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Wind Chill Warning 2, NWS Des Moines, IA

February 13, 202151 counties in Iowa

NWS Des Moines, IA issued this wind chill warning at Feb 13, 2021, 3:52 AM CST for 51 counties in Iowa. It took effect at Feb 13, 2021, 9:00 PM CST. It was in force for 61 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Feb 13, 2021, 3:52 AM CST (09:52 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 13, 2021, 9:00 PM CST
Expired
Feb 16, 2021, 10:00 AM CST
In force
61 hr
Issued by
NWS Des Moines, IA
All 51 counties

Adair County, IA, Adams County, IA, Appanoose County, IA, Audubon County, IA, Black Hawk County, IA, Boone County, IA, Bremer County, IA, Butler County, IA, Calhoun County, IA, Carroll County, IA, Cass County, IA, Cerro Gordo County, IA, Clarke County, IA, Crawford County, IA, Dallas County, IA, Davis County, IA, Decatur 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, Jasper County, IA, Kossuth County, IA, Lucas County, IA, Madison County, IA, Mahaska County, IA, Marion County, IA, Marshall County, IA, Monroe County, IA, Palo Alto County, IA, Pocahontas County, IA, Polk County, IA, Poweshiek County, IA, Ringgold County, IA, Sac County, IA, Story County, IA, Tama County, IA, Taylor County, IA, Union County, IA, Wapello County, IA, Warren County, IA, Wayne County, IA, Webster County, IA, Winnebago County, IA, Worth County, IA, Wright County, IA

The radar

The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 23 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Feb 14, 10:50 AM CSTSNOW 2.22 W Murray, IA

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 00:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 230 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Omaha, NE at 00:00Z on 2021-02-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Omaha, NE at 00:00Z on 2021-02-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -67 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
809 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
55 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-67 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
224 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

241 
WWUS43 KDMX 130952
WSWDMX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
352 AM CST Sat Feb 13 2021

...Dangerous Cold To Continue And Intensify Even Further...

.Hazardous cold levels will continue this morning, then intensify
to even more dangerously cold levels from Saturday night into 
early next week.

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Emmet-Kossuth-Palo Alto-Pocahontas-Humboldt-Sac-Calhoun-Webster-
Hamilton-Crawford-Carroll-Greene-Boone-Story-Audubon-Guthrie-
Dallas-Cass-Adair-
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, Fort Dodge, 
Webster City, Denison, Carroll, Jefferson, Boone, Ames, Audubon, 
Exira, Guthrie Center, Panora, Bayard, Casey, Perry, Waukee, 
Adel, Atlantic, Greenfield, Stuart, Adair, and Fontanelle
352 AM CST Sat Feb 13 2021

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
CST MONDAY...

* WHAT...For the Wind Chill Warning, dangerously cold wind 
  chills expected. Wind chills as low as 40 below zero. For the 
  Wind Chill Advisory, very cold wind chills. Wind chills as low 
  as 25 below zero.

* WHERE...Much of northern and central Iowa.

* WHEN...For the Wind Chill Warning, from 9 PM this evening to 
  noon CST Monday. For the Wind Chill Advisory, until noon CST 
  today.

* IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills could cause frostbite
  on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Avoid outside activities if possible. When outside, make sure you
wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves. 

Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a
hat, and gloves. 

&&

$$

IAZ006-007-016-017-025>028-037>039-049-050-131800-
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/O.NEW.KDMX.WC.W.0002.210214T0300Z-210215T1800Z/
/O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-210213T1800Z/
Winnebago-Worth-Hancock-Cerro Gordo-Wright-Franklin-Butler-Bremer-
Hardin-Grundy-Black Hawk-Marshall-Tama-
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, 
Iowa Falls, Eldora, Ackley, Grundy Center, Reinbeck, Conrad, 
Dike, Wellsburg, Waterloo, Cedar Falls, Marshalltown, Tama, 
Toledo, Traer, Dysart, and Gladbrook
352 AM CST Sat Feb 13 2021

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
CST MONDAY...

* WHAT...For the Wind Chill Warning, dangerously cold wind 
  chills expected. Wind chills as low as 40 below zero. For the 
  Wind Chill Advisory, very cold wind chills. Wind chills as low 
  as 30 below zero.

* WHERE...Much of central and eastern Iowa.

* WHEN...For the Wind Chill Warning, from 9 PM this evening to 
  noon CST Monday. For the Wind Chill Advisory, until noon CST 
  today.

* IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills could cause frostbite
  on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Avoid outside activities if possible. When outside, make sure you
wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves. 

Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a
hat, and gloves. 

&&

$$

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/O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-210213T1800Z/
Polk-Jasper-Madison-Warren-Marion-Mahaska-Adams-Union-Clarke-
Lucas-Monroe-Wapello-Taylor-Ringgold-Decatur-Wayne-Appanoose-
Davis-
Including the cities of Des Moines, Newton, Winterset, Earlham, 
Indianola, Norwalk, Carlisle, Pella, Knoxville, Oskaloosa, 
Corning, Creston, Osceola, Chariton, Albia, Ottumwa, Bedford, 
Lenox, New Market, Mount Ayr, Lamoni, Leon, Corydon, Seymour, 
Allerton, Humeston, Centerville, and Bloomfield
352 AM CST Sat Feb 13 2021

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
CST MONDAY...

* WHAT...For the Wind Chill Warning, dangerously cold wind 
  chills expected. Wind chills as low as 35 below zero. For the 
  Wind Chill Advisory, very cold wind chills. Wind chills as low 
  as 25 below zero.

* WHERE...Much of central and southern Iowa.

* WHEN...For the Wind Chill Warning, from 9 PM this evening to 
  noon CST Monday. For the Wind Chill Advisory, until noon CST 
  today.

* IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills could cause 
  frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Avoid outside activities if possible. When outside, make sure you
wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves. 

Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a
hat, and gloves. 

&&

$$

IAZ062-131800-
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/O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-210213T1800Z/
Poweshiek-
Including the city of Grinnell
352 AM CST Sat Feb 13 2021

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
CST MONDAY...

* WHAT...For the Wind Chill Warning, dangerously cold wind 
  chills expected. Wind chills as low as 35 below zero. For the 
  Wind Chill Advisory, very cold wind chills. Wind chills as low 
  as 25 below zero.

* WHERE...East Central Iowa.

* WHEN...For the Wind Chill Warning, from 9 PM this evening to 
  noon CST Monday. For the Wind Chill Advisory, until noon CST 
  today.

* IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills could cause 
  frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Avoid outside activities if possible. When outside, make sure you
wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves. 

Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a
hat, and gloves. 

&&

$$

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
https://weather.gov/desmoines
14 follow-up statements
515 
WWUS43 KDMX 131539
WSWDMX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
939 AM CST Sat Feb 13 2021

...Dangerous Cold To Continue And Intensify Even Further...

.Hazardous cold levels will continue for a couple of more hours
this morning. There will be break this afternoon, but wind chills
will then intensify to even more dangerously cold levels from 
Saturday night into early next week.

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092>097-132345-
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Union-Clarke-Lucas-Monroe-Wapello-Taylor-Ringgold-Decatur-Wayne-
Appanoose-Davis-
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, Fort Dodge, 
Webster City, Denison, Carroll, Jefferson, Boone, Ames, Audubon, 
Exira, Guthrie Center, Panora, Bayard, Casey, Perry, Waukee, 
Adel, Des Moines, Newton, Atlantic, Greenfield, Stuart, Adair, 
Fontanelle, Winterset, Earlham, Indianola, Norwalk, Carlisle, 
Pella, Knoxville, Oskaloosa, Corning, Creston, Osceola, Chariton,
Albia, Ottumwa, Bedford, Lenox, New Market, Mount Ayr, Lamoni, 
Leon, Corydon, Seymour, Allerton, Humeston, Centerville, 
and Bloomfield
939 AM CST Sat Feb 13 2021

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON CST MONDAY...

* WHAT...For the Wind Chill Warning, dangerously cold wind 
  chills expected. Wind chills as low as 40 below zero. For the 
  Wind Chill Advisory, very cold wind chills. Wind chills as low 
  as 25 below zero.

* WHERE...Much of northern and central Iowa.

* WHEN...For the Wind Chill Warning, from 9 PM this evening to 
  noon CST Monday. For the Wind Chill Advisory, until noon CST 
  today.

* IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills could cause 
  frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Avoid outside activities if possible. When outside, make sure you
wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves.

Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a
hat, and gloves.

&&

$$

Krull

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/O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-210213T1800Z/
Winnebago-Worth-Hancock-Cerro Gordo-Wright-Franklin-Butler-Bremer-
Hardin-Grundy-Black Hawk-Marshall-Tama-Poweshiek-
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, 
Iowa Falls, Eldora, Ackley, Grundy Center, Reinbeck, Conrad, 
Dike, Wellsburg, Waterloo, Cedar Falls, Marshalltown, Tama, 
Toledo, Traer, Dysart, Gladbrook, and Grinnell
939 AM CST Sat Feb 13 2021

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON CST MONDAY...

* WHAT...For the Wind Chill Warning, dangerously cold wind 
  chills expected. Wind chills as low as 40 below zero. For the 
  Wind Chill Advisory, very cold wind chills. Wind chills as low 
  as 30 below zero.

* WHERE...Much of central and eastern Iowa.

* WHEN...For the Wind Chill Warning, from 9 PM this evening to 
  noon CST Monday. For the Wind Chill Advisory, until noon CST 
  today.

* IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills could cause frostbite
  on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Avoid outside activities if possible. When outside, make sure you
wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves.

Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a
hat, and gloves.

&&

$$

Krull

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
https://weather.gov/desmoines
067 
WWUS43 KDMX 131747
WSWDMX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
1147 AM CST Sat Feb 13 2021

...Dangerous Cold To Continue And Intensify Even Further...

.The wind chill advisory will be allowed to expire at noon. Wind
chill values will still be cold this afternoon, between 15 to 20
below zero. Please take precautions if you must go outside this
afternoon. Tonight and through Sunday morning, wind chills will
become very dangerous again. This will then continue all day on
Sunday. Thus, these counties are highlighted by the Wind Chill
Warning that will start this Saturday evening and continue through
Monday. These will be the coldest wind chills of this prolonged
cold pattern thus far.

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Union-Clarke-Lucas-Monroe-Wapello-Taylor-Ringgold-Decatur-Wayne-
Appanoose-Davis-
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, Fort Dodge, 
Webster City, Denison, Carroll, Jefferson, Boone, Ames, Audubon, 
Exira, Guthrie Center, Panora, Bayard, Casey, Perry, Waukee, 
Adel, Des Moines, Newton, Atlantic, Greenfield, Stuart, Adair, 
Fontanelle, Winterset, Earlham, Indianola, Norwalk, Carlisle, 
Pella, Knoxville, Oskaloosa, Corning, Creston, Osceola, Chariton,
Albia, Ottumwa, Bedford, Lenox, New Market, Mount Ayr, Lamoni, 
Leon, Corydon, Seymour, Allerton, Humeston, Centerville, 
and Bloomfield
1147 AM CST Sat Feb 13 2021

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON CST MONDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY...

* WHAT...Dangerously cold wind chills expected. Wind chills as 
  low as 40 below zero.

* WHERE...Much of northern and central Iowa.

* WHEN...For the Wind Chill Warning, from 9 PM this evening to 
  noon CST Monday. For the Wind Chill Advisory, until noon CST 
  today.

* IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills could cause 
  frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Avoid outside activities if possible. When outside, make sure you
wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves. 

&&

$$

Krull

IAZ006-007-016-017-025>028-037>039-049-050-062-140200-
/O.EXP.KDMX.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-210213T1800Z/
/O.CON.KDMX.WC.W.0002.210214T0300Z-210215T1800Z/
Winnebago-Worth-Hancock-Cerro Gordo-Wright-Franklin-Butler-Bremer-
Hardin-Grundy-Black Hawk-Marshall-Tama-Poweshiek-
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, 
Iowa Falls, Eldora, Ackley, Grundy Center, Reinbeck, Conrad, 
Dike, Wellsburg, Waterloo, Cedar Falls, Marshalltown, Tama, 
Toledo, Traer, Dysart, Gladbrook, and Grinnell
1147 AM CST Sat Feb 13 2021

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON CST MONDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY...

* WHAT...Dangerously cold wind chills expected. Wind chills as 
  low as 40 below zero.

* WHERE...Much of central and eastern Iowa.

* WHEN...For the Wind Chill Warning, from 9 PM this evening to 
  noon CST Monday. For the Wind Chill Advisory, until noon CST 
  today.

* IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills could cause 
  frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Avoid outside activities if possible. When outside, make sure you
wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves. 

&&

$$

Krull

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
https://weather.gov/desmoines
573 
WWUS43 KDMX 132029
WSWDMX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
229 PM CST Sat Feb 13 2021

...Dangerous Cold To Continue And Intensify...

.Arctic air continues to move into Iowa this afternoon. With high
pressure keeping the sky clear, temperatures will rapidly drop
tonight through Sunday morning. Northerly winds of 10 to 15 MPH
will result in dangerously cold wind chill values. Not much relief
is expected Sunday afternoon, leading to another night of
dangerous wind chills, through Monday late morning. Only essential
activities should be done outdoors, and must be done with proper 
precautions. These are the coldest temperatures and wind chills
thus far with this recent period of Arctic cold.

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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-
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, Tama, Toledo, Traer, Dysart, Gladbrook, Audubon, 
Exira, Guthrie Center, Panora, Bayard, Casey, Perry, Waukee, 
Adel, Des Moines, Newton, Grinnell, Atlantic, Greenfield, Stuart,
Adair, Fontanelle, Winterset, Earlham, Indianola, Norwalk, 
Carlisle, Pella, Knoxville, Oskaloosa, Corning, Creston, Osceola,
Chariton, Albia, Ottumwa, Bedford, Lenox, New Market, Mount Ayr, 
Lamoni, Leon, Corydon, Seymour, Allerton, Humeston, Centerville, 
and Bloomfield
229 PM CST Sat Feb 13 2021

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON CST MONDAY...

* WHAT...Dangerously cold wind chills expected. Wind chills as 
  low as 40 below zero.

* WHERE...Much of northern and central Iowa.

* WHEN...From 9 PM this evening to noon CST Monday.

* IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills could cause 
  frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Avoid outside activities if possible. When outside, make sure you
wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves.

&&

$$

Krull

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
https://weather.gov/desmoines
969 
WWUS43 KDMX 140340
WSWDMX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
940 PM CST Sat Feb 13 2021

...Dangerous Cold To Continue And Intensify...

.A large arctic high pressure will remain across the Midwest over
the next few days. The high will allow for bitterly cold 
temperatures across Iowa into Monday. These temperatures combined
with north winds will produce life-threatening wind chills into
Monday. Only essential activities should be done outdoors, and 
must be done with proper precautions. 

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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-
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, Tama, Toledo, Traer, Dysart, Gladbrook, Audubon, 
Exira, Guthrie Center, Panora, Bayard, Casey, Perry, Waukee, 
Adel, Des Moines, Newton, Grinnell, Atlantic, Greenfield, Stuart,
Adair, Fontanelle, Winterset, Earlham, Indianola, Norwalk, 
Carlisle, Pella, Knoxville, Oskaloosa, Corning, Creston, Osceola,
Chariton, Albia, Ottumwa, Bedford, Lenox, New Market, Mount Ayr, 
Lamoni, Leon, Corydon, Seymour, Allerton, Humeston, Centerville, 
and Bloomfield
940 PM CST Sat Feb 13 2021

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY...

* WHAT...Life-threatening wind chills expected. Wind chills as low
  as 40 below zero can be expected during the overnight hours.  

* WHERE...All of central Iowa.

* WHEN...Until noon CST Monday.

* IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills could cause 
  frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Avoid outside activities if possible. When outside, make sure you
wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves.

&&

$$

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
https://weather.gov/desmoines
508 
WWUS43 KDMX 140933
WSWDMX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
333 AM CST Sun Feb 14 2021

...Dangerous Cold To Continue...

.Bitterly cold temperatures continue across Iowa into early this
week. These temperatures combined with north winds will produce 
dangerous wind chills and precautions should be taken to minimize
outdoor exposure.

IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-057>062-070>075-
081>086-092>097-141745-
/O.CON.KDMX.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-210215T1800Z/
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-
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, Tama, Toledo, Traer, Dysart, Gladbrook, Audubon, 
Exira, Guthrie Center, Panora, Bayard, Casey, Perry, Waukee, 
Adel, Des Moines, Newton, Grinnell, Atlantic, Greenfield, Stuart,
Adair, Fontanelle, Winterset, Earlham, Indianola, Norwalk, 
Carlisle, Pella, Knoxville, Oskaloosa, Corning, Creston, Osceola,
Chariton, Albia, Ottumwa, Bedford, Lenox, New Market, Mount Ayr, 
Lamoni, Leon, Corydon, Seymour, Allerton, Humeston, Centerville, 
and Bloomfield
333 AM CST Sun Feb 14 2021

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY...

* WHAT...Life-threatening wind chills expected. Wind chills as 
  low as 40 below zero can be expected during the overnight 
  hours.

* WHERE...All of central Iowa.

* WHEN...Until noon CST Monday.

* IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills could cause frostbite
  on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Avoid outside activities if possible. When outside, make sure you
wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves.

&&

$$

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
https://weather.gov/desmoines
609 
WWUS43 KDMX 141636
WSWDMX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
1036 AM CST Sun Feb 14 2021

...Dangerous Cold To Continue...

.Bitterly cold temperatures continue across Iowa into early this
week. These temperatures combined with north winds will produce
dangerous wind chills and precautions should be taken to minimize
outdoor exposure.

IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-057>062-070>075-
081>086-092>097-150045-
/O.CON.KDMX.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-210215T1800Z/
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-
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, Tama, Toledo, Traer, Dysart, Gladbrook, Audubon, 
Exira, Guthrie Center, Panora, Bayard, Casey, Perry, Waukee, 
Adel, Des Moines, Newton, Grinnell, Atlantic, Greenfield, Stuart,
Adair, Fontanelle, Winterset, Earlham, Indianola, Norwalk, 
Carlisle, Pella, Knoxville, Oskaloosa, Corning, Creston, Osceola,
Chariton, Albia, Ottumwa, Bedford, Lenox, New Market, Mount Ayr, 
Lamoni, Leon, Corydon, Seymour, Allerton, Humeston, Centerville, 
and Bloomfield
1036 AM CST Sun Feb 14 2021

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY...

* WHAT...Life-threatening wind chills expected. Wind chills as 
  low as 40 below zero can be expected during the overnight 
  hours.

* WHERE...All of central Iowa.

* WHEN...Until noon CST Monday.

* IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills could cause 
  frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Avoid outside activities if possible. When outside, make sure you
wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves.

&&

$$

Krull

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
https://weather.gov/desmoines
964 
WWUS43 KDMX 142036
WSWDMX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
236 PM CST Sun Feb 14 2021

...Dangerous Cold To Continue...

.Bitterly cold temperatures continue across Iowa to start the new
week. These temperatures combined with north winds will produce 
dangerous wind chills and precautions should be taken to minimize 
outdoor exposure.

IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-057>062-070>075-
081>086-092>097-150445-
/O.CON.KDMX.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-210215T1800Z/
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-
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, Tama, Toledo, Traer, Dysart, Gladbrook, Audubon, 
Exira, Guthrie Center, Panora, Bayard, Casey, Perry, Waukee, 
Adel, Des Moines, Newton, Grinnell, Atlantic, Greenfield, Stuart,
Adair, Fontanelle, Winterset, Earlham, Indianola, Norwalk, 
Carlisle, Pella, Knoxville, Oskaloosa, Corning, Creston, Osceola,
Chariton, Albia, Ottumwa, Bedford, Lenox, New Market, Mount Ayr, 
Lamoni, Leon, Corydon, Seymour, Allerton, Humeston, Centerville, 
and Bloomfield
236 PM CST Sun Feb 14 2021

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY...

* WHAT...Life-threatening wind chills expected. Wind chills as 
  low as 40 below zero can be expected during the overnight 
  hours.

* WHERE...All of central Iowa.

* WHEN...Until noon CST Monday.

* IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills could cause frostbite
  on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Avoid outside activities if possible. When outside, make sure you
wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves.

&&

$$

Krull

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
https://weather.gov/desmoines
215 
WWUS43 KDMX 150344
WSWDMX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
944 PM CST Sun Feb 14 2021

...Life-Threatening Cold Wind Chills to Persist into Monday...

.Bitterly cold temperatures continue across Iowa to start the new
week. These temperatures combined with north winds will produce
life-threatening wind chills and precautions should be taken to 
minimize outdoor exposure.

IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-057>062-070>075-
081>086-092>097-151145-
/O.CON.KDMX.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-210215T1800Z/
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-
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, Tama, Toledo, Traer, Dysart, Gladbrook, Audubon, 
Exira, Guthrie Center, Panora, Bayard, Casey, Perry, Waukee, 
Adel, Des Moines, Newton, Grinnell, Atlantic, Greenfield, Stuart,
Adair, Fontanelle, Winterset, Earlham, Indianola, Norwalk, 
Carlisle, Pella, Knoxville, Oskaloosa, Corning, Creston, Osceola,
Chariton, Albia, Ottumwa, Bedford, Lenox, New Market, Mount Ayr, 
Lamoni, Leon, Corydon, Seymour, Allerton, Humeston, Centerville, 
and Bloomfield
944 PM CST Sun Feb 14 2021

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY...

* WHAT...Life-threatening wind chills expected. Wind chills as low
  as 40 below zero can be expected during the overnight hours into
  Monday morning.

* WHERE...All of central Iowa.

* WHEN...Until noon CST Monday.

* IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills could cause 
  frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Avoid outside activities if possible. When outside, make sure you
wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves.

&&

$$

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
https://weather.gov/desmoines
677 
WWUS43 KDMX 150944
WSWDMX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
344 AM CST Mon Feb 15 2021

...Life-Threatening Cold Wind Chills to Persist into Tuesday...

.Bitterly cold temperatures continue across Iowa to start the new
week. These temperatures combined with north winds will produce
life-threatening wind chills and precautions should be taken to
minimize outdoor exposure.

IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-057>062-070>075-
081>086-092>097-151745-
/O.EXT.KDMX.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-210216T1600Z/
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-
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, Tama, Toledo, Traer, Dysart, Gladbrook, Audubon, 
Exira, Guthrie Center, Panora, Bayard, Casey, Perry, Waukee, 
Adel, Des Moines, Newton, Grinnell, Atlantic, Greenfield, Stuart,
Adair, Fontanelle, Winterset, Earlham, Indianola, Norwalk, 
Carlisle, Pella, Knoxville, Oskaloosa, Corning, Creston, Osceola,
Chariton, Albia, Ottumwa, Bedford, Lenox, New Market, Mount Ayr, 
Lamoni, Leon, Corydon, Seymour, Allerton, Humeston, Centerville, 
and Bloomfield
344 AM CST Mon Feb 15 2021

...WIND CHILL WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST TUESDAY...

* WHAT...Life-threatening wind chills expected. Wind chills from
  30 below zero to as low as 40 below zero can be expected this
  morning and again tonight into Tuesday morning.

* WHERE...All of central Iowa.

* WHEN...Until 10 AM CST Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills could cause 
  frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Avoid outside activities if possible. When outside, make sure you
wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves.

&&

$$

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
https://weather.gov/desmoines
734 
WWUS43 KDMX 151513
WSWDMX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
913 AM CST Mon Feb 15 2021

...Life-Threatening Cold Wind Chills to Persist into Tuesday...

.Bitterly cold temperatures continue across Iowa this morning and
will persist through the rest of today into Tuesday morning. 
These temperatures combined with north winds will produce life- 
threatening wind chills and precautions should be taken to 
minimize outdoor exposure.

IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-057>062-070>075-
081>086-092>097-152315-
/O.CON.KDMX.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-210216T1600Z/
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-
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, Tama, Toledo, Traer, Dysart, Gladbrook, Audubon, 
Exira, Guthrie Center, Panora, Bayard, Casey, Perry, Waukee, 
Adel, Des Moines, Newton, Grinnell, Atlantic, Greenfield, Stuart,
Adair, Fontanelle, Winterset, Earlham, Indianola, Norwalk, 
Carlisle, Pella, Knoxville, Oskaloosa, Corning, Creston, Osceola,
Chariton, Albia, Ottumwa, Bedford, Lenox, New Market, Mount Ayr, 
Lamoni, Leon, Corydon, Seymour, Allerton, Humeston, Centerville, 
and Bloomfield
913 AM CST Mon Feb 15 2021

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST TUESDAY...

* WHAT...Life-threatening wind chills expected. Wind chills from 
  30 below zero to as low as 40 below zero can be expected this 
  morning and again tonight into Tuesday morning.

* WHERE...All of central Iowa.

* WHEN...Until 10 AM CST Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills could cause 
  frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Avoid outside activities if possible. When outside, make sure you
wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves.

&&

$$

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
https://weather.gov/desmoines
053 
WWUS43 KDMX 152119
WSWDMX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
319 PM CST Mon Feb 15 2021

...Life-Threatening Cold Wind Chills to Persist into Tuesday...

.Bitterly cold temperatures continue through tonight into Tuesday
morning. These temperatures combined with north winds will 
produce life-threatening wind chills and precautions should be 
taken to minimize outdoor exposure.

IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-057>062-070>075-
081>086-092>097-160530-
/O.CON.KDMX.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-210216T1600Z/
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-
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, Tama, Toledo, Traer, Dysart, Gladbrook, Audubon, 
Exira, Guthrie Center, Panora, Bayard, Casey, Perry, Waukee, 
Adel, Des Moines, Newton, Grinnell, Atlantic, Greenfield, Stuart,
Adair, Fontanelle, Winterset, Earlham, Indianola, Norwalk, 
Carlisle, Pella, Knoxville, Oskaloosa, Corning, Creston, Osceola,
Chariton, Albia, Ottumwa, Bedford, Lenox, New Market, Mount Ayr, 
Lamoni, Leon, Corydon, Seymour, Allerton, Humeston, Centerville, 
and Bloomfield
319 PM CST Mon Feb 15 2021

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST TUESDAY...

* WHAT...Life-threatening wind chills expected. Wind chills from 
  30 below zero to as low as 40 below zero can be expected this 
  morning and again tonight into Tuesday morning.

* WHERE...All of central Iowa.

* WHEN...Until 10 AM CST Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills could cause 
  frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Avoid outside activities if possible. When outside, make sure you
wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves.

&&

$$

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
https://weather.gov/desmoines
188 
WWUS43 KDMX 160257
WSWDMX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
857 PM CST Mon Feb 15 2021

...Life-Threatening Cold Wind Chills to Persist into Tuesday...

.Bitterly cold temperatures will persist through tonight into 
Tuesday morning. These temperatures combined with north winds will
produce life-threatening wind chills and precautions should be 
taken to minimize outdoor exposure.

IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-057>062-070>075-
081>086-092>097-161100-
/O.CON.KDMX.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-210216T1600Z/
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-
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, Tama, Toledo, Traer, Dysart, Gladbrook, Audubon, 
Exira, Guthrie Center, Panora, Bayard, Casey, Perry, Waukee, 
Adel, Des Moines, Newton, Grinnell, Atlantic, Greenfield, Stuart,
Adair, Fontanelle, Winterset, Earlham, Indianola, Norwalk, 
Carlisle, Pella, Knoxville, Oskaloosa, Corning, Creston, Osceola,
Chariton, Albia, Ottumwa, Bedford, Lenox, New Market, Mount Ayr, 
Lamoni, Leon, Corydon, Seymour, Allerton, Humeston, Centerville, 
and Bloomfield
857 PM CST Mon Feb 15 2021

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST TUESDAY...

* WHAT...Life-threatening wind chills. Wind chills from 30 below
  zero to as low as 40 below zero.

* WHERE...Central Iowa.

* WHEN...Until 10 AM CST Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills could cause 
  frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Avoid outside activities if possible. When outside, make sure you
wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves. 

&&

$$

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
https://weather.gov/desmoines

Ansorge
720 
WWUS43 KDMX 160854
WSWDMX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
254 AM CST Tue Feb 16 2021

...Life-Threatening Cold Wind Chills to Persist into This Morning...

.Bitterly cold temperatures will persist through mid-morning. 
These temperatures combined with north winds will produce life- 
threatening wind chills and precautions should be taken to 
minimize outdoor exposure.

IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-057>062-070>075-
081>086-092>097-161600-
/O.CON.KDMX.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-210216T1600Z/
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-
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, Tama, Toledo, Traer, Dysart, Gladbrook, Audubon, 
Exira, Guthrie Center, Panora, Bayard, Casey, Perry, Waukee, 
Adel, Des Moines, Newton, Grinnell, Atlantic, Greenfield, Stuart,
Adair, Fontanelle, Winterset, Earlham, Indianola, Norwalk, 
Carlisle, Pella, Knoxville, Oskaloosa, Corning, Creston, Osceola,
Chariton, Albia, Ottumwa, Bedford, Lenox, New Market, Mount Ayr, 
Lamoni, Leon, Corydon, Seymour, Allerton, Humeston, Centerville, 
and Bloomfield
254 AM CST Tue Feb 16 2021

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS
MORNING...

* WHAT...Dangerously cold wind chills. Wind chills as low as 40
  below zero.

* WHEN...Until 10 AM CST this morning.

* IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills could cause 
  frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Avoid outside activities if possible. When outside, make sure you
wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves. 

&&

$$

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https://weather.gov/desmoines
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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
955 AM CST Tue Feb 16 2021

...Dangerous Cold Ending, Temps Remain Well Below Normal Today...

.Temperatures and wind chills have seen a modest improvement this
morning with the sunlight. The Wind Chill Warning will be allowed
to expire. Wind chill values around 20 degrees below zero are 
still possible through noon today. While the dangerous cold is 
coming to an end, there will still be hazards associated with the 
well below normal temperatures. If you must be outside today, 
please prepare accordingly. A gradual improvement to temperatures 
is forecast in the coming days.

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081>086-092>097-161700-
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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-
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, Tama, Toledo, Traer, Dysart, Gladbrook, Audubon, 
Exira, Guthrie Center, Panora, Bayard, Casey, Perry, Waukee, 
Adel, Des Moines, Newton, Grinnell, Atlantic, Greenfield, Stuart,
Adair, Fontanelle, Winterset, Earlham, Indianola, Norwalk, 
Carlisle, Pella, Knoxville, Oskaloosa, Corning, Creston, Osceola,
Chariton, Albia, Ottumwa, Bedford, Lenox, New Market, Mount Ayr, 
Lamoni, Leon, Corydon, Seymour, Allerton, Humeston, Centerville, 
and Bloomfield
955 AM CST Tue Feb 16 2021

...WIND CHILL WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM CST THIS MORNING...

The dangerous wind chill values of 30 below zero and colder have
come to an end. Expect a few more hours of wind chills around 20
below zero before gradually improving this afternoon. Please still
use caution if you need to be outdoors today. Temperatures will
remain well below normal for the next two days.

$$

Krull

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
https://weather.gov/desmoines

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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.