A freezing rain advisory has been issued until 6am Wednesday morning for the following counties Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer, Butler, Calhoun, Carroll, Cerro Gordo, Crawford, Emmet, Franklin, Greene, Grundy, Guthrie, Hamilton, Hancock, Hardin, Humboldt, Kossuth, Marshall, Palo Alto, Pocahontas, Sac, Story, Tama, Webster, Winnebago, Worth and Wright. Some freezing drizzle has been reported in …
Month: December 2009
Significant Panhandle Hook Winter Storm expected, Snow likely for Christmas, near blizzard condtions poss- Updated X2
Regional View. Note that things may change, This map may need to be updated. All attention is turned to a Significant Winter Storm which looks to impact our area Late Wednesday, and lasting through Christmas Eve, and Christmas day, and even into parts of our Saturday! This will be a Very impressive system! A Low …
Christmas Week Storm 2009: Timeline
Here is a timeline of the storm set to move into the state late on Tuesday. This could change in the next few hours and updates to the post will be made accordingly. Tuesday PM: Flurries Likely across the north, with a mix far south Wednesday AM: Light Snow with a mix south of I-80 …
Christmas Week Storm 2009: Monday Night Analysis
The latest model run (18z GFS) shows the center of the storm between Joplin and Kansas City. Warm air will be pumped into the storm from the south, which could make the situation rather troublesome. Temperatures in the state Thursday will likely be within a few degrees either side of the freezing point. This will …
Potenial Major Winter Storm coming up
This is a quick post giving people warning about a potenal Significant Winter Storm which may impact the local area, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, My forcast on this, will be issued tomorrow. A Major Winter storm is looking more likely as we head towards Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, At this time, This storms …
Christmas Week Storm 2009: More Watches
A Winter Storm Watch has now been issued beginning at Noon Wednesday and lasting through 6pm Christmas Day for the following counties, Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard, Mitchell and Winneshiek. A Winter Storm Watch has also been issued from 6am Wednesday morning through 6pm Christmas Day for the following counties, Benton, Buchanan, Delaware, Dubuque, …
Christmas Week Storm 2009: The First Watches Issued
A Winter Storm Watch beginning at Midnight Wednesday and lasting through 6pm Christmas Eve for the following counties, Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Monona, Montgomery, Page, Pottawattamie and Shelby. A Winter Storm Watch has also been issued beginning at Noon on Wednesday and lasting until 6pm Christmas Night for the following counties, Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, …
More Analysis on Christmas Week Storm
Here is the 0z GFS model at Noon on Christmas Eve. The 500mb chart and the 850mb Temperature chart have been superimposed and I have color coded the snow and mixed precipitation. It’s beginning to look like the storm will start out late Wednesday night as a mix of sleet, possible freezing rain and snow. …
Sunday Issues
Light to moderate snow has moved across the state today. Early this afternoon, the heaviest snow was in the eastern part of the state. Roads have become hazardous, with numerous vehicles going into the ditch. The snow amounts have been under 2 inches in most places. The snow will move out of the state later …
It’s Back!
After a few model runs, the snowstorm around Christmas Day has returned with a vengence. The map above is from the 0z GFS model run tonight showing that at Midday on Thursday, the low pressure center will be moving through Missouri, the color coding (that I added), shows the heaviest snow band to be along …