The picture above, taken from the DOT camera on I-235 in downtown Des Moines gives a good indication of how bad the roads are even in a major city. Numerous roads have been closed in western Iowa, including US Hwy 6 east of Council Bluffs and from Anita to Atlantic and US Hwy 71 from …
Blizzard of 2009: Radar at 1:45am
Radar at 1:45am showed the heaviest band of snow located from near Guthrie Center to Waterloo and then to the Quad Cities. Some drier air has moved into the southeastern portions of the state where the snow has stopped or there are only a few light flurries. Some light snow over northern Missouri will move …
Blizzard of 2009: Radar at Midnight
The radar at a few minutes past Midnight shows a large swath of moderate to at times heavy snow continuing to move through the state. Lighter snow is falling over the western parts of the state, but the winds have begun to pick up there and blizzard conditions have been reported earlier this evening. The …
Blizzard of 2009: Blizzard in Progress
Reports of blizzard conditions are beginning to come in now. Reports in Primghar, Spencer and Sibley in NW Iowa are indicating blizzard conditions with visibilities reduced to at times 100 feet. This will continue through the night and into tomorrow. Also heavy snow continues to fall across most of the state, however it is lightening …
Blizzard of 2009: Radar at 10:10pm
Blizzard of 2009: Snow Amounts
NOTE: Updated Snow Amounts Here Here are a few snow amounts so far, with more snow on the way. 6 Miles NW of Des Moines 11 inches Des Moines area 9-11 inches Corning 10 inches Guthrie Center 9.5 inches Adel 9 inches Audubon 9 inches Waterloo 9 inches Atlantic 9 inches Mount Ayr 9 inches …
Blizzard of 2009: Thundersnow Reported
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 718 PM CST TUE DEC 8 2009 IAZ040-041-051-052-090330- BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-BENTON-LINN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…INDEPENDENCE…MANCHESTER…VINTON… CEDAR RAPIDS 718 PM CST TUE DEC 8 2009 …THUNDERSNOW AND VERY HEAVY SNOWFALL RATES LIKELY THIS EVENING IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA… AT 710 PM CST…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A …
Blizzard of 2009: Evening Road Conditions
The following roads are indicated as Travel Not Advised as of this evening. Interstate 80 from Williamsburg Exit west to Omaha Interstate 35 from just south of US Hwy 20 to the Missouri Border Interstate 29 from Sloan south to the Missouri Border US Hwy 30 from Cedar Rapids to Missouri River US Hwy 63 …
Blizzard of 2009: Radar at 5:45pm
Here is the radar as of a few minutes ago. Some of the snow is mixing with freezing rain and sleet in SE Iowa. The radar returns in western Illinois (the yellows) is likely rain and sleet mixed.
Blizzard of 2009: The Latest
Currently, the entire state is receiving light to at times heavy snow. A few locations in southeast Iowa are seeing a mix of freezing rain and sleet. Snowfall accumulations thus far are ranging from 3-7 inches across the state as of late this afternoon. The Des Moines Metro Area is around 4-5 inches. A few …