Much of the state is still experiencing horrible travel issues this morning with blizzard conditions still raging across the eastern half of the state. Many roads are impassable across the state due to the blowing and drifting of the snow. Here are the roads that are impassable and or closed as of 3am. US Hwy …
Category: All of Iowa
10pm Road Condition Report (2/1/11)
Numerous roads in SE Iowa and a few in SW Iowa have been closed or are impassable due to the blizzard conditions across the state. The eastern 3 quarters of the state, travel is not advised at this time. Road conditions will not improve until tomorrow morning at the earliest.
Travel Not Advised Becoming the Norm
Trave is becoming virtually impossible across the southeastern half of the state. More and more roads are becoming impassable and many counties have pulled their plows off the roads for the night or until conditions improve (which likely won’t happen until morning). NOTE: Purple indicated Travel Not Advised, Pink is completely covered roads and blue …
Mid-Afternoon Road Conditions (Feb 2011 Blizzard)
Here is the latest road conditions across the state. Travel is now not advised in the central counties of the state around Des Moines and Ames. I-80 near Altoona was recently closed westbound along with the westbound right lane in Poweshiek county due to traffic accidents in relation to the blizzard. Outside of the main …
Snow Overspreading State
Snow has nearly overspread the state early this afternoon. Moderate snow was already being reported in central and southern Iowa. The heaviest snow currently is over SE Iowa around Burlington, Keokuk and Fort Madison. More moderate to heavy snow is southwest of the state and will be moving in this direction later this afternoon and …
Jan 31st 2011 Snowfall Totals FINAL
Here are a few snowfall totals from the first storm to pass through the state.
Midday Warnings and Advisories
Blizzard Warnings remain in effect across a large portion of central southern and eastern Iowa through tomorrow morning. Wind of 30-45mph are possible in these areas along with snowfall totals approaching 12-16″ in SE Iowa, with 6-12″ further to the NW. The Winter Storm Warning’s remain in effect in SW Iowa and far NE Iowa, …
Snow Covered Roads Tonight
Currently roads are mainly partally to completely covered in snow and ice across the state. Road Conditions will become much worse 24 hours from now, with travel likely not advised across a large portion of the state.
BLIZZARD WARNING!! Tuesday-Wednesday
The National Weather Service has now upgraded the Winter Storm Watch to a BLIZZARD WARNING from 3pm Tuesday until Noon Wednesday for Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Dubuque, Iowa, Jackson, Johnson, Jones, Keokuk, Linn, Louisa, Muscatine, Scott and Washington counties. There is also a BLIZZARD WARNING from Noon Tuesday afternoon until Noon Wednesday for Des …
Quick Update on Snow Storm
A short update here before many of the weather service offices either change or upgrade their watches and warnings. 1-2″ snows have already fallen with the first storm system across the far northern counties of the state. Light snow was continuing across mainly the northern half of the state, with the heaviest snow currently moving …