MASON CITY, IA---The snow is still falling and now there is worry about the wind.The light flakes could lead to blinding conditions on area roadways if the wind starts to kick up.
Several people in North Iowa are working to clear walkways for themselves and their neighbors.
Snow plow operators are keeping up as the snow starts to drift across a number of roadways around the region.
The highways are covered with ice and snow and travelers are taking it easy on Interstate 35.
But even at 40 miles per hour, trucker Don Stratton from Virginia found trouble on Monday night.
It didn't take much and his rig slid into the center median of I-35 at around the Cerro Gordo/ Worth County line.
"If you don't have to be out here don't, if you are you need to slow down," said Stratton as he waited for a tow truck to pull him out.
He had just left Forest City and is hoping for better driving conditions as he takes a load to Texas.
Stratton said he has driven 35 years and about 3 million miles and this is his first mishap.
As Stratton waited, miles away in Mason City, around a dozen people were taking advantage of the new fallen snow and enjoying some sledding in East Park.
Travelers farther North in Southern Minnesota found trouble as well.
Both lanes of I-35 were blocked for a time Monday afternoon following a crash involving a cattle trailer.
Shortly after 4;30 p.m Monday afternoon at least 1 person was killed when the driver of a Ford Explorer lost control on an icy stretch of Highway 61 in Lake County and it came to rest on its top.
Poor visibility was also making driving difficult.s 2 p.m. on Monday the State Patrol was reporting more than 400 cars had wound up in ditches statewide.The Minnesota Department of Public Safety is not recommending travel.
