408
WWUS43 KDVN 182206
WSWDVN
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
406 PM CST THU DEC 18 2025
IAZ040>042-051>054-063>068-ILZ015-190400-
/O.NEW.KDVN.WS.W.0005.251218T2206Z-251219T0400Z/
BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-BENTON-LINN-JONES-JACKSON-IOWA-JOHNSON-
CEDAR-CLINTON-MUSCATINE-SCOTT-ROCK ISLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CLINTON, INDEPENDENCE, ANAMOSA, IOWA
CITY, DAVENPORT, ROCK ISLAND, CEDAR RAPIDS, DUBUQUE, MAQUOKETA,
MARENGO, BETTENDORF, TIPTON, MANCHESTER, MUSCATINE, MOLINE, AND
VINTON
406 PM CST THU DEC 18 2025
..WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING
* WHAT...TEMPORARY WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ACROSS NARROW CORRIDORS IN
THE WARNING AREA. FLASH FREEZING IS ALSO EXPECTED IN THESE NARROW
SNOW BANDS. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE INCH. WINDS
GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST ILLINOIS AND EAST CENTRAL AND
NORTHEAST IOWA.
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES MAY DROP BELOW 1/4 MILE DUE TO FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. TEMPORARY WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AND WILL
MAKE TRAVEL TREACHEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING. STRONG
WINDS WILL ALSO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...IN A SNOWBAND, CONDITIONS WILL QUICKLY BECOME
TREACHEROUS WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND FLASH FREEZING
CONDITIONS. APART FROM THE SNOW BANDS IMPACTS MAY BE MORE LIMITED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PERSONS SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING TRAVEL. IF TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY
NECESSARY, DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION. CONSIDER TAKING A WINTER
STORM KIT ALONG WITH YOU, INCLUDING SUCH ITEMS AS TIRE CHAINS,
BOOSTER CABLES, FLASHLIGHT, SHOVEL, BLANKETS AND EXTRA CLOTHING.
ALSO TAKE WATER, A FIRST AID KIT, AND ANYTHING ELSE THAT WOULD HELP
YOU SURVIVE IN CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED.
GIBBS
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