Slick roads for commuters again; snowstorm on tap Thursday-Friday
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That will be followed by another storm tomorrow afternoon through evening, and then a third going into Saturday morning.
A light snow falls as maintenance employee Dennis McGowan shovels the main walkway at the entrance of Fort Loramie High School in Fort Loramie, Ohio, on Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018.
A half-inch of snow overnight is making for treacherous driving once again in the Madison area, and the worst is yet to come. If the heavy band of snow shifts South we could still see 5 inches of snow or so. The warning was issued from 9 p.m. Thursday through 6 p.m. Friday for Waukesha, Milwaukee, Walworth, Racine, and Kenosha counties.
"Plan on hard travel conditions, including during the morning commute on Friday", the weather service said in its alert.
A Winter Storm Warning for snow means severe winter weather conditions will make travel very hazardous or impossible. Light snow fell over northern IN last night with a wintry mix falling south of Indianapolis.
Despite the winds gradually falling down and moving to the east, a strong level pressure system is developing in the Canadian Rockies that will move southeast, impacting the Chicago area. Dangerously cold wind chills up to 35 degrees below zero are likely in the northern Plains, according to the NWS. With diminished snow/flurries and temperatures in the 20s Friday afternoon, melting will be minimal on untreated roads and streets, making driving still slow and hard in many areas.
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"Snow accumulations for east central Iowa (Dubuque, Cedar Rapids and Iowa City areas) will be 4-8" while 3-6" of snow is forecast for the rest of eastern Iowa, including Waterloo, Decorah, Tama and Washington.
More than 1,500 United States flights have been canceled Friday as a winter storm slammed the Midwest with at least 1 inch of snow per hour.
On Sunday, expect 1-3 inches of snow.
State Department of Transportation snow and ice operations will be deployed as conditions necessitate.
Authorities across IL prepared some 300 pieces of snow-fighting equipment and thousands of tons of salt for almost 16,000 miles of highways and state roads.
