WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 727 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 1200 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

...POTENTIALLY CRIPPLING WINTER STORM TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...
.A WINTRY MIX WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF IOWA
TONIGHT. THIS WILL NOT EVEN BE THE MOST SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF
THE STORM WHICH WILL OCCUR THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT
WHEN LARGE AMOUNTS OF WIND BLOWN SNOW MAY OCCUR OVER THE NORTHWEST
THIRD OF THE STATE.
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EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-
POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-SAC-CALHOUN-
WEBSTER-HAMILTON-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-
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...DENISON...CARROLL...
JEFFERSON...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER
726 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
FRIDAY NIGHT...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
FRIDAY NIGHT.
* LONG TERM TRENDS...THE WINTRY MIX AND SNOW AND SLEET WILL
  CONTINUE TONIGHT BEFORE EVENTUALLY TRANSITIONING TO ALL SNOW
  LATE THURSDAY OR EARLY FRIDAY. THIS CHANGE OVER TO SNOW WILL BE
  COINCIDENT WITH INCREASING NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS PRODUCING
  GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.
* TOTAL SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS...TWO TENTHS TO A HALF OF AN
  INCH OF ICE MAY ACCUMULATE WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ALONG THE
  HIGHWAY 20 AND 30 CORRIDORS BEFORE THE CHANGE TO ALL SNOW. BY
  THE TIME THE SNOW ENDS SATURDAY...AMOUNTS ARE FORECAST TO RANGE
  FROM TWELVE TO FOURTEEN INCHES FROM ATLANTIC...TO WEBSTER
  CITY...TO HAMPTON... WITH 14 TO 20 INCHES NORTHWEST OF A LINE
  FROM NEAR DENISON TO MASON CITY. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS OF THAT
  RANGE SHOULD OCCUR FARTHER NORTHWEST TOWARD ESTHERVILLE.
* WINDS...BRISK EAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL BE COMMON
  THROUGH THURSDAY...HOWEVER BY FRIDAY...WINDS WILL BECOME
  NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
* VISIBILITY...DURING THE PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW THURSDAY INTO
  FRIDAY...VISIBILITIES WILL GENERALLY BE LESS THAN ONE MILE AND
  DOWN TO A QUARTER MILE DURING THE HEAVIEST SNOWS. NEAR BLIZZARD
  CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP OVER NORTHWEST IOWA.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT IN THE
  WARNING AREA OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AND WILL LIKELY BE
  IMPOSSIBLE BY FRIDAY AS SNOW ACCUMULATES AND WINDS INCREASE.
  WITH AROUND OF FOOT OF SNOW ALREADY ON THE GROUND IN PARTS OF
  NORTHWEST IOWA...SNOW DEPTHS MAY REACH TWO TO THREE FEET BY
  THE WEEKEND WITH DRIFTS REACHING ROOFTOPS OF HOUSES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
&&
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 441 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
416 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>036-044>046-057-058-241200-
EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-
POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-SAC-CALHOUN-
WEBSTER-HAMILTON-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-
416 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA THROUGH FRIDAY
NIGHT. PLEASE REFER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE AT
WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES FOR FURTHER DETAILS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA THROUGH FRIDAY
NIGHT. PLEASE REFER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE AT
WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES FOR FURTHER DETAILS. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS ARE ANTICIPATED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH STRONG
NORTHWEST WINDS REDUCING VISIBILITY AND POTENTIALLY CAUSING NEAR
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED...BUT ANY SNOWFALL AND ICE
ACCUMULATION REPORTS ARE APPRECIATED AND ENCOURAGED.
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