Overview
- The Iowa Department of Transportation tallied more than 200 state-highway crashes over a three-day span during the storm, with eight involving snowplows.
- IDOT released video showing a car rear-ending a plow near the Sioux–O'Brien county line; no injuries were reported and officials reiterated that plows often travel 10–35 mph.
- Des Moines Public Works reported residential streets are plowed, with road crews statewide continuing operations as needed.
- Tow services reported a surge in calls after a tow ban was lifted, citing one- to two-hour wait times and increased jump-starts and extractions.
- Forecasters expect the season’s coldest temperatures Thursday, raising refreeze hazards and prompting renewed calls for drivers to slow down and give plows and tow crews space.