Local 5 provides team coverage as blizzard hits southern Iowa

Snow starting to fall in West Des Moines this morning. Make sure you’re watching @weareiowa5news all day for the latest on the winter storm. #iawx pic.twitter.com/wAtSvbHB0K— Sarah Beckman (@SarahBeckman3) November 25, 2018

Iowa DOT plow cam shows Creston is already covered in snow #iawx pic.twitter.com/Ff46Uz8ZDI— Taylor Kanost (@WxKanost) November 25, 2018

Snow is already covering the ground in Creston! Our @lakynlynnmcgee is down in Union County as the snow continues to fall. @WxKanost has an update coming up on Local 5 around 8am. @weareiowa5news #iawx #weareiowa pic.twitter.com/S63LsmM8Su— Brandon Lawrence (@brandonlaw_wx) November 25, 2018

Snow is falling quickly in Norwalk. The metro will have a sharp cutoff where the north side will get almost nothing, and the south side will get a lot.

(📸: Brandi Colley-Simpson) @weareiowa5news pic.twitter.com/SauJEH8Mi0— Brandon Lawrence (@brandonlaw_wx) November 25, 2018

Roads are slick and snow-covered across southwest and south central Iowa. Travel on I-35 south of Des Moines is not recommended. pic.twitter.com/MJgzxOzEUT— We Are Iowa Local 5 (@weareiowa5news) November 25, 2018

Heavy snow and strong winds are creating very low visibilities in southern Iowa pic.twitter.com/pVUVSF79Vr— Local 5 Weather (@Local5Weather) November 25, 2018

Downtown Des Moines vs. Southeast Des Moines 🙄 pic.twitter.com/47q1AZ9PmF— Taylor Kanost (@WxKanost) November 25, 2018

City plows are now out! pic.twitter.com/w8pKlPFnmW— Winterset Police (@WintersetPolice) November 25, 2018

Whiteout conditions in Chariton, where several inches of snow have already fallen as well.

(📸: Austin Hamilton) @weareiowa5news pic.twitter.com/C6XwCSPwOQ— Brandon Lawrence (@brandonlaw_wx) November 25, 2018

.@NWSDesMoines reports 7” in Chariton. And it’s still coming down. (Photos: Matt Linser) pic.twitter.com/IBOEHhHKl4— Mario Rossi (@mariovrossi) November 25, 2018

*SNOW SO FAR*

These are the totals that have been reported so far out in southern Iowa. The snow will continue to fall for a few more hours, though– so these numbers will continue to go up. Again, don’t go out unless absolutely necessary! pic.twitter.com/7vLmwilysf— Brandon Lawrence (@brandonlaw_wx) November 25, 2018

WOW:
Snow totals keep going up– latest from @NWSDesMoines shows 10.5″ in Chariton, 10.0″ in Melcher-Dallas, and 8.5″ in Oskaloosa. @weareiowa5news— Brandon Lawrence (@brandonlaw_wx) November 25, 2018