Road Conditions this morning in the western half of the state are terrible. US Highway 6 is closed from Council Bluffs to US Hwy 59. IA Hwy 141 from near Mapleton to Ute is also closed. The following Highways are “Travel Not Advised” and in most cases a tow ban is in effect. Interstate 29 …
Christmas Week Storm 2009:Christmas Morning Update
Merry Christmas to everyone from the blog, now for the update this morning. The Winter Storm Warning in Black Hawk, Bremer and Tama counties has been cancelled and replaced with a Winter Weather Advisory. This will be in effect until 6am Saturday Morning. The Winter Weather Advisory also includes Appanoose, Davis, Lucas, Mahaska, Marion, Monroe, …
Christmas Week Storm 2009: A few More Snow Amounts
Here are a few snow amounts so far from the storm. As of 11:15pm Christmas Eve Rockwell City 4 Algona 10 (Total since Wednesday) Jefferson 3 Emmetsburg 6 Bedford 1 Creston 2 Estherville 8.5 (total since Wednesday) Sac City 4 Guthrie Center 2.5 Carroll and Anita 3 Atlantic 5.5 Audubon 4 Denison 6 Clarinda 5
Christmas Week Storm 2009: Blizzard Warnings
The National Weather Service has issued a blizzard warning in effect until 6am Saturday morning for the following counties, Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Montgomery, Page, Pottawattamie, Monona and Shelby. Blizzard conditions will be likely across the southwestern portions of the state tonight and into Christmas Day. Snow amounts of 8-12 inches with isolated heavier amounts will …
Christmas Week Storm 2009: Christmas Eve PM Conditions
Here is a quick look across the state at 3pm this afternoon. Sioux City Light Snow 13° Roads Completely Covered Council Bluffs Snow/Sleet 18° Roads Completely Covered Des Moines Light Rain 35° Mason City Light Rain 33° Lamoni Mix Precip 32° Fort Dodge Cloudy 30° Waterloo Light Rain 33° Cedar Rapids Fog 33° Iowa City …
Christmas Week Storm 2009:Early Snow Amounts
Here are a few snow amounts from NW Iowa, where the precipitation has been all snow with this storm. 3NE Battle Creek 5.2 inches Alton 4 Akron 4 Cherokee 7 Storm Lake 3 Sibley 5 3N Hornick 3 Sioux City 5.9 Peterson 5 3NE Sibley 5 Everly 6
Christmas Week Storm 2009: Christmas Eve Midday Update
A few changes at Midday, The Winter Storm Warning for Clayton and Allamakee counties in NE Iowa has been cancelled and replaced with a Winter Weather Advisory which is in effect until 6pm Friday evening. This is due to lighter amounts of snow expected to fall in those areas. However, snow amounts of 10-20 inches …
Christmas Week Storm 2009: Christmas Eve Morning Update #2
A few changes to advisories, watches and warnings this morning. A Winter Storm Warning will go into effect at Noon and will expire at 6am Saturday morning for the following counties, Black Hawk, Boone, Grundy, Hardin, Marshall, Story, Tama, Adair, Adams, Cass, Clarke, Dallas, Decatur, Jasper, Madison, Polk, Ringgold, Taylor, Union and Warren. The Winter …
Christmas Week Storm 2009: Christmas Eve Morning Update
Here is an early morning update on the storm moving through the state. At 3am this morning, most of the mixed precipitation was located along and north of US Hwy 20. With some snow falling in NW Iowa. Temperatures have warmed across the SE half of the state through the nighttime hours. Burlington is at …
Christmas Week Storm 2009: Wed PM Updates #2
A flood watch has now been issued beginning at 6am Thursday morning and will be in effect until 6am Friday morning for the following counties, Appanoose, Black Hawk, Clarke, Davis, Decatur, Jasper, Lucas, Mahaska, Marion, Marshall, Monroe, Polk, Poweshiek, Tama, Wapello, Warren, Wayne and the counties mentioned in earlier posts. Winter Storm Warnings continue for …