AREA COUNTIES: AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-MADISON–

WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT.

* TIMING…LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER SOUTHWEST CANADA TONIGHT AND MOVE RAPIDLY TOWARD IOWA MONDAY AFTERNOON TO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

* WINTER STORM WATCH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS…4 TO 6 INCHES IS POSSIBLE. HEAVIER AMOUNTS WILL FALL NORTH OF THE AREA.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY…WINDS WILL BE LIGHT DURING THE SNOW MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING…HOWEVER VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED AT TIMES WITH HEAVY SNOW.

* IMPACTS...REDUCED VISIBILITY CAN BE EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT DUE TO THE HEAVY SNOWFALL. ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK…MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW…SLEET…OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.