Christmas morning coming up. Shaina good morning, everyone. Thanks for waking up with kcci 8 news this morning. 25. Merry christmas, everyone. A lot of people were very excited to see the snowfall yesterday and it might stick around in some areas. Jason i think it will, with the almost 10 inches. We will continue to see that linger on the ground as we have temperatures will help to melt some of it. It will be hard to get rid of all of it. Fog today because of low level moisture and disabilities to the central portions of the state around the quartermile range. A halfmile in ottoman. If you are headed out and about, note that it could be a little bit slick and disabilities could be down disabilities could be down. Cloud cover lingering and a system off to the southwest but snow cover a cousin that but there could be one to two inch totals on northwestern edges of the state. A bit of a mixed bag of precipitation and light rain into south and central portions of the state. Plan on cloud c
If you are driving this morning, give yourself a little bit of extra time because it could be difficult to see some spots. We will eventually clear the fog out by the 8 00 or 9 00 timeframe. Shaina thank you, jason. The snow on thursday meant a lot of traffic headaches but for many people it also meant the christmas they had been hoping for. Kccis vanessa peng shows us how iowans feel about snow on Christmas Eve. Vanessa just like the ones iowans used to know. It just wouldnt be christmas without snow. Vanessa Mother Nature brought what many had been dreaming of. I think its beautiful. I expect to see snow around this time of year. Vanessa so far this winter, its been relatively mild. When i saw the snow i was like its about time. Vanessa some iowans cant imagine celebrating a green christmas. Its the tradition i mean you think of snow you think of you think of presents you think of family. Vanessa others will take green or white. I would have enjoyed it either way im on the fence abou
Theres no White Christmas for us in the corridor today, but just a couple hours west of us. It is a light snow fell across parts of central and northeast iowa thursday, just in time for christmas. But even though it wasnt a whole lot, it did impact holiday travelers. Parts of interstate 35 near des moines had to be shut down for parts of the day. And yesterday in cedar rapids several areas were in cleanup mode. Thunderstorms wednesday night brought strong winds that knocked trees down at a farm on the north side of town. Nobody was hurt but a nearby home did have some roof damage. In a cbs 2 news follow up. Up. The National Weather service now says two tornadoes touched down near the quad cities. Cities. They were part of that same system that moved through the corridor wednesday. One of the twisters was rated an ef one with winds of about 100 miles per hour. Again, nobody was hurt, but some small buildings were damaged. The death toll has risen after strong storms and tornadoes slamme
Roommate who lives here with the homeowner whom he identified as matthew ayers. He says both of them will not be coming back for a while as they are concerned for their safety. This as police move forward with the investigation including whether the young suspects had hit other homes in the area before. Marilyn Mcphun neighbor a house in the corner is an easy target. Patranya Bhoolsuwan Marilyn Mcphun says she was shocked to see police tape around her neighborhood when she came back from running errands wednesday morning. Marilyn Mcphun my son has a gun actually. When i saw i thought maybe somebody broke into my house and my son shot somebody. it turned out another homeowner on the 14hundred block of daybreak drive. Shot 17 year old Manquise Adams whom police say broke into a house with another teen. Manquise family spoke out to 8 news now wednesday night. Saying they wish the situation had turned out differently. bobbies adams teens grandmother they were fearing for their life. I can
Hit the midsouth today but despite that workers here say, peoples generosity has been absolutely amazing. In holly springs, brix fowler. Authorities are looking for an inmate who walked away from the Yankton Community work center overnight. Minimumsecurity state prisoner, dustin emery, walked away from the unit just before midnight last night. The 26yearold is 5feet9 inches tall and about 170 pounds. He has brown hair and hazel eyes. Emery is serving time for grand theft and possession of a controlled substance out of yankton county. If you know where he is, youre asked to call authorities. After our little burst of snow across siouxland on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day will remain relatively quiet with overcast conditions and temperatures in the 30s. Another storm system will move its way out of the four Corners Region this afternoon which will give us our next chance of wintry weather this evening into the overnight hours tonight. Minor accumulations are possible with good bet of 13 i