949 AM CST THU FEB 20 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES  HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
NORTHWESTERN RINGGOLD COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA…
TAYLOR COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA…
UNION COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA…
SOUTHEASTERN ADAMS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA…

* UNTIL 1015 AM CST

* AT 949 AM CST…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTH OF
LENOX…MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.

HAZARD…QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.

SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT…HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE
TO ROOFS…SIDING AND TREES.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
CRESTON…LENOX…TWELVE MILE LAKE…SOUTHWESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE
MAIN CAMPUS…AFTON…CLEARFIELD…DIAGONAL…GRAVITY…CROMWELL…
ARISPE…SHARPSBURG…SHANNON CITY…KENT…THAYER…CONWAY…
CRESTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT…WILSON COUNTY PARK…GREEN VALLEY LAKE
STATE PARK…THREE MILE LAKE COUNTY PARK AND LAKE OF THREE FIRES
STATE PARK.

922 AM CST THU FEB 20 2014

…SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN PAGE COUNTY UNTIL
1000 AM CST…

AT 922 AM CST…DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM
OVER BURLINGTON JUNCTION IN NORTHWEST MISSOURI…OR 13 MILES
NORTHWEST OF MARYVILLE…MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.

HALF INCH HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
    THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
CLARINDA…COLLEGE SPRINGS…SHAMBAUGH…BRADDYVILLE AND BLANCHARD.

A WINTER STORM WILL MOVE OUT OF NEBRASKA AND KANSAS TODAY AND  SHIFT ACROSS IOWA AND INTO ADJACENT AREAS TO THE NORTH AND EAST. AS THIS OCCURS…RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW INTO CENTRAL AND  NORTHEAST IOWA THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

Areas in red are under a Blizzard Warning; Pink counties are under a Winter Storm Warning; purple counties are under a Winter Weather Advisory today (2/20)

A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW FALL IS LIKELY EXTENDING INTO MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN. VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON WITH WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH EXPECTED. THIS WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD  CONDITIONS THROUGH CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PORTIONS OF IOWA INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THIS SYSTEM LIKELY WILL CRIPPLE TRAVEL

THE SYSTEM WILL PUSH OUT BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AND COLDER TEMPERATURES ARRIVING FOR THE WEEKEND AND INTO NEXT WEEK. BY THE MIDDLE TO END OF NEXT WEEK…LOW TEMPERATURES COULD BE BELOW ZERO AGAIN AND HIGHS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ACROSS THE REGION.

(National Weather Service)

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442 AM CST THU FEB 20 2014

BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY…

…WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* TIMING…RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW THIS MORNING. A PERIOD OF THUNDERSNOW MAY OCCUR AND CREATE HEAVY SNOW RATES AND RAPIDLY DETERIORATING CONDITIONS. LIGHT WINDS THIS MORNING WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY LATE THIS MORNING AND INTO THIS AFTERNOON.

* STORM TOTAL SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATONS…3 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS.

442 AM CST THU FEB 20 2014

SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO IMPACT MUCH OF CENTRAL TO NORTHERN IOWA TODAY AND TONIGHT. .LOW PRESSURE WILL RAPIDLY INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES FROM KANSAS AND THROUGH FAR SOUTHEAST IOWA AND INTO WISCONSIN TODAY. RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW FROM WEST TO EAST. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED ALONG WITH EXTREMELY STRONG WINDS BY AFTERNOON PRODUCING POOR VISIBILITIES AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.

AUDUBON-CASS-ADAIR-COUNTIES:

BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THURSDAY 6 AM FRIDAY.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING…RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW THIS MORNING. A PERIOD OF THUNDERSNOW MAY OCCUR AND CREATE HEAVY SNOW RATES AND RAPIDLY DETERIORATING CONDITIONS. LIGHT WINDS THIS MORNING WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY LATE THIS MORNING AND INTO THIS AFTERNOON.

* STORM TOTAL SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS…3 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY…WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST ON TODAY AND INCREASE RAPIDLY BY LATE MORNING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH. THIS WILL PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS…ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREA WITH LIFE-THREATENING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.

* IMPACTS…THE BAND OF WET AND HEAVY SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS MAY LEAD TO LOW VISIBILITY AS WELL AS QUICKLY COVER ROADS MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.

Winter Weather Advisories and warnings as well as a Wind Advisory are in effect today. (Go to http://www.crh.noaa.gov/dmx/ for a map of the latest statements)

Today: Rain, snow, and freezing rain before 3pm, then a chance of snow. High near 34. Windy, with a north northeast wind 8 to 13 mph becoming northwest 21 to 26 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. Total daytime snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.
Tonight: Widespread blowing snow before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. Wind chill values as low as 10. Windy, with a west northwest wind 14 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. Wind chill values as low as 5. West southwest wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Northwest wind 8 to 10 mph.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 36. North northwest wind 8 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16.
Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 29.

SAC-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GUTHRIE-DALLAS COUNTIES..

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY.

PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE WARNING AREA WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO AN INCH PER HOUR. SOME THUNDERSNOW IS ALSO EXPECTED WHICH MAY ENHANCE RATES EVEN MORE. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO END BY THURSDAY EVENING AS THE SYSTEM PULLS AWAY.

3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS.

COUNTIES: MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE

351 AM CST THU FEB 20 2014

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON.PRECIPITATION WILL MAKE A GRADUAL CHANGE FROM RAIN TO SNOW AFTER 9 AM. 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. SNOW WILL END FROM WEST TO EAST LATER THIS MORNING.

AUDUBON-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON COUNTIES…

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY. 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED.

HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTIES…

351 AM CST THU FEB 20 2014

A WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY AND BLOWING SNOW…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING…PRECIPITATION WILL MAKE A GRADUAL CHANGE FROM RAIN TO SNOW AFTER 9 AM. 3 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS…INCREASING NORTHWEST WINDS…IN ADDITION TO FALLING HEAVY SNOW…WILL LEAD REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW.