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travel plans on monday, keep your eye on the weather. it could get really difficult at times. tomorrow is not bad. we do start off with the gusty winds, warming up to 32 by noon. i will have much more on the timing and the breakdown, how much snow or ice you can expect, coming up. laura: breaking news, at least three confirmed tornados touched down in north texas. police in garland say four people were killed during the storms. there s been extensive damage done to homes, a church, and vehicles stretching from garland, about 20 miles northeast of dallas, to glenn heights, about 20 miles south of the city. a six-year-old girl from webster city is now dead. and kcci s rose heaphy explains how she has been on life support since a car crash on christmas day. difficult time for payton henry s family. they were just minutes away from celebrating christmas with other relatives, when everything changed in an instant. fiery aftermath of a now deadly crash in fort dodge. jeep t ....
laura: des moines public works is well underway in its preparations for 6 or more inches of snow. kcci s marcus mcintosh explains. marcus: this is the des moines public works department s first line of defense before the snow starts to fall. class right now, we are just doing a salt brining operation. marcus: the salt brine solution will go down on all 17 snow routes, all 40 districts, all hills, and all intersections in des moines. we put the brine application down so we don t have snow pack. the brining allows us to plow the snow off on a first pass and pushes the snow off completely so we can get down to bare pavement. we are also putting on all of our cutting edges, checking all of our equipment to make sure everything is up to par based on the fact we haven t had a lot snow this year. marcus: that lack of snow has done two things. it has not come close to removal budget, so any funds saved will go into other public works projects. that lack of snow also has publi ....
solution is being spread we are also putting on all of our cutting edges checking all of our equipment to mae sure everything is up to par based on the fact we haven t had a lot snow this year. marcus: that lack of snow has done two things. it has not come close to exhausting the city s snow removal budget. any funds saved will go into other public works projects works projects. that lack of snow also has public works drivers anxious and ready to get to work get to work. they are really prepared and they are looking forward to coming out and taking care of the city of des moines. eric: burell says once the first inch of snow falls the plows will hit the streets and everyone should have their cars off the snow routes. elizabeth: taking a look at the des moines airports live arrivals and departures board most flights still running on , time. we ve only noticed a few delays this morning. if you plan on flying you ll want to check your flight status before heading ....
i 80 westbound is partially snow-covered. right now, it is 24 degrees. with light snow coming down. we re going to end up with a half inch of snow. should be out of here by noon. it is going to be a cold one with highs near 26. elizabeth: make sure you keep an eye on 511ia.org. give yourself some time because the roads will be slippery. to our big stories now authorities are still asking for your help to find a missing 12-year-old girl from newton. police say charlene brown left voluntarily on christmas day. authorities have issued warrants for her mother misty shaver who does not have custody of charlene and her mother s investigators think shaver and carlton may be taking her to texas. if you have any information call newton police. a farmer in guthrie county may be out $2000 this morning after , one of his cattle was stolen and butchered. deputies were investigating a break-in when they found blood and part of the cow carcass. police believe the thieves slaughtered t ....
shaina: who may have taken her. buildings underwater in missouri. why could get worse along the mississippi river. elizabeth: more on what iowa hawkeyes have been up to in pasadena before the big game. a big win for the hawkeyes basketball team. they keep are waking up to kcci news 8 this morning. shaina: it is snowing. it should not be as bad as earlier this week. metinka: it is nothing compared to monday. there is light snow this morning . it is affecting the visibility. the snow is tapering from the atlantic. it is falling through des moines, knoxville, marshalltown, and montezuma. we have pockets a more moderate snow. expect rapid accumulations, though the amounts will be below an inch across much of central iowa. it is coming in from the west and is light. expect this note to move out by noon. there might be a stray flurry this afternoon. bundle up with highs only in the middle 20 s. elizabeth: as the snow moves through, keep an eye on 511ia.org for driving conditi ....