A WINTER STORM LIFTING INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS WILL DUMP ANYWHERE FROM 5 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW OVER SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. HIGHEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE CLOSE TO THE KANSAS BORDER. IN ADDITION…NORTH WINDS GUSTING AROUND 30 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT AND PAGE COUNTIES: WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT… ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE LIKELY WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS APPROACHING THE KANSAS BORDER

GUTHRIE-DALLAS COUNTIES: WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. 5 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE.

CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR AND RINGGOLD COUNTIES: WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.  STORM TOTAL SNOW…5 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS TOWARD THE MISSOURI BORDER.

* TIMING…SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL ON TUESDAY MORNING ACROSS WESTERN IOWA…THEN SPREAD AND ACCUMULATE MORE HEAVILY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING…FINALLY TAPERING OFF BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

*WINDS/VISIBILITY…NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH TUESDAY MORNING…BECOMING NORTH 15 TO 20 WITH HIGHER GUSTS BY TUESDAY NIGHT. VISIBILITIES OF ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN SNOW 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.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW…SLEET…OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.