This is likely to happen now and could be one of the most major high impact snowstorms to hit the state in a while. From the Morning Area Forecast Discussion of the Quad Cities NWS Office: OVERVIEW…MINOR CHANGES TO CURRENT PACKAGE EXCEPT UPGRADED WNW 1/2 TO 2/3 ARE FOR BLIZZARD WATCH AS BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL …
Month: December 2009
Nearly Entire State under Winter Storm Watch
The entire state except for Lyon and Osceola counties in NW Iowa are under a Winter Storm Watch for the storm set to move in early Tuesday morning and lasting through Wednesday. Accumulations will range with the second storm from 4 inches in the NW to as much as a foot or more. A Blizzard …
From NWS Quad Cities
…HIGH IMPACT…POTENTIALLY CRIPPLING WINTER STORM TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY… THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS…NORTHWEST ILLINOIS…WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS…EAST CENTRAL IOWA…NORTHEAST IOWA…SOUTHEAST IOWA AND NORTHEAST MISSOURI. .DAY ONE…TODAY AND TONIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERSPREAD THE ENTIRE AREA TONIGHT. THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE THE FIRST WIDESPREAD SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF …
Interesting Forecast Discussion
This came from the NWS in Des Moines. It’s very techinical, but really shows how big the second storm Tuesday into Wednesday could be. AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 347 AM CST SUN DEC 6 2009 …MAJOR WINTER STORM SET TO AFFECT IOWA ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY… .SHORT TERM /TODAY AND …
Advisories Issued
Winter Weather Advisories have been issued from the NWS offices in Sioux Falls, Omaha and Des Moines. A Winter Weather Advisory has been issued from Noon today until 3am Monday morning for the following counties, Adair, Audubon, Calhoun, Carroll, Cass, Crawford, Greene, Guthrie, Pocahontas and Sac. The following counties are under a Winter Weather Advisory …
One Two Punch
Two storm systems will greatly effect the weather in Iowa this upcoming week. The first storm will move in late Sunday into Monday. Snow will overspread the state from west to east. Accumulations from the snow will generally range between 1-3 inches, with a few higher amounts possible. A short break Monday night will just …
Analysis of Mid Week Storm
Here is the 18z GFS model run for Tuesday evening at 6pm. The approximate snow areas are colored in blue. The heaviest snow looks (at this on this run) to be setting up across the southern portions of the state. The Low is expected to move through Missouri and Illinois, putting the state on the …
Big Storm Next Week
Only a few flurries or snow showers continue over the state this afternoon. This will continue through the evening hours before dissipating. A few slippery spots can be expected but the DOT are treating the main roads, so there shouldn’t be too much of a problem. The storm to worry about however is one that …
Cloudy and cool weekend ahead, Snow possible Monday, possibly as bigger system Tuesday & Wednesday?- Updated.
Regional View. I thought I would try a few things with my new forecasting map so I’m seeing how I might do if I add lines highlighting where system may go. Were looking at a mainly Cloudy Saturday and Sunday flurries possible early Saturday from a weak disturbance. The chance we had for accumulating snow …
More indoor blooms!
Peach-Pink colored Thanksgiving Cactus While temps today outside were Cold with highs only in the low 20s with flurries, My indoor Thanksgiving Cactus are in full bloom! All colors have opened up now. which makes for a nice site when everything outside is dead and brown! The cactus above I bought at a local grocery …