cstrunk
EF3
Here in Ames, IA I would guesstimate that we received about .1" of freezing rain overnight, followed by .25" of sleet, and then 2" of snow this morning. It looks like we are in the clear. I was honestly expecting more of the precipitation to continue surging farther northward with the way that the precip shield was moving last night, and that we would end up with more precip than expected. NWS must have thought so too, because they added .1" of ice (verified) and 2-4" of snow/sleet (nope) to fall overnight. We did pick up a couple of inches of snow today like expected.
None of this compares to what has happened/is happening about 50 miles south of here. Back home in Shenandoah, IA, my mom says everything is covered in about .5"-.75" of freezing rain with some sleet on top of it. They are lucky in that they still have power. She says a lot of branches are down in the yard. She was going to take some pictures, so maybe I'll get to see what I have to look forward to deer hunting in this Friday!
None of this compares to what has happened/is happening about 50 miles south of here. Back home in Shenandoah, IA, my mom says everything is covered in about .5"-.75" of freezing rain with some sleet on top of it. They are lucky in that they still have power. She says a lot of branches are down in the yard. She was going to take some pictures, so maybe I'll get to see what I have to look forward to deer hunting in this Friday!