WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Issue Date: 1246 PM CST SUN DEC 06 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST MON DEC 07 2009

...FIRST ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL EXPECTED FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL IOWA
TONIGHT...
.A WINTER WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRING MUCH OF CENTRAL IOWA ITS
FIRST ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL OF THE SEASON. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED
TO BEGIN IN WESTERN IOWA LATE THIS AFTERNOON...AND SPREAD ACROSS
CENTRAL INTO EASTERN IOWA THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL END WEST TO
EAST LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING.
IAZ024>028-035>039-047>050-059>062-072>074-070245-
/O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0022.091207T0000Z-091207T1200Z/
HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-
GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-
POWESHIEK-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...
ALLISON...WAVERLY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA...
GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...
ADEL...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...
KNOXVILLE
1245 PM CST SUN DEC 6 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 6 AM CST MONDAY...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM
THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST MONDAY.
LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN FALLING THIS EVENING...AND
CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. OCCASIONAL MODERATE SNOWFALL IS
EXPECTED TO FALL FROM 9 PM TONIGHT THROUGH 6 AM MONDAY MORNING. A
TOTAL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED...WITH THE HIGHEST
AMOUNTS EXTENDING ALONG THE U.S. HIGHWAY 20 CORRIDOR. SINCE
PAVEMENT AND BRIDGE TEMPERATURES WILL BE BELOW FREEZING...SLICK
TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY ON LESS TREATED ROADS
AND WALKING SURFACES. IN ADDITION...VISIBILITY WILL BE LIMITED
ESPECIALLY DURING THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL.
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.
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 531 AM CST SUN DEC 06 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST MON DEC 07 2009

...DANGEROUS WINTER STORM EXPECTED TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
IOWA...MAINLY SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 3 AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 92.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
SNOW IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP BY LATE AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING
ACROSS THE AREA AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. SOME MODERATE
ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. 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...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
A STRONG AND POTENTIALLY CRIPPLING STORM IS SET TO AFFECT CENTRAL
IOWA FROM TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE MONDAY
NIGHT IN WESTERN IOWA AND OVERSPREAD CENTRAL IOWA ON TUESDAY. THE
SNOW WILL PERSIST INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY BEFORE DIMINISHING. HEAVY
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE FORECAST ACROSS ALL OF CENTRAL IOWA WITH
THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ALONG AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 30 WHERE UP TO A
FOOT OF SNOW MAY BE POSSIBLE.
IN ADDITION...WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BECOME STRONG LATE TUESDAY NIGHT
AND WEDNESDAY. POTENTIAL GUSTS OF OVER 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE
WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS.
NEAR BLIZZARD TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MAY BE EXPERIENCED DURING
THIS TIME WITH VERY LOW VISIBILITIES AND EXTREMELY DIFFICULT
TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS PRODUCT AND
OTHER FORECAST INFORMATION FOR FURTHER UPDATES AND SPECIFICS
REGARDING THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS STORM.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER REPORTS OF SNOWFALL AND OTHER WINTER WEATHER IMPACTS WOULD
BE APPRECIATED OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.
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