❄Significant Winter Storm with Two Rounds of Precipitation❄

…Significant Winter Storm with Two Rounds of Precipitation…

A large winter storm with prolonged wintry precipitation will occur over the region Tuesday through Thursday. The first round will be mainly snow over far northern Iowa with light accumulations possible. Otherwise with this first round, much of Iowa will not see any wintry precipitation.

The second round of wintry precipitation Wednesday into Thursday will be more widespread and be the more impactful portion of this winter storm for the state of Iowa. That is what this Winter Storm Watch covers and additional headlines and areas covered are certainly possible in the coming days. While snow will remain the main precipitation type over northern Iowa, a wintry mix with icing potential is possible between Highway 30 and 3.

Farther south for areas south of I-80, mainly rain is expected that may end as a bit of light snow with little if any accumulation. Wednesday into Thursday will also feature strong and gusty winds, which will cause areas of blowing snow over northern Iowa.

Needless to say, travel impacts are increasingly likely Wednesday into Thursday over northern into parts of central Iowa and certainly for areas of South Dakota, Minnesota, and Wisconsin as well.

….WINTER STORM WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING FOR CERRO GORDO, WORTH, WINNEBAGO, HANCOCK AND KOSSUTH COUNTIES…

Heavy mixed precipitation possible. Total snow accumulations of 4 to 10 inches with the highest accumulations possible near the Minnesota border over northwest Iowa. Ice accumulations up to around one tenth of an inch possible. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

…WINTER STORM WATCH FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR MOWER COUNTY IN SOUTHERN MINNESOTA…

Heavy snow is possible. Total snow accumulations of 6 to 12 inches over the course of two days with some locations seeing amounts in excess of a foot. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

….WINTER STORM WATCH FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR FREEBORN AND FARIBAULT COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN MINNESOTA…

Heavy snow with total snow accumulations of 10 to 18  inches possible. Winds could gust as high as 35 to 45 mph late Wednesday into Thursday.