Statewide Iowa (RI) – Many tens of thousands of Iowans will be on the road Thursday for Thanksgiving, and forecasters say it’ll be a cold but sunny travel day. However, Friday’s a different story, and Saturday may be even worse.
Meteorologist Ashley Bury, at the National Weather Service, says a large wintery storm system is looming that could drop several inches of snow.
Iowans who are staying home will want to have their snow shovels handy and snowblowers gassed up and ready while motorists will need to pack snow brushes, ice scrapers and a winter emergency kit in the trunk.
In advance of the cold front, powerful winds blasted across Iowa late Tuesday and into this morning, with gusts topping off above 60 miles an hour. Those winds tore into trees, knocking limbs onto utility lines and knocking out the power to thousands of homes.
Crews are still working to restore power to a few hundred customers.
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