HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 534 AM CST THU DEC 10 2009
Expiration: 545 AM CST FRI DEC 11 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
533 AM CST THU DEC 10 2009
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WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-
BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-
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533 AM CST THU DEC 10 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW
THROUGH 9 AM CDT. PLEASE REFER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES FOR FURTHER DETAILS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
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WIND CHILL ADVISORY
Issue Date: 329 PM CST WED DEC 09 2009
Expiration: 900 AM CST THU DEC 10 2009

...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TODAY...
.BITTER COLD AIR WILL FOLLOW IN THE WAKE OF THE STORM SYSTEM. A
NORTHWEST WIND WILL GRADUALY DIMINISH THIS EVENING BUT WIND SPEEDS
SHOULD STILL BE SUFFICIENT TO CAUSE BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS
THIS EVENING. THE WIND WILL SUBSIDE ENOUGH SO THAT BLOWING SNOW
WILL NOT BE PROBLEMATIC OVERNIGHT BUT THE WIND WILL STILL BE
STRONG ENOUGH TO CREAT WIND CHILL VALUES FROM 20 TO 30 BELOW.
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EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-
POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-SAC-CALHOUN-
WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-
BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-
POWESHIEK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-ADAMS-UNION-
CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE-
APPANOOSE-DAVIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY...
NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS...
HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY...SAC CITY...
ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA...
GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON...
BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...
ADEL...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD...
WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...CORNING...
CRESTON...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...BEDFORD...
MOUNT AYR...LEON...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD
329 PM CST WED DEC 9 2009
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM
CST THURSDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW AND BITTER COLD WIND
CHILLS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT
CST TONIGHT. BLOWING SNOW IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE PROBLEMATIC AFTER
MIDNIGHT SO A WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND
CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST
THURSDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING.
* SHORT TERM TRENDS...THE SNOW HAS ENDED FOR LOCATIONS WEST OF
INTERSTATE 35. FOR LOCATIONS EAST OF INTERSTATE 35 LIGHT SNOW
WILL END BY 6 PM WITH LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION
EXPECTED. A NORTHWEST WIND AT 15 TO 30 MPH WILL PREVAIL THROUGH
10 PM AND WILL LIKELY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO KEEP BLOWING SNOW AND
REDUCED VISIBILITIES OVER CENTRAL IOWA. RURAL AREAS CAN EXPECT
VISIBILITIES BETWEEN A HALF MILE AND A MILE WITH LOCALLY LOWER
VISIBILITIES.
* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WIND AND COLD AIR THIS EVENING WILL
CONTINUE TO PRODUCE LOW VISIBILITIES AND BITTER COLD WIND
CHILLS. OVERNIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...BITTER COLD WIND
CHILL VALUES OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS
CONDITIONS FOR ANY OUTDOOR ACTIVITY.
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.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITY
WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.
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