MUSCATINE, Iowa - A Muscatine woman has been charged with child endangerment after sending her two children to a convenience store late at night in a blizzard.

Julie Jimenez, 34, 115 E. Fifth St. Apt. B, sent her 14-year-old daughter and 8-year-old son at 10 p.m. on Feb. 2 to Kum & Go at 501 Cedar St. The children walked to the store with a list of items to purchase, according to Muscatine County Court documents.

The city of Muscatine was under a snow emergency and sidewalks were impassable due to snow drifts. The temperature at the time was approximately 2 degrees.

Court records state the children had to walk in the street, which had not been plowed. The 8-year-old did not have any gloves.

Jimenez is scheduled to appear in Muscatine County court at 8:15 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 15.

Child endangerment is an aggravated misdemeanor punishable by up to two years in prison and a fine of up to $5,000.