...Freezing Ice Tonight Followed By Potential Blizzard Conditions
Saturday Evening Into Sunday...

.We are looking at two separate wintry weather impact events
across portions of Iowa. The impact for tonight into Saturday
morning will be freezing ice potential. The location of the
greatest icing potential may shift slightly, so this advisory may
be more "dynamic" than most advisories typically are. Winds should
be light during this event, so impacts will be precipitation-
driven. A more potent system will impact Iowa Saturday evening
Into Sunday. As much colder air moves into Iowa Saturday evening,
precipitation will change over to all snow, potentially heavy at
times. A narrow band of heavy snow is expected to set up across
portions of western, central and northern Iowa with this system.
There may be tight gradient on the north and south sides of this
narrow band of snow. Strong and gusty northwest to west winds to
increase across the state Saturday night through Sunday. This will
cause areas of blowing snow and potentially near-blizzard
conditions especially in rural areas.

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
9 AM CST SATURDAY...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Mixed precipitation expected tonight through Sunday
  morning. Blizzard conditions possible Saturday evening into
  Sunday. Ice accumulations of up to one tenth of an inch
  possible. Total snow accumulations of 3 to 5 inches possible.
  Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.

* WHERE...Central to north-central Iowa.

* WHEN...For the Winter Weather Advisory, from 9 PM this evening
  to 9 AM CST Saturday. For the Winter Storm Watch, from
  Saturday evening through Sunday afternoon.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Plan on slippery road conditions. Patchy
  blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility. Gusty
  winds could bring down tree branches.

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.

A Winter Storm Watch for blizzard conditions means there is a
potential for falling and/or blowing snow with strong winds and
extremely poor visibilities. This can lead to whiteout conditions
and make travel very dangerous.

The latest road conditions for the state you are calling from can
be obtained by calling 5 1 1.