AREA COUNTIES: GUTHRIE-DALLAS-ADAIR-MADISON-UNION-RINGGOLD

303 PM CST WED DEC 23 2015

…STRONG WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH 5 PM…

A STORM SYSTEM OVER SOUTHEAST IOWA WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT TO THE NORTHEAST THROUGH EARLY EVENING. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ON THE BACKSIDE OF THIS SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. EXPECT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH. IN ADDITION… COLDER AIR SPILLING INTO THE AREA WILL CHANGE THE RAIN TO SNOW OR A RAIN/SNOW MIX. SNOW MAY ACCUMULATE ON GRASSY AREAS BUT ROADWAYS WILL BE WET TO SLUSHY. USE EXTRA CAUTION DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE. SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION.