[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYneyYoBbjA&hl=en&fs=1] SUNDAY STORM: The latest GFS model run (seen on the video) shows that the main precipitation event with this storm will likely begin in the southern sections of the state late morning or early afternoon on Sunday and move northeast effecting the southeastern half of the state with some form of precipitation. GFS …
Category: Winter Weather
Snowfall Accumulations (2/25/2011)
Here are a few snowfall accumulations for the snowstorm that brushed the southern portions of the state Thursday night through early Friday morning. Bedford 6″ Oskaloosa 4.5″ What Cheer 4.5″ Murray 4.4″ Humeston 4″ Ottumwa 3.5″ Pella 3″ Mount Ayr 3″ Clarinda 3″ Deep River 2.8″ Solon 2.4″ North Liberty 2.4″ New Sharon 2.2″ New …
Iowa Forecast Video 2/25/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aOjeKF1_oA&hl=en&fs=1] MORE SNOW: With one system moving away, another weaker one will move in later tonight (Friday) into Saturday with an inch or so of snow across the state. This will be a preclude to a much larger storm Sunday into Monday morning, which may bring, rain, sleet, freezing rain and snow along with …
Snowy February Night
Light to moderate snow is currently falling late this afternoon across the southern sections of the state, mainly south of a Cedar Rapids to Des Moines to Omaha line. This is slowly moving to the northeast. Winter Weather Advisories remain in effect for these areas, with Winter Storm Warnings in effect for far SE Iowa …
Advisories and Warnings for Southern Iowa
The National Weather Service in the Quad Cities has issued a Winter Storm Warning effective at 4pm this afternoon until 6am Friday morning for Van Buren, Des Moines and Lee Counties in SE Iowa. In these areas, snowfall amounts of 5-7″ will be possible with heavier totals in isolated locations. The National Weather Service has …
Iowa Forecast Video 2/24/2011
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amSce4f5HRM&hl=en&fs=1] SNOWY PERIOD: Snow will move into the state late Thursday night and will last (even lightly) through the weekend when another much more powerful storm moves in from the southwest. THURSDAY-SATURDAY: Light snow moves in late Thursday with the heaviest accumulations staying mainly over the far southeastern sections of the state, where several inches …
Iowa Forecast Video 2/23/2011
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXMytIX6BSE&hl=en&fs=1] SNOW BY WEEKEND: With the Thursday storm moving well enough south of the state to not be concerned with, we move our attention to a storm that will affect the state by Saturday lasting through Monday. Precipitation will start in the form of snow across the state with light snow showers or a few …
Iowa Forecast Video 2/22/2011
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdkPdmeAhXY&hl=en&fs=1] SNOW THURSDAY?: The latest GFS model runs continues to show the storm Wednesday night through Friday morning moving far enough south and east of the state that the heaviest snow will fall south and east of the state, however the WRF and NAM show the low much closer to the state with heavy snow …
Iowa Forecast Video 2/21/2011
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyYn8zxfl7g&hl=en&fs=1] SNOW CHANCES: A few flakes will fly across the state Monday, with little accumulations possible except in the far north where an inch or two is possible. Outside of that, there’s a chance at the end of the week for a bit of the white stuff with the best chances being across the southeastern …
Precipitation Moving into Sub-Freezing Air
The band of precipitation with embedded thunder and lightning is beginning to move into air that is below the freezing mark across the far eastern and northern counties of the state. So far, the heaviest precipitation has stayed south of Interstate 80 where readings are in the mid to upper 30s. Now, however it is …