...WINTER STORM WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ON ITS WAY...
.A LARGE AREA OF PRECIPITATION WAS EXPANDING RAPIDLY NORTHWARD
ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST INTO CENTRAL WISCONSIN. THIS
IS THE BEGINNING OF WHAT WILL BE A DANGEROUS AND HIGH IMPACT
WINTER STORM. IN FACT...DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHEAST IOWA
AND SOUTHWEST INTO CENTRAL WISCONSIN.
THE PRECIPITATION EARLY THIS MORNING WILL BE PRIMARILY IN THE
FORM OF FREEZING RAIN...GENERALLY SOUTHEAST OF A NEW HAMPTON IOWA
TO WISCONSIN RAPIDS WISCONSIN LINE. ICING ACCUMULATIONS IN THESE
AREAS WILL LIKELY BE UP TO A QUARTER TO A HALF OF AN INCH. THIS
FREEZING RAIN WILL QUICKLY CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW BY ABOUT 9 AM
THIS MORNING.
SNOW WILL FALL ACROSS THE AREA FROM ABOUT 9 AM THROUGH AT LEAST
6 PM THIS EVENING. HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED ALONG AND EAST OF A
LINE FROM NEW HAMPTON IOWA...TO LA CROSSE...BLACK RIVER FALLS...
AND NEILLSVILLE WISCONSIN. SNOW RATES UP TO AN INCH AND HOUR WILL
BE COMMON. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY RANGE FROM
5 TO 10 INCHES IN THE WINTER STORM WARNING AND BLIZZARD WARNING
AREAS...WITH SOME LOCATIONS RECEIVING UPWARDS OF 12 TO 14 INCHES.
THIS SNOW WILL BE ACCOMPANIED DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING BY
SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS IN THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE. THESE WINDS
WILL OCCASIONALLY GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. AT THIS TIME...THE GREATEST
THREAT FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS LOOK TO BE ALONG AND EAST OF A
LINE FROM CHARLES CITY IOWA...TO LA CROSSE AND WISCONSIN RAPIDS
WISCONSIN. THIS WILL COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN TRAVEL IN THESE AREAS.
IN ADDITION... STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREES AND
POWER LINES IN THE AREAS THAT PICK UP SIGNIFICANT ICE
ACCUMULATIONS THIS MORNING.
ALTHOUGH LESSER SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE FOUND WEST OF A LINE FROM
CHARLES CITY IOWA...TO ROCHESTER MINNESOTA AND MONDOVI
WISCONSIN...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL LIKELY CAUSE CONSIDERABLE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. THIS MAY RESULT IN NEAR WHITE-OUT
CONDITIONS AT TIMES AND THEREFORE DIFFICULT TRAVEL.
HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-HOUSTON-
LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...OELWEIN...
LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...
RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
533 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2008
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT
CST TONIGHT...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. A
BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT
CST TONIGHT.
FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHWEST
AND CENTRAL WISCONSIN...AS WELL AS NORTHEAST IOWA EARLY THIS
MORNING. THE FREEZING RAIN THREAT LOOKS TO BE GENERALLY SOUTHEAST
OF A NEW HAMPTON IOWA TO WISCONSIN RAPIDS WISCONSIN LINE. ICING
ACCUMULATIONS IN THESE AREAS WILL BE UP TO A QUARTER TO A HALF OF
AN INCH. THIS FREEZING RAIN WILL QUICKLY CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW
BY ABOUT 9 AM THIS MORNING.
THE PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY CHANGE OVER TO HEAVY SNOW BY ABOUT
9 AM. HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL ACROSS THE AREA FROM 9 AM THROUGH AT
LEAST 6 PM THIS EVENING. SNOW RATES UP TO AN INCH AND HOUR WILL
BE COMMON. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY RANGE FROM
5 TO 10 INCHES...WITH SOME LOCATIONS CERTAIN TO RECEIVE UPWARDS
OF 12 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW.
STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS
MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. THIS WILL LIKELY
RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION...FOR THOSE THAT SEE
SIGNIFICANT ICING THIS MORNING...THE STRONG WINDS MAY CREATE
DAMAGE TO INFRASTRUCTURE...IN DOWNED POWER LINES...EXTENDED LOSS
OF POWER...AND DOWNED TREES.
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.
FLOYD-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CHARLES CITY
533 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2008
...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON
CST TODAY...
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT
CST TONIGHT...
A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT
CST TONIGHT. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL NOON CST TODAY.
SNOW WILL DEVELOP THROUGH 9 AM THIS MORNING. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS
FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE COMMON BY THE TIME THE SNOW DIMINISHES
THIS EVENING.
NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO
40 MPH...WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH
VERY LOW VISIBILITIES. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CREATE
WIDESPREAD WHITEOUT CONDITIONS.
A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE
LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.
A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.
WINONA-FILLMORE-CLARK-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINONA...NEILLSVILLE...
BLACK RIVER FALLS
533 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2008
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT.
SNOW WILL DEVELOP THROUGH 9 AM THIS MORNING. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS
FROM 4 TO 7 INCHES WILL BE COMMON GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF OF AS MUCH AS 7 TO 10
INCHES WILL OCCUR EAST OF A LINE FROM BLACK RIVER FALLS TO
NEILLSVILLE WISCONSIN BY THE TIME THE SNOW DIMINISHES THIS
EVENING.
NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO
40 MPH...WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH
VERY LOW VISIBILITIES. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CREATE
NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. PERSONS ARE URGED TO REFRAIN FROM
TRAVELING TODAY IF AT ALL POSSIBLE.
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
MITCHELL-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-MOWER-TAYLOR-BUFFALO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...AUSTIN...MEDFORD
533 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2008
...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...
A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT
CST TONIGHT.
SNOW WILL DEVELOP THROUGH 9 AM THIS MORNING. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS
FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE COMMON ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM
OSAGE IOWA...TO WABASHA MINNESOTA...TO MONDOVI WISCONSIN. TOTAL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES WILL OCCUR EAST OF THAT LINE...AS
WELL AS ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN...INCLUDING MEDFORD...BY
THE TIME THE SNOW DIMINISHES THIS EVENING.
NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO
40 MPH...WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH
VERY LOW VISIBILITIES. PERSONS ARE URGED TO RECONSIDER IF
PLANNING TRAVELING TODAY.
A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE
LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.
...WINTER STORM WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ON ITS WAY...
.A LARGE AREA OF PRECIPITATION WAS EXPANDING RAPIDLY NORTHWARD
ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA AND INTO SOUTHWEST INTO CENTRAL WISCONSIN...
AS WELL AS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA. THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF WHAT WILL
BE A DANGEROUS AND HIGH IMPACT WINTER STORM. IN FACT...DURING THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS
PARTS OF NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST INTO CENTRAL WISCONSIN.
ANY MIXED PRECIPITATION IN THE FORM OF FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET EARLY
THIS MORNING WILL QUICKLY CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW BY 9 AM. SNOW
WILL FALL ACROSS THE AREA FROM ABOUT 9 AM THROUGH AT LEAST 6 PM
THIS EVENING. HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED ALONG AND EAST OF A LINE
FROM NEW HAMPTON IOWA...TO LA CROSSE...BLACK RIVER FALLS...AND
NEILLSVILLE WISCONSIN. SNOW RATES UP TO AN INCH AND HOUR WILL BE
COMMON. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY RANGE FROM 5 TO
10 INCHES IN THE WINTER STORM WARNING AND BLIZZARD WARNING
AREAS...WITH SOME LOCATIONS RECEIVING UPWARDS OF 12 TO 14 INCHES.
THIS SNOW WILL BE ACCOMPANIED DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING BY
SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS IN THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE. THESE WINDS
WILL OCCASIONALLY GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. AT THIS TIME...THE GREATEST
THREAT FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS LOOK TO BE ALONG AND EAST OF A
LINE FROM CHARLES CITY IOWA...TO LA CROSSE AND WISCONSIN RAPIDS
WISCONSIN. THIS WILL COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN TRAVEL IN THESE AREAS.
IN ADDITION... STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREES AND
POWER LINES IN THE AREAS THAT PICK UP SIGNIFICANT ICE
ACCUMULATIONS THIS MORNING.
ALTHOUGH LESSER SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE FOUND WEST OF A LINE FROM
CHARLES CITY IOWA...TO ROCHESTER MINNESOTA AND MONDOVI
WISCONSIN...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL LIKELY CAUSE CONSIDERABLE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. THIS MAY RESULT IN NEAR WHITE-OUT
CONDITIONS AT TIMES AND THEREFORE DIFFICULT TRAVEL.
HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-HOUSTON-
LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...OELWEIN...
LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...
RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
749 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2008
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT
CST TONIGHT...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. A
BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT
CST TONIGHT.
THROUGH AROUND 9 AM...FREEZING RAIN WILL BE CHANGING OVER TO SNOW
ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL WISCONSIN...AS WELL AS
NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHEAST CORNER OF MINNESOTA. SNOW WILL
INCREASE IN INTENSITY ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA THROUGH THE MORNING
AND CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. SNOW RATES UP TO AN INCH AND HOUR
WILL BE COMMON...WITH VISIBILITY LESS THAN A MILE. TOTAL SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY RANGE FROM 5 TO 10 INCHES...WITH SOME
LOCATIONS CERTAIN TO RECEIVE UPWARDS OF 12 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW.
STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS
MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. THIS WILL LIKELY
RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION...FOR THOSE THAT SAW
SIGNIFICANT ICING THIS MORNING...THE STRONG WINDS MAY CREATE
DAMAGE TO INFRASTRUCTURE...IN DOWNED POWER LINES...EXTENDED LOSS
OF POWER...AND DOWNED TREES.
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.
FLOYD-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CHARLES CITY
749 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2008
...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON
CST TODAY...
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT
CST TONIGHT...
A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT
CST TONIGHT. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL NOON CST TODAY.
SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON...
REDUCING VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES. TOTAL
ACCUMULATIONS FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE COMMON BY THE TIME THE
SNOW DIMINISHES THIS EVENING.
NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO
40 MPH...WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH
VERY LOW VISIBILITIES. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CREATE
WIDESPREAD WHITEOUT CONDITIONS.
A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE
LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.
A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.
WINONA-FILLMORE-CLARK-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINONA...NEILLSVILLE...
BLACK RIVER FALLS
749 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2008
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT.
SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING AND
CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. VISIBILITY COULD BE REDUCED TO LESS
THAN A MILE AT TIMES. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS FROM 4 TO 7 INCHES WILL
BE COMMON GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. TOTAL
ACCUMULATIONS OF OF AS MUCH AS 7 TO 10 INCHES WILL OCCUR EAST OF A
LINE FROM BLACK RIVER FALLS TO NEILLSVILLE WISCONSIN BY THE TIME
THE SNOW DIMINISHES THIS EVENING.
NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO
40 MPH...WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH
VERY LOW VISIBILITIES. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CREATE
NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. PERSONS ARE URGED TO REFRAIN FROM
TRAVELING TODAY IF AT ALL POSSIBLE.
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
MITCHELL-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-MOWER-TAYLOR-BUFFALO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...AUSTIN...MEDFORD
749 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2008
...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...
A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT
CST TONIGHT.
SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE MORNING AND
CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. VISIBILITY COULD BE REDUCED TO LESS
THAN A MILE AT TIMES. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL
BE COMMON ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM OSAGE IOWA...TO WABASHA
MINNESOTA...TO MONDOVI WISCONSIN. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6
INCHES WILL OCCUR EAST OF THAT LINE...AS WELL AS ACROSS NORTH
CENTRAL WISCONSIN...INCLUDING MEDFORD...BY THE TIME THE SNOW
DIMINISHES THIS EVENING.
NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO
40 MPH...WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH
VERY LOW VISIBILITIES. PERSONS ARE URGED TO RECONSIDER IF
PLANNING TRAVELING TODAY.
A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE
LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.
.A POTENT WINTER STORM WILL PUSH NORTHEAST THROUGH THE REGION
TODAY. THE FREEZING RAIN HAS MOVED TO THE EAST OF THE AREA. SNOW
AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY INTO THE
EVENING.
BREMER-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-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...WAVERLY...GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...
AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...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
902 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2008
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM CST THIS MORNING...
THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM CST THIS MORNING. A
BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT.
THE FREEZING RAIN HAS CHANGED TO SNOW OVER THE AREA. SNOW WILL
CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS BEFORE IT BEGINS TO TAPER
OFF. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES IS EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING.
A NORTHWEST WIND WILL INCREASE AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING
HOURS. EXPECT SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND
50 MPH AT TIMES. THIS WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW...WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS. IN ADDITION...THE COMBINATION OF ICE ACCRETION ON POWER
LINES AND THE HIGH WINDS COULD CAUSE POWER OUTAGES.
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS ARE ADVISING PEOPLE TO BE SURE
THEY HAVE A SUPPLY OF BATTERIES AND OTHER PROVISIONS. ALSO IT IS
SUGGESTED TO HAVE PORTABLE RADIOS AND BLANKETS ON HAND AS AN
EXTENDED PERIOD WITHOUT POWER IS POSSIBLE.
A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.
CERRO GORDO-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GREENE-
BOONE-AUDUBON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MASON CITY...CLARION...HAMPTON...
ALLISON...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA...JEFFERSON...
BOONE...AUDUBON
902 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2008
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT.
MIXED PRECIPITATION HAS CHANGED TO ALL SNOW. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 2
TO 6 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING. A NORTHWEST WIND
WILL INCREASE AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. EXPECT
SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH AT
TIMES. THIS WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW...WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.
A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.
KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-HANCOCK-POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-CALHOUN-
CARROLL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALGONA...FOREST CITY...NORTHWOOD...
GARNER...POCAHONTAS...HUMBOLDT...ROCKWELL CITY...CARROLL
902 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2008
...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM
CST THIS AFTERNOON...
A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
THIS AFTERNOON.
LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE...ALONG WITH INCREASING WINDS. EXPECT
SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH AT
TIMES... WHICH WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
VISIBILITIES WILL DROP BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES...WITH
BRIEF PERIODS OF NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE IN OPEN AREAS.
TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THIS
EVENING.
A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE
LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.
...VERY DANGEROUS WINTER STORM WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL
AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...
.A VERY DANGEROUS AND HIGH IMPACT WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE
AREA THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. IN FACT...DURING THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS PARTS OF
NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST INTO CENTRAL WISCONSIN.
A RAPIDLY STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM...LOCATED OVER WEST
CENTRAL ILLINOIS...WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS NORTHERN ILLINOIS...
SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN TODAY...AND NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN TONIGHT.
THIS SYSTEM IS ALREADY PRODUCING HEAVY SNOW EAST OF A NEILLSVILLE
WISCONSIN TO NEW HAMPTON IOWA LINE. SNOW AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY BE UP
TO AN INCH AN HOUR THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING AND INTO
THE AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY RANGE
FROM 5 TO 10 INCHES IN THE WINTER STORM WARNING AND BLIZZARD
WARNING AREAS...WITH SOME LOCATIONS RECEIVING UPWARDS OF 12 TO
14 INCHES.
THIS SNOW WILL BE ACCOMPANIED DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING BY
SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS IN THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE. THESE WINDS
WILL OCCASIONALLY GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. AT THIS TIME...THE GREATEST
THREAT FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS LOOK TO BE ALONG AND EAST OF A
LINE FROM CHARLES CITY IOWA...TO LA CROSSE AND WISCONSIN RAPIDS
WISCONSIN. THIS WILL COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN TRAVEL IN THESE AREAS.
IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREES AND
POWER LINES IN THE AREAS THAT PICK UP SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS
EARLIER THIS MORNING. AT THIS TIME...WE ARE PARTICULARLY CONCERNED
WITH THE AREAS BETWEEN ELKADER IOWA AND ARKDALE WISCONSIN.
ALTHOUGH LESSER SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE FOUND WEST OF A LINE FROM
CHARLES CITY IOWA...TO ROCHESTER MINNESOTA AND MONDOVI
WISCONSIN...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL LIKELY CAUSE CONSIDERABLE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. THIS MAY RESULT IN NEAR WHITE-OUT
CONDITIONS AT TIMES AND THEREFORE DIFFICULT TRAVEL.
HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-HOUSTON-
LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...OELWEIN...
LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...
RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
935 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2008
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. A
BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT.
HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL GENERALLY EAST OF A NEILLSVILLE
WISCONSIN TO NEW HAMPTON IOWA. SNOW RATES WILL BE UP TO AN INCH
AN HOUR THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TOTAL
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY RANGE FROM 5 TO 10 INCHES...
WITH SOME LOCATIONS CERTAIN TO RECEIVE UPWARDS OF 12 TO 14 INCHES
OF SNOW.
STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS
MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. THIS WILL LIKELY
RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION...FOR THOSE THAT SAW
SIGNIFICANT ICING THIS MORNING...THE STRONG WINDS MAY CREATE
DAMAGE TO INFRASTRUCTURE...IN DOWNED POWER LINES...EXTENDED LOSS
OF POWER...AND DOWNED TREES. AT THIS TIME...WE ARE PARTICULARLY
CONCERNED WITH THE AREAS BETWEEN ELKADER IOWA AND ARKDALE
WISCONSIN.
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.
FLOYD-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CHARLES CITY
935 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2008
...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON
CST TODAY...
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT.
A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
TODAY.
SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON...
REDUCING VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES. TOTAL
ACCUMULATIONS FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE COMMON BY THE TIME THE
SNOW DIMINISHES THIS EVENING.
NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO
40 MPH...WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH
VERY LOW VISIBILITIES. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CREATE
WIDESPREAD WHITEOUT CONDITIONS.
A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE
LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.
A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.
WINONA-FILLMORE-CLARK-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINONA...NEILLSVILLE...
BLACK RIVER FALLS
935 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2008
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT.
SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH
TODAY. SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE UP TO AN INCH AN HOUR. TOTAL
ACCUMULATIONS FROM 4 TO 7 INCHES WILL BE COMMON GENERALLY ALONG
AND WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF OF AS
MUCH AS 7 TO 10 INCHES WILL OCCUR EAST OF A LINE FROM BLACK RIVER
FALLS TO NEILLSVILLE WISCONSIN BY THE TIME THE SNOW DIMINISHES
THIS EVENING.
NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO
40 MPH...WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH
VERY LOW VISIBILITIES. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CREATE
NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. PERSONS ARE URGED TO REFRAIN FROM
TRAVELING TODAY IF AT ALL POSSIBLE.
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
MITCHELL-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-MOWER-TAYLOR-BUFFALO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...AUSTIN...MEDFORD
935 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2008
...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...
A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT
CST TONIGHT.
SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE COMMON
ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM OSAGE IOWA...TO WABASHA
MINNESOTA...TO MONDOVI WISCONSIN. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO
6 INCHES WILL OCCUR EAST OF THAT LINE...AS WELL AS ACROSS NORTH
CENTRAL WISCONSIN...INCLUDING MEDFORD...BY THE TIME THE SNOW
DIMINISHES THIS EVENING.
NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO
40 MPH...WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH
VERY LOW VISIBILITIES. PERSONS ARE URGED TO RECONSIDER IF
PLANNING TRAVELING TODAY.
A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE
LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.
MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE-OTOE-JOHNSON-NEMAHA-PAWNEE-
RICHARDSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENWOOD...RED OAK...SIDNEY...
CLARINDA...NEBRASKA CITY...TECUMSEH...AUBURN...PAWNEE CITY...
FALLS CITY
1010 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2008
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER STORM WARNING.
SNOW WILL DIMINISH TO FLURRIES OR END ACROSS THE AREA BY AROUND
NOON. MINOR ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY FROM FALLS CITY TO RED OAK
IOWA BEFORE NOON...ALONG WITH SOME BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS.
SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-DOUGLAS-SARPY-CASS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARLAN...COUNCIL BLUFFS...OMAHA...
BELLEVUE...PLATTSMOUTH
1010 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2008
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.
SNOW HAS DIMINISHED TO FLURRIES ACROSS THE AREA...AND NO FURTHER
ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY.
LANCASTER-SALINE-JEFFERSON-GAGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN...CRETE...FAIRBURY...BEATRICE
1010 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2008
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.
SIGNIFICANT SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS THE AREA.
...MAJOR WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING...
.A POTENT STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM EASTERN IOWA INTO THE GREAT
LAKES BY THIS EVENING. THIS STORM WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS TO PORTIONS OF EASTERN IOWA. IN ADDITION...STRONG
WINDS WILL DEVELOP AND CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW...CREATING
NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.
JACKSON-CLINTON-JO DAVIESS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MAQUOKETA...CLINTON...GALENA
1043 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2008
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT.
THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW THIS AFTERNOON. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW
IS EXPECTED OVER MUCH OF THE ADVISORY AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
THIS EVENING. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH GUSTING OVER 40 MPH
WILL CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE BLOWING SNOW AND
SNOW WILL CAUSE LOW VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
OF 1 TO 4 INCHES IS EXPECTED BY MIDNIGHT.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...
AND/OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED
FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND BE CAREFUL
WHILE DRIVING.
BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-BENTON-LINN-JONES-IOWA-JOHNSON-CEDAR-
KEOKUK-WASHINGTON-JEFFERSON-VAN BUREN-SCOTLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDEPENDENCE...MANCHESTER...DUBUQUE...
VINTON...CEDAR RAPIDS...ANAMOSA...MARENGO...IOWA CITY...TIPTON...
SIGOURNEY...WASHINGTON...FAIRFIELD...KEOSAUQUA....MEMPHIS
1043 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2008
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT.
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED OVER MUCH OF THE AREA THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. INCREASING NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH
WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH WILL CAUSE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH
CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT
TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN OR RURAL AREAS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM FAIRFIELD
TO DUBUQUE IOWA...WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES OVER THE
REST OF THE WARNING AREA.
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS 6 TO 8 INCHES OR MORE OF SNOW FALLING
AT INTENSE RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR...COMBINED WITH STRONG
WINDS...SLEET...AND SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF 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.
HENRY IA-DES MOINES-LEE-CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT PLEASANT...BURLINGTON...
FORT MADISON...KAHOKA
1043 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2008
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT.
RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW THIS AFTERNOON. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW
IS EXPECTED OVER MUCH OF THE ADVISORY AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
THIS EVENING. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH GUSTING OVER 40 MPH
WILL CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE BLOWING SNOW AND
SNOW WILL CAUSE LOW VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
OF 1 TO 4 INCHES IS EXPECTED BY MIDNIGHT.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...
AND/OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED
FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND BE CAREFUL
WHILE DRIVING.
MUSCATINE-SCOTT-ROCK ISLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUSCATINE...BETTENDORF...DAVENPORT...
MOLINE...ROCK ISLAND
1043 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2008
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT.
RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW THIS AFTERNOON. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW
IS EXPECTED OVER MUCH OF THE ADVISORY AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
THIS EVENING. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH GUSTING OVER 40 MPH
WILL CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE BLOWING SNOW AND
SNOW WILL CAUSE LOW VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
OF 1 TO 4 INCHES IS EXPECTED BY MIDNIGHT.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...
AND/OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED
FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND BE CAREFUL
WHILE DRIVING.
LOUISA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WAPELLO
1043 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2008
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT.
RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW THIS AFTERNOON. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW
IS EXPECTED OVER MUCH OF THE ADVISORY AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
THIS EVENING. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH GUSTING OVER 40 MPH
WILL CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE BLOWING SNOW AND
SNOW WILL CAUSE LOW VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
OF 1 TO 4 INCHES IS EXPECTED BY MIDNIGHT.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...
AND/OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED
FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND BE CAREFUL
WHILE DRIVING.
.A POTENT WINTER STORM WILL PUSH NORTHEAST THROUGH THE REGION
THIS AFTERNOON...BE OVER NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN TONIGHT. SNOW
AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY INTO THE
EVENING.
CERRO GORDO-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GREENE-
BOONE-AUDUBON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MASON CITY...CLARION...HAMPTON...
ALLISON...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA...JEFFERSON...
BOONE...AUDUBON
1053 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2008
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT.
MIXED PRECIPITATION HAS CHANGED TO ALL SNOW. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF
2 TO 4 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING...WITH ISOLATED
AMOUNTS OF UP TO 6 INCHES. SNOW INTENSITY WILL DROP OFF RAPIDLY
DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON. A NORTHWEST WIND OF 25 TO 35
MPH...WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH AT TIMES...CAN BE EXPECTED INTO
THE EVENING. THIS WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW... WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.
A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.
BREMER-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-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...WAVERLY...GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...
AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...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
1053 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2008
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT.
SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS BEFORE IT
BEGINS TO TAPER OFF. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL END BY EARLY AFTERNOON
WEST OF A MASON CITY...DES MOINES...LAMONI LINE....AND OVER THE
REST OF THE AREA BY 3 OR 4 PM. A TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES
IS EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING. A NORTHWEST WIND WILL INCREASE AND
CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. EXPECT SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 25
TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH AT TIMES. THIS WILL CREATE
SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS
AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. IN ADDITION...THE COMBINATION
OF ICE ACCRETION ON POWER LINES AND THE HIGH WINDS COULD CAUSE
POWER OUTAGES.
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS ARE ADVISING PEOPLE TO BE SURE
THEY HAVE A SUPPLY OF BATTERIES AND OTHER PROVISIONS. ALSO IT IS
SUGGESTED TO HAVE PORTABLE RADIOS AND BLANKETS ON HAND AS AN
EXTENDED PERIOD WITHOUT POWER IS POSSIBLE.
A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.
KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-HANCOCK-POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-CALHOUN-
CARROLL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALGONA...FOREST CITY...NORTHWOOD...
GARNER...POCAHONTAS...HUMBOLDT...ROCKWELL CITY...CARROLL
1053 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2008
...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM
CST THIS AFTERNOON...
A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
THIS AFTERNOON.
LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE...ALONG WITH INCREASING WINDS. EXPECT
SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH AT
TIMES... WHICH WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
VISIBILITIES WILL DROP BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES...WITH
BRIEF PERIODS OF NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE IN OPEN AREAS.
TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THIS
EVENING.
A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE
LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.
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