Currently roads are mainly partally to completely covered in snow and ice across the state. Road Conditions will become much worse 24 hours from now, with travel likely not advised across a large portion of the state.
Month: January 2011
BLIZZARD WARNING!! Tuesday-Wednesday
The National Weather Service has now upgraded the Winter Storm Watch to a BLIZZARD WARNING from 3pm Tuesday until Noon Wednesday for Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Dubuque, Iowa, Jackson, Johnson, Jones, Keokuk, Linn, Louisa, Muscatine, Scott and Washington counties. There is also a BLIZZARD WARNING from Noon Tuesday afternoon until Noon Wednesday for Des …
Wind Chill Warning Tuesday Night
The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a Wind Chill Warning effect at 6pm Tuesday evening until Noon on Wednesday for the following counties, Clay, Lyon, OBrien, Sioux, Dickinson and Osceola. A Wind Chill Watch is in effect from 6pm Tuesday evening until Noon Wednesday for Buena Vista, Cherokee, Ida, Plymouth and Woodbury …
Quick Update on Snow Storm
A short update here before many of the weather service offices either change or upgrade their watches and warnings. 1-2″ snows have already fallen with the first storm system across the far northern counties of the state. Light snow was continuing across mainly the northern half of the state, with the heaviest snow currently moving …
Potentially Near Historic Snow Event
From the NWS Quad Cities’ Area Forecast Discussion …POTENTIALLY NEAR HISTORIC SNOW EVENT OVER SOUTHEAST 1/2 TO 1/3 OF THE FORECAST AREA ON TAP… OVERVIEW…KEY FEATURES ARE SHOWING UP WHICH INCREASES CONFIDENCE ON EVOLUTION OF THIS WINTER STORM SYSTEM. SPECIFICALLY…ONSHORE DATA SUPPORTS NOWCAST TOOLS OF RAPID OCCLUSION TO OCCUR WITH PARENT SFC LOW TO SLIDE …
0z GFS Snowfall Forecast Out
The latest GFS Snowfall Forecast is out and it’s quite alarming to see the large amounts of snow that is possible across the state. Although the amounts seen in the image are a bit high, the snowfall ratio will start around 10:1 and increase by late Tuesday night into Wednesday morning to 15-20:1. (To explain …
Winter Storm Warning in SW Iowa
The National Weather Service in Omaha has issued a Winter Storm Warning effective from 6pm Monday evening until Noon Wednesday for the following counties Monona, Harrison, Shelby, Pottawattamie, Mills, Montgomery, Fremont and Page. Snow is expected to move into the area late Monday evening and last through the morning hours of Wednesday. Total accumulations of …
Forecast Discussion on Storm from NWS Des Moines
Below is a portion of the Area Forecast Discussion from the NWS in Des Moines with regards to the snow storm this coming week. WELL ADVERTISED SYSTEM WILL BE THE MAIN FOCUS FOR THE BEGINNING OF THE LONG TERM…THROUGH WEDNESDAY. NORTHERN WAVE WILL CONTINUE TO DIG SOUTH ACROSS NORTHERN IOWA THROUGHOUT THE DAY MONDAY. A …
Snow Forecast for This Week’s Storms
The latest forecasts from both the GFS and the NAM have been showing snowfall forecasts similiar to what you see above. The heaviest snows will be falling across the southern and southeastern counties of the state mainly on Tuesday and Wednesday. The snow that will fall on Monday will be from a seperate snow storm …
A Big Snowy Mess On the Way
Here are the latest watches, warnings and advisories. The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for the northern sections of the state, with a Winter Storm Watch effective in the southern counties of the state. A list of which counties are under what until when follows. Winter Weather Advisory: Midnight Monday morning …