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Winter Weather Advisory 21, NWS Des Moines, IA
NWS Des Moines, IA issued this winter weather advisory at Nov 16, 2014, 3:44 AM CST for 11 counties in Iowa. It took effect at Nov 17, 2014, 3:00 AM CST. It was in force for 15 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 16, 2014, 3:44 AM CST (09:44 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 17, 2014, 3:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Nov 17, 2014, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Des Moines, IA
Counties Cerro Gordo County, IA, Emmet County, IA, Franklin County, IA, Hancock County, IA, Humboldt County, IA, Kossuth County, IA, Palo Alto County, IA, Pocahontas County, IA, Winnebago County, IA, Worth County, IA, Wright County, IA
The radar
The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 148 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:44 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 202 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
- 519 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 129 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 113 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
409 WWUS43 KDMX 160944 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 344 AM CST SUN NOV 16 2014 ...STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW TO AFFECT THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .A STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT AND INCREASING NORTHWEST WINDS WILL AFFECT THE AREA FROM EARLY MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE SLIPPERY ROADS AND POOR TRAVEL AT TIMES LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>026-161745- /O.NEW.KDMX.WW.Y.0021.141117T0900Z-141118T0000Z/ 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 344 AM CST SUN NOV 16 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM CST MONDAY. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS AND POOR TRAVEL ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AFTER WEST OF INTERSTATE 35 AFTER 3 AM MONDAY AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 35 AFTER 6 AM MONDAY. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WILL DEVELOP AFTER SUNRISE MONDAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO NEAR 30 MPH AT TIMES DURING THE MORNING WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH AT TIMES DURING THE DAY. WITH BLOWING SNOW...THE VISIBILITY MAY DROP TO UNDER ONE HALF A MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...RECENT SNOWFALL THIS WEEKEND AND STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO BLOWING SNOW CAUSING ROADS TO BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. THIS WILL RESULT IN PERIODS OF POOR TRAVEL WITH VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS ALSO MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT TIMES. WITH COLD TEMPERATURES...BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS BELOW ZERO WILL ALSO RESULT FOR MUCH OF THE MORNING MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT THE VISIBILITY WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ REV
9 follow-up statements
975 WWUS43 KDMX 161653 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1053 AM CST SUN NOV 16 2014 ...STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW TO AFFECT THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .A STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL BRING INCREASING NORTHWEST WINDS TO THE AREA FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE SLIPPERY ROADS AND POOR TRAVEL CONDITIONS. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>026-170100- /O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0021.141117T0900Z-141118T0000Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... LAKE MILLS...NORTHWOOD...MANLY...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...BRITT... KANAWHA...MASON CITY...CLEAR LAKE...POCAHONTAS...LAURENS... ROLFE...FONDA...GILMORE CITY...HUMBOLDT...EAGLE GROVE...CLARION... BELMOND...HAMPTON 1053 AM CST SUN NOV 16 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM CST MONDAY... * TIMING...STRONG WINDS AND POOR TRAVEL ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AFTER 3 AM WEST OF INTERSTATE 35 AND AFTER 6 AM EAST OF INTERSTATE 35. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH LATE TONIGHT WILL INCREASE TO NEAR 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH DURING THE DAY. VISIBILITIES MAY DROP TO UNDER ONE HALF A MILE AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...REDUCED VISIBILITIES COMBINED WITH ROADWAYS BECOMING SNOW COVERED WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. WIND CHILLS BELOW ZERO ARE ALSO FORECAST MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT THE VISIBILITY WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
803 WWUS43 KDMX 162148 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 348 PM CST SUN NOV 16 2014 ...STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW TO IMPACT THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .A STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL BRING STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS TO THE AREA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>026-170600- /O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0021.141117T0900Z-141118T0000Z/ 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 348 PM CST SUN NOV 16 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM CST MONDAY... * TIMING...STRONG WINDS AND POOR TRAVEL ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AFTER 3 AM TONIGHT. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT. THE WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH ON MONDAY. VISIBILITIES MAY DROP TO UNDER ONE HALF A MILE AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...REDUCED VISIBILITIES COMBINED WITH ROADWAYS BECOMING SNOW COVERED WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. WIND CHILLS BELOW ZERO ARE ALSO FORECAST MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT THE VISIBILITY WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
206 WWUS43 KDMX 170241 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 841 PM CST SUN NOV 16 2014 ...STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW TO IMPACT THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS TO THE AREA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>026-171045- /O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0021.141117T0900Z-141118T0000Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... LAKE MILLS...NORTHWOOD...MANLY...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...BRITT... KANAWHA...MASON CITY...CLEAR LAKE...POCAHONTAS...LAURENS... ROLFE...FONDA...GILMORE CITY...HUMBOLDT...EAGLE GROVE...CLARION... BELMOND...HAMPTON 841 PM CST SUN NOV 16 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM CST MONDAY... * TIMING...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHEAST AND INCREASE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS AND MOST HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS BEGINNING NEAR SUNRISE MONDAY MORNING. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH ON MONDAY. VISIBILITIES MAY DROP TO UNDER ONE HALF A MILE AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND ROADWAYS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. WIND CHILLS BELOW ZERO ARE ALSO FORECAST MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT THE VISIBILITY WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
961 WWUS43 KDMX 170937 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 337 AM CST MON NOV 17 2014 ...STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW TO IMPACT NORTHERN IOWA TODAY... .STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED BY LATE THIS MORNING AND THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON TODAY OVER NORTHERN IOWA. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS OR FLURRIES...AND WITH THE COMBINATION OF FRESH SNOW FROM OVER THE WEEKEND...THIS WILL LEAD TO AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ACROSS NORTHERN IOWA. VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS AND DETERIORATING ROADS CONDITIONS ARE HIGHLY LIKELY LATER THIS MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>026-171745- /O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-141118T0000Z/ 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 337 AM CST MON NOV 17 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN THROUGH SUNRISE THIS MORNING BEFORE THE STRONGEST WINDS GUSTS ARE ANTICIPATED DURING THE LATE MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. A FEW FLURRIES HAVE DEVELOPED OVER NORTHWEST IOWA EARLY THIS MORNING AND FLURRIES OR SNOW SHOWERS ARE FORECAST TO SPREAD ACROSS THE REST OF NORTHERN IOWA LATE THIS MORNING. THE MOST TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE TOWARDS MIDDAY INTO THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH ARE ANTICIPATED TO DEVELOP AFTER SUNRISE AND PERSIST INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THE RELENTLESS STRONG WINDS IN COMBINATION WITH THE FALLING SNOW AND THE FRESH SNOW PACK FROM THE WEEKEND WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND VISIBILITIES RESTRICTIONS TO UNDER ONE HALF A MILE AT TIMES. SOME BRIEF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE...PARTICULARLY IN OPEN AREAS PRONE TO BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND CAUSE ROADWAYS TO BECOME SNOW COVERED AND ICY...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION...WIND CHILLS BELOW ZERO ARE FORECAST THROUGHOUT THE DAY TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT THE VISIBILITY WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ PODRAZIK
159 WWUS43 KDMX 171346 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 746 AM CST MON NOV 17 2014 ...STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW TO IMPACT NORTHERN IOWA TODAY... .STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON TODAY OVER NORTHERN IOWA. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS OR FLURRIES...AND WITH THE COMBINATION OF FRESH SNOW FROM OVER THE WEEKEND...THIS WILL LEAD TO AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ACROSS NORTHERN IOWA. VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS AND DETERIORATING ROADS CONDITIONS ARE HIGHLY LIKELY LATER THIS MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>026-172200- /O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-141118T0000Z/ 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 746 AM CST MON NOV 17 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN THROUGH THE MORNING BEFORE THE STRONGEST WINDS GUSTS ARE ANTICIPATED BY AROUND MIDDAY INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. LOW CLOUDS WILL MOVE IN WITH SOME FLURRIES AND ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS LATER THIS MORNING AND LEAD TO VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS AND HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS. THE MOST TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE TOWARDS MIDDAY INTO THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH ARE ANTICIPATED TO DEVELOP AFTER SUNRISE AND PERSIST INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THE RELENTLESS WINDS IN COMBINATION WITH THE FALLING SNOW AND THE FRESH SNOW PACK FROM THE WEEKEND WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND VISIBILITIES RESTRICTIONS TO UNDER ONE HALF A MILE AT TIMES. SOME BRIEF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE...PARTICULARLY IN OPEN AREAS PRONE TO BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND CAUSE ROADWAYS TO BECOME SNOW COVERED AND ICY...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION...WIND CHILLS BELOW ZERO ARE FORECAST THROUGHOUT THE DAY TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT THE VISIBILITY WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ KLP
009 WWUS43 KDMX 171603 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1003 AM CST MON NOV 17 2014 ...STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW TO IMPACT NORTHERN IOWA TODAY... .STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON OVER NORTHERN IOWA. VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS AND DETERIORATING ROADS CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>026-180000- /O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-141118T0000Z/ 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 1003 AM CST MON NOV 17 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN THIS MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS GUSTS ARRIVING THIS AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS WILL CREATE BLOWING SNOW THAT WILL LOWER VISIBILITIES AND LEAD TO SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED ONE HALF A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND CAUSE ROADWAYS TO BECOME SNOW COVERED AND ICY...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION...WIND CHILLS WILL BE BELOW ZERO THROUGHOUT THE DAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT THE VISIBILITY WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
004 WWUS43 KDMX 172027 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 227 PM CST MON NOV 17 2014 ...SNOW SHOWERS AND BLOWING SNOW TO IMPACT NORTHERN IOWA THIS AFTERNOON... .STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS AND DETERIORATING ROADS CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF SNOW SHOWERS AND BLOWING SNOW. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>026-180000- /O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-141118T0000Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... LAKE MILLS...NORTHWOOD...MANLY...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...BRITT... KANAWHA...MASON CITY...CLEAR LAKE...POCAHONTAS...LAURENS... ROLFE...FONDA...GILMORE CITY...HUMBOLDT...EAGLE GROVE...CLARION... BELMOND...HAMPTON 227 PM CST MON NOV 17 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 5 PM. IN ADDITION...SNOW SHOWERS ARE MOVING THROUGH THE AREA. THE COMBINATION OF BLOWING SNOW AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL GREATLY DIMINISH VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED ONE HALF A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN ADDITION TO ROADWAYS BECOMING SNOW COVERED WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION...WIND CHILLS WILL REMAIN BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT THE VISIBILITY WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
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
072 WWUS43 KDMX 180014 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 614 PM CST MON NOV 17 2014 ...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS OVERNIGHT... .NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DIMINISH SOMEWHAT THIS EVENING BUT STILL REMAIN BRISK INTO THE NIGHT. VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS DOWN TO A FEW MILES MAY STILL OCCUR BUT ARE NOT EXPECTED TO PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT OR WIDESPREAD TRAVEL PROBLEMS. THE MAIN WEATHER STORY WILL TURN TO THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND COLD TONIGHT WHICH WILL ALSO CREATE VERY COLD WIND CHILLS. IAZ004>007-015>017-023-024-180815- /O.EXP.KDMX.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-141118T0000Z/ /O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0021.141118T0900Z-141118T1500Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT- 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 614 PM CST MON NOV 17 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM CST TUESDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... * TEMPERATURES/WIND CHILL VALUES...TEMPERATURES WILL DROP TO NEAR ZERO OVERNIGHT WITH WIND CHILL VALUES AROUND 20 BELOW ZERO. * IMPACTS...FROST BITE CAN LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN TO REDUCE EXPOSURE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES AND MINIMIZE EXPOSED SKIN. $$ IAZ025-026-180115- /O.EXP.KDMX.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-141118T0000Z/ WRIGHT-FRANKLIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EAGLE GROVE...CLARION...BELMOND... HAMPTON 614 PM CST MON NOV 17 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS DOWN TO A FEW MILES MAY STILL OCCUR IN LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS AND SHALLOW BLOWING SNOW...BUT ARE NOT EXPECTED TO PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT OR WIDESPREAD TRAVEL PROBLEMS. HENCE THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ SMALL
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter weather advisory 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 weather advisory went out at Nov 16, 3:20 AM CST, 24 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 16, 3:20 AM CST, 24 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 320 AM CST SUN NOV 16 2014 .SHORT TERM /TODAY/... ISSUED AT 320 AM CST SUN NOV 16 2014 LINGERING LIGHT SNOW LOOKS TO DISSIPATE PRIOR TO 12Z THIS MORNING ACROSS THE EAST AND HAVE HIGH POPS/LOW QPF THROUGH THIS TIME FRAME. OTHERWISE...DRY AND COLD THROUGHOUT THE DAY WITH WEAK SURFACE RIDGING MOVING OVER THE STATE TODAY. USED A BLEND OF THE SREF/NAM/ECMWF FOR TEMPERATURES TODAY AS SHOULD SEE SOME SUNSHINE TODAY. THE BACK EDGE OF THE STRATUS DECK IS LOCATED IN NORTHWEST IOWA AND PROGGED TO START CLEARING THE WESTERN CWA BY 12Z AND FURTHER EAST BY MID-MORNING. HAVE CLOUDS LINGERING IN THE EAST- SOUTHEAST THROUGH 18Z. HIGH CLOUDS STREAMING INTO NORTHWEST IOWA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF NEXT STRONG CLIPPER SYSTEM. .LONG TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/... ISSUED AT 320 AM CST SUN NOV 16 2014 MAIN CONCERNS THIS PERIOD WILL BE COLD AND WIND AND BLOWING SNOW POTENTIAL LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY. STORM EXITING TO THE EAST EARLY TODAY WITH SUBSIDENCE BEHIND THE WEAKENING TROUGH. IRSAT SHOWS AREA OF CLEARING OVER THE DAKOTAS AND WESTERN NEBRASKA WHERE TEMPS HAVE DROPPED TO 5 TO 10 BELOW. ANOTHER ARCTIC BOUNDARY IS EXPECTED TO SWING ACROSS THE AREA TOMORROW NIGHT AS A CENTRAL CANADIAN LOW OVER MANITOBA TONIGHT SWINGS SOUTHEAST ACROSS QUEBEC PROVINCE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. ALOFT A STRONG PV ANOMALY WILL DROP SOUTH TOWARD THE DAKOTAS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND INTO IOWA AFTER 06Z MONDAY CROSSING THE AREA MONDAY. MEANWHILE H500 UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER INTERNATIONAL FALLS BY 06Z MONDAY WILL STRENGTHEN THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY INTENSIFYING ARCTIC COLD AND WIND SPILLING SOUTH INTO IOWA DURING THE DAY. THE FIRST PUSH OF COLD AND WIND WILL ARRIVE BETWEEN 03Z NORTHWEST TO 12Z OVER THE NORTHERN AREAS...BUT THE MAIN TIMING OF MAXIMUM MIXING WILL OCCUR BETWEEN ABOUT 14Z AND 22Z MONDAY OVER MUCH OF THE AREA. AT THE SAME TIME...H850 TEMPS ARE EXPECTED TO DROP OVERNIGHT SUNDAY NIGHT TO ABOUT -16C SOUTH TO -19C NORTH AT 12Z... THEN REMAIN -18C TO -20C THROUGHOUT THE DAY. WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE TEENS TO LOWER 20S AND SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH FOR THE DAY...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE IN THE 15 TO NEAR 20 BELOW RANGE OVER THE NORTH EARLY MONDAY MORNING WITH LOWER TO MID TEENS BELOW ZERO CENTRAL FOR A 2 TO 3 HOUR PERIOD EARLY MONDAY. THE SNOWFALL FROM TODAY AND TONIGHT POSES A SECOND CONCERN ON MONDAY. AS MENTIONED...AM EXPECTING SUSTAINED 20 TO 30 MPH WINDS FOR MOST OF THE DAY HOURS. BUFR SOUNDINGS ACROSS THE REGION SHOW AN AMPLE MIXED LAYER ON MONDAY WITH ADIABATIC MIXING THROUGH H850 AND WINDS NEARING 35KTS. WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH AT TIMES ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND NORTH SHOULD BE COMMON THROUGH THE DAY. THOUGH SNOWFALL FROM TODAYS EVENT HAS BEEN VARIABLE ACROSS THE REGION AND SOME MAY COMPACT OR SETTLE BY TOMORROW...THE FAR SOUTH AND NORTHWEST TO NORTHEAST WHERE SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES OCCURRED AND NORTHWEST UP TO 5 TO 6 INCHES...WILL MOST LIKELY SEE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ON MONDAY. SOME WILL OCCUR LATE SUNDAY NIGHT NORTHWEST/WEST BUT MOST ON MONDAY FROM MID MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. SOME FLURRIES AND SNOW SHOWERS ARE LIKELY WITH THE STRONG UPPER LEVEL SYSTEMS PASSING OVERHEAD... BUT MAIN CONCERN WILL BE BLOWING SNOW AND SOME REDUCED VISIBILITY. WITH A COMBINATION OF FACTORS ON MONDAY...FORESEE ADVISORY HEADLINES FOR COMBINATION OF WIND, BLOWING SNOW AND COLD MOST LIKELY OVER THE WEST AND NORTHWEST/NORTH AND POSSIBLY THE FAR SOUTH AS WELL WHERE A FAIR AMOUNT OF SNOW ALSO FELL...BUT WINDS ON MONDAY MAY NOT BE AS STRONG. WILL START OFF WITH AN ADVISORY OVER THE FAR NORTH FOR LATE TONIGHT AND LET DAY SHIFT EVALUATE FOR ANY ADDITIONAL COUNTIES NEEDING ADDED LATER TODAY. WOULD LIKE TO SEE HOW THE SNOW SETTLES ACROSS THE AREA TODAY...WITH UPDATES ON SNOW DEPTHS LATER THIS AFTERNOON FIRST TO BETTER DEFINE THE THREATS. TEMPERATURES ON MONDAY STILL LOOK TO BE IN THE RECORD MIN MAX AREA FOR A FEW SITES AND OVERALL...ABOUT 30 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL FOR MID NOVEMBER. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL ARRIVE EARLY TUESDAY WITH LOWS BELOW ZERO OVER MOST OF THE NORTH AND ZERO TO 5 ABOVE IN THE SOUTH...AGAIN WIND CHILLS 15 TO 20 BELOW NORTH TUESDAY MORNING AND 10 TO 15 BELOW CENTRAL. AFTER THE DEEP UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM DRIFTS EAST TUESDAY...A MORE WESTERLY FLOW WILL USHER IN SOME SLIGHTLY MILDER AIR WITH SOME RECOVERY TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. UNFORTUNATELY ANOTHER CLIPPER AND ASSOCIATED UPPER LEVEL WAVE WILL PUSH AN ARCTIC FRONT SOUTH ON WEDNESDAY...BRINGING YET ANOTHER SHOT OF COLD AIR FOR THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. FINALLY BY THE END OF THE WEEK THE PATTERN SETTLES INTO A MORE ZONAL FLOW WITH STRONGER WARMING INTO THE WEEKEND. A DEEPENING TROUGH OVER THE PLAINS AND A RETURN OF GULF MOISTURE BRINGS A CHANCE OF RAIN AND/OR SNOW TO THE REGION AFTER SATURDAY WITH HIGHS IN THE 30S AND LOWER 40S...LOWS IN THE 20S AND 30S. THE LATTER PART OF THE FORECAST IS MORE UNCERTAIN AND WILL NEED SOME ADDITIONAL EVALUATION AS A SIGNAL FOR A STRONGER STORM IS BECOMING MORE APPARENT. && .AVIATION...16/06Z ISSUED AT 1115 PM CST SAT NOV 15 2014 SN WILL CONTINUE AT SITES THROUGH BEGINNING OF THE PERIOD...ENDING NEAR 12Z. CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES WILL BE PRIMARILY MVFR...THOUGH MAY DROP TO IFR OR LOWER AT TIMES WITH SN. VFR CEILINGS WILL PUSH IN FROM WEST TO EAST BY 18Z...AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH END OF PERIOD. BEHIND SYSTEM WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST TO WEST...WITH GUSTS POSSIBLE IN THE AFTERNOON SUNDAY. && .DMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM CST MONDAY FOR CERRO GORDO-EMMET-FRANKLIN-HANCOCK-HUMBOLDT-KOSSUTH-PALO ALTO- POCAHONTAS-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-WRIGHT. && SHORT TERM...PODRAZIK LONG TERM...REV AVIATION...AWB
Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 16, 12:01 AM CST, 3 hours 43 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1201 AM CST SUN NOV 16 2014 IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-057>062-070>075- 081>086-092>097-170615- 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-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER- POWESHIEK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-ADAMS-UNION- CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE- APPANOOSE-DAVIS- 1201 AM CST SUN NOV 16 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT LIGHT SNOWFALL WILL PERSIST THROUGHOUT THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...GRADUALLY ENDING FROM WEST TO EAST. NEW SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY...ESPECIALLY IN NORTHERN AND CENTRAL IOWA. THIS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. COLD WIND CHILLS TO NEAR 20 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY MORNING ACROSS NORTHERN IOWA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED...HOWEVER SNOWFALL REPORTS WOULD BE APPRECIATED TONIGHT. AWB
In the hours before
Local storm report, Nov 15, 11:11 PM CST, 4 hours 33 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1111 PM CST SAT NOV 15 2014
...TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
...DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1015 PM SNOW ELDORA 42.36N 93.10W
11/15/2014 E1.5 INCH HARDIN IA PUBLIC
SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT OF TOTAL 1.5 INCHES OF
SNOW.
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NWS DES MOINES IA
IRIS SYSTEMLocal storm report, Nov 15, 11:14 PM CST, 4 hours 30 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1114 PM CST SAT NOV 15 2014
...TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
...DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1100 PM SNOW 2 NE GRIMES 41.68N 93.75W
11/15/2014 M1.7 INCH POLK IA NWS EMPLOYEE
NWS EMPLOYEE MEASURED STORM TOTAL 1.7 INCHES
OF SNOW
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NWS DES MOINES IA
IRIS SYSTEMLocal storm report, Nov 16, 12:06 AM CST, 3 hours 38 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1206 AM CST SUN NOV 16 2014
...TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
...DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1200 AM SNOW 3 S POLK CITY 41.74N 93.72W
11/16/2014 M2.1 INCH POLK IA OFFICIAL NWS OBS
NWS WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE MEASURED STORM
TOTAL 2.1 INCHES OF SNOW
1200 AM SNOW DES MOINES INT AIRPORT 41.54N 93.66W
11/16/2014 M2.0 INCH POLK IA OFFICIAL NWS OBS
DES MOINES AIRPORT MEASUREMENT OF STORM
TOTAL 2.0 INCHES OF SNOW
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NWS DES MOINES IA
IRIS SYSTEMLocal storm report, Nov 16, 12:54 AM CST, 2 hours 50 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1254 AM CST SUN NOV 16 2014
...TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
...DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1230 AM SNOW ELDON 40.92N 92.22W
11/16/2014 M4.0 INCH WAPELLO IA PUBLIC
VIA SOCIAL MEDIA
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PODRAZIK
NWS DES MOINES IA
IRIS SYSTEMNearby
Winter Weather Advisories in Iowa, 2014Every winter weather advisory in 2014
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.