Lol, you would think this was N. Carolina or something calling 2 inches of snow a blizzard. :wideeyed: Anyway the snow mostly fell apart/went east before reachingOttumwa.
Heavy snow, albeit short duration snow + very strong winds can easily cause blizzard conditions. Schools in North Dakota(including the universities) were closed today due to blizzard conditions despite getting a couple inches or less from this same system.