A communications failure at the NWS in Des Moines has resulted in a loss of weather radio broadcasts for Central Iowa. The public phone line to the NWS in Des Moines is also out of service. Please contact the NWS in Davenport Iowa for weather information at 563-386-3976. Weather radio transmitters that are down include: …
Road Closures numerous across the State
US 20 westbound: Road blocked. Between Exit 294: IA 136 and Exit 300: County Road Y13 (near Dyersville). The road is blocked because of a jacknifed semi trailer. Last updated today at 11:06AM CST by IADOT. IA 25 in both directions: Road blocked. Between I-80 and County Road F65 (2 miles south of the Casey …
Record Daily Snowfall and Rainfall for Des Moines (12/19/2012)
RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1237 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 …RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM RAINFALL AND SNOWFALL SET AT DES MOINES IA… A RECORD RAINFALL OF 0.78 INCHES WAS SET AT DES MOINES IA YESTERDAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 0.61 SET IN 1987. A RECORD SNOWFALL OF 5.6 …
Daily Record Snowfall For Waterloo (12/19/2012)
RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1237 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 …RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM SNOWFALL SET AT WATERLOO IA… A RECORD SNOWFALL OF 5.5 INCH(ES) WAS SET AT WATERLOO IA YESTERDAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 5.4 SET IN 2008.
Iowa Weather Report December 20th 2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4bze5gHalY&w=420&h=315] BLIZZARD WINDING DOWN: The storm is still ongoing as a I type this across the state. It will be tapering off slowly from west to east through the day. Ending in the late morning or early afternoon hours along and west of Interstate 35 and east of there by the evening hours. Winds …
BLIZZARD UPDATE #2
Snow, moderate to heavy at times, some mixed with some thunder and lightning continues over a large portion of the state this evening. Travel is not advised over most of the state, the exception the far northwestern counties. Tow bans are in effect on many roads and these will continue at least through tomorrow night, …
Severe Thunderstorm Warning (Mercer MO) until 8:45pm
BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 815 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR… GRUNDY COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI… SOUTHEASTERN MERCER COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI… WESTERN SULLIVAN COUNTY IN NORTH …
LIVE COVERAGE: Blizzard Warnings in effect for most of the state; Travel not advised
Below you can find our exclusive Iowa Weather Network live coverage of the first Winter Storm of 2012. Below you can find analysis and updates from our dedicated IWN team including weather alerts, forecasts, road conditions, and much more. We will be up all through the night to give you updates! Thanks for watching! CLICK …
Overview of Weather Alerts in Effect
Blizzard Warning until Noon Thursday: POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE- DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-CUMING-BURT-DODGE-WASHINGTON-SAUNDERS-DOUGLAS-SARPY-LANCASTER- CASS-OTOE- Blizzard Warning from Midnight tonight to 6PM Thursday: MONROE-WAPELLO-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- Blizzard Warning until 6PM Thursday: WINNEBAGO-WORTH-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK- STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA- CLARKE-LUCAS-DECATUR-WAYNE-BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-BENTON-LINN-JONES-JACKSON-IOWA-JOHNSON- CEDAR-KEOKUK-WASHINGTON-JO DAVIESS- Blizzard Warning from 9PM Tonight to 6PM Thursday: Freeborn Blizzard Warning from 6PM tonight until Midnight Thursday Night: ALLAMAKEE-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD- RICHLAND-GRANT-MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA- MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-LA CROSSE- Blizzard Warning from …
Blizzard 2012 Update
The storm is still on track to move through the state later tonight into Thursday. Snowfall amounts are still on target, but could be a bit higher than our estimate we made yesterday. There is still a question of the rain to snow switchover occurring in the eastern and southeastern counties of the state. Some …