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WSWDMX
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
324 AM CST THU FEB 19 2026
...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL IMPACT TRAVEL FROM LATE THURSDAY INTO
FRIDAY...
.PRECIPITATION WILL SPREAD FROM WESTERN INTO CENTRAL IOWA ON
THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. INITIALLY, IT MAY BEGIN AS RAIN OR A
RAIN/SNOW MIX BEFORE CHANGING TO SNOW. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY MORNING, BUT A NARROW BAND OF
HEAVIER SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED WITH AMOUNTS QUICKLY DECREASING ON
EITHER SIDE OF THE BAND. SNOW RATES MAY NEAR OR EXCEED 1" PER HOUR
AT TIMES LEADING TO QUICKLY ACCUMULATING SNOW ON ROADS AND SLICK
TRAVEL CONDITIONS. A SMALL CHANGE IN THE LOCATION OF THE BAND COULD
ALTER FORECAST SNOW AMOUNTS.
IAZ062-191930-
/O.EXA.KDMX.WW.Y.0005.260220T0000Z-260220T1200Z/
POWESHIEK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GRINNELL
324 AM CST THU FEB 19 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM
CST FRIDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 AND 4
INCHES.
* WHERE...POWESHIEK COUNTY.
* WHEN...FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE THURSDAY EVENING COMMUTE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOW AMOUNTS MAY VARY SIGNIFICANTLY WITHIN
ANY ONE COUNTY.
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.
IAZ023-024-033>035-044-045-191930-
/O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0005.260219T2100Z-260220T1200Z/
POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WALL LAKE, ROCKWELL CITY, POCAHONTAS, SAC
CITY, MANSON, DENISON, POMEROY, CARROLL, ROLFE, LAKE CITY, FORT
DODGE, GILMORE CITY, FONDA, HUMBOLDT, LAURENS, ODEBOLT, LAKE
VIEW, EARLY, AND SCHALLER
324 AM CST THU FEB 19 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1 AND 4
INCHES.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTH AND WEST CENTRAL IOWA.
* WHEN...FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE THURSDAY EVENING COMMUTE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOW AMOUNTS MAY VARY SIGNIFICANTLY WITHIN
ANY ONE COUNTY.
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.
IAZ046-047-057>059-070>072-081-082-191930-
/O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0005.260219T2100Z-260220T1200Z/
GREENE-BOONE-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-
UNION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BAYARD, CORNING, ADEL, AUDUBON, ATLANTIC,
GUTHRIE CENTER, ADAIR, EARLHAM, EXIRA, WINTERSET, CASEY, CRESTON,
STUART, JEFFERSON, WAUKEE, FONTANELLE, PANORA, PERRY, BOONE, AND
GREENFIELD
324 AM CST THU FEB 19 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 AND 5
INCHES. A NARROW CORRIDOR OF 6 INCHES IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE
ADVISORY, BUT CONFIDENCE IN ITS PLACEMENT IS LOW AT THIS TIME.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL INTO CENTRAL IOWA.
* WHEN...FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE THURSDAY EVENING COMMUTE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOW AMOUNTS MAY VARY SIGNIFICANTLY WITHIN
ANY ONE COUNTY.
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.
IAZ025>028-036>039-048>050-060-061-073-074-191930-
/O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0005.260220T0000Z-260220T1200Z/
WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-
STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-POLK-JASPER-WARREN-MARION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MARSHALLTOWN, CLARION, DIKE, PELLA,
WELLSBURG, CEDAR FALLS, WAVERLY, TRAER, ELDORA, TAMA, ALLISON,
GRUNDY CENTER, INDIANOLA, NORWALK, SHELL ROCK, REINBECK, DUMONT,
GLADBROOK, IOWA FALLS, APLINGTON, ACKLEY, HAMPTON, KNOXVILLE,
CONRAD, TOLEDO, CARLISLE, CLARKSVILLE, DES MOINES, NEWTON,
WEBSTER CITY, WATERLOO, DYSART, PARKERSBURG, BELMOND, EAGLE
GROVE, GREENE, AND AMES
324 AM CST THU FEB 19 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 AND 5
INCHES. A NARROW CORRIDOR OF 6 INCHES IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE
ADVISORY, BUT CONFIDENCE IN ITS PLACEMENT IS LOW AT THIS TIME.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA.
* WHEN...FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE THURSDAY EVENING COMMUTE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOW AMOUNTS MAY VARY SIGNIFICANTLY WITHIN
ANY ONE COUNTY.
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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