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Wind Advisory issued March 23 at 9:34AM CDT until March 23 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA

* WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts to near 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Emmet, Palo Alto, Pocahontas, Calhoun, Carroll, Crawford, and Sac Counties. * WHEN...Until 7 PM CDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
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High Wind Warning issued March 19 at 4:46AM CDT until March 19 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA

* WHAT...North winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 65 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, north central, northeast, south central, and southwest Iowa. * WHEN...From 1 PM this afternoon to 10 PM CDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Some power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.
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Special Weather Statement issued March 18 at 6:40AM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA

WHAT...Relative humidity values will drop below 30 percent again today. This combined with warm temperatures and breezy to gusty south winds today and dry fuels, will result in elevated fire danger this afternoon. WHERE...Southern Iowa WHEN...This afternoon. IMPACTS...Any fires that ignite may spread rapidly. PREPAREDNESS AND PRECAUTIONARY ACTIONS...Burning is discouraged under these conditions. Also, take care to prevent the start of accidental fires when smoking or operating vehicles around dry vegetation.
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Winter Storm Watch issued March 18 at 4:10AM CDT until March 19 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA

...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY... .The combination of moderate to heavy snow and strong, gusty winds may produce blizzard conditions Wednesday. Two inch per hour snowfall rates will be possible along with thundersnow. Damaging wind gusts of 60mph or more possible. Travel may be difficult to impossible at times. * WHAT...Blizzard conditions possible. Total snow accumulations between 1 and 3 inches possible. Winds could gust as high as 65 mph. * WHERE...Portions of northern, central and southwest Iowa. * WHEN...From 7 AM to 10 PM CDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...The strong winds and weight of snow on tree limbs may down power
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Blizzard Warning issued March 18 at 4:10AM CDT until March 19 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA

...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY... .The combination of moderate to heavy snow and strong, gusty winds may produce blizzard conditions Wednesday. Two inch per hour snowfall rates will be possible along with thundersnow. Damaging wind gusts of 60mph or more possible. Travel may be difficult to impossible at times. * WHAT...Blizzard conditions expected. Total snow accumulations between 2 and 10 inches, highest amounts northwest. Winds gusting as high as 65 mph. * WHERE...Portions of northern and western Iowa. * WHEN...From 5 AM to 10 PM CDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...The strong winds and weight of snow on tree limbs may down power
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High Wind Warning issued March 18 at 4:10AM CDT until March 19 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA

* WHAT...North winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 65 mph expected. * WHERE...Much of northern, central and western Iowa. * WHEN...From 1 PM to 10 PM CDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.
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High Wind Watch issued March 18 at 4:10AM CDT until March 19 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA

* WHAT...North winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph possible. * WHERE...Much of southern and eastern Iowa. * WHEN...From 1 PM to 10 PM CDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are possible. Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.
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High Wind Warning issued March 18 at 4:10AM CDT until March 19 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA

* WHAT...North winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 65 mph expected. * WHERE...Much of northern, central and western Iowa. * WHEN...From 7 AM to 7 PM CDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.
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Winter Storm Watch issued March 17 at 3:28AM CDT until March 20 at 1:00AM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA

...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY... .The combination of moderate to heavy snow and strong, gusty winds may produce blizzard conditions Wednesday. Winds may gust to 50 mph or more. Travel may be difficult to impossible at times. * WHAT...Blizzard conditions possible. Total snow accumulations between 2 and 8 inches possible across the watch area. The higher end of that range over west central and northern Iowa. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph. * WHERE...Portions of central, north central, northeast, northwest, southwest, and west central Iowa. * WHEN...From late Tuesday night through late Wednesday night. * IMPACTS...The strong winds and
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Red Flag Warning issued March 17 at 2:50AM CDT until March 17 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA

...Critical Fire Weather Conditions Today... .Very warm temperatures combined with dry vegetation, low relative humidity, and increasing winds will create conditions conducive for any grassland fires that develop to spread rapidly. The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a Red Flag Warning, which is in effect from 11 AM this morning to 8 PM CDT this evening. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * AFFECTED AREA...Much of central and southern Iowa. * WIND...Southwest winds of 20 to 25 mph with gusts 25 to 35 mph. * HUMIDITY...Minimum relative humidity in the afternoon of 15 to
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