13
9 Jan
No significant weather
Gary
Phetteplace
14
10 Jan
No significant weather
Gary
Phetteplace
15
11 Jan
No significant weather
Gary
Phetteplace
16
12 Jan
No significant weather
Gary
Phetteplace
17
13 Jan
No significant weather
Gary
Phetteplace
18
14 Jan
No significant weather
Gary
Phetteplace
19
15 Jan
No significant weather
Gary
Phetteplace
20
16 Jan
Rain event moving in with a
200-300 lb treatments
Gary
slight period of freezing rain
recommended early due to
Phetteplace
for NE Iowa. Chance of
wetness with road
black ice conditions after
temperatures predicted to
sunset.
fall to 33-35F and air
temperatures at 32F. Ames
garage did treat this event.
21
17 Jan
No significant weather
Gary
Phetteplace
22
18 Jan
No significant weather
No one
23
19 Jan
No significant weather
Bill Myers
Bill Myers
MDSS not showing the light
24
20 Jan
Very light snow mid
snow flurries. No models
morning for brief period.
showing flurries either.
Air temperatures in low 20s.
Very light snow blowing
road temps in mid 20s.
across roads. Treatments
were not required since
snow totals minimal.
Bill Myers
25
21 Jan
No significant weather
Insolation field
(short wave) from
WRF now
corrected by FSL
and the MDSS is
based on a
subjective analysis
of skill.
Light event predicted in the
Bill Myers
Display: Now, the
26
22 Jan
evening after 10 pm mainly
number of
east of the routes
significant digits
shown depends on
range of values
over 48 hr period.
Bill Myers
27
23 Jan
No significant weather
Event Trigger: The
threshold for
declaring an event
was changed from
0.1 mm/hr to 0.05
mm/hr to be more
sensitive to light
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