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Forecast: Blizzard warning with six to 12 inches of snow
Forecaster have released the data from the latest models and the information has changed slightly along with the addition of a blizzard warning.
The first round of snow, which will come to an end early Tuesday morning, will bring ones to three inches of snow.
Then, on the heels of that first storm system, comes a major winter storm that will start late Tuesday morning and go into Wednesday. Snowfall from this system are expected to range from five to nine inches, according to the National Weather Service, on a northwest line from Cedar Rapids to Dubuque.
Southeast of there to Fairfield through the Quad Cities snowfall amounts of 10 to 16 inches are possible. Further south and east the amounts get higher with 16 to 20 inches predicated.
And if that is not enough, frigid temperatures will surge in behind the storm with wind chills between zero and minus-25 from Wednesday morning through Friday.
“Putting the two events together, 60 hour snowfall totals ending at 6 pm Wednesday will range from 7 to 23 inches from northwest to southeast. Some of these totals will approach historic events for both 24 hour snowfalls and storm total snowfalls.”
A blizzard warning will be in place from 3 p.m. Tuesday until Noon Wednesday.
Cedar Rapids road crews preparing
Public works crews in Cedar Rapids are doing last minute checks on equipment and refueling trucks ahead of the storm.
Road crews plan to clear main roads before taking on residential neighborhoods. From now until Friday, those crews are on-call 24 hours a day.
"We're going out tomorrow and plowing as much as we can during the day shift to knock off the first layer of the snow. Then on Wednesday morning we'll be back with all crews to do final clean-up once the snow is complete,” Cedar Rapids maintenance manager Craig Hanson said.
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The leading edge of a potentially large snowstorm slows the evening commute on Interstate 380 through downtown Cedar Rapids on Monday. (Cliff Jette/The Gazette)
A Johnson County Secondary Roads worker fills the back of a plow truck the sand at the Johnson County Secondary Roads garage Monday. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
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