Blizzard Warning For Iowa

ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-WORTH-GENTRY-HARRISON-HOLT-ANDREW-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TARKIO...ROCKPORT...MARYVILLE...
GRANT CITY...ALBANY...STANBERRY...BETHANY...MOUND CITY...OREGON...
SAVANNAH
307 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2008
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON.
AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE LOWER MISSOURI
RIVER VALLEY THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. RAIN CONTINUES TO MIX WITH
FREEZING RAIN ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHWESTERN MISSOURI EARLY THIS
MORNING. LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT IS REPORTING THAT SECONDARY ROADWAYS
ALONG WITH TREES AND POWER LINES HAVE EXPERIENCED A LIGHT GLAZE OF
ICE. WHILE ICE ACCUMULATIONS ON MAJOR ROADWAYS WILL NOT BE
SIGNIFICANT GIVEN THE EXPECTED TEMPERATURES...A TENTH OR TWO OF ICE
ACCUMULATION ON TREES AND POWER LINES IS EXPECTED.
BY DAYBREAK SUNDAY...RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN WILL BEGIN TO TRANSITION
TO SNOW. BURSTS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE MORNING
HOURS...WITH
BETWEEN 1 AND 4 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATING ON TOP OF ANY REMAINING
THIN ICE LAYER. IN ADDITION...INCREASING NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF
THE SNOW ACROSS ROADS...AND GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES.
THIS WILL LEAD TO VERY HAZARDOUS...OR NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL
CONDITIONS. ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF BY THE EARLY
AFTERNOON HOURS...HOWEVER BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE FOR THE
REMAINDER OF THE DAY.
MERCER-PUTNAM-SCHUYLER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRINCETON...UNIONVILLE...LANCASTER...
DOWNING
307 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2008
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING.
AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE LOWER MISSOURI
RIVER VALLEY THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. RAIN CONTINUES TO MIX WITH
FREEZING RAIN EARLY THIS MORNING...WITH LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
REPORTING SLIPPERY STRETCHES ON SECONDARY ROADWAYS. WHILE ICE
ACCUMULATIONS ON MAJOR ROADWAYS WILL NOT BE SIGNIFICANT GIVEN THE
EXPECTED TEMPERATURES...A TENTH OR TWO OF ICE ACCUMULATION ON TREES
AND POWER LINES IS EXPECTED.
PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO TRANSITION TO SNOW ACROSS NORTH
CENTRAL MISSOURI BY MID MORNING SUNDAY...AND IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI BY
LATE SUNDAY MORNING. BURSTS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE SUNDAY
MORNING AND AFTERNOON WITH BETWEEN 3 AND 6 INCHES OF SNOW
ACCUMULATING ON TOP OF ANY REMAINING THIN ICE LAYER. IN
ADDITION...INCREASING NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40
MPH WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW ACROSS
ROADS...AND GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. THIS WILL LEAD TO
VERY HAZARDOUS...OR NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL CONDITIONS.
SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST DURING THE
AFTERNOON HOURS...HOWEVER BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO REDUCE
VISIBILITIES THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY.
DAVIESS-GRUNDY-SULLIVAN-ADAIR-CALDWELL-LIVINGSTON-LINN MO-MACON-
RAY-CARROLL-CHARITON-LAFAYETTE-SALINE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALLATIN...JAMESPORT...TRENTON...
MILAN...GREEN CITY...KIRKSVILLE...KINGSTON...HAMILTON...POLO...
CHILLICOTHE...BROOKFIELD...MACON...LA PLATA...RICHMOND...
CARROLLTON...SALISBURY...KEYTESVILLE...LEXINGTON..CONCORDIA...
MARSHALL
307 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2008
...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM
THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...
A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS
MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON.
AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE LOWER MISSOURI
RIVER VALLEY THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. PERIODS OF RAIN WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH DAYBREAK...WITH A QUICK CHANGE OVER TO SNOW IS EXPECTED
AROUND MIDDAY SUNDAY. A PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS
POSSIBLE...WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATING RAPIDLY. IN
ADDITION...INCREASING NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40
MPH WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW ACROSS
ROADS...AND GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. THIS WILL LEAD TO
VERY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF BY
THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS...HOWEVER BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY.
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.
...ANOTHER WINTER STORM AFFECTING SOUTHERN WISCONSIN...
.STRONG LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING IN WESTERN MISSOURI WILL CONTINUE
TO BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF WINTER WEATHER TO SOUTHERN
WISCONSIN...LASTING INTO THIS EVENING.
THE LOW OVER WESTERN MISSOURI EARLY THIS MORNING...WILL LIFT
NORTHEAST TO JUST NORTH OF CHICAGO THIS AFTERNOON...AND THEN INTO
LOWER MICHIGAN BY THIS EVENING. ABUNDANT GULF MOISTURE WILL BE FED
INTO THE STORM SYSTEM WITH HEAVY PRECIPITATION EXPECTED OVER
SOUTHERN WISCONSIN.
THE PRECIPITATION HAS BEGUN AS FREEZING RAIN...WITH LIGHT ICE
ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED. THE FREEZING RAIN MAY CHANGE TO RAIN FOR A
TIME...BEFORE A CHANGE TO PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WEST OF A LINE
FROM MADISON TO FOND DU LAC OCCURS LATER THIS MORNING.
EAST OF A LINE FROM MADISON TO FOND DU LAC...TEMPERATURES WILL
RISE ABOVE FREEZING BY MID MORNING SUNDAY...WITH ALL RAIN
EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY IN THE MILWAUKEE METROPOLITAN AREA SOUTH TO
RACINE AND KENOSHA.
THE TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW IN EASTERN WISCONSIN WILL OCCUR SLOWLY
DURING THE AFTERNOON. BY LATE AFTERNOON OR EVENING...ALL OF THE
REGION WILL BE EXPERIENCING SNOW. THE SNOW WILL END LATE
TONIGHT...WITH BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS USHERING IN COLD AIR.
THE BRISK WINDS WILL LEAD TO NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES IN
THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING ACROSS LOCATIONS WEST AND
NORTHWEST OF MADISON.
IOWA-DANE-LAFAYETTE-GREEN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DODGEVILLE...MADISON...DARLINGTON...
MONROE
345 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.
MAINLY FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT SOUTHERN WISCONSIN
EARLY THIS MORNING...WITH LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATION UNDER ONE QUARTER
INCH EXPECTED. THE FREEZING RAIN MAY CHANGE TO RAIN FOR A TIME
THIS MORNING...BEFORE A CHANGE TO PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW BY LATE
THIS MORNING...LASTING INTO THIS EVENING.
SNOW AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHEST
SNOW AMOUNTS WEST OF MADISON AND MONROE.
IN ADDITION...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS
TO 35 MPH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WILL PRODUCE NEAR
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS ALSO
EXPECTED...WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS AT
TIMES.
A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN HEAVY SNOW...AND/OR
SLEET...AND/OR FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO COMBINE WITH STRONG
WINDS OF 25 MPH OR MORE TO CAUSE MAJOR IMPACTS TO COMMERCE AND
SOCIETY. TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS AND IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP A WINTER WEATHER SUPPLY KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE
IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
...WINTER STORM WITH POSSIBLE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ON ITS WAY...
.A LARGE AREA OF PRECIPITATION WAS EXPANDING RAPIDLY NORTHWARD
INTO NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHERN WISCONSIN. THIS IS THE BEGINNING
OF WHAT WILL BE A DANGEROUS AND HIGH IMPACT WINTER STORM. LATEST
FORECAST DATA CONTINUES TO REINFORCE THE IDEA THAT A MAJOR WINTER
STORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEAST IOWA...WESTERN WISCONSIN...AND
SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA FROM EARLY THIS MORNING INTO THIS EVENING.
THE PRECIPITATION EARLY THIS MORNING WILL BE PRIMARILY IN THE FORM
OF FREEZING RAIN. THIS FREEZING RAIN MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES. THE
GREATEST THREAT LOOKS TO BE GENERALLY SOUTHEAST OF A NEW HAMPTON
IOWA TO WAUTOMA WISCONSIN LINE. ICING ACCUMULATIONS IN THESE AREAS
WILL LIKELY RANGE FROM A QUARTER TO A HALF OF AN INCH. THIS
FREEZING RAIN WILL QUICKLY CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW BY 9 AM THIS
MORNING.
HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL ACROSS THE AREA FROM 9 AM THROUGH AT LEAST
6 PM TODAY. 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 AREA...WITH SOME LOCATIONS
CERTAIN TO SEE UPWARDS OF A FOOT TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW.
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. IT CONTINUES TO LOOK MORE
AND MORE LIKELY THAT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS MUCH
OF NORTHEAST IOWA...AND SOUTHWEST...WEST CENTRAL... AND CENTRAL
WISCONSIN. AS A RESULT...WE ARE PLANNING ON UPGRADING MUCH OF THE
WINTER STORM WARNING TO A BLIZZARD WARNING AROUND 4 AM THIS
MORNING. AT THIS TIME...THE GREATEST THREAT FOR BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS LOOK TO BE SOUTH OF A LINE WHICH RUNS FROM CHARLES CITY
IOWA...TO LA CROSSE AND WISCONSIN RAPIDS. THIS WILL COMPLETELY
SHUT DOWN TRAVEL IN THESE AREAS. IN ADDITION...THE 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 CHARLES CITY
IOWA AND EAU CLAIRE LINES...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL LIKELY
CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. THIS MAY RESULT
IN OCCASIONAL WHITE CONDITIONS. WE MAY HAVE TO ISSUE A SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY FURTHER WEST INTO SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND
MITCHELL COUNTY IN NORTHEAST IOWA.
WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-HOUSTON-CLARK-
JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-
GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...OELWEIN...
NEILLSVILLE...BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...
MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...
PLATTEVILLE
219 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.
FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD NORTHWEST ACROSS SOUTHWEST
WISCONSIN AND NORTHEAST IOWA EARLY THIS MORNING. THE FREEZING RAIN
MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES. THE GREATEST THREAT FOR THE GREATEST THREAT
LOOKS TO BE GENERALLY SOUTHEAST OF A NEW HAMPTON IOWA TO WAUTOMA
WISCONSIN LINE. ICING ACCUMULATIONS IN THESE AREAS WILL BE UP TO A
HALF OF AN INCH. THIS FREEZING RAIN WILL QUICKLY CHANGE OVER TO
ALL SNOW BY 9 AM THIS MORNING.
THE PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY CHANGE OVER TO HEAVY SNOW BY 9 AM.
HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL ACROSS THE AREA FROM 9 AM THROUGH AT LEAST
6 PM TODAY. 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 AREA...WITH SOME LOCATIONS
CERTAIN TO SEE UPWARDS OF A FOOT 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.
HOWARD-FLOYD-WINONA-FILLMORE-TAYLOR-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLES CITY...WINONA...MEDFORD
219 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 AFTER 5 AM THIS MORNING. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS
FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES WILL BE COMMON BY THE TIME THE SNOW DIMINISHES
SUNDAY EVENING.
NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING FROM 25 TO 35 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 IF WIDESPREAD...HEAVIER SNOWS DEVELOP...SO
THERE REMAINS A POSSIBILITY THIS AREA COULD BE UPGRADED TO A
WINTER STORM WARNING AS THE STORM DEVELOPS. PERSONS ARE URGED TO
REFRAIN FROM TRAVELING ON SUNDAY IF AT ALL POSSIBLE.
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.
$$
BOYNE
...MAJOR WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE AREA TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...
.A LARGE AND POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS TO NEAR CHICAGO BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THIS STORM WILL
BRING A VARIETY OF DANGEROUS WEATHER TO THE AREA...INCLUDING
SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS EARLY TODAY...AND SIGNIFICANT SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS SUNDAY AND SUNDAY EVENING. ALSO... STRONG WINDS WILL
CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW...CREATING NEAR BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS OVER PARTS OF EASTERN IOWA AND NORTHWEST ILLINOIS BY
LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY EVENING.
BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-BENTON-LINN-JONES-JACKSON-IOWA-JOHNSON-
CEDAR-CLINTON-KEOKUK-WASHINGTON-JEFFERSON-VAN BUREN-JO DAVIESS-
STEPHENSON-CARROLL-SCOTLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDEPENDENCE...MANCHESTER...DUBUQUE...
VINTON...CEDAR RAPIDS...ANAMOSA...MAQUOKETA...MARENGO...
IOWA CITY...TIPTON...CLINTON...SIGOURNEY...WASHINGTON...
FAIRFIELD...KEOSAUQUA....GALENA...FREEPORT...MOUNT CARROLL...
MEMPHIS
338 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.
FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING...PARTICULARLY NORTHWEST
OF A LINE FROM CEDAR RAPIDS TO DUBUQUE IOWA...WHERE ICE
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN A QUARTER AND A HALF INCH ARE POSSIBLE.
FREEZING RAIN AND RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW FROM LATE THIS MORNING
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED OVER
MUCH OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. NEAR BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER PARTS OF EASTERN IOWA AND
NORTHWEST ILLINOIS LATER SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. NORTHWEST
WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH GUSTING TO OVER 40 MPH WILL CAUSE
CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW BY SUNDAY EVENING. THE
BLOWING SNOW AND SNOW WILL CAUSE NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES AT TIMES.
TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED NORTHWEST
OF A LINE FROM FAIRFIELD TO DUBUQUE IOWA...WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
OF 4 TO 7 INCHES POSSIBLE 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.
MUSCATINE-SCOTT-LOUISA-WHITESIDE-ROCK ISLAND-HENRY IL-MERCER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUSCATINE...BETTENDORF...DAVENPORT...
WAPELLO...STERLING...ROCK FALLS...MOLINE...ROCK ISLAND...
KEWANEE...ALEDO
338 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 THIS MORNING MAY CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN BRIEFLY THIS
MORNING...WITH ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH POSSIBLE.
THIS AFTERNOON...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW AND SPREAD ACROSS
EASTERN IOWA INTO ILLINOIS. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED
OVER MUCH OF THE ADVISORY AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS
EVENING. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER PARTS OF
EASTERN IOWA AND NORTHWEST ILLINOIS BY SUNDAY EVENING. NORTHWEST
WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH GUSTING OVER 40 MPH WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE BLOWING SNOW AND SNOW WILL CAUSE
NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES AT TIMES BY SUNDAY EVENING. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES IS EXPECTED BY SUNDAY EVENING.
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.
$$
MAYES/DLF
...SIGNIFICANT ICING FOLLOWED BY BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TODAY...
.A POTENT WINTER STORM WILL PUSH NORTHEAST THROUGH THE REGION TODAY.
EXPECT SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH MID MORNING ACROSS
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN IOWA...FOLLOWED BY SNOW AND BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS EXTENDING INTO NORTHERN IOWA.
SAC-CRAWFORD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAC CITY...DENISON
346 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2008
...BLIZZARD WATCH IS CANCELLED...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS CANCELLED THE
BLIZZARD WATCH.
EXPECT A STRONG NORTHWEST WIND TODAY. HOWEVER...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS
WILL BE VERY LIGHT AND WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED
VISIBILITY ARE NOT EXPECTED.
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
346 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2008
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS
MORNING...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT
CST TONIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT
CST TONIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM
CST THIS MORNING.
RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN...MIXED WITH SLEET AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE
THIS MORNING. ICE ACCUMULATIONS AROUND A QUARTER INCH...AND
LOCALLY HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH MID MORNING.
PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW BETWEEN 6 AM AND 9 AM
THIS MORNING. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES IS EXPECTED BY THIS
EVENING. A NORTHWEST WIND WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING 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 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...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
346 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2008
...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. T
A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW THIS
MORNING. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 6 INCHES IS EXPECTED BY THIS
EVENING. A NORTHWEST WIND WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING 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.
HANCOCK-POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-CALHOUN-CARROLL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARNER...POCAHONTAS...HUMBOLDT...
ROCKWELL CITY...CARROLL
346 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2008
...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON.
SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING ALONG WITH AN INCREASING
NORTHWEST WIND AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. 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.
KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALGONA...FOREST CITY...NORTHWOOD
346 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2008
...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON.
SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING ALONG WITH AN INCREASING
NORTHWEST WIND AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. 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.
$$
KINNEY
GAGE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BEATRICE
403 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2008
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. THE
WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
LIGHT RAIN OR SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING THEN THERE IS A
SLIGHT CHANCE FOR LIGHT SNOW THIS AFTERNOON. ANY SNOW ACCUMULATION
SHOULD BE AN INCH OR LESS. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH
GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY. THE COMBINATION OF THE
LIGHT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS COULD CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND
REDUCED VISIBILITY.
THE LIGHT RAIN...LIGHT SNOW...AND STRONG WINDS ARE THE RESULT OF
AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE DEEPENING AS IT MOVES ACROSS MISSOURI AND
INTO ILLINOIS TODAY.
BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. THE COLDER LOWS IN THE
TEENS COMBINED WITH NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTY WILL
RESULT IN WIND CHILLS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE AND BELOW ZERO.
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.
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
403 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2008
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON.
LIGHT RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING THEN
CHANGE TO ALL SNOW WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR LIGHT SNOW THIS
AFTERNOON. UP TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION COULD
OCCUR. SNOW ACCUMULATION SHOULD RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES.
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH ARE
EXPECTED TODAY. THE COMBINATION OF THE SNOW AND STRONG WINDS COULD
CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WITH WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS.
THE RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...AND STRONG WINDS ARE THE RESULT OF AN
AREA OF LOW PRESSURE DEEPENING AS IT MOVES ACROSS MISSOURI AND
INTO ILLINOIS TODAY.
BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. THE COLDER LOWS IN THE
TEENS COMBINED WITH NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTY WILL
RESULT IN WIND CHILLS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE AND BELOW ZERO.
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.
SHELBY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HARLAN
403 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2008
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON.
LIGHT RAIN...FREEZING RAIN OR SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING
THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR LIGHT SNOW THIS AFTERNOON. A LIGHT
GLAZING OF ICE IS POSSIBLE. ANY SNOW ACCUMULATION SHOULD
BE AN INCH OR LESS. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF
35 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY. THE COMBINATION OF THE LIGHT SNOW
AND STRONG WINDS COULD CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED
VISIBILITY.
THE LIGHT RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...LIGHT SNOW...AND STRONG WINDS ARE THE
RESULT OF AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE DEEPENING AS IT MOVES ACROSS
MISSOURI AND INTO ILLINOIS TODAY.
BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. THE COLDER LOWS IN THE
TEENS COMBINED WITH NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTY WILL
RESULT IN WIND CHILLS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE AND BELOW ZERO.
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.
LANCASTER-SALINE-JEFFERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN...CRETE...FAIRBURY
403 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2008
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
TODAY.
PATCHY FREEZING RAIN...LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS
MORNING THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR LIGHT SNOW THIS AFTERNOON. ANY
SNOW ACCUMULATION SHOULD BE AN INCH OR LESS. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20
TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY. THE
COMBINATION OF THE LIGHT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS COULD CREATE AREAS
OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY.
THE LIGHT RAIN...LIGHT SNOW...AND STRONG WINDS ARE THE RESULT OF
AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE DEEPENING AS IT MOVES ACROSS MISSOURI AND
INTO ILLINOIS TODAY.
BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. THE COLDER LOWS IN THE
TEENS COMBINED WITH NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTY WILL
RESULT IN WIND CHILLS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE AND BELOW ZERO.
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.
POTTAWATTAMIE-DOUGLAS-SARPY-CASS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COUNCIL BLUFFS...OMAHA...BELLEVUE...
PLATTSMOUTH
403 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2008
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON.
LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING THEN A SLIGHT
CHANCE FOR LIGHT SNOW THIS AFTERNOON. ANY SNOW ACCUMULATION SHOULD
BE AN INCH OR LESS. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF
35 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY. THE COMBINATION OF THE LIGHT SNOW
AND STRONG WINDS COULD CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED
VISIBILITY.
THE LIGHT RAIN...LIGHT SNOW...AND STRONG WINDS ARE THE RESULT OF
AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE DEEPENING AS IT MOVES ACROSS MISSOURI AND
INTO ILLINOIS TODAY.
BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. THE COLDER LOWS IN THE
TEENS COMBINED WITH NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTY WILL
RESULT IN WIND CHILLS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE AND BELOW ZERO.
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.
$$
ZAPOTOCNY/MILLER
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
437 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2008
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS
MORNING...
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO
MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS
MORNING. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS
MORNING TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT.
RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN...MIXED WITH SLEET AT TIMES...WILL
CONTINUE THIS MORNING. ICE ACCUMULATIONS AROUND A QUARTER INCH...
AND LOCALLY HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH
MID MORNING.
PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW BETWEEN 6 AM AND 9 AM
THIS MORNING. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES IS EXPECTED BY THIS
EVENING. A NORTHWEST WIND WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING 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 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...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
437 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.
A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW THIS
MORNING. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 6 INCHES IS EXPECTED BY THIS
EVENING. A NORTHWEST WIND WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING 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
437 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.
SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING ALONG WITH AN INCREASING NORTHWEST
WIND AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. 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.
KINNEY