We went from having not much for winter weather to having one of the most epic winter weather weeks on record! The second snow producing storm this week brought a brief but intense burst of snowfall with a few isolated locations reporting over three inches. The quick hitting and intense burst of snow prompted NWS Des Moines to issue two Snow Squall Warnings (1, 2) Wednesday evening. These warnings attempt to cover dangerous travel impacts when road conditions become very variable due to a quick onset of intense snowfall and lowered visibility. The featured map presents an analysis of available NWS and CoCoRaHS snowfall reports along with the two polygons associated with the warnings. Attention quickly turns to a big storm arriving this evening with another round of heavy snowfall and strong winds likely combining to create blizzard conditions. Extreme cold temperatures arrive for the weekend. What a memorable week for winter weather in Iowa!

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