The winter storm has come and gone. All advisories and warnings have ended and now it’s time to clean it all up. As you can see in the graphic to the left a sizeable amount of snow fell across portions [...]
A Winter Weather Advisory and a Freezing Rain Advisory. In reality they all mean the same thing, that icy conditions are unfolding over much of the state. Here in Iowa County I am witnessing this first hand, as ice has [...]
It wasn’t a lot of snow, but it was enough to cause a lot of headaches across eastern Iowa. A storm system moved through early Tuesday Morning, producing snowfall totals between a half inch and four inches. Along with the [...]
Our latest winter storm appears to be wreaking havoc on efforts to forecast for it. Freezing temperatures at the surface in areas where the atmosphere remains above freezing could produce a dangerous situation over parts of southern Iowa. As you [...]
Things are slowly returning to normal across northern Iowa. That’s where several inches of snow fell, especially in areas just west of the Mason City area. That’s where this photo comes from. Thanks to Curt Gast of Britt for sending [...]
It’s not often I would consider to write a headline like that in regards to a winter storm, but I gotta admit this one played out almost like it was scripted. With a very sharp rain-snow cutoff over central Iowa, [...]
The all important rain-snow line is being closely watched today as in parts of the state, the changeover to snow is occurring faster than first thought. The graphic to the left shows the current forecast from the National Weather Service [...]
The National Weather Service has begun posting its advisories and watches for this weekend winter storm system. As you can see in the graphic to the left, a good portion of western Iowa is currently under a Winter Storm Watch. [...]
It looks like snow will not be a problem here in Iowa this weekend, but that’s not the reason this advisory was posted. In the graphic to the left, you can see the counties highlighted in blue now under a [...]
Of course the first thing that usually suffers when the snow starts flying is travel. Many in central Iowa were caught by surprise and did not wind up at their final destination. Iowa Storm Chasing’s Ben McMillan ventured out early [...]
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