The National Weather Service office in Johnston has issued a wind chill warning for the Perry area in effect until Saturday at noon, and the ongoing winter weather advisory lasts until 6 a.m. Saturday.
For the wind chill warning, dangerously cold wind chills of 25 to 35 below zero are forecast along with wind gusts as high as 45 mph. Visibility from blowing snow will be reduced to one mile or less at times especially in rural areas.
The wind chill warning and winter weather advisory are in effects over portions of central and southern Iowa.
ThePerryNews.com will update this weather story as forecasts evolve.