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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
305 AM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026
..BLIZZARD CONDITIONS SUNDAY INTO MONDAY MORNING
.A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT PARTS OF THE UPPER MIDWEST
TODAY INTO MONDAY MORNING. WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL FALL ACROSS IOWA
WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 6+ INCHES POSSIBLE NORTH AND EAST. WINDS WILL
GUST 55-65+ MPH, RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING OF SNOW AND
VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY DANGEROUS, IF NOT
IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHERN AND EASTERN IOWA.
PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS RAIN THIS MORNING AND TRANSITION TO A
WINTRY MIX, WHICH MAY PRODUCE LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS, BEFORE
TRANSITIONING FULLY TO SNOW.
IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-151815-
/O.CON.KDMX.BZ.W.0002.260315T1200Z-260316T1200Z/
EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-
POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-SAC-CALHOUN-
WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ALLISON, FORT DODGE, IOWA FALLS, ODEBOLT,
GREENE, MASON CITY, LAKE CITY, NORTHWOOD, POCAHONTAS, BELMOND,
WAVERLY, LAURENS, MANLY, ROLFE, LAKE MILLS, GRUNDY CENTER,
WELLSBURG, SAC CITY, SHELL ROCK, GILMORE CITY, CLEAR LAKE,
ELDORA, CLARION, SCHALLER, ACKLEY, MANSON, EMMETSBURG,
PARKERSBURG, ALGONA, ROCKWELL CITY, BRITT, EARLY, WEBSTER CITY,
CONRAD, POMEROY, LAKE VIEW, EAGLE GROVE, KANAWHA, CEDAR FALLS,
FONDA, DUMONT, WALL LAKE, DIKE, ESTHERVILLE, REINBECK, HAMPTON,
HUMBOLDT, GARNER, APLINGTON, CLARKSVILLE, FOREST CITY, AND
WATERLOO
305 AM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 AM
CDT MONDAY...
* WHAT...MIXED PRECIPITATION FOLLOWED BY BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. TOTAL
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 AND 7 INCHES. LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS
POSSIBLE. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 55 TO 65 MPH.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND NORTH CENTRAL IOWA.
* WHEN...FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 AM CDT MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD
CONDITIONS. WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE
VISIBILITY. VISIBILITIES MAY DROP BELOW 1/4 MILE DUE TO FALLING
AND BLOWING SNOW. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MONDAY
MORNING COMMUTE. VERY STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE TREE DAMAGE AND
RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES.
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.
IAZ044>050-057>062-070>075-081>086-092>097-151815-
/O.CON.KDMX.BZ.W.0002.260315T1800Z-260316T1200Z/
CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-
DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-
MAHASKA-ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-
DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF AMES, TOLEDO, BAYARD, DES MOINES,
MARSHALLTOWN, CRESTON, PELLA, TRAER, OSCEOLA, MOUNT AYR, CARROLL,
LAMONI, GREENFIELD, OTTUMWA, DYSART, GLADBROOK, TAMA, AUDUBON,
CASEY, BOONE, HUMESTON, CENTERVILLE, CHARITON, ADAIR, EARLHAM,
PERRY, ALBIA, ADEL, ATLANTIC, WAUKEE, LENOX, DENISON, PANORA,
WINTERSET, KNOXVILLE, OSKALOOSA, CORYDON, BLOOMFIELD, INDIANOLA,
NEW MARKET, ALLERTON, CARLISLE, LEON, EXIRA, CORNING, NEWTON,
JEFFERSON, SEYMOUR, GRINNELL, STUART, NORWALK, FONTANELLE,
BEDFORD, AND GUTHRIE CENTER
305 AM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7
AM CDT MONDAY...
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
BETWEEN 2 AND 5 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 55-65 MPH.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN IOWA.
* WHEN...FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM CDT MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD
CONDITIONS. WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE
VISIBILITY. VISIBILITIES MAY DROP BELOW 1/4 MILE DUE TO FALLING
AND BLOWING SNOW. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MONDAY
MORNING COMMUTE. VERY STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE TREE DAMAGE AND
RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES.
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.
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