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Category: All of Iowa
Partially to Mostly Covered Roads in Western and Northern Iowa
Roads are now becoming impacted by the snow across the northern and western counties of the state. Snow will continue into the evening and overnight hours with roads mainly north and west of a Clarinda to Des Moines to Waterloo to PDC line being the most impacted. Southeast of that line should see little if …
Iowa Forecast Video 12/3/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzA99P46VmI?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] WINTER FUN BEGINS: Looks like an all day rain across the southeastern half of the state. Some of the precipitation may mix with some sleet in the early morning as temperatures rise. The precipitation across NW Iowa should start in the form of a mix or all snow. This is the latest snowfall …
Latest Snow Projection for 12/3-4 2011 Storm
Have updated the snowfall accumulations based on HPC upping its estimates for snowfall as well. Looks like a 3-6″ band of snow will be possible from SW Iowa northeastward to NE Iowa. This will include Fort Dodge, Mason City and Omaha. A heavier 6-8″ band is possible in west central Iowa extending into Nebraska which …
Snow Projection for Weekend Event (12/3/2011)
Here is our projection of snow for Saturday into Sunday morning. This takes into account different models, and projections from the NAM, GFS and what HPC is forecasting. With the GFS being further to the SE and the NAM overdoing the snowfall, the HPC had the right idea and we went with that with the …
Iowa Forecast Video 12/2/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLh80NfH8Kw?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] WEEKEND STORM UPDATE: The latest on the probable winter storm this weekend is that the main band of snow looks to set up from Omaha to Mason City. Amounts are likely to be in the 2-4″ range with some isolated totals up to 5″. Across areas southeast of a Bedford to Des Moines …
Band of Snow/Mix Continuing to Move SE
A band of some light to moderate rain/sleet and snow (mainly changing to snow with the sun having set) continues moving SE slowly. The band extends 20-25 miles either side of a line from Savanna IL to Williamsburg to Osceola. A dusting of snow is likely, especially if you get a burst of some moderate …
Iowa Forecast Video 12/1/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1o47jVaGfnk?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] WEEKEND STORM: This weekend’s storm system is still projected to bring a plethora of precipitation to the state in the form of rain, sleet, and snow. The precipitation is likely to remain all snow or maybe a mix early NW of a Mason City to Omaha line. Areas southeast of a Davenport to …
Iowa Forecast Video 11/30/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8bSDQ5vgLk?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] AHEAD TO THE WEEKEND: The storm system this weekend has become a major player in the forecast over the next week. We could see a significant snowfall across a large section of Iowa by Sunday afternoon. The GFS suggests a band of 5-8″ at this time (see video for the map), but it’s …
Iowa Forecast Video 11/29/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6USmpJc6dq0?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] SLIGHT CHANCES: The weather still looks to remain fairly quiet until this coming weekend. Only a slight chance of a few snow showers on Thursday will be the only precipitation chance until late on Saturday into Sunday. Temperatures will remain near seasonal averages for late November into early December. 30s for highs and …