Areas where travel is not advised
Travel is currently not advised in most of western Iowa and parts of central Iowa.
The Iowa State Patrol has issued a tow ban for the affected areas.
The “No Travel” advisory includes all of Interstate 29 and I-680, portions of I-35 in central Iowa, and I-80 from U.S. 71 west to the Nebraska state line.
Impassable roads
U.S. 6 from Iowa 48 (Cass County) west to I-80 (Pottawattamie County)
U.S. 18 from Iowa 4 (Emmetsburg) east to Iowa 15 (Whittemore)
U.S. 75 from Le Mars north to the Minnesota border
Iowa 3 from Iowa 60 (Le Mars) west to Iowa 12 (Akron/South Dakota border)
Iowa 10 from Sutherland east to U.S. 71
Iowa 44 from U.S. 30 east to Iowa 173 (Kimballton)
Iowa 44 from Iowa 4 (Panora) and Iowa 141 (Grimes)
Iowa 83 from U.S. 59 (Avoca) east to Atlantic [blocked due to vehicles stuck in drifts]
Iowa 141 from (Iowa 175) Mapleton to Ute
Iowa 173 from Iowa 83 north to Iowa 44 (Kimballton) [blocked due to vehicles stuck in drifts]
Roads reduced to one lane
Motorists are reminded that when a two-lane roadway is reduced to one lane, travel is head-to-head and the roadway should generally only be used during emergencies. Extreme caution should be exercised and speeds significantly reduced.
I-29 northbound/southbound lanes in northwest Iowa
U.S. 6 from Iowa 48 north to (Iowa 83) Atlantic
U.S. 20 from the Galva exit west to Moville
U.S. 20 eastbound/westbound lanes from Moville to Sioux City
U.S. 59 from U.S. 20 south to Denison
U.S. 63 from Iowa 102 (New Sharon) south to Iowa 92 (Oskaloosa)
U.S. 75 northbound/southbound lanes from Sioux City to Le Mars
U.S. 275 from Hamburg to U.S. 34
Iowa 25 in Guthrie County from I-80 north three miles
Iowa 39 from U.S. 30 (Denison) north to Iowa 175 (Odebolt)
Iowa 92 from U.S. 59 west to Treynor
Iowa 141 from U.S. 59 (Denison) west to Charter Oak
Iowa 141 from U.S. 59 east to Manning
Iowa 141 from Iowa 31 (Smithland) east to Iowa 175 (Mapleton)