Even as the snow continues this evening across the state, this is just the beginning of a couple days of light to moderate snow. Winter Storm Warnings have been issued across the central portions of the state beginning Monday morning and lasting through Tuesday evening. Winter Weather Advisories have been issued to the west beginning …
Category: Road Conditions
Road Conditions This Morning
Roads are still in bad shape early this morning, especially in the western and central portions of the state. I-35 is still closed from Ames to the Minnesota Border. IA Hwy 3 is closed from Waverly to Dakota City. US Hwy 20 is closed near the I-35 interchange. US Hwy 18 is also closed in …
Cars in the Ditch
A Traffic cam from the South Dakota DOT through Safe Travel USA shows at least one car in the ditch on I-29 south of Sioux Falls in South Dakota. This is prevelent not only in South Dakota, but in Iowa and in Minnesota. So many roads remain closed and will likely stay that way throughout …
No Travel Advised!
The first picture is of I-35 at Williams just north of US Hwy 20. The interstate is closed at this location and the image says it all. The second is the current road condition map of the state as of ten minutes ago. Anywhere that is in Red, travel is not advised. Closed portions are …
Road Conditions Horrible This evening
Roads are becoming impassable across the state late this afternoon. The Iowa DOT has closed Interstate 35 from US Hwy 30 to the Minnesota border. US Hwy 18 is closed from Algona to Britt along with US Hwy 71 from Early to Storm Lake, IA Hwy 25 from Bayard to Scranton and IA Hwy 141 …
Blizzard in NW Iowa
A blizzard Warning is in effect through at least through Midnight for most of the northwestern half of the state. Winds of up to 40-50mph in gusts along with falling and blowing and drifiting snow will lead to near zero visibilities throughout the rest of the day into tonight. Accumulations of 2-4 inches of snow …
Very Cold Night Tonight
A cold night is in store for the state tonight. Winds will begin to diminish this evening and overnight, which will lead to very cold temperatures across the state. Lows by Saturday morning will be in the teens and 20s below zero statewide. A few locations may even drop to -30. The extreme eastern part …
Roads Closed or Impassable This AM
Here are the following roads that are either closed or DOT Plows have been pulled off the roads. These roads are likely to drift shut. US Hwy 6 From Atlantic Westward US Hwy 18 from Emmetsburg to IA Hwy 15 US Hwy 63 from New Sharon to Oskaloosa US Hwy 169 from Humboldt to Minnesota …
Road Conditions Not Good
Above is the road condition map for the state. The roads that are highlighted in Red are “Travel Not Advised”. Purple is Completely Covered, Orange is Mostly Covered. The camera shot along I-80 (above the road condition map) shows that the roads may look ok, but blowing and drifting are likely occurring on many rural …
Evening Update on Storm
5 inches of snow has fallen already in Sheldon, Primghar and Cherokee. Most amounts in the western 2/3rds of the state are between 2-4 inches right now. Snow will continue at least through Thursday afternoon in the west and Thursday evening in the east. Road Conditions have gone downhill tonight with the snowfall. Travel is …