Of the biggest concerns is the expected snow during the morning commute in the cedar rapids area. The citys streets superintendent says his plan is to use a lotf salt on the roadways to prevenany snow from bonding and icing on the pavement. 7 56 06 timing on an event like this where most of the snow comes throughout the day hours, it makes it a little easier on our crews. We have more people here on dayshifts and we dont have to hold people over as much. The downside is we are dealing with a lot of traffic and people traveling. The city says, so far, this years crews have responded to 16 events some smaller and only two allplow events. The streets superintenden t also says the city has used less than half of the amount of salt they use in a typical winter. The city is also warning people that roads could become more slippery outside of city limits. Winds are expected to blow that snow over the pavement, which might cause some live in cedar rapids, jill kasparie, kcrgtv9 news. Black haw