A blizzard warning will go into effect at Noon Saturday for the following counties in Iowa, Osceola, Dickinson, Lyon, Sioux, Plymouth, Woodbury, Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Ida and OBrien. A Winter Weather Advisory is also in effect in the same areas starting at 6am and going until Noon Saturday. The Blizzard Warning will expire Sunday …
Winter Storm Saturday and Sunday.
Weather map for Saturday Saturday night and Sunday. A pretty good, Strong Winter Storm will develop over the area, first starting in Minnesota. then moving into Western Wisconsin. Snow is likely with this system! there is also a chance for Heavy snow. The Models show Snow moving in and becoming heavy for a time. then …
The Next Storm
Along with the Blizzard Watch mentioned earlier, a Winter Storm Watch has been issued by La Crosse and Quad Cities NWS offices. This will go into effect Saturday around midday and be in effect until Sunday afternoon. The counties in the watch include, Mitchell, Howard, Winneshiek, Floyd, Chickasaw, Fayette, Allamakee, Clayton, Buchanan, Delaware, Dubuque, Benton, …
Blizzard Watch
A Blizzard watch remains in effect beginning Saturday afternoon and will be in effect until Sunday afternoon for the following counties in Iowa, Sioux, OBrien, Clay, Plymouth, Cherokee, Buena Vista, Woodbury, Ida, Osceola, Dickinson and Lyon. This is for the next storm. Other Blizzard watches and or warnings may be issued later today or tonight. …
Snow Amounts Dec 18th and 19th
Numerous reports are still coming in, but here is a list so far. More reports will come in throughout the day. The List on the left is snow amounts (some sleet was mixed in with some of the reports). The list to the right is the amount of freezing rain that fell. NOTE: There were …
Late Evening Reports
Several locations have reported as much as 1 inch of sleet and 1/4 to 1/2 of an inch of ice. Also several reports of thunder and lightning have been reported. There are several thunderstorms (with freezing rain and sleet) in the southern half of the state. These will move northward through the night. Roads are …
Explanation of the Storm
Above is a graphic of what the weather is doing above the ground. The temperatures in the state currently are well below freezing (In blue). In the areas of the state seeing the freezing rain, the temperature is actually above freezing as low as a few thousand feet above the ground. When that occurs, the …
Thundersleet, Thunder Freezing Rain?
These are becoming more of a reality this evening and tonight as thunder and lightning are being detected in Nebraska and SW Iowa. This along with Thundersnow will be possible tonight which could lead to heavier totals than forecasted. Freezing rain or sleet is being reported at nearly all reporting stations south of US Hwy …
Evening Reports
Freezing rain has been reported in most of southern Iowa at this time. Amounts have been generally light so far, but the freezing rain intensity is increasing with a quarter inch per hour possible in southern Iowa, northern Missouri and central Illinois. The Storm Prediction Center has a Mesoscale disscusion suggesting that some thunder is …
Late Afternoon Look
The precip has begun to enter the state. Some light precip was scattered around the state, some of it not quite reaching the ground yet. No reporting stations at 4pm were reporting any precip, but that is likely to change in the next few hours. Of note, the next storm on Saturday is getting some …