AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS COUNTIES…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM FRIDAY TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10-AM FRIDAY TO 6-AM SATURDAY, FOR SAC-CRAWFORD AND CARROLL COUNTIES. AND FROM 9-AM FRIDAY UNTIL MIDNIGHT FOR MONONA AND SHELBY COUNTIES.

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2-PM FRIDAY UNTIL 6-AM SATURDAY FOR COUNTIES ALONG AND SOUTH OF I-80, INCLUDING CASS, ADAIR AND MADISON, FROM 9-AM FRIDAY UNTIL MIDNIGHT FOR POTTAWATTAMIE AND HARRISON COUNTIES

* TIMING…SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS AND MAY HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING COMMUTE.

* STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS…5 TO 9 INCHES POSSIBLE.

* WINDS/VISIBILITIES…VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN FALLING SNOW. IN ADDITION…WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH MAY PRODUCE MINOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING…AND ALSO HELP CONTRIBUTE TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

* IMPACTS…THE COMBINATION OF SLUSHY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS… INCLUDING DURING THE FRIDAY EVENING COMMUTE. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY BECOME TREACHEROUS AT TIMES. BE SURE TO USE CAUTION AND USE YOUR WINTER DRIVING SKILLS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL…KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT… FOOD…AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.