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The final round of voting is underway to choose the new Marion school mascot. Again.

Well, it turns out that it's actually Severe Weather Awareness Week and if you're looking to chase some awesome storms, do I have an idea for you. While this is not an official "storm chasing" certification this could be the next best thing, especially in Northeastern Iowa. It's pretty simple to be a storm spotter in Iowa.

The Winter Storm Warning has expanded east and now includes Black Hawk, Bremer, and Grundy Counties. The warning begins at 1 AM Monday and continues until 4 PM Monday. (see warning map below) From the National Weather Service in Des Moines:  Northern Iowa will see snow accumulations top 6 inches with areas along portions of the Iowa/Minnesota border around 8 to 9 inches...

**Updated Friday 3/12 at 5 AM** Mother Nature can be cruel. After setting record high temperatures in parts of Iowa on both Tuesday and Wednesday, there’s a chance that the state could get drilled by Winter Weather early next week…seriously...

Sick of snow? Spring begins on March 20th! SNOW TOTALS from 2/21: Onawa: 9.5" Woodbine: 9" Riceville: 8.3" Cresco: 8" Mason City: 6" Charles City: 5.2" Ames: 4.5" Waterloo: 3.5" Tripoli: 2.4" Fayette: 2" So far this month, Waterloo has accumulated 14...

Video shot by Chris Fitzmorris in Kenner, Louisiana, shows electrical power surging through the lines at the same time a transformer went down as a winter storm ripped through the state. Thousands of people were without power across Louisiana as icy winter storms move across the state on Monday morning...

The Iowa DOT Tweeted at 1:50 PM that a multi-vehicle crash involving numerous semi-trucks occurred on I-80 west of Newton. About 40 vehicles were involved in the crash.      

How many watches & warnings does Iowa average per year?

A major winter storm is set to hit Iowa Monday into Monday night. This storm will feature the potential for a lot of snow, and combined with gusty winds and blowing this, the storm will make travel very difficult at times. AS OF 6 AM 1/24: The National Weather Service in Des Moines forecasts that southern Iowa can expect 8-12" of snow, while areas North of I-80 are less certain at this point.

The western half of the state is in a BLIZZARD WARNING. The areas included in the Blizzard Warning can expect a total of 4-10" of snow and winds gusting as high as 50 MPH. The Blizzard Warning will go into effect at 6 PM Thursday through 6 PM Friday...