Month: January 2014

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January 26th Major Blizzard & following January 28th arctic outbreak brought 50 to 60MPH winds and created whiteout conditions and cause damage and partially closer of some major highways.

Aftermath of the January 26th blizzard. Wind whipped fields of Northern Iowa near New Hampton,IA I am now back from my final winter trip to Northern Wisconsin and I need to revisit the topic and do a report of last weeks blizzard here in Eastern Iowa. Looking back at reports from that day now looks …

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Iowa Weather Report January 31st 2014

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENv-v6CLgEo&w=420&h=315] SNOW DAYS: The next system is on its way to the area today and Saturday bringing with it some accumulating snow to the state. Current indications show that the southern half of the state is the most likely to receive the heaviest snow accumulations at this time, but there has been some slight …

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Iowa Weather Report January 30th 2014

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5x7pTbSsWMQ&w=420&h=315] MORE SNOW: A system will move into the state today bringing some light snow and flurries to the area. Some of the precipitation may be in a wintry mix in the far south but the main accumulations should be over the northern two-thirds of the state. The far northern counties which are under …

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Iowa Weather Report January 29th 2014

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjfNzhWVb8Q&w=420&h=315] ENDING THE MONTH: Much warmer temperatures are on the way today with plenty of sunshine around as well. The wind veering around to the west-southwest will boost readings into the 20s and 30s across the state. Tonight the next disturbance rolls in that may bring some light snow to the area. There is …

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Iowa Weather Report January 28th 2014

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3NFRD4q-VA&w=420&h=315] A FEW SNOW SYSTEMS: The rest of the week into the weekend will be filled with sunshine, colder than average temperatures and some snow. We start out with the bitter cold that will still be felt across the state today. Highs will range from the single digits below zero over the far northeastern …

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Iowa Weather Report January 26th 2014

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYmXgpXnMjU&w=420&h=315] BRUTAL COLD: Saying that it’s going to get cold again is an understatement. Before we get to that, we have to get through some blizzard conditions today across the state (mainly the eastern two-thirds). This will be accompanied by some light snow or flurries (most of the accumulating snow will have fallen through …