***Official 2022 Weather Thread***
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For anyone saying this is getting over blown, there was a night in 2019 I didn’t make it home after work due to blizzard/white out conditions. We got a 1/4” of snow that day. Winds blew it all freaking night.
Just watched 6pm update for Dane county WI and 6-10 snow, 30 to 50mph and -30 to -40 wind chill. We already have probably 6-8 of snow on the ground now so this will be an interesting event. Had hoped to get kids to daycare Thursday but just don't know that it's possible. Internet provider warning of outages and I would guess power is possible too.
NWS is still saying 5"-9" for the Twin Cities followed by the days of crazy wind. Should be interesting snow chucking on Thursday. Will have to try and chuck the snow WITH the wind.
if you have Iowa State kicker luck, it’ll be blowing back in your face no matter what.
Son’s flight to DM is cancelled so he is flying into KC and riding up with the two boys there. Of course KC will have more snow. They are driving Saturday and other two driving In tomorrow before it gets bad hopefully. I never dream of a white Christmas unless it’s a nightmare.
It is the way of snow blowing. Already experienced it once this winter when I had to toss the snow from half the driveway into the wind doing the neighbors crazy wide drive. I looked like a snowman when I was done.
Channel 13 and Ed just ran their model. Start around 3ish in metro. Only about 4ish inches of snow they predict so far.
Still thinking 4-6 but models just released coming in closer to 8 for Des Moines to Cedar Rapids. Dinner Wed to Lunch on Thursday for central Iowa. Late evening Wed to Dinner on Thursday for eastern Iowa. Looks to be a complete travel disaster.
KCCI still stuck on 6-9 inches for metro area.
Weather Channel app has Des Moines at about two inches over Wednesday and Thursday. It’s my new happy place.
It seems like for the first time NWS and the local channels are actually being conservative on estimates. Models strengthening as the day went on, possibly a 6-8 event Des Moines to Dubuque, but I would never bet against the NWS 4-6 prediction but I bet they pivot in the morning.
I'd guess 4"-6" for most of the state with E/NE IA more likely to be closer to 6"-8". Some lower, some higher. But travel will suck if it's 1" or 10" until probably Saturday.