TIMING…A MIXTURE OF LIGHT PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. HOWEVER…THE MOST SIGNIFICANT SNOW IS EXPECTED TOWARD MIDDAY SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY EVENING BEFORE ENDING EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS…SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 7 INCHES IS EXPECTED IN THE WATCH AREA WITH LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS. SOME SLEET ACCUMULATIONS MAY OCCUR ON THE SOUTHERN END OF THE WATCH AREA BUT THIS APPEARS MINOR AT THIS POINT.

WINDS/VISIBILITY…WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE NORTH NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 20 MPH ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. SOME MINOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MAY OCCUR AT THESE WIND SPEEDS. THE MAIN RESTRICTION TO VISIBILITY WILL BE DUE TO BRIEF PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOWFALL.

IMPACTS…ROADS AND HIGHWAYS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLICK WHICH COULD LEAD TO DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW…SLEET…OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

NOTE: We’ll be adjusting our snowfall projection later today. Winter Weather Advisories have been issued NW of the Winter Storm Watch area including Sioux City and Spencer, where lighter accumulations are possible.