DES MOINES, IOWA (AP) -- Iowans were waking up to a foot or more of snow and high winds as the biggest storm in more than a decade slowly moved through the state.
Meteorologist Craig Cogill says the heaviest snow has fallen in a band extending from southwest Iowa through the central and northeastern portions of the state. Snowfall amounts were generally from 10 to 14 inches.
Cogill says the strongest wind gusts are being reported Wednesday in northwestern Iowa, at between 40 and 55 mph. A high of 61 mph was reported in Estherville, near the Minnesota border
Blizzard warnings are still in effect for most of the state until 6 p.m.
Cogill says the last storm with such an impact was in January of 1996.
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