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Wind Chill Advisory 2, NWS Des Moines, IA
NWS Des Moines, IA issued this wind chill advisory at Jan 11, 2016, 3:49 AM CST for 25 counties in Iowa. It took effect at Jan 12, 2016, 3:00 AM CST. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 11, 2016, 3:49 AM CST (09:49 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 12, 2016, 3:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Jan 12, 2016, 11:56 AM CST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Des Moines, IA
All 25 counties
Black Hawk County, IA, Boone County, IA, Bremer County, IA, Butler County, IA, Calhoun County, IA, Cerro Gordo County, IA, Emmet County, IA, Franklin County, IA, Grundy County, IA, Hamilton County, IA, Hancock County, IA, Hardin County, IA, Humboldt County, IA, Jasper County, IA, Kossuth County, IA, Marshall County, IA, Palo Alto County, IA, Pocahontas County, IA, Poweshiek County, IA, Story County, IA, Tama County, IA, Webster County, IA, Winnebago County, IA, Worth County, IA, Wright County, IA
The radar
The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 250 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
- 1013 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 65 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 55 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 198 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
589 WWUS43 KDMX 110949 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 349 AM CST MON JAN 11 2016 ...ANOTHER BLAST OF ARCTIC AIR LATE TONIGHT... IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-111800- /O.NEW.KDMX.WC.Y.0002.160112T0900Z-160112T1800Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER- 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 349 AM CST MON JAN 11 2016 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON CST TUESDAY. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING AS TEMPERATURES PLUMMET AND STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS PRODUCE BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES/WIND CHILL VALUES...AIR TEMPERATURES WILL FALL FROM ZERO TO 5 BELOW ZERO BY DAYBREAK ON TUESDAY WITH LITTLE RECOVERY DURING THE MORNING. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 20 TO 25 BELOW WITH SLIGHTLY COLDER READINGS ALONG THE MINNESOTA BORDER. * IMPACTS...FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR WITHIN 30 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN WITH THESE TYPES OF WIND CHILL VALUES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$
8 follow-up statements
286 WWUS43 KDMX 111654 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1054 AM CST MON JAN 11 2016 ...ANOTHER BLAST OF ARCTIC AIR LATE TONIGHT... IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-112230- /O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0002.160112T0900Z-160112T1800Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... LAKE MILLS...NORTHWOOD...MANLY...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...BRITT... KANAWHA...MASON CITY...CLEAR LAKE...POCAHONTAS...LAURENS... ROLFE...FONDA...GILMORE CITY...HUMBOLDT...EAGLE GROVE...CLARION... BELMOND...HAMPTON...PARKERSBURG...CLARKSVILLE...SHELL ROCK... GREENE...APLINGTON...ALLISON...DUMONT...WAVERLY 1054 AM CST MON JAN 11 2016 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON CST TUESDAY... * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING AS TEMPERATURES PLUMMET AND STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS PRODUCE BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES/WIND CHILL VALUES...AIR TEMPERATURES WILL FALL FROM ZERO TO 5 BELOW ZERO BY DAYBREAK ON TUESDAY WITH LITTLE RECOVERY DURING THE MORNING. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 20 TO 25 BELOW WITH SLIGHTLY COLDER READINGS ALONG THE MINNESOTA BORDER. * IMPACTS...FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR WITHIN 30 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN WITH THESE TYPES OF WIND CHILL VALUES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ SMALL
402 WWUS43 KDMX 120218 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 818 PM CST MON JAN 11 2016 ...ANOTHER BLAST OF ARCTIC AIR LATE TONIGHT... IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-121030- /O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0002.160112T0900Z-160112T1800Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER- 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 818 PM CST MON JAN 11 2016 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON CST TUESDAY... * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES/WIND CHILL VALUES...AIR TEMPERATURES WILL FALL FROM ZERO TO 5 BELOW ZERO BY DAYBREAK ON TUESDAY WITH LITTLE RECOVERY DURING THE MORNING. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 20 TO 25 BELOW WITH SLIGHTLY COLDER READINGS ALONG THE MINNESOTA BORDER. * IMPACTS...FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR WITHIN 30 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN WITH THESE TYPES OF WIND CHILL VALUES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MJB
599 WWUS43 KDMX 120255 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 855 PM CST MON JAN 11 2016 ...ANOTHER BLAST OF ARCTIC AIR TONIGHT... IAZ004>007-015>017-121000- /O.NEW.KDMX.WW.Y.0002.160112T0255Z-160112T1000Z/ /O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0002.160112T0900Z-160112T1800Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... LAKE MILLS...NORTHWOOD...MANLY...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...BRITT... KANAWHA...MASON CITY...CLEAR LAKE 855 PM CST MON JAN 11 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST TUESDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST TUESDAY. * SHORT TERM TRENDS...LIGHT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL OCCUR BEHIND A COLD FRONT THAT IS MOVING THROUGH NORTH CENTRAL IOWA THIS EVENING. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE WHICH WILL ALLOW VISIBILITIES TO RAPIDLY DECREASE IN THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * STORM TOTAL SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...ACCUMULATIONS LESS THAN ONE HALF INCH. * VISIBILITY...VISIBILITIES AROUND ONE HALF MILE OR LESS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES/WIND CHILL VALUES...AIR TEMPERATURES WILL FALL FROM ZERO TO 5 BELOW ZERO BY DAYBREAK ON TUESDAY WITH LITTLE RECOVERY DURING THE MORNING. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 20 TO 25 BELOW WITH SLIGHTLY COLDER READINGS ALONG THE MINNESOTA BORDER. * IMPACTS...ROADS MAY QUICKLY BECOME SLICK DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CAUSING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR WITHIN 30 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN WITH THESE TYPES OF WIND CHILL VALUES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. 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. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SLEET MEANS PERIODS OF SLEET ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. SLEET MAY CAUSE DRIVING TO BECOME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS...SO BE PREPARED TO USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. && $$ IAZ023>028-121000- /O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0002.160112T0900Z-160112T1800Z/ POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...POCAHONTAS...LAURENS...ROLFE...FONDA... GILMORE CITY...HUMBOLDT...EAGLE GROVE...CLARION...BELMOND... HAMPTON...PARKERSBURG...CLARKSVILLE...SHELL ROCK...GREENE... APLINGTON...ALLISON...DUMONT...WAVERLY 855 PM CST MON JAN 11 2016 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON CST TUESDAY... * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES/WIND CHILL VALUES...AIR TEMPERATURES WILL FALL FROM ZERO TO 5 BELOW ZERO BY DAYBREAK ON TUESDAY WITH LITTLE RECOVERY DURING THE MORNING. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 20 TO 25 BELOW WITH SLIGHTLY COLDER READINGS ALONG THE MINNESOTA BORDER. * IMPACTS...FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR WITHIN 30 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN WITH THESE TYPES OF WIND CHILL VALUES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MJB
263 WWUS43 KDMX 120358 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 958 PM CST MON JAN 11 2016 ...ANOTHER BLAST OF ARCTIC AIR TONIGHT... IAZ026>028-121000- /O.EXB.KDMX.WW.Y.0002.160112T0600Z-160112T1000Z/ /O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0002.160112T0900Z-160112T1800Z/ FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAMPTON...PARKERSBURG...CLARKSVILLE... SHELL ROCK...GREENE...APLINGTON...ALLISON...DUMONT...WAVERLY 958 PM CST MON JAN 11 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST TUESDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST TUESDAY. * TIMING...TONIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * VISIBLITIES...ONE HALF MILE OR LESS DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. * TEMPERATURES/WIND CHILL VALUES...AIR TEMPERATURES WILL FALL FROM ZERO TO 5 BELOW ZERO BY DAYBREAK ON TUESDAY WITH LITTLE RECOVERY DURING THE MORNING. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 20 TO 25 BELOW WITH SLIGHTLY COLDER READINGS ALONG THE MINNESOTA BORDER. * IMPACTS...REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...SLICK ROADS AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR WITHIN 30 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN WITH THESE TYPES OF WIND CHILL VALUES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ IAZ037>039-121000- /O.EXB.KDMX.WW.Y.0002.160112T0600Z-160112T1000Z/ HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...IOWA FALLS...ELDORA...ACKLEY... GRUNDY CENTER...REINBECK...CONRAD...DIKE...WELLSBURG...WATERLOO... CEDAR FALLS 958 PM CST MON JAN 11 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST TUESDAY. * SHORT TERM TRENDS...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA AROUND MIDNIGHT...BRINGING GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS AND RAPIDLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. * STORM TOTAL SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...LITTLE OR NO SNOW ACCUMULATIONS * VISIBILITY...VISIBILITIES AROUND ONE HALF MILE OR LESS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES/WIND CHILL VALUES...AIR TEMPERATURES WILL FALL FROM ZERO TO 5 BELOW ZERO BY DAYBREAK ON TUESDAY WITH LITTLE RECOVERY DURING THE MORNING. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 20 TO 25 BELOW WITH SLIGHTLY COLDER READINGS ALONG THE MINNESOTA BORDER. * IMPACTS...REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SLICK ROADS DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CAUSING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR WITHIN 30 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN WITH THESE TYPES OF WIND CHILL VALUES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. 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. && $$ IAZ023>025-121000- /O.EXA.KDMX.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160112T1000Z/ /O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0002.160112T0900Z-160112T1800Z/ POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...POCAHONTAS...LAURENS...ROLFE...FONDA... GILMORE CITY...HUMBOLDT...EAGLE GROVE...CLARION...BELMOND 958 PM CST MON JAN 11 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST TUESDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST TUESDAY. * TIMING...TONIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES/WIND CHILL VALUES...AIR TEMPERATURES WILL FALL FROM ZERO TO 5 BELOW ZERO BY DAYBREAK ON TUESDAY WITH LITTLE RECOVERY DURING THE MORNING. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 20 TO 25 BELOW WITH SLIGHTLY COLDER READINGS ALONG THE MINNESOTA BORDER. * IMPACTS...RAPIDLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES AND SLICK ROADS FROM BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CAUSING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR WITHIN 30 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN WITH THESE TYPES OF WIND CHILL VALUES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ IAZ035-036-121000- /O.EXA.KDMX.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160112T1000Z/ WEBSTER-HAMILTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY 958 PM CST MON JAN 11 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST TUESDAY. * SHORT TERM TRENDS...LIGHT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL OCCUR BEHIND A COLD FRONT THAT IS MOVING THROUGH NORTH CENTRAL IOWA THIS EVENING. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE WHICH WILL ALLOW VISIBILITIES TO RAPIDLY DECREASE IN THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * STORM TOTAL SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...ACCUMULATIONS LESS THAN ONE HALF INCH. * VISIBILITY...VISIBILITIES AROUND ONE HALF MILE OR LESS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES/WIND CHILL VALUES...AIR TEMPERATURES WILL FALL FROM ZERO TO 5 BELOW ZERO BY DAYBREAK ON TUESDAY WITH LITTLE RECOVERY DURING THE MORNING. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 20 TO 25 BELOW WITH SLIGHTLY COLDER READINGS ALONG THE MINNESOTA BORDER. * IMPACTS...ROADS MAY QUICKLY BECOME SLICK DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CAUSING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR WITHIN 30 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN WITH THESE TYPES OF WIND CHILL VALUES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. 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. && $$ IAZ004>007-015>017-121000- /O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160112T1000Z/ /O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0002.160112T0900Z-160112T1800Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... LAKE MILLS...NORTHWOOD...MANLY...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...BRITT... KANAWHA...MASON CITY...CLEAR LAKE 958 PM CST MON JAN 11 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST TUESDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON CST TUESDAY... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...LIGHT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL OCCUR BEHIND A COLD FRONT THAT IS MOVING THROUGH NORTH CENTRAL IOWA THIS EVENING. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE WHICH WILL ALLOW VISIBILITIES TO RAPIDLY DECREASE IN THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * STORM TOTAL SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...ACCUMULATIONS LESS THAN ONE HALF INCH. * VISIBILITY...VISIBILITIES AROUND ONE HALF MILE OR LESS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES/WIND CHILL VALUES...AIR TEMPERATURES WILL FALL FROM ZERO TO 5 BELOW ZERO BY DAYBREAK ON TUESDAY WITH LITTLE RECOVERY DURING THE MORNING. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 20 TO 25 BELOW WITH SLIGHTLY COLDER READINGS ALONG THE MINNESOTA BORDER. * IMPACTS...ROADS MAY QUICKLY BECOME SLICK DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CAUSING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR WITHIN 30 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN WITH THESE TYPES OF WIND CHILL VALUES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ MJB
929 WWUS43 KDMX 120941 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 341 AM CST TUE JAN 12 2016 ...BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS THIS MORNING... IAZ004>007-015>017-023>025-121745- /O.EXP.KDMX.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160112T1000Z/ /O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160112T1800Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT- 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 341 AM CST TUE JAN 12 2016 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...SCATTERED FLURRIES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH SUNRISE WITH STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS. PATCHY BLOWING SNOW WILL PERSIST INTO THE MORNING...ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS. HOWEVER...PRIMARY CONCERN IS NOW WITH BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES/WIND CHILL VALUES...AIR TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO FALL BELOW ZERO THROUGH DAYBREAK WITH LITTLE RECOVERY DURING THE MORNING. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 20 TO 30 BELOW. * IMPACTS...FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR WITHIN 30 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN WITH THESE TYPES OF WIND CHILL VALUES. THE PATCHY BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SLICK AREAS ON ROADS AS WELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ IAZ035-036-121745- /O.EXP.KDMX.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160112T1000Z/ /O.EXA.KDMX.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160112T1800Z/ WEBSTER-HAMILTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY 341 AM CST TUE JAN 12 2016 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES/WIND CHILL VALUES...AIR TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO FALL BELOW ZERO THROUGH DAYBREAK WITH LITTLE RECOVERY DURING THE MORNING. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 20 TO 30 BELOW. * IMPACTS...FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR WITHIN 30 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN WITH THESE TYPES OF WIND CHILL VALUES. THE PATCHY BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SLICK AREAS ON ROADS AS WELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ IAZ026>028-121745- /O.EXP.KDMX.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160112T1000Z/ /O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160112T1800Z/ FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAMPTON...PARKERSBURG...CLARKSVILLE... SHELL ROCK...GREENE...APLINGTON...ALLISON...DUMONT...WAVERLY 341 AM CST TUE JAN 12 2016 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...SCATTERED FLURRIES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH SUNRISE WITH STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS. PATCHY BLOWING SNOW WILL PERSIST INTO THE MORNING...ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS. HOWEVER...PRIMARY CONCERN IS NOW WITH BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES/WIND CHILL VALUES...AIR TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO FALL BELOW ZERO THROUGH DAYBREAK WITH LITTLE RECOVERY DURING THE MORNING. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 20 TO 30 BELOW. * IMPACTS...FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR WITHIN 30 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN WITH THESE TYPES OF WIND CHILL VALUES. THE PATCHY BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SLICK AREAS ON ROADS AS WELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ IAZ037>039-121745- /O.EXP.KDMX.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160112T1000Z/ /O.EXA.KDMX.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160112T1800Z/ HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...IOWA FALLS...ELDORA...ACKLEY... GRUNDY CENTER...REINBECK...CONRAD...DIKE...WELLSBURG...WATERLOO... CEDAR FALLS 341 AM CST TUE JAN 12 2016 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * SHORT TERM TRENDS...SCATTERED FLURRIES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH SUNRISE WITH STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS. PATCHY BLOWING SNOW WILL PERSIST INTO THE MORNING...ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS. HOWEVER...PRIMARY CONCERN IS NOW WITH BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES/WIND CHILL VALUES...AIR TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO FALL BELOW ZERO THROUGH DAYBREAK WITH LITTLE RECOVERY DURING THE MORNING. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 20 TO 30 BELOW. * IMPACTS...FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR WITHIN 30 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN WITH THESE TYPES OF WIND CHILL VALUES. THE PATCHY BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SLICK AREAS ON ROADS AS WELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ IAZ034-121745- /O.EXA.KDMX.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160112T1800Z/ CALHOUN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKWELL CITY...MANSON...LAKE CITY... POMEROY 341 AM CST TUE JAN 12 2016 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES/WIND CHILL VALUES...AIR TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO FALL BELOW ZERO THROUGH DAYBREAK WITH LITTLE RECOVERY DURING THE MORNING. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 20 TO 30 BELOW. * IMPACTS...FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR WITHIN 30 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN WITH THESE TYPES OF WIND CHILL VALUES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$
992 WWUS43 KDMX 121202 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 602 AM CST TUE JAN 12 2016 ...BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS THIS MORNING... IAZ047>050-061-062-121800- /O.EXA.KDMX.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160112T1800Z/ BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-JASPER-POWESHIEK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TAMA... TOLEDO...TRAER...DYSART...GLADBROOK...NEWTON...GRINNELL 602 AM CST TUE JAN 12 2016 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES/WIND CHILL VALUES...AIR TEMPERATURES AROUND ZERO WILL BE COMMON THROUGH MID MORNING WITH LITTLE IMPROVEMENT BY MIDDAY. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 20 TO 25 BELOW. * IMPACTS...FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR WITHIN 30 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN WITH THESE TYPES OF WIND CHILL VALUES. THE PATCHY BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SLICK AREAS ON ROADS AS WELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-034>039-121800- /O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160112T1800Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-CALHOUN-WEBSTER- HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... LAKE MILLS...NORTHWOOD...MANLY...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...BRITT... KANAWHA...MASON CITY...CLEAR LAKE...POCAHONTAS...LAURENS... ROLFE...FONDA...GILMORE CITY...HUMBOLDT...EAGLE GROVE...CLARION... BELMOND...HAMPTON...PARKERSBURG...CLARKSVILLE...SHELL ROCK... GREENE...APLINGTON...ALLISON...DUMONT...WAVERLY...ROCKWELL CITY... MANSON...LAKE CITY...POMEROY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY... IOWA FALLS...ELDORA...ACKLEY...GRUNDY CENTER...REINBECK... CONRAD...DIKE...WELLSBURG...WATERLOO...CEDAR FALLS 602 AM CST TUE JAN 12 2016 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES/WIND CHILL VALUES...AIR TEMPERATURES WILL BE FROM ZERO TO 10 BELOW THROUGH MID MORNING WITH MINOR IMPROVEMENT THROUGH MIDDAY. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 20 TO 30 BELOW. * IMPACTS...FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR WITHIN 30 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN WITH THESE TYPES OF WIND CHILL VALUES. THE PATCHY BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SLICK AREAS ON ROADS AS WELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$
795 WWUS43 KDMX 121603 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1003 AM CST TUE JAN 12 2016 ...BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS THIS MORNING... IAZ023-034-035-047-048-061-062-121715- /O.CAN.KDMX.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160112T1800Z/ POCAHONTAS-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-BOONE-STORY-JASPER-POWESHIEK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...POCAHONTAS...LAURENS...ROLFE...FONDA... GILMORE CITY...ROCKWELL CITY...MANSON...LAKE CITY...POMEROY... FORT DODGE...BOONE...AMES...NEWTON...GRINNELL 1003 AM CST TUE JAN 12 2016 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS CANCELLED THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY. MORNING TEMPERATURES HAVE RISEN SOME AND WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED ENOUGH TO ALLOW WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES TO CLIMB ABOVE ADVISORY CRITERIA. WHILE IT WILL STILL BE VERY COLD AND PEOPLE SHOULD STILL MINIMIZE EXPOSURE TO THE COLD...THE THREAT OF DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS HAS DIMINISHED. $$ IAZ004>007-015>017-024>028-036>039-049-050-121800- /O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160112T1800Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY- BLACK HAWK-MARSHALL-TAMA- 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...PARKERSBURG...CLARKSVILLE... SHELL ROCK...GREENE...APLINGTON...ALLISON...DUMONT...WAVERLY... WEBSTER CITY...IOWA FALLS...ELDORA...ACKLEY...GRUNDY CENTER... REINBECK...CONRAD...DIKE...WELLSBURG...WATERLOO...CEDAR FALLS... MARSHALLTOWN...TAMA...TOLEDO...TRAER...DYSART...GLADBROOK 1003 AM CST TUE JAN 12 2016 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES/WIND CHILL VALUES...AIR TEMPERATURES AROUND ZERO WILL BE COMMON THROUGH MID MORNING WITH LITTLE IMPROVEMENT BY MIDDAY. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 20 TO 25 BELOW. * IMPACTS...FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR WITHIN 30 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN WITH THESE TYPES OF WIND CHILL VALUES. THE PATCHY BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SLICK AREAS ON ROADS AS WELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ FAB
150 WWUS43 KDMX 121756 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1156 AM CST TUE JAN 12 2016 .WIND SPEEDS WILL DIMINISH SOME AND BECOME LESS GUSTY AND TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY CLIMB HOWEVER IT WILL STILL BE VERY COLD TODAY...DESPITE ADVISORY CRITERIA CONDITIONS NOT BEING MET. IAZ004>007-015>017-024>028-036>039-049-050-121900- /O.CAN.KDMX.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160112T1800Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY- BLACK HAWK-MARSHALL-TAMA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... LAKE MILLS...NORTHWOOD...MANLY...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...BRITT... KANAWHA...MASON CITY...CLEAR LAKE...HUMBOLDT...EAGLE GROVE... CLARION...BELMOND...HAMPTON...PARKERSBURG...CLARKSVILLE... SHELL ROCK...GREENE...APLINGTON...ALLISON...DUMONT...WAVERLY... WEBSTER CITY...IOWA FALLS...ELDORA...ACKLEY...GRUNDY CENTER... REINBECK...CONRAD...DIKE...WELLSBURG...WATERLOO...CEDAR FALLS... MARSHALLTOWN...TAMA...TOLEDO...TRAER...DYSART...GLADBROOK 1156 AM CST TUE JAN 12 2016 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES WILL ALLOW THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY TO EXPIRE AT NOON. ALTHOUGH WIND CHILL VALUES WILL HOVER NEAR 20 BELOW AT NOON... CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE AND ADVISORY CRITERIA WIND CHILL VALUES WILL NOT BE MET BY EARLY AFTERNOON. IF YOU MUST GO OUTSIDE YOU SHOULD STILL DRESS IN LAYERS AND LIMIT YOUR EXPOSURE TO THE OUTSIDE TO AVOID THE AFFECTS OF THE VERY COLD TEMPERATURES. $$ FAB
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind chill advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Des Moines, IA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind chill advisory went out at Jan 11, 3:41 AM CST, 8 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 11, 3:41 AM CST, 8 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 341 AM CST MON JAN 11 2016 .SHORT TERM /TODAY/... ISSUED AT 341 AM CST MON JAN 11 2016 MAIN FORECAST CONCERN TODAY WAS FOCUSED ON SNOW CHANCES/FLURRIES THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND TEMPERATURES. QUICK MOVING 500MB SHORTWAVE AND VORT MAX WILL TRACK ACROSS THE STATE THROUGHOUT THE DAY. SOUNDINGS ARE SATURATED WITHIN THE SNOW GROWTH REGION WITH WEAK OMEGA PRESENT IN THIS LAYER LOOKS TO BE ENOUGH TO SPAWN SOME FLURRIES TODAY. FORCING BECOMES A BIT STRONGER IN THE EAST THIS AFTERNOON AND HAVE MEASURABLE POPS WITH LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS GOING PAST 21Z. LOW CONFIDENCE WITH ANY MEASURABLE SNOW ACROSS CENTRAL TO WESTERN IOWA TODAY WITH LITTLE QPF AND PW AVAILABLE. THE SNOW RATIOS NEAR 20:1 TODAY AND CERTAINLY CANNOT RULE OUT SOME ISOLATED LOCATIONS RECEIVING A TENTH OF AN INCH...LEADING TO THE HIGH POPS/LOW QPF SCENARIO. HOWEVER...ATTM LEFT THE SCATTERED FLURRIES MENTIONED THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY DUE THE NATURE OF THE COVERAGE. FURTHER NORTH AHEAD OF THE NEXT ARCTIC BLAST...SOUNDINGS AGAIN BECOME SATURATED WITHIN THE DENDRITIC LAYER...AND WITH IT BEING ALREADY VERY COLD THIS LAYER IS VERY NEAR THE SURFACE. THUS...KEPT CHANCES GOING FOR SNOW WITH ONLY A DUSTING POSSIBLE. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN COLD TODAY WITH INCREASING CLOUDINESS THIS MORNING AS THE SHORTWAVE PASSES OVER THE STATE. .LONG TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/... ISSUED AT 341 AM CST MON JAN 11 2016 VARIOUS CONCERNS FOR THE LONGER TERM WITH CHANGEABLE WEATHER THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND. SHORTWAVE CURRENTLY OVER CENTRAL ALBERTA WILL RACE QUICKLY SOUTHEAST PUSHING AN ARCTIC BOUNDARY THROUGH THE STATE TONIGHT. RELATIVELY DEEP DENDRITIC GROWTH ZONE IN THE FAR NORTHEAST AND WHILE LIFT IS NOT EXACTLY STRONG...IT WONT TAKE MUCH TO PRODUCE SOME LIGHT SNOW IN OUR NORTHEAST THIS EVENING. FARTHER WEST...SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED WITH SOUNDINGS INDICATING A SHALLOW NEAR SURFACE MIXED LAYER DEVELOPING. THERE MAY BE BRIEF PERIODS WHERE VISIBILITIES BECOME LOW WITH THE FALLING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS BUT SUCH EVENTS SHOULD BE SHORT IN DURATION. SOUNDINGS BEGIN TO DRY SUBSTANTIALLY AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH PRECIPITATION ENDING LATE TONIGHT IN THE SOUTHEAST. HOWEVER... STRONG COLD ADVECTION AND SUBSIDENCE ALONG WITH STRONG PRESSURE RISES WILL LEAD TO DECENT NORTHWEST WINDS OVERNIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. SOME BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED IN FAVORED NORTHERN LOCATIONS ALTHOUGH MUCH OF THE EXISTING SNOWPACK IS HARDENED BY PREVIOUS WARM WEATHER WHICH MELTED AND THEN REFROZE THE SNOW. ANY BLOWING SNOW WILL BE WHATEVER FALLS TODAY INTO THIS EVENING AND WILL BE HELPED BY THE HARD NEARLY FRICTIONLESS EXISTING SNOWPACK. IN ADDITION...WITH FALLING TEMPERATURES AND THE STRONG WINDS...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DROP INTO ADVISORY CRITERIA ACROSS THE NORTH LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. THEREFORE...AN ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THESE AREAS. VERY COLD TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY WITH NEARBY PROXIMITY OF THE THERMAL TROF. HOWEVER...WARM ADVECTION BEGINS IN EARNEST TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. WILL SEE CLOUDS INCREASE TUESDAY NIGHT WITH STRONG ISENTROPIC LIFT AND SOME FLURRIES WILL BE POSSIBLE TOWARD DAYBREAK IN THE NORTHEAST AS A DEEPER COLUMN BEGINS TO SATURATE. WARMER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY WITH A DECENT THERMAL RIDGE BUILDING INTO THE STATE ALONG WITH MODEST SOUTHWEST SURFACE FLOW. HAVE CONTINUED TO RAISE TEMPERATURES ON BOTH DAYS. BEYOND THIS POINT...THE FORECAST BECOMES MUCH MURKIER AS MODELS QUICKLY DIVERGE ON SOLUTIONS. GFS HAS A SUBSTANTIAL SYSTEM AFFECTING THE STATE ON FRIDAY INTO EARLY SATURDAY WHILE THE EURO KEEPS THE SYSTEM MUCH FARTHER SOUTHEAST. HOWEVER...BOTH MODELS AGREE WITH SUBSTANTIAL COOLING INTO THE WEEKEND WITH ANOTHER ARCTIC SURGE INTO THE REGION. && .AVIATION...11/06Z ISSUED AT 1132 PM CST SUN JAN 10 2016 SYSTEM PUSHING IN WILL BRING MVFR CEILINGS TO SITES...GENERALLY REACHING SITES NEAR 12Z AND PERSISTING THROUGH 00Z. MAY BE TOO AGGRESSIVE WITH IMPROVEMENT TO VFR. MAY SEE -SN AT SITES...BUT GIVEN EXPECTED SCATTERED NATURE HAVE LEFT MENTION OUT ATTM. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT...SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH THEN NORTHWEST BEHIND SYSTEM. WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME GUSTY AT SITES LATE IN PERIOD...AFTER 00Z. && .DMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM 3 AM TO NOON CST TUESDAY FOR BREMER- BUTLER-CERRO GORDO-EMMET-FRANKLIN-HANCOCK-HUMBOLDT-KOSSUTH-PALO ALTO-POCAHONTAS-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-WRIGHT. && SHORT TERM...PODRAZIK LONG TERM...COGIL AVIATION...AWB
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 10, 3:18 PM CST, 12 hours 31 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 318 PM CST SUN JAN 10 2016 IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-057>062-070>075- 081>086-092>097-112130- EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-SAC-CALHOUN- WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE- BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER- POWESHIEK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-ADAMS-UNION- CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE- APPANOOSE-DAVIS- 318 PM CST SUN JAN 10 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS WILL ONCE AGAIN BE POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME. PATCHY BLOWING SNOW IS ALSO EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. FAB
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jan 10, 10:12 PM CST, 5 hours 37 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1012 PM CST SUN JAN 10 2016 IAZ004>007-015>017-023>026-110615- EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... LAKE MILLS...NORTHWOOD...MANLY...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...BRITT... KANAWHA...MASON CITY...CLEAR LAKE...POCAHONTAS...LAURENS... ROLFE...FONDA...GILMORE CITY...HUMBOLDT...EAGLE GROVE...CLARION... BELMOND...HAMPTON 1012 PM CST SUN JAN 10 2016 ...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES... TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO WILL COMBINE WITH SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS FROM 5 TO 10 MPH TO PRODUCE BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES THROUGH THE LATE EVENING. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL FALL TO 10 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO AT TIMES...AND MAY BRIEFLY FALL LOWER. IF YOU MUST BE OUTSIDE...DRESS IN LAYERS AND BE SURE TO WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. AWB
The office that day
Everything else NWS Des Moines, IA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 10, 9:08 PM CST | River Flood Warning | DMX | Mahaska, Wapello | 8 days |
| Jan 10, 9:08 PM CST | River Flood Warning | DMX | Davis, Wapello | 5 days |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.