Icy coniditions are difficult for siouxlanders to travel on the roads. This holiday morning. Plows were out and about on the snowy and icy roads. As elisa mentioned earlier, were expecting as much as three inches of snow here in the metro so make sure if you are traveling you are driving at a safe speed and be sure to clear all of your car windows of frost before you start driving. Nearly 47 million traveling today. And the president is calming fears of a potential terror attack just two weeks after those deadly terror attacks in france. President obama says its understandable to wonder if there could be a possible terror attack on the homeland. But hes assuring citizens of the us there is no credible threat on the united states. Sot obama we know of no specific and credible intelligence indicating a plot on the homeland. Despite no indication of a potential attack, an increase of Police Forces are being seen around the nation at stations. Security a reinforcement of existing security.
Matt breen wl be back tomorrow. The thanksgiving holiday may bring some bad weather for some parts of siouxland, including winter storm warnings and advisories. Lets get right to it with chief meteorologis t ron demers. Winter weather advisory in effect thanksgiving day from 4 am to 6 pm for much of siouxland, including sioux city winter storm warning in effect thanksgivivi day from 9 am to 9 9 pm for Harrison Shelby counties the timing isnt great, but there is going to be a mix of freezing rain, sleet, and snow that will cause travel problems for our thanksgiving day. Travel will be okay this evening and early tonight so that is going to be the best time e be gegeing to your destinaaon. Its later tonight that drizzle and fog will start to turn to freezing rain and sleet as temperatures get colder probably after 3 am in sioux city . Much of the area will then see morning freezing rain and sleet which will then turn to snow from north to south as the day goes along. Today is the 30th an
Thanksgiving day from 4 am to 6 pm for much of siouxland, including sioux city winter storm warning in effect thanksgiving day from 9 am to 9 pm for Harrison Shelby counties a mix of freezing rain, sleet and snow will create some tricky turkey day travels, so be sure to keep a close eye on todays weather. If you must hit the roads, freezing rain early today will work its way eastward and eventually transition to light snow in and around sioux city later this morning with strong north winds which will cause some low visibilities. Because the freezing rain will last longer in southern siouxland, the ice accumululion will be greater with up to a quarterinch of ice expected, hence the winter storm warning for that area. As for snow accumulations, its still looking like most places will receive around 13 inches by the time the system exits the viewing area to the east by 78 oclock this evening. The rest of the Holiday Weekend looks dry and cold with highs near 30 0 before more snow chananes
And nathaniel saunsoci. The 20monthold who died in 2006. He sustained severe head injuries while living in a a foster home in south sioux city. Today, was a day of remembering those three children and others in the foster care and adoption system. Ktivs tiffany lane was at the war eagle monument this morning where marchers began their trek throughout sioux city. Tiffany . Sheila, it was a peaceful and prayerful march, with a goal. To reconnect foster and adopted children. And reconnect them with their families. Beginning and he says some children who arent with their biological families will see this and hopefully reconnect with them. One family hoping to reconnect with theiriroved one through the march was Delphine Oconnor and her son michael. Delphine says her granddaughter Maria Helena Flores was taken into foster care nearly 20 years ago. She says during that time, an injury caused maria to become quadriplegic. I would consider her lost as one of the lost children and in our family