Month: November 2015

All of Iowa, Road Conditions, Winter Weather

800am Update: Some Roads improving

Travel is still not advised at this hour around the Waterloo area, however other roads around the state continue to improve.  A majority of the snow has now moved off to the East, allowing plows to finally catch up.  A reminder, snow ordinances are in effect for virtually every city/community across the state. Skies will …

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3:30 AM Update: Roads are Still Dangerous this Morning

Light-to-moderate snow is continuing this morning for locations east of Interstate 35. The backend of this system has deteriorated quite a bit as of late and the overall strength of it is on the down slide. However, snowfall totals are still expected to be in the 8-10″ range for many areas, with the gradual continuation …

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11:00 PM Update: Snow Continuing to Push East

Snow is continuing to push east with eastern Iowa seeing their first real impacts this evening. The western one-fourth of the state is just about completely clear of snow. The heaviest area of snow currently exists just north of the Des Moines metro with light-to-moderate snow elsewhere. Snowfall rates of an half inch to an …

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Travel Not Advised across Des Moines Metro and Points Northeast

Travel is now being marked as NOT ADVISED across the Des Moines metropolitan area and to points northeast into Ames, Eldora, Hampton, Waverly, and Waterloo with many roads being completely covered with snow across the northern three-fourths of the state. Please do not travel this evening unless it is an emergency – many tow bans are …