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February 8th Clipper System, Highest Snow depth of the winter so far & adding the seasonal snowfall totals

Snowy Juniper during clipper system February 8th 2014 This Saturday brought another clipper system to Eastern Iowa, which in turn brought another wave of Snow, some of which came down very heavy at times, especially in the morning hours. During the afternoon the snow tapered but lasted though the rest of the day. The cause …

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Snowfall Totals 2/8/2014

Dubuque Airport 3.3″ Lisbon 3.3″ Solon 3.3″ Atkins 3.2″ Muscatine 3.2″ Hawkeye 3.0″ Independence 3.0″ Parnell 3.0″ Quad Cities Airport (Moline) 3.0″ Iowa City 2.8″ Ankeny 2.7″ Cedar Rapids 2.7″ Lowden 2.7″ Saylorville Lake 2.7″Clarksville 2.5″ Humboldt 2.5″ Jesup 2.5″ Marion 2.5″ Mount Vernon 2.5″ Madrid 2.4″ Monticello 2.4″ Olin 2.4″ Bertram 2.3″ North Liberty …

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February 5th Snowfall Report- Northern edge of a winter storm drops 2-5″ of snow causing dangerous travel

Increasing snow piles February 5th 2014 A snowstorm just got done hitting our area and it was a long lasting one by far. The snow started around noon Tuesday and continues through Wednesday. Heaviest snow occurred Wednesday morning. The fine texture to the snow made the roads extra dangerous and numerous accidents were reported throughout …

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Winter Storm to Impact the Area Tuesday and Tuesday Night; NO, We Are NOT Getting Twenty Inches

The National Weather Service in Des Moines and Omaha have issued Winter Storm Watches for a large weather system expected to impact the area Monday through Wednesday. Models have been fairly consistent with this system in recent days, with southern Iowa expected to receive the majority of the heavier snow, similar to the recent storm …

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Another Iowa Snowstorm This Week; No, We Are Not Getting Twenty Inches

Another classic Iowa snowstorm is on the grill for Monday night through Tuesday. Our current forecast shows that the heaviest snow band is expected to be near the US 36 corridor across northern Missouri into Central Illinois with the heaviest snows in Iowa falling south of an Omaha to Des Moines to Dubuque line with …

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January 26th Major Blizzard & following January 28th arctic outbreak brought 50 to 60MPH winds and created whiteout conditions and cause damage and partially closer of some major highways.

Aftermath of the January 26th blizzard. Wind whipped fields of Northern Iowa near New Hampton,IA I am now back from my final winter trip to Northern Wisconsin and I need to revisit the topic and do a report of last weeks blizzard here in Eastern Iowa. Looking back at reports from that day now looks …