The automatic parking prohibition announced by the city of Burlington Friday morning has been canceled, but the snow that enacted it remains.
The National Weather Service recorded 3.7 inches of snow in Burlington after the latest winter tryst. The parking ban cleared narrow roads and made way for snowplows that pushed the road-salted snow into slushy, manageable heaps.
Though forecasters were calling for 3 to 5 inches of snow Thursday night, a winter weather advisory wasn’t issued after 9 p.m. Thursday. Though the fresh snowfall stayed under the 4-inch mark for southeast Iowa, it accumulated on top of about an inch-and-a-half that fell previously.
That means there are more than 5 inches of snow on the ground, and area schools adjusted accordingly. Burlington and Notre Dame canceled classes after a two-hour delay. Nearly every school in the area, from Fort Madison to Mount Pleasant, canceled classes due to the weather. It includes Southeastern Community College, which rarely closes for severe weather.
No severe accidents have been reported.
Photo by Jeff Abell
A snowy Southeastern Community College in West Burlington is shown Thursday evening. A total of 3.7 inches of snow fell overnight in Burlington and West Burlington.