Winter Storm Warnings are now out for nearly the entire state except NE Iowa where the NWS in La Crosse has issued a Blizzard Warning for Lyon County in NW which is under a Winter Weather Advisory. A number of counties are now under a Blizzard Watch. The blizzard watch is in effect from Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday evening (beginning and ending at various times) for the following counties, Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Des Moines, Dubuque, Henry, Iowa, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Jones, Keokuk, Lee, Linn, Louisa, Muscatine, Scott, Van Buren, Washington, Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer, Butler, Dallas, Franklin, Grundy, Hamilton, Hardin, Humboldt, Jasper, Madison, Marion, Marshall, Polk, Poweshiek, Story, Tama, Warren, Webster, Wright, Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Audubon, Calhoun, Carroll, Cass, Cerro Gordo, Clarke, Crawford, Davis, Decatur, Emmet, Greene, Guthrie, Hancock, Kossuth, Lucas, Mahaska, Monroe, Palo Alto, Pocahontas, Ringgold, Sac, Taylor, Union, Wapello, Wayne, Winnebago, Worth, Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Monona, Montgomery, Page, Pottawattamie and Shelby.
The blizzard warning mentioned above is in effect from Noon tomorrow until Midnight Thursday morning for the following counties, Chickasaw, Fayette, Floyd, Howard, Mitchell and Winneshiek.
Widespread snow will move into the state in the overnight hours. 6-12+ inches will be possible across the state with some higher amounts possible. Along with the snow, winds will begin to gust well over 30-40mph. This will create near-blizzard to blizzard conditions across the state. Travel will likely become nearly impossible by late Tuesday night into Wednesday. If you need to travel Tuesday or Wednesday, be sure to have an emergency kit with you, including flashlights, blankets and food and other items.