HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 349 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 400 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA. PLEASE REFER TO
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES FOR
FURTHER DETAILS.
A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING A WINTRY MIX OF
SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN TO THE AREA BY THE LATE AFTERNOON
AND INTO THIS EVENING. MUCH COLDER AIR IS FORECAST TO FILTER INTO
SOUTHEAST IOWA...LEADING TO THE PRECIPITATION TO SWITCH OVER TO
ALL SNOW DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS INTO FRIDAY MORNING. A LIGHT
GLAZE OF ICE ACCRUAL IS EXPECTED BY TONIGHT.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA. PLEASE REFER TO
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES FOR
FURTHER DETAILS.
THE STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE MODERATE
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGHOUT THE DAY CHRISTMAS DAY AND INTO
SATURDAY MORNING. STRONG WINDS ARE LIKELY TO ACCOMPANY THE
MODERATE SNOWFALL THROUGHOUT THE DAY FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY
NIGHT AND POSSIBLY PRODUCING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ACROSS THE
AREA.
LIGHT SNOW WITH STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGHOUT
THE DAY ON SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT...POTENTIALLY LEADING TO
BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED...BUY ANY SNOWFALL AND ICE
ACCUMULATION REPORTS ARE APPRECIATED AND ENCOURAGED.
AN EMERGENCY MANAGER CONFERENCE CALL IS SCHEDULED AT 11AM CST
THURSDAY MORNING.
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