HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 303 PM CST TUE DEC 8 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST WED DEC 09 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL IOWA.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING
OVER MUCH OF IOWA...WITH INCREASING WINDS LATER TONIGHT AS WELL.
WIND GUSTS MAY EXCEED 40 MPH BY DAYBREAK WITH NEAR WHITE OUT
CONDITIONS. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA
THROUGH THIS EVENING...AND A BLIZZARD WARNING IS IN EFFECT
OVERNIGHT. PLEASE REFER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE AT
WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES FOR FURTHER DETAILS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
AN INTENSE WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT ALL OF
CENTRAL IOWA WEDNESDAY. STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY REACH 40 TO 50 MPH
PRODUCING WHITE OUT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.
WIND CHILLS MAY CONCURRENTLY DROP TO FROM 5 BELOW TO 20 BELOW ZERO
WITH DANGEROUS LIFE THREATENING CONDITIONS. A BLIZZARD WARNING IS
IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA. PLEASE REFER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES FOR FURTHER DETAILS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER REPORTS OF SNOWFALL AND OTHER WINTER WEATHER IMPACTS
WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
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