Winter Weather — Ida, Iowa

2024-02-27 · Ida, Iowa

Event narrative

Visibility dropped to around one-half mile for roughly an hour due to a combination of snowfall which was less than one-half inch near Holstein and wind gusts as high as 43 mph at Battle Creek. Travel conditions were poor during the lowest visibility.

Wider weather episode

Behind an arctic front, a narrow band of light to moderate snowfall and winds gusting from 35 to 55 mph resulted in visibility reductions of one-half mile or less. Travel conditions were briefly quite hazardous, but any blizzard or near blizzard conditions typically lasted for a couple of hours or less.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1165478. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.