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NWS Issues Wind Chill Advisories Wednesday for North Central, Northeast Iowa

Latest Wind Chill Advisories for North Iowa on Wednesday
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service La Crosse WI 224 PM CST Tue Jan 18 2022 IAZ008-009-018-019-MNZ086-087-094-095-190430- /O.NEW.KARX.WC.Y.0004.220119T0900Z-220119T1800Z/ Mitchell-Howard-Floyd-Chickasaw-Dodge-Olmsted-Mower-Fillmore- Including the cities of Osage, Cresco, Charles City, New Hampton, Dodge Center, Rochester, Austin, and Preston 224 PM CST Tue Jan 18 2022 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills expected. Wind chills as low as 25 below zero. * WHERE...Portions of north central and northeast Iowa and southeast Minnesota. * WHEN...From 3 AM to noon CST Wednesday. * IMPACTS...The cold wind chills could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves.
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Des Moines IA 249 PM CST Tue Jan 18 2022 ...Bitter Wind Chills Wednesday Morning Northern Iowa... .Bitter cold air with temperatures around zero degrees over northern Iowa with quickening, gusty winds will create wind chill values less than 20 below zero early Wednesday morning. The winds may also create shallow blowing and drifting snow in open, rural areas, which could cause slick spots on roadways. Additional bitter cold nights are forecast Thursday and Friday mornings. IAZ023>028-190500- /O.EXA.KDMX.WC.Y.0006.220119T0900Z-220119T1800Z/ Pocahontas-Humboldt-Wright-Franklin-Butler-Bremer- Including the cities of Pocahontas, Laurens, Rolfe, Fonda, Gilmore City, Humboldt, Eagle Grove, Clarion, Belmond, Hampton, Parkersburg, Clarksville, Shell Rock, Greene, Aplington, Allison, Dumont, and Waverly 249 PM CST Tue Jan 18 2022 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills expected. Wind chills as low as 25 below zero. * WHERE...North Central Iowa. * WHEN...From 3 AM to noon CST Wednesday. * IMPACTS...The cold wind chills could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Temperatures and wind chills Thursday and Friday mornings will be even lower than Wednesday morning. Late tonight into Wednesday, shallow blowing and drifting snow will be possible, especially in rural, open areas, and may create slick spots on roadways. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves.
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Des Moines IA 249 PM CST Tue Jan 18 2022 ...Bitter Wind Chills Wednesday Morning Northern Iowa... .Bitter cold air with temperatures around zero degrees over northern Iowa with quickening, gusty winds will create wind chill values less than 20 below zero early Wednesday morning. The winds may also create shallow blowing and drifting snow in open, rural areas, which could cause slick spots on roadways. Additional bitter cold nights are forecast Thursday and Friday mornings. IAZ004>007-015>017-190500- /O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0006.220119T0900Z-220119T1800Z/ Emmet-Kossuth-Winnebago-Worth-Palo Alto-Hancock-Cerro Gordo- Including the cities of Estherville, Algona, Forest City, Lake Mills, Northwood, Manly, Emmetsburg, Garner, Britt, Kanawha, Mason City, and Clear Lake 249 PM CST Tue Jan 18 2022 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills expected. Wind chills as low as 25 below zero. * WHERE...North Central Iowa. * WHEN...From 3 AM to noon CST Wednesday. * IMPACTS...The cold wind chills could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Temperatures and wind chills Thursday and Friday mornings will be even lower than Wednesday morning. Late tonight into Wednesday, shallow blowing and drifting snow will be possible, especially in rural, open areas, and may create slick spots on roadways. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves.