Hundreds in Iowa stranded in dangerous storm

DES MOINES (AP) Hundreds of motorists have been stranded on Iowa roads as a dangerous snow storm makes roads in some spots impassable.

Courtney Greene, a spokeswoman with the Iowa Department of Transportation, says hundreds of motorists were stranded overnight Tuesday and Wednesday morning. Many have been rescued but Greene says dozens remain stranded and are waiting in blizzard conditions for help to arrive.

She says several motorists are stranded on both sides of 10-foot drifts that cross Iowa Highway 6 between Council Bluffs and Oakland in southwest Iowa.

Greene says that depending on the circumstances, a stranded motorist may have to wait at least two hours and likely longer before crews can reach them.

She says state troopers are going out with Iowa National Guard soldiers in Humvees to assist motorists who become stranded.