Snow will take over later in the day and continue into friday night. While accumulation is likely, the amounts are still in question. Two limiting factors will be the warm soil temperatures and air temperatures near freezing. The coldest air of the season is here for the weekend. Today sct. Showers, windy high 5056 winds sw 2035 alo 51 dbq 53 iow 53 kcrgtv9 has partnered with kmry radio and to host a radiothon on tuesday and wednesday this week to raise funds for the Variety Compassion Fund. At last check, the radiothon had raised more than 26,000. The fund works by giving social workers and care providers a debit card hooked to an account that can provide families with sick kids with emergency funds when they need it. Compassion Fund Donations can be made by two people are dead after two people are dead after overnight raids near paris, france. Authorities also arrested 7 people who may have been connected to last weeks terror attacks that killed 129 people. This morning, french presi
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Set to bring a ccnce of light snow or flurries to the area on friday night. Due to the warm ground, limited moisture, and Fast Movement of the system, accumulations appear minimal at this time. Well keep an eye on it for you this week. Try to stay dry out there the Variety Compassion Fund children their families by providing comfort, care and fulfilling immediate needs such h as; a gas card for frequent travel to appointntents coming up in the next half hour, i will introduce you to a family who needed the Compassion Fund. Guys back to you. Fund telethon. Thanks a lot. A man is hurt this morning after he crashed into the jehovah witness kingdom hall in cedar rapids. The Linn County Sheriffs Officeeays 64 year old Randall Maher of mount vernn lost control of his vehicle. He was driving on Mount Vernon Road a bit before 10 yesterday morning. The truck entered the ditch before spinning and crashing into the buulding. Maher is at the hospital and is expected to survive. Some members of the
First, meteorologis t kaj omara has your firststalert forecast, kajj. Plan on another wet day, though the rain will not be as steady and may be more of a drizzle than anything today. Our temperatures will slowly fall through the day with readings settling into the 4549 range for the afternoon. Gusty southwest wind is likely to 30mph at times. Plan on a dry and windy thursday with highs into the 40s. We are still watching friday afternoon and especially friday night carefully for snowfall potential in the area. The temperatures will be cool enough for snow to occur, but the bigger uncertainty remains how much moisture there is to work with. There y be several inches of snow on the ground by saturday morning in then only re enforce the colder air for the weekend. Stay tuned to kcrgtv9 for updates on fridays system as we get closer and the overall confidence insnowfall amounts increases. The Variety Compassion Fund nefits critically ill children their familii by providing comfort, care su
Plan on another wet day, though the rain will not be as steady and may be more of a drizzle than anything today. Our temperatures will slowly fall through the day with readings settling into the 4549 range for the afternoon. Gusty southwest wind is likely to 30mph at times. Plan on a dry and windy thursday with highs into the 40s. We are still watching friday afternoon and especially friday night carefully foj snowfall potential in the area. The temperatures will be cool enough for snow to occur, but the bigger uncertainty remains how much moisture there is to work with. There may be several inches of snow on the ground by saturday morning in some communities, which will then only re enforce the colder air for thee weekendnd stay tuned to kcrgtv9 for updates on fridays system as we get closer and the overall confidence in snowfall amounts increases. The Variety Compassion Fund childrrn their families by providing comfort, care and fulfilling immediate needs a gas card for frequent trav