The first winter storm of 2024 is en route to Iowa

The first winter storm of the year will blow across the Midwest early next week, meteorologists are forecasting.

The storm system should charge through southeastern Iowa Monday afternoon into Tuesday evening. It brings a 40 percent to 70 percent chance of at least minor winter travel impacts to Eastern Iowa, with the potential for accumulating snowfall and strong winds.

As of Friday morning, the storm’s exact track and its expected snowfall or rainfall contributions were uncertain.

Be sure to check weather forecasts and road conditions before you travel anywhere, and pack an emergency supply kit for your vehicle.

Brittney J. Miller is the Energy & Environment Reporter for The Gazette and a corps member with Report for America, a national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on under-covered issues.

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