This area in a Winter Storm Warning—life threatening conditions—a major storm!!!!!!!!!!!!
They do expect 10’-15’ drifts for us!!! Needless to say—roads will be closed.
We will see heavier snow this afternoon and they are still expecting a total of 13”+. This means another 6-8” in addition to what we have now. They do expect it to quit after midnight.
However, the wind will blow at a sustained 25-30mph with gusts up to 35mph.
The heaviest wind will be from 2am thru 9am Wednesday morning and may let up some on Thursday, however the temperatures will still be brutal on Thursday. Wednesday night, they are calling for wind chill temperatures at 15 degrees below zero. They expect I-35 to close, east of there is a possibility of freezing rain. Des Moines will have blizzard conditions, there is a possibility of that warning for us. Omaha is now in the same snow area.
If we lose electricity for a prolonged time (thinking 12 hrs. or more & if the linemen can give me an idea as to how long the power will be off) and if anyone can get to a shelter, we will open one at the school. For handicapped people, the WCCC will be taking people. The Sheriff’s office will be taking calls for anyone who needs help.
Think we all need to use common sense and stay at home if at all possible. There is no need to make a bad situation worse for responders to come help anyone who has trouble.
--Pat Kobbe, Worth County Emergency Management Director
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