WWUS43 KDMX 211002 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 402 AM CST FRI FEB 21 2014 ...BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE LOW VISIBILITIES THIS MORNING... IAZ044-045-057>062-070>075-081>084-092>094-211115- /O.CAN.KDMX.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-140221T1200Z/ CRAWFORD-CARROLL-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK- CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS- TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DENISON...CARROLL...AUDUBON...EXIRA... GUTHRIE CENTER...PANORA...BAYARD...CASEY...PERRY...WAUKEE... ADEL...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD... STUART...ADAIR...FONTANELLE...WINTERSET...EARLHAM...INDIANOLA... NORWALK...CARLISLE...PELLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...CORNING... CRESTON...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...BEDFORD...LENOX...NEW MARKET... MOUNT AYR...LAMONI...LEON 402 AM CST FRI FEB 21 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. LIGHT SNOW HAS ENDED AND WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED SOME...ALLOWING VISIBILITIES TO IMPROVE ACROSS THE AREA. THUS THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. IN AREAS THAT SAW A LITTLE MORE SNOW...SOME PATCHY DRIFTING OF SNOW ACROSS ROADWAYS IS STILL POSSIBLE AS BREEZY CONDITIONS CONTINUE THROUGH SUNRISE. $$ IAZ004-005-015-023-024-034-035-211200- /O.CON.KDMX.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140221T1200Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-PALO ALTO-POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-CALHOUN-WEBSTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...EMMETSBURG... POCAHONTAS...LAURENS...ROLFE...FONDA...GILMORE CITY...HUMBOLDT... ROCKWELL CITY...MANSON...LAKE CITY...POMEROY...FORT DODGE 402 AM CST FRI FEB 21 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL START TO DIMINISH SLIGHTLY FROM WEST TO EAST. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY IMPROVE THROUGH SUNRISE AND INTO THE MORNING HOURS. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH...WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES OF BELOW ONE HALF TO ONE QUARTER MILE...WITH LOCALIZED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN OPEN AREAS. * IMPACTS...IN ADDITION TO THE POOR VISIBILITY...MANY ROADWAYS ARE COMPLETELY COVERED IN SNOW AND ICE CAUSING DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. REPORTS OF TREE DAMAGE AND POWER LINE DAMAGE HAVE RESULTED IN POWER OUTAGES ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA AS WELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. ANY REPORTS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE MUCH APPRECIATED AND CAN BE RELAYED DIRECTLY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE USING TWITTER HANDLE NWS DES MOINES...HASHTAG NWSDMX OR POST TO THE NWS DES MOINES FACEBOOK PAGE. && $$ IAZ006-007-016-017-025>028-036>038-211500- /O.CON.KDMX.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140221T1500Z/ WINNEBAGO-WORTH-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER- HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOREST CITY...LAKE MILLS...NORTHWOOD... MANLY...GARNER...BRITT...KANAWHA...MASON CITY...CLEAR LAKE... EAGLE GROVE...CLARION...BELMOND...HAMPTON...PARKERSBURG... CLARKSVILLE...SHELL ROCK...GREENE...APLINGTON...ALLISON... DUMONT...WAVERLY...WEBSTER CITY...IOWA FALLS...ELDORA...ACKLEY... GRUNDY CENTER...REINBECK...CONRAD...DIKE...WELLSBURG 402 AM CST FRI FEB 21 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...VERY LIGHT SNOW WILL TAPER OFF OVER THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO...WITH STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS PERSISTING INTO THE MORNING HOURS. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH...WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES OF BELOW ONE HALF TO ONE QUARTER MILE...WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN OPEN AREAS. * IMPACTS...IN ADDITION TO POOR VISIBILITY AT TIMES...ROADWAYS ARE COMPLETELY COVERED IN SNOW AND ICE CAUSING DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. NUMEROUS REPORTS OF TREE DAMAGE AND POWER LINE DAMAGE HAS RESULTED IN POWER OUTAGES ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA AS WELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. ANY REPORTS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE MUCH APPRECIATED AND CAN BE RELAYED DIRECTLY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE USING TWITTER HANDLE NWS DES MOINES...HASHTAG NWSDMX OR POST TO THE NWS DES MOINES FACEBOOK PAGE. && $$ IAZ033-039-046>050-211200- /O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-140221T1200Z/ SAC-BLACK HAWK-GREENE-BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAC CITY...LAKE VIEW...ODEBOLT... WALL LAKE...SCHALLER...EARLY...WATERLOO...CEDAR FALLS... JEFFERSON...BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TAMA...TOLEDO...TRAER... DYSART...GLADBROOK 402 AM CST FRI FEB 21 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...GUSTY WINDS CAUSING PATCHY BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS WILL CONTINUE. THE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH SOME TOWARD SUNRISE...WITH CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY IMPROVE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45...WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW WITH VISIBIL
Posted on: Fri, 21 Feb 2014 10:03:37 +0000
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