Alert archive / Iowa / Winter Storm Warnings in 2014
Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS Des Moines, IA
NWS Des Moines, IA issued this winter storm warning at Apr 3, 2014, 4:33 AM CDT for Emmet County, Iowa. It took effect at Apr 3, 2014, 10:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 12 hr. 1 report 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
- Apr 3, 2014, 4:33 AM CDT (09:33 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 3, 2014, 10:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 4, 2014, 10:04 AM CDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Des Moines, IA
County Emmet County, IA
The radar
The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 167 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:36 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 3:20 AM CDT | SNOW 3 | Estherville, IA | FROM EMMET COUNTY DISPATCH |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 185 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
- 2070 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 85 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 172 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
143 WWUS43 KDMX 030933 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 433 AM CDT THU APR 3 2014 ...ANOTHER SHOT OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION POSSIBLE OVER NORTHERN IOWA TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL REACH THE MISSOURI RIVER VALLEY LATER TODAY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST IOWA...BUT LOCATIONS FARTHER NORTH ALONG THE MINNESOTA BORDER WILL SEE A WINTRY MIX TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. SOME LOCATIONS MAY RECEIVE MODERATE TO HEAVY AMOUNTS OF A WET SNOW BEFORE ENDING DURING THE DAY FRIDAY. IAZ004-031700- /O.UPG.KDMX.WS.A.0003.140404T0300Z-140404T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KDMX.WS.W.0003.140404T0300Z-140404T1800Z/ EMMET- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ESTHERVILLE 433 AM CDT THU APR 3 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM CDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM CDT FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO A MIX OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET TONIGHT BEFORE SWITCHING TO ALL SNOW EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL PERSIST INTO MIDDAY BEFORE QUICKLY ENDING BY EARLY AFTERNOON. * STORM TOTAL SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...ANY ICE ACCUMULATIONS WOULD BE LIGHT...BUT THEN FOLLOWED BY AROUND SIX INCHES OF SNOW. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO FRIDAY MORNING WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH. BLOWING SNOW MAY DRAMATICALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY BECOME HAZARDOUS BEFORE AND DURING THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE ACROSS NORTHERN IOWA. THE HEAVY WET NATURE OF THE SNOW AND INCREASING WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE MINOR DAMAGE TO TREE BRANCHES AND ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. 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...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. && $$ IAZ005>007-015-031700- /O.UPG.KDMX.WS.A.0003.140404T0300Z-140404T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KDMX.WW.Y.0019.140404T0300Z-140404T1800Z/ KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALGONA...FOREST CITY...LAKE MILLS... NORTHWOOD...MANLY...EMMETSBURG 433 AM CDT THU APR 3 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM CDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM CDT FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO A MIX OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET TONIGHT BEFORE SWITCHING TO ALL SNOW EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL PERSIST INTO MIDDAY BEFORE QUICKLY ENDING BY EARLY AFTERNOON. * STORM TOTAL SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...ANY ICE ACCUMULATIONS WOULD BE LIGHT...BUT THEN FOLLOWED BY THREE TO SIX INCHES OF SNOW...WITH THE HIGHER END OF THAT RANGE TOWARD THE MINNESOTA BORDER. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO FRIDAY MORNING WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH. BLOWING SNOW MAY DRAMATICALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY BECOME HAZARDOUS BEFORE AND DURING THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE ACROSS NORTHERN IOWA. THE HEAVY WET NATURE OF THE SNOW AND INCREASING WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE MINOR DAMAGE TO TREE BRANCHES AND ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. ANY REPORTS OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN ACCUMULATIONS ARE MUCH APPRECIATED AND CAN BE RELAYED DIRECTLY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE USING TWITTER HANDLE NWS DES MOINES...HASHTAG NWSDMX OR POST TO THE NWS DES MOINES FACEBOOK PAGE. && $$ IAZ016-017-023-024-031700- /O.NEW.KDMX.WW.Y.0019.140404T0300Z-140404T1800Z/ HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARNER...BRITT...KANAWHA...MASON CITY... CLEAR LAKE...POCAHONTAS...LAURENS...ROLFE...FONDA... GILMORE CITY...HUMBOLDT 433 AM CDT THU APR 3 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM CDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM CDT FRIDAY. * TIMING...RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO A MIX OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET TONIGHT BEFORE SWITCHING TO ALL SNOW EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL PERSIST INTO MIDDAY BEFORE QUICKLY ENDING BY EARLY AFTERNOON. * STORM TOTAL SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...ANY ICE ACCUMULATIONS WOULD BE LIGHT...BUT THEN FOLLOWED BY THREE TO FOUR INCHES OF SNOW. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO FRIDAY MORNING WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH. BLOWING SNOW MAY DRAMATICALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY BECOME HAZARDOUS BEFORE AND DURING THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE ACROSS NORTHERN IOWA. THE HEAVY WET NATURE OF THE SNOW AND INCREASING WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE MINOR DAMAGE TO TREE BRANCHES AND ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. 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. && $$ SMALL
7 follow-up statements
612 WWUS43 KDMX 031549 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1049 AM CDT THU APR 3 2014 ...ANOTHER SHOT OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION POSSIBLE OVER NORTHERN IOWA TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL REACH THE MISSOURI RIVER VALLEY LATER TODAY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST IOWA...BUT LOCATIONS FARTHER NORTH ALONG THE MINNESOTA BORDER WILL SEE A WINTRY MIX TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. SOME LOCATIONS MAY RECEIVE MODERATE TO HEAVY AMOUNTS OF A WET SNOW BEFORE ENDING DURING THE DAY FRIDAY. IAZ004-040000- /O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0003.140404T0300Z-140404T1800Z/ EMMET- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ESTHERVILLE 1049 AM CDT THU APR 3 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM CDT FRIDAY... * TIMING...RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO A MIX OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET TONIGHT BEFORE SWITCHING TO ALL SNOW EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL PERSIST INTO MIDDAY BEFORE QUICKLY ENDING BY EARLY AFTERNOON. * STORM TOTAL SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...ANY ICE ACCUMULATIONS WOULD BE LIGHT...BUT THEN FOLLOWED BY AROUND SIX INCHES OF SNOW. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO FRIDAY MORNING WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH. BLOWING SNOW MAY DRAMATICALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY BECOME HAZARDOUS BEFORE AND DURING THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE ACROSS NORTHERN IOWA. THE HEAVY WET NATURE OF THE SNOW AND INCREASING WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE MINOR DAMAGE TO TREE BRANCHES AND ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. 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...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. && $$ IAZ005>007-015>017-023-024-040000- /O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0019.140404T0300Z-140404T1800Z/ KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-POCAHONTAS- HUMBOLDT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALGONA...FOREST CITY...LAKE MILLS... NORTHWOOD...MANLY...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...BRITT...KANAWHA... MASON CITY...CLEAR LAKE...POCAHONTAS...LAURENS...ROLFE...FONDA... GILMORE CITY...HUMBOLDT 1049 AM CDT THU APR 3 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM CDT FRIDAY... * TIMING...RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO A MIX OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET TONIGHT BEFORE SWITCHING TO ALL SNOW EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL PERSIST INTO MIDDAY BEFORE QUICKLY ENDING BY EARLY AFTERNOON. * STORM TOTAL SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...ANY ICE ACCUMULATIONS WOULD BE LIGHT...BUT THEN FOLLOWED BY THREE TO SIX INCHES OF SNOW...WITH THE HIGHER END OF THAT RANGE TOWARD THE MINNESOTA BORDER. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO FRIDAY MORNING WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH. BLOWING SNOW MAY DRAMATICALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY BECOME HAZARDOUS BEFORE AND DURING THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE ACROSS NORTHERN IOWA. THE HEAVY WET NATURE OF THE SNOW AND INCREASING WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE MINOR DAMAGE TO TREE BRANCHES AND ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. 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. && $$ FAB
697 WWUS43 KDMX 032059 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 359 PM CDT THU APR 3 2014 ...ANOTHER SHOT OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION POSSIBLE OVER NORTHERN IOWA TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL REACH THE MISSOURI RIVER VALLEY EARLY THIS EVENING. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF FAR SOUTHEAST IOWA...BUT LOCATIONS FARTHER NORTH ALONG THE MINNESOTA BORDER WILL SEE A WINTRY MIX TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. SOME LOCATIONS MAY RECEIVE MODERATE TO HEAVY AMOUNTS OF A WET SNOW BEFORE ENDING DURING THE DAY FRIDAY. A LIGHT GLAZING OF ICE IS POSSIBLE ACROSS A SMALL PORTION OF FAR NORTHWEST IOWA BEFORE SWITCHING OVER TO SNOW. IAZ004-040500- /O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0003.140404T0300Z-140404T1800Z/ EMMET- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ESTHERVILLE 359 PM CDT THU APR 3 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM CDT FRIDAY... * TIMING...RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO A MIX OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET THIS EVENING BEFORE SWITCHING TO ALL SNOW. THE SNOW WILL PERSIST INTO MIDDAY BEFORE QUICKLY ENDING BY EARLY AFTERNOON. * STORM TOTAL SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...ANY ICE ACCUMULATIONS WOULD BE LIGHT...BUT THEN FOLLOWED BY TWO TO THREE INCHES OF SNOW. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...A NORTHWEST WIND WILL INCREASE INTO FRIDAY MORNING WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH. BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS MAY DRAMATICALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY BECOME HAZARDOUS BEFORE AND DURING THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE ACROSS NORTHERN IOWA. THE HEAVY WET NATURE OF THE SNOW AND INCREASING WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE MINOR DAMAGE TO TREE BRANCHES AND ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. 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...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. && $$ IAZ005>007-015>017-023-024-040500- /O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0019.140404T0300Z-140404T1800Z/ KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-POCAHONTAS- HUMBOLDT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALGONA...FOREST CITY...LAKE MILLS... NORTHWOOD...MANLY...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...BRITT...KANAWHA... MASON CITY...CLEAR LAKE...POCAHONTAS...LAURENS...ROLFE...FONDA... GILMORE CITY...HUMBOLDT 359 PM CDT THU APR 3 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM CDT FRIDAY... * TIMING...RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO A MIX OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET THIS EVENING BEFORE SWITCHING TO ALL SNOW EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL PERSIST INTO MIDDAY BEFORE QUICKLY ENDING BY EARLY AFTERNOON. * STORM TOTAL SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...ANY ICE ACCUMULATIONS WOULD BE LIGHT...BUT THEN FOLLOWED BY ONE TO THREE INCHES OF SNOW. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AFTER 3 AM TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH. BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS MAY DRAMATICALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY BECOME HAZARDOUS BEFORE AND DURING THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE ACROSS NORTHERN IOWA. THE HEAVY WET NATURE OF THE SNOW AND INCREASING WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE MINOR DAMAGE TO TREE BRANCHES AND ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. 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. && $$ FAB
825 WWUS43 KDMX 040012 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 712 PM CDT THU APR 3 2014 ...ANOTHER SHOT OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION POSSIBLE OVER NORTHERN IOWA TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL LIFT NORTHEAST INTO SOUTHERN IOWA THROUGH THE LATE EVENING. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF FAR SOUTHEAST IOWA...BUT LOCATIONS FARTHER NORTH ALONG THE MINNESOTA BORDER WILL SEE A WINTRY MIX TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. SOME LOCATIONS MAY RECEIVE MODERATE TO HEAVY AMOUNTS OF A WET SNOW BEFORE ENDING DURING THE DAY FRIDAY. A LIGHT GLAZING OF ICE IS POSSIBLE ACROSS A SMALL PORTION OF FAR NORTHWEST IOWA BEFORE SWITCHING OVER TO SNOW. IAZ004-040815- /O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0003.140404T0300Z-140404T1800Z/ EMMET- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ESTHERVILLE 712 PM CDT THU APR 3 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT FRIDAY... * TIMING...A MIX OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET THIS EVENING WILL QUICKLY SWITCH TO ALL SNOW BY THE LATE EVENING HOURS. THE SNOW WILL PERSIST INTO MIDDAY BEFORE QUICKLY ENDING BY EARLY AFTERNOON. * STORM TOTAL SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...ANY ICE ACCUMULATIONS WOULD BE LIGHT...BUT THEN FOLLOWED BY TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF SNOW. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...A NORTHWEST WIND WILL INCREASE INTO FRIDAY MORNING WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH. BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS MAY DRAMATICALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY BECOME HAZARDOUS BEFORE AND DURING THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE ACROSS NORTHERN IOWA. THE HEAVY WET NATURE OF THE SNOW AND INCREASING WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE MINOR DAMAGE TO TREE BRANCHES AND ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. 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...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. && $$ IAZ005>007-015>017-023-024-040815- /O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0019.140404T0300Z-140404T1800Z/ KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-POCAHONTAS- HUMBOLDT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALGONA...FOREST CITY...LAKE MILLS... NORTHWOOD...MANLY...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...BRITT...KANAWHA... MASON CITY...CLEAR LAKE...POCAHONTAS...LAURENS...ROLFE...FONDA... GILMORE CITY...HUMBOLDT 712 PM CDT THU APR 3 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT FRIDAY... * TIMING...RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO A MIX OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET THIS EVENING BEFORE SWITCHING TO ALL SNOW EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL PERSIST INTO MIDDAY BEFORE QUICKLY ENDING BY EARLY AFTERNOON. * STORM TOTAL SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...ANY ICE ACCUMULATIONS WOULD BE LIGHT...BUT THEN FOLLOWED BY ONE TO THREE INCHES OF SNOW. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AFTER 3 AM TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH. BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS MAY DRAMATICALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY BECOME HAZARDOUS BEFORE AND DURING THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE ACROSS NORTHERN IOWA. THE HEAVY WET NATURE OF THE SNOW AND INCREASING WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE MINOR DAMAGE TO TREE BRANCHES AND ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. 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. && $$ AWB
012 WWUS43 KDMX 040343 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1043 PM CDT THU APR 3 2014 ...ANOTHER SHOT OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION POSSIBLE OVER NORTHERN IOWA TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL LIFT ACROSS SOUTHERN AND EASTERN IOWA OVERNIGHT. LOCATIONS ALONG THE MINNESOTA BORDER WILL SEE A WINTRY MIX TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. SOME LOCATIONS MAY RECEIVE MODERATE TO HEAVY AMOUNTS OF A WET SNOW BEFORE ENDING DURING THE DAY FRIDAY. A LIGHT GLAZING OF ICE IS POSSIBLE ACROSS A SMALL PORTION OF FAR NORTHWEST IOWA BEFORE SWITCHING OVER TO SNOW. IAZ004-041145- /O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140404T1800Z/ EMMET- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ESTHERVILLE 1043 PM CDT THU APR 3 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT FRIDAY... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...A MIX OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET THIS EVENING WILL CONTINUE TO SWITCH TO ALL SNOW BY THE LATE EVENING HOURS. THE SNOW WILL PERSIST INTO MIDDAY BEFORE QUICKLY ENDING BY EARLY AFTERNOON. * STORM TOTAL SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...ANY ICE ACCUMULATIONS WOULD BE LIGHT...BUT THEN FOLLOWED BY TWO TO FIVE INCHES OF SNOW. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...A NORTHWEST WIND WILL INCREASE INTO FRIDAY MORNING WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH. BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS MAY DRAMATICALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY BECOME HAZARDOUS BEFORE AND DURING THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE ACROSS NORTHERN IOWA. THE HEAVY WET NATURE OF THE SNOW AND INCREASING WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE MINOR DAMAGE TO TREE BRANCHES AND ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. 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...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. && $$ IAZ005>007-015>017-023-024-041145- /O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-140404T1800Z/ KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-POCAHONTAS- HUMBOLDT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALGONA...FOREST CITY...LAKE MILLS... NORTHWOOD...MANLY...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...BRITT...KANAWHA... MASON CITY...CLEAR LAKE...POCAHONTAS...LAURENS...ROLFE...FONDA... GILMORE CITY...HUMBOLDT 1043 PM CDT THU APR 3 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT FRIDAY... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO A MIX OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET THIS EVENING BEFORE SWITCHING TO ALL SNOW EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL PERSIST INTO MIDDAY BEFORE QUICKLY ENDING BY EARLY AFTERNOON. * STORM TOTAL SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...ANY ICE ACCUMULATIONS WOULD BE LIGHT...BUT THEN FOLLOWED BY ONE TO THREE INCHES OF SNOW. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AFTER 3 AM TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH. BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS MAY DRAMATICALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY BECOME HAZARDOUS BEFORE AND DURING THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE ACROSS NORTHERN IOWA. THE HEAVY WET NATURE OF THE SNOW AND INCREASING WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE MINOR DAMAGE TO TREE BRANCHES AND ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. 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. && $$ AWB
969 WWUS43 KDMX 040915 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 415 AM CDT FRI APR 4 2014 ...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THE NEXT FEW HOURS... .AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL LIFT NORTHEAST FROM EASTERN IOWA TOWARD THE GREAT LAKES THIS MORNING. AS THIS OCCURS...SNOW WILL DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST. IAZ004-041715- /O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140404T1800Z/ EMMET- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ESTHERVILLE 415 AM CDT FRI APR 4 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...AREAS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT NORTHEAST THROUGH THE AREA OVER THE NEXT 2 TO 3 HOURS BEFORE DIMINISHING. SNOWFALL RATES MAY BE MODERATE TO HEAVY FOR BRIEF PERIODS. AN ADDITIONAL 1 INCH OF SNOW MAY OCCUR. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TWO TO FIVE INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY BECOME HAZARDOUS BEFORE AND DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE. THE HEAVY WET NATURE OF THE SNOW AND INCREASING WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE MINOR DAMAGE TO TREE BRANCHES AND ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. ANY REPORTS OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN ACCUMULATIONS ARE MUCH APPRECIATED AND CAN BE RELAYED DIRECTLY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE USING TWITTER HANDLE NWS DES MOINES...HASHTAG NWSDMX OR POST TO THE NWS DES MOINES FACEBOOK PAGE. && $$ IAZ005>007-015>017-023-024-041715- /O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-140404T1800Z/ KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-POCAHONTAS- HUMBOLDT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALGONA...FOREST CITY...LAKE MILLS... NORTHWOOD...MANLY...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...BRITT...KANAWHA... MASON CITY...CLEAR LAKE...POCAHONTAS...LAURENS...ROLFE...FONDA... GILMORE CITY...HUMBOLDT 415 AM CDT FRI APR 4 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...AREAS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT NORTHEAST THROUGH THE AREA OVER THE NEXT 2 TO 3 HOURS BEFORE DIMINISHING. SNOWFALL RATES MAY BE MODERATE TO HEAVY FOR BRIEF PERIODS. AN ADDITIONAL 1 INCH OF SNOW MAY OCCUR. LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. * STORM TOTAL SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...ONE TO THREE INCHES. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 GUSTING TO NEAR 40 AREA POSSIBLE THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY BECOME HAZARDOUS THIS MORNING. THE HEAVY WET NATURE OF THE SNOW AND INCREASING WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE MINOR DAMAGE TO TREE BRANCHES AND ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. 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. && $$
477 WWUS43 KDMX 041221 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 721 AM CDT FRI APR 4 2014 ...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THIS MORNING... .AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL LIFT NORTHEAST FROM EASTERN IOWA TOWARD THE GREAT LAKES THIS MORNING. AS THIS OCCURS...SNOW WILL DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST. IAZ004-041800- /O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140404T1800Z/ EMMET- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ESTHERVILLE 721 AM CDT FRI APR 4 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...SNOW IS ENDING ACROSS THE AREA. EXPECT SOME BLOWING SNOW THIS MORNING WITH CONDITIONS IMPROVING THROUGH THE DAY. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TWO TO FIVE INCHES. LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE. THE HEAVY WET NATURE OF THE SNOW AND INCREASING WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE MINOR DAMAGE TO TREE BRANCHES AND ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. ANY REPORTS OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN ACCUMULATIONS ARE MUCH APPRECIATED AND CAN BE RELAYED DIRECTLY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE USING TWITTER HANDLE NWS DES MOINES...HASHTAG NWSDMX OR POST TO THE NWS DES MOINES FACEBOOK PAGE. && $$ IAZ005>007-015>017-023-024-041800- /O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-140404T1800Z/ KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-POCAHONTAS- HUMBOLDT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALGONA...FOREST CITY...LAKE MILLS... NORTHWOOD...MANLY...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...BRITT...KANAWHA... MASON CITY...CLEAR LAKE...POCAHONTAS...LAURENS...ROLFE...FONDA... GILMORE CITY...HUMBOLDT 721 AM CDT FRI APR 4 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH ACROSS THE AREA. EXPECT ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS TO BE ONE INCH OR LESS. * STORM TOTAL SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...ONE TO THREE INCHES. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE NEAR MASON CITY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 GUSTING TO NEAR 40 AREA POSSIBLE THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS IN AREAS THIS MORNING. THE HEAVY WET NATURE OF THE SNOW AND INCREASING WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE MINOR DAMAGE TO TREE BRANCHES AND ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. 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. && $$
983 WWUS43 KDMX 041504 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1004 AM CDT FRI APR 4 2014 ...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THIS MORNING... .AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL LIFT NORTHEAST FROM EASTERN IOWA TOWARD THE GREAT LAKES THIS MORNING. AS THIS OCCURS...SNOW WILL DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST. IAZ004-041800- /O.CAN.KDMX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140404T1800Z/ /O.EXA.KDMX.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-140404T1800Z/ EMMET- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ESTHERVILLE 1004 AM CDT FRI APR 4 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * SHORT TERM TRENDS...LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH ACROSS THE AREA. STRONG WIND WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW REDUCED VISIBILITIES. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIGHT. * STORM TOTAL SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO THREE INCHES. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WIND AT 20 TO 30 MPH GUSTING TO NEAR 40 MPH THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS IN AREAS THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ IAZ005>007-015>017-023-024-041800- /O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-140404T1800Z/ KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-POCAHONTAS- HUMBOLDT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALGONA...FOREST CITY...LAKE MILLS... NORTHWOOD...MANLY...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...BRITT...KANAWHA... MASON CITY...CLEAR LAKE...POCAHONTAS...LAURENS...ROLFE...FONDA... GILMORE CITY...HUMBOLDT 1004 AM CDT FRI APR 4 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH ACROSS THE AREA. EXPECT ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS TO BE LESS THAN ONE INCH. * STORM TOTAL SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...ONE TO THREE INCHES. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE NEAR MASON CITY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WIND AT 20 TO 30 MPH GUSTING TO NEAR 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS IN AREAS THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. 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. && $$ FAB
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 Apr 3, 4:17 AM CDT, 16 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 3, 4:17 AM CDT, 16 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 417 AM CDT THU APR 3 2014 .SHORT TERM /TODAY/... ISSUED AT 410 AM CDT THU APR 3 2014 MAIN UPPER SYSTEM IS EJECTING ENE FROM THE ROCKIES WITH THE ASSOCIATED SFC LOW SITUATED ACROSS N TX/WRN OK. CURRENTLY SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT...WITH WAA IN PLACE ACROSS THE AREA. AREA OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN/EASTERN CWA. EASTERN STORMS SHOWING A WEAKENING TREND AS MOISTURE TRANSPORT BECOMES MORE ORIENTED INTO NE MO/SE IA OVER THE PAST FEW HOURS...BUT STILL HAVE STRONG MOISTURE TRANSPORT ORIENTED INTO SE NE FITTING WELL WITH AN EXPANSION OF THE PRECIP AREA IN THAT VICINITY. HAVE A LOW LEVEL BOUNDARY LIFTING NORTHWARD THROUGH THE CWA TODAY...WITH CONTINUED PUSH OF MOISTURE INTO THE WRN/CNTRL/NRN CWA THIS MORNING. THIS LINES UP WELL WITH THE HIGH-RES MODELS SHOVING THE AREA OF PRECIP ACROSS SW IA/SE NE NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE CWA DURING THE EARLY/MID MORNING HOURS. THEREFORE HAVE HIGHEST POPS MAINLY ACROSS THE WEST/CNTRL/NRN CWA AS ACTIVITY ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST/EAST EXPECTED TO WANE WITH THE MOISTURE TRANSPORT ORIENTED FURTHER WEST. LOW STRATUS IN PLACE WITH ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE...SO EXPECT THIS TO REMAIN ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY. EXCEPTION WILL BE ACROSS THE FAR SOUTH CENTRAL/SOUTHEAST WHICH MAY BREAK OUT SOME THIS AFTERNOON AS THE SFC LOW LIFTS INTO THE NRN MO AND THE SFC WARM FRONT LIFTS NORTHWARD INTO THE SOUTHERN/SOUTHEASTERN CWA BY 21Z- 00Z TIMEFRAME. BAROCLINIC ZONE ALOFT ALSO ORIENTED FROM NORTH TO SOUTH ACROSS THE CWA BY THIS AFTERNOON AS WELL..SO CONTINUED CHANCES FOR PRECIP/THUNDER INTO THIS AFTERNOON WITH INSTABILITY INCREASING AS WELL. AREA IN VICINITY OF THE SFC WARM FRONT/SOUTHEAST OF THE FRONT WILL SEE CHANCES FOR STRONGER STORMS BY MID/LATE AFTERNOON. SBCAPE INTO THE 1000 J/KG RANGE WITH DECENT LOW LEVEL AND DEEP LAYER SHEAR...THEREFORE WILL HAVE A THREAT OF SEVERE STORMS ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN CWA AS WELL THROUGHOUT THE MID/LATE AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING HOURS. AS FOR TEMPS...COOLER AIR TO REMAIN ACROSS THE NORTH EVEN WITH THE WAA WITH WARMEST TEMPS ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN CWA WITH THAT WARM FRONT LIFTING NORTHWARD INTO THE CWA. .LONG TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... ISSUED AT 410 AM CDT THU APR 3 2014 FORECAST PROBLEMS HAVE NOT CHANGED MUCH OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS AND UNFORTUNATELY MODEL CONSENSUS HAS NOT IMPROVED EITHER. MODELS STILL SUGGEST CURRENT SRN CA/AZ SHORT WAVE/PV ANOMALY CONTINUING TO MATURE AS IT REACHES THE CENTRAL PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON...WITH CO/WY/SD MID CLOUD ENHANCEMENT EVOLVING INTO DEFORMATION ZONE PRECIPITATION. SURFACE LOW TRACK CONTINUES TO NUDGE NORTH AND WEST WITH SERN IA NOW EXPECTED TO SEE BRIEF TRIPLE POINT TRANSIT EARLY THIS EVENING. THE MAIN CONCERN...WHICH HAS LOWERED FORECAST CONFIDENCE QUITE A BIT...IS THE NORMALLY TRUSTWORTHY ECMWF WHOSE 00Z RUN HAS SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED THE STRENGTH OF THE DEFORMATION ZONE PRECIP WITH LITTLE IN THE WAY OF FORCING THIS EVENING...AND H85/H7 CIRCULATION ALL THE WAY UP TOWARD THE TWIN CITIES BY 06Z. THIS IS SOMEWHAT OF AN OUTLIER HOWEVER SO WILL FAVOR MORE CONSISTENT DOMESTIC MODELS...LEANING A BIT TOWARD THE GFS PER WPC SUGGESTION. THIS SCENARIO SUGGESTS PRECIP...MAINLY STRATIFORM RAIN...WILL BE ONGOING OVER NRN IA AT THE START OF THE PERIOD WITH CONVECTION ALONG AND IMMEDIATELY AHEAD OF AFOREMENTIONED TRIPLE POINT EXITING FAR SERN SECTIONS. AGREE WITH SPC DAY 1 OUTLOOK...WHICH HAS NOW BEEN SHIFTED INTO OUR FORECAST AREA...THAT ELEVATED SUPERCELLS MAY PRODUCE A BRIEF WINDOW OF LARGE HAIL. KOTM STILL DEPICT MUCAPES AROUND 1K J/KG ABOVE A DECENT INVERSION WITH SUFFICIENT EFFECTIVE SHEAR FOR ORGANIZATION AND ROTATION. ALTHOUGH WEAK CONVECTION MAY LINGER...THE SEVERE POTENTIAL SHOULD END QUICKLY DURING THE EARLY EVENING WITH ATTENTION TURNING TO THE PROBLEMATIC DEFORMATION ZONE. HAVE STAYED PRETTY CLOSE TO CONSENSUS WITH THIS FORECAST...WHICH IS ESSENTIALLY A REDUCED GFS SOLUTION. THE GFS IS MORE BULLISH THAN OTHER MODELS ON MID LEVEL FORCING AND MOISTURE INTO N CENTRAL IA TONIGHT...INCLUDING IN THE DENDRITIC GROWTH ZONE...SO HAVE TAPERED BACK GFS SNOW AMOUNTS WHICH WOULD BE WELL INTO WARNING CRITERIA TOWARD THE MN BORDER. THIS HAS RESULTED IN THREE TO SIX INCH AMOUNTS ALONG AND NORTH OF A POCAHONTAS TO MASON CITY LINE...WITH THE HIGHEST END OF THE RANGE TOWARD ESTHERVILLE. THUS HAVE ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THESE AREAS /03Z-18Z/ WITH A ONE COUNTY WARNING TOWARD ESTHERVILLE. THIS ALSO BLENDS IN NICELY WITH ADJACENT FSD/MPX HEADLINES. COULD ALSO SEE SOME MINOR ACCUMS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET BEFORE TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW. THIS WILL BE DEPENDENT ON DEGREE OF DRY SLOT INFLUENCE MENTIONED ABOVE WHICH COULD REMOVE MOISTURE OF ICE PRODUCTION ZONE AND WILL NEED TO BE WATCHED. FORCING WILL EXIT QUICKLY DURING THE DAY FRI LEADING INTO FAIR WEATHER FRI NIGHT AND SAT BEFORE AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF LOW END NUISANCE POPS SAT NIGHT INTO TUE. FORCING AND MOISTURE ARE RELATIVELY WEAK AND NONDESCRIPT WITH WEAK LONG WAVE TROUGH PASSAGE EARLY NEXT WEEK...WHICH EVENTUALLY PRODUCES STRONG SURFACE LOW INTO THE OH VALLEY. NW FLOW SHORT WAVES ARE ALSO THERE AS AMPLITUDE INCREASES SO THESE FEATURES WARRANT SLIGHTS TO LOW END CHANCE POPS. CERTAINLY NO HEAVY PRECIPITATION. TEMPERATURES WILL BE FAIRLY SEASONAL THROUGH THE PERIOD...WITH ANY SIGNIFICANT WARMING AND REBOUND HOLDING OFF UNTIL RETURN FLOW STRENGTHENS JUST BEYOND THE VALID PERIOD. && .AVIATION...03/06Z ISSUED AT 1137 PM CDT WED APR 2 2014 LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL LIFT NORTHEAST INTO CENTRAL IOWA. THIS WILL SPREAD RA/TSRA ACROSS SOUTHERN IOWA...LIFTING NORTH THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT. MVFR CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES WILL ALSO PUSH NORTH. MAY SEE TSRA AT SOUTHERN AND EASTERN SITES...KDSM/KALO/KOTM THROUGH PERIOD...BUT HAVE ONLY INCLUDED AT KDSM/KOTM NEAR 12Z GIVEN UNCERTAINTIES OF TSRA DEVELOPMENT. MAY SEE VISIBILITIES AND CEILINGS DROP TO IFR OR LOWER...ESPECIALLY LATER IN PERIOD. HAVE TRENDED THIS WAY FOR NOW GIVEN UNCERTAINTIES IN TRACK OF LOW. && .DMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM CDT FRIDAY FOR CERRO GORDO-HANCOCK-HUMBOLDT-KOSSUTH-PALO ALTO- POCAHONTAS-WINNEBAGO-WORTH. WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM CDT FRIDAY FOR EMMET. && SHORT TERM...BEERENDS LONG TERM...SMALL AVIATION...AWB
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 2, 3:53 PM CDT, 12 hours 40 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 353 PM CDT WED APR 2 2014 IAZ004>007-015-032100- EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO- 353 PM CDT WED APR 2 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION WILL TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY OCCUR OVER MINOR ICING. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA. PLEASE REFER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES FOR FURTHER DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED...BUT ANY WINTER REPORTS SUCH AS SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE APPRECIATED. IAZ016-017-023>026-033>036-044-045-032100- HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-SAC- CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON-CRAWFORD-CARROLL- 353 PM CDT WED APR 2 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY ISOLATED NON SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MAY OCCUR THURSDAY. LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS MAY THEN BE FOLLOWED BY ACCUMULATING SNOW THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED...BUT ANY WINTER REPORTS SUCH AS SNOW OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE APPRECIATED. IAZ027-028-037>039-046>050-061-062-075-032100- BUTLER-BREMER-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-GREENE-BOONE-STORY- MARSHALL-TAMA-JASPER-POWESHIEK-MAHASKA- 353 PM CDT WED APR 2 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY EVENING. SOME STORMS MAY BE STRONG TO SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED BRIEFLY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY EVENING. IAZ057>060-070>074-081>086-092>097-032100- AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION- ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR- WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- 353 PM CDT WED APR 2 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT ISOLATED TO SCATTERED NON-SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80 TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS MAY CONTINUE AREA WIDE INTO THURSDAY EVENING. SOME MAY BE STRONG TO SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL...MAINLY MAINLY SOUTH AND EAST OF DES MOINES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED BRIEFLY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY EVENING. FAB
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Everything else NWS Des Moines, IA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 4:33 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | DMX | Cerro Gordo, Emmet, Hancock, Humboldt, Kossuth, Palo Alto and 3 more | 31 hr |
| Apr 3, 3:54 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | DMX | Adair, Adams, Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer and 30 more | 23 hr |
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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.