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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
825 PM CST Fri Jan 3 2025

...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL OVER SOUTHERN IOWA SATURDAY NIGHT
AND SUNDAY...

.A winter storm will move into the on Saturday night and bring
accumulating snowfall to parts of southern Iowa. The highest
snowfall amounts will fall near the Missouri border where
accumulations of 6 to 9 inches will be possible with even higher
amounts forecast over northern Missouri. Very dry air will be moving
into Iowa from north to south with winds from the northeast
averaging 10 to 20 mph and this will result in a sharp gradient in
snowfall amounts, with lower amounts in the northern part of a given
county and higher amounts in the southern part of the county. Any
shift in the predicted storm track will therefore have significant
impacts on forecast snowfall amounts, so be sure to monitor the
latest forecast updates heading into the weekend.

IAZ092>097-041030-
/O.CON.KDMX.WS.A.0001.250105T0300Z-250106T0900Z/
Taylor-Ringgold-Decatur-Wayne-Appanoose-Davis-
Including the cities of Lamoni, Mount Ayr, Allerton, Humeston,
Seymour, Centerville, New Market, Leon, Bedford, Corydon,
Bloomfield, and Lenox
825 PM CST Fri Jan 3 2025

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING
THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...

* WHAT...Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations around 6
  inches possible, especially near the Missouri border.

* WHERE...Portions of south central, southeast, and southwest Iowa.

* WHEN...From Saturday evening through late Sunday night.

* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation.

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Donavon