Emerging From The Deep Freeze
It the midst of one of the longest sub zero stretches of weather in Iowa history, I sat on my couch this weekend and Googled questions like, how many times should my furnace run per hour? After this many days of temperatures below zero, you start to worry about things like that. But after the coldest Valentines Day ever, there is relief on the way. Just not today.
Our friends at CBS2 remind us that a Wind Chill Warning continues through noon today with readings as low as 30 below. Most school districts are running two hours late due to the cold this morning. Highs, if you really can call them that, will reach perhaps 1 today. If we re lucky. But this is where the good news begins!
Midwest Communications
PEORIA, Ill. A Wind Chill Warning remains in effect for the Peoria metro area through noon Monday. A Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect until 6 a.m. Tuesday.
News partner 25 News Chief Meteorologist Chuck Collins said we’ll see continued bitterly cold temperatures with wind chills -10 to -15 all day on Monday.
“The next problem, more snow. We’ll see occasional snow showers this (Monday) morning, but the main event comes after lunch time,” Collins said.
The Peoria area should expect four to six inches of snow accumulation before the snow ends late Monday, Collins said.
“This snow is powdery, so it will be slick and visibility will be reduced by blowing snow,” Collins said.