Winter Storm Warnings From Weather Office in the Quad Cities

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
1251 PM CST SAT DEC 22 2007
...DANGEROUS WINTER STORM TO IMPACT REGION THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING...
.A STRENGTHENING STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTHEAST TODAY...
REACHING NORTHEAST WISCONSIN BY SUNDAY MORNING. RAIN WILL CHANGE
TO SNOW FROM WEST TO EAST FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS
EVENING. A BRIEF PERIOD OF SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN MAY RESULT IN
MINOR ICE ACCUMULATIONS DURING THE CHANGEOVER. DRIVING AND
WALKING SURFACES MAY BECOME ICY AS THE FALLING TEMPERATURES
FREEZE ANY MOISTURE ALREADY IN PLACE. SNOW AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 8
INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. VERY STRONG NORTHWEST
WINDS WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW. SOME LOCATIONS COULD EXPERIENCE NEAR BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS BY LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. DANGEROUSLY
COLD WIND CHILLS WILL ALSO EXIST. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS.
BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-BENTON-LINN-JONES-JACKSON-IOWA-JOHNSON-
CEDAR-CLINTON-MUSCATINE-KEOKUK-WASHINGTON-LOUISA-JEFFERSON-
HENRY IA-VAN BUREN-JO DAVIESS-SCOTLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDEPENDENCE...MANCHESTER...DUBUQUE...
VINTON...CEDAR RAPIDS...ANAMOSA...MAQUOKETA...MARENGO...
IOWA CITY...TIPTON...CLINTON...MUSCATINE...SIGOURNEY...
WASHINGTON...WAPELLO...FAIRFIELD...MOUNT PLEASANT...KEOSAUQUA....
GALENA...MEMPHIS
1251 PM CST SAT DEC 22 2007
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST
SUNDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST SUNDAY.
RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING
FROM WEST TO EAST. A BRIEF PERIOD OF SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN MAY
RESULT IN MINOR ICE ACCUMULATIONS DURING THE CHANGEOVER. DRIVING
AND WALKING SURFACES MAY BECOME ICY AS THE FALLING TEMPERATURES
FREEZE ANY MOISTURE ALREADY IN PLACE.
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL AT TIMES THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 8 INCHES ARE LIKELY IN THE
WARNING AREA...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. IN
ADDITION...BY LATE THIS EVENING...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35
MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH...WILL CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THE BLOWING SNOW IS LIKELY TO CREATE VERY
DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS 6 INCHES OR MORE OF SNOW...COMBINED
WITH STRONG WINDS AND POSSIBLY...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN IS
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE...SO ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY AND TAKE YOUR WINTER
SURVIVAL KIT.
SCOTT-DES MOINES-LEE-STEPHENSON-CARROLL-WHITESIDE-ROCK ISLAND-
HENRY IL-BUREAU-PUTNAM-MERCER-HENDERSON-WARREN-HANCOCK-MCDONOUGH-
CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETTENDORF...DAVENPORT...BURLINGTON...
FORT MADISON...FREEPORT...MOUNT CARROLL...STERLING...ROCK FALLS...
MOLINE...ROCK ISLAND...KEWANEE...PRINCETON...HENNEPIN...ALEDO...
OQUAWKA...MONMOUTH..CARTHAGE...MACOMB...KAHOKA
1251 PM CST SAT DEC 22 2007
...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM
THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST SUNDAY...
A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 12 PM CST SUNDAY.
RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW THIS EVENING FROM WEST TO EAST. A BRIEF
PERIOD OF SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN MAY RESULT IN MINOR ICE
ACCUMULATIONS DURING THE CHANGEOVER. DRIVING AND WALKING SURFACES
MAY BECOME ICY AS THE FALLING TEMPERATURES FREEZE ANY MOISTURE
ALREADY IN PLACE.
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL AT TIMES THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE LIKELY IN THE WATCH
AREA...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...BY LATE
TONIGHT...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 50
MPH...MAY CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. BLOWING SNOW
MAY CREATE DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.
A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE
LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. BE
CAREFUL WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS.
BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-BENTON-LINN-JONES-JACKSON-IOWA-JOHNSON-
CEDAR-CLINTON-MUSCATINE-SCOTT-KEOKUK-WASHINGTON-LOUISA-JEFFERSON-
HENRY IA-DES MOINES-VAN BUREN-LEE-ROCK ISLAND-SCOTLAND-CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDEPENDENCE...MANCHESTER...DUBUQUE...
VINTON...CEDAR RAPIDS...ANAMOSA...MAQUOKETA...MARENGO...
IOWA CITY...TIPTON...CLINTON...MUSCATINE...BETTENDORF...
DAVENPORT...SIGOURNEY...WASHINGTON...WAPELLO...FAIRFIELD...
MOUNT PLEASANT...BURLINGTON...KEOSAUQUA....FORT MADISON...
MOLINE...ROCK ISLAND...MEMPHIS...KAHOKA
110 PM CST SAT DEC 22 2007
...ICY DRIVING AND WALKING SURFACES...
EXPECT SOME ICY DRIVING AND WALKING SURFACES AS TEMPERATURES FALL
BELOW FREEZING INTO THIS EVENING. THE TEMPERATURES WILL FALL FROM
WEST TO EAST. ICY CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP IN LOCATIONS WHICH HAVE
NOT RECEIVED ANY PRECIPITATION SINCE THE FALLING TEMPERATURES MAY
FREEZE ANY MOISTURE ALREADY IN PLACE.
LOCATIONS WITH TEMPERATURES ALREADY BELOW FREEZING ARE PRESENTLY AT
RISK FOR ICY CONDITIONS. IN LOCATIONS WITH TEMPERATURES PRESENTLY
ABOVE FREEZING...THE RISK OF ICY CONDITIONS WILL INCREASE ONCE THE
TEMPERATURE APPROACHES AND THEN FALLS BELOW FREEZING.
BE ALERT BECAUSE DRIVING AND WALKING SURFACES CAN BE ICY EVEN WHEN
THEY ONLY APPEAR TO BE WET.
FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-
DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-
ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE-
APPANOOSE-DAVIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY...ELDORA...
GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...ADEL...
DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...GREENFIELD...WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...
KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...CORNING...CRESTON...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...
ALBIA..OTTUMWA...BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR...LEON...CORYDON...
CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD
100 PM CST SAT DEC 22 2007
.NOW...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY...
EXPECT SNOW TO CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN AREAL COVERAGE AND
INTENSITY THIS AFTERNOON FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST. VISIBILITIES
WILL DECREASE TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE OR LESS IN SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW BY MID AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. SNOW
RATES WILL APPROACH ONE TO TWO INCHES PER HOUR WITH IN THE
HEAVIEST BANDS. EXPECT ROADS AND WALKWAYS TO QUICKLY DETERIORATE
THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON.
WORTH-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-WRIGHT-HAMILTON-GREENE-BOONE-AUDUBON-
GUTHRIE-CASS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTHWOOD...GARNER...MASON CITY...CLARION...
WEBSTER CITY...JEFFERSON...BOONE...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...
ATLANTIC
100 PM CST SAT DEC 22 2007
.NOW...
...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY...
LIGHT SNOW CAN BE EXPECT TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON WITH TOTAL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE BY 10 PM THIS EVENING.
GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING SNOW AS WILL AND WILL
FURTHER REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES.
ALLAMAKEE-BUFFALO-CHICKASAW-CLARK-FAYETTE-FILLMORE-FLOYD-HOUSTON-
HOWARD-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-TAYLOR-TREMPEALEAU-WINNESHIEK-WINONA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLACK RIVER FALLS...CHARLES CITY...
DECORAH...LA CROSSE...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...OELWEIN...WAUKON...
WINONA
202 PM CST SAT DEC 22 2007
.NOW...
AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW AND DRIZZLE WILL TURN OVER TO MAINLY LIGHT SNOW
THROUGH 4 PM AS COLDER AIR CONTINUES TO FILTER INTO THE AREA. A
PATCH OR TWO OF FREEZING DRIZZLE IS ALSO POSSIBLE...ALTHOUGH ICY
TRAVEL IS NOT EXPECTED TO DEVELOP UNTIL THIS EVENING. ANY SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS WILL REMAIN LIGHT THROUGH 4 PM. AFTER 4 PM...SNOW
WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY NORTHEAST OUT OF IOWA INTO MUCH OF THE AREA...
AND ROAD CONDITIONS WILL QUICKLY DETERIORATE.
ADAMS-CLAYTON-CRAWFORD-GRANT-JUNEAU-MONROE-RICHLAND-VERNON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MAUSTON...PLATTEVILLE...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...
RICHLAND CENTER...SPARTA/TOMAH...VIROQUA
202 PM CST SAT DEC 22 2007
.NOW...
AREAS OF FOG AND DRIZZLE WILL GRADUALLY BEGIN TO MIX WITH OR CHANGE
TO LIGHT SNOW THROUGH 4 PM AS A COLD FRONT SETTLES THROUGH THE
AREA. ACCUMULATIONS OF ICE OR SNOW ARE NOT EXPECTED THROUGH THIS
TIME. VISIBILITIES IN FOG WILL BE REDUCED TO A MILE AT TIMES...AND A
PATCH OR TWO OF FREEZING DRIZZLE MAY ALSO OCCUR.
DODGE-MITCHELL-MOWER-OLMSTED-WABASHA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUSTIN...ROCHESTER
202 PM CST SAT DEC 22 2007
.NOW...
COLD AIR ON STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO POUR INTO THE
AREA. RADARS IN IOWA SHOWED SNOW MOVING RAPIDLY NORTHEAST TOWARD
THE AREA...AND PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW SHOULD DEVELOP THIS EVENING
ACROSS THE AREA.