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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1155 AM CDT WED MAR 19 2025
...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ONGOING OVER PARTS OF WESTERN AND NORTHERN
IOWA...
.A BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS FALLING AND COMBINED WITH
STRONG, GUSTY WINDS, BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING OVER PORTIONS
OF WESTERN, NORTHWEST, AND NORTH CENTRAL IOWA LATE THIS MORNING. TWO
INCH PER HOUR SNOWFALL RATES OR GREATER WILL BE POSSIBLE AND
THUNDERSNOW HAS BEEN OBSERVED AS WELL. STRONG AND DAMAGING WIND
GUSTS ARE ALSO
EXPECTED. TRAVEL IS DANGEROUS OVER PARTS OF WESTERN TO NORTHERN IOWA
WITH ROADS IMPASSABLE OR WILL BECOME IMPASSABLE.
IAZ004>007-015>017-023>026-033>036-044>046-057-200300-
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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 ALGONA, ROLFE, LAKE VIEW, SCHALLER,
EMMETSBURG, FONDA, ROCKWELL CITY, KANAWHA, FORT DODGE, FOREST
CITY, NORTHWOOD, HUMBOLDT, POCAHONTAS, MASON CITY, LAKE CITY,
MANSON, GILMORE CITY, HAMPTON, EXIRA, EARLY, JEFFERSON, LAKE
MILLS, LAURENS, BRITT, ESTHERVILLE, EAGLE GROVE, GARNER, BELMOND,
CARROLL, WALL LAKE, CLEAR LAKE, POMEROY, ODEBOLT, SAC CITY,
DENISON, WEBSTER CITY, MANLY, CLARION, AND AUDUBON
1155 AM CDT WED MAR 19 2025
..BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN
3 AND 5 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 65 MPH.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF WESTERN, NORTHWEST, AND NORTH CENTRAL IOWA.
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL HAS BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT THIS EVENING'S COMMUTE. STRONG WINDS COULD
CAUSE TREE DAMAGE, ESPECIALLY IF SNOW ACCUMULATES ON THE BRANCHES.
POWER OUTAGES HAVE OCCURRED AND ADDITIONAL OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.
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.
IAZ027-037-047-058-070-200300-
/O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-250320T0300Z/
BUTLER-HARDIN-BOONE-GUTHRIE-CASS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF DUMONT, ATLANTIC, CASEY, CLARKSVILLE,
GREENE, PANORA, SHELL ROCK, ALLISON, BOONE, PARKERSBURG, GUTHRIE
CENTER, IOWA FALLS, ELDORA, APLINGTON, ACKLEY, AND BAYARD
1155 AM CDT WED MAR 19 2025
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 3 INCHES. WINDS
GUSTING AS HIGH AS 65 MPH.
* WHERE...BOONE, HARDIN, BUTLER, CASS, AND GUTHRIE COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT THIS EVENING'S COMMUTE. 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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