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Sunday Snowfall Forecast for Eastern Iowa, then 2nd blast of arctic air poised to move southeastward

Regional weather view for the upcoming week. Winter… That is one word to describe the weather for the next few days across the region. Right now the Upper Midwest is in the middle of an arctic airmass number 1. Now a new lower end strength Winter Storm will effect the Upper Midwest bringing widespread snow …

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OPERATION SNOWSTORM: Accumulating Snow Possible Tonight

  The first ‘big’ winter storm of the season to mention is finally here. The National Weather Service offices across the state have issued Winter Weather Advisories for the northwestern two-thirds of the state from Sunday morning until Sunday night. A weak upper level disturbance over the central to southern plains will bring snow to …

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Yesterdays warm temperature report/Wind and colder temperatures today

Garden on a mild foggy December 5th Day The past week day or so has been very changeable in terms of weather here in Eastern Iowa. We went from mile temperatures in the 40s and 50s which peaked Wednesday to highs as warm as the middle 50s in the far south to the middle 40s …

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Air Quality Alert for NE and EC Iowa Through Wednesday Morning

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Polk County Renews StormReady Status

On November 25, 2013 Polk County completed a full renewal of their StormReady status. Polk County completed a set of rigorous criteria necessary to earn the distinction of being StormReady®. Polk County initially became StormReady twelve years ago in the fall of 2001. StormReady is a voluntary program that provides communities and universities with clear-cut …

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Todays Snowfall Reports 1-2″ snowfall amount seen. White Thanksgiving likely

Snowfall earlier this morning Hiawatha,Iowa It’s starting to look a lot like Winter across Eastern Iowa, as a small but potent weather system left a blanket of 1-3″ of new snow across the area. The cause of the snow was a system on the heels of an arctic cold front which is about to move …

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Snow likely tonight into Monday. a couple inches possible, then 2nd arctic blast ahead Tuesday & Wed. Thanksgiving looks sunny & Chilly with good travel condtions.

Weather Map for Monday November 25th. Across the Midwest we have a Wintery-like pattern appearing with our 2nd arctic blast of the season already coming into play. A weak-fast area of low pressure will quickly slide across Iowa producing a quick band of snow which will drop a couple of inches, especially over Eastern Iowa, …