Snowfall has came to an end over much of the central plains, with some snow still falling over the eastern plains and the great lakes regions. While the snowfall has ended, the winds are continuing to be gusty and blow the light snow creating blizzard-like conditions across a large portion of the plains. This blowing snow has created hazardous travel conditions as visibilities are reduced to under a mile and snow drifts have made some routes impassable. The latest update from the Iowa DOT lists at least 5 major highways or interstates that are closed due to being impassable thanks to snow drifts. Those include I-35 between Des Moines and Ames; portions of US 30 in central Iowa; I-80 between Des Moines and Iowa City; and US 6 near Omaha. Many other county highways and especially rural roads are also impassable and will likely remain so until tomorrow when the winds begin to subside.
The latest information from the coop observers across the state of Iowa show snowfall varying from 6-8 inches in the northwest, and 4-6 inches in the southeast, to upwards of 16 inches across other parts of southwest, central, and northeast Iowa. Their latest image is below:
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