BOONE, Iowa—The Winter Weather Advisory that was in place for Boone County is now changed to a Winter Storm Warning. The National Weather Service released this information:
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Des Moines IA 355 AM CST Tue Jan 22 2019 ...A Wintry Mix and Wind into Wednesday Morning... .A winter storm system will bring a mixture of freezing drizzle, freezing rain, snow, and stronger winds to the state this evening and overnight. A more widespread moderate snow along with ice is expected. The ice will be more prevalent over southern areas this morning with lighter amounts north with snow mainly over the north through mid afternoon. Later in the afternoon and tonight another period of moderate snow is expected to set up farther south into central and eastern Iowa. The combination of ice, snow and winds increasing this evening will create hazardous travel over much of the area by later today and tonight. 355 AM CST Tue Jan 22 2019 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...Freezing rain. Heavy mixed precipitation expected. Total snow accumulations of 4 to 6 inches and ice accumulations of one tenth to two tenths of an inch expected. Additional ice accumulations of a light glaze. * WHERE...Portions of central Iowa. * WHEN...For the Winter Storm Warning, until 6 AM CST Wednesday. For the Winter Weather Advisory, until 6 AM CST early this morning. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Plan on slippery road conditions. Patchy blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility. The hazardous conditions could impact the morning or evening commute. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Winter Storm Warning means significant amounts of snow, sleet and ice will make travel very hazardous or impossible. The latest road conditions for the state you are calling from can be obtained by calling 5 1 1. &&