Some river flood warnings have been issued for numerous area rivers due to the snowmelt that has occurred over the last few days. This is also due to some ice jams as well. The Raccoon River near Des Moines is expected to crest soon due to an ice jam that is occurring there. A Flash …
Category: All of Iowa
Midday Review
An Ice Storm Warning is in effect until through this afternoon for the following counties, Winneshiek, Allamakee, Fayette, Clayton, Buchanan, Delaware, Benton, Linn, Poweshiek, Iowa, Johnson, Mahaska, Keokuk, Washington, Monroe, Wapello, Jefferson, Appanoose and Davis. This is where ice accumulations could reach 1/2 inch. A Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect for areas east of …
Overnight Notes for 1000th
Thunderstorms have developed over the SE part of Iowa. Some of these storms could bring wind gusts to 45 mph and some small hail up to dime sized. One thunderstorm in NE Missouri has been TORNADO warned, but there has been no sighting of a tornado as yet. A New Tornado Watch has been issued …
Fog and Flooding
A Dense Fog Advisory is in effect through tonight for the NE half of Iowa. The expirations are different from each weather office, but to make it simple, the dense fog will slowly end once a cold front pushes through later tonight or very early tomorrow morning. This front could bring some heavy rain along …
Dense Fog
Dense Fog is beginning to develop across the state now that temperatures have risen above freezing. A dense Fog advisory has been issued until 1pm for NW Iowa, however dense fog will be possible statewide today with the warmer temperatures leading to melting of snow. Visibilities outside the advisory area may drop to 1/2 mile …
A Real Mess
Mother Nature brought a late Christmas present to the state last night, freezing rain. Freezing rain amounts were generally light except between Cedar Rapids and Dubuque where amounts were generally between two and three tenths of an inch. Roads are very slippery in those areas as well as in many other areas of the state …
Winter Weather Returns
A Winter Weather Advisory has been issued beginning this evening and ending tomorrow morning. This is in effect for the following counties, Mitchell, Howard, Winneshiek, Allamakee, Floyd, Chickasaw, Fayette, Clayton, Buchanan, Delaware, Dubuque, Benton, Linn, Jones, Jackson, Iowa, Johnson, Cedar, Clinton, Muscatine, Scott, Keokuk, Washington, Louisa, Jefferson and Henry. As much as two tenths of …
Merry Christmas
From us at the Iowa Weather Blog, we wish you all a Merry Christmas and happy holidays to all. In the weather, Christmas will be merry and bright (at least the first part of the day), by afternoon the weather will begin to turn sour as a new storm system is expected to move into …
Snow Tapering Off
It continues to snow this morning in the eastern part of the state, meanwhile the sky has begun to clear out west, with sunshine and brisk winds. Temperatures will drop throughout the day as a new cold push is delivered from the arctic. This will only last one day before a new storm moves in …
The Next Storm
A Winter Weather Advisory has been issued for the following counties in Iowa, Appanoose, Davis, Mahaska, Monroe, Wapello, Wayne and Clayton. This is added to the other counties that are under a Winter Weather Advisory. This will expire tomorrow afternoon. Snowfall of 3-5 inches is expected SE of a line from Centerville to Cedar Rapids …