DES MOINES, Iowa — Heavy snow and excessive winds are creating harmful street circumstances Friday morning and the Iowa State Patrol and the Iowa Division of Transportation are advising folks to remain residence.
The Iowa DOT says street journey is just not beneficial in a lot of the Des Moines metropolitan space, persevering with east on I-80 to about six miles west of the Tiffin space. Roads are reported to be fully lined in snow and ice.
Earlier accidents involving a number of semi-trucks close to Williamsburg blocked I-80 in each instructions for a time.
Sergeant. Alex Dinkla with the Iowa State Patrol tells WHO 13 that there are “no journey” circumstances on roads in Polk, Warren, Jasper, Marion, Poweshiek and Iowa counties beginning at eight: 00 am.
Automobiles are littering ditches alongside interstates and officers say it may very well be till Sunday earlier than they are often eliminated, resulting from towing bans in many of the state.