Oskaloosa Under Winter Storm Warning Wednesday

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM CSTWEDNESDAY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING…SNOW WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN IOWA OVERNIGHT AND OVER THE ENTIRE AREA BY 9 AM.

* STORM TOTAL SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS…SNOW ACCUMULATION IN THE WARNING AREA IS EXPECTED TO BE 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.