Winter Storm (Dec. 16) Update #2

Light to moderate snow has continued across the state for much of the morning hours, accumulating snow at a slow but steady pace. No official snow amounts besides the NWS in Johnston (1/2 inch) have came out, although I can say Ames looks to have nearly 2 inches of snow on the ground at this time. The radar has been updating on the Iowa Chaser homepage for most of the morning, and as you can currently see the heaviest of the snow looks to be over the western third of the state. This heavier band of snow should move through central Iowa early this afternoon and over eastern Iowa during the late afternoon hours. Total snowfall accumulations over the southern two-thirds of the state should be in the 3-5 inch range, while extreme northern Iowa should still have at least 2 inches of fresh snow on the ground. Expect the snowfall to end over western Iowa this afternoon, over central Iowa this evening, and over eastern Iowa during the early overnight hours.

Travel conditions are not too bad, they are partly to mostly covered with snow dependent upon the last time the plows have went over the area. Do expect some slower travel beings the snow can be slick at times, but overall this system is just a nice snow-maker.