Topic: Blizzard Watch

[madridwx]

We are currently under a blizzard watch here in Central Iowa.  Just another in the endless line of storms for this winter.  Before the blizzard comes we have the possibility of seeing .25 to .3 inches of ice.  Oh joy - maybe my trees that didn't get trimmed from the ice storm in early December will be trimmed this time.   

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
400 PM CST SAT FEB 16 2008

...ICE STORM AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS LIKELY TONIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN IOWA...

.A POTENT WINTER STORM WILL LIFT NORTH OUT OF EAST TEXAS
TONIGHT...AND PUSH THROUGH THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY INTO
SUNDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL LIKELY PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT ICE
ACCUMULATIONS...FOLLOWED BY SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...ACROSS
MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN IOWA TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.

IAZ016-017-023>027-033>037-044>047-057-170600-
/O.CON.KDMX.BZ.A.0001.080217T1500Z-080218T0600Z/
HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-
SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-
AUDUBON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS...
HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...SAC CITY...
ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA...DENISON...
CARROLL...JEFFERSON...BOONE...AUDUBON
400 PM CST SAT FEB 16 2008

...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING.

A NORTHWEST WIND WILL INCREASE SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE
THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. EXPECT SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 25 TO
35 MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH AT TIMES...WHICH WILL CREATE
SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE
LIKELY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. TOTAL SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY SUNDAY EVENING.

PRIOR TO THE EXPECTED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS SUNDAY...FREEZING RAIN
WILL SPREAD NORTH INTO INTO PARTS OF CENTRAL AND NORTHERN IOWA
LATE THIS EVENING...THEN CHANGE OVER TO SNOW BY SUNRISE SUNDAY.
ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE
THROUGH TONIGHT...ACROSS AREAS FROM AUDUBON...THROUGH FORT DODGE
AND BOONE...TO WAVERLY.

A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING OR
BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES.
THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY
DANGEROUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.


Willard
For the latest conditions in Madrid and all of Central Iowa please visit www.iowatelecom.net/~wsharp.

[Fox_Of_The_Wind]

Not so good over in Wisconsin eaither.  We are not under a Blizzard Watch but we are under a Winter Storm Warning. Last thursday were I live we did get over a foot of snow.  Becarfull.

I take that back. We are also under a blizzard Watch.

[Hfcomms]

I luck out again.  Like most this winter the models are shifting most of the significant wx just to the South and East of me.  Will be on the Western edge of the precipitation field with only 4" to 10" snow out of this one.  Lots of wind with some lake effect tomorrow but shouldn't get too out of hand.  This will be a heavy wet snow though.  I hope a lot of you folks further South have a woodstove that doesn't need power to run because I would expect some significant outages from this system.

[BfdWx]

And we are only expecting rain AGAIN!!!

[madridwx]

Well this particular storm is winding down (at least in my area).  Our blizzard watch was upgraded early this morning to a blizzard warning and it was a blizzard as the snow was coming down.  I could only see about 2 blocks down my street.  The snow has ended and the warning has been cancelled, but its still windy.  I only ended up with 2 inches of snow and no ice to speak of.  The precipitation went directly from rain to snow around 6AM. 

If this winter holds true I'll see a break for 3 or 4 days before the next one!  Spring can't come soon enough this year.

Willard
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