Snow, high winds expected Friday in parts of Nebraska, Iowa

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A snow storm is expected sweep parts of northern Nebraska and Iowa and could drop up to 8 inches of snow in some places heading into the weekend. The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for Friday into early Saturday for much of northern Nebraska and northern parts of Iowa. The warning area includes the cities of Valentine, Ainsworth and O’Neill in Nebraska and the cities of Storm Lake, Mason City and Estherville in Iowa. The service says heavy snowfall coupled with high winds is likely to produce blizzard-like conditions in many area within the warning area. The weather service has also issued a winter weather advisory for a band of counties just south of the warning area.