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Storm Surge Flooding Continues in the Outer Banks; Dangerous Heat in the West

Storm surge flooding will continue through tonight in the Outer Banks in North Carolina as Hurricane Erin continues to move away from the U.S. Wind gusts up to tropical storm force are possible along the Mid-Atlantic and southern New England coasts through Friday. A dangerous, record heat wave will continue across the Desert Southwest and the Central Valley of California through Saturday. Read More >

Overview

A storm system tracked east northeast across eastern IA, northwest IL, and northeast MO on Saturday bringing snow to portions of the region.  Areas along and north of I-80 received the bulk of the snow from this event, with amounts over a half inch.  The highest totals were north of highway 30 in Illinois, with amounts between 4 and 6 inches.  
 

In addition, light freezing rain/drizzle occurred during the evening and overnight hours across much of eastern IA and northwest IL creating a light glaze over the newly fallen snow and on elevated surfaces.  
 

NWS Official Totals

Moline: 0.4"
Dubuque: 4.0"
Davenport NWS: 0.5" 

 

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US 20 near Dubuque, IA Snowplow Cam - IA DOT 
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