FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE: WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT…
* WHAT…Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 4 to 8
inches with the heaviest amounts south of Interstate 80. Winds
gusting as high as 35 mph.
* WHERE…Portions of northeast Missouri, east central and
southeast Iowa and north central, northwest and west central
Illinois.
* WHEN…From 6 AM Saturday to midnight CST Saturday night.
* IMPACTS…Travel could be very difficult. Areas of blowing snow
could significantly reduce visibility. The cold wind chills as
low as 20 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as
little as 30 minutes.