Blizzard Warning, Iowa
SevereBlizzard conditions. Visibilities may drop below 1/4 mile due to falling and blowing snow.
Ended Monday, March 16, 2026.
- Issued
- Expires
- Updated
Places in this warning
- Des Moines
- West Des Moines
- Ankeny
- Waterloo
- Ames
- Urbandale
- Cedar Falls
- Marshalltown
- Mason City
- Fort Dodge
- Johnston
- Waukee
- Altoona
- Clive
- Indianola
- Newton
- Grimes
- Norwalk
- Boone
- Oskaloosa
- Pella
- Waverly
- Carroll
- Pleasant Hill
- Grinnell
- Denison
- Perry
- Webster City
- Clear Lake
- Knoxville
- Bondurant
- Nevada
- Atlantic
- Adel
- Estherville
- Polk City
- Algona
- Winterset
- Windsor Heights
- Iowa Falls
- Humboldt
- Evansdale
- Hampton
- Forest City
- Huxley
- Jefferson
- Carlisle
- Emmetsburg
- Eagle Grove
- Saylorville
- Story City
- Tama
- Garner
- Clarion
- Madrid
- Grundy Center
- Eldora
- Hudson
- Mitchellville
- Belmond
- Toledo
- La Porte City
- Colfax
- Rockwell City
- Lake Mills
- Northwood
- Sac City
- Greenfield
- Audubon
- Britt
- Sumner
- Parkersburg
- Ogden
- Monroe
- Denver
- Dallas Center
- Pocahontas
- Stuart
- Lake City
- Manson
- Prairie City
- Pleasantville
- Reinbeck
- Granger
- Ackley
- Guthrie Center
- Traer
- Slater
- Brooklyn
- Van Meter
- Manning
- Montezuma
- Earlham
- State Center
- Roland
- Woodward
- Dike
- Coon Rapids
- Dysart
- Shell Rock
- Lake Panorama
- Clarksville
- Laurens
- New Sharon
- Manly
- Jewell Junction
- Gilbert
- Melcher-Dallas
- Tripoli
- Glidden
- Sheffield
- Aplington
- Lake View
- Conrad
- Panora
- Rockwell
- Elk Run Heights
- Janesville
- Odebolt
- Griswold
- Greene
- Allison
- Anita
- Baxter
- Gowrie
- De Soto
- Le Grand
- Elkhart
- Sully
- Armstrong
- Washburn
- Hubbard
- Maxwell
- Buffalo Center
- Colo
- Readlyn
- Dunkerton
- Graettinger
- Schleswig
- Cambridge
- Gladbrook
- Gilbertville
- Adair
- West Bend
- Exira
- Melbourne
- Milo
- Manilla
- Dayton
- Alden
- Raymond
- Dakota City
- Wall Lake
- Hartford
- Redfield
- Schaller
- Grand Junction
- Ruthven
- Wellsburg
- Ventura
- Fremont
- Stratford
- Bancroft
- Fontanelle
- Kanawha
- Coalville
- Dexter
- St. Charles
- Fonda
- Dumont
- Goldfield
- Kellogg
- Early
- New Hartford
- Swea City
- Radcliffe
- Gilman
- Charter Oak
- Zearing
- Pomeroy
- Arcadia
- Badger
- Dows
- Scranton
- Titonka
- Rolfe
- Truro
- Ellsworth
- Breda
- New Virginia
- Whittemore
- Thompson
- Collins
- Gilmore City
- University Park
- Dow City
- Garwin
- Latimer
- Holiday Lake
- Runnells
- Albion
- Beacon
- Klemme
- Cumming
- Otho
- Alleman
- Martensdale
- Burt
- Bayard
- Thornton
- Union
- Vail
- Lehigh
- Plainfield
- Wesley
- Casey
- Bussey
- Farnhamville
- Lohrville
- Duncombe
- Livermore
- Lynnville
- Plymouth
- Diamondhead Lake
- Callender
- Orient
- Churdan
- Ringsted
- Stanhope
- Massena
- Lewis
- McCallsburg
- Templeton
- Menlo
- Lacona
- Minburn
- Twin Lakes
- Williams
- Fertile
- Kelley
- Mingo
- Bode
- Sheldahl
- Liscomb
- Kimballton
- Westside
- Lytton
- Rhodes
- Fenton
- Malcom
- Holland
- Lakota
- Yale
- Kiron
- Corwith
- Auburn
- Harcourt
- Steamboat Rock
- Lu Verne
- Kensett
- Mallard
- Crystal Lake
- Cumberland
- Deloit
- Leland
- Deep River
- Halbur
- New Providence
- Harvey
- Renwick
- Bagley
- Chelsea
- Dedham
- Meservey
- Paton
- Rippey
- Laurel
- Coulter
- Grafton
- Clutier
- Joice
- Hanlontown
- Frederika
- Montour
- Linden
- Jamaica
- Stout
- Woden
- Rake
- Elberon
- Boxholm
- Thor
- Kamrar
- Blairsburg
- Patterson
- Oakland Acres
- Barnum
- Lambs Grove
- Moorland
- Lidderdale
- Wallingford
- Haverhill
- Alexander
- Pilot Mound
- Beaman
- Leighton
- Rose Hill
- Barnes City
- Randall
- Luther
- Reasnor
- Rock Falls
- Bridgewater
- Lone Rock
- Bristow
- Woolstock
- Swaledale
- Brayton
- Goodell
- Clemons
- Palmer
- Clare
- Geneva
- Ayrshire
- Havelock
- Vincent
- Searsboro
- Somers
- Bouton
- Rowan
- Lincoln
- Ledyard
- Lanesboro
- Hamilton
- Dawson
- East Peru
- Ackworth
- Rutland
- Green Mountain
- Marne
- Keomah Village
- Ricketts
- St. Marys
- Fraser
- Garden City
- Whitten
- Morrison
- Macksburg
- Arion
- Ferguson
- Hartwick
- Wiota
- Cylinder
- Buckeye
- Bradford
- Hansell
- Ralston
- Popejoy
- Swan
- St. Anthony
- Bradgate
- Scarville
- Willey
- Chapin
- Varina
- Spring Hill
- Nemaha
- Dolliver
- Guernsey
- Gruver
- Aredale
- Dougherty
- Gray
- Sandyville
- Duncan
- Bevington
- Hardy
- Vining
- Knierim
- St. Joseph
- Miller
- Plover
- Sexton
- Beaver
- Marysville
- Hayfield
- Ottosen
- Valeria
- Rinard
- Dana
- Curlew
- Irvington
- Owasa
- Buck Grove
- Aspinwall
- Burchinal
- Bolan
- St. Benedict
- Rodman
- Portland
- Jolley
- Galt
- Berkley
- Hutchins
- Yetter
Map
- This warning
- Interstates
- US highways
Details from the National Weather Service
- What
- Blizzard conditions. Additional snow accumulations up to one inch over eastern Iowa. Winds gusting as high as 45-50 mph.
- Where
- Portions of north central, northern, and eastern Iowa.
- When
- Until 10 in the morning this morning.
- Impacts
- Visibilities may drop below 1/4 mile due to falling and blowing snow. Plan on slippery road conditions. Areas of blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility. The hazardous conditions could impact the Monday morning commute.
Updates
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Cancelled by the National Weather Service. March 16, 2026
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Extended to Monday, 10 in the morning. Ended for part of the area. March 16, 2026
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Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. March 15, 2026
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Snow totals lowered from 2 to 7 inches to 1 to 3 inches. March 15, 2026
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Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. March 15, 2026
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Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. March 15, 2026
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Snow totals raised from 2 to 4 inches to 2 to 7 inches. March 14, 2026
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Replaces the Winter Storm Watch. March 14, 2026