049  
WWUS43 KDMX 241812  
WSWDMX  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
112 PM CDT SUN MAR 24 2024  
 
...IMPACTFUL WINTRY WEATHER CONTINUES ACROSS PARTS OF IOWA  
TODAY...  
 
.ALTHOUGH MUCH OF CENTRAL IOWA HAS CHANGED TO RAIN, HEAVY, WET  
SNOW CONTINUES OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHERN INTO NORTHEASTERN IOWA  
WHERE HIGH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1" OR MORE PER HOUR MAY PERSIST FOR  
ANOTHER FEW HOURS BEFORE PRECIPITATION CHANGES TO RAIN. AREAS WITH  
THESE HIGH SNOW RATES HAVE SEEN TRAVEL IMPACTS FROM REDUCED  
VISIBILITIES AND QUICKLY SNOW COVERED ROADS WITH IMPROVEMENTS TO  
ROAD CONDITIONS OCCURRING SHORTLY AFTER SNOW RATES DECREASE. GUSTY  
WINDS ALSO CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS UP TO AROUND 35-40  
MPH.  
 
IAZ024-035-036-047>050-241915-  
/O.EXP.KDMX.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-240324T1800Z/  
HUMBOLDT-WEBSTER-HAMILTON-BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HUMBOLDT, FORT DODGE, WEBSTER CITY,  
BOONE, AMES, MARSHALLTOWN, TAMA, TOLEDO, TRAER, DYSART,  
AND GLADBROOK  
112 PM CDT SUN MAR 24 2024  
   
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED
 
 
PRECIPITATION IN MUCH OF CENTRAL IOWA HAS CHANGED FROM  
SNOW/WINTRY MIX TO RAIN SO THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN  
ALLOWED TO EXPIRE IN PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA.  
 

 
 
IAZ004>007-016-017-025>028-037>039-250000-  
/O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-240325T0000Z/  
EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-  
BUTLER-BREMER-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ESTHERVILLE, ALGONA, FOREST CITY,  
LAKE MILLS, NORTHWOOD, MANLY, GARNER, BRITT, KANAWHA, MASON CITY,  
CLEAR LAKE, EAGLE GROVE, CLARION, BELMOND, HAMPTON, PARKERSBURG,  
CLARKSVILLE, SHELL ROCK, GREENE, APLINGTON, ALLISON, DUMONT,  
WAVERLY, IOWA FALLS, ELDORA, ACKLEY, GRUNDY CENTER, REINBECK,  
CONRAD, DIKE, WELLSBURG, WATERLOO, AND CEDAR FALLS  
112 PM CDT SUN MAR 24 2024  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS  
EVENING...  
 
* WHAT...WET SNOW AND MIXED PRECIPITATION EXPECTED. ADDITIONAL  
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 1-2 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS  
40 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTHERN INTO NORTHEASTERN IOWA.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY OR SNOW COVERED ROAD CONDITIONS,  
INCLUDING PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 35 AND HIGHWAYS 20, 18, AND 218.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...PERIODS OF 1" OR MORE PER HOUR SNOW RATES  
MAY LEAD TO REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AND VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL  
FROM THE WET, HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATING ON ROADWAYS FOR THE NEXT  
FEW HOURS BEFORE PRECIPITATION CHANGES TO RAIN.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING.  
 
FOR THE LATEST TRAVEL CONDITIONS, CHECK THE IOWA 511 APP,  
WWW.511IA.ORG, OR DIAL 511.  
 

 
 

 
 
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT  
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES  
 
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