HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 530 AM CST SUN DEC 6 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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