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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
259 PM CST Tue Feb 18 2025

IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-057>062-070>075-081>086-
092>097-190700-
/O.CON.KDMX.CW.Y.0008.250219T0000Z-250219T1800Z/
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-Audubon-Guthrie-Dallas-Polk-Jasper-
Poweshiek-Cass-Adair-Madison-Warren-Marion-Mahaska-Adams-Union-
Clarke-Lucas-Monroe-Wapello-Taylor-Ringgold-Decatur-Wayne-
Appanoose-Davis-
Including the cities of Greene, Tama, Adair, Rolfe, Odebolt,
Manly, Ames, Creston, Waterloo, Toledo, Clarksville, Leon, Cedar
Falls, Ottumwa, Casey, Earlham, Carlisle, Algona, Aplington,
Carroll, Panora, Humboldt, New Market, Allison, Laurens, Bedford,
Kanawha, Des Moines, Centerville, Eldora, Bayard, Parkersburg,
Oskaloosa, Knoxville, Lenox, Boone, Clear Lake, Schaller,
Belmond, Indianola, Dysart, Humeston, Fontanelle, Chariton,
Ackley, Albia, Guthrie Center, Norwalk, Corydon, Pocahontas,
Eagle Grove, Exira, Adel, Gilmore City, Reinbeck, Britt, Mason
City, Grundy Center, Winterset, Wall Lake, Greenfield,
Emmetsburg, Lake View, Conrad, Marshalltown, Newton, Stuart,
Northwood, Hampton, Estherville, Iowa Falls, Webster City,
Clarion, Dike, Gladbrook, Traer, Bloomfield, Wellsburg, Mount
Ayr, Pella, Grinnell, Lake Mills, Seymour, Lake City, Early, Fort
Dodge, Audubon, Pomeroy, Forest City, Garner, Denison, Waukee,
Dumont, Rockwell City, Corning, Manson, Shell Rock, Waverly,
Fonda, Lamoni, Atlantic, Sac City, Osceola, Allerton, Jefferson,
and Perry
259 PM CST Tue Feb 18 2025

...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 
NOON CST WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...Very cold wind chills down to around 30 below expected.

* WHERE...All of central Iowa.

* WHEN...From 6 PM this evening to noon CST Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 30 below zero 
  could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a 
hat, and gloves.

Keep pets indoors as much as possible.

&&

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CEC/cogil