL LAKE...SCHALLER...EARLY...ROCKWELL CITY...MANSON... LAKE CITY...POMEROY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...IOWA FALLS... ELDORA...ACKLEY...GRUNDY CENTER...REINBECK...CONRAD...DIKE... WELLSBURG...WATERLOO...CEDAR FALLS...DENISON...CARROLL... JEFFERSON...TAMA...TOLEDO...TRAER...DYSART...GLADBROOK... AUDUBON...EXIRA 854 AM CST WED FEB 5 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES...AND PATCHY BLOWING SNOW WILL LINGER THROUGH MIDDAY. HOWEVER...NO ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IS ANTICIPATED AND WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE GRADUALLY IMPROVING. BRISK NORTH WINDS WILL CAUSE WIND CHILL VALUES OF 10 TO 20 BELOW INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. $$ IAZ004>007-015>017-023>026-051600- /O.EXP.KDMX.WC.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-140205T1500Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... LAKE MILLS...NORTHWOOD...MANLY...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...BRITT... KANAWHA...MASON CITY...CLEAR LAKE...POCAHONTAS...LAURENS... ROLFE...FONDA...GILMORE CITY...HUMBOLDT...EAGLE GROVE...CLARION... BELMOND...HAMPTON 854 AM CST WED FEB 5 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... TEMPERATURES HAVE SLOWLY RISEN THIS MORNING TO AROUND ZERO ALLOWING THE WIND CHILL VALUES TO BE NOT AS COLD. STILL EXPECTING WIND CHILL READINGS OF 10 TO 20 BELOW AT TIMES THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON. ANOTHER BITTERLY COLD NIGHT IS IN STORE FOR TONIGHT. $$ PODRAZIK
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Des Moines, IA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Feb 3, 3:19 PM CST, 26 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 3, 3:19 PM CST, 26 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 319 PM CST MON FEB 3 2014 .SHORT TERM /TONIGHT/... ISSUED AT 316 PM CST MON FEB 3 2014 CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN QUIET AND SEASONABLY WARM THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE SHIFTS OFF TO THE EAST INTO NORTHERN ILLINOIS. A ZONALLY ORIENTED RIDGE EXTENDING FROM THE CANADIAN ROCKIES INTO MINNESOTA WILL STRENGTHEN DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AND CAUSE WINDS TO BACK TO THE EAST BY 12Z TUESDAY AS THE COL BETWEEN THESE TWO HIGHS TRANSECTS THE STATE. THESE EASTERLY WINDS WILL HELP MAINTAIN A WEDGE OF DRY AIR BELOW 800 MB THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AS REFLECTED IN THE 12Z/18Z NAM AND 18Z RAP BUFR SOUNDINGS FOR ALMOST ALL OF THE CWA. THE LATEST SYNOPTIC GUIDANCE HAS ALSO SLOWED THE ARRIVAL OF OUR NEXT WINTER STORM TOMORROW MORNING BY ABOUT 4-6 HOURS...WHICH ISN'T SURPRISING GIVEN THE AMPLITUDE OF THE UPPER LEVEL LONGWAVE TROUGH AS IT MOVED INLAND OVER CALIFORNIA LAST NIGHT. THE 300 MB WAVE WILL EJECT OUT OF THE FOUR CORNERS REGION AFTER 06Z AND BECOME NEGATIVELY TILTED...BUT DISJOINTED FROM THE MAIN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH...AS IT REACHES THE TEXAS PANHANDLE AT 12Z. VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS MOISTURE ALREADY POOLING OVER WESTERN KANSAS AND NEBRASKA OUT AHEAD OF THE WAVE...WHICH WILL SPREAD EASTWARD INTO THE CWA AFTER 06Z. PREVIOUS MODEL RUNS HAD A BAND OF LIGHT SNOW LIFTING NORTH AND EAST ACROSS THE CWA OVERNIGHT IN CONJUNCTION WITH A RIBBON OF 800-850 MB FRONTOGENESIS OUT AHEAD OF THE MAIN STORM. THE NAM IN PARTICULAR HAS GREATLY BACKED OFF ON THE OVERNIGHT QPF...MOSTLY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF THE AFOREMENTIONED LOW LEVEL DRY LAYER. IN FACT...THE QPF THAT IS BEING GENERATED BY THE NAM MAY JUST BE AN ARTIFACT OF PREVIOUS MODEL RUNS AND COULD VANISH BY THE 00Z RUN. THE GFS 280K ANALYSIS ALSO AGREES WITH THIS THINKING. DESPITE SHARP ASCENT FROM 880 TO 800 MB OVER THE SOUTHWEST CWA...MOISTURE REMAINS LIMITED WITH CDEFS RANGING ANYWHERE FROM 50 TO 150 MB. THUS...THE FORECAST CHALLENGE FOR THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD REVOLVED AROUND WHETHER THE LOW LEVEL DRY AIR WILL WIN OUT OVER THE OVERRUNNING MOISTURE PLUME. HAVE TRENDED TOWARDS THE NAM IN BACKING OFF ON POPS SUBSTANTIALLY...AND THIS TREND WILL NEED TO BE MONITORED DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. .LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/... ISSUED AT 316 PM CST MON FEB 3 2014 THE WINTER STORM FOR TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT IS AN INTERESTING STORM ON MANY LEVELS. IT WILL BRING WITH IT SEVERAL ELEMENTS OF A WINTER STORM...SNOW THEN WIND FOLLOWED BY BITER COLD. LIGHT SNOW WILL BE ONGOING FROM A WEAK WAVE THAT COMES THROUGH TONIGHT. THERE ARE SOME QUESTIONS REMAINING FOR TUESDAY MORNING AS TO HOW QUICKLY WE CAN SATURATE THE ATMOSPHERE AND HOW FAR SOUTH THAT WILL OCCUR. THERE IS ALSO UNIMPRESSIVE FORCING IN THE DENDRITIC LAYER THROUGH 18Z OVER ALL BUT THE FAR SOUTHERN FORECAST AREA. BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING HOWEVER A SHORTWAVE LIFTS OUT OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST...NEAR THE IOWA MISSOURI BORDER. THE ATMOSPHERE WILL QUICKLY SATURATE IN THE AFTERNOON WHILE DECENT FORCING LIFTS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE FORECAST AREA. AFTER SOME LIGHT SNOW EARLY IN THE MORNING FOLLOWED BY A BIT OF A BREAK...SNOW SHOULD BEGIN AGAIN IN THE AFTERNOON AND BECOME MODERATE AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY AFTER 3 PM. ONE CONCERN IS THAT MOST OF THE FORCING THAT OCCURS HAPPENS ABOVE THE DENDRITIC LAYER AND WE STILL HAVE SOME ISSUES WITH SATURATION AT 18Z. BY 21Z THOUGH WE SATURATE TO AT LEAST 700 MB AND SOME FORCING DOES MAKE IT DOWN INTO THE DENDRITIC LAYER RESULTING IN A PERIOD OF MODERATE SNOWFALL ACROSS SOUTHERN IOWA. THE BEST AREA TO SEE THIS IS THE SOUTHERN TWO TIERS OF COUNTIES. AS YOU GO TOWARDS THE I-80 CORRIDOR THE FORCING IS NOT AS GOOD FOR AS LONG A PERIOD OF TIME BUT SUFFICIENT FOR SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW. AS COLDER AIR WORKS INTO THE AREA SNOWFALL RATIOS WILL MOVE FROM ABOUT 14 TO 1 CLOSER TO 18 OR 19 TO 1. THIS WILL HELP GIVE HIGHER SNOWFALL TOTALS AND THE SNOW SHOULD BE FLUFFY AND EASILY BLOWN AROUND. THIS SYSTEM WILL ALSO HAVE WIND WITH IT BUT AGAIN THE WIND WILL NOT BE EXTREMELY STRONG NOR WILL IT BE COINCIDENT WITH THE BEST SNOWFALL. SO WHILE NOT A PERFECT SITUATION IT SHOULD STILL BE SUFFICIENT TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS TRAVEL... ESPECIALLY FAR SOUTH. UP TOWARDS THE I-80 CORRIDOR CONDITIONS ARE STILL GOOD BUT NOT AS GOOD AS FURTHER SOUTH. WINDS WILL INCREASE BETWEEN 4 AND 6 PM AND BY THAT TIME THERE SHOULD BE 2 TO 3 INCHES ON THE GROUND. SINCE TRAVEL IMPACTS FROM THIS SYSTEM ARE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS AS IT WILL HAPPEN DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE I HAVE PUT THE WINTER STORM WARNING UP TO THE I-80 CORRIDOR. WE WILL CONTINUE TO EVALUATE TO SEE IF SNOWFALL AMOUNTS PAN OUT BUT AT THIS POINT IN TIME CONFIDENCE IS HIGH FOR SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW ALONG WITH INCREASING WIND DURING THE DRIVE HOME WARRANTING THE WINTER STORM WARNING. LOCATIONS FURTHER NORTH WILL SEE LESS SNOWFALL BUT WILL STILL SEE BRISK WINDS AND COLD TEMPS. IN FACT WE WILL LIKELY BE DEALING WITH WIND CHILL ISSUES BEYOND THE WINTER STORM. I HAVE ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LOCATIONS BETWEEN HIGHWAY 20 AND HIGHWAY 30. THESE AREAS WILL GENERALLY SEE BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES OF SNOW AND COMBINED WITH SOME WIND I WOULD EXPECT TO SEE AT LEAST SOME TRAVEL ISSUES ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS LATER IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. BEYOND TUESDAY...MID WEEK WILL BE BITTER COLD WITH SUB ZERO LOWS AND SINGLE DIGIT HIGHS. BY FRIDAY A STORM SYSTEM TAKING SHAPE OVER THE SOUTHWEST WILL PRODUCE A MORE ZONAL FLOW ACROSS THE MIDWEST AND TEMPERATURES...WHILE STILL COLD...WILL MODERATE INTO THE TEENS. NONE OF THE MODELS NOW MATURE THIS INTO A CLOSED LOW BUT THEY STILL VARY ON THE INTENSITY OF THE WAVE AND THUS TIMING ISSUES ARISE AS THE MORE DIGGING THAT OCCURS THE SLOWER THE WAVE LIFTS OUT. THE GFS IS STILL THE MOST BULLISH IN BRINGING PRECIP THIS FAR NORTH WHILE THE EURO KEEP IT FURTHER SOUTH. FOR NOW I KEEP THE CHANCE POPS GOING FOR THE START OF THE WEEKEND. && .AVIATION...03/18Z ISSUED AT 1139 AM CST MON FEB 3 2014 VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS WITH CEILINGS GRADUALLY LOWERING TO LOW VFR LEVELS TOWARDS SUNRISE TOMORROW. STORM SYSTEM OUT TO THE WEST HAS SLOWED AND WILL BE WORKING AGAINST DRY AIR NEAR THE SURFACE...SO HAVE IMPROVED THE TAF FORECASTS FOR TUE MORNING WITH CONFIDENCE OF ANY SIGNIFICANT RESTRICTIONS LOW. STILL EXPECT LIGHT SNOW TO OVERSPREAD THE WEST AFTER 09Z THAT COULD LEAD TO MVFR CEILINGS AND VSBYS. && .DMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER STORM WARNING FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY FOR ADAIR-CASS-DALLAS-GUTHRIE-JASPER-MADISON-MAHASKA-MARION-POLK- POWESHIEK-WARREN. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY FOR AUDUBON-BLACK HAWK-BOONE-CALHOUN-CARROLL-CRAWFORD-GREENE- GRUNDY-HAMILTON-HARDIN-MARSHALL-SAC-STORY-TAMA-WEBSTER. WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 9 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY FOR ADAMS-APPANOOSE-CLARKE-DAVIS-DECATUR-LUCAS-MONROE-RINGGOLD- TAYLOR-UNION-WAPELLO-WAYNE. && SHORT TERM...SKOW LONG TERM...FAB AVIATION...SKOW
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 3, 4:20 AM CST, 11 hours 25 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 420 AM CST MON FEB 3 2014 IAZ058>062-070>075-081>086-092>097-041200- GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN- MARION-MAHASKA-ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR- RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- 420 AM CST MON FEB 3 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. PLEASE REFER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES FOR FURTHER DETAILS. AFTER THE WINTER STORM BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS WILL RETURN FROM WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED BUT REPORTS OF SNOWFALL WOULD BE APPRECIATED. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-057-041200- EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-SAC-CALHOUN- WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE- BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-AUDUBON- 420 AM CST MON FEB 3 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY A STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE AREA TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...WITH MODERATE ACCUMULATIONS MORE LIKELY FARTHER SOUTH TOWARD HIGHWAY 30 AND INTERSTATE 80 AND ONLY LIGHT AMOUNTS FURTHER NORTH. AFTER THE SNOW BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS WILL RETURN FROM WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED BUT REPORTS OF SNOWFALL WOULD BE APPRECIATED. LEE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Des Moines, IA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 3, 3:45 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DMX | Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone, Calhoun, Carroll, Crawford and 9 more | 41 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.