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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
1139 AM CST Thu Nov 27 2025

IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-057>062-070>075-081>086-
092>097-280345-
/O.CON.KDMX.WS.A.0005.251129T0000Z-251130T1200Z/
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 Fort Dodge, Iowa Falls, Dysart, Reinbeck,
Oskaloosa, Creston, Leon, Fonda, Albia, Knoxville, Britt,
Chariton, Adel, Conrad, Ames, Greenfield, Algona, Pocahontas,
Waukee, Mason City, Atlantic, Bayard, Denison, Schaller, Laurens,
Humeston, Lenox, Belmond, Des Moines, Lake Mills, Wellsburg,
Indianola, Norwalk, Lake View, Mount Ayr, Panora, Earlham, Shell
Rock, Exira, Tama, Osceola, Lake City, Garner, Clarion, Carlisle,
Parkersburg, Bedford, Clear Lake, Manly, Northwood, Sac City,
Allison, Dike, Greene, Corydon, Humboldt, Marshalltown, Grundy
Center, Gladbrook, Kanawha, Ottumwa, Aplington, Adair, Dumont,
Emmetsburg, Eagle Grove, Webster City, Perry, Audubon, Casey,
Jefferson, Waverly, Winterset, Gilmore City, Early, Manson, Cedar
Falls, Centerville, Stuart, Ackley, Traer, Hampton, Clarksville,
Corning, New Market, Estherville, Eldora, Seymour, Allerton,
Rolfe, Wall Lake, Boone, Forest City, Grinnell, Bloomfield,
Waterloo, Odebolt, Pomeroy, Guthrie Center, Pella, Newton,
Carroll, Toledo, Lamoni, Fontanelle, and Rockwell City
1139 AM CST Thu Nov 27 2025

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH
LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...

* WHAT...Moderate to heavy snow accumulations expected. Total snow
  accumulations between 6 and 14 inches. A light glaze of ice is
  possible.

* WHERE...All of central Iowa.

* WHEN...From Friday evening through late Saturday night.

* IMPACTS...Travel will be very difficult to impossible. The
  hazardous conditions are expected to impact Post-Thanksgiving
  travel.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation.

&&

$$

Jimenez

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA IL
1013 AM CST Thu Nov 27 2025

IAZ040>042-051>054-063>068-076>078-087>089-098-099-ILZ001-002-007-
009-015>018-024>026-034-035-MOZ009-010-280015-
/O.CON.KDVN.WS.A.0003.251129T0600Z-251130T1200Z/
Buchanan-Delaware-Dubuque-Benton-Linn-Jones-Jackson-Iowa-Johnson-
Cedar-Clinton-Muscatine-Scott-Keokuk-Washington-Louisa-Jefferson-
Henry IA-Des Moines-Van Buren-Lee-Jo Daviess-Stephenson-Carroll-
Whiteside-Rock Island-Henry IL-Bureau-Putnam-Mercer-Henderson-
Warren-Hancock-McDonough-Scotland-Clark-
Including the cities of Bettendorf, Muscatine, Oquawka,
Princeton, Sterling, Cedar Rapids, Memphis, Independence,
Maquoketa, Clinton, Washington, Mount Carroll, Mount Pleasant,
Galena, Freeport, Moline, Burlington, Marengo, Sigourney, Tipton,
Aledo, Monmouth, Rock Island, Dubuque, Kahoka, Davenport,
Hennepin, Anamosa, Macomb, Iowa City, Fairfield, Carthage,
Keosauqua, Geneseo, Fort Madison, Vinton, Wapello, and Manchester
1013 AM CST Thu Nov 27 2025

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT
THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...

* WHAT...Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations of 6 or more
  inches are possible. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

* WHERE...Portions of north central, northwest, and west central
  Illinois, east central, northeast, and southeast Iowa, and
  northeast Missouri.

* WHEN...From late Friday night through late Saturday night.

* IMPACTS...Roads will likely become slick and hazardous. Travel
  could be very difficult due to slippery conditions and reduced
  visibility.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...There is a moderate to high probability for 6
  or more inches of snow across a large portion of eastern Iowa,
  northwest Illinois, and into northeast Missouri. The snow is
  expected to spread in from west to east Friday night into early
  Saturday morning. Periods of snow are expected to continue through
  Saturday and could be moderate to heavy at times.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation.


&&

$$

08

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
341 AM CST Thu Nov 27 2025

MOZ003-005>008-015>017-024-025-280000-
/O.NEW.KEAX.WS.A.0005.251129T0000Z-251130T1200Z/
Worth-Harrison-Mercer-Putnam-Schuyler-Grundy-Sullivan-Adair-Linn
MO-Macon-
Including the cities of Trenton, Glenwood, Mercer, Kirksville,
Grant City, Greentop, Downing, Unionville, Macon, Bethany,
Marceline, Queen City, Green City, La Plata, Lancaster,
Brookfield, Princeton, and Milan
341 AM CST Thu Nov 27 2025

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT...

* WHAT...Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations between 4 and
  7 inches possible.

* WHERE...Portions of north central, northeast, and northwest
  Missouri.

* WHEN...From Friday evening through late Saturday night.

* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation.

&&

$$

https://www.weather.gov/eax

Pesel

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service St Louis MO
325 AM CST Thu Nov 27 2025

ILZ058>060-064-065-095>100-MOZ018-019-026-027-034>036-052-061-063-
064-280330-
/O.NEW.KLSX.WS.A.0004.251129T0600Z-251130T0600Z/
Greene IL-Macoupin IL-Montgomery IL-Bond IL-Fayette IL-Adams IL-
Brown IL-Pike IL-Calhoun IL-Jersey IL-Madison IL-Knox MO-Lewis MO-
Shelby MO-Marion MO-Monroe MO-Ralls MO-Pike MO-Lincoln MO-Saint
Charles MO-Saint Louis MO-Saint Louis City MO-
Including the cities of Saint Charles, Quincy, Alton,
Edwardsville, Pittsfield, Saint Louis, Litchfield, Hannibal,
Bowling Green, Vandalia, and Mount Sterling
325 AM CST Thu Nov 27 2025

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations between 4 and
  8 inches possible.

* WHERE...Portions of south central, southwest, and west central
  Illinois and east central and northeast Missouri.

* WHEN...From late Friday night through Saturday evening.

* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation.

&&

$$

Gosselin


Hazardous Weather Outlook


Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
0504 AM CST Thu Nov 27 2025

KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ001>008-011>017-020>025-028>033-037>040-
043>046-053-054-281104-
Atchison KS-Miami-Linn KS-Doniphan-Leavenworth-Wyandotte-Johnson KS-
Atchison MO-Nodaway-Worth-Gentry-Harrison-Mercer-Putnam-Schuyler-
Holt-Andrew-De Kalb-Daviess-Grundy-Sullivan-Adair-Buchanan-Clinton-
Caldwell-Livingston-Linn MO-Macon-Platte-Clay-Ray-Carroll-Chariton-
Randolph-Jackson-Lafayette-Saline-Howard-Cass-Johnson MO-Pettis-
Cooper-Bates-Henry-
0504 AM CST Thu Nov 27 2025

This hazardous weather outlook is for northwest...north central and
west central Missouri...as well as extreme eastern Kansas.

.DAY ONE...Through tonight.

There is a low probability of widespread hazardous weather.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Please go to https://weather.gov/media/eax/DssPacket.pdf for more information on
potential weather hazards.

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Cool and dry Thanksgiving today.

- Majority of Friday will be dry with a storm system arriving
  Friday night

- Chances for wintry precipitation have expanded. 4-7 inches of
  snow is possible across far NE MO (including the Kirksville
  area). A Winter Storm Watch has been issued for this area.
  Other areas could see 0.5-3 inches of snow.

- Some uncertainties remain with the potential for a shifting
  storm track, and a fine line between light snow and more
  notable accumulating snow, and chances for rain undercutting
  potential snow totals.

- Road travel impacts are likely late Friday through Saturday
  especially along I-35, US-36, and US-65.

$$

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