SAC-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS COUNTIES:

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT.

* SHORT TERM TRENDS…PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO EXPAND ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL IOWA DURING THE AFTERNOON. WHILE INITIALLY A MIXTURE OF FREEZING DRIZZLE AND LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED…THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD CHANGE TO ALL SNOW BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. WHILE AMOUNTS WILL NOT BE OVERLY GREAT…THE FACT THAT THE SNOW WILL BE FALLING DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON DRIVE HOME MAY CAUSE LARGER IMPACTS.

* STORM TOTAL SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS…ANY ICE AMOUNTS SHOULD ONLY BE A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH. SNOW AMOUNTS ONE TO THREE INCHES…WITH LOWER AMOUNTS SOUTH…AND HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE NORTHEAST.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY…WINDS WILL TURN TO THE NORTHWEST AND
INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH AND WILL BECOME GUSTY BY LATE IN THE
DAY AND OVERNIGHT…WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. VISIBILITY MAY BE
REDUCED TO A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES WHILE SNOW IS FALLING.

* IMPACTS…ROADWAYS AND WALKWAYS WILL BECOME SLICK IN THE
MORNING…ESPECIALLY ON UNTREATED AND ELEVATED SURFACES…
CAUSING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. ROAD CONDITIONS WILL
CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE AS SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW BEGIN IN THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

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