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Winter Storm — Cedar, Iowa

January 10, 2020 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Cedar

Event narrative (NOAA)

The COOP observer in Lowden reported a quarter of an inch of ice and 1.5 inches of snow. Shortly after midnight on January 11, 2020 a tractor trailer slid off of Interstate 80 and fell over on its side near West Branch, Iowa or near mile marker 255. A passenger in the tractor trailer was killed. The crash was caused by icy conditions.

Other notable winter storm events in Iowa

Jackson · November 14, 19961 killedCass · February 1, 20151 killedPolk · January 1, 19991 killedGrundy · January 1, 19991 killedDubuque · January 1, 19991 killedVan Buren · January 1, 19991 killed

Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.

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