Snow will spread from northwest to southeast across Iowa today, then gradually clear out tonight leaving behind a swath of moderate to heavy accumulation.
Snowfall prediction map (NWS) 2/25/15
The National Weather Service says bitterly cold weather will then settle over region once again from late tonight into Saturday morning with near record cold possible at times. Snow chances will then return from the weekend into early next week
**Winter Weather Advisory 6am-8pm for Harrison & Shelby Co.; Winter Weather Advisory from 3-pm until 9-pm for Cass-Adair-Adams-Audubon-Crawford-Ringgold-Taylor & Union Counties; Winter Storm Warning in effect until 9pm for Guthrie-Dallas-Carroll and Sac Counties.**
Today: A 90% chance of snow (mainly after noon). Temperature rising to near 31 by noon, then falling to around 23 during the remainder of the day. E/SE @ 10-25.Wind chill values as low as 10. Total daytime snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.
Tonight: Snow, mainly before midnight. Low around 0. N @ 15-30. Wind chill values as low as -15. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Thursday: Becoming P/Cldy. High near 6. N @ 10-25. Wind chill values as low as -15. Thu. Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -12. N/NW @ 5-10. Wind chill values as low as -20.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 12. S/SE @ 5.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -2.
Saturday: Mo. Cldy w/a 30% chance of snow after noon. High near 25.
Tuesday’s High in Atlantic was 44. Our low for the 24-hour period ending at 7-a.m. today will go down as 16. At 5:50-a.m. in Atlantic, it was 26 degrees.
Sheriff’s officials in Montgomery County report the arrest on Tuesday, of a Clarinda man on drug charges. 51-year old Clint Curtis Johnson was taken into custody on a warrant for Delivery of a Controlled Substance/Methamphetamine. Johnson was booked into the Montgomery County Jail and held on $50,000 cash bond.
Police in Red Oak report the arrest Tuesday afternoon, of 34-year old Kale Garrett Hardman, of Red Oak, on a charge of Domestic Abuse Assault. Hardman was taken into custody without incident at around 2:30-p.m., following an investigation into an incident that took place at around 11-a.m. Tuesday, at the City View Apartments, in Red Oak. He was being held in the Montgomery County Jail without bond, pending an appearance before the magistrate. Montgomery County Sheriff’s deputies assisted in the arrest.
A simple violation and traffic stop Tuesday night in Red Oak, resulted in the arrest of two people. Red Oak Police say 46-year old Lynn Kenneth Houtchins, of Red Oak, was arrested at around 9:45-p.m., for Driving While Suspended and OWI/2nd offense. During the traffic stop, 44-year old Shelby Joann Olivares, of Red Oak, was arrested for Public Intoxication. Both were transported to the Montgomery County Jail, where Houtchins was being held on $2,000 bond, and Olivares’ bond was set at $300.
A restitution hearing is set to take place this afternoon in Atlantic in the case of an Atlantic woman who falsely claimed her 5-year old daughter had cancer and then raised money for her treatment. The hearing in the case of Leatha Kaye Slauson is set to begin 1:30-p.m. at the Cass County Courthouse.
Authorities believe nearly $30,000 was raised through various fundraising efforts, only $16,000 of which remains in a bank account. In January, the 30-year-old Slauson was sentenced to 5 years probation and was ordered to continue mental health treatment and not contact her five children unless requested by her therapist. In November, she plead guilty to two counts of child endangerment, one of administering harmful substances, one of theft and one of unlawful possession of a prescription drug.
At today’s restitution hearing, anyone who donated money to Slauson, and who wants to make a claim for the return of their donation, should present their claim and proof of donation. The court order says funds will not be returned without sufficient proof. Also, if provable claims exceed the available funds, the claims will be paid on a pro-rata basis.
Any remainder owed will be subject to an Order for Restitution. And, in order to protect the nature and deductibility of donations, any unclaimed money will be given to cancer research tax-exempt charity.
JAMES L. NIELSEN, 69, of Kimballton, died Mon., Feb. 23rd, at home. Funeral services for JAMES NIELSEN will be held 11-a.m. Fri., Feb. 27th, at Immanuel Lutheran Church, in Kimballton. Kessler Funeral Home in Audubon has the arrangements.
Friends may call at the funeral home, where the family will be present beginning at 6-p.m. on Thursday.
Burial will be in the Hamlin Lutheran Cemetery, east of Hamlin.
JAMES NIELSEN is survived by:
His wife – Diane Nielsen, of Kimballton.
His children – Jeff (Sara) Nielsen, of Grinnell; Marci (Dave) Helland, of Urbandale, & Erika Nielsen, of Des Moines.
His step-children: Chris (Jen) Bails, of Irwin, and Steve (Julie) Taylor, of Omaha.
His brothers and sisters – Bill (Claudine) Nielsen, of Apache Junction, AZ; Dennis Nielsen, of Carroll; Sherry (Wendell) Amendt, of Spencer; Terry (Marilyn) Nielsen, of Urbandale, & Dale (Pam) Nielsen, of Pleasant Hill.
9 grandchildren, 2 step-grandchildren, other relatives, and friends.
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) – A Sioux City mother has been sentenced to three years of probation for leaving her 10-month-old son alone in a bathtub while she smoked marijuana in another room. Twenty-one-year-old Maricela Vasquez pleaded guilty earlier this month in Woodbury County District Court to child endangerment resulting in bodily injury and possession of a controlled substance.
Vasquez agreed to a 10-day jail sentence on the drug charge as part of her plea agreement. She was given credit for the 10 days she already served in jail. She was arrested in August after Sioux City officers responded to a 911 call, found evidence of marijuana in the apartment and discovered the baby had nearly drowned. The boy has been removed from Vasquez’s custody.
AREA COUNTIES: CRAWFORD-AUDUBON-CASS-ADAIR-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD
437 AM CST WED FEB 25 2015
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING.
* TIMING…SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS
BEFORE DIMINISHING DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS.
* STORM TOTAL SNOW…2 TO 4 INCHES…IN AREAS SOUTH/EAST OF CASS COUNTY, GENERALLY 2 TO 5 INCHES WITH LESS AMOUNTS FARTHER SOUTHWEST TOWARD BEDFORD.
* WINDS/VISIBILITY…WINDS WILL INITIALLY BE EAST AT AROUND 10 MPH THIS MORNING BUT INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH BY AFTERNOON AS THEY BECOME MORE NORTHERLY. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO A MILE OR SO DURING PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOW.
* IMPACTS…MODERATE SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE SNOW COVERED ROADS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MAY ALSO LEAD TO DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS THIS EVENING EVEN AFTER THE HEAVIEST SNOW HAS ENDED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES…AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
AREA COUNTIES: SAC-CARROLL-GUTHRIE-DALLAS; 437 AM CST WED FEB 25 2015
WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING.
* TIMING…SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS AROUND DAYBREAK AND ENDING SIMILARLY FROM THE AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS.
* STORM TOTAL SNOW…FIVE TO NINE INCHES.
* WINDS/VISIBILITY…WINDS WILL INITIALLY BE EAST AT AROUND 10 MPH THIS MORNING BUT INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH BY AFTERNOON AS THEY BECOME MORE NORTHERLY. VISIBILITIES WILL OFTEN BE A MILE OR LESS DURING PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW.
* IMPACTS…SNOWFALL RATES MAY REACH AN INCH OR MORE PER HOUR AT TIMES LEADING TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MAY ALSO LEAD TO DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS THIS EVENING EVEN AFTER THE HEAVIEST SNOW HAS ENDED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL…KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT…FOOD…AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
400 AM CST WED FEB 25 2015
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING.
EARLY THIS MORNING…CLOUDY. NOT AS COLD. EAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.
TODAY…CLOUDY…BREEZY…COLDER. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW THROUGH MID MORNING…THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW BEFORE NOON. SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. HIGH IN THE MID 30S. SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 90 PERCENT.
TONIGHT…CLOUDY. VERY COLD. BREEZY. SNOW IN THE EVENING…THEN A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW BEFORE MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 1 INCH. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION 1 TO 4 INCHES. LOW ZERO TO 5 ABOVE. NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 90 PERCENT.
THURSDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY THROUGH MID MORNING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. VERY COLD. HIGH 5 TO 10 ABOVE. NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.
FRIDAY…SUNNY. HIGH 10 TO 15. NORTHWEST WIND AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST UP TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. LOWEST WIND CHILL READINGS 15 TO 20 BELOW IN THE MORNING.
SATURDAY…CLOUDY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. WARMER. HIGH IN THE MID 20S.
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