This storm that is starting to effect the state today will likely give a white christmas to everyone in the state of Iowa this year. Looking at the snowpack map above, it shows that some places in southern Iowa have no snow on the ground (or only in sheltered areas such as ditches or shadowy …
Category: All of Iowa
More Advisories Issued for Pre Xmas Storm
As was noted last night, a winter weather advisory has now been issued from Midnight until 6pm Friday evening for the following counties, Cedar, Clinton, Des Moines, Dubuque, Henry, Iowa, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Jones, Keokuk, Lee, Louisa, Muscatine, Scott, Van Buren, Washington, Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Audubon, Cass, Clarke, Dallas, Davis, Decatur, Guthrie, Jasper, Lucas, Madison, …
Snowy Up to Christmas
Models are beginning to come to some sort of an agreement on where the heaviest snow is going to fall. Right now from Sioux City through Des Moines down to Ottumwa looks to be the best chance to see snowfall totals approaching 6″. The northeastern quarter of the state may see little if any snow …
Another Storm Before Christmas
As the latest storm moves out of the state, we turn our attention to the next one that is expected to move into the area on Thursday into Christmas eve. It is too early to determine where the heaviest snow will be even 48 hours in advance. This is due to the wide ranging model …
Snowfall Amounts (Dec 20, 2010)
Here are the latest snowfall reports from around the state. This will be updated frequently throughout the rest of the afternoon and into the evening. This is as of 8pm Monday.
Another Snowy Monday
The snowstorm is upon the state late this morning. Currently most of the the snow is falling north and east of a Muscatine to Dysart to Algona line, with another batch of light snow over NW Iowa. The snow will continue over these areas for the rest of the day into this evening. The Winter …
More Snow to Begin Week
The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory that goes into effect Monday morning and will last until Tuesday morning for the far northern and northeastern sections of the state. This will be where the heaviest snow will fall from this latest system to move through the state. The latest indications show that …
Another Storm On the Horizon
The next storm is waiting in the wings as it will swoop into the state later tomorrow. The western sections of the state will see light snow beginning in the late morning hours with the rest of the state getting into the action by mid to late afternoon. The heaviest snowfall will likely occur during …
A No Snow Weekend
This weekend, the last one before Christmas will have nearly no chance of snow. Temperatures will still be below average for the middle of December with highs generally in the 20s, with lows in the single digits and teens. There will be more clouds in the sky Sunday than on Saturday ahead of the next …
Snowfall Totals (Dec. 15-16, 2010)
Here are some snowfall totals as of 11:30am Thursday. The list only includes locations that received more than 2 inches of snow, several other locations throughout the state received less than that amount.