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How many watches & warnings does Iowa average per year?

A major winter storm is set to hit Iowa Monday into Monday night. This storm will feature the potential for a lot of snow, and combined with gusty winds and blowing this, the storm will make travel very difficult at times.
AS OF 6 AM 1/24: The National Weather Service in Des Moines forecasts that sou…

The western half of the state is in a BLIZZARD WARNING.
The areas included in the Blizzard Warning can expect a total of 4-10" of snow and winds gusting as high as 50 MPH.
The Blizzard Warning will go into effect at 6 PM Thursday through 6 PM Friday...

On Tuesday night -- during the snowstorm -- an Iowa State Trooper caught a driver on I-35 driving 114 MPH.
The excuse for driving so fast? The driver was in a hurry to get back to college in Minnesota. 
Between 6 AM and 9 PM on Tuesday, 12/29, the Iowa State Patrol was called out t…

A Winter Storm Warning has been issued for most of Iowa. The warning runs from 9 AM Tuesday to 6 AM Wednesday.
This storm is expected to bring widespread heavy snowfall along with freezing rain. The National Weather Service in Des Moines says that greatest amount of snow will fall nort…

It looks like 2020 has one last blast of Winter Weather before we enter the new year...
The NWS Weather Prediction Center says that a Winter Storm is expected to hit the Central United States Tuesday/Wednesday.
On Sunday morning, Weather...

The Northeastern U.S. is getting pummeled by Mother Nature this week. According to the National Weather Service Eastern Region:
Snowfall reports received as of 8:30 am. An intense snow band set up overnight around the Binghamton NY area, producing snowfall rates of 4-5" per hour...

The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for portions of Iowa, including Black Hawk and surrounding counties.
The advisory goes into effect Friday at 6 PM and runs through Saturday at 6 PM.
Light rain this afternoon will turn to snow...

**UPDATED 4pm 10/23**
If this is going to be the trend in Iowa --- it's gonna to be a loooong winter...
The National Weather Service in Des Moines says that the next round of accumulating snow will fall on Sunday into Sunday night with the highest totals in Northwestern Iowa...

The first 'major' snowfall across the state was centered around I-80 on Monday.
Some of the higher snow totals per Iowa Environmental Mesonet:
Polk City 9"
Ankeny 8"
Guthrie Center 7"
Grimes 6.1"
Cedar Rapids 4"
In 2019, the first measurable …