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Winter Weather Advisory for west central & n.w. IA Monday morning

Weather

January 24th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

SAC-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS COUNITES…317 PM CST SUN JAN 24 2016
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREEZING DRIZZLE AND SNOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST MONDAY NIGHT.

* TIMING…FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL BEGIN AROUND SUNRISE MONDAY AND MAY CAUSE ICY ROADS DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE. MIXED LIGHT PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY…THEN CHANGE TO LIGHT SNOW DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.124-2

* STORM TOTAL SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS…ICE AMOUNTS OF A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH. SNOW AMOUNTS OF AROUND AN INCH OR LESS.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY…WINDS WILL TURN TO NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH AND GUSTY BY LATE IN THE DAY. VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED TO A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES WHILE SNOW IS FALLING.

* IMPACTS…ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK IN THE MORNING…PARTICULARLY WHERE NOT TREATED…CAUSING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. ROAD CONDITIONS MAY IMPROVE FOR A TIME AROUND MIDDAY BUT THEN DETERIORATE AS SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW BEGIN IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW…SLEET…OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES…AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.