Last week’s blizzard brought heavy snow to central and western Iowa, as some places saw as much as 9 inches of snow.

One area that felt the blizzard was on Iowa Highway 141 near Denison, as the Iowa DOT shared images of staff clearing out a snow drift in that area and discovered two vehicles buried in the snow along the road.

In another picture, you can see a ‘no passing’ sign almost fully emerged in the snow.

The drivers of the two vehicles were traveling on Iowa Highway 141, east of US 59 and south of Denison last Tuesday night, when the car in front slid into a ditch. This caused the car behind to swerve and collide with the vehicle in front, according to Andrea Henry, director of outreach for the Iowa Department of Transportation.

Henry said the Manning Fire Department was called Tuesday night, but due to blizzard conditions, they were unable to reach the vehicles. As a result, the Iowa DOT was notified and sent staff to the scene Wednesday, after the blizzard had subsided, to attempt to dig out the cars.

Henry said none of the drivers suffered injuries, and both were picked up by a Crawford County sheriff’s deputy on Tuesday night. She said Iowa Highway 141, stretching from Mapleton to Manning, is prone to snow drifts due to the landscape in that area.

Cooper Worth is a service/trending reporter for the Des Moines Register. Reach him at cworth@gannett.com or follow him on X @CooperAWorth.

Iowa Hawkeyes star Jay Higgins did not exactly have a banner NFL Scouting Combine, as he ranked last among all linebackers in athleticism score.

That probably shouldn’t come as too much of a shock, as Higgins has never been known for his physical gifts, and many have felt that his lack of agility could cause him to struggle on the professional level.

But still, that does not make Higgins’ brutal showing at the Combine any less significant, and it is causing the 22-year-old’s NFL Draft stock to take quite a nosedive.

Prior to the Combine, there were actually some who had Higgins’ pegged as a potential Day 2 pick thanks to a brilliant last couple of seasons at Iowa, However, since his less than stellar athleticism was on full display in Indianapolis, Higgins is falling fast in mock drafts.

As a matter of fact, Ian Cummings of Pro Football Network’s most recent mock has Higgins falling all the way to the seventh round, where he goes 232nd to the Kansas City Chiefs.

Is there really a chance that Higgins could drop that far or potentially even go undrafted next month?

It would actually be a complete shock if the Indianapolis native didn’t hear his name called in the draft, and I would even go as far to say that it would be surprising if he fell to the seventh round.

Higgins has an outstanding motor, a great nose for the ball and a very impressive football IQ, all of which certainly compensates for his questionable physical talent.

But perhaps teams will be scared away by Higgins’ pedestrian speed and short arms. We’ll see what happens in the coming weeks.

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