Since the last update about 20-30 minutes ago, more counties have gone under tow bans including Hardin, Black Hawk, Grundy, Bremer, Butler and Franklin counties. Travel is not advised in a portion of eastern Iowa around Cedar Rapids and Iowa City at this time, but it is advisable that travel should be restricted to emergencies …
Category: Road Conditions
Road Conditions Update Sunday Afternoon: Stay Home
Roads are in terrible shape across the state with white out conditions reported in some areas. The best advice is not to travel the rest of the day and into tonight as conditions will not improve until later tonight when the winds begin to subside. There are many counties that are under tow bans at …
8:00 PM: Roads Completely Covered for Western Two-Thirds of State
Snow has overspread most of the state at this time. The only exception is southeastern Iowa where roads are still in decent shape however the precipitation will be changing over to snow in those areas in the coming hours. The rest of the state is seeing partly to completely covered roads in snow, slush and …
Afternoon Road Condition Update: Snow Beginning in Western Iowa
The precipitation has changed over to snow in our western counties and some of the roads are starting to become partly to completely covered in snow and slush at this time. The rest of the state especially in the eastern counties are still dealing with some light rain and drizzle at this time. As temperatures …
Evening Update: Moderate Snows Moving East
Roads are still a mess across a large portion of the state this evening. Several counties are under tow bans through the night. The heaviest snows have moved mainly to the east of Interstate 35, but another band of snow over northern Iowa is settling southeastward mainly along and north of US 30. Snow accumulations …
Early Afternoon Update
Snow has moved into the western and central counties of the state. The heaviest snow was still west of Interstate 35 and will continue moving east through the afternoon and into the evening hours. Roads have already started to deteriorate in the western counties with partly to completely covered roads there. Conditions will continue to …
Iowa Weather Report December 19th 2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0JVc7doo7w&w=640&h=480] SNOW DAYS SNOW DAYS: Snow is on the way and a White Christmas for most if not all the state as well. Snow will begin breaking out in the western counties by late morning into the early afternoon and spread east during the day. It is likely going to start out as rain …
Variable Road Conditions
It really depends on what part of the state you’re in or what part of you’re traveling to today. Across northern and far eastern Iowa, roads are normal with a few wet patches. Southeastern Iowa is seeing some rain, while central into western and southwestern Iowa have seen copious amounts of snow and terrible road …
Snowy Roads This Morning
Both pictures above are from Iowa DOT cameras along I-380 in Cedar Rapids. (Top being from Wilson Avenue SW and the other downtown next to the US Cellular Center) Roads across the state are becoming partially covered with snow, especially areas east of I-35 where the snow continues to fall more heavily. Road conditions still …
A Few DOT Shots of Snowy Conditions
Here are a few DOT Camera shots of some snowy road conditions across the state. You can see images from the RWIS stations at anytime at