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Due to the predicted snow storm, the city of Waterloo has declared a snow emergency.

Several northeast Iowa school districts are dismissing early today, due to an approaching winter storm.

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 sou…

Get your shovels ready, another round of snow is headin' towards the Hawkeye State.
The National Weather Service in Des Moines says:
Snow will begin to overspread large portions of the state by Saturday afternoon and continue through the overnight hours...

The first month of the year is NEVER a warm one in Iowa. The "normal" average high temperature in January is in the upper-20s while the average low hovers around 10*.
The warmest it has EVER been in Waterloo (According to records kept by the National Weather Service) occurred on 1/2…

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...

First of all, WHAT IS A SNOW SQUALL?
According to the National Weather Service:
A snow squall typically lasts less than an hour. The sudden white-out conditions combined with falling temperatures produce icy roads in just a few minutes. The combination of gusty winds, falling temperatures and quick re…

Of course it HAS to be in the winter...

Meteorologist Derek Kevra of Fox 2 News in Detroit appears to be fed up with meeting cars on the roads that are covered in snow.
He posted the video on his YouTube page along with a two sentence description:
It must be a hard concept because I see people driving around with snow covering every wi…