One product issued by NWS for: Mason City IA
Winter Storm Watch
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Des Moines IA 224 PM CST Mon Dec 8 2025 ...SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING... .Very strong winds will develop Tuesday evening with the strong wind gusts persisting into Wednesday morning. Wind gusts over 50 mph are expected. Much of the area has 6 inches or more of snow on the ground. While there may be an initial crust on the top layer of the snow, it will erode quickly leading to significant blowing and drifting of snow. Near white-out and blizzard conditions may occur. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-090630- /O.NEW.KDMX.WS.A.0007.251210T0600Z-251210T1800Z/ 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- Including the cities of Grundy Center, Reinbeck, Gilmore City, Mason City, Lake City, Dike, Kanawha, Britt, Conrad, Waverly, Eagle Grove, Clear Lake, Laurens, Dumont, Fort Dodge, Lake View, Aplington, Wellsburg, Emmetsburg, Clarion, Cedar Falls, Carroll, Boone, Fonda, Parkersburg, Pocahontas, Estherville, Rockwell City, Manly, Greene, Pomeroy, Dysart, Wall Lake, Odebolt, Allison, Denison, Lake Mills, Hampton, Shell Rock, Early, Iowa Falls, Gladbrook, Webster City, Marshalltown, Sac City, Toledo, Northwood, Eldora, Humboldt, Garner, Rolfe, Algona, Ackley, Jefferson, Ames, Manson, Tama, Waterloo, Traer, Forest City, Clarksville, Schaller, and Belmond 224 PM CST Mon Dec 8 2025 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Blizzard conditions possible. Light snow and snow showers are possible. Winds gusts over 50 mph are expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, north central, northeast, northwest, and west central Iowa. * WHEN...From late Tuesday night through Wednesday morning. * IMPACTS...Roads, and especially bridges and overpasses, will likely become slick and hazardous. Whiteout conditions are possible and may make travel treacherous and potentially nearly impossible and life-threatening. The hazardous conditions could impact the Wednesday morning commute. Gusty winds could bring down tree branches. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Prepare for possible blizzard conditions. Continue to monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation. && $$ Donavon