1005 AM CST MON FEB 3 2014

WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE AREA TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT…

SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF IOWA ON TUESDAY
MORNING AND CONTINUE TUESDAY NIGHT WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY
ACCUMULATIONS. IN ADDITION… INCREASING NORTH WINDS BY TUESDAY
NIGHT WILL RESULT IN SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW THAT WILL
CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.
GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD COUNTIES…

…WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT…

* TIMING…SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL ON TUESDAY MORNING ACROSS
WESTERN IOWA…THEN SPREAD AND ACCUMULATE MORE HEAVILY TUESDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING…FINALLY TAPERING OFF BY EARLY
WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* STORM TOTAL SNOW…5 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE WITH THE HIGHEST
AMOUNTS TOWARD THE MISSOURI BORDER.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY…NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH TUESDAY
MORNING…BECOMING NORTH 15 TO 20 WITH HIGHER GUSTS BY TUESDAY
NIGHT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO ONE HALF OF A MILE OR
LESS AT TIMES DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW.

* IMPACTS…BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED BY TUESDAY
NIGHT AS THE WIND INCREASES. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED
MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW…SLEET…OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.