Alert archive / Iowa / Blizzard Watches in 2016
Blizzard Watch 2, NWS Des Moines, IA
NWS Des Moines, IA issued this blizzard watch at Feb 5, 2016, 3:50 PM CST for 29 counties in Iowa. It took effect at Feb 7, 2016, 3:00 PM CST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 5, 2016, 3:50 PM CST (21:50 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 7, 2016, 3:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Feb 7, 2016, 3:31 AM CST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Des Moines, IA
All 29 counties
Audubon County, IA, Black Hawk County, IA, Boone County, IA, Bremer County, IA, Butler County, IA, Calhoun County, IA, Carroll County, IA, Cerro Gordo County, IA, Crawford County, IA, Dallas County, IA, Emmet County, IA, Franklin County, IA, Greene County, IA, Grundy County, IA, Guthrie County, IA, Hamilton County, IA, Hancock County, IA, Hardin County, IA, Humboldt County, IA, Kossuth County, IA, Marshall County, IA, Palo Alto County, IA, Pocahontas County, IA, Sac County, IA, Story County, IA, Webster County, IA, Winnebago County, IA, Worth County, IA, Wright County, IA
The radar
The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 12:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 244 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
- 1894 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 88 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 102 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
859 WWUS43 KDMX 052150 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 350 PM CST FRI FEB 5 2016 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE OVER NORTH CENTRAL IOWA SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY MORNING... .LIGHT SNOW IS FORECAST SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING WITH SNOWFALL AMOUNTS UP TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE. VERY STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH WILL CREATE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE NEW SNOW AND OF THE EXISTING SNOW PACK DURING THIS PERIOD. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>026-033>037-060600- /O.NEW.KDMX.BZ.A.0002.160207T2100Z-160208T1500Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON- HARDIN- 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...IOWA FALLS...ELDORA...ACKLEY 350 PM CST FRI FEB 5 2016 ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * TIMING...LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 2 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH. VISIBILITIES MAY DROP BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD WITH NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MAY CREATE TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND MAY MAKE TRAVEL NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$
7 follow-up statements
515 WWUS43 KDMX 060344 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 944 PM CST FRI FEB 5 2016 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE OVER NORTH CENTRAL IOWA SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY MORNING... .LIGHT SNOW IS FORECAST SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING WITH SNOWFALL AMOUNTS UP TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE. VERY STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH WILL CREATE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE NEW SNOW AND OF THE EXISTING SNOW PACK DURING THIS PERIOD. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>026-033>037-061145- /O.CON.KDMX.BZ.A.0002.160207T2100Z-160208T1500Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON- HARDIN- 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...IOWA FALLS...ELDORA...ACKLEY 944 PM CST FRI FEB 5 2016 ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... * TIMING...LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 2 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH. VISIBILITIES MAY DROP BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD WITH NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MAY CREATE TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND MAY MAKE TRAVEL NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$ FAB
589 WWUS43 KDMX 060933 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 333 AM CST SAT FEB 6 2016 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .LIGHT SNOW IS FORECAST BETWEEN SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY MORNING WITH AMOUNTS OF UP TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE. VERY STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP DURING THIS TIME...WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH CREATING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. IAZ027-038-045>047-061745- /O.EXB.KDMX.BZ.A.0002.160207T2100Z-160208T1800Z/ BUTLER-GRUNDY-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PARKERSBURG...CLARKSVILLE... SHELL ROCK...GREENE...APLINGTON...ALLISON...DUMONT... GRUNDY CENTER...REINBECK...CONRAD...DIKE...WELLSBURG...CARROLL... JEFFERSON...BOONE 333 AM CST SAT FEB 6 2016 ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * TIMING...LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 2 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH. VISIBILITIES MAY DROP BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD WITH NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MAY CREATE TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$ IAZ004>007-015>017-023>026-033>037-061745- /O.EXT.KDMX.BZ.A.0002.160207T2100Z-160208T1800Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON- HARDIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... LAKE MILLS...NORTHWOOD...MANLY...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...BRITT... KANAWHA...MASON CITY...CLEAR LAKE...POCAHONTAS...LAURENS... ROLFE...FONDA...GILMORE CITY...HUMBOLDT...EAGLE GROVE...CLARION... BELMOND...HAMPTON...SAC CITY...LAKE VIEW...ODEBOLT...WALL LAKE... SCHALLER...EARLY...ROCKWELL CITY...MANSON...LAKE CITY...POMEROY... FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...IOWA FALLS...ELDORA...ACKLEY 333 AM CST SAT FEB 6 2016 ...BLIZZARD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... * TIMING...LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 2 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH. VISIBILITIES MAY DROP BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD WITH NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MAY CREATE TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$ LEE
834 WWUS43 KDMX 061758 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1158 AM CST SAT FEB 6 2016 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .BLUSTERY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 ARE EXPECTED BY SUNDAY EVENING. IN ADDITION TO POTENT WINDS...LIGHT SNOW IS FORECAST FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY MORNING WITH NEW SNOW AMOUNTS UP TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE. A VERY DEEP SNOW PACK REMAINS IN PLACE OVER NORTHERN IOWA. HENCE...THE COMBINATION OF BLUSTERY WINDS..FALLING SNOW AND A DEEP SNOW PACK WILL LEAD TO NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>027-033>038-045>047-070200- /O.CON.KDMX.BZ.A.0002.160207T2100Z-160208T1800Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER- HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... LAKE MILLS...NORTHWOOD...MANLY...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...BRITT... KANAWHA...MASON CITY...CLEAR LAKE...POCAHONTAS...LAURENS... ROLFE...FONDA...GILMORE CITY...HUMBOLDT...EAGLE GROVE...CLARION... BELMOND...HAMPTON...PARKERSBURG...CLARKSVILLE...SHELL ROCK... GREENE...APLINGTON...ALLISON...DUMONT...SAC CITY...LAKE VIEW... ODEBOLT...WALL LAKE...SCHALLER...EARLY...ROCKWELL CITY...MANSON... LAKE CITY...POMEROY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...IOWA FALLS... ELDORA...ACKLEY...GRUNDY CENTER...REINBECK...CONRAD...DIKE... WELLSBURG...CARROLL...JEFFERSON...BOONE 1158 AM CST SAT FEB 6 2016 ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... * TIMING...LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 2 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH. VISIBILITIES MAY DROP BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD WITH NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CAN CREATE TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND EVEN LEAD TO NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL IN SOME AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$ PODRAZIK
244 WWUS43 KDMX 062200 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 400 PM CST SAT FEB 6 2016 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .BLUSTERY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED BY SUNDAY EVENING AND LOOK TO CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. IN ADDITION TO POTENT WINDS...LIGHT SNOW IS FORECAST FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY MORNING WITH NEW SNOW AMOUNTS UP TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE. A VERY DEEP SNOW PACK REMAINS IN PLACE OVER NORTHERN IOWA. HENCE...THE COMBINATION OF BLUSTERY WINDS..FALLING SNOW AND A DEEP SNOW PACK WILL LEAD TO NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. IAZ028-039-044-048-049-057>059-070600- /O.EXB.KDMX.BZ.A.0002.160207T2100Z-160209T0000Z/ BREMER-BLACK HAWK-CRAWFORD-STORY-MARSHALL-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAVERLY...WATERLOO...CEDAR FALLS... DENISON...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...AUDUBON...EXIRA... GUTHRIE CENTER...PANORA...BAYARD...CASEY...PERRY...WAUKEE...ADEL 400 PM CST SAT FEB 6 2016 ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 2 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH. VISIBILITIES MAY DROP BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD WITH NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CAN CREATE TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND EVEN LEAD TO NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL IN SOME AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$ IAZ004>007-015>017-023>027-033>038-045>047-070600- /O.EXT.KDMX.BZ.A.0002.160207T2100Z-160209T0000Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER- HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... LAKE MILLS...NORTHWOOD...MANLY...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...BRITT... KANAWHA...MASON CITY...CLEAR LAKE...POCAHONTAS...LAURENS... ROLFE...FONDA...GILMORE CITY...HUMBOLDT...EAGLE GROVE...CLARION... BELMOND...HAMPTON...PARKERSBURG...CLARKSVILLE...SHELL ROCK... GREENE...APLINGTON...ALLISON...DUMONT...SAC CITY...LAKE VIEW... ODEBOLT...WALL LAKE...SCHALLER...EARLY...ROCKWELL CITY...MANSON... LAKE CITY...POMEROY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...IOWA FALLS... ELDORA...ACKLEY...GRUNDY CENTER...REINBECK...CONRAD...DIKE... WELLSBURG...CARROLL...JEFFERSON...BOONE 400 PM CST SAT FEB 6 2016 ...BLIZZARD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... * TIMING...LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 2 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH. VISIBILITIES MAY DROP BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD WITH NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CAN CREATE TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND EVEN LEAD TO NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL IN SOME AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$ PODRAZIK
319 WWUS43 KDMX 062200 CCA WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 400 PM CST SAT FEB 6 2016 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .BLUSTERY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED BY SUNDAY EVENING AND LOOK TO CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. IN ADDITION TO POTENT WINDS...LIGHT SNOW IS FORECAST FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY MORNING WITH NEW SNOW AMOUNTS UP TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE. A VERY DEEP SNOW PACK REMAINS IN PLACE OVER NORTHERN IOWA. HENCE...THE COMBINATION OF BLUSTERY WINDS..FALLING SNOW AND A DEEP SNOW PACK WILL LEAD TO NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. IAZ028-039-044-048-049-057>059-070600- /O.EXB.KDMX.BZ.A.0002.160207T2100Z-160209T0000Z/ BREMER-BLACK HAWK-CRAWFORD-STORY-MARSHALL-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAVERLY...WATERLOO...CEDAR FALLS... DENISON...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...AUDUBON...EXIRA... GUTHRIE CENTER...PANORA...BAYARD...CASEY...PERRY...WAUKEE...ADEL 400 PM CST SAT FEB 6 2016 ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 2 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH. VISIBILITIES MAY DROP BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD WITH NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CAN CREATE TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND EVEN LEAD TO NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL IN SOME AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$ IAZ004>007-015>017-023>027-033>038-045>047-070600- /O.EXT.KDMX.BZ.A.0002.160207T2100Z-160209T0000Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER- HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... LAKE MILLS...NORTHWOOD...MANLY...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...BRITT... KANAWHA...MASON CITY...CLEAR LAKE...POCAHONTAS...LAURENS... ROLFE...FONDA...GILMORE CITY...HUMBOLDT...EAGLE GROVE...CLARION... BELMOND...HAMPTON...PARKERSBURG...CLARKSVILLE...SHELL ROCK... GREENE...APLINGTON...ALLISON...DUMONT...SAC CITY...LAKE VIEW... ODEBOLT...WALL LAKE...SCHALLER...EARLY...ROCKWELL CITY...MANSON... LAKE CITY...POMEROY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...IOWA FALLS... ELDORA...ACKLEY...GRUNDY CENTER...REINBECK...CONRAD...DIKE... WELLSBURG...CARROLL...JEFFERSON...BOONE 400 PM CST SAT FEB 6 2016 ...BLIZZARD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... * TIMING...LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 2 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH. VISIBILITIES MAY DROP BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD WITH NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CAN CREATE TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND EVEN LEAD TO NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL IN SOME AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$ PODRAZIK
762 WWUS43 KDMX 070356 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 956 PM CST SAT FEB 6 2016 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .A NORTHWEST WIND WILL INCREASE ACROSS MUCH OF THE STATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON BECOMING STRONGEST DURING THE EVENING AND REMAINING STRONG THROUGH MONDAY. LIGHT SNOW IS FORECAST FROM LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY BUT THERE WILL LIKELY BE BANDS OF HEAVIER SNOW SETTING UP WITH THIS SYSTEM. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WIND AND BLOWING SNOW ALONG WITH FALLING SNOW AND A DEEP SNOW PACK WILL LEAD TO NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>049-057>059-071200- /O.CON.KDMX.BZ.A.0002.160207T2100Z-160209T0000Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-SAC-CALHOUN- WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE- BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... LAKE MILLS...NORTHWOOD...MANLY...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...BRITT... KANAWHA...MASON CITY...CLEAR LAKE...POCAHONTAS...LAURENS... ROLFE...FONDA...GILMORE CITY...HUMBOLDT...EAGLE GROVE...CLARION... BELMOND...HAMPTON...PARKERSBURG...CLARKSVILLE...SHELL ROCK... GREENE...APLINGTON...ALLISON...DUMONT...WAVERLY...SAC CITY... LAKE VIEW...ODEBOLT...WALL LAKE...SCHALLER...EARLY... ROCKWELL CITY...MANSON...LAKE CITY...POMEROY...FORT DODGE... WEBSTER CITY...IOWA FALLS...ELDORA...ACKLEY...GRUNDY CENTER... REINBECK...CONRAD...DIKE...WELLSBURG...WATERLOO...CEDAR FALLS... DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON...BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN... AUDUBON...EXIRA...GUTHRIE CENTER...PANORA...BAYARD...CASEY... PERRY...WAUKEE...ADEL 956 PM CST SAT FEB 6 2016 ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... * TIMING...LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 2 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WIND 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH. VISIBILITIES MAY DROP BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD WITH NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CAN CREATE TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND EVEN LEAD TO NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL IN SOME AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$ FAB
345 WWUS43 KDMX 070931 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 331 AM CST SUN FEB 7 2016 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM THIS EVENING INTO MONDAY... .SNOW SHOWERS AND STRONG WINDS WILL SURGE FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ACROSS IOWA THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. COMBINED WITH THE DEEP SNOW PACK IN PLACE ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHERN IOWA...THIS WILL LEAD TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES ESPECIALLY LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DANGEROUS DURING THIS TIME AS SNOW BLOWS ACROSS ROADS AND VISIBILITY DROPS TO NEAR ZERO. IAZ004-005-015-023-024-033-034-044-045-071745- /O.UPG.KDMX.BZ.A.0002.160207T2100Z-160209T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KDMX.BZ.W.0002.160207T2200Z-160209T0000Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-PALO ALTO-POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-SAC-CALHOUN-CRAWFORD- CARROLL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...EMMETSBURG... POCAHONTAS...LAURENS...ROLFE...FONDA...GILMORE CITY...HUMBOLDT... SAC CITY...LAKE VIEW...ODEBOLT...WALL LAKE...SCHALLER...EARLY... ROCKWELL CITY...MANSON...LAKE CITY...POMEROY...DENISON...CARROLL 331 AM CST SUN FEB 7 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST MONDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...GENERALLY LESS THAN 2 INCHES BUT WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WIND 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH AT TIMES. VISIBILITIES MAY DROP BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD WITH NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY DURING SNOW SHOWERS. * IMPACTS...CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...COMBINED WITH VERY LOW VISIBILITY...WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS AND EVEN IMPOSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS. 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. && $$ IAZ006-007-016-017-025>028-035>039-046>049-057>059-071745- /O.UPG.KDMX.BZ.A.0002.160207T2100Z-160209T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KDMX.BZ.W.0002.160208T0100Z-160209T0000Z/ WINNEBAGO-WORTH-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER- WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-GREENE-BOONE-STORY- MARSHALL-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOREST CITY...LAKE MILLS...NORTHWOOD... MANLY...GARNER...BRITT...KANAWHA...MASON CITY...CLEAR LAKE... EAGLE GROVE...CLARION...BELMOND...HAMPTON...PARKERSBURG... CLARKSVILLE...SHELL ROCK...GREENE...APLINGTON...ALLISON... DUMONT...WAVERLY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...IOWA FALLS... ELDORA...ACKLEY...GRUNDY CENTER...REINBECK...CONRAD...DIKE... WELLSBURG...WATERLOO...CEDAR FALLS...JEFFERSON...BOONE...AMES... MARSHALLTOWN...AUDUBON...EXIRA...GUTHRIE CENTER...PANORA... BAYARD...CASEY...PERRY...WAUKEE...ADEL 331 AM CST SUN FEB 7 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST MONDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...GENERALLY LESS THAN 2 INCHES BUT WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WIND 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH AT TIMES. VISIBILITIES MAY DROP BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD WITH NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY DURING SNOW SHOWERS. * IMPACTS...CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...COMBINED WITH VERY LOW VISIBILITY...WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS AND EVEN IMPOSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS. 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. && $$ LEE
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.