The last weekend of winter is just ahead and forecasters say Iowa may be in for one last blast that could drop up to eight inches of snow on parts of northern Iowa. Meteorologist Brooke Hagenhoff, at the National Weather Service, says Iowans may need to reconsider...
State climatologist Justin Glisan says February continued what has been a dry winter. “Preliminary liquid equivalent total, so melted snow, melted sleet in the rainfall that we saw, only about four-tenths of an inch, and that’s about eight tenths of an...
Officials say there’s a serious risk of fast-spreading wildfires again today as much of Iowa will see unseasonably high temperatures and gusty winds amidst very dry vegetation. Red Flag Warnings are posted for some two dozen counties, including five counties in...
The State Transportation Commission is discussing cutting a portion of the DOT’s snow removal budget. DOT Winter Operations director Craig Bargfrede says they haven’t been as busy as past years. “The last two years and what not, have shown...
Forecasters say a winter storm system will move across Iowa this afternoon, tonight and early tomorrow, dropping up to six inches of snow. For now, National Weather Service meteorologist Jim Lee says it’s thought the heaviest snow will run in a corridor roughly...
