Winter Storm Watches And Warnings For Iowa

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
859 PM CST SUN FEB 24 2008
...MAJOR WINTER STORM HEADING FOR IOWA MONDAY...
.A STRONG WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT IOWA MONDAY AND
CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. THE STORM WILL INITIALLY BEGIN AS
RAIN OR A RAIN...SNOW MIX ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN IOWA WHILE
REMAINING MAINLY SNOW OVER THE NORTH. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE FROM WEST CENTRAL THROUGH NORTHEAST
IOWA BY MONDAY EVENING. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE
STORM MONDAY NIGHT...CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
CERRO GORDO-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-
HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-STORY-
MARSHALL-TAMA-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-CASS-
ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MASON CITY...CLARION...HAMPTON...
ALLISON...WAVERLY...ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...
ELDORA...GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...CARROLL...JEFFERSON...BOONE...
AMES...MARSHALLTOWN..TOLEDO...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ADEL...
DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD...
WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA
859 PM CST SUN FEB 24 2008
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST MONDAY
THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT...
A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL BE IMPACTING CENTRAL IOWA MONDAY
AND MONDAY NIGHT. THOUGH RAIN OR A RAIN SNOW MIXTURE IS EXPECTED
INITIALLY WITH THE BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO SNOW IN THE MORNING
OVER THE NORTHWEST AND THEN SPREAD EAST DURING THE DAY WITH THE
POTENTIAL FOR A 6 TO 8 INCH BAND OF SNOW NEAR THE HIGHWAY 20 AND
HIGHWAY 30 CORRIDORS WITH 3 TO 5 INCHES POSSIBLE ON EITHER SIDE OF
THIS BAND. WARMER AIR ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80 WILL
PROLONG THE TRANSITION OVER TO SNOW UNTIL MONDAY AFTERNOON AND
WILL LIKELY REDUCE SNOW AMOUNT IN THIS REGION. SNOWFALL RATES MAY
APPROACH TWO INCHES OF SNOWFALL PER HOUR DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE
STORM FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. THIS WILL CAUSE
ROAD CONDITIONS TO DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS.
AS THE STORM CONTINUES MOVING EAST DURING THE EVENING HOURS
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW MONDAY EVENING. THE GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY WITH DRIFTING SNOW STILL IMPACTING THE AREA
THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
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.
DONAVON
.A QUICK MOVING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE OUT OF COLORADO
THIS EVENING...AND INTO THE PLAINS OVERNIGHT...SPREADING A MIX OF
WINTERY PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE AREA. COOLER CANADIAN AIR WILL
FILTER SOUTH ON MONDAY...CHANGING AREAS WITH RAIN OR FREEZING
RAIN TO SNOW. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO END BY MONDAY
EVENING...AS LOW PRESSURE SLIDES INTO THE OHIO VALLEY.
WOODBURY-IDA-DAKOTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIOUX CITY...IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN...
BATTLE CREEK...SOUTH SIOUX CITY
917 PM CST SUN FEB 24 2008
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST
MONDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST
MONDAY.
AREAS OF RAIN AND FREEZING FREEZING RAIN WILL DEVELOP LATE
TONIGHT AND THEN CHANGE TO SNOW ON MONDAY. FREEZING RAIN AMOUNTS
AROUND ONE TENTH OF AN INCH ARE EXPECTED. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO
3 INCHES ARE LIKELY FROM LATE MORNING MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY
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.
DIXON-HUTCHINSON-TURNER-LINCOLN-BON HOMME-YANKTON-CLAY-UNION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEFIELD...PONCA...ALLEN...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
917 PM CST SUN FEB 24 2008
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 4 PM
CST MONDAY...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 4 PM CST
MONDAY.
AREAS OF RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN WILL DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT. FREEZING RAIN AMOUNTS OF UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH CAN
BE EXPECTED. FREEZING RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW MONDAY MORNING.
SNOW AMOUNTS THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 3
TO 5 INCHES.
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-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-OBRIEN-CLAY-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE-
BUENA VISTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD...
LARCHWOOD...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD...ARNOLDS PARK...
ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN...
SPENCER...LE MARS...CHEROKEE...STORM LAKE
917 PM CST SUN FEB 24 2008
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM
CST MONDAY...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST
MONDAY.
AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE
MOVES ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS. FREEZING RAIN AMOUNTS OF ONE TO
TWO TENTH OF AN INCH ARE EXPECTED MID MID MORNING ON MONDAY.
FREEZING RAIN WILL BEGIN TO CHANGE TO SNOW BY LATE MONDAY
MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE LIKELY FROM LATE
MORNING MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY 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.
...MAJOR WINTER STORM STILL TAKING AIM ON THE AREA...
.A POTENT STORM SYSTEM CURRENTLY MOVING ACROSS CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA
IS STILL EXPECTED TO CROSS THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS OVERNIGHT. THERE
ARE SOME SIGNALS THAT THIS SYSTEM MAY TRACK SOMEWHAT FURTHER SOUTH
THAN PREVIOUS INDICATIONS. LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP IN THE PLAINS
BY MONDAY MORNING AND TRACK ACROSS MISSOURI INTO CENTRAL OR
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS MONDAY NIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL SPREAD A WINTRY
MIX OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN AND SOME SLEET ACROSS THE AREA MONDAY
MORNING. AS THE SYSTEM APPROACHES IT WILL DRAW IN COLDER AIR
CAUSING THE PRECIPITATION TO CHANGE OVER TO HEAVY...WET SNOW
MONDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW...VERY HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF TUESDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP MONDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING...CREATING WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
JEFFERSON-HENRY IA-DES MOINES-HENDERSON-WARREN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FAIRFIELD...MOUNT PLEASANT...
BURLINGTON...OQUAWKA...MONMOUTH
918 PM CST SUN FEB 24 2008
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING.
A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING MILDER TEMPERATURES AND RAIN INTO
THE AREA ON MONDAY. HOWEVER...AS THE STORM PASSES TO THE SOUTH AND
WINDS SWITCH TO THE NORTHEAST...COLDER AIR WILL BE DRAWN DOWN INTO
THE AREA MONDAY EVENING. THIS WILL SWITCH THE RAIN OVER TO A WET
SNOW BY MID EVENING. THE SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES... WILL THEN
CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING BEFORE ENDING TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR WIDESPREAD 2 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW...WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST
WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS POSSIBLY OVER 40 MPH WILL DEVELOP
BY MIDNIGHT MONDAY NIGHT...AND PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY CREATING
WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING 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.
BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-BENTON-LINN-JONES-JACKSON-IOWA-JOHNSON-
CEDAR-CLINTON-MUSCATINE-SCOTT-KEOKUK-WASHINGTON-LOUISA-JO DAVIESS-
STEPHENSON-CARROLL-WHITESIDE-ROCK ISLAND-HENRY IL-BUREAU-PUTNAM-
MERCER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDEPENDENCE...MANCHESTER...DUBUQUE...
VINTON...CEDAR RAPIDS...ANAMOSA...MAQUOKETA...MARENGO...
IOWA CITY...TIPTON...CLINTON...MUSCATINE...BETTENDORF...
DAVENPORT...SIGOURNEY...WASHINGTON...WAPELLO...GALENA...
FREEPORT...MOUNT CARROLL...STERLING...ROCK FALLS...MOLINE...
ROCK ISLAND...KEWANEE...PRINCETON...HENNEPIN...ALEDO
918 PM CST SUN FEB 24 2008
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST MONDAY
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...
A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST MONDAY
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.
A WINTRY MIX OF RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN...WITH SOME SLEET WILL
DEVELOP OVER THE AREA MONDAY MORNING. THIS WINTRY MIX WILL CHANGE
TO A HEAVY...WET SNOW MONDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...
WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING BEFORE ENDING TUESDAY
AFTERNOON. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR WIDESPREAD 4 TO 8 INCHES OF
SNOW...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE IN BANDS OF VERY
HEAVY SNOW. IN ADDITION...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH
WITH GUSTS POSSIBLY OVER 40 MPH WILL DEVELOP MONDAY EVENING AND
PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY CREATING WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING
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.
...WINTER WEATHER TO AFFECT THE REGION LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY...
.AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE ROCKIES WILL STRENGTHEN AS IT
MOVES ONTO THE PLAINS MONDAY. INITIALLY...THE STORM SYSTEM WILL
BE MILD WITH MAINLY RAIN EXPECTED...ALTHOUGH FREEZING RAIN IS
POSSIBLE IN FAR NORTHEAST NEBRASKA. HOWEVER...AS THE LOW TRACKS
ACROSS KANSAS AND MISSOURI DURING THE MORNING...THE RAIN AND
FREEZING RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO ACCUMULATING SNOW. THE SNOW WILL
BE ACCOMPANIED BY NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 40
MPH.
MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-THURSTON-BURT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONAWA...MISSOURI VALLEY...HARLAN...
PENDER...TEKAMAH
950 PM CST SUN FEB 24 2008
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST
MONDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST
MONDAY.
RAIN AND POSSIBLY FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE
AREA LATE TONIGHT. THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO
ACCUMULATING SNOW BY MID TO LATE MORNING WITH A PERIOD OF MODERATE
OR HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE LIKELY. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH BY
AFTERNOON AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH.
SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS POSSIBLE BY EVENING AS
TEMPERATURES FALL INTO THE 20S.
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.
ANTELOPE-PIERCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NELIGH...PIERCE
950 PM CST SUN FEB 24 2008
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM CST
MONDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM CST
MONDAY.
RAIN OR FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT OVER THE
AREA. THE PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGING TO ACCUMULATING SNOW MONDAY
MORNING. SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 5 INCHES IS LIKELY. NORTH WINDS WILL
INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH PRODUCING SOME
BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES BY MID 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.
KNOX-CEDAR-WAYNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLOOMFIELD...HARTINGTON...WAYNE
950 PM CST SUN FEB 24 2008
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM
CST MONDAY...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM CST
MONDAY.
RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT...
CHANGING TO ACCUMULATING SNOW MONDAY MORNING. UP TO A TENTH OF AN
INCH OF GLAZE IS POSSIBLE...FOLLOWED BY 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW.
NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH
PRODUCING SOME BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES.
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.
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CHERMOK
...HEAVIEST SNOW TO BE JUST SOUTH OF THE WATCH AREA IT APPEARS...
.SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS NOW APPEAR THEY WILL REMAIN TO THE
SOUTH OF THE CURRENT WINTER STORM WATCH AREA. FORECASTERS
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST DATA...BUT IT SUGGESTS AREAS OF
IOWA CLOSER TO HIGHWAY 20 AND SOUTH WILL RECEIVE SIGNIFICANT
SNOWFALL. SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO NORTHEAST IOWA BY MID TO LATE
MORNING AND INTO SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN BY AFTERNOON MONDAY. IT APPEARS 3
TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL IN THE WATCH AREA...AFTER A FEW
HOURS OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...OR SLEET. THIS MAY PRODUCE A
GLAZING OF ICE AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH.
FINAL ADVISORIES AND WARNINGS WILL BE ISSUED BY 4 AM MONDAY
MORNING. IF YOU HAVE TRAVEL PLANS MONDAY INTO TUESDAY...STAY
TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES CONCERNING THIS WINTER STORM AND ITS
AFFECT ON OUR AREA.
FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN...PLATTEVILLE
1135 PM CST SUN FEB 24 2008
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST MONDAY
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...
A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST MONDAY
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.
A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN DURING THE MID TO LATE
MORNING HOURS TO EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS ON MONDAY...AND BECOME
HEAVIER AS THE AFTERNOON WEARS ON...WITH PRECIPITATION ENDING
MONDAY NIGHT. AFTER SOME LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATION...SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. WHILE NORTHERLY
WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH MONDAY NIGHT...ONLY MINOR
GROUND DRIFTING IS ANTICIPATED... WITH LITTLE REDUCTION TO
VISIBILITY EXPECTED.
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.
...MAJOR WINTER STORM HEADING FOR IOWA MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...
.A WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT IOWA MONDAY AND CONTINUE
THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. THE STORM WILL INITIALLY BEGIN AS RAIN OR A
RAIN...SNOW MIX ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN IOWA WHILE REMAINING
MAINLY SNOW OVER THE NORTH. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE
POSSIBLE MAINLY BETWEEN THE HIGHWAY 20 AND HIGHWAY 30 CORRIDORS BY
MONDAY EVENING. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE STORM
MONDAY NIGHT...CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-
GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY...
ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA...
GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...CARROLL...JEFFERSON...BOONE...AMES...
MARSHALLTOWN..TOLEDO
1146 PM CST SUN FEB 24 2008
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM MONDAY TO 6 AM CST
TUESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM MONDAY TO 6 AM CST
TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
EXPECT A RAIN AND SNOW MIX TO DEVELOP MONDAY MORNING ACROSS THE
AREA BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL SNOW BY LATE MORNING AT ALL LOCATIONS.
THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES ESPECIALLY BY LATE MORNING THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON HOURS WITH SNOWFALL RATES APPROACHING 1 TO 2 INCHES
PER HOUR AT TIMES. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES
ARE POSSIBLE. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH
HIGHER GUSTS LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY
NIGHT RESULTING IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW.
A BRIEF MIX WITH FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET IS POSSIBLE DURING THE
TRANSITION FROM RAIN TO SNOW HOWEVER NOW ACCUMULATIONS OF ICE ARE
EXPECTED.
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.
POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-SAC-CRAWFORD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...POCAHONTAS...HUMBOLDT...SAC CITY...
DENISON
1146 PM CST SUN FEB 24 2008
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM MONDAY TO 6 AM CST
TUESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM MONDAY TO 6 AM CST
TUESDAY.
EXPECT A RAIN AND SNOW MIX TO DEVELOP MONDAY MORNING ACROSS THE
AREA BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL SNOW BY LATE MORNING AT ALL LOCATIONS.
THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES ESPECIALLY BY LATE MORNING THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON HOURS WITH SNOWFALL RATES APPROACHING 1 TO 2 INCHES
PER HOUR AT TIMES. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES
ARE POSSIBLE. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH
HIGHER GUSTS LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY
NIGHT RESULTING IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW.
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.
CERRO GORDO-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MASON CITY
1146 PM CST SUN FEB 24 2008
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM MONDAY TO 6 AM CST
TUESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM MONDAY TO 6 AM
CST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
EXPECT A RAIN AND SNOW MIX TO DEVELOP MONDAY MORNING ACROSS NORTH
CENTRAL IOWA BEFORE QUICKLY CHANGING TO ALL SNOW BY MID MORNING.
A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET IS POSSIBLE DURING THE
TRANSITION PERIOD WITH MINOR ICE ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE. THE SNOW
WILL BE MODERATE AT TIMES ESPECIALLY BY LATE MORNING THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON HOURS WITH SNOWFALL RATES APPROACHING 1 INCH PER HOUR AT
TIMES. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE.
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS
LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT RESULTING
IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF 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 VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
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
1146 PM CST SUN FEB 24 2008
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM MONDAY TO 6 AM
CST TUESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM MONDAY TO 6 AM
CST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
EXPECT A RAIN O DEVELOP MONDAY MORNING BEFORE MIXING WITH SNOW BY
LATE MORNING AND THEN CHANGING OVER TO ALL SNOW FROM WEST TO EAST.
A BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET IS POSSIBLE DURING THE
TRANSITION PERIOD WITH MINOR ICE ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE. THE SNOW
WILL BE MODERATE AT TIMES ESPECIALLY BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON AND
INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS WITH SNOWFALL RATES APPROACHING 1
INCH PER HOUR AT TIMES. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6
INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY MIDNIGHT MONDAY NIGHT. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL
INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON
AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT RESULTING IN BLOWING AND
DRIFTING OF 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 VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY...
NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER
1146 PM CST SUN FEB 24 2008
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM MONDAY TO 6 AM CST
TUESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM MONDAY TO 6 AM
CST TUESDAY.
EXPECT A RAIN AND SNOW MIX TO DEVELOP MONDAY MORNING ACROSS NORTH
CENTRAL IOWA BEFORE QUICKLY CHANGING TO ALL SNOW BY MID MORNING.
A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET IS POSSIBLE DURING THE
TRANSITION PERIOD WITH MINOR ICE ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE. THE SNOW
WILL BE MODERATE AT TIMES ESPECIALLY BY LATE MORNING THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON HOURS WITH SNOWFALL RATES APPROACHING 1 INCH PER HOUR AT
TIMES. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE.
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS
LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT RESULTING
IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF 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 VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
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DONAVON