HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 423 PM CST TUE DEC 22 2009
Expiration: 430 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT
AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL AFFECT MUCH OF THE AREA FROM LATER
THIS EVENING THROUGH TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING...RESULTING IN
AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCRUAL ON EXPOSED AND UNTREATED
SURFACES.
A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING. PLEASE REFER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES FOR FURTHER DETAILS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE STATE FROM WEDNESDAY THROUGH
FRIDAY. WARMER AIR IS EXPECTED TO PUSH INTO THE SOUTHERN PORTION
OF THE STATE WHICH WILL LEAD TO PRECIPITATION IN THE FORM OF RAIN
GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH HIGHWAY 34 FROM LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING
INTO THURSDAY. EXPECT A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND RAIN THURSDAY
NIGHT BEFORE SWITCHING TO ALL SNOW DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS
THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO NEARLY 2 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY AND TEMPERATURES REMAINING IN THE
UPPER 30S TO AROUND 40. WITH THE RAINFALL AMOUNTS ON TOP OF THE
SNOW MELT...AREAS OF FLOODING ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY WITH RAPID
RISES DUE TO ICE JAMS ALONG RIVERS AND CREEKS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED...BUT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS AND
ICE ACCUMULATION REPORTS ARE APPRECIATED AND ENCOURAGED.
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