WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Issue Date: 341 PM CST WED DEC 09 2009
Expiration: 1200 PM CST THU DEC 10 2009

...STRONG WINDS TO PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THE
EVENING AS WELL AS PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS LATER TONIGHT...
.AN EXTREMELY STRONG WINTER STORM MOVING ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES WILL
CONTINUE TO PRODUCE HIGH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS UP
TO 45 MPH THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY EVENING. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO
PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW AND BLIZZARD TO NEAR BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS OVER MUCH OF EASTERN IOWA AND NORTHWEST ILLINOIS INTO
THE EVENING. ALSO A BAND OF MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS
WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH 6 PM. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT
IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO THE EXTREME DRIFTING AND POOR
VISIBILITIES IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. THEN AS THE WINDS
DECREASE SOME...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW PROBLEMS WILL BE
REPLACED BY BITING WIND CHILLS OF 20 BELOW OR COLDER AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
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BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-BENTON-LINN-JONES-JACKSON-CLINTON-
JO DAVIESS-STEPHENSON-CARROLL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDEPENDENCE...MANCHESTER...DUBUQUE...
VINTON...CEDAR RAPIDS...ANAMOSA...MAQUOKETA...CLINTON...GALENA...
FREEPORT...MOUNT CARROLL
341 PM CST WED DEC 9 2009
...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY THEN IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING DRIFTING SNOW THIS EVENING AND
DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS LATER TONIGHT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL
NOON CST THURSDAY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6
PM CST THIS EVENING.
STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND A DEPARTING INTENSE WINTER STORM
WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE AREA THIS EVENING. THESE WINDS OF 25
TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE
WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND SEVERELY REDUCED
VISIBILITIES. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY IN RURAL AND OPEN
AREAS THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY EVENING. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT...IF
NOT IMPOSSIBLE THROUGH THIS TIME. THE LOSS OF DAYLIGHT WILL ALSO
ADD TO THE GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES.
LATER TONIGHT...WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH
FRIGID ARCTIC AIR SURGING INTO THE AREA TO PRODUCE BITING WIND CHILLS
OF 20 BELOW TO 29 BELOW ZERO AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE WIND CHILLS WILL
THEN NOT IMPROVE ABOVE ADVISORY CRITERIA UNTIL NOON THURSDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS THAT FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW...STRONG
WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES OF ONE-QUARTER MILE OR LESS ARE
OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. THIS WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...
MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL! IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL DUE TO AN EMERGENCY...TAKE YOUR WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF
YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES.
$$

BLIZZARD WARNING
Issue Date: 341 PM CST WED DEC 09 2009
Expiration: 600 PM CST WED DEC 09 2009

...STRONG WINDS TO PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THE
EVENING AS WELL AS PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS LATER TONIGHT...
.AN EXTREMELY STRONG WINTER STORM MOVING ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES WILL
CONTINUE TO PRODUCE HIGH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS UP
TO 45 MPH THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY EVENING. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO
PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW AND BLIZZARD TO NEAR BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS OVER MUCH OF EASTERN IOWA AND NORTHWEST ILLINOIS INTO
THE EVENING. ALSO A BAND OF MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS
WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH 6 PM. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT
IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO THE EXTREME DRIFTING AND POOR
VISIBILITIES IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. THEN AS THE WINDS
DECREASE SOME...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW PROBLEMS WILL BE
REPLACED BY BITING WIND CHILLS OF 20 BELOW OR COLDER AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
IAZ040>042-051>054-066-ILZ001-002-007-100545-
/O.NEW.KDVN.WW.Y.0011.091210T0000Z-091210T1800Z/
/O.EXT.KDVN.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-091210T0000Z/
BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-BENTON-LINN-JONES-JACKSON-CLINTON-
JO DAVIESS-STEPHENSON-CARROLL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDEPENDENCE...MANCHESTER...DUBUQUE...
VINTON...CEDAR RAPIDS...ANAMOSA...MAQUOKETA...CLINTON...GALENA...
FREEPORT...MOUNT CARROLL
341 PM CST WED DEC 9 2009
...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY THEN IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING DRIFTING SNOW THIS EVENING AND
DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS LATER TONIGHT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL
NOON CST THURSDAY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6
PM CST THIS EVENING.
STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND A DEPARTING INTENSE WINTER STORM
WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE AREA THIS EVENING. THESE WINDS OF 25
TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE
WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND SEVERELY REDUCED
VISIBILITIES. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY IN RURAL AND OPEN
AREAS THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY EVENING. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT...IF
NOT IMPOSSIBLE THROUGH THIS TIME. THE LOSS OF DAYLIGHT WILL ALSO
ADD TO THE GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES.
LATER TONIGHT...WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH
FRIGID ARCTIC AIR SURGING INTO THE AREA TO PRODUCE BITING WIND CHILLS
OF 20 BELOW TO 29 BELOW ZERO AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE WIND CHILLS WILL
THEN NOT IMPROVE ABOVE ADVISORY CRITERIA UNTIL NOON THURSDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS THAT FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW...STRONG
WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES OF ONE-QUARTER MILE OR LESS ARE
OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. THIS WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...
MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL! IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL DUE TO AN EMERGENCY...TAKE YOUR WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF
YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES.
$$

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 528 AM CST WED DEC 09 2009
Expiration: 430 AM CST THU DEC 10 2009

...HIGH IMPACT...VERY DANGEROUS WINTER STORM CONTINUES TODAY...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
ILLINOIS...NORTHWEST ILLINOIS...WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...EAST
CENTRAL IOWA...NORTHEAST IOWA...SOUTHEAST IOWA AND NORTHEAST
MISSOURI.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING BEFORE
SLOWLY ENDING DURING THE AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.
SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH BY MID
MORNING WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH CREATING WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN
RURAL AND OPEN AREAS. SNOW DRIFTS OF 3 TO OVER 6 FEET WILL BECOME
COMMON BY LATE AFTERNOON. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE.
BLIZZARD OR NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN IOWA AND EXTREME
NORTHWESTERN ILLINOIS INTO THIS EVENING.
FALLING TEMPERATURES AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS WIND
CHILLS STARTING THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING INTO THURSDAY MORNING.
HEADLINES FOR DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS MAY BE NEEDED AT SOME POINT IN
THE FUTURE.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS STORM THAT COULD RESULT IN PROLONGED
POWER OUTAGES OVER LARGE AREAS AND DAMAGE FROM FALLEN TREES OR LARGE
TREE LIMBS. INTERESTED INDIVIDUALS SHOULD MONITOR THIS PRODUCT AND
OTHER LOCAL OFFICE WINTER WEATHER PRODUCTS FOR FURTHER UPDATES AND
MORE SPECIFICS ON THIS POWERFUL SYSTEM AND PLAN ACCORDINGLY.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
STRONG WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILLS OF 20
TO 30 BELOW ZERO THURSDAY MORNING. HEADLINES FOR THIS COLD WILL
LIKELY BE NEEDED.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER REPORTS REGARDING SNOWFALL AMOUNTS AND WINTER WEATHER
IMPACTS WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED TODAY.
$$

WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 354 PM CST MON DEC 07 2009
Expiration: 600 PM CST WED DEC 09 2009

...DANGEROUS WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE AREA TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY...
.A DANGEROUS WINTER STORM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS
TO MUCH OF THE AREA LATE TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL
OVERSPREAD THE AREA TUESDAY AND CONTINUE TUESDAY NIGHT. IN
ADDITION...STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY NIGHT INTO
WEDNESDAY. THIS MAY RESULT IN BLIZZARD TO NEAR BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS OVER MUCH OF EASTERN IOWA AND NORTHWEST ILLINOIS LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME DIFFICULT
TO IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND POOR
VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW.
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015-MOZ009-010-080600-
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BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-BENTON-LINN-JONES-JACKSON-IOWA-JOHNSON-
CEDAR-CLINTON-MUSCATINE-SCOTT-KEOKUK-WASHINGTON-LOUISA-JEFFERSON-
HENRY IA-DES MOINES-VAN BUREN-LEE-JO DAVIESS-STEPHENSON-CARROLL-
ROCK ISLAND-SCOTLAND-CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDEPENDENCE...MANCHESTER...DUBUQUE...
VINTON...CEDAR RAPIDS...ANAMOSA...MAQUOKETA...MARENGO...
IOWA CITY...TIPTON...CLINTON...MUSCATINE...BETTENDORF...
DAVENPORT...SIGOURNEY...WASHINGTON...WAPELLO...FAIRFIELD...
MOUNT PLEASANT...BURLINGTON...KEOSAUQUA....FORT MADISON...
GALENA...FREEPORT...MOUNT CARROLL...MOLINE...ROCK ISLAND...
MEMPHIS...KAHOKA
353 PM CST MON DEC 7 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 6 PM CST
WEDNESDAY...
...BLIZZARD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WITH CONSIDERABLE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO
6 PM CST WEDNESDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
A POWERFUL WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE REGION TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA BY
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THUNDER-SNOW MAY OCCUR TUESDAY NIGHT ALONG WITH
VERY HEAVY SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES AN HOUR.
AS THE SYSTEM MOVES OFF TO THE EAST LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER
50 MPH. THIS WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND
REDUCED VISIBILITIES. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED AT
TIMES IN RURAL AND OPEN AREAS. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...IF
NOT IMPOSSIBLE. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...ACCUMULATING
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MAY RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES. FALLING TREE
LIMBS MAY ALSO RESULT IN ADDITIONAL DAMAGE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING SNOW
AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR
VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE
TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS.
$$

BLIZZARD WATCH
Issue Date: 346 AM CST MON DEC 07 2009
Expiration: 600 PM CST WED DEC 09 2009

...DANGEROUS WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE AREA TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY...
.A DANGEROUS WINTER STORM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW. STRONG WINDS
WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY PRODUCING BLIZZARD TO
NEAR NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.
TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE WITH SIGNIFICANT AND
PROLONGED POWER OUTAGES INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING.
IAZ040>042-051>054-063>068-076>078-087>089-098-099-ILZ001-002-007-
015-MOZ009-010-071800-
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/O.NEW.KDVN.BZ.A.0002.091208T1200Z-091210T0000Z/
BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-BENTON-LINN-JONES-JACKSON-IOWA-JOHNSON-
CEDAR-CLINTON-MUSCATINE-SCOTT-KEOKUK-WASHINGTON-LOUISA-JEFFERSON-
HENRY IA-DES MOINES-VAN BUREN-LEE-JO DAVIESS-STEPHENSON-CARROLL-
ROCK ISLAND-SCOTLAND-CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDEPENDENCE...MANCHESTER...DUBUQUE...
VINTON...CEDAR RAPIDS...ANAMOSA...MAQUOKETA...MARENGO...
IOWA CITY...TIPTON...CLINTON...MUSCATINE...BETTENDORF...
DAVENPORT...SIGOURNEY...WASHINGTON...WAPELLO...FAIRFIELD...
MOUNT PLEASANT...BURLINGTON...KEOSAUQUA....FORT MADISON...
GALENA...FREEPORT...MOUNT CARROLL...MOLINE...ROCK ISLAND...
MEMPHIS...KAHOKA
346 AM CST MON DEC 7 2009
...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON. THE WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A POWERFUL WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE UPPER MIDWEST TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA BY
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THUNDER-SNOW MAY OCCUR TUESDAY NIGHT ALONG WITH
VERY HEAVY SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES AN HOUR.
AS THE SYSTEM MOVES OFF TO THE EAST LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST
SUSTAINED WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50
MPH. THIS WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND
REDUCED VISIBILITIES. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED AT
TIMES IN RURAL AND OPEN AREAS. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...IF
NOT IMPOSSIBLE. THE COMBINATION OF LONG PERIODS OF STRONG
WINDS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MAY RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT...
PROLONGED POWER OUTAGES. FALLING TREE LIMBS AND TREES MAY ALSO
RESULT IN ADDITIONAL DAMAGE.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO PLUMMET INTO THE
SINGLE DIGITS. THESE TEMPERATURES...COMBINED WITH THE BITING
NORTHWEST WINDS...WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES BELOW ZERO
THURSDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR
BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES.
THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY
DANGEROUS.
$$

WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 314 PM CST SUN DEC 06 2009
Expiration: 600 PM CST WED DEC 09 2009

...DANGEROUS WINTER STORM POSSIBLE TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
.A DEVELOPING WINTER STORM COULD PRODUCE HEAVY SNOW...HIGH
WINDS...AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY.
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009-015>018-024>026-034-035-MOZ009-010-070515-
/O.NEW.KDVN.WS.A.0005.091208T1200Z-091210T0000Z/
BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-BENTON-LINN-JONES-JACKSON-IOWA-JOHNSON-
CEDAR-CLINTON-MUSCATINE-SCOTT-KEOKUK-WASHINGTON-LOUISA-JEFFERSON-
HENRY IA-DES MOINES-VAN BUREN-LEE-JO DAVIESS-STEPHENSON-CARROLL-
WHITESIDE-ROCK ISLAND-HENRY IL-BUREAU-PUTNAM-MERCER-HENDERSON-
WARREN-HANCOCK-MCDONOUGH-SCOTLAND-CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDEPENDENCE...MANCHESTER...DUBUQUE...
VINTON...CEDAR RAPIDS...ANAMOSA...MAQUOKETA...MARENGO...
IOWA CITY...TIPTON...CLINTON...MUSCATINE...BETTENDORF...
DAVENPORT...SIGOURNEY...WASHINGTON...WAPELLO...FAIRFIELD...
MOUNT PLEASANT...BURLINGTON...KEOSAUQUA....FORT MADISON...
GALENA...FREEPORT...MOUNT CARROLL...STERLING...ROCK FALLS...
MOLINE...ROCK ISLAND...KEWANEE...PRINCETON...HENNEPIN...ALEDO...
OQUAWKA...MONMOUTH...CARTHAGE...MACOMB...MEMPHIS...KAHOKA
314 PM CST SUN DEC 6 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
A POWERFUL WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE UPPER MID WEST ON TUESDAY
AND WEDNESDAY. THIS SYSTEM COULD PRODUCE 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW
WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THERE IS
A POTENTIAL FOR NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
50 MPH...TO DEVELOP BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. IF THIS
OCCURS...WIDESPREAD AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WOULD MAKE
TRAVEL DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. BASED ON THE EXACT
TRACK AND STRENGTH OF THIS STORM...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL PORTIONS
OF THE WATCH AREA COULD EXPERIENCE NEAR BLIZZARD OR BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS ON WEDNESDAY. WARM AIR PULLED NORTH AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM
COULD PRODUCE A MIXTURE OF RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW SOUTH OF
HIGHWAY 34 ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL
RAPIDLY INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THESE
TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WILL
PRODUCE WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES BELOW ZERO THURSDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET ...AND/OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT WOULD SERIOUSLY
IMPACT TRAVEL. THIS IS A WINTER DANGEROUS STORM. MONITOR LATER
FORECASTS CLOSELY FOR FURTHER UPDATES.
$$
KUHL