Iowa. In with central iowas most accurate forecast. Meteorologist sam schreier. Sam adlib toss sam sam adlibs sam weather adlib today is going to be a cold but snow free day across iowa. We are looking partly cloudy today with highs only in the mid 20s through the afternoon. Tonight when everyone is celebrating new years eve it will be a very cold night as lows fall into the mid to low teens with wind chills in the single digits. Friday is going to be partly cloudy with highs climbing back to around 30 and a breezy west wind. Saturday and sunday both look warmer with highs in the 30s and plenty of sunshine. Next week starts a bit colder with highs in the 20s but most of the time we will be in the mid 30s. There are a few wintry mix and snow chances that come back at us by the end of next week so enjoy the dry weather over the next several days lets get into the top five this morning. Elias catastrophic flooding continues in missouri and illinois, where at least two dozen have died, mos
Heres abcs stephanie ramos. Reporter its beginning to look a lot like winter. The weather is changing on us fast. Just last week, near syracuse, new york. This is what it looked like. A week later, this. I woke up this morning and i thought it was christmas. Reporter it y be october. But the coldest air mass of the season has already swept from the midwest into parts of the east. Across upstate new york, a blast of winter bringing dangerous conditions. More than 50 accidents in syracuse blamed, in part, on icy roads. Snow collecting on this backyard deck. Nine inches so far. Another backyard buried under the snow. Kids arent complaining. I have not seen this snow this earlyn a long time. Reporter the snow also falling early in parts of upper michigan. But in grand rapids, just plain cold. Temps in the mid 30s didnt stop these dedicated marathon runners. Its good weather to run in. Thiss great weather to run in. Reporter thousands of runners takingng the colweather in stride. Forecaster
What to expect sabrina a judge in austin, texas ambushed outside of her home. Police are still investigating to find out who was involved and why they did it local 5 news midday in hd starts now. We are iowa sabrina good morning and thanks for joining us for local 5 news midday. Im Sabrina Ahmed. Sabrina polk county deputies were called to evolution nightclub on northwest 6th drive. When they arrived, they heard shots fired and found 20 year old Dashwan Smith of des moines. He was transported to a local hospital where he later died of his injuries. Three others were shot and injured in the incident. Police have not made any arrests in the case. Sgt. Brandon bracelin, Polk County Sheriffs Department i think the main thing that makes this case difficult is that there were a number of people there at the scene, however very few witnesses come forward and were able to describe what theyve seen. Sabrina police are still looking for the publics help to solve the case. Anyone with information
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And the case of 17 yearold Laquan Mcdonald who was shot 16 times by a Chicago Police officer continues today with officer Jason Van Dyke facing a judge today in court. Local 5 news midday in hd starts now. We are iowa sabrina good morning and thanks for joining us for local 5 news midday. Im Sabrina Ahmed. Sabrina meteorologist sam schreier joins us again with a look at your forecast. Sam weather adlib today is going to be a busy day of weather with rain, freezing rain, and snow all back in the forecast for iowa. Snow is going to be a big problem for northwest iowa with nearly 6 to 9 inches expected for northwest iowa. The snow will start falling during the Morning Hours today and continue through the evening and off and on through tuesday afternoon. Heaviest snow accumulations are going to occur in northwest iowa with amounts tapering off as you move into central iowa. Here in the metro, we should see mostly rain falling scattered throughout the day with a bit of a rain snow mix possi