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Blizzard Warning 2, NWS Des Moines, IA
NWS Des Moines, IA issued this blizzard warning at Jan 8, 2015, 2:05 PM CST for 20 counties in Iowa. It was in force for 13 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 8, 2015, 2:05 PM CST (20:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 9, 2015, 3:00 AM CST
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Des Moines, IA
Counties Black Hawk County, IA, Bremer County, IA, Butler County, IA, Calhoun County, IA, Cerro Gordo County, IA, Emmet County, IA, Franklin County, IA, Grundy County, IA, Hamilton County, IA, Hancock County, IA, Hardin County, IA, Humboldt County, IA, Kossuth County, IA, Palo Alto County, IA, Pocahontas County, IA, Sac County, IA, Webster County, IA, Winnebago County, IA, Worth County, IA, Wright County, IA
The radar
The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 118 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:06 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 12:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 229 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
- 2080 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 64 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 650 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 838 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
721 WWUS43 KDMX 082005 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 205 PM CST THU JAN 8 2015 ...STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW TODAY INTO TONIGHT... .A STRONG COLD FRONT IS MOVING INTO NORTHWEST IOWA. THE FRONT WILL SWITCH THE WIND AROUND TO THE NORTHWEST AND BRING WITH IT WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH OR MORE WHICH WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW SHOWERS WILL ACCOMPANY THE COLD FRONT AND REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. AS THE COLDER AIR MOVE INTO IOWA TONIGHT DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL RETURN TO MUCH OF CENTRAL IOWA. IAZ004>006-015-016-023>025-033>036-090415- /O.UPG.KDMX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-150109T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KDMX.BZ.W.0002.150108T2005Z-150109T0900Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT- WRIGHT-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... LAKE MILLS...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...BRITT...KANAWHA...POCAHONTAS... LAURENS...ROLFE...FONDA...GILMORE CITY...HUMBOLDT...EAGLE GROVE... CLARION...BELMOND...SAC CITY...LAKE VIEW...ODEBOLT...WALL LAKE... SCHALLER...EARLY...ROCKWELL CITY...MANSON...LAKE CITY...POMEROY... FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY 205 PM CST THU JAN 8 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SHORT TERM TRENDS...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO NORTHWEST IOWA BY 4 PM. SNOW SHOWERS AND STRONG WIND WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT WHICH WILL LEAD TO BLOWING SNOW AND SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. AS COLDER AIR PUSHES IN LATER TONIGHT WIND CHILLS WILL DROP TO NEAR 20 BELOW ZERO OR COLDER. * STORM TOTAL SNOW...AROUND AN INCH OR LESS. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...THE WIND WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AT 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH THROUGH AT LEAST LATE EVENING. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THE COLD FRONT WHICH...COMBINED WITH THE WIND WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS DUE TO BLOWING SNOW AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL CONDITIONS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. AS COLDER AIR MOVES IN OVERNIGHT WIND CHILL VALUES WILL ALSO BECOME DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ007-017-026>028-037>039-090415- /O.UPG.KDMX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-150109T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KDMX.BZ.W.0002.150108T2005Z-150109T0900Z/ WORTH-CERRO GORDO-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTHWOOD...MANLY...MASON CITY... CLEAR LAKE...HAMPTON...PARKERSBURG...CLARKSVILLE...SHELL ROCK... GREENE...APLINGTON...ALLISON...DUMONT...WAVERLY...IOWA FALLS... ELDORA...ACKLEY...GRUNDY CENTER...REINBECK...CONRAD...DIKE... WELLSBURG...WATERLOO...CEDAR FALLS 205 PM CST THU JAN 8 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SHORT TERM TRENDS...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE INTERSTATE 35 CORRIDOR BETWEEN 5 AND 6 PM. SNOW SHOWERS AND STRONG WIND WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT WHICH WILL LEAD TO BLOWING SNOW AND SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. AS COLDER AIR PUSHES IN LATER TONIGHT WIND CHILLS WILL DROP TO NEAR 20 BELOW ZERO OR COLDER. * STORM TOTAL SNOW...AROUND AN INCH OR LESS. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...A SOUTHWEST WIND AT 20 TO 30 MPH WILL BECOME NORTHWEST BETWEEN 5 AND 6 PM AT 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH THROUGH AT LEAST LATE EVENING. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THE COLD FRONT WHICH...COMBINED WITH THE WIND WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS DUE TO BLOWING SNOW AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL CONDITIONS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. AS COLDER AIR MOVES IN OVERNIGHT WIND CHILL VALUES WILL ALSO BECOME DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ046>050-090415- /O.EXA.KDMX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-150109T0900Z/ GREENE-BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JEFFERSON...BOONE...AMES... MARSHALLTOWN...TAMA...TOLEDO...TRAER...DYSART...GLADBROOK 205 PM CST THU JAN 8 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY. * SHORT TERM TRENDS...LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL MOVE INTO CENTRAL IOWA LATER THIS AFTERNOON. A STRONG COLD FRONT IS ABOUT TO ENTER NORTHWEST IOWA THEN MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING. THE FRONT WILL SWITCH WINDS AROUND TO THE NORTHWEST AND INCREASE IN BOTH SPEED AND WIND GUSTS. THIS WILL LEAD TO BLOWING SNOW WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES. AS COLDER AIR PUSHES IN...WIND CHILLS WILL BEGIN TO DROP TO NEAR 20 BELOW ZERO. * STORM TOTAL SNOW...LESS THAN AN INCH. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...A GUSTY SOUTHWEST WIND AT 20 TO 35 MPH WILL TURN TO THE NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH OR MORE BY 6 PM. BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW HALF A MILE AT TIMES. 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. && $$ IAZ044-045-090415- /O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-150109T0900Z/ CRAWFORD-CARROLL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DENISON...CARROLL 205 PM CST THU JAN 8 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL MOVE INTO CENTRAL IOWA LATER THIS AFTERNOON. A STRONG COLD FRONT IS ABOUT TO ENTER NORTHWEST IOWA THEN MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING. THE FRONT WILL SWITCH WINDS AROUND TO THE NORTHWEST AND INCREASE IN BOTH SPEED AND WIND GUSTS. THIS WILL LEAD TO BLOWING SNOW WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES. AS COLDER AIR PUSHES IN...WIND CHILLS WILL BEGIN TO DROP TO NEAR 20 BELOW ZERO. * STORM TOTAL SNOW...LESS THAN ONE INCH. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...A GUSTY SOUTHWEST WIND AT 20 TO 35 MPH WILL TURN TO THE NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH OR MORE BY 6 PM. BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW HALF A MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ FAB
6 follow-up statements
981 WWUS43 KDMX 082152 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 352 PM CST THU JAN 8 2015 ...STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW TODAY INTO TONIGHT... .A STRONG COLD FRONT IS MOVING INTO NORTHWEST IOWA. THE FRONT WILL SWITCH THE WIND AROUND TO THE NORTHWEST AND BRING WITH IT WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH OR MORE WHICH WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW SHOWERS WILL ACCOMPANY THE COLD FRONT AND REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. AS THE COLDER AIR MOVE INTO IOWA TONIGHT DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL RETURN TO MUCH OF CENTRAL IOWA. IAZ004>006-015-016-023>025-033>036-090600- /O.CON.KDMX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150109T0900Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT- WRIGHT-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... LAKE MILLS...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...BRITT...KANAWHA...POCAHONTAS... LAURENS...ROLFE...FONDA...GILMORE CITY...HUMBOLDT...EAGLE GROVE... CLARION...BELMOND...SAC CITY...LAKE VIEW...ODEBOLT...WALL LAKE... SCHALLER...EARLY...ROCKWELL CITY...MANSON...LAKE CITY...POMEROY... FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY 352 PM CST THU JAN 8 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...A STRONG NORTHWEST WIND COMBINED WITH ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL LEAD TO BLOWING SNOW AND SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. AS COLDER AIR PUSHES IN LATER TONIGHT WIND CHILLS WILL DROP TO NEAR 20 BELOW ZERO OR COLDER. * STORM TOTAL SNOW...AROUND AN INCH OR LESS. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...A NORTHWEST WIND AT 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH WILL OCCUR THROUGH AT LEAST LATE EVENING. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THE COLD FRONT WHICH...COMBINED WITH THE WIND WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS DUE TO BLOWING SNOW AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL CONDITIONS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. AS COLDER AIR MOVES IN OVERNIGHT WIND CHILL VALUES WILL ALSO BECOME DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ007-017-026>028-037>039-090600- /O.CON.KDMX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150109T0900Z/ WORTH-CERRO GORDO-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTHWOOD...MANLY...MASON CITY... CLEAR LAKE...HAMPTON...PARKERSBURG...CLARKSVILLE...SHELL ROCK... GREENE...APLINGTON...ALLISON...DUMONT...WAVERLY...IOWA FALLS... ELDORA...ACKLEY...GRUNDY CENTER...REINBECK...CONRAD...DIKE... WELLSBURG...WATERLOO...CEDAR FALLS 352 PM CST THU JAN 8 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWITCH WINDS ACROSS EASTERN IOWA TO THE NORTHWEST. SNOW SHOWERS COMBINED WITH A STRONG WIND WILL LEAD TO BLOWING SNOW AND SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. AS COLDER AIR PUSHES IN LATER TONIGHT WIND CHILLS WILL DROP TO NEAR 20 BELOW ZERO OR COLDER. * STORM TOTAL SNOW...AROUND AN INCH OR LESS. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...A NORTHWEST WIND WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH THROUGH AT LEAST LATE EVENING. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS COMBINED WITH THE WIND WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS DUE TO BLOWING SNOW AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL CONDITIONS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. AS COLDER AIR MOVES IN OVERNIGHT WIND CHILL VALUES WILL ALSO BECOME DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ057>062-090200- /O.EXB.KDMX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-150109T0200Z/ AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUDUBON...EXIRA...GUTHRIE CENTER... PANORA...BAYARD...CASEY...PERRY...WAUKEE...ADEL...DES MOINES... NEWTON...GRINNELL 352 PM CST THU JAN 8 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING. * SHORT TERM TRENDS...LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL MOVE INTO CENTRAL IOWA THROUGH THE EVENING COMMUTE. THE SNOW SHOWERS COMBINED WITH A STRONG NORTHWEST WIND AT 20 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS TO 40 MPH OR MORE WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES. AS COLDER AIR PUSHES IN...WIND CHILLS WILL BEGIN TO DROP TO NEAR 20 BELOW ZERO. * STORM TOTAL SNOW...LESS THAN AN INCH. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...A GUSTY NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH COMBINED WITH FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW HALF A MILE AT TIMES. 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. && $$ IAZ044>050-090600- /O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-150109T0900Z/ CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON...BOONE... AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TAMA...TOLEDO...TRAER...DYSART...GLADBROOK 352 PM CST THU JAN 8 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL MOVE INTO CENTRAL IOWA THROUGH EARLY EVENING. A NORTHWEST WIND WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOW SHOWERS TO PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES. AS COLDER AIR PUSHES IN...WIND CHILLS WILL BEGIN TO DROP TO NEAR 20 BELOW ZERO. * STORM TOTAL SNOW...LESS THAN AN INCH. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...A GUSTY NORTHWEST WIND AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH COMBINED WITH FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW HALF A MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ FAB
526 WWUS43 KDMX 090030 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 630 PM CST THU JAN 8 2015 ...STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW CONTINUE TONIGHT... .NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH OR MORE WHICH WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. IN ADDITION...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE AND REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. AS THE COLDER AIR MOVES INTO IOWA TONIGHT DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL RETURN TO MUCH OF CENTRAL IOWA. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-090830- /O.CON.KDMX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150109T0900Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-SAC-CALHOUN- WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK- 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...PARKERSBURG...CLARKSVILLE...SHELL ROCK... GREENE...APLINGTON...ALLISON...DUMONT...WAVERLY...SAC CITY... LAKE VIEW...ODEBOLT...WALL LAKE...SCHALLER...EARLY... ROCKWELL CITY...MANSON...LAKE CITY...POMEROY...FORT DODGE... WEBSTER CITY...IOWA FALLS...ELDORA...ACKLEY...GRUNDY CENTER... REINBECK...CONRAD...DIKE...WELLSBURG...WATERLOO...CEDAR FALLS 630 PM CST THU JAN 8 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...SNOW SHOWERS COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO BLOWING SNOW AND SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS OF FALLING SNOW. AS COLDER AIR PUSHES IN LATER TONIGHT WIND CHILLS WILL DROP TO NEAR 20 BELOW ZERO OR COLDER. * STORM TOTAL SNOW...AROUND AN INCH OR LESS. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...A NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH THROUGH AT LEAST LATE EVENING. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS COMBINED WITH THE WIND WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS DUE TO BLOWING SNOW AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. AS COLDER AIR MOVES IN OVERNIGHT WIND CHILL VALUES WILL ALSO BECOME DANGEROUSLY COLD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ044>050-090830- /O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-150109T0900Z/ CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON...BOONE... AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TAMA...TOLEDO...TRAER...DYSART...GLADBROOK 630 PM CST THU JAN 8 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...NORTHWEST WIND COMBINED WITH ONGOING SNOW SHOWERS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES. AS COLDER AIR PUSHES IN...WIND CHILLS WILL BEGIN TO DROP TO NEAR 20 BELOW ZERO. * STORM TOTAL SNOW...LESS THAN AN INCH. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...A GUSTY NORTHWEST WIND AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH COMBINED WITH FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW HALF A MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ IAZ057>062-090200- /O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-150109T0200Z/ AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUDUBON...EXIRA...GUTHRIE CENTER... PANORA...BAYARD...CASEY...PERRY...WAUKEE...ADEL...DES MOINES... NEWTON...GRINNELL 630 PM CST THU JAN 8 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...NORTHWEST WIND COMBINED WITH ONGOING SNOW SHOWERS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES. AS COLDER AIR PUSHES IN...WIND CHILLS WILL BEGIN TO DROP TO NEAR 20 BELOW ZERO. * STORM TOTAL SNOW...LESS THAN AN INCH. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...A GUSTY NORTHWEST WIND AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH COMBINED WITH FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW HALF A MILE AT TIMES. 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. && $$ AWB
170 WWUS43 KDMX 090156 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 756 PM CST THU JAN 8 2015 ...STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW CONTINUE TONIGHT... .NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH OR MORE WHICH WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. IN ADDITION...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE AND REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. AS THE COLDER AIR MOVES INTO IOWA TONIGHT DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL RETURN TO MUCH OF CENTRAL IOWA. IAZ057>059-090300- /O.CAN.KDMX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-150109T0200Z/ AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUDUBON...EXIRA...GUTHRIE CENTER... PANORA...BAYARD...CASEY...PERRY...WAUKEE...ADEL 756 PM CST THU JAN 8 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. FALLING SNOW HAS PRIMARILY ENDED ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. HOWEVER...NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY THROUGH THE LATE EVENING HOURS. WINDS WILL BE 20 TO 25 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 MPH POSSIBLE. GUSTY WINDS MAY BLOW LOOSE SNOW...CREATING REDUCED VISIBILITIES OF ONE HALF OF A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. CONTINUE TO USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. $$ IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-090900- /O.CON.KDMX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150109T0900Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-SAC-CALHOUN- WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK- 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...PARKERSBURG...CLARKSVILLE...SHELL ROCK... GREENE...APLINGTON...ALLISON...DUMONT...WAVERLY...SAC CITY... LAKE VIEW...ODEBOLT...WALL LAKE...SCHALLER...EARLY... ROCKWELL CITY...MANSON...LAKE CITY...POMEROY...FORT DODGE... WEBSTER CITY...IOWA FALLS...ELDORA...ACKLEY...GRUNDY CENTER... REINBECK...CONRAD...DIKE...WELLSBURG...WATERLOO...CEDAR FALLS 756 PM CST THU JAN 8 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...SNOW SHOWERS COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO BLOWING SNOW AND SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS OF FALLING SNOW. AS COLDER AIR PUSHES IN LATER TONIGHT WIND CHILLS WILL DROP TO NEAR 20 BELOW ZERO OR COLDER. * STORM TOTAL SNOW...AROUND AN INCH OR LESS. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...A NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH THROUGH AT LEAST LATE EVENING. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS COMBINED WITH THE WIND WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS DUE TO BLOWING SNOW AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. AS COLDER AIR MOVES IN OVERNIGHT WIND CHILL VALUES WILL ALSO BECOME DANGEROUSLY COLD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ060>062-090900- /O.EXT.KDMX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-150109T0900Z/ POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL 756 PM CST THU JAN 8 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...NORTHWEST WIND COMBINED WITH ONGOING SNOW SHOWERS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES. AS COLDER AIR PUSHES IN...WIND CHILLS WILL BEGIN TO DROP TO NEAR 20 BELOW ZERO. * STORM TOTAL SNOW...LESS THAN AN INCH. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...A GUSTY NORTHWEST WIND AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH COMBINED WITH FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW HALF A MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ IAZ044>050-090900- /O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-150109T0900Z/ CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON...BOONE... AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TAMA...TOLEDO...TRAER...DYSART...GLADBROOK 756 PM CST THU JAN 8 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...NORTHWEST WIND COMBINED WITH ONGOING SNOW SHOWERS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES. AS COLDER AIR PUSHES IN...WIND CHILLS WILL BEGIN TO DROP TO NEAR 20 BELOW ZERO. * STORM TOTAL SNOW...LESS THAN AN INCH. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...A GUSTY NORTHWEST WIND AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH COMBINED WITH FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW HALF A MILE AT TIMES. 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. && $$ AWB
585 WWUS43 KDMX 090456 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1056 PM CST THU JAN 8 2015 ...STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW CONTINUE TONIGHT... .NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH OR MORE WHICH WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. IN ADDITION...SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE AND REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. AS THE COLDER AIR MOVES INTO IOWA TONIGHT DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL RETURN TO MUCH OF CENTRAL IOWA. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-090900- /O.CON.KDMX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150109T0900Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-SAC-CALHOUN- WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK- 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...PARKERSBURG...CLARKSVILLE...SHELL ROCK... GREENE...APLINGTON...ALLISON...DUMONT...WAVERLY...SAC CITY... LAKE VIEW...ODEBOLT...WALL LAKE...SCHALLER...EARLY... ROCKWELL CITY...MANSON...LAKE CITY...POMEROY...FORT DODGE... WEBSTER CITY...IOWA FALLS...ELDORA...ACKLEY...GRUNDY CENTER... REINBECK...CONRAD...DIKE...WELLSBURG...WATERLOO...CEDAR FALLS 1056 PM CST THU JAN 8 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...SNOW SHOWERS COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO BLOWING SNOW AND SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS OF FALLING SNOW. AS COLDER AIR PUSHES IN LATER TONIGHT WIND CHILLS WILL DROP TO NEAR 20 BELOW ZERO OR COLDER. * STORM TOTAL SNOW...AROUND AN INCH OR LESS. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...A NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH THROUGH EARLY MORNING HOURS. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS COMBINED WITH THE WIND WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS DUE TO BLOWING SNOW AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. AS COLDER AIR MOVES IN OVERNIGHT WIND CHILL VALUES WILL ALSO BECOME DANGEROUSLY COLD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ044>050-060>062-090900- /O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-150109T0900Z/ CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-POLK-JASPER- POWESHIEK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON...BOONE... AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TAMA...TOLEDO...TRAER...DYSART... GLADBROOK...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL 1056 PM CST THU JAN 8 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...NORTHWEST WIND COMBINED WITH ONGOING SNOW SHOWERS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES. AS COLDER AIR PUSHES IN...WIND CHILLS WILL BEGIN TO DROP TO NEAR 20 BELOW ZERO. * STORM TOTAL SNOW...LESS THAN AN INCH. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...A GUSTY NORTHWEST WIND AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH COMBINED WITH FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW HALF A MILE AT TIMES. 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. && $$ AWB
240 WWUS43 KDMX 090552 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1152 PM CST THU JAN 8 2015 ...STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW CONTINUE TONIGHT... .NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH OR MORE WHICH WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. IN ADDITION...SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE AND REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. AS THE COLDER AIR MOVES INTO IOWA TONIGHT DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL RETURN TO MUCH OF CENTRAL IOWA. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-090900- /O.CON.KDMX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150109T0900Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-SAC-CALHOUN- WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK- 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...PARKERSBURG...CLARKSVILLE...SHELL ROCK... GREENE...APLINGTON...ALLISON...DUMONT...WAVERLY...SAC CITY... LAKE VIEW...ODEBOLT...WALL LAKE...SCHALLER...EARLY... ROCKWELL CITY...MANSON...LAKE CITY...POMEROY...FORT DODGE... WEBSTER CITY...IOWA FALLS...ELDORA...ACKLEY...GRUNDY CENTER... REINBECK...CONRAD...DIKE...WELLSBURG...WATERLOO...CEDAR FALLS 1152 PM CST THU JAN 8 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...SNOW SHOWERS COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO BLOWING SNOW AND SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS OF FALLING SNOW. AS COLDER AIR PUSHES IN LATER TONIGHT WIND CHILLS WILL DROP TO NEAR 20 BELOW ZERO OR COLDER. * STORM TOTAL SNOW...AROUND AN INCH OR LESS. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...A NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH THROUGH EARLY MORNING HOURS. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS COMBINED WITH THE WIND WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS DUE TO BLOWING SNOW AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. AS COLDER AIR MOVES IN OVERNIGHT WIND CHILL VALUES WILL ALSO BECOME DANGEROUSLY COLD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ044>050-060>062-090900- /O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-150109T0900Z/ CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-POLK-JASPER- POWESHIEK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON...BOONE... AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TAMA...TOLEDO...TRAER...DYSART... GLADBROOK...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL 1152 PM CST THU JAN 8 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...NORTHWEST WIND COMBINED WITH ONGOING SNOW SHOWERS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES. AS COLDER AIR PUSHES IN...WIND CHILLS WILL BEGIN TO DROP TO NEAR 20 BELOW ZERO. * STORM TOTAL SNOW...LESS THAN AN INCH. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...A GUSTY NORTHWEST WIND AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH COMBINED WITH FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW HALF A MILE AT TIMES. 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. && $$ AWB
467 WWUS43 KDMX 090858 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 258 AM CST FRI JAN 9 2015 ...GUSTY WINDS AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS THIS MORNING... .NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SLOW TO DIMINISH THIS MORNING AS A FEW LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS LINGER AND COLD AIR FLOWS INTO THE AREA. THIS WILL RESULT IN BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS ALONG WITH SOME MINOR BLOWING SNOW. LOW WIND CHILLS ARE FORECAST AGAIN FROM FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING AS WELL. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-091700- /O.EXP.KDMX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150109T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KDMX.WC.Y.0004.150110T0000Z-150110T1500Z/ /O.EXB.KDMX.WW.Y.0004.150109T0900Z-150109T1800Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-SAC-CALHOUN- WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK- 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...PARKERSBURG...CLARKSVILLE...SHELL ROCK... GREENE...APLINGTON...ALLISON...DUMONT...WAVERLY...SAC CITY... LAKE VIEW...ODEBOLT...WALL LAKE...SCHALLER...EARLY... ROCKWELL CITY...MANSON...LAKE CITY...POMEROY...FORT DODGE... WEBSTER CITY...IOWA FALLS...ELDORA...ACKLEY...GRUNDY CENTER... REINBECK...CONRAD...DIKE...WELLSBURG...WATERLOO...CEDAR FALLS 258 AM CST FRI JAN 9 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST SATURDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 3 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST SATURDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR COLD AND BLOWING SNOW IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...ISOLATED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL END BEFORE SUNRISE. WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH BUT REMAIN BRISK AND GUSTY THROUGH THE MORNING. WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE TO FALL FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS...THEN INCREASE BY LATE MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH...DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH BY LATE MORNING. * TEMPERATURES/WIND CHILL VALUES...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA BY SUNRISE. WIND CHILLS WILL BOTTOM OUT BETWEEN 20 AND 30 BELOW ZERO. * IMPACTS...FROST BITE CAN OCCUR IN 15 TO 30 MINUTES. PLEASE DRESS APPROPRIATELY INCLUDING HATS AND GLOVES. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE SOME MINOR BLOWING SNOW THAT MAY IMPACT ROADS THIS MORNING. FOR THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY... * TIMING...TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS WILL FALL THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...BOTTOMING OUT AROUND SUNRISE SATURDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST AT AROUND 10 MPH FRIDAY EVENING...TURNING TO SOUTH BY SATURDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURES/WIND CHILL VALUES...MINIMUM TEMPERATURES 5 TO 15 BELOW ZERO...WITH MINIMUM WIND CHILLS 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO. * IMPACTS...FROST BITE WILL OCCUR IF APPROPRIATE 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. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ IAZ046>050-061-062-091700- /O.NEW.KDMX.WC.Y.0004.150110T0000Z-150110T1500Z/ /O.EXT.KDMX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-150109T1800Z/ GREENE-BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-JASPER-POWESHIEK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JEFFERSON...BOONE...AMES... MARSHALLTOWN...TAMA...TOLEDO...TRAER...DYSART...GLADBROOK... NEWTON...GRINNELL 258 AM CST FRI JAN 9 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST SATURDAY. FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...ISOLATED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL END BEFORE SUNRISE. WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH BUT REMAIN BRISK AND GUSTY THROUGH THE MORNING. WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE TO FALL FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS...THEN INCREASE BY LATE MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH...DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH BY LATE MORNING. * TEMPERATURES/WIND CHILL VALUES...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA BY SUNRISE. WIND CHILLS WILL BOTTOM OUT BETWEEN 20 AND 25 BELOW ZERO. * IMPACTS...FROST BITE CAN OCCUR IN 15 TO 30 MINUTES. PLEASE DRESS APPROPRIATELY INCLUDING HATS AND GLOVES. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE SOME MINOR BLOWING SNOW THAT MAY IMPACT ROADS THIS MORNING. FOR THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY... * TIMING...TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS WILL FALL THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...BOTTOMING OUT AROUND SUNRISE SATURDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST AT AROUND 10 MPH FRIDAY EVENING...TURNING TO SOUTH BY SATURDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURES/WIND CHILL VALUES...MINIMUM TEMPERATURES 5 TO 10 BELOW ZERO...WITH MINIMUM WIND CHILLS 20 TO 25 BELOW ZERO. * IMPACTS...FROST BITE WILL OCCUR IF APPROPRIATE 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. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ IAZ075-086-091700- /O.NEW.KDMX.WC.Y.0004.150110T0000Z-150110T1500Z/ MAHASKA-WAPELLO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSKALOOSA...OTTUMWA 258 AM CST FRI JAN 9 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST SATURDAY. * TIMING...TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS WILL FALL THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...BOTTOMING OUT AROUND SUNRISE SATURDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST AT AROUND 10 MPH FRIDAY EVENING...TURNING TO SOUTH BY SATURDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURES/WIND CHILL VALUES...MINIMUM TEMPERATURES 5 TO 10 BELOW ZERO...WITH MINIMUM WIND CHILLS 20 TO 25 BELOW ZERO. * IMPACTS...FROST BITE WILL OCCUR IF APPROPRIATE PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ IAZ057>059-091700- /O.EXB.KDMX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-150109T1800Z/ AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUDUBON...EXIRA...GUTHRIE CENTER... PANORA...BAYARD...CASEY...PERRY...WAUKEE...ADEL 258 AM CST FRI JAN 9 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR COLD AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * SHORT TERM TRENDS...ISOLATED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL END BEFORE SUNRISE. WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH BUT REMAIN BRISK AND GUSTY THROUGH THE MORNING. WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE TO FALL FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS...THEN INCREASE BY LATE MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH...DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH BY LATE MORNING. * TEMPERATURES/WIND CHILL VALUES...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO AROUND ZERO ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA BY SUNRISE. WIND CHILLS WILL BOTTOM OUT AROUND 20 BELOW ZERO. * IMPACTS...FROST BITE CAN OCCUR IN 15 TO 30 MINUTES. PLEASE DRESS APPROPRIATELY INCLUDING HATS AND GLOVES. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE SOME MINOR BLOWING SNOW THAT MAY IMPACT ROADS THIS MORNING. && $$ IAZ044-045-060-091700- /O.EXT.KDMX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-150109T1800Z/ CRAWFORD-CARROLL-POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DENISON...CARROLL...DES MOINES 258 AM CST FRI JAN 9 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...ISOLATED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL END BEFORE SUNRISE. WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH BUT REMAIN BRISK AND GUSTY THROUGH THE MORNING. WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE TO FALL FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS...THEN INCREASE BY LATE MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH...DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH BY LATE MORNING. * TEMPERATURES/WIND CHILL VALUES...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO AROUND ZERO ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA BY SUNRISE. WIND CHILLS WILL BOTTOM OUT AROUND 20 BELOW ZERO. * IMPACTS...FROST BITE CAN OCCUR IN 15 TO 30 MINUTES. PLEASE DRESS APPROPRIATELY INCLUDING HATS AND GLOVES. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE SOME MINOR BLOWING SNOW THAT MAY IMPACT ROADS THIS MORNING. && $$ LEE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Des Moines, IA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 8, 4:57 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Jasper, Marion, Marshall, Polk, Poweshiek, Tama and 1 more | 48 min |
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.