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School districts announce delays, cancellations on account of winter storm warning

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February 20, 2026

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CAN’T WAIT TO SEE THAT. IT’S GOING TO BE FASCINATING. IT’S GOING TO BE AMAZING. WE’VE GOT JUST ONE HECK OF A WINTER STORM UPON US HERE, JASON. AND IT’S NOT OVER YET. IT’S NOT? YEAH, WE STILL HAVE QUITE A BIT THAT WE’RE GOING TO HAVE TO GET THROUGH. THIS STORM STILL SPANS ALL THE WAY BACK INTO NEBRASKA. SO YEAH, OVERNIGHT. WELL, WE’RE GOING TO ADD TO THOSE TOTALS THAT WE’VE GOT OUT THERE SO FAR. SOME AREAS COULD SEE SIX, MAYBE EIGHT INCHES OR MORE. AND YOU CAN SEE TAPERING BACK INTO THE METRO 3 TO 6IN POSSIBLE. AND AS WE GET A LITTLE BIT FURTHER TO THE SOUTH, THOSE TOTALS GO DOWN QUITE A BIT. I DO THINK THERE WILL BE SOME SNOWFLAKES FLYING DOWN THERE, BUT AGAIN, IT’S NOT GOING TO AMOUNT TO A LOT FOR THOSE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE STATE. BUT LOOKING OUT THERE NOW, YOU LOOK AT MARSHALLTOWN VISIBILITY GREATLY IMPACTED BY THE HEAVY SNOW THAT’S FALLING OUT THERE. AND THAT WAS THE INITIAL BATCH OF SNOW THAT PUSHED ITS WAY THROUGH THE METRO WEST DES MOINES. NOT BAD. WE’VE GOT SOME SNOW FLYING THERE, BUT AGAIN, VISIBILITY, NOT AS MUCH OF A CONCERN, BUT STILL PLENTY OF SNOW TO GO AROUND. YOU GET OUT TOWARDS WAUKEE DE SOTO WE’RE STILL IN THE THICK OF IT. AREAS TO THE SOUTH THOUGH, LIKE OSCEOLA WHO HAVEN’T SEEN QUITE AS MUCH. THEY SAW HEAVY SLEET EARLIER ON. THAT SNOW IS COMING AROUND FOR YOU NOW. YOU CAN SEE LIGHT SNOW STARTING TO WORK ITS WAY ON IN, AND THERE’S EVEN MORE THROUGH SOUTHWESTERN PORTIONS OF THE STATE THAT HAS BEEN PUSHING ITS WAY IN FROM NEBRASKA. SO THERE IS A BACK EDGE TO THIS THING, BUT YOU GOT TO LOOK AT WAYS TO FIND IT. AGAIN. IT’S IN CENTRAL PORTIONS OF NEBRASKA, AND WE’LL CONTINUE TO SEE THAT IN OUR DIRECTION BEFORE EVENTUALLY TAPERING BACK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. SO STILL HEAVY SNOW FOR PARKERSBURG UPWARDS TOWARDS WATERLOO. THEY’VE STILL GOT SOME RAIN SHOWERS OUT EAST TOWARDS MANCHESTER. SO INTO THE NEXT 2 TO 3 HOURS. STILL THINK WE’RE IN FOR SOME DECENT SNOWFLAKES FLYING OUT THERE. AND THEN WE’LL FINALLY START TO SEE THINGS TAPER BACK. YOU CAN SEE TO THE WEST. THIS EVENTUALLY STARTS TO DRY OUT 2 TO 3:00 IN THE MORNING. I THINK THE BULK OF IT’S OUT OF HERE, BUT BY TOMORROW MORNING WE’RE TALKING OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER TEENS. SO WHATEVER STILL DOWN IS GOING TO FREEZE PRETTY GOOD. AND THAT COULD BE A LITTLE BIT HARDER TO SCOOP IN THE MORNING. AND STILL LIKELY GOING TO LEAVE SOME SLICK SPOTS ON THE ROADS. SO WE GET SUNNY TOMORROW AND THEN CLOUDS ROLL BACK IN LATE TOMORROW EVENING INTO SATURDAY. THAT’S GOING TO LEAD TO COOLER TEMPERATURES FOR YOUR SATURDAY. WE’RE TALKING MIDDLE 20S UNDER MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH MORE SUNSHINE ON THE WAY ON SUNDAY, BUT WITH HOW WINDY IT’S GOING TO BE AT 23 FOR YOUR HIGH LIKELY TO FEEL LIKE LOW TEENS FOR MUCH OF THE DAY. SO LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT THE WINDS THAT ARE GOING TO BRING IN THAT WIND CHILL GUSTY STUFF OUT THERE. AS WE END OUR EVENING INTO FRIDAY MORNING, WE HANG ON TO THE GUSTY WINDS, BUT THOSE WILL TAPER BACK INTO THE AFTERNOON AND WELL, WE’LL SEE SOME GUSTS ABOUT 2020 FIVE MILES PER HOUR ON SATURDAY. AND THEN THINGS BUILD RIGHT BACK UP BY SUNDAY. WE’RE TALKING GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MILES AN HOUR, ESPECIALLY FOR THAT EASTERN HALF OF THE STATE. AND AGAIN, THAT’S GOING TO LEAD TO SOME FRIGID WIND CHILLS. BUT WINTER STORM WARNINGS STILL IN PLACE. AREAS HIGHLIGHTED IN PINK. WELL, YOU’VE GOT THIS THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW AGAIN. WE’VE GOT THE WIND BLOWING. SNOW HASN’T BEEN AS MUCH OF A CONCERN WITH HOW WET THIS SNOW IS, BUT STILL COULD SEE AT LEAST A LITTLE BIT OF THAT. BUT WE’RE DOWN TO THE TEENS IN THE MORNING. WINDY CONDITIONS PUSHING UP BACK TO 27 BY THE AFTERNOON. LOOKING AT THE WIND CHILLS. IT’S ABOUT TO GET COLD HERE. WE’RE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TOMORROW MORNING AND THEN WE START TO WORK IN COLDER AIR SATURDAY. YOU CAN SEE SOME SPOTS BELOW ZERO. SUNDAY. WE HAVE GOT WIDESPREAD BELOW ZERO TO LOW TEENS. WIND CHILLS AND WE’LL KEEP IT THERE ON MONDAY AS WELL. SO SUNDAY AND MONDAY MORNING. YEAH I THINK THAT’S GOING TO BE A HARD MORNING. HARD COUPLE MORNINGS FOR PEOPLE TO GET THROUGH. BUT WE BOUNCE BACK. WE BOTTOM OUT AT FIVE MONDAY MORNING. WE’RE BACK IN THE MIDDLE 40S ON

Iowa climate: Dozens of colleges delay, cancel Friday lessons amid winter storm warning

Updated: 5:14 AM CST Feb 20, 2026

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Thursday evening’s snowfall round Iowa has prompted college districts to vary plans.Closings | Interactive Radar | Weather Alerts | SkycamsThe National Weather Service in Des Moines issued a winter storm warning for a lot of central Iowa, together with Polk, Story and Marshall counties, in impact via 9 a.m. Friday.Snowfall accumulations of as much as 5 inches have been reported in central Iowa. Friday morning delaysDozens of Iowa colleges have introduced two-hour delays on Friday morning, whereas a handful of others have opted to cancel lessons altogether.AGWSR, Ames, Boone, Carroll, Fort Dodge, Eagle Grove, East Sac County, Gilbert, Manson-Northwest Webster, Marshalltown Meskwaki Settlement, Paton-Churdan, South Central Calhoun, South Hardin, Southeast Valley, West Marshall and plenty of others have already introduced delays Friday morning.In the metro, Des Moines Public Schools has introduced a two-hour delay for the Downtown School, Metro Kids Care and the employees skilled improvement classes. Des Moines Prep and Johnston can be beginning two hours late.As of 5:15 a.m. Friday, Audubon, Exira-EHK, Greene County Community Schools, Griswold, Latimer-St. Paul’s Lutheran School, Norwalk, Perry St. Patrick’s and Southwest Valley will probably be closed on Friday. You can see our full up to date listing of closings, dismissals and delays right here. » Subscribe to KCCI’s YouTube web page» Download the free KCCI app to get updates on the go: Apple | Google Play

DES MOINES, Iowa —

Thursday’s anticipated snowfall round Iowa has prompted college districts to vary plans.

Closings | Interactive Radar | Weather Alerts | Skycams

The National Weather Service in Des Moines issued a winter storm warning for a lot of central Iowa, together with Polk, Story and Marshall counties, starting at 6 p.m. Thursday. Western counties of Iowa have been additionally below the warning as of three p.m.

Snowfall accumulations between 5 and eight inches are doable.

The warning will probably be in impact via 6 a.m. Friday.

Friday morning delays

Dozens of Iowa colleges have already introduced delays Friday morning, whereas a number of others have opted to cancel lessons altogether.

AGWSR, Ames, Boone, Carroll, Fort Dodge, Eagle Grove, East Sac County, Gilbert, Manson-Northwest Webster, Marshalltown Meskwaki Settlement, Paton-Churdan, South Central Calhoun, South Hardin, Southeast Valley, West Marshall and plenty of others have already introduced delays Friday morning.

In the metro, Des Moines Public Schools has introduced a two-hour delay for the Downtown School, Metro Kids Care and the employees skilled improvement classes. Johnston can be beginning two hours late.

As of 10:35 p.m. Thursday, Audubon, Exira-EHK, Greene County Community Schools, Griswold, Latimer-St. Paul’s Lutheran School, and Southwest Valley will probably be closed on Friday.

You can see our full updated list of closings, dismissals and delays here.

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Des Moines: Principal Park

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Algona: Security State Bank

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Altoona: Prairie Meadows Casino, Racetrack & Hotel

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Ames: Flyover ramp

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Ankeny: The District

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Arnolds Park Amusement Park: West Lake Okoboji

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Downtown Atlantic

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Bettendorf: Iowa-Illinois Memorial Bridge

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Boone: Scenic Valley Railroad

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Boone: Seven Oaks Recreation

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Council Bluffs: Bayliss Park

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Council Bluffs: Lewis and Clark Monument Park

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Creston Greater Regional Health

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Indianola: Simpson College

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Iowa City: University of Iowa Pentacrest

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Lamoni: Amish Country Store

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Malcom: Interstate 80

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Marshalltown: Westown Apartments

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Osceola: Interstate 35/Highway 34 overpass

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Panora: Lake Panorama

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Pella: The Amsterdam Hotel

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Polk City: Big Creek Marina

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West Des Moines Public Library

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West Des Moines: West mixmaster

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