WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 342 PM CST MON DEC 07 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO NOON CST
WEDNESDAY...
...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. A BLIZZARD WATCH
HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS BLIZZARD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM
TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE WINTER STORM
WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* TIMING: LOOK FOR LIGHT SNOW TO DEVELOP OVER MUCH OF IOWA AFTER
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT SPREADING NORTH AND EAST TOWARDS THE MORNING
HOURS TUESDAY. A LONG DURATION OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW IS
EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MIDDAY TUESDAY...BEFORE THE
SNOWFALL INTENSIFIES TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING
HOURS. THE ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL DIMINISH DURING THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH SOME
LINGERING SNOW ACROSS THE NORTHEAST PORTION OF THE AREA POSSIBLE
THROUGH MIDDAY WEDNESDAY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
* STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES
ARE ANTICIPATED BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY
NIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE FORECAST DURING
THE AFTERNOON HOURS TUESDAY AND INTO TUESDAY EVENING WHEN THE
BULK OF THE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR. THERE IS A POTENTIAL
FOR LOCALIZED AREAS RECEIVING OVER A FOOT OF SNOW SOUTH OF
HIGHWAY 20.
* WINDS/VISIBILITY: NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35
MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH...ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT...AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. VISIBILITY LATE
TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MAY BE LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE DUE
TO BLOWING SNOW.
* IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL CONCERNS ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS
MAJOR WINTER STORM...LIKELY BEGINNING BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND
PERSISTING INTO TUESDAY EVENING DURING THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATION PERIOD. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATING
ON ROADWAYS...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CAUSE
SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND NEAR WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...LEADING TO THE
POTENTIAL FOR MAJOR TRAVEL IMPACTS AND ROAD CLOSURES. SNOW
DRIFTS OF 8 TO 12 FEET ARE POSSIBLE BY WEDNESDAY. WIND CHILL
READINGS ON WEDNESDAY WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT
WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU
MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR
BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES.
THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY
DANGEROUS.
$$
PODRAZIK/MOYER
BLIZZARD WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 342 PM CST MON DEC 07 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO NOON CST
WEDNESDAY...
...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. A BLIZZARD WATCH
HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS BLIZZARD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM
TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE WINTER STORM
WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* TIMING: LOOK FOR LIGHT SNOW TO DEVELOP OVER MUCH OF IOWA AFTER
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT SPREADING NORTH AND EAST TOWARDS THE MORNING
HOURS TUESDAY. A LONG DURATION OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW IS
EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MIDDAY TUESDAY...BEFORE THE
SNOWFALL INTENSIFIES TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING
HOURS. THE ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL DIMINISH DURING THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH SOME
LINGERING SNOW ACROSS THE NORTHEAST PORTION OF THE AREA POSSIBLE
THROUGH MIDDAY WEDNESDAY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
* STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES
ARE ANTICIPATED BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY
NIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE FORECAST DURING
THE AFTERNOON HOURS TUESDAY AND INTO TUESDAY EVENING WHEN THE
BULK OF THE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR. THERE IS A POTENTIAL
FOR LOCALIZED AREAS RECEIVING OVER A FOOT OF SNOW SOUTH OF
HIGHWAY 20.
* WINDS/VISIBILITY: NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35
MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH...ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT...AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. VISIBILITY LATE
TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MAY BE LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE DUE
TO BLOWING SNOW.
* IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL CONCERNS ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS
MAJOR WINTER STORM...LIKELY BEGINNING BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND
PERSISTING INTO TUESDAY EVENING DURING THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATION PERIOD. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATING
ON ROADWAYS...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CAUSE
SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND NEAR WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...LEADING TO THE
POTENTIAL FOR MAJOR TRAVEL IMPACTS AND ROAD CLOSURES. SNOW
DRIFTS OF 8 TO 12 FEET ARE POSSIBLE BY WEDNESDAY. WIND CHILL
READINGS ON WEDNESDAY WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT
WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU
MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR
BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES.
THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY
DANGEROUS.
$$
PODRAZIK/MOYER
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