Winter Weather Advisory URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1141 AM CST FRI DEC 26 2014 ...MODERATE SNOW TO SPREAD ACROSS NORTHERN IOWA TONIGHT... .LOW PRESSURE WILL PASS THROUGH SOUTHEAST IOWA TONIGHT AND PASS INTO WISCONSIN BY SATURDAY MORNING. THE LOW WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION ACROSS MUCH OF IOWA DURING THE NIGHT WITH MODERATE ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL ACROSS NORTHERN IOWA. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO END BY SATURDAY MORNING AS THE SYSTEM PULLS AWAY FROM THE STATE. IAZ004>006-015-270000- /O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0023.141227T0000Z-141227T1200Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-PALO ALTO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... LAKE MILLS...EMMETSBURG 1141 AM CST FRI DEC 26 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY... * TIMING...PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO NORTHWEST IOWA BY LATE AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY. INITIALLY A BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING DRIZZLE MAY OCCUR...WITH THE PRECIPITATION CHANGING QUICKLY OVER TO SNOW. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES ARE EXPECTED FROM 10 PM TO 4 AM BEFORE THE SNOW BEGINS TO DIMINISH AS THE SYSTEM PULLS TO THE NORTHEAST. * STORM TOTAL SNOW...SNOW AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY SATURDAY MORNING WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ALONG THE MINNESOTA BORDER. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS AT 10 TO 20 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS. THIS MAY LEAD TO SNOW BLOWING ACROSS ROADWAYS AND SOME REDUCTION IN VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...ICY CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED ON AREA ROADS LEADING TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. DRIVE SAFELY AND EXPECT LONGER TRAVEL TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. ANY REPORTS OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN ACCUMULATIONS ARE MUCH APPRECIATED AND CAN BE RELAYED DIRECTLY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE USING TWITTER HANDLE NWS DES MOINES...HASHTAG NWSDMX OR POST TO THE NWS DES MOINES FACEBOOK PAGE. && $$ MJB -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hazardous Weather Outlook HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 508 AM CST FRI DEC 26 2014 IAZ004>006-015-271200- EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-PALO ALTO- 508 AM CST FRI DEC 26 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA TONIGHT. PLEASE REFER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES FOR FURTHER DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY MUCH COLDER AIR IS EXPECTED BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK WITH THE THREAT OF WIND CHILLS APPROACHING 20 BELOW BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Posted on: Fri, 26 Dec 2014 19:10:19 +0000
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