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expected before midnight. this will make travel difficult at times. the snow gradually tapers off from west to east after midnight. ssow totals: 3-9" isolated higher amounts. the wind starts to increase late tonight into saturday reducing the visibility. wind gusts will be near 25 mph from the northwest. a cold weekend is ahead with highs in the 20s. after the snow ends, our next wednesday and thursday.snow continues to momoe east across iowa through tonight. moderate to heavy snow at times can be expected before midnight. this will make travel difficult at times. the snow gradually tapers off from west to east after midnight. snow totals: 3-9" isolated higher amounts. the wind starts to increase late tonight into saturday reducing the visibility. wind guststswill be near 25 mph from the northwest. a cold weekend is ahead with highs in the 20s. after the snow ends, our next
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and thursday.snow continues to move east across iowa through tonight. moderate to heavy snow at times can be expected before midnight. this will make travel difficult at and i'm amanda goodman. thanks for joining us. we bring team seven coverage of storm tonight. we have reporters out in the field in waterloo, dubuque, and cedar rapids. let's start with nikki newbrough who's t in waterloo. nikki, how is it out there? storm track sevens nikki newbrough is live in downtown snow continues to come down fast and visibility is low. this is the kind of snow we're dealing
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with....it's a wet snoo that's stick to the roads. let's take a look at some video my photographer took around 4:30 this afternoon. this is dubuque street between waterloo and evansdale. at that time roads were partially covered, but those conditions are gettin worse. roads are slick, making it difficult when approaching intersections. once again, if you are heading out visibility is low due to thiseavy snow coming down at a pretty quick rate. we've got you covereddive in waterloo nikki newbrough kwwl news. thank you nikki. because of the storm, many activities for tonight and tomorrow are be cancelled. to get the latest cancellations information, head over to our website, k-w-w-l dot com. uni students leaving for
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on the roads before the ssorm. the snow quickly picked up around noon today - - as "but since i have an on campus job, they are really understanding of me trying to grandma in the snow, but they are wantiig me to get on the road to be safe." with in an h hur - - heavy lakes began covering cars. campus parking lots emptied quickly at that point. the snow is falling - - but the shows-- or games innthis case - - will go on. uni's ground crew has been planning all week for the snowfall and plan to have the dome lots ready for tailgators and fans for both the basketball and football games. "we'll get started about at four, five in the morning and we should be prepared by eight, nine o'clock for tailgatorssand everyye that's planning on
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all together uni's crew has 80 acres of parking lots and 60 miles of side walk to clear. also - we want to see your snow pictures... you can send them to us on twitter or on facebook, while you're there be sure to "like" our page to stay up to date on breaking news and weather information. kwwl's brad hanson covering the storm in dubuque for us tonight. he joins us live now from the port of dubuque with the latest. we've seen snow here for about four hours now, and just in the last hour or so, we've started to see it really stick to the road. road conditions quickly deteriorating, but dubuque police say
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no major accidents so far tonight. of course, hey're expecting a busy night. elsewhere in dubuque, it's business as usual for most people, most people going about their afternoons like normal. l lke for lacey wolter at dubuquqe's dog park, out with max in the year's first snowfall. (lacey wolter, dubuque) "well max is actually pretty crazy, beeschlas are usually prett crazy, so he needed to get out and get some exercise. i came out in particular today to see how he was in the snow." as the night continues here in dduque, we exppct to see muuh more accumulation. as schnack saii earlier, anywhere from six to nine inches expected here's a look at traffic
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in iowa. major roads in parts of eastern iowa aae beginning to be covered by snow. be sure to drive safe as road conditions worsen. people in eastern iowa are getting ready for this snow storm. they have been stocking up on essentials at area grocery store. kw-wl's shirley descorbeth is live in dubuque toell us about reparations.. shirley...how's it been out there? i checked out ne of the area hy-vee's here in dubuque...aad there's a constant flow of cars shoppers are making rounds in the lot just to find a spot at the hy-vee on locust. once inside...there were noticeably many people shopping for food and other items. some said this was their norm "well becaae of my age, i set a few groceries so that if this
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weather does come as predicted, i can just come stay inside and look out and be safe." that woman says she bought bread, milk, meat and a few other essentials. she bought brrad, milk, meat and a few other essentials. addition to buying food...he's shopping for gas to fuel his snow blower. we all know...that should come in handy these next couple of the shoppers we caught up with made good points -- they added it's important for the older people to prepare for the snow storm. it can be hard for them to get around once big storms hit. meanwhile -- kwwl's macleod hageman joins us live in cedar rapids -- where people seem to be mbracing the e weather. mac -- what's the feeling in linn county? amanda -- people seem to be pretty
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prepped and not shocked by the winter weather here in cedar rapids. earlier this afternoon around three -- several shoppers stopped at a local grocery store -- and it seemed like most people were walking out with milk and bread. i caught up with oneneman who says the weather here in cedar rapids doesn't have him concerned about stockpiling groceries -- he says "i guess it's important for folks to have, but we're really not here because we need to be. we're here because we want to be. so..." now even though matt seems to be in pretty good spirits tonight -- he says he's nottreally lookinin forward to the chilly forecast for tomorrow's game at kinnick stadium. but we'll see how the weather fairs in the area until then. we've got you covered live in cedar rapids. ...kwwl ne. thanks mac -- and it seems cedar
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rapids hasn't experiencededthe owfall like most of the kwwl viewing area at this point. new details in the fayette county missing sex offendes. 49-year-old martin zuke was arrested by black hawk county authorities. a warrant was ut for zuke for here's a live look at iowa city. storm track 4 live doppler rada... chief meteorologist mark schnackknberg will have your r ull forecast, coming "winner of the regional emmy for outstanding newscast. you're watching kwwl. we've got you covered. with ron steele, with rick coleman. this is the from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen
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what do you smell? what do u hea building fire - jessica hartman is on the scene looking into it what do you see? what do you smell? what do you hear? building fire - jessica hartman is on the scene lookkg into it we've got you covered - live in waterloo, jessica hartman kwwl news. we will be sure to pass along more details as they become forecast on kwwl." from the kwwl stormtrack 7 wether team. sse the screen for your complete weather information. here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: snow continues to move east across can be expected before midniniht. this will make travel difficult at times. the snow
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gradually tapers off from west to east after midnight. snow saturday reducing the visibility. wind gusts will be near 25 mph from the northwest. a cold weekend is ahead with highs in the 20s. after the snow ends, to bring that will be here wednesday and thursday.snow continues to move east across iowa through tonight. moderate to heavy snow difficult at times. the snow gradually tapers off from west to east after mmdnight. snow totals: 3-9" isolated higher amounts. the wind starts visibility. wind gusts will be near 25 mph from the northwest. a cold weekend is ahead with highs in the 20s. after the snow ends, our next chance of precipitation will be continues to move east across iowa through tonight. moderate to heavy snow at times can be expected before midnight. this will make travel difficult at times. the snow gradually tapers off from west to east after tonight into saturday reducing the visibility. wind gusts will be near 25 mph from the northwest. a cold weekend is ahead with highs in the 20s. continues to move east across iowa through tonight. moderate to heavy snow at times can be expected before midnight. this will make travel difficult at times. the snow gradually tapers isolated higher amounts. the wind starts to increase late tonight into saturday reducing the visibility. wind gusts will be near 25 mph from the
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ahead with highs in the 20s. bring that will be here iowa through tonight. moderate to heavy snow at times can be expected before midnight. this will make travel difficult at times. the snow gradually tapers off from west to east after tonight into saturday reducing the visibility. wind gusts will be near 25 mph from the northwest. a cold weekend is rain. the storm forecast to bring that will be here iowa through tonight. moderate to heavy snow at times can be expected before midnight. this will make travel difficult at times. the snow gradually tapers off from west to east after wind starts to increase late tonight into saturday reducing the visibility. wind gusts will be near 25 mph from the northwest. a cold weekend is rain. the storm forecast to bring that will be here wednesday and thursday.snow continues to move east across iowa through tonight. moderate to heavy snow at times can be expected before midnight. this midnight. snow totals: 3-9" isolated higher amounts. the wind starts to increase late tonight into saturday reducing the visibility. wind gusts will be near 25 mph from the northwest. a cold weekend is chance of precipitation will be and thursday.snow continues to move east across iowa through tonight. moderate to heavy snow at times can be expected before midnight. this will make travel difficult at
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times. the snow gradually tapers off from west to east after wind starts to increase late tonight into saturday reducing the visibility. wind gusts will be near 25 mph from the northwest. a cold weekend is ahead with highs in the 20s. bring that will be here wednesday and thursday.snow continues to move east across iowa through tonight. moderate to heavy snow at times can be expected before midnight. this midnight. snow totals: 3-9" isolated higher amounts. the wind starts to increase late tonight into saturday reducing the visibility. wind gusts will be near 25 mph from the northwest. a cold weekend is chance of precipitation will be and thursday.snow continues to move east across iowa through tonight. moderate to heavy snow at times can be expected before midnight. this will make travel difficult at times. the snow gradually tapers off from west to east after wind starts to increase late tonight into saturday reducing the visibility. wind gusts will be near 25 mph from the northwest. a cold weekend is ahead with highs in the 20s. bring that will be here wednesday move east across iowa through tonight. moderate to heavy snow at times can be expected before midnight. this midnight. snow totals: 3-9" isolated higher amounts. the wind starts to increase late tonight into saturday reducing the visibility. wind gusts will be near 25 mph from the northwest. a cold weekend is
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chance of precipitation will be and thursday.snow continues to move east across iowa through tonight. moderate to heavy snow at times can be expected before midnight. this will make travel difficult at 3-9" isolated higher amounts. the wind starts to increase late tonight into saturday reducing the visibility. wind gusts will be near 25 mph from the chance of precipitation will be rain. the storm forecast to bring that will be here iowa through tonight. moderate to heavy snow at times can be expected before midnight. this will make travel difficult at 3-9" isolated higher amounts. the wind starts to increase late tonight into saturday reducing the visibility. wind gusts will be near 25 mph from the chance of precipitation will be rain. the storm forecast to bring that will be here iowa through tonight. moderate to heavy snow at times can be expected before midnight. this will make travel difficult at 3-9" isolated higher amounts. the wind starts to increase late tonight into saturday reducing the visibility. wind gusts will be near 25 mph from the chance of precipitation will be rain. the storm forecast to bring that will be here iowa through tonight. moderate to heavy snow at times can be expected before midnight. this will make travel difficult at
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the wind starts to increase late tonight into saturday reducing the visibility. wind gusts will be near 25 mph from the northwest. a cold weekend is ahead with highs in the 20s. bring that will be here is live in cedar falls. olivia what's it like out there? out here on vikings plaza in cedar falls parking lots very slippery here's some video on the roads at the intersection of viking and 58... roads are slick out there... this intersection here at viking and 58 is already known to be very dangerous but from what i've seen people are taking it easy on the roads we haven't heard of any make sure to take it easy out there, there's no signs of this snow stopping
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so stay off the roads as much as possible we've got you covered, live in cedar falls -- olivia mancino, kwwl news... thanks olivia. mancino, kwwl news... thanks olivia. coming up... the hawks weigh in as they get set to clinch a spot in their first er big ten championship football game -- plus -- we'll hear from the panthersp as the number one basketball team in the nation is in cedar falls -- and is set to take the mcleod center
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nds the hawkeyes to indy -- iowa can clinch the big ten west by taking down the purdue boilermakees -- it's been a historic run so far for the hawks last week when they regained floyd of rosedale they set the best start in school history at ten and oh -- and while most didn't expect iowa to be in this situation -- one of our goals in the this point. we're trying to improve each week and hopefully thiweek we improve as a team. kick-off is set for 10 a-m at kinnick
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saturday's also a huge one in cedar falls as a win over southern illinois would likely get the uni football team in to the playoffs -- while jus down the hall in the mc-leod center -- the north carolina tarheels -- the number one basketball team in the nation is set to meet the panthers -- although former linn-mar star marcus paige won't be playing for heels asse's currentlylyout with a wrist injury -- even without paige -- north carolina features one of the most talented line-ups in the country -- led by kennedy meeks scoring 6 plus points per game -- but the panthers see it as aa there's not much that needs to mcleod. we've played against teams that rank inside of the top 10, inside of the op 20, and a handful of guys on our team have been ininthose games. that helps.
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