Overnight flurries. Well let you know how your commute looks this morning, and whether well see any more snow today. Alyx the first harsh arctic blast of the winter was accompanied by fires. The challenge firefighters face when battling flames and frigid elements. Nikole im Nikole Killion in washington, where president obama prepares to give his final state of the union. What to expect coming up. Youre watching kcci eight news. Shaina good morning and thanks for waking up with us this morning. Eric it is tuesday, january 12. Flurries fell overnight. It is frigid out there. Metinka the wind is something else. It felt like 15 below when you factor in the windchill. The worst conditions are to the north. Thats where we have the wind 20 to 30 below through the morning. The careful and dress as warmly as possible. Especially dress up the kids. Near five degrees high of 11 but temperatures will feel like below zero despite sunshine. Shaina the latest check of 511ia. Org shows several roads a
30mph. The sun wont do much in warming our temperatures however. We will be mark on the thermometer, but the wind chills will keep us feeling closer to the bottom falls out on our temperatures. The metro will see while Northern Iowa temperatures dip into things do warm up for the weekend. Sunshine saturday with highs in the upper 30s. Sunday the clouds will return to central iowa, but temperatures will be back into the 40s. By sunday evening, rain eventually a wintry mix elias morning. Missing des tragic end. Recovered the old sam kemp granger. Reported him and after five Metro Star Dive Team found his afternoon. A Memorial Fund has been set up for the family. Sabrina in the number two spot this morning. Sabrina the new date for iowa medicaid change over. The centers for medicare and Medicaid Services have privitization of by two months, saying iowans staterun medicaid to managed care. But the feds will only approve the change if the state makes improvements it has outlined. Elias the
With lows in the mid 30s strong southerly winds. Rain and a wintry mix will be falling across central and northwest iowa, but that will turn into snow in northwest iowa by wednesday morning. Northwest iowa will likely see accumulations ranging between 1 to 2 inches with totals increasing as you move towards south dakota. We are going to be dry but cold through the rest of the week as temperatures fall into the lower 30s and upper 20s. Next week there will be a few rain chances early in the week and we will likely warm back into the 40s, so as of now still no White Christmas in the forecast. Sabrina lets get into the top five this morning. Sabrina the rains over the past few days have lead to flooding in the metro. Days have lead to flooding in the metro. Rising waters metro. Rising waters forced parts of george flagg parkway, feir drive, and southeast hartford to be closed to traffic. Flooding at Water Works Park even forced Jolly Holiday lights to first in its 20 year history. Sabrina
Lasting. Thursday is going to be sunny, but very windy and cold with highs in the mid 40s and wind gusts up to 45 mph. Friday there is still a very good chance for snow in the afternoon to early evening. Right now it looks like it will start as a wintry mix and turn into snow fairly quickly into the afternoon. Snow accumulations should be on the lighter side with ground temperatures being as low as they are, but i still think in grassy areas we will see a general collection between 1 and 3 inches with a few isolated areas able to get 4 inches. The weekend looks pretty dry for everyone but cold weather slides into place with highs in the 30s saturday and sunday. Elias top five this morning. Elias the director of the Iowa International center says despite governor branstad calling for a halt in taking in Syrian Refugees, the center would still be happy to help them. The director also says the United Nations and federal government are in control of allowing refugees into the country. Elia
Flooding at Water Works Park even forced Jolly Holiday lights to cancel the rest of its season, a first in its 20 year history. Sabrina in the number two spot this morning. Sabrina a hit an run investigation on the iowa state campus. Just after seven monday morning, isu police found emmalee jacobs at the intersection of ash avenues and lincoln way. She was taken to the hospital where she later died. Ames police are now assisting in the investigation. Anyone who may have information is asked to contact authorities. Sabrina the third thing you need to know before you walk out the door. Sabrina deadline for Health Insurance Affordable Care december 15th is the last day to sign up and have coverage that begins january first. Officials expect a surge in enrollment to that starts with the open Enrollment Period does through the end of january. Sabrina sabrina learned monday get a ticket to the rose bowl. Almost 55 thousand ticket requests were put in for the thousand tickets. For hawkeye fan