More snow and ice are in store for the Perry area with the National Weather Service (NWS) office in Des Moines issuing a winter weather advisory in effect from 9 a.m. Thursday until midnight Thursday.
According to the NWS, a winter storm will move across the Great Plains Wednesday night and across the Upper Midwest beginning early Thursday morning through Thursday evening.
Warmer air will be pulled into this system as it crosses Iowa Thursday. The result will be snow that first begins across the south and southwest part of the state early Thursday morning and spreads northward before transitioning to freezing rain or freezing drizzle across mainly central and southern portions of the state.
The NWS forecast predicts total snow accumulations of up to two inches across west central Iowa Thursday morning and one to two inches across northern Iowa Thursday evening.
In addition, ice accumulations between one-tenth and two-tenths of an inch are expected across the south Thursday morning and across central and northern Iowa Thursday afternoon and into Thursday evening.
The ice will result in difficult travel conditions. Motorists should be prepared for reduced visibilities at times, the NWS said.
Along with all of Dallas County, other Iowa counties under the winter weather advisory include Emmet, Kossuth, Winnebago, Worth, Palo Alto, Hancock, Cerro Gordo,
Pocahontas, Humboldt, Wright, Franklin, Butler, Bremer, Sac, Calhoun, Webster, Hamilton, Hardin, Grundy, Black Hawk, Boone, Story, Marshall, Tama, Polk, Jasper, Poweshiek, Warren, Marion and Mahaska counties.
Along with Perry, cities under the winter weather advisory include Estherville, Algona, Forest City, Lake Mills, Northwood, Manly, Emmetsburg, Garner, Britt, Kanawha, Mason City, Clear Lake, Pocahontas, Laurens, Rolfe, Fonda, Gilmore City, Humboldt, Eagle Grove, Clarion, Belmond, Hampton, Parkersburg, Clarksville, Shell Rock, Greene, Aplington, Allison, Dumont, Waverly, Sac City, Lake View, Odebolt, Wall Lake, Schaller, Early, Rockwell City, Manson, Lake City, Pomeroy, Fort Dodge, Webster City, Iowa Falls, Eldora, Ackley, Grundy Center, Reinbeck, Conrad, Dike, Wellsburg, Waterloo, Cedar Falls, Boone, Ames, Marshalltown, Tama, Toledo, Traer, Dysart, Gladbrook, Waukee, Adel, Des Moines, Newton, Grinnell, Indianola, Norwalk, Carlisle, Pella, Knoxville and Oskaloosa.
The latest road conditions for Iowa can be obtained by calling 5 1 1.
