Winter Storm Warning
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
704 PM CST MON MAR 4 2013
…WINTER STORM FOR CENTRAL IOWA THROUGH MIDDAY TUESDAY…
THE SECOND HALF OF THE WINTER STORM AFFECTING IOWA WILL ARRIVE
THIS EVENING AND REMAIN THROUGH MIDDAY TUESDAY. THIS WILL BRING
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL TO NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL SECTIONS
INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING FOLLOWED BY INCREASING WINDS. NORTH TO
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE ON TUESDAY WITH SOME BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW.
IAZ006-007-016-017-025>028-036>039-049-050-050600-
/O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130305T1800Z/
WINNEBAGO-WORTH-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-
HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-MARSHALL-TAMA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…FOREST CITY…NORTHWOOD…GARNER…
MASON CITY…CLARION…HAMPTON…ALLISON…WAVERLY…
WEBSTER CITY…ELDORA…GRUNDY CENTER…WATERLOO…MARSHALLTOWN…
TOLEDO
704 PM CST MON MAR 4 2013
…WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
TUESDAY…
* SHORT TERM TRENDS…VERY LIGHT SNOW MIXING WITH SLEET WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH 10 PM. THE PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE OVER TO
ALL SNOW AND INTENSIFY AFTER 10 PM.
* STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS…ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES
ARE EXPECTED BY TUESDAY WITH THE HIGHER END OF THAT RANGE AND
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS NORTHEAST OF A LINE FROM FOREST CITY TO
MARSHALLTOWN.
* WINDS/VISIBILITY…GUSTY NORTH WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH WILL
DEVELOP ON TUESDAY AND MAY ALSO PRODUCE ADDITIONAL BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES DURING THE HEAVIER SNOW BANDS LATE
AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING MAY FALL TO A HALF MILE AT TIMES.
* IMPACTS…HEAVY SNOW WILL PRODUCE LOW VISIBILITIES…SNOW
COVERED ROADS…AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS LATE THIS
EVENING INTO TUESDAY. SOME MINOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS
EXPECTED TUESDAY AS WELL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL…KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT…
FOOD…AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
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Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
318 PM CST MON MAR 4 2013
IAZ006-007-016-017-025>028-036>039-049-050-051200-
WINNEBAGO-WORTH-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-
HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-MARSHALL-TAMA-
318 PM CST MON MAR 4 2013
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA.
.DAY ONE…THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA THROUGH
NOON TUESDAY. PLEASE REFER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES FOR FURTHER DETAILS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA THROUGH
NOON TUESDAY. PLEASE REFER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES FOR FURTHER DETAILS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT…
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. HOWEVER…SNOWFALL REPORTS
ARE ENCOURAGED AND MUCH APPRECIATED.
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