345 PM CST MON FEB 3 2014 …WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE AREA TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT… SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF IOWA ON TUESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE TUESDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW WILL BE LIGHT IN THE MORNING AND MAY EVEN END FOR A TIME. IN THE AFTERNOON SNOW WILL FALL WITH MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY ACCUMULATIONS IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. IN ADDITION…AN INCREASING NORTH WIND BY LATER AFTERNOON AND ESPECIALLY TUESDAY NIGHT WILL RESULT IN SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW THAT WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON COUNTIES: WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY… THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING…SNOW WILL DEVELOP IN THE AFTERNOON THEN SPREAD AND ACCUMULATE MORE HEAVILY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING…FINALLY TAPERING OFF BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* STORM TOTAL SNOW…4 TO 6 INCHES BY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY…A NORTHEAST WIND AT 10 TO 15 MPH TUESDAY MORNING WILL BECOME NORTH AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS BY TUESDAY NIGHT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO ONE HALF OF A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW.

* IMPACTS…BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED BY TUESDAY NIGHT AS THE WIND INCREASES. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.