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Quad Cities, IA/IL – Snow is spreading east across central Iowa this evening, bringing the first round of slick and snow-covered roads to areas west of the Cedar Rapids and Iowa City corridor, according to the National Weather Service (NWS) in the Quad Cities. Forecasters expect snow to continue pushing east through 8 PM, with road conditions deteriorating shortly after snowfall begins.
A traffic camera on U.S. 30 near Marshalltown, captured around 7:39 PM, shows accumulating snow already coating lanes—an early sign of what drivers across eastern Iowa can expect as the band advances. Even light snowfall will quickly reduce traction due to rapidly cooling pavement temperatures…