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WHAT ARE THINGS LIKE IN NORWALK? >> THE ROADS ARE DEFINITELY SLIPPERY. WE HAVE SEEN A PLOWS THAN PEOPLE -- SENN MORE PLOWS THAN PEOPLE OUT. ACROSS THE STREET, CREWS ARE HARD AT WORK. WE SAW PEOPLE SHOVELING SNOW AND IN SNOWPLOWS PUTTING IN THE WORK IN NORWALK. THERE ARE BETTER CONDITIONS THAN THERE WERE ONE HOUR AGO. WE SEE CARS SLIPPING. THE CONDITIONS ARE NOT GREAT, BUT THE ICE AND SNOW HAS LET UP. YOU WANT TO STAY HOME TONIGHT, IF YOU CAN. IT IS VERY COLD OUT HERE AND WE ARE EXCITED TO GET BACK TO OUR WARM STORM CHASER. FOR NOW, MAX DIEKNEITE, KCCI NEWS. STEVE: IT’S NOT JUST THE METRO. WE HAVE OUR STATE CONTROL SERGEANT. WHAT ARE TROOPERS SEEING ON THE ROADS? >> WE HAVE BEEN BUSY ALL OVER IOWA THE AFTERNOON AND THROUGH THE EVENING. WE HAVE ANSWERED CLOSE TO 130 CALLS STATEWIDE AND HELPED MOTORISTS THAT NEEDED RESCUE TO GET BACK. WE HAD ONE TROOPER SOUTHWEST IOWA WHO HAD MINOR INJURIES BUT WE ARE HAPPY TO REPORT HE HAS BEEN CHECKED OUT AND DOES BACK OF. -- AND IS BACK HOME. IT HAS BEEN A BUSY TIME. STEVE: MOST PEOPLE ARE AT HOME FOR THE NIGHT NOW, BUT IF THEY DO HAVE TO HEAD OUT, WHAT IS YOUR BEST ADVICE? >> WE WANT PEOPLE TO CHECK OUT THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SITE. THAT WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS. IF YOU NEED TO VENTURE OUT, TAKE YOUR TIME AND GO SLOW. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE MOTORISTS TAKE THEIR TIME AND GO SLOW. STACY: THANKS SO MUCH FOR TALKING WITH US TONIGHT. HARDWARE AND GROCERY STORES WERE PACKED TODAY. STEVE: WE ARE LIVE TONIGHT GRAND AVENUE IN DES MOINES. THAT CAN BE A TROUBLE SPOT WHEN IT IS SLICK. >> IT REALLY CAN BE. PEOPLE HAVE BEEN STRUGGLING ALL NIGHT TRYING TO GET UP AND DOWN THIS HILL. THESE NASTY CONDITIONS HAVE NOT KEPT SHOPPERS OUT OF THE STORES. >> FROM ICE MELT. >> WE HAVE SOLD A PALLET AND WILL PROBABLY GO THROUGH MORE. >> TO PRODUCE, METRO MARKETS ARE ON THE VERGE OF SELLING OUT OF ESSENTIALS. >> REMOVE A LOT OF STUFF WHEN IT SNOWS. >> JOE FERGUSON SAYS THEIR STORE IS BUSY FROM OPEN TO CLOSE. ICE MELT AS SHOVELS FLY OFF THE SHELVES. BUT ONE THING HE SAYS CUSTOMERS OVERLOOK HIS DEFROSTER. >> SPRAYING YOUR WINDOWS BEFORE IT ISIS WILL KEEP IT DEFROSTED -- ICES WILL KEEP IT DEFROSTED. >> HAVE PATIENTS. -- PATIENCE. >> THE STORE MANAGER SAYS LINES CAN GET UP TO 10 CUSTOMERS DEEP. THEY SAY THEY PLAN AHEAD TO MAKE SURE THEY STOCK THE SHELVES ITEMS CUSTOMERS NEED TO GET THROUGH A LONG WEEKEND. >> WE SEE A BIG UPTICK IN PRODUCE, EASY MEALS. >> THE SNOW WON’T SO -- SLOW DOWN THE COURTESY. >> WE ARE STILL GOING TO CARRY OUT YOUR GROCERIES. >> BOTH MANAGERS AT THE STORE SAID IF YOU’RE PLANNING TO SHOP AGAIN TOMORROW, MAKE SURE TO DO IT EARLY BEFORE THE SECOND WAVE OF SNOW HITS. LIVE IN DES MOINES, KCCI NEWS. STACEY: LOTS OF SCHOOLS CLOSED EARLY TODAY BECAUSE OF THE SNOW. TO KEEP TRACK OF ALL CLOSINGS DURING STORMS LIKE TODAY