Weather

...WINTER STORM EXPECTED TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.ANOTHER WINTER STORM WILL BRING ACCUMULATING SNOW AND A WINTRY
MIX TO PORTIONS OF IOWA AND ILLINOIS ON TUESDAY AND TUESDAY
NIGHT. THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION WILL FALL FROM LATE TUESDAY
MORNING TO MIDNIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT. DUE TO TEMPERATURES NEAR OR
SLIGHTLY ABOVE FREEZING, THERE WILL BE A VERY TIGHT GRADIENT IN
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ON THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF THE MODERATE TO
HEAVY SNOW BAND.

FOR AREAS THAT RISE ABOVE FREEZING, PAVEMENT TEMPERATURES WILL
LIKELY BE SLOW TO RESPOND BECAUSE OF THE VERY COLD CONDITIONS THE
PAST SEVERAL DAYS. THIS INCREASES THE RISK FOR LIGHT ICING
AMOUNTS FROM FREEZING RAIN. TEMPERATURES WILL QUICKLY FALL
THROUGH THE 20S AND INTO THE 10S DURING THE EVENING TUESDAY
EVENING, WHICH MAY KEEP ROADS HAZARDOUS INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING.

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM
CST TUESDAY...

* WHAT...MIXED PRECIPITATION EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET
ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO ONE INCH AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO
ONE TENTH OF AN INCH EXPECTED.

* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST MISSOURI, EAST CENTRAL AND
SOUTHEAST IOWA AND NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS.

* WHEN...FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM CST TUESDAY.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MORNING COMMUTE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW, SLEET OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. EXPECT SLIPPERY
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES, AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/QUADCITIES

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...DRIFTING AND BLOWING SNOW AFFECTING AREA ROADS...

WINDS GUSTING TO 35 MPH HAVE LED TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ON
ROADWAYS, ESPECIALLY IN OPEN OR RURAL AREAS. THIS IS EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING. IF DRIVING REMAIN ALERT FOR
SNOW COVERED AND SLICK ROADS, AND PERIODS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY.
BE SURE TO SLOW DOWN AND BE PREPARED FOR CHANGEABLE ROAD CONDITIONS.