COUNTIES: CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND WIND CHILL WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SATURDAY TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY.

* TIMING…SNOW WILL BEGIN FROM WEST TO EAST MIDDAY SATURDAY BEFORE ENDING SATURDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS AND MINOR BLOWING SNOW OVERNIGHT.

* STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS…TWO TO SIX-INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED BY SATURDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY…NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WILL LIKELY PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES…ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

* TEMPERATURES/WIND CHILL VALUES…LOWS WILL DIP INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO SATURDAY NIGHT WITH WIND CHILLS OFTEN IN THE TEENS AND 20S BELOW ZERO.

* IMPACTS…TRAVEL MAY BE IMPACT FOR AROUND A 12 HOUR PERIOD SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA MAY ALSO OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

331 AM CST FRI FEB 28 2014

EARLY THIS MORNING…MOSTLY CLOUDY. SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.

TODAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN…LIGHT SNOW AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SLEET EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW AND LIGHT RAIN LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MUCH WARMER. HIGH IN THE MID 30S. SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT.

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. VERY COLD. A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW IN THE EVENING…THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW BEFORE MIDNIGHT. LOW ZERO TO 5 ABOVE. NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 50 PERCENT. LOWEST WIND CHILL READINGS AROUND 15 BELOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.

SATURDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. VERY COLD. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW IN THE MORNING…THEN SNOW LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. BREEZY. SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 2 INCHES. HIGH 5 TO 10 ABOVE. NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 70 PERCENT. WIND CHILL READINGS AROUND 15 BELOW.

SATURDAY NIGHT…SNOW LIKELY THROUGH MIDNIGHT…THEN A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. BREEZY. LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE. LOW 5 TO 10 BELOW. NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 70 PERCENT. WIND CHILL READINGS 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO.

SUNDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW. HIGH ZERO TO 5 ABOVE. NORTH WIND AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. WIND CHILL READINGS 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO.

SUNDAY NIGHT…CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW. LOW AROUND 10 BELOW.

MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGH 5 TO 10 ABOVE. LOW 5 TO 10 BELOW.

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331 AM CST THU FEB 27 2014

EARLY THIS MORNING…MOSTLY CLEAR. VERY COLD. NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.

TODAY…SUNNY. VERY COLD. HIGH 5 TO 10 ABOVE. NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST IN THE AFTERNOON. LOWEST WIND CHILL READINGS 15 TO 20 BELOW IN THE MORNING.

TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY THROUGH MIDNIGHT THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOW ZERO TO 5 ABOVE. SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.

FRIDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. LIGHT SNOW LIKELY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WARMER. SNOW ACCUMULATION AROUND 1 INCH. HIGH IN THE MID 20S. SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SNOW 70 PERCENT.

FRIDAY NIGHT…CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW THROUGH MIDNIGHT. LOW ZERO TO 5 ABOVE. NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH. LOWEST WIND CHILL READINGS AROUND 15 BELOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.

SATURDAY…CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW IN THE MORNING…THEN SNOW LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. COLDER. LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE. HIGH 5 TO 10 ABOVE. NORTH WIND AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 60 PERCENT. WIND CHILL  READINGS 15 TO 20 BELOW.

SATURDAY NIGHT…CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW. LOW ZERO TO 5 BELOW.

SUNDAY…CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGH 5 TO 10 ABOVE.

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SAC-CARROLL-DALLAS COUNTIES. 355 AM CST WED FEB 26 2014
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM  THURSDAY.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM THURSDAY.

* TIMING…BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED EARLY THIS MORNING. BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED FROM THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY…SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING BECOMING STRONG THIS AFTERNOON AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. THE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST TONIGHT AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH. BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT.

* WIND CHILL VALUES…VALUES OF 20 TO 25 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED EARLY THIS MORNING.

* IMPACTS…BLOWING SNOW ACROSS ROADS WILL PRODUCE SLICK AREAS AS SNOW BUILDS UP ON THE ROAD SURFACE. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS BY LATER THIS AFTERNOON.

CRAWFORD-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-ADAIR-MADISON-SAC-CARROLL-DALLAS COUNTIES…. 355 AM CST WED FEB 26 2014

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM.

* WINDS…SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES/WIND CHILL VALUES…VALUES OF 20 TO 25 BELOW ARE EXPECTED EARLY THIS MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS…MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

Today: Patchy blowing snow after noon. Sunny, with a high near 26. Wind chill values as low as -15. Windy, with a west southwest wind 6 to 11 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.
Tonight: Patchy blowing snow before 11pm. Mostly clear, with a low around -3. Wind chill values as low as -15. Breezy, with a west wind 13 to 17 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

Thursday: Sunny and cold, with a high near 8. Wind chill values as low as -20. North northwest wind 8 to 13 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon.
Thursday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 1. Wind chill values as low as -15. Southeast wind 8 to 13 mph.

Friday: A 50 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a high near 22. Southeast wind 6 to 15 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 0.

Saturday: A 50 percent chance of snow. Cloudy and cold, with a high near 6.
Saturday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around -2.

Sunday: A 40 percent chance of snow. Cloudy and cold, with a high near 9.

Here are some of the observed snowfall reports for the past 24-hours as of 7-a.m. today (2/25), as compiled by the National Weather Service in Des Moines. (Will be updated)

Reports submitted by NWS trained spotters….

Atlantic/KJAN, 1.9-inches (.09 liquid precip.); Adair, 3.2-inches; Carroll, 2.8-inches; Denison, 2.5-inches; Jamaica & Yale (Guthrie County), 2.4-inches; Sac City, 2-inches; Audubon, 1.3-inches; Bedford, 1.2-inches; Massena, 1.0-inches.

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