Snow Storm heading this way!

[Psyclone Brian]

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

LOW PRESSURE MOVING NORTHEAST OUT OF THE SOUTH CENTRAL U.S. WILL
SPREAD SNOW ACROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...THEN GRADUALLY TAPER OFF FROM
SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST DURING THE AFTERNOON THURSDAY. SNOWFALL IS
EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 4 TO 8 INCH RANGE OVER MUCH OF THE SOUTHEAST
TWO THIRDS OF IOWA...WITH THE HEAVIEST BAND LIKELY TO BE FROM WEST
OF LAMONI...THROUGH DES MOINES...TO BETWEEN MASON CITY AND WATERLOO.

IT DOES NOT APPEAR THAT BLOWING SNOW WILL BE A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH
THIS STORM. WINDS IN THE 15 TO 20 MPH RANGE WILL LIKELY CAUSE
CONSIDERABLE DRIFTING OF THE LIGHT FLUFFY SNOW HOWEVER. STRONGER
WINDS...NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORM...FRIDAY AFTERNOON WILL
LIKELY CAUSE MORE OF A PROBLEM WITH BLOWING SNOW.

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

 

[Wesley]

Snow system is expected to park for 12 hours over the Coralville area. Darn.

 

[Cyclone62]

......and here's where I begin praying that this misses Ames/Des Moines.

 

[ISUKyro]

Sounds like ya'll are having a rough winter up there!

 

[cytech]

Cybookie weather event anyone.........

 

[CYdTracked]

NOOOO!!!! Bad night to have this with a big conference game and tribute to Stevens in town.

 

[cyinthesky]

Cybookie weather event anyone.........

Wow! I didn't see this coming! put me down for 8" ...Lol

 

[Wesley]

The bet could be who will get more snow - Iowa State, Iowa, UNI or Drake.

 

[mustangwinner97]

 

[ISUclones33]

Welcome to Iowa Bo Williams!

 

[herbicide]

Boo snow.

It does make me feel better about buying a big snowblower last year (trying to stay positive)

 

[Wesley]

Just a mere figment of some forecaster's dream - the weather has been very stable for two weeks. They need some action.

 

[brianhos]

 

[Cyclonesrule91]

Sweet........Did this just pop up because they weren't talking about this as I was driving to work this morning. Time to warm up Mr Snowblower again.

 

[dlouhy23]

nothing like ending the first week of classes with drinking and sledding... yay!! :smile:

 

[larry]

So if this is a light fluffy snow, what kind of driving conditions should we expect? I'd really like to go to the game tomorrow night, but can't say that I would be excited about adding an extra hour or 2 to my drive back to Iowa City.

 

[Wx4Cy]

So if this is a light fluffy snow, what kind of driving conditions should we expect? I'd really like to go to the game tomorrow night, but can't say that I would be excited about adding an extra hour or 2 to my drive back to Iowa City.

Whaddya mean? I would think that the longer it took to get back to Iowa City the better. Maybe you'll get lucky and they will close all the roads (check that, the road) leading in.

 

[CyclonesRule]

Really hope the recruits coming into town for the weekend like snow.

 

[superdorf]

I hope it doesn't get bad till later tomorrow... I have to drive back from Marshall, MN.

YUCK!

 

[Iastfan112]

Where is my Cybookie event, I want to bet on the weather.