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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCAN\u2019T WAIT TO SEE THAT. IT\u2019S GOING TO BE FASCINATING. IT\u2019S GOING TO BE AMAZING. WE\u2019VE GOT JUST ONE HECK OF A WINTER STORM UPON US HERE, JASON. AND IT\u2019S NOT OVER YET. IT\u2019S NOT? YEAH, WE STILL HAVE QUITE A BIT THAT WE\u2019RE GOING TO HAVE TO GET THROUGH. THIS STORM STILL SPANS ALL THE WAY BACK INTO NEBRASKA. SO YEAH, OVERNIGHT. WELL, WE\u2019RE GOING TO ADD TO THOSE TOTALS THAT WE\u2019VE GOT OUT THERE SO FAR. SOME AREAS COULD SEE SIX, MAYBE EIGHT INCHES OR MORE. AND YOU CAN SEE TAPERING BACK INTO THE METRO 3 TO 6IN POSSIBLE. AND AS WE GET A LITTLE BIT FURTHER TO THE SOUTH, THOSE TOTALS GO DOWN QUITE A BIT. I DO THINK THERE WILL BE SOME SNOWFLAKES FLYING DOWN THERE, BUT AGAIN, IT\u2019S NOT GOING TO AMOUNT TO A LOT FOR THOSE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE STATE. BUT LOOKING OUT THERE NOW, YOU LOOK AT MARSHALLTOWN VISIBILITY GREATLY IMPACTED BY THE HEAVY SNOW THAT\u2019S FALLING OUT THERE. AND THAT WAS THE INITIAL BATCH OF SNOW THAT PUSHED ITS WAY THROUGH THE METRO WEST DES MOINES. NOT BAD. WE\u2019VE GOT SOME SNOW FLYING THERE, BUT AGAIN, VISIBILITY, NOT AS MUCH OF A CONCERN, BUT STILL PLENTY OF SNOW TO GO AROUND. YOU GET OUT TOWARDS WAUKEE DE SOTO WE\u2019RE STILL IN THE THICK OF IT. AREAS TO THE SOUTH THOUGH, LIKE OSCEOLA WHO HAVEN\u2019T SEEN QUITE AS MUCH. THEY SAW HEAVY SLEET EARLIER ON. THAT SNOW IS COMING AROUND FOR YOU NOW. YOU CAN SEE LIGHT SNOW STARTING TO WORK ITS WAY ON IN, AND THERE\u2019S EVEN MORE THROUGH SOUTHWESTERN PORTIONS OF THE STATE THAT HAS BEEN PUSHING ITS WAY IN FROM NEBRASKA. SO THERE IS A BACK EDGE TO THIS THING, BUT YOU GOT TO LOOK AT WAYS TO FIND IT. AGAIN. IT\u2019S IN CENTRAL PORTIONS OF NEBRASKA, AND WE\u2019LL CONTINUE TO SEE THAT IN OUR DIRECTION BEFORE EVENTUALLY TAPERING BACK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. SO STILL HEAVY SNOW FOR PARKERSBURG UPWARDS TOWARDS WATERLOO. THEY\u2019VE STILL GOT SOME RAIN SHOWERS OUT EAST TOWARDS MANCHESTER. SO INTO THE NEXT 2 TO 3 HOURS. STILL THINK WE\u2019RE IN FOR SOME DECENT SNOWFLAKES FLYING OUT THERE. AND THEN WE\u2019LL FINALLY START TO SEE THINGS TAPER BACK. YOU CAN SEE TO THE WEST. THIS EVENTUALLY STARTS TO DRY OUT 2 TO 3:00 IN THE MORNING. I THINK THE BULK OF IT\u2019S OUT OF HERE, BUT BY TOMORROW MORNING WE\u2019RE TALKING OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER TEENS. SO WHATEVER STILL DOWN IS GOING TO FREEZE PRETTY GOOD. AND THAT COULD BE A LITTLE BIT HARDER TO SCOOP IN THE MORNING. AND STILL LIKELY GOING TO LEAVE SOME SLICK SPOTS ON THE ROADS. SO WE GET SUNNY TOMORROW AND THEN CLOUDS ROLL BACK IN LATE TOMORROW EVENING INTO SATURDAY. THAT\u2019S GOING TO LEAD TO COOLER TEMPERATURES FOR YOUR SATURDAY. WE\u2019RE TALKING MIDDLE 20S UNDER MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH MORE SUNSHINE ON THE WAY ON SUNDAY, BUT WITH HOW WINDY IT\u2019S GOING TO BE AT 23 FOR YOUR HIGH LIKELY TO FEEL LIKE LOW TEENS FOR MUCH OF THE DAY. SO LET\u2019S TAKE A LOOK AT THE WINDS THAT ARE GOING TO BRING IN THAT WIND CHILL GUSTY STUFF OUT THERE. AS WE END OUR EVENING INTO FRIDAY MORNING, WE HANG ON TO THE GUSTY WINDS, BUT THOSE WILL TAPER BACK INTO THE AFTERNOON AND WELL, WE\u2019LL SEE SOME GUSTS ABOUT 2020 FIVE MILES PER HOUR ON SATURDAY. AND THEN THINGS BUILD RIGHT BACK UP BY SUNDAY. WE\u2019RE TALKING GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MILES AN HOUR, ESPECIALLY FOR THAT EASTERN HALF OF THE STATE. AND AGAIN, THAT\u2019S GOING TO LEAD TO SOME FRIGID WIND CHILLS. BUT WINTER STORM WARNINGS STILL IN PLACE. AREAS HIGHLIGHTED IN PINK. WELL, YOU\u2019VE GOT THIS THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW AGAIN. WE\u2019VE GOT THE WIND BLOWING. SNOW HASN\u2019T BEEN AS MUCH OF A CONCERN WITH HOW WET THIS SNOW IS, BUT STILL COULD SEE AT LEAST A LITTLE BIT OF THAT. BUT WE\u2019RE DOWN TO THE TEENS IN THE MORNING. WINDY CONDITIONS PUSHING UP BACK TO 27 BY THE AFTERNOON. LOOKING AT THE WIND CHILLS. IT\u2019S ABOUT TO GET COLD HERE. WE\u2019RE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TOMORROW MORNING AND THEN WE START TO WORK IN COLDER AIR SATURDAY. YOU CAN SEE SOME SPOTS BELOW ZERO. SUNDAY. WE HAVE GOT WIDESPREAD BELOW ZERO TO LOW TEENS. WIND CHILLS AND WE\u2019LL KEEP IT THERE ON MONDAY AS WELL. SO SUNDAY AND MONDAY MORNING. YEAH I THINK THAT\u2019S GOING TO BE A HARD MORNING. HARD COUPLE MORNINGS FOR PEOPLE TO GET THROUGH. BUT WE BOUNCE BACK. WE BOTTOM OUT AT FIVE MONDAY MORNING. WE\u2019RE BACK IN THE MIDDLE 40S ON\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

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Iowa weather: Schools delay, cancel Friday classes amid winter storm warning<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThursday’s anticipated snowfall around Iowa has prompted school districts to change plans.Closings | Interactive Radar | Weather Alerts | SkycamsThe National Weather Service in Des Moines issued a winter storm warning for much of central Iowa, including Polk, Story and Marshall counties, beginning at 6 p.m. Thursday. Western counties of Iowa were also under the warning as of 3 p.m.Snowfall accumulations between 5 and 8 inches are possible.The warning will be in effect through 6 a.m. Friday. Friday morning delaysDozens of Iowa schools have already announced delays Friday morning, while several others have opted to cancel classes altogether.AGWSR, Ames, Boone, Carroll, Fort Dodge, Eagle Grove, East Sac County, Gilbert, Manson-Northwest Webster, Marshalltown Meskwaki Settlement, Paton-Churdan, South Central Calhoun, South Hardin, Southeast Valley, West Marshall and many others have already announced delays Friday morning.In the metro, Des Moines Public Schools has announced a two-hour delay for the Downtown School, Metro Kids Care and the staff professional development sessions. Johnston is also starting two hours late.As of 10:35 p.m. Thursday, Audubon, Exira-EHK, Greene County Community Schools, Griswold, Latimer-St. Paul’s Lutheran School, and Southwest Valley will be closed on Friday. You can see our full updated list of closings, dismissals and delays here. \u00bb Subscribe to KCCI’s YouTube page\u00bb Download the free KCCI app to get updates on the go: Apple | Google Play\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

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Thursday’s anticipated snowfall around Iowa has prompted school districts to change plans.<\/p>\n

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The National Weather Service in Des Moines issued a winter storm warning for much of central Iowa, including Polk, Story and Marshall counties, beginning at 6 p.m. Thursday. Western counties of Iowa were also under the warning as of 3 p.m.<\/p>\n

Snowfall accumulations between 5 and 8 inches are possible.<\/p>\n

The warning will be in effect through 6 a.m. Friday.<\/p>\n

Friday morning delays<\/h2>\n

Dozens of Iowa schools have already announced delays Friday morning, while several others have opted to cancel classes altogether.<\/p>\n

AGWSR, Ames, Boone, Carroll, Fort Dodge, Eagle Grove, East Sac County, Gilbert, Manson-Northwest Webster, Marshalltown Meskwaki Settlement, Paton-Churdan, South Central Calhoun, South Hardin, Southeast Valley, West Marshall and many others have already announced delays Friday morning.<\/p>\n

In the metro, Des Moines Public Schools has announced a two-hour delay for the Downtown School, Metro Kids Care and the staff professional development sessions. Johnston is also starting two hours late.<\/p>\n

As of 10:35 p.m. Thursday, Audubon, Exira-EHK, Greene County Community Schools, Griswold, Latimer-St. Paul’s Lutheran School, and Southwest Valley will be closed on Friday. <\/p>\n

You can see our full updated list of closings, dismissals and delays here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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