327 AM CST THU DEC 24 2015

A BURST OF MODERATE SNOWFALL WILL COMPLICATE TRAVEL TODAY. A COMPACT BUT INTENSE STORM SYSTEM WILL CROSS IOWA TODAY, CAUSING SNOW TO FALL FAIRLY HEAVILY FOR A FEW HOURS WITH MODERATE  ACCUMULATIONS RESULTING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT TIMES AS VISIBILITY WILL DROP RAPIDLY AND ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED.

AREA COUNTIES: SAC-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR…

Winter Weather Advisory for Counties shaded in purple.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING.

THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL REACH WESTERN IOWA BY AROUND 8 AM…AND END OVER NORTH CENTRAL IOWA DURING THE AFTERNOON. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE LIKELY. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT BUT VISIBILITY WILL DROP RAPIDLY TO A MILE OR LESS IN THE HEAVIER SNOW.

TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY AS THE SNOW MOVES IN, WITH VISIBILITY DROPPING RAPIDLY FROM WEST TO EAST BETWEEN MID MORNING AND AROUND MIDDAY. ROADS WILL ALSO BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLICK. PLEASE RECONSIDER OR ADJUST YOUR TRAVEL PLANS ACCORDINGLY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES…AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.