HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 522 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 530 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
AREAS OF DRIZZLE AND POSSIBLY FREEZING DRIZZLE ARE EXPECTED
THROUGHOUT THE MORNING HOURS...BEFORE SWITCHING TO ALL RAIN BY
AROUND MIDDAY. A CHANCE OF AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE BY
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HOWEVER...NO SEVERE WEATHER IS
EXPECTED. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF A HALF INCH TO AROUND AN INCH ARE
POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
A POTENT WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE STATE
THURSDAY INTO SATURDAY. HOWEVER...WARMER AIR WILL PUSH INTO THE
AREA AHEAD OF THE SURFACE LOW PRESSURE FOR A LONG DURATION. THIS
IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE FOR RAIN ON THURSDAY AND THURSDAY
NIGHT...BEFORE SWITCHING OVER TO A WINTRY MIX DURING THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS INTO FRIDAY. TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP 2 INCHES
ARE POSSIBLE BY THURSDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION...WITH THE CURRENT
SNOW PACK CONTAINING AROUND 1 TO 2 INCHES OF LIQUID
EQUIVALENT...AREAS OF FLOODING ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY AREAS PRONE
TO ICE JAMS AND RAPID RISES IN RIVER AND CREEK LEVELS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED...BUT ANY SNOWFALL AND ICE
ACCUMULATION REPORTS ARE APPRECIATED AND ENCOURAGED.
AN EMERGENCY MANAGER CONFERENCE CALL IS SCHEDULED AT 11AM CST
WEDNESDAY MORNING.
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