The season’s first snowstorm is over and it left plenty of the white stuff behind.  Snowfall totals from Tuesday (12/29) range from an inch and a half in Albia, two inches in Montezuma, and four inches in Ottumwa, to six to eight inches in Pella, eight and a half inches in Monroe to ten inches of new snow in Knoxville.  Keep in mind some of the precipitation came in the form of freezing rain and ice.  So give yourself extra time to travel…and if you left your vehicle outside overnight, give yourself extra time to scrape the ice off your windows.  Crews are out plowing highways and streets.  If you are traveling, give yourself plenty of travel time, be cautious on bridges and overpasses, and keep a safe distance from snow plows.