Wind gusts at the Washington Municipal Airport reached 49 miles per hour early Thursday. At 2:15 a.m. wind speeds were at 28 miles per hour with a gust reaching 49 miles per hour. Strong winds were reported from Wednesday night to Thursday morning with wind speeds above 20 miles per hour and gusts routinely above 30 miles per hour.

Snow is on the way to Washington, expected to arrive Friday evening. The National Weather Service in the Quad Cities has issued a winter storm watch from Friday evening to Saturday morning for the KCII listening area with four to seven inches of snow possible. For more information click here and for weather updates listen to KCII.