Incredible video from Clay County Iowa Sheriff Chris Raveling!!! He says it’s pretty bad out there and recommends no travel. Clay county is pulling plows from the road now. The snow drifts as fast as they can plow it. #blizzard #iowa #northernplains

An arctic blast will move in later this week to the central/eastern US. Wind chills down to -50° possible in the Northern Plains. Layer up y’all!

Light pillars showing up near Sioux City tonight!
Light pillars are columns of light apparently beaming directly upwards. They are sometimes visible during very cold weather. Plate shaped ice crystals, normally only present in high clouds, float in the air close to the ground and their horizontal facets reflect light back downwards.

A year ago today a rare December derecho brought our viewing area 22 tornadoes in 3 hours. Here’s a look back: https://siouxlandnews.com/news/local/siouxlands-december-derecho-and-tornado-outbreak-one-year-later?fbclid=IwAR0UhUsd7tCgUKUsv_wO8QCtV6twHQFA63Lfq3ucf0V5QPkFDJ0vX_Upur0