Whenever we have storm warnings, people head to the local Grocery Store to pick up the essential bigs and bread and milk. We talked to people who are trying to be that rush. I am on a mission. Jason r shoppers like kali ryan will be on a similar mission, over the next several hours. Hearing about weather was a very hearing about weather was a very big surprise for me. Jason r grabbing the necessities bread, eggs and milk. Thats kind of the stock item , you know. In anticipation of the first big snow of the season. Add to that the fact were expecting a half dozen inches of snow or more. Thats kind of why were here, but were not stocking up. Kris even morning crowds seemed big for ryan. Jason r scott benter at Price Chopper on ingersoll says crowds grow largest early afternoon and late evening the day before snow. After looking at the weather, benter says the decision was made to add more cashiers for thursday evening. Just the customer flow weve stores, and now the first snowstorm since
Roadways. Tonight, the state patrol here in des moines, now investigating three crashes resulting in five deaths. A line of debris connects interstate 80 to a vehicle crunched to its core. Car parts along with the contents of a womans purse left scattered across a sopping wet field. Childrens clothes, a reminder young ones experienced the frightening moments when this gmc envoy was smashed into unrecognizable mangled metal. The iowa state patrol reports a mother and her 3 daughters inside when the vehicle slid across the interstate and rolled multiple times down a ditch close to the Iowa Speedway exit. It claimed the life of the 39yearold driver and her 11yearold daughter. Not far away, 76yearold Judith Beadle of oskaloosa, died after her vehicle slammed into a tree off highway 163 in pella. And two people died in a rollover crash on highway 20 near webster city. Its unusual, yes it is. Ryan three deadly crashes claiming five lives, in fewer , than 14 hours in central iowa. 285 lives l
Temperature the upper 30s for seven hours. Wet roads here. Icy conditions returning from audubon to storm lake. We had a Winter Weather advisory as we head to the north county. Also humboldt county, the main threat fair will be some frozen precipitation. An up. Enter storm warning in effect until midnight. Looking at our timeline, does icy roads to the north and northwest. Cloud cover, it looks like in the afternoon, will wrap around a few snow showers. Most of the state looking pretty good. Great meets the roads are normal. Western part of the state meeting those roads are partially covered. Our crews captured the wintry mix earlier this evening. The streets there are wet and you can expect normal Winter Driving conditions. Stacey one viewer sent as the shot of the snow in lake city. One shows the ice coming in nearly one inch thick. We want to see your pictures, so you can always upload them to our website, kcci. Com. As the Winter Weather develops, be sure to keep kcci with you 247
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
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