Numerous roads in SE Iowa and a few in SW Iowa have been closed or are impassable due to the blizzard conditions across the state. The eastern 3 quarters of the state, travel is not advised at this time. Road conditions will not improve until tomorrow morning at the earliest.
Month: February 2011
Travel Not Advised Becoming the Norm
Trave is becoming virtually impossible across the southeastern half of the state. More and more roads are becoming impassable and many counties have pulled their plows off the roads for the night or until conditions improve (which likely won’t happen until morning). NOTE: Purple indicated Travel Not Advised, Pink is completely covered roads and blue …
Drift of Things to Come
Even though this drift is only 9 inches high, the actual snowfall amount was only about 2″ so far with a lot more on the way. Snow drifts of 3-6 FEET will be possible when the storm wraps up Wednesday afternoon.
From NWS Quad Cities
This message from the NWS in the Quad Cities should be taken seriously! …LIFE THREATENING BLIZZARD TAKING PLACE… HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL COMBINE WITH STRONG WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES TO BRING LIFE THREATENING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO THE ENTIRE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. VISIBILITY WILL FREQUENTLY BE NEAR ZERO IN OPEN AREAS…WHILE …
Mid-Afternoon Road Conditions (Feb 2011 Blizzard)
Here is the latest road conditions across the state. Travel is now not advised in the central counties of the state around Des Moines and Ames. I-80 near Altoona was recently closed westbound along with the westbound right lane in Poweshiek county due to traffic accidents in relation to the blizzard. Outside of the main …
Snow Pictures From Anamosa
Here are some pictures taken by the administrator of the blog from his apartment building in Anamosa. The first image taken just before 1pm shows visibility was still quite good and light snow was falling. An hour later, the wind was really picking up and visibility had dropped substantially. It’s bound to be not much …
Snow Overspreading State
Snow has nearly overspread the state early this afternoon. Moderate snow was already being reported in central and southern Iowa. The heaviest snow currently is over SE Iowa around Burlington, Keokuk and Fort Madison. More moderate to heavy snow is southwest of the state and will be moving in this direction later this afternoon and …
Jan 31st 2011 Snowfall Totals FINAL
Here are a few snowfall totals from the first storm to pass through the state.
Midday Warnings and Advisories
Blizzard Warnings remain in effect across a large portion of central southern and eastern Iowa through tomorrow morning. Wind of 30-45mph are possible in these areas along with snowfall totals approaching 12-16″ in SE Iowa, with 6-12″ further to the NW. The Winter Storm Warning’s remain in effect in SW Iowa and far NE Iowa, …
Life Threatening Storm Beginning
From the NWS Quad Cities’ Blizzard Warning Update …LIFE THREATENING WINTER STORM WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING… AN INTENSE WINTER STORM SYSTEM IN ARKANSAS WILL MOVE NORTHEAST INTO INDIANA BY LATE TONIGHT. THIS WILL SPREAD SNOW…HEAVY AT TIMES…ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ACROSS MUCH OF MISSOURI…IOWA AND ILLINOIS. HEAVY SNOW …