12:30 AM wake up call to the cover blowing off our deck furniture. Also appears we lost part of a tree. Thankfully it was just far enough away that the branches scraped the siding but didn't land on the house. Wind is still absolutely ripping out there. Was a battle to fight the deck furniture cover to get it into the garage.
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work for today was cancelled at 3:30pm yesterday. Judging by road reports for north central Iowa, correct decision.
When are people going to figure out in weather like this, you stay at home. Its not the amount of snow in this case, its that is blowing and drifting across the roadway and you cannot see crap. Stay at home and stay safe.
Looking like my flight into Mason City might actually take off from Ohare today. I'm surprised they are letting anything out or in based on how the run ways look this morning, but I will defer to the experts
Cyclonepride
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Let my car run a little extra this morning only to find that I had the heat set at 50% and set to vent rather than defrost 
Just hoping the travel insurance comes through at this point. Not holding my breath though.
Some roads must not be to bad. A semi got from Sioux City to Bomgaars by 8:00 this morning.
169 south of Algona is ice and snow covered. Drive carefully.
169 south of Algona is ice and snow covered. Drive carefully.
35 is open around Ankeny but looks icy according to the DOT cam. My mom's eye surgeon made the drive from D.M. to FD. Be patient I'm guessing you'd be ok
KCCI in DM still says it’s closed from Ames to Minnesota border.
Hopefully you live on a state highway. No counties around Mason city have sent their plows out in this wind. Blizzard extended now.
