The National Weather Service (NWS) office is Des Moines has issued a winter weather advisory for the Perry area from midnight until 6 p.m. Wednesday.
Forecasts call for mixed precipitation, with snow accumulations of one to three inches and ice accumulations of a light glaze.
The light snow and wintry mix will bring snow-covered or slushy roads that could make travel hazardous and might impact Wednesday’s morning and evening commutes.
Along with Dallas County, the winter weather advisory comprises the counties of Emmet, Kossuth, Winnebago, Worth, Palo Alto, Hancock, Cerro Gordo, Pocahontas, Humboldt, Wright, Franklin, Butler, Sac, Calhoun, Webster, Hamilton, Hardin, Grundy, Crawford, Carroll, Greene, Boone, Story, Audubon, Guthrie, Cass, Adair, Madison, Adams, Union, Taylor and Ringgold,
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, 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, Denison, Carroll, Jefferson, Boone, Ames, Audubon, Exira, Guthrie Center, Panora, Bayard, Casey, Waukee, Adel, Atlantic, Greenfield, Stuart, Adair, Fontanelle, Winterset, Earlham, Corning, Creston, Bedford, Lenox, New Market and Mount Ayr.
ThePerryNews.com will update this weather story as forecast evolve.
