City Ordinance 69.10 prohibits parking on any public street or alley during a snow emergency parking ban. Due to two or more inches predicted by the National Weather Service, the ordinance will be in effect when the snow is or has fallen.
This ordinance remains in effect for 48 hours after the snow has stopped falling or until the streets are clear. Vehicles may not be parked on the street during this time.
Once the streets are cleared you may resume parking on the street. Please be safe and use caution while traveling.
To view a comprehensive guide to understanding the City’s winter weather policies and various resources and reminders available to you when severe weather strikes, please visit www.indianolaiowa.gov/winter.
From National Weather Service
UPDATE: At 7:24 a.m. today, Thursday, January 2, the National Weather Service issued a Snow Squall Warning for our area until 8:30 a.m.
Please allow for more time when traveling this morning and use extra caution.
A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Thursday, January 2, for portions of central and south central Iowa, which includes Indianola.
A band of accumulating snow will develop from west to east across parts of central and southern Iowa on Thursday morning. Total snow accumulates predicted between 2 to 4 inches.
Snow will fall fairly heavily for a few hours at locations within this band, coinciding with the morning commute in many areas and increasing hazardous travel impacts.
Please leave extra driving time Thursday morning, as roads may become quickly snow covered with reduced visibility until the snow tapers off in the late morning to afternoon.
View Forecast Details From National Weather Service