Roads are becoming impassable across the state late this afternoon. The Iowa DOT has closed Interstate 35 from US Hwy 30 to the Minnesota border. US Hwy 18 is closed from Algona to Britt along with US Hwy 71 from Early to Storm Lake, IA Hwy 25 from Bayard to Scranton and IA Hwy 141 …
Category: All of Iowa
Expansion of Advisories and Warnings
The blizzard warning has been expanded to include, Worth, Cerro Gordo, Franklin and Hardin counties in NC Iowa. The Winter Weather Advisory has also been expanded and now includes, Floyd, Chickasaw, Mitchell, Howard, Winneshiek and Fayette Counties in NE Iowa. Another Winter Weather Advisory has been issued beginning at 4pm this afternoon (unless it begins …
Blizzard in NW Iowa
A blizzard Warning is in effect through at least through Midnight for most of the northwestern half of the state. Winds of up to 40-50mph in gusts along with falling and blowing and drifiting snow will lead to near zero visibilities throughout the rest of the day into tonight. Accumulations of 2-4 inches of snow …
Winter WX Advisory Today
The National Weather Service had a Winter Weather Advisory in effect this morning, which has been slowly expanded throughout the morning hours. It is in effect until 4pm this afternoon for Buena Vista, Cherokee, Ida, Lyon, OBrien, Osceola, Plymouth, Sioux and Woodbury counties. There is a Winter Weather Advisory also in effect until 6pm for …
Here Comes the Cold
The cold front has swept through the state this morning. Temperatures early this afternoon across the state were still in the upper 20s to middle 30s, but gusty W to NW winds will continue to keep temperatures from going any higher today. There is no precipitation in the state currently except for a few snow …
Dense Fog Through the Evening
A dense Fog Advisory is in effect through the evening hours in the western and central portions of the state. Visibilities will be reduced to as little as a few hundred feet in places over the next few hours. The fog will begin to dissipate once the cold front begins to move into the state …
Rain Pushing Eastward
This afternoon, a batch of light to moderate rain is moving through the central and eastern portions of the state. Amounts up to a half inch will be possible with this rain as it moves to the east. Some isolated claps of thunder could be possible as well. It has dried out in the western …
Windy and Rainy
Rain continues in the western part of the state very early this morning. It is mixing with some sleet and freezing rain in the far northern part of the state where temperatures are still at or slightly below the freezing mark. Warm south to southeasterly winds are contributing to temperatures rising across the state. Readings …
The Weekend Storm
Fog and some drizzle continues this afternoon, but more pronounced precipitation has moved into the western part of the state. Some of this precipitation may start out as Freezing rain or sleet before temperatures warm enough to switch it all to rain. Saturday will be a raw and rainy day statewide. Amounts up to 3/4 …
A Break in the Action
Only a little light freezing drizzle continues across the state. Some of the roads may refreeze this evening and could cause some hazardous conditions. The next storm will move late on Friday into the weekend. Heavy rain is possible with this storm, with up to an inch of rain possible before the precipitation changes over …