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WWUS43 KDMX 180910
WSWDMX
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
410 AM CDT TUE MAR 18 2025
..BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY
.THE COMBINATION OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG, GUSTY WINDS
MAY PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY. TWO INCH PER HOUR
SNOWFALL RATES WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH THUNDERSNOW. DAMAGING
WIND GUSTS OF 60MPH OR MORE POSSIBLE. TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT TO
IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES.
IAZ004>007-015>017-023>025-033>035-044-045-181915-
/O.UPG.KDMX.WS.A.0004.250319T0900Z-250320T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KDMX.BZ.W.0003.250319T1000Z-250320T0300Z/
EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-
POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CLEAR LAKE, FONDA, LAKE VIEW,
ESTHERVILLE, HUMBOLDT, WALL LAKE, ODEBOLT, KANAWHA, EMMETSBURG,
MANLY, GARNER, LAURENS, EAGLE GROVE, DENISON, MASON CITY,
POCAHONTAS, LAKE MILLS, CARROLL, BELMOND, FOREST CITY, ROCKWELL
CITY, SCHALLER, GILMORE CITY, BRITT, NORTHWOOD, MANSON, POMEROY,
SAC CITY, ROLFE, LAKE CITY, FORT DODGE, ALGONA, EARLY, AND
CLARION
410 AM CDT TUE MAR 18 2025
..BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 10 PM CDT WEDNESDAY
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
BETWEEN 2 AND 10 INCHES, HIGHEST AMOUNTS NORTHWEST. WINDS GUSTING
AS HIGH AS 65 MPH.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND WESTERN IOWA.
* WHEN...FROM 5 AM TO 10 PM CDT WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS AND WEIGHT OF SNOW ON TREE LIMBS MAY
DOWN POWER LINES AND COULD CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES. WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AND MAY MAKE TRAVEL TREACHEROUS AND
POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD
IMPACT THE WEDNESDAY EVENING COMMUTE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TRAVEL SHOULD BE RESTRICTED TO EMERGENCIES ONLY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL,
HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED, STAY WITH
YOUR VEHICLE.
FOR THE LATEST TRAVEL CONDITIONS, CHECK THE IOWA 511 APP,
WWW.511IA.ORG, OR DIAL 511.
IAZ026>028-036-037-046-047-057-058-070-181915-
/O.EXT.KDMX.WS.A.0004.250319T1200Z-250320T0300Z/
FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GREENE-BOONE-AUDUBON-
GUTHRIE-CASS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HAMPTON, PANORA, BAYARD, IOWA FALLS,
JEFFERSON, GREENE, APLINGTON, ATLANTIC, AUDUBON, EXIRA, WEBSTER
CITY, DUMONT, ELDORA, BOONE, WAVERLY, GUTHRIE CENTER, SHELL ROCK,
CASEY, ACKLEY, CLARKSVILLE, ALLISON, AND PARKERSBURG
410 AM CDT TUE MAR 18 2025
...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES POSSIBLE. WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 65
MPH.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTHERN, CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST IOWA.
* WHEN...FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM CDT WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS AND WEIGHT OF SNOW ON TREE LIMBS MAY
DOWN POWER LINES AND COULD CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES. WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AND MAY MAKE TRAVEL TREACHEROUS AND
POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING. TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT.
WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. THE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE WEDNESDAY EVENING COMMUTE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARE FOR POSSIBLE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE
LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.
PERSONS SHOULD DELAY ALL TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE. IF TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY
NECESSARY, DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN
CHANGES IN VISIBILITY. LEAVE PLENTY OF ROOM BETWEEN YOU AND THE
MOTORIST AHEAD OF YOU, AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR
DESTINATION. AVOID SUDDEN BRAKING OR ACCELERATION, AND BE ESPECIALLY
CAUTIOUS ON HILLS OR WHEN MAKING TURNS. MAKE SURE YOUR CAR IS
WINTERIZED AND IN GOOD WORKING ORDER.
JIMENEZ
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