URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
947 AM CDT THU MAY 2 2013
…PERIODS OF HEAVY WET SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON
IN CENTRAL IOWA…
.A BAND OF HEAVY WET SNOW MIXED WITH SLEET AND RAIN AT TIMES WILL
CONTINUE TO SLOWLY PUSH EAST THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING AND INTO
THE AFTERNOON HOURS. GENERALLY AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 4 INCHES WITH
POTENTIALLY ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON HOURS.
IAZ004>006-015-023-024-033>035-044-045-057-021600-
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EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-PALO ALTO-POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-SAC-CALHOUN-
WEBSTER-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-AUDUBON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…ESTHERVILLE…ALGONA…FOREST CITY…
EMMETSBURG…POCAHONTAS…HUMBOLDT…SAC CITY…ROCKWELL CITY…
FORT DODGE…DENISON…CARROLL…AUDUBON
947 AM CDT THU MAY 2 2013
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM CDT THIS
MORNING…
THE ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL HAS COME TO AN END THIS MORNING ALLOWING
FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY TO EXPIRE AT 10 AM. BRISK NORTH
WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON AND POTENTIALLY CAUSE
ADDITIONAL POWER OUTAGES DUE TO SNOW ON TREES AND POWER LINES.
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IAZ028-039-049-050-061-073-022300-
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BREMER-BLACK HAWK-MARSHALL-TAMA-JASPER-WARREN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…WAVERLY…WATERLOO…MARSHALLTOWN…
TOLEDO…NEWTON…INDIANOLA
947 AM CDT THU MAY 2 2013
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS
EVENING…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HEAVY WET SNOW…WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6
PM CDT THIS EVENING.
* SHORT TERM TRENDS…A MIX OF SNOW…RAIN AND SLEET WILL PERSIST
THROUGH THE REST OF THE MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS.
* STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS…1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW AND
SLEET CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. ISOLATED HIGHER
AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO NEAR 2 INCHES PER
HOUR WITHIN THE HEAVIER SNOW BANDS CAN BE EXPECTED LEADING TO
THE SNOW TO ACCUMULATE QUICKLY.
* WINDS/VISIBILITY…A NORTH WIND AT 20 TO 35 MPH WILL REDUCE
VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE AT TIMES.
* IMPACTS…ROADS ARE LIKELY TO BE SNOW COVERED…SLUSHY…AND
VERY SLICK. HEAVY WET SNOW MAY ACCUMULATE ON POWER LINES AND
LEAFY TREES…WHICH MAY LEAD TO DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES.
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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IAZ007-016-017-025>027-036>038-047-048-059-060-072-022300-
/O.EXT.KDMX.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-130502T2300Z/
WORTH-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-
GRUNDY-BOONE-STORY-DALLAS-POLK-MADISON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…NORTHWOOD…GARNER…MASON CITY…
CLARION…HAMPTON…ALLISON…WEBSTER CITY…ELDORA…
GRUNDY CENTER…BOONE…AMES…ADEL…DES MOINES…WINTERSET
947 AM CDT THU MAY 2 2013
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS
EVENING…
* SHORT TERM TRENDS…LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW…MIXED WITH SLEET
AND RAIN AT TIMES WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS.
* STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS…AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF
NEW WET SNOW AND SLEET CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE REST OF THE
MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON. GENERALLY A BAND OF 3 TO 5
INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE ANTICIPATED. SNOWFALL
RATES OF 1 TO NEAR 2 INCHES PER HOUR UNDERNEATH THE HEAVIEST
SNOW BANDS WILL ALLOW SNOW TO ACCUMULATE QUICKLY.
* WINDS/VISIBILITY…A NORTH WIND AT 20 TO 35 MPH WILL REDUCE
VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE AT TIMES.
* IMPACTS…ROADS WILL REMAIN SNOW COVERED…SLUSHY AND VERY SLICK
THROUGHOUT THE DAY. HEAVY WET SNOW MAY ACCUMULATE ON POWER
LINES AND LEAFY TREES…WHICH MAY LEAD TO DAMAGE AND POWER
OUTAGES.
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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IAZ046-058-070-071-081-082-092-021800-
/O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-130502T1800Z/
GREENE-GUTHRIE-CASS-ADAIR-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…JEFFERSON…GUTHRIE CENTER…ATLANTIC…
GREENFIELD…CORNING…CRESTON…BEDFORD
947 AM CDT THU MAY 2 2013
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON…
* SHORT TERM TRENDS…LIGHT SNOW MIXED WITH SLEET AND RAIN WILL
SLOWLY TAPER OFF THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING HOURS.
* STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS…AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF NEW SNOW
IS POSSIBLE LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.
* WINDS/VISIBILITY…A NORTH WIND AT 20 TO 35 MPH WILL REDUCE
VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES.
* IMPACTS…ROADS MAY REMAIN SNOW COVERED AND SLUSHY THROUGH THE
EARLY AFTERNOON. 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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KLP