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WWUS43 KDMX 190128  
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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
828 PM CDT TUE MAR 18 2025  
   
..BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY  
 
.THE COMBINATION OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG, GUSTY WINDS  
ARE FORECAST TO PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY IN THE WARNING  
AREA. TWO INCH PER HOUR SNOWFALL RATES WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH  
THUNDERSNOW. STRONG AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.  
TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES.  
 
IAZ004>007-015>017-023>026-033>036-044>046-057-191130-  
/O.CON.KDMX.BZ.W.0003.250319T1000Z-250320T0300Z/  
EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-  
POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON-  
CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-AUDUBON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF EXIRA, FONDA, GILMORE CITY, CLEAR LAKE,  
EARLY, ODEBOLT, LAKE CITY, ROLFE, HUMBOLDT, FOREST CITY, ALGONA,  
LAKE MILLS, BRITT, EAGLE GROVE, CLARION, BELMOND, SAC CITY,  
LAURENS, AUDUBON, KANAWHA, FORT DODGE, ROCKWELL CITY, POMEROY,  
POCAHONTAS, MANLY, CARROLL, WALL LAKE, WEBSTER CITY, ESTHERVILLE,  
EMMETSBURG, LAKE VIEW, NORTHWOOD, JEFFERSON, DENISON, MASON CITY,  
HAMPTON, SCHALLER, MANSON, AND GARNER  
828 PM CDT TUE MAR 18 2025  
 
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 10 PM CDT  
WEDNESDAY...  
 
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET  
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 AND 10 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 60  
MPH. LOWEST AMOUNTS ON THE SOUTHEAST EDGE OF THE BLIZZARD WARNING.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL, NORTH CENTRAL, AND CENTRAL IOWA.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 5 AM TO 10 PM CDT WEDNESDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS  
COULD IMPACT THE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES. STRONG  
WINDS COULD CAUSE TREE DAMAGE.  
 
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.  
 
 
 
 
 
IAZ027-037-047-058-070-191130-  
/O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0012.250319T1200Z-250320T0300Z/  
BUTLER-HARDIN-BOONE-GUTHRIE-CASS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ACKLEY, PARKERSBURG, IOWA FALLS, CASEY,  
GREENE, ALLISON, BOONE, ATLANTIC, PANORA, BAYARD, DUMONT,  
APLINGTON, SHELL ROCK, ELDORA, CLARKSVILLE, AND GUTHRIE CENTER  
828 PM CDT TUE MAR 18 2025  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM CDT  
WEDNESDAY...  
 
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 3  
INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 60 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...BOONE, HARDIN, BUTLER, CASS, AND GUTHRIE COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM CDT WEDNESDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS  
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND EVENING  
COMMUTES. STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE TREE DAMAGE. THE STRONG WINDS  
AND FALLING SNOW MAY PRODUCE BRIEF PERIODS OF NEAR WHITEOUT  
CONDITIONS.  
 
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.  
 
 
 
 
 
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