Alert archive / Iowa / Blizzard Warnings in 2014
Blizzard Warning 1, NWS Quad Cities, IA
NWS Quad Cities, IA issued this blizzard warning at Jan 26, 2014, 7:30 PM CST for 10 counties in Iowa; 6 counties in Illinois. It was in force for 8 hr. 7 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
- Jan 26, 2014, 7:30 PM CST (01:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 27, 2014, 3:00 AM CST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Quad Cities, IA
Counties Benton County, IA, Buchanan County, IA, Cedar County, IA, Clinton County, IA, Delaware County, IA, Dubuque County, IA, Jackson County, IA, Jones County, IA, Linn County, IA, Scott County, IA, Carroll County, IL, Henry County, IL, Jo Daviess County, IL, Rock Island County, IL, Stephenson County, IL, Whiteside County, IL
The radar
The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:34 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26, 7:43 PM CST | BLIZZARD | N Independence, IA | HIGHWAYS 20 150 WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MASSIVE DRIFTING ON SIDEROADS |
| Jan 26, 8:00 PM CST | SNOW 0.5 | Moline, IL | MEASURED BEFORE HIGH WINDS HIT |
| Jan 26, 8:37 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Davenport Municipal Air, IA | SUSTAINED WINDS OF 46 MPH GUSTING TO 58 MPH WITH ZERO VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW. |
| Jan 26, 9:11 PM CST | SNOW 0.7 | Walcott, IA | SNOWFALL OVER THE PAST 6 HOURS. |
| Jan 26, 9:15 PM CST | BLIZZARD | 1 Ssw Cordova, IL | 1/4 TO 1/2 MILE VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW. WIND GUSTS 35-45 MPH ARE BENDING FLAG POLES. ESTIMATE 1/2 INCH OF NEW SNOW. |
| Jan 26, 9:37 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Manchester, IA | BLIZZARD CONDITIONS RESULTING IN CLOSER OF HIGHWAY 20 BETWEEN DUBUQUE AND WATERLOO. |
| Jan 26, 9:37 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Olin, IA | PURE WHITE OUT CONDITIONS CONTINUE WITH LARGE DRIFTS OVER ROADS. HIGHWAY 1 IN JONES COUNTY REPORTED TO HAVE STRANDED MOTORISTS IN WESTERN PORTION OF JONES COUNTY. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Davenport, (KDVN), launched 00:00Z, 1.5 hours before the alert went out and 51 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
- 715 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 100 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 138 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 734 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
953 WWUS43 KDVN 270130 WSWDVN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 730 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TONIGHT IN SOME AREAS... .WINDS REMAIN VERY STRONG...UP TO 60 MPH...WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS NOW TAKING PLACE. A BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR LOCATION FROM CEDAR RAPIDS THROUGH THE QUAD CITIES TO GENESEO ILLINOIS. BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES WILL SURGE INTO THE AREA OVERNIGHT AND REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. THE COMBINATION OF COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS...LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILLS...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80. DECREASING WINDS AND GRADUALLY RISING TEMPERATURES WILL LEAD TO IMPROVING CONDITIONS DURING THE DAY TUESDAY. IAZ040>042-051>054-065-066-ILZ001-002-007-009-270930- /O.CAN.KDVN.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140127T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KDVN.BZ.W.0001.140127T0130Z-140127T0900Z/ /O.CON.KDVN.WC.W.0004.140127T1200Z-140128T1800Z/ BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-BENTON-LINN-JONES-JACKSON-CEDAR-CLINTON- JO DAVIESS-STEPHENSON-CARROLL-WHITESIDE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDEPENDENCE...MANCHESTER...DUBUQUE... VINTON...CEDAR RAPIDS...ANAMOSA...MAQUOKETA...TIPTON...CLINTON... GALENA...FREEPORT...MOUNT CARROLL...STERLING...ROCK FALLS 730 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO NOON CST TUESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...NONE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ZERO FOR EXTENDED PERIODS. * TEMPERATURES...10 ABOVE TO 10 BELOW ZERO. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 42 BELOW. * IMPACTS...THE BLIZZARD IS A LIFE THREATENING EVENT TO ANYONE OUTSIDE OR TRAVELING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS THAT FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW...STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES OF ONE-QUARTER MILE OR LESS ARE OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. THIS WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS... MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL! IF YOU MUST TRAVEL DUE TO AN EMERGENCY...TAKE YOUR WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS A COMBINATION OF BITTERLY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES.... RESULTING IN FROST BITE ...HYPOTHERMIA OR EVEN DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...DRESS APPROPRIATELY IN LAYERS COVERING EXPOSED SKIN. FROSTBITE WILL OCCUR IN AS FEW AS 10 MINUTES IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ IAZ068-ILZ015-016-270930- /O.UPG.KDVN.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140127T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KDVN.BZ.W.0001.140127T0130Z-140127T0900Z/ /O.CON.KDVN.WC.W.0004.140127T0600Z-140128T1800Z/ SCOTT-ROCK ISLAND-HENRY IL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETTENDORF...DAVENPORT...MOLINE... ROCK ISLAND...KEWANEE 730 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST MONDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO AN ADDITIONAL 1 INCH. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ZERO FOR EXTENDED PERIODS. * TEMPERATURES...18 BELOW TO 27 ABOVE ZERO. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 36 BELOW. * IMPACTS...THE BLIZZARD IS A LIFE THREATENING EVENT TO ANYONE OUTSIDE OR TRAVELING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW THAT WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AND CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS TONIGHT. BE PREPARED FOR SLICK...SNOW-COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS A COMBINATION OF BITTERLY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES.... RESULTING IN FROST BITE ...HYPOTHERMIA OR EVEN DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...DRESS APPROPRIATELY IN LAYERS COVERING EXPOSED SKIN. FROSTBITE WILL OCCUR IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES IN THESE CONDITIONS. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS THAT FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW...STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES OF ONE-QUARTER MILE OR LESS ARE OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. THIS WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS... MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL! IF YOU MUST TRAVEL DUE TO AN EMERGENCY...TAKE YOUR WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. && $$ ILZ017-018-270930- /O.CON.KDVN.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140127T1200Z/ /O.CON.KDVN.WC.W.0004.140127T1200Z-140128T1800Z/ BUREAU-PUTNAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRINCETON...HENNEPIN 730 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO NOON CST TUESDAY... * TIMING...TONIGHT. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW. * TEMPERATURES...19 BELOW TO 25 ABOVE ZERO. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 36 BELOW. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS TONIGHT PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR VERY STRONG WINDS THAT WILL RESULT IN VERY LOW VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING SNOW...ALONG WITH DANGEROUS WIND CHILL READINGS. THIS COMBINATION WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. TRAVEL ONLY IN AN EMERGENCY AND TAKE YOUR WINTER STORM SURVIVAL KIT. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS A COMBINATION OF BITTERLY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES.... RESULTING IN FROST BITE ...HYPOTHERMIA OR EVEN DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...DRESS APPROPRIATELY IN LAYERS COVERING EXPOSED SKIN. FROSTBITE WILL OCCUR IN AS FEW AS 10 MINUTES IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ IAZ063-064-067-270930- /O.CON.KDVN.WC.W.0004.140127T0600Z-140128T1800Z/ /O.CON.KDVN.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140127T0600Z/ IOWA-JOHNSON-MUSCATINE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARENGO...IOWA CITY...MUSCATINE 730 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST TUESDAY... * TIMING...OVERNIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 1 INCH. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...UNDER 1/2 MILE AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...16 BELOW TO 23 ABOVE ZERO. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 34 BELOW. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE VERY POOR TONIGHT AT TIMES IN STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW THAT WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AND CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS TONIGHT. BE PREPARED FOR SLICK...SNOW-COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS A COMBINATION OF BITTERLY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES.... RESULTING IN FROST BITE ...HYPOTHERMIA OR EVEN DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...DRESS APPROPRIATELY IN LAYERS COVERING EXPOSED SKIN. FROSTBITE WILL OCCUR IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ IAZ076>078-ILZ024-270930- /O.CON.KDVN.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140127T0600Z/ /O.CON.KDVN.WC.Y.0006.140127T0600Z-140128T1800Z/ KEOKUK-WASHINGTON-LOUISA-MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIGOURNEY...WASHINGTON...WAPELLO... ALEDO 730 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST TUESDAY... * TIMING...OVERNIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 1 INCH. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...UNDER 1 MILE AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...12 BELOW TO 29 ABOVE ZERO. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 30 BELOW. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW THAT WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AND CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS TONIGHT. BE PREPARED FOR SLICK...SNOW-COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS...RESULTING IN FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS COVERING EXPOSED SKIN. FROSTBITE WILL OCCUR IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ IAZ087>089-098-099-ILZ025-026-034-035-MOZ009-010-270930- /O.CON.KDVN.WC.Y.0006.140127T0600Z-140128T1800Z/ JEFFERSON-HENRY IA-DES MOINES-VAN BUREN-LEE-HENDERSON-WARREN- HANCOCK-MCDONOUGH-SCOTLAND-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FAIRFIELD...MOUNT PLEASANT... BURLINGTON...KEOSAUQUA....FORT MADISON...OQUAWKA...MONMOUTH... CARTHAGE...MACOMB...MEMPHIS...KAHOKA 730 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST TUESDAY... * TIMING...OVERNIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...9 BELOW TO 9 ABOVE ZERO. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 26 BELOW. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS...RESULTING IN FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS COVERING EXPOSED SKIN. FROSTBITE WILL OCCUR IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ ERVIN
3 follow-up statements
174 WWUS43 KDVN 270316 WSWDVN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 916 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TONIGHT NORTH OF CEDAR RAPIDS TO MOLINE... .WINDS REMAIN VERY STRONG...UP TO 60 MPH...WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS NOW TAKING PLACE. A BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR LOCATION FROM CEDAR RAPIDS THROUGH THE QUAD CITIES TO GENESEO ILLINOIS. BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES WILL SURGE INTO THE AREA OVERNIGHT AND REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. THE COMBINATION OF COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS...LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILLS...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80. DECREASING WINDS AND GRADUALLY RISING TEMPERATURES WILL LEAD TO IMPROVING CONDITIONS DURING THE DAY TUESDAY. IAZ040>042-051>054-065-066-ILZ001-002-007-009-271115- /O.EXT.KDVN.WC.W.0004.140127T0600Z-140128T1800Z/ /O.CON.KDVN.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140127T0900Z/ BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-BENTON-LINN-JONES-JACKSON-CEDAR-CLINTON- JO DAVIESS-STEPHENSON-CARROLL-WHITESIDE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDEPENDENCE...MANCHESTER...DUBUQUE... VINTON...CEDAR RAPIDS...ANAMOSA...MAQUOKETA...TIPTON...CLINTON... GALENA...FREEPORT...MOUNT CARROLL...STERLING...ROCK FALLS 916 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY... * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...NONE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ZERO FOR EXTENDED PERIODS. * TEMPERATURES...10 ABOVE TO 10 BELOW ZERO. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 42 BELOW. * IMPACTS...THE BLIZZARD IS A LIFE THREATENING EVENT TO ANYONE OUTSIDE OR TRAVELING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS THAT FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW...STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES OF ONE-QUARTER MILE OR LESS ARE OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. THIS WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS... MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL! IF YOU MUST TRAVEL DUE TO AN EMERGENCY...TAKE YOUR WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS A COMBINATION OF BITTERLY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES.... RESULTING IN FROST BITE ...HYPOTHERMIA OR EVEN DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...DRESS APPROPRIATELY IN LAYERS COVERING EXPOSED SKIN. FROSTBITE WILL OCCUR IN AS FEW AS 10 MINUTES IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ ILZ017-018-271115- /O.EXT.KDVN.WC.W.0004.140127T0600Z-140128T1800Z/ /O.CON.KDVN.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140127T1200Z/ BUREAU-PUTNAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRINCETON...HENNEPIN 916 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY... * TIMING...TONIGHT. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW. * TEMPERATURES...19 BELOW TO 25 ABOVE ZERO. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 36 BELOW. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR VERY STRONG WINDS THAT WILL RESULT IN VERY LOW VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING SNOW...ALONG WITH DANGEROUS WIND CHILL READINGS. THIS COMBINATION WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. TRAVEL ONLY IN AN EMERGENCY AND TAKE YOUR WINTER STORM SURVIVAL KIT. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS A COMBINATION OF BITTERLY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES.... RESULTING IN FROST BITE ...HYPOTHERMIA OR EVEN DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...DRESS APPROPRIATELY IN LAYERS COVERING EXPOSED SKIN. FROSTBITE WILL OCCUR IN AS FEW AS 10 MINUTES IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ IAZ068-ILZ015-016-271115- /O.CON.KDVN.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140127T0900Z/ /O.CON.KDVN.WC.W.0004.140127T0600Z-140128T1800Z/ SCOTT-ROCK ISLAND-HENRY IL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETTENDORF...DAVENPORT...MOLINE... ROCK ISLAND...KEWANEE 916 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY... * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...NONE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ZERO FOR EXTENDED PERIODS. * TEMPERATURES...ZERO TO 18 BELOW ZERO. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 36 BELOW. * IMPACTS...THE BLIZZARD IS A LIFE THREATENING EVENT TO ANYONE OUTSIDE OR TRAVELING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS A COMBINATION OF BITTERLY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES.... RESULTING IN FROST BITE ...HYPOTHERMIA OR EVEN DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...DRESS APPROPRIATELY IN LAYERS COVERING EXPOSED SKIN. FROSTBITE WILL OCCUR IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES IN THESE CONDITIONS. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS THAT FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW...STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES OF ONE-QUARTER MILE OR LESS ARE OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. THIS WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS... MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL! IF YOU MUST TRAVEL DUE TO AN EMERGENCY...TAKE YOUR WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. && $$ IAZ063-064-067-271115- /O.CON.KDVN.WC.W.0004.140127T0600Z-140128T1800Z/ /O.CON.KDVN.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140127T0600Z/ IOWA-JOHNSON-MUSCATINE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARENGO...IOWA CITY...MUSCATINE 916 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY... * TIMING...OVERNIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...NONE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...UNDER 1/2 MILE AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...16 BELOW TO 8 BELOW ZERO. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 34 BELOW. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE VERY POOR TONIGHT AT TIMES IN STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW THAT WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AND CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS TONIGHT. BE PREPARED FOR SLICK...SNOW-COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS A COMBINATION OF BITTERLY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES.... RESULTING IN FROST BITE ...HYPOTHERMIA OR EVEN DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...DRESS APPROPRIATELY IN LAYERS COVERING EXPOSED SKIN. FROSTBITE WILL OCCUR IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ IAZ076>078-ILZ024-271115- /O.CON.KDVN.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140127T0600Z/ /O.CON.KDVN.WC.Y.0006.140127T0600Z-140128T1800Z/ KEOKUK-WASHINGTON-LOUISA-MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIGOURNEY...WASHINGTON...WAPELLO... ALEDO 916 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY... * TIMING...OVERNIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...NONE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...UNDER 1 MILE AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...12 BELOW TO 29 ABOVE ZERO. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 30 BELOW. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW THAT WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AND CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS TONIGHT. BE PREPARED FOR SLICK...SNOW-COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS...RESULTING IN FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS COVERING EXPOSED SKIN. FROSTBITE WILL OCCUR IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ IAZ087>089-098-099-ILZ025-026-034-035-MOZ009-010-271115- /O.CON.KDVN.WC.Y.0006.140127T0600Z-140128T1800Z/ JEFFERSON-HENRY IA-DES MOINES-VAN BUREN-LEE-HENDERSON-WARREN- HANCOCK-MCDONOUGH-SCOTLAND-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FAIRFIELD...MOUNT PLEASANT... BURLINGTON...KEOSAUQUA....FORT MADISON...OQUAWKA...MONMOUTH... CARTHAGE...MACOMB...MEMPHIS...KAHOKA 916 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY... * TIMING...OVERNIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...9 BELOW TO 9 ABOVE ZERO. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 26 BELOW. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS...RESULTING IN FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS COVERING EXPOSED SKIN. FROSTBITE WILL OCCUR IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ ERVIN
938 WWUS43 KDVN 270559 WSWDVN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 1159 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TONIGHT NORTH OF CEDAR RAPIDS TO MOLINE... .WINDS REMAIN VERY STRONG...UP TO 60 MPH...WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS NOW TAKING PLACE. A BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR LOCATION FROM CEDAR RAPIDS THROUGH THE QUAD CITIES TO GENESEO ILLINOIS. BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES WILL SURGE INTO THE AREA OVERNIGHT AND REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. THE COMBINATION OF COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS...LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILLS...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80. DECREASING WINDS AND GRADUALLY RISING TEMPERATURES WILL LEAD TO IMPROVING CONDITIONS DURING THE DAY TUESDAY. IAZ063-064-067-271400- /O.EXP.KDVN.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140127T0600Z/ /O.CON.KDVN.WC.W.0004.140127T0600Z-140128T1800Z/ IOWA-JOHNSON-MUSCATINE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARENGO...IOWA CITY...MUSCATINE 1159 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * TIMING...OVERNIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH BY MONDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS FROM 16 BELOW TO 8 BELOW ZERO. MONDAYS HIGH AROUND 5 BELOW. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 34 BELOW. * IMPACTS...VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES THAT MAY RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA IF THE PROPER PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS...RESULTING IN FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS COVERING EXPOSED SKIN. FROSTBITE WILL OCCUR IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ IAZ076>078-ILZ024-271400- /O.EXP.KDVN.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140127T0600Z/ /O.CON.KDVN.WC.Y.0006.140127T0600Z-140128T1800Z/ KEOKUK-WASHINGTON-LOUISA-MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIGOURNEY...WASHINGTON...WAPELLO... ALEDO 1159 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * TIMING...OVERNIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST DIMINISHING 20 TO 30 MPH BY MORNING. * TEMPERATURES...LOW TEMPERATURES FROM 5 BELOW TO 10 BELOW ZERO. HIGHS MONDAY AROUND ZERO. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 30 BELOW. * IMPACTS....VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES THAT MAY RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA IF THE PROPER PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS...RESULTING IN FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS COVERING EXPOSED SKIN. FROSTBITE WILL OCCUR IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ IAZ040>042-051>054-065-066-068-ILZ001-002-007-009-015-016-271400- /O.CON.KDVN.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140127T0900Z/ /O.CON.KDVN.WC.W.0004.140127T0600Z-140128T1800Z/ BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-BENTON-LINN-JONES-JACKSON-CEDAR-CLINTON- SCOTT-JO DAVIESS-STEPHENSON-CARROLL-WHITESIDE-ROCK ISLAND- HENRY IL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDEPENDENCE...MANCHESTER...DUBUQUE... VINTON...CEDAR RAPIDS...ANAMOSA...MAQUOKETA...TIPTON...CLINTON... BETTENDORF...DAVENPORT...GALENA...FREEPORT...MOUNT CARROLL... STERLING...ROCK FALLS...MOLINE...ROCK ISLAND...KEWANEE 1159 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY... * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...NONE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ZERO FOR EXTENDED PERIODS. * TEMPERATURES...ZERO TO 15 BELOW ZERO. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 42 BELOW. * IMPACTS...THE BLIZZARD IS A LIFE THREATENING EVENT TO ANYONE OUTSIDE OR TRAVELING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS THAT FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW...STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES OF ONE-QUARTER MILE OR LESS ARE OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. THIS WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS... MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL! IF YOU MUST TRAVEL DUE TO AN EMERGENCY...TAKE YOUR WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS A COMBINATION OF BITTERLY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES.... RESULTING IN FROST BITE ...HYPOTHERMIA OR EVEN DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...DRESS APPROPRIATELY IN LAYERS COVERING EXPOSED SKIN. FROSTBITE WILL OCCUR IN AS FEW AS 10 MINUTES IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ ILZ017-018-271400- /O.CON.KDVN.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140127T1200Z/ /O.CON.KDVN.WC.W.0004.140127T0600Z-140128T1800Z/ BUREAU-PUTNAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRINCETON...HENNEPIN 1159 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY... * TIMING...TONIGHT. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW. * TEMPERATURES...ZERO TO AROUND 15 BELOW ZERO. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 36 BELOW. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR VERY STRONG WINDS THAT WILL RESULT IN VERY LOW VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING SNOW...ALONG WITH DANGEROUS WIND CHILL READINGS. THIS COMBINATION WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. TRAVEL ONLY IN AN EMERGENCY AND TAKE YOUR WINTER STORM SURVIVAL KIT. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS A COMBINATION OF BITTERLY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES.... RESULTING IN FROST BITE ...HYPOTHERMIA OR EVEN DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...DRESS APPROPRIATELY IN LAYERS COVERING EXPOSED SKIN. FROSTBITE WILL OCCUR IN AS FEW AS 10 MINUTES IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ IAZ087>089-098-099-ILZ025-026-034-035-MOZ009-010-271400- /O.CON.KDVN.WC.Y.0006.140127T0600Z-140128T1800Z/ JEFFERSON-HENRY IA-DES MOINES-VAN BUREN-LEE-HENDERSON-WARREN- HANCOCK-MCDONOUGH-SCOTLAND-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FAIRFIELD...MOUNT PLEASANT... BURLINGTON...KEOSAUQUA....FORT MADISON...OQUAWKA...MONMOUTH... CARTHAGE...MACOMB...MEMPHIS...KAHOKA 1159 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY... * TIMING...OVERNIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...9 BELOW TO 9 ABOVE ZERO. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 26 BELOW. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS...RESULTING IN FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS COVERING EXPOSED SKIN. FROSTBITE WILL OCCUR IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
996 WWUS43 KDVN 270902 WSWDVN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 302 AM CST MON JAN 27 2014 ...BLOWING SNOW THREAT DECREASES AS WINDS DIMINISH... ...LIFE THREATENING WINDS THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... .WINDS CONTINUE TO DIMINISH EARLY THIS MORNING ALLOWING THE BLOWING SNOW TO DECREASE. PATCHY BLOWING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES AROUND A MILE OR LESS IS STILL POSSIBLE IN RURAL AREAS EARLY THIS MORNING. BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF COLD AIR AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS...LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILLS...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80. DECREASING WINDS AND GRADUALLY RISING TEMPERATURES WILL LEAD TO IMPROVING CONDITIONS DURING THE DAY TUESDAY. IAZ040>042-051>054-065-066-068-ILZ001-002-007-009-015-016-271715- /O.EXP.KDVN.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140127T0900Z/ /O.CON.KDVN.WC.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140128T1800Z/ BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-BENTON-LINN-JONES-JACKSON-CEDAR-CLINTON- SCOTT-JO DAVIESS-STEPHENSON-CARROLL-WHITESIDE-ROCK ISLAND- HENRY IL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDEPENDENCE...MANCHESTER...DUBUQUE... VINTON...CEDAR RAPIDS...ANAMOSA...MAQUOKETA...TIPTON...CLINTON... BETTENDORF...DAVENPORT...GALENA...FREEPORT...MOUNT CARROLL... STERLING...ROCK FALLS...MOLINE...ROCK ISLAND...KEWANEE 302 AM CST MON JAN 27 2014 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 3 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... * TIMING...LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILLS THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH THIS MORNING...DIMINISHING TO AROUND 10 MPH BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURES...ZERO TO 22 BELOW ZERO. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 42 BELOW. * IMPACTS...VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILL VALUES THAT MAY RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA IF THE PROPER PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS A COMBINATION OF BITTERLY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES.... RESULTING IN FROST BITE ...HYPOTHERMIA OR EVEN DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...DRESS APPROPRIATELY IN LAYERS COVERING EXPOSED SKIN. FROSTBITE WILL OCCUR IN AS FEW AS 10 MINUTES IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ ILZ017-018-271715- /O.CON.KDVN.WC.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140128T1800Z/ /O.CON.KDVN.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140127T1200Z/ BUREAU-PUTNAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRINCETON...HENNEPIN 302 AM CST MON JAN 27 2014 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... * TIMING...WINTER STORM WARNING EARLY THIS MORNING. WIND CHILL WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 30 MPH EARLY THIS MORNING...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 MPH BY THIS AFTERNOON. * VISIBILITIES...AROUND A QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN OPEN AREAS. * TEMPERATURES...ZERO TO AROUND 15 BELOW ZERO. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 36 BELOW. * IMPACTS...LOW VISIBILITIES AND SLICK ROADS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS EARLY THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR VERY STRONG WINDS THAT WILL RESULT IN VERY LOW VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING SNOW...ALONG WITH DANGEROUS WIND CHILL READINGS. THIS COMBINATION WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. TRAVEL ONLY IN AN EMERGENCY AND TAKE YOUR WINTER STORM SURVIVAL KIT. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS A COMBINATION OF BITTERLY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES.... RESULTING IN FROST BITE ...HYPOTHERMIA OR EVEN DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...DRESS APPROPRIATELY IN LAYERS COVERING EXPOSED SKIN. FROSTBITE WILL OCCUR IN AS FEW AS 10 MINUTES IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ IAZ063-064-067-271715- /O.CON.KDVN.WC.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140128T1800Z/ IOWA-JOHNSON-MUSCATINE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARENGO...IOWA CITY...MUSCATINE 302 AM CST MON JAN 27 2014 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY... * TIMING...THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 MPH WITH BY THIS AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS FROM 16 BELOW TO 8 BELOW ZERO. MONDAYS HIGH AROUND 5 BELOW. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 34 BELOW. * IMPACTS...VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES THAT MAY RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA IF THE PROPER PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS...RESULTING IN FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS COVERING EXPOSED SKIN. FROSTBITE WILL OCCUR IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ IAZ076>078-087>089-098-099-ILZ024>026-034-035-MOZ009-010-271715- /O.CON.KDVN.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-140128T1800Z/ KEOKUK-WASHINGTON-LOUISA-JEFFERSON-HENRY IA-DES MOINES-VAN BUREN- LEE-MERCER-HENDERSON-WARREN-HANCOCK-MCDONOUGH-SCOTLAND-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIGOURNEY...WASHINGTON...WAPELLO... FAIRFIELD...MOUNT PLEASANT...BURLINGTON...KEOSAUQUA.... FORT MADISON...ALEDO...OQUAWKA...MONMOUTH...CARTHAGE...MACOMB... MEMPHIS...KAHOKA 302 AM CST MON JAN 27 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY... * TIMING...THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST DIMINISHING 10 TO 20 MPH BY THIS AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURES...LOW TEMPERATURES FROM 5 BELOW TO 10 BELOW ZERO. HIGHS MONDAY AROUND ZERO. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 30 BELOW. * IMPACTS...VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES THAT MAY RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA IF THE PROPER PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS...RESULTING IN FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS COVERING EXPOSED SKIN. FROSTBITE WILL OCCUR IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this blizzard warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Quad Cities, IA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this blizzard warning went out at Jan 26, 6:02 PM CST, 1 hour 28 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 26, 6:02 PM CST, 1 hour 28 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
602 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014
.SYNOPSIS...
ISSUED AT 303 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014
LOW PRESSURE AND ARCTIC FRONT MOVING INTO WESTERN CWA ATTIM
ACCOMPANIED BY VIGOROUS SHOWERS WITH VARIETY OF PTYPE WITH
SNOW ALONG/N OF I-80 WHERE TEMPS IN THE 20S/30S WHILE MIX
OR RAIN TO THE SOUTH WHERE TEMPS HAVE WARMED WELL INTO THE 40S.
SHOWERS MIXING DOWN VERY STRONG WINDS WITH REPORT OF 60 KT
GUST AT RWIS SOUTH OF AMES AROUND 245 PM. TEMPS CRASHING IN WAKE
OF ARCTIC FRONT WITH TEENS INTO SOUTHERN MN AND EXTREME NORTHWEST
IA AND SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE AND BELOW ZERO OVER THE DAKOTAS AND
NORTHERN MN ACCOMPANIED BY VERY STRONG WINDS 25-35 WITH GUSTS UP
TO 50 MPH WHICH IS PRODUCING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING
WITH NEAR BLIZZARD TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN DEEPER SNOWPACK.
&&
.SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY)
ISSUED AT 303 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014
APOLOGIES IN ADVANCE FOR THE INCREASING ASSORTMENT OF HEADLINES
IN THE NEXT 12-24 HRS...BUT COMBINATION OF VERY DYNAMIC SITUATION
AND VARYING GROUND CONDITIONS OVER CWA (DEEPER SNOW COVER NORTH
TO SNOW BARREN AREAS SOUTHWEST) AIDING IN COMPLEXITY OF HEADLINES.
IN SHORT...VARIETY OF HEADLINES TONIGHT THROUGH 12Z MON THEN
HEADLINES SIMPLIFY TO WIND CHILL WARNING NORTH 2/3RDS AND
WIND CHILL ADVISORY SOUTH 1/3 WHICH EXTENDS THROUGH 18Z TUE.
HAVE KEPT WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FOR AREAS ROUGHLY
HWY 30 NORTH FOR COMBINATION OF BLOWING SNOW WITH VERY LOW
VISIBILITIES WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... AND ALSO
DANGEROUS COLD SETTING IN BY LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. THIS
AREA OF CWA RECEIVED MORE SNOW LAST NIGHT (2-4 INCHES IN SPOTS)
AND STILL VERY MOVABLE WITH TEMPS MOST AREAS STAYING BELOW
FREEZING TODAY. WOULD EXPECT NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH ONSET
OF STRONG WINDS THIS EVENING POSSIBLY LINGERING FOR A TIME
OVERNIGHT BEFORE ISALLOBARIC MAX PUSHES SOUTH AND WINDS EVER
SLOWLY BEGIN TO DECREASE.
HAVE TRIMMED THE WINTER STORM WARNING ALONG THE I-80 CORRIDOR
AS BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FOR 1-2 HRS IN OPEN/RURAL AREAS THIS
AM HAS EVACUATED MOST MOVABLE SNOW AND WHAT STILL WAS MOVABLE
IS LIKELY GONE/MELTED WITH TEMPS WARMING WELL ABOVE FREEZING.
SO FOR ROUGHLY I-80 CORRIDOR HAVE GONE WITH WINTER WX ADVISORY
THROUGH THIS EVENING TO HANDLE VERY STRONG WINDS...CRASHING TEMPS
AND LOW VISIBILITIES POSSIBLY NEAR WHITEOUT AT TIMES IN THE SNOW
SHOWERS WHICH LIKELY TO BE LESS THAN AN INCH OF ACCUM.
FURTHER SOUTH NEAR HWY 34 ON SOUTH... WHILE POTENTIAL PERIOD
OF LOW VISIBILITIES WITH SHOWERS THIS EVE THE MAIN CONCERN FOR
THESE AREAS WILL BE STRONG WINDS AND WIND CHILLS. HAVE GONE OUT
WITH WIND ADVISORY TO MATCH WITH NEIGHBORING OFFICES THROUGH THIS
EVENING THEN TRANSFER OVER TO WIND CHILL ADVISORY OVERNIGHT.
BOTTOM LINE...VERY DYNAMIC AND CHANGING WEATHER AS LOW PRESSURE
AND ARCTIC FRONT SWEEP THROUGH CWA THROUGH EARLY EVENING. THIS
WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY SOME VIGOROUS SHOWERS WITH SNOW NORTH HALF
AND MIX OR BRIEF PERIOD OF RAIN SOUTH BEFORE CHANGING TO SNOW.
MOST INTENSE ACTIVITY SUGGESTED BETWEEN HIGHWAY 30 AND HIGHWAY 34.
SHOWERS MAY MIX DOWN VERY STRONG WINDS TO 45 MPH OR POSSIBLY A BIT
HIGHER AS EVIDENCE BY AMES. ALL AREAS SEE STRONG WINDS SETTLING
IN THIS EVE INTO OVERNIGHT IN WAKE OF SHOWERS AND ARCTIC FRONT WITH
CRASHING TEMPS AND WIND CHILLS.
MONDAY...DESPITE PRESENCE OF SUNSHINE TEMPS WILL REBOUND LITTLE FROM
MORNING LOWS GIVEN STRONG COLD ADVECTION AND BRISK NORTHWEST
WINDS. RECOVERY ON AIR TEMPS ONLY SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO SNOW
FREE AREAS SOUTHWEST WHILE THE REST OF US LOOK TO REMAIN BELOW
ZERO DURING THE DAY... WHILE WIND CHILLS IN THE RANGE OF 20 TO 40
BELOW. COULD SEE SOME PATCHY BLOWING SNOW LINGER ACROSS THE NORTH
IN THE MORNING.
.LONG TERM...(MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY)
ISSUED AT 303 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014
PRIMARY CONCERN CONTINUES TO BE EARLY WEEK ARCTIC AIRMASS AND NEED
FOR HEADLINES. GRADUAL WARMING TREND INDICATED FOR MID TO LATE WEEK
WITH A COUPLE PERIODS OF POSSIBLE SNOW AROUND THURSDAY AND THEN OVER
THE WEEKEND.
MONDAY NIGHT...NW TO SE ORIENTED RIDGE OF ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS OVER THE AREA ALLOWING WINDS TO BECOME LIGHT WESTERLY AFTER
MIDNIGHT. THE LIGHT WINDS AND MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES SHOULD LEAD TO
THE COLDEST NIGHT OF THE WEEK. ONLY MINOR CHANGES MADE TO LOWS
AROUND -20 TO -25 OVER THE NORTH WHERE SNOW-COVER IS OVER 6 INCHES
DEEP...WHILE LARGELY SNOW-FREE AREAS OF THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST WILL
BE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS. THIS IS CLOSE TO A MODEL BLEND...EXCLUDING
THE MUCH COLDER CANADIAN/GEM...WHICH HAS BEEN TRENDING TOO COLD AT 850 MB
THE PAST FEW RUNS. EVEN WITH ONLY 5 TO 10 KT WINDS...CORRESPONDING
WIND CHILLS WILL BE SOLIDLY IN A WARNING RANGE OF -30 TO -40 ACROSS
THE NORTH AND WILL WARRANT A WIND CHILL WARNING. WIND CHILLS IN THE
FAR SOUTH WILL BE MORE MARGINAL...LARGELY IN A 10 TO 20 BELOW
RANGE...BUT WILL WARRANT A LOW END WIND CHILL ADVISORY.
TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...THE AREA WILL REMAIN UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF
THE ARCTIC HIGH THAT MIGRATES SOUTHEAST TO THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY.
EVEN WITH SUNSHINE...THE LIGHT WINDS AND MODIFIED ARCTIC AIRMASS
WILL HOLD HIGHS FROM AROUND ZERO TO 5 BELOW IN THE NORTH...WHILE THE
SNOW-FREE SOUTH SHOULD AT LEAST REACH THE TEENS. THIS WOULD ALLOW
WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES TO RISE ABOVE WARNING CRITERIA ACROSS
THE NORTH AND WILL HAVE ALL WIND CHILL HEADLINES EXPIRING AT NOON.
HOWEVER...WILL LIKELY NEED TO GO OUT WITH A WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR
THE NORTH...WHERE READINGS REMAIN IN A RANGE OF ROUGHLY -20 TO -30
TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH ABOUT MID MORNING WEDNESDAY. WINDS WILL
GRADUALLY BECOME LIGHT FROM THE SOUTHWEST OVERNIGHT...LEADING TO
SLIGHTLY WARMER MINS THAN THE PREVIOUS NIGHT...FROM AROUND 13 BELOW
NORTH TO 5 ABOVE SOUTH.
WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...THE UPPER PATTERN BECOMES MORE ZONAL
THROUGH THIS PERIOD...LEADING TO A SLOW WARMING TREND. THE ECMWF REMAINS
THE MOST BULLISH WITH SNOW CHANCES ALONG A PASSING COLD FRONT
THURSDAY AND HAVE MAINTAINED CHANCE POPS.
OVER THE WEEKEND...THE MODEL BLEND WILL KEEP BELOW NORMAL
TEMPERATURES AND LOW CONFIDENCE CHANCE POPS FOR SNOW BOTH SATURDAY
AND SUNDAY. A DEVELOPING SPLIT FLOW PATTERN IS SHOWN ALLOWING GULF
MOISTURE TO RETURN NORTHWARD AS CLOSE AS THE MID MS VALLEY
SUPPORTING PRECIPITATION CHANCES. HOWEVER...MODELS OVERALL HAVE POOR
CONSISTENCY IN THE TIMING AND PLACEMENT OF SHORTWAVES THAT MAY BE
ABLE TO TAP INTO THIS MOISTURE.
&&
.AVIATION...(FOR THE 00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z MONDAY EVENING)
ISSUED AT 551 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL INITIALLY BE FOUND AT ALL SITES THROUGH
AROUND 02Z/27 AS AN ARCTIC FRONT SWEEPS THROUGH THE IMMEDIATE
AREA. WINDS WILL BEGIN THE PERIOD VERY STRONG...NORTHWEST AT 25 TO
30 KTS...GUSTING TO 40 TO 45 KTS. THIS HIGH WIND WILL LIFT ANY
FALLING OR MOVABLE SNOW TO CREATE BLOWING SNOW AND VISIBILITIES
NEAR ZERO AT TIMES...AND DOWN TO 1/2 MILE AT MOLINE AND AROUND 1
MILE AT BURLINGTON. BY 02Z...THE HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL QUICKLY
EXIT THE REGION...LEAVING MAINLY VFR CIGS AND STRONG WINDS IN ITS
WAKE. VISIBILITIES WILL BE MAINLY VFR AT MLI AND BRL...WITH MORE
BLOWING SNOW POSSIBLY AT CID AND DBQ...WHERE BRIEF PERIODS OF IFR
VISIBILITY MAY LINGER THROUGH 08Z/27. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY
DECREASE THROUGH 12Z/27 TO A MORE CONSISTENT 20 TO 25 KTS
NORTHWEST GUSTING TO 30 KTS.
ERVIN
&&
.DVN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
IA...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY FOR BENTON-BUCHANAN-
CEDAR-CLINTON-DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-JACKSON-JONES-LINN.
WIND CHILL WARNING FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO NOON CST TUESDAY FOR
BENTON-BUCHANAN-CEDAR-CLINTON-DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-JACKSON-
JONES-LINN.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR DES MOINES-HENRY IA-
JEFFERSON-LEE-VAN BUREN.
WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST TUESDAY
FOR DES MOINES-HENRY IA-JEFFERSON-KEOKUK-LEE-LOUISA-VAN
BUREN-WASHINGTON.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR IOWA-
JOHNSON-KEOKUK-LOUISA-MUSCATINE-SCOTT-WASHINGTON.
WIND CHILL WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST TUESDAY FOR
IOWA-JOHNSON-MUSCATINE-SCOTT.
IL...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY FOR BUREAU-CARROLL-JO
DAVIESS-PUTNAM-STEPHENSON-WHITESIDE.
WIND CHILL WARNING FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO NOON CST TUESDAY FOR
BUREAU-CARROLL-JO DAVIESS-PUTNAM-STEPHENSON-WHITESIDE.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR HANCOCK-HENDERSON-
MCDONOUGH-WARREN.
WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST TUESDAY
FOR HANCOCK-HENDERSON-MCDONOUGH-MERCER-WARREN.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR HENRY IL-
MERCER-ROCK ISLAND.
WIND CHILL WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST TUESDAY FOR
HENRY IL-ROCK ISLAND.
MO...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR CLARK-SCOTLAND.
WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST TUESDAY
FOR CLARK-SCOTLAND.
&&
SYNOPSIS...05
SHORT TERM...05
LONG TERM...SHEETS
AVIATION...ERVINHazardous weather outlook, Jan 26, 4:50 PM CST, 2 hours 40 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 450 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014 IAZ040>042-051>054-063>068-076>078-087>089-098-099-ILZ001-002-007- 009-015>018-024>026-034-035-MOZ009-010-271045- BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-BENTON-LINN-JONES-JACKSON-IOWA-JOHNSON- CEDAR-CLINTON-MUSCATINE-SCOTT-KEOKUK-WASHINGTON-LOUISA-JEFFERSON- HENRY IA-DES MOINES-VAN BUREN-LEE-JO DAVIESS-STEPHENSON-CARROLL- WHITESIDE-ROCK ISLAND-HENRY IL-BUREAU-PUTNAM-MERCER-HENDERSON- WARREN-HANCOCK-MCDONOUGH-SCOTLAND-CLARK- 450 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...NORTHWEST ILLINOIS...WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...EAST CENTRAL IOWA...NORTHEAST IOWA...SOUTHEAST IOWA AND NORTHEAST MISSOURI. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT A VARIETY OF WEATHER ADVISORIES AND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE OUTLOOK AREA. PLEASE REFER TO OUR WINTER WEATHER PRODUCTS FOR SPECIFIC INFORMATION. A VERY STRONG ARCTIC FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO SWEEP ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH EARLY EVENING. THIS WILL BRING A RENEWED ROUND OF STRONG WINDS 25 TO 45 MPH PRODUCING NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES FOR AREAS ROUGHLY NEAR AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 30. IN ADDITION...THIS FRONT WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY VERY STRONG SNOW SHOWERS WHICH WILL PRODUCE SURGES OF STRONG WINDS AND PERIODS OF NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN SOME AREAS THROUGH MID EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO USHER IN DANGEROUSLY COLD AIR WITH LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 40 BELOW ZERO DEVELOPING THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY A WIND CHILL WARNING AND ADVISORY ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE OUTLOOK AREA THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. PATCHY BLOWING SNOW MAY CONTINUE MONDAY MORNING NORTH OF HIGHWAY 30. BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES AND LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE ENTIRE AREA FROM MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES DURING THIS TIME WILL BE NEAR OR BELOW ZERO WITH WIND CHILLS FREQUENTLY IN THE 20 TO 40 BELOW RANGE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ANY REPORTS OF WHITEOUT OR NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WOULD BE APPRECIATED.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jan 26, 5:45 PM CST, 1 hour 45 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 545 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014 IAZ054-065>068-077-078-087>089-098-099-ILZ001-002-007-009-015>018- 024>026-034-035-MOZ009-010-270200- JACKSON-CEDAR-CLINTON-MUSCATINE-SCOTT-WASHINGTON-LOUISA-JEFFERSON- HENRY IA-DES MOINES-VAN BUREN-LEE-JO DAVIESS-STEPHENSON-CARROLL- WHITESIDE-ROCK ISLAND-HENRY IL-BUREAU-PUTNAM-MERCER-HENDERSON- WARREN-HANCOCK-MCDONOUGH-SCOTLAND-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MAQUOKETA...TIPTON...CLINTON... MUSCATINE...BETTENDORF...DAVENPORT...WASHINGTON...WAPELLO... FAIRFIELD...MOUNT PLEASANT...BURLINGTON...KEOSAUQUA.... FORT MADISON...GALENA...FREEPORT...MOUNT CARROLL...STERLING... ROCK FALLS...MOLINE...ROCK ISLAND...KEWANEE...PRINCETON... HENNEPIN...ALEDO...OQUAWKA...MONMOUTH...CARTHAGE...MACOMB... MEMPHIS...KAHOKA 545 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014 ...POWERFUL ARCTIC COLD FRONT SWEEPING THROUGH THE AREA... A POWERFUL ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP RAPIDLY ACROSS EASTERN IOWA AND NORTHWEST ILLINOIS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL THEN ARRIVE INTO SOUTHEAST IOWA...WESTERN ILLINOIS AND EXTREME NORTHEAST MISSOURI BY 8 PM. INTENSE SNOW SHOWERS...RAPIDLY FALLING TEMPERATURES AND NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING OVER 50 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL QUICKLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AND IN SOME LOCATIONS TO NEAR ZERO IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. MOST OF THESE LOW VISIBILITIES WILL LAST ONLY 10 TO 15 MINUTES BEFORE LIFTING TO OVER 1 MILE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL USE EXTRA CAUTION AND ALLOW ADDITIONAL TRAVEL TIME. SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW FOR PLENTY OF ROOM BETWEEN YOU AND OTHER VEHICLES. BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN THE HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS. ERVIN
Special weather statement, Jan 26, 5:47 PM CST, 1 hour 43 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 547 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014 IAZ054-065>068-077-078-087>089-098-099-ILZ001-002-007-009-015>018- 024>026-034-035-MOZ009-010-270200- JACKSON-CEDAR-CLINTON-MUSCATINE-SCOTT-WASHINGTON-LOUISA-JEFFERSON- HENRY IA-DES MOINES-VAN BUREN-LEE-JO DAVIESS-STEPHENSON-CARROLL- WHITESIDE-ROCK ISLAND-HENRY IL-BUREAU-PUTNAM-MERCER-HENDERSON- WARREN-HANCOCK-MCDONOUGH-SCOTLAND-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MAQUOKETA...TIPTON...CLINTON... MUSCATINE...BETTENDORF...DAVENPORT...WASHINGTON...WAPELLO... FAIRFIELD...MOUNT PLEASANT...BURLINGTON...KEOSAUQUA.... FORT MADISON...GALENA...FREEPORT...MOUNT CARROLL...STERLING... ROCK FALLS...MOLINE...ROCK ISLAND...KEWANEE...PRINCETON... HENNEPIN...ALEDO...OQUAWKA...MONMOUTH...CARTHAGE...MACOMB... MEMPHIS...KAHOKA 547 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014 ...POWERFUL ARCTIC COLD FRONT SWEEPING THROUGH THE AREA... A POWERFUL ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP RAPIDLY ACROSS FAR SOUTHEAST IOWA...WESTERN ILLINOIS AND EXTREME NORTHEAST MISSOURI BY 7 PM. INTENSE SNOW SHOWERS...RAPIDLY FALLING TEMPERATURES AND NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING OVER 50 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL QUICKLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AND IN SOME LOCATIONS TO NEAR ZERO IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. MOST OF THESE LOW VISIBILITIES WILL LAST ONLY 10 TO 15 MINUTES BEFORE LIFTING TO OVER 1 MILE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL USE EXTRA CAUTION AND ALLOW ADDITIONAL TRAVEL TIME. SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW FOR PLENTY OF ROOM BETWEEN YOU AND OTHER VEHICLES. BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN THE HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS. ERVIN
Local storm report, Jan 26, 6:20 PM CST, 1 hour 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
620 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0549 PM NON-TSTM WND GST STOCKTON 42.35N 90.01W
01/26/2014 M40 MPH JO DAVIESS IL CO-OP OBSERVER
BLOWING SNOW WITH VSBY 1/16 MPH
0520 PM SNOW OLIN 42.00N 91.14W
01/26/2014 M0.8 INCH JONES IA TRAINED SPOTTER
0545 PM NON-TSTM WND GST W MEMPHIS 40.46N 92.17W
01/26/2014 E40 MPH SCOTLAND MO TRAINED SPOTTER
0609 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 3 NNE STOCKTON 42.39N 89.98W
01/26/2014 E45 MPH JO DAVIESS IL TRAINED SPOTTER
BLOWING SNOW, WHITE OUT CONDINDITIONS, AVG 10 MIN WIND 32
MPH
&&
TASSpecial weather statement, Jan 26, 7:09 PM CST, 21 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 709 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014 IAZ054-065>068-077-078-087>089-098-099-ILZ001-002-007-009-015>018- 024>026-034-035-MOZ009-010-270315- JACKSON-CEDAR-CLINTON-MUSCATINE-SCOTT-WASHINGTON-LOUISA-JEFFERSON- HENRY IA-DES MOINES-VAN BUREN-LEE-JO DAVIESS-STEPHENSON-CARROLL- WHITESIDE-ROCK ISLAND-HENRY IL-BUREAU-PUTNAM-MERCER-HENDERSON- WARREN-HANCOCK-MCDONOUGH-SCOTLAND-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MAQUOKETA...TIPTON...CLINTON... MUSCATINE...BETTENDORF...DAVENPORT...WASHINGTON...WAPELLO... FAIRFIELD...MOUNT PLEASANT...BURLINGTON...KEOSAUQUA.... FORT MADISON...GALENA...FREEPORT...MOUNT CARROLL...STERLING... ROCK FALLS...MOLINE...ROCK ISLAND...KEWANEE...PRINCETON... HENNEPIN...ALEDO...OQUAWKA...MONMOUTH...CARTHAGE...MACOMB... MEMPHIS...KAHOKA 709 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014 ...SHORT LIVED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN EASTERN IOWA AND NORTHWEST ILLINOIS... SNOW HAS ENDED...BUT WIND REMAIN SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH IN SOME LOCATIONS. THIS IS CREATING SHORT LIVED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AS FAR SOUTH AS THE QUAD CITIES...AND HENRY COUNTY ILLINOIS. AVOID TRAVEL THIS EVENING! ERVIN
Local storm report, Jan 26, 7:12 PM CST, 18 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
712 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0633 PM NON-TSTM WND GST STOCKTON 42.35N 90.01W
01/26/2014 M55 MPH JO DAVIESS IL CO-OP OBSERVER
0705 PM NON-TSTM WND GST ENE MARION 42.04N 91.59W
01/26/2014 E60 MPH LINN IA TRAINED SPOTTER
3 FOOT LONG BRANCHES BLOWN DOWN
&&
TASLocal storm report, Jan 26, 7:19 PM CST, 11 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
719 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0632 PM NON-TSTM WND GST INDEPENDENCE 42.47N 91.89W
01/26/2014 U0 MPH BUCHANAN IA PUBLIC
WHITE OUT CONDITIONS - WIND STRONG ENOUGH TO PUSH
VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD IN SLICK SPOTS
0715 PM NON-TSTM WND GST MECHANICSVILLE 41.90N 91.25W
01/26/2014 E35 MPH CEDAR IA TRAINED SPOTTER
WHITOUT CONDITIONS BETWEEN MECHANICSVILLE AND MOUNT
VERNON
0638 PM SNOW CHARLOTTE 41.96N 90.47W
01/26/2014 E0.0 INCH CLINTON IA PUBLIC
GUSTY WINDS - WHITE OUT CONDITIONS EAST WEST OF CHARLOTTE
&&
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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.