The last several days across the state have been quite gray and dreary looking for the most part. Despite some snowfall over portions of the state, it has been foggy or there has been blowing snow that has never allowed visibilities to go much more than a couple of miles. This fog got very dense last...
Sunday, December 30, 2007
Friday, December 28, 2007
Snow Advisory: Dec. 28
A Snow Advisory has been issued for roughly the southeastern half of the state, areas east of a Nebraska City, NE to Prairie Du Chien, WI. Areas just to the west of this line may still see snowfall, but generally around an inch or less of snow accumulation is expected. Those counties that are within...
Thursday, December 27, 2007
Winter Storm: Dec. 27-28
Yet another low pressure system is going to make its' way across the plains states, leading to another shot at heavy snowfall over portions of the state of Iowa. Snow should begin to enter the state late this afternoon and throughout the night, lasting into the daytime hours tomorrow for much of eastern...
Tuesday, December 25, 2007
Christmas Snow Advisory
There has been slight chances of snow in the forecast for Christmas for the past couple of days, but it now looks like areas of at least northwest Iowa will be receiving plenty of Christmas Snow. This area of the state missed out on the snowfall from the previous system that dumped over a half foot...
Saturday, December 22, 2007
Winter Storm: Dec. 22-23
The winter storm that was expected to begin as early as last night has held off its' punch until this afternoon as heavy snows are beginning in southern Iowa. Last night saw a few stray snow showers make their way through the state, with little accumulation for most areas. The bands of snow around...
Friday, December 21, 2007
Winter Storm: Dec. 21-22
Portions of the state are going to be in for a nice winter storm that will effect a lot of their weekend travel. The storm system that has been talked about since the beginning of the week has finally...
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Weekend Winter Storm Potential
Latest model runs continue to put this system up in limbo, but a little more consistency in some models are leading to a slightly better idea than yesterday. Current thoughts conclude that this system may be much quicker in moving across the plains as the low develops over the plains and slides into...
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Potent System for Weekend
As mentioned in the previous post, this weekend holds some potential for a significant winter storm to go over the plains states. This system has been featured in the models for a while, but the exact location of this system has still been in limbo even in current forecasts. Nonetheless, the latest...
Sunday, December 16, 2007
A Nice Week... Website Changes
First off, a quick note on some website issues. My gallery pages as you may have noticed are not operational at the moment and I'm currently in the process of unveiling an entire new website and design. I hope to have the new gallery operational by the new year, along with the remainder of the website....
Saturday, December 15, 2007
More Snow!
The whole state doesn't have to worry about it, but portions of southern and eastern Iowa will definitely be on the lookout for some significant accumulations. A winter weather advisory is in effect for areas south of a Nebraska City to Des Moines to Dubuque, 2-5 inches of snowfall is likely in those...
Thursday, December 13, 2007
Semester Nearly Over!
I'm currently in my 5th semester of studies at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa. That is until about 5 hours from now when I will be finishing up my final exam in Surface Hydrology & Surficial Processes. Once that is complete I will be completed with all of my work this semester and can start...
Monday, December 10, 2007
Winter Storm: Dec. 10-11 -- Storm Updates
9:00 PM - The freezing rain and sleet has ended for much of the state, at least the majority of accumulations have already occurred. Light freezing drizzle and/or snow may still occur over the next...
Winter Storm: Dec. 10-11 -- Update #2
Afternoon Update: Models from this morning went slightly warmer, or at least the WRF went warmer to become more in line with the GFS as far as snowfall production went. Looked over several of the atmospheric profiles this afternoon with several other meteorology students here at Iowa State and the...
Sunday, December 9, 2007
Winter Storm: Dec. 10-11
Another winter storm is taking aim at the central plains and unfortunately this storm is going to be one that once again is bringing a mixture of precipitation types to the state. A Winter Storm Watch has been issued for areas of Iowa mainly south of I80, to keep up on the warnings check out the link...
Friday, December 7, 2007
Winter Storm: Dec. 8-9
Winter Storm Recap: Mixture of snow with some freezing drizzle over southern Iowa occurred on Saturday and into early Sunday for portions of eastern Iowa. Snow amounts were heaviest over northwest Iowa...
Thursday, December 6, 2007
Winter Storm: Dec 6 -- Storm Updates
8:30 PM Update - Snowfall has ceased over areas of western and central Iowa, with only the eastern third of the state still under a Snow Advisory as moderate to heavy snows may occur through midnight. Once into the early morning hours the snow should taper off to only a light snow before stopping...
Wednesday, December 5, 2007
Winter Storm: Dec 6
A winter storm is taking aim at Iowa once again as the active pattern of systems continues... This system is luckily bringing with it only snow, no chances of any other wintery precip types. The snow should begin in western Iowa during the early morning hours and traveling across the state throughout...
Thursday's Potential Snowstorm & A Recap of Yesterday's 'Clipper' Snowfalls
Beginning Thursday morning we should have our next storm system moving into the state, the NWS has begun to issue their Snow Advisories for this storm. To read the latest text for these advisories, please check out the NWS Snow Advisories. This storm is expected to be fairly quick, beginning in western...
Monday, December 3, 2007
Some Quick Snow
A quick system is going to work over the state this evening and through the overnight, mainly effecting northeast Iowa. This kind of system is usually called a clipper due to the quick moving nature, often these systems originate in Canada and are called an Alberta Clipper. This case however is not...
Sunday, December 2, 2007
Dec. 1 Winter Storm Recap
Light to moderate snow still making it' way across the state this morning in one last band behind this system which is currently over the Great Lakes and areas south. This storm is going to continue to give winter storm conditions over the northern Great Lakes and into the northeast over the next 48...
Saturday, December 1, 2007
Winter Storm: Dec. 1-2 -- Live Updates
5:45 PM Update: Small band of showers working through central Iowa currently, another small area in northwest Iowa and the strongest band of showers in southwestern Iowa. These patches of precip will put down a wide variety, ranging from mostly rain in the south to freezing rain in the north. Expect...
