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WWUS43 KDMX 140200
WSWDMX
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
900 PM CDT FRI MAR 13 2026
...POTENTIAL WINTER STORM PRODUCING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS LATE SATURDAY
NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...
.A POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT PARTS OF THE
UPPER MIDWEST THIS WEEKEND, MAINLY FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY NIGHT, WITH LINGERING IMPACTS FROM BLOWING SNOW LASTING INTO
MONDAY MORNING. A SWATH OF HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS MAY
RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS, ESPECIALLY ON
SUNDAY. A BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE SUNDAY MORNING
PRIOR TO SWITCHING OVER TO SNOW. THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY IN
HOW FAR SOUTH INTO IOWA THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL MAY OCCUR, BUT THE
MOST LIKELY AREAS TO SEE THE HIGHER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE OVER
NORTHERN IOWA, THOUGH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITH LESSER
SNOW AS FAR SOUTH AS THE I-80 CORRIDOR.
IAZ004>007-015>017-141200-
/O.CON.KDMX.WS.A.0001.260315T0600Z-260316T1500Z/
EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NORTHWOOD, LAKE MILLS, FOREST CITY,
KANAWHA, BRITT, EMMETSBURG, MASON CITY, ALGONA, MANLY, GARNER,
CLEAR LAKE, AND ESTHERVILLE
900 PM CDT FRI MAR 13 2026
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...
* WHAT...MIXED PRECIPITATION FOLLOWED BY BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 4 AND 7 INCHES AND ICE
ACCUMULATIONS AROUND A LIGHT GLAZE POSSIBLE. WINDS COULD GUST AS
HIGH AS 60 MPH.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST IOWA.
* WHEN...FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW
COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
COULD IMPACT THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE. STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE
TREE DAMAGE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARE FOR POSSIBLE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE
LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.
IAZ023>028-033>039-044>050-057>062-141200-
/O.CON.KDMX.WS.A.0001.260315T1500Z-260316T1500Z/
POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-SAC-CALHOUN-
WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-
BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-
POWESHIEK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF TRAER, SHELL ROCK, APLINGTON, TAMA,
MARSHALLTOWN, LAURENS, DES MOINES, WAVERLY, SAC CITY, DUMONT,
PARKERSBURG, POMEROY, WATERLOO, WALL LAKE, CEDAR FALLS, BOONE,
GLADBROOK, FORT DODGE, JEFFERSON, PERRY, LAKE VIEW, ADEL, EXIRA,
ALLISON, BAYARD, WAUKEE, HUMBOLDT, ODEBOLT, TOLEDO, NEWTON, DIKE,
MANSON, AMES, AUDUBON, GRINNELL, EARLY, GILMORE CITY, POCAHONTAS,
GRUNDY CENTER, CONRAD, ACKLEY, HAMPTON, IOWA FALLS, CLARKSVILLE,
FONDA, ROCKWELL CITY, DYSART, SCHALLER, GREENE, WEBSTER CITY,
CLARION, EAGLE GROVE, WELLSBURG, BELMOND, DENISON, CARROLL,
ROLFE, PANORA, CASEY, REINBECK, GUTHRIE CENTER, LAKE CITY, AND
ELDORA
900 PM CDT FRI MAR 13 2026
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING...
* WHAT...MIXED PRECIPITATION FOLLOWED BY BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 AND 6 INCHES AND ICE
ACCUMULATIONS AROUND A LIGHT GLAZE POSSIBLE. WINDS COULD GUST AS
HIGH AS 55-60 MPH.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL INTO NORTH CENTRAL IOWA.
* WHEN...FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES. WIDESPREAD BLOWING
SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE. STRONG WINDS
COULD CAUSE TREE DAMAGE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARE FOR POSSIBLE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE
LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.
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