Since the last update about 20-30 minutes ago, more counties have gone under tow bans including Hardin, Black Hawk, Grundy, Bremer, Butler and Franklin counties. Travel is not advised in a portion of eastern Iowa around Cedar Rapids and Iowa City at this time, but it is advisable that travel should be restricted to emergencies …
Month: February 2015
Road Conditions Update Sunday Afternoon: Stay Home
Roads are in terrible shape across the state with white out conditions reported in some areas. The best advice is not to travel the rest of the day and into tonight as conditions will not improve until later tonight when the winds begin to subside. There are many counties that are under tow bans at …
8:30AM: Heavy snow continues, Winds increasing
Snowstorm Cumming, IA 2/1/15 Morning Update: Here in Cumming just SW of Des Moines we have gotten 8″ of wet heavy snow causing tree branches to break. Evergreens are getting the worst. Snowfall totals are ranging from 8-10″ so far in Central Iowa including the Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, Waterloo and Davenport metro areas to …
4:30 AM: Forecast Updated – 9 to 11″ for Most; Isolated 11 to 13″ Totals
3:30 AM: Heavier Snow Continuing
Snow continues to overspread the state at this hour with two primary heavier bands of snow – one with moderate snow from Omaha to Des Moines and through the Cedar Rapids area, and then another smaller, but heavier band around Creston, Osceola, and Maryville MO. Thunderstorms lurking south of Kansas City are pushing more moisture …