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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1041 AM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026
..BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TODAY 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. A
WINTRY MIX IS PRODUCING LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS LATE THIS MORNING,
BEFORE TRANSITIONING FULLY TO SNOW.
IAZ044>050-160145-
/O.EXT.KDMX.BZ.W.0002.260315T1541Z-260316T1200Z/
CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CARROLL, AMES, TAMA, BOONE, DYSART,
TOLEDO, DENISON, JEFFERSON, MARSHALLTOWN, TRAER, AND GLADBROOK
1041 AM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026
..BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT MONDAY
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN
2 AND 4 INCHES AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS AROUND A LIGHT GLAZE. WINDS
GUSTING AS HIGH AS 60 MPH.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND WEST CENTRAL IOWA.
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 AM CDT MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. 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...
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.
IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-160145-
/O.CON.KDMX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-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 SCHALLER, CEDAR FALLS, ROCKWELL CITY,
KANAWHA, LAKE CITY, IOWA FALLS, ALLISON, BRITT, ROLFE,
PARKERSBURG, ESTHERVILLE, CLARKSVILLE, FONDA, CLEAR LAKE, SHELL
ROCK, APLINGTON, ACKLEY, LAKE MILLS, ELDORA, MANSON, NORTHWOOD,
EMMETSBURG, GREENE, CLARION, ODEBOLT, MASON CITY, REINBECK, EAGLE
GROVE, POCAHONTAS, GRUNDY CENTER, EARLY, ALGONA, WALL LAKE,
CONRAD, SAC CITY, GARNER, FOREST CITY, HUMBOLDT, DIKE, WATERLOO,
WEBSTER CITY, LAKE VIEW, FORT DODGE, HAMPTON, POMEROY, GILMORE
CITY, BELMOND, WELLSBURG, MANLY, LAURENS, WAVERLY, AND DUMONT
1041 AM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026
..BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 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 CENTRAL, NORTH CENTRAL, NORTHEAST, NORTHWEST,
AND WEST CENTRAL IOWA.
* WHEN...UNTIL 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.
IAZ057>062-070>075-081>086-092>097-160145-
/O.CON.KDMX.BZ.W.0002.260315T1800Z-260316T1200Z/
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 LENOX, DES MOINES, CHARITON, LEON,
CORYDON, BAYARD, KNOXVILLE, ALLERTON, WAUKEE, STUART, CARLISLE,
ALBIA, BLOOMFIELD, GUTHRIE CENTER, GREENFIELD, EARLHAM,
WINTERSET, PERRY, ATLANTIC, CENTERVILLE, OTTUMWA, NEWTON,
AUDUBON, CRESTON, CASEY, OSCEOLA, SEYMOUR, PELLA, PANORA,
OSKALOOSA, NORWALK, ADEL, MOUNT AYR, HUMESTON, CORNING,
FONTANELLE, BEDFORD, GRINNELL, NEW MARKET, LAMONI, INDIANOLA,
ADAIR, AND EXIRA
1041 AM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026
..BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT MONDAY
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 55 MPH.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL, SOUTH CENTRAL, SOUTHEAST, SOUTHWEST,
AND WEST CENTRAL IOWA.
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 AM CDT MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES MAY DROP BELOW 1/4 MILE DUE TO FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. 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...
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.
HAGENHOFF
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