Woodburn, IA Special Weather Statement

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK

Issued:

358 PM CST FRI JAN 9 2009

Expires:

600 AM CST SAT JAN 10 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT A MIXTURE OF FREEZING RAIN OR SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS...AND WILL CHANGEOVER TO ALL SNOW FROM NORTH TO SOUTH BY 8 PM. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR TWO CAN BE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY EAST OF INTERSTATE 35. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY A STRONG PUSH OF COLD AIR IS EXPECTED BY MONDAY NIGHT INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK ALONG WITH SOME CHANCES FOR SNOW. TEMPERATURES OF 5 ABOVE TO 10 BELOW MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT...COMBINED WITH GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS...WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL INDICES IN THE 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO RANGE. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS MAY BE POSSIBLE MONDAY INTO TUESDAY AS WELL. COLDER AIR WITH TEMPERATURES NEAR 10 BELOW AND WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL INDICES OF 25 TO 35 BELOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED BUT SNOWFALL REPORTS ARE ALWAYS APPRECIATED.