The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory which goes from Noon today until 6am Thursday morning for the following counties, Black Hawk, Bremer, Butler, Cerro Gordo, Franklin, Grundy, Hancock, Hardin, Kossuth, Tama, Winnebago, Worth, Wright, Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard, Mitchell, Winneshiek, Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Dubuque, Jackson, Johnson, Jones, …
Category: Winter Weather
First Look at Mid-Week Snowstorm
Here is a first look at the possible amount of snow that is expected Wednesday into Thursday across the state. The heaviest snow is likely going to be over the northeastern half of the state, with a swath of 4-6″ possible. Although the amounts on the image might be a bit high (but this model …
Roads Still Not the Best
The road conditions early this morning are still not very good, especially in the areas where the heavy snow fell this past weekend. With the bitterly cold weather, it is very hard for the chemicals that they use to melt the ice and snow off the roads. These conditions will still be somewhat hazardous on …
Roads Still Not Back to Normal
Road conditions have greatly improved over 24 hours ago, however with the cold temperatures and the gusty winds still blowing across the state, some snow may blow over the roads. With the cold weather, a lot of the chemicals that they use to melt the ice and snow off the roads doesn’t work as well …
Very Cold and Windy Tonight
The National Weather Service has issued a Wind Chill Advisory which goes into effect this evening and will last until Monday morning for most of the state. Wind chills are expected to drop to between -20° and -30° late tonight through tomorrow morning, with actual readings in the single digits and teens below zero. Winds …
Too Much Snow in Twin Cities
Where Iowa lucked out on getting the heavy amounts of snow, the neighbors to the north weren’t so fortunate. The Twin Cities Metro area was dumped on. With numerous locations around the metro receiving 16-22″ of snow. Minneapolis received 17.1″ This caused the dome roof at the Metrodome to partially collapse (or deflate) this morning. …
Snowfall Amounts (12/11/10 Blizzard)
Here are the latest snowfall accumulations from the Blizzard (This will be updated frequently) This update is as of 11am Sunday.
Cold Wind Chills
Here are a few of the colder wind chills that are currently happening across the state. Sustained winds are generally in the 25-45mph with gusts approaching 60mph in some locations. Temperatures in NW Iowa have fallen to near 0 while the central sections are still in the teens and the eastern and SE sections are …
DO NOT DRIVE TONIGHT
Most of the roads in the state except in the extreme east and SE Iowa, are either impassable, or travel is not advised on them. Within a few hours, almost if not all highways in the state will be in one of those two conditions. It is best that if you don’t need to travel …
Blizzard Conditions Moving East
The latest radar image shows a swath of snow, some of it heavy across the northern counties extending into the central and SW sections of the state. Along with this snow, are the strong gusty winds creating the blizzard conditions across the state. This will continue moving into the eastern counties over the next few …