Winter Storm Saturn On the Way: Linn County in Winter Storm Warning. 6 to 9 Inches Possible, 4 to 8 Inches Likely

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Winter Storm Saturn is almost here.

The Weather Channel is tracking the Winter Storm Saturn as it enters southwest Iowa now and make its way northeast.

Meanwhile the National Weather Center in the Quad Cities has Linn County in a winter storm warning, predicting the heaviest snowfall to the north and west of Marion.

THE HEAVIEST OF THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION LATER TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL TOTALS ARE CURRENTLY EXPECTED MAINLY ALONG AND EAST OF A LINE FROM INDEPENDENCE IOWA...TO THE QUAD CITIES...AND TO CAMBRIDGE ILLINOIS. LESSER AMOUNTS WILL FALL TO THE WEST OF THAT LINE. INCREASING WINDS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING MAY RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS...EVEN WHERE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE LESS.

.WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY...

* TIMING...SNOW OVERSPREADING THE AREA AFTER MID EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 9 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH TUESDAY.

* VISIBILITIES...REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY.

KCRG is predicting that the four to eight inch range is most likely for the Marion area.

Areas of snow will move back into our area after sunset, with the heaviest snow falling after midnight. Moderate to occasionally heavy snow will continue through the morning, tapering off by evening. The heaviest snow bands will likely fall in areas closer to the Mississippi River. As a result, this is where the heaviest totals of 8-10” are going to be. To the southwest, including Waterloo, Cedar Rapids, and Iowa City, storm total snowfall of 4-8” is likely. Generally south of Interstate 80, accumulations will end up around 2-4”. This includes the snow that fell earlier today.