UPDATE: Conditions are deteriorating as snow continues to fall and accumulate on Thursday.

Local 4 News was at the scene of a two-car crash in Rock Island.

It happened around Noon at the intersection of 7th Avenue and 20th Street.

The conditions of any drivers or passengers were not immediately available.

Road conditions

EARLIER UPDATE: Schools have been canceled in Davenport, Bettendorf, Clinton, DeWitt and many more around the Quad Cities area in Iowa and Illinois as the snow storm begins.

Snow totals will range from 4-6″ in the metro area. Most of this snow will fall between 4 a.m. and 4 p.m. Winds will gust to 35 mph making matters worse. Friday looks sunny and cold with highs in the 20s. The weekend looks much better though with highs back into the 40s.

EARLIER UPDATE: Just after 2:30 pm Wednesday the National Weather Service upgraded the Winter Weather Advisory for the Quad Cities to a Winter Storm Warning.

The main reason? The storm’s projected path has taken a jog to the SE and that pulls the heavier snow band into parts of the Quad Cities.

The metro QC could easily see 4-6″ of snow with a few higher totals also possible in the warning area.

Making matters worse, winds will be gusting out of the North at about 30 miles per hour.

Closings are being updated live at OurQuadCities.com/closings. Get the latest forecast at OurQuadCities.com/weather and check the traffic cameras, power outages and winter driving maps at any time at OurQuadCities.com/qctraffic.