Updates on Winter Weather

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
1009 AM CST MON FEB 4 2008
.SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL...HEAVY AT TIMES...IN A BAND
FROM SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA NEAR SIOUX FALLS...THROUGH EXTREME
NORTHWEST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA INTO EARLY AFTERNOON. SOUTH
OF THIS BAND...PRECIPITATION WILL BE MAINLY IN THE FORM OF
FREEZING DRIZZLE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...AND AS SNOW TAPERS OFF IN
THE BAND EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...SOME FREEZING DRIZZLE IS LIKELY
TO DEVELOP AS FAR NORTH AS INTERSTATE 90.
SIOUX-OBRIEN-CHEROKEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...SHELDON...
HARTLEY...SANBORN...CHEROKEE
1009 AM CST MON FEB 4 2008
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. THE SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
SOME AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF ALONG AND NORTH
OF HIGHWAY 18 MID TO LATE MORNING...WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS
LESS THAN AN INCH. HOWEVER...PERIODS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE TO THE
SOUTH WILL SPREAD NORTHWARD AND CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE
AFTERNOON.
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.
CLAY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SPENCER
1009 AM CST MON FEB 4 2008
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. THE SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
PERIODS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THIS
MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. LITTLE OR NO
ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...AS THE
MAIN BAND OF SNOWFALL HAS LIFTED TO THE NORTH.
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.
OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-NOBLES-JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD...
ARNOLDS PARK...WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD
1009 AM CST MON FEB 4 2008
...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON.
SNOW WILL CONTINUE...AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES NORTH OF A LINE
FROM SIBLEY TO JACKSON THROUGH MIDDAY. SNOWFALL TOTALS SHOULD
REACH 3 TO 6 INCHES...SLIGHTLY LOWER NEAR THE IOWA GREAT LAKES.
HOWEVER...FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL START TO DEVELOP AS SNOW TAPERS
OFF DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON...AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF
THE DAY.
A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
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.
LYON-ROCK-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-TURNER-LINCOLN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD...
LARCHWOOD...LUVERNE...SALEM...CANISTOTA...BRIDGEWATER...
MONTROSE...SIOUX FALLS...PARKER...CENTERVILLE...MARION...VIBORG...
HURLEY...CHANCELLOR..CANTON...LENNOX...TEA...HARRISBURG
1009 AM CST MON FEB 4 2008
...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
TODAY.
SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING...BUT WILL
TAPER OFF MARKEDLY BETWEEN 1030 AM AND NOON FROM SOUTHWEST TO
NORTHEAST ACROSS THE TRI STATE AREA. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED TO VARY FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES...WITH GREATEST AMOUNTS ALONG
AN AXIS FROM PARKER TO HARRISBURG TO LUVERNE. AREAS OF FREEZING
DRIZZLE WILL DEVELOP AS SNOW TAPERS OFF...AND WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON.
A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
LINCOLN-LYON-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-PIPESTONE-BROOKINGS-LAKE-MOODY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON...
IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE...
PIPESTONE...BROOKINGS...MADISON...FLANDREAU
1009 AM CST MON FEB 4 2008
...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...
THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON.
SNOW WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA THE REST OF TODAY...BUT SHOULD TAPER
OFF TO LIGHT SNOW BY MID AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL OF 3 TO 5 INCHES IS
EXPECTED.
A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
BUENA VISTA-IDA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STORM LAKE...IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN...
BATTLE CREEK
1009 AM CST MON FEB 4 2008
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON.
PERIODS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
UNTREATED SURFACES COULD BECOME SLICK WITH A LIGHT ACCUMULATION OF
ICE.
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.
PLYMOUTH-WOODBURY-DIXON-DAKOTA-HUTCHINSON-BON HOMME-YANKTON-CLAY-
UNION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LE MARS...SIOUX CITY...WAKEFIELD...
PONCA...ALLEN...SOUTH SIOUX CITY...PARKSTON...FREEMAN...MENNO...
TRIPP...TYNDALL...SCOTLAND...SPRINGFIELD...AVON...TABOR...
YANKTON...VERMILLION...NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD...ELK POINT...
ALCESTER...JEFFERSON
1009 AM CST MON FEB 4 2008
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON.
PERIODS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE ARE EXPECTED TO PREVAIL THROUGH MUCH
OF THE AFTERNOON. SOME LIGHT SNOWFALL WILL PERSIST LATE MORNING
AROUND BON HOMME AND HUTCHINSON COUNTY...BUT LITTLE ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.
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.
$$
CHAPMAN
WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-
GREENE-BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-
POWESHIEK-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-
LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-
DAVIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY...
WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA...GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...JEFFERSON...
BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO..GUTHRIE CENTER...ADEL...
DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...GREENFIELD...WINTERSET...
INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...CORNING...CRESTON...OSCEOLA...
CHARITON...ALBIA..OTTUMWA...BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR...LEON...
CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD
1037 AM CST MON FEB 4 2008
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON.
WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG HAS DEVELOPED ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE
80 AND WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. DENSE FOG IS
ALSO EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THROUGH THE DAY NORTH OF INTERSTATE
80...AND EAST OF A LINE FROM CLARION TO GREENE. MOTORISTS SHOULD
BE PREPARED FOR QUICK REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY DOWN TO A HUNDRED
FEET OR LESS AT TIMES.
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...
USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.
$$
KINNEY
.ALTHOUGH MOST OF THE SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION HAS ENDED FOR THE
TIME BEING...THE PARENT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT PRODUCED OUR
WINTERY PRECIPITATION THIS MORNING WAS STILL POSITIONED NEAR KANSAS
CITY TOWARD MIDDAY. AS THIS LOW MOVES INTO SOUTHEAST IOWA LATER
TODAY...OCCASIONAL DRIZZLE WILL STILL OCCUR OVER MUCH OF THE STATE
AND MAY BE FREEZING AT TIMES IN NORTHERN PORTIONS WHERE AIR AND ROAD
SURFACE TEMPERATURES SHOULD REMAIN AT OR JUST BELOW FREEEZING.
ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL LIKELY MOVE FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS
INTO THE UPPER OHIO RIVER VALLEY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT BRINING
YET ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW TO THE SOUTHEAST HALF OF IOWA.
JASPER-POWESHIEK-MARION-MAHASKA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...GRINNELL...KNOXVILLE...
OSKALOOSA
1045 AM CST MON FEB 4 2008
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...
...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS CANCELLED THE
FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT
FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.
ALTHOUGH DRIZZLE AND FOG ARE STILL EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE
DAY...TEMPERATURES SHOULD REMAIN JUST ABOVE 32 DEGREES REMOVING
ANY THREAT OF FREEZING PRECIPITATION.
ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT STORM IS HEADING TOWARD THE AREA TUESDAY AND HAS
THE POTENTIAL FOR PRODUCING MORE THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOWFALL THROUGH
WEDNESDAY. SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE.
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
BREMER-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-GREENE-BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAVERLY...ELDORA...GRUNDY CENTER...
WATERLOO...JEFFERSON...BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO
1045 AM CST MON FEB 4 2008
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT
FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.
ALTHOUGH DRIZZLE AND FOG ARE STILL EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE
DAY...TEMPERATURES SHOULD REMAIN JUST ABOVE 32 DEGREES REMOVING
ANY THREAT OF FREEZING PRECIPITATION.
ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT STORM IS HEADING TOWARD THE AREA TUESDAY AND
HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR PRODUCING MORE THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOWFALL
THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS ALSO
POSSIBLE.
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-HAMILTON-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...
WEBSTER CITY...DENISON...CARROLL
1045 AM CST MON FEB 4 2008
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.
ALTHOUGH DRIZZLE AND FOG ARE STILL EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE
DAY...TEMPERATURES SHOULD REMAIN JUST ABOVE 32 DEGREES REMOVING
ANY THREAT OF FREEZING PRECIPITATION.
EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-
POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY...
NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS...
HUMBOLDT
1045 AM CST MON FEB 4 2008
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON.
APPRECIABLE SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN ACCUMULATIONS HAVE
ENDED FOR THE DAY BUT OCCASIONAL DRIZZLE OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL
CONTINUE. WITH AIR AND ROAD SURFACE TEMPERATURES AT OR JUST BELOW
FREEZING...MINOR ICING ACCUMULATIONS ON ROADS AND ELEVATED
SURFACES MAY STILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAC CITY...ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE
1045 AM CST MON FEB 4 2008
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON.
APPRECIABLE SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN ACCUMULATIONS HAVE
ENDED FOR THE DAY BUT OCCASIONAL DRIZZLE OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL
CONTINUE. WITH AIR AND ROAD SURFACE TEMPERATURES AT OR JUST BELOW
FREEZING...MINOR ICING ACCUMULATIONS ON ROADS AND ELEVATED
SURFACES MAY STILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-ADAMS-UNION-
CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE-
APPANOOSE-DAVIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ADEL...
DES MOINES...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD...WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...
CORNING...CRESTON...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...
BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR...LEON...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD
1045 AM CST MON FEB 4 2008
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...
A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.
A SIGNIFICANT STORM IS HEADING TOWARD THE AREA TUESDAY AND HAS
THE POTENTIAL FOR PRODUCING MORE THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOWFALL THROUGH
WEDNESDAY. SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE.
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
$$
SMALL
...MORE WINTER WEATHER ON THE WAY...
.YET ANOTHER WINTER STORM IS TAKING AIM ON THE MIDWEST FOR TUESDAY
THROUGH WEDNESDAY THIS WEEK. THIS WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO BE
STRONG AND BRING WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL STARTING TUESDAY
AFTERNOON AND LAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. CURRENT INFORMATION
SUGGESTS THAT MOST OF THE SNOW WILL FALL TUESDAY NIGHT. THIS
POTENTIALLY HEAVY SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH INCREASING WINDS IS
EXPECTED TO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL PROBLEMS TUESDAY NIGHT INTO
WEDNESDAY.
BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-BENTON-LINN-JONES-IOWA-JOHNSON-KEOKUK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDEPENDENCE...MANCHESTER...DUBUQUE...
VINTON...CEDAR RAPIDS...ANAMOSA...MARENGO...IOWA CITY...SIGOURNEY
1111 AM CST MON FEB 4 2008
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...
...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS CANCELED THE
FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT
FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.
THE COMBINATION OF TEMPERATURES RISING ABOVE FREEZING AND MOST OF
THE RAIN EXITING NORTHEAST OF THE ADVISORY AREA...HAS PROMPTED THE
CANCELLATION OF THE FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY.
TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY...SNOW WILL BEGIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND
CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED
TO FALL TUESDAY NIGHT. SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS
POSSIBLE LATER TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY AS WINDS INCREASE TO
15 TO 25 MPH.
CURRENT INFORMATION SUGGESTS THAT THE AXIS OF THE HEAVIEST SNOW
SHOULD BE ROUGHLY ALONG AN OSKALOOSA IOWA TO JUST NORTH OF
STERLING ILLINOIS LINE. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE STILL IN QUESTION.
HOWEVER...THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW...WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET ...AND/OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT WOULD SERIOUSLY
IMPACT TRAVEL. MONITOR LATER FORECASTS FOR UPDATES.
JACKSON-CEDAR-CLINTON-MUSCATINE-SCOTT-WASHINGTON-LOUISA-JEFFERSON-
HENRY IA-DES MOINES-VAN BUREN-LEE-JO DAVIESS-STEPHENSON-CARROLL-
WHITESIDE-ROCK ISLAND-HENRY IL-BUREAU-PUTNAM-MERCER-HENDERSON-
WARREN-HANCOCK-MCDONOUGH-SCOTLAND-CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MAQUOKETA...TIPTON...CLINTON...
MUSCATINE...BETTENDORF...DAVENPORT...WASHINGTON...WAPELLO...
FAIRFIELD...MOUNT PLEASANT...BURLINGTON...KEOSAUQUA....
FORT MADISON...GALENA...FREEPORT...MOUNT CARROLL...STERLING...
ROCK FALLS...MOLINE...ROCK ISLAND...KEWANEE...PRINCETON...
HENNEPIN...ALEDO...OQUAWKA...MONMOUTH..CARTHAGE...MACOMB...
MEMPHIS...KAHOKA
1111 AM CST MON FEB 4 2008
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...
A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.
SNOW WILL BEGIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL TUESDAY NIGHT.
SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE LATER
TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY AS WINDS INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH.
CURRENT INFORMATION SUGGESTS THAT THE AXIS OF THE HEAVIEST SNOW
SHOULD BE ROUGHLY ALONG AN OSKALOOSA IOWA TO JUST NORTH OF
STERLING ILLINOIS LINE. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE STILL IN QUESTION.
HOWEVER...THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW...WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...AND/OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT WOULD SERIOUSLY
IMPACT TRAVEL. MONITOR LATER FORECASTS FOR UPDATES.
...SNOW FALLING ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN...
.AN AREA OF SNOW...MIXED WITH A LITTLE SLEET...WAS ADVANCING
ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN...AND WILL MOVE
NORTHEAST OF THE AREA BY MID AFTERNOON. TO THE SOUTH...THE
PRECIPITATION WAS MUCH MORE SPOTTY...AND TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED
SUFFICIENTLY THAT THE MAIN PRECIPITATION TYPE WAS RAIN.
ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL BE
POSSIBLE...MOSTLY NORTH OF A ROCHESTER MINNESOTA TO SPARTA
WISCONSIN LINE. ABOUT 1 TO 3 INCHES HAVE ALREADY FALLEN IN THESE
AREAS. WHERE THE SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN FALLS...ONLY TRACE TO
UNDER 1/10 OF AN INCH ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED.
IF THE PRECIPITATION BAND CONTINUES TO MOVE AT ITS PRESENT RATE OF
SPEED...AND THERE IS NOT FURTHER DEVELOPMENT SOUTH OF IT...THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE CANCELED LATER THIS AFTERNOON.
MEANWHILE...ANOTHER WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO TRACK ACROSS
MISSOURI TUESDAY...AND INTO ILLINOIS TUESDAY NIGHT. TO THE
NORTHWEST OF THIS STORM TRACK...A BAND OF SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL
COULD OCCUR...FROM EASTERN IOWA INTO NORTHERN ILLINOIS AND
SOUTHERN WISCONSIN. SNOW AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES LOOK POSSIBLE
SOUTH OF A LINE FROM OELWEIN IOWA...TO PRAIRIE DU CHIEN AND THE
WISCONSIN DELLS AREA. A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN POSTED FOR
THOSE AREAS FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.
FAYETTE-CLAYTON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OELWEIN...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...
RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
1136 AM CST MON FEB 4 2008
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.
A FEW LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SOME SLEET...WILL
BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE MID AFTERNOON HOURS. ICE ACCUMULATIONS
WILL BE MINOR...A TRACE TO UNDER 1/10 OF AN INCH.
ANOTHER STORM WILL TAKE AIM AT THE REGION FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS ONE WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR
5 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW FOR AREAS SOUTH OF A LINE FROM OELWEIN
IOWA...TO PRAIRIE DU CHIEN AND WISCONSIN DELLS IN WISCONSIN.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...
OR FREEZING PRECIPITATION WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE
PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE
CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-WABASHA-
DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-
TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY...
ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...
BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA
1136 AM CST MON FEB 4 2008
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING.
PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE FOR THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS...AND
MAY MIX WITH SLEET AT TIMES. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL BE
POSSIBLE...MOSTLY NORTH OF A ROCHESTER TO SPARTA LINE. WHERE THE
SLEET FALLS...ONLY TRACE TO UNDER 1/10 OF AN INCH OF ICE
ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.
THE BULK OF THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD MOVE NORTHEAST OF THE AREA BY
LATE AFTERNOON...LEAVING SOME PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE AND DRIZZLE
FOR THE EARLY EVENING HOURS.
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.
MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-KNOX-CEDAR-THURSTON-ANTELOPE-PIERCE-WAYNE-
BOONE-MADISON-STANTON-CUMING-BURT-PLATTE-COLFAX-DODGE-WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONAWA...MISSOURI VALLEY...HARLAN...
BLOOMFIELD...HARTINGTON...PENDER...NELIGH...PIERCE..WAYNE...
ALBION...NORFOLK...STANTON...WEST POINT...TEKAMAH...COLUMBUS...
SCHUYLER...FREMONT...BLAIR
1200 PM CST MON FEB 4 2008
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY...
ALL OF THE MEASURABLE WINTRY PRECIPITATION HAS SHIFTED NORTHEAST
OUT OF THE AREA. SOME SPOTTY FREEZING DRIZZLE MAY STILL OCCUR
ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST NEBRASKA AND NORTHWEST IOWA...BUT
ADDITIONAL IMPACTS WILL BE MINOR. THUS THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE ON SCHEDULE.
POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE-SAUNDERS-DOUGLAS-
SARPY-SEWARD-LANCASTER-CASS-OTOE-SALINE-JEFFERSON-GAGE-JOHNSON-
NEMAHA-PAWNEE-RICHARDSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COUNCIL BLUFFS...GLENWOOD...RED OAK...
SIDNEY...CLARINDA...WAHOO...OMAHA...BELLEVUE...SEWARD...LINCOLN..
PLATTSMOUTH...NEBRASKA CITY...CRETE...FAIRBURY...BEATRICE...
TECUMSEH...AUBURN...PAWNEE CITY...FALLS CITY
1200 PM CST MON FEB 4 2008
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...
A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.
SNOW SHOULD DEVELOP OVER THE AREA EARLY TUESDAY AS AN AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE MOVES THROUGH THE PLAINS. THE SNOW COULD BE OCCASIONALLY
HEAVY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA.
THE SNOW SHOULD LINGER THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING AND END BY DAYBREAK
WEDNESDAY. PRESENT INDICATIONS SUGGEST THAT 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW
COULD OCCUR ALONG THE INTERSTATE 80 CORRIDOR...WITH 4 TO 6 INCHES
OF SNOW FROM FAIRBURY TO BEATRICE TO FALLS CITY...AND IN THE
SHENANDOAH...RED OAK AND CLARINDA AREAS.
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
$$
DEWALD
BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-BENTON-LINN-JONES-JACKSON-IOWA-JOHNSON-
CEDAR-CLINTON-MUSCATINE-SCOTT-KEOKUK-WASHINGTON-LOUISA-JEFFERSON-
HENRY IA-DES MOINES-VAN BUREN-LEE-JO DAVIESS-STEPHENSON-CARROLL-
WHITESIDE-ROCK ISLAND-HENRY IL-BUREAU-PUTNAM-MERCER-HENDERSON-
WARREN-HANCOCK-MCDONOUGH-SCOTLAND-CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDEPENDENCE...MANCHESTER...DUBUQUE...
VINTON...CEDAR RAPIDS...ANAMOSA...MAQUOKETA...MARENGO...
IOWA CITY...TIPTON...CLINTON...MUSCATINE...BETTENDORF...
DAVENPORT...SIGOURNEY...WASHINGTON...WAPELLO...FAIRFIELD...
MOUNT PLEASANT...BURLINGTON...KEOSAUQUA....FORT MADISON...
GALENA...FREEPORT...MOUNT CARROLL...STERLING...ROCK FALLS...
MOLINE...ROCK ISLAND...KEWANEE...PRINCETON...HENNEPIN...ALEDO...
OQUAWKA...MONMOUTH..CARTHAGE...MACOMB...MEMPHIS...KAHOKA
1203 PM CST MON FEB 4 2008
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A DENSE
FOG ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING.
WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG HAS ALREADY DEVELOPED ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE
INTERSTATE 80 CORRIDOR...AND WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND SPREAD
NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80 THIS AFTERNOON AND THROUGH THE EVENING.
EXPECT WIDESPREAD VISIBILITIES OF A QUARTER MILE OR LESS...WITH
SOME LOCATIONS POSSIBLY NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. SOME IMPROVEMENT IN THE
VISIBILITIES IS EXPECT FROM WEST TO EAST BY MID EVENING...AS WINDS
SWITCH TO THE NORTHWEST AND INCREASE.
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED
TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN... USE YOUR
HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.
...SNOW LIFTING NORTH ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN...
.SNOW CONTINUES TO MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN. THE SNOW WAS TAPERING ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA
AND WILL GRADUALLY END DURING THE AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL
LIKELY RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION WITH A 5
OR 6 INCH TOTAL POSSIBLE OVER WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN BY LATE
AFTERNOON. LESSER SNOW TOTALS WILL BE FOUND OVER EXTREME WEST
CENTRAL MINNESOTA WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE ALEXANDRIA
AND GRANITE FALLS AREAS.
SNOW ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE
EVENING OVER MUCH OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND PORTIONS OF WEST
CENTRAL WISCONSIN...GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM SAINT
JAMES...TO SAINT PETER...TO THE SOUTHERN SUBURBS OF THE TWIN
CITIES...TO LADYSMITH. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR
THE REMAINDER OF SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN.
A LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL BE MOVING FROM MISSOURI...THROUGH IOWA
AND INTO SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN...BY THIS EVENING.
DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-BENTON-SHERBURNE-
LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-
ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-
CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-WATONWAN-
ST. CROIX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...
LITTLE FALLS...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...FOLEY...
ELK RIVER...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...
LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...
STILLWATER...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...
CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...
ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...ST. JAMES...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND
1208 PM CST MON FEB 4 2008
...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON.
EXPECT SNOW TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATION BY EVENING SHOULD RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES ACROSS
WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND 2 TO 4 INCHES OVER EAST CENTRAL
MINNESOTA...INCLUDING THE TWIN CITIES AND NEW RICHMOND WISCONSIN.
A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
RICE-GOODHUE-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-
PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARIBAULT...RED WING...MANKATO...
WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA...
RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...
PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA
1208 PM CST MON FEB 4 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.
EXPECT SNOW TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA.
TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY EVENING. SNOW
HAS TAPERED OFF NEAR THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR...WITH LITTLE
ADDITIONAL SNOW ANTICIPATED. SOME FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL BE
POSSIBLE FROM NEAR EAU CLAIRE...OWATONNA...TO SOUTH OF MANKATO AND
INTERSTATE 90...WHICH COULD CAUSE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS
DURING THE AFTERNOON.
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.