Oskaloosa Under Winter Storm Watch
WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* TIMING…SNOW WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN IOWA WEST OF INTERSTATE 35 BY LATE TONIGHT…AND OVERSPREAD THE REST OF THE STATE WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* STORM TOTAL SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS…SNOW ACCUMULATION IN THE WATCH AREA IS EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 4 TO 7 INCHES…WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS.
* WINDS/VISIBILITY…WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE EASTERLY AT 10 TO 20 MPH. VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED TO UNDER ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES.
* IMPACTS…WINDS WILL CAUSE SOME DRIFTING SNOW…BUT WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW IS NOT LIKELY. ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK BY MID TO LATE MORNING WEDNESDAY.