A wintry mix of snow and widespread freezing rain was expected to roll into the Midwest and eastern U.S. on Friday, creating hazardous travel and possible power outages to open the New Year.
The National Weather Service said the "potent winter storm" will come up from the Southern Plains and hit parts of the Mississippi Valley, Midwest and Northeast throughout the day.
Parts of southeast Iowa were under a Winter Weather Advisory, according to the NWS in Des Moines, with 2 to 5 inches of snow expected around Ottumwa.
To the west in Nebraska, NWS Omaha reported freezing fog and snow and warned of slick roads. While little snow was expected in the Cornhusker State, the agency said the main track of the storm was expected to hit Kansas and.
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