Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Des Moines, IA
Areas Affected: Emmet; Kossuth; Winnebago; Worth; Palo Alto; Hancock; Cerro Gordo; Pocahontas; Humboldt; Wright; Franklin; Butler; Bremer; Sac; Calhoun; Webster; Hamilton; Hardin; Grundy; Black Hawk; Crawford; Carroll; Greene; Boone; Story; Marshall; Tama
Urgency: Future
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Possible
Alert Sent: Monday 2:24pm CST
Alert Effective: Monday 2:24pm CST
Alert Expires: Tuesday 12:30am CST (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Wednesday 12:00am CST
Event Ends: Wednesday 12:00pm CST
Issued by: NWS Des Moines IA
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... ...SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING... .Very strong winds will develop Tuesday evening with the strong wind gusts persisting into Wednesday morning. Wind gusts over 50 mph are expected. Much of the area has 6 inches or more of snow on the ground. While there may be an initial crust on the top layer of the snow, it will erode quickly leading to significant blowing and drifting of snow. Near white-out and blizzard conditions may occur. * WHAT...Blizzard conditions possible. Light snow and snow showers are possible. Winds gusts over 50 mph are expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, north central, northeast, northwest, and west central Iowa. * WHEN...From late Tuesday night through Wednesday morning. * IMPACTS...Roads, and especially bridges and overpasses, will likely become slick and hazardous. Whiteout conditions are possible and may make travel treacherous and potentially nearly impossible and life-threatening. The hazardous conditions could impact the Wednesday morning commute. Gusty winds could bring down tree branches.
Prepare for possible blizzard conditions. Continue to monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.536cc3f0df6594c87f283dc3428a05f783908538.001.1 Codes: IAZ004, IAZ005, IAZ006, IAZ007, IAZ015, IAZ016, IAZ017, IAZ023, IAZ024, IAZ025, IAZ026, IAZ027, IAZ028, IAZ033, IAZ034, IAZ035, IAZ036, IAZ037, IAZ038, IAZ039, IAZ044, IAZ045, IAZ046, IAZ047, IAZ048, IAZ049, IAZ050 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.536cc3f0df6594c87f283dc3428a05f783908538.001.1