The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory effective from 9pm this evening through 9am Wednesday morning for the following counties, Adair, Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer, Calhoun, Carroll, Cass, Crawford, Dallas, Greene, Grundy, Guthrie, Marshall, Story, Butler, Cerro Gordo, Franklin, Hamilton, Hancock, Hardin, Humboldt, Webster, Worth and Wright. The Winter Storm Watch is no longer in effect.

* TIMING…ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA AROUND 9 PM THIS EVENING…AND IN NORTHEASTERN IOWA BY ABOUT MIDNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF QUICKLY TO THE NORTHEAST ON WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS…A BAND OF 2 TO 4 INCHES OF HEAVY WET SNOW IS EXPECTED…WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY…STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL LEAD TO REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES MAINLY WHILE SNOW IS FALLING.

* IMPACTS…ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLICK WHICH COULD LEAD TO HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. PARTICULAR CAUTION SHOULD BE EXERCISED WITH THIS BEING THE FIRST SNOW OF THE SEASON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY…AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.