The winter storm is still set to get going tonight and last through Sunday. The latest winter weather advisories include the bulk of my area. The latest thinking on timing from the NWS. Here's the most recent snowfall forecasts from the Saturday morning runs of the models. The EURO The regional EURO The GFS The 3k NAM The NAM The NWS modeling. Bottom line, most of my area in the 3-5" range with some local 6" totals. Fun with snow! That's what I have for now. Roll weather...TS

After a nice break from ice and snow the next winter storm is knocking on the door. The interesting thing about this system will be the long duration of the impending snow. Most models indicate snow could fall for more than 24 hours starting Saturday night and not ending until sometime early Monday morning. The long duration and slightly higher moisture levels on Friday's models would indicate moderate snowfall totals. It certainly appears a fluffy snow of 3-5", perhaps 6" in

Before we get going here I wanted to show you a couple pictures taken around my immediate area. The first was taken on 18th street in Cedar Rapids. You can see the cars that were stranded during the whiteout conditions that developed Tuesday when our 8" of new snow combined with 50 mph winds. It's been a long time since I've seen a picture like this in my area. This next shot is of HWY 218 in Benton County, Iowa...just west of Cedar Rapids. The highway was impassable and clos

Happy Valentines Day! I'm happy to say cupid has a little gift for you today in the form of a mini thaw. You heard me right, a quick surge of warm air will fight northward today allowing temperatures to crack freezing over much of the area. The "lovely" weather won't be around long as Arctic air surges back into the area by evening along with another round of gusty NW winds. What it all means is a manic day of weather with the EURO showing these readings at noon. Sweet! By 6:

Last night at 3:00 in the morning the phone rang (never a good thing at that time of day). On the other end was my morning meteorologist Rebecca Kopelman. Many of you on this site know her as RK. In a panicked tearful voice she explained to me how she was stuck in the 8" of snow that clogged the road in front of her house. Before she asked I chimed in that I would be on the way to assist her as soon as I could get dressed. The rescue party consisted of Carolyn (my wife), Nimb