…WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW…WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT
CST TONIGHT. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. This for areas from Denison and Carroll northeastward through Fort Dodge to Mason City.

STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS…SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 7 INCHES IS EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

WINDS/VISIBILITY…WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE NORTH NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS LATER THIS EVENING AND CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE AT TIMES.

IMPACTS…SNOW COVERED ROADS COMBINED WITH VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

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

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL…KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT…FOOD…AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.