HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 535 AM CST TUE DEC 22 2009
Expiration: 530 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
520 AM CST TUE DEC 22 2009
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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-CASS-ADAIR-
520 AM CST TUE DEC 22 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL AFFECT MUCH OF THE AREA TODAY AND
TONIGHT...LEADING TO A LIGHT GLAZE OF ICE ACCRUAL BY THIS EVENING.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
A MAJOR WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR ICE
ACCUMULATIONS WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY...THEN CHANGING TO SNOW
THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR
THE AREA FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. PLEASE
REFER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE AT
WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES FOR FURTHER DETAILS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED...BUT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS AND
ICE ACCUMULATION REPORTS ARE APPRECIATED AND ENCOURAGED.
EMERGENCY MANAGER CONFERENCE CALL TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED AT 11AM CST.
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WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 1150 PM CST MON DEC 21 2009
Expiration: 600 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

...MAJOR WINTER STORMS SET TO IMPACT PORTIONS OF IOWA WEDNESDAY
THROUGH FRIDAY...
.A BAND OF SNOW WILL GRADUALLY COME TO AN END OVER NORTH CENTRAL
IOWA TONIGHT. A MUCH MORE INTENSE SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO LIFT INTO
THE MIDWEST ON WEDNESDAY AND MEANDER SLOWLY NORTH INTO THURSDAY
AND FRIDAY BRINGING SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO PORTIONS
OF CENTRAL IOWA.
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SAC-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-
BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-CASS-ADAIR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAC CITY...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA...
GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON...
BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...
ADEL...DES MOINES...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD
1150 PM CST MON DEC 21 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...
WINTER STORM WATCH...
* TIMING...WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
* STORM TOTAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO ONE QUARTER INCH FROM
  THE HIGHWAY 30 TO HIGHWAY 20 CORRIDORS WITH LESSER AMOUNTS
  FARTHER NORTH.
* STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES ALONG THE
  SOUTHERN EDGE OF THE WATCH AREA UP TO OVER A FOOT ALONG AND
  WEST OF A CARROLL TO MASON CITY LINE.
* WINDS...EASTERLY WINDS AT 10 TO 20 MPH ON WEDNESDAY INTO
  THURSDAY BECOMING NORTHERLY AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS
  ON FRIDAY.
* VISIBILITY...SNOW AREAS WILL SEE VISIBILITIES GENERALLY LESS
  THAN ONE MILE FOR THE DURATION OF THE STORM WITH FREQUENT
  VISIBILITIES OF ONE HALF TO ONE QUARTER OF A MILE IN THE
  HEAVIER SNOWS. WITH INCREASING WINDS THURSDAY NIGHT AND
  FRIDAY...BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED IN
  THE WATCH AREA.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT IN THE
  WATCH AREA ON WEDNESDAY AND CONTINUE TO BE DIFFICULT INTO
  THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AS SNOW ACCUMULATES AND WINDS INCREASE. IN
  THE HEAVIEST SNOW AREAS...TRAVEL MAY BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE
  DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY.
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.
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