Advisory Issued As Eastern Iowa Braces For First Snowstorm Of 2025

A clipper system is moving its way across Iowa and will eventually end up leaving a couple of inches of snow in our area.

While we never look forward to the first snowstorm of the year, this storm won't be as big as what we saw in early 2024. But the snow that this storm will dump onto Eastern Iowa will cause driving conditions to deteriorate fairly quickly so just be prepared to see a lot of people act like they have never driven in snow before.

How much snow are we going to get? When is it getting here? Should you leave work early? As this snowstorm gets closer to our area, I have all of the answers for you. No matter what time of the year it is, the answer to the last question is always yes.

Winter Weather Advisory Issued For Iowa & Illinois Counties

The National Weather Service of the Quad Cities has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for a few counties in Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois. Counties under this advisory which begins at 10 a.m. and ends at 8 p.m., include Cedar, Clinton, Muscatine, and Scott in Iowa; Louisa, Whiteside, Rock Island, Henry, Bureau, Putnam, and Mercer in Illinois.

According to officials from the NWS, a fast-moving clipper system is expected to deliver accumulating snow to Eastern Iowa and the Quad Cities today. A narrow strip of 2-3 inches of snow is anticipated, surrounded by a wider region of lighter accumulations. The Quad Cities metro area is expected to see a range of 2-3 inches.

Timing information on this snowstorm is looking more clear as the storm moves east across Iowa at the moment. The snow will move into our area mid-morning and will continue into the afternoon/early evening.

We're already seeing the impact the snow is having on the folks in central Iowa who are getting hit by this snowstorm. According to Iowa 511, most roads in the path are either partially or completely covered in snow.

Expect the same for the Quad Cities as the storm dumps snow on us.

Officials with the Iowa DOT, Iowa State Patrol, and National Weather Service remind us that almost 75% of crashes in Iowa happened in less than 2 inches of snow. To be prepared for the unexpected, drive slowly on ice and snow and increase the following distance.