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 the low pressure system have entered the state early this afternoon and as of the latest radar updates some heavy snow has came into south-central Iowa extending to the Iowa City area.

The Winter Storm Warnings and Snow & Blowing Snow Advisories that were issued last night have been extended until the morning hours tomorrow as this snow has been slow to make its' way north. Travel conditions are becoming unfavorable over some areas of the state as shown by the road conditions link. Some areas within this heavy snow and winds are producing white out conditions as shown by the webcams across the state.

Current snow totals are going to range from 4-8 inches along the heaviest bands of snow that are likely from south-central Iowa into northeast Iowa. Areas both east and west of that line can see 1-3 inches of snow this evening and overnight, while areas of northwest and a majority of the western third of the state won't see much of any accumulation. For the latest updates be sure to check out the NWS pages as well as the road conditions maps across the state. This storm isn't effecting me much at all in northwest Iowa, thus I've been busy with other projects. A recap of the storm may be posted tomorrow or at a later date as it looks to be a pretty good near blizzard storm.