This Day in Weather History November 6

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

1990: Snow moved into western Iowa in the morning and spread across central and east central Iowa during the day. Snowfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches were common in a 60 mile wide band extending from Sioux City to Cedar Rapids with the highest reported accumulation of 8.5 inches falling at Little Sioux. The resulting slick roads contributed to dozens of traffic accidents with one fatality in Boone County attributed to the poor driving conditions. With several inches of fresh snow on the ground temperatures plummeted on the morning of the 7th breaking daily record lows in parts of western Iowa including a reading of -1 F at Hawarden.