Even when were not on the air, theres still many ways to track the weather. Weather. Our cbs 2 weather app has a lot of tools available, including radar. You can download it free for apple and android devices. Many corridor kids are enjoying winter break now, but you can always find types on our website. Website. For a full list visit cbs 2 iowa dot com. The combination of snow and ice created challenging conditions across much of the area all day. Several cities have declared snow emergencies. Tow bans are also in effect for several counties including linn and johnson. A number of collisions have been reported and police are urging caution if you do have to be out on the roadways throughout the night and into the morning. But for a snowfall expected to make things difficult for many drivers some would call today unusual. Unusual. Cbs 2 News Reporter steffi lee isisive in northeast cedar rapids near first avenue and collins road. Still a lot of freezing rain, snow and sleet taking over
Terry thanks, snow is bad enough, but sleet and freezing rain has produced a lot of problems for area drivers. Drivers. Our road warrior has been out tracki the conditions since e ely this morning. Scott zimdar joins us now and scott how do things look tonight . Tonight . Scott thanks. If you need another reminder of just how dangerous it can be out there. There. The e nneshiek county Sheriffs Office provided us with this visual with this provided us office sheriffs county the winneshiek there. There. Can be out dangerous it just how reminder of scott thanks. If you need another reminder of just how dangerous it can be out there. There. The Winneshiek County Sheriffs Office provided us with this visual reminder. Reminder. The Department Released dash cam video showing drivers spinning out along highway 150 near the ni cc dairy barn. Youll notice when its icy, even large vehicles with better tractiti ararno match for the conditions. Law enforcement all across the state are urging everyo
For a day where tough commutes are expected this next story might seem surprising. Surprising. Cbs 2 News Reporter steffi lee is live near highway one hundred to show us why. Theres still a lot of freezing rain falling but there werent many drivers on the roads today. The last time we saw this much snow was more than a month ago. Marion police tell us they helped with five accidents then. Today they say less traffic might be nat pop police car. Car. Im surprised we havent seen Something Like that yet. The first icy snowfall of the season means slick commutes so far so good. But those arent the words you usually hear from someone whos used to helping Iowans Iowans especially rear enders. After detouring into ditches. Ditches. This is uncommon. Corporal jeff hartwig braced himself for cars skirting off and sliding out of lanes. Lanes. Its really fortunate that, and not normal that, we havent had something yet or somebody in the ditch just needing help. So the unusually empty roads less v
Whether you wanted to or not. Some people had to leave the house and brave thweather. For most of us, that means shoveling our drdreway. But i i youre not careful, it can turn into a dangerous chore. Chore. Cbs 2 News Reporter dora miller is live right now in cedar rapids with tips from the pros on how to stay safe out there. There are a few things that you can do to reduce your risk of ending up at the er. Doctorsay it comes down to common sense. Its the first thing on your list of chores. Chores. Even though its the last thing you want to do. Do. But going about it safely can make all the difference. Difference. When people go out, especially in this weather, where we have some ice and now some rain and snow coming, that they really need to be careful. Doctors say injuries during this time are common. But you dont have to be a statistic. The common thing that well see is when people go out to shovel, theyll shovel snow off the top and fall on the ice. Ice. Weve even had people who ha