![]() ![]() It issued a winter storm warning along and north of a diagonal stretching from and generally north of Council Bluffs to Ames to Waverly. Wednesday's high in Des Moines is expected to be 34 degrees, with a low Thursday morning of 28, though windchill will make it feel like 5 degrees Thursday night, the weather service said. Though winds may gust up to 28 mph, the snow apparently will be wetter and less likely to cause the sort of whiteouts that accompanied the pre-Christmas blizzard, resulting in dozens of wrecks and forcing the closure for several hours of Interstate 35 from Ames to Clear Lake. Meanwhile, it said, eastern Iowa appears likely to escape with less than half an inch of snow and sleet. The agency said communities from Ames northward could get 3-6 inches, with 1-2 inches an hour cascading Wednesday afternoon and evening. Wednesday and early Thursday, 2-4 inches of snow, along with a bit of ice, could blanket the Des Moines metro, the National Weather Service forecasts. You didn't think we were done with snow, did you? Noelle Alviz-Gransee is a breaking news reporter at the Des Moines Register.Watch Video: Potent storm to spread large swath of snow More weather: Blizzards have been a hazard of Iowa life for a long time. No decisions have been announced about classes on Thursday. More weather: How to check Iowa road conditions, DOT cameras amid winter storms Will Iowa schools close and give students a snow day?Īll central Iowa schools are holding classes as scheduled on Wednesday. In Nebraska, where the storm was just reaching Omaha around midday, TV stations were reporting heavy snow had closed some roads in the western part of the state. If you don't have internet, you can call 80 or 511 for updated road conditions. You can check road conditions online through Iowa 511, with an interactive map that shows hazards and road closures, winter weather warnings and more. The Iowa DOT recommends you check the weather forecast and road conditions before deciding to head out on the roads and postpone your trip if conditions aren't ideal. Still, if the volume of snow is heavy at times, travel could be significantly delayed and roads temporarily blocked. Unlike the pre-Christmas blizzard, the snow will be of the wetter variety, making whiteouts less likely, and the temperatures won't be so low as to preclude effectively treating roadways. Watch Video: Winter driving tips: Staying safe on icy, snowy roads in Iowa Winter driving tips: How to keep safe while driving on slick Iowa roads What are Iowa road conditions like? Urbandale starting at noon Wednesday until snow has stopped and roads are clear.Indianola for 48 hours after snow stops or roads are clear.In the Des Moines metro area, that includes: Generally, these limit on-street parking and require sidewalks to be cleared after the snow stops. Several communities have activated their snow ordinances. Iowa weather: What's a snow squall? Here's what it means and why you should care Are local snow ordinances in effect? Both begin at noon on Wednesday and continue through 9 a.m. In central Iowa, Ames and Story County are included in the winter storm warning while Polk and Dallas counties are part of the winter weather advisory. Much of the state is will be under a winter storm warning or winter weather advisory today. What winter weather warnings or advisories are in place for Iowa? Northern parts of the state will primarily see snow, with the heaviest periods Wednesday evening and early Thursday. Snow won't begin until around 6 p.m., continuing until midnight before switching back to a wintry mix as the temperature fluctuates between freezing and a few degrees above. In Des Moines, the National Weather Service expects a wintry mix to begin around noon with the most intense period coming late afternoon and evening. Precipitation will start in south and western Iowa Wednesday morning and lift to the north across the state. Ames is forecasted to get between 3 and 6 inches, and Grinnell can expect 1 to 3 inches. How much will it snow in Des Moines and central Iowa today?Īccording to the latest report from the National Weather Service, the Des Moines metro can expect between 2 and 4 inches of snow. Here is a quick run through of everything you need to know as a winter storm approaches the state. ![]() It's Iowa, it's January, so here comes the snow again. Watch Video: Potent storm to spread large swath of snow ![]()
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