• No Prediction, Just a Lot of Scenarios

    No Prediction, Just a Lot of Scenarios

    The word of this year’s Christmas holiday is… Patience.  Eastern Iowans will need a lot of it as a storm system barrels through and gives forecasters a holiday headache.  There’s no easy way to pin down exactly what’s going to happen. For now it’s time to hope for the best, [...]

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  • Major Holiday Mess in Store for Iowa

    Major Holiday Mess in Store for Iowa

    Two weeks after a powerful blizzard brought much of the state to a standstill, many travelers face some tough decisions this Christmas.  Winter storm watches are already posted for a period beginning Wednesday and running through Friday if not longer.  What will give people headaches this week is they want [...]

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  • December 9th, 2009 Blizzard

    December 9th, 2009 Blizzard

    View Full Album A strong winter storm system dumps several inches across eastern Iowa.  Bringing with it strong winds and near white out conditions on December 9th, 2009

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  • Winter Storm Threatens to Make History

    Winter Storm Threatens to Make History

    Remember the March 1st, 2007 blizzard that crippled nearly a third of Iowa?  If not, mother nature might soon bring a harsh reminder.  The National Weather Service is warning of a “historic” storm this week.  Looking at the consistent runs of multiple forecast models I fear the warning is merited. [...]

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  • Winter Invasion of Iowa Imminent

    Winter Invasion of Iowa Imminent

    It was only a matter of time folks, and time is running out.  Eastern Iowa faces multiple rounds of winter weather over the next few days.  There’s much to break down so I will try to do my best.  The summary of the week to come… snow, then more snow, [...]

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  • Here Comes Winter

    Here Comes Winter

    The calendar says winter doesn’t start until the third week of December.  But for meteorologists, winter actually starts on December 1st.  So here we are folks… Winter. As if mother nature didn’t already know, winter started with a tease, a tease of what we’ll lose over the next three to [...]

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