BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND HEAVY SNOW TO IMPACT IOWA THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING…
NATIONAL WEATHER SVC DES MOINES IA… FEB 1 2016 … SNOW FORECAST TO DEVELOP INTO SOUTHWEST IOWA LATE TONIGHT (Monday) AND CONTINUE TO SPREAD NORTHWARD INTO TUESDAY MORNING.
STORM TOTAL SNOW…ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES
THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS LIKELY TO FALL LATE TONIGHT INTO THE MID MORNING HOURS TUESDAY FROM SOUTHWEST IOWA TO CENTRAL IOWA…BEFORE ADVANCING
NORTHWARD INTO MIDDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AROUND SUNRISE TUESDAY AND INCREASE THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
THE HEAVY SNOW IS ANTICIPATED TO BECOME LIGHT TO LOCALLY MODERATE BY TUESDAY EVENING OVER NORTHERN IOWA…HOWEVER NORTH WINDS WITH GUSTS TO OVER 40 MPH MAY PRODUCE WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES.
THERE WILL BE A SHARP CUTOFF FROM THE RAIN/SNOW LINE IN SOUTH-CENTRAL TO SOUTHEAST IOWA. A LULL IN THE PRECIPITATION IS ALSO EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL IOWA MIDDAY TUESDAY…WITH A PERIOD OF LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE EXPECTED.
BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY…
SNOW WILL BLOSSOM OVER THE AREA DURING OVERNIGHT HOURS THROUGH LATE TUESDAY MORNING. A PERIOD OF VERY HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED DURING THE TUESDAY MORNING COMMUTE WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE THEN TO DEVELOP LATE TUESDAY MORNING INTO THE EVENING.
IMPACTS…EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP.
TRAVEL MAY BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. PLEASE RECONSIDER ANY TRAVEL PLANS.
See entire forecast:
http://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=usa&wwa=Blizzard%20Warning
Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link
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