Numerous reports are still coming in, but here is a list so far. More reports will come in throughout the day. The List on the left is snow amounts (some sleet was mixed in with some of the reports). The list to the right is the amount of freezing rain that fell. NOTE: There were …
Month: December 2008
Late Evening Reports
Several locations have reported as much as 1 inch of sleet and 1/4 to 1/2 of an inch of ice. Also several reports of thunder and lightning have been reported. There are several thunderstorms (with freezing rain and sleet) in the southern half of the state. These will move northward through the night. Roads are …
Explanation of the Storm
Above is a graphic of what the weather is doing above the ground. The temperatures in the state currently are well below freezing (In blue). In the areas of the state seeing the freezing rain, the temperature is actually above freezing as low as a few thousand feet above the ground. When that occurs, the …
Thundersleet, Thunder Freezing Rain?
These are becoming more of a reality this evening and tonight as thunder and lightning are being detected in Nebraska and SW Iowa. This along with Thundersnow will be possible tonight which could lead to heavier totals than forecasted. Freezing rain or sleet is being reported at nearly all reporting stations south of US Hwy …
Evening Reports
Freezing rain has been reported in most of southern Iowa at this time. Amounts have been generally light so far, but the freezing rain intensity is increasing with a quarter inch per hour possible in southern Iowa, northern Missouri and central Illinois. The Storm Prediction Center has a Mesoscale disscusion suggesting that some thunder is …
Late Afternoon Look
The precip has begun to enter the state. Some light precip was scattered around the state, some of it not quite reaching the ground yet. No reporting stations at 4pm were reporting any precip, but that is likely to change in the next few hours. Of note, the next storm on Saturday is getting some …
Snow and More snow!
Forecast Map for Tonight and Friday. Models show a system moving in from the South. but still I am not sure how far north it will actually go. Milltown, Osceola and Cameron to Rice Lake areas have a chance to see 1-2 Inches. New Richmond, Hudson, Baldwin and Menomonie have the best chance to see …
Storm Developing
The major winter storm is currently developing in the southern plains at mid-morning. Clouds are beginning to overspread the state at this time. Travel should not be effected until mid-afternoon at the earliest. The precip will start out as freezing rain and sleet in the south and snow with some sleet in the north. Many …
Major Storm Thursday
A Winter Storm Warning has been issued for Thursday for areas north of Interstate 80. An Ice storm warning has been issued for areas south of Interstate 80. (Some counties in far western Iowa are still under a Winter Storm Watch) Snowfall accumulations will be between 6-10 inches north of Interstate 80 with heavier isolated …
Fluffy snow!
Tuesday a Snow Systems moved right east though the area. the snow flakes started out small and fine grained but then were bigger and the snow ended up being fluffy but the time snow ended. The Picture above snows how this snow even piled up a bushes that have dried leaves still on them! most places …