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BLIZZARD WARNING |
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BLIZZARD WARNING ISSUED MARCH 4 AT 11:51AM CST UNTIL MARCH 5 AT 3:00PM CST
...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH INTENSE WINDSAND SNOW...
.A STRONG EARLY SPRING SYSTEM IS SET TO AFFECT IOWA LATER TODAY
THROUGH TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. RAIN WILL QUICKLY CHANGE TO SNOW
FROM NORTHWEST IOWA TO SOUTHEAST IOWA OVERNIGHT AS WINDS INTENSIFY
FROM THE NORTHWEST AND BECOME STRONG WITH GUSTS NEAR OR ABOVE 60
MPH. THE COMBINATION OF THESE WINDS WITH FALLING SNOW WILL CAUSE
SIGNIFICANT VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS WITH A PERIOD OF BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS EXPECTED. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS, PARTICULARLY IN OPEN, RURAL AREAS, WILL MAKE TRAVEL
DANGEROUS AT TIMES TONIGHT INTO AT LEAST A PART OF WEDNESDAY
MORNING. EVEN AS THE FALLING SNOW ENDS, BLOWING SNOW AND VISIBILITY
RESTRICTIONS MAY PERSIST. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY
IMPROVE LATER WEDNESDAY AS THE WINDS SLOWLY DECREASE.
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
BETWEEN 3 AND 6 INCHES WITH A FEW HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR THE
MINNESOTA BORDER. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 65 MPH.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTH-CENTRAL INTO CENTRAL IOWA.
* WHEN...FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM CST WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES MAY DROP BELOW 1 4 MILE DUE TO FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO IMPACT THE WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE.
STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE TREE DAMAGE. |
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EMMET, KOSSUTH, WINNEBAGO, WORTH, PALO ALTO, HANCOCK, POCAHONTAS, HUMBOLDT, WRIGHT, SAC, CALHOUN, WEBSTER, CRAWFORD, CARROLL, GREENE, AUDUBON, GUTHRIE, CASS
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