Snow Advisories Updated, Central Iowa Impacted

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
142 PM CST THU DEC 6 2007
...SNOW EXPECTED FOR ALL OF CENTRAL IOWA TODAY...
.A FAST MOVING SYSTEM WILL PASS THROUGH THE REGION TODAY
SPREADING SNOW ACROSS IOWA. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO END EARLY THIS EVENING
AS THE STORM PULLS TO THE EAST. MODERATE ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED FOR CENTRAL IOWA.
EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-
POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON-
HARDIN-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-STORY-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-
POLK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-
DECATUR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY...
NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS...
HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...SAC CITY...ROCKWELL CITY...
FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA...DENISON...CARROLL...
JEFFERSON...BOONE...AMES...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ADEL...
DES MOINES...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD...WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...
CORNING...CRESTON...OSCEOLA...BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR...LEON
142 PM CST THU DEC 6 2007
...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL IOWA THIS
AFTERNOON. LOCATIONS SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 30 CAN EXPECT ANOTHER 1 OR 2
INCHES OF SNOWFALL FOR A TOTAL SNOWFALL OF OF 3 TO 4 INCHES.
ISOLATED 5 INCH AMOUNTS MAY BE POSSIBLE TOWARD THE MISSOURI LINE.
FARTHER NORTH...1 OR 2 INCHES OF TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IS NOW
EXPECTED ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 20 TO THE MINNESOTA LINE.
A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
BUTLER-BREMER-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-MARSHALL-TAMA-JASPER-POWESHIEK-
MARION-MAHASKA-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLISON...WAVERLY...GRUNDY CENTER...
WATERLOO...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...NEWTON...GRINNELL...
KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...CORYDON...
CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD
142 PM CST THU DEC 6 2007
...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING...
A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING.
SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE
THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 4
INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 20...WITH ISOLATED 5 INCH
AMOUNTS PRIMARILY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80...BEFORE THE SNOW TAPERS
OFF DURING THE MID EVENING HOURS.
A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
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RUSSELL
At nearly 2:00 Des Moines is reporting heavy snow and it's pretty much
white around
the metro. Schools are dismissing early and there are accidents in and
around Des
Moines.