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Winter Storm Warning continues for western/central/southern IA

Weather

February 4th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

COUNTIES: ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD

337 AM CST TUE FEB 4 2014

WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY

* TIMING…LIGHT SNOW WILL FALL AT TIMES THIS MORNING…THEN ACCUMULATE MORE HEAVILY BY THIS AFTERNOON AND THROUGH THE EVENING…FINALLY TAPERING OFF BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* STORM TOTAL SNOW…6 TO 8 INCHES BY LATE TONIGHT…WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS TOWARD THE MISSOURI BORDER.

COUNTIES: GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON

337 AM CST TUE FEB 4 2014

WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY

* TIMING…LIGHT SNOW WILL FALL AT TIMES THIS MORNING…THEN ACCUMULATE MORE HEAVILY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING…FINALLY TAPERING OFF BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* STORM TOTAL SNOW…5 TO 7 INCHES BY LATE TONIGHT.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY…A NORTHEAST WIND OF 10 TO 15 MPH THIS MORNING WILL BECOME NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS BY TONIGHT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED A HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW.

* IMPACTS…BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED BY TONIGHT AS THE WIND INCREASES. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL…KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT…FOOD…AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.