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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
904 PM CST SAT JAN 26 2013

...WINTRY MIX EXPECTED FOR IOWA...

.AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PUSH EAST ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS
TONIGHT...AND THEN SLOWLY MOVE ACROSS THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
ON SUNDAY. ABUNDANT MOISTURE AND INCREASING TEMPERATURES ALOFT
WILL LEAD TO AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET DEVELOPING ACROSS
SOUTHWESTERN INTO CENTRAL IOWA...BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING BEFORE
SPREADING FURTHER NORTH AND EAST THROUGH THE DAY SUNDAY. AREAS OF
SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN LOOK TO PERSIST INTO SUNDAY NIGHT ACROSS
PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL INTO TO NORTHEAST IOWA.

IAZ006-007-016-017-025>028-037>039-271030-
/O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0001.130127T1200Z-130128T0600Z/
WINNEBAGO-WORTH-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-
HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOREST CITY...NORTHWOOD...GARNER...
MASON CITY...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY...ELDORA...
GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO
904 PM CST SAT JAN 26 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO
MIDNIGHT CST SUNDAY NIGHT...

* TIMING TRENDS...A MIXTURE OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL 
  BEGIN AFTER 6 AM SUNDAY MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH THE 
  AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF DURING THE EVENING HOURS. 

* STORM TOTAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS...ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE QUARTER
  INCH ARE LIKELY WITH UP TO ONE THIRD OF AN INCH OF ICE POSSIBLE. SOME
  SLEET ACCUMULATIONS UP TO A HALF INCH ARE POSSIBLE.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS WILL BE SOUTHEAST AT 10 TO 20 MPH. 
  HOWEVER...SIGNIFICANT VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS ARE NOT 
  ANTICIPATED. 

* IMPACTS...ROAD SURFACES ARE LIKELY TO BECOME ICE COVERED AND
  VERY SLICK AS SURFACE TEMPERATURES REMAIN BELOW FREEZING THROUGH
  MUCH OF THE DAY SUNDAY. IN ADDITION TO THE ROAD SURFACES...THE
  ICE ACCUMULATION MAY BEGIN TO BRING DOWN BRANCHES AND POWER
  LINES BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

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IAZ023-024-033>036-044>049-057>062-072>075-083>086-094>097-271030-
/O.CON.KDMX.ZR.Y.0001.130127T0900Z-130127T2100Z/
POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-
GREENE-BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-
POWESHIEK-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-
WAPELLO-DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...POCAHONTAS...HUMBOLDT...SAC CITY...
ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...DENISON...CARROLL...
JEFFERSON...BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...AUDUBON...
GUTHRIE CENTER...ADEL...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...
WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...OSCEOLA...
CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...LEON...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...
BLOOMFIELD
904 PM CST SAT JAN 26 2013

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM CST
SUNDAY...

* TIMING TRENDS...AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN WILL BEGIN BETWEEN 300 AM
  AND 600 AM SUNDAY ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA. THE FREEZING
  RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF SUNDAY MORNING BEFORE THE
  PRECIPITATION TRANSITIONS TO ALL RAIN BY MIDDAY. 

* STORM TOTAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS...ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND ONE
  TENTH OF AN INCH ARE LIKELY...WITH SPOTTY AMOUNTS UP TO TWO
  TENTHS OF AN INCH POSSIBLE. 

* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLIPPERY QUICKLY WITH GROUND
  TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW FREEZING. SURFACE TEMPERATURES MAY WARM
  ABOVE FREEZING BY MID TO LATE SUNDAY MORNING...BUT THE COLD
  GROUND TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY TAKE SEVERAL HOURS LONGER TO
  WARM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

IAZ004-005-015-050-271030-
/O.CON.KDMX.ZR.Y.0001.130127T1200Z-130127T2100Z/
EMMET-KOSSUTH-PALO ALTO-TAMA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...EMMETSBURG...
TOLEDO
904 PM CST SAT JAN 26 2013

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 3 PM CST
SUNDAY...

* TIMING TRENDS...A MIXTURE OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL 
  BEGIN SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. 

* STORM TOTAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS...ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO TWO
  TENTHS OF AN INCH ARE LIKELY. SOME LIGHT SLEET ACCUMULATIONS ARE
  ALSO POSSIBLE.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS WILL BE SOUTHEAST AT 10 TO 20 MPH. 
  SIGNIFICANT VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. 

* IMPACTS...ROAD SURFACES WILL QUICKLY BECOME SLIPPERY AS 
  TEMPERATURES LOOK TO REMAIN BELOW FREEZING THROUGHOUT MUCH OF 
  THE DAY SUNDAY. IN ADDITION...THE THREAT FOR THE ICE 
  ACCUMULATION MAY CAUSE MINOR DAMAGE TO SOME BRANCHES AND POWER 
  LINES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

BEERENDS
