Winter Storm Watch

> Winter Storm Watch ...MAJOR WINTER STORM HEADING FOR IOWA MONDAY...
> A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL BE IMPACTING CENTRAL IOWA MONDAYAND
> MONDAY NIGHT. THOUGH RAIN OR A RAIN SNOW MIXTURE IS
> EXPECTEDINITIALLY WITH THE BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO SNOW IN THE
> MORNINGOVER THE NORTHWEST AND THEN SPREAD EAST DURING THE DAY WITH
> THEPOTENTIAL FOR A 6 TO 8 INCH BAND OF SNOW NEAR THE HIGHWAY 20
> ANDHIGHWAY 30 CORRIDORS WITH 3 TO 5 INCHES POSSIBLE ON EITHER SIDE
> OFTHIS BAND. WARMER AIR ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80
> WILLPROLONG THE TRANSITION OVER TO SNOW UNTIL MONDAY AFTERNOON
> ANDWILL LIKELY REDUCE SNOW AMOUNT IN THIS REGION. SNOWFALL RATES
> MAYAPPROACH TWO INCHES OF SNOWFALL PER HOUR DURING THE HEIGHT OF
> THESTORM FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. THIS WILL
> CAUSEROAD CONDITIONS TO DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING THE AFTERNOON
> HOURS. AS THE STORM CONTINUES MOVING EAST DURING THE EVENING
> HOURSNORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE BLOWING
> ANDDRIFTING SNOW MONDAY EVENING. THE GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED
> TOCONTINUE INTO TUESDAY WITH DRIFTING SNOW STILL IMPACTING THE
> AREATHROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS
> A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANTSNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT
> MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
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