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Wind Chill Advisory 6, NWS Des Moines, IA
NWS Des Moines, IA issued this wind chill advisory at Feb 12, 2016, 3:30 AM CST for 25 counties in Iowa. It took effect at Feb 12, 2016, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for 14 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 12, 2016, 3:30 AM CST (09:30 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 12, 2016, 6:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Feb 13, 2016, 8:00 AM CST
- In force
- 14 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, Greene County, IA, Grundy 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, Tama County, IA, Webster County, IA, Winnebago County, IA, Worth County, IA, Wright County, IA
The radar
The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:35 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, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 245 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
- 1261 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 68 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 188 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 252 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
077 WWUS43 KDMX 120930 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 330 AM CST FRI FEB 12 2016 ...ARCTIC AIR TO SETTLE ACROSS IOWA TONIGHT... IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-034>039-046>050-121800- /O.NEW.KDMX.WC.Y.0006.160213T0000Z-160213T1400Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-CALHOUN-WEBSTER- HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-GREENE-BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL- TAMA- 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...JEFFERSON... BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TAMA...TOLEDO...TRAER...DYSART... GLADBROOK 330 AM CST FRI FEB 12 2016 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM CST SATURDAY. * TIMING...THIS EVENING INTO SATURDAY MORNING * WINDS...NORTHWESTERLY AT 5 TO 15 MPH * TEMPERATURES/WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DROP INTO THE 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW RANGE...DUE TO THE WINDS COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS BELOW ZERO. * IMPACTS...THOSE WITH INTERESTS OUTDOORS SHOULD DRESS WARMLY AND COVER EXPOSED SKIN...AS FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE IF THE PROPER PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. 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
8 follow-up statements
784 WWUS43 KDMX 121611 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1011 AM CST FRI FEB 12 2016 ...ARCTIC AIR TO SETTLE ACROSS IOWA TONIGHT... IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-034>039-046>050-130015- /O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0006.160213T0000Z-160213T1400Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-CALHOUN-WEBSTER- HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-GREENE-BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL- TAMA- 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...JEFFERSON... BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TAMA...TOLEDO...TRAER...DYSART... GLADBROOK 1011 AM CST FRI FEB 12 2016 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM CST SATURDAY... * TIMING...THIS EVENING INTO SATURDAY MORNING * WINDS...NORTHWEST AT 5 TO 15 MPH * TEMPERATURES/WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DROP INTO THE 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW RANGE...DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS BELOW ZERO AND THE WIND. * IMPACTS...THOSE WITH INTERESTS OUTDOORS SHOULD DRESS WARMLY AND COVER EXPOSED SKIN...AS FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE IF THE PROPER PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. 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
806 WWUS43 KDMX 122128 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 328 PM CST FRI FEB 12 2016 ...BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES EXPECTED ACROSS IOWA TONIGHT... IAZ033-130530- /O.EXA.KDMX.WC.Y.0006.160213T0000Z-160213T1400Z/ SAC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAC CITY...LAKE VIEW...ODEBOLT... WALL LAKE...SCHALLER...EARLY 328 PM CST FRI FEB 12 2016 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CST SATURDAY. * TIMING...THIS EVENING INTO SATURDAY MORNING * WINDS...NORTHWEST AT 5 TO 15 MPH * TEMPERATURES/WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DROP INTO THE 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW RANGE...DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES AROUND 10 BELOW ZERO AND THE WIND. * IMPACTS...THOSE WITH INTERESTS OUTDOORS SHOULD DRESS WARMLY AND COVER EXPOSED SKIN...AS FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE IF THE PROPER PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. 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. && $$ IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-034>039-046>050-130530- /O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0006.160213T0000Z-160213T1400Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-CALHOUN-WEBSTER- HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-GREENE-BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL- TAMA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... LAKE MILLS...NORTHWOOD...MANLY...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...BRITT... KANAWHA...MASON CITY...CLEAR LAKE...POCAHONTAS...LAURENS... ROLFE...FONDA...GILMORE CITY...HUMBOLDT...EAGLE GROVE...CLARION... BELMOND...HAMPTON...PARKERSBURG...CLARKSVILLE...SHELL ROCK... GREENE...APLINGTON...ALLISON...DUMONT...WAVERLY...ROCKWELL CITY... MANSON...LAKE CITY...POMEROY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY... IOWA FALLS...ELDORA...ACKLEY...GRUNDY CENTER...REINBECK... CONRAD...DIKE...WELLSBURG...WATERLOO...CEDAR FALLS...JEFFERSON... BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TAMA...TOLEDO...TRAER...DYSART... GLADBROOK 328 PM CST FRI FEB 12 2016 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CST SATURDAY... * TIMING...THIS EVENING INTO SATURDAY MORNING * WINDS...NORTHWEST AT 5 TO 15 MPH * TEMPERATURES/WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DROP INTO THE 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW RANGE...DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES FROM 10 TO 15 BELOW ZERO AND THE WIND. * IMPACTS...THOSE WITH INTERESTS OUTDOORS SHOULD DRESS WARMLY AND COVER EXPOSED SKIN...AS FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE IF THE PROPER PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ FAB
138 WWUS43 KDMX 130139 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 739 PM CST FRI FEB 12 2016 ...BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS NORTHERN IOWA TONIGHT... IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-046>050-130945- /O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160213T1400Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-SAC-CALHOUN- WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-GREENE-BOONE-STORY- MARSHALL-TAMA- 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... JEFFERSON...BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TAMA...TOLEDO...TRAER... DYSART...GLADBROOK 739 PM CST FRI FEB 12 2016 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CST SATURDAY... * TIMING...TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING * WINDS...NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH BY DAYBREAK SATURDAY. * TEMPERATURES/WIND CHILL VALUES...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL WELL BELOW ZERO AND WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DROP INTO THE 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW RANGE. * IMPACTS...THOSE WITH INTERESTS OUTDOORS SHOULD DRESS WARMLY AND COVER EXPOSED SKIN...AS FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE IF THE PROPER PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. 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. && $$
505 WWUS43 KDMX 130545 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1145 PM CST FRI FEB 12 2016 ...BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS NORTHERN IOWA OVERNIGHT... IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-046>050-131345- /O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160213T1400Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-SAC-CALHOUN- WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-GREENE-BOONE-STORY- MARSHALL-TAMA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... LAKE MILLS...NORTHWOOD...MANLY...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...BRITT... KANAWHA...MASON CITY...CLEAR LAKE...POCAHONTAS...LAURENS... ROLFE...FONDA...GILMORE CITY...HUMBOLDT...EAGLE GROVE...CLARION... BELMOND...HAMPTON...PARKERSBURG...CLARKSVILLE...SHELL ROCK... GREENE...APLINGTON...ALLISON...DUMONT...WAVERLY...SAC CITY... LAKE VIEW...ODEBOLT...WALL LAKE...SCHALLER...EARLY... ROCKWELL CITY...MANSON...LAKE CITY...POMEROY...FORT DODGE... WEBSTER CITY...IOWA FALLS...ELDORA...ACKLEY...GRUNDY CENTER... REINBECK...CONRAD...DIKE...WELLSBURG...WATERLOO...CEDAR FALLS... JEFFERSON...BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TAMA...TOLEDO...TRAER... DYSART...GLADBROOK 1145 PM CST FRI FEB 12 2016 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CST SATURDAY... * TIMING...THROUGH MID MORNING SATURDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST AT 5 TO 15 MPH. * TEMPERATURES/WIND CHILL VALUES...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL WELL BELOW ZERO AND WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DROP INTO THE 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW RANGE. * IMPACTS...THOSE WITH INTERESTS OUTDOORS SHOULD DRESS WARMLY AND COVER EXPOSED SKIN...AS FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE IF THE PROPER PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$
347 WWUS43 KDMX 130736 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 136 AM CST SAT FEB 13 2016 ...BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS NORTHERN IOWA OVERNIGHT... IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-046>050-131400- /O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160213T1400Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-SAC-CALHOUN- WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-GREENE-BOONE-STORY- MARSHALL-TAMA- 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... JEFFERSON...BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TAMA...TOLEDO...TRAER... DYSART...GLADBROOK 136 AM CST SAT FEB 13 2016 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CST THIS MORNING... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...WIND CHILL VALUES CONTINUE TO HOVER NEAR 20 BELOW ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION EARLY THIS SATURDAY MORNING. OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS AS OUTSIDE TEMPERATURES DROP...WIND CHILLS WILL APPROACH 25 BELOW BETWEEN 4 AM AND 6 AM ACROSS THE REGION. * WINDS...NORTHWEST AT 5 TO 15 MPH. * TEMPERATURES/WIND CHILL VALUES...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL WELL BELOW ZERO AND WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DROP INTO THE 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW RANGE. * IMPACTS...THOSE WITH INTERESTS OUTDOORS SHOULD DRESS WARMLY AND COVER EXPOSED SKIN...AS FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE IF THE PROPER PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. 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. && $$ REV
435 WWUS43 KDMX 130958 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 358 AM CST SAT FEB 13 2016 ...BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS ACROSS NORTHERN IOWA EARLY THIS MORNING WITH SNOWFALL EXPECTED TONIGHT... IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-046>050-131800- /O.NEW.KDMX.WW.Y.0008.160214T0300Z-160215T0000Z/ /O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160213T1400Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-SAC-CALHOUN- WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-GREENE-BOONE-STORY- MARSHALL-TAMA- 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... JEFFERSON...BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TAMA...TOLEDO...TRAER... DYSART...GLADBROOK 358 AM CST SAT FEB 13 2016 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY. * SHORT TERM TRENDS...THIS MORNING WIND CHILL VALUES CONTINUE TO HOVER NEAR 20 BELOW ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION. OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS AS OUTSIDE TEMPERATURES DROP...WIND CHILLS WILL APPROACH 25 BELOW BETWEEN 4 AM AND 6 AM ACROSS THE REGION. * TIMING...TONIGHT WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION OVERNIGHT...PERSISTING INTO SUNDAY. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TONIGHT SNOW TOTALS WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN THE NORTHEAST. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...THIS MORNING WINDS WILL BE NORTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH. TONIGHT WINDS WILL BE FROM THE SOUTHEAST AT 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. VISIBILITIES TONIGHT WILL BE REDUCED DUE TO BLOWING SNOW TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES/WIND CHILL VALUES...THIS MORNING TEMPERATURES ARE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO AND WIND CHILL VALUES WILL APPROACH 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. * IMPACTS...THIS MORNING THOSE WITH INTERESTS OUTDOORS SHOULD DRESS WARMLY AND COVER EXPOSED SKIN...AS FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE IF THE PROPER PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. TONIGHT THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA. 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 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. ANY REPORTS OF SNOW 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. && $$ IAZ059>062-073>075-085-086-097-131800- /O.NEW.KDMX.WW.Y.0008.160214T0300Z-160215T0000Z/ DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-MONROE-WAPELLO- DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PERRY...WAUKEE...ADEL...DES MOINES... NEWTON...GRINNELL...INDIANOLA...NORWALK...CARLISLE...PELLA... KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...BLOOMFIELD 358 AM CST SAT FEB 13 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...PERSISTING INTO SUNDAY. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW TOTALS WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN THE NORTHEAST. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS WILL BE FROM THE SOUTHEAST AT 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. VISIBILITIES TONIGHT WILL BE REDUCED DUE TO BLOWING SNOW TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR 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. 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. && $$ AWB
297 WWUS43 KDMX 131332 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 732 AM CST SAT FEB 13 2016 ...BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS ACROSS EXTREME NORTHERN IOWA EARLY THIS MORNING WITH SNOWFALL EXPECTED TONIGHT... IAZ023>028-033>039-046>050-132145- /O.CAN.KDMX.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160213T1400Z/ /O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0008.160214T0300Z-160215T0000Z/ POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-SAC-CALHOUN- WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-GREENE-BOONE-STORY- MARSHALL-TAMA- 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...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...JEFFERSON...BOONE...AMES... MARSHALLTOWN...TAMA...TOLEDO...TRAER...DYSART...GLADBROOK 732 AM CST SAT FEB 13 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS CANCELLED THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY. * TIMING...TONIGHT WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION OVERNIGHT...PERSISTING INTO SUNDAY. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TONIGHT SNOW TOTALS WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE... ESPECIALLY IN THE NORTHEAST. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...THIS MORNING WINDS WILL BE NORTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH. TONIGHT WINDS WILL BE FROM THE SOUTHEAST AT 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. VISIBILITIES TONIGHT WILL BE REDUCED DUE TO BLOWING SNOW TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...THIS MORNING THOSE WITH INTERESTS OUTDOORS SHOULD DRESS WARMLY AND COVER EXPOSED SKIN...AS FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE IF THE PROPER PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. TONIGHT THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ANY REPORTS OF SNOW 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. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR 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. ANY REPORTS OF SNOW 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. && $$ IAZ004>007-015>017-132145- /O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160213T1400Z/ /O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0008.160214T0300Z-160215T0000Z/ 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 732 AM CST SAT FEB 13 2016 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...THIS MORNING WIND CHILL VALUES CONTINUE TO HOVER NEAR 20 BELOW ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION. OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS AS OUTSIDE TEMPERATURES DROP...WIND CHILLS WILL APPROACH 25 BELOW BETWEEN 4 AM AND 6 AM ACROSS THE REGION. * TIMING...TONIGHT WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION OVERNIGHT...PERSISTING INTO SUNDAY. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TONIGHT SNOW TOTALS WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE... ESPECIALLY IN THE NORTHEAST. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...THIS MORNING WINDS WILL BE NORTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH. TONIGHT WINDS WILL BE FROM THE SOUTHEAST AT 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. VISIBILITIES TONIGHT WILL BE REDUCED DUE TO BLOWING SNOW TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES/WIND CHILL VALUES...THIS MORNING TEMPERATURES ARE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO AND WIND CHILL VALUES WILL APPROACH 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. * IMPACTS...THIS MORNING THOSE WITH INTERESTS OUTDOORS SHOULD DRESS WARMLY AND COVER EXPOSED SKIN...AS FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE IF THE PROPER PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. TONIGHT THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA. 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 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. ANY REPORTS OF SNOW 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. && $$ IAZ059>062-073>075-085-086-097-132145- /O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0008.160214T0300Z-160215T0000Z/ DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-MONROE-WAPELLO- DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PERRY...WAUKEE...ADEL...DES MOINES... NEWTON...GRINNELL...INDIANOLA...NORWALK...CARLISLE...PELLA... KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...BLOOMFIELD 732 AM CST SAT FEB 13 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY... * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...PERSISTING INTO SUNDAY. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW TOTALS WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN THE NORTHEAST. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS WILL BE FROM THE SOUTHEAST AT 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. VISIBILITIES TONIGHT WILL BE REDUCED DUE TO BLOWING SNOW TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. ANY REPORTS OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN ACCUMULATIONS ARE MUCH APPRECIATED AND CAN BE RELAYED DIRECTLY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE USING TWITTER HANDLE NWS DES MOINES...HASHTAG NWSDMX OR POST TO THE NWS DES MOINES FACEBOOK PAGE. && $$ REV
861 WWUS43 KDMX 131357 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 757 AM CST SAT FEB 13 2016 ...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL EXPECTED TONIGHT... IAZ004>007-015>017-132200- /O.EXP.KDMX.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160213T1400Z/ /O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0008.160214T0300Z-160215T0000Z/ 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 757 AM CST SAT FEB 13 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 AM CST THIS MORNING... * TIMING...TONIGHT WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION OVERNIGHT...PERSISTING INTO SUNDAY. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TONIGHT SNOW TOTALS WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE... ESPECIALLY IN THE NORTHEAST. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...THIS MORNING WINDS WILL BE NORTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH. TONIGHT WINDS WILL BE FROM THE SOUTHEAST AT 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. VISIBILITIES TONIGHT WILL BE REDUCED DUE TO BLOWING SNOW TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...THIS MORNING THOSE WITH INTERESTS OUTDOORS SHOULD DRESS WARMLY AND COVER EXPOSED SKIN...AS FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE IF THE PROPER PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. TONIGHT THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR 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. ANY REPORTS OF SNOW 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. && $$ IAZ023>028-033>039-046>050-059>062-073>075-085-086-097-132200- /O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0008.160214T0300Z-160215T0000Z/ POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-SAC-CALHOUN- WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-GREENE-BOONE-STORY- MARSHALL-TAMA-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA- MONROE-WAPELLO-DAVIS- 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...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...JEFFERSON...BOONE...AMES... MARSHALLTOWN...TAMA...TOLEDO...TRAER...DYSART...GLADBROOK... PERRY...WAUKEE...ADEL...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL... INDIANOLA...NORWALK...CARLISLE...PELLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA... ALBIA...OTTUMWA...BLOOMFIELD 757 AM CST SAT FEB 13 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY... * TIMING...TONIGHT WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION OVERNIGHT...PERSISTING INTO SUNDAY. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TONIGHT SNOW TOTALS WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE... ESPECIALLY IN THE NORTHEAST. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...THIS MORNING WINDS WILL BE NORTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH. TONIGHT WINDS WILL BE FROM THE SOUTHEAST AT 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. VISIBILITIES TONIGHT WILL BE REDUCED DUE TO BLOWING SNOW TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...THIS MORNING THOSE WITH INTERESTS OUTDOORS SHOULD DRESS WARMLY AND COVER EXPOSED SKIN...AS FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE IF THE PROPER PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. TONIGHT THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR 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....SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN ANY REPORTS OF SNOW 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. && $$ REV
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 Feb 12, 3:24 AM CST, 6 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 12, 3:24 AM CST, 6 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 324 AM CST FRI FEB 12 2016 .SHORT TERM /TODAY/... ISSUED AT 324 AM CST FRI FEB 12 2016 A NUMBER OF CHANGES TODAY MAY LEAD TO SOME IMPACTFUL CONDITIONS AS WE MOVE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS...AND INTO TONIGHT. THE THURSDAY CLIPPER SYSTEM IS ALL BUT SOUTH OF THE STATE NOW WITH ATTENTION TURNING TO GREAT LAKES AND NORTHERN PLAINS. SUBJECTIVE SFC ANALYSIS AT 04Z SHOWS ARCTIC BOUNDARY FROM NEAR DULUTH TO ST CLOUD MINNESOTA WITH ARCTIC HIGH OVER SOUTHERN MANITOBA. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED FLURRIES ARE ACCOMPANYING THE BOUNDARY OVER MN AND NORTHERN IA EARLY THIS MORNING. ALOFT...SUPPORTING SHORT WAVE AT H850 AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT SEPARATES COLD H850 TEMPS FROM DEEPER ARCTIC AIR NOW SITUATED OVER HUDSON BAY CANADA. WITH THE FRONT EXPECTED TO ENTER THE FORECAST AREA TODAY...IT WILL BUCKLE JUST EAST ENOUGH TO SPARE THE REGION FROM THE COLDEST PORTION OF THE AIRMASS...TAKING AIR AT THE GREAT LAKES AND NEW ENGLAND THROUGH THE WEEKEND. HOWEVER TEMPERATURES WILL BE SUFFICIENTLY COLD TO BRING SOME SUBZERO LOWS TO MUCH OF THE REGION TONIGHT. WINDS ALOFT WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE TODAY AS THE HIGH BUILDS SOUTH AND LAPSE RATES STEEPEN THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL RESULT IN MIXING AND STRONGER WINDS/WIND GUSTS DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. MODELS INCLUDING THE HIRES SHOW SUBSIDENCE AND CLEARING LINE BROADENING ACROSS THE AREA FROM 14Z TO 19Z FROM NORTH TO SOUTH RESPECTIVELY. THIS WILL PROMOTE SUNSHINE TO RETURN TO THE AREA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. WITH COLD AIR ADVECTION...AFTERNOON HIGHS AND WIND CHILLS WILL REMAIN COLD DESPITE THE SUNSHINE. BY LATE AFTERNOON WIND CHILLS OVER THE NORTH WILL BE APPROACHING -20F. AS WELL...THE RECENT TWO LIGHT SNOW EVENTS OVER THE REGION PRODUCED RATHER DRY SNOW WHICH WILL BE EASILY BLOWN BY THE GUSTY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. FOR NOW...HEADLINES WILL NOT BE ISSUED...BUT A SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT MAY BE REQUIRED THROUGHOUT THE DAY TO ADDRESS THE POTENTIAL FOR BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED WIND CHILLS. TONIGHT WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE TO DROP TO ADVISORY CRITERIA FOR MUCH OF THE NORTH HALF. .LONG TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/... ISSUED AT 324 AM CST FRI FEB 12 2016 A FEW ITEMS TO FOCUS ON THROUGHOUT THE EXTENDED...WITH THE FIRST BEING THE COLD TEMPERATURES TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY. COLD ARCTIC HIGH TO BUILD IN WITH H85 TEMPS DROPPING TO AROUND -15C ALOFT...WITH DIMINISHING WINDS AND CLEAR SKIES OVERNIGHT. THIS WILL SEND TEMPS FALLING TO BELOW ZERO ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF THE CWA BY SATURDAY MORNING. ADDITIONALLY WIND CHILL SWILL FALL TO AROUND 10 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ACROSS THE CWA. THEREFORE FOR AREAS WITH WIND CHILL VALUES BELOW 20 BELOW TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY...WILL BE ISSUING A WIND CHILL ADVISORY. HIGH PRESSURE TO SLIDE OFF TO THE EAST SATURDAY...WITH WAA/RETURN FLOW EXPECTED TO SET UP INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. DECENT LIFT WITH THE WAA...BUT AMOUNT OF MOISTURE WILL BE MORE OF THE ISSUE FOR SNOWFALL POTENTIAL LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. NAM/GFS MOST BULLISH WITH THIS SYSTEM...WHILE THE EC/GEM INDICATE DRIER AIR AND LESS IMPRESSIVE WITH THE SYSTEM. THEREFORE DID INCREASE POPS TOWARD THE NORTHWESTERN PORTION OF THE CWA WHERE DEEPER SATURATION EXPECTED AND STILL SHOULD SEE A PERIOD OF LIGHT SNOW ACROSS MUCH OF THE CWA OVERNIGHT SATURDAY. SHORTWAVE TROUGH DIGGING EAST SOUTHEASTWARD SUNDAY TO SWING A BIT FURTHER NORTH AND MORE OR LESS CLIP THE NORTHERN CWA. THEREFORE CUT BACK ON POPS ACROSS THE SOUTH/WESTERN CWA FOR SUNDAY AND AMOUNTS AS WELL. HIT THE NORTHEAST HARDEST WHICH STILL LOOKS TO GET AROUND 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW FROM SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. AREAS ACROSS CENTRAL IOWA MAY SEE AROUND AN INCH OR TWO WITH AMOUNTS LESS THAN AN INCH ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST. SOME GUSTIER WINDS EXPECTED SUNDAY WITH THE SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH AND TIGHTENED SFC PRES GRADIENT...THEREFORE DID INCLUDE A MENTION OF PATCHY BLOWING SNOW AS WELL ACROSS THE NORTHERN CWA SUNDAY. TEMPERATURES TO WARM INTO MONDAY TO NEAR THE SEASONAL AVERAGES WITH A BRIEF COOL SHOT KEEPING TEMPS NEAR THE SEASONAL AVERAGES OR SLIGHTLY BELOW INTO TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY BEFORE THE BIG WARM-UP INTO THE END OF THE WEEK. H85 TEMPS EXPECTED TO CLIMB TO +10C TO +15C BY FRIDAY AS UPPER RIDGING BUILDS INTO THE CENTRAL US. THEREFORE EXPECT TEMPS TO CLIMB WELL ABOVE AVERAGE INTO THE 30S AND 40S THURSDAY AND COULD SEE MID TO UPPER 50S ACROSS THE SOUTHERN THIRD OF THE CWA BY THE END OF THE WEEK. && .AVIATION...12/06Z ISSUED AT 1132 PM CST THU FEB 11 2016 LIGHT SNOW HAS ALL BUT EXITED TAF SITES WITH ANY RESTRICTIONS DUE TO TRAILING STRATUS. EXPECT MVFR CIGS EITHER SIDE OF 2KFT INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS BEFORE A RETURN TO VFR AREA WIDE AND SOMEWHAT GUSTY NWLY WINDS. WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH BY SUNSET OR VERY SHORTLY THEREAFTER WITH MOSTLY CLEAR/VFR INTO FRI EVENING. && .DMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM CST SATURDAY FOR BLACK HAWK-BOONE-BREMER-BUTLER-CALHOUN-CERRO GORDO-EMMET- FRANKLIN-GREENE-GRUNDY-HAMILTON-HANCOCK-HARDIN-HUMBOLDT-KOSSUTH- MARSHALL-PALO ALTO-POCAHONTAS-STORY-TAMA-WEBSTER-WINNEBAGO-WORTH- WRIGHT. && SHORT TERM...REV LONG TERM...BEERENDS AVIATION...SMALL
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 11, 4:24 PM CST, 11 hours 6 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 424 PM CST THU FEB 11 2016 IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-122230- 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- 424 PM CST THU FEB 11 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY...WHICH MAY PRODUCE SOME BLOWING SNOW AND VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 20 BELOW TO AROUND 30 BELOW LATE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. LIGHT TO MODERATE ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. BLOWING SNOW MAY OCCUR AS WELL. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. IAZ057>062-070>075-081>086-092>097-122230- AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON- WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO- TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- 424 PM CST THU FEB 11 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY LIGHT TO MODERATE ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. BLOWING SNOW MAY OCCUR AS WELL. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Feb 11, 10:12 PM CST, 5 hours 18 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1012 PM CST THU FEB 11 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1011 PM SNOW OSCEOLA 41.03N 93.77W
02/11/2016 E0.6 INCH CLARKE IA PUBLIC
VIA SOCIAL MEDIA
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BSSLocal storm report, Feb 11, 11:52 PM CST, 3 hours 38 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1152 PM CST THU FEB 11 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1150 PM SNOW 3 S POLK CITY 41.74N 93.72W
02/11/2016 M0.6 INCH POLK IA OFFICIAL NWS OBS
STORM TOTAL.
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NWS DES MOINES IA
IRIS SYSTEMLocal storm report, Feb 11, 11:59 PM CST, 3 hours 31 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1159 PM CST THU FEB 11 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1155 PM SNOW DES MOINES INT AIRPORT 41.53N 93.66W
02/11/2016 M1.5 INCH POLK IA OFFICIAL NWS OBS
STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL.
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NWS DES MOINES IA
IRIS SYSTEMNearby
Wind Chill Advisories in Iowa, 2016Every wind chill advisory in 2016
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.