Make no mistake about it, last week was one of the all-time greats for weather here in eastern Iowa and NW Illinois. Trouble is, what made it great was the fact it was so wild and extreme. It all began Tuesday when a moderate severe weather risk was issued. Temperatures down around HWY 34, roughly south of a line from Mt Pleasant to Galesburg reached as high as 82 in Macomb. Galesburg hit 80 with a dew point of 70, extremely rich and rare moisture levels for March 10th. Near

A well-advertised blizzard continues to wallop the region with the major interstates closed due to extremely dangerous travel conditions. I-80 from the Omaha metro to Iowa City as well as I-35 from Ames to the Minnesota border were shut down Sunday due to major blowing and drifting. As of midnight during the writing of this post the snowfall reports have been pretty limited. Generally 3" have been reported in east-central Iowa from Cedar Rapids towards the Quad Cities region.

A BLIZZARD WARNING IS IN EFFECT WHEN: SUNDAY EVENING UNTIL MIDDAY MONDAY WHERE: ALL OF THE AREA WHAT: 5-10" OF SNOW, 60 MPH WIND, WHITEOUTS SUMMARY:   The blizzard of 2026 is ramping up Sunday evening with wind and snow overspreading the region. Cold air surging into the circulation has caused thickness levels to collapse, allowing temperatures to fall into the upper 20s to low 30s. Wind chills are on their way to the single digits by midnight. N/NW winds have reached gusts o

A BLIZZARD WARNING IS IN EFFECT WHEN: SUNDAY EVENING UNTIL MIDDAY MONDAY WHERE: ALL OF THE AREA WHAT: 5-10" OF SNOW, 60 MPH WIND, WHITEOUTS SUMMARY: A deepening storm system is developing over SE Iowa that will track NE into southern Lake Michigan early Monday. Cold air surging into the circulation is causing thickness levels to collapse, allowing rain to turn to snow in much of Iowa. In some areas a brief mix of freezing rain precedes the transition. That trend spreads acro

Ready or not, here it comes. A major impact winter storm starts to move into the region Sunday with impacts likely continuing through Monday. The combination of heavy snow, blizzard conditions and tumbling temperatures with powerful wind gusts will lead to a very dangerous situation developing across the region. However, I want to start with the pre-blizzard activities: severe weather. As is common with March winter storms the warm side of the system will likely contain sever