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WWUS83 KDMX 182021
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
221 PM CST THU DEC 18 2025
IAZ023>026-033>037-044>049-057>061-071>074-190000-
POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON-
HARDIN-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-AUDUBON-
GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF POCAHONTAS, LAURENS, ROLFE, FONDA,
GILMORE CITY, HUMBOLDT, EAGLE GROVE, CLARION, BELMOND, HAMPTON,
SAC CITY, LAKE VIEW, ODEBOLT, WALL LAKE, SCHALLER, EARLY,
ROCKWELL CITY, MANSON, LAKE CITY, POMEROY, FORT DODGE,
WEBSTER CITY, IOWA FALLS, ELDORA, ACKLEY, DENISON, CARROLL,
JEFFERSON, BOONE, AMES, MARSHALLTOWN, AUDUBON, EXIRA,
GUTHRIE CENTER, PANORA, BAYARD, CASEY, PERRY, WAUKEE, ADEL,
DES MOINES, NEWTON, GREENFIELD, STUART, ADAIR, FONTANELLE,
WINTERSET, EARLHAM, INDIANOLA, NORWALK, CARLISLE, PELLA,
AND KNOXVILLE
221 PM CST THU DEC 18 2025
..QUICK VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS WITH INTENSE SNOW SHOWERS
WHAT...INTENSE SNOW SHOWERS WILL QUICKLY REDUCED VISIBILITY. BRIEF
PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES. WINDS MAY
GUST OVER 45-50 MPH AT TIMES AS WELL. SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE
MINIMAL.
WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL TO CENTRAL IOWA INCLUDING
PORTIONS OF I-35 AND I-80.
WHEN...UNTIL 6PM.
IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND SLOWER THAN NORMAL COMMUTE
TIMES DUE TO PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE GIVEN THE
STRONG WINDS WITH FALLING SNOW.
PREPAREDNESS AND PRECAUTIONARY ACTIONS...MOTORISTS SHOULD BE CAREFUL
AND PREPARE FOR QUICK CHANGES IN VISIBILITY AND ROAD CONDITIONS IN A
SHORT DISTANCE AS SNOW SHOWERS MOVE IN AND OUT OF AN AREA.
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