UNSEASONABLY HEAVY RAINS FELL ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL IOWA ON SATURDAY…WITH SNOW FALLING IN THE NORTHWEST. SEVERAL STATIONS BROKE DAILY RECORDS FOR PRECIPITATION AS INDICATED BELOW. AT DES MOINES…1.38 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION BROKE THE DAILY RECORD WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY 0.92 INCHES SET IN 1990. IT WAS ALSO THE WETTEST DECEMBER DAY AT DES MOINES SINCE …
Month: December 2011
Iowa Forecast Video 12/4/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CR6u87HYMsg?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] COOL COOL COOL: It will be cooler but typical of December weather with temperatures in the 20s and lower 30s for highs through the upcoming week and lows in the single digits and teens (cooler in snow pack areas). No real excitement is seen over the next week sans another frontal system sweeping …
Winter Storm Warning Issued Across NW and NC Iowa
…WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT… THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW…WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. This for areas from Denison and Carroll northeastward through Fort Dodge to Mason City. …
A Few DOT Shots of Snowy Conditions
Here are a few DOT Camera shots of some snowy road conditions across the state. You can see images from the RWIS stations at anytime at
Partially to Mostly Covered Roads in Western and Northern Iowa
Roads are now becoming impacted by the snow across the northern and western counties of the state. Snow will continue into the evening and overnight hours with roads mainly north and west of a Clarinda to Des Moines to Waterloo to PDC line being the most impacted. Southeast of that line should see little if …
Winter Weather Advisory Issued for Weekend Storm
The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for a large section of western into northern Iowa for today through tomorrow morning. In these areas, rain and a mix will continue through the morning hours today before colder air filters in changing the precipitation to snow. A swath of 2-5″ of snow with …
Freezing Rain Advisory in NE Iowa
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CST THIS MORNING. For Winneshiek, Allamakee, Clayton, Chickasaw and Fayette counties. LIGHT RAIN AND DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE THE THREAT OF GLAZING THRU THE REST OF THE NIGHT. ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAINLY BE A GLAZING AND MAINLY …
Iowa Forecast Video 12/3/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzA99P46VmI?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] WINTER FUN BEGINS: Looks like an all day rain across the southeastern half of the state. Some of the precipitation may mix with some sleet in the early morning as temperatures rise. The precipitation across NW Iowa should start in the form of a mix or all snow. This is the latest snowfall …
Winter storm still looks likely for Southeastern Minnesota starting tomorrow. Significant accumulations up to 6″ with higher amounts not out of question. Then very cold arctic air sinks south for next week.
Regional weather view. Attention continues to be on a winter storm that will effect the Upper Midwest this weekend. The heaviest snow should fall in Northwestern Iowa, Southeastern Minnesota and Western/Central Wiscosnin exenting up into the UP of Michigan, significant snowfall is a possibly in these areas. Further north and west Minor accumulations are likely. …
Latest Snow Projection for 12/3-4 2011 Storm
Have updated the snowfall accumulations based on HPC upping its estimates for snowfall as well. Looks like a 3-6″ band of snow will be possible from SW Iowa northeastward to NE Iowa. This will include Fort Dodge, Mason City and Omaha. A heavier 6-8″ band is possible in west central Iowa extending into Nebraska which …