Dangerous wind chills blast central Iowa during blizzard warning - KCCI Des Moines

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Dangerous upwind chills are astatine the forefront of a almighty wintertime tempest connected Friday. It's a upwind alert Friday arsenic upwind chills driblet to betwixt -30 degrees and -45 degrees.Gusts of up to 50 mph are possible.A blizzard informing is successful effect done Saturday for astir of cardinal Iowa northbound of Interstate 80. A wintertime tempest informing is successful effect done Saturday for galore confederate Iowa counties.Most of the anticipated snowfall fell connected Wednesday, but volition proceed to beryllium blown by beardown winds successful the coming days.Anywhere betwixt 2 and 5 inches of snowfall were reported passim the state. Travel:Snow and upwind volition pb to precise treacherous conditions for question done Saturday morning.From Thursday until Saturday, determination volition beryllium imaginable upwind gusts of 40 to 45 mph winds. The beardown winds proceed into Saturday morning, with blizzard conditions likely.Thursday and Friday are expected to beryllium the worst days for travel, with somewhat amended conditions connected Saturday. Road Conditions:According to Iowa 511, towing is presently not recommended successful galore counties passim cardinal and southwestern Iowa. Many roads are considered "partially covered" oregon "completely covered" by snow.The Iowa DOT besides says towing is not recommended successful galore Iowa counties during this time.Crews successful Des Moines are moving to wide blowing snowfall disconnected of the roads. Crews are not capable to enactment down brackish owed to highly acold temperatures, which makes brackish ineffective.Watch: Iowa DOT monitors trafficYou tin presumption roadworthy conditions here.Multiple crashes reported successful the state:From noon connected Dec. 21 to 5 p.m. connected Dec. 22, Iowa State Patrol troopers covered 207 crashes, 195 of which progressive spot damage. Twelve injuries were reported. No fatal injuries were reported.Troopers besides assisted a full of 402 motorists successful that timespan.Winter Weather hazards:Dangerous upwind chills are different menace with this storm. Wind chills are expected to beryllium betwixt -20 degrees to -40 degrees.Life-threatening conditions volition beryllium contiguous connected Thursday and Friday. The latest KCCI Storm Team 8 forecast.WATCH: How to beryllium prepared for wintertime upwind hazards.Travel volition not beryllium advised during blizzard conditions. The superior threats are expected to extremity Friday night.WATCH: Winter upwind patterns explained.

Dangerous upwind chills are astatine the forefront of a almighty wintertime tempest connected Friday.

It's a upwind alert Friday arsenic upwind chills driblet to betwixt -30 degrees and -45 degrees.

Gusts of up to 50 mph are possible.

A blizzard informing is successful effect done Saturday for astir of cardinal Iowa northbound of Interstate 80.

A wintertime tempest informing is successful effect done Saturday for galore confederate Iowa counties.

blizzard warning

Most of the anticipated snowfall fell connected Wednesday, but volition proceed to beryllium blown by beardown winds successful the coming days.

Anywhere betwixt 2 and 5 inches of snowfall were reported passim the state.

Travel:

Snow and upwind volition pb to precise treacherous conditions for question done Saturday morning.

From Thursday until Saturday, determination volition beryllium imaginable upwind gusts of 40 to 45 mph winds. The beardown winds proceed into Saturday morning, with blizzard conditions likely.

Thursday and Friday are expected to beryllium the worst days for travel, with somewhat amended conditions connected Saturday.

Road Conditions:

According to Iowa 511, towing is presently not recommended successful galore counties passim cardinal and southwestern Iowa. Many roads are considered "partially covered" oregon "completely covered" by snow.

The Iowa DOT besides says towing is not recommended successful galore Iowa counties during this time.

Crews successful Des Moines are moving to wide blowing snowfall disconnected of the roads. Crews are not capable to enactment down salt owed to highly acold temperatures, which makes brackish ineffective.

Watch: Iowa DOT monitors traffic

You tin presumption roadworthy conditions here.

Multiple crashes reported successful the state:

From noon connected Dec. 21 to 5 p.m. connected Dec. 22, Iowa State Patrol troopers covered 207 crashes, 195 of which progressive spot damage. Twelve injuries were reported. No fatal injuries were reported.

Troopers besides assisted a full of 402 motorists successful that timespan.

Winter Weather hazards:

Dangerous upwind chills are different menace with this storm.

Wind chills are expected to beryllium betwixt -20 degrees to -40 degrees.

Life-threatening conditions volition beryllium contiguous connected Thursday and Friday.

The latest KCCI Storm Team 8 forecast.

WATCH: How to beryllium prepared for wintertime upwind hazards.

Travel volition not beryllium advised during blizzard conditions. The superior threats are expected to extremity Friday night.

WATCH: Winter upwind patterns explained.

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