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Winter Weather Advisories for western/s.w. IA effective 6-a.m. Friday

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December 15th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-and RINGGOLD COUNTIESWINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO 9 PM CST SATURDAY.

* TIMING…FRIDAY THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY EVENING* STORM TOTAL ICE/SNOW ACCUMULATIONS…AROUND 0.10″ INCH OF ICE FOLLOWED BY 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW* WINDS…EASTERLY AT 10 TO 15 MPH  FRIDAY…SHIFTING TO THE NORTH NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH SATURDAY.* VISIBILITY…VISIBILITY REDUCED TO 3 MILES OR LESS AT TIME DUE TO POTENTIAL SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW SATURDAY. * IMPACTS…ICE COVERED SURFACES…SLICK ROADS AND SIDEWALKS FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS…PARTIALLY SNOW COVERED ROADS…AND SLICK SPOTS SATURDAY. THE COMBINATION OF FREEZING PRECIPITATION FOLLOWED BY POSSIBLE SNOW AND WINDS WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY.

MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT and PAGE COUNTIESWINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREEZING DRIZZLE IN EFFECT FROM 6-A.M. FRIDAY UNTIL MIDNIGHT.

* TIMING…DRIZZLE DEVELOPS FRIDAY MORNING AND CONTINUES THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING.* MAIN IMPACT…SURFACE TEMPERATURES WILL BE BELOW FREEZING, THUS LIGHT ICING ACCUMULATIONS CAN BE EXPECTED. TEMPERATURES MAY RISE TO NEAR FREEZING OR JUST ABOVE DURING THE AFTERNOON. SOME SLEET COULD ALSO OCCUR.

MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTIESWINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND FREEZING DRIZZLE FROM 9-A.M. FRIDAY UNTIL NOON SATURDAY.

TIMING…DRIZZLE DEVELOPS FRIDAY MORNING AND CONTINUES THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING. SOME SLEET COULD ALSO OCCUR. DRIZZLE CHANGES
OVER TO SNOW LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUES THROUGH MIDDAY
SATURDAY. * MAIN IMPACT…SURFACE TEMPERATURES WILL BE BELOW FREEZING, THUS LIGHT ICING ACCUMULATIONS CAN BE EXPECTED. WHEN SNOW DEVELOPS, NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 30 MPH COULD CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. * OTHER IMPACTS…UNTREATED ROADS, SIDEWALKS, PARKING LOTS, BRIDGES, AND OVERPASSES WILL BECOME ICY WITH A THIN GLAZE. TRAVEL MAY BE IMPACTED. WIND CHILLS DROP TO 15 TO 20 BELOW LATE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY.