Other Bitterly Cold Weather Reminders

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1252 PM CST FRI JAN 18 2008
...BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS TO IMPACT THE REGION...
A NORTHWEST WIND AT 15 TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE MINOR BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW. THE BIGGER CONCERN FOR THE REMAINDER OF TODAY AND
TONIGHT...VERY COLD TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTHERN
HALF OF CENTRAL IOWA TONIGHT WITH A BRISK WIND COMBINING TO DROP
WIND CHILLS TO BITTER COLD LEVELS CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY
MORNING.
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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY...
NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS...
HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY...SAC CITY...
ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA...
GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON...
BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO
1252 PM CST FRI JAN 18 2008
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING
TO 11 AM CST SATURDAY...
...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS CANCELLED THE
BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT
FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM CST SATURDAY.
WINDS REMAIN IN THE 10 TO 20 MPH RANGE WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME
MINOR BLOWING SNOW OR DRIFTING SNOW MAY OCCUR...BUT IS NOT
EXPECTED TO BECOME A MAJOR TRAVELING PROBLEM FOR THE REMAINDER OF
THE AFTERNOON HOURS.
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.
AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-ADAMS-UNION-
CLARKE-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ADEL...
DES MOINES...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD...WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...
CORNING...CRESTON...OSCEOLA...BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR...LEON
1252 PM CST FRI JAN 18 2008
...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS CANCELLED THE
BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY.
WINDS REMAIN IN THE 10 TO 20 MPH RANGE WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME
MINOR BLOWING SNOW OR DRIFTING SNOW MAY OCCUR...BUT IS NOT
EXPECTED TO BECOME A MAJOR TRAVELING PROBLEM FOR THE REMAINDER OF
THE AFTERNOON HOURS.