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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1026 AM CST WED JAN 21 2026
..STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW CAUSING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TODAY
.A FAST MOVING STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW SHOWERS AND STRONG
NORTHWEST WINDS FROM AROUND MIDDAY INTO EARLY TONIGHT. WINDS GUSTING
UP TO 60 MPH AT TIMES WILL BLOW BOTH FALLING SNOW AND SNOW ALREADY
ON THE GROUND, GREATLY REDUCING VISIBILITY DOWN TO A QUARTER OR MILE
OR LESS AT TIMES WITH BLIZZARD-LIKE CONDITIONS.
IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-038-039-220230-
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EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-
POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-GRUNDY-BLACK
HAWK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HUMBOLDT, MANLY, BELMOND, CLARKSVILLE,
LAKE MILLS, EMMETSBURG, CLEAR LAKE, BRITT, KANAWHA, APLINGTON,
HAMPTON, WAVERLY, CEDAR FALLS, GARNER, WATERLOO, REINBECK, DIKE,
SHELL ROCK, PARKERSBURG, CLARION, LAURENS, ESTHERVILLE, FOREST
CITY, ALLISON, MASON CITY, WELLSBURG, POCAHONTAS, ALGONA, DUMONT,
ROLFE, EAGLE GROVE, GREENE, GRUNDY CENTER, CONRAD, NORTHWOOD,
GILMORE CITY, AND FONDA
1026 AM CST WED JAN 21 2026
..BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CST THIS EVENING
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP
TO ONE INCH. WINDS GUSTING UP TO 60 MPH.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND NORTH CENTRAL IOWA.
* WHEN...UNTIL 11 PM CST THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES MAY DROP BELOW 1/4 MILE DUE TO FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AND WILL MAKE
TRAVEL TREACHEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING. PLAN ON
SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT
THE WEDNESDAY EVENING COMMUTE. GUSTY WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREE
BRANCHES.
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.
IAZ034-035-220230-
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CALHOUN-WEBSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LAKE CITY, ROCKWELL CITY, FORT DODGE,
POMEROY, AND MANSON
1026 AM CST WED JAN 21 2026
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CST THIS EVENING
* WHAT...SNOW, STRONG WINDS, AND BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED. SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS AROUND AN INCH OR LESS. WINDS GUSTING UP TO 60 MPH.
VISIBILITY MAY FALL BELOW A QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES.
* WHERE...WEBSTER AND CALHOUN COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 11 PM CST THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS AND STRONG CROSSWINDS.
BLOWING SNOW WILL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY, WITH
NEAR-BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AT TIMES. THIS COMBINATION WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS AND MAY IMPACT THE EVENING COMMUTE.
GUSTY WINDS COULD ALSO BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES.
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.
IAZ036-037-050-220230-
/O.EXT.KDMX.WW.Y.0004.260121T1900Z-260122T0500Z/
HAMILTON-HARDIN-TAMA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF DYSART, IOWA FALLS, WEBSTER CITY, TRAER,
TOLEDO, ELDORA, ACKLEY, TAMA, AND GLADBROOK
1026 AM CST WED JAN 21 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...SNOW, STRONG WINDS, AND BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED. SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS AROUND AN INCH OR LESS. WINDS GUSTING UP TO 60 MPH.
VISIBILITY MAY FALL BELOW A QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES.
* WHERE...HAMILTON, HARDIN, AND TAMA COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 11 PM CST THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS AND STRONG CROSSWINDS.
BLOWING SNOW WILL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY, WITH
NEAR-BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AT TIMES. THIS COMBINATION WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS AND MAY IMPACT THE EVENING COMMUTE.
GUSTY WINDS COULD ALSO BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES.
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.
DODSON
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