A moderate ice storm covered most of Iowa Friday night into Saturday. Webster County was forecast to receive about one-tenth of an inch of covering, with the brunt focusing on Eastern Iowa. Luckily, only minimal isolated power outages were reported.
Many sporting events have been cancelled or postponed, including Fort Dodge Community School, Saint Edmond, and AFES.
The storm led to many church event cancellations in the area, including gym night at Saint Edmond, Prairie Lakes’ Angel Tree party at Fort Frenzy, pizza and trivia night at Good Shepherd, and children’s Christmas rehearsal and party at CrossWay Church.
4-H and Fort Dodge Parks and Recreation also had cancellations. The Holiday Workshop at Blanden Art Education Center hosted by Facing Autism was postponed.
A special visitor was scheduled to be in town as well today, but had to stay back. Santa was scheduled to make an appearance at Peoples Credit Union this morning, but also had to cancel. They will be working to try and secure another visit sometime again before his big night.
United Express’ flights in and out of Fort Dodge were also canceled. The Fort Dodge Regional Airport was closed for a short time on Saturday. It did reopen in the afternoon, reporting patchy ice and slushy conditions.
Across the State, the Iowa State Patrol reported 34 crashes and 58 motorist assists from 3 PM Friday until 6 AM Saturday. At that time, no fatalities had been reported. Iowa road conditions can be viewed at http://www.511ia.org. Drivers were reminded ice forms more quickly on bridges and overpasses, because they’re exposed to cold are on all sides.
