Stores have been packed with customers shopping for the holiday and in preparation for the winter storm, she said. Hy-Vee, the large Iowa-based grocery chain, pushed up deliveries to its stores and beefed up staffing, asking area supervisors to stock shelves, Hy-Vee spokesperson Tina Potthoff said in an email. Iowans cleared grocery shelves in anticipation of the storm. It's going to look like a snow globe out there with snow blowing everywhere, with blizzard or near-blizzard conditions." "We're talking whiteout conditions" with visibility cut to a couple hundred feet, Curtis said. Northern and northwest Iowa's wind chill will fall to minus 45 degrees. Wind chill is expected to drive "feel-like" temperatures as low as minus 40 degrees in most parts of the state, Curtis said. More: Wind chills in Iowa could drop below minus 40. Iowa is expected to get 4 to 7 inches of snow, with eastern Iowa seeing the heaviest accumulation. Snowfall in central Iowa will begin around midday Wednesday, with winds gusting up to almost 50 mph Thursday and Friday, said Allan Curtis, a National Weather Service meteorologist in Johnston. Just across the border in south central Minnesota, it issued a full-fledged blizzard warning.
The National Weather Service on Tuesday afternoon issued a winter storm warning for most of Iowa and a wind chill warning for northwest Iowa. Iowa is bracing for one of the worst snowstorms to hit the state in a decade, with residents emptying grocery shelves, shopping for shovels and generators, and city, county and state snowplow crews prepping for a five-day, road-clearing marathon. Also, wear mittens instead of gloves to keep your hands warmer.Watch Video: What to do if your car doesn't start in the coldįor the latest on the developing winter storm, see the Des Moines Register's live weather blog. Keep on a hat as well because a lot of body heat is lost through your head. If you must go outside, be sure to cover as much skin as possible to help prevent both frostbite and hypothermia. Water resistant materials are best as well. Your coat can be heavier and should have a hood. Dress in many layers that are lightweight but warm. “A step up from an advisory or a Wind Chill Warning, issued when the wind chill will be 25 below zero with winds 6 mph or greater.”Ī Wind Chill Watch also can be issued if wind chills low enough for a warning are expected in the next 12 to 36 hours, according to Zontiniĭress for the weather this time of year. “A Wind Chill Advisory is issued when wind chill values will be between 10 below zero and 24 below zero and winds 6 mph or greater,” Zontini said. The National Weather Service issues Wind Chill Warnings and Advisories based on specific criteria, depending on geographical location. When the wind chill is minus 10 to minus 15, frostbite can develop in less than 30 minutes. Download our free WHIO Weather App for alerts and latest forecasts
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