ARCTIC BLAST AND BLOWING SNOW TO AFFECT CENTRAL AND SOUTH

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
350 AM CST SAT FEB 9 2008
...ARCTIC BLAST AND BLOWING SNOW TO AFFECT CENTRAL AND SOUTH
CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN THIS WEEKEND...
.A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT BEGINNING AT 4 AM
SATURDAY MORNING ACROSS WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...AND AT 6 AM
SATURDAY MORNING ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH
CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN.
SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS CENTRAL MINNESOTA THIS
MORNING AS AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT PLOWS THROUGH THE REGION. STRONG
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH SOME GUSTS TO 45 MPH...WILL
DEVELOP IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT...FIRST OVER WEST CENTRAL
MINNESOTA...AND THEN SPREAD QUICKLY ACROSS THE REST OF THE AREA.
THE STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED
VISIBILITIES. TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO FALL THROUGH THE
DAY...CAUSING WIND CHILL VALUES TO FALL TO BETWEEN 25 BELOW AND 35
BELOW ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
WINDS WILL DECREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH TONIGHT DECREASING
THE BLOWING SNOW THREAT...BUT EVEN MORE DANGEROUS WIND CHILL
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. WIND CHILL
READINGS MAY DROP AS LOW AS 40 TO 45 BELOW ON SUNDAY MORNING. A
WIND CHILL WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM 6 PM SATURDAY EVENING FOR
AREAS WEST AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM ABOUT ONAMIA TO LITCHFIELD TO
MONTEVIDEO TO DAWSON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING AND FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING FOR THE REST OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH
CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN.
MILLE LACS-KANABEC-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-
RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-BROWN-
NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-
MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-
PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRINCETON...MORA...ELK RIVER...
CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...
ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...
SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...
FARIBAULT...RED WING...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...
FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...
RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...
RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...
PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA
350 AM CST SAT FEB 9 2008
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM
CST SUNDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 12 PM CST SUNDAY. THE WIND CHILL WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT.
SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS CENTRAL MINNESOTA THIS
MORNING AS AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT PLOWS THROUGH THE REGION. STRONG
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH SOME GUSTS TO 45 MPH...WILL
DEVELOP IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT...FIRST OVER WEST CENTRAL
MINNESOTA...AND THEN SPREAD QUICKLY ACROSS THE REST OF THE AREA.
THE STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED
VISIBILITIES. TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO FALL THROUGH THE
DAY...CAUSING WIND CHILL VALUES TO FALL TO BETWEEN 25 BELOW AND 35
BELOW ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
WINDS WILL DECREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH TONIGHT DECREASING
THE BLOWING SNOW THREAT...BUT EVEN MORE DANGEROUS WIND CHILL
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. WIND CHILL
READINGS MAY DROP AS LOW AS 40 TO 45 BELOW ON SUNDAY MORNING. A
WIND CHILL WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR PARTS OF CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA EAST AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM ABOUT ONAMIA TO
LITCHFIELD TO MONTEVIDEO TO DAWSON AND FOR WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN
FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.
A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
...DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP TODAY...
.WINDS CHILLS OF 35 TO 45 BELOW ZERO WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT...AS A
STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE NORTHERN GREAT LAKES.
THIS FRONT WILL DRIVE A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE REGION
TODAY...BRINGING SOME LIGHT SNOW WITH IT...BUT ONLY MINIMAL
ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR LESS ARE EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
HOWEVER...WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG AND GUSTY AS THE DAY WEARS
ON...FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.
THESE WINDS WILL BLOW AND DRIFT THE FALLING AND ALREADY FALLEN
SNOW. SOME WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS COULD DEVELOP IN THE FAVORED OPEN
AND UNSHELTERED AREAS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...NORTHEAST IOWA AND
AREA RIDGE-TOPS LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS A RESULT.
TONIGHT...COLD AIR WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION...WITH TEMPERATURES
DROPPING INTO THE TEENS BELOW ZERO BY SUNDAY MORNING. ADD IN THE
STRONG WINDS AND WIND CHILLS OF -35 TO -45 CAN BE EXPECTED FROM
LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. FROST BITE CAN DEVELOP IN AS
LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES WITH WIND CHILLS THIS COLD.
IF TRAVELING TODAY AND TONIGHT...BE PREPARED FOR REDUCED
VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN OPEN AND UNSHELTERED AREAS FROM THE
BLOWING SNOW. SOME SLICK SPOTS COULD ALSO DEVELOP ON AREA
ROADWAYS. TONIGHT...VENTURING OUT IS NOT RECOMMEND...BUT IF YOU
HAVE TO...DRESS FOR THE COLD. WEAR SEVERAL LAYERS OF CLOTHES AND
PROTECT ANY EXPOSED SKIN.
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-
WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-
JACKSON-LA CROSSE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...ROCHESTER...
WINONA...AUSTIN...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...BLACK RIVER FALLS...
LA CROSSE
232 AM CST SAT FEB 9 2008
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS
MORNING TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM
CST SUNDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM CST
SUNDAY. THE WIND CHILL WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO
MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT.
WIND CHILLS OF 35 TO 45 BELOW ZERO CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT...CONTINUING
INTO SUNDAY MORNING. FROST BITE CAN DEVELOP IN AS LITTLE AS 10
MINUTES WITH WIND CHILLS THIS COLD.
MEANWHILE...SOME LIGHT SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY...WITH
ACCUMULATIONS UP TO AN INCH. HOWEVER...STRONG WINDS WILL INTERACT
WITH THIS SNOW...AND THE SNOW ON THE GROUND...LEADING TO SOME
BLOWING AND DRIFTING. SOME WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS COULD DEVELOP IN
OPEN AND UNSHELTERED AREAS...INCLUDING AREA RIDGE-TOPS.
A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
ALLAMAKEE-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-
RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...OELWEIN...SPARTA/TOMAH...
MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...
PLATTEVILLE
232 AM CST SAT FEB 9 2008
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM
CST SUNDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM CST
SUNDAY. THE WIND CHILL WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT
CST TONIGHT.
WIND CHILLS OF 35 TO 45 BELOW ZERO CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT...CONTINUING
INTO SUNDAY MORNING. FROST BITE CAN DEVELOP IN AS LITTLE AS 10
MINUTES WITH WIND CHILLS THIS COLD.
MEANWHILE...SOME LIGHT SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY...WITH
ACCUMULATIONS UP TO AN INCH. HOWEVER...STRONG WINDS WILL INTERACT
WITH THIS SNOW...AND THE SNOW ON THE GROUND...LEADING TO SOME
BLOWING AND DRIFTING. SOME WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS COULD DEVELOP IN
OPEN AND UNSHELTERED AREAS...INCLUDING AREA RIDGE-TOPS.
A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
.A STRONG ARCTIC FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING.
STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND THE FRONT AND
TEMPERATURES WILL FALL THROUGH THE DAY. BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED
TO DEVELOP ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 29 AS WINDS INCREASE. IN
ADDITION...THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES
WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILLS OF 15 TO 25 BELOW THIS AFTERNOON.
LINCOLN-LYON-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-PIPESTONE-BROOKINGS-MOODY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON...
IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE...
PIPESTONE...BROOKINGS...FLANDREAU
332 AM CST SAT FEB 9 2008
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
SUNDAY...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
SUNDAY.
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AND EAST
CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA THIS MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO
25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL
PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS...REDUCING VISIBILITIES BELOW
ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL THROUGHOUT THE
DAY...AND BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WILL APPROACH ZERO
WITH WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES OF 15 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO. WINDS
WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING...ENDING THE THREAT OF BLOWING
SNOW. HOWEVER...WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES
WELL BELOW ZERO WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS FROM 25 TO 40 BELOW ZERO
THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT.
BLOWING SNOW COMBINED WITH BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL PRODUCE
DANGEROUS CONDITIONS. BE PREPARED FOR REDUCED VISIBILITY WHEN
DRIVING IN OPEN AREAS. BE SURE TO DRESS WARMLY AND COVER ALL
EXPOSED SKIN.
LYON-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-OBRIEN-CLAY-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE-
BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-NOBLES-JACKSON-ROCK-DIXON-DAKOTA-
MINNEHAHA-TURNER-LINCOLN-UNION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD...
LARCHWOOD...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD...ARNOLDS PARK...
ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN...
SPENCER...LE MARS...CHEROKEE...STORM LAKE...SIOUX CITY...
IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK...WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...
LAKEFIELD...LUVERNE...WAKEFIELD...PONCA...ALLEN...
SOUTH SIOUX CITY...SIOUX FALLS...PARKER...CENTERVILLE...MARION...
VIBORG...HURLEY...CHANCELLOR..CANTON...LENNOX...TEA...
HARRISBURG...VERMILLION...NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD...
ELK POINT...ALCESTER...JEFFERSON
332 AM CST SAT FEB 9 2008
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS
MORNING TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS
MORNING TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY.
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS MORNING.
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND
40 MPH. THIS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS...REDUCING
VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...AND BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES
WILL FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS WITH WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES OF
10 BELOW TO 20 BELOW ZERO. WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH THIS
EVENING...ENDING THE THREAT OF BLOWING SNOW. HOWEVER...WINDS OF 15
TO 25 MPH COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW ZERO WILL PRODUCE
WIND CHILLS FROM 20 TO 35 BELOW ZERO THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT.
BLOWING SNOW COMBINED WITH BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL PRODUCE
DANGEROUS CONDITIONS. BE PREPARED FOR REDUCED VISIBILITY WHEN
DRIVING IN OPEN AREAS. BE SURE TO DRESS WARMLY AND COVER ALL
EXPOSED SKIN.
BEADLE-KINGSBURY-JERAULD-SANBORN-MINER-LAKE-DAVISON-HANSON-MCCOOK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HURON...DE SMET...ARLINGTON...
LAKE PRESTON...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA...WOONSOCKET...
HOWARD...MADISON...MITCHELL...ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...SALEM...
CANISTOTA...BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE
332 AM CST SAT FEB 9 2008
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 3 AM
CST SUNDAY...
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 3 AM
CST SUNDAY.
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING.
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 BY THIS AFTERNOON...AS
TEMPERATURES FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO. WIND CHILL
TEMPERATURES OF 15 BELOW TO 25 BELOW CAN BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON.
WINDS WILL SLOWLY DECREASE AFTER SUNSET...HOWEVER...WINDS OF 10
TO 20 MPH COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW
ZERO...WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO MUCH
OF SATURDAY NIGHT.
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN A STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE
WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR
EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 20 DEGREES
BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. THOSE PLANNING
TO VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL
EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED.
...VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS TO PRODUCE BITTERLY COLD
WIND CHILLS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...
.A STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL PUSH VERY COLD AIR INTO REGION ON
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH. WIND
CHILLS OF -20 TO BELOW -40 DEGREES WILL OCCUR OVER THE REGION
RESULTING IN A DANGEROUS RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND RISK TO LIFE FOR
THOSE OUTSIDE NOT PROTECTED FROM THE ELEMENTS.
BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-BENTON-LINN-JONES-JACKSON-CEDAR-CLINTON-
JO DAVIESS-STEPHENSON-CARROLL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDEPENDENCE...MANCHESTER...DUBUQUE...
VINTON...CEDAR RAPIDS...ANAMOSA...MAQUOKETA...TIPTON...CLINTON...
GALENA...FREEPORT..MOUNT CARROLL
346 AM CST SAT FEB 9 2008
...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM
CST SUNDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM
CST SUNDAY.
A STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL PUSH VERY COLD AIR INTO REGION ON
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH. THIS
WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF -30 TO -40 DEGREES AFTER MIDNIGHT
CONTINUING INTO LATE MORNING SUNDAY.
A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS A COMBINATION OF BITTERLY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES....
RESULTING IN FROST BITE ..HYPOTHERMIA OR EVEN DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS
ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...DRESS APPROPRIATELY
IN LAYERS COVERING EXPOSED SKIN. FROSTBITE WILL OCCUR IN AS FEW AS
15 TO 20 MINUTES IN THESE CONDITIONS.
IOWA-JOHNSON-MUSCATINE-SCOTT-KEOKUK-WASHINGTON-LOUISA-JEFFERSON-
HENRY IA-DES MOINES-VAN BUREN-LEE-WHITESIDE-ROCK ISLAND-HENRY IL-
BUREAU-PUTNAM-MERCER-HENDERSON-WARREN-HANCOCK-MCDONOUGH-SCOTLAND-
CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARENGO...IOWA CITY...MUSCATINE...
BETTENDORF...DAVENPORT...SIGOURNEY...WASHINGTON...WAPELLO...
FAIRFIELD...MOUNT PLEASANT...BURLINGTON...KEOSAUQUA....
FORT MADISON...STERLING...ROCK FALLS...MOLINE...ROCK ISLAND...
KEWANEE...PRINCETON...HENNEPIN...ALEDO...OQUAWKA...MONMOUTH..
CARTHAGE...MACOMB...MEMPHIS...KAHOKA
346 AM CST SAT FEB 9 2008
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM
CST SUNDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
12 PM CST SUNDAY.
A STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL PUSH VERY COLD AIR INTO REGION ON
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH. THIS
WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF -20 TO NEAR -30 DEGREES AFTER MIDNIGHT
LASTING INTO LATE MORNING SUNDAY.
A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS A COMBINATION OF BITTERLY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES....
RESULTING IN FROST BITE ...HYPOTHERMIA OR EVEN DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS
ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...DRESS APPROPRIATELY
IN LAYERS COVERING EXPOSED SKIN. FROSTBITE WILL OCCUR IN AS FEW AS
30 MINUTES IN THESE CONDITIONS.
$$
NICHOLS/SHEETS
...BLOWING SNOW AND BITTERLY COLD CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS
NORTHERN IOWA THIS AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY...
.A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP SOUTH ACROSS IOWA TODAY ACCOMPANIED BY
MINOR SNOW ACCUMULATION. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT
WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...ALONG WITH
BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.
EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY...
NORTHWOOD...GARNER...MASON CITY
355 AM CST SAT FEB 9 2008
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM
CST SUNDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM
CST SUNDAY. THE WIND CHILL WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT
CST TONIGHT.
SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TODAY ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY
3...ALTHOUGH LITTLE TO NO ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. HOWEVER...A VERY
STRONG NORTHWEST WIND WILL INCREASE BY THIS AFTERNOON AND
CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. EXPECT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS
OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH AT TIMES. THE WIND WILL
CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING OF THE RECENT SNOW PACK AND REDUCED
VISIBILITIES. WINDS WILL DIMINISH SOMEWHAT AFTER MIDNIGHT...BUT
WILL STILL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES
OF 30 TO 40 DEGREES BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF STRONG WINDS AND
BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND MAKE TRAVEL
DIFFICULT.
A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
PALO ALTO-POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EMMETSBURG...POCAHONTAS...HUMBOLDT...
CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON..WAVERLY
355 AM CST SAT FEB 9 2008
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM
CST SUNDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM
CST SUNDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON
TODAY TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT.
SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TODAY ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY
3...ALTHOUGH LITTLE TO NO ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. HOWEVER...A VERY
STRONG NORTHWEST WIND WILL INCREASE BY THIS AFTERNOON AND
CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. EXPECT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS
OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH AT TIMES. THE WIND WILL
CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING OF THE RECENT SNOW PACK AND REDUCED
VISIBILITIES. WINDS WILL DIMINISH SOMEWHAT AFTER MIDNIGHT...BUT
WILL STILL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES
OF 30 TO 40 DEGREES BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF STRONG WINDS AND
BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT.
A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-
TAMA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA...
GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO
355 AM CST SAT FEB 9 2008
...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM
CST SUNDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM
CST SUNDAY.
STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT
WITH SOME GRADUAL DECREASE INTO SUNDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION...
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP WELL BELOW ZERO OVERNIGHT. THE
COMBINATION OF THE COLD TEMPERATURES AND WINDS WILL LEAD TO WIND
CHILL VALUES OF 30 TO 35 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY
MORNING. SOME IMPROVEMENT IS SEEN BY MIDDAY SUNDAY AS TEMPERATURES
BEGIN TO WARM AND THE WINDS CONTINUE TO WEAKEN.
A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
SAC-CALHOUN-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-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...SAC CITY...ROCKWELL CITY...DENISON...
CARROLL...JEFFERSON...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ADEL...
DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD...
WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...CORNING...
CRESTON...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...BEDFORD...
MOUNT AYR...LEON...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD
355 AM CST SAT FEB 9 2008
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM
CST SUNDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
12 PM CST SUNDAY.
WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT WITH SOME GRADUAL
WEAKENING INTO SUNDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION...TEMPERATURES WILL BE
AROUND ZERO IF NOT SLIGHTLY BELOW BY LATE TONIGHT. THE COMBINATION
OF THE COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL PUSH WIND CHILLS TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30
BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. SOME IMPROVEMENT IS
EXPECTED BY MIDDAY SUNDAY AS SOME SLIGHT WARMING OCCURS ALONG WITH
THE GRADUAL DECREASE IN WIND SPEEDS.
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.
$$
COGIL
...DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP LATER TODAY...
.WINDS CHILLS OF 35 TO 45 BELOW ZERO WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT...AS A
STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE NORTHERN GREAT LAKES.
FIRST THOUGH...THIS LOW WILL DRIVE A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE REGION
TODAY...BRINGING SOME LIGHT SNOW WITH IT. ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE
MINOR...GENERALLY AN INCH OR LESS. HOWEVER...WINDS WILL BECOME
STRONG AND GUSTY AS THE DAY WEARS ON...FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 25 TO
35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL BLOW AND DRIFT THE
FALLING AND ALREADY FALLEN SNOW. SOME WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS COULD
DEVELOP IN THE OPEN AND UNSHELTERED AREAS OF SOUTHEAST
MINNESOTA...NORTHEAST IOWA AND AREA RIDGE-TOPS LATER THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS A RESULT.
TONIGHT...COLD AIR WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION...WITH TEMPERATURES
DROPPING INTO THE TEENS BELOW ZERO BY SUNDAY MORNING. ADD IN THE
STRONG WINDS AND WIND CHILLS OF -35 TO -45 CAN BE EXPECTED FROM
LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. FROST BITE CAN DEVELOP IN AS
LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES WITH WIND CHILLS THIS COLD.
IF TRAVELING TODAY AND TONIGHT...BE PREPARED FOR REDUCED
VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN OPEN AND UNSHELTERED AREAS FROM THE
BLOWING SNOW. SOME SLICK SPOTS COULD ALSO DEVELOP ON AREA
ROADWAYS. TONIGHT...VENTURING OUT IS NOT RECOMMEND...BUT IF YOU
HAVE TO...DRESS FOR THE COLD. WEAR SEVERAL LAYERS OF CLOTHES AND
PROTECT ANY EXPOSED SKIN.
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-
WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-
JACKSON-LA CROSSE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...ROCHESTER...
WINONA...AUSTIN...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...BLACK RIVER FALLS...
LA CROSSE
635 AM CST SAT FEB 9 2008
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
12 PM CST SUNDAY...
A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
12 PM CST SUNDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT.
WIND CHILLS OF 35 TO 45 BELOW ZERO CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT...
CONTINUING INTO SUNDAY MORNING. FROST BITE CAN DEVELOP IN AS
LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES WITH WIND CHILLS THIS COLD.
IN ADDITION...SOME LIGHT SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY...WITH
ACCUMULATIONS UP TO AN INCH. STRONG WINDS WILL INTERACT WITH THIS
SNOW...AND THE SNOW ON THE GROUND...LEADING TO SOME BLOWING AND
DRIFTING. SOME WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS COULD DEVELOP IN OPEN AND
UNSHELTERED AREAS...INCLUDING AREA RIDGE-TOPS.
A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
ALLAMAKEE-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-
RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...OELWEIN...SPARTA/TOMAH...
MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...
PLATTEVILLE
635 AM CST SAT FEB 9 2008
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...
...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
12 PM CST SUNDAY...
A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
12 PM CST SUNDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT
FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT.
WIND CHILLS OF 35 TO 45 BELOW ZERO CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT...
CONTINUING INTO SUNDAY MORNING. FROST BITE CAN DEVELOP IN AS
LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES WITH WIND CHILLS THIS COLD.
IN ADDITION...SOME LIGHT SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY...WITH
ACCUMULATIONS UP TO AN INCH. STRONG WINDS WILL INTERACT WITH THIS
SNOW...AND THE SNOW ON THE GROUND...LEADING TO SOME BLOWING AND
DRIFTING. SOME WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS COULD DEVELOP IN OPEN AND
UNSHELTERED AREAS...INCLUDING AREA RIDGE-TOPS.
A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
RIECK