Snow Squall Warning, Iowa
SevereWhiteout conditions with near zero visibility associated with intense bursts of heavy snow and gusty winds leading to blowing snow. Dangerous and life-threatening travel conditions are expected to develop rapidly in the warning area.
Ended Sunday, December 28, 2025.
- Issued
- Expires
Places in this warning
- Ames
- Boone
- Perry
- Webster City
- Iowa Falls
- Story City
- Madrid
- Ogden
- Dallas Center
- Roland
- Woodward
- Lake Panorama
- Jewell Junction
- Gilbert
- Panora
- Dayton
- Alden
- Grand Junction
- Stratford
- Radcliffe
- Ellsworth
- Stanhope
- Minburn
- Williams
- Yale
- Rippey
- Linden
- Jamaica
- Boxholm
- Kamrar
- Blairsburg
- Pilot Mound
- Randall
- Luther
- Bouton
- Dawson
- Fraser
- Garden City
- Buckeye
- Beaver
- Berkley
Map
- This warning
- Area drawn by the weather service
- Interstates
- US highways
- Moving east at 37 mph
Details from the National Weather Service
- What
- Whiteout conditions with near zero visibility associated with intense bursts of heavy snow and gusty winds leading to blowing snow. Wind gusts greater than 45 mph.
- Squall now
- At 11:17 in the morning, a dangerous snow squall was located along a line extending from near Dows to 7 miles north of Boone Municipal Airport to near Linden, moving east at 35 mph.
- Where
- Northwestern Story County (Iowa), Southeastern Greene County (Iowa), Western Hardin County (Iowa), Southeastern Webster County (Iowa), Northeastern Guthrie County (Iowa), Hamilton County (Iowa), Boone County (Iowa), Northern Dallas County (Iowa).
- When
- Until 11:45 in the morning.
- Impacts
- Dangerous and life-threatening travel conditions are expected to develop rapidly in the warning area.
- Highways
- Interstate 35 between mile markers 116 and 151.
- Places named
- Ames, Boone, Webster City, Perry, Iowa Falls, Story City, Madrid, Ogden, Dallas Center, Roland, Jewell Junction, Panora, Gilbert, Woodward, Lake Panorama, Iowa State Center, Boone Speedway, Hubbard, Dayton, and Grand Junction.
- Seen by
- Radar and webcams.
Updates
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Snow Squall Warning issued until Sunday, 11:45 in the morning. December 28, 2025