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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
246 PM CST Sun Jan 18 2026

IAZ045>047-058>062-072>075-083>086-095>097-192100-
Carroll-Greene-Boone-Guthrie-Dallas-Polk-Jasper-Poweshiek-Madison-
Warren-Marion-Mahaska-Clarke-Lucas-Monroe-Wapello-Wayne-Appanoose-
Davis-
246 PM CST Sun Jan 18 2026

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central Iowa.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight

Northwest wind gusts of 35 to 45 MPH will be possible this
afternoon and evening, along with scattered light snow showers.

A Cold Weather Advisory is in effect for the area tonight into
Monday. Please refer to the National Weather Service website at
weather.gov/desmoines for further details.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday

A Cold Weather Advisory is in effect for the area tonight into
Monday. Please refer to the National Weather Service website at
weather.gov/desmoines for further details.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed.

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
225 PM CST Sun Jan 18 2026

IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-045>050-061-062-190630-
/O.CON.KDMX.CW.Y.0001.260119T0300Z-260119T1800Z/
Emmet-Kossuth-Winnebago-Worth-Palo Alto-Hancock-Cerro Gordo-
Pocahontas-Humboldt-Wright-Franklin-Butler-Bremer-Sac-Calhoun-
Webster-Hamilton-Hardin-Grundy-Black Hawk-Carroll-Greene-Boone-
Story-Marshall-Tama-Jasper-Poweshiek-
Including the cities of Conrad, Parkersburg, Dysart, Dumont,
Kanawha, Early, Iowa Falls, Manly, Gladbrook, Rolfe, Sac City,
Lake View, Estherville, Traer, Belmond, Ames, Wellsburg, Clear
Lake, Greene, Britt, Lake Mills, Dike, Algona, Jefferson, Gilmore
City, Waverly, Ackley, Grinnell, Clarion, Lake City, Cedar Falls,
Humboldt, Manson, Clarksville, Northwood, Aplington, Allison,
Hampton, Garner, Marshalltown, Fort Dodge, Schaller, Grundy
Center, Waterloo, Carroll, Tama, Laurens, Forest City, Odebolt,
Newton, Emmetsburg, Toledo, Fonda, Boone, Reinbeck, Shell Rock,
Pomeroy, Pocahontas, Rockwell City, Eagle Grove, Mason City, Wall
Lake, Eldora, and Webster City
225 PM CST Sun Jan 18 2026

...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON CST MONDAY...

* WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 30 below zero expected.

* WHERE...Much of northern into central Iowa.

* WHEN...From 9 PM this evening to noon CST Monday.

* IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 30 below zero
  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.

Keep pets indoors as much as possible.

&&

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