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Winter Storm Sweeps Central USA Weather, Roads, and Closures

by Gordon Clark | December 8, 2009 at 10:31 am

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Snow storms are covering the the central United States, including Iowa and Oklahoma, which were being hit the hardest. The snow fall has already caused major delays and closures and is expected to get worse: Snowfall is supposed to increase to 1 to 2 inches per hours which should increase the base an additional 3 to 6 inches by sunset. Total accumulation is expected to reach 10 to 14 inches in Iowa and Oklahoma.

Overnight tonight, things will become worse, with heavy snow likely as well as very strong wind. Blizzard conditions will be occurring tonight. Travel should be kept to a minimum tonight and Wednesday morning, and if you do decide you have to travel, you need to carry a survival kit with you. If you go off the road tonight, or get stuck somewhere, help will be slow to arrive, if at all - it's extremely important to carry this kit.

For a list of closures in the central US including Iowa and Oklahoma, click here. So far there are 258 (as of mid Tues.)

A list of local radio stations that would help you if you are looking for specific local information:

Des Moines & Ames News - KCCI
Iowa City News - KCRG
Waterloo, Dubuque & Cedar Rapids - KWWL
For other Local stations, click here

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Hugh Askew

at 13:05 on December 8th, 2009

Ain't no thang.

Just winter. imho.

Karl Gotthardt - albertacowpoke

at 14:58 on December 8th, 2009

Kinda looks like Alberta, except there it will be gone long before ours will.

YankeeJim

at 17:32 on December 8th, 2009

Nice to know what's coming.

Babel-Fish

at 18:59 on December 8th, 2009

Well no snow going ruin my Christmas, just some damn tropical rain.

Mary Richard

at 19:15 on December 8th, 2009

Haven't seen any snow in Toronto yet, but it's coming... tonight. O_O

Hugh Askew

at 07:38 on December 9th, 2009

Ended up with 12"-18" here, depending on where you are exactly. About 16" at the house. Winds were kicking 40-45 MPH over night...bad enough outside the city that the pulled the plows off the roads for about 5 hours.

Done now tho - suns out, wind died down. Time to shovel!

Wayne W (not verified)

at 21:35 on December 20th, 2009

No snow in downtown Toronto at all and it's December 20th!! Wierd seeing green grass here but if you get in your car and north for about 15 or 20 minutes there is noticebale snow on the ground! An hour north in the higher elevations there is soo much snow it's not funny! Ontario is a strange place that's for sure!!