Blizzard Warning, Iowa
SevereGusts up to 70 mph. Visibilities may drop below 1/4 mile due to falling and blowing snow.
Ended Wednesday, January 21, 2026.
- Issued
- Expires
- Updated
Places in this warning
- Waterloo
- Cedar Falls
- Mason City
- Waverly
- Clear Lake
- Estherville
- Algona
- Humboldt
- Evansdale
- Hampton
- Forest City
- Emmetsburg
- Eagle Grove
- Garner
- Clarion
- Grundy Center
- Hudson
- Belmond
- La Porte City
- Lake Mills
- Northwood
- Britt
- Sumner
- Parkersburg
- Denver
- Pocahontas
- Reinbeck
- Dike
- Shell Rock
- Clarksville
- Laurens
- Manly
- Tripoli
- Sheffield
- Aplington
- Conrad
- Rockwell
- Elk Run Heights
- Janesville
- Greene
- Allison
- Armstrong
- Washburn
- Buffalo Center
- Readlyn
- Dunkerton
- Graettinger
- Gilbertville
- West Bend
- Raymond
- Dakota City
- Ruthven
- Wellsburg
- Ventura
- Bancroft
- Kanawha
- Fonda
- Dumont
- Goldfield
- New Hartford
- Swea City
- Dows
- Titonka
- Rolfe
- Whittemore
- Thompson
- Gilmore City
- Latimer
- Klemme
- Burt
- Thornton
- Plainfield
- Wesley
- Livermore
- Plymouth
- Ringsted
- Fertile
- Bode
- Fenton
- Holland
- Lakota
- Corwith
- Lu Verne
- Kensett
- Mallard
- Crystal Lake
- Leland
- Renwick
- Meservey
- Coulter
- Grafton
- Joice
- Hanlontown
- Frederika
- Stout
- Woden
- Rake
- Thor
- Wallingford
- Alexander
- Beaman
- Rock Falls
- Lone Rock
- Bristow
- Woolstock
- Swaledale
- Goodell
- Palmer
- Geneva
- Ayrshire
- Havelock
- Rowan
- Ledyard
- Rutland
- Morrison
- Cylinder
- Bradford
- Hansell
- Popejoy
- Bradgate
- Scarville
- Chapin
- Varina
- Dolliver
- Gruver
- Aredale
- Dougherty
- Duncan
- Hardy
- St. Joseph
- Miller
- Plover
- Sexton
- Hayfield
- Ottosen
- Curlew
- Irvington
- Burchinal
- Bolan
- St. Benedict
- Rodman
- Portland
- Galt
- Hutchins
How much
- Wind gusts
- Up to 70 mph
Map
- This warning
- Interstates
- US highways
Details from the National Weather Service
- What
- Blizzard conditions. Additional snow accumulations around an inch or less. Winds gusting up to 70 mph.
- Where
- Portions of northern and north central Iowa.
- When
- Until 11 at night this evening.
- Impacts
- Visibilities may drop below 1/4 mile due to falling and blowing snow. Whiteout conditions are expected and will make travel treacherous and potentially life-threatening. Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the Wednesday evening commute. Strong winds could cause tree damage.
Updates
-
Cancelled by the National Weather Service. January 21, 2026
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Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 21, 2026
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Replaces the Winter Weather Advisory. January 21, 2026