Highway 20 on the way to fort dodge. We had a few cars that were slowing down because of the ice and wind and the blowing wind conditions and were stopped. A semi actually came up and struck a vehicle and the semi then got stuck. Laura the jackknifed semi caused 40 to 50 drivers to be stuck at a standstill for up to two hours. Drivers like tristan obe. The 40 mile and hour wind was so loud we could barely hear him as we talked. The howling wind and slick spots were so bad even our news car got stuck. I couldnt see two feet in front of my car. Laura the dot eventually shut down i35 from ames to clear lake forcing drivers to take dangerous back road detours. And on the back roads there were huge drifts about three feet high and if you werent going 40 miles and hour you werent going to get through them. Laura state patrol says the best thing to do it just stay home if you can. If you go out you are going to risk your life. You are going to risk your familys life and you can actually risk
Blowing snow. Good morning everybody. A lot of you might be wondering when will these winds finally die down . Elizabeth lets get to metinka metinka we are seeing some improvement. Yesterday. Yesterday, we had wind up to 50 Miles Per Hour. But now they are close to 30 Miles Per Hour. They have come down a little bit but they are still enough to give you slight drifting concerns. The gusty wind will be calming down towards the evening commute. Overnight, the wind will be much calmer and that will improve everything. We have temperatures close to 10 below. We will have sunshine this afternoon but it wont do anything to warm us up. The latest check of 511ia. Org shows i35 from ames to clear lake, is still closed this morning. Thats the red line and red high winds and blowing snow made conditions dangerous there monday. Roads in other parts of the state are Getting Better though. Blue means partially covered in snow and ice and pink means completely covered. And green is just fine. White o
Firefighters say a man tried rescuing his neighbor after an Early Morning Apartment Fire in waterloo. Authorities tell tv9 this happened at 1720 jefferson street. Thats just west of the cedar river, near downtown. We learned of the fire just after 5. Fire investigators say they found the smoke and flames in an upstairs apartment. Officials say the neighbor below heard a noise upstairs. Thats when he broke through an upstairs window, cutting his hand to try and unlock the door. Later, fire crews went to the complex and found a second man in the upstairs apartment. Officials say both neighbors went to the hospital, but theres no details yet on their conditions. Fire crews say the upstairs unit has significant smoke and fire damage. Remember, whenever you see news happening, give us a call on our newsline nine. That number is 3193659999. You can also send in at kcrg dot com. The parents of a 2yearold dubuque boy who was shot in the face last month have pleaded not guilty. 25yearold raven
Into the 50s. The south half of the area will likely touch the lower 60s as well. Today will also come along with lots of wind with gusts to 45mph possible. Tomorrow is very much the better half of this warmup with highs well into the 50s, but with wind under 15mph. By sunday, a cold front comes along, but with a significant dent in the snowpack, if not complete elimination, we really wont get that cold with upper 40s likely. Next week still appears pretty quiet with only periodic bouts of clouds the most likely result. Highs will average in the upper 30s to lower 40s. Have a terrific weekend today m sunny, windy, mild high 5662 winds w 2030 g 45 alo 55 dbq 55 iow 61 tonight mostly clear w 3440 ndsw00 alo 35 dbq 35w 38 tomorrow mostly sunny, mild high 5359 winds w 510 alo 55 dbq 53 the next round of preliminary voting for president ial candidates is tomorrow. The South Carolina primary for republican candidates and the nevada caucus for Democratic Candidates both happen tomorrow. Both
Call people of cedar r rids. Youre waahing kcrgtv9. N nw, from your 24 hour news source, this is kcrgtv9 news morning news. First, meteorologis t kaj omarara has your first alert forecast, kaj. Warmer days are coming, and today is just the start. Plan on hig generally into the 40s areawide with the warmest readings over our Far Southwest counties. Clouds may initially be an issue, but given that these are higher, thinner cirrus clouds, we should be able to warm up regardless. The wind will also be increasing out of the southeast today with gusts up to 30mph. Tomorrow continues to be the warmeme day withthighs well up into the 50s with windy conditions. The sky should generally be clear for both friday and saturday, but saturday does bring much lighter wind. While it does cool down somewhat into next week, highs will generally hover around 40 with lows around 25. There is very little chance of measurable precipitation in eastern iowa for the next week. Today partly cloudy, milder high w