WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 716 PM CST TUE DEC 08 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
WEDNESDAY.
* SHORT TERM TRENDS: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL WITH RATES OF 1 TO
2 INCHES PER HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH MIDNIGHT FROM DES
MOINES TO MASON CITY AND WATERLOO. RELATIVELY LIGHTER SNOWFALL
WILL OCCUR ACROSS SOUTHERN IOWA THROUGH 10 PM...THEN PICK BACK
UP IN INTENSITY INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. AT LEAST AN
ADDITIONAL 3 TO 7 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS EXPECTED BY MIDNIGHT
ACROSS THE AREA...WITH HEAVIEST TOTALS SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM
DENISON TO MASON CITY. WINDS WILL ALSO BE INCREASING OUT OF THE
NORTHEAST GUSTING TO 30 TO 35 MPH AND CREATING NEAR BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS THROUGH 9 PM. A MIX OF SLEET...SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN
ACROSS THE FAR SOUTHEAST PORTIONS OF THE WARNING AREA NEAR
BLOOMFIELD WILL TRANSITION BACK TO ALL SNOW BY 9 PM.
* STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 16
INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL IOWA. THE BEST
THREAT FOR RECEIVING OVER A FOOT OF SNOW IS GENERALLY
SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM DENISON TO ALGONA AND NORTHWEST OF A
LINE FROM BEDFORD TO GRINNELL. ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 18
INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THIS CORRIDOR.
* WINDS/VISIBILITY: EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS AT 15 TO 30 MPH ARE
EXPECTED THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE SHIFTING NORTH TO
NORTHWEST AND INCREASING AFTER 9 PM. WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35
MPH...WITH GUSTS GREATER THAN 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT
INTO WEDNESDAY...PRODUCING VISIBILITY LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF
A MILE WITH WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES.
* IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS
DANGEROUS WINTER STORM...AND WILL LIKELY BECOME IMPOSSIBLE IN
MANY LOCATIONS. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATING ON
ROADWAYS...VERY STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CAUSE
SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS
LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...LEADING TO THE POTENTIAL FOR MAJOR
TRAVEL IMPACTS AND ROAD CLOSURES. SNOW DRIFTS OF 8 TO 15 FEET
ARE POSSIBLE BY WEDNESDAY. THE POTENTIAL FOR POWER OUTAGES EXIST
AS WELL WITH THE VERY STRONG WINDS. WIND CHILL READINGS ON
WEDNESDAY 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.
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.
$$
MOYER
BLIZZARD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 716 PM CST TUE DEC 08 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
WEDNESDAY.
* SHORT TERM TRENDS: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL WITH RATES OF 1 TO
2 INCHES PER HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH MIDNIGHT FROM DES
MOINES TO MASON CITY AND WATERLOO. RELATIVELY LIGHTER SNOWFALL
WILL OCCUR ACROSS SOUTHERN IOWA THROUGH 10 PM...THEN PICK BACK
UP IN INTENSITY INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. AT LEAST AN
ADDITIONAL 3 TO 7 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS EXPECTED BY MIDNIGHT
ACROSS THE AREA...WITH HEAVIEST TOTALS SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM
DENISON TO MASON CITY. WINDS WILL ALSO BE INCREASING OUT OF THE
NORTHEAST GUSTING TO 30 TO 35 MPH AND CREATING NEAR BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS THROUGH 9 PM. A MIX OF SLEET...SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN
ACROSS THE FAR SOUTHEAST PORTIONS OF THE WARNING AREA NEAR
BLOOMFIELD WILL TRANSITION BACK TO ALL SNOW BY 9 PM.
* STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 16
INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL IOWA. THE BEST
THREAT FOR RECEIVING OVER A FOOT OF SNOW IS GENERALLY
SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM DENISON TO ALGONA AND NORTHWEST OF A
LINE FROM BEDFORD TO GRINNELL. ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 18
INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THIS CORRIDOR.
* WINDS/VISIBILITY: EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS AT 15 TO 30 MPH ARE
EXPECTED THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE SHIFTING NORTH TO
NORTHWEST AND INCREASING AFTER 9 PM. WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35
MPH...WITH GUSTS GREATER THAN 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT
INTO WEDNESDAY...PRODUCING VISIBILITY LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF
A MILE WITH WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES.
* IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS
DANGEROUS WINTER STORM...AND WILL LIKELY BECOME IMPOSSIBLE IN
MANY LOCATIONS. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATING ON
ROADWAYS...VERY STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CAUSE
SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS
LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...LEADING TO THE POTENTIAL FOR MAJOR
TRAVEL IMPACTS AND ROAD CLOSURES. SNOW DRIFTS OF 8 TO 15 FEET
ARE POSSIBLE BY WEDNESDAY. THE POTENTIAL FOR POWER OUTAGES EXIST
AS WELL WITH THE VERY STRONG WINDS. WIND CHILL READINGS ON
WEDNESDAY 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.
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.
$$
MOYER
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