346 AM CDT FRI OCT 24 2014

WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY THROUGH MID MORNING TODAY

ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-and RINGGOLD COUNTIES…

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING…

* VISIBILITY…WIDESPREAD VISIBILITY OF ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS CONTINUES THROUGHOUT THE AREA. VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO IS OCCURRING ALONG PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 80 FROM NEAR DES MOINES TO IOWA CITY AND ALONG HIGHWAY 30 FROM NEAR AMES TO CEDAR RAPIDS.

* IMPACTS…TRAVEL AND THE MORNING COMMUTE WILL BE GREATLY IMPACTED BY THE REDUCED VISIBILITY AND FOG OVER PORTIONS OF THE AREA. ALLOW EXTRA TRAVEL TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION SAFELY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITY WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING…SLOW DOWN… USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS…AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU. USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN APPROACHING INTERSECTIONS AND RAILROAD CROSSINGS AS ONCOMING VEHICLES AND TRAINS MAY BE HIDDEN BY THE DENSE FOG. BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL NEAR SCHOOL BUS STOPS AND CHILDREN BOARDING SCHOOL BUSSES.