BLIZZARD UPDATE #4

The system has finally made it out of our region! The storm is currently lurking over Michigan and the Ohio Valley and still dropping heavy snow and rain. Meanwhile, it has been gusty across Iowa all evening. Blizzard Warnings and Winter Weather Advisories were in effect for the entire state until 9PM tonight when they were allowed to expire. However, due to the threat of blowing and drifting snow, the National Weather Service in the Quad Cities has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for the threat, which is in effect until 10AM tomorrow (see more info in Weather Alerts section below.) Winds are continuing to be breezy in the 10-15 MPH range and with this schools have already canceled or delayed for the day.

Final totals from the storm is available further down the blog. This includes totals from all NWS offices that we cover and there are totals for nearly every city. Check it out!

DOT UPDATE

Travel is still not advised for a large portion of the state. Accidents are scattered across the state right now and the DOT continues to work to clear them. I-35 from Freeborn MN County Road 46 near Albert Lea to US-30 in Ames, Iowa is closed and will remain closed until further notice.

IA 14 in both directions: Road blocked. Between IA 175 and IA 175 (4 miles south of the Grundy Center area). The road is blocked due to a winter storm. Last updated yesterday at 10:34PM CST by IADOT.

IA 17 in both directions: Road blocked. Between IA 141 and IA 210 (1 mile north of the Granger area). The road is blocked because of a disabled vehicle. Last updated yesterday at 1:35PM CST by IADOT.

I-35: Route impassable. Between Exit 111: US 30 (near Ames) and Exit 194: US 18; IA 122 (Clear Lake). The route is impassable. The road is closed to due to a winter storm. Towing services are prohibited. Last updated yesterday at 10:37PM CST by ISP.

IA 44 in both directions: Road blocked. Between IA 4 (Panora) and US 169 (near Dallas Center). The road is blocked due to a winter storm. Comment: Dallas County. Last updated today at 12:10AM CST by IADOT.=

US 52: Road blocked. Between County Road B32 and County Road W38 (near Ossian). The road is blocked due to a winter storm. Last updated today at 12:08AM CST by IADOT.

IA 57: Road blocked. Between County Road T55 and US 218; IA 27 (near Cedar Falls). The road is blocked because of a jacknifed semi trailer. Last updated yesterday at 11:35AM CST by IADOT.

IA 175: Road blocked. Between County Road T55 (near Reinbeck) and US 63 (5 miles east of the Reinbeck area). The road is blocked due to an accident. Last updated yesterday at 6:27AM CST by IADOT.

IA 175: Road blocked. Between County Road P29 and County Road P33 (near Gowrie). The road is blocked due to a disabled semi trailer. Last updated yesterday at 9:55AM CST by IADOT.

US 218: Road blocked. Between IA 438 and County Road H28 (3 miles east of the Mount Pleasant area). The road is blocked because of a jacknifed semi trailer. Comment: US 218 North. Last updated yesterday at 12:04PM CST by IADOT.

WEATHER ALERTS

The National Weather Service in the Quad Cities has issued a Winter Weather Advisory until 10:00 AM for the following counties: Benton, Buchanan, Carroll, Cedar, Clark MO, Clinton, Delaware, Des Moines, Dubuque, Hancock IL, Henderson IL, Henry IA, Iowa, Jackson, Jefferson,  Jo Daviess IL, Johnson, Jones, Keokuk, Lee, Linn, Louisa, Mercer IL, Muscatine, Putnam MO, Rock Island IL, Scotland MO, Scott, Van Buren, Warren, and Whiteside IL.