The Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for Emmet, Kossuth, Winnebago, Worth, Palo Alto, Hancock and Cerro Gordo Counties.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TUESDAY TO 9 AM CDT WEDNESDAY.

* TIMING TRENDS…RAIN WILL DEVELOP ACROSS NORTHERN IOWA THIS EVENING BEFORE SLOWLY TRANSITIONING TO SNOW DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS INTO TUESDAY MORNING. HOWEVER…THE RAIN AND SNOW WILL TEETER BACK AND FORTH DURING MUCH OF THE TUESDAY BEFORE SWITCHING TO ALL SNOW BY EARLY TUESDAY EVENING.

* STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS…TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO NEAR 5 INCHES BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING…WITH THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY EVENING.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY…EAST TO NORTHEAST OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE DAY TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT…BEFORE SHIFTING TO THE NORTH OVERNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS…ROADS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED…ESPECIALLY ACROSS OVERPASSES AND ELEVATED SURFACES.

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 VISIBILITY…AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATER UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.