DES MOINES, Iowa — Heavy, wet snow fell across much of Iowa Wednesday night through Thursday morning, bringing the most significant accumulation since a blizzard affected the region just before Christmas 2022.
The highest snow totals were reported in northern and northwestern Iowa, where a Winter Storm Warning was in effect. Farther to the south, a blend of rain, sleet and freezing rain kept snowfall totals on the lower side.
Areas closest to the Missouri border received little to no snow accumulation because temperatures were too warm just above the surface there.
Here are some of the snow totals reported by the National Weather Service in Des Moines:
- Auburn- 10.4"
- Alexander- 10.0"
- Dows- 10.0"
- Fort Dodge- 8.5"
- Manly- 8.5"
- Britt- 8.4"
- Algona- 8.0"
- Carroll- 8.0"
- Lake City- 8.0"
- Webster City- 8.0"
- Manson- 7.8"
- Eagle Grove- 7.5"
- Humboldt- 7.5"
- Lake View- 7.5"
- Grand Junction- 7.0"
- Latimer- 7.0"
- Sheffield- 7.0"
- Forest City- 6.8"
- Pilot Mound- 6.6"
- Bode- 6.5"
- Boone- 6.5"
- Gowrie- 6.5"
- Rolfe- 6.5"
- Ackley- 6.0"
- Denison- 6.0"
- Iowa Falls- 6.0"
- Jefferson- 6.0"
- Mason City- 6.0"
- Ogden- 5.9"
- Jewell- 5.8"
- Eldora- 5.5"
- Madrid- 5.3"
- Ames- 5.2"
- Audubon- 5.0"
- Gilbert- 5.0"
- Panora- 5.0"
- Slater- 5.0"
- Roland- 4.9"
- Napier- 4.6"
- Luther- 4.5"
- Perry- 4.5"
- Garwin- 4.4"
- Des Moines Airport- 4.3"
- Adel- 4.2"
- Urbandale- 4.2"
- Polk City- 4.1"
- Clive- 4.0"
- Grimes- 4.0"
- Grundy Center- 4.0"
- Traer- 4.0"
- Adair- 3.9"
- Ankeny- 3.9"
- Redfield- 3.5"
- Nevada- 3.5"
- Waukee- 3.3"
- Ferguson- 3.0"
- Marshalltown- 3.0"
- Norwalk- 2.5"
- St. Charles- 2.5"
- Indianola- 1.8"
- Monroe- 1.5"
- Runnells- 1.5"
- Sully- 1.5"
- New Virginia- 1.1"
- Osceola- 1.0"
- Lambs Grove- 0.8"
- Atlantic- 0.3"
- Massena- 0.3"
- New Market- 0.1"
As of 8 a.m. Thursday, roads across Iowa were covered with snow and slush, especially north of U.S. Highway 30.
Officials with the Iowa Department of Transportation told Local 5 in a "Good Morning Iowa" interview they had more than 400 plows on the state's highways at one time overnight.
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