Snow is currently falling in a band from near Burlington and Keokuk NW through Ottumwa to Des Moines and Ames, Fort Dodge and Boone then westward to Sioux City. The heaviest snow is falling in and around Ames-Des Moines back to between Fort Dodge and Boone. This snow is moving to the SE around an …
Category: Winter Weather
Snow Mainly Western Half
Some light to at times moderate snow has moved into the NW part of the state this afternoon. This is where the main accumulations will take place this afternoon into this evening before it moves SE into the central portions of the state. A Winter Weather Advisory has been issued in NW Iowa later tonight …
Get Ready for a Rerun!
Before we get to the snow, let’s talk sunshine. There will be a lot of sunshine today, but temperatures will not warm up a whole lot with readings remaining in the 20s today. Tonight a few clouds will move into the state from the west keeping temperatures there at least above zero whereas farther east …
Snow Moving Out
The accumulating snow is moving out of the state this afternoon, after having dumped as much as a foot of snow on parts of the state. Many locations did receive at least 4-10 inches of snow in the eastern 2/3rds of the state with the heaviest being from Algona to Marshalltown to Ottumwa. Cold NW …
Snowfall Amounts as of 10pm
Here are a few snowfall amounts as of 10pm this evening
9pm Update
Winter Storm Warning continues in the pink shaded counties through Tuesday evening in the west and early Wednesday morning in the far east. It along with the Winter Weather Advisory has been expanded in the last half hour to include a few more counties in the west central portions of the state. Snow accumulations of …
Various Snowfall Records at Des Moines
…VARIOUS SNOWFALL RECORDS AT THE DES MOINES AIRPORT… GIVEN THE AMPLE SNOWFALL THIS WINTER SEASON…DES MOINES IS CLOSE TO OR HAS BROKEN NUMEROUS RECORDS REGARDING SNOW…SNOWFALL AND SNOW DEPTH. CONSECUTIVE DAYS OF SNOW DEPTH…THIS IS JUST THE NUMBER OF DAYS THE SNOW DEPTH HAS BEEN AT OR EXCEEDED A GIVEN VALUE FOR CONSECUTIVE DAYS. THE …
Some Late Afternoon Notes
Winter Storm Warnings have been expanded into eastern Iowa. They are in effect until late Tuesday evening. Snowfall amounts are still forecast to be in the range of 5-10 inches of snow, with some isolated heavier totals. Roads have become very hazardous this afternoon. The following roads have “travel not advised” I-35 from Grand Ave …
Snow to Continue Through Tuesday
Snow continues in a scattered basis across the state this morning. Accumulations thus far have been light with 2-4 inches common across the central portions of the state with lighter totals farther to the east and in far NW Iowa. Winter Storm Warnings remain in effect in the central and north central portions of the …
The Beginning of a Long Duration Event
Even as the snow continues this evening across the state, this is just the beginning of a couple days of light to moderate snow. Winter Storm Warnings have been issued across the central portions of the state beginning Monday morning and lasting through Tuesday evening. Winter Weather Advisories have been issued to the west beginning …