The following roads are indicated as Travel Not Advised as of this evening. Interstate 80 from Williamsburg Exit west to Omaha Interstate 35 from just south of US Hwy 20 to the Missouri Border Interstate 29 from Sloan south to the Missouri Border US Hwy 30 from Cedar Rapids to Missouri River US Hwy 63 …
Category: Winter Weather
Blizzard of 2009: Radar at 5:45pm
Here is the radar as of a few minutes ago. Some of the snow is mixing with freezing rain and sleet in SE Iowa. The radar returns in western Illinois (the yellows) is likely rain and sleet mixed.
Blizzard of 2009: The Latest
Currently, the entire state is receiving light to at times heavy snow. A few locations in southeast Iowa are seeing a mix of freezing rain and sleet. Snowfall accumulations thus far are ranging from 3-7 inches across the state as of late this afternoon. The Des Moines Metro Area is around 4-5 inches. A few …
Blizzard of 2009:Blizzard Warnings in Effect
The NWS in Des Moines has now issued a Blizzard warning for all of their counties in the state. The blizzard conditions will not develop until later this evening into the overnight hours. More warnings will likely be issued this afternoon. Currently snow covers nearly the entire state with only a few locations in eastern …
Blizzard of 2009:The Beginning
Snow has overspread the state this morning. Most of it is remaining light with a few moderate bursts at times. Winter Storm Warnings will go into effect this morning across most of the state. Snow will remain light to moderate throughout the daylight hours with intensity increasing toward sunset. Tonight into Wednesday morning will be …
Blizzard of 2009: Snow Moving In
NOTE: The last post just got published, but due to an internal error (internet crashing), it was actually written this afternoon. The snow is moving into the state tonight. The Winter Storm Warning in SW Iowa has begun early and is in effect now. The snow is light at this time, but road conditions are …
Blizzard of 2009:Warnings Out
Winter Storm Warnings are now out for nearly the entire state except NE Iowa where the NWS in La Crosse has issued a Blizzard Warning for Lyon County in NW which is under a Winter Weather Advisory. A number of counties are now under a Blizzard Watch. The blizzard watch is in effect from Tuesday …
Blizzard of 2009: Set Up
This is likely to happen now and could be one of the most major high impact snowstorms to hit the state in a while. From the Morning Area Forecast Discussion of the Quad Cities NWS Office: OVERVIEW…MINOR CHANGES TO CURRENT PACKAGE EXCEPT UPGRADED WNW 1/2 TO 2/3 ARE FOR BLIZZARD WATCH AS BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL …
Nearly Entire State under Winter Storm Watch
The entire state except for Lyon and Osceola counties in NW Iowa are under a Winter Storm Watch for the storm set to move in early Tuesday morning and lasting through Wednesday. Accumulations will range with the second storm from 4 inches in the NW to as much as a foot or more. A Blizzard …
From NWS Quad Cities
…HIGH IMPACT…POTENTIALLY CRIPPLING WINTER STORM TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY… THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS…NORTHWEST ILLINOIS…WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS…EAST CENTRAL IOWA…NORTHEAST IOWA…SOUTHEAST IOWA AND NORTHEAST MISSOURI. .DAY ONE…TODAY AND TONIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERSPREAD THE ENTIRE AREA TONIGHT. THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE THE FIRST WIDESPREAD SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF …