Heavy Snow, Taylor
- When
- January 15, 6:15 PM CST to January 16, 5:00 AM CST
- Where
- Taylor forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 40.737, -94.696 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Iowa, January 15 to 16, 2003
The seasons first significant snowfall occurred as low pressure tracked southeast out of the northern Rockies. The track of the low was well to the southwest of Iowa, however the overrunning precipitation band was well to the northeast of the track.
Where it happened
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- Wind
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- Heat and drought
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS DMX wrote it up.
The seasons first significant snowfall occurred as low pressure tracked southeast out of the northern Rockies. The track of the low was well to the southwest of Iowa, however the overrunning precipitation band was well to the northeast of the track. Snow fell over most of Iowa, however amounts were generally in the 1 to 4 inch range. Southwest Iowa received the most snow with heavy snowfall occurring over the far southwest part of the Des Moines CWA. The heaviest snow was in Taylor County, with a report of 6.4 inches. Little in the way of travel problems were reported with the storm as the snow was of the light and fluffy variety. There was not a great deal of wind with the storm, so blowing snow as not much of a problem either.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heavy Snow in Ohio, January 15, 2003
- Heavy Snow in New York, January 15, 2003
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, January 15, 2003
- Winter Storm in Kansas, January 15 to 16, 2003
- Winter Storm in Nebraska, January 15 to 16, 2003
- Winter Storm in South Dakota, January 15 to 16, 2003
- Heavy Snow in South Dakota, January 15, 2003
- Winter Storm in Iowa, January 15 to 16, 2003
- Winter Weather in Maryland, January 15, 2003
- Heavy Snow in South Dakota, January 15, 2003
- Winter Storm in Kansas, January 15 to 16, 2003
- High Wind in Colorado, January 15, 2003
More
Every storm in Iowa in 2003Every state in 2003This day in weather historyWarnings in Iowa, January 2003
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5339024.