storm system right up into south eastern iowa. the worst of this storm will occur in the northern and western counties. as you go further southeast into eastern iowa, there will be warmer air and a lot less snow. maybe more rain than snow. you can see the radars are are becoming more active. it's just beginning to tap the gulf. it'll quickly move across the area tonight and especially during the day tomorrow. it looks a little messy around eastern iowa. with the storm track, that means cold air is going to be limited in this part of the state. as a result of that, snow in our southern and eastern counties may amount to the 1 to 2 inches. to 6 inches. further up near the minnesota border, perhaps as much as 10 inches. with the track of the storm through eastern iowa, this is where we'll see a lot more snow up that way. we also have winter weather advisories out. especially along and north of highway 20. blizzard warnings in north enthrall iowa. a lot more wind and heavier snows to deal with there. in south eastern iowa, no advisorie

iowa storm -- holds open tryouts this weekend. they were looking for a few own zach grant. i've always dreamed of being with the eastern iowa storm "leadership, crisp throws, now i've been watching one of mike, apple sauce oven mitt... hurry hurry omaha!" maybe i should leave it to the real athletes but the are much more than just reliving your high school glory days "i've been playing football since i was a little kid and i want "yea this turns into a family, family atmosphere we bring all of the guys in together there are friendships that are bonded here." and from my little time here it was easy to see what makes this team click sot "the guys the sense of humor, the personalities.. photobomo hi eastern iowa!" and as for me... nats...my nfl dream will have to wait till the next tryout in waterloo i'm zach grant kwwl news nats: storm! the storm hopes to repeat -- as division champions this season. next -- a thriller in kansas -- we've got highlights as the uni panthers end wichita state's 43 game home court winning streak -- plus -- the cyclones looked to get back to their winning ways hosting 24th ranked texas tonigh

storm tracks north. >> yeah. >> it gets worse as it goes. >> it's a very complicated system. seems like eastern iowa brings that out in these storms so depends on where you are our viewing area. >> right. >> as to how bad you will be. >> and what you will get. >> and how long and wind -- a lot of factors tied up in that. we'll get to that in just a second but moisture pushing into eastern iowa causing some spots during the evening hours tonight. the temperature right now at 32 degrees here in cedar rapids and here's what is going on. we have our storm over the western united states tonight and the storm track now is wrapping around that and that's pulling warm, moist air from the gulf of mexico so, again, the moisture is s leading totoour clouds and the fog. eventually, this low pressure will track right up over eastern iowa and that's what is going to bring the inclement weather conditions later tonight into tomorrow. already we're starting to see light preparation into missouri and southwestern iowa and no snow reported and we'll intensity over the next 24 hours as we move northeast. as far as the

eastern iowa. here's that storm we talked about starting to get organized down to the south of us. that's produced some severe weather towards the gulf tonight. as the temperatures cool there, change the rain to some snow. you can see low pressure heading up in the south eastern indiana. we've seen some accumulation potential in chicago. i've had new data out of chicago showing numbers a little higher than that. moisture will be coming down here. get back into eastern iowa and once again very little in the way of moisture or precipitation. we'll continue on with our dry ways here into the weekend. the winds will change, though. tomorrow as the storm starts, the gusts will be around 32 miles an hour during the late afternoon. so that starts pulling in colder air. tomorrow's temperatures will be upper 30s and 40. finally by thursday, seasonal levels in the low to mid 30s. and here's the storm system that the going to be responsible for all that. there's the colder windier weather that we're anticipating for wednesday. your forecast tonight as lows around 30 to 32 degrees. wind pickin

storm. it's picked up since this morning... but cities in eastern iowa say they are prepared for this storm.. picking up our team seven coverage...storm track seven's today is ground hog day... but i think it's safe to say we should expect at least a few more weeks of winter with this weather.... the snow has picked up a lot sine this morning... here's a look at downtown waterloo from earlier this morning.... citie across eastern iowa have prepared for this storm... cedar pids has at least 90 pieces of snoo fighting material ready... waterloo has at least 35 plows... the iowa department of transportation is out as well.... right now there are more than 440 of their plows out according according to alliant energy.. more than 4,000 people are without power in linn county... and more than 500 people are without power in and mid-america says a little major power outages in des waterloo, amanda glbert, kwwl now een though these precautions are in pllce -- the iowa state patrol is saying travel is not advised in northeast iowa today -- anywhere north of 20 at

eastern iowa. let's go to storm track seven chief meteorologist mark schnackenberg now who's tracking it all. from the kkwl stormtrack for your complete weather information. here is additional forecast snow will track southeast across central iowa this evening. the northern side of the snow is in parts of eastern evening, will be southwest of interstate 380. little to no snow accumulations are expected. bottom out near 10 below zero we are still tracking snow for sunday. the snow begins before sunrise sunday and continues through the day before tapering off sunday before midnight. snow accumulations at this point will be 2-5" across eastern iowa. these numbers will adjust as we get more information about the system...so check back for later updates. the snow comes with a gusty south wind at 15- 25 mph. monday is warmer with highs near 30 and dry. light snow ill track southeast across central iowa this evening. the northern side of the snow is in parts of eastern iowa. the best chance to have gets their youngest visitor ever... a woman gave birth in their it happened at the iowa auto rebuilders

we're finally getting a more specific look at the winter storm to hit eastern iowa tonight. you can expect some snowfall out of it. and those heading out to caucus may have to watch out for t t first in

countryman from davenport iowa, to drive seven hours to sioux city to offer his snow removal local landscaping up sioux city driveways. kent says the dry spell of snow storms in eastern iowa pushed him to bring his company to siouxland. "it's a blizzard. i've been through...i've been in the snow business myself for 35 years so i've been through a few blizzards before and it's one of things that you just have to continually, continually, contiually go at," said countryman. kent says his crews worked hard all day yesterday... and it feels as if they haven't even put a dent into the snow. lukas: hit siouxland the much recovering. scscols and many businesses remained closed today and the winter storm also left it's mark on traffic. part of interstate 29 in south dakota was closed yesterday... with officials citing dangerous driivng conditions. abc9 news reporter jess plue got to speak to truck drivers who had to make an impromptu stop during their delivery. "i've never run into a road closure before," says craig vine craig vine along with many other drivers were quite literally stuck when the state departments of transportation andnd public safety clcled down interstate

a winter storm is headed toward eastern iowa this morning. it will be a few hours before it hits, but we'll tck it out for you in just a minute. road crews around eastern iowa are preparing for the storm to come. they're counting on a mix of precipitation. made their picks for

eastern iowa. we'll fill you in on one of the biggest caucus locations in the area. and today, votes are being cast over school funding in eastern iowa this week. how the winter storm could impact your ride to the polls coming good morning, i'm ally crutcher. jerry has the day off. really quick -- here's a look at the winners of last night's caucuses. for the democrats -- it went into the early hours of the morning. just after 2:30 this morning...clinton's campaign claimed victory. senator ted cruz winning for the republicans we'll break it all down in just a bit. but first -- we are under a winter weather alert.... storm track seven meteorologist eileen loan is here now with your storm track seven forecast. winter storm warnings and winter weather advisories are posted in the were yesterday. one band of snow is tracking through the area this morning... it is already hitting areas to our west...., but our roads are currently okay... however that will change rapidly as the snow really ramps up. the fog is moving out, although we may still have some hanging around this morning with snow making low visibilities later. temperatures are still holding in the upper 20s to

here's the storm track 7 live weather network here in your full forecast is coming up in a few minutes. an eastern iowa man is in jail after allegedly setting off the sprinkler system at covenant current wind speeds. roads will continue to become slick overnight and into the day on monday. here's the storm track 7 live weather network here in eastern iowa, showing some windy conditions, but not much snow. your full forecast is coming up in a few minutes. an eastern iowa man is in jail allegedly setting off the sprinkler system at covenant hospital today -- affecting 40 patients. this man -- 42 year old douglas hala -- is accused of tampering with the system around 5:30 this morning. covenant officials say the system was on the mental health floor. kwwl's olivia mancino reports. 5:30 am sunday... the sprinkler system goes off at covenant medical displacing multiple patients in the intensive care and mental health units. this man is accused of setting off the sprinkler system-- 42 year old douglas hala. "our staff came in, we were in room change" covenant clinics vice president says the sprinkler system

locking in over eastern iowa temperatures at 31 in cedar rap rapids and fog around eastern iowa and low level moisture coming in here now. and that's resulting in the low clouds and fog. our storm system getting organized here over the four corners of the southwest. and getting set to move on to the northeast. as we put the upper air charts in motion you can see the upper air track in western iowa that's a little bit further to the west than we were thinking last week as a result of that, we will get mixed precipitation types over eastern iowa and heavier snows will be across about the northwestern half of iowa so while we will get good snows in parts of the area, it could have been worse in terms of blizzararlike conditions that they will see out this way. as we go to the satellite tonight, notice how the moisture starts to get injest into thesystem snow across nebraska and light rain trying to work towards southern iowa and that will kick in as snow later tonight and spread through the rest of the area so i am t expecting anything in the way of precipitation throughout the evening hours tonight. it will be after midnight when that gets going and then as we go into tomorrow th

eastern iowa is preparing for a winter storm. looking at our radar, most of the activity is still to our west, but is heading toward eastern iowa. cedar rapids crews have been roads already. they are

eastern iowa. let's go to storm track seven chief meteorologist mark schnnckenberg now for your first forecast. from the kwwl stormtrack here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: a mostly clear sky and a lighter wind combine for colder temperatures. lows tonight drop into the sinne digits. wind thursday morning. stray snow showers or flurries are possible during the day. a few locations may have a dusting of snow. dry weather thursday night then friday a few flurries with combine for colder temperatures. lows tonight drop into the single digits. wind move back ii quickly early thursday morning. stray snow showers or flurries are possible during the day. a few locations another cloudy sky.a mostly clear sky and a lighter wind combine for colder temperatures. lows tonight drop into the single digits. wiwi chills will be nene 10 below thursday morning. stray snow showers or flurries are possible during the day. a few locations may have a dusting of snow. dry digging out of all that heavy snow that blanketed much of the today too. storm track 7's lauren moss j

coming up on kwwl, we'll continue our coverage of this snow storm moving across eastern iowa. and the thirteenth ranked iowa state cyclones get ready for their big twelve battle against the fourteenth ranked west virginia mountaineers. "now your storm track 7 from the kwwl stormtracksystem, so far, has dropped a trace to 5 inches across the area from north to south. however, more light snow is on light through e evening as low pressure tracks through eastern iowa. the light snow will begin 10 pm tonight. an additional 1 to 2 inches is possible. after midnight, the wind will turn to the north from 10 to 20 mph, which could cause some snow to huge deal. the snow will track out of the area by morning, but the wind will still be gusty throughout the day wednesday with temperatures spots throughout the overnight hours and for wednesday. the rest of the week will be partly to mostly cloudy with temperatures in the 20s. the next chance for light snow is monday. dry air has w wrked its way y to eastern iowa this afternoon, shutting off the precipitation across most of the area. the sys

the eastern iowa area avoided a large snow storm that hit other parts of the midwest. but it still experienced airline delays. chicago airports canceled more than 900 flights earlier today before the storm hit. and that caused some delays and cancellations at the eastern iowa airport. families and doctors gathered in des moines today to voice their concerns as iowa transitions to a privately managed medicaid program. yesterday, federal officials gave iowa the go- ahead to implement the transition on april first. advocates for iowa medicaid gathered in the rotunda of the state capitol earlier this afternoon along with former iowa governor chet culver. more than half a million iowans currently use medicaid. that includes more than 120-thousand with disabilities. the group says iowans with disabilities stand to lose the most from the transition to privately " we've invited both republicans and democrats; we believe this is not a partisan issue; it has been so far, it definitely should not be. however, if it continues to be, we are prepared to make this an issue in the nov

but drivers site slick roads as traces of snow could make an appearance in parts of eastern iowa let's go to storm track seven chief meteorologist mark schnackenberg now who's tracking some snow. from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen for yourcomplete weather inffmation. here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: clouds will be on the increase today with a chance for a scattered snow shower or flurries, especially during the afternoon. o accumulation expected, but there could be a dusting in some areas. tonight will be partly cloudy, with another system passing to the north friday afternoon bringing another chance for light snow or flurries with little be in the upper 20s#today reach the 30s this weekeknd, beforrcolder air tataes over next week.clouds will be on the increase today with a chance for a scattered snow shower or flurries, especially during the tonight. investigators continue to urge anyone wii any informatitin about their disappearance to it comes after their latest press conference, about a year ago. the girlssodies were f fnd a

here's the storm track 7 live weather network cameras across eastern iowa. we have a pretty quiet start across the area, and it will be a pretty calm day. here's the storm track 7 live radar showing pretty quiet conditions righ tnow. no snow on the radar ike there was yesterday. here's the satellite and radar from across the region. ou can see th the clouds were on the decrease overnight so now we are left to track through later tonight. skytoday with clouds tracking into the area between 88nd 10 o'clock later tonight, and into the weekend. about an inch in most areas. friday morning commute. with a mostly sunny sky. a mostly sunny sky during the then we warm up next week. the cold weather is easyyto ignore if you'u'e outside for a short period of time. but many people work outdoors. who were going about their daily route outside. some tell us they do their best to stay warm -- others say they "it's marvelous i love the winter. it's crunch time, that's when you basically make a of amazing things out here." it seeee there truly is a season for everyone to enjo

from davenport iowa, to drive seven hours to sioux city to offer his snow removal services to one up sioux city parking lots and driveways. kent says the dry spell of snow storms in eastern iowa pushed him to bring his company to siouxland. "it's a blizzard. i've been through...i've been in the snow business myself for 35 years so i've been through a few blizzards before and it's one of things that you just have to continually, continually, contiually go at," said countryman. jenna: kent says his crews have been working hard all day and it feels as if they haven't even put a dent into the snow. jea: snow's not not high on the list of things that make people happy. but one man from johnston iowa says he's been waiting for messy conditions just like those we've seen today. nikki davidson from our des moines affiliate explains " mason rumpf has learned one thing in his 22 years ... winter 1:35:28 i don't like gotta do what you gotta do. and this season... new thats keeping atleast in his heart. 7:26:14 he laughs alot whenever it starts snowing... just thinking about it, he'll start laughing. he's got a way to take on the white stuff... (wheels move) possible. 8:54:27 he lik

eastern iowa. let's go to storm track seven chief meteorologist mark schnackenberg now who's tracking it all. from the kwwl stormtrack here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: the sky remains mostly cloudy tonight with a stray light rain or snow shower. as a low pressure system to our east strengthens, the wind increases here wednesday morning and remains windy through thursday. as the storm pulls away the clouds clear thursday. the wind is light friday with highs near 40. the wind increases from the southwest and that will push warm air into the area with highs near 50 under a mostly sunny sky. temperatures will drop sunday afternoon from the 40s into the 20s by monday morning. sunday late afternoon and night there is chance for light rain showers changing to light snow university of iowa president bruce harreld continues to be questioned by some.. the president hosting a town hall this evening along with a few other university leaders. community members were encouraged to attend and ask questions as well as share their ideas for but the meeting was in

eastern iowa.. and these high excited. storm track seven chief meteorologist mark schnackenberg has a final look at your forecast. thanks for watching the kwwl news at five. we want remind you, we're lways on" with news and weather when you want it, on kwwl-dot-com. >>> tonight, supreme war. the death of justice scalia prompting a high-stakes showdown. the president vows to nominate a successor. republicans refuse to even consider it. major issues left hanging in the balance. >>> facing trump's fury. ththatening to sue ted cruz and taking aim at george w. bush over 9/11. trump's risky attack as the former president hits the trail. >>> hospital bombing. a new horror in syria. medical facilitiesnd schools arerehit. children are killed. >>> a massive storm from louisiana to maine. snow and ice in the north. a tornado outbreak hit the south. >>> and heartburn alert. new cononrns about prescription meds millions take to treat it linked to kidney disease, now linked to an increase risk of dementia. "nightly news" begins right now. >>

here's the storm track 7 live weather network camerasacross eastern iowa. we have a pretty quiet will be a pretty calm day. here's the storm track 7 live doppler radar showing pretty quiet conditions righ tnow. no snow on the radar like there was yesterday. here's the satellite and radar from across the region. you can see that the clouds were on the decrease overnight so now we are left with amostly clear sky. thereis an area of high pressure to our north leading to the clear and quiet conditions. this will continue to track southeast as our next clipper system begins to track through later toninit. this will bring us scattered light snow showers, and there could be light accumulations. here's a check of the future track, where we are tracking it all. we've got a mostly sunny sky with clouds trrcking in later this afternoon and evening. eventually we will see light snow beginning to track into the area between 8 and 10 o'ccock later tonight, and alsting until 2 or 3 o'clock tomorrow early tomorrow morning. then by tomorrow afternoon, we as far as snowfall a

the northern parts of iowa right now are dealing with partly covered snow and ice roadways, so the mind. storm track 7 live doppler radar shows dry conditions across eastern iowa, but there are a few flurries to the north, and we will day with a clipper system moving flakes flying, especially this afternoon. here's the forecast couple more chances for snow in we begin with decision 2016 -- and even though the candidates are in new hampshire -- and calling for a do-over. cruz of stealing the iowa caucuses. cruz topped trump on monday night -- but trump says the results should be thrown out. he's upset because fellow candidate ben carson says rumors circulated by the cruz campaign before -- and during -- the caucuses... which he believes affected the outcome. "actually i think i came in you know, oh you know that voter dishonest cookies, i wanna tell ya. it is no surprise that donald is throwing yet another temper tantrum or if you like, yet another trumper tantrum. cruz said he has apologized to carson. the caucuses are known for thinning the herd -- which is exactly what we're seeing this week. two more republicans have dropped out of the race. kentucky s

eastern iowa. you can get a complete list of the snowfall totals we've had across eastern iowa on the weather page at kwwl dot com. just click on schnack's blog. here's the storm track 7 live weather network. mostly cloudy skies across the area. here are a look at the roadways. quite a bit of improvement. satellite and radar shows all of the snow has moved off to the east. there could be a few areas that do see flurries but for the most part, we are done with snow. there are a couple chances for snow in the future. here are a look at the current temperatures. they will continue to fall throughout the afternoon. also very windy behind the storm, and that is causing some blowing and drifting across eastern iowa, especially in the northern areas. here are a look at the current road conditions. we've had improvement in the southern half of the area late this morning, but still much of the state of iowa has snow and ice covered roadways. temperatures over the next several days will have a wide range from north to south due to deeper snow pack across the north. a couple weak clipper systems will track through thursday and friday bringing the chance for flurries or a

things were a bit breezy in eastern iowa today. let's go to storm track seven chief meteorologist mark schnackenberg who's tracking it all. from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: the sky remains mostly cloudy tonight and breezy as a low pressure system moves northeast through the great lakes area. the wind diminishes after 5 pm thursday and becomes light overnight through friday. a mix of sun and and sunday will be warm with highs in the 50s and breezy conditions. saturday will sunday with a slight chance of a late afternoon or evening rain are tracking a possible storm to move into the middle of the country tuesday. model guidance has been all over the place with this low. each update is very different from the previous one. it is something we will continue to track and have more details as we get closer. waterloo nightclub is questionable- after city council decides its liquor license will not be renewed. club 319 is an all too familiar place for waterloo police. it's been a sce

iowa voters before they caucus tonight. and iowans get ready for a winter storm that could bring some impressive amounts of snow to eastern iowa. and here's a live look on our citycam. alert forecast, kaj... we are starting off with some morning fog that may deposit a light layer of frost or ice on area roads. the fog should lift around mid to late morning, but with more clouds coming in from the west, we'll likely see more clouds than sun today. caucus weather looks just fine with mostly cloudy sky and temperatures into the lower and middle 30s. after midnight, our storm system will lift in from the southwest. this is a very complicated system with a band of very heavy snow initially lifting up into eastern iowa, then a transition to rain and possible thunderstorms may occur before going back to snow once again for the evening and overnight. snow amounts will range from little to none over the southern half of the area, with areas to the north likely exceeding 6". strong wind will kick in as the system pulls away to the east.today: am fog, mostly cloudy high: 33-39 winds: var 5-10 alo: 33 dbq: 35 iow: 36tonight: snow arrives

storm track 7 live doppler radar shows dry conditions across eastern iowa, but there are a we will keep ta chance don't be surprised to seeh flakes flying, especially this afternoon. here's the forecast for today. mainly seasonable temperatures, increasing clouds with flurries. for snow in the forecast. details in just a few minutes. just into our newsroom in the last 15 minutes. highway 30 in benton county is blocked in both directions. this is south of keystone. it's due to a crash -- we're working to get more information. we'll update you as we learn more. now that the snow is done -- remember many cities in eastern iowa have rulerequiring you to clear your sidewalks or faae fines. in some cities, it's a 24-hour policy...so you'd need to take care of that today. also be sure to pay attention to your city's guidelines for ccty snow removal. ny cities declaring snow emergencies this week, so plows can get through and clear the snow from the roads. and if plows can't get through...some polie departments will write you a ticket. i-80 through nebraska is back open this morning afterrbeing

. >> i promise this is going to be a chal he canning forecast because wool see the storm track in eastern iowa meaning differenenareas wiwi get different weather and some a lot more snow than others and the storm is coming together tonight down to the south of us here. up. >> nebraska and parts of cairns and rain trying to develop down here in missouri and by the time that reaches our southern counties later on tonight, that will at least for a while switch over to snow. so we think most of the precipitation around here will hold off until late tonight. probably 3 or 4 in the morning before things cook in our southern counties and then that will be around occasional basis through wednesday morning. but it's going to be our northern and northwestern

here's the storm track 7 live doppler radar. we are dry across eastern iowa. the snow we saw early last night and late yesterday afternoon is well off to our east. a wider view shows a mix of clouds and clear skies across similar to yesterday. later this afternoon we will be tracking a weak area of low pressure that will give us the chance for afternoon snow flurries or a light snow shower later this evening. similar to yesterday there will be a dusting to less than a half inch. here are the current temperatures from our weather trackers. a mix of single digits and teens. current temperatures across eastern iowa show that north to south. winds are calm to 15 miles per hour, and that is creating some cooler wind chills, but nothing too bad. track. we will have increasing clouds throughout the day today. later this afternoon, we will see the chance for a few flurries, with the chance for a stray light snow shower later this evening. but that system quickly moves to the east, so most of tonight will be dry. it will be mostly cloudy, with today. we will have tempe

the snow won't parts of iowa right now are spots for the morning commute, so keep that in mind. storm track 7 live doppler radar shows dry conditions across eastern iowa, but there are a few flurries to the north, and anything widespread, but netheless, don't be surprised to see the flakes flying, especially this afternoon. here's the forecast for today. mainly seasonable temperatures, increasing clouds with flurries. there are a couple more chances for snow in the forecast. details in just a few minutes. police have a issued a warning -- as a group promoting violence flurries. there are a couple more chances for snow in the forecast. details in just a few minutes. police have a issued a warning -- as a group promoting violence meetings in iowa... des moines police posting a safety alert to warn people about the group knows as the return of kings. the website lists des moines s nd cedar rapids as two "meet up" sites across the country. the concern we're encouraging people not to go for the obvious safety reasons. he definitely advocates violence against women and that's nottomething we'd d the group apparently canceled its meetings scheduled for

transport themselves kwwls olivia mancino joins us live with more details weve had so many snow storms here in eastern iowa just in 20-16 so far the sidewalks are not only sippery, but can get bumpy when snow packs in check this out -- packed on snow makes it hard for this man to get around snow mounds grow at the ends of sidewalks too, making it impossible for people in wheelchairs to get over this is a problem rehab specialist jason pilcher has seen for years... he says although the americans with disabilities act has made sidewalk standards better, done. "you know they're budnled up too but they're exerting so much effort, they get tired, you know they're just trying to get out in the community" pilcher compares wheelchairs in the snow to cars-- if you get a car stuck, the wheels keep spinning but the car doesnt move he says wheelchairs are the same way most cities have 24 hour blowing snow today also-- people in wheelchairs have a hard time shoveling their driveways and sidewalks-- so be mindful of that and help a neighbor coming up on kwwl, after several accidents occured at a dangerous intersection,

road crews on the stretch of highway 30 where the crash happened, during and after the storm that hit eastern iowa earlier this week. she told us the plow and salt trucks had a constant presence on area highways, and they had cleared off that section of road. trooper conrad says road conditions can be unpredictable this time of year, and it's possible there could have been snow melting on that section of road, then re-froze overnight. he told us all three people killed were not wearing seat vehicle. "53:07-:15 "i cannot say enough about seat belts. two of the fatalities were fully ejected out of this vehicle. seat belts anywhere in the vehicle make a difference. seat belts save lives. " ":13-:24 "we actually had called in extra people, just because of the duration of this storm. especially in the rural areas, we were seeing some blowing and drifting snow. so we wanted to make sure we did have that presence 24/7. " trooper conrad says this crash is certainly a tragedy, but he hopes others will take from it the importance of wearing seat belts, no matter where you're riding in n vehicle. when we spo

eastern iowa. we will talk about this storm and another one that follows it with a potential for more accumulating snows along about thursday. >> terry thanks we will see you then. >>> more and more iowa business leaders are throwing their support behind the comprehensive medical cannabis bill. >> the group iowans for medical cannabis says 95 prominent business leaders have signed a letter in support of a bill to make the substance available to more patients with more medical conditions. those offering their support span several industries from insurance and banking to real estate and publishing. they say they believe the bill will provide safe consistent quality medicine and that now

related: up-to-the-minute road crews in eastern iowa are ready for whatever today's winter storm brings them. and t ty're already taking steps to make sure you get to work and school safely. you're looking live on our camera. kaj will be back right after the break with a look at your tuesday forecast. meteororogist kaj o'mara joins us now with your first alert fororast. our storm system is lifting north on track and on schedudu today. once again, difficulty remains as to how much snow each will receive...pas e refer to our facebook page and newscast for the latete graphics. the general theme is the heaviest snow falling northwest with the lightest aunts falling southeast. wind will be an issue at two different times today, with the first being this morning. as the wind calms for a short time later this afternoon, a round of fogogis possible across the area this evening. more snow should arrive later this evening into the overnight along with strong wind. this may make for a hazardous wednesday morning commute as well. in the wake of this system, it es get colder, but moderation back wel

storm track 7 live doppler radar shows dry conditions across eastern iowa, but there are a for today. mainly seasonable the forecast. details in just a few minutes. decision 2016 coverage this morning... we're focusing on new hampshire - and so are the candidates. tonight is the democrats' final face-off before new hampshire's primary tuesday. and things are heating up between the top two republicans. tracie potts is following it all from washington this morning. tonight's msnbc debate is hillary clinton's last chance to take on bernie sanders face votes on tuesday. "if it's about our records, hey i'm gonna win by a landslide on tuesday." sanders has a double- digit lead here. he's hammering clinton on her six-figure speeches: "i do not know any progressive who has a super pac and takes $15 million from wall street. that's just not progressive." her response? "i don't know, it's what they offered." the leading republican - donald trump - is claiming he could've won iowa if ted cruz hadn't send out questionable mailers and spread false rumors that ben carson was dropping out: "you know

davenport iowa, to drive seven hours to sioux snow removal services to one local landscaping company to clean up sioux city parking lots and driveways. kent says the dry spell of snow storms in eastern iowa pushed him to bring his company to siouxland. "it's a blizzard. i've been through...i've been in the snow business myself for 35 years so i've been through a few blizzards before and it's one of things that you just have to continually, continually, contiually go at," said countryman. kent says his crews worked hard all day yesterday... and it feels as if they haven't even put a dent into the snow. lukas: snow's not not high on the list of things that make people happy. but one man from johnston iowa says he's been waiting for messy conditions just like the one we are facing right now. reporter nikki davidson explains " mason rumpf has learned one thing in his 22 years ... winter is a bit easier... with a furry hat. i don't like being cold, but you gotta do what you gotta do. and this season... theres something new thats keeping him warm... (laugh) atleast in his heart. he laughs alot snowing... just thinking about it, he'll start laughing. he's got a way to take on the white stu

eastern iowa this morning, mainly in the single digits. temperatures will only warm into the teens throughout he day, but luckily our wind won't be too now. here's the storm track 7 live weather network cameras across eastern iowa. we have a pretty quiet start across the area, and it will be a pretty calm day. here's the storm track 7 live doppler radar shwing pretty quiuit like there was yesterday. here's the satellite and radar from across the region. you can see that the clouds were on the decrease overnight so now we are left with mostly clear sky. there is an area of high pressure to our north leading to the clear and quiet conditions. this will continue to track southeast as our next clipper system begins to track through later tonight. this will bring us scattered light snow showers, and there could be light accumulations. here's a check of the future track, where we are tracking it al. we've got mostly sunny sky today with clouds tracking in later this afternoon and evening. eventually we will see light snow beginning to track into the area between 8 and 10 o'clock later tonight, and 4& lasting until 2 or 3 o'clock tomorrow early tomorrow morning.

now, this we're getting ready for a winter storm making its way into eastern iowa. we'll tell you how it will it affect your travel to and from worr today. a wilil night. ted crcrz takes the top spot for republicans in the iowa caucuses. but the democrat race is still too close to call. and high rnout. how the sheer number of ters affected the final results. and you're looking live at our citytyam. expecting some snow to start moving in for your drive to work today. storm in moment - first, a quick look at caucus results as we're still waiting on one precinct out of polk county. it's still too close to call between hillary clinton and bernie sanders. but ted cruz will take the victory in iowa for the republicans. with now 99 percent reportin clinton is ahead at 49 point 9 percent but sanders is just point 3 behind her at 49 point 6. 2-point-28 delegates are at stake in that outstanding precinctct for the republicans, cruz won with 27.7 percent of the votes. donald trump is in second with 24.3 percent. and marco rubio makes a strong thirirplace finish with 23.1 perce

iowa today. this was the scene this morning in urbandale. the storm brought these big, fluffy flakes to the des moines metro. today in eastern iowa we didn't deal with snow but that could soon change. let's go to storm track seven chief meteorologist mark schnackenberg now who's tracking it all. from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen for yoyor complete weather informatioio. here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: the clouds slowly clear overnight allowing temperatures to drop near or below zero by morning. thursday turns out to in the teens, despite a mostly

eastern iowa. the wind might pick up a strong storm moves southeast of the state bringing an increase in our winds as we head into the middle of the week. overnight the sky remains mostly cloudy, but more sunshine should be able to emerge wednesday tempering the stronger breezes. north to northwest winds are expected to increase at 15-30 mph through the day on thursday. after a brief cooldown, look for a milder day on saturday. tonight: mostly cloudy low: 28-34 winds: n 5-15tomorrow: partly oudy, windy high: 37-43 winds: n 1550 bruce and beth... president obama is making one last effort to shut down the u-s detention bay in cuba. he wants to transfer the remaining detainees who are there to a facility in the u-s. the plan he released today doesn't specify where those guantntamo detainees would go to. today, obama said keeping the facility open goes against american values and opens the u-s up to scrutiny from its allies and enemies. " it's counter-productive in our fight against terrorists because they use it as propaganda in their efforts to recruit " obama's plan seeks up to 475-million dollars

storm system will lift in from the southwest. this is a very complicated system with a band of very heavy snow initially lifting up into eastern iowa, then a transition to rain and possible thunderstorms may occur before going back to snow once again for the evening and overnight. snow amounts will range from little to none over the southern half of the area, with areas to the north wind will kick in as the system pulls away to the east.today: am fog, mostly cloudy high: 33-39 winds: var 5-10 alo: 33 dbq: 35 iow: 36tonight: snow arrives late low: 26-32 winds: ne 5-10 alo: 27 dbq: 29 iow: 31tomorrow: snow, wintry mix, windy high: 31-37 winds: ene 25-35 alo: 33 dbq: 34 iow: 37tomorrow night: snow likely low: 20-26 winds: n 20-30 alo: 23 dbq: 24 iow: 26 the countdown to the caucuses over. tonight people all over the state will choose their favorite presidential candidate. both parties in johnson county are preparing to take on a lot of people at each location. kcrg-tv 9's brea love joins us live in the newsroom this morning. brea, the parties want to remind caucus goers of a few things before they arrive? that's right chris and nicole

this storm will be moving into eastern iowa overnight. as you can see, we are see something raininnd snow and is a lighted snow showers and even some thunder popping up as well. we'll see the system move through. we'll just see somo light rajn and snow overnight. ill ahe show you what i'm predictingngn juststa little bit. a lot of the snow around a foot to even more than a foot near omaha and atlantic. as you make your way to eastern iowa, we saw most of the snow in the northwestern counties. that is where we saw the 3 to as you went southwest, we saw less snow. just some rain and slush and ad cities. here is a look at road conditions as you head up interstate 308 and north of 320. still some icy snow-covered roads. still travel not advised. keep that in mind. reduced visibilitys on the roadways and we are seeing strong winds and we still have the winter weather advisory y effect. winter weather advisory for northeastern counties. northwestern counties, you have the winter storm warning and blizzard warning still in effect through tomorro

clearly not snow covered sidewalks are common in many areas in eastern iowa-- especially this year, we've already had multiple rounds of storms. olivia mancino "although people do clear off their sidewalks the snow mounds at the ends of sidewalks create a problem for pilcher makes the comparison of trying to get cars over snow piles-- the wheels keep spinning, but the car doesn't move. he says its the same with wheelchairs. jason "you know they're budnled up too but they're exerting so much effort, they get tired, you know they're just trying to get out in the community" check out this photo taken in waterloo, a police officer stopped to give a man a around the snowy sidewalks with his wheelchair. pilcher says the americans with disabilities act has improved sidewalk conditions immensly, but still, people need to be mindful of who are using them. jason you may have someone a couple hours after you leave and its a problem you may have not thought about otherwise-- but theres an easy solution that makes life better for everyone in the community. pilcher also mentioned people in wheelchairs arent usually able to shovel their own

the storm m ke skycam eastern siouxland. iowa ranged from 44 southeastern south dakota were i the 50s and 60s. 53 is our current temperature in sioux city. temperatures warmed steadily today, and by 4 pm, we had 60. temperatures are in the 40s, 50s, and 60s. winds are southwest at 5 to 15 miles per hour. peak winds gusts were 76 mph in mitchell, 71 mph in chamberln, 61 mph in norfolk, 60 in estherville, 56 mph in storm lake, and 51 mph ininioux city. the strongest gusts locally were at around 6 am. temperatures are still warm south and west of us, so you the satellite and radar shows low pressure that rolled from sd to mn. it was a rapid pressure change behind this low that allowed the winds to stir up so much this morning. the stormcast hd shows very quiet weather over the next couple days. there may be a snow flurry sunday morning in the north or east, but there won't be anything measurable. the temperature forecast shows 30s tomorrow morning and then up into the 40s and 50s tonight, the low will be 31 with clear skies. winds w

an absolutely gorgeous day here in eastern iowa with spring-like temperatures. let's check in with storm track kyle? from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: is this february? after a warm day, temperatures will remain mild overnight with a mostly cloudy sky. we will still have a breezy southerly wind from 10-20 mph, keeping temperatures near 40. sunday will start out with a southeast wind, but they will turn northwest from give the area about a 10 spread in high temperatures with 40s north, and 50s south. there is a slight through, but most of us stay dry with increasing clouds. fire crews respond to an iowa city home last night -- after spotting smoke -- coming from a roof. the iowa city fire department says it fire crews respond to an iowa city home last night -- after spotting smoke -- coming from a roof. the iowa city fire department says it started in the attic. no one was hurt -- but the seven people living there were forced to leave. fire crews believe the damage is moderate -- but it's repairable. the cause of t

storm lake skycam hd. highs over western iowa were in the 30s to 50s. eastern nebraska and southeastern south dakota saw highs in the 40s to the 60s. 43 is our sioux city temperature. local temperatures range from the 30s to the souteast at 5 to 15 miles per hour. a wind advisory will be in effect tomorrow for the northern two thirds of siouxland. that's from 3 am to 6 pm. even warmer temperatures are coming tomorrow. look at dodge city, ks--86! the satellite and radar shows partly cloudy skies. the stormcast hd shows windy conditions tomorrow, but it will be sunny and low of 36 and partly cloudy skies with increasing wind. by sunrise, gusts will be reaching 50 mph. tomorrow, look for high of 59. winds will be as high as 45 mph. the 7-day shows 50s again saturday, then 40s sunday through wednesday and 39 thursday. no measurable rain or snow will be seen over the next week. jenna/tim/fred (tim) (fred) you bet. here's the port neal welding company skycam hd from the ho chunk centre. 50 was the high today and 34 the low. here's the storm lake skycam hd. highs over

storm track 7 doppler radar right now dry conditions in eastern iowa, a couple spotty rain showers. des moines got into the upper 40s today for a high and off to the west, we're looking at more moisture in the form of snow where it's colder. the storm still down here to the south and west eventually will track northeast across eastern iowa. for the time being during the day tomorrow. as for the tracker, there's fog to contend with as well before you get there. light snow late tonight. tomorrow, snow north, rain-snow south and it will be windy, blowing and drifting snow and that will be a concern all the way through the day on wednesday. so there's the dense fog advisory officially in effect across our northern counties, that's until 3:00, but there are other areas that are seeing reduced visibility, less than a mile, an eighth of a mile in tama, a mile and three-quarters in waterloo, near zero in new hampton and decorah. use caution if you're doing travels. here's the storm track 7 live weather network in cedar falls showing the fog. temperatures in the lower 30s, so some of that fog

here's the storm track 7 live weather network cameras across eastern iowa. we have a pretty quiet start aaoss the area, and it will be a pretty calm day. here's the storm track 7 live on the radar like there was yesterday. here's the satellite and radar from across the region. you can see that the clouds were on the decrease overnight so now we are left high pressure to our north leading to the clear and quiet conditions. this will continue to track southeast as our next clipper system begins to track through later tonight. this will bring us scattered light snow showers, and there could ligg accumulations. here's a check of the future track, where we are tracking it all. we've got a mostly sunny sky today snow beginning to track into the area between 8 and 10 o'clock later tonight, and alsting until 2 or 3 o'clock tomorrow early tomorrow morning. then by tomorrow afternoon, we will be mostly sunny, windy and weekend. as far as snowfall amounts? very light. we will see a trace uffy snow, but there couldde a few areas that get up to 2 inches. so, more of a nui

i'm chris havely and i'm driving around eastern iowa showing you road conditions. and now to first alert storm team meteorologis t joe winters for your final forecast. our winter storm continues to roll through the area totoght. watch out for areas of dense fog tonight as the winds diminish with the passage of the area of low overnight light rain changes back to light snow with i ireasing winds into wednesday morning. as we watch the mercury drop overnight slick travel conditions are likely for the morning commute. stay with kcrg-tv9 for the latest updates on our wintnt storm. tonight: fog early, snow w late low: 26-32 winds: e 5-10tomorrow: mostly cloudy, windy high: 26-32 winds: nw 20-35 thanks for joining us for kcrg-tv9 news at 6. we hope you'll be with us again awkward silence. sheldon on his phone. no touching. somebody's having date night. it's actually steamier than it looks. sheldon's looking up thehehallic symbolism of root vegetables in renaissance paintings. oh, no, i got bored with that. i'm just browsing cuticle scissors on amazon. how do you not tear off his clothes and take him

people in eastern iowa brave we'llllbe right baccwith your storm track seven forecast. we still have some light fog as we head into the afternoon. tonight, snow will track back in. i'll have the "you're watching kwwl. we've got you covered, with ally crutcher and meteorologist eileen loan. thhs is the kwwll news at noon" "now your storm track 7 forecast on kwwl." we will have a few flurries this weather network cameras are nice right now.. in the 20s and it is even in the 40s to the canada tonight bringing some snow to the area by late afternoon. most of the snow will be 1-2" with a few areas higher mostly cloudy skies. mild weather with highs close to normal and light winds. lows tracking in by morning. snow is most likely in the morning with a more scattered nature in the northwest andndbecome gusty by mid-afternoon. we cool back to we could also see some rain afternoon along with the fog before another system tracks in late tonight and tomorrow. visibilities are improving, but we will keep some light fog all showing better conditions than this morning's dense fog...