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Arctic Air Mass Lingers for Areas of the East; Critical Fire Weather for the Plains; Active Weather Pattern for Hawaii

Arctic air lingers for the east, however, winds will slowly subside and a slow moderating trend starts during the week. Moisture continues to provide rainfall and higher elevation snow for the Pacific Northwest, northern California and northern Rockies through Monday. For the State of Hawaii, dangerous surf conditions with strong winds and heavy rainfall will impact the islands through Monday. 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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