The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory which goes from Noon today until 6am Thursday morning for the following counties, Black Hawk, Bremer, Butler, Cerro Gordo, Franklin, Grundy, Hancock, Hardin, Kossuth, Tama, Winnebago, Worth, Wright, Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard, Mitchell, Winneshiek, Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Dubuque, Jackson, Johnson, Jones, …
Month: December 2010
First Look at Mid-Week Snowstorm
Here is a first look at the possible amount of snow that is expected Wednesday into Thursday across the state. The heaviest snow is likely going to be over the northeastern half of the state, with a swath of 4-6″ possible. Although the amounts on the image might be a bit high (but this model …
Roads Still Not the Best
The road conditions early this morning are still not very good, especially in the areas where the heavy snow fell this past weekend. With the bitterly cold weather, it is very hard for the chemicals that they use to melt the ice and snow off the roads. These conditions will still be somewhat hazardous on …
Inching Above Zero
Temperatures are heading above zero across the state sans for a few locations in far northern Iowa which have yet to break that barrier. Wind chill values have risen as well, with many locations having wind chills in the single digits or teens below zero. Mason City had a wind chill of -23° this past …
Roads Still Not Back to Normal
Road conditions have greatly improved over 24 hours ago, however with the cold temperatures and the gusty winds still blowing across the state, some snow may blow over the roads. With the cold weather, a lot of the chemicals that they use to melt the ice and snow off the roads doesn’t work as well …
Crippling snowstorm shuts down Western Wisconsin. Near blizzard condtions at times with major accumulations and huge snow drifts
My garden with tractor over half covered by gigantic drift Dec 12th A major snowstorm which locals are calling the blizzard of 2010 hit region this weekend and brought very high snowfall totals over 20 inches in parts of the area . Strong winds caused significant blowing and drifting snow with near white out conditions …
Very Cold and Windy Tonight
The National Weather Service has issued a Wind Chill Advisory which goes into effect this evening and will last until Monday morning for most of the state. Wind chills are expected to drop to between -20° and -30° late tonight through tomorrow morning, with actual readings in the single digits and teens below zero. Winds …
Too Much Snow in Twin Cities
Where Iowa lucked out on getting the heavy amounts of snow, the neighbors to the north weren’t so fortunate. The Twin Cities Metro area was dumped on. With numerous locations around the metro receiving 16-22″ of snow. Minneapolis received 17.1″ This caused the dome roof at the Metrodome to partially collapse (or deflate) this morning. …
Snowfall Amounts (12/11/10 Blizzard)
Here are the latest snowfall accumulations from the Blizzard (This will be updated frequently) This update is as of 11am Sunday.
Cold Wind Chills
Here are a few of the colder wind chills that are currently happening across the state. Sustained winds are generally in the 25-45mph with gusts approaching 60mph in some locations. Temperatures in NW Iowa have fallen to near 0 while the central sections are still in the teens and the eastern and SE sections are …