BLIZZARD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 1211 PM CST TUE DEC 08 2009
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING.
* SHORT TERM TRENDS...LIGHT SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE ACROSS CENTRAL
IOWA THROUGH NOON WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL LOCATED ALONG AND
EAST OF INTERSTATE 35. ONE TO TWO MORE INCHES OF SNOW WILL
ACCUMULATE EAST OF INTERSTATE 35 AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 30 WITH
MINOR ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED ELSEWHERE. A NORTHWESTERLY WIND AT
25 TO 35 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE.
VISIBILITIES WILL REMAIN AROUND A QUARTER MILE IN OPEN AND
RURAL AREAS.
* STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL FROM 10 TO 16
INCHES WILL OCCUR ALONG A CORRIDOR FROM ATLANTIC TO DES MOINES
TO MARSHALLTOWN WILL 5 TO 8 INCHES NORTHWEST AND SOUTHEAST OF
THAT LINE.
* WINDS/VISIBILITY...A NORTHWEST WIND AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO AS HIGH AS 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH NOON THEN BEGIN TO
DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST. VISIBILITIES WILL BE BETWEEN A
QUARTER TO A HALF MILE ACROSS CENTRAL IOWA...MAINLY IN RURAL
AREAS. BY THIS AFTERNOON...THE GRADUAL DECREASE IN WIND SPEED
WILL PRODUCE SLOW IMPROVEMENT IN VISIBILITIES.
* IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ARE IN PLACE WITH
THIS DANGEROUS WINTER STORM...AND TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME
IMPOSSIBLE IN MANY LOCATIONS. IN ADDITION TO THE STRONG WIND
AND LOW VISIBILITIES OR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS...5 TO 8 FOOT
SNOW DRIFTS ARE LIKELY IN RURAL AREAS. THE POTENTIAL FOR POWER
OUTAGES EXIST AS WELL WITH THE VERY STRONG WINDS. WIND CHILL
READINGS TODAY WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.
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FAB
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