The National Weather Service in Des Moines is alerting Iowans to the growing likelihood of a winter storm that is expected to bring accumulating snow and significant travel impacts from Friday night through Saturday night .

Forecasters say confidence is increasing that a widespread area of snow will move into the state late Friday, with the greatest travel impacts expected Friday night into Saturday night . While snow is expected to be the primary precipitation type, portions of southern Iowa may see a period of rain mixing in on Saturday , which could influence snow totals in that region.

Although the exact track of the storm and the location of the heaviest snowfall remain uncertain, the Weather Service says the potential for minor to moderate winter weather impacts is rising ,

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