Another round of snow created hazardous travel conditions across parts of central Iowa this evening. My drive this evening from Ames to Ogden saw over a half-dozen vehicles in the ditch along Highway 30 due to slick conditions and limited visibilities. The snow has tapered off and the winds have begun...
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Monday, January 26, 2009
Light Snow
Through today and Tuesday we will see light snow fall throughout the state, leaving parts of southern Iowa with a chance of 2-4 inches of snowfall through that time. Other parts of Iowa will mainly see under 2 inches of the white stuff as we work through the day tomorrow. With light winds and temperatures...
Friday, January 23, 2009
Welcome Back Cold & Wind...
It has been a couple of days since we've seen the cold and windy conditions across the state, with temperatures yesterday near 30 to near 60 across the state and winds nearly calm it was a brisk change back this morning. Winds across the state are from the northwest at 25-35 mph and some higher gusts,...
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Here comes the warmth!
Winds will be turning to the west and southwest over the next couple of days, and with westerlies from the Rockies through the state of Iowa we'll be in the downslope flow that will/could allow temperatures to soar. Areas where the snow cover is limited or non-existent will see much warmer temperatures...
Friday, January 16, 2009
70 Degree Temperature Swing!
I don't believe you can complain about any temperatures that are at least above zero after the past two days! I've managed the trek to and from campus over the past three days, approximately six miles, in an average temperature around -15 degrees and a wind chill near -30!! The past two nights (Wednesday...
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Winter Storm (Jan. 13-14) Recap
Another impressive clipper system struck the state last night and into today, and behind its' wake we are left with frigid temperatures in the negative teens and twenties for tonight and in the single...
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Winter Storm (Jan. 13-14) Update #1
A Winter Weather Advisory has been expanded to the southwest to include more counties in the state of Iowa. This has been done as forecast models have came together on a solution that brings the low pressure system south out of the Dakotas, and then east/southeast over the southern third of the state....
Winter Storm (Jan. 13-14)
Less than 24 hours after our previous storm has ended we are looking at another quick clipper to move near the state and give us additional snowfall. Snowfall amounts will vary from less than an inch in southwest Iowa, to 4-6 inches being possible across northeast Iowa. Winter Weather Advisories have...
Winter Storm (Jan. 12) Recap
The winter storm to affect the state on January 12 and early morning on January 13 was enough to cause many school cancellations and delays, among many hours of hazardous travel conditions. Snowfall...
Monday, January 12, 2009
Winter Storm (Jan. 12) Update #1
Snowfall totals through this afternoon only totaled 1-2 inches across most of the state, however, a few areas did receive up to 3 inches. Some parts of the state did receive the snow, and also some much warmer than forecasted temperatures. The low pressure center that moved across the state did so...
Winter Storm (Jan. 12)
A band of moderate snow is currently moving over central Iowa this morning, this band of snow should slowly make its' way eastward through the morning hours. Areas of western Iowa received 1-2 inches this morning as this band moved through, and areas of central and eastern Iowa should be looking at...
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Will it ever stop!?!
The snow that is... Iowa has seen several inches of the light and fluffy snow on two consecutive nights now (Friday and Saturday), and we're likely to make it a third come tonight (Sunday). I was surprised at road conditions this morning, as even though an inch or two of additional snow fell last...
Saturday, January 3, 2009
First Winter Storm of '09
Although it isn't much I think we can count it as the first winter storm of the 2009 year for Iowa with Winter Weather Advisories posted for the northern half of the state. This winter storm comes with a mixture of precipitation types for the state, with areas south of I-80 looking at only light rain...
