Light to at times moderate snow continues to fall across the state late this evening. Accumulations so far have been up to 2″, with many locations receiving an inch so far. Snow will continue through the overnight hours into the morning hours of Thursday. Most locations will get between 2-5″ of snow with isolated 6″ …
Category: All of Iowa
First Look at Mid-Week Snowstorm
Here is a first look at the possible amount of snow that is expected Wednesday into Thursday across the state. The heaviest snow is likely going to be over the northeastern half of the state, with a swath of 4-6″ possible. Although the amounts on the image might be a bit high (but this model …
Roads Still Not the Best
The road conditions early this morning are still not very good, especially in the areas where the heavy snow fell this past weekend. With the bitterly cold weather, it is very hard for the chemicals that they use to melt the ice and snow off the roads. These conditions will still be somewhat hazardous on …
Inching Above Zero
Temperatures are heading above zero across the state sans for a few locations in far northern Iowa which have yet to break that barrier. Wind chill values have risen as well, with many locations having wind chills in the single digits or teens below zero. Mason City had a wind chill of -23° this past …
Roads Still Not Back to Normal
Road conditions have greatly improved over 24 hours ago, however with the cold temperatures and the gusty winds still blowing across the state, some snow may blow over the roads. With the cold weather, a lot of the chemicals that they use to melt the ice and snow off the roads doesn’t work as well …
Very Cold and Windy Tonight
The National Weather Service has issued a Wind Chill Advisory which goes into effect this evening and will last until Monday morning for most of the state. Wind chills are expected to drop to between -20° and -30° late tonight through tomorrow morning, with actual readings in the single digits and teens below zero. Winds …
Snowfall Amounts (12/11/10 Blizzard)
Here are the latest snowfall accumulations from the Blizzard (This will be updated frequently) This update is as of 11am Sunday.
Cold Wind Chills
Here are a few of the colder wind chills that are currently happening across the state. Sustained winds are generally in the 25-45mph with gusts approaching 60mph in some locations. Temperatures in NW Iowa have fallen to near 0 while the central sections are still in the teens and the eastern and SE sections are …
DO NOT DRIVE TONIGHT
Most of the roads in the state except in the extreme east and SE Iowa, are either impassable, or travel is not advised on them. Within a few hours, almost if not all highways in the state will be in one of those two conditions. It is best that if you don’t need to travel …
Very Strong Winds Today
Here are a few wind gusts that were measured today on various mesonet, RWIS or other stations across the state Algona 60mph Polk City 65mph Farnhamville 66mph Anita 64mph Carroll 64mph Creston 61mph Audubon 70mph