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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
549 AM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026  
 
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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-  
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549 AM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026  
 
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA.  
   
DAY ONE
 
TODAY AND TONIGHT  
 
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE MAINLY OVER THE EASTERN  
HALF OF IOWA THIS MORNING, WITH HAIL POSSIBLE THOUGH GENERALLY  
REMAINING NON-SEVERE. LIGHT ICING IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS  
MORNING OVER NORTHERN IOWA. RAIN TO A WINTRY MIX WILL THEN CHANGE  
TO SNOW LATER THIS MORNING THROUGH THE REST OF THE DAY, LASTING  
INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. WINDS TURN NORTH/NORTHWESTERLY, AND INCREASE  
SUBSTANTIALLY WITH GUSTS OF 55-65+ MPH THIS AFTERNOON TO EVENING.  
A BLIZZARD WARNING AND HIGH WIND WARNING ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE  
AREA INTO EARLY MONDAY. PLEASE REFER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES FOR FURTHER DETAILS.  
   
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
 
MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY  
 
BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED INTO MONDAY MORNING, WITH  
WIND CHILLS IN THE TEENS TO 20S BELOW ZERO, COLDEST OVER  
NORTHWEST/WESTERN IOWA. LINGERING BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED MONDAY  
AS WINDS GRADUALLY DIMINISH BUT GENERALLY REMAIN BREEZY THROUGH  
MUCH OF THE DAY.  
 
LIGHT SNOW IS POSSIBLE OVER THE AREA TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY  
MORNING.  
   
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
 
 
SPOTTERS MAY BE NEEDED THIS MORNING. ANY RAIN, FREEZING RAIN OR  
SNOW REPORTS ARE ALSO APPRECIATED.  
 

 
 
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