When the trucks are out operating they naturally kick up a snow cloud around the truck so the amber and the blue and the white, that combination really cuts are that cloud. Vanessa the city of ames plans to run 24 hour shifts, dedicated workers with 11 trucks and 3 loaders. We have been getting prepared for it early this week and were ready to go right nowsome iowa ready to go. Vanessa right nowsome iowa state students are heading home for the holidays, earlier this year. My moms coming from minnesota so shes going to leave at like 5 00 a. M. To get down here at like 11 00 so then were going to go as soon as we can. Nonimportant classes in the afternoon are definitely probably going to be skipped. Im leaving early because of the storm and my dad thought it would be easier to get home tonight so theres not whole bunch of traffic and to keep away from snow. Eric the blue and white lights are a three year pilot project. All the trucks from district 1, here in central iowa, are equipped wi
Metinka snowflakes in central iowa by new time. It is all spreading to the east, first we have to overcome a little bit of dry air but once that occurs, by midafternoon, rapid accumulations. A like winter he makes and maybe even light rainfall for southwest i will early this morning, highs near 40. Was the snow moves in in the afternoon, a rapid accumulation possibly by 5 00 or 6 00, or the rush hour, one to three inches of slush. A first significant snowfall, five to 10 inches of snow expected to the northern half of the state. Elizabeth updated information on the possible terror attack in africa. Shaina humphries is here, what is the update . Shaina happening in mali. Three people have been killed after gunmen took hostages inside the Radisson Blu Hotel in malis capital city of bamako. The u. S. Embassy in mali is calling for u. S. Citizens to stay indoors. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack at this point, but well keep an eye on the situation as it develops throughou
Slushy mix. By around 5 00 p. M. , three inches. 9 00 p. M. , 6. 3. As much as 6. 9 inches of snow in the metro. That snowfall trend for fort dodge, waterloo. Stacey kccis vanessa peng is looking into how city workers and the d. O. T. Are preparing for the rush hour storm. Shes live in ames tonight. Vanessa . Vanessa stacey, the dot will add a new tool to their storm fighting arsenal, and they say itll make the roads safer. Remember this . Its been a mild fall, but Mother Nature says tomorrow its over, and iowa will look like this. Its a lot of snow early on in the season. Vanessa the Iowa Department of transportation is rolling out with new lights this year. Some trucks with be flashing blue and white along with the familiar amber. There are a number of other vehicles out on the highway that have amber so it got to a point where we really couldnt distinguish ourselves. Vanessa the d. O. T. Lobbied the legislature for approval of the lighting package. Since 2009, there have been over 2
Conditions early this morning. He spotted several snow plows working the side streets of des moines and much of the metro. One of our producers spotted 14 cars in the ditch off of interstate 35, just north of the metro. Many of those cars could still be in the ditches this morning, so keep an eye out for them. We also have reports coming in that i235 and 35 80 are pretty clear. But also a reminder that the wind may shift some of the snow and start to cover some areas again. It was a dramatic rescue near adel last night when a car slid off the road into a creek. The car wound up partially submerged. Emergency crews battled wind and the elements to get the male driver out of the car and to safety. Were told he was conscious and taken to the hospital with nonlife threatening injuries. A similar scary scene in berwick just west of altoona. After a car slid into a creek. Brennan jontz with the Iowa Storm Chasing Network shot this video. He says at least 2 victims were rescued from the vehic
And we crews on up into the seveninch range by the time this ends early saturday morning. I want to show you another graphic. It is getting a good handle. Looks like someone did to the southeast, so i think the totals will be higher down in southeastern iowa from ottumwa on downgrade you can see that 7. 6 inches. You can see why they canceled the football in waterloo. I think totals will be anywhere from 710. We will look at more of those snowfall totals and what you can expect from your cold weekend, coming up. Kevin thank you very much. We will take a look at the traffic. This is a live look of i235 near 42nd street. Youre to take a look at the traffic computer right now, you can see that yellow and orange mean that things are slowing down. That is the good news out there. People are being careful. So far, no reports of any major accidents here in the metro. Especially along interstates and major thoroughfares. There are a few fendervendors. So be careful. Stacey kccis kim st onge jo