Here are some reported snowfall amounts from around the area:

KJAN        3.3 inches total (2.2″ up until 7-a.m.)

Oakland:  3.5 inches

Tabor:      2.5 inches

Walnut:   2.0 inches

Skyscan Forecast  Monday, March 9, 2023  Dan Hicks

Today: Cloudy with a mix of snow and rain. ENE @ 10-20. Steady temperatures in the mid 30’s.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Precipitation tapering off. 1-2″ of snow accumulation total possible. N @10-15. Low 29.

Friday: Partly cloudy. N @ 10-15. High 36.

Friday Night: Cloudy. ESE @ 10-20. Low 28.

Saturday: Cloudy. Light rain, possibly mixed with some light snow. High 38.

Sunday: Mostly cloudy. High 38.

Yesterday’s high was 39 and the low this morning was 33. We received 2.2 inches of snow up until 7-a.m. That melted into .22″ water/rain value. This day last year the high was 28 and the low 17. The all-time record high was today’s date was 76 in 1986. The record low was -10 in 1912. Sunrise is at 6:42 a.m. and sunset will be at 6:19 p.m.

(Radio Iowa) – Volunteers are needed this weekend to help restore a state park that was heavily damaged in a tornado just over a year ago. One camper was killed when the powerful E-F-3 twister cut across southern Iowa’s Lucas County on March 5th of 2022, destroying much of the infrastructure and foliage at Red Haw State Park near Chariton. Park manager Riley Henry says the clean-up project involves picking up metal debris that was scattered across the 649-acre park.

Given the amount of damage, Henry says volunteers and D-N-R crews have already done an amazing job in making repairs and restoring the park’s many amenities, though the campground remains closed. Hundreds of trees were lost in the storm and about a thousand new trees have been planted in the past year. The volunteer event is Sunday from 2 to 4 P-M. Henry says to dress for the weather and bring work gloves, hiking boots and a water bottle.

Winter Weather Advisory for Counties in purple; Winter Storm Watch for counties in slate blue.

(Radio Iowa) – Forecasters say the winter weather isn’t over as another storm is moving in today (Wednesday). National Weather Service meteorologist, Cory Martin, says it will be a more robust system we move into Thursday. He says there’s the potential for heavy snow — with the main area of concern in the northern half of the state. Martin says snowfall totals could surpass six inches or more, and the potential for snow and blowing snow. He says the amount and type of precipitation for the other half of the state is less certain as in the southern half of the state it depends on what happens with the temperatures.

Today: Rain likely before 9am, then a chance of rain or drizzle after 9am. Cloudy, with a high near 39. East wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Snow, possibly mixed with rain, mainly after 3am. Low around 32. East wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tomorrow: Snow, possibly mixed with rain, becoming all rain after noon. High near 35. Breezy, with an east wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Northeast wind 8 to 13 mph becoming north northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36.
Saturday: Rain and snow likely, mainly after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 37. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Tuesday’s High in Atlantic was 47. The Low was 33. Rainfall overnight (through 7-a.m. today), was .04″.   Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 46 and the Low was 15. The Record High on this date was 76 in 1986. The Record Low was -12 in 1982.

Today: Partly-to-mostly cloudy. High 42. NE @ 10-15 mph.
Tonight: Mo. Cldy w/light snow late. Low 32. E @ 5-10.
Tomorrow: Cloudy w/light snow-rain mixed. High 37. E @ 10-15
Thursday: Cldy w/a heavier mix of rain-snow. High 35.
Friday: Cldy w/flurries in the morning. High 30.

Monday’s High in Atlantic was 41. The Low was 32. Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 32 and the Low was 14. The Record High on this date was 78 in 2000. The Record Low was -11 in 1982.

(Radio Iowa) – Madison County residents marked the one year anniversary Sunday of the deadly tornado outbreak that included one that dropped down just outside Winterset and left six people dead. Madison County Community Foundation manager Tom Leners says one year later, some people are still working on their insurance settlements. “There’s been a few challenges that way. But I think, overall, for the 50 some properties that were affected in Madison County, we feel like we are making progress,” he says. “And at this point, now people at least have a plan of what they’re going to do to get back in their property or utilize their property again.”

He says volunteers and residents got to work soon after the tornado hit. “There’s been a lot of cleanup, a lot of new construction, a lot of repair work has been done. So, those are all good things. There’s been a lot of folks wanting to help us through donations or an unkind sorts of supplies and that sort of thing,” Leners says. The Foundation handled the donations in the aftermath of the tornado and Leners says there was a great outpouring of help. “Through the generosity of people in our state and from other storm zones, we we raised over half a million dollars,” Leners says. “We had money coming in from really coast to coast and border to border and we were very greatful for that. You could see clusters of checks coming in from communities that had storm damage in the past five years where they donated to ours too.” He says it’s hard to total up all the donations made by people of services.

NWS map of Winterset tornado path.

Some in central Iowa brought in their own equipment paid their own fuel costs to work removing downed trees. “That part of the county was a very mature tree stand. So a lot of trees a lot of damage that way a lot to clean up. And so, so much progress was made in the first week or 10 days of getting roads back open and getting driveways back open to where you could get back into the property,” Leners says. Leners says he’s gotten a few concerned calls from people back in their property when there are storms. “There are still some folks that are concerned as we have storm warnings. And of course, now we’re getting back into that season,” he says. Leners say will continue to work to recover physically and emotionally from the deadly tornado.

The Bridge Community Church held a service Sunday in what Leners says was a kind of the official recognition of the one-year anniversary. The church worked with those who were displaced when their homes where destroyed. Another person who was camping at Red Haw State Park near Chariton in Lucas County was killed on the same day by a tornado. There were 15 tornadoes confirmed in the state on that day.

Today: Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Tomorrow: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. Breezy, with an east wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Wednesday: Rain and snow likely, becoming all rain after 9am. Cloudy, with a high near 39. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday: Rain and snow. High near 39. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Sunday’s High in Atlantic was 59. The Low was 30. We received .02″ rain. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 34 and the Low was 22. The Record High was 76 in 2017. The Record Low was -20 in 1960.

Today: Mostly cloudy w/a slight chance of rain late. High around 57. Winds East at 15-30 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight: A slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy. Low 37. Southeast wind at 5 to 10 mph becoming north after midnight.

Monday: Partly sunny & breezy. High near 48. N/NW wind 10-20 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy & blustery, with a low around 29. N @ 15-25 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. E/NE @ 15-25 mph.

Tuesday Night: A chance of rain before midnight, then a chance of rain and snow. Low around 31. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Wednesday: Cloudy & breezy w/a 60% chance of rain and snow, mainly before noon. High near 38.

Saturday’s High in Atlantic was 51. The Low was 25.

Today: Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 49. Light north northwest wind becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 29. North wind 5 to 14 mph becoming east southeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Sunday: A slight chance of rain before noon, then a slight chance of rain after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. Windy, with an east southeast wind 14 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. South southeast wind 9 to 15 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. Windy.
Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. Breezy.

Friday’s High in Atlantic was 54. The Low was 26. Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 60 and the Low was 28. The Record High on this date was 78 in 1921. The Record Low was -17 in 1978.