tonight, temperatures will dip into the teens and 20s as the storm lifts into the state from the south. nikki also coming up on local five news at 10. its the time when the most cars will be on the road. headed home from celebrating the holidays. but winter weather is bringing with it dangerous road conditions. nikki a good season so far for brenton skating plaza. we ll tell you why their numbers of skaters are up. nikki thousands are without power. as a massive snowstorm blankets new mexico. local 5 news at 10 in nikki: good evening. welcome to local 5 news, i m nikki davidson. glad you re with us tonight. winter weather is headed our way.. 98 of iowas 99 counties will be under a storm warning tomorrow morning. for the latest on what you need to know when you wake up. we re sending it over to meterologist bree sullivan. bree? bree/wxcenter: a winter storm warning will be in effect for a vast majority of iowa through the day on monday and expire by early in the day on tuesd
let s get into the top five this morning.. elias: concerns over the incoming winter storm have law enforcement urging iowans to stay off the roads if at all possible. even the most experienced drivers will want to use extra precaution given the for those who get standed, state troopers say to stay inside your car where it is safest, and make sure to pack an emergency kit if you do have to travel. elias: in the number two spot this morning. elias: the past five days have been filled with deadly weather events across the country. at least 42 people have died across seven states since wednesday. the latest come from weekend tornadoes that struck texas, and the flooding in missouri. both have been placed in state of emergency status. elias: the third thing you need to know before you walk out the door. elias: breaking news overnight, as des moines police investigate the city s 21st homicide of the year. just before eleven last night, authorities were called to a home on the 52- h
change over between snow, sleet and ice will happen throughout the morning and early afternoon, but by the late afternoon and evening all of iowa should primarily be seeing snowfall, and this is also when the heaviestnow totals will start accumulating. on top off all of this the winds will be very strong today with gusts up to 40 mph possible causing blowing snow and low visibility. temps will hover in the low 30s during the day today, but after that we tank our temps into the mid to low 20s and even the teens by the end of the week. let s get into the top five this morning.. elias: concerns over the incoming winter storm have law enforcement urging iowans to stay off the roads if at all possible. even the most experienced drivers will want to use extra precaution given the predicted conditions. for those who get standed, state troopers say to stay inside your car where it is safest, and make sure to say to stay inside your car where it is safest, and make sure to pack an eme
outside right now. we re monitoring those conditions complete weather coverage ahead. elias: plus the chicago police department is again following shooting. and a young college student dead. elias: donald trump is on the attack again after a holiday break from the campaign trail. only now he s attacking hillary and former president bill clinton. local 5 news midday in hd starts now. we are iowa elias: good morning and thanks for joining us for local 5 news midday.i m elias johnson. winter weather is here.. 98 of iowas 99 counties are under a storm warning today. elias: meteorologist brad edwards joins us first with a look at your forecast. brad: weather adlib: a large winter storm is going to impact nearly all of iowa today warranting a state-wide winter storm warning. we are going to see a combination of snow, sleet and ice depending on the time of day and location highest snow totals will likely fall across central and northeast iowa with 6 to 10 inches possible stretchi
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