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Storm Not as Bad as Predicted, but Watch Out for Another

By on February 22, 2013
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SOUTHEAST IOWA AND WESTERN ILLINOIS WERE HIT WITH SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW WHEN A STRONG WINTER STORM SWEPT THRU THE REGION YESTERDAY.

THE BURLINGTON AREA GOT BETWEEN FOUR AND SIX INCHES, AND SOME OTHER LOCATIONS IN IOWA AND WEST-CENTRAL ILLINOIS RECEIVED LESS AND OTHERS MORE, APPROACHING…OR EVEN EXCEEDING…8 INCHES.

 

COLD BUT DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE WEEKEND. HOWEVER, NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST MINDY BEERENDS SAYS ANOTHER WINTER STORM COULD HIT PARTS OF THE HAWKEYE STATE EARLY NEXT WEEK.   

 

THE WINTER STORM WARNING ISSUED EARLIER THIS WEEK WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE EARLY THIS(FRI) MORNING, BUT MOST SCHOOLS IN THE AREA ARE EITHER CLOSED TODAY(FRI) OR STARTED CLASSES LATE.

 

THE CITY OF BURLINGTON’S AUTOMATIC PARKING BAN ON SNOW EMERGENCY ROUTES WENT INTO EFFECT AT 8 O’CLOCK LAST(THUR) NITE AND PLOWS WORKED THRU THE NITE.  THEY RESUMED AT 9:30 THIS(FRI) MORNING.   HOWEVER, SOME STREET & ROAD CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT THE AREA MAY STILL BE TREACHEROUS.

 

DES MOINES COUNTY SHERIFF MIKE JOHNSTONE ADVISES AREA RESIDENTS TO STAY TUNED TO LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR REPORTS ON CURRENT WEATHER CONDITIONS AND THE STATUS OF AREA ROADWAYS.