Regional View. Cold weather will continue for Friday, with slowly Moderating temps. Saturday into Sunday. skies will become partly sunny, but we do have chance for some sun early Friday. Sunday a small system will produce some snows south of the area. There a couple Inches may be possible but nothing large. Right now it …
Looking Ahead to Christmas
Here is the GFS 12z Run on Christmas Morning. On this run, the state is under the influence of another high pressure system moving in from Canada. A few flurries are shown across the state, which would add a festive tone to the day. Temperatures look to be cold, but not as cold as they …
Very Cold This Morning
Here is a list of lows this morning across the state Shenandoah -17 Clarinda -17 Atlantic -13 Sioux City -13 Creston, Harlan and Estherville -11 Audubon and Red Oak -10 Carroll, Orange City and Sheldon -9 Fort Dodge, Denison, LeMars -8 Algona, Knoxville, Ames, Algona and Mason City -7 Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, Dubuque and …
Going Below Zero
Readings have already dropped below zero over much of the state tonight. Coupled with the winds that are still at 10-20mph, are creating wind chills in the -10s and -20s. A Wind Chill Advisory remains in effect until tomorrow morning for the western 3/4ths of the state. A Winter Weather Advisory is still in effect …
Blizzard of 2009: Final Snow Amounts
Here are the final Snow Amounts from the Blizzard. A few totals are the same from earlier, but some have been updated and others have been added. Some Additional Reports Sunbury 10 inches Mount Auburn 12 inches Davenport 11.7 inches Dubuque 10.5 inches
Blizzard of 2009: Wind Chill Advisories Out
As the storm continues to move off and the blizzrad conditions begin to wane, the wind chill is becoming the next factor. A Wind Chill Advisory has or will go into effect through tomorrow morning for most of the state. Temperatures are expected to drop below zero overnight and with winds decreasing to 15-25mph, this …
Powerful “Panhandle Hook” Type Snow Storm Hits Upper Midwest! Effects in NW Wisconsin.
Snow piles next to our house December 9th. The green bush in the picture is 3 feet tall. A Powerful “Panhandle Hook” Snowstorm hit the entire state of Wisconsin Tuesday and Wednesday. Causing Blizzard Conditions across much of the upper Midwest! Blizzard Warnings were issued for large portions of states as this storm moved past, …
Blizzard of 2009: Early Afternoon Update
The picture above shows road conditions haven’t improved at all early this afternoon. More light snow showers are moving through the eastern half of the state. Tying that in with the winds that are continuing to gust over 40mph, it is creating dangerous travel conditions over the state. Roads remain closed and several counties have …
Blizzard of 2009: Preliminary Snow Amounts
This is the latest snow amounts. More will come in later, but measuring is becoming very difficult with the blowing and drifting snow.
Blizzard of 2009: Blizzard Conditions
This morning, winds have been gusting up to and over 50mph throughout most of the state. Temperatures are continuing to drop across the state. Readings are in the single digits in NW Iowa, with wind chills dropping to -20. Snow continues to fall lightly across the state, but the blowing snow is the main problem. …