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A Winter Storm Warning is in effect for essentially all of the KOKZ listening area south of Highway 20, this includes Cedar Rapids & Iowa City. Just north of the Winter Storm Warning, a Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for Hardin, Grundy, Black Hawk, Buchanan, Delaware, and Dubuque Counties. Heavy snowfall and high winds are expected to impact roads in Eastern Iowa making travel hazardous. Meteorologists are also expecting very cold conditions with wind chills below zero.
Northwest of Waterloo a Wind Chill Advisory is in effect where Wind Chills well below zero are possible.
The heaviest snow is expected south of I-80 where 7-10 inches of snow is expected. Farther to the north by Cedar Rapids 4-7 inches is possible. Waterloo and Dubuque could see 1-4 inches of snow, by Fayette a trace to one inch is in the forecast.
With high winds, heavy snow, very cold temperatures and wind chills possible, travel is not advised on Saturday. If you have to be out on the roads be very cautious. Whiteout conditions are possible in places and slippery roads are likely.
