That’s what a good deal of the northern part of the state is feeling right now, with temperatures nearing 10 below and winds still clocking around 15-30mph with gusts to near 40. Wind Chills have fallen below -30°, along with that blowing snow is creating blizzard or near blizzard conditions on the ground even though …
Category: Winter Weather
Travel not Advised tonight
Numerous highways in Iowa have road conditions that are serious enough for travel to not be advised tonight. The roads with travel not advised include Interstate 35 from Des Moines northward. US Hwy 20 from Dubuque west to Sac City, US Hwy 30 from Colo to Ogden, All roads heading out of Waterloo and Dubuque …
Blizzard Warning Expanded
The Blizzard Warning is now in effect for Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer, Butler, Grundy, Hardin, Marshall, Story, Tama, Carroll, Crawford, Greene, Buchanan, Delaware, Dubuque, Benton, Linn, Jones, Jackson and Clinton. This will be in effect until Sunday afternoon.
Blizzard Conditions
Blizzard Conditions are currently being reported near Fort Dodge. A Blizzard Warning remains in effect through Sunday for the following counties, Osceola, Dickinson, Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Ida, OBrien, Lyon, Sioux, Plymouth, Woodbury, Calhoun, Cerro Gordo, Emmet, Franklin, Hamilton, Hancock, Humboldt, Kossuth, Palo Alto, Pocahontas, Sac, Webster, Winnebago, Worth and Wright. A Winter Storm Warning …
Blizzard Warning
A blizzard warning will go into effect at Noon Saturday for the following counties in Iowa, Osceola, Dickinson, Lyon, Sioux, Plymouth, Woodbury, Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Ida and OBrien. A Winter Weather Advisory is also in effect in the same areas starting at 6am and going until Noon Saturday. The Blizzard Warning will expire Sunday …
The Next Storm
Along with the Blizzard Watch mentioned earlier, a Winter Storm Watch has been issued by La Crosse and Quad Cities NWS offices. This will go into effect Saturday around midday and be in effect until Sunday afternoon. The counties in the watch include, Mitchell, Howard, Winneshiek, Floyd, Chickasaw, Fayette, Allamakee, Clayton, Buchanan, Delaware, Dubuque, Benton, …
Blizzard Watch
A Blizzard watch remains in effect beginning Saturday afternoon and will be in effect until Sunday afternoon for the following counties in Iowa, Sioux, OBrien, Clay, Plymouth, Cherokee, Buena Vista, Woodbury, Ida, Osceola, Dickinson and Lyon. This is for the next storm. Other Blizzard watches and or warnings may be issued later today or tonight. …
Snow Amounts Dec 18th and 19th
Numerous reports are still coming in, but here is a list so far. More reports will come in throughout the day. The List on the left is snow amounts (some sleet was mixed in with some of the reports). The list to the right is the amount of freezing rain that fell. NOTE: There were …
Late Evening Reports
Several locations have reported as much as 1 inch of sleet and 1/4 to 1/2 of an inch of ice. Also several reports of thunder and lightning have been reported. There are several thunderstorms (with freezing rain and sleet) in the southern half of the state. These will move northward through the night. Roads are …
Explanation of the Storm
Above is a graphic of what the weather is doing above the ground. The temperatures in the state currently are well below freezing (In blue). In the areas of the state seeing the freezing rain, the temperature is actually above freezing as low as a few thousand feet above the ground. When that occurs, the …