Numerous records fell today from the blast of arctic cold. Spencer tied a record with a low of -27°. Sioux City set a new record this morning with a low of -20°. Burlington tied their record for the date with a low of -18°. Dubuque set a new record low for the date with a …
Category: Winter Weather
Near Record Lows
Tonight temperatures will plunge to record or near record lows. Records for Thursday morning are generally in the low to mid -20s, the forecast is for temperatures to fall into the -20s in areas north of Interstate 80, while to the south it will drop only into the teens below zero. Wind chills will be …
Dangerous Wind Chills through Friday
A Wind Chill Advisory is in effect for the following counties, Lyon, Sioux, Plymouth, Cherokee, Woodbury, Ida, Adair, Cass, Madison, Audubon, Crawford, Dallas, Guthrie, Mahaska, Marion, Polk, Warren, Adams, Appanoose, Clarke, Davis, Decatur, Lucas, Monroe, Ringgold, Taylor, Union, Wapello, Wayne, Jefferson, Henry, Des Moines, Van Buren and Lee. This will be in effect at least …
Bitter Cold and More Snow
If it wasn’t bad enough with temperature readings this morning well below zero, another round of 1 to as much as 5 inches of snow is expected late tonight through Wednesday with another Alberta Clipper that will scream southeastward across the state. Winter Weather Advisories are being issued for the NE half of Iowa for …
Horrible Travel Conditions
Numerous roads across the state are becoming impassable with blizzard or near blizzard conditions. Iowa DOT Incidents shows what roads are closed at this time. Many roads that are still open are not advised to be traveled upon this evening. Winds are gusting to near or over 40 mph in several locations. This is not …
Blizzard Warning Expanded
A Blizzard warning will now be in effect beginning this evening and will continue through Tuesday morning for the following counties, Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Delaware, Dubuque, Iowa, Johnson, Jones, Keokuk, Linn, Louisa, Muscatine, Washington, Jackson, Clinton and Scott. A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for the same areas through this evening. A Winter Weather …
Big Time Storm
A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect until 6pm for the following counties, Monona, Harrison, Shelby, Pottawattamie, Mills, Montgomery, Fremont and Page. A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect until 4am Tuesday Morning for the following counties, Buena Vista, Cherokee, Ida, OBrien, Osceola, Sioux and Lyon. A Blizzard Warning is in effect from Noon until …
A Blizzard of Advisories and Watches
A Winter Weather Advisory has been issued in NW Iowa. This is in effect until tomorrow morning when a Blizzard watch then goes into effect. The Blizzard Watch also is in effect beginning tomorrow morning for areas north of Interstate 80 in the Des Moines CWA and for the Iowa counties in the La Crosse …
Blizzard Watch
A Blizzard Watch is in effect from 3am until 9pm Monday for Lyon County, A Blizzard watch is in effect from 6am Monday until Midnight Tuesday for the following counties, Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Ida, OBrien, Osceola and Sioux. A Blizzard Watch is in effect from Noon Monday until 3am Tuesday for the following …
Another Storm to Follow
While the state is digging out between 3-9 inches of snow, yet another storm will move into the state on Monday into Tuesday. This one will bring yet another 1 to possibly 3-4 inches of snow as an arctic push of much colder air moves into the state. Readings will be 5-10° below average through …