Winter Storm Advisories

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
334 AM CST MON FEB 4 2008
.LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING IN KANSAS THIS MORNING...WILL MOVE OVER
SOUTHEAST IOWA THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL OCCUR FROM SOUTHEAST SOUTH
DAKOTA TO NORTHWEST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA TODAY...TAPERING
OFF FROM WEST TO EAST LATER TODAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL OF 4 TO
6 INCHES SHOULD OCCUR FROM EASTERN PARTS OF NORTHWEST IOWA TO
SOUTHERN PARTS OF SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA.
LYON-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-OBRIEN-CLAY-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE-
WOODBURY-LINCOLN-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-PIPESTONE-ROCK-
DIXON-DAKOTA-BROOKINGS-LAKE-MOODY-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-HUTCHINSON-
TURNER-BON HOMME-YANKTON-UNION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD...
LARCHWOOD...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD...ARNOLDS PARK...
ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN...
SPENCER...LE MARS...CHEROKEE...SIOUX CITY...TYLER...HENDRICKS...
LAKE BENTON...IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...
MOUNTAIN LAKE...WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...PIPESTONE...
LUVERNE...WAKEFIELD...PONCA...ALLEN...SOUTH SIOUX CITY...
BROOKINGS...MADISON...FLANDREAU...SALEM...CANISTOTA...
BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE...SIOUX FALLS...PARKSTON...FREEMAN...
MENNO...TRIPP...PARKER...CENTERVILLE...MARION...VIBORG...HURLEY...
CHANCELLOR...CANTON...LENNOX...TEA...HARRISBURG...TYNDALL...
SCOTLAND...SPRINGFIELD...AVON...TABOR...YANKTON...VERMILLION...
NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD...ELK POINT...ALCESTER...JEFFERSON
334 AM 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.
SNOW WILL RAPIDLY DEVELOP FROM SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA TO NORTHWEST
IOWA AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA EARLY THIS MORNING...THEN MOVE TO THE
NORTHEAST OF THE AREA LATER THIS AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL
OF 3 TO 6 INCHES SHOULD BE SOUTHEAST OF LINE FROM MARSHALL
MINNESOTA TO SIOUX FALLS TO SPRINGFIELD SOUTH DAKOTA...WITH MUCH
OF THIS SNOWFALL OCCURRING THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON.
JUST TO THE WEST OF THIS AREA...2 TO 3 INCHES SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED
TODAY.
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
334 AM 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.
SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS MORNING...GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF
LATER THIS AFTERNOON. SOME OF THE SNOW COULD MIX WITH FREEZING RAIN
THROUGH MID MORNING. GENERALLY 3 TO 5 INCHES SNOWFALL 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.
...MORE WINTER WEATHER ON THE WAY...
.YET ANOTHER WINTER STORM IS TAKING AIM ON THE MIDWEST FOR MONDAY
THROUGH WEDNESDAY THIS WEEK. ON MONDAY A BAND OF FREEZING RAIN OR
RAIN WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA...MAINLY DURING THE MORNING AND
EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. THEN...THIS WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO
BRING WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL STARTING TUESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. CURRENT INFORMATION SUGGESTS THAT MOST
OF THE SNOW WILL FALL TUESDAY NIGHT. THIS 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
355 AM CST MON FEB 4 2008
...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A FREEZING
RAIN ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. A WINTER
STORM WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN
EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.
THIS MORNING A SWATH OF LIGHT RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN WILL MOVE
NORTHEAST ACROSS EASTERN IOWA. WHERE TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW
FREEZING...THE RAIN WILL CAUSE A GLAZE OF ICE TO FORM...ESPECIALLY
ON ELEVATED OR EXPOSED SURFACES. ONE TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH OF
ICE MAY ACCUMULATE. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE
FREEZING BY NOON TODAY...WHICH WOULD CAUSE THE FREEZING RAIN TO
CHANGE BACK TO PLAIN RAIN...AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS TO STOP.
TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY...SNOW WILL BEGIN EITHER LATE TUESDAY
MORNING OR TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND C0NTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.
THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL TUESDAY NIGHT. BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW IS POSSIBLE 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.
A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND BE CAREFUL WHILE TRAVELING.
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
355 AM CST MON FEB 4 2008
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING.
SNOW WILL BEGIN EITHER LATE TUESDAY MORNING OR TUESDAY AFTERNOON
AND C0NTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS
EXPECTED TO FALL TUESDAY NIGHT. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS
POSSIBLE 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.
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.
...A MIX OF SNOW AND ICE TODAY FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL IOWA...
...MAJOR WINTER STORM POSSIBLE TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
.A STORM SYSTEM WILL CROSS THE REGION TODAY BRINGING SNOW ACROSS
NORTHERN IOWA WITH A MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN...TO
PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN IOWA. THERE IS ALSO THE
POTENTIAL THUNDER SNOW ACROSS NORTHERN IOWA TODAY. THE WINTRY
PRECIPITATION WILL END FROM WEST TO EAST BY MID AFTERNOON...BUT
SOME FREEZING DRIZZLE MAY LINGER ACROSS FAR NORTHERN AREAS.
AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-
WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ADEL...
DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD...
WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA
404 AM CST MON FEB 4 2008
...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A FREEZING
RAIN ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. A WINTER
STORM WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN
EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.
THROUGH THE MID MORNING HOURS A QUICK BURST OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN
WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 6 AND 9 AM. THOUGH AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT...
THERE MAY BE ENOUGH ICE TO CAUSE SLICK TRAVEL EARLY THIS MORNING.
CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE BY LATE MORNING AS TEMPERATURES RISE AND
THE PRECIPITATION SHIFTS AWAY FROM THE AREA. A MAJOR STORM IS
HEADING TOWARD THE AREA TUESDAY AND HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR
PRODUCING MORE THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOWFALL THROUGH WEDNESDAY ALONG
WITH SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN 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.
MARSHALL-TAMA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO
404 AM CST MON FEB 4 2008
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WINTER
STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING.
A MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED DURING
THE MID TO LATE MORNING HOURS ENDING BY MID AFTERNOON. FREEZING
RAIN ACCRUAL OF UP TO ONE TENTH INCH IS POSSIBLE BY NOON ALONG
WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOW. A MAJOR STORM IS
HEADING TOWARD THE AREA TUESDAY AND HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR
PRODUCING MORE THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOWFALL THROUGH WEDNESDAY ALONG
WITH SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
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.
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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAVERLY...ELDORA...GRUNDY CENTER...
WATERLOO...JEFFERSON...BOONE...AMES
404 AM CST MON FEB 4 2008
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON.
A MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED DURING
THE MID MORNING HOURS ENDING BY MID AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF
NEAR ONE INCH IS EXPECTED NORTH OF HIGHWAY 30 WITH UP TO TWO TO
THREE INCHES OF SNOW ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 3. ICE ACCUMULATIONS
OF ONE TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE AS WELL. A MAJOR STORM
IS HEADING TOWARD THE AREA TUESDAY AND HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR
PRODUCING MORE THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOWFALL THROUGH WEDNESDAY ALONG
WITH SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
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.
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.
EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-
POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY...
NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS...
HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON
404 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.
SNOW IS LIKELY THIS MORNING THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS.
TOTAL AMOUNTS OF SNOW MIXED WITH SOME SLEET ARE EXPECTED TO BE 4
TO 6 INCHES ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 3 WITH LOCAL HIGHER AMOUNTS
POSSIBLE. A MIXTURE OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET MAY OCCUR
SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 3 ALONG WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOWFALL. A MAJOR
STORM IS HEADING TOWARD THE AREA TUESDAY AND HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR
PRODUCING MORE THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOWFALL THROUGH WEDNESDAY ALONG
WITH SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
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.
BUTLER-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLISON...SAC CITY...ROCKWELL CITY...
FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...DENISON...CARROLL
404 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.
A MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL OCCUR EARLY THIS
MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF SNOW IS
LIKELY ALONG WITH UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH OF SLEET AND 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 VISIBILITY...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-
WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CORNING...CRESTON...OSCEOLA...
CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR...LEON...
CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD
404 AM CST MON FEB 4 2008
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING.
A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL BE TAKING AIM AT THE REGION TUESDAY
THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR PRODUCING MORE
THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOWFALL THROUGH WEDNESDAY ALONG WITH SOME
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
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.
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