This morning was another cold one across the state with many locations dropping below zero. Waterloo dropped to -12, with Clarinda bottoming out at -10. Shenandoah and Ames fell to -8, Red Oak was -7. Where there was less snow on the ground readings didn’t fall as far. Burlington, Keokuk and Fort Madison only fell …
Category: All of Iowa
Looking Ahead to Christmas
Here is the GFS 12z Run on Christmas Morning. On this run, the state is under the influence of another high pressure system moving in from Canada. A few flurries are shown across the state, which would add a festive tone to the day. Temperatures look to be cold, but not as cold as they …
Very Cold This Morning
Here is a list of lows this morning across the state Shenandoah -17 Clarinda -17 Atlantic -13 Sioux City -13 Creston, Harlan and Estherville -11 Audubon and Red Oak -10 Carroll, Orange City and Sheldon -9 Fort Dodge, Denison, LeMars -8 Algona, Knoxville, Ames, Algona and Mason City -7 Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, Dubuque and …
Going Below Zero
Readings have already dropped below zero over much of the state tonight. Coupled with the winds that are still at 10-20mph, are creating wind chills in the -10s and -20s. A Wind Chill Advisory remains in effect until tomorrow morning for the western 3/4ths of the state. A Winter Weather Advisory is still in effect …
Blizzard of 2009: Final Snow Amounts
Here are the final Snow Amounts from the Blizzard. A few totals are the same from earlier, but some have been updated and others have been added. Some Additional Reports Sunbury 10 inches Mount Auburn 12 inches Davenport 11.7 inches Dubuque 10.5 inches
Blizzard of 2009: Wind Chill Advisories Out
As the storm continues to move off and the blizzrad conditions begin to wane, the wind chill is becoming the next factor. A Wind Chill Advisory has or will go into effect through tomorrow morning for most of the state. Temperatures are expected to drop below zero overnight and with winds decreasing to 15-25mph, this …
Blizzard of 2009: Early Afternoon Update
The picture above shows road conditions haven’t improved at all early this afternoon. More light snow showers are moving through the eastern half of the state. Tying that in with the winds that are continuing to gust over 40mph, it is creating dangerous travel conditions over the state. Roads remain closed and several counties have …
Blizzard of 2009: Preliminary Snow Amounts
This is the latest snow amounts. More will come in later, but measuring is becoming very difficult with the blowing and drifting snow.
Blizzard of 2009: Blizzard Conditions
This morning, winds have been gusting up to and over 50mph throughout most of the state. Temperatures are continuing to drop across the state. Readings are in the single digits in NW Iowa, with wind chills dropping to -20. Snow continues to fall lightly across the state, but the blowing snow is the main problem. …
Blizzard of 2009: Road Condition Update
The picture above, taken from the DOT camera on I-235 in downtown Des Moines gives a good indication of how bad the roads are even in a major city. Numerous roads have been closed in western Iowa, including US Hwy 6 east of Council Bluffs and from Anita to Atlantic and US Hwy 71 from …