snow

How much did we get?

A family in central Iowa is making headlines for making a giant snowman in their front yard.

The National Weather Service in Des Moines says that the storm system will move into the state on Thursday, bringing gusty winds up to 45 MPH at times.

Of course it HAS to be in the winter...

On Tuesday night -- during the snowstorm -- an Iowa State Trooper caught a driver on I-35 driving 114 MPH.
The excuse for driving so fast? The driver was in a hurry to get back to college in Minnesota. 
Between 6 AM and 9 PM on Tuesday, 12/29, the Iowa State Patrol was called out t…

Meteorologist Derek Kevra of Fox 2 News in Detroit appears to be fed up with meeting cars on the roads that are covered in snow.
He posted the video on his YouTube page along with a two sentence description:
It must be a hard concept because I see people driving around with snow covering every wi…

Happy New Year

The majority of eastern Iowa saw between 5-9″ of snowfall, with a few spots receiving up to a foot of fresh snow.
Report your location's snow totals HERE!

Preliminary snowfall reports for Tuesday, December 29 from Iowa Environmental Mesonet:

County
Location
Inches
LINN
FAIRFAX
12
LINN
HIA…

Don't break your back shoveling.

A Winter Storm Warning goes into effect at noon today and lasts through Wednesday.