1006 AM CST TUE FEB 26 2013

…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY.

* TIMING OR SHORT TERM TRENDS...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE AREA LATE THIS MORNING. ONCE THE SNOW STARTS…LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* STORM TOTAL SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS…TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES. THERE WILL BE A SHARP NORTHWEST EDGE TO THE SNOW.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS AT 15 TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

* IMPACTS…TRAVEL WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED BY THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITY WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING…ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.