(Des Moines, Iowa) – The Iowa Department of Transportation is strongly advising against travel is in western Iowa. The latest report from 511ia.org shows the roadways are completely covered with snow. Some roads are drifted shut, including Highway 44 between Portsmouth and Harlan, and Highway 6, which is impassable from about seven-miles east of Oakland and seven miles west of Atlantic. There are blockages on I-80 eastbound near Avoca, and I-80 westbound near Menlo, due to crashes.