Alert archive / Iowa / Blizzard Warnings in 2016
Blizzard Warning 1, NWS Des Moines, IA
NWS Des Moines, IA issued this blizzard warning at Feb 1, 2016, 4:21 AM CST for 18 counties in Iowa. It took effect at Feb 2, 2016, 12:00 AM CST. It was in force for 30 hr. 37 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 1, 2016, 4:21 AM CST (10:21 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 2, 2016, 12:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 3, 2016, 6:00 AM CST
- In force
- 30 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Des Moines, IA
Counties Calhoun County, IA, Carroll County, IA, Cerro Gordo County, IA, Crawford County, IA, Emmet County, IA, Franklin County, IA, Greene County, IA, Hamilton County, IA, Hancock 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), 119 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2, 7:30 AM CST | SNOW 3 | Carroll, IA | |
| Feb 2, 7:32 AM CST | SNOW 2.5 | Denison, IA | 40 MPH WINDS, HEAVY BLOWING SNOW, QUARTER MILE VISIBILITY AT TIMES |
| Feb 2, 8:30 AM CST | SNOW 2 | Webster City, IA | |
| Feb 2, 9:30 AM CST | SNOW 5 | 1 Ene Webster City, IA | MEASURED AT KQWC RADIO. |
| Feb 2, 9:35 AM CST | SNOW 4 | Denison, IA | QUARTER MILE VISIBILITY, WINDS 25 MPH GUSTING TO 40 MPH. |
| Feb 2, 9:45 AM CST | SNOW 8 | Rockwell City, IA | |
| Feb 2, 9:54 AM CST | SNOW 4 | Clear Lake, IA | |
| Feb 2, 10:00 AM CST | SNOW 2 | Estherville, IA | STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW. VISIBILITY LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A MILE. TRAVEL NOT ADVISED IN EMMET COUNTY. |
| Feb 2, 10:00 AM CST | SNOW 5 | 4 Wsw Badger, IA | |
| Feb 2, 10:21 AM CST | SNOW 6 | Fort Dodge, IA | REPORTED BY WHO. |
| Feb 2, 10:30 AM CST | SNOW 3.5 | Jefferson, IA | |
| Feb 2, 10:49 AM CST | SNOW 7.5 | 2 Wsw Fort Dodge, IA | VIA FACEBOOK |
| Feb 2, 11:02 AM CST | SNOW 8 | Pocahontas, IA | VIA FACEBOOK |
| Feb 2, 11:05 AM CST | SNOW 5 | Denison, IA | |
| Feb 2, 11:15 AM CST | SNOW 6 | Algona, IA | A LARGE AMOUNT OF DRIFTING. VIA FACEBOOK. |
| Feb 2, 11:25 AM CST | SNOW 6.5 | 4 S Mason City, IA | |
| Feb 2, 11:30 AM CST | SNOW 7.5 | 2 Ene Fort Dodge, IA | |
| Feb 2, 12:00 PM CST | SNOW 5 | Titonka, IA | |
| Feb 2, 12:30 PM CST | SNOW 4.3 | Jefferson, IA | |
| Feb 2, 12:40 PM CST | SNOW 7 | Clear Lake, IA | VIA TWITTER |
| Feb 2, 12:43 PM CST | SNOW 5 | Estherville, IA | VIA FACEBOOK |
| Feb 2, 1:00 PM CST | SNOW 6.5 | 1 Ene Webster City, IA | REPORTED BY KQWC |
| Feb 2, 1:00 PM CST | SNOW 7 | Mason City, IA | MEASURED AT KIMT |
| Feb 2, 1:00 PM CST | SNOW 8 | Mason City, IA | VIA FACEBOOK. MAY HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY DRIFTING. |
| Feb 2, 1:05 PM CST | SNOW 10 | 2 Nw Otho, IA | |
| Feb 2, 1:12 PM CST | SNOW 7.5 | Fort Dodge, IA | |
| Feb 2, 1:15 PM CST | SNOW 7.5 | Garner, IA | VIA FACEBOOK |
| Feb 2, 1:16 PM CST | SNOW 5 | Northwood, IA | ESTIMATED 4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW. VISIBILITY NEAR 0 DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. |
| Feb 2, 1:25 PM CST | SNOW 8 | 5 Sw Ledyard, IA | VIA FACEBOOK. ESTIMATED 7 TO 9 INCHES WITH 19 DRIFTS. |
| Feb 2, 4:03 PM CST | SNOW 7 | 1 Sse Mason City, IA | |
| Feb 2, 5:00 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | Mason City, IA | KIMT REPORTED APPROXIMATELY 10 INCHES ON THE GROUND AND STILL SNOWING. |
| Feb 2, 6:00 PM CST | SNOW 9 | 3 Sw Badger, IA | SPOTTER MEASURED 9 INCHES OF SNOW AS OF 6PM. |
| Feb 2, 6:10 PM CST | SNOW 3 | 1 S Jewell, IA | SPOTTER REPORTED 3 INCH STORM TOTAL SO FAR. |
| Feb 2, 9:00 PM CST | SNOW 6.6 | Jefferson, IA | SPOTTER REPORTED A STORM TOTAL OF 6.6 INCHES SO FAR. |
| Feb 2, 10:00 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 12.3 | 2 Wsw Fort Dodge, IA | SPOTTER REPORTED A STORM TOTAL OF 12.3 INCHES SO FAR. |
| Feb 3, 12:00 AM CST | SNOW 10 | Mason City, IA | |
| Feb 3, 6:00 AM CST | SNOW 11 | Mason City, IA | STORM TOTAL |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 00:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 238 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
- 1336 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 95 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -4 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -26 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
463 WWUS43 KDMX 011021 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 421 AM CST MON FEB 1 2016 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND HEAVY SNOW TO IMPACT IOWA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .SNOW IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP AND SPREAD INTO SOUTHWEST IOWA LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE TO SPREAD NORTHWARD PAST MIDNIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS LIKELY TO FALL DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS INTO THE MID MORNING HOURS TUESDAY FROM SOUTHWEST IOWA TO CENTRAL AND NORTHERN IOWA. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AROUND SUNRISE TUESDAY MORNING AND INCREASE THROUGHOUT THE DAY OUT OF THE NORTHEAST...THEN SHIFT NORTH BY TUESDAY EVENING. THE HEAVY SNOW IS ANTICIPATED TO BECOME LIGHT TO LOCALLY MODERATE BY TUESDAY EVENING. HOWEVER...WITH THE NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH AND GUSTS TO OVER 40 MPH EXPECTED WITH THE FALLING SNOW...WHITE OUT CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT IN THE BLIZZARD WARNING. THERE WILL BE A SHARP CUTOFF FROM THE RAIN/SNOW LINE IN SOUTH-CENTRAL TO SOUTHEAST IOWA...WHERE NORTHWEST SECTIONS OF COUNTIES MAY EXCEED SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW AND THE SOUTHEAST SECTIONS RECEIVING VERY LITTLE. IAZ073-074-082-083-092-011130- /O.CAN.KDMX.WS.A.0001.160202T0600Z-160203T1200Z/ WARREN-MARION-UNION-CLARKE-TAYLOR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDIANOLA...NORWALK...CARLISLE... PELLA...KNOXVILLE...CRESTON...OSCEOLA...BEDFORD...LENOX... NEW MARKET 421 AM CST MON FEB 1 2016 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WATCH. SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS ARE STILL FORECAST...BUT ARE NOT EXPECTED TO EXCEED WINTER STORM CRITERIA AT THIS TIME. $$ IAZ033>035-044>046-011830- /O.UPG.KDMX.BZ.A.0001.160202T0600Z-160203T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KDMX.BZ.W.0001.160202T0600Z-160203T1200Z/ SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAC CITY...LAKE VIEW...ODEBOLT... WALL LAKE...SCHALLER...EARLY...ROCKWELL CITY...MANSON... LAKE CITY...POMEROY...FORT DODGE...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON 421 AM CST MON FEB 1 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS SOUTHWEST IOWA LATE TONIGHT AND BLOSSOM OVER THE AREA DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS THROUGH THE LATE MORNING TUESDAY. A PERIOD OF VERY HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR DURING THE TUESDAY MORNING COMMUTE WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE THEN TO DEVELOP LATE TUESDAY MORNING INTO THE EVENING. * STORM TOTAL SNOW...ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS BECOMING NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH. VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS LIKELY TO OCCUR. * IMPACTS...EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP. TRAVEL MAY BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. PLEASE RECONSIDER ANY TRAVEL PLANS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ023-011830- /O.UPG.KDMX.BZ.A.0001.160202T1200Z-160203T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KDMX.BZ.W.0001.160202T0600Z-160203T1200Z/ POCAHONTAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...POCAHONTAS...LAURENS...ROLFE...FONDA... GILMORE CITY 421 AM CST MON FEB 1 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS TONIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. A PERIOD OF VERY HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR DURING THE TUESDAY MORNING COMMUTE WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE THEN TO DEVELOP EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. * STORM TOTAL SNOW...ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS BECOMING NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH. VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS LIKELY TO OCCUR. * IMPACTS...EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP. TRAVEL MAY BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. PLEASE RECONSIDER ANY TRAVEL PLANS. 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. && $$ IAZ004>007-015>017-024>026-011830- /O.UPG.KDMX.BZ.A.0001.160202T1200Z-160203T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KDMX.BZ.W.0001.160202T0900Z-160203T1200Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... LAKE MILLS...NORTHWOOD...MANLY...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...BRITT... KANAWHA...MASON CITY...CLEAR LAKE...HUMBOLDT...EAGLE GROVE... CLARION...BELMOND...HAMPTON 421 AM CST MON FEB 1 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS TONIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. A PERIOD OF VERY HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR DURING THE TUESDAY MORNING COMMUTE WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE THEN TO DEVELOP EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. * STORM TOTAL SNOW...ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS BECOMING NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH. VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS LIKELY TO OCCUR. * IMPACTS...EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP. TRAVEL MAY BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. PLEASE RECONSIDER ANY TRAVEL PLANS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ036-011830- /O.UPG.KDMX.BZ.A.0001.160202T0600Z-160203T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KDMX.BZ.W.0001.160202T0900Z-160203T1200Z/ HAMILTON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WEBSTER CITY 421 AM CST MON FEB 1 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS TONIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. A PERIOD OF VERY HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR DURING THE TUESDAY MORNING COMMUTE WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE THEN TO DEVELOP EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. * STORM TOTAL SNOW...ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE FORECAST. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH. VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP. TRAVEL MAY BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. PLEASE RECONSIDER ANY TRAVEL PLANS. 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. && $$ IAZ047-057>059-070-071-081-011830- /O.UPG.KDMX.BZ.A.0001.160202T0600Z-160203T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KDMX.WS.W.0001.160202T0600Z-160203T1200Z/ BOONE-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOONE...AUDUBON...EXIRA... GUTHRIE CENTER...PANORA...BAYARD...CASEY...PERRY...WAUKEE... ADEL...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD...STUART...ADAIR...FONTANELLE... CORNING 421 AM CST MON FEB 1 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. THIS REPLACES THE BLIZZARD WATCH. * TIMING...SNOW IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP OVER SOUTHERN IOWA LATE TONIGHT AND SPREAD NORTHWARD PAST MIDNIGHT INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS TUESDAY. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS TUESDAY BEFORE DECREASING IN INTENSITY TUESDAY EVENING. A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW MAY OCCUR DURING THE TUESDAY MORNING COMMUTE WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR POSSIBLE. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED TO DEVELOP TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. * STORM TOTAL SNOW...ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR 12 INCHES POSSIBLE FURTHER NORTH. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS BECOMING NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH. VISIBILITIES BELOW A HALF MILE TO EVEN NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL TO NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. PLEASE RECONSIDER ANY TRAVEL PLANS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. ANY REPORTS OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN ACCUMULATIONS ARE MUCH APPRECIATED AND CAN BE RELAYED DIRECTLY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE USING TWITTER HANDLE NWS DES MOINES...HASHTAG NWSDMX OR POST TO THE NWS DES MOINES FACEBOOK PAGE. && $$ IAZ037>039-048-011830- /O.UPG.KDMX.BZ.A.0001.160202T0600Z-160203T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KDMX.WS.W.0001.160202T0900Z-160203T1200Z/ HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-STORY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...IOWA FALLS...ELDORA...ACKLEY... GRUNDY CENTER...REINBECK...CONRAD...DIKE...WELLSBURG...WATERLOO... CEDAR FALLS...AMES 421 AM CST MON FEB 1 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. THIS REPLACES THE BLIZZARD WATCH WHICH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP OVER SOUTHERN IOWA LATE TONIGHT AND SPREAD NORTHWARD PAST MIDNIGHT INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS TUESDAY. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS TUESDAY BEFORE DECREASING IN INTENSITY TUESDAY EVENING. A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW MAY OCCUR DURING THE TUESDAY MORNING COMMUTE WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR POSSIBLE. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED TO DEVELOP TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. * STORM TOTAL SNOW...ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR 12 INCHES POSSIBLE FURTHER NORTH. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS BECOMING NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH. VISIBILITIES BELOW A HALF MILE TO EVEN NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL TO NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. PLEASE RECONSIDER ANY TRAVEL PLANS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ IAZ027-028-011830- /O.UPG.KDMX.BZ.A.0001.160202T1200Z-160203T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KDMX.WS.W.0001.160202T0900Z-160203T1200Z/ BUTLER-BREMER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PARKERSBURG...CLARKSVILLE... SHELL ROCK...GREENE...APLINGTON...ALLISON...DUMONT...WAVERLY 421 AM CST MON FEB 1 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. THIS REPLACES THE BLIZZARD WATCH WHICH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP OVER SOUTHERN IOWA LATE TONIGHT AND SPREAD NORTHWARD PAST MIDNIGHT INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS TUESDAY. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS TUESDAY BEFORE DECREASING IN INTENSITY TUESDAY EVENING. A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW MAY OCCUR DURING THE TUESDAY MORNING COMMUTE WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR POSSIBLE. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED TO DEVELOP TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. * STORM TOTAL SNOW...ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR 12 INCHES POSSIBLE FURTHER NORTH. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS BECOMING NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH. VISIBILITIES BELOW A HALF MILE TO EVEN NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL TO NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. PLEASE RECONSIDER ANY TRAVEL PLANS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. ANY REPORTS OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN ACCUMULATIONS ARE MUCH APPRECIATED AND CAN BE RELAYED DIRECTLY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE USING TWITTER HANDLE NWS DES MOINES...HASHTAG NWSDMX OR POST TO THE NWS DES MOINES FACEBOOK PAGE. && $$ IAZ060-072-011830- /O.UPG.KDMX.WS.A.0001.160202T0600Z-160203T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KDMX.WS.W.0001.160202T0600Z-160203T1200Z/ POLK-MADISON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DES MOINES...WINTERSET...EARLHAM 421 AM CST MON FEB 1 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. THIS REPLACES THE BLIZZARD WATCH WHICH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP OVER SOUTHERN IOWA LATE TONIGHT AND SPREAD NORTHWARD PAST MIDNIGHT INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS TUESDAY. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS TUESDAY BEFORE DECREASING IN INTENSITY TUESDAY EVENING. A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW MAY OCCUR DURING THE TUESDAY MORNING COMMUTE WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR POSSIBLE. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED TO DEVELOP TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. * STORM TOTAL SNOW...ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR 12 INCHES POSSIBLE FURTHER NORTH. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS BECOMING NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH. VISIBILITIES BELOW A HALF MILE TO EVEN NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL TO NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. PLEASE RECONSIDER ANY TRAVEL PLANS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. ANY REPORTS OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN ACCUMULATIONS ARE MUCH APPRECIATED AND CAN BE RELAYED DIRECTLY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE USING TWITTER HANDLE NWS DES MOINES...HASHTAG NWSDMX OR POST TO THE NWS DES MOINES FACEBOOK PAGE. && $$ IAZ049-011830- /O.UPG.KDMX.WS.A.0001.160202T0600Z-160203T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KDMX.WS.W.0001.160202T0900Z-160203T1200Z/ MARSHALL- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MARSHALLTOWN 421 AM CST MON FEB 1 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. THIS REPLACES THE BLIZZARD WATCH WHICH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP OVER SOUTHERN IOWA LATE TONIGHT AND SPREAD NORTHWARD PAST MIDNIGHT INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS TUESDAY. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS TUESDAY BEFORE DECREASING IN INTENSITY TUESDAY EVENING. A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW MAY OCCUR DURING THE TUESDAY MORNING COMMUTE WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR POSSIBLE. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED TO DEVELOP TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. * STORM TOTAL SNOW...ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS BECOMING NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH. VISIBILITIES BELOW A HALF MILE TO EVEN NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL TO NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. PLEASE RECONSIDER ANY TRAVEL PLANS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. ANY REPORTS OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN ACCUMULATIONS ARE MUCH APPRECIATED AND CAN BE RELAYED DIRECTLY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE USING TWITTER HANDLE NWS DES MOINES...HASHTAG NWSDMX OR POST TO THE NWS DES MOINES FACEBOOK PAGE. && $$ IAZ050-061-062-011830- /O.UPG.KDMX.WS.A.0001.160202T0600Z-160203T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KDMX.WW.Y.0005.160202T0900Z-160203T1200Z/ TAMA-JASPER-POWESHIEK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAMA...TOLEDO...TRAER...DYSART... GLADBROOK...NEWTON...GRINNELL 421 AM CST MON FEB 1 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MODERATE SNOW AND STRONG WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW IS FORECAST TO SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. A PERIOD OF VERY HEAVY SNOW MAY OCCUR DURING THE TUESDAY MORNING COMMUTE WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR POSSIBLE. THERE WILL BE A SHARP CUTOFF OF HIGHER SNOW AMOUNTS IN THE NORTHWEST PORTIONS OF THE ADVISORY...BUT THE FALLING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS MAY LEAD TO REDUCED VISIBILITY AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. * STORM TOTAL SNOW...ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS FURTHER NORTHWEST. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS BECOMING NORTH 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AT TIMES. VISIBILITIES AROUND ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES OF HEAVY SNOWFALL OR STRONG WINDS. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP. PLEASE RECONSIDER ANY TRAVEL PLANS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ PODRAZIK
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724 WWUS43 KDMX 011922 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 122 PM CST MON FEB 1 2016 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND HEAVY SNOW TO IMPACT IOWA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .SNOW IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP INTO SOUTHWEST IOWA LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE TO SPREAD NORTHWARD PAST MIDNIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS LIKELY TO FALL DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS INTO THE MID MORNING HOURS FROM SOUTHWEST IOWA TO CENTRAL IOWA...BEFORE ADVANCING NORTHWARD INTO MIDDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AROUND SUNRISE TUESDAY AND INCREASE THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THE HEAVY SNOW IS ANTICIPATED TO BECOME LIGHT TO LOCALLY MODERATE BY TUESDAY EVENING OVER NORTHERN IOWA...HOWEVER NORTH WINDS WITH GUSTS TO OVER 40 MPH MAY PRODUCE WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THERE WILL BE A SHARP CUTOFF FROM THE RAIN/SNOW LINE IN SOUTH- CENTRAL TO SOUTHEAST IOWA. IAZ023-033>035-044>046-012300- /O.CON.KDMX.BZ.W.0001.160202T0600Z-160203T1200Z/ POCAHONTAS-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...POCAHONTAS...LAURENS...ROLFE...FONDA... GILMORE CITY...SAC CITY...LAKE VIEW...ODEBOLT...WALL LAKE... SCHALLER...EARLY...ROCKWELL CITY...MANSON...LAKE CITY...POMEROY... FORT DODGE...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON 122 PM CST MON FEB 1 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * TIMING...SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS SOUTHWEST IOWA LATE TONIGHT AND BLOSSOM OVER THE AREA DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS THROUGH LATE TUESDAY MORNING. A PERIOD OF VERY HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR DURING THE TUESDAY MORNING COMMUTE WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE THEN TO DEVELOP LATE TUESDAY MORNING INTO THE EVENING. * STORM TOTAL SNOW...ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS BECOMING NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH. VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS LIKELY TO OCCUR. * IMPACTS...EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP. TRAVEL MAY BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. PLEASE RECONSIDER ANY TRAVEL PLANS. 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. && $$ IAZ004>007-015>017-024>026-036-012300- /O.CON.KDMX.BZ.W.0001.160202T0900Z-160203T1200Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-HAMILTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... LAKE MILLS...NORTHWOOD...MANLY...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...BRITT... KANAWHA...MASON CITY...CLEAR LAKE...HUMBOLDT...EAGLE GROVE... CLARION...BELMOND...HAMPTON...WEBSTER CITY 122 PM CST MON FEB 1 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * TIMING...SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS TONIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. A PERIOD OF VERY HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR TUESDAY MORNING WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE THEN TO DEVELOP EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. * STORM TOTAL SNOW...ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS BECOMING NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH. VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS LIKELY TO OCCUR. * IMPACTS...EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP. TRAVEL MAY BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. PLEASE RECONSIDER ANY TRAVEL PLANS. 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. && $$ IAZ047-057>060-070>072-081-012300- /O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0001.160202T0600Z-160203T1200Z/ BOONE-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOONE...AUDUBON...EXIRA... GUTHRIE CENTER...PANORA...BAYARD...CASEY...PERRY...WAUKEE... ADEL...DES MOINES...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD...STUART...ADAIR... FONTANELLE...WINTERSET...EARLHAM...CORNING 122 PM CST MON FEB 1 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * TIMING...SNOW IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP OVER SOUTHERN IOWA LATE TONIGHT AND SPREAD NORTHWARD INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS TUESDAY. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE UNTIL MIDDAY BEFORE DECREASING IN INTENSITY. A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW MAY OCCUR DURING THE TUESDAY MORNING COMMUTE WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR POSSIBLE. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED TO DEVELOP TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. * STORM TOTAL SNOW...ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS BECOMING NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH. VISIBILITIES BELOW A HALF MILE TO EVEN NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL TO NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. PLEASE RECONSIDER ANY TRAVEL PLANS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. ANY REPORTS OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN ACCUMULATIONS ARE MUCH APPRECIATED AND CAN BE RELAYED DIRECTLY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE USING TWITTER HANDLE NWS DES MOINES...HASHTAG NWSDMX OR POST TO THE NWS DES MOINES FACEBOOK PAGE. && $$ IAZ027-028-037>039-048-049-012300- /O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0001.160202T0900Z-160203T1200Z/ BUTLER-BREMER-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-STORY-MARSHALL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PARKERSBURG...CLARKSVILLE... SHELL ROCK...GREENE...APLINGTON...ALLISON...DUMONT...WAVERLY... IOWA FALLS...ELDORA...ACKLEY...GRUNDY CENTER...REINBECK... CONRAD...DIKE...WELLSBURG...WATERLOO...CEDAR FALLS...AMES... MARSHALLTOWN 122 PM CST MON FEB 1 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * TIMING...SNOW IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP OVER SOUTHERN IOWA LATE TONIGHT AND SPREAD NORTHWARD INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS TUESDAY. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS THEN EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS BEFORE DECREASING IN INTENSITY. A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW MAY OCCUR TUESDAY MORNING WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR POSSIBLE. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED TO DEVELOP TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. * STORM TOTAL SNOW...ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS BECOMING NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH. VISIBILITIES BELOW A HALF MILE TO EVEN NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL TO NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. PLEASE RECONSIDER ANY TRAVEL PLANS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ IAZ050-061-062-012300- /O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0005.160202T0900Z-160203T1200Z/ TAMA-JASPER-POWESHIEK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAMA...TOLEDO...TRAER...DYSART... GLADBROOK...NEWTON...GRINNELL 122 PM CST MON FEB 1 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * TIMING...SNOW IS FORECAST TO SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. A PERIOD OF VERY HEAVY SNOW MAY OCCUR DURING THE TUESDAY MORNING COMMUTE WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR POSSIBLE. THERE WILL BE A SHARP CUTOFF OF HIGHER SNOW AMOUNTS IN THE NORTHWEST PORTIONS OF THE ADVISORY...BUT THE FALLING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS MAY LEAD TO REDUCED VISIBILITY AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. * STORM TOTAL SNOW...ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS BECOMING NORTH 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AT TIMES. VISIBILITIES AROUND ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES OF HEAVY SNOWFALL OR STRONG WINDS. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP. PLEASE RECONSIDER ANY TRAVEL PLANS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ SMALL
883 WWUS43 KDMX 012156 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 356 PM CST MON FEB 1 2016 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND HEAVY SNOW TO IMPACT IOWA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .SNOW IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP INTO SOUTHWEST IOWA LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE TO SPREAD NORTHWARD INTO TUESDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS LIKELY TO FALL LATE TONIGHT INTO THE MID MORNING HOURS TUESDAY FROM SOUTHWEST IOWA TO CENTRAL IOWA...BEFORE ADVANCING NORTHWARD INTO MIDDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AROUND SUNRISE TUESDAY AND INCREASE THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THE HEAVY SNOW IS ANTICIPATED TO BECOME LIGHT TO LOCALLY MODERATE BY TUESDAY EVENING OVER NORTHERN IOWA...HOWEVER NORTH WINDS WITH GUSTS TO OVER 40 MPH MAY PRODUCE WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THERE WILL BE A SHARP CUTOFF FROM THE RAIN/SNOW LINE IN SOUTH- CENTRAL TO SOUTHEAST IOWA. A LULL IN THE PRECIPITATION IS ALSO EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL IOWA MIDDAY TUESDAY...WITH A PERIOD OF LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE EXPECTED. IAZ023-033>035-044>046-020600- /O.CON.KDMX.BZ.W.0001.160202T0600Z-160203T1200Z/ POCAHONTAS-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...POCAHONTAS...LAURENS...ROLFE...FONDA... GILMORE CITY...SAC CITY...LAKE VIEW...ODEBOLT...WALL LAKE... SCHALLER...EARLY...ROCKWELL CITY...MANSON...LAKE CITY...POMEROY... FORT DODGE...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON 356 PM CST MON FEB 1 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * TIMING...SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS SOUTHWEST IOWA LATE TONIGHT AND BLOSSOM OVER THE AREA DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS THROUGH LATE TUESDAY MORNING. A PERIOD OF VERY HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR DURING THE TUESDAY MORNING COMMUTE WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE THEN TO DEVELOP LATE TUESDAY MORNING INTO THE EVENING. * STORM TOTAL SNOW...ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS BECOMING NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH. VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS LIKELY TO OCCUR. * IMPACTS...EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP. TRAVEL MAY BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. PLEASE RECONSIDER ANY TRAVEL PLANS. 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. && $$ IAZ004>007-015>017-024>026-036-020600- /O.CON.KDMX.BZ.W.0001.160202T0900Z-160203T1200Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-HAMILTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... LAKE MILLS...NORTHWOOD...MANLY...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...BRITT... KANAWHA...MASON CITY...CLEAR LAKE...HUMBOLDT...EAGLE GROVE... CLARION...BELMOND...HAMPTON...WEBSTER CITY 356 PM CST MON FEB 1 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * TIMING...SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS TONIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. A PERIOD OF VERY HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR TUESDAY MORNING WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE THEN TO DEVELOP EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. * STORM TOTAL SNOW...ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS BECOMING NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH. VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS LIKELY TO OCCUR. * IMPACTS...EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP. TRAVEL MAY BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. PLEASE RECONSIDER ANY TRAVEL PLANS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ047-057>060-070>072-081-020600- /O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0001.160202T0600Z-160203T1200Z/ BOONE-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOONE...AUDUBON...EXIRA... GUTHRIE CENTER...PANORA...BAYARD...CASEY...PERRY...WAUKEE... ADEL...DES MOINES...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD...STUART...ADAIR... FONTANELLE...WINTERSET...EARLHAM...CORNING 356 PM CST MON FEB 1 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * TIMING...SNOW IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP OVER SOUTHERN IOWA LATE TONIGHT AND SPREAD NORTHWARD INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS TUESDAY WITH A PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED DURING THE TUESDAY MORNING COMMUTE WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR POSSIBLE. THERE WILL LIKELY BE LULL IN THE HEAVIER PRECIPITATION MIDDAY TUESDAY...WITH A PERIOD OF DRIZZLE OR LIGHT RAIN ALSO POSSIBLE. STRONG WINDS AND ANOTHER ROUND OF LIGHT SNOW ARE ANTICIPATED TO RE-DEVELOP TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. * STORM TOTAL SNOW...ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS BECOMING NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH. VISIBILITIES BELOW A HALF MILE TO EVEN NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL TO NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. PLEASE RECONSIDER ANY TRAVEL PLANS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. ANY REPORTS OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN ACCUMULATIONS ARE MUCH APPRECIATED AND CAN BE RELAYED DIRECTLY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE USING TWITTER HANDLE NWS DES MOINES...HASHTAG NWSDMX OR POST TO THE NWS DES MOINES FACEBOOK PAGE. && $$ IAZ027-028-037>039-048-049-020600- /O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0001.160202T0900Z-160203T1200Z/ BUTLER-BREMER-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-STORY-MARSHALL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PARKERSBURG...CLARKSVILLE... SHELL ROCK...GREENE...APLINGTON...ALLISON...DUMONT...WAVERLY... IOWA FALLS...ELDORA...ACKLEY...GRUNDY CENTER...REINBECK... CONRAD...DIKE...WELLSBURG...WATERLOO...CEDAR FALLS...AMES... MARSHALLTOWN 356 PM CST MON FEB 1 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * TIMING...SNOW IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP OVER SOUTHERN IOWA LATE TONIGHT AND SPREAD NORTHWARD INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS TUESDAY. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS THEN EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS BEFORE DECREASING IN INTENSITY. A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW MAY OCCUR TUESDAY MORNING WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR POSSIBLE. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED TO DEVELOP TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. * STORM TOTAL SNOW...ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS BECOMING NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH. VISIBILITIES BELOW A HALF MILE TO EVEN NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL TO NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. PLEASE RECONSIDER ANY TRAVEL PLANS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ IAZ073-082-083-092-093-020600- /O.EXA.KDMX.WW.Y.0005.160202T0900Z-160203T1200Z/ WARREN-UNION-CLARKE-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDIANOLA...NORWALK...CARLISLE... CRESTON...OSCEOLA...BEDFORD...LENOX...NEW MARKET...MOUNT AYR 356 PM CST MON FEB 1 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND MIXED PRECIPITATION...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...SNOW IS FORECAST TO SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW MAY OCCUR DURING THE TUESDAY MORNING COMMUTE WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR POSSIBLE. THERE WILL BE A SHARP CUTOFF OF HIGHER SNOW AMOUNTS IN THE NORTHWEST PORTIONS OF THE ADVISORY...BUT THE FALLING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS MAY LEAD TO REDUCED VISIBILITY AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. * STORM TOTAL SNOW...ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS BECOMING NORTH 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AT TIMES. VISIBILITIES AROUND ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES OF HEAVY SNOWFALL OR STRONG WINDS. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP. PLEASE RECONSIDER ANY TRAVEL PLANS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IAZ050-061-062-020600- /O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0005.160202T0900Z-160203T1200Z/ TAMA-JASPER-POWESHIEK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAMA...TOLEDO...TRAER...DYSART... GLADBROOK...NEWTON...GRINNELL 356 PM CST MON FEB 1 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * TIMING...SNOW IS FORECAST TO SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. A PERIOD OF VERY HEAVY SNOW MAY OCCUR DURING THE TUESDAY MORNING COMMUTE WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR POSSIBLE. THERE WILL BE A SHARP CUTOFF OF HIGHER SNOW AMOUNTS IN THE NORTHWEST PORTIONS OF THE ADVISORY...BUT THE FALLING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS MAY LEAD TO REDUCED VISIBILITY AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. * STORM TOTAL SNOW...ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS BECOMING NORTH 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AT TIMES. VISIBILITIES AROUND ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES OF HEAVY SNOWFALL OR STRONG WINDS. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP. PLEASE RECONSIDER ANY TRAVEL PLANS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MF
706 WWUS43 KDMX 020258 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 858 PM CST MON FEB 1 2016 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND HEAVY SNOW TO IMPACT IOWA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .SNOW IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP INTO SOUTHWEST IOWA LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE TO SPREAD NORTHWARD INTO TUESDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS LIKELY TO FALL LATE TONIGHT INTO THE MID MORNING HOURS TUESDAY FROM SOUTHWEST IOWA TO CENTRAL IOWA...BEFORE ADVANCING NORTHWARD INTO MIDDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AROUND SUNRISE TUESDAY AND INCREASE THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THE HEAVY SNOW IS ANTICIPATED TO BECOME LIGHT TO LOCALLY MODERATE BY TUESDAY EVENING OVER NORTHERN IOWA...HOWEVER NORTH WINDS WITH GUSTS TO OVER 40 MPH MAY PRODUCE WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THERE WILL BE A SHARP CUTOFF FROM THE RAIN/SNOW LINE IN SOUTH- CENTRAL TO SOUTHEAST IOWA. A LULL IN THE PRECIPITATION IS ALSO EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL IOWA MIDDAY TUESDAY...WITH A PERIOD OF LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE EXPECTED. IAZ023-033>035-044>046-021100- /O.CON.KDMX.BZ.W.0001.160202T0600Z-160203T1200Z/ POCAHONTAS-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...POCAHONTAS...LAURENS...ROLFE...FONDA... GILMORE CITY...SAC CITY...LAKE VIEW...ODEBOLT...WALL LAKE... SCHALLER...EARLY...ROCKWELL CITY...MANSON...LAKE CITY...POMEROY... FORT DODGE...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON 858 PM CST MON FEB 1 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * TIMING...SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS SOUTHWEST IOWA LATE TONIGHT AND BLOSSOM OVER THE AREA DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS THROUGH LATE TUESDAY MORNING. A PERIOD OF VERY HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR DURING THE TUESDAY MORNING COMMUTE WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE THEN TO DEVELOP LATE TUESDAY MORNING INTO THE EVENING. * STORM TOTAL SNOW...ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS BECOMING NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH. VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS LIKELY TO OCCUR. * IMPACTS...EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP. TRAVEL MAY BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. PLEASE RECONSIDER ANY TRAVEL PLANS. 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. && $$ IAZ004>007-015>017-024>026-036-021100- /O.CON.KDMX.BZ.W.0001.160202T0900Z-160203T1200Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-HAMILTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... LAKE MILLS...NORTHWOOD...MANLY...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...BRITT... KANAWHA...MASON CITY...CLEAR LAKE...HUMBOLDT...EAGLE GROVE... CLARION...BELMOND...HAMPTON...WEBSTER CITY 858 PM CST MON FEB 1 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * TIMING...SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS TONIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. A PERIOD OF VERY HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR TUESDAY MORNING WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE THEN TO DEVELOP EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. * STORM TOTAL SNOW...ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS BECOMING NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH. VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS LIKELY TO OCCUR. * IMPACTS...EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP. TRAVEL MAY BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. PLEASE RECONSIDER ANY TRAVEL PLANS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ047-057>060-070>072-081-021100- /O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0001.160202T0600Z-160203T1200Z/ BOONE-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOONE...AUDUBON...EXIRA... GUTHRIE CENTER...PANORA...BAYARD...CASEY...PERRY...WAUKEE... ADEL...DES MOINES...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD...STUART...ADAIR... FONTANELLE...WINTERSET...EARLHAM...CORNING 858 PM CST MON FEB 1 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * TIMING...SNOW IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP OVER SOUTHERN IOWA LATE TONIGHT AND SPREAD NORTHWARD INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS TUESDAY WITH A PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED DURING THE TUESDAY MORNING COMMUTE WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR POSSIBLE. THERE WILL LIKELY BE LULL IN THE HEAVIER PRECIPITATION MIDDAY TUESDAY...WITH A PERIOD OF DRIZZLE OR LIGHT RAIN ALSO POSSIBLE. STRONG WINDS AND ANOTHER ROUND OF LIGHT SNOW ARE ANTICIPATED TO RE-DEVELOP TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. * STORM TOTAL SNOW...ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS BECOMING NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH. VISIBILITIES BELOW A HALF MILE TO EVEN NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL TO NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. PLEASE RECONSIDER ANY TRAVEL PLANS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. ANY REPORTS OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN ACCUMULATIONS ARE MUCH APPRECIATED AND CAN BE RELAYED DIRECTLY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE USING TWITTER HANDLE NWS DES MOINES...HASHTAG NWSDMX OR POST TO THE NWS DES MOINES FACEBOOK PAGE. && $$ IAZ027-028-037>039-048-049-021100- /O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0001.160202T0900Z-160203T1200Z/ BUTLER-BREMER-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-STORY-MARSHALL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PARKERSBURG...CLARKSVILLE... SHELL ROCK...GREENE...APLINGTON...ALLISON...DUMONT...WAVERLY... IOWA FALLS...ELDORA...ACKLEY...GRUNDY CENTER...REINBECK... CONRAD...DIKE...WELLSBURG...WATERLOO...CEDAR FALLS...AMES... MARSHALLTOWN 858 PM CST MON FEB 1 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * TIMING...SNOW IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP OVER SOUTHERN IOWA LATE TONIGHT AND SPREAD NORTHWARD INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS TUESDAY. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS THEN EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS BEFORE DECREASING IN INTENSITY. A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW MAY OCCUR TUESDAY MORNING WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR POSSIBLE. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED TO DEVELOP TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. * STORM TOTAL SNOW...ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS BECOMING NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH. VISIBILITIES BELOW A HALF MILE TO EVEN NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL TO NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. PLEASE RECONSIDER ANY TRAVEL PLANS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ IAZ050-061-062-073-082-083-092-093-021100- /O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0005.160202T0900Z-160203T1200Z/ TAMA-JASPER-POWESHIEK-WARREN-UNION-CLARKE-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAMA...TOLEDO...TRAER...DYSART... GLADBROOK...NEWTON...GRINNELL...INDIANOLA...NORWALK...CARLISLE... CRESTON...OSCEOLA...BEDFORD...LENOX...NEW MARKET...MOUNT AYR 858 PM CST MON FEB 1 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * TIMING...SNOW IS FORECAST TO SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. A PERIOD OF VERY HEAVY SNOW MAY OCCUR DURING THE TUESDAY MORNING COMMUTE WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR POSSIBLE. THERE WILL BE A SHARP CUTOFF OF HIGHER SNOW AMOUNTS IN THE NORTHWEST PORTIONS OF THE ADVISORY...BUT THE FALLING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS MAY LEAD TO REDUCED VISIBILITY AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. * STORM TOTAL SNOW...ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS BECOMING NORTH 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AT TIMES. VISIBILITIES AROUND ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES OF HEAVY SNOWFALL OR STRONG WINDS. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP. PLEASE RECONSIDER ANY TRAVEL PLANS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MJB
072 WWUS43 KDMX 020947 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 347 AM CST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND HEAVY SNOW TODAY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP ACROSS NORTHERN MISSOURI AND PUSH INTO SOUTHERN IOWA EARLY THIS MORNING. THE SNOW BAND IS FORECAST TO SPREAD NORTH DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS LIKELY TO FALL BETWEEN 6 AM AND NOON TODAY OVER MUCH OF THE WARNED AREA...WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW LIKELY TO PERSIST ACROSS THE BLIZZARD WARNED AREA. A DRY LAYER ALOFT LOOKS TO PUSH INTO SOUTH CENTRAL TO EASTERN IOWA DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THIS MAY CAUSE A BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN OVER PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL TO NORTHEAST OF THE WARNED AREA. FURTHER SOUTH...RAIN OR DRIZZLE IS POSSIBLE FROM DES MOINES TO TAMA COUNTY. THIS IS ANTICIPATED TO CUT DOWN IN SNOW AMOUNTS IN THE SOUTHEAST EDGES OF THE WARNED/ADVISORY AREAS. STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATER THIS MORNING AND INCREASE THROUGHOUT THE DAY...ESPECIALLY OVER THE WEST TO NORTHERN PORTIONS OF IOWA. ADDITIONAL LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THIS EVENING PROVIDING ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS LIKELY TO OCCUR THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY AND INTO TONIGHT ACROSS THE BLIZZARD WARNED COUNTIES. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>026-033>036-044>046-021800- /O.CON.KDMX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160203T1200Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON- CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE- 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...SAC CITY...LAKE VIEW...ODEBOLT...WALL LAKE... SCHALLER...EARLY...ROCKWELL CITY...MANSON...LAKE CITY...POMEROY... FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON 347 AM CST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHWEST IOWA EARLY THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE TO SPREAD NORTH THROUGH THE MID MORNING HOURS. THE HEAVIEST SNOW BAND IS LIKELY TO OCCUR BETWEEN 7 AM THROUGH 1 PM TODAY WHERE SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE. THERE WILL BE A BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN FROM AROUND FORT DODGE TO MASON CITY AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE THE SNOW REDEVELOPS AROUND 6 PM TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE...LESS INTENSITY SNOW IS ANTICIPATED LATER THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT...BUT WILL BE ENOUGH TO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS DURING THE VERY STRONG WINDS. * STORM TOTAL SNOW/ICE...ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES. LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS BECOMING NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH. VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS LIKELY TO OCCUR. * IMPACTS...EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP. TRAVEL MAY BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. PLEASE RECONSIDER ANY TRAVEL PLANS. 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. && $$ IAZ027-028-037>039-047>049-057>060-070>072-081-021800- /O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160203T1200Z/ BUTLER-BREMER-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL- AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PARKERSBURG...CLARKSVILLE... SHELL ROCK...GREENE...APLINGTON...ALLISON...DUMONT...WAVERLY... IOWA FALLS...ELDORA...ACKLEY...GRUNDY CENTER...REINBECK... CONRAD...DIKE...WELLSBURG...WATERLOO...CEDAR FALLS...BOONE... AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...AUDUBON...EXIRA...GUTHRIE CENTER...PANORA... BAYARD...CASEY...PERRY...WAUKEE...ADEL...DES MOINES...ATLANTIC... GREENFIELD...STUART...ADAIR...FONTANELLE...WINTERSET...EARLHAM... CORNING 347 AM CST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...SNOW HAS DEVELOP ACROSS MUCH OF THE WARNED AREA AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. THE PERIOD OF HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS LIKELY TO OCCUR FROM 7 AM TO 11 AM THIS MORNING WHERE 1 TO 2 INCH SNOWFALL RATES ARE ANTICIPATED. EVEN A BRIEF PERIOD OF THUNDERSNOW IS POSSIBLE. A BREAK IN THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON FROM SOUTHWEST IOWA THROUGH DES MOINES AS DRIER AIR IS IS FORECAST TO PUNCH INTO THE STATE. A BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING DRIZZLE IS POSSIBLE FURTHER NORTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS AND ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW LOOKS TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING. * STORM TOTAL SNOW/ICE...ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. LITTLE ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS BECOMING NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH. VISIBILITIES BELOW A HALF MILE TO EVEN NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL TO NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. PLEASE RECONSIDER ANY TRAVEL PLANS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. ANY REPORTS OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN ACCUMULATIONS ARE MUCH APPRECIATED AND CAN BE RELAYED DIRECTLY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE USING TWITTER HANDLE NWS DES MOINES...HASHTAG NWSDMX OR POST TO THE NWS DES MOINES FACEBOOK PAGE. && $$ IAZ050-061-062-073-082-083-092-093-021800- /O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160203T1200Z/ TAMA-JASPER-POWESHIEK-WARREN-UNION-CLARKE-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAMA...TOLEDO...TRAER...DYSART... GLADBROOK...NEWTON...GRINNELL...INDIANOLA...NORWALK...CARLISLE... CRESTON...OSCEOLA...BEDFORD...LENOX...NEW MARKET...MOUNT AYR 347 AM CST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...SNOW LOOKS TO CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS...LIKELY AFFECTING THE MORNING COMMUTE. A PERIOD OF VERY HEAVY SNOW MAY OCCUR BETWEEN 6 AM AND 10 AM WHERE SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE. WARMER AIR WILL CAUSE THE SNOW TO SWITCH TO RAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND CAUSE A SHARP CUTOFF OF HIGHER SNOW AMOUNTS IN THE NORTHWEST PORTIONS OF THE ADVISORY...BUT THE FALLING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS MAY LEAD TO REDUCED VISIBILITY AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. * STORM TOTAL SNOW...ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS BECOMING NORTH 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AT TIMES. VISIBILITIES AROUND ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES OF HEAVY SNOWFALL OR STRONG WINDS...AND THEN AGAIN THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP. PLEASE RECONSIDER ANY TRAVEL PLANS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ PODRAZIK
052 WWUS43 KDMX 021218 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 618 AM CST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND HEAVY SNOW TODAY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW HAS DEVELOPED ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA THIS MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE MORNING. THE SNOW BAND IS FORECAST TO SPREAD NORTH DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS LIKELY TO FALL THROUGH AROUND MIDDAY TODAY...WITH MODERATE SNOW LIKELY TO PERSIST ACROSS THE BLIZZARD WARNED AREA THIS AFTERNOON. A DRY LAYER ALOFT LOOKS TO PUSH INTO SOUTH CENTRAL TO EASTERN IOWA DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THIS MAY CAUSE A BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN OVER PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL TO NORTHEAST OF THE WARNED AREA. FURTHER SOUTH...RAIN OR DRIZZLE IS POSSIBLE FROM DES MOINES TO TAMA COUNTY. THIS IS ANTICIPATED TO CUT DOWN IN SNOW AMOUNTS IN THE SOUTHEAST EDGES OF THE WARNED/ADVISORY AREAS. STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATER THIS MORNING AND INCREASE THROUGHOUT THE DAY...ESPECIALLY OVER THE WEST TO NORTHERN PORTIONS OF IOWA. ADDITIONAL LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THIS EVENING PROVIDING ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS LIKELY TO OCCUR THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY AND INTO TONIGHT ACROSS THE BLIZZARD WARNED COUNTIES. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>026-033>036-044>046-022030- /O.CON.KDMX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160203T1200Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON- CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE- 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...SAC CITY...LAKE VIEW...ODEBOLT...WALL LAKE... SCHALLER...EARLY...ROCKWELL CITY...MANSON...LAKE CITY...POMEROY... FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON 618 AM CST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW BAND IS LIKELY TO OCCUR BETWEEN 8 AM THROUGH 1 PM TODAY WHERE SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE. THERE WILL BE A BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN FROM AROUND FORT DODGE TO MASON CITY AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE THE SNOW REDEVELOPS AROUND 6 PM THIS EVENING. ELSEWHERE...LESSER INTENSITY SNOW IS ANTICIPATED LATER THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT...BUT WILL BE ENOUGH TO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS DURING THE VERY STRONG WINDS. * STORM TOTAL SNOW/ICE...ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES. LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS BECOMING NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH. VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS LIKELY TO OCCUR. * IMPACTS...EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP. TRAVEL MAY BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. PLEASE RECONSIDER ANY TRAVEL PLANS. 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. && $$ IAZ027-028-037>039-047>049-057>060-070>072-081-022030- /O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160203T1200Z/ BUTLER-BREMER-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL- AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PARKERSBURG...CLARKSVILLE... SHELL ROCK...GREENE...APLINGTON...ALLISON...DUMONT...WAVERLY... IOWA FALLS...ELDORA...ACKLEY...GRUNDY CENTER...REINBECK... CONRAD...DIKE...WELLSBURG...WATERLOO...CEDAR FALLS...BOONE... AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...AUDUBON...EXIRA...GUTHRIE CENTER...PANORA... BAYARD...CASEY...PERRY...WAUKEE...ADEL...DES MOINES...ATLANTIC... GREENFIELD...STUART...ADAIR...FONTANELLE...WINTERSET...EARLHAM... CORNING 618 AM CST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...A HEAVY SNOW BAND HAS DEVELOP OVER SOUTHERN IOWA AND WILL QUICKLY MOVE NORTHWARD THIS MORNING. EXPECT THE BAND TO CAUSE BURST OF VERY HEAVY SNOW AND VISIBILITY WILL RAPIDLY DECREASE TO LESS THE ONE QUARTER MILE...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE INTERSTATE 80 CORRIDOR TO HIGHWAY 30. THE PERIOD OF HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS LIKELY TO OCCUR FROM 7 AM TO 11 AM THIS MORNING WHERE 1 TO 2 INCH SNOWFALL RATES ARE ANTICIPATED. EVEN A BRIEF PERIOD OF THUNDERSNOW IS POSSIBLE AND MAY RESULT IN NEAR 3 INCH PER HOUR SNOWFALL RATES. A BREAK IN THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON FROM SOUTHWEST IOWA THROUGH DES MOINES AS DRIER AIR IS IS FORECAST TO PUNCH INTO THE STATE. A BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING DRIZZLE IS POSSIBLE FURTHER NORTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS AND ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW LOOKS TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING. * STORM TOTAL SNOW/ICE...ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. LITTLE ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS BECOMING NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH. VISIBILITIES BELOW A HALF MILE TO EVEN NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL TO NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. PLEASE RECONSIDER ANY TRAVEL PLANS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. ANY REPORTS OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN ACCUMULATIONS ARE MUCH APPRECIATED AND CAN BE RELAYED DIRECTLY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE USING TWITTER HANDLE NWS DES MOINES...HASHTAG NWSDMX OR POST TO THE NWS DES MOINES FACEBOOK PAGE. && $$ IAZ050-061-062-073-082-083-092-093-022030- /O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160203T1200Z/ TAMA-JASPER-POWESHIEK-WARREN-UNION-CLARKE-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAMA...TOLEDO...TRAER...DYSART... GLADBROOK...NEWTON...GRINNELL...INDIANOLA...NORWALK...CARLISLE... CRESTON...OSCEOLA...BEDFORD...LENOX...NEW MARKET...MOUNT AYR 618 AM CST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...SNOW LOOKS TO CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS...LIKELY AFFECTING THE MORNING COMMUTE. A PERIOD OF VERY HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR THROUGH 10 AM AS SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE. WARMER AIR WILL CAUSE THE SNOW TO SWITCH TO RAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND CAUSE A SHARP CUTOFF OF HIGHER SNOW AMOUNTS IN THE NORTHWEST PORTIONS OF THE ADVISORY...BUT THE FALLING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS MAY LEAD TO REDUCED VISIBILITY AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. * STORM TOTAL SNOW...ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS BECOMING NORTH 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AT TIMES. VISIBILITIES AROUND ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES OF HEAVY SNOWFALL OR STRONG WINDS...AND THEN AGAIN THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP. PLEASE RECONSIDER ANY TRAVEL PLANS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ PODRAZIK
918 WWUS43 KDMX 021629 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1029 AM CST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH TONIGHT OVER NORTHERN IOWA... .MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW CONTINUES OVER THE NORTHERN HALF OF IOWA THIS MORNING WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN MANY AREAS. ALTHOUGH THE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST NORTH...A DRY LAYER ALOFT WILL PUSH INTO IOWA AND MAY CAUSE A TRANSITION TO RAIN OR EVEN END THE PRECIPITATION FOR A PERIOD. STRONG WINDS SHOULD MAINLY AFFECT NORTHERN IOWA INTO THE AFTERNOON BUT INCREASE AGAIN NORTH AND WEST INTO THE NIGHT. ADDITIONAL LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THIS EVENING PROVIDING ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS LIKELY TO OCCUR THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY AND INTO TONIGHT ACROSS THE BLIZZARD WARNED COUNTIES. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>026-033>036-044>046-022130- /O.CON.KDMX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160203T1200Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON- CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE- 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...SAC CITY...LAKE VIEW...ODEBOLT...WALL LAKE... SCHALLER...EARLY...ROCKWELL CITY...MANSON...LAKE CITY...POMEROY... FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON 1029 AM CST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS...AND THERE MAY EVEN BE BRIEF PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN AT TIMES BEFORE THE PRECIPITATION TRANSITIONS BACK TO ALL SNOW THIS EVENING. WINDS GUSTING OVER 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES AT TIMES INTO THE NIGHT. * STORM TOTAL SNOW/ICE...ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 13 INCHES...LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS BECOMING NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH. VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS LIKELY TO OCCUR. * IMPACTS...EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP AND TRAVEL MAY BE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION CURRENTLY NOTES TRAVEL IS NOT ADVISED OVER MUCH OF NORTHERN IOWA WITH TOW BANS IN EFFECT. 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. && $$ IAZ027-028-037>039-047>049-057>060-070>072-081-022130- /O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160203T1200Z/ BUTLER-BREMER-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL- AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PARKERSBURG...CLARKSVILLE... SHELL ROCK...GREENE...APLINGTON...ALLISON...DUMONT...WAVERLY... IOWA FALLS...ELDORA...ACKLEY...GRUNDY CENTER...REINBECK... CONRAD...DIKE...WELLSBURG...WATERLOO...CEDAR FALLS...BOONE... AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...AUDUBON...EXIRA...GUTHRIE CENTER...PANORA... BAYARD...CASEY...PERRY...WAUKEE...ADEL...DES MOINES...ATLANTIC... GREENFIELD...STUART...ADAIR...FONTANELLE...WINTERSET...EARLHAM... CORNING 1029 AM CST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES HAVE ENDED...BUT A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...AND SOME FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET WILL CONTINUE INTO MIDDAY BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO PATCHY COLD RAIN OR EVEN ENDING FOR A BIT THIS AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND WILL STILL DROP VISIBILITIES TO A MILE OR LESS AS THE PRECIP TRANSITIONS HOWEVER. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP LATER THIS EVENING AS TEMPERATURES COOL AGAIN LEADING TO ANOTHER ROUND OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES. * STORM TOTAL SNOW/ICE...ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. LITTLE ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS BECOMING NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH. VISIBILITIES WELL UNDER A MILE ARE EXPECTED AGAIN THIS EVENING DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL WILL CONTINUE INTO THE NIGHT IN MANY SPOTS. ROADS WILL REMAIN MOSTLY SNOW COVERED IN MANY LOCATIONS AND TOW BANS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE WARNING AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. ANY REPORTS OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN ACCUMULATIONS ARE MUCH APPRECIATED AND CAN BE RELAYED DIRECTLY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE USING TWITTER HANDLE NWS DES MOINES...HASHTAG NWSDMX OR POST TO THE NWS DES MOINES FACEBOOK PAGE. && $$ IAZ050-061-062-073-082-083-092-093-022130- /O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160203T1200Z/ TAMA-JASPER-POWESHIEK-WARREN-UNION-CLARKE-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAMA...TOLEDO...TRAER...DYSART... GLADBROOK...NEWTON...GRINNELL...INDIANOLA...NORWALK...CARLISLE... CRESTON...OSCEOLA...BEDFORD...LENOX...NEW MARKET...MOUNT AYR 1029 AM CST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...THE SNOW IS BEGINNING TO LIFT NORTH OUT OF THE AREA LATE THIS MORNING WITH A TRANSITION TO LIGHT RAIN...LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET AS WELL. PATCHY LIGHT RAIN...OR EVEN PERIODS OF NO PRECIPITATION ARE EXPECTED LATER THIS AFTERNOON...BUT ADDITIONAL LIGHT SNOW IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP AGAIN THIS EVENING. THIS MAY COMBINE WITH BLOWING SNOW AS WINDS INCREASE TO PRODUCE REDUCED VISIBILITIES. * STORM TOTAL SNOW...ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS BECOMING NORTH 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AT TIMES. VISIBILITIES MAY DROP TO A MILE OR LESS AGAIN THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE PARTIALLY TO MOSTLY SNOW COVERED INTO TONIGHT WITH HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. TOW BANS ARE IN AFFECT FOR SOME AREAS OF THE ADVISORIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ SMALL
887 WWUS43 KDMX 022131 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 331 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS STILL LIKELY INTO THE NIGHT NORTH... .MUCH OF THE SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION HAS ENDED FOR THE TIME BEING WITH ONLY LIGHT SNOW...DRIZZLE OR FREEZING DRIZZLE OCCURRING OVER THE NORTHERN HALF OF IOWA. HOWEVER BLIZZARD OR NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS PERSIST NORTH DUE TO BRISK WINDS AND RECENT HEAVY SNOW. ADDITIONAL LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW MAY ALSO RETURN TONIGHT ALONG WITH ANOTHER STRONG SURGE OF WIND OVERNIGHT AS THE SYSTEM PULLS AWAY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THUS BLIZZARD AND WINTER STORM WARNINGS CONTINUE OVER MUCH OF NORTHERN IOWA. IAZ038-039-049-060-070>072-081-022245- /O.CAN.KDMX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160203T1200Z/ GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-MARSHALL-POLK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRUNDY CENTER...REINBECK...CONRAD... DIKE...WELLSBURG...WATERLOO...CEDAR FALLS...MARSHALLTOWN... DES MOINES...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD...STUART...ADAIR... FONTANELLE...WINTERSET...EARLHAM...CORNING 331 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE HEAVIER SNOW HAS EXITED THE STATE WITH NOTHING BEYOND LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE ANTICIPATED INTO THE EVENING HOURS. ADDITIONAL SNOW MAY DEVELOP LATER TONIGHT...WITH A DUSTING TO TWO INCHES POSSIBLE...BUT THE WET NATURE OF CURRENT AND FORECAST SNOW IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE CONDUCIVE FOR SIGNIFICANT BLOWING EVEN THOUGH STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RETURN OVERNIGHT. THUS THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ IAZ050-061-062-073-082-083-092-093-022245- /O.CAN.KDMX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160203T1200Z/ TAMA-JASPER-POWESHIEK-WARREN-UNION-CLARKE-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAMA...TOLEDO...TRAER...DYSART... GLADBROOK...NEWTON...GRINNELL...INDIANOLA...NORWALK...CARLISLE... CRESTON...OSCEOLA...BEDFORD...LENOX...NEW MARKET...MOUNT AYR 331 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. ALTHOUGH THERE WILL BE CHANCES OF ADDITIONAL LIGHT RAIN AND LIGHT SNOW INTO THE NIGHT...AND WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL PROBLEMS SO THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ IAZ004>007-015>017-023>026-033>036-044>046-030200- /O.CON.KDMX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160203T1200Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON- CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE- 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...SAC CITY...LAKE VIEW...ODEBOLT...WALL LAKE... SCHALLER...EARLY...ROCKWELL CITY...MANSON...LAKE CITY...POMEROY... FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON 331 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...LITTLE TO NO ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS ANTICIPATED INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS...BUT CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW IS STILL IN PROGRESS THROUGH THE WARNING AREA. THERE MAY BE A FEW PERIODS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE AS WELL. ADDITIONAL LIGHT SNOW OF AN INCH OR TWO IS ANTICIPATED LATER TONIGHT...AND THE WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AND INCREASE AGAIN OVERNIGHT...SO EVEN THOUGH THERE MAY BE A LULL TOWARD SUNSET BLIZZARD OR NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RETURN INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * STORM TOTAL SNOW/ICE...AN ADDITIONAL INCH OR TWO OF ACCUMULATION TONIGHT WOULD PRODUCE A STORM TOTAL SNOW OF 6 TO 12 INCHES IN THE WARNING AREA. VERY LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE EVENING AS WELL. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL DIMINISH SOMEWHAT INTO THE EVENING...BUT BECOME STRONG FROM THE NORTHWEST AGAIN OVERNIGHT WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE. VISIBILITIES WILL OFTEN BE BELOW A MILE...AND NEAR ZERO DURING THE WORST CONDITIONS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE QUITE HAZARDOUS THROUGH THE NIGHT WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND DRAMATICALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION NOTES THAT TRAVEL IS NOT ADVISED OVER MUCH OF NORTHERN IOWA WITH TOW BANS IN EFFECT. 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. && $$ IAZ027-028-037-047-048-057>059-030200- /O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160203T1200Z/ BUTLER-BREMER-HARDIN-BOONE-STORY-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PARKERSBURG...CLARKSVILLE... SHELL ROCK...GREENE...APLINGTON...ALLISON...DUMONT...WAVERLY... IOWA FALLS...ELDORA...ACKLEY...BOONE...AMES...AUDUBON...EXIRA... GUTHRIE CENTER...PANORA...BAYARD...CASEY...PERRY...WAUKEE...ADEL 331 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...LITTLE TO NO ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS ANTICIPATED INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS...BUT MINOR BLOWING SNOW IS STILL IN PROGRESS. THERE MAY BE A FEW PERIODS OF DRIZZLE AS WELL. ADDITIONAL LIGHT SNOW OF AN INCH OR TWO IS ANTICIPATED LATER TONIGHT...AND THE WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AND INCREASE AGAIN OVERNIGHT...SO EVEN THOUGH THERE MAY BE A LULL THROUGH SUNSET SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW MAY RETURN INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * STORM TOTAL SNOW/ICE...AN ADDITIONAL INCH OR TWO OF SNOW ACCUMULATION TONIGHT WOULD PRODUCE A STORM TOTAL SNOW OF 3 TO 7 INCHES IN THE WARNING AREA. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...EAST WINDS WILL DIMINISH SOMEWHAT INTO THE EVENING...BUT BECOME STRONG FROM THE NORTHWEST AGAIN OVERNIGHT WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE. VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW MAY OFTEN BE BELOW A MILE DURING THE WORST CONDITIONS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS IN AREAS THROUGH THE NIGHT WITH AT LEAST PARTIALLY SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION NOTES THAT TOW BANS ARE IN EFFECT FOR MANY AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. ANY REPORTS OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN ACCUMULATIONS ARE MUCH APPRECIATED AND CAN BE RELAYED DIRECTLY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE USING TWITTER HANDLE NWS DES MOINES...HASHTAG NWSDMX OR POST TO THE NWS DES MOINES FACEBOOK PAGE. && $$ SMALL
790 WWUS43 KDMX 030041 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 641 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...MORE SNOW AND INCREASING WINDS OVERNIGHT... .MORE SNOW WILL SPREAD BACK ACROSS NORTHERN AND WESTERN IOWA OVERNIGHT WITH LIGHT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS. WINDS WILL TURN TO NORTHWEST AND INCREASE SUBSTANTIALLY...ESPECIALLY AFTER MIDNIGHT...CREATING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY IN AREAS WHERE MORE SNOW FELL TODAY. THUS BLIZZARD AND WINTER STORM WARNINGS CONTINUE OVER MUCH OF NORTHERN IOWA. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>026-033>036-044>046-030845- /O.CON.KDMX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160203T1200Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON- CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE- 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...SAC CITY...LAKE VIEW...ODEBOLT...WALL LAKE... SCHALLER...EARLY...ROCKWELL CITY...MANSON...LAKE CITY...POMEROY... FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON 641 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...LIGHT SNOW WILL SPREAD BACK ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA BEFORE MIDNIGHT...PERSISTING PAST MIDNIGHT MAINLY EAST OF INTERSTATE 35. WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST OVERNIGHT...CREATING INCREASINGLY DANGEROUS BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * STORM TOTAL SNOW/ICE...AN ADDITIONAL INCH OR TWO OF SNOW OVERNIGHT WILL RESULT IN STORM TOTALS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES. VERY PATCHY LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE DURING THE LATE EVENING. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS WILL TURN TO THE NORTHWEST AGAIN OVERNIGHT WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE. VISIBILITIES WILL OFTEN BE BELOW A MILE...AND NEAR ZERO DURING THE WORST CONDITIONS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE QUITE HAZARDOUS THROUGH THE NIGHT WITH SNOW BLOWING ACROSS AND COVERING ROADS AND DRAMATICALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION NOTES THAT TRAVEL IS NOT ADVISED OVER MUCH OF NORTHWEST IOWA WITH TOW BANS IN EFFECT. 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. && $$ IAZ027-028-037-047-048-057>059-030845- /O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160203T1200Z/ BUTLER-BREMER-HARDIN-BOONE-STORY-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PARKERSBURG...CLARKSVILLE... SHELL ROCK...GREENE...APLINGTON...ALLISON...DUMONT...WAVERLY... IOWA FALLS...ELDORA...ACKLEY...BOONE...AMES...AUDUBON...EXIRA... GUTHRIE CENTER...PANORA...BAYARD...CASEY...PERRY...WAUKEE...ADEL 641 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS...AND EVEN A COUPLE OF THUNDERSTORMS...WILL MOVE THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. LIGHT SNOW WILL THEN SPREAD IN OVERNIGHT...ALONG WITH INCREASING WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW. * STORM TOTAL SNOW...AN ADDITIONAL INCH OR TWO OF SNOW OVERNIGHT WILL PRODUCE RESULT IN STORM TOTALS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...LIGHT NORTHEAST WINDS WILL TURN TO NORTHWEST AND INCREASE SUBSTANTIALLY FROM AROUND MIDNIGHT ONWARD...WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE. VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW MAY OFTEN BE BELOW A MILE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS IN AREAS THROUGH THE NIGHT WITH AT LEAST PARTIALLY SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION NOTES THAT TOW BANS ARE IN EFFECT FOR SOME AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. ANY REPORTS OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN ACCUMULATIONS ARE MUCH APPRECIATED AND CAN BE RELAYED DIRECTLY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE USING TWITTER HANDLE NWS DES MOINES...HASHTAG NWSDMX OR POST TO THE NWS DES MOINES FACEBOOK PAGE. && $$ LEE
444 WWUS43 KDMX 030333 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 933 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...MORE SNOW AND INCREASING WINDS OVERNIGHT... .MORE SNOW WILL SPREAD BACK ACROSS NORTHERN AND WESTERN IOWA OVERNIGHT WITH LIGHT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS. WINDS WILL TURN TO NORTHWEST AND INCREASE SUBSTANTIALLY...ESPECIALLY AFTER MIDNIGHT...CREATING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MAINLY IN AREAS WHERE HEAVY SNOW FELL TODAY. THUS BLIZZARD AND WINTER STORM WARNINGS CONTINUE OVER MUCH OF NORTHERN IOWA. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>026-033>036-044>046-031145- /O.CON.KDMX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160203T1200Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON- CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE- 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...SAC CITY...LAKE VIEW...ODEBOLT...WALL LAKE... SCHALLER...EARLY...ROCKWELL CITY...MANSON...LAKE CITY...POMEROY... FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON 933 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...LIGHT SNOW WILL PERSIST WELL INTO TONIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF FROM WEST TO EAST. WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST...CREATING INCREASINGLY DANGEROUS BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * STORM TOTAL SNOW...AN ADDITIONAL INCH OR TWO OF SNOW OVERNIGHT WILL RESULT IN STORM TOTALS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS WILL TURN TO THE NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE. VISIBILITIES WILL OFTEN BE BELOW HALF A MILE...AND NEAR ZERO DURING THE WORST CONDITIONS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE QUITE HAZARDOUS THROUGH THE NIGHT WITH SNOW BLOWING ACROSS AND COVERING ROADS AND DRAMATICALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION NOTES THAT TRAVEL IS NOT ADVISED OVER MUCH OF NORTHWEST IOWA WITH TOW BANS IN EFFECT. 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. && $$ IAZ027-028-037-047-048-057>059-031145- /O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160203T1200Z/ BUTLER-BREMER-HARDIN-BOONE-STORY-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PARKERSBURG...CLARKSVILLE... SHELL ROCK...GREENE...APLINGTON...ALLISON...DUMONT...WAVERLY... IOWA FALLS...ELDORA...ACKLEY...BOONE...AMES...AUDUBON...EXIRA... GUTHRIE CENTER...PANORA...BAYARD...CASEY...PERRY...WAUKEE...ADEL 933 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL CHANGE TO ALL LIGHT SNOW AS IT SPREADS IN OVERNIGHT...ALONG WITH INCREASING WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW. * STORM TOTAL SNOW...AN ADDITIONAL INCH OR TWO OF SNOW OVERNIGHT WILL PRODUCE RESULT IN STORM TOTALS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...LIGHT NORTHEAST WINDS WILL TURN TO NORTHWEST AND INCREASE SUBSTANTIALLY FROM AROUND MIDNIGHT ONWARD...WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE. VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW MAY OFTEN BE BELOW A MILE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS IN AREAS THROUGH THE NIGHT WITH AT LEAST PARTIALLY SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION NOTES THAT TOW BANS ARE IN EFFECT FOR SOME AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. ANY REPORTS OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN ACCUMULATIONS ARE MUCH APPRECIATED AND CAN BE RELAYED DIRECTLY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE USING TWITTER HANDLE NWS DES MOINES...HASHTAG NWSDMX OR POST TO THE NWS DES MOINES FACEBOOK PAGE. && $$ LEE
462 WWUS43 KDMX 030519 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1119 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...MORE SNOW AND INCREASING WINDS OVERNIGHT... .LIGHT SNOW WILL PERSIST ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL INTO NORTHERN IOWA OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL TURN TO NORTHWEST AND INCREASE SUBSTANTIALLY...ESPECIALLY AFTER MIDNIGHT...CREATING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MAINLY IN AREAS WHERE HEAVY SNOW FELL TODAY. FURTHER SOUTH...TOWARD THE INTERSTATE 80 CORRIDOR AND OVER TOWARD WATERLOO...TRAVEL WILL ALSO BECOME DIFFICULT DESPITE LOWER SNOW AMOUNTS. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>026-033>036-044>046-031200- /O.CON.KDMX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160203T1200Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON- CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE- 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...SAC CITY...LAKE VIEW...ODEBOLT...WALL LAKE... SCHALLER...EARLY...ROCKWELL CITY...MANSON...LAKE CITY...POMEROY... FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON 1119 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...SNOWFALL WILL TAPERING OFF FROM WEST TO EAST OVERNIGHT. HOWEVER...STRENGTHENING WINDS WILL CREATE INCREASINGLY DANGEROUS BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * STORM TOTAL SNOW...AN ADDITIONAL INCH OR TWO OF SNOW OVERNIGHT WILL RESULT IN STORM TOTALS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS WILL TURN TO THE NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE. VISIBILITIES WILL OFTEN BE BELOW HALF A MILE...AND NEAR ZERO DURING THE WORST CONDITIONS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE QUITE HAZARDOUS THROUGH THE NIGHT WITH SNOW BLOWING ACROSS AND COVERING ROADS AND DRAMATICALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION NOTES THAT TRAVEL IS NOT ADVISED OVER MUCH OF NORTHWEST IOWA WITH TOW BANS IN EFFECT. 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. && $$ IAZ027-028-037-047-048-057>059-031200- /O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160203T1200Z/ BUTLER-BREMER-HARDIN-BOONE-STORY-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PARKERSBURG...CLARKSVILLE... SHELL ROCK...GREENE...APLINGTON...ALLISON...DUMONT...WAVERLY... IOWA FALLS...ELDORA...ACKLEY...BOONE...AMES...AUDUBON...EXIRA... GUTHRIE CENTER...PANORA...BAYARD...CASEY...PERRY...WAUKEE...ADEL 1119 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...LIGHT TO LOCALLY MODERATE SNOW WILL PERSIST OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY STRENGTHEN AFTER MIDNIGHT...CAUSING DETERIORATING TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * STORM TOTAL SNOW...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES SNOW OVERNIGHT WILL RESULT IN STORM TOTALS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...LIGHT NORTHEAST WINDS WILL TURN TO NORTHWEST AND INCREASE SUBSTANTIALLY OVERNIGHT...WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE. VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW WILL OFTEN BE BELOW A MILE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS IN AREAS THROUGH THE NIGHT WITH AT LEAST PARTIALLY SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION NOTES THAT TOW BANS ARE IN EFFECT FOR SOME AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. ANY REPORTS OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN ACCUMULATIONS ARE MUCH APPRECIATED AND CAN BE RELAYED DIRECTLY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE USING TWITTER HANDLE NWS DES MOINES...HASHTAG NWSDMX OR POST TO THE NWS DES MOINES FACEBOOK PAGE. && $$ IAZ038-039-049-050-060-061-070>073-081>083-031200- /O.NEW.KDMX.WW.Y.0006.160203T0519Z-160203T1200Z/ GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-MARSHALL-TAMA-POLK-JASPER-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON- WARREN-ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRUNDY CENTER...REINBECK...CONRAD... DIKE...WELLSBURG...WATERLOO...CEDAR FALLS...MARSHALLTOWN...TAMA... TOLEDO...TRAER...DYSART...GLADBROOK...DES MOINES...NEWTON... ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD...STUART...ADAIR...FONTANELLE...WINTERSET... EARLHAM...INDIANOLA...NORWALK...CARLISLE...CORNING...CRESTON... OSCEOLA 1119 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * SHORT TERM TRENDS...LIGHT TO LOCALLY MODERATE SNOWFALL IS OCCURRING ACROSS THE AREA. WINDS WILL INCREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT...CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW ACROSS ROADS AND LEADING TO RAPIDLY DETERIORATING TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES SNOW OVERNIGHT WILL RESULT IN STORM TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...LIGHT NORTHEAST WINDS WILL TURN TO NORTHWEST AND INCREASE SUBSTANTIALLY OVERNIGHT...WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE. VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW WILL OFTEN BE BELOW A MILE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT DUE TO REDUCED VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUT...ALLOW EXTRA TRAVEL TIME AND PLEASE DRIVE CAUTIOUSLY. 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. ANY REPORTS OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN ACCUMULATIONS ARE MUCH APPRECIATED AND CAN BE RELAYED DIRECTLY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE USING TWITTER HANDLE NWS DES MOINES...HASHTAG NWSDMX OR POST TO THE NWS DES MOINES FACEBOOK PAGE. && $$ LEE
398 WWUS43 KDMX 030931 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 331 AM CST WED FEB 3 2016 ...FALLING SNOW ENDING BLOWING SNOW CONTINUES... .A BAND OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW FROM NEAR DES MOINES NORTHEAST THROUGH MARSHALLTOWN TO WATERLOO WILL CONTINUE TO PRESS EASTWARD THROUGH SUNRISE. VISIBILITY DOWN TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES CAN BE EXPECTED WITHIN THIS SNOW BAND WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE. STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE REST OF THE MORNING HOURS OVER CENTRAL TO NORTHERN IOWA...ESPECIALLY IN THE DEEPER SNOW LOCATIONS. EXPECT VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES THROUGH AT LEAST SUNRISE. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>026-033>036-044>046-031200- /O.CON.KDMX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160203T1200Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON- CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE- 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...SAC CITY...LAKE VIEW...ODEBOLT...WALL LAKE... SCHALLER...EARLY...ROCKWELL CITY...MANSON...LAKE CITY...POMEROY... FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON 331 AM CST WED FEB 3 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO TAPER OFF THROUGH SUNRISE THIS MORNING. HOWEVER WITH THE VERY STRONG WINDS AND DEEP SNOW PACK...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS LOOK TO PERSIST THROUGH AT LEAST 6 AM THIS MORNING. * STORM TOTAL SNOW...LESS THAN AN INCH OF SNOW 6 AM. STORM TOTALS HAVE RANGED FROM 7 TO 12 INCHES SINCE TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING. EXPECT VISIBILITIES TO BE BELOW HALF A MILE...AND NEAR ZERO DURING THE WORST CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY IN THE OPEN OR UNPROTECTED AREAS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL LOOKS TO CONTINUE TO BE VERY HAZARDOUS AS MOST ROADS REMAIN SNOW COVERED THIS MORNING. IN ADDITION...BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS. THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION IS ADVISING NO TRAVEL OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST TO NORTH CENTRAL IOWA THIS MORNING. 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. && $$ IAZ027-028-037-047-048-057>059-031200- /O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160203T1200Z/ BUTLER-BREMER-HARDIN-BOONE-STORY-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PARKERSBURG...CLARKSVILLE... SHELL ROCK...GREENE...APLINGTON...ALLISON...DUMONT...WAVERLY... IOWA FALLS...ELDORA...ACKLEY...BOONE...AMES...AUDUBON...EXIRA... GUTHRIE CENTER...PANORA...BAYARD...CASEY...PERRY...WAUKEE...ADEL 331 AM CST WED FEB 3 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...LIGHT SNOW WILL WILL TAPER OFF THIS MORNING BUT WINDS LOOK TO CONTINUE TO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING. * STORM TOTAL SNOW...UP TO AN ADDITIONAL INCH IS POSSIBLE BY SUNRISE...MAKING STORM TOTALS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES SINCE TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...LIGHT NORTHEAST WINDS WILL TURN TO NORTHWEST AND INCREASE SUBSTANTIALLY OVERNIGHT...WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE. VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW WILL OFTEN BE BELOW A MILE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS IN AREAS THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS WITH AT LEAST PARTIALLY TO MOSTLY SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION NOTES THAT TOW BANS ARE IN EFFECT FOR SOME AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. ANY REPORTS OF SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE MUCH APPRECIATED AND CAN BE RELAYED DIRECTLY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE USING TWITTER HANDLE NWS DES MOINES...HASHTAG NWSDMX OR POST TO THE NWS DES MOINES FACEBOOK PAGE. && $$ IAZ038-039-049-050-060-061-070>073-081>083-031200- /O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160203T1200Z/ GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-MARSHALL-TAMA-POLK-JASPER-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON- WARREN-ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRUNDY CENTER...REINBECK...CONRAD... DIKE...WELLSBURG...WATERLOO...CEDAR FALLS...MARSHALLTOWN...TAMA... TOLEDO...TRAER...DYSART...GLADBROOK...DES MOINES...NEWTON... ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD...STUART...ADAIR...FONTANELLE...WINTERSET... EARLHAM...INDIANOLA...NORWALK...CARLISLE...CORNING...CRESTON... OSCEOLA 331 AM CST WED FEB 3 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...A BAND OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL FROM NEAR DES MOINES NORTHEAST THROUGH MARSHALLTOWN AND WATERLOO WILL TAPER OFF THROUGH SUNRISE THIS MORNING. WITHIN THE BAND OF SNOW...VISIBILITY HAS BEEN REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. ALSO...STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE TO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW ACROSS ROADS AND LEADING TO RAPIDLY DETERIORATING TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF NEW SNOW IS POSSIBLE THROUGH SUNRISE RESULTING IN STORM TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES SINCE TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW WILL OFTEN BE BELOW A MILE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL LOOKS TO REMAIN DIFFICULT DUE TO REDUCED VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS THIS MORNING. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUT...ALLOW EXTRA TRAVEL TIME AND PLEASE DRIVE CAUTIOUSLY. 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. ANY REPORTS OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN ACCUMULATIONS ARE MUCH APPRECIATED AND CAN BE RELAYED DIRECTLY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE USING TWITTER HANDLE NWS DES MOINES...HASHTAG NWSDMX OR POST TO THE NWS DES MOINES FACEBOOK PAGE. && $$ PODRAZIK
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Everything else NWS Des Moines, IA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 4:21 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | DMX | Adair, Adams, Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer and 10 more | 50 hr |
| Feb 1, 4:21 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DMX | Clarke, Jasper, Poweshiek, Ringgold, Tama, Taylor and 2 more | 35 hr |
| Feb 1, 9:50 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | DMX | Appanoose, Black Hawk, Bremer, Butler, Davis, Grundy and 7 more | 5 hr |
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