Wintry Mix Arrives

And boy has it arrived... reports around Sioux City, Iowa have shown 0.4 inches of freezing rain has already accumulated. Sioux Falls saw the freezing rain earlier this morning and now most of the precipitation moving through South Dakota at the moment is falling as snow, with a few areas of sleet being reported as well. But the big issue will be the roads this morning since most of the southeast saw freezing rain this morning to put a bit of an ice coat onto the roadways. Covering it up with snow could fake some drivers out, so keep your distance from the car in front of you as slippery conditions are likely going to be a common theme all day today. No travel advisories were posted for much of southeast South Dakota earlier this morning but some of those have been lifted so make sure you check out www.safetravelusa.com/sd or call 511 before you decide to take a longer drive. Ice storm warnings are in effect in extreme southeast SD and into Nebraska and Iowa where the most ice accumulation is occuring.

Be safe on the roads... we'll have more on this weekend's storm, including another shot of freezing rain in future blog postings.

~KDLT Meteorologist Jesse Ritka