(Des Moines) The following counties in southwest are now in a Winter Storm Warning from 9 a.m. Friday to 6 a.m. Saturday; Audubon, Guthrie, Union and Ringgold. The rest of southwest Iowa is in a winter weather advisory.
The National Weather Service says a winter storm will impact much of central Iowa Friday into early Saturday bringing moderate to heavy snow to much of the area. Travel impacts are expected, especially the afternoon school departure and the evening commute. 4-10 inches of snow is expected across the area with locally higher amounts possible. The winds will be out of the east/northeast and will increase to 15 to 25 mph with a few gusts over 30 mph by Friday night. The wind will produce pockets of blowing and drifting snow, particularly in open and rural areas, during the afternoon and evening.
