FLOOD WARNING
Issue Date: 1254 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 342 AM CST SUN DEC 27 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE CHARITON RIVER NEAR CHARITON...OR FROM WOLF CREEK...TO RATHBUN
RESERVOIR.
* UNTIL EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.
* AT 12:00 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.7 FEET...AND RISING.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE.
* FORECAST...FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 1027 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009 Expires:200912261200;;
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1021 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
IAZ007-017-026>028-037>039-049-050-061-062-074-075-084>086-095>097-
261200-
WORTH-CERRO GORDO-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-
MARSHALL-TAMA-JASPER-POWESHIEK-MARION-MAHASKA-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-
WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS-
1021 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND
EASTERN IOWA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
RAIN WILL GRADUALLY SWITCH BACK TO SNOW THROUGHOUT THE
DAY...BECOMING ALL SNOW BY THE LATE AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING
HOURS. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES MAY
OCCUR BY DAYBREAK SATURDAY...WITH BRISK WINDS PRODUCING MINOR
BLOWING AND DRIFTING TONIGHT.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA. PLEASE REFER
TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES
FOR FURTHER DETAILS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
LIGHT SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED SATURDAY. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
SHOULD BE AN INCH OR LESS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
AN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE CALL WILL BE CONDUCTED AT 1100 AM.
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED...BUT SNOWFALL AND ICE
ACCUMULATION REPORTS ARE APPRECIATED AND ENCOURAGED.
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WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Issue Date: 345 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009 ...POTENTIALLY CRIPPLING WINTER STORM THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY...
.THE WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION IS BEGINNING TO TRANSITION TO ALL
SNOW OVER NORTHWEST AND WESTERN SECTIONS OF IOWA. THE TRANSITION
WILL BE DELAYED OVER SOME OF THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST COUNTIES UNTIL
FRIDAY MORNING. THE MOST INTENSE PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED
TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY WITH ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL LINGERING INTO
SATURDAY. IN ADDITION...INCREASING NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED
TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY WHICH WOULD CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING OF SNOW WITH DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS OVER MUCH OF
WEST AND CENTRAL IOWA.
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POWESHIEK-MARION-MAHASKA-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-
DAVIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRINNELL...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...
CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD
345 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO 6 AM CST
SATURDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR A SNOW AND SLEET AND BRIEF FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS
IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM
WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* LONG TERM TRENDS...RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO A WINTRY MIX BY FRIDAY
MORNING AND THEN TO ALL SNOW BY MIDDAY. SNOW WILL THEN BE LIKELY
THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES.
* STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...THREE TO SIX INCHES OF SNOW IS
EXPECTED BY SATURDAY.
* WINDS AND VISIBILITY...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE ON FRIDAY
BEFORE FROM THE SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH INTO FRIDAY NIGHT.
VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE ARE POSSIBLE
AT TIMES DURING THE LATE DAY HOURS FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...OCCASIONAL DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
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WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 411 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009 ...POTENTIALLY CRIPPLING WINTER STORM TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...
.THE WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION WILL GRADUALLY TRANSITION TO ALL
SNOW FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST TODAY. THE PRECIPITATION THIS
MORNING WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT BEFORE ANOTHER WAVE OF MOISTURE
ARRIVES FROM SOUTHERN PLAINS DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THE MOST
INTENSE PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY THOUGH
ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL MAY LINGER INTO SATURDAY. IN
ADDITION...INCREASING NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO
FRIDAY WHICH WOULD CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW.
IAZ062-074-075-084>086-095>097-241815-
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POWESHIEK-MARION-MAHASKA-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-
DAVIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRINNELL...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...
CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD
411 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE
FRIDAY NIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE
FRIDAY NIGHT.
* LONG TERM TRENDS...PRECIPITATION WILL TRANSITION TO A WINTRY MIX
BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON THEN TO ALL SNOW OVERNIGHT. SNOW WILL
THEN BE LIKELY THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT
TIMES ESPECIALLY TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY.
* STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...FOUR TO EIGHT INCHES OF SNOW IS
EXPECTED BY SATURDAY.
* WINDS AND VISIBILITY...BREEZY NORTHEAST WINDS TONIGHT WILL CAUSE
SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING TONIGHT. A LULL IN THE WINDS ARE
EXPECTED MUCH OF FRIDAY BEFORE INCREASING FROM THE SOUTHWEST AT
15 TO 25 MPH INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS TO LESS
THAN ONE QUARTER MILE ARE LIKELY.
* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT
THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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
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