A well-advertised potent clipper system sure left a mark across the area with areas of heavy snow and created quite a mess on the roads Saturday evening and overnight. This is the first of what will likely be numerous clipper systems to impact the area - some directly and some just glancing. Winter is certainly off to a fast start! Running the latest European model out a week you can see there are multiple snow systems swinging through the region. These are generally lighter

WINTER STORM WARNING NORTH, WINTER WX ADVISORY ELSEWHERE Our next winter storm is knocking on the door and remains set to arrive mid to late evening. The latest indications are that the track is slightly further south and amounts in the maximum snow band are 1–2 inches higher. This has prompted the NWS to issue a Winter Storm Warning for my counties paralleling HWY 30 in pink. Here, 5–7 inches of snow is expected in places like Cedar Rapids, Maquoketa, Anamosa, Clinton, Mount

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES/WARNINGS IN EFFECT Our second winter storm in a week is on the move, getting set to bring snow and more hazardous travel to the region tonight. Winter weather advisories go into effect at 6:00pm this evening and remain in effect until 6:00am. Sunday. Snow is expected to be the primary precipitation type, however areas south of I-80 may see some mixed precipitation that could lead to a light glaze of ice on roads in that area. The center of the storm

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE AREA The second winter storm in a week is destined to produce several more inches of snow Saturday night. The clipper that generates the snow tracks from Nebraska into NE Missouri laying down a swath of snow that covers the majority of my area asid from the far south. The event does not begin until Saturday evening and due to the quick movement of the clipper, most of the accumulations occur in a relatively short 6-8 hour

The morning models have cleared the internet and it still appears much of the area is in line for several inches of snow Saturday night. The clipper that generates the snow tracks from Nebraska into EC Missouri laying down a swath of snow that covers all but my far southern counties. The event does not begin until late Saturday evening and due to the swift speed of the clipper most of the accumulations occur in a 6-8 hour window. In other words, the snow is exiting west to ea