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411 AM CST MON JAN 5 2015

WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM CST TUESDAY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM CST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING…SNOW WILL BEGIN AFTER NOON AND INTENSIFY BY MID AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING AROUND MIDNIGHT. HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING HOURS WHICH WILL GREATLY IMPACT THE MID AFTERNOON TO EVENING COMMUTE.

* WINTER STORM WATCH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS…5 TO 6 INCHES IS POSSIBLE WITH LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS POSSIBLE.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY…WINDS WILL BE LIGHT DURING THE SNOW MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING…HOWEVER VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED AT TIMES WITH HEAVY SNOW.

* IMPACTS…REDUCED VISIBILITY CAN BE EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT DUE TO THE HEAVY SNOWFALL. ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK…MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.

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411 AM CST MON JAN 5 2015 …WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM CST TUESDAY… THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM CST TUESDAY.

* TIMING OR SHORT TERM TRENDS…SNOW WILL BEGIN BY MID AFTERNOON AND INTENSIFY BY EVENING. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE LATE EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING AROUND MIDNIGHT. HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON INTO EVENING HOURS WHICH WILL GREATLY IMPACT THE EVENING COMMUTE.

* STORM TOTAL SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS… TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 3 TO UP TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY…WINDS WILL BE LIGHT DURING THE SNOW MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING…HOWEVER VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED AT TIMES WITH HEAVY SNOW.

* IMPACTS…REDUCED VISIBILITY CAN BE EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT DUE TO THE HEAVY SNOWFALL. ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK…MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES…AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. ANY REPORTS OF SNOW…SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN ACCUMULATIONS ARE MUCH APPRECIATED AND CAN BE RELAYED DIRECTLY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE USING TWITTER HANDLE NWS DES MOINES…HASHTAG NWSDMX OR POST TO THE NWS DES MOINES FACEBOOK PAGE.

Today – A slight chance of snow before noon, then a chance of snow between noon and 2pm, then snow likely with patchy blowing snow after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 14. Wind chill values as low as -15. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming south southeast 12 to 17 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Tonight – Snow with patchy blowing snow before midnight, then scattered flurries between midnight and 1am, then patchy blowing snow after 1am. Low around 2. Wind chill values as low as -15. Windy, with a south wind 14 to 19 mph becoming north northwest 20 to 25 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Tuesday – Partly sunny and cold, with a steady temperature around 5. Wind chill values as low as -15. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday Night – Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around -9. Wind chill values as low as -30. Windy, with a north northwest wind 15 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Wednesday – Sunny and cold, with a high near -2. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Wednesday Night – Mostly clear, with a low around -11.
Thursday – Mostly sunny, with a high near 21. Windy.