URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
414 AM CDT THU MAY 2 2013

…HEAVY WET SNOW THROUGHOUT MUCH OF CENTRAL IOWA THURSDAY…

.A BAND OF HEAVY WET SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH EAST ACROSS WESTERN
TO CENTRAL IOWA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON THURSDAY. ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO OCCUR OVER THE ADVISORY AREA. 3 TO 5
INCHES OF SNOW IS LIKELY WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS AS HIGH AS 7 INCHES
POSSIBLE MAINLY OVER EXTREME NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE ADVISORY
AREA OR WHERE THUNDERSTORMS OCCUR.

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FRANKLIN-BUTLER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-GREENE-BOONE-STORY-GUTHRIE-
DALLAS-POLK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…HAMPTON…ALLISON…WEBSTER CITY…
ELDORA…GRUNDY CENTER…JEFFERSON…BOONE…AMES…
GUTHRIE CENTER…ADEL…DES MOINES…ATLANTIC…GREENFIELD…
WINTERSET…CORNING…CRESTON…BEDFORD
414 AM CDT THU MAY 2 2013

…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HEAVY WET SNOW…WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1
PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON.

* SHORT TERM TRENDS…SNOW OR A MIX OF RAIN SLEET AND SNOW WILL
SWITCH TO ALL SNOW IN THE MORNING HOURS AND CONTINUE THROUGH
EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS…3 TO 5 INCHES WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO NEAR 2 INCHES PER HOUR
CAN BE EXPECTED AT TIMES AND SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE QUICKLY.
THUNDERSTORMS MAY ALSO OCCUR AND WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY HIGHER
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY…A NORTH WIND AT 20 TO 35 MPH WILL REDUCE
VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS…ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLUSHY
AS THE SNOW INTENSIFIES THIS MORNING. HEAVY WET SNOW MAY
ACCUMULATE ON POWER LINES AND LEAFY TREES…WHICH MAY LEAD TO
DAMAGE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY…AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

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EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-
POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-
AUDUBON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…ESTHERVILLE…ALGONA…FOREST CITY…
NORTHWOOD…EMMETSBURG…GARNER…MASON CITY…POCAHONTAS…
HUMBOLDT…CLARION…SAC CITY…ROCKWELL CITY…FORT DODGE…
DENISON…CARROLL…AUDUBON
414 AM CDT THU MAY 2 2013

…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS
MORNING…

* SHORT TERM TRENDS…SNOW OR A MIX OF RAIN SLEET AND SNOW WILL
SWITCH TO ALL SNOW IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS AND CONTINUE
THROUGH MID THURSDAY MORNING.

* STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS…3 TO 5 INCHES WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO NEAR 2 INCHES PER HOUR
CAN BE EXPECTED AT TIMES AND SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE QUICKLY.
THUNDERSTORMS MAY ALSO OCCUR AND WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY HIGHER
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY…A NORTH WIND AT 20 TO 35 MPH WILL REDUCE
VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS…ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLUSHY
AS THE SNOW CONTINUES THIS MORNING. HEAVY WET SNOW MAY
ACCUMULATE ON POWER LINES AND LEAFY TREES…WHICH MAY LEAD TO
DAMAGE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY…AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

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AWB