The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch effective from Tuesday evening through Wednesday morning for the following counties, Mitchell, Howard, Winneshiek, Floyd, Chickasaw, Kossuth, Winnebago, Worth, Hancock, Cerro Gordo, Humboldt, Wright, Franklin, Butler, Webster, Hamilton and Hardin.

* TIMING…RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW TUESDAY EVENING AND
CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS…A BAND OF 2 TO 5 INCHES OF
HEAVY WET SNOW WITH POTENTIALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS CAN BE EXPECTED
BY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY…STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25
MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL LEAD TO REDUCTIONS OF VISIBILITY LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS…ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLICK WHICH COULD
LEAD TO DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS AT TIMES…ESPECIALLY
DURING THE NIGHT TIME.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW…SLEET…OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
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