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     Ashton Side Hero Username: Ashton Post Number: 2671 Registered: 05-2008 Posted From: 66.84.38.88 Rating: N/A |
Truly life-threatening ... very dangerous' winter storm bears down on Iowa http://www.press-citizen.com/article/20091208/NEWS01/9120800 9/1079/news01/Coming-storm-truly-life-threatening Meteorologists said the snow storm closing in on the Iowa City area will create a âtruly life-threatening situation,â in the next few days. The snow storm is expected to drop more than a foot of snow on the Iowa City area, follow it up with blizzard conditions and leave bitter cold in its wake. âEverything you can expect in the worst of winter weather is coming our way in the next few days,â said Andy Ervin, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in the Quad Cities, Ervin said the snow should start to pick up again any minute now and will intensify into the afternoon and evening. âFrom now through the remainder of the afternoon, snow will become wide spread and moderate to heavy,â Ervin said. As much as 10 to 12 inches are expected to fall across the state with an 80-mile wide swath from Ottumwa to Dubuque expected to get in excess of a foot. Ervin said Iowa City is included in that band of heavy snowfall. âIowa City is going to be impacted V-I-K-I-N-G-S Skol, Vikings, let's go |
