Oskaloosa Under Winter Storm Warning Wednesday
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 THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.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.