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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
419 PM CST WED JAN 21 2026
...STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW CAUSING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
CONTINUE...
.SNOW SHOWERS, BLOWING SNOW AND STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS GUSTING UP TO 70 MPH WILL
BLOW BOTH FALLING SNOW IN SNOW SHOWERS, AS WELL AS 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>028-038-039-220500-
/O.CON.KDMX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-260122T0500Z/
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
419 PM CST WED JAN 21 2026
..BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CST THIS EVENING
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AROUND
AN INCH OR LESS. WINDS GUSTING UP TO 70 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. 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.
IAZ034>037-050-220500-
/O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-260122T0500Z/
CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-TAMA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF DYSART, LAKE CITY, IOWA FALLS, ROCKWELL
CITY, WEBSTER CITY, TRAER, TOLEDO, ELDORA, ACKLEY, TAMA, FORT
DODGE, GLADBROOK, POMEROY, AND MANSON
419 PM CST WED JAN 21 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS 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 70 MPH.
VISIBILITY MAY FALL BELOW A QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES.
* WHERE...HAMILTON, HARDIN, TAMA, WEBSTER, AND CALHOUN COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 11 PM CST THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE WEDNESDAY EVENING COMMUTE. STRONG
WINDS COULD CAUSE TREE DAMAGE.
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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