Iowa Weather Network Archives from 2008 to 2017
Earlier this afternoon the Blizzard Warning was expanded to the east and slightly south due to shifts in the projected track of the storm. Projected totals remain around the same as previously forecast. Northwest Iowa is expected to see 6-9″, with 9-14″ expected across north central Iowa and 10-16″ in the northeast. Further south, 4-8″ …
Winter looks to make its return to at least part of the state this evening and on through the day on Friday. Rain or in some locations a rain/snow mix is expected to start later this afternoon with those area seeing a mix switching to all snow overnight. Northwest Iowa will see the heaviest totals …
Snow will continue to taper off today, however winds will pick up resulting in blowing snow, especially in those areas that received higher amounts overnight. A Winter Storm Warning remains in effect for much of northern Iowa through the day today. A Winter Weather Advisory also remains in effect for several counties where they received …
The National Weather Service has expanded the Winter Storm Warning area in a few places this morning ahead of today’s storm. Things look on track for heavy snow across northern portions of the state with the heaviest across the northwest where they may see over a foot in some locations. A Winter Weather Advisory runs …
At this hour much of the state remains under an Ice Storm Warning with northern and eastern Iowa under a Winter Weather Advisory. The primary concern remains to be the accrual of ice on streets, sidewalks, trees, and power lines as most of this will fall as freezing rain. Far northwest Iowa may see some …
Many saw their first round of accumulating snow last weekend, and it looks like we will see more snow this weekend, however this system looks to have a bigger impact than snow event the eastern part of the state had last week. Let’s break it down… Alerts in effect… The National Weather Service has issued …
Showers and thunderstorms continue moving through the eastern and southeastern counties of the state. These storms are moving out of the state at this time (see image), however some thunder and lightning have been detected with the deformation zone snow in the northern counties of the state. This will continue in an isolated fashion through …
Travel is very hazardous across the northern counties of the state. The image along I-35 near Woolstock shows why it is not safe to be driving in these areas. Visibility is reduced to zero even for a short period of time over a short distance. Blowing snow continues to be a problem along with ground …
Travel is still not recommended for a large portion of central into northwest Iowa. Some roads are impassible just north of Ames at this time. This only mentions state or US Highways though. This does not mean that every county roads is safe to drive on. There may be many of those that are impassible …
Roads have gradually continued to deteriorate across the state this morning, and in many areas are completely covered in snow or a mix of snow, ice, and/or slush. Officials have enacted tow bans in several counties, highlighted in red in the map below. Scanner traffic suggests Boone County may also be joining this list but …