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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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: 344 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...
.LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE THROUGH IOWA TONIGHT BRINGING SNOW ACROSS
THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE STATE. 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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EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-
FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY...
NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...HAMPTON...
ALLISON...WAVERLY
344 PM CST MON DEC 21 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY...
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
TUESDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WINTER
STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...
* SHORT TERM TRENDS...EXPECT PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW TO INTENSIFY
THIS EVENING. SNOWFALL RATES OF ONE HALF INCH PER HOUR CAN BE
EXPECTED BY MID EVENING AS SNOW EXPANDS ACROSS NORTHERN IOWA.
* TIMING...6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM ON TUESDAY MORNING. HEAVIEST
SNOWS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 9 PM AND 4 AM.
* STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES WITH HEAVIEST AMOUNTS
ALONG THE MINNESOTA BORDER.
* VISIBILITIES...GENERALLY UNDER 2 MILES WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW
PRODUCING ONE HALF MILE TO OCCASIONAL ONE QUARTER MILE
VISIBILITIES.
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 WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL
CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITY...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
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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