This is the camera located at I-29 and US Hwy 30 near Missouri Valley. As you can and can’t see, the roadway isn’t visible. This is why the plows have been pulled off the roads and roads being shut down.
Category: Road Conditions
Travel Not Advised in Western Iowa
Road conditions are becoming very hazardous as snow continues falling across the state, with blizzard conditions already occurring in western Iowa. Travel is not advised in those locations, with I-29 closed from Sioux City to Council Bluffs along with several other roads. More roads are expected to close later this afternoon into this evening as …
Road Conditions as of 5pm 12/3/10
Here is the current road conditions across the state. An update to this map is that US 52 from Dubuque to Sabula is completely covered in ice and snow.
Travel Conditions Deterioriating
This shows how travel has become impacted in the Quad Cities. This was taken a few minutes ago from I-74 at US Hwy 67 looking south toward the Iowa-Illinois Memorial Bridge (which you would be able to see in normal conditions). Travel is slowing down with snow beginning to accumulate on the road surfaces. This …
Travel Conditions 11/24/10 Early PM
Here are the latest travel conditions across Iowa as of 1:30pm, I-35 from Ames to the Minnesota border Travel is not advised Roads that are mostly covered with ice or sleet are as follows, US Hwy 20 from US 169 to US 65, IA Hwy 3 from US 71 to west of Shell Rock, US …
Winds Still a Problem Tonight
The snow has ended across most of the state late this evening. Only a few scattered flurries or light snow showers are to be expected the rest of the night. Winds are still a problem, mainly in open rural areas of the state. I-29 is still closed from Sioux City southward to Onawa with no …
Snow in Western Half of Iowa
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 …
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 …
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 …