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Special Weather Statement: Snow to affect travel tonight

Weather

March 15th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

COUNTIES: AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLASCASS-ADAIR-MADISON 907 PM CDT SAT MAR 15 2014

…PERIOD OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW TO AFFECT AREA THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING… A BAND OF MODERATE SNOW OVER CENTRAL IOWA…WITH VISIBILITY REDUCED TO ONE HALF A MILE AT TIMES IS MOVING SOUTH INTO CENTRAL IOWA.

A BRIEF MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW…CHANGING TO ALL SNOW WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. UP TO AN INCH OF ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE ON AREA ROADS…AND POSSIBLY 1 TO 3 INCHES ON GRASSY AREAS WITH THE HEAVIER AMOUNTS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80.

ROADS MAY BECOME PARTIALLY TO MOSTLY SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY OVERNIGHT. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION AS THE BAND OF SNOW MOVES ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION SAFELY.