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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
255 AM CST SUN JAN 18 2026
IAZ058>060-072>075-083>086-095>097-181900-
/O.EXB.KDMX.CW.Y.0001.260119T0700Z-260119T1800Z/
GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-CLARKE-LUCAS-
MONROE-WAPELLO-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CASEY, OTTUMWA, HUMESTON, NORWALK, DES
MOINES, CENTERVILLE, CARLISLE, PELLA, WAUKEE, ADEL, EARLHAM,
PERRY, SEYMOUR, CHARITON, GUTHRIE CENTER, ALLERTON, OSCEOLA,
CORYDON, BAYARD, ALBIA, PANORA, KNOXVILLE, OSKALOOSA, BLOOMFIELD,
INDIANOLA, AND WINTERSET
255 AM CST SUN JAN 18 2026
..COLD WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO NOON CST MONDAY
* WHAT...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 20 TO 25 BELOW ZERO
EXPECTED.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL INTO SOUTHEASTERN IOWA.
* WHEN...FROM 1 AM TO NOON CST MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 20 TO 25
BELOW ZERO COULD CAUSE FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN IN AS LITTLE AS
30 MINUTES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING OUTSIDE. WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING, A
HAT, AND GLOVES.
IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-045>050-061-062-181900-
/O.CON.KDMX.CW.Y.0001.260119T0300Z-260119T1800Z/
EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-
POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-SAC-CALHOUN-
WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-
STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-JASPER-POWESHIEK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GARNER, POMEROY, CARROLL, MASON CITY,
AMES, HAMPTON, GRUNDY CENTER, NEWTON, LAKE CITY, CLARION,
MARSHALLTOWN, FOREST CITY, NORTHWOOD, CLARKSVILLE, PARKERSBURG,
GILMORE CITY, GLADBROOK, SAC CITY, IOWA FALLS, CONRAD, WATERLOO,
TOLEDO, ESTHERVILLE, ODEBOLT, ELDORA, ALLISON, KANAWHA, SCHALLER,
ACKLEY, TAMA, DYSART, FORT DODGE, BELMOND, TRAER, MANLY, BRITT,
LAURENS, GRINNELL, SHELL ROCK, EAGLE GROVE, HUMBOLDT, LAKE VIEW,
CEDAR FALLS, POCAHONTAS, FONDA, WALL LAKE, EARLY, EMMETSBURG,
ROCKWELL CITY, JEFFERSON, DIKE, WELLSBURG, APLINGTON, ALGONA,
LAKE MILLS, GREENE, CLEAR LAKE, DUMONT, WAVERLY, ROLFE, REINBECK,
BOONE, WEBSTER CITY, AND MANSON
255 AM CST SUN JAN 18 2026
...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON CST MONDAY...
* WHAT...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 30 BELOW ZERO EXPECTED.
* WHERE...MUCH OF NORTHERN INTO CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL IOWA.
* WHEN...FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 30 BELOW ZERO
COULD CAUSE FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING OUTSIDE. WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING, A
HAT, AND GLOVES.
KEEP PETS INDOORS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
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