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Snowfall totals: See how much snow fell in Eastern Iowa
Gazette staff
Jan. 26, 2021 11:07 am, Updated: Jan. 26, 2021 8:37 pm
How much snow you're shoveling after Monday night's storm depends greatly on where you live.
Snow was still falling in many places Tuesday morning, so totals could grow a little before this storm system moves on from the area.
'A powerful storm system will continue to slowly wind down across the area today,” the National Weather Service said in a forecast Tuesday. 'Light snow is expected to come to an end early this afternoon from west to east with additional accumulations less than one inch.”
Snowfall from this system was sporadic - worsened by drifting that made some neighborhoods worse than others.
Here are some 24-hour snowfall totals reported to the weather service:
' Hiawatha:
3 inches.
' Marion:
4.8 inches.
' Northeast Cedar Rapids:
3.5 inches but 'difficult to measure with lots of drifting.”
' North Liberty:
6.5 inches
' Near downtown Cedar Rapids:
4.6 inches.
' Southwest Cedar Rapids:
2.8 inches.
' Eastern Iowa City:
4.5 inches.
' Downtown Iowa City:
3.5 inches.
' Solon:
5 inches.
' Parnell:
11.5 inches.
Snowfall was worse in Central and Western Iowa, including:
' West Des Moines:
13.5 inches.
' Des Moines International Airport:
12.6 inches.
' Ames:
10.5 inches.
' Red Oak:
12.6 inches.
' Clarinda:
14 inches.
' Glenwood:
13.2 inches.
The weather service said travel will remain difficult Tuesday with the temperature remaining below freezing and with blustery wind gusts.
'Plan on slippery road conditions,” the weather service warned. 'Patchy blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility.”
Local authorities said traffic crashes and other incidents may have been minimized because the brunt of the storm here happened overnight.
Cedar Rapids police reported 11 crashes between 3 p.m. Monday and 8 a.m. Tuesday. The Linn County Sheriff's Office said that in the same time period, it took calls of nine vehicles in ditches; four vehicles stuck in a roadway; two stalled vehicles and two crashes with property damage.
As of Tuesday morning, the Iowa Department of Transportation considered all major roads in Eastern Iowa - including interstates 380 and 80 - to be completely covered, but not considered impassible.
Kat Russell of The Gazette contributed.
Vehicles move along Interstate 380 north of 76th Avenue SW in southwest Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Monday, Jan. 25, 2021. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
An Iowa Department of Transportation snowplow recorded this image at 9:40 a.m. Tuesday near Penn Street and Interstate 380. The Iowa DOT said it had 492 plows on the state's roads at the time — and that's not counting the hundreds of pieces of snow removal equipment deployed by local governments. (Photo from Iowa DOT).
Stephanie Walter walks her dog, Elliott, along Boyson Road Northeast in Cedar Rapids on Monday, Jan. 25, 2021. Eastern Iowa was expected to receive 8-10 inches of snow on Monday and into Tuesday. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Kyle Brophy shovels the sidewalk outside his home in Cedar Rapids on Monday, Jan. 25, 2021. Brophy was hoping to stay ahead of the falling snow by shoveling early. Eastern Iowa was expected to receive 8-10 inches of snow on Monday and into Tuesday. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Kathy Morrison snow blows her sister-in-law's driveway in Marion, Iowa, on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Andrew Welch (left) pushes his son Adam, 6, down a ramp made of snow from the railing of the front porch in southeast Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021. Austin Welch, 9, is at right. The Welch family shoveled snow from off the roof of the porch to build the ramp. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Austin Welch, 9, sleds down a ramp made of snow from the railing of the front porch in southeast Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021. The Welch family shoveled snow from off the roof of the porch to build the ramp. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Kathy Morrison snow blows her sister-in-law's driveway in Marion, Iowa, on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Andrew Welch (left) pushes his son Adam, 6, down a ramp made of snow from the railing of the front porch in southeast Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021. Austin Welch, 9, is at right. The Welch family shoveled snow from off the roof of the porch to build the ramp. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Austin Welch, 9, sleds down a ramp made of snow from the railing of the front porch in southeast Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021. The Welch family shoveled snow from off the roof of the porch to build the ramp. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)