Author: Jeff Wilcox

All of Iowa, Winter Weather Advisory

Several Advisories Out for Some Ice in the South and some Blowing Snow North

The National Weather Service has issued more Winter Weather Advisories for the state. The southern counties, the advisories are mainly for the chance of some light freezing rain, sleet or freezing drizzle as warmer air moves into the state over the cold snow pack. Any ice accretion will be light and under a tenth of …

All of Iowa, Winter Weather

Morning Look at System Later Tonight into Tuesday

It is still a very complex situation with regards to the system coming in later tonight into Tuesday. Precipitation should move in during the evening and late night hours mainly as snow with temperatures rising slowly toward the freezing mark. The precipitation will begin to change to freezing rain and sleet during the early morning …

All of Iowa, Forecast

Iowa Weather Report February 27th 2015: Twin Storms Coming Up

WEEKEND EVENT: Bitterly cold temperatures will continue today with readings only making it into the upper single digits and teens for the state after lows that were well below zero in some areas. We’ll see sub-zero temperatures again tonight mainly in the eastern half of the state with single digits in the west. Temperatures will …

All of Iowa, Storm Reports, Winter Weather

Snowfall Reports (2/25/2015 Storm) FINAL

Here are the FINAL totals from the storm on Wednesday that moved across the state. Updated 11:40AM Thursday Amana 7 Keokuk 7 New Boston 6.8 Independence 6.7 Spirit Lake 6.5 Keosauqua 6.5 Waterloo 6.4 New London 6.3 Cedar Rapids 6 Edgewood 6 Geneva 6 Mason City 6 Mederville 6 Muscatine 6 Vinton 6 Hudson 5.8 …

All of Iowa, Road Conditions

Mid-Afternoon Road Condition Update

Road Conditions continue to be hazardous along and north of Interstate 80 this afternoon. Numerous counties are now under tow bans. Snow is beginning to taper off in the northwestern counties of the state where the warnings and advisories have expired, however road conditions there will still be hazardous through the evening hours. The rest …

All of Iowa, Road Conditions, Winter Weather

Early Afternoon Update: Road Conditions/ Changes to Warnings, Advisories

The National Weather Service in Des Moines has trimmed their warnings and advisories from the southwestern counties due to warmer air that is leading to more rain than snow in these areas. The Des Moines area is now under a Winter Weather Advisory instead of a Winter Storm Warning for snow amounts that will be …

All of Iowa, Road Conditions, Winter Weather

Midday Update: Road Conditions Continue to Worsen.

Light to Moderate snow continues to move across the state at this hour with the heaviest snow moving through the central counties of the state at this time. Road conditions in the northern half of the state have become partly to completely covered in snow and these will continue to deteriorate as we move into …

All of Iowa, Winter Storm Watch, Winter Weather

Winter Storm Watch Wednesday in Central Iowa

The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a Winter Storm Watch that will go into effect at 9am Wednesday and last until 9pm Wednesday evening for Adair, Appanoose, Audubon, Boone, Calhoun, Carroll, Clarke, Crawford, Dallas, Davis, Greene, Guthrie, Hamilton, Hardin, Jasper, Lucas, Madison, Mahaska, Marion, Marshall, Monroe, Pocahontas, Polk, Poweshiek, Sac, Story, Tama, …